Chapter 25

"I thought you said you suck at pool Meilin." Says Ka as he watches her sink one ball after another.

"I did say that didn't I." Says Meilin as she stands up and leans on the pool que and smiles at Ka.

"Hmm we it's not nice to lie you know. I mean really I though I would be able to beat you but I guess that idea is out the window." Replies Ka as he walks up beside Meilin and drapes his arm across her shoulders. He expected her to push his arm off but she did the opposite. She just smiled and looked up at him with her deep crimson eyes. 'God she is beautiful, but a shorty.' He thinks as he sees that the top of her head is level with his shoulders.

Meilin smiles as Ka drapes his arm over her shoulders, usually she would just shrug him off like any other guy but somehow he was different. He wasn't after her for sex. "Why did you ask me out to play pool?" This question obviously caught him off guard by the look in his eyes.

"Oh well I saw you sitting in the living room alone and I have noticed you seem out of place with Madison and Eli."

"Oh well I guess your right." She says softly as she bends over and takes her next shot, which she wins the game with.

"Listen you are really kicking my ass at this and I don't want the guys to know I lost to a girl. So why don't we do something else?"

Meilin laughs and puts down her que, "You lost that day against Sakura."

"Yes well that doesn't count."

Meilin laughs, "And why not?"

"Because that was Sakura. I don't mind loosing to her or even Madison but you it's another story." Replies Ka as he walks to the front door.

"Hey why is it another story with me?" calls Meilin as she runs after Ka. She steps outside into the cool night air and she looks around. Ka pulls up in front of her in the car. "Need a lift miss?"

Meilin gets in the car and Ka drives away, "Why am I another story Ka?"

"Because you are different from the other leaders." Answers Ka as he drives down the road.

"Of course I'm different. We are all different from each other. If we were the same that would suck."

"Meilin you don't get it do you."

"Get what? Ok where are we going?" asks Meilin as she looks at the scenery around her and she doesn't know any of it.

"I want to show you something." Says Ka as he turns down a dirt road that doesn't look like it's used much. He stops at the end of the lane and gets out of the car, he walks around to Meilin's door and opens it, "Come on Meilin."

Meilin gets out and Ka takes her hand and leads her into the woods. "Ka where are we going, just tell……" starts Meilin but she doesn't finish because they come out of the woods to the edge of a lake. A lake formed in rock, the water so calm it looks like black glass. The stars and the full moon above cast their white light on the world and it makes the lake shine. "Oh my god, Ka this is beautiful."

"I know I come up her to think a lot, It's the best at night when the sky is clear and the moon is full, like tonight." He says as he takes off his shoes and rolls up the legs of his pants. He sits on the edge and puts his feet in the water.

Meilin stands there watching him, his steel gray eyes shine in the moonlight and his black unruly hair moves with the gentle breeze. He takes some rocks and starts skipping them across the surface of the water causing ripples to move across the water. She pulls off her boots and pulls her skirt down a tiny bit and she sits down beside Ka, she slips her legs into the water and smiles, "It's warm."

"Yeah the rocks keep the heat quite well. So you like it up here?"

"I do. I guess I'm not the girl you thought I was huh?" asks Meilin as she moves her feet in the water.

"Your better than the girl I thought you were."

Meilin blushes slightly and looks at Ka, "Why are you being so nice to me?"

"Why do you push people away with anger?"

That question shocked Meilin, "I….I…I don't push people away." She stammers softly.

"Yes you do. I have watched you shrug off guys who would do anything to be with you, you shrug off girls who want to be like you. You don't even let the other leaders get too close to you."

"Why are you being so nice?"

"Because you need the attention Meilin. Your friends are nice to you yes but they aren't as nice to you as you need."

Meilin shivers and hugs herself; "They are nice to me."

Ka whishes he had a jacket or something to give Meilin but he thinks for a second and decides to throw caution to the wind and he swiftly pulls Meilin up onto his lap and he holds her close. Meilin was waiting for a reply from Ka but she was surprised when he pulled her up onto his lap and held her close, she doesn't say anything but she does lean against his body, her head resting on his shoulder and she curls up in his lap.

"Cold now?"

Meilin shakes her head no and smiles, "Thank you Ka."

Ka responds by gently rubbing her arm and back. Meilin closes her eyes and sighs. After a few minutes Ka looks down at Meilin and sees she is sleeping. So he stands up with her in his arms and he grabs her boots and he slides his feet into his own shoes and he walks back to the car.

"I wonder where Meilin is? She usually leaves a note when she is going out alone." Says Madison as she sits in the living room with Eli.

"Oh she isn't out alone Madison." Says a girl who is only sixteen and has long curly red hair, as she steps into the room from the hallway.

"Susan who is she with?" asks Eli as he looks at the girl.

"Oh I saw her and Ka leave at sunset. I heard Meilin say something about pool."

"Oh well I'm sure Meilin is fine. Come on Madison let's go back to bed." Says Eli as he stands up.

Madison nods and follows Eli to their room.

Ka drives to his apartment and he grabs Meilin's boots as he picks her up from the front seat and he carries her into the building and to the elevator. He rides the elevator up to the third floor and he walks out. He is able to hold Meilin with only one arm as he pulls out his keys. He opens the door and walks in, dropping her boots in the foyer he closes the door and it locks on it's own. He carries her down the hallway to his room and he lays her on the bed. Pulling a blanket over her and watching her squirm to get comfy. He writes a note and folds it so it will stand up like a card; he writes her name on the front and leaves it on the bedside table. He then leaves the room leaving the door open behind him and walks to the living room there he lays down on the couch and turns on the TV and flicks through the stations.

"Fóo I'm glad you are coming with me. I mean it's not right to just go and kill Sakura and the baby. Come live with me and start a new life." Says Aaron.

Fóo smiles as Aaron buys two tickets to Miami, Florida. "I guess your right but what if they come looking for me?"

"They won't. When I say start a new life I mean start a new life." Says Aaron as he takes the tickets and turns to Fóo with a smile.