7. IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

The Hotel staff did make a fine job in arranging a small hall with a TV, some seats, lounges and of course a complementary mini-buffet. ;)

As the championships where already being aired everybody including some unknown Beyblade fans who got the hunch about this arrangement went about to watch TV.

Rei was sitting in a high stool behind the sofa directly in frond of the TV, where Tyson, Kenny and Max watched and discussed each contestants performance. Kenny and Dizzy where thrilled about all this new info on new rivals, their Bitbeasts and their Techniques. All this was secondary to Rei who simply did not know what to do. Kai was leaning against a wall saying nothing except for once when he warned the overconfident Tyson who was showing off as usual, that some of these juniors the latter was laughing about would one day claim the title of world champion. Other than that Kai too stood silent, troubled.

More and more people started to come,the lights where dimmed and from somewhere came music and what had started as a small meeting was turning out to become a brassy party. Soon it was as crowded as in a disco.

Kai still leaned against his wall when somebody passed him a can of beer. It was chilled and right on time. Raising a toast to the unknown benefactor, he noised Rei trying to make his way out through the dancing crowd. Before he vanished, Kai made up his mind and followed him. Just before the curtained exit, Kai had almost caught up with Rei and before he would disappear Kai grabbed Rei's shoulder and pulled him back with a little more strength than intended, resulting in setting both off balance onto the curtains.

And into the small space behind them. This space was just a meter wide, just enough to hide the not painted wall the Hotel Management wanted to keep unseen. Kai's back hit the wall, with Rei in his grasp. Both stood for a moment aghast and realizing the awkwardness of the situation Rei released himself and also leaned against the wall next to Kai. Panting he asked:

"What was that about Kai!"

"I... I did not mean to pull you back so hard"replied Kai, again not sure of what to say.

Rei himself was happy about this "meeting" but was equally perplexed about what to say.

When no one seemed say anything, Kai stepped forward out of the little hideout when Rei pulled him back, pinning him to the wall

"Oh no you don't, not this time!" and kissed him hard.

This had never happened to Kai! Nobody had ever done such a move. Everybody else was always waiting for him to make a move, he had always been in control. Now he wasn't and this was new, and interesting. For the moment he did not fight back, knowing he could, and started to loose himself, when suddenly the pleasure ended and Rei was gone. Startled and if not a bit annoyed for his lost pride he dashed after Rei.

He saw him turning round the corner towards the elevator room and entering an elevator. Rei stood there waiting for the running Kai with a toothy mischief smirk. At the moment Kai arrived the elevator doors clicked shut.

"Hah!" said Kai and smiled slyly at the game Rei was playing.

Upon arriving at his destination Rei very satisfied of himself, found Kai waiting for him returning Rei's smirk. Before Rei could do anything Kai pinned him back against the elevator wall.

"No one pinns me on a wall!"

Rei responded with a kiss with a hunger and lust Kai had never thought of Rei being able to.

Kai stepped back.

This was perplexing. Such response was unknown to him and he felt inhibited, scared. Rei sensed the tension and took Kai's hand "What is wrong, was it something i..."

"No! i... , just come." Kai interrupted him, and led him down the corridor to his room.

Kai's room was dimly lit and upon closing the door both just stood there.

Kai could not crasp it. He of all people had always the upper hand, he always proceeded, took, and left first. Now, he could not simply do it that way.

Rei was equally constrained. "What went wrong? This started out so good" he thought.

Eventually he took the courage and said

"Maybe this is wrong, maybe i should leave..."and went for the door. Kai looked the other way disappointed. Before opening the door, Rei turned with a wicked gleam in his eyes "Or maybe you are AFRAID..."

This was enough to clear all tension away. Kai accepted the challenge, if not only to yet again regain his pride.

He took Rei's mouth and drew his tongue into his. Rei's hand went over his lover's

chest, his stomach, his hip and then the inner thigh. Kai's firm muscles rippled as he tensed for a moment, the jilt in his groin catching him by surprise.

He wanted all of Rei, he wanted it now!

And led him to the bed.

There he was, being held down by Kai's muscular body, the object of oh! So many a night's dream. He had sort of challenged Kai into this, knowing the latter would not go gentle about it. That was what he wanted. He wanted to be His, totally. Yet the way Kai had taken him with unstrained abandon, seemed not what he had expected, it seemed that for once, Kai had given in entirely to his own need. Now Kai seemed to be resting , yet his breathing did not indicate so, no he seemed to wait for something, alert but also restrained. And his eyes!Rei had never seen Kai look like this, no no one had ever seen Kai like this. Kai desperately NEEDED something. It was almost unbearable to see and not know what it was.

"Kai what is it?"

Cold Silence.

"Kai?"

"Take me Rei!"

"What?"

Warm crimson eyes pleaded.

"..."

"Make love to me!"

Rei has aghast, this of all things he did nor expect, yet he wanted to give something to Kai, wanted to prove his love for him. Kai rolled to the side forcing Rei on top. When Rei leaned to kiss him Kai stopped him and in a unknown but Goddess! So sweet! Way said "Rei i have never, i mean no one has ever..."

Rei realized and smiled warmly "i will be gentle".

Kai was facing the dark ceiling, Rei in his arms.

"Kai? are you asleep?"

"Umm?"

"Back on the garden terrace, what did you want to tell me?"

"errr...i am not sure "

"ah!" exclaimed Rei in mock dissapointment "are you always that precise?"

"no!"answered the other quite serious "only when i want to"

Silence.

"Great! Way to go, stupid!"thought Rei, "now he is going to be silent for the rest of the night..."

This was what Kai would do normally. Anything about him was nobody's business.

"Yet"Kai thought "i want this to work out"and questioned himself why. It was always the others that were left to wonder about things "working out" or mostly if any night had any meaning at all. But it was HIMSELF who wondered now.

Kai sat up, folding his arms and staring straight ahead into nothingness.

"Tell me something Rei, tonight...i do not know how to say this right...this...us... does it have any meaning?".

Rei blushed at the bluntness of those words. Those words were exactly what he wanted to say too.

"Yes Kai, ... i mean for me... yes definitely... i mean... i was in love with you for so long... i only dreamed of this night, i never expected it would happen. I wondered for so long about your thoughts of me. What you feel. Even if you would never tell me, even if you don't want to hear of me again by tomorrow, i would be contempt because i have been with you, here, tonight!"

Kai took Rei's hand. Silence crept up again.

Kai leaned on one side facing Rei

"I... i wish i could use the right words as you do...Rei. This...tonight, HAS meaning for me too." and after a pause " i have been alone".

Rei did not understand what the last words meant but they seemed to come deep from some hidden place of Kai's soul and because Kai seemed to need it, took him in his arms.