Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ Have You Ever ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

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Warnings: Yaoi, Lemon(s), language, angst, violence, etc. Rated NC - 17. This chapter: Okay, I'm just going to add a cavity warning to the main warnings from now on…other than that, not much to worry about!

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Kai: Uh…Kali? Doesn't that hurt?

*Authoress is banging head on wall*

Tyson: Should I go get some Advil for her? She's going to have a really bad headache.

Dryad: sighs. If you would, please, Tyson.

Kali: still banging head on wall & muttering. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

Kai: What's her problem anyway?

Dryad: She's been watching V-Force again. wails. Kai lost Dranzer! And Kali's got a problem with the fact that they've turned Zeo into something that may not be…

Kali: whacks Dryad with frying pan. Shut up! Damn it! Don't ruin it for the people who haven't seen it yet!

Dryad: @_@ Ugh…that hurt!

Tyson: hands over drugs and water. Here Kali! For your headache.

Kali: Thank you, Tyson!

Kai: Anyway, about the fic…

Kali: Oh yeah. Okay, if someone will do the disclaimer then I'll get on with it.

Tyson: She doesn't own Beyblade. Suffer lawyers.

Kali: Thank you! Uh…maybe you should get an ice pack for that bump on Dryad's head.

Dryad: Ugh. @_@

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Pairs: Tyson/Kai, Rei/ ??, others to be decided.

FYI: Kai & Rei = 18 and Tyson, Max, & Kenny = 17 for this fic (except the prologue).

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Chapter 3

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Tyson yawned widely, turning slightly in his seat to stare out the window. Max nudged him in the ribs.

"Pay attention, Tyson!"

Wyatt glanced at them. "Guys, do you understand this?" He tapped his pencil on his textbook page.

"Sorry, Wyatt. This is all new to me, too." Max shook his head and nudged Tyson again. "Tyson!"

"What? I'm listening!"

"We've got to finish this equation before class ends." Max reminded him.

Tyson shrugged and shoved his workbook at Max. "Here. Check it over and see if I got it right." Then he turned to stare out the window again, oblivious to the strange look Wyatt was giving him and Max's incredulous gaze. He was too busy thinking about more important things.

Like Kai.

Why did I do that at lunch? It's not like I want him to be mad at me. And I definitely don't want the extra training I just know I'm going to get slapped with - if he doesn't decide to just slap me instead. Tyson sighed and propped his chin on one hand, elbow resting on the counter.

Somehow he always makes me want to annoy him enough to get a reaction, just to see those gorgeous eyes burn with emotion. Why, I don't really know. He's changed a great deal over the years - or maybe he hasn't and it's that I can see past his mask now. No. He has changed. He never would have let me lean on him or anything before. Tyson smiled slightly to himself. He's so cute when he blushes. I wonder if that flush goes farther than his face? It's so much fun teasing him, although, I don't think I'm very good at flirting 'cause he hasn't noticed yet. A horrible thought crossed his mind and he paled. Or he has and he's going to killme! Oh Gods. I'm so dead. I'd better apologize to him.

The bell rang at that point, freeing the students from their classes for the day. Tyson gathered his books and followed Max and Wyatt back to their lockers. Wyatt's was across the hallway from where the Bladebreakers had theirs.

"Since when were you so good at Chemistry, Tyson?" Max wanted to know. Tyson had gotten every equation right - and it seemed like he barely even had to try.

Tyson slid his textbooks into his locker and put away his workbooks. "I've always been good at it, I guess. It's just something I understood."

Max shook his head. "After all this time, I can't believe you still manage to surprise me, bud."

Tyson flashed a grin. "That's me!"

"You coming?"

"Nope. I'll wait here for Kai. See you later at practice, Max!"

"Okay!" Max grinned and slung an arm around Wyatt's shoulders. "So, Wyatt? Do you blade?" He asked as they walked off.

Tyson closed his locker and leaned against it, crossing his arms and adopting a 'Kai pose' to wait for the bluenette, ignoring the mass of students flowing past him.

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Kai picked up his books and headed out, glancing only once at the boy with long blue hair that was partially braided and wearing jeans and a sweater. Must be the other new kid Max and the Chief mentioned. Zeo, I think they said. Kai studied him briefly, then dismissed his existence. Whatever. I need to come up with some way of getting back at Tyson. He walked towards his locker, but stopped for a moment when he spotted Tyson leaning against the lockers, apparently waiting for him.

Kai frowned slightly and approached Tyson. "You're awfully brave, Tyson. Shouldn't you be running for your life right about now?"

Tyson opened his eyes and pushed away from the locker. As Kai got his things from his locker and put his books away, Tyson ducked his head and shuffled his feet almost sheepishly.

"Listen, Kai. I wanted to apologize for lunch. I didn't mean to embarrass you or anything. I'm really sorry."

Kai blinked and closed his locker with a 'click.' He's apologizing? Huh. He began walking forcing Tyson to hurry alongside.

"So if you didn't mean it, then why did you do it?" Kai asked, making his tone cold and slightly offended. He really wanted to know if Tyson had been flirting or not.

Tyson turned an interesting shade of red as he stammered, "I…I…I…don't know. I just…"

"What?" Kai stopped just outside the school's main doors and turned to face Tyson, one imperious eyebrow raised.

Tyson avoided eye contact and shook his head. "I don't know. I'm sorry, okay?"

Kai sighed. "Fine. Apology accepted. You're still getting extra training though." He began walking again, leaving a surprised and rather grateful Tyson standing on the school steps gaping after him.

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"Go Driger! Attack!"

"Dragoon! Dodge it and circle around!"

Rei and Tyson battled on as Max cheered, Kenny and Dizzi analyzed, and Kai observed. They were down on the beach training, one of the few places they could do so without attracting crowds or being mobbed by fans.

There was a loud 'clang' as the two blades collided and were knocked back into their owners' hands, ending the battle in a draw. Rei grinned and wiped his forehead with a towel, having worked up a sweat during the match.

"Great battle, Tyson!" He clapped his friend on the shoulder. "So who's up next?"

Kenny looked up from his laptop and said, "It's getting kind of late. Maybe we should head back after one last round."

Kai stepped up to the dish. "I agree. Max, show me what you've got. Then we'll go home for supper."

"You got it!" Max took up his stance and Rei counted down.

"3…2…1…Let it rip!"

The match was fairly even, neither blader making any headway over the other. That is, until Kai suddenly froze, his eyes going wide and a small moan of pain escaping his mouth.

"Kai?" Max called back his blade immediately, watching as their captain sank to his knees and clasped his head in his hands, dropping his launcher in the sand. "Hey! What's wrong?"

Tyson was at Kai's side in an instant. He knelt down beside the older blader in concern, but didn't touch him. "Kai. What is it?" He asked, waving the others away. "Let me handle this, guys."

"But…" Max protested, wanting to help somehow.

Rei pulled him back a bit. "Let Tyson be, Maxie."

Kai could barely hear them. In his vision, he wasn't seeing the beach or his teammates anymore. There was only darkness and a vast feeling of emptiness. He could hear the screech of a Phoenix… "Dranzer!" He called out. But the powerful spirit didn't answer. Then his vision shifted and he watched as a strange bit-beast battled not only Dranzer but each of his team's sacred spirits in turn. One by one they fell, and he could just barely see a figure cloaked in shadows and hear the mysterious blader's laughter as Dragoon, Dranzer, Driger, and Draciel were captured by the figure's bit-beast.

"No…not again…" Kai moaned, feeling tears well up as he watched his teammates fall in battle, with no one to help them. Tyson was the last to fall, his arm reaching out as Dragoon disappeared and a final anguished cry echoed in the sudden silence.

Then Kai felt someone shaking him and calling his name in a very worried tone. "Kai! Kai! Snap out of it! Please?"

Kai snapped back to reality and blinked away the tears in his eyes until he could see Tyson's very concerned expression and the worry in those deep blue pools made him suck in a sharp breath. "Tyson…"

"Thank Gods! Kai…" Relief etched itself over Tyson's face. "You scared me, Kai. What happened?"

"That dream again." Kai whispered. He threw himself into Tyson's arms and clung, burying his face in Tyson's neck. "Oh God, it was that dream!"

Tyson frowned and held on tightly to Kai, rubbing his back soothingly. "But you were wide awake! That's never happened before. Has it?"

Kai shook his head, still not releasing the Dragon.

The others stood back, watching with a mixture of shock, concern, and not a little amusement. Shock because they'd never seen Kai and Tyson like this, concern for Kai, and amusement because it was completely obvious the two liked each other a lot - even if the two in question didn't realized it.

They were also somewhat confused. They were missing something here and had no idea what it was.

Tyson flicked his eyes towards them then whispered in Kai's ear, "Were going to have to explain, Kai. This time I can't keep it between us. I'm sorry."

Kai stiffened and felt his cheeks heat up and his ears begin to burn. "Shit." He muttered. "I forgot about the others."

"Yeah." Tyson pulled back a bit and gazed directly into Kai's crimson eyes. "You okay now? Other than embarrassed?" He gently wiped away Kai's tears with his thumb.

Kai nodded slightly. "No. But I will be. Thanks, Ty."

"Anytime." Tyson smiled sadly. "Talk to us, Kai. What did you see?"

Tyson's strength gave Kai enough courage to spill it out. He gripped Tyson's hand as he spoke, and whenever he faltered, Tyson would squeeze it reassuringly and Kai was able to go on.

When he'd finished, the others stared at him, then at each other.

"This doesn't sound good at all." Kenny stated. "And you've had that dream before?"

"Yes. But that was a long time ago. And never like just now." Kai's eyes clouded over. "I can't loose Dranzer. None of you can loose your bit-beasts either."

"We won't." Tyson said firmly. His midnight blue eyes were extremely determined. "We'll stay on guard, train extra hard, and be ready for anything. Kai's dream was a warning. We'd be foolish to ignore it."

Max looked skeptical. "Do you really think so? You don't think it's just some crazy recurring nightmare?"

Rei shook his head. "I agree with Tyson, Max. I think it was a warning."

"I just wish I knew what it was about and how?" Kai sighed, unconsciously leaning into Tyson, who pulled him closer, protectively. If the others noticed, they were wise enough not to comment.

Kenny closed Dizzi and adjusted his glasses. "Well, until we figure it out, we'll just do like Tyson said. We'll train hard, keep an eye on things and be ready for anything. For now, let's just go home, guys."

Tyson pulled away and stood, holding out his hands to Kai. "Come on, Kai. Maybe we can convince Grandpa to order pizza tonight." Kai grabbed his hands and allowed Tyson to help him up.

"We just had pizza a couple days ago, Tyson."

"So?"

Max laughed and waved over his shoulder as he jogged away. "See you guys tomorrow!"

"See ya Maxie!"

"Take care, Kai. You too, Tyson." Rei ruffled Tyson's hair. "Call if anything comes up."

"Sure. Bye, Rei! Bye, Chief!"

Tyson and Kai walked back to the dojo in silence, Kai mentally kicking himself for getting all emotional around the rest of the team (excluding Tyson - since he had seen Kai worse anyway), and Tyson worrying about the sudden return of the dream that had plagued Kai so long ago.

Gramps already had supper ready when they got home so Tyson didn't get his pizza. After they'd eaten, and their homework was done (not that they had much on the first day back), they watched TV for a while before heading off to bed.

Kai lay awake for a good half hour before finally saying, "You awake, Ty?"

A very groggy Tyson replied, "Not really but…" Kai heard him flip over and sheets rustle. "Still freaked?"

"Yeah." Kai admitted. "I'm…I don't want to go to sleep because I don't want to dream." His voice was soft.

He supposed he shouldn't have been surprised when Tyson rolled off his bed and padded over to Kai's and carrying his pillow, but he was. "Tyson?"

"Shove over." Came the sleepy command, and Kai couldn't help but obey. Tyson slid in with him and got comfortable - or at least, as comfortable as possible with two grown teens trying to fit on one single-person bed. "We're getting to big for this, you know. We don't fit on one bed anymore."

Kai was extremely grateful for the darkness so Tyson couldn't see his red face. "I'm 18 and you're 17, Tyson. Of course we don't fit well on one small bed anymore."

"Yeah, well, it's going to be interesting to wake up in the morning." Tyson teased.

"Tyson!"

"Sorry! I'm sorry! I couldn't resist that one!"

"Resist harder."

Tyson snickered. "Sorry, Kai."

"Quit apologizing and go to sleep." Kai grumbled, but sighed in defeat and curled up against Tyson. "Thanks, Tyson."

He smiled eyes closed, and wrapped his arms around Kai's shoulders. "Go to sleep, Kai. If you dream, I'll be here."

"I know."

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The rest of the week passed quickly and without incident. Kai began to wonder if the dream had just been some random occurrence after all.

During that week, Wyatt became fast friends with the team - except Kai, of course. He didn't accept people so quickly and wholeheartedly. But that was just Kai.

Then again, it might have had something to do with the fact that Wyatt seemed to get along with Tyson best of all.

Kai, in his typical pose of indifference (to everyone but Tyson, who knew better), sat next to Tyson in their history class first thing Friday morning and tried really hard to block out the younger blader's excited chatter with an equally excited Wyatt.

"Wow! Tyson, it's so cool that you've been all over the world like that! And you get to do it again in a few months!"

"Oh man! Wyatt, I tell you it's the greatest. I hope we get to go back to Europe and see some of the other places we didn't get to see last time." Tyson practically gushed. Kai mentally rolled his eyes then winced inwardly when he heard Tyson ask, "What do you think, Kai? Will we get to go to Europe again?"

"Who cares? I'm more interested in blading than being a tourist." He replied in a bored voice.

"Kai, you're reverting." Tyson gave him a pointed look. "You're turning into a wet blanket again."

"I repeat: so?"

Wyatt laughed and Tyson gave Kai a pained look. Kai felt a little bad for ruining Tyson's fun, but he was only telling the truth.

At that point, the teacher came in and class got started. Today's subject: British colonialism in Asia.

Mid-way through the lecture, Kai's ears picked up the faint sound of a blade spinning. He glanced around, trying to pinpoint it, but couldn't see anything. He frowned and tuned back into what the teacher was saying, thinking he must have been hearing things.

An instant later, his vision went black and pain seared his brain. He gasped and clutched his head as the dream slammed into him with full force.

Tyson looked at Kai sharply when he gasped, a cold feeling of dread settling in his stomach. Oh no. He thought. Not now. Not here. He watched Kai go pale under his blue shark fins and when Kai's eyes flew open wide he saw the flame filled blankness he'd seen less than a week ago on the beach. "Shit." He muttered, cursing fluently as he caught Kai, who had begun to sway in his seat and suddenly drooped to one side as he passed out.

"What's wrong with him, Tyson?" Wyatt asked fearfully and a little concerned.

"Not now, Wyatt." Tyson's eyes flicked towards the rest of the class and their teacher, who was approaching rapidly to see what all the fuss was about.

"What is going on?" The scholarly man demanded.

"Uh…Kai seems to have passed out, sir. May I take him to the nurses' office?" Tyson requested, though he was taking his captain out of there whether the teacher gave permission or not.

"Yes. That's a good idea. Wyatt, help him take Kai to the nurses' office please."

Wyatt nodded and between him and Tyson, they carried Kai from the room.

Once outside, Tyson turned and led them to the boys' washroom.

"Uh…Tyson? Shouldn't we be taking him to the nurse?" Wyatt inquired tentatively.

"No. He doesn't need one. Hold him up here for a minute while I check and make sure the washroom's empty." Tyson ducked inside, then returned quickly, pulling Kai and Wyatt inside.

Gently, Tyson lowered Kai to the floor and propped him up against the wall near the sinks. He knelt next to his captain and tapped Kai's cheeks sharply. "Kai? Hey, Kai?" When he got no response at all, he looked up at Wyatt. "I know you're curious, Wyatt, but I can't tell you anything until Kai says it's okay. He'll be fine, though. I can tell you that."

"It's alright. I understand. Um…do you want me to go get your stuff and keep guard outside the washroom for you?"

Tyson smiled, giving him a grateful look. "I'd appreciate it, Wyatt."

"I just want to help." Wyatt headed for the door. "I'll get your stuff and wait outside."

"Okay."

After Wyatt had left, Tyson got up and locked the door behind him. He went back to Kai and waited for him to come around.

He didn't have to wait long. Kai stirred and Tyson took one of his hands and squeezed gently. "Kai? Hey. Are you okay?"

Kai blinked blearily at him, trying to focus on Tyson's face. "Tyson? What…Oh Gods." He shuddered at the memory of the dream.

"Yeah." Tyson enfolded the Phoenix in his arms and held on as Kai shivered. "Go ahead, Kai. Let it out. It's just us in here."

Kai buried his face in Tyson's shoulder and wept. "I can't take this, Tyson! I can't!"

"It's going to be okay. We won't let that dream come to be reality, Kai. I swear."

"I can't loose Dranzer! And I don't want to see you or the others loose your bit-beasts, too!"

"We won't!" Tyson said firmly. He pulled away enough to look directly into Kai's crimson eyes. "I promise, Kai, whatever it is, we'll fight and we'll win. No one is loosing anything."

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Kali: yawns. Three more weeks…

Dryad: Then maybe you'll get some work done.

Kai: What's in three weeks?

Tyson: I think she means the end of classes for the semester.

Kali: beams. Correct! Tyson gets a cookie!

Tyson: Yay! Cookie!

Kai: I'd rather have a lemon. Hint, hint.

Dryad: rolls eyes. We get it, we get it!

Kali: Coming soon, Kai. I promise! R/R!