Revamped!

[In response to how Levana is written in this story, she isn't the same villain as the books and I intended for that. This is an AU after all. Instead, she's (possibly and unintentionally) meaner, cunning, and self-serving. She does care for Cinder and Winter although she may not show it like the typical mother. Call this a bit of a spoiler, but the next arc dives into Levana's backstory for a bit.] [2020: Out of everything in this story, this was a debate in the reviews and I lived for it.]

Kai-nd of a Legacy: Part Five

"Jacin, please…" Winter begs.

"Winter, no," Jacin responds firmly.

"Please."

"No."

Just like with Scarlet and Cress, Winter had to ask Jacin for help. But since he's from Luna and barely knows Kai, Thorne, and Wolf, Winter's asking for something else to help. She's running out of ideas and feels the need to act fast.

"They won't tell me anything, Winter," Jacin argues. "They don't know me. I can't just approach them."

"They'll tell you," Winter says reassuringly. "You're bros; you have that bro code thing, right?"

Jacin cringes. "No!"

Winter whines. "Please, Jacin, don't do it for me. Do it for Cinder."

"I would never do anything for Cinder and you know that."

Winter grunts. "Jacin!"

Jacin laughs as he holds Winter's waist and gives her a quick kiss. Winter pushes him back but can't keep a serious face because she loves him and knows he's kidding. He kisses her again and she doesn't stop him this time.

"I'll go ask them," Jacin says. "For you, not for Cinder."

"Same difference," Winter replies.

Jacin rolls his eyes. "Where would I find them?"

"Let's see, Scarlet isn't working today so try The Rampion. Call me if you need or find out anything."

-o-

Jacin approaches The Rampion but stops before walking inside. He doesn't feel comfortable doing this since he doesn't even know these guys too well and he's about to crawl up in their business and find out their secrets. This feels wrong to him but at the same time, it's helping Cinder so it's the right thing to do. Stars, he can't believe he's doing this. All he had to do was convince himself that he wasn't doing anything bad.

Jacin opens the door of the restaurant. He doesn't even have to look around since -

"Jacin!"

Jacin turns around and sees Thorne waving him over. He walks over and sits in an empty seat next to Kai and Wolf. It was almost like this was supposed to happen.

"You're so weird," Jacin tells Thorne.

"But a likable kind of weird," Thorne replies.

Jacin shakes his head constantly as Thorne playfully winks in response.

"So…" Jacin mutters. "What's up?"

"We need your help with something," Wolf tells him. "It's helpful that you live in Luna."

Jacin nods. He can't believe that he just had to walk in and everything he needs is just being spoon-fed to him. Winter was right on how they would just tell him, but he wouldn't mention that to her. He would never hear the end of it.

"Now, this'll sound weird but act normal," Kai says to Jacin.

Wolf scoffs. "Yeah, because we know what that means."

Kai rolls his eyes. "Apparently, my mother set me up with a girl and she wants or dreams that I'll marry her. I'm not saying that we'd tie the knot or anything like that, but I just want to see who she is. The only clues I have from my mom's journal and my dad. Apparently, this girl is the daughter of a former Lunar politician whose nickname was Chan."

Jacin nods.

"So, do you know her?" Thorne asks.

"Nope." Jacin sits back. "I don't cohort with politics at all."

The other guys nod, having expected that answer. They return to a normal conversation about a different topic. Jacin's mind goes somewhere else. The thing is, he knows exactly who they're talking about and he needs to tell Winter as soon as possible. If the issue with them was about something else, then Jacin would cooperate and tell them everything he knows but he seriously can't this time. It's that personal.

Little did they know that Chan was more than only a former Lunar politician.

-o-

Cinder kicks open her bedroom door with a basket of fresh laundry in her hands. She places it on her bed and begins folding. After seeing no point in making the clothes look neat if she'll wear and wrinkle them anyways, she opens one of her drawers and just dumps everything inside. She hears her computer ringing from an oncoming video chat. Cinder puts down the laundry basket and sits down in her desk chair, accepting the call.

It loads for a few seconds and Iko appears on the screen.

Homegirl Iko: Hey, how are you?

"Fine," Cinder responds.

Homegirl Iko: Heard from Kai?

"A small text here and there but other than that, not so much. He's probably with his dad."

Iko nods.

Homegirl Iko: How are you doing?

"I just did laundry."

Iko claps her hands once to make a point.

Homegirl Iko: That answers my question. Girl, you hate laundry more than Levana since dealing with her is easier than folding a fitted bedsheet on your own.

Cinder shrugs since Iko has a point. "I have two new boyfriends."

Iko's jaw drops and a disbelieving laugh escapes her mouth.

Homegirl Iko: What?! Already?! You dumped Kai and already have two new boy toys?! You go, Cinder!

Cinder pulls over her laundry basket. "Meet Ben and Jerry."

Cinder shows Iko two pints of ice cream and pulls out a spoon that she had at the bottom of her laundry basket. She grabbed them from the freezer on her way up from the laundry room. She opens both and starts eating. Cinder laughs a little as Iko shakes her head, not impressed.

Homegirl Iko: That's truly pathetic and just downright sad … and some horrible ice cream flavours.

"He's now hanging out with the boys and it's all secretive," Cinder tells her. "Scarlet and Cress can't even get a word out of their boyfriends."

Homegirl Iko: Bros before hoes?

Cinder stabs her spoon in one of the pints and looks at Iko offended. "I'm not a hoe."

Homegirl Iko: You were just talking about Ben and Jerry being your boyfriends.

-o-

Jacin's running back to the Blackburn mansion from The Rampion. He texted Winter to pick him up from somewhere near the restaurant since he didn't want the other guys to think that he would blab to Winter (although he would). He had to tell her because he couldn't keep what he learned to himself.

Jacin runs across the street on a green light and sharply jumps back when a car almost runs him over. He stops abruptly and sees Winter waving at him from behind the wheels as if they ran into each other on the street and not like she almost flattened him. Jacin shakes his head with a small smirk as he gets in the passenger seat.

"Aces, Winter, you could've killed me!" Jacin yells.

"You have tight abs, you would've bounced back," Winter replies with a small wink.

Jacin snickers at her seriousness. "Sometimes, Trouble, sometimes…"

Winter giggles. As she continues driving, Jacin catches his breath and buckles his seatbelt. He needs to be able to breathe before telling her what he learned.

"What's up with the guys?" Winter asks.

"Pull over," Jacin says. "Trust me. I don't want your foot on the gas when you hear this."

Winter nods as she pulls over. She turns off the engine and unbuckles her seatbelt so she could turn to face Jacin as he speaks.

"Okay…" Jacin says. "So, Kai's mom pretty much wrote in a diary that she and her friend set Kai and the friend's daughter up to get married. Kai doesn't know anything about her but he wants to find her to see who it is. The thing is, Winter, I already know who it is. I didn't tell them anything."

Winter is taken aback. "You had one conversation with them and you already know?"

Jacin nods.

"I love you."

"Thanks."

"Now tell me who it is!"

"I don't have to. You know who she is. Just hear this. You won't believe it."

"Try me."

"The daughter of a former Lunar politician with the nickname Chan."

Winter's jaw drops. She starts laughing hysterically, even tearing up a little. Winter keeps second-guessing Jacin's words but he keeps nodding while smiling like an idiot.

"Oh, my stars…" Winter mutters. "I don't even need a name. I know her. Oh, my stars, Jacin, we both know her!"

"Kai could look it up on the Internet," Jacin says. "I don't know why they didn't think of that. They'll get way more articles than they would've bargained for."

"Kai won't search for it. He would ask for it and make it feel like more of an accomplishment. But can I tell her?"

"No."

"Please, Jacin, please!"

"No."

Winter begs. Realistically, Jacin can't say no because he knows the feeling of wanting to let it all out. He just experienced it and it would be hypocritical of him to deny Winter since he just told her. Jacin needs a different approach to keep Winter's mouth shut.

"It'd be much more romantic if Kai tells her himself," Jacin says. He would compliment himself on his smart move.

"You're right!" Winter exclaims.

[I want to speed publish the rest of this arc because I'm so excited about the next two, but because I'm working on other stories both on here and on Wattpad, it'll wait…

I think some of you already know who this mystery girl is…]