Chapter 3

AN: Hey thanks for the reviews again and the private messages. I appreciate you guys being into my story. This chapter is a little tart (aka lemony) so if this makes you uncomfortable or you're not supposed to be reading this kind of material, I would stop now.

Wait, did this just happen? Did Kai, the guy that just gave me the softest kiss ever just run away? Is it my breath? I don't get it. Usually when a guy kisses a girl and she kisses them back then that's a good sign… I was starting to connect with him. I don't know why this hurts but it kind of does.

As I stood there with tears in my eyes, girl with blond hair and evergreen eyes approached me.

"Are you alright? I just saw what happened," the woman asked as she was handing me a tissue.

"Yeah I'm fine, thanks for asking. What's the tissue for?" I asked taking it from her.

"Well it looked like he was about to cry and so I assumed whatever you guys were talking about it was emotional enough for him to walk out of here like that."

Remembering I had tears on my face, I grab her tissue. "I'm not even sure what just happened. Usually when a guy kisses a girl and she kisses them back then that's a good sign right?"

"Uh yeah," the woman responded back

"My name is Claire. Sorry I didn't catch your name," I said as I started to walk off the dance floor, wiping my face and towards the stairs leaving the deck.

"Oh sorry, I totally spaced. My name is Muffy," she apologized as we both stopped at the stairs

"Muffy? That's a cute name. Thanks for checking up on me. I think I'm just going to go back to my room and see if he is there," I stated walking up the stairs

"Okay, well if you need to talk then come find me. I'm in room 208." Muffy called out.

I waved at her and then walked down the hallway towards me room. I as get to the door I notice that it's ajar. I open it and seen that some of Kai's things had been moved to one side on the room but he is not here. Well he's not here, I sighed. If I'm ever going to know why he basically kissed and ditched me then I need to talk to him. If he doesn't come back into the room then I'll look for him in the morning. I'm going to get into the shower now then.

I grabbed a towel and walked into the bathroom. I took off my clothes and just stared in the mirror. Ugh I hate this birthmark. It looks like a big fish and it's on my hip of ALL PLACES. My mom always said it's good to have it there because if something happened to me, I can always be identified that way. But still, it's an ugly mark. I turn on the water and set it at a warm temperature. I take my hair out of my bun and step into the shower. I let the water fall over me before I start to wash my body. As I grab my sponge and soap to lather, I lift up my right breast, revealing a tattoo that I got years ago. Diamond in the rough, it stated. I forgot I got this tattoo. This was so long ago. I had just graduated from high school when I got this with my friends from then. I don't know what I was thinking. Boy was I young and slightly dumb. I should have just stuck with getting my navel pierced. I continue to wash over the rest of my body and rinse all of the soap off. I turn off the water and step out of the shower, looking at myself in the mirror again. I notice my hair began to curl up because of being wet and I start to brush it into a ponytail. I grab my towel and dried off my body. I wrap the towel around my body and I open the door to find Kai in the room, sitting on his air mattress.

"Oh shit, "Kai stood up with his hands covering his eyes. "I didn't know you didn't have clothes on. I will come back when you finish."

"No wait, stay… We need to talk," I stated grabbing his hand as he was about to leave the room.

"Okay…" Kai sighed turning around.

He sits on his bed and I walk over to mine. I look at him for a minute and I noticed that he had really beautiful almond colored eyes that went perfectly with his tanned skin.

"Uh, aren't you going to change?" Kai asked me blushing.

"No, I'm okay" I brushed off. "Why did you kiss me and run away like that?"

"Well aren't you a straight shooter," Kai stated with a shocked expression,

"Well when I guy kisses me and then damn near runs away, I like to know why."

"Well, it's not easy to explain. You should really put some clothes on," Kai said looking at the ground.

"Kai, spill it out!" I snapped getting irritated. "You can't kiss me like that then run away and not expect me to not want to know why."

"I have a girlfriend okay!" Kai blurted out, looking like he was about to throw up

"A g-g-girlfriend?" I sputtered out, feeling a slight ping of pain in my chest.

"Yes, I um, have been seeing her for a year now and I am going to Mineral Town now to go see her. I only get a chance to see her a month out of a year." Kai said looking at the ground.

"I've known her since I was a kid. I've been to a lot of foster homes and she was one of the few people who have always been kind to me. I feel like I owe it to her to do right by her."

He's been in foster homes? This guy has been through a lot. I wonder what happened to his parents… Wait, why am I thinking about this now? This guy has a girlfriend and he just cheated on her.

"Oh um, I am going to get dressed," I stated rising up from my bed and grabbing clothes from my suit case

"Claire, listen I'm sorry," Kai stated grabbing my hand

"Kai, listen. You kissed me and you had a girlfriend. Not cool dude." I stated snatching my hand away from him.

I walk into the bathroom to change my clothes and I felt tears falling on my face. Why am I crying? I just met this guy, he kisses me and he has a girlfriend. But I don't get why I feel so affected by it… Maybe after everything I have gone through, from a broken home to a low paying job to having to leave my home city, my parents… I just wanted something to go right for once.

I let my towel fall to the floor. As I grab my underwear I heard the door open and I see Kai standing in front of it.

"I'm still changing!" I exclaim grabbing my towel off the floor blushing furiously.

"I heard you crying. I feel so bad Claire. I didn't mean to hurt you," Kai breathed softly.

"Well you did Kai. It did doesn't help that we are sharing this room for the next day either," I shout walking towards him.

"I know that, Claire" Kai responded raising his voice himself.

As I inch closer and closer to him, I notice his eyes again. As I look into his eyes, I see nothing but sadness. Why am I feeling bad for him? This guy is clearly in the wrong. But I can't help but be drawn to him either. His lips are so soft and his skin is smooth. He's been in foster homes and based on some of the stories I hear, it's not all lollipops and flowers there. Harvest King, please forgive me for what I'm about to do next. I'm not sure if its because I still had red wine in my system or if it's because I'm lonely, but I lean in and kiss him. Kai had a shocked looked on his face but he then begins tohold me and kiss me back. He then grabs my hair softly and picks me up at the same time. He leans me into my bed and lays on top of me, still kissing me.

I am in so much trouble but I can't help it either, I thought to myself as I wrap my legs around his back.