Chapter - 21

Bright sunlight lighting up the room was what made Kai shift on the bed uncomfortably. He woke up and rubbed his eyes to see that he wasn't in that hellhole at DEO or even at some random motel. He lay back on the bed with a small smile. She was lying next to him, breathing evenly. He turned on his side and looked at her face. She didn't look at peace. Sighing, he turned on his back again. A killer headache starting to grow and all he wanted to do was sleep. Restlessly, he closed his eyes.

When Kai woke up again, it was already noon. Kara wasn't in bed and he sat up, looking around the loft to see that she was gone. He couldn't just leave now, could he? Not without having a word with her first. And he knew DEO would have some kind of medicine for an alien hangover. Groaning, he went to the bathroom to freshen up before he changed into a fresh pair of jeans and a black shirt. Grabbing his jacket and backpack, he slipped on his rings and exited the loft through the balcony.

Kai flew straight to the DEO and walked in to see Winn working on his computer. When Winn looked up, his eyes widened. "Mon-El?" he muttered before his eyes fell on Kai's hands. Rings. He let out a small sigh and stood up. "Still here, Kai?"

"Hey, you have anything strong for a headache? I have a horrible hangover."

"Drank all night?" Winn asked before leading the way to the medbay. "Thought you were leaving the town."

"There was an… emergency of sorts," Kai lied. "Mon up yet?"

Winn shook his head. "They have stopped giving him the drugs though. He will wake up very soon. Also we have been testing to see if he has any of your powers left, but it looks like they just faded."

Kai simply nodded and they walked past a room, which was closed. Kai stopped short when he heard cries coming from that room. "Who's in there?" he asked even before he could use his x-ray vision to check.

"Kara," Winn said softly. "This is what happens after Red K. She regrets all the things she has done and she cries. Alex is there with her now."

"What's Red K?"

"You know how your weakness is Lead? The Kryptonians have something called Kryptonite. It comes in various colors. Green is exactly like Lead to you. It's harmful. Exposure can be very bad for any Kryptonian. But now what Kara was affected by was Red Kryptonite. It kinda messes with her head, makes her angry. Brings every negative thought to the surface. She ends up doing stuff she would probably regret. She came here this morning, she was mad at Mon-El for some strange reason. Demanded to see him. J'onn managed to grab onto her and we gave her the cure we had ready in case of Red K emergencies. Looks like something happened yesterday, she's been crying about it, just not telling what exactly happened."

Kai gulped. This was his fault. He had seen her eyes shine red, but he didn't stop her. Then again, she called him a coward. How was he supposed to walk away?

"Why was she mad at Mon?" he asked, as Winn led him into the storage room. He started looking around for the medicine.

"Dunno." Winn grabbed a small bottle and took two pills out. "Here you go. Take these before lunch. Kara being mad at Mon-El isn't anything new, but she was shouting… something about being cursed... because of him."

Kai collapsed on the chair nearby. He kneaded his temple as he realized what he had just done.

"You okay there?" Winn asked in concern.

"I am. Can you give me a minute alone?"

Nodding, Winn left the room without a word. Kai sat back in the chair and recollected everything that had happened before. He didn't break off his blood bond, and he had slept with Kara. And seeing as how Kara had obviously slept with Mon-El before doing the deed with her true mate, it could only mean one thing. And it killed Kai to think of that.

Mon-El Gand was cursed.

And there was no way to fix this mess. Kai held his head in his hands and let out a curse. He stood up and marched out of the room. Then he yanked the door open to the room Kara was in. Her eyes shot up at him as soon as he stepped in. Her eyes were red and puffy. No wonder she was so upset, maybe she figured out what was going to happen to Mon-El.

"What do you want?" Alex demanded when she saw Kai.

"Get out. I want to talk to Kara alone."

"How dare you?"

"Alex," Kara spoke quickly. "Give us a minute, please. I beg you."

Alex frowned. She turned towards Kai and pointed one accusing finger at him. "Touch her and I'll rip your head off."

"Get the hell out, Danvers!" Kai growled. Alex rolled her eyes and walked out of the room. Kai closed the door behind her and turned to Kara. "I didn't know something was wrong with you, I swear! I tried to stop you."

"I know." Kara nodded. "I remember everything. That's the worst part. My deepest, darkest desires come out when I'm on Red K. Doesn't mean I don't regret them." She sniffed and wiped the tears off her cheeks.

"Look, there must be something at the Fortress. Some old record of our Daxamite traditions. I will not let anything happen to Mon-El, I give you my word."

"Mon-El? What's going to happen to him?"

Kai sighed. "Kara, we consummated our blood bond last night. The consequences are dire. If you ever slept with any man before me, he will be cursed. This was to ensure all brides were virgins."

Kara gasped and closed her mouth with her hands. "F*ck," Kai cursed as he took a seat on the chair in front of Kara. "If I can reverse the curse, I can take it on me."

"How?"

"I don't know. You weren't bonded to Mon." Kai was quiet for a while, but he suddenly remembered something and sat up straight, "Ubrion. The planet of chroniclers. They have records and data of every single planet to ever exist. In case something does happen to your planet. The price is hefty, but it's worth the shot."

"You need to pay them for records of Daxam?" Kara asked in confusion.

"I don't have the wealth I used to, Kara. I don't have my title. I'm just the banished prince. And I think I know what they will take from me in return for all the documents I can get from them."

"And what's that?" she whispered.

"My powers. Ubrion has a yellow sun. Maybe my blood. Whatever it is, I know a way to reverse the curse exists. I should have paid more attention."

"So you are leaving?"

Kai couldn't help but notice the hint of sadness in her voice. Didn't she want him to go?

"You want me to stay?" he asked, deciding to voice his thoughts.

"Last night was a mistake, Kai. I don't love you. I love Mon-El. And I can't believe I cheated on him with you." Kara began to cry again and all Kai could do was move closer and hold her in his arms.

"Hey! Hey! Listen. We can pretend last night never happen. It can be a secret that dies with us. I promise you, no one will ever find out."

Kara moved out of his embrace and nodded. "So, you are going to Ubrion?"

"I'm gonna get out of the city first. I'll let you know when I find out the way to reverse the curse. Till then, keep my brother safe." Saying that, Kai caressed her head and moved away before leaving the room.

He was just passing the other room in the medbay when he heard someone call him. It was a weak voice but something he recognized in an instance. He turned around to see the door to Mon-El's room open.

His brother had his arm outstretched. "Kai," he called weakly.

Before Kai could reach out to Mon-El, he was pushed aside by Kara and a team of medics and DEO agents as they rushed in to check on Mon-El. Kara was hugging him tightly, but all Mon-El did was stare at Kai who stood by the door. There was guilt written over Kai's face, but that was something Mon-El couldn't read. All he wanted was his brother close.

When Eliza announced that Mon-El was perfectly alright, everyone except for Kara left the room. Kai finally walked in and took Mon-El's hand in his. His brother's face lit up as he brought their hands closer and kissed the back of Kai's hand. Kai pushed the unruly hair from Mon-El's face and smiled. "You made it out alive, little jerk."

Mon-El let out a weak chuckle. "I knew it would weaken me, but I didn't want you doing something you would regret."

Kai's eyes immediately shot up to Kara. She looked away, caressing Mon-El's other hand lightly.

"What's with the bag?" Mon-El asked, seeing Kai's backpack on the floor.

Kai let out a small sigh before he tightened the hold on Mon-El's hand. "There's something I need to tell you, Mon. While you were out, Kara helped me cure my… condition. Now I won't be running around draining power plants."

Mon-El smiled brightly. "That's great, Kai! I'm so glad you are okay. Thanks, Kara."

"Here's the thing, Mon. DEO is no longer gonna keep me locked up and I—"

Mon-El cut him off by saying, "Does this mean I can finally show you around the city? Maybe we can start looking for a place, Kai? I have enough saved to get us a decent place."

Kai sadly looked up at Kara for some help. Giving him a discreet nod, she spoke, "Mon-El, Kai is leaving."

The older twin couldn't help but roll his eyes. "The f*ck is wrong with you, Blondie? Ever heard of being subtle?"

"Hey! It's not my fault," Kara shot back. "You weren't ready to tell him that, I only helped you out! Don't give me that look, Kai Parker or I'll throw you off the roof!"

"Oh, you are most welcome to try, stupid Blondie!"

Kara was about to speak when she heard a sniff. She turned to look at Mon-El and her eyes widened. Mon-El held back a sob and said, "Kara, can you give us a minute alone? I want to talk to my brother."

Nodding, Kara left the room. The air around them got tense as Mon-El finally spoke, "So you are leaving me again? After all that we faced together. After I finally got you back. Why, Kai? Why do you always run away? Why is reality too difficult for you to face?"

"Mon, this is for our best. You can visit me. I promise, I'll write to you. I'll talk to you. But right now I really have to leave. There's something important that I need to take care of."

"More important than me?"

Kai looked away and nodded. "Yes."

"Fine. Go. But don't bother calling or returning, Kai-El," Mon-El muttered, his eyes cold. "You leave now, you never return. Just think I died with Daxam."

"Mon, no—"

"Go, Kai. Don't make it harder for me." Mon-El pushed him away and turned in the bed, facing away from him.

"I'm sorry, brother. I didn't mean to hurt you." Kai grabbed his shoulder but Mon-El just brushed his hand away.

"You are hurting me by just talking. Can you please leave?"

Kai gave him a sad nod as he went to grab his backpack, "Fir'qyo, Mon-El." Saying that, Kai super sped out of the room and out of the DEO before anyone could see him. He knew he wasn't going to fly away, so he went straight to the bus stop to get a ticket out of town.

Farwell were his last words to Mon-El. But he knew he couldn't let those be the last words. He had to save his brother.

A/N: Well... Red K! Hopefully you saw that coming. Last chapter was RedKai not Kaira. And Mon-El is finally up!

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