Two hearts, one love
Chapter 31: Honki boy
Kai's POV
Here I was, once again, sitting on the bus, listening to my M.D, with Crystal's head resting lightly on my shoulder. But this time, she wasn't even asleep. She was just too damn lazy to keep her head up. I scowled in annoyance and glared at her.
"What? Don't glare at me like that Kai-kun" she said from her window seat when she noticed me.
"Why not?" I shot back.
"Because it's not very nice. If I was somebody else who didn't know you, I'd be very uncomfortable" she answered.
"I couldn't care less" I snapped and turned to face the other way.
"Do you even realize that you're grumpier than usual today Kai-kun?" she remarked.
"That's because I didn't get much sleep last night" I responded not bothering to face her.
"Well I for one didn't ask you to comfort me" she retorted.
Crystal/Akina's POV
An uneasy silence settled over us but it wasn't too long until curiosity got the better of me.
"So why did you feel the need to comfort me last night Kai-kun?" I asked him hesitantly.
"I felt obliged to" he simply said.
He felt obliged to? What the hell did that mean? I knew the definition of the word, but why would he use it in that context? Was it because his father pressured him into knowing me?
It was then that question which I had been meaning to ask him for a while now popped up again.
"Kai?" I began uncertainly. "Are we friends?"
"No" he responded before turning to talk to Tala who had just woken up.
Just as I had thought, we weren't friends. Well, he didn't consider us to be. What else did you expect him to say? A voice in my head spoke up. The only reason why he even bothers with you is because of our fathers. I frowned as I pondered that thought. But, even if his father made him be 'friends' with me, would that necessarily mean that he felt like he had to comfort me last night? And what about last time at his house? The morning after he had realized who my father was, I could've sworn his arms had been wrapped around me. But by the time I had fully awakened, they weren't there and I had dismissed it as a figment of my imagination.
Why do you care anyway? The voice in my head piped up again. It's not like Kai's your only friend. True, I answered back. But his behavior was quite puzzling. Oh well, I mused and pushed the thought away.
Kai's POV
"Dude, I'm so glad that we didn't have to go to school the day after the trip" Tala commented. "Cause, I like flopped onto my bed when I got home and didn't get until the next day."
"Well not everybody's like you Tala" Rei said. "Anyway, has anybody seen Mariah?"
"She's probably late. She normally is isn't she?" I replied.
"Hey guys" Crystal said slipping into the seat next to Tala's. "I just saw Mariah on the way here. She should be along now any minute"
"Good. For a moment I thought she wasn't going to come today" Rei said.
"Aww thanks Rei. You're so sweet. It's nice to know you care about me so much" Mariah said appearing next to Rei's chair and awarding his 'sweetness' with a peck on the cheek.
"Good morning students" Ms. Carmel said entering the room and closing the door after her. "I'm pleased to inform you that we have an exchange student who'll be staying with us for two weeks. I'd like you to now all welcome him"
She went towards the door and opened it, revealing a guy about the same age as us.
"Sorry, but I didn't catch your name before" Ms. Carmel said to him.
"I'm Adam. Adam Lang" he said, his eyes flickering about the room.
"Well Adam, it's a pleasure to have you here. Why don't you tell the class about yourself?" Ms. Carmel suggested.
"Well I'm 17 and from Hong Kong" he began.
I snorted. Well that much was obvious. He was your typical Honki boy, what with his hair dyed chestnut brown with blonde streaks running through it. From where I was sitting, I estimated that he was as tall as me, but definitely not any taller. His eyes were pitch black and were constantly darting around the room, taking in everything. He wasn't dressed in the school uniform but in dark blue jeans, worn at the knees and a dark purple shirt.
I tuned out the rest of his intro and heard some whispering to my left. Turning my head slightly I listened to some girls' conversation.
"Oh my god!"
"He is so hot!"
"Do you think he's single?"
"Not with a body like that"
"Who knows? Maybe he broke up with whoever he was with before is eyes coming?"
"Perhaps. One could only hope so"
"It's such a pity he's only staying two weeks"
"I wonder where he's staying at?"
"Do you think he needs a place to stay?"
"It's be so cool if he stayed at my place"
"Ask him"
"What, if he'd like to stay at my place?"
"No you idiot. Ask him where he's staying"
"Wouldn't I sound desperate?"
"Not if you phrase it right"
At her friends' encouragement, the girl tentatively raised her arm up.
"Yes?" Ms. Carmel asked her.
"Umm, I was just wondering Adam, where you were staying?" she inquired as politely as she could while her friends giggled behind her.
"Well I'm currently staying at the Tokyo hotel" he answered, his eyes sweeping over the group of girls.
"Okay, thanks" she said turning back to her friends to once again begin their whispered conversation.
I rolled my eyes. Please. Could they be any more obvious?
"They obviously haven't head of subtleness" Crystal muttered under her breath when the bell rang and we all exited the classroom.
"Well, I suppose you can't really blame them. I mean like he is really hot" Mariah added.
"Why thank you" a masculine voice behind us said.
We stopped in our tracks to turn around and face the speaker.
It was that stupid Honki guy.
"Ahem" Rei said coughing.
"Don't worry I still love ya Rei. You're the only guy for me" Mariah assured him.
"So surprised to see me?" he said directing this remark to the person behind me.
I turned around slightly to see that it was Crystal he had directed the comment to.
What the hell?
"Not really" she said shrugging and proceeded to walk towards chem. "You said we'd see each other again."
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Chapter 31: Honki boy
Kai's POV
Here I was, once again, sitting on the bus, listening to my M.D, with Crystal's head resting lightly on my shoulder. But this time, she wasn't even asleep. She was just too damn lazy to keep her head up. I scowled in annoyance and glared at her.
"What? Don't glare at me like that Kai-kun" she said from her window seat when she noticed me.
"Why not?" I shot back.
"Because it's not very nice. If I was somebody else who didn't know you, I'd be very uncomfortable" she answered.
"I couldn't care less" I snapped and turned to face the other way.
"Do you even realize that you're grumpier than usual today Kai-kun?" she remarked.
"That's because I didn't get much sleep last night" I responded not bothering to face her.
"Well I for one didn't ask you to comfort me" she retorted.
Crystal/Akina's POV
An uneasy silence settled over us but it wasn't too long until curiosity got the better of me.
"So why did you feel the need to comfort me last night Kai-kun?" I asked him hesitantly.
"I felt obliged to" he simply said.
He felt obliged to? What the hell did that mean? I knew the definition of the word, but why would he use it in that context? Was it because his father pressured him into knowing me?
It was then that question which I had been meaning to ask him for a while now popped up again.
"Kai?" I began uncertainly. "Are we friends?"
"No" he responded before turning to talk to Tala who had just woken up.
Just as I had thought, we weren't friends. Well, he didn't consider us to be. What else did you expect him to say? A voice in my head spoke up. The only reason why he even bothers with you is because of our fathers. I frowned as I pondered that thought. But, even if his father made him be 'friends' with me, would that necessarily mean that he felt like he had to comfort me last night? And what about last time at his house? The morning after he had realized who my father was, I could've sworn his arms had been wrapped around me. But by the time I had fully awakened, they weren't there and I had dismissed it as a figment of my imagination.
Why do you care anyway? The voice in my head piped up again. It's not like Kai's your only friend. True, I answered back. But his behavior was quite puzzling. Oh well, I mused and pushed the thought away.
Kai's POV
"Dude, I'm so glad that we didn't have to go to school the day after the trip" Tala commented. "Cause, I like flopped onto my bed when I got home and didn't get until the next day."
"Well not everybody's like you Tala" Rei said. "Anyway, has anybody seen Mariah?"
"She's probably late. She normally is isn't she?" I replied.
"Hey guys" Crystal said slipping into the seat next to Tala's. "I just saw Mariah on the way here. She should be along now any minute"
"Good. For a moment I thought she wasn't going to come today" Rei said.
"Aww thanks Rei. You're so sweet. It's nice to know you care about me so much" Mariah said appearing next to Rei's chair and awarding his 'sweetness' with a peck on the cheek.
"Good morning students" Ms. Carmel said entering the room and closing the door after her. "I'm pleased to inform you that we have an exchange student who'll be staying with us for two weeks. I'd like you to now all welcome him"
She went towards the door and opened it, revealing a guy about the same age as us.
"Sorry, but I didn't catch your name before" Ms. Carmel said to him.
"I'm Adam. Adam Lang" he said, his eyes flickering about the room.
"Well Adam, it's a pleasure to have you here. Why don't you tell the class about yourself?" Ms. Carmel suggested.
"Well I'm 17 and from Hong Kong" he began.
I snorted. Well that much was obvious. He was your typical Honki boy, what with his hair dyed chestnut brown with blonde streaks running through it. From where I was sitting, I estimated that he was as tall as me, but definitely not any taller. His eyes were pitch black and were constantly darting around the room, taking in everything. He wasn't dressed in the school uniform but in dark blue jeans, worn at the knees and a dark purple shirt.
I tuned out the rest of his intro and heard some whispering to my left. Turning my head slightly I listened to some girls' conversation.
"Oh my god!"
"He is so hot!"
"Do you think he's single?"
"Not with a body like that"
"Who knows? Maybe he broke up with whoever he was with before is eyes coming?"
"Perhaps. One could only hope so"
"It's such a pity he's only staying two weeks"
"I wonder where he's staying at?"
"Do you think he needs a place to stay?"
"It's be so cool if he stayed at my place"
"Ask him"
"What, if he'd like to stay at my place?"
"No you idiot. Ask him where he's staying"
"Wouldn't I sound desperate?"
"Not if you phrase it right"
At her friends' encouragement, the girl tentatively raised her arm up.
"Yes?" Ms. Carmel asked her.
"Umm, I was just wondering Adam, where you were staying?" she inquired as politely as she could while her friends giggled behind her.
"Well I'm currently staying at the Tokyo hotel" he answered, his eyes sweeping over the group of girls.
"Okay, thanks" she said turning back to her friends to once again begin their whispered conversation.
I rolled my eyes. Please. Could they be any more obvious?
"They obviously haven't head of subtleness" Crystal muttered under her breath when the bell rang and we all exited the classroom.
"Well, I suppose you can't really blame them. I mean like he is really hot" Mariah added.
"Why thank you" a masculine voice behind us said.
We stopped in our tracks to turn around and face the speaker.
It was that stupid Honki guy.
"Ahem" Rei said coughing.
"Don't worry I still love ya Rei. You're the only guy for me" Mariah assured him.
"So surprised to see me?" he said directing this remark to the person behind me.
I turned around slightly to see that it was Crystal he had directed the comment to.
What the hell?
"Not really" she said shrugging and proceeded to walk towards chem. "You said we'd see each other again."
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