Title: A New Love and Life
Author: Alexz Recoro
Summary: Kay thinks her life is perfect. Although Miguel and Charity are still together, Kay is pregnant with his baby, and he HAS to love her. Doesn't he? Kay thinks so. But one last snowboarding trip changes her mind drastically.
Disclaimer: I don't own Passions. I do own Akura. Also, my story IS NOT running with the show at all, but I don't really care.
Kay breathed deeply, enjoying the way the cold air stung her nose slightly. It was a beautiful day, cold and clear, not a cloud in the sky and the sun reflecting almost blindingly off of the snow. Almost, but not quite. Kay slid her yellow snowboarding sunglasses over her eyes and the view was reduced to a shaded version. Kay inhaled deeply once more and turned back to the van to pull her snowboard from the back. She had been looking forward to this. Once last snowboarding trip before she had to stop because of the baby. She hadn't even let her morning sickness stop her.
She was wearing a pair of light blue parachute pants over only a pair of jeans, a tee shirt, a sweater and a black windbreaker. Her sneakers were silver with dark blue flames, just like her snowboard, expect her snowboard was dark blue with silver and black flames on it. Her beanie was a dark blue with a light yellow dragon design on it, and her sunglasses were light yellow, hiding the bright blue of her eyes, while her long golden brown hair was pulled back from her face and tucked up under her beanie.
"Come on guys!" She chirped, rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet, waiting impatiently for Reese, Jessica, Miguel, Charity and Simone to climb out of the van. Charity was the last one out of the van, being helped by Miguel, looking green. The van ride hadn't agreed with her.
"Come on Charity. Let's get you some water in the lodge." Miguel said worriedly. Everyone grabbed their snowboards and made their way to the lodge, Kay in the lead, practically bouncing up and down in her excitement.
Once they got their and Charity sat down, Charity looked at Miguel.
"Oh Miguel. I'm so sorry, but I just don't feel up to snowboarding."
"That's okay." Miguel said with smile, smoothing her blonde hair. Kay bit her lip and looked away. "I'll stay here with you while the others hit the hill."
"Oh no. You go and have fun Miguel, you've been looking forward to this for a long time. I'll stay here, and Kay will stay with me."
That snapped Kay back to reality, and she snapped her head around fast enough to give herself whiplash and stared at her cousin with narrowed eyes through her yellow sunglasses.
"I will WHAT?!?" She hissed. Charity and Miguel looked surprised.
"Oh Kay, you really should stay with Charity." Miguel said.
"Yeah Kay, you'll stay with me, won't you? You know you really shouldn't be snowboarding in your 'condition' you know." Charity said primly. Kay couldn't stand it one second more.
"Oh stuff it Charity!" Kay snapped, her eyes blazing. "I'm pregnant, I'm not made of glass like you seem to be! And besides, I'm only a month along and Simone's mom said it would be perfectly alright if I went snowboarding! I'm been waiting for this trip for a long time, and I am NOT going to sit on my butt with you!" And with that, Kay spun on her heel and stomped out of the lodge and headed for the ski lift.
She fumed to herself as she strapped her left foot into her bindings and began to gently glide toward the chair lift. Charity made her so angry! 'Like she really cares about my 'condition'.' Kay thought with a snort. She watched as two girls in front of her got on the lift, then effortlessly glided into place before the next chair. She sat down as soon as she felt the chair bump the back of her thighs, then slid back fully onto the seat, heaving the free end of her board up to rest on top of her right foot.
She spent the rest of the day flying over the snow, forgetting everything except the feelings of soaring over the snow, her knees bent, the wind nipping at her face. She had almost forgotten how much fun this was! Kay shifted a little more weight onto her front leg to slow down and leaned back as she went around a curve. Then she straightened up and shifted her weight back to her back leg to increase her speed.
Risking a glance at the sky, she realized this would have to be the last run for a while. She was starving for lunch. Kay sighed and she realized that getting lunch would mean going to the lodge. And going to the lodge would mean seeing everyone and sitting with them. And everyone would be pissed at her and snapping at her and ignoring her because of what she had said to Charity. Shaking her head, Kay shifted her weight yet again as she came to the bottom of the hill, then whipped the tail end around and came to a stop that sent a spray of snow through the air. Kay giggled and undid her bindings, then stepped of the snowboard and picked it up. Then she took a deep breath and headed for the lodge.
She set her snowboard in the rack and pulled off her sunglasses and beanie, tucking them in her pocket. She saw everyone sitting at a rather large table over in the corner. Jessica saw her, and they all stopped talking to glare at her. Kay ignored them, instead moving to the cafeteria style food court. After a while, she decided on some milk and chili, with a lot of crackers. Then she walked to a small table in sight of her 'friends' and sat with her back to them. She pulled a book for one of her English classes out of her bag, and starting reading as she ate.
"Excuse me." The voice pulled Kay out of her book. "Is this seat taken?" Kay looked up from her book only to find the hottest, and most unusual looking boy she had ever seen. She shook her head mutely, and studied him as he sat down. He was her age, maybe a little older, with chin length silver hair pulled back into a ponytail, dark skin, and wide eyes, one blue, one purple, both with large gold flakes in them. He grinned at her as he sat down.
"Hi. I'm Akura Hitome. And you are. . .?"
"Kay Bennet." Kay responded with a smile, extending her hand to him to shake. Akura took it with a smile and squeezed it slightly.
"I like your name." Kay said with a smile.
"Thank you. It's Japanese."
"Oh, are you Japanese?"
"My grandfather on my dad's side is, and I lived in Japan for a few years."
"So you speak Japanese?"
"Fluently."
"That's awesome! Say something." Kay somehow found herself being drawn in by this mysterious stranger. He winked and said something in a flowing language.
"What did you say?"
"I said 'Why is a beautiful young lady like yourself sitting all alone when you should have suitors falling at your feet?' Or as close to that as you can get." Akura winked his blue eye at her and Kay laughed.
"Well, you see those people behind me?" She whispered, leaning closer to him.
"Yeah." He whispered back, leaning forward until his forehead touched hers. Kay felt a shock run through her at the contact that shocked her all the way to her toes, but didn't pull back.
"Well, their all really pissed at me because I told the blonde one off earlier."
"Ah." Akura said, sitting back. "Well, I say we find a better subject then."
"I agree." Kay said with a smile, settling back in her chair.
"So, who do you want to talk about, me or you?" Akura asked, grinning at her, his eyes twinkling. His canines were slightly larger than normal, so his grin was positively wolfish.
"You decided."
"How about Q and A? I'll ask a question, then you ask a question and then so on."
"I like. I'll go first."
"Be my guest."
"All right. Siblings?"
"I'm the baby in a family of seven girl, all much older than I am, all with kids."
"So you're an uncle?"
"No fair, that's two questions." Akura whined playfully.
Kay snorted. "Quit being a smart ass and answer the question."
"Yes, I am an uncle, to five nieces and seven nephews."
"Whoa."
"Yeah. Okay, my turn. What about you? Siblings?"
"Four. Two half-brothers, both older, one older brother and one younger sister."
"Nice. Your turn."
"What is with your hair?" Kay asked bluntly.
Akura laughed. "It's real. It's not a die job our anything. See." He bent his head and shook it slightly. "No roots. What about you? You a real brunette?"
"Check for yourself." Kay suggested, amused. She felt her heart skip a beat when Akura jumped to his feet and walked over to stand behind her, running a hand through her hair and peering at her roots.
"Okay." He declared sitting back down. "I pronounce you a natural brunette. That's good."
"Oh, I thought most guys preferred blondes."
"No way. I like brunette's much better. They also must be natural brunette. Haven't meet a brunette yet that didn't have a smart mouth, a big temper and a sprit and attitude to match it." Akura winked at her again, his purple eyes this time. Kay laughed.
"Okay, my turn right? Umm. . . Oh! Are your eyes real?"
"Yep. No contacts on these babies." Akura said proudly. "My turn. How old are you?"
"Eighteen. Freshman in college. You?"
"Twenty. Junior in college. What college?"
"The one in Harmony. You?"
"Same one." Akura said with a grin.
"Really?" Kay asked in surprise. "How come I've never seen you?"
"Bad luck." Akura said with another wolfish grin. "And when there's snow on the ground, you won't find me anywhere but on a snowboard. You especially won't find me in school."
"I know what you mean." Kay said with a laugh. "Wanna hit the hill?"
"Thought you'd never ask." Akura said, getting to his feet.
They left the lodge, picking up their boards at the door. Akura's was black with a red dragon on it. After that they sat together on the chair lift, and Kay found herself pouring out her heart to him, telling him everything. About Charity, Miguel, the baby, everything. Akura simply held her hand and listened, putting an arm around her and watching her face with those wide eyes of his. And when they reached the end of the lift, Kay realized that she didn't want Miguel anymore. He wasn't important.
"But I still want this baby." Kay said stubbornly. "I don't know if I want Miguel to be a part of it's life, but I do know that I love this baby."
"Know what I think?" Akura asked softly.
"What?"
"I think you will make an absolutely wonderful mother." Akura said with a smile, cupping her chin in his hand. Kay smiled at him, then slid off the chair and towards the start of the run.
They made several runs, each more fun then the one before. They laughed and teased each other as they raced across the snow, keeping up with each other easily. When it began to get dark, Akura walked her to the lodge where her friends were waiting, and then to the van, a little apart from everyone else. Kay gave him her address and phone number, then waved to him and climbed into the van. He stood there and smiled at her as they drove away, and Kay watched him until she couldn't see him anymore.
And as Kay sat there in the van, her forehead pressed against the cold glass of the window, staring out at the starry sky, she wondered if she'd ever see Akura again.
Author: Alexz Recoro
Summary: Kay thinks her life is perfect. Although Miguel and Charity are still together, Kay is pregnant with his baby, and he HAS to love her. Doesn't he? Kay thinks so. But one last snowboarding trip changes her mind drastically.
Disclaimer: I don't own Passions. I do own Akura. Also, my story IS NOT running with the show at all, but I don't really care.
Kay breathed deeply, enjoying the way the cold air stung her nose slightly. It was a beautiful day, cold and clear, not a cloud in the sky and the sun reflecting almost blindingly off of the snow. Almost, but not quite. Kay slid her yellow snowboarding sunglasses over her eyes and the view was reduced to a shaded version. Kay inhaled deeply once more and turned back to the van to pull her snowboard from the back. She had been looking forward to this. Once last snowboarding trip before she had to stop because of the baby. She hadn't even let her morning sickness stop her.
She was wearing a pair of light blue parachute pants over only a pair of jeans, a tee shirt, a sweater and a black windbreaker. Her sneakers were silver with dark blue flames, just like her snowboard, expect her snowboard was dark blue with silver and black flames on it. Her beanie was a dark blue with a light yellow dragon design on it, and her sunglasses were light yellow, hiding the bright blue of her eyes, while her long golden brown hair was pulled back from her face and tucked up under her beanie.
"Come on guys!" She chirped, rocking back and forth on the balls of her feet, waiting impatiently for Reese, Jessica, Miguel, Charity and Simone to climb out of the van. Charity was the last one out of the van, being helped by Miguel, looking green. The van ride hadn't agreed with her.
"Come on Charity. Let's get you some water in the lodge." Miguel said worriedly. Everyone grabbed their snowboards and made their way to the lodge, Kay in the lead, practically bouncing up and down in her excitement.
Once they got their and Charity sat down, Charity looked at Miguel.
"Oh Miguel. I'm so sorry, but I just don't feel up to snowboarding."
"That's okay." Miguel said with smile, smoothing her blonde hair. Kay bit her lip and looked away. "I'll stay here with you while the others hit the hill."
"Oh no. You go and have fun Miguel, you've been looking forward to this for a long time. I'll stay here, and Kay will stay with me."
That snapped Kay back to reality, and she snapped her head around fast enough to give herself whiplash and stared at her cousin with narrowed eyes through her yellow sunglasses.
"I will WHAT?!?" She hissed. Charity and Miguel looked surprised.
"Oh Kay, you really should stay with Charity." Miguel said.
"Yeah Kay, you'll stay with me, won't you? You know you really shouldn't be snowboarding in your 'condition' you know." Charity said primly. Kay couldn't stand it one second more.
"Oh stuff it Charity!" Kay snapped, her eyes blazing. "I'm pregnant, I'm not made of glass like you seem to be! And besides, I'm only a month along and Simone's mom said it would be perfectly alright if I went snowboarding! I'm been waiting for this trip for a long time, and I am NOT going to sit on my butt with you!" And with that, Kay spun on her heel and stomped out of the lodge and headed for the ski lift.
She fumed to herself as she strapped her left foot into her bindings and began to gently glide toward the chair lift. Charity made her so angry! 'Like she really cares about my 'condition'.' Kay thought with a snort. She watched as two girls in front of her got on the lift, then effortlessly glided into place before the next chair. She sat down as soon as she felt the chair bump the back of her thighs, then slid back fully onto the seat, heaving the free end of her board up to rest on top of her right foot.
She spent the rest of the day flying over the snow, forgetting everything except the feelings of soaring over the snow, her knees bent, the wind nipping at her face. She had almost forgotten how much fun this was! Kay shifted a little more weight onto her front leg to slow down and leaned back as she went around a curve. Then she straightened up and shifted her weight back to her back leg to increase her speed.
Risking a glance at the sky, she realized this would have to be the last run for a while. She was starving for lunch. Kay sighed and she realized that getting lunch would mean going to the lodge. And going to the lodge would mean seeing everyone and sitting with them. And everyone would be pissed at her and snapping at her and ignoring her because of what she had said to Charity. Shaking her head, Kay shifted her weight yet again as she came to the bottom of the hill, then whipped the tail end around and came to a stop that sent a spray of snow through the air. Kay giggled and undid her bindings, then stepped of the snowboard and picked it up. Then she took a deep breath and headed for the lodge.
She set her snowboard in the rack and pulled off her sunglasses and beanie, tucking them in her pocket. She saw everyone sitting at a rather large table over in the corner. Jessica saw her, and they all stopped talking to glare at her. Kay ignored them, instead moving to the cafeteria style food court. After a while, she decided on some milk and chili, with a lot of crackers. Then she walked to a small table in sight of her 'friends' and sat with her back to them. She pulled a book for one of her English classes out of her bag, and starting reading as she ate.
"Excuse me." The voice pulled Kay out of her book. "Is this seat taken?" Kay looked up from her book only to find the hottest, and most unusual looking boy she had ever seen. She shook her head mutely, and studied him as he sat down. He was her age, maybe a little older, with chin length silver hair pulled back into a ponytail, dark skin, and wide eyes, one blue, one purple, both with large gold flakes in them. He grinned at her as he sat down.
"Hi. I'm Akura Hitome. And you are. . .?"
"Kay Bennet." Kay responded with a smile, extending her hand to him to shake. Akura took it with a smile and squeezed it slightly.
"I like your name." Kay said with a smile.
"Thank you. It's Japanese."
"Oh, are you Japanese?"
"My grandfather on my dad's side is, and I lived in Japan for a few years."
"So you speak Japanese?"
"Fluently."
"That's awesome! Say something." Kay somehow found herself being drawn in by this mysterious stranger. He winked and said something in a flowing language.
"What did you say?"
"I said 'Why is a beautiful young lady like yourself sitting all alone when you should have suitors falling at your feet?' Or as close to that as you can get." Akura winked his blue eye at her and Kay laughed.
"Well, you see those people behind me?" She whispered, leaning closer to him.
"Yeah." He whispered back, leaning forward until his forehead touched hers. Kay felt a shock run through her at the contact that shocked her all the way to her toes, but didn't pull back.
"Well, their all really pissed at me because I told the blonde one off earlier."
"Ah." Akura said, sitting back. "Well, I say we find a better subject then."
"I agree." Kay said with a smile, settling back in her chair.
"So, who do you want to talk about, me or you?" Akura asked, grinning at her, his eyes twinkling. His canines were slightly larger than normal, so his grin was positively wolfish.
"You decided."
"How about Q and A? I'll ask a question, then you ask a question and then so on."
"I like. I'll go first."
"Be my guest."
"All right. Siblings?"
"I'm the baby in a family of seven girl, all much older than I am, all with kids."
"So you're an uncle?"
"No fair, that's two questions." Akura whined playfully.
Kay snorted. "Quit being a smart ass and answer the question."
"Yes, I am an uncle, to five nieces and seven nephews."
"Whoa."
"Yeah. Okay, my turn. What about you? Siblings?"
"Four. Two half-brothers, both older, one older brother and one younger sister."
"Nice. Your turn."
"What is with your hair?" Kay asked bluntly.
Akura laughed. "It's real. It's not a die job our anything. See." He bent his head and shook it slightly. "No roots. What about you? You a real brunette?"
"Check for yourself." Kay suggested, amused. She felt her heart skip a beat when Akura jumped to his feet and walked over to stand behind her, running a hand through her hair and peering at her roots.
"Okay." He declared sitting back down. "I pronounce you a natural brunette. That's good."
"Oh, I thought most guys preferred blondes."
"No way. I like brunette's much better. They also must be natural brunette. Haven't meet a brunette yet that didn't have a smart mouth, a big temper and a sprit and attitude to match it." Akura winked at her again, his purple eyes this time. Kay laughed.
"Okay, my turn right? Umm. . . Oh! Are your eyes real?"
"Yep. No contacts on these babies." Akura said proudly. "My turn. How old are you?"
"Eighteen. Freshman in college. You?"
"Twenty. Junior in college. What college?"
"The one in Harmony. You?"
"Same one." Akura said with a grin.
"Really?" Kay asked in surprise. "How come I've never seen you?"
"Bad luck." Akura said with another wolfish grin. "And when there's snow on the ground, you won't find me anywhere but on a snowboard. You especially won't find me in school."
"I know what you mean." Kay said with a laugh. "Wanna hit the hill?"
"Thought you'd never ask." Akura said, getting to his feet.
They left the lodge, picking up their boards at the door. Akura's was black with a red dragon on it. After that they sat together on the chair lift, and Kay found herself pouring out her heart to him, telling him everything. About Charity, Miguel, the baby, everything. Akura simply held her hand and listened, putting an arm around her and watching her face with those wide eyes of his. And when they reached the end of the lift, Kay realized that she didn't want Miguel anymore. He wasn't important.
"But I still want this baby." Kay said stubbornly. "I don't know if I want Miguel to be a part of it's life, but I do know that I love this baby."
"Know what I think?" Akura asked softly.
"What?"
"I think you will make an absolutely wonderful mother." Akura said with a smile, cupping her chin in his hand. Kay smiled at him, then slid off the chair and towards the start of the run.
They made several runs, each more fun then the one before. They laughed and teased each other as they raced across the snow, keeping up with each other easily. When it began to get dark, Akura walked her to the lodge where her friends were waiting, and then to the van, a little apart from everyone else. Kay gave him her address and phone number, then waved to him and climbed into the van. He stood there and smiled at her as they drove away, and Kay watched him until she couldn't see him anymore.
And as Kay sat there in the van, her forehead pressed against the cold glass of the window, staring out at the starry sky, she wondered if she'd ever see Akura again.