Chapter thirteen; Alone time

I'm so sorry that this took so very long! EXAM was so very awful and I barely made it through! But I'm back! Updates will be a bit slow from now on since I gotta work and tennis is one of my main priorities, but I'll update as soon as I can! If you have any ideas how I can make this story better, pm me or review! I mean I write because I would want to read this, so why not make it enjoyable for u too?!

Brady slowly opened his eyes at the weight on his chest. It stung as hell, but the sweet vanilla smell cancelled it out completely. On his chest was a sleeping Mikayla. She had bags under her eyes and he can tell that she had been here all night. Boomer was in one of the infirmary chairs as well as Boz. Both was holding onto each other as tightly as they could. The young king smiled softly as he placed a hand on Mikayla's soft brunette hair. As soon as he did so she jumped awake. Her eyes landed on him immediately, but before she could say a thing he interrupted her.

"Shh, let's enjoy the quite a little longer." Brady stated as he directed over to Boomer and Boz.

"Of course, my k-..." Again the raven hair cut her off.

"Please Kayla, don't call me that. Sorry I woke you." Brady stated directing her attention to something else.

"Oh don't worry about it, Brady." Mikayla smiled weakly. Brady nodded as he pulled out one of the many pillows he was sleeping on. He placed it next to his head and patted it, clearly gaining her attention.

"What's that for?" Mikayla asked suspiciously.

"An offer to enjoy the silence with me. I'm tired and your exhausted, so please?" Brady asked softly. Taken aback Mikayla stared confusedly at him. "I'm not asking for marriage, Mikayla. I just enjoyed your company." Mikayla blushed at the statement, but slowly climbed onto the bed besides him. She had been to worried about him and he could see clearly through her charade. He knew all to well what was going on with her lately. She slowly placed her head on his chest as he fiddled with her hair. Soon enough Brady drifted off into another restless sleep.

When Brady woke up again he could feel that the wait on his chest was missing. He frowned slightly as he reached out next to him, but he still couldn't find her. Boomer and Boz was already awake now and could see their brother waking up. Mikayla on the other hand noticed his discomfort. Her mouth slightly stood agape as she noticed that he was searching for her.

"He's waking up!" Boomer stated with enthusiasm. Brady winced at the loudness of his voice as he slowly opened his eyes. The moment he did so the two immediately tackled him into a bone crushing hug.

"Good to see you too..." Brady trailed off as he winced in pain. Thankfully he was use to this by now.

"We thought we were going to lose you bro!" Boz shouted as he squeezed his brother tighter.

"Come on guys. I'm not that easy to get rid off." Brady smiled proudly as he tried to sat up. Brady glanced slowly around as he tried to establish his bearings. He noticed only now that half of the room was covered in flowers. The raven haired man smiled lightly. "I'm guessing these arefrom Nico and Meg?" Brady questioned as his brothers finally let go of him.

"Yeah, but some of it is from Mason, Rebecca and Candis. They left like fifteen minutes ago to get some dinner for us." Boz stated with a smile.

"The doctor also practically forced them to go since we all could overwhelm you." Boomer stated with a huff. "How can my awesomeness overwhelm you?"

Brady let out a low chuckle as he stole a glance at Mikayla. He noticed that she was staring at him, but her head duck down the moment their eyes met. Quickly the young king took in a breath of courage. He was going to prove to Shen that he was wrong. That he was nothing but a memory.

"Boz, Boom, could you guys get me some coffee from the kitchen? You know the banana flavored one that you two usually make together?" Brady asked with a smile.

"Of course bro! We would love to!" Boz shouted with enthusiasm.

"Yeah! Keep an eye on him will you, Mikayla!" Boomer shouted as he and Boz took off. Mikayla frowned slightly as she directed her attention to Brady.

"Why'd you sent them away?" Mikayla asked as Brady slowly stood up. She gasped at his sudden boldness and was at his side immediately. "Are you crazy? You have like twenty stitches in your chest!"

"Whoa calm down, Kayla. I've been through worse." Brady stated as he took her small hand in his. "I want to ask you something important and I don't want to look crippled while doing so."

"Brady, anything you have to ask can wait until..." Immediately Brady cut her off.

"Not one more word, Kayla. I mean it." Mikayla slowly nodded as she became totally silent. "I want you to be honest with me, alright? No more cat and mouse." Brady stated in all seriousness.

"Brady, what are..." Again the young king cut her off.

"Kayla." Brady stated in a warning tone. Mikayla nodded in understanding, still not sure what he had planned. "I want to ask you if it is at all even the slightest possible that you have feelings for me?" Brady asked with a sigh. At the statement Mikayla's eyes widened. Under no circumstances did she believe what he was now asking her.

"What are you saying, Brady?" Mikayla asked as she gave him a confused look.

"Look I know you said that you wouldn't date me unless I actually grew up. I know I'm not the bravest or the smartest person in the world, but I was hoping that you'd consider allowing me to take you on an actual date?" Brady asked with a small smile. "Now I know that the island's regulations work a bit differently and I would follow tradition to quart you as a king would, but I would like to just enjoy our youth while we still have it." Brady joked lightly.

"Are you serious?" Mikayla asked as her eyes began to glisten with tears.

"Well, I am totally serious..." Brady trailed off as his smile faltered. "...but I can understand if you'd rather look up to me as your king and not..." This time Mikayla cut him off.

"Of course I would want to date you, Dummy!" Mikayla stated as she through herself in his arms, momentarily forgetting about his wounds.

Brady winced slightly at the sudden movement, but he wrapped his arms around her nonetheless. A smile spread across his face and his hold tightened around Mikayla. Looks like Shen was actually wrong. Mikayla did feel the same for him.

"I thought you didn't feel the same..." Brady stated with a sad chuckle.

"I didn't think that you did either." Mikayla stated as she choked up. The two stood there for a few more minutes before Boomer spoke up.

"Well, if you two wanted alone time so badly, you could've just said so." Boomer stated matter-of-a-factly. Boz frowned slightly at the statement.

"Why would they want alone time?" Boz asked in a half whisper. Mikayla and Brady heard it however and burst out into a fit of laughter. Things were finally looking up for the two of them. Even though Brady was barely ready to even face Mikayla three months ago, he was now finally holding her in his arms.