Chapter 1: Like Father, Like Son
"Kai, are you sure you're ready for this?" Rick asked his son; cautious of the trip Kai would take the next morning.
"I'll be fine, Father. I can handle myself."
"Are you sure? There's something strange going on with this… Master Chen."
"I'll be all right! You don't have to worry about me," Kai declared. "We all know something weird is going on, but if Zane really is alive, we're gonna have to take our chances. I'm willing to risk it."
Rick rolled his eyes. "You always take risks, that's your problem. You can't always put yourself and your friends danger."
"You can't stop me! Besides, it's for someone's life. I can't risk my life for someone else's now, huh?"
Rick flinched. It was unusual for Kai to talk back like he was at the moment. He was very determined this time. And Kai was stubborn. It was too late to change his mind now.
"All right. But be very careful. I sense something… unexpected will happen on this trek. Good luck." Rick sighed.
"Thanks. You too. Bye, Father."
"Goodbye."
Kai faded from view, and as he did, Rick met up with his wife, Jane.
"Kai seems confident. Do you think he'll be okay?" Jane asked calmly.
Rick glanced over to her. "I don't know. I can't give you false hope. But I do know this: Kai will meet Skylor, and I can sense that, especially with Kai, their first interaction will be… a negative one."
Jane nodded in understanding. "Yes. Like father, like son, I suppose."
"Be nice!" Rick snickered, punching her gently in the arm.
"Ha, ha," snickered Jane. "I'd like to believe he will react in a better way, but he is Kai, and Kai's never reacted kindly to anything unexpected. We can only hold onto our faith that our son will be kind."
"I'll believe that when I see it. That's for sure."
Yay! Family humor! :D
So what's going on with Kai and Skylor? I feel bad that I revealed it to all my Break-Even readers. Sorry, guys! Hoped you liked this very short chapter! Further ones will be longer… hopefully! ._.
Bye-Bye!
-HiroKaiMarc