A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for all those wonderful reviews; they made my day you know. And here another chapter for you! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade nor Tala, Bryan or Kai… or anyone else for that matter T_T
Warnings: Yaoi – boy x boy, AU, possible OOC
Pairings: Tala x Kai, Bryan x Kai, Rei x Kai
~***~ Lost Past ~***~
Kai blinked as he tasted the sweet pancakes.
"Those are… good." He blinked once again before taking another bit of sweet meal.
Bryan looked at Kai and gave him a little grin.
"Of course they are. I made them."
Tala glared at Bryan before glaring at one red strawberry on his plate next to those good pancakes.
"Hmpf…" He almost pouted when he saw the grin Bryan was giving Kai and the almost smile on Kai's face. He felt almost angry, but instead of saying anything he picked up the strawberry with his fork and put it in his mouth, chewing furiously. He did his best to ignore everything around him until Kai's voice interrupted him.
"What did the strawberry do?"
Tala frowned and looked up at Kai, stopping in middle of chewing. "Whut?"
Bryan rolled his eyes. "Oh God, Tala don't talk with your mouth stuffed like that." That time Tala shot him a glare but swallowed and turned to Kai ignoring Bryan once again.
"What?" He asked when the boy chuckled again.
"You were chewing that berry as if it was biting you."
"It was." The redhead growled out and Kai lifted his eyebrow.
"Well, we should put that to news, Tala Ivanov bitten by berry. I'm sure it would be really interesting story for those reporters… Seeing you have such a famous band."
"Yeah, so famous, you didn't even hear about us." The boy growled out again before turning to the rest of his breakfast… not really eating them, but glaring at them as if he could melt them, because they were so fucking good. Curse Bryan for his cooking skills. If Tala had them, Kai would say about his food that it was good. Not fucking Bryan's.
Kai frowned before looking back to Bryan.
"Is he always like that?" He asked motioning his head towards Tala, who was ignoring everything around him at the moment.
Bryan shook his head. "Not really. Only when the last drop of gel is gone, it's too hard to make his hair stand so weirdly that way." The older boy gave Kai a grin and gave a small smile when he heard the younger chuckle.
"That, I can understand." Kai sighed, yawning and stretching his arms above his head, giving Tala a great sight on his stomach as his shirt pulled up with his movement before he looked back at the two teens.
"So? When is your next concert?" The bluenette asked looking from one to the other.
"That was the last… we have a little break now." Tala answered him somewhat dazed and Kai frowned at that.
"Really? So what are you going to do?"
The redhead smirked. "As I said. We'll have a little break."
Bryan rolled his eyes before standing up and cleaning the dishes after them. "As I know Tala, he means that we'll hang out in some pub for a moment, before getting drunk and that stupid redhead will get some guy to his-" the Russian stopped when he noticed the glare that was sent to him, by none other than the redhead.
"To his what?" Kai asked curiously before he could stop himself and stared at Bryan.
Bryan shrugged. "Nothing, forget it." He mumbled and turned back to the dishes, frowning slightly… why the hell was he babbling like that? Tala wanted Kai, right? So if he'd tell him about Tala getting some guy into his bed for a few nights, Kai won't be that easy to catch… not that he was anyway. And not that Bryan cared… no, he didn't… And SHUT UP you stupid part of mind, that was telling him otherwise.
Kai frowned but before he could ask again, Tala interrupted him.
"You know, you can spend today with us. We'll meet some bothersome people, but then we're all yours." He winked at the younger boy and Kai just lifted an eyebrow.
"Bothersome people?"
Bryan chuckled before leaving the dishes to dry and sat down. "He means some of Garland's friends." He ignored Tala's mumbling something along the lines of 'crazy bitch, that thinks she can sing' and something about 'hyperactive bundle' and grinned at Kai. "Don't mind him, even though he talks about them like that, he'd miss them."
The redhead was glaring holes into gray hair by then.
"I WOULDN'T. The Ming-Pink bitch is getting on my nerves continuously and you know that."
Bryan chuckled once again, winking at Kai.
"Damn… and I heard that Garland wanted to put you two together…"
In the second Tala's eyes widened and he stood up.
"WHAT?!" He yelled and Kai couldn't help and chuckled at the horror stroked face of the redhead.
"Tell me you're joking!" The boy yelled at Bryan, who and Kai didn't know how, succeeded in maintaining straight face. The gray haired teen smiled sweetly before nodding.
"Yeah, I'm joking."
Kai watched as redhead let out a relieved sigh.
"He wanted to hook you up with Mystel."
Tala's eyes snapped back to him and he was gaping like a fish. Now, Bryan couldn't hold his laugh back anymore and Kai chuckled with him. He didn't know who those Mystel and Ming…something were, but from Tala's reaction they weren't that good…
"BRYAN!" The redhead roared, lunging himself at the older boy, making them both fall from the chair.
Suddenly the door opened and sleepy Spencer came in, growled and glared before leaving again… making Bryan and Tala blink. The redhead grinned before standing up, sweatdropping.
"Guess he is pissed…"
"Pretty much." Bryan nodded, a sweatdrop forming on his forehead as well.
Kai couldn't hold it anymore… that whole situation was way too funny. He chuckled before he burst out laughing, making the two boys look at him. He was laughing, distracted and so he didn't notice the evil glance the two older boys exchanged before an identical smirk appeared on their faces as they crept closer to unsuspecting boy.
When Kai did notice the two it was way too late, as Bryan caught his hands, pulling them behind his back and turning him in the chair to Tala who was still grinning evilly as he lifted his hands and Kai's eyes widened before he shook his head.
"Don't – Don't you dare, Tala!" The bluenette struggled furiously, before shooting a glare at the boy behind him.
"Bryan! Let me go this instant!"
The gray haired boy grinned as Tala came closer.
"No, will do Kai."
The other boy grinned as well. "You shouldn't laugh at us…" Tala said before bouncing at the struggling boy, tickling his sides. They both remembered how terribly ticklish Alexander was… That was a trait that stayed with the boy.
Kai chuckled, trying to pull away from the tickling hands or wiggle his hands from Bryan's grip. But the grip was too strong and those hands were too persistent and the younger boy was left gasping for air as he tried to breathe properly and squirm in his seat. The boy tried to glare and growl, but it didn't really come out the best with Tala tickling him.
"This isn't … fair! I can't… defend myself!" He got out somehow between giggles and once again tried to squirm away. "You two… are cheating." Kai giggled again and tried to get away with kicking his legs.
"And who said you're supposed to defend yourself?" Tala grinned and pressed himself closer to Kai, so he was unable to kick him properly. "That's called having an upper hand, not cheating."
Suddenly there was a strong knock on the door before they opened.
"Hey, I came to get-" the silver boy blinked. "you…" He finished before frowning at the scene before him… There was Tala, pressed up against the bluenette and having his hands on Kai's chest and Bryan, holding said teen's arms behind his back with the boy being situated in the chair between the two of them, looking a bit helpless.
Garland blinked once again, before he was softly pushed to the side as a ginger haired boy came forward, blinked and smiled softly at the scene before him.
"Threesome? Nice…" His eyes moved from Tala and Bryan to Kai and his smile widened.
"He is cute… Can I borrow him after you're done?"
Garland winced at his friend's words… Brooklyn was sometimes… different. He looked for the reaction of others, hoping that Tala won't fight with him, seeing that it really seemed that he had a thing for that boy… as probably did the second boy too… the reaction of others was instant. Kai blushed and looked away moving his hands a little, which Bryan let go instantly and moved to step in front of Kai, just in the moment as the redhead moved, as if to hide Kai from Brooklyn's sight.
The said boy frowned, but in next second the frown disappeared and a pleasant smile appeared on his face once again. He ignored Tala's growling as he walked further in the room and peeked around Tala at the still blushing Kai.
"Hello sweetheart. My name is Brooklyn and you are?" He ignored the glare he was receiving from Tala. It wasn't anything new… he and the redhead never got along very well, actually. Sure Tala was friends with Garland, but he didn't really befriend the others of them, even though it was kind of strange… After all it was Garland who got the boy in the hospital and the silver haired boy was the only one of them who the redhead trusted… Maybe because Garland reminded Tala of himself, Brooklyn didn't know… and he didn't really care. If he would be it would mean he was interested in something human, something that he couldn't be… well at least that was what he thought, until now, that's it. Now, this boy that was sitting at the chair, looking at Brooklyn for once and frowning was interesting. Brooklyn have never before seen anyone with such red eyes, they seemed to have the color of blood and the way the boy was looking at him… yeah… definitely interesting.
Suddenly Brooklyn was pushed away by an angry looking redhead.
"Let him be, will you." Tala growled out, failing at his attempt to sound normally. He never really liked Brooklyn; he tolerated him, because of Garland, but now even that little bit of tolerance slipped somewhere away.
Brooklyn blinked at the boy, the smile not leaving his face.
"Why, I was just being friendly." Tala glared some more, before Garland decided that it was enough and stepped between the two teens.
"Brooklyn, you know the way you were being… 'friendly' could offend Kai here…" He smiled at the boy, knowing too well, that it could offend not only Kai but also the redhead… and from the looks of it, it did too.
"Oh…" Brooklyn blinked before looking at the now standing bluenette boy, whose name was as interesting as the boy was himself, Kai.
"I'm sorry, Kai. I didn't mean to." He offered the bluenette a smile and when the frown didn't leave the smaller face he turned to Garland. Garland sighed before turning to Kai himself.
"Kai, this is Brooklyn. He's kind of… hard when it comes to people." Kai frowned and looked at the ginger haired boy, as if searching for something before nodding slowly. He could see that shining smile on Brooklyn's face again, and was somehow grateful when Bryan growled and Tala pulled him to the side. It felt as if he knew that scene from somewhere… he just couldn't remember from where.
Garland frowned at the tense atmosphere before turning to Brooklyn.
"Brook, go look if Spencer and Ian are awake already and ask them if they wanted to come with us, okay?" He offered a smile to his friend and when the boy nodded and left, Garland could feel the very air relaxing. The tension left Tala's body and the redhead looked to Garland.
"You didn't tell me you were going to bring him with you." He didn't blame the boy really, there weren't many places where Garland went without Brooklyn, but the way the boy seemed interested in Kai, it was making him mad and from Bryan's reaction, he was mad as well.
"Well, he decided just today…" Garland muttered and Tala sighed. He knew how Garland was – one sad smile from Brooklyn and the silver haired boy would do anything… There was time that Tala thought that the teen was in love with Brooklyn, it sure seemed so with the two always being together and the way Garland cared about him. Though Garland just laughed at Tala and said that not everyone had to be gay. And Tala was more than sure that Garland wasn't talking about Brooklyn as the teen went almost after anything that had a dick between legs. Not that he would tell that in front of Garland aloud – he didn't want the teen mad at him after all.
"… I think I should go…" A voice from behind Tala brought him back to reality and the boy turned around looking at Kai.
"What? Why?" Tala almost whined and Kai couldn't help but chuckle at the older teen's action.
"You're going to meet… your friends," Kai was clever enough not to say 'bothersome people', "and actually I should go to see mine too… Guess Rei is pretty worried… I spent the night away without telling him anything…" The bluenette mumbled the end of the sentence, more to him than anything else as a frown appeared on his face. He knew what will happen… He'll get back to the hotel, meet the others who will be asking where he was, what he was doing… well all of the others but Rei. Rei would just sit in the back looking at Kai with sad disappointed eyes, making his uncomfortable… fuck. How was it possible that Kai messed up like that two times in the row? That didn't happen to him normally…
"Who's Rei?" Tala asked curiously, even thought he already knew the answer… well but it won't hurt to ask Kai, right?
Kai looked at the redhead and bit his lip, before shrugging. "… one of my friends…" He mumbled out, not really knowing why he didn't, couldn't tell the redhead that the boy was his lover… It wasn't as if he was embarrassed because of being bi, no even media somehow knew that Kai didn't care for the gender… and he couldn't be embarrassed because it was Rei… Rei was… nice. And looked good… had nice hair… and so. But when the redhead asked Kai about who the boy was… Kai's throat tightened and he couldn't, just couldn't say that one little word.
"Oh…" Tala smirked as the other couldn't see him, because of his hung down head and winked at Bryan. The 'getting Kai plan' could be easier than he thought… Bryan just rolled his eyes at the redhead, but was well aware of his own little smirk.
"… I should go…" Kai mumbled again and turned to the doors, when a hand clasped at his wrist.
"But I don't want you to." Tala said, running his thumb over the little part of skin he could reach.
Kai looked up, frowning and looking at Tala with confused eyes.
"What?"
The redhead smiled a bit. "That I won't let you go…," He whispered and Kai's confusion only intensified. Tala had to fight the urge to coo at the cute face the other was pulling unconsciously and sideways noticed how Bryan and Garland exchanged looks.
"I don't want to let you go without any insurance that I, we'll see you again."
Kai blinked before turning away. "That's stupid." He growled as he tried to pull his hand away from redhead's grip… and as he tried to ignore that little jump his heart made… stupid heart.
"It's not…" Now, it wasn't the redhead who said that and Kai turned slightly to look at Bryan.
"Your company is really nice. We want to see you again." The older offered the bluenette smile. There was no way Bryan was letting Kai get away from them… no, not when they had him almost back.
Kai frowned, was it really possible that those people meant it? And the boy then blinked when a third voice entered the conversation.
"You know if Bryan is saying that, it really means something. And there aren't many people with whom these guys would feel comfortable as they do around you." Garland, too, send Kai's way a little smile. "And to tell you the truth, I enjoy your company too. Especially your help when it comes to teasing Ivanov, here." Garland added and smirked, making Kai smirk too.
"Garland, you're a dick." Tala growled and pouted at the boy, before turning to Kai. "He is… but he is also right. We really enjoyed your company and you seemed like you were having fun too…" His eyes softened as he squeezed younger's hand. When Tala noticed that Kai was thinking about what he said, he continued with a little smirk. "So… same pub at eight? Just don't drink anything 'till we get there."
Kai sighed, giving up. They were right after all, even Kai enjoyed being with them so why not to meet them again… but… he didn't want to argue about pubs with Rei again…
"For that last comment, no." He smirked when the redhead gaped at him. "Make it the ice cream stand behind the city hall and at six."
Tala blinked for a moment, trying to comprehend what Kai actually said and when he did, a grin appeared on his face and really, really wanted to hug the younger boy and maybe he would if the said boy wasn't giving him a warning glare. So he just let his grin widened.
"Great!"
Kai rolled his eyes grinning before tugging at his hand.
"Now would you be so kind and let go of my hand?"
Tala grinned and frowned as if he was thinking before giving Kai his best puppy eyes.
"Do I have to?"
Kai just shook his head, that stupid smile just didn't seem to get off of his face.
"Yeah, it would be well appreciated."
"But…"
"Tala, for Christ sake, let him go." Bryan growled at the redhead.
Tala pouted before releasing Kai and the boy grinned before turning to Bryan once again. "You know… it's kind of ironic hearing the word 'Christ' from you." The grin on his face widened, before Kai pulled on an innocent façade. "I mean… from you, I'd expect something along the lines of Devil." He blinked few times, giving his 'innocent exterior' even more innocent look.
Bryan growled, before smirking evilly. "You know, if you weren't so cute, I would think about tearing your head off."
"Don't call me cute." Kai growled and glared up at the older boy. And he yelped when he felt someone jumping on him from behind.
"That's right!" The redhead shouted on the gray haired boy and glared holes in him as well. "Only I can call him that!"
"WHAT?!" Kai wrenched out from redhead's grip and glared on him as well. "I'm NOT cute."
Their exchange was interrupted by Garland chuckling and shaking his head. Yeah, Kai surely seemed like he belonged there. When the said boy glared at him as well, Garland held up his hands defensively.
"Hey, calm down… I didn't say anything…" When the glare didn't lessen one bit he gulped down, before adding. "Eh,… weren't you supposed to go somewhere?" Now, it was Tala who glared at him, but Garland shrugged, he was used to redhead's glare… and Kai was scaring him a bit.
Kai blinked, his glare disappearing instantly. "Oh… yeah." He turned away from Tala and walked to the doors, putting his boots on.
Tala looked at Kai as the bluenette reached for the doorknob and sighed.
"So by the icecream…"
Kai nodded. "At six…" He opened the door, stepping outside before flashing the three boys another smirk. "Don't be late… I hate waiting." The doors closed behind him and he walked over to elevator, when a voice from behind him stopped him.
"Kai… it was a pleasure meeting you."
Kai's head snapped to the side and he glared at Brooklyn before nodding slowly. Somehow, he didn't feel really comfortable around that boy and was thankful when the elevator doors opened and he could hide from Brooklyn's eyes inside. The boy was smiling at him all the time until the doors closed again and Kai tried to get rid of that uneasy feeling, that was grasping his chest. What the hell…
***
It didn't take too long for Kai to get to his hotel. He was glad that no one dared to stop him on his way, not even the hotelier when he saw the little smile on Kai's face and was awe struck on his place. Kai made his way up the stairs and pulled the little card from his pocket running it through the device on the wall next to the door. He heard a little 'click' sound and he opened them, stepping inside. It was a nice begging of a day… well if he'd rescinded that Brooklyn character anyway.
As the doors closed behind him, Kai himself closed his eyes, bathing in the feeling he didn't had for a long time. Happiness… true pure happiness. And he couldn't wait to see the others again, even though he was playing that he didn't care if he'd see them again, he wanted to. He really really wanted to. And he will. He let the smile widen on his face – there was no one who could see him showing his emotions, right now, was there? Of course not, this was his room…
A cough from the room showed him how wrong he was. The smile instantly disappearing from his face, Kai's eyes snapped open, scanning the room for anyone. They stopped as they reached the bed and Kai exhaled softly, not danger there, just Rei.
"I was wondering when you'll show up." A quiet voice said and Kai pulled himself away from the doors, walking further into the room.
"I thought you'll be having breakfast with Tyson and the others by now."
The nekojin shrugged, his eyes not leaving Kai's frame.
"I wasn't really hungry… my mind was too occupied with trying to figure out where were you the whole night."
Kai's movements stopped as he mentally yelled at himself. How the hell could he forget that he was sharing the room with Rei?! Of course the boy would know he spent the night out… damn… he didn't want the whole blaming thing to repeat.
"Out…" Kai glared at the long haired boy and before Rei could say something, he continued. "And I WASN'T in any pub, don't worry."
Rei sighed before he stood up and walked to the other boy.
"Kai, I… I'm sorry." Kai looked up at him… well, that was unexpected. He expected the other boy to fall into his mother complex again, telling Kai how irresponsible he was and so on… but that… The bluenette nodded, showing the other that he was paying attention to his words.
"I'm sorry. I know that I shouldn't be telling you what you should do or not… I know you're old enough to decide that for yourself, but I…" The boy caught Kai's hand in his and ran his thumb over his palm…
Kai's mind unconsciously compared it to the way Tala did the same movement and Kai remembered how his heart jumped at that time… it was funny with Rei it stayed at its place… maybe it was because he was used to Rei's touches?
"I'm really worried about you, Kai. I can't help it. Even though I keep telling myself over and over that you CAN take care of yourself, I can't help the fear that grips at my heart every time you're not in my sight…" the other continued stepping closer to Kai, who sighed.
"Stop it… the apology is not needed." When the other boy opened his mouth to say something, Kai shook his head and offered the other a little grin. "Lets say we're even."
Rei chuckled as his arms encircled Kai' wait bringing him closer to his own body and he hid his face in the croak of Kai's neck.
"I'm sorry, Kai… I really am."
Kai brought his own arms hesitantly around the nekojin. Even though Rei hugged him like this often enough, Kai was still kind of uncomfortable with someone stepping into his private space. He felt… crowded… and threatened.
"I told you, it's okay." He gave the other playful glare and Rei chuckled.
"I love you…. So much." When Kai's body stiffened, Rei brought him even closer. He could understand that… Kai always got nervous, when Rei said those words… and Rei understood that it was because he didn't have the proper answer for him … yet. He'll have it with time… Rei will make sure of that. He straightened his back looking into Kai's exotic red eyes, smiling. And when the boy opened his mouth, looking troubled, Rei shook his head.
"You don't have to say anything. I don't want forced feelings, Kai. For now… this is enough." He whispered as he brought his face closer to Kai's and Kai, knowing what will happen closed his eyes.
It was just a moment until he felt Rei's lips against his own, slowly moving, trying to get Kai's own lips to move against his. And Kai let them… Rei smiled into the kiss, one of his hands moving to Kai's neck, tilting boy's head, so he could deepen the kiss and his tongue licked at Kai's bottom lip as his other hand rested on Kai's back supporting him lightly.
Kai's own arm moved to Rei's neck and the other gripped at boy's shirt as he moaned into the kiss and opened his mouth, welcoming Rei's tongue with his own and pulling further into his own mouth, giving Rei a taste of Kai's hot cavern.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door and Kai pulled away, gasping lightly to catch his breath and Rei in the same condition and still not letting Kai from his arms turned towards the doors.
"Yeah?"
Max slowly opened the doors peeking inside, making sure that he didn't see anything that could bring him any mental images – good or not and when he noticed that there wasn't anything THAT bad going on he stepped inside.
"Hey! Tyson and I are going to the park; I came to ask if you wanted to come with us."
It took only a second for Kai to get his breathing under control as he almost glared at the blonde boy.
"No park… you ALL," He said and shot a glare at Rei, "are going to train."
Max eyes widened when he was pulled to the side as Tyson ran into the room. "But Kai! We're on vacation!"
Kai's glare shifted to him, and Tyson gulped down.
"No vacation for you. I said you were going to train. If you're hungry I'd advice to go eat, because I await you in front of hotel in five minutes… and we're not stopping until I say so."
Tyson whined and ran out of the room followed by Max who was trying to call him down and Rei just chuckled. Yeah, that was Kai for them. When the door closed behind the two boys, he turned to the bluenette in his arms once again and pecked him on the lips.
"You're one hell of good kisser, you know that?"
Kai lifted his eyebrow unaffected.
"That's not going to get you out of the training, either."
Rei just chuckled before releasing the boy, but not letting go of Kai's hand as he pulled him towards the doors.
"Whatever. Come on, if we're going to train, I want at least something to eat."
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A/N: Well that's for now. I actually didn't expect myself to update today but… I got this written in few hours in my school so why not.
Let me know if you liked it. ^^ Please review ^^
Gemi