Warnings: Yaoi. AU. OOC...

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters.

Pairings: Kai_ Tala...

AN: first of all, thank you for the reviews, I'm new to publishing any of my works, that's why it matters so much to me. This chapter will be short I was thinking about leaving it out...but decided that in the end it fits after all.

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Next time he met Tala it was unexpected, the very same evening he was forced to go for the store since he had nothing to eat at his home, so he went shopping in the store closest to his house, as he was boringly going through the offered kinds of bred an all too familiar shriek got his attention.

Turning his head he couldn't help but start to chuckle madly. There was his favorite shrink and Bryan and he didn't know what Bryan had done this time but Tala was in the process of screaming and throwing packets of pasta at the body builder who was ducking behind random costumers laughing his ass off when Tala socked a nice looking lady in the back of the head.

The woman glared at the redhead who was now closely inspecting a packet of spaghetti surely pretending he wasn't just throwing pasta everywhere, the woman huffed and walked off it was enough to get Tala to run for Bryan and beat him with the same spaghetti.

"Bryan you oaf I swear I'll kill you one day..."

"Hey guys... having Italian evening?" he asked stopping right behind the two and smirked when Tala spun around on the heel sporting the same outfit as in the office earlier he was sure Tala was just off duty same as Bryan.

"K-Kai..." Tala stammered out the blue eyes going incredibly wide while Bryan stepped forward shaking Kai's hand in a greeting giving him a grin.

"Hey dude, yeah Tala's fond of Italian kitchen, especially when he can throw it around, he just looves it..."

"Shut up!" Tala barked 'accidentally' stepping on Bryan's foot, it only caused for Bryan's grin to stretch out.

However Kai was concentrated on the shrinks blushing face, it really was alluring the way Tala was blushing...

"I just got off of work and Bryan here forced me to go shopping, he thinks I'm in danger of starvation..."

Kai knew damn well how Tala looked but still hearing that his eyes slid over the lean and delicate body lingering on the hips with the hipbones nicely hugged by those sinful black jeans.

"Hmm... and I just discovered I really might die of starvation since my maid took off a week ago and there's no one to fill my fridge..." he murmured wincing about the fact that he had to find a new one. He didn't mind to do his own chores but hell his house was too big to keep clean on his own, it was a drag enough to keep his own bedroom in pristine order.

Hearing his words Tala chuckled sweetly and kind of oddly, Tala of course knew already nearly everything about his life and if he recalled right at the first meeting where he had just plain told everything about his life he also had mentioned that he's one shitty cook.

Bryan's eyebrows however rose and he looked Kai over giving him creeps.

"Why did she take off...are you one of those naughty perverts abusing your maids?"

"Bryan!" Tala hissed but Kai just laughed.

"Asks the guy who's drooling over the pictures of blonde guys getting screwed up the ass?"

"Haaa!" came from Tala and it was said right into Bryan's face with a glee while the big guy chuckled at Kai.

"What are you so happy about Tal, it seems your patient is one to dirty talk, oh but you like it, don't you...? And you Kai, you were looking at the blonde guy and you weren't far from drooling either, maid molester!"

Ouch! That seriously made him blush, that about the dirty talk and Tala possibly liking it.

"First of all the maid was like hundred and forty, plus minus one hundred and secondly... I need to get the bred!" he explained turning with grace towards the stand with the bred, Bryan was laughing behind him and Tala was chuckling that adorable little half-nervous, half-psychotic chuckle, he heard them follow him till they were all looking at random buns of bred.

"You guys are pretty much alike..." Tala chirped the blue eyes trained on nicely wrapped sweet rolls, Tala's pretty little nose scrunched and the shrink put the bred back in the shelf taking another flavor for inspecting.

"Tal, Are you referring to the fact that were both gay?" Bryan asked.

Kai's eyes widened just so before he looked around and then looked at Tala who was stepping closer and lifting the delicate hands in the air. "I didn't tell him that, I swear to god... Bryan, you are just-"

"Relax Tala... I think he figured it out on his own... it wasn't like I was hiding it while chatting with him anyway..." Kai explained seeing with the corner of his eyes Bryan snickering and rolling the lilac eyes upwards at Tala's antics while the gorgeous redhead was sighing in what seemed to be a honest relief.

Bryan brushed Tala's silky red locks in mock caring. "Did little Tala got worried of losing his favorite patient..."

Kai's eyebrows disappeared in his hair and his lower lip once more got abused by his teeth as he watched Tala's cheeks flare up the pale hand holding an innocent pack of tea biscuits made a fist destroying the sugary goods.

Kai mused to himself was Bryan just joking or...

Tala's reaction spoke for itself, the redhead turned on the heel surely ready to take off when Bryan grabbed the thin wrist chuckling kind of sweetly for a change.

"Calm down sugar... how about we all go for supper somewhere since we're all out here and apparently hungry?"

Kai watched for Tala's reaction to Bryan's offer and when Tala looked at him as If waiting for his answer he shifted. "Is it okay?"

"Why shouldn't it be?" Bryan asked not letting Tala speak.

"Because I'm his patient..." in truth Kai was...excited, it was one of a time opportunity to see Tala out of the professional demeanor, if Tala had one to begin with. But seeing Tala just stand there reaching to Bryan's shoulder and almost looking shy, Kai was sure the shrink had one.

"I don't mind..." Tala breathed out looking somewhere at the side while Bryan's lilac eyes were scrutinizing Tala's face.

"Nice, so let's get going, I know this place not far from here... it's really nice and the foods amazing..."

And the place really was nice, quiet and a bit to the romantic side, he sure as hell wouldn't think Bryan could know of a place as this but here they were getting a nice table in the corner where Bryan all but pushed Tala in the seat near the wall right across from Kai who couldn't believe how very out of character Tala suddenly seemed being almost too quiet...almost avoiding his eyes, was it really because Bryan said he is the shrinks favorite patient?

Bryan sat next to Tala and took the menu from the waitress offering her a sex promising smile, the waitress blushed crimson and left nearly falling over her own feet.

Tala was studying the menu with scrunched nose and Kai was studying Tala, the long black eyelashes fluttered and a pink tongue sneaked out licking the rosy lips as Tala apparently made the choice and put the menu down looking at him, catching him staring...

He was about to look away but the shrink gave him a faint barely there smile. "How comes the first two times you were wearing a suit, Kai?"

The question was sudden he had to admit.

"God, you really have to know everything don't you, Tal?"

Tala turned to Bryan. "Was I talking to you? No, I was talking to Kai, so shut up!"

"I had meetings back then I have to wear suit otherwise the old geeks don't take me seriously since I'm so young..."

"I see..."

"So you're some sort of big-shot eh?" Bryan asked sipping water and still reading the menu.

Kai winced and then shrugged. "Hiwatari corporations..." he simply said feeling just a little bit surprised when Bryan's face washed over with realization, Tala of course was aware of his status as the president of the well going business he owned.

"Oh and there I thought your name sounded familiar... oh well... now I get why you didn't want cops questioning you and then the press questioning your sanity... oh man I imagine they would love the rumor of you meeting up with the weirdest shrink in the city..."

"Seriously, can you shut up Bryan? And I am not weird!"

Kai hid his smirk in his water glass. Tala was weird... and that was nicely said.

"He's right though they would love the rumor... they would probably think up a nice story too about how I finally lost my marbles... you can't imagine the things I have read about myself!"

"Like?" Tala seemed interested playing with the white shirts sleeve offhandedly with the elbows on the table.

"Well...a year ago I was having a meeting with one man who was interested in funding one of the orphanages, he was offering a great deal of money to build a pool and over-expensive stuff like that... however I met with him in a restaurant...an Asian one... we met up, ate some sushi, talked and parted our ways. In the morning judging by the press I was a pimp buying underage kids from Japan and exploiting them in the market as some kind of slaves... since you're the thinker Tala, can you tell me where could that possibly come from?"

Tala was shaking his head and laughing. "No idea... I don't see a connection except that you were in Asian restaurant... oh dear, that's hilarious... how did it end?"

"Yeah, how did it end?" Bryan joined in leaning on the table and supporting the jaw with large fist.

"They took it back when I phoned the owner of the paper and promised some hard-ass suing."

"What else have you discovered about yourself through the press?" Bryan chuckled out.

They were interrupted by the waitress taking their orders, Bryan ordered them a bottle of wine and after a heartbeat they were sipping the red liquid admitting that it was good till Bryan remained him of the question asked before the interruptions.

Sipping the wine he chuckled remembering. "It's just trashing, I'm used to it... I just have to ignore it for the most part... I usually don't interfere if it's not too bad... like the rumors of me meeting with countless girls that I have never heard of... or me being a member of Russian mafia... or me doing drugs since...childhood." he couldn't help but sound a bit bitter saying the damned word 'childhood' shrugging he took another sip of the wine hearing his lovely shrink hum in understanding.

"Well our dear shrink here has been in the press numerous times as well...unwillingly."

"Really...?"

"Well yes..." Tala admitted but it seemed a sore spot for the redhead. "I've been trashed as well...mostly because I don't wear suit at work and because few of my patients decided I was...unfit and unjust... "

"And that is bullshit, the press just sucks...stupid fuckers!" Bryan offered with a steely face, it was nice to see Bryan protecting Tala despite their bickering like an old married couple, Kai even as much as smiled his smile only grew when Tala looked in the wine glass blushing the pretty face off.

The food arrived and they started eating...kai was a bit sidetracked of course having Tala in front of him opening the plump lips to take in the salad neatly and then licking the same lips.

Swallowing hard he focused on his plate he was damn sure Bryan noticed him drooling... he only hoped the guy will keep his mouth shut about it.

"Did you buy them Kai?"

"Hnnr?" the sudden question of course made him make a stupid noise... of course.

"The meds."

"Oh yea... I did."

Bryan scoffed. "Is work all you can talk about Tal?" the lilac eyes then turned to him. "And what do you need meds for you seem perfectly normal to me."

Tala was making a face at Bryan that said to shut up, Kai smirked swallowing his food before answering.

"Even after you had to fucking carry me for the couch?"

"Oh yea, forgot that... but Tala grabbing on like that could scare the shit out of anyone!"

"Bryan!" Tala hissed clutching the wine glass dangerously, the big guy just chuckled and Kai joined in leaving the redhead once more huffing and nearly pouting at them both for a change.

"Oh that's right Kai, join in with Bryan why don't you!" the long finger was pointed at his chest for a change too. "Next time I'm prescribing you poison!"

"Aw shit..." was all he could say still chuckling.

Bryan was filling their glasses seemingly really enjoying their company which was good because Kai was enjoying this too and he was sure Tala did too judging by the faint smile creeping on the delicious looking lips.

He wanted to taste that smile.

After some oddly hilarious small talk mainly from him and Bryan, which was oddity in itself, and after Tala had defeated the salad that to Kai's opinion really was too shabby of a food for a grown male even one as petite as Tala, the redhead yawned sipping the wine and looking in it with blank eyes, Kai wondered is this how Tala's face looked after a long hard day of work when the redhead was curled on the couch with a mug of tea or something... he had to stop wondering.

"You look awfully tired..." he commented on his observations deciding not to mention the dark circles visible under the bright blue eyes. Tala gave him a small tired smile.

"It's because I am Kai..."

"Oh? Not shy to admit it to him are you, and earlier you screamed at me saying you're perfectly fresh and full of energy!" Bryan teased with a vicious leer.

Tala literally flinched looking away from him and to Bryan sitting up straighter. "It's because it was earlier...now I'm tired okay...what's your problem?"

"Nothing...nothing..." Bryan said in the same tone which meant there definitely was something and that Bryan liked it a lot.

"Who's up for deserts?" Bryan asked after making sure Tala's and Kai's glasses were refilled.

"I'm full..."

"So am I..."

"Meh, pusssies."

So Tala and Kai ended up sipping more wine while Bryan was munching down the cheese-cake, actually Kai was convinced that any second Tala will nicely face-plant in the table, the redhead looked like a kitten barely conscious and trying not to yawn all the time, glaring at Bryan time to time and smiling at Kai time to time.

He still wanted to taste those smiles...even if they were tired.

When Bryan was finished they decided to leave mostly because of the shrinks state.

"I'll take the bill..." Kai offered already throwing money at the table.

"Oh c'mon dude, I invited you both here..." Bryan interrupted and Tala nodded vigorously but Kai just smirked and motioned for them to get up.

"Yeah... let's just go... before that waitress tries to pull you in the toilets or something, she looks determined."

Bryan snickered winking at the lady as they left the restaurant, Kai stopped outside feeling just tad bit jealous of Bryan being so close to Tala.

"How you're getting home..."

"My place is just few blocks away, I'm walking." Kai answered smirking when Tala for reasons unknown blushed cutely looking at him quite oddly, the x-ray eyes once more sharp as the sharpest blade cutting right through him.

"All right, we'll see you tomorrow then..."

"Yeah..." he took Bryan's offered hand, growling at the big guy when that tried to break his finger bones with the ferocity of the shake.

Tala's hand shake comparing was a touch of a dove, the delicate fingers saying goodbye, he couldn't help but recall the first time Tala shook his hand trying to squeeze it quite like a maniac, he wondered what the change is for but he sort of...liked it.

With the last smirks smiles and waves they parted ways.

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AN: Okay dears, like I said it was short but only because the next one will be...mmm 7 thousand words of deliciousness. The next is also planned as the last...

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Mettlei.