Yessss . . . Kai is not a girl . . . twas a joke from inside my screwed up
mind. ::grin::
Kali: ::sweatdrop:: screwed up, indeed.
Anyhoo, I'm going on vacation for a week soon, and I obviously won't be updating this. I don't think I would be anyways, seeing as I've lost most of my inspiration. . . . but all the reviews I get are so niiice
Kali: ::sigh:: Ignore her. This time around we have a threat. A wonderfully mean one. If there are no less then 5 reviews, either myself or Gray will fall to a particularly bloody death, or I'll just catch Gray doing something nasty with Mary. ::starts grinning:: Or maybe---
Chapter 5
Not many people could even guess how hot roofs get in the middle of the ocean, which reflects light and heat from the sun, in the middle of the summer. Kali was one of these few people, however.
As Kali sat on her small section of destroyed roof, brooding, Kai slowly navigated the boat back to the hopefully undestroyed village.
Slowly was an overstatement.
Kali was very aware of her whole body becoming sun burnt, but there wasn't much she was able to do at a time. So she had settled for brooding and pouting on her roof. She was also very aware that the black roof trapped the sun's heat, pretty much frying her legs off.
"How much longer?" she moaned to Kai for the umpteenth time in an hour. Not bothering to wait for an answer, Kali picked up one of the few undamaged apples and took a huge bite out of it; all the while looking at the sky. It was pretty close to impossible to even believe that a tornado had ripped half her life away, just a few hours ago. The sky was bright blue, and very few clouds were visible. Kali moaned as her rolled up jeans rubbed against her thighs and unrolled them back down to her ankles, letting her legs heat up. She stepped off the section of roof she had been laying on and wandered around their ruined home. Stepping over a tree branch, Kali reached what was once her room.
One unwanted tear made its way down her cheek, and she wiped it off angrily, hating the amount of self-pity she was feeling for herself.
"Is it even enough for me to say I despise my life?" she shouted out at the ocean. "Why me? Did I do something to deserve this?" Kali picked up a piece of wall and threw it out into the ocean furiously. She didn't expect to hear any comforting words from her brother, she had long abandoned that thought.
'He probably thinks I'm too much of a burden, anyway. Maybe I should move back to Greenland and live on my own . . .' Kali let her thoughts drift off unceremoniously and began to dwell in pity for herself again. After standing and staring out to sea for a few minutes, Kali walked over to her once-room and began prowling through all the strewn out items. When she found what she was looking for, she stood up in triumph, and began to change her clothes, knowing that nobody was there to watch, anyway.
When Kali was done, she was wearing one of her one piece bathing suits.
"I'm going for a swim," Kali called out awkwardly.
"Stay close to the boat," was Kai's monotonous answer. They weren't moving that fast anyway; Kali could probably have swum laps around the boat without actually moving much of a distance.
Kali looked down though the clear water before she dove in, calculating how deep it was. After seeing a dolphin and deciding it was definitely more then twenty feet because of that, Kali ran to the side of the boat, took a running leap with both of her feet, and dove straight through the water, traveling almost straight down. When she had begun slowing down enough, Kali opened her eyes to gaze at the sea around her.
'This water reminds me of the Caribbean,' Kali thought idly as she propelled herself through the water, about ten feet below the surface. Colorful tropical fish swam in tiny schools and alone, some above and some below Kali's swimming figure.
A sensible part in Kali's mind reminded her that she'd need air soon, so Kali began swimming upward again. Just before she broke through the water, a very important something lodged itself in Kali's mind.
Today was Summer 22nd.
Summer 22nd was Kai's birthday.
When Kali broke free from the water, she swore loudly and pulled her hair in frustration. Today was definitely NOT her day.
'How am I supposed to get a present for him? What do I do?' Kali thought frantically and swam in a circle to find the boat. 'I can't make anything in the boat, because there's basically nothing left! I'll have to do with what's here. But first . . .' Kali swam over to the boat and edged along its side until she found a handle. She tugged the handle a few times, and when it refused to move, Kali place both feet on the boat and pulled as hard as she could. Finally, the door swung open.
Swinging one leg inside, Kali hoisted the rest of herself into the doorway and then sat on the ground inside the hidden compartment on the side of the boat.
'Here's the scuba stuff. Just where I left it,' Kali thought with a grin as she looked through the wetsuits to find some unused oxygen and her mask. Without much light, Kali had problems finding both the items, but she eventually located two unused oxygen tanks and a mask. She fit the oxygen tanks onto a special backpack and hooked them up to the mask with a hose. Before she left, Kali put a pair of flippers on to help her move with the unusually heavy weight that would be on her back.
Pulling herself to the doorway with a little bit of difficulty, Kali stood above the water and placed the mask over her head. After checking to make sure the oxygen worked, she jumped into the water, floating a bit before flipping over and swimming down vertically.
Kali's goal was to reach the coral beds that were at the bottom of the ocean. It was lucky for her that they had been stranded at a more shallow part, so she used the luck to her advantage. With the flippers, Kali traveled downward much faster then if she hadn't had them. She watched the tropical fish swim by her as she reached the sand.
Kali looked around, mesmerized. It was like a whole underwater city. Coral loomed everywhere, some of it reaching above Kali's own head. Fish swam in and out, and even the dead coral was used by them. A dolphin swam slowly by and some of the fish scattered. Kali watched for a moment before beginning her search. She kicked off the sand gently and swam around the coral, but still near the bottom of the ocean. She was only vaguely aware of the backpack's straps rubbing roughly against her shoulders, causing them to begin bleeding.
Kali gathered colorful shells and small pieces of coral as she glided along, stuffing them wherever she could in order to keep them. She turned around to head closer to the boat, but then something caught her eye.
There was a giant conch shell lying off to the side of a large set of coral. Kali grinned in her good fortune, and swam over to look at it. It was about two feet long, give or take a few inches, and it was swirled with colors, a rarity Kali had never seen before. She lifted the shell carefully, looked inside, and then shook it to make sure nothing was still living within it. When Kali was happy that this shell didn't carry any hidden secrets, she grabbed it tightly and began swimming upward; back to the boat.
When Kali broke the through the surface right next to the boat, she edged along the side until she reached the hidden compartment with its door still open. She flung the conch shell into it, before beginning to pull herself in. Just as she was about to pull herself above the waterline, she felt something brush against her skin. That was when Kali became more then vaguely aware that her back was bleeding.
Because that thing that had just brushed against her skin was most definitely not a friendly dolphin. Oh no, it was worse then even a mean dolphin. That thing that brushed against Kali's legs had her freaking out, and she hadn't even seen it yet. But she knew. She knew that what was down there was . . .
A shark.
Trying not to scream, Kali started pulling herself slowly out of the water. She grabbed the hand rails on both sides of the door and hoisted herself up until she was able to rest both knees on the doorway. She then began to pull herself cautiously inside just as the shark surfaced and bit a huge chunk out of one of Kali's flippers. Opening her mouth in a silent scream, Kali kicked back with her other flipper, nailing the shark in the nose. She threw herself into the compartment, landing on wetsuits, and threw the door shut. Kali heard a loud bang against the door as the shark hit it. Kali sat unmoving, her arms wrapped around her legs on the wetsuits, breathing shallowly. After she had stopped shaking, she slowly took the mask off along with the backpack, and looked at what was left of her flippers. Deciding the left one, only half there, was useless, Kali threw it into a corner of the compartment and reached her hand behind her to feel the cut on her back.
There was bloody dripping down it, but not enough to worry her. Kali pulled the shells out of the many spots she'd shoved them in and placed them in a dryer spot. After hauling the large conch shell to the pile, she searched for the first aid kit that was hidden somewhere in the room. She found it in a crate in a corner of the room.
Kali pulled out disinfectant and bandages, quickly applying the first and wincing at the sting it caused. When it stopped stinging, Kali slid the bathing suit straps off so she could reach her back. After pulling the suit down so her top half was pretty much bare, Kali wrapped the bandages around her midriff, covering the scratches on her back and most of her stomach. Suddenly there was another bang on the door, and Kali, thinking it was another shark, shrieked and flung herself to the other side of the ship, not bothering to pull her suit back up. There was another bang on the door, but this time it swung open to reveal someone unexpected.
Gray.
The first thing Kali did was shriek again, thinking it was the shark. The second thing she did, after realizing that it was a person, was shriek again and pull her bathing suit's straps over her shoulders. And the third thing she did when she noticed this person was Gray was stand up furiously and yell-
"What in seven hells are YOU doing here?"
Gray stared back at her, seemingly speechless. Kali glared at him angrily.
"You stupid perv!" she shrieked and crossed her arms over her chest. Gray's eye narrowed and then widened again.
"Kali . . . you're covered in blood . . ." he said monotonously. He pulled himself into the compartment and crawled over to Kali on his hands and knees. Kali backed up against the wall.
"Stay away from me," she warned and tried to look intimidating. Gray sighed and continued crawling towards her.
"I'm sorry I hurt you," he began, "I was a bit screwed up in the head last night. Of course I don't love Mary anymore, how could you let me think that," he continued, saying the last part more to himself then Kali. He stopped crawling when he was inches away from Kali's feet and stood up, staring straight into her eyes. "Did you really think I'd pick her over you?" He asked and grabbed one of her hands, holding it in his own. Kali stared back at him, trying to seem emotionless and cold-hearted. Not waiting for an answer, Gray took Kali's other hand with his unoccupied hand and intertwined their fingers.
Kali was finding it hard to keep herself looking mad and uncaring.
"You can try all you want to tell me that I cheated on you, but it'll be a lie," Gray said and sighed. "I didn't come all the way out here just to continue to lose you."
Kali's hardened face was beginning to take on a look of confusion.
'He came out on his own?'
But Gray shrugged after saying his last thoughts. "I had a bit of a speech here for you, but I think I'll spare you from hearing it." With that said, Gray pulled Kali into his arms and hugged her tightly, ignoring the fact that she was covered in blood. Kali held her arms stiffly at her sides, not willing to let herself fall into his spell again.
"Can't you see, Kali?" Gray murmured from her shoulder.
"See what?" she squeaked unintentionally.
"I'm trying, I really am. Why won't you open up for me? When you called a few hours ago, Mary was only there because she was picking something up from my grandpa. I was working at the blacksmith shop." At these words, Kali felt a bunch of emotions run through her body, the most pronounced was relief. She hesitantly put her arms around him.
"So you haven't been . . . with her?" she asked in the same manner.
"No!" Gray exclaimed, seeming frustrated with himself. "I really messed this up, haven't I?" he muttered, and finally pulled away from Kali.
"What's 'this'?" she asked Gray, trying to get him to meet her eyes.
"Us. I've screwed it up royally. Is there any way I can make this up to you? After everything I've done I won't be surprised if you don't want me back," he ended cautiously, keeping his eyes somewhere between Kali's knee and her foot.
"I've already forgiven you," Kali said completely surprising herself. "We were meant to be together, I can't . . ." she trailed off then, and warily tucked her hair behind her ears, now the one not maintaining eye contact.
Kali bit her bottom lip as the room lapsed into uncomfortable silence. Suddenly, a thought occurred to her.
"How in the Goddess's name did you find this?"
"Kai told me you might be here. Oh, there's your rescue party," he said, pointing out through the open door to a ship coming their way. "I called them over after I got here." Gray, now finally realizing he was both soaking wet and covered in blood, turned a concerned eye on Kali.
"What's bleeding? Did a shark bite off your foot or something?" Kali almost laughed at the irony in the question.
"I'll show you. Uhh, could you close the door?" she asked. Gray obediently closed the door and came back to her. Kali tuned around slowly, so her back was to Gray, and pushed the straps of her bathing suit off her shoulders a little self-consciously. She slid it down so Gray had a full view of the bandages on her back.
"Oh," Gray whispered. He began to slowly unwrap the bindings on her back, and Kali winced as his hands brushed against a scrape. A quick 'sorry' was muttered before Gray continued, and then threw the bloodied bandages to the floor.
"Now what happened here?" He asked Kali as he examined her back.
"Long story," she said shortly, beginning to feel very self-conscious.
"Did you put disinfectant on it?"
"Yes," Kali answered, crossing her arms over herself.
"Alright, I guess I can't do anything now. I'll re bandage you up then," Gray said. "Oh, you'll need to put your arms down so I can get around to your stomach." Kali hesitantly placed her arms back at her sides, leaving room so Gray could reach around them. He began to wrap Kali's midriff in bandages again, his head resting on her shoulder whenever he had to reach around her stomach. Kali involuntarily took in a sharp breath when Gray's arm brushed her bare chest.
"Sorry," he mumbled into her ear from her shoulder, not seeming to entirely mean it. He continued wrapping, although it seemed slower. Kali realized that Gray's head was not leaving her shoulder, even when he was wrapping her back. His hot breath was rapid, warming the back of her ear.
"I'm done," he finally told Kali, who brought the bathing suit back up so it covered herself completely. Kali was surprised when she felt Gray's presence still behind her, and his breathing still labored. When she slowly turned around, she found Gray's eyes to be uncharacteristically lust- covered. Before she had a moment to think, Gray had pulled her into a searing kiss, holding the back of her neck and her upper back. Without much of a chance to respond, Kali attached her hands and arms to Gray's shoulders so she wouldn't fall. Eventually, she began to respond.
Five minutes later, their 'rescue party' had pulled up alongside Kai and Kali's boat. Gray and Kali emerged from the underside of the boat looking happy and tousled; Kali also still had a considerable amount of blood covering her. Kai watched disappointedly as Gotz and the doctor attached a chain from the village's boat to their own, to tow it. Kali walked over to him, finally free from Gray's grasp, and slung a bloody arm around his shoulders nonchalantly.
"Hey big brother. Time to go home." Kai looked at her strangely.
"But this is our home," he said, looking depressed. "We don't live in the village."
"It seems as if we will be though, for awhile at least," Kali said as they walked onto the other boat. "We'll have to make due with what we've got."
End chapter. . .
Kali: This chapter has taken awhile to think of, even if it seems short. Right now it's almost midnight.
I was supposed to be off the computer at 8 . . . Ehh . . . I've decided that if people aren't liking this story much, then I'm just gonna make some gay ending because I'm losing ideas, inspiration, and computer time really fast. This'll be my last update for vacation, but PLEASE do review! OH and yes, I know Kali left her shells on the boat, they'll be used later.
Kali: ::sweatdrop:: screwed up, indeed.
Anyhoo, I'm going on vacation for a week soon, and I obviously won't be updating this. I don't think I would be anyways, seeing as I've lost most of my inspiration. . . . but all the reviews I get are so niiice
Kali: ::sigh:: Ignore her. This time around we have a threat. A wonderfully mean one. If there are no less then 5 reviews, either myself or Gray will fall to a particularly bloody death, or I'll just catch Gray doing something nasty with Mary. ::starts grinning:: Or maybe---
Chapter 5
Not many people could even guess how hot roofs get in the middle of the ocean, which reflects light and heat from the sun, in the middle of the summer. Kali was one of these few people, however.
As Kali sat on her small section of destroyed roof, brooding, Kai slowly navigated the boat back to the hopefully undestroyed village.
Slowly was an overstatement.
Kali was very aware of her whole body becoming sun burnt, but there wasn't much she was able to do at a time. So she had settled for brooding and pouting on her roof. She was also very aware that the black roof trapped the sun's heat, pretty much frying her legs off.
"How much longer?" she moaned to Kai for the umpteenth time in an hour. Not bothering to wait for an answer, Kali picked up one of the few undamaged apples and took a huge bite out of it; all the while looking at the sky. It was pretty close to impossible to even believe that a tornado had ripped half her life away, just a few hours ago. The sky was bright blue, and very few clouds were visible. Kali moaned as her rolled up jeans rubbed against her thighs and unrolled them back down to her ankles, letting her legs heat up. She stepped off the section of roof she had been laying on and wandered around their ruined home. Stepping over a tree branch, Kali reached what was once her room.
One unwanted tear made its way down her cheek, and she wiped it off angrily, hating the amount of self-pity she was feeling for herself.
"Is it even enough for me to say I despise my life?" she shouted out at the ocean. "Why me? Did I do something to deserve this?" Kali picked up a piece of wall and threw it out into the ocean furiously. She didn't expect to hear any comforting words from her brother, she had long abandoned that thought.
'He probably thinks I'm too much of a burden, anyway. Maybe I should move back to Greenland and live on my own . . .' Kali let her thoughts drift off unceremoniously and began to dwell in pity for herself again. After standing and staring out to sea for a few minutes, Kali walked over to her once-room and began prowling through all the strewn out items. When she found what she was looking for, she stood up in triumph, and began to change her clothes, knowing that nobody was there to watch, anyway.
When Kali was done, she was wearing one of her one piece bathing suits.
"I'm going for a swim," Kali called out awkwardly.
"Stay close to the boat," was Kai's monotonous answer. They weren't moving that fast anyway; Kali could probably have swum laps around the boat without actually moving much of a distance.
Kali looked down though the clear water before she dove in, calculating how deep it was. After seeing a dolphin and deciding it was definitely more then twenty feet because of that, Kali ran to the side of the boat, took a running leap with both of her feet, and dove straight through the water, traveling almost straight down. When she had begun slowing down enough, Kali opened her eyes to gaze at the sea around her.
'This water reminds me of the Caribbean,' Kali thought idly as she propelled herself through the water, about ten feet below the surface. Colorful tropical fish swam in tiny schools and alone, some above and some below Kali's swimming figure.
A sensible part in Kali's mind reminded her that she'd need air soon, so Kali began swimming upward again. Just before she broke through the water, a very important something lodged itself in Kali's mind.
Today was Summer 22nd.
Summer 22nd was Kai's birthday.
When Kali broke free from the water, she swore loudly and pulled her hair in frustration. Today was definitely NOT her day.
'How am I supposed to get a present for him? What do I do?' Kali thought frantically and swam in a circle to find the boat. 'I can't make anything in the boat, because there's basically nothing left! I'll have to do with what's here. But first . . .' Kali swam over to the boat and edged along its side until she found a handle. She tugged the handle a few times, and when it refused to move, Kali place both feet on the boat and pulled as hard as she could. Finally, the door swung open.
Swinging one leg inside, Kali hoisted the rest of herself into the doorway and then sat on the ground inside the hidden compartment on the side of the boat.
'Here's the scuba stuff. Just where I left it,' Kali thought with a grin as she looked through the wetsuits to find some unused oxygen and her mask. Without much light, Kali had problems finding both the items, but she eventually located two unused oxygen tanks and a mask. She fit the oxygen tanks onto a special backpack and hooked them up to the mask with a hose. Before she left, Kali put a pair of flippers on to help her move with the unusually heavy weight that would be on her back.
Pulling herself to the doorway with a little bit of difficulty, Kali stood above the water and placed the mask over her head. After checking to make sure the oxygen worked, she jumped into the water, floating a bit before flipping over and swimming down vertically.
Kali's goal was to reach the coral beds that were at the bottom of the ocean. It was lucky for her that they had been stranded at a more shallow part, so she used the luck to her advantage. With the flippers, Kali traveled downward much faster then if she hadn't had them. She watched the tropical fish swim by her as she reached the sand.
Kali looked around, mesmerized. It was like a whole underwater city. Coral loomed everywhere, some of it reaching above Kali's own head. Fish swam in and out, and even the dead coral was used by them. A dolphin swam slowly by and some of the fish scattered. Kali watched for a moment before beginning her search. She kicked off the sand gently and swam around the coral, but still near the bottom of the ocean. She was only vaguely aware of the backpack's straps rubbing roughly against her shoulders, causing them to begin bleeding.
Kali gathered colorful shells and small pieces of coral as she glided along, stuffing them wherever she could in order to keep them. She turned around to head closer to the boat, but then something caught her eye.
There was a giant conch shell lying off to the side of a large set of coral. Kali grinned in her good fortune, and swam over to look at it. It was about two feet long, give or take a few inches, and it was swirled with colors, a rarity Kali had never seen before. She lifted the shell carefully, looked inside, and then shook it to make sure nothing was still living within it. When Kali was happy that this shell didn't carry any hidden secrets, she grabbed it tightly and began swimming upward; back to the boat.
When Kali broke the through the surface right next to the boat, she edged along the side until she reached the hidden compartment with its door still open. She flung the conch shell into it, before beginning to pull herself in. Just as she was about to pull herself above the waterline, she felt something brush against her skin. That was when Kali became more then vaguely aware that her back was bleeding.
Because that thing that had just brushed against her skin was most definitely not a friendly dolphin. Oh no, it was worse then even a mean dolphin. That thing that brushed against Kali's legs had her freaking out, and she hadn't even seen it yet. But she knew. She knew that what was down there was . . .
A shark.
Trying not to scream, Kali started pulling herself slowly out of the water. She grabbed the hand rails on both sides of the door and hoisted herself up until she was able to rest both knees on the doorway. She then began to pull herself cautiously inside just as the shark surfaced and bit a huge chunk out of one of Kali's flippers. Opening her mouth in a silent scream, Kali kicked back with her other flipper, nailing the shark in the nose. She threw herself into the compartment, landing on wetsuits, and threw the door shut. Kali heard a loud bang against the door as the shark hit it. Kali sat unmoving, her arms wrapped around her legs on the wetsuits, breathing shallowly. After she had stopped shaking, she slowly took the mask off along with the backpack, and looked at what was left of her flippers. Deciding the left one, only half there, was useless, Kali threw it into a corner of the compartment and reached her hand behind her to feel the cut on her back.
There was bloody dripping down it, but not enough to worry her. Kali pulled the shells out of the many spots she'd shoved them in and placed them in a dryer spot. After hauling the large conch shell to the pile, she searched for the first aid kit that was hidden somewhere in the room. She found it in a crate in a corner of the room.
Kali pulled out disinfectant and bandages, quickly applying the first and wincing at the sting it caused. When it stopped stinging, Kali slid the bathing suit straps off so she could reach her back. After pulling the suit down so her top half was pretty much bare, Kali wrapped the bandages around her midriff, covering the scratches on her back and most of her stomach. Suddenly there was another bang on the door, and Kali, thinking it was another shark, shrieked and flung herself to the other side of the ship, not bothering to pull her suit back up. There was another bang on the door, but this time it swung open to reveal someone unexpected.
Gray.
The first thing Kali did was shriek again, thinking it was the shark. The second thing she did, after realizing that it was a person, was shriek again and pull her bathing suit's straps over her shoulders. And the third thing she did when she noticed this person was Gray was stand up furiously and yell-
"What in seven hells are YOU doing here?"
Gray stared back at her, seemingly speechless. Kali glared at him angrily.
"You stupid perv!" she shrieked and crossed her arms over her chest. Gray's eye narrowed and then widened again.
"Kali . . . you're covered in blood . . ." he said monotonously. He pulled himself into the compartment and crawled over to Kali on his hands and knees. Kali backed up against the wall.
"Stay away from me," she warned and tried to look intimidating. Gray sighed and continued crawling towards her.
"I'm sorry I hurt you," he began, "I was a bit screwed up in the head last night. Of course I don't love Mary anymore, how could you let me think that," he continued, saying the last part more to himself then Kali. He stopped crawling when he was inches away from Kali's feet and stood up, staring straight into her eyes. "Did you really think I'd pick her over you?" He asked and grabbed one of her hands, holding it in his own. Kali stared back at him, trying to seem emotionless and cold-hearted. Not waiting for an answer, Gray took Kali's other hand with his unoccupied hand and intertwined their fingers.
Kali was finding it hard to keep herself looking mad and uncaring.
"You can try all you want to tell me that I cheated on you, but it'll be a lie," Gray said and sighed. "I didn't come all the way out here just to continue to lose you."
Kali's hardened face was beginning to take on a look of confusion.
'He came out on his own?'
But Gray shrugged after saying his last thoughts. "I had a bit of a speech here for you, but I think I'll spare you from hearing it." With that said, Gray pulled Kali into his arms and hugged her tightly, ignoring the fact that she was covered in blood. Kali held her arms stiffly at her sides, not willing to let herself fall into his spell again.
"Can't you see, Kali?" Gray murmured from her shoulder.
"See what?" she squeaked unintentionally.
"I'm trying, I really am. Why won't you open up for me? When you called a few hours ago, Mary was only there because she was picking something up from my grandpa. I was working at the blacksmith shop." At these words, Kali felt a bunch of emotions run through her body, the most pronounced was relief. She hesitantly put her arms around him.
"So you haven't been . . . with her?" she asked in the same manner.
"No!" Gray exclaimed, seeming frustrated with himself. "I really messed this up, haven't I?" he muttered, and finally pulled away from Kali.
"What's 'this'?" she asked Gray, trying to get him to meet her eyes.
"Us. I've screwed it up royally. Is there any way I can make this up to you? After everything I've done I won't be surprised if you don't want me back," he ended cautiously, keeping his eyes somewhere between Kali's knee and her foot.
"I've already forgiven you," Kali said completely surprising herself. "We were meant to be together, I can't . . ." she trailed off then, and warily tucked her hair behind her ears, now the one not maintaining eye contact.
Kali bit her bottom lip as the room lapsed into uncomfortable silence. Suddenly, a thought occurred to her.
"How in the Goddess's name did you find this?"
"Kai told me you might be here. Oh, there's your rescue party," he said, pointing out through the open door to a ship coming their way. "I called them over after I got here." Gray, now finally realizing he was both soaking wet and covered in blood, turned a concerned eye on Kali.
"What's bleeding? Did a shark bite off your foot or something?" Kali almost laughed at the irony in the question.
"I'll show you. Uhh, could you close the door?" she asked. Gray obediently closed the door and came back to her. Kali tuned around slowly, so her back was to Gray, and pushed the straps of her bathing suit off her shoulders a little self-consciously. She slid it down so Gray had a full view of the bandages on her back.
"Oh," Gray whispered. He began to slowly unwrap the bindings on her back, and Kali winced as his hands brushed against a scrape. A quick 'sorry' was muttered before Gray continued, and then threw the bloodied bandages to the floor.
"Now what happened here?" He asked Kali as he examined her back.
"Long story," she said shortly, beginning to feel very self-conscious.
"Did you put disinfectant on it?"
"Yes," Kali answered, crossing her arms over herself.
"Alright, I guess I can't do anything now. I'll re bandage you up then," Gray said. "Oh, you'll need to put your arms down so I can get around to your stomach." Kali hesitantly placed her arms back at her sides, leaving room so Gray could reach around them. He began to wrap Kali's midriff in bandages again, his head resting on her shoulder whenever he had to reach around her stomach. Kali involuntarily took in a sharp breath when Gray's arm brushed her bare chest.
"Sorry," he mumbled into her ear from her shoulder, not seeming to entirely mean it. He continued wrapping, although it seemed slower. Kali realized that Gray's head was not leaving her shoulder, even when he was wrapping her back. His hot breath was rapid, warming the back of her ear.
"I'm done," he finally told Kali, who brought the bathing suit back up so it covered herself completely. Kali was surprised when she felt Gray's presence still behind her, and his breathing still labored. When she slowly turned around, she found Gray's eyes to be uncharacteristically lust- covered. Before she had a moment to think, Gray had pulled her into a searing kiss, holding the back of her neck and her upper back. Without much of a chance to respond, Kali attached her hands and arms to Gray's shoulders so she wouldn't fall. Eventually, she began to respond.
Five minutes later, their 'rescue party' had pulled up alongside Kai and Kali's boat. Gray and Kali emerged from the underside of the boat looking happy and tousled; Kali also still had a considerable amount of blood covering her. Kai watched disappointedly as Gotz and the doctor attached a chain from the village's boat to their own, to tow it. Kali walked over to him, finally free from Gray's grasp, and slung a bloody arm around his shoulders nonchalantly.
"Hey big brother. Time to go home." Kai looked at her strangely.
"But this is our home," he said, looking depressed. "We don't live in the village."
"It seems as if we will be though, for awhile at least," Kali said as they walked onto the other boat. "We'll have to make due with what we've got."
End chapter. . .
Kali: This chapter has taken awhile to think of, even if it seems short. Right now it's almost midnight.
I was supposed to be off the computer at 8 . . . Ehh . . . I've decided that if people aren't liking this story much, then I'm just gonna make some gay ending because I'm losing ideas, inspiration, and computer time really fast. This'll be my last update for vacation, but PLEASE do review! OH and yes, I know Kali left her shells on the boat, they'll be used later.
