Jenny: Morning!
Jason: Wow she's in a better mood, what's with the sudden change?
Nikki: Her best friend is coming over today…
Jason: …is that all?
(Loud crash) YEEHAAWWW! IN YOUR FACE!
Kai: What is she doing? Destroying the house?
Nikki: She's a bit… hyper…
Jason: A BIT? Need a tranquilliser to stop her.
(Bounces into the room) Might fine day isn't it people!
Nikki: (backs away) um…yeah…
Kai: Hey why don't you calm down and start the story?
OOHH STORY! PLEASE ENJOY EVERYONE!
Everyone else: …
The next morning came quickly for Nikki. She felt better after finally having a good nights rest. Opening her eyes, she saw Kai still sleeping next to her. Not in any rush to go anywhere, she took the time to gaze at him. He was turned towards her, their faces inches apart. His mouth was slightly open, letting out deep low breathes. She smiled at how peaceful he looked in his sleep. She placed her hand on his face, gently caressing his cheek. Nikki couldn't describe just how much she loved him. When she watched the ship explode, her heart had torn into pieces, and she felt that she would never be able to recover. But seeing him alive, she felt happier than she had in a long time. Now here he was, sleeping beside her with his arms around her, making her feel safe and protected. She leaned forward, closing the gap between them, kissing him gently. She felt him kiss her back, and pulled away to see him smiling sleepily at her.
"Good morning" he replied sleepily
She smiled at him "Good morning to you too."
He used a hand to rub the sleep out of his eyes, a gesture Nikki found adorable.
"How long have you been awake?" He asked her, still wiping his eyes.
"A few minutes" She replied.
He looked at her. "Then why are you more awake than I am?"
She giggled at him "Because I've been checking you out"
Kai's jaw dropped at her answer, making her giggle even more. Without warning, he playfully dug his fingers into her ribs, making her shriek loudly.
"Hey! That's not fair!"
He grinned "Sure it is, you took advantage of me while I was sleeping!"
In response she grabbed a pillow and whacked it across his face. He gawked at her, not believing what she had just done.
"Oh you've done it now!"
Nikki quickly leapt out of the way before he could grab her. She jumped off the bed, and backed away with her pillow ready. Kai stood up with his own pillow, and the two playfully glared at each other trying to anticipate who would make the first move. They both charged in at once, swinging their pillows at the same time. They collided together, landing on the floor with Nikki lying on top of Kai. She shot him a victorious grin, while he dropped his pillow and put his hands up.
"Alright, I give up, you win."
She rose an eyebrow at him "Are you surrendering because I actually won? Or because I'm your girlfriend?"
He gave her a sheepish grin. "Uh…both?"
She rolled her eyes at him. "Sure whatever"
The door suddenly opened, and in walked Jason and Jenny. Nikki and Kai's heads shot up and they felt slightly embarrassed at being found in such a compromising position, plus the fact they were barely wearing anything.
Nikki gave an embarrassed chuckle. "Ahah…. hi guys!"
Jason raised an eyebrow at the two, while Jenny put a hand over her mouth to fight back a laugh. Nikki quickly sprung onto her feet, her facing turning red when she realized she was half naked. Grabbing some clothes she ran into the bathroom and slammed the door behind her. Kai, who was still lying on the floor, smirked at his two friends before standing up. Not too bothered with the fact he was shirtless, he calmly walked over and put a shirt on before sitting down on the bed. He peered at the couple that just walked in.
"You know, you both have horrible timing. You always seem to walk in on us doing something intimate."
Jenny giggled before replying. "Well we heard Nikki scream earlier so we came over to see if everything was alright."
Kai gave a hearty laugh. "Everything's fine, I tickled her without warning. Just gave her a bit of a surprise that's all."
Jason looked at him, suddenly becoming interested. "I didn't know she was ticklish"
Kai stared back at him. "Normally she isn't, I managed to catch her off guard." He threw the two a smug smirk "Lets see you two pull that off"
Jason and Jenny rolled their eyes; Kai was able to bring out sides of Nikki people didn't even know existed. Being her boyfriend, he just had that effect on her. The bathroom door opened and Nikki walked out wearing fresh clothes, a small blush still lingering on her face. She suddenly stopped and stared at Jenny, who turned to her as well. Walking over, she wrapped her best friend into a hug.
"I'm sorry, Jen I haven't seen you properly yet. I'm so happy to see you."
Jenny just smiled and hugged her as well. "It's ok, Nikki. You had some catching up to do with Kai, I understand, but it's great to see you too."
They pulled back and the two girls shared happy smiles, before walking back to their boyfriends. Jenny sat next to Jason on the bed, while Nikki made herself comfortable on Kai's lap, who was sitting on a large armchair. Kai spoke, breaking the silence.
"Well I guess it's time we explained everything, we've put it off long enough."
The others nodded in agreement, and he spoke again.
"Well, after the warning from Kira and Lacus, we didn't waste any time."
FlashbackAfter the video ended, one of the crewmembers stood up and faced Kai and Jenny.
"Sir, we will hold off the assault for as long as we can, you two need to find a shuttle and get out of here"
Kai stared at him in disbelief. "We can't just leave you all behind!"
The man shook his head "Please there's no time, you two are the important ones. Enough wasting time, GO!"
Jenny placed a hand on Kai's shoulder. "Come on, we need to hurry."
Kai gave the crew one last look of respect, before following Jenny out of the bridge.
As they hurried towards the shuttle, alarms were going off all around them. Kai looked at Jenny
"We have to hurry! This place is going to blow any minute!" He shouted over the noise.
She nodded, indicating that she had heard him. Finally they reached the door, and the jumped inside. The shuttle was only big enough for a small group of people and it was placed under the ship. Kai rushed over to the controls, doing what he could to eject them as soon as he could. Jenny nervously looked out the window, watching the brutal gunfire above them.
She turned to him. "Hurry Kai!"
He growled in frustration. "Hang on! I'm almost there!"
Next moment, the shuttle shook as it ejected from the ship. Kai pushed a lever, and they sped downwards. Only a few seconds later, the shuttle was violently thrown forward by a huge explosion. Kai collided with the controls while Jenny hung on desperately to the sidewall. Fortunately the shuttle had maintained enough distance to not be damaged, but it was slightly dented from debris that had hit them. When the shaking finally ceased, Kai put the shuttle on autopilot and rushed over to where Jenny was staring in horror out the window. He looked out and saw the ship they were on had been completely destroyed. He bowed his head, thinking about the brave crew that had sacrificed their lives.
He walked back over to the controls and collapsed in the chair, feeling exhausted and extremely guilty. Jenny looked over at him sadly.
"What about Nikki and Jason? They probably thought we were in there"
Kai stared back at her with the same sad expression. "I don't know, but this piece of junk won't let us communicate with them from here. We'll head to earth and get in touch with them from there. I'm sure Cagalli won't mind letting us call them."
He turned his attention back to the front.
"Get some rest, we'll be flying for a while."
Flashback ends"It only took us a day to arrive to Earth, the shuttle was fairly fast, despite the impact from the explosion. "
Kai finished explaining what had happened to him and Jenny the day of the battle.
Jason stared at his best friend. "So then why didn't you call us when you arrived here?"
Kai sighed, and nodded to Jenny. She picked up the bag she brought, and pulled out a laptop computer. She pulled it open, typed in a few words before turning it around and showing everyone. On the screen was a picture of a man, with short sandy brown hair and dark eyes; his name was unknown.
Nikki curiously leaned forward, "Wait, he seems familiar, can I see that?"
Jenny stood up and handed the laptop to her. Nikki scrolled down the profile page, a moment later her eyes widened in realization.
"This is impossible!" She looked up at Jenny. "How did you find this?"
Kai spoke from where he was looking over her shoulder. "Do you know this guy?"
She nodded "Yeah, I knew him back on the PLANTS years ago, I thought he had died along with everyone else!"
Jenny took the computer back and sat back down on the bed.
"Well, he obviously didn't…he's the reason we've had to stay quiet"
Nikki and Jason were shocked. "What?"
Jenny nodded. "We're not completely sure why yet or even if he has an ulterior motive, but he has some sort of rebellion going on. And at the moment, he's after Kai and myself."
Nikki's eyes widened at her words as she suddenly realized what was happening. Standing up, she silently walked over to the window. The others shared concerned glances, before Kai stood up and walked over to her. He put his hands on her shoulders and rubbed her arms.
"Hey…are you alright?" He asked her.
"It's me he's after" she replied, startling him.
Nikki turned and looked at them all. "He's coming after me"
Jenny stood up and looked at her. "Are you sure? What makes you think that?"
Nikki sighed before answering. "I met him a few times while I was dating Darren. He must be after me for revenge"
Jason spoke from where he was on the bed. "But why would he want revenge on you?"
Nikki smiled grimly at him "Don't you remember me telling you? I'm the one that killed Darren."
Kai came up and hugged her from behind. "They must've been pretty close friends if he wanted to get back at you for killing Darren."
Nikki leaned back into him, grateful for the comfort. "They were closer than friends."
Jason's eyes went wide. "Were they gay or something?"
Nikki glared at him. "No you idiot…. they were brothers"
The room went silent after that declaration. Jason then spoke, breaking the tense moment.
"But why are you guys hiding from just one guy? He's not that scary is he?"
Nikki growled in frustration, suddenly feeling a headache forming.
"Didn't you hear Jenny earlier? She said he has a rebellion, which means he has his own army. He could've sent them here to…."
Nikki suddenly went quiet, and she put a hand over her mouth as her eyes widened in horror. Kai sensing the bad vibe from his girlfriend, looked down at her, concerned.
"Nikki? What's wrong?"
She turned her head to look at him, and he saw a mixture of sadness and anger on her face.
"It was him!"
She sent a murderous glare at the wall, slightly startling the others. Jenny stepped forward slightly.
"What do you mean it was him…what did he do?"
Nikki looked over at her best friend. "That fleet that I wiped out! That bloody army that destroyed your ship! That was all his doing!"
Her hands clenched into fists as she tried to control her anger. Jason slightly backed away; he never liked it when she became this angry… it scared him. Jenny was staring wide-eyed at her best friend, having never seen her this enraged before. Kai however, placed his arms around her trying to calm her down. He decided to do the speaking for everyone.
"Nikki, calm down, relax, you're scaring Jason."
Ignoring the last remark, she turned to look at Kai. She grabbed onto his shirt and stared into his eyes.
"You don't understand Kai! He's trying to attack my weak points…you know what that means?" She buried her face into his chest as she continued yelling." It means he's going to keep trying to kill you and Jenny! And when he's done with that, he might go after Lacus, then Jason…. damn it, he's trying to kill everyone that I love!"
After her outburst, Nikki continued to cry and yell into Kai's shirt, letting all her frustration out. He just held her close, stroking her hair. The other two stared sadly at them, before Jenny stepped forward.
"Kai, you can explain the other thing to Nikki alone, I'll tell Jason in our room."
Kai nodded her "Alright, we'll see you later then."
Grabbing Jason's hand, Jenny left the room with him, once again leaving the older couple alone. Kai looked down, relieved to see that Nikki had stopped crying. Slowly she lifted her head and stared curiously at him.
"What was the other thing you needed to tell me?"
Sighing, he motioned to the bed. "Let's sit down"
They walked over and sat down, all the while with her staring intently at him. He turned to her.
"Try not to be too upset with what I'm about to tell you, alright?"
Nikki nodded, urging him to continue.
"Lacus and Kira knew"
She was slightly confused at first, but then her eyes widened as she realized what he was telling her. Standing up, she gave him a look of disbelief.
"How long... How long before we found out?"
He sighed, bracing himself for her possible outburst. "We contacted them the day after, so they knew for a few days"
Nikki couldn't believe this, it was too dangerous to contact them, but her called her sister? Turning around, she tried to hide how hurt she suddenly felt. She knew why they had kept the truth from her, but the thought that Lacus knew…she couldn't help but feel slightly betrayed. Turning back around, she confronted her boyfriend.
"Why? Was it so hard to let us know? You keep this big secret to yourselves, but you tell my sister?"
Kai stood up, "But we had to! It was the only way to bring the Eternal to Orb!"
Nikki glared at him. "Why couldn't Cagalli do that then?"
He stepped closer to her. "She didn't have any other reason, so she figured if Lacus knew that we were alive, then she'd want to come down."
Nikki shook her head. "But…why did Lacus keep it from me then?"
Kai sighed sadly. "Because I asked her not to…"
She stared at him, hardly believing what she had just heard.
"But…why? I was so lost and hurt without you…why would you keep such a thing from me?"
He reached and pulled her into a hug. "When we arrived in Orb, the first thing I wanted to do was to call you, and tell you I was ok. But when Cagalli had found out that we were being targeted, she forbid us to contact you in any way. All we could do is get in touch with Lacus and ask her to come to Orb. Even then we weren't able to talk very long."
While he explained, Nikki became slightly calmer, and just continued to let him talk.
"I was under direct orders not to do anything, I wasn't even allowed to go outside. Both myself and Jenny were kept inside and were always heavily guarded, and it stayed that way until you two arrived." Kai hugged her closer. "Each day…every hour that passed, I couldn't rid myself of the heavy guilt I was feeling. I could only imagine just what you were going through, thinking that I had been killed. Lacus briefly told me how you were, and all I wanted was to go to you and comfort you."
Nikki listened with sadness to her boyfriends' confession. He had wanted to call her, had wanted to be with her. But he had restrictions that were forced on him, all because some lunatic was out to get her. Suddenly feeling responsible, she reached up and hugged him.
"I'm sorry…"
Kai pulled back and stared at her "Why are you apologizing?"
Nikki slightly bowed her head. "Because this is all my doing…this guy is after me because I killed his brother. And now we're in danger because of a stupid mistake I made in the past."
Kai shook his head "It wasn't a mistake, he tried to kill you first so you naturally defended yourself. You can't blame yourself for that."
She looked back up at him. "That doesn't matter…I still killed him, now his brother is trying to make me pay. If the outcome was different…we wouldn't be in this situation." She looked away to the side. "This is all my fault."
Kai gazed sadly at her. He didn't want her blaming herself; she wasn't at fault for someone who wasn't able to let go of a grudge. And he wanted her to know this.
"Nikki, look at me"
She turned back to stare at him. He placed a hand on her cheek.
"It's not your fault, you hear me? Don't blame yourself. This is happening because someone is unable to let go of the past and can't bring himself to remove the grudge he's holding." Kai gave her a gentle smile, while rubbing her cheek with his thumb. "You're a kind, loving and caring girl, Nikki. Don't let past actions or idiots like him tell you otherwise. You have a pure heart." He placed his hand on her chest, where her heart was. "It's because of this heart, that I fell in love with you."
Nikki felt the urge to cry again. He always knew what to say, how to make her feel better. And after his confession at the end, she couldn't help but fall in love with him even more.
With tears in her eyes, she reached up to hug him tightly. She felt him hug her back, and she whispered to him. "I love you."
He smiled and whispered back to her "I love you too."
They stayed in that position for a while, enjoying the peace they could have. They knew it would only be a matter of time before they would have to face the danger that was after them, so they wanted to use the opportunity to spend as much time as they could with each other.
End of Chapter
AAWWWW happy sweet mushy ending! (flaps arms and runs about)
Nikki: Has she forgotten she's the one that wrote all this?
Kai: Have you never seen her hyper before?
Nikki: Not to this level, it's rather…
YAAAAAAAAAAAAY! (Crash)
Nikki: (flinches) frightening.
Kai: What was that?
Nikki: I think she just broke something in the kitchen, we need to get her out before she sets something on fire.
Kai: Well why we calm our author down…heres the preview of the next chapter!
Nikki: HEY PUT THE MICROWAVE DOWN!
Leaning forward she planted a kiss on his lips. But just as she was about to pull away, he held her in place not wanting to let go just yet. They were quickly lost in their own world as they clung to each other, their mouths moulding together. Being bold, Nikki ran her tongue along his bottom lip. He instantly opened his mouth for her and their tongues met in a heated battle. The lovers groaned, their hormones rising. They couldn't feel close enough as both their bodies and mouths meshed further and further into each other.