I’m using the Japanese-version names.

Takao Kinomiya = Tyson Granger

Kyouju = Kenny/Chief

Rei Kon = Ray

Max Mizuhara = Max Tate

Rai = Lee

Mao = Mariah

Gao = Gary

Kiki = Kevin

Ralf = Robert

Giancarlo = Enrique

Yuri = Tala

Ivan = Ian

Sergey = Spencer

Boris = Bryan

Disclaimer: I don’t own Beyblade, or X. And I don’t own ‘Jungle Wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu’ too.

 

Kai’s Birthday: Chapter 6

 

 The Demolition Boys had been thinking for a good while, what to buy and the pornographic comic idea seemed to be the most sensible by far. Now the only problem was how to buy the said gift.

-         Look Sergey, it’s not like I wouldn’t have done it, if I were bigger. – tried to explain Ivan. – But most people think I’m still in kindergarten.

-         I’m not doing this. – the burly blond refused to try buying the comics for a good while.

-         Do you have any better ideas? – snorted Boris.

-         No. But I’m not doing this. – Sergey’s voice never faltered.

-         You get a ‘half’ from each of us. – said Yuri. The larger boy gave his captain a considering look and nodded. Ivan took out a notebook and scribbled something down in it.

-         I wish I were bigger... – he muttered darkly.

Kyouju looked nervously as the captain of the Demolition Boys walked to him again.

-         Hey, pipsqueak! – the red-head said. – Take us to a place were we can buy those pornographic comic books.

 The small Bladebraker needed all his courage to stutter faintly.

-         T-they’re c-c-called h-hentai...

-         Oh. – Yuri nodded. – Wonder what’s wrong with him? – he muttered under his breath.

-         Kyouju! – Sanquinex said. – We want to go to this shop. – and shoved a photo under the brown-haired boys nose. The Japanese nodded shakily.

 

 Kai spent almost half a day thinking what he was supposed to prepare for the party. He had never organized one before and had only a faint idea about preparing it. There should be music. But than he didn’t expect jazz would do – people like Max or Takao needed other kind of tune to do the jumping they would call dancing. And he couldn’t forget the food. There was Takao, who ate as much as a small army, Rei, who could devour little less when in the right mood and that made Kai wonder about the White Tigers appetites. The Demolition Boys were growing boys as were Steve, Eddie and Michael – he couldn’t picture the Majestics eating really very much, but still. He had absolutely no idea what to give the Dark Bladers.

 Kai had been so occupied by his thoughts he didn’t notice a maid enter.

-         Sir? – the girl asked.

-         Hn... – the beyblader gazed at her with an unfocused look, people before an exam have.

-         Miaka Kigai wants to see you.

 Kai sighed, relived. Kitsuneko probably knew more about organizing parties.

-         Let her in. – he said. The maid turned around and swiftly disappeared behind the door. Come to think of it, it was rather strange that his grandfather employed only female servants. Not that he had anything against it. The maid came inside again, Kai’s classmate behind her.

-         Hi! – the small girl waved her hand cheerfully. – I thought you might need a bit help.

-         Sir, there’s a Takao Kinomiya to see you. – the servant announced.

-         Let him in. – Kai sighed.

 His teammate came in a few minutes later, smiling brightly.

-         Hallo! – he said. – I thought I could help a bit! So it’ll be more fun.

-         It’s... er... nice. – muttered the captain of the Bladebrakers, when an idea struck him. – Say, what food, you reckon, there should be?

-         Oh, definitely a big, birthday cake! – happily exclaimed Takao. Kai nodded.

-         But I’m not going to blow any candles. – he said menacingly.

-         It’d be nice, if we had something traditional. – added Miaka. – You know: daifuku, manjyu and so on.

-         You don’t expect I’ll feed you sugar all the time? – asked Kai.

-         Nah, we need some nice, warm meals. – Takao answered. – Ramen would be okay, soba and udon too.

-         Oh! And how about kinko-gohan? – suggested Miaka. Soon the older Bladebraker was sitting and watching as his teammate and his classmate added various meals from all over the world to a very long list. After about an hour of listening to the discussion about the food, Kai decided it was enough.

-         There are other things, you know. – he said rather loudly, to make sure he distracted Takao from the topic. Food and that boy were an annoying combination, to say the least.

-         More important than proper stuff to eat? – the said boy looked genuinely shocked.

-         Yes. – hissed the tatooed teenager. – You’ve chosen enough food to feed Guu.

-         Guu? – Takao blinked.

-         From ‘Jungle Wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu’. – said Kai.

-         She has a black hole instead of a stomach. – filled Miaka in. Suddenly Takao’s expression changed drastically. He looked as if he were deeply in thought.

-         Kai, did you notice Emily and Max?.. – he left the question unfinished.

-         They’re not as obvious as Rei and Mao, but yeah. – answered the grey-blue-haired boy, wondering how on Earth did Takao notice that.

-         So I was wondering, if they... well... – the other boy scratched his head nervously.

-         I am not playing matchmaker, Kinomiya. – growled Kai. Takao made a very disappointed expression. He looked really upset and his captain felt a pang of guilt. To tell the truth he was starting to feel really stupid, especially that Kitsuneko was looking at him in a way that clearly said ‘You are too mean’ and ‘It’s nothing big’. He sighed heavily. – But I can help a bit, I guess. – he muttered. Takao’s face lit up again and Miaka bounced up.

-         Can I help, too? – she asked. – Can I, can I, canicanicani? Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease? With a cherry, chocolate and ice-cream on the top?

-         Okay... – said Kai, suddenly feeling rather nervous.

 

 The White Tigers and Rei were all very tired after several hours of looking for a way back. When they finally arrived to their hotel, Rei looked particularly downcast. Maybe it was the fact that his wounds were still fresh and had to hurt by this time – Mao was supporting him for good while.

-         I’m sorry. – he suddenly spoke up.

-         Nobody’s blaming you. – said Rai. – I was the one with, who lost the map. – he added darkly.

-         But I was supposed to help you not to get lost! – protested the long-haired teenager.

-         Now, you guys go to your rooms and I’ll help Rei. – chimed Mao in. – Okay? – she smiled sweetly at Rai, who nodded and turned around. Kiki raised his eyebrow and mutter something under his breath. Gao yawned and shrugged. He was too sleepy to bother with such trivialities as why Mao always wants to help Rei. Besides Kiki had already had dirty thoughts for him. Mao waited a while till the rest of her them went up to their rooms.

-         Would you fancy going to the café? – she asked.

-         Um... Yeah... – Rei sounded slightly nervous. They went into the hotel-café, Rei still leaning on Mao for support. It was a nice place, with small tables for maximum four persons. There weren’t many people – a couple engrossed in a fierce discussion, an important looking man drinking coffee and young girl with her mother both eating jelly. The teenagers chose a table near one of the large windows.

-         So... er... what do you think about your team? – Mao said the first thing she could think of. She vaguely wondered why she was so nervous – when they were children she always felt at ease with Rei.

-         They’re OK. – answered Rei. – Er... well, Kyouju is a bit too concentrated on beyblading, Kai can get really grumpy now and than and you wouldn’t believe the rows he and Takao have. Speaking of which, Takao eats like a load of starved piranhas. Max is the most normal person by far... A bit hyperactive most of the time, though. But they’re really nice, when you get to know them. – he rambled just to keep talking. Funny, he recalled being rather relaxed while spending his time with Mao, when he was a child.

-         You know, I missed you very much, when you were gone! – the words seemed to have escaped Mao’s lips against her will. She blushed madly and stared at her hands. This was the most idiotic thing to say to Rei, wasn’t it? She didn’t want to make him feel guilty!

-         I missed you too... – came Rei’s reply. Mao jerked her head up. Her friend was as red as a beet-root. And something in his expression clearly said that he too liked her very, very much.

 

 

Manjyu – steamed cake. I don’t know what exactly daifuku is, but it’s a dessert.

Ramen, soba and udon are different kinds of noodles.

Kinko-gohan – mushroom rice.

The ‘half’ is a ½ l. bottle of vodka.

 

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