I kept my eyes closed, not wanting to know who it was who held me that way.

"Please, do not scream," he begged at the same time as he uncorked my mouth, though he kept clutching my arm.

Honestly as much as I wanted to scream, I was not going to be able to, because my own fear prevented me, even prevented me from opening my eyes, causing him to grab my face.

"Kaelah, I'm not going to hurt you," he said, getting me to be surprised to hear him say my name. "I promise, Kae, I will not hurt you."

At that moment I collapsed, starting to cry, releasing all the tears that had previously been stored in my eyes, recognizing who he was, hugging him without even looking at him. I could not have any doubt about it, for he was the only person who had called me by that nickname, who had spoken to me with that sweetness he was using now.

I sobbed as I felt him hugging me, stroking my hair shortly before kissing me, holding me close to him, as if trying to corroborate that I was not going to disappear, that I was not going to fade into his arms.

"Kae, we don't have much time until he finds out." He whispered in my ear before pulling away from me, grabbing my face, wanting to make sure I was going to look at him, but he kept my eyes closed in the uncertainty what I would find. "Open your eyes, please" he asked, stroking my cheek, wiping the tears that were sliding down it.

For a couple of seconds I stood motionless, uneasy, afraid that everything might disappear again, that he would leave my side again, not to see him again, but this time for real. However, I finally relaxed and slowly opened my eyes, blinking at the light that dimmed the room, watching him.

No doubt it was not the same boy I had sent to Fort Rozz, for he had had his life without me, grown up as I wandered into space. So yes, the one who was looking at me at the moment, was not exactly who I remembered, but his adult version, which made me eleven years apart no matter how much I wanted to ignore it.

"You still have that look" he smiled slightly. "I need you to listen to me, okay?" he looked at me making me nod. "Astra is looking for you, well and for your sister, but since she knows that you are here, she is looking for you. I don't think she wants to kill you, you're her family, she's not going to do it, but Non ... he wants to hurt you, he wants to take revenge on you and Alura. "He paused." I've been sent to find you" he explained. "I'm not going to do it, I can't do it," he added when I shivered. "You have to go, stay close to someone you know, I can't help you, because if they see you, they'll come for you" he claimed.

"Zyan ..." I started in a trembling voice.

"No, you're not going to do it, not if I can stop you, I'm sorry," he denied grabbing my face. "You have to go, they're coming, I can't protect you in front of them," he whispered before kissing me.

I remained confussion after the kiss, not knowing what to do, where I should go, looking at him, waiting for some kind of indication.

"Go," he said again, pointing to a door. "Kae, please, I don't want to hurt you."

I swallowed hard before moving toward that door, turning to look at him, making him shake his head.

"Am I going to see you again?" I asked through tears.

"Very soon, Kae, I promise you," he assured me.

I nodded slightly before continuing on to the door, heading out into the hallway, advancing on it with my head down, trying to calm me down enough to be able to get back to my sister, but it was only a couple of seconds after Winn was by my side, wondering if I was okay, by passing me to where Kara was.

"You scared me," she said, hugging me against her as Alex appeared in my field of vision. "Are you okay?" She asked, pulling me away from her.

"Can I go home?" I asked as she arched an eyebrow. "I've had to run away from a henchman from Astra" I explained. "I want to go home."

She looked at me for a couple of seconds before turning to face Alex, who nodded so she would soon return to her starting position, watching me.

"Okay, you go with Alex home," she finally replied. "We'll have to teach you how to fight, if it happens again," she said, hugging me again. "Then I'll see you later." she smiled.

All I could do was agree with everything she had told me, being aware that I had lied previously and that if she found out it was going to be much worse.

The way back home was totally silent, in fact, it was me who kept silent, ignoring each of the questions that Alex asked me, which seemed to have no end, at least not until I locked myself in my room, throwing me on the bed at the same time I began to cry.

He had saved me, he did not have to, but he had kept me from being caught, that they could get revenge, that they would end up with me. I needed to see him again, I really did, but it was the danger of him being watched to make sure he was not lying. That aroused certain questions in me, what if they hurt him because of me? Enough I had once, I would not stand it, seriously, I would not.

"Kaelah, sure you're fine" Alex asked from the door receiving a statement from me. "So why are you crying? What happened? Did they hurt you?" she asked suddenly.

"I haven't been hurt, I'm fine," I sobbed. "It was not a henchman, well, at least not literally," I explained.

"No ... did you fall in love with a prisoner?" She was alarmed.

"He shouldn't be, I ... I condemned him, I condemned him to be sent to the phantom zone" I cried. "It was all my fault, Alex, I loaded his life."

"It was one of the few times I was allowed to go out into the street alone, which allowed me to explore the surroundings, so at the moment I was fascinated with everything, because it was too new for me.

I watched as a group of young people returned from classes, those that I did not attend, which I had so often dreamed of going, to surround myself with people from my age.

"Hey, I think we don't know each other" said a boy standing in front of me. "Are you new?"

"Hmm, no," I replied timidly.

"So why did not I see you before?" He asked with a half smile. "By the way, I'm Zyan."

"Kaelah," I said, unable to cope with a shy smile.

"Zor-el?" He asked, getting a statement from me. "Wow ... should I bow or something?"

I shook my head with a laugh that threatened to leave my throat, but I could not contain it for much longer, because I got infected with his laughter while sitting next to me, smiling at me while watching me, while I dedicated to do the same with him.

His blue eyes were following me closely, which stood out under that dark brown hair, but if there was something that captivated me, it was his smile, as well as his spontaneity, his laughter.

I ducked my head, knowing it was the only way to end that moment, which for me was starting to be uncomfortable.

"I like your eyes," he whispered, before we returned to the same silence that had involved us earlier. "How could they have let you out alone?" He asked.

"Today is an exception," I replied simply without wanting to explain.

"But they could hurt you," he remarked to my astonishment when I heard him say that. "I mean, you belong to one of the most important families in Krypton, I don't think anyone would hesitate to kidnap you and make a ransom for your parents. Seriously, they would pay much to rescue you, you are the heiress" he said before smiling slightly."It's a good thing I'm not going to do it, I'm not going to let anyone else do it," he assured me, grabbing my hand.

For a moment the fear had taken possession of me, for I had believed that he would be able to harm me, but I could not help smiling at his last words. He was going to protect myself, although it was not necessary at all, with everything I was hiding ... I do not think anyone was capable of defeating me.

"I must go" I communicated when I realized the time that was, I was going to be late.

"Am I going to see you again?" He asked.

"I'll try," I said, knowing it was not going to be easy, rectifying his facial expression, he was going to reply. "Tomorrow at five, okay?"

"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow, Kae." He smiled with a little bow, which made me laugh.

"Do not do that again," I repressed. "I'll see you tomorrow." I smiled, turning to leave.

I could feel his eyes still following me as I walked, as I left the place.

My smile was suddenly cleared, when I realized that I could not escape the next day, there was a trial."

I could not stop crying, forcing Alex to hug me in an attempt to comfort me, to calm me down, but it wasn't easy.

"You haven't loaded his life," she whispered. "He still loves you, he's in love with you, he's not going to hurt you," she assured me, holding me close.

"I need to see him," I sobbed.

"I know, but right now it's very dangerous, Kaelah," she said, stroking my hair. "You should tell Kara."

I shook my head. Kara could not find out, I was not going to allow her to see me with him, because she was going to claim that he was going to hurt me.

"She has the right to know," she said, separating me from her.

"No, I will not tell her," I said through tears.

"Okay, we will not tell her," she sighed. "Now try to calm down"

Little by little I ceased my crying, lying on the bed, closing my eyes to the weariness that enveloped me, feeling as Alex stroked my hair before stopping her hand on my forehead, however, in just a couple of seconds I fell asleep, even with his name on my mind, Zyan.

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Ayrin