Chapter Seven:

The Plan!

Michael stood with a hand on his head; he was starting to get a headache. Maybe I should go on a vacation? Yeah, I'll just tell Judy I need a break from all my practicing, and I'll return when this whole thing is over. What a great plan. Michael thought sighing as he stared at the four quiet teens.

"…When are you guys heading back to Japan?" Zoe startled them out their thoughts.

"Max said that we could leave in about five days. Why?" Ray asked.

"Well, I just thought that each of us can have two days with Max and Tyson and on the fifth day we let them decide who they want to spend the last day with." He explained.

"Sounds reasonable enough," Ray said, and turned to look at Alan, "who's first?"

"Me!" Zeo said, and Kai glared at him.

"…Fine." Kai reply, bangs covering his eyes. The four teens stared at him silently waiting for more of his respond, but Kai kept quiet as he brushed pass Zeo, heading to the exit.

"Kai, where are you going? The party is not over ye!." Michael asked him, but Kai choose to ignore him and he left. Shortly after that, Tyson and Max returned from the dance floor.

"Where's Kai?" the blue-haired teen asked them, as he looked around for their anti-social captain.

"He left, apparently." Zeo said tone uninterested.

"Oh… I see." Was the quiet comment of Tyson, Zeo glared at nothing in particular.

Damn Kai, always ruining everything! Zeo thought as he clenched his hands, determined to win Tyson at any cost.

Meanwhile, Kai got inside a taxi, giving the driver directions to the hotel. He wanted to be alone for a while, and to think of a way to do as Michael had told him; to tell Tyson how he felt about him. He knew it was stupid to leave Tyson with Zeo, but when he was around the happy blader his mind would just go blank.

He also knew that Tyson was his strength as well as his weakness. It was because of Tyson, that he let his mask slipped and he had smile, a smile that had showed that he was having fun while battling with the younger teen. How exactly was he supposed to tell his great rival, as well as best friend, that he loved him? Kai knew if he was able to answer that question, then all his other questions would be answered as well.

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"Tyson, can I speak to you?" say teen turned to look at Zeo.

"Sure." They stepped outside, and Tyson knew that Zeo was being serious, too serious for his own liking.

"Ty, would it be OK if you met me tomorrow for dinner?" the blue-haired teen blinked, was that all? The teen sighed in relief.

"Sure!" he happily said, and Zeo hugged him.

"Thanks Tyson." Say teen nodded, but couldn't help feel that something was going on. He had also noticed that his friends had been acting weird, Kai included.

"I wonder if Kai is OK." He said to himself, and he didn't notice Zeo tense up at the mention of his captain. Inside, Michael was looking at his four friends and he had noticed that both Zeo and Tyson had left.

It seems Zeo isn't going to take this lightly. I wonder why Kai left. He thought. "Ray," say teen turned to look at him.

"What is it?" he asked.

"I'm sorry." He apologized, and Ray stared at him confused, and Michael continued. "It wasn't my place to say those things to you and the others, especially Kai. It isn't my business." Ray smiled at the blader.

"Don't say that, besides what you said was right."

"I don't about that, but I just feel like I added fuel to the fire, knocked down the dominos, set a chain of events, you know what I mean?" he asked and Ray sweat-dropped.

"Don't worry about it. After five days, everything will be back to normal!"

"I sure hope so." He sigh uncertainty, "hey Ray." Again, the teen turned to look at him, and Michael gaze at Alan and Max, who were talking and laughing. Ray followed his gaze and then turned to look back at him.

"What?"

"…Are you jealous?" he asked, and Ray smiled.

"What kind of stupid question is that?" Michael immediately dropped it, knowing that he shouldn't push it, and deciding right there and then that Ray was a good actor.

Brt: Thank-you for reading and reviewing! For some reason I feel bad for Michael… XD. Oh yeah, just a small warning-hint about next chapter; it's going to be sad for… um, I can't tell you just yet, sorry! See-you'll later!