"Long time, no see, eh Tyson?"
I look up and have to rub my eyes, for they must be deceiving me. I think I can see…
"K-Kai?"
He smirks. He looks like the same old Kai, even though his clothes are torn slightly, but…
"Why're you here?"
He raises an eyebrow, as I clamp two hands over my mouth. Stupid, stupid…
"Do I need an invitation to see you, Tyson?" He asks.
"N-No, just… I…didn't know you were…here." I manage to say, looking down.
"What're you doing out here, Tyson?" Kai asks. "At this time, alone and slightly injured?"
"I needed some air…" His last words strike me; I look up suddenly. "It was you! You… that day…when I fell in the river after I was shot… you saved me…"
Kai's expression is unreadable. I stand and walk so I stand right in front of him.
"Kai…"
He looks at me fully. "Yes." He says simply.
"But…why did you run?" I ask quietly.
He stares at me with that unreadable expression again (which I'm hating at the moment…) and shrugs.
"I didn't." He replies, looking away at the faraway sky.
"You…didn't?"
He sighs. "When Ray arrived, I told him to look after you, while I went after those bastards. And from what I've learnt, Ray told everyone that both you and he hadn't seen me."
Something swells in my chest and I have an inkling that it's pride, but…why?
"Did you catch them?"
Kai smirked, still staring at the faraway sky. "Didn't stand a chance…" he mutters.
I smile and embrace him in a FRIENDLY hug… god, I may love him, but I'm not going to try and jump him… that's his job. I feel him tense and I pray to God and any other god up there that I haven't done the wrong thing… but I feel his arms hesitantly snake round my middle. They just stay there, but after a while, I feel them tighten in their hold, as if protecting me… does he feel the same?
A/N- ya I no… THAT'S A REALLY SHORT CHAPTER… but I'm swamped with homework, coursework, projects, fics and personal stuff… if I get LOADS of reviews it may give me the strength to save some time to rite another chapter very soon (a longer one)