Chapter 3 of my MiguelxKai series. Enjoy!

Kai walked through the hallways of Tyson's dojo feeling incredibly lonely and depressed. His lover had gone home to Spain to train his team for the new tournament while Kai had returned to Japan to get the BladeBreakers back into shape. Now, however, the only thing he wanted was to crawl into his lover's warm embrace and stay there for the rest of eternity. He walked out into the backyard to find his team lazing about and not doing the training routine he had assigned. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"

They all looked over at him and looked guilty. Kenny was the first to speak up, "Well you see Kai, Mr. Dickenson called and said that one of the other teams was planning on coming for a visit and they should be here any minute so we decided to put off training until they get here and then maybe we could train with them or train after they back to the hotel or…"

"Does he always ramble like that?" Kai turned to see who had interrupted Kenny's run-on sentence and came face to face with a dual personality eagle.

"Only when he's nervous. What are you doing here Claude?" Kai demanded.

"Wish I knew. Miguel dragged us halfway across the world and he won't tell us why. I doubt he wanted us to train with you." The rest of the Battalion came around the corner. "Hey, Miguel, why'd you drag us over to Japan?"

"Personal reasons Claude. Very personal reasons" Miguel replied as he walked up to greet Kai. "How about you and I leave our teams to fend for themselves and we spend some quality time together." A slight blush crept onto Kai's cheeks at the thought of what his boyfriend was suggesting, but nodded anyway pointing towards the inside of the dojo. Miguel took his hand and tugged him into a strong hug. "What's wrong love?" Kai wound his arms around Miguel's shoulders and buried his face in the blonde's neck.

"Hard to believe you're actually here. I didn't think that I'd get to see you before the tournament." Miguel kissed Kai's neck gently and tightened his grip.

"Why don't you and I go down to your room and then spend the remainder of the day in bed just relaxing with one another. I hate seeing you like this. If I'd known I would have dragged them out here sooner. I'd rather train with your team than be away from you. God, Kai, you're the love of my life for crying out loud. You have to talk to me or I'll never know that you're hurting. I love you." Miguel kept his voice soft making sure that Kai was the only one who could hear him.

"I love you too Miguel. Let's go back to my room like you suggested. I just want to be with you for a little while." Kai pulled away from Miguel and took his hand to guide him back towards the phoenix's bedroom.

They emerged from Kai's bedroom several hours later looking relaxed and happy. They were also dressed up in some of their nicest clothes. "Where are you two going?" The phoenix and gargoyle looked over at where their two teams along with Tyson's grandpa and Mr. Dickenson.

"We're going out to dinner" Miguel replied.

"Can we come to? We were waiting for you two to get dinner" Tyson complained. "You have no idea how hungry we are!"

"You're not coming" Kai stated firmly.

"Why not?" Daichi demanded.

"It's called a date Daichi. I don't take annoying brats on my dates with my boyfriend. You aren't coming so deal with it" Kai ground out.

"That's enough out of you lot. Come on Kai. Let's just go to dinner before we lose our reservations." Miguel looped his arm loosely around Kai's waist and tugged him in the direction of the front door. They took Kai's Lexus to the small Italian restaurant they were dining at.

After dinner they climbed back into Kai's car and started home. Halfway there though Kai took a quick, illegal U-turn. "Kai, what the hell?"

"Sorry love. I changed my mind about going back to the moron brigade. I'd rather go down to the beach and take a swim." Kai looked over at Miguel and smiled. Miguel laughed and smiled back.

"It sounds like a good plan to me. The more alone time I have with you the better. A late night swim in the ocean sounds really good." He winked at his lover and laughed again.

At the beach Kai led Miguel to a secluded spot where they could be alone. Both teens stripped to their boxers before sinking into the cool water. Miguel pulled Kai into his arms and held him close. The water was waist deep and the pair stood in each other's arms contentedly. Kai rested his head on his gargoyle's should gently nuzzling his neck. "I can't believe you brought your team all the way to Japan so that you could be with me. It doesn't make sense" Kai whispered.

Miguel's finger's slipped underneath Kai's chin and lifted his head to look into the phoenix's ruby eyes. "Of course it makes sense. I'm in love with you. Why wouldn't I want to be with you? It kills me to be away from you. We were apart for a month and I felt like my heart was going to be ripped from my chest. As soon as I had you back in my arms I was okay again. I can't be without you Kai. I thought you knew that." Kai rested his forehead against Miguel's. The blond bit his lip before asking his next question. "Do you love me Kai?"

Kai's head snapped up and he stared at his lover in shock. "Of course I love you! I love you so much it hurts. I just don't understand how you can love me. I'm nothing special. There's no reason for you to love me as much as you do." Kai's voice was loud at first when he protested Miguel's questioning, but got softer the more he talked.

Miguel pulled him as close as he possibly could. "I love you Kai. You are the most special person I have ever met. I can't get enough of you. Please don't doubt that and please never think that you don't deserve my love. You deserve all the love I can give you and more."

Please review! I hope you enjoyed this little piece of fluff.For some reason I keep making Kai all sad and vulnerable.Then again, as Elemental Gypsy pointed out in "Wildcat" Kai doesn't know that much about emotions.