DISCLAIMER: Like all in chap. 1, with the addition of Lily's clothes and jewelry as claimed mine and nobody else's. Meh. Go figure. DO NOT COPY.

Note: Thanks for those of you who have reviewed Chapter 1 and given me help and encouragement along the way. You guys rock!

Also, if Kai doesn't act like he should, then tell me and show me where I can find some online shows so I can get his mood straight.

Chapter II… Bump

Lily looked outside her limo's window. She was clad in a beautiful silk halter top with wonderful black and red floral designs, her back covered by a warm black leather jacket. Her new jeans, slim-fitting and boot cut, showed off her new "strapping" black heels, the same ones she had worn to her last concert not too many days ago. Nothing in particular was going through her head, except for the problems she had to deal with her grumpy agent.

Choppy bangs framed her bony and pale face. Her eyes were like icefire and lips like a pair of red cherries. She was voted "Miss Sexy" in a number of magazines too big to count, including Style and Cosmopolitan. A pair of black fashion chopsticks held up her deep ebony hair. Everyone saw her as a little mini Courtney Cox, and she hated that title. The things that offset her from Miss Cox were that Lily was way paler, almost white, and she was very skinny, but not so skinny that her bones stuck out like daggers.

Her most prized object she owned and on her body was a beautiful gold heart locket with a sparrow and cat engraved on the front. Nobody asked where she got it, but complimented on it so much that it became a popular emblem for her. Whenever Lily was mentioned, either Courtney Cox or the heart locket came to mind, then ended up with the discussion of Lily going blonde.

But what hit Lily that day of February 3 would have never crossed her mind before, or path. Literally.

All was quiet and just like any other day in a private cab on February 3. Unexpectedly, another cab, just like Lily's, pulled out in front of the car. Both hit each other on the nose and squealed high before dieing. Lily bowled forth for a moment, but held herself upright by holding the front passenger seat. A traumatic jerk pushed both vehicles forward, left there to be cleaned up by the police. Luckily, all other cars were way behind and dodged or avoided easily and nobody seemed hurt.

Adrenaline pumping through her veins, Lily wanted to yell at the idiot driving the other car. Ignoring her own driver's pleas to stay inside, she kicked the car door open and staggered out, holding herself on the door. Her legs weakened and gave no signal of returning to life for a while. Being strong, she pushed herself into shape and stood upright.

Both drivers of the cabs got out, she observed, as well as the single passenger of the other car. Angry and hoping to complain, she trudged forward.

"What the heck do you think you're—" Her shout was cut short as the passenger turned and the angry cloud deceased

…The same brown eyes, silver and blue hair, strong features, and same damn stare. Both stood stock still, with Lily unable to think straight. It couldn't be him, could it? No, he had to be someone else…

He spoke first, "Lily?"

That voice… God damn it, it was him!

Kai…

She knew she looked like an idiot with her jaw slack and a dumbfounded expression holding her face, but she couldn't help it. Those eyes, that stare…

Not knowing what to reply with, she ended up with a garbled, "What the hell?" It was more scream than say or shout.

Kai raised a brow, not showing any expression of surprise. His eyes asked, "No hello?"

Of course there was no reason for hello! The last person on earth she ever wanted to bump into was Kai. The same Kai… What could be worse than meeting Kai? And to top it off, he advanced towards her.

"Small world, huh?" He joked. A small smile creased his lips.

What a small world, indeed. Lily closed her gaping mouth, lips forming a thin, firm line. "What are you doing here?" She asked. It wasn't a question that asked, "Why are you on my turf?" or "OMG! What're you doing here?" She meant what she said.

"Actually, I was just leaving for the airport." Kai replied. He stopped in front of her. Damn, he looked more man than ever. Not to mention sexier….

"I'm going home."

That snapped her out of her daydreams. Home? Was that a good thing? Where was his home? Wasn't he from Russia or Germany or something…?

"So you're leaving to go halfway around the world?" Lily asked. Kai nodded.

Then Lily's body did a number of things. Her heart lurched, skipped a beat, and quickened its pace while her stomach did a few acrobats with a flock of butterflies inside. Her mind and sight grew hazy. Suddenly feeling sick and dizzy at the same time, her legs buckled.

Kai caught her before she hit the floor. "You okay?" He asked brows furrowed with concern.

"Yea, 'm fihn…" Lily mumbled absently.

"Yeah right," Kai growled, "Let's get you to a seat." He then part dragged, part walked Lily to the back of the private cab she was in. Luckily for Lily, Kai was as strong as a bull and the seat wasn't too far away.

"The crash must've taken its toll now." Kai mumbled under his breath. Once seated, Lily turned her head his way.

"I'm not going to die, am I?" She asked. She sounded like she had a mouth full of marbles, or she really needed to yawn.

Kai gave her a ridiculous look. "You know just as well as I do you're not."

It took a while for Lily's mind to clear. All the while, they talked about what they had been doing in the past years. The subject landed on Lily's new song.

"Yeah, I just made that song. I guess people really took it to heart." Lily told him.

"And I noticed how everything in that song was well, you know…" Kai trailed off at that and looked away.

"A flashback?" Lily replied. Her tone was almost secretive and barely above a whisper. Kai looked up and their eyes connected, silence reigning between them. It had been a long time since they held a gaze like that. Lily was first to look away, and Kai quickly followed. To cut the silence short, a police officer came over to interview them on the car crash. Relieved of the burden of dangerous silence, they both took their turn.

After all was taken care of, a new cab was offered to them both. They chose to stay in the same vehicle, more Kai's decision than Lily's. He then decided, after a long argument, that Lily be taken to her destination first.

"You don't have to go to the airport right now?" Lily asked, suspicious and bewildered.

"Actually, I just wanted to go home for the heck of it. It's not like I have to." He replied, "I can stay here for a little while longer."

Uh-oh. Did that mean that Kai…

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OOH! Cliffhanger! What will happen next? Tune in to the next chapter to find out!