Wow wow wow two chapters in one day! I'm on a roll! And I keep forgetting the disclaimer! I do not own Pair of Kings.
Mikayla POV
I began walking back from the shaman's house. My dad was making progress, but he was still in bad shape. The shaman has been keeping him at his house and I have been allowed to see him once in a while. He was apparently going through rehabilitation and working on getting back into his usual routine. He was still far away from that though. He would get up a walk occasionally and he hasn't tried running or fighting yet. The shaman wouldn't let him. While he healed the island was working on healing too. Everyone was getting back into the swing of things. The battle site was cleaned up and people have been of exploring the island since the dark side is gone so it is safe to go. The kings were working on helping the people too. They haven't been around much because they have been off helping with repairs and cleaning. They would come see my dad when they had free time though. Today was one of the few days I wasn't allowed to see my dad because the shaman had him doing some training. I had gotten all the way out there only to be sent back to the castle. A few of the guards were in the courtyard training and I walked past them. I had done some training yesterday with the kings so I didn't need to work on anything today. There were the very occasional times when both the kings and I were free so we would go into the forest and spar for a while. I walked into the throne room and saw Boomer sitting on the couch talking to the computer.
"Hey Rebecca" I said to the computer.
"Hey Mikayla! How are you?" She responded. Boomer rolled his eyes as I sat down next to him.
"Good how are you?" I asked starting a conversation.
"Good! I might be coming to visit for the summer!" She exclaimed.
"Oh that's great! You definitely should. It will be fun!" I told her. She smiled.
"Yeah I know. I most likely will be" She answered.
"Good!" I said before turning to Boomer.
"Is your brother here?" I asked him. He nodded his head.
"Yeah I think he is upstairs" he answered.
"Thanks." I said, "Bye Rebecca, hopefully we see you here soon"
"Hopefully! See ya Mikayla!" She said. I stood up and began walking to the stairs. I got halfway up when I heard the sound of a guitar start up, indicating that Brady was up there. I continued up and was about to walk in when he started to sing along with the music. I stood right outside the doorway and listened.
I know you tell me everyday
That you and I are just friends
You say that you don't feel that way
And I'm trying to understand
Why is it when you say those words
Your eyes don't say the same
So I'm curious girl
Who is it you're lying to?
I continued to stand there and listen to the lyrics as he sang. As he started the next verse I sat down with my back against the wall and just listened to him sing.
And now I can see from the look in your eyes
That your heart is taking over your mind
You're losing control of everything else
As your walls come tumbling down
So just this once let your feelings show
Come on now I dare ya
Take a chance on something new
Yeah it always happened the same way
But now you're starting to change
Your try to hide but it's no use
I can see past the façade
I can tell that you are scared
But you don't need to run
Don't you worry girl
I'd never let you fall
Oh yeah
I can see from the look in your eyes
That your heart is taking over your mind
You're losing control of everything else
As your walls come tumbling down
So just this once let your feelings show
Come on now I dare ya
Take a chance on something new
He stopped singing and just continued to play the guitar. After a while he started singing again.
Oh oh oh just please
Give up the act
I'm tired of the deception
I want to hear the truth
Just throw down the defenses
Let me past this once
Tell me what your heart is saying
Tell me what I see in your eyes
Woah oh oh
I can see from the look in your eyes
That your heart is taking over your mind
You're losing control of everything else
As your walls come tumbling down
So just this once let your feelings show
Come on now I dare ya
Take a chance on something new
Something new
Something new
Yeah
Someone new
I sat there taking in the lyrics before realizing he might come out soon. I got up and ran back down the stairs. Boomer was still sitting there and saw me run into the throne room.
"You okay Mikayla?" he asked with a confused expression on his face. I looked at him and answered quickly.
"Yeah…I'm fine, why wouldn't I be okay? Yeah perfectly okay here…well bye" I said as fast as I could before leaving the room. Or attempting to anyway. I went and pulled on the door but it didn't budge. I continued to pull but it didn't move at all.
"Ugh come on!" I yelled at the door and hitting it. It swung open after I hit it a few times. I turned back and looked at Boomer. He was standing there looking at me with his mouth hanging open and an extremely confused look on his face. I gave an awkward laugh and slide out of the door. I leaned back against the door making sure it was closed then ran a hand through my hair. After a few deep breaths I stepped away from the door and walked to the beach. I took my sandals off and walked along the beach in my bare feet with my mind wandering. My mind was everywhere and before I knew it I had walked the entirety of Shredder beach and was getting close to the sand dunes. I turned around and walked a little ways back before sitting in the sand. My mind went back to Brady's song. I probably wasn't supposed to hear it. I'm sure if he knew I was sitting outside his door he wouldn't have kept playing it. But was it about me? It had to be, who else does he write songs about on the island? But this is Brady, there is no way he could have noticed those things, especially not if I didn't notice. Again my mind began to wander. The sand boarding, getting stuck in the cave, the lightening bug cave, the feeling I got when he gave himself up, then seeing him with my dad in the courtyard. Was a falling for him? When he gave himself up I was in tears. I barely ever cry but I was then. The song lyrics came back into my head. I think he was right…I was falling for him. Correction I did fall him. And this whole war business just enforced it. I didn't know what to do know that I came to the realization. I don't know whether I should tell him or not. I stood up and turned to go back to the castle when I saw him walking towards me.
Brady POV
I saw Mikayla standing on the beach a few feet away and I hurried over to her.
"Hey, you've been gone for a while. Everything okay?" He asked. She gave me a strange look but nodded.
"Yeah everything's fine. Just thinking." She answered.
"Did you go see your da today?" I asked as we started walking back towards the castle.
"I didn't get to see him today, the shaman wouldn't let me." She said. She looked down at the sand and fell silent. It looked like something was bothering her but she wasn't opening up this time.
"You sure you're okay?" I asked a while later. She didn't answer at first. She took a breath and got ready to say something but ended up staying silent. I waited patiently for her to answer.
"This whole situation…everything that has happened in the past few days…it really makes you think. You know? It makes you re think everything about your life…the people in it. You realize what is important to you…who is important to you." She said finally.
"Your dad's getting better now though" I replied. She looked up at me with what looked like disappointment and I realized maybe she wasn't talking about her dad. Before I could say anything she looked back at the ground
"Yeah I know" she said. Her voice a mixture of fear and hurt. We fell into silence again but it was filled with tension.
"I wasn't talking about my dad Brady" She said after a long silence. This time I looked at the ground, trying to find something to say.
"Oh" was all I came up with. Mikayla looked disappointed again and looked at the ground.
"You know you have always been important to me Mikayla." I told her. She nodded not taking her eyes off the ground. This conversation was strange and kind of out of nowhere.
"And you've been important to me too Brady" She said not very convincing.
"Not in the same way though." I said. She looked up at me in confusion. "I was important to you as a king. It's your job to protect me, so it was important to you as a job." I started. I heard her protest but I continued anyway. "And I understand that. But now that I'm not some helpless teenage king you don't need to protect me as much. So I'm not really as important to you."
"STOP! Stop it!" She yelled. I stopped talking and looked at her in shock. "Stop talking like that! After everything we have gone through in the past week you think you're not important to me? If anything you're more important to me now!" She finished. I gave a small nod as I took in her words.
"Why?" I finally asked.
"Why? You really have to ask why? Were you even paying attention to anything this week?" She asked.
"Of course I was paying attention! Your favorite color is purple, your favorite animal is a dolphin, and you wanted to be a singer or pro surfer when you were little. You still wear the bracelet I gave you and you have a soft side that I consider myself lucky I got to see!" I said. She looked at me in shock.
"That's…that's what you were paying attention too" She asked. I nodded.
"I said I was going to start paying more attention to you didn't I?" I asked back.
"I didn't think you were actually going to" She said with a small chuckle. We walked in silence until we got back to the courtyard.
"I…you are important to me Brady. I may not have realized how important until this week, but you really are. When you were missing I was a mess. It was hard for me to imagine going back to how life was before you got here. I couldn't imagine losing you" She confessed. We entered the throne room and continued talking.
"Your dad was missing too?" I replied. She turned and looked at me.
"Why do you keep going back to my dad?" She asked. I thought about the question for a little before answering.
"It's just hard to believe you were that worried about me I guess" I said. She shook her head in disbelief.
"You are…ugh!" She said throwing her hands up in the air.
"So what?" I asked offended.
"Stupid!" She exclaimed taking a step closer to me before I could react. I looked down at her as she looked up at me.
"You're so stupid" She whispered again before pressing her lips against mine. It was the last thing I was expecting but I reacted quickly. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her closer. I felt her arms snake around my neck and I deepened the kiss. Just as quickly as she had started it she pulled away. She took a few steps back before looking at me.
"I'm sorry" she said before turning and running to the stairs.
"Mikayla!" I yelled after her but she kept running up the stairs.
So I'm not sure how I feel about this chapter. Review and let me know. Thanks
