A/N: ok this took longer than the previous chapter, but I had a tiny bit of writers block. But look here's your third chapter, all nice and freshly done (besides the fact I've had it ready for about three days, but haven't been bothered to type it up XD). Also THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for all the reviews, they were all very nice.
Disclaimer: go to chapter 1
Warnings: Besides the fact, this chapter is REALLY short…there's nothing else to worry about, besides this is slowly gaining some more angst.
Baby Steps – You Fall
Tyson threw a stone into the canal, and watched as it bounced across the surface, then finally drop into the wet depths.
It had been a month since Kai had left.
He threw another stone into the canal.
After Kai had said those cruel words and left, things had just got worse…
The stone bounced on the waters surface
Within two weeks of Kai's disappearance, Max and Rei had left also – they had their own teams they wanted to return to, and another shot at being world champion…
The stone continued bouncing…
It was last year all over again – only much worse. This time there wasn't Hiro to knock some sense into him, or just plainly support him in his big brotherly ways. He had actually lost a friend this time, the person he had grown to love in more than in a friendly fashion.
The pain he felt inside because of it was unbearable; it was tormenting him, slowly trying to crack him
The stone dropped.
He had spent at least a week after Kai left in denial of the elder's words, trying to convince himself that nothing had ever happened, and that they could go back to being the close friends they once were.
However, every time he told himself so, the more he believed it less, the pain just carried on sinking deeper, just like the stone.
Another stone was thrown…
It was obvious the others had noticed his sudden change in behaviour…the instability of his body, his what seemed to be permanently stained cheeks, the fake smiles and broken aura that surrounded him… it was all there for the world to see…
However, Tyson couldn't seem to care.
The stone dropped instantly…
He felt damaged beyond repair…who knew love could cause so much hurt.
Why could it cause so much hurt?
Another stone…
He would close his eyes and see the empty red orbs,
And hear the voice, the words which had put him into his state of desolation
"I don't love you"
It would, say, scream whisper, and never shut up.
The stone dropped.
The preliminary rounds were due to start by the end of the next week…
Tyson had thought long and hard about them…
One last stone was dropped into the canal
It was time to give someone a chance at the pot of gold…
He wasn't going to enter this year's tournament…
He simply couldn't…
The stone bounced, they suddenly dropped, making its way down into its watery depths…
TBC
A/N: so what did you think, is this getting stupid now? I want to know, I'm so sorry that this chapter was short, I had wanted to make it at least 3 pages, but it came out as two: huffs: oh well! I hope you all enjoyed, and that you will be nice and review!
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