Anyone who follows me knows I'm in the middle of writing Positive but the most horrendous thing happened...my computer BROKE. Yes, hell. It's in the process of being fixed, thank GOD I have my files backed up on a USB, but this little idea popped into my mind for a three-shot and I figured I'd go with it. It is in no way related to Positive but I've enjoyed writing it so far! Maybe a bit sad, but fun to write nonetheless. I'll update my other fic soon enough, but for now, enjoy!

Disclaimer: In no way do I own Beyblade or any of its characters. All unrecognizable characters belong to me, and the plot idea belongs to me too!

Warnings: Obviously it's boyxboy, with mentions of mpreg, some angst but enough fluff to balance that out eventually. I didn't really edit this so there could be a few mistakes in it, I hope not too many. Other than that, a few curses. Oh and a bit of OOCness, but it's set a few years AFTER the Bladebreakers, so that's to be expected right?

CHAPTER ONE

"Papa, why isn't daddy with us?" A soft voice asked, making Rei wince. He took a deep breath and looked down at the little girl in the chair next to him, forcing a small weak smile.

"I told you kitten." He said, gently brushing hair back from her face. "Daddy has a lot of work to do. He…he needed to stay to work." She pouted and he touched her bottom lip with his finger, making her suck it back in. "But you'll get to see uncle Lee and auntie Mariah, that'll be fun right?" She brightened a little and nodded, swinging her legs back and forth as they were still too short to touch the floor.

Rei swallowed and looked at his hands, forcing back the tears that began to sting in his eyes. He closed them so they wouldn't spill over, sighing softly and focusing. He had to be strong. He had to be strong for them. Opening those sad golden eyes, he looked over at Mai who was playing with the small stuffed cat in her lap, petting it thoughtfully as she smiled.

God she looks so much like Kai. He thought, as he had a million times since she was born.

Their four year old daughter had resembled her Russian father since day one. She had the soft dark navy hair, though as it grew it seemed to be getting a little lighter, as if taking on the silvery tones of his hair as well as the navy. Her hair had grown and now fell halfway down her back, with her bangs cut short to her eyes and a few pieces framing her face. She had fair skin, not as pale as Kai but not as tanned as Rei himself, and her features were so much like Kai's. The way she'd frown or smile was identical to his, Rei often caught himself finding Kai's usual expressions in her own. It was weird, being a parent and noticing little things like that. He'd never been able to understand how children could resemble their parents so much, but now he understood completely. Though she did take after him too, he knew as much. Her round golden eyes, framed by thick lashes, were always bright and happy, and whenever she smiled it revealed two tiny fangs much like his own. Her little 'kitten teeth' as Kai so fondly called them, and her eyes were the most noticeable resemblance.

"Where's Uncle Tala?" She asked, looking up from her toy cat. Rei sighed and forced another smile.

"He and Uncle Bryan are probably at home." He answered quietly, understanding that Mai had always been a curious one. Just like him, Kai had always said.

"Why they not come?" She asked in that sweet childish voice and he swallowed back more tears.

"Oh love, they needed to stay and help daddy." He whispered and she nodded sadly.

"We see them soon though, right?" She asked, hope shining in those wide golden eyes. He couldn't help but feel his heart ache, looking into his daughter's hopeful eyes.

"I hope so." Rei murmured and she smiled, happy with this answer. "Do you have to go to the bathroom?" He asked and she shook her head, playing with her cat again. "Hungry? Thirsty?"

"Apple juice!" She exclaimed and her laughed softly.

"Okay."

The airport was quiet at this time of night, or the morning one could say. The TV on the wall, muted, said it was three forty in the morning. It wasn't very busy either; people kept to themselves, some napped, some read, most just sat around and waited for their flight. The snow outside was freezing cold, the wind howling quietly on the other side of the glass, but the airport was warm and comfortable. Mai, who he'd woken up around twelve to get to the airport, had yet to settle again. She was hyped on the idea of going somewhere, of seeing China. They had only taken her to China twice before, when she was a few months old and when she was two. He had yet to travel with two children, and without Kai it would probably prove to be difficult. He knew they had an eight-hour flight ahead of them, he hoped at least Mai would sleep.

"Here kitten." He said softly and handed her a juice box he produced from the diaper bag. She stuck the straw in and began to suck at the juice, smiling and settling back into her chair with the stuffed kitten.

A quiet cry came from the chair next to him and he smiled gently, turning to rock the car seat that their second child was napping in. Misha blinked wide crimson eyes up at him, sniffled, then began to cry softly.

"Relax." Rei cooed softly, lifting the infant from his seat and holding him close.

Rocking him back and forth, he kissed the top of Misha's head and closed his eyes, breathing in that comforting baby smell. Only eleven months old, Misha was fussier than Mai had been at that age. He rarely slept through the night, always needed to be held, and cried more in a month than Mai had in a year. Despite the sleepless nights and constant drowsiness, Rei adored their son jut as much, as any parent would their children. Misha had inherited his raven black hair, through it was still thin tufts on top of his head, though he had inherited Kai's wine colored eyes as well. His skin was the same fair tone as Mai's, and he also had tiny kitten teeth that had just started to come through, a painful teething process it had been so far. Cradling him close, Rei kissed his forehead and kept him close until the infant settled and relaxed in his arms. Glancing across at the other bench of seats, he noticed the sympathetic looks he was getting.

Single parent, two young children, oh yeah thanks lady. He thought bitterly, wrapping Misha in a blanket and setting him back in his car seat.

He'd never imagined his life to turn out the way it had so far. For the past five years he'd been with Kai and now, at only twenty-one years old, he was in a tough position. Being with Kai… he could never regret having fallen in love with his captain. It took only a year. At sixteen they were going out and at seventeen Rei discovered he was pregnant.

Biggest shock of life…Rei mused as he combed his fingers through Mai's hair as she rested her head in his lap.

Kai hadn't missed a beat though. He'd proposed soon after finding out and at eighteen years old he'd been married and gave birth to the most beautiful baby girl he'd ever seen. Mai had been…a gift. His neko-jin genetics had been what gave them that gift, but he still considered her to be a gift from some higher being. He was still…amazed, every time he looked at her or their son. Misha had been planned, around Mai's third birthday they'd started trying again. And then there was the four of them. Living happily in Moscow, in the huge mansion Kai had called their house, their dreams a reality. Rei felt charmed, like he was too lucky. Maybe he was too lucky. He'd been given a perfect man, two perfect children, a stable life; hell they had no worries. And that was when Rei really took a good look at things. Misha had been about five months old when it started, the…distance. It started out innocently enough, just a couple extra hours at work, the odd very late night at the office, a few weekends of overtime that never used to be necessary but now really were. Money was never an issue, never for them after Kai was left with his family's fortune, but his multi-million dollar corporation was important to him, so Rei understood. He truly did. Every night he fed the kids, put them to bed, kissed them goodnight and told them papa and daddy loved them very much. It was about two months later that it began to wear on him.

Rei spent every damn day in that house, and not that he didn't love - and he absolutely did love - spending every day with their children, watching them grow. But it was just that Kai was missing it. He missed the little important moments for a parent. He missed Misha's first word - kitten -, and Mai singing a song that she'd practiced all day to sing - only to find out that he daddy was staying late at work. Initially upset, Rei had calmed her down and told her to sing it to him, which she had. And it had broken Rei's heart that Kai had missed it. Misha was almost eight months old when Tala started noticing it too. The redhead, who often came over to help out and play with the kids, began to mention that Kai was home less and less and that Rei looked…well exhausted. It was a couple of nights ago that he'd finally broken down in front of the redhead and admitted that he couldn't handle it anymore. He would not, could not, hire some sort of nanny - absolutely refused - and said that if Kai didn't want to be apart of his children's lives…well then that was that. Tala had pleaded with him to talk to Kai, only to be told that Rei had made so many efforts. So many wasted efforts. He'd tried, over and over, but that always caused a fight, a very loud fight, where a lot of things would be said. Though their fights always ended with them in bed, apologizing, physically expressing their love, it wasn't enough.

Just a few hours earlier he'd sat down at the dining table, near Kai, and had set down the plane tickets very quietly. Kai had taken one glance at them, narrowed his eyes, and demanded to know what they meant.

"Kai I'm leaving."

"Leaving?"

"I'm going back home…to China."

"Like hell you are."

"And I'm bringing Mai and Misha with me."

"You will not take my children away from me!" This was accompanied with a loud bang of his fist on the table, making Rei wince.

"I'm not Kai, I never would, but…I...I think maybe you need some time. Some space."

"They're my kids Rei! You're my husband…no. You belong here."

"I'm…No I'm not sorry."

"What?"

"I am so done apologizing for this! For your… behavior. If you didn't want this family Kai, then you shouldn't have brought our beautiful children into the world because they don't deserve this!"

"They don't deserve this? What, this luxurious life where they have nothing to worry about? Where you can stay home with them all day, where they are loved and taken care of? Where they ca grow up safe and happy and carefree? Rei, I would've killed for that as a kid."

Rei could remember the look that flashed across Kai's face, that look of anger. Rei had stood from the table then, shaking his head and sighing tiredly.

"Just some time."He'd whispered and Kai had stood, finally something broke inside of him. Panic. Fear. His eyes shone with both.

"Don't Rei. Don't leave. I-I…Rei don't."

It broke his heart, staring up into Kai's desperate eyes as he realized that this wasn't their usual fight; this one ended with him leaving with their two kids. This was serious. Kai had grabbed his hands, kissed his fingers; Rei had felt the tremble of his hold.

"Don't take them. I need them, I need you."

"Kai I…"

No, he had told himself, don't. Don't give in. He'd pulled his hand out of Kai's hold and wiped away the tears that spilled down his cheeks, wrapping his arms around himself and staring at the eyes of the man he'd fallen in love with. Outside it was blowing snow, inside their house still felt colder than it ever had, despite the fireplaces being lit and the heat on. He'd felt cold.

"I think you…you need to get your priorities straight Kai."

"Rei-"

"Mai loves you, Misha loves you, I still love you."

"Then stay."

He'd left half an hour later, cradling Misha to his chest and holding a sleepy Mai's hand. He'd lead their daughter to the front doors and pulled on her boots and coat, slipping on her mittens and putting a hat on her head. Kai had stood there with the most broken, most heart breaking expression on his face. In the five years he'd been with Kai, he'd only ever seen the phoenix cry a handful of times. When they'd first found out about Mai, when they'd gotten married, when Mai was born, when Misha was born, and then at that moment.

"Daddy?"

Mai's voice had been so soft and tired, and she'd yawned as she stepped forward to be enveloped into his arms. He'd been kneeling in front of her, face pressed to her hair as she nuzzled his neck, and Rei had seen his shoulders shaking as he cried. Kai, as much as he used to want others to believe, was one hundred percent capable of feeling every human emotion, and once something got to him he couldn't fight it. He could sometimes hide it, but nothing like this could be hidden.

"You not come?" She'd asked in the most innocent of voices.

Kai had pulled back and shook his head, brushing hair from her face, kissing her forehead. He'd whispered how much he loved her, told her he'd never abandon her, that he loved them all so much. His soft Russian voice murmured quiet words in her ear in his native tongue and she'd smiled, hugged him tightly and whispered heart breaking words.

"I love you too daddy."

Rei had told her it was time to go and he watched Kai visibly crumble. He'd staggered as he stood, then found his way over to them, shaking his head, eyes pleading with him. Rei had swallowed back his tears, though a few rolled down his cheeks, and Kai had finally resigned. He allowed Kai to take Micha from his arms and watched the Russian cradle his baby boy close, whispering the same soft promises, murmuring in Russian, crying silently. He brushed a thumb over the infant's cheek, looking down into tired half open red eyes, and kissed his forehead. Handing him back into Rei's arms, he pulled back slowly and stared at Rei, shaking his head. The moment they were in the car Rei had felt a certain numbness come over him. And he'd felt numb up until then, not really allowing himself to feel the grief that threatened to overcome him. A sudden announcement was made in Russian over the airport sound system, and he sighed, shifting a half asleep Mai of his lap and helping her stand.

"Alright, time to board the plane." He said and she nodded, rubbing her eyes.

Ten minutes passed and they were comfortably seated in first class seats on their way to China. Misha was in Rei's arms, wrapped in a large blanket, and Mai had her large first class seat to lay out in, a pillow under her head as she finally fell asleep again. Rei rocked Misha, and being the baby he was he continued to sleep peacefully in his arms. The plane filled with tired looking people, and Rei was thankful that they had seats to themselves. The lights were suddenly dimmed and someone announced that they were taking off soon. Silently, Rei watched out the window as they began to roll down the runway, picking up speed, smoothly rising into the air. Only then, with his two children sleeping blissfully unaware, did he let himself cry.

"Kai." He whispered and closed his eyes as he began to sob.

Awwe poor Rei...I love making him all sad. So that's it for chapter one, I mentioned above that I plan for it to be a three-shot, I've got my ideas to fit the three long-ish chapters anyway. I LOVE the kids names, one is Chinese and one is Russian. Mai is a name that I found and loved - in Chinese it means 'ocean or elegance', which I think suits her character. It took me awhile to find a Russian boy name that I really liked, and in the end I made a list of five names and made my friend pick one at random; I'm happy she picked Misha in the end, it was my favorite. Plus I was happy that they both had names that started with 'M'. Anyway, I adore the names.

Hope you enjoyed it! Review and tell me what you think, the next chapter will for sure be up shortly!