Chapter four!
Nine hours til midnight!!
Next chapter, here I come!!
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When the cab finally stopped in front of the hotel, Tala immediately jumped out and opened the truck to retrieve the many things he bought.

"Kai, would you mind carrying Ray inside?" Tala asked. "My hands are full."

Kai sighed, knowing Tala planned to have him carry Ray inside. Kai stepped out of the cab and went over to the other side. He opened the door to a sleeping Ray, his features calm and peaceful. Kai couldn't help but blush as he picked up Ray bridal style and carried him inside. Tala waited for them at the elevator and was about to close the doors when Mystel, Brooklyn and Bryan rushed in. With the six of them inside plus their cargo, they exceeded the weight limit and the elevator's "over-the-weight-limit" buzzer buzzed. Kai noticed that the sound was causing Ray to stir, so he tossed Mystel and Brooklyn out and closed the elevator doors.

"Why'd you do that?" Tala asked.

"Uhm... the noise was going to wake Ray up." Kai answered, blushing.

Tala snickered a bit and sighed contentedly. The plan was going to work perfectly... if something didn't go wrong, of course.

When they reached their floor at the top of the building, the four got out of the elevator and entered the giant hotel room. Well, it was more like a house than a room with its tall ceiling, enclosed kitchen, multiple bedrooms, two gigantic bathrooms and a huge living room. The group had to be very quiet so they didn't wake anyone up. Kai carried Ray to the room he shared with Lee and found that Lee was still awake.

"'Bout time." he said.

Kai didn't answer. He just placed Ray on the bed and started out when Lee stopped him.

"What were you and Ray doing out so late?" he asked.

"Nothing." Kai answered, and left. He had to admit that he was jealous of Lee, getting to share a room with Ray, the mulitple oppurtunities to watch him sleep like the angel he was. He sighed in annoyance and went to the room he shared with Tala, only to find that him and Bryan all over each other on the bed, so Kai had to sleep on the couch. AGAIN.

When Kai woke up the next morning, he was completely sore. Having Tala drag him everywhere yesterday wasn't a good thing, he had known that, but he didn't know he'd feel like this when he woke up. He looked at the clock above the flat screen tv and couldn't believe it.

It was five in the morning.

He had less than four hours of sleep, yet he felt like he slept all day. He stretched, which didn't really help his aching muscles, and went to take a shower.

As Kai stepped under the hot water, he couldn't help but think about Ray. His golden eyes, his long, silky hair, his beautiful smile; he loved everything about him. And now he finally knew Ray felt the same way. But... how was he going to tell him? Should he just walk up to Ray and tell him flat out? Or should he make things, y'know, romantic? Kai wasn't so sure about it. But there was one thing he was sure about, he had to tell Ray before Christmas. Otherwise, he'd feel absolutely miserable.

Meanwhile...

Ray tossed and turned in his sleep, having a strange time in dreamland.

'Where am I?' Ray asked the dark abyss around him.

He looked around and continued to call out when he spotted a light at what seemed at the end of a tunnel. He walked through the tunnel to wherever it would take him.

When he exited the tunnel, he found himself in some sort of fairy tale. The trees were tall and full of fruit, and the grass was green with different colored flowers strewn everywhere. The path was easy to see, and Ray spotted a castle in the distance. He decided to go there to ask where he was.

"Hello there Ray-Ray!" a voice chimed.

Ray spun around and came face to face with none other than Tala. But this Tala was different. This Tala had dog ears and a tail!

"T...Tala?" Ray asked, not being so sure if it really was Tala.

The new Tala nodded his head and sat down at Ray's feet.

"What're you doing out here, Ray-Ray?" Tala asked.

"Uh... I don't know." Ray said. "I don't really know where I am."

"You don't?" Tala asked. "That's odd. Well, you're usually at the castle with His Majesty. You are his lover after all."

"I'm who's what now?" Ray asked, startled.

"His Royal Highness's lover." Tala repeated.

Ray didn't really understand. He had just got to that strange place and all of a sudden he's some king's lover?! That didn't make any sense! Who was 'His Highness' anyway?

"Um, could you lead me back to the castle?" Ray asked.

"Oh sure." Tala said. "But I'm not allowed inside unless it's by the king's orders, so you'll have to find your way around inside on your own."

"Well, okay." Ray said. At least he'd be able to get to the castle itself no problem.

Following Doggy Tala, Ray recognized a lot of people that were half-animal. Tyson had a lizard tail and pointed ears. Max had a turtle shell and was relaxing in a pond. Everyone was relaxed and enjoying themselves. Ray wondered if the king was half-animal too. As he and Doggy Tala came closer to the castle, Ray knew he'd find out soon.

When the two reached the castle, Doggy Tala stopped at the gate, since that was as far as he could go. Ray thanked Doggy Tala and went inside. Strangely, he knew his way around and soon found himself in the throne room. There was no one on the single throne at the far end of the room, so Ray figured that the King wasn't in, but as soon as he was about to leave the room, he heard a familiar voice.

"Who enters my throne room?" the voice said.

Ray turned around and came face to face with Kai. Kai had a pair of red wings sprouting forth from his back and a crown on his head. Kai was the King.

"Oh, Ray, it's you." Kai said. "What're you doing in here?"

"Well, um, I, uh." Ray stuttered, trying to figure out what to say.

Kai chuckled.

"It's alright." He said, holding out his hand.

In an instant, Ray found himself right before him, a blush on his cheeks.

"Come here." Kai said, taking Ray's hand and hugging him.

At first, Ray was nervous about hugging Kai, but then grew comfortable with it. He closed his eyes and snuggled into Kai's chest. He purred. Wait, purred? Ray pulled away and looked at himself. He had turned half-cat!! Ray grew frantic. How did he turn half-cat? When? All those thoughts were pushed away as Kai brought Ray back into his arms in another embrace. Ray blushed and relaxed. He closed his eyes and felt his head being tilted up. He opened his eyes slightly and saw that Kai was about to kiss him!! When suddenly...

Beep Beep Beep Beep Beep

Ray opened his eyes and slammed his hand onto his alarm clock.

He sat up and rubbed his eyes. Then he remembered his dream.

"Oh, couldn't my alarm wait until after my perfect dream was over?" he asked himself. Then he climbed out of bed and went to take a shower.

As soon as Ray stepped into the boy's large bathroom, he heard the shower running. He wasn't the only one up. He got undressed, wrapped a towel around himself and tiptoed towards the showers. He peeked into the hallway of showers and saw that one was indeed being used. Ray breathed and planned to walk past the shower to see who was there when the shower shut off and someone stepped out.

It was Kai. Not just that, but he didn't have anything on.

As soon as they layed eyes on each other, they both turned bright red and nearly had heart attacks. Kai immediately grabbed a towel and walked off while Ray stood where he was. Ray couldn't believe he had seen Kai like that. Boy, this was going to be a LONG day.

and it'll be a LONGER day once Tala wakes up.
Next chapter coming up ASAP
*dangit, I got english homework*
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