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Chapter 4

KAI'S POV

After Kai dropped Selene off at her room, he dragged himself back to his own. He was exhausted - he'd fought with his father at the hospital until his father started coughing and they sent him away, he'd come back and fought with Kohn Torin, who then left the school for good to help take care of Kai's father, and then Kai had run into Iko, who said that Jacin was 'waaaaay going to make a move on Selene'.

That hadn't helped his day any.

Maybe Selene would prefer someone like Jacin to someone like Kai. Jacin had it all - popularity, talent, women falling at his feet.

He was the perfect catch.

Kai chuckled, and shook his head with a small smile. Jacin was way not Selene's type. Anyone could tell that.

As he neared his door, he heard voices. He guessed his roommate Wolf had his girlfriend Scarlet in there with him. He listened at the door, and heard Wolf's growling voice, followed by Scarlet's medium (yet very demanding) tone follow it. Kai decided to leave them alone, and let them continue . . . whatever it was they were doing.

Kai walked to Kohn's room and opened the door. Kohn's roommate wasn't in, so Kai slipped in, deciding to crash on Kohn's small futon for the night. He flopped down, covering his eyes with his arm.

"Dude, that's Torin's futon. He'll have your head."

Kai didn't even move his arm. "He'll understand."

"I can't believe someone used that word in regards to Torin."

Kai moved his arm, and looked at Torin's roommate. "Torin's not such a bad guy . . ." he trailed off when he saw who it was. "You're Thorne, aren't you?" Thorne grinned, striking a pose. "The one and only! And you are . . . ?"

"Oh, I'm Kai."

"Nice to meet you Kai." He gave him an easy grin. "You know your name rhymes with guy? Kind of ironic, huh?" Kai raised his eyebrow, sitting up. "No, no one has ever told me that before." Great. That was going to be all he could think of now. Thorne smirked, sitting on the edge of his bed. "So, I heard you dated Selene in Italy." Kai said. Thorne looked up from untying his shoe. "Who?"

"Selene? Selene Blackburn, ballet dancer? Ring a bell?" Kai prodded. Thorne though for a second, then his eyes lit up in recognition. "Oh! Selene! Yeah. Nice kid."

"Kid?" Kai asked, disbelieving. Thorne raised his eyebrows at him. "What? She's only, what? Seventeen? See? Kid." Kai shook his head. Now he could see why Selene broke up with him. "And that other girl who've been making out with the past two days isn't a 'kid'?" Kai demanded. Thorne's features soften, and he looked dazed as he pulled his shoe off. "She's amazing, isn't she? Totally shy and everything. And she's crazy about me. Stars, I'm crazy about her."

"Obviously," Kai muttered, lying back down. "This has been nice and all, but I'm crashing on Torin's couch. Turn the lights off when you're done daydreaming." Thorne nodded dazedly. "Okay . . . ,"

Kai sighed and turned over.

The next morning, Kai entered his dorm room to grab his stuff, only to find Scarlet and Wolf still sleeping, Scarlet on a yoga mat next to Wolf's bed. They were holding hands.

"Seriously, guys?" Kai muttered, grabbing his stuff. "Sometimes I wonder about you two." He slammed the door on his way out. Maybe it'd get the sleepy heads up.

He took a quick shower, then headed to get some breakfast. Saturday meant that he was meeting with Iko, Peony, Winter and Torin for breakfast. Who knew if Torin was going to show up though.

He entered the little cafe on the corner, heading towards their table. Iko, Winter and Peony were chatting excitedly with Selene as Torin sat down. Kai joined them, being greeted by a lovely smile from Selene that made his heart leap. "Hey Kai," she said. He waved as he sat down. "Hey." He looked at Torin. "How's my dad?" Torin kept a straight face as he looked over the menu. "As well as can be expected when all his son will do is fight with him."

"Dude, that is not even fair."

Torin set the menu down, giving Kai a glare. "Kaito, you're father loves you very much. You know all he wants you to do is take over the family tradition. Why must you refuse when he is obviously dying?" Kai could feel his anger rising. "Look, I know you're eons older than me, but you have no right to boss me around!" Selene put a gentle hand over his. "Hey, calm down." She whispered. She turned to Torin. "What family tradition?"

Torin gave Kai a pointed look. "Kai's father runs one of the biggest law firms in town. He also runs several side businesses. It is tradition for the responsibility to be handed down from father to son."

"He knows I hate that place." Kai muttered darkly. Torin huffed. "I know."

"If you're so high strung about it, why don't you go be the perfect son and take it from him!" Kai stood up, shoving his chair back. "Kai!" Selene protested, standing up and grabbing his arm. He wrenched it from her and stormed off. "Kai, wait!" Selene called, running after him.

"Nice going, meathead." Iko muttered to Torin.

Selene found Kai on the roof. She sat down on the wooden floor across from him. "Hey," she said gently, lifting his face to look into hers, "I'm sure Torin didn't mean it. Why don't you go talk to him?" Kai shook his head, dropping it again. "It's always like that. Torin just doesn't understand."

"Was Torin really here to dance?" Selene asked gently. Kai shook his head. "No. He was here to keep an eye on me . . . , dad doesn't want me to dance. He obviously wants me to run the family stuff. But I don't want to be a lawyer, Selene. All I want to do is dance." Selene slipped her arms around him, hugging him tightly. "I know, Kai. I'm sorry your life is so complicated. Stars," she chuckled, "I used to think mine was complicated!" She looked at him. "Why don't we go talk to your father?"

"We?" Kai asked, eyes wide. Selene smiled, pulling away from him. Excitement danced in her eyes. "Yeah, both of us. I'm sure your dad would like to see me. I'd love to meet him. Kai, you're one of the greatest people I've ever met in my whole entire life. You're the greatest. Surely your dad isn't that far behind you. Just talk to him - fathers have a way of understanding."

"Did yours?" He asked, looking into her eyes. She dropped her gaze, looking at her lap. "I - I never knew my parents." She paused. "I lived in an orphanage until they let me go to ballet school. Then I lived at the school. My older sister looked out for me when she could, but . . . , she moved away, to Italy, and a few months after I joined her, and she um . . . she passed away in a car accident. Like my parents."

"Selene, I'm so sorry," Kai said, taking her hand. "I had no idea . . ." Selene waved him off. "Don't worry about it. Nobody really does. Just a few people." She looked up at him and smiled. "Let's go talk to your dad, okay? I'll do the talking if you want. I really want to meet him." Kai gave her a smile. "You really are the best."

Selene and Kai entered his father's hospital room holding hands. Kai knocked on the open door, alerting his father to their presence. The man seemed startled, but smiled widely when he saw Kai. "Kaito! My son. Come here," He waved him in, and Kai came, gesturing with his head for Selene to follow. "Hey dad. Um, this is Selene Blackburn." Selene smiled at him. "Hello. It's wonderful to meet you." Kai's father smiled at her. "You're much nicer than the last one." He turned to Kai. "This one's a keeper." Kai's ears turned pink, and he could see a blush creeping across Selene's cheeks. "Dad . . ." Kai whispered. He laughed. "It's so nice to meet you, Miss Blackburn. I'm Rikan." He looked her over. "It's not often that Kai let's me meet his girlfriends. But I must say, you are very different from any of the rest." Selene smiled shyly, tucking her hair behind her ear. "Thank you, sir." Rikan laughed. "Listen to her! 'Thank you sir'! Please, Miss Blackburn, call me Rikan."

"Then I insist you call me Selene, si- Rikan." She corrected quickly. He chuckled. "Very well, Selene." He turned to Kai. "What brings you here?" Kai looked at Selene, and gave her hand a squeeze. "Selene, actually." He looked at his father. "She wanted to meet you. And she wanted us to . . . talk." Rikan smiled at Selene, taking her other hand a squeezing it. "You have a good heart." Selene smiled. "Thank you." She glanced at Kai. "Sir, I want you to know that your son is a wonderful dancer. The best, actually. There is no other boy at the school who matches the skills your son possesses." She paused, biting her lip. "I mean no disrespect, but I believe he has a wonderful talent for dancing. He doesn't desire to be a lawyer . . . ," she took a deep breath. "I understand about family traditions. I myself did not have a family of my own, but I understood that they have their way of living. It just never included me. Could it be that maybe, just maybe, your son feels the same way? What if you taught Kohn Torin to be there running it, but Kai could still manage and own it? That would make it so that he could still dance." Kai grabbed her hand tightly, giving is a very tight squeeze. "Selene-"

"You know," Rikan said thoughtfully, "That is an idea to consider." He paused, seeming lost in his own thoughts. Selene opened her mouth, but Kai covered it. "Let's not interrupt his thoughts." Kai whispered in her ear as softly as he could. Selene rolled her eyes, but obeyed, removing his hand. Their fingers lingered touching, until Selene pulled hers away, seeing Rikan's attention turning to them. "Kai, come visit me tomorrow on your own. Right now I feel tired." Kai nodded, backing up. "Okay. See you then." He took Selene with him while he left the room. "It was nice to meet you!" Selene said with a smile as they left. "You also dear." Rikan said with a soft laugh.

Kai and Selene left the hospital, stopping at the beach on their way back to school. Iko, Peony, and a few other girls were playing a game of kickball, and some guys watched on the side, laughing at their failing attempts. Selene laughed, then turned to Kai. "I'm going to join them," she pecked him on the lips and slipped her shoes off, running towards her friends. It was quickly apparent that she was higher skilled than the other girls at the game. Kai chuckled, settling down next to Wolf, who was watching Scarlet, eyebrows drawn together. "Dude, lighten up." Kai said, elbowing him. Wolf growled. "Oh come on, man," Kai said, smirking, "I didn't make you wake up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, did I?" Wolf glared at him, then turned his attention back to Scarlet. Kai chuckled, shaking his head. He watched Selene as she played with the girls, laughing and falling in the sand. Scarlet hit the ball, sending it towards Selene. She kicked her knee up, sending it in an arch towards Iko. Iko started freaking out, backing up to try to hit the ball. The other girls exploded in laughter as Iko fell over on her backside. She giggled along with them, quickly springing up. Kai laughed softly, paying more attention to Selene than the other girls.

"Isn't she hot?"

Kai turned, surprised and afraid that someone meant Selene. It was Thorne. Thorne cocked his head. "I mean Cress of course," he said, pointing at a very petite girl. Kai nodded, unsure what to say. "Riiight. Sure."

"Dude, don't get any ideas."

"I wasn't-you- never mind," Kai muttered. He pulled his phone out and checked it. Just the usual hate messages from Torin. That guy really needed to lighten up. A lot.

"Hey!" Kai heard Selene shout in a high pitched voice, giggling and falling to the ground. Iko stood over her, hands on hips. She grinned at her. "I win!" Selene laughed. "You win Iko. Now help me up!" Iko pulled Selene up, and grinned at her. "I like it when I win." Selene laughed. "I can tell." She trotted over to Kai, and plopped down in the sand next to him. She kissed him, then pulled back and smiled at him. Thorne had gotten up long ago, and Wolf had moved to get Scarlet when the game ended. "So . . . , I'm hungry, wanna eat?" Selene asked Kai. Kai laughed, putting his arm around Selene's waist. "I'm up for it. Where do you want to go?" Selene looked thoughtful, leaning into Kai. "Hmmm . . . lets see . . . what do I want to eat . . ." she ginned wickedly at Kai. "Maybe I'm feeling like human flesh."

"You are so gross." Kai said seriously. Selene laughed, poking his stomach. "I'm just kidding, silly." She smiled, laying against his chest. Kai stroked her hair, breathing in the crisp sea air. "I never want this to end," Selene said quietly, closing her eyes. Kai smiled, still stroking her hair. "I'll have to agree with you on that."

"Hey you two! We're all going to Twenty 8 Acres. You guys wanna join us? Or do you want to continue your . . . love fest?" Selen scrunched her nose at Iko. "We're not having a love fest." She stood up quickly, allowing Kai to do the same. "We'll tag along with you guys." She said, smiling at kai and taking his hand. He laced their fingers together, giving her a grin. "I hope they sell human flesh."

"I was joking!"

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-Angel princess 31