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Chapter VII… Letdown
Lily chuckled as she looked around, slowly buzzing from the wine. "This reminds me…" She said slowly…
"Of back then?" Kai asked with a half-drunk grin on his face. Lily turned back and nodded.
"I made a song about it, not in specific, but I've been in the studio recording it." Lily told him. She looked back out the window, the mild rain pitting against the glass.
"Would you sing it for me?" Kai asked her eagerly. He always loved to hear her phenomenal singing voice. She had top grades in choir and was loved by all when she sang.
Lily thought about it, and then nodded. She straightened herself up, cleared her throat, and began singing…
-I was so blind
To leave you behind
So why can't I leave?
I think I need more info
Tagging up the old floor we know
We'll get caught for this
So who cares about law during
Ecstasy and wine, kiss me
If we howled, the moon would shine on us
If we screamed, the sky would have clouded
Only that love made us be there
Only that love made us separate
Only that love made us be there
Only that love made us separate, yah…
Telling the same old stories
Reliving good old days
Same difference, hun
And the drunken smiles go on…
You're getting on my case
Getting through my head
Ain't so easy with me
Ain't so hard to see
If we howled, the moon would shine on us
If we screamed, the sky would have clouded
Only that love made us be there
Only that love made us separate
Only that love made us be there
Only that love made us separate, yah…
So is this the end?
When will you start to fend for yourself?
When will you leave?
And just when will you cry?
So is this the end?
When will you start to fend for yourself?
When will you leave?
And just when will you cry…
Only that love made us be there
Only that love made us separate
So when will these flashbacks
Finally stop their haunt?
When will our flashbacks leave my case?-
Kai was appalled. All through her song, his mind had sobered up, and he didn't know what to do but sit there with his jaw slightly slack. He finally mustered up the courage to say something. He gulped and whispered, "Wow…"
Lily gasped and blushed, looking away from him. "I… it's still in progress… wait until you heard the music, I mean—" Her words were stopped short. Kai's face was right in front of hers and two pairs of eyes connected.
"I don't need to hear anymore," Kai said softly. "Your voice is enough to make a complete stranger break down and cry. Your music would make the greatest composers of all time insane with jealousy. Best of all, I'm the lucky guy who knows you, who's seen you through most of your life. I've even known you since Junior High. I don't think I deserve to die by your record-breaking voice." Kai smiled when Lily's eyes teared up.
"Your version of sweet is insanely mundane." Lily said. She then hugged him, a single tear falling down her cheek. Kai comforted her by stroking her hair, squeezing, and sometimes giving her a peck on the cheek. Once she calmed down (again), they came back to the plush pillows and cuddled until they fell asleep.
The next morning the two found themselves in each other's arms, but neither blushed. Neither wanted to go home but had to anyway. Lily had another recording session to attend to later and Kai had a big, very important meeting (not that he cared, really).
So, he drove her home, got a look at the inside of her home, and regretfully left. Lily sat in her living room staring into space, wishing she had spent another night with him. Kai couldn't feel any more or less the same.
So, about a week later, Kai called up again for another date. Lily, of course, was more than eager to go. This time, they left to a club called Letdown.
Lily walked in through the doors of Letdown and was appalled herself. The ceiling was pure fiberglass that which paper lanterns hung down from as well as poles for the light show. She turned to Kai with a shining smile on her face.
"This place is wonderful!" She told him, her voice trying to reach him over the blaring techno music.
"I own this club." Kai replied. "I had a few extra bucks, so I told myself, 'Why not?' You should see how people come in dressed…" He pointed over at the dance floor. Lily turned and through she was looking at a recreation and remix of the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Men dressed as women and women dressed like freaks. The dancing ranged from modern to old school, horrifically bad to extremely good. Lily knew she was going to like this place.
"Just a moment—I'm going to take off all this makeup." Lily told him, then left for the bathroom. When she came back out, she had a pale white face with jet-black markings streaked all over her face. So many people turned to ask how she got it done and Lily replied, "Oh, it's natural," in a joking tone.
Once she found Kai, they left to the dance floor.
Lily and Kai found themselves as the only "normal" people on the floor, but they didn't care, no matter how many people turned their way. Also, they found that the other were great dancers (no surprise to Kai but for Lily, that was another story).
"Hey, hey now, time for a little slow jam," The D.J. said over the music, "Time to get wit your lover and hang low…"
Lily blushed but wrapped her arms around Kai anyway. "I never thought clubbing could be this fun," She told him.
Kai rested his hands on her waist. "So you've never been to a club before?" Kai asked.
Lily shook her head. "Parents wouldn't let me, the tournaments took up my time." She said, "Not to mention concerts, tours, and recording sessions. I've got very little time to have fun, and when I do get free time, I'm at home asleep!"
"I know how you feel. Sometimes, when I have to go to meetings by flight, I never even see my house for months."
"What's the longest you've gone?" Lily asked.
"Eleven months. Almost a year, if it weren't for Christmas."
"When was that?"
"Just last year. I hated having to run around from hotel to hotel, introducing myself to people, and listening to wannabe Al Gores drone on and on. So what about you? How long have you strayed from home?"
Lily sighed and looked up into the night sky. "Well, the longest runs are the tours, and since my music is growing popular, my longest is about two months. I'm lucky I don't own a cat or it would have run from home or died of starvation."
Kai laughed. "I can say the same, though I would really want a dog in the house."
"Oh, you men and your dogs…" Lily groaned.
"What's with women and their cats?" Kai teased.
"Don't change the subject."
"You started it, " Kai replied, chuckling.
Filled with ecstasy, the two went back to Kai's penthouse apartment. Lily couldn't believe how well Kai had danced; back in High School Senior Prom, Kai wouldn't so much as take one step into the school at all. Instead, they left to their secret place. Lily teased Kai about it, and he explained that, if you were going to be wealthy as well as a celebrity, you might as well know how to dance.
"Throwing parties is one thing. Being invited to them is another." He told her.
"I can't see you throwing a party, Kai," Lily replied, "because for as long as I've known you, you were as stiff as a board."
"Now, I'm not so stiff anymore… if you know what I mean." Kai told her in his sexy serial killer voice. Lily felt shivers shoot down her spine.
"Not only are you… flexible… but you're confident, too." Lily chuckled.
Kai parked his car and they strolled off to Kai's penthouse flat. Lily took one look at the window that looked over the city and gasped in amazement. Slowly, she stepped to the window and looked out at the dark city of tiny white lights.
"This is… an amazing view…" She said. Kai stepped up beside her.
"I get to look at it every time I come home." He told her.
"I can't even imagine…" Lily said, shaking her head. "I take it you don't get to come home much, do you?"
"Right," Kai replied, "So when I do, I tend to enjoy it." He took Lily's face in his hands and kissed her. Lily was at his mercy; her sense of right and wrong had fled when their lips touched. Soon, Kai was already leading her to his room.
But after the next morning, Lily left for home while Kai was still asleep. She left him a note telling him that she had a wonderful time, but he knew why they couldn't stay together.
"I hope you'll understand." She wrote at the end. "Love, Lily."
So, that's it. Thanks for reading, people! I love you forever! First off, I'm sorry for the shortness of this chapter. I couldn't think of much to add. I might have another chapter adding some bonus stuff about Lily and Kai, but that could also end up as another story as well. Keep your eyes peeled! Bye-bye!