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Chapter Five

Questions by the Dozen

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Being in a scary situation has never bothered Kai in the least. He has always been one to keep the cool, calm, and collected traits in the most dire situations, but right at that moment, he was scared stiff.

Tala, Claude, Tyson, Aaron, Matilda, Hillary, Ray, Bryan, Kenney, Max, and Daichi were all glaring at him - well, Miguel and him - and it didn't seem like they were going to let up anytime soon.

As it turned out, Grandpa Granger had been at the restaurant two weeks before hand and had seen the two together. He saw them kiss and share food, but as he told the others what a cute couple the two made, he thought everyone else knew about it. Obviously, that had been his mistake.

"So, how long?" Tala asked, crossing his arms and giving his most icy stare at the two seated on the floor of the dojo. He looked like a wolf on the prowl.

Miguel gulped, "Two weeks this Friday."

"Two weeks," Claude went on, "two whole weeks, and neither of you told us?" He was hurt. How could Miguel keep this kind of information from him?

Kai sighed as his boyfriend tried to explain. "Well, Kai and I wanted to keep it a secret until we knew that our relationship was going to last longer than a few days."

"We were about to tell you before you started bombarding us with questions," Kai growled, causing most of them to back off. He was getting angry, and no one messed with an angry Kai.

"Calm down, Kai," Miguel whispered, grasping the pale hand in his and giving a small squeeze.

The phoenix took in a deep breath before letting it out slowly, nodding. Opening his eyes, he met Miguel's calm blues before moving to the tiger's gold orbs. Ray jerked his head towards the other room and left, beckoning Kai to follow. The phoenix shared a look with his boyfriend before getting up and complying with the Chinese teen's wish.

Miguel watched him go before he finally noticed Tyson and Daichi circling him like two sharks. Tala and Bryan had moved over to the far wall to watch while the rest just stayed where they were. 'Uh oh, now what?' the inner Miguel whimpered as he caught sight of Tyson's predatory eyes. 'This can't be good.'

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Ray leaned against a wall as Kai came into the bedroom and shut the door. The tiger was slowly getting over his annoyance. After all, he knew where the phoenix was coming from. Sighing, he met Kai's violets with his gold.

"You could have told me, Kai," he started. "You know I would have kept it secret. It would have helped you in the long run, too. I can always distract the others."

"Ray," Kai breathed, coming closer, "you know why I didn't tell you. I couldn't. Miguel and I didn't know if this relationship was going to last, and if he was willing to refrain from telling Claude, his best friend, then I could refrain from telling you, my ex-boyfriend."

The teen thought about this for a moment. Around the time of their second world championships, he and Kai had started secretly dating. Oh, it was all fun, and they learned a lot about each other that otherwise never would have happened. Like most young attractions, they didn't last. Kai had realized that Ray made a better friend to him than a lover, and Ray was still on about Lee. It just didn't work for either of them.

Of course, it was Kai who saw it fit to lock both Ray and Lee into a closet and refusing to let them out until they finally confessed to one another.

Ray searched into Kai's deep, exotic eyes. "Do you love him?" he asked.

The phoenix stopped, unable to form any words. Did he? Did he really love Miguel?

The tiger watched for a few minutes before smiling and bringing Kai close in a strong hug. "Be happy, Kai," he murmered.

The Russian teen smiled and returned the embrace. "I am."

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Miguel was starting to fidget. Tyson and Daichi had yet to stop their circling, and he was getting even more nervous by the second.

"Well, Miguel," Tyson began, still circling, "I'm going to start with some questions. I want you to answer truthfully."

The gargoyle nodded.

"Question one: have you two kissed yet?" the dragon asked, standing in front of the blonde.

"Yes," Miguel said, thinking there would be no point in lying. Tala and Bryan were right there, and if he lied at all, they'd have his head, not to mention Kai.

"Ah, ha! You have kissed!" the Japanese boy seemed rather pleased with himself. "Question two: do you treat him right?"

"If by right you mean that he always comes first, then yes."

'Good answer,' Tala thought, smirking as he placed his head on Bryan's shoulder. 'There may be hope for him.'

"Question three: do you love him?"

Miguel thought about that. Did he love Kai? He thought about all the times they shared together. He remembered the first time Kai actually smiled at him. He could hear Kai's laughter ringing through his heart up to his ears. His vision swam with images of Kai; the way he moved; the way he smiled; the way he cocked his head to the side if he was confused; the way he bit his lip if he was nervous. All of it, he thought of, and unbeknownst to him, a soft smile made its way to his lips.

Max watched the other blonde intently as Tyson's question rang out. Miguel got a far look on his face and then a smile that could only be worn by one who was in love. The tortoise beamed. "You do," he said, gaining the gargoyle's attention as well as everyone else. "You love him. I can see it on your face."

Miguel nodded at the blonde. "Yeah, I love him."

Bryan and Tala sighed as one and relaxed against the wall. They had nothing to worry about. They, too, saw the look on Miguel's face when Tyson asked his question. There was no mistake about it.

Tyson himself nodded. "Good. Now, question four: if he fell off a bridge, what would you do?"

The Spaniard teen blinked at the question as everyone else looked at the dragon tamer like he had grown ten heads. "Uh, I'd dive in the water and save him." 'What the hell kind of question is that?' his inner voice commented, scratching his head.

"Question five: what will you provide for him?"

A snort was heard from Tala's way as Miguel thought of his answer. He smirked in the wolf's direction, knowing what he was thinking. Kai was filthy rich. There wasn't much he needed providing for. "Anything and everything I have."

"Now, here come the hard questions," the baseball capped teen smirked devilishly. "Question six: are you attracted to Kai physically?"

"Yes."

"Question seven: does he have a nice ass?"

"Huh?" the gargoyle blinked again, getting off guard. Of course Kai had a nice ass! Any fool could tell you that! Where was Tyson going with this? "Uh, yeah."

"Okay, question eight: when will you two have sex?"

This time, Miguel fell over in shock. A deep blush ran up his neck and consumed his face. "I-I don't know. I guess when we are both ready, we will."

"Question nine," another evil grin, "who will be on top, you or Kai?"

The gargoyle choked, coughing, trying to get his lungs to breath again. His mind kept playing over a wet fantasy he ended up having one night. He and Kai at the secluded lake side; him on top and Kai's face full of passion that could only be caused by one thing, and one thing only.

"I-I d-don't know," the Spaniard managed to squeak out.

Tyson beamed with wickedness. He was having fun, especially when Miguel managed to somehow unwrap his jacket from his waist and place in on top of his lap. "Question ten: any fantasies?"

"Urk...." Now, Miguel couldn't answer. The images too great. Fortunately, he was saved the embarrassment as the topic of their discussion walked in.

"What's going on?" the phoenix asked, taking in Tala and Bryan's hysterical state, the others' blushing faces, and Tyson and Daichi's malevolent smirking faces.

Miguel jumped to his feet, grateful for the distraction. "I need some air!" he cried, rushing out of the dojo.

Kai growled low in his throat and stalked up to the two he knew were responsible. "What the fuck did you two do to him?" he ground out.

Daichi eeped and hid behind Tyson, who, with his smug grin, just took Kai's glare and brushed it off his shoulders. "We were just asking him a few questions," he stated innocently.

"What kind of questions?" the phoenix hissed, restraining himself from reaching up and strangling his teammate and rival.

The dragon shrugged. "Oh, just things like when are you two having sex, who's going to be on top, and if he had any fantasies. There were a few more, but I don't remember them."

Kai paused in his attempt to strangle Tyson as the questions registered into his brain. Having sex? Who's on top? Fantasies?

The phoenix blushed crimson as an image of Miguel on top of him came into view. Kai said nothing as he went outside and shut the door Miguel had left open.

"Kai?"

The Russian teen looked over to his right, spotting his blonde Spaniard sitting against the dojo wall. Striding over, he sat down next to him, resting his head on the broad shoulder. "Tyson told me the questions he asked you."

"Yeah," Miguel nodded, "I heard." He shifted to where they were both lying down on the wooden walkway, facing the world and the sunset. "The only thing is, Tyson does have a point."

"What could that possibly be?"

Miguel nuzzled his nose in the back of Kai's neck, inhaling his scent. "We need to start thinking about those things. I mean, if a situation like that were ever to come up, we'd both be thinking about what we were going to do instead of actually doing it."

The phoenix chuckled. "Well, what do you want?"

The gargoyle blushed, hiding his face deeper into the dark blue locks that was Kai's hair. "I-I want to be dominant, if that's alright with you."

Kai chuckled, face slightly pink. "I was thinking the same thing. I trust you, Miguel. You'd never hurt me." The pressure against his stomach increased as the Spaniard squeezed tighter.

"Then it's settled."

"Yeah."

They watched the sunset for a while before Miguel spoke again, "Tyson didn't tell you all of the questions."

"Oh?"

"Yeah, he asked me one question in particular that I think you should know."

Kai bit his lip. "And what question was that?"

"He asked me if I loved you."

Time stopped for the phoenix, "And what did you say?"

Miguel smiled as he flipped Kai onto his back and stared into those beautiful violet orbs. "What do you think I said?"

Kai watched his boyfriend's face for the longest time before a smile formed on his lips. "I love you too, Miguel."

They shared a kiss just as the sky above them turned into the most beautiful colors: those of fire, resembling the phoenix in flight as the darker universe above formed the gargoyle's form, his starry eyes meeting those of the fiery bird he loved.

To think it all began one summer night, a meeting at the local theater that eventually turned right.

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Information: This is Part One of a three part storyline

Highlights for the sequel: "Winter Nights are a Sight"

It's been two years since Kai and Miguel started dating. They are now living with each other and are happy, but when Kai starts feeling under the weather, it's a race to figure out why.

Chapter One uploaded today

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