The Cursed Moon

~Chapter 13~

After a bit of a long drive, we finally pull up to my apartment complex. I rub my neck nervously as I park the car and turn it off. As I go to push open my door, Ryan jumps out from the back of my truck and opens it for me, helping me down out of my truck.

"Thank you, Ryan," I say as I walk over towards the stairs, leading up a couple of flights to my apartment. "Well, you guys ready?" I ask as I point up the stairs, smiling as Ryan, Xander, and Keith all walk over. They all nod as I grab Keith's hand as we start walking up the stairs towards my apartment. I stop at my door and unlock it, walking in and turning to everyone. "Welcome to my humble abode," I say as I giggle.

I watch as their faces light up, them rushing in, looking around with smiles on their faces.

"This is a cozy place Kayda!" Xander says as he smiles over at me while fidgeting with a throw pillow as he sits on the couch. Keith looks at him and shakes his head.

 "Don't be weird," he says as he laughs as Xander throws the pillow at his face. I laugh as the pillow flies by Keith's face and hits Ryan instead. 

"What the fuck man?" Ryan yells as he picks the pillow up and throws it back, starting a pillow fight. My eyes widen as one of the pillows flies past Xander ad towards a vase surrounded by pictures, I jump over the couch and catch the pillow, turning and hitting Xander in the face, throwing it into Ryan's face afterward. He falls back and curses under his breath, Xander glaring up at me.

"What was that for??" Xander asks angrily as he stands up and gets in my face. Keith starts to walk over but I raise my hand to stop him. He stops immediately and stands there, staring at us.

"You better not do anything else stupid or I will kick you out on your ass. That vase means so much to me, everything in this apartment has sentimental value to me. So keep your paws off..." I say as I push him back onto the couch and grab the vase, storming off to my room and slamming the door behind me.

~Keith's POV~

Ryan stands up and walks over to the pictures, looking over them and sighing as he sees Kayda with a lot of people, a bright smile on her face.

"She looks happy in these. What do you think happened?" Ryan asks as he looks to Xander and me as we sit on the couch. 

I stand and walk over to the pictures, looking them over and sighing before I walk over to Kayda's door, twisting the handle and pushing it open, closing the door behind me. I walk over to her as she sits on the side of her bed, the vase being held to her chest, sniffling as I see tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Hey... what's the matter, babe?" I ask as I sit next to her and pull her to my side, holding her in my arms.

"There is a lot I haven't told you. It has to do with those pictures and my whole past in general," she says as she looks up into my eyes, tears causing her eyes to look like glass. I watch as she hesitates to say more but smiles. "Can you get the guys? I want to tell them too," she says and I nod, smiling as I kiss her head, standing to go get the others. 

I wonder what happened to cause her to change so drastically.