Long Lost Love
Chapter 5: Tala's Confusion
Finally after four years of being away, Kai and Rei had finally been reunited. After four long years,they were able to hold each other in their arms. Just lying on the only bed in the room, bodies tangled and meshed together. Kai petting Rei's hair with his right hand, the other laying across Rei's lean waist. Purring could be heard as happy as a cat who had found his true love.
While laying and just enjoying each other's company, a knock came to the door and both yelled, "GO AWAY UNLESS YOU WANT TO DIE". They knew the other person heard them but heard another knock, followed with a voice yelling, "OPEN THIS DOOR KAI HIWATARI OR I'LL BREAK IT DOWN!" Recognizing the voice, Kai said a confirmed answer allowing the other to enter. A red haired man with black strikes entered and stopped when noticing Kai's company on the bed. Rei looked at the new comer and smiled. Looking confused, Tala was staring into smirking golden eyes that would make a sunset jealous.
"Kai? What are you doing with him? What about Rei, your kitten?" Tala asked with confusion in his voice.
"What about him, Tala?"
"What do you mean, "what about him?" Aren't you kinda cheating on him? With this guy?"
'What are you doing to Tala, Phoenix?' Rei though to Kai.
'I figured we can pretend I'm with you and I had gotten passed you at the same time. To see how far this can go, till Tala figured it out. It could be fun.' Kai thought back. As Rei heard this, he smirked and turned back to Tala.
"Yeah Tala what about this Rei? If, by now, he didn't come back, what makes you think he would now?" Rei said with a smirk on his face. At this statement, Tala walked over to Kai and slapped him hard, leaving a red hand print. Looking up at Tala, Rei and Kai's mouths were gapped open. Rei moved so Kai could get off the bed, and Kai slammed Tala against the wall. Rei moved behind Kai and put his hand on Kai's shoulder, telling him to let Tala go. Tala slid down the wall and onto the floor. Looking down on Tala, Kai had anger and regret for slamming his best friend up against the wall. Reaching out a hand, Kai pulled Tala off of the floor.
"Sorry Tala, but you know how my anger can get." Kai said apologizing to Tala.
"Its o.k. Kai. Who is that anyway?" Tala asked with confusion on his face. Rei looked at Tala then turned to Kai.
'What should I say, Phoenix?' Rei thought to Kai
'Make up something' Kai thought back
'Fine' Rei thought and turned to Tala, extending his right hand out.
"Hi, I'm Envi. Kai was just comforting me, I had just broke up with my boyfriend. And I'm his new roommate." 'Envi' said. (AN: "Envi" is pronounced "Envy". Its my nickname and I didn't want to add a new character, so used it that way.) Tala took Envi's hand and shook it.
"I'm Tala incase you haven't figured it out by now. I'm Kai's best friend. Where are you from Envi?"
"I'm originally from China but when I was younger my parents moved around a lot due to their jobs. I actually meet Kai when I was 13."
"Really I don't remember you then"
"It was when Bryan and you were in America" Kai answered.
"Really? Why didn't you tell me about him, Kai?"
"I had forgotten about him. When Rei came I forgot all about Envi until he got here this morning."
"Oh you forgot about me, huh? And after comforting me when you found out I was a neko-jin, in the rain under the willow tree." Envi said giving a disapproving look at Kai.
"Wait you're a neko-jin? So is Rei, Kai's fiancée! Maybe you know him?" Tala asked 'Envi'.
"If I do, I don't remember him, sorry." Envi apologized to Tala.
"Its alright. I didn't know if you did or not."
'He's so gullible, kitten.'
'Really, I hadn't noticed' Rei said cutting off the conversation when he heard footsteps coming towards the dorm room. Rei turned to walk towards the door and looked out. His eyes widened when he saw Bryan, Tyson, and Max headed towards the room. He looked towards Kai.
'Bryan, Tyson, and Max are headed towards here, Kai!!'
"They are?" Kai said out loud.
"Who are Kai? And who are you talking too you couldn't have heard anyone talking to you." Tala asked/said to Kai.
"Bryan, Tyson and Max are on their way here. I figured that Bryan would be but I didn't know Tyson and Max would be. Why didn't you tell me they were going to be going here, Kai" Rei hissed at Kai.
"I forgot to, I'm sorry. I thought since we're in JAPAN after all you would expect to see Tyson and Max again."
"Yeah but not at the same collage"
"What the hell are you talking about? How does Envi know Bryan, Max and Tyson?" Tala asked as the others waked in, looking around the room and spotting Envi, Max ran towards him, hugging tightly.
"R-mmm" Max was about to say when Kai's hand clamped on Max's mouth.
"Max, can I see you outside?" Kai asked. He turned towards Envi. "You too please?"
"Fine, be right back, guys." Envi said walking out the door. He turned towards the doorway, walking out and turning right. Looking at Max, Rei smiled. Seeing that, Max ran towards Rei's arms and squeezed him tight. Rei chuckled.
"Its nice to see you too, Max." Rei said with a big smile on his face, looking at Max, who smiled back.
"Its been awhile huh Rei-chan? But why did you stop me Kai-kun?" Max asked with confusion on his face.
"Because Tala thinks I'm "Envi", a friend of Kai's but thinks "Envi" is dating Kai. It's Kai's and mine's idea to see how far this joke will go till the others figure it out. So far the only people who know I'm back are you, Kai, and the headmaster, who is Kai's father. I'll also be staying in the same room as Kai due to the fact of "shortage of rooms" which is a big, fat, lie. So please don't tell anyone else about me being back, 'kay Maxie-kun?"
"Fine but what else is there that I should know?"
"Tala knows I'm a neko-jin and he knows that "Envi" doesn't know Rei. Get it?"
"Yeah its your logic, I've always gotten your logic, 'Envi'. " Max said as he saw Tala and the other's came out of the room.
"You know him too, Maxie?" Tala asked in a confused and irrated tone.
"Yeah, I meet him when he came here to Japan before he went to Russia, I meet him in central park, in Kyoto."
Hearing this, Tala turned towards 'Envi', just staring at him. Wondering why this 'Envi' person was so attached to Kai and Maxie, when he never heard of him, if he was so close to Kai, to make him forget the love and two years he shared with Rei, how come he never knew about him. How come he looked like the kitten, yet was not. How could this one person irate him so much that it made him turn out of the room and return to his, with Bryan in tow. Bryan and his room was three doors down from Kai's, and slammed the door. Kai and the others looked at each others, saddened and angry at the same time.
