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"King?" Said a voice from behind them.
Startled, Tala turned around to see a pair of crimson eyes, staring confused at him and the teen on his back.
"Kai?"
"You know this little spunk then Kai?" Bryan asked, placing his hands on his hips.
Kai nodded. "Yeah, I met him a while ago. Just before the second tournament, wasn't it?"
King nodded slowly.
"So," Kai said, wiping hair from his eyes. "What happened?"
"The emperors or something." Tala said, moving towards the lounge room. "They attacked him and swiped his blade."
"King? What type of name is that?" Bryan asked.
"One where you don't really have a name." Tala said, glaring at his tall, platinum teammate.
"Oh, I see. Should I stick my foot in my mouth then?"
"Would you?"
Bryan laughed, not put off at all and jogged into the bathroom, looking for the first aid kit. Kai shook his head and Tala rolled his eyes. They entered the lounge room to find Spencer, the tall, burly member of their team.
"New friend, Tal?" Spencer asked. In his hands were a book and next to him was Ian who was asleep, his head resting on the burly blonds thigh.
"He's name is King." Tala said, placing King down on one of the chairs.
"How you doing?" Spencer asked.
King wrapped his arms around himself, shivering lightly. "I've been better." He admitted.
"That's Spencer by the way and the little guy is Ian." Tala tells him.
Kai walked over and checked on Ian. The little guy was such a deep sleep and didn't wake up. He looked over to Spencer and rose an eyebrow.
Spencer chuckled. "No, we didn't slip him anything." He reassured.
A few moments later Bryan bounded down the stairs with the first aid kit. He threw the box to Kai. "I think we need to restock soon."
"With you lot getting into trouble as much as you do, I'm not surprised." Kai said, opening the box.
A soft, nervous laughter was heard and King blinked. He felt somewhat at ease with this quirky bunch, even though he just met them. He knew Kai from before but their first meeting wasn't exactly pleasant and the next time they battled he tried to cream Kai with a tree. But right now the blue hair enigma didn't seem to hold any ill feelings against him, which he was grateful for.
"Okay, so what are his injuries?" Kai asked. "Anything that can't wait until he has a shower?"
"I've noticed a few scratches and soon to be bruises but they can wait. I'm not sure about his ankle though." Tala said, kneeling down in front of King. He gently picked up the injured limb and cradled it.
Kai knelt down next to him. He gently placed his hand on the ankle. "Tell me if it hurts, all right?"
King nodded. After a few moments he grimace. "That's hurts."
"Well?"
"It's sprained." Kai said. He pulled out a large, thick bandaged. "This is what we'll do. I'll strap it up as good as I can so it will be a little bit easier to walk on." He looked at King. "Tala will take you up stairs and you can go and have a quick shower. We'll lend you some clothes, all right?"
King nodded again. He sat still as Kai tightly wound the bandaged around his foot and ankle. He was then helped up by Tala. Suddenly Tala leaned down and scooped the slightly shorter boy into his arms. King blushed with embarrassment. "What… What are you doing?" He stammered.
"Taking you upstairs like Kai said. Why? What do you think I'm doing?" Tala asked, slyly.
A blush rose to King's cheeks as he blinked at the redhead, not knowing how to respond to that question.
Tala smirked. "Let's get you freshened up, hm?"
"And I expect you to come straight back, Tala." Kai said.
Grimacing slightly, Tala glanced over his shoulder at Kai who was too busy going through the first aid kit to pay attention to the glaring red head. Bryan sat cross legged on the lounge smirking at him, while Spencer glanced over his book, also smirking. Tala huffed and continued on his way.
King glanced over his shoulder and looked at Kai. Kai looked up and smirked, waving at him. King blushed again and bowed his head in an attempt to hide it.
Tala effortlessly carried King up the stairs. Surprised by how light and boney he is. When was the last time he had a decent meal? He carried him into one of the large bathroom the 'house' provided. He carefully placed King onto his feet. "Hang on a sec, I'll go get you some clothes and towels."
King leaned against the bath basin and waited for Tala to return. He glanced around the bathroom. It was huge! About the same size of his apartment he used to live in with his foster parents. It strikes him as odd. This would have to be Kai's mansion, he heard from the grape vine that he was rich but paid no attention to it. Kai certainly didn't act the way rich people do.
A few moments later Tala returned with a set of dry clothes and a couple of towels. He placed them near the sink. "Here. The clothes may be a little big on you. They use to be mine. I would've gave you an old set of Kai's but you're not scrawny enough."
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Somewhere down stairs Kai suddenly straighten and bristled up. He had the feeling that someone had just called him scrawny. He hates being called scrawny more than being called a pretty boy. Sure he wasn't fat, and was lacking muscles that the rest of the Blitzkrieg boys, minus Ian, had, but he wasn't scrawny!
"Um, Kai? You all right?" Spencer asked when he saw Kai digging his nails into a cushion he was holding.
"Yes, I'm fine." Kai grounded out. "I'm in my happy place. Why do you ask?"
Spencer sweatdropped. "No reason."
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After reassuring Tala that he was fine and capable of taking a shower King slowly stripped out of his wet and dirty clothes. He step under the shower spray, enjoying the warmth of the water and the feeling of it running down his skin. He thought about the Blitzkrieg boys and about the redhead name Tala. King felt himself blush and then he scowled himself. He had just met the guy and he was already crushing on him. Besides, he's probably with Kai. They seemed to get along pretty well. He frowned and rubbed at his skin to rid himself of the filth he had picked up in the alley.
He could have stayed in there forever if his ankle didn't remind him that he was in fact injured. He sighed and quickly washed up. He dried himself and slipped into the clothes that Tala had given him. They were nothing special. Just a pair of track pants and a white t-shirt. Both of which were a little big. A soft knock on the door interrupted him.
"You dress yet, King?"
King quickly slipped the shirt on. "Yes, I'm dress." He answered.
The door opened. Tala walked inside. "You were a while, we were startling to get worried." He said.
King blushed. "Sorry, it's just been a while since a had a nice hot shower that's all."
Tala rose his eyebrows, somewhat concerned. Crap! King thought, I've said to much.
"King, what your situation like at home?" Tala asked, stepping closer to the light hair teen. King hunched his shoulders but said nothing. "King? You ran away, didn't you?"
King nodded, and reverted his eyes to the ground. He felt Tala take another step closer. He glanced up, startled by how close Tala is. He gasped softly and tried to take a step back but he stepped on his sprained ankle. He gasped again and fell forward.
Tala moved forward and caught King in his chest. "Are you all right?" he asked.
Mutely, King nodded, feeling the heat rush to his cheeks again. His hands were trapped against the redhead's chest, while Tala's hands rested on his hips. He looked up again to see Tala gazing down at him with an unknown emotion in his eyes. Unconsciously King leaned forward and so did Tala. Their lips were centimeters apart.
"Tala! Get King and get you ass down here now!"
Shocked, they both sprang apart and King landed heavily on his ankle again. He groaned and leaned against the sink. Tala saw this and scooped him into his arms.
"Tala?"
They both turned around to see Kai standing in the open doorway, Bryan leaning over his shoulder. He blinked at the two. "Is everything all right?"
They both nodded. Silently Tala carries King downstairs and into the lounge room. He placed him in a chair. Kai blinked at them again but shrugged and went about cleaning and bandaging his wounds.
End ofchapter two. I'm beginning to like uke King now. Not entirely sure how long this fic will be, butI think it'll be about five or more chapters.
Next chapter: The Blitzkrieg boys decide to let King stay with them.
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