EBONY
The Romeo and Juliet play was apparently cancelled last year. But I was too busy with Kai to notice. I had quit being stage manager a week before the show. Now I knew why Irene was more pissed at me being with Kai than she should've been.
But when I heard the reason for postponing it I couldn't help but laugh. The drama teacher said 'Irene needed to get in touch with the Juliet inside of her. Translation, the whore can't act to save her life. When I told Kai he had an evil smirk on his face for days.
The school year past too quick in my opinion and Irene's jealousy was getting out of control. How many times did she try to scar me? I lost count a long time ago. I told Kai not to worry about it because I didn't give her the chance. But I could see his anger rising, he was becoming a walking time bomb. Every time Irene sent one of her male lackeys to get me he fought them with a vengeance. He nearly sent a few of them to hospital; Voltaire had to pay off the boy's thick parents so Kai wouldn't be arrested. I on the other hand was beating her female lackeys. Voltaire thought it would be a perfect way for me to keep away from Kai if I got arrested. But he didn't bet on me being able to scare the girls in to silence.
I gave up telling Kai to calm down after the seventh fight. It was nice to have a knight in shining armor but this was getting ridiculous. It was as if Kai didn't think I could handle myself anymore. But he's seen me fight so what was the problem. I was starting to think he felt unwanted by me for not letting him fight before. I think he found a purpose in beating the crap out of them.
"Are you feeling any better?" I asked him when he won another battle. He nodded and I sighed. "You don't need to do this you know."
"What else can I do? Voltaire is convinced that I'm going to marry Irene by the end of this year."
"Is that why you're so angry?" He nodded and I took his hands in to mine. "Like you said. Voltaire can't force you to marry her." Kai became angry and squeezed my hands. "I'm not so sure anymore." I didn't like the sound of that one bit. "What do you mean?"
"Nothing. Don't worry about it." I shook my head and put my arms around his neck. "If you worry I worry, don't you forget that."
A week later I decided to hide out at Kai's. Hilary and her mother were driving me crazy. Voltaire had gone for the weekend so the coast was clear, we could dodge his private butler with ease with the master out of the house. I had to stay in Kai's room so the old fart wouldn't get suspicious. Kai was the proper gentleman; he slept on his couch whilst I slept on his bed.
But I was caught on my way to the bathroom by Voltaire's butler. "What are you doing here?" He scolded me with his eyes as though trying to burn a hole right through me. "Kai invited me." I replied coolly. "It's not a crime is it?"
"No. But Miss. Irene is about to be engaged to him. She's not a money grabbing tart like you." I sighed and looked very bored at his words. "Oh yeah, I really want Kai for his money. I just pretended to love him so he wouldn't get suspicious." My sarcasm never failed and I rendered that old git speechless. "You'd better check your people. I'm not a money-grabbing tramp like her. I don't need Kai's money, I can pay my way in the world so think before you open your mouth ok." With that I walked away and Kai looked up as I stormed in to his room. "Hmm?"
"I just ran in to Voltaire's butler. What an absolute asshole!" Kai smirked and kissed me making me calm down a bit. "Don't worry about him. He can't hurt us." I wasn't so sure but I believed Kai.
KAI
After hiding out at mine for a few days she faced the music back at her place. And from what I could hear, there was going to be some heavy metal for a while. Voltaire had come home and gave me a call on my mobile whilst I was heading towards the skate park. It was a very bad idea to make him wait so I told Ebony I'd see her later. "That's ok, just see what he wants and meet me at the skate park later."
"Agreed. Goodbye."
"Bye." I hung up and went back home. Voltaire was in his office looking at me with a wide grin on his face. "Sit down Kai." I sat opposite him as he held up a tape recorder for me to see. "Hmm?" He pressed the play button and I heard Ebony's voice. 'I really want Kai for his money. I just pretended to love him so he wouldn't get suspicious.'
My heart shattered as I heard those words. I saw Voltaire's lips form in to a twisted smile and I wanted to hit it. "You see Kai. She isn't as perfect as you thought is she?" I clenched and unclenched my fists and took the tape recorder with me.
I sat in my room with darkness surrounding me on all sides. I played the tape again and again until I could take no more. I snapped and threw the tape recorder in a corner but the damn thing didn't break. I was in so much pain I forgot about meeting Ebony later at the skate park. Every time my mobile rang I saw her name on the screen. I eventually threw my phone at a wall and succeeded in breaking it. I sighed at the prospect of having to buy a new phone tomorrow. But it was seeing Ebony at school tomorrow that rattled my cage even more.
I took out my blade and practiced well in to the night. After midnight I fell to my knees in exhaustion glaring at the stars. I felt like everything just stopped and pointed at me thinking I was too happy for my own good. The only time I'm happy and I can't have it. Sleep eventually took hold of me so I slipped in to the darkness dreaming of nothing. Then the good times I spent with Ebony crept in to my dreams and I woke up with the air stinging my eyes. 'How could she do this to me?' I thought over and over again glaring at the tape recorder. I played it again and I felt numb to anything. I was regretting seeing her in the morning and thought I'd try to avoid her.