Arwen let out a shuddering breath and felt him pulling out of her, as she unwrapped her legs and he finally let go of them. Her feet finally touched the ground, and she fell back on the wall, her chest heaving up and down quickly.

Kai zipped his pants, closed his eyes and leaned against her, breathing heavily with his mouth and noticing his strength drained from some reason. He felt tired. He hanged his head down right above her shoulder, breathing on her elegant neck slightly, one hand pressed on the cold wall and the other resting somewhere beside her waist...narrowing to wrap around it. Kai was not really letting himself to fall on her completely, though, he was quite heavy.

Arwen felt absolutely off her usual self, she felt so...pleasurably relaxed, and sleepy, though she got enough rest today already. She didn't mind him leaning back on her, in fact it was quite sweet, and they now were standing at the wall, with the same warmth and comfort. The smell of his sweat was strong and so attractive, practically drowning. She wanted him to stand there, fallen slightly on her; she wanted to feel the weight of his body. But nevertheless, Arwen's face was still flushed as she spoke, and it wasn't only because of the ecstasy.

-"I was sure," she swallowed, finding it increasingly difficult to concentrate on everything, as mutual attraction between them became obvious, "you wouldn't feel the same...ever."

A small surprised snort was his response, giving her the impression that since she had amnesia, he might have been assuming the same of her. His hard breath slowed down finally and became much softer than minutes ago. "You...were wrong," he uttered quietly right above her ear, his voice hoarse from relaxation...and exhilaration his body felt.

-"Kai," she had spoken again, her voice breaking slightly. There was still much he didn't know about her and her about him, but she didn't find that important at all. Minutes ago, their bodies and passion were joint...something she'd never thought would happen any time soon. "I now remember...everything...again..." she whispered, and closed her eyes, really yearning to lie down; she just seemed to be exhausted at the moment.

Kai's eyes opened automatically at her reveal to him, his hand slid off the wall, he thought of taking a step back from her, but didn't really wish to...she was so warm...

-"When...did you remember?" he whispered, straightened his neck a little bit and Arwen in a moment stopped feeling his soft soothing breathing on her neck.

Arwen, still keeping her dark green eyes closed, let out a soft sigh, conjecturing that she might have gotten him mad and upset, and how much she didn't want to do that...especially not now, not here. "Just...when we..." That's so embarrassing to talk about "...minutes ago..." deep breath "I understand my brother's anger now, I betrayed him by leaving and that was most dear to him," she replied, feeling her stomach flipping. She felt that she was pushing him away socially, and that was making her feel worse.

Kai didn't respond.

The moments she waited for his reply were passing slowly, seeming like an eternity. Her heart was beating uncontrollably fast, and she now not only felt vastly sleepy, but also dizzy...You're too nervous, relax she was telling herself, taking a few too many deep breaths, which made her even more lightheaded than she felt before. Say something...

Being so close to her, pressing against her slightly, he could feel her quiet heartbeat fastening for some reason, and her rapid breathing. He wondered if there something he had done or was there something that bothered her about them some time ago.

Arwen opened her eyes, and looked down, breathing quickly, and not really breathing out enough...everything started to spin. Just relax, he's not upset, just relax, breath...I hope, was going through her mind, and she, taking another deep breath, whispered. "The tournament had begun...we should go back..." she, trying to build up a little bit more confidence, not looking up at him, started to maneuver herself out of his warm sanctuary.

Kai flinched, and tensed at her words. He quickly turned his head to the side, now being able to see her nervous face, bothered about something unknown, and his face shaded with a slight frown. As soon as she started to try to walk away from him and the wall, he quickly stretched out his arm, the one that he held beside her waist, and blocked her way with ease. "No, we shouldn't," he stated quietly, his gaze pierced on her, waiting for her to look back at him, which apparently she was not doing.

Arwen bumped on his suddenly stretched out arm that was blocking her way now and hesitated, absolutely not knowing what to do. Or say. You're too nervous...tense...relax...breath, she was telling herself, looking down at the floor and trying to breathe slowly, not bringing her gaze up at him. She could still see perfectly in her peripheral vision that he was frowning and staring at her.

Is there something bothering you? Tell me, was thinking Kai, the frown soon disappeared and his lips parted slightly to let out a quiet sigh. "Just stay..." he whispered, his free hand rose up and he slowly ran his fingers through her dark hair. Arwen felt that tranquil soft brush and flushed again. "Here..." he gently seized her chin and tilted it up, so she was finally looking back in his eyes. "With me..." he finished in a whisper, his hand let go of her chin and he placed it in the back of her neck, and closing his eyes, bent to her, his lips locking on hers.

Arwen felt her eyes watering and closed them. Stupid, stupid, stupid, you're so stupid Arwen, so nervous about nothing...her lips moved to his, brushing against them slightly a moment or two. "Kai..." she broke the kiss, and not opening her eyes, she wrapped her arms around his shoulders in the embrace. Don't let go..."I missed you...so much...why hadn't you stop me from leaving?" she whispered, a tear escaping her closed eyes.

Kai stood there, feeling stiff from the sudden embrace, not being too used to that as much. But it was the warmth of her embrace that had changed him and the way he looked at absolutely everything...Not anymore. Kai's eyes widened, and he quickly opened up his arms, as soon as he felt that her arms around his shoulders loosening. I won't let you go...no, not anymore...power was the only thing that existed for me and nothing else.

As Arwen started to fall off him in a sudden faint, he was able to catch her and closed his eyes...In the darkness Kai's figure slowly started setting down on one knee and than with a quick slight movement he touched her cheek and it was cold as ice. She, indeed, had fainted...he knew the reason now.

When Hilary walked out of the corner to finally talk to Arwen, she saw her curled tightly in Kai's arms, partly sobbing and her tears dropping right on his purple vest. Kai didn't seem to mind that...in fact...he was gently smiling...

In a moment, Hilary understood everything...and her eyes crinkled with a smile.

A week later

-"Mmmm..."

Washed over in that blissful fog somewhere between slumber and consciousness, Arwen stretched lazily against the 18 year-old blader in the bed. He was always so warm. His skin radiated heat, like rock in the sun. With her head nestled against his shoulder, and her left limbs splayed out possessively over his naked body, she blinked against the darkness of the room.

Still night. But the moon's rays filtered into his sleeping room, illuminating it just enough to see him...

Arwen lifted her chin to behold the blader she had fallen in love with, and there he was, as awake as it seemed always, blinking back down at her with a pleasant expression of contentment on his face.

She exhaled in a week chuckle, her voice slightly hoarse with lethargy. "Kai, do you ever sleep?"

-"Yes," his deep, baritone voice was almost a whisper.

-"So you lay here," she said, tracing her finger around the corded muscles of his stomach. "All night long-"

-"With you..."

-"With me," she smiled. "Wide awake?"

His light purple eyes widened marginally, momentarily entrancing her. Not a long time ago, she would flush from that soft, once cold, gaze he looked at her, but this wasn't the case anymore. They'd known each other for quite a time for that.

-"Sometimes."

-"Why?" she asked, testing him. A year ago he might have gotten defensive, but it was visible how Kai's walls were coming down one by one. Around her, specifically.

He tensed, and than sighed defeat. The tips of his fingers pressed against her lower back until she found herself warmly sandwiched between his arm and his torso.

-"Why?" he repeated quietly, his heart beating slowly, steady. "Because it makes you happy."

That was certainly enough, Arwen thought as that little feeling in her heart made her think that heaven would be pale in comparison of being in his arms. But she was decidedly playful tonight. "How altruistic," she mused. "Selflessly dedicating so much time and affection to your poor weak teammate..."

He stiffened and looked down at her with a raised eyebrow. She smiled, tugging her bottom lip in between her teeth in mock innocence. Though she wasn't that innocent anymore. After a fairly annoyed look, he relented.

-"The rest you already know, Arwen," he managed, and dug his fingers into her side until it made her squirm. "It's not like I can hide it from you or anything."

An ear-splitting smile lighted her face. Oh, she knew it alright. Could see in the way that he spoke to her, held her and looked at her, that he was in love with her. So she spared him the discomfort of saying it out loud. "No, you can't hide it from me."

Kai relaxed. An easy silence followed as Arwen slid her hand over and lightly caressed his bare chest. It was something she did absently, not realizing it until he said something.

-"Why do you always do that?" he asked, suddenly catching her massaging fingers in his hand and bringing them to his lips. "You're as obsessed with mine, as I am with yours..."

She shuddered as he began kissing her knuckles. "Be...because, um...can I not answer that?" she slurred, not really knowing the reason either.

Kai smiled, and Arwen felt herself smiling after him. His smile was just always so amiable, and resistless, once he started using it. "Hmm...alright."

Her smile didn't disappear and she closed her eyes in enjoyment of just lying there beside him, sharing the same space and warmth. Just like this.

So Kai met no resistance or whatsoever, as he rolled them over, pinning her down underneath him, nuzzling on the curve of her neck. Not even a gasp from her, for it was precisely what she wanted to as well.

-"You know," she began, combing the curls of his dark blue hair with her fingers, and turning her head to the side. "Tala and Boris might come here any moment to call us off to practice..."

He paused for half a second, and than began kissing the sensitive skin behind her ear, mumbling something inarticulate that sounded suspiciously like a 'So what?'

-"So I guess you won't mind the shouts and angry glares of them at us-"

Rumbling, impatient growl, and she giggled slightly as his curl escaped her fingers and tickled the bend of her neck "If they have some problem with that, than screw them. And Arwen."

-"Yea?"

-"Shut up."

A chuckle was now lost in her lips, as they proceeded to end the night the same way they'd started it. And as they were swept away in the euphoria of their bond, Arwen thought of how once-cold blader had amended over this time. Though, as she was watching him, he was still as endlessly cold to everyone else around him, as he was before, except now this everyone else excluded her. And that was something that was still making her heart leap happily in her chest...even so much time later.

Should I tell him about it? She thought, as her eyes rolled back into her head from his moves and advances, her thoughts rapidly disappearing and scattering.

Hn...maybe later...Oh...

The End