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Kisses
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Title: Kisses
Rating: G-PG-13
Author: Jonouchi-Kaiba-Mokie
Summary: A series of themed ficlets surrounding the pairing of Tyson
and Rei.
1-Medicine
Go Down
“Calcium
pills?” Takao echoed as he stared at the short boy who was
holding out a bottle
to him.
“It’s not just any pills, it’s Wada
Calcium CD3,” Kyoujyu exclaimed as he
thrust the bottle into Takao’s face again.
“They’ll make you healthier so that
we can work on your endurance more.”
Takao humphed loudly as he sat on the edge of the bed. “No
way am I gonna take
any stupid pills!”
“You are impossible!” Kyoujyu yelled back,
flustered by the beyblader. “I’ll
leave them here! You better take them!” He stormed out of the
room, past a
confused looking Neko-jin.
“Yo Rei,” Takao waved at him. “Wanna hit
the nearest buffet?”
“You know I do, man.” A piece of raven hair fell in
front of Rei’s face, past
the headband as his fangs showed slightly, glimmering in the light.
“But I
gotta do somethin’ first.”
Rei crossed over and picked up the bottle of pills. He wrenched the top
off and
shook it until one dropped into his hand and carefully placed it
between his
teeth before coming towards Takao.
“Huh?” Takao yelped as Rei pounced on top of him
without warning with agile
grace and forced his lips upon the other blader’s.
Rei slowly parted his lips, forcing Takao’s apart and used
his tongue to shove
the calcium pill into the waiting mouth, and deep into his throat until
Takao
was forced the swallow from lack of air.
“That wasn’t so bad, was it?” Rei laughed
as he drew back.
“Why you-“
2-No
Good Mother, Little June Bug
To
put it simply Takao was utterly embarrassed as he sat on the floor with
the
White Tiger X team surrounding him, peering at him with wide eyes. On
the bench
beside his head the White Tiger sensei was shaking his head and tsking
softly.
“Much too short of a whole dumpling, little June
Bug,” Tau murmured as he
hopped over towards Takao’s front. He scowled as he walked
around towards
Takao’s back, now on the floor.
Takao had no idea what to expect but it seemed the White Tigers did, at
least
judged by their grinning visages and Rei’s barely concealed
attempt to restrain
his laughs.
Without warning Takao felt the old Neko-jin’s grubby hands
grab his butt. The
shriek that came from the champion blader’s mouth was too
much for the entire
teams as galls of laughter exploded.
“That’s enough!” Takao yelled as he dug
his fingers into the dirt of the floor
where he was sitting.
Tau moved up and began patting Takao’s hips, almost as if he
were measuring
them before jumping up again and frowning as he picked up a twig.
“Say ahh,” he
ordered as Takao gave him a look of death.
“Come on hun, ya gotta do it,” Rei spoke for the
first time as he saw the look
on his boyfriend’s face.
“You’re gonna owe me kitten,” Takao
muttered as he opened up his mouth wide and
Tau stuck the twig in. He made several pondering noises as he peered
deep into
Takao’s mouth.
“This one is no good for bearing kittens, young June
Bug,” Tau exclaimed as Rei
gave a hearty laugh. Takao felt a blush creeping up his neck as Rei
pressed his
soft lips to Takao’s cheek.
“Yeah! Well he’s perfect for me!”
3-Perfect
In My Eyes
“He
has such cute dimples and his eyes are perfect blue. You have to meet
him Rei!
Even Rai likes him.”
Rei tilted his head in curiosity. “Perfect blue? What is
perfect blue?”
“It’s the most perfect color in the world, blue
that you can drown yourself
in,” Mao exclaimed as she giggled.
Rei shook his head as he left Mao as she stared out into the night sky.
Perfect Blue.
Rei stroked Takao’s hair as he laid there, his head pillowed
in Rei’s arms. He
cradled him closely, a brief smile touching his lips as Takao cuddled
up to his
chest, sleeping peacefully in his arms.
Perfect Blue.
He had found his own Perfect Blue, he realized, as he thought back to
his life
and the champion blader asleep in his arms.
The color of Takao’s hair was his version of Perfect Blue,
when he awoke and
blinked his eyes, the sun reflecting in the strands. That was his
Perfect Blue.
Rei’s smile grew as he bent down and pressed his lips into
Takao’s hair, the
thickness tickling his nose as he gave the Perfect Blue hair a gentle
kiss.
4-Daily
Rei
Not
a
move, not even a blink, that’s the state Takao was in as he
sat at the door
patiently. His grandfather couldn’t help but sigh as Takao
was up like
lightning as soon as he spotted the mailman from the corner of his eye.
The door swung shut behind him as he tore towards the suddenly scared
looking
man like a bullet. “Any mail for the Kinomiyas!”
Takao exclaimed as he eyed the
shaky mailman.
“Yeah,” he stuttered as he handed Takao the
collection of mail. He barely had
time to breath a sigh when Takao tore off again. He made his round into
the
house, dropping most of the mail on Hitoshi’s head, causing
his older brother
to groan in frustration.
“Every day it’s the same grandfather,”
Hitoshi sighed as he dumped the mail on
the table. Takao however wasn’t paying attention but instead
was intently
focused on a bulging enveloped, its postmark dictating its source as
China.
“Oh, what would we be without the Daily Rei, ain’t
that right little man.”
“Sure thing grandpa!” Daichi yelled as he finished
off the breakfast Takao had
temporarily abandoned for the letter.
Takao hunched in his chair as he unfolded the paper carefully, his fork
digging
into the empty plate as the metal clanged against glass.
“DAICHI!” He exploded as he dropped the letter,
choosing instead to chase after
the monkey-boy who had stolen his breakfast.
That gave Hitoshi the moment he needed to pick up the previously
well-guarded
letter and hold it up to his face. Slowly he cleared his throat before
reading
loudly.
“Dear Takao, how I have missed you during the cold nights in
China. Just joking
of course. The food here is greater than ever. Mao cooks night and day
just to
fill our bellies and of course I’m still working. But
I’ve never had near as big
a tip as the day I had to serve the Bladebreakers. You have to come and
visit,
just remember to bring your beyblade! Love Rei.”
Takao snatched back the letter as he glowered at his older brother. He
grabbed
the paper possessively as he stared at the bottom where there was an
imprint of
lips shrouded in lipstick and the words beneath it: A kiss
from me to you.
5-Coming
Back to You
“I’m
coming to see you Takao.”
Those had been the words he had thought as he followed Mystel out of
White
Tiger Hills. Certainly Japan wasn’t his real home, in the
most logical sense of
the word but he felt like it was.
Anyplace in the world felt like home with Takao in his arms. Takao was
his
home, and that’s where he was headed. The road was a long
one, with Mystel prancing
and his nonstop chattering but at the end of the line there would be a
reward.
But there would also be a challenge. Max and Kai had faced Takao at his
best
but he never had. He, who had professed his undying love and devotion
for him
had never been able to prove his skill.
It boiled his blood to the point of explosion. Takao had never been
able to
fight him at his best, the heat of his love finally taking form in an
all out
war.
That was what he wanted more than anything else, from Takao: his
friend, his
rival, but most importantly his lover.
He wanted to take him down in a war of unrestrained passion. Soon he
would do
it. Very soon.
Rei opened his eyes as he felt the wind tug at his hair. The smell of
the grass
beneath him reminded him of everything Takao was.
Suddenly a large wet tongue lapped against his cheek. Rei narrowed his
eyes as
he turned over to see a large dog standing over him. Once again the
tongue
coated his face with smelly slobber.
“Get away!” Rei yelled as he pushed the dog away
and wiped the remains of the
kisses from his face.
The dog whined and gave a loud bark in Rei’s face before
running off.
6-Dance
Kitty Dance
“Tell
me again why we’re doing this?”
Takao threw a sidelong grin at his Neko-jin fiancé as he
pushed the first box
out through the cobwebs. “Cause my grandpa said if we
don’t he’s not gonna help
pay for the wedding.”
“And remind me again why I’m marrying
you?” Rei teased as his grin showed a
glint of his fangs.
Without warning Takao attacked, bringing the man that was soon to be
his
husband in contact with the ground. He pinned Rei down, straddling over
his
hips as he held Rei’s hands over his head.
“You’re all mine,” Takao smirked as he
licked his lips, staring predatorily
down at Rei.
He leaned down and brushed his lips against Rei’s cheek,
giving him a slight
kiss.
Rei gave Takao a mock glare as he flipped their positions, reasserting
his
dominance. A whimsical smile passed over his lips as he stared down at
Takao as
he laid there in his arms.
“Not that I don’t mind kitten but we
don’t got all day,” Takao’s voice shook
Rei out of his dreamy state.
“Yeah,” Rei fingered the blue hair absent-mindedly,
not quite wanting to get
up. Slowly he eased to his feet, pulling Takao up to him. His golden
eyes
locked onto Takao’s and was instantly lost in the depth of
them.
Takao snorted as he grabbed Rei’s hand and pulled him towards
the waiting box.
He dropped into a sitting position as he pulled open the box and began
rummaging through it, Rei soon sitting next to him.
Takao pulled out several frames and brushed the dust off. He had never
seen the
pictures before. “My father,” he whispered as he
stared at the dust-coated
pictures. He seemed so happy in the photographs but that was a father
Takao had
never known.
Rei wrapped his arms around Takao as he fingered the photo albums in
the box,
pulling Takao into his lap.
Slowly Takao reached down and flipped the photo album, peering at the
pictures
as his eyes began to tear. He touched the sheets and ran his fingers
over the
pictures of two small boys.
“We’ll have children of our own,” Rei
whispered as he pressed his lips to the
top of Takao’s ear. He held Takao’s hands tightly
as he stroked the tops of
them. “We’ll adopt if we have to.”
Takao leaned heavily against Rei’s chest and nuzzled against
him, the beating
of his fiancé’s heart calming any worries he had.
Rei held him close, listening to the even breaths as he buried his face
in the
thick hair. Something in the bottom of the box caught Rei’s
eye as he took a
closer look to see that they were cassette tapes.
Rei released Takao as he dug through them and pulled one out that was
labeled
‘wedding songs’. A grin flashed over his lips as he
dug further into the box
and found a radio cassette player.
Slowly he glanced around, finding an outlet and rushed over to it,
plugging the
machine in and inserting the tape then pressing the
‘play’ button. A slow song
came out of the speakers as a low voice sang.
Rei ran back towards Takao and offered him his hand, Takao taking it,
and
pulled the blader into his arms.
Takao sighed as he relaxed in Rei’s arms, moving slowly to
the music. If
anything was heaven, this was heaven.
7-Ours
Takao
sat in a rocking chair, staring at the empty cradle before him as the
infant
slept in his arms. It seemed like a miracle as he listened to the deep
breathing of the fragile being sleeping so blissfully.
He felt a hand on his shoulder as Rei leaned forward and kissed the
infant’s
bare head. “He’s ours,” he whispered and
he couldn’t help but beam in pride.
“Not really,” Takao mussed as Rei came around and
lifted him into his arms. He
moved to sit down, cradling Takao in his lap.
“Sure he is.”
“No, not really. He’s not even related to us. Rei,
I want a child of our own.”
Rei looked deep into Takao’s pleading eyes.
“I know it’s selfish but I want our own
child.”
“No, it isn’t,” Rei held Takao tightly in
his arms as the infant slept. “There
is a way, I suppose, but I don’t know who’d do it.
It’s illegal.”
“That never stopped us before,” Takao flashed a
cocky grin up at Rei.
The infant blinked his eyes and began screaming loudly as Rei smiled
down at
him. He reached down and grabbed the bottle from the floor, a reach
around
Takao to offer it to their son. He was theirs, maybe not of them, but
he was
theirs.
8-Best
“And
the winner of the Japanese Championship is Kinomiya Takao!”
It was always the same. Rei sighed as he watched Takao’s
hands wrap around the
plaque and hold it up. He seemed invincible which left him to wonder
why people
tried anymore.
No one could defeat Takao and he let it go to his head.
“Rei! Rei! Did ya see me out there!” Takao yelled
as he jumped into the
Neko-jin’s arms, his own arms circling around his
boyfriend’s neck.
“Yeah, I did,” Rei said dismissively.
“He was tough but no match for me,” Takao boasted
as he rose on his toes and
gave Rei a quick peck on the lips.
Takao curled up in Rei’s arms and nestled against him,
burying his face in the
nature smelling clothing as Rei’s long hair that had fallen
down during his own
battle tickled his nose.
Rei held him tightly, his own mind going other tangents. How long could
he keep
this up? How long before he finally got sick and tired of his boasting?
But then Takao’s loyal love, always waiting to jump into his
arms like an eager
puppy and wait for his congratulations turned his mind back around.
“Takao,” Rei whispered as he stroked the hair of
the bluenette in his arms.
Takao flashed his crooked grin as he looked up into Rei’s
face. “Yeah kitty,”
he exclaimed. “I love ya,” Takao quickly sputtered
out.
“We’re over,” Rei whispered as he let
Takao slide out of his arms and he turned
around and walked away, not willing to look back at Takao’s
crushed expression.
He knew if he did he would never leave.
9-Missing
He
had never seen it coming, seen the time when Rei would walk out of his
life as
easily as he had walked into it. Now after he was gone he was on
Takao’s
thoughts even more than when he was there.
Takao laid in his bed, the blanket pulled over him. There was an echo
of an ax
falling on wood as the sounds of Daichi working on the morning chores
floated
up to his ears. He had told his grandfather that he was sick. In all
actuality
he felt very much that way. But he knew he wasn’t, unless
being heartbroken was
an illness.
He didn’t budge from his bed, as his eyes fell shut, no more
tears falling for
too many had fallen already.
“Rei what did I do wrong?” He whispered to the
shadows. His mind went back,
replaying over and over again what he could have possibly done wrong.
Did he
give off the wrong signals? Did he run when he should have stayed?
“If only I could make you mine again I’d make
everything right again,” Takao
let his mind take control as the loneliness swept over again.
He missed Rei already, missed the way his arms held him tight. He
wanted more
than anything to just collapse into his arms once more. But he was
gone, gone
from his life. Gone forever.
Takao blinked away the tears that had come rushing back as he heard a
loud purr
beside his head.
It was the kitten Rei had given him before the tournament, wishing him
luck.
“He’s for you to cuddle
with when I can’t be around.”
Takao held the kitten closely as the tears rained down and kissed its
head, his
tears falling onto the soft fur.
10-Missing
You
Rei
stared out at the setting sun from the top of the cliff he had just
finished
climbing. He had a lot of time alone with his thoughts since the last
tournament.
They were far apart both physically and in spirit and mind but still he
missed
him. The distance that separated them was now to broad to cross and
just like
the sun was setting in the sky, so had the warmth of the sun set in
their own
relationship. It had disappeared in a fiery blaze, torching all that
was in its
path.
He couldn’t forget about him forget about his goofy smile and
ready laugh.
Perhaps he wasn’t meant to forget. Perhaps his rash decision
had been wrong.
However much his mind rationalized his actions his heart told him the
pain he was
feeling shouldn’t be there, told him the pain, the dull ache
from the sobs that
fell were wrong in every way.
The distance that separated them and tore him apart was wrong. But if
it was so
wrong why did he do it as his mind rationalized away the reasonings.
Really,
what was wrong or right in the world? Black or white?
Simple answers ended long ago back when life was simple. But that time
and
place was gone.
Rei sighed as the wind wisped through his hair and lightly kissed his
cheek. It
was time he stopped reasoning away the distance between them, between
Takao and
him.
11-Sweet
Dreams
He
knew it wasn’t real but that didn’t make it feel
any less beautiful. Takao felt
the grass tickle him as a beautiful sight leaned down. Long raven hair
brushed
Takao’s cheek as soft lips pressed to his in a beautiful
lasting kiss.
His body pressed against Takao’s, their heat rising.
Takao touched the soft face and rained kisses on him, fingertips
trailing down
the perfectly formed jaw as he was held close.
Then he was gone, gone from his life as he felt himself fall into
darkness.
Takao felt himself laying in the dark, reaching out for that warmth he
so
desired. But the love he wanted wasn’t there.
Rei was gone, pulled away from him and now he had to live on without
him. His
reality didn’t seem real. It seemed as though it was a
nightmare he could never
awaken from.
A life without love was where he was at, trapped in a world between his
dreams
and reality.
More than ever now, he needed Rei. His decision was made.
Takao opened his eyes and pushed himself from the bed, staring out of
his
window into the nighttime rain.
It wouldn’t rain on his life anymore. He would have Rei back.
12-Intrude
“And
the world champion still has not come out to tell us what went wrong.
Last week
we heard breaking news, the breakup between Kinomiya Takao, the world
champion,
and teammate Kon Rei has finally occurred. Back to you John.”
“Why do you watch this junk Ming Ming,” the popstar
turned to regard the voice
with huge eyes.
“It’s supposed to be on us. We’re the
superstars.”
“Well obviously BEGA has fallen out of the public
eye.”
“Well we need to get back in public eye,” Ming Ming
pouted as she stared down
at the blader that dared argue with her. Garland however did not seem
impressed. “Isn’t anyone going to agree?”
The most of an answer she got was a yawn from Brooklyn, as he lay
sprawled over
Garland’s legs, talking to the bird that was perched on his
fingers.
“I know how to find Rei,” Mystel whispered past his
smiling face.
“Perfect, and Brooklyn will talk with Takao.”
“Do I have to,” the ginger-haired blader whined as
he nestled further into
Garland.
“You better do it or else we’ll never get away from
her,” Garland muttered as
he ran his fingers through Brooklyn’s hair before standing
and hoisting him to
his feet.
It wasn’t that he hadn’t put up a fight. It was
that Mystel had been very
persuasive that Rei found himself wandering around the park searching
for a
certain ‘human jackrabbit’.
However what he saw in front of him, sitting by the stream
wasn’t Mystel at all
and he felt like a complete fool.
He had been tricked.
“Rei,” the familiar voice said as he stood and
turned around, his brown eyes
full of hurt and anger as the wind ruffled the blue hair.
“Brooklyn told me
you’d be here.”
Rei froze in his spot, he could almost feel the anger radiating off
Takao. And
that only meant one thing. He was in a whole lot of trouble.
“Why Rei? Why?” Rei could almost hear the sobs
threatening to break loose from
Takao’s accusations.
“I was tired of being second rate compared to you,”
Rei sighed. It was the
truth, but maybe not the whole one.
“What do I have to do,” Takao whispered as he felt
the tears fall down his
cheek. He would do anything to be back in Rei’s arms once
more.
Rei stood there, stock-still. How could he tell Takao that he had to
lose?
“How Rei?” Takao asked, his voice ragged and the
tears becoming more present in
his voice.
Rei crossed over beside Takao and kissed his cheek, lapping up the
tears from
where they had fallen. “You can’t,” he
whispered as he stepped away and began
walking.
Takao stared at Rei’s back and he did the first thing he
could think of. He
launched his beyblade towards his former boyfriend’s feet.
“Then battle me Rei! I demand a battle!”
13-Catch
“Let
it rip!”
There was no way he was going to turn down a challenge, not when Takao
was
issuing it.
Takao’s jaw was set in dead seriousness. He would win, he was
so sure of it. It
was time to teach Rei that he wasn’t some one to be trifled
with. He caught to
attention of the gold eyes as he stood there. He had given his heart
and Rei
had trampled it. He had given him a second chance and the Neko-jin had
thrown
it back into his face.
He hated him for it, hated him with a passion. Everything he had done
Rei had
thrown everything in his face. Just like he had always done. Just like
when he
had run off after Driger had left him and just like he had run back to
the
White Tigers.
“I hate you, I hate you, I hate you,” Takao
whispered the words over and over
almost like a chant. Tears welled up in his eyes as Dragoon went on the
attack.
Driger and Rei never had time to recover from the ferocious onslaught.
They were battered back again and again, unable to make any attempt of
an
attack.
Rei growled as he watched the blades. Dragoon never had that type of
raw power
before. It only meant Takao’s anger was feeding into his
blade.
“I hate you!” Takao yelled as Dragoon gave a solid
attack sending both Driger
and Rei flying back.
Rei picked himself up as he focused on Takao’s face.
Everything was clear to
him now. “Takao! You’re going down!
You’re just fueled by anger and you’ll
eventually burn out.”
Takao stood there, his head hanging and the hatred burning stronger
than ever
before. “Die Rei. Die.”
His eyes slid shut as he almost felt his spirit leaving his body. This
was the
way beyblading was supposed to be.
Standing above the world he saw Rei in front of him. He leaned forward
and
placed the kiss softly on his lips. “I hate you,”
he whispered as they stood
suspended there in their own world as the beyblade battled shamelessly
beneath
them.
14-Red
Hot Power
Rei
could still feel the kiss tingling on his lips as he stood there,
returned down
to earth. That kiss had been a jolt in his mind, opening up his mind to
Takao’s. His anger was the source of his power and he just
needed to harness it
in.
Easier said then done, Rei thought bitterly to himself as he faced
onward
towards Takao’s onslaught.
Even after all this time, his feelings for Takao were overpowering. He
couldn’t
let that affect him however.
“Driger! Attack!” Rei shut his eyes as Driger
rounded on Dragoon, the attacks
rounded against each other. Sparks flew between the blades as they did
between the
bladers. The glares landed on each other.
“You’re going down Rei,” Takao yelled as
he stood up again from where he had
been thrown. His body was wearied from the attacks as his head hung.
Rei could see the fire that burned inside him was wearing him down.
Soon, it
would all end.
“Driger! Finish him!”
Takao was thrown back again, his body hitting the tree and he lay
there,
unmoving for a moment as Rei turned around and walked away.
Takao wasn’t moving, as he lay there, crumpled on the ground.
Could he really
have lost?
No! Takao heard the voice yell through his mind as he focused on his
beyblade.
Dragoon was still spinning.
A smirk kissed across Takao’s lips. “Rei,
I’m not done with you yet.”
15-Strike
Me Vengeance
“Look
over here,” Rei heard the voice but didn’t
recognize it. But what he saw when
he turned astounded him, Takao struggling to his feet as Dragoon
stubbornly
continued to spin.
“Driger! Attack!” Takao was knocked back again only
to return to his feet.
“Just give up Takao,” Rei whispered as he felt pain
stabbing at his heart at
Takao’s pain. “Just let me go.”
He could see so much pain on Takao’s face and it twisted his
guts and wrenched
his heart. “Takao! Stop! Please!”
“Why? I hate you, I wish you were dead,” his face
reflected the anguish he felt
as did his blading.
His memory played the first kiss they had shared.
Rei leaned in towards him, tilting his head up to look him in the eyes
while
the blush grew on Takao’s face.
“What?”
“I love you,” the lips were sweet upon
Takao’s own, soft and gentle, tasting of
honey. Takao wrapped his arms around Rei’s neck relishing the
taste. He loved
this. This was heaven.
But now the heaven was gone. He hated Rei, hated him, for so selfishly
stealing
his heaven. He wanted it back. Vengeance was what he wanted. Vengeance
against
Rei for making him feel like that in the first place. That was what he
wanted.
He would make Rei pay for it. He would pay for it finally after all
this time.
16-Completion
He
had dashed apart everything they had created together. This was what
Rei’s mind
finally concluded. And this though left a sour taste in his mouth.
It had been his doing. He was the reason Takao was like this and he
would be
the reason they would finish it.
Driger buckled under the attacks, feeding off the worries and doubt
that
plagued Rei’s mind.
Driger wobbled, no longer able to deal with the onslaught of
Dragoon’s attack.
There was nothing to be done, nothing to save it as Rei shut his eyes.
He wanted Takao back in his arms and when he was there he would do
everything
never to hurt him again. He didn’t want to see him hurt.
With a burst of dust Driger stopped spinning as Rei felt the warring
emotions
stop. “I hurt you,” Rei opened his eyes once more
as he looked at Takao.
“What was that!”
“I don’t want to fight anymore Takao,” he
crossed over and wrapped his arms
around Takao.
“Do you think I’ll take you back just like
that!” Takao yelled in a burst of
outrage as he shoved Rei off him. Wasn’t this what he wanted?
He didn’t know anymore. “I’m
sorry,” the words sounded hollow even to Rei’s
ears. “I love you.”
“Don’t even try it.” Takao stood there
with his arms crossed. “I’ve heard it
all before Rei.”
“Please…”
“I gave you that chance before. You’re all out of
chances,” Takao’s jaw was set
as he turned around and felt the wind kiss his face.
17-Redeem
The
sadness overflowed and controlled Rei’s every thought and
action. He was
drowning in the emotions and clinging to hold on. Nearly everything he
once had
was gone as he sat there in the park, remembering his last memories of
Takao
standing there.
So many things had happened, so many things he would take back if he
could. But
he couldn’t. Not now. Not ever.
He had been trapped in a flood and let go. Where he would wash to
shore, he
didn’t know.
Nor at this point did he care.
Everything was gone and he could only start over again even though
starting
over without Takao seemed unimaginable.
He had to do it. What choice did he have?
None. None at all, which was really no choice.
Rei looked up at sun-kissed trees. The sun was out, how ironic. It
wasn’t a
good day, not for him at least.
18-Falling
Roses
Red,
red roses are the purest sign of passion. The purest passion of which
Rei was
feeling.
Red was also the color of anger and hate, the color that Takao was
seeing as he
walked away, leaving behind the only love he had known.
And Rei just stood there as he began to walk out of his life.
Takao collapsed onto his bed, his emotions had been running him rampant
but it
wasn’t about to end. Before his eyes was a single red rose,
wrapped in silken
hairs, braided finely.
Red, it was impossible to forget all the times they had held each other
in the
cool nights. His fiery anger had burned away and left him shallow but
this
single token brought a smile and brightness into his soul.
Takao brought the rose to his lips and kissed the velvet petals, the
hair
brushing against his cheek. It was so soft.
Takao clenched his eyes shut, the tears threatening to fall once more.
He wanted Rei back.
“I’ll find you.”
19-Back
in Your Arms
Takao
ran as fast as his feet would carry him. He had to catch up to Rei
before he
left. He’d never forgive himself if he lost him again.
He was panting by the time he reached the park and there was no sign of
the
Neko-jin, which meant he had to search.
Takao silently cursed himself for ever leaving. What if he was too late?
He couldn’t think of that at that moment so instead he ran.
He ran, his mind in
desperation.
He needed Rei, needed him like he had never needed anyone or anything.
“Rei!” The sobs broke out as he ran, his cries
tearing at his chest. “Rei!”
His yells were heard as he looked upon the bridge and saw the object of
his
love. Takao ran on, yelling his name as Rei turned his head and
received the
sobbing blader in his arms.
Rei held Takao closely kissing his head as Takao clung to him.
“I’m sorry, I’m
sorry,” Takao blubbered between his tears.
“Shh, don’t talk,” Rei whispered as he
felt his own tears. All thoughts of
image dissipated into the air as Takao buried his face into
Rei’s chest. “I
love you Takao, I love you,” Rei whispered into his ear as he
held him.
The training hall was a mess, boxes of hair dye strewn all over the
place along
with black hairs.
“Hey, you know, black isn’t your color,”
Brooklyn smiled as he tugged at
Garland’s now black and very badly cut hair, chunks of it
missing, since they
littered the ground
“Why me?”
20-Baby
Mine
Takao
shut his eyes as they walked beneath the stars in the open night. The
fresh air
felt good as an arm slid around his waist and a hand was placed on his
swollen
belly.
“I promised you,” Rei whispered as he pressed his
lips to Takao’s temple.
“And you always keep your promise,” a smile tugged
at Takao’s lips as he
hoisted the little boy in his arms, his arms wrapped around
Takao’s neck as he
slept blissfully.
Takao nuzzled his face in Rei’s neck as they walked through
the night and back
home where they tucked their little son into bed.
“Night daddies,” the little boy murmured as he fell
asleep.
“Good night.”
Takao turned off the light as he pulled Rei onto the couch and nestled
in his
arms. He gave Rei a quick kiss on the lips before curling against his
chest.
There was a rumble in Rei’s chest, almost like a pure that
caused Takao to
laugh. “I never knew you purred.”
“Only for you,” Rei whispered as he stretched out
and pulled Takao on top of
him
21-Kiss
Me Sweet
Rei
grabbed the piece of licorice from the bag and slid the end into his
mouth, only
for it to be snagged away by a tongue. The Neko-jin gave a sigh as
Takao’s
mouth latched on the piece of licorice and slowly slid it into
Rei’s mouth.
Rei decided to play along with Takao although all he really wanted was
the
candy. He slowly ate it until Takao pressed their lips together and Rei
felt
his tongue in his mouth.
He released a slight whimper as Takao drew away and got up, taking the
bag of
licorice with him. “Takao,” Rei was on his feet in
a second, his arms around
his boyfriend’s waist. “Come on, don’t
leave me.”
Takao turned and gave Rei a brief kiss on the cheek.
“I’ll be back,” he
promised as he squirmed out of Rei’s grasp.
Rei collapsed back onto the bed and stuck his tongue out, seeing the
piece of
licorice tied around it. He moved it around, trying to scrape the
licorice of
his tongue without using his hands but he wasn’t having much
luck.
The constant taste was driving him insane as he continued trying to get
it off
and periodically glancing towards the door, waiting for Takao to come
back to
save him.
Ten minutes later he was still waiting, the licorice having nearly rid
him of
what sanity he had left.
That’s when a few giggles caught his attention. Rei sat up
and saw Takao, Max,
and Kyouju covering their moves and trying not to laugh.
“Takao,” Rei whined as he stared at the blue haired
boy. He didn’t find this
situation as amusing as the rest of the team seemed to.
Takao smirked as he pounced onto the bed and began prowling towards Rei
before
pinning him down, their lips coming together.
Rei felt the tongue once more in his mouth and he was free of the
licorice but
when the lips pulled away the licorice was gone as well, Takao happily
munching
on it.
Rei sighed as he lay there. After all that he still didn’t
get his candy.
22-Whistle
The
raindrops started falling, dripping on Takao’s face as he
stood in silence, listening
to his boyfriend whistling of all things, silently wondering what had
him in
such a good mood. They were locked out of the house and the storm was
just
worsening and Rei was standing there whistling!
Rei stopped for a moment as he gave Takao a quizzical look, watching
him past
the hair that flopped down over his bandana.
“How can you be in such a good mood,” Takao asked
him, a sour look on his face,
which Rei just shrugged his shoulders to.
“It’s our two year anniversary, how
couldn’t I be?”
So what if they had been dating for two years! They were still stuck in
the
rain and Takao was getting cold as he stood there in his drenched
clothes.
As Takao stood there simmering Rei wrapped his arms around his waist,
pulling
him against his chest. He rested his chin on Takao’s shoulder
and buried his
face in the drenched hair.
A smile made itself present on Takao’s face as he felt Rei
nuzzling against
him, his warmth pressed against his back. Rei placed a soft kiss on
Takao’s
cheek as he cradled him close.
23-Mistaken
Practice
“Ten!”
“But that one’s number eight!”
“I said it was ten!”
Rei sighed and shook his head as he sat there, holding down his
boyfriend’s
feet. “Chief, tell him he’s only done
eight,” the Neko-jin demanded of the
short boy. Kyouju however just shook his head, not wanting to get into
the
argument between the two bladers.
“See Rei! Ten!” Takao declared as he crossed his
arms, rather proud of himself
for having won this fight with his lover.
“Eight,” Rei fought back the urge to blow up at
Takao for his childish behavior
as he concocted an even better plan and sat on Takao's lap.
“Rei,” Takao chocked as he felt his boyfriend
sliding his hands over his shirt.
“I'm going to stay here for ten minutes,” Rei said
with a smirk as he leaned in
and took claim to Takao's lips, his hands beginning to roam.
24-Wet
Blanket
“You
taste so good,”
Takao murmured against Rei’s lips as his hands began
wandering over his clothed
body. They slid down, grasping his hips as the neko-jin balanced
precariously
on the fence, Takao straddling his lap.
“Takao, we’re going to
get caught.”
“I don’t care,” he shot
back as his mouth began moving over Rei’s throat. His tongue
darted out,
tracing a line down the muscles of his neck that flexed at each point
of gentle
contact.
Rei arched his hips up
at the contact as Tyson’s fingers slowly found the straps of
Rei’s shirt, his
hand moving across his chest as it became available to him. He pressed
kisses
across the skin before moving up to his lips once more, his hands
wandering
beneath Rei’s shirt.
Takao leaned against him
and Rei slipped, sending them both careening into the pond below. Takao
could
only blink in surprise as Rei’s head broke the surface,
sputtering in the cold
water as he shook from the shock of suddenly being in the water.
A laugh escaped from Takao’s
lips as he saw his ragged and drenched lover.
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