She had successfully been quiet the whole time it took for her to enter the apartment, change and get ready for bed, and get to the room. However, getting into the bed proved to be a problem. As soon as she entered the room, she tripped over the rug in front of the bed she shared with Ken and went crashing onto it. This, obviously, was enough to cause Ken to wake up and turn on the lights to see what was going on.
"Are you okay?"
Yolei sunk to the floor to hide her face from Ken. "Yeah, I'm fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"Alright. Well, then -- come to bed. It's really late." When Ken realized that he fell asleep waiting for Yolei, he looked at the clock and realized that it was three in the morning. "What kept you out so late?"
Yolei had rehearsed the excuse in her head on her way to Davis's apartment, while at Davis's apartment, and while leaving Davis's apartment. "I was hanging out with my sister, and we were watching a movie at her place" Yolei got up from the floor and crawled into the bed, sitting next to Ken. "I guess I lost track of time. I'm sorry I didn't call."
"It's okay. I was just worried." Ken offered a small, tired smile. Yolei tried to push the small panic off of her face, but it did work out the way she planned. "Come on, let's go to sleep."
"Okay," she said, lifting her legs so she could fix the covers beneath her. With Ken's help, she was under the warm covers. Ken reached over to switch the light off, then turning to wrap his arm around her.
"I love you," he mumbled, holding her close.
Yolei bit her lip before whispering, "I love you, too." Saying it made her stomach flip, afraid that he could hear the fear in her voice. She was almost sure he could read it on her face, but he never said anything.
"Good night."
Yolei sighed, now gnawing on her lower lip. For years, she wanted to come clean about he affairs, to be honest about the lies. However, when it came time for her to speak up, she was silent. She couldn't bring herself to say it. She would make silent promises to stop everything with Davis and put it in her past, but when it came time to execute, she went back on her own promises.
She couldn't help it. There was something about Davis that was just right in her eyes. Every time he called to see if she was available, her heart skipped. Every time they were out with their friends and they ended up alone, which seemed to happen often thanks to Davis's personal genius, she'd feel a rush. Especially when they were out with friends would she feel a rush. The fear of someone finding them made the kissing more passionate and the touching with a sense of need.
But -- then there's Ken. Ken is the guy she can imagine her spending the rest of her life with. When she's with Ken, she feels safe and content with everything. He doesn't pressure her into anything, and he doesn't call her for sex. She knows that if she spent the entire day in sweats and a baggy t-shirt and he wouldn't think less of her. He was perfect.
She didn't know why she did the things she did sometimes. She could seriously hurt everyone and she knew that. It just isn't enough to stop her.
If you've listened to and understood the drama CD or read the translations of it, then you'd kinda understand where I'm getting this theme from. Davis can be a very jealous person. He tried being cruel so he could get attention from girls because girls were going ga ga over the Kaiser. But -- then him and Ken get into an argument, and Ken lays a whooping on him. In my head, it's all down hill from there. Now, they're older and think in more complex ways. Don't think of me as bashing Davis and making him into the "guy." He's bitter towards Ken because Ken is competition. Davis, in a way to get back at Ken, makes it his mission to take away Ken's humanity, which lies in Yolei. So, after years of trying to woo Yolei, he makes it into her pants. DO YOU GET WHAT I'M SAYING!??!?!
