My Everything

Chapter 7: Mutant Aliens from Mars

"Do you want to come over later tonight?" Kai asked his raven haired girlfriend after they had left the ice-cream parlor.

"I wish I could but I can't" Akina answered apologetically.

"Why not?" Kai said frowning.

"I have to baby-sit" she replied with a shrug.

"You're baby-sitting? Why the hell are you baby-sitting for?" Kai demanded realizing the harshness of his tone only after he had spoken.

"Well if you must know I'm doing it as a favor to my dad. He asked me to baby-sit for the Johnsons"

"The Johnsons?" one of Kai's slate eyebrows rose in surprise. "The same Johnsons which own an expanse number of shares of my father and your father's company?"

"The one and the same" Akina replied dryly with a roll of her emerald flecked eyes. "My father says it's good for business if we appear willing to help out. Plus they live like just around the corner"

"So you can't get out of it?" Kai said his brow furrowing.

"No. It won't be too bad. I'm only baby-sitting Aaron, he's an adorable 5- year-old" Akina assured him. "You act like it's you who's babysitting"

Kai scowled deeply before burrowing his hands in his pockets. "Me baby-sit. As if"

His dark haired girlfriend giggled at him before slipping her hand into his pocket and withdrawing his hand. She gently laced their fingers together before smiling brightly at up at him and Kai's hard auburn eyes softened.

Damn her, all it took was a simple smile from her to soften him Kai thought, a smile tilting the corner of his lips.

But then again he needed to let somebody in didn't he?

"So everything is set then?" Melissa spoke crisply into the phone receiver. "Excellent" With that she disconnected the call and leaned back in her chair.

"Everything's ready?" Mia asked curiously.

"Yes, yes. Everything is ready and in position" Melissa answered with a dismissive wave of her hand.

"Melissa, are you sure this is the best way to go about this?" Mia suddenly asked hesitantly.

"Of course I'm sure. You're not backing out now are you?" Melissa's violet eyes narrowed at the plump girl. "Do you not want Kai to be yours?"

"Of course I want Kai to be mine" Mia replied hastily.

"Then what is the problem?" Melissa spat and scowled. "Have you forgotten what Hiragazaki Akina has done to you? How she humiliated you by snatching Kai away?"

"I-I.............." Mia stammered before taking a deep breath. "No, I haven't forgotten. I'm sorry."

"It's okay Mia. Just remember to be in place tonight" Melissa replied stiffly and Mia quietly left the room.

Melissa closed her eyes briefly before smirking.

Weak people were so easy to manipulate.

Mia was a perfect example.

She actually thought that she'd be the one who would be with Kai after they were done with Hiragazaki? The idea of that squat fat girl with him was laughable. But as long as she thought that being part of the Melissa's plans would ensure that Kai would be hers, then that was fine.

But she could daydream all she wanted because there was no way Melissa would allow anybody to come between Kai and her.

"Now, if you need to reach us, our contact number is by the phone" Mrs. Johnson said briskly as she pulled on her coat. "Aaron's already had his dinner but he's allowed to have a small snack of juice and fruit if he wants to"

"Come dear, she'll be fine. She's more than capable of looking after Aaron" Mr. Johnson added as he opened the front door.

"Well then I think that's all. Aaron's upstairs in his playroom. We'll be back around 11 at the latest. Feel free to help yourself to anything in the kitchen if you get hungry. Have a good time." Mrs. Johnson told Akina before shutting the door firmly behind her.

Akina ascended up the stairs and paused at the top. Right or left? She pondered as she bit her lip and finally settled on turning left after her ear had caught the sound of a child's laughter.

She wandered through the halls, following the laughter until she came to half opened door. Akina pushed the door open and peered in to see a short boy sitting on the floor staring attentively at wide screen television as he blasted lime green aliens.

"Hi Aaron" Akina greeted him as she crouched down beside him and ruffled his chestnut coloured hair as she set down her backpack.

"Akina!" he gurgled happily and paused the game for a moment to grin up at her.

"What are you playing?" she inquired as she joined him on the rug.

"Mutant Aliens from Mars" the child replied promptly as he resumed shooting the aliens which when shot, exploded into vibrant green slime. "Wanna play two-player with me?"

"Sure" Akina said smiling at the young boy and accepted the controller he offered her.

"Normally my brother plays with me but tonight he has to go out" Aaron explained seriously before selecting the two-player option.

"I didn't know you had a brother" Akina replied as she choose a fluro pink alien as her character. Was everything in this game fluro-coloured? She wondered absently.

Several seconds later, the duo was hard at work blasting ugly black aliens which oozed with slime with their laser guns.

A chestnut haired teen shrugged on a brown jacket and turned down the hallway, his car keys jingling in his hands when he heard laughter floating down the corridor from his brother's play room.

He paused by the oak paneled playroom door, deciding to make a short detour to check on his brother.

The sight which confronted him caused him to smile bemusedly and lean against the doorframe.

A teenage girl sat with his younger brother on the rug, both of them happily firing lasers at mutant aliens. Shiny midnight black hair fell down to the girl's shoulders, her slender body clad in loose fitting demin jeans and a simple white tank top.

"Playing Mutant Aliens from Mars again Aaron?" he questioned and the child paused the game to look towards the door.

"Eric" he replied and got up to amble over to him.

The dark haired girl set down her controller and turned around to look at the new arrival.

Eric's breath caught in his throat when she met his hazel brown eyes with her emerald flecked orbs.

"Hi, I'm Akina Hiragazaki, the babysitter" she introduced, standing up to join the two brothers.

"Hi, I'm Eric Johnson" he finally responded staring avidly at the beauty in front of him hardly believing his luck that his brother's babysitter was this hot.

Akina's almond shaped eyes rounded in amusement as she surveyed the taller teen before her. He easily passed as an older version of Aaron, the two of them sharing the same boyish looks, ruffled chestnut hair and hazel eyes.

"I thought you had already left Eric" Aaron spoke up, tugging at his brother's cargo pants.

"Like I would leave before saying goodbye to my baby bro" Eric replied as he bent down on one knee so that they were both the same height.

"I'm not a baby" Aaron protested as he pouted cutely and rounded back to Akina. "Let's get back to our game"

Akina laughed and followed him back to the rug, Eric's hazel eyes fixed on them.

"Are you just going to stand there all night?" Aaron called out and Akina turned around to catch Eric still staring at her.

At being caught by hr crystal clear blue eyes, Eric immediately diverted his gaze. "No, I'm not going to stand here all night"

"Well then what are you going to do?" Aaron asked, childish confusion clouding his boyish face.

"I dunno yet" Eric answered with a shrug.

"Mummy said you were going out. That's why Akina is here" Aaron continued, his controller lying forgotten on the rug beside him.

"Yeah well I-" Eric took a breath before continuing. "I've decided not to go out tonight"

"Oh, okay then" Aaron accepted easily. "But can Akina still stay?"

"She's more than welcome to if she wants to" Eric replied off-handedly.

"Akina stay, please?" Aaron turned to beg her and tugged at her hand. "Please, please, please stay?"

"Of course I'll stay" Akina assured him laughing.

"Good" Aaron nodded with approval. "Let's draw now"

Akina smothered his giggles at his abrupt decision to change activities. Yep, he was adorable all right.

"I'm hungry" Aaron announced to the older teens during their drawing session.

"Your mother said that you could have juice and fruit" Akina told him.

"Okay" he agreed after a moment's thought and he hopped up to his feet and padded down the hallway with Akina and Eric trailing after him.

"Time for bed now" Eric told Aaron after they had all eaten fruit and juice.

"Already?" the boy said with a frown.

"Yes already" Eric said. "Go up and get ready"

"Okay, okay" Aaron grumbled before dragging himself up the stairs.

"Here, let me help you" Eric offered when Akina made a move to clear the dishes and cups.

"Oh, it's fine really. Why don't you go up and I'll be there in a minute" Akina replied waving his hand away.

"Well if it's okay" Eric said uncertainly.

"It's okay" Akina assured him as she carried the cutlery to the sink.

""Well what do you want to do now?" Eric asked Akina after they had tucked Aaron in.

"Well I thought I'd get some homework done" the blue eyed girl replied and as they walked past the playroom she slipped in there to retrieve her backpack.

"Oh okay then" Eric said and accompanied her down to the kitchen where she pulled out several books and set them down on the bench.

"I'm sure you've got other things to do so don't mind me" Akina told Eric as she began completing some Maths homework.

After a moment of observing the dark haired girl, Eric slid into the seat next to her and slipped an arm around her.

Akina's emerald flecked eyes widened as she felt the weight of Eric's arm slung around the shoulders. Before she could open her mouth, the melody of First Love rang through the still air and Akina gratefully moved away from Eric's arm to dig through her backpack to find her mobile.

"Hello?" she answered while smiling sheepishly at the chestnut haired teen.

"Hey" her boyfriend's deep masculine voice responded on the other line. "How's babysitting?"

"Good, Aaron's asleep, I'm just getting some homework done now" Akina replied as she absently brushed a few strands of hair out of her face.

"What time are the Johnsons getting back?" Kai questioned.

"Sometime around 11 they said" Akina said remembering Mrs. Johnson's instructions.

"Hey Akina, do you want anything to eat?" Eric called out as he wandered over to the fridge and opened the door up.

"Who's that?" Kai enquired when he heard the other voice.

"Huh? Of that's Eric" Akina replied.

"Eric? What's he doing there? Why should you be there while he's at home to look after his brother?" Kai demanded.

"Chillax Kai-kun" Akina told him gently. "He was going out but canceled at the last moment. Aaron asked me to stay and I couldn't say no to him"

Akina shifted the phone and heard Kai grumbled a bit and smiled. "Listen, I need to go and finish my Maths homework, I'll see you at school tomorrow"

"Call me when you get back home okay?" Kai said in reply.

"What for?" Akina questioned in confusion.

"What for?" Kai responded in exasperation. "You're my girlfriend"

Akina could practically hear him rolling his eyes. "Huh? I don't get it"

"Never mind. Just call okay?" Kai said with a sigh.

"Okay, okay" Akina said giggling. "Bye, I love you Kai-kun"

"Mmm, me too" Kai grunted before they both hung up.

Even though Kai hadn't said that he loved her since the day they had gotten together, Akina was content with him grunting in reply when she told him that she loved him. That was Kai, he simply was not a person who said those kinds of things.

"That was my boyfriend Kai" Akina explained when Eric raised an eyebrow at her.

"Oh I see" Eric said frowning slightly but then shrugged. Didn't matter to him whether she had a boyfriend or not.

After nearly half an hour of working in silence, Akina felt something graze her skin and she jumped slightly in her seat. Turning around nervously she came face to face with Eric.

"Uhh...........Eric?" she questioned hesitantly.

"Yes?" he replied by dipping his head to trail kisses up her neck.

At that Akina's eyes widened and she pulled hastily away from the hazel eyes teen. "Eric, just what do you think you're doing?"

"What does it look like I'm doing?" he whispered in her ear.

"Eric, I have a boyfriend" Akina stated firmly before drawing herself out of the chair.

"And I don't care" he replied as he strode towards her.

"Akina dear, we're home" a voice rang out through the house and Akina sighed with relief.

Quickly gathering up her books, she slung her backpack over her shoulders before leaving an annoyed Eric behind.

"Ah, there are you Akina. The dinner ended sooner than we expected" Mrs. Johnson greeted her. "How was your night?"

"Aaron was fine" Akina replied with a smile.

"That's good to hear." Mr. Johnson said. "So how much do we owe you?"

"Oh nothing. It was a pleasure to watch Aaron" Akina politely refused.

"Well in that case do you need a ride home?" Mr. Johnson continued.

"No thank-you. I'm walking back" Akina answered.

"Take care then" Mrs. Johnson told her and Akina stepped out into the cool night air.

"She's left the house" a person hissed into a walkie talkie.

"Good, trail her remember what I told you" a feminine voice replied back.

Shadowy figures trailed the dark haired girl as she made her journey home and at one's signal, they closed in around the unsuspecting girl.

I hope you liked this chapter.......anyway please remember to review kaiz? I'll probably update next week if I'm not too busy.