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Omg! I'm sooooooo sorry for not updating earlier. But now it's finally spring break whereI live and I can finally get some work done! Well anyway, this is the final chapter of this fic but it's sequel 'Wednesday Evenings' will be out sometime in May. Thank you to who who reveiwed and will reveiw this fic!
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Rei ran outside, tying the end of his braid off with a rubber band he grabbed off the kitchen counter as he ran past. The neko-jin absolutely hated rubber bands, seeing as though they hurt like hell to get out when they're all tangled up in your hair and the fact that the old ones break so easily. Seeing that the rubber band wasn't old and making sure it wouldn't be hard to get out later he walked over to his team mates, noticing their -dear- team captain was missing. The raven-haired teen frowned slightly, wondering where he was.
"Where's Kai?"
Max, who had been standing with his back to Rei, talking to Tyson, turned around and gave Rei one of his cheerful, dazzling smiles.
"Oh! Hiya Rei! I didn't even hear you come up!" the ocean-eyed teen paused, frowning slightly, "You mean he's not with you? He went to go get you a few minutes ago!"
Rei's frowned deepened, a look of confusion appearing on his lovely face.
"Well I didn't see him…"
Tyson and Max shared a look and then looked back at Rei, now looking as equally confused as him.
"Why are you just standing around? You should have already started on your laps! 5 extra laps for each of you! And Kon, 15 extra laps for you for being late, excluding the 5 for just standing around! Now get started!"
The three teens jumped and looked around for Kai, Rei immediately spotting him. Kai was leaning up against a nearby tree, his arms crossed over his chest and he wore a pissed expression. Rei narrowed his eyes and glared at his captain, fighting to keep his pupils from slitting.
/I guess we're back to being on a last named basis. Whatever. If he wants to be a stuck up bastard then so be it. He just needs to be one on his own time. I'm not putting up with his shit./
"Kon! Get moving! The others have already started!"
Rei shot one last glare at his captain and took off running, flipping his braid over his shoulder before hand.
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Kai sighed and closed his eyes, laying his head back against the tree. Visions from what he saw this morning clouded his mind, along with thoughts of Rei.
/He's so beautiful. Why does he try and hide it by wearing such baggy clothes? Why doesn't he show it off? Does he not want anyone to know how beautiful he really is? Though his body type is rather unique, I know of one other with a very similar body type, though he shows it off. The one person holding me back from loving anyone else, and he doesn't even realize it. Tala…though Bryan's already staked his claim, I still can't help but want him. I know I need to move on, but how does one move on when they've loved someone for almost their entire life/
"KAI!"
Kai's eyes snapped open and his chain of thought was then broken. He cast an annoyed glare on the person who dared to interrupt his thoughts.
"I've been calling you for like, hours! Jeez! Were you asleep or something? You did have your eyes closed. When's lunch?"
Kai rolled his eyes at the navy haired boy. He was over exaggerating and thinking about his stomach, as usual.
"If you -must-, know I was thinking. -Not- sleeping."
"Ooo! Who were you thinkin about?"
Kai's eye twitched slightly. Tyson's stupidness was really starting to piss him off.
"None of your fucking business you damned whale!"
"I'm not a whale!"
Kai then heard a giggle and looked away from Tyson, seeing Max standing beside the navy-haired teen.
"But Ty! Don't you remember that time we went to the beach and you had a blue beach towel laying over you and some scientists tried to put you in the water because they thought you were a beached baby whale?"
Rei, who had just came running up stifled his laughter from his spot beside Kai and Kai merely smirked at Tyson. Tyson's cheeks turned bright red and he glared slightly at Max.
"Why are you on his side?"
The blond smiled sweetly at Tyson.
"Because he buys me nice things."
Max flashed Kai a sweet smile and Kai's smirk widened. Rei's stifled laughter became a little louder and Tyson pouted, his cheeks puffing out more than they normally did.
"But Maxie! You promised not to tell!"
The ocean-eyed teen smiled sheepishly at Tyson.
"Sorry Ty…"
The look on Tyson's face went from embarrassed and pouting to suggestive in a matter of seconds. He looped an arm around the blond's thin waist, much to the dislike and disgust of Kai.
"You know Maxie…you could always just make it up to me…"
Tyson gave Max a suggestive look and the younger teen merely blinked and looked up at Tyson confusedly.
"Huh?"
Kai had had enough. He reached out and grabbed Max's wrist, yanking him away from Tyson and pulling him protectively close, glaring heatedly at the navy haired male. Tyson merely smirked in return. Kai's eyes flashed when anger and he rubbed the blond's probably now bruised wrist gently.
"Max, go battle Rei. I'll take on Tyson."
Max frowned and looked up at Kai, noticing the look of anger in his eyes.
"But Kai! I usually bat-"
"NOW!"
Max 'eep'ed and nodded, rushing off to battle Rei. He really didn't understand why Kai was so mad.
/Maybe it was something Tyson said…/
The blond shrugged and readied himself for battle.
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Rei sat on his bed, unconsciously braiding and unbraiding his hair in thought.
/I can't believe it! I lost to Max! He's the weakest blader on the team! It's all Kai's fault! I can't get that bastard out of my head/
The neko-jin sighed and laid back onto the pillows, his ebony locks pooled around him.
/Though he -did- seem rather distracted as well. I wonder what he was thinking about…/
Rei yawned and snuggled into his pillow, closing his eyes and falling asleep soon after.
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Kai sat on his window seat, staring aimlessly out the window and idly fiddling with Dranzer. The frown he wore deepened slightly.
/How the hell did I lose to that fucking whale! And why do I keep thinking about him, no, about –them-? Why do I keep comparing them? Am I trying to replace Tala with Rei/
Kai sighed and shook his head, trying to rid himself of all these confusing thoughts. The slate-haired Russian then heard Tyson loudly complaining about food to Max.
/Damn it. I left those two alone…/
Kai got up and put Dranzer on the dresser, going downstairs to cook. Thirty minutes later, dinner was ready and the table was set. The only thing missing was Rei. Crimson eyes met ocean blue and the latter nodded and went upstairs to fetch the neko-jin.
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Max knocked on the neko-jin's door twice and receiving no answer, quietly opened the door. The blond saw Rei all curled up on his bed asleep and smiled slightly. He softly closed the door and leaned against it, the smile turning into a frown. He stayed that way for a few moments, silently piecing everything together, bit by bit, from Kai's and Rei's blowout in the kitchen over a blue book of some kind, to the looks of admiration Rei often gave Kai, to how distracted they had been today.
/Something must have happened last night, after their fight. But there's one thing I've realized by putting all the pieces together. Rei loves Kai. Kai loves Rei and doesn't realize it because something's holding him back from realizing it. But what? What could be holding him back? What can't he seem to let go of? I may not know the answer to these questions, but…I bet I know someone who does/
Max smiled mischievously and headed towards Kai's room, which was only a few doors down from Rei's. He quietly opened the door and stepped inside, leaving it cracked to listen out for Kai incase he came to see what was taking so long. The blond sat down on the bed and picked up Kai's expensive looking cell phone up off the nightstand. He pressed the buttons '629' and unlocked the keypad. Max smiled fondly down at the cell phone. Kai was so predicable. Max could figure out almost all of Kai's passwords because they were either 'Dranzer' or 'Max' and occasionally 'Maxie'. The ocean-eyed teen searched through the names in the phone book until he came to the right one. He took a deep breath and then hit 'send'.
/Please let this work…/
The phone rang three times before someone answered.
"Hello?"
Max bit his lip, quickly thinking of how to word what he was going to say.
"Um hiya! Listen, I know we're not the best of friends but…"
The person on the other line paused for a second before answering, sounding curious.
"But what?"
Max smiled, hearing the curiosity in the other's voice.
"Well I was wondering if you could do me a favor. I have this problem and I really need your help…"
Well i hope you enjoyied this fic! Remember, the sequel, 'Wednesday Evenings', will be out soon! Please reveiw:D