I'm back. Sorry if it took me so long, but I had a problem with my computer. I was quite disappointed by the amount of reviews, although I understand, that I can't make you write anything, but still, isn't 1 review in a week, much less, then 6 reviews in 3 days or so? I don't want to push you, but it would be nice to know, what people think of my writings. Anyway, my special thanks to Diamond Core, who was the only one to review. Now let's get on with it.

Chapter 3: The ice breaks

In the kitchen, at Anya's house...

"I don't believe it!" shouted Tyson. "You, in the abbey!"

"That's right. I was raised in the abbey, but it was never my true home," Anya stated.

"I've had it, I'm leaving!" Tyson exclaimed.

"Tyson, please, just hear me out," pleaded Anya.

"No," Tyson answered shortly.

"Stop him Kai!" Anya cried out, throwing a desperate look at Kai.

Kai didn't know, what made him move from the corner, where he was standing, but soon realized, that he had closed the door, standing in front of an angry Tyson. The whole room was quiet, for a few seconds, everyone looked shocked about the situation. Nobody had ever thought of Kai doing something that wasn't in his best interests and this certainly was not.

"Move out of the way Kai, don't you understand that she is one of Voltaire's lunatics!" screamed Tyson in panic.

"No, Tyson. She is not one of Voltaire's lunatics and I'm not moving out of your way," stated Kai calmly with a conflict inside him, thinking, why did I do this.

"You're with her!" Tyson accused, pointing his finger at Kai.

"Once again Tyson you're talking about something that you don't know anything about. Do you remember, what I told you before?" Kai responded with an icy glare.

Tyson started to control himself, thinking, what had happened last time he argued with Kai.

"Please, just hear me out. Okay?" Anya asked.

They all sat down, looking at Anya.

"I didn't choose my life in the abbey voluntarely, although it had good sides too. It still doesn't mean that I'm more evil then anyone of you," she stated.

"But why didn't you tell us, who you were in the first place?" asked Rei.

"Would you have cared to even get to know me if I had?" she pointed out.

Nobody said anything.

"I thought so too. I don't think that it's bad to want a normal life and friends, even though I haven't had the most typical childhood. I like being alone, but sometimes even I want someone to talk to. It gets sometimes a little lonely here," she stated.

"I believe you," Hilary said quietly.

Everyone looked at her. They thought she would be the last person, who would accept all of this.
Hilary walked over to Anya as a gesture of her support for her.

"It would be kind of cold in the cabin, so I guess I'll stay here," Rei said, walking over to Anya with a smile.

"You know that you have to be honest to us?" Max assured.

"I promise, I'll never tell another lie to anyone of you ever again," she swore.

"Then I'm with you," replied Max as a grin came his face.

"What about you Tyson?" asked Anya.

"Like I have a choice," Tyson moaned.

"What about Kai?" Hilary asked.

Everyone looked around. Kai had disappeared.

"He'll show up sooner or later. Let him be alone," Rei said

So they went back to the dining room to clean up the dishes. Later they watched TV and played games now that Kai wasn't there to boss them around. At some point Anya left quietly the others and started searching for Kai, her heart pounding like it was going to burst out of her chest. It wasn't because of anger, it was because of love.

She couldn't find Kai anywhere. She was worried. What if Kai had left her forever? What would she do without him? She was paralyzed by the thought. She had never cared for anyone so deeply. If he had ran out... It was already dark, so it was very dangerous. A tear fell from her eye. She went to her room and fell on the bed, crying her eyes out. Then she fell asleep, where a nightmare after another came to her showing, what could have happened to Kai. She woke up all sweaty and screaming.

She got out of the bed and went to take a shower. She locked the door. She took her clothes of and let the warm water slide down her skin. She thought about the nightmares. They couldn't be real. Not now, that she was in love. Fate couldn't be so cruel. She stopped the water and grabbed a towel. After drying herself a little she wrapped the towel around her and unlocked the bathroom door. She didn't notice that the door to her room was open.

Anya was starting to dress up and had already got her underwear on, when Kai walked past the room, seeing a half-naked Anya. He stopped right at the spot. His mind was telling him to continue, but he couldn't move. He just gazed at her. Her figure was perfect. She had a great posture, she was trimmed, but she didn't have too much muscle. She looked so sweet. Suddenly Kai snapped out of it and just in time. Hilary came up the stairs. Kai went quickly to his room and closed to the door. What was he thinking or rather what got into him, when he stood there, looking at Anya. A half-naked Anya! He felt a strange warm glow. He was in love.

He listened to the two girls talking...

"Have you found him?" asked Hilary.

"No, what could have happened to him?" Anya responded, sobbing.

'They are obviously talking about me,' thought Kai.

"You really love him, don't you?" Hilary asked.

Kai felt like the bottom of his stomach had just disappeared. Anya loving him?

"Yeah and it's tearing me to pieces, not knowing if he's alright," she replied, sobbing even more.

Then they all heard something they didn't expect to hear.

"You love Kai?" came Tyson's sarcastic voice. He had listened too.

"Don't mock me. There's nothing wrong with that," Anya said, bursting into tears.

"Tyson you idiot!" Hilary screamed in fury.

Tyson was in deep trouble now. There was no messing around with an angry Hilary and he realized that. He made a run to the stairs with Hilary right on his tail.

"Tyson you idiot, you moron! Come back hear, so I can teach you a lesson on spying other people," she raged as she ran after him.

A few seconds later the whole house was filled with the voice of Tyson shouting in his agony and with Hilary lecturing him.

"Haven't I told you before, that it's not nice to spy on people," she said with an icy voice.

Pretty soon the shouting stopped and Hilary appeared from the stairs. Anya had closed her door.

"Anya?" Hilary called out..

"Please, just leave me alone. I need to think things out," she answered.

"I'm sorry if Tyson hurt you. He's just a jerk," Hilary said.

"It's not your fault," Anya replied. "I just need to think, that's all."

Hilary went to her room.

Kai was thinking of the things he had heard. Could Anya really love him? Even though he was a cold person, who didn't care much for anybody. But that had changed. He cared for her. He wanted to be close to her. She would never make the first move considering, what Kai was like, so he had to make it. His thoughts circled in his head, until he fell asleep.

It was early morning, when Kai woke up. The sun wasn't up, but he couldn't sleep. His thoughts wondered to Anya. How was he going to tell her how he felt? Why was it so hard for him? He realized, that this was the first time he didn't know, how to do something. He got out of the bed and left his room, heading for the kitchen. When he got there, he was about to drop his eyes. Anya was making toast and pouring juice into a glass. She turned around and dropped the plate and the glass. There was a loud crash. Both the plate and the glass were broken.

Both of them started picking up the pieces, when they accidentally looked into each other's eyes. They both dropped the pieces they were picking up. Kai could see in Anya's eyes and Anya could see in Kai's eyes. They knew what they wanted to do. Anya was waiting, but Kai couldn't move. Then suddenly he stood up and walked away.

'Why couldn't he do it? What had stopped him? Why was it so heard for him to be near people?' Kai thought. The sun was shining a little, so he went outside. He needed some fresh air to clear his thoughts. He started walking without a destination. It was about an hour later, when he returned to the house. He didn't make to much noise. He went to the kitchen. Grabbing an apple from a bowl on the table, he sat down. His heart was pounding. He finished the apple and went to the backyard. His teammates were training there.

"Kai, nice of you to show up," Rei said, earning a glare from Kai.

"Why don't you battle Max?" Rei suggested.

"No, you can take this one," Kai replied.

So the match started. The dish was still very icy. The battle, which Rei would have normally won, was very even. In the end Max was the one to win. He could really balance on the ice. The next battle would be Kai against Tyson. And once again it was Kai, who won. Tyson couldn't get a proper grip on the ice. Hours went by as they trained.

Sometime around three o'clock, they went inside to rest and to grab a bite to eat. Anya and Rei cooked again. They were served with a mixture of Chinese and Russian food. Kai avoided Anya's eyes the whole time they were eating. Not even once did they share eye contact.

It was dark outside, when they finally finished eating. Everyone, including Kai, carried some of the dishes to the kitchen, where Anya put them into the dishwasher. Kai was carrying the last dishes and made an eye contact, with Anya, as he put the dishes on the table. Anya felt feverish.

With that Kai left. Nobody noticed the look they gave to each other. Anya followed him as soon as possible. She knew what she saw in Kai's eyes. It was the same thing as before. She knew what it was. She rushed up the stairs. She couldn't wait any longer. She loved him. She wanted to feel him like she had never wanted anything before. The feeling she had was so powerful, it took over her completely. She slowed down and started walking. It was quiet, almost too quiet. She turned to Kai's room. He was sitting in front of the window, looking outside. Anya closed the door. Kai looked at her, as he heard the door close.

He stood up and walked over to her. They gazed deep into each other's eyes. For a moment everything was still. Then they both leaned towards each other. Shyly they kissed, but soon Kai put his arms around Anya's waist and Anya put her arms around Kai. It felt like a whole lifetime was put into that little moment, which would change their lives forever.

That's it for now, but stay tuned, because the story will go on. And this time, please remember to R&R.

Yours truly: Moonlight Kitten