I'm gonna say Thanx to lone*phoenix1 again cos I don't know if she saw the
chappie update ^_^ so, look at the last chappie, L.P!
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Rei sat in his room trying to get through to his best friend, Kai. No answer. He was probably still in England on his midterm vacation.
Kai was a few years older then Rei and had his own apartment. It had cost a bomb but his family were the richest in Japan, so it hadn't been a problem.
Rei turned on his computer and hooked up to the Internet to send Tala an e- mail.
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Tala, Kai and Hilary were sitting round the kitchen table at Hilary's parents' inn, The Gin Bara.
"So, Tala, what are you doing in Japan, anyway?" Hilary asked as she got up to make them all drinks.
".........Looking for someone.........." Tala said with a longing look in his eyes.
"Who?" Hilary asked, not being able to control her curious streak.
"I doubt you'll know him. His name's Rei Kon." Tala sighed. When Kai heard this his eyes widened and he turned to Tala.
"Why do you want Rei?" He asked, his voice sharp.
"Does it matter?"
"Yes. A lot. Now tell me, why are you looking for him?"
"He's a-a friend. I met him in Moscow, but his father took him back over here on really short notice. I think he's in trouble."
"That's it? You followed him all the way from Russia to Japan because you think he's in trouble?" Kai looked at him scornfully.
"Its not just that! He means a lot to me!" Tala said, lowering his eyes so that he was looking at the table. The room went silent. It stayed like this for a while. Kai broke the silence.
"..........In what way?" He asked, he voice sounding awfully loud compared to the five minutes of quiet before hand. Tala sighed and blushed a little.
"We're.........kinda.........together........." He said, the blush deepening a little. He didn't have to look at Kai's face to see his reaction; he knew he would most probably be as angry as Rei's father had been.
For a split second Kai's expression was a little hurt, then it flashed jealousy. These only lasted a fraction of a second before the anger kicked in. Kai was silent for about five minutes before he next spoke.
"I take it you mean you're his boyfriend." He said. He didn't raise his voice, but it radiated hate. Or worry. It was hard to tell.
"Yes."
"Hmph. Thought so. Why he'd pick a weedy dick-shit like you, I don't kno-" Hilary threw a spoon at him to shut him up.
"Kai! Enough! Look, call Rei and ask him over. We'll sort this out. Not that there's anything to sort, but you know what I mean!" Kai sighed and walked over to the phone. He dialled Rei's number.
"Hello. Is Rei there? It's important."
"Oh, hello, Kai. Nice to hear from you so soon! Yes, I'll just go get Rei." The voice of Mrs. Kon said.
"Thanks."
A moment later Rei picked up the phone.
"Yeah?" He said. There was a shaky edge to his voice.
"Rei, its me. Are you alright to come over to Hilary's place?"
"I-I dunno...maybe. Why?"
"I need to talk to you properly. Its urgent." The sour tone still hadn't left Kai's voice.
"Okay. I'll call back and tell you if I can come over. Dad's a little pissed at me." The phone went dead as Rei put down his receiver. He turned to his bedroom mirror and sighed. He looked terrible; his eyes where bloodshot and tired looking from crying; his lips had gotten really dry over night from licking them in apprehension and his face had been drained of practically all its colour. He ran a hand through his fringe. It felt horrible underneath is hands.
"Mum!" He called, waiting for a response.
"Yes, Rei?" His mum came to his bedroom door. "What is it?"
"Kai asked me to go round to Hilary's with him. Do you mind if I go?" Rei asked, absentmindedly biting his nails. His mother sighed.
"Well, I don't see why not. Just mind your father. I don't know WHAT he's so angry about, dragging us away from our holiday like that, but I don't want to ask him in the mood he's in!" His mother said. Rei let go of an imaginary held breath. At least his father hadn't told her.
"Thanks, mum. I'll be back by ten, otherwise I'll be sleeping over, ok?" He said, cheering up a little. His mother gave a weak smile.
"Fine, off with you. Say hi for me." And with that Rei left.
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Rei sat in his room trying to get through to his best friend, Kai. No answer. He was probably still in England on his midterm vacation.
Kai was a few years older then Rei and had his own apartment. It had cost a bomb but his family were the richest in Japan, so it hadn't been a problem.
Rei turned on his computer and hooked up to the Internet to send Tala an e- mail.
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Tala, Kai and Hilary were sitting round the kitchen table at Hilary's parents' inn, The Gin Bara.
"So, Tala, what are you doing in Japan, anyway?" Hilary asked as she got up to make them all drinks.
".........Looking for someone.........." Tala said with a longing look in his eyes.
"Who?" Hilary asked, not being able to control her curious streak.
"I doubt you'll know him. His name's Rei Kon." Tala sighed. When Kai heard this his eyes widened and he turned to Tala.
"Why do you want Rei?" He asked, his voice sharp.
"Does it matter?"
"Yes. A lot. Now tell me, why are you looking for him?"
"He's a-a friend. I met him in Moscow, but his father took him back over here on really short notice. I think he's in trouble."
"That's it? You followed him all the way from Russia to Japan because you think he's in trouble?" Kai looked at him scornfully.
"Its not just that! He means a lot to me!" Tala said, lowering his eyes so that he was looking at the table. The room went silent. It stayed like this for a while. Kai broke the silence.
"..........In what way?" He asked, he voice sounding awfully loud compared to the five minutes of quiet before hand. Tala sighed and blushed a little.
"We're.........kinda.........together........." He said, the blush deepening a little. He didn't have to look at Kai's face to see his reaction; he knew he would most probably be as angry as Rei's father had been.
For a split second Kai's expression was a little hurt, then it flashed jealousy. These only lasted a fraction of a second before the anger kicked in. Kai was silent for about five minutes before he next spoke.
"I take it you mean you're his boyfriend." He said. He didn't raise his voice, but it radiated hate. Or worry. It was hard to tell.
"Yes."
"Hmph. Thought so. Why he'd pick a weedy dick-shit like you, I don't kno-" Hilary threw a spoon at him to shut him up.
"Kai! Enough! Look, call Rei and ask him over. We'll sort this out. Not that there's anything to sort, but you know what I mean!" Kai sighed and walked over to the phone. He dialled Rei's number.
"Hello. Is Rei there? It's important."
"Oh, hello, Kai. Nice to hear from you so soon! Yes, I'll just go get Rei." The voice of Mrs. Kon said.
"Thanks."
A moment later Rei picked up the phone.
"Yeah?" He said. There was a shaky edge to his voice.
"Rei, its me. Are you alright to come over to Hilary's place?"
"I-I dunno...maybe. Why?"
"I need to talk to you properly. Its urgent." The sour tone still hadn't left Kai's voice.
"Okay. I'll call back and tell you if I can come over. Dad's a little pissed at me." The phone went dead as Rei put down his receiver. He turned to his bedroom mirror and sighed. He looked terrible; his eyes where bloodshot and tired looking from crying; his lips had gotten really dry over night from licking them in apprehension and his face had been drained of practically all its colour. He ran a hand through his fringe. It felt horrible underneath is hands.
"Mum!" He called, waiting for a response.
"Yes, Rei?" His mum came to his bedroom door. "What is it?"
"Kai asked me to go round to Hilary's with him. Do you mind if I go?" Rei asked, absentmindedly biting his nails. His mother sighed.
"Well, I don't see why not. Just mind your father. I don't know WHAT he's so angry about, dragging us away from our holiday like that, but I don't want to ask him in the mood he's in!" His mother said. Rei let go of an imaginary held breath. At least his father hadn't told her.
"Thanks, mum. I'll be back by ten, otherwise I'll be sleeping over, ok?" He said, cheering up a little. His mother gave a weak smile.
"Fine, off with you. Say hi for me." And with that Rei left.