title: Just Out Of My Reach

pairings: Tyson/Kai

pov: Kai—1st Person

summary: Kai's thoughts when they were trying to get away from battling team Psykik and in the ore cart in the mine-thing.

disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade. I own a beyblade, albeit a crappy one, but I don't own the show or game. If I did, Kai and Tyson woulda fallen in lurv a long time ago and Tala would get a girl and Enrique and Oliver would deny their feelings for each other. So there.

dedication: Once again, this one's for Annie. Just because she doesn't get all grossed out of boyxboy romance and will most likely support this. If she doesn't, it's for all the Ty/Ka fans.

author notes: I had to write this. Had to. I couldn't resist. It was the perfect scene. And I haven't seen this episode in a while, so I know it's not exactly how it happened…. but hey, that's what fanfictions are for!

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I was the first one to drop with ease. Ray followed me, then Max, Tyson and Kenny, followed by that girl. What was her name, Hilary? Well, she was obnoxious to say the least. Not the task at hand. I had to stay on task.

We were trapped. We had stupid silver bands around our upper arms and it was slowly leaving a mark and cutting off circulation. Just lovely. Our options were to fight a team of beybladers who could very well have cyber bitbeasts, or run. So we ran. Yes, we ran. We ran like dogs with our tails between our legs and down a hole that lead into what seemed to be a mine. Well, better than a sewer.

However, there was no apparent way out. Just endless dark on either side.

"Trying to run?" a voice echoed from nowhere. Darn him. That man who kept taunting us. The whole place was bugged to watch us, it was obvious.

"Let us out!" Tyson called to the walls. Tyson. Oh, he was childish and arrogant and he had a huge appetite, but he was also unnaturally brave. And that's why I love him. He doesn't treat me with the same respect. He treats me like an equal.

Right. I'm stupid. Well, it's nice to have someone who's got the guts to stand up to me. So there.

"Oh? Is that what you want? We'll let you go—if you battle."

"No!"

"Hey, can you hear me?" This time is was Hilary. "Get these things off us!" She indicated to the metal band. "It's leaving a mark!"

"If you battle."

"No!" Max now. The normally very hyper boy was not happy.

"Then we'll blow the place out."

"You won't!"

"Yes we will. It'll explode in three minutes." And there was a faint click. He wasn't kidding, it was even more obvious than the place being bugged.

"Look there!" Tyson said suddenly. He pointed down and in the blackness, where I could see the shape of something square with circles on the bottom. We ran towards it, happy to find it was an ore car they used in mines. There was even tracks for it. Maybe this was planned. But nevertheless, we had to get out.

"Alright, you guys get it, Tyson and I will push," I said firmly, waving my hand to get them all in. They obeyed. They respected me.

Tyson and I put our hands onto the back of the ore care and in an instant I realized I'd put mine over his. Darnit. No time to stop and apologize though. We started walking slowly, since we hadn't gained enough speed yet. Forgetting now I tightened my hold on the cart, twining my fingers through his. Shoot. If I'd been paying attention to him, I'd have noticed the blush.

Eventually we picked up speed and I hopped in, turning to see if Tyson was jumping in as well. His hands had slipped. He was a pace behind us. He wasn't going to make it.

"Tyson!"

It took me a minute to realize it was me who'd panicked and said that. I stuck out my hand to pull him in. He reached out in return and our fingers brushed before he tripped and fell face first into the ground. At first he didn't get up and the whole cart panicked.

He'd been just out of my reach.

Tyson's always just out of my reach.