Title: When two hearts are ready, they will speak
Author: Lady Snowblossom
Pairings: Kai+Rei
Rating: PG, just to be on the safe side.
Notes: Kai goes for a walk and winds up sneaking into the hospital to check on Rei, and ends up making a confession to the sleeping boy. But, is Rei sleeping?
Additional note: incomplete
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade, nor Rei and Kai, wish I did. I am not making any money on this, and if you think I am . . . You are delusional and my bank account can prove it. Kai most definitely OOC.
It was a gloomy group who gathered in one of the rooms assigned to the Bladebreakers and their party. No one felt much like doing anything; even Tyson was subdued. Kenny sat cross-legged on his bed, consulting low- voiced with Dizzi, but even he was distracted, only half-listening to the answers his faithful bit-beast gave him
Max stood looking out over the city, but his eyes kept being drawn back to the building he could only just make out, the BBA Infirmary. A piece of him was inside that edifice, and he wouldn't be whole, until that part of him was back where it belonged.
"Rei" he whispered, and shuddered. He closed his eyes and saw again, the terrible beating his friend took, and how pale Rei had been after the stand that he and Driger had made. He started when a hand fell on his shoulder, jolting him out of his memories. Turning slightly, he looked up into Kai's shadowed eyes.
"Kai?" he asked in a surprised tone. Kai wasn't known for going out of his way to make any kind of contact, let alone an attempt at comforting. So, the little blonde was understandably confused by his captain's actions.
"He's alright, Max." the garnet-eyed youth said softly, staring down into the blue eyes looking up at him. "Rei is fine, the doctor said, he just needed fluids and rest. He'll be back before you know it." Kai gently squeezed the narrow shoulder his hand rested on in an effort to reassure; though which one of them he was trying to convince was up in the air.
"I know," Max sighed, turning back towards the window, "But it was just so frightening, you know. To see Rei just lying there, propped up by the steps."
"It sure was!" Tyson growled, as he joined them. Tyson's own memories of earlier that day-would haunt him for the rest of his life. "Kai's right, Maxie! Rei is going to get better, and then he'll be back! And he and Driger will be stronger than ever! All we have to do is believe in him! Right!" Tyson stuck his hand out to his best bud.
Max stared into Tyson's earnest eyes, and slowly smiled, "Yes, all I have to do is believe. Thanks, Tyson!" He reached out to slap palms with his pal, and then turned to Kai, only to find him heading for the door.
"Kai, where are you going?" he called. The slate-haired youth paused, and looked over his shoulder.
"I don't know about the rest of you clowns, but I'm going to bed. Don't forget, we have to face Tala tomorrow, and we'll need to be rested and alert . . .Tyson." Having delivered his admonition, Kai strode to the door and exited.
"Gee, for a moment there, I thought Kai was actually human." Max said, staring after the other boy.
"Nah, Kai is too cold to be human" Tyson sneered, as he flipped his fingernail at the door.
"Tyson, stop that!" Kenny scolded, "You didn't see Kai's face, after they took Rei away. I did."
"So?" Tyson stomped over to his and Max's bed, and flung himself on top of the counterpane. "What was so special about Mr. Sourpuss's face, that it has you in such a dither."
Sighing, the bespeckled boy put his laptop aside, and glared at Dragoon's companion. "Kai looked haunted, like he'd just lost the most important thing in his life. I think he's taking this harder than he's letting on."
"Yeah, right, like Kai cares what happens to any of us." Tyson scoffed.
"Tyson!" Max objected, as he came over to the bed and sat down beside the grumbling boy. "You're not being fair. Kai does care; he's just not good at showing it."
"Yeah, whatever." Tyson sneered.
Kenny shook his head, clearly nothing he or Max said, was going to make any impression on Tyson, so sliding to the floor, he pulled his suitcase out from under the bed, and extracted a pair of pajamas; after replacing the suitcase, he stood. Heading for the bathroom, he looked over at the pair still on the bed. "But, Kai does have a point. We'll really need to keep our wits about us tomorrow, if we hope to beat the Demolition Boys! So, I suggest we all go to bed, right now."
"Sure, Kenny."
"If you say so."
Kenny nodded, and quickly entered the restroom to attend to his personal hygiene. When he returned to the main room, Tyson was already snoring, and Max was patiently waiting for his turn. The blonde smiled, as Kenny passed him.
"Nite, Kenny."
"Goodnight, Max."
Kai laid staring at his digital clock, sleep had been eluding him, ever since he'd gone to bed. He had tried a relaxation technique he'd taught himself, but still couldn't fall asleep. And the reason was simple; the damn room was too quiet.
He felt like he was drowning in the silence, it made the walls feel like they were closing in on him, and memories he tried hard to suppress were waiting in the shadows to leap out at him, their images poised to tear at his sanity.
Gods, how he wished he could hear Rei's soft breathing in the room. His eyes flicked over to the empty bed next to his. The bed, where the object of his affection, should have been sleeping, and if he got lucky, he'd curled into a ball, clutching the end of his impossible length of hair and purr. He always knew things were all right, when Rei purred.
Rei! Kai turned his face to the ceiling, as his mind called up visions of the Chinese Blader. Images of his beautiful face, that devastating smile, the quick remarks Rei'd toss off, whenever he and Tyson got into one of their interminable arguments; that time Rei had tickled his nose with the end of his braid, and ran off laughing, when he'd threatened to cut it off. One day, he'd figure out when it was that Rei had gotten to him. But for now, he'd settle for just him breathing in the same room.
"Enough!" Kai's voice echoed in the room, as he shot up in the bed, flinging the covers away at the same time. Swiftly, he rose and donned his clothes and coat and headed out the door. Maybe a walk in the freezing air would clear his mind and help him to sleep.
Author: Lady Snowblossom
Pairings: Kai+Rei
Rating: PG, just to be on the safe side.
Notes: Kai goes for a walk and winds up sneaking into the hospital to check on Rei, and ends up making a confession to the sleeping boy. But, is Rei sleeping?
Additional note: incomplete
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade, nor Rei and Kai, wish I did. I am not making any money on this, and if you think I am . . . You are delusional and my bank account can prove it. Kai most definitely OOC.
It was a gloomy group who gathered in one of the rooms assigned to the Bladebreakers and their party. No one felt much like doing anything; even Tyson was subdued. Kenny sat cross-legged on his bed, consulting low- voiced with Dizzi, but even he was distracted, only half-listening to the answers his faithful bit-beast gave him
Max stood looking out over the city, but his eyes kept being drawn back to the building he could only just make out, the BBA Infirmary. A piece of him was inside that edifice, and he wouldn't be whole, until that part of him was back where it belonged.
"Rei" he whispered, and shuddered. He closed his eyes and saw again, the terrible beating his friend took, and how pale Rei had been after the stand that he and Driger had made. He started when a hand fell on his shoulder, jolting him out of his memories. Turning slightly, he looked up into Kai's shadowed eyes.
"Kai?" he asked in a surprised tone. Kai wasn't known for going out of his way to make any kind of contact, let alone an attempt at comforting. So, the little blonde was understandably confused by his captain's actions.
"He's alright, Max." the garnet-eyed youth said softly, staring down into the blue eyes looking up at him. "Rei is fine, the doctor said, he just needed fluids and rest. He'll be back before you know it." Kai gently squeezed the narrow shoulder his hand rested on in an effort to reassure; though which one of them he was trying to convince was up in the air.
"I know," Max sighed, turning back towards the window, "But it was just so frightening, you know. To see Rei just lying there, propped up by the steps."
"It sure was!" Tyson growled, as he joined them. Tyson's own memories of earlier that day-would haunt him for the rest of his life. "Kai's right, Maxie! Rei is going to get better, and then he'll be back! And he and Driger will be stronger than ever! All we have to do is believe in him! Right!" Tyson stuck his hand out to his best bud.
Max stared into Tyson's earnest eyes, and slowly smiled, "Yes, all I have to do is believe. Thanks, Tyson!" He reached out to slap palms with his pal, and then turned to Kai, only to find him heading for the door.
"Kai, where are you going?" he called. The slate-haired youth paused, and looked over his shoulder.
"I don't know about the rest of you clowns, but I'm going to bed. Don't forget, we have to face Tala tomorrow, and we'll need to be rested and alert . . .Tyson." Having delivered his admonition, Kai strode to the door and exited.
"Gee, for a moment there, I thought Kai was actually human." Max said, staring after the other boy.
"Nah, Kai is too cold to be human" Tyson sneered, as he flipped his fingernail at the door.
"Tyson, stop that!" Kenny scolded, "You didn't see Kai's face, after they took Rei away. I did."
"So?" Tyson stomped over to his and Max's bed, and flung himself on top of the counterpane. "What was so special about Mr. Sourpuss's face, that it has you in such a dither."
Sighing, the bespeckled boy put his laptop aside, and glared at Dragoon's companion. "Kai looked haunted, like he'd just lost the most important thing in his life. I think he's taking this harder than he's letting on."
"Yeah, right, like Kai cares what happens to any of us." Tyson scoffed.
"Tyson!" Max objected, as he came over to the bed and sat down beside the grumbling boy. "You're not being fair. Kai does care; he's just not good at showing it."
"Yeah, whatever." Tyson sneered.
Kenny shook his head, clearly nothing he or Max said, was going to make any impression on Tyson, so sliding to the floor, he pulled his suitcase out from under the bed, and extracted a pair of pajamas; after replacing the suitcase, he stood. Heading for the bathroom, he looked over at the pair still on the bed. "But, Kai does have a point. We'll really need to keep our wits about us tomorrow, if we hope to beat the Demolition Boys! So, I suggest we all go to bed, right now."
"Sure, Kenny."
"If you say so."
Kenny nodded, and quickly entered the restroom to attend to his personal hygiene. When he returned to the main room, Tyson was already snoring, and Max was patiently waiting for his turn. The blonde smiled, as Kenny passed him.
"Nite, Kenny."
"Goodnight, Max."
Kai laid staring at his digital clock, sleep had been eluding him, ever since he'd gone to bed. He had tried a relaxation technique he'd taught himself, but still couldn't fall asleep. And the reason was simple; the damn room was too quiet.
He felt like he was drowning in the silence, it made the walls feel like they were closing in on him, and memories he tried hard to suppress were waiting in the shadows to leap out at him, their images poised to tear at his sanity.
Gods, how he wished he could hear Rei's soft breathing in the room. His eyes flicked over to the empty bed next to his. The bed, where the object of his affection, should have been sleeping, and if he got lucky, he'd curled into a ball, clutching the end of his impossible length of hair and purr. He always knew things were all right, when Rei purred.
Rei! Kai turned his face to the ceiling, as his mind called up visions of the Chinese Blader. Images of his beautiful face, that devastating smile, the quick remarks Rei'd toss off, whenever he and Tyson got into one of their interminable arguments; that time Rei had tickled his nose with the end of his braid, and ran off laughing, when he'd threatened to cut it off. One day, he'd figure out when it was that Rei had gotten to him. But for now, he'd settle for just him breathing in the same room.
"Enough!" Kai's voice echoed in the room, as he shot up in the bed, flinging the covers away at the same time. Swiftly, he rose and donned his clothes and coat and headed out the door. Maybe a walk in the freezing air would clear his mind and help him to sleep.