Hello all! I hope you enjoy the story. ;)
Warning: contains suicide
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade and never will. (What did you think?) It belongs to Aoki Takao.
Prologue
Tala's P.O.V.
Happiness is what I felt every time I was near Kai. We had gotten together, and it was the best thing that ever happened to me.
Today was a horrible day. I had been feeling lonely, for I had been alone today; no one was around. I had been thinking of all the pain-filled memories I have of my childhood. I thought of all the strenuous training and all the times I could have been near Kai and he could have known my feelings for him. All I had today were painful thoughts.
Kai was out somewhere, I didn't know where, but I longed for him to be back with me so he could hold me in his arms and I could gently kiss him…. But now I know where he had been: with Ray. Today, he came back, and I greeted him with a kiss. When I pulled away, I noticed the hint of sorrow in his eyes. I inquired about this, and he told me he was leaving me for Ray. He told me he didn't love me anymore, he felt it better we just be friends, and he was going to start up with Ray. I swallowed that sadly; it added on to all the pain I felt from my memories.
Kai left shortly after informing me of the end of the romantic side of our relationship. We shared a final kiss before he left, but it wasn't enough for me. I wanted to be with him still; I had felt so much for him. But, I guess he didn't feel as strongly towards me.
I've felt so much pain in my life, but when Kai and I were together, in each others' arms, sharing a kiss, when he was even near me, I felt my pain slip away. He was the only thing that mattered. He gave my life a purpose. But when, today, he left me for Ray, I felt crushed, I felt as if my heart had broken into a million pieces.
So now, here I stand, on the roof of a three-story building. I'm watching the sky turn pink and the clouds turn purple and the sun turn orange. It's such a majestic sunset, like the many I viewed with Kai. I have a bottle of pills in my hand in which I take some out of and swallow. I feel myself getting dizzy, and I take a few more. My vision's getting fuzzy and unfocused and my body feels numb, oblivious to my surroundings, though I can feel myself hitting the roof and falling. All I feel is falling as I slip away into darkness, an eternity of pain-free darkness…
Kai's P.O.V.
I told Tala I was ending our romantic relationship and starting one with Ray. As I walked away from the place Tala was staying at and back to Tyson's dojo where my team was staying, I felt something tugging at my soul. A little regret, maybe. Whatever it was, I pushed it back down, and I looked forward to the boy awaiting my return so we could watch the sunset together.
The next day was one of the worst days of my life. I got a call from Mr. Dickenson, and he told me Tala was dead, that he killed himself by taking pills and apparently the pills messed up his mind so badly, he fell off the roof.
I was sad all day, not expressing my emotions to anyone and keeping to myself. After a few days of life like that, I attended Tala's funeral. Mr. Dickenson came, out of respect, and so did the rest of the Demolition Boys. I went, of course, and Ray came for my emotional support.
That funeral dragged on forever, and I had never been more relieved to exit a building.
The days following, my heart was full of feelings. Sorrow was the main one; I had lost my best friend. Guilt; I knew it was my fault he killed himself. What other possible reason could he have had? Regret; what would have happened if I had stayed with him?
I avoided everyone, even Ray, though I longed to be with him, to have someone to comfort me. Of course, I showed no outward sign of this, but I secretly hoped Ray would notice my inner turmoil. I guess he figured I just wanted to be alone.
Finally, about a week after Tala's funeral, I decided I would go to Ray. We were in love now, and he would be there for me. I felt, in a way, bad about trying to be with Ray, because every time I thought about Tala, my heart would soar and sink at the same time. I felt love for him still, but he was gone, so it wasn't meant to be.
I went to Ray, and we sat alone in his room. I felt I could tell him my feelings and he would comfort me, just like in all of those pointless romance movies. We sat on his bed, and I tried to meet his eyes, but he did not want to make eye contact.
"Ray…there's…things I want to talk about with you."
"There's something I have to tell you."
Silence once again placed itself around us. After a few minutes of it, I spoke again.
"I…I…feel…as if…it is my fault Tala is gone."
"It is." I wasn't expecting such a reply, so I stopped.
Ray looked up at me. "I'm sorry, Kai."
I nodded. We stared at each other for a few moments, and I lost myself in his amber eyes as I had all the time in Tala's blue ones.
Ray's P.O.V.
Kai and I were sitting on my bed, sharing a silent moment looking into each others' eyes. I searched his eyes for emotion, and I was surprised this time to find a hint of sorrow. I guess I hadn't looked hard enough before.
I was going to break it off with Kai that day, as we were sitting on my bed, but I decided against it. Another day I would do it. I loved him but not enough to keep us going. I couldn't get comfortable in a relationship with him; he didn't show much emotion, occasionally he did and those moments I treasured, but also, he loved talking about Tala. I thought they were meant to be together, but Kai chose me and Tala chose death.
"Kai," I said, breaking the stillness. I leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. He returned it as a kiss on my lips.
That night, we kissed and held each other. 'Maybe this relationship will work out…'
--Okay, that was most likely boring. Oh well. I was setting up the story. That's what a prologue's for…. Please review!
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CyborgRockStar
