Broken Lullabyes

Chapter 3
Of Stories and Demolition Boys

A body slammed heavily against the wall along a dark hallway, another person pressed up against him. The white button up shirt the boy was wearing was open, and he was panting heavily. Talented fingers skimmed over his flushed skin as lips crushed passionately against his own. He moaned into the others mouth, and draped his arms loosely around the other boy’s waist.

Breaking the kiss for a moment, he whispered into the darkness. “What are we doing Kai?” his voice was hoarse, laced with passion.

Kai leaned his forehead against the others, eyes closed. “I don’t really know, Rei.” He mumbled against the neko-jin’s lips. “Right now I don’t really care.” He leaned in and kissed Rei gently.

Rei closed his eyes and tightened his grip around Kai’s waist. Kai sucked lightly on Rei’s bottom lip, before kissing along the neko-jin’s jaw and moving down to his neck. Rei moaned, and ran his nails up the others back to his hair, fisting his hands in the dark locks. Placing hot open mouthed kisses down Rei’s neck, Kai moved his hands to the other boy’s shoulders, gripping the white shirt and slowly pulling it down the neko-jin’s tanned arms. Once off, it was thrown carelessly to the floor, leaving the boy half naked, free to Kai’s touch upon his golden skin.

Rei gasped as a hand brushed across his taunt stomach, while the other ran down his back, coming to rest just above the top his pants. Lips moved to his ear, nibbling lightly, before skimming across his cheek, back to his dark red lips, swollen from previous activities. Rei whimpered softly into the kiss as one of Kai’s hands brushed over his aroused nipples. Neither of them noticed the two people walking down the hall, coming closer and closer.

A sudden gasp made the two break apart. Max and Tyson were standing before them, eyes wide and mouths open, taking in the site of a shirtless Rei wrapped in the arms of their captain. Kai looked at Rei, and then quickly backed away from him. Rei, fully aware of his bare chest, blushed and followed, trying to hide behind the other boy.

Finally, Tyblinblinked, and managed to speak. “R-Rei? What is going on? W-what are you doing?”

Max gulped. “And why don’t you have a shirt on?”

The two older bladers looked at each other. What WAS going on? They hardly knew themselves. It… it had all happened so fast. There was fire burning deep within them, fire formed into passion, into a love no one could break. Kai heard Rei sigh resignedly behind him. It was now or never. Turning swiftly he pulled the neko-jin into his arms and kissed him full on the lips.

The secret was out, before Kai or Rei even knew that they were in a relationship. As was said before, it all happened so fast…

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The taxi door slammed shut as the last person got out. After the luggage was removed from the back, the driver pulled out onto the main road, leaving the five people standing on the sidewalk in front of the hotel. Rei and Max picked up the bags and followed after Tyson, who was already bounding up the steps. Kai watched them go, before sighing resignedly and following.

The double sliding glass doors slid closed behind them as they walked into the lobby. Not really feeling like taking the elevator with the rest of the team, Kai headed left towards the stairs, taking his time climbing up them. When he reached the top, the others were already in T and and Max’s room. Kai walked down the hall and stopped outside the door, just in time to hear Mr. Dickenson say, “-where did Kai run off to?”

Deciding against going into the room, the blue haired blader leaned against the wall, eyes closed, listening to the conversation going on inside. He could hear Mr. Dickenson talking, and the occasional question, but he wasn’t really paying much attention, until he heard Rei say, “H-Hiwatari? With the Demolition Boys? How? Why?” Kai’s eyes flew open. The old man wasn’t going to tell them about that, was he? He can’t! It wasn’t for him to tell! But then… Mr. Dickenson didn’t know all the details…

They had just won the Beyblade tournament that was going on in their city, the one that was only for teams of two. Tala walked up to Kai in the locker room, grinning. Pulling the smaller boy into a hug, Tala laughed happily. “You were great, Kai! No one can beat us!”

Kai sighed softly. “Ya, I know.”

Tala peered closely at the other Russian. “What’s wrong, Kai? You look sad. Aren’t you happy we won the tournament?”

“I am.” Kai picked up his coat and walked towards the door. “Come on, we should go.” Tala followed him outside. The tournament had gone on longer than planned, and it was night by the time it was over. It was dark outside, and snow was falling onto the already white ground. The two walked in silence for a while, shivering slightly in the cold.

“I’m not going to let this go, you know.” Said Tala suddenly, glancing over at the other. “You’re unhappy, and I want to know why, although I think I have a pretty good idea already.”

Kai sighed. “It’s been two months, Tala. But I still can’t keep him from my mind. I think about him every day. I-I miss him so much.”

Tala frowned slightly, although Kai didn’t see. “I thought it might be that. I’ve told you before, Kai, you need to move on.”

Kai glared. “Your not helping, you know that?”

“I’m trying! Really I am!”

Kai ran his hand through his hair. “I thought I’d be over him by now, yet I think of him all the time.”

Tala shrugged. “From what you’ve told me, after what happened, Rei isn’t even worth thinking about. You need to let him go, Kai.”

Kai rounded on his friend angrily. “What the hell do you think I’ve been trying to do? Why do you think I have been going to all these tournaments? To get him off my mind! I don’t bloody WANT to think about him, Tala! You of all people should know that!”

“Then why do you? Why do you let yourself?”

A single tear ran down Kai’s cheek as he said softly, “I hate him. I hate what he did. Yet still I—”

Tala gripped Kai’s arm tightly and stopped walking suddenly. “Don’t you dare say you still love him,” the red head spat. “How could you love him, yet despise him? I know this is a difficult time for you, but after two months, you should know what you feel.” He yanked Kai closer to him, pinning the smaller boy to his body.

“Let me go, Tala!” Kai struggled in the others arms.

Tala only tightened his grip. “Do you still love him?” he whispered.

Small flecks of snow clung to Kai’s long dark lashes, as another tear slid down his face. He stopped trying to get loose, and just stood quietly in the taller Russian’s embrace. Lifting his head slightly so he could look clearly into Tala’s ice blue eyes, he murmured, “No. I don’t.”

“I care about you a lot, Kai. I don’t want you to get hurt again.” Tala said gently, leaning forward a bit, his breath warm on Kai’s cheek. He felt Kai sigh softly as his eyes closed. Slowly Tala leaned forward, and pressed a light kiss on the others cheek. Kai shivered, but kept his eyes shut. Tala rested headhead on top of Kai’s, stroking the light blue hair.

Snow continued to fall around them…

“Come on, Maxie! Let’s go find the dining room in this place! I’m starved!” the door banged open and Tyson and Max ran out. Immediately Tyson saw Kai leaning against the wall. “Kai? What are you doing here? Where were you? Why didn’t you come in and join us?”

Kai just grunted.

“We were just going to go find the dining room.” Tyson continued. “How about you come with us?”

Kai glared at him. “You really think I’d want to, Kinomiya?” but Tyson had already grabbed his arm and was pulling him along the hall, Max grinning beside them.

“Let the fuck go of me, Kinomiya!” the smaller blader spat, trying to get loose of Tyson’s grip. But Tyson was stronger than he looked.

“Come on, Kai!” the blunette whined. “It’ll be fun! Unless you want to be with Rei right now.” he said, a look of understanding crossing his face as he saw the neko-jlip lip out of the room down the hall.

Kai paled. “Never mind. I’ll come with you, Kinomiya.” He mumbled, and grabbed Tyson himself, tugging him round the corner.

Tyson grinned. “Really? Great!”

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After an hour of Tyson and Max’s insane chatter, Kai was really starting to regret his decision. He just wanted to get away from everyone for a while. He was sick of watching Tyson stuff his face, over and over. Standing up, he walked away from the table, amazed that he had lasted so long in their company.

His room was still dark, seeing as no one had opened up the curtains, or been in the room since this morning. Closing the door behind him, Kai walked over to the bathroom. He felt dirty for some reason. Maybe a shower would make him feel different. He locked the door, then started to get undressed. Suddenly something flashing in the sink caught his eye. The razor still lay there, untouched from this morning. Kai felt unexpectedly cold all of a sudden, and averted his eyes.

Stepping into the shower, he turned on the water, closing his eyes as the warm drops ran down his body. ‘What am I doing here?’ he wondered. ‘Why did I agree to come, when I knew I would see Kon again? Am I crazy?’

Or maybe you wanted to see him again, said a small voice.

Kai slammed his fist against the wall. ‘Damn annoying little voice in my head.’ He thought, reaching for the soap. ‘Why me?’ Water continued to run over his toned chest and muscles as he washed his hair, running soapy hands through his wet locks. Lips trailed their way down his neck to his collarbone, sucking on the skin there. Hands roamed over wet skin, nails raking down his back, before reaching up and tangling themselves in dark blue hair. Hot water fell around them as they kissed passionately.

Despite the warmth in the shower, Kai suddenly felt cold. He needed to get out of there, away from his memories. Shutting the water off, he got out and picked up a towel, drying himself off. A few minutes later, he walked out of the bathroom wearing only the pair of black pants he had worn earlier, and carrying his damp red shirt in one hand. It was a bit of a surprise, to say the least, when he saw Rei lying on the bed, watching TV.

Kai glared at him. “What are you doing here, Kon?”

Rei glanced up. “Well, seeing as it’s my room as well, I have every right to be in here.” He said icily.

Kai scowled, but didn’t say anything. Throwing his shirt on the ground, he started to walk across the room, but before he had taken more than a few steps, there was a knock on the door. The two bladers looked at each other, slightly confused expressions on their faces. Then Kai shrugged and turned towards the door. As soon as he opened it, someone grabbed him and pulled him into a tight hug.

“Tala? What the hell? Let go of me!” Kai managed to gasp out, struggling to breathe in the Russians tight hold. Tala grinned and ruffled Kai’s hair, re lre letting him go and moving into the room, ignoring the sour look Rei was giving him.

“What are you doing here, Tala?” the neko-jin asked, raising an eyebrow. “Mr. Dickenson said your team was arriving in a couple of days.”

Tala also raised an eyebrow at seeing Rei sprawled out on the double bed. He turned to Kai. “Well, this certainly wasn’t what I was expecting.”

Kai frowned. “What are you doing here Tala?”

The red head flashed him a smile. “I persuaded Dickenson to let us fly in early, since I could bear to be parted from you, my love.” Kai blushed slightly, and hit his friend. “Ouch!” Tala said, and then glanced more fully at the smaller boy’s form.

Rei growled to himself. He didn’t miss the look Tala was giving his captain. His ice blue eyes raked over Kai’s body, taking in every detail of his bare chest. And if that wasn’t enough, when Tala hugged Kai again, the bluenette uncharacteristically retu it. it. Rei turned away, fuming.

“I missed you, Kai.” Tala’s soft voice floated across the room.

“We haven’t seen each other in about a week, Tala, and yet still you missed me?” Kai’s voice had a sarcastic edge to it.

“Why do you think I came up to see you right away?”

Kai rolled his eyes.

“Why are you sharing a room with him, Kai?” the taller Russians voice was quieter now, barely above a whisper.

“I don’t know.” Kai whispered back. “Ask Dickenson. He pa us. us.”

“You should switch. This will only make it harder.”

“I know.”

Rei frowned and looked across the room. He could no longer hear what was being said, and he didn’t like the two together like that. He growled low in his throat as Tala threaded his hands through Kai’s hair. Who did he think he was, touching Kai like that? At that moment, Kai pulled away, looking slightly nervous.

Tala smirked. “I’ll see you tonight, Kai. The BladeBreakers and the Demolition Boys are going out for supper together.”

Kai nodded. “See you then.”

Tala looked over at Rei, a sudden wicked look coming into his eyes. Turning back to Kai, he gently placed a quick kiss on the top of the smaller boy’s head, before walking out of the room. Kai stood there, staring out the door after him. Across the room, Rei felt an unexpected pain in his chest.

‘Oh Kai…’


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Thanks to: trinity of the phoenix, Pain Death Torture, Rei Kon chan 666, Judin, lonephoenix905, Rejiita, and Raven. Thank you all!

Pain, Death, Torture: Kai isnt Tala's lover...yet. You'll just have to see!

Judin: i know you didnt really have a question, but i wanted top say thanx for your review anyways! it was encouraging!

A/N: I know the beginning didn’t really explain much, but it was just supposed to show how Kai and Rei’s relationship started. A bit of the story will come in every chapter. Also, does anyone know what Tala's last name is? if you do, please tell me! Now hear and authors plea and review! It would be much appreciated!