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Kaider: Stories

The hourglass figure on the bed stirred only slightly, but her breathing remained steady. It was nearly all dark in the room, save for Luna's light coming in through the huge glass windows.

He wondered if she was awake, and his thought was answered when he heard her softly murmur: "Tell me a story."

She shifted and his perspective changed. Instead of looking at the back of her head, he saw the many strands that were falling down her face and in front of her eyes.

Brushing them away and kissing her forehead, he whispered back, "sure."

"A long time ago- more like just a few years ago, actually," he let out a laugh. "There was a man. He was focused on his business. So much that it took away almost all of his personality and put most of his focus on profit."

She sighed. "This sounds really cliche Kai."

"You caught me. It is."

Cinder inched to him. He filled the gap and pulled her to him.

"I have an idea," he said after a moment.

"Yeah?"

"Yeah," Kai confirmed. "Let's make our own story."

"Okay." She smiled. "I'll start. About a year ago, there was a lowly mechanic who had to live with her evil guardian."

He nodded with confidence, also flashing a smile at her. "One day, a prince came to her booth because his android broke. He liked her from when he saw her."

"After that, the mechanic's evil guardian sold her for disease testing." Her eyes lowered shyly. "The prince saw her there, but what he didn't know was that she was a cyborg."

"I had a few assumptions."

"Hey, keep it flowing. We're speaking in third person here."

He rolled his eyes. "Okay. Anyway, she showed up in tatters at the yearly ball."

"Right after she was warned that an evil queen was about to assassinate the prince, don't forget."

The mattress dipped, but it didn't groan. Cinder flopped onto her back and pulled a fluffy pillow to her chest as he nodded.

"At the ball he found out she was not who she said she was."

They fell into silence.

"I'm still sorry about that."

"Cinder..." He sat up, saying "lights on" and pulling her with him. Her eyes squinted from shock.

"Cinder, look at me," she looked into his eyes. Her irises were the shade of chocolate, and lighter near the pupil.

"I don't care if you're Earthen, Lunar, cyborg or not. I don't care. And you shouldn't either."

She planted a small kiss on his lips and smiled. "I guess I have to find a rebound."

"Not tonight," he said, and this time he kissed her. "Lights off."

She lied back down, yawned, and said, "Thanks for the story, Kai."