LAURA

Malakai was inside my head. I know. I could feel him prying into my life and the fact that I opened my eyes to see him didn't help my case. Kai made himself clear the last time we both had a proper conversation even though I know he didn't mean to say what he said, he did it because he was angry, I still feel hurt. A feeling I've never felt even when I should go on rampage. He brings out the side of me I didn't even know existed.

I look around the familiar environment of his bedroom and shift upward until I'm leaning against his headboard. I feel so tired and weak. Ever since Kai told me he needed me out of this planet as soon as possible I've been trying to find a way out. I know it's impossible to penetrate Di Hipsodat without the El gate but Riga did it and I want to do it too. There's always a loophole, I just need to find it. The sooner I leave, the earlier I can get back to my life.

It doesn't take long for Kai to come back, I'm not sure why he teleported away in first place. He stands at the foot of his bed, looking at me. He stuffs his hands inside his pocket and sigh.

"I'm sorry," he begins, "I shouldn't have said those things to–" I open my mouth to correct him but he stops me,  "I know you were hurt by words, I was inside your head, I could feel it. I'm sorry for everything you've gone through, I–" he stops talking when I scoff. He raises his eyebrows in question.

"Just because you spent something time in my head doesn't mean you have any idea of what I've gone through, so keep your apology to yourself because I don't need it, it does nothing for me."

I know he means well but with he way he delivers his words, it struck something in me. I've lived my whole life being treated like the enemy in my home but I didn't mine because I didn't care. I'm one in a lifetime because I'm not supposed to exist but my father spared my life even though I was responsible for the death of his beloved. He made me who I am today and I'm glad, I wouldn't change a thing. But with Kai saying he's sorry makes it seems like I've been treated unfairly.

"Laura, I... Just let me finish. I'm not trying to understand what you've gone through, I'm just trying to understand you. I saw your life and caught a glimpse of what your life was on Di Hipsodat and what I saw wasn't living. If you can give me another chance and I'll show you what living is," he says and offers me his hand.

This isn't how I imagine this conversation going. I don't have an imagination but I've figured if he and I are ever going to talk again, it will be to say goodbye.

"Convince me, Malakai Stark. Why should I let you into my world? Actually, why should I let you invite me into your world?"

He shrugs. "Because you are already in my world and you don't know how it works, let me show." I pushing his outstretched hand forward.

"Okay." I'm curious and that's the only reason I'm agree to this. Pretty sure Gar and El are looking for a way to give me home, so I can just see what Kai has for me in the meantime.

"Now, you need to eat and rest. I can't believe you have eaten or slept for two weeks. Two weeks, Laura!" He looks like he's about to pulls his hair out and calling me out like a child won't do him any good. I know when to eat, I just didn't want to see him before looking a way to get back home.

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Over the next weeks Kai keeps his words to help me find a way back home but haven't successful find a suitable way. He shows me Earth like he said he would, it's mostly touring around the city, showing me placed that I could never imagine. We try new food and  shopping for clothes. I ask Kai where his money comes from, I know he works hard with his job but I don't know what it is he actually do and I have he has so much money because he always buys me, he never hesitates to buy me anything. He finds  me staring at something for too long, he buys it for me. He shows me how to work and survive on Earth, going as far as teaching me how drive a car but it doesn't go as well as he planned. My curiosity get the best of me and I end up destroying the piece of metal.

Zazie and Lee keeps their distance even after I show them I don't wish to hurt them anymore. Lee's warming up to me little but Zazie is still closed off and runs the other way when she sees me, she still hasn't showed me how to make my hair like hers.

I haven't killed anyone in a while and it's the longest I've gone with spilling blood. I promise Kai I won't interfere in human conflict even though they annoy me and I want nothing more than snap their necks. I'm a woman of my word.

I've always been about duty. My life is my always been my job to serve and protect my father. I've never once imagined what my life would be like without my duties but Kai is showing that there's more to me than the title. Earth is a good distraction but I know I can't stay here for long, I'll go back to Di Hipsodat and everything here will be a distance memory. Kai will be a distance... memory.

A life without Kai. Can I survive it?

The more time I spend with him, the more my feelings grows, feelings I don't understand. He still gets on my nerves every now and then like two days ago when I asked for ice cream and he told me point blank to go to bed like I'm some sort of human child.

"How would you like to come with me to my place of work? You said you've always wanted to see where I work, so I was thinking..." He trails off, leaving me to put the piece together.

I look away from the television, since I learned how to operate it, I've been spending most of time watching movies. Today I'm binging Friends.

"Sure, I would love to see where you work. When?"

"Tomorrow? Is tomorrow good?" He asks, not sure.

"Tomorrow is good, it's not as if I have anything to do." I respond.

I hope tomorrow is good.

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