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When Our Eyes Meet - Part 25
Normal POV
"You lucked out. There was still some hot water."
Kai shrugged and tossed the towel Tala had thrown at him aside. "No, I'd say you were the lucky one." He glanced up. "Are you almost ready? We have to be down in 10 minutes."
Grabbing a brush, Tala began to comb out his scarlet hair. Unlike Kai, there was no way for him to make his hair stay down when it was dry. Try as he might, it would always stand up in his usual style. "Calm down." He said, brushing furiously at a particularly stubborn knot. "It won't take us 10 minutes to get down there."
Kai shrugged again. "True, we just won't have time to eat. I don't really care, but I can't speak for you…"
As if on cue, Tala's stomach let out a soft growl. He blushed. "No, I'm not that hungry." He lied, knowing that admitting he was hungry would only prove Kai right.
Raising an eyebrow, Kai looked at him skeptically but didn't argue. Who was he to say whether or not Tala was hungry?
"Anyway, I'm ready to go." Tala said. He hesitated. "But lets stop at the kitchen anyway. I want to see if Ian's there."
Kai nodded and started out the door, glancing around in the hallway to make sure no one was lurking around. The last thing they needed was people raising suspicions about why Tala and Kai had spent the night together. Rumors would start to fly, and Boris would not be happy. Not that he was ever happy anyway…
The hallway was empty, save for the constantly vigilant eye of the camera, but if they planned their exits carefully, they could get by that little obstacle. Throughout their entire lives they had spent time and energy learning how to avoid being watched. It wasn't always possible to remain unobserved, but they could get away with it at least some of the time.
He glanced at the camera, counting the seconds. Tala had come up to stand behind him, peering over Kai's shoulder. The camera moved away, and Kai stepped outside, heading down the hallway at a casual, bored pace. Tala remained in the room, waiting until the camera came and went again. Closing the door behind himself, he headed after Kai, keeping his pace quick so he could catch up to his silver haired friend.
Tala didn't look at Kai as they walked, but spoke to him softly out of the side of his mouth. "Be careful." He murmured. "Tell me if anything happens."
Kai chanced a look of his corner of his eye. He knew that Tala was still a little jilted that he had withheld the truth about what happened, and he didn't even know the half of it. And with any luck, he never would.
"I understand." Kai replied softly.
Tala acknowledged his answer with a barely noticeable nod, as they reached the kitchen. Stepping inside, they were surprised to find it completely empty. No one form the kitchen staff was there, and to Tala's disappointment, neither was Ian.
"Strange." Kai mumbled, moving to the table and picking up a sheet of typed paper he found lying there. He scanned it quickly and winced inwardly. "Shit."
"What's that? Tala asked, moving over and standing next to him. He was standing close, so close that it made Kai blush and he forced himself to focus on the note instead of the boy next to him. He handed the paper to Tala, who took it.
"It's out assignments. I guess we go straight there instead of to the main training room." Kai told him.
Tala glanced over the note.
Assignments:
Bryan, Ian, Spencer - North Training room
Kai - South training room
Tala - Report to Boris's office
'He's putting me by myself again.' Kai thought worriedly, thinking of what had happened just a day before.
"He wants me in his office." Tala said. "I wonder what he wants?" he asked, not really expecting a response form Kai.
Suddenly, Kai felt bad for feeling worried about having to train alone. Going to Boris's office was a thousand times worse. It was a soundproof room, and the only way to get in when it was locked was if Boris himself wanted you in.
Kai threw Tala a reassuring look, leaning over to whisper in the ear of the worried boy. "Don't worry. It'll be ok."
Shivering as Kai's breath tickled his ear, Tala nodded. He was nervous about seeing Boris alone, but he didn't want Kai to know that. He needed to look strong.
"And don't you dare try and challenge him."
There it was. Tala knew that Kai would bring that up sooner or later in the conversation. It was only a matter of time.
"You know me too well." Tala told him, and knew Kai was smiling.
"I do. Now promise me."
Tala sighed. "Alright, I promise I'll be a good boy. Alright, mommy?"
Kai laughed and patted him on the head mockingly. "Yes, that'll do." his joking tone of voice quickly disappeared however. "I'm serious though, it'll be ok, but still, be careful ok?"
Nodding in response, Tala stepped away and looked at Kai. The entire conversation had been quick, but it still might look suspicious. "Get going." He said, adopting a cold tone. "You have training to do. I'll be around to check on you, so don't slack off, got it?"
Hiding a smile, Kai cast him an equally cold look, knowing that Tala had just promised to come see him when he was done with Boris. "Hn."
The two left the room, heading off in different directions down the hallway. Kai headed to the south training room with only slight trepidation, while Tala headed towards Boris's office, trying to mentally prepare himself for what was to come.
'If this was about Kai and me, he wouldn't have waited until morning. If he had found out how I feel for Kai, he would have just stormed into the room. So that must not be it.' he thought, looking down at the ground as he walked. 'He did mention something about wanting me to go into the city today, so maybe that's what he wants.'
Somewhat reassured, he stopped outside the dark wood door that lead to Boris's private office. A camera in the corner turned to focus on him, as he raised a fist to knock on the door. He knocked twice and waited until he heard a buzzer from inside and the door swung open.
He stepped inside, his eyes quickly sweeping the inner office. The walls were lined with bookcases, all filled with various reading material and research findings. A large map of Moscow hung on one wall, with various locations marked off. Tala knew those areas to be drop points, places where information and materials could be left without any security concerns. The red mark that was placed near the bridge, Tala knew, was the drop point where he was supposed to meet with Dimitri when he needed her, not that she was reliable. But to his surprise, he saw another red dot, marking another location.
Tala frowned. That was strange; he only had one drop point and one contact, that he knew of. Something must have happened. He looked towards the desk and at Boris, who was sitting with a satisfied smirk on his face. He felt a rush of anger towards the man, remembering what he had done to Kai.
"What do you want?" Tala asked, moving to stand behind one of the large chairs in front of the desk. The map confirmed his suspicion that he would go into the city, and he slipped back into his emotionless attitude.
Boris grinned widely and motioned for him to sit. Tala remained standing.
"Now what did I do to deserve that tone of voice, Tala?" Boris asked mockingly. "Haven't I been treating you well?"
"Alright, what do you want, SIR?"
Boris stood and wandered away form his desk. Tala clenched his fists, remembering his promise to Kai.
"I have a little job for you, but we'll get to that later." Boris said, walking over towards Tala. "There are more important thing right now."
Tala narrowed his sapphire eyes. His insides were squirming, something wasn't right. "Like what?" he spat. The loathing he felt for the man was growing by the second.
Boris's eyes flashed hungrily. Slowly, he reached out a hand to touch the side of Tala's face. The red head stiffed and pulled away. Clucking his tongue, Boris shook his head.
"I thought you might react that way." Boris told him. His eyes roamed over the slim body of the Russian boy. His predator's grin grew. Seizing the narrow shoulder, he forced Tala to face him, looking with amusement into the dangerous crystal eyes.
Tala glared at him. The squirming in his stomach became more profound. "What do you want?" he asked, almost fearing the response.
The pale, dangerous eyes glinted when Boris heard the words. Moving quickly, he grabbed both sides of Tala's pale face and pulled it close. "This." he growled, pressing his lips forcibly against the boy's.
Stunned and disgusted, Tala jumped back, pulling away. Wide eyes glared at Boris with a mixture of anger, fear, and hate. So this was it, this was what Boris was playing at. "You bastard! Don't touch me!" Backing away, his eyes searched around the room, trying to find a way to move without letting himself be cornered.
Boris shook his head in mock disappointment. "So then I'm correct to assume that you won't behave nicely for me?"
"Fuck you!"
"I thought you'd say as much, I've decided to give you a choice."
Tala backed away as Boris stepped forward, reaching out to cup his cheek. The entire office seemed to close in around them, and Tala soon found his back against the wall. Boris stroked his cheek fondly as the blue eyes glared at him. "I don't care about any choice! Don't touch me!"
"You'll care." Boris told him, his voice a deadly whisper. "Because if you won't submit to me, I'll have to go to him."
A cold chill passed over Tala's entire body, and he froze. He opened his mouth to speak, but the words were hard to find. Finally, he managed to croak out, "Who?"
Boris smirked and let his hand drift to the back of Tala's neck. "Who? Why, your dear little friend Kai, of course."
When Tala heard these words, all fear for himself disappeared. He was more worried about Kai now. His hands balled into fists at his sides, and he growled low in his throat. "Don't you dare touch him."
"But I'll have to, if you won't behave." Boris smirked, knowing his next words would probably send Tala over the edge. He leaned closer and lowered his voice to a whisper. "Kai can put up quite a struggle, but he can do thing with his tongue that would blow your mind."
Tala felt as if a thousand pounds of weight had suddenly crashed down on him as his mind drew up a realization. He slid to the floor without even being aware of it.
'Then…that's what really happened…'
Boris is so vulgar, ne? But now Kai's little secret is out, how will Tala react? Hmm…I wonder…
Anyway, please update, and I'll update on Monday. Yes, I know the update should be on the weekend, but I'll be away and doubt I'll get a chance to update before then. But I'll try, so please review.
When Our Eyes Meet - Part 25
Normal POV
"You lucked out. There was still some hot water."
Kai shrugged and tossed the towel Tala had thrown at him aside. "No, I'd say you were the lucky one." He glanced up. "Are you almost ready? We have to be down in 10 minutes."
Grabbing a brush, Tala began to comb out his scarlet hair. Unlike Kai, there was no way for him to make his hair stay down when it was dry. Try as he might, it would always stand up in his usual style. "Calm down." He said, brushing furiously at a particularly stubborn knot. "It won't take us 10 minutes to get down there."
Kai shrugged again. "True, we just won't have time to eat. I don't really care, but I can't speak for you…"
As if on cue, Tala's stomach let out a soft growl. He blushed. "No, I'm not that hungry." He lied, knowing that admitting he was hungry would only prove Kai right.
Raising an eyebrow, Kai looked at him skeptically but didn't argue. Who was he to say whether or not Tala was hungry?
"Anyway, I'm ready to go." Tala said. He hesitated. "But lets stop at the kitchen anyway. I want to see if Ian's there."
Kai nodded and started out the door, glancing around in the hallway to make sure no one was lurking around. The last thing they needed was people raising suspicions about why Tala and Kai had spent the night together. Rumors would start to fly, and Boris would not be happy. Not that he was ever happy anyway…
The hallway was empty, save for the constantly vigilant eye of the camera, but if they planned their exits carefully, they could get by that little obstacle. Throughout their entire lives they had spent time and energy learning how to avoid being watched. It wasn't always possible to remain unobserved, but they could get away with it at least some of the time.
He glanced at the camera, counting the seconds. Tala had come up to stand behind him, peering over Kai's shoulder. The camera moved away, and Kai stepped outside, heading down the hallway at a casual, bored pace. Tala remained in the room, waiting until the camera came and went again. Closing the door behind himself, he headed after Kai, keeping his pace quick so he could catch up to his silver haired friend.
Tala didn't look at Kai as they walked, but spoke to him softly out of the side of his mouth. "Be careful." He murmured. "Tell me if anything happens."
Kai chanced a look of his corner of his eye. He knew that Tala was still a little jilted that he had withheld the truth about what happened, and he didn't even know the half of it. And with any luck, he never would.
"I understand." Kai replied softly.
Tala acknowledged his answer with a barely noticeable nod, as they reached the kitchen. Stepping inside, they were surprised to find it completely empty. No one form the kitchen staff was there, and to Tala's disappointment, neither was Ian.
"Strange." Kai mumbled, moving to the table and picking up a sheet of typed paper he found lying there. He scanned it quickly and winced inwardly. "Shit."
"What's that? Tala asked, moving over and standing next to him. He was standing close, so close that it made Kai blush and he forced himself to focus on the note instead of the boy next to him. He handed the paper to Tala, who took it.
"It's out assignments. I guess we go straight there instead of to the main training room." Kai told him.
Tala glanced over the note.
Assignments:
Bryan, Ian, Spencer - North Training room
Kai - South training room
Tala - Report to Boris's office
'He's putting me by myself again.' Kai thought worriedly, thinking of what had happened just a day before.
"He wants me in his office." Tala said. "I wonder what he wants?" he asked, not really expecting a response form Kai.
Suddenly, Kai felt bad for feeling worried about having to train alone. Going to Boris's office was a thousand times worse. It was a soundproof room, and the only way to get in when it was locked was if Boris himself wanted you in.
Kai threw Tala a reassuring look, leaning over to whisper in the ear of the worried boy. "Don't worry. It'll be ok."
Shivering as Kai's breath tickled his ear, Tala nodded. He was nervous about seeing Boris alone, but he didn't want Kai to know that. He needed to look strong.
"And don't you dare try and challenge him."
There it was. Tala knew that Kai would bring that up sooner or later in the conversation. It was only a matter of time.
"You know me too well." Tala told him, and knew Kai was smiling.
"I do. Now promise me."
Tala sighed. "Alright, I promise I'll be a good boy. Alright, mommy?"
Kai laughed and patted him on the head mockingly. "Yes, that'll do." his joking tone of voice quickly disappeared however. "I'm serious though, it'll be ok, but still, be careful ok?"
Nodding in response, Tala stepped away and looked at Kai. The entire conversation had been quick, but it still might look suspicious. "Get going." He said, adopting a cold tone. "You have training to do. I'll be around to check on you, so don't slack off, got it?"
Hiding a smile, Kai cast him an equally cold look, knowing that Tala had just promised to come see him when he was done with Boris. "Hn."
The two left the room, heading off in different directions down the hallway. Kai headed to the south training room with only slight trepidation, while Tala headed towards Boris's office, trying to mentally prepare himself for what was to come.
'If this was about Kai and me, he wouldn't have waited until morning. If he had found out how I feel for Kai, he would have just stormed into the room. So that must not be it.' he thought, looking down at the ground as he walked. 'He did mention something about wanting me to go into the city today, so maybe that's what he wants.'
Somewhat reassured, he stopped outside the dark wood door that lead to Boris's private office. A camera in the corner turned to focus on him, as he raised a fist to knock on the door. He knocked twice and waited until he heard a buzzer from inside and the door swung open.
He stepped inside, his eyes quickly sweeping the inner office. The walls were lined with bookcases, all filled with various reading material and research findings. A large map of Moscow hung on one wall, with various locations marked off. Tala knew those areas to be drop points, places where information and materials could be left without any security concerns. The red mark that was placed near the bridge, Tala knew, was the drop point where he was supposed to meet with Dimitri when he needed her, not that she was reliable. But to his surprise, he saw another red dot, marking another location.
Tala frowned. That was strange; he only had one drop point and one contact, that he knew of. Something must have happened. He looked towards the desk and at Boris, who was sitting with a satisfied smirk on his face. He felt a rush of anger towards the man, remembering what he had done to Kai.
"What do you want?" Tala asked, moving to stand behind one of the large chairs in front of the desk. The map confirmed his suspicion that he would go into the city, and he slipped back into his emotionless attitude.
Boris grinned widely and motioned for him to sit. Tala remained standing.
"Now what did I do to deserve that tone of voice, Tala?" Boris asked mockingly. "Haven't I been treating you well?"
"Alright, what do you want, SIR?"
Boris stood and wandered away form his desk. Tala clenched his fists, remembering his promise to Kai.
"I have a little job for you, but we'll get to that later." Boris said, walking over towards Tala. "There are more important thing right now."
Tala narrowed his sapphire eyes. His insides were squirming, something wasn't right. "Like what?" he spat. The loathing he felt for the man was growing by the second.
Boris's eyes flashed hungrily. Slowly, he reached out a hand to touch the side of Tala's face. The red head stiffed and pulled away. Clucking his tongue, Boris shook his head.
"I thought you might react that way." Boris told him. His eyes roamed over the slim body of the Russian boy. His predator's grin grew. Seizing the narrow shoulder, he forced Tala to face him, looking with amusement into the dangerous crystal eyes.
Tala glared at him. The squirming in his stomach became more profound. "What do you want?" he asked, almost fearing the response.
The pale, dangerous eyes glinted when Boris heard the words. Moving quickly, he grabbed both sides of Tala's pale face and pulled it close. "This." he growled, pressing his lips forcibly against the boy's.
Stunned and disgusted, Tala jumped back, pulling away. Wide eyes glared at Boris with a mixture of anger, fear, and hate. So this was it, this was what Boris was playing at. "You bastard! Don't touch me!" Backing away, his eyes searched around the room, trying to find a way to move without letting himself be cornered.
Boris shook his head in mock disappointment. "So then I'm correct to assume that you won't behave nicely for me?"
"Fuck you!"
"I thought you'd say as much, I've decided to give you a choice."
Tala backed away as Boris stepped forward, reaching out to cup his cheek. The entire office seemed to close in around them, and Tala soon found his back against the wall. Boris stroked his cheek fondly as the blue eyes glared at him. "I don't care about any choice! Don't touch me!"
"You'll care." Boris told him, his voice a deadly whisper. "Because if you won't submit to me, I'll have to go to him."
A cold chill passed over Tala's entire body, and he froze. He opened his mouth to speak, but the words were hard to find. Finally, he managed to croak out, "Who?"
Boris smirked and let his hand drift to the back of Tala's neck. "Who? Why, your dear little friend Kai, of course."
When Tala heard these words, all fear for himself disappeared. He was more worried about Kai now. His hands balled into fists at his sides, and he growled low in his throat. "Don't you dare touch him."
"But I'll have to, if you won't behave." Boris smirked, knowing his next words would probably send Tala over the edge. He leaned closer and lowered his voice to a whisper. "Kai can put up quite a struggle, but he can do thing with his tongue that would blow your mind."
Tala felt as if a thousand pounds of weight had suddenly crashed down on him as his mind drew up a realization. He slid to the floor without even being aware of it.
'Then…that's what really happened…'
Boris is so vulgar, ne? But now Kai's little secret is out, how will Tala react? Hmm…I wonder…
Anyway, please update, and I'll update on Monday. Yes, I know the update should be on the weekend, but I'll be away and doubt I'll get a chance to update before then. But I'll try, so please review.