Chapter Three - Hunger strikes again

A shadow moved in the dark, not trying to hide itself. It was picking up the bits of a broken vase.
"Who's there?" Kai said flicking on a near by lamp, to reveal Rei. "What are you doing here?"
"Sorry, I just wanted to see you." She said, she finished picking up the bits of ceramic that litter the floor.
"Ever heard of a front door?"
Rei shrugged, "Your parents might have answered?"
"They're away for a while. Why the window?" he asked referring to her choice of entrance.
She shrugged again, "It seemed like a good idea at the time." Kai shook his head with a smirk.
"You're not mad are you?" she asked with such innocence that Kai couldn't find it in himself to be cross, even through all the hate that consumed him he couldn't be cross. "No."
Rei beamed at him, "So what to do something?" "I have a feeling you have something planned." Kai answered with a nod of head. Rei grabbed
his arm and dragged him towards the t room, where a windscreen TV and a leather sofa were.
Kai looked impressed, this used to be his grandmothers sewing room, but that was another world.
"Wow! You have like every film ever made here" Rei said her eyes wide as she gazed over the back wall of the room, which was covered in videos and DVDs. "Lets watch this one." She pulled out 'Spiderman' and handed it to Kai. He looked at it blankly, what did she want him to do with it?
"You put it on and I'll go find a drink, if that's okay?"
Kai nodded, and she bounced out of the room and he looked round for the DVD player, which was located at the front of the room next to the TV.

The copyright information fluttered on to the screen, Kai then moved to sit on the leather sofa and waited for Rei to return.
"Miss me?" Rei said passing him a coke can, obviously she could find glasses, Kai couldn't blame her he couldn't find anything in the kitchen either. She made herself comfy net to Kai, she was careful not to sit to close but close enough. The film stared. Ten minutes in to it, Kai felt something warm lean against him. Rei had somehow moved so she curled up next to him and his arm was round her shoulders, he didn't even remember moving. He considered moving, this was certainly not a situation he was used to, most of the girls he knew didn't want to be near him let alone cuddle up to him. Rei leaned her head against his chest, it felt so comforting. He decided not to move her.

Both of them were cuddled up to each other, neither want to move. The film ended and instead of getting another film they switched to normal TV and talked idle about what was on when the doorbell made then both jump.
"Hang on a sec I'll just get that." Kai told Rei who had sunk down the sofa as if she was trying to hide.

Kai pulled open the door to Maemi, who immediately demanded, "Where is she?"
Kai blinked, "If you mean Rei she's in the rec room. " Kai dodged as Maemi pushed past roughly and thundered towards the rec room.
He heard Rei sequel and dashed in after Maemi. Rei stood the far end of the sofa and Maemi stood on the other.
"You're not allowed out" Maemi told her, his tone reflected his face, worried and mad.
"You're out." Rei argued.
"Only to find you, if dad finds out then were in trouble."
Rei stuck her tongue out. "We're leaving now." Maemi ordered, turning away from his younger sister.
"I don't want to." most people saying something like that would have risked sounding spoilt but the way Rei said it was pure defiance.
"She can stay if she wants" Kai said, earning a sharp glare off Maemi.
"Fine! Do want you want." Maemi turned away and stormed back out the house.
"Thank you!" Rei squealed as she tackled Kai into a hug, knocking him to the floor. He tried to answer but found his words lost under the grateful girl's grasp. She pulled off him then asked where she was sleeping catching Kai off guard, he didn't even know if the house had guest rooms after all his grandmother house didn't.
"I don't know."
"Your room?" Rei asked, she widened her eyes innocently but there was a flicker of knowing in them that she couldn't hide.

After ten minutes of light arguing Rei was in guest room they found two doors away from Kai's room. He lent her a baggy t-shirt and made sure she was okay then wandered off to his own bed where he stripped to his boxers and plunged under the black silk that covered his bed. Tucked up in the soft silk sheets he couldn't sleep, Rei was the first person he'd ever let stay round his house. She was the first person he'd let cuddle up to him, he didn't understand why. Surly he can't have changed that much over night, or maybe the world was changing him. Was the change a good thing?

"Kai, are you awake?" Rei whispered at the door, a shadow of light glowed behind her. Kai decide not to answer, instead he shut his eyes and slowed his breathing. Hopefully the illusion he was asleep would be created. At first she just stood there, than he heard her tiptoe across the room to his bed, the mattress creaked as she put her weight on to the end of it gently, then shuffled her way up to Kai. He still didn't move, though part of him screamed that it wasn't right and she should be in his bed. He felt her slip under the silk sheets and her warm body pressed again his, the shirt he lent her didn't cover her legs so he could feel her skin brush against him. The touch sent shivers up his spine. She slowly moved again, being careful not to wake him, she rested her head on hi bare chest where she fell asleep.

Kai didn't know what time he final managed to fall asleep, all he knew was when he woke up he was tangled up in Rei's body as she was with his. He tried to move himself away from Rei with out waking her up, to no avail.
"Ahhh!" Rei was awake, "oh my god we didn't?" she asked noting the t-shirt she wore was rolled to just under her breasts and that she was closely entangle with Kai.
"NO!" Kai answered more hotly than he intended, making them both blush. He pulled away fro her quickly, not wanting it to be an awkward moment between them, he glanced at the clock on the bedside table.
"We're late!" he announced rushing to pull on some clothes. As he stood Rei noticed scars all up his leg, some fresh, some were more or less heal over. She lazily looked at the clock, quarter to nine, she jumped up to change then stopped.
"I don't have any thing to wear." The statement threw Kai, what was he supposed to do now?
"You can borrow some of my clothes?" he offered unsure of what else to do.
Rei frowned, then walked over to his closet and flung the door open. She peered inside and bit her lower lip. Kai felt his gaze wonder down her body as she rummaged in the closet, he wondered what it would be like to taste her, to be able to feel her blood running down his throat. Kai shook the thoughts away, disgusted by what he had just though about her, he didn't want to eat her.
"This'll do." She pulled out a pair of blue trousers and a black sleeveless top, the out fit didn't look that bad once she put it on and pulled it to fit a bit.
Kai's stomach rumbled loudly, "Want to get something to eat?" Rei asked, a grin playing on her lips.
"No Time" Kai reminded her, then grabbed her and pulled her out the door to school as Talia had done to him the day before to him.

They reached the gates with two minutes to spare, Kai looked round for Talia, he wanted to ask why she hadn't called round that morning. He spotted her talking with a pink haired boy dressed in black giving him dirty looks.
"Kai!" Talia called when she spotted him, he made his way over, Rei followed unwillingly.
"Hey" he greeted them, Rei didn't say anything she kept her head turn defiantly from Maemi.
"Maemi was just telling me where Rei spent the night." Talia said after Maemi left them.
"Nothing happened, she just slept round." Kai said in his defence, it didn't help that Rei had entwined herself in his arm as they walked.
"Sure." Talia taunted, "and I don't have a crush on Maemi". The sarcasm in her voice was overloading.
"Nothing happened!" Kai said again in a hot tone, this girl was starting to irritate him, very badly.
"If you don't tell me now I'll get it out of one of you sooner or later" Talia warned him, taking obvious note of the clothes Rei wore were not hers.
"Nothing happened, so nothing for you to find out." Kai told her sharply, ripping his arm away from Rei and stomping off.
"What's his deal?" Talia asked Rei, as the blue haired boy thundered off into the classroom.
Rei just shrugged, then grinned as Talia assaulted her with questions about last night and the odd comment of how she was fast.

Kai gave a low growl from deep in his throat, a couple of people looked in his direction, trying to figure out if the noise was him or not. He just glared back at them till they turned away, he wasn't in the mood for anyone, and he shifted in his desk, waiting for the bell so he could get the day over with.
"Kai!" A light cheery voice bounced over to him, accompanied by an equally as bouncy body. "What's up, cutie?"
"Tirza." Kai answered not looking at her, maybe she would go away.
"So, what's with the frown?" she persisted, learning in front of him on his desk, also giving him a perfect view down her top. "I'd love to cheer you up." She added the last part in a slightly seductive tone.
"I'm not in the mood. Go away."
Mel looked offended, "That's not what you said last time."
Kai almost gagged, the Kai originally from this world was involved with Tirza. He suppressed a laugh as he imagined being snuggled up to her.
"I'm sorry," he stared not realising what he was saying, not even knowing he was saying it, "Let me make it up to you, at break meet me at the front of the school." His hand had moved to hold hers and she was smiling again, gazing into his eyes. But she didn't notice a sparkle of cunning glittering there. Class started and Kai produced the illusion he was paying attention while letting his mind wonder.

He thought about Emery, how sweet he had tasted and how much Emery had enjoy being pinned to the lockers by Kai, although he would never be able to admit it due to him being dead. He thought about Tirza and how she would like his surprise. Then he thought about the attack, the girl who called herself Raven. Kai wanted to meet her, he wanted to find out why she attacked Rei. Rei. The object of Kai's new found emotions, the object of his desire. She was beautiful, Kai would have readily admitted that to anyone, but she had also managed to wedge herself deep in his emotions in such a short space of time. He remembered what it felt like to be close to her, to feel her long hair though it was bound by it's wrap between his fingers, her large yellow eyes gazing in to his own blood coloured eyes and her skin warm as it pressed against him. He let his eyes close for a second, to imagine what she looked like under her clothes, in his daydream he saw himself standing next to her, she was wearing nothing unlike him. She put her arms around him as if to kiss him but she moved so she exposed her neck to him, he felt his dream body lean over her warmth and plant a small kiss there. He suddenly snapped his eyes open pulled from the daydream by his stomach growling fiercely at him. Two lessons had passed and he didn't even realise, it was break time.