Forever

Christmas Eve

A loud bang was heard on the front door of Tyson's home. Zeo was smiling like an idiot at the fact it was one day till Christmas, one day till he got to open his presents, and one day till Tala opened his. He blushed at thee thought. Rei opened the door, smiling at the turquoise-eyed boy, and stepped aside. Zeo hopped into the room and took of his snow boots and coat.

"Good morning Rei!" He sang, Rei nodded.

"Morning," The jet-haired boy replied, smiling broadly. " Kai and Tala are in the living room by the way, Tyson's still upstairs," The younger boy blushed slightly at the redhead's name, getting a grin from Rei. "How's your leg?"

"It's getting better, Dad said that I'm forbidden to fight with anyone anymore because he reckons I wasn't built for it," Rei laughed a bit, then helped his limping friend into the living room. "Hi, how are you two?"

"Fine thanks, how's your leg?" Kai replied, Tala ran over to them to help Zeo sit down.

"It's not that bad, is it? I mean, you can't walk properly! I'm so-"

"If you say sorry one more time, I think I'll die." Zeo said, stopping Tala from apologizing again. Tala blushed slightly as Kai snickered. "I'm fine, thanks for asking, and I can walk, it just hurts, that's all," Tala nodded. " Where's Gwen?"

"Upstairs last time I checked, I think she's trying to wake Tyson up." Rei replied. Tala walked towards the door.

"I'll go get them." He said, walking out. Rei sat on the floor in front of Kai and lent back. Zeo looked at a few boxes that where out, one said 'the game of life' on.

"You haven't been playing on these today, have you?" He asked. Rei shook his head.

"Last night, when you guys left, we got bored. This is the result," Zeo looked back at the heap and saw some cards on the floor. "We started teaching Kai how to do card tricks again." Everyone looked up as they heard a yelp from upstairs, then followed the noise as loud banging was heard coming down the stairs, and looked at the door as Tala came in, face flushed, and then sat down next to Kai on the couch.

"Don't go upstairs." He said, running a hand through his hair.

"Why?" Kai asked out of plain curiosity.

"Tyson and Gwen are making-out." Kai laughed a bit at Tala's unfortunateness and Tala leaned back.

"That's something you don't get to see everyday." Kai commented. Rei nudged him a little, even though he himself was smiling.

"I was wondering what was taking them so long." Tala said, humorly. Kai nodded and looked to the door as Gwen walked in gingerly, he hair looked a bit messy and she straightened it out a bit. She blushed slightly at the smirk Kai and Tala were giving her.

"Err…hi?" She said, Zeo waved and Rei smiled at her, pinching Kai to make him shut up. Gwen walked over to Zeo. "How's your foot?" She asked, going back to her cheery self. Zeo nodded.

"Fine thanks, still hurts a bit." He replied.

"His father band him from rough housing." Rei said, Gwen laughed a bit.

"There goes your fun." Kai whispered to Tala who in turn, turned red.

"Shut up Hiwatari." Tala snapped back. Rei looked at the two questionably, Tala shook his head. Rei shook his head and went back to Gwen and Zeo's conversation. Kai looked at the door as Tyson came in, as he was the only one who wasn't paying attention to the conversation. Tyson walked up to Kai.

"When's Hiro coming over?" Kai asked, Tyson shrugged.

"Some time today or tomorrow, he'll probably bring the presents today." Tyson said, Kai nodded as Tyson went to the chair Gwen was sitting in, picked her up, sat in her place, and then plopped her on his knee.

"So what are we doing today?" Rei asked.

"Not sure, what does everyone want to do?" Tyson replied.

"I don't know about you guys, but tomorrow, I have to go to Church in the morning." Tala said, all but Kai and Gwen looked at him funnily.

"You're…Christian?" Tyson asked, Tala nodded, frowning slightly.

"Why's that so hard to believe?" Tyson shrugged.

"You just don't seem like the type to have a faith." Tyson said. Rei nodded.

"And God is against homosexuality." Rei added, Tala fowled his arms and stuck his nose in the air.

"Kai's a Christian, he doesn't seem to have a problem, anyway, we're only human and we all sin." (A/N: Right you are Tala! Don't let me down!) Tala snared. Rei looked at Kai.

"You didn't tell me that." Rei said, Kai shrugged, leaning back.

"Didn't seem all that important, we WERE brought up in an abbey, just cause it was evil, doesn't necessarily mean that it blocked out faith, Russia is a Christian country last time I checked." Rei sighed and looked back at the boxes.

"We really should put those back." He said.

"Note, keyword: SHOULD."

Zzz

Kai looked out the window as he heard a car horn. Hiro's car was parked just outside and it seemed that he was bringing some things in from the boot. Kai told Rei where he was going then put on his boots and walked out. Hiro asked him to bring some things in from the car and Kai stared at the boxes in the back. There was quite a few, and many where very big. Kai looked at Hiro, taking two boxes out.

"My wife is a shopaholic, so I hope you all like presents." Hiro said, smiling. Kai shook his head as Tala, Mystel and Rei came out.

"Need any help?" Rei asked Hiro as Tala's eyes sparkled at the amount in the boot. Hiro nodded and took his boxes in, Mystel following after Kai. Rei got Tala out his trance and then they took some boxes and went in.

"Hey little brother," Hiro said as he came in. "Where shall I put these?" Tyson backed away from Hiro.

"W-w-what IS all that?"

"Presents." Hiro stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Tyson pointed towards the dojo.

"In the dojo." Tyson said, Hiro nodded and placed the boxes where Tyson said. Gwen walked up to him after seeing his shock.

"What's wrong Ty?" She asked, Tyson shock his head and walked to a chair, Gwen followed.

Zzz

"No! Zeo! Not like that!" Ruia snapped at Zeo. They where outside building different things in the snow." Zeo stuck his tongue out at her and through a snowball at her. It had snowed heavily that night, so the snow was up to their shins. She squealed as Mystel shook a branch in the tree he was climbing and it all fell down on her head. She glared up at him as he grinned cheekily at her. She made a small snowball in her hands and through it at the tree, making Mystel loose his balance and fall. They where all back in the park, and Mystel, Zeo and Ruia where next to the trees, Gwen, Hillary and Miriam where sat on a blanket close to them talking. Tyson, Max, Ozuma and Kenny where by the swings, and Kai, Tala and Rei where sat on the bench…well more of Kai and Tala had taken over the bench and Rei was forced to sit on the floor by his lover again.

"What's wrong?" Rei asked Tala, who turned round to face him, slightly red.

"N-nothing." Kai smiled slyly.

"Sure, we believe you, like we believe that you don't like Zeo." Tala glared at Kai harshly and then went to drinking his tea.

"I don't." He said. Rei made a buzzing noise. He looked at Rei, who smiled back. Kai laughed a little.

"He's pretending to be a lie detector." Kai said, Tala rolled his eyes.

"Whatever, there's nothing wrong," Rei buzzed again and Tala glared at him. "Watch it or I'll rip out your tongue," Rei buzzed. "I'm not soft, I will!" Rei buzzed, then stuck out his tongue to prove his point. Tala made a very Kai like noise and looked towards the trees as Kai put his mouth round Rei's tongue. "Save it for later you two." Tala said spitefully.

"I know what's wrong," Rei said, Tala didn't look at him. "Tala is jealous at us because he doesn't have a certain person to love." Rei said, Kai looked at Tala bemused.

"Really?" Kai asked, Tala put his head on his arm.

"Go away." He said, not taking his eyes of the trio by the trees. Kai looked at Rei and smiled.

"Yo Zeo! Becareful, I know a redhead maniac who has his eye on you!" Kai shouted across the field, getting everyone's attention, including Zeo's. Tala looked at Kai with horror.

"Kai! What the fuck was that for!" Tala snarled, going pink. Kai shrugged and leaned back, causing Rei to sit on his lap.

"I was only trying to help." He said, Tala groaned.

"You didn't need to let everyone here you." He said. Kai smirked.

"So you admit you like him then?" Kai said, Tala looked at him.

"What! No! Stop twisting my words around!" Kai patted his best friend on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, you two make it plainly obvious you like each other anyway, that's the frustrating thing, your both getting so worked up about it that you are both oblivious to each other." Tala stared, speechless. Rei nodded.

"It's true Tala, open your eyes, look around, you like him and he likes you." Tala was going redder by the second. He kept opening and closing his mouth to try say something, but just gave up.

"I'm going." He said, standing up.

"Going to run to him and cry?" (A/N: I've had this said to me –glare- evil people)

Kai asked, Rei laughed a bit but Tala glared and walked to the trio by the trees. "Fun, 'ne?" Rei nodded.

"Sorry 'bout…Kai," Tala said to Zeo, scratching his head. "He can be a bit weird sometimes." Zeo's cheeks colored a bit as he smiled

"It's ok, I know what you mean," He said, glaring at Ruia and Mystel as he said the last part. Mystel whistled and Ruia grinned. Zeo turned back to Tala. "What to help us build snow animals, I'm not very good at it." Tala shrugged.

"Sure." He sat down next to Zeo and demonstrated how to make some animals.

"I'm going to go see Hillary and the others, bye." Ruia said, standing up and going to the other girls. Mystel waved and ran over to Kai and Rei, not saying anything. Zeo looked back at the animal Tala was making. The outline of a wolf could be seen.

"Wow, you're really good at this kind of stuff! All I can do that's creative is play my violin." Zeo said, Tala smiled.

"It helps that I have long nails, besides, I come from a snowy country, I do this lots," He stole a glance at Zeo who was looking at the wolf with awe. "I couldn't carry a tune with a bucket, and I've been told you can sing." Zeo looked up and blushed slightly.

"Who told you that!" He demanded. Tala started to laugh, causing Zeo to get angrier and puff his cheeks. Tala calmed down a little.

"Sorry, it's just, you look so cute when you're angry." He said, Zeo blushed. Tala shook his head, calming down completely. "I think it was Rei, he said you where singing once when he went round and it sounded really nice."

"He heard me!" Zeo said, more to himself than anyone else.

"Can you sing now?" Tala asked, Zeo looked at him, surprised.

"Umm…it's kind of…" Tala gave his best pout and puppy dog eyes. Zeo smiled. "Fine, I guess I could try." He said. Taking in a big breath and shutting his eyes, he started to sing a lullaby he remembered his mother sang. Tala lent in slightly, as Zeo was so quiet, not wanting anyone else to here him. Tala studied the younger boy's features carefully from his long eyelashes, to his soft skin, he didn't notice himself getting closer until Zeo stopped singing, and then he immediately sat upright. Zeo looked down and blushed slightly. "Yea…that's it." Tala clapped, causing a small smile to tug at Zeo's features.

"That was great! So beautiful, what was it called?"

"Lavender's Blue, I can play it on my Violin, it was one of the first songs I learnt, my mum played it on the piano, so we'd both play in harmony." He looked down sadly at the thought.

"I don't really have any memories of my parents." Tala said, Zeo looked at him. "I guess I was too young at the time. The closest thing to home I every had apart from the abbey, was the orphanage. My mum was too young you see, so she couldn't look after me. I remember an old lady that used to come visit me though; I used to call her Gran-gran. After that, I got taken in by Boris…I never really had a family or anyone who was close and cared but her." Tala looked at the sky, his eyes soft holding a sad, lost note. Zeo looked at them carefully and smiled slightly.

"That's not true," Tala looked at him. "I care." Tala blushed slightly, but yelped as he felt himself get pushed forward onto Zeo, making them both fall onto the ground. Tala had his hands pinned besides Zeo's head, and legs straddling him, and Zeo's one of Zeo's hands where clutched at his heart, the other resting on Tala's chest. Zeo went a deep shade of scarlet, and Tala's brow started twitching. He sat up and turned round, Zeo stifled a moan at the fact Tala grinded his hips.

"Hiwatari!" Tala shouted at the duo haired boy who was running away with his lover. "Kon!" Rei and Kai where in hysterics, as was Mystel who had joined them. "I'll kill you all! Then you'll be sorry!

Zzz

Kitty: sorry, I had to ruin that romantic moment, but it was SUCH a push moment!

Rouge: I remember when you pushed Katrina into her friend that was so amusing!

Kitty: This, my dear readers, is Rouge, my good friend who will be staying with me for the winter! She's as cold as ice sometimes…

Rouge: what do you mean SOMEtimes? – mega death glare-

Kitty: EEK! –hides behind Tala- save me!

Tala: -sigh- just think Tala, only two more weeks…

Kitty: sorry it took so long, and I still have writers block on Torn, hopefully Rouge can help me with that…review –ducks random object Rouge threw- help!

Caoi .

.:RougE:.

God has promised, strength for the day, rest for the labored, light for the way, Grace for the trials, help from above, unfailing sympathy, undying love