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Hallowed	By : Kali Category: Beyblade > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 4746 -:- 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.

Chapter List
- 5
- 6
- 7
Authoress� Notes: *cracks
knuckles* Alrighty then!
(Dryad: Get ready folks, cause Kali�s out of
classes for a few weeks and she�s got the writing bug!) You betcha! Classes, papers, and exams are done like
dinner and I�m gonna update until I�m blue in the
face! (pending
a decent amount of reviews, of course) ^___^ Let�s do this
thing, muses!

Disclaimer: Don�t
own! Don�t sue!

Warnings: Yaoi,
language, fluffiness, etc. FanFiction. Net readers: if you�re looking for the NC-17 version of this fic,
go to either my homepage (see my bio), Only TyKa
Hotness, Mediaminer. org (FireKali), or Aff. Net (Yami FireKali) � though I haven�t
gotten that far yet�sorry about that.

Pairing: TyKa! Hints
of ReMa and Kenny/Hilary, too.

~ Hallowed ~

Part 06

Sleep-heavy, storm-blue eyes opened
slowly as Tyson woke up from his much needed slumber into
semi-consciousness. Blinking away the grittiness
in his eyes, he focused on the view from where his head rested on his pillow without
moving a muscle.

What he saw was the curve of a black
denim-clad butt and hip, that elongated down the
length of the bed in a leg. It took the
bluenette�s fuzzy mind a moment but he finally figured out it was Kai sitting
next to him. Moving only his eyes, Tyson
looked up and saw the slight frown of concentration marring Kai�s forehead as
he read the newspaper in his hands, crimson eyes following the flow of words at
a rapid pace.

A slight smile crossing his face,
Tyson simply lay there and watched his captain read, enjoying the ultra-rare
chance to observe Kai in an unguarded moment thoroughly.

The older teen didn�t notice Tyson�s
waking state nor the long period of time he was being observed by heavy-lidded
blue eyes. In fact, it was quite by
accident that when he happened to glance down at Tyson as he proceeded to flip
pages in the newspaper he noticed the dragon was awake and watching him
silently. Kai blinked twice in surprise
then flushed a bit as he wondered just how long Tyson had been awake and
staring at him with that altogether too sexy, mussed, and hungry expression. Just that look made a small tingle of heat
flow up Kai�s spine then pour back down to pool in his groin.

�Hi.� He finally said in a quiet, thick voice. �You slept well.�

Tyson blinked lethargically and
looked up, meeting Kai�s burning gaze with his own smoky one, and smiled.

�Hi.
Yeah, I did. I was totally
exhausted last night.� He shifted
propping himself up on one arm, a few strands of midnight blue hair flopping
into his eyes. �Did you get enough
sleep?�

�Hn.� Kai
nodded, carefully folding his newspaper in an effort to keep himself
from indulging and reaching out to run his fingers through the very inviting
mass of the younger blader�s hair. �So what did the Mayor have to say last
night, Kinomiya?� He asked, hoping to
divert Tyson�s attention away from him and get those gorgeous eyes to quit
devouring him like a starving man.

�Huh?� Tyson snapped himself out of the happy
fantasy he�d been having. �Oh. We got an apology and he asked what he (or
the city) could do to make it up to us.
I told him nothing, just keep the media away
from us. And the hotel is apparently
waiving all our expenses and putting us up for an extra night if we want.�

Kai got up and went to his suitcase,
dropping the newspaper on the TV stand next to the TV. �I�ve had about enough of this place,
Kinomiya. Do you want to stick around?�

�Nah. We need to get back, anyway. The tournament�s tomorrow,
and we should get some training in, I
suppose.� Tyson sighed heavily and
rolled out of bed, stretching out the kinks in his muscles.

Kai tore his eyes away and swallowed
hard. �Oh Gods.� He muttered, not realizing he�d spoken
aloud. Tyson paused in mid-yawn and
glanced over in question, catching the flare in the
phoenix�s darkening crimson eyes before he�d turned away. A slow smirk slid over his features and,
after giving Kai a short, considering look, pulled his shirt off over his head
and grinned wickedly.

�Hey, Kai?� He said in a playful, innocent tone.

Unwillingly, knowing that the World
Champion was up to something, Kai turned around and opened his mouth to ask, �What?�
in a hoarse voice � which made him cringe.

�Catch.�

Tyson�s sleep-shirt came flying toward him and draped over Kai�s head, before he
could react and catch it. Kai�s hands
flew up to pull the shirt off his head.

�But not before he noticed the
warmth radiating from the light cotton material after being close to Tyson�s
skin, absorbing his body heat, all night.
And not before he inhaled the bluenette�s scent deeply, making him shiver imperceptibly and his pulse speed up.

He tugged the shirt off his head and
felt his heart stop at the vision of a half naked Tyson � ripped, muscular
upper body and abdomen, golden skin tone, and all. The knowing smile Tyson was wearing shot
straight to his groin and gave his heart a jump start again.

�Wha�?� He
rasped, eyes widened in helpless lust. Tyson�s smile went wider and he swaggered
right up to his captain, stopping toe to toe with him and looking up through his
bangs at the slightly taller blader.

�Hmm�I believe you and I had
something to talk about.� He purred,
sliding his hands up Kai�s chest, the material of the purple, long-sleeved
cotton turtleneck shirt bunching up a bit as they moved.

Kai closed his eyes and gave
in. �Kinomiya�less
talk, more kissing.�

�As my captain commands�� Tyson�s
hand slid around the back of Kai�s neck, his fingers diving into darker slate
blue hair, and drawing his head down to meet the dragon�s lips. Kai raised his hands and rested them on Tyson�s
hips, drawing him closer along the length of Kai�s front. Tyson�s body heat made his head spin � or maybe
it just made the heat from their kiss even hotter. Kai made a small noise of pleasure deep in
his throat and opened his mouth to Tyson�s tongue when it flicked over his
bottom lip.

Tyson sighed deeply into the
passionate kiss after a long few minutes of snogging the hell out of one another, slowly bringing
their urgent kissing to a halt, until their lips were simply pressed together
firmly. Lips tingling and swollen from
kissing, the bluenette finally broke contact with Kai�s mouth, though he didn�t
pull away.

The phoenix sucked in much needed
oxygen and nudged his nose against the dragon�s, licking his lips and savouring
the lingering taste of Tyson.

�I so needed that.� Tyson ran his hands restlessly over Kai�s shoulders
and upper arms, nudging Kai back and stealing a few smaller nips at Kai�s
mouth. The captain blushed but kissed
back willingly, wrapping his arms tightly around the younger blader�s slightly smaller form.

�We need�� Kai began, but found he
couldn�t continue, his voice hitching.

��To talk, I know.� Tyson released him reluctantly and bent to
pick up his shirt, slipping it back on over his head. �I don�t think there�s any doubt what this
means, though.� Tyson smiled and planted
another hard kiss on Kai before moving to sit on the bed. He patted the mattress beside himself. �Sit, Kai.�

Kai did so, tucking his legs under
himself and facing his team mate. �No,
that doesn�t need discussion. But�what
do we do about it?�

�Well, if it was up to me, I�d have
ripped off your clothes and pinned you to the bed by now.� Tyson replied honestly, blushing a bit. �However, I am not about to make you do
anything that you don�t want to do. You�ve
had enough of that in your life and I will not be another person like that to
you.�

�I know, Kinomiya.� Kai whispered, looking down at his hands in
his lap and plucking absently at his pant leg.
�I�ve always known that I could trust you, even when I�m being a
complete bastard to you. You�ve never
pushed me away and you�you�ve always been there.�

Tyson gave him a shaky smile. �Hey, I try!
It�s what friends do, after all.�

�Yes.� Now Kai looked up, his burning gaze intense
on Tyson�s. �You taught me that,
too. I�I want you to know I�ll always
call you a friend, no matter what else should happen.�

The bluenette slid closer, his knee
bumping Kai�s. �Same
here. We�re friends first and
last. But�� He began.

�I want more.� Kai continued, his thoughts travelling the
same track as his friend and rival. �This�relationship
is much more than friendship to me, Kinomiya.
I need to know if it can be for you, too.� His eyes searched Tyson�s, a nearly desperate
desire and need in his steady gaze. �I
need to know if that conversation we had in the car�when you said you knew you
were gay because you�d fell in love with a guy��

�You, Kai.� Tyson interrupted, halting the flow of Kai�s
words and finally having the courage to confess what he�d kept so desperately
secret to himself for years now. �I love
you and I always have.�

Kai stared at him, his heart
pounding in his ears and his breath catching.
He felt light-headed and weak all of a sudden � and he liked it. So this
is love? This is humankind�s most
hallowed emotion. Gods! I�ve been missing out. But maybe�maybe I�ll get the chance to make
up for lost time� Raising a slightly
trembling hand, he placed his palm gently over Tyson�s cheek, and offered his
love in the only way he knew how � silently, letting Tyson see through all his
barriers and walls right through to his soul.

The dragon�s answering smile was
competition enough for the sun and wobbled slightly as a single, silvery tear
slipped down his cheek. Words weren�t
needed between them any longer as Tyson launched himself forward to wrap his
arms around Kai�s neck and plant a few swift kisses to the phoenix�s mouth
before burying his face in Kai�s hair, holding him tightly as if he�d never let
go. Kai let out a deep, shuddering sigh
and wrapped his own arms around the younger blader just as tightly.

�I�m so glad we came up here.� The dragon murmured into Kai�s hair, not
moving an inch.

Kai made a questioning noise and let
his unpainted cheek rest on Tyson�s shoulder, his face turned into the
bluenette�s neck.

�We might never have ended up this
close if we hadn�t.� Tyson explained.

�Maybe. I think one of us would have cracked
eventually.� Kai smiled a bit against Tyson�s
neck, and Tyson laughed.

�Oh, probably.�

�Tyson�� the phoenix began, then stopped, unsure how to say what he wanted to. The other teen simply waited, knowing Kai
needed a moment to think before continuing.
Then his stomach made hungry noises and the older blader pulled away,
blinking at Tyson in amused surprise.

�Ah�heh heh! I guess I�m hungry.� Tyson blushed and ran a hand through his messy
hair. �Sorry, love.�

Kai felt a warm tingle at the
endearment and let out a short laugh. �Leave
it to your stomach to break up a moment, Kinomiya.�

�I can�t help it.� Tyson stuck out his bottom lip in a pout and
looked at the alarm clock. �I�m going to
get dressed so we can go eat.� He got up
and went to his bag.

Kai nodded. �Pack up your stuff, too. No use making an extra trip back after
breakfast for it.�

�Okay.� Tyson dug through his clothes, looking for
clean ones. �Oh, by the way, Maggie
invited us over for tea so she could say goodbye to us.�

�When?�

�This afternoon.�

�We�ll stop by on the way out of
town.�

�Sound�s good.� Tyson brushed past Kai with his clothes and
went into the bathroom to change and get ready.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

An hour and a half later the two
teens were walking into Maggie�s shop.

�Does she always leave her shop
unattached?� Kai wondered aloud,
glancing around.

�She probably just went into the
back for a minute, Kai. Quit being so critical.�
Tyson admonished, rolling his eyes.

�I�m not being critical, Kinomiya, I
was just making an observation.� Kai
folded his arms and huffed at his boyfriend.
It made his heart beat a little faster to know he could call Tyson that
now.

�In your case, it�s the same damned
thing.� The bluenette drawled, leaning
against the counter by the cash register.
�But I suppose it�s just one of many things I love about you.� He grinned at Kai�s faint blush. �Ooh!
I got a blush!�

�Whatever.� Came the grumbled
response.

Tyson, in a rare moment of thinking
before acting, stopped teasing the older blader and turned to call out, �Maggie? Are you here?�

�I�ll be right out, Tyson!� Her voice called back.

�Okay!� Tyson turned back to Kai and saw him studying
a shelf full of little statuettes and ornate boxes. �Maggie has a lot of really neat stuff,
Kai. You should look around a bit and
see if there�s anything you want.�

Kai picked up an Egyptian-style jewellery
box and gave the dragon a sceptical look.
�There�s nice stuff, yes, but honestly, Kinomiya�what would I do with something like this? It has no practical purpose other than to
look pretty.� Kai put the box back with
a small �clunk� of sound.

�Oh, for heaven�s
sake. That�s the point,
love. Everyone needs a little frivolity in
their lives. Besides, I think that box
would look really nice in your room back home.�
Tyson sighed. �I know Gramps has
a thing for Feng Shui
lately, but your room has no personality at all.�

�Just because I don�t plaster
posters all over my walls and leave stuff all over the floors��

�Hey! I do not
leave my things lying around. And I like my posters! What�s wrong with them?� Tyson protested. �You even bought me that movie poster for The Matrix, remember?�

�No, Tyson. I loaned you the money to buy it because you�d
just blown all your money on clothes for school.� Kai gave him a mild glare. �Which, by the way, you
still owe me for.�

�Uh�oh yeah!� The dragon tapped a finger against his lips
thoughtfully. �How about you pick one
totally useless, but nice, thing that you like and I�ll buy it for you in
repayment?�

�Kinomiya��

�Please? For me?� Tyson gave him his best chibi
look.

�That�s hitting below the belt,
Tyson.� Kai winced, looking away. �I�ll do anything for you and you know it.�

Insanely pleased with that
confession, Tyson grinned happily. �That�s
so sweet! Excuse me while I melt in to a
puddle��

�Baka. Cut
that out.�

�Sorry. Couldn�t resist.�

�Resist harder.�

Tyson ginned as his boyfriend
blushed even more and wandered over to look at the shelves Kai was standing in
front of. �Come on, Kai. Just one thing?�

�Alright, alright. Leave me alone, Tyson. I�ll look around.� Kai shooed the younger teen away, just as
Maggie came out from the back of her shop.

�Good afternoon, you two.� She greeted them, smiling as she watched Kai
continue to wander around her shop. She
had heard the last part of their conversation, and was glad they had seemed to
work out their feelings toward each other.

�Hi, Maggie!� Tyson returned, giving her a wide grin. �How�s it goin�?�

�Just fine, thank you.� Maggie set the tea tray she carried down on
the counter next to her cash register. �you seem to be well-rested, Tyson.�

He nodded and looked down at his
feet when he felt something rub up against this legs. �Hey, Nicodemus.� Tyson bent and picked up the cat, who began purring loudly.
�Yeah, I am. Kai and I got a
really good sleep last night.�

�And in your case, most of today.� Kai added with a smirk on his face, coming up
behind the younger teen.

�Yeah,, and
you went to sleep before I did.� Tyson
shot back, turning and holding out his hand.
�What�d you pick?�

�This.� Kai set a small wooden box in the palm of
Tyson�s hand. �I can keep Dranzer in it
when she�s not on my blade.�

�Oooh!� The
bluenette examined it happily and set it on the counter. �Very good choice, Kai. See?
That wasn�t so bad, was it?�

Maggie smiled and took the box,
carefully peeling the price tag off the bottom and ringing up the sale. �In fact, that�s what this box was made
for. It�s very old, and used to be home
to some noble�s blade, though I haven�t been able to find out who, yet.�

�Cool.�

They stood chatting over their tea
for a while (or Maggie and Tyson did � Kai just sipped his tea and
listened). When Kai finished his tea, he
set his teacup back on the tray and straightened.

�I�m going to run next door for a
second, Kinomiya. Dranzer�s defence ring
got cracked last night breaking down that door.
I�ll be right back and then we�d better head back to Boston.�
The phoenix said, turning to leave.

Tyson blinked and watched him walk
out. �Uh�okay.� When he was gone, the dragon shrugged. �Weird.
Oh well, that�s my Kai.�

�I�m sorry,
Tyson, but you�ve lost me. What�s weird?� Maggie inquired.

�Oh, just that Kenny has replacement
parts for all of our blades that he gets directly from the BBA�so Kai doesn�t need to get a new defence ring for
Dranzer.� Tyson explained. �But Kai never does anything normally so
whatever.�

�I see.�

�By the way�� The bluenette pulled
out a packet from his jacket pocket and set it on the counter, reaching up and
removing his charm necklace. �I wanted
to return this, since I don�t need its help anymore. I didn�t want to just throw it away or
anything, though.�

Maggie�s smile made him blush. �I�m happy to see that it worked out for you,
Tyson.� She said gently. �Keep it.
As a reminder and a memory. But also because it just smells very pretty
and will keep your clothes fresh smelling if you keep it in a drawer.� Maggie winked at him. �My charms are multi-purpose.�

Tyson laughed and nodded, tucking
the two items away into his jacket pocket.
�Okay. And thanks again,
Maggie. Although, to
be honest, I probably didn�t need the extra help.�

�Perhaps not. But sometimes we just need a little something
extra to boost our courage and inspire us.
That was the charm�s true purpose.�
The petite woman explained. Tyson
nodded and set Nicodemus, who he�d been holding with one arm the entire time
contentedly, down on the counter.

�Yeah. Sorry, Nico! My arm was getting tired.� He apologized to the cat when he gave the
bluenette a disgruntled meow.

Fifteen minutes passed and the door
chimes were set off once more as Kai returned.

�We should go, Kinomiya, before it
gets much later.� Kai said, glancing at
his watch.

�Yeah, alright. What took you so long, anyway? I mean, how much effort does it take to look
at defence rings and pick one?� Tyson
inquired, giving his captain a questioning look. He blinked in surprise, though, when Kai
turned a tad pink.

�It just did. But I got it , so
now we can leave.� The older teen folded
his arms and looked away, glancing at his watch again for emphasis.

Tyson rolled his eyes. �Patience.� He grinned at Kai�s mild scowl and turned to
Maggie. �I guess we�re leaving,
Maggie. Thanks again for everything, and
if we�re ever around again, I promise we�ll stop by to visit.�

�You�re very welcome, Tyson. And I hope you do visit again someday.� She responded, looking around him at his
stoic team mate. �And you also, Kai.�

�Hn.� Kai inclined
his head in acknowledgement. �Thank you
for your hospitality, Maggie.�

She just smiled.

�Well, goodbye! See you, Nicodemus!� Tyson patted the black feline in farewell and
turned to follow his boyfriend out the door.

�Farewell! And good luck with your tournament!� Maggie called after them, waving.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Outside Maggie�s shop, Kai had
pulled out his car keys and reached out to grab Tyson�s hand.

�Hey! What�?� The dragon exclaimed, startled.

�Here.� Kai slapped the keys into his hand. �You drive.
I want to sleep on the way back.�
He dropped Tyson hand and strode around to the passenger side, getting
in. Tyson shook his head and a slow grin
spread across his face.

He slid into the driver�s side and
buckled his seatbelt before turning on the car.
�I don�t know about you, but I�m so ready to go back.� Tyson said as he turned the car on and pulled
out of their parking spot, heading into traffic.

�Hells yes.� Kai agreed, leaning back in his seat and
resting his head on one arm behind it, the other resting comfortably at his
side with that hand on his leg. Closing
his eyes behind his sunglasses, he continued, �Just don�t hit anything or get
pulled over for speeding, Kinomiya.�

�Come on, love. Give me some credit, won�t you?�

�Hn.�

Tyson glanced at him. �So why did it take you so long to get that
defence ring?� He saw the faint tinge of
pink on Kai�s cheeks again. �Okay, �fess
up! Why are you blushing?�

�I lied. I had to go get something else from the
pharmacy down the street.� Kai muttered
his admission.

�What?�

�Just�something. Watch the road, Tyson, not me.�

Tyson whipped his head back to pay
attention to his driving. But he�d
caught the deepening blush. �What could
possibly be so important you had to buy it now�oh. Oh!�
Realization dawned and now Tyson blushed bright
red, gripping the steering wheel so hard his knuckles turned white. �Ah�wow, Kai.
You sure think ahead, don�t you?�

Kai slouched in his seat, refusing
to look at his soon-to-be lover. �Yeah,
well, I figured it would be best since we�ll probably be all over ach other at
the first opportunity.�

Chuckling huskily, Tyson smiled. �Oh, no doubt. Good thinking, Kai.� He reached out and slid his hand into Kai�s
on his lap, squeezing. The phoenix
sighed and wound their fingers together, bringing their joined hands up to
brush a soft kiss across the dragon�s knuckles.
He got a pleased little purr for the gesture and smiled. Kai, who wasn�t an affectionate kind of guy, was
surprised to realize he didn�t feel silly or embarrassed to show how much he
cared for Tyson�at least, not here in private where no one was looking. He wouldn�t be so sure about public
places. Like a full bey-stadium. It just felt totally natural to be close to
Tyson like this.

They drove on for a long while in
silence, their hands still joined loosely.
After a while, Kai suddenly spoke up, giving Tyson a jolt of surprise
because he�d thought the dual-haired phoenix had been sleeping.

�I love you, Tyson.� He said, in a way that was almost casual, as
if he said something like that all the time.
Tyson, however, absolutely melted and felt his eyes water. He�d known, of course, and didn�t need the
words, but the bluenette couldn�t help feeling all misty-eyed and tingly-warm
at hearing those three little words from Kai � and out of nowhere with no
prompting or anything, either. He
sniffled a bit.

�I love you, too.� Tyson replied thickly.

Kai smiled to himself, relaxing
completely in the bluenette�s presence and the shared emotion they had for each
other. He absently used his thumb to stroke
back and forth across Tyson�s knuckles. �I
know. I don�t deserve it.�

�Bah. What nonsense is that? If anything, you deserve better than me, Kai.�

�And what nonsense is that?�
Kai scoffed in return. �I don�t
want anyone else. I want you, Tyson, and no one else.�

�You�ve got me.� Tyson confirmed softly. �I�ve always been yours, Kai.�

The crimson-eyed blader said nothing
� but then, he really didn�t need to.
They understood each other.
Because, even without saying it, Kai belonged to Tyson just as much, if
not more.

And he fully intended that to be a
fact forever.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tyson pushed open the door to the Bladebreakers� suite then picked up his bags and walked in,
Kai right behind him.

�Guys! We�re back!�
The bluenette called out. He
looked around, not seeing anyone, and glanced at Kai. �No answer.�

�Well, it is nearly 5:30 pm,
Kinomiya. They�re all probably gone
someplace for supper.�

�Hmm�that�s an idea. Except I don�t feel like
going any place, now.�

�Room service. By the time we�re done, they�ll probably be
back.�

�Okay. I�ll phone.�
Tyson, in a very good mood, bounced over to the phone sitting on the
counter in the kitchenette of the suite.
His hand hovered over it for a moment as a thought hit him. �Hey, Kai?�

�Hn?� Kai
glanced over his shoulder and gave Tyson a questioning look.

�Why don�t you move your stuff into
my room and Kenny�s into your room?�
Tyson suggested in a nonchalant voice.
Kai blinked at him and didn�t even have to think about it.

�Yeah.� The crimson-eyed blader waved at Tyson. �Hurry up and order, would you?� Kai turned, his and
Tyson�s bags tossed over his shoulder, and disappeared down the hall.

A slow, silly grin spread across his
face and Tyson, feeling a pleasant tingling sensation all over, picked up the
phone and dialled.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Half an hour later, he and Kai were
sitting next to each other in the living room of the suite, on the floor, at
the coffee table, going steadily through the food Tyson had ordered up earlier.

�Hand me a napkin, please, Kai? I dribbled.�
Tyson glowered down at his shirt, where a few small drips of tomato
sauce had dropped on his shirt.

Kai swallowed and handed him one,
shaking his head. �If you didn�t wolf
your food down you wouldn�t get sloppy.�

�Oh, shut up and eat your chicken.� Tyson grumbled, wiping at his shirt. He set the napkin down and moved to pick up
his fork again, but was suddenly yanked toward Kai and kissed hard. �Mmph!�

�You had sauce on your mouth.� Kai muttered against his lips, his tongue
flicking out to clean up the red sauce at the corner of Tyson�s mouth. Tyson�s eyes were closed and he made a noise
that said he really didn�t care as long as Kai kissed him again. The dual-haired teen obliged, one hand coming
up to cup Tyson�s face as their kiss deepened.

They broke apart slowly. Tyson sighed heavily and nudged his nose
against the phoenix�s.

�Kai��

�Shh�� Kai
gave him another quick peck and pulled away, going back to his food. �Finish eating, Tyson.�

Head spinning pleasantly, Tyson obediently
picked up his fork and began eating again.

At that moment, the door to the
suite opened and the other four members of their team trooped in. Max was the first to spot their team mates
and flew across the room to glomp Tyson in greeting.

�Tyson! Hey buddy!
You�re back!�

�Ooph!�

�Max, for crying out loud�� Kai
scowled mildly and pried the blonde off his dragon. �Watch what you�re doing. You almost knocked our supper off the table.�

�Oh!
Whoops. Sorry,
Kai!� Max crawled over to sit on
Tyson�s other side and watched as the two continued to eat.

� �Bout
time you got back, guys.� Hilary
admonished, sitting on the sofa. Rei and
Kenny joined her.

�Yeah. I guess Salem
was more interesting than you thought it would be, huh?� Rei guessed.

Kai and Tyson exchanged looks.

�That�s one way to put it, I
suppose.� Tyson said, winking at his
boyfriend slyly.

Kai snorted. � �Interesting� isn�t
the word I�d use to describe it, Kinomiya.�

�No, I guess not. Oh!
Wait here, guys!� Tyson got up
and dashed off to his room.

�Where�s he going?� Kenny wondered.

�Probably to get this
souvenirs.� Kai responded,
putting butter on his dinner bun. �He
spent enough on the stuff.�

�I heard that.� Tyson huffed, returning with his
purchases. He began handing them out to
his friends. �And it�s not true. I got all this stuff at a great deal from
Maggie, Kai. For Nicodemus jumping on
me, remember?�

�Yeah, yeah.�

�It sounds like you have a story to
tell us.� Max looked back and forth at
them, blue eyes widening.

�No.
Not really, Max. but I did score some awesome souvenirs for you guys, since
you didn�t get to come along.� Tyson
smiled as he finished handing out his gifts and took a seat next to Kai once
more.

�Thanks a lot, Tyson!� Max exclaimed, opening his gift. �Neat book!�

�Yeah! I can add mine to my library at home.� Kenny agreed, immediately flipping through
it.

�Ooh�Bastet!� Rei laughed, flashing fang at the
bluenette. �Thanks,
pal.� He turned the statue over in his
hands, studying it.

�You�re welcome, guys. Glad you like them.�

A squeal came from Hilary as she unwrapped her tarot cards.
�Yay! Thanks, Tyson! Hey, Kenny, can I do a reading on you?�

�Uh�� Kenny glanced at his
girlfriend warily, knowing how much she was into the fortune-telling thing.

�Tarot cards, huh? I think Hilary should do a reading on our
esteemed captain and the World Champion, here.�
Rei drawled, watching the two bladers in
question with knowing golden eyes. He
saw the way they were interacting, different than before they�d left � they sat
knee to knee at the coffee table, and Rei noticed the occasional brush of a
hand across Kai�s leg from Tyson and the way Kai would look at Tyson�his
expression would change subtly to a softer, contented look the neko-jin had
never seen on the phoenix�s face before.
All in all, they seemed perfectly comfortable with one another, like they
had known each other forever � or were long-time lovers.

Four pairs of eyes landed on the two
strongest bladers in the world.

�What? Why are you all looking at us like that?� Tyson demanded, flushing under their
scrutiny. Kai frowned at Rei and crossed
his arms over his chest.

�They want to know if we�ve suddenly
decided to�� Kai began to state, but was cut off by Max.

��Stop tip-toeing around each other
and finally do nasty, but fun, things to each other?� The blonde finished, that bright, innocent
expression belying the not-so-innocent question.

Tyson spit out his mouthful of water
he�d just sipped. �Max! What kind of question was that?! And in front of a girl?!� He blushed bright
red.

Hilary giggled. �Oh, relax, Tyson. I�ve been hanging around you boys long enough
to have had my good impressions of you erased.�

�Hilary ?!�

She waved his incredulous
exclamation off. By now, even Kai was
turning a little pink. �So? Spill it, boys. Are you two dating or what?�

�You guys are extremely snoopy, did
you know that?� Tyson grumbled. Kai, tired of the entire conversation, looked
at his boyfriend, reached out, grasped Tyson by the shirt, and yanked him over
so he could plant yet another hard kiss on the dragon. Tyson made a startled sound and helplessly
clutched at Kais� shoulders as he fell, off-balanced, into the phoenix�s lap.

Kai released Tyson and the bluenette
gave in to his instincts and crawled the rest of the
way into the dual-haired teen�s lap, cuddling in with a sigh.

�Does that answer your question,
Hilary?� Kai asked,
voice roughened. He glanced at
the dragon in his lap and rolled his eyes.
�Do you mind, Kinomiya? You might
be finished eating, but I wasn�t.�

�Suffer. You�re the one who can�t keep his hands off
me.� Tyson shot back, further snuggling
into Kai�s chest and wrapping the phoenix�s arm around his waist himself,
holding it there.

�Say what?�

�It�s true.� Tyson�s grin was smug and a bit goofy at the
same time.

Max was giggling and Rei was trying
to smother his laughter � but failing miserably. Kenny just sighed and shook his head with an,
�It�s about time.� before sticking his nose back into his new book.

Hilary clapped her hands in
excitement. �Fantastic! Max, Rei, you both owe me $20.�

That got her four stares � two of
confusion and two that were sullen.

�Wait a second�� Tyson frowned at
his friends.

�You all had a bet on us?� Kai scowled at
them.

Three sheepish expressions crossed
their faces.

�Idiots.� The team captain�s arm tightened around
Tyson. �Forget your silly bet. We�ve got a few hours to train, still. So get ready and we�ll do a few drills, maybe
swim a few laps.� Kai said in his �captain�
voice, nudging Tyson to get up. They
stood and Kai pulled the bluenette toward the hall. �Oh, and Kenny? We moved your stuff to my room and my stuff
into Tyson�s.� He said over his
shoulder.

Kenny didn�t even look up. �Whatever.�
He waved a hand in the general direction they had gone.

The last comment they heard from the
living room was from Hilary.�

�You guys still owe me $20.�

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Authoress� Notes:
^_____^ I
love confessions. They�re always so
fluffy� Please R/R!
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