Chapter 5 of Day Off, Kai's Surprise.

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK. *i know some of you*

Anyway, enjoy!

After breakfast (and being fed by Kai), Ray went to explore the house he had magically appeared in overnight.

What he found was really astonishing, and really showed that Kai was LOADED.

In one room was a spa, with a hot tub, massage table, sauna and EVERYTHING. In another was a giant TV with stereo and snack bar, two recliners and a loveseat. Ray had a feeling Kai had a reason for putting the loveseat in there...*ahem* Continuing on, Ray discovered a gym with a pool and weight room, a sitting room with a fire place and three sofas, and a HUGE kitchen, which (though he didn't notice before) was connected to the dining room.

After checking out the details of the entertainment system, Ray found a door that was locked. He jiggled the handle until he gave up. When he was about to turn away, he remembered he hadn't seen Kai. Putting two and two together, Ray knocked on the locked door. After a moment, Kai stuck his head out.

"Oh. Hey, Ray." Kai smiled, coming out and closing the door, not giving Ray a chance to see inside. "Exploring the house?"

"Yeah, it's huge," Ray said, "and all I can say is that you're completely loaded what's in there?"

"Well, actually-" Kai started, before stopping himself. "It's a secret."

"But why?" Ray asked, giving Kai his best pleading eyes.

"It's a surprise." Kai said with a smirk. Ray didn't like it when Kai kept secrets, but since he knew that Kai wasn't as cold as he was before, Ray figured he could just wait to see what Kai was up to.

Once Ray had disappeared down the hall, Kai ran back into the locked room and sighed.

"That was a close one." He said. "He almost spoiled the surprise."

Kai stretched and cracked his knuckles. It was hard keeping a secret from Ray since he was so sharp and always curious. But then again, that's what he loved about him. With a smile, Kai continued preparing his little surprise for Ray. (A/N: AND MIND YOU, IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING)

Quickly becoming bored, Ray took a chair and brought it outside. Setting it in the sand near the water, he sat down and let the waves wash up at his feet.

After breathing in the ocean air and soaking up the sun, Ray became drowsy and soon fell asleep in his chair.

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When Ray woke up, he found himself lying on one of the sofas in the sitting room. Passing it off as just him walking inside half-asleep, and lying on the couch after sitting outside for so long, Ray set his head back down onto his pillow. He slowly began to drift back to sleep to the sound of his pillows heartbeat when he noticed. Pillows don't have heartbeats.

Looking up, Ray discovered the source of the only heartbeat other than his. It was Kai, sleeping softly. Ray smiled. Kai had probably found him outside and brought him in. Carefully, Ray got himself off Kai and looked around for a clock. Finding one on the mantel above the fireplace, Ray saw it was about 5PM. Stretching, Ray thought he'd head to the kitchen to fix up some dinner. Before he could make it to the door, though, he was stopped in his tracks by a hug from a half-asleep Kai.

"Where're you going?" he asked sleepily.

"It's five o' clock." Ray said. "I'd say it's almost time for dinner."

Ray tried to wiggle out of Kai's grasp, but Kai had a very strong grip and wasn't planning on letting go anytime soon. Kai adjusted Ray so that Ray was facing him, burying his face in Ray hair and sighing.

"Kai." Ray whined, still trying to break free. "Let go."

"No." Kai replied, pulling Ray down on top of him and onto another one of the sofas. "We don't have to eat yet."

"But Kai-"

"If anything, I'd rather eat you." Kai murmured, flipping on top of Ray and kissing him hungrily. "Besides, you can't spoil your appetite before I show you my surprise."

"Well, what's your surprise?" Ray asked. "Maybe if I know what it is, I'll limit how much I eat."

Kai chuckled and buried his face in his kitten's neck, lightly leaving his mark below Ray's ear. "I don't think so."

"Then when are you going to show me your 'surprise'?" Ray asked, pushing Kai off him and standing.

"Later, when it gets dark outside." Kai said, grabbing Ray's shirt and trying to pull him back down. "Now come back down here and sleep."

"But I'm not tired." Ray said.

"Then be my pillow!" Kai yanked Ray down to the floor. "I was yours for most of the day."

Ray sighed, knowing he was losing this battle, and climbed back under Kai, who immediately fell asleep once he reburied his face in Ray's neck. Ray smiled. This "Day Off" has really shown him a completely different side to Kai. And Ray was enjoying it. Kai was full of mysteries, and Ray loved it when he discovered something new about him. Still smiling, Ray relaxed under Kai's weight and drifted back to sleep as well.

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"Ray. Wake up. Time for the surprise."

Ray woke up to Kai shaking him. He sat up and shook away the grogginess in his head and followed Kai to the locked door.

"Close your eyes okay?" Kai pulled Ray's headband over his eyes and started pushing him along. He sat Ray down on a cushion on the carpeted floor and kept him blindfolded. He set something on Ray's lap and hugged him from behind, taking Ray's hair out of its bind and taking off the blindfold.

Ray looked down at the box on his lap and picked it up. He lifted the lid slowly and found a gold medallion on a red silk ribbon. Engraved in the gold was a tiger with diamond-encrusted stripes, damn it must've been expensive!

Ray smiled and leaned back on Kai.

"It's beautiful." He said.

"I knew you'd like it." Kai said. "But that's not the surprise."

"Then what is?" Ray asked, Kai getting up.

"This is." And Kai pressed a button on a panel in the wall. Slowly and surely, two of the walls and the ceiling rose up and retracted into the house. Ray was amazed at the sight. It was nearly midnight, and all the stars were out, brightening the night sky.

"There's supposed to be a meteor shower soon." Kai said, sitting back down behind Ray. "I thought you'd want to see it."

"Of course." Ray said. "I'd watch the stars every night back in China. I'd always wonder what it would be like to be up there with them."

"...Don't you dare leave to become an astronaut on me." Kai said abruptly.

"Of course I'm not." Ray said with a laugh, leaning on Kai. "If I did that, I'd be away from you."

"...Okay. That was corny, but still sweet." Kai said.

"Hey, you can't have Tala visit constantly without having something rubbed off on you." Ray said.

Kai thought about what Ray said, but shook it off with a shudder. Some people would take that the wrong way.

"Oh hey! It's starting!" Ray exclaimed, sitting up on his knees, eyes focused on the hundreds of shooting stars raining down to Earth from the sky.

Kai smiled at the look on Ray's face. His eyes were bright and shining with excitement; he almost looked like a child.

As Kai wrapped his arms around Ray's waist and hugged him from behind, he whispered the three words he loved to repeat.

"I love you."

"I love you too Kai." Ray replied.

It was indeed a wonderful night.

I love this story. It's just so cute. =^w^=

Well, chapter 6 is in the works. please be patient and review!