A/N: Firstly, I'd just wanna apologise for the extremely long wait. It's really only thanks to The Hands of Fate and Destiny that I actually updated. Thanks for getting me in gear!
Now, let's listen to me list my excuses:
First of all, I would like to congratulate The Hands of Fate and Destiny. You've hit the nail in the the head. Or should I say nails in the heads?
Did something come up or something?
Yes, lots came up
Computer crashed and you can't use it any more?
In a way, I guess so. After all, moving your computer all the way from South Africa to china and having the internet rebuilt and changing your computer's language from all English to Bilingual is gonna take quiet some time.
Moving away?
Yeah, 12600 km up north/east
Sudden bout of deppression?
Well, does having your uncle almost murdered, your mom being held at a gun's edge, your best friend's family held captive in a room, a family friend being beaten and scorched with hot water, as well as having bullets flying all over just across the street count for anything?
New job?
HELL Yes! Trying to stay alive in my own house!
A KID ?
An annoying one at that! Seriously! I know that times have changed, but that's no reason to set off the alarm at every shadow that you see!
Well, I was gonna list a bunch of other reasons, but I think that I might just be taking up a bit too much space. Besides, the above basically sums it all, shitty life, people getting hurt, new environment, I think that covers it… (p.s. I'm not exaggerating! And if you don't believe me, feel free to go to South Africa and ask the remaining Taiwanese who still resides there)
I guess the reason for not updating is just shock and being scared shit (since it's mostly Taiwanese people that's being targeted) but now that I'm safe from evil gun-wielding Blacks (no offence to those who are Blacks, I just don't really like them at the moment seeing that they are the ones who are terrorizing my family and friends) in China and with most of the other Taiwanese seeking refuge in other countries, I think I can finally settle down.
On with the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own Beyblade or any of its characters.
Warning: OOC-ness (out of character-ness), mild language, and Male/male coupling.
Pairings: Tala/Kai
Because it's you
A relation can work if there's no Trust
Ding!
The hotel's door slid open as a tall, pale figure walked out into the cool night air. The glass doors quickly closing again as the person made towards the parking lot where a lone motorcycle stood.
Tala yawned loudly as he slowly strolled up to his bike, stretching his arms up as he went. Digging in his pocket, he fished for his keys. Just as he was about to unlock his bike, he looked up.
He blinked.
And blinked again.
"Bryan?"
And indeed, there he was, leaning against a nearby car, fixing the red head with pale violet eyes.
"Hello to you too." The falcon greeted in return, pushing off the car and casually strolling over to his captain.
Tala merely rose an eyebrow and gave the slightly older teen a look that plainly said 'What the hell are you doing here?'
Bryan shrugged and said offhandedly, "I was guarding your bike. Making sure that no body stole it or anything."
Tala gave him a glare and moved to lean against the wall behind him.
"Say what you came to say Kovnetsnov."
The falcon shrugged and joined the other against the wall, "Fine. I'll be blunt. I don't know what the hell happened between the lil'one and you, and frankly, I don't give a damn. But I'm gonna ask you nicely; please don't tell Kai that you've been with someone else. He'll no doubt be in a shitty mood right now and knowing that his ex is already with another will be pushing him to suicide."
Blunt indeed. Just like Bryan.
Tala chuckled lowly and hid his eyes behind his bangs. "What is there to know? Nothing happened."
Receiving a snort in reply, he continued, "It's true. The moment we sank into the mattress I counldn't carry on."
Bryan stared at the younger teen in surprise. So Tala hadn't…he hadn't…
"How did you get rid of the whore then?" he had to make sure.
His answer came in the form of an amused smile.
"To sum it up, I told him that I had STD and that I wouldn't want to pass on the sickness to any more innocent people."
Bryan's eyes shone in amusement, and he smirked. "Trust you to come up with something like that."
"Influence from the best company." Tala said dully. He tilted his head backwards and closed his eyes.
A silence reside between the two for a few minutes before Tala sighed dejectedly, "What do I do…" he said miserably, "I can't stop thinking about Kai…"
Bryan placed a comforting hand on the wolf's shoulder, "If you still love him so much, why did you break it up?"
"A relation can't work if there isn't trust."
"Do you not trust him?"
Tala snorted, "I allowed him to run all over the world with the Bladebreakers without worrying that he might run off with some random guy. Does that not account as 'trusting him'?"
"Then why…" Bryan trailed off.
Tala took a deep breath and slowly let it loose. "It's not that I don't trust Kai. It's Kai that doesn't trust me."
"That's not true!" Bryan cut in sharply. "Kai trusts you more than anyone else! You're the only one he truly trusts at all!"
"He doesn't trust me." Tala whispered firmly, as though Bryan hadn't spoken at all. "He doesn't."
And all of a sudden, the damn had burst, and Tala found himself unable to stop talking, nor particularly caring. Sentences and thought he never dreamed of ever sharing with anyone else were suddenly tumbling out of his mouth uncontrollably.
"He doesn't trust that I could make a difference! He doesn't trust that I can change!" he whispered bitterly. "All he sees is the person everyone else sees! He doesn't realize that I am serious!"
Closing his eyes behind his bangs, Tala bowed his head.
"He doesn't believe that I can make him happy! He doesn't even believe that I could change his life! That I could offer him light in a time of darkness!"
A tear, clear as crystal, gently fell. Swirling in the small breeze, the tiny droplet splashed onto the pavement, soundlessly splitting into thousands little diamonds.
"…He doesn't trust me to protect him…."
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Meanwhile, just a couple of streets down, in a hotel room on the 9th floor, a lone figure stood, staring mournfully out at the night sky. A pearly tear, one of the many before shed that day, softly ran down the pale cheek, before being absorbed in the fabric of a sleeve.
And he had to wonder, why was it, that after all the promises and assurances from so many, he still always ended up alone.
A/N: Um… I know that this chapter is rather crappy but hey! I haven't written for quite a while now! Sorry if it isn't as good as the others, it might take me a while before I get back into it.
Now, seeing as I haven't updated for sooooo long, I'm gonna make a promise which I don't intend to break! I promise that the next chapter will be out before this week ends! smiles broadly
So now that that's outa the way, I'm gonna say REVIEW! (I 'm gonna try to get over 55 for now, but of course, the more the better! And it'll push my motivation to write)
Next chap:
An encounter between Kai and Tala! And Ray makes a terrible mistake that sends Kai into more of a fit! (I'm finally taking your advice Masterfranny, BTW when are you gonna update Breath of Light?)
What ever will happen? Stay tuned for the next chapter, "It's better this way… isn't it?" From "Because it's you"!