Chapter 15
When Kali and Gray parted, Gray had tear tracks on his cheeks.
"Why did you try it, Kali? Why?"
"I don't know," Kali whispered truthfully. Just then, Elli walked in.
"I'm sorry Gray, Kali needs rest now," Elli said sympathetically. Gray got up to leave.
"I love you Kali." Kali's eyes were teary.
"I-I love you too Gray." Gray smiled at her and left. Elli winked at her and followed Gray and Kai (he's there with Kali too, remember?) out. Kali poked at the bandages on her wrist curiously.
*Why DID I do that?* Kali wondered. She half expected those annoying voices of hers to answer, but they didn't. With a last look at the ceiling, Kali fell asleep.
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"Are you sure she'll take it?"
"She might not want to. . ."
"Does it matter?" Kali opened her eyes slowly to see who was talking. Ann, Popuri, and Karen were sitting in chair by Kali's bed.
"Hey guys," Kali said. The other girls stopped talking and looked at Kali.
"Hi," they all chorused. Karen held out a piece of paper and a pencil.
"We thought you might get bored, so we made a test for you," Popuri explained cheerfully. Karen rolled her eyes.
"Actually, we just wanted to get to know you more," Karen said and Ann nodded. Kali shrugged and took the paper.
"Oh, alright. So do I just . . . answer the questions?" Ann raised an eyebrow and Popuri nodded. Kali looked down at the sheet and filled in the answers.
First name: Kali
Favorite color: Pink
Thing you'd never leave the house without: My pink bandana
Sibling(s) and age(s):
Kali paused and looked up. "You guys know this." Karen shrugged, so Kali filled in Kai's name and age.
Favorite place to be: On the ocean
Favorite animal: Wolf and dolphin
Number one wish:
Kali wrote her answer and handed the sheet and pencil to Ann.
"Okay, thanks!" Karen said as they got up to leave. Kali could hear them talking with Elli in hushed voices outside of Kali's room. Elli walked in shortly after.
"You can leave now, Kali." Kali smiled gratefully at her and got out of the bed. She slipped on her shoes, thanked the doctor and Elli, and left. As she walked to the beach through Rose Square, she saw Gray sitting on a bench. He stood up as soon as he saw Kali.
"Hey Kali."
"Hi Gray." Gray walked over to Kali, smiling broadly. He didn't say anything, so Kali turned around to leave. Just as she was about to take a step, Gray grabbed her forearm and pulled her into a deep kiss. Kali almost pulled away, but it was so comfortable and warm that she changed her mind (A/N- Thanks for the help, Miya!). They stayed there like that for quite some time.
"A unicorn skipped over to me and gave me this," Gray said and showed Kali the quiz she had just taken.
"Did you read that?" Kali asked, a little worried. Gray nodded. "Did you read . . . the last question?" Gray nodded again and handed Kali the quiz. On the last question, asking about her number one wish, written in Kali's neat handwriting was. . .
To have a boyfriend that loves me for who I am, not what I look like or how popular my brother is.
Gray was grinning widely. Kali let a relieved breath out of her mouth and lowered the paper.
"You know I want to be that boyfriend, right?" Gray asked her, still smiling. Kali nodded.
"And I want you to be that boyfriend, too." Kali and Gray looked into each other's eyes for what seemed like hours, until a voice shrieked across the square.
"HE KISSED ME!" Kate came running by, and hugged Kali quickly. "Cliff KISSED me!" She continued to skip around the square while Kali and Gray watched, completely amused. Kate then hopped over to the beach.
"That was interesting," Gray concluded, and Kali nodded in agreement. Just then Adrienne ran by.
"Have you heard what I heard? Cliff kissed Kate! Just wait till I find her. . ." Adrienne said, but didn't wait for a reply. She ran down to the beach, and two screams were heard minutes later.
"You have rather odd cousins," Gray said. Kali nodded again.
"I got used to it awhile ago," Kali said and looked up at Gray again. He looked down at her wrist awkwardly.
"I went temporarily insane, Gray. I don't want to talk about it," Kali said and sighed inwardly. The stood there in an odd silence for while.
"Do you want to get some dinner?" Gray asked. Kali blinked in surprise. She wasn't expecting that.
"Well I should talk to Kai; I mean he saved my life and all. . ." Kali broke off by the look on Gray's face.
"He's a bit busy with Popuri. He would take it offensively if you went to talk to him now," Gray said and winked mischievously. Kali groaned.
"Alright, let's go." They walked hand in hand towards the Inn.
"I have a taste for a large cheeseburger and fries," Kali told Ann, who was taking their order. Gray nodded.
"I'll have the same." Ann nodded and walked away.
"So, how's blacksmithing?" Kali asked. Gray raised his eyebrows at the use of the word 'blacksmithing'.
"Great," he said sarcastically. "Can't do much with this arm though," he continued and wiggled his wrapped arm. Kali nodded.
"I see." A sudden thought struck Kali's mind. "Hey, have you, by any chance, seen Mary since you guys broke up?" Kali didn't expect Gray to answer.
"No, I haven't. I could care less too," Gray scowled.
"Oh," was all Kali could think of to say. "I . . . uh . . . heard that Jack dumped her after he found out that he was cheating on you," Kali said carefully. Gray winced slightly, but didn't say anything.
"Here's your food," Ann said and placed their meals on the table.
"Thank you," Kali said happily and began scarfing down the burger. Gray's reaction was pretty much the same. After they finished, Gray pulled a long silver box out of his rucksack. Kali's eyes widened, surprised.
"Kali, I wanted you to know how much I love you. I made this for you," Gray said and pulled the top off. Inside, a gold necklace with a small diamonds set around it rested on the soft velvet of the case. Kali gasped loudly.
"Ohmygosh, Gray! I don't know what to say!" Gray smiled and stood up to put the necklace around Kali's neck. She pulled her hair up as he walked behind her, and she shivered when the cold gold touched her neck. She put her hair down as Gray sat down again.
"It looks beautiful on you," Gray commented. Kali blushed.
"I-I- I'm speechless." Gray laughed.
"I see that."
"No, seriously, I have never gotten a present like this before," Kali confessed.
"That's because you haven't had a boyfriend like me before," Gray explained. Kali smiled brightly at him.
"Hey, let's go watch the moon on Mother's Hill!" Kali said and pulled Gray up. They walked up the hill quickly, and reached the top at 6.
"It's so pretty," Kali commented. Gray nodded. Kali leaned against his side and snuggled her face into his shoulder.
"You smell good," Kali said out loud. Gray chuckled.
"I thought we were here to see the moon, not for you to smell me." Kali sat up and smiled at him.
"So what if I lied?" Gray shook his finger at her.
"Lying is bad." They continued to babble about random things until 7:30.
"We should probably go," Kali said. They got up and walked down the hill again, but much slower than before. They reached the beach all too soon, disappointment visible on both their faces.
"Hey Kali? Do you want to come back with me?"
"Back?" Kali asked, confused.
"Back, back to the Inn with me."
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Long enough for you? It took me long enough to think of!
When Kali and Gray parted, Gray had tear tracks on his cheeks.
"Why did you try it, Kali? Why?"
"I don't know," Kali whispered truthfully. Just then, Elli walked in.
"I'm sorry Gray, Kali needs rest now," Elli said sympathetically. Gray got up to leave.
"I love you Kali." Kali's eyes were teary.
"I-I love you too Gray." Gray smiled at her and left. Elli winked at her and followed Gray and Kai (he's there with Kali too, remember?) out. Kali poked at the bandages on her wrist curiously.
*Why DID I do that?* Kali wondered. She half expected those annoying voices of hers to answer, but they didn't. With a last look at the ceiling, Kali fell asleep.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Are you sure she'll take it?"
"She might not want to. . ."
"Does it matter?" Kali opened her eyes slowly to see who was talking. Ann, Popuri, and Karen were sitting in chair by Kali's bed.
"Hey guys," Kali said. The other girls stopped talking and looked at Kali.
"Hi," they all chorused. Karen held out a piece of paper and a pencil.
"We thought you might get bored, so we made a test for you," Popuri explained cheerfully. Karen rolled her eyes.
"Actually, we just wanted to get to know you more," Karen said and Ann nodded. Kali shrugged and took the paper.
"Oh, alright. So do I just . . . answer the questions?" Ann raised an eyebrow and Popuri nodded. Kali looked down at the sheet and filled in the answers.
First name: Kali
Favorite color: Pink
Thing you'd never leave the house without: My pink bandana
Sibling(s) and age(s):
Kali paused and looked up. "You guys know this." Karen shrugged, so Kali filled in Kai's name and age.
Favorite place to be: On the ocean
Favorite animal: Wolf and dolphin
Number one wish:
Kali wrote her answer and handed the sheet and pencil to Ann.
"Okay, thanks!" Karen said as they got up to leave. Kali could hear them talking with Elli in hushed voices outside of Kali's room. Elli walked in shortly after.
"You can leave now, Kali." Kali smiled gratefully at her and got out of the bed. She slipped on her shoes, thanked the doctor and Elli, and left. As she walked to the beach through Rose Square, she saw Gray sitting on a bench. He stood up as soon as he saw Kali.
"Hey Kali."
"Hi Gray." Gray walked over to Kali, smiling broadly. He didn't say anything, so Kali turned around to leave. Just as she was about to take a step, Gray grabbed her forearm and pulled her into a deep kiss. Kali almost pulled away, but it was so comfortable and warm that she changed her mind (A/N- Thanks for the help, Miya!). They stayed there like that for quite some time.
"A unicorn skipped over to me and gave me this," Gray said and showed Kali the quiz she had just taken.
"Did you read that?" Kali asked, a little worried. Gray nodded. "Did you read . . . the last question?" Gray nodded again and handed Kali the quiz. On the last question, asking about her number one wish, written in Kali's neat handwriting was. . .
To have a boyfriend that loves me for who I am, not what I look like or how popular my brother is.
Gray was grinning widely. Kali let a relieved breath out of her mouth and lowered the paper.
"You know I want to be that boyfriend, right?" Gray asked her, still smiling. Kali nodded.
"And I want you to be that boyfriend, too." Kali and Gray looked into each other's eyes for what seemed like hours, until a voice shrieked across the square.
"HE KISSED ME!" Kate came running by, and hugged Kali quickly. "Cliff KISSED me!" She continued to skip around the square while Kali and Gray watched, completely amused. Kate then hopped over to the beach.
"That was interesting," Gray concluded, and Kali nodded in agreement. Just then Adrienne ran by.
"Have you heard what I heard? Cliff kissed Kate! Just wait till I find her. . ." Adrienne said, but didn't wait for a reply. She ran down to the beach, and two screams were heard minutes later.
"You have rather odd cousins," Gray said. Kali nodded again.
"I got used to it awhile ago," Kali said and looked up at Gray again. He looked down at her wrist awkwardly.
"I went temporarily insane, Gray. I don't want to talk about it," Kali said and sighed inwardly. The stood there in an odd silence for while.
"Do you want to get some dinner?" Gray asked. Kali blinked in surprise. She wasn't expecting that.
"Well I should talk to Kai; I mean he saved my life and all. . ." Kali broke off by the look on Gray's face.
"He's a bit busy with Popuri. He would take it offensively if you went to talk to him now," Gray said and winked mischievously. Kali groaned.
"Alright, let's go." They walked hand in hand towards the Inn.
"I have a taste for a large cheeseburger and fries," Kali told Ann, who was taking their order. Gray nodded.
"I'll have the same." Ann nodded and walked away.
"So, how's blacksmithing?" Kali asked. Gray raised his eyebrows at the use of the word 'blacksmithing'.
"Great," he said sarcastically. "Can't do much with this arm though," he continued and wiggled his wrapped arm. Kali nodded.
"I see." A sudden thought struck Kali's mind. "Hey, have you, by any chance, seen Mary since you guys broke up?" Kali didn't expect Gray to answer.
"No, I haven't. I could care less too," Gray scowled.
"Oh," was all Kali could think of to say. "I . . . uh . . . heard that Jack dumped her after he found out that he was cheating on you," Kali said carefully. Gray winced slightly, but didn't say anything.
"Here's your food," Ann said and placed their meals on the table.
"Thank you," Kali said happily and began scarfing down the burger. Gray's reaction was pretty much the same. After they finished, Gray pulled a long silver box out of his rucksack. Kali's eyes widened, surprised.
"Kali, I wanted you to know how much I love you. I made this for you," Gray said and pulled the top off. Inside, a gold necklace with a small diamonds set around it rested on the soft velvet of the case. Kali gasped loudly.
"Ohmygosh, Gray! I don't know what to say!" Gray smiled and stood up to put the necklace around Kali's neck. She pulled her hair up as he walked behind her, and she shivered when the cold gold touched her neck. She put her hair down as Gray sat down again.
"It looks beautiful on you," Gray commented. Kali blushed.
"I-I- I'm speechless." Gray laughed.
"I see that."
"No, seriously, I have never gotten a present like this before," Kali confessed.
"That's because you haven't had a boyfriend like me before," Gray explained. Kali smiled brightly at him.
"Hey, let's go watch the moon on Mother's Hill!" Kali said and pulled Gray up. They walked up the hill quickly, and reached the top at 6.
"It's so pretty," Kali commented. Gray nodded. Kali leaned against his side and snuggled her face into his shoulder.
"You smell good," Kali said out loud. Gray chuckled.
"I thought we were here to see the moon, not for you to smell me." Kali sat up and smiled at him.
"So what if I lied?" Gray shook his finger at her.
"Lying is bad." They continued to babble about random things until 7:30.
"We should probably go," Kali said. They got up and walked down the hill again, but much slower than before. They reached the beach all too soon, disappointment visible on both their faces.
"Hey Kali? Do you want to come back with me?"
"Back?" Kali asked, confused.
"Back, back to the Inn with me."
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Long enough for you? It took me long enough to think of!