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Chapter 4:

Kai's eyes widen in disbelief as the blonde haired Adonis, appearing from the front entrance to walk into the court yard, looking up at her with his stunning blue eyes shimmering with a sense of confusion. He's wearing a different set of clothes this time, his last ones ruined by the pond water. He's wearing loose pair of jean with a black leather belt. A simple white top with a blue streak on the front and black skater shoes finishes the look.

This cannot be happening…

"What's going on here?" Miguel asks, his brow furrowing in a quizzical look, his head tilting ever so slightly to the side.

"M-Miguel?" Kai stutters as she continues to sit, perched on the edge of the roof like a little bird, and clutches her towel, her one and only saving grace from total humiliation, closer to her chest. "What are you doing here?"

"I've came back to see if you're alright," Miguel replies before his head suddenly reels back in shock, his eyes wide in blatant shock and disbelief, appearing as if he has only just realized Kai's certain assets and a splash of red appears on his cheeks in the form of a blush. "You're a girl?"

Kai's own eyes widen abruptly and she too blushes a crimson red. With her heart thundering in her chest, she makes a noise that sound suspiciously like a whimper. "Oh god," she then scoots up the tiled roof and presses her back against the wall under her window, keeping herself out of sight of anyone standing in the courtyard. "Kill me now."

Just when she thought her day couldn't get any worse, it does. Now, her first and only crush is here as well, seeing her in the humiliating situation ever. What does Miguel think of her now? Someone he always thought was the most unshakable person ever, the one person he confided his fears and dreams with, the one person he confided that he might be gay, that one person he has spent so much time with; is a girl.

Curling her legs underneath her and bowing her head so her chin touches her chest, Kai releases a sigh of defeat. If there was a chance that Miguel could feel the same feelings she has for him, it's surely gone now.

"Great," Kai whispers under her breathe, voice low from fatigue of the entire event. "Life really does suck."

"Kai?" Miguel says when the surprisingly beautiful young woman disappears from his sight, seemingly hiding herself from prying eyes.

Unbelievable…

Kai is actually a girl! And as he has already noted, a very beautiful girl at that. He had no idea, and by the looks of astonishment on the faces of those around him, no one did.

Lowering his eyes to the ground in front of him, falling deeply into his thoughts, Miguel thinks back at the times he has spent with Kai. Their one on one training sessions, their talks late at night and the shoulder to lean on when things become too much. During those times spent together, Miguel found himself falling deeply for Kai, a feeling that goes deeper than a crush. Back then he was worried that Kai might not feel the same, as he thought he was a guy and he might not be gay. He remembers the day vividly where he confesses to Kai that he might be gay just to see what his/her reaction might be.

He, I mean she was completely alright with it, even though there was this sense of disappointment.

But why was she disappointed back then? Could it be that she is struggling with her own feelings, feelings for him?

Oh, please let that be true.

"What happened?" Miguel asks, pulling himself out of his hopeful musings and turns his attention to the neko next to him, returning to the task as hand. Just why is Kai, wrapped in only a towel, on the roof?

Ray turns his amber eyes to the blonde and shrugs, unsure of the full details himself. "Apparently, Tyson startled her and she fell out the window."

Miguel's eyes immediately widen in alarm. "She fell out the window?" he repeats, snapping his head towards the roof again, hoping to catch sight of the young female with his eyes that are shimmering with blatant concern. "She could be hurt. Why isn't anyone up there?"

"We can't get up without a ladder," Ray explains with another shrug.

A part of Miguel is absolutely livid that Ray is taking this so casually, in fact, he seems to be enjoying seeing Kai frazzled and disgruntled. The Chinese blader is a neko, right? So why didn't he just head to Kai's room and slip onto the roof through her window?

In second thought, no. He doesn't want the neko anywhere near a half naked, very female Kai. A sense of jealousy bubbles in his chest at the thought, but he quickly calms himself down as the world champion appears from inside the dojo, looking a little worse for wear.

"Hmm," Miguel hums to himself as a plan of action appears in his mind. He's going to get up on the roof, without a ladder, to help Kai one way or another.

The poor thing must be feeling trapped and humiliated up there all by herself. He's going to have to treat her carefully, coax her down like a those stray cats she feeds in her spare time on the streets.

"Hey Tyson," Miguel calls as the blader approaches and he points to a corner of the courtyard where the roof comes together in a corner, where it will be easy for him to grab a hold off and pull himself up with the strength of his arms. "Stand there for me, would ya?"

Tyson gives him a look is just swimming with confusion, but walks over to where Miguel is pointing nonetheless. "Er, ok."

"Now turn around and stand perfectly still," he orders.

"Why?"

Miguel give him a stern look. "Just do as you're told."

"Humph, you sound like Kai," Tyson says with a pout as he folds his arms over his chest in a small sign of defiance, but eventually, he turns around and does what Miguel has asked of him.

Eying him carefully, Miguel takes a few steps backwards before sprints forward, towards Tyson. As he reaches him he places his hands on his shoulder and a knee in his back, lifting himself up. As he does that, he grabs the guttering of the roof and places his foot on Tyson's shoulder, and gives one last push, pulling himself up on the roof effortlessly.

Everyone watches with a sense of awe as Miguel kneels down on the tiles and Tyson falls to the ground with a grunt of surprise, into a twitching heap on the ground. Miguel has just used Tyson as a leverage to get up on the roof.

"Thanks Tyson," he calls over his shoulder with a grin.

With legs and arms twitching almost painfully, Tyson can merely groan in protest. "…my back…"

"Whoa, nice one Miguel," Ray compliments as Miguel carefully edges his way up on the tiles and disappearing from their sights. "Why didn't I think of that?"

Max turns and gives Ray a small grin of amusement. "Kai would probably push you right off again."

"Yeah," Ray says as he places a hand behind his head, a bashful version of his usual cat-like grin on his lips. "Probably."

As soon as Miguel steadies himself upon the roof, his finds his gaze immediately falling upon the very reason he's up here. Kai is sitting on her knees, her back barely touching the wall under her bedroom window, her bandaged hand in her lap as the other clings with white knuckles to her towel. He face is hidden behind a long veil of stormy gray tresses, her long dark hair at the back touching the small of her back. A few more inches and it would reach her butt.

Quickly, and yet carefully, Miguel makes his way over to her, his heart tightening at her posture, one that holds a sense of depression and defeat. It does not suit her at all.

"Are you alright?" Miguel asks as he kneels down in front of her, carefully placing a hand on her bare shoulder, his eyes widening at how cold her skin it to the touch.

She remains silent for a moment before giving a deep sigh. "I'm fine," she murmurs, reluctant to lift her head up.

"No further injuries?" Miguel asks, his eyes scanning her body for injuries, his concern evident on his face.

Slowly, Kai shakes her head just so slightly. "Just my ankle."

"Ok," Miguel says as he nods his head, his other hand moving to rest on her other shoulder. "I'll fix that later. Now, let's get you down."

"I'd rather stay up here," Kai says quickly, her body stiffening slightly. She is tense and uneasy, which are two emotions quite understandable for the situation she's in.

"Why?" Miguel asks, lowering his head a little in an attempt to gaze upon her face.

Kai abruptly bows her head forward even more, her hair curtaining around her face and shoulders. "So I can die in peace."

"Kai…" he whispers, his eyes softening into a caring warmth. "There's nothing to be embarrassed about."

"Oh right," Kai snorts, sarcasm heavy in her voice. "Nothing embarrassing about falling out a second story window in just a towel and have everyone gawk at you when they realize that the badboy they know is actually a girl."

A bashful smile appears on Miguel's lips when he realizes that those words aren't exactly comforting. "Ok, that is embarrassing, but what shouldn't be embarrassing is that you're a girl," he says with a reassuring tone, slipping a finger under her chin and forcing her to look up at him. He gives her a heartwarming smile when he sees the dark blush that heavy adorns her cheeks. In her ruby red eyes are the emotions fear, unease and embarrassment, mixing together to give her this fragile and delicate appearance.

As adorable as that look is on her, Miguel comes to a realization that it doesn't suit her.

"I must admit, I'm surprised," he carries on, his hand moving to cup her cheek. "But I'm not disgusted."

Kai's eyes widen at the admission. "Why not?" she asks, a small sense of skepticism in her voice.

Miguel takes a deep breath, deciding to bite the bullet and tell her his feelings. He never imagined that he would bare his soul like this on the roof of the dojo, which Kai injured and in a towel.

"I don't like you because of your gender, I like you for you," he says as he places his other hand on Kai's other cheek, holding her face still so he can look her right in the eyes, to show her that he is being utterly sincere with his words. "To me, from the very first time I saw you, I thought that you are a very beautiful person. And that hasn't changed."

A shimmer of hope appears in Kai's eyes. "Miguel?"

A soft chuckle passes Miguel's lips as he leans forward and presses their foreheads together in a tender display of affection. "I guess what I'm trying to say is that, I like you. A lot. I've had a crush on you since the first moment we met."

"Really?" Kai gasps in surprise. "You have?"

"Yeah," he whispers, a warm and affectionate smile on his lips. "I know you might be thinking that I'm only telling you this now because I know you're a girl, but even if you were really a guy, I'd still tell you this."

"Miguel…" Kai whispers, her eyes becoming watery with the intense emotions she is currently experiencing; surprise, hope, joy, delight and happiness, all mixing together to make her feel lightheaded.

She almost can't believe it. She has never felt so...happy before.

"I like you, too," she tells him, removing her hand on her towel to grasp at the front of Miguel's shirt, curling her fingers around it tightly. "Ever since we first met, looking across from one another over the beydish."

Miguel's eyes widen a little in surprise at her words before softening again. "Kai."

"You're…not like anyone else I've met," she continues. "I wanted to tell you how I felt, but I didn't know how. And this whole hiding my gender thing kinda got in the way. You became a close friend and I was afraid that if I revealed my true gender, you would treat me differently."

"Silly," Miguel says as he pulls back just a fraction. "Of course I would treat you differently. There isn't a person in this world I would do this with."

Kai tilts her head to the side in confusion, but she soon realizes what Miguel means when he leans forward and kisses her softly on the lips. The feeling of shock races through Kai's body, but soon, it fades away and she closes her eyes, leaning into the kiss. The fingers grasping onto Miguel's shirt tightens when Miguel runs his tongue over her bottom lip, slowly and sensually asking for permission to increase the passion between them. Of course, Kai allows him to do this, parting her lips on a mew of delight.

Carefully, Miguel removes a hand from Kai's face to entangle it within the silky strands of her hair, tilting her head back ever so to deepen their kiss. He has longed for a chance to kiss Kai passionate like this, and now that he's experiencing it, he never wants it to end. Kai tastes as beautiful and exotic as she appears.

They are definitely going to do this again…somewhere a little more private, perhaps.

"Is it ok if I treat you like that?" he asks as he pulls back.

With a light dusting of pink on her cheeks and a smile on her lips, Kai nods. "Yeah, it is."

"That's good," Miguel says as he pulls back and glances at their surroundings. "Now, let's get you down from here."

X3 Yay, Miguel to the rescue! Heheh, in the next chapter we find out why Kai has been dressing like a guy. Hopefully it's a tad different than the usual female Kai explanations.

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