Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ Have You Ever ❯ Chapter 17 ( Chapter 17 )

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Warnings: Yaoi, Lemon(s), language, angst, violence, etc. and that cavity warning I mentioned before. Rated NC-17. This chapter: Little lemon! ^-^

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Tyson: Wow! Kali gets a whole week off!

Kai: raises an eyebrow. Lucky her. I suppose she's going to be updating a little more, what with all this free time?

Kali: Yeah, yeah. Look, guys, midterms are fast approaching. So sue me if I don't update on a regular basis for a while.

Dryad: appears out of nowhere. I'm back!

Everyone: O.O

Kali: Where the hell did you go? You just abandoned me!

Tyson: Yeah! And while you were gone, Kali got kicked off FF.Net! Again!

Kai: scowls. And Tyson and I were forced to be muses!

Dryad: screeches. WHAT?! goes on a rampage.

Kali: sweatdrops at random destruction. Oh dear…well, while she's busy destroying things, let's just get on with this, shall we?

Tyson: Okay! dodges burst of flame.

Kai: ducks flying objects. Kali doesn't own Beyblade.

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

FYI: {telepathy}, //bit-beast speech aloud//, thoughts, normal speech

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Chapter 17

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Kenny turned out to be right about their powers not being fully manifested yet.

For Rei, he finally got to use his healing powers (that everyone had told him he had and that he hadn't really believed them about) when Tyson had tripped over a ball in gym class, spraining his ankle quite badly a few weeks after Max's battle with Jael.

Then he'd had to wake up the school's nurse when she'd fainted.

Max, on the other hand, had great difficulty learning to control his newest power. His physical strength had increased dramatically and for a couple of days he found he couldn't hold on to anything without breaking or crushing it. He broke a lot of dishes at him, much to his parent's exasperation. It took the combined efforts of Dizzy, Kenny, and Draciel to help him learn to control that strength in one solid weekend of practice.

Kai's powers, strangely, didn't do as Kenny had predicted at all. In fact, everyone nearly forgot he even had powers, since he used them rarely and never for anything large. He'd lit a few candles with a mere glance, even called a flame to dance merrily in the palm of his hand from nothing, but nothing to show how truly powerful he was. His bit-beasts, Tyson, and Dragoon still kept an eye on him anyway, though.

As of yet, Tyson hadn't developed any new powers by the time the team was preparing for the first tournament of the circuit in late April. The Bladebreakers trained hard and did their best to get ready for the Asian Championships, this year being held in Hong Kong over the Easter holidays.

It was the last Friday before the tournament when it happened.

Tyson, Max, and Wyatt were working on their assignment in chem class, as usual, when Tyson started to hear a faint buzzing in his ears. He shook his head, frowning, and tried to ignore it, but when it increased from buzzing to a sudden cacophony of voices in his mind, he couldn't help gasping loudly in pain and clutching his head, trying desperately to block them out.

Max looked at him when he gasped and frowned. "Tyson?" He asked. "What's wrong? You've gone all pale…"

"Agh! Oh God…I hear them…in my head…" Tyson moaned and dropped to his knees next to their lab station, still covering his ears and feeling the overwhelming painful sensation of hearing too many people's minds at once.

Max got down beside him, really concerned now. He correctly assumed it was some new ability making itself known. "Tyson? Who? What are you hearing?"

"Can't…make it stop!" Tyson cried out, curling into a ball on the floor and whimpering. Max looked up as the teacher came over to see what was going on.

"Wyatt? Go get Kai, please? He's in physics right now." Max asked. A wide-eyed Wyatt nodded and bolted for the door. "Shh…hang on Tyson. Just hang on."

{Draciel? What's going on with him?} He asked, firmly keeping everyone, even the teacher away from the teen on the floor.

{It's one of his powers, Max. Right now he can hear everyone's thoughts in this building. When he learns to control it, he'll be able to read a person's thoughts with very little effort and even communicate mind to mind with some.} The Water Spirit replied.

{It seems to be hurting him! Can't Dragoon help him?} Max rubbed Tyson's back in slow circles, trying to soothe and calm him.

{Dragoon's trying, but it's too hard for him to break through so many voices all at once.}

Max's frown deepened and his head snapped up when Kai burst into the room and headed straight for them, Wyatt following behind.

"What happened, Max? I could feel something a few minutes ago." Kai knelt down on Tyson's other side and pulled him into his arms. "I ran into Wyatt on the way here and he said you'd sent him to get me."

"Draciel says it's his powers." Max whispered, conscious of everyone around them. "We have to get him somewhere quiet and away from all these people."

Kai nodded and stood, the trembling form of his boyfriend in his arms. "Lead the way, Max. Wyatt, do us a favour and get the rest of our team and send them to the roof. Please." He added as an afterthought, following Max out the door. Wyatt sighed and ran off to do as he was asked, ignoring the protesting teacher and the curious, confused faces of their classmates.

Up on the roof, Kai set Tyson down on a picnic table and watched over him in worry. He didn't know what to do.

{Dranzer! Drisana! Come out please? I need help here.}

The two Phoenixes appeared and settled down net to Tyson on the table.

//Ah…I see. His telepathy has kicked in.// Dranzer observed.

//With so many people around it must be very painful for him to be suddenly swamped with other people's voices like this.// Drisana shivered slightly. //Poor little dragon.//

"What do I do? We have to help him somehow." Kai asked, again.

Dranzer clicked his beak thoughtfully. //Perhaps if you kept calling him with our thoughts, Kai. If he hears your voice - someone familiar and with whom he has a strong connection to - then perhaps he'll be able to focus on it and be able to block everything else out so that Dragoon can get through to him also and help.//

Max watched, wringing his hands helplessly as Kai nodded at Dranzer's suggestion and lifted Tyson, sitting down and resting Tyson's head in his lap and brushing away the hair that flopped over his face.

Kai closed hi eyes just as Rei, Kenny, and Wyatt showed up, hurrying over in concern.

Max quietly told them what happened and Kenny opened his laptop to consult Dizzi.

Ignoring the world around him, Kai concentrated on Tyson. He could feel his lover's pain as if it were his own, though he was sure it was nothing like what Tyson was suffering at that moment.

{Tyson?} He called, tentatively. {Tyson, lover, if you can hear me I want you to focus on my voice and follow it back to me, okay?} Kai kept talking, saying pretty much anything to give the World champion something to follow.

In Tyson's mind, he was surrounded by people and beginning to feel a little claustrophobic about it. Unaware that tears were pouring down his cheeks in the physical world, he felt unbearably alone - strange it seems since he actually wasn't. (A/N: Gives new meaning to 'alone in a crowd' huh?)

Then he heard someone familiar, a voice that spoke louder than all the others, a voice that had power behind it, and Tyson called out desperately to that voice. {KAI!}

Kai jumped slightly at Tyson's voice in his mind. It was weak, and filled with pain, but it was him. {Tyson! Thank the Gods! Follow my voice, lover, okay?} He rambled on, and clutched Tyson's hand in his own, unaware that they were both glowing now, intense auras of blue and red surrounding them.

Tyson pushed his way through all the people, searching for his Phoenix.

And then he found him. Even in his mind Kai was engulfed in an aura of power and majesty. Tyson ran forward and threw himself into Kai's arms, sobbing and shaking in relief. As soon as Kai's arms came around him, the crowd disappeared and there was silence - blessed silence.

{You okay, love?} Kai asked, gently, tenderly stroking Tyson's hair to soothe. {I'm right here, Tyson. And look! Here comes Dragoon.}

Tyson raised his head and watched the blue dragon swoop in and skid to a halt beside them. {Tyson! Oh God, I'm so sorry I couldn't help! Are you okay?}

{I have a massive headache.} Tyson replied, leaning heavily on Kai and closing his eyes. {I want to go home. Please?}

{Yes. We will. Right now, though, you have to learn to block out everyone's minds while I'm here to help.} Kai wanted to cry at Tyson's pain-filled expression to Dragoon's words, but was so proud of him when he nodded and looked up at Dragoon.

{What do I have to do?} He asked in a weak voice.

The others waited impatiently while Dragoon instructed Tyson and Kai helped out as much as he could. Kenny ended up having to explain about Dranzer and Drisana, who were still perched next to Tyson and Kai, to Wyatt. Rei massaged Max's neck and shoulders to ease the tension in his mate's body caused by worry over Tyson.

When Tyson finally got the hang of it all, he slowly opened his eyes and stared directly up into Kai's crimson orbs. He gave the Phoenix a small, tired smile, feeling the connection between them strengthen and solidify with this last bonding.

Kai smiled back, stroking Tyson's hair still and helped him sit up, though Tyson had to lean heavily on his lover. He just didn't have the energy to hold himself up anymore.

"Tyson!" Max cried, rushing forward and taking one of the bluenette's hands in his own. "Hey! You okay?"

"Yeah. I will be. I need to sleep though. And eat."

"I'm taking you home, Ty-love. Right after you let Rei get rid of that headache." Kai promised.

Rei came forward and set his fingertips to Tyson's temples, closing his eyes and calling on his element's healing power to soothe away the agony in Tyson's head. He shone brilliant green for a moment then dropped his hands and smiled at his friend. "There. Better?"

Tyson nodded. "Yes. Thanks, Rei."

Kai helped Tyson down to their lockers and got their stuff. The others went back to their classes and Rei, Max and Kenny promised to look in on them later. Wyatt said he'd get Tyson's homework and drop it off after school, and Kai took his lover home to crawl into bed and rest.

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The next morning, Tyson definitely felt better. He yawned and snuggled into the warmth next to him with a sigh, his arm draping over Kai's waist and immediately falling back to sleep.

Kai smiled at him, listening to Tyson's even breathing and stroking the hair out of his face. Sleep in today, lover. I can pack our bags for Hong Kong. He pried himself reluctantly from Tyson's arms and slid out of bed then tucked the sheets around his slumbering boyfriend and went to the closet to get dressed and pull out their bags for packing.

When he'd finished loading up his own bag, he opened up Tyson's and began neatly folding clothes into it for him. He glanced at the bed when he heard the sheets ruffle and smiled as Tyson sat up, looking around groggily, his blue hair draped over his shoulders all mussed and flopping over his eyes.

"Good morning, sleepy head." Kai tucked a pair of jeans into the bag. "How are you feeling?"

"Terrific!" Tyson replied, sliding out of bed with a huge, cat-like stretch. Kai licked his lips and tore his eyes away from the sight, digging out clean boxers for Tyson and stuffing them into the bag, too, completely missing Tyson's knowing smirk. "Hey! You didn't have to do that, Kai!" Tyson protested when he noticed what Kai was doing. "I could have done that!"

"Yes. But I wanted you to sleep. So I did it for you. I didn't get your stuff from the bathroom yet, though."

"I'll get it. Did you eat breakfast already, too?"

"No. Gramps ran out to the grocery store when he discovered we're out of food." Kai glanced at Tyson just as he was pulling on his boxers and got an eyeful of his lover's exquisite ass. Why do I just want to reach out and pinch that tight, sexy…

"Kai!" Tyson interrupted that thought, blushing slightly and laughing. "Honestly, lover. And you call me hentai?"

"What?" Kai blinked at him for a moment then flushed, grumbling, "Stay out of my head if you don't like it, Tyson."

Tyson grinned and walked up to him, backing Kai up against the closet doors and purring seductively, "Who said anything about not liking it?" before crushing his mouth to Kai's and kissing him senseless. Kai moaned softly and kissed back with equal fervour.

They broke apart as an amused voice penetrated their little world.

{The others are here, Tyson. They're heading up the front walk.}

{Dragoon, can't you see I'm a little busy here?} Tyson responded, his hands sliding under Kai's shirt and skimming over his sides teasingly.

Kai stared down at Tyson, blinking away the fog of lust clouding his mind.

{Well, yes, I can. I just thought you'd want to know when someone - or many someones - are about to walk in on you and the young Phoenix, here.} Dragoon snickered. {Oh, and good morning, Kai!}

{Ah…good morning, Dragoon.} Kai responded, a little stunned.

Tyson growled and pulled away. {That's just great. They're early!}

{Tyson…}

{What?}

{Why can I hear you? And Dragoon?}

Tyson stared at him. {Holy crap! I didn't even realize we were talking like this!} He sighed. {Sorry, Kai. Want me to stop?}

{No. It's all right. It just surprised me, that's all.} Kai shook his head.

{Sorry. Um…you'd better go let the guys in. I'll get dressed and finish packing, okay?}

Kai headed for the door. {Don't take too long.}

Tyson flashed him a thumbs up and finished dressing.

{Is this permanent?} He asked Dragoon.

{More or less, yes. You and Kai are bonded now. You just have to remember to talk to everyone else with your mouth, that's all.}

{It's interesting. I can feel him now - as if he was right beside me.} Tyson observed, walking into the bathroom and gathering up his toiletries.

{I can feel you, too.} Kai's voice replied, startling Tyson badly enough that he dropped his toothbrush in the toilet.

{AH! Shit! Don't do that!} Tyson fished out his toothbrush and sighed, dropping it into the garbage. {Great. Now I need a new one.} He heard Kai's snickering. {Shut up, Kai. It's your fault!}

{Sorry! Can't help it!} More snickering.

{Try harder.}

In the dojo, Kai was leaning against a wall in his typical pose, snickering aloud. His team was staring at him with curious gazes.

"Um…Kai? What's so funny?" Max asked.

Kai opened his eyes and grinned. "Oh nothing. Tyson's having some difficulty packing that's all."

"How'd you know that?" Kenny wondered, watching him carefully. Kai just shrugged.

Tyson eventually came out, hauling his and Kai's bags and dropping them next to the others'. He looked over at Kai and glowered at him. Kai merely glowered back, unperturbed.

{You owe me a new toothbrush.} Tyson grumbled.

"Get over it, Tyson. It's just a toothbrush." Kai advised. "You done packing?"

"Yes. Gramps back with food yet?"

Kai shook his head. "We can eat at the airport if he doesn't make it back in time."

"I guess. I'm really hungry though."

Gramps did make it back, just in time to hand Tyson a snack for the road - aka breakfast - and see them off.

They boarded their plane and were soon in the air and flying towards Hong Kong and the Asian Championships.

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Kali: Yes. It's a bit short. But it's all I had to say for this chapter.

Tyson: That's okay!

Kai: Cool! A championship. What are you up to?

Dryad: ^-^ We aren't telling!

Kali: Heh heh! R/R!