Two hearts, once love
Chapter 17: Stuffed toy fortress
Kai's POV
Akina followed me out of the room and shut the door behind her.
"So what do we do now?" I asked, shoving my hands inside my pockets.
"I don't know" she replied shrugging. "Hang on, I want to fetch something from my room"
She crossed the wide hallway to the last door on the right and tugged it open.
"Coming?" she asked as she turned to look back at me.
"No, I think I'll just wait here" I replied and leaned against the cream colored wall.
"Don't be stupid" she remarked, rolling her eyes. "I could take a while in here. Anyway, I saw your room, aren't you curious about what my room is like?"
"Not particularly. Unlike you, I don't feel the need to know what other people's lives are like" I responded.
"Don't be such a snob" she teased.
"I am not a snob. Have you-" I never finished my sentence because Akina had decided to suddenly pull me into her room and since I wasn't expecting it, I was pulled right in.
"Hey" I protested when we entered the dark room.
"Yes Kai-kun?" a voice to my right said innocently.
The next moment, the light flickered on, bathing the room in a soft white light.
I looked around the room, taking everything in with a swift glance. The walls were baby blue and her bed, which was covered in baby pink covers, stood to one side. A white side table stood next to it and the wall facing opposite us housed a large shelf. The shelf held a few books, but was mostly occupied by hundreds of stuffed toys. It was like a freaking stuffed toy fortress. There were rabbits, ducks, pandas, dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, apes, tigers, lions, elephants and bears of every different color, size and shape. She could've opened a toy shop with all of these I thought in amazement. Anyway, moving on, there were various photo frames on her shelf as well as hanging from the walls.
"So?" she asked as she flopped onto her bed. "What do you think?"
"It's okay, I suppose" I replied shrugging.
"Just okay?" she said pouting.
"What else do you expect me to say?" I said scowling.
"I don't know" she responded and picked up a stuffed lavender bear from her bed. "Kai-kun, meet Lavender. Lavender, meet Kai-kun"
"Lavender? How appropriate" I said dryly.
"Don't tell me that. I didn't name it" she said replacing it on her bed before picking up a snow white bear with brown glass eyes. "This is Fuzzi- wuzzi" she said and held out to me.
I grudgingly took it from her hands. Now what? I thought as I looked down at it.
"Did you name this one?" I asked her after thinking for a second.
"Yeah. It's my favorite. I've had it since I was a child, my mother gave it to me" she said softly.
I didn't quite know how to answer to that so I decided that silence would be best.
"I almost forgot" she said breaking the silence. "I came in here to get something"
She got up from the bed and walked over to her walk-in-robe and after a few moments, came back in with a dark blue bag.
"Here" she said, offering it to me.
"What is it?" I asked suspiciously.
"It's your clothes that I borrowed from you last time" she said.
"Thanks" I said and accepted the bag.
"Okay, what do you want to do now?" she asked me.
"I don't know. What is there to do at your house?" I answered.
"Do you play pool?" she questioned thoughtfully.
"Yeah" I responded.
"Great! Come on then" she said and grabbed my hand again.
Crystal/Akina's POV
After leading Kai downstairs and through the corridors, we came to the central wing of the house and stopped in front the double oak sliding doors. I slid one section open and flicked the light on to illuminate the pool table in the centre of the spacious room. I didn't bother turning on any of the other lights since we probably won't sit on the leather couches in the corner or have anything from the bar.
I walked across the room to the cue stick rack and chose the one I usually used. I glanced over at Kai to see him inspecting the cue sticks. I opened up the cupboard next to the cue stick rack and took out the pool balls and set them up. When I had finished, I turned to see Kai standing behind me waiting patiently.
"You can break" I said.
"Nah, ladies first" he said mockingly.
"Do you always have to be like that?" I said sighing and with a flick of my wrist, the cue stick struck the cue ball causing it to scatter the other balls.
As Kai lined up to take his shot, I figured that he must have a pool table at home if I did. Therefore he should be an interesting opponent.
The game continued and we ended up tying.
"Akina? Where are you?" my father's voice called out through the intercom when we had begun the second game.
Straightening up from my shot, I crossed the room and pushed the intercom button.
"Kai and I are playing pool" I responded and gestured for Kai to take his shot.
"The Hiwataris will be leaving shortly" he informed me. "Could you meet us in the entrance way?"
"Yeah, okay Dad" I said. "Time to go Kai-kun"
We replaced our cue sticks and continued down to the entrance way.
"Akina, before I forget, here's your dress" Katrina said and handed me a black bag.
"Thanks, you really shouldn't have" I replied.
"It's no trouble at all" she said smiling warmly at me.
"Well, it'll be best if we be off now. Thank-you for a wonderful dinner Li" Mr. Hiwatari said before exiting with Katrina beside him and Kai behind them.
"Bye Kai-kun" I said waving at him.
Casting his glance at his father, he waved back before stepping into limousine.
*Sigh* Personally, I thought that this chapter was a little dull. Anyway, review and tell me what you think. The Mariah and Rei thingy will be coming up in the next chapter okay?
Chapter 17: Stuffed toy fortress
Kai's POV
Akina followed me out of the room and shut the door behind her.
"So what do we do now?" I asked, shoving my hands inside my pockets.
"I don't know" she replied shrugging. "Hang on, I want to fetch something from my room"
She crossed the wide hallway to the last door on the right and tugged it open.
"Coming?" she asked as she turned to look back at me.
"No, I think I'll just wait here" I replied and leaned against the cream colored wall.
"Don't be stupid" she remarked, rolling her eyes. "I could take a while in here. Anyway, I saw your room, aren't you curious about what my room is like?"
"Not particularly. Unlike you, I don't feel the need to know what other people's lives are like" I responded.
"Don't be such a snob" she teased.
"I am not a snob. Have you-" I never finished my sentence because Akina had decided to suddenly pull me into her room and since I wasn't expecting it, I was pulled right in.
"Hey" I protested when we entered the dark room.
"Yes Kai-kun?" a voice to my right said innocently.
The next moment, the light flickered on, bathing the room in a soft white light.
I looked around the room, taking everything in with a swift glance. The walls were baby blue and her bed, which was covered in baby pink covers, stood to one side. A white side table stood next to it and the wall facing opposite us housed a large shelf. The shelf held a few books, but was mostly occupied by hundreds of stuffed toys. It was like a freaking stuffed toy fortress. There were rabbits, ducks, pandas, dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, apes, tigers, lions, elephants and bears of every different color, size and shape. She could've opened a toy shop with all of these I thought in amazement. Anyway, moving on, there were various photo frames on her shelf as well as hanging from the walls.
"So?" she asked as she flopped onto her bed. "What do you think?"
"It's okay, I suppose" I replied shrugging.
"Just okay?" she said pouting.
"What else do you expect me to say?" I said scowling.
"I don't know" she responded and picked up a stuffed lavender bear from her bed. "Kai-kun, meet Lavender. Lavender, meet Kai-kun"
"Lavender? How appropriate" I said dryly.
"Don't tell me that. I didn't name it" she said replacing it on her bed before picking up a snow white bear with brown glass eyes. "This is Fuzzi- wuzzi" she said and held out to me.
I grudgingly took it from her hands. Now what? I thought as I looked down at it.
"Did you name this one?" I asked her after thinking for a second.
"Yeah. It's my favorite. I've had it since I was a child, my mother gave it to me" she said softly.
I didn't quite know how to answer to that so I decided that silence would be best.
"I almost forgot" she said breaking the silence. "I came in here to get something"
She got up from the bed and walked over to her walk-in-robe and after a few moments, came back in with a dark blue bag.
"Here" she said, offering it to me.
"What is it?" I asked suspiciously.
"It's your clothes that I borrowed from you last time" she said.
"Thanks" I said and accepted the bag.
"Okay, what do you want to do now?" she asked me.
"I don't know. What is there to do at your house?" I answered.
"Do you play pool?" she questioned thoughtfully.
"Yeah" I responded.
"Great! Come on then" she said and grabbed my hand again.
Crystal/Akina's POV
After leading Kai downstairs and through the corridors, we came to the central wing of the house and stopped in front the double oak sliding doors. I slid one section open and flicked the light on to illuminate the pool table in the centre of the spacious room. I didn't bother turning on any of the other lights since we probably won't sit on the leather couches in the corner or have anything from the bar.
I walked across the room to the cue stick rack and chose the one I usually used. I glanced over at Kai to see him inspecting the cue sticks. I opened up the cupboard next to the cue stick rack and took out the pool balls and set them up. When I had finished, I turned to see Kai standing behind me waiting patiently.
"You can break" I said.
"Nah, ladies first" he said mockingly.
"Do you always have to be like that?" I said sighing and with a flick of my wrist, the cue stick struck the cue ball causing it to scatter the other balls.
As Kai lined up to take his shot, I figured that he must have a pool table at home if I did. Therefore he should be an interesting opponent.
The game continued and we ended up tying.
"Akina? Where are you?" my father's voice called out through the intercom when we had begun the second game.
Straightening up from my shot, I crossed the room and pushed the intercom button.
"Kai and I are playing pool" I responded and gestured for Kai to take his shot.
"The Hiwataris will be leaving shortly" he informed me. "Could you meet us in the entrance way?"
"Yeah, okay Dad" I said. "Time to go Kai-kun"
We replaced our cue sticks and continued down to the entrance way.
"Akina, before I forget, here's your dress" Katrina said and handed me a black bag.
"Thanks, you really shouldn't have" I replied.
"It's no trouble at all" she said smiling warmly at me.
"Well, it'll be best if we be off now. Thank-you for a wonderful dinner Li" Mr. Hiwatari said before exiting with Katrina beside him and Kai behind them.
"Bye Kai-kun" I said waving at him.
Casting his glance at his father, he waved back before stepping into limousine.
*Sigh* Personally, I thought that this chapter was a little dull. Anyway, review and tell me what you think. The Mariah and Rei thingy will be coming up in the next chapter okay?