CHAPTER 37

TOGETHER

Later it had gotten dark while Kayla was still on her way home. While she walked, she couldn't help but to blush from what had happened when she and Rai parted from each other.

After Rai had hugged the squirrel, she looked up at her with a deep blush.

Kayla looked back her with a confusing look. 'Why is she staring at me like that?' She thought.

The blue hybrid formed a warm smile towards her, "You're a very sweet girl, Kayla and I…like you for that. Never stop being kind to anyone."

She then formed a warm smile back to her and made a nod. "You bet I won't."

With a smirk, Rai leaned towards the squirrel and quickly gave her a peck on the cheek.

Kayla sat there on the swing frozen by Rai's surprising actions.

As Kayla looked back at it now, the blush on her face had gotten deeper. 'How embarrassing', she thought.

Meanwhile at the hotel in Kainya's room, Kainya was sitting on the bed watching a black hedgehog wearing a red trench coat pace around the room in annoyance. "Demitri, stop walking all around the room. You're giving me a headache."

The hedgehog faced the brown squirrel woman with worry it seemed. "Like I can help it! I still can't believe you're carrying around my seed!"

Kainya knew that Demitri was never fond of the idea of having a baby around at such a time, but her on the other hand had liked the idea. "You know, Tri. I kind of like the idea of having a baby."

The hedgehog's ears twitched at her reply in disbelief, "Wha?"

"I absolutely adore the idea! She'll be so precious!"

"…She?" He began to wonder how she was so sure that their child would be a female.

"She'll become like another me! Oh Tri, she'll be so beautiful."

A sweat drop appeared on the side of his head as he began to think what it would be like if their child was like Kainya. Just thinking about it sent a shiver up his spine. "Another you? Hell no! Pass!"

She giggled as she noticed Demitri getting a little worked up over the assumption of their child being a girl. "What? Would you rather for our child to be more like me or more like you?"

It didn't take him long to reply, "Me of course", he spoke as he crossed his arms with a smirk on his face.

"Why you?"

"Because at least then he will have more common sense and won't play around with such pathetic and weak mortals for his own personal pleasures."

The squirrel blushed in annoyance at his reply, "I don't do that…well…maybe some times…" She spoke in a shy and soft tone. She then froze and realized that he called their child a he. "What a minute! What do you mean he?"

He turned to her with a sly smile, "Isn't it obvious? Look at your stomach, babe."

She slowly looked down at her huge stomach and noticed that it had gotten even bigger than before.

"I don't know how, but I can feel our child's power and it's getting stronger and stronger by the day. That's the power of a demon. A male demon. A true prince of darkness!"

Meanwhile, Kayla continued to walk down the sidewalk during the middle of night making her way towards her house, until she realized that she was passing by Taku and Rai's house. She looked up at the huge house in amazement. 'Wow', she thought. 'They have a pretty big house.' As she studied the house even more, she noticed a black shadowy figure standing on the balcony looking at the bright moon and shining stars in the dark night sky. She looked harder and noticed that the dark figure was no other than Taku. 'Taku?' She thought. 'Why is he up so late?' While she was wondering about him, she heard him speak.

"Kayla?"

She snapped out of her thoughts when she heard his voice and looked up at him.

"What are you doing here?"

Before she could think of an answer to give him, she heard him speak to her again.

"Hey come up here for a while."

She didn't understand why he wanted her to suddenly come inside of their house and stand on the balcony beside him, but she wasted no time and eagerly made her way inside and raced her way up towards the balcony. When she made it up to the balcony, she saw him standing there smiling at her with the night air blowing the orange hair that appeared from under his gray hat. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. She stared at his body glowing under the moon's bright light in admiration. She began to form a small blush at the sight, 'He's so…gorgeous under the moonlight.' She was brought out of her thoughts when she heard him talking to her.

"I've been waiting for you, Kayla."

She pointed to herself while looking dumbfounded, "Waiting for me?"

He made a nod, turned his back to her, and looked back at the night sky once again.

She had thought that something important must have been on Taku's mind and he couldn't hold it in anymore. She stood beside him and faced him with concern. "What's on your mind, Taku?" She heard him sigh heavily with him still not facing her.

"Kayla, I…I kind of told your dad that I…kind of…like you."

Her eyes widened in surprise both at the fact that he had liked her and the fact that he confessed that towards her father. "You what? And to who? Uh, did my dad try to hurt you in any way? Because if he did!" She began to clench her fist because she would get angry at Shadow for ever trying to attempt to hurt someone who really admired her.

The hybrid let out a chuckle at her reaction and placed his hand over her fist to lower it slowly. "Heh, no. He didn't try anything I promise you. It's just kind of embarrassing…to confess my love for you to your father first."

"Then why did you?" She was suddenly pulled into a loving embrace by the hybrid. "Taku?"

As he held her in his arms, he whispered into her ear, "Kayla, I want to protect you. I want to be with you until the bitter end. Kayla, I really do love you. I love you so much and I would be torn if something horrible happened to you."

She blushed as she couldn't believe any of what was happening at the moment. "Taku…" She looked up at the hybrid and stared into his eyes. "I…I…"

Taku's eyes widened as he noticed her eyes slowly fill with tears, "Kayla?"

"I love you too, Taku and I've been waiting forever for you to feel the same way I felt for you."

He formed a smile filled with happiness and caressed her cheek with his hand. He leaned towards her slowly until his lips finally met hers.

As his lips meet hers, she couldn't help to let the tears that was swollen in her eyes flow down her cheeks.

When he felt her tears touch his hand that was on her cheek, he quickly broke away from her in worry. "Kayla, what's wrong? Why are you crying? Did…did I rush you into this too soon? We can…wait." He then saw her shake her head slowly.

"No it's not you. I…I honestly don't know why I'm crying." She then formed a small smile, "Maybe just maybe, I'm truly happy for the first time in a long time."

Soon his worried expression disappeared and gave her a warm smile for her finally smiling once again.

Below them standing on the dark and deserted sidewalk, not knowing they were being watched, a teenage black fox boy stared at the new couple in annoyance. "Taku and the demon bitch are finally together eh?" He growled. "I kind of don't like that." He began to laugh in a sinister tone, "Maybe…just maybe I'll fix that."

A/N:

Kayla: Dad, why are you so upset?

Shadow: You know damn well why I'm so upset!

Chase: So you and Taku are dating now huh? That makes me feel kinda neglected...

Kayla: Chase, don't hurt him!

Chase: Trust me bitch, you'll be the one hurting!

Mesu: What do you want from me?