Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or it's characters :) But that's common knowledge in the fanfic world.
Rating: PG-13 for ReixTala yaoi pairing. O.o Wow. That felt really weird to type.
Summary: Despite the fact that he hadn't been Rei's friend since Elementary, Rei couldn't leave him there. Sure, he had been angry with him since he had turned 'popular' and started harassing him...but that didn't change the fact the no one deserved to be left out in the cold night with a gunshot wound...
Notes: FINALLY got around to typing Dev's commission .- This might be a bit out-of-character for Tala but I don't really know him that well. Which is why I never use him as a big character. . So, yeah. Hope you all enjoy this o.o Not my usual pairing but I'm more than willing to do it for Dev . Read on!
--Hesitating--
Rei shivered as he paused to gaze at the black sky above him. He was beginning to wish he had accepted Max's mother's offer to drive him home. It was -freezing-. Sighing, Rei started forward again, his mind wandering off enough for him to nearly walk right past the teen kneeling in the middle of the sidewalk. But something snapped him back to reality and he stopped, blinking for a moment before looking down at the person there.
His eyes widened. "Tala?" The teen's blue eyes flashed as he looked up at Rei and the streetlight was reflected in them. Rei noted that he was clutching his right arm which was bleeding.
"Go away." Tala growled, glaring at Rei standing over him.
"What happened?" Rei asked, kneeling next to Tala and ignoring his words.
"Nothing!" Tala snapped, struggling to his feet. "Leave me alone." Tala muttered.
"Yeah, right. And let you bleed to death. I'm not leaving you." Rei responded. "Come on. We'll go to my house and get my mom to take you to the hospital. It doesn't look too bad, but still."
"I don't want your help, Rei." Tala started to walk in the opposite direction that Rei had been going but Rei grabbed his left arm and tugged him back.
"No one ever said you had to want it to get it. You're coming with me." Rei forced Tala to walk beside him and released his arm. "What happened?" Rei asked, repeating his earlier question.
"Nothing."
-Why do I bother? He hasn't said anything nice to me since sixth grade. Why would he start now?- Rei thought, annoyed. "Why wont you tell me what happened?" Rei asked.
"Why the hell do you care? I've never given you any reason to care what happens to me." Tala retorted.
"You were my best friend until seventh grade. You did that much for me." Rei responded.
"You can't be telling me that you aren't angry with me." Tala said, looking over at his old friend.
"I wont lie. I've been pissed with you since you told your friends I was gay. I was fine up until then." Rei told him. "And I can't say that I'm not still angry with you for that. But you're still the best friend I've ever had. When you were my friend, that is." Rei said flatly.
Tala's eyes dropped to the sidewalk beneath them. -Even now I can't believe I told them that...What is it that made me decide to be 'popular' anyway? No one benefited from it. I've been struggling to be who they want me to be. I've successfully hurt Rei more times than I can count and I've almost definitely ruined any chance of being friends with him again...I want to know what caused me to make that change in the first place...Because, whatever it was, it messed up everything.-
"Tala?"
"Huh?" Tala looked up. He hadn't realized that he had stopped and was gazing fixedly at the stars above Rei's house from where he stood at the end of the driveway.
"You spaced out on me."
"I do that a lot." Tala responded.
"I know."
And, for a fleeting moment, he felt as if he was in sixth grade again. Like he and Rei were friends still and he'd just spaced out again as he did often. But the moment was ruined when Rei's mother came out and caught site of Rei and Tala. Tala had a feeling that Rei had told her about everything he done to Rei. And, judging by the shocked and concerned look on her face, he was right.
"Rei? What's going on?" Mrs. Kon asked, stepping away from the open front door and walking out to stand in the middle of the driveway.
"Tala has a gunshot wound. We should get him to the hospital." Rei said. He and his mother exchanged a look that clearly promised a later explanation from Rei.
"Well...Alright. Get in the car. I don't think it's locked...I'll be right back." Mrs. Kon rushed into the house as Rei turned to Tala.
"You going to be okay until we get there?" Rei asked.
"I think so." Tala responded, looking at the pavement again. The silence that followed unsettled Tala and he looked up to find that Rei was watching the stars and appeared to have spaced out. "Do you have a problem with spacing out now?" Tala asked.
Rei blinked and looked over at him. "Oh. Yeah. Sometimes. I guess I was spacing out when I found you." Rei said.
"Ah..."
"We should..."
"Yeah..." Tala followed Rei to the van and got in when Rei stood aside. "I'm not sure it matters...but I'm sorry Rei." Tala said after they'd sat in the car in silence for a minute.
"I'm not sure it matters either." Rei murmured.
Did I mention that this wasn't going to be a one-shot? :) Yup. More work for me. But I'm actually having fun with this. I didn't think I would but I'm enjoying the change of character and pairing. . I still prefer KaixRei but I'll make it through this fic without getting annoyed. It's fun .- Hope you liked the start, Dev! Thanks for reading and please review! Later!
Random fact:
The pupil is a hole in the eye that takes in light. The more light around you, the smaller your pupil is because less light is needed. The less light there is, the bigger your pupil is in order to allow more light in. Your iris is a muscle that controls the size of your pupil.
.- I DO pay attention in science. And I just decided that I'm going to have fun and put 'Random facts' up sometimes. Cause: Boredom and lack of amusement. .
Rating: PG-13 for ReixTala yaoi pairing. O.o Wow. That felt really weird to type.
Summary: Despite the fact that he hadn't been Rei's friend since Elementary, Rei couldn't leave him there. Sure, he had been angry with him since he had turned 'popular' and started harassing him...but that didn't change the fact the no one deserved to be left out in the cold night with a gunshot wound...
Notes: FINALLY got around to typing Dev's commission .- This might be a bit out-of-character for Tala but I don't really know him that well. Which is why I never use him as a big character. . So, yeah. Hope you all enjoy this o.o Not my usual pairing but I'm more than willing to do it for Dev . Read on!
--Hesitating--
Rei shivered as he paused to gaze at the black sky above him. He was beginning to wish he had accepted Max's mother's offer to drive him home. It was -freezing-. Sighing, Rei started forward again, his mind wandering off enough for him to nearly walk right past the teen kneeling in the middle of the sidewalk. But something snapped him back to reality and he stopped, blinking for a moment before looking down at the person there.
His eyes widened. "Tala?" The teen's blue eyes flashed as he looked up at Rei and the streetlight was reflected in them. Rei noted that he was clutching his right arm which was bleeding.
"Go away." Tala growled, glaring at Rei standing over him.
"What happened?" Rei asked, kneeling next to Tala and ignoring his words.
"Nothing!" Tala snapped, struggling to his feet. "Leave me alone." Tala muttered.
"Yeah, right. And let you bleed to death. I'm not leaving you." Rei responded. "Come on. We'll go to my house and get my mom to take you to the hospital. It doesn't look too bad, but still."
"I don't want your help, Rei." Tala started to walk in the opposite direction that Rei had been going but Rei grabbed his left arm and tugged him back.
"No one ever said you had to want it to get it. You're coming with me." Rei forced Tala to walk beside him and released his arm. "What happened?" Rei asked, repeating his earlier question.
"Nothing."
-Why do I bother? He hasn't said anything nice to me since sixth grade. Why would he start now?- Rei thought, annoyed. "Why wont you tell me what happened?" Rei asked.
"Why the hell do you care? I've never given you any reason to care what happens to me." Tala retorted.
"You were my best friend until seventh grade. You did that much for me." Rei responded.
"You can't be telling me that you aren't angry with me." Tala said, looking over at his old friend.
"I wont lie. I've been pissed with you since you told your friends I was gay. I was fine up until then." Rei told him. "And I can't say that I'm not still angry with you for that. But you're still the best friend I've ever had. When you were my friend, that is." Rei said flatly.
Tala's eyes dropped to the sidewalk beneath them. -Even now I can't believe I told them that...What is it that made me decide to be 'popular' anyway? No one benefited from it. I've been struggling to be who they want me to be. I've successfully hurt Rei more times than I can count and I've almost definitely ruined any chance of being friends with him again...I want to know what caused me to make that change in the first place...Because, whatever it was, it messed up everything.-
"Tala?"
"Huh?" Tala looked up. He hadn't realized that he had stopped and was gazing fixedly at the stars above Rei's house from where he stood at the end of the driveway.
"You spaced out on me."
"I do that a lot." Tala responded.
"I know."
And, for a fleeting moment, he felt as if he was in sixth grade again. Like he and Rei were friends still and he'd just spaced out again as he did often. But the moment was ruined when Rei's mother came out and caught site of Rei and Tala. Tala had a feeling that Rei had told her about everything he done to Rei. And, judging by the shocked and concerned look on her face, he was right.
"Rei? What's going on?" Mrs. Kon asked, stepping away from the open front door and walking out to stand in the middle of the driveway.
"Tala has a gunshot wound. We should get him to the hospital." Rei said. He and his mother exchanged a look that clearly promised a later explanation from Rei.
"Well...Alright. Get in the car. I don't think it's locked...I'll be right back." Mrs. Kon rushed into the house as Rei turned to Tala.
"You going to be okay until we get there?" Rei asked.
"I think so." Tala responded, looking at the pavement again. The silence that followed unsettled Tala and he looked up to find that Rei was watching the stars and appeared to have spaced out. "Do you have a problem with spacing out now?" Tala asked.
Rei blinked and looked over at him. "Oh. Yeah. Sometimes. I guess I was spacing out when I found you." Rei said.
"Ah..."
"We should..."
"Yeah..." Tala followed Rei to the van and got in when Rei stood aside. "I'm not sure it matters...but I'm sorry Rei." Tala said after they'd sat in the car in silence for a minute.
"I'm not sure it matters either." Rei murmured.
Did I mention that this wasn't going to be a one-shot? :) Yup. More work for me. But I'm actually having fun with this. I didn't think I would but I'm enjoying the change of character and pairing. . I still prefer KaixRei but I'll make it through this fic without getting annoyed. It's fun .- Hope you liked the start, Dev! Thanks for reading and please review! Later!
Random fact:
The pupil is a hole in the eye that takes in light. The more light around you, the smaller your pupil is because less light is needed. The less light there is, the bigger your pupil is in order to allow more light in. Your iris is a muscle that controls the size of your pupil.
.- I DO pay attention in science. And I just decided that I'm going to have fun and put 'Random facts' up sometimes. Cause: Boredom and lack of amusement. .