Disclaimer: In the first chapter

Warnings: In first chapter

A/n: YaY :D

Chapter 11

“What are you doing here?” Brian asked in his most hostile tone but he was edgy for some other reason.

“Can I come in please?” Tala said as relaxed at possible ignoring Brian’s tense attitude.

“You told me to fuck off.”

“Fine…fuck off.” Tala turned on his heel and was about to walk back down the path when Brian grabbed his arm.

Just as he had expected, so he turned back to Brian and stared at the hand clutching his wrist.

“Look, come in but just be quiet…my dad’s sleeping and I don’t want him to wake up.”

Tala gave a simple nod and stepped inside, his school shoes made a bit of a noise on the scuffed living room tiles so he tried to walk more quietly as Bryan led him through to the back of the house where the rooms were.

The place smelled stale and the stench of vomit was in the air, but Tala knew Brian’s dad was a trademark drunk so he just ignored it, although he saw now why Brian rarely liked being home and why whenever he had come here with Brian he’d been asked to wait outside.

Once inside the small room Tala felt a bit cleaner, Brian’s bed was not made and few articles of clothing including the school uniform littered the floor and the bed, but otherwise it smelled clean and the window was opened, letting in fresh air.

Brian crossed his arms over his chest and stared at Tala who was looking around at the few posters half stuck to the walls and the burn holes in the carpets.

“I know it isn’t anything like your house…” he said with a shake of his head, “…we can’t all be rich.”

Tala stopped looking around and he focused back on his ex- friend,

“Look, whatever okay…I came to talk.” Tala admitted.

“About what…? About how your psycho obsessed with Hiwatari and completely betrayed our friendship?”

Tala’s eyes narrowed slightly, Brian was looking for a fight which was perfect, since so was Tala,

“You betrayed our friendship when you told my parents that pathetic lie.” He shot back and crossed his own arms over his chest.

“I didn’t mean to tell your parents…I went to see you because I needed to be away from home and you weren’t there and they thought you were he-“

“Blah blah blah…” Tala cut him off rudely and practically sneered at him, “…that lie you told the police and my parents wouldn’t have come out so easily if you hadn’t been making it up all along in your head.”

Brian shook his head again and stepped forward, Tala remained where he was even though Brian was bigger and taller,

“Are you listening to me…I needed you! I went there because I needed my best friend, I am always there for you and the one time that I came to you, you were not only not there, but I was pushed into a corner and had to cover for your ass again!” he wasn’t shouting but he was speaking with harshly.

Tala kept his eyes as defiant as he had started with and smiled almost too easily,

“You didn’t though, it was one time too many and you had to open your good for nothing mouth…”

“You’re pathetic.” Brian said dismissively, “…it’s pointless talking to you because you don’t listen, you only wanna speak.” He moved away and Tala became desperate.

There were only a few ways to provoke a physical fight, one was to hit first, but since there was nothing said by Brian and it didn’t look like there would be, he really could not just hit first, Brian might wanna know why and not bother to fight back on purpose, the second would be to provoke a reaction, which Tala had hoped Brian might do so he could act first.

He needed to try a little harder,

“What’s wrong with you anyway?” Tala walked closer, “…are you obsessed with me? Is that why you hate Kai so much? Is that it?” he grabbed Brian’s shoulder so he turned to look at him, “…because the only person you like to be around is me, sleep next to me…I bet if I wanted to be with you then…”

“Just quit it!” he half shouted and shoved Tala away.

It revealed a weak spot, Tala thought for a split second he was actually on to something, but if his plan was gonna work he had to stay on track and be convincing, and Brian was playing into it perfectly.

“Did it make you mad that I wanted him so much and I talked to you about it…about how I’d love it if he would make me beg for him on my knees…” he was smiling a little because he could see Brian continually shaking his head.

But when Brian spun around to look at him and the pity was radiating in his light eyes, Tala’s smile disappeared,

“No…I just feel sorry for you actually, when you behave like a whore.” It was a sincere statement and it made every single hair on Tala’s arms and neck stand on edge.

The atmosphere in the room was suddenly a lot more cold and silent and Brian sighed and moved to the light switch since both of them were just barely visible to each other in the dark. He clicked it on just as Tala spoke,

“That’s right, I’m Kai’s whore…and you are your daddies whore…” every single word was laced with malicious intent and Brian’s heart stopped in his chest when he turned to look at the calm look on Tala’s soft face.

“…how could I forget…you couldn’t possibly want me, because every night daddy works you really good…and you just won’t let anyone take him away from you, no matter how bad you pretend it is.” The words rolled out his mouth so perfectly and Tala could see rage and shame in Brian’s face as he stared at Tala.

Before he could say any more though Brian took steady steps toward him and slapped him open handed, making his head spin by the force of it.

“How can you say those things to me!” he didn’t shout again but he was a bit loud and Tala barely recovered when Brian grabbed the collar of his shirt and grabbed his face to make him look at him,

“…how do you even know… ---“

He didn’t listen, blinking his eyes a few times to refocus and he remembered that he was supposed to be fighting back, so he did, kicking Brian’s shin so he let go and then Tala threw two punches awkwardly at the larger boy, one in his abdomen and another to try and hit his face, but Brian was barely fazed since the hit to both places was badly executed and he punched Tala back fully in his stomach so Tala wobbled and fell onto the floor.

Tala tried to catch his breath since he was winded and hurt and he looked up at Brian who stood near him, he kicked his feet out but after the initial kick Brian caught his legs and tossed them aside, all the while Tala could see Brian’s jaw locked into position like a rabid dog trying not to rip a limb off someone.

Brian dropped to a crouch and then his knees as he grabbed Tala’s hands and restrained them in his own, leaning them on Tala’s chest,

“…do you hate me?” it was a sad question; “…I’ve done everything to be a good friend…haven’t I? But you must hate me because you do this to me…and you’re blinded by this obsession you have with Kai…”

Tala decided that it was time to move along and get this ball rolling and he closed his eyes and hit his head back against the floor until Brian released his arms and stopped him, holding Tala’s head and practically falling on top of him.

“Stop hurting yourself!” Brian stated angrily and Tala swayed his head from side to side, giving a weak but convincing struggle against Brian’s weight,

“Please…don’t! I don’t want to be hurt again…just get off me!” he kept his voice weak and he felt the tears finally forcing their way out of his eyes.

Brian’s eyes widened and he held Tala’s face still and stroked his hair awkwardly,

“What? Did Kai hurt you? Tala…” Tala shook his head and struggled, moving his legs as he did,”…Tala tell me if he hurt you…I know he did…” Brian pleaded and Tala let his struggles stop slowly as he felt the tears coming easier now and he let his sobs become a bit more audible.

“…I’m so sorry…I shouldn’t have hit you…” Brian apologized and leaned his head on Tala’s shoulder before raising it again to look at Tala crying and shaking with his sobs, Brian wiped away some tears on Tala’s soft cheeks and Tala opened his eyes slowly…right before sniffing and leaning up to kiss Brian tentatively.

It would only fail if Brian proved him wrong and turned out to be straight…or asexual.

He waited as he kept his lips against Brian’s; letting his eyes slide closed again…and Brian pushed his lips against Tala’s and relaxed his body weight as well.

‘Gotcha.’ Tala thought happily and let his arms, slowly and again tentatively come up to touch Brian’s shoulders. It was uncomfortable to do so but Tala opened his mouth slowly and was surprised how quickly Brian responded and kissed him, his tongue being very eager to get around Tala’s mouth.

He had no choice though but to kiss back, he did everything slowly, keeping his sniffles and sobs loud enough to add to the effect and Brian became more comfortable, shifting on top of Tala so he was lying more flush against him, and that was it for a while.

Tala let Brian kiss at his own pace and when he felt Brian’s reaction down below he figured it was good enough to go ahead, Tala broke the kiss and let his most vulnerable expression play over his sweet and good looking face.

Brian sighed,

“…are you okay?”

‘Good question…just keep helping me along…’ Tala thought as he closed his eyes and a few tears trailed out again, “…I just wanna forget everything that happened with Kai…he really h…urt me…” it was perfect timing that his words got choked up.

“I knew this would happen…I knew he was a sick bastard for sleeping with you…” Brian whispered and Tala nodded,

“…and I’m so sorry…for what I said…I just wanted someone to know what it felt like, I was so wrong…” his voice became unclear as he faked more cries and tears and gripped Brian’s shoulders with his pale hands, “…to say those…things…to you…I was so wrong about..Kai…”

Brian’s face was a picture worth a thousand sympathetic words as he looked down at Tala’s red nose and tear stained face, Tala used one hand to rub at his eye and grip some of his hair and as he expected Brian halted his hand and mumbled for him to stop it.

“You…care about me…you love me…” Tala breathed as incoherently as he could and let his eyes fall on Brian’s face that was a bit shocked but he nodded,
“…you know I care about you…I…do love…you…you’re my best friend…”

“Just…as a friend huh?” Tala laughed bitterly and purposely tried to shift away from Brian and he was stopped and Brian shook his head,

“I thought you wanted it that way…it doesn’t have to be…”

‘…god, your stupid…this was easier than I thought…’ Tala thought as he stared openly and with tear lined black lashes up at Brian and he kissed Brian again and let his hands trail down to the hem of Brian’s T shirt.

It was a bit obvious and a bit fast but since the vulnerable thing was working so easily and Brian was being so completely gullible, Tala wasn’t gonna draw the sob stories out much longer.

If Brian was worried or surprised it didn’t show because he sat up very quickly and pulled his shirt up over his head and Tala was left with lower view of Brian’s teenage athletic body.

But it wasn’t that great to look at…not after what he’d seen on Kai…every inch of that man was divine.

Tala let out a slightly husked breath and sound when he closed his eyes again, Brian was kissing his neck, apparently more sexually aware than Tala had given him credit for, but the moan was complimentary of his thoughts of Kai.

Tala could only be grateful, thinking as Brian was roughly and hurriedly undoing the buttons of his school shirt, that Brian wasn’t hideous or unsightly so getting through this wouldn’t be as hard as it could as if it were someone else.

Getting back to the moment, Tala sat up so his blazer and open shirt could be pushed back and off his shoulders and arms easily and he was kissing Brian again, his eyes half opened and his mind racing through the steps of his plan as he sniffed again and breathed loudly against Brian’s mouth, urging him on.

Sex was always a way towards victory…Brian should have listened when Tala spoke.

As the clothes came off Tala kept stimulating his mind so he could muster a reaction from his body to convince Brian…thinking of Kai…but beside how he wished he was with him right then, he thought of what he was doing to help him. Tala noticed Brian was very able to let go and lose control because both of their pants came off in record time.

Brian’s attention shifted quickly and he got off Tala, standing up and rushing over to his bedroom door and locking it before turning back to Tala and walking over to Tala again, the tent in his shorts displayed very openly and Tala’s blinked a few times as Brian crouched down,

“Let’s get on the bed…”

“No…” Tala answered quickly and sat up, his hands landing strategically on Brian’s bare thighs, “…here is fine…” he said and stroked Brian’s thighs.

“But…your bruises…it’ll hurt you more…” Brian reasoned but as the blood redirected again he was less certain of what he was insisting.

“I don’t care…just please…” Tala pleaded and reached for Brian’s shorts hem to make his point.

Brian broke down easily and Tala watched him stand up and strip himself of his shorts, leaving it all hanging out and Tala stared up him, it didn’t faze him because he’s sights were set on the bigger picture.

“What do I need…for…you know…?” Brian’s hands were on Tala’s thighs now and Tala did all he could not to react badly to the touch and he lied back down,

“Nothing, I can’t wait…” he insisted and he slipped his boxers down, raising his lower half as he moved them off his waist and revealed the rest of his naked form to Brian who didn’t linger on the idea of lubrication and threw Tala’s boxers aside after tugging them off.

The last thing Tala heard before Brian went ahead and served his purpose was Brian’s grunted mumble,

“What am I doing…?”

But Tala didn’t respond and let Brian do what he needed; pleased with the fact that Brian’s hands were rough and his actions uncontrolled.

‘Perfect…’ Tala smiled inwardly, ‘…right where I want you.’

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Tala hadn’t fallen asleep, but since Brian had done so more or less on top of him, he couldn’t move. He felt sick to his stomach and his body ached from the strain of sex when he wasn’t healed yet. It was all toward a cause though and he laid there, a hand loosely in his hair and the other relaxed on the floor. He was relieved when Brian shifted and rolled off him and Tala instantly sat up and held his nauseous stomach with a cold arm.

He didn’t feel well at all and he struggled to his feet, looking around on the floor to locate his clothing. In the back of his mind he vaguely thought of movies with one night stands ending with one person creeping around and luckily just like in the movies Brian didn’t seem to hear a thing.

‘Pig…’ Tala thought bitterly as he spotted the half dried cum between his thighs when pulling his shorts up slowly, bending hurt and walking even worse.

He pulled himself, his clothes and shoes together quietly and then ignoring his dizzying headache he unlocked Brian’s door and stepped out. The house was quiet so he knew he’d be fine, Brian’s perverted father was still asleep from what he could hear of the echoes of snoring along the hall.

He left the house and he started crying for real this time as he walked out into the cold night his blazer not doing much to fight off the cold seeping into his sore limbs. He burned and ached all over and the slight sweat from the earlier events left him feeling like filth.

“I’m sorry Kai…” he mumbled to himself and he crossed the street, “…I’m sorry I’ve been unfaithful to you.”

He continued apologizing and even saying how much he loved Kai all the way home until he finally walked up the stone path to his front door and wiped at the tears on his face, his determination setting in again. He grabbed the door handle and when he pushed it in; he did it slowly and closed it quietly not wanting to let anyone know he’d arrive home…yet.

Tala made his way upstairs to his room and shut his door, pulling his blazer off and smiling dazedly when he realized how everything had gone according to plan.

He flopped onto his bed on his front and pulled a pillow over the back of his head, his parents would be checking on him soon.

Licking at the swollen cut on his mouth where Brian slapped him, Tala was confident that this would suffice.

Kai and Brooklyn walked quickly along the sterile halls of the hospital; it was not very busy since it was almost midnight. Kai didn’t realize how worried he was until he reached the in/out reception desk on the ground floor and he spoke to the nurse, his voice was extremely strained and he felt the tension in his neck as he leaned on the high counter,

“…I…uh…we’re looking for…Tala, Tala Ivanov.” His throat was very dry and he swallowed his saliva in hopes of not feeling so dehydrated.

Brooklyn flashed a smile at the nurse, he knew that both he and Kai looked messy, Kai because he was exhausted and stressed, his skin seemed sallow and he had tell tale signs of sleep deprivation on his face and around his auburn eyes. And Brooklyn was just tired from staring at his computer screen for hours at a time, not to mention his expensive shirt was creased and he wore no tie, over all he looked good to anyone who didn’t know how expensive and esteemed he was.

The nurse nodded and angled her eyes down to see through her glasses low on her nose when she typed in the name on her computer,

“…T…a…” she trailed off for a moment, “…n, o…v…” she clicked the enter key loudly and obviously read whatever came up in the hospital report, “…ah yes that would be the 12th floor, are you family?” she smiled back at them and Kai sighed and gripped the counter in frustration.

Brooklyn patted his shoulder and stepped closer,

“No, but I am a lawyer, the Ivanov family knows me.” He tried even though he knew what her plastered smile meant before she even said it,

“Well, as long as you’re not family…” she stopped when Brooklyn nodded and held up a hand to say it was fine.

From there they went to the elevators and made their way up to the 12th floor.

Once they reached the reception counter on that floor they didn’t bother asking and just took a seat in the hall, Brooklyn sitting beside Kai, who was hunched over, elbows on his knees and head in his hands,

“He did something to make this rape happen…I know it, that fucking kid…”

“If he did-“

“He did…there is no possibility of ‘if’…” Kai said glanced at Brooklyn angrily to make his point.

Brooklyn just sighed and leaned back,

“…well, it’s just because he got desperate to help you, you told him no and since he’s acting on an impulse, we should have expected this.”

Kai sat back as well, trying very hard not to yell and he stared down the hall opposite to the way they’d come in,

“…so did he go out and find some guy to…” he couldn’t even say it and he turned on Brooklyn, “This is your fault!” he pointed at his red haired lawyer who’s blue eyes widened and he frowned,

“How is it me?” he was pissed now.

Kai folded his arms and sat back,

“...telling Tala that it was a good idea…let Max lay the charge and oh how awful that you can’t take a medical exam…it’s so vital…” Kai made his voice mocking.

Brooklyn just stared at him and then he poked Kai’s arm,

“You’re lucky I know your stressed right now…so I’m gonna pretend you didn’t just say that…asshole.” Brooklyn sat back and crossed his own arms.

Kai glanced at him and then sighed,

“…I fucked up so badly.”

“…was the sex worth it?” he looked over at Kai with a smirk.

“Shut up…” Kai said fighting a smile.

Brooklyn bobbed his shoulders and his smile faded.

“Yeah…” Kai mumbled shortly after.

He turned his head to look at the small almost unidentifiable smile on Kai’s face,

“…yeah?”

“Yeah…not worth going to prison for, but worth breaking the law for.”

Brooklyn laughed softly,

“In some countries it isn’t illegal.”

With that said they just sat quietly and Kai fell deeper into a personal shamed depression at the passing minutes until Brooklyn heard a familiar voice and he leaned forward,

“Parents, incoming.”

Kai looked at him and then down the hall and he recognized Tala’s parents, he stood up and Brooklyn did so as well. Tala’s mother and father both slowed until they were quite a distance but close enough to Kai and Brooklyn.

“Call the police…call the police!” she shouted and grabbed her husband’s arm while looking around for a doctor or nurse, and a nurse did frown and respond,

“Is everything okay ma’am?” she asked over the counter.

Kai glanced at Brooklyn but just then the doctor came up behind the parents,

“What’s going on?” he asked with a frown, he was relatively young doctor, tall and blonde and even though he was frowning he looked like he had a permanent smile ready to pop up on his face at any moment.

“Oh doctor Torentore…you’re back, what’s happened with Tala?” the father asked but the mother pulled his arm roughly and the doctor looked at her when she pointed to Kai, “…call the police, that’s the filthy pervert who raped my child!” she exclaimed loud enough so that everyone, even far down the halls through the large doors paused and looked.

Everyone loved drama and Kai felt the nurse look at him angrily and he felt like he needed to defend himself right before the half smile popped up on the doctors face, completely badly timed since a lot of people were very high strung and the situation called for a solemn approach, but when he spoke everyone fell silent,

“Are you Brian Kuznetsov?”

The question was so strange that Kai felt himself blink and his head spun, that was a student at his school and when he put a face to it he now remembered Tala’s friend ‘Brian’ clearly in his head, he’d seen them around the school grounds together. Brooklyn noticed how Kai paled and even how the parents fell silent and looked shocked, so he piped up,

“Uh, no, this is Kai Hiwatari and I’m his lawyer, Brooklyn Knox.” He introduced with a smile as well and the doctor reached out and shook the hand Brooklyn extended.

“Well, then you are not the man who is accused of raping the boy.” He ensured and Brooklyn nodded,

“I knew as much.” Brooklyn said smugly.

Tala’s mother looked harshly at the doctor,

“Why have you asked about Brian?”

“You know him?”

“Yes…” Tala’s father answered, “…he is Tala’s best friend.”

“Always the ones we least expect…” the smile went away for now and Brooklyn nodded in agreement with the doctor who tapped his pen on the clipboard and file he carried, “…when the nurse was treating him she asked him if he knew the person who raped him and he told her…and me now when I asked.”

“Is he okay, can we see him?” Kai asked in a raspy tone.

“You’re not going near my child!” she yelled at Kai drawing attention again and Kai wanted to slap her.

The doctor hadn’t even the chance to answer when she’d yelled so he spoke now when Kai seemed to become frustrated,
“Is there a reason why you don’t want this person to visit your son?” he sounded curious since the tension was very high.

Tala’s father spoke so his wife could catch her short breath,

“This was my son’s English teacher at school; he’s recently been charged with statutory rape and is out on bail, my son is the boy he raped.”

“I didn’t rape your son.” Kai said calmly even if he wasn’t in the least.

The thing Brooklyn noticed was that the doctor stared at Kai and from his expression there was a certain amount of belief in Kai’s words before he finally spoke,

“Well unfortunately, visitors are screened and if Mister and Mrs. Ivanov are not comfortable with you seeing their child, I cannot allow you inside.” He explained to Kai.

Kai nodded and moved back to sit down again, Brooklyn glaring at the parents who were somewhere between distraught and vengeful.

“I have told the nurse to call the authorities so they can take a formal statement, I assumed you’d be pressing charges.” He looked at the parents.

“But…Tala says it’s Brian?” she mumbled in confusion.

“He’ll be arrested and tests will be taken, his DNA tested against the semen found on your son.”

Kai shifted and they all looking at him gripping his knees tightly as anger coursed through his veins, he was angry at Tala for doing this to himself…so angry.

The doctor cleared his throat and his eyes settled on Brooklyn who was decidedly the easiest to talk to of the bunch,
“If he is confirmed as the person who raped Tala, then from there the matter is in the laws hands. Here he will be treated, possibly released by tomorrow afternoon once we have seen to the worst of it.” He had looked to the parents again now, Tala’s mother crying while her husband consoled her.

“You should go home and rest…and perhaps…” he turned to look at Kai, “…you too sir, should leave, there are no visitors allowed at this hour anyway.” He informed.

Kai stood up and he mumbled for Brooklyn to follow, who nodded to the doctor and he walked off behind Kai.

The following morning at 9 am, less than 24 hours before Saturday’s trial, Brooklyn got out of his car and slammed the door, it echoed around the hospital parking lot. He pulled his casual jacket neatly over the plain cotton shirt he wore and as his spectacles adjusted to the indoor conditions they became transparent and he found his way into the elevator, going to the 12th floor.

He stepped out once he was on the floor and smiled at the staff and visitors arriving to see family and as usual received many interested and approving smiles and stares, when he dressed as self confident as he actually was, the presence of his ego became very apparent.

He approached the reception counter and was seen to by an older woman, but it didn’t deter him that he couldn’t flirt and charm,
“Good Morning, I was hoping I could have a moment with Doctor Torentore.” He recalled the name while being pleasant and polite.

“I’ll see if he’s busy.” She said and turned to the phone.

Brooklyn looked around and waited, hands in his jeans pockets.

“He’ll be here in a moment, he’s coming from the tea lounge.” She managed a smile to which Brooklyn beamed back charmingly and nodded,
“Thank you.”

After a minute or two, the familiar doctor walked along the hall and before he could ask who’d come to see him, Brooklyn stepped up to him and extended his hand again,
“Doctor, you remember me, I was here just last night.”

“Ah yes.” He smiled happily and shook Brooklyn’s hand, “…I forget your name but I do remember, how can I help you?” he asked as they stepped to the side out of the way.

Brooklyn made sure he kept his eyes trained on the doctors own blue eyes, being able to see the sincerity when making his request was vital,

“Tala Ivanov, the boy who was brought in for rape…” he waited until the doctor nodded his acknowledgment, “…I know his parents refused to allow Kai to see Tala, but I was wondering if that included me.”

There was a moment where, just as Brooklyn assumed, the doctor just stared at him most likely looking to see if mentioning anything would be a mistake, but when his eyebrows raised and his shoulders relaxed, hands in his white coat pockets, Brooklyn was relieved,

“Well I don’t recall them saying you could not, and there isn’t anything in the law that says you can’t visit him…” he hadn’t said yes yet though.

“I have no bad intentions, Kai is concerned for him and really wants someone he trusts to just see if Tala’s okay.” He added and threw in a defeated sigh.

“Okay, I’ll take you to his room, just sign your name in with the visitors book.” He said easily and gestured to the reception desk.

Brooklyn moved quickly and told the nurse who handed him the book to sign with a smile.

Once that was done he fell into step with the doctor who wasn’t smiling right then,

“May I ask, about this Kai person, he disputes the charges of rape?” it wasn’t a forward question but Brooklyn knew this was Tala’s examiner so he wasn’t sure what to say.

He stayed quiet for a while until the doctor glanced at him; he was a bit shorter than Brooklyn,

“The truth is that Kai was sexually involved with Tala, and he will admit it in court as well, but Tala was not forced into it…”

“Tala said as much.”

Brooklyn almost stopped walking but he picked up pace again quickly,
“Excuse me?”

“I questioned him, he had older bruises which didn’t correspond with the newer hits he’d taken and I asked him if the same person had hit him before this incident, to which he explained that it was from sexual encounters with another person…and he expressed how consensual it was and told me to ignore it.” He explained.

Brooklyn’s hopes were shattered, he’d come there because he’d not only hoped to see Tala but wanted to confirm that Tala did this to support the story that he was being raped by another person and seeking comfort from Kai as an adult he trusted, that’s why he was found there, that sounded plausible.

That way even though Kai would still be accused of sleeping with a minor, there would be no evidence to support it…but if he’d told his doctor, the person who had performed a medical examination on him, that it was two entirely different incidents…then that would throw a spanner in the works but not help Kai out completely since he’d still be guilty of sleeping with a minor.

“You seem concerned.” The doctor stated as they walked.

“Well, it’s…surprising for him to be so open about it.”

“About what, he didn’t tell me it had been done to him by an older man, I discovered that once I pieces what he’d told me with last night, so he really didn’t say much other than that he is sexually active with someone and enjoys rough treatment.”

Brooklyn wanted to frown but didn’t,

“…well, that’s true…but being his age and admitting he enjoys rough intercourse doesn’t concern you?” he said as evenly as possible even though he sounded like a moron to himself.

“It did, when he told me…I was skeptical to believe him until last night when I saw the man…Kai. I believed him, that he didn’t rape Tala so I believed Tala was confident about it being consensual.”

“Would you testify to that doc?” Brooklyn asked with a smile now.

“My word is only as good as any doctor they get to perform a medical exam for the trial, they won’t take what I say seriously without proper evidence from the exam to say Kai is guilty…same as they wouldn’t believe your client guilty unless they had substantial proof.”

They stopped walking and stood outside a door which Brooklyn assumed was the room,

“…you’ve examined him…how do you think a second examination would come up if they tested for Kai having raped him?”

The doctor stared at him,
“A lawyers mind is a fowl thing…” he said dully, “…unfortunately for you, abusive sex, however consensual, when between a grown man and a minor can simply not be spun in a positive way, regardless of how you look at it…and those bruises are obvious.”

Brooklyn nodded,

“Yeah, I thought you might say that.” He paused when the doctor turned and opened the door slightly, “…but…this new rape?” he asked quietly.

“The boy accused was taken to the police station around 6 this morning…he was found in his bed, with his ejaculation fluids clearly on his person and the tests were run…” he paused, “…it was positive and only one set of semen was found.”

Brooklyn felt a pang in his chest thinking now of how sorry he was for Tala, whether he was really ‘raped’ or whether he’d done this to aid Kai, it was sad to think about.

He nodded and so did the doctor, who then stepped aside and let Brooklyn go inside,

“You have just over 15 minutes.”

He stepped in and he saw Tala looking at him, lying back in the bed and he looked pale and sickly in the bright morning light cast on him from the window, he approached Tala and smiled at him,

“How you doing?”

Tala smiled as well, his cracked lips stretching,

“I’m actually feeling pretty good…” he winced when he tried to laugh, “…on the inside anyway.” He added.

Brooklyn nodded and stood closer to the bed,

“…did you do this…set it up somehow so that you were raped?” he was up front about it.

“Do you think I would?” Tala’s eyes were tired but sharp and Brooklyn saw vindictiveness in the baby blues that he didn’t want to find himself underestimating.

“Yeah…I think so.”

“You’re right.” Tala said calmly and when he swallowed Brooklyn saw his adam’s apple bob and Tala’s eyes narrow, “…I’ll sacrifice more if I have to.”

Brooklyn made a lazy face and leaned against the bed,

“I don’t get it though; I thought I did until the doctor told me you admitted to the old bruising being by a different person to the new ones.” He pointed at Tala’s lip when he saw the split lip that hadn’t been there yesterday afternoon.

Tala nodded his head,
“I know, I thought about saying it was all Brian, but I don’t want to contradict myself after admitting it was consensual with Kai’s case so many times, admitting that I have made love with Kai.”

Brooklyn gave him credit for thinking so quickly, that actually made sense, but he could hear the crazy in Tala’s words too, which like the bruises Kai had left behind, would be a complication to the case.

Tala could easily be dismissed as emotionally unstable which would make Kai look like the son of a bitch who took advantage of a child who thought he was in love.

“In court, the love thing…that will be against Kai’s best interest.” He informed as quietly as possible and watched Tala’s sharp eyes focus on him but Tala nodded,

“Yes…I know, I’ve seen the pity and concern people stare at me with when I get emotional about Kai…”

“Good, so you understand.”

“I understand this entire thing perfectly.” He admitted.

Brooklyn sighed and nodded,

“I believe you…so…I’m gonna ask you Tala, what’s the plan?”

Tala swallowed again and he closed his eyes a moment, opening them refocused on the window,

“This rape will do two things that I think are important, the first is that it may not disprove me being raped by Kai indisputably, but they can’t prove I was raped by Kai either, since whatever injuries I have there now are compliments of Brian. So the medical examination is no longer an obstacle. Brooklyn, you said that we needed it out of the way to progress?” he was asking so he looked at him.

Brooklyn nodded, silently impressed,

“Yeah, that’s on the money…what’s the second thing?”

Tala smiled and it seemed so sweet,

“That fucker Brian, who put Kai into this position because of his big moth…he’s gonna see his precious rapist father and his sorry sucker ass thrown into prison…and he will know that he can’t fuck with me and Kai…”