Chapter four Kai POV

Three months… three months Tala has been here with me. He finally moved in with me. Graduation was 2 months back. College started a week ago. I go on a writing scholarship. The door to my suite opened but I didn't look up from my book and my thoughts. A hand rested on my chest and soft pinkish blue lips brushed my cheek. I looked up into the icy cold eyes of my lover.

"Do you work tonight?" Tala asked me.

"Nope. Got the night off for Brooklyn's sake." I said. "Rei says Hero is bringing over alcohol and a drunk Rei isn't a fun Rei for his boyfriend.

"You sound like you know from experience." Tala smirked rubbing his hand on my chest.

"Yeh from when he had a crush on me." I said not returning my boyfriend's playful touches. This caused Tala to pout and sit on the arm of the couch facing me. I took one lok at my boyfriend pouting, growled, and pounced on him forcing him down onto his back laying on the couch. My hands explored under his shirt and at the rim of his pants. I nipped his bottom lip gently then whispered in his ear. "Don't pout." I blew in his ear causing him to shudder. "It makes me want to fuck you."

"Well that was the tupe of reaction I wanted." Tala stated. "After all you've been away for five days and you get home and open a damn book."

"Sorry love." I said nipping his neck. "Tonight though alright? We gotta go."

"Alright." He complied. I stood up pulling him with me. We went out and got in the deep blue porche boxter Rei talked me into buying. We drove to Brooklyn's apartment and knocked on the door.

"Come in!" we heard Brooklyn yell from inside. We entered and saw him just getting out of the shower. Of course we couldn't help but stare. He is just as fit as me. The perfect curves of his muscles were eye catching. Course Tala tells me the same thing. Brooklyn looked at us and smiled. "Don't stare." He teased. "Besides Kai you are much better looking than me. Plus you have your ice cream with you." Ice cream was Brooklyn's new name for Tala since all Tala has wanted to eat was ice cream since he discovered it. "How fit are you ice cream?" Brooklyn asked.

"More than I was." Tala said and showed by taking off his shirt. Well sculpted abs and peks were quite nice to see. His arms looked almost as good as mine.

"Come on phoenix mine as well take off your shirt too." Brooklyn said pulling at my shirt. I sighed but followed the wishes of my ex-boyfriend. I took off my t-shirt and they couldn't help but stare I guess. "Compared to you I'm plump." Brooklyn said still staring. "What are you made of steel?"

"No I just work out a lot." I said shrugging. Tala reached out and ran a finger over the scar across my abs that bent to the form of the six pack. And as usual, since Tala said he liked my pants showing a little, you could see part of my hips. My boxers were just plane black under my blue jeans. My black belt was just barely holding up my pants. Tala ran a hand over my hips and I pulled back. "Later." I told him looking towards Brooklyn. I could tell he wanted to touch too but held back due to the fact I was taken and he had a boyfriend too. We all put our shirts on and went down to the cars. I asked Tala to ride with Brooklyn in the vipor while I went to pick something up. He kinda pouted shich made me kis him quite fircly and then purr in his ear. Then he got in the vipor and him and Brooklyn left. I got in my porche and drove to the pet store. There was a kitten there Rei really fell in love with so I was going to get it for him. I was just about to walk in when I noticed a man watching me. When he saw I had seen him he disappeared.

'Odd.' I though and went into the pet store. Sure enough the kitten was still there. He was almost completely white except for one paw that was black. His gold eyes looked at me expectantly as I picked him up. I walked over to the counter and bought him. they put him in a little box for me and I took him out to the car. I saw that man again as I was leaving the parkinglot. He was sitting on a motorcycle and looked kind of familier. He had blue hair and looked about my height. He had green eyes and was in a trench coat. 'Kane?' I thought driving past him. He followed me. 'Shit.' I thought and pulled out my cell. I dialed Tala's cell number and he answered.

"Hey there." He said.

"Tala were are you and Brooklyn?" I asked him.

"On our way to Rei's." Tala said. "You ok?"

"I need you guys to meet me back at our place." I said.

"Why?" he asked.

"I'm being chased and I don't think I can take him on my own." I said panic entering my voice.

"Alright." Tala said. I hung up the phone and checked my pocket for my knife, I didn't have it.

'Shit. I'm screwed.' I thought turning into my parking space. I left the kitten in the car and ran up to my suite. When I opened the door I saw Kane sitting on the couch twrilling my knife in his hand.

"Hey there." He said and looked at me. "Kai." I just gaped. Here was this guy I was trying to get away from and he was in my home. All of a sudden he threw my knife at me. I just narrowly caught it before it pierced between my eyes. Then as I was lowering my hand he appeared infront of me and forced me against the wall with a dagger to my neck. "Ya know Boris and Voltair want you dead." Kane said to me.

"Ya what else is new?" I asked. He glared at me. I kicked at his feet with one leg and the gut with my other. He fell back dropping the dagger. I picked it up and stood over him. "I'm not the same boy from the abby Kane." I said glaring down at him. he swiped his claws across my exposed arm. I winced and jumped back his second slash catching my shirt and ripping it though I did feel blood trickling down my abs. "Good job." I said setting a hand on my abs and stopping the blood. "But not good enough." I threw my knife with the dagger right behind it. He knocked the knife back towards me which I caught. But he only had time to block the dagger. It cut through his lower arm and nicked his cheek. He threw little needles at me. I managed to just get scraped by them. But by the time Brooklyn and Tala showed up Kane was already gone and I had a cold wet cloth pushed against my abs.

"You alright man?" Brooklyn asked me.

"Yeah I'm fine." I said keeping my eyes downcast.

"Kai?" Tala said. I gently looked up at him but he still shied away from my look of insanity and the three claw scratches going over my left eye.

"It was Kane wasn't it?" Brooklyn said getting anothercloth and wtting it. "Sit." He forced me down onto the couch. "Tala get a giant bowl of cold water." Brooklyn told him taking the cloth from my abs. "It must've been. Only he can be this percise."

"Yeah it was." I said taking all doubt and throwing it out the window. Brooklyn looked over all the cuts on my arms, neck, abs, and face. There were also a few on my back. Tala came back and set the bowl of water down. Brooklyn placed my already bloody cloth in it staining the water. I closed me eyes and almost fell asleep.

"Come on phoenix, Rei is still expecting us." Brooklyn said taking my first aid kit out and rumaging thought it. "Don't relax or the blood won't stop. Damn it were is it!?" Tala reached past him and took out the sewing kit.

"Can you do this?" Tala asked Brooklyn.

"Not neatly." He admitted. He stood and Tala took his place. He threaded the wire though the needle and bagan preparing the more serious cuts. I watched as Tala sewed up the cuts. He was very percise about where he placed the needle. He was focusing quite a bit. He finally finished but didn't look at my eyes.

"Tala." I said softly lifting his chin so he would have to look at me. The look of insanity was almost gone but I knew it wouldn't completely disappear. But he didn't. he fingered the cuts over my eye and checked the stitches in them.

"Come on love birds." Brooklyn said standing. "We are late."

"Let me change." I said and went back into my room. Tala followed me and closed the door. "You ok?" I asked him shuffling through the clothes in my closet.

"Who is Kane?" I stopped and just stared into my closet.

"My brother." I said. "One of Boris' assassigns." Tala moved towards me.

'Panic.' He thought.

"Yes love." I said. "Panic in human form. And he does go by that name actually." He looked at me shocked. I grabbed some clothes and turned to look at him. he was right behind me. "Tala I'm never gonna loose this look in my eyes." I said brushing my hand against his cheek.

"I figured as much." He said and shrugged. He kissed me then sat on the bed. I changed and then sat next to him. I rubbed a hand on his leg and nipped his shoulder through his shirt. "We have to go." He said after his hand explored though my open shirt.

"Ya." I said kissing him. I pulled him up with me and we met Brooklyn in the living room.

"Let's go." Brooklyn said. "Tala you drive my car I need to speak with Kai."

"Ok." Tala said sending me one last look and taking the keys from Brooklyn he left. Brooklyn followed me out to my car and picked up the box as he sat in the passenger seat. I started the car and we headed to Rei's.

"Why Kane?" Brooklyn asked.

"He's the best." I said.

"Next to you and me yes." Brooklyn added. "But what was Boris planning?"

"To kill me." I said.

"But you're better than he is." Brooklyn said. I pulled into the parking infront of Rei's building. I took the box and we went up. When Brooklyn opened the door he saw Rei hitting on Tala and Tala trying to get away. He saw Hero a ways off smiling. Tala looked over to us and then came over. He slipped an arm around my waist gently. Brooklyn glared at Hero then went over to Rei.

"You look better." Tala said in my ear. I smiled down at him. Rei came up and took the box and set it with the rest of the presents.

"Ok everyone. Now that everyone is finally here let's get this part done with." Rei said. He opened all the gifts with the kitten last. When he opened it he smiled and lifted the sleeping kitten. He set him down and he woke up and began to explore. The party ended and me and Tala went home. When we got there the door was unlocked. I pushed it open and saw the suite trashed.