Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ Have You Ever ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

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Warnings: Yaoi, Lemon(s), language, angst, violence, etc. and that cavity warning I mentioned before. Rated NC - 17. This chapter: Uh…limey goodness! ^-^ and three mischievous matchmakers - or blackmailers…

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Dryad: sighs. Oh dear…

Kai: -_-U She really doesn't like it when people mess with her shows, huh?

Tyson: ducks lamp. Ack! She's really pissed off!

Dryad: She's not happy with the ending to V-Force. Kali said they cheated her out of a decent ending.

*Authoress is storming around the room destroying random objects*

Kai: Should we stop her? dodges flying book.

Tyson: I'm not getting in her way…

Dryad: O_o AH! NO! Not the computer! Protect the computer!

*All dive in front of computer*

Everyone: NO! O_O!

*Inky black fog forms around authoress*

Tyson: Uh oh…

Kai: Maybe we should send for reinforcements…

Dryad: yells. CAITLIN! Your yami is on a rampage!

Caitlin: enters. Kali! No shadow magic!

Kali: seething. But…

Caitlin: N…O…NO! fog disappears.

Kali: sits in corner and mutters darkly.

Everyone: collective sigh of relief.

Dryad: Okay! Now that the drama is over, on with the story!

Tyson: Kali doesn't own it.

Kai: Unfortunately. 'Cause if she did I would get to have my way with Tyson more and make a lot of yaoi lovers happy. -_-

Dryad: nods sagely. So true.

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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 4

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When Kai had pulled himself together and washed his face (having to re-apply his triangles because they'd smeared), Tyson collected their stuff from Wyatt and took Kai home.

"Wyatt said he'd tell the guys we went home and he'd get our homework for us." Tyson said as they walked slowly home.

"Hn."

Tyson glanced at Kai worriedly. "You okay?"

"No." Kai sighed, wearily. "I just want to sleep." They stepped into the dojo and took off their shoes and jackets. "I've got a headache too."

"Little Dudes!" Kai winced at Gramps' sudden yell. "What are you doing back so early?"

"Geez, Grandpa! You don't have to yell!" Tyson glowered at his grandfather. "Kai wasn't feeling well so I brought him home."

Gramps frowned and studied Kai critically. "Hmm…you do look kind of pale, dude. Better go lie down for a while." Gramps looked at Tyson. "I'm just heading off to that martial arts conference, little dude. You think you'll be alright on your own?"

"Sure, Grandpa. I can take care of Kai."

"Okay. I'll see you homeboys in a couple of days then." Gramps grabbed his suitcase and headed out the door. At the gate, he turned and called back to them, "Tyson! Don't forget your training!"

Tyson rolled his eyes and watched him get in the cab and drive away. "I think he's your Grandfather, Kai. He sounds just like you."

"Gee thanks." Came the tired reply. Tyson looked back and was just in time to catch Kai as he slumped and went crashing to the floor.

"Ooph." Tyson grunted and maneuvered until he could pick his captain up. "Damn. For someone with all those muscles you're awfully light."

Kai glowered at him, too tired and weak to do much else, though that didn't stop him from protesting as Tyson carried him bridal style to their shared room. "Put me down, Tyson. I can walk!"

"Oh sure. That's why you almost fell over standing there just now." Kai had to blink because Tyson's tone sounded an awful lot like Kai himself with that reply.

Tyson put Kai on his bed and wagged a finger at him. "Stay put. I'll get some Advil for your headache."

With a sigh of defeat, seeing that Tyson was serious about taking care of him, Kai stripped and put on a pair of silk pajama pants and a matching silk sleep-shirt. He didn't normally wear them (since he preferred to sleep in just his boxers) but he figured since Tyson had gone through all the trouble of getting them for Kai for Christmas one year, he ought to wear them once in a while. He had to admit they were really nice. They were a dark red - almost the same color as Kai's eyes - and were very well made.

Kai was just turning to pull back the covers and crawl into bed when Tyson returned, a glass of water in one-hand and headache pills in the other. The slate-black haired blader had to stop and stare at the Phoenix for a moment, a faint flush painting his cheeks. Oh wow. Those pajamas are definitely his color. Tyson blew out a breath and held out the glass and pills. "Here."

Kai swallowed the pills and downed half of the glass of water before handing the glass back to Tyson. "Thanks."

"Sure." Tyson put the glass on his desk and stripped down to his boxers and put on a tank top. Kai watched him curiously (and with interest - though he made sure Tyson didn't see that).

"What are you doing?" He finally asked.

"I'm sleeping with you." Tyson replied. "If you don't mind that is."

"Well, no…" Kai couldn't really protest that could he?

"Besides, have you ever known me to turn down an opportunity to sleep and be lazy?" Tyson padded over and Kai slid towards the wall to make room for him.

"I guess not."

"You seem to sleep better and dreamless when I'm with you anyway. You need your rest, Kai." Tyson pulled Kai into his arms, lying on his back so that Kai was sprawled over half of Tyson, head pillowed on his shoulder.

Kai's eyes slid closed as Tyson gently stroked his silk clad back with one hand and rubbed Kai's temple with the other, soothing away the pain in Kai's head.

"Why are you always taking care of me?" He mumbled, snuggling closer. "I can take care of myself, you know, and it's my job to take care of you…and the others." Kai added hastily. Watch yourself, Hiwatari! You almost gave it away!

He felt Tyson smile as he placed a kiss on the top of his head and nuzzled Kai's hair fondly. "Kai, for once in your life, let someone else take care of you. I know full-well what you're capable of - sometimes I think better than you do."

There was no answer from the Phoenix. Glancing down, Tyson smiled. Kai had fallen asleep and he looked absolutely gorgeous in that peaceful state of slumber.

I'll be the one to protect and care for you Kai. Even if I never get to tell you how much you mean to me, I'll be here. Tyson promised silently. You worry about me and the guys all the time - you're our captain, our leader. So who worries about you?

Tyson closed his eyes, an oath and a promise in his heart.

Me.

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Max, Kenny, and Rei stood just inside the gate to the dojo, debating on going inside and seeing if anyone was home or not. They'd stopped by after school and brought their teammates' homework with them.

"Max, you go in and see if they're home." Rei was saying.

"Why me?"

"Because of the three of us, you're the least likely to get killed for disturbing Kai if he's resting."

"I don't see why you think that." Max blinked in surprise.

" 'Cause you're the adorable one, that's why." Rei grinned and ruffled Max's mop of blonde hair. Max blushed.

Kenny rolled his eyes (though one couldn't see that under his hair) and glanced over at the dojo. "Why don't we all go in at the same time?" He suggested.

"Good idea!" Max replied, brightly. "Then I don't have to face a ticked off Kai alone!"

They went inside. When they didn't find Tyson or Kai in the living room or kitchen, Max headed for the bedrooms. "I'll check their room. Maybe Tyson took Kai to see a doctor."

"Maybe." Kenny and Rei waited in the living room.

The door to Tyson and Kai's room was slightly open so Max poked his head inside and froze, gaping for a moment at the two sleeping teens. They were wrapped around each other, legs and covers tangled up, Kai's head resting on Tyson's shoulder and face buried in Tyson's neck. Tyson's one arm was flung out to the side and hung off the bed and the other curled securely around Kai's waist, and (Max had to smother a giggle) his hand was under Kai's shirt, which had rode up slightly in their slumber, resting on Kai's partially bared back. And, as always, Tyson was snoring - okay, he was breathing deeply. Max had heard Tyson snore and this was nowhere near that.

Max withdrew his head and tip-toed back down the hallway to get Rei and Kenny. When he got there, he burst into a semi-controlled burst of giggles.

"I take it you found them." Kenny observed.

Max barely managed to get out a "Yes!" before giggling again.

"What?" Rei asked, intensely curious now.

"You guys have got to see this!" Max grabbed their hands and pulled them down the hall. "Chief, you gotta get Dizzi to take pictures! This is too good of a blackmail opportunity to pass up."

Rei pushed open the door a bit farther and quickly clapped a hand over Kenny's mouth to stifle the gasp. He had to swallow back his own laughter - which was difficult but he managed it - and he watched Kenny open Dizzi and take a few really good photos of their oblivious teammates.

The three managed to withhold their hilarity until they got back outside the dojo, where they broke out in fits of giggles and laughter.

"Chief…" Max gasped. "Y…You've got to make copies of that for Rei and I!"

Kenny grinned and nodded, patting the laptop fondly. "Oh, you bet!"

Rei's golden eyes sparkled. "Is it just me or are those two developing into something more than friends?"

"It's not just you." Max reassured him. "Do you suppose either of them have figured it out yet?"

"Those two? Not likely. Kai's too stubborn to admit he feels anything for anyone (A/N: But then, these three aren't as close to Kai as Tyson is, are they?) and Tyson's just not that observant." Rei responded.

"That's not entirely true, Rei." Kenny disagreed. "Tyson sees and hears more than we often give him credit for. I'll admit that he often ignores most of it, however."

Max nodded. "Kenny's right. Just look at how close he's gotten to Kai. He could see something in Kai that we didn't once. And Tyson's always willing to listen to us when we have a problem."

Rei smiled. "I suppose you've got a point, Maxie. Okay, that might all be true, but I still don't think Tyson's caught on to just how much Kai likes him…if that's the case. There's always the possibility we're wrong."

The three teens stared at each other for a moment before chorusing, "Nah." They burst into a fit of giggles and made their way home.

It was just before Max went to bed that he realized they'd forgotten to leave their teammates' homework for them.

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Kai surfaced from his deep, dreamless sleep slowly, awakening to the pleasant feeling of a warm body pressed against him, one of Tyson's legs tangled up between Kai's legs, and to a soft stroking on his cheek. With a soft sigh, he snuggled closer, at this point not caring one bit if he ever woke up. He was comfortable, warm, and completely content. When Tyson's stroking stopped, he made a disappointed noise and heard Tyson's quiet chuckle in response.

"Are you sure you're not a neko-jin, Kai? I could have sworn I heard you purr a minute ago." Tyson resumed his petting and Kai nuzzled his hand. "And you seem to like being petted too, which is good because I'm having fun here. Of course, when you wake up enough you'll probably kill me, but…" He was cut off when Kai reached up and laid his fingers over Tyson's mouth lazily.

"Be quiet, Ty. If I was going to kill you, you'd be dead by now." Kai opened his eyes and blinked away their heaviness. His gaze focused on a pair of deep, midnight blue eyes that were extremely close, wide with surprise, amusement, and…something else that Kai couldn't quite identify.

"Uh…hi, Kai." Tyson flushed and mumbled behind Kai's fingers.

"Hi." Kai smiled softly. "Did you sleep at all?"

"Some. It's almost five in the afternoon." Tyson smiled back, and Kai removed his fingers, albeit reluctantly. "How about you? Feeling better now?" He gently lifted the lock of hair that fell into Kai's eyes and pushed it away.

"Better. Much better."

"That's good. I was worried." Tyson grasped the back of Kai's head, sliding his fingers through Kai's thick, silky hair, and pulled him forward until their foreheads met. "I promise you, Kai, we'll do everything we can to protect the bit-beasts."

Kai's eyes slid closed and he took a deep breath, nodding. He had no idea how he could be so close to the one person in the world he loved more than anything and yet feel so far away.

Of course, he wasn't going to complain about being this close to Tyson. That would be just plain stupid and he was definitely not stupid.

They lay there in silence, enjoying each other's company for a while longer. Then Tyson's stomach growled and he turned pink.

Kai couldn't help laughing. "I guess we should get up and feed you." He reluctantly began to pull away but Tyson didn't want to let go.

"I'm fine." Tyson cuddled Kai closer. "Don't wreck the moment, Kai."

"You think I want to?" Kai sighed and relaxed, since he didn't either. "We really should eat though. We missed lunch."

"There's no hurry." Tyson traced a fingertip over Kai's cheek, over the spots where very little blue paint remained. "Do you think you'll ever stop wearing your war paint, Kai?"

Amused, Kai raised an eyebrow at him. "War paint? Very cute."

"Ha ha ha. Seriously, Kai?"

Kai shrugged a little. "I don't know. Probably not. I've worn it for so long it's like putting on underwear every morning. It's become automatic." He paused. "You know, I just realized that you're the only one who has ever seen me without the face paint since I started wearing it as a little kid."

"Wow. I feel so special now!" Tyson grinned mischievously.

"Jerk!" Kai pulled away and brushed his fingertips over Tyson's sides, making him squirm.

"Hey! No! Cut that out! Kai!" Tyson wriggled and tried to get away, but found he was too entangled with Kai and the bed sheets. "That tickles!"

"I know." Kai continued tickling him mercilessly, smiling as Tyson gave up and started giggling. Suddenly he found himself on his back, an evilly grinning Tyson sitting on his legs and straddling his waist. Kai blinked up at him in shock. "How'd this happen?" He asked no one in particular.

"Ha! Got'cha!" Tyson crowed. His triumph didn't last long, though, because Kai reached up and, throwing all caution to the wind, yanked Tyson down until they were nose to nose and could feel each other's breath on their lips.

Tyson, surprised at the move but certainly not fighting it, stared into flame-filled depths, his breath hitching and his heart suddenly beating faster. Something was about to happen and he knew it from the look in Kai's eyes.

Kai knew it, too. He felt Tyson's (and his own) pulse speed up and watched Tyson's eyes go from clear midnight blue to a smoky deep blue/violet that was like a pair of raw blue sapphires.

"Tyson…" He breathed, wanting it, needing it.

Tyson leaned down just a little and, still staring into Kai's crimson depths, brushed his mouth across Kai's in a soft kiss. He watched the Phoenix's eyes ignite and felt his hand flex on the back of his head.

"Kai…"

"Kiss me, Tyson…" Kai whispered. "Please…"

Unable to believe he was getting his fondest wish (while Kai was thinking the exact same thing at that moment), he complied and pressed his lips to Kai's - this time a little harder. Twin groans rent the silence and their eyes slid closed, each wallowing in the sensations that one simple act evoked in them.

Tyson shivered and lightly touched his tongue to Kai's bottom lip hesitantly, asking for permission to do more. Kai's lips parted on a sigh and Tyson slid his tongue inside, tasting, and exploring Kai's moist cavern thoroughly.

Kai made a throaty purring sound and began to stroke Tyson's back and shoulders with one hand, the other buried in Tyson's hair, feeling the need to touch him somehow, any way he could.

The kiss soon grew passionate and wild. Tongues mated, hands roamed, and heavy breathing and moans filled the room.

Even though he really didn't want to, Tyson stopped the kiss, breaking away slowly, nibbling on Kai's lower lip before just collapsing on top of the Phoenix, panting and pressing his face into the hollow curve of Kai's neck. Kai wasn't much better off, heart pounding and breathing ragged.

When Tyson though he could speak coherently again, he turned his head slightly, brushing his lips over Kai's ear as he asked in a half-whisper, "Why? When?"

Kai shivered and rubbed his cheek against the Dragon's. "I don't know. But it's there…and, Gods forgive me, I like it." He felt Tyson's nod of agreement. "I could ask you the same thing you know."

" 'When' is easy enough." Tyson propped himself up on his forearms and went back to lightly tracing Kai's cheek with a fingertip. "I first realized how much I loved you just after you'd left us and before we met out on that frozen lake. I guess it was when we came to the Abbey to try and get you back and you gave me Dranzer." A single, silvery tear streaked down his cheek and he gave Kai a sad smile. "Someone very wise once said that you don't know what you have until it's gone. That pretty much says it all."

Kai was stunned. He'd never imagined that Tyson had cared so strongly back then. Tyson seemed to recognize this in his expression because he chuckled. "Honestly, Kai, why do you think I fought so hard to get you back? It wasn't just because you were my friend and my captain or because we needed you on the team to win the Worlds - though those were all good enough reasons."

"I never knew." Kai stared up at him, a myriad of emotions chasing each other through his eyes. "I never dared to hope…"

Tyson raised an eyebrow in amusement. "Well, you never were one to dare anything. Oh sure, you're the risk taker of the group but it was always controlled and planned meticulously." He winked at Kai. "I guess it's safe to say you've changed some since then, huh?"

Kai's crimson eyes were wide with wonder and he reached up to dry the wetness from his Dragon's cheek. "How did I deserve this?" He wondered aloud. "To have the one person I love - could ever love - return that love is more than I'd ever believed possible."

Tyson sniffled dramatically. "That's so sweet!" He gushed, laughing when Kai rolled his eyes, smiling back.

"You idiot." Kai poked Tyson in the side with one finger. "Can't you be serious?"

"I am being serious!" Tyson mock-pouted, but relented and pressed a chaste kiss to Kai's mouth. "I love you, Kai. Always."

"I love you, too, Tyson." Kai's eyes closed and he drew Tyson down, intending to kiss him thoroughly.

A loud grumbling interrupted that idea, however.

Tyson blushed sheepishly and gave an apologetic grin. "Uh…I'm starved. Let's go order that pizza I never got." He untangled himself from his lover and got up, casting an appreciative gaze over Kai's muscular, silk-clad form on the bed.

"Damn. I lucked out! How'd I manage to fall for the hottest thing since fire?" He flashed a grin and dashed off to order their pizza, leaving a blushing Kai (his face gone nearly as red as his pajamas) to follow at his own pace.

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Kali: ^-^ That should make all you Ty/Kai fans absolutely ecstatic!

Dryad: It made us happy!

Kali: glances at bishies in question. Uh…I think it made them happier. points.

Dryad: O_o Grab a closet you two!

*Kai and Tyson make out enthusiastically on the couch*

Kali: shrugs. Ah well. Oh, I have a request for my faithful readers: my one-shot, 'Safe,' {also Ty/Kai!} could seriously use some reviews.

Dryad: She's got like…ten or so. glowers at screen. -_-

Kali: pouts. Exactly. And our Digimon fics aren't much better. I swear no one is interested in reading Digimon anymore. Yamachi! How can you not like Yamachi!

Dryad: It would be nice if any of you could R/R for us.

Kali: Special thanks go out to KhaosOne for already doing so!

Dryad: That said, remember to R/R this chapter, too!