Two hearts, one love
Chapter 36: Soft spot
Crystal/Akina's POV
I stared aimlessly at the ceiling that night as I tried to get to sleep. The images of Adam with the other girl no longer came as frequent as they did last week.
I sighed and rolled over in my bed. I really hoped that I wouldn't dream tonight. For the past week, I had been having a recurring dream, one about seeing Adam and that girl together. But now, Kai would appear in them and reassure me. I smiled at the thought. I could always remember the practically my entire dream clearly, but I could never seem to remember the last bit. The last bit was always kinda hazy. But it must've been good since I always woke feeling quite content with a fuzzy feeling inside.
Kai had been so kind to me lately. Everybody had a good side to them, I just didn't expect Kai to show me his.
I shivered and pulled the covers up to my chin. The giant pink penguin loomed in the corner of my room and I stifled a giggle at the thought of Kai buying it for me. Who knew he could be so sweet? I was sure that Mariah wouldn't believe me if I told her that.
Is the heater on? I wondered. My room always seemed so cold or maybe it was just me.
It wasn't cold when Kai was here last week I thought absently and then shook my head in confusion when I realized what I had just thought.
I stood up from my bed and crossed to the heater to check it was on. Wrapping my arms around myself, I walked over to the window and drew the curtain aside to gaze out.
Standing here, I was struck with the vivid memory of how Kai came in at night a few days back. My cheeks reddened further and I mentally scolded myself.
Get a grip of yourself Akina I scolded myself. What's happening to you? It's only Kai.
A smile spread across my face once again as his face drifted through my head.
Yeah, it's only Kai..
I shook my head to remove him from my thoughts but they stubbornly remained lodged in my head.
What the hell was going on?
This had never happened before.
I frowned in the darkness, my thoughts of Kai swirling around in my mind.
"Go away!" I finally cried out in frustration when the thoughts of Kai continued to haunt me.
Oops. That wasn't supposed to come out aloud. I covered my mouth and waited a few minutes. Good, nobody seemed to have heard. As I allowed myself a small sigh of relief, I heard a creak and spun around to see Kai enter my room.
"Is something wrong?" he asked me when he saw me standing by the window.
"No, I'm fine" I said, blushing. At least it was dark.
"Ok then" he said his eyes flickering across the room. "You better get some sleep"
"Don't worry, I will" I assured him but he didn't move. "What?"
"Well, get into bed" he said.
"Fine" I huffed before climbing into bed. "Happy now?"
"Just sleep okay?" he said rolling his eyes.
"Good night" I said to him.
"Night" he responded before softly closing the door behind him.
I sighed with disappointment that he hadn't stayed longer.
What?
Was I just disappointed that he hadn't offered to stay the night?
Wait, did I seriously have that thought?
God, I really needed to stop thinking so much.
Kai's POV
I frowned in the darkness. Akina had better be sleeping. If she didn't get enough sleep she'll collapse. Maybe I should go and check on her again, just to make sure.
Flinging off my covers, I went to her room and opened her door just a bit, small enough for me to see in.
Sure enough, there she was sleeping soundly in bed. Murmuring something in her sleep, she turned slightly before settling back down.
She might be having nightmares again I mused.
She pulled the covers closer as a slight breeze fluttered through the room and I looked for the source of it. The window she had been standing by when I had previously come in was open slightly, allowing a draft of wind to come in.
I hesitated, should I go close it or not? Better close it, she might catch a cold. Upon making my decision, I briskly crossed her room and shut it.
Akina stirred in her sleep and I turned to face her. The moonlight streamed through the window, illuminating her face and a small smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. At least she wasn't having nightmares.
Crystal/Akina's POV
Wonder what time it is, I thought sleepily as I stretched lazily in my bed.
Once again, I had that dream....but this one had been different from the rest.
Adam for one hadn't been in it but Kai had.
My cheeks flared up at the thought of him.
Why was this happening? And to me of all people.
A scowl replaced the small smile I had retained from my dream.
What was this anyway? The feeling felt vaguely familiar..was it love?
I frowned at that thought. Me, in love with Kai? Ha, as if. Since Adam, I hadn't even looked at another guy with a second glance. I did not want to go through all that crap again.
Anyway, even if I did like Kai, there was no way that he would ever like me back. He wasn't that kind of person. Even if he was warming up a bit. I looked across the room to see the pink penguin grinning at me. It stood as tall as me and puffed its pink and white fuzzy chest out proudly.
It was nice of Kai to buy it for me I thought. And it was nice of Kai to stick up for me with Adam. And it was nice of him to take me out yesterday. And when he came to confront me that night about Adam...
My cheeks flushed as a wistful smile played upon my lips. .
It was incredibly sweet of him to stay the night. Most guys would be so immature about sharing a bed with a girl and boast to their friends about it. But not Kai. Although, he probably didn't tell the others because they'd probably diss him for having a soft spot.
A soft spot. The corner of my lips curved upwards at that thought. Kai isn't as cold as he thinks he is.....
Once, when I could've sworn that his arms were wrapped around me one morning. But when I had woken up they were gone and I thought that it was part of a dream. I was never sure about exactly what had happened that morning. I suppose I could've easily gone and asked Kai myself, but if had been a dream, it would turn into an extremely awkward situation. I'd rather just keep the memory as it was.
Wait, don't go there, I scolded myself. Time to get up and eat.
"Good morning Akina" Katrina greeted me when I entered the dining room.
"Good morning Katrina" I responded.
"What would you like for breakfast today?" she asked me.
"I think I'll just have fruit salad and hot chocolate today" I answered.
"What no ice-cream?" a voice teased from behind me.
I whipped my head around to see Kai leaning against the door and felt my cheeks turn pink.
"Not this morning. I'll have some later" I replied.
"Good morning Kai. I expect you'll be having your usual?" Katrina addressed him.
"Yes" he responded and sat down in the chair next to mine.
Soon, my fruit salad and hot chocolate arrived while toast and a cup of coffee were set down in front of Kai.
"Do you always have coffee?" I questioned him.
"Do you always have hot chocolate?" he said in reply.
"I like hot chocolate" I answered.
"And I like coffee" he stated.
"Isn't it bitter?" I asked him.
"Not really. Haven't you tried it before?" he said taking a bite of his toast.
"Kinda" I said stirring my hot chocolate.
"What do you mean kinda?" he asked.
"Well I've tried coffee flavored stuff" I said shrugging.
"It's not exactly the same thing" he said rolling his eyes. "You should actually try the real thing one day"
"One day? People always say one day but most of the time that one day never comes" I remarked.
"Well then, don't be one of those people" he said.
"I'm not" I said. "I'll try it now"
Kai merely smirked.
"But" I said biting my lip. "What if I don't like it and don't finish it? Wouldn't it be a waste?"
"You-" Kai began but shook his head when he obviously couldn't find the right words. "Never mind. Here, take a sip from my cup if you really want to try it"
"Really?" I asked in surprise.
"Yes, really" he confirmed and pushed his cup towards me.
"Thanks Kai-kun" I said as I accepted the cup from him and I did my best to ignore the spark which shot up my arm when my hand brushed against his but my cheeks immediately became tinged with pink.
Crap, why now of all times? Did the universe have something against me?
Hoping that Kai hadn't noticed, I quickly took a sip from his cup.
"You don't like it?" he asked me when I made a face.
"It's okay. I suppose if I drank it more often I'd get used to it. It's just that it's not very sweet" I responded.
"Coffee isn't supposed to be sweet" he replied.
"Oh right" I said absently as my arm paused halfway to the sugar bowl and pushed the cup back towards Kai instead. "So what are you going to do today?"
"The weather's nice today, I was thinking about going for a swim" he answered and glanced at me. "I suppose you can join me if you want to"
"Well, if you say it like that..." I trailed off.
"Don't be such a brat. Do you need a golden invitation or something?" he said rolling his eyes.
"No, it's just that I might be a bother to you" I said with a shrug.
"Since when have you cared that you're a bother to me?" Kai inquired.
"Unlike you, I do care" I replied.
"Whatever. Either swim or don't. It's of no concern to me" he said before leaving the table.
Digging through my bag, I idly wondered whether I had bought my bikini or not. Finally, I pulled it out from the bottom of my bag and changed into it.
Kai was right, I realized as I glanced out the window. It was a nice day. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, etc, etc. you get the idea.
Maybe I should go throw on a shirt; it was just a bit chilly only wearing this. I dug through my bag once again but remembered that I hadn't bought a shirt. Sighing, I wandered next door into Kai's room and caught sight of him disappearing into his walk in robe.
I followed him in and saw that he had already changed into a pair of black shorts and was in the process of riffling through his rack for a shirt.
"Ready to go?" he asked when he saw me.
"Yeah" I replied watching as he pulled out a white shirt.
"Are you only going to wear that?" he asked gesturing towards my bikini.
"Yeah. What else do expect me to wear?" I said telling myself that this was not the time to get self-conscious.
"Don't you think you'll get cold on the way?" he questioned.
"Cold on the way?" I asked vaguely confused.
"Yeah. We're going to the beach" he answered.
"The beach? Huh? I thought we were going swimming in your pool" I said now understanding.
"No, change of plans. Called the others up, they'll be meeting us there" Kai replied. "So you going to put something else on?"
"I don't have a shirt" I said with a shrug.
"You're utterly hopeless you know that?" Kai said with a sigh and tugged off an identical white shirt to his off from a hanger.
"I am not" I said indignantly. "How was I to know we'd be going to the beach?"
"Just put this on" he said tossing me the shirt.
"Fine" I said catching it and pulling it on. "I think I have a skirt in my bag"
Searching through my bags, a knock sounded at the door.
"Come in" I invited and the door opened to reveal Mariah. "Hey Mariah, I thought we were meeting up at the beach?"
"Yeah, Rei and Tala came by to pick me up and since Kai's house is on the way to the beach..." Mariah supplied.
"Oh okay then" I said. "I suppose they're in Kai's room then?"
"Yeah" Mariah answered.
"Which one?" I asked her holding up pair of well worn demin shorts and a mini-skirt in the same style.
"Definitely the skirt. It's shorter" Mariah said. "It'll look great on you since you have long legs"
"Okay then" I agreed and slipped into it.
"The guys will go crazy" she said laughing.
"Mmm" I said smoothing it down and an image of Kai came to my mind. My cheeks redden and I immediately pushed the thought aside. Don't think about stuff like that.
"You girls ready to go yet?" Tala asked as he and the others entered the room. "Whoa, Crystal, love the skirt"
"Thanks" I said lightly, firmly telling myself not to look at Kai's face knowing very well that if I did, I'd probably redden once more.
Like I really needed that.
Okay, so what'd you think? Yeah, I know this chapter wasn't as good as the last one...but the next one will be better and long as well....thanks for all the reviews and please keep them coming.
Chapter 36: Soft spot
Crystal/Akina's POV
I stared aimlessly at the ceiling that night as I tried to get to sleep. The images of Adam with the other girl no longer came as frequent as they did last week.
I sighed and rolled over in my bed. I really hoped that I wouldn't dream tonight. For the past week, I had been having a recurring dream, one about seeing Adam and that girl together. But now, Kai would appear in them and reassure me. I smiled at the thought. I could always remember the practically my entire dream clearly, but I could never seem to remember the last bit. The last bit was always kinda hazy. But it must've been good since I always woke feeling quite content with a fuzzy feeling inside.
Kai had been so kind to me lately. Everybody had a good side to them, I just didn't expect Kai to show me his.
I shivered and pulled the covers up to my chin. The giant pink penguin loomed in the corner of my room and I stifled a giggle at the thought of Kai buying it for me. Who knew he could be so sweet? I was sure that Mariah wouldn't believe me if I told her that.
Is the heater on? I wondered. My room always seemed so cold or maybe it was just me.
It wasn't cold when Kai was here last week I thought absently and then shook my head in confusion when I realized what I had just thought.
I stood up from my bed and crossed to the heater to check it was on. Wrapping my arms around myself, I walked over to the window and drew the curtain aside to gaze out.
Standing here, I was struck with the vivid memory of how Kai came in at night a few days back. My cheeks reddened further and I mentally scolded myself.
Get a grip of yourself Akina I scolded myself. What's happening to you? It's only Kai.
A smile spread across my face once again as his face drifted through my head.
Yeah, it's only Kai..
I shook my head to remove him from my thoughts but they stubbornly remained lodged in my head.
What the hell was going on?
This had never happened before.
I frowned in the darkness, my thoughts of Kai swirling around in my mind.
"Go away!" I finally cried out in frustration when the thoughts of Kai continued to haunt me.
Oops. That wasn't supposed to come out aloud. I covered my mouth and waited a few minutes. Good, nobody seemed to have heard. As I allowed myself a small sigh of relief, I heard a creak and spun around to see Kai enter my room.
"Is something wrong?" he asked me when he saw me standing by the window.
"No, I'm fine" I said, blushing. At least it was dark.
"Ok then" he said his eyes flickering across the room. "You better get some sleep"
"Don't worry, I will" I assured him but he didn't move. "What?"
"Well, get into bed" he said.
"Fine" I huffed before climbing into bed. "Happy now?"
"Just sleep okay?" he said rolling his eyes.
"Good night" I said to him.
"Night" he responded before softly closing the door behind him.
I sighed with disappointment that he hadn't stayed longer.
What?
Was I just disappointed that he hadn't offered to stay the night?
Wait, did I seriously have that thought?
God, I really needed to stop thinking so much.
Kai's POV
I frowned in the darkness. Akina had better be sleeping. If she didn't get enough sleep she'll collapse. Maybe I should go and check on her again, just to make sure.
Flinging off my covers, I went to her room and opened her door just a bit, small enough for me to see in.
Sure enough, there she was sleeping soundly in bed. Murmuring something in her sleep, she turned slightly before settling back down.
She might be having nightmares again I mused.
She pulled the covers closer as a slight breeze fluttered through the room and I looked for the source of it. The window she had been standing by when I had previously come in was open slightly, allowing a draft of wind to come in.
I hesitated, should I go close it or not? Better close it, she might catch a cold. Upon making my decision, I briskly crossed her room and shut it.
Akina stirred in her sleep and I turned to face her. The moonlight streamed through the window, illuminating her face and a small smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. At least she wasn't having nightmares.
Crystal/Akina's POV
Wonder what time it is, I thought sleepily as I stretched lazily in my bed.
Once again, I had that dream....but this one had been different from the rest.
Adam for one hadn't been in it but Kai had.
My cheeks flared up at the thought of him.
Why was this happening? And to me of all people.
A scowl replaced the small smile I had retained from my dream.
What was this anyway? The feeling felt vaguely familiar..was it love?
I frowned at that thought. Me, in love with Kai? Ha, as if. Since Adam, I hadn't even looked at another guy with a second glance. I did not want to go through all that crap again.
Anyway, even if I did like Kai, there was no way that he would ever like me back. He wasn't that kind of person. Even if he was warming up a bit. I looked across the room to see the pink penguin grinning at me. It stood as tall as me and puffed its pink and white fuzzy chest out proudly.
It was nice of Kai to buy it for me I thought. And it was nice of Kai to stick up for me with Adam. And it was nice of him to take me out yesterday. And when he came to confront me that night about Adam...
My cheeks flushed as a wistful smile played upon my lips. .
It was incredibly sweet of him to stay the night. Most guys would be so immature about sharing a bed with a girl and boast to their friends about it. But not Kai. Although, he probably didn't tell the others because they'd probably diss him for having a soft spot.
A soft spot. The corner of my lips curved upwards at that thought. Kai isn't as cold as he thinks he is.....
Once, when I could've sworn that his arms were wrapped around me one morning. But when I had woken up they were gone and I thought that it was part of a dream. I was never sure about exactly what had happened that morning. I suppose I could've easily gone and asked Kai myself, but if had been a dream, it would turn into an extremely awkward situation. I'd rather just keep the memory as it was.
Wait, don't go there, I scolded myself. Time to get up and eat.
"Good morning Akina" Katrina greeted me when I entered the dining room.
"Good morning Katrina" I responded.
"What would you like for breakfast today?" she asked me.
"I think I'll just have fruit salad and hot chocolate today" I answered.
"What no ice-cream?" a voice teased from behind me.
I whipped my head around to see Kai leaning against the door and felt my cheeks turn pink.
"Not this morning. I'll have some later" I replied.
"Good morning Kai. I expect you'll be having your usual?" Katrina addressed him.
"Yes" he responded and sat down in the chair next to mine.
Soon, my fruit salad and hot chocolate arrived while toast and a cup of coffee were set down in front of Kai.
"Do you always have coffee?" I questioned him.
"Do you always have hot chocolate?" he said in reply.
"I like hot chocolate" I answered.
"And I like coffee" he stated.
"Isn't it bitter?" I asked him.
"Not really. Haven't you tried it before?" he said taking a bite of his toast.
"Kinda" I said stirring my hot chocolate.
"What do you mean kinda?" he asked.
"Well I've tried coffee flavored stuff" I said shrugging.
"It's not exactly the same thing" he said rolling his eyes. "You should actually try the real thing one day"
"One day? People always say one day but most of the time that one day never comes" I remarked.
"Well then, don't be one of those people" he said.
"I'm not" I said. "I'll try it now"
Kai merely smirked.
"But" I said biting my lip. "What if I don't like it and don't finish it? Wouldn't it be a waste?"
"You-" Kai began but shook his head when he obviously couldn't find the right words. "Never mind. Here, take a sip from my cup if you really want to try it"
"Really?" I asked in surprise.
"Yes, really" he confirmed and pushed his cup towards me.
"Thanks Kai-kun" I said as I accepted the cup from him and I did my best to ignore the spark which shot up my arm when my hand brushed against his but my cheeks immediately became tinged with pink.
Crap, why now of all times? Did the universe have something against me?
Hoping that Kai hadn't noticed, I quickly took a sip from his cup.
"You don't like it?" he asked me when I made a face.
"It's okay. I suppose if I drank it more often I'd get used to it. It's just that it's not very sweet" I responded.
"Coffee isn't supposed to be sweet" he replied.
"Oh right" I said absently as my arm paused halfway to the sugar bowl and pushed the cup back towards Kai instead. "So what are you going to do today?"
"The weather's nice today, I was thinking about going for a swim" he answered and glanced at me. "I suppose you can join me if you want to"
"Well, if you say it like that..." I trailed off.
"Don't be such a brat. Do you need a golden invitation or something?" he said rolling his eyes.
"No, it's just that I might be a bother to you" I said with a shrug.
"Since when have you cared that you're a bother to me?" Kai inquired.
"Unlike you, I do care" I replied.
"Whatever. Either swim or don't. It's of no concern to me" he said before leaving the table.
Digging through my bag, I idly wondered whether I had bought my bikini or not. Finally, I pulled it out from the bottom of my bag and changed into it.
Kai was right, I realized as I glanced out the window. It was a nice day. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, etc, etc. you get the idea.
Maybe I should go throw on a shirt; it was just a bit chilly only wearing this. I dug through my bag once again but remembered that I hadn't bought a shirt. Sighing, I wandered next door into Kai's room and caught sight of him disappearing into his walk in robe.
I followed him in and saw that he had already changed into a pair of black shorts and was in the process of riffling through his rack for a shirt.
"Ready to go?" he asked when he saw me.
"Yeah" I replied watching as he pulled out a white shirt.
"Are you only going to wear that?" he asked gesturing towards my bikini.
"Yeah. What else do expect me to wear?" I said telling myself that this was not the time to get self-conscious.
"Don't you think you'll get cold on the way?" he questioned.
"Cold on the way?" I asked vaguely confused.
"Yeah. We're going to the beach" he answered.
"The beach? Huh? I thought we were going swimming in your pool" I said now understanding.
"No, change of plans. Called the others up, they'll be meeting us there" Kai replied. "So you going to put something else on?"
"I don't have a shirt" I said with a shrug.
"You're utterly hopeless you know that?" Kai said with a sigh and tugged off an identical white shirt to his off from a hanger.
"I am not" I said indignantly. "How was I to know we'd be going to the beach?"
"Just put this on" he said tossing me the shirt.
"Fine" I said catching it and pulling it on. "I think I have a skirt in my bag"
Searching through my bags, a knock sounded at the door.
"Come in" I invited and the door opened to reveal Mariah. "Hey Mariah, I thought we were meeting up at the beach?"
"Yeah, Rei and Tala came by to pick me up and since Kai's house is on the way to the beach..." Mariah supplied.
"Oh okay then" I said. "I suppose they're in Kai's room then?"
"Yeah" Mariah answered.
"Which one?" I asked her holding up pair of well worn demin shorts and a mini-skirt in the same style.
"Definitely the skirt. It's shorter" Mariah said. "It'll look great on you since you have long legs"
"Okay then" I agreed and slipped into it.
"The guys will go crazy" she said laughing.
"Mmm" I said smoothing it down and an image of Kai came to my mind. My cheeks redden and I immediately pushed the thought aside. Don't think about stuff like that.
"You girls ready to go yet?" Tala asked as he and the others entered the room. "Whoa, Crystal, love the skirt"
"Thanks" I said lightly, firmly telling myself not to look at Kai's face knowing very well that if I did, I'd probably redden once more.
Like I really needed that.
Okay, so what'd you think? Yeah, I know this chapter wasn't as good as the last one...but the next one will be better and long as well....thanks for all the reviews and please keep them coming.