Saints Row: Bullet to the Heart

Chapter 10

~*Aisha's Home, 2401 S. Homan, S. Huntersfield.*~

A week had passed since Kyouki's breakdown, and finally, Aisha understood things about her friend that she had sworn not to tell Gat. Aisha didn't like keeping secrets from him, but with what Gat was planning, wanting to do, which she understood. The things they went through before. She had to be the one Ky could trust completely. Aside from Johnny.

'Tell him after I am in my new place, at least a week. Should take me that long to move things.'

Echoes in the back of Aisha's mind. Only then did the former singer agree to be the holder of Li's secrets. She may hold it longer. The truth Ky spoke, she could understand her episode that day.
Ky was much more agitated with Gat. Aisha could see it. Kyouki kept telling Aisha that it was taking longer for the apartment to be ready, but as far as Aisha was concerned, it was alright.

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Now was the time to leave the nest for good. Kyouki hip bumped the door, Johnny opened with a frown. "Hell you ain't use your... key? Oh." Seeing her hands was full.

Kyouki pushed passed him to come in, she was still not speaking to Gat, with newly processed information she did more observing of him, remembering the way he acts around her, she was heading to the kitchen, as she set her load on the counter. "I'm cooking tonight."

"You've been cooking. What makes tonight special?" Aisha came from the laundry room to help put things away.

"I'm leaving tomorrow for my new place!" Kyouki grinned excitedly. "Just got the ok for living in, but it's just me, so it's fine." She threw some vegetables in the sink to be washed.

Gat poked his head around the corner. "Where at? We have things to do, you know?"

Ky rolled her eyes. Turned to Johnny. "On a street where my new room is." She curtly answered.

Aisha laughed. Johnny just looked at her; then went through the bags. At least she was answering him. Finding a few snacks, he confiscated one. Kyouki whipped around and threw a cucumber at him. "Put. That. Down." She warned.

Unflinching watching the offending vegetable bounce off of him, he opened the bag. "Make me, since you are speaking to me now."

Ky whined. "Gat, that's my favorite!"

"I know, that's why I'm taking it." Shoving his hand in, popped a few in his mouth and munched, heading back into the livingroom. "Hmm, these are still good."

"Ish, he took my snack!" Ky pouted.

Aisha chuckled and continued to help prep the food, shaking her head. "About time you spoke to him."

"You will rue the day Johnathan!" Kyouki shouted, huffed, and went back to cooking.

Aisha quietly asked. "So, where are you staying?"

"Prawn Court, it's a small room really, nothing fancy. I just need to be alone right now." Kyouki shrugged a shoulder as she was slicing vegetables and adding them to the hot skillet.

"I understand but, you always have a home here." Aisha coaxed.

Kyouki stopped, the sound of the sizzling juices from the sweating vegetables, the tv and rustling of the snack bag Johnny had. She leaned in closer. "You think it's a good idea if what you said about Gat is true... That's ok with you?"

Aisha nodded. "I get what you mean, but you can't help who you care about. I saw the aftermath."

Kyouki turned back to the pan, stirred the vegetables again, adding some spices. "I had Troy. Johnny has you. Maybe I should be alone for a bit. Especially after that fiasco of a relationship."