Tee Hee… I'm baaaack!! WAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Kai: Oh no…the torture lives on…

Sk: Ya said it!

Emily: Yay!!

Kai: *sniffle* disclaimer on first chapter…

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Chapter 13


~Normal POV~

 'Oh great…he's not here…am I too early or just plain ol' late?' Emily thought to herself as she looked around the fountain for Kai. He wasn't anywhere to be seen. She asked a boy sitting there and he knew where Kai's where abouts were.

 "I think he went somewhere in the school. I heard him mumble something about a girl named Emily…being late…" the boy said.

 "Thanks" she said and ran off to the school. 'Damn…I'm late? He never set a time to meet him here.'

Her first thought was going to his locker, but something told her no. Instead, she went to hers. As if by coincidence, Kai was in his leaning position on Emily's locker. Emily looked somewhat pissed, very bad.

 "I thought you said to meet you by the fountain again." She said in front of him, tapping her right foot repeatedly and her arms crossed.

 "I said by your locker. Or wasn't I clear?" he said, keeping his eyes shut. He imagined her being very calm and apologizing, but how slow can Kai be? Answer: VERY.

She 'hmphed' and turned around on her heel. Walking away to some other place, Kai flashed his eyes open and looked around.

 'Uh oh…' was all he thought. He walked in a direction he thought she went. He wasn't able to find her about 10 minutes later. 'Great. I guess I have to wait for her at her locker again.' He walked back to her locker and found Mariah at her locker, and Emily next to her. Now Kai was getting pissed off.

 "I thought you ran off somewhere." He said loud enough for Emily to hear. She turned around to find an angry looking Kai.

 "You said to meet you by the fountain."

 "I distinctly remember telling you by your locker."

 "HEY!!!" Mariah's voice yelled out.

Emily and Kai shot angry glares at her but she stayed calm. "Whatever you guys are arguing about sounds very stupid. Fighting like that's gonna lead to nowhere."

 "I guess. I'm sorry Kai. I didn't mean to argue with you." Emily apologized while looking down at the dirty tiles on the ground. She was fiddling with the zipper on her binder.

 "It's okay, I should be apologizing too. I do remember saying something about the fountain though." Kai stated.

Mariah closed her locker and the three headed off to go to their separate homerooms.

 "Man, I didn't think Kai would be so angry about a small fight." Emily said resting her chin on the palm of her right hand.

 "Tell me what was going on" Mariah asked. They started their conversation as the bell rang for school to start. Again, the back row was snickering and rambling about Emily.

 "How long did it take you to get the rice out of your hair?" A girl sitting next to Aya asked her. Aya was checking her face and hair through a compact mirror.

 "About half an hour. I needed to buy this special shampoo to get that gunk out. Damn Emily, she's gonna pay soon enough." Aya sneered.

 "What do you plan to do?" Another one of Aya's lackeys asked.

 "Something she's never gonna forget, but I still have planning to do." Aya replied while snapping her mirror shut.

School ended as Ray, Mariah, Emily, and Kai met up at the front entrance. "Where are we going now?" Ray asked. He always seemed to be curious about their wanderings.

 "There's a new bakery near the school where they sell a new drink called bubble tea. I was wondering if you guys wanted to go." Mariah pointed out.

 "I heard they had over 20 flavors. I wonder if it's true." Emily commented.

The guys went along with the plan as they headed out towards the doors. Arriving, they smelled the tasteful air inside the shop. Pastries and other items were accounted for, many of them being Asian goodies and such. Emily pointed to a menu above the counter, title being 'Bubble Tea Flavors'. Under the large text was the different teas to choose from.

 "Wow, I've never seen so many flavors of the same drink besides pop." Ray said browsing through the names. Strawberry, chocolate, lychee, and honeydew (A/N: Yum…honeydew…n.n…) were some of the different flavors on the board hanging from the ceiling.

 "What are you getting Kai?" Emily asked tugging on the side of his shirt. "I think I like strawberry."

 "Hnnn... taro for me." He said.

 "Taro?"

 "I've tried it before, it's okay, if you like odd flavors."

Emily looked back at the menu as Ray and Mariah chose their drinks.

 "I'll pay." Kai grunted loud enough for the other three to hear. Mariah walked up to the cashier and ordered.

 "Umm…one lychee, two strawberries, and a taro please." She stated. The cashier nodded and gave the order to someone by the odd machine that made the drinks. "Give us about 10 minutes. It takes a while for the drink to be made."

 "Emily, lets play hot hands while we wait." Mariah said then smirking.

 "Fine, but your gonna lose." Emily said placing her hands out on top of Mariah's palms.

They played a few games as time went by. Ray and Kai watched in interest.

 "Ow!" Mariah yelped as Emily spiked her hand swiftly. "I win, that was best three out of five." The back of Mariah's hand started to turn a light shade of red. "Who said it was best three out of five?" Mariah and Emily continued on but the cashier called out to the pink-haired girl to pick up her order. Kai handed her a 20 dollar bill and she paid.

All four poked the oddly large straws into the plastic covered drinks and took their sips.

 "These things are good. The tapioca is chewy." Ray said taking in another slurp.

 "So that's why these straws are so big, or else the tapioca won't be eaten." Emily wondered. They exited the shop and agreed to go to Emily's house again.

Getting there, they watched T.V. and sat on the two couches. A comedy was on and they finished their bubble tea. Emily gathered the empty cups and threw them away in the kitchen garbage can.

 "We're gonna be heading home Emily, I'll see you tomorrow." Mariah said heading towards the door, Ray following behind. "Okay, bye!" Emily waved to them and closed the door.
 
 "Kai, aren't you gonna be leaving too?" Emily said turning back to the living room, seeing no one there. "Oh great. Where did you go now?" she said searching around the bottom floor of the house. She walked upstairs and saw her bedroom door open. 'This again.' Emily sighed and looked into her room. Kai was sitting on the foot of her bed, continuing to watch T.V. there. He noticed Emily at the door and looked at her with his dark red eyes. She smiled and sat next to him, procceding to watch t.v..

 "It's hot in your room, can I open your window?" he asked loosening his scarf around his neck. She nodded as he slid the window open. A small draft of cool air entered and Kai sat back down. Getting irritated, he took his scarf off completely and placed it on her desk.

 'I've never seen him without his scarf before…he's even hotter without it…' Emily blushed but hid her face from him. Silence was spread throughout the room except for the t.v.. Kai noticed and tried breaking the quiet.

 "Emily, can I ask you something?" he said. Emily faced Kai and nodded. "Whatever happens, remember that I love you okay?" He placed his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to his body.

 "Alright. I love you too, no matter what." She said lowering her head onto his chest. She felt it hard, but comforting. Kai ran his left fingers through her shoulder-length hair and closed his eyes.

 "I'll meet you by your locker tomorrow. Have a good night." He said as she pulled away from him.

 "Hey, your scarf." Emily said picking it up.

 "Keep it. I have others at home." He said.

They walked down stairs to the front door and Kai walked out. Emily closed the door and walked back to her room. She still had the long piece of fabric in her hand, holding it delicately. She held it up to her nose, smelling the slight essence of Kai.

 'I better put this somewhere safe. I don't want my parents to find it.' She said opening a bottom drawer of her dresser and placing it under a stack of her towels.

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Sorry this was such a boring chapter, but I am REALLY SORRY for the long wait. I didn't have any free time on my hands after my cousin left. Now another problem…I'm gonna leave to go to California next Friday! But I'll try to update as many times as possible before then.

Kai: I hope not.

Can't you show a little appreciation?

Kai: Nope. Never will.

T_T Meanie…

Emily: R+R!!! n.n'…