I lie on the somehow soft surface that my own mind has given me. I shake with pain, misery, suffering, and abhorrence at the fact that I have been made to relive my most painful memories… including my turning…
During those painful moments as I relived my own life once more, I could feel Tala's grip upon me. It soothed me slightly, assuring me that all would be okay and not to let go…
"Bryan…" That ghost that had drifted out from me, Simoné, appears before me. He's now in colour; his beard and hair is a glossy white and he wears robes of royal yellows and reds. "Young one, all will be okay…"
"How- how c-can you s-s-say that?" I wheeze, mustering as much venom as I can wield in my weak voice.
He gives me a kind smile and repeats, "Young one, all will be okay…"
He lifts his hand and, as if wiping a window soaked with condensation, moved his hand downwards. The void of blackness vanished and a window of pure whiteness was now glowing in its place.
"Young one, all will be okay; as will your future…"
I look at the white mass to see it gain dabs of colour, gently forming into shapes within…
I watch as a man in his mid-twenties walks along the street- the same street of our apartment. His lilac hair is pulled back in a long ponytail… I guess this is me… in the future…
He walks up the steps of our apartment and unlocks the door; our door. Inside, I guess, has not changed much…
A redhead of the same age rushes up and hugs him, kissing him highly passionately, before pulling away, blue eyes sparkling… Tala…
"How was work?" The older Tala asks the elder me.
He shrugs. "I can not complain."
"You can't complain cos you won't!" Tala laughs and drags him towards one of the spare rooms. "Yuri's been unhappy."
Who's Yuri? I thought Yuri was Tala's middle name…
"Why has he been sad?" He asks.
"He missed you." Tala replies, flicking strands of red hair from his mature face and stopping before the door of the spare room. He wrapped his arms around his neck, tilting his head hintingly. "So did I…"
He takes the hint and lightly kisses Tala upon the lips… it makes me want to hold my Tala…
He breaks the kiss and pulls Tala into the room. Inside is a single bed with a form under the covers. He perches upon the edge of the bed and shakes the form lightly, Tala standing by the door, watching with tranquil eyes.
"Hey," he calls softly, "Yuri, wake up…"
Whoever Yuri is groans and sits up. It's a young boy of around ten with scruffy black hair and green eyes. The green eyes light up and he squeals, flinging arms around his neck, hugging him.
"Daddy!"
I choke. Daddy? I will have a son? But… we're both male… I guess little Yuri was adopted…
"Come on, Yuri…" He murmurs. "Gou will be here soon, and I don't think he'll want to wait around while you sleep."
Yuri's eyes, if possible, light up even more. "Gou? He's gunna be here? Wow!" Yuri bounds out of bed and shoos him and Tala out of the room. "Out! I need to change!"
He laughs. "Yuri, we're all male! And I've seen it all before…"
Tala laughs too, but pulls him out of the boy's room too. "Come on, Bry, he wants to look good for Gou."
"I do not!" A shout came from the other side of the door.
Tala only laughs and pulls him into another kiss.
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A knock at the door pulls Tala out of his light doze. The older redhead stands from the comfy armchair and walks over to the front door, opening it to see an older Kai; behind him is Tyson, though mature, like everyone else.
"Hey Kai." Tala embraces Kai in a brotherly hug. "How've you been?"
"Not bad. You?"
"Meh." Tala shrugs and lets the two in… as well as a young boy with dark blue hair, scarily similar to Tyson's…
"Hey, Tala?" The boy asks. "Where's Yuri?"
"In his room." Tala replies, smiling and ruffling blue hair. "Just go right in, Gou. If he gives you grief, tell him to bring it up with Bryan."
Gou nods and scurries off.
Tala laughs…
"No more…" I whisper. Though I would love to see my future with Tala, I needed the real deal… "Stop… I want to go back…"
"Bryan?"
I groan, eyes flickering open to see his angelic face leaning over mine. I sigh and lean up, nuzzling the underside of his chin.
"You okay?" He asks.
"Grand…" I murmur. I lick my lips and pull away, only to force him down and into a searing kiss. He groans and I feel his lips form a smile; mine kick up as well.
"What did you see?" he asks when we pull back. "What does the future hold for us?"
I smirk, my lips brushing his. "We adopt."
He gasps and pulls back, eyes wide with surprise but also with delight. "R-Really?"
"Really, really." I smirk again, biting my bottom lip. "Kai and the fool too. A boy, by the way… black hair; green eyes… I think we name him Yuri…" I grin. "Most likely your doing."
"Could've been you too." He pouts. "What about Kai?"
"Little kid with blue hair; Gou, or something."
"What about a kid?" Asks a voice.
"Speak of the Phoenix…" I mutter. "You, Kai, are going to-"
"Kai's gunna be a daddy! Kai's gunna be a daddy!" Tala cooed in a sing-song voice, running up to the Phoenix and hugging him.
"I…" He stutters. "I what?"
"We adopt." I grunt, heaving myself onto my elbows before leaning back on the pillows of Tala's soft double bed. "Tala and I and then you and Tyson."
"It's so cool!"
"You would think it, wouldn't you, though?" Kai shot back humorously.
"Come on, Kai. There's no need to be scared. I bet Bry's scared too about having a kid…" Tala smirked at me.
I smirk back. "Not as scared as I was when the older you started making sexual advances on the older me, even though we had, I quote, 'done it a million times before' end quote."
Tala goes beet red. "I, what?"
I snigger and rise into a sitting position, cracking my back and shoulders. "So where's that bastard-Kukoro?"
"In the spare room." Tala answers. "Why?"
"Curious." I state. I look at Kai. "I haven't trained in a few days now…" I hint.
He smirks. "Yeah, yeah, come on then; change and we'll go down to the gym." He turns to Tala. "You coming?"
"No." He murmurs, surprising me slightly. "I… need sleep." He admits. "I kinda haven't had sleep while Bryan was out of it."
I give him a smile and ruffle his hair. "I'll give you back your bed, then, shall I?"
I shuffle out of bed, watching Kai leave the room. I walk out of the door, but stop, reopening the door ever so slightly, without a sound. Tala is already burrowed beneath the white sheets, but I notice him take a deep breath in the pillow and heave a happy sigh…