Ah, I know I took an extremely long time to update and I feel so guilty! But this is the new chapter after... a year and six months... x.x SORRY!!

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Tala awoke at ten thirty. He sighed and got out of his bed and went to get changed. Frederick would be let off of school at eleven.

'How the fuck did I bloody manage to fall asleep?' he thought in annoyance as he grabbed his car keys and mobile phone off his bedside table.

He sat down on his bed again and took a deep breath. After waking up, suddenly everything that happened starting with Kai coming seemed stupid. Especially he was emotional he was with Kai, Bryan and Rei. To think that he had forgiven those two so easily...

"Tal, going out?" Bryan asked as he noticed Tala walking out of his room.

"Yes," Tala mumbled in response, not really in the mood to talk to him. In fact, he did not want to talk to anyone.

"Oh, we're just about to get going," Boris told him. "Those four need to find a house."

Tala nodded as the occupants of the apartment started piling out. They took the elevator down to the first floor as Tala stayed on the highest floor. They bid their goodbyes once they were out of the elevator and went to the direction of where they parked their cars. Tala inwardly felt happy to be rid of them, except Boris.

"Right, now that I have enough money, I'm going to quit working at the bar," Tala said to himself, pulling out his hand phone.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Chris? Tala here," he said as he started the car engine.

"What is it, Tala?" he asked.

"I quit," he replied simply.

"What?!" Chris asked, outraged.

Tala rolled his eyes. "I quit."

With that, he hung up. He did not bother to turn off his phone. Chris was not the type of person to keep hogging someone. Even if one of his best workers did quit, he would immediately find a replacement instead of trying to get whoever who had quit to go back.

"I didn't like that job anyway," Tala said as drove off.

The only reason he worked at the pub was because he needed money. It was not that Paul or Boris did not give him money; it was just that he wanted to be independent. He wanted to pay for his bills himself and now that he thought he had enough money, of course he'd quit.

His and Frederick's school fees were all paid by Boris.

Currently, Tala was going to university. He was undertaking medical courses. After all, he already had a rather wide knowledge in medicines, due to the times in Biovault.

The children there were all required to study medical courses, though Tala never knew and still did not know why. Some received more training than the others and Tala was one of the few that did. Besides, being a doctor paid good money.

The reason why Tala was not in school today was simple; he was too lazy.

Tala waited in the car for his son.

A few minutes later, Frederick came running towards the car. Tala smiled and got out. After helping the boy into the car and getting in himself, he drove off.

"So how was your day?" Tala asked.

"Great, mommy!" he exclaimed excitedly. "There was this new student and he was a transfer student from Japan!"

"I see," Tala replied. "Do you want to go out for lunch later?"

"Sure," he replied happily.

"Right, but I have to go home and get my wallet," Tala said. "I forgot it because I fell asleep."

"Mommy, you're careless," Frederick pointed out happily as Tala laughed.

"Not funny," he replied sarcastically.

Frederick merely chuckled in response.

Parking his car, Tala instructed Frederick to wait in there and lock the doors in case someone tried to steal the car. Frederick compiled happily and Tala went to his house to get his wallet and stuff.

The moment Tala entered his house; he knew someone else was there. The atmosphere in the house just felt wrong somehow.

"Kai, get out," Tala stated calmly as he walked into his room.

Kai appeared behind him out of nowhere suddenly and sighed.

"How did you know?" he mumbled.

"I was in Biovault," Tala replied evenly, grabbing the things he need. "Get out. Don't make me repeat another time."

Kai sighed again. "Fine, if you say so."

Kai turned and left. Once Tala was sure he was gone, he sat on the bed, thinking of the past events that happen.

'Why did I forgive Bryan and Rei? And why the heck was I so emotional the past few days. That is unlike me,' he thought irritably. There was something seriously with him. 'I shouldn't have forgiven them but it would be too late to take those things back. I'll just have to deal with them now.'

Noting that he had taken about five minutes already, he hurried down, not wanting Frederick to feel scared or anything, not as if he would but still, he could not help but worry.

"Frederick babe, did you wait long?" Tala asked, sliding into seat and starting the ignition.

"Nope, I was listening to the music," he said, smiling.

Tala smiled as he drove into the main street.

"Mommy, you've been emotional later," Frederick muttered, unsure of whether his parent would get angry.

Tala smiled again. Even though his son was only three, he was very smart and could always tell when something was troubling Tala and vice versa.

"Even you can tell huh?" Tala asked, laughing.

"Of course," he replied, fumbling with his seat belt.

"Love, there's no need to worry. I don't know what's gotten into me the past few days but I'm fine now," he said, smiling.

Frederick smiled back.

"Do you like me emotional?" Tala asked a moment later.

"I like mommy no matter how mommy is," Frederick replied, smiling. "But mommy seems unnatural when he is too emotional."

"I agree," Tala replied.

'The only reason I've been getting so emotional lately is because more truth just keeps coming out at the same time. Ah but I can handle them. Fuck, I should have never told Kai he was Frederick's father. Now there's hardly a chance that he would leave me alone. But I swear, if he dares talk to Frederick, he will pay. I must have a talk with him about that.'

Kai sighed. Tala had changed back to his old self, like back when he was in the Abbey. He could tell. Even though Tala had been crying in his arms just a few nights ago, he was certain that that was not the Tala he had been dating.

'He was just suffering from a temporary emotional breakdown,' Kai thought. 'The only thing that's stopping him from reverting completely back into his old self is Frederick.'

Kai sighed again as he thought longingly of the son he never knew he had. He wanted to talk to him, to get to know him but that seemed impossible, especially if Tala had gone back to the way he was in the Abbey.

Kai had thought that Tala was still the emotional person that he had been dating but he discovered that the only reason Tala was acting that way was because the shock was a bit too much for him to handle. Tala telling him 'I was in Biovault' just ascertains his suspicion.

He wanted to see Frederick and fulfil his duty as a father but he knew Tala would never let him do it but still, he could try right? The risk was still too big though. Tala would hate him forever. Besides, there was Paul now.

'What if Tala marries Paul, wouldn't he become Frederick's father?' Kai thought anxiously.

There was no way he was going to let that happen. But with the way Tala was right now, he was not so sure. He just hoped that he could have a nice chat with Tala and solve the problem.

He was walking down the street and was so lost in his own thoughts that he did not realise Bryan and Rei until he bumped into them.

"Sorry," Rei said, not realising it was Kai either.

Kai snapped up at the sound of that voice. The voice of that traitor.

"Bryan," he said, mockingly kind. "Rei."

"Kai," Rei said, gritting his teeth.

"Get lost, Hiwatari," Bryan snarled angrily.

"And why should I?" Kai retorted furiously. "This street does not belong to you, Kuznetsov."'

"Bryan, let's just go," Rei said, tugging at Bryan's sleeve.

"Why? Guilty, you whore?" Kai taunted. Seeing those two made him lose all the self control he had. They were the reason he and Tala broke up in the first place.

"I dare you to repeat that!" Bryan snapped.

By now, many passer bys were stopping and whispering amongst one another. After all, Kai, Bryan and Rei were still rather famous even though they have retired from beyblading.

"What? You mean the fact that he is a whore?" Kai spat out venomously.

Bryan was ready to punch him when he heard Tala's voice.

Tala saw the crowd and saw Bryan's hair amidst the crowd and parked his car.

"Stay here, love," he told Frederick as he got out and checked what the commotion was about.

He reached just in time to hear the last two sentences being exchanged and Bryan's fist in the air. Moving with the speed and grace that he had not lost, he stopped Bryan's fist in mid air and pushed in back down before straightening himself.

"And what, may I ask, is going on?" Tala asked, raising an eyebrow.

He idly noted the fact that somehow the media had gotten here and was filming the entire conversation. He wanted to walk away. After all, there had been no news on him after his break up with Kai. This confrontation would just give them a field day. He mentally sighed.

'Tala, you have a choice. Help the motherfucker or help the traitors,' Tala thought sarcastically to himself as he glanced at both parties.

"Tala!" Rei exclaimed, shocked.

Tala nodded slightly.

"Nothing," Kai said, looking away.

"Now, why don't we all go somewhere private and have this discussion?" Tala asked sweetly though the threat was evident in his voice- move now or I'll bloody kill you.

The other three noticed the media and nodded, following Tala to his car. They sat at the back seat. Frederick looked questioningly at Tala but Tala shook his head. Frederick decided to ask about it later.

"Tala, where are we going?" Rei asked nervously.

"Somewhere," Tala replied simply and curtly.

The rest of the ride was in complete silence, with only a few whispers from Bryan and Rei. Kai busied himself with looking out of the window and ignoring the fact that his son was in front of him.

Tala pulled to a stop in front of a private house and told Frederick to go out. His son complied and stood outside, unsure of what to do.

"Love, go inside and stay with Grandpa Boris until I come back, ok?" Tala asked, all the coldness and hostility that he had used with the others were gone from his voice.

"Okay," Frederick replied cheerily.

Once Tala made sure that he was inside the house with Boris and had sent Boris a short sms explaining Frederick's sudden arrival, he drove off to a hotel owned by one of his friends.

He asked for a room at the service counter. Recognising him as the boss' friend, a room immediately got prepared. Tala went upstairs and stalked inside the room. He sat on an armchair and waited until Kai, the last person, to close the door before speaking.

"We should have had a conversation like this years ago," he started, the coldness back in his tone.

"Yea, we should," Rei muttered guiltily.

"Now, let's see where all this trouble began," Tala said standing up and pacing.

"First, Hiwatari cheated on me with Kon. And when I left, he found out that Kon was cheating on his with Kuznetsov, also finding out that it was a ploy all along because Kuznetsov hated him. Then a few years later, Hiwatari appears shortly followed by Kuznetsov and Kon. And then they met one another and quarrelled on the streets, leaving me to fucking stop them!"

Tala's voice was raised towards the end of his speech, causing the others to wince. Even though what Tala said had not exactly been pleasant, it was right.

"Am I correct?"

"Yea..." Bryan said.

"So, now that we're all here, what do we do?" Tala asked, feigning innocence in his voice.

"Forget the past?" Rei asked tentatively, shrugging.

"And be good friends?" Kai growled.

"Shut it, Hiwatari," Bryan snapped.

"You two, shut up. Stop fighting every time you see each other. It's getting sickening," Tala snarled.

Bryan, Kai and even Rei suddenly realised that Tala was back in his Abbey way. Rei shivered slightly. Tala had not been very nice then.

"You and you," he said, pointing to Bryan and Rei. "I said that I would forgive you 'for now' but now I know better. You two are not forgiven."

Before Bryan and Rei had a chance to protest, Tala turned on Kai.

"And you," he sneered. "Get lost and don't let me see you again."

With that, Tala turned on his heels and stalked out, leaving three very shocked people in the room.

TBC

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