Chapter Thirty-Eight: Vacation Blues
The slight swing of the hammock dandled Bonnie into a state between conscience and sleep. She totally needed a hammock back in Portland. Ever since she arrived in Mystic Falls to visit her family and friends for the summer, she had used the hammock, her father had once built for he,r as a refuge. Nearly every day she had spent in it and it helped her clear her thoughts.
It wasn't that she wasn't glad to see all the people she loved in Mystic Falls. As long as she lived in Portland she had always looked forward to spending the summer here, but this year all the people and every planned activity- which there were a lot of thanks to Caroline and her grams' need to introduce her to every single person the old lady has ever encountered- seemed too much for her. She sought the quite moments, the ones where she could be to herself and just think.
A weird melancholy had taken her over the moment she had said goodbye to Kai at the airport. She knew that it was stupid but she missed him and she wanted this summer to be over as fast as possible so she could see him again. Bonnie was fully aware that these feelings she had developed for this boy were more than just a simple crush. That was the reason she hadn't told anyone about it. Caroline and Elena would only tease her, plus they had finally stopped pestering her about her relationship status with Kai. She had made them believe- finally- that being friends with Kai was the best way and they functioned the best as friends. Why she didn't tell them about her feelings she wasn't sure herself. Maybe because they were hers and only hers. They wouldn't have a way to get relieved or returned as it seemed, so there was no need to tell anyone about them. She would only need to talk about her feelings and her disappointment and she really didn't want to.
So now that she was lying in the hammock and was thinking about ways to handle her feelings in the future- again- and was slowly soothed into a nap by the swinging and the warm weather, she nearly missed the constant buzzing of her phone that indicated an incoming call. Only after the fourth buzz Bonnie startled up and reached for her phone that was lying next to her in the hammock. She took a quick look at the screen to see who was calling her and quickly took the call, afraid that she might have missed him already.
"KAI?" She yelled into the phone so that if he was about to hang up he would hear she had taken the call after all. Her heart hammered against her chest, hoping that he was still on the other line. When she heart his deep chuckle, relieve took over her body and she leaned back into the hammock.
"You know, just because I am all the way across the ocean doesn't mean you have to yell into the phone in order for me to understand you, Bonster."
"Haha, I do know that. By the way, hello to you too." She answered sarcastically and the prickling in her stomach started.
"Tell me, how is my favorite small-town-girl doing?"
"Well, if you mean Caroline you would have to ask her that yourself, I am not psychic. But if you are referring to me as a small-town-girl I have to inform you that I do not identify with such a definition and thus will not give you an answer." Bonnie teased and she could practically see the smugness in his expression on the other end.
"Uuuuh, someone's feisty today. But okay, I'll cave: How is my favorite Bennett doing? And don't ask me to call you mom to ask her myself."
Bonnie bit on her lower lip and smiled like a crazy person. This conversation was so normal, at least their version of normal and it only made her want to see him more. But of course she wouldn't tell him that. "I'm really good. How are you?"
"I'm bored." He sighed. "Today really hasn't been my day."
Bonnie chuckled due to his overdramatic tone. "Why, did no one have time to walk you today? Ooooh, no, wait! There is no beer left, someone drank it all that means this is the first day of your vacation you spend completely sober and that left you with no choice but to spent some quality time with your grandmother, am I right?" Bonnie teased.
"Ha ha, not funny. And just so you know, I am spending a lot of quality time with my grandma and there have been plenty days where I was sober, but keep making up these random fantasies of my time here. They are really entertaining."
"Always my pleasure to keep you amazed." Bonnie smiled and let her hand dangle out of the hammock. "So, was there anything particular you wanted to talk about?"
"Nope, not really. I just thought it would be nice to hear your voice, that's all."
The comment hit her right in the heart. It seemed like it didn't want to calm down at any point and Bonnie smiled like a lunatic. "I miss you too."
"Bonnie sweetheart, we're about to meet your grams for lunch in 15 minutes, don't forget." Her father called from the patio.
"Be right there, dad." Bonnie replied and then turned back to Kai. "I'm sorry, gotta go. Family needs my attention."
"Don't let me stop you. Text me?"
"Sure. Oh, and Kai?" Bonnie was fighting her way out of the hammock and finally had a solid stand on the ground. "When are you going to come back?"
"Soon."
"How soon is soon?"
"Bon, it's only a few more weeks. You're going to survive that, aren't you? You've been doing great so far." Kai taunted. "So, now get going, you don't want your family to wait for you. See you soon, Bon." Bonnie couldn't even reply anything because he had already hung up. The truth was, she hadn't been doing as well as he thought. She was constantly thinking about him, missing him to the point that she refused to enjoy the things she loved about this small town. With the knowledge that he was out of the country, across the ocean, Mystic Falls seemed even smaller to her as usual. Secretly she counted the days when she could finally get out of here.
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The phone call had left her more restless than she anticipated. Her father had taken them to the Mystic Grill where they met her grams for lunch. When Bonnie wasn't staying with her dad she was staying with her. But now she was sitting on her chair, looking around the establishment and following the ongoing conversation between her father and her grandmother as best as she could. They were discussing the renovations of the clock tower in the town square, that her father, as a councilman, was responsible for. The topic didn't bother Bonnie at all so she didn't even have to pretend to be as into the topic as they were. It gave her the opportunity to rearrange her thoughts. But when her father got up from the table to say hello to a fellow coworker, her grandmother turned all her attention to her.
"You have been awkwardly quiet, child."
"Well, old clock towers aren't exactly my thing, grams." Bonnie defended herself and earned an intense look from her grandmother. Did she offend her with her statement?
"My dear Bonnie, we haven't been talking about the clock tower in over 10 minutes. What is on your mind?"
Bonnie opened her mouth to give a quick answer but her grams looked at her with this stare that always made her cave. She sighed and lowered her gaze. If she didn't look at her directly maybe she had a better chance at escaping this conversation. "There is nothing on my mind, I just have to think about leaving in a few days that's all."
"Ah, so that is what's been bothering you ever since you arrived here. Now I understand." Her grams faked understanding.
Bonnie quickly looked at her and that was a huge mistake because grams was still watching her, waiting for an answer. When Bonnie didn't give one, she started talking herself.
"You know, I know you always get sad when the day of your departure is approaching. You become restless, spend every free second with Elena and Caroline and talk about staying just a little longer. This year I didn't hear you complain about leaving up until this very second. When you arrived here, you were …upstaged. You spend a lot of time on your own. Reading a book, listening to music or staring in that phone of yours. I was under the impression that you didn't want to be here, which is weird because you always enjoy coming back. So, I thought to myself, Sheila maybe the kid just needs a little time out from school, away from people. So, I gave you more time to adjust and then you started hanging out with your friends more but you still had a lot of free time on your hands that you like to fill with that device in front of you." She pointed to Bonnie's phone on the table. "And then I finally got it. Who is the special young man that stole your heart and mind?"
Bonnie sighed and looked at her grams. The understanding and love in the old woman's eyes were clearly visible. "How did you know?"
"Oh Bonnie, I have been young once and I watched you mother grow up and go through the exact same thing. I have some experience in reading between the lines. So tell me, who is it? I hope he is better than the last one you fell for." Grams joked and Bonnie chuckled.
"Well, it's really not such a big deal. I mean, we are just friends."
"But you like him?" Her grandmother interrupted.
Bonnie hesitated. "Yeah, I like him." She finally admitted. "And I miss him."
"Then go tell him that." Her grandmother animated her.
"It's not that simple, grams. Actually, it's everything but simple."
"My dear, feelings are always simple. Only what you make of the situation is what makes it complicated. You like him. That's simple. You deciding not to tell him about it: That's you making the situation complicated."
"The situation has already been complicated, grams."
"What are you afraid off, child?" Her grandmother stared at her with intensity. It was a fair question and Bonnie had never really thought about it. She figured that she was just afraid to overstep again. Kai and her had just found their way back to each other, as friends that was. If she let him know that she was still into him that might complicate things. She was pretty sure it would complicate things because it didn't seem like he saw her that way anymore.
"I guess, I'm just afraid that he might reject me. I am afraid that that will change our friendship."
"Oh, it definitely will. But you know, maybe, that's what you are more afraid of. Not that he doesn't see you that way, but that he does."
Bonnie looked at her grandmother with wide eyes. The thought had never crossed her mind. Was she afraid that Kai might like her too? Was she afraid to step into the unknown with him? Him? The most unreliable, complicated, childish, moody, feisty and emotionally damaged person she has ever known, that wasn't known for his ability to have serious relationships?
Bonnie was deep in thoughts when her father returned to the table. Her grams kept looking at her every now and then but she didn't say anything while her father was at the table.
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"Safe travels and call us once you're back in Portland." Caroline hugged her tight and refused to let go of her for over two minutes. Only when Elena pushed her aside to have her own hug-marathon with Bonnie.
"I can't believe you're already leaving again." Elena said while pulling her to her chest.
"I know, time always flies." Bonnie's time in Mystic Falls had come to its end once more. She would spend the rest of the summer with her mother in Portland, like she always did. This year, she had extended her stay in Mystic Falls for distraction and Elena and Caroline had been super happy. The two would spend some more time at Elena's family's old cabin by the lake and Bonnie was a little sad that she couldn't join them. But she was also more than eager to get back home. There were still a few weeks left until Kai would come home but that gave her more time to think about the way she would proceed with her feelings for him.
"Girls, it is time to go." Rudy said behind Bonnie. He had insisted on driving Bonnie to the airport because her grams had to do some work at Whitmore. Elena and Caroline had offered to drive her but Rudy had claimed he wanted to spend the last of Bonnie's summer with her. There was not a lot the three friends could have said to that, even though it felt a little strange.
When Bonnie said her final goodbyes to her friends and got into the car, she waved out of the back window until Elena and Caroline weren't to be seen anymore.
The first few minutes were spent in total silence until Bonnie couldn't take it any longer and turned on the radio. Just a few moments after that her father started to talk.
"Bonnie, I know I might not have spent enough time with you during the summer but I want you to know that I always love having you around."
Bonnie looked at her father, that was facing the road ahead, his expression serious. She had rarely seen him smile since she and her mother had left but recently he had seemed a little… happier.
"I know, dad."
"No really, I am sorry that I have been so distant in the past. When your mother left with you, I was in a bad place and I couldn't get out of that until recently and that has a reason. I've been trying to tell you for a while now…"
Bonnie frowned. Her father being cryptic? Not really his thing. "What is it dad?"
"I'm seeing someone and it's all just new and fresh and I don't know whether it will hold but she's good for me."
Bonnie smiled. Since her mother Bonnie had never seen her dad with anyone. "Dad, that's great. What's her name?"
"Lily Salvatore."
"Salvatore, as in Stefan? Elena's boyfriend?"
"That would be the one." A short silence spread across the car. "What do you say?"
Bonnie didn't know anything about Lily Salvatore. Stefan only barely talked about his family and she had avoided spending too much time with Elena's new beau. But if her dad was happy. "I'm glad you have someone. I would like to meet her sometime."
Rudy smiled, obviously relieved from her reaction. He kept on babbling about how excited he was for her to meet Lily and what they could do. Bonnie tuned him out after a while. Her dad and Lily Salvatore. Stefan's mom… if this relationship would stick… Stefan would kind of be her stepbrother. That thought stayed with her the entire flight back home.
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It was hot the next few weeks. Everyone in Portland was literally melting. Faye was still on vacation with her family so Bonnie spent a lot of time with Jo. Contrary to her brother she had stayed in Portland over the summer, preparing for college next year. Or at least that's what she was claiming was the official reason she stayed home. Secretly, she was seeing Timothy Laughlin again and Bonnie wondered if Kai knew about this. She guessed not and thought that it was a wise choice.
Jo told her that she didn't want to be with Laughlin again but she wanted to have fun while she could and was going to ditch him once school was starting again. Bonnie wished she could do the same, hook up with some random guy during the summer just to get Kai out of her head but she wasn't that kind of girl. Besides, the constant present of Kai in her mind made it impossible for her to even acknowledge anyone of the other gender.
Today, Jo and Bonnie met at the swimming pool and had just decided to go get some ice cream.
"I think I'll have lemon or strawberry. Oh, no wait chocolate. No, all of them combined." Jo said while she looked at the different flavors. Her eyes gleamed like a child's eye on Christmas would. She looked a lot like her brother at this moment.
"You're only going to be sick, like last week, remember?" Bonnie chuckled and Jo pouted.
"Yeah, you're probably right." So she settled on strawberry only and Bonnie got herself mango flavored ice cream and they sat down on one of the tables placed in front of the tiny kiosk. The swimming pool was crowded with people and so Bonnie and Jo could easily start one of their favorite games this summer 'making fun of people'.
They were just voice-overing a couple in the far that seemed to have a fight when Jo's phone rang and she got distracted. Her face lit up when she saw the caller ID.
"Hello stranger. What's up?" Jo answered with a smile and instantly put the caller on speaker. "I'm with Bonnie. Wanna say hi to her too?"
"It is lovely that you are enjoying yourself, Josette." A woman's voice rang through the speakers and Jo's eyes widened.
"Granny? Why do you have Kai's phone?" Jo looked at Bonnie, confusion written all over her face and Bonnie only shrugged helplessly.
"Oh, don't you play coy young lady. I know you have been bugging Malachai to return to Portland the past few weeks."
"Eh, no I haven't granny. I asked him when he would be back once and that's it. Why is that such a bad thing?"
"Because he just told me he booked a flight back, a week earlier."
Bonnie's heart made a jump at this new information. Kai would be home early. She had to repress her smile.
"Granny, it sucks that he is leaving you earlier but that is totally not my fault." Jo defended herself.
"Come on, everyone knows that the two of you can't stay separated for too long. It's always been like that and don't argue with me on this, young lady."
"Can I talk to Kai for a second, granny?" Jo asked and rolled her eyes at Bonnie.
"Well, yes. I will have to search for him first." There was silence for a moment and Jo mouthed 'she's crazy' to Bonnie before there were voices on the other end of the phone.
"Malachai, your sister wants to speak to you."
"Jo?" Kai's voice sounded far away but then when he talked again he was closer. He had probably taken the phone from his grandmother. "Hey sissy, what's up?"
"Well, you tell my brother."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Granny just called me to accuse me of stealing you away from England."
"What? That's ridiculous. Wait, did gran call you from my phone?" Kai sounded confused.
"Yeah, she did. She is getting weirder by the second." Jo chuckled, making the statement sound more caring than accusing.
"You know her, she's unique."
"So, I heart you're coming home early. Any particular reason for that?" Jo changed the subject and Bonnie's stomach clenched a little.
"Nope, not really. I'm just tired of all the rain. And there is only that much tea time a person can take. Oh and Jo, don't tell Bonnie. I want to scare the shit out of her when I return."
Jo opened her mouth to say something and looked at Bonnie. Kai had no idea he had been on speaker but Jo didn't tell him that Bonnie was sitting right next to her and heard everything. The gleam in her eyes told Bonnie that she was planning some surprise of her own for her brother.
"Hey, care to get me from the airport?" Kai asked when Jo didn't answer.
"Sure, just text me when."
"Alright, gotta go talk to granny. Seems like she needs a little bit more explaining. See ya in a few days." And with that he had hung up.
Jo's smile turned mischievous. "Hey Bon, what are you doing on Monday? Care to scare the shit out of my brother?"
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The days leading to Kai's arrival rushed passed Bonnie without any real impact. She spent time with Jo preparing their plan to hoax Kai. From ditching him, to a taxi drive from hell until they would reveal themselves and cry something like 'You got punk'd'. They weren't too sure about the last part yet. Jo was more than eager to get back at her brother, especially since he had plans of his own.
Jo picked Bonnie up from home on Monday, early afternoon. Kai's plane was set to land at 4:30 and the two just wanted to make sure they found the perfect parking and hiding spot for their plan to unfold. Now they just needed the plane to land and for Kai to turn his phone on again. When they arrived at the airport and found the perfect hiding spot they still had half an hour left until he would arrive.
They waited in their hiding spot, facing the terminal in order to spot him once he arrived. An hour later he was still nowhere in sight. Apparently the plane was delayed. When Bonnie went to check the scoreboard said that his plane was delayed 2 hours. Bonnie sighed and went back to Jo. They weren't too keen on going through with their plan any more and just sat in the waiting area until they both were hungry and went to buy some snacks.
Jo drank a whole bottle of coke within 10 minutes and naturally she needed to pee. She excused herself to find a restroom and left Bonnie alone. The need to stretch her legs was overtaking her and Bonnie walked around the waiting area. The buzzing in her short-pocket distracted her for a second and when she watched the screen of her phone she frowned. It was Kai. He probably wanted to start his scheme and Bonnie decided to go along for the start. She answered the phone but before she could say anything he already interrupted her.
"Cute shorts. Now I'm hungry."
Bonnie looked down on herself. She was wearing her brand new jean short with smiling sushi all over it. When she bought it last week she thought they looked funny. No way Kai could guess she was wearing them. That would mean he knew where she was.
"Where are?" Bonnie wanted to know and looked around but none of these people seemed familiar.
"So Jo, bailed on me, huh?" Kai avoided the question and Bonnie still searched for him like a crazy person. The prospect of seeing him after this long time was making her nervous.
"Actually, Jo is just peeing, she'll be here any minute. Where the hell are you?" Bonnie demanded to know.
Kai chuckled. "Turn to your left, aaaand stop. Now, raise your pretty little head a little to the gallery…"
Bonnie followed his orders and finally found him leaning on the railing and waving at her from a far. Bonnie lowered her phone and ended the call. She wanted to stay right where she was so that he didn't get the wrong impression. Jo and her plan was now totally screwed but the moment she spotted Kai heading down the stair towards her she couldn't hold herself back any longer. With anticipation and a bright smile she started walking towards him. Within a few feet she started running and in no time she was only a few paces away from him. He stopped and opened his arms for her to jump right in.
The impact of Bonnie's body jumping in his arms in full speed made him tumble back a step before he quickly regained his balance. Bonnie wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. Kai pulled her into him with strong arms and kept her in place. They stayed this way for a while before Kai slowly and gently placed Bonnie back to the ground. Bonnie was smiling like a lunatic at him and she could see an honest smile on his face as well.
"You're back!" Bonnie said with a muffled voice so only he could hear it. The expression sounded too much like it was intended for a lover, but if she was honest to herself, that's exactly what he was to her.
Much to Bonnie's surprise Kai either didn't hear her undertone or he didn't mind because he gently traced a strand of her hair behind her ear and said, in an equally gentle tone "I'm back."
Bonnie's heart stopped beating. A shiver went down her spine and she had to fight real hard not to get on her tip toes and place a desperate kiss on his lips. Someone close to them harrumphed and when Bonnie turned there was Jo standing behind her and eyeing her judgingly.
"Good work sticking to the plan, Bennett!" Jo said, arms akimbo.
Bonnie shrugged and said "Sorry." And Jo then eyed her twin with warmness. Kai smiled back at her. "So, you told Bonnie about my arrival even though I asked you not to?" He accused her.
"Actually, she was right beside me when you told me. I just failed to mention that. She knew all along."
Kai fake-glared at Bonnie. "Naughty girl." Then he stepped closer to Jo and hugged her tight. For long moments the siblings held each other close, expressing how much they had missed each other over the last few weeks. It was heartwarming to see how deep their connection was.
Kai was the first one to withdraw from the hug. "So, what kind of plan were you just referring to?" He asked Jo.
"We had a plan to play a trick on you. It was actually pretty funny but now that Bonnie showed herself we can't get through with it. Maybe next time."
"You two are so mean." Kai said and both Bonnie and Jo smiled at the comment like proud children.
They started walking to the exit. "So, now that the team is reunited, what should we do tonight?" Jo asked enthusiastically.
"Well, you guys can go ahead and do something crazy but I have a hot date with my bed, alright?"
"Oh, come on. Don't be such a kill-joy." Jo frowned but Kai didn't cave.
"Hell no, sissy. I just spend more than 12 hours sitting on the plane next to a guy that just didn't know how to shut up. I'm exhausted."
"Sounds more like you made a new friend." Bonnie teased and earned a glare for her comment form Kai and a laugh from Jo.
But the two girls weren't able to convince him to do anything but fall asleep right when he got home and Bonnie actually understood. Flying was exhausting and as much as she would like to hear all about his trip and spend as much time with him as possible, she knew he had to rest first. At some point even Jo backed down.
Jo dropped Bonnie off at her house and Kai promised to call her as soon as he would wake up from his sleeping-beauty sleep. When the car was out of her view she waited in front of her house for a second longer. Feelings of joy and happiness combined with the constant longing she had felt the past weeks flushed her body and she sighed heavily before entering her house.
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"You look like a zombie." Bonnie stated not more than 18 hours later. Kai had managed to actually sleep for 8 hours straight after coming home and greeting all of his family. For him, that was a record. What jet lack could do to people. But of course his body was still living in another time zone so he looked like he would pass out every minute now.
Even though Bonnie had claimed she would wait another few hours to see him and give him the rest that he so desperately needed, Kai had demanded to see her, saying that he promises her to make the rest of the summer memorable. Bonnie was a little smitten with that, even though the worry outweighed the fluffy feeling inside her.
Right now, they were sitting on a stone wall in Oregon Zoo watching the meerkats fight over the freshly offered food, while they were licking some ice cream. Kai only laughed at her comment while he kept his attention on his ice cream and the tiny animals in front of them in turns. Bonnie leaned forward to get a better view of his face. Forgotten were all the other people and the adorable creatures surrounding them. Kai turned his head to meet her worried gaze.
"Bon, stop worrying about me every five minutes. I'm fine, it's not like I have never had a jet lack before in my life. I can deal with it." Kai scoffed.
"Sorry for caring. Just want to make sure you're not falling off his wall and ending up someone's dinner." Bonnie pointed over her shoulder to the lion's compound. They had spent several minutes in front of it just moments ago, due to the fact that Bonnie couldn't keep her eyes away from the beautiful creatures behind the security windows. Now, she was taking a lot of interest in watching Kai instead. Guess she just swapped one beautiful creature with another.
"Real nice to see you care but like I said, I'll be fine. Give me another two days and I'll be back to my old marvelous self." Kai grinned smugly at her and earned a slight punch for his comment.
Bonnie smirked. "And you couldn't have waited another two days longer to make the rest of my summer a living hell?" she teased.
"Hey, I recall a certain Bennett giving me a hard time over coming home soon. You sounded so desperate that I couldn't bear the thought of you waiting a second longer than necessary. Plus, I think a day in the zoo has never hurt anyone."
When Bonnie ignored all the teasing and mocking in his statement she actually figured that he had been just as keen on seeing her again as she was to see him. Of course he would never verbally admit that but he didn't need to. She knew him well enough to read into his words and mockery tone to find the hidden subtext. It might seem hard for other people but for Bonnie Kai was kind of an open book. She always knew what he was really trying to say, mostly because he actually did- not mind what other people thought. But when it came to the emotional part he mostly hid himself in statements heavy with meaning only selected individuals would understand.
Bonnie now leaned her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes, letting the sun burn warm on her face while she breathed in the scent of the late summer and him. When she opened her eyes again to turn her attention back to her ice cream while leaving her head on his shoulder she saw a bunch of kids from their school. They weren't friends of any kind and she wasn't even sure of some of their names but they knew each other and so both her and Kai waved a hand to the group of five passing by them. They all smiled and waved back, while going on. One of the girls of the group turned around again to cast them a mysterious look before she and her two girlfriends stuck their heads together, starting to obviously gossip about something.
Maybe it was the way they had found Bonnie and Kai sitting on the wall that made them curious. Not everyone at school had caught up to their reconcilement and maybe seeing them together, sitting close to another set them off. Or maybe they just talked about Kai. Bonnie witnessed a lot of girls turning their heads at him and every time it happened a little wave of jealousy spread through her but quickly faded when she reminded herself that it wasn't her place. Yeah, that was more likely the case. One of them was probably desperately in love with the school's bad boy and none of them bothered about Bonnie and Kai's closeness in that way.
Bonnie sat up right and faced him now. "So, I've been thinking. Not that I am not grateful for you spending you time with me, but I have to say I do feel a little guilty. It feels like I pressured you into spending time with me and keeping you away from your well deserved sleep. So, if you need a few more days to relax, I'm not going to be mad, you know. I just want to see a little bit of you while the summer is still around."
Kai looked at her unimpressed, raising one eyebrow. "Do you really think you can pressure me into spending time with you? Just let it go, Bon. You're not getting rid of me that easy. You've spent too many summers without the special Parker treatment, so I am going to make sure the rest of this summer is going to have a big dose of it." He smiled a content smile, which made Bonnie's heartbeat rise, before he jumped off the wall and offered his hand to help her get off herself. Not too ladylike Bonnie managed to get off and stumbled into his arms. The feeling of safety instantly flooded her body when she was enveloped in his strong hold. Way to soon Kai stepped away from her and put on his sunglasses. After that he offered his hand for her to take it and lead her further into the zoo.
Author's note: Okay, I was procrastinating like hell these past few days and that is to your benefit. Just finished another chapter, just wished I was as consequent with my bachelor thesis as I am with writing this story. I hope you liked it and I hope that the Bonkai fandom is still up and running. Have a feeling that it's not as active as it used to be and I am a little scared about that. Well, the storyline is heating up. Good, or maybe not so good, stuff is coming up soon. So stay tuned.