"Okay," Victoria told Kai. "I need to tell you something and it's very important, so you have to listen up."
"All right," Kai sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. He sounded bored. "What is it?"
"My cousin Amanda is getting married in a few weeks and I'll need to take that day off so I can go," Victoria replied. "Therefore, I won't be here and someone else will have to look after you."
"Well, that's no fun," Kai replied. "Can't I come to the wedding with you? You'll need a date, and I look really good in a tux."
"No, you can't be my date," Victoria shook her head. "You're a damn criminal. I can't go to a wedding with a criminal on my arm! What will people say?"
"They'll wonder where in the world you got such a handsome date," Kai replied.
"You're still not coming," Victoria replied. "So get that idea out of your head. I'm only saying this because for some weird reason, I don't want my grandpa and dad to kill you and they'll do that if they see you. Even though we'll all be in masks case it's a masquerade theme, I bet they'd still be able to sniff you out."
"You're gonna miss me," Kai told her. "Admit it. You will."
"No, I won't," Victoria replied. "It'll be a nice little vacation away from you for sure. You'll be the last person I want to see there."
"Yes, you're right," Kai sighed. "Why would I want to spend more time with you than I have to? You're annoying enough as it is."
"You're only throwing a fit now because I told you that I don't want you coming," Victoria replied. "You wanted to go before I told you you couldn't. Admit it."
Kai scoffed. "Why would I want to go anywhere with you?" He asked and then crossed his arms and pouted.
"Oh, my god," Victoria rolled her eyes. "You're such a baby. What did you do with all your time before I came along?"
"I mostly spent my time escaping from wherever they decided to trap me," Kai replied. "I wasn't here very long when you came." Then suddenly, his eyes brightened. "What if, when you're gone, they have someone really incompetent watch me? That could be interesting." He rubbed his hands and grinned evilly. "Yes…very interesting."
"What are you plotting?" Victoria asked.
"What kind of an idiot would I be if I told you what I was up to?" Kai asked. "I'd be a pretty big one, wouldn't I? If I tell you, you'll just tell James and he'll stop me, so…I'm not telling you a thing. And before you bribe me with chips, that's not going to help either."
"Wow, this must be some plan if I can't even bribe you with chips," Victoria replied, her eyes wide with surprise. "I hate that I won't be able to see the look on your face when they stop you from being able to accomplish it."
"You won't be missing anything," Kai replied. "I am gonna get out."
"And then do what?" Victoria asked. "Wander around aimlessly just for the hell of it?"
"Maybe," Kai replied. "Or maybe not. Who the hell knows what I'll do. And since I'll be out, I'll have my magic." He grinned. "This'll be more fun than I thought!"
"And I pity the poor humans who will have the misfortune of running into you," Victoria replied. "Cause that's how you'll entertain yourself, right?"
"No," Kai shook his head. "I have something much classier in mind."
"Good," Victoria nodded. "At least you'll be using your time before they catch you to better yourself."
Kai opened his mouth to reiterate that he wasn't going to get caught, but then gave up. It clearly wasn't getting through to her and there was no use trying to explain it more. "On to another subject," he told her, "What color is your dress? Or have you bought it yet?"
"No, I haven't bought it yet," Victoria shook her head. "But I think I want a red one."
Kai was staring down at her strappy black sandals and then moving his eyes upward over her long, lovely legs. "Pick one that shows off your legs too," he requested. "If you don't, it will just be a waste."
"Why would you say something like that?" Victoria wanted to know.
"Am I not allowed to make flattering observations about you even though you've not once returned the favor?" Kai asked. "Say something nice about me now."
"Can't you give me an easier request?" Victoria wanted to know. "Like asking me to cuff you and hit you or something? Saying nice stuff about you is hard."
"It's a shame someone as pretty as you is as heartless as every other person I've come across in my life who's done nothing but criticize me for no reason," Kai sighed. "I thought you would have seen some of my good qualities now, but apparently not."
"Okay, okay, fine," Victoria sighed. "Stop making me feel guilty." She then zapped him into all black formal wear and pushed him toward the mirror. "If I were allowing you to come to the wedding with me, I'd want you to look like this. You look so good that way."
Kai winced a little. "The dress pants are a bit snug."
"I know," Victoria grinned and ran her tongue over her bottom lip, which Kai saw from the mirror cause she was behind him. "There's a reason for that."
Kai then turned away from the mirror and chased after her as Victoria took off giggling wildly to herself. Every time he was close to reaching her, she would disappear until finally, she let him catch her. Then he kissed her deeply and her hands cupped his bottom as she pulled him to her, pushed him against the wall, and nibbled at his neck, some of the blood dribbling onto the collar of his shirt, but since it was black and they were both kissing and pawing at one another, neither of them noticed.
"So, what exactly is it that you wanted to talk to us about?" Sean asked James as he and Eva sat in chairs on the other side of his desk, having just recently received a very cryptic phone call from him.
"Well, you're Kai's cousin, aren't you?" James wanted to know. "You know him well?"
"Yes, I do, unfortunately," Sean replied. "Why?"
"Victoria is going to be attending a wedding and as we've noted, her double can be unpredictable when it comes to watching Kai," James explained. "And since you know him well, we wondered if you and your girlfriend, if she wants to join you, wouldn't mind watching your cousin while Victoria is gone. It'll only be for a day."
"Oh, I think we should do it!" Eva replied. "Please say 'Yes', Sean!" Then she looked at James. "If Sean says 'No', can I still guard Kai by myself?"
"Yeah, I actually think she'd be a better guard then I would," Sean said as he gestured at Eva.
"I would feel better if you both did it," James told them.
"Oh, all right," Sean sighed. "You did say that it was just for the one day, right?"
"Yes," James promised. "It will only be for the day and then right back to business as usual with Victoria watching him and you getting to stay as far away from him as possible. Frankly, I wouldn't blame you if you said 'No', but we'd really appreciate it if you didn't."
"We'll have to think about it," Sean told him. He then headed toward the door of James' office while Eva gave James a wink and said, "Don't worry, he'll do it. I'll convince him because I'm very good at that."
"Well, I hope so," James replied. "And thank you."
"You're welcome," Eva told him before heading out herself to meet Sean at his car.
"Why are you being so difficult about this 'Us watching Kai' thing?" Eva asked Sean. "James said it would only be for the day while Victoria was at the wedding. And I bet they'd pay us pretty well too."
"It's not the money!" Sean thundered. "It just that I can't stand Kai and I don't want to be around him at all. He's been nothing but trouble and the only thing that's good about him is that he's been locked away so I don't have to deal with him anymore!"
Eva began nibbling on his neck. "Oh, come on!" She said. "With you and I doing it together, how could it possibly be bad? I can even be the one to deal with him more if you want."
"That terrifies me even more," Sean told her. But then when she said "Please, please, please" over and over again and wouldn't shut up, he finally backed down and agreed. "But you owe me for this," he told her firmly as she gave him a kiss. "You really, really owe me!"