Me: Chapter sixletto!!
Rei: We're really moving aren't we?
Kai: Yeah, still no new reviews.
Me: Just do the disclaimer...
Kai: No, I always do the disclaimer.
ME: GAH! Please Rei, make your lover do the disclaimer.
Rei: Kai...
Kai: Whatever, hateddearly doesn't own beyblade or it's characters, she however claims ownership of hikari, rin, and the plot.
Rei: Thank you darling.
Kai: Yeah.
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"Hiro." Kai stepped in through the window and saw Tyson sitting on a chair. "What's going on? Where is Hiro?" Kai asked.
"With the 'captive'." Tyson said using air quotations and Kai raised an eyebrow and sniffed the air. That scent, the scent of tiger lilys. No way, he walked slowly to the living room and to the spare bedroom where the scent was coming from and reached for the doorknob. He froze in place.
'Why can't I move? Am I afraid to see if it really is him behind this door.' He thought and twisted the knob opening it up to see Hiro was nowhere to be found and he cocked his head to the side and heard a slight moan and he turned into the darkest corner of the room.
"Rei." It was almost as if on a reflex his body hadn't forgotten from 200 years ago that he ran to see if Rei was alright. He stopped himself from reaching out and touching his face. He was reddened, as if he had been exposed to sunlight. Kai clenched his fists, so Hiro was torturing him. Kais eyes began to glow red in anger, but then he relaxed.
Why should he care, the more pain Rei was in the happier that he would be. Kai sat himself staring at him. He was just as Kai had seen him only a few weeks ago. Only injured, he was defeated. The once smiling, ever happy go lucky Rei Kon, brought down onto his knees to die at the hands of a hunter. Kai was unsettled about this. Not about Rei dying but about him dying at the hands of Hiro. Kai wanted to kill him. He didn't owe Rei anything, but to bring him his demise.
Golden eyes opened and Kai was a little shocked and the golden eyes stared at him and Kai stared back. The first time they had really been face to face in two hundred years. "Well..." Rei whispered and Kai stared at him. "You're face has changed." The blue shark fins on his cheeks had made him look different. "Kill me if your going to." He said.
"You never feared me." Kai said standing up.
"Should have been smarter." Rei replied his eyes downcast. He couldn't look at him.
"You should have." Kai said and Rei looked over to the side.
"So kill me." Rei whispered.
"Don't be in such a rush to die." Kai said and Rei looked up at him finally hate filling his eyes.
"You seemed in a rush to kill me. After everything-" His voice caught in his throat.
"I don't want to ever let you go. Can't you understand that Rei." Kais arms wrapped themselves tightly around the mortal. "You make me feel like I'm alive." He whispered.
"Everything...you meant nothing." Kai said his words hushed but erecting both of them. It was a bold lie, but Kai would sooner kill Rei, then ever again feel a drop of anything towards the demon of a boy that sat at his feet. "You always were weak, pathetic. You call me the monster." Kai said and Rei stared up at him.
"You were never a monster when I first met you, you became one." Rei said. "KILL ME! Either you will or he will! So why don't you just end it." Rei shouted a spark igniting in his eyes that had been long dead for two hundred years. Kai slammed his hand against the wall and tore off Reis bonds and grabbing his collar slamming him to the wall. He felt a fire rush through him as he pressed closer. Those eyes he had once stared into with love, now stared at him with hate.
"You act like you want to die." He said his fangs extending and Rei stared at him. "I do." He whispered and suddenly his eyes rolled back, his body slumping and his eyes closing as he fell into Kais arms. Kai held him in his arms and Reis eyes reopened a glowing gold his fangs growing. The beast inside Rei was hungry. By the appearance of the wounds it seemed Rei had been starving himself. 'Why would you want to die, when you spoke so highly of life?' Kai wondered for a brief moment staring down at the raven haired beauty in his arms.
"Why would anyone want to die? Life is the most important thing. The opportunity to live, that's a gift that shouldn't be mistreated."
He stared down at him and opened the window staring into the night and took off, carrying Rei in his arms. He ran, and jumped until he reached his apartment and Kai put him on the roof and went downstairs.
A half an hour later Rei rolled over his eyes opening as he held his head feeling sick to his stomach. He struggled to get up and fell back down. He clutched the small rocks on the concrete where he lay. What had happened? He suddenly felt something hit his stomach and it was a packet of blood and he looked up to see Kai standing there.
"Kai..." He whispered.
"I can't stand the thought of you killing yourself or you dying at the hands of the hunter. If anyone's going to kill you, it's me." Kai said and Rei stared up at him and Kais hand surrounded itself in fire. Reis eyes widened. Was this where it ended? He'd seen Kais power before, the power his Ancient blood had blessed him with. Suddenly his hand went up and flames shot up and the sky exploded in light making both of them cover their eyes and when Rei looked up, Kai was gone.
'Why?' Rei wondered and felt dizzy. He needed to eat, and for the first time in a long time, he felt something inside of him, begin to feel something. Kai,...seeing his face.
"I will always hate you, your nothing but a useless mortal..."
"I will always love you Rei. I'd give up a thousand lifetimes for you."
He looked at the blood and fell back exhausted.
Rei sat up in the night. He couldn't sleep, he'd tossed and turned ever since he went to bed. He got up and grabbed his heavy cotton wrap and slid on his shoes and went into the guest bedroom and saw the bed empty but made. He suddenly became afraid, where was Kai? Was he okay?
He ran out the door into the cool of the night air and saw the pale figure standing by the lake staring down at the silvery surface and Rei ran up to him.
"Kai! What are you doing out here, your still not healed." He said and Kai turned to him his eyes glowing red and Rei took a step back.
"Afraid?" Kai asked and Rei smiled.
"No, you just surprised me." He said and turned to the lake.
"It's beautiful isn't it." Rei smiled and got a hmph in reply. "What you don't think so?" He asked and then shrugged his shoulders. "I suppose eight hundred years of seeing lakes one tends to look like all the rest." Rei said walking over to it. "I think it's lovely." He dipped his fingers in the ice cold water and Kai cocked his head to the side.
"You'll catch your death." He informed him and Rei turned around with a smile.
"Worried?" He asked.
"Hardly." Kai rolled his eyes.
"You don't even care about your rescuers well being just a lil." Rei asked winking at him and Kai shook his head.
"Why should it matter, you'll be dead once I heal up anyway." He said and Rei walked up to him and stood on his tip toes to look Kai eye to eye.
"Well, why don't you kill me now?" He asked and Kai pushed him back by his forehead and he went falling back towards the water. Kai caught him by the arm his shawl falling into the water and Rei stared up at Kai as the vampire easily pulled him to his feet and Rei smiled as Kai let him go and rolled his eyes.
"Rei, please wake up." He felt something touch his face and Rei awoke feeling as if his body were on fire. "You have a fever." Hikari said touching his forehead with a cool cloth and Tala handed him a packet of blood.
"That happens when you don't eat." He said and Rei blinked. "We found you on the roof of a building. Please Rei, you aren't trying to kill yourself again are you?" Tala asked sitting down by him and Rei shook his head.
"No, I was kidnapped by a hunter, he said he knew you." Rei said looking at Hikari who stared back at him and her eyes narrowed.
"Hiro." She growled getting up and Rei blinked staring at her.
"Yeah I think that's what his name was. He tried to give me some blood, but I wouldn't take it." Rei said and Tala nodded.
"How did you get up on the roof?" He asked and Rei held his head and stared out the window.
"Kai..." He whispered.
"Kai, that's the guy you were talking about to Rin to." Tala said and Rei looked around the room to see teddy bears in ever corner and the walls painted blue and white and he looked at Tala confused. "Well, Rins place was closer ya know." Tala said scratching behind his head. "So don't spill that." Tala said pointing to the blood that Rei sunk his fangs into and Hikari rose.
"I'll kill him." She said her fangs growing and Rei shook his head.
"That's not a good idea, we got Rei back, he was safe and Hiro didn't even hurt him." Tala told her and Hikari glared.
"Didn't hurt him have you seen his chest!" She said pointing to the slowly closing wound. "His burns from the sun." Hikaris fangs grew as her eyes began turning pure white. Rei was silent for the moment, Hiro could have done a lot worse.
"You should have seen the other guy." Rei said as he handed Tala the empty blood packet which he tossed out the window just as Rin walked in.
"Rei-san, I'm so glad they found you." She said walking over and touching Reis shoulder and Rei smiled slightly and touched her arm and she pulled away grabbing where he touched through her hoodie and gave a slight smile.
"Sorry, I'm just cold." She said and closed the window.
"Yeah, some guys just were roughing him up." Tala said.
"Oh, well some people are just really unfriendly around New York, you really just have to keep your distance." Rin said and stared at Rei and she grinned. "Well Rei, your eyes they've changed. Did you see the boy you love?" She asked cocking her head to the side and Tala and Hikari both looked into Reis eyes. The golden eyes that once seemed so dull and lifeless held a spark in them. "You did didn't you." Rin laughed. "How'd it go?" She asked.
"I didn't really meet with him, he sort of found me. It didn't really go that well, he and I still have a lot of issues." Rei replied.
"I'm sure you guys will solve it." Rin said and Rei gave a slight smile and Rin walked out of the room.
"You still haven't told her? Are you really going to allow her to remain so clueless as to what is going on?" Rei asked getting up slowly.
"I don't want her involved." Tala said.
"A little too late." Hikari said helping Rei straighten up.
"She's been hurt, I felt a bandage from underneath her hoodie. Tala, doo her parents abuse her?" He asked turning to the redhead.
"No, I mean they're never around." Tala said.
"Maybe she's an emo." Hikari stepped in and Tala and Rei looked at her. "You know a cutter." She said and Tala shook his head.
"No way." He said and they went into the living room to see Rin standing there.
"Rin, can I see your arm?" He asked and Rin raised her eyebrows and looked at him confused.
"Why?" She asked.
"Your arm." He said and Rin produced her arm.
"Yeah okay." She said and Tala pushed up her sleeve to reveal a bandage on it.
"Rin, what happened." He asked.
"I slammed it in the door." She said and laughed a little and scratched the back of her head with her free arm.
"I'm a klutz I know." She smiled and Tala unwrapped it to reveal a black and blue arm with a bit of tearing on the skin and indeed it looked like it had been smashed.
"Sorry, I was just worried." Tala said and Rin rewrapped her arm.
"No problem. Will you guys be staying the rest of the night?" She asked.
"No, we have to get going." He said and ruffled her hair. "Be more careful okay." He said and Rin suddenly grabbed his hand.
"I almost forgot with all the excitement." She grinned. "Tomorrow's my birthday, won't you come to the party? It's at the park, the theme's Eternal Child." She said and Tala gave a little smile.
"I'd love to, but I'm working." He lied and she gave a pained smile.
"And the rest?" She asked. "Sorry Rin." Hikari apologized and Rin nodded her head.
"It's okay, see you later." She said and they all three walked out.
"We have to hurry, the sun will be up soon." Tala said stuffing his hands behind his head.
"You really fell for that." Rei said and Tala raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"You call her clueless." Rei said rolling his eyes.
Rei opened the door the sunlight streaming in as he carried in the wood and dropped it holding his shoulder as he fell to the ground tears coming to his eyes.
"Mortal." Rei looked up and wiped away his tears.
"Oh hey Kai, I didn't see you there." He said standing up and dusting off his clothes.
"Why are you crying?" Kai asked and Rei smiled. "
Oh I just hurt myself. You know me, I'm a klutz." Rei said smiling as he scratched the back of his head with his good arm.
"Your a horrible liar." Kai said and walked up to him smelling him. "You should know better then to lie to a vampire Rei." Kai said and Rei stared at him shocked and let out a hundred watt grin.
"Why are you smiling?" Kai demanded.
"You just called me by my name. Not mortal, human, or hey you." He grinned and Kai pulled back his face having a pink tinge.
"Don't change the subject!" Kai said and Rei giggled.
"Your starting to like me, maybe become my friend." He said and Kai glared. "I hate you! As soon as I heal I'll kill you!" He said and Rei smiled. Well at least he got the subject changed.
'Her parents are never home, they work at night and sleep during the day. All her life, she's been practically raising herself.' Rei thought and sat up leaning out the window.
After Mother and Father died when he was ten Rei had raised himself. Rei had been heartbroken but he was a tough kid. With the help of Miss Chang, he was able to live on his own and not with the other orphans at the poor excuse for an orphanage. He'd been by himself for six years until he met Kai who lived with him a year afterwards. In that year...Rei shook his head. He was getting off track. His heart had arrived at a conclusion his brain wasn't aware of yet.
Why was this issue with Rin bothering him so much. Was it because she reminded him of...well...how he used to be. Always smiling, cheerful, and always looking out for others. Rei sighed. Had he really changed. He knew he had this everlasting darkness in him but was he really that bad off as everyone claimed he was. Ever since that day he'd been turned, he had lost a piece of himself that perhaps he'd never get back.
"Well Rei, your eyes they've changed. Did you see the boy you love?"
Rei shook his head and looked at the ring on his finger. If he hated Kai so much then why? Why did he wear this ring?
Max stared up at the dusk sky. Tyson, he'd come back to see him. He sighed looking up as he stared up at the last of the stars. It was so quiet, he looked down at the picture of he and Tyson feeling his heart pang a little in nostalgia. Had he made a mistake, accepting immortality from Hikari? Max looked out over the rising sun. He got up and headed inside as the sun peaked it's way over the horizon the buildings provided. He missed seeing the sun, feeling it's warmth. He sometimes really regretted taking Hikaris gift. But...
"Max, I don't want to see you suffer this way." Hikari said sitting down by him and Max gave her a pain filled smile.
"It's no problem to me really, it's my mom that bothers me. I hate seeing her so sad all the time." He said looking down and Hikari closed her eyes and shook her head.
"Oh Max, I know what it's like to lose a son." She said holding her hand to her heart and Max looked up at her.
"But your so young." He said and she gave a weak smile.
"I'm older then you think Maxie. I'm what you mortals would call immortal. I've lived well into my centuries and past that. Max, I need to tell you something, and I really need you to not freak out." Hikari said and Max nodded.
"C'mon Hikari, I'm dying here. Not much you could say is going to shock me." Max said.
"Maxie, I'm a vampire." She said showing him her fangs.
"But vampires don't exist." Max said as a matter of fact, with a little fear etched in his voice.
"Sadly we do, I want to offer you a gift. It's not one you take lightly, because there are a lot of consequences. But what I'm offering you is eternal life, youth, and good health." Hikari said touching Max's hand and Max felt goose bumps crawl over him. "In your mind your afraid, afraid of death, for your moms suffering. Can you see the little boy with me?" Hikari asked and Max closed his eyes.
"I can." He said.
"My son, Jonathan, I lost him in a fire. Maxie, I'm offering to turn you." Hikari said pulling away and Max stared at her and she stared back at him. "A chance, to make the pain go away. I usually do not turn people, unless I really think they could make a difference in this world." She said and Max stared at her.
"I'm scared." He said tears welling up in his eyes. "I don't want to die." He choked on his tears and Hikari took him into her arms.
"Shhhh...please, above all else don't let fear push you to this decision. Choose wisely, my dear sweet Maxie." Hikari said brushing Max's tears away and she kissed his forehead standing up. "I must go now, the sun will rise. You will miss the sun." She said and walked out of the room.
Max swallowed the lump in his throat and looked at the picture of his mom and him on the desk. He imagined her in the pain Hikari was in...he couldn't do that to her. He was so tired of the hurting, and the overwhelming fear of could this be my last day?
Later That Night
"Something bothering you?" Tala asked sitting down next to Rei who sighed deeply.
"Am I really lost?" He asked and Tala cocked his head to the side.
"What do you mean?" He asked and Rei smiled a little bit.
"Do you think I'm insane?" He asked and Tala stared at him for a moment and shook his head with a slight smile.
"I think your hurting." He said and Rei gave a weak smile. "About Rin..." He started and Tala stood up.
"I've decided, I've got to tell her." Tala said and Rei smiled slightly.
"That's a good idea." He said and stood up and looked at the ring on his finger.
"How did you find me?" He asked and Tala looked over at him.
"An explosion in the sky." Tala answered and Rei shook his head and looked up at the ceiling.
'Kai.' He thought and looked at Tala.
"Tala, Rins parents. You've never met them?" Rei asked and Tala nodded.
"Yeah I thought we already been through this." He said and Rei shook his head.
"No...her birthday party was today right? How old is she turning?" He asked. "Seventeen." Tala replied.
"An eternal child." Rei whispered.
"Huh?" Tala asked.
"Her parents, I think Rins in trouble." Rei said turning to Tala and Tala furrowed his brow.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"Rins parents are vampires." Rei said and Tala shook his head.
"What! No way, we would have sensed them or even smelled them." Tala said. "Not if they're never there, besides Rins living scent would mask out theirs." Rei said and Tala shook his head.
"Maybe you are crazy." He said and Rei glared at him.
"Think about it, her parents are never home, always working at night, sleeping all day. She's taken care of herself, maybe you thinks it's a stretch but would you really risk her life. The theme is eternal child! They want to bring her over." Rei said grabbing Talas shoulders and Talas eyes widened.
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