Chapter 2:

"Today's the day Kenny and Hilary are coming back from America!" "And the gangs going to be back together too. "Ya, it's been so long!" The three Bladebreakers Tyson, Max and Kai were all in the club room chatting the bright morning away. Well, except the bassist of course.

"I can't believe it's already been 2 years." Rei walked in on the conversation and pulled out a chair. Everyone turned their heads to look at the feline friend. "Rei, you're finally here! What took you so long?" Rei slightly flinched at the question, not wanting to talk about his recent heartbreak. But he decided to answer the question anyway, to the best of his abilities. "Well, you know. Just taking a walk and trying to get some fresh air."

"With Mariah." Everyone turned to look at the silent teen, standing by the couch, holding his night daze bass. Rei couldn't stop his face from turning a light shade of pink. "Okay then, why don't we start practicing then?"

The singer complained. "Awwwwww. But you just got here. And our show at the cultural festival was great!" "Yes, but Rei's right, we need to start practicing. Or else playing will just get harder." The tone in Kai's voice was firm as always. Tyson puffed his cheeks in irritation. "Ya ya, I know."

Kai curved just a little teeny tiny but of his lips upwards. Teeny tiny. "Speaking of our performance, didn't you voice sound a little off key?" At this, the blunette stood up in rage. " I was not! " " Was too. " As Tyson and Kai started another argument, Max and Rei walked out of the classroom. Sliding the door behind them.

"Those argue so much that it makes wonder sometimes how they even got to be together." Rei smiled kindly and genuinely at Max's jokey comment. " You sure got that right. " Silence then filled the halls after Rei's comment.

This feels so awkward. How am I supposed to interact with him after all that? He even had Mariah with him now. The thoughts inside Max's head slowly changing his face from being happy and energetic to sad tangled. I want to ask him, but I'm too scared of what's going to say. "How's it been with Michael?" Ba-thump. Rei's smooth voice had my heart thumping again. "Fine, I guess." Compared to his, my voice was curt and choppy. "That's good." I could feel my jaw tighten. This awkwardness with Rei is rally getting to me!

"What about you and Mariah? It seems that everything's going swell." Max tried to force a smile as he said it. Rei ruffled the hair at the back of his head. " I guess that's what it looks like." Max was fiddling with his thumbs. Then the recognition it. Wait, looks like? Does that mean that he's... "Rei are you-"

"Hey, mind not being so close to my boyfriend?" Michael cut in on the conversation.

"Sorry, he was going to ask me a question. Is there something wrong with that?" The glaring was non-stop and the air in the tension was enough to kill. "Well, we're going." The pitcher grabbed Max's arm and dragged him away. "H-hey, no need to be so rough!" Max looked up at what he believed to be a very jealous Michael. "Just follow me and don't look back." Max did as he was asked but couldn't help taking a quick glance at the person he was truly in love with. His face seemed full of agony. The pain there would be hard to forget.

When they reached the storage room, Michael roughed dropped Max to the floor and locked the doors shut. "I told you not to be so rough!" "What did you want to ask him?" Max then lowered his head, being too nervous about the question to able to see the eagle's small, embarrassing blush. How am I supposed to tell him? I can't really answer that question either! "I, I asked about...why...he...chose..." I can't tell him! I just can't! "Why he chose to play the guitar!" Worst. Lie. Ever. Seriously, what's wrong with me? "Oh really?" Michael's childish blush was long gone and has now been replaced by his signature evil smirk, which made Max even more nervous.

" Ya, 'cuz you know how popular the can be and all." I could feel my eyes turning away nervously. Why I can't I make up any better lies! Wait, he's coming closer. What should I do? Michael laughed. "You're so cute when you're lying." The eagle then pushed Max up against the wall, enforcing their lips to lock together, it was painful. He's kissing me! Max tried to push back but Michael was too strong. He started to gently strip off the top of Max's clothes and nibbled his way down to the lower region. "M-Michael stop. I-I can't do this." "There's no way I'm stopping now, the fun's just getting started." Max winced, the greed in Michael's voice scared him.

Rei's POV:

Dammit! I should have been able to stop him from taking Max away! And I was just so close to getting somewhere with this! I slammed my fists against the wall. Then wondered why I feel like there might actually be some hope still?

"Rei, is everything alright? Kai and I heard a loud slam outside." Tyson surprised me and made me a little embarrassed for hitting an inanimate object. But, I can't tell them. Not now. "Oh, some football guy just suddenly came and slammed himself on the wall. He ran off after." Tyson looks like he may believe me a little and Kai... I turned to face Kai's critical stare, he knows I'm lying. I sighed, nothing gets past him. "By the way, where did Max go?"

Shit! What do I now? "Max I think he, uh…."

"He went to get a drink of water." Kai covered for me then started walking away. "And morning practice is over. Tell Max to come back after school." Sure, I thought. When he isn't busy doing business with that other blonde. Kai then disappeared through the halls. "Hey, wait for me! Sorry Rei, gotta go. You can tell me all your troubles later. I'm sure everything's gonna be alright in the end. See ya later!" Tyson waved at me before catching up with his boyfriend.

Going to be alright. I shook my head. Ha, losing the love of your life to a perverted jock who can't even have a proper hairstyle is just a big embarrassment. How can it be alright?

"Michael, why are you doing all this?" Max can't help but be confused as the darker blonde bit his neck. He flinched, trying to bare the pain. "Have you forgotten already?" He chuckled. "Do you remember who the leader of the gang that bullied you was, before that bastard, Kai came around?"