Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ Majesty ❯ Chapter 15 ( Chapter 15 )

Authoress' Notes: Well, we knew it had to happen sooner or later. This chapter is going to be their final days at Max & Rei's. Stay tuned for the next chapter…where the journey REALLY begins. This is also going to be the last TyKa limey-content for a little while. There'll be moments, no doubt, but not much more than that for some time. ^____^ Kali's got plans… *cue ominous music*

Warnings: Yaoi, language, violence, lemons, dramatic angst, etc. Need more? Too bad, 'cause there isn't any! Rated R - NC17.

Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or anything to do with it. Only this fic and its OC's (if any).

Pairs: TyKa, ReMa, Hilary/Tala, Lee/Mariah, others to be decided.

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Chapter 15

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The next few days were not wasted while everyone waited for Rei and Max to return. Dragoon took Tyson aside every day and together the two worked to determine just what, exactly, the bluenette was capable of in his dragon form. They discovered, for example, that the more often Tyson shifted back and forth, the easier and quicker it happened - and most of all that he was able to do so without using the same amount of energy as the first few times he shifted. Therefore his energy drain had decreased almost to the point where it required little effort at all. Tyson could shift back and forth several times within the space of a few minutes and he would no longer collapse in exhaustion as he used to.

Among other things, like his heightened senses, Tyson and Dragoon carefully worked to hone his abilities to control the wind and call forth lightning, something he really had to practice. At first the bluenette could only do so as a dragon - he was a storm dragon, after all - but when Dragoon decided he'd gained enough control of things in that form, he proceeded to help Tyson learn to call on his talents in his human form as well, though not quite to the extent or power as in his dragon form.

Kai and Dranzer tagged along to watch most times the two dragons went off to 'train', though they stayed out of the way for safety's sake. Kai had no wish to be accidentally struck by a random bolt of lightning.

One day they were sitting in the warm sunshine on the hill near that great oak tree, watching Tyson throw lightning bolts at rocks at a fair distance away for target practice down near the stream with Dragoon looking on. Kai lay on his stomach, his chin resting on his folded hands in front of him, and Dranzer sat beside him, flaming skirts spread around her while she busily continued her knitting project.

"I've been thinking about that question Tala asked, Kai." She brought up the subject seemingly out of nowhere, breaking the silence between them after several loud detonations of rocks by Tyson.

"I see. And what did you discover?" He asked, turning his head to look at her sideways.

"Well, after careful consideration, I can honestly say that I see no reason to leave the seal alone, and it wouldn't require very much for me to remove it. However, it should be up to you if you wish it to be removed or not. And I'm afraid I still don't know if you even could shift into a phoenix if it was gone." Dranzer gave him a slight smile of apology. "There's always the possibility that your human self would be more dominant than your phoenix self and that you wouldn't be able to shift at all - or possibly even only partially."

"Partially?"

"You might sprout wings but otherwise remain human, for instance." She said in example. "One thing I am certain of, like the young dragon, your senses would increase dramatically, and no doubt you'd discover certain other abilities as well."

Kai looked back down the hill at his lover, who was setting up more rocks to explode at Dragoon's directions. "I guess the only way to know would be to try it and find out, right?" He mused quietly. Dranzer nodded slowly.

"Do you wish me to remove the seal, then? Be warned! If I do, I can't put it back. This sort of thing requires more than one of us, more power than I alone have, to create."

Kai thought about it for a moment. Was he willing to live with whatever might happen to him? He watched another rock explode with a CRACK of sound and Tyson's whoop of excitement.

"Do it, please, Dranzer. If Tyson can learn to live with his new-found self and talents, then so can I."

"Very well. I promise to help you however I can, Kai."

"I know."

Dranzer set aside her knitting and told him to sit up in front of her. He did so, getting comfortable and then waiting for her to do whatever it was she had to do. The little deity closed her eyes and began to say something under her breath that Kai couldn't understand, slowly raising her hand, which had begun to glow wit ha mysterious light.

Tyson, who had just detonated another rock at the farthest distance away yet, turned and looked up the hill to where his lover was with the intention of calling out to him to see if Kai had seen his latest accomplishment. However, he stopped when he saw Dranzer raise her glowing hand and suddenly press her palm to Kai's forehead. Blinking, Tyson inquired of Dragoon, "What's she doing?"

The Dragon God smiled slightly and dropped a hand on his descendant's shoulder. "It appears that Kai has chosen to have the seal removed from him. Dranzer is using her power to do that."

The bluenette sucked in a breath, taking a step forward, intending to go to Kai's side. But Dragoon held him back, shaking his head to warn Tyson to stay back out of the way and trust Dranzer and Kai. All he could do was stand there and watch.

Kai closed his eyes as he felt Dranzer's small palm press against his forehead and he suddenly felt hot - overwhelmingly, broiling hot. He gasped and his eyes flew open, blindly staring into a pair of red eyes that were so much like his own.

And in those eyes he found fire - swirling, burning, flaming infernos. In her eyes he could see every spark of flame, every campfire, hearth-fire, and lamp-lit flame in the world that had ever existed and existed at that moment. Wherever there was even a tiny ember, Kai realized his ancestor knew them, felt them, was them - just as they were part of her. And then he saw those sparks reach out and he could see every single living being on the planet - more, he could feel them himself.

{Ah…so now you understand, in some small part.} Dranzer's voice echoed in his mind. {I apologize, my young phoenix. I didn't mean to give you such a view of Our reality. It's a little overwhelming.}

{Wha…What is all this?} Kai found his voice, not realizing he wasn't speaking aloud.

{Life, Kai. There's a spark of flame in everything that lives and that spark is the flame that burns in each spirit. It's passion, heat, light…it's life.} He saw her shrug. {I know you're curious, little one, but how about you let me worry about that and we just continue what we were doing here, okay?}

{Ah…sure. It's making my head hurt anyway.} Kai winced.

{Oh! Dear me…} Whatever she did, suddenly it was all gone and all he could see was fire. Kai let out a sigh of relief as his headache disappeared. {Sorry about that. Now, let me see here…} Dranzer trailed off and Kai could feel her poking around in his head gently. {Oh! There it is!}

The prince blinked. He felt…different, but it wasn't what he expected.

Dranzer dusted her hands and moved back to sit away from him. "All done!" She declared cheerfully. "Goodness! And look at your aura…very nice! Do you feel any better now?"

Tyson had watched with wide eyes as Kai seemed to be surrounded by flames, yet there was nothing burning and Kai seemed to be perfectly fine among the fires.

It didn't stop him from worrying though.

As soon as the flames disappeared, however, and Dranzer moved away from Kai, Tyson's feet began to move toward his lover before Tyson could even think about it. He dropped down to the ground next to the prince and ran his fingers through dual-shaded hair. "Kai?"

Kai looked up into his dragon's darkened blue eyes, seeing the concern there. "I'm alright, love. Honest. I mean, I feel kind of strange but…it's almost as if I'm complete now. Like…there was part of me missing before and I didn't know it."

Tyson nodded. Now that Kai mentioned it, it had sort of felt like that the night he'd first transformed, come to think of it. "You're sure you feel okay, though?"

"Yeah. I think so. But…I don't think I'm going to change like you can." Kai looked down at his hands. "Could you tell?"

"Looking back on it, yes. But at the time I had no idea what was going on." Tyson tilted his head at him curiously. "So…do you notice anything with your senses, beloved? Any change?"

Dranzer smoothed out her skirts as Dragoon plopped down next to her and stretched out lazily.

"It may be too soon to tell, Takao." She pointed out.

"And he may not know what he can do yet, either." Dragoon added sagely.

"No…" Kai said slowly, looking around at the landscape. "It seems like everything appears…brighter, clearer, and sharper somehow. And…the sun certainly feels a lot warmer than it did a few moments ago."

The two deities exchanged glances.

"That was fast." Dragoon noted, surprised.

"Phoenixes are very sensitive to heat and light. I suppose it makes sense he'd notice an immediate difference now." Dranzer mused thoughtfully.

While they tried to figure everything out, Kai was staring at his palm intently, Tyson watching him closely.

"What is it, beloved?"

"It's strange. I can feel something inside me trying to free itself and burst out of my hand, yet it can't do anything on its own. No, wait…it's more like it doesn't want to do anything without my permission." Kai explained, flexing his fingers.

Tyson smiled. This he understood. "I think I can help there. See?" He held up his own hand, palm up, and with a small bit of concentration he called up a bit of static electricity, little blue-white bolts crackling and dancing around his hand. Kai stared at it in surprise but smiled after a moment.

"Wicked. How'd you do that?"

And so, since their ancestors were busy arguing biology and genetics, it was Tyson who began training Kai as Dragoon had trained him. They spent the rest of the day working together and Tyson had to admit that either Kai was a quick study or Tyson was a fantastic teacher. By the time they decided to head back to the house, Kai had nearly caught up to Tyson's skill, much to the bluenette's self-disgust.

"Quit berating yourself, love." Kai slipped an arm around Tyson's waist, hugging him to his side briefly.

"Hmph." Tyson grunted, scowling darkly at the ground as he walked.

"Everyone learns at a different speed. It doesn't mean, necessarily, that you're less intelligent or that I'm better than you…" Kai paused for a moment then threw Tyson a side-glance, a slight smirk on his face. "Although I am…"

"Say what?!" Tyson turned to him, vaguely outraged.

"Relax, Kinomiya. I'm teasing."

"Not funny."

"You're mad at me now, aren't you?"

"Yes."

Tyson kept walking toward the house, arms folded over his chest, leaving Kai to run after him. When he caught up, he had to keep a brisk pace to match the dragon's.

"I didn't mean it, Tyson…" The prince frowned and moved in front of him, forcing him to stop walking. The bluenette just stared solidly at him, midnight blue eyes unflinching. "Ty…wait a second."

"What?" He responded flatly.

They'd come to a stop just next to the stable as they moved toward the house. "I don't really believe that I'm any better than you, okay? The truth is that I've never met anyone like you, my equal, in every way I can think of. I was only teasing earlier."

Tyson looked into sincere crimson eyes and leaned against the wall of the stable, fighting off a sigh. He could feel the insult and his mad drain away at those eyes.

Willing to press his luck, Kai moved in closer until he was only a few inches away from him. He leaned in, softly brushing his lips against Tyson's, and felt shivers run through them both. "Forgive me?" He whispered, cupping his lover's face between his palms.

"Are you trying to distract me?" Tyson murmured back, feeling heat wash through him.

"Is it working?"

"Hmm…" Tyson hummed lowly and reached up, driving his fingers through Kai's hair and with a swift movement, catching Kai off guard, whirled them around and shoved the prince back against the wall. Kai's startled noise was captured by Tyson's demanding mouth on his, kissing him blind, deaf, and dumb to anything but the feel, scent, and taste of the bluenette. He opened his mouth willingly to his lover, letting him in, and happily allowed the dragon to stroke his tongue with his own, duelling Kai and demanding no resistance. Perfectly compliant, Kai curled his arms around Tyson's shoulders and gave a breathless moan, squirming as Tyson ran his hands down along Kai's sides and gripped his hips hard, grinding against the older teen suggestively. The friction was intense and two similar cries rang out.

Using the pause in the lusty kiss to suck in a lungful of air, Kai raised a leg and hooked it around Tyson's waist, whimpering when Tyson dragged his mouth over the line of Kai's jaw. Kai's eyes squeezed closed and his head lolled to the side, allowing better access to his neck for Tyson, who didn't hesitate to take advantage. He heard Tyson whisper darkly against his ear, "I'm still annoyed with you, you know." The bluenette nipped somewhat roughly at Kai's ear and the dual-haired teen let out a small mewl and clutched tighter at his lover's shoulders. "But I'll get over it." Pressing himself up against Kai and nuzzling with his nose, cheek, and lips, Tyson sighed deeply, purring without restraint.

Kai sighed too, in relief. He'd begun to realize that whenever Tyson nuzzled like this, it meant he was in a good mood - happy. In this case, it meant he'd forgiven Kai.

"I am sorry, you know." Kai murmured, resting his cheek against the top of the dragon's head. "Do you get the feeling we'll be competitive with each other for the rest of our lives, or is it just me?"

Tyson chuckled. "Maybe. But you know that no matter what, no matter how angry or annoyed I might get with you…I'll still lover you." He gave Kai a sheepish, wry smile. "You know my temper."

"Yeah." Kai pressed his lips to Tyson's briefly. "You know the same goes for me, right?"

"Of course." Tyson kissed him back lightly with a grin, releasing his hold on the prince and grasping his hand. "Besides…it's my job as your lifemate to keep that ego of yours in check."

They continued walking to the house, slowly, hand in hand.

"Ego? I don't have an ego."

"Right."

"I don't!"

"Yeah, love, you do."

"Do not."

"Do too."

"Do not."

"Do too."

"Do not."

"Do too."

Kai pouted as he followed Tyson into the kitchen through the back door of the house.

"I do not."

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Not three days later, Rei and Max returned from…wherever it was they'd been that week. During their remaining absence, Tyson and Kai continued to train with each other out on the hill near the tree they'd dubbed as their own.

Tyson ducked and rolled to the side, avoiding Kai's fireball blast agilely and fought back with a hastily aimed lightning strike.

Kai whirled and dashed to the side, firing another fireball. It was met, however, by Tyson's lightning. The resulting explosion lit up the sky and made both teens wince at the loud concussion of sound that went with it.

"Whoa. That was a good one." Tyson held out his hand and looked up as tiny sparkles of energy drifted down from above. Kai stood next to him and looked up, too.

"We'd better be careful. Judging by the explosions, the power we keep putting out is increasing in strength." He said.

"Yeah."

"Kai! Tyson!"

The pair turned at the sound of familiar voices calling to them.

"Hey! So you're back, huh?" Tyson broke out into a grin and waved at Max and Rei as they hurried toward them. "How you doin' Rei?"

"We're both fine, but are you alright? What was that explosion?" The neko-jin asked, looking around cautiously.

"Uh…sorry about that. It was us." Tyson scratched his head sheepishly. "We were training and on occasion we cause a few explosions."

Max stared at his best friend. "I don't understand. How?"

Kai folded his arms over his chest and looked away, a splash of red painting the bridge of his nose. "It's nothing. We were nearly done for the day anyway."

Tyson blinked at his lover. "Oh, honestly." He gave Max and Rei an apologetic smile. "He's not used to our abilities yet and gets a bit embarrassed." He said in a stage whisper.

" 'Our abilities?'" Max repeated, still confused.

Kai turned and began to walk up the hill to pick up his bow and quiver of arrows he'd left there. "Don't worry about it, Max."

Rolling his eyes, Tyson frowned at Kai's back and slowly raised his hand, sparks flying around his fist. Max and Rei gaped at him, since they'd never seen that before. The bluenette waited until he thought the prince was occupied, slipping the shoulder strap of his quiver over his head and settling it into place, before pulling back his fist then pushing it forward, letting loose the energy in his grip at Kai.

Before Max or Rei could shout a warning or demand what Tyson thought he was doing, Kai - having sensed Tyson's power as soon as he called it - spun and held up one palm, loosing his own power right back at the bluenette.

BOOM!

Max ducked and Rei hit the ground, both covering their heads and ears at the noise. As the smoke cleared, they slowly raised their heads to see the two demi-humans standing at some distance apart - Tyson near the base of the hill and Kai a little apart from the oak tree near the top of the hill - each with their very distinctive auras flaring brightly around them, their own power rustling their clothes and hair as if by a slight wind. The two stared solidly at one another, no fear, no flinching, and with no intention of backing down. Kai's eyes blazed flaming crimson and gold just as Tyson's gleamed sparkling blue-white and silver.

"All right, children. That's enough."

Dranzer and Dragoon appeared directly between their descendants and made their way over to each.

"I think you've both trained enough for today, Takao." Dragoon stopped in front of the bluenette. "Besides, you're scaring off the wildlife in the area, not to mention any of Max and Rei's neighbours."

Max swore all he did was blink and Tyson suddenly appeared to be perfectly normal - albeit a little worn out and mildly annoyed-looking. It seemed to be the same with the dual-haired prince, who now leaned casually against the trunk of the tree, absently playing with his bow as the fiery female deity gave him a piece of her mind.

"And another thing…!" She exclaimed, stamping her foot indignantly.

"Now, now, sweetheart." Dragoon purred, wrapping both arms around her from behind. "They haven't done any damage and, really, there's no use getting worked up over their…lapse of caution. Our young ones, here, have exhibited near-perfect control already and that's enough for me to trust them to take care of themselves."

"Hmph." Dranzer huffed and said nothing.

"And what, may I ask, was that for, Kinomiya?" Kai inquired, narrowing his eyes at his lover. Tyson just shrugged and gave him a mischievous smile.

"A little demonstration for our returned friends and because I was trying to help you get over your embarrassment - although I don't see why you're so worked up about your new self, love." The Kinomiya responded.

"I'm not embarrassed. Just…reluctant to use my talents for the lone purpose of showing off." Kai shook his head in denial. "You shouldn't use such things just for that. There should always be a purpose to the use of your power."

"Yes, I agree. I'm saying there was a purpose, Kai: demonstrating to Max and Rei what we've been doing since they've been away and letting them see what made those explosions they got all excited about." Tyson stuck out his tongue at the older teen. "Nyah!"

"Don't do that unless you're planning on using it, lover." Kai smirked at his dragon's instant blush and hastily retracted tongue.

"Kai no hentai!"

"Uh…sorry to interrupt." Rei sweatdropped. "But could someone please fill us in on what's happened? Obviously Max and I have missed a few things."

"And how's Tabitha?" Max asked with paternal concern and interest.

"She's fine, Max." Tyson reassured him, slipping his hand automatically into Kai's and leading the way back to the house. Along the way, he filled his friends in on the events of the last few days they'd been gone.

"Wow! So Kai is a demi-human, too?" Max's eyes widened. "Neat!"

Kai sighed.

"Does that mean he transforms into a phoenix now, like Tyson does a dragon?" Rei wanted to know.

Dranzer shook her head. "No. I'm afraid that is one ability my line has not been allowed to retain. I inspected the seal my family used a little more closely and it seems that they've once again done the opposite of Dragoon's family. You see, with Tyson, the Dragon Gods' seal was only to suppress and conceal the Kinomiya Clan's dragon side until it was needed. I guess my family wanted to disassociate themselves completely from humans so their seal also has the purpose of simply wearing away those abilities that would mark one of my line into non-existence over time. Shape-shifting is definitely one of those." She shook her head sadly. "We can only be grateful that the seal hadn't gotten around to draining away his control of heat and light, otherwise Kai would not be able to use fire as he has so skilfully demonstrated."

"I see."

"It doesn't bother me, Dranzer." Kai told her softly. "I think having one of us shape-shift every so many months and whatnot is enough for now. And I wouldn't be able to learn all the other things I'd have to before we go back home…little things like how to fly. There's just no time."

Tyson laughed. "Oh Gods! That would be fun to watch, if you could!"

"Baka." Kai scowled, though he said it half-heartedly.

Rei yawned and stretched with feline movements. "Ah…it's nice to be home."

Max smiled, taking his hand. "Yeah. Actually, I'm looking forward to a nice hot bath more than anything…right after I see Tabi."

"Come on, Maxie! Let's go see our daughter!" Rei took off running, pulling the blonde along behind him.

Kai and Tyson watched them go, following at a much slower pace.

"Speaking of baths…" Tyson looked down at himself. "I'm all dusty and dirty from rolling around and sweating."

"So am I. But can we eat first, love? I think if I don't soon then I'm going to pass out." Kai rubbed his stomach.

"Okay. Let's go bug Hilary for supper then, shall we?"

"Right behind you, Kinomiya."

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Hilary and Kenny had been busy making a veritable feast that afternoon so when the pair showed up the two brunettes were happy to feed them - and everybody else, too. When Tyson asked what the occasion was, Hilary said Dragoon had let her know that Rei and Max were on their way back and she'd decided to have a welcome back meal.

So while they ate, Max and Rei went and had their baths, and when they came back to eat and spend time with their daughter, Tyson and Kai took advantage of the bathhouse themselves.

Tyson patted the bench in front of himself. "Sit here, beloved and I'll scrub your back for you." He offered.

Kai, naked just as Tyson was except for the fluffy white towel around each of their waists, padded over and sank down to sit. "Only if you let me return the favour."

"Sure. Then we can soak. The water should be heated up by then, too." Tyson soaped up a cloth and began rubbing it over Kai's shoulders and upper back.

"Works for me…uhn." The crimson-eyed prince groaned as his lover scrubbed him down firmly and quickly with the cloth. "Oh Gods that feels good…"

"Love, you're all tense." The bluenette finished scrubbing and tossed the cloth into a basin of warm water and put his hands back on the muscular body in front of him, using the soap to help his fingers slide over Kai's skin easily as he began massaging the tension out of him. "Are you sore, too? You've been working yourself too hard training."

"Hn." Kai wasn't really listening. His eyes were closed and he was off in his own little world as he thoroughly enjoyed his impromptu massage. Tyson was pressing deep, and although his muscles were sore and it was a bit painful, Kai simply ignored the hurt in favour of feeling his lover's hands on him. The pleasure from that was certainly outweighing the ache of his muscles.

After a few more minutes, when Tyson noticed Kai was nearly falling asleep, he stopped and nudged his lover gently. "Kai…if you'll lose the towel I'll rinse the soap off you."

Kai blinked and looked around in momentary confusion. "Huh? Oh…" he rubbed his hands over his face and got up, pulling the towel off and carelessly dropping it on the floor.

Tyson blew a stray lock of his hair out of his eyes and unconsciously licked his lips at the sight of the long, lean, muscular line of Kai's naked form that he was suddenly presented with. Snapping himself out of his instant fantasy, Tyson forced himself to look away and picked up the basin of water, standing too, and slowly poured it over Kai's shoulders, rinsing the soapsuds away.

"Ah! Cold water!" The dual-haired teen yelped, shivering a bit.

"Oops. Sorry!" Tyson apologized and handed Kai the basin when he turned around.

"No…I just wasn't expecting it. Turn and sit, Kinomiya." Kai gestured at the bench. "And take out your hair tie before you get your hair too wet and make it hard to get off." He filled the basin with hot, clean water and picked up another cloth then went back to sit behind Tyson and begin scrubbing his back in return. The dragon purred quietly in contentment the entire time, leaning into Kai's strong hands as they moved over him. It made the prince smile to himself.

That done, Tyson turned and gave Kai a slow, appreciative kiss, taking the basin from him. "Thanks, love. I'll finish washing myself up. You go soak, or wash your hair, or whatever and I'll join you in a bit."

Kai nodded and quickly washed his hair before sliding into the large pool of heated water to soak. He sat on a bench in the water, the relaxing liquid heat coming just up to his chest and armpits, and leaned against the side with a sigh, closing his eyes. He cracked one open to watch his dragon slide in with him, silken, midnight blue hair draped around his face and shoulders. Opening his other eye and watching Tyson through lowered eyelids as he had the sudden itch to run his fingers through those lustrous strands, Kai sank lower in the water.

Tyson smiled to himself, knowing perfectly well the effect he was having on his lover. He could practically feel the desire emanating from Kai and he mentally laughed as his own body responded to it.

"Kinomiya…" Kai spoke his name with a husky voice. "You're entirely too sexy for your own good, you know that?"

Tyson smirked and glided toward him. "What's the matter, beloved? Can't handle the heat?" Eyes darkening, he tipped Kai's chin up with a finger and rubbed his nose against Kai's, their breaths mingling. "Odd for a phoenix, hmm?"

"It's not the heat…and I can handle anything you've got, dragon." Kai replied. "But can you handle me?" He challenged, suddenly reaching out and pulling Tyson down onto his lap and crushing their mouths together. Without any prelude, their tongues met and warred for position. Tyson made a noise in his throat and wound both arms around Kai's neck, feeling those large calloused hands under the water find his thighs and slowly slide up and down seductively as the kissing continued.

Needing to breathe, Tyson broke away, panting a little. "Gods, I love your hands." He purred breathlessly. "I especially love your hands on me…touch me, Kai!"

"Mmm…my pleasure." Kai let his hands roam up from Tyson's legs on either side of his hips to his shoulders, smoothing them over sun-bronzed skin and slicking water off him. Then he lightly ran his fingertips in a trail down the dragon's chest until he found the hardening buds of his nipples, teasing them with circular patterns and light touches. Tyson arched his back into the sensations and moaned, silently begging for more. Kai watched his hands as he moved them farther down, tracing the lines of Tyson's washboard stomach. He let one hand drop to Tyson's upper thigh under the water, massaging, while his other drifted over his navel, circling it with his fingertips. The dragon's hands clutched at Kai's shoulders and he shifted restlessly, trying not to squirm.

"Kai…Gods, that's so good." Tyson moaned as the prince wrapped his hand around his growing erection and lightly stroked, making the bluenette's hips rock involuntarily. Shuddering, Tyson pulled away from his lover reluctantly. "Uhn…okay. I can't take more of that, love."

"Aww…I guess you can't handle me." Kai smirked smugly as Tyson was climbing out of the pool. The dragon growled and turned around, sitting on the edge and gazing hotly at him. "What? You're the one running away…" He grinned and moved over to Tyson, stepping up on the bench seat under the water and stopping in front of him with one of Tyson's legs on either side of him. Tyson looked up at him with stormy blue eyes.

"You wish, Hiwatari." He replied with a husky voice. "I just figured we ought to quit while we're ahead before we get interrupted again, that's all."

Kai raised a challenging eyebrow and leaned in close. "Excuses, excuses…I had a short chat with my benevolent ancestor before we came out here and she promised to keep everyone away long enough for us to have some private time." The crimson-eyed teen informed him with a low, gravelly voice. "And I'd suggest we use the opportunity because we may not get another for a long while, my sexy…little…dragon." His last words were punctuated with quick, teasing kisses to Tyson's lips.

"Oh. Well, in that case…bring it on." Tyson flashed a grin and reached up to tunnel his fingers through Kai's hair, pulling him in for a full, deep, thorough exploration of each others' mouths as they fell over together to lie on the floor of the bathhouse with their feet still dangling in the water.

Picking up where he'd left off, Kai slid downwards back into the water to kneel on the bench seat between Tyson's legs, kissing and licking away the droplets of water that still clung to his lover's skin as he went. Tyson cried out in ecstasy as his throbbing length was suddenly sheathed in the wet heat of Kai's mouth. The bluenette let his legs splay apart wider to give Kai more room to settle in and because he simply had no inhibitions any longer around his lover, totally comfortable with Kai seeing how wanton he really was with the prince after even their short relationship thus far.

Not that Kai noticed. He was too busy enjoying the taste of his dragon, the feel of him, and the rising scent of his need. Kai was immersed in his task of giving as much pleasure as he could to the bluenette, his now heightened senses making everything seem like a new experience all over again.

It felt like forever to Tyson but in reality it didn't take long before his body shuddered violently and he came with a high, keening moan. Kai swallowed repeatedly, barely managing to keep up, then released Tyson and clambered up again to curl against his lover's chest. Panting, Tyson drew him into a long, passionate kiss of appreciation and a silent promise to return the favour.

Tyson rolled them over so that he hovered over his lover, staring down into those burning crimson eyes filled with love and want. He gave Kai a soft smile and trailed a fingertip over his face, lightly tracing Kai's features. When he reached Kai's mouth he rubbed his thumb over Kai's full bottom lip, slightly swollen from their kisses.

Kai made a questioning noise and Tyson shook his head. "It's nothing." He murmured. "Just thinking how beautiful you are and how grateful I am to have you like this…to be the one who can do this to you and see you like this."

The phoenix brought a hand up to hold Tyson's hand against his cheek, rubbing it against his palm affectionately. "I've never felt like this before, Tyson. I had nearly begun to believe I would never find someone that I could care for even half of what I do for you. But the second I saw you I was drawn, and I fell so hard for you, even though I didn't realize it at first." Kai brought the back of Tyson's hand to his mouth, kissing it gently. "I still don't fully understand it all, or know what to expect, but I'm not afraid of how much I love you any more."

"I'm glad." Tyson smiled. "I don't think we'll ever know what to expect, love. Emotions are rarely that predictable. But I'm not worried! Whatever happens, we can handle it - together." He dipped his head and captured Kai's lips in a slow, passionate kiss once more and felt his lover move restlessly under him, a tell-tale hardness nudging him in the hip. Breaking the kiss reluctantly, Tyson began licking, kissing, and nipping a path down Kai's body, leaving a wet trail of tingling, sensitized nerves in his wake. Moaning his name desperately, Kai shoved his fingers through the drying, loose locks of the bluenette's hair, encouraging him to go farther down where he really wanted to feel Tyson's touch - anything really.

But Tyson wasn't about to let up on the blatant teasing, even though he knew he'd have to eventually. Kai let out a mewling groan of frustration as his lover continued kissing past Kai's aching length down his pelvis and across the inside of his legs. Tyson's hands busily ran slickly up and down Kai's legs, stomach, and sides, succeeding in making the prince gasp, moan, and squirm.

"T-Tyson!" He bit out, his hands fisting and releasing in Tyson's hair rhythmically. "Uh…I need…please!"

Tyson looked up through his bangs and watched Kai's expression as his hands continued the pleasurable torture. "This?" He inquired, wrapping the fingers of one hand loosely around his phoenix's erection and stroking. Kai arched his back, hips thrusting into the movement of Tyson's hand, and sucked in a harsh breath.

"Oh Gods…more! Please, love…stop teasing." The phoenix panted, prying open his eyes to stared down at Tyson. Their eyes met and held firm, and Tyson smiled slowly, his hand gripping more firmly and pumping a bit harder and faster. Kai cried out, his vision wavering. Just as his senses had been very sensitive before when he'd been the one giving pleasure to Tyson, now they were going into overdrive and even the lightest of touches from his dragon sent sparks of sensation dance over his every nerve ending.

Then Tyson flicked his tongue across his weeping tip and Kai couldn't hold back a strangled yowl this time. Kai began to tremble, feeling his release coming on fast as the dragon finally took pity and engulfed him, sucking hard and using his tongue to further entice reaction from the writhing teen in his grasp.

When Kai finally had to let go and flew high in ecstasy, he came very close to screaming his pleasure to the world. Tyson drank him down hungrily and let go of his lover, licking his lips clean of spills and moved up to drape himself across Kai's chest, staring down into dazed crimson eyes with satisfaction.

"Feel good, lover?" He purred, smiling when Kai's hand came to arrest on his backside and smacked him lightly. "That was fun."

"Very." The phoenix agreed with a small yawn. "Should we finish getting cleaned up and go get some rest?"

"Yeah." Tyson sighed, sitting up reluctantly. "We've got a long journey ahead of us starting tomorrow."

"I know. Try not to think about it tonight, okay? Let's just enjoy the time we have left."

"Uh huh." Tyson gave Kai a hand up and they finished cleaning up before heading back to the house to visit a bit more with their friends before going to bed.

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Authoress' Notes: Sorry for the delay! Classes have begun to take their effect on my schedule. >__< More coming soon! Please R/R!