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AN: Hope you enjoy this chapter.
Tala reached up, wincing as he felt the muscles across his chest contract. {Tala, what are you doing?} The redhead leaned back against the counter. {Trying to get a glass so I can take my medication.} Rei came into the kitchen, golden eyes sparkling. "I thought the doctor told you not to lift your arms above your head."
The older teen nodded, running his good hand through his hair. "He did. I wouldn't have too if you and Bry actually left glasses in the dishwasher." The neko-jin shrugged and got a glass down for his lover. "It's a bad habit. Kai tended to get bitchy when we didn't empty the dishwasher when it was clean." {Kai is bitchy even if you do what he tells you.} {Nice welcoming Bry.} The redhead got his medication down, trying to open it with his one hand. Tala glared as his other lover plucked the bottle of painkillers from him, opening it in one easy motion.
"I hate you." Tala downed the pill, icy eyes fixed on his two lovers. "You're just mad because we have use of both of our arms." The redhead set his glass down and stuck his tongue out, eyes mocking. Bryan pulled Tala into a hard kiss, careful not to bump against the other teen's wound. Rei wrapped his arms around Tala's waist from behind, licking and nibbling at the soft, pale flesh of the older teen's throat. One of Bryan's hands slipped around Tala, pulling Rei closer. A collective moan was ripped from their throats. Rei pulled back, a yawn slipping from his throat. His forehead fell against Tala's back, one hand sliding under the redhead's shirt.
{You had to take the medication didn't you?} Bryan's hand crept up under Rei's shirt, stroking over the neko-jin's stomach. {Is some one not getting what he wants?} Tala yawned, his head falling back. {At this rate none of us are going to get any. This damn medication makes me sleepier then hell and the bond spreads it so….} he was cut off as a second yawn interrupted his thoughts. {The couch is starting to look very comfortable.} The three lovers made their way to the couch, quickly becoming comfortable.
*****
The sound of pounding on the door woke Bryan. He slipped out from underneath his lovers, brushing hair from his face. He opened the door to find Tyson, Max and Kenny standing in the hall, looking slightly nervous. "Yes?" Tyson looked up at the taller teen, dark eyes serious for once. "We came to talk to Rei." The Russian moved out of the doorway, allowing the three teens in. The Bladebreakers stared at the couch in shock. Tala's head was pillowed on Rei's chest, Rei's arm wrapped around the redhead's waist, fingers resting underneath his lover's shirt.
{Kitten.} Rei shifted slightly, one golden eye opening as he tightened his arm around Tala. {Hey Bry.} His head fell to the side. "Hi guys. What's up?" The neko-jin sat up, never once loosening his grip on Tala. Bryan sat back down, one hand tugging Tala's shirt. {Tala, get up. We've got company.} The redhead came awake, eyes focusing on the younger teens as he pulled away from Rei. He smiled at the hurt look on his lover's face. {Sorry love. Somehow I don't think your friends really need any education.} The neko-jin shrugged, fangs flashing. {I was comfortable, but fine. I need to get chairs for the others to sit on anyways.} Tyson watched as Rei left the living room, feeling nervous. There was something about the way the two older teens were watching them that made his skin crawl.
Rei set the chairs down next to the armchair and dropped back onto the couch, between his lovers. "Dare I ask why you three risked your lives to come here?" Tyson perched on the edge of the armchair, pulling a folded piece of paper from his pocket. Dark eyes flickered to the two Russians that flanked Rei. "Do you think they could," he vaguely gestured with one arm. "Leave for a little?" Rei shook his head and smiled. "They could go to the other side of the city and they would still hear anything that was said, so you're stuck."
The Japanese teen idly flicked the piece of paper in his hand. "We were called by the police this morning. They explained everything to us. Kai is in the local mental asylum for testing. We went to see him this morning and he didn't say anything. He just handed me this piece of paper." Rei took the paper from his friend, golden eyes narrowing with anger. Kon was written across the paper. He unfolded it, glad for the comfort that flowed through the bond. Bryan and Tala leaned closer, scanning the note.
Ivahnov, Kuznetsov, Kon
I hope the three of you are proud of yourselves. You managed to get me locked away. How's your arm Ivahnov? Hope it hurts. Unfortunately, the people here are a little more aware of what the Hiwataris will do to get out. It may take me a little longer then I had first anticipated, but don't fear, I will get out. I do hope that the three of you will visit. I have so much more to explain.
Kai Hiwatari
P.S. Ivahnov, Kuznetsov, I hope you continue to enjoy your little whore. With all his other talents, I'm sure that he is very experienced. Too bad I never got a chance.
Rei got to his feet, pupils nearly gone. He dropped the note to the floor, ignoring his friends and lovers and went into the kitchen. Seconds later a knife came flying out of the kitchen, hitting the wall, a good half an inch of steel sticking. Bryan got to his feet and pulled the knife from the wall. "Kitten, this is one of my good knives." Rei leaned against the doorframe, eyes burning with an inner light, fangs bared. "Do you think I give a fuck? I should have killed the bastard when I had a chance. Self-defense and defense of my loved ones."
Tala also got to his feet, blue eyes flicking briefly to his lover's teammates. "I would leave if I was you guys. This might get ugly." Tyson nodded, his eyes fixed on Rei. "Yeah, I think your right. We'll see you later." The three younger teens left the apartment. Tala moved closer to the younger teen, blue eyes locked on gold. He reached out with his good hand, gently caressing Rei's cheek. {Kitten calm down. Don't worry about Kai. That bastard is never going to get out.}
Bryan set the knife down on the coffee table, moving to stand next to Rei. He wrapped an arm around the neko-jin's waist, drawing his shaking body close. Tala wrapped his good arm around Rei, head resting on his shoulder. Rei leaned against Bryan, tears soaking the older teen's shirt. They stood like that for minutes, content with the closeness. Slowly Rei's breathing returned to normal, the sounds of his crying slowly diminishing. He looked up at Bryan, golden eyes puffy from the crying. Bryan placed a kiss on the tip of Rei's nose, fingers brushing away the fast drying tears. Rei leaned into the gentle touches and giggled. {This is ridiculous. My hormones are still out of whack.}Tala pressed closer to Rei, tongue tracing Rei's ear. {And how can we help?}
{You are insatiable.} Tala transferred his attention to Rei's neck. Rei purred and wriggled, brushing against the redhead's growing arousal. Tala bit down on Rei's neck in a vain attempt to stifle his moan. Bryan watched with one eyebrow raised, enjoying the entertainment he was getting from watching his lovers. Tala's hand slipped under the waistband of Rei's pants, sliding teasingly lower.
*****
Rei climbed out of the bed and made his way to the bathroom down the hall, not wanting to wake his lovers. He turned on the water, unbraiding his hair as he waited for the water to heat up. He slipped into the shower, letting out a purr of pleasure as the water pummeled his body. ~I don't really want to go see Kai. I know we need to but...~ The neko-jin turned off the water and wrapped a towel around his waist, not taking time to dry his hair.
The thick carpeting muffled his footsteps. Entering the master bedroom he found Bryan coming out of the bathroom, dressed in black, looking somber. {Morning Kitten.} Rei smiled, sliding past his lover as the older teen moved to wake up Tala. Rei had discovered that short of the apocalypse, it was almost impossible to get the redhead out of bed. Tala got out of bed looking incredibly groggy. {Why do I feel like somebody died?} Rei was just pulling on a dark blue, almost black shirt. {Because someone might not make it out of this meeting alive.} Bryan smirked at Rei's comment before going to the kitchen to make a quick breakfast.
Tala slowly pulled his jeans up, trying to avoid stretching his muscles too much. He was fine until he got to the zipper and button. {Kitten?} The neko-jin looked up from tying his shoes. {Yes?} The Russian crooked a finger at his young lover. {I need you to help with the jeans issue.} Rei got to his feet and stretched, golden eyes shining with a hint of mischief. {I don't think so.}
Rei left the room, leaving Tala staring at him in disbelief. The redhead slipped on a shirt, gently slipping his left arm through the sleeve, trying not to pull the stitches. He made his way out to the kitchen and stopped in the door way glaring at the occupants. Rei was sitting on the counter, eating half of an apple that Bryan had given him. Bryan was smirking as he got the milk out of the fridge. "Having some problems Tala?" Tala rolled his eyes. "Fuck you too Bryan." The other Russian smirked, moving back to the stove. "I don't have the time but I think Rei does."
Rei nodded and hopped off down from the counter, golden eyes flicking with desire and love. He rested one hand lightly on the redhead's hip and slowly pulled the zipper up, gold and blue never leaving each other. Deft fingers slipped the button through its hole and Rei stretched up placing a light kiss on his lover's nose. "Happy?" Tala shrugged, blue eyes twinkling. "I'll be happier when my shirt is buttoned. It's cold in here."
Bryan shook his head. "You're such a baby Tala. Rei, come over here and watch this." Rei smirked and took Bryan's place at the stove, watching his lovers from the corner of his eye. Bryan knelt in front of Tala, slipping the first button through its respective hole. "This is the one and only time I'll kneel at your feet Tala." A red eyebrow rose. "You're no fun Bryan." The lavender haired teen slipped the next button in and moved to the next. "I know." He placed a kiss on Tala's stomach and buttoned the next button. As he buttoned each one he placed a kiss above it. "There." Tala's blue eyes were slightly glazed. Rei laughed as he turned off the stove. "Come on. We're running behind."
*****
The nurse looked up from her book, eyes widening. Three teens stood over her, looking like they where here to meet Death. She set her book to one side, folding her hands in front of her. "How may I help you?" The three teens exchanged a quick look, almost as if they were speaking to each other telepathically. "We're here to see Kai Hiwatari." To her great surprise it was the black haired teen that spoke. He looked so shy that she had assumed one of the others would do the talking. She turned to the computer and quickly typed in the information. "He's in room 220, but I'm afraid that I cannot let you see him with out an orderly with sedatives." The lavender haired teen smirked. "If he's in a straight jacket, I don't think we'll have any problems." She shrugged. "Fine, but if something happens, you can't sue." The redhead just smiled.
Rei glanced up at the signs that showed the room numbers on the wall. Several doctors and orderlies watched their progress, eyes drawn to the closeness of the three teens. Rei was between Tala and Bryan, fingers twined together. {Room 220. Is everybody ready?} Rei and Tala shrugged. {As ready as I'll ever be.} Rei turned the door knob and stepped into the room followed by the two Russians.
Kai was pacing the room, his white pants and the off white straight jacket making him look even more unbalanced then he already looked. His lips were twisted into a frown and his eyes were focused on the wall. {Looks like they forgot to give him his happy medication today.} Bryan elbowed the redhead, ignoring the glare he got in return. {Tala now is not the time.} The slate haired Russian stopped his pacing and faced them, his frown rapidly turning into a smirk. "Kon, Kuznetsov, Ivahnov nice of you to show up. I was starting to get lonely."
Rei leaned back against the wall, pupils rapidly starting to disappear. "What the fuck do you want Kai? You said you had things to explain. Explain." Kai's smirk widened and he clicked his tongue in a mocking manner. "Now, now Kon, calm down. I can see that you're picking up their anti-social attitude. It's not going to get you anywhere. Nobody likes bastards." A lavender eyebrow rose, and Bryan slightly inclined his head towards his former teammate. "Case in point." Kai didn't say anything, and continued his pacing.
"Fine, since you took the time to give your whore a break. I might as well tell you, seeing as I'm sure the three of you will go home and hole yourselves up in the bedroom." Tala smirked, raising his injured arm in a mocking salute. "Can't. Not since you decided stabbing me would be fun." Kai nodded, eyes going blank as he thought back. The three lovers stood silently, attention entirely focused on the other teen.
For several seconds the only sound in the room was their breathing. Rei nearly jumped when Kai spoke. "I can vividly remember life back in the Abbey. Of course as you know, I was brought in at seven, the best age to start training. I had notions of being the best blader there when I arrived; I had been practicing for as long as I could remember. I thought that just by being a Hiwatari that no one could, or would be better than me." Deranged mahogany eyes fixed on the other two Russians and Rei could feel the anger that radiated off of his team captain.
"I arrived and went directly to the training room, intent on starting my reign as supreme. But it was not to be. I entered the room to find four kids battling each other. I watched for several minutes before interrupting. I could feel the suspicion and contempt but I didn't back down. I challenged the redhead," eyes briefly flicked to Tala. "Wanting to prove myself the superior blader. Within seconds Dranzer lay at my feet, utterly defeated."
Bryan smirked, knowing what was coming next. Kai nodded. "You remember what happened don't you Kuznetsov? I next challenged the lavender haired blader, thinking it was nothing but a fluke that Dranzer had been beaten. But once again he lay at my feet, seemingly begging forgiveness. I, Kai Hiwatari, had been defeated twice, by nobody street rats. That's why I stole Black Dranzer, three weeks later, in a vain attempt to become the best."
"Of course, that was followed by my life away from the Abbey, and the journey with the Bladebreakers." Rei took a deep breath, nearly choking on the scents that filled the air. Bryan's scent, wild and free. Tala's, intoxicating and slightly sweet. And the most cloying scent was the one coming from Kai. The sharp tang of anger, underlain by the scent of lust that the neko-jin knew well. {Rei, are you okay?} Bryan's 'voice' sounded slightly worried. {I'm fine. I just want to hear the rest of this and get the hell out of here.} Tala glanced at his lovers. {Ditto.} Rei could feel Kai's eyes on him.
"My travels with the Bladebreakers. Another source of strife in what had already been a hellish life. Especially a whorish little Chinese neko-jin." Rei could feel his anger start to well up, pushing him towards the edge of his control. Long fingers closed around his wrist, the pressure increasing slightly in a threatening manner. {Kitten, don't. He's just doing it to get under your skin.} Rei inclined his head in acknowledgement and Tala released him.
"I joined the Bladebreakers in hopes that no one on the team was near my equal and that I could beat them all without the slightest amount of effort. Though, of course, the gods once again had turned away from me. A pathetic, half-human waif from a backwards little village presumes to be a better blader then me. For the second time in my life I'm beaten by a sad waif with a secondhand bit beast." The slate haired Russian laughed, the sound harsh and maniacal. "But that's not the only humiliation. Of course, if it was, I might not have had this little breakdown.
"Now I was plagued by thoughts of the little neko-jin who had beaten me. And they were not nice, normal, clean, thoughts. For months after I met you, I could barely sleep, the urge to toss you onto the nearest flat surface and ravage you nearly unbearable. I managed to resist and tried a more subtle method, trying desperately to seduce you but you lived like a fucking monk, vowing to spend the rest of your life celibate! But not even that helped, the dreams kept coming. You writhing beneath me and any other number of positions. And then at practice you stormed off. I had meant to try and bring you back, not letting my anger get the better of me. But I managed to get from the others with some wheedling that you were with Ivahnov and Kuznetsov. And that's what finally pushed me over the edge. The two little street rats had taken what I wanted to posses. So with a little bit of digging, using my grandfather's money, I managed to find you. And here I am now."
Golden eyes blazed with anger. "You are so fucking pathetic Kai! Just because things don't go your way you have a break down. You're not a god damned five year-old. Get over it and move on. At this rate I highly doubt you'll be getting out of here any time soon. I plan on having a chat with your doctor and keeping you here until your hair has gone entirely grey and you're forced to eat liquid food!" Rei slammed the door behind him, leaving the three Russians to stare after him. Kai shook his head. "Beautiful." Tala smirked, blue eyes hard and dangerous. "Yes and all ours. This will be that last time we will ever see you so, I hope that you continue to remember that you've lost everything in your life because you had to be perfect."
Rei nodded to the doctor and turned to find Bryan and Tala standing behind him. He hugged Tala, head resting on the redhead's shoulder. His eyes slowly slid shut as Bryan's fingers ran through his hair. {I'm sorry about leaving you with him.} The neko-jin smiled as he felt his head rise as his lover shrugged. {Don't worry about it. It was worth it.}Bryan placed a kiss on Rei's forehead. {Come on. I think we need a bath and sleep.} Rei reluctantly pulled out of Tala's lopsided hug and quickly hugged Bryan before dashing down the hall, narrowly avoiding several orderlies. {I'll see you guys at the car!}
"How much do you want to bet that he'll be asleep in the back seat by the time we get there?" The lavender haired teen shook his head. "I'm not betting with you. I'll lose." Tala laughed and gently kissed his lover before hauling him to the elevator. "Fine."
*****
Rei curled up closer to Tala, the air of the apartment chill. He smiled as he felt Bryan move closer. Tala's sleepy 'voice' filled their minds. {Who wants to get up and turn up the heat?} The neko-jin pulled the comforter up further, head falling to rest on the redhead's chest. {Bryan?} Bryan's head rested on Rei's shoulder, his hand resting on Tala's stomach. {When hell freezes over.} Tala 'humphed', eyes falling shut. {Fine. Well just freeze until tomorrow morning.} Rei nodded his purring filling the room. {Works for me.}