Chapter 5
Normal POV
They sat in silence. An unbearable silence that made Max's eye twitch and Tyson fiddle with his sleeves. Ray also found himself uncomfortable, as he shifted in his seat often, while Mr. Dickinson would clear his throat and cough in a handkerchief.
Mr. Hiwatari sat straight, his posture perfectly trained, his designer outfit stuck out like a sore thumb against the cabin furniture though he did not look uncomfortable. He had the same demeanor as Kai and watched Kai carefully.
Mrs. Hiwatari also stuck out, her hair was blond and was being kept up in a messy bun, she wore yellow, canary yellow. She was not as tall as Mr. Hiwatari but when sitting you notice the strange trained posture. As if it was ingrained within them from day one. Appearances meant everything.
The adults sat on one side of the living room while the BladeBreakers on the other. Kai who sat in his claimed seat did not look at anyone but rather at his hands.
No one could take the tension, and it was Tyson who finally had to snap.
"Uh I'm sorry Mr. Hiwatari bu-"
"Nikolai, you may call me Nikolai" interrupted Mr. Hiwatari; he smiled at Tyson and gestured for him to continue.
"Uh well, I'm kind of confused. We all thought Kai's parents were…dead?"
Nikolai smiled, a small smile in the corner of his mouth, he gaze flickered to his son before returning to Tyson and the others. He noticed how Kai kept himself separate from them, where the others almost sat on top of each other.
"Yes well…I can see why you would think that. I haven't exactly been a model parent I must admit"
Kai mumbled something under his breath at this; his eyes never left his hands.
"But you see boys. Things are, as you will learn, complicated in this world. But now that things have calmed down, we can start again. Make amends for…mistakes".
Max bit his bottom lip and looked back from the two and then shifted forward in his seat.
"You're not Kai's mother. Are you?" he asked Mrs. Hiwatari.
The woman smiled a wide red lipstick smile that shone brightly.
"No, I married Niko some years after…well after she passed".
"That's why you don't look like him. I mean Kai. You're not blood related", Max added, only wanting to hear the words out loud.
She nodded and added, "My name is Sylvia. You may call me Sylvia".
The room slumped back into silence. The same awkward teeth grinding silence.
"Excuse, I don't mean to pry. But, why are you here? Now?" asked Ray.
Nikolai glanced at Kai who had lifted his head and was now looking straight at him, waiting for his answer. His mahogany eyes were burning, his eyebrows furrowed and his lips pursed.
"To talk. I have been trying to contact Kai for months but…it seems a more direct approach was needed. We contacted Mr. Dickinson who arranged this meeting. Though I am sorry for it happening on your break but it worked well for both parties".
"You trapped me", Kai growled, "You trapped me like a rat".
Nikolai looked directly at Kai, his face suddenly becoming stern, it was if there was a sudden transformation in his body language.
"If you had answered the letters then we-"
Kai suddenly shot up, out of his chair and stood, his face was furious, his fists clenched.
"Letters! Those things you have the lawyer's draft up which you sign without blinking an eye. Are you talking about those letters. Grandfather at least had the decency to phone or sees me face-to-face. Bah! Your letters are meaningless".
Nikolai stood, Kai was still much shorter than his father, but they could still glare at each other in the eyes. The team noticed how a like they were built, even their stance was similar.
"You will not talk to me about Voltaire, you have no right to talk about what you don't know"
"Just as you have no right to bring her here. Passing her off as my mother-"
SLAP!
Kai help onto his cheek, a look of shock was on his face, his eyes wide.
Nikolai glared at his son, his hand was still were it had landed after it had made contact with Kai's face.
"You will not disrespect the woman who calls herself your mother"
Kai composed himself, he stood straight and dropped from his face is hand, and a red mark was forming on his face.
"You have no idea who my mother was".
And with those words, the teen left, heading upstairs to his room, he slammed the door and all was silent again.
"Uh excuse. But what happened to Kai mother?"
Everyone turned to see Max, who looked almost scared to have even asked.
Nikolai sat back down, he held his face his in hands and then ran it along the back of his neck before sitting back comfortably the seat.
"Kai's mother, she – her name was Kira. She…she was ill and she…she died in a tragic accident that…it almost cost us Kai's life. No one knew what was wrong with her. My father, who you have met, never liked her. Even though she came from a good family. She was smart and funny and clever. I didn't spend a lot of time at home. I was working for my father. But I had the house staff watch and inform me of anything unusual. We had a doctor come and try to diagnose her but she wouldn't have it. She wouldn't take anything even if we forced her. She was up and down all the time. Sometimes for weeks and sometimes for a few days. Kai, I don't think he ever noticed. She meant the world to him, to me as well. But, it became clearer and clearer that something was wrong. Her judgments were clouded and I think so was her memory. One day she took him ice skating on the pond, on our grounds. But it wasn't frozen over completely and…she drowned and pushed Kai to the edge away from the breaking ice. I had her fished out, too much expense. I couldn't live with the thought of her, under there for the rest of eternity. She…was amazing and Kai…he looks just like her".
The boys listened and watched Nikolai as he told his story, their hearts went out to their captain and to this man they had just met.
Ray glanced up at the staircase to where Kai had disappeared to his room, and was sure he had heard a door click close.
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