Lirin: nyo no more papers, tests, or projects for now!

Rei: great now she has more time to torture us.

Ripples (Lirin's cat): should could use this time to love and cuddle me.

Lirin: i think I'll do both.

Kai: everyone run while you can! (all but Tala and Bryan scatter)

Lirin: good thing the wolf is out cold.

Bryan: what do i have to do so you don't hurt him?

Lirin: oh just the usual.

Bryan: mistress bitch doesn't own Beyblade or us so please don't make any trouble for her. and if you do she'll create more trouble for us. but with what i head she's got planned it might be hard. and thanks Kai's kitty, Sai and Aralie Panda for your last reviews. Lirin is starting to feel like this is a least waste of her time now.

Lirin: that was a mean thing to call me. so now i get to toy with you're wolf's mind. tee hee:-p

Chapter 20: Mind Fuck or Not

It was just after three in the morning and still Tala hadn't come too. Spencer was sitting next to the bed watching the machines he had attached the wolf to incase something happened but was finally starting to nod off. And Bryan, being banned from the room, was sitting outside the door waiting to hear his koi's voice. Everyone else was reluctantly forced to leave for the hotel and was promised a call when Tala woke up.

Tala's Dream

"Do you hear that, Tala? You know what that sound means." An all too familiar voice asked.

"Who's there? Where are you?" Tala was standing in the middle of a dark circle and the voice he heard seemed to be coming from all around him.

"Have you forgotten me already my precious wolf? I know it's been five years since we last saw each other, but I never forgot you." The voice spoke from behind him.

Tala spun around and was greeted with more darkness. A shiver ran down his spine as arms gracefully wrapped around him from behind and pulled him close to the other person. "Why are you doing this? We killed you in that mountain. Saw your body burn to ashes."

"Yes you did kill me. But who said all of me left this place." Tala whimpered as skillful hands slipped into his pants squeezing him lightly. "I've been with you all this time love. That voice you keep hearing inside your head, the one that causes you to hurt your friends, is me. I've been controlling you."

"No you're wrong. It's just been my mood swings." Tala was shaking and staring to cry now.

"Think about it Tala. When you hit Rei the other day, do you remember even moving off the bed? Or just seeing his shocked face as he brought his hand up to the red mark? Then there was the time with your sister. Didn't your mind snap back when Bryan was yelling at you, saying you were acting like me? Try not to think too hard about it. But you know that deep down I'm right and it bothers you."

Tala would have fallen to his knees if Boris wasn't holding him. Everything the man said was right. Ever since he had gotten pregnant, he started to hear a strange voice. And at times would blackout then come to just to see someone's hurt expression and him being the cause of it.

"I'll let you go for now. But I'll see you later and you will welcome me with open arms trying to avoid the pain you're causing."

End Dream

Tala woke with a startled gasp as he let the tears fall. He couldn't let what Boris said go. Something was all too real about his dream and that scared him.

Spencer was snapped from his short nap when he heard soft whimpering coming from the bed and saw Tala curl up into a ball crying.

"Captain are you wake?" He asked carefully so not to scare the teen even more.

"Spencer," Tala's voice was creaked and weak, "where are we? And are we alone? Or is He here?"

The whale gave a small smile as he sat next to the red head. "Currently we're in the Hong Kong stadium in the locker room. And if the He you're asking about is Bryan, then he sitting outside that door waiting for you to wake up. So other then him, we're alone here."

"So it was just a dream."

"What was a dream?"

"Never mind that now. Just get these things off me Spence. You know I can't stand this and the beeping is…"

"Bringing back bad memories?"

Tala didn't say anything. He only nodded and clenched the sheets.

"I hate to say this to you captain, but I can't take you off them." Blue eyes sent a glare to the whale demanding a full explanation. "You're last attack almost ended up killing the little pup. I need to keep it monitored for a little longer."

Tala's eyes widened with fear as he unclenched the sheets and brought a shaking hand to rest on his small bump. "Will the little one be alright?"

"As long as you get some rest the pup will be fine."

"Yeah."

After that the two fell into an agreed silence. Spencer didn't have any more to say and Tala was trying to figure things out. Unfortunately the beeping wasn't helping with his thoughts.

"Spence, you said that Bryan was still here, right?"

"Yeah. Do you want him?"

"I do. But he's probably still mad at me for everything. I don't even blame him for running away when he had the chance. Heck I probably would have done the same thing as he did."

"Tala for someone who's really smart, you sound really stupid right now." Tala blinked at the blond who just insulted him. "Think about it captain. If Bryan was still mad then why would he have come here to meet up with us? Or why would he have blocked me from doing my job to hold you close and cry over you unconscious body? Or why would he be waiting outside that door waiting for you to wake up so he can apologize? If he was still mad he'd still be in Russia thinking thing over. But he's here now cause he's worked things out and wants to be with you."

"You know Spence, if the whole doctor thing doesn't work out you could have a job as a minister. You sure can preach like one." Both teens looked to the door to see Bryan standing with a sarcastic grin. His lilac orbs returned to the shining jewels Tala knew instead of the dull lifeless one they were earlier. "Glad to see you wake Tala."

The wolf sapphire eyes filled with tears as he looked at his lost lover.

"I'll let you two have sometime alone. I promised Ian I'd call him when you woke up Tal." Spencer let himself leave before either said a word to him. But as he passed Bryan he paused for a second. "Don't you dare tell him about Chiyuki yet. His mental statue can't handle it at the moment." There was a threaten tone in his whispered that Bryan knew not to take lightly.

After the whale was gone Tala curled up into Bryan's lap and rested his head against the falcon's chest. "I'm sorry."

Bryan smiled as he hugged Tala closer to him. His hand roamed through sweaty red locks remembering the times he had done this on other, better, occasions. "You shouldn't be the one who's sorry wolf. I'm sorry for running out the way I did. And everything I said to you in the training room, I didn't mean it. I was wrong and Falborg tried to stop me, but I was too scared to listen to her and I hurt you more then anything. And nothing I can say will tell you how sorry I am about doing that."

"Then just stay with me from now on falcon." Tala turned to stare into lilac eyes showing Bryan that more then words he just needed his loved one there. "And if you have problems then come talk me or any of us. We can't help you if you don't talk about things."

"I'll try to keep that in mind."

"Good. Now stay quiet and kiss me."

"If that's what you want wolf."

Tala leaned up to softly connect his dried lips with Bryan's bitten rough ones. The kiss was simple but full of things they wanted to other to know. In that moment the world around them faded and only the other mattered to them. The beeping and the dream were a far off memory for Tala now.

When they parted a few seconds later, Tala was almost asleep. "You know if you're tired you can sleep wolf. I won't disappear on you."

"You better not falcon. I don't want this just to be another bad dream." Tala said as he faded off back to the world of sleep.

"This is no dream wolf." Bryan kissed the top of his head and brought the blankets up around them. "But hopefully you can have sweet dreams now."

Spencer came back a few hours later to check on Tala. He poked his head in the door and saw the two sleeping peaceful in each other's arms and figured it best not to disturb them. So he grabbed the blanket that Bryan had earlier and camped out on the locker room floor for a couple of hours before everyone arrived.

Boris: ha ha i'm back!

Lirin: for now. just be a good boy and listen to me or i might have to off you again.

Boris: but i'm already dead.

Lirin: true. but i do have my ways of killing you again. like getting rid of how you're talking/controlling Tala.

Boris: i'll be good. i wont take over his body anymore unless you say i can

Lirin: good. okay guys same deal 3 reviews and i'll get the next chapter up as soon as i can or next weekend. and without the school stuff in my way for the moment i can work faster on this. so thanks and night.