Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ Amber Eyes ❯ ten ( Chapter 10 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Hiya!

Don`t own beyblade and don`t own the characters of the anime......only te plot is owned by me.

-Chapter ten-

-school-

« Rei....aren`t you taking part in P.E today?» Kai asked as he dumped onto the bench beside his comrade. The neko boy shook his head, not looking at him.

« How come..? Something wrong?»

« No. I am fine»

Kai had this feeling that there was more to it than that, that Rei certainly had to be hiding something from him. Something had to be wrong. The boy looked miserable, like he was heartbroken or something. What had happened? Kai had just been walking by when he saw Rei, sitting by himself on the bench while the others were playing soccer. He had about fifteen min before class started again, and had figured he could talk a bit with his friend.

« What`s up, Rei? The look on your face contradicts your words.. you`re not fine, I can tell»

Rei shook his head and stood up, about to leave. Kai refused to let him get away before he had pryed out of him what was wrong.. He grabbed Rei by the arm, making the neko boy wince and try to pull away. When Kai stood up beside him he saw that Rei was on the verge of crying, his pretty, golden eyes filled with water.

« Let go!» Rei begged, not making any move to pull his arm loose though.

« Not until you tell me what`s wrong!» Kai insisted. Rei shut his mouth for a moment, looking down at the ground before he got angry.

« FUCKING LET GO OF ME!» he shouted, making people turn their heads in their direction. In shock Kai forgot to hold him back, and Rei dashed off, running as fast as his feet could carry him. Kai had his heart in his throat, beating rapidly. Looking down at his hands deep purple eyes widened at what he saw. Why was there blood on his.. hands?

« REI!»

He ran as fast as he could. He had to catch up with the neko, Rei was hurt somehow! Tearing the door to the school building open he stormed inside, catching a glimpse of his friend further ahead. Kai set off down the corridor. As he reached the bathroom Rei was nowhere to be seen, and he stopped to catch his breath again.

« Rei!» he called, desperate to find him. He was about to turn around and go back to search when he spotted the boy sitting in a corner, curled up in a little ball to make himself as small as possible. Kai rushed to his side, kneeling down in front of him.

Rei was startled when two arms embraced him, and he fought back hard, hitting Kai on the chest with closed fists. The other had to leave, otherwise he would find out about his secret!! Kai had to leave him alone!!!

« Rei, look at me... Your arm, it is damaged, you`re bleeding»

He kept his head lowered until Kai cupped his chin and forced him to raise his head. Squeesing his eyes shut he avoided looking at the bluenette. But he couldn`t stop the tears that fell, despite his eyes being shut. He hated for Kai to be seeing him in this state, to see him being weak. But that was all he was... weak, right? He couldn`t even stand up for himself.

« Rei... don`t push me away, I really want to help you.. I`m Kai, your friend.. remember?»

The other teen`s voice held a sad tone, like he was hurt that Rei was acting like this towards him. Maybe he was being unfair to his friend. Golden eyes opened to stare into pretty purple ones, filled with concern and... love? Why...?

« Rei... Please tell me what`s wrong with you... Don`t leave me in the dark, you`re my only and best friend»

He stared at Kai in disbelief. His only friend..? Kai had no friends? That was so.. unreal, he was such a great guy! How come he had no friends? It seemed sad.. but then again, he had no other friends beside Kai himself either.

« I-I can`t tell.... but please, do not push me to say either... I need some time, ok?»

Kai gave a nod in understanding and made a move to roll up his sleeve, making Rei flinch. Kai gave him a funny stare and forced the sleeve up, gasping as he revealed an arm filled with bleeding, deep cuts, some worse than others.

«Rei, what happened? Did you do this to yourself?» Kai asked in a shaky voice.

This was his only chance to escape the truth... to lie instead.

« Yes... I-I was down and I couldn`t take it!» he stuttered, eyes filling with water again as he lied. Kai looked at him with a sad face and pulled him close, holding him tightly while stroking his hair lovingly. Rei let himself be comforted, sobbing into Kai`s shirt, not caring if he spilled blood on the fabric.

« What could have made you this down? Did Tala kick you out or something..?»

« No.... we were just fighting.... And he got so mad.. It was so scary, and I was so frightened, Kai!» he sniffled, burying his face further into Kai`s chest.

« It`s ok....You are coming home with me tonight, Rei... No protests, I will not listen...»

« B-but..»

« No protests, whether you like it or not, you are coming home with me!» he stated stubbornly, making no room for protests from the neko boy.

« And we are leaving right away... fuck class, fuck the teachers.. you matter much more than them anyways»

Rei stared wide-eyed at his friend as Kai dragged him along down the hallway by his hand, a stern look on his face. Turning his head he found that Rei was looking scared, and flashed him a smile. That made Rei`s heart skip a beat, and he went red from head to toe. Luckily due to his colur of skin, it didn`t show that well... even though he was pale from the bloodloss he had been through last night.

-Kai`s home-

« Who is this?» asked Mrs. Hiwatari as Kai entered the living room, still holding Rei`s hand tightly in his own, their figners laced together. While the neko boy blushed bright crimson, Kai seemed unaffected by the fact that they were holding hands.

« This is Rei Kon, we share some classes.. like music and art» he replied blankly. His mother smirked slightly and moved closer, cupping Rei`s face with her hands. He blushed even worse at that, looking into her blue eyes, seeing the little, twisted smile. He felt nervous under that stare, and blinked as the woman leaned forward and hugged him tightly.

« I like you, you`re cute.. take good care of him Kai!»

The bluenette snorted and dragged Rei along upstairs. The house was huge... oh well..it was more like a mansion, he thought as he leaned his head back to look at the roof above his head. He almost forgot about the pain that jolted through his arm everytime Kai pulled his hand a little too hard. They entered a huge room, and considering the posters on the walls and other stuff in here, Rei assumed that this must be Kai`s room. And he was right.

The walls were painted completely black, and over his bed golden and silwery stars decorated the roof, making it look like the night sky. There were shelves of books and dvds, and on his desk lay electronical stuff, like a videocamera and an mp3 player. Woha, Rei thought, his friend had to be really rich, considering all the stuff in here.... back when he was little Rei himself had used to only have a few things other than his clothes in his possession, like a toy car, some teddies and such.

Kai left the room for a moment, and came back with some clean bandages and some stuff to clean up the cuts and wounds. He made Rei sit down on the bed, and told him to sit still while he did it. Rei winced at the pain as Kai put antiseptic on his cuts and wrapped them up. All the time the bluenette was looking at him curiously from underneath his blue bangs.

« There you go..... Don`t you ever dare do that to yourself again, you hear me?»

Rei could only sit still with his hands folded in his lap, not replying to the empty threat. Kai`s face softened, and Rei was surprised when Kai sat down beside him and pulled him into his chest, wrapping his arms around him protectivly.

« K-Kai?» he stuttered, and was silenced by the finger placed to his lips.

« Quiet..... I am worried about you... Don`t ever cut yourself again.. please?» He gave a weak nod and buried his face in the soft fabric of Kai`s shirt. It was tearing him apart from inside to see Kai this worried over him, to know that he was lying, keeping secrets from his best friend.

« I`m sorry for being so weak....»

« You`re not weak Rei... You`re a strong person, you always will be... I am the one who is weak..» Kai trailed of, his voice nothing but a faint whisper. He didn`t understand what Kai meant.... how could Kai ever be weak?

Kai saw the unasked question in his eyes, and smiled slightly. He was weak.. for not being able to tell Rei that he liked him so much, that he was in love with him.... He swore to himself, he would fight to get Rei. But the neko seemed so happy with his boyfriend, it would be wrong to tear them apart just because he wanted to keep Rei to himself.. would it not?

Rei couldn`t sleep... well aware that Tala was probably worrying his ass of about where his younger lover could have gone. Hopefully he wouldn`t jump to any conclusions... and think that Rei had left him because he wanted to be with Kai.. He did want to be with Tala, he really did. But the relationship was hurting him in every way, and there were more bad sides to it than good actually.

He turned his head away from the window to look at the sleeping boy beside him. Kai lay on his stomach, his one arm under his head, the other hugging a pillow to his chest. They were both sharing the same bed as it was king-size anyways. Rei concluded that five people could share this bed without any trouble. He never did understand the use of having such a huge bed if you were to sleep alone in it. He liked sleeping close to people, to listen to their breathing and heartbeat... He missed the warmth of Tala.

Kai`s lips were formed in a slight pout, making him look adorable... not one bit like the usually stony expression on his face. Rei slowly reached out his hand and brushed his fingertips over the extremely pale skin, making Kai lean into the touch even in his sleep. How adorable, he thought with a little smile.

The sound of the rain pouring down was calming... Rei liked the rain, or at least he liked listening to it when he lay in his bed and couldn`t go to sleep, like tonight. Lighting cracked the sky, followed by a loud thunder. He almost fell off the bed in surprise as Kai`s eyes shot open, a wild look to them.

« Shit, you scared me, Kai!» he burst out, taking a deep breath to calm down his pounding heart. Kai looked out the window at the dark sky, another lighting splitting the dark in half. Rei watched in wondering as Kai whimpered and pulled his knees up to his chest, covering his ears. Was Kai...scared of thunderstorms? He never would have guessed....

« Kai? Don`t be scared... it`s only a thunderstorm» he tried. Suddenly Kai was hanging around his neck,hugging him tightly. » R-Rei.... d-dont l-leave me.....» he begged and buried his face in Rei`s pyjama shirt as there was another lighting, followed closely by thunder. Rei wrapped his arms around his shaking friend and hushed him, whispering calming words into his ear.

« Don`t be scared...I`m here to take care of you... Let`s lie down, shall we?»

Kai gave a little nod and let Rei lie down behind him, arms still wrapped around his chest. Kai was shaking so badly.... Well, they all had their fears, did they not? If you placed him in a hospital, he would get just as scared as Kai was now. He knew how it felt like to be dead scared of something.

So he held Kai close, comforted him and stroke his hair until he fell asleep again. It was strange... Normally he would be the one to be comforted.. not the other way around. He remembered how Tala had used to hold him so tight when he was scared, tell him how much he loved him, that it would be over in the morning....

Rei couldn`t sleep that night... not one bit.and in the morning he still lay holding Kai in his arms, feeling exhausted from the night awake, wondering if Tala had stayed awake waiting for him too. Most likely yes, he thought, feeling a little guilty. Kai didn`t know that by forcing Rei to come home with him, he had probably made his situation even worse... by making Tala even more angry.

« Rei..? You awake already?» muttered Kai sleepily and sat halfways up, leaning on his elbow. Rei let go of him and let outa yawn. » yah..I couldn`t sleep tonight»

« Not at all?»

« Nah.... Don`t worry, I`m kinda used to it after late nights studying»

« You don`t look so good..... Do you feel well?»

« Yeah.. just little sleep, that`s all, I swear..»

« That`s...good» Kai said hesitantly, making Rei eye him funnily. He couldn`t hold back anymore... he really had to let Rei know that if he ever grew tired of his boyfriend, Kai was there for him. Suddenly he was straddling Rei`s hips, holding him down. The neko yelped in surprise and looked up at him wide-eyed and jawdropped as Kai dipped his head lower and swiftly kissed him on the lips. It was a quicky kiss, but sweet and chaste nontheless, and it left Rei puzzled.

« K-Kai? Do you really feel that way about me..?»

Kai nodded, their faces still close, barely inches apart. He could feel Rei`s heart beating rapidly through their contact, only their pj shirts keeping their skin from touching. Rei was so warm...so pretty, he could barely strain himself from doing anything more than kissing. It was clear that the neko felt uneasy by this, he wriggled a little, looking away.

« Rei...if Tala ever treats you badly, or you grow tired of him.. .come see me,kay? I-I think I love you already»

Rei`s eyes snapped wide open at his confession, staring at him with fear, confusion and wondering. What was so strange about it? he thought. Rei was already gay, so it had nothing to do with that...

« You...really mean that? No one beside Tala ever loved me..»

« I do..»

« Thank you... That means so much to me, Kai» the boy whispered and pulled Kai down on him a little, their lips melting together like water. Kai let out a moan and returned the kiss, grabbing hold of Rei`s hand to pin it down. He couldn`t control himself anymore, and he sat up, taking Rei with him, still straddling him. Their lips crushed together again, in a more fierce kiss this time, more heartfelt and passionate. Rei let himself be kissed by his best friend, enjoying the feeling of lips on his own, someons that desired him.... and not in the way Tala did. This was different.. but he didn`t mind one bit, he thought and bit his bottom lip hard as Kai moved to placed butterfly kisses down his neck, tickling the sensitive skin there with his blue, spiky hair. Rei laughed a little and kissed Kai`s shoulder, removing the pj shirt that was hanging loose on his torso already. They met once again, fire burning in Kai`s eyes, fire of passion, want and love. His hands traveled restlessly up and down Rei`s sides, fingers spreading over his skin, feeling the softness. He wanted to be as close as possible, and hoped Rei wouldn`t withdraw. Unfortunately, as soon as Kai`s hand started fumbling with his buttons, he tensed visibly up and pushed the bluenette away.

« D-dont go there....Please, I don`t want that again»

Kai nodded and embraced him instead, hugging him close. Wait a sec, he thought...Rei had said..again? Did that mean that someone had abused him physically or something? Looking down he found that his friend finally had fallen asleep. He placed a light kiss on Rei`s forehead and lay with him among the sheets ,listening to his breathing.