Over the next few of weeks, you found out just how serious Kai was about the whole 'Best Friends' thing. Not that you minded; you enjoyed his company, and he seemed to always be there when you needed something. He would call just when you needed someone to rant about Miss Janice Miller too, and he would occasionally drag you back to that ice cream shop when you need a break from school.

The odd thing about Kai though, he never talked about himself. That very first real conversation you had with him just scratched the surface on his skill at deflecting the conversation away from himself. Oh, he would wax on and on about the places he'd visited and the things he'd seen, but you knew very little about him. He was still very much the charming handsome stranger.

And speaking of his charm, although you would never admit it, Kai had been right. He had been able to win over Miss Janice Miller. So much so that she insisted on him waiting on her whenever she came in. Which of course you didn't mind. Obviously. The less you had to interact with her the better, right?

Unfortunately, as Kai wasn't in today, you had drawn the short straw yet again. Her displeasure at seeing you and not Kai was very evident, and she was even bitchier than usual if that was even possible. Today was not a good day, however, and every snippy comment made your blood boil.

Your anger reached its zenith when she called you over to insult A) The entire establishment (Excluding Kai, of course). B) You personally And C) Her own specialized order that apparently tasted like trash.

Somewhere in the middle of her tirade, something inside of you snapped.

"Perhaps this will be more to your taste" You spat and grabbed a bowl of soup from a nearby table and shoved it at her spilling the contents down her shirt.

The entire diner went dead silent.

You could see the shock and confusion on her face quickly replaced with anger and you could feel your own anger turning into horror. Before anyone could respond, you turned on your heal and marched out the door.

You had no real destination in mind, your only though being to get as far away from Miss. Janice Miller as you possibly could. You went on autopilot, eventually finding yourself at the library. It was your go-to place of refuge, but you couldn't find it in yourself to go in knowing that there would be questions asked that had answers you really didn't want to think about.

So instead you went around to the back of the building, sat down against the bricks and cried.

Someone coughed and you jumped turning. Kai was behind you. You stood up quickly and wiped your eyes, trying to make yourself look presentable. "Hey," You said hoarsely, trying and failing to sound casual.

"Hey," he said hesitantly "Rosa called, said I might find you here"

"Did she?" You said absently, silently cursing Rosa as you brushed yourself off.

"Yeah. I uh.I heard what happened"

You snorted "Yeah, you and all the rest of the diner, probably the town as well. I'll bet everybody's talking about how Y/N L/N lost her shit, and poured hot soup all over a customer, and then had a mental breakdown and ran away in the middle of her shift and-" Your voice cracked, and you started to cry again. Goddammit.

Kai looked alarmed and walked over to you. "Hey don't cry, Y/N," He said quietly "It'll be alright"

Anger flared up in you. "No, it really fucking won't" You snapped "It's not okay and it really not going to be okay-"

You hiccupped. Really loudly.

Kai's mouth twitched. "Don't" You warned, "Don't you-" You hiccupped again. A snicker. "Don't you fucking dare" More hiccups and soon Kai was struggling to hold back his laughter. You punched him halfheartedly, but you were fighting laughter as well. Soon the both of you were giggling like children, your laughter occasionally interrupted by a series of hiccups that just set both of you off again.

You and Kai eventually calmed down, both of you wiping tears from your eyes.
"Feel better?" He asked giving you a warm smile.

"Yeah, mostly" You replied giving him a weak smile back.

"You wanna talk about it?"

"Nah, its fine," You said waving him away. Kai raised an eyebrow. "It doesn't matter. It's stupid anyway"

"Right" he deadpanned "So stupid that you blew up at Janice Miller and poured soup all over her." You glared at him. He raised his hands. "I'm just saying. But in all seriousness, you wanna get out of here, make comfort food, and talk? I can make a mean cup of cocoa."

You looked at him funny. "It's 60 degrees out."

"So?"

You shook your head and smiled. "Sure, why not," You said and then hiccupped. Kai smirked and you punched him again.

"Ow!"

You made your way to your apartment, and Kai immediately took over your kitchen, preparing his hot chocolate. He tutted at you as he took in the contents of your cupboards.

"Really Y/N?"

"Raman is cheap." You protested. He shook his head in disapproval. Once the cocoa was made you both sat down, and he looked at you expectantly.

You sighed "It's just been a lot of little things. There have been weird things happening on campus and some kid in my class is in the hospital now. I'm going to change my major yet again, and my parents are pissed. I've gotten angry phone calls all week, and now to top it all I now don't have a job" Your chest shook and you could feel your eyes getting wet again. You took a sip of cocoa.

"Well, screw them" You looked up at him. "You parents" Kai clarified "Keep changing your major, experiment, find what makes you happy," He smiled at you "Whatever it is, whenever you find it, you'll kick ass" You snorted "I mean it" Kai insisted

"Thanks," You said

He grinned at you "Hey, what are-"

"Yeah yeah I know, what are friends for"

"Best Friends"