Author's Note: So, anyone interested in WHY I haven't been updating? I've got finals coming up. Next week, actually. Now I did just find out I'm out of my final in my speech class (I have a 99% for the semester) and I'm out of my math final (I scored advanced on some test thing we took last year) so... that's two less finals to worry about. And I won't have a final in band; our end of the year finals aren't even finals! Those are try-outs for next year to see where we get placed for the show. But enough about that. I hardly have had time to write lately. Monday is a school-wide study day. The teachers aren't aloud to teach us anything new next week. Tuesday is finals for 2nd and 6th hour, Wednesday is 1st and 5th, and Thursday is 3rd, 4th, and 7th. Wanna hear the irony of finals week though? Sunday is severe storms and a high of about 60 Fahrenheit. Monday it drops to 30 and changes to sleet and freezing rain. Tuesday it changes into snow, and it will snow until at least Thursday. So what does this mean? School Monday, and doubtful for school on the days we actually have finals. I find this hysterical. So... Thursday is our last day until January, so hopefully I'll have more time to write. Woo!
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One last note: This, ladies and gentlemen, is why you don't make Tala mad.
Chapter Three
Tala shoved everyone out of the room, before slamming the door violently and turning around to glare dangerously at Hiro. "Where the hell do you get off?" He growled.
"What are you talking about?" Hiro asked, blinking in confusion. "You aren't even supposed to be in the country and you suddenly storm in here yelling at me, and you expect me to know what's going on?"
"What did you do to Kai?" Tala growled, grabbing Hiro's shirt and shoving him against the wall. Hiro was startled, but didn't resist. It didn't matter how strong he was compared to Tala; Tala was a fighter, and had grown up in a situation that required intense fighting skills for survival. Hiro stood no chance against him.
"Is he okay?" Hiro asked quietly, surprised at the flare of anger in Tala.
"Did he look okay?" Tala growled, tightening his hold on Hiro's shirt, pressing him harder against the wall. "He called me about seven hours ago in tears because of you! Now I'm going to ask this one more time: what did you do to him?"
"I….he had a migraine yesterday," Hiro said quietly. "I tried to comfort him. I….told him I loved him," Hiro whispered, and was stunned when he felt Tala pull back.
"Are you telling me that all happened?" Tala asked, wide-eyed.
Hiro nodded, before sighing miserably. "I thought he returned my feelings, but if he's that upset then I guess I was wrong. I'm sorry. I'll apologize to him, if you want. I'll do anything. I just want him to be happy."
Tala didn't know what to make of this. Hiro had just told him what he did to Kai, which was exactly what Kai said had happened in his dream. Kai was upset because it was a dream and didn't happen, but Hiro said it had actually happened. This was enough to make Tala's head spin, but he quickly shook that off before feeling his anger flare up again.
"Why weren't you there when he woke up?" Tala demanded.
Hiro blinked in confusion. "How did you know about that?"
"Kai called me, but he said everything that happened was a dream. He said that you couldn't love him."
Hiro's eyes widened. "What!?" Hiro yelled. "Why would he say that?"
"Kai has trust issues," Tala replied, folding his arms and fixing his gaze on Hiro. "You would too if you had been through half the things he's had to endure, from people in his own family no less. He's been burned a lot, and because of that it's really hard for him to trust people. That doesn't help the fact that he's also pretty pessimistic. Kai refuses to believe that good things can really happen to him."
"I love him, Tala," Hiro said, looking up. "I'd never hurt him. If I had any idea how he'd react when he woke up and I wasn't there, I never would have left him."
"Yeah, well, you're on my medium-gray list at the moment until we get this cleared up. Be thankful you're not on my black list; you'd be as good as dead then."
"What are you talking about?" Hiro asked with confusion.
"Don't worry about it," Tala shrugged. "Now shut up, while I call Spencer."
Hiro nodded, sinking onto the bed heavily as he listened to Tala speak on the phone. Not that it really did any good…. Tala was speaking in Russian.
"How is he?" Tala asked Spencer, clearly aware that Hiro was listening, which was why he was speaking in Russian.
"He's stressed," Spencer replied quietly. "He's thrown up about three times since we got up here; you know how he gets when he's stressed. He's worried we're going to have to make some calls for a cover-up after you kill Hiro."
"Spencer, I don't know if we'll have to," Tala replied.
Spencer was stunned, but only briefly. "What are you talking about? When I left you to take Kai upstairs, you wanted his head on a silver platter. Now you're telling me that we shouldn't be placing the final nail in his coffin? What did he say?"
"He told me everything Kai did, except Hiro says that it actually happened."
"What!?" Spencer practically yelled into the phone.
"Hiro says that everything happened, and that Kai didn't dream any of it."
"What should we do?" Spencer asked quietly.
"I am willing to give Hiro a chance to talk to Kai. He sounded sincere when he told me he loves Kai. However, you and I are going to be standing at the door with tazers and pick-axes when he does it."
"That's nice of you."
"If he hurts Kai I don't want to kill him immediately. He'll suffer first," Tala replied casually.
"Well, Kai is asleep at the moment," Spencer replied. "I gave him a sedative. He was way too worked up. He still is, actually. Even though he's asleep he looks like he's in pain."
Tala winced, sending a glare towards Hiro. "I'm going to have a talk with Hiro, and then I'll bring him up. Go find a pick ax and be ready when I get there." Tala snapped his phone shut, before turning to Hiro again.
"I am going to make this perfectly clear," Tala spoke slowly, speaking clearly so he knew that Hiro wouldn't miss a word. "We are going to give you one chance to set things straight with Kai. You only get one chance. If you hurt him, I will make sure that you never see the light of day again. And that's just for starters."
"I'd never hurt him," Hiro declared vehemently, standing up quickly. He felt horribly offended. He swallowed thickly however, when Tala gave him a look that sent chills of terror down his spine and actually caused him to back away.
"Too late. You already did."
