Chibi Kai: *smirks* Kistune's sick
Kistune: *stuffed nose* am not!!
Chibi Kai: and sounds really funny
Kistune: Do not!!
Chibi Kai: and is very fun to annoy
Kistune: Am not!!
Rei: Kai, stop annoying her...she's sick and has had writers block for like...ever...
Kistune: ok...the last part's true...so sorry for the not so good chapter reviewers...Kai, leave me alone!!
Rei: how about you start writing the story?
Kistune: ok!! fine!! have no pity for the sick!!
Chibi Kai: I thought you weren't sick
Me: I'm not!! leave me alone!!
Rei: disclaimer: Kistune doesn't own Beyblade and she never will
Chibi Kai: Chapter 18: I Dreamed You Left
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"Well," Kai started. "I feel...weird." was the only way his childish mind could explain.
"Weird as in how?" Rei pressed. He had to get to the bottom of this.
"I've been having nightmares lately and I've been trying to ignore them," Kai explained. "but they're getting worse."
Rei frowned. Kai's been having nightmares for a while now? Why hadn't he noticed before?
"What are they about?" Rei asked.
Kai looked uncomfortable, but had to answer because of the spell. "When I was at the Abbey and when I lived with my grandfather." he answered. "and about y--"
"There you guys are!" Max said, cutting Kai off. "You could have come back to the room you know."
"Sorry Max." Rei apologized. "We just started talking."
"About what?" Tyson asked, curiosity present in his voice.
"About my nightmares." Kai answered, growling at the small response. "Stupid, frigging spell!"
"And what were they about?" Max and Tyson pressed.
"None of your business." Rei replied. "It's Kai's problem not yours."
"But he told you because of the spell!" Tyson pouted.
Rei paused. That's right. Kai did only tell him because of the spell.
"Kai, I'm sorry." Rei apologized, looking at the child.
"Rei it's a--"
"I'll try not to do it again. I promise." Rei said, cutting Kai off. "I really didn't mean to."
Kai sighed. If he tried to say anything, he'd probably just get cut off again, so why bother? He looked up as Rei stood up from his seat on the floor. He still looked pretty guilty. Kai raised his arms towards Rei.
"Up." was the simple order he gave Rei.
Rei smiled and picked Kai up. Kai sighed quietly and laid his head on Rei's shoulder. Today was going to be a long day.
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"So, I figured you guys could train before lunch, then we could all go out to eat. Then after that, you guys could train some more. Since we've been here, we've only trained a little bit and the tournament is tomorrow." Kenny explained.
"Sounds good." Rei said before sighing. "I can't believe we've barely practiced!"
"I blame jelly fish!" Max screamed, running around everyone.
"Max, what did you eat and/or drink?" Rei sighed, looking at the blonde teen running around.
"I swear to sugar it wasn't God!" Max answered, laughing as he looked up at Rei, eyes begging him to believe him.
The other's sighed. "If you say so." Rei replied.
Max beamed and ran ahead of them, dodging by people and street lamps.
"I got him." Tyson chuckled, running after the hyper blonde.
"Idiots. Both of them." Kai grumbled, crossing his arms as he, Rei, and Kenny walked down the street. They were heading to the park to train, seeing as there were a lot of people in the gym. It was a beautiful day any way. Why waste it inside?
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Kai, Rei and Kenny entered the park, looking around for the hyper blonde and the following bluenette. Finding them standing in a crowd of people, they made their way to the teens.
"What's going on?" Kenny asked, not being able to see over the crowd.
"A beybattle." Tyson answered. "And so far, Carsh is winning!"
Kai growled as he tried to see over the crowd. Sadly, he was to short. He glared at the people, hoping they would suddenly clear a path for him, but that didn't happen. He looked up at Rei, and tugged on his pants, lifting his arms when Rei looked down at him. Rei picked him up and put him on his shoulders so the child could see.
"Thanks." Kai mumbled as he started to watch the battle. There were two blades, one green and the other black and silver. The black and silver one was obviously the stronger of the two. Did the green one even have a chance?
"Go Ethel!" Carsh called. His bit chip glowed a dark blue and then rose up a powerful looking wolf. It had wild eyes and shaggy fur, but it's claws and teeth looked sharp.
Carsh's opponent saw that he was outmatched and called his blade back, afraid the other, more experienced blader would smash his blade. Carsh smirked and called back his blade, the wolf disappearing back into the blade.
"That was a good match." Carsh said as he walked to his opponent. "What's your name?"
"Uh, Zel." the boy said, looking up at Carsh with big purple eyes.
"And you're seriously an amatuer?" Carsh asked, a look of slight disbelief on his face.
Zel only nodded and looked at his blade. "I should've known better than to challenge you. I knew I would lose."
"Tch. Are you kidding me?! I almost lost! I had to call out Ethel or I would've been beaten for sure!" Carsh exclaimed. "When you get strong enough to beat my bitbeast, I want another battle!"
"Deal!" Zel agreed, shaking Carsh's hand.
"So did you like the battle?" Carsh asked, his back still to the Bladebreakers.
"We didn't see all of it." Tyson replied, turning to his team. "How did he know we were here?"
The others shrugged as Carsh turned to them. "So, do one of you want to battle?"
"Why not? That's what we're here for!" Tyson smirked, taking his Dragoon out of his pocket. He and Carsh stood on opposite sides of the dish, ready to launch their blades.
"3! 2! 1! Let it rip!" Zel called out, throwing his hand down to signal the start of the match.
"Go Dragoon!" Tyson called, launching his blade.
"Come on Ethel!" Carsh smirked, also launching his blade.
The blades clashed together, sparks flying from the intensity. Dragoon slammed into Ethel, knocking him back, then the dragon circled the wolf. Carsh kept his eye on Dragoon as the blade circled faster and faster. Finally, he smirked.
"Ethel! To the right!" he ordered his blade.
The blade spun to the right, effictivly knocking Tyson's blade to the very edge.
"No Dragoon!" Tyson yelled to the dragon. The blade went around the dish on the very edge before going back down to the middle.
Carsh smirked. "Oh no you don't!" he shouted. "Ethel! One more time!" The blade chased the Dragoon around the dish before it stopped suddenly and circled the opposite way. It smashed into Dragoon, knocking the blade off balance and out of the dish.
"Dragoon!" Tyson said, picking up his blade. "Well, it was a good match."
Carsh caught his blade easily and walked over to Tyson. "I hope you don't blade like this in the tournament." he stated, joking around.
"Of course not. I just let you win!" Tyson joked back. Both boys laughed and then shook hands. "But in the real tournament, prepare to lose!"
"Oh you're on now!" Carsh smirked.
"So where's the rest of Fatal Rage?" Max asked, looking around but not seeing any one else.
"Oh, they decided not to come. Kaleen got food poisoning from breakfast this morning, Katalik had to fix up his blade, and Jade went off who know's where." Carsh explained, counting off the people on his fingers. "So me and Ethel just came to the park!"
"Yeah. We came to train. We haven't been practicing at all!" Tyson said, sighing.
"Well if you don't practice, we'll defiantly win this tournament!" Carsh gloated.
"We'll see about that." Tyson remarked, glaring at Carsh who glared back. Tyson cracked a smile and they both burst out laughing.
"Come on Tyson. We have to train!" Kenny stated. "If you keep talking we'll lose time."
"Not to mention air." Kai added, leaning his head on top of Rei's.
"What ever!" Tyson grumbled, crossing his arms. "Hey Carsh, want to train with us?"
"Sure! Why not! I need the practice anyway!"
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The teens trained all through lunch, not even noticing it went by. They alternated opponents every other match, getting in as much practice as possible. Tyson's stomach growled as Carsh's cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Carsh answered. "No, I'm at the park...yeah, I told you I was going to be here...no I'm not alone...fine...bye."
"Who was that?" Max asked, bounding up to the teen.
"Jade. She wanted to know where I was. She's like my mother. Anyway, I've got to go! See you tomorrow at the match!" Carsh said as he ran off.
"Bye!" Tyson and Max called back, waving to the teen.
"We should be getting back too. It's getting dark." Rei stated, looking at the sky. "Plus, if Tyson's stomach isn't any indication, we missed lunch."
"I know! And I'm starving!" Tyson complained, holding his stomach. "Let's go."
They took off towards the hotel, eager to put something in their bellies. They rode the elevator up to their rooms, to tired to take the stairs.
"Just order some room service." Rei said as he and Kai walked into their room, Tyson, Max, and Kenny walking into theirs.
"Ok. Night!" Max said, closing the door to their room.
Kai looked up at Rei, who was currently unwrapping his hair from the bind. He glanced down at Kai and smiled. "Bath time."
Kai nodded and ran to the bathroom, reaching over and turning the water on. He yelped as his hand slipped and he fell into the tub.
"Kai are you ok?!" Rei asked, seeing the child holding his head.
Kai nodded, tears forming in his eyes, but he refused to let them fall. Rei walked over to him and picked him up, setting him in his lap. He looked at his head, smiling slightly when he saw no blood.
"It's just a bump. It'll be gone by morning alright?"
Kai nodded and raised his arms. Rei took the hint and took off the child's shirt and pants, then discarded his own clothing. Sitting in the bath tub, Rei closed his eyes, enjoying the warm water. Kai sat by his feet, playing with bubbles and waiting for the water to fill up.
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After the bath and room service meal, Rei and Kai laid in bed, Kai was snuggled up to Rei's chest and fast asleep while Rei watched some TV. He glanced at the clock and sighed. It was already midnight. He shut off the movie he had been watching and closed his eyes, hoping to get some sleep.
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Rei awoke in the middle of the night when he felt a movement beside him. He looked down at the child in his arms, noticing the pained look on his face. He sat up, frowning as Kai reached for him.
"No. Don't leave." he pleaded, grabbing Rei's shirt and pulling it towards him. "I don't want to go back. Don't make me go!"
"Kai, what's wrong?" he whispered, lightly touching the captain's cheek. He frowned as Kai flinched away from his touch.
"I'm sorry! I'll change, I will! I promise I'll stop!" Kai begged, tears beginning to fall down his face. "Just please, don't make me go back there!"
"Kai, wake up." Rei said, picking the boy up and lightly shaking him. "Come on now, you're alright. I'm not making you go anywhere, just wake up."
Kai's eyes finally snapped open. They were red and puffy from his crying. He stared at Rei before latching himself to the older boy, burying his face in his chest. Rei pulled him closer and rubbed his back, trying to soothe the small child. What was Kai dreaming about?
"Are you ok?" Rei asked.
Kai nodded his head, refusing to move from his position.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
Kai shook his head, clenching his fist in Rei's shirt. He couldn't tell Rei about his dream. He didn't want it to come true. He didn't want Rei to find out he loved him. What if Rei started to hate him, just like in his dream? What if Rei was so disgusted by him that he didn't want him near him anymore? What if he had to go back to the Abbey, Boris, and his grandfather all because he loved Rei? He didn't want that to happen.
He sniffled quietly and wiped his eyes. "Sorry I woke you up." Kai apologized, guilt laced in his voice.
"It's fine. Don't be sorry." Rei said, picking him up and lightly kissing his tear stained cheek. "It's only four in the morning. Try to get some sleep ok?"
Kai nodded his head and snuggled back up to Rei's chest when the teen laid back down. He closed his eyes and tried to go back to sleep, but the images of Rei abandoning him kept coming back.
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Ok!! there's chapter 18!!! I am sorry this took so long to put up!! I have writers block so bad right now!! I am really sorry!! I understand if you have lost faith in me!! I will totally understand!!! please review though...pwetty pwease?!