Chapter 10: Deeper wounds Kai’s P.O.V Author’s Note: Proceed with caution; this chapter might have a few trigger warnings. I closed the door the our dorm, locking it shut before making my way over to the fridge and getting out two ice packs. “Hmm.” Walking over to Night’s bed, I handed him one of the packs before taking a seat next to him and placing the ice to my cheek, wincing a bit when the sting came from out of nowhere. It hadn't hurt when I had gotten that punch, probably because I had been too preoccupied with punching the life out of that fucker. “Good thing Landon got Devon to help us in time.” I sighed, trying to break the ice between us. Night had been unusually quiet since the whole incident. Landon and Devon had taken the other kid home first, who…as we had found out later, wasn’t even out of high school yet. But we were glad that he and his friend were both safe, at least for now. As for what will happen in the future…we had no clue. Hopefully the kids got their le
Chapter 11: Crossing the Lines Kai’s P.O.V His lips were soft…softer than I had anticipated a man’s lips to be. My first experience in kissing a man…why I was doing this…I didn’t know… I was trying to comfort him the first time…right? To let him know that I understood the shit he’d been through and that I didn’t judge him for who he was or what he’d been through. I shouldn’t be bothered by the kiss, right? I was straight…I didn’t…I shouldn’t be affected by the softness of his lips…or the taste of alcohol that still clung to it…but then…why was my heart hammering against my ribcage like a drum? Why did I find myself pressing my hands to his cheeks to pull his face closer? There was a second’s interval as Night moved his lips away from mine to kiss my cheek tenderly, before kissing his way down my neck in a soft, slow motion, leaving a trail of tiny kisses down the line of my jaw. “Kai…” his voice was a breathless purr against my neck as he clamped his lips on to the side of the
Chapter 12: Bickering Like Kids Kai’s P.O.V I ducked behind the sofa, looking left and right to see if the coast was clear before aiming for my next target. The table towards the center of the room was a bit too low, so if someone came down the staircase…shit! If someone came down the staircase, they’d be able to see me anyway. The sofas were all white and I was wearing a bright red shirt! ‘Think Kai, think!’ I told myself as I looked around once again before turning back to look at the engraved wooden door that I had just come in through. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea? Oh, what was I thinking? ‘Maybe’? It was a fucking horrible idea to be sneaking around at 1 AM like a bloody thief in my own bloody house! However…the last thing I wanted was for either my mom or my dad to find me. As if having a bruised cheek and forehead wasn’t enough, but if either of my parents saw my like this right now and figured out that I had been in a fight…I’m sure I’d be leaving with more bruises
Chapter 13: We Kissed Kai’s P.O.V “You know you’re acting awfully suspicious, right?” Cole gave me a narrowed eyed look from over his coffee cup. “What happened to the bad boy of H University? The guy who dated left, right and centre without so much as caring if he was dating two women at the same time?” “And what’s so suspicious about taking a break?” I scoffed, turning away from him to look outside at the college grounds. “We got two more years to figure our shit out before we need to start making a living. The real world isn’t all fun and games or keeping tabs on how many notches we have on our bedpost.” “Ouch! What a low blow.” Cole rubbed a hand over his chest dramatically, making me roll my eyes. “Did your father give you a warning or something?” “My sister just became a resident at Alberta Medicave,” I told him grumpily. “The whole family will be holding a huge feast this weekend, to celebrate her finally getting her dream job. While I’ll be reminded, once again, of just wh
Chapter 14: UnderstandingNight’s P.O.VI paced around the floor with my hands in my pocket, anxiety making me sweat even though the weather today was nice enough.Why was I being anxious? Why was I waiting around for Kai to show up like a lost dog waiting for its owner? I didn’t understand any of this myself either.However, when I saw Cole, the blonde haired man who was one of Kai’s best friends, come in through the front doors of the dorm, I was immediately up from the waiting area and rushing to stop him before he headed to the elevators.“Hold that!” I called out just as Cole entered the elevator and he pressed the button to hold it until I was inside the doors. “Thanks!”Cole gave me a once-over, his eyes narrowing in on my face as I swallowed nervously. “Waiting for Kai?”“How did you know?” Shit! I wasn’t supposed to give myself away like this!“Kai has been bugging me since this morning.” Cole shrugged. “He went home for the weekend all of a sudden and then he showed up at my
Chapter 15: Just Friends Night’s P.O.V I hadn't expected Kai to return to the dorm-room at all. I hadn't expected him to come back that night. In fact, I wouldn’t even be surprised if he decided to move out or even asked me to move out the dorm permanently. That’s why when I heard the door unlocking around ten at night, I sat up in bed eagerly, waiting for Kai to come in. The relief I felt upon seeing his face after almost three days was not something I had expected. He stopped mid-way, frowning as he looked at me. “Why are you in my bed?” “I thought you weren’t coming back tonight.” “Why? You thought I’d run off to sleep with a girl just to forget about everything?” I swallowed past the lump in my throat. “Well…that’s what usually happens when people can’t come to terms with a mis-” “Yeah, well, I’m taking a break for hoeing around so...” He dropped his bag at the foot of the bed. “Maybe go back to your own bed then? I’m feeling tired.” I got up from his bed slowly, not enti
Chapter 16: Experiments Kai’s P.O.V “Devon…do you have a minute?” I asked my friend who was just coming out of the boxing ring after demolishing a punching bag twice his weight. “Yeah, sure!” He wrapped a towel around his neck before taking off his boxing gloves and pointing towards the locker room. “Just gimme five? I’ll go take a quick shower.” “Sure. I’ll wait here.” I moved to the opposite side of the boxing club room from where some of the members were still practicing their moves. The female boxing group had a separate room right next to the guy’s club, and from what I had heard…Night’s group sometimes came to hang around the area since their friend’s girl had recently joined their club. That’s why I was thankful for the separate rooms…so I didn’t have to run into him today. As promised, Devon came out of the locker exactly five minutes later, wearing a white hoodie with two red stripes down the middle and red track pants. His short black hair was still wet from his shower
Chapter 17: Avoiding Night’s P.O.V “We need to finish up on the project together this time.” I reminded my two best friends as we sat on the front stairs of our faculty, discussing who was taking responsibility for which part of the project. “This isn’t like high school, so don’t even dare expect one of us to complete the job alone and then take credit for the rest!” Trey immediately put his hands up in surrender, giving us a sheepish smile as he nodded in agreement. “I promise to do the best I can.” That was more than what I had expected from him, however, when I turned to face Landon…it was to find him spacing out once again, just like he had been this entire week. “Landon? Landon!” I snapped at him, startling him into snapping out of his trance. “Huh?” He looked around at me and Trey like he was seeing us for the first time. “What did you just say?” “Damnit, Landon!” Trey snapped in impatience. “You want us to go over the whole thing once again? What the hell is wrong with y