A/N: Hello my pretties! Just got back from musical rehearsal a half hour ago, and now I'm ready to kick back, relax, and write for you. Enjoy n – n
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Oh my god! Oh my god! He wants to visit! He wants cherry pie, oh, my god, PIE!
Kairi jumped from her seat and rushed to the back of the kitchen. Her mother always kept a couple cherry pies in the fridge, but she didn't want frozen pies! Zexion deserved something freshly baked, warm and inviting! She got out all the supplies she needed, right down to the freshly picked cherries and cookie crumbs for the crust. Kairi glanced at the cat clock that hung in the café area.
7:20pm
The cat's eyes moved back and forth opposite its tail. Kairi zoned out for a moment, then pulled herself together.
He'll be here any minute! I shouldn't even be letting him inside; if mom found out she'd kill me!
Kairi didn't care though. She considered Zexion her friend, and he deserved to be treated like one. Family even. She sprayed the pie pan with 'no stick' spray, then poured the cookie crumbs into the pie pan and crushed them down. As she was pouring the first bag of cherries into the pan, she heard a banging at the café doors.
He can't be here already, can he!?
She put the bag of cherries down on the counter and strode into the café area. Through the windows she could make out two silhouettes'. The porch light shown down on them, but they were wearing black shirts and pants; not to mention, ski masks. Kairi could hear them pick at the lock.
Shit…
Kairi didn't hesitate; she made a break for her bedroom under the stairs. Silvey heard the commotion and began chirping and flapping his wings madly. Kairi shushed him and locked her bedroom door as fast as she could, fumbling with the key. Every door in the house could be locked and unlocked with the skeleton key Kairi's parents would give her when they went out.
Silvey continued chirping and screeching.
"God dammit, shut up!"
As Kairi screamed at the bird, she heard glass shattering and footsteps from inside the café. She quickly shut her bedroom light off and crawled under her bed. Her parents had always told her that if someone were to break into the café, lock herself away and hide under her bed. Kairi never thought she'd ever have to, not in this town. But she was wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong.
Please don't find me, please don't find me!
From behind her door, she heard the footsteps get closer and closer. Voices were muffled, so she couldn't hear a single word. All of a sudden the doorknob rattled and shook. Kairi crawled back further under her bed and clasped her hand firmly over her mouth and nose to keep from making any sound.
The men behind the door kicked it down and flipped the light switch on, "Search the drawers. There's gotta be more cash there."
"Sure thing."
Kairi shut her eyes tightly as she listened to the men search her room. The second she opened her eyes to sneak a peek, one of the men crouched down and looked her straight in the eyes.
Oh god…
"Ay, Seifer, lookie what we got here."
Seifer poked his head under the bed to look at Kairi; his mask was off. Rai took his mask off also, reached under the bed, and grabbed Kairi by her wrist. She screamed and kicked, but it did no use. They yanked her out from underneath the bed and pinned her against her bedroom wall.
The tears began to fall, "P-Please, if it's money you guys want, I-I can show you where we keep it; j-just please let me go."
"You keep her here, Rai. Make sure she doesn't leave this room. I'll be back; I'm going to check the upstairs."
Rai nodded and secured Kairi to the wall "Got it."
Seifer left quickly with an empty pillowcase in his hand. Kairi started to panic, "P-Please let me go!"
Rai grabbed a sheet from Kairi's bed and stuffed it in her mouth; enough to get her to gag, "Shut your mouth!"
Silvey had gone silent along with Kairi. Rai's eyes wandered Kairi's body hungerly, "Y'know… you really are a pretty girl. It'd be a shame to ah… let that go to waste right now."
You pig!
Before Kairi knew it, she was pinned down to her own bed, gagged and bound by Rai's hands. He pinned her arms above her head with one hand, sat down on her legs, and worked on her jean's button. Kairi tried to scream, but the sheet down her throat kept her from emitting any sound. She had never felt more helpless in her entire life. Kairi thrust and twisted her hips furiously, trying to get him to get off, but he was too heavy. Rai unbuttoned his own pants after pulling hers down. The shit-eating grin he had on his face made Kairi want to vomit.
Oh god, somebody, help! Mom, Dad!
Suddenly, someone rushed into the room and knocked Rai over the head with a suitcase. Kairi quickly crawled to the corner of her bed, yanking the sheet from her mouth. She coughed and took a deep breath. She brought her head up to witness Zexion pinning Rai to the ground, beating his teeth in. Blood was all over his knuckles. Kairi wanted to cover her eyes but she knew she had to do something. She grabbed her pants and reached into her front pocket, pulling out her phone. As she was opening it, Seifer came into the room, "What the fuck!?"
He kicked Zexion off of Rai and stood Rai on his feet, "You fucking retard! I told you to keep an eye on her!"
Rai couldn't speak, his face was beat and swollen to a pulp. Seifer moved his gaze to Kairi, then to her phone. Kairi noticed… "I… I already called the police! They'll be here any minute!"
Seifer muttered something under his breath, grabbed Rai by the arm, and made a break for the door, dropping his bag of cash. They were gone. Kairi got up quickly and rushed to Zexion's side, "Oh my god, are you alright? Did you break anything?"
Zexion nodded quickly, "I'm fine, I'm fine. Are you alright, did they hurt you?"
Kairi didn't respond, she only wrapped Zexion in a tight hug, "Thank you… thank you…"
Zexion began to blush madly, realizing Kairi was only in her shirt and panties. He did his best not to look as he hugged back, "Y-You should put your pants back on…"
Kairi quickly backed off , her face was as red as Zexion's, "S-Sorry!"
"It's alright," Zexion replied as he turned his head away.
Kairi slipped back into her jeans, "Okay, you can look now."
Zexion looked back at her, his face only slightly red now, "Are you sure you're alright?"
She nodded, "I promise… " she looked down at the floor, "I… I was making your cherry pie before they showed up… a-and I hid… b-but they f-found me and…"
Zexion pulled her back into a hug, "I don't care about the pie... I'm just so glad you're alright… I wasn't sure what to think when I saw the broken window…"
They held each other for a long while before Kairi's eyes spotted the pillow case of cash. She pulled away from Zexion and reached down to pick it up, "I'll be right back." She made her way upstairs, opened the closet on the left side of the hall, and shoved the pillowcase onto the top shelf. When she came downstairs, Zexion was staring at the half prepared cherry pie.
"So… I guess we're even now, huh?" Kairi spoke.
"Even?" Zexion turned around to face her.
"I saved your life this afternoon… and you just saved mine in return.
"I… I guess I did..."
Kairi smiled at him warmly, "How bout we get that pie ready for you, hm? I'm sure you'd enjoy a snack after your little run in."
Zexion laughed, "Little?... Alright. If you insist."
"Go ahead and grab yourself a table, I'll take care of it."
"A…Alright…" Zexion made his way to the café area and sat down at the table closest to the kitchen, "Are you sure you don't need any help?"
"Yeah! I got it down." Kairi finished preparing the pie and stuck it in the oven to bake.
"So… uh… what are you going to do about this window?"
…FUCK!
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A/N: Took me about a day to get back to writing the other half of this. Lol. Hope you enjoyed! (The musical premiers this weekend, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday for the middle schoolers! I'll be done with it and have tons of time to write before you know it!) Hope you enjoyed! R/R!