Me: We have a problem.
Kai: Don't tell us.
Rei: Canadians?
Kai: Why do you insist on encouraging her?
Me: No, not Canadians, they're doing pretty well. We're not pulling in a lot of reviews.
Kai: Maybe they hate this story.
Rei: That's a horrible thing to say.
Me: I mean I get lots of reviews and favorites for my other storys like What Does Not Kill You.
Rei: Yeah but that's Axel and Roxas, we're just Kai and Rei.
Me: I know, but I feel like I'm letting you guys down.
Kai: You are.
Rei: Kai, shut up, well if the readers don't review maybe it's cuz they're speechless.
Kai:-sarcastically-Yeah that's totally it.
Me: -ehem- Will you just do the disclaimer.
Kai: Hated Dearly, who obviously is living up to her pen name-
Rei: -elbows Kai in the gut-
Kai: OW! FINE! HatedDearly doesn't own beyblade or it's characters. She does however claim ownership of Rin and Hikari, and the plot. Happy now.
Me and Rei: Much.
--REVIEW--
Kai was blood drunk, if he drank alcohol he'd get terribly sick, because it wouldn't pass through his system. But it was possible to get drunk off of blood, especially when he drank blood from a drunken hobo. His blood was disgusting, but it helped ease the tightening in Kais chest and throat that came with the anxiety over seeing him again.
He hadn't meant to find him, but he had. He was still so beautiful. It'd been two hundred years since he last stared into those entrancing golden eyes. Kai stared up at the ceiling from where he lay lazily on the couch. He felt as if he were floating, his head felt dizzy. So Rei didn't wrap his hair anymore, instead he kept it tied back in a high pony-tail.
'Then again he stopped wearing it so much after we...' Kai thought. In his village that wrap was a sign of purity, but even after Rei had been...tainted...he still wrapped his hair every now and then. 'In his mind he isn't pure anymore, because of the demon inside of him.' Kai thought closing his eyes.
Or perhaps it was the guilt of him trying to kill Kai. He had tried to burn him alive, after Kai had given him everything, after he...Kai sat up and held his head. He couldn't believe the raven haired boy was still alive, after all these years.
Kai felt the small golden locket bang against his chest and he grasped it with one hand. He'd kill him, if he saw him again. Kais eyes opened so they were a glowing blood red. He'd drain him, so the taste of Reis blood could linger on his lips for eternity reminding Kai of the betrayal love is.
'I wonder what his blood tastes like. I wonder if it would taste like his kiss.'
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Kai watched Rei as he stood by the lake the moonlight gleaming off of it. He snuck behind him, silently and wrapped his arms around the boys waist pressing his lips against his neck. "Rei-koi, what are you doing?" He whispered. "You should be in bed, asleep." He felt Rei smile and grasp his hands.
"This is the only time we can be outside together. In the warmth of the summer night." Rei said and Kai felt the warmth of the air and the warmth of Reis body. He felt almost alive and his kissed up Reis neck making him shiver.
"Am I cold to you?" Kai whispered brushing his lips against Reis ear making the boy shiver again.
"I do not shake because of your cold skin, I shake because of your kisses." Rei turned and wrapped his arms around Kai and Kai stared down at the joy in the young mortals eyes.
"I have never noticed that you were cold to the touch, because the fire in your heart is what I feel." Rei whispered pulling Kais scarf away and kissing his pale neck. "Take me Kai, I want to feel your fire again." Rei whispered pulling Kai down for a kiss and Kai kissed him back lovingly savoring the sweetness of Rei.
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'All those words he told me, all those things he said. It was all a lie. And I fell for it, hook line and sinker. Next time I see him I'll bite into that pretty neck of his and suck him dry. Then I'll discover for myself, just how sweet little Reis blood is.' Kai thought his eyes darkening.
Hiro stood of the rooftop. Tyson was with Voltaire tonight, at his office, talking over business. Hiro wanted no part of it, but he was glad Tyson was safe for another night. He suddenly felt a presence behind him and he looked behind him but no one was there and he looked back to see the girl from the other day sitting on the edge of the roof. The white purple hair blowing in the breeze. She was so fast, but this time she wasn't wearing any glasses.
"You." Hiro said and the girl turned to him a sweet smile on her face. "Yeah it's me. Join me won't you." She said and Hiro stared at her suspiciously but slowly walked over and sat by her.
"Are you not going to try to kill me?" He asked.
"Your lucky, I'm having a good night. I don't think I'll spoil it with the stench of hunter blood." Hikari answered and looked up at the sky. "Lovely night, isn't it. Your brother is sitting at Voltaire's office right now discussing business with the old man. He looks a lot like you. He's not as bright or handsome as you, then again I've always been a sucker for the tall ones. Ozuma was tall, you remember him. Tall as you I think, maybe taller, unfortunately not more powerful. You took him much before his time." Hikari said and Hiro closed his eyes.
"I won't apologize for killing a vampire, but I am sorry that I took your husband away. He is at peace now." Hiro said.
"Burning in a lake of fire." Hikari said and gave a sarcastic laugh. "I thought that's what you humans feared the most." She said and Hiro looked away. "Your lucky to have your soul intact, when your a vampire, you forget who you once were. Your blood thirst is all you know, if you don't have someone there to remind you of who you really are. I walked in darkness for centuries until I met Ozuma. He showed me what is was like to be human again, and I desired to be with him forever. So I gave him immortality, and didn't let him forget who he was." Hikari said and looked down at the streets below. "I haven't said that much in one sitting, since Ozuma was killed. "She whispered. "It's rather exhausting." She said and Hiro looked over at her.
"Was he a torturer then? Or is that the vampire part you let slide. I did some research on you. You are like a backwards psychic. When you touch people you can make them see things." Hiro said and Hikari leaned back smiling. "I'm not so backwards, I can see things that happened, things that will happen, I don't always chose it. I'm pretty powerful, there is only one person I've never been able to penetrate their mind. It's to closed. " Hikari said and Hiros eyes narrowed.
'Hmm…sounds like Kai.' He thought.
"I'd love to have a peek into your mind again, it's so open. Like reading a good book." Hikari said and Hiro stared at her.
"I don't think I like the idea of you prying into my innermost thoughts." Hiro replied but Hikari touched his hand and closed her eyes as Hiro felt a crawling feeling go over his body.
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"This is my grandson Kai, he will watch out for Tyson from now on." Voltaire said introducing his grandson. Hiro studied him, he was shorter then him, thin, fit, pale skin, natural not deathly pale, and crimson eyes that stared colder then anything Hiro had ever seen. He had two royal blue shark fins on his both sides of his face, not tattooed for a part of one was smudged, and put there to disguise his face through the ages. No matter, Hiro didn't like the look of him.
"A vampire protecting against vampires, I don't think so." Hiro said and Kai glared.
"Good, I don't want the job." He growled.
"Who is going to protect Tyson when your not there, and there is a gang of vampires thirsty for his blood." Voltaire asked with a smirk and Hiro stared him down until he lowered his gaze. He had no choice.
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"Long night?" Tyson asked.
"Very, I must have run into five of them just coming back here." Hiro whispered his eyes closed and sweat gleaming on his pale skin. Kai looked at him from the corner of his eye.
"Kai, thanks for watching out for my little brother." Hiro said looking back at him with a smile in his brown eyes.
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"Don't you think you went a little overboard?" Hiro asked as Kai walked past him.
"She deserved it, I didn't like the way she looked at me." He said.
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Hiro grabbed his crossbow walking to the back where he saw Kai hoisting himself from the shadows of the balcony. "Put that thing down, you could shoot an eye out, and then I would have to kill you." Kai said and Hiro cocked his head to the side.
"What are you doing here?" He asked and Kai walked forward out of the approaching sun.
"Tyson." Kai answered simply.
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"Mmmm, he's handsome. Beyond that, he's a beautiful vampire. No wonder your in love." She said her eyes opening and Hiros eyes opened. He stared at her blushing somewhat.
"What are you talking about?" He demanded.
"Kai, your attracted to him." She said and Hiro shook his head.
"I respect him as a fighter, but mark this, I wouldn't hesitate on killing him. I have no feelings for him, other then friendship, if even that." Hiro said.
"Your attracted to his mystery, his darkness, you want to taste his darkness." Hikari said slipping into a slight Egyptian accent and she cleared her throat.
"My feelings for Kai are no more then respect. Sometimes contempt." Hiro said.
"So you hate him. Your jealous of his power and his eternal darkness." Hikari said. "There is such a fine line between love and hate, forgive me that I had them confused, but I wouldn't blame you if you had. I myself have fallen in love with a comrade. A beautiful angel." She whispered staring off into the sky. "With golden eyes and broken wings. He won't let a hand lay upon his shoulder except that of the man who saved him from himself." Hikari said staring up at the sky.
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"Blood...blood...blood..." Rei sat in the corner holding his head repeating the word over and over his pupils slit and golden eyes glowing in the darkness. "Blood...NO!!" He screamed tears rushing down his cheeks as he bashed his skull against the wall scratching up and down his arms and clinging to his neck. "It burns!" Rei cried out bashing his fist against the wall and screaming.
A young man with flaming red hair and ice blue eyes was near at this time. 'It smells like a vampire.' Tala thought and ran forward and saw a old log cabin and heard a scream. He backed up and broke down the door and ran inside and saw a young boy curled up in the corner shivering and crying. 'He's newly turned.' Tala thought walking over and touching his shoulder. The boy roared turning to him his golden eyes glowing and Tala jerked back and the boy lunged at him and he drew back as the boy curled up in a little ball whimpering.
"It hurts, it hurts so much." He said touching the bite mark on his neck and Tala stared.
'He hasn't had any blood. The inner demon needs to be fed." Tala pulled up his white kimono sleeve revealing his pale wrist.
"Come here." He spoke softly to the boy hoisting him up gently by his collar and pulling him into his lap. He let his wrist hang in front of the boys mouth and the boy stared at it with almost dead eyes and finally bit into it sucking the blood as Tala stroked his hair with his other hand.
"See that's not so bad is it." Tala smiled as the boy drank hungrily tears still coming down his cheeks but his eyes stopped glowing and he pulled away looking exhausted. "All you needed was a little hunger buster." Tala said looking down at the raven haired beauty in his lap. "What's your name little one?" Tala asked and the boy clutched his shirt crying.
"Kai..." He cried into Talas shirt and Tala smiled slightly.
"There there Kai." He said rubbing the boys back. "It's not all that bad." He said and the boy shook his head and cried more. "Hey trust me, I've been at this gig for two hundred years. I mean hunting's sometimes a drag, but hey what can you do. Don't cry Kai, it'll be okay." Tala said and the boy looked up at him and sniffled.
"My names not Kai." He whispered and Tala stared at him for a moment and then scratched the back of his head.
"Oh forgive me, what is your name." Tala said.
"Rei." Rei whispered and Tala stared down at him.
"Then who is Kai?" Tala asked and Rei started crying again. He cried until he passed out and Tala picked him up bridal style staring down at him. 'He's young, younger then me. He's pretty as well, what vampire wouldn't pass up a tasty meal like this one, his blood must taste pretty sweet.' Tala thought and shook his head. 'Gah, I can't go back there, not again.' Tala thought. 'I'm a good guy now, well as good as a vampire can be.' He thought.
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"Tala, you thinking about something?" Rin asked as they sat on her balcony on the porch swing.
"The first time I met Rei." Tala said and Rin smiled.
"That must be a nice memory." He said.
"Not really, pretty much tears and blood the whole way. Rei tears, my blood." Tala told the truth. He believed in telling the truth, even if Rin didn't understand it.
"Did you guys fight or something?" Rin asked.
"Or something." Tala smiled.
"Are you in love with Rei-san, Tala-chan?" Rin asked and Tala stared down at her.
"Why would you say that, Rin-kun?" Tala asked.
"You look on him so fondly, as if you desire to take him into your arms and kiss away his tears." Rin said and Tala blushed and shook his head.
"Uh uh, I care very much about Rei, I've known him for a long time, a really long time, and there are some parts about him I could fall in love with. But I love him like a brother, I will always protect him." Tala said setting his hand on top of Rins.
"Tala-chan, your freezing!" She said and pulled him up.
"Come inside and get warm." She said pulling him into her house and Tala stood there feeling awkward as Rin handed him a blanket.
"Wrap this around you." She said. "I'm rather hot though." She said taking off her hoodie revealing a blue tank top underneath and Talas eyes widened feeling a bloody nose coming on.
'Oh man, she's got...those! When did she grow those!' He thought his eyes going directly towards her chest where she had filled out in all the right places. 'Oh geez, I can't look at this.' He thought turning his eyes away. 'It's wrong, wrong, wrong. When did she get to be such a knockout?' He thought turning his eyes towards her. She'd always hidden herself underneath that baggy hoodie, so no one could even tell that she had developed anything. Now it blew his mind, that the five year old he once knew was now a young woman with things she didn't have before.
"Is something the matter? Tala, your staring at me really weirdly?" She asked and Tala shook his head.
"No, Rin...you've really grown." He said.
"Really, most people think I'm done growing." She grinned and Tala sweat dropped.
'Not quite what I meant. Man, she's really Rin.' Tala thought.
"Tala, Tala." Rin laughed and Tala looked up at her face. "You've been staring at my chest for the last five minutes." She said and Tala blushed darkly and panicked. "Geez! Rin I'm really sorry, it's just that, I didn't know you had any, I mean." He slapped his forehead. He should just shut up now, and he heard Rin giggle and he looked up.
"Your funny like always. I am a girl ya know." She said.
"I know, it's just that, well when did you grow up?" Tala asked.
"About the time I hit puberty silly." She laughed and Tala shook his head. "I'm not five years old anymore." She said smiling.
"Want to play chest-I mean chess." Tala asked and Rin grabbed his hands and grinned.
"Of course, only if you wrap that blanket around you. No buts mister!" She laughed.
'Man, she really is clueless.' Tala thought smiling.
--REVIEW--
Me: Hey guys guess what!
Rei: What?
Kai: Again with the indulging.
Me: We're pulling in Finnish readers! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS!
Rei&Kai: - - What?
Me: WE'RE NOT LOSERS! YAY FINLAND, YAY CANADA!
Rei: ; well at least she's happy.
Kai: Dear readers, please send reviews so she'll shut up. PLEASE!
Rei: Kai are you begging?
Kai: Desperate times call for degrading measures. She must be silenced!
Rei:-face palms-Oh dear.