Chapter 11 Kenny Can't Believe His Eyes
The situation made Kai want to laugh out loud and punch himself in the face.
Rei was now watching him eat. At least Kai didn't have to eat with the others. Still that took away none of the humiliation Rei watching provided.
So Rei had caught him puking once. What was the big deal? Sometimes when he was nervous or emotional he overate, what was wrong with that? And so when he did he felt too disgustingly bloated to keep it down, it was natural that he would want to get rid of that feeling right? He never really ate that much normally.
So why did Rei freak out so much?
He was fine now anyway. He had found another solution to relieve the pains of stress. Well rather he was re-using an old way with an old acquaintance...at least it worked right? As long as it was helping him deal with all the stupid memories that were now rushing back daily.
Different people handled things in different way. He had to admit Tala was the best solution he'd ever had. When they were together it was like they were stuck in an air bubble, nothing from the outside could get in, none of their petty problems mattered.
Kai was still unsure about the situation. When he and Tala were apart he would try not to think about it...he'd only disturbed himself with those thoughts before. After the kiss in the Abbey he had been ready to cut his losses and run, avoid Tala forever...things were so much better this way.
Mutual stress relief. As long as they kept a hold on their emotions everything would be fine.
It's not like it was hurting anybody.
Kenny nearly choked at the absurdity if the image he was presented with. He had been lost in the hotel looking for the Bladebreaker's suite when he come across this in the hallway.
It was Kai. Kai and Tala, the leader of the Demolition Boys.
At first he was angry. He thought that Kai was going to go back to them. Now that world championships was over now that they had won.
He was shocked out of anger however by Tala's actions.
Tala had broken his quiet conversation with Kai and thrown Kai against the wall. Kenny was about to run and get help when he froze, the shock of Tala now pushing his own body against Kai and beginning a demanding kiss almost too much for him.
Kenny waited for Kai to push Tala off and probably begin a physical fight with mixed feelings. On the one side he was sure this was no doubt a ploy to get Kai to come back on the other he hated violence. Kai did push Tala away and so Kenny held his breath waiting for the first punch to be thrown, to say that he was shocked when Kai simply reversed their positions and continued the kiss was an understatement.
Kenny could only watch and his team mate and enemy began to consume each other in the corridor. It seemed to last an age until they broke apart Tala ordering "My room later."
To be answered by Kai's cool "Of course."
And as Tala turned to walk away Kenny was sure he heard the red head mutter " I love you" over his shoulder leaving both Kenny and Kai stunned.
Loving Kai was like loving a hand full of sand. No matter how hard you tried to cling on to it you knew eventually it would slip through your fingers. Tala knew this and had excepted it with the grim resolve of a man on his journey to the chopping block.
He wasn't angry at Kai for being that way, the Abbey had effected them all differently, he was angry at himself. How could he have even admitted the possibility of loving Kai out loud to anyone but his reflection in the mirror.
To top it all he had admitted it to Kai. He felt like someone had ripped his hands apart and all the sand had slipped violently through his fingers. He had hardened himself to the fact that Kai would probably not be visiting that night, or in fact any night after that except maybe to say goodbye…who was he kidding? Kai was not exactly one for goodbyes.
He knew that if it was in his current range of emotions he would cry but he was new at this and he was not sure he remembered how. Sometimes his emotions seemed harder to reach here than in the Abbey.
He wished he had gripped the sand for longer…maybe turned it into glass.