Tala walked into the hospital room as casually as if he belonged there. He
wasn't surprised to see nearly all of the blade breakers, sprawled across
the floor, asleep. It had been three days. /Quite the show of devotion./
Tala snorted. *Stupidity.*
Exactly what had brought him here in the first place. He should have stayed in hiding with the rest, but he wasn't the type to take things lying down.
All of the children in the abbey, save a few 'exceptions', were killed. There was nothing left thanks to the Blade Breakers. Voltaire had destroyed the evidence, and the only home Tala had ever known. His life had turned to ashes with everything else. He should have killed Tyson for winning that match. Should have...
Should have...God his head hurt. Whatever drug he had in his system during the match was slowly leaving. Wonderful, it was going as painstakingly slow as possible. He shouldn't have come. He was quite obviously unneeded. Tala turned to go, without so much as a look in the direction of the hospital bed. Tactical avoidance, he reminded himself.
He turned around and managed to collide with something distinctly human shaped. Letting out a string of curses Tala stubbed backwards a few steps, tripped over one of the people on the floor, and managed to land on a half empty bag of potato chips.
"'Biovolt teach you all that?" One of the blade breakers, Ray, asked arching an eyebrow. "I have to say I was expecting more."
Tala cursed again slowly climbing to his feet, he looked down at whoever he had tripped over, Tyson. The boy hadn't stirred or moved an inch.
"Frankly, so was I." He replied. He gave Ray the once over, noting how bloodshot his eyes were and the generally weary air about him. Honestly he didn't feel a whole lot better, though he hid it very well.
~
"Why are you here?" Ray asked. His tone was sharp enough to match his temper at the moment. Even the nurse had given up on trying to kick them all out. Who'd want to deal with a bunch of bitchy teenagers?
"My question exactly." Both teens looked over at the laptop under Kenny's arm. He had fallen asleep in the chair and evidently forgotten to turn it off. "What? Suddenly you're our new best friend and come to visit? Or dose Biovolt want to make sure that we're royally screwed?"
"Wha-?"
"Kai! You fucking baka! I know you--" With speed that amazed even Tala, Ray closed the laptop. If Dizzy had anything further to say she held her tongue.
"WHY. ARE. YOU. HERE?" Ray demanded again in acid tones. Tala may not have been the one to inflict all of the damage, but he sure as hell was going to pay for it. He knew deep down that he was just looking for someone to blame, but it was hard to feel sympathy of an opponent like Tala. That was Tyson's special ability. Not his.
To his surprise Tala totally ignored him. Instead he walked right by as if Ray didn't exist.
~
Tala moved easily around the other three Blade breakers, hesitated a moment, the stepped next to Kai's hospital bed.
This wasn't the person he had come to see. This person was much too weak to be Kai. Even if Kai had submitted to him that night...
It wasn't love, really, but it wasn't lust either. It was a means to an end. Kai had simply needed to get away. They had both been satisfied and that should have been it. A clean break. So why was it was so far from being so simple...?
Tala's hand seemed to move of it's own accord. It moved a lock of blue hair from Kai's forehead gently. *Why should I care? He used me and threw me away!* Tala glared at Kai's almost tranquil form. *And the sad thing is I /wanted/ it! Hell I NEEDED it!* His hand fell abruptly to his side forming a tight fist.
~
Ray observed all of this with one eyebrow raised. His current curiosity had managed to overwhelm his temper at the moment. Tala seemed...different. He tried another approach.
"He's fine...Just lost a lot of blood." Oh, that's tact for ya'. "We were all worried about him..."
He could tell Tala was listening even though the other teen made no attempt to acknowledge his presence. Ray moved so that he could see his face, Tala's pale blue eyes were fixed on Kai, betraying nothing but eternal indifference. Ray briefly wondered what the hell had gone on in the abbey...Both Kai and Tala had gone through something he couldn't even fathom, somehow they had both been stripped of all emotion and left with almost nothing.
Almost nothing...
Ray shuddered. It was exactly what Kai's lips felt like that day...nothing left but an empty shell and a hopeless battle.
"Open your eyes you stupid ass." Ray looked up as Tala's voice derailed his train of thought.
"Wha...?" Ray's jaw nearly dropped to the floor when Tala bent over and gave Kai a slow through kiss.
When he pulled away Kai was glaring at him dispassionately. "Stop doing that."
Tala gave his head a little shake. "Hospital food tastes nasty anyway. (CC: He got that for kissing Kai?) Really, if you're going to eavesdrop at least be a man about it."
Ray looked between the both of them awkwardly. *There's something you don't see every day.*
~*~
A doctor walked into the room, clearly slightly startled by Tala's appearance. He coughed and moved as far away from the redhead as possible.
"I see you're awake Mr. Hiwatari." The flustered doctor flipped through his charts. "You're free to leave tomorrow, we just want to keep you overnight for observation." He flipped through his papers again. "It appears a 'Mr. Dickinson' has paid your bill—Ah—Mr. Hiwatari! Where are you going?"
Kai easily climbed off the bed and stretched his arms. "Tell Mr. Dickinson I said thanks. Sorry I can't stay to chat." He frowned slightly. "Where are my clothes?"
~*~*~
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Exactly what had brought him here in the first place. He should have stayed in hiding with the rest, but he wasn't the type to take things lying down.
All of the children in the abbey, save a few 'exceptions', were killed. There was nothing left thanks to the Blade Breakers. Voltaire had destroyed the evidence, and the only home Tala had ever known. His life had turned to ashes with everything else. He should have killed Tyson for winning that match. Should have...
Should have...God his head hurt. Whatever drug he had in his system during the match was slowly leaving. Wonderful, it was going as painstakingly slow as possible. He shouldn't have come. He was quite obviously unneeded. Tala turned to go, without so much as a look in the direction of the hospital bed. Tactical avoidance, he reminded himself.
He turned around and managed to collide with something distinctly human shaped. Letting out a string of curses Tala stubbed backwards a few steps, tripped over one of the people on the floor, and managed to land on a half empty bag of potato chips.
"'Biovolt teach you all that?" One of the blade breakers, Ray, asked arching an eyebrow. "I have to say I was expecting more."
Tala cursed again slowly climbing to his feet, he looked down at whoever he had tripped over, Tyson. The boy hadn't stirred or moved an inch.
"Frankly, so was I." He replied. He gave Ray the once over, noting how bloodshot his eyes were and the generally weary air about him. Honestly he didn't feel a whole lot better, though he hid it very well.
~
"Why are you here?" Ray asked. His tone was sharp enough to match his temper at the moment. Even the nurse had given up on trying to kick them all out. Who'd want to deal with a bunch of bitchy teenagers?
"My question exactly." Both teens looked over at the laptop under Kenny's arm. He had fallen asleep in the chair and evidently forgotten to turn it off. "What? Suddenly you're our new best friend and come to visit? Or dose Biovolt want to make sure that we're royally screwed?"
"Wha-?"
"Kai! You fucking baka! I know you--" With speed that amazed even Tala, Ray closed the laptop. If Dizzy had anything further to say she held her tongue.
"WHY. ARE. YOU. HERE?" Ray demanded again in acid tones. Tala may not have been the one to inflict all of the damage, but he sure as hell was going to pay for it. He knew deep down that he was just looking for someone to blame, but it was hard to feel sympathy of an opponent like Tala. That was Tyson's special ability. Not his.
To his surprise Tala totally ignored him. Instead he walked right by as if Ray didn't exist.
~
Tala moved easily around the other three Blade breakers, hesitated a moment, the stepped next to Kai's hospital bed.
This wasn't the person he had come to see. This person was much too weak to be Kai. Even if Kai had submitted to him that night...
It wasn't love, really, but it wasn't lust either. It was a means to an end. Kai had simply needed to get away. They had both been satisfied and that should have been it. A clean break. So why was it was so far from being so simple...?
Tala's hand seemed to move of it's own accord. It moved a lock of blue hair from Kai's forehead gently. *Why should I care? He used me and threw me away!* Tala glared at Kai's almost tranquil form. *And the sad thing is I /wanted/ it! Hell I NEEDED it!* His hand fell abruptly to his side forming a tight fist.
~
Ray observed all of this with one eyebrow raised. His current curiosity had managed to overwhelm his temper at the moment. Tala seemed...different. He tried another approach.
"He's fine...Just lost a lot of blood." Oh, that's tact for ya'. "We were all worried about him..."
He could tell Tala was listening even though the other teen made no attempt to acknowledge his presence. Ray moved so that he could see his face, Tala's pale blue eyes were fixed on Kai, betraying nothing but eternal indifference. Ray briefly wondered what the hell had gone on in the abbey...Both Kai and Tala had gone through something he couldn't even fathom, somehow they had both been stripped of all emotion and left with almost nothing.
Almost nothing...
Ray shuddered. It was exactly what Kai's lips felt like that day...nothing left but an empty shell and a hopeless battle.
"Open your eyes you stupid ass." Ray looked up as Tala's voice derailed his train of thought.
"Wha...?" Ray's jaw nearly dropped to the floor when Tala bent over and gave Kai a slow through kiss.
When he pulled away Kai was glaring at him dispassionately. "Stop doing that."
Tala gave his head a little shake. "Hospital food tastes nasty anyway. (CC: He got that for kissing Kai?) Really, if you're going to eavesdrop at least be a man about it."
Ray looked between the both of them awkwardly. *There's something you don't see every day.*
~*~
A doctor walked into the room, clearly slightly startled by Tala's appearance. He coughed and moved as far away from the redhead as possible.
"I see you're awake Mr. Hiwatari." The flustered doctor flipped through his charts. "You're free to leave tomorrow, we just want to keep you overnight for observation." He flipped through his papers again. "It appears a 'Mr. Dickinson' has paid your bill—Ah—Mr. Hiwatari! Where are you going?"
Kai easily climbed off the bed and stretched his arms. "Tell Mr. Dickinson I said thanks. Sorry I can't stay to chat." He frowned slightly. "Where are my clothes?"
~*~*~
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