Since Elemental Gypsy wanted another chapter of this story and I like making Claude suffer with a mental disorder, here is the second chapter of regrets and love.I hope you enjoy it. It's got fluff, which I seem to be very good at doing.
Claude sank down into the Jacuzzi tub that the hotel suite his team was staying in provided. He stared at his cell phone that was sitting on the edge of the tub debating whether or not to text message Tala like Miguel and Kai had suggested. It was a daunting task simply because a whole month had passed since his breakdown. Three days on his medication had his personality disorder under control, but Claude had managed to convince himself in those three days that Tala couldn't possibly want to have a relationship with someone as messed up as the dual minded eagle. Gathering all his courage Claude picked up the phone and typed "got my head straight" and sent the message. It was now up to Tala as to whether or not he reacted to the message.
Down in the hotel's small restaurant Tala flipped open his cell phone when it beeped to tell him he had a text message. He smiled when he read Claude's message secretly thrilled that the other had finally contacted him again. The other teams were looking at him oddly since it was rare to see the wolf smiling happily. "What's up Tala? You look happy about something" Hiro commented.
"Let me guess. Claude finally text messaged you" Miguel teased.
"Actually, yes he did. I think I'm going to say hello in person now." Tala stood and walked out of the restaurant and headed towards the elevator.
He knocked on the door to Claude's suite and waited for an answer. When one didn't come right away he pulled out his cell phone and sent a text simply saying "open the door." A minute later a flustered looking Claude opened the suite door with a healthy blush painted across his cheeks. Tala's eyes flicked over the eagle's body and raised an eyebrow when he noticed that his love was wearing only a towel and hadn't even had a chance to dry off. "You text me and then get in the shower?"
Claude's blush deepened as he stepped aside so that the wolf could enter. Once the door was shut he tried to explain himself. "I was in the tub trying to take a relaxing bath when I texted. I didn't expect you to show up so quickly. I didn't expect you to show up at all to be honest."
Tala frowned as he reached out and brushed his fingertips along Claude's jaw line. "Why wouldn't I come? I've been waiting for a month for you to get in touch with me so that we could pick up where we left off. I was beginning to get worried you had changed your mind and didn't want to see me anymore."
"I haven't changed my mind. I figured that you would have changed yours after finding out about me. There aren't many people in the world willing to deal with someone with problems like me." Claude walked away from the wolf not wanting to look him in the eye and sat on the couch.
Tala followed and knelt in front of him. When Claude refused to look at him the ice wolf gently tilted his head in the proper direction. "What exactly is wrong with you? Miguel hasn't really explained it very well. All I know is that you have an aggressive personality and a passive personality. Can you explain it to me?"
Claude sighed and placed his head in his hands trying to figure out how exactly to phrase what he was about to tell the guy he was head over heels for. "It's a form of split-personality disorder. I have two very different personalities, but not identities. I know exactly what I'm doing at all times, it's just that when my aggressive personality is in control over my passive personality I forget all my inhibitions and do things I normally wouldn't do. I don't know why and I can't control it unless I'm on medication. It only took about three days for the meds to kick in once I started taking them again, but I was afraid that when you realized that just how fucked up I am you wouldn't want to see me so I didn't say anything."
"You aren't the only one with mental stability issues you know. My whole team has them. Hell, Bryan used to hear voices when we were in the abbey. Whatever drugs they had him on made him schizophrenic. Luckily, that stopped when he went off the drugs, but he's still mentally unstable. I'm not going to disappear for something like that. I want to be with you, but if you don't want to be with me then I'll back off. Just give me a clue either way."
Claude turned his gaze to him with a look so confused it made Tala want to cuddle the teen. "If you really don't care that I have two personalities then I would like to try being in a relationship with you. Um… would you mind if I get dressed real quick?" Claude was blushing like mad and Tala couldn't help but laugh. He leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on his new boyfriend's lips.
"Sure. Get dressed and we'll go to dinner." Claude nodded and went to find something to wear for his first real date with Tala.
That night Claude laid curled up against Tala's strong chest in his large plush bed. Tala's arms looped around his waist and tugged him closer making Claude stretch out so that their bodies were pressed fully against each other before slipping one of his legs between Tala's.
"Tala?"
"Mm?"
"Can we take things slow between us? I know that we've already slept together, but I was kind of hoping to back track. I don't want to risk my aggressive personality controlling me."
"We can take it as slow as you want to, but I thought that if you're on your meds then you're in control of your personalities."
"I am for the most part, but when things got serious with my ex-boyfriend and I was on my meds my aggressive side still took control. The meds don't really stop the personality shifts; it's just that they make them more manageable."
Tala kissed Claude's forehead gently. "I don't want to scare you off so you can set the pace of this relationship. For now, let's just get some sleep." Claude nodded his understanding and snuggled closer to the redhead. They exchanged a few light kisses before drifting off into a peaceful sleep wrapped up in each other's arms.
There you go. I hope you enjoyed that. Please review! I do requests so if you want more of this story just tell me and I'll do my best to put up a new chapter.
Claude: So I'm at least mentallystable now right?
Me: Kind of. You'll never really be stable. How stable can you be with two personalities?
Claude: But...
Me: If you don't complain I'll let you stay with Tala in the next chapter
Tala: He's shutting up now.
Me: grins
