A/N: Well another chapter here! Sorry it took me so long, but I had the exams, and you know how… exhausting those are. So… the chapter!

Thank you all for your wonderful reviews!

Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade, nor any character from it.

Warnings: Yaoi – boy x boy, AU, possible OOC

Pairings: Tala x Kai, Bryan x Kai, Rei x Kai

~***~ Lost Past ~***~

"Here!" The redhead grinned, handing Kai a bottle of water and sitting down next to him, to the unoccupied size, frowning at Bryan for a second before smiling again at Kai.

"So, what were you doing when I wasn't here?" He asked slowly. But it wasn't Kai who answered him.

"Talked… about blue triangles." The blond said smirking mischievously at Tala. And the second boy blinked, just now noticing the paint on younger's face and he couldn't help but smirk himself.

"You're still putting that make up on your face?" He chuckled and slowly shook his head.

Kai was in the middle of opening his bottle when what the redhead said stopped him and he looked up, narrowing his eyes on the boy sitting next to him.

"What do you mean… still?" He asked and from the corner of his eyes noticed how Bryan stiffened and looked at Spencer. Tala stopped chuckling and looked at Kai before shooting a glance at others occupants of the room. He bit his lip slowly after his sight returned to the boy sitting next to him and hit himself mentally. Damn… he didn't want to tell Kai they knew him… yet. He didn't want to force the boy to remember something he probably didn't want, seeing that Kai DIDN'T remember them or the orphanage… yeah, that had to be the reason Alexander, KAI, decided to forgot that part of his life… Tala blinked when he still felt the hard gaze of the younger one on his face.

"Uhm… I-" The redhead was suddenly interrupted by Garland, who pushed himself from the wall and walked closer to them.

"He saw a photo in the paper after you had that beyblade fight with Tyson in the tournament." He said slowly and was glad, that Kai was now looking at him and not at Tala who was gaping at him and Garland had to fight the urge to roll his eyes. He was sure that Tala didn't read any papers at all, not Japanese to that all, but Garland knew someone who did… and he knew that Kai seemed familiar to him somehow, he was just lucky, he remembered from where, before Tala could say something stupid.

And when Kai slowly nodded, accepting his words, Tala shot Garland a thankful look. The boy was lucky that Garland knew Ming-Ming. She was always looking EVERY newspaper for some 'hot rich guy who could make a successful singer of her'. Tala, personally thought that even that hot rich guy wouldn't have enough money to help her with that, but… he rather kept that to himself, knowing how protective Garland was of his childhood friends. And thinking of Garlands childhood friends… brought up Brooklyn again. What did the boy mean, when he mentioned his name?

But before he could really think about it, Kai's voice brought him back to reality.

"Why now? You didn't recognize me yesterday?" He asked slowly looking between Tala and Bryan – the two that took him from the pub.

"We… didn't really." Bryan said, trying to play along with Tala's game. They didn't think of that. And Bryan had a distant feeling that maybe; just maybe they should tell Kai the truth…

Tala nodded quickly. "Yeah… It's a bit hard without those triangles on." He smiled and lifted his hand, slowly tracing his finger over the blue paint on one side of Kai's face.

Kai blinked, his eyes widening for a second before he pulled away and glared at the floor. Tala almost thought he did something wrong, that he was maybe moving too fast in his plan of making Kai return to them, but then the boy sighed and opened his bottle, before frowning.

"If only it would be hard for those stupid fangirls too." He growled out before sipping from the water.

That sentence caused the members of the Demolition boys to chuckle, seeing that they too, had their share of crazy fangirls. Every member of the band had enough horrifying experiences with them – they were chased and stalked by them, there was even a time when they were trying to kidnap them and Tala could still remember that time after the concert, when they decided to be with their fans a little bit longer and one girl asked him if he was sleeping with Bryan. Tala chuckled when he remembered Bryan's face then, really it was funny how the boy seemed always calm and collected and that only sentence made him go all white and his eyes widened. The teen then smirked devilishly and assured that girl that the band was one big excuse for an orgy and was in the middle of his explanation how exactly were they doing it, when Bryan shut him up by kicking him down from the stage, which resulted in Tala being assaulted by fangirls and by the time he got to their room he was half naked. From that time he was making sure that there was enough space between the stage and crowd, just in case there were some intimate questions again.

"I know what you mean." Tala nodded after getting from his thoughts and grinned at Kai.

Kai blinked and after a second he offered the redhead a grin of his own.

"Guess you have it pretty bad yourself."

When the redhead noticed the little grin – not evil smirk, not sadistic smile, but the little playful grin, it was as if he suddenly lost his voice. He gulped down… yeah, that was their Alexander, and if he wasn't sure till then if he'd really do anything to get him back… that little grin assured him, that yeah, he WILL bring KAI back for whatever it takes. He'll make sure that the teen will be with them, with HIM. Tala had the feeling that with Kai there all the old feelings resurfaced – the strong friendship they shared, them being BEST friends, everything… or at least everything on his side.

"So… why did you want me to come here?" Kai asked slowly, returning redhead's attention to him.

"Uhm… well. We...just wanted to see you again." Tala grinned and got himself a glare from Bryan for that 'we' and a suspicious look from Kai.

"Why?"

The redhead shrugged. He couldn't really imagine them admitting everything to Kai, but… they could try, maybe.

"Weeeell… because you're our childhood friend and we were looking for you for a longest time now and now when we finally found you – even though it was pure accidentally, and we were really lucky – we don't intent to let you go?" The boy got out of himself in one breath watching closely for Kai's reaction…. As did Bryan along with Spencer, while Ian and Garland shot the teen a surprised look.

Bryan didn't think Tala would say something like that just so… He thought that Tala knew better and that all must be really confusing to Kai and – Bryan's thoughts stopped altogether when he heard the boy sitting next to him chuckling softly.

"Yeah sure…" Another chuckle. "That's a nice joke. Now, will you tell me why?"

"That is true." Tala answered and Kai shook his head again.

"Really Tala. I have the feeling that I would remember such a group as you." Kai grinned looking around at the boys.

Tala looked away and Bryan grinned sadly.

"Yeah… It was stupid joke Tala." Even though it wasn't a joke… it was stupid. Why did Tala think that Kai would just accept something like that? Bryan frowned as he watched Tala's shoulders saddening – it was really a small gesture that no one except him and maybe Spencer noticed, only the two knew the redhead as good as that. Bryan stood up and intended to walk over to Tala to mess his hair or something, to get Tala mad at him so he would forget him being hurt… but someone beat him to that.

"Hey… Did I … say something?" Bryan watched wide-eyed as Kai watched the redhead.

"No. Why?" Tala lifted his head grinning once again. And Bryan sighed… yeah. That was Tala's tactic to make everyone believe that he was fine and again, there was only two people who were able to look through that.

"Because you're sad." A voice said and when Tala opened his mouth to negotiate with it, Kai continued. "And don't try to fool me. I don't go for the fake grin." He growled out, making Bryan blink.

So maybe there were three of them after all.

Tala smiled then. A true smile that time.

"I'm fine now." Yeah, he was going to get Kai back, so he had to be okay.

"So…" Spencer's voice came and Kai's attention snapped to the blond boy. "You said you were coming with friends, right Kai?" When Kai nodded, Spencer smiled and Ian's eyes sparkled.

"Really? So.. they probably like us… want some autographs for them?" The small boy asked, already pulling out a bunch of photos… Making the two eldest boys roll their eyes. Yeah, Ian and Tala always liked the 'being famous' part, not so much the 'no privacy' part, but they really didn't care as it went together.

"No, not really." Kai shook his head. "Those idiots do not deserve something like that." He added with a grin, making Tala pout.

"Hey! I hope you're not calling them idiots because they like us… "

"I guess he is." Garland mumbled from the door, not being able to stop himself anymore. And when Kai shot him a grin, Garland had to grin himself. He was beginning to like the boy – at least he had some reinforcement when it came to teasing Tala.

"Weeell… it actually IS one of the reasons." Kai's grin widened when the redhead glared at Garland.

"Stop making fools of us, Garland." Tala's glare shifted to Kai. "And you don't help him."

The smirk appeared on Kai's face once again. "I don't need to. You're making a great job yourself."

Garland chuckled – yeah, that boy was really something…

***

Kai didn't even notice how long it was already; being there with the Demo boys felt nice and he didn't want to leave. Not even when his eyes began to drift shut and he was leaning against Tala's side slightly. Not that the redhead minded – the grin on his face was saying enough and he even dared to put his arm around the younger's shoulders to let his head fall on his arm better – only so that the other would be more comfortable of course, their closeness was just a bonus.

Tala smiled as he felt Kai's breathing slowing down and watched as his chest moved up and down slowly. He pulled the boy even closer, before looking up at Garland who was sitting next to him. It was some time already that the boy moved from the wall, Tala noted that his legs must have hurt like hell, even though the boy didn't say a word and sat down, next to them, quietly listening to the conversation… or better term would be Tala's monologue, Ian's adds, Bryan's snorting and Kai's few sarcastic comments. Garland also noted that the boy seemed at ease with the others and the thing Tala mentioned about Kai being their childhood friend came to his mind again. Could it be that the redhead was saying truth at that time? But… Tala never mentioned anything about any friend or searching and nor did the others. And Garland was… curious. It seemed as an interesting story so far and he wanted to hear more of it. So he waited till the redhead would move from Kai's side…. But Tala seemed to be glued to it. So after some time Garland gave up and walked to him, deciding to wait until Kai would fall asleep – and it didn't seem like that would take the teen really long – and then he'll ask about it.

That all was some time ago and now, Garland decided, was the best time to ask his question.

"Is it true about that childhood friend, or did you just make that story up?" He asked slowly and frowned when he felt Tala stiffened next to him.

The redhead looked down to the boy that was by now practically laying in his arms before looking to Garland.

"Could you talk a little louder? I believe some people on the other continent didn't hear you." He glared, but then sighed and nodded, before returning his eyes to Kai and stroking his hair. He seemed so nice, innocent sleeping like that and Tala couldn't help but smiled when the boy stiffened in his sleep before moving closer to Tala.

Garland blinked as he looked from Tala to Bryan and Spencer as if he waited for some kind of confirmation… that came with Spencer's chuckle and his words…

"They were always like this, right Bryan?" The blonde asked slowly and quietly as to not wake Kai and Ian, who was lying in Spencer's lap, asleep as well.

Bryan rolled his eyes, but grinned. "If you mean like small animals than yes, you're right." The gray haired boy let a little smile cross his face as his eyes ran over Kai's calm features… He didn't think that the boy trusted them this much as to actually sleep like that in their presence… but it seemed he was wrong. And for the first time in his life, he was glad for it being so.

"I'm glad we have him back… for now." He mumbled as he lifted his hand to move the hair out of Kai's face. In exchange, the boy sighed contently and Bryan chuckled. Kai or Alexander at that time always let out his defenses while sleeping. He could make the others think he was a big bad wolf – or phoenix in his case – through the day, but he still returned to his innocent self in his sleep. A sight that both - he and Tala, enjoyed even back then. That was one of the reason why was Bryan so overprotective of Kai in the orphanage. Kai pretended to be a loner, that he didn't need anybody and it took Bryan, Tala and Spencer some time to get close to younger boy… and in the end they managed to become friends, even though Kai was still more or less reserved when it came to Spencer…

Bryan chuckled when he remembered Kai's behavior from earlier that day… It seemed that the loner thing still didn't change… another smile played on his face when he thought that they could become his friends like this again… hell, they did get through Kai's walls once, they could do it again… Lifting his gaze he noticed the redhead watching him… and the look in blue eyes seemed to agree with Bryan's thoughts… Yeah… they were going to get him. Kai could struggle – they didn't even await anything else from him, but he won't get away. Not when Tala and Bryan were so close…

Garland blinked before frowning.

"So… you really mean that?" He asked again, now in the quieter tone, looking at Kai. From the side of his eye he noticed Tala nodding and his frown deepened. "How come you didn't say anything till now?"

This time it wasn't Tala who answered him but Bryan. "We didn't want to put our hopes up… We were trying to find him, you know."

Garland nodded and sent Bryan a glance saying that they would have to tell him more, when Kai won't be around… this was really interesting twist.

Spencer yawned and stood up with Ian in his arms and turned towards the door.

"We have rooms booked in the hotel next to this hall, I'm going to sleep." He looked at the bluenette, before motioning to the doors. "You don't have to go through the main entrance, I'll take your keys on the registration desk, and you'll just come to room 319 to get them. Those doors will lead you on the first floor." At Bryan's wondering glance he added. "I talked with the owner…" The blonde mumbled before leaving the four boys alone.

Tala chuckled as he watched the bigger boy leave.

"He had this all planned to the latest thing, didn't he?"

Bryan chuckled as well. "It's Spencer… what else did you expect. I'm just surprised he counted with Kai here as well." He grinned before reaching out and messing Tala's hair. "Guess he just knows you too well."

Tala growled as he pulled away from Bryan's reach and shook his head. "Don't do that." He growled and Garland blinked before chuckling.

"If I'd only had the camera here with me… I bet I could sell these pictures to yours and Kai's fans online and I'd be the richest man on this planet." He grinned and blinked when he heard a cell phone ringing. He looked at Kai before looking at Tala. "Is it yours? It's going to wake him up…"

Tala shook his head and growled softly when Kai stirred in his arms. "It's…Kai's?" He frowned as he reached into boy's clothes and pulled out the cell. He looked at the number and was going to push the answer button, when Bryan's hand stopped him.

"What the hell are you doing?" He asked blinking.

Tala shrugged. "It will wake him up… I don't want him to leave." He grinned before pressing the button and putting the phone to his ear. And frowned once again when the voice seemed familiar.

"Kai? Kai, you don't know how happy I'm that you picked up… " Tala didn't say anything as he was trying to figure out where did he heard the voice before.

"Kai… please don't hang up… I… I'm sorry if I offended you before, but … I care about you Kai and it hurts when you let me in… But we are lovers and-" Tala didn't need to hear another word and he pulled the phone away from his ear, pushing the red button and then turning the phone off. He knew who it was… the boy that ran up to Kai when they were standing in front of the hall… so it was true… Kai had a lover.

Garland blinked and looked expectantly at Tala as was Bryan doing. "So? Who was that?"

"Just some fan girl confessing her undying love… you know how those girls are." The redhead shrugged before standing up, slowly lifting Kai in his arms as well.

"Why did you turn it off then?" Bryan asked suspiciously, making Tala shrug once again.

"So she wouldn't call again… We already know how persistent those devils can be… I don't want him waking up. He seems so relaxed, I can't help it." Tala smiled and Bryan nodded standing up as well.

"Guess we're going to sleep then." He walked over to the doors and held them opened for the redhead.

Tala nodded taking a few steps before turning towards Garland.

"You coming?" He asked quietly. "I'm sure Spence' counted with you as well."

Garland grinned at his friend's invitation… but shook his head. "No. I'm going to find Brooklyn… he was supposed to come to your concert, but got distracted by some butterflies probably." He chuckled before walking to the opposite doors. "Don't rape him in his sleep." He said and walked out of the door, leaving a pouting Tala behind.

Bryan rolled his eyes. "I know you enjoy holding him like that, but you could at least allow him to sleep in bed." He said motioning towards the door once again. He didn't know why he said that… maybe because Kai would surely feel bad when he'll wake up… or maybe it was because Bryan remembered how HE held boy's warm body pressed against HIS chest… the same chest that now hurt a bit. Deciding to ignore the feeling, he shot the redhead a glare and Tala sighed and nodded before walking through the doors and down a long hall.

"Spencer said 319… that's on third floor, I think…" The older boy mumbled, looking towards the stairs. Tala nodded once again, and began to climb the stairs slowly, as not to let the body in his arms bounce too much. Bryan shook his head and walked behind the redhead…

On the third floor they blinked when Spencer was awaiting them, handing them the key card and motioning towards the room 320 without a word. Bryan took it and let the redhead in, watching as the boy gently put Kai down on one of the three beds.

"Just don't rape him, as Garland said." Bryan snorted and closed the door.

Tala rolled his eyes. "Don't you too. I wouldn't do that to him." When Bryan lifted his eyebrow, he added. "I like my partners willing and writhing with pleasure under me, begging me to allow them their release." He grinned wickedly and turned his eyes back to Kai. The boy seemed really like a little child… an innocent, cute little child as the moonlight shone on his face. Tala blinked… moonlight? He turned towards the window and his grin widened when he noticed that it was full moon. He opened his mouth and closed his eyes, preparing to give out a long nice howl, when a hand on his lips stopped him. Tala frowned and looked from the hand to its owner.

"Whmpf?"

"Are you crazy?" Bryan asked motioning to Kai. "You didn't want to wake him a second ago and you're going your crazy wolf thing now?" When the gray haired boy noticed an understanding in blue eyes, he let go of the redhead before sitting down on one of the unoccupied beds. Pulling his shirt off, he sighed. "We should go to sleep… Tomorrow will be hell."

Tala nodded and grinned again when he looked from Bryan to Kai. Lifting boy's body, one of his hands rand down his shirt and fisted the hem of it. Bryan frowned…

"I thought you weren't going to rape him?"

"I'm NOT." Tala stuck out his tongue on the other boy and proceeded in undressing Kai. "I'm just getting these clothes off… he must be uncomfortable."

The older boy shook his head as he watched Tala.

"Yeah sure… You just want every chance of groping him." The grin on redhead's face was enough of answer even without Tala's 'that too'.

It was a while till Bryan decided that Tala had to had enough of touching Kai and hauled the redhead into his own bed, lying in his own as well. Closing his eyes he tried not to think about Kai or about that protective feelings the boy awoke in him… flawless skin almost as pale as his own, the two colored hair or about the burning red eyes, oh those eyes… Unknown to Bryan, Tala was currently trying to get his mind off of the boy next to him as well…

***

Kai groaned when the sun hit his face… He turned on his side, hiding his face from it and sighed contently… yeah… like this he could sleep… a loud crashing mind caused Kai's eyes to open wide and he sat up, looking around.

"What the hell?" He blinked when he didn't recognize the place he was in… That wasn't his place he was sure… He doesn't have THREE beds in his room…. Frowning he got out of his bed, noticing he was only in his boxers… he frowned even harder, when he didn't remember how he got in the state he was currently in or in that room… The last thing he remembered was… sitting with the Demolition boys between Tala and Bryan… Oh…Kai blinked… So it must be them…

Another crashing sound was heard and Kai flinched… What the hell are they doing?! He sighed and noticing his clothes on the chair next to his bed, he pulled them on before walking towards the closed door and the room from which the crashing sounds came.

Opening the door he had to dodge a pancake that was flying his way… Now fully awake with his eyes wide opened he looked at the two boys in front of him…

"Get the hell out of the kitchen, Tala!" Bryan growled, trying to get the pan from redhead's hands, which was doing his best not to let it go.

"But why! It's not your fucking kitchen, Bryan!" Tala yelled and Kai blinked…

Was they like this everymorning?

"I don't care! I won't allow you to poison me or anyone else for that matter!" Now Bryan was yelling as well.

I don't remember them, being yesterday like this…

"Fuck off, Bryan! I'm making PANCAKES! What can ANYONE do wrong about that!"

…Are Spencer and Ian still sleaping?

"Yeah, anyone but YOU! For Christ's sake, Tala, you were trying to put MEAT in those!" He yelled motioning to something Kai identified as dough for those 'pancakes'. He did his best to ignore the fact that there were some THINGS swimming in that…

"What do you have against chicken?! Chicken is good!"

Kai's eyebrow twitched… so THAT was that bone in that thing… okay….

"I agree with Bryan…." He said out loud and chuckled when the two boys looked at him wide –eyed. He, payback for the times they scared him… No.. not scared, NOTHING could scare Kai, that time they just… SURPRISED him, yeah.

"Kai!" Tala grinned and Bryan used the time redhead was distracted to pull the pan from his hands.

"Ha! Now GET OUT, Tala!"

Kai chuckled again when he saw Tala pouting. How the hell, can those two still sleep in such a noise?

Tala stopped pouting a caught Kai's hand. "Come on, Kai, we're going to watch some TV. I'm sure that there'll be something about our concert yesterday." He winked at the bluenette before turning to Bryan. "Hmpf. I KNOW when I'm not wanted."

Bryan lifted his eyebrow. "Really? Why was it so damn hard to get you out then?" The redhead shot him a glare, but Bryan ignored it and took the bowl with Tala's 'pancakes' turning it over over the trash bin. Kai blinked when the thing inside didn't fall out… and Bryan frowned before shrugging and throwing away the whole bowl.

Kai blinked again… "Uhm… Tala, can I ask you something?"

Tala grinned. Yeah, Kai wanted to talk to him! That was a good step towards making him fall for Tala and make him return to them, right? Yeah…

"Everything you want Kai." He smiled, squeezing Kai's hand.

Kai turned to the boy taking a deep breath. "Please Tala… Never, and I repeat NEVER make me eat something YOU made."

Tala's eyes widened and he pouted when Bryan burst out laughing.

***

Well that's all for now. I concentrated on our Demo boys a little more now so… Did you like it? No? Let me know. Please review!

Gemi