Me: So its about time I got this up, right?

Kai: Well duh... stupid cliffie

Me: I felt like it, alright? I wonder how many of you saw this one coming? Thanks to all who reviewed!

Miguel: She owns the new OC character who is of little importance...she thinks

"So where are we going?" Miguel asked, jumping down after Kai.

"You'll see," Kai grinned. He held Miguel's hand, leading him through the maze of walls that were old buildings downtown. They came to a clearing and Miguel's eyes widened because inside a box that was open on the side was...

"A kitten?" Miguel asked as the little gray fur ball came out and snuggled into Kai's hand.

"Yeah, I call him Reath," Kai said.

"Why Reath?" Miguel asked.

"Because I found him in one of those Christmas reaths last month or so," Kai said. "It was a really old one but I guess it was all he could find for shelter,"

"Why don't you take him home?" Miguel asked, scratching the area in between Reeth's ears. The kitten purred in appreciation.

"Because Ian is allergic to cats," Kai sighed. "He's not deathly allergic but if Reath stays around to long then it probably will turn into a death allergy."

"And you couldn't get Rei or one of the White Tigers to take him in?" Miguel asked.

"Well Rei is to busy with his new restaurant job to take care of Reath and the White Tigers hate me for some reason," Kai said. "I can't really trust anyone else-"

"How about I take him home with me?" Miguel suggested.

"To Spain?" Kai asked.

"Well mom and dad have always wanted a pet and cats clean up after themselves," Miguel said. "We won't be going back to Spain until maybe after Johnny's masqurade thing that his dad's throwing for him,"

"That'd be nice...so you'd really take him in?" Kai asked, running his hand down Reath's back.

"If you want me too,"

"That'd be great," Kai smiled. "Thankyou, Miguel." Miguel's heart seemed to stop beating for a moment.

"So there's how many days until Tala's birthday?" Miguel asked.

"Um... today's the eighteenth so three," Kai said. "And then Johnny's dad's thing is on the twent-fourth."

"So he was born on the twenty-first?" Miguel asked. "That's pretty close to Christmas."

"Yeah, it also explains why he loves the cold- quite literally," Kai said. "Once he tried to sit in the rain but thankfully Johnny was around so we didn't need to knock him out and he didn't catch a cold."

"How did Johnny and Tala get together? That's one of the last things I'd expect," Miguel said.

"To tell you the truth, we weren't either," Kai said. "And only they know. Even though they're both loud mouthed, annoying, and sometimes obnoxious to the point where I want to throw them both out of the house, they like their privacy so they haven't told us."

"Alright, how about Oliver and Bryan?"

"Oh, that was genius! It was mostly Ian's doing," Kai smirked.

"How so?"

"He blackmailed Bryan to..."

Flashback

"You're crazy, you little midget! There is no way I'm doing that!" Bryan shouted.

"Oh you will, Bryan...if you ever want that French boy to ever talk to you again,"

"And how the hell would you accomplish that?" Bryan asked.

"Its amazing how easy it is to hack into some people's email adresses," Ian smirked. "Now be a good boy and go grocery shopping and tell Oliver that you like him."

"He won't even be there, genius," Bryan snapped. "Looks like there's a flaw in your little plan."

"Not exactly. I emailed him from your account, no less, and asked him to go meet you at the town square," Ian smirked. "I did this all while pretending to be you and keeping your correct mannerisms in check. You won't stand him up will you? After all, it practically is a date." Bryan shouted swear words and other things not really meant for children's ears as he grabbed his jacket and stormed outside.

True to Ian's words, Oliver was waiting for him, with a smile and a light blush on his cheeks. "Hi Bryan,"

"Hey Oliver," Bryan said, offering him a small smile.

"So what exactly were you planning to go grocery shopping for?" Oliver asked, taking Bryan's hand and leading him into the grocery store.

"Whatever's on this list," Bryan said.

"Well, let's see it," Oliver said. Since Bryan had almost no clue on what to do, Oliver was doing most of the shopping.

"I should take you on all the outings where they want me to shop... how do you know how to shop anyways? Aren't you supposed to have servants go to the store for you or something?" Bryan asked.

"I used to go with my nanny to the store. She showed me how to pick things out, if they were fresh or any good- things like that," Oliver said.

"Oliver, watch-!" Bryan grabbed hold of Oliver's waist just as he was about to hit the ground. Oliver looked sheepishly at Bryan before his eyes focused on the "Caution! Wet!" sign that was several feat in front of him.

"Thanks for catching me," Oliver said, blushing.

"N-no problem," Bryan said, restoring them to their proper balance. Oliver nodded and after they payed, they silently walked to the park. Oliver, unable to take the silence anymore, grabbed Bryan's shirt and kissed his lips. Bryan's eyes widened before responding.

End Flashback

"So how do you know that?" Miguel asked.

"Oh, Ian sent me along to make sure everything went along smoothly and it did," Kai said.

"I'd never have taken Ian to be the match maker type," Miguel said.

"Most people don't," Kai said. "Once you get to know him, he's as nosy as hell."

"Well he's still a kid,"

"True to that," Kai sighed. "So what do you want to do for the rest of the day?"

"Well Matilda's been out alot lately so..."

"So you wanna see what she's up too?" Kai asked and Miguel nodded. "You know, she's a better blader then most people give her credit for," Kai picked Reath up while Miguel picked his new cat's home up.

"Yeah, I also heard the story," Miguel chuckled. "She's just really shy but if she got over it..."

"I don't think she needs to get over it, I just think that she needs some encouragment while she's in the ring," Kai mused. "Well, let's go find her." They found her and another blader Kai hadn't seen for a very long time.

"Kane!" Kai almost shouted. Luckily, they pair didn't hear them.

"You know him?"

"Yeah, he's from way back in the days...maybe a year or so before I met you?" Kai said. "I wonder what they're doing together?"

"Shh, listen. We might be able to hear them," Miguel said.

"That attack the other day was awesome, Matti!" Kane said, smiling softly. "You've come a really long way since we were kids!"

"And what about you, Kane?" she smiled back shyly. "I'm sure you have too."

"Oh, c'mon, don't change the subject Matti! How'd you do that?"

"Well, I was just so mad at that guy for hurting Miguel that...I saw the log and then something Kai said clicked into my head and I just fired my beyblade without thinking," she smiled. "I don't think it was that great...how did you see it anyways?"

"I was passing by to see the Blade Breakers and then I saw you and I thought 'is that Matti from the old days? She's gotten so confident!'" Kane said.

"That's right... Matti was eight when she moved to Spain," Miguel remembered.

"So its perfectly logical that she knows Kane from the past," Kai said. "Do you think they're an item?"

"Nah, Matti's to shy and she would've told one of us," Miguel said, shaking his head. "I think that they're just rekindling an old friendship."

"Oh... besides, I think Kane has the hots for someone else," Kai said. "Hanging around both of them now, I gotta wonder who developed the kindness from whose personality."

"No one will know but them and maybe their parents," Miguel said, stroking Reath's fur.

"They're good kids," Kai said. "Should we leave them alone now?"

"Yeah, that'd be a good thing," Miguel said. "I'll just wait for her to tell us about him when she's more comfortable."

"Sounds good to me," Kai said. "Now should we get this little boy back to your house so he can settle in?"

"That would be great... hey, what are you getting for Tala's birthday?" Miguel asked as they walked, careful to make sure that Kane and Matilda didn't see them.

"Honestly? No clue,"

"You don't even have something picked out?"

"Well I do but I haven't had time to go shopping," Kai admitted.

"Well how about we drop Reath off at my home, let him get used to Claude and Aaron, and then spend the rest of the day shopping for Tala and then go out for ourselves or something?"

"That sounds good,"

"Alright then," Miguel said. Kai tugged impatiently on Miguel's hand, urging the boy to go faster. For some reason, the phoenix blader wanted to run. Miguel laughed and sped up, keeping a good hold on Reath's box. Kai held onto Reath securely yet gently at the same time. They stopped to catch their breath when they had reached Miguel's house in half the time they would if they were walking.

"Well, that...was good exercise...why don't you look tired?" Miguel panted, leaning heavily against the fence post.

"Because...I'm used to this sort of thing," Kai said. "Should we get him inside?"

"Yeah..." Miguel inserted the key into the lock and pushed the door open.

"So where were you last night?" Claude asked. "Why is there a kitten here?" He took the kitten from Kai and began petting it.

"Well Kai found it and he couldn't take it home because Ian has cat allergies so he asked if I could take him,"

"Oh, your parents have always wanted a pet...what's his name?" Claude asked.

"Reath," Kai answered.

"Cute," Claude said. "You're lucky, you just missed Aaron and his teasing. Have you seen Matti by the way?" Kai and Miguel glanced at each other.

"She's with a friend," Miguel said.

"Uh huh. So are you two going out again?" Claude asked, taking the box from Kai and stopping at the hallway before he reached the bedrooms.

"Yeah, we are," Miguel said.

"Alright, I'll just set the little guy's things in your room, Miguel," Claude said. "Why are you going out again though?"

"Tala's birthday is coming up," Kai sighed. "And he won't give us a clue of what he wants but I have a pretty good idea..."

"What? Johnny wrapped up in wrapping paper on his bed?" Claude said sarcastically.

"Now that's what I should tell Bryan..."

"Um..." Claude looked at Miguel, confused.

"Well, we'll just be going," Miguel said. "Thanks Claude."

"Oh and Claude, make sure to call Rei," Kai said. "He's been worried about you since that incident." Claude nodded and blushed a little. "See ya in a few."

"See ya," Claude agreed, going to set Reath down in Miguel's room.

"So now that we're where all the shops are...where do we go?" Miguel asked.

"There's this antique store that Tala likes to look at," Kai said, opening the door for Miguel.

"Tala likes antiques?" Miguel asked.

"He likes looking at them," Kai responded. "He says that they make him feel young."

"But he is young..."

"Try convincing him that,"

"Okay..."

"Yeah..."

"Oh, are you the friends of that lovely red headed boy?"

"Oh, Tala? Yeah, we are," Kai said. A lady in her late forties smiled at them from behind the counter. She had brown hair that was tied tightly in a bun, very dark skin, and blue eyes that reminded Kai very much of Tala.

"Could you give this to him?" she asked. "Just tell him that its from Anya- he'll know what for."

"His birthday?" Kai asked.

"Oh since you already know, yes," Anya smiled. "Let's see, you must be Kai... the red eyed phoenix? Yes, and you... Spencer?"

"No, I'm Miguel," he said. "I'm not on the Blitzkrieg Boys."

"Oh, Miguel, my apologies," she said. "So were you looking for a birthday present for him?"

"Yeah..." Kai said. "Do you have any wolves in here?"

"Yes, they're right over there," Anya said, pointing next to a book shelf. "He really seems to like the books."

"Sounds like him," Kai said. He scanned the shelves and one book in particular caught his eye. There was a tiny slip of paper in it. He took it out and flipped it open. "He likes to read this one...doesn't he?"

"You can tell?" Anya asked surprised.

"He leaves little slips of paper where he left off and sometimes there's little dootles," Kai said. "Does he talk about a 'Johnny McGregor'?"

"Johnny...his boyfriend, yes?" Anya said. "He says that Johnny is probably the best thing that's ever happened to him since 'his little brother'." Kai nodded.

"Thanks...you gonna get him anything?" Kai asked.

"I'll just look somewhere else," Miguel said, sensing that Kai wanted to leave.

"So this is it?" Anya asked. "Have a good day." Kai and Miguel nodded before going out of the store.

"Kai? What's wrong?" Miguel asked.

"I'm sorry Miguel but I don't want to talk about it," Kai said. "Can we just go home?"

"Yeah, sure..." Miguel said, wondering what had happened to make Kai act like this. He sighed. Just when they had been doing so well, Kai had decided to put up his barriers again...

Me: More secrets...more, more, more...

Miguel: and just when we were doing so well...

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