Chapter 4 – Past becoming present
The time is just after one in the morning and two figures were standing in the shadows, each leaning against a bike. "It seems that they matched the marks of those from last time. It is an exact match."
"What did they expect, that someone else will take our place? Please, no one will ever be able to take the place of the X-twins. They will get caught immediately. We are flawless and careful."
"I agree. We are deadly with our axes. We have perfected the art of decapitating heads the same way some have perfected the art of cutting hair. I want to see the asshole that wants to try and outshine us, poor idiot." The two sniggered at that comment.
"Well at least they know we are back and this time it will be worse. I have been thinking, what do you say we split up on some nights; give the police a real tough time."
"Have I ever told you that you that you are just pure evil?"
"I think on more than one occasion."
"Well, I am going to say it again, you really are pure evil, and that I absolutely dig the idea of splitting up, means more fun and more terror and fear being struck into these poor defenceless humans." Now the two men laughed very sadistically.
"Shall we?"
"We shall most definitely." The two got onto their bikes and started the engines and drove off, each with their axe on their backs.
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Kai just poured himself a cup of coffee when he heard the TV being switched on. Curious to see who was up this early in the morning, it was just a few minutes to seven; he went to the TV room and was very surprised to see that it was Tyson, seeing as he almost always sleeps until noon. Tyson switched to the news channel, waiting for the early morning news.
"I am shocked to see you up this early Tyson."
Tyson jumped when Kai suddenly spoke. "Dude please, do you want me to die of a heart attack?"
"You don't want an honest answer, believe me. But still, what are you doing up this early?"
"I want to see the news, you know, to see if the serial killers killed last night, because I could hear in the distance all the sirens going off all around the city."
"You should really find something else to obsess about, how about a food school."
"Kai please, I am serious. It really pains me and terrifies me to know there are such cruel people around here, and I really feel sorry for the victims. I just...wait, here starts the news." Both boys stopped talking as they watched the news.
"Investigators have released a statement saying that after forensics have analysed the marks on all victims, they have an exact match to those marks of the victims of about a year ago. It is now confirmed that the infamous X-twins have indeed returned to the streets of Moscow and residents are advised to please avoid running any errands at night time, even if it means they are in large groups or is driving. More news on the X-twins: police officers have had their hands full the previous night as there had been calls all over the city as more decapitated bodies have been discovered; so far a total of 34 bodies have been discovered; and it is being speculated that the two killers may have split up during the night to cover more areas, but we are still awaiting confirmation on this matter. We will keep you updated. Our next story is..."
Tyson switched off the TV, not even waiting for the sport section of the news. He just bowed his head and Kai suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable, not knowing whether Tyson was praying or sulking. He decided to leave him alone and go back to the kitchen. He sat down at the counter and continued drinking his coffee and after some time Tyson came walking in, looking a mixture between angry and sad. He sat down at the counter and did not acknowledge Kai at all for a few minutes. He finally looked up and sighed.
"What is wrong with this world? How can one person just kill another person as if he was a weed that is just being removed from the ground? Does no one respect another living person anymore? All those loved ones that are now going through that pain of losing another loved one in such a horrible way. I bet most of them didn't even have a chance to say goodbye to those loved ones that have been taken away from them so cruelly. I hate them! I hate those two bastards for what they are doing!" Tyson slammed his fists onto the counter very hard.
"I know it is bad but that is life Tyson. And it is not just here, it is everywhere in the world, we just don't always hear about it."
"What is wrong with you Kai?! How can you be so heartless? What would you do if it was one of your family members?! Won't it piss you off?!"
Kai just looked at Tyson. "I think you should forget about those two killers and go on with your life. It's not like one of your family members or friends have been killed so just get over it Tyson. And seeing as you are up this early, start packing so that we can get to the airport. Then we can have more time getting your arrogant ass in shape. I really will not be happy if we have a repeat of what happened between you and Anna." And with that Kai took a last sip from his coffee and left the kitchen, and a fuming Tyson.
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The plane was already in the air. The Bladebreakers were on their way to London. Kai was sitting, just looking out of the window. Ray was sitting next to him. Max and Tyson along with Kenny were seated in front of the two. Ray was pondering with himself whether he should talk to Kai about what happened between him and his girlfriend. And finally after about ten minutes, he finally decided to talk to Kai.
"Kai, I know is not a perfect time to bring this up, but I just want to say that I am truly sorry of what happened to you when you were younger." Kai continued looking out of the window and did not say anything. Ray wasn't surprised that he did not get a reaction, he kind of expected it, but then Kai shocked him a bit. He turned to face Ray and had a very small, yet, sincere smile on his face.
"Thank you, Ray."
Ray returned the gesture, and then started talking. "I just can't understand how girls can do that? It is just so cruel and heartless, and the woman is supposed to be the protective parent over their young, but now a day it seems that they are the biggest threat to the babies." Ray took in a deep breath and then exhaled. "But I can almost relate to your situation, Kai."
"What do you mean?"
"What you guys don't know is that I have an older sister, not much older, about your age. Two years ago she also got pregnant. I never met the guy; actually I didn't even know she had a boyfriend. My parents sent her to Moscow to better her studies. But unfortunately that was not the case as she fell in love and got pregnant at 15. My parents were obviously furious and ashamed, so much so that they disowned her. The two of us stayed in contact, although we had to do it in secret. My parents didn't even want me to talk to her as she has brought shame onto our family. Whatever, my sister told me that she broke up with her boyfriend and told him that she got rid of the baby, which was not the case. She was at the clinic but after answering a few questions, she realised that the baby was made out of true love and that she decided that she will raise the baby. She loved the father so much that she was willing to sacrifice everything just so that she didn't become a burden for him and that he can go on making a success of his life. My cousin heard of her dilemma and decided that she will take care of my sister and her baby, and so she moved to London where she and her baby has been living for the past two years. I haven't seen the baby yet but my sister says she looks just like her father. She still has pictures of the father and she shows it to her girl everyday so that she knows who her father is and my sister wants to make sure that her baby girl will always have good memories of her father, although she will never meet him. My sister also finished school and now has a successful job, and truth be told, I am really glad that everything worked well for my sister, despite what my parents did. So there you go, I kind of know how it feels to deal with a teenage pregnancy, even though I was not involved."
Kai smiled at Ray. "Thanks for sharing that with me Ray, and hopefully you can meet up with your sister while we are in London."
"Thanks Kai, and don't worry, I already contacted my sister and she is excited to meet all of us, even though she has no clue what we do or who my team mates are. She has this thing about sport, any kind of sport. It reminds her too much of her boyfriend. She is still very much in love with him and has had no one else since she left him in Moscow. Now that is what I call love."
"That really is true love." Kai went quiet very quickly as a thought crossed his mind and Ray noticed him going a bit pale.
"Kai, are you alright?"
"What if she kept the baby? What if she did the exact same thing? I mean, I never went with her to the clinic."
"Oh man Kai, now you will never know." Kai turned back towards the window and Ray knew better than not to continue talking. The two boys remained silent for the remainder of the flight.
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They finally arrived in London and were taken straight to their hotel room. Kai decided that he wants a room of his own. Ray and Max shared a room and Tyson and Kenny shared a room. Kai went for a walk; he did not sleep of his jet lag like the others.
It was nearing dusk when Max woke up first. He saw that Ray was still asleep and went to Tyson's room ad saw that both Tyson and Kenny were still asleep. He knocked on Kai's door but received no answer. Max decided to go for a walk around the hotel until till others woke up.
By dinner time, around eight that evening, all five teenagers were together, discussing what they were going to do the next day as Kai was generous enough to give then the next day off because he himself was not in the mood for training.
"I am definitely going to see all the food the British has."
"Of course you will Tyson, we all kind of expected that one." They all laughed, excluding Kai who was just sitting in his familiar position, arms crossed over chest with eyes closed.
"I am going to check out all the art."
"Mind if I join you Kennedy?"
"Not at all Max. I'll just look on the internet where we can start; obviously we have to start with the museums which is closest to us."
"Cool. What are you going to do Ray?"
"I am meeting up with my sister and cousin. I haven't seen my sister in so long and also her baby girl, Ciara."
"Cute name."
"I agree. My sister says it is a mixture of her name, Ciara's father's name and my name."
"Isn't that thoughtful of her?"
"It is. So I am really excited to meet them. Do you guys also want to meet them?"
"Of course!"
"I'll bring them back to the hotel tomorrow if that is okay with you guys?"
"No problem Ray." Ray turned to Kai to ask what he plans is for the next day but Kai just stood up and went back to his room.
"To be honest, the day Kai does not give us the cold shoulder will be the day I will seriously start to worry about his health." The boys all laughed at Tyson's statement. They finished their dinner and also went back to their rooms to go and sleep.
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The next day everyone went their way. Max and Kenny went to various museums. Tyson went to the alleys where various foods are sold. Ray went to his cousin's apartment to go see his cousin and his sister along with her daughter. No one knew what Kai's plans were. He just walked around and enjoyed the scenery. He is no stranger to London as they came here a lot when he was younger. Actually, he has seen quite a few places as his parents loved to send him and his two siblings on trips to broaden their knowledge of other cultures. Kai was grateful for it although he will never admit it out loud.
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It is just to eight the evening, almost time to go sit down for dinner. Ray, along with his sister, Cindy, and her daughter were in his room along with the rest of the Bladebreakers, except Kai. However, he did inform them that he will join them for dinner. They were all talking and laughing. They were all happy to meet Cindy and Ciara. Cindy had no clue who they were or what they do as she does not like sport. Max and Tyson was playing with little Ciara. Ray immediately fell in love with his little niece. She was so sweet and cute, but there was something at the back of Ray's mind that bothered him a bit. There was something about little Ciara that seemed so familiar to him but he just couldn't place his finger on it. She looked very familiar to him, like he had met her before, or at least someone similar.
'I'll think about that later, maybe I am just being silly, whatever. I think I'll go downstairs and go wait for Kai.' Ray stood up.
"Where are you going?"
"I am going to go get our team captain. I'll be back in a few minutes."
"What don't you just tell me his name Ray?"
"You know how I am Cindy, I don't like mentioning people's name if there has been no introductions yet."
"Yeah, I know, okay. See you and your team captain in a few minutes I guess." Ray smiled at his sister and left.
Just as he walked into the lobby, Kai came through the door. "Hey Kai." Kai just nod his head, his way of acknowledging Ray. "We are all up in my room. My sister is really excited to meet you. You will absolutely love her daughter, she is just the cutest!" Ray accidently squealed like a girl and blushed as soon as he realised his mistake. Kai raised an eyebrow and just smiled at Ray. They got into the elevator and went up.
They walked in and Cindy was standing with her back towards them, looking over Kenny's shoulder onto his laptop to show how a beyblade works. "Hey sis, here is our team captain."
Cindy turned around and the moment she and Kai looked at each other, they both froze. Cindy dropped the glass of juice she was holding. They just looked at each other shocked. "K...Kai?"
"Cindy?" The others were confused so Ray asked if they knew each other and they both just slowly and silently nod their heads. They both were very pale.
"Kai, are you okay? You look a bit pale." Kai did not answer. He and Cindy continued looking at each other without saying a word.
"Okay, what is going on? Kai, how do you know my sister?" Kai still did not give any answer. At that moment Max came into the room holding Ciara, they were clearly having a fun time as Ciara was laughing a lot. Cindy turned to look at Ciara and then looked back at Kai, tears starting to form in her eyes. Kai also looked at Ciara and then back at Cindy, seeing the tears forming in her eyes.
"I am so sorry," she softly said, only Kai and Ray could make out what she had just said. The moment Ciara saw Kai she immediately held her small arms out to Kai.
"Tatty! Tatty!" Everyone gasped. Kai slowly walked over to Ciara and took her from Max. Ciara immediately gave Kai a tight hug with her little arms and he held her tight against him, eyes closed. He did not look at anyone. Ray walked over to Cindy and placed his arm around her shoulders.
"I take it Kai is little Ciara's father." She just nodded, tears streaming from her face. She continued looking as father and daughter had their first embrace. Kai opened his eyes and glared at Cindy. His eyes said everything. It showed the anger and hurt that he was feeling at that moment. Cindy felt hurt at how Kai was looking at her; she never thought that she would be at the receiving end of that glare, the same one she always saw Kai give others. Kai held onto Ciara and then turned around to leave. Ray wanted to go after him but Cindy stopped him.
"Just give him time." She smiled at her brother, still crying.
"Now that was the last thing I expected."
"Me and you both, Tyson." Cindy looked at them all.
"Cindy, I think we should all sit down so that we can hear your side of the story. Kai already told us his." She agreed and they all sat down. She told them why she did what she did. Ray then told Cindy what Kai had told them, how he went through hell. It seems Cindy also had a very difficult time. They had to stop talking for certain periods as Cindy just broke down and cried onto Ray's shoulder.
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Kai walked out still holding his daughter. He was shocked beyond words. He did not know where he was going until he reached the lobby. He sat down on a couch, Ciara on his lap. Then he really looked at his daughter. There was no doubt that she was his child. She had his eyes, his skin colour, and his hair. The only feature she seemed to have inherited from her mother was the type of hair. Ciara had straight sleek hair, just like Cindy's. The rest was all like Kai.
'I am a father, I just can't believe it. I am actually a dad. I have a baby daughter. I have a child with the woman I loved so much, that...I still love with all of my heart, that I will continue loving until I draw my last breath. But how could she do this to me?!'
Kai felt the anger and pain rise up in him once again. 'What did I do to her that made her decide it will be better to just leave me just like that? How could she just leave me like that? How am I supposed to forgive her for this betrayal, making me believe she had an abortion, when in fact she kept the baby, our baby? All this time, no word from her, nothing.' Kai continued looking at Ciara, she was placing her little hands on Kai's face and just laughing. He felt how all the hurt vanished from him and he felt a total different emotion, a different type of love, a strong type of love. Stronger than anything he has ever felt before. 'Is this what it feels like being a father, is this fatherly love? I hardly know you little human but I will protect you with my life. I love you, my little girl.' Kai and Ciara continued sitting like this for a long time.
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It was just after ten the evening. Tyson and Ray decided to order room service for them all as no one felt like going down to the restaurant. Kai has not returned with Ciara so Cindy decided she should go look for them, and to finally have the talk with Kai. She found them sitting in the lobby on one of the couches. The image she saw warmed her heart. Kai was leaning against the couch with his eyes closed, while he held Ciara tight to his chest, which was fast asleep. 'Well, here goes nothing. Worst case scenario is that he will hate me.' Cindy took in a deep breath and slowly walked towards Kai. She thought he was asleep but Kai was just resting. He felt the presence sit down next to him on the couch that was on the other side of the small table that stood between the two couches. Somehow he knew it was Cindy. She sat quiet for a few minutes until she finally decided that she has to do it now, no matter how painful it will be.
"I am really sorry Kai. It was never my intention to cause you so much pain." Kai did not say anything and continued sitting with his eyes closed. Cindy felt very uncomfortable at the moment. She wanted to speak but the words didn't want to come out.
"Why Cindy? That is all I want to know." Kai finally spoke but he kept his eyes closed. "Why did you lie to me about keeping the baby?"
"It was never my intention, believe me Kai." Cindy started telling Kai about what happened around the time she disappeared from his life two years ago.
FLASHBACK
Cindy was sitting in the waiting area of an abortion clinic. She was very uncomfortable. There were three other girls, around her age, maybe just a bit older and they all looked very at ease, like it's just another visit to the hair salon. One of the girls finally came and sat next to Cindy.
"Your first time?" Cindy nodded.
"Don't worry girl, it will be over before you know it. I remember my first time, I was so terrified, and I thought it will be very painful but I stressed over nothing. Now will be my sixth time I think."
Cindy was very shocked to hear this and annoyed at the same time. "What? Don't you know about protection?"
The other girl just laughed. "I can ask you the same thing love. Anyway, I do know about protection, I just don't like using it. I prefer the skin on skin feeling, you know." The girl winked at Cindy. "So, do you know who the father is?"
Cindy was starting to get pissed at this stupid girl and her attitude towards this whole ordeal. Just when she was about to answer the girl, her name was called. "Miss Kon, they are ready for you, if you will please follow me." Cindy did not spare the other girl another look and followed the receptionist through to the doctor's room.
Cindy sat down and waited when the doctor finally came in. Luckily for Cindy, she was female. "Good day Miss Kon, I am doctor Muschka. How are you today?" The doctor seemed very friendly and Cindy immediately felt much more comfortable.
"I am fine doctor, thank you, and how are you?"
"I am doing splendid my dear. So, I am just going to ask you a few questions before we start, it is just normal procedure, if that is okay with you?" Cindy nodded. "Good, how old are you?"
"I am 15."
"First pregnancy?"
"Yes."
"How is your overall health?"
"I am very healthy doctor."
"Are you single or in a relationship?"
"I am in a relationship, for two years now."
"Wow, congratulations my dear, that is quite the commitment at your age." Cindy just smiled at the doctor's comment. "I assume your boyfriend is the father of this unborn baby?"
"Yes, and he does not know that I am here." Cindy dropped her head.
"Cindy, dear, look at me." Cindy looked up at the doctor and she saw how the doctor was smiling at her. "Tell me more about the father, please. You, I already summed up, and I doubt I am wrong about you, so, tell me more about him."
"His name is Kai and is just about four months older than me. He is a really nice guy, great personality. We are very in love with each other, and it is not just a stupid school crush, it is true genuine and pure love that we feel for each other." The doctor could see how Cindy's face lit up just by mentioning Kai, and that she was really in love with him. "We only started making love some time ago; it is something we both wanted. He was my first and I was his. It felt so special, like our two bodies were born just for each other. We didn't really bother with protection, I blame it on inexperience." Cindy smiled at this. "He is my whole world and I know he feels the same about me."
The doctor continued listening to Cindy until she finished talking about how she and Kai have a special bond and the love they share for each other. "He does sound like a marvellous guy and you really are lucky to have found your soul mate at this young age. Now my dear, the million dollar question: why do you want an abortion?"
"I love him so much and I just feel this child will keep him from reaching success. I only want the best for him."
"Cindy, are you sure about this? Because what I have heard it sounds to me that he will support you, you and his baby. Do you realise that your baby is not a mistake? That baby inside of you was made out of love, the love his or hers parents feel for each other. You really are lucky Cindy. I see so many girls here, most of them that love their boyfriends so much but the guy do not want a baby, so they kill an unborn and innocent child just so that they don't have to lose this guy, but what guy truly loves his girl if he is not willing to raise a family with her? In my opinion, that is not true love. What you and Kai have is true love, the type of love that most people search for and can't find it."
The tears started forming in Cindy's eyes but she smiled at the doctor. "So Cindy, do you still want an abortion, or do you want to have this child of the man you love with your whole being?"
"I think I am going to raise my baby. Thank you so much doctor. I will be grateful forever, you saved a life today. Thank you so much."
"My pleasure, Cindy." The two hugged then Cindy left. She decided that she will keep the baby, but that she will raise it alone. 'It will be for the best if I just disappear from Kai's life. I don't want to burden him with this. Forgive me my love.'
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"After that I called my cousin and explained to her and she said that I can come to London and raise the baby with her. Being your girlfriend, I met a few people; a few contacts that helped me to get rid of my identification and live under a new identity. The night I called you, was the night I went to London to start my new life. My cousin helped me finish my education and get a job. I have been living with her ever since." Cindy just sat there, staring at the floor, like she was reliving a memory. Kai has not said anything the whole time. He gave her a final look and stood up, holding Ciara in his arms. Cindy was kind of pissed at his attitude.
"Where are you going Kai?" He did not answer and made his way over to the elevators. Cindy joined him and the ride to the 12th floor was very quiet. They reached the room of the Bladebreakers. Ray opened the door after Kai knocked. He gave him Ciara and told him to tuck her in. Ray looked at Cindy and she nodded her head. Kai did not say anything to her and left for his room. Ray could see his sister was now really pissed at Kai. Kai was about to slam the door in her face but she pushed it open.
"What is your problem Kai?!"
"If you don't mind, I would like to go to bed."
"Not my problem. We are going to talk this out, tonight."
"No Cindy, we are not. Now get lost."
"That's it!" Cindy shoved Kai into his room and slammed the door shut behind her.
"Don't push me again Cindy." Kai said in his usual cold voice.
"Don't tell me what to do Kai. Now you and I are going to talk this out."
"Why? You are the one that left Cindy, you just left. So why don't you just do it again and leave, get out!"
"I will not leave until we have talked Kai."
"You want to talk? Fine, we'll talk. I want my daughter with me, I am her father and if you refuse, I will make your life a living hell."
"What do you mean you want your daughter with you? Alone?"
"I am taking her back to Russia where she will be taken good care of."
"You can't Kai; you can't do this to me!"
"Really? I am just doing what you did to me, Cindy. It seems only fair, don't you agree?"
"Kai, no, please. I beg you, don't take her away from me. She is all I have."
"Not my problem. You better let her come back with me to Russia otherwise I will have to take you to court and I will win, remember, money talks and I have lots of that." Kai smirked at Cindy.
"You selfish bastard! You were the one that always told me that you will never use your money to get your way, and now you are willing to black mail and buy people off just so that you can get your way!"
"That's life Cindy, you win some, and you lose some. You of all people should know that. I lost you, just because you thought it would be best for me and my future, and look at what you won, a daughter. "
Kai looked deep into Cindy's eyes and she could see his pain. "I am sorry Kai."
"Sorry? And exactly for what are you sorry, for ruining my life, for lying to me and taking my daughter away from me?" Kai grabbed Cindy by her shoulders and shook her quite hard. He started shouting at her. "Tell me Cindy, for what are you sorry?!"
"Stop it Kai, you are hurting me. Stop it, please!" Kai let go of her but started glaring at her. "I am sorry for everything Kai, for leaving you, for taking Ciara away from you, from causing you so much pain, but it was not only you that suffered. You have no idea the hell I went through, I nearly died at Ciara's birth, she also had a lot of problems, and you were not the only one that suffered."
Kai felt a quick stabbing feeling inside of him as Cindy mentioned that she almost died, but he did not show it. "It was never my intention to hurt you, I wanted you to become the success that you are born to be and we would have held you back. I had hoped that you would forget about me and move on with your life. I really thought that we will never see each other again and that it will be for the best, but looks like fate had other plans. I am really, really deeply sorry Kai and I hope that one day you will find it in your heart to forgive me."
Kai said nothing and they just looked at each other. "Whatever, I still want my daughter with me."
This infuriated Cindy and before she knew it, she slapped Kai across his face. She wanted to slap him again but he caught her by her wrist, she used the other and he caught it to.
"Don't lift your hand at me again." Kai said in a very cold and threatening voice but Cindy did not seem to get scared at his voice.
"You dare take my daughter away from me, and I promise you Kai Hiwatari, you will see what a mother is capable of doing when it comes to protecting her young." Cindy was now the one talking in a cold and murderous voice. Kai has never heard her talk like that before and immediately let go of both her wrists. "You know Kai, the most dangerous animal in the world is a mother protecting her young, so bring it on, and I can guarantee you, your lawyers won't see me in court just over a custody battle, no, they will see me over a murder, your murder and anyone else's who dares to take my daughter away from me, and that is a promise." Without saying another word, Cindy turned around and left Kai's room. Kai was surprised at how Cindy just turned into a whole other person, one he has never seen before, and although he will never admit it to anyone, but she scared him a bit. For a long time afterwards, Kai just stood at his window before deciding to go to bed.
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It was 3:23. Kai was tossing and turning around in his bed. Up until now he has had great difficulty falling asleep.
'Young Kai?'
'Yes Dranzer?'
'I want to share something with you that I have observed through my years. It is that the female is the most selfless creature there is. When she loves someone, she will do anything in her power to see the other happy, even sacrifice her own happiness and her life. I understand what your love did and I know deep down you do also.'
'I know Dranzer but she really hurt me. I went through so much.'
'The emotional pain I know, but the physical harm you brought on yourself, young master. You chose to do all those things, just as she chose to leave you. You both are at fault for your pain, you both made choices. She knew she will have a difficult time ahead, and you knew that it will not help you at all by harming yourself, yet you continued doing it. If I may be so bold young one, why don't you just forget it and stop blaming each other. You have a little girl to raise, and I can see, and feel, the love you still have for her and I know that you long for her, just like all the other days. You two still love each other very much. Go and apologise to her so that you can start your life together, the way it is meant to be.'
'Thank you Dranzer. I guess I just have to stuff my pride and go apologise to her. You really are wise, my phoenix.' Dranzer just smiled at her master.
Kai got up to take a walk to get his head straight. He wandered off to the roof, what he did not know is that Cindy was already on the roof, looking over the streets. Ray asked her to stay over seeing as Ciara already fell asleep and it will break his heart to wake her up now. Cindy could not fall asleep, she was so angry at Kai, for saying that he wants to take Ciara with him. 'How dare he say he will take Ciara back to Russia with him?! It will be a cold day in hell before that happens. He wants to go to court, fine; I will see him in court. I will not go down without a fight.' Cindy felt the sadness wash over her. She didn't even feel the tears falling from her eyes.
"Oh Kai, how did we end up like this? Threatening each other with court?" Cindy asked herself loudly, she did not hear Kai walk up behind her. She got a huge fright when he suddenly answered the question she asked herself.
"Because we made stupid choices, Cindy."
"Kai, don't sneak up on me like that. What do you want anyway? To come and remind me that Ciara is going back to Russia with you?" Cindy returned to the cold person she was just before she left Kai's room. Kai, on the other hand, remained calm. He became calm the moment he saw Cindy here up on the roof and he knew that he does not need time to get his thoughts in order, they already are.
"Yes."
"What?!" Cindy turned around to face Kai and there was fury in her eyes. It amused Kai to see her so angry, it excited him in a strange way but now was not the time to think of such things. "Ciara is coming back with me Cindy."
"Over my dead body!"
Cindy was about to hit Kai with her right fist but he grabbed her wrist firmly and remained calm. "Ciara is coming back with me and so are you Cindy. You both belong with me." Kai could feel how Cindy's body relaxed and immediately the fury in her eyes were gone. She looked him in the eye and she saw that there were no longer any anger or hurt in his eyes as there were before, it was all gone. Instead, his eyes glowed with happiness and love.
"What do you mean, we belong with you Kai?"
"Cindy, I have never stopped loving you, and I never will. I lost you once; I am not going to lose you again, no matter what I have to do. I want you with me; I want us to raise our daughter together." Kai let go of Cindy's wrist as she placed her hands on his chest, as he placed his hands on her shoulders. They continued looking at each other.
"I am sorry for what I did to you in the past."
Kai placed a finger gently on her mouth and smiled at her softly. "Let's not talk about that right now. Forget about it Cindy, it is all in the past. It does not matter, what matters now is our present and our future. Please say you will give me a chance to be a father for Ciara, and to continue loving you?" She smiled at him, crying tears of joy.
"Of course Kai, from now on we will be the family that we are supposed to be. We both will raise our daughter together, as it is meant to be." They continued looking and smiling at each other while their heads were slowly moving towards each other, until their foreheads touched each other. Cindy was shorter than Kai. They could feel each other's breath on their own skin and soon their lips touched. They started kissing, both feeling the bolt of electricity flowing through their bodies. Kai wrapped his arms around Cindy's waist, pulling her closer to him as he deepened their kiss. Cindy wrapped her arms around his neck, also pulling him closer to her. Soon the two were making out passionately, only stopping for a few seconds to catch their breath, before they continued. They continued for a long time afterwards, tongues dominating each other, hands all over each other.
Kai did not want to let go of Cindy's body, the body he missed so much, that he longed for so many times. He was finally re-united with his one true love and he is never going to let her go again. He has dreamt so many nights of this specific moment, where he gets to hold her in his arms again. He loves her so much, more than life itself. And now he can start a life with her, and their daughter. His life is now worth living for again now that Cindy is part of it again. Cindy continued enjoying the tingling feeling she was feeling throughout her whole body, it is just the same as when they were younger. This has to be one of the happiest days of her life. She is united with Kai, her soul mate, her one true love; and they are going to raise their daughter together. She has missed being in his arms, feeling his warmth against her, his kisses all over her. This is where she belongs, with him, by his side. Her heart is complete once more.
