Rimnerel: Okay, I'm going to honestly let everyone know that...I have no clue
what this chapter is going to be about!
Tala (shakes head): Of course you wouldn't. You never do.
Rimnerel: There is one thing that I would like to say.
Tyson: Which is?
Rimnerel: The Rasmus is such a cool band! They kick the ass off some songs I've heard as of late.
Kain: That has meaning here because?
Rimnerel: Don't know, but I would like to thank B. Tiamat Atardecer, The- Dark-Fire-Elf, Angevar, SelenaWheeler, FREAK014, blazing-wolf-08, T.K., and russle for all of your great reviews and hope that I can do justice for this chapter after my performance last chapter. Now on to the story!!
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"How can you say that with so much pain?" Kenny said, looking over at the male on the bed.
Tala said nothing for a minute before staring Kenny directly in the eye. "Can I kiss you?"
"Tala, you always do that when you want to change the subject," Kenny remarked moving from the chair to the edge of the bed. "Why is it that you never answer any of my questions and—"Kenny didn't manage to get out another word before Tala pulled him into a kiss. Closing his eyes, Kenny opened his mouth, allowing Tala access. When the male pulled back, the brunette smiled again. "See what I mean."
"Why do you want to know anyway? Aren't you just happy being here with me?" Tala murmured, moving his mouth down Kenny's chin. "Why are you so interested in knowing?"
"Because your past is a part of you. I want to know things about you that Kai knows. A while ago I thought it wasn't important because I would leave at the end of the summer and things would be done, but...I want to remember you," Kenny stated.
"You figure if you know me, then you might let you get closer to me?"
"In a way, yes."
A smirk came to Tala's face as he moved his hand under the male's shirt, feeling the hot skin there. Kenny's breath hitched up some as he looked at Tala with wide eyes. "You know, you can get closer to me another way."
"But I still wouldn't know much about you," Kenny said.
Tala moved his mouth back up to Kenny's ear, kissing on the lobe. "You'll know how great a fucker I am, isn't that enough for now?" Tala pushed the male back on the bed gently, climbing on top of him.
"That may be enough for you, but I don't think I will be satisfied with just that," Kenny said.
"You really are going to be stubborn about this aren't you?" When Kenny nodded, the red head smiled slightly. He definitely wasn't one to let sex cloud his thoughts when there was something he wanted to know. He gave the male credit for it. "Okay, fine, I will tell you one thing in exchange for some bed time, all right?"
"I think I take that."
"Oh, there's a lot you'll going to be taking when I get you out of my hair," Tala smiled in a joking manner. "So what is it that you want to know?"
"Your ribs, how did you hurt them?"
"Jumping out my bedroom window. Now that I've answered—"
"Not the second time, I know that already, remember," Kenny said with a smile. "You aren't getting out of this with that easy an answer. I'm talking about the first time before jumping out the window." Kenny watched the male's eyes change once again. His lashes lowered over his eyes, but Kenny swore he saw hate and loathing within those azure eyes.
"My uncle got angry with me and broke them," Tala mumbled.
"Was he also the one that—"
"Hey, I said I would tell you one thing, you're trying to get in more than we agreed on," Tala said with a slight frown that Kenny couldn't help but laugh at because it made him look like a kid. "What's so funny?"
"You. Everything about you is one thing or another. I guess that's why I want to know you better. You're such a fascinating person to me," Kenny said, running his hand up to push a strand of red out the way of Tala's face. "I mean, I would never let just anyone kiss me and do what you want to do."
"Are you trying to say that you would only let me do this?" Tala said.
"Exactly. I don't think that anyone else could captivate me like you have," Kenny stated.
"You keep this up and you're going to make a lot of guys unhappy," Tala said leaning in to kiss the male once more. Kenny wrapped his arms lightly around the male, feeling light headed. Closing his eyes, he once more gave in to Tala, feeling the male's hands stroke his chest, moving down to the hem of his pants, inching them down by centimeters.
"Tala..." Kenny felt the male's lips go down to his neck, kissing at the skin there. "What if someone hears us?"
"I'll make sure I cover all your moans," Tala whispered, as a chuckle came from Kenny's mouth. Tala didn't know what it was, but something about this male just would not let go of him. If this kept up, he would end up telling the male everything. He didn't think he could put that sort of stress on this young man like that. The weight was his to carry alone.
"Hey, Kenny, are you done visit—"Much to the two boys misfortunate, this was the minute that Tyson decided to walk in the room followed by Max. The two were going to meet up with Zeo, Johnny, and the girls to hang out at the pond for a while. It was Tyson's idea, of course, to come ask Kenny to hang out with them, probably because he didn't want Tala to get that close to his cousin.
"I think we should give them some time, Tyson," Max said, turning his eyes from the two to stare at Tyson who was gaping at Tala. "Tyson? Hey Tyson..."
"What the hell do you think you're doing with my cousin, you perverted bastard!" Tyson shouted at Tala. Tala sat up, moving from over Kenny, who slid up his pants that were a quarter of the way off his butt. Running a hand through his hair, he straightened the rest of his clothing.
"Tyson, not so loud," Kenny remarked.
"What do you mean not so loud! He was going to...to..."
"Give your cousin the best experience of his life?" Tala helped out but got a death glare from the blue haired male. "You're too uptight, you need to get laid, Granger. When Kai comes back I'll tell him."
"You bastard, shut up!" Tyson flushed. "Kenny, you need to be careful, you don't know what type of diseases he would have infected you with!"
"Excuse me?" Tala rose a brow. "What exactly do you mean by that."
"It's exactly as it sounds, who knows what type of viruses you're carrying. You probably screw around more than your cousin does anyway. I don't want you him to—"
"You fucking idiot! I don't go around and screw anything with two legs," Tala hissed at the male.
"Yeah, and I'm sure that you don't have sex at all, right?" Tyson scoffed.
"Okay you two, that's enough of that. Tyson, what did I tell you about yesterday?" Kenny said, feeling like he was stuck between two kids rather than people within his age group. Tyson frowned, crossing his arms over his chest and snorting. Kenny sighed, shaking his head.
"I just came to ask you if you wanted to hang out with me and the others. We're going to the pond for a while," Tyson stated. "I mean, I don't think it's a good idea to be here all day with him. Who knows what he will try to do to you when I'm not—"
"Tyson," Kenny said once more.
"Fine, fine. I won't say anything else about it," Tyson muttered. "So, do you want to come or not Kenny? I mean, everyone will ask where you are, and it's not like I'm going to tell them you're with Tala."
"I guess I have no choice but to come when you put it in those terms," Kenny said with a sigh. Turning to Tala, he leaned in, kissing the male on the lips. Before the two could deepen the kiss, Tyson cleared his throat, so Kenny pulled back. "I'll be back later today if I can. If not, then I'll see you tomorrow, and I'm going to find out more about you."
"We'll see," Tala said. For some reason...he didn't know why...this felt...right. The feeling that circled between them cleared his head and his heart. Was this really what love could do, what Kenny was talking about earlier? "You owe me."
"So do you," Kenny smiled getting up from the bed. Tala watched the three leave the room a minute later Doctor Tate came in with a light smile.
"What exactly were you planning on doing that you hoped the rest of us here would hear?" she inquired. "If you were thinking about what I think you were, I wouldn't have condoned it in your condition."
"Well, I guess I would have had to take a little bit of pain to get what he was going to give to me then," Tala stated. "I'm not surprised that you heard anything, after all, Tyson has the loudest damn mouth I've ever came across. I don't understand why Kai would like an idiot like that."
"He has qualities about him that Kai admires, I'm sure of it," Judy said.
"What qualities? I don't see anything about him that anyone could admire. He's loud, arrogant, selfish, rude, and everything he says pisses me off."
"You know, that's why you two can't get along. You have too many of the same traits. Maybe that's why Kai is drawn to him. He reminds Kai of you in some ways, but his heart isn't so trapped in a mess of vines. Kai thinks that he can be honest with the male on some what of the same level as he's with you."
"Psychoanalyzing us again, doctor?" Tala said, shifting his sight upon her. "I thought you gave up being a psychiatrist, Judy?"
"When things surround you and Kai, old habits are hard to break," the woman grinned. "But Tala, may I ask you something. I know you probably don't want to answer it, but I have to know. How much do you care about that young man?"
"I don't know," the boy answered honestly. "When he's not near me, I tell myself it's not that big a deal, but when he's here with me...everything changes. I want to keep him with me. I think there are some times when I'm sleep I call out his name, there are other times that I dream about fucking him and times where I reach out for him."
"I would say that on some level you geninuely want to be with him and that you're starting to care for him as more than just someone who you think is cool. So now the real question is whether or not you're going to tell him," she said.
"About?" Tala remarked.
"You know about what. Don't you think that you should tell him about—"
"Do you think that I should tell him?" Tala interrupted her. "You want to me open up to him, don't you? Does Kai think the same thing? Do you think that by opening up to him that everything can be easier for me?"
"I think that if you open up to him, you'll find that not all of the world will hate you for it," she said softly. "Maybe you'll learn that there's someone in the world other than me that doesn't blame you for these uneventful points in your life and that can accept you, the whole you with open arms."
For a long minute, the male was silent, drinking in what his former psychiatrist was telling him. If he did tell Kenny the truth, there was no guarantee that the male wouldn't look at him with disgust, or pity. He wanted neither one, which was probably why he had been so hesitant to tell this woman in the first place. She was one of few that still looked at him without that stare he grew up seeing.
"You think that if I tell him, the whole love conquers all bullshit will apply. I'm not an optimistic person on that philosophy, Judy. Nor do I believe that who just-world hypothesis. Love does not conquer anything that cannot be corrupted by any other emotions, while if everyone was given supposed decisions that someone set to good or bad standards, I must be destined for ruin from the start because my whole life has been nothing but one wrong turn after another. But that will end soon," Tala voiced.
"Why?" Judy turned her eyes on male curiously.
"Me and Kai plan on leaving soon and starting out on our own. I have the money that my parents left me in a safety deposit box that only I can get into, and Kai can probably get his parents to give him money to get out of their lives for good. I say we move maybe California and chill out there, get jobs and forget about everything else."
"Do you think you can run away from things in that manner? After you leave and forget about everything, what then? Fall in love maybe adopt some kid, or something like that? Do you think you can escape that easily? Do you think that your uncle will let you or Kai go that easily, Tala?" Judy inquired.
"Well, just have to find that out then," smiled the male. "See how far the little luck I have can take me."
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"I can't believe that you and...and...I can't believe it," Tyson said as he, Kenny, and Max headed down the road to where the pond was.
"Then don't believe it, just pretend that it was a dream," Kenny said, tired of hearing his cousin comment on the subject. "I'm tired of hearing you talk about it."
"You obviously don't know how serious this is, right Max. I mean, if we had walked in a little bit later, you would have been..." Tyson shuddered at the very thought that was trying to manifest itself into his brain. "I think I'm going to be sick. Max, please tell him the seriousness of this situation."
"Tyson, I think I agree with Kenny about this. It was not that big a deal. I mean, some people do that, some don't," Max shrugged. "I mean, me and Zeo—"The young man shut his mouth quite quickly, only to have Tyson staring at him with huge eyes.
"I knew it!" Tyson shouted. "So you and Zeo are together!"
"Yes, but I would rather not have the whole world know," Max stated. "Yes, we're together, but it's not a big deal. I mean Zeo and I do it all the time when we aren't with you guys. It's not such a big deal, I mean when you finally tell Kai that you really like him, and you get together, I'm sure that—"
"There's no way that I would—"Tyson started.
"You've already kissed him," Max interrupted with a grin. The remark brought a flush to Tyson's face. "So, was he a good kisser?"
"That's none of your business," Tyson snapped. "It was just one kiss! I mean, it's nothing like with Kenny. Tala already gave him a mark on his neck, that's why he's wearing that shirt now." Next, it was Kenny's time to blush.
"I don't think Max needed to know that, Tyson!" Kenny declared.
"Well he knows it now," Tyson laughed just as the boys heard something thud to the ground behind them. Turning around, the boys saw Jordan staring at them with wide eyes. A small cooler had fallen from her hands to the ground, which was what made the thud sound.
"Kenny...?" Jordan said.
"Jordan, what are you doing behind us?" Max inquired, knowing that she probably heard everything. He hadn't wanted her to find out like that. Jordan paid no attention to Max, continuing to stare at Kenny. Her eyes shimmering with tears ready to break at any moment.
"Kenny...is it...really true?"
"Jordan...I..."
"Please tell me that it's not true! Please Kenny!" Jordan shouted, the tears finally breaking free. "Do you really love that...that guy? You can't possibly like him. It's just a joke, right Kenny?"
"I'm sorry Jordan, it's not a lie. I care a lot about Tala," Kenny admitted. "He's the one that I was talking about that day in my room. I didn't want to tell you then because I know you would be even more upset about it."
"I love you Kenny! I love you more than he ever could! Or ever will. It's not too late between us I will love you even more if you come to me now. I could never hurt you like he will surely do. Please don't throw away something special," Jordan begged.
"Jordan, I can't," Kenny apologized.
"Why?" Jordan cried.
"You told me not to throw away something special. What I'm trying to have with Tala is special to me. If I just let it go, I may never know what could have been with us. I know you may love me, I'm grateful that you could feel so strongly for me, but I don't feel the same way about you, Jordan. I never did. You're a great person, but I never felt that things could be between us. I'm sure you will find a great person that will love you as much as you loved me," Kenny spoke.
"But..." Jordan placed her hands to her face, her shoulders shaking violently. Kenny walked up to the girl, pulling her into his arms. "But I love you so much Kenny. I love you so very much."
"I know, I know that, but it wouldn't work out between us. Come on, stop crying, everything will be better. I know that you'll rebound from me and find someone better that you will really marry and have three cute children with, and you'll have a wonderful wedding and house."
"And a cute little Golden Retriever," Jordan sniffed with a smile.
"Yeah, but I don't think Golden Retrievers are that small," Kenny smiled.
"Then I'll get a Poodle, those are small," Jordan said.
"You're right about that." Max sighed with relief. Everything between him and Jordan would be fine. She may fall in love too hard, but she rebounded from it better than he expected.
"You know what Kenny?" Jordan said, looking up and wiping her tears away. "You make it too hard for someone to stay mad with you because you're too cute. I don't think I could ever hate you. You're too nice a person to hate."
"Thank you Jordan, I appreciate it."
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Kai quietly entered the house, making certain not to make any noises as to alarm anyone to his presence. The last thing he needed was his uncle finding out he was in the house and interrogating him into where Tala was. If he was going to make it to the end of the summer alive, staying out of Boris Balcov's way was first priority. The second was to make certain that if he did get in the man's line of vision, not to do anything to upset him into raising a hand against him.
Which will probably mean keep my smart mouth comments to myself. Kai thought as he headed for the stairs, creeping up them as stealthily as the old stairs would allow. That was the only thing about that house it was due for an upgrade within that decade. Yet knowing his uncle's cheapness, the house would have to collapse in on itself destroying something valuable of his in order for there to be upgrades.
Climbing up the stairs in one piece, the young man went down the hall to his room, grabbing his duffel bad, shoving whatever he needed in it as quietly as possible. Once he was done, Kai opened the window, tossing the bag out into a bush. That way, his uncle wouldn't get suspicious if he heard Kai and came looking. The dual haired male's next stop was Tala's room. Which looked as if it was hit by a whirlwind. Must be his uncle's attempt to vent off some of that anger. Picking his way through the mess, Kai picked up what he thought was important and stuff it in a pack bag, then pushed it out the window also.
Now for Tala's wallet, since I always keep mine on me anyway. Kai dug through one of the drawers, getting frustrated when he didn't find it. He knew his cousin always hid it, but where was another story all together. Pulling out more items from a drawer, Kai was about to toss a piece of paper aside, when he realized that it was a picture. Turning it around in his hand, his eyes widened.
It was a picture of Tala when he was four with his mother and father. The boy in the smile grinned into the camera as he held onto his father's neck. The woman, Alexial Balcov Ivanor, had her arm looped with her husband's. Both looked very happy together with their little boy. Kai touched the picture; his aunt Alexial had always been a gentle lady. She used to watch him all the time when he was younger. He remembered how gentle her eyes were when she smiled at him and Tala. Both of Tala's parents treated Kai as another son, taking him with them on trips when they could, or allowing him to spend plenty of nights with his cousin.
"You have no idea how much hell it is without you here," Kai whispered to the picture. Placing the picture in his back pocket, he went back to searching for his cousin's wallet, when a crash came from downstairs. Closing the drawer, Kai made his way to the balcony in order to see what was going on.
Looking down, he saw Clover huddled over a broken teapot and cup, tea pooled over the floor. She was hurriedly trying to pick up the pieces, while looking up nervously to see if anyone was coming. Seconds later, heavy footsteps were heard echoing towards her. The girl continued to try to pick up the pieces, one sharp piece cutting her thumb, causing her to drop it.
"What the hell have you done girl?" Boris came into sight, looming menacingly over the frightened girl.
"I'm sorry, Master Balcov, it slipped out of my grasp," Clover said, her voice quavering with fear. "I will clean it up immediately, I promise." She continued to clean up the mess, taking out a rag and cleaning up the mess that she made. Boris continued to glare at her as she finished the job. Getting up from the pile on the floor, she was about to get the broom and dustpan when Boris grabbed her wrist. "Master...Balcov...?"
"What's your name girl?" Boris asked, staring her in the eyes.
"It's Clover...sir. Clover Brkich. My mother was Clara Brkich," Clover answered very nervous by the way he just stared at her. "She sent me here almost a year ago to work for you...but then she had that accident."
"Ah yes, I remember. She owed me a favor that she couldn't pay off, so she sent you in her place to deal with her problems. Then she died in that car crash, how unfortunate for you to lose your mother, father, and older brother like that. And you don't have any close relatives do you, Clover?" Boris asked.
"No...I don't sir. If I were to lose this job...I would have nowhere to go," Clover said.
"That would be unfortunate for you, wouldn't it?" Boris remarked, moving closer to the girl. "Because you know...I could fire you at any time that I see fit to, Clover. That piece you just broke, it was worth a lot of money."
"Please...Master Balcov...I will do anything to pay for it, just don't throw me out!" Clover pleaded. "I would have no where to go."
"That would be a shame. You being only how old?"
"I'm only fourteen. I would never been able to live on my own now?" Clover whimpered. "This is the only place that I have to call home for now. Please sir, please don't throw me out, I will do whatever needs to be done to pay off the items that I broke."
"Anything, hm..." The male's eyes flickered as he shoved her against a wall. Clover's eyes grew huge as he towered over her, tilting her head up. "Then you can pay me back with your body. You're old enough to give me the satisfaction I need."
"Please don't sir," Clover struggled as the male moved in closer to kiss her. One of his hands wandered the path down her waist, gathering her skirt up to get to what lay underneath. "I can't do this...I'm still a virgin. And your...your wife."
"She doesn't care. All she cares about is her precious nephew. She would never let me come near her. As for your virginity, you'll lose it eventually. I'm just going to do what someone else will in the long run." The male forced her to kiss him, pushing his tongue into her unwilling mouth. Clover struggled to move, but because of the male's weight against her body, she couldn't do much.
"Uncle Boris!" Kai's voice brought the older male to release the girl who collapsed to the ground when the male moved. Her whole body shook with fear.
"Well if it isn't one of my bastard nephews. Where's your twin boy?" the male said, turning his full attention to Kai. Kai's fists were clenched at his sides, glaring with dark auburn eyes.
"Don't you ever touch her again," Kai said through clenched teeth. Right now he did not care this could cost him. His uncle had no right to do that to Clover and get away with it. That girl was not like the others in the house. She knew just a little bit about the events, and still gave them a bright smile when she was around. She did everything to make them feel comfortable. He wasn't about to allow her to be treated like the other girls in the house. Kai knew about his uncle bedding some of the help when he was around, the last thing he was going to do, was let Clover join the numbers.
"Ah, so you want to protect the little wench," Boris smirked. "You would stand up for her. You didn't stand up for the other ones, did you Kai?"
"I wasn't here all the time to, and you know it," Kai said angrily.
"Bullshit, you wouldn't have done it even if you were here," Boris stated. "So there must be a reason to with this girl? You were planning to fuck her first?"
Kai gritted his teeth, swallowing what he was about to say because it would probably get him slapped. "Leave her alone, Uncle, she's done nothing and doesn't deserve that. I know you have plenty of other whores that would get their knees dirty for you. All you have to do is make a call, isn't that right?"
Boris stalked up to his nephew, glaring down at the boy with dark eyes. "You best still that tongue of yours boy before I cut it out of your mouth." Kai narrowed his eyes, daring to glare back into his Uncle's stare.
"You've always hated me for it, didn't you?" Kai simpered. "Because there was nothing you could do that could make me submit."
"You little..." Boris raised his hand to Kai.
"Go ahead and do it. Then when I don't come back, Doctor Tate will have someone come look for me. How will you explain my body on the floor bloody? Or if you do let me return, what do you think I'm going to tell her when she asks. You don't want to have any heat on you, do you Uncle? So you might as well lower your hand now," Kai voiced.
He watched his uncle turn a shade darker, fighting the urge to hit the young man, but knew that Kai had a point. Finally, the male lowered his hand. "You have some nerve to speak so boldly to me, boy."
"I probably do. But that's because I'm finding more things to be bold about," Kai said, turning his attention to Clover who was still huddled against the wall. "Clover, go get Kayli and get her to clean this up. Go lay down and rest."
"Okay." Kai watched the girl get up from where she was and ran off. He didn't want to leave her here, but if he stayed...his uncle would more than likely do something to hurt him. He just hoped that his uncle would lose interest in taking her and move on to some other girl who was use to it.
"You know Kai, you told me exactly where your cousin is," Boris remarked. "I could go there right now and bring him back home. You two can't hide out there forever. Eventually you will have to come back. There's no other place that you have to go that will accept you."
"That may be true, Uncle Boris, but we don't have to be afraid of you anymore. Tala's changing, you may not have noticed, but I have. We're both changing. Soon, your mind control won't have any affect. We'll be free to do what we feel without you looming over us," Kai said, turning to leave.
"Those are bold words boy, you better be able to back them up," the male threatened.
Oh, don't worry about us backing them up. You'll find out soon enough.
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Rimnerel: Okay, my head hurts, I try to go on, it's going to pop.
Kain: You managed to get a lot done, at least.
Enrique: True, and you managed to give it some credit to match the last chapter.
Rimnerel: Thank you for the ego boost. Now let's get out of here. You guys can probably find the next chapter some time next week. I'm not sure, but I think maybe Tuesday or Wednesday. So, until next time chapter!
Tala (shakes head): Of course you wouldn't. You never do.
Rimnerel: There is one thing that I would like to say.
Tyson: Which is?
Rimnerel: The Rasmus is such a cool band! They kick the ass off some songs I've heard as of late.
Kain: That has meaning here because?
Rimnerel: Don't know, but I would like to thank B. Tiamat Atardecer, The- Dark-Fire-Elf, Angevar, SelenaWheeler, FREAK014, blazing-wolf-08, T.K., and russle for all of your great reviews and hope that I can do justice for this chapter after my performance last chapter. Now on to the story!!
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"How can you say that with so much pain?" Kenny said, looking over at the male on the bed.
Tala said nothing for a minute before staring Kenny directly in the eye. "Can I kiss you?"
"Tala, you always do that when you want to change the subject," Kenny remarked moving from the chair to the edge of the bed. "Why is it that you never answer any of my questions and—"Kenny didn't manage to get out another word before Tala pulled him into a kiss. Closing his eyes, Kenny opened his mouth, allowing Tala access. When the male pulled back, the brunette smiled again. "See what I mean."
"Why do you want to know anyway? Aren't you just happy being here with me?" Tala murmured, moving his mouth down Kenny's chin. "Why are you so interested in knowing?"
"Because your past is a part of you. I want to know things about you that Kai knows. A while ago I thought it wasn't important because I would leave at the end of the summer and things would be done, but...I want to remember you," Kenny stated.
"You figure if you know me, then you might let you get closer to me?"
"In a way, yes."
A smirk came to Tala's face as he moved his hand under the male's shirt, feeling the hot skin there. Kenny's breath hitched up some as he looked at Tala with wide eyes. "You know, you can get closer to me another way."
"But I still wouldn't know much about you," Kenny said.
Tala moved his mouth back up to Kenny's ear, kissing on the lobe. "You'll know how great a fucker I am, isn't that enough for now?" Tala pushed the male back on the bed gently, climbing on top of him.
"That may be enough for you, but I don't think I will be satisfied with just that," Kenny said.
"You really are going to be stubborn about this aren't you?" When Kenny nodded, the red head smiled slightly. He definitely wasn't one to let sex cloud his thoughts when there was something he wanted to know. He gave the male credit for it. "Okay, fine, I will tell you one thing in exchange for some bed time, all right?"
"I think I take that."
"Oh, there's a lot you'll going to be taking when I get you out of my hair," Tala smiled in a joking manner. "So what is it that you want to know?"
"Your ribs, how did you hurt them?"
"Jumping out my bedroom window. Now that I've answered—"
"Not the second time, I know that already, remember," Kenny said with a smile. "You aren't getting out of this with that easy an answer. I'm talking about the first time before jumping out the window." Kenny watched the male's eyes change once again. His lashes lowered over his eyes, but Kenny swore he saw hate and loathing within those azure eyes.
"My uncle got angry with me and broke them," Tala mumbled.
"Was he also the one that—"
"Hey, I said I would tell you one thing, you're trying to get in more than we agreed on," Tala said with a slight frown that Kenny couldn't help but laugh at because it made him look like a kid. "What's so funny?"
"You. Everything about you is one thing or another. I guess that's why I want to know you better. You're such a fascinating person to me," Kenny said, running his hand up to push a strand of red out the way of Tala's face. "I mean, I would never let just anyone kiss me and do what you want to do."
"Are you trying to say that you would only let me do this?" Tala said.
"Exactly. I don't think that anyone else could captivate me like you have," Kenny stated.
"You keep this up and you're going to make a lot of guys unhappy," Tala said leaning in to kiss the male once more. Kenny wrapped his arms lightly around the male, feeling light headed. Closing his eyes, he once more gave in to Tala, feeling the male's hands stroke his chest, moving down to the hem of his pants, inching them down by centimeters.
"Tala..." Kenny felt the male's lips go down to his neck, kissing at the skin there. "What if someone hears us?"
"I'll make sure I cover all your moans," Tala whispered, as a chuckle came from Kenny's mouth. Tala didn't know what it was, but something about this male just would not let go of him. If this kept up, he would end up telling the male everything. He didn't think he could put that sort of stress on this young man like that. The weight was his to carry alone.
"Hey, Kenny, are you done visit—"Much to the two boys misfortunate, this was the minute that Tyson decided to walk in the room followed by Max. The two were going to meet up with Zeo, Johnny, and the girls to hang out at the pond for a while. It was Tyson's idea, of course, to come ask Kenny to hang out with them, probably because he didn't want Tala to get that close to his cousin.
"I think we should give them some time, Tyson," Max said, turning his eyes from the two to stare at Tyson who was gaping at Tala. "Tyson? Hey Tyson..."
"What the hell do you think you're doing with my cousin, you perverted bastard!" Tyson shouted at Tala. Tala sat up, moving from over Kenny, who slid up his pants that were a quarter of the way off his butt. Running a hand through his hair, he straightened the rest of his clothing.
"Tyson, not so loud," Kenny remarked.
"What do you mean not so loud! He was going to...to..."
"Give your cousin the best experience of his life?" Tala helped out but got a death glare from the blue haired male. "You're too uptight, you need to get laid, Granger. When Kai comes back I'll tell him."
"You bastard, shut up!" Tyson flushed. "Kenny, you need to be careful, you don't know what type of diseases he would have infected you with!"
"Excuse me?" Tala rose a brow. "What exactly do you mean by that."
"It's exactly as it sounds, who knows what type of viruses you're carrying. You probably screw around more than your cousin does anyway. I don't want you him to—"
"You fucking idiot! I don't go around and screw anything with two legs," Tala hissed at the male.
"Yeah, and I'm sure that you don't have sex at all, right?" Tyson scoffed.
"Okay you two, that's enough of that. Tyson, what did I tell you about yesterday?" Kenny said, feeling like he was stuck between two kids rather than people within his age group. Tyson frowned, crossing his arms over his chest and snorting. Kenny sighed, shaking his head.
"I just came to ask you if you wanted to hang out with me and the others. We're going to the pond for a while," Tyson stated. "I mean, I don't think it's a good idea to be here all day with him. Who knows what he will try to do to you when I'm not—"
"Tyson," Kenny said once more.
"Fine, fine. I won't say anything else about it," Tyson muttered. "So, do you want to come or not Kenny? I mean, everyone will ask where you are, and it's not like I'm going to tell them you're with Tala."
"I guess I have no choice but to come when you put it in those terms," Kenny said with a sigh. Turning to Tala, he leaned in, kissing the male on the lips. Before the two could deepen the kiss, Tyson cleared his throat, so Kenny pulled back. "I'll be back later today if I can. If not, then I'll see you tomorrow, and I'm going to find out more about you."
"We'll see," Tala said. For some reason...he didn't know why...this felt...right. The feeling that circled between them cleared his head and his heart. Was this really what love could do, what Kenny was talking about earlier? "You owe me."
"So do you," Kenny smiled getting up from the bed. Tala watched the three leave the room a minute later Doctor Tate came in with a light smile.
"What exactly were you planning on doing that you hoped the rest of us here would hear?" she inquired. "If you were thinking about what I think you were, I wouldn't have condoned it in your condition."
"Well, I guess I would have had to take a little bit of pain to get what he was going to give to me then," Tala stated. "I'm not surprised that you heard anything, after all, Tyson has the loudest damn mouth I've ever came across. I don't understand why Kai would like an idiot like that."
"He has qualities about him that Kai admires, I'm sure of it," Judy said.
"What qualities? I don't see anything about him that anyone could admire. He's loud, arrogant, selfish, rude, and everything he says pisses me off."
"You know, that's why you two can't get along. You have too many of the same traits. Maybe that's why Kai is drawn to him. He reminds Kai of you in some ways, but his heart isn't so trapped in a mess of vines. Kai thinks that he can be honest with the male on some what of the same level as he's with you."
"Psychoanalyzing us again, doctor?" Tala said, shifting his sight upon her. "I thought you gave up being a psychiatrist, Judy?"
"When things surround you and Kai, old habits are hard to break," the woman grinned. "But Tala, may I ask you something. I know you probably don't want to answer it, but I have to know. How much do you care about that young man?"
"I don't know," the boy answered honestly. "When he's not near me, I tell myself it's not that big a deal, but when he's here with me...everything changes. I want to keep him with me. I think there are some times when I'm sleep I call out his name, there are other times that I dream about fucking him and times where I reach out for him."
"I would say that on some level you geninuely want to be with him and that you're starting to care for him as more than just someone who you think is cool. So now the real question is whether or not you're going to tell him," she said.
"About?" Tala remarked.
"You know about what. Don't you think that you should tell him about—"
"Do you think that I should tell him?" Tala interrupted her. "You want to me open up to him, don't you? Does Kai think the same thing? Do you think that by opening up to him that everything can be easier for me?"
"I think that if you open up to him, you'll find that not all of the world will hate you for it," she said softly. "Maybe you'll learn that there's someone in the world other than me that doesn't blame you for these uneventful points in your life and that can accept you, the whole you with open arms."
For a long minute, the male was silent, drinking in what his former psychiatrist was telling him. If he did tell Kenny the truth, there was no guarantee that the male wouldn't look at him with disgust, or pity. He wanted neither one, which was probably why he had been so hesitant to tell this woman in the first place. She was one of few that still looked at him without that stare he grew up seeing.
"You think that if I tell him, the whole love conquers all bullshit will apply. I'm not an optimistic person on that philosophy, Judy. Nor do I believe that who just-world hypothesis. Love does not conquer anything that cannot be corrupted by any other emotions, while if everyone was given supposed decisions that someone set to good or bad standards, I must be destined for ruin from the start because my whole life has been nothing but one wrong turn after another. But that will end soon," Tala voiced.
"Why?" Judy turned her eyes on male curiously.
"Me and Kai plan on leaving soon and starting out on our own. I have the money that my parents left me in a safety deposit box that only I can get into, and Kai can probably get his parents to give him money to get out of their lives for good. I say we move maybe California and chill out there, get jobs and forget about everything else."
"Do you think you can run away from things in that manner? After you leave and forget about everything, what then? Fall in love maybe adopt some kid, or something like that? Do you think you can escape that easily? Do you think that your uncle will let you or Kai go that easily, Tala?" Judy inquired.
"Well, just have to find that out then," smiled the male. "See how far the little luck I have can take me."
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"I can't believe that you and...and...I can't believe it," Tyson said as he, Kenny, and Max headed down the road to where the pond was.
"Then don't believe it, just pretend that it was a dream," Kenny said, tired of hearing his cousin comment on the subject. "I'm tired of hearing you talk about it."
"You obviously don't know how serious this is, right Max. I mean, if we had walked in a little bit later, you would have been..." Tyson shuddered at the very thought that was trying to manifest itself into his brain. "I think I'm going to be sick. Max, please tell him the seriousness of this situation."
"Tyson, I think I agree with Kenny about this. It was not that big a deal. I mean, some people do that, some don't," Max shrugged. "I mean, me and Zeo—"The young man shut his mouth quite quickly, only to have Tyson staring at him with huge eyes.
"I knew it!" Tyson shouted. "So you and Zeo are together!"
"Yes, but I would rather not have the whole world know," Max stated. "Yes, we're together, but it's not a big deal. I mean Zeo and I do it all the time when we aren't with you guys. It's not such a big deal, I mean when you finally tell Kai that you really like him, and you get together, I'm sure that—"
"There's no way that I would—"Tyson started.
"You've already kissed him," Max interrupted with a grin. The remark brought a flush to Tyson's face. "So, was he a good kisser?"
"That's none of your business," Tyson snapped. "It was just one kiss! I mean, it's nothing like with Kenny. Tala already gave him a mark on his neck, that's why he's wearing that shirt now." Next, it was Kenny's time to blush.
"I don't think Max needed to know that, Tyson!" Kenny declared.
"Well he knows it now," Tyson laughed just as the boys heard something thud to the ground behind them. Turning around, the boys saw Jordan staring at them with wide eyes. A small cooler had fallen from her hands to the ground, which was what made the thud sound.
"Kenny...?" Jordan said.
"Jordan, what are you doing behind us?" Max inquired, knowing that she probably heard everything. He hadn't wanted her to find out like that. Jordan paid no attention to Max, continuing to stare at Kenny. Her eyes shimmering with tears ready to break at any moment.
"Kenny...is it...really true?"
"Jordan...I..."
"Please tell me that it's not true! Please Kenny!" Jordan shouted, the tears finally breaking free. "Do you really love that...that guy? You can't possibly like him. It's just a joke, right Kenny?"
"I'm sorry Jordan, it's not a lie. I care a lot about Tala," Kenny admitted. "He's the one that I was talking about that day in my room. I didn't want to tell you then because I know you would be even more upset about it."
"I love you Kenny! I love you more than he ever could! Or ever will. It's not too late between us I will love you even more if you come to me now. I could never hurt you like he will surely do. Please don't throw away something special," Jordan begged.
"Jordan, I can't," Kenny apologized.
"Why?" Jordan cried.
"You told me not to throw away something special. What I'm trying to have with Tala is special to me. If I just let it go, I may never know what could have been with us. I know you may love me, I'm grateful that you could feel so strongly for me, but I don't feel the same way about you, Jordan. I never did. You're a great person, but I never felt that things could be between us. I'm sure you will find a great person that will love you as much as you loved me," Kenny spoke.
"But..." Jordan placed her hands to her face, her shoulders shaking violently. Kenny walked up to the girl, pulling her into his arms. "But I love you so much Kenny. I love you so very much."
"I know, I know that, but it wouldn't work out between us. Come on, stop crying, everything will be better. I know that you'll rebound from me and find someone better that you will really marry and have three cute children with, and you'll have a wonderful wedding and house."
"And a cute little Golden Retriever," Jordan sniffed with a smile.
"Yeah, but I don't think Golden Retrievers are that small," Kenny smiled.
"Then I'll get a Poodle, those are small," Jordan said.
"You're right about that." Max sighed with relief. Everything between him and Jordan would be fine. She may fall in love too hard, but she rebounded from it better than he expected.
"You know what Kenny?" Jordan said, looking up and wiping her tears away. "You make it too hard for someone to stay mad with you because you're too cute. I don't think I could ever hate you. You're too nice a person to hate."
"Thank you Jordan, I appreciate it."
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Kai quietly entered the house, making certain not to make any noises as to alarm anyone to his presence. The last thing he needed was his uncle finding out he was in the house and interrogating him into where Tala was. If he was going to make it to the end of the summer alive, staying out of Boris Balcov's way was first priority. The second was to make certain that if he did get in the man's line of vision, not to do anything to upset him into raising a hand against him.
Which will probably mean keep my smart mouth comments to myself. Kai thought as he headed for the stairs, creeping up them as stealthily as the old stairs would allow. That was the only thing about that house it was due for an upgrade within that decade. Yet knowing his uncle's cheapness, the house would have to collapse in on itself destroying something valuable of his in order for there to be upgrades.
Climbing up the stairs in one piece, the young man went down the hall to his room, grabbing his duffel bad, shoving whatever he needed in it as quietly as possible. Once he was done, Kai opened the window, tossing the bag out into a bush. That way, his uncle wouldn't get suspicious if he heard Kai and came looking. The dual haired male's next stop was Tala's room. Which looked as if it was hit by a whirlwind. Must be his uncle's attempt to vent off some of that anger. Picking his way through the mess, Kai picked up what he thought was important and stuff it in a pack bag, then pushed it out the window also.
Now for Tala's wallet, since I always keep mine on me anyway. Kai dug through one of the drawers, getting frustrated when he didn't find it. He knew his cousin always hid it, but where was another story all together. Pulling out more items from a drawer, Kai was about to toss a piece of paper aside, when he realized that it was a picture. Turning it around in his hand, his eyes widened.
It was a picture of Tala when he was four with his mother and father. The boy in the smile grinned into the camera as he held onto his father's neck. The woman, Alexial Balcov Ivanor, had her arm looped with her husband's. Both looked very happy together with their little boy. Kai touched the picture; his aunt Alexial had always been a gentle lady. She used to watch him all the time when he was younger. He remembered how gentle her eyes were when she smiled at him and Tala. Both of Tala's parents treated Kai as another son, taking him with them on trips when they could, or allowing him to spend plenty of nights with his cousin.
"You have no idea how much hell it is without you here," Kai whispered to the picture. Placing the picture in his back pocket, he went back to searching for his cousin's wallet, when a crash came from downstairs. Closing the drawer, Kai made his way to the balcony in order to see what was going on.
Looking down, he saw Clover huddled over a broken teapot and cup, tea pooled over the floor. She was hurriedly trying to pick up the pieces, while looking up nervously to see if anyone was coming. Seconds later, heavy footsteps were heard echoing towards her. The girl continued to try to pick up the pieces, one sharp piece cutting her thumb, causing her to drop it.
"What the hell have you done girl?" Boris came into sight, looming menacingly over the frightened girl.
"I'm sorry, Master Balcov, it slipped out of my grasp," Clover said, her voice quavering with fear. "I will clean it up immediately, I promise." She continued to clean up the mess, taking out a rag and cleaning up the mess that she made. Boris continued to glare at her as she finished the job. Getting up from the pile on the floor, she was about to get the broom and dustpan when Boris grabbed her wrist. "Master...Balcov...?"
"What's your name girl?" Boris asked, staring her in the eyes.
"It's Clover...sir. Clover Brkich. My mother was Clara Brkich," Clover answered very nervous by the way he just stared at her. "She sent me here almost a year ago to work for you...but then she had that accident."
"Ah yes, I remember. She owed me a favor that she couldn't pay off, so she sent you in her place to deal with her problems. Then she died in that car crash, how unfortunate for you to lose your mother, father, and older brother like that. And you don't have any close relatives do you, Clover?" Boris asked.
"No...I don't sir. If I were to lose this job...I would have nowhere to go," Clover said.
"That would be unfortunate for you, wouldn't it?" Boris remarked, moving closer to the girl. "Because you know...I could fire you at any time that I see fit to, Clover. That piece you just broke, it was worth a lot of money."
"Please...Master Balcov...I will do anything to pay for it, just don't throw me out!" Clover pleaded. "I would have no where to go."
"That would be a shame. You being only how old?"
"I'm only fourteen. I would never been able to live on my own now?" Clover whimpered. "This is the only place that I have to call home for now. Please sir, please don't throw me out, I will do whatever needs to be done to pay off the items that I broke."
"Anything, hm..." The male's eyes flickered as he shoved her against a wall. Clover's eyes grew huge as he towered over her, tilting her head up. "Then you can pay me back with your body. You're old enough to give me the satisfaction I need."
"Please don't sir," Clover struggled as the male moved in closer to kiss her. One of his hands wandered the path down her waist, gathering her skirt up to get to what lay underneath. "I can't do this...I'm still a virgin. And your...your wife."
"She doesn't care. All she cares about is her precious nephew. She would never let me come near her. As for your virginity, you'll lose it eventually. I'm just going to do what someone else will in the long run." The male forced her to kiss him, pushing his tongue into her unwilling mouth. Clover struggled to move, but because of the male's weight against her body, she couldn't do much.
"Uncle Boris!" Kai's voice brought the older male to release the girl who collapsed to the ground when the male moved. Her whole body shook with fear.
"Well if it isn't one of my bastard nephews. Where's your twin boy?" the male said, turning his full attention to Kai. Kai's fists were clenched at his sides, glaring with dark auburn eyes.
"Don't you ever touch her again," Kai said through clenched teeth. Right now he did not care this could cost him. His uncle had no right to do that to Clover and get away with it. That girl was not like the others in the house. She knew just a little bit about the events, and still gave them a bright smile when she was around. She did everything to make them feel comfortable. He wasn't about to allow her to be treated like the other girls in the house. Kai knew about his uncle bedding some of the help when he was around, the last thing he was going to do, was let Clover join the numbers.
"Ah, so you want to protect the little wench," Boris smirked. "You would stand up for her. You didn't stand up for the other ones, did you Kai?"
"I wasn't here all the time to, and you know it," Kai said angrily.
"Bullshit, you wouldn't have done it even if you were here," Boris stated. "So there must be a reason to with this girl? You were planning to fuck her first?"
Kai gritted his teeth, swallowing what he was about to say because it would probably get him slapped. "Leave her alone, Uncle, she's done nothing and doesn't deserve that. I know you have plenty of other whores that would get their knees dirty for you. All you have to do is make a call, isn't that right?"
Boris stalked up to his nephew, glaring down at the boy with dark eyes. "You best still that tongue of yours boy before I cut it out of your mouth." Kai narrowed his eyes, daring to glare back into his Uncle's stare.
"You've always hated me for it, didn't you?" Kai simpered. "Because there was nothing you could do that could make me submit."
"You little..." Boris raised his hand to Kai.
"Go ahead and do it. Then when I don't come back, Doctor Tate will have someone come look for me. How will you explain my body on the floor bloody? Or if you do let me return, what do you think I'm going to tell her when she asks. You don't want to have any heat on you, do you Uncle? So you might as well lower your hand now," Kai voiced.
He watched his uncle turn a shade darker, fighting the urge to hit the young man, but knew that Kai had a point. Finally, the male lowered his hand. "You have some nerve to speak so boldly to me, boy."
"I probably do. But that's because I'm finding more things to be bold about," Kai said, turning his attention to Clover who was still huddled against the wall. "Clover, go get Kayli and get her to clean this up. Go lay down and rest."
"Okay." Kai watched the girl get up from where she was and ran off. He didn't want to leave her here, but if he stayed...his uncle would more than likely do something to hurt him. He just hoped that his uncle would lose interest in taking her and move on to some other girl who was use to it.
"You know Kai, you told me exactly where your cousin is," Boris remarked. "I could go there right now and bring him back home. You two can't hide out there forever. Eventually you will have to come back. There's no other place that you have to go that will accept you."
"That may be true, Uncle Boris, but we don't have to be afraid of you anymore. Tala's changing, you may not have noticed, but I have. We're both changing. Soon, your mind control won't have any affect. We'll be free to do what we feel without you looming over us," Kai said, turning to leave.
"Those are bold words boy, you better be able to back them up," the male threatened.
Oh, don't worry about us backing them up. You'll find out soon enough.
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Rimnerel: Okay, my head hurts, I try to go on, it's going to pop.
Kain: You managed to get a lot done, at least.
Enrique: True, and you managed to give it some credit to match the last chapter.
Rimnerel: Thank you for the ego boost. Now let's get out of here. You guys can probably find the next chapter some time next week. I'm not sure, but I think maybe Tuesday or Wednesday. So, until next time chapter!