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Kyu just lied down on Brylle's bed, waiting for him. Though she's unsure if he'll even return. She sighs because of what she did. Never has she faced this sort of problem before with her previous clients.
When she turns her head to the left, something surprised her a little. It was the camera. When she recalled, Brylle threw the camera at the bed earlier and it landed safely here.
She didn't wanna go through his private life again. However, a part of her is still curious. And since she can't help Brylle without knowing what his true problem is, she needs to see what exactly happened in the cave.
She takes the camera and watches their cave adventure.
In a house somewhere, there's a young girl who is very slender with long blonde hair that extends to her hips. Her expression is typically happy and has blue eyes. She wears a typical school girl attire, along with a plaid skirt, matching button up top, thigh-high stocking, black shoes, and pigtails tied with ribbon.
With her is a one year old boy with dark skin and is wearing a blue sleeveless undershirt and black shorts. He seems to have lilac eyes and has short black hair.
These two are Tiffany, the school girl, and Philip, the toddler and Kyanna's son. The two seem to be playing together.
However, they were interrupted when the door to the living room opened and they looked at the newcomers. It's Brylle and Kyanna. Brylle has taken off his jacket, leaving only him wearing his black shirt on his upper body. One can notice that Brylle's hair, heck, his whole body and clothes in general, is soaked in rain water.
"Oh, Kyanna. You're back! And...who's he?" Tiffany asked.
"He's... a friend of mine." Kyanna excused. Brylle looks away in shame.
"Oh. Okay." Tiffany said and bowed. "It's a pleasure to meet you, sir." Tiffany added.
Brylle didn't respond.
Suddenly, Philip walks over to Kyanna and the mother and child hug each other. "Mama!" Philip said.
"Hi, baby! How are you? Did you behave around auntie Tiffany?" Kyanna asked.
Philip was simply giggling, so Tiffany answered for the both of them. "Oh, he's been a good boy! He's actually been eating his veggies." Tiffany said.
"Awww that's good!" Kyanna said and kisses Philip's forehead, causing her son to laugh and hug his mother more. When they broke away from the hug, Kyanna says, "Alright. Why don't you and auntie Tiffany go play upstairs? I'll prepare our dinner."
"Yay!" Philip responds and runs upstairs. Tiffany giggled and bowed to her friend and the stranger before following Philip.
Kyanna giggled and puts down her bag on a couch and she takes off her coat. "That's Philip for ya. Alway excited when it comes to playing. I guess he got that from me." Kyanna said and faces Brylle, who is obviously still down.
Kyanna herself became down upon seeing him again like this. She brought Brylle to her own home in hopes of getting to comfort him by at least having dinner with him, Tiffany and Philip.
"Kyanna..." Brylle suddenly spoke.
Kyanna got startled by this but quickly recovered. "Yeah?" She said.
"...Thanks for having me here...but...I gotta go back to my house." Brylle said, not even looking at Kyanna.
"Huh? Well, the rain is pretty heavy right now. You can't go outside like that." Kyanna said. "And you might get sick if you stay soaked in cold rain water." She added.
Brylle finally looks at her.
"Look, why don't you take a hot shower then have dinner with us. Once the rain subsides, you can leave if you wish." Kyanna suggested.
Brylle looks down then nods. "Okay..." He simply responded.
"Great. I think Philip's dad has some extra clothes left here. They might fit you." She said and headed to the kitchen, about to prepare dinner. "The bathroom is upstairs, just beside the room with a blue door." She said.
Brylle is surprised a bit. For a woman to let a complete stranger roam in her house is...strange. He just sighs and just rolls with it for now.
He heads upstairs to get the hot shower Kyanna suggested.
Kyu dropped the camera. She's covering her mouth after what she just saw. She's shocked. Surprised. And very sorry for Brylle.
She needs to find out what else happened. She needs to know...or else she can't help him.
Brylle is now taking a shower. The water was warm and actually felt good. But it didn't help Brylle. Though it will definitely help him not get sick from the cold water, it can't help him emotionally.
His spaced out gaze made him not notice that the door of the bathroom opened. Though it's a good thing there are still some slightly opaque glass covering him. But one can still see him if looked hard enough.
It was Kyanna who enters the bathroom. She dropped off some clothes for Brylle, mainly a simple white shirt with "My Love" written on it and there's an arrow below the two words that is pointing to the right. She also dropped off black jogging pants and a pair of slippers.
She was about to leave when she got a close look at Brylle behind the glass. She sees a well built man with a slim figure and some not so big but not so small biceps. His beautiful silver hair is wet yet it still makes him look good. She can't see anything else below his well-toned six pack abs.
She blushed at the sight of Brylle being naked in front of her. Good thing the steam from the hot water was covering everything "below the belt".
However, she noticed something more. This time, she was not flustered nor blushing. It made her concerned. Brylle has some scars on his left arm and a huge scar on his chest. It looked like he was slashed by a giant sword and he healed but the sword left a huge mark. And she noticed that the scars on his left arm lead to some sort of watch on his wrist. Why would he not take off a watch while taking a shower? Sure, there are some waterproof watches, but it's still weird to shower while wearing one.
Brylle finally opened his eyes and noticed Kyanna. Kyanna was immediately surprised that he finally notices her and she blushes hard. " Oh! Ummm...Brylle! I, uhhh, just dropped off your clothes!" She said and pointed at the clothes she dropped off on the bathroom sink. "When-when-when you're done, call me! Dinner's ready!" Kyanna added and left the bathroom hastily.
Brylle felt silent for a while. Then sighs to himself. "Thanks...Kyanna..." He says.
Kyanna is still actually behind the door, her back against said door. She's blushing a deep shade of red and she's breathing heavily.
"Okay... I'm definitely not gonna un-see that in a while...Damn..." Kyanna said to herself and headed downstairs.
It's already late at night. Brylle, Kyanna, Philip and Tiffany have finished dinner. While the two girls and the toddler did enjoy eating and talking, Brylle was mostly quiet during the entire dinner. And Kyanna noticed this. And she can't do anything about it.
Hours have passed, the rain hasn't stopped. Kyanna offered Tiffany to stay for the night as it is dangerous to go with the weather outside. Tiffany obliged and she slept with Philip in Kyanna's room.
Brylle wanted to leave even though the rain hasn't stopped, but Kyanna insisted he stay and sleep here as well. After minutes of convincing, Brylle eventually gave in and decided to sleep at their living room, on the couch. Kyanna, with no other rooms to spare, just gave Brylle his own pillow and a blanket. After greeting each other good night, the two eventually went to sleep, with Kyanna going to her room to join Tiffany and Philip, and Brylle alone in the living room.
Hours passed.
Brylle tossed and turned on the couch. Though he's asleep, he can't take it. The nightmares kept haunting him. His head hurts just by watching this same nightmare over and over and over again.
"The cave...!"
"Hurry!"
"Look out!"
"Brylle...I love...you..."
"Maria!"
"Don't... look...back..."
Kyanna woke up. She rubs her eyes and checked her digital clock. 2:00 a.m. She would go back to bed but first, the bathroom. She gets off her big bed where Tiffany and Philip are also sleeping and went to the bathroom just beside their room.
"Maria! Nooooo!"
Brylle snapped awake and yelled "No!" very loud.
Just as Kyanna finished peeing and exits the bathroom, she just heard Brylle's big "No".
Concerned, she carefully went down the stairs to check on him. Once she's down, she sees Brylle not wearing his shirt and is sitting up from his bed.
There it is again. She sees more scars on his back. Bigger ones. She doesn't know where would have he gotten these. Are those from some sort of accident? Or are those battle scars?
"Brylle?" Kyanna said, causing Brylle to perk up. "Are you okay? You yelled." She added.
Brylle remained silent for a while. Then he answers, "I'm fine, Kyanna...Just a nightmare."
Kyanna is concerned. When she first met him, he was a happy guy and was willing to help her even though they're complete strangers to each other. Now, he seems like someone who just went through something. An emotional wreck. He seems...traumatized.
If only he shares what's wrong. Maybe she could've helped him. All she can do for now is go back upstairs, albeit guilty, and go back to sleep.
Brylle looks down again, unsure of anything. He shakes his head and goes back to sleep.
"I'm sorry..." He whispered.
Kyu is also lying down on Brylle's own bed, in his own room, in his own house. She's now actually worried. What happens when her client gets in trouble? Would she be in trouble, too? She might lose her job.
She sighs once more.
"I'm sorry..." She whispered.
To be continued...