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6. Knowing More Than You Ever Thought

"When Ren moved I thought it was done." He began to say, surprising Kai into silence. Rei actually knew about Ren? "It had been two months and you'd been home less and less. It hurt the night that you didn't bother to come home, but I waited until you did. You thought I'd just woken up." Rei laughed bitterly. "Truth is I can barely get to sleep without knowing your arms are around me. And for awhile you were home more. I don't know if you realized but we had sex nearly every night then. I guess you weren't getting your fill, and you got so rough sometimes that I'd have bruises for the next couple days. But it soon stopped, so I assumed you found another replacement."

No, Kai hadn't realized any of that. He stared at Rei's back in shock, surprised Rei was so observant with such sensible conclusions. He filled in every blank there was with an explanation. He watched as Rei lifted his shirt enough up his torso to reveal his hips. He turned and Kai swallowed hard, eyes settling on the scar. It wasn't too prominent but Kai knew it hadn't been there when they first started going out. Rei touched it with his finger, tracing it around the curve of his hip bone.

"Your nail cut into my skin when you gripped my hips harder, when you came. You didn't even realize it was bleeding." He sighed, letting his shirt drop again. "Kai I'm an understanding person. I'm calm, and I hate to fight with people, excluding beyblading. I'm smart and I can usually figure stuff out for myself. But there is one point I need you to clarify for me." He looked up at the crimson eyes with almost a curious, saddened light.

"…yes?" Kai whispered.

"Why did you do it? And why do you still?" Rei murmured.

Kai was silent for awhile, just watching the other. He then sighed, brushing hair from his eyes.

"Ren was nothing more to me than another employee. At first. Soon he became something a little more than that. Someone who let me dominate him. He didn't give a shit about anything other than the sex. And I liked that there was nothing I had to deal with. I could hold him and that's all it would be, me holding him." Rei cringed but listened. "At some point I guess he started to feel more for me. But he moved, so that problem was gone."

Rei was silent. Kai watched him for a reaction, but he didn't get one. Rei just stared at the ground, then the wall, until his eyes finally trailed to Kai. He stared at him for a few long silent minutes before sighing and stepping forward to look up at him.

"Kai I love you. I've always loved you. And I always will." He said softly. "I don't want to fight. I'm just terribly hurt. My heart is broken, the love of my life doesn't need me."

"Rei you know I need you." Kai protested, scared now that Rei was ending what they had. But he just shook his head and looked into those crimson eyes.

"No, Kai, I don't. But like I said. I'm not about to fight with you. I want you to love me like you used to, I want to trust you again." He reached up with shaky fingers to touch Kai's cheek. Kai leaned into the touch, reaching up to hold Rei's fingers in his own.

"Rei what are you saying?" he whispered. Rei just sighed and stepped closer so he could feel his lover's body warmth.

"I'm not making any decisions or conclusions right now." He said quietly. "So I'm saying that you should go out with this guy, kiss him, dance with him, sleep with him. I don't give a shit what you do. But when you come home, I want a straight answer. I want to know how you feel. I want to know if I'm wasting my time with you." Kai winced but Rei's lips curved up slightly, tears still rolling down his cheeks. "When you come home, you can either kiss me goodnight, or kiss me goodbye. You'll either be devoting yourself to our relationship without anyone else in it, or we'll be going our separate ways."

"But-" Rei shook his head.

"No. Not until you come home." He said.

He then went on the tips of his toes to press their lips together, closing his golden eyes and moving his lips to kiss the Russian. Kai kissed him back desperately, moving to grab him and pull him closer. But Rei moved quicker and managed to get away quick enough. He was crying again but he seemed calmer.

"If you want to look good, I'd suggest the navy tie with your tux. It looks good with your hair. And the cologne you like; it makes anyone's mind fuzzy with affection." Rei said, giving a small smile before disappearing down the hallway.

Kai stood in the kitchen, staring at where he'd last seen Rei, before he sighed. Forgetting about his coffee, he walked down the hall towards his room – going to take a shower and get ready.