N'awww! Thank you everyone again for the great comments, they all pretty much made my Halloween and the next few days ever more spectacular, so thank you once again! Did everyone else enjoy their holidays? Dear me, I went around trick or treating as Riku from Kingdom Hearts 2 and I vow never again to carry a Keyblade around that long again! Don't come to the UK because the Halloween spirit has nearly died out which is sad, Bonfire night was equally as good except there's now a black hole in the middle of our garden because a rocket got jammed in its shoot and decided to explode XD Ah great times!

Who here watches or reads Naruto? I can't believe it's over! I haven't read the manga in years to be honest, I've just settled for watching the anime episodes that aren't spoilers but still it's hard to accept that an anime you've slightly grown up with has finally come to a close; though I don't understand the deal with Sasuke's movie clothes O.o Oh wells on with the fanfiction XD

Kai panted harshly feeling the muscles in his arms and upper back constricted violently trying to support the oppressing weight above him, his legs slightly quivering in exhaustion wailing out to his very being that everything body-wise was at its limit. Still Kai pressed on lifting the cold, cruel circular-like disks on a rod above his head steadily breathing in each time the objects above him ascended, before allowing that pent up oxygen to once again escape through those chapped lips when the weights were at their lowest.

"That's enough for today Hiwatari"

"Hn" called the younger, moderately placing the heavy equipment back down upon its emblazoned, metallic rack chiming happily as though the family of kilogram weights were once again put back in their respective places.

"You are permitted to leave and allowed to attend in the main hall for dinner. Do you understand me boy?" ordered the nearby scientist as he finished jotting down notes; his partner unhooking the nearby cables from the boy's body.

"Whatever" Beads of liquid, coolly flowed across the lad's chiselled features in an attempt to escape the skin-like prison skydiving effortlessly to the floor. His damp tousled bangs pressed themselves firmly against tattooed-cheeks obscuring the teen's view even further. Dranzer chuckled admirably from within flapping her wings in delight as she felt Kai's confidence raiser even higher that week.

Since waking up from the hospital and spending more time around Bryan, the wise bird and noticed a certain change in her master's mental state. Sure he wasn't exactly happy, happy but then his confidence and self-perseverance had improved tenfold along with a desirable sense of humour that only seemed present when a certain red-head had him in his arms for long periods of time. Warmth flooded Kai's senses, purring in delight like a cat with a bowl of cream, the phoenix-wielder hugged himself allowing one of those tiny smiles to broaden across his feminine-like face, looking up towards the frost-bitten sky as cherry red and black sneakers boldly brought himself out into one of the Abbey's many courtyards.

Recreational time seemed like Christmas to the lost souls who wandered along the building's premises, some liked to read in the rundown library mainly filled with donated books from nearby charities, others liked to continue practising so it wasn't their ass thrown into a nearby detention cell or worse-deported. Then there's those like Kai, who seemed to enjoy the company of his teammates on some days and on others just solemnly chilling by himself wrapped in Dranzer's mental protection.

Up above seagulls cried out pleadingly for their next morsel, orange and black beady eyes scanned the ground below as lithe wings curved inwards of the wind-channels directing the rest of the body into slow tortuous circles of motion. Kai lazily stared at the simple beauty those ashen feathered wings seemed to have, raising his own arms up in similar movements feeling the tundra breeze lick along the seemingly 'thin' tissue-paper humans called skin. Just like his dreams, that didn't concern Tala, the young lad had envisioned elegant ruby-orange feathers steadily protrude outwards from his shoulder blades encasing his body in a similar warmth to Dranzer, feeling the steady oncoming weight of two extra limbs push his upper torso forwards. Gradually primary feathers would begin to extend outwards into this 'dream-like' world followed by the rest of the wing structure as short, mottled bits of dreary grey downy feather cushioned the connection between the small stumpy plumages of his wings against the soft but tough seal-like skin. In his dreams Kai would hesitantly feel the power of the two appendages behind him, keeping his breathing almost to a whisper so that he may never wake up from the marvellous spectacle. Underneath the skin he felt his shoulder blades experiment somewhat trying to gain control as his wings fumbled about in a disorientated motion until there! In amongst all the bitter confusion of trying to work two strange limbs, the slate-haired boy would finally feel the right connection raising his beautiful dark crimson extensions allowing them to spread wide feeling this mystical wind current rush all around him. Immediately Kai bounced off from the balls of his feet, lurching his body upwards into the fray angling his wings just right furiously flapping them to regain altitude. Higher and higher would the hybrid climb until finally he could see a faint image of what lays beyond the Abbey's walls from a bird's eye view and in an instant the lad no longer lingered but soared freely across the sky taking in the views of Russia from above.

"Kai? Kaaaiiiii, wake up pal. Hey Do you think he's broken?"

"Are you broken?"

"Might be" came the joking reply.

"Probably because you were dropped on your head as a baby"

"Who asked your opinion muscle-head?"

"Why you-"

"Both of you just shut up arguing for one day" Kai suddenly awoke out of his dream looking up at three familiar faces, one being of the dumbfounded kind and the other two seemingly ticked off.

"You guys still going at it?" questioned the younger as he glanced towards Ian and Spencer. Bryan nodded before extending his hand out to Kai.

"Aye, wouldn't you know it?" Accepting the hand, the phoenix-wielder allowed his body to be dragged off the floor back onto the balls of his feet. A dark hue had already began to set against the pale grey sky, fiery orange lanterns had begun to light up around the outdoor pathways of the Abbey giving off a welcoming radiance- very unusual for the Abbey. Looking back towards his temporary captain, he watched onyx orbs cautiously keep an eye out for any unwanted hints that something could be wrong. "Kai?" questioned the other, softly snapping his fingers in order to regain his teammate's attention. The two-toned haired lad shook his head shaking off a dull feeling of foreboding, sanctioning himself to hear Dranzer's reassuring cries that for once he can slightly let down his guard.

"Sorry… I was kinda in the clouds so to speak"

"No kiddin'!" came a pipsqueak reply. A tiny figure backed with plenty of muscle jumped upon Kai's back wrapping lithe arms around the other's shoulders, snaking his body to meld into the other's slightly rubbing his cheek along tattooed ones smirking as his prey grimaced in disgust. "Ya' know Kai you were out in that snow like a light, flapping your arms around like an idiot-"

"Ian off!" Bryan snapped viciously, growling at his subordinate. Yet Ian snuggled closer into the other gently whispering in his ear.

"What were you dreaming of Hiwatari? Flapping around like a bird?"

"IAN!"

"Or were you dreaming of getting fuck-AHH! Ow for fucks sake Spence!" The giant of the team proudly grabbed the viper-master by his slacks, prying him away from the youngest boy holding him high in the air having one huge grin wipe across his face.

"Got 'im" he said proudly. Kai finally let loose a sigh of relief eyeing up the smallest prick in the gang, burning holes into the smallest man's forehead. Ian quickly glanced below him gulping for the second time that day.

"Kai, buddy! I was only playing with you, ya' know that right?" Bryan scowled watching the scene before him, clutching onto his blade in his right trouser pocket.

"Whatever Ian, just keep the fuck away from me unless we have to co-operate in battle" With that the phoenix-wielder turned on his heel walking towards the mess hall, trying desperately to keep his cold, stoic façade in check. Still he could feel that brat's body against his rubbing him like that sick man that decided to have him whenever he wanted. "Sick fuck" whispered the teen. Bryan followed suit of Kai nodding to Spencer to drop the midget then and there, he decided later would be to question the smallest's motives.

Inside the mess hall students once again numbly gathered into a line, like a heard of sheep to a slaughter, casting aside their gazes downwards upon the stony floor, hearing for anything that may cause them the slightest bit of harm or disappointment. Momentarily taking in the same damned scene the phoenix-wielder had encountered for most of his life growing up, Kai pondered onwards grabbing a nearby rustic plate from the pile joining the ever flowing queue of 'hungry-mouths'.

Scrapes of metal against metal echoed throughout the ancient hall, almost like a clash between two kings numbing any quiet chit-chat from the pessimistic students collecting the inadequate, sorry-excuse for a meal until they seated themselves upon the damp, taciturn cobbled flooring almost drooling from the sight as their 'superiors' tucked in to yet another hearty feast collected from nearby donators meant for the children.

Bryan sighed in annoyance as a deadening sensation rippled across his bottom half, sending two strong legs covered in at least five pairs of socks into a fretfully deadened state. Kai eyed up the coach who had by now started banging his limbs against the floor, trying not to take note of the 'mystery meat' that was legitimately travelling past his lips. The taste was foul, fouler than Boris's essence and that really meant something.

"Dead legs again Kuzzy?" The falcon-wielder glanced up towards Spencer noting the soft worry etched upon those beautiful steel-coloured eyes. Yes Spence certainly was tall, hmmm not so dark but made up for that in handsomeness-wait what? Bryan leaned forward hiding the protuberant blush underneath his silver bangs, looking up every now and then at the tallest member of the team praying for some miracle that his short hair might just be enough to hide his flustered state.

"Y-yeah Spence, I'm good" Kai snickered at the reddened state his buddy had gotten himself into. Sure he could just advert the situation before Ian started poking his abnormally large nose into their flustered captain's business questioning why the poor soul had a crush on Spence, but after all the teasing he and Tala had received once their secret was compromised, seemed an opportunity too good to pass up.

"You ok Bry? You seem a little tense there, do you need Spencer to 'stretch your legs' a little?" leered the youngest. If it were possible then somehow the agitated Russian had been drained even further of colour apart from the widening crimson coloured flood expanding downwards, attacking the pale skin across his neck.

"N-no I'm perfectly f-f-fine Hiwatari, just need to get warmed up a little" By now Ian had finally caught on, giving his Cheshire-cat like grin a chance to blossom upon his short features.

"I'm sure Spencer wouldn't mind doing that, would ya' big guy? Nothing like huddling together on a cold day, eh Hiwatari?

"Too right" agreed the tattooed blader. Spencer looked up for a moment from his plate watching Bryan slightly huddle up into himself further and further, with each passing second that ticked by. Putting down his plate the giant or BFG as some people liked to refer to him as, strode calmly towards his fellow teammate sitting calmly down and half hauling, half-dragging the young man into his cross-legged lap hugging him tightly against his chest. The cat was out the bag so to speak, so why bother trying to keep it a secret now?

Out in the corner of his line of sight, Spencer noticed a certain mauve-haired menace raise an eyebrow at the taller lad's unexpected show of public affection towards the temporary captain, watching with twisted interested in how his 'pawns' are easily gaining material for him to blackmail with.

"Shit" cursed the whale-wielder. Bryan leaned back against Spencer slightly snuggling into the other man as he followed his boyfriend's eyes, freezing in anticipation at the sight Spence seemed to be witnessing. Kai followed suit of the couple, silencing his cooing taunts feeling animalistic growls resonate through his being. The last thing the Demolition Boys needed was another set of ground for Boris to gain advantage of and use against them, who was next for his stupid mind fuckery? Already he knew the answer, hell anyone would have to be an idiot not to know it's be Bryan sharing the same problems he had endured when him and Tala went public. Shameful thoughts of his temporary captain crying underneath the elder Russian in pain or sickening pleasure, crawled along Kai's very senses making his blood boil in frustrated anger thinking over and over again at the many times Bryan has helped the younger recover over the past week. No he couldn't let Boris have his way with Bry, all the pervert had to do was prove Bryan hasn't been fit to lead the team and probably dismiss him from the premises just like they did to Tala; oh and lest not forget Boris would no doubt have him bent over as well.

Crawling over to the young couple Kai firmly grasped Bryan between his toned arms, roughly pulling the elder boy into his lap giving a possessive smile at Spencer, the young teen purred affectionately nuzzling himself into the other's neck gently leaving small butterfly kisses down the pale neck making the ash-haired lad gasp in a mixture of surprise and amazement. Spencer snarled viscously like a German Shepherd would on a command of 'attack', grabbing the phoenix-wielder by his stupid hand-me-down crystal white scarf bringing both Kai and Bryan towards his body.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing Hiwatari?" seethed the blonde shaking the poor boy by his neck, expertly using the article of clothing to choke the young man "Bry is mine, just because you lost Tala doesn't mean you can whore yourself out to everyone in this damned hellhole"

"Spencer that's enough" commanded Bryan, trying to untangle his teammate from the scarf panicking in case Boris decided to seize the opportunity for punishments. Kai rumbled back at the taller man leaning slightly towards the other's ear.

"Y-you bastard, Boris knows something is up with you and Bry. I'm t-trying to he-help you by making out it's me and Bryan together God damn you!" Immediately Spencer dropped the younger like a sack of potatoes letting reality kick in, Bryan sighed a breath of relief glancing back over to Boris who was by now discussing some crap with other guards of the Abbey- probably to spy on the trio over the next few days.

Loosening the knot around his lithe neck, Kai stood up taking his cutlery and plate with him nodding a goodbye to Spencer and giving a chaste kiss on the cheek to Bryan who once again squeaked in embarrassment trying to hide his unusual reddening features from the many stares other subordinates managed to cast; between eating their 'meals' and taking into the account the scene just displayed before him.

Trudging off silently like the lone wolf he was, Kai continued to massage his neck grimacing at the past chokings Ian had received over the years- no wonder the little snake bit back! Again the phoenix-wielder squinted upwards towards the sky looking for the biggest star he could lay his brown ochre eyes upon. By now Russia's dreary sunlight had come to close blanketing the vast skies in a serious of hues ranging from a murky mix of purple and shadowy azure to plan moonlit black. Tiny spectacles of light drizzled across the evening night-sky twinkling in contempt at being close to neighbouring stars, almost giving off the secure family feelings both Kai and Tala had experienced back in the early days of their shared childhood.

Shrugging off the unwanted feelings the young lad had tried to kill, in order to clot the misery from expanding further into his life, Kai once again marched on through the thickening snow towards his dorm exhaustedly. Feeling the unsympathetic winds shriek around him in an unidentified resentment, the phoenix-wielder longed to feel the warm confides of his dirty, broken down bed in that cold…lonely little block they called a room. He'd sooner accept himself in Tala's arms snuggling into that perfectly sculpted body, feeling his significant other spoon him up in a tight embrace whispering soft promises of freedom and the chance to start a proper life.

How great would that be?

Finally the young man reached his terminus, shivering in disgust as he kicked open the broken down door frowning at the icy wetness his feet seemed bound to by the soggy imprisonment both his thin trainers and socks liked to keep them in- Kai hated his feet cold. Out of everything to go numb with seeping wetness it had to be his feet! Just peach-frickin'-perfect!

Suddenly an alluring smell of sandalwood, Russian heathers and…possibly horses?

"Horses?" whispered Kai to himself, feeling vulnerable at the fact someone in this very room could be watching him right now yet why wasn't Dranzer directing him on what to do? Sure the smell turned him on a little but why couldn't he shake off a familiar feeling? Without warning strong arms enveloped themselves around Kai's waist binding him to a perfectly shaped body behind him. In a blind panic the young Russian tried to scream for help, thrashing around in his captor's grip until suddenly the other male timidly placed his lips just below the other's ear tightening his hold in positive hug leaning his head against the younger's shoulder.

"K-Kai?"

For that spilt second the slate-haired boy purred in delight, stopping himself momentarily allowing for past experiences to finally override his tired mind. Dranzer tweeted in delight almost hugging Kai from the front with a loving warmth, flapping her beautiful wings in pure bliss. Slowly and surely the said boy turned round witnessing a rather cheeky smile, gorgeous azure hues staring lovingly back at him with blood-orange bangs framing a perfectly sculpted face. Immediately tears welled up in the younger's eyes as he buried himself in amongst a comforting orange and ashen jacket taking in all the appealing smells.

"Tala!"

To be honest I'm surprised I got this finished! Today I was supposed to be going to a horse auction with a friend (perfect excuse to glomp all the horses, ponies and foals XD ), but the trip got cancelled after the weather turned nasty so I strangely had a day off from work and have solely worked on this recent chapter. Plus I was getting annoyed Tala and Kai weren't together yet so yeah ^^;

Kiscia: Omg I love DMMD! Koujaku is my bae ~ 3 N'awww you should totally watch the rest of it lol! To be honest I was keeping up with that, Free! ES, Love Stage, Black Butler, Naruto and something else which hasn't come to me yet but the sad things was when they all ended pretty much at the same time- life never felt so empty XD

Nah that wasn't you don't worry I could just envision Bryan being like an older sibling to the rest of the team when Tala isn't around, and true lol! But then wasn't Dranzer weak or something when Kai faced off against Spencer? Again thank you for the words of confidence and hopefully you'll continue to enjoy this fanfiction!

MasterExpose: XD Maybe the animators had a bad day then had to stick with that height chart or something? Who knows! :p And yeah you're right it's currently 1:47 am now and I have an early start so what the hell to sleep? XD Nuuuuu! Dishonour on you! Dishonour on your family and dishonour on your OTPs, only kiddin XD Way too much Disney lately!

Hibisha: Thank you! :D Here we goes with another chapter!

BrintySelf: Sorry ^^; I'll try to just stick to weekend posts from now on XD I'm happy to hear you liked it though c:

Superrbia: N'awww thankies so much! Your comment really cheered me up in fact, plus I chocked on my toast in shock so yeah XD WAHOOO! And who knows it might be ;3

DragonSlave: Thank you ever so much for this comment, I specifically remember this one it really meant that much to me, so seriously thank you ever so much for your kind words! And yeah things seem to be getting back, already I'm going to see another university this weekend and my creativity is coming back as I'm drawing loads of character designs :D

IceIceFire: Thankies! :D

Daniela: *Dances with you* Don't worries as long as you enioyed it and had a good Halloween

Nami: Sorry you'll just have to wait and see ^^;

Yey: Nah when I was younger I totally loved Boris/Kai because of the angst between the two, but nowadays I'm just meh and more towards the Tala/Kai and Tyson/Kai XD But nuuuuuu never shall Boris have Tala! XD But thank you for the great comment I'm glad you like it so far!

~YaseixTaka