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Angel Princess 31 sent me this ADORABLE quote that she wanted me to do a Kaider chapter based on. So, here it is!

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"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."

-Winnie the Pooh

*A note this chapter probably has little to do with the quote, but it's still a cute one to share anyway* :)

Kai watched Thorne and Cress wander off in the direction of the garden. They were always together these days. Letting out a breath and getting up from his chair, he went to his office where he would be able to collect his thoughts.

His goal for the day was to muster up the courage to ask Cinder to stay in the Commonwealth because being honest with himself, he didn't want her to go. They were "in a serious relationship" as Iko had put it.

After taking care of business with Torin, Kai took a break to go find her.

He saw Iko walking in one of the shorter palace corridors he was in.

"Hey Iko, do you know where Cinder is?" He asked the escort droid, who now had a new body. It was nearly identical to her last one except it was not ripped apart in the neck area.

"Oh, yeah! Sure! She's in her room. I was just talking to her, actually."

"Thanks Iko. You're the best escort I know."

Iko smiled at his compliment, flipping her hair over her shoulder. "Why, thank you."

Sure enough, Cinder was in her room, looking enthusiastically at a portscreen. Kai wondered why she wasn't using the netscreen in her head.

He decided to get right down to business, barely bothering to say hello.

"So... do you want to stay here in the palace?" Kai asked Cinder, who looked up from her port incredulously.

The whole gang-save Jacin and Winter- were staying in the palace until they were ready to leave. Kai knew that Scarlet and Wolf would be heading back to France as soon as they could.

Thorne and Cress was a different story. They didn't really announce it to them yet, but Kai knew they were together. After three nights of catching them sneaking around, and seeing them head to the garden today, it was painfully obvious that they were both smitten with each other.

He wasn't sure about Cinder, though, and his offer to her was completely selfish in a way.

You could say that he was enamored. Just a little bit.

"To be honest, I'm not sure," Cinder replied. "It's not that I don't want to, but I just want to be where I'm needed that's all."

Kai made sure his face didn't fall or to show to many strong emotions.

"I'm sorry, it's just that I assumed- since we're together- and-" He tried to stop stuttering but he was interrupted by Cinder kissing his cheek.

She smiled at his perplexed expression. So much for his 'showing limited emotions' goal. "It's fine."

Her smile turned mischievous yet still innocent, and his legs almost gave out from under him. Oh, the effect she had on him.

His lips instantly brushed hers, and hers, his.

She pulled away quickly. He was sure that she would be blushing right now if she could.

He decided right then that this tiny moment, right then in his life, would be one of his favorites. Sometimes, the smallest things were the most memorable.

NOTE: I think that I'm going to start writing shorter chapters like these. I really hope it wasn't too horrible! Be honest with me. I know I still have quite a long way to go.