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Chapter 40: Their Future Part 2

"...Uh Tyson,"

"Yeah?"

"No...just no." Tala got up, and took off as quickly as he could.

"Yes, that's fine. Thank you." Two hours later, he was finishing up a phone call.

He managed to get three plane tickets to New York. He silently wished it could be so simple, that by tomorrow morning he'd be home, and never have to deal with the problem at hand. There were things he didn't want to admit, and everything, and everyone seemed to be trying to make him admit them. When he opened his eyes however, he felt sick to his stomach. Reality was a cruel bitch. He dropped the clothes he was just about to pack, and took a step back.

"Are you going to tell me, what all the packing is about, or should I force it out of you?" Kai asked. There was an angry undertone in his voice.

"I don't care if Mogami leaves me alone or not, I can't stay here and live a lie. Right now, I'm more confused, than I've ever been before. I don't know anything anymore. Move on with your life, or wait for me. The choice is yours, but don't try, to force me to stay here. If you do, I'll hate you forever." Tala replied, not moving an inch.

"Why do you do that?" Kai asked.

"Do what?" He countered.

"Run away." Kai replied.

"I'm not running away." He insisted.

"Yes you are." Kai said, knowingly.

"How do you figure?" He asked.

"Answer me something Tal, do you love me?" Kai's voice, was unnaturally soft.

"I...I don't know anymore." Tala really didn't.

"And Hiro?" Kai pressed.

"I do." Tala replied instantly.

"And Brooklyn?" Kai honestly, did wonder, about that, sometimes.

"I do not." Tala replied quickly.

"I'll wait for you." Kai said softly.

Kai couldn't take standing still anymore. He didn't want to make a mistake, Tala was clearly, weighing his options with him, and every move he made, could be the end of all his hopes. He gave the redhead a tight hug, whispering in his ear, that he would always love him, no matter what, then left the room. The choice was up to Tala, whether they had a future together, or not.

Tala's POV

I sigh, missing the warmth of Kai's embrace, the instant he lets go. I'm not sure I'll ever tell him, but my decision was made, the instant he told me, that he would always love me, no matter what. I don't know why, but all of my memories of us flashed before me after that. The one that I've wanted to please, the one who pained me, like nothing material could, and filled me with happiness, that I couldn't fathom, was Kai. It's always been Kai. I felt complete, only with him.

Two Weeks Later

Normal POV

It was rare for the piano in the Hiwatari mansion music room, to sound, rarer still, was the sound, of experienced playing. Katala had tried occasionally, but he could barely play Jingle Bells half way. Paulo, Isabella, Reila, Katala, and Kai all met up outside the music room, lured by the piano playing. Kai took a peak inside carefully, and gasped at what he saw.

"Well, it's just Tala. Isabella, Reila, Katala, let's go. I think it's only fair, that we give them some alone time." The chef said, pushing Kai into the room, and closing the door.

"Note to self: Hire a tuner." Tala said, as the notes he played suddenly came out sour.

"Kai, are you going to stay on the floor all day, or do I have the hope, of getting a welcome kiss from you." He added jokingly, looking at the elder, out of the corner of his eye. He didn't so much as get a chance to blink, before Kai had grabbed hold of him, dragged him to the marble floor, and kissed him, hungrily, passionately.

"I didn't want to ever tell you, but my decision was made, the instant you told me, that you would always love me, no matter what." The redhead said, as he placed kiss after kiss, on the elder's face.

"I should punish you then." Kai said, before kissing him until both of them, were in dangerous need of oxygen.

"Alright...alright...I'll...I'll...take...what...ever...punish...ment...you...give...just..." Tala didn't bother to continue speaking, instead grabbing Kai's hand, and taking off for the elder's room, as fast as possible.

For the next four hours, a 'Do Not Disturb' sign was on Kai's door. Inside the room a whole lot of love making was in session. In every position the two could, before their bodies gave up on them, until their voices were nearly dead, with passion, and love, and even with toys, until every inch of the room, as well as the walk-in closet, and bathroom inside, had been soiled by them.

Before giving in to exhaustion, Tala whispered in Kai's ear, what Kai had been wishing to hear from him, for a very long time. "I love you, always have, always will, and if I had the chance, to change how my life turned out, I wouldn't change a damn thing. I would make the same choices all over again, as long as I'd end up with you."

"I would change one thing. I wouldn't have eyes for Rei, after all, doesn't the saying go, "good things come to those who wait."?" Kai supplied in turn, as he softly combed his fingers, through the younger's hair.

"Yeah, but in a way I have to thank that damned neko-jin, because he made me, that much stronger." Tala said, before murmuring a nearly inaudible 'good night'.

"Welcome home Tala, this time forever." Kai whispered, before clapping the lights off.

A/N: Yeah this is a short ending, but I figured this is the best I'll give you guys. I seriously wanted to leave it, with Tala going back to New York, and never coming back to Kai, but I figured I'd just finish it off in a happy way. No lemon because I am lazy. No not really, honestly I'm getting ready for college this week, so I had to rush this. This is probably the shortest thing I've written, since my Code Lyoko songfic in 2005. Holy shit. I think from now on, I'm going to write only in the morning, because I seem to be much more productive, when I write between midnight and 2am.

A huge thank you to the readers, and reviewers, especially OnlyNotReally, GabZ, and Sapphire-sama Dreamer, my only signed reviewers (aside from my cousin, and little brother). I will probably write more on this pairing at a later time, as I love it to death, and I probably will write some Hiro/Tala again, sometime in the future as well. A last big THANK YOU to all who read, will read, reviewed, and will review. Ai no Monogatari...COMPLETE!