Chapter 17: Together?

Anya leaned in to kiss Kai. She felt Kai's grip on her waist tighten as their lips touched. She placed her hands around his neck to deepen the kiss. She moved her hands slowly down his back. Kai responded by pulling her against him as close as possible. Anya placed her head on his shoulder.

A jolt went through her body as she felt Kai's hands on the bare skin of her thighs, moving up to her waist and lifting her nightgown. She was suddenly very aware that she wasn't wearing a bra and her breathing got faster. She felt Kai's beating heart and his restless breathing. Multiple vibrations went simultaneously through her body. She pulled herself away from him and gave him a passionate French kiss.

Suddenly they were pulled back to reality as they heard a sound of something falling and hitting the floor.

Kai pushed Anya away from him immediately and was on his feet in a matter of seconds.

A person cursed and soon after the door to the kitchen opened.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Kai snapped.

"Well, excuse me but this a public area," the person snapped back.

The next moment Kai was gone.

Anya didn't really feel like talking so she left quickly.

Once Anya was back in her bed she still couldn't sleep. Her body was longing to be touched.

'Damn! Why did it have to stop?' she thought.

Her body ached from the lust inside her that Kai had awoken.

He was all she could think about.

Finally Anya fell asleep. Dreams of the blue-haired blader flowed to her mind.


The next morning Anya woke up to the bright sunlight that came into her room.

The sweet sensation of last night came to her mind. She ran her hands down to her legs and back up the way Kai had done.

She got out of her bed and started to dressed up.

Anya looked into the mirror and found herself looking at her messy hair.

She grabbed a hairbrush and started to work on her hair.

A while later she looked at her reflection again and was pleased with what she saw.

Her hair wasn't messy anymore but instead it was sticking out of her head even more.

'I think I actually like my hair more now that it's shorter,' she pondered.

"Well, someone is happy this morning," Kira said as she came into Anya's room.

"Good morning to you too Kira," Anya responded.

"You sure were busy with my brother last night," Kira stated.

Anya blushed and turned away.

"No need to be ashamed. It would've happened sooner or later," Kira said.

"And you know what happened?" Anya retorted.

"Hey, I'm not a Miss Know-It-All for nothing," Kira replied.

"You were peeking on us!" Anya hissed.

"I was not!" Kira denied.

"Don't lie to me," Anya warned.

Kira made a pouting face and crossed her hands while looking away.

'Great! Now she is mad at me. I'm supposed to be mad at her!' Anya thought. She swallowed hard.

"Look, Kira, I wouldn't be so upset about that if you hadn't actually interrupted something," Anya explained.

"So something was going on!" Kira stated.

Anya blushed once again and soon they were on the run as Anya was chasing Kira.

Kira disappeared around the corner. Anya turned the same way and crashed into someone. She lost her balance and fell to the floor.

Anya looked up to the person she had crashed into and found herself looking at Kai.

A small smirk was on his face. He continued his way and left Anya on the floor.

Once Anya had recovered she got up and headed after Kai.

She had expected to find him in the kitchen but it was empty. She started making breakfast.
It wasn't long before the delicious smell of breakfast floated everywhere in the house.


Hilary walked into the kitchen.

"Morning," she said.

"Good morning," Anya replied cheerfully.

"Okay, what's going on with you this morning?" Hilary asked.

"What do mean by that?" Anya returned the question.

"Well, besides you being cheerful, you're practically glowing," Hilary stated.

Anya's cheeks got a light shade of red and she looked at Hilary with sparkling eyes.

"Let's just say that something happened between me and Kai last night," she responded.

"Apparently it was something good," Hilary retorted with a grin on her face.

"Well..." Anya started.

"This calls for a girl talk," Hilary declared. "I'm going to go wake up Kitty."

Kira appeared into the kitchen while Hilary was gone.

"You still gonna bite my head off?" she asked with a playful smirk on her lips.

"Hm... I'll have to think about that," Anya answered. "But you're safe for now."

"Good because I was sort of getting hungry and I hoped that I could come and eat," Kira explained.

"You know, you're starting sound like Tyson," Anya teased.

Kira stuck out her tongue.

A few moments later Hilary came back to the kitchen with Veronica. Each of them grabbed a plate and piled some pancakes on it.

Rei and Max gawked at the girls who all were carrying plates with pancakes, glasses filled with orange juice and knives and forks.

"There are still some pancakes left in the kitchen," Hilary stated and smiled at the two boys.

The girls disappeared into Kira's room and the lock on the door made a sound, signaling that the door was locked.

"You have any idea what's going on?" Max asked.

"No, all I know is that Hilary came barging into Kitty's room and pushed me out while ordering Kitty to get dressed," Rei answered. "It seemed to be something important."

"What were you doing in Kitty's at this time of day anyway?" Max asked curiously with a half-smile on his face.

A light blush came to Rei's cheeks as he realized what he had said.

"It's nothing like that," he replied.

"Like what?" Max questioned as his smile widened.

"Just forget what I said," Rei ordered and pushed Max to the stairs.


After lunch the girls decided to go ice-skating. They managed to get Rei and Max to tag along.

Once they were there, Anya tied her ice-skates quickly and dashed to the ice.

She and Kira raced around for a while before slowing down to watch the others...

Hilary was having trouble not falling to the ice. Max was helping her and eventually she got the hang of it.

Veronica, on the other hand, was gliding gracefully on the ice and Rei was chasing her every once in a while. Sometimes they would laugh at something.

"She's so different with him," Kira said suddenly.

"Huh? What did you say?" Anya asked.

"Look at her," Kira said. "She doesn't seem shy at all, unlike usually."

Anya looked at Veronica and Rei and saw Rei plant a kiss on Veronica's cheek.

"Love can have amazing effects on people," Anya stated. "You should try it too."

"What, love?" Kira asked in disbelief.

"Yes, love," Anya answered firmly.

"Why? It only gets you in trouble eventually," Kira replied.

"Come on, I know you don't believe that," Anya argued.

"Don't I? You should have seen how broken Kai was, when you were gone," Kira retorted.

Sadness reflected from Anya's face for a moment before she continued. "It's worth it in the end."

"Maybe. I'm not sure I can agree with that," Kira whispered and headed to Hilary and Max.

Anya decided to leave. On her way back, she ran into Tyson.

"They're still there," she said before she continued her way.

'I have to talk to him,' Anya thought as she opened the door and let herself into the house.


She dropped her skates into her room first.

Anya took a deep breathe before knocking on Kai's door.

"What?" came an irritated reply.

Anya opened the door slowly and stepped inside.

"Oh, it's you," Kai said as he glanced at her.

"Kai, we need to talk," Anya stated, sitting on the desk, where Kai was reading a book.

"About what?" Kai asked, looking her straight in the eyes.

"About us," Anya answered matter-of-factly.

"There is no us," Kai replied.

"What about last night? Didn't that mean anything to you?" Anya asked.

"You just have to forget that it ever happened," Kai said coldly.

"I can't do that. I don't think I even want to," Anya responded.

"Look, you can't have me. No one can," Kai stated. "Now go, I've got things to do."

Anya walked to the door and glanced back at Kai.

"What are you waiting for?" he asked.

"I just wanted to say something to you," Anya answered.

"What?" Kai questioned.

"I love you." After those words the door closed and Anya was gone.

Kai felt an urge to run after her but resisted.
Even though he didn't want to admit it, he wanted her back.
His mind and heart were battling for control and it was ripping him to pieces.

At the same time Anya was sitting in her room, staring out of the window.
Snowflakes were slowly and gracefully falling from the sky.
Thoughts were circling in Anya's mind.

'I don't think I can take this much longer. First he is kissing me and then telling me to leave and forget about him,' Anya thought sadly. 'I have to know. I have to know for sure if he wants me back.'