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Chapter 2:
Finally!
At last, he can know what stupid little secret Kai and Miguel are hiding from him. It's probably something childish, something small only made out to look important to piss him off.
Oh, and it's working...
"Te amo" Tala tells him quickly, the anticipation of finally knowing what it means is causing the wolf to lean further against Claude.
If at all possible, Claude blushes a few more shades of red as his eye widen in surprise and disbelief. He snaps his attention to Tala, searching his face for any humor. "And he said that to Kai?"
Tala finds himself blinking in confusion at Claude's reaction. "That's right."
Claude turns to look away and places his fingers to his chin in thought. "…I knew it," he murmurs after a moment.
"What?" Tala asks stiffly, his annoyance quickly returning. "What does it mean?"
"Are you certain he said te amo?" Claude asks, gazing at Tala from the corner of his eye.
"Yes, absolutely," Tala replies tersely, gripping his hand tighter on his drink. "Now are you going to tell me what it means?"
"It means 'I love you' in Spanish," Claude replies rather bluntly, his expression still thoughtful as he continues to hold is chin in his hand.
Tala, on the other hand, physically reels back in surprise, blatant shock on his face. "…Wait, Miguel loves Kai?"
Ok, maybe it isn't something small and childish. Damn, this is big news!
Claude nods his head, appearing deep in thought for a moment before turning to face Tala once again. "How did Kai react?"
Tala stares down at his empty coffee cup for a moment, thinking back. The recalls the way Kai's cheeks turned a pretty pink as soon as Tala relayed Miguel's message. He blushed and then he chuckled…
No, not chuckled, he practically giggled with delight!
"He blushed," he mutters before bristling wildly and slamming his hands on the table to heave himself up onto his feet. "That little sneak! There's where he's been taking off to! Come on," he practically orders as he snares Claude's slender wrist in his hand again. "Let's go find them and confront them."
Releasing a noise of surprise, Claude grasps onto Tala's arm tightly so he doesn't trip and fall, letting the red head drag him out of the tea room and outside, not entirely sure where the Tala is taking him. "But I'm sure they're in a secret relationship to begin with."
"We're not going to tell anyone," Tala says as he continues to look forward with determination in his icy blue eyes. "We're just going to tell them that we know."
Claude sighs, knowing that there is no way he'll be able to talk the red head out of this. "All right."
After about ten minutes of Tala dragging Claude to just about every corner of the hotel grounds, Tala finally pauses in his movements, snapping his head in one direction with his eyes narrow and seemingly dangerous. Claude ponders whether or not he should ask what's troubling the redhead when he sees Tala's eyes narrow even more.
"They're over here," he mutters as he quietly leads Claude in the direction he is staring so intently in. Coming up behind a tree, Tala and Claude peer around opposite sides, the sight of two familiar Beyblade captains quickly invading their visions.
Sitting with his back against the base of a tree, Miguel holds Kai gently against his chest, running his fingers through his two tone blue hair as Kai purrs with quiet contentment as he lies in between Miguel's legs, nuzzling his cheek against his chest.
Seeing the two together makes Claude's heart soften. They look so content and happy together, surely Tala won't do anything to interrupt them, will he? It appears as though they don't get to spend as much time as they would like together.
Glancing over to Tala, Claude notes that his gaze has also softened. It appears that Tala seems to be reluctant after all.
"Miguel?" Kai hums as he opens his eyes and tilts his head back to gaze up into Miguel's eyes.
Miguel returns his gaze with a warm smile, still continuing in his tender administrations. "Hmm?"
"Do you think your little plan will work?" Kai asks, a little purr in his voice when Miguel trails a finger down the back of his neck to play with a strand of hair. "Tala can be a little thick at times."
Claude blinks in confusion and Tala seems to stiffen at the insult. Maybe he'll interrupt them after all. Wait, did Kai just say 'plan'? What plan?
"I may not have known Tala as long as you have," Miguel chuckles as he leans forward to gently kiss Kai's brow. "But I do know that when he gets annoyed about something, he always goes to Claude to have a good whinge."
"I've noticed that too," Kai smiles up at him as he snuggles further into his arms and chest. "I wonder why they haven't confessed their feelings for each other yet."
Claude blushes a bright shade of red and ducks his head away from Tala when the redhead suddenly snaps his icy blue eyes at him. This is becoming so embarrassing!
"Well, I know that Claude is shy, but Tala…" Miguel trails off, unsure of the exact word he could use to describe Tala's reluctance to say anything.
Fortunately, Kai has the exact words in mind. Hell, it's almost as if he knows Tala is watching and wants to say something that will get up his nose. "Is a stubborn, block headed wolf, that's all."
Miguel merely chuckles and nods his head, still running a tender hand through Kai's exotic and unique locks, totally unaware of a certain Russian redhead who is bristling wildly at the insult, his left eye twitching dangerously.
"Did he just say I was a block head?" he hisses under his breath, glaring daggers at Kai, who merely snuggles even further into Miguel's chest, seemingly to do it just to spite him somehow.
"…Um," Claude says silently as he draws imaginary pictures on the bark of the tree, his face still sporting a rather nice shade of cherry red. "…You have feelings for me?" he finally finds the courage to ask.
"Let's go talk somewhere else," Tala replies quickly, moving to take Claude's hand –not wrist, but his hand- in his and pull him away, leaving the two newlyweds alone.
"Ok," Claude whispers, feeling his heart rate speed up with the feel of Tala's warm against holding his. And Tala continues to hold his hand until they are a good distance away from their two teammates and friends, and away from anyone else for that matter.
Tala turns around and drops Claude's hand, training his piercing eyes directly at Claude's profile, quickly noting how tense he is. "Why didn't you say anything before?" he asks, deciding to get straight to the point.
Claude blushes harder and lifts his hands, nervously pushing his two index fingers together in front of him. "Well, I thought that you wouldn't be interested in me," he glances up and chews on his lip when he finds himself staring into Tala's eyes. "What about you? Why didn't you say anything?"
Tala sighs loudly and scratches the back of his head in a slight irate manner. "I'm a Blitzkrieg Boy; we don't exactly know how to talk about our emotions."
A mild look of understanding appears on Claude's face and he nods his head just a little. He then glances down at his hands and presses his index fingers together once again. "Um…" he stutters nervously. "Would you feel comfortable showing how you feel?"
Tala stops scratching his head to turn his attention back to the slender silver haired Spaniard before him. He blinks slowly at first, but then a wolf like smirk appears on his lips, immediately understanding what Claude is so subtly asking him.
"Now that, I can do," he replies and gently takes Claude by the arms and pulls him into his chest, letting the silver haired teen to grasp the material of his shirt in a slight show of nerves. Tala tilts Claude's chin towards him and gazes intently down at him. He then slowly lowers his head and presses their lips together, his arms moving to hold Claude securely against his chest.
Claude emits a small noise of pleasure as Tala's tongue teases the corners of his mouth, causing every fiber in Claude's very being to suddenly scream for the comfort of Tala's touch. Claude's mouth opens easily under Tala's gently coaxing, his knees becoming weak as Tala's tongue plays over his, moving back and forth in an evocative rhythm.
Drawing out one last caress, Tala pulls back, but only enough for them to breathe on their own again. They gaze into each other's eyes, panting softly from the passion of the kiss. Tala smiles warmly as he leans forward and presses their foreheads together. "Te amo," he whispers, clearly remembering its meaning.
Claude lets his eyes slip close as a smile appears on his own lips. "Te amo," he whispers in reply, sinking further into his arms. He suddenly chuckles when he remembers something. "You do realize that Miguel and Kai set us up?"
"Oh yes," Tala replies, his eyebrow giving a tiny twitch of annoyance. "And Kai called me a block head."
"No, I called you a stubborn, block headed wolf," a familiar voice chuckles behind the two, causing them to subconsciously step away from each other. They turn around to see a certain dual hair enigma and a Spanish heartthrob standing just behind them, looking a little smug and pleased with themselves.
"But all is forgiven now," Kai finishes with a smirk on his lips.
Miguel nods his head and gives a small chuckle when he notice the two give a small subconscious sigh of relief and their hands seeking each others. "I'm surprised it took you two this long to get together," he says, raising an eyebrow at the two when they seem to splutter with indignity for a moment.
"And this long to work out that we're dating," Kai adds, his smirk growing a little bit more in smugness.
Tala glares at his younger and slender teammate, knowing that there is an underlying meaning to that. "And what's that suppose to mean?" he asks, Claude nodding his head silently next to him.
Kai chuckles as he walks over to Miguel and wraps his arms around his neck, leaning into his chest in a silent display of affection. The two love birds share a look and turn their attention back to their teammates, still looking smug.
"We've been together for a year," Miguel finally answers them.
"What?!"
X3 I've just realized that it's been ages since I wrote a Tala/Claude ficcie. Shame on me!
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