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Once A Thief	By : Kali Category: Beyblade > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 9119 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade, nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
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Kali notes: Well, this chapter is all about confessions and such. This entire scene (which covers approximately
3 entire chapters, btw), has been in my head since I
first conceived the idea for this fic. So I hope you all
can see the picture as I have. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Kali & muses do not own Beyblade.
We mourn. We do, however, own all OCs appearing in this fic.

Warnings: Yaoi (means lemons, people � unless you�re on ffnet; then you get shounen-ai), language, dramatic angst, and other adult
content. Don�t like it, don�t read it! This chapter: dramatic TyKa angst. If you�ve read Sketches of the Past, you have a pretty good idea why�if not, then
why the hell haven�t you?! *eyes
readers*

Pairing: TyKa; others include Tala/Hilary, Rei/Mariah

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Chapter 03: To Catch A Thief �
Part II

Kai leaned forward, resting his
elbows on his knees with a sigh. He
stared at the surface of the coffee table, remembering in surprisingly vivid
detail events as they had happened ten years ago.

�I found out the day before grad
that I was leaving.� He began, his voice distant with memory. Takao frowned. He had come to the
conclusion long ago that Kai must
have known for a long time that he was going to leave. It just seemed to make sense that to be so
cold and uncaring had to have been
premeditated, too. But
now�

�I don�t understand.� Takao said bluntly. �It never made any sense to me.�

�I know. And I realized just
what I was doing to you by not telling you anything as I was sitting in the car
on the tarmac waiting for the jet to be refueled. But by then it was too late.� Kai glanced at Takao then away. �Please�just listen to what I have to say?�

�I�m listening.� Takao curled up on the opposite end of the
sofa, facing Kai and watching him intently.

�I found out the day before
grad. Mother and Father had gone to Europe two days earlier on routine business � so I�d thought. But that night they called to inform me of some �great
news.� My grandfather was pleased with
the work my father was accomplishing at the time, and had decided to turn over
all European operations over to my father, since they had been doing less than
acceptable for some time. Grandfather
hoped Father would turn things around.
However, this would require us to re-locate�to Italy, where
Hiwatari Enterprises Europe�s main offices are.�

�Wait a minute.� Takao interrupted. �You moved to Italy?! Why didn�t you just tell me all this at grad? Instead of�of��

�I didn�t want to go! At the time, I was planning to stay. I mean, my eighteenth birthday was only two
months away. I thought I was old enough
to make my own decisions, and while Mother and Father agreed with me,
Grandfather did not.� Kai�s face grew
angry and bitter. �Damned old man was so
fucking old fashioned! I was his only
grandson, he said. I had graduated from
high school, I was to be of age soon, and it was time I began learning my place
within the company. He wouldn�t let me stay in Japan. He told me if I wanted to stay in Japan, then I
would no longer be a Hiwatari. He�d
disown me.� Kai buried his face in his
hands, making a low, angry noise.

�I can�t believe he�d do that. Just because you wanted to
stay in Japan.� Takao frowned, reluctantly feeling sympathy
for Kai. �That still doesn�t explain why
you didn�t say anything.�

�We were still young and a little
stupid. No, wait�not
stupid.� Kai held up a hand to
hold of Takao�s instant protest.
�Impressionable. I was confused
and upset, not just that night, but the next day, too. My decision making
ability had been severely skewed by that.
Somehow, I got it in my head that it was better if you didn�t know. I
convinced myself that when I left, you�d never want to see me again anyway, so
if you didn�t know, then when I left without a word you�d get over me and move
on faster.�

�That�s just stupid.�

�Yes.� Kai couldn�t help
but agree. �I never said my logic was
rational. So all day at grad, I suffered in silence, knowing what I was going to do and
I kept reassuring myself that you�d be okay.
Let�s face it � I�m no expert on emotions. What did I know?� Kai flopped back in his seat, staring up at
the ceiling. �That�s why I said nothing,
Takao. Because I was a
moron. But
as I was sitting at that dance, watching you, and Max, and Rei,
and Kenny, and everyone else, I came up with a plan. It was a good one, I�d thought at the time.�

�And what plan was that?� Takao asked flatly, obviously not thinking
the same.

�What did I care if Voltaire Hiwatari
disowned me? I didn�t
want his damn company anyway. I decided
that alright, fine.
I would go to Europe for two months,
and play along. But
on my birthday, I�d leave and come back to Japan � to you. And there would be
nothing Grandfather could do about it.
Because when I turned eighteen, I�d come into
my trust fund, you see, and I wouldn�t need anything
of my family�s anymore. Grandfather couldn�t stop me either.
After that, he could disown me all he liked because it wouldn�t
matter.� Kai�s expression was fierce as
he told Takao this, reliving the conviction he�d felt
then just as clearly now. �I was even
going to tell you everything that night at the first chance I got.� Kai�s face sobered and grew sad, and Takao
curled into himself tighter. �But the
more I watched you that evening, the more I saw how happy and contented you
were, the more I began to hesitate. I
didn�t want to ruin the day and the evening for you by telling you I was
leaving � no matter how temporary it was.�
He turned toward the bluenette, leaning forward earnestly and willing
him to understand. �So I ended up not
telling you anything, not even when you asked me why none of my family came to
my graduation.�

�And the rest?� Takao whispered in a watery voice. �Why that?�
He looked right into Kai�s eyes � now noticing the contacts that made
them a more violet colour � and searched for any hint
of a lie.

Kai didn�t
speak for a moment, but when he did, it wasn�t what Takao had expected.

�I did it because I was selfishly, desperately,
stupidly in love with you. I wanted one
night with you to remember for the next two months.� Kai inched closer, his voice wavering and
growing husky. �And I wanted the memory
of you to fuel dreams of when I�d come back to you.�

�Well.� Takao managed to get out before he had to
stop and clear his throat. In a thick
voice, as he remembered that one night�s heat and passion all too well, he
continued weakly, �It didn�t quite turn out that way, did it?�

�No.
It didn�t.� Kai stopped moving
closer and seemed to slump in on himself.
�I let you walk away the next morning still intending on keeping to my
plan. But I
felt your absence almost immediately, and I began to feel guilty. I tried ignoring it, but by the time I�d packed up my belongings, I knew I had to call you. So I did. But I got no answer
at your house, and I remembered too late that you�d gone to see your brother
and father off at the airport. I tried
your cell phone, but I got no answer there, either.�

�I�I�d forgotten it at home on my
desk.� Takao remembered,
his heart clenching. He looked away with
a pained expression. �When I got home, I
saw your number and�I was so giddy
yet sad because they�d left � but you had called me! I went for a walk. And�I ended up at your place, even though you�d
told me your family would be back and not to bother until the next day.�

Kai closed his eyes. �If it was after six, then I was out on the
tarmac arguing with my Grandfather to give me an extra day to at least say
goodbye to my friends � meaning you, but he didn�t need to know that. God, Taka, I tried so hard to convince him,
and even Father tried � which was probably the first time in his life he�d ever
attempted standing up to Voltaire about anything. But�in the end, I went to Italy.� Kai drew his knees up to his chest, feet
resting on the cushion under him. A
single, silvery tear trickled down his cheek, and he swiped at it angrily. �I did come back after my birthday and I was
sure I had control of my trust fund. But�when I got there�you were gone. I didn�t know where
Gramps was, and I assume your father was on a dig somewhere. But when I knocked on the dojo door and
Hiroshi found me there�first he
decked me hard enough to dislodge a tooth.�

Takao�s eyes went wide in shock �
then narrowed into stormy, blue-grey slits, because his dear older brother had never mentioned Kai showing up on their
doorstep. �Hiroshi��

Kai eyed him warily. He knew that tone and the storm brewing in
those silvery-blue eyes. �He was just
trying to protect you. I did, after all,
break your heart no matter how unintentional it had been.� Kai stated bitterly, more at himself than
anything.

�What else did he say?� Takao demanded, silently telling his brother
that he was going to have to have a little chat about some things.

�He said you weren�t there, and even
if you had been, he wouldn�t let me anywhere near his baby brother. Then he told me to get the hell of Kinomiya
lands and never come back.� Kai smiled
grimly. �I don�t listen very well. I tried several times to get him to tell me
where you were. And then
one time I got lucky and Gramps opened the door. He didn�t recognize me at first, and told me
that you�d gone away to university with Max before recognition dawned and he
kicked me out on my ass � quite literally, by the way. I let him, though. I was so overwhelmed with guilt by then that
if he�d tried killing me I�d have let him do that, too.�

Takao stared at him in silence,
stunned, and having to do something very, very difficult. He had to throw away all the theories and
explanations he�d come to believe after all this time
and start trying to accept the truth.

And it was the truth � all his senses and pure
gut instinct told him so. Takao believed
Kai completely. So many things made sense now where they hadn�t
before. Drawing in a shaky breath, which
he let out slowly, he unfolded himself and reached for Kai�s hand, taking it
hesitantly and grasping it like he was afraid Kai
would disappear again.

�So�when you said you searched for
me��

�I hired private investigators. I tracked flight schedules and passenger lists. I wrote letters to every post-secondary institution in Japan looking for you. I followed every lead I came up with but they
all ran cold.� Kai gripped Takao�s
hand. �Takao�you fell off the
planet. I thought maybe Gramps had lied
to me and that you�d really died instead. I had nightmares for months. When I graduated from the Academy four and a
half years after I�d left for Italy,
I used my new available resources to try again, and I haven�t stopped trying since.� He tugged Takao closer. �Where did you go?�

�Max talked me into going away to
university with him. He said it would be
good for me to get away from Bay City
and memories. Although...it
didn�t really change much for me.�
Takao�s fingers on his free hand were restlessly plucking at his jeans
as he spoke. �I was mad and depressed
for weeks � even months, though I didn�t show it as much as time went on.�

�But why couldn�t I find you?� Kai felt thoroughly confused.

�You were looking in the wrong
place. We didn�t stay in Japan.� Takao smiled weakly at the expression that
crossed Kai�s face. �You forgot Max was
half-American, didn�t you?�

Kai just stared at him, tempted to
get up and go bang his head on a wall a few million times.

�We went to Harvard, believe it or
not. Max�s mother had connections
there. I got a dual-degree in business
and modern languages. Max got a
dual-degree in business and history.
When we were done, we came back to Japan and we decided to open an art
and antique business.� Takao seemed to
light up a bit at that. �It�s been
great! I�ve gotten to travel and meet
new people�see things I�d only ever heard of or seen on TV or in books.� His face fell.
�But at the same time��

�It�s lonely as hell.� Kai finished,
understanding and sympathizing exactly.
They stared at each other.

�Yes.� Takao finally agreed. �I�haven�t been home in a very long time.� Kai squeezed his hand.

�There�s just one thing I don�t
understand.� He said after a
moment. Takao gave him a questioning
look. �Why did that girl in the pub call
you Tyson Granger?�

�Oh.
That.� Takao laughed and thought
quickly. All he could come up with was
the truth � as far as it went. �It�s my
American name. My Dad got his degrees in
the US,
too, you see, and his American name was Granger. So, I took it for my
own. Max was the one who came up with �Tyson�
as my first name.� He smirked a
little. �For some reason the Americans
have trouble pronouncing Japanese names � well any Asian names, actually.�

Kai rolled his eyes and smiled
back. Takao�s own smile faltered and he
shivered visibly before he was launching himself at Kai and wrapping his arms
around Kai�s neck.

�Takao?� The dual-haired man curled his arm around the
bluenette, holding him just as fiercely.

�I�m sorry. I�m sorry I doubted
you, sorry I�ve thought and said bad things about you all this time. Maybe you should
have told me what was going on back then, but maybe I should have known you would never have just�thrown me away like
that. I of all people should have known better.� Takao whispered thickly into the curve of Kai�s
neck, where he�d buried his face.

�No, Takao. Don�t
apologize. How could you have known? It�s me who is sorry.� Kai hugged him tighter, pulling the younger
man more into his lap. �I will do
whatever it takes to make up lost time, to earn your forgiveness.�

�I already have forgiven you.� Takao raised his head slowly, lips trailing
over Kai�s cheek until he hovered just above Kai�s mouth. They could feel each other�s breaths as he
continued in a low voice. �I want to
give you that time. I want you back.�

�You never lost me. I have always been yours.� Kai admitted in a dark, husky voice. He lifted his mouth just a little, brushing
an inviting kiss softly across Takao�s lips.
�I know we probably have other parts of our lives to rearrange for this
to work, but I want to try, Taka�� he breathed the bluenette�s name in a nearly
desperate plea, and Takao closed his eyes as a tremor ran through him in
response. �Stay with me�tonight?�

Takao gave a tiny little moan and
kissed Kai once, and it was just as desperate as Kai�s voice had been. �Yes.�
He sighed breathily, running his fingers through Kai�s hair. Everything else in the world was forgotten in that moment. He had his one and only lover back and right
then that was all that mattered.

Kai lay back on the sofa, drawing
Takao down with him to hover over him. He
stared up at Takao�s intense storm-blue eyes and shivered at the feel of the
bluenette�s body pressed firmly against him. �Be with me tonight.� He murmured, his own
eyes half-closing with the sensations and heat of their bodies� contact.

�Hell yes�� Takao couldn�t
stand it anymore and lowered his mouth to Kai�s. They kissed slowly, a reacquainting and
rediscovery of each other. Takao
whimpered, fingertips tracing Kai�s facial features almost reverently. Heat, comfort, and a sense of safety poured
through him. He was drowning in Kai�s
taste and the heady scent of Kai�s moonlit pale skin he remembered so well. Still, this was new. Different. He wasn�t the same
person he had been then � and neither was Kai, he supposed. Despite that, some things didn�t
change. Not really. Like the fact that Kai seemed to still have a
thing for his hair, since he was tugging off Takao�s hair-tie and combing his
fingers through it in obvious enjoyment.
Of course, Takao wasn�t complaining. He loved how Kai touched him, petted him,
stroked and caressed him. The older man
had never been a touchy-feely person in the past, but when he did it was�special, and every time it made the bluenette
absolutely melt and nearly purr in pleasure.

Another thing that hadn�t changed was the way Kai simply took control � and that
Takao didn�t mind in the least. He may
have been the one sprawled over top of Kai, but he wasn�t
the one directing things. He was
perfectly happy following the crimson-eyed man�s lead, and letting him have
whatever he wanted from Takao. Somehow,
even his very dominant personality (as was Kai�s) gave in to the man under him
freely, naturally. Had it been anyone
else, some corner of Takao�s brain acknowledged, Takao would have been putting
up one hell of a fight. Of course, if
Kai ever pushed it, he would fight
back.

Breaking away from the kiss, Takao
let his hands wander, tugging Kai�s shirt from his pants as he lightly kissed
and nipped along the strong line of Kai�s jaw, seeking an ear to nibble on. Then his fingers
went to work undoing the buttons of Kai�s shirt, making quick work of them so
he could spread the shirt open and lay Kai�s muscular upper body bare to
himself. Kai groaned,
eyes closing for a moment as Takao�s hands slid over his chest and shoulders,
fingertips finding the hardened pink nubs of his nipples and teasing them even
harder. He let out a small gasp and
pushed the bluenette up, so he could sit up and shrug out of his shirt and
throw it aside. Not noticing when it
landed on the statuette of Dranzer, draped over it
like a sheet, Kai leaned in and kissed his lover once more, deeply, before he
let his forehead rest against Takao�s and he worked to get the shirt off the
younger man as well.

�Kai�lover�� Takao panted in a low
voice, hands stroking up and down Kai�s back, sides, and broad shoulders as Kai
flung the shirt off the other side of the couch where it landed on the floor
somewhere. �Your eyes�I want�to see them
again��

�Hmm�� Kai licked his lips and opened
his eyes heavily to gaze into Takao�s. �I forgot I was wearing the contacts still.� Untangling himself from Takao, he got up off
the couch and held out a hand to the bluenette in invitation. �Come.�

Taking Kai�s hand, Takao let him
pull him to his feet and lead him down a short hallway to one of the
bedrooms. Just before Kai turned away to
go into the adjoining bathroom to take out the contacts, he found himself being
shoved up against the wall and kissed thoroughly. Kai sighed with pleasure and kissed back for
a moment before he abruptly maneuvered them so that it was Takao pinned to the
wall and being kissed.
After a few long minutes of that, Kai pulled away reluctantly and nuzzled
at Takao�s neck affectionately as he spoke.

�Give me a couple minutes to take
out my contacts, okay?� Kai moved away
and Takao caught the gleam in his eyes as he turned and strode to the
bathroom. �Make yourself comfortable,
lover.�

Blushing a
little, Takao looked around. It was hot
and stuffy in the room so he opened the window a bit and closed the curtains
when he realized that there were many buildings that could
see right into the room. The
breeze felt good against his flushed skin, and he took off his jeans and socks
to drop them on a bench at the end of the bed.
Takao didn�t know why, but he was nervous and
jittery � as if this was their first time together. That is, if he had been nervous back then, which he couldn�t
remember if he had been or not.

Clad only in his boxers, Takao
pulled the covers back on the bed and crawled onto it, kneeling in the middle of
the mattress to wait for Kai. He didn�t wait long. The
light in the bathroom went out, throwing the whole room into a moon-lit darkness, and Kai returned to the bedroom only to
stop in the doorway and stare at Takao on the bed. The bluenette smiled tentatively, plucking at
the sheet and tilting his head in question when he heard Kai�s swift intake of
breath.

�Kai?� He asked, crawling to the edge of the
bed. The dual haired man gave him a soft
look and walked toward him, shaking his head.

�Stay there, Taka. I just�I was�you can�t know what it�s doing
to me to see you like this again.� Kai�s
voice was husky, with a dark, smoky quality to it that made Takao shiver in
anticipation. If there was one thing he remembered about Kai it was the ultra sexy bedroom
voice. Kai stopped beside the bed,
raising a hand to brush the backs of his fingers across Takao�s cheek
lightly. Takao�s eyes shone in the low
light and he held Kai�s hand to his face, nuzzling his palm. �You�re more beautiful than ever.� Kai murmured, bending down to place a soft
kiss on Takao�s mouth.

The bluenette made a small noise and reached up to cup the back of Kai�s head and hold
him in place while they kissed almost lazily.
He released Kai�s other hand to grab onto his upper arm instead for
balance as Kai placed one knee on the bed beside him to keep himself from
falling over. Takao dragged his lips
away from Kai�s and drew them downward, descending along Kai�s chin and neck to
kiss his way down Kai�s chest, stopping over his pounding heart.

�I remember this.� Takao whispered, trailing a fingertip over
that muscular upper body with familiarity.
Kai gasped a little, but made no move to stop him from doing what he
wanted, simply looking down at his lover and watching him touch and explore
with heavy-lidded eyes. Takao�s fingers
traced a small scar and he leaned up to kiss it, flicking his tongue out to
taste Kai�s skin. �Hmm�I remember these, too�I love how you taste.� He hummed appreciatively.

�You should.� Kai closed his eyes for a moment, breath
hissing out as Takao�s hot mouth closed around a nipple. �Uhn! Oh god�you pestered me enough about how I got
it.� He thrust his fingers through Takao�s
hair.

Takao released the now rock-solid
nub and grinned sheepishly. �I did, didn�t
I? I guess I was a bit of a nosy pest
sometimes, even though I knew you didn�t like talking about yourself.� He shrugged and proceeded to kiss his way
lazily across Kai�s chest to the other nipple, laving it with his tongue and
nipping gently with his teeth to earn a sharp groan fro the older man. �I couldn�t help it, though. I was so in love with you! I just wanted to know everything there was to
know about you.� He blew a cool stream
of air over the wet area and earned a shudder.

Kai tilted Takao�s face up and gazed
down at him sorrowfully. �Was? Does that mean you don�t��
He was cut off by Takao�s fingers across his lips,
silencing him.

�I�m not just in love with you anymore, Kai.�
Takao said. He hastened to
continue when he saw the light seem to dim in the now crimson eyes of his
lover, and when he moved to pull away. �That
implies that it was all just a crush. An infatuation and nothing more. You are so much more to me than that. Then and now.� Takao felt tears trickle down his cheeks and
smiled tremulously. �Even when I thought
you�d been a selfish, lying, betraying asshole and I thought I hated you�I
loved you. I still love you.�

The older man made an achingly low
sound and drew Takao into his arms, holding him almost desperately and burying
his face in Takao�s mass of hair. Takao
hugged back, unable to stop the sob that welled up from escaping.

�You told me that then, and I didn�t
say anything.� Kai�s voice cracked
slightly, and Takao clutched at him tighter when he felt tears that weren�t his drop on his shoulder. �I wanted to, and damn it I should have said what I needed to, but I�Taka,
please forgive me for not telling you how much I love you! I�can�t promise to say it as often as you
probably would like me to, but I want you to know I do love you,
and��

�Shh��
Takao hushed him, rubbing his shoulders and back soothingly. They were both crying silently, and Takao
knew that had he been anyone else Kai would never have allowed himself to show
nearly this much emotion. It both awed
and scared him to be the one so privileged.
He pulled Kai down on the bed with him and they lay together in one
another�s arms until the tears ran dry.
It occurred to Takao that he�d never heard Kai
babble like that or seen him break down as he had, and he realized that Kai
really did love him, because no way
would he have reacted like this if he hadn�t loved Takao. With that in mind, he pulled back just enough
that he could hold Kai�s gaze without going cross-eyed.

�You wanted to say it then, Kai, but
you didn�t take the chance. It doesn�t matter anymore.
We�re here now, you and I, and
that�s what does matter.� Takao gently
wiped away the dampness from Kai�s face with a smile. �You have something to say to me? Now�s the time then��

Kai�s voice came out raspy and
rough. �I love you, Kinomiya Takao. Always.� He stated, fiery eyes glistening fiercely
with the passion and truth of that statement.

Takao trembled violently, closing
his eyes against a dizzying wave of emotion.
He opened them again and replied hoarsely, �I�ve waited ten long years
to hear you say that and I�d wait another hundred to hear it again if I had to.�

�You won�t. That I can promise.� Kai laughed, feeling so light and�free now
that he�d finally done what he�d wanted to for far too
long.

Takao snuggled closer, tucking his
head under Kai�s chin with a sigh. �I
know.� He yawned tiredly and murmured
softly when Kai reached down to pull the covers back up over them then slowly
stroked his back in lazy caresses. �God,
I�m tired. All this emotional chaos
drains a guy.�

�Hn.� Kai made
a noise of agreement but said nothing else.
He was perfectly content just to have the bluenette in his arms again at
that moment. Takao smiled sleepily and
nuzzled affectionately at Kai�s neck.

�Sleep well, my love.� He whispered quietly, the dual haired man�s
arms tightening briefly in response.

They fell asleep, entwined with each
other in a tangle of linens and limbs. And it was the first night in a very long time that neither
man suffered from the affliction of their dreams as they had previously. For once, they rested peacefully.

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Kali Notes: I would just like to
apologize to any Americans who may have been offended by Tyson�s comment. I in no way was trying to say anything
unpleasant about you! *bows apologetically* It is just something I know many Asian
immigrants do (change their names, I mean).
I know lots of Americans! They�re good
people! I�m�shutting
up now. Here�s
a few words to my reviewers� Please
R/R!!!!

Kai�s the Best � Don�t you just love reunions?

Sakura
Blossom-Cilla-85
� True, but that makes for good plot, doesn�t it?

Destruction
Devil
� Wow�and here Caitlin (my hikari) thought I am hyper. LOL Glad you�re
enjoying it so much!

Two
toned nails
� Yay! I�m happy you�re enjoying it!

lalapanda � You and me both, hon! I�m working on it!
Enjoy!

FireieGurl � Well, I�ve been chastised for taking too long to put them together
before (like in Running Scared�)

lo � (chap. 01) Oh! So sorry I missed you in the last
update! I hope I don�t
disappoint you! (chap. 02) Wow!
Thanks for your praise! I�ll do my best to keep earning it!

icestar � Bitte
schon! LOL Don�t worry, all
will be explained.

Lady
Kirei - *grins* Well, you�re pretty
observant. You�ll
see how it all goes.

silverfox � Can�t really say
how many, because I haven�t written them all!
lol

K.c. � Ah�you�ve caught
on. Congrats! *winks* Stay tuned to see
how it works out�

Blackrose � Heh. Tyson and trouble. They kind of got
together.

Yueh Kitsune � Plots are one of my
specialties. I try really
hard to keep people interested. And no more �monsieurs�, I promise!

XZanayu �
Of course! And it will probably
not be what Takao�s expecting I�m sure.

HeylinMinion � Gee� *blushes* Thank you very much for your high
praise! That scene was tough to write
actually. *scratches head thoughtfully*

xXxAngel VxXx � lol
*grins* Thanks, Angel! Don�t worry, I try
never to leave loose ends.

Ereshkigali � Eh heh� *chuckles
sheepishly* I
know cliffhangers are evil (and painful) but they sure work to keep people
interested. Oh! And I tried to review your fic, but you�re not accepting anonymous reviews (which I use
on ffnet because I operate on the assumption that they�ll
be kicking me off any day now and I don�t want people to lose any reviews I
give).

Jani Rieme - *sighs dramatically* Don�t we all have questions? Why are we here? Is there life elsewhere? Where did my summer go? (Dryad: *sweatdrops* Not
what she meant, smart-ass).

kari_remon � Ah�to answer many
of your concerns, perhaps reading the prequel to OAT would help. As for Wyatt, he�s
just there as an excuse for Takao to be in the pub. Rei actually won�t be in the fic much � maybe over
the phone or something. Max, Kenny, and
Hilary will make lengthy appearances, though.
But you�ll have to keep reading to find out the
rest. Tala is always OOC in my fics,
because I truly feel that by the end of the series, he�s changed a great deal
from what he was in season one. And even then, he�s only �friendly,� as you say, with people
he trusts � which I could count on one hand.
His part and character will be expanded more in
later chapters � its all Takao and Kai right now. For the rest, plot-wise, you�ll just have to
keep reading, because soon it�s going to be Takao�s turn to do some explaining�
*mysterious grin*

Fyrbyrd � Why thank you! I appreciate your review. Hope you like the rest of the fic!

windchild � Oh, thanks! I appreciate it! I�ll keep it in mind
for future fics.
For this one, I think I�ll just stick to �Ivanov�. Yes, I�m too lazy to go back and change it.

NekoAnime � I have to admit
that I have a soft spot for Tala, myself.
In some ways I find him more enigmatic than Kai
at times. As for his interaction with
Tyson�well, you�ll just have to keep reading.

guns�n�handcuffs � Glad you�re enjoying it!
Unfortunately, Endure has
stalled on me. I haven�t
forgotten it�I just have no direction to take it at the moment. So it�ll be a while until its
updated, I think. I�m
sorry!

KiraKinomiya � I will! Thanks for reading!

gohan/videlgoten/trunkslover � I appreciate the
effort to review � but do you think
you could say something more than just one word that sounds a little too much like a command? Because that is not what a review is for.

Thanks
everyone! Keep on reading and
reviewing! *hands out mini Dragoon statues*
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