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Chapter 2
Next day
Kenny drove up the drive heading for the Hiwatari house reaching the oak door.
"Hi ya chief" said Rei opening the door to let the morning sun into the hall. Rei had been given the day off to make sure he was over what he had the day before and to find someone to run the company while they where away. So that is why some of their old team where here.
In the lounge sat Spencer, Kenny and Bryan, all looking at Rei.
"I asked you here to ask a favour for the others and I, we wish to go on holiday and we need someone to run the company so we ask you three to take on the challenge. If you can handle it"
Spencer was the first to answer "I can do it, but where will we be living because it would be a long journey every morning."
"Here, Diana and Steven are going to stay so you can have company and food for the two weeks" said Rei
"I suppose Lucii can look after the farm for that long" mused Bryan smiling.
"Can Ian come?" asked Spencer
"Of course" beamed Rei.
"Can I bring someone?" asked Kenny quietly.
"Yeah!! Who?" asked Rei.
"Jo-Anna" said Kenny blushing slightly.
"Yeah you can bring her" said Rei "so cab I take that as your going to take it"
"Yeah" was the reply from the other three.
"Thank you so much" exclaimed Rei hugging them all.
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Kai slammed the phone down.
"why can't they get it through their thick heads?" he growled grabbing the phone as it rang again "What?!!"
"I have something to cheer you up" came Tala's smooth voice on the other end.
"Oh yeah" said Kai disbelievingly.
"I've received confirmation that our hotel and plane tickets are ours and we have a team to take over the place"
"Brilliant" sighed Kai, he couldn't wait for sun, sea and most definitely sex
"oh yeah and one more thing, open your e-mail from Rei"
Kai put down the phone and got off the screen saver to open his e-mail, heading straight for Rei ignoring the others. Opening it he found a picture of Rei in the home study wearing nothing sitting in the office chair with a sign saying 'waiting for you' at the bottom of the picture. Kai shifted at the effect of the picture had over his body.
The phone went again.
"Feeling better" said Tala a smile in his voice.
"Most definitely but there is no way that I can get home to enjoy it, I have dinner with Mr Netita to night" groaned Kai. "you better have fun"
"I will just for you" said Tala putting his phone down to finish his work so he could go home to their kitten.
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Rei sat on the settee waiting for the others to come back, he was wearing one of Tala's jumpers and a pair of black trousers, he sat watching the wind move the leaves around him bike that he longed to take for a spin but Kai had taken the keys saying that it would do more harm that good that staying at home. The sound of the phone broke the silence of the room, his head whipped round before he answered it.
"Hello" he said Cheerfully.
"Hi Rei" came Max's voice, but it sounded down.
"What's the matter Maxy?" said Rei concern in his voice.
"I got into a fight" the other replied "got a few bruises nothing serious"
"with who?" pushed Rei.
"are the others with you?" asked Max
"No" said Rei "Maxi?"
"I don't know if I should tell you this" said Max uncertainty in his voice.
"Come on Maxi, I'm a big boy now" teased Rei.
"Erm.. how can I say this?" started the Blonde. "Jins back".
Rei dropped the phone for a second before catching it before it hit the table.
"Wh…wh..what?" stuttered Rei as memories of Jin flashed through his mind.
"Rei are you alright" said Max, his concern bring Rei back to the present.
"yeah I'm fine, why wouldn't I be" lied Rei his voice strong. "See you soon Maxi, and take it easy"
"Yeah, soon" said Max hanging up. Rei sat down in his usual chair by the fire, drawing his knees into his chest and rested his forehead on his knees as the past came to haunt his present, tears escaped his closed eyes. There where things he hadn't told Kai and Tala about Jin and the relationship they had once had, he hoped the he never would have to. Straighten himself up he pushed back the memories and wondered into the kitchen to help Diana with the cooking, determined not to let Jin rule his life again.
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Tala arrived home later that he had hoped, it was now nearing 10 o'clock and he was exhausted. He really couldn't wait for the holiday to come. He walked through the front door and was tackled looking up he met with two golden eyes as Rei sat on his stomach.
"Hello" smiled Tala sitting up do Rei landed on his back on the floor.
"Hello" smiled Rei leaning up and pulling Tala down for a deep kiss, hands exploring under the white shirt. Tala broke the kiss as a cough interrupted them.
"Dinner is served" came Stevens voice filled with amusement. Rei scrambled up and darted into the dinning room leaving Tala to pick himself up, he took off his jacket before following Rei into the room, where Rei waited for Tala to sit down.
"Where's Kai?" asked Rei picking his fork up.
"Having dinner with another man" said Tala with a straight face.
"What?" said Rei, glaring when the red head started the laugh.
"He's having dinner with a client, Mr Netita" said Tala digging into his meal, before yawning behind his hand.
"your tired" stated Rei pouting slightly.
"Sorry" smiled Tala "but I need my strength for the holiday" he added with a grin. Rei smiled back before finishing his meal pushing the vegetables to the side of his plate.
"Rei, eat those vegetables or no dessert" said Tala, not stopping from eating his meal. Rei stuck his tongue out at the older boy moving the vegetables around his plate to make it look like he had eaten some of them.
Diana came into the clear the table before asking about the pudding.
"None tonight" said Tala.
"Hey" protested Rei looking at Tala.
"The green things on your plate, I said to eat them not move them. So no pudding" Tala pointed out. Rei slouched in his chair pouting knowing that Tala wouldn't be moved. Tala shock his head at Rei's actions before standing up.
"I'm going to bed, are you coming?" he asked Rei, Rei struggled before getting up and walking into the lounge ignoring the red head. Rolling his eyes Tala followed loosening his tie as he walked into the lounge, where Rei was slumped into his usual chair staring into the fire. Sighing Tala walked over to stand in front of Rei. The Neko Jin simple looked past him, still sulking.
"Rei" called Tala kneeling down in front of him "what's the matter? There's more than just not being allowed pudding?"
Rei looked into Tala's sky blue eyes regretting it as they bore into his soul.
"I'm just a bit tired" confessed Rei looking away as soon as he said it.
"your nose will grow" said Tala standing up. "I'll leave it until you are ready to tell me"
Rei gave a small smiled "I thought you where going to bed"
"I am, I suppose your waiting up for Kai"
Rei nodded before standing up to give Tala a quick kiss.
"I can't wait until this holiday, then maybe I'll have the energy to carry this on" moaned Tala running his hand through Rei's hair.
"Go on before you fall down" said Rei.
"Don't stay up past one please" ordered Tala
"yes, yes!!, go to bed" said Rei pushing the older boy out of the room, with a parting kiss the red head walked up the stairs to their room. Rei sat in silence using the time to sort out his mind, memorises about his past with Jin had pushed to the front of his mind again, mentally he made a little chest and shut them inside, hoping that they would not resurface like they had with Tala had said something or it Kai said anything.
It's hadn't been the fact that Jin had left him that had made him become depressed, it was the fact that Jin was able to control him in everything he did, and he could do it nothing about it. Jin treated him like a pet that he had to train, not a lover so when he had left, Rei had done everything opposite to what the man wanted thus meaning that he stopped eating properly and ended up hurting himself more than spiting Jin.
Sighing Rei stretched and looked at the clock to find that it was quarter to one, he had been in thought for over and hour and Kai still wasn't home. The clock stuck one and headlight flashed through the curtains before an engine was turned off. Rei sat waiting for Kai to come in.
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Tiredly Kai opened the front door seeing the lounge light on, smiling slightly he walked towards it to see Rei sat in his usual chair waiting.
"Morning" smiled Rei standing up.
"Hn" yawned Kai taking Rei into his arms resting his chin on his head.
"How was the meeting?" asked Rei content to be held by Kai.
"I think Mr Netita hates me or fancies me, he keeps staring at me" said Kai yawning again.
"Come on" said Rei pulling Kai upstairs, the slate haired boy didn't resist following the Neko Jin, nor did he fight as Rei stripped him and pushed him onto the bed before pulling the covers over him. Rei watched as Red eyes where closed and Kai was asleep as his head touched the pillow, slipping out of his own clothes his slid in beside Tala as he did he yawned and switched off the lamp before joining them in the dream world.
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