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Title: Promise

Author: rachi

Rating: PG-14

Warnings: Yaoi(Which means boyxboy love if you didn't know, which I'm assuming you did otherwise you wouldn't be here...); graphic kissing scene; swearing; and, uh... corniness? Heh... --;;

Summary: Tyson prays for Kai one night, and Kai goes looking for him... Aw hell, I suck at summaries, just read the dang thing! Onegai?

Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade, Tyson, or Kai. They belong to each other... Hee hee!

Thoughts are in italics, unless it's in speech, then it means their putting emphasis on their words, okay?

The cool night breeze swept through Tyson's dark blue hair, it's invisible fingers running softly through it. Deep smoky blue eyes gazed at the stars that hung in the sky blankly. Slowly, the boy fell to his knees, folding his legs beneath him. He brought his hands up to clasp each other in prayer. The blue eyes closed, and a breath was taken in while his thoughts were gathered. Then he poured out his heart in the form of words as best he could.

"Dear God", he began softly, "I must be bothering you with all the praying I've been doing these past few months. You know very well I've never really been a religious person but... I can't stop praying to you. You gave me back my world. You brought Kai back to me. I have no idea what I've ever done to deserve your grace, but you must be pleased with me to bring him back to me."

The words stopped flowing for a moment, a frown tugging on the pink lips before the words were gathered once more and the praying resumed.

"I know, I've asked for so much already, and I know I don't deserve it but, I have one more request." Brows creased before the frown deepened. "Could you... give him someone to love? Give him someone to protect, to cherish, make him happy. I don't... I don't care if I never get to love anyone, because as long as he's happy, then I'm happy.

I just want Kai to be... happy. I want him to feel again. Feel love, happiness, feel all the different emotions he hasn't experienced in a long time, maybe ever. Even if I'm not the right one to give him that. Thank you for everything you've ever given me, as well. For blessing me with friends who care for me, a... family that loves me... and most of all, thank you for letting me experience love. To know what it's like, even when it's so painful it feels like my heart is breaking in two. I'd rather have fallen in love with Kai than some other girl or guy. Even if I can't ever be... complete."

A thoughtful pause caused silence to float in the air for a few minutes, until the whisper of 'amen' escaped his mouth. Tyson sat back on his butt, bringing his knees up to his chest and hugging them tightly. His chin came down to rest upon them as well as he thoughtfully stared at the glittering surface of the lake. The full moon made it almost a perfect evening. The only thing missing...

A snort escaped Tyson's throat. Yea, sure, that'll happen. A mumble sounded from the boy's lips, and if anyone were around to hear it they would have maybe smiled at what the breathy words were.

"I love you Kai."

Kai's crimson eyes glittered in the moonlight. A cool breeze ruffled his hair gently, something an older brother or maybe a parent would as an affectionate gesture. His legs carried him to God-only-knew-where, as if drawing him towards an invisible force. He vaguely recognized the path was heading to the lake. Why had he come outside?

To think..., he told himself. Oddly, however, it wasn't to brood. Over the past few months, about a year after he had returned to Tyson, something inside him had begun to change. When he had returned he'd been sure that Tyson would reject him. Would turn him away and never want to speak to him again. Strangely enough, the exact opposite happened. While the rest of his 'friends', who had been there to visit Tyson seeing as it was summer, had given him looks and cold shoulders, Tyson had opened his arms and his home to Kai, sheltering him. Protecting him from the others.

Last winter, when Tyson had gone out and nearly been in an accident, he'd found himself jittery, upset, and confused. Every time Tyson went outside, even if it was just down the road, Kai had found himself saying a little prayer to God to protect the young boy, even though he wasn't a religious person.

One afternoon after practice, Kai found himself staring at Tyson's body unabashedly. The boy had really grown up physically. His stomach was flat, while his chest was firm. Tan arms and legs showed off lean muscles, compliments of the extra training he'd been receiving in kendo practice with his grandfather. His skin was quite smooth and unblemished. His beautiful blue hair had grown somewhat, and it looked so soft that Kai's fingers itched to run through the blue mane.

Memories had flooded his mind, the good ones and the bad. Tyson was his friend, perhaps his savior. Something in his chest had thumped as Tyson's gaze turned to him and a smile graced the tan face. His emotions, his thoughts towards the boy had changed, transformed into something that was beyond friendship. Much farther, traveling straight into dangerous territory. Somewhere along the line, he'd fallen in love with Tyson.

When those blue eyes turned to him, his heart would flutter. When a smile was thrown his way, he'd shiver. When a touch was shared between the two, whether accidental or on purpose, sparks flew. The fiery boy knew he was entering forbidden territory, but somehow he just couldn't bring himself to care. He couldn't bring himself to look at it like he was in trouble. He viewed it as more of... a haven. It made him feel good, wonderful, and loving Tyson in forbidden ways just wasn't wrong to him any more.

Feet came to a stop as blood colored eyes glanced around before coming to a stop upon a lone figure. The eyes widened as they recognized the shadow. The young boy was wrapped up in himself, staring out to the lake. Kai's breath hitched as his eyes took in the ethereal sight laid before him. He looked up to the sky for a brief moment and closed his eyes to take in his surroundings. The sounds of crickets and faint traffic noises filled his ears. He let out a shaky breath before softly approaching his friend. Wordlessly he sat next to the warm body, but instead of putting his eyes on the lake's surface he rose his cherry orbs skyward, simply for the purpose of experiencing the wonderful feeling of getting lost among the stars. Thoughts of confessing his love for his companion filled his mind, but he instantly crushed them. While it was alright to embrace the solid fact that he was in love with his teammate, there was no way he'd ruin Tyson's innocent mind by letting him know that he was in someone's heart. And while that alone wasn't a bad thing, he might find himself disgusted with the fact that it was another boy. His teammate, his friend no less. He wouldn't ruin Tyson's chance at a happy marriage to some lucky girl just because he loved him. He'd bear the pain when the time came. Until then he could cherish every moment with his friend that he had left.

"Kai?"

Kai looked up, startled by the sudden noise. He watched his friends face for a moment before returning his gaze to the stars. "Hm?"

Tyson never took his eyes off the lake. "Do you... ever think about love?"

On the outside, Kai's posture and facial expression didn't change in the slightest, but on the inside his mind was blown off it's feet in surprise. Where the hell had that come from? Kai swallowed thickly before chancing a response. "Why?"

Tyson shrugged. "I guess I wondered if you... Never mind."

"No, what were you going to say?"

Tyson turned his head to meet Kai's curious gaze. He paused before responding. "I just wondered if you were... or if you've ever been... in love." The dragon boy noticed that his friends eyes went from curious to shy. Though imagining Kai ever being shy was so hard to believe.

Again, Kai swallowed, or attempted to swallow, the lump in his throat. Should he tell the truth? Tyson was his friend, after all, and he'd understand, right? And it wasn't as if he had to spill the name of his crush, right? Well, Tyson was more than just a crush, really. He was... everything.

"I have." His voice came out lumpy, for which he cursed himself. There was an awkward pause before Tyson spoke up again.

"What's it feel like?"

Kai's eyes widened. "Excuse me?"

"Please Kai. I really need... need to know." Tyson's voice was pleading. And Kai just happened to have this sweet spot in him for that voice...

"Well, uh... I guess it's sort of like soaring and sinking at the same time.", he answered dumbly. Nice, he thought.

Tyson frowned. "Huh?"

Kai chuckled. Tyson was so cute when he was confused. "Well, I mean, it's like... whenever I'm around him I feel like I'm flying. Everything he does, says makes me want to smile or laugh. Or both. Whenever I'm not with him, though, I feel helpless, sad and... and... I feel like I'm sinking to the bottom of a frozen lake." Memories flooded his mind instantly, and once again he found himself thanking God and thanking Tyson.

"Him?"

Kai froze. He'd forgotten that he had no idea if Tyson was anti-gay or something. Shit. "Yea, I like a guy. Got a problem with it?" His voice was harsh, and it bit into Tyson's heart.

"No!", Tyson exclaimed quickly, then - "No. I don't. In fact, I'm in love with a guy too."

Kai's heart felt like it'd been sliced in half with a rusty knife. He swallowed and tore his eyes away from Tyson's. It's not like he wanted to know but... he wanted to know. He'd swallow his pride for this. "So, uh... who is it? I mean, who are you... you know, in love with?"

Tyson smiled. It was different from his other smiles. This one was small and sad, a mere shadow of what was normally displayed on the tan face. "If I told you, you'd freak out."

Kai frowned. "Tyson you know I'd never do that. You can tell me anything."

Tyson looked up, a startled expression on his face. "Wow, is... are you... Kai? Are you sick or something?"

The frown grew. "I'm fine Tyson. I just...", he paused, looking for the right words, "I want you to know that you can tell me. It's not like I'll yell it from the rooftops or anything."

Tyson took a deep look into Kai's eyes. He wanted to tell him so badly but... what if Kai got upset? Or worse, walked out of Tyson's life again, only for good this time...

No! Kai wouldn't do that. He's mature, he'd be able to take it. He might be a little colder than normal but... Argh! I don't want that either! Either way I'll be losing him. But I...

I have to take this risk...

"I'll tell you, Kai, because I trust you. But only if you promise, you have to promise me, that you won't get mad or run away. Please promise me!" His tone held a desperate edge to it, pleading Kai to swear his trust. It was just something that Tyson didn't normally do... Kai didn't like it. But if it would help...

"I promise."

Tyson took a nice deep breath, looked straight into Kai's eyes...

...and chickened out.

"I can't tell you!", he cried. "You'll get upset! You'll find me disgusting and you'll never want to be my friend ever again! You'll leave and never come back and I can't be broken like that again, I just can't Kai! And I'd miss you too much Kai! I'd miss you so much like the last time you left! I cried for what felt like an eternity and if you go again I'll have to drown in my tears because I love you Kai! I love you but if I told you that you'd leave because you'd be repulsed every time you see me and I could never live with myself if that ever happens and - umph!"

Tyson's ranting lips were covered and stopped in a quick but gentle kiss, so quick that for a single moment Tyson thought he might have been hallucinating from lack of oxygen. After all, he didn't really bother to breath while ranting. He was normally to panicky to breath in those types of situations. Tyson's eyes lifted from the ground to look disbelievingly into the older boy's deep eyes. Wide stormy blue became lost in equally wide, cherry orbs.

"You talk too much, Kinomiya.", was all Kai said before he dove in for another quiet show of affection.

As soon as those soft lips touched his own Tyson melted. His mind melted into a puddle of Ty-goo, and he really didn't feel like stopping it. His hands automatically came up to tangle themselves in slated hair. Kai's own hands rose to cradle the tan face lovingly. He moved his lips slowly against the other pair, and rejoiced in his mind when those lips pressed back timidly. He would have smiled had his lips not otherwise been occupied.

Kai poked his tongue out and gently slid it along the seam of Tyson's lips. Said boy gasped slightly before readily opening his mouth to the welcome invader. Kai explored the warm cavern, tongue running over every tooth, every curve, mapping it out and memorizing it. This was something he never wanted to forget. He tilted his head, nearly succeeding in melding their lips together. If you were to watch from a slight distance, you would hardly be able to tell where one boy ended and the other began. It almost felt as if their souls were flying high, soaring above the human world with the stars.

Kai nearly jumped when he felt another tongue rub tentatively against his own. As the slick muscles rubbed against each other sensuously, the need for oxygen became too great and the magical moment needed to end.

As the two boys pulled away panting, they observed each other, one searching for answers, the other searching for repulsion or rejection. Tyson's heart was pounding so hard he was sure Kai could hear it. Kai had... kissed him. As this fact slowly seeped into his brain, his eyes gazed lovingly up at the face before him. Kai's crimson eyes were half-lidded and his cheeks were tinted a light pink, from embarrassment or suffocation he couldn't be sure. After his mind had registered the fact that Kai Hiwatari had kissed him, and after said mind danced around in victory like a bloody fool, he forced his throat to work.

"Kai?", he asked softly. Kai winced. Shit. What if Tyson didn't want that? "Why did you kiss me?" His voice held no resentment or anger, simply pure curiosity.

Kai swallowed again. "I - ", he paused. "I heard what you said... when you were rambling like a bloody idiot. You said... you said you loved me so I thought that I... and you looked like... so I... then you, and when... I... Damn it! Tyson I love you! There! I said it, now go ahead!"

Tyson looked at him blankly. "Go ahead what?"

Kai growled. "Go ahead and shove me away! Force me out of your life! God only knows I deserve it."

Tyson stared at him in slight shock. Now was his chance to... Before he himself knew what he was doing, his lips were grazing across a painted cheek. He pulled back slowly to see the beautiful red eyes he had come to love so much glittering with an untold emotion. "I love you. I do love you, Kai Hiwatari. So you have no excuse to run away anymore. We have each other now. I'll keep you here if it kills me." Tyson snuggled into Kai's warm chest happily. If he just waited a little bit for a response... There!

Kai wrapped his arms around the boy in his arms, cursing himself for waiting so long to do anything, but thanking every god he knew of and then some that it was happening now. He rested his lips in the soft blue hair and sighed contentedly. Tyson, I...

"...love you."

"Huh?", Tyson mumbled, not having heard what Kai said.

Kai happily repeated himself. "I love you too, Tyson. So much..."

"I guess God is watching me, after all." Confused, Kai looked down at his new boyfriend with a small, questioninggrunt. Tyson just laughed. "Nothing important. Forget about it."

And as the two boys cuddled into each other's warmth and love, the heavens shone down on them with pride and happiness. Their children had finally found happiness, and nothing would keep it away from them ever again.

That was a promise.

Owari

Okay, well, the end of drabble number one! Normally I wouldn't write something so long but... I just had to get that corny piece of something out of my system. I don't really like the ending, but oh well... I hope you liked it!

By the way, reviews feed my soul and inspire the mind. Flames will be welcome, that way I can write and roast marshmallows!

rachi