Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ Have You Ever ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

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Warnings: Yaoi, Lemon(s), language, angst, violence, etc. and that cavity warning I mentioned before. Rated NC - 17. This chapter: Nothing too much…just an unexpected plot twist that'll leave you goggling…

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Kali: dances ecstatically. I joined Ranma, Glay, and Jen's egroup! Yay! And they joined mine! Yay!

Dryad: O_o Oh boy. She's on a sugar high again.

Kai: What's so special about that?

Tyson: studies screen and blushes. Oh my…fics and pics - of us!

Kai: Where?! at computer in milliseconds. Hmm…

Dryad: rolls eyes. Uh…Kali? Are we going to do this or are you too hyper?

Kali: ^-^ I am ready to rock, my dragon! rubs hands gleefully.

Tyson: But…but…reading!

Kai: …pictures!

Dryad: Suck it up, guys! Don't you want to know what Kali will do to you next?

Both: Well…

Kali: Gimme my keyboard! shoves Kai & Tyson out of the way. I don't own Beyblade!

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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 6

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"Kai, can't we train down at the beach?" Tyson complained, studying the bey-dish in the backyard critically. "Is it me, or is this thing off balance?"

Kai glanced over from the duffel bag full of wrist weights, ankle weights, and other useful training items. "Yeah. There's a rock under one corner."

Tyson knelt next to the corner he'd pointed out and scowled. "Where'd that come from?" He lifted the dish and removed the stone. "So can we?"

"What?"

"Train at the beach?"

"I'll think about it." Kai pulled out a set of weights for his wrists and ankles, then a set for Tyson. "Here. Put these on." He tossed them to his boyfriend.

"Weight-training?" Tyson shrugged and began strapping on the ankle-weights. "This should be interesting."

Kai watched him struggle to get the one on his right wrist done up for a moment, then sighed and went over to give him a hand. "Here. Hold still."

Tyson gave him a sheepish smile. "Ah…thanks. I'm not very good with my left hand yet."

"We'll have to work on that. You need to be able to use your left in case of emergencies." Kai did up the straps quickly.

"Hey! Tyson? Kai?" They looked up as Kenny's voice called out their names.

"Out back, Chief!" Tyson yelled.

Glancing at his watch, Kai frowned slightly. "They're early. It's only one thirty."

"That's not a bad thing, Kai." Tyson pointed out.

Kai gave him a withering look in return.

"Hey guys!" Kenny greeted them as he approached. Tyson smiled and waved.

"Hey Chief!"

"Where are Rei and Max?" Kai noticed they weren't with Kenny.

"Uh…Rei's still at home and I don't know where Max is." Kai's eyes narrowed suspiciously at the nervous tone in Kenny's voice. "Actually, I came early because I wanted to talk to you both before they got here."

Tyson stood and frowned in concentration, trying to get used to the weights. "What's up Chief?"

"Um…well, we stopped by yesterday after school…to leave you your homework." Kenny clutched Dizzi and shuffled his feet guiltily.

Tyson blinked. "Where did you leave it? I haven't seen it anywhere. Did you, Kai?"

"No."

"Well, we sort of…got distracted…I think we forgot to leave it behind…" Kenny was slowly turning pink.

Kai and Tyson stared at him, not quite comprehending. "Distracted? By what?"

Kenny sighed and opened his laptop, calling up something on the screen and turning Dizzi to face them. "That."

The two bladers looked at the screen, turned bright red, then looked at each other.

"Uh oh." Tyson managed.

"Shit." Was all Kai said.

Kenny snapped the laptop shut and tucked it under his arm. "Listen. Before you kill me, hear me out…it was cute and all yesterday when Max, Rei, and I found you and took the picture…but I've been thinking that they're probably going to do something with that picture and I…I don't want to invade your privacy like this so…"

"Relax, Kenny." Kai sighed in resignation. He knew what Max and Rei were likely to do with that picture. "There's no way to stop those two when they start up something like this."

"We weren't even…we didn't…" Tyson protested. "We were asleep! Nothing happened!"

"Yet." Kai sent him a smug glance and Tyson sputtered in embarrassment.

"Damn it Kai!"

"Well…it's the truth. Come on, Ty. They either would have figured it out eventually or we'd have told them…someday."

Kenny glanced back and forth between them, his eyes going wide under his hair. "Hold on a minute! You mean you two really are…going out?"

Tyson made a strangled noise and walked off, muttering to himself and leaving Kai to explain.

"Yes, Kenny. When you took that picture we weren't. Last night though, sometime after you left, we sort of talked about a few things." Kai looked over at Tyson, who was pacing back and forth near the small pond, with a soft smile. "I love him, Chief."

Kenny saw the smile and nodded. "Yes. I can see that it's true." He came up to Kai and held out his hand. "Just so you know, I'm happy for you both. And I'll support you guys all the way."

Kai shook his hand. "Thanks, Chief. It means a lot."

"So, about Max and Rei…"

"I am so going to murder those two!" Tyson stalked back over. "You'll help, right, love?"

Kai looked pained. "Tyson…I think we can come up with a counter-attack. Let's put off killing them, okay? Besides, we need them for the circuit."

"A counter-attack? Like what?" Tyson ran his fingers through his hair in agitation. Kai's slow, evil smile, however, made him feel a whole lot better. "Spill it! I know that look. You've used it on me often enough."

"Hmm…well, let's just say I don't think you and I were the only ones…pining over each other." Kai made a face. " 'Pining.' That's not the word I want to use since I wasn't pining away…"

Tyson shot him a wide grin. "We know what you mean Kai."

Kenny tapped a finger on his lips, considering. "You know, Kai, I actually have to agree with you. About Rei and Max, I mean." He opened his laptop. "What do you think, Dizzi?"

A yawning noise came from his computer, followed by as sleepy female voice. "I think I should be asleep." She grumbled.

Tyson leaned around to look at the screen. "We were wondering if you had noticed if Rei and Max are crushing on each other or not."

An indelicate snort was his response. "Crushing? I'd say those two are gone - to the moon and back."

"See. I'm not just imagining it then." Kai folded his arms over his chest.

"Okay. So how do we use that as counter-blackmail?" Tyson wanted to know.

Kenny glanced over his shoulder, nervously. "It'll have to wait Tyson. I think they're here." Yep. They could hear voices approaching from the front of the dojo.

Kai narrowed his eyes at Kenny. "Not one word about it to anyone, Chief. That goes double for your smart ass computer, too."

"Smart ass?!" Dizzi's voice rang out indignantly. Tyson laughed.

Kai ignored her. "And don't mention anything about me and Tyson either. We'll tell them when we're ready."

"I swear." Kenny crossed his heart, then went to sit down and unruffled Dizzi's affronted feathers just as Rei and Max came around the corner, followed by…

"Wyatt!" Tyson greeted the teen, waving. "What'cha doing here?"

"I invited him along when I ran into him on the way to get Rei and Kenny…or just Rei since Kenny had disappeared." Max grinned. "I hope you guys don't mind."

His grin turned a touch wicked, which had Kai and Tyson exchanging a look and Kenny looking up and wondering if he should disappear for a while.

Especially when he noticed the photo album under Rei's arm.

Kai noticed it too. "Tyson, let's head this off right now, shall we?" He gave Rei a very determined, dangerous look and the neko-jin swallowed nervously.

Tyson stared at Max with a nearly identical expression to Kai's. "Good idea." He strode toward Max and grabbed his hand as he passed, not pausing, and dragged the blonde blader along behind him.

"What? Hey! Tyson…"

Kai pointed to a spot on the other end of the garden, not taking his fiery gaze off Rei. "You. There. Now!"

Rei knew that tone well enough not to protest and obediently walked over.

"We'll be back in a few minutes, Chief. Keep Wyatt entertained, please." Kai commanded - politely - before stalking towards Rei.

"Kenny? What's going on?" Wyatt asked, serious confused.

Sighing, Kenny shook his head. "It's all so complicated, Wyatt, that even I don't understand it all anymore."

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Inside the dojo's training room, Max was sitting on the floor, watching anxiously as Tyson paced back and forth.

"Ty? What's wrong? Did I do something?"

"No. But you were going to." Tyson plunked himself down in front of Max, sitting cross-legged and folded his arms over his chest. He gave Max a hard stare. "Whatever it is you and Rei were planning to use those pictures for, you can forget it."

Max's bright blue eyes widened and he gaped at Tyson. "W…what? How did you…"

Tyson waved that away. "Doesn't matter. What does is that if you think you'll get away with using those pictures…think again." He smiled then, a very evil glint lighting up his midnight blue eyes. "Because if you do, I'll tell Rei all about how much you like him…"

Max paled, then blushed red as a lobster.

"You wouldn't."

"Oh yes. I will."

Max slumped and to Tyson's surprise and chagrin, tears spilled from his friend's eyes. Tyson frowned, wondering if it was real or a clever ploy to gain his sympathy and trick him somehow - something Max was very good at.

"Max, those better be for real." Max began to sob and threw himself into Tyson's arms. "Ooph. Hey. Maxie? Come on! Tell me what's wrong?"

"It's…it's…Rei!" The blonde wept. "He doesn't like me! I don't think he ever will! Not the way I want him to!" He buried his face in Tyson's shoulder and cried. Tyson rolled his eyes (where Max couldn't see) and sighed, hugging his friend tightly.

"Shh…okay. Calm down, Max, and tell me why you think he'll never like you back." Tyson rubbed his back soothingly. He figured it was because Max didn't know Rei was bi-sexual or something.

"Because he told me had a crush on both you and Kai!" Max wailed brokenly. He didn't notice that Tyson had gone stiff. "He thinks of me as a little brother!"

He did notice when Tyson suddenly pulled away and exclaimed, "He WHAT?!" in a very loud voice.

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(A/N: Before I get shot, let me just say this is NOT a Ty/Kai/Rei fic in any way, shape, or form. Got that! I'm just being my typical self by throwing in a problem or two…this is mainly for Rei and Max's benefit and has nothing to do with Ty or Kai. *peeks out from behind Dryad* Is it safe?)

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Rei sat down on a large rock, eyeing his apparently pissed off captain apprehensively. "Uh…what did I do? Or not do?" He asked warily.

"It's not what you did - or, only what you did. It's what you were going to do." Kai's crimson eyes flicked to the photo album on Rei's lap. "You will NOT use that picture of Tyson and I as blackmail or to embarrass us in any way. Got it?"

Rei's jaw dropped open, golden feline eyes going wide in shock. "How did you…"

"Not important. Do you understand me, Rei? In case you don't, then perhaps it's time Max learned the truth about how you feel for him." Kai threatened.

"Max?!" Rei sputtered, now even more shocked - and a little confused. "What are you talking about?"

Kai narrowed his eyes and Rei shrank back. "You like Max, Rei. I know it. Tyson knows it. Hell, Dizzi knows!"

Rei stared at him incredulously, a small laugh escaping. "Are you serious? You guys really think that I…like Max?" He shook his head, laughing at Kai's expression of doubt. "No way."

Kai frowned. "You're bi, Rei. You can't tell me you wouldn't go for him because he's a guy."

Rei rolled his eyes. "Of course not. Don't be dumb. I wouldn't go for him because he's like a younger brother to me. Besides, I've had my eyes on someone else."

Kai's frown deepened. This was not how things were supposed to be going. "Okay…so if it's not Max, then who?"

Rei flushed and looked away, refusing to meet Kai's eyes. "I'd rather not say. I already know my feelings wouldn't be returned." He tried, but Kai would insist on knowing and would push until he gave in.

"Rei…" Kai's tone was a warning.

"You and Tyson, okay?" Rei blurted, drawing his knees up to his chest and hugging them, avoiding Kai's gaze adamantly. "I can't help it!"

"You…" Kai was, in a word, pole-axed. "Gods. Rei…"

"Don't say it. I already know you and Tyson are together…obviously you know I know because of the picture. I'm happy for you both, honestly. It's just a silly crush. I'll get over it." Rei rambled, clutching his knees tighter.

Kai might have said something else but the sky suddenly going dark and some rather black clouds forming out of nowhere grabbed his attention.

Then he heard Tyson's voice from the dojo say, "He WHAT?!" and Kai paled.

Oh dear Gods…

Thunder rumbled and Kenny and Wyatt hurried over. "Should we go inside? I think we're in for a…storm…" Kenny trailed off at Kai's pale face and Rei's slightly red, slightly confused look. "Kai?"

"We have a problem."

Tyson appeared at that point, stalking out of the dojo and dragging poor Max along behind him. Kai sucked in a breath and heard the others gasp in awe because Tyson was glowing. That same, hazy blue aura shimmered around him and his eyes blazed like lightning, filled with cold blue flames. Overhead, lightning crashed and a loud clap of thunder was enough to shake the ground and make everyone wince.

"Rei…"

"Yes, Kai?"

"I suggest you make a run for it." Kai quickly determined his priorities - the first of which was calming his irate Dragon down before he did something destructive. When the hair on every part of his body stood up and the air began to crackle with static electricity, he barked, "Go!"

Rei was off the rock and gone in an instant, calling on his feline speed and trusting that Kai knew what he was doing (which he didn't but Rei didn't know that) to make a quick getaway. Max watched him disappear around the corner and sank to the ground when Tyson released him, still crying silently.

"Kenny. Wyatt. See to Max. I'll handle Tyson."

The two brunettes obeyed quickly, taking Max inside, not arguing or asking any questions.

Kai held Tyson's gaze as he walked towards his Dragon. "Tyson, you need to calm down. I don't know if you've realized it or not but something is happening to you."

"Calm down?! Have you gone mental?" Lightning flashed overhead and the wind picked up, blowing Kai's scarf madly and messing up their hair. "Do you know what Max told me just now? He told me that Rei has a thing for both of us! That he has a crush on you is bad enough but me, too?! He's breaking Maxie's heart, Kai!"

Kai nodded. "Yes. I agree. I know, Tyson. We'll deal with this, I swear. But right now, you have to calm down. Look at yourself, Ty-love. Look at the sky."

Tyson glanced at his hand, and gaped in surprise, then looked up at the sky. The blue light surrounding him abruptly disappeared and Tyson stumbled slightly. Kai caught him and hung on, nuzzling Tyson's neck in relief as the sky began to clear.

"What did I…how did I?" Tyson clung to the Phoenix, feeling slightly dizzy and, at the same time, euphoric and exhausted.

"I don't have an answer for that, Ty-love." Kai replied, running the fingers of one hand through Tyson's slate black hair that had gone kind of spiky. "Gods. You scared me for a moment."

"Sorry." Tyson nuzzled Kai back and gave him a long kiss. "Thanks for not letting me do something I would have regretted."

Kai smiled and kissed him back. "That's my job, after all." He took a deep breath and sighed. "Hmm…you smell good…like ozone after a summer storm."

Tyson chuckled. "If you say so. Know what you smell like to me?" He pressed his face to the crook of Kai's neck, inhaling and smiling slightly. "Like…fire…spicy…" Tyson licked Kai's neck above the scarf, feeling Kai's hands drift down to his waist and tighten, his pulse speeding up under his lips. "Mmm…taste like it, too."

"Tyson…" Kai groaned. "Damn! Don't start something we can't finish, lover."

Tyson pulled away reluctantly and sent him a mock pout. "Ruin my fun." He grabbed Kai's shirt-front and yanked him forward a bit, planting a hard kiss on the Phoenix's mouth, tongue delving deeply to stroke Kai's. Then he released Kai, both teens panting Kai's crimson eyes glazed slightly.

"Let's go fix this, Kai. We have to help Maxie."

"Yeah." Kai managed, allowing his Dragon to take his hand, lace their fingers together, and pull him into the dojo to find Max, Kenny, and Wyatt.

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Kali: ^-^ Hehehe! I'm soooooo bad! Throwing a wrench in the works like this!

Dryad: You do realize that your readers are going to freak and demand an explanation, don't you?

Kai: O_o Are you turning us into a threesome?!

Tyson: O_O Oh dear Gods…hides behind Kai.

Kali: NO! >_< Heeeeeeellllllllll no. Didn't you read the A/N above?

Dryad: And Wyatt?

Kali: An answer to his role is a comin' in the next chapter. Promise.

Dryad: Okay then. R/R!