Yes, yes, YES! I'm so excited that I have a shiny new PDI, I think I'll name him Bartholomew. Hubby gave this to me as a present yesterday to make up for everything, even though I told him not to spend the money. Its so fancy, I can do so much with it that I don't even know where to start. I'm listening to music right now and figuring out the touch screen keyboard. I made a bet with Trask that I could write better than him, even though I've never been to school. I did a lot of reading when I was younger, so I think I can manage. I mean, I think he did a pretty good job of telling our story thus far, but his writing is so stuffy like Charles Dickens. Plus, he leaves out all the juicy details, and I'm all about the juicy details! ;)
So, Bartholomew, what should we write about? I guess I should talk about when I left Trask, or rather, when he left me to go do his manly face off with his uncle: jerk. Kya picked me up around eight, and I left Boost's place, trying not to be too sad.
Now real quick, Trask did NOT describe Kya very well, so let me try to do her some justice. Let' s see, she's super duper tall, like six foot four or something awesome like that. She's half Japanese and half Korean with long black hair that goes all the way down to her shapely ass. She's twenty eight now and getting hotter with every day that passes. Her face is cute, she's got the perfect little nose and deep brown eyes. He legs are OMG and if she decides to go out with a skirt or something, guys just gawk and run into poles while staring at her. She's got an amazing rack, perfect round D cups, and she's fit as hell. Take all this and multiply it by the fact that she's a champion fencer and karate black belt and the answer you get is really, fucking, H-O-T! She's like an amazon warrior queen that could kick your ass and then give you the best sex you've ever had... after she cooked you dinner. On the hot chart, from one to ten, she's like a fifteen.
So, ahem, I guess that wasn't really quick, but it was necessary to clear up. I think Trask is just a little intimidated by her height, since he's only six feet even. Anyway, Kya picked me up and we started driving back to her place. We had only been friends for a few weeks, but we were already close, and I had told her a lot about my past. I was sulking, feeling like crap and wishing that Trask hadn't left me. She played some music and tried to lighten the mood, but I kept pouting.
After awhile she cleared her throat and put her hand on my leg, "Starry, I'm not expecting you to be all hunky dory, but cheer up. I canceled my appointments for this weekend so I'm all yours. We could see a movie, go shopping, oh or go to the theme park or mall! You'd like that wouldn't you?"
I mumbled, "Thanks Kya, but I don't feel like doing much of anything right now."
She sighed, "I understand. You know, if you need to vent a little bit, I'm here for you, but please don't shut me out. Tell me what's on your mind, sweetie."
I felt guilty. I was twenty two at the time and Kya was twenty seven, but she was treating me like a close sister despite our age difference. I wondered what I had done to deserve such good people in my life, and I looked down, disgusted with myself, "I'm sorry Kya, its just that, well... I feel like such a burden. If I was more stable then I wouldn't have to put you out like this and Trask could have trusted me enough to take me with him."
She smiled gently, keeping her eyes on the road, "Is that what you think, honey? You've got it all wrong. I want you to stay with me, I've been working too much lately and I need a break. Trask needs to do this on his own, its a macho guy thing. He wouldn't be able to concentrate if you were with him, so cut him a little slack; cut yourself some while you're at it."
I nodded, "But... I eavesdropped on your conversation and heard him apologizing to you."
She laughed, "Because he was being an ass! I had just told him that I would be happy to take both of you in for as long as you needed it but he still insisted on paying me. I told him he needs to put a little faith in others, as well as you, that's all."
I slumped back in the seat, feeling relieved but a little dumb, "Oh."
She looked over to me and grinned, "See? So its not what you think at all. I'm not asking you to pretend not to be worried about him, but he's got Boost and the others with him. They're all great fighters and smart like him, the four of them together could take out an army if they needed to; he's in good hands. Your part is to be here for him when he gets back and not fall apart without him. Give yourself a little credit, girlie, you saved his ass plenty of times, including the other night. You killed a mafia lord for god's sake, how many girls can say that? Show some confidence, everyone's got demons, but we can choose to face them instead of running from them."
I smiled, "You're right."
She smacked the steering wheel, "Damn straight I'm right! Now are you gonna be a sourpuss all night or are you gonna help me eat the fancy sushi platter I'm ordering?"
I shook my head, "I've never had sushi."
She looked at me, shocked, "Over two decades you've been alive and you've never had sushi?! Oh no honey, we've go to change that, I'll pop your sushi cherry tonight."
We finally got to her place and stepped inside after she parked. Her two cute kitties, Mochi and Ronin, greeted us at the door. I petted them and giggled. Let me try this... >^.^<... yes! I've got to master the art of the manual emoticon, its almost a two hundred year old craft. Anyway, Kya ordered sushi and got a few special items for me that she thought I'd like. I was skeptical at first, but when I tasted it, I was hooked immediately. Now I'm a junkie, thanks Kya for giving me yet another thing to be addicted to -_- . So, we watched a movie and ate waaay to much fish and rolls, then we settled down on the couch with a bottle of girly champagne she opened for us.
I took the glass she handed me and frowned like this : /, "I'm not sure I should be drinking booze, I tipple easily."
She laughed, "So do I, but its just one bottle. So, tell me about your torrid romance with Trask. Its like one of those dime store novellas from what I've heard, but I need some details."
I sipped the champagne and nodded, "Yeah, when you put it like that, I guess it has been pretty exciting. We haven't had that much time to get to know each other, but we're compatible and we get along well."
She threw back her whole glass and refilled it, "Yes but, how did you guys meet? I know it was on the shuttle, like you said, but how did you go from being strangers to lovers within a three day time span?"
I told her how it happened in great detail, up to the point where Trask asked Wraith to find someone to marry us.
She listened intently and looked dreamy the whole time, "Its such a romantic story, I wish something like that would happen to me."
I shrugged, "At the time, I thought he was doing it just to protect me, but when he told me he had feelings for me, I was so happy. I never imagined that I would be in a relationship with anyone, it was hard enough for me to think about living to the next day, let alone be married to someone. He had several chances to take advantage of me. When I was drugged, I guess I practically asked him to rape me, but he kept his hands off me the whole time while he hooked me up to the medical terminal. He's awkward and aloof sure, but he's a real modern day gentleman."
Mochi jumped up onto Kya's lap and she petted him absently, "So... he didn't try to do anything to you that night?"
I giggled, "I didn't say that. It wasn't intended, but we both had a little bit to drink, me maybe a bit too much, and one thing led to another," I took another sip of my girly drink. "He was really gentle with me at first, he treated me like I was a virgin, it was so... sweet. He made me feel like I had every right to wear a white wedding dress and he didn't degrade me at all."
Kya looked down at the cat and scratched his ears, "That man loves you so much Starry, I can tell. It must have been awesome."