The bright sun of Saturday morning shone through the window od Rei's bedroom, earning a groan and agitated mutter from the sleepy Neko-jin. He rubbed his eyes, blinked and then slowly sat his weary body up. Looking around, it dawned upon him that he was alone, Tala was gone. As if reading his thoughts, there was suddenly a knock at the door and Talas voice was heard.

"Rei?"

Without waiting for an answer Tala opened the door and poked his head around the side.

"Oh, you're awake, i just came to wake you up and tell you that breakfast will be ready in ten."

"Oh, Ok." Rei replied.

Tala entered the room fully and made his way over to Rei's bed. He sat down next to the quiet raven hair and put his arm around him.

"You Ok kitten?"

Rei didnt reply, only nodded slightly. Talas blue eyes watched him softly.

"Listen i meant what i said last night Rei, if you're ever scared or feel like talking, i'll be there for you."

Tala leaned down and kissed the raven haired boy on the forehead. Rei smiled slightly.

"Thanks Tala."

Tala stood up and opened the door.

"Get ready and come downstairs, i made a full English breakfast especially for you."

Rei raised his eyebrow.

"You cooked a full English breakfast? Think i'll stay up here..."

Tala frowned.

"Hey, im an excellent cook, you are just being an awkward little bastard!"

Rei laughed as Tala left the room muttering something that contained the word ungrateful.

Rei sighed and stretched. He went into the bathroom and switched on the shower. While he waited for the water to warp up, he released his long dark locks of hair from their confinement and removed his boxers and teeshirt. He stepped into the water fall of hot water, and let it run over his creamy, tanned skin. He winced slightly as he ran his hands over his neck and chest. He already knew the cause of the pain. He frowned as he lifted up his arm and looked at the many scars that had placed a permenant mark on his life. He hated showing his skin, and having to strip and reveal his body to shower like this made him feel very vunerable. Especially as it brought more memories to the surface. Rei suddenly found himself overcome with fear when these extra memories replayed in his mind. A dizzyness took over and Rei slid down the shower wall and crouched in the corner, trembling violently.

"No, go away! get off me!" He shouted, his voice mingling with the deafaning noise of the shower.

"You know you really turn me on when you get angry kitty, and when you're scared it just spurs me on."

"Please, let me go...let me...g...it hurts...please..." Rei pleaded, losing consciousness.

Blood mingled with water and rushed over the two naked bodies. The elder pressed his lustful body up against his captives and he leaned down and licked one of his open wounds. Rei cried out in pain.

"Why would i let you go kitty? Ive always wanted to take you in the shower, and now seems like the perfect opportunity, doesnt it?" The elder replied.

The raven hair never replied, only slightly conscious, he seemed to have given up and his head slumped against the older mans chest, the wounds from where he had had the bottle smashed against his neck and shoulder taking effect and spilling blood over his body.

"Thats right kitten, you just relax, im going to have a lot of fun now."

Without warning, Rei's kidnapper forced his swollen erection into his entrance, drawing yet more blood, and a scream of agony from the poor captive.

"Rei!"

"Rei, its me! come on snap out of it!"

Tala didnt know what to do. Rei was screaming and he was panicking. He turned the shower off and pulled Rei out and then wrapped his arms around him tightly, calling his name. Slowly he felt the wet body below him calm down, and relax. Tala carried him to his bed and covered his naked body with a large white towel. It was then that he noticed that some of the raven hairs scars had opened up again and were dripping blood everywhere, it was even on Talas wet shirt. From the bed, a muffled moan was heard, and slowly, golden eyes cracked open and looked around. Tala immediatly sat over his friend and went to move a stray strand of hair from his eyes, but Rei flinched and moved away from Talas touch in fright. It hurt Tala to see this.

"Hey, Rei its ok, its only me, its Tala." He said gently.

Rei relaxed and let Tala run a hand over his face.

"Tala? Why are you here, i was in the shower and..."

The memories came back and Rei squeezed his eyes shut and clenched his teeth to prevent himself from crying again.

"You were late coming down for your breakfast, so i came back up here to see what was taking you so long when i heard you crying out in the bathroom. You were screaming, so i went in and helped you. Rei, you were huddled in the corner of the shower screaming and you're eyes were open but you couldnt see me, i was terrified, i didnt know what to do!"

Talas eyes had glazed over now and were threatening to spill over as well.

Rei looked at his red-headed friend appologetically, and noticed his blood stained shirt.

"Tala, you're bleeding!"

Tala looked down at his shirt, and then remembered about Rei's injuries.

"Actually, i think some of your old wounds have opened up again kitten, you were bleeding on me when i was holding you to me to calm you down."

Rei looked down at his shoulder and saw some openly bleedin cuts. He winced as the pain suddenly registered, and he also became very concious of the fact that he was clothes-less.

"Erm...Tal...could you please bring me some clothes?" He asked pathetically.

Tala smiled sympathetically and chose Rei some random clothes from his wardrobe. He then brought him some cotton wool to stem the bleeding.

He cleaned up the bathroom whilst Rei got changed, and then for the second time that day sat beside the raven hair on his bed.

"Can i ask you something Rei?" He asked.

Rei looked nervously into the icy blue eyes before him. Then nodded.

"What happened to make you like that in there? Was it what i think it was?"

Rei took a moment, before nodding again. They looked at each other in and understanding silence, and then Tala broke it.

"Maybe you should rest for a while longer kitten."

Rei frowned again.

"No, im sick of acting so pathetic all the time Tal, i think i can hack going down to breakfast."

Ok Rei, come on, you can come down with me this time."