What two updates in one day? Oh yes. So I had to put myself in a sad place for the end of this chapter, full of sad songs and everything. But I hope you guys will enjoy this make sure to let me know how you're feeling!
Chapter 6
Kenzi paced the length of her room, she had way too much on her mind right now. First there was the possibility of her child being Fae. Did that mean she had to tell Dyson? Did Trick know about his whole human and Fae thing? She ran her hands through her hair and dropped back on her bed.
"What do you think little one?" Kenzi asked running her hand across her stomach.
"I promised I'd give you a great life. Adoption is obviously not the way. So it looks like you're staying with me kiddo. Yeah, I know I'm not the best person, but I'll try my hardest. I hate reading you know, but I'll read every book I can and I'll learn all about how to take care of you. We'll do this together, whether or not you papa will be part of this little family or not though is another question entirely." Kenzi mumbled on until her eyes fell shut.
Kenzi smoothed down the black dress she was wearing as she went into the Dal. It was loose enough to not show her baby bump. Which was becoming more prominent with each passing day. It had been two weeks since she'd decided to keep the baby. She was fast approaching three months and it was time to inform her friends of the decision she had made. She had asked Trick earlier during the week if he would host a dinner for her because she wanted to tell everyone something. He had agreed to host and Kenzi had informed everyone to meet here tonight. She wanted desperately to say minus Sophia, but she knew that would raise eyebrows so she left it out. She smiled a large smile as she turned the corner into the Dal and saw that the waitresses were once again setting the table. Bo and Lauren approached her quickly.
"Not that I don't enjoy free food and drinks but what is this about Kenz?" Bo asked.
"Hold your horses, let's have dinner first." Kenzi said patting Bo's shoulder. Bo just glared as everyone sat down at the table. It was not a mean glare, just a friendly playful glare. Kenzi felt eyes bear down on her and she looked up to see Dyson staring at her intently. She smiled at him and mouthed, "What?"
"Nothing." He mouthed back and shook his head smiling. Kenzi watched him sit down next to Sophia and she ground her teeth but smiled in spite of herself.
After everyone had eaten and was full the questions began. Everyone had a drink and was sipping it slowly.
"What's going on lil momma?" Hale asked tossing back the rest of his beer. The waitress immediately brought him another. Kenzi wanted to tell him that he had no idea how true his lil momma comments were, but she refrained.
"I kind of have something to tell you guys." She said shrugging. Everyone looked at her as if telling her to get on with it. This was a rather impatient bunch.
"I'm uh…I'm." Kenzi paused not knowing exactly the right words to use.
"Kenz, spit it out." Bo chuckled. Kenzi sat back in her chair and took a deep breath, trying her hardest to hold back the tears.
"I'm leaving." She said slowly. She couldn't look into the eyes of her friends as those words sunk into them. She didn't want to see their faces.
"What?" Bo asked out of pure shock. Kenzi looked up to meet her best friend's eyes that appeared to be full of pain.
"I'm leaving BoBo." Kenzi said again.
"Kenzi, what is going on?" Trick asked. Kenzi shook her head.
"Nothing serious, it's just, I have a cousin that lives in the states, she's like the only one in my family I'm close to and she needs my help. She doesn't have any family left besides me and she is about to lose her only place to live, so I volunteered to live with her until she gets back on her feet. Help her pay some bills, you know?" Kenzi said lying smoothly.
"Can't she just come here?" Bo asked.
"Not really a good idea with all the Fae crap going on all the time." Kenzi waved her hand. Kenzi looked up at her friends, they were sad, all of them were. She was worse though, she was on the very edge of spilling all her tears.
"I don't want to go guys, but my cousin needs me. Besides, it won't be that long, maybe like a year. I'll keep in touch and visit lots." Kenzi promised.
"When are you leaving?" Lauren asked. Because it seemed like she was the only one capable of speech.
"The end of the week." Kenzi said carefully.
"Two days from now?" Lauren questioned.
"Yeah, I don't want to go guys. You guys are like the only real family I've ever had. But so is my cousin, and I would do it for you guys." Kenzi said, trying to make her friends understand with as little heartache as possible.
"Ok, alright." Bo nodded her eyes remaining on the floor. Kenzi felt tears well in her eyes at how heartbroken her best friend was. If she only knew she was feeling the same.
The day Kenzi was supposed to leave came a lot faster than anyone was ready for. Especially Kenzi, she was not looking forward to doing this by herself, but she knew it was what was best for her and her child.
"Kenz, you ready yet?" Bo called up.
"Yeah almost." Kenzi called back. She was finishing throwing her clothes on, they were going to the Dal to meet everyone and say goodbye. Something Kenzi was not looking forward to at all. She went to walk out the door but paused and let her eyes scan the bare walls one last time. She didn't know when she'd be back, or if she ever would, but she knew one thing, she would definitely miss this piece of shit they called a home. Kenzi walked out the door of her room and headed downstairs.
"Surprise!" came the yell of several voices mingled together. Kenzi jumped and dropped the bag in her hands. She looked up and smiled from ear to ear, everyone was here and the house was decorated with balloons and streamers.
"How'd you do this?' Kenzi asked Bo.
"I'm super secretive, and you sleep like a brick." Bo said. Kenzi chuckled and shared hugs with each of her friends, except Dyson, because he was not here.
"He'll be here lil momma." Hale assured her. Kenzi smirked to him and turned to Bo when she began speaking.
"I know your flight leaves soon and you don't have time for a going away party, but we wanted to do this so we could all give you our little gifts and say our goodbyes." Bo said smiling.
"I told all of you no gifts." Kenzi said glaring at them.
"Oh well, you know we don't listen to you. That's why we're always in trouble." Hale said. Kenzi laughed as he wrapped his arms around her neck and hugged her close.
"Ok, here." Hale said. He handed her an envelope.
"This is from all of us, but you are not allowed to open it until you get on the plane." Trick said. Kenzi frowned but nodded and agreed. The door opened and Kenzi looked up, a smile spread across her face when she realized Dyson was here and he had left Sophia behind. He returned her smile, god she was going to miss that smile.
"Finally, was wondering when you'd get here." Kenzi said. He smirked and pulled her into a hug. It probably lasted a little longer than it should, but she didn't care.
"I had to pick up your other gifts." He said smiling. Kenzi rolled her eyes.
"I told all of you, no gifts." She said again.
"So what." They all said in unison. Kenzi smiled and shook her head. She checked her phone for the time and frowned.
"I got to go." She said solemnly.
"Yeah, alright. Come on we'll walk you out." Bo said. Kenzi nodded and Dyson grabbed up her last bag as they all walked out of the house. It was a sad walk, full of quietness and plenty of glances.
"Be right back." Dyson said smiling. He walked off and Kenzi smiled and turned back to the group.
"I'm going to miss you guys. So much." Kenzi said as she felt tears well up. Bo's arms were around her in an instant.
"Promise me you'll be careful and stay out of trouble." Bo said into her neck. Kenzi could hear the tears in her best friend's voice.
"I swear I will be." Kenzi said. They pulled back and Bo ran her thumb across Kenzi's cheek as she held her face in her hands.
"I love you." Bo said.
"I love you too." Kenzi cried. Lauren was next, bringing her in and sharing a brief hug.
"You take care of her ok?" Kenzi said pointing to Bo. Lauren wrapped her arm around Bo.
"I will definitely do that." Lauren promised. She moved to Hale.
"It wouldn't be natural for us to hug." Kenzi smirked. Hale stuck out his hand and they did their very first made up handshake. Kenzi smiled widely that he remembered it.
"You and Dyson stay out of trouble. Don't let him pee in the neighbor's yard." Kenzi joked. Hale chuckled and nodded.
"Kenzi." Trick smiled as she hugged him.
"I'm going to miss you Trickster." She said softly.
"I'm going to miss you too." He said. They shared a nod and then Kenzi turned.
"I thought you were calling me a cab?" Kenzi asked Bo.
"No, we decided on something a little fancier than a cab." Bo smiled and pointed. Kenzi turned around and saw the blue mustang driving toward her.
"What the hell?" she asked turning to her friends.
"You don't have a car, so we acquired you a car." Bo said smiling.
"No, I'm not taking that." Kenzi shook her head.
"Yes you are." Dyson said sliding the keys into her pocket.
"You guys, come on, why did you do all this?" Kenzi asked crossing her arms over her chest.
"Because we love you, and you are going to need a vehicle. We also paid for it to ride on the cargo plane, so thank us by coming to visit often." Bo said smiling.
"Of course I will." Kenzi nodded.
"This is from me." Dyson smiled and handed her a small box with a bow on it. Kenzi glared up.
"This better be the last gift." She said.
"It is." He nodded. Kenzi smiled and sighed as she opened the box. Inside nestled on a small red pillow type thing was a silver bracelet with five hearts on it. Kenzi smiled and pulled it out noticing that the hearts were lockets. She made a serious face and popped open the first on. Inside was a picture of her and Bo together. Kenzi let the tears flow as she opened the second, third, fourth, and fifth. Inside each one was a picture of her and one of her friends. She cried as she put it on her hand and closed the lockets.
"Thank you Dyson." she said trying to smile through the tears. Dyson nodded and pulled her against his chest, she laid her head gently against his chest and listened to his heart beat. When he released her she knew she'd remember that for a while, that steady beating inside his hard chest.
"Kenzi opened the door of her car and put her bag inside and closed the door turning back to her friends.
"I love you guys so much, don't forget me ok?" she said.
"Never could forget you." Bo said. The rest nodded along.
"Be careful." Lauren said.
"Don't use our handshakes with anyone else." Hale said.
"I'll save those drinks for you." Trick said.
"I love you, you're my sister, don't forget that." Bo said through her tears.
"Call me if you need anything, at all." Dyson said. Kenzi nodded and got into the car. She shared one last look with her friends before she drove away. She stared into the rearview mirror until their waving forms were out of sight and the tears did not stop. They continued on and she knew they would not stop for days probably.
Dyson watched the retreating car for what felt like hours. Kenzi was gone, she was really gone. Of course he could be the bigger person and say that this was a good thing. She'd no longer be in danger of anything. Fae wouldn't be after her because of Bo, and she wouldn't have to worry about Dyson grabbing her up and having sex with her. He wasn't going to lie though and say he would not miss the little human something awful. She brought smiles to their faces when they were going through bad times, she was their resident human one they all protected. Dyson knew Kenzi could handle herself, but he still worried about her. She was their Kenzi, his Kenzi, and god was going to miss her.
Kenzi waited patiently on her bags to come around, she tapped her foot anxiously. Here she was in the United States. San Diego, California to be exact. After spending so many years in the cold, it was nice to get a little heat, and Kenzi loved the beach. She had decided not to open the envelope until she reached her destination, so when her bags came around her heart began to flutter a little. She smiled and pulled up her bags and walked quickly over to some seats in the airport. She dug around until she found the envelope. She pulled it out and opened it quickly, two pieces of paper where inside, she pulled out the first.
"This will help both you and your cousin, come back to us soon." She read out loud in Trick's handwriting. She smiled and pulled out the other piece of paper.
"Holy shit." She breathed as her heart leapt to her throat. In her hands was a check for ten thousand dollars. Trick had told her it was from all of them, which had to mean that each of them threw in two thousand for her. She knew Hale was wealthy, no telling how much money Trick and Dyson had since they'd been around forever, Lauren was a doctor, and Bo, Kenzi laughed to herself. Well Bo probably succubused it out of someone. Kenzi shook her head, she needed this, she had a little money saved up, roughly a thousand dollars, enough to get her an apartment and some furniture and stuff until she found a job, but this, this would really help. She smiled and pressed the envelope and its contents to her chest, holding it there, she could literally feel her heart breaking. She was going to miss her friends, very very much.
