Surprisingly, I did not choose Jaya as my Skybound pairing ;).
I wasn't too much of a Kailor fan back in season 4. But that changed with this cute little moment in episode 64, when Skylor says "Let's just say you owe me one." in a rather flirty way, looking at Kai.
This one shot is set after the end of Skybound. It is not in accordance with the canon timeline (because Kai and Skylor weren't actually together until the end of season 9).
In Debt
"Let's just say you owe me one."
Kai just couldn't get these words out of his head. The kept coming back, as did the image of Skylor winking at him when she said them.
But Kai just couldn't remember how and when that could have happened.
Sure, quite a few weird things had been going on for the past few days. Like on the hospital roof, after the Ninja's visit to Li'l Nelson, not only had Nya been suddenly able to perform Airjitzu, no also she and Jay had gone from arguing to being madly in love with each other in the blink of an eye. And then there was this strange feeling of déjà vu...
But what had been really bothering him was this particular memory – it felt far too real to be just the result of his imagination – of Skylor.
He was sure that the last time they had spoken, she had said something in the lines of 'keep in touch," which he had agreed to - unfortunately, neither of them had kept this promise. So, how could he all of a sudden 'owe her one'?
After spending another sleepless night over this question, Kai decided that he was simply gonna ask her. Otherwise, it was never going to leave him alone.
Mainly because he hated the idea of being in debt to anyone.
The Master of Fire was very proud that he had always been able to provide for his little sister and himself. So, if he for any odd reason he really owed something to Skylor, he'd rather have that sorted out sooner or later.
And also, this was a good opportunity to get in contact again with the red haired beauty...
Skylor turned her head when the little bell over the glass door announced a new customer was entering the restaurant. Business was still rather slow these days, although a bit better already compared to when she had taken over the family business.
And she found herself looking straight into a pair of piercing Amber eyes.
"Hi Skylor." The red Ninja gave her his signature lopsided smile, making her knees turn to jelly.
"Hello Kai." She greeted him back, hoping that he would not hear her heart pounding in her chest. "G-great to see you. A-are you here for some noodles?"
"Well, actually, I'm here for you." He stated.
Skylor's eyes widened. "Oh..."
Kai blushed. "Uhm... what I mean... I have a question for you." He corrected himself. "A business question."
"Ah, sure." She tried not to sound too disappointed. "Go ahead."
"Do I owe you one?" He asked.
"What?" Skylor gave him a confused look. "Why should you? I mean, sure, the whole Anacondrai situation has kinda ruined our reputation, but that wasn't your fault. The only ones to blame are my father and myself, because I didn't interfere with his plans sooner."
"No, that's not what I was talking about." Kai placed his hand onto hers. "Do I owe you one?"
"Not that I would be aware of."
"Phew." Kai let out a sigh of relief. "For the last week or so, I've been wracking my brain because I kept thinking that I do..."
"That's strange." Skylor remarked. "But I've had something similar. When I woke up one morning, I was convinced that Nya had been kidnapped again, and I couldn't stop worrying about her. I even called her to make sure she's alright."
"You've spoken to my sister?"
"Yes." Skylor nodded. "I asked her not to tell you or the others, because I felt so embarrassed. But she didn't appear surprised about my call at all, she rather sounded a bit upset."
"That is strange indeed." Kai agreed.
"Nya also told me that she and Jay are back together." The redhead remarked. "I was really happy to hear that."
Kai nodded. "Yeah, that came as a bit of a surprise for everyone." And that was a huge understatement. "But on the other hand, it has taken them so long to finally come around, it just had to happen one way or another.
"Oh, it was so obvious that they still harboured feelings for each other during the tournament." Skylor laughed. "Even I could see that, although I was supposed to keep an eye on you."
Kai smirked. "Well, to be fair, I was rather busy keeping an eye on you too."
The restaurant owner tapped her chin. "Now that I think about it, you actually do owe me one..."
"I-I do?"
"Yes." The Master of Amber smirked. "You know, there was something we never got to finish, because Dareth interrupted us."
Kai's eyes lit up. "Oh, that one. Better rectify that right now."
He gently cupped her face with his hands. Rubbing her flushed cheeks with his thumbs, he leaned in to briefly press his lips against hers.
"Was that right?" He then asked against her soft rose lips.
"Perfect." She whispered. "But I'm afraid you've forgotten the interest."
Never having been in debt before, Kai would have never imagined that paying it back could be this much fun.
Coming up next: Day of the Departed at the Junkyard
Review Replies for Season 5:
RebelutionaryWriter - Haha, good point XD. Hope you liked this one :).
RandomDragon2.0 - Thank you. I think a lot of fans haven't but you can find quite good descriptions of Seliel online. And even Tommy Andreasen has incuded her in his 'Way of the Departed'.
