Be You

(Just so we can keep the story going, I'm going to skip to Monday.)

Audra had finished her last class for the day and was heading down to the gym. Kai's last class for the day was P.E., so right now he was probably getting changed.

There was a bounce in every one of her steps. She couldn't stop thinking about him, how much she loved him, how much he loved her. It was like someone had written a love book about their lives.(*wink wink*) He had promised to take her to the movies tonight. Audra thought they might get a chance to fool around tonight. Okay, she hoped they would get a chance to fool around.

Meanwhile...

Kai finished dressing into his normal clothes. It was his turn to clean up the equipment after class, so he ended up getting changed last. When he got out of the changing room he saw a girl with long hair waiting for him. At first he thought it was Audra, but once he had a moment to really look at her face he knew she was someone else.

"Can I help you?" Kai asked.

"Maybe," she said as she strutted over. "Name's Camile."

"It's nice to meet you, Camile," Kai said, trying to be as polite as he could. "But I've got to go. I'm meeting someone after class."

"Oh, right. Audra. You two are pretty close, aren't you?" she asked.

"I guess you can say that," Kai said. He wasn't liking where this conversation was going.

"You know, you're really hot. Lots of the girls in this school think so. You can do a lot better than that fatso Audra."

Kai frowned. "She's not fat, and I'm not leaving her for anyone else."

Camile stopped strutting when she was in front of him. "I think I can make you change your mind."

Before Kai could say anything she grabbed him by the head, pulled him down and kissed him. Kai waved his arms around in the air, not sure what to do with them. He wasn't sure if he should try to pull away or push her away. He thought, the hell with it, and grabbed her shoulders and forced her away from his mouth.

He heard the sound of books hitting the floor. As soon as he looked over Camile's shoulder it felt like someone shoved a dagger through his heart. By the entrance, staring with wide, hurt eyes and parted lips, was Audra.

(How's that for a twist?)

**Oh, damn, Dynamo! You're making this fun!**

Audra

I stared at him as he shoved the girl away.

No...this can't be happening! I began to tremble as realization hit me, and it hit hard.

Did he really feel so indifferently? Did he not really love me?

And it was Camile. The school's pageant winner, biggest flirt, and biggest heart-throb. Compared to her, I was just...simple.

Kai obviously knew that, too, for he was with her.

Blinking as tears stung my eyes, I shook my head, backing away.

This can't be happening!

"Audra, wait," Kai began, moving past Camile.

Too late. I was already running.

(I wanted it to be a surprise. Because I didn't tell you what I was going to write to drive a wedge between our two characters, you ended up being shocked just like Audra. That way you wrote more accurately how your character would react because, in a way, you were feeling the same thing she was feeling. Pretty smart, huh?)

"Audra, wait!" Kai's arm was reaching out to her, but she was already out the door.

"Well, good riddance," Camile said. "That bitch wasn't good enough for you anyway."

Kai slowly turned to the girl who, in mere seconds, had ruined the best thing he ever had. He knew the look in his face was menacing, because Camile's eyes widened and she backed away a step.

Kai spoke through gritted teeth. "Don't. Even. Come. Near. Me. Again." Each word was spoken with such anger, such rage that it frightened even Kai a little.

He picked up the books Audra had dropped and left the gym to find her. It was the only thing he could think of as he pushed his way through the ocean of students, find Audra and tell her what really happened. He couldn't stop worrying she might do something she'd regret if he didn't find her soon.

Audra

I didn't care. I had to run. I had to get away.

I flew past my dorm. No point in stopping there. Kai would find me there and try to give me some lame excuse.

No. I'd go to the lake, to the park, and hide.

And cry.

I leapt through a throng of people, slipping between the gap between them. I ignored the warnings and cusses they threw at me. At least, those weren't so hard to deal with.

It was the heartache that was killing me, tearing me apart, leaving me wanting nothing but darkness and solitude.

Why did I have to be so stupid and fall in love?

Kai looked frantically for Audra. He wasn't sure which way she had gone, but he'd be damned if he'd give up.

He stopped in front of someone in the hall and asked them, "Did you see a girl run through here?"

"Yeah, I did. She knocked all my books onto the floor," he said, motioning to the tattered books in his hands.

"Which way did she go?" Kai asked.

"Uhh..." he turned around and pointed down the hall toward the school's parking lot entrance. "She went that way, but..." Kai didn't stay to listen to the rest of what he was going to say. He just ran off.

Once outside he stopped to look around again. In the distance he could see a girl with long hair running down the path that led to the park. "Audra..." Kai ran after her, determined to catch her.

Audra stopped running when she came to the lake. She sat down by the side of the water and cried. Kai didn't want her to run off again, so he quietly crept up to her. Even if he was walking she might not have heard him over her own sobs. When he was behind her he said softly, "Audra."

He had expected her to get up and run again, or even to start yelling at him. But what she did next he never expected from her. She got up, spun around and punched him in the face.

*XD You know me too well Dynamo! XD*

Audra

"Why, Kai?" I half shouted. "Why did you have to follow me? Why not leave me alone, since you've found Camile?!"

"Audra, it's not like that - "

"The fuck it's not!"

Whoa. I had never used such a strong word before, and...it felt good. I savored the alarmed expression on Kai's face, the throbbing of my still curled fist, the blood trickling from his nose.

Then his gaze softened, grew more sincere and desperate.

What would he do next?

"Audra, I would never do anything to hurt you," Kai said, his voice as soft as it could be.

"Bullshit!" she shouted. "Now I see what kind of person you are. You pretended to be nice to me just to get me in bed. That's it, isn't it!?"

"That's not true!" Kai half-shouted. "I love you, Audra. Camile means nothing to me. She's the one who made the first move. If I'd known what she was going to do I wouldn't have gone near her, but she took me by surpri-"

"I don't want to hear it!" Audra screamed as she threw another fist at Kai's face. Kai saw it coming this time, and he caught her by the wrist before the fist hit his face. Audra tried to pull away but Kai was too strong. "Let go of me, Kai!"

"Not until you calm down."

She screamed. "LET GO OF ME!"

"Audra, let me prove that I love you, and nobody else but you," he said, his voice soft again.

Audra stopped struggling for a moment. What kind of trick does he have up his sleeve this time? she thought. She wanted to tell him the screw off, but a voice in her head was telling her to give him a chance. She relaxed a bit, but Kai didn't release his grip on her wrist. "Alright, I'm listening."

Kai reached into his pocket and pulled something out. Audra couldn't see it because his hand was wrapped around it completely. He opened Audra's hand and dropped the item into her palm. It was a little cold and made a small chink noise when it dropped into her hand. Kai released Audra's wrist and used both hands to hold her's closed.

"We've been together for only a short time, but to me it feels like we've been together for years. It would kill me inside to lose you, Audra. So, to show how much I love you, I want you to keep this as a token of my affection." Kai released her hand and took a step back.

Audra looked at her hand, wondering what he had put in it. Slowly, she uncurled her fingers to see what it was. A small gasp escaped her lips when she saw Kai's chain necklace with his ring from Japan in her hand.

**Oh, god, this is good. I'm crying for real, now!**

Audra

I closed my eyes as fresh tears came. I closed my fingers around the necklace as I began to sob, bringing it up and holding my fist to my heart. This was the only confirmation I needed, the proof that he really did love me. Even so, it was unexpected and tore me apart.

He was telling the truth; something that had no other guy would have done. And, unlike my last boyfriend, he had forsaken a possible relationship with a beauty and come back to me.

Me.

I didn't know how or when he had moved, but I found myself crying into his chest, his hands stroking my back as he whispered comforting words in my ear.

(See? My custom title isn't just for show. I really am the master of plot devices. I can't think of anything else to post at the moment, I've got other stuff I've got to do.)

**Me, too. I need to get ready for school...**

"There, there, it's okay. Let it out, Audra."

Audra continued to cry as Kai stroked her back. Another wave of sobs rushed over Audra as her legs went limp. It caught Kai off guard and he nearly dropped her, but he kept his grip around her and slowly lowered them both to the ground. Kai pulled Audra up so she was sitting in his lap with her legs off to the side.

Kai felt like crying, too. He had almost lost Audra today, and for something that wasn't even his fault. He wouldn't let it happen again.

Audra's voice was thick with hysteria when she said, "I'm sorry for hitting you, Kai."

Kai stroked her hair to comfort her. "It's okay, Audra. I forgive you."

She shook her head, her face still plastered to his chest. "No, it was wrong. I shouldn't have hit you. I was just... just... so angry. I couldn't think straight, I couldn't see straight." She kept talking faster and faster until it got to the point where she was babbling.

Kai started rocking her body back and forth and starting making gentle hushing noises. "It's okay, Audra. I'm not angry at you."

She looked up at him, her face was soaked from top to bottom with tears. "But, your nose is bleeding," she said.

"A broken nose will heal," Kai told her, "but a broken heart will stay broken. I prefer the former over the latter."

Audra

I sniffled, clinging to him as he rocked back and forth, hushing me gently. I never wanted to leave his embrace, to leave him, and I knew that he felt the same way. His hold on me was a powerful one; one I never could or would break.

"I love you," I spoke up when the tears finally stopped. I didn't wait to hear him respond. I lifted my head and kissed him.

(Jeeze, me and Billy need to do something now XD I'm not quite sure though...You think up on it too Bill!)

(Hey, Ayumi. I've started writing a fan fiction called Outpost 101. It's funny so I think you'll enjoy reading it.)

Kai opened his mouth to the kiss and kissed back. They stayed there for a few minutes just kissing, holding themselves in each others' embrace. When Audra pulled back to look at his face she saw a tear running down his cheek.

"Kai, what's wrong?" she asked.

"I almost lost you today," he said, holding her a little tighter. "I'm never going to let that happen again."

It was Audra's turn to comfort Kai. His breath quickened and more tears ran down his face. He didn't sob like Audra did. She had never seen a boy cry before. As she watched the tears run down his face she wanted to chase the hurt from his eyes, to comfort him and tell him everything was going to be all right.

And she did just that. She began stroking his shoulder and whispering into his chest. "It's going to be okay, Kai. I'll never leave you."

Kai nodded. "I am sad that I almost lost you but at the same time I'm happy, happier than I've ever been in years." He looked down at her and gently tilted her head so he could look into her eyes. "Before I met you I didn't know what true love was. I love you Audra, and I will continue to love you for the rest of my life. I know this to be true because my hearts says it is."

Just hearing his words brought a fresh wave of tears to her eyes. Everyday she spent with him he proved time and time again to have a bigger heart than any boy she had ever met. She didn't know what she had done to deserve such a perfect boyfriend. "Oh, Kai..." She never finished her sentence because Kai swooped down to claim her lips again.

(I'm starting to wonder if this is really me anymore or if I've started making stuff up. But either way, this has become a really interesting storybook, wouldn't you agree?)

**Yes, Alice, you and Billy need to think of something. Dynamo and I so beat you guys right now! And Dynamo...wow! This is very good so far, and I'm wondering the same thing: is it me or the storybook?**

Dang...writer's block...I'll post later, when I'm not in pain, wanting to cuss, and can think...