Gem and I

Chapter 8 - Baka.

Z pov

I had a drunk Kai passed out on my shoulder in the backseat of Yara's car.

"See ya later Z."

"Your gonna take him home?"

"Yeah."

'Take care of me" rung threw my head.

It's not my job.

"Z?"

"Uh yeah. See you later." I slip out of the car.

I quickly close the door since it was way colder now.

I shouldn't have left him.

Why am I so worried? He's grown! He'll just have a hangover.

He asked me to take care of him. Why?

He was just drunk. Nothing personal.

*Knock knock knock*

"Who in the hell?-,"

I opened the door to a still drunk Kai.

"Wha?-,"

"Why'd you leave me?" He asks falling forward.

I catch him,"Yara said she was taking you home. I guessed that changed." I sighed a bit irritated.

"I stay with you."He says.

"Sit. I'll get some medicine."

I get the medicine and he quickly chugs it back.

"I'm going to change. You can watch TV or something."

I change into some silk PJs and light a blunt heading back down.

I choke on my puff," Why are you shirtless?"

"Hot."

"That's what alcohol does to you." I say sitting on the couch.

"Z? I just wanted to say*hic* your really pretty and strong."  He smiles.

"Thanks."

He's drunk don't take it to heart.

"Can I try?" He gestures to my blunt," I always wanted to but I've been nervous. Does it taste weird?"

I chuckle slipping closer to him holding his chin between my fingers.

"Open?"

He looks nervous but only for second doing my request.

"Good." I gently blow the smoke into his mouth closing it once I back away.

"Thanks."

We watch tv together for a bit and I have to admit his company is decent. He doesn't blow my high which is a good sign.

"Fuck it's 3am. I'm going to bed. You can sleep in my spare room."

"Really? Thanks Z."

We both head upstairs going to the different rooms.

"Yo. I don't get up early to make breakfast. So if you want it you'll have to make it yourself."

"Okay good night."

"Night."

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I sat in my silent room reading a touch of darkness one of my favorite books.

*Weird moaning*

"What the fuck is that?" I say slipping out of my bed.

I walk towards the sound which leads me to where kai is sleeping.

I quietly open the door:

"Help-,"

He's having a nightmare.

I walk over to the bed leaning in, slightly shaking his shoulder, "Hey wake up. It's just a bad dream."

"Please!"

I lean a bit closer,"Hey! Come on! Wake up!"

"Arghh!-"

Suddenly I'm below a frantic Kai with a knife pressing into my chest threw my impaled book.

We stared at each other but he didn't see me. He saw the thing of his nightmare.

The knife started to press deeper," Kai?"

"Z?" His frantic look was replaced with sadness.

He quickly got off of me scooting to the end of the bed.

"I-I,"

"I heard noises and came to check up on you. You were having a nightmare. Sounded terrible." I say.

I could see his eyes become watery, "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I could've killed you! I didn't mean to hurt you I swear!"

"You didn't hurt me. I'm fine. Are you? You looked petrified."

"I don't know. The person I dreamt about caused me a lot of pain. So when you woke me up I thought you were him for a second. That's what I attacked you. I'm sorry."

"Blinded by fear. It's okay. I understand."

"I'll replace your book."

I give a nod.

"Hey um-,"he sniffles tears finally falling,"I know I don't really have the right to ask you this. But could you please hug me?"

I gently sit on his lap wrapping my arms around his shaken-up self.

"Is this okay? I don't really hug people."

He nods.

"You're much nicer than you seem." He says.

"I'm only being this nice because I know what those type of nightmares feel like."

"Why be so cold and hard when your not?"

"Cause being soft gets you no where."

"Don't you ever want to let down that exterior sometime?"

"Sometimes. Just haven't found the right person to let it down around I guess." I say.

"What about me? Whenever one of us has a bad day we can meet up and cry on each other's shoulders."

I chuckle, "I don't really cry but okay."

"Same. I haven't cried around someone in 5-ish years. Well until you."

He trusts me enough to cry in front of me.

"You should get some more sleep." I say getting of his lap.

"Yeah."

I grab the remnants of my book opening the door.

"Wait?-,"

"Yes." I say.

"Never-nevermind. Goodnight."

"Night."

Ahhshdhskdjejfdejfbefj You should have asked her you idiot.