[hr][hr][center][img]http://fontmeme.com/embed.php?text=Kai%20Malana&name=CelticHand.ttf&size=50&style_color=CC5200[/img]
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[b]Interacing With:[/b] Ada [hr][b]Interaction Tags:[/b] [@Lady Amalthea][/center][hr]
The relief he felt just from stepping outside of that crowded gym hall was euphoric. He walked down the wall length a little to keep his smoke from hitting the doors to the hall and found a comfortable spot to rest his back against as he lit up. He took a deep breath and held it, letting the smoke slip out between his lips slowly at first, savouring the calming feelings washing through him before he exhaled completely. He rose his right foot and planted it flat on the wall behind him, he wouldn’t have looked out of place in a god damn clothing catalogue right then.

He leaned his head back, closed his eyes and let the sunlight soak into his skin as he calmed his nerves. He was terrified if truth be told, he hadn’t seen her inside but he knew she was already there. Why wouldn’t she be? She was the most organised person he had ever known, there was no doubts in his mind that she was organising all of this too. Especially since part of the reunion was inside her home, a place he hadn’t set foot inside for ten years. Damn, he felt old. This was insane, maybe he should just leave and apologise to Marc and Ash later. He absently flicked the end of his doobie, letting the ash fall to the ground. He heard a throat clearing and felt a soft hand grabbing the blunt from his hand. He opened his eyes and turned his head to see who it was.

It was Ada. His mind went numb and he gaped as his eyes took her in. Ten years was a long time but Ada seemed exactly the same except maybe a little sadder, so pretty much exactly how he’d left her a decade ago. His chest panged at the thought of that night and a frown formed on his face at the memory of it.

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[color=cc5200][b][i]Ten years ago…[/i][/b][/color][/center]

After everything that had gone down at Prom, Kai hadn’t been the same since. He’d kept the front up for everyone when he was out in public but when he was alone, he was a shell of who he once was. Sitting on his bed in his bedroom, the curtains drawn and nothing but a tacky little lava lamp that his mother had bought him, Kai watched the molten wax blub and blob in the heat of the lamp light beneath it. It was surprisingly calming.

Kai had never faced mortality and to see someone that he had known in such a way had shaken him to his core. He began to think about what he wanted out of life and he realised that he didn’t know. He had no idea what he actually intended to do with himself. His mind drifted to Ada and he realised that she deserved more than an overgrown child like him could ever give her. She needed someone with a life plan, with drive and ambition. Not him.

His heart ached as he thought about the thought of no longer having her in his life but he knew that he had to let her go, she deserved every chance she could possibly get and he would only hold her back. He knew that he would be hurting her and it killed him inside but he couldn’t consciously stay with her when he knew that he would only prevent her from getting the most out of her life. He decided to make her as happy as possible from this moment until it was time for her to leave for college. He wanted as many memories as possible with her before he lost her.

As time moved on and graduation approached, Kai never wavered in his resolve. He loved Ada enough to set her free and let her get the most out of life without him. If they came back together after he had found something to do with his life then that would be great, if not? Then they were never meant to be more than high school sweethearts.

The talk had been difficult and Ada had tried to convince him that they didn’t need to be apart and that he wouldn’t hold her back. He believed that she really felt that way but he knew that she was wrong. When she broke down, he had to keep himself from comforting her, he didn’t want to hurt her any more than he already was. He must have seemed so cold, but it was the way that it had to be. When everything was said and done, Kai watched her leave in the rain. He was numb and dumb. He should have done this at her place.

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[color=cc5200][b][i]Present Day…[/i][/b][/color][/center]

Blinking, Kai had to wonder if he’d heard her correctly. Makana… That was a name that he hadn’t been called in forever. He smiled at the sound of it, he hadn’t realised just how much he had missed it. She was right, and he felt shame as he realised how much she must be judging him for smoking the green stuff again. He then realised that Ada was holding her phone and that the phone had Marc shouting her name out of it as loudly as he could through the speakers.

[color=cc5200][i]I should speak… why aren’t I speaking? God damn, Malana just fucking talk to her![/i][/color] He opened his mouth to speak but she was growling at Marc on the phone now. Her eyes kept staring at him though, a growl clear on her face and her head shaking at him. Well he thought he felt shame not even a moment before but now he felt downright horrible. His gaze faltered and he looked down at his shuffling feet. He spied her heel crushing his former smoke and he began to chew the inside of his mouth and ran his fingers through his hair, scratching behind his left ear just for something to do instead of looking at Ada. He didn’t want to interrupt her call with Marc so he remained silent.

[color=cc5200][i]That’s right Malana, just you stand here like a wounded puppy, that’ll obviously make her happy. She’s absolutely not going to get mad at you for not even looking at her, no sir. She’ll probably thank you for being a mute idiot. Abso-fucking-lutely.[/i][/color] He hazarded a glance over to her as she continued her conversation with Marc, she was looking down and chewing on her thumbnail. Uh oh.

Kai turned towards her, taking a step forward as he heard her exclaiming that Jessica was dead and she began to crouch down towards the ground. He thought the name was familiar but he couldn’t put a face to the name. He was very curious as to what was going on about her closet at her parents’ home and her dress but he knew better than to interrupt her conversation. 

At the moment she dropped her phone on the ground though, Kai was by her side quicker than a flash of lightning. He dropped to his knees and tried to look Ada in the eyes. [color=cc5200]“Ada? Ada what’s wrong? What’s going on? Are you okay? Talk to me.”[/color] His eyes bore into hers and it took all he had to not cup her cheek like he used to do in high school.
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