That afternoon after everyone had eaten lunch, they settled down to play again. All with the exception of Kugamoro, Kazumi, Ishuzo, Maya and of course, Kai. He sat at the window again, looking down at them. Once or twice, he caught himself staring at Suki. Suki looked back at him and after a few seconds, she'd smile and go back to the game.
All of a sudden, Kai got up and walked out the front door. He felt the need of some air, so he headed towards the forest.
Suki watched him, and then she herself stood up and said she had to go to the kitchen to get a drink. Instead, she slipped out the door, as quiet as possible.
She went to the backyard garden, just in case the others had seen her slip out. There she sat still, looking at a rose bush. There was something odd about it… then she realized it had sort of like a "bald spot". Then she understood why. She leaned closer, just to make sure, and indeed, a rose was missing.
Probably had been picked out.
She heard something in the forest. She stood up and walked over, being careful of not being seen by the people in the house. Suki moved slowly, quietly, knowing that Kai was somewhere in there as well.
She held her breath when she heard a struggling sound, followed by a thud and a faint cry of pain. Suki, who had stopped, began to walk faster towards the direction of the noise. As she got closer, the sounds of rapid breathing, and cries of pain also became louder. She was almost there when she stopped at the sight of Kai dropping to the floor.
She hid behind a tree, trying to figure what was going on.
Kai was laying face down on the floor, his legs to his chest, making a tight ball of flesh and bones as his fists pounding against the ground every second that passed. He made attempts to throw up, as his body shook violently. His chocked cries carried to Suki's ears; what was going on? Why was Kai like this? Was he ill?
Suki gasped when she saw 2 white things emerge from his back. She stood there petrified, as she watched the two things take shape; they seemed to be bat wings. Kai's tense body slowly relaxed. He laid still; breathing hard as if he had ran for a long time at a high speed. She walked over to him, but her legs only carried her just out into the spring. It took a while for her to find her voice.
"Kai?" she asked, her voice shaking.
He gasped and instantly stood up, facing her. She then realized the big change in his appearance. His hair was now completely black, his eyes were no longer purple, they were a shade of baby blue with red pupils. His lips were some sort of light purple shade, his blue marks on his face now dark gray.
"Kai you… you're a …" she didn't finish. She couldn't finish.
"You didn't see anything!" he hissed.
"Why…?"
"You wouldn't understand." He said.
Kai looked at her, sadly.
"I want to Understand… Please Tell Me…" She whispered. He stared at her, unable to say a word. He was about to refuse when the words Ray had said the other day came to him. 'You gained a friend that really cares about you.'" He watched her head to a tree carefully before he followed after her; they sat next to each other. "might as well," he thought. Isn't that what he had in mind since a while ago?
He took a deep breath, and began to tell her everything he knew.