Two hearts, one love
Chapter 18: The plan
Kai's POV
"Hey Kai-kun" Crystal said as she came bouncing up to me.
"Hey" I muttered me digging through my locker for my maths book.
"Whoa, how'd you get your locker opened?" she asked confused.
"I opened it myself" I snapped in reply as I pulled out my maths book from underneath my science stuff.
"No, seriously. How'd you get it open?" she asked once again obviously not believing me.
"It is so hard to believe that I can open my own locker" I responded scowling.
"Oh. You're not joking." Crystal said understanding. "Well, good for you then Kai-kun" she said and gave me a pat on my back.
Is that girl annoying or what? I thought as I walked down the hallway towards homeroom.
"Kai-kun! Wait for me!" she called out and suddenly appeared on my right. "Guess what?" she said excitedly.
"Do I have to?" I muttered.
"Yes" she insisted and tugged at my sleeve. "Well go on, guess"
"You're moving?" I guessed hopefully.
"No, try again" she said giggling, obviously not noticing my hopeful tone.
"You've got another plan to get Rei and Mariah together?" I asked after thinking for a moment.
"Yes. Good guess" she answered. "How'd you know?"
I didn't even bother answering that one.
"So?" she said skipping slightly.
"So what?" I replied.
"Don't you want to know what it is?" she questioned.
"Not particularly" I said.
"But you're involved" she said.
"What?" I asked skidding to a halt in front of our homeroom door.
"Yeah, I need your help for this to work" she remarked casually.
"Well, I want no part in your so called plan" I snapped scowling.
"But you have to Kai-kun!" she pleaded. "Please? Pretty please with a cherry on top?"
"No," I said stubbornly, crossing my arms.
"Kai-kun!" she wailed.
"Be quiet!" I grumbled.
"Please, please, please help me out? I'll be eternally grateful" she suggested.
"Make me" I responded and went inside the classroom.
Crystal/Akina's POV
Although I knew it would lower my pride greatly, I followed Kai around all day, constantly asking him to help me with the Rei and Mariah situation. But yet, no matter how many times I asked, he'd say no.
I sighed and leaned against my locker. How could I persuade him to get him to help me? I wondered. Bribe him? But with what? It wasn't like he didn't have practically everything already. Perhaps I could blackmail him? He seemed like the kind of person who would have a lot of secrets, or no secrets at all. But blackmailing him might take too long. I needed to put this plan into action now. I suppose I could get down on my knees and beg him, but that would be an even more serious blow to my pride. No, begging him would be a last resort.
So what else was there? I thought. There was always threatening, but I always avoided that since it normally caused trouble.
I punched a locker with frustration. Oops, shouldn't have done that I realized too late. There was now a neat little dent where my fist had been. Well at least it wasn't my locker. I examined my fist. Besides from looking a little bit red, there wasn't any damage. Might have a bruise in a while but that wasn't anything I wasn't familiar with.
Where was Kai anyway? The bell signaling the end of school had already rang a few minutes ago, he should be coming back to his locker any time now. Or perhaps he wasn't coming back since he knew I would be waiting for him? Better go wait at his car, I decided.
A light breeze drifted past and gently lifted my hair up when I walked through the car park searching for Kai's car. He better not have already left. When I spotted his black convertible in its usual spot, I seated myself on the bonnet, prepared to wait for as long as possible.
Kai's POV
I had hesitated before stopping at my locker after school. Knowing Crystal, she'd probably be there waiting for me. I peeked around the corner. Yep. Just as I had thought. Better head to the library to do return a book before coming back. Hopefully she'd be gone by then I thought as I walked away.
After going to the library, I returned to my locker to find that she was no longer around. Good, I thought with satisfaction as I stuffed my books into my locker, which by the way, took only 10 minutes to open.
Checking my watch, I headed out to the car park and towards my car. I'll be able to get some homework done before dinner I thought absent-mindedly.
Oh crap.
Just as I thought I had escaped her, there she was, the light breeze whipping around her as she perched contentedly on the front of my car, with a book in her hand and her eyes darting across the page. Just when I was about to turn away, her eyes flickered up as though sensing my presence.
"Kai-kun" she said, hopping up and replacing the book inside her bag.
"Don't even ask me" I snapped irritably as I went around to the driver's seat.
"But Kai-kun!" she wailed as she swiftly moved to block the door.
"Get out of my way" I stated coldly.
"Make me" she said as she covered the door handle with her hand.
Without a word, I reached around her and pulled at her hand.
"Not so rough" she said wincing slightly, switching hands.
Weird, I had barely touched her I thought confused. If she had the will to withstand all her training, why had she winced in pain when I barely touched her? I glanced at her hand, and a pinkish-red area on it caught me eye.
"What happened to your hand?" I asked harshly.
"Nothing" she replied and tucked it behind her back.
"Let me see" I said impatiently.
"No. It's fine" she insisted.
"No, it's not" I said when I snatched it up quickly from behind her back. "What happened?"
"I already told you, nothing" she snapped, her eyes darkening and her emerald specks dominating over the now dark blue.
Weird how the roles had changed. Now she was the annoyed one.
"Don't lie to me Crystal" I said, inspecting the sore skin carefully.
"Fine. You really want to know? I just punched a locker a little too hard, that's all" she finally answered.
"What the hell were you thinking, punching a locker?" I said as I allowed her hand to drop back to her side.
"I was frustrated okay? Now I think I'll be leaving" she said coldly.
"Why?" I called out after her.
"Why? Because a certain somebody was being an ass since he wouldn't help me out with one tiny favor" she replied, pausing.
"Yes" I said simply to her back.
"Yes what?" she snapped whirling around to face me again.
"Yes, I'll help you out" I said, sighing in defeat.
"Really?" she asked her face lighting up and her eyes returning to their usual baby blue with emerald flecks.
"Yes, really" I repeated, shaking my head. "But you do plan on telling me your idea, right?"
"Of course!" she said. "Okay, it's all quite simple really. All we do is ask Rei and Mariah if they want to come out to the movies with us. Then we simply don't show up. Well we will kinda but they won't see us. We'll follow them and see their reactions"
"Well at least it's better than locking them up in a room together" I merely replied.
"Good, we'll ask them tomorrow yeah?" she said happily.
I shook my head, what had I gotten myself into?
So, don't forget to review okay? Thanks to those who previously reviewed, keep them coming please. I'm trying to get at least a minimum of five reviews per chapter before I update.
Chapter 18: The plan
Kai's POV
"Hey Kai-kun" Crystal said as she came bouncing up to me.
"Hey" I muttered me digging through my locker for my maths book.
"Whoa, how'd you get your locker opened?" she asked confused.
"I opened it myself" I snapped in reply as I pulled out my maths book from underneath my science stuff.
"No, seriously. How'd you get it open?" she asked once again obviously not believing me.
"It is so hard to believe that I can open my own locker" I responded scowling.
"Oh. You're not joking." Crystal said understanding. "Well, good for you then Kai-kun" she said and gave me a pat on my back.
Is that girl annoying or what? I thought as I walked down the hallway towards homeroom.
"Kai-kun! Wait for me!" she called out and suddenly appeared on my right. "Guess what?" she said excitedly.
"Do I have to?" I muttered.
"Yes" she insisted and tugged at my sleeve. "Well go on, guess"
"You're moving?" I guessed hopefully.
"No, try again" she said giggling, obviously not noticing my hopeful tone.
"You've got another plan to get Rei and Mariah together?" I asked after thinking for a moment.
"Yes. Good guess" she answered. "How'd you know?"
I didn't even bother answering that one.
"So?" she said skipping slightly.
"So what?" I replied.
"Don't you want to know what it is?" she questioned.
"Not particularly" I said.
"But you're involved" she said.
"What?" I asked skidding to a halt in front of our homeroom door.
"Yeah, I need your help for this to work" she remarked casually.
"Well, I want no part in your so called plan" I snapped scowling.
"But you have to Kai-kun!" she pleaded. "Please? Pretty please with a cherry on top?"
"No," I said stubbornly, crossing my arms.
"Kai-kun!" she wailed.
"Be quiet!" I grumbled.
"Please, please, please help me out? I'll be eternally grateful" she suggested.
"Make me" I responded and went inside the classroom.
Crystal/Akina's POV
Although I knew it would lower my pride greatly, I followed Kai around all day, constantly asking him to help me with the Rei and Mariah situation. But yet, no matter how many times I asked, he'd say no.
I sighed and leaned against my locker. How could I persuade him to get him to help me? I wondered. Bribe him? But with what? It wasn't like he didn't have practically everything already. Perhaps I could blackmail him? He seemed like the kind of person who would have a lot of secrets, or no secrets at all. But blackmailing him might take too long. I needed to put this plan into action now. I suppose I could get down on my knees and beg him, but that would be an even more serious blow to my pride. No, begging him would be a last resort.
So what else was there? I thought. There was always threatening, but I always avoided that since it normally caused trouble.
I punched a locker with frustration. Oops, shouldn't have done that I realized too late. There was now a neat little dent where my fist had been. Well at least it wasn't my locker. I examined my fist. Besides from looking a little bit red, there wasn't any damage. Might have a bruise in a while but that wasn't anything I wasn't familiar with.
Where was Kai anyway? The bell signaling the end of school had already rang a few minutes ago, he should be coming back to his locker any time now. Or perhaps he wasn't coming back since he knew I would be waiting for him? Better go wait at his car, I decided.
A light breeze drifted past and gently lifted my hair up when I walked through the car park searching for Kai's car. He better not have already left. When I spotted his black convertible in its usual spot, I seated myself on the bonnet, prepared to wait for as long as possible.
Kai's POV
I had hesitated before stopping at my locker after school. Knowing Crystal, she'd probably be there waiting for me. I peeked around the corner. Yep. Just as I had thought. Better head to the library to do return a book before coming back. Hopefully she'd be gone by then I thought as I walked away.
After going to the library, I returned to my locker to find that she was no longer around. Good, I thought with satisfaction as I stuffed my books into my locker, which by the way, took only 10 minutes to open.
Checking my watch, I headed out to the car park and towards my car. I'll be able to get some homework done before dinner I thought absent-mindedly.
Oh crap.
Just as I thought I had escaped her, there she was, the light breeze whipping around her as she perched contentedly on the front of my car, with a book in her hand and her eyes darting across the page. Just when I was about to turn away, her eyes flickered up as though sensing my presence.
"Kai-kun" she said, hopping up and replacing the book inside her bag.
"Don't even ask me" I snapped irritably as I went around to the driver's seat.
"But Kai-kun!" she wailed as she swiftly moved to block the door.
"Get out of my way" I stated coldly.
"Make me" she said as she covered the door handle with her hand.
Without a word, I reached around her and pulled at her hand.
"Not so rough" she said wincing slightly, switching hands.
Weird, I had barely touched her I thought confused. If she had the will to withstand all her training, why had she winced in pain when I barely touched her? I glanced at her hand, and a pinkish-red area on it caught me eye.
"What happened to your hand?" I asked harshly.
"Nothing" she replied and tucked it behind her back.
"Let me see" I said impatiently.
"No. It's fine" she insisted.
"No, it's not" I said when I snatched it up quickly from behind her back. "What happened?"
"I already told you, nothing" she snapped, her eyes darkening and her emerald specks dominating over the now dark blue.
Weird how the roles had changed. Now she was the annoyed one.
"Don't lie to me Crystal" I said, inspecting the sore skin carefully.
"Fine. You really want to know? I just punched a locker a little too hard, that's all" she finally answered.
"What the hell were you thinking, punching a locker?" I said as I allowed her hand to drop back to her side.
"I was frustrated okay? Now I think I'll be leaving" she said coldly.
"Why?" I called out after her.
"Why? Because a certain somebody was being an ass since he wouldn't help me out with one tiny favor" she replied, pausing.
"Yes" I said simply to her back.
"Yes what?" she snapped whirling around to face me again.
"Yes, I'll help you out" I said, sighing in defeat.
"Really?" she asked her face lighting up and her eyes returning to their usual baby blue with emerald flecks.
"Yes, really" I repeated, shaking my head. "But you do plan on telling me your idea, right?"
"Of course!" she said. "Okay, it's all quite simple really. All we do is ask Rei and Mariah if they want to come out to the movies with us. Then we simply don't show up. Well we will kinda but they won't see us. We'll follow them and see their reactions"
"Well at least it's better than locking them up in a room together" I merely replied.
"Good, we'll ask them tomorrow yeah?" she said happily.
I shook my head, what had I gotten myself into?
So, don't forget to review okay? Thanks to those who previously reviewed, keep them coming please. I'm trying to get at least a minimum of five reviews per chapter before I update.