Disclaimer: Go backwards I just want to get part 2 of this done with.
Chapter 38: Tragedy that Brings them Together Part 2
"Kai, why are you doing this?" Tala had no idea how, but Kai had managed to get them out of the waiting room, down the hall, and into the bathroom around the corner, without anyone seeing them.
"To show you, that I can be better than Hiro." Kai replied, as he proceeded to fuck the redhead until he passed out.
"You should stop, because you'll, never, be better than him at this." Tala bit back, gripping the baby changing table tight, as Kai thrusted into him, with more and more force.
"Shut up." Kai said, slapping him.
"Okay, you've gone too far. I'm not Rei, you will not, treat me like an object." Tala said, punching him.
"I'm not finished with you!" Kai exclaimed, holding Tala's hands down.
"In case you haven't noticed, you have no affect on me, what so ever." The redhead said smirking.
"Hey brother, is that, what Balkov taught ya, in the bedroom?" A ghostly figure asked, from above them.
"Mogami?" Tala asked, unconsciously beginning to cry.
"Hey, don't cry. I always knew I'd die from drinking and driving." She said, before glaring at Kai. "Get the hell away from him, before I possess you and do so myself."
"Listen to her Kai. I don't love you, and I highly doubt, I'll ever, give you a second chance after this." Tala said, struggling to get his hands free, from the other's strong grip.
"Tala, let Hiro go already. I'm gonna haunt you guys, till you get together again, anyway, so you might as well, give Kai a chance." Mogami said looking at him.
"Are you dead?" He asked.
"Well, yeah. That kinda comes with the ghost thing." She said.
"Kai, will you stop it? I'm not the least bit turned on by you." Tala was just about ready, to call upon Wolborg.
"Are you serious?" Kai stopped momentarily.
"Why don't you ask my dick that?" Tala countered.
"Fine, but I still intend, to make you mine again." Kai said, letting go of his hands, and withdrawing from him.
"Oh, my aching ass." The redhead whined, as he got dressed.
"That's what you get, for being a bitch." Kai said, grabbing him.
"Kai, what the fuck? OW!" Tala screamed, as Kai bent him over, and spanked him.
"sixteen...seventeen...eighteen...nineteen...twenty..." Kai counted as he did so.
"For hell's sake Kai, stop it!" The redhead, was nearly, ready to cry.
"I'll stop him for you wolfy, but you have to promise, to give him another chance." Mogami said, watching with slight amusement.
"...twenty six...twenty seven...twenty eight...twenty nine..." (Kai)
"Okay, okay, damn it! I'll give him a chance, just stop him already!" (Tala)
"Excellent." Mogami said, eating the last of her sandwich, that neither Kai nor Tala, were aware she had gotten. She then took possession of her brother, and true to her words, let Tala off the hook.
"To your hotel suite we go." Mogami said, after Kai had called Wei, to take care of the arrangements, for the cremation of her body.
"Thanks, for using Hybrid's powers to move me. I don't know how I'm going, to make the commemoration ceremony tomorrow." Tala said, keeping an eye on Kai at all times.
"No problem. Don't worry, I'll have Hybrid help you move about tomorrow." She said smiling.
"You didn't deserve to die." He said.
"I chose to, I wanted to do something great, but I knew that I couldn't achieve that alive, so I died. You could have ignored me a million times alive, but now that I'm a ghost, I'm calling the shots." She explained.
"Why are you so intent, on getting Kai and I together?" He asked.
"I guess it's because, Kai was happiest, when he was with you, and you with him. I'd like to see to it, that you two get your fairytale ending." She replied, sounding like she was, coming up with it all, on spot.
"I stopped believing in such things long ago." He said.
"I'm not stupid wolfy, if it isn't meant to be, trust me when I say, I will leave you be." She told him.
"Good." He said, somewhat relieved.
"Tala, do you dislike me, THAT, much?" Kai asked.
"Kai, I told you, I love you, but as a friend, and nothing more." Tala replied.
"What does Hiro have, that I don't?" The elder asked.
"Kai, this isn't about Hiro, I could've fallen for anyone, even a female, the fact remains, that the flames of love between us, have burned out, at least from my end." Tala was growing fed up with him by the second.
"I'm going to bring back those flames." Kai vowed seriously.
"I've forgotten, why I fell in love with you, to begin with." Tala said suddenly.
"I've missed you so much, all these years, and you come back into my life, with a new found love, for the man, who tore us apart, to begin with. Can you blame me, for how I've been acting?" Kai's voice, was filled, with his sulking.
"You keep trying, to make this about Hiro, what is it, that is, really, bothering you?" Tala wanted the truth. There had to be a reason, why Kai was, behaving like a child, right now.
"I've never had to court you before. We knew what our feelings were, and acted upon them. Now, I have to, make you, fall in love with me, well, try to." Kai replied, not sounding confident at all, about the matter at hand.
"I would advise you, to be yourself, if you're going to try. I love Hiro, for far different reasons, than I once loved you, and no-one can replace him." Tala offered Kai a quick kiss on the lips. "Just as no-one, will ever replace you. Even if you are in my past now, you will always, be my first love. It's up to you, whether or not, you're in my future."
"Will you, watch the stars with me tomorrow?" Kai asked.
"Sure thing." Tala said.
"Mama!" Kusumi exclaimed, running to him.
"Hey Bebe, sorry for not calling. I got into a bit of a sticky situation." He said, hugging her.
"It's okay. I'm going to bed now, I couldn't sleep, without knowing you were alright." She said, returning the embrace.
"Sorry." He said, giving her his blessing, and kissing her forehead.
"Good night everyone." She said, before disappearing into one of the bedrooms.
"I'm gonna call home, to check on Katala." Kai said, before leaving the suite.
"Tell the others to watch Kusumi, you're coming to the mansion." Mogami said, with finality.
"You could haunt me forever Mogami, and I'd never set foot in that mansion, unless an exorcism was performed there first." He countered.
"That can be arranged." She said.
"If that's all, I'm going to go find a way accommodate everyone." He then walked out, of the second bedroom.
"Tala, you don't have to accommodate us all, only Brooklyn needs somewhere to stay. We tried to get enough rooms for all of us, but they were out. We were going to go check him into another hotel, but found out you were staying here, and decided to give it a shot." Garland said, stopping Tala from moving furniture out of the way, to lay out sleeping bags.
"Is that, why you haven't, said a word to me, since you got here?" Tala asked.
"Well that, and Kai's news." Brooklyn replied, from where he was leaning against the wall.
"Well, it's your call guys. Sleeping bags, or couch and recliner?" Tala looked at Kai, and Brooklyn, questioningly.
"I'll take either the couch, or the recliner." Kai said.
"Couch please." Brooklyn said.
"Okay, that's settled. Here's some pillows." Tala said, handing them each two.
"See you in the morning." He said, after closing the door of the suite.
"Hold it," Mogami commanded, stopping him, from retreating to the confines, of a bedroom.
"Mogami, is that you?" Brooklyn asked, eyeing the ghost.
"Yeah, I died, and figured I'd get these two idiots back together, before I pass on fully." She replied.
"Well, it's not like, I'm going, to get any, sleep tonight, anyway." Tala said, with a sigh of defeat, and began to lay out a sleeping bag.
"What are you doing?" Brooklyn asked, after half an hour, curious about, what the light, from where Tala was, was all about.
"I'm in a dark mood, so I'm writing lyrics." Tala replied.
"So, are all of your songs dark?" Kai asked.
"There are few exceptions. I wrote a ballad for my mother once, and a song about parenthood, that was more pop, than rock, but mostly, I just stick to hard rock, and dark lyrics." Tala replied, scribbling out something.
"Why are you in a dark mood?" Kai asked a second question.
"The bad things about me being here in Japan, completely out-weigh the good. I'm probably, not going to be allowed to go home, until your sister realizes, that we're not meant to be, and that bad, is enough, to counter, all, the good." Tala replied.
"I don't suppose this would be a good time to tell you, that I want you to give me a chance, to have a relationship with you, would it?" Brooklyn asked. He still felt for the Russian like the first time, if not stronger.
"I thought you and Oliver's relationship was going well, what happened?" Tala asked, not hiding the concern he felt.
"It was going a little too well actually, then his family found out he was with me, and forced him to break up with me. In six months, Oliver got married." Brooklyn explained. Tala had been right, when he said he'd find someone else, but his second love, had ended terribly.
"When was this?" Tala asked, getting up, and pulling Brooklyn into an embrace, sinking into the couch.
"Last year. I read in a newspaper, that she had his son, and I knew, I couldn't possibly, compete with that." Brooklyn replied, gladly accepting the embrace. If Tala only knew, how much he'd craved it, sometimes, over the years.
"How have you been faring?" Tala asked, petting his head softly.
"As well as I can, which isn't very well at all. I had to release Zeus, because I was afraid of causing a great disaster." Brooklyn said sadly.
"I can't promise you a relationship, but if you think it will help you at all, you're welcome to come with me, when I head back to New York." Tala said seriously.
"Thanks, I think I'll take you up on that offer." Brooklyn said, snuggling into him.
"You just love rubbing it in my face, that you don't want me, don't you?" Kai asked, once he was certain, that Brooklyn had fallen asleep, an hour later. "I can pet you too if you'd like, my little phoenix." Tala replied mockingly.
"Tell me something, do I have, any, chance with you?" Kai asked, deciding not to say anything, about the tone the younger had used. "What if I told you, that I was playing hard to get?" Tala asked seriously. Kai could have sworn he saw tears, shimmering in the redhead's eyes as he spoke.
"I would have to ask you, if you're acting." Kai chose, to be cautious.
"Think whatever you want." Tala said, having returned to his sleeping bag.
"Did you miss me?" Kai asked, after twelve minutes of silence.
"More than you know." Tala replied, allowing himself a smile, knowing Kai couldn't see it.
"Do you love me?" (Kai)
"No." (Tala)
"Do you love me?" (Kai)
"No." (Tala)
"Love me yet?" (Kai)
"Doubtful." (Tala)
"There's no victory before love." (Kai)
"So you lose if there's no love?" (Tala)
"Yes, so please tell me you love me." (Kai)
"I don't." (Tala)
"I was sure that would work." (Kai)
"Kusumi plays that game all the time. Shouldn't that have gone in reverse?" (Tala)
"What do you mean?" (Kai)
"Well, you said all of Marta's lines, and left me to say Emil's. Was that intentional, or are you offering to be the uke, if we get together again?" (Tala)
"I just wanted you to tell me you love me. I thought you'd be too caught up not to say it." (Kai)
"Emil never does say it back." (Tala)
"Until the end of the game, I know." (Kai)
"The difference is, this isn't a game. I might love you tomorrow, but not today." (Tala)
"Today, is, tomorrow." Kai said, as the grandfather clock of the common room, began to bell the signal, that it was a new day.
"And I love you this today, that is tomorrow." Kai had no time to react, when Tala's being set itself upon him, and the redhead claimed his lips, in a passionate kiss.
A/N: This one is done with. I would make it longer, but I really want to end it right here. Reviews are love!