Disclaimer: I own none of the characters.

Back again after the longest week ever, and I am in so much pain physically, emotionally, mentally and even spiritually. I thought I would put some of those feelings into this chapter.

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Chapter Seven

It was Lee.

Over and over these three words ran through Tala's mind. He sat there stationary, starring into space trying to process what he had just heard. He slowly came back to reality by Rei's whispers of his name.

"Tala?" Rei called out quietly, gently shaking Tala's arm that was around him. He knew this would happen if he told Tala about what had happened. Tala was so overprotective of him ever since the World Championships when they met. In the hospital when the Demolition Boys came to apologize, Tala waited till they were alone and had told him that he knew what would happen yet he wasn't able to do anything to stop Bryan from hurting him. Rei had told him not to dwell on it, because what was done was done. He still wished that Tala would listen to his words for once.

Snapping out of his daze Rei looked up at Tala to see blue vaults starring down at him. Blue and gold met. Just like the sky and sun. Moon and sun. Rei knew that many emotions were running through Tala. His eyes hid no secrets. He saw worry, fear, concern, love, anger, guilt, and something he hadn't expect to see run by quickly. Rei squinted his own eyes to try and look deeper to find that stray emotion. He searched through Tala's vault that was his soul. Even though they had know each other for years, there were still a few things that remained locked up and secured from Rei. He sometimes wished that Tala would unlock that piece of his soul, and let Rei look at what was there. He knew he could heal Tala if he was given the chance. Sighing he stopped 'soul searching' and focused on getting Tala to answer him.

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Tala was struggling with what he had been told. He was still having a difficult time processing that Lee had been the one to harm Rei. He was drowning with emotions. The flaming red haired was mute and deaf to the world. He never heard nor spoke anything when Rei had told him. Worry, fear, concern, love, anger, guilt was what he felt. As he thought over Rei's words they started to slowly cut open his heart with a pin. The emotions started to escape while in the process of ripping his soul open as the emotions escaped. He felt every single one flee; but one lingered, slowly leaking out of his soul. He had felt it earlier, but had forgotten what it was years ago. Rei had been the one to capture it and lock it away. Slowly insanity crept out of Tala's soul, happy to be free once again. Tala reached out to it and connected. He was overwhelmed with old feelings. Days of power, lust and chaos soon dragged Tala back from the light and into the dark. Something clicked in Tala's mind and all he could think about was revenge.

He looked down at Rei, not taking the notice of worry. He didn't know what Rei wanted and he couldn't care less. Rei didn't matter at the moment. All he could care about was getting his pale hands around Lee's tanned skin strangling him till the last breath. He replayed the thought again. It wasn't bloody enough, and Lee deserved the bloodiest punishment Tala could deliver. Tala felt like slicing open the skin covering Lee's heart; grab his beating heart with his bare hands and tearing it from his arteries and showing it to Lee, burning it into his mind as his last image he would see with Tala standing over him. Tala would do it alone; the lone wolf didn't need anyone's help. Looking at Rei hiding his smirk, he told Rei, " I'm sorry. I wish I could have protected you. I shouldn't have walked out on you." Tala made these words sound as though he truly meant them, but in his state they had no meaning. Tala surpressed the urge to laugh. He was such an excellent actor at times and Rei....well Rei was too naïve and gullible. Tala could tell him anything and he would believe. Not liking this waiting Tala slowly and non-suspiciously brought his hand up to Rei's neck and slightly applied pressure to an artery. Tala watched Rei; he was trying to say something. Tala was taking pleasure in the small amount of struggle Rei was making. In a few seconds Rei was lying limp in Tala's arms. Placing him back under the covers Tala stalked out of the room without a second glance; a glee in his eyes and a smirk upon his face. Long red bangs hid his maniac look. He was once again the hunter. A cat this time. A very big and clever cat. But then again who ever said the feline was stronger then the canine. Walking out of the hospital darkness soon concealed itself with the lone wolf, hiding him from the world.

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There! Chapter seven!

I don't know if it's a twist, but yea Tala's gonna go eat flesh. LoL. J/k

Please review! I seem to have lost a few fans (

Devlinn Reiko