Author's Note: The main reason why I could update was this was actually wrote on Sunday as well. Anyway, I probably won't be able to update until next Saturday, depending on the tired levels or not. So thanks for everyone who's reading or even reviewed.

DancerInTheDark101 - Spencer will, in fact everyone will eventually... Yup you'll have your answers to all of your questions when the right chapter gets wrote and uploaded with the answers in them. Yeah only 11 left. Then I can relax and play around with other ideas I've had. Thanks for reviewing!

princess phoenix - Who said Kai was going to forgive them? Kai wants to... But no one always gets what they want! Then again, will he... Sorry I love confusing people, you'll see what little Kai does... Well kind of... It was only a week! Heh heh! Thanks for reviewing!

kavbj - Hope you can survive five days with no update... Well better than seven I guess. Anyway thanks for reviewing!

lrn2 - You're proud of Bryan? Awww hear that Bryan! -pats small Chibi on the head- I am queen of unexpected things and bad spelling! -cackles- Anyway... -coughs- thanks for reviewing!

The Goddess Azure Thunder - Heh heh I updated too fast... oops. Well I think I'll be having to think about how I am going to update every few days... Though I get too tired from school... So I think I may have to type till my hands ache on Saturday and Sunday... Well thanks for reviewing!

or-chan - Hmmm...Should I...? Nah, I think I will let you read it since it is a bit of a shocker. -coughs- Kai? Well you'll find out how he is and how Tala is mainly in the next few chapters... Not to mention Bryan too. Thanks for reviewing!

Bluefirespirit - Near danger? Hmm... I'll tell you... Yes! Okay I better not actually answer more than that or else I'll give away some of the twisted plot for this fic. Thanks for reviewing!

Okay I know some people do know how I write, in other words, a cliff hanger every single chapter. Now I have been nice… Or unwell probably… But I'm afraid I felt mean when I wrote this chapter so… That evil cliff-hanger I was talking about to some of you? Yeah it's in here!

Chapter 25
"Tala…?" Ian gave a concerned look to his older friend, he didn't understand why he looked so stressed and tired, he knew that it was because of what they had all done to Kai and he also knew a little of what Bryan was going through, though he hadn't really said anything to anyone.

Tala sighed just suddenly realising that someone had asked him something, he had heard the brief starting of his name and suddenly came out of his thoughts. Mainly they held memories that were replaying themselves, when the whole group was happy.

"Hmm?" Ian looked back down to the table, where his captain hadn't even eaten a quarter of his meal – he would have to eat something. His natural weight wasn't very heavy, since he was only nine, even Ian knew it wasn't healthy for him to skip meals.

"You have to eat something you know." Ian frowned and looked at the food again. It wasn't the greatest tasting stuff in the world, but it wasn't that disgusting – taste buds would soon get used to the taste anyway.

Tala smiled lightly, his mind still wavering back and forth between thoughts and memories. "I know Ian. I'm just not hungry." He pushed the bowl away and shoved his eating utensils inside the bowl with not another thought about food. Ian sighed and went back to eating his own food, wondering why Tala was so worried about Kai and Bryan. Had they never fallen out before?

"Spencer told me that Kai will think about being friends with us again." That fact would usually cheer him up, but it was the argument they had all had, the look of hate in Bryan's and Kai's eyes when they had glared at one another. Tala knew that they didn't like each other – he didn't think they hated each other.

"Bryan hates Kai though…" Tala mumbled, even if Kai was to fall in with him and Ian again Bryan and Kai would still have to be spilt up in case they began arguing again. Tala didn't want to pick and choose which friend he had to hang about with at what time. Ian shrugged slightly not finding anything that Tala was saying shocking news.

"He's always hated Kai." Ian had not really known about the little agreement that Bryan and Kai had made when they were younger – the one that when Tala was around would act as civil and as friendly to each other as possible.

Tala nodded in agreement, "I know. Wait how did you know?" He gave a confused frown to Ian, who just looked a little surprised that Tala didn't really know.

"It was obvious when I came into the group. The very looks they gave each other…" Ian went back to his food and heard Tala mutter the word 'idiot.' Ian knew that he was talking about himself since this must have been the first time he had seen how far the two boys would go to prove that they loathed one another.

All of a sudden Tala stood up and grabbed his bowl, shoving it quickly into one of the bins, he knew that the only reason why the Abbey supplied plastic bowl and other appliances is because they cost hardly anything. Ian watched, "Where you going?" Ian didn't really want to say that Spencer had told to keep an eye on him but he was curious himself to where the redhead was going to go.

"Shower room… Need new stuff." Usually lockers would be filled with new clothes or sheets. Only captain's were given keys and only people that were responsible were given them. Which was why Group 3 were not given keys until so late, Tala had been thinking about getting another few overalls since with the growth spurt he had taken left him with annoyingly short jumpers. Ian called back, letting the redhead know that he would not be around the mess hall when he came back. "Okay, I'm going to go see if I can find Kai or Spencer – or someone…."

Behind the long and many rows and columns of showers, there were rows and columns of lockers. Each had a group number on it, or some sort of indication that it was another team. Usually the lockers would remain empty and would only be filled every few months, though Tala had noticed that his team locker had something new in it at least every week. There was only one problem. "Why is my locker always stuck…?" Tala sighed and banged on the metallic container, he was thinking of leaving until he saw something that caught his eye.

Tala looked around, he had seen just at the corner of his eye, a blue haired-figure, but not just any blue-haired figure – Kai. "Kai!" Tala wandered around, thinking on why Kai would have came here, no one was allowed showers when they wanted them so that couldn't be the reason.

He walked around wondering if he had just imagined it, until he heard someone going into another locker. "Kai? Are you ignoring me…?" Tala stood against a row of lockers and watched Kai's back, he didn't turn around he stayed and continued to break into another teams locker.

"Here. The teams keys." He reached his hand out, with the keys just sitting there waiting to be taken, yet Kai still did not turn around, in fact he began to walk away. Tala gulped, he knew he was talking loud enough, he knew Kai had heard him, he was ignoring him.

"Kai!" Tala walked behind him, yet still he did not turn around. "Speak…" Tala frowned and lowered his head, he knew that Kai was a fast runner, and he also knew that if Kai wanted to get away then he would.

Angry began to bubble up inside Tala, though not because of Kai ignoring him – but because he had ignored Kai. "Yell at me for not trusting you!" His words had no affect on the other boy. Tala glared at the boys back, but not intentionally. With one swift movement Tala grabbed Kai's arm, and pulled him to face him. "Tell me to let you go!" Tala looked down at Kai, he wasn't even looking at him, he was looking through him as if he weren't even there. Tala gazed down on the completely blank face that wasn't even taking his existence in. "Say something!" Tala had never really been ignored, even when he was young Kai at least looked in his direction.

Tala waved a hand in front of Kai's face, "Do something!" He was expecting Kai to maybe turn around and hit him, or maybe even shout abuse at him. He did neither and it just hurt Tala even more. "Kai!" He yelled in the younger boys face only to receive a blink. One blink…

The redhead began to worry, what if this was as much reaction he was going to get out of Kai, ever? Had he completely ruined everything he had tried to make since he was a small kid. "You hate me? Right! Say it, you do, don't you!" Tala yelled again this time his voice was beginning to get even more desperate as if he needed Kai to talk back.

Kai was happy and sad. He was happy because he was causing pain to someone that had caused him pain. He was sad because of the very same reason, he hated and yet was still friends with everyone. He just couldn't let them away with what they had done, he had thought about it but found it impossible.

"Say…something…Please." Kai bit his tongue, he was using almost all of his self-control just to stare away from Tala and just keep quiet even with the painful tones that Tala was using - he wouldn't speak. He would not forgive Tala so easily. Before long Tala slowly let the grip on Kai's arm to slacken and then he just stood and stared down at the smaller boy.

"Please…?" Kai turned and walked off leaving Tala standing on his own, with his own thoughts.

Tala had came back at the same time the next day, this time he hadn't even eaten, and the thought of seeing Kai but not being about to talk to him was making him feel sick. He didn't really know how he could make Kai talk to him though he was sure that Kai was still angry at them all for what happened.

He just stood and waited, he wasn't sure if he had missed Kai or if he was just really early since he had never actually took a note of the time the other day. When he heard a door open and then close, he knew he was now not alone.

The familiar two toned hair appeared, though the red eyes never looked in the direction of the redhead. "Do you always come here at this time?" Still Kai kept his head up, and blatantly ignored his captain, he was dreading the small chance that Tala would come back and now that he had he would have to deal with him, with sheer coldness.

"Are you going to ignore me forever?" Tala walked over to the younger boy that was now standing in front of another locker.

"I ignored you because I'm an idiot." Tala bowed his head, hoping that Kai would give him some sympathy, though he knew he wouldn't get it. "I'm sorry…" He watched Kai's face, it didn't even twitch with annoyance or empathy. He was just blank of everything as if his face was stone and couldn't move.

"Please, just talk to me – tell me…How much you hate me for ignoring you!" Tala wondered if he could coax Kai into yelling at him, would rather be yelled at constantly and insulted than have Kai ignore him. Tala watched as Kai seemed to be much more interested in the locker in front of him that he was in Tala.

"I'm…so sorry. I didn't mean to…To make you feel so sad…" Kai was sure he had flinched, though he wasn't sure that Tala had seen it, he just hoped he hadn't. Kai had tried to stay away from everyone at lunch, breakfast and dinner. Which was a hard thing to do since they all sat at the same table. Since tables were designated to different groups then they had to sit there.

"You're getting back at me, by not talking aren't you?" Kai was just wanting to yell yes in Tala's face, but it would demise the point he was trying to make. He had only began to ignore him, one day and a half… This was already beginning to annoy Tala to no end, he wondered if he was just annoyed because he was now, no longer gaining any attention.

"Well it's working…" Tala sighed and rested his head against the cool metal, and leaned against the whole locker just to give him some physical support even though it was his emotional and mental state that needed some help. Tala could feel like he was about to cry – he knew that he probably wouldn't but he couldn't help but feel even sadder at the one thought…I made Kai feel like this…

He sighed, out of frustration, he closed his eyes trying to figure out a way to get Kai to at least express the way he felt, it would not be very healthy to have that amount of emotion bottle up.

Kai on the other hand was trying to ignore the redhead as best as he could, he knew he hadn't slipped up yet, but if Tala didn't get it through his thick head that he no longer wanted to speak to him then he would break. His wall of bitterness would crumble completely just as it was doing now. He was just too affected by what he was hearing.

"Please! I'm begging you just talk!" Kai swallowed quickly, he was so bad at hiding emotions whenever a hyper person was around, even Ian he had trouble of not talking. It was their personalities that had helped him so much. He knew he should just forgive Tala, Ian and maybe even Bryan. Though he had always been brought up to know that forgiveness was not strong, mercy was but forgiveness was not. Kai didn't really know the difference.

"Kai…I'm sorry!" Kai hated those words… I'm sorry… What did they mean exactly – anyone could say them. They were just words, with no meaning, with just an empty shell that was suppose to make everything better. Kai hated those words…Just because it meant that his Grandfather was wrong, it meant that what he had been told was also a lie. A lie by someone he also, again, trusted and had decided to deceive him. I'm sorry meant nothing in Kai's book.

The small red-eyed boy turned and began to walk away, and Tala knew that maybe even the things he was saying…Just wasn't getting through to him. Kai had heard no movement from behind him, which meant Tala wasn't going to follow him and annoy him.

Then without any noise Kai felt himself being pulled back and being stopped but a pair of arms. "I'm going to keep you here – and that's final – speak! Tell me to leave you alone. Say that you hate me! Say something!" It took Kai a minute or two to actually know that Tala was hugging him, which was something he had started doing years ago – not like Kai hadn't complained each time but for some reason the redhead just kept doing it.

Kai guessed that Tala was doing this so he would tell him to get off, or in other words acknowledge his existence, but Kai was still too hurt to even think about forgiving him or anyone else. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Please stop ignoring me!" Useless words. Kai had thought about tensing up like normal to let Tala know that he wanted him to let go, but he just stood there. Not limp nor tensed up.

Tala was going to end up hitting Kai or even worse yelling at him because he was still ignoring him. Though he knew that that he would never really do that, he just felt like doing it…

"Kai! Seriously, stop it!" Kai could fell the normal relaxed Tala tense up, his voice sounded as if he was being stabbed multiple times and was in agony. Kai was beginning to crack, he was sure that the pain Tala was feeling was worse than what he had felt. He had been ignored, then accused… Why couldn't Kai find any words, to turn around and say that he… He no longer was angry at him. That he… Had his mercy? Forgiveness? Kai didn't know what to do.

"Why…Why did I listen to Bryan?" Tala muttered now his head was bowed, and he was certain he would start crying… Maybe then Kai would feel that he had ignored him enough? Though he just couldn't start crying when he knew Kai would hear, his male pride was still there, he wouldn't cry. Not yet anyway.

Tala decided to just mutter what he was saying since it was very unlikely that Kai would not hear what he was saying since he was so close. "Please, say something…?" Kai sighed, and Tala visibly relaxed since that meant Kai had heard him and had decided to speak – maybe. Kai opened his mouth to speak, something that he was sure would make Tala bubble. He wanted Tala to cry. Tala blinked as Kai looked over his shoulder…

Author's Note: Let the evil responses to the evil cliff begin! Whahaha! Sorry... -.-'' But I'm evil at heart! -cackles-