Left, right, roundhouse, duck, left. The pattern replayed again and again in Saiyna's mind and body as she finished off another opponent in the last boxing match of the night. The bell dinged as she was declared the champion once again.

Heading down the darkened streets with her weekly pay in her pockets, Saiyna inhaled, again taking in the scent that now hung around her. When she had rescued Kai from Boris' attempted rape, she had used her own scarf to clot the blood carrying him back, so now it carried a scent of sweat and a trace of cologne. It smelled like Kai.

No. Stop being a complete weirdo. Just because I saved him doesn't mean anything's changed, he's still a liar.

Maybe liar was too harsh a word…..

No. He left me, thus he's a liar. End of story. Man, I must really be going crazy, I just had an argument with myself. Saiyna rubbed her temples wearily. Stupid.

Meanwhile, Kai was still restless. His mind still lingered on last night and how close he'd come to being raped. What really irked the icy-hearted blader was that of all people, Saiyna risked her own safety to save him from harm. Him, the one who promised to come for her and save her from the Abbey and never came through, and she paid the price to come to his rescue. Why did she do that?

It was at about that moment that Saiyna was walking by where he'd been standing, leaning against a tree in the park, but he dared not go near the one the incident had taken place. Kai took a deep breath, trying to remember the words he'd strung together, and approached the unanswered phoenix.

"Saiyna." Saiyna kept walking, intentionally ignoring the call that she knew came from none other than Kai. "Saiyna." He said with more force, entailing he meant business. Saiyna paused, but refused to look the other phoenix in the eye. She heard his footsteps draw nearer until they stopped.

"Well?" She demanded.

"Why did you save me?"

"I already told you."

"I doubt anyone, let alone you, would do something like that out of the goodness of their heart."

"What are you getting at?" Saiyna was starting to get irritated.

"I left you to the Abbey in Boris' hands and you saved me from him when I didn't. Why?"

Saiyna put her fists on her hips.

"Kai, I just recently saved you from a gay rapist, how about a little gratitude?" She replied deliberately. Kai remained silent, unable to come up with a return line. Saiyna folded her arms, patiently waiting for Kai to answer.

"Kai, what is with you?" She asked more gently, it almost hurt, she was so blatant.

"Nothing." He replied quietly before walking away, trying to hide the fact that he was blushing furiously. Saiyna just watched him a moment before continuing on her way. Something suddenly clicked inside of Saiyna.

What am I doing?

With that thought, she turned on her heel and ran after Kai.

Still walking, Kai was thinking to himself why he hadn't been able to say anything. She'd asked a simple question and he'd drawn a complete blank.

What the hell is wrong with me? And why did I blush? I looked like a complete idiot, blushing like that without saying a word.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

The only reason I went to talk to her was to try and apologize. Kai mentally gagged at the last word.

You got nervous, why is that such a big deal?

I don't get nervous, you know that.

Then why were you blushing?

Will you quit it!

You are developing feelings for her, master.

Kai was suddenly enraged that Dranzer suggest such a thing.

Listen to me, bird, I am not getting any feelings for that bitch.

You're just denying it. By the way, you're blushing again.

Knock it off!

You have a crush on Saiyna.

Saiyna finally caught up to Kai, despite his brisk pace.

"For the last time, Dranzer, I do not have a crush on Saiyna!" She heard him yell out loud. "Ahem." Kai turned around to see Saiyna standing behind him wearing a mildly amused expression. Thankfully for Kai, it was too dark in this part of the park for her to see him blush again.

Damn it, stop blushing! Kai admonished himself.

"What do you want?" He snapped coldly.

"Just to know why Dranzer told me to come back here."

Kai felt his eye twitch involuntarily.

Heh heh heh……

You are SO dead.

"I, uh….." Kai stammered nervously. Saiyna almost laughed, it was kind of funny seeing Kai so uneasy.

"What I wanna know is how Dranzer talked you into coming over here if you hate me so much." He remarked haughtily. Now he had Saiyna uneasy as well.

"Uh……" Saiyna felt her cheeks flush.

Kai folded his arms triumphantly now that he had Saiyna on the spot. For one reason or another, she suddenly contorted her face into an angered expression. "If you must know, it's because Dranzer said you had something to say to me." She snapped back putting her hands on her hips.

Damn, she's got me again.

Just say it, you wuss.

" " Kai muttered. Saiyna cocked her head.

"What was that?"

" "

Saiyna wasn't amused.

"I can't hear you when you mutter."

Kai looked up at her, his eyes blazing.

"I said I'm sorry!" He suddenly seemed to realize what he'd just said and quickly turned on his heel and walked away, almost running. Saiyna stood there a moment, stunned at what Kai had said.

I'm sorry.

Something was definitely up, Kai never apologized to anyone. Still somewhat puzzled, Saiyna shook it off and walked the rest of the way home, thinking.

One week after the incident with Saiyna rescuing Kai, things had been quiet to an annoying level. In fact, it was driving Saiyna up the wall. Unable to ease her mind, she picked up her guitar from the corner of her room and walked down to the club where she knew she could get onstage.

Kai was sitting up in one of the trees in the park when Saiyna passed by below holding a guitar. Intrigued, he leapt down from his spot and followed her, undetected. He eventually followed her to a club with no name on it. Saiyna went through the back door after flashing her guitar. Kai considered whether or not to follow her, then decided on going through the front door. Inside, someone was tuning a guitar. Kai nearly gasped when the spotlight fell on Saiyna and she started to sing.

Don't leave me in all this pain
Don't leave me out in the rain
Come back and bring back my smile
Come and take these tears away
I need your arms to hold me now
The night are so unkind
Bring back those nights when I held you beside me

Un-break my heart
Say you'll love me again
Undo this hurt you caused
When you walked out the door
And walked out of my life
Un-cry these tears
I cried so many nights
Un-break my heart
My heart

Take back that sad word good-bye
Bring back the joy to my life
Don't leave me here with these tears
Come and kiss this pain away
I can't forget the day you left
Time is so unkind
And life is so cruel without you here beside me

Un-break my heart
Say you'll love me again
Undo this hurt you caused
When you walked out the door
And walked out of my life
Un-cry these tears
I cried so many nights
Un-break my heart
My heart

Don't leave me in all this pain
Don't leave me out in the rain
Bring back the nights when I held you beside me

Un-break my heart
Say you'll love me again
Undo this hurt you caused
When you walked out the door
And walked out of my life
Un-cry this tears
I cried so many, many nights
Un-break my

Un-break my heart oh baby
Come back and say you love me
Un-break my heart
Sweet darlin'
Without you I just can't go on
Can't go on...

The spotlight dimmed as the audience applauded. Kai stood there a second, taken aback by Saiyna's performance. Something about her captured his heart whether he liked it or not. Something settled in his mind, easing that strange longing that constantly told him to figure her out. He finally snapped back into reality and ran out the door to catch up to Saiyna. It was dark out again, since she had gone to the club after work. Kai kept his distance, if Saiyna knew he was following her then Kaalyian would have his head. Dranzer motioned with her eyes to Saiyna, who had paused.

Saiyna stopped in her tracks, aware that someone was following her. She kept walking a few paces and heard slightly muffled footsteps in the grass. "Nice try, Kai." Silence.

"Don't think I don't know it's you." She turned around and looked directly at the tree he was hiding behind. Nothing. She snickered. "Fine. Whatever. You can play hard to find, but I've already won this game."

For some reason, Saiyna's tone sounded almost… playful? No, that couldn't be. Saiyna continued on her way. Kai followed as silently as he could until he eventually became parallel with her. To his utter surprise, she whirled around and tackled him to the ground. A triumphant smirk played her face. "How many times do I have to explain this to people, you can't sneak up on me." Kai smirked and pushed her off of him to her feet, giving him the opportunity to get up. "So, you wanna play rough, huh?" Saiyna got into a fighting stance. "I got your game right here."

Kai swung a test-kick. Saiyna dodged it effortlessly, still simpering. She lashed out with a lightning-quick jab, connecting with his left cheek. Kai looked almost surprised. "You really shouldn't have done that." He said smirking before he lunged at her, catching her off guard and wound up tackling her to the ground, Saiyna countering by spinning mid-air so that Kai hit the ground first. Unfortunately, they had landed in a rather suggestive position- Saiyna was on top of Kai, her legs on either side of his hips with her hands resting on his chest, and their faces were only a hair's width apart. Both blushed several shades of red before shakily getting up off the ground. "Er, sorry….." Both muttered, still hot with embarrassment. Kai looked over at Saiyna. She actually did look especially attractive when she was embarrassed.

NO. I don't have feelings for her, I don't have feelings for her, I don't have feelings for her……

I don't have feelings for him, I don't have feelings for him, I don't have feelings for him……

Despite their denial, their bit beasts knew they were lying to themselves.

Both phoenixes looked at one another. "Lets just keep this between us," Saiyna muttered. "I won't tell if you don't…" Kai turned to face her and took a step forward. Saiyna, surprised, retreated a step until Kai had her backed into the tree, but he didn't stop there, not until he had her firmly pinned to the tree by pressing his chest hard against her. His hands lifted and rested on the trunk beside her head as he leaned in.

Saiyna's eyes were caught up in Kai's as he leaned in closer to her. She could feel the heat of his breath on her face. She started to –uncharacteristically- panic when Kai's hands traveled down to her shoulders, gently moving down her curves. She was relieved to feel that his hands dared not go further than her belt, but when he hooked his thumbs through her belt loops, dread of what she realized what he was doing set in again. "Kai, don't-"

Before she could finish her sentence, she froze when Kai's lips brushed hers, then withdrew a second, returning shortly and gently applying soft pressure to her lips again. Saiyna's breath caught in her throat when a wave of feelings flooded her mind, now in inner turmoil. Why did she feel this way? He was Kai for crying out loud, he left her behind, but….. Saiyna lost her train of thought when she felt Kai's arms wrap around her waist, pulling her still closer to him. She gasped upon realizing just how close to Kai she really was, which proved to be a mistake as his tongue slipped inside, Saiyna forcing herself not to moan when he caressed her mouth. She was actually…. Enjoying it…. Almost mechanically, she wrapped her arms around his neck, giving Kai the cue-card saying she wasn't going to resist. Now that he had the freedom of knowing she wanted it, Saiyna was by far surprised when he backed her up against the tree again, kissing her with as much force as he could, now he had one arm around her waist and the other around her shoulders, bringing her as close to his body as humanly possible. Some strange longing kicked in inside of Saiyna, telling her to return the gesture. To Kai's surprise and pleasure, she managed to slip inside his mouth and return the favor, slowly caressing his mouth, making him let out a soft moan. It was low and deep, almost like a growl. Several minutes passed, but despite this they carried on, massaging each others' mouths with their tongues, moans getting louder and breathing getting heavier with each movement. Fifteen minutes passed, and they finally parted, breathless.

Damn she's an awesome kisser…. Kai thought, gasping for breath. He could feel Saiyna panting against his chest, just as tired out as he was. His muscles tensed as soon as he took in what he'd just done. Saiyna, seeming to sense his awkward realization, rested her head against his well-toned chest as if to signify she wasn't upset about it. Kai breathed a sigh of relief. "Our little secret…." Saiyna muttered. "Our little secret."