Chapter 6: Doggie Bag
Disclaimer: I do not own beyblade.
Lets see; oh yeah! Last time I was walking to 'The Ball' and we were both bored because nothing had happened right? Well nothing happened there either! I swear! The day I came into this Earth is coming up and no one is acting like anything is happening. If they forget though I have the perfect plan to get back at all of them in one room. But anyways I walked to 'The Ball' and we ate. Yes I know, boring right? The only conversation going on at the table was where we went and how fancy the place was. After dinner we headed back to our hotel which was 5 minutes from the entrance of the Mickey and Friends section. In the town district I think. We were still in the park though and didn't have to bother leaving. We checked in and proceeded to walk to the elevator which was a shiny gold color and into our suite. Now onto the suite. It was on the top floor and as soon as the elevator opened it was the only double door room down the entire hallway. So when you came up, BAM! It was right there about 8 feet away. Anyways when you opened said double doors you were faced with the living room. It was placed right center in the middle. On the right wall was a large flat screen TV, and across from it, a couch with two arm chairs diagonal from it. A coffee table was set in the middle of the two armchairs. Now if you walked in and took a few steps forward, directly next to you, on the right, would be the kitchen. It had a sort of bar counter top facing the direction of the living room, a fridge in the bottom left corner and counter tops going in a half of square around the kitchen. In the middle was a small table for four. Next were the rooms. If you walked past the kitchen area, into the living room, and looked to your left you would see three doors. Each was a bedroom with two queen sized beds with two closets on each side. You can already guess who Max was rooming with, Kai was with Ray, and Kenny was with me. I was ok with those pairings I guess. Still, I did feel a little uneasy knowing they had the room to themselves. But I'm not thinking about that right now, it gives me a stomach ache. After the bedrooms we have the bath room which is located on the opposite side of the bedrooms a few feet from the TV. Now this sounds like a pretty good suite right? Well that's not the best part. Once you step into this suite staring you in the face is a screen door in the living room. Outside of this door is a pool and a view like none you've ever seen. I've yet to go out there myself since it's my first day though. That's basically our suite for the vacation though. Now where were we? Oh yeah. We all walked through the double doors and settled on the couch. It was sort of like a meeting time I guess.
"Ok, now you can stay up how ever long as you would like but I want you in the bed by at least 2. Anyone going to bed now?" Kai said from his seat in the armchair.
"Me. I'm bushed. Come on Max" Alan said yawning and walking into his room.
"No thanks, I'm gonna stay up a little longer." He said smiling.
"Suit yourself. You guys keep an eye on my boyfriend, and no one try anything or I will inflict peril on you. Especially you Tommy!" Alan said kissing the blonde.
Everyone sweat dropped except for me. "The hell did you say!?" I said standing up. Now yes I know that you've heard how mature I've gotten right? Well sometimes I still get pretty worked up. Especially when its someone who I'm not to fond of.
"Tyson, just ignore him." Kenny said watching the boy leave the room. Max was giggling at his boyfriends comment. I sat back down with a huff and tried to calm myself down.
"Well now that that's over, Tyson, how old are you?" Ray asked smiling.
"15." I answered wondering what he was up to.
"As I thought. Ok Kenny now!" he shouted to the brunette. He nodded and turned on the TV. I gasped at what I saw. On the screen was all of the teams we had bladed against (no bad ones) who all screamed happy birthday at me. I literally fell back off of the couch!"
"H-how!?"
"I simply told everyone to get on their computers and that we would surprise you with it." Kenny said smirking. "Happy birthday Tyson."
"You guys, thanks so much! This is the best!" I said standing up.
"So your going to be the big 1 6, huh Tyson? From the White Tigers, we all wish you a happy birthday." Lee said giving me a thumb's up.
"You only turn 16 once right? Congrats! From the All Starz, Happy Birthday!"
"Hey don't forget us! Happy B-day from all in the Majestic's!"
There were a lot more people on the screen than just mentioned. It took me about an hour just to get congratulated; a number of people demanding battles and saying they had something for me. But in about an hour everyone said their goodbyes and we turned off the TV. I leaned my head back on the couch. "You guys are the best." I said smiling.
"Were not done yet." Max said grinning. "What's a birthday without presents?"
"I'll go get mine." Kai said walking into his room.
"Well I'll start. Ray said stepping up. Here you go." He said handing me a short box. I opened it and saw a small metal rod. I picked it up wondering what it was when it suddenly extended to the size of a large metal stick, about the size of my body. I clicked the button on the side and it shrank back to its normal size.
"Nice! Thanks Ray!" I said giving the boy a hug. 'This will come in handy if a certain blonde gets out of hand.' I thought to myself smirking
"No problem. I'm going to have to teach you how to use it though. Whenever you're ready I am." He said smiling and not noticing the looke I was giving the stick.
"Definitely." I said putting it in my pocket for later use. I then turned and looked at Max. His head was down. "Max? You forgot didn't you?"
He then smiled and held up a beautiful, um, thing. It was in the shape of a dragon and glowed a bright blue in the light. It was held up by a silver chain. "I would never forget my best friends birthday, much less yours." He said putting it around my neck. "It fits you."
"Max. Where did you- when did you." I stammered holding up the bright amulet/ pendant thing.
"It's made of cerulean. Very hard to find so don't go trading it for parts." He said smirking.
"I wouldn't dream of it. Thanks a lot Maxie." I said hugging the boy. I then leaned closer and whispered in his ear. "Meet me in the lobby tonight ok? When everyone is asleep."
He nodded and smiled. "I'm glad you like it."
Gotta love that blonde. I suddenly realized Kai had reentered the room with a large box. He set it down in front of me. "Happy Birthday."
I raised an eyebrow. I slowly took off the top of the box and nearly had a heart attack when a black thing jumped on top of me and started licking my face. It backed off and sat on my stomach. It then barked a few times before licking me again. "His name is Cerberus. He's a Siberian husky. You can thank the Demolition Boys later. Seems he's taking a liking to you. Weird, he doesn't really like strangers." Kai said watching the puppy attack my face.
I laughed and picked the puppy up, holding it an eye length. It looked at me in return. We held eye contact for awhile before he barked and licked my nose. "No way! Kai you actually got me a puppy!?" I said placing the dog on the ground.
He simply smiled. I took that as a familiar Kai answer and petted the young puppy. Max bent down next to me and tried to pet him with no such luck. The dog barked at the boy, quickly standing in front of me as to protect me. Max was surprised and fell back on his butt. Everyone laughed after that.
"Seems he only like's Tyson." Ray said smirking and making sure to keep his distance. He was a neko-jin after all.
"He won't bite, he just defends." Kai said petting the puppy. He then stood up and walked towards his room. "I'm going to bed, you guys can play all you want but at 2, its lights out.
"Ok." I said picking up the young puppy. "What do you guys want to do?"
"Let's play a few games." Kenny said holding up a few new video games he had bought.
"Sure. Let's play." I said sitting down on the end of the couch. Max sat next to me and we started the game pretty quickly. Max seemed to be winning, as usual, but still we managed to cause some excitement. Oh yeah, now to Cerberus. He was a black and white Siberian husky (white underbelly, nose/mouth, and paws. His back was all black.) And was very playful. With me at least. He doesn't take kindly to strangers as we soon found out. The puppy was currently at my feet barking whenever I stood up yelling at the TV screen. He seemed to know what was going on. After awhile, we all got really bored. Kenny went to bed at about 1, leaving Ray, Max, Cerberus, and Me. Scratch that. I looked down and saw that my puppy had fallen asleep from boredom. I picked him up, holding him like a baby.
"He's harmless when he's asleep." Max said petting him.
"Yeah. What time is it Ray?" I asked stifling a yawn.
"About time to go to bed. We've got a big day tomorrow. Good night guys." He said walking into his room. Max also said good night and he went into his room while I made a pallet on the floor for Cerberus. I put him down gently and lie down on the bed staring at the ceiling. I really thought Max had forgotten my birthday. The way things were going I thought it would happen automatically. But he kept his promise. He didn't forget who his friends were. I think I'll get him now.
I got up out the bed with a yawn and crept towards Max's room. When I looked in I saw he wasn't there however. I walked into the living room and looked around. No where to be found. I was about to head to the lobby when I saw him outside looking at the magnificent view we had. I walked outside and stood next to him. "Beautiful isn't it?" he said not taking his eyes off of the grand sight before him.
"Yeah it is. I didn't even know places like this existed." I said following his gaze.
"What do you mean?"
"Well when we used to travel and stuff, we never really took the time off to even think about stuff like this. It was straight training from day one. But now that I'm here, it's like I've been missing out on so much. Corny huh? That's why I told you to meet me here. Tonight is going to be a fireworks show, and I managed to get two tickets on the way back to 'The Ball.'" I then looked at the blonde. "Do you want to go with me?" I asked thoughtfully.
"What about the guys?"
"I just wanted this to be between me and you, Max. Just us. Please?"
He nodded and smiled. "Let's go."
I smiled back at him before hugging him. "Come on! We don't want to miss it!" I said pulling him into out the door quietly and into the elevator. I was building with excitement. I'd heard a lot about this show from different fans. When the elevator finally opened I rushed out grabbing the blonde and bringing him with me. Once we were out in the street of the hotel, I noticed that a novelty shop was right across from the hotel. I should check it out later. You have to understand though that we are IN the park. Were not by it, were actually inside the park. I mean, I could see Cinderella's Castle from here. It was still surprisingly crowded out in the streets meaning that we weren't the only ones going to see the show. I grabbed Max's hand and led him through the crowd, not wanting him to get lost. That would've been bad. The show was taking place in the courtyard of Cinderella's Castle. Our seats were in the grass looking directly out at the lake. They were exclusive since not that many people wanted to be that close to the fireworks. This was good. I didn't exactly want to be in a crowded area right now. I led the blonde to the gates of said castle where we presented our tickets.
"Tyson how did you pay for these?" Max asked me as we walked into the back of the castle via a walkway.
"I dipped into the National Tyson Fund." I said smiling.
"How much did they cost?"
"Umm, about two-fifty each."
"What!? Tyson, it's your birthday not mines! I couldn't possibly pay you back."
"Hey hold it, who said anything about paying me back?"
"But Tyson that's a lot of money."
"It's ok. Besides remember when I was late to your party because I had overslept? I'm paying you back."
Max suddenly remembered that he had told Tyson that he owed him one for forgetting. "Idiot! This isn't how you pay me back." He said pouting.
I looked at him and laughed. "I know." I said putting an arm around his shoulder. He smiled and put his arm around mine's and we continued to walk into the courtyard, laughing. The courtyard was already full; tables were set up along the walls and there was a walkway that you could go down which would place you in a grassy area along the riverbank. That's where our seats were. We walked down there, having to get through a few fans and autographs before we actually got there. Once we did, Max sat down while I stood admiring how it felt to be here. Not at the actual show but with Max. I was about to sit down when I felt something land on my back. It pushed me down and before I hit the ground INCHES away from falling in the river, I managed to turn my body around so that I landed on my back. Yes I know I'm good right? Wrong. I hurt my wrist from that little stunt. I looked up and saw Cerberus on my chest. He barked happily and started licking my face. I laughed and sat up. "You followed me here didn't you boy?" I said smiling.
"That's some dog you have Tyson." Max said laughing at me.
"Yeah I know. You want to watch the show don't you?" I said to the puppy. He barked in reply before licking my chin. I sat down next to Max and placed him between us. "Well were here." I said after awhile.
"Yup. Thanks for bringing me, Tyson." He answered quietly.
"No problem. Um, is everything ok?"
"What do you mean?"
"With Alan…" I said feeling down all of a sudden.
"Yeah, I guess. Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
"I'm just worried some times." I said sitting up.
He sat up and put his arm around my shoulder. "You don't have to worry about me."
"I can't help it. I really don't think that Alan is the right guy for you Max."
"You really are sticking to your opinion of him aren't you?"
"Max listen-"
He shook his head. "You don't know him like I do Tyson. So please stop saying things like that."
I was about to reply but stopped there. He wouldn't listen to me. "Ok." I said giving up and looking at the water waiting for the fireworks to start. Cerberus whimpered and jumped on my head. I didnt really feel him though.
"Tyson?" he suddenly said after he'd noticed my mood.
"Yeah?"
"What type of guy would be right for me then?"
I blushed. "Ehh, someone who respects you and your friends. Someone who won't criticize you at all or even think about forcing you to do anything. Someone who you trust. I guess that kind of guy would be good." I whispered putting my head down trying to hide the tears that were for some reason coming to my face.
"You mean someone like you?" he said blushing.
"What!?" I exclaimed, my face turning red. I jerked my head up so fast that Cerberus actually had to jump off for risk of being thrown into the river.
"Well you definitely respect all of your friends, you've never criticized me except if I really needed it, and I trust you with my life." He said turning his face to the side. He was blushing too!
"Ye-Yeah I guess." I said. It suddenly got really awkward. He then put his hand over mine's blushing. I looked at him as both of our faces were red. I then noticed just how blue his eyes were. I needed to get a better look, so I leaned in forward. It was then that he did the same as me. I suddenly remembered the last times our faces were this close. Back when we were at my house. We nearly kissed. Is that what's happening? My heart is pounding so hard right now; it feels like it might burst. I've never felt like this. Our faces got even closer. I could smell him now. He smelled really good. I can't even describe it. I closed my eyes shortly after he did and leaned my head in even closer. I felt something very soft against my lips. It was at this time, under the fireworks show, in Disney World, that I felt that I really loved Max. I was kissing him! I felt all of my emotions flow into that kiss. Jealousy at Alan, Friendship, and Love all at once. It sort of felt good. I had always imagined somewhere in the back of my mind what it would have felt like to actually kiss him that day before we left on vacation. Now I was living it. I could have sworn our kiss lasted for only a minute but it was the longest minute of my life. I memorized every detail of that kiss. It was then that he pulled away slowly. We both opened our eyes at the same time feeling the effects. He then looked away for some reason.
"I'm sorry Tyson. I cant, I mean I sort of want to but you know I can't." He said holding back a sob.
"I-I know Maxie. It's ok." I said feeling heartbroken. I looked up. "The finale's starting." I said hoping to cheer him up.
He looked up and smiled a little. "Yeah."
At this moment I was trying to be the one in control. I tried to pretend that it was ok that we couldn't have moments like the one we just had. But, and here's the funny thing, I couldn't cry. I know corny right? I don't know, maybe this vacation wasn't such a good idea. I suddenly felt Cerberus licking my hand. He looked up at me; he wasn't playing, he was comforting me. I picked him up and placed him on my head causing a playful bark from him. I then stood up. "Max I'm going to head back." I said blankly.
"What? But it's not over yet." He said looking at me.
"Yeah I know but, I'm tired." I said almost hitting myself at the lame excuse. I've used that line so many times in the last few days.
"I'll come with you." He said standing.
"Nahh, you can enjoy the show. See you." I said putting my hands in the pockets of my jacket and walking away, out of the courtyard. "Things are really getting complicated huh Cerberus?" I said to the dog that was still on my head. He barked in return. I laughed for some reason. "If only I could understand you. You could tell Max how stupid he's being right?" He barked loudly and swatted my face with his paw. We walked into the hotel and into the brown wooded elevator. I pressed the number 5 which brung us to the top floor. The door opened and we walked down the straight hallway leading to our room. I put the key in, turned it, and walked into the suite. I also made sure to close the door behind us. "Home sweet home huh Cerberus?" I whispered. He barked lowly as well before suddenly jumping off my head and running in my room. Wonder what got into him. I walked into my room and saw Kai on my bed with Cerberus licking his face.
"Good boy." He said petting him. He was in his pajama's which was just him shirtless with black pants. No, I'm not drooling as some of you may think I am. I don't think of him like that.
"Kai? What are you doing in here?" I said getting some pajama pants out of the closet.
"I sent Cerberus to go get you. I heard you sneak out."
I froze. "Uhhh, well Kai you see what had happened was, ummm."
"Its ok, I knew you were going to do it. I found the tickets hidden under your pillow."
"What? When? Why did you even come in here?" I asked all at once.
"Cerberus made a mess in my bed. So I'm crashing in here for tonight." He said petting the Siberian husky. I put on my pajama pants, and took off my shirt as well.
"Whatever." I said not really caring at the moment. We had slept together a few times so it was nothing new. NO, not like that! I got in bed next to him but not to close and put the covers over my naked shoulders. Cerberus jumped off the bed and into his pallet, in the middle of me and Kenny's bed. I then took my hat off, put it on my bedpost, and took the rubber band holding my hair together out. I lie on my stomach and looked at the Russian next to me. He had his eyes closed and I watched as his chest rose and fell lightly. He suddenly opened one eye. "What?" he said quietly.
I blushed. "Oh uh nothing. Good night." I said closing my eyes. I wasn't asleep though. I had thinking to do. Max had rejected me tonight. Damn it hurt like hell. For some reason though the tears still didn't come.
(Normal POV, later that night)
Tyson tossed and turned in his sleep. His pillow was stained with tears even though he was deeply asleep. Kai suddenly awoke to his struggling. He cursed himself before going in the kitchen and getting a hand towel. He put warm water in it, wrung it, and went back into Tyson's room. He placed it lightly on the boy's head and he stopped squirming for a minute. He was breathing pretty heavily and his temperature had gone up really high. For some reason he was shivering though. "Gah, I'm not good in these situations." Kai said wondering what to do. "Um maybe I should wake up Ray." He was about to stand up when he felt Tyson's arm wrapped around his, holding on tightly. He was crying in his sleep, and it seemed serious as he was holding onto Kai's arm so tight that he could barely feel it. He sat back down. He was in real pain but there was nothing he could do. Kai slipped under the covers with him and the boy latched on to his chest, holding him tightly. Tyson sniffled before starting to cry again deeply into Kai's chest. 'Damn he's like a child right now.' Kai thought. 'And I'm no good with kids.' He reached his hand over and ran his hand through Tyson's hair. "It'll be ok Tyson." He whispered to the boy. The boy suddenly calmed down, and sniffled a few times. Kai continued to run his hands through his hair until he finally felt the boy breathe easy. They stayed like that for most of the night, until Tyson awoke early in the morning.
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