Chapter 2

A knock on her door brought Erin out of her thoughts and mutter a small 'come in'. When the door opened she saw Tala standing there, Kai was behind him.

"Yes?" Erin looked at them curiously. "How'd you get in here anyway? And whoose the kid?" She noticed a little boy poke his head out from behind Kai's leg. The little boy had spiked up black hair and crimson eyes just like Kai's but his eyes seemed a bit brighter while Kai's were darker. It was evident that Kai and this little boy were related somehow.

"This is my little brother Corey." Erin watched as Corey took hold of Kai's hand and didn't let go. "He wanted to see how bitchy people work." Corey nodded his head in reply saying that he did, but Erin had a suspicion that he just wanted to be with his older brother.

"Well if he wanted to see how bitchy people work he should've just looked at his his brother. It would save a lot of time of walking over here." Erin returned to the book she was reading at the moment. "Now tell me how you got in my house."

"You have a very nice mother. She was kind enough to tell us where your room was." Tala smirked at Erin as she rolled her eyes and glare darkly at them. 'It figures that my mom would let them in.' Erin thought as she glared at them but then returned to her book.

"K-K-Kai? What's t-that?" Corey's small voice sounded. Kai looked down at Corey before turning around to see a pair of emerald green eyes. He, Corey, and Tala backed away slowly and Erin heard a distinct 'eep' come from Corey when the eyes came closer as they backed away. Erin rolled her eyes and got up from her bed. She swiftly walked over to the boys and pushed past them with no effort at all.

"Come on Daylight they won't hurt you." the green eyes came closer and the boys watched as the body of a snow lepard emerged from it's hiding place in the corner. 'Daylight' padded over to Erin's outstretched arms and let Erin pet her head in a soothing motion. The boys could hear loud purring soon after she did so. They watched for a few more minutes before Kai felt the little hand that he was holding disappear and he looked to see that Corey was walking catiously over to Erin and her pet lepard.

"D-d-does it bite?" Coray asked the silver haired girl quietly.

"No and it's a she. You can pet her if you want too." Erin guided the little boy over to where the lepard stood. Kai and Tala watched as Corey lifted up his hand and started to pet the lepards soft and smooth fur.

"What's her name?" Corey asked after a few moments.

"Her name is Daylight."

Corey nodded and turned to Daylight. "Hi Daylight!" he smiled a little. Daylight purred and itched her head closer to his face and licked Corey's face. Corey giggled like a little kid should and hugged Daylight.

Erin smiled a little and Kai and Tala looked at each other in shock. They turned to Erin when she started talking to Corey about Daylight. When she was through Corey looked at Kai. "Can we come over here again tomorrow?" he smiled happily.

"Uh..." was all Kai said and he looked at Erin and Tala for some help. Erin gave a curt nod to Kai and he gave a short nod in reply. He looked at Tala and then at Corey who was tugging on his pants. "It's up to Erin if you can come over tomorrow." Corey nodded his head and ran over to Erin.

"Can I please come over tomorrow! I wanna see Daylight and play with her and-and-and-"

Erin started laughing. "Okay okay, I get it nad yes you can come over tomorrow. We're not doing anything tomorrow." She smiled and ruffled his hair. Corey laughed and went back over to Daylight and the two walked off outside. Erin sighed and walked into her room again; Tala and Kai followed. They watched as Erin picked her book up again but she put it down on her desk and logged onto the computer. "Now what did you guys come here for?"

"We wanted to know if you would like to come with us to a club." Tala sat down in her black dish chair that was situated in a corner.

"We? As in Hiwatari wanted me to come as well?" Erin turned in her swivel chair to look at Kai who was currently glaring at Tala.

"Yea I wanted you to come too because I don't like it when all the girl's come and try to get us to dance with them or something." he mentally shuddered at the thought.

"I don't know... what time would you like me to drop by and what club is it?" Erin turned back around and logged onto MSN.

"Wel the club is called 'Sound Waves' Kai owns it so we all get in free. How about Kai comes around 7 and picks you up?"

"Sounds good." Erin started talking to some of her friends back in Italy. When she noticed that they haven't left yet she turned around in her swivel chair again. "What?"

"Well..."

"Spit it out already!"

"Can Corey stay here until Kai comes so he can drop him off at his house?" Tala blurted out and Kai nodded.

Erin rolled her eyes before looking at them once again. "Whatever, but he better not cause any trouble for me oh and Kai can I speak to you for a moment?"

"Huh? Yea, sure." Kai and Erin watched as Tala left before Kai cast a glance at Erin. "What is it?" he said in a bored tone as he got up and leaned against the wall.

"It's about your brother, Corey. The only reason he came with you is to spend time with you. He really looks up to you."She walked over to her walk-in closet. "You should pay more attention to him you know. He's a good kid just needs sometime with his big brother." Erin walked out of her closet with an outfit and placed it on her bed.

Kai eyed her warily. "So what's your point?"

"My point is that you 2 need to spend time together." Erin walked the distance that was between her and him. "Will you do that much? How about the both of you come over to my house this Saturday? We'll go to the park or something."

Kai stared into her green eyes before turning away from her. "I guess we could... I don't have any plans, but can I ask you a question?"

"Shoot."

"Why are you trying to help me and Corey's relationship?"

"Because you 2 shouldn't lose your relationship." Erin avoided looking at him. "You can go now." she went back over to her bed and grabbed her clothes. Kai watched her for a moment debating wheather to stay and question her about why she avoided him and why she wanted to help or leave and go meet up with Tala. After a few more moments of staring at her he decided.

Erin heard the sound of a click as her door was shut and she sighed heavily. Erin dropped the clothes she was holding on her bed and walked over to her dresser. On top of it was a cross with some blue gemstones on it. Erin picked it up carefully in her hands and turned it over to read the inscription on it:

We'll always be together
your sis, Kali

'I'll never forget you Kali.' Erin clenched the necklace tightly in her hand. 'Never.'

'Airy are you going to be okay? you still want to go out tonight?'

'I'll be fine Daylight. Just make sure that everything is in good condition when I get back home.' Erin unclenched her hand and looked at the cross again before clasping it around her neck and starting to put some new clothes on, then applied some make up on.She walked back over to her closet and looked at herself in the mirror that was on the door. Black ankle high boots covered her feet. A black mini skirt covered the lower half of her body showing offher slender legs and a dark blue shirt that showed parts of her stomache. Her belly button ring showed clearly against her porcelin skin.She grabbed her brush and started brushing her silver hair so that it wouldn't frizz up or anything and got a good look at her face. Her green eyes were outlined by black eyeliner and her eyelids had a light blue hue to it. Her lips were glossy and pink and her cheeks were a rosy color. Erin took one last glance at herself before grabbing her purse and calling Corey to wait with her for her 'date' and his older brother.