Weren't you warned? (T/B)

Bryan snored away next to Tala in the dead of the night. Tala himself lay there, wide awake. Why the fuck did he stick around with the sadistic bastard? Not that he was always sadistic. Just when Tala accidentally got to his bad side. Like first thing in the morning... After training... After lunch...

'Kai, why I didn't believe you?'

Kai, being far-sighted as he is, had warned tala to stay away from Bryan and his ways. But Tala felt something for the pale blader beside him. Of course they both were mentally scarred, Bryan perhaps even permanently. He was scaringly smart sometimes, almost guessing Tala's thoughts.

"Stop thinking, I can hear the wheels turning", Bryan muttered from next to him.

'Speak of the devil...'

Bryan heard Tala turn around next to him, letting out a soft sigh. Their lovemaking had been rather distant, no matter what. Tala hadn't even kissed him properly and that had made Bryan feel like he was just using the redhead. But it was his own inability to feel emotions that disturbed even more.

It had bothered him from the first time. Tala had shown a range of emotions during their night of passion. Bryan didn't bother faking. Tala hadn't even noticed it in the beginning. But he knew that the Wolf knew now and was regretting their thing.

And Bryan didn't blame him.

He made a lazy attempt to comfort the rather uneasy redhead by putting his arm around him. He had seen that done in a movie. Tala stiffened for a moment, but seeing Bryan wanted nothing more than cuddling, he snuggled his back closer to Bryan's chest.

"I... I'm sorry..."

Tala blinked as Bryan apologized. At first, he had no idea why, but then again, he had been practically using him for some time now. He turned in Bryan's arms, facing the older blader.

"Kinda late to apologize..."

"Too late to fix what I've done?"

The Falcon felt his heart clench when Tala didn't answer. He had really messed things up. He had no idea what feelings the redhead was going through, if he did even have any.