Author's note: -looks around- my Beta is nowhere in sight. .. Oh well……-laughs worriedly- so…? How is everyone? XO I'm so sorry everyone! I lied! -cries- I was suppose to post this ages ago and I'm sorry! -on the floor begging- I won't give excuses, just that school got in the way ok? So many assignments that I left until the last minute but hey, I'm back now ok? Only…one short chapter after this which I'm practically done, just edit and revision is needed, then the epilogue. I was gonna make this one whole big epilogue, but I have decided against it.

So…here you go x.x please forgive me -bawling her eyes out-

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When The KittyKat Comes A Calling Chapter Twenty-One: I Love You

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"Don't you take another step Hiwatari," Ray commanded. A drawer yanked open and a click of something caught Kai's ear. Kai turned to face a pistol pointed at him. -1-

"And what if I do?" Kai taunted even though he was in no position to.

"Don't taunt me Kai, I just might shoot."

"As if you would," Kai retorted.

"You don't know me well enough to think that Kai. I just want to keep my toy-"

"Why? Why him? There are other boys you can fuck around with Ray!"

"But none, as sweet and innocent as Tala," Ray licked his lips.

"He's not innocent, just naïve," Kai scoffed.

"Yes there's that as well," Ray drawled. The gun still held tight in his hand. Kai stood his ground.

"You'd murder to keep him?"

Ray smirked and nodded.

"Of course, I love him," movement from behind Kai sounded. The shifting of sheets…

"Ray…" both males glanced towards the bed. Tala sat, eyes still blank with nothing.

"Yes?"

Tala stared back at him not saying anything, just thinking of how to word what he wanted to say.

"Why…why is Kai here?"

Kai stiffened.

"Do you want him to go?" Tala shrugged. He was not really aware of what was going on. Not aware that Ray--was threatening Kai with a gun. Just…lost.

Ray turned back to Kai.

"Can you excuse us Kai?" he asked politely, gun still aimed.

"I would like to speak with Tala," Kai replied darkly. Ray glowered.

"Ray why are you so tense? He…just wants to talk," Tala stated, eyes casting an empty glance towards Kai.

Ray nodded dropping his hand down, gun not aiming for Kai's face anymore. He left the room, closing the door behind him. He leant against the door, listening for anything that would not be a "conversation" between the two Russians. If anything got intimate, he would hear them.

Once the door shut Kai let out a breath making his way towards the bed where Tala quietly sat, pale skin contrasting deadly with the tainted sheets.

"Tala…."

"Yes Kai?" Tala responded.

"Why are you with Ray?" Kai whispered. A tiny bit of anger and jealousy passed through his lips. Through blank blue eyes, a hint, a small hint of sadness passed through, but vanished in an instant. Kai did not see the emotion pass.

"He…said he loved me-"

"He doesn't!" Kai hissed slamming Tala back against the fluffy red pillows, placing his body on top of the redhead.

"Then who will?" Lips parted to utter depressing words.

"I thought I told you. I love you," Kai hushed wrapping his arms around Tala pulling him close.

"But what about--?" Kai shushed him kissing him lightly.

"An ex. I shouldn't have kissed him back," Kai excused. Tala pulled away.

"But you did kiss him back," Tala said darkly hugging himself. Eyes saddened looking sourly at the red sheets.

"Kai…I'm lost."

"Hm?"

"I'm lost." Tala repeated.

"I ran because…it hurt. It hurt Kai. My…heart. It really hurt," he whimpered burying his face in his arms. Kai reached out to comfort the distraught teen but Tala slapped him back.

"And then I didn't know where I was going. I forgot. Forgot everything. But Ray, Kai. Ray apologized to me. Over and over--" Kai growled pinning Tala down on the bed making him helpless.

"Ray does not love you! I do!" he shouted. He was frustrated. It hurt to hear the person you loved talking about another person that loved him.

"But you hurt me Kai." Tears built up in the clear blue eyes.

"Doesn't Ray do the same!" Kai barked, his hold tightening around Tala's wrists.

"H-he says he punishes me."

"What's the difference?" Kai growled.

"I don't know," Tala whispered. Kai lowered his face down to Tala's ear.

"I love you Tala. Please. Please love me back. I, don't want to force you to come with me, but I know you want to come with me. Please. Say you love me."

The door opened.

"I think you had enough time Kai," Ray stated entering the room crossing the room to reach Tala. Kai stood up off the bed blocking him from the redhead.

"Move." Ray commanded.

Kai did not.

Tala whimpered on the bed rubbing his wrists.

"He's not yours." Kai stated.

"Oh yes he is." Ray smirked. "I re-marked him again, he's mine. Try to take him and he'll turn into a cat again." Ray explained smugly. -2-

Kai turned around picking up Tala bridal style. Amber eyes slit.

"What are you doing?" Ray questioned.

"Taking back what's mine." Kai replied leaving to exist the room.

A click sounded and Kai stopped.

"I will shoot Kai. Just put Tala back down."

"Why do you want him so much?" Kai snarled.

"I told you. I love him."

"That's a lie! Just shut up Ray! You don't love him ok? I do!" Kai shouted turning around to glare at the neko-jin.

"If you love him, you'll let him be happy! With me…" Kai dragged on. Tala stared up at him worriedly.

"Kai," he whimpered burying his face in the crook of his neck.

"I love you." he whispered. Kai held his breath.

"I do," Tala whispered, his breath tickling Kai's ear.

Ray's eyes went wide as he backed up, the gun trembling in his hands.

"T-Tala?"

"Yes Ray."

Silence.

Kai put Tala down but the redhead stayed latched on.

"W-Who will have you when Kai leaves you?"

"I won't leave," Kai defended.

"If he does…I'll die."

"Kai means a lot to me Ray, more than you ever did." Tala mumbled.

"If you shoot him, I'll kill myself."

Ray dropped the gun down. Tala was his everything. Tala had went through the same thing he went through.

Rape.

From his own parents. And then used by "friends".

Ray in turn used Tala since he was use to being used. That was where their love went wrong, but he could not let Tala die. Through all of the harsh treatment Ray gave him, Ray really did come to love him. He would never kill Tala. He would punish him yes, but never so bad that he killed his precious redhead.

Ray edged back to sit slump on the bed. Eyes hung on the floor.

Kai tugged on Tala's arm.

"Let's go." Kai kissed his forehead.

"I love you Kai," Tala mumbled wrapping his arms around Kai's shoulder's as Kai lifted up his body up.

"I know."

-1- really random o.o I gave Ray a gun.

-2- in this, when neko-jins claim and mark their mate, no one else can have them. If they have sex with someone else, they'll turn into a cat xD. And no, Mariah did not have sex with Tala, she shoved some other guy's semen up his ass xDD jks. She got him drunk and he slept with someone -not Ray- and turned into a cat. Mariah found him telling him to runaway and to never come back.

Author's note: -cringes- bad I know, but don't kill me! I-I I'm almost done1 please let me live until I finish this! I'll post in a few days!