Smile For Me
- chapter 13 -

When Kai woke up after fainting for the umpteenth time ever since he came on this trip, he was having the worse head ache ever. Why am I not surprised? Not only that, Kai was kicking himself repeatedly mentally for those words that slipped out of his mouth before he fainted. To make matters worse, Tyson was sat in a chair next to his bed with his head in his arms on the side of the bed, sleeping peacefully as Kai lay rigidly, too afraid to move.

Kai bit his lip, I need to get out of here. He couldn't face Tyson. He just couldn't. Yeah, Kai does run away. And he couldn't believe that he was gonan run away from Tyson.

But at least, Kai reasoned, no one can call him a coward. By leaving, he was gonna give himself and Tyson a favor. He had to go away before Voltaire finds him with Tyson. And if Voltaire finds Tyson, Kai would never forgive himself. Besides, Kai supposed that Tyson already had everything he needed. Slowly raising an arm, Kai rubbed his temples, feeling his headache worsen. He looked down at Tyson, letting out a small broken smile. Tyson looked so peaceful now.

Feeling guilty for bringing the pain to Tyson's life, Kai bit his knuckle to prevent a whimper for coming loose. He sighed, slowly taking away the covers off his body, then with painful awareness, Kai managed to get off the bed without waking the other occupant of the room. Smiling slightly in Tyson's way, Kai retreated to the bathroom and prepared his things.

Kai sighed, running his fingers through wet strands before slipping on his jacket and his bandana. Applying the last bit of make-up on his face, Kai grabbed his bag and opened the door.

"KAI!"

And Kai blinked. He saw a fist running straight at him. He shut his eyes tight in instinct, preparing himself for the impact but it never came. Slightly dreading the next to come, he blinked both eyes open, only to blink once again as he noticed the fist had stopped just in front of his face.

Biting his lip, Tyson looked away as he took his fist back. "I'm not stupid. You have a problem with pain, don't you, Kai?"

Kai let out the breath that he hadn't realized he'd been holding. "Did I wake you up?"

"Kinda." Tyson shrugged, before finally bringing himself to look at Kai, "You're not leaving that easily, Kai."

"I have to." Kai said simply, shrugging it off. He tried to walk past Tyson, only to be stopped with a hand grabbing his arm.

"Why?"

"Voltaire will come here soon to look for me. If he sees you, he'll kill you. It's better I go back early. I'm taking Boris with me." Kai forced out, trying to get his arm back half-heartedly.

But Tyson held on. "Then let Voltaire or whatever his name is come. I won't let you leave until you've told me everything."

Kai cursed and spun around, "I did tell you everything! What more do you --"

Tyson slapped him. And Kai once again fell on the floor, curling up and clutching his head. Tyson smiled weakly, kneeling down and holding Kai's figure close to him. "I want to know everything, Kai. This included."

"You..." Kai cried out, clutching at Tyson's shirt desperately, "Why?" He looked so forlorn, so lost that it almost broke Tyson's heart.

"Because..." The boy trailed off, "Because I care for you..."

Kai snorted weakly, "I killed -"

"No, you didn't." Tyson stated firmly, tightening the hold he had around Kai's body. "Voltaire may be your grandfather, but you're different." Tyson choked, "I don't know but..." He smiled a bit, not knowing why he was crying. Why was he crying? "You're different."

"You..." And Kai broke down, crying for all he was worth and clutching Tyson closer to him. Anything, anything at all, Kai wouldn't mind enduring just as long as Tyson was here. Tyson is here. "You don't know..." He looked up, giving the other a grateful smile, "Just how you made me happy."

And he welcomed the darkness the engulfed him soon after.

"I don't hate you, Kai."

Finally coming to his senses, the first thing Kai felt was warmth. For the first time in a long time, Kai felt warm. He felt sort of... happy. And he panicked. He opened his eyes quickly, looking around to look at where he was. Taking a deep breath, he realized that he was still in the hotel room with -

"Had a nice sleep?"

Kai's cheeks instantly colored, "Wha - what are you -- !"

Tyson chuckled, his cheeks carrying a small tint of red as well, "When I let you down on the bed a few hours ago, you wouldn't let go of me. So I slept beside you. When I woke up a few minutes ago, you still wouldn't let me go so I'm still here."

"I, well, I'm..." Kai burned, immediately sitting up and immediately regretting it. "Ow..."

"Don't overdo yourself, man." Tyson laughed a bit,

Kai blushed even more when he remember what happened before he fainted, "So... you don't hate me?" He murmured, too low that Tyson had to strain his ears to hear it.

Tyson smiled a bit, "How could I hate you?"

"Because -"

"I don't know either." Tyson admitted, "I knew I should hate you, I wanted to hate you but... I couldn't."

Kai looked at him with a stunned expression and silence reigned for the next minutes, before murmuring something once again under his breath. "Thanks."

It's been hours pass midnight yet Kai and Tyson couldn't find the willingness to sleep. They talked about everything, yet nothing at all. Then there came the times of awkward silence, where both would just sit in their corner quietly, both thinking about the same things without even knowing it. Then it came. There were a few muffled screams, before faint thuds followed soon after.

Before any had a chance to react, there a knock.

A simple knock. It was actually gentle. Not a demanding one, just a faint knock on the door. That's all. And it made Kai's skin crawl.

Tyson looked at Kai with a nervous look, and resolved to stand up, but Kai quickly did that for him and strolled through the room in a fast pace, stiffly walking up to the door. He paused, hand poised to turn the knob. There was a knock again, just as light as the last one. And Kai twisted his wrist slightly. The lock clicked open.

And Kai took a few steps back, making sure to be far from the door and halfway near Tyson. The door creaked open and a figure curtly stepped in with a stern look.

"Kai."

Kai swallowed a lump, "Voltaire."

KK: TToTT sorry for being late! I rewrote this chapter twice! T.T I'll try to put the next chapter up as soon as possible! But for now... I'm going to sleep.-sweatdrop- Thanks for reviewing, minna:3 -glomp-