"Crossword" by thebirdgod

Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade or the characters contained within Beyblade. Also, most crossword questions came from the Courier Journal, a newspaper in Kentucky.

Note: Sorry for the delay! Here is the next chapter, again it doesn't have blatant questions and answers for puzzles, but don't worry, we're slowly building up to a good one! Thanks for all the reviews, you've been too kind!

Pairings: JohnnyxRobert, MiguelxKai, TalaxClaude, SpencerxBryan

Chapter 6

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Bryan's attention had been glued to the screen the moment the penguins had begun their escape attempts, quietly praising their ingenious methods of breaking out the zoo. Spencer just smiled in return, letting his hand drift teasingly across his lover's thigh, whispering in Russian, "Your praise for them sounds suspiciously like the praise you give me when I'm pounding you into the bed."

The silver eyed Russian paled a bit, replying in their native tongue, "Absolute nonsense. Using spoons to dig a tunnel through a zoo pales drastically in comparison to what I feel when you touch me." Bryan could hardly believe his lover had even hinted that the penguins were better than him; that was just ridiculous, there was no way a cartoon could get remotely close to how he felt when his lover was even in the same room as him. His response, however, was a smug smile and an intense kiss, before Spencer allowed him to continue watching the film.

Robert remained relaxed on top of Johnny, smiling when his friend weaved their hands together across his abdomen. Johnny leaned down to whisper in his German's ear.

"~You realize Oliver expects the rest of us to sleep down here right?~"

A sigh was released, and the garnet eyed man adjusted himself so that he could look into the Scot's eyes, despite the dim lighting. He replied just as softly, "~I know, and perhaps that's for the best. I'd like my first time being pinned underneath you to take place somewhere a little more special than Oliver's guest room.~"

Perhaps, Johnny thought to himself, he should have kept his mouth shut, because now he had arousing images of Robert moaning underneath him. "~I agree. Gives me a little more time to woo you.~"

Robert released a soft chuckling, placing a chaste kiss to Johnny's lips. "~Ah yes, that whole dating thing.~"

"~Yes, that whole dating thing. Don't want you to look back on all of this and call me an uncouth man whore.~"

"~I'd never call you a man whore unless you truly were one. I will allow you to do plenty of wooing then.~"

There was a pause, a devilish smirk stretching across Johnny's face before he caught those lips in another heated kiss, briefly suckling Robert's bottom lip before releasing his now boyfriend's mouth. "~That's your first wooing gift. And speaking of, I just realized that was one of the answers on the crossword puzzle.~"

The German chuckled, "~Wooing? Well it seems that you can now finish the puzzle. Perhaps there will be a question about the types of lemurs found in Madagascar.~" He gave the redhead a grin that screamed 'I-know-I'm-hilarious', then snuggled back down into his boyfriend's arms, content on watching a movie with him in peace. It was almost like a date, except for the whole being surrounded by other gay couples, one pair of which he was afraid might start fucking in front of them (he caught sight of Spencer massaging Bryan's thigh).

Oliver had noticed the close proximity of his two best friends, and smiled sweetly in the dark to his own lover, whispering gently, "Took them long enough…I think we should put the second Madagascar in after this one goes off, give them more time to be awake before we start off early tomorrow morning."

"I agree, my heart," Enrique replied, glancing up to the screen, watching as the main character scares off a bunch of deranged animals accidentally…they were called foosa or something like that, "they look good together."

"They do," the greenette replied, placing a soft kiss to his lover's cheek, "they deserve so much happiness."

"Indeed. It will be fun watching them court each other."

A giggle. "Oh, I hope so. I want to get as many pictures of it as possible."

Johnny's lips ghosted against Robert's cheek, "They're up to something over there…"

"This sounds familiar," came the German's mumbled reply, "didn't we go through this with Ian?"

"I have a feeling it wasn't just Ian," Johnny stated, his arm pulling Robert further into his side, "I'll keep a close eye on them just in case. Don't want them locking you in a closet without me."

The German let out a snort, but was smiling against the toned skin of his boyfriend, letting his hand idly trace patterns across wash board abs. He listened absently as their friends giggled between each other; and pointed out to the Scot, how Bryan seemed to be obsessed with the penguins (as the Russian was cheering them on during their crazy battle strategies).

"Remind me to get him a Rico doll for Christmas."

A snort. "How about some TNT instead?"

The second movie was put in, and at this point, Miguel and Kai (who was thankful of the dark room) joined the rest of the group, laying down some blankets before getting cuddled up together, the Spaniard pulling a thick quilt over them. They had settled in closest to Robert and Johnny, who they noticed were awfully close together.

"Beware the giggling couple," Johnny whispered to Miguel, "they're back to their scheming. Oh and a 'thank you' would be nice."

Miguel had a blank look on his face, before breaking out into a broad grin, "Thanks, I owe you one big time."

"You can pay me back by helping me keep an eye on the little sneaks nearby," the redhead replied, keeping quiet as he realized his lithe German hadn't moved in a few minutes, and his breathing seemed to have evened out.

"They're not going to use shaving cream on the first person who falls asleep are they?" Kai asked in a low whisper, genuinely surprised at the possibility.

The memory of a slumber party long since past drifted through the Scot's mind. He remembered how Oliver had been the first to fall asleep; Robert and Enrique had put whipped cream all over him. The green haired man had been very unhappy when he woke up, and swore vengeance on Enri (it was never a good idea to try and get back at Robert, it was like asking for your own death). "No," Johnny replied, "they won't do anything that might put their lives in danger. They're just being overtly suspicious."

Kai and Miguel nodded, wiggling closer together as they turned their attention towards the movie. Who knew penguins could fly a plane?

"Wait, weren't they the ones who made Robert wear a flight attendant costume? Not that I'm complaining," Kai asked, letting his crimson gaze meet the redhead's own. Miguel raised an eyebrow in the direction of his lover. He imagined he too could admit that the German looked fantastic in that pencil skirt.

"They used blackmail of him being in love with me." Johnny shrugged before continuing, "They don't have anything to go on now. At least not without opening themselves up for the wrath of a Jurgen."

Johnny turned his attention back to his companion, content to watch the German as he slept soundly in his arms. He was glad that they decided to wait; they both had been raised in traditional households, and he felt it was important to make sure their relationship wasn't just about sex, though god knows that was going to be one fantastic result of it. He was thinking about having flowers delivered to Robert's house before they got there; something for the German to see when he first makes it to his room. The Scot would have to think of something creative to do as a card. Maybe a riddle?

Towards the end of the movie, Johnny found himself drifting off; the sweet smell of Robert helping to ease him into a peaceful slumber. He tightened his grip on his companion, tugging the blanket up around them, before he finally closed his eyes, head tilted to bury his nose in soft amethyst locks. It would be the best night of sleep he'd had in a long, long time.