Me: Sorry I took so long to update! I had a writer's block!
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"If this play gets anymore dangerous… I want you to quit," Tala said.
"Wh-what?" Kai stuttered.
"Promise me, Kai," Tala said.
"But Tala-"
"Kai!"
"I'm not going to," Kai said firmly. Tala pulled away slightly from Kai so that he was able to see him and Kai's hands dropped from his neck to his chest.
"What?" Tala asked, taken aback.
"I'm not going to," Kai repeated.
"You could get hurt," Tala said.
"And so could you and the other guys," Kai said. "I'm not leaving." Tala's eyes froze over and Kai felt a chill run up his spine.
"Fine then," he said, letting go of Kai's waist completely and walked away.
"Tala!" Kai shouted. "My god, that stupid, stubborn wolf…he hasn't changed since I left for grandfather's place." He allowed himself a small smile and leaned against the wall.
"Kai?" a familiar voice asked. Kai turned around and saw his 'big brother' Miguel.
"Hey," Kai said, all of the tension and exhaustion leaking into his voice.
"What's wrong?" the blonde asked, pulling Kai into a hug.
"That play you had me sign up for…well, a canoe dropped on Ian," Kai sighed.
"What?! Is he okay?" Miguel asked.
"He's fine," Kai said, leaning his head on Miguel's shoulder. "But Tala wants me to quit."
"Tala?" Miguel frowned. "I thought that you two weren't talking?"
"That's what I thought," Kai said, pulling back from Miguel and throwing his hands up in frustration. "He decides that yesterday was the day he's going to start talking to me again and then today he decides that he's concerned for my personal safety! I can take care of myself!"
"Hold up, a canoe fell on Ian…that was an accident, wasn't it?" Miguel frowned.
"No, according to Tala, someone cut his knot. Then we saw the guy who was most likely him backstage," Kai sighed.
"Are you sure you don't want to quit the play, Kai?" Miguel asked. "I'd rather have you safe then risking your life for some credits you can get in another club."
"No, I'll stay. Someone's got to keep those other Russians in check," Kai said.
"That's true," Miguel nodded.
"What're you doing here anyways?" Kai asked. "I thought I told you that I'd walk home today…"
"Well, Bryan called me and asked if I could give everyone a ride," Miguel shrugged.
"Oh…" Kai muttered.
"Is there something else you're not telling me?" Miguel said. "Kai?"
"No...nothing else," Kai lied. "Can we get the others and go home?" He began walking to the direction Tala had gone off to which led to the auditorium.
"Yeah, sure...Kai, you're sure that nothing's wrong?" Kai nodded. "Alright then, you won't mind all of them spending the night." Kai froze in his tracks and Miguel quickly replaced the smirk on his face with a seriously calm expression. Kai stared at Miguel and when he could find no sense of a lingering joke, he kicked open the doors of the auditorium.
"...so even though its going to be the weekend, we'll still meet on Sunday. We'll have Saturday off so get your acts together and on Sunday we'll audition. On Monday or Tuesday, we'll announce the casting. Have a good weekend," Hiro said. "Spencer, is he okay?" He kneeled down so he could be on eye level with the blonde haired male.
"He's fine," Spencer said. "Just overly exhausted."
"Understandable," Hiro nodded. "Do you need a ride home?" Spencer opened his mouth to reply but a smooth voice with an answer interrupted him.
"I've got them," Miguel said. Hiro and Miguel's gazed connected for a minute before Hiro nodded.
"Alright then," Hiro nodded, slightly begrudgingly. "I'll see you on Sunday then." Spencer nodded and didn't talk to Miguel until Hiro had left.
"You didn't need to do that," Spencer said. "It's just a crush. It will pass. I'll get over it."
"I didn't, Spencer. But I'd feel better if he didn't know where Kai and I live," Miguel said. "Unless you've forgotten that Kai and he seem to hate each other with a vengance?"
"No one could forget...Have you been practicing on your Russian?" Spencer asked.
"Kai's been practicing with me every once in awhile," Miguel said but then he rolled his eyes. "But lately, at home he mostly talks in Russian and sometimes Spanish. I asked him but he told me nothings wrong..." Spencer raised an eyebrow.
"Is that so...?" he whispered. "Well we should probably get going now." Miguel nodded.
"You gonna carry him?" Miguel asked.
"I don't think he'd take to well to Tala or Bryan first thing when he wakes up," Spencer said, a small smile played on his face.
"That would be cause for a heart attack," Miguel nodded. "Hey, Kai! Where's Tala?!"
"Don't know and I don't care!" Miguel rolled his eyes.
"And he says there's nothing wrong with him..." Miguel muttered.
"He's with me, Miguel!" Bryan shouted. Tala walked slowly behind Bryan, his head down. Miguel looked at Spencer for an explanation. He had never seen the red head Russian like that. Not even remotely close. He looked...remorseful...but even that wasn't the right word to describe him at the moment.
"So everyone ready to go?" Miguel asked. "Tala? Kai?"
"Hmph," Tala said.
"Hn," Kai grunted.
"That's my boys," Miguel said. "Let's go."
"Shotgun," Kai said, walking next to Miguel. Bryan rolled his eyes and gave the red head a push to get him to start walking as he walked side by side with Spencer who was holding Ian.
"So why is Tala in a mood this time?" Spencer whispered.
"Kai," Bryan muttered. "Go figure. The kid's more dependant on Miguel then I've seen him be dependant on anyone in years."
"Well Miguel was the one who offered him a roof over his head that didn't include a moody, stubborn, red headed wolf," Spencer said. "And that was quite sometime ago and they still live together."
"So basically you're trying to make me understand that Miguel cares a lot for Kai and can devote most if not all of his attention to the kid in a way that we can't?" Bryan asked.
"In a way, yes," Spencer nodded. "But you were compelled to trust him to in the beginning. Everyone was. Well, except Tala. He was still in a mood."
"Well the brat's stubborn... and Miguel is..."
"Miguel is Miguel," Spencer said. "And we figured that if Kai, of all people, could trust him that we could too."
"Huh, this sounds like some sappy soap opera," Bryan said.
"Really?" Spencer hummed. "Well, if its a soap opera that saves Kai and Tala's relationship then let it be."
"Hmph!" Bryan said. "You've been reading to many of those forbidden romance books!" Spencer's cheeks turned red accordingly. How did everyone know about his crush on the drama teacher? He may have been in his second year of college but Hiro was his student teacher at the college during weekday mornings...
But he'd get over it...right?
Kai sighed as he got into the van. Why Miguel had one, he'd never know but it was appropiate transportation considering they often had Kai's fellow Russians and sometimes Miguel's Spaniard friends. Then there were the other friends...
"So Kai, any luck in getting that freshman off your tail?" Bryan asked once everyone was situated in the van and Miguel had begun driving.
"The pig?" Kai snorted. "What do you think?"
"Who are you talking about?" Miguel asked.
"Tyson," Kai rolled his eyes.
"Oh right, him," Miguel nodded.
"Hiro's little brother?" Spencer asked. "What about the loudmouth brat?"
"He has uncovered his 'unending love for Kai which he just knows he returns'," Tala snorted, coming out of his mood. "Him and every other gay male at our stupid school."
"You included, Tala?" Ian smirked, just waking up.
"You brat! I'm gonna kill you!" Tala said. Needless to say that the rest of the trip to Kai and Miguel's place was used up trying to hold Tala back from killing Ian, Kai shouting at Tala to stop, Spencer sighing, Miguel banging his head against the steering wheel at a red light, Bryan being the one to hold Tala back, and Ian sticking his tongue out.
"Ian, just wait until we get out of this car!" Tala shouted.
All in all, it was a very eventful ride home.
Me: Again, sorry it took me so long to write! I had a writers block!
Spencer:...Please review