Give Me Everything
Eye of the Tiger
Kainora. Modern AU. Jinora is a 21 year old busy college student. Jinora's friends convince her to go to a club one night so she can have some fun. Her night takes a turn when she meets this stranger. None of these characters are mine except for the plot.
A/N: Thank you for the reviews in the last chapter! I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Part II
Day 1
Ji-no-ra.
Light of his life, fire of his loins. His sin, his soul—wait that's not how it goes, Kai thought. Anyway, that book grossed him out when he read it in high school. He never understood how anyone could romanticize it. Furthermore, he never understood why he kept repeating her name in his mind sometimes out loud. Her name just rolled off his tongue like liquid velvet. Her voice was so sweet and soft yet so firm. Ever since that night, he decided to never skip a philosophy class again. He sat several rows behind her just to view the back of her head. During class, he would remember how silky and thick her hair was when he gripped it Friday night. He missed her hair tickling under his nose when they danced that night especially how it smelled like melons or cucumbers—oh forget it. Her hair smelled really good and he wished he could have her close to him again, but he doubted she would come back to him.
He could tell that Jinora was the type of student who took her studies seriously because she stayed until the end of class when everyone already left about two minutes ago. She seemed busy as he watched her striding all over campus. But she looked so cute when she had this exasperated look on her face as she goes from building to building. He thought of so many ways to relieve her stress—
Abruptly, his door slammed against the wall startling his thoughts.
"So Kai! Me and the brothers spoke about your punishment for this week," his fraternity brother, Ken, began.
Kai groaned inwardly. Honestly, he did not have time nor did he care that he broke the rule number one:
No having sex with women in the fraternity house when there is no party or get-together happening in the house. Girlfriends included.
It was such a stupid rule because he broke it plenty of times.
"You guys, it's really not that big of a deal. Don't act like you've never had girls over when we're not around," Kai rolled his eyes.
"Unlike you, Kai, no we haven't, and we respect all the rules in this fraternity," retorted Ken with a smug smile on his face.
Ken looked to his other brothers behind him for support, and they too smirked and even giggled at Kai.
"Guys...," Kai cautioned.
"Anyone wanna do the honors…" Ken said looking around.
"I will," Skoochy stepped forward, "Kai, you'll start today by," he handed Kai a bucket filled with a toilet wand and sponge along with a mop, "cleaning the bathrooms on the first and second floors everyday."
Kai couldn't believe it. This was such bullshit.
"Oh hell fucking no," Kai exclaimed refusing to accept the cleaning supplies in front of him.
"Yup, and you're gonna do it especially after someone takes a shit while you're in the house," Skoochy continued.
Kai shook his head in disbelief. They took this fraternity stuff too seriously.
"Take it, Kai. You know how this goes," Ken said, "if you don't want to be part of this fraternity, we have no problem kicking you out this house."
He glared at Ken, then to his fraternity brothers, and lastly, to Skoochy.
"Skoochy, I thought you were my friend," Kai pouted.
"Kai, just take the bucket and get this punishment over with," Skoochy shoved the bucket and mop into Kai's hands.
Reluctantly, Kai accepted the objects in his hands and stood up. He marched towards his group of brothers and shoved them out of his way. As he walked towards the bathroom, he shouted, "Guys, get the fuck out my room!"
The shuffling of their feet echoed the hallway. He heard various doors shut and stomping on the stairs. As Kai reached the bathroom, he took a deep breath before opening the door and the smell of feces exploded into his nose. Oh spirits, Kai thought. It smelled as if someone just killed an animal and rolled it in its manure. What did his brothers eat to make their shits smell so terribly? How could a human produce such a rank ass stench? Many questions swirled in his head. First, he had to make the smell disappear as soon as possible. Kai placed the mop against the wall and dropped the bucket on the floor. Under the sink, there was a cabinet where the bathroom cleaning supplies were located. He took out the cleaning products and a pair of gloves that he immediately put on.
The first thing he did was lift the toilet seat up and Kai couldn't believe what he saw. He gasped in horror. How could his brothers be so disgusting? In the toilet bowl, floated two brown submarines in yellow water with brown skid marks on the inside walls of the toilet. They did this on purpose. It had to be.
So he pushed the handle down and the water twirled bringing the brown solids down the pipe. Kai reached for the toilet wand and with his other hand, he squirted the toilet bowl cleaner along the inside edges of the toilet. He began scrubbing it until all the brown marks disappeared. Once more, he flushed it.
Next, he scrubbed the tub and shower head. He made sure the soapsuds on the wall vanished under his sponge. Then, Kai wiped the sink counter and mirror. Although removing the water stains was a hassle, it wasn't anything Kai couldn't handle. The brown haired man was used to doing housework back home.
Finally, he filled up the bucket with water and soap and mopped the floor. Lastly, he sprayed the bathroom with an odor eliminator spray. With one more look at the bathroom, Kai was proud of his work. During his three going on to four years of college, this day was the first time he cleaned the bathroom. He dragged his body back to his room and sprawled on his bed. While his eyes drooped, he heard someone enter the bathroom and he huffed in annoyance. He was going to be cleaning soon.
Day 2
"NO! NO! PLEASE GUYS! PLEASE! ANYTHING BUT THAT! I SWEAR I WON'T DO THAT AGAIN," Kai cried as he struggled against the grip his brothers had on his arms.
It was 6 o'clock in the morning and his brothers pulled him out of bed. Kai fought as each brother carried and held on to each of his limbs. They placed him on a chair and tied him up. His wrists were wrapped tightly with ropes as well as his torso to the back of the chair. The rope constricted his body and never in his life has he felt this restrained.
"Kai, we have to do this," Ken said as held Kai's head in place, "Now just stop moving around and it'll be quick."
All of a sudden, he heard a buzzing sound behind him. No. No. No. No. This couldn't be happening. The buzzing sound grew closer to his ear and the coolness of the metal hit his scalp. He wanted to move his head, but he didn't want to cut his scalp open.
"I promise I won't do it anymore. Please anything but that," wailed Kai.
"Sorry," murmured Haru and he moved the razor across Kai's head.
Pieces of dark hair fell around Kai. But for him, he felt a part of his soul died. His hair was the most precious thing about him. He had an awesome thick full of hair styled with an undercut. He knew his hair was going to grow back, but his hair became a part of his identity. As he saw more and more hair fall to the wooden floor, Kai held back tears. Curse the brother who found Jinora's ID card on his bedroom floor. Damn himself for not being super careful.
The buzzing sound stopped and everything felt colder for Kai's head.
"See that wasn't so bad," Ken said as rubbed Kai's head.
Kai wasn't ready to touch his head or see himself.
"I think you look great!" Haru stated, "You have to look at yourself in the mirror. You don't look bad."
Skoochy handed Haru a mirror, and he held it up in front of Kai. He shut his eyes. However, Haru adamantly held the mirror in front of Kai's face, but Kai kept his eyes closed.
"Open your eyes, man. It'll grow back," Skoochy reassured him.
Kai sighed and opened his eyes slowly. His eyes widen when he saw his new hairstyle. Haru gave him a buzz cut.
"I look weird," Kai grimaced, "I look like shit. I hate you guys."
"Get over it. If you followed the rules, then you wouldn't be in this position," Ken retorted as he untied the ropes.
Kai felt the ropes become loose and automatically, he brought his hands to his head. His hair prickled his palms as he ran his hand over his head. He already missed running his fingers through his thick locks. His head felt lighter, but now he felt even colder. Would he still look attractive, even to Jinora? Insecurity took over him as soon as his thought about his last one night stand. It was only a couple of days ago, but her touch, smell, and taste kept reoccurring in his mind. Kai had plenty of one night stands since he started college, but none made have a second thought about them. When he was with Jinora, he felt something as if they had some kind of connection. He huffed in frustration because he never understood what went on with him. As soon as all his brothers left the room as they laughed and mocked at Kai, he stood up to go back to room to sleep some more because this new hair style and thinking about his sex life became all too much for his brain.
Day 3
Beep, beep, beep. Kai grumbled into his pillow. He rolled on to his side to face his desk by his bedside. He grabbed his phone and tapped the alarm off. Rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, his eyes still felt heavy and tired almost as if his eyelids did not want to open themselves. He stretched his arms and back as he yawned. He hauled his legs to the edge of the bed. Cleaning the toilet multiple times during the day did make his body feel more drained. He wasn't used to doing any chores during his time in college. Once he grabbed his outfit, towel, and soap, he headed to the bathroom.
When he finished getting ready, he went downstairs to eat his breakfast. As soon as he entered the kitchen, Ken sat at the table with a plastic bottle in the middle of table. Ken kept staring at him with a smirk, which made Kai anticipate what was his next task.
"So are you ready for your next punishment?" Ken smiled even more.
"Just tell me," Kai rolled his eyes. He became sick of this already.
"You're gonna drink this all day, for twenty-four hours. This is your only source of food for the day. Plus, you can't have water at all," Ken said as he grabbed the bottle in front of him.
It shouldn't be too bad, Kai thought. Anything was better than cleaning up after people's shits. Kai walked to the table and grabbed the bottle from Ken's hand. He uncapped it and suddenly a whiff of rancid smell reached his nose. He wrinkled his nose as he looked away from the bottle.
"Is…is there onion and banana in this?" Kai asked in horror.
Ken chuckled, "Of course genius. Nothing is better for the chakras than onion and banana juice. It's homemade by your brothers."
"No, no fucking way I'm drinking this. You can fucking miss me with this shit. I'm not doing this," Kai said as he slammed the bottle on the table.
"You know the rules, Kai and it's only for one day. It's not like it's going to kill you."
"Yeah, but have you drank this because onion and banana juice doesn't sound complementary to one another," Kai shouted.
"Yeah, but the founder of this fraternity used to drink this for, like, healthy purposes and shit. Did you not read about our history?" Ken raised an eyebrow.
"Uh…sure," he said as he rubbed the back his head.
Ken shook his head, "Now drink your juice or else this day gets longer for you."
Kai stared at the goopy vomit green-brownish liquid, and his mouth twisted into a frown. He brought the bottle to his lips and took a sip. The taste of onion was so strong the bile from his stomach almost climbed to his throat. It took every force in his body to not puke right in front of Ken. Kai noticed him laughing. He was tempted to throw the juice in Ken's face.
"Oh and don't worry we have a refrigerator full of onion and banana juice. Plus all around campus we have each brother bring you this drink," Ken sneered.
Kai wanted to shove this drink down this kid's throat, but instead he showed him the middle finger. This caused Ken to laugh even more and wave his hand as a form of goodbye. With a swift turn, Kai headed out the door with his bottle of homemade shake. He took another swig and he couldn't bear to swallow it. It tasted so awful that he'd rather starve himself. Unfortunately, he stomach had a different tune as it growled. He was starving and he had no other choice but to drink it. As he tilted his head back, he made sure the liquid never stayed in his mouth longer than needed.
When he reached campus, he finished his drink and threw the bottle in the garbage bin. Right on queue, a fellow fraternity member arrived next to him to give him another bottle of juice. Ken did not joke around when he said a brother will always be there. Kai reluctantly took the drink and didn't bother thanking his brother. Kai only responded by glaring at him. While walking to his class, people moved away from him or pinched their noses. Great, he thought. He smelled like onions and on top of that he looked like a thumb.
Once he arrived to the lecture hall, the tanned man sat in the back where he usually sat not giving a single care if people found him smelling repulsive. This wasn't his fault. Who willing chooses to drink onion and banana juice? As more people entered the lecture hall, less people sat around him. However, a guy sat next to him for a few seconds until he stood up and sat to the other side of the room. Kai took another drink of his juice as he placed his bag where the guy sat. Whatever. At least he didn't have to leave his backpack on the ground.
So far in every class he went to today, no one sat next to him. Whenever he walked in between class, people would scowl and move farther away from Kai. He was basically a walking onion. Whenever he spoke, Kai could smell his breath. Heck, even his piss smelled like onions. No one wanted to be around him and he wasn't used to this. Usually, Kai has a group of friends or girls who he flirted with, but they all made excuses to avoid him. He hadn't felt this lonely for a long time and it felt awful. He only drank six bottles of that juice so far because it took away the pangs of hunger temporarily.
Since he smelled like onions he couldn't go to the gym. His body odor would smell like onions and he didn't want to embarrass himself even more. So he stayed in his room for the rest of the day as he kept drinking the juice. Thank the spirits Jinora wasn't in any of his classes today. He didn't need her to smell him too.
Kai blustered a breath of air from his lips. These last hours were going to be stressful. His stomach pained him since he hardly had any solids to eat. At this point he became gassy and wearied. During the entire night he kept passing gas through different holes of his body. Occasionally, his brothers would check on him during the night to mock him or hand him another bottle. His head dropped, but he immediately opened his eyes when his head would roll to his shoulder. The only way to stay awake was to keep drinking, but his could barely manage to swallow anymore. Everything became blurry and his right eyelid started to twitch. If he blinked, he knew he wouldn't wake up.
Finally, it was ten in the morning.
"Kai, how you're doing? You can stop now," Ken popped his head behind the door.
Kai grunted.
"I'm taking that as a fine. Anyway do get some rest you're gonna need it," Ken shut the door behind him.
Kai never wanted to see, taste, smell, touch or think about onions and bananas for the rest of his life. He didn't care that he was going to miss all of his classes for the day.
Day 4
Kai slept peacefully during the day and only woke up to shower and brush his teeth. As he snoozed some more, he felt his arms and legs held down.
"HEY! HEY WHAT THE FU-," Kai had duck tape cover his mouth.
A blindfold concealed his eyes and he wrestled the men by attempting to move his arms and legs as hard as he could. However, he felt that more people arrived to restrain him. This was it. He was getting kidnapped and his brothers—no this was all his brothers' idea. It didn't matter he still fought against them, but his arms and legs were tied together behind him. He screamed as loud as he could while his brothers carried him. All of a sudden, coldness surrounded him and then he was dropped on something hard. He heard a car door slammed close and the car engine rumbled. He lay on the car floor for quite a while.
Finally, the car stopped. The door opened and laughter was all that could be heard. One brother untied him, while the rest began to take off his clothes as they gripped his arms and legs. Then, Kai was thrown to the ground that felt like grass. Again he felt the cool air on his bare bottom.
As soon as he heard the motor start, he wanted to scream for help but the tape muffled his voice. The car sped off. Kai untied the blindfold and ripped the tape off his mouth. He muttered an "ow" and noticed he wasn't familiar with his surroundings. Panic began to overwhelm him. First, he was bare naked, two, he has no clue where he was, and three, if some cop saw him he was going to jail. Only the street lamps illuminated the streets. He didn't know how to begin his journey home since there was no sign. He couldn't believe this. He prayed no one saw him as he walked. It was cold and dark, and he feared for his life. Kai didn't want to die yet.
He walked a few meters until he saw a sign. The sign said that he was eight miles away from Republic City University. Kai wasn't sure if he wanted to laugh or cry from despair. He mentally prepared himself for the long walk he was about to endure. Being left with his thoughts, he wished he never joined a fraternity. He only did it because it looked good on his résumé.
Bright lights came towards him and Kai quickly looked both ways trying to figure out what to do. When he saw a bush on the side of the road, he jumped right into it. The branches poked and scratched every part of his body. It was such a dumb move when he could've just hid behind a tree. Unexpectedly, he felt something crawl on his leg and he quickly jumped out of the bush. He brushed and patted his body around with his hands to make sure there weren't any bugs on him. Kai continued walking in the darkness. He hardly could see anything and so sightseeing wasn't an option.
His feet ached and it felt as if he walked for hours. Small rocks stuck to the bottom of his feet that it made every step more agonizing. Goosebumps formed on his skin and he wrapped his arms around himself. A gas station reached his sight and he was ready to get on his knees to praise the spirits and Raava, but he didn't want to get into trouble. Kai became thirsty, but had no money. He wanted to call someone, but he was naked with no cell phone. Once he was on University Street, he saw the small stores and one of the campus' buildings. However, there were people on the street. There had to be another deserted street to get home. He finally thought of a way to go back home. He turned into around and started heading towards the library where mostly everyone would be inside studying.
As he walked across the grass in front of the library, Kai saw a brown haired girl coming out the library who almost looked like Jinora. Oh wait it was her. Quickly, Kai looked around until he found a thick tree to hide behind. Sweat formed on his forehead as he hid behind the tree. He peeked around the tree to watch Jinora. It was late and she shouldn't be out here all alone. She carried her bag and couple of books. He wanted to make sure she arrived to her dorm safe, but he was not in any condition to be walking with her. As soon as Jinora was no longer in his sight, he ran across the parking lot. The metal fence blocked him from the street he lived on. It was only a couple of feet taller than him. So, Kai grabbed the metal, placed his feet through the holes of the fence and started to climb. The metal against his feet made him shiver. He was careful not to slip or fall off. Once he was at the top he lifted his leg over the pole and started to climb down. Finally, he was on College Ave. So he quickly walked to his house making sure he no saw him.
He knocked on his door rapidly. Someone opened the door and Kai quickly placed his hands over his privates.
"So I see you made it," Ken smirked.
Kai pushed Ken out of his way as he entered the house. He welcomed the warmth inside his house since it was freezing. His brothers sat in the living room watching television until one of them noticed him. They all laughed and made him the butt of every joke.
"How was your night?"
"Did anyone call the cops on you?"
"Why are you covering yourself?"
"Did your dick fall off 'cause it was cold?"
Kai decided not to argue and defend himself to them, and he headed to his room. He wanted this week to be over.
Day 5
"Oh Kai! Come down to the kitchen, it's an emergency," Ken yelled from downstairs.
Because of this hell week, Kai could not study and he had an exam next week. Getting up from his chair, he closed his laptop. He went downstairs and into the kitchen. The table and counters were covered in fruit pies.
His brothers all stood around the kitchen all smiling and anticipating his next punishment. Kai obviously didn't look forward to what came next.
"Kai you're going to have a test," Ken began and Kai's eyes widen in fear, "about our fraternity's history."
Well that shouldn't be too bad, Kai thought. It's not like it counted towards his grade point average.
"Have a seat," Ken demanded and Kai complied, "If you get an answer wrong you're going to eat this entire fruit pie."
Kai raised his eyebrows, "Are you serious? Fruit pies?"
"Yes Kai. We thought about how you had a rough week, buddy. So we bought all these fruit pies," Ken replied as he patted Kai's back.
Kai sat down, ready for the test. How bad could eating fruit pies be? Fruit pies were delicious and who could say no to dessert?
"Are you ready?" Skoochy asked.
"Ready as I'll ever be," Kai smirked.
"In what year was this fraternity founded?" Ken asked quickly.
"Uh...19-something. I don't know," Kai shrugged.
"Wrong!"
Skoochy placed a pie in front of Kai with a fork. Kai happily ate the plum flavored pie.
"What are the colors of this fraternity?"
"Um…yellow, orange, and brown?" Kai knew he had two of the colors right.
"Correct!"
Kai sighed in relief, but he wouldn't mind eating another pie.
"What is our motto?"
Nothing came up in Kai's head, "I don't know."
Ken looked at him incredulously, "How could you not know? The motto is in the living room."
Kai said in between eating his pie, "I just never paid attention to it."
After he was done eating his strawberry pie, he was asked another question.
"What is our philanthropy?"
"Something about helping the poor I guess?" Kai replied.
"Wrong again."
Kai ate another pie.
"How was this fraternity founded?"
"Just give me another pie. I don't know," Kai picked up his fork ready to eat.
Kai scarfed his pie. This time it was blueberry flavored.
After 10 more questions and getting all of them wrong, Kai felt his stomach aching. Perhaps eating 14 fruit pies in less than an hour wasn't so great.
"Did you even study our history? Like how did you even get in?" Ken's eyebrows furrowed.
While Kai struggled to eat his fifteenth pie, he answered, "Remember my big? Well he's my actual brother. So I automatically got in due to his legacy."
"I can't believe this," Ken smacked his forehead.
Kai ate several more pies and he could feel his blood sugar rising. He unbuttoned his jeans to let his stomach protrude. Another bite of pie and he swore his stomach would burst. He never had to study the history or go through initiation to be part of this fraternity. All of this sucked. Kai was ready to throw up as another pie was placed in front of him. That was it. He felt the bitter fruit-filling rise to his throat so ran to the trash bin and threw up. Again, he felt the wave of nausea and he ended up emptying his stomach. Kai let out a shaky breath as he tried to compose himself.
"Kai you better throw that outside," Ken warned.
"No shit," Kai grabbed the plastic bag and tied it.
He walked to the back door and entered the backyard where the garbage bins stood. He dumped the bag of vomit into the bin and closed it quickly. Kai didn't want to go back inside. If he could, he would run, but his brothers would eventually find him. There was no point on wasting his energy so he went back inside.
"Ken, can we take a break?" Kai pleaded as he rubbed his stomach.
"No, now sit down. You still have ten more questions which you don't know the answers to so that's ten more pies for you," Ken replied.
Kai groaned and another pie sat in front of him. This became never ending the more Ken asked the questions and Skoochy bringing the pies to him. He placed a hand over his chest. His heart burned while his under his scapula developed a dull pain. Was he going to have a heart attack or was he experiencing his first heartburn? He prayed it was the latter. Eventually, the questions ended and once again Kai puked out the contents out of his stomach. Before he went to sleep, he took an antacid. He never wanted to see another fruit pie or dessert again. In his dreams, fruit pies tortured him and he vowed to never eat them.
Day 6
Kai lounged on the couch watching a trashy reality show called Ember Island in the living room. He expected Ken to come in any minute and make him do another dumb task. He couldn't enjoy his show because he worried about what he was going to do next. No one was in the house yet so Kai imagined the worst. He couldn't eat a full meal because yesterday those fruit pies ruined his appetite and the sugar in the filling caused him diarrhea as well. All day he drank water and for dinner he ate soup and crackers.
Ken barged through the front door along with the rest of his brothers. Mischievous grins planted on their faces and Kai gulped.
"We need you to do us a favor," Ken began, "since we all know you're past history. I'm sure this will be simple for you."
Kai's heart dropped. No. He refused to go back to his kleptomaniac ways.
"There has to be another task. I don't steal anymore and I don't want to," Kai crossed his arms.
"We're not exactly stealing it. We're just borrowing it for a day or so," Ken said innocently.
'Borrowing'. Kai frowned as remembered how he used to say that to get away from trouble. Kai sighed, "So what am I stealing?"
"You're going to steal the sorority's koala sheep from across the street," Ken responded.
Kai gasped, "Miss Wooly? Their mascot? Why?"
"Listen, this is pay back for stealing our ideas and our money from our philanthropy event. Go get Miss Wooly and we'll handle it from here," Ken sternly pointing his finger at Kai.
"I don't know. This just doesn't feel right," Kai said scratching the back of his head.
"It's not like we're going to torture it. Miss Wooly will be fine with us," Ken rolled his eyes, "now go get that animal and try not to get caught."
Kai went upstairs to his room. He changed his clothes to a black hoodie and sweatpants. He couldn't believe he was going to steal a koala sheep as revenge. When he stood outside with a rope hanging from his shoulder and a flashlight in his pocket, he knew everyone went to several different parties down the street. The house across the street had all the lights off. Only the faint sound of the bass could be heard and eventually it'll all be over once the cops come in a few hours.
While no one was around, he darted across the street and leaned against the side of house. If he did make a noise, the sorority girls could blame it on drunken students. College Ave. was infamous about the party scene hence the reason he decided to live here and join a fraternity.
Once the coast was clear, he crept to the backyard. A metal gate surrounded the yard with a lock on it. Kai grabbed a small screwdriver from his pocket and the flashlight. He turned on the flashlight and wiggled the screwdriver into the entrance of the lock. It took him a few seconds to hear a click. He opened the door slowly only enough for him to slide through. With a flashlight, he searched for the fluffy white cloud shaped creature. Bingo, the koala sheep slept peacefully on the ground. Kai tiptoed to Miss Wooly careful not to wake her up. He unraveled the rope on his shoulder and searched for her collar under the wool. Next, he tied one end of the rope to the collar.
However, how the hell was he going to wake this animal up when it sleeps almost the whole day? There was only one thing left to do. He placed his arms under the animal's body and lifted it up about an inch off the ground.
"Baa baa," Miss Wooly woke up.
"Shhhhh," Kai whispered and placed it back on the ground. That animal weighed more than he expected.
He needed one person to help him carry Miss Wooly, but Ken wouldn't allow that because Ken was an asshole.
While Miss Wooly stared her beady eyes at him, Kai took this opportunity to get her to stand on her feet. He yanked the rope as he walked towards the gate, but the koala sheep still did not move. After a several minutes of attempting to get this animal to move, he gave up. From the front of the house, Kai heard girls laughing and obnoxiously gabbing as they entered the house. Shit. The sorority girls came back, and he had to get out of there quickly and soundlessly.
Kai had no other choice but to pick up Miss Wooly and run out of there. It took all of Kai's strength to carry the animal. She continued making noises as he tried to shush her. He hoped the girls were too drunk to notice what was going on. He placed Miss Wooly on the ground and closed the gate. After putting the lock back on, he tugged the rope to get the animal to walk. Miss Wooly and Kai treaded lightly on the pavement until they reached the sidewalk. He looked both ways before crossing the street.
A puff of air from relief escaped Kai's lips. He and Miss Wooly reached the backyard of his house. He tied the rope to the tree in the middle of the yard. Kai entered through the backdoor and his brothers were all in the kitchen waiting for him.
"I did it," Kai said.
"Dude, you fucking serious?" Skoochy's eyes widen in disbelief.
"Yeah, look in the yard," Kai jerked his thumb to the direction of the patio.
The brothers looked through the window of the sliding door.
"Holy shit!"
"Yo, this is perfect for blackmail!"
"They're gonna wish they never messed with us!"
"Where is Miss Wooly going to sleep?"
"Dude, remember you can't be like Kai and bring chicks to your room!"
As his brothers all chattered about revenge and Miss Wooly, he went to the refrigerator to get a bottle of water. They all patted his back and high fived Kai. Miss Wooly continued sleeping. Whatever business they had with the sorority wasn't his problem. He did his job. Kai went to the living room and continued watching T.V.
Day 7
Kai stood in the backyard with a pair of basketball shorts and a t-shirt. An obstacle course awaited him. His brothers and Miss Wooly all stood around to witness him doing the last task. Kai had to go through the obstacle course until sunrise and then he would be free. He already warmed up and ready to get this over with. Kai had the eye of the tiger as he thought about the end of this week. The whistle blew and Kai sprinted through the tires that laid on the ground. He made sure he lifted each leg as high as could so he wouldn't trip and start all over. Next, he ran towards the side of house where the pull up bar was nailed to the house. He jumped and his hands caught the bar. He pulled his body up until his chin reach over the bar. Kai did that twenty times and dropped to his feet.
Already sweat formed on his back, but that didn't stop him. Adrenaline overpowered him, as he ran to a rope. He grabbed it and wrapped it around his hands. Swinging the rope over his head to the ground, he jumped over it. He jumped rope as many times as he could in a minute. His calves tingled slightly, but he paced himself. Then, he released the roped and dropped himself to the ground. He faced the grass and placed his palms under his shoulders. He pushed himself up various times with his head facing up. Afterward, he positioned his forearms against the ground and flattened his back. His felt someone drop a hard covered textbook on his back, and he balanced himself on his toes for one minute. His abs trembled a little bit, but his biceps shook even more.
"Yes Kai! Keep it up," Skoochy cheered him on, as did many of his brothers.
Kai stood up and grabbed a weight bar. He put it over his shoulders and spread his legs shoulder width apart. He bent his knees until it was at a ninety-degree angle. After forty squats, his thighs and ass burned, but he pushed through the pain to the next station. More perspiration formed on his forehead as he jumped on a platform and then on to the ground several times. Both of his calves suffered after every jump but he couldn't stop or else he would be there longer.
He lowered himself on to his back. With his hands behind his head, he lifted his upper body. He lost count after fifty when he did his crunches under a minute. His rectus abdominis ached every time he brought his elbows to his knees, however the results would be worth it.
He stood up and started doing jumping jacks as his last task for this round even pain shot up his legs at each landing.
"Do it again from the top!" Ken said and he threw a water bottle to Kai.
Kai caught the bottle and opened it. He poured the water in his mouth, and he didn't care that water spilled on his chin and on to his shirt. Throwing the bottle on the ground, he ran through the tires and did the course again. His breathing became ragged, but he had to control his breathing or else he would pass out. Kai took deep breaths in between each task. The muscles all over his body throbbed, though that didn't stop him. His shirt clung to his sweaty body making him feel uncomfortable so he took it off.
This caused his brothers to whistle and clap which made Kai smirk. However, he had to focus and not let his brothers' praises get to him. If he stopped running or any calisthenics, it would tire him out even more. Kai didn't have a clue what time it was, but he felt as if he has been doing this for hours. The sky became completely black with only the brightness of the outdoor lights attached to the back of the house.
After the fourth round, his pace slowed down. His form became sloppier and his breathing became heavier. Kai continued to exercise although his body quivered. His mind told him to not stop, but his body told him the opposite. During the sixth round, he was drenched in sweat and cramps developed on his right oblique. Fighting through the pain, he walked to the following exercise. His head became heavy as his sinuses ached. Kai convinced himself that this was all in his mind and that he was not tired. This was all a mind game and he was going to beat it. Nothing was impossible and he pushed through another round.
The sky became lighter and Kai felt like death. He barely could pull himself up over the bar because his deltoids would shake every time he attempted to lift his body. The whistle blew and Kai freed his hands from the bar. He lay on the ground with his arms and legs spread out. Ken rubbed his sleepy eyes as he poured water on Kai's face.
"Kai, congratulations you made it through hell week," Ken said groggily.
Kai did not move. He was beyond exhausted, but he did it. He couldn't move and it hurt to even breath. Kai closed his eyes and the grass never felt so comfortable in his entire life. The coolness and the dampness of the grass felt so calming for his burning back and legs. He went through all of this because he broke a rule. However, it was all worth it. All for Jinora, the fire of his loins, literally.
A/N: Wow this was longer than I intended and it was one of the hardest chapters to write. Poor baby. I put homeboy through hell and there was no Kainora just indirectly in this chapter :(, but we learned more about Kai and why he really sent her that note. The show Ember Island, Kai was watching is the LOK's version of the Jersey Shore which used to show on MTV, lol. For the first two lines in this chapter, it came from one of the most beautifully written literature and one of my favorites. Thank you, Vladimir Nabokov.