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Chapter 7: Shock And Happy Surprises

Flashback

Kai opened the door for Charlene and let her in an apartment. His apartment. He bought it just a few days ago. Charlene was quite impressed with the place.

"Nice" said Charlene while looking around.

"I'm glad that now you can stop staying at motels."

Kai walked closer to Charlene. He took her hands in his and Charlene let him because they are officially dating. Things were happening very fast between them. Charlene was aware of that but being with Kai felt like meant to be.

"Charlene, I bought this place for a reason. I want us to live together." Kai said being very straightforward about it. Charlene however was surprised to hear that.

"But Kai, do you think it's a good idea? I mean we only went on a few dates." It was too soon to move in with Kai. At least Charlene thought that.

"I know that but this is what I want. Please think about it. You'd love it here. This apartment is nearby Whitmore College so you'd have no trouble attending the classes. A grocery store is just two blocks away. Not to mention you hate your roommates-"

"I don't hate my roommates. I barely know them" said Charlene interrupted Kai.

"But I've seen them. Trust me you'll eventually hate them. You won't have to deal with anyone else here. Here you'll have only me and I'm very sure that you like me." Charlene couldn't stop the smile from appearing on her lips. Kai could be so immature sometimes.

"Fine, I'll think about it" said Charlene.

"Would ten minutes be enough?" Kai asked hopefully earning a look from Charlene.

"I'll let you know in a couple of days." Kai's face fell hearing that. He was really impatient for them to start living together. Ever since Kai fell in love with Evelyn, he wanted both of them to have a nice place of their own. Have kids and start a family of their own. That dream shattered into pieces when Evelyn died. But by mother nature's grace Kai got another chance to live his dream.

"At least stay with me tonight. I'm cooking dinner."

Charlene couldn't say no to Kai. Also it turned out that Kai was an excellent cook. After the dinner, Charlene and Kai were sitting on the couch and enjoying a glass of wine. They were talking about random stuffs.

"I think we should go to bed now" said Kai. But hearing that Charlene suddenly grew quiet. Kai obviously noticed it and asked about it.

"What's wrong?" Charlene glanced at Kai. She opened her mouth but then shut it again. Because she didn't know how to explain the thing to Kai that was bugging her very much. Actually torturing her to some extent.

"Hey you can tell me if anything's bothering you" said Kai getting concerned.

"It's nothing important. I'm just having nightmares for quiet sometime now. They are strange and always leave me shaken." Charlene said sighing out heavily.

"What are they about?" Kai asked very curiously. Charlene shrugged her shoulders.

"It's always the same. I see that people are getting slaughtered. And there's a name 'Evelyn'. I keep hearing that name too as long as I'm having that nightmare" said Charlene. She didn't tell Kai about this before. It really surprised him. Kai also feared if Charlene's memories are coming back. That's the last thing Kai wanted.

"Why didn't you tell me about it before?" Kai asked with unhappy tone of voice.

"It's just nightmares Kai. Nothing important. But I do hope that they would go away soon. I hate to wake up in the middle of the night and not being able to go back to sleep again." Kai gave Charlene a sympathetic look and puller her into his arms. Charlene also embraced him back. They stayed still for a few moments before Kai pulled away a little and looked into Charlene's eyes. He leaned in and kissed her lips softly. Then he whispered to her in her ear.

"Sleep with me tonight."

"But Kai-" Charlene immediately began to protest. She wasn't ready to go there with Kai so soon. However Kai put a finger on her lips and silenced her.

"We don't have to do anything. I just don't want you to sleep alone. Maybe being with me would stop you from having nightmares at least for tonight." Charlene thought about it and decided to listen to Kai.

"Alright but promise me, you'll behave in bed." Kai gave her a crook smile but promised nonetheless.

"I promise."

The following day, Charlene woke up very late in the morning. Thankfully it was Sunday. Therefore there was no worry about attending classes. Charlene turned her face to look at Kai and found him already awake. Not only that he was gazing at her in a way as if she was the most beautiful girl in the world.

"Good morning" greeted Kai. Charlene smiled at him.

"Good morning."

"You slept quite well last night" said Kai. And then he smugly added. "Told you sleeping with me would help." Kai left out the part that he used magic on her to let her have a dreamless night. Charlene smiled at Kai.

"It actually did. Thank you" said Charlene feeling sincerely grateful. Kai smiled at her, a genuine smile and said-

"You're welcome. Now that you're wake, I should catch a couple of hours of sleep myself." Kai said which shocked Charlene to no limits. She blinked at Kai couple of times.

"You were wake the entire night?" It was more of a question than a statement. Kai nodded his head.

"I was watching over you. I had to make sure you were sleeping peacefully." And it was absolutely true. Every word. Charlene didn't know what to say. She was speechless. She could only gaze into Kai's eyes intensely. And before she knew what she was doing, Charlene was kissing Kai, passionately so. Kai didn't waste anytime to response to her kisses. He kissed her back just as much passionately if not more. A moan escaped Charlene's throat as Kai deepened the kiss. He got on top of Charlene while kissing her. He nibbled on her bottom lip lightly, begging her to open her lips for him. Charlene obeyed and parted her lips. Kai pushed his tongue in her mouth. A soft moan escaped both of them. Kai wasn't only kissing her though. His free hand was exploring Charlene's body as well. Kai cupped one breast with his hand. It made Charlene gasp a little in the kiss. She was obviously startled. Kai pulled away from her lips and looked into her eyes. There was indeed uncertainty in them.

"I'm sorry. I know you're not ready yet" said Kai and he was removing his hand from her body but suddenly something stirred in Charlene and she stopped Kai. It confused Kai. It confused Charlene as well. And before she could stop herself she said-

"I want this. I want to make love to you."

"Are you sure?" Kai asked even though he was already feeling very happy inwardly that Charlene was giving into him so easily. It was understandable though. He wasn't her brother anymore. It was one of the biggest obstacle in his and Evelyn's relation. For Charlene, he was just a boy she was dating. Come to think of it, being with Charlene was a lot easier than it was being with Evelyn. Unlike Evelyn, her reincarnation didn't know that Kai was a sociopath before the merge happened and that he has killed most of his immediate family. Dating Charlene was almost like being with a different person even though she looked exactly alike Evelyn.

"I'm sure" said Charlene even though she started feeling a bit nervous. But then again being with Kai, or getting intimate with him didn't feel wrong for a second.

After Charlene's response, no other word was spoken. Kai claimed her mouth again and started kissing her passionately. Charlene wrapped her arms around his shoulders to pull him closer to her. Kai only left her mouth so that he could kiss her jawlines and neck. Kai was careful about being slow and gentle with Charlene since it was her first time with him. The last thing he wanted was to scare Charlene off with too much domination. Kai lightly bit Charlene's skin which made her moan a little. He started going down while leaving a trail of kisses. When Kai met with her cover, he attempted to take it off but stopped to look at Charlene as if asking for permission. Charlene nodded her head and helped Kai take off her clothes. Kai also undressed himself. It didn't take long for both of them to get completely naked while they kissed each other and touched each other very intimately.

Charlene moaned Kai's name when he kissed her breasts and fondled with them. Kai was getting harder with every passing second. He didn't know how long he could hold himself back before having Charlene. He wanted her so badly. Charlene herself was feeling very aroused. She could feel the wetness in her bottom. Charlene took a bold step and touched Kai making him inhale a sharp breath.

"You're torturing me babe." Kai growled out which made Charlene smirk at him. She turned them around and got on top. She straddled Kai while looking down at him. Charlene leaned forward and left a trail of hot kisses on Kai's well built chest. Then she reached his mouth and pressed her lips against his. Then Charlene looked deeply into Kai's eyes and whispered to him.

"Take me Kai."

That was all Kai needed to hear. He lifted Charlene up a bit and made her sit on him. They both moaned out loud as Kai entered her. The feeling was simply ecstatic. Charlene and Kai moved in sync with each other. There was no rush and they were simply enjoying the love and sensation. However at one point Kai turned them over again and got on top. He increased his pace and became less gentler with his thrusts. But Charlene was more than okay with it. She chanted Kai's name again and again. Kai was absolutely driving her crazy with pleasure and Charlene absolutely loved it.

"I'm getting close." Charlene moaned out to Kai. He started going more faster and deeper in response. Within a few seconds, Charlene hit her climax hard.

"Oh God!" A soft scream escaped her mouth. Kai followed her closely and poured his essence into her. After a few more thrusts, Kai collapsed on Charlene. Both of them were breathing heavily, trying to catch their breaths. They were sweating like hell too.

"You were amazing." Kai complimented Charlene when he could speak again. Charlene blushed at that and engaged Kai in a love filled romantic kiss. Even though Charlene slept in all night but she felt exhausted and didn't even realize when her eyes closed on their own. Kai decided to fall asleep himself. He was certain of having a very good sleep. Not only because he got to make love to Charlene but also because she was still in his arms. However within five minutes of closing his eyes, Kai started feeling a little sick. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stay in bed anymore. Kai got up from bed and went to the bathroom. He had no idea why he suddenly started feeling sick. He was feeling fine just a while ago. Before Kai could understand what was happening to him, he threw up. And not just the food he ate last night but blood as well. Kai groaned out in annoyance seeing the blood because he kind of understood what it meant.

"You've got to be kidding me."

End Of Flashback

Jo was giving Kai a checkup. He couldn't find her using a locator spell but when Kai explained the situation to Damon, that how important it was for Jo's survival that he stayed alive, the Salvatore brother gave up Jo's location. When Kai got to the place, he found that Jo was sick too. She was vomiting nonstop just like him. After a much needed face to face conversation and Kai apologizing to Jo about everything he has done to her and their family, Jo decided to help Kai. After all hers and the entire coven's lives were depending on Kai. Jo and Alaric returned to her apartment that was near the Whitmore medical. She was happy to return home and not hide anymore. Unfortunately Kai's condition only got worse.

"Any joint pain?"

"Mm-hmm" responded Kai.

"Headaches?" Jo asked like the professional doctor she was.

"Yup."

"Are you pregnant?" Jo asked with serious tone of voice.

"Stop making jokes. I feel like I'm being scrunched from inside out." Kai saw how Ric was watching him like a hawk. He couldn't help but protest against it.

"This is kinda private. Does your baby-boo need to be here?"

"I'm not leaving her alone with you, so deal with it." Was Alaric's straight answer.

"Okay. Your vitals are fine, your temperature is normal. I'll wait on pathology, but there is nothing medically wrong with you" said Jo.

"Yeah, duh, because I'm magically diseased. You haven't puked in at least..." Just as Kai remembered about vomiting he started throwing up. Thankfully Jo quickly got a trash can for Kai. It saved him from making a mess on the floor. While vomiting Kai grabbed Jo's arm and accidentally started absorbing her magic. It hurt Jo like bitch.

"Hey, hey!" Alaric quickly pulled Kai off of Jo. He looked at Jo with concern and checked if she was alright. Kai on the other hand discovered something.

"Oh. I feel better." Kai stated. Jo looked at him with disbelieve in her eyes.

"Yeah because you juice-boxed my magic."

"Yeah, sorry about that. That was an accident, but I...wow! I legitimately feel better. You need to give me your magic." Kai said at once figuring out the solution to his problem.

"What?" Jo asked getting shocked.

"This faux merge is clearly failing because I was supposed to get your magic, right?" Kai got up and stepped towards Jo, but Alaric stood in front of him protectively.

"Just...I don't know...put it in a teddy bear or a bed pan and gimmie." Kai reached out his hand but Ric grabbed it.

"Listen. I could just as easily break seven little bones with one good squeeze, okay?" Alaric's threat didn't scare Kai at all.

"I can see you're skeptical, Ric. Can I call you Ric? Hey, buddy, but here's the thing you need to know is that Jo only survives if I do, okay? And if that's not enough for you, the power that holds the prison world intact comes from the leader of the Gemini coven. If I die, the world will collapse and hopefully you haven't forgotten yet that you have a witch named Bonnie still trapped in over there. She would die if the prison world is destroyed, alright? I see vacancy. Would you like me to start over with single syllables?"

"And whose fault is that that Bonnie is still stuck in prison world?" Alaric asked angrily. Kai couldn't help but roll his eyes this time.

"Hey, I admit it was my fault. Man, I was a sociopath back then. I didn't care about her or anyone else. But I've changed now and I'd be glad if Bonnie makes it out. But for that the prison world needs to be in perfect shape. And for that I need to be in perfect shape."

After Kai's explanation, Alaric and Jo looked at each other. There was no choice for them but to consider it.

On the other hand, Charlene got extremely worried when she came back to Kai's apartment from college and didn't find him there. If Charlene could afford missing classes then she wouldn't have left Kai alone. Not to mention he insisted her to go. Still Charlene managed to get back early. But Kai was obviously out somewhere. Where could he go? He was so weak. Charlene didn't know why but Kai suddenly got very sick. He became pale and he would throw up all the time. Kai told her it was only food poisoning but Charlene doubted he was lying to her. Perhaps it was something more serious but since Kai didn't want her to worry, he wasn't telling her the truth.

Charlene called Kai but it went to his answering machine. "Leave a message after the beep..."

Charlene hung up without leaving a message. She signed out heavily. She couldn't wait around in the apartment for Kai to come back. She needed to find him. What if he got too sick outside and passed out on the street? With determination to find Kai, Charlene walked out of the apartment. She decided to check the Whitmore hospital first. Perhaps Kai has gone there to see a doctor.

It didn't take long for Charlene to get to the hospital. She went straight to the reception desk to inquire about Kai.

"Hello, how may I help you?" The receptionist asked.

"I need to know if someone named Kai Parker came in here today to see a doctor. He has got food poisoning." The receptionist checked the patients' name list and shook her head.

"Sorry ma'am no one named Kai Parker came in here today" said the receptionist. Charlene immediately felt disappointed and more worried.

"He also goes by Malachai as well." Her little hope was also squished when the receptionist shook her head again.

"I'm afraid that's a no ma'am."

"Are you sure?" Charlene asked once again.

"Yes ma'am" replied the receptionist patiently. Charlene sighed out heavily.

"Alright, thank you."

Charlene was walking away but then she decided to talk to a doctor. Consult with him about Kai. Maybe even fix an appointment. Charlene remembered some of her classmates telling that Dr. Jo Laughlin was the best doctor at Whitmore medical.

"Excuse me may I speak with doctor Jo Laughlin."

"She hasn't come to the hospital today" said the receptionist. Disappointed once again, Charlene decided to leave the hospital and search Kai somewhere else.

"Thanks."

Charlene was almost out the door when a man approached her. He seemed to be from the hospital cleaning staff. "You want to see Dr. Laughlin?"

"Yes" replied Charlene.

"Twenty dollars and I'll tell you where she lives" offered the man. Charlene rolled her eyes at him. Greedy bastard. Any other time Charlene wouldn't have bothered but it was different this time. She was desperate. Charlene was completely aware that going to someone's house like this would not only be inappropriate but awkward for her as well. But it was for Kai. Charlene took out a twenty dollars bill from her purse and gave it to the man with a roll of her eyes.

"Now tell me where can I find her?"

"She lives in an apartment one block away from here." After getting the address properly Charlene headed towards there. She found it quite easily. At least the greedy man didn't bluff her. Charlene was about to knock on the door when the door opened and Kai was standing right in front of her.

"Charlene?"

"Kai?"

"What are you doing here?" They asked each other at the same time.

"I was looking for you. I was so worried. What are you doing in Dr. Laughlin's apartment?" Charlene asked. Kai was looking quite better. As if his sickness was completely gone. Before Kai could answer Charlene the questions, a voice came from inside.

"Who is it Kai?" And asking that question Jo appeared at the door with Alaric right behind her. However when Jo looked at the girl standing at the door, her eyes went wide and a gasp escaped her breath. Jo felt like fainting. After all she was seeing the sister who died eighteen years ago. Since Alaric had no idea what was going on, he looked confused to no limit. Kai on the other hand had a 'I can't believe this is happening look on his face'. Charlene herself was feeling quite confused because she couldn't understand why the lady was gaping at her like she was seeing a ghost. Kai looked back at his twin sister and knew exactly what to say to her.

"I can explain."

The Boarding House

Bonnie has finally made it out of the prison world. She and Damon were enjoying the pancakes she made. Damon was catching Bonnie up with everything but at one point she grew quiet.

"Bonnie are you alright?" Damon asked with concern in his voice.

"Yeah I'm fine" said Bonnie at first but then she inhaled a deep breath and shook her head.

"Not really." Damon got closer to Bonnie and wrapped an arm around her shoulders to comfort her.

"Hey you're here now. Everything will be alright." Damon tried to assure her. But Bonnie couldn't believe that. Not yet.

"No it won't. Not until I get back at Kai for what he did to me."

"But Bonnie you can't kill Kai without killing the entire Gemini coven, more specifically Alaric's girlfriend."

"But that doesn't mean I can't lock up Kai back in the prison world again" said Bonnie getting more and more determined to punish Kai and take her revenge.

"How? The ascendant of the prison world is already destroyed by you know who" said Damon trying to discourage Bonnie. He kind of wanted Bonnie to move on because he knew messing with Kai would only hurt her more instead of getting her the peace of mind she was seeking.

"There must be another way to lock someone in there. Perhaps a second key or something. Look I just can't let Kai walk away victoriously after what he did to me. All the tortures and pain, they won't go away as long as I know his life isn't miserable." Hearing Bonnie, Damon sighed out a little. He could see trying to change Bonnie's mind was kind of pointless.

"Fine, if that's what you want. How can I help?" Bonnie smiled at Damon when he offered his help. She was kind of hoping for it.

"We have to go to Portland. I believe Joshua Parker would have answers to some of my questions" said Bonnie. Very soon, Kai would find himself in hell once again. His personal hell.