Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ Bloody Tears ❯ A Thousand Miles ( Chapter 5 )

Bloody Tears

Chapter 5- A Thousand Miles

It had been three days since Kai's admission to the hospital. Three agonisingly long days for Rei, who had only left his side to go to the bathroom and buy food from the cafeteria. Each day, Kai's vital signs improved slightly. The doctors were certain that he would recover with little or no permanent damage, due to his miraculously quick comeback from a near-death experience. Rei wasn't so sure. He knew that Kai's ego would have taken a major hit and his confidence would be low. Kai hated to be pitied and would withdraw into his shell more if he thought that the others were pitying him. Then there was the issue of the American tournament. Fortunately, it had been put back a month due to the repairs on the stadium being unfinished. It had been attacked a month ago by a group of drunken youths and it had almost collapsed. It was still 'unsafe' for people to be in there and recent strikes had pushed the repairs back even more.

The time was seven thirty in the morning, and Rei was fast asleep. He had been awake most of the night watching Kai, as he did every night, but fell asleep just before dawn. He was slumped forward, head and arms on the bed, breathing lightly. He even slept through the rays of sunlight that streamed through the window opposite. This would have normally woken him up as he was a very early riser, but he was just too exhausted. Kai, however, was not so lucky. The beams of light fell directly on his round face and forced him to open his eyes. He pouted slightly, remembering the very pleasant dream he had been having about Rei. The first thing he noticed as the room began to come into focus was a weight beside him. Looking down, Kai smiled at the sleeping form of his friend and placed a gentle hand atop his hair. Rei moved slightly in his sleep and murmured something which sounded suspiciously like 'Kai'. Kai sighed and closed his eyes again; he was wide-awake but felt too weak to move. He would just have to wait until Rei woke up or until someone else came to see him.

There was no question of where he was, Kai knew that he must be in a hospital. The uncomfortable bed and whitewashed walls gave that away, as well as the smell of disinfectant. He wondered what the others thought of him now. Did they think he was crazy, or just wonder why? It's not as if he wanted to kill himself, he just couldn't bring himself to eat. It was as if he was constantly hungry, but full at the same time. Eating just made him feel sick and being near the others made it worse. Especially being near Rei. 'At least I know how he feels now, but will he feel the same after I get out of this hospital? Will he think I'm crazy?' If it hadn't been for the movement beside him, Kai was sure that he would have started crying again.

Rei awoke to a pair of dark pools staring down at him. Lifting himself up from the bed, he blushed under Kai's gaze. "I'm glad you're, uh." His sentence was cut off by Kai pulling him down into a searing kiss, deep and full of lust. They broke away, panting, and Rei's blush deepened. He felt that his face was on fire, but he was happy. He smiled shyly as he lent down for another kiss. It seemed like an eternity until their lips met, this time the kiss was gentle, Rei not wanting to push Kai or tire him out. Kai was more than grateful, as he still felt tired from his ordeal. He allowed Rei to lead and opened his mouth obediently to allow Rei's tongue access. Their tongues sparred for a moment before Kai gave in and let Rei explore his mouth. They broke away to breathe and were about to resume when a sound in the doorway caught their attention.

"Don't let us interrupt." Tyson stood in the doorway, a silly grin plastered on his face. Max stood next to him, one arm hooked around his waist, and Kenny was nowhere to be seen. "Nice to see you up and, er, active Kai." This comment made Rei blush and Tyson received a deathglare from Kai. "So, how are you feeling?" Tyson quickly changed the subject after noticing the murderous look in Kai's eye. He may be a little slow at times, but he sure as hell wasn't stupid.

"Yeah, we've been so worried. What did you do to yourself? Or, rather, why did you do it to yourself?" Max detached himself from around Tyson's waist and took a step into the room. Kai didn't answer and, instead, looked away from them and out the window. From where he was standing, Rei could see the glisten of tears in Kai's eyes, threatening to spill over, and the slight quiver in his bottom lip. He looked so vulnerable and so adorable that it took all of his will power to not pounce on him and ravish that delectable mouth, as he so wanted to do. "Kai..?" Obviously Max had noticed it too, so Rei decided that now was the time to take action.

"Kai's feeling much better now, but he's really tired and needs to rest. You guys go eat lunch or something and come back later." Rei ushered the two protesting teens out the door and into the hallway. Shutting the door so that Kai couldn't hear what they were saying, he lowered his voice and spoke in a no-nonsense tone. "No more questions, ok? Kai isn't up to it just yet. Let him at least recover his strength enough to get out of the hospital before you start to interrogate him." The two nodded at Rei's retreating back as he turned on his heel and went back inside the room.

"Let's go grab a pizza!" Tyson's mind quickly turned to food, a subject he was a little too enthusiastic about.

"But you just ate!" Max protested as he was dragged down the clean, white hallways towards the doors that lead outside.

"I know, but I'm hungry again." Seeing the disapproving look he got from Max, the taller youth feigned innocence. "What? I'm a growing boy. I need to eat. Besides, I didn't have much at lunch today." Max could only laugh at this. At lunch, Tyson had eaten two plates of food more than everyone else and finished off Max's dinner.

"And we all know what happens after you eat." Max was still laughing. Tyson looked a little confused before dawning on what Max was saying and laughing too.

"What? Food makes me horny." Again, a look of perfect innocence was upon his face, before he grinned wickedly and slipped his arm around Max's waist. Max did the same and leaned on Tyson's shoulder, sighing slightly as they walked. They got a few strange looks from passers by as they exited the hospital, but neither one was fazed by it.

"Damn it Tyson, everything makes you horny. Why do I even put up with you?" Max pulled away slightly and grinned up at his significant other.

"You're just as bad as I am! Ok, maybe not quite as bad, but nearly!" Max steered Tyson around an advancing lamppost, as he was too busy talking to acknowledge his impending doom. Max just laughed and leaned on his shoulder again. "You're just as kinky as I am horny, so don't give me that look."

"What look?" Max couldn't look up at his boyfriend for fear of breaking into fits of uncontrollable laughter, which would, inevitably, make Tyson horny again. Which would make him eat more. Which would make him even hornier and would mean very little sleep for Max that night. "Let's just go get that pizza."

"That's the best idea I've heard all day." Tyson's pace quickened as they approached the pizza parlour. It was a large building on the corner of a busy street. Red letters on the windows read 'Pizza Palace' and it was designed to look like a '60s diner.

"The best idea you've heard all day?" Sometimes, Max was too kinky for his own good. Tyson raised an eyebrow at his better half, smirking at the memories that the statement brought back.

"Ok, maybe not all day, but the last five minutes at least." They reached the pizzeria and Tyson, being the gentleman that he is, pushed the door open for Max before walking inside himself. Sitting down at a booth on the opposite side of the restaurant, the two gazed lovingly into each other's eyes, before they were rudely interrupted by a waitress who skated over to take their order.

"I'll have a small pepperoni with extra cheese." Max ordered first, knowing that Tyson would probably take all day choosing.

"Um.me too. But make it a large. And a large ham and mushroom too. And a garlic bread." Max could only laugh at the waitress's response to this. She looked shocked, to say the least. It took a while to get used to Tyson's eating habits.

"And what, uh, what drinks do you, um, want with that?" The waitress hastily scribbled down their order, trying her hardest not to drop her pencil from her quivering hand. She would defiantly get a bonus from this one.

"Orange juice, please, freshly squeezed if you have it." The waitress nodded to Max as she wrote it down before turning to Tyson.

"A large coke, please." The waitress skated off as fast as she could to tell the cook to make up their orders. Max cuddled up into Tyson's side and closed his eyes. Tyson ran a hand gently through the soft blonde locks that belonged to, what he believed to be, the most beautiful boy in the world. Leaning back and pulling Max closer to him, Tyson realised how lucky he was to have such a loving and forgiving boyfriend. After all, not many people would put up with his bizarre eating habits, or his constant need for sex at least five times a day. Not only that, Max was cute, smart and a great beyblader.

"Your pizzas, sirs." The waitress put on her best fake smile, hoping that she would be tipped generously for her 'excellent service'.

"Thanks." Tyson tucked straight into his meal, still holding Max close to him. Max, not being very hungry, only picked at his food. He was perfectly content just to be in Tyson's company. They ate in silence, curled happily together on the leather seat.

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"They've gone." Rei walked over to Kai and sat gently beside him on the bed. Kai wouldn't look at him, wouldn't speak, and that hurt. Rei reached out to take Kai's hand in his own. Kai didn't pull away like he thought he would, which was good, but he still wouldn't look at him. "Kai." Rei couldn't stop the shake in his voice and cleared his throat before trying again. "Kai, what's wrong? Please look at me." The blue- haired teen turned his head slowly to look into Rei's eyes. Each boy was only a knife edge from tears, neither one wanting to be the first to crack and show weakness, but each wanting to just break down and cry in the others arms.

Kai was the first to break. He was already exhausted and all the pent-up emotion just took over his body. Rei pulled Kai to him and held him close. Kai's shoulders shook violently as he sobbed into Rei's warm chest. Tears that fell from his eyes were quickly absorbed by Rei's shirt. Kai threw his arms around the black-haired boy, his black-haired boy, and fisted his hands in the soft material of his shirt in an attempt to get closer to his love. Rei responded by tightening his grip around the frail body he now held in his arms.

"It's.it's my fault, isn't it?" Rei managed to choke out past the tears that were streaming down his face and the lump in his throat. He didn't know exactly why Kai had made himself sick, he just knew that it had to be something to do with him. Well, whatever it was, he had to do everything in his power to set it right. Kai's sobbing increased in pitch as he tried to get it under control but failed miserably.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Rei, please don't leave be like.like in the dream. You left me and didn't come back when you said you'd always be there. You wouldn't come back, and I yelled and yelled and it hurt so much, but you wouldn't come back." Rei was taken aback by this. Kai thought that he would leave? Never!

"I'll never leave you, that I promise. I will stay until my final breath. You have my word. Now, try to rest, I'm right here with you." Rei's soothing words did what Kai's willpower couldn't. His sobs gradually slowed to a stop and they just sat like that for a while until Rei was sure that Kai was asleep. He laid him gently down onto the pillows but didn't move from his position on the bed. He decided to sit there for however long necessary, minutes, hours or days, it didn't mater to him. All that mattered was that Kai never felt alone again.

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Kai was in the dream again. He looked around at the beautiful flowers that carpeted the floor around his feet. Feeling a hand on his shoulder, he turned to find Rei smiling warmly at him. Kai managed to smile back, a small smile but a smile none the less. Rei pulled Kai into a hug and Kai placed one hand behind his beauty's head to pull him close enough to kiss. As their lips met, his other hand slipped up the back of Rei's shirt to caress the soft skin beneath. Rei pulled away and looked straight into deep pools.

"I love you Kai. More than anything, and I'll never leave you. Not until my dying breath will I leave you, and that's a promise." Rei leaned down for another kiss, deeper and more penetrating than before. Kai moaned into his mouth and Rei quickly took advantage by attacking Kai's tongue with his own. They each sparred for dominance before Kai won control. He explored each crevice, each delightfully warm, moist corner. He couldn't seem to get enough of Rei's mouth, it was a taste which he would never grow tired of. When they finally pulled away to breathe, they were both panting heavily. Kai had a slight blush on his face and his hair was slightly mussed up.

"I love you, too, Rei." Kai rested his head on Rei's chest, feeling it rise and fall beneath him. He was quite content as they stood there for several minutes until Rei pulled away from him and began walking slowly backwards. "Rei, where are you going? What's wrong?" Kai looked scared. No, not scared, terrified. Rei was leaving him again. "Rei, you said you wouldn't go. You promised, REI!" Kai's voice was shrill, portraying all his fear for the world to see.

"You can not imagine how much I love you, Kai. I will love you forever, until the end of time itself." Rei turned and walked quickly away. The flowers went with him and Kai found himself on a barren wasteland again. He could feel the temperature start to rise and knew that this was it. Rei wasn't coming back. His very skin seemed to be on fire and all he could do was cry. His cries quickly turned to screams as the pain kicked in. That was when it started to rain. Droplets of blood ran over his body, cooling the burning skin slightly but not enough to stop the pain and soon it was back in full.

"You promised, YOU PROMISED, REI!"

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Rei shook the sleeping, crying Kai until he awoke from the terrible nightmare that had claimed him. The tears stopped as Kai realised where he was, but soon started up again when he remembered the dream.

"Shh, it was just a bad dream. Whatever it was it can't hurt you now. I'm here, nothing can hurt you now." Rei tried his best to soothe the frightened, whimpering boy in his arms, but did not succeed. All the noise Kai was making brought the nurses running and they burst into the room thinking he was being murdered or something. The scene they came across was far different than what they had imagined it to be. The small, blue-haired boy, crying hysterically, was being comforted by a taller, black-haired youth who was whispering kind words in an attempt to calm him. One nurse, a tall blonde with shoulder-length hair and blue eyes, entered the room. The others quickly departed from the doorway to complete whatever unfinished tasks they had been doing when they were interrupted.

"What's going on? What's wrong with him?" The blonde nurse spoke kindly but with a hint of authority in her voice.

"He had a nightmare." Rei's eyes never strayed from the beautiful blue-haired boy in his arms. Kai had almost managed to stop crying and was trying to get his breathing under control. Every now and then, he would draw in a shuddering breath, but these were becoming less and less.

"And, you are?" The nurse knew that this was the boy responsible for Kai's fast recovery. It was a medical miracle that he had even lived, never mind being alive and well in such a short amount of time.

"Rei. My name is Kon Rei." Rei could see the nurse moving out of the corner of his eye. She checked the machines that Kai was still hooked up to and scribbled something down on a chart. Then, she turned to him and smiled.

"Rei, huh? You a friend of mister Hiwatari?" The nurse was getting far too friendly; Rei didn't like it and clutched Kai possessively to his chest. However, it was not Rei to answer but Kai himself.

"Boyfriend." Rei looked quickly down at his love and, seeing the loving smile there, could only smile back and nod his head.

"Ok, well mister Hiwatari seems well enough to go home soon. All we have to do is get his weight up a bit, run a few more tests and he can leave." The nurse smiled again and turned to leave. "Just make sure you don't tire him out too much. Your doctor will be along later and I don't think he will be too impressed if mister Hiwatari is too exhausted to move." She laughed and closed the door on a very embarrassed couple. It was hard to tell which face was redder, Rei's or Kai's.

"It'll be in all the papers, you know. I didn't think you would want that." Rei looked down at Kai, who was trying to push himself up from Rei.

"I know, but I don't care. I've never felt this way about anyone before. I love you, Kon Rei." Rei looked shocked at what Kai had just said.

"Kai, repeat what you just said." Rei's eyes were a little wider than usual and his pupils were perfect slits, concentrating everything on what Kai was going to say next. Kai looked a little puzzled, as well as a little scared.

"I said I love you." Kai moved away slightly so that he could look directly into the amber depths before him. Rei looked as though he was going to cry again. Kai didn't know what to do. Had he said something wrong? He'd never been in a relationship before, what was he supposed to do. What happened next surprised him slightly. Rei kissed him. It wasn't just a normal kiss, though, Rei poured all his love and affection into that one kiss and when he pulled away, Kai flushed slightly under his gaze. Rei smiled down on his confused lover.

"I never thought you would say that. I needed you to, but I didn't think you would. I love you too, with all of my heart and soul I love you, Kai." It was Kai's turn to smile Rei spoke. It was surprising how easily happiness could be gained, or lost. This kind of deep thinking was unusual for Kai, but, then again, so were emotions, and he was feeling plenty of those. These thoughts rapidly fled his mind as Rei leaned in for another kiss.