Title: Flirting with Body Language
Summary: What started out as the usual and boring BBA function quickly changes when Kai discovers a book about flirting with body language. What happens when he realizes that Miguel has been subconsciously flirting with him? Flirt back, of course!
Pairings: Miguel/Kai
Warnings: Fluff.
Disclaimer: Don't own Beyblade.

G'day! This idea came to me when I was incredibly bored and accidentally found a book on body language. I thought it would be a great idea to mess around with X3 I hope it doesn't come out too badly. Please enjoy!

The mindless chatter. The clinking of glasses. The force laughs of politeness.

Oh yes, it's one of the BBA's famed social gatherings for all the Beyblade teams to meet up without the knowledge of an impending battle hanging overhead.

And Kai didn't want to come, but was forced to do so. It'll be good for him, his teammates tell him. It'll help him lighten up, they say. It'll be fun, they assured him.

Ha! What do they know?

Kai doesn't know why the others bother to drag him to these social events. They know he isn't a very social person. Even if he was, the last place he would want to be is sitting at a cocktail bar in some fancy hotel. Not only is the bar filled to the brim with bladers, the fans and media personnel are here as well, making totally pains of themselves.

Couldn't they have chosen a much more secluded place just for all the Beyblade teams to mingle? And why are the media even here in the first place? Surely, the BBA know that most of the bladers don't exactly get along with the vultures, the Blitzkrieg boys in particular.

And don't get him started on the fans themselves. Some of them are quite pleasant, the younger ones especially as all they want is an autograph from their idols, but the older ones, especially the females, are insane. Screaming, crying and carrying on all the time, whenever someone walks past.

If he meets one more deranged fangirl named Kia or Phoenix wearing red face paint with a supposedly ice phoenix bitbeast name Drayza and a past in the Abbey, he'll go homicidal on every one here.

Moving to find a secluded part of the room, Kai hopes to ride out the rest of the evening in seclusion. He's not hiding, he's just…Okay, yes, he is hiding. He hates these things.

All evening he's felt a pair of eyes on him. It's not a threatening feeling, nothing like the vibes his gets from the fore mention fangirls who hate him because he supposedly left them in the Abbey or something. Yes, he got those kind of vibes all evening too, but he has grown to ignore them.

But this new sensation is different. Something he hasn't really felt before, but he has, if that makes any sense. It's a sense of curiously, longing and desire all mixed together. It feels odd, and yet pleasant at the same time.

Sitting down in a plush cocktail lounge chair, Kai sinks back against the cushions and releases a puff of air, blowing a rouge strand of hair from his eyes. He glances at his watch sitting on his wrist and winces. There's still a few hours left before this gathering official ends and he can finally be free.

Maybe he can sneak away early…

Looking down at the small table in front of him, Kai raises an eyebrow when he sees a soft cover book with the title 'Flirting with Body Language' clearly written across the front.

Who the hell left something like this here?

Kai gives a small snort of disbelief and turns his gaze away, back towards his fellow bladers. He watches for a moment as a few of them try to deal with the fans, chuckling softly when even the womanizing Enrique himself is having difficulty dealing with all the girls. It seems that even God's gift to women has a limit when dealing with fangirls.

Turning his gaze away from the Italian blonde, Kai suddenly finds himself locking eyes with another blonde, a far more sexy one at that. Raising his eyebrows a little, Miguel's blue eyes seem to shimmering under the mood lightening in the bar, making them appear more stunning than they usually are. A fluttering sensation suddenly appears in Kai's chest and he quickly looks away, a light dusting of red spreading across his cheeks. He swallows thickly and finds himself unable to resist taking another look. He glances through his bangs and once again catches Miguel's gaze.

Miguel holds his gaze for a few seconds before a warm and sincere smile makes its way to his lips. Kai can tell that it's a genuine smile, not one of those forced ones he has whenever he deals with an overly excited Aaron, as this smile reaches his eyes.

Good God, he looks handsome.

Kai can feel a genuine smile reach his lips as well before feeling shy and turning to look away again, the blush increasing on his cheeks.

This eye contact thing has happened before. Across a beydish, passing each other in the street or their teams hanging out for the day; they often find each other's gazes no matter where they are.

Even though this has happened before, it still makes Kai's heart flutter uncontrollably and he doesn't understand why. He has caught many a gaze in his time, but he doesn't get a fluttering sensation. He doesn't feel all shy and embarrassed like this.

Most of the time he unwilling catches a fan's gaze and he feels nothing but utter annoyance when he sees the face paint.

Turning back to the table in front of him, once again that strange book falls in his line of sight. He bites the inside of his mouth. Surely, this gathering isn't so boring as he would resort to reading a strange and lonesome book about something as trivial as flirting?

Yes. Yes, it is.

Picking up the book, Kai holds it so no one can read the title. As if he wants someone from the media spying him holding this stupid book about flirting. He'd never hear the end of it.

Flipping past the dedication, index and foreword, Kai stops on the introduction, reading the first paragraph, immediately wondering what the hell he is doing.

"If you are single and looking for love, here is a fact that might surprise you. Ninety percent of what you say to the people you meet is non-verbal. Very often we give clues and signals to those we are attracted to without even realizing it. In most cases, you are reading someone's signals and forming a negative or positive impression without knowing why you are doing so. Non-verbal signals, or what is known as body language, can have five times more of an effect on a person than the actual words you may speak."

Kai raises a skeptical eyebrow. Body language is five times more effective than words? That's kinda hard to believe.

Although, Kai does admit a simple glare in the direction of the person who is annoying him is a hell of a lot more effective than telling them to piss off. And the fact that Kai doesn't say much unless it's the only way to get his point across.

Maybe this book is on to something.

His curiosity growing, Kai decides to read further, reaching a small subtitle about smiling. It's reads; One of the most common types of body language is the smile. The smile is a universal sign of acceptance and happiness. A smile that reaches the eyes is a genuine smile that says you are welcome to come closer.

Kai can't help but snort. Surely, that's common sense. Who in their right mind would want to approach someone who just glared hatefully at them?

Although, that doesn't stop Tyson and those fangirls from approaching him whenever he has the misfortunate to catch their attention from a distance. Tyson, he can understand. He's his teammate and he's gotten used to his glare. But those fangirls? Well, they're just idiots.

Ok, so this book might know what's its talking about. It wouldn't hurt to read further, would it?

"Something else to look for is eye contact. Sometimes you can almost feel someone looking at you, or you catch it from the corner of your eye. If someone you may find interesting is looking at you, turn towards him or her and lock eyes, but for only a few seconds. A direct stare lasting more than a few moments can be considered aggressive or hostile. Hold the contact for a few moments and then look down. Don't forget to smile."

Kai blinks. That has happened once tonight, minus the hostile glares. He made eye contact with Miguel. It was only for a few seconds, but there didn't seem to be anything hostility between them.

They…they weren't subconsciously flirting with each other, were they?

Tearing his gaze away from the book, Kai finds himself looking at Miguel on the other side of the room as he leans against the bar, talking quite contently with his silver haired teammate, Claude and the dark haired Neko, Ray.

For the third time tonight, Miguel turns his gaze in Kai's direction and their eyes meet. This time, though, Miguel suddenly looks away with a smile on his lips, his gaze towards the floor before glancing up to seeming to say something to Claude before turning back, his smile still there on his perfect set of lips.

A moment later he turns back to his two fellow bladers, but seemingly subconsciously takes a step back, slightly detaching himself from the two. He then runs a hand through his hair, trying to tame the wild locks just a little. He runs his tongue over his bottom lip, appearing as if he's grooming himself to impress someone.

A sense of hope rises in Kai's chest, hoping that he's trying to impress him before blinking slowly and turning his gaze back to the book, eager to learn more. He was skeptical of the books contents when he first picked it up, but now he isn't so sure.

Still, he can't believe that someone like Miguel, the blonde haired Adonis that he is, would be subconsciously flirting with him of all people.

"If you can see someone looking at you from across the room look for other signs of interest. A person may gaze at you, look away, and then return their gaze to you again. They will probably have a slight smile on their face. If you turn and catch the gaze, and they smile or even blush and look down, you have caught their interest."

Kai grips the book tighter, realizing the paragraph he just read just happened; pretty much word for word.

Chewing on his bottom lip, Kai slowly berates himself. "I'm just over reacting," he says to himself quietly under his breath. "As if Miguel would be interested in me."

Deciding to risk one more glance, Kai discreetly peers through his stormy colored bangs. Immediately, a heating sensation appears on his cheeks, doubling any previous blushes before when he realizes that Miguel is once again looking in his direction, but instead of catching his gaze once again, he notices that Miguel's eyes seems to be slowly travelling up and down his body, tilting his head to the side just a little to get a better look.

Abruptly looking away, Kai clutches the book to his chest as his heart rate speeds up. "Oh my God," he whispers, his blush darkening even more than previously thought possible. "Was he checking me out?"

Pulling the book away from his chest, Kai flips through the rest of the content. He makes quick notes about other possible signs of flirting. As he reads further he constantly reminds himself to stay calm and relaxed, not to freak out and give Miguel the wrong signal.

He doesn't want to ruin his chance of getting to know Miguel a little better.

"Okay," Kai whispers as he closes the book shut in his hands and placing it back where he found it. "Let's see if this book is right."

Kai then climbs to his feet and carefully makes his way over to Miguel, his heart rate increasing with each step.

He just hopes he read the signs right.

X3 Kai flirted with Miguel across a room. How is he going to fair flirting with him face to face? You'll just have to wait and see!

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