A/N: This one feels a little incomplete, which is fine, as technically it is. The one after this is its partner. :) Also sending many thanks and kind welcomes to the new followers/favoriters ^_^ I very much appreciate each and every one!
Summary: Kai's anticipation. It's been years since he's been around so much raw power (mid-06x04).
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters.
Title: Ulterior Motives
Words: 100
Hidden within his jacket pocket, Kai could feel the ascendant graze against him when he moved. Rounding the table to lean against a chair, he watched her work, the sound of her chanting making his stomach tumble gleefully with butterflies. This was her final test.
"Find the ascendant and we're home free," he'd said.
And it hadn't taken her long to prepare, what with Damon impatiently panting over her shoulder, and all. But Kai had other things in mind as he thought back to the moment she'd regained power.
He'd been jonesing for a fix for a very long time.