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Haunted	By : Kali Category: Beyblade > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 3434 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade, nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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Kali Notes:�
Can we all say �Kali�s done classes for the summer!�?� Yes!� It�s true!� And I�m back from vacation, too!� So�updating�here we go.� I know a few people have been eagerly
awaiting this one.� So
I hope I don�t disappoint�� And by the way, there is going to be at least one character
who is going to be OOC.� It�s deliberate, this time.� So please don�t get
on my case about how it�s so not like that character to do or say or think
whatever I happen to make them.

Disclaimer:�
No, we don�t own Beyblade or its characters.

Warnings: Ah�weirdness, general insanity�
and the usual (yaoi, language, action/violence, etc.) excepting the fido-friendly version on ffnet.�
Sorry, folks.�
You know where to find it elsewhere�

Pairings:�
TyKa, Rei/Mariah, Max/Hilary, hinted
Tala/Bryan & Kenny/Emily, others to be decided.

~*~*~*~

Chapter 02

�� Master Kai, your friends have
arrived.�

�� The Hiwatari butler showed the three
young teens into the room and closed the door behind them.� Kai came out from a huge walk-in closet,
dressed partially in his costume, and nodded at the group of boys.

�� Wow, Kai.� I can�t believe your parents allowed you to
convert the entire third floor into your own�apartment.�� Ozuma, another of those kids whom Kai went to
school with for most of his life, was also from one of the richest families
around.� The difference was that his
family was old � real old � and so was their money.� Kai�s family wasn�t
quite as old as Ozuma�s and the Hiwatari fortune had been made on industry and
international markets in the last few generations.� When Kai had learned this about Ozuma, he had
also discovered there was only one other family in town that could rival his in
age � the Kinomiya clan.

�� They had money, too, but not in the way Kai or Ozuma had.�
The Kinomiya wealth was tied up in their land, in the
what was for modern-day Japan
a vast spread of real estate upon which their family dojo still stood after
hundreds of years.� Kai had been somewhat
shocked because Tyson did not act or see to even care
that he was one of the rich folk.� In
fact he had always appeared an acted as one of the other typical, middle-class
citizens they went to school with.�
Hence, his popularity, Kai had concluded.� Tyson could get along well enough with all his peers, and he usually did.

�� It was only one of
many things Kai admired (silently of course � never aloud) about the bluenette.

�� Yeah, man.� If you
tried convincing your parents that
giving you a floor to yourself and converting it was a good idea, they�d ship
you off to that military school again.��
Tala laughed at the expression on Ozuma�s face.

�� Shut up, Tala.� That private school in Russia you and
Bryan were at was practically a military school, too.�� The shorter, red-haired teen grumbled.

�� Yeah, but�it�s Russia.�� Bryan
shrugged.� �It�s what wealthy families do
with their only sons, most of the time.�

�� Enough, you
guys.�� Kai broke up the
conversation and gestured at the clothing bags they carried.� �Don�t you think you had better be changing?�

�� Speaking of costumes�� Tala eyed
his friend�s incomplete one.� �That looks
suspiciously like you�re trying to attract attention � or maybe a specific someone�s attention?�

�� What are you going to be,
Kai?�� Bryan asked curiously, pulling out his own
costume and draping it over the back of Kai�s couch.� �I don�t think you ever told us.�

�� Didn�t I?�� Kai�s mouth kicked up in a mysterious smirk
and without answering he walked back into his closet
to finish getting ready.

�� I�m so right, aren�t I?�� Tala said in a not-so-quiet whisper to
Ozuma.� �Any idea which girl he�s trying
to pick up?�

�� Girl?� Why not a guy?�� Ozuma snickered.� �He�s got nearly as many guys trailing after
him at school as there are girls.�� Ozuma
pulled his shirt off over his head and began buttoning up his costume
shirt.� �Ooohhhh�for instance that Kinomiya guy, Tyson.�

�� Are you on crack?�� Tala rolled his eyes, sitting on an ottoman
to rummage through his bag.� �Tyson
doesn�t follow Kai around.� Not like those
freaky fangirls and guys,
anyway.� And
come on!� Kinomiya?� No way would that happen.�

�� Would you two gossips put a sock in
it and stop talking like I can�t hear you?��
Kai growled in annoyance from the closet.� It wasn�t so much
the topic of the conversation that bothered him as much as what they were
saying about Tyson.� Hitting
a little too close to home, albeit unknowingly, their conversation just made
the butterflies in Kai�s stomach flutter more anxiously than they already were.� He was,
in a way, doing most of this Halloween thing for the purpose
of getting closer to the bluenette without seeming to, after all.

�� Fully dressed but for his boots �
knee high, black leather boots that laced up the side of the leg � Kai emerged
from the closet again, running a hand through his hair.� He glanced around at the others, taking in
their costumes with a raised eyebrow.

�� Ozuma was looking extremely exotic
in his gypsy boy costume.� The silken red
sash at his waist matched the bandana wrapped around his head, and the golden
bangles adorning his wrists, along with the small golden hoop-earrings at his
left ear (five of them) glinted in the light as he moved.

�� Bryan was the opposite of exotic, dressed in
the plain brown, woolen robes of a Catholic monk � a friar, or some such lowly,
pious priest.� He was trying to wrap his
rope belt around his waist but had difficulty avoiding the huge sleeves that
hung over his arms and kept getting in the way.

�� And Tala
was typically dressed all in white.� But that was where �typical� ended with his costume.� The pants were white suede, the jacket was
white suede, and even his dress shoes (and socks) were white.� The only splash of colour
he wore was the flame of his hair and the shock of his bold, sapphire blue silk
dress-shirt under the jacket.� It was the
rather realistic-looking wings, however, attached to his back somehow, that
gave away his costume.

�� That is a totally inappropriate
costume for you, don�t you think, Tala?��
Kai couldn�t help commenting.� �You�re the least angelic person I know.�

�� A demon outfit would have made more
sense.�� Ozuma agreed, smirking.� Tala just scowled at them both, then leered
at Bryan.

�� I�m no more an angel than Bryan is a monk.�� He grinned at the snort his boyfriend gave
and winked at him.� �Which
was the point of our costumes.�
Where�s the fun in dressing up if you can�t be something that you�re not
any other day of the year?�

�� Kai rolled his eyes and sat on the
couch to put on his boots � having to shove Tala�s pile of normal clothes off
onto the floor to make room for himself first.� He grumbled a little bit to himself about the
mess, as his bedroom was already a disaster with all their clothes and
accessories all over the place.

�� So who all is staying over?�� Ozuma wanted to know.� �I wish I didn�t have to go to visit my
grandparents in Kyoto
tomorrow, or I�d stay, too.�

�� Tala and I are staying.�� Bryan
huffed as he finally got the belt tied.�
�I don�t know who else Kai invited.�

�� Rei, Max, Tyson, Kenny,� Kai
started listing off people.� �Kane, Michael, and you, Ozuma.� And a few of the
girls that were worth inviting along, too.�
But if you�re not staying, then it�ll be just us three and the brat pack� - well, Rei,
Max, and Tyson, anyway.�

�� Kenny�s smart not to stick
around.�� Bryan gave his boyfriend a side
glance.� �I don�t think he could
handle spending the night around this lech.�

�� Just what are you implying?�� Tala
scowled at him indignantly.� �I�ve never
tried hitting on him ever!�

�� No, but he�s not used to your
blatant sexuality and your hentai sense of humour.�� Kai pointed out.� �I invited him out of politeness, since I was
inviting the others and didn�t want to leave him out.�

�� How�kind of you.�� Ozuma blinked, mildly surprised.� �That�s not the usual Kai-thing to do.�

�� Kai�s glare would have melted
rubber.� �Is that so?�

�� Hey, I don�t mean you�re an
insensitive prick, Kai.�� Ozuma hastily
held up a hand.� �I just mean you
wouldn�t normally care about little things like that.� You hardly interact with any of those guys � except Rei, of course.� It�s just a little weird that you�re suddenly
making an effort to get to know them better.�

�� What�s wrong with it?�� Kai grumbled self-consciously.� �They aren�t that bad or anything.�

�� I didn�t say that either��

�� I�d noticed the extra effort you�ve
been making lately, too.�� Tala put
in.� �We�re just curious what you see in
them.�� His ice-blue eyes widened.� �Unless you�re interested in one of
them�.that�s it, isn�t it!?� You�ve got a thing for someone!�

�� All three of his friends stared at
him with surprised, considering, curious wide eyes, and Kai stood up to walk to
the door uncomfortably.

�� If you three lunatics are done
getting ready, then you can help me finish setting up in the great room.�� He stated gruffly, hiding his red face from
them as he marched out the door.

�� Ozuma, Tala, and Bryan exchanged glances.

�� Well, this party will no doubt turn
out to be vastly entertaining.�� Ozuma
commented.

�� Tala nodded.� �Fifty bucks says its
Kinomiya.�

�� Ha.�
That�s not a bet worth taking.�� Bryan scoffed.� �We all have a pretty good idea that it�s
true.�� A sly look crossed his face.� �However, a hundred says he doesn�t confess
anything or try asking the kid out by tomorrow before he leaves.�

�� You�re on.� I say he at least kisses him by
tomorrow.�� Ozuma took the bet, shaking Bryan�s hand firmly.� �If Tyson�s too na�ve to understand what that
means��

�� And I say he�ll just stare at him
from the sidelines all night.�� Tala
rolled his shoulder, trying to adjust his jacket and the wings at his
back.� �I�ve known Kai the longest, and
if he went to all this trouble with
the party just to get Tyson to be around, then he�s probably got other plans as well.�� A slow smile formed.� �And Kai�s plans require time and patience.�

�� Maybe.�� Ozuma headed for the door.� �We�ll just have to wait and see, won�t
we?�� The other two teens followed him,
closing the bedroom door behind them.

�� In the silence of the room, a
shadowy figure popped out from the open closet and stared at the door
consideringly.� He�d
heard the entire conversation, and
he�d heard the things the dual-haired teen whom he shared this floor of the
house with had often said to himself when no one else was around � so he
thought.� After all, no one expects a
ghost to be eavesdropping on their private
conversations, even if it was just talking to one�s self on occasion.

�� Hmm�this
sounds like fun.� A
party!� And
a chance to maybe help Kai get what he wants most!� The little spirit rubbed his hands together
eagerly in anticipation.� But I want to see what this �Tyson� person is
like, first.� He may not be good for Kai.

�� Why did this spectre
even care?� Because of all the people who
had ever lived in his house, Kai was one of the few who wasn�t afraid of him,
who didn�t try to �exorcise� him from the premises � not that that had ever worked before, as many had tried �
and because Kai didn�t seem to mind much when he played pranks on him.� It wasn�t that Kai
ignored him or anything, just that he didn�t treat the ghost like he was a
fearsome thing nor did he pretend he didn�t exist.

�� They lived in this house peacefully,
and that was good enough for this little spirit.� So whenever Kai seemed sad or upset, or when
he needed something, the ghost did what he could � even though it was usually
nothing more than bringing him a glass of water or a handkerchief, as there was
little a ghost could do without a
corporeal body.

�� Except on days
like today � Halloween.� On this
day in particular, ghosts had much, much
more that they could do.� And the little spirit intended to use the opportunity to his
advantage.

�� Tonight
is going to be a howl!� The spirit
thought gleefully, already making plans as he headed for the great room to
observe the festivities.

~*~*~*~

�� Tyson re-adjusted his hat on his
head as he stepped up to the door of the huge house with Kenny and Max.

�� Stop fiddling with it, Tyson.�� Kenny scolded, pulling his arm to take his
hand from his head.� �Keep that up and it
won�t stay on your head.� It�ll fall off
� again � and you�ll probably lose it.�

�� Aren�t the pins holding it in place
well?�� Max studied the hat critically.

�� No.�
It�s just too small.�� Tyson
pouted at Kenny.� �Can�t I just leave it
off?� I mean, people can�t miss guessing
what my costume is even without it��

�� No you may not. �If I have to wear this�outfit, then you have
to wear the hat.�� Kenny was apparently
in a stubborn mood.� Tyson sighed and Max
shrugged, raising his hand to push the doorbell button.

�� Just put up with it for a few
hours, guys.� Kenny looks good in his costume
and so does Tyson.� It won�t kill either
of you so have some fun tonight, okay?��
The blonde admonished, effectively ending the
budding argument.

�� The door opened to reveal a smartly
dressed older man in a suit.� Tyson
blinked at him momentarily, thinking, I didn�t know Kai had a butler! as he smiled in greeting.

�� Hi!�
Um�is this the Hiwatari residence?��
Max asked, half afraid they�d gotten the wrong
address.

�� It is.� Are you here for Master Kai�s Halloween
party?� Or are you
trick-or-treaters?�� The man responded,
kindly.� Max grinned in relief and nodded
eagerly.

�� The party!� I�m Mizuhara Max, that�s Tyson, and this is
Kenny.�� He introduced the other two
boys.

�� Welcome.� Please come inside and follow me.� I am Gregory.�� The butler allowed them to come inside and
closed the door before leading them through the foyer and up a grand
staircase.� The three boys marveled
quietly at their surroundings, mildly awed.

�� Geez.� I knew
he was rich, but this is quite the house.��
Max whispered to Tyson.� Kenny
elbowed the blonde none to gently and gave him a small
glare.

�� Quit drooling over everything and
stop acting like a peasant in the presence of royalty.� You�re going to embarrass yourself.�

�� Come on, Chief!� You can�t tell me you aren�t impressed by all
this.�� Max returned,
gesturing at the hallway and the works of art that lined it on the wall.

�� It doesn�t mean anything,
guys.� So he has
money.� Big deal.� That�s not who Kai is.�� Tyson said sagely, feeling an inexplicable
need to defend the older teen.� �He
doesn�t make a big deal about it, so neither should we.�

�� Max and Kenny exchanged a glance,
both wondering at Tyson�s words.� They didn�t have time to ask him about it, however, because
Gregory stopped before another staircase and gestured for them to continue
upward as a doorbell rang through the house once more.

�� Just continue up these stairs and
go through the doors at the top.� The
party is in Master Kai�s great room.�
Please excuse me.�� He gave a
short bow and went back the way they�d come to answer
the front door.

�� Well, you heard the man.�� Tyson turned and started up the last set of
steps, Max and Kenny following close behind.�
As they neared the doors, they could hear the pulsing of music and the
low hum of voices.� The party had obviously
already begun.

�� We�re late.�� Kenny gave his friends a stony stare, and the
blonde and bluenette smiled sheepishly at him.

�� We�re fashionably late.�� Max stated blithely, while Tyson snickered.

�� Besides, we can make an entrance
this way, right?�� Tyson added, adjusting his hat one last time until Kenny slapped at his
arm in admonishment.

�� Quit playing with it!�

�� Let�s go, guys!�� Max grinned and pushed open the door.� They were greeted with the full volume of the
music and voices, and the elaborately decorated great room where many people
they knew (and many they didn�t) were gathered to
enjoy the Halloween party.

�� Whoa.�� Tyson let out a soft breath and gazed around
at the decorations.� �This is way cooler
than anything I�ve ever pulled off��

�� Hey, guys!�� Rei�s voice rose
above the noise and the raven-haired teen himself appeared to greet them.� �You made it!�
We were beginning to wonder if you got lost!�

�� No.�
These two just couldn�t stop�� Kenny started to say, but Max clamped a
hand over his mouth and grinned, cutting him off.

�� It�s our fault.� Tyson and I were taking a long time getting
into our costumes.�� He said in
explanation.� Rei rolled his eyes and
studied the trio curiously.

�� Well, it was worth it!� You all look cool!�

�� Not as cool as you!� Check out the super-slick spy costume!�� Tyson grinned and gestured at Rei, who was
dressed smartly in a black suit with a white dress shirt and shiny black dress
shoes.� His hair hung unwrapped in a
braid down his back, and a pair of sunglasses were folded and
tucked into the pocket of his suit jacket.� �Do you have the gadgets and all that, too?�

�� Rei laughed.� �No, but I have the girl�� he winked and
looked around the room for his girlfriend.�
�Wait until you see Mariah.�

�� Max shook his head.� �Man, you have all the luck.� Is Hilary here yet?�� He tried not to blush at the looks his
friends gave him.� �What?� I told her I�d go with her to this thing,
didn�t I?�

�� Ooooh!� Maxie�s got a cru~sh!�� Tyson teased, earning a swat from Max and a
smirk from Rei.� Kenny just sweatdropped
and tried to stay out of their usual good-natured squabbles.

�� Cut it out guys!�� Max laughed, blushing harder.

�� Well, well.� They finally showed.�� A new voice broke through and gained their
attention.� Tala and Bryan came up behind Rei and gave their
costumes a once-over.�
�And they have decent costumes, too.�
Amazing.��
Tala drawled, smirking.

�� Bryan hummed and nudged him aside.� �At least they aren�t making fun of
themselves, unlike you.�� He taunted,
tugging on a white wing.� �You�re no
angel.�

�� And you�re no monk.�� Tala retorted.� The two stared hard at each other.

�� Get out of the doorway!�� Kai suddenly appeared, shoving Tala and Bryan off to the side and
giving the others a look that said they�d better
follow, too.� �Geez.� You can
all come in and mingle, you know.� You don�t have to stand around the door waiting for a chance to
escape.� No one�s going to bite.�

�� Hard.�� Tala snickered and Kai drove an arm into his
ribs in warning.

�� Ignore the blasphemer.�� Kai looked each of the new arrival�s costumes
over but stopped on Tyson�s, with thinly veiled interest.� �Interesting�a sailor.� What made you choose that?�

�� Tyson blushed and tried not to
dislodge his hat when he scratched his head in a sheepish way.� �It was the only thing left that fit � kind
of.�� He couldn�t
help staring at Kai�s outfit.� �But gee,
Kai�a pirate?� That costume�really suits
you.�

�� Kai blinked once and nodded in
acknowledgement.� �Thank you.�� He said, managing to sound quite modest.� Inside, he was fiercely blushing at the
compliment and doing mental cheering for having made the right choice of
costume to gain Tyson�s interest.

�� Both teens were oblivious to the
nudges and knowing looks their friends were exchanging outside of their notice
at the pair�s apparent budding romance.

~*~*~*~

�� Off to the side, unseen or sensed by
any of the living, a little spirit observed the group � but particularly Kai
and Tyson � with great interest.

�� So that�s him.� Kinomiya Tyson.� The spirit sniffed, unimpressed, really.� He doesn�t seem all that special.� But Kai obviously
sees something in him.� I�ll have to watch a little longer to see if I can spot
whatever it is that makes him so special.

�� Following along as Kai led the group
farther into the room to mingle with the rest of the party-goers,
the spirit glanced briefly at the grandfather clock that stood off to one
corner of the room.� It was only 8
pm.� Good.� That will give me plenty of time to put my
plan into action.� He decided.� Let the
festivities begin!

~*~*~*~

Kali Notes:�
^_^� I
love a mischievous spirit.� And once you all know who he is, I�m hoping you�ll see that
while he is OOC, in some ways, he�s not.�
~_^� I�m
trying to use his personality accurately even if it doesn�t match his actions�ah,
forget it.� Just read it and enjoy it for
what it is, please?� @_@� Let me know what you think so
far!� Please R/R!!!!
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