Chapter 7
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A/N: It's been longer than I wanted before I could update and I do apologise for how short the last chapter was, also I wrote what happened in-between this chapter and the last so if you'd like to read it message me and I can send it ?
Kai felt the sun's rays on his face, he slowly opened his eyes and smiled, looking over at the girl lay next to him. He wrapped his muscular arms around her and breathed in her scent, he loved it, he loved her and he loved that she was his. He ran his hand down her body feeling every curve under his touch; she squirmed under his touch and he smirked to himself, oh yes she'd squirmed for him last night and he'd loved every minute of it, her heat, her sweet taste…. Raven turned over and pushed herself up against him, her skin was so soft. He had to hold himself back from waking her up so he could have her again, after all he didn't want her to think that's all he was after, she'd grown on him and without her something was missing. Kai tightened his grip on her, closed his eyes and drifted back off to sleep with her scent intoxicating him.
When Raven woke up it was late afternoon, Kai was already up and dressed and sat on the sofa reading a book. Just the sight of him made her blush, she crept out of bed and grabbed her clothes on her way into the bathroom, looking in the mirror she spotted the start of a love bite showing on her shoulder, 'his way of marking his territory' she remembered him telling her. She got dressed and opened the door to come face to face with Kai; he was so close she could feel his breath on her skin. "You ready to go?" he said, he grabbed her hand and squeezed tight while intertwining their fingers, she was nervous, going back with Kai was definitely the right decision but she knew that if she didn't go back home and deal with her father then she'd never be able to live her life freely, clearly Kai didn't agree with her going back. "Ready" she smiled, he picked up her bag and they walked back to the dojo hand-in-hand.
As soon as they got back Hillary was all over her for the details, they went and sat in a quiet corner of the garden with cool drinks alone, Raven was relieved to have time alone with Hillary, she'd come to think of the other girl as a close friend. "So?" Hillary smirked at her, "Erm first off how did he find me?" Raven playfully glared at the girl, Hillary started laughing "did you think I'd be able to keep it from him when he was clearly missing you? He would have found you anyway; you used your real name didn't you?" Raven sigh "Your right, so… he defiantly knows how to get himself forgiven" she gazed off at her boyfriend as she said it, 'my hot boyfriend' she thought to herself as they carried on their 'girl talk' as Tyson had called it.
The sound of the girls giggling echoed through the yard, Tyson kept hounding Kai about where he went with Raven, what had happened, what's going on now and a million other questions, true to form Kai answered him with silence. The more they giggled meant the other boys had joined in with Tyson's annoying interrogation method, and silence wasn't going to cut it with four of them on his case "there's nothing to tell" he huffed "I made a mistake and I've rectified it" they stared at him obviously waiting for more information "Ravens' my girlfriend" he sigh, Tyson burst out laughing "Good one Kai, almost had us for a second right guys?" but it was obvious the others knew he wasn't joking because they stood smirking at Kai as he looked over at Raven and his eyes glazed over 'Your worth all of Tyson's teasing' he thought as he watched her laughing carefree on the other side of the yard.
The next day Raven excused herself and headed off to see Wyatt, Kai was too busy with a group called the saint shields that'd shown up, and if she was honest she was glad. Of course she loved spending time with Kai, but she suspected her mother or father might be visiting Wyatt so she'd have a chance to cut ties without aggravating the situation more by bringing her boyfriend with her. As she made her way down the hall to Wyatt's room she heard arguing "You've driven her away and now you're turning off the machines for our son! What's wrong with you? You're not the man I married!" Raven started to run as she heard the sound of a slap, she skid into the room and heard a gasp as her mother and father turned round "Raven…" her mom whispered "You can't…. YOU CAN'T DO IT!" she screamed at her father
"He will never recover, he took a bad turn last night Raven, he's not the brother you knew" as she looked at her father she noticed the bags under his eyes, the stubble on his face, this wasn't the same man who'd beat her and chased her from his home, but still she couldn't trust him, she turned to her mother who stood holding her arms out to her "come back to me" she said "I can't lose you too" Ravens mind was working overtime, she'd come to see Wyatt and now she was losing him, her father didn't matter and her mother couldn't keep her safe, she'd never been able to before, that wasn't going to change now. She walked over to the bed and looked at her brother, her best friend, growing up they'd always been close, of course they would be, after all twins were, but looking at his pale, thin, drawn out face made Raven feel lost. Wyatt was her other half, without him around she wasn't whole "Where will I be without you? What will I do without you here with me? I'm not me without you, I can't be one person if you're gone" she whispered as she bent down and kissed his head. "You have an hour, say your goodbyes and return home" her father said as he walked out and started to talk to one of the nurses about signing the consent forms. "I'm not coming back" Raven sigh, she'd forgot her mother was still watching her stroking Wyatt's arm so softly, so he would know she had come back to be with him. "you must, there is nothing for you in blading Raven, friends are a luxury you can no longer have" hearing those words come from her mother cut deep inside her soul, she was wrong, Raven wasn't an ordinary blader and she wouldn't hide her talent anymore, and friends… she wasn't giving them up or even Kai for that matter. "I've made more than just friends and I won't give blading up, Wyatt loved it and he wouldn't want me to quit, it's part of us" tears ran free 'us' the word stung soon there would be only her. "Your father has arranged for you to marry an associates son, you have no choice, it's that or be hounded by him for the rest of your life, with nowhere to hide, because he will find you make no mistake" her mother's voice was stone, the words a well rehearsed lie, probably the only way her father thought she would come back, 'no matter' she thought 'I can play this game better than he thinks'.
Kai found Raven sat on the beach running the sand through her fingers; tear stained cheeks and her blade spinning in one spot throwing sand around in beautiful swirls. He sat down next to her and placed his hand on hers, he knew where she had been, he'd heard what had happened because he'd seen her father outside the sanatorium "let my daughter go, she doesn't belong with you, she belongs with us" his words echoed in Kais mind. There was no doubt that he wanted her back home, but was it because he loved her? I mean his own grandfather had used him for blading, what if her Father was saying it because he needed her for something? He didn't want to talk about that now though; in fact he didn't want to talk at all because he had no idea what to say. Raven put her head on his shoulder and he felt her warm tears landing on his arm, her blade shot towards them and she caught it so gracefully it was hard to believe she was grieving for the loss of her brother. "He wants me home" she whispered, "but I'm not going to go back", he sigh and tightened his grip on her hand, this really wasn't what she should be thinking about right now. "I know, I saw your parents" her tears hit him faster "and" she was barely audible "and what? I don't think of you as a possession Raven….but if you're asking me what I told him I didn't tell him anything, that's your choice to make" they lay back on the sand together and looked up at the clouds, Kai closed his eyes while he tried to think of something to say that would make her relax, his eyelids went dark and he felt her leaning over him, he felt her breath on his cheek and she had one leg either side of his, he opened his eyes and saw the desperation in hers. He ran his fingers through her hair and pulled her closer as he crushed his lips on hers, he wrapped his arms around her waist and held her close as their tongues explored each other's mouths, she tasted so sweet. He slowly pulled away, not because he didn't want to carry on, but because he'd become conscious of how dark it had suddenly started to get. "Let's go and grab something to eat" he said as he stroked her face.
As they sat in the restaurants booth Raven thought about what her mother had told her ', it's that or be hounded by him for the rest of your life, with nowhere to hide, because he will find you make no mistake' was it fair of her to drag the others through this if he really did want her back home? But she didn't want to go back, or leave her friends. Had her father had Wyatt's life supports turned off because it was better for him or because he didn't want to fund his care anymore? She just couldn't tell. She looked up and saw Kai studying her and her plate, she didn't really feel like eating but she knew he was worried so she picked up a fry and nibbled on it, it tasted so good and her stomach growled letting her know she was hungry despite how she felt, she started to eat properly and before she had time to think about what was happening Kai was paying the bill and leading her back with him.