Kistune: Ok! Because I felt SO bad that the last chapter took SOOOOOOOOO--

Tala: times 50 bajillion!!

Kistune: long...I decided to go ahead and get started on this!! WOO!!

Tala: well maybe if you would stop being lazy and write more...

Kistune: hey! with writer's block...I CAN'T!!!

Tala: a likely excuse...

Kistune: anyway...I finally saw Sweeney Todd!! you people MUST watch it if you haven't!! if you have...WATCH IT AGAIN!!! I've had it for a day and have already watched it--

Tala: 50 bajillion times!!!

Kistune: YES!!! anyway...Disclaimer: I always feel like I'm spelling that wrong...anyway...I don't own Beyblade and I never will...

Tala: thank who's ever up there for that...chapter 27: I Do Love You...

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Tala peaked his head out of the bathroom and glared at Bryan. "Don't talk about me. I can hear you!" he scolded before looking at Kai. "Come on Kai, you have to get a bath too."

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Kai looked up as he heard his name. "Do I really have to?" the child whined.

"Yes." Tala answered simply. "You're covered in everything from that store..."

"Is everybody getting a bath?" Kai asked, trying to get out of it anyway he could.

"Of course. Who wants to go to sleep feeling ew?"

"Then can I wait until Rei has to get one?!"

All eyes turned to Kai. He had jumped out of Bryan's lap and had ran behind Rei's legs, peaking out from behind them. Tala glanced at Rei's surprised, blushing face and smirked.

"Sure, that's fine." Tala answered, turning to look at Bryan. "I SO TOLD YOU!" he screamed triumphetly before closing the door once more.

Bryan sighed as attention was transfered from Kai to him. He silently counted back from 10 in his head. As soon as he reached 1 the red head peaked his head out again.

"Bryan..." Tala called, giving him an innocent look. "Come on! It's lonely in the shower."

Bryan stood up from the bed without a word and made his way to the bathroom, the red head smiling and pulling him through the door.

"Tyson...Kenny...come on..." Max said as he slowly made his way to the door. "I don't wanna be in here anymore...they're scaring me."

"Me too." Tyson agreed, running out of the door behind Max.

Kenny sighed. "Night guys. We'll be back later tonight."

Rei nodded and looked down at Kai, who was now sitting in front of him on his feet playing with Drig. Rei smiled softly before picking the child up and sitting on the bed, putting Kai in his lap. Kai looked up at him curiously, Drig momentarily forgotten.

"What's wrong Rei?" he asked, turning so he was facing the teen.

"Nothing." Rei smiled, lightly kissing the child's forhead.

Kai giggled softly and picked Drig up once again to play with the small toy. He flapped the stuffed animals little arms, smiling slightly before turning his attention to Rei. He hugged the older boy, burying his face in his chest.

"I love you Rei." Kai whispered quietly. Rei's eyes widened. Had he heard him right? His expression changed from surprise to one of sadness. Kai was just a kid right now. He probably meant he loved him like a close friend or something like that. It didn't mean anything.

"Yeah." Rei said just as softly. "I love you too."

Kai's smile widened as he pulled away. He hopped off of Rei's lap and sat beside him on the bed.

"Hear that Drig?" He asked quietly. "He loves me too!" Kai giggled softly and looked up as he heard the shower finally shut off after an hour. He jumped off the bed and ran to the door, sitting down in front of it and waiting for the two older teens to come out.

When the door finally opened, Kai looked up at the two Russians, smiling when they noticed him.

"Ok Kai. You and Rei have to get a bath now." Tala couldn't keep the smile off of his face.

Kai nodded and glanced over to Rei. "Come on!" Kai called. "I wanna play in the bubbles!"

Rei nodded and stood up from his seat on the bed, grabbing their clothes and walking into the bathroom. He put the clothes on the counter and sat on the edge of the tub, turning the water on and waiting for it to get warm.

Kai glanced at Rei before turning his attention back to Tala. "He's says he loves me too." Kai told him and Bryan, the grin spreading across his face.

Tala smiled. "Then hurry up and go get your bath." he lightly pushed the child into the bathroom and shut the door before turning to Bryan and grinning.

Tala sighed softly, his smile disappearing only slightly as he leaned his head against Bryan's chest. "If only Kai would remember this when he's back to normal." he whispered, closing his eyes as Bryan softly played with his hair.

"Don't worry. I'm sure he'll remember somehow." Bryan assured the red head.

"If you say so." Tala replied, leaning up slightly and kissing Bryan's lips lightly.

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Rei leaned his head back as Kai threw the bubbles in the air. He glanced at the small child trying to stack the bubbles on top of each other and sighed. He really needed to concentrate on how to get the chibi captain normal again. He just couldn't figure out how. Why had on spell worked while the other hadn't?

He popped his knuckles before turning his head to stare at the wall, lost in his thoughts. Kai stared at him, a small frown on his face. He carefully made his way closer to the teen. He climbed in his lap and stared at him, wating for Rei to notice him.

Rei snapped back to reality and turned his attention to Kai. "Wha--" he started before he was cut off by Kai's soft lips on his own.

Rei's mind instantly shut down. Kai was kissing him. Kai was kissing him. But Kai was only a little kid at the moment. It wasn't right. He was about to pull away when Kai beat him to it.

"Rei?" Kai said quietly looking up at him. He could tell Rei was upset. Rei frowned and he pulled Kai into a hug, closing his eyes and sighing silently. Kai stared at the wall behind Rei, frowning. "Did I do something wrong?"

"No." Rei answered. "Just...don't do that again."

"But why not?" Kai asked innocently, pushing away from Rei to see his face. "Taytay and Bribri kiss all the time and they love each other. Why can't I kiss you?"

"You just...can't." Rei bit his lip and stood up, grabbing a towel and drying off. Kai stared at the bubbles floating on the water. He felt the tears prick at his eyes, but refused to let them fall. He knew he upset Rei, he just didn't know exactly what he did wrong.

"Come on. Time to get out." Kai turned towards Rei as he heard the others voice. Kai nodded and climbed out of the tub, grabbing the towel handed to him and drying off.

After they got dressed, they walked out of the bathroom. Tala looked at them, a smile present on his face before it dropped. Rei laid down on his bed while Kai walked to Tala and Bryan. He climbed up into Tala's lap and buried his face in the others chest, sniffling quietly.

"What's wrong Kai?" he asked softly.

"He doesn't love me." Kai replied just loud enough for Tala to just barely hear.

The red head frowned. "Yes he does." Tala whispered to the child, rocking him gently. "Don't worry, he does."

Kai shook his head. "No, he doesn't." he argued. "He hates me."

"No he doesn't Kai." Tala put him on the floor and gently pushed him towards Rei's bed. "Trust me."

Kai bit his lip as he watched Tala and Bryan stand up. They walked towards the door, Tala waving bye and Bryan just nodding once before they left the room. Kai sighed and looked towards Rei. He slowly walked towards him and carefully climbed up onto the bed, crawling towards Rei.

"Rei?" he whispered nervously, afraid Rei would ignore him or worse, hurt him.

Rei looked up at him before wrapping his arms around the chibified captain and pulling him towards him. Kai smiled happily and clenched his fists in Rei's shirt. He yawned and pouted slightly as his eye lids started to drop. He cuddled closer to Rei and closed his eyes, sleep instantly coming over him.

Rei gazed down at the child, sighing softly before lightly kissing his forehead. "I love you Kai..." he whispered as he closed his eyes too and falling asleep.

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I AM SO PROUD!!! I finally finished chapter 27!!! YES!!! WOO!!! anyway...please review...since you guys are awesome and loyal and just all around better people than I am...I know you will....the reviews can even be about how lazy and slow and incompetant I am...