Two hearts, one love
Chapter 37: Head-over-heels
Kai's POV
I smirked at the envious looks thrown by girls and guys alike at Crystal when we arrived at the beach. She looked great even if she herself didn't know it.
"Dude, Crystal is smoking" Tala muttered to me.
"You don't need to tell me that" I replied as my gaze flickered over to Crystal.
She was standing next to Mariah and chatting to her as if she didn't have a care in the world.
Her hair flowed over her shoulders in soft layers and her legs appeared to go on forever in that demin skirt.
I turned to watch Tala's expression as Crystal slipped out of her skirt and shirt.
"Need a bib to catch the drool?" I asked him.
"Hey, it's a natural thing" Tala defended himself as his eyes once again darted towards Crystal.
Crystal was now standing in her bikini, her hand lifted up to her eyes, shading them from the burning sun. Her bikini was baby pink and hugged her body tightly, clearly showing off all of her curves.
"You know, I came today with the intention of picking up but I think I could settle for a day filled with flirting with Crystal" Tala said.
"Tala, I think she's still recovering from the whole Adam thing" I told him.
"Oh well in that case, c'mon. I'm gonna go rub sun tan lotion on her and watch all the other guys' faces grown green with envy" Tala suggested.
"Hey Crystal." Tala said as he walked up to her.
"Hey guys" she responded.
"Aren't you going to put sun tan lotion on?" he questioned her.
"Huh oh yeah" she said and reached to take a bottle of it out of her back.
Much to Tala's disappointment, she didn't ask him to help her rub sun tan lotion onto her back.
"Hey, I'm going to go look around a bit" Tala said after a while.
"Okay then" Crystal said looking up from her lotion.
"Don't do anything I wouldn't" I advised him before he went off.
"Umm, Kai?" Crystal said to me hesitantly.
"Yeah?" I asked her lazily.
"Could you rub the lotion onto my back? I can't really reach" she said.
"Oh ok" I said and picked up the bottle, squeezing some into my palm.
Just as Tala had predicted, the guys surrounding us, shot me looks of jealousy as I rubbed the lotion onto Crystal's back in circular motions.
"Thanks" she said her cheeks turning slightly pink.
"You burn up pretty fast. Don't forget to put some lotion on your face" I told her.
"But I-" she began but stopped midway.
"But you what?" I asked her.
"Nothing" she mumbled as she laid down on her towel.
"Do you want to go play volleyball?" she asked me a moment later when she saw a game being started up down the beach.
"Don't girls just sit and get a tan when they come to the beach?" I asked her.
"Not all girls" she corrected me. "This girl likes to take action instead of just lying around"
"Don't turn all defensive on me" I said.
"I'm not. You just shouldn't be so sexist" she said before turning to walk down the beach.
"Crystal, wait up" I said taking several long strides to catch up to her.
When we reached the volleyball area, we paused for a moment to watch the game.
"Hey baby, wanna join in?" a guy asked when he noticed us standing nearby.
"Yeah, okay" she agreed before walking to the opposite team from the guy's.
"Aww, don't you want to be on my team? I'll save you from the ball" the guy called out.
"Not thanks. I think I can take care of myself" Crystal replied definitely.
Smirking at the guy's crestfallen face, I joined the team which Crystal was in.
The game started up and the ball flew from one side of the net to the other.
I had played a few times before, so I basically knew what I was doing. But Crystal on the other hand played expertly and the ball never touched the ground in the area where she was standing. I saw the other players shoot her admiring looks as she saved the ball time and time again. She spiked the ball with such force that it sped past the player's hands and caused dents in the sand where it landed.
Thanks to her, our team won naturally. I had made several great saves too but Crystal was obviously the better player.
"Whoa, you're not just a pretty face after all" a guy commented when the game had ended.
"Are you seeing anybody?" another eagerly asked.
"Umm" she began obviously growing uncomfortable with all the attention she was receiving.
"C'mon Crystal, let's go get some ice-cream" I suggested to her.
"I wonder what kind of ice-cream they have here" she said thoughtfully, slipping her hand into mine obviously ignoring all the whispering going on behind us.
"Is that her boyfriend?"
"Must be"
"He's so hot"
"Of course he'd have to be"
"Yeah, hot people always date other hot people"
Smirking at their comments, I led Crystal over to the ice-cream stand.
Crystal/Akina's POV
"Thanks for rescuing me back there" I said as I licked my cone.
"You did the same for me with Melissa" Kai answered.
"Mmm" I said as I stuck my tongue out to catch a runaway drip.
"Where'd you two go?" Mariah asked when we returned to our spot.
"Went to play volleyball" Kai replied and smirked.
I followed his glance and smothered a giggle.
"What have you two been up to?" I asked them innocently.
Both their faces turned scarlet. Looks like Mariah and Rei weren't just sun baking judging from the flushed looks on their faces and heavy breathing.
"Think Tala managed to pick up yet?" Rei remarked as we began to set up the picnic punch.
"Knowing him probably" Mariah said rolling her eyes.
"Tsk, tsk" a voice said from behind us. "Talking about me behind my back? I'm appalled"
"Hey Tala" I greeted him. "I wasn't talking about you"
"Yeah, yeah, that's what they all say" he matter-of-factly.
After we ate lunch and rested for a while, Tala, Kai and I decided to go swimming while Rei and Mariah stayed and "sun baked" some more.
As soon as we arrived at the water's edge, Tala took off towards a small group of girls.
"He never changes" Kai muttered.
"Were you ever a player?" I asked him out of the blue.
"What?" he said as he considered the question. "No, why would you think I ever was?"
"Well Rei was a player before Mariah right? And Tala's still a player" I said shooting a glance at Tala. "It's just that I thought you might be one too since your two best friends were"
"Oh, suppose it makes sense" he said slowly as we sat down at the water's edge, the waves washing over our toes.
There was a comfortable silence and I took a peek at Kai.
His two toned blue hair fell into his swirling auburn eyes which gazed out impassively into the waves. Although his eyes revealed nothing beneath the surface to the onlooker, I wondered what was going through his mind at this moment. One could never know what he was thinking since his face was a mask at all times, a skill he would have perfected over the years. But why did he always seem to keep others at an arm's distance? I had never seen him express any interest in any girls before; I had witnessed several girls throw themselves at him..everyday. But he always flatly turned them down; he was quite harsh about it.
Flashback
"Excuse me" a voice spoke up and I looked out from behind my locker to see an orange haired girl with red streaks shifting uncomfortably.
"Can I help you?" I asked politely wondering what she wanted for I was sure that I did not know her.
"I was just wondering whether you and Hiwatari are together" she questioned somewhat carefully.
"Kai and I?" I said an amused smile tugging at the corner of my lips at the idea. "No, we're just friends"
"Oh, well you wouldn't happen to know where he is then?" the girl said her eyes lighting up.
"Is somebody looking for me?" a masculine voice enquired and both of us turned around to see Kai leaning lazily against the opposite wall.
The orange haired girl instantly blossomed a brilliant shade of red.
"I was just wondering whether you'd want to go out with me?" the girl asked hopefully.
"No" Kai said frostily before to the exit without even looking at the girl. "Let's go, the others are waiting in the parking lot"
I reluctantly followed him but not before casting my glance back just in time to see the crestfallen face of the girl, her eyes filling up with hurt.
"Kai, that wasn't very nice" I scolded him as we strolled out of the school's doors.
"So? I get asked out by like five girls a day" he said dismissively. "I can't help it if girls think I'm a God. Like I could care less"
"What do you care about then?" I said with a frown.
"Nothing" he simply responded.
End of Flashback
Yes, I knew that the majority of the female population that he encountered thought that he was hot, but I had never personally thought that myself.
Until now that is.
There was something about the way he held himself, so sure about everything in his life, it was indescribable.
Was that why I felt so drawn to him? Was that why I had levitated towards him on the first day of school?
Hang on, why was I even thinking about this?
I shook my head in disgust and turned my attention to the surfers in the distance.
Kai's POV
"I'm going to swim" Crystal announced as she sat up and brushed the grains of sand off herself.
"Can you swim?" I asked her.
"Of course I can!" she replied obviously offended.
"Right. The lifeguard's over there" I said and pointed to him.
"Like it matters. You'll save if I drown right Kai-kun?" she said hopefully with a wink.
"Depends" I answered with a smirk.
"Kai!" she wailed and kicked the water so that it flew up and sprayed me in the face.
"Don't do that" I told her.
"Do what?" she said grinning mischievously and splashed me once again.
"That" I muttered standing up.
"What are you gonna do about it?" she said playfully before kicking the water onto me and giggling.
"This" I said and timed my kick to the wave so that she would get a faceful of water.
"Kai!" she spluttered.
I answered by moving my foot back to get ready for the next wave.
"Don't" she squealed and took off down the shoreline.
I soon followed after a split second and it took me several minutes to close the distance. I was surprised it took so long since I was a fast sprinter and thought I could catch up in a few seconds.
It wasn't long until we were running up and down the beach, engaged in a full-on water fight.
Then suddenly, nothing.
Huh? I thought in confusion, where'd she go? I glanced around and suddenly I felt something come up from behind me and hug me from behind. Here we go, I thought.
"Gotcha" Crystal said triumphantly.
"Don't be too sure about that" I warned her quickly turning around and pinning her to the sand.
"Kai! That's not fair!" she complained as she wriggled under my hold before finally stopping when she realized there was no escape.
"Give up now?" I asked her bending my head down slightly to look at her face.
At that moment, Crystal's cheek became tinged with pink.
"Fine" she finally said with a sigh.
"Good" I said and got up. "The reason why I won and you lost is because you let your guard down. Just when you thought you had me, you let your guard down. Never let your guard down."
Crystal/Akina's POV
I was tapping my pacer against my notepad when an image of Adam making out with that girl floated in my head. Argh, like I needed to be reminded I thought disgusted. How could I have been so stupid as to no have realized? I had trusted Adam when I should've trusted Kai.
You have more important issues to deal with right now. Like to getting the plans ready for Kai's surprise birthday party ready. There are only two weeks to go.
First of all, where to have the party? I didn't think it would be wise to have it here or at anybody else's house for that matter. Should I hire out a place? A hall perhaps? It'd have to pretty big since I planned to invite most of our friends from school.
Then, a light bulb went off in my head. A club would be perfect, Tala had once mentioned to me that they went clubbing often. Now which club did he say they went to? My forehead furrowed in concentration as I tried to remember. Sirens. That was the name of the club. Although I hadn't been in Tokyo for long, I had heard from other people that Sirens was the best club around.
So Sirens it is I thought quite pleased. All I have to do is book the place.
Now, what about food? Wait, should there even be food? In a club, probably not. So no food I decided in disappointment. But there'll have to be a cake. I perked up considerably at the thought. And I knew just the place to get it from....
An hour later, I had pretty much finalized the plans for Kai's party.
Sure it wasn't anything too fancy, if it was he probably wouldn't like it. I had called the club and reserved it for two weeks from now. It also came with a D.J but I was going to check with Rei and Tala to see if he was any good. I had called the bakery and was planning to drop by tomorrow after school to choose a cake. As for the invitations, I'd pick them up after checking out the cake.
All done I thought proudly.
I sighed and leaned my head against the cool surface of the table and without any warning whatsoever, an image of Kai as he sat on the beach floated into me head.
Dammit, why was this happening to me of all people? I did not like Kai in that way I told myself firmly.
Soon, the memory of Kai comforting me that night about Adam resurfaced.
I scowled in annoyance when my cheeks heated up.
Why does this happen?
Wait a moment.
No.
This was not happening.
I wasn't...
...I couldn't....
..I wouldn't..
No! I refused to even go there.
There was no way in hell...
Or was there?
Don't think about it, I begged of myself but the thought completed itself in my head before I could stop.
I had fallen for him.
I had fallen for Hiwatari Kai.
Shit.
My eyes flew open with surprise. I was in love with Kai. It's was simple as that.
I groaned and banged my head against the table top. As much as I wanted to deny it, I couldn't. It was true. I had fallen head-over-heels for Kai.
Why me?
You're forgetting something else too a voice nagged in my head.
What?
Kai's present.
Oh shit.
Ooh...about time Akina/Crystal realized her feelings for Kai huh? Thanks for all the reviews and I hope that you liked this chapter. Please remember to review okay? Somebody asked how often I updated. Well, I update once a week usually towards the end of the week like Thursday or Saturday since those are the days which I usually go online.
Chapter 37: Head-over-heels
Kai's POV
I smirked at the envious looks thrown by girls and guys alike at Crystal when we arrived at the beach. She looked great even if she herself didn't know it.
"Dude, Crystal is smoking" Tala muttered to me.
"You don't need to tell me that" I replied as my gaze flickered over to Crystal.
She was standing next to Mariah and chatting to her as if she didn't have a care in the world.
Her hair flowed over her shoulders in soft layers and her legs appeared to go on forever in that demin skirt.
I turned to watch Tala's expression as Crystal slipped out of her skirt and shirt.
"Need a bib to catch the drool?" I asked him.
"Hey, it's a natural thing" Tala defended himself as his eyes once again darted towards Crystal.
Crystal was now standing in her bikini, her hand lifted up to her eyes, shading them from the burning sun. Her bikini was baby pink and hugged her body tightly, clearly showing off all of her curves.
"You know, I came today with the intention of picking up but I think I could settle for a day filled with flirting with Crystal" Tala said.
"Tala, I think she's still recovering from the whole Adam thing" I told him.
"Oh well in that case, c'mon. I'm gonna go rub sun tan lotion on her and watch all the other guys' faces grown green with envy" Tala suggested.
"Hey Crystal." Tala said as he walked up to her.
"Hey guys" she responded.
"Aren't you going to put sun tan lotion on?" he questioned her.
"Huh oh yeah" she said and reached to take a bottle of it out of her back.
Much to Tala's disappointment, she didn't ask him to help her rub sun tan lotion onto her back.
"Hey, I'm going to go look around a bit" Tala said after a while.
"Okay then" Crystal said looking up from her lotion.
"Don't do anything I wouldn't" I advised him before he went off.
"Umm, Kai?" Crystal said to me hesitantly.
"Yeah?" I asked her lazily.
"Could you rub the lotion onto my back? I can't really reach" she said.
"Oh ok" I said and picked up the bottle, squeezing some into my palm.
Just as Tala had predicted, the guys surrounding us, shot me looks of jealousy as I rubbed the lotion onto Crystal's back in circular motions.
"Thanks" she said her cheeks turning slightly pink.
"You burn up pretty fast. Don't forget to put some lotion on your face" I told her.
"But I-" she began but stopped midway.
"But you what?" I asked her.
"Nothing" she mumbled as she laid down on her towel.
"Do you want to go play volleyball?" she asked me a moment later when she saw a game being started up down the beach.
"Don't girls just sit and get a tan when they come to the beach?" I asked her.
"Not all girls" she corrected me. "This girl likes to take action instead of just lying around"
"Don't turn all defensive on me" I said.
"I'm not. You just shouldn't be so sexist" she said before turning to walk down the beach.
"Crystal, wait up" I said taking several long strides to catch up to her.
When we reached the volleyball area, we paused for a moment to watch the game.
"Hey baby, wanna join in?" a guy asked when he noticed us standing nearby.
"Yeah, okay" she agreed before walking to the opposite team from the guy's.
"Aww, don't you want to be on my team? I'll save you from the ball" the guy called out.
"Not thanks. I think I can take care of myself" Crystal replied definitely.
Smirking at the guy's crestfallen face, I joined the team which Crystal was in.
The game started up and the ball flew from one side of the net to the other.
I had played a few times before, so I basically knew what I was doing. But Crystal on the other hand played expertly and the ball never touched the ground in the area where she was standing. I saw the other players shoot her admiring looks as she saved the ball time and time again. She spiked the ball with such force that it sped past the player's hands and caused dents in the sand where it landed.
Thanks to her, our team won naturally. I had made several great saves too but Crystal was obviously the better player.
"Whoa, you're not just a pretty face after all" a guy commented when the game had ended.
"Are you seeing anybody?" another eagerly asked.
"Umm" she began obviously growing uncomfortable with all the attention she was receiving.
"C'mon Crystal, let's go get some ice-cream" I suggested to her.
"I wonder what kind of ice-cream they have here" she said thoughtfully, slipping her hand into mine obviously ignoring all the whispering going on behind us.
"Is that her boyfriend?"
"Must be"
"He's so hot"
"Of course he'd have to be"
"Yeah, hot people always date other hot people"
Smirking at their comments, I led Crystal over to the ice-cream stand.
Crystal/Akina's POV
"Thanks for rescuing me back there" I said as I licked my cone.
"You did the same for me with Melissa" Kai answered.
"Mmm" I said as I stuck my tongue out to catch a runaway drip.
"Where'd you two go?" Mariah asked when we returned to our spot.
"Went to play volleyball" Kai replied and smirked.
I followed his glance and smothered a giggle.
"What have you two been up to?" I asked them innocently.
Both their faces turned scarlet. Looks like Mariah and Rei weren't just sun baking judging from the flushed looks on their faces and heavy breathing.
"Think Tala managed to pick up yet?" Rei remarked as we began to set up the picnic punch.
"Knowing him probably" Mariah said rolling her eyes.
"Tsk, tsk" a voice said from behind us. "Talking about me behind my back? I'm appalled"
"Hey Tala" I greeted him. "I wasn't talking about you"
"Yeah, yeah, that's what they all say" he matter-of-factly.
After we ate lunch and rested for a while, Tala, Kai and I decided to go swimming while Rei and Mariah stayed and "sun baked" some more.
As soon as we arrived at the water's edge, Tala took off towards a small group of girls.
"He never changes" Kai muttered.
"Were you ever a player?" I asked him out of the blue.
"What?" he said as he considered the question. "No, why would you think I ever was?"
"Well Rei was a player before Mariah right? And Tala's still a player" I said shooting a glance at Tala. "It's just that I thought you might be one too since your two best friends were"
"Oh, suppose it makes sense" he said slowly as we sat down at the water's edge, the waves washing over our toes.
There was a comfortable silence and I took a peek at Kai.
His two toned blue hair fell into his swirling auburn eyes which gazed out impassively into the waves. Although his eyes revealed nothing beneath the surface to the onlooker, I wondered what was going through his mind at this moment. One could never know what he was thinking since his face was a mask at all times, a skill he would have perfected over the years. But why did he always seem to keep others at an arm's distance? I had never seen him express any interest in any girls before; I had witnessed several girls throw themselves at him..everyday. But he always flatly turned them down; he was quite harsh about it.
Flashback
"Excuse me" a voice spoke up and I looked out from behind my locker to see an orange haired girl with red streaks shifting uncomfortably.
"Can I help you?" I asked politely wondering what she wanted for I was sure that I did not know her.
"I was just wondering whether you and Hiwatari are together" she questioned somewhat carefully.
"Kai and I?" I said an amused smile tugging at the corner of my lips at the idea. "No, we're just friends"
"Oh, well you wouldn't happen to know where he is then?" the girl said her eyes lighting up.
"Is somebody looking for me?" a masculine voice enquired and both of us turned around to see Kai leaning lazily against the opposite wall.
The orange haired girl instantly blossomed a brilliant shade of red.
"I was just wondering whether you'd want to go out with me?" the girl asked hopefully.
"No" Kai said frostily before to the exit without even looking at the girl. "Let's go, the others are waiting in the parking lot"
I reluctantly followed him but not before casting my glance back just in time to see the crestfallen face of the girl, her eyes filling up with hurt.
"Kai, that wasn't very nice" I scolded him as we strolled out of the school's doors.
"So? I get asked out by like five girls a day" he said dismissively. "I can't help it if girls think I'm a God. Like I could care less"
"What do you care about then?" I said with a frown.
"Nothing" he simply responded.
End of Flashback
Yes, I knew that the majority of the female population that he encountered thought that he was hot, but I had never personally thought that myself.
Until now that is.
There was something about the way he held himself, so sure about everything in his life, it was indescribable.
Was that why I felt so drawn to him? Was that why I had levitated towards him on the first day of school?
Hang on, why was I even thinking about this?
I shook my head in disgust and turned my attention to the surfers in the distance.
Kai's POV
"I'm going to swim" Crystal announced as she sat up and brushed the grains of sand off herself.
"Can you swim?" I asked her.
"Of course I can!" she replied obviously offended.
"Right. The lifeguard's over there" I said and pointed to him.
"Like it matters. You'll save if I drown right Kai-kun?" she said hopefully with a wink.
"Depends" I answered with a smirk.
"Kai!" she wailed and kicked the water so that it flew up and sprayed me in the face.
"Don't do that" I told her.
"Do what?" she said grinning mischievously and splashed me once again.
"That" I muttered standing up.
"What are you gonna do about it?" she said playfully before kicking the water onto me and giggling.
"This" I said and timed my kick to the wave so that she would get a faceful of water.
"Kai!" she spluttered.
I answered by moving my foot back to get ready for the next wave.
"Don't" she squealed and took off down the shoreline.
I soon followed after a split second and it took me several minutes to close the distance. I was surprised it took so long since I was a fast sprinter and thought I could catch up in a few seconds.
It wasn't long until we were running up and down the beach, engaged in a full-on water fight.
Then suddenly, nothing.
Huh? I thought in confusion, where'd she go? I glanced around and suddenly I felt something come up from behind me and hug me from behind. Here we go, I thought.
"Gotcha" Crystal said triumphantly.
"Don't be too sure about that" I warned her quickly turning around and pinning her to the sand.
"Kai! That's not fair!" she complained as she wriggled under my hold before finally stopping when she realized there was no escape.
"Give up now?" I asked her bending my head down slightly to look at her face.
At that moment, Crystal's cheek became tinged with pink.
"Fine" she finally said with a sigh.
"Good" I said and got up. "The reason why I won and you lost is because you let your guard down. Just when you thought you had me, you let your guard down. Never let your guard down."
Crystal/Akina's POV
I was tapping my pacer against my notepad when an image of Adam making out with that girl floated in my head. Argh, like I needed to be reminded I thought disgusted. How could I have been so stupid as to no have realized? I had trusted Adam when I should've trusted Kai.
You have more important issues to deal with right now. Like to getting the plans ready for Kai's surprise birthday party ready. There are only two weeks to go.
First of all, where to have the party? I didn't think it would be wise to have it here or at anybody else's house for that matter. Should I hire out a place? A hall perhaps? It'd have to pretty big since I planned to invite most of our friends from school.
Then, a light bulb went off in my head. A club would be perfect, Tala had once mentioned to me that they went clubbing often. Now which club did he say they went to? My forehead furrowed in concentration as I tried to remember. Sirens. That was the name of the club. Although I hadn't been in Tokyo for long, I had heard from other people that Sirens was the best club around.
So Sirens it is I thought quite pleased. All I have to do is book the place.
Now, what about food? Wait, should there even be food? In a club, probably not. So no food I decided in disappointment. But there'll have to be a cake. I perked up considerably at the thought. And I knew just the place to get it from....
An hour later, I had pretty much finalized the plans for Kai's party.
Sure it wasn't anything too fancy, if it was he probably wouldn't like it. I had called the club and reserved it for two weeks from now. It also came with a D.J but I was going to check with Rei and Tala to see if he was any good. I had called the bakery and was planning to drop by tomorrow after school to choose a cake. As for the invitations, I'd pick them up after checking out the cake.
All done I thought proudly.
I sighed and leaned my head against the cool surface of the table and without any warning whatsoever, an image of Kai as he sat on the beach floated into me head.
Dammit, why was this happening to me of all people? I did not like Kai in that way I told myself firmly.
Soon, the memory of Kai comforting me that night about Adam resurfaced.
I scowled in annoyance when my cheeks heated up.
Why does this happen?
Wait a moment.
No.
This was not happening.
I wasn't...
...I couldn't....
..I wouldn't..
No! I refused to even go there.
There was no way in hell...
Or was there?
Don't think about it, I begged of myself but the thought completed itself in my head before I could stop.
I had fallen for him.
I had fallen for Hiwatari Kai.
Shit.
My eyes flew open with surprise. I was in love with Kai. It's was simple as that.
I groaned and banged my head against the table top. As much as I wanted to deny it, I couldn't. It was true. I had fallen head-over-heels for Kai.
Why me?
You're forgetting something else too a voice nagged in my head.
What?
Kai's present.
Oh shit.
Ooh...about time Akina/Crystal realized her feelings for Kai huh? Thanks for all the reviews and I hope that you liked this chapter. Please remember to review okay? Somebody asked how often I updated. Well, I update once a week usually towards the end of the week like Thursday or Saturday since those are the days which I usually go online.