Chapter: Questions about questions- I'm sick of it

After dinner, all the residents of the house gathered in the living room and made themselves comfortable. Even Kai hadn't missed the opportunity to take part in the following "question and answer game", after all, it was about the last 2 ½ years that Leylan had spent in nowhere. Inconspicuously and as usual indifferent, she let himself fall on the sofa next to Tala, ignoring the slightly annoyed look Eve threw him from the side.
> What does she think she is? Ts, if I wanted, I would get her around in no time, she has little to oppose me! <, thought Kai angrily and punished her with icy ignorance. Only her connection to Tala kept him from putting her in her place.

Meanwhile, Hilary had started promoting the following event like a barkeeper and encouraged taboo questions. Leylan held onto her arm, laughing, the ease with which she accepted this "game" couldn't be clearer. Kai had laid his left arm loosely over the arm of the sofa and smiled knowingly to himself.
It was clear to him that Leylan would only reveal as much as she was ready, no question could upset her or elicit any unintended information from her.
> She is a professional. <, Kai only remembered and he let his gaze slide from her laughing face to the expectant looking ones of those present. Ray was, as always, the calm person and, with his gaze fixed on the scene in front of him, stroked over and over again Mariah's round belly, lost in thought. She, however, nervously drummed her fingers on the arm of the sofa, she obviously wanted to know everything about the absence of her best friend.
"So be it - the interrogation is on!" Concluded Hilary and received loud applause for her "barker" performance. Leylan sat casually on the waist-high living room table and waited. Then the question started."Where did you live during that time?"
"With my grandmother in Sendai."
"Did you have any contact with any of us?"
"No, to none."
"What did you actually do during the day?"
"Actually, nothing. Apart from helping my grandmother around the house, there was nothing special to do and the rest of the time I spent the rest of the time with long walks and training in the great outdoors.
"How was the time without us?"
"Yes exactly, did you miss us?"
"Hahaha, of course! Each of you! I've felt so lonely many times - I really missed you guys."
"Did you meet anyone during that time?"
"No."
"Did you have a hot affair?"
There was a sudden silence, angry looks met Tyson who just shrugged and referred to Hilary's invitation to questions without taboos. Leylan, however, brushed away the tense situation with a casual laugh and replied, "Who knows, who knows ... oh what, of course not!"
....

At a quarter past eleven the last one had finally satisfied his curiosity and Mariah blew to march off. "Come on, go, I urgently need sleep and without me you shouldn't have any more fun - so go to bed."
"She's been on it since the beginning of her pregnancy - what she's not allowed, we are not allowed either.", Added Ray with a laugh and Leylan spontaneously kissed her best friend on the cheek. Grinning broadly, she looked at her and in her eyes you could read the joy of such a loving gesture.
"Tsss, tomorrow is Sunday, man.", Tyson grumbled and then yawned indignantly. Ray gave him a strong push towards the door and pulled the tired looking Mariah with him.
“Tala, are you coming?” Eve was already halfway in the hallway and looked at her boyfriend questioningly.
"Right away, I want to spend a few minutes with my oldest friends," he replied, giving Kai and Leylan a grinning look. Eve seemed to see it differently, but then nodded and quietly climbed the stairs, followed by Hilary who wished the three of them good night."Night Hil.", Leylan said and yawned. Tala threw herself between the two of them on the sofa and laid his legs across Leylan. Also someone like Tala knew something like ´Humor´ without anyone having to be harmed.

"Sorry - are you missing something?", The then asked sarcastically and peeked haughty out from under her black head of hair. Tala then bent her upper body a little, grabbed one of the silky strands of hair and pulled it gently until Leylan tilted her head towards him: "I would like to know where you got this mouth from. Probably hardly from your time in the abbey, mh? "
Grinning, Leylan looked at him sideways and replied: "If you only knew what was going on with US ... well, how good that I'm a girl!"
They both burst out laughing and Kai gave them an annoyed look. This silly fuss was clearly against his grain, but for a brief moment envy rose in him, envy of the relaxed way Tala dealt with Leylan and the completely detached reaction she gave him. With an arrogant smile he sent that low feeling back to nowhere and got up silently.
"Night.", Was all he called to the two of them over his shoulder and then went to his room.
“Kai?” Tala had obviously missed his friend's departure and he looked at Leylan in amazement. She shrugged her shoulders slightly and waited for Tala to get to the real point of the conversation. When he noticed the knowing and extremely patient expression on her face, he couldn't help but smile.
"Have I bored you? Oh, I'm sorry.", He said and when she didn't answer he started sighing: "Well, I'm worried Leylan. Yes, I'm worried about you and maybe a little too Um Kai. What's going on between you? No, let me finish! I mean during training today, you put on thick pants and drive your body to exhaustion, a body that is not in daily training and in the middle of June!That's not a weakness, damn it, it's completely natural! But it got even better ... when you came limping back, Kai apparently wanted to take care of you and then ... you two looked like you had a complete enlightenment behind you, without words, without even those the smallest movement you stared at each other. Real Leylan, I don't get it. "
Tala let out a relieved breath - it felt good to speak to Leylan on this rather piquant subject. His gaze was attentive to her still motionless face, only slowly an emerging displeasure became apparent. She leaned casually against the broad front of the sofa, tossed back her long hair and gave her what was probably the coldest look that Tala had ever seen at her.

"Do you know what your problem is, Tala? YOU think I need help, a protector, big brother, someone to take care of ME - ME, Tala. How ridiculous is that ?! I have been standing on my own two feet for over 7 years that, as is easy to see, successful. What I expect my body to do and what not, that remains entirely up to me. And what you said about me and Kai ... NOTHING is going between us, understand? "
Her voice was bursting with confidence and Tala had to grudgingly realize that her words were meant exactly as they sounded. Even if it gave him a hard blow to be rejected so rudely, he pulled himself together and dared to take another step: "You don't need anyone? So, forgive me if I disagree. Because the point is not that you You don't need any, but the fact that you take flight from any problems that seem beyond your competence and seek your refuge in it. That is what makes you appear so independent and self-confident! That and nothing else Leylan! "Regardless The fact that Leylan had meanwhile jumped up and looked at him angrily with ice-cold eyes, he added louder: "Add to this, among other things, your excessive cowardice!Yes, Leylan you are cowardly - too cowardly to admit to yourself how much you still feel for this block of ice and how much you long for the old days. Your pride prevents you from taking the first step- THAT is ridiculous Leylan and nothing else! "
This step was clearly too far-Leylan's gaze flickered ominously, her eyes resembled dark fire, and she took a step toward the tall, red-haired Russian.
"You measured yourself to rebuke me? Explain my" weaknesses "to me?
THAT is clearly too much of a good thing, Tala. I'm not a coward and my pride is not blocking me in any way - don't pretend you know me. I don't need to justify myself to anyone for my behavior, to ANYONE, not even for my behavior at the time. I left and now I'm back, so what ?! The others don't make an act of state out of it either, only you act as if you were the new "soul guru" and had to free me from my vices. Keep your hands off things that you don't understand! "

Leylan's voice had also risen by a few decibels, but even more significant was the cold, which enveloped everything like a mist and made Tala raise her eyebrows in surprise.
She wouldn’t agree to continue this discussion, that much was certain, but it had to be said.
"From nobody - are you sure about that? And what about Kai? You weren't there, you didn't see how exhausted he was, how your disappearance tore the floor from under his feet. What was going on in your head, Leylan? How could you just leave Kai behind, do you think he is inflexible? Resistant to all kinds of pain? Kai certainly not, even if many come to such a fallacy based on his behavior. "

Leylan walked past him in the direction of the door and Tala exhausted her head when her voice suddenly rang out: "Kai, always just Kai. And what about me?Wasn't he the cause of our argument? Didn't he start hurting me? How long have I fought against his kind, which is so similar to mine, how long he was the focus of my life, even though we were never really a couple. What about you tala Such a sudden departure from the Demolition Boys comes as a surprise, isn't it? Question after question, Tala, whose answer you probably don't know either. I am tired good night."
And with these profound words, she disappeared up the stairs.
Only when her door slammed softly shut did he let out an angry scream. With gritted teeth he kicked a chair right next to the door, which then crashed against the wall.
[i]> How can people hurt themselves so consciously? How can you shut yourself off from happiness like