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"..." talking

Italicized- thinking

"..."- talking on the phone

Chapter 4

I shivered as a gust of wind hit me in the face. Fall weather was right around the corner, and I didn't know if I should curse it or love it. Being cold wasn't something I liked to be, but I like it more than being hot. I pulled my jacket closer as I walked to school. I didn't know if I would stay at school today, or go home early- or not even show up at all. Ever since Rei left, I didn't feel the need to go there.

It's been about three weeks since Rei had moved, and I haven't had a night where I haven't been up till three in the morning talking to him. Thinking about it made a smile spread onto my face. Maybe it was just because it was him I was talking to... either way, I loved it.

"Yo, Kai!" I look over and see some of my other friends, the one's I was closer to other than Rei. Tala, who I had also known since I was little: maybe even longer than Rei. Then there was his boyfriend, Bryan. Yea, boyfriend... I'm not the only gay boy here. Also, there were Spencer and Ian; I didn't like them too much. Spencer scared me and Ian annoys me.

"Hey guys," I nod to the group and look at them, they all look really horrible. "You guys look really bad."

"You are so sweet, Kai," Tala smiles brightly at me and Bryan drapes his arm over Tala's shoulder in a possessive kind of way. "How you doing?"

"I'm doing pretty good I guess. You?" I lean against the wall Spencer was leaning on looking at Tala in the face.

"We are all fabulous!" I roll my eyes at his overly hyper voice.

"That's good." I look at everyone a little weirdly, "why do you guys look so bad?"

Bryan scoffs, "Don't mind him, we were all up pretty late watching a movie." Tala explains, but I really didn't hear him, I was too busy wondering why Bryan had a problem with me today.

"What is wrong with you?" My question aimed at Bryan, when I see Tala about to answer, I cut him off, "no, let Bryan answer."

Bryan looks at me and grunts, "Shut up." I glare at him.

"Got a stick up your ass?"

"Yes, I do." Bryan glares at me again. I really didn't know what he was mad at me about. Maybe it was nothing, maybe he's just in a bad mood?

"He doesn't like it that you are going out with that prep boy, Rei," I look down at Ian and frown. How do they know?

"How the fuck did you guys find that out?" I clench my fists, I didn't tell anyone. "Further more, why the hell do you care if I'm dating Rei?"

"Sorry, Kai, I over heard you talking to him one day going home from school. I wanted to tell you something, but I overheard you. I'm sorry!" I glare at Tala and sigh. He didn't mean to hear me, but he still shouldn't have told.

"It's ok, Tala." I run a hand through my hair, as it was my nervous habit. "Still, what's wrong with Rei?"

Bryan glares at me, "That guy was a jerk to all of us, except you."

"Shut up, Rei is the nicest guy." I feel hate rising up at the mention of my boyfriend in a negative way.

"No, he made fun of us countless times for being weird and gothic, which isn't even fucking true!" Bryan yells at me, leaving his spot by Tala, and gets in my face.

I push Bryan back, "You were the one who made fun of him first, if I remember correctly!"

"Guys, stop it." Spencer's calm voice comes from next to me. I look at him and then back at Bryan.

"I'll stop, as soon as Bryan promises to stop talking about Rei in that way."

Bryan scoffed, "good luck with that one."

I clench my teeth together, "fine. But if I remember correctly, you used to have a crush on Rei... before high school started."

There was a momentary silence that washed over the small group, and before I had time to register what was going on, I was slammed against the brick wall. Bryan's pissed off face right in front of my face.

"That was a mistake, and it was only because he looked good for a quick fuck." I made some weird growl noise at that.

Time seemed to slow down and the only thing I remember was the sickening crack of bone as my hand connected with his face. Then, I remember sitting in the hospital with Tala, Spencer, and Ian.

I looked down at my hand, it was throbbing really badly and I think I broke a finger. I wiped my hand on my face and saw blood.

"I'm...bleeding." I don't even remember how I said that. I just remember it being said.

"Well, I guess you would be. Bryan got all crazy after you broke his nose." My head snaps up and I stare at everyone.

"I broke his nose?" When they all just look at me with a blank stare, it all flooded back to me. The insults, the fight, someone bringing all of us to the hospital. My grandfather wasn't going to like this one.

"Kai... I can't believe you hit him," I look at Tala, who looked like he had been crying.

"I'm sorry... I don't know what came over me. I don't want anyone talking like that about Rei," I sigh and put my head down, holding it with my hands. Pain shot through my hand, but I ignored it. If I didn't say anything, then my grandfather wouldn't find out.

A few hours of waiting in the emergency room, a nurse came and brought us to Bryan's room.

"He'll be able to leave tomorrow; he just needs to rest tonight." The nurse leaves and I look around sheepishly.

"I don't think I can go in there... he's gonna hate me."

Tala glares at me and rolls his eyes, "oh, you are so going in there and you two are going to act like friends!"

"Fine... but, if he attacks me... tell Tyson I always hated him." Tala smiles at me and opens the door.

When we walk in there we see Bryan laying there staring out the window. Tala clears his throat and Bryan looks over at us. I feel the quilt when I see the bandage around his noticeably swollen nose.

"Hey...," I give him a small wave, and he just looks away at looks at Tala.

"Tala."

"Bryan?" Tala walks over to him and sits down on the chair next to the bed.

"Tell Kai, that I am going to get him when I am out of here." I swallow as my throat goes dry; Bryan was one to get back at someone.

"Now, now... you and Kai are going to be best friends," Tala smiles brightly and looks over at me, "isn't that right, Kai?" The way he said it left little room to argue with him.

"Uh, if Bryan doesn't kill me," I smile slightly and Bryan glares at me. I sigh, "Look, Bryan, I'm sorry for what I said and you know the whole breaking your nose thing; but, you gotta understand, I really like Rei."

Bryan just looks at me and nods, "fine, I won't kill you or be mad, but mostly because Tala doesn't want me too."

Saved again by Tala having Bryan completely whipped. The rest of the evening went find, my finger hurt every now and then, but I could live with it.

I closed the door to the house and pulled off my jacket, throwing it onto the nearest seat in the house.

"Boy, is that you?" I cringe at the sound of my grandfather.

"Yes...," I mumble and stuff my swollen finger in my jeans pocket. I see my grandfather walk around the corner and look at me with a letter in his hand. I cock my head to the side wondering what it was.

"Where have you been going these days?" I raise an eyebrow. What does he mean? I've been going to school...oh... shit.

"I, uh... school?" I am such a bad liar.

"School? Well, I don't know what school you've been going to, but the one I enrolled you in sent me this letter saying you've been skipping." He looks at me sharply and shoves the paper into my chest and I look at it. I forgot about these notices.

"Well, maybe it's a mistake, I've been going." I look up at him and he is looking at me with a face of disgust.

"Liar, just like your father." With that he left. I sigh; I don't know how he can talk about his only son like that, my father no less. I couldn't wait to talk to Rei tonight; he always managed to make things better.

I walked into my room and pulled out my phone, cringing slightly at the pain in my hand. I dial Rei's number and sit at my computer desk. The dull tone went on for awhile and I think he isn't going to answer. But, my doubt subsides as I hear it click.

"Hey, Kai." I frown at his voice.

"What's wrong?" I ask, not caring about the worried tone in my voice.

"What makes you think something is wrong...," I lean back in my chair.

"I know these things... now, tell me."

He sighs, "My mom's boyfriend is a bitch."

"Why's that?"

"He's just like... my dad." My body freezes and thousands of thoughts flood my mind.

"Just like him?"

"Yea," he pauses and I hear his body shift over the phone, "well, not entirely."

"He's not as bad?"

"I guess so," I hear him shift some more, "he said if I take the beatings, then he wont touch my mom."

I growl and lean forward on my desk; Anger flooding all my senses.

"Don't worry though, he's not that strong. I could probably take him if it wasn't for my mom liking him."

"I'm gonna kick his ass if he hurts you again." I hear Rei laugh slightly, but it sounded painful for him.

"Well, enough about him... how was your day?" Like my day mattered, but since he switched the subject, he's done talking about the guy.

"It was...painful," I could practically hear him asking me what's wrong even though he didn't say anything, "I broke Bryan's nose."

"You did what!?"

"You heard me, and I think my finger is broken."

"You don't know if it is?"

"Nope, but don't worry... I'll get it checked out." I smile softly for no reason.

"You better, no boyfriend of mine is going to have a weird ass finger." I laugh at that and he laughs too. "Why'd you punch him?"

"I'll save that for another conversation, right now, I'm pretty tired and I just want to talk to you at least once before I went to bed."

"Well, you did, so I guess I will let Mr. Sleepy Face go to bed then." I smirk at that name.

"Mr. Sleepy Face...?"

"Shut up, I couldn't think of anything."

"Fine, fine... well, I'll talk to you tomorrow... good night."

"Okay, good night!"

I hung up and sat back in the seat, just thinking about everything. Another abusive guy? Rei's mom sure knew how to pick them.

I walked over to my bed and fell face first and cursing under my breath when my finger hit the mattress. Today sucked ass.

That's chapter 4!!! How exciting!! Not too much sappiness, right?! No? Maybe? Oh well... I can't help it!! Review!!

I think this was the longest chapter so far... cool! Haha, not really.