Disclaimer: I do not own beyblade nor make any profit from this story. Therefore I have to do something called "work" and get yelled at by bitchy customers.
Hello, I'm back guys! Sorry for such a long wait, kinda been through hell and back, even had a mental breakdown this week (caused by a shitton of stress and a spider who thought it would be a great idea to crawl all over me...Tyson's reaction paled in comparison to my total freak out and melt down). A huge thank-you to Little A Granger, Tyka's Flower, adbhut, miniJkitty, Angel Devastation, chibiduo and Rapunzelle for all your reviews and to all my other readers who are following this story every week. You guys are what keeps me going!
The amount of research I did for this chapter was sickening, by the way.
WARNINGS: All the warnings, I recommend to keep a tissue box close by.
The blood-trail thickened as they went further into the woods, their hopes diminishing with every step.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
The unmistakable clanking of rocks could be heard- Could it be? "Bryan!" Tala screamed.
The tapping got faster and louder in response and the group ran towards the sound. Soon they came to a sight that froze them in terror. There, in the clearing, was a huge black bear and underneath it were the limps of their missing friends, but the tapping still continued.
Bravely stepping forward, knowing at least one of the boys were still alive, blade ready to launch at a second's notice, Kai soon noticed that the animal didn't seem to be breathing and he hurried towards the gruesome sight. He could see Bryan and Claude, the lower halves of their bodies being pinned by the weight of the bear, covered in blood. Bryan's Falborg was imbedded into the bear's skull. Bryan's left hand was moving, continuously banging two stones together.
He called over to the rescue team. "The bear's dead, we need to get it off them!"
The bladers rushed and lifted the 400 pound beast off their friends, immediately Bryan opened his eyes. "A-About t-time you g-guys s-showed up." he said to Tala, smiling weakly, they clasped hands, intertwining their fingers and tears threatened to fall from Tala's eyes.
Kai and Ray inspected the victims, there were three wide gashes across Bryan's chest and blood seeped from a wound on Claude's shoulder, several open cuts littered their faces. "Ok, are there any wounds that we cannot see?" asked Ray.
"C-Claude's got at l-least one f-fractured rib, j-judging by his breathing a lung is partially collapsed. I've f-forbidden him from talking. I-I got slashed on the b-back as well."
Suddenly Claude coughed and blood spluttered from his mouth and Bryan's eyes rolled back into his head and his hand went limp. "Bryan? BRYAN!" Tala screamed.
It was Wyatt all over again, except they were going to lose two people. Tears stung Tyson's eyes and fell, feeling the wetness on his cheeks made him think back to when he was the one on death's door and Kai...he... "Kai! You have to cry!" Everyone looked at Tyson like he had grown a second head, Kai Hiwatari did not cry. "Your tears, they saved me from Boris! Think about that moment. Think about when Wyatt died!"
"What's he talking about?" Ray asked Kai, but the man wasn't listening as he looked at Bryan's deathly face. He remembered what he had learned – what Boris had done to them. How in a world without Bryan...Tala would just break. His mind flashed back to that moment in that dream world and how lost and devastated he felt when he thought Tyson was slipping away from him. Soon the tears came and they fell upon the broken bodies. A light blinded them all.
"Wow...the Mighty Kai crying. Never thought I would live to see that." came a chuckle.
Tala gasped. "Bryan!"
Both silver-haired boys had opened their eyes and they slowly sat up. Their wounds had vanished and Claude's breathing was slow and even. Everyone looked at Kai in astonishment, who collapsed into Tyson's awaiting arms.
"Wait, so Mr. Ice Prince's tears can bring back the dead?!" asked the shocked Lee, trying to piece everything together.
"Yeah, pretty much." said Tyson, looking at the sleeping 'Ice Prince' fondly.
"Well that figures...if only Tyson's tears could bring back the dead - we'd all be immortal!" Everyone laughed while Tyson just scowled.
"Hey, not my fault if I'm not as emotionally constipated as you!"
Deciding to head back, Tyson piggybacked the exhausted Kai back to base. Everyone welcomed back the group with open arms, then after noticing their blood-stained clothes, they demanded to know what had happened. It was Tyson who just laughed and said, "A miracle."
Kai woke up the next morning feeling groggy, sore and disoriented, until everything came back to him. Bryan! Claude! He shot straight up out of bed, accidentally punching Tyson in the face and sent him spiralling to the floor."
"Ow..." the bluenette groaned, about to give whatever it was a piece of his mind, but when he saw the Russian his anger dissipated and was replaced with happiness. "Kai! You're finally awake!"
"What happened to Bryan and Claude?"
"They've made a complete recovery. Bryan is now in the clutches of Tala's overbear- I mean loving arms and Claude immediately wanted to blade as soon as he got back. You're a hero!"
A small, relieved smile graced his lips for a brief second. "How much does everyone know?" he asked solemnly.
"Only that your tears can cure cancer." teased the boy taking a seat at the edge of the bed.
"So no one has asked about Boris? Or how you knew?"
"Well, I can't ignore chocolate pudding when it calls my name can I?" Tyson laughed.
So basically the Dragoon Master was dodging questions, that was fine by him. It was none of their business anyways. Kai decided to take a good look at his friend, frowning slightly when he saw Tyson's face. His cheeks were flushed, his eyes glassy and unfocused and he was panting slightly. "Just how hard did I hit you?"
"Kai, I'm fine! Really!"
"Tell that to someone who doesn't know you." he placed a cool hand on the tanned forehead and his frown deepened at the heat radiating off the other's skin. A thought occurred to him and his eyes narrowed. "Take off your shirt."
"Wha? Why?"
"Just do it Kinomiya."
"Fine, if you want to see my perfect body so badly." the younger teased, stripping of his shirt revealing his tanned, toned upper body. Kai marvelled at the beauty for a second before narrowing his eyes and pulling the boy closer to him. He carefully looked the boy over, inch by inch, studying every bit of exposed skin carefully, before turning the boy around forcefully and studied his back. It was there on his left shoulder blade did the Russian see what was the cause of Tyson's sudden sickness. A large female tick had attached itself to the skin and was currently gorging out on the all-you-can-eat buffet that was Tyson's blood. The bulls-eye shaped rash only confirmed his fears. Trying not to panic the arachnophobe, he said sternly. "I'll be back."
"In a few minutes or a few weeks?" joked the bluenette.
Kai rolled his eyes. "At least your lame sense of humour is still intact." he said as he walked out the room, but it really worried him more. Tyson only joked around like that if he was trying to get the attention of himself or if he was insulting others. The one thing that Tyson was a master at was putting on a fake smile when he felt like shit. A tactic that really threw off opponents in the beydish.
Quickly grabbing the medical kit he walked back to the room where Tyson was still sitting on the bed, his head lowered, his fingers massaging his temples. "Kinomyia."
Slightly startled, said boy looked up and Kai threw a bottle of Tylenol. Mahogany eyes widened. "How did you know?"
"Intuition." he sat down behind Tyson and opened the medical kit. He noticed the 17-year old kept perfectly still, placing complete trust in him. He used an alcoholic swap to sanitize the area before grabbing a pair of tweezers. In one fluid motion he removed the entire parasite from its host's body, placing it into a Ziploc bag. He then re-sanitized the tweezers and ditched the gloves. Mentally preparing himself for the freakout that was sure to come, he said, "Turn around." and held up the captured tick.
Tyson jumped back in surprise. "W-What is that?"
"It's a tick and I highly suspect it gave you Lyme Disease."
"O-Oh."
They sat in silence for a few moments. "You good?"
"Yeah."
"Good. You're going to a doctor."
Too stunned to argue, Tyson followed his friend down the stairs to where is grandfather was peeling potatoes for that night's supper. Upon seeing the boys Ryuu Kinomiya greeted them warmly. "Hey T-man, K-man, what's shaking?"
"Tyson got bit by a tick." Kai turned the boy around to show the rash and just how serious the situation was.
"Oh the little fellow just slipped right in there, eh. Well no worries. Judy came in this prepared, she has the stuff you need."
Kai folded his arms and looked at the man sceptically. "Oh really? She has doxycycline with her?"
"As a matter of a fact, I do. Who got bit?" the woman asked, appearing in the doorway.
"I-I did." stuttered Tyson, surprised.
"May I take a look?" she asked sweetly. Tyson walked over and allowed her to study his back. "Mm-hmm, that's a tick bite alright. Nice catch Kai, you caught it super early. Luckily I brought a lot with me, just in case. Though, it might be a good idea to check the rest of the kids as well." from her bag she pulled out the medication. "Make sure you take this everyday Tyson for the next 4 weeks. For now though, you should take it easy today. As in, NO BLADING."
"Awww, can I at least watch?" pleaded Tyson.
"Yes, that should be fine." said Judy and Tyson put on his happy-go-lucky smile, before heading back to his room, Kai following closely behind.
He immediately flopped down on the bed. "Oh man this sucks! Benched by a stupid bug!." He sat up. "Hey Kai, you should let me check your back!"
Said man lifted a grey eyebrow. "Excuse me?"
"Yeah, so that was I can make sure you don't have Loser's disease or whatever it's called."
"Tyson, you're deathly afraid of spiders."
"So? Doesn't mean I have to touch it."
Deciding to humour the teen, since he was sick and benched, Kai removed his purple jacket and shirt revealing milky white skin and impressive taut muscles. Tyson's mouth just hung open in awe at the chiseled, god-like body before him.
"Careful Kinomiya, you might let flies in." The bluenette snapped his mouth shut with an audible 'click'.
"I bet they would still taste better than Max's mustard."
"Hn." The holder of Dranzer sat on the edge of the bed, back facing his rival as he allowed himself to be examined.
When warm, timid fingers grazed along his skin, electricity shot through his spine and heat pooled into his groin, he fought the blush that was threatening to rise into his cheeks. Tyson moved closer to inspect the pale flesh, and Kai had to bite back a moan as he felt hot breath ghost along his skin. His knuckles turned white as he fought against the overwhelming impulse to turn around and pin the boy to the bed and teach him a very fun way to play "Doctor". Unconsciously he leaned into the touches.
A camera click brought him back to reality as Tyson slid his phone over wordlessly. Taking a good look at the image, he was shocked to find an 8-legged creature, bigger than the one he had pulled from Tyson's back, in the centre of a rash identical to Tyson's.
...Fuck his life.
"I need to find Tala!" said the Russian, bolting from the room, still shirtless.
"Third door on your right!" called Tyson, amusement in his voice.
Once word had gotten around that both Tyson and Kai were bit by ticks, everyone was stripping off their garments, searching themselves and others for the tiny insects. By the end of the morning, 6 more bladers discovered that they were hosts for the blood-suckers, 3 of which were infected with Lyme Disease. Coincidentally all 8 of them had been victims of Ming- Ming's, Julia's, Johnny's and Ian's treachery. So while they were all stuck on the sidelines while everyone else trained, they brainstormed a plan to get back at the quartet.
"We could slip bugs into their food!" suggested Lee.
"We should steal their blades!" exclaimed Micheal.
"We should take them on their mattress and leave them in the middle of the river!" shouted Rick.
"Man, you guys are all amateurs." Everyone looked at Kai.
"Well, what do you think we should do?" asked Gokie.
"We dump ants into their beds." he smirked as wicked grins spread across their faces.
"Perfect." said Tyson, knowing just where to find some.
The following morning the four bullies woke up screaming as hundreds of ants crawled all over their bodies, their skin covered in red dots that itched like crazy and they only thing that Judy could do was douse them in Calamine Lotion and help them comb the insects out of their hair.
Their victims smirked in triumph, high-fiving each other. Johnny noticed and glared. "This means war!"
Tyson turned to the Scotsman. "Oh yeah? Well bring it on! We can take anything you guys dish out, just don't go crying to Mommy!" declared Tyson with a laugh.
"Well at least I have a mother!"
Micheal whistled. That was a low blow. Their bickering gathered a crowd.
"At least my mom wasn't a cock-sucking gold-digger."
"Heh, you would know all about cock-sucking wouldn't you Kinomiya? Tell me, how do Kai's balls taste?"
"Hmm, you could try finding out for yourself, after the beating he gives you, once the doctor is done stitching you up, you can ask for a new face as well."
"OOOOOooooohhhh." several people commented.
"You think you're so great, but without Dragoon, I bet you're nothing!"
"Wanna put that theory to the test? Fine. I'll take you and Salamalyon on without Dragoon!"
"Bring it on!"
"I'll see you outside in 15 minutes." The crowd parted to let the hot-heads through, the former Bladebreakers following the pissed off bluenette.
"Tyson you don't have to go through with this!" pleaded Kenny.
"Chief, he insulted my mom, myself and Kai. I'm not going to let him get away with that."
The 16-year old sighed, knowing that when Tyson used that tone of voice there was no stopping him, and replaced Dragoon's bit with an ordinary white one. "Good luck Tyson."
"Thanks Chief, but we all know I'm gonna mop the floor with him."
"Yeah, you show him Ty-miester!" cheered Max.
He gave his friend who was like a brother to him a appreciative grin before turning to the oldest member of their circle. "Hey Kai, can you hold on to Dragoon for me?" The look in his eyes added 'And don't let him help me, no matter what.'
"Whatever." I promise.
Soon Tyson and Johnny had their eyes locked, blades at the ready, with eyes full of determination. Max took the position as referee as everyone gathered around. "Alright this will be a single battle match, first one to be knocked out or stops spinning, loses. Players take your mark. 3...2...1! LET IT RIP!"
The red and white blade clashed and it became immediately apparent that even without the aid of the blue dragon, the world champion was still a force to be reckoned with.
Inside Kai's hand, Dragoon's bit-piece glowed, warming Kai's bare fingers. "Calm down. Tyson said not to let you interfere."
Using his own willpower to control his blade and still not feeling the greatest, Tyson was tiring faster than he would in a normal battle. "Go Dragoon, attack!" his blade slammed into Johnny's over-powering it and slowly drove it to the edge of the dish.
Sweat poured down the Scottish blader's face as he bit his lip. Tyson was more powerful than he had anticipated, at the very least the white blade should be losing steam by now! Deciding it was time to release his ultimate weapon, he summoned his beast. "Salamalyon, let's teach this kid that he's not all that tough!" At once the red blade emitted a bright light and a huge red salamander came forth. He used his bitbeast's power and slammed Tyson to the other side of the dish.
Dragoon's spirit attempted to free itself from the Phoenix Master's hold. "Man, you're just as stubborn as he is! Let him do this!"
As Tyson felt himself getting hot underneath the collar he remembered why Kai had such a problem beating Johnny the first time. This suffocating heat that his bitbeast radiated made things a lot more difficult. It was time to cool things down. "Dragoon!" Everyone watch as his blade disappeared.
"What the-?" Johnny's violet eyes searched the dish for his opponent's blade.
Tyson rubbed his nose. "Y'know Johnny, there's something that you need to accept about me – like air, I will always rise. Dragoon!"
Johnny barely managed to dodge the blade that shot down like a bullet, spinning so fast, bringing the cool air currents with in, making the air more breathable.
Everyone gaped at the crater Tyson's blade had created and marveled how it was still spinning, not losing any momentum from the impact.
Johnny growled. "Salamalyon!" the beast started shooting purple fireballs from its mouth, which Tyson's Dragoon blade dodged before the red blade smashed viciously into it. Since most of Tyson's energy was poured into his blade, the blow felt like a punch to the stomach, making Tyson double over in pain.
This severely ticked off the ancient dragon and with a great burst of power it finally broke free from Kai's grasp, hurling the man backwards into a tree in the process. Just as it was about to join his master in battle, the legendary Red Phoenix blocked its path. "Stand aside Dranzer! I need to help the boy as you should be helping your master."
"Kai can handle himself, as can your charge." Dranzer's voice was like that of a stern, yet loving mother. "Just obey his wishes and watch how strong he has become!" They looked down at the blue-hair boy, who now stood straight, smirking. "That was a nice attack, but the battle ends here."
Kai recovered just in time to watch Tyson demonstrate the finishing move that he had used against Ray – flawlessly. The knight's blade was completely sent out of the dish. He smiled, proud of his friend for mastering such a complicated move. Those long weekend training sessions had indeed paid off.
He quickly looked around for the troublesome and stubborn blue dragon, only to sigh in relief when he saw the spirit with his own phoenix, they had obviously overseen the battle. Seconds later the spirits turned back into red and blue energy and returned to their dwellings, Dragoon going to the bit-piece that was still in Kai's right hand, and Dranzer going back to her blade that was tucked safely in his pocket. He silently thanked Dranzer for helping him keep his promise to Tyson.
He watched Tyson go up to his opponent and thank him for the awesome match, as soon as they shook hands, all was forgiven.
Yeah, Tyson was something else entirely.
"You've improved Kinomiya." he said when his rival approached him, Ray and Max following closely behind.
"Yeah, that's because of all that training we've been doing." he grinned. "Can I have Dragoon back?" He handed over the bit-piece. "Thanks Kai."
Crimson eyes studied his rival. His face was sweaty, tanned cheeks were flushed and his eyes drooped slightly. The battle had exhausted him. That was one of the drawbacks of being World Champion, the pressure of having to be 'perfect' all the god-damn time – not allowing opponents to see your weakness. In result Tyson only showed his true emotions to his grandfather, Max, Ray, Hilary, Kenny, Daichi and himself. He had to get his friend away from everyone so he could rest properly.
Luckily, he was Kai Hiwatari.
He shared a nod with Ray, who had also noticed Tyson's condition. "Well you're going to need him to beat me after all."
"Heh, let's see how you do without your Dranzer."
"Better than you."
Ray took the opportunity to slip away, dragging Max away with him so that they could start a battle and distract the other bladers so none of them would challenge Tyson next.
During their bickering, Kai had lead Tyson to a grassy hill behind the training centre. He laid down on the grass, taking a particularly long blade of grass to chew on as Tyson laid next to him, talking about past battles, both staring at the clouds. Minutes later though, the teen had trailed off and Kai glanced over and a small smile graced him lips as he saw Tyson's tender, sleeping face. He reached over and drew the boy closer, and as the stormy scent washed over him, he decided to take a nap as well.
Well its done, chapter 16 is finally up, please send me a review letting me know what you thought, as they are a huge motivator to keep this story going! I'll update later, my eyes are drooping lol. Life has finally slowed down a little so I should be back to your regular updates.
You know someone loves you when they're willing to face their worse fear to make sure you're okay.
For those of you who are reading all these scenes and just want some sexy Tyka action, please check out my story "Anything" it's a hard KaixTyson lemon.
