"F" as in Falcon

Here’s chap two then… Hope that you will all enjoy!

Warnings and disclaimer; See chap 1


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Chap 2

That night, after Tyson\'s win.

Ray\'s POV

There was a bit chaotic around the blade dish, there were so many people who wanted to congratulate and thank Tyson.

I had noticed that Bryan and Spencer had disappeared right after their captains loss. Tala looked calm but determined. What were they going to do to him? He had lost... I was glad that he had but I was also worried. He and Ian were still there, Tala was talking to Mr. Dickenson and Ian was standing close by.

I managed to free myself from Mariah and edged closer to the Russians. Somehow I managed to give the letter to Ian without anyone noticing. The only sign of registration I got from him was a small, quick smile. But it was enough.

***

It was two a.m. and every one were still celebrating. My own happiness was shallow, skin deep. My worries were too big. In all the hyper happiness I only wanted to hear a voice of sanity and started looking for Kai. He was nowhere to be seen.

\'The roof\', I thought smiling to myself. Whenever Kai wanted to be alone he went to the roof. I had never let him or any one else know that I knew that. I sneaked away and slowly climbed the stairs, I was still in pretty bad shape...

I found him up there, sitting with his back to the big chimney, staring toward the Abbey. He looked sad.

\"They don\'t hate you.\" I said making him startle. He raised a questioning eyebrow at me as I sat down beside him.

\"The Demolition Boys, they don\'t hate you.\"

\"Don\'t talk about things you know nothing about!\" He snapped at me and stared at the Abbey again.

I sighed and pulled out my wallet, retrieving the letter. \"Read this Kai.\"

\"No.\"

\"It wont bite you.\"

\"...Fine.\" He took the letter and unfolded it.

\"It\'s addressed to you.\"

\"I know, but I think you should read it all the same. It concerns you, too.\"

He started to read and his eyes widened. When he finished he looked at me inquiringly.

\"I\'ve already responded, gave it to Ian after the match.\"

\"So...?\"

\"So what?\"

\"How do you feel about it?\"

\"It makes me worried... Worried about what they are doing to Tala right now, worried about all of them and about you... I\'m their friend, I\'m your friend Kai... What was that you gave up on?\"

What happened next was a complete surprise to me, Kai started crying! I did the only thing that came to my mind and wrapped my arms around him, pulling him to me. I just let him cry, shoothingly rubbing his back. After a while he started to calm down and sat up straight again.

\"I\'m sorry Ray, I didn\'t mean to...\"

\"It\'s ok, I\'m glad you did. It gave me a chance to prove to you that I\'m here for you.\"

\"I\'m... I\'m just so confused at the moment... I\'m happy that Tyson won and that we all got our bit beasts back, but I\'m sorry I left them. And I\'m scared... I\'m scared that they might kill him... That I\'ll lose him forever...\"

I reached up and dried some of his tears. He cared deeply for Tala... \"Tala is strong Kai, he\'ll live. You\'ve got to believe that.\"

He just looked at the Abbey again and nodded.

\"You care for him a lot... It\'s nice to see that in you.\" I said.

\"I love him...\" Kai\'s voice was barely a whisper.

\"Does he know?\"

Kai nodded.

\"And?\"

\"And he loves me, too... I know that it may be hard to take that I\'m gay, but...\"

\"Stop explaining yourself. I\'m not angry or anything like that. After all that would be crazy as I\'m gay, too.\" He just stared at me.

\"I am. That was a big reason for me to leave the village... I think it\'s sad that we haven\'t trusted each other, though...\"

\"Me too... So you\'re not involved with the pink furball then?\"

I laughed. \"No, but she\'s like a sister to me so try to be nice to her.\"

\"I am trying you know, but she\'s made me allergic to pink.\"

\"She does that to a lot of people... So, what are they like?\"

\"The Demos?\"

\"Yeah.\"

\"Well...Let\'s see... I think I\'ll start with Bryan... I don\'t know how he is now since he was... well, the way he was. But when we were kids he was shy, extremely shy, and full of self-hatred.\"

\"Why?\"

\"Dunno, don\'t think even he knows... Ian is the opposite, full of confidence and always fooling around. He\'s a clown really, but his heart is bigger than he is. Spencer is calm, determinate, protecting and also fussing way too much. I guess he took the role of a mother to us. Tala... Tala is the voice of sanity, down to earth but at the same time full of fire and passion, totally crazy... He puts his soul into everything he does...\"

\"You missed one.\"

\"I did?\"

\"Yes, you.\"

\"Me?\"

\"Yes, who do you really are, Kai?\"

\"I don\'t know... Right now I feel like a confused lonely child... But usually... Usually I\'m a perfectionist. I want to be in control of everything... But I never succeed.\"

\"You do.\"

\"What?\"

\"Succeed. You succeeded to break free and help us win.\"

\"Maybe... But at what cost?\" His eyes went back to the Abbey, as did mine.

\"Is there any way of helping them?\"

\"No Ray. Bryan was right about that. The only thing we can hope for is Mr. Dickenson to be successfull...\"

\"But then we can help them, by being there for them when they get out.\"

\"If they get out.\"

\"When they get out.\"

\"Thank you Ray... I\'m really glad that I\'m not alone any more...\"

\"So am I Kai.\"

\"I will be leaving in the morning, in two hours to be exact. I\'m going to a small town in the north, I need to clear my head. I don\'t want the others to know, but you can have the address. If you want.\"

\"Of course I do.\"

Two hours later I closed the door behind him. And the same day we boarded a plane back to China. I don\'t know who talked me into going back there, but right now my thoughts are elsewhere.