Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ A Caged Wolf ❯ Chapter one ( Chapter 1 )

Hi, this is like, my first fic, so please be nice… I dunno why I decided to do this pairing, but it seems to work out… I'm sorta used to Rei/Kai, so I made Kai into the big brother kinda role… anyway, it is Yaoi, so u know… don read if u don like it… and it is Rei/Tala…

I don own beyblade… obviously….

Enjoy!!

 

 

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Rei sat on the couch across from Kai, absent-mindedly playing with the end of his long braid. The Bladebreakers had been called by Mr. Dickenson to meet with him in a spacious room at an expensive hotel,

 

“I wonder what he wants.” Tyson said as he rocked in his chair out of boredom. “I hope it'll be quick, cause I'm starving!”

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“You just had breakfast half an hour ago!” Max exclaimed, even after teaming with the blue haired boy for so long, he still couldn't get over the fact of his huge appetite.

 

“Well, I'm a growing boy, I need my energy.

 

Just as Max was about to say something in retort, the door opened and Mr. Dickenson walked in, smiling as he always did when in the presence of the boys. A man dressed in a black suit followed him, presumably his bodyguard. Which made Rei wonder, Mr. Dickenson never had a bodyguard with him before.

 

“I apologize for having kept you waiting for so long, my boys,” Mr. Dickenson said heartily after sitting down on one of the sofas. “This really is an urgent matter, I'm glad you could be here.”

 

“It's no problem, Mr. Dickenson,” Rei said, seeing as how no one else was going to speak. “What is it? Something wrong with Biovolt again?”

 

Rei saw from the corner of his eyes that Kai frowned at the mere mention of Biovolt, and turned to offer a small grin to their captain, who relaxed a little upon seeing this.

 

The two of them has gotten closer since the Biovolt incident, and had grown to care for each other as brothers do. Rei was often the only thing that could calm Kai, or just keep him from killing Tyson. And Kai offered him advice from experience when Rei was just unclear of what to do.

 

“In a way, it's connected with them.” Mr. Dickenson said as he sipped on a cup of tea brought in by a maid. He motioned to the man standing at the door, whom promptly turned to leave.

 

“You remember the Demolition Boys, yes?” Mr. Dickenson asked, looking at each of them, his smile fading a little.

 

They all nodded, and Kai's form tensed visibly upon hearing this. It was hard to forget a team like the Demolition Boys, even if one tried to do so.

 

“We have put them into rehab centers. It seems that they were quite traumatized by the …training that they had to go through,” Kai snorted at this, but otherwise making no comment, “We are quite pleased with the progress that they were making… but the doctor asks for them to live with people their age for a while and see how they do…”

 

“You want them to live with us?” Tyson shouted, as if the idea of such was absurd.

 

“Not… not quite all of them, only Tala.” Mr. Dickenson said. His bodyguard walked in once again, following the said Russian redhead.

 

“But he's probably going to kill us in our sleep or poison our food or something like that!” Tyson shouted, not caring al all that the person he was referring to could hear him clearly. He was on his feet now, and looking rather agitated.

 

“Tyson!” Kai and Rei both said warningly, and Rei scowled at Tyson for saying such a thing. A smile appeared on Mr. Dickenson's face, knowing that Tala was in good hands.

 

“But it's true, he probably will.” Tyson mumbled, loud enough for everyone else to hear.

 

Rei sighed and shook his head, turning to look at Tala, and frowned deeply upon seeing that he was wearing a chocker of some kind, which was linked to a leash. The other end was held tightly by the man in the suit.

 

“How long?” Kai asked, his gaze not wavering from the red head. Rei knew what must be going through Kai's head at the moment. The stoic boy had told Rei how much he regretted not being able to save the Demolition Boys from their fate in the Abbey, especially Tala, whom he considered one of his best friends when he was young.

 

“Just a couple of month.” Mr. Dickenson said, “I want you to write me a report every two weeks to see how he's doing.”

 

“Why is he wearing that?” Rei asked, still frowning at the leash that he other was forced to wear. It made Rei think of something kind of chained animal.

 

“It's merely a safety precaution… for his as much as yours.” Mr. Dickenson explained, again sipping on his tea.

 

“I told you he was dangerous,” Tyson exclaimed loudly, but anything else he might have to say was effectively cut off by a glare sent his way from Kai.

 

“Kai…” Mr. Dickenson started, “I know that you are close with Tala… and how you must be feeling… but I ask you not to participate in this…this experiment…”

 

“What?” Kai asked, turning to look at the old man as if he were crazy. His scowl set in place. “That's impossible, he's going to be living with my team, isn't he?”

 

“I ask you, Kai, not to interfere with anything that might happen between him and your team.” Mr. Dickenson said, his face a mask of seriousness, “It is very important that you do this for me…and for Tala.”

 

“Why?” Kai asked, and Rei could tell that he was quiet upset at the arrangement. But in a way Rei knew Kai would be agreeing to it, if it were for Tala's good.

 

“Because you will not be able to help him every day of his life… We need to be sure that he could get along with people his age properly, and if he does run into communication troubles and such… he will have to learn to solve it n his own…” Mr. Dickenson said patiently, looking back and forth between Kai and Tala.

 

“Fine,” Kai said, his face emotionless, which was what he did to hide his emotions when he was feeling a particularly strong one.

 

“Rei,” Mr. Dickenson said, turning to face the Neko-jin, “I need you to be in charge of this… you understand…”

 

“Yes, of course,” Rei answered politely, “Is there anything else I should know?”

 

“Please, at least try to stay out of trouble.” Mr. Dickenson said, smiling and sipping on his tea.

 

 

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The five of them sat in the living room the hotel suite silently, except for the occasional sounds of Tyson's slurping and chewing as he ate. Kai had gone for a walk outside, leaving only five of them.

 

“Would you like something to eat, Tala?” Rei asked as he sat down on the sofa. They weren't really having a serious meal, so they didn't use the dinning room, which would have been too troublesome to clean up after the meal.

 

“No answer, but then a slight nod confirmed Rei's question. Rei smiled at him and brought him some of the spaghetti that he had cooked for their lunch, Tala was still standing at the door, hesitate to go in.

 

“You can't eat properly if you don't sit down,” Rei said, and led the wolf towards the others.

 

“I don't want him near me when I'm eating and vulnerable.” Tyson said with a mouthful of mashed potatoes.

 

Tala stopped in mid-step and froze, the pained expression left his face just as quick as it came, but it didn't escape Rei's enhanced sight.

 

“You're welcome to eat in the kitchen, Tyson.” Rei said, and pulled Tala's wrist to make him sit. The Russian's eyes widened and his hand drew away from the contact as quickly as possible.

 

“But Reeeiii…” Tyson whined, but made no further complaints seeing as how Rei was not going to relent.

 

Rei couldn't help but notice the way that Tala tugged on the choker that he wore around his neck, and frowned.

 

“It's very annoying, isn't it?” Rei asked in a quiet whisper that only Tala, who was sitting across from him, could hear.

 

A slight nod of the head was all he got for an answer.

 

“Does it hurt you?” He asked again, in hope of some sort of proper answer.

 

A shake of the head, and nothing more.

 

Rei looked down and continued to eat his lunch dejectedly, a small sigh of supposed disappointment escaped his lips.

 

“It irritates the skin when I move.” A cool, smooth voice said after a space of silence settled between them. Rei looked up and saw Tala looking at him intently with his icy blue eyes.

 

“Would you like me to take it off for you?” Rei asked, smiling towards the older teen.

 

“I don't think you're allowed to do that,” Tala said, and glanced at Tyson and Max, who were still wolfing down their food, “I don't think they'd like it if you did.”

 

Tala looked away from the tiger, and returned to his food when he was sure that no further comment was going to be made. He had not the faintest idea what possessed him to start a conversation (if it can be called that), with the other boy. Perhaps it was the dejected look on his face, or the small sigh he let out of his lips, or maybe the need to talk with another human after everything he's been through. He had hoped that Rei would be able to take the annoying choker off f him, but he really didn't want to get the Neko-jin in trouble with the BBA, and seeing as how he and the other boy Tyson was already fighting about how to treat him… However, he did appreciate Rei standing up for him. Not many had done that for him.

 

He started as a weight made the couch he sat on sink down, and turned to find Rei sitting beside him.

 

“Turn around so I can get this thing off you,” Rei said in a commanding tone.

 

“Don't tell me what to do.” Tala said testily, before turning and letting Rei take off the choker.

 

Rei let out a startled gasp as he saw how Tala's neck was almost rubbed raw from the material of the choker.

 

“That's going to need some bandaging.” Rei commented off handly as he threw the choker into the garbage carelessly.

 

Tala nodded in acknowledgment, “Thank you,” He said courtly.

 

“No problem, it's insane for anyone to put that on. Must be horrible.” Rei said, standing and walking towards his bedroom.

 

“Come on, what are you waiting for?” Rei turned back at the door of his bedroom and faced Tala.

 

A perplexed looked appeared on Tala's face, which Rei discreetly thought looked rather cute.

 

“I need to bandage your neck, and the first aid box is in my room.” Rei explained.

 

Tala got up from his seat wordlessly and followed Rei into his bedroom, unaware of the confused and heated looks he was receiving from the rest of the team.

 

He entered the room and was surprised to see that Rei had added his own touches to the room. There were several pictures of him with some other Chinese whom Tala presumed to be his family. A few of him with the White Tigers, but most were of him and his team, and many were of him Kai.

 

There was a small clock on the nightstand, shaped as a roaring tiger, `probably a gift from his friends,' thought Tala. He continued to look around his gaze landed on a bey-blade resting on the nightstand just beside the clock.

 

He picked it up gingerly and studied it carefully, it was an old-fashioned blade carved out of wood. Although old and quite useless, it was easy to tell that the blade had once been a great work of art and was done with all the care in the world.

 

“Tala, would you - “ Rei stopped in mid-sentence upon seeing what Tala was looking at.

 

Tala put it down again slowly and carefully, “I apologize.” He said after an awkward silence settled between the,.

 

“No, it's fine… it was a gift from a friend, I… sit down so I can bandage you properly.”

 

Tala did as hew as told, inwardly feeling a bit guilty at making the Neko-jin uncomfortable.

 

Rei sat down in from of him, facing Tala. He unwrapped a roll of bandages and uncapped a bottle of antiseptic.

 

“This is going to hurt quite a bit.” Rei said, and started to clean the wound on Tala's neck. He moved his face closer to the other boy's neck involuntarily, wanting to be able to see it better, and Tala felt the soft, warm breathe of Rei hitting the curve of his neck, and had to fight a blush coming up his cheeks. He pulled away slightly.

 

“Am I hurting you?” Rei asked attentively.

 

“No, I've been through worse.” He replied.

 

“Are you sure? You look flustered…tell me if I hurt you and I'll be more careful.”

 

Tala nodded, unsure of what to say.

 

As time passed, both seemed to relax a great deal. Rei began humming a tone that the elders sang to him when hew as a child, and the music soothed both the boys. Tala had visibly relaxed and his muscles were no longer tense under Rei's touch.

 

By the time that they were done, Tala was getting so sleepy that he could barely keep his eyes open. He had barely slept in the last few days due to the nightmares that he had every time he even tried to take a nap. The first few nights he woke up with cold sweat all over his body. He couldn't quite remember what the dreamt of, but it was horrible.

 

“Tala?” A soft voice called out his name lightly, and he opened his eyes groggily and saw Rei looking at him with a mixture of concern and amusement.

 

“Do you want me to show you to your room?” Rei asked, keeping his voice soft.

 

“Hmmm…” He groaned and nodded, but made no effort to get up. Instead, he leaned back and lay on Rei's bed. Not really thinking, he fell asleep as soon as he hit the soft mattress of the bed.

 

Rei sighed in amusement, and carefully removed Tala's shoes and outer clothing. He then proceeded to cover the redhead with his jacket to keep him warm.

 

Tala thought he heard the soft clicking sound of the door closing before he fell completely asleep. He subconsciously snuggled into the bed and pillows. It smelt nice… kind of like the forests in the summer, and a faint scent of wild flowers reached his nose as well. It made him relaxed, more so than he had been in a long time, and he slept for the first time without nightmares in days.

 

 

 

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I hope u guys like it, I mean. I thought it was ok when I was writing it… but anyway, please review so that I know whether to continue or not… flames are welcome… just don be too harsh…

 

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