Wait. Hold up. Rei's eyes widened as he slowly realized the situation. He stared at the floor once again and slowly examined this person in front of him. He let go of the now soaked shirt. As his eyes met Kai's, he realized. I just kissed… a guy?! Completely shocked Rei flew back to his class. And at a time like this. When he reached his classroom, Tala was still sitting by his desk. He looked worried. He turned around and ran towards Rei.
"What happened?" Tala asked. The only response he got was an overflow of tears. "Rei…?" He reached out his arms and wrapped them around Rei. "Did something happen?" He felt Rei's head bob up and down against his chest. He tightened his grip on the sobbing boy.
Kai had finally returned to the classroom. "Why did you run out on me like that?" Kai asked. "I truly meant what I said." He stood behind Rei. Rei couldn't face him. Not after he had kissed him. Rei felt a rush of emotion. He was happy, but confused and annoyed. Had he wanted the kiss? That question circled around his mind. He felt confused. He leaned against Tala's chest, burying his face in the familiar warmth. How come I can do this so shamelessly? It's not embarrassing at all. It feels normal to be holding Tala like this. So why not Kai?
"Tala… my mom… died in an accident." Rei finally said pushing himself off of Tala. "Do you think… I could stay at your place for the night? Until I found somewhere to stay?"
"Of course. I'm so sorry, Rei." One could barely make out his words. He seemed speechless. "You can stay as long as you want." Tala wasn't ready to let go yet and pulled his friend even closer. "How about we sign out and you can come over right now?"
"But that'll interfere with your studies." Rei replied. "I don't want you to do something just because of me." He looked up at Tala sadly. The expression he received was a happy one, one that showed no doubt in his decision. "Okay."
"Wait for me in the office. I want to grab my things. Okay?" Tala said. He received a nod from Rei. Rei left the class and headed towards the office. Tala grabbed his lunch of Rei's desk and headed for the door. "I don't know what it is that you said to him, but you're a total stranger to Rei. Your existence isn't needed right now. I don't even want to know why you chased after him. The person he needs most right now is me. So stay out of it." He left the classroom and went down the hall leaving Kai stunned.
"Really now?" Kai gave out a laugh. "We'll see about that." He returned to his seat as the bell for the end of lunch rang.
The two were now headed to Tala's house. The journey was quiet. The two had walked two blocks and were slowly reaching his house. Tala opened the gate in the fencing surrounding his house. He led him to the front door. He fumbled with his keys as he took them out of his pocket. He unlocked the door and allowed Rei in first. He closed the door behind him as he headed in.
"Thanks a lot for letting me sta-" Rei's words were cut short as Tala came in for a kiss. He slowly forced his tongue into Rei's. To avoid a short lived kiss, he pushed Rei up against the wall. He was persistent, not wanting to stop. As he parted lips, Rei was silently staring at the floor.
"Rei." Tala started. "You mean the world to me. I love you so much. I want to care for you, so stay as long as you need to. Stay by my side." Tala tilted Rei's head up so they could meet eyes. Rei's eyes were brimming with tears. He looked completely surprised. "Whatever that Kai guy said, my feelings are more genuine than that." Please. Tala thought. The tears in Rei's eyes started to overflow. Please don't hate me. Rei's expression was as though he was in excruciating pain. Please love me. Rei quietly opened the front door and left the house. You hate me.
Rei continued crying as he heading for the gate. Tala, you absolute idiot! The one person that I trusted, that I thought could protect me and understand me betrayed me and took advantage of me. How could I let him hold it for so long? Rei thought to himself. He was rubbing his eyes, and his vision was blurry but he could make out a familiar figure standing by the gate. As his vision came back, there at the gate was Kai. Somehow rather than feeling a great deal of anger, he felt relieved to see him. He ran towards him, opened the gate and flung his arms around Kai.
"Rei…?" Kai returned the favour wrapping his arms around the teary eyed Rei's hips. "I'm sorry I was so straightforward. Even though it may be strange, you could live with me. It's a big house, so we could be far apart if you wanted." He let go of Rei and pulled a pack of tissues from his bag. "Here." He pulled out a sheet, and started dabbing away the tears that were now streaming down Rei's face in large amounts. "Even though you're sad now, I'm sure your mom would have wanted you to be happy. To not cry for her. To cherish her, but not to let her bring down your life. Without even meeting her, I know she's a great woman. She gave birth to you after all." Kai shot Rei a bright smile. It was as if all of Rei's worries had washed away.
"You're right." Rei agreed. "I'll try to be a little brighter." He took the tissue out of Kai's hands and rubbed off the tears himself. "So I can really stay at your place?" Kai gave a nod and a car pulled up beside them. He opened the door for Rei. "I called him a few minutes ago." The two stepped in, and the car drove off.
"You'll need to get your things first, right?" Kai asked. "Just tell me your address and we'll stop there first so you can grab your things."
"Okay." Rei responded. "I just live three blocks down from here. The beige house over there with the brown roof." The car continued moving until they reached the house. The driver parked in the driveway. Together, Kai and Rei headed into the house and up into his room.
Rei was frantically packing his clothes and necessities into briefcases. He then quickly ran to the bathroom taking his bathing and grooming tools. Just before heading back downstairs, he stopped in his mom's room and took a photo album out of her closet shelf. After thinking over the things he needed, he checked that he had everything. After making sure that he had all the things he needed, Kai grabbed the bags and the two headed back to the car.
"Bye, mom." Rei said before stepping into the car. "I bet she's in a better place now." After getting settled in his seat, he opened the album and started flipping through the countless pages of photos.
"Bye, Ms. Kon." Kai mumbled. "I'm glad you brought such an amazing person into the world. Thank you. I hope you find peace where you are." He went to the back of the car and popped open the trunk. He placed Rei's luggage into it carefully. He returned to the back door of the car. After seating himself down, he closed the door. "Mr. Rikuchi, back to the manor please." Kai looked over to the book Rei was looking through. "Aww. Your mother was beautiful, and you were such a cute child."
"She was beautiful wasn't she?" Rei said looking nostalgically at the photos. "She was everything I thought a good mother should be like. Nice, caring, helpful, smart, beautiful and an amazing cook. What I would do to just eat one more meal of hers…" Rei let a saddening sigh. When he looked at Kai's face, the expression was more devastated than his own. It was as if he knew her personally.
"I'm really sorry, Rei." Kai said. He didn't know what else he could do make the one he now aimed to love, happy again. He pulled Rei in close to himself, burying his face in his chest. "I hope that you can learn to love me too, Rei." Kai planted a kiss on Rei's cheek and let him continue looking at his photos.
"Kai… I love you." Rei said quietly still flipping through his big book of wonderful memories with his mother.
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Sorry for putting that at the end of each one, I don't want you guys getting the story mixed up with my little notes down here. xD I hope you enjoyed the second chapter. I hope I can keep this updating streak up. n I'm not very good with updating. Please, give me some feedback by R&Ring. :D I'd be forever grateful. I hope to see you guys reading my next chapter as well. :)
