A/N: Gomen for the delay. (Bows) It's the end of the school year, and my life is hell. --

However, I made time in between tests and projects to get you this chapter. So enjoy!

Warning: TyKa. (You hopefully are aware of this by now) Jealousy, possessiveness, and maybe slight OOC ness on Kai's part. (Though this is a fanfiction so it's understandable. Besides who doesn't like a possessive Kai?)

Disclaimer: This is the last time I post this for this story. I do not own Beyblade. And if I somehow do in the future, you will all know. Believe me. :P

Soul's Journey

Chapter Five

Kai's POV

Kai didn't like getting involved in things. He much preferred living in his own personally designed shell, away from the rest of the world. There was only one person that had ever been able to get behind his shields and drag him out of said shell. One person who had ever gotten that close, and the only one he wanted close. It had taken a long time for him to admit that, even to himself. But it was true; he wanted Tyson to get close, to pull him out of his shell. In fact, he wouldn't mind at all if Tyson wanted to get a whole lot closer. No, not at all.

Which is why he was very concerned at realizing that Tyson was hiding something; that he had his own masks hiding his true self from the world. He didn't like that, he didn't like that at all. He wanted to know what Tyson was hiding. The stoic boy would go to great lengths to find out just exactly what was troubling the beautiful boy. And Kai was nothing if not persistent.

Luckily, Tyson saved him the trouble and invited them all to meet early so he could 'tell them something'. Which is why Kai was walking along a brightly lit path, heading for the BBA headquarters. Crossing one last street, Kai came in view of the newly built BBA. Turning one last corner, he arrived at the large glass entrance. And nearly stopped in his tracts.

There was Tyson talking to Max by the doors. No problem there. No, it was the other person by the blue haired boys side that was the problem. He had never had anything against Rei before, in fact in the beginning Rei was his most tolerable team mate. But ever since they had gotten back together yesterday, he couldn't stand the dark haired neko jin.

Keeping his cool, Kai decided to just act calm and approach. After all, Rei hadn't really done anything to piss him off this morning. Yet. He was nearly half way across the courtyard when it happened. Rei put an arm around Tyson. It took all of Kai's steely self control not to pull out his beyblade and let Dranzer come out to play. In fact, he felt his hand gripping his launcher before he came to his senses.

Moving even more quickly, he closed the distance between them and cut in coldly. Ignoring Tyson's cheerful greeting, he glared at Rei. Luckily for him, he had removed his arm already. He always knew Rei was a pretty smart guy. Proof of this was seen when Rei suggested they all go inside. Yes, smart indeed.

All thoughts of Rei were put out of his mind, however, when he felt Tyson grab his hand to drag him inside. Trying and not succeeding in fighting the blush that he just knew was on his face at the moment, he was thankful that Tyson didn't look back. That would be hard to explain.

Letting the bluenette pull him inside, Kai looked down at the small delicate hand that rested so perfectly in his own. He couldn't help but think of how Tyson almost seemed made for him.

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Okay, scratch that. It wasn't Rei that was the problem, it was Tala! That damn redhead, he just had to show up now, right when Tyson was going to tell them something important. And even worse, Kai could see the way his ex-teammate was looking at Tyson. Damn it, was everyone out to steel the bluenette away from him! What would it take for them to realize that Tyson was his!

The soft voice of his beloved brought Kai out of thought's for revenge.

"Tala, what are you doing here?" Tyson seemed truly bewildered. His naivete is truly one of his charms.

"Am I not supposed to be here?" O, Tala was so dead. No one flirts with Tyson.

Watching Tyson stutter for an answer, Kai decided he had had enough. Stepping between the two and blocking Tala's view of Tyson, Kai asked coldly, "What do you want?"

It's none of your business Hiwitari."

Oh how he hated the cyborg at that moment. He was still thinking of something suitable to do to him when movement out of the corner of his eye caught his attention. Tyson had peeked around him to see what was going on and then just froze. Slightly concerned, the stoic boy turned around.

No something was definetely wrong. Kai watched in growing anxiety as Max tried to snap Tyson out of his daze. He was about to put aside his mask and try to help him when Tala decided to speak up. It was after Tala spoke that Kai realized something. They weren't alone in the room. Was this the reason for Tyson's strange behavior?

Suddenly, one of the strangers broke the silence.

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Kai stood in shock, staring at the figures of the bowing men. The men who were bowing to Tyson. What the hell was going on here! My light? Whatever was happening he didn't like it very much.

He liked it even less when he noticed Tyson's expression. He looked trapped, cornered, maybe even slightly hysterical. Kai didn't like that expression on the younger boy's face. Before he could do anything to help though, the leader of the strange men proferred an intricately carved box. With little warning, the man flipped the lid.

Light. Pure white light filled the room with it's radiance. It was blinding, and powerful. The room seemed to pulse with a strange energy. Slowly, after untold minutes the light began to dim.

Cautiously looking up from the arms he had used to cover his face, Kai stared in awe. Standing right where Tyson had been was a pillar of the same light, though not as blinding as before. Barely discernable in the brilliance was a slim figure. The light seemed to move, undulating and convulsing; caressing the form it encased.

No one moved. Kai didn't notice. His entire focus was on the light shrouded figure before him. A figure that he realized in the dim reaches of his mind must be Tyson.

He watched as the light began to swirl and change, becoming almost tangible; like if you reached out you could touch it and hold it in your hands.

Slowly, it revealed the figure inside. It was Tyson, and yet it wasn't the boy they knew. His slender body was clothed entirely in white, from loose pants and flowing shirt down to the shoes on this feet. His hair was the same color it had always been, but it now reached his thighs in long glistening waves. Loose from its usual tie, it draped around him.

Without warning, the light pulsed again. The light solidified into two separate forms. The energy grew until it looked as if Tyson had wings made of pure light. Then the light gave one last pulse and they could only stare as large pristine feathered wings erupted; stretching to their impressive full length and giving a few flaps. The wind against Kai's face came as a slight shock. He had felt like he was in some sort of dream. But this was no dream.

The beautiful wings half folded against the slender boys back. Throughout this whole process, Tyson had remained still; not once moving or even opening his eyes. The light still encased him, but it was fading. Everyone could tell that it was almost gone.

Suddenly, the light turned blue and picked up speed. Then just as soon as it started, it stopped. Looking at the winged boys face, Kai felt his heart skip a beat as long lashes fluttered before heavy lids opened. Then he was drowning, drowning in the bluest eyes he had ever seen. Eyes the color of the deepest clearest waters imaginable. He couldn't breathe under that gaze. Then, he was released as the eyes closed again.

Kai, who had been standing less than a foot from Tyson when this all began and hadn't moved much since, was the first to notice. Tyson was beginning to sway. Realizing what was happening, Kai reacted. The red eyed boy had never moved so fast as he did at that moment. As the light finally faded away completely, Tyson was caught in the strong arms of the older boy as he fainted.

TBC

A/N: I know, it doesn't answer all of your questions. That is coming soon though so be patient. And all those who realized that Tyson was going to have wings, great job! You were dead on the mark. :P

This story should start being updating faster in a little over a week. Next week is the last week of class. (Which means finals, last minute projects and the like.) After that, I have summer vacation. Then I can write all I want! (Looks dreamy)

Please Review. The more reviews I get, the faster I tend to post. ;)

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