10 chapters already?! Actually, this has been taking longer than expected... heh... Anyway, this chapters skipping ahead a few days to when Kai has to leave, expect sadness, especially from Nya. And expect some chapters, or at least parts of them focusing on Zane and Kai. Also, if anyone can remember the foreshadowing that led to Kai leaving early, leave the quote down below.
Today was the day. They all knew it, and dreaded it.
But to Kai and Nya, it was pure torture.
Kai was sitting on the steps of his cabin, hands shaking like mad and teeth chattering. Everyone else knew better then to mess with the hothead when he was like this; ready to blow a fuse at any given second. But Nya rushed over to her older brother anyway, throwing her arms around his neck. Kai absentmindedly reached out, wrapping a shaking arm around his sister's shoulders.
"D-Dang it, Nya..." Kai said, sniffing quietly. "You're j-just making this worse..."
"But you shouldn't be leaving in the first place!" Nya yelled. Kai looked at his sister, eyes displaying the sadness they both felt. They sat in silence for what felt like an eternity before Cole walked up to the two of them, resting a hand lightly on the older sibling's shoulder. Kai looked up before nodding slowly. Cole reached into his pocket, holding a red Sharpie out for Kai to take before tapping the side of his own head, Kai understanding the gesture and pocketing the marker.
"You're only making this harder..." Cole said quietly.
"Y-Yeah, I know." Kai said, rising to his feet. Cole hated seeing the headstrong one of the group so... weak, if that was even the right word. More like... broken. But it absolutely killed the older teen on the inside.
"Nya... you coming?" Cole asked. The girl nodded, but didn't move from her seat.
"Sis, c'mon." Kai said, reaching a hand towards Nya, a forced smile on his lips. Nya, head still down, took Kai's hand, though her own was drenched in a cold sweat that made her brother flinch. "At least try to look alive, kay?" Nya's amber eyes glared up at her brother, red and puffy from crying, her face blotchy.
"I'll... I'll just go on ahead..." Cole said, walking away.
"I've made up my mind." Nya said, catching her brother off guard. "I'm going with you."
"Nya, you can't be serious!" Kai said, shocked. "No, you're staying here!"
"Kai, try thinking of someone other then yourself for once!"
"I did! That's why I have to leave today!" Kai yelled, Nya not even flinching. "And try thinking about yourself! Nya, you're ten! I don't even know who this Zane guy is!"
"Kai, I am thinking about myself; the fact that I can't go on with you not here is what I'm thinking about!" Nya snapped, gripping her brother's arm so hard he was afraid her fingers would snap off. "I can't stay here without you!" Kai looked down at his feet before wrapping his arms around his sister. She struggled to push away from him, and Kai held onto her shoulders, looking right into Nya's eyes.
"Nya, listen to me." Kai said. "You're not going to be alone here, Jay, Cole, Lloyd, Neuro and Skylar are still here, right?" He didn't let her answer.
"Yes, they are, and I trust them to take care of you. I would trust any of them with my life, and you should, too. They're like family at this point." Nya sniffed, wiping her nose with the back of her hand. "Okay?"
"I-I'm sorry, Kai..." She said, looking down.
"Nya, there's nothing for you to be sorry about." Kai said, taking his sister's hand. "Now come on, let's get this over with."
Kai's head was throbbing something fierce when he sat up. He looked around at his surroundings, feeling memories slip from his head like sand between his fingers, yet one name in particular clung to his mind.
"Nya!" He yelled, jumping to his feet and looking around for his younger sister. Looking at the path behind him, he couldn't help but feel that his sister might be that way... No, she couldn't be, Kai decided, shaking his head. He began to walk towards the town, looking at all the vendors, some of which greeted him like an old friend, sparking some confusion from the boy. He had an idea as to who he was looking for, but couldn't quite remember the name... Zane! That was it!
His focus was drawn to a tall man with pale blue eyes and white-blonde hair that was sitting at a table by himself, a book in his pale hands.
"Uh, excuse me, sir?" Kai said, approaching the man. "I'm looking for a man named Zane, could you help me...?"
"Who would be asking?" The pale man asked, setting the book down.
"Uh, Kai Smith."
"I am Zane." The man said, and Kai let out a sigh of relief, shoulders dropping. "Come, you look tired."
"Thank you, I am."
So that's what happens to you when your mind is wiped. Yeah, I actually did it.
