KAI
New year came quickly and I wondered what Ebony thought of her present. Was I stupid to give it to her like that? Well I didn't get it back but I didn't hope for the best. I got no messages from her either so I thought she must be thinking about it. It was a bold move I admit but I had run out of ideas.
The long awaited engagement party was to take place tonight. Voltaire got his fucking annoying butler to keep an eye on me in case I made a break for it. Which was the general idea anyway.
I waited until I was in my room alone before opening my window and climbing down the drainpipe. I hadn't used that escape route in a while but it works. I managed to sneak out and drive my car out of there at top speed. I rang Tyson earlier and he said I could come; he understood that being engaged to Irene Prescott was a bad thing. I only wished Voltaire could've seen it that way instead of just the money.
When I arrived at Tyson's house I wasn't the only one to pay a visit. Hilary was there with Ebony and they were about to go somewhere.
"Hey Kai!" Tyson called. Ebony looked at me for a second before turning away. There was no longer a hateful look in her eyes but she still wasn't ready. "When's the wedding?" Tyson teased. "I'm not getting married Tyson!" I growled making his smile vanish. "Then why did you give Ebony an engagement ring?"
My eyes widened as Ebony shook her head. "Who said anything about it being an engagement ring Tyson?" She scolded Tyson making him flinch. "You've got to be kidding me! If that's not an engagement ring then I'm the emperor of china!" He exclaimed making Ebony give him a deadly glare. "He didn't propose so it doesn't count." She said walking away very quickly.
Hilary broke the awkward silence after about a minute. "We're going ice skating on the frozen lake in the park. Want to come?" I was supposed to be hiding out but everyone would be at the party by now. "Why not." I finally said and we walked over to the park.
I saw Ebony skating like a pro on the ice skating circles around everyone else. She completely ignored me and I took the hint.
EBONY
Kai. What can I do? I can only make this decision on my own. That ring hasn't done anything to sway my mind; it's hard to choose which road to take. So for now it's a stalemate and I'm just walking down this road to try and make up my mind. But after seeing you kiss Irene I got off it for a while. But after that I found myself back on it. Life sucks!
He came over to me later after I spun in one spot. "Nice." I skated away from him but he continued to follow. I sighed later finally giving up. "What is it this time?" He stopped beside me and we looked in to each other's eyes. My focus was broken when I saw Tyson take a nasty slip and fell on his but. I smirked, as did Kai. "I see you haven't lost your sense of humour." He said smiling at me. "Ditto." Was my answer.
"Have you thought about it?" I looked at Kai and heard the sickening sound of wedding bells in the background. Kai looked over to the church and looked sick to his stomach. I had a feeling he was imagining himself and Irene. "Hell no." I muttered and he looked at me. "Ditto."
"Hilary found the ring on my bed. She jumped to a conclusion and told Tyson we were engaged."
"Is that so bad?" Kai looked at me and I lost myself in his eyes. We stood there for a while until Hilary called us to leave. But I didn't want to go just yet and Kai decided to stay too. Before I knew what was happening we started skating together and it lasted for a good hour before we stopped. Then we moved closer and I felt safe again. He was behind me and held me tight as if he was trying to protect me. "I won't let you go."
I felt something warm and wet hit my shoulder. I turned my head to see a few tears leaving Kai's eyes. Did I hurt him as bad as he hurt me? He didn't sob, but his body started to shake with fear and sorrow. This wasn't the Kai I knew. He was strong and cold as ice, but now he was a blubbering idiot.
I would've given anything to leave right now. But if I left him like this then who knows what might happen. At first it was pity, but then it was something else. My love for him came back and I smiled, then I started to laugh. Kai looked surprised but continued crying. "Oh stop crying Kai." I shrugged him off and faced him. The tears had made his triangles run and I wiped them off with my coat sleeve. I gently wiped his eyes dry and he looked at me. "My mind is clear now. It's time for me to come back, I love you and will never leave you."
"Really?" He asked looking hopeful. I sighed. "Yes."
I don't know how long we stayed out there together. We embraced and broke the barrier between ourselves. Then after a while we came closer and kissed, it was much sweeter than I remembered. I guess it was because I hadn't kissed him in so long feeling love for him again. Well, whatever the reason, I knew Kai and I would never break apart again.