Chapter 5
I had a HUGE writer's block...and finally I came up with something. I have 2 different chapter 5's and I like this one better. Though I don't like this chapter. Makes sense? Hee hee, thought so! Things are starting to get a little more heated...
Psymon buried his face into the pillow and sighed contently. Kaori had let him kiss her....
All he would dream about would be her.
Ever since Psymon had been thinking about her, his attitude had changed completely. He had felt even...happy. He didn't feel the urge to stand out anymore...he had it in himself...
He had her...
He kicked off his shoes and let out another sigh. In the morning, he would tell her his feelings...
Psymon tightened his grip on his pillow. Absentmindedly, he tensed up with he heard a soft knock at the door. Psymon groaned and rolled over. Still the soft knock continued, and just when Psymon was about to explode out of anger, the door creaked open and Psymon could hear keys jangling.
(Only one person holds the keys to everyone's hotel room,) Psymon thought bitterly.
"Psymon?" Rahzel whispered angrily, "Psymon? Wake up, man, I know you can't be asleep after I just saw you come in here no more than two minutes ago!"
Psymon only frowned and slowly opened one eye.
"What the hell're you doing here?" he demanded, "I've got better things to do, like-"
"Like sneak into Kaori's room and kiss her goodnight?" Rahzel demanded.
Psymon's eyes widened as he dug his fingers into his scalp and sat up. "Rahzel...you're crossing thin ice..."
"Psymon, I will not allow you to become personally involved with one of your fellow competitors," Rahzel muttered darkly, "It is-"
"Unprofessional?" Psymon grunted, "What about Mac? You let him and Kaori cuddle in the lobby, huh? Mac is-"
"Mac is back." Rahzel said fiercely, his voice quivering with anger, "Mac is BACK, Psymon, and I realized that it was a mistake to let you come to Hawaii. It was a mistake to allow you to participate in the flag race. It was a mistake to not to ban you. It was a fucking mistake to let you into the circuit in the first place."
Psymon stared numbly at Rahzel, who only snorted in fury.
"You have a new roommate, Stark. He's going to keep an eye on you. Going to make sure you don't have any late night strolls."
"But-"
"And," Rahzel cut him off, "I expect you to give him the same respect as you give her,"
"Her?" Psymon raised an eyebrow curiously.
"Yes, her, Stark. Treat him with the same respect you give to him's her."
***
Mac shifted his weight from one foot to the other. What the hell was taking him so long?
"I'm going to go 'declaw' the lion," Rahzel had said as he slowly opened Psymon's door. "You wait here,"
Mac sighed impatiently. He scanned the floor quickly, wondering to himself which room Kaori resided in.
(KAORI!?) Mac squinted his eyes and shook his head in disbelief. He had spotted Kaori walking along the corridor. She paused at one of the doors and Mac watched her as she hesitated. The door opened slowly and Kaori nearly shouted in surprise, but it was only Brodi. Brodi put a comforting arm on her shoulder and smiled warmly as he ushered her in.
Mac raised an eyebrow and tilted his head. What was she doing? With Brodi? Mac almost immediately dropped his luggage and ran for Brodi's room, eager to find out what his love was doing with the Buddha in the middle of the night.
***
Kaori buried her face into her hands as she choked back her tears.
"It is like every time he smiles at me...I just...I get...I get so..."
Brodi frowned and passed her a tissue. "Shh, my friend, you will wake up Eddie,"
Kaori whispered between her tears, "I just wish Mac was here,"
"You're confused, and you need him here, right?"
Kaori nodded.
"I will talk to Psymon about this. This is getting out of hand."
"I do not want to hurt anyone," Kaori said quickly, "I do not want to hurt Mackie..." she murmured. "But every time I look at Psymon's eyes, it is like he is telling me it is alright..."
"But it is not, Kay," Brodi said quietly, brushing a tear away, "It is not okay. Mac is in love with you..."
"I know," Kaori sobbed, "But it has already gone too far. I...kissed...him..."
"You WHAT?" Brodi nearly dropped his cup in shock. "Kaori, do you have any idea what thoughts you are giving Psymon? You are misleading him, Kaori!"
"I am not misleading him!" Kaori shouted suddenly, standing up from her chair and slamming her fist into the table. "I love him!"
Brodi froze.
"You...love him?"
Kaori's eyes welled up slowly as her lower lip threatened to give away. Suddenly, she began sobbing quietly as she collapsed into her seat and buried her face into her hands to cover herself.
"Kaori," Brodi said softly, "you need a break. You've got an upcoming event against everyone and now this..." he sighed in exasperation, "...you don't need this. You don't need anymore pressure on you,"
Kaori's shoulders trembled as she cried quietly.
"You can stay at my room for the night," Brodi offered, motioning towards the couch in the corner near Brodi's and Eddie's bed. "You need some rest. You haven't been looking so well, you know."
"You...you noticed that, too?" Kaori asked hopefully.
Brodi only grinned, "Yes, I did as well as Elise and Zoe. They are all worried about you,"
"I thought..." Kaori yawned sleepily as she fell onto the couch and succumbed to her pleads for sleep, "I thought...no one cared...but Mackie...and...Psymon..."
Brodi shook his head when he was sure she was asleep. "Ah, Psymon," he muttered, "I hoped you'd do nothing of the sort,"
Just then, there was a soft knock at the door.
Brodi's gaze flickered to the door and he frowned. If it was Psymon, he was going to have to use every fiber in his body to keep from losing his temper.
Brodi sighed as he opened the door.
"Yo, bro, what up?"
***
"Mac?" Rahzel whispered, "What the hell happened to him?"
Psymon stood in the doorway and grinned smugly. "Rahzel, are you drunk?"
"Hunh?"
"You're drunk."
"No I'm not!" Rahzel said fiercely, "I am NOT drunk! Mac is here...just...ah, this is his luggage!" Rahzel pointed happily at the forgotten bags by Psymon's door. "Help me bring these in,"
"Right..." Psymon said.
***
"She's been...worried about you," Brodi said cautiously. "What're you doing back in the circuit?"
"Mistake." Mac answered simply, "Seeiah was disqualified because earlier I had asked Rahzel if she was going to be-you know-allowed to participate because she had been missing all of her races," Brodi nodded. "Right, well, anyway, I was in fourth place, so if Seeiah lost her spot at silver, then I bump up along with Elise and swipe the bronze. Catch me?"
"Yes I-er-catch you,"
"Cool," Mac made his way into the hotel room that was Brodi's and chuckled at the sight of Eddie, who was sleeping with his feet propped up on the hotel headboard.
"Helps him sleep, or so he says..." Brodi explained.
"Where is she?"
"Hm?"
"Where's Kaori?"
"Er...she's on the couch,"
Mac swirled around and saw her sleeping peacefully on the couch. Her eyes were closed, but Mac could still make out the little puffy red cheeks. Pure evidence that proved she had been crying.
Mac turned around and grabbed Brodi by the collar. "What happened to her?" he snarled, "What did you do!?"
"Mac, calm yourself!" Brodi said, bringing up his hands in defense, "I did nothing! She was just having some problems!"
"...What...kind...of problems?" Mac demanded.
Brodi sighed as Mac slowly loosened his grip. "Psymon problems."
***
"No, Stark, I'm not drunk. He was here, this is his luggage,"
"Why is he staying with me?"
"Because, no one else has room for a kid,"
"I don't have room for a kid. Just look at my place already."
"It's a wreck,"
"Exactly."
"Right..."
"So," Psymon said casually, "why are you still here?"
"I'm not," Rahzel muttered, "I'm gone." With that, Rahzel slammed the door shut.
Psymon collapsed on his bed and sighed. "Mac is with me," he said over his shoulder. "Yeah, I know. Weird, huh, tattoo boy? I dunno how Kaori's gonna act when she finds out he's here...I wonder where the little bastard is, anyway?"
Psymon grinned. Yep, he was back to his normal crazy self in record timing.
***
"Psymon? What did he do to her now?" Mac said angrily, "Did he threaten her again? If he did, I swear to God..."
"No, no, nothing of the sort..." Brodi froze and wish he had not said anything.
"Nothing of the sort?" Mac asked quietly. "Brodi, is there something that I'm missing here?"
"Psymon..." Kaori whispered in her sleep, "Psymon...."
Mac looked back at Brodi and back at Kaori. "This...isn't what I think it is..."
"It isn't," Brodi said quickly, "Please, Mac, let me explain this to you,"
"W-what did he do to her!? What happened to my Kaori!?"
I had a HUGE writer's block...and finally I came up with something. I have 2 different chapter 5's and I like this one better. Though I don't like this chapter. Makes sense? Hee hee, thought so! Things are starting to get a little more heated...
Psymon buried his face into the pillow and sighed contently. Kaori had let him kiss her....
All he would dream about would be her.
Ever since Psymon had been thinking about her, his attitude had changed completely. He had felt even...happy. He didn't feel the urge to stand out anymore...he had it in himself...
He had her...
He kicked off his shoes and let out another sigh. In the morning, he would tell her his feelings...
Psymon tightened his grip on his pillow. Absentmindedly, he tensed up with he heard a soft knock at the door. Psymon groaned and rolled over. Still the soft knock continued, and just when Psymon was about to explode out of anger, the door creaked open and Psymon could hear keys jangling.
(Only one person holds the keys to everyone's hotel room,) Psymon thought bitterly.
"Psymon?" Rahzel whispered angrily, "Psymon? Wake up, man, I know you can't be asleep after I just saw you come in here no more than two minutes ago!"
Psymon only frowned and slowly opened one eye.
"What the hell're you doing here?" he demanded, "I've got better things to do, like-"
"Like sneak into Kaori's room and kiss her goodnight?" Rahzel demanded.
Psymon's eyes widened as he dug his fingers into his scalp and sat up. "Rahzel...you're crossing thin ice..."
"Psymon, I will not allow you to become personally involved with one of your fellow competitors," Rahzel muttered darkly, "It is-"
"Unprofessional?" Psymon grunted, "What about Mac? You let him and Kaori cuddle in the lobby, huh? Mac is-"
"Mac is back." Rahzel said fiercely, his voice quivering with anger, "Mac is BACK, Psymon, and I realized that it was a mistake to let you come to Hawaii. It was a mistake to allow you to participate in the flag race. It was a mistake to not to ban you. It was a fucking mistake to let you into the circuit in the first place."
Psymon stared numbly at Rahzel, who only snorted in fury.
"You have a new roommate, Stark. He's going to keep an eye on you. Going to make sure you don't have any late night strolls."
"But-"
"And," Rahzel cut him off, "I expect you to give him the same respect as you give her,"
"Her?" Psymon raised an eyebrow curiously.
"Yes, her, Stark. Treat him with the same respect you give to him's her."
***
Mac shifted his weight from one foot to the other. What the hell was taking him so long?
"I'm going to go 'declaw' the lion," Rahzel had said as he slowly opened Psymon's door. "You wait here,"
Mac sighed impatiently. He scanned the floor quickly, wondering to himself which room Kaori resided in.
(KAORI!?) Mac squinted his eyes and shook his head in disbelief. He had spotted Kaori walking along the corridor. She paused at one of the doors and Mac watched her as she hesitated. The door opened slowly and Kaori nearly shouted in surprise, but it was only Brodi. Brodi put a comforting arm on her shoulder and smiled warmly as he ushered her in.
Mac raised an eyebrow and tilted his head. What was she doing? With Brodi? Mac almost immediately dropped his luggage and ran for Brodi's room, eager to find out what his love was doing with the Buddha in the middle of the night.
***
Kaori buried her face into her hands as she choked back her tears.
"It is like every time he smiles at me...I just...I get...I get so..."
Brodi frowned and passed her a tissue. "Shh, my friend, you will wake up Eddie,"
Kaori whispered between her tears, "I just wish Mac was here,"
"You're confused, and you need him here, right?"
Kaori nodded.
"I will talk to Psymon about this. This is getting out of hand."
"I do not want to hurt anyone," Kaori said quickly, "I do not want to hurt Mackie..." she murmured. "But every time I look at Psymon's eyes, it is like he is telling me it is alright..."
"But it is not, Kay," Brodi said quietly, brushing a tear away, "It is not okay. Mac is in love with you..."
"I know," Kaori sobbed, "But it has already gone too far. I...kissed...him..."
"You WHAT?" Brodi nearly dropped his cup in shock. "Kaori, do you have any idea what thoughts you are giving Psymon? You are misleading him, Kaori!"
"I am not misleading him!" Kaori shouted suddenly, standing up from her chair and slamming her fist into the table. "I love him!"
Brodi froze.
"You...love him?"
Kaori's eyes welled up slowly as her lower lip threatened to give away. Suddenly, she began sobbing quietly as she collapsed into her seat and buried her face into her hands to cover herself.
"Kaori," Brodi said softly, "you need a break. You've got an upcoming event against everyone and now this..." he sighed in exasperation, "...you don't need this. You don't need anymore pressure on you,"
Kaori's shoulders trembled as she cried quietly.
"You can stay at my room for the night," Brodi offered, motioning towards the couch in the corner near Brodi's and Eddie's bed. "You need some rest. You haven't been looking so well, you know."
"You...you noticed that, too?" Kaori asked hopefully.
Brodi only grinned, "Yes, I did as well as Elise and Zoe. They are all worried about you,"
"I thought..." Kaori yawned sleepily as she fell onto the couch and succumbed to her pleads for sleep, "I thought...no one cared...but Mackie...and...Psymon..."
Brodi shook his head when he was sure she was asleep. "Ah, Psymon," he muttered, "I hoped you'd do nothing of the sort,"
Just then, there was a soft knock at the door.
Brodi's gaze flickered to the door and he frowned. If it was Psymon, he was going to have to use every fiber in his body to keep from losing his temper.
Brodi sighed as he opened the door.
"Yo, bro, what up?"
***
"Mac?" Rahzel whispered, "What the hell happened to him?"
Psymon stood in the doorway and grinned smugly. "Rahzel, are you drunk?"
"Hunh?"
"You're drunk."
"No I'm not!" Rahzel said fiercely, "I am NOT drunk! Mac is here...just...ah, this is his luggage!" Rahzel pointed happily at the forgotten bags by Psymon's door. "Help me bring these in,"
"Right..." Psymon said.
***
"She's been...worried about you," Brodi said cautiously. "What're you doing back in the circuit?"
"Mistake." Mac answered simply, "Seeiah was disqualified because earlier I had asked Rahzel if she was going to be-you know-allowed to participate because she had been missing all of her races," Brodi nodded. "Right, well, anyway, I was in fourth place, so if Seeiah lost her spot at silver, then I bump up along with Elise and swipe the bronze. Catch me?"
"Yes I-er-catch you,"
"Cool," Mac made his way into the hotel room that was Brodi's and chuckled at the sight of Eddie, who was sleeping with his feet propped up on the hotel headboard.
"Helps him sleep, or so he says..." Brodi explained.
"Where is she?"
"Hm?"
"Where's Kaori?"
"Er...she's on the couch,"
Mac swirled around and saw her sleeping peacefully on the couch. Her eyes were closed, but Mac could still make out the little puffy red cheeks. Pure evidence that proved she had been crying.
Mac turned around and grabbed Brodi by the collar. "What happened to her?" he snarled, "What did you do!?"
"Mac, calm yourself!" Brodi said, bringing up his hands in defense, "I did nothing! She was just having some problems!"
"...What...kind...of problems?" Mac demanded.
Brodi sighed as Mac slowly loosened his grip. "Psymon problems."
***
"No, Stark, I'm not drunk. He was here, this is his luggage,"
"Why is he staying with me?"
"Because, no one else has room for a kid,"
"I don't have room for a kid. Just look at my place already."
"It's a wreck,"
"Exactly."
"Right..."
"So," Psymon said casually, "why are you still here?"
"I'm not," Rahzel muttered, "I'm gone." With that, Rahzel slammed the door shut.
Psymon collapsed on his bed and sighed. "Mac is with me," he said over his shoulder. "Yeah, I know. Weird, huh, tattoo boy? I dunno how Kaori's gonna act when she finds out he's here...I wonder where the little bastard is, anyway?"
Psymon grinned. Yep, he was back to his normal crazy self in record timing.
***
"Psymon? What did he do to her now?" Mac said angrily, "Did he threaten her again? If he did, I swear to God..."
"No, no, nothing of the sort..." Brodi froze and wish he had not said anything.
"Nothing of the sort?" Mac asked quietly. "Brodi, is there something that I'm missing here?"
"Psymon..." Kaori whispered in her sleep, "Psymon...."
Mac looked back at Brodi and back at Kaori. "This...isn't what I think it is..."
"It isn't," Brodi said quickly, "Please, Mac, let me explain this to you,"
"W-what did he do to her!? What happened to my Kaori!?"