This chapter turned out a bit…weirder than I intended. I think I went too quickly in some areas…

I think I just want to get this story and my other one over with and finished so I can concentrate on my newest story: "Kai is my Daddy and there's gonna be trouble!"

I'm back to het in Beyblade, well sort of, the story isn't romance so there's not really any couples in it. Well there is, but only because kids need parents. Check out people, I think I'm enjoying my new story! Basically, Kai is now a grown man with everything anyone could wish for. One day, Takao comes to his door and brings him a little boy claiming to be his son (it's Gou obviously). So now Kai's going to have a 6 year old hanging around his house and he's got no experience on how to take care of children. Especially if that child is a smart-mouth(actually, he's smart-everything).

Takao sighed as he sat at the edge of his bed and rests his head on his hands. He didn't see Rei yesterday and Takao's gotten a bit worried. Takao wanted to go over to Rei's place this morning but was afraid he'll end up coming back home before lunch again. Instead he stayed home himself hoping Rei will be the one that comes to his door but night has fallen and still nothing. Takao started to think that maybe he's waited too long or that he made his decisions too slow for a chance anymore.

Feet gently landed on the hard floor and then clumsily tripped over themselves.

Takao's eyes suddenly snapped wide open and drifted over to his balcony door. He could've sworn he heard something. Then again, it could just be his imagination. Why would he come through there? The very same place he was kicked out of, and he was really pushing it that Takao would've literally kicked him out if he had to.

A cape swished this way and that from the small freeze.

Takao dropped his head and buried his face in his hands. Trying to keep his mind from confusing reality with memories.

Bells jingled from movement.

Takao lifted his head and then got up from his bed, walking over to his balcony door.

"No! I'm positive I heard…"

His heart sped up a bit as he puts his hands on the door handle.

"What am I so nervous about? Wait a minute, why am I worried about myself?! If it's Rei out there: What is Rei doing up as a thief after what happened?! I'm not even sure if Rei even has the strength to climb up here…"

Takao gulped and hoped the sounds he kept hearing were real and that he wasn't going insane. He opened up the door and walked out.

He looked around into the night and stared ahead of him. There was a dark blue hot air balloon above him blending itself into the night sky with a rope ladder from the small basket to his large balcony and by the ladder was no other than 20 Faces himself. The thief turned around when he heard the door open itself and the two stood in silence for a short moment.

"Takao…um, sorry, did I disturb you?" 20 Faces asked, awkwardly breaking the silence.

"Um…no, I just thought I heard something out here. You're usually more quiet than this," said Takao started rubbing his own arm,

"Well I'm not completely better yet. I'm not as silent as I should be…I didn't exactly make the most graceful landing when I landed," 20 Faces admitted.

"Oh…so what are you doing here?"

"I-well…if it's not too much to ask, I mean, um…"

Takao lightly shook his head as he slowly walks over to the thief puts his finger on 20 Faces' lips to stop him from talking any more.

"Just tell me. Don't be nervous…you're supposed to be the confident one reassuring me. Not the other way around…"

20 Faces blinked and stared; he took Takao's hand from his lips and held it with his own hands.

"I…I want to take you out. On a date, like we would have every Friday…even if it's not Friday today... You were always the one that treated me; I want to be the one to treat you this time. Please, just this one last time, just give me this one chance! If you still don't want to be with me after tonight I'll leave you alone. I swear!"

Takao slowly looked up at the balloon above him and thought about it.

"I guess its okay…" Takao replied, shyly.

"Really?" A smile spreads across the thief's face as he held Takao's hand tighter.

"Y-Yeah…are we going?" Takao asked,

"Of course! But…shouldn't you tell your brother where you're going first?" 20 Faces asked and Takao wanted to fall. He actually wanted him to take him out without his brother knowing just for the excitement of it but now…

"Okay, I'll leave a note!" Takao stomps back into his room and wrote a short note, stuck it to the door before he closed it, and then went to 20 Faces again. 20 Faces climbed his way into the basket first and then helped Takao in. Takao landed in the basket filled to the top with pink flowers. Takao picked two handfuls of the flowers in his hands and smelled them as 20 Faces pulled up the rope ladder.

"Here we go!"

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Takao got a great view at the city below him as 20 Faces does some controlling with the hot air balloon.

"This is just like my birthday..." Takao thought as they drift through the sky.

"You're replaying the night of my birthday," said Takao as he continues to watch the view below him. 20 Faces took off his hat and it disappears somewhere under all the flowers. He then and waded his way through the flowers towards Takao,

"I know…you've always told me that was the best night of your life. It was mine as well…this is the least I could do for you."

Takao nodded and turns to face 20 Faces,

"So, where are we going?"

"A special place; it's special to me at least. I found it while I was training one day. At first I wasn't sure how I was going to show that place to you without carrying you but…one of my friends thought of getting up there with a hot air balloon," 20 Faces explained,

"I see…wait, where is this place? We're heading closer for the border of BBA School," said Takao worriedly,

"Don't worry; we're not going beyond the campus borders. But it is right at the edge, which is why no one really goes there," 20 Faces explained.

"Oh…" Takao licked his lips; he was a bit nervous about being so far away and left alone with 20 Faces. It's one thing to be alone his room with the thief, but not somewhere that he knows nothing about and is out of range of the large BBA School campus!

"You cold?"

Takao snapped out of his thought and looked to see 20 Faces offer his cape to him.

"Oh, a bit…thanks."

20 Faces wraps the cape around Takao and Takao held it together to keep him warm.

A quick flash from Takao's memory returns to him; it was like his birthday, except the thief held him close and wrapped the cape around him to keep him warm. Now, it's as if the great thief has lost some of his confidence…

Takao spent the rest of the trip looking at the view from above. It was beautiful and Takao didn't even notice that the balloon was descending.

There was a river that Takao noticed and the river started to get bigger until he saw a waterfall up close; that's when he noticed that the balloon was going down.

Takao continued to watch the view, as they flew over the waterfall, they came upon a field of flowers and Takao's jaw dropped at the sight. A river connected to the waterfall continued to flow from above leading into a forest that surrounded the area of colorful flowers.

"So beautiful…it's as if this place has been untouched by man," Takao thought and feels a lot of safe and relaxed.

When the balloon landed, 20 Faces jumped out of the basket first and offered to help Takao. Takao continued to hold onto the cape as he clumsily tries to jump out like the neko-jin did.

"Be careful," 20 Faces advised holding out his arms just in case,

"I am, I can do this," said Takao with only one leg over and quickly slips and 20 Faces quickly catches him so that Takao won't fall on his back and helps him regain balance.

"Thank…Rei, is this the place?" Takao asked taking a couple of step and scanned the area.

"It's 20 Faces…but yeah, this is it. I found it one day when I was training and I climbed up here. I actually would've done just that while carrying you but…my friends suggested I gave my body a break and suggested flying here," 20 Faces explained pointing at the balloon.

"…You actually scaled at the rock wall?!" Takao exclaimed. 20 Faces shrugged, it was hard but it's not like he became so soar the next day.

"That's dangerous!"

"Huh? Um please, don't worry about it. I don't come here that often anymore…Takao; don't tell anyone of this place. I want this to only be for you and me."

Takao calmed down and nodded,

"I swear I won't," Takao reached a hand up towards the thief's mask but hesitated. When 20 Faces showed no signs of preventing Takao from removing the mask, Takao released his grip on the cape and reached both of his hands up to the back of the thief's head. The cape floated to the ground as Takao's arms stayed in the air.

"Go ahead…you're the only one besides me that's ever going to be allowed to touch this mask," 20 Faces whispered and Takao slightly nodded, stepping closer and his hands reached for the knots.

He remembered the first and the only time he's ever touched the mask. That one time was a complete accident too; but that accident was also how he even saw his face and everything just started from there.

The white mask started to slip off and Takao started to slowly take it off completely to stare into Rei's eyes, now yellow again.

Rei lightly smiled as he wraps him around Takao's waist.

"I think I like you better…Rei," Takao whispered and leans into Rei and let's the mask drop from his hands.

"Takao, I…"

Rei took a small step forward but his body leaned more forward than he intended making Takao step back and then they both lost their balance and fell into the flowers with Rei on top.

"I'm sorry!"

"Wait!"

Rei didn't hesitate to try and get off but Takao held onto him and kept Rei there.

"This is different…than all of our previous dates. Can we stay like this? For just a little bit?" Takao asked, blushing, and kept his grip on Rei's outfit. Rei also turned a bit scarlet and nodded as he avoided Takao's gaze.

"Awkward…" Rei thought as his mind goes blanks on what he should do. Takao then realized he had to reassure him so his hand reached behind Rei and pushed his head down lower so their lips could meet-Finally meet after so long.

"Takao…finally, I can have my second chance. Thank you…"

"Rei…"

The two started kiss more passionately and this would count as their first time to officially 'make-out' as others would say.

Without realizing it, Rei was taking control as his tongue forcefully darted itself into Takao's mouth who moaned and his body relaxes as he lets Rei do the work. Rei's hands started going up Takao's shirt and Takao was enjoying himself too much from this. Takao's eyes suddenly snaps open when he felt Rei's hands move down and is messing with his pants; Takao quickly pushed Rei away him nearly screaming,

"Rei Stop!"

Rei blinked in confusions but then suddenly realized what he was doing.

"I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean it I swear! If you're not ready-"

"Believe me when I say this, Rei, I'm more ready than I'll ever be to take this to another level. But I want to give my everything to Rei Kon…not the great 20 Menso. Please understand that…"

Rei sighed in relief; that was all and Rei lightly smiled nodding in understanding.

Afterwards, Rei reached into the balloon's basket and started to feel around the flowers for a picnic basket. He pulled it out and sat next to Takao,

"Everything was made by me and just for you. I'm sure everything should be to your liking," said Rei as Takao waits to see what he's going to be fed, "But you're brother might not approve of me feeding you things that might make you fat," Rei added and revealed a basket of sweets and only sweets. Takao's eyes lit up and reached for the basket and Rei puts it out of his reach.

"Reeeeeiiiiii! Please? Nii-Chan won't mind! I swear! Please?"

Rei shook his head and puts the basket down but kept Takao from shoving those sweets down his own throat.

"I won't want you to end up dead now that things are going well for me…so I'll feed you myself, okay?"

"But Rei! I want cake! Cookies! Candy! Come on! I'll eat slowly, I swear!"

"Stop pouting! You know you'll get sick if you eat too fast or too many sweets! Plus, I need to have some too," said Rei as he picks up a cookie and places it in Takao's mouth, "And we should try and finish before it gets too late and your brother thinks I kidnapped you or something," Rei reminded. The two sat in the field of flowers and enjoyed their meal and time together for the rest of the night. When Rei brought Takao home, surprisingly, Hitoshi wasn't waiting in Takao's room like they thought. Which they both found kind of suspicious; it's past midnight and can Hitoshi really not check on Takao's room the whole time?

"He was in here," said Takao when he found his note gone.

"Well I should get going before he comes, just in case," said 20 Faces, sitting at the edge of the balcony.

"Will you come again soon?" Takao asked walking up to him,

"If you want…but not as a thief. How about I come over here? As the real me?" 20 Faces suggested. Takao's face brightened,

"You mean that? Oh…that would mean so much to me…"

"Then it's settled. I'll come over and through the front door this time!" said 20 Faces and reaches over to kiss Takao one more time. He jumped into the balloon's basket and started to leave.

"Goodnight!"

Takao snaps out of his moment after the thief's lips planted on him and waves a goodnight back.

Takao falls into his bed and sighs. The moment they kissed again after so long, it felt as if everything that's happened were just dreams and as if it never happened. It felt so right tonight; maybe he did do the right thing.

Takao quickly fell asleep not too long after he lay down on the bed; Hitoshi silently opens the door and took a peek to see Takao dead like a rock. He shook his head and walks in to close the balcony door that Takeo left open and locked it. He walked over to Takao and took his hat, shoes, and jacket off. Hitoshi held onto the cap for a few moments before placing it on the desk near the bed and then went on to get Takao under the covers and tucked him in. Hitoshi's raised a brow when he noticed something on Takao's face. He got a tissue and wiped it off,

"Frosting…Takao, you're going to get cavities going to bed without brushing your teeth," Hitoshi said out loud and throws the tissue away.

"If he makes you happy, I guess I can't have a say in it," Hitoshi thought before placing a kiss on Takao's forehead. Takao grabbed his pillow and hugged his close as he sleeps with a smile spread across his face. What Takao and his brother didn't know was that Hitoshi completely missed the hickey that Rei gave Takao during their second make-out…

The next morning, Takao awoke, jumped out of his bed to get ready for the day and when he grabbed his backpack to run downstairs, it just hit him that school started break already…Takao groaned as he threw the backpack back into his room and headed downstairs.

"Good morning, Takao! You're up early!" said Grandpa drinking from his cup at the table in the kitchen,

"I forgot I'm on break…" Takao muttered taking a seat.

"Just make sure you do your homework. Don't cram it all on the last day of break," Hitoshi suggested and then puts a breakfast plate in front of Takao.

"Yeah, yeah, I know…"

"Oh yes, Takao?"

"Hm?"

"Brush your teeth before going to bed next time!"

Takao almost choked on his food upon hearing that. How in the world did he find out about him eating out with 20 Faces?! At least…that's what it sounded like he knew. But Hitoshi didn't say anything about the topic anymore after that. Takao also took his brother's advice about not cramming all your homework in one day, and so started on one of them. The only problem was that he couldn't stay awake long enough to even get through half of a single piece of homework.

Hitoshi was doing some house chores (since no one else does it) when he heard the doorbell rang.

"Must be one of Takao's friends asking for him," Hitoshi thought before putting the broom aside to answer the door. He felt like a maid whenever he does all the work.

Hitoshi opened the door and stared into gold-yellow eyes.

"…Kon?"

Rei lightly jumped back; Hitoshi wasn't exactly the person he wanted to be greeted by at the door.

"Um, y-yeah…uh, is Takao home?" Rei asked carefully, afraid he might say something wrong and then he'll never get to see Takao! Hitoshi stared at Rei weirdly,

"Why?" Hitoshi asked crossing his arms,

"Um…do I really need a reason to see him?" Rei asked with a sweatdrop. When friends come over, then it's obvious what friends want. So if a lover comes over, it should be obvious what a lover wants…wait that sounded not-so-right to the ears of an older brother…

"Hm…alright, come in," said Hitoshi stepping to the side. Rei hesitated but slowly stepped into the Kinomiya family's home.

Rei looked around; he's only seen Takao's room and it was interesting to see the rest of his home. What seems to be the family or living room sat what most likely was Takao's grandfather watching T.V. Right across from the 'room' was the large kitchen. Then stairs leading up to quite the few amounts of rooms on the second floor.

"Go stay here, I'll get Takao for you. There's no way I'm leaving you alone with him in his room!"

"Y-Yes sir…"

As Hitoshi went upstairs, Rei sat down near the elder.

"Why hello there!" Grandpa greeted who looked away from the television screen when he saw Rei.

"Um, hello…" Rei replied, almost shyly.

"You one of Takao's little friends aren't you?"

"Y-Yeah…My name is Rei Kon. Nice to meet you, Kinomiya-San," said Rei and politely bowed,

"Oh no need to be so formal with me! I'm just an old man! Ha ha ha! Just call my Grandpa like everyone else! If you're friends with Takao, then we're all part of one family!" said Grandpa with a smile.

"…Family?" Rei repeated and Grandpa nodded.

"Please! Please Nii-CHAAAAN!" Takao begged and the two looked over to the stairs to see Takao on Hitoshi's leg.

"NO! Now let go!"

Rei sweatdrops,

"Um, Takao?" Rei lightly waved to get Takao's attention.

"Rei!" Takao left Hitoshi's leg and jumped onto Rei making him fall on his back on the couch with Takao on top.

"You actually came!"

"Wait, 'you actually came'? You actually doubted me?" Rei thought with anime tears.

"Hey! Takao! Off!" Hitoshi ordered and Takao obeyed,

"It was an accident!" Takao protested and sat upright.

"Yeah right…" Hitoshi muttered walking into the kitchen. Grandpa, who is used to the brothers' commotion, finally spoke up,

"It's nice to see you spending time with a friend, Takao. He's a very nice boy!" said Grandpa as he gets up to refill his drink.

"You're grandfather is very nice," said Rei after Grandpa went into the kitchen.

"Yeah, he's great and all but you don't have to live him!" said Takao and sighed. Rei lightly smiled,

"Does he know about 'us'?"

"No, he doesn't. It's not that I don't trust him being okay with it but I'm more worried about him spreading the 'great news' to everybody he knows but he's loud enough for the whole campus to hear…he did that with Brooklyn last time," Takao explained and turned a bit red from remembering the embarrassment all those years ago.

"Is that all?" Rei asked; he didn't think it was that bad if it was all those years ago.

"Well…he also whacked Brooklyn over the head. We were doing kendo and when I kept getting hit, he asked why my mind wasn't focused and I just blurted out that I was dumped and he ran over to the school to find him just so he can hit him on the head just once…Brooklyn wasn't angry but he had a big bump for a while…" Takao explained, again blushing from the embarrassment.

"Oh I see…but why does that still bother you now?" Rei asked and Takao sighed again,

"It didn't before; but then Brooklyn started to come over here more often and sometimes Grandpa is a bit protective…" Takao replied,

"Of you?"

"No, not me but I'm kind of afraid the same thing will happen…" Takao pointed towards the kitchen. Rei raised a brow in confusion, then the doorbell rang and Takao jumped out,

"I'll get it!"

Rei sat there, still in confusion, but he hoped that Takao wasn't expecting anyone else.

"Good afternoon Taka-Chan!"

Rei stiffened upon hearing that nickname and voice.

"Good afternoon Brooklyn. Nii-Chan's in the kitchen…" Takao looked around and then whispered, "With Grandpa."

"Ah, thanks for the heads up!" said Brooklyn and then messed with Takao's hair as the two came into view,

"You are just so cute, Taka-Chan!! Especially when we met all those years ago…you were adorable. Very Kawaii! How old were you? Five at that time? I can't believe I didn't remember you after that. Ah, those days we spent together! We were the best beybladers ever…oh wait, we still are. But we were a couple back then so we were the best beyblading couple! Hm, I wonder what's taking Hito-Chan so long to come out. I'm sure he heard me by now…oh well, I still like to spend time with you, Taka-Chan!"

"Thanks Brookly-Chan, you're still the nicest guy I ever met…but I really think you have stop giving me so much attention…" said Takao and motioned his head. "Oh…whoops…hello Rei-Kun," Brooklyn greeted waving with a nervous laugh and a sweatdrop and Rei gritted his teeth,

"Hi…"

Takao got a nervous look,

"But you're always the nicest Rei!" Takao quickly said. Brooklyn looked between the two and started his way towards the kitchen,

"I'll just go see my Hito-Chan…I'm sure you two would want some time alone."

"Oh wait! Can you ask my brother this for me?" Takao started whispering in Brooklyn's ear and Brooklyn nodded and went off to see Hitoshi doing some kitchen chores.

Takao sat back down next to Rei but Rei was still in his little obviously-jealous-mood.

"Don't tell me you're jealous of Brookly-Chan…I'm like his little brother!" said Takao, in teasing voice.

"…How come I never got a nickname after all these years?" Rei asked by muttering.

"…That's what you're upset about?"

"I'm serious. Even I call you Taka-Chan, but I've only been called…Rei…"

"So, what do you want me to call you? Kitty? Kitten? Rei-Chan?" Before Rei could reply, Hitoshi bellowed from the kitchen.

"TAKAO!"

"Is that a no?" Takao asked without moving.

"Takao! No!"

"But Nii-Chaaaaan!"

"NO!"

"What are you begging about?" Rei asked,

"Well…since we're on the right path of being together again, (if we already aren't,) I thought I can go over to your place today instead of having you here at my boring home…"

After getting Grandpa off his back, Brooklyn started watching Rei and Takao.

"Hito-Chan, look at them. It's so innocent!" said Brooklyn and Hitoshi rolled his eyes,

"I'm not letting Takao go to someone else's place and not know what the heck they'll be doing! Alone!!!"

"Hito-Chan…they're in high school but they're not stupid!" said Brooklyn as he continues to watch some more fluffiness.

"Have you met my brother?" Hitoshi asked sarcastically tossing the towel into the sink.

"He's not stupid…just very dense but that's what makes him so cute!"

"Brooklyn…" Hitoshi puts his hands on his hips and gave him a look telling him to cut it out.

"Come on Hito-Chan, give Takao some freedom," said Brooklyn,

"I did…last night," said Hitoshi and regretted it.

"And didn't that make Takao happy?"

Hitoshi thought about it. Takao was jumping around, all smiles, and tries to get his way by being a baby…yeah, he was defiantly happy.

"I guess Brooklyn isn't that bad," said Rei as he walks Takao to his home hand in hand.

"Yeah, I guess he somehow convinced my brother to let me have a little freedom here!"

When they walked into Rei's home, Rei saw all of his friends were out. As Takao explored Rei's home, Rei looked in the kitchen for any notes that his friends left behind.

Rai-Nii and I are going shopping

-Love Mao

Gao and I are out with Mystel today

-Kiki

Rei lightly smiled; glad to see his friends are enjoying themselves today.

"Rei! Rei! Can I see your room!?" Takao asked excitedly and Rei smiled,

"Okay, come on!"

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Rei opens up his bedroom for Takao and Takao was wild with curiosity. Just from the room, you can tell that Rei's neat and organized but it's very bare. The only things filling up room is Rei's bed, desk, bookshelves, and the closet at the end of the room. Other than that, it's a pretty empty room.

"I know, it's kind of boring. I don't spend much time in here…being a thief and all," said Rei with hands in his pocket.

"Well it's cleaner than my room," said Takao looking around, "Can I look around?"

"Be as nosy as you want," Rei replied and walked over to his bed to sit on it as he watched Takao look in his desk and then at the books he reads.

"Wow Rei…you're really nerdy," said Takao when he finished exploring and Rei sweatdrops,

"O…kay…"

"In a good way!" Takao added quickly.

"There's a 'good way' in this?" Rei thought still with that same sweatdrop.

"You know, just by your room, I've already learned so many things I have not known about you before," said Takao and jumped onto the bed and sat next to Rei.

"Oh? Like what?"

"You love to read. Good with kids. And you're more like Kai than I thought: You're pretty secretive!"

Rei raised a brow,

"You seriously figured all that out?" Rei asked and Takao nodded,

"Hey! I'm not as stupid as my brother says I am!" said Takao pointed to his head. Rei shook his head in amusement,

"You two make the perfect set of brothers. Did he say when you need to be home by?"

Takao looked towards the ceiling,

"No, I don't think he did…"

"Hm, maybe I should bring you home before dark hits," said Rei looking outside his window.

"…Or, we can take advantage of this situation. You're friends aren't home and Nii-Chan didn't say when he wants me home. So…" said Takao and started to fidget a bit from what he just suggested.

"So…what?" Rei asked and Takao mentally slapped him self. Rei obviously didn't get what he was hinting at. Takao scooted closer and wrapped his arms around Rei's neck and laid himself against him.

"Can we…finish what we started last night?"

Rei blinked a couple of times before it hit him and made him go red,

"Um, I don't think you're brother's going to be happy with that…"

"…"

Rei looked down and it was hard to say no to Takao's cuteness.

"Ah screw it; I'll still have Takao home before dark."

Notes:

-I think, or is, or basically: Japanese school is all-year-round. Students get homework over break but of course, some have the bad habit of doing ALL of their homework on the last day of break. Which is what Hitoshi was referring to.

-There's no way I'm writing Yaoi. I'm not sure if we're even allowed to and I know I'm not allowed to even read or see it, I'm not 18! Well I could try it in the future sometime since I tried shonen-ai and I'm still writing it!

-I have no decided yet. It depends on how much I write next chapter. Either next or the one after the next one, will be the final chapter and end this story!

Next:

Two people can't really be in love and together if they can't say how they feel to each other. Rei desperately wants to hear Takao say those 3 words to him again.

Please R and R! Thank you!