Centrepiece | By : Clarrisani Category: Beyblade > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 15619 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Chapter
36
Subtitle: Questions
Author: Jedi Princess Clarrisani
Another
short one. Sorry.
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“…the
authorities are still continuing their search for Beyblading celebrities Tala
Ivanov and Kai Hiwatari following the shocking assault and attempted murder last
week of Ivanov’s teammate, Bryan Kuznetsov. Earlier this week the authorities
stormed their flat only to find it completely cleared out of their possessions,
and are now calling for the public to aide in their search. Both men are to be
considered dangerous, and if you have any information you are urged to contact
your local authorities. Also today-”
Ray
switched off the TV, sighing as he leant back in his seat. “I wish they had
found them. I would feel so much better if they did.”
“Can’t
have everything, Kitten.”
Ray
sighed, reaching out to rest his hand on Bryan’s arm. “How are you feeling,
by the way? Need anything? I could get-”
“Ray,
please.” Bryan sighed, raising an eyebrow almost lost beneath the bruising and
bandages. “Stop fussing over me. It’s irritating.”
“I
know, it’s just…” Ray averted his eyes. “I can’t help feeling like
this is all my fault. If I hadn’t sat in your lap-”
“Ray,
we’ve been over this. It makes no difference if you had or hadn’t sat in my
lap at the meeting. My guess is they had it planned anyhow.”
Ray
blinked. “Why do you think that?”
“I
left right after Kai and Tala. I drove from the meeting straight back home,
getting a clear run with traffic lights and traffic. And yet when I walked into
that house they were already inside, which means they had gone straight to there
from the meeting as well.” Bryan frowned. “They wouldn’t have even had
time to discuss it, let alone get the weapon. Which means they must have
discussed it beforehand.”
“You
have a point.” Ray sighed, shaking his head. “But… I still don’t
understand why.”
“I
do. Despite what you might think I was the easier target.”
“The…”
Ray looked down at him, shaking his head. “No. I
would have been easier. I would have-”
“You
have been trained in martial arts, I haven’t. You’re always surrounded by
friends, I’m not. They would have never gotten the opportunity to attack you
like they did me.” Bryan averted his eyes. “I always told myself that though
they might hurt me they would never try and kill me. Growing up we were the
closest of friends. We were brothers.
I always expected to be attacked, but not by them.”
Ray
leant forward. “What changed? What happened?”
“Everything.”
He shook his head. “Black Dranzer happened. Kai’s desire for power… it was
the one thing he could never resist. When the Abbey collapsed I was caught in
the rubble, trapped. One of our closest friends died beside me, and Tala and Kai
never forgave me for not helping him. Not that there was anything I could have
done.
“I
was traumatised by the experience, and Boris used that to his advantage. It was
also around that time that he started experimenting on some of the others,
including Tala. Following Black Dranzer we became completely different people,
and somewhere in there Tala decided he desired me. You could say things went
downhill from there.”
Ray
stared at the ground in front of him. “That’s… sad.” He blinked,
glancing up. “What was done to you… could it ever be undone?”
“I’ve
been trying to undo it, Kitten, but I gave up over a year ago.” An eyebrow
raised ever so slightly as a faint smile tugged on his lips. “However, I have
found I can relearn some things, rediscover them. And some things were never
removed by the programming, but rather they were buried so deep that it has
taken this long to recover them.”
“Things
like what?”
“Having
fun and feeling enjoyment. Loss. Serenity. Getting choked up over stupid movies
such as Pay it Forward.”
“That’s
understandable. That movies a real tearjerker. I cried forever when I saw
that.” Ray bit his lip. “Bryan?”
“Yeah?”
“Can
you… feel love?”
Bryan
looked up at him sharply, setting his jaw as his mind tried to work out how to
answer that question. The sound of the door opening brought their heads around
as a Policeman stepped into the room. As he started making more inquiries
Ray’s question and Bryan’s answer were forgotten.
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Hm.
For what reason was Ray asking that question? What do you think? Review
and let me know.
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