Author's Note: Well here you go guys… This is the chapter I've been *so* excited to write cause it's my favorite one. The extreme bash on Rascal! Oh Yeah! Well… thanks to Cait cause she's the bestest (Yea ranting queens), Kathy (yea beta circle) and all of my wonderful readers! With out you. I couldn't do this!
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"Insanity: doing the same thing
over and over again,
And expecting different results."
- Albert Einstein
Several months had passed and Adi had gotten progressively larger; she had to buy new ballgowns and ended up lending all of her old ones to her friend Jamila, an ex-slave who worked in the stables and knew Allen.
Despite Rascal's promises to be there for her, he wasn't yet again. He didn't come up with her and Madison to Veldine at Midwinter; where Adi had to tell her parents that she was three and a half months pregnant and engaged to Rascal Sky of Stone Mountain. Rascal left her alone; he studied in the library, went to classes and came home to sleep at night. He refused to come out and see their friends so Adi was left alone with Mel, Ariel, Ane and others. She became very close to those girls; she would go shopping for baby clothes with Mel and Ariel, and practiced a little knife fighting with Ane until the end of January.
Yet through those months Adi never stopped thinking about Kieran; she went to the Hung Chicken to see him and dragged her friends to matinee and early evening performances of his plays. Yet through all that time, she never had the heart to tell him of her engagement to Rascal. Adira just couldn't go through with it.
But Kieran had to leave in the middle of January to go on tour for two months with his acting troupe. When he left he gave Adira a silver anklet with a theatre masks charm and a little silver "id" saying:
To
Adi,
To
remember these months together,
Good
luck with your beautiful child,
For
he has a beautiful mother.
-Kieran
Adi never took it off her ankle and never did stop thinking about Kieran. As Rascal became more and more distant, she began to think about breaking off the engagement; she loved Rascal, but his lack of enthusiasm and care for her the past couple months upset her a great deal. She confided her thoughts only to Jamila and her brother Madison's girlfriend, Nayana. They both told her the same thing, "I know you really love Rascal but if you believe he's not going to be there for you and the baby then it would be in your best interest to break it off."
All of her thoughts and ideas came to height on the first Saturday of March. Everyone had decided to go ice-skating and the crew included the usual; Mel, Ariel, Ane, Ian, Anthony, Jamila and many others. Adi sat out on the side with Jamila while everyone else skated.
"So," said Adi. "I think I'm going to break it off with Rascal."
"Are you sure?" questioned Jamila as she tied up the laces of her skates.
Adi smiled,"I need to do this. Our relationship isn't healthy enough to bring up a child in."
"What child would be brought up properly and be in his right mind with two scholarly parents anyways?" asked Jamila with a grin.
"Shut up!" giggled Adi. "It's more like what child with Rascal as his father is going to be in his right mind."
"Adi…"
"I mean it Jamila, I can't deal with him and his shit anymore. 'I have to much work Adira,' 'I need to go to the library,' 'Later Adi!' What is up with him? He can't even spend time with his fiancée!"
"No um, Adi…"
"What?!"
"Adi," said Jamila. "Turn around."
"Turn around?" asked Adi. "Why?"
"Just turn around."
Adira turned around and Kieran was leaning on a tree across the path, grinning.
"Kieran?" Adi whispered.
"Adira," said Kieran smiling.
"You're back?"
"I came back early."
"Why?"
"I realized I missed something in Corus too much to go on tour with out it," he responded.
"What?" Adi whispered.
"Its not really a what, it's more of a who."
"Oh," said Adi looking down.
"I came back for you Adira," said Kieran.
Adi looked up, "You did?"
"Yes Adi, I did."
Adi got up off her bench and slowly walked over to Kieran, but not before Kieran stroke over to her and took her into his arms. Adi hugged him tightly and said, "I'm breaking off my engagement to Rascal."
"You got engaged?" asked Kieran pulling back for a second.
"In November, I couldn't tell you."
"Why?"
"Cause I liked you but I didn't know how you felt. And we'd just met…"
Kieran smiled, "I'm back here now Adira. I'm here for you."
Adi smiled, "I know Kieran, I know."
Kieran kissed her on the forehead and then tilted her chin up and kissed her softly on the lips. Moments later, Adi heard laughing behind her; turning around she saw Jamila and Astra giggling softly. Adi shook her head and then traced Kieran's jaw with her finger.
"When are you breaking it off with Rascal?"
"Tonight," she responded with a cringe.
"Shh, calm down. I'll be here for you, Adi. I'll come with you if you need me too," said Kieran as he rubbed her shoulders.
"No Kieran," said Adi. "I'll be alright. I can do it by myself."
"You sure?"
"I'm sure."
Kieran grinned and said, "I'll be with you in spirit."
"Well, I still want you near me," said Adi with a giggle.
"Where?" Kieran asked with a grin. "Behind a tree?"
"I dunno…" said Adi giggling.
"Come here," said Kieran as he pulled her back into his arms. "I'll be wherever you need me to be Adira."
Adi smiled, "Okay."
A familiar voice behind Adi said, "There you are!"
Adi pulled away from Kieran and turned around and faced Rascal. She then said, "Rascal we need to talk."
"Why?" Rascal asked. "We talk all the time."
"Not really but okay," muttered Adi. "Let's go sit on a bench."
" Okay."
"I'll be right back Kieran," said Adi as she took Rascal's arm and took him to a bench on the other side of the pond.
"Yes Adi?" What is it you wanted to talk about?" asked Rascal once he had sat down.
"Us."
"Us? Like the wedding? When would you like…"
"No Rascal," interrupted Adi.
"Then what is it?"
"Rascal, I think…." Adi paused for a moment and took a breath before saying again, "Rascal, I think we should break off the engagement."
"What?" whispered Rascal.
" I think we should break off the engagement," said Adi as she bit her lip."
"Um, okay," said Rascal with an extremely hurt look on his face. "I'll get my stuff out of your room tonight then."
"You don't have to do that Rascal. I'll stay at Jamila's the next couple of days so you can get your stuff out. If it could be out by Monday evening, I'd appreciate it," said Adi as she closed her eyes to keep the tears from falling slowly down her face. Adi felt horrible, but knew it was the right thing to do; for her and her baby.
"No it's okay Adi," whispered Rascal. "I'll get my stuff out tonight."
"I'm sorry Rascal," said Adi as she stood up off the bench. "I really am."
"It's okay, I love you too much to be bad you as long as I know you're happy," said Rascal as his eyes filled up with tears.
"How can you love me so much?" whispered Adi harshly. "You haven't been here for me the last couple months! How was I to know you loved me so much?"
"I'm sorry Adi, I am truly."
"That's what you said last time when you cheated on me! And I'm not taking it this time Rascal. It's over, completely. I'm sorry it had to end this way," she whispered.
"Goodbye Adira," said Rascal as he stood up himself.
"Goodbye Rascal," said Adi. "Oh, an Rascal?"
"Yes?"
"The baby isn't an heir anymore," whispered Adi.
'Whatever," he said. "We'll work it out later."
"Okay," said Adi as she walked slowly back around the pond to find Astra, Jamila, Mel and Ariel all running up to give her hugs. "It'll be okay guys!"
"We know, "said Astra. "We're here for you."
"Yes Jamila," said with a grin. "Now go talk to Kieran."
Adi smiled, "I'll talk to y'all later."
"Whose Kieran?" whispered Ariel as Adi walked across the path to Kieran.
"You know," said Mel. "The guy who she always dragged us to see at those matinee shows of plays and stuff?"
"Oh yeah," said Ariel with a giggle. "How cute!"
" The perfect man for Adi," said Jamila. "He came back from his acting tour for her."
~*~*~*~
"Is everything okay?" asked Kieran as Adi came up to him and hugged him around his neck.
"Now it is," whispered Adira.
"I'm glad," said Kieran as he stroked her hair.
"Kieran?"
"Yes love?"
"Can I stay on your couch tonight?"
"Of course," responded Kieran. "But I'll take the couch and you can have the bed."
"Are you sure?" said Adi as she ran her finger along Kieran's jaw line.
"You're six months pregnant dear," said Kieran with a grin as he kissed her lightly on the mouth.
" I know that, " said Adi when she broke the kiss.
"My couch is all lumpy and stuff," said Kieran. "You'll hurt your back."
Adi rolled her eyes, "Okay. But let's okay?"
"Sure," said Kieran as he took her hand and they started to walk back into Lower Corus. Kieran would stop occasionally to take her in his arms and kiss her softly, but eventually they made it to the Hung Chicken. As they walked in holding hands, the couple was greeted with a cheer.
Allen got up, walked over and said, "So you two are finally together."
Adi grinned, "Yes, yes we are."
Kieran grinned and took her upstairs as whistles and "ow-ows!" were shouted behind them. He opened the door to his room and led Adi in. The room was decorated in green, nearly exactly like Adi's own color scheme in her palace apartment. A couch in one corner with cream colored pillows and a four poster bed was in the other. A dresser piled high with stage makeup and a mirror right above it was next to the door to the privy. Adi sat down on the couch and sighed.
"Here," said Kieran as he tossed a tunic to Adi. "You can borrow this to sleep in."
"Thank you," said Adi.
"Your welcome," said Kieran as he took the extra comforter off the bed for himself to sleep with on the couch. "Here's the bed for you." Adi got up and turned around to undress and get into the tunic. When she turned around, Kieran was only in boxers; a navy blue silk pair. She jumped on the bed and giggled as she got under the covers. Kieran grinned as she pat on the side of the bed next to her. He sat to next to her and kissed her lightly on the forehead as she yawned and snuggled into his arms.
"I'm tired, let's go to sleep," said Adi as she yawned.
"Yeah, let's go to sleep," said Kieran as he began to get up.
"You can sleep in this bed y'know," said Adi smiling.
"You sure?"
"We're sleeping in the same bed Kieran, not having sex," said Adi as she pulled Kieran back down on to the bed with her.
"I know, I just don't want to pressure you into anything," said Kieran as he got up and turned off all of the lights. He pulled the covers back on his side of the bed and got in.
Adi yawned and snuggled into his arms, "I know Kieran, and you're the sweetest guy in the world." Adi fell asleep in Kieran's arms as he stroked her hair with his hands. Lying down himself, he kissed Adi on the forehead and closed his eyes, knowing that everything was the way it was supposed to be.