Two hearts, one love
Chapter 33: Caught in the act
Kai's POV
Stupid girl. She wouldn't listen to me I thought as I trudged up the stairs when I got home.
"Kai, why weren't you at dinner?" my father said appearing in front of me.
Shit. I didn't need this now. I thought for a moment before carefully answering.
"I went to visit Hiragazaki Akina" I replied.
"Fine. But next time if you're not coming home for dinner call your mother" he said. "Well I'm pleased to see how well you both seem to be getting along. You should therefore be pleased to know that she will be coming to stay with us tomorrow since her father will be away for an extended period"
After my father had left, I went into my room and flopped onto my bed.
How long would it be until Akina saw the truth? She was so blinded by him so it might take a while. Maybe I should talk to Mariah about this. Perhaps she might be able to provide some insight to this from the view point of a girl.
Picking up my phone, I punched in Mariah's number and waited for her to pick up.
"Hello?" a guy's voice said on the other line.
Huh? I thought in confusion. I was pretty sure this was Mariah's number. Maybe I dialed the wrong number.
But wait. The guy's voice was oddly familiar.
"Rei?" I asked.
"Kai?" he answered. "Did you want to speak to Mariah?"
"Yeah. Is she around? It's kinda important" I said.
"Okay, hang on a sec" Rei said before handing the phone over.
"Mariah?" I asked when I heard the phone being picked up.
"Kai? Is something wrong?" Mariah questioned.
"Yeah. You know how Crystal's going out with Adam?" I confirmed.
"Yeah, why?" she said confused.
"Well," I said and launched into the story about what I had seen and what had happened at Crystal's.
"Are you serious?" Mariah said when I had finished.
"Yeah, unfortunately" I said. "So what do you think we should do?"
"I'm not really sure. I can try to talk to her if you want. But if you can't do anything, I doubt that I can" Mariah replied.
Crystal/Akina's POV
"What's a girl like you doing in a place like this?" Adam said giving me a swift wink the next morning.
"You seriously need new pick up lines Adam" I teased rolling my eyes at him and I assured myself that Kai was wrong. Adam would never hurt me intentionally. But still something tugged at me from the inside. Brushing the thought away, I turned my attention back to Adam.
"You have wounded me deeply" Adam dramatized clutching at his heart. "I suppose you don't want this then" he continued whipping out a pale yellow flower from behind his back.
"Keep it" I said with a shrug.
"What? I thought girls loved flowers" Adam said in confusion.
"Isn't that a little stereotype?" I responded.
"So you don't want it?" he said holding it out.
"Fine" I said and accepted it from his hand
I sighed with weariness at the end of the day. It seemed that Kai had gone to Mariah and asked her to try and talk to me about Adam. I had politely turned her away. They didn't know Adam. I did.
"Crystal?" Kai asked interrupting my thoughts.
"This better not be about Adam again" I said wearily walking towards the car park.
"Crystal-" he began.
"No Kai. I don't want to hear it" I said picking up my pace before freezing.
The sight that was in front of me caused me to step backwards.
"No" I whispered, refusing to believe what I was seeing
Adam stood with his back to me, with a girl backed against a car, his arms wrapped around her. Everything seemed to slow down when he leaned into her and whispered something in her ear which caused her to let out a shrill giggle. He tilted his head down towards her to capture her lips with his.
My head spun for a moment before anger kicked in.
In several swift steps, I had crossed to where Adam and the girl were standing and yanked him off her. The girl slumped down on the floor as I yanked Adam in such a way that he was now face to face with me.
"Crystal?" he said in surprise.
"Adam" I stated calmly even though I was boiling inside.
His glance darted towards the girl slumped on the ground and I hid my scowl.
"She'll be fine. She might have a bruise or two but she'll be fine." I said pleasantly. "But you on the other hand won't be so lucky"
Adam whitened. He knew all too well what I was capable of.
"Crystal?" Kai spoke up.
Oops, I had forgotten that he was there. I whirled around maintaining my iron grip on Adam.
"Yes Kai?" I asked him sweetly.
He looked at me, then at Adam, then back to me.
"Never mind. Do what you need to do" he finally said.
"Thanks for the support" I teased before turning to glare at Adam. "Now, what shall I do with you?"
"Hiwatari, help me!" Adam called out to Kai.
"Dude, you're in this by yourself. You bought this upon yourself" Kai said with a smirk appearing on his features.
"Hmm, it's a pity I don't carry a machete around with me." I thought aloud as I kept my hold on a squirming Adam.
"I have a switch blade in my wallet" Kai offered digging it out of his pocket and tossing it to me.
"Thanks" I said lightly as I caught it easily. "You know Adam, I've always wondered how long a person could last if millions of tiny cuts are made."
Adam's eyes widened and I had trouble keeping the laughter in.
"But you know what? That could be a bit messy. So I think I'll go with something more traditional. I think we should just street fight. It'll even give you a chance to defend yourself" I said.
I loosened my grip on Adam and stepped back into fighting stance. This was going to be good.
"Well come on," I beckoned to him. "Do your best"
After some hesitation, Adam stepped awkwardly into fighting stance and threw a punch at me.
I dodged it easily and threw a triple combo punch at him, each one of them landing on his face. He stumbled backwards into a car and tripped over.
Really, this was absolutely pathetic, it was a joke. I jumped forwards, the adrenaline flowing through my veins and waited for his next move.
He came at me again this time with a front kick and I blocked it with my arm and returned with a flying kick. I dropped to the ground and flicked my foot out, causing him to be swept cleanly to the ground with a thump.
Jumping back up, I stepped over his body, planting my foot squarely on his chest.
"Mei-Lin" he gasped. "Please stop. I give up"
Rolling my eyes I backed off him.
"Adam, you are really pathetic you know that?" I said smirking. "You can't even last 2mins against me"
With that I walked away, leaving Adam still gasping for breath on the ground.
Kai's POV
"Crystal" I called out to her.
"Yeah Kai?" she said slowly turning around.
"Are you okay?" I asked her.
"Sure, why wouldn't I be?" she replied smiling. "I just kicked Adam's ass"
"Oh, okay then" I said.
"Has a room been prepared yet?" my father questioned mum that night at dinner.
"Yes" she answered.
"Which room?" he asked.
"The one to the left of Kai's" mum responded.
"Good. She'll be arriving shortly after dinner" my father remarked before leaving the table.
"Who's coming?" I asked.
"Hiragazaki Akina. Didn't your father tell you?" mum replied.
"Oh right, he did. How long is she staying?" I said.
"As long as she wants to. Her father's going away for an extended leave. So your father suggested she come and stay with us" mum said.
"Why does she have to come stay with us?" I grumbled.
"Because" mum explained patiently. "She'll be all alone when her father leaves. She'd be very lonely in that big house"
After dinner I sat staring at my computer screen, my thoughts buzzing around dully in my head.
I knew that Adam was a dickhead to begin with, but what he did to Akina....was absolutely unacceptable. He was such a bastard. I should've put him in his place the first day I had seen him fooling around with another girl.
My hands clenched themselves into a fist. The girl he had been fooling around with today wasn't even the same girl as the one from the day before. And of all girls to cheat on, he cheated on Akina.
"Kai, Akina-san is here" my mother announced when she entered my room not long after.
Getting up from my desk, I followed her down the stairs and stood beside my father who was watching a limo come up the driveway.
"Li, it's good to see you again" he greeted Mr. Hiragazaki when he stepped out of the limo.
"Thank you so much for offering to accommodate my daughter" he responded as Akina stepped out of the limo and stood silently beside her father.
"It's no trouble at all" my father assured him.
"Well, I must be off" Mr. Hiragazaki said. "Now, take care of yourself Akina" he said to her before going off in the limo.
"Hiragazaki-san, I hope that you find everything here to your liking. If you need anything at all, pleas don't hesitate to ask" my father stated smoothly before disappearing into the house.
"Kai dear, why don't you show Akina her room?" my mum suggested.
Shrugging I led the way up the stairs to the room to the left of mine.
"Here" I said throwing the door open.
"Thanks" she said softly before stepping inside.
I frowned. Something was off.
"Do you need anything?" I asked her.
"No thanks. I'm fine" she replied unzipping her bag.
"You didn't bring very much" I commented as I glanced at the sports bag she had bought.
"I can always go back to my house to get anything" she said shrugging and pulled out several long wooden cases
"What are those?" I asked her.
"Take a look for yourself" she offered handing me one.
Upon opening one, I discovered a slim, lightweight bamboo sword, its edges glinting.
"Not bad" I remarked turning it over in my hands.
"Open the rest for me will you?" she asked.
I opened up the two remaining cases. One of which was a thin bamboo pole and the other revealed a gleaming sword set with pink stones set in its handle, the same one I had seen when I went to her house.
"Where's your car?" I asked out of curiosity.
"In my garage at home. Somebody will come by with it tomorrow so you don't have to worry about driving my anywhere" she answered quietly. "Also, don't feel obligated to entertain me. I can look after myself you know."
"Why would I feel obligated to entertain you?" I shot back.
"Why wouldn't you?" she retorted.
She had a good point there.
"Fine then. I have homework to do anyway." I said leaving the room.
Thanks for all the reviews I've received. Umm, I hope you found this chapter okay. The next chapter will be better though and about the same length. I'll try to update at least once a week. I have exams coming up so please bear with me if I'm not updating fast enough for you.
Chapter 33: Caught in the act
Kai's POV
Stupid girl. She wouldn't listen to me I thought as I trudged up the stairs when I got home.
"Kai, why weren't you at dinner?" my father said appearing in front of me.
Shit. I didn't need this now. I thought for a moment before carefully answering.
"I went to visit Hiragazaki Akina" I replied.
"Fine. But next time if you're not coming home for dinner call your mother" he said. "Well I'm pleased to see how well you both seem to be getting along. You should therefore be pleased to know that she will be coming to stay with us tomorrow since her father will be away for an extended period"
After my father had left, I went into my room and flopped onto my bed.
How long would it be until Akina saw the truth? She was so blinded by him so it might take a while. Maybe I should talk to Mariah about this. Perhaps she might be able to provide some insight to this from the view point of a girl.
Picking up my phone, I punched in Mariah's number and waited for her to pick up.
"Hello?" a guy's voice said on the other line.
Huh? I thought in confusion. I was pretty sure this was Mariah's number. Maybe I dialed the wrong number.
But wait. The guy's voice was oddly familiar.
"Rei?" I asked.
"Kai?" he answered. "Did you want to speak to Mariah?"
"Yeah. Is she around? It's kinda important" I said.
"Okay, hang on a sec" Rei said before handing the phone over.
"Mariah?" I asked when I heard the phone being picked up.
"Kai? Is something wrong?" Mariah questioned.
"Yeah. You know how Crystal's going out with Adam?" I confirmed.
"Yeah, why?" she said confused.
"Well," I said and launched into the story about what I had seen and what had happened at Crystal's.
"Are you serious?" Mariah said when I had finished.
"Yeah, unfortunately" I said. "So what do you think we should do?"
"I'm not really sure. I can try to talk to her if you want. But if you can't do anything, I doubt that I can" Mariah replied.
Crystal/Akina's POV
"What's a girl like you doing in a place like this?" Adam said giving me a swift wink the next morning.
"You seriously need new pick up lines Adam" I teased rolling my eyes at him and I assured myself that Kai was wrong. Adam would never hurt me intentionally. But still something tugged at me from the inside. Brushing the thought away, I turned my attention back to Adam.
"You have wounded me deeply" Adam dramatized clutching at his heart. "I suppose you don't want this then" he continued whipping out a pale yellow flower from behind his back.
"Keep it" I said with a shrug.
"What? I thought girls loved flowers" Adam said in confusion.
"Isn't that a little stereotype?" I responded.
"So you don't want it?" he said holding it out.
"Fine" I said and accepted it from his hand
I sighed with weariness at the end of the day. It seemed that Kai had gone to Mariah and asked her to try and talk to me about Adam. I had politely turned her away. They didn't know Adam. I did.
"Crystal?" Kai asked interrupting my thoughts.
"This better not be about Adam again" I said wearily walking towards the car park.
"Crystal-" he began.
"No Kai. I don't want to hear it" I said picking up my pace before freezing.
The sight that was in front of me caused me to step backwards.
"No" I whispered, refusing to believe what I was seeing
Adam stood with his back to me, with a girl backed against a car, his arms wrapped around her. Everything seemed to slow down when he leaned into her and whispered something in her ear which caused her to let out a shrill giggle. He tilted his head down towards her to capture her lips with his.
My head spun for a moment before anger kicked in.
In several swift steps, I had crossed to where Adam and the girl were standing and yanked him off her. The girl slumped down on the floor as I yanked Adam in such a way that he was now face to face with me.
"Crystal?" he said in surprise.
"Adam" I stated calmly even though I was boiling inside.
His glance darted towards the girl slumped on the ground and I hid my scowl.
"She'll be fine. She might have a bruise or two but she'll be fine." I said pleasantly. "But you on the other hand won't be so lucky"
Adam whitened. He knew all too well what I was capable of.
"Crystal?" Kai spoke up.
Oops, I had forgotten that he was there. I whirled around maintaining my iron grip on Adam.
"Yes Kai?" I asked him sweetly.
He looked at me, then at Adam, then back to me.
"Never mind. Do what you need to do" he finally said.
"Thanks for the support" I teased before turning to glare at Adam. "Now, what shall I do with you?"
"Hiwatari, help me!" Adam called out to Kai.
"Dude, you're in this by yourself. You bought this upon yourself" Kai said with a smirk appearing on his features.
"Hmm, it's a pity I don't carry a machete around with me." I thought aloud as I kept my hold on a squirming Adam.
"I have a switch blade in my wallet" Kai offered digging it out of his pocket and tossing it to me.
"Thanks" I said lightly as I caught it easily. "You know Adam, I've always wondered how long a person could last if millions of tiny cuts are made."
Adam's eyes widened and I had trouble keeping the laughter in.
"But you know what? That could be a bit messy. So I think I'll go with something more traditional. I think we should just street fight. It'll even give you a chance to defend yourself" I said.
I loosened my grip on Adam and stepped back into fighting stance. This was going to be good.
"Well come on," I beckoned to him. "Do your best"
After some hesitation, Adam stepped awkwardly into fighting stance and threw a punch at me.
I dodged it easily and threw a triple combo punch at him, each one of them landing on his face. He stumbled backwards into a car and tripped over.
Really, this was absolutely pathetic, it was a joke. I jumped forwards, the adrenaline flowing through my veins and waited for his next move.
He came at me again this time with a front kick and I blocked it with my arm and returned with a flying kick. I dropped to the ground and flicked my foot out, causing him to be swept cleanly to the ground with a thump.
Jumping back up, I stepped over his body, planting my foot squarely on his chest.
"Mei-Lin" he gasped. "Please stop. I give up"
Rolling my eyes I backed off him.
"Adam, you are really pathetic you know that?" I said smirking. "You can't even last 2mins against me"
With that I walked away, leaving Adam still gasping for breath on the ground.
Kai's POV
"Crystal" I called out to her.
"Yeah Kai?" she said slowly turning around.
"Are you okay?" I asked her.
"Sure, why wouldn't I be?" she replied smiling. "I just kicked Adam's ass"
"Oh, okay then" I said.
"Has a room been prepared yet?" my father questioned mum that night at dinner.
"Yes" she answered.
"Which room?" he asked.
"The one to the left of Kai's" mum responded.
"Good. She'll be arriving shortly after dinner" my father remarked before leaving the table.
"Who's coming?" I asked.
"Hiragazaki Akina. Didn't your father tell you?" mum replied.
"Oh right, he did. How long is she staying?" I said.
"As long as she wants to. Her father's going away for an extended leave. So your father suggested she come and stay with us" mum said.
"Why does she have to come stay with us?" I grumbled.
"Because" mum explained patiently. "She'll be all alone when her father leaves. She'd be very lonely in that big house"
After dinner I sat staring at my computer screen, my thoughts buzzing around dully in my head.
I knew that Adam was a dickhead to begin with, but what he did to Akina....was absolutely unacceptable. He was such a bastard. I should've put him in his place the first day I had seen him fooling around with another girl.
My hands clenched themselves into a fist. The girl he had been fooling around with today wasn't even the same girl as the one from the day before. And of all girls to cheat on, he cheated on Akina.
"Kai, Akina-san is here" my mother announced when she entered my room not long after.
Getting up from my desk, I followed her down the stairs and stood beside my father who was watching a limo come up the driveway.
"Li, it's good to see you again" he greeted Mr. Hiragazaki when he stepped out of the limo.
"Thank you so much for offering to accommodate my daughter" he responded as Akina stepped out of the limo and stood silently beside her father.
"It's no trouble at all" my father assured him.
"Well, I must be off" Mr. Hiragazaki said. "Now, take care of yourself Akina" he said to her before going off in the limo.
"Hiragazaki-san, I hope that you find everything here to your liking. If you need anything at all, pleas don't hesitate to ask" my father stated smoothly before disappearing into the house.
"Kai dear, why don't you show Akina her room?" my mum suggested.
Shrugging I led the way up the stairs to the room to the left of mine.
"Here" I said throwing the door open.
"Thanks" she said softly before stepping inside.
I frowned. Something was off.
"Do you need anything?" I asked her.
"No thanks. I'm fine" she replied unzipping her bag.
"You didn't bring very much" I commented as I glanced at the sports bag she had bought.
"I can always go back to my house to get anything" she said shrugging and pulled out several long wooden cases
"What are those?" I asked her.
"Take a look for yourself" she offered handing me one.
Upon opening one, I discovered a slim, lightweight bamboo sword, its edges glinting.
"Not bad" I remarked turning it over in my hands.
"Open the rest for me will you?" she asked.
I opened up the two remaining cases. One of which was a thin bamboo pole and the other revealed a gleaming sword set with pink stones set in its handle, the same one I had seen when I went to her house.
"Where's your car?" I asked out of curiosity.
"In my garage at home. Somebody will come by with it tomorrow so you don't have to worry about driving my anywhere" she answered quietly. "Also, don't feel obligated to entertain me. I can look after myself you know."
"Why would I feel obligated to entertain you?" I shot back.
"Why wouldn't you?" she retorted.
She had a good point there.
"Fine then. I have homework to do anyway." I said leaving the room.
Thanks for all the reviews I've received. Umm, I hope you found this chapter okay. The next chapter will be better though and about the same length. I'll try to update at least once a week. I have exams coming up so please bear with me if I'm not updating fast enough for you.