Change of Heart
Chapter 19
A New Conspiracy
Summary: Hey, we get to see Tala again. YAY! Anyway... Do you ever wonder what it feels like to have a Millennium Rod used on you? Ask Tala.
Deserted Warehouse...
Tala sat on the bed, gazing at his hands. Trisha's words still pealed in his head. Did... did I really attack him? He closed his eyes, thinking of recalling. He moaned in annoyance. Nothing. He banged his fist onto the bed. "Why can't I remember?"
Odion walked up to the edge of Tala's bed. "Master Marik wants to speak with you now."
Tala pushed Wolborg deep in his pocket. "Fine. Let's go already."
Odion led Tala down a dim hall to a candle-lit throne room. Odion bowed before Marik, then left.
"How are you taking pleasure in Domino City?" Marik asked naively.
"I haven't seen any of it," Tala replied. "Can I ask you something?"
"I believe you just did," Marik grinned.
Tala held back a snarl. "Don't be shy... Who attacked Kai?"
"You did," Marik sighed.
"Liar!" Tala yelled. "I would never harm Kai!"
Marik rose from his seat. "A liar, am I?" The Millennium Rod started to shine. "Let me revive your memory!" He laughed maniacally over Tala's cries. "Maybe you'll know better not to disbelieve me," he counseled, glaring at Tala. The Millennium Rod stopped burning and Tala fell floppy to the ground. "Very sore, wasn't it?"
"You moved me," Tala saidm gradually standing up. "You moved me, with that Rod!"
"I do more than move people with my Millennium Rod," Marik sneered. "But that's for another day."
"No, tell me – " Tala stopped as Trisha walked past him. "Come to shout at me more?"
"No," Trisha replied. She stopped a few feet away from Marik, pulling out Howler. "I have Dranzer."
Marik grinned, stepping nearer to Trisha. He resisted kissing her, because of Tala's attendance. "So, have the others arrived?" he asked.
Trisha nodded, putting back Howler in her pocket. "I'm gonna pick them up as soon as Tala is ready."
"I'm concerned in this?" Tala asked.
"Yes," Trisha replied, turning to her twin. "I'm picking up your team and mine."
"For Battle City..." Tala guessed. "Whatever." He walked out, murmuring something to Trisha before leaving.
Marik came from behind Trisha, hugging her waist and swaying her in his embrace. "How near are you to getting Kai?"
Trisha closed her eyes, revealing in his affection. "I think... if he gets serious enough, he'll come right to you."
"How serious?" He stopped swaying Trisha, turning to her so their eyes locked. "As serious as my love for you?"
Trisha tried not to grin. "Not even close."
Marik pulled Trisha closer to him. "I guess that will have to do," he murmured, kissing her again with more fervor than their last one. He pulled back, sighing deeply. "You better go before something else happens."
She nodded, walking out of the room, and meeting Tala in the hall. "Ready?"
Tala nodded, waiting for her to lead. He had seen the lip-lock, and didn't like it. Marik's a vampire, he thought, planning his own counter measures. I just need to wait for him to show his fangs.
Chapter 19
A New Conspiracy
Summary: Hey, we get to see Tala again. YAY! Anyway... Do you ever wonder what it feels like to have a Millennium Rod used on you? Ask Tala.
Deserted Warehouse...
Tala sat on the bed, gazing at his hands. Trisha's words still pealed in his head. Did... did I really attack him? He closed his eyes, thinking of recalling. He moaned in annoyance. Nothing. He banged his fist onto the bed. "Why can't I remember?"
Odion walked up to the edge of Tala's bed. "Master Marik wants to speak with you now."
Tala pushed Wolborg deep in his pocket. "Fine. Let's go already."
Odion led Tala down a dim hall to a candle-lit throne room. Odion bowed before Marik, then left.
"How are you taking pleasure in Domino City?" Marik asked naively.
"I haven't seen any of it," Tala replied. "Can I ask you something?"
"I believe you just did," Marik grinned.
Tala held back a snarl. "Don't be shy... Who attacked Kai?"
"You did," Marik sighed.
"Liar!" Tala yelled. "I would never harm Kai!"
Marik rose from his seat. "A liar, am I?" The Millennium Rod started to shine. "Let me revive your memory!" He laughed maniacally over Tala's cries. "Maybe you'll know better not to disbelieve me," he counseled, glaring at Tala. The Millennium Rod stopped burning and Tala fell floppy to the ground. "Very sore, wasn't it?"
"You moved me," Tala saidm gradually standing up. "You moved me, with that Rod!"
"I do more than move people with my Millennium Rod," Marik sneered. "But that's for another day."
"No, tell me – " Tala stopped as Trisha walked past him. "Come to shout at me more?"
"No," Trisha replied. She stopped a few feet away from Marik, pulling out Howler. "I have Dranzer."
Marik grinned, stepping nearer to Trisha. He resisted kissing her, because of Tala's attendance. "So, have the others arrived?" he asked.
Trisha nodded, putting back Howler in her pocket. "I'm gonna pick them up as soon as Tala is ready."
"I'm concerned in this?" Tala asked.
"Yes," Trisha replied, turning to her twin. "I'm picking up your team and mine."
"For Battle City..." Tala guessed. "Whatever." He walked out, murmuring something to Trisha before leaving.
Marik came from behind Trisha, hugging her waist and swaying her in his embrace. "How near are you to getting Kai?"
Trisha closed her eyes, revealing in his affection. "I think... if he gets serious enough, he'll come right to you."
"How serious?" He stopped swaying Trisha, turning to her so their eyes locked. "As serious as my love for you?"
Trisha tried not to grin. "Not even close."
Marik pulled Trisha closer to him. "I guess that will have to do," he murmured, kissing her again with more fervor than their last one. He pulled back, sighing deeply. "You better go before something else happens."
She nodded, walking out of the room, and meeting Tala in the hall. "Ready?"
Tala nodded, waiting for her to lead. He had seen the lip-lock, and didn't like it. Marik's a vampire, he thought, planning his own counter measures. I just need to wait for him to show his fangs.