Two hearts, one love
Chapter 40: Confession in the rain
Akina/Crystal's POV
The rooms hazily swung into focus as I rubbed my eyes.
Huh?
How'd I get back to my room? I could've sworn that I didn't come back up from the dining room. I frowned in confusion as I attempted to recall what had happened last night. I had been studying in the dining room, for that I was certain of and I was also fairly sure that I had eventually fallen asleep down there too.
So how the hell did I get here?
I probably woke up in the middle of the night and dragged myself upstairs while I was still half asleep I finally concluded before sighing and rolling over in my bed as thoughts of Kai invaded my mind. My cheeks flushed as I dreamily remembered the feeling of his hard chiseled body pressed against mine when he tackled me that day at the beach.
Oh god, this was seriously getting sad. If Mariah was here she'd probably slap me I thought vaguely in amusement as I opened my bedroom door.
"Good morning Kai-kun" I greeted him as I caught sight of his blue head down the hall.
"Morning" he grunted as usual.
"Sleep well?" I asked cheerfully.
His response was a shrug. "Would I be right to assume that you had a good sleep?"
"Well not so much as a good sleep but a good dream" I said absently.
"Oh really? What'd you dream about?" Kai inquired curiously.
Crap, I couldn't tell him what my dream was about since I had dreamt about him once again I thought as my cheeks became tinged with pink.
"Oh nothing in particular" I replied vaguely and my mind raced to come up with a suitable topic to switch to. "You know what's really weird?"
"What?" Kai answered in a bored tone.
"I have no recollection of how I got back to my room after studying last night" I remarked casually.
"You fell asleep in the dining room" Kai said.
"Yeah, I remember that bit but I don't know how I got back upstairs" I said.
There was a pause before Kai responded. "I took you back up"
"Really?" I asked in disbelief stopping to look at him.
"Yes really" he said with a roll of his eyes.
"Aww that's so sweet of you Kai-kun" I teased him and he scowled.
"Whatever" he said before continuing down the corridor.
Kai's POV
I frowned as I glanced over at Akina at the breakfast table a week later.
She had been looking a bit lost lately. Like she'd stare off into space for long periods of time.
But this was different from the whole Adam thing.
Yes, she stared off into nothingness, but a smile would grace her lips and the expression on her face was different, almost dreamlike.
Weird.
"What do you plan on doing today?" I questioned her.
"Nothing much" she said looking up from her breakfast and turning to look out of the window. "Maybe I'll go for a walk"
"Akina, it's raining" I pointed out to her.
"Yeah, I know." She replied. "I don't mind the rain"
"You'll get a cold" I told her.
"Doubtful. I don't get sick often. The last time I was sick was like three years ago" she answered. "Did you want to come with me?"
"Yeah okay" I said with a shrug. It's not like I had anything better to do.
"Come on, let's go Kai-kun" Akina said as she opened up the door and umbrella. "One umbrella will be enough"
"Okay, okay" I grumbled stepped out after her.
"Here, you hold the umbrella" Akina instructed holding it out to me.
"Why me?" I muttered as I reluctantly took the umbrella from her.
"Cause you're taller. Makes more sense" she answered sticking her tongue out at me.
"Whatever" I grunted and we walked along the street in silence, the rain pattering down on the umbrella.
"Let's go to the park" she suggested after we had strolled past several streets and came to a stop in front of it.
I shrugged in reply as we followed the path down to the lake.
"Wish I bought some bread" she said wistfully as she looked at the ducks paddling around happily in the rain.
We stood for several moments in silence, watching the lake break out in ripples from the raindrops.
I felt a tremble go through Akina and saw that she had begun to shiver. I would've offered her my jacket but I remembered that I had left it hanging in my wardrobe.
Instead I reluctantly wrapped an arm around her shoulder.
"Thanks Kai" she said smiling softly at me as she rested her body against mine lightly.
"Kai?" Akina spoke up quietly after a while.
"Yeah, what?" I replied shifting my attention to her.
"Umm.." she trailed off when we made eye contact and she blushed slightly. "Kai, I think that.." she paused once again to take a deep breath. "I think that I'm in love with you"
What?
Where the hell did this come from?
Well I suppose it made sense; after all I am a god. It's not my fault that girls threw themselves at my feet 24/7. But Akina.......
My mind swiftly shifted into mental rewind and I was hit with memories of Akina blushing whenever we came into close contact and I cursed in my head. Why hadn't I noticed it before? There were so many signs. It was so obvious to me now. If only I had realized her feelings for me were so strong then perhaps I could've put a stop to them earlier before it had to come to this.
Fuck, this was not good.
The best thing to do right now was to set things straight with her before things become too complicated.
Yeah, give her the cold shoulder so that she'd move on. Express no emotions to her whatsoever.
"Akina," I began in a cool tone, wondering exactly how I should phrase this. "I don't feel the same way"
Crystal/Akina's POV
The moment he had hesitated, I knew.
But even so, when his words left his mouth, I couldn't stop the disappointment that was flooding through me.
Get out of here before you make an idiot of yourself I told myself harshly.
I ran and ran my desire to get away fueled me and soon Kai wasn't in sight. When I could run no more, I fell down to the ground on my knees.
Sure, I had a feeling that he wouldn't return these feelings but still why did I feel so empty inside? The reason why I had decided to tell him how I felt was because I thought it would get him out of my system. I had no idea it would be like this.
Tears clouded my vision and I told myself firmly not to cry.
Crying shows weakness. I am not weak. The last time I had cried was when mum had passed away. Compared to that, what had just happened should be nothing. But yet, there were unstoppable and in a heartbeat, they spilled over and streamed down my face, mingling with the rain.
Exhausted from my running, I collapsed onto the ground while my heart slowly shattered into millions of pieces.
Kai's POV
Shit.
Where the hell had she gone?
Before I had a chance to react, she had taken off and I wasn't able to catch up.
It was raining and difficult to see so there was no telling where she could've gone to.
She'd be soaked since I still had possession of the umbrella.
Scowling, I took out my phone and tried to reach her.
No luck, all I had gotten was her voice mail.
Cursing, I headed back towards the house.
She probably went to Mariah's anyway I said in an attempt to reassure myself.
Several hours later, I was pacing my room, my phone in my hand.
After getting back, I thought it'd be best to leave her to Mariah. I'd be the last person she'd want to see right now.
But now, I wasn't sure that that was such a good idea.
I punched in Mariah's number and waited impatiently for her to pick up.
"Hello?" Mariah answered with a giggle. "Rei stop it" she said in the background.
"Mariah, is Crystal with you?" I questioned her ignoring her giggles and Rei's mumbles in the background.
"No why?" she said concern creeping into her voice.
"She ran off when we went for a walk in the rain this morning" I answered, reluctant to tell her the whole story.
"Well what are you waiting for? Go and find her!" Mariah practically shouted into the phone.
"Okay, okay" I said holding the phone away from my ear. "Will you check with Tala?"
"Yeah, just get going already" Mariah told me and hung up with a click.
Sighing, I descended down the stairs and was just about to leave when my mother called out to me.
"Kai, where are you going? It's getting dark already" she said appearing in the lobby.
"Going to find Akina" I responded shortly as I shrugged on a jacket.
"Why? What happened to her?" mum asked sharply.
"She ran off when we were walking in the rain earlier" I replied before leaving.
Better take the car I thought and put the top up.
Cruising up and down the streets in the rain, I sighed. It was becoming dark and the street lights slowly flickered on one by one and lit up the roadside with an eerie glow.
Shit, it'd be hard to find Akina in the dark. I scowled and slammed my fist on the steering wheel. This was not good. It wouldn't be safe after dark. I went past a street and spotted something in the distance.
I sped up and pulled up to the figure lying on the ground.
It was Akina.
I jumped out and ran over to her.
She was soaked through and shivering uncontrollably.
I leaned over and picked her up carefully.
"Kai?" she asked faintly as her eyes fluttered open.
"Shhh" I told her and sat her up in the passenger seat.
When we arrived back to the house, my mother was standing at the front door.
"Get her upstairs immediately" she instructed and I went up to Akina's room.
I gently lowered her down onto her bed while mum called a doctor.
"The doctor will be here shortly" she announced after she had gotten off the phone. "In the meantime, we should changed her out of these clothes"
I crossed to my closet to pull out a pair of loose black pants and a blue shirt and I handed them wordlessly to my mother before exiting the room.
It wasn't long until the doctor arrived and he examined Akina.
"She's got a fever" he declared after taking her temperature. "She's switching from being ice cold to boiling hot in seconds. There's not much you can really do while she's like this. Just keep her comfortable."
"What about medication?" mum asked.
"When she wakes up, she should take these three times a day" he said placing a bottle of tablets on the bedside table. "She should wake up in a day"
"Thank-you" mum told him and ushered him out of the room.
Akina lay flushed on the bed, her breathing short and shallow.
Swearing I was hit with a wave of regret and guilt. I should've tried harder to chase her earlier.
My phone suddenly rang and I dug it out of my pocket.
"Kai, did you find her?" Mariah's worried voice asked.
"Yeah" I answered.
"Is she okay?" Tala shouted into the phone.
"She's got a fever" I said dully.
I heard them curse before they informed me that they were coming tomorrow morning since it was too late to do so now.
Sighing, I hung up and paced across the length of the room.
"Kai?" my mother asked softly entering the room. "You should get some sleep"
"How can I sleep when Akina is like this?" I retorted gesturing towards her.
"Not getting enough rest won't help her Kai" mum advised sternly.
I ran my hand through my hair with frustration. She was right.
"Fine" I said and left the room, but not before taking another glance at Akina.
Yeah, I know this chapter sucked, it wasn't as good as I thought it'd be. Anyway, review and tell me what you think, no flames please. I apologize for this chapter being posted up so late I've been really busy lately but I promise you that the next chapter will most likely be up by Thursday or Saturday okay? Thanks so much for all the reviews I've received. I love it when people begin reading my fic and then review every chapter. *gigglez* You guys are the best. If you would like me to e-mail you each time I update then please leave your e-mail address in a review and I'll send you an e-mail each time I update. Anyway, hopefully you'll be hearing from me again soon.
Chapter 40: Confession in the rain
Akina/Crystal's POV
The rooms hazily swung into focus as I rubbed my eyes.
Huh?
How'd I get back to my room? I could've sworn that I didn't come back up from the dining room. I frowned in confusion as I attempted to recall what had happened last night. I had been studying in the dining room, for that I was certain of and I was also fairly sure that I had eventually fallen asleep down there too.
So how the hell did I get here?
I probably woke up in the middle of the night and dragged myself upstairs while I was still half asleep I finally concluded before sighing and rolling over in my bed as thoughts of Kai invaded my mind. My cheeks flushed as I dreamily remembered the feeling of his hard chiseled body pressed against mine when he tackled me that day at the beach.
Oh god, this was seriously getting sad. If Mariah was here she'd probably slap me I thought vaguely in amusement as I opened my bedroom door.
"Good morning Kai-kun" I greeted him as I caught sight of his blue head down the hall.
"Morning" he grunted as usual.
"Sleep well?" I asked cheerfully.
His response was a shrug. "Would I be right to assume that you had a good sleep?"
"Well not so much as a good sleep but a good dream" I said absently.
"Oh really? What'd you dream about?" Kai inquired curiously.
Crap, I couldn't tell him what my dream was about since I had dreamt about him once again I thought as my cheeks became tinged with pink.
"Oh nothing in particular" I replied vaguely and my mind raced to come up with a suitable topic to switch to. "You know what's really weird?"
"What?" Kai answered in a bored tone.
"I have no recollection of how I got back to my room after studying last night" I remarked casually.
"You fell asleep in the dining room" Kai said.
"Yeah, I remember that bit but I don't know how I got back upstairs" I said.
There was a pause before Kai responded. "I took you back up"
"Really?" I asked in disbelief stopping to look at him.
"Yes really" he said with a roll of his eyes.
"Aww that's so sweet of you Kai-kun" I teased him and he scowled.
"Whatever" he said before continuing down the corridor.
Kai's POV
I frowned as I glanced over at Akina at the breakfast table a week later.
She had been looking a bit lost lately. Like she'd stare off into space for long periods of time.
But this was different from the whole Adam thing.
Yes, she stared off into nothingness, but a smile would grace her lips and the expression on her face was different, almost dreamlike.
Weird.
"What do you plan on doing today?" I questioned her.
"Nothing much" she said looking up from her breakfast and turning to look out of the window. "Maybe I'll go for a walk"
"Akina, it's raining" I pointed out to her.
"Yeah, I know." She replied. "I don't mind the rain"
"You'll get a cold" I told her.
"Doubtful. I don't get sick often. The last time I was sick was like three years ago" she answered. "Did you want to come with me?"
"Yeah okay" I said with a shrug. It's not like I had anything better to do.
"Come on, let's go Kai-kun" Akina said as she opened up the door and umbrella. "One umbrella will be enough"
"Okay, okay" I grumbled stepped out after her.
"Here, you hold the umbrella" Akina instructed holding it out to me.
"Why me?" I muttered as I reluctantly took the umbrella from her.
"Cause you're taller. Makes more sense" she answered sticking her tongue out at me.
"Whatever" I grunted and we walked along the street in silence, the rain pattering down on the umbrella.
"Let's go to the park" she suggested after we had strolled past several streets and came to a stop in front of it.
I shrugged in reply as we followed the path down to the lake.
"Wish I bought some bread" she said wistfully as she looked at the ducks paddling around happily in the rain.
We stood for several moments in silence, watching the lake break out in ripples from the raindrops.
I felt a tremble go through Akina and saw that she had begun to shiver. I would've offered her my jacket but I remembered that I had left it hanging in my wardrobe.
Instead I reluctantly wrapped an arm around her shoulder.
"Thanks Kai" she said smiling softly at me as she rested her body against mine lightly.
"Kai?" Akina spoke up quietly after a while.
"Yeah, what?" I replied shifting my attention to her.
"Umm.." she trailed off when we made eye contact and she blushed slightly. "Kai, I think that.." she paused once again to take a deep breath. "I think that I'm in love with you"
What?
Where the hell did this come from?
Well I suppose it made sense; after all I am a god. It's not my fault that girls threw themselves at my feet 24/7. But Akina.......
My mind swiftly shifted into mental rewind and I was hit with memories of Akina blushing whenever we came into close contact and I cursed in my head. Why hadn't I noticed it before? There were so many signs. It was so obvious to me now. If only I had realized her feelings for me were so strong then perhaps I could've put a stop to them earlier before it had to come to this.
Fuck, this was not good.
The best thing to do right now was to set things straight with her before things become too complicated.
Yeah, give her the cold shoulder so that she'd move on. Express no emotions to her whatsoever.
"Akina," I began in a cool tone, wondering exactly how I should phrase this. "I don't feel the same way"
Crystal/Akina's POV
The moment he had hesitated, I knew.
But even so, when his words left his mouth, I couldn't stop the disappointment that was flooding through me.
Get out of here before you make an idiot of yourself I told myself harshly.
I ran and ran my desire to get away fueled me and soon Kai wasn't in sight. When I could run no more, I fell down to the ground on my knees.
Sure, I had a feeling that he wouldn't return these feelings but still why did I feel so empty inside? The reason why I had decided to tell him how I felt was because I thought it would get him out of my system. I had no idea it would be like this.
Tears clouded my vision and I told myself firmly not to cry.
Crying shows weakness. I am not weak. The last time I had cried was when mum had passed away. Compared to that, what had just happened should be nothing. But yet, there were unstoppable and in a heartbeat, they spilled over and streamed down my face, mingling with the rain.
Exhausted from my running, I collapsed onto the ground while my heart slowly shattered into millions of pieces.
Kai's POV
Shit.
Where the hell had she gone?
Before I had a chance to react, she had taken off and I wasn't able to catch up.
It was raining and difficult to see so there was no telling where she could've gone to.
She'd be soaked since I still had possession of the umbrella.
Scowling, I took out my phone and tried to reach her.
No luck, all I had gotten was her voice mail.
Cursing, I headed back towards the house.
She probably went to Mariah's anyway I said in an attempt to reassure myself.
Several hours later, I was pacing my room, my phone in my hand.
After getting back, I thought it'd be best to leave her to Mariah. I'd be the last person she'd want to see right now.
But now, I wasn't sure that that was such a good idea.
I punched in Mariah's number and waited impatiently for her to pick up.
"Hello?" Mariah answered with a giggle. "Rei stop it" she said in the background.
"Mariah, is Crystal with you?" I questioned her ignoring her giggles and Rei's mumbles in the background.
"No why?" she said concern creeping into her voice.
"She ran off when we went for a walk in the rain this morning" I answered, reluctant to tell her the whole story.
"Well what are you waiting for? Go and find her!" Mariah practically shouted into the phone.
"Okay, okay" I said holding the phone away from my ear. "Will you check with Tala?"
"Yeah, just get going already" Mariah told me and hung up with a click.
Sighing, I descended down the stairs and was just about to leave when my mother called out to me.
"Kai, where are you going? It's getting dark already" she said appearing in the lobby.
"Going to find Akina" I responded shortly as I shrugged on a jacket.
"Why? What happened to her?" mum asked sharply.
"She ran off when we were walking in the rain earlier" I replied before leaving.
Better take the car I thought and put the top up.
Cruising up and down the streets in the rain, I sighed. It was becoming dark and the street lights slowly flickered on one by one and lit up the roadside with an eerie glow.
Shit, it'd be hard to find Akina in the dark. I scowled and slammed my fist on the steering wheel. This was not good. It wouldn't be safe after dark. I went past a street and spotted something in the distance.
I sped up and pulled up to the figure lying on the ground.
It was Akina.
I jumped out and ran over to her.
She was soaked through and shivering uncontrollably.
I leaned over and picked her up carefully.
"Kai?" she asked faintly as her eyes fluttered open.
"Shhh" I told her and sat her up in the passenger seat.
When we arrived back to the house, my mother was standing at the front door.
"Get her upstairs immediately" she instructed and I went up to Akina's room.
I gently lowered her down onto her bed while mum called a doctor.
"The doctor will be here shortly" she announced after she had gotten off the phone. "In the meantime, we should changed her out of these clothes"
I crossed to my closet to pull out a pair of loose black pants and a blue shirt and I handed them wordlessly to my mother before exiting the room.
It wasn't long until the doctor arrived and he examined Akina.
"She's got a fever" he declared after taking her temperature. "She's switching from being ice cold to boiling hot in seconds. There's not much you can really do while she's like this. Just keep her comfortable."
"What about medication?" mum asked.
"When she wakes up, she should take these three times a day" he said placing a bottle of tablets on the bedside table. "She should wake up in a day"
"Thank-you" mum told him and ushered him out of the room.
Akina lay flushed on the bed, her breathing short and shallow.
Swearing I was hit with a wave of regret and guilt. I should've tried harder to chase her earlier.
My phone suddenly rang and I dug it out of my pocket.
"Kai, did you find her?" Mariah's worried voice asked.
"Yeah" I answered.
"Is she okay?" Tala shouted into the phone.
"She's got a fever" I said dully.
I heard them curse before they informed me that they were coming tomorrow morning since it was too late to do so now.
Sighing, I hung up and paced across the length of the room.
"Kai?" my mother asked softly entering the room. "You should get some sleep"
"How can I sleep when Akina is like this?" I retorted gesturing towards her.
"Not getting enough rest won't help her Kai" mum advised sternly.
I ran my hand through my hair with frustration. She was right.
"Fine" I said and left the room, but not before taking another glance at Akina.
Yeah, I know this chapter sucked, it wasn't as good as I thought it'd be. Anyway, review and tell me what you think, no flames please. I apologize for this chapter being posted up so late I've been really busy lately but I promise you that the next chapter will most likely be up by Thursday or Saturday okay? Thanks so much for all the reviews I've received. I love it when people begin reading my fic and then review every chapter. *gigglez* You guys are the best. If you would like me to e-mail you each time I update then please leave your e-mail address in a review and I'll send you an e-mail each time I update. Anyway, hopefully you'll be hearing from me again soon.