Queen of the Court

Chapter 26: Sparks

Another morning, another day of rinse and repeat. When I got up the next day I got dressed as usual grabbing my bag as I headed downstairs adjusting the chain of my necklace as I stepped Into the kitchen since I had a few minutes to spare and on the counter I saw a package with my name on It and I tilted my head "did It come yesterday while I was studying so I just didn't notice? " I picked up the box pulling the tape off and the first thing I saw was the note

"Figured I owed you these"

Owed me what? No one owes me anything though? If It was Hyoga, Tae or any of the girls' they all could have come to the apartment to give them to me. Josh would have texted me so who-

"Kiro '' the memories all snapped Into place, he broke my headphones when we first met and after that I never bothered to replace them, I've just kept my spares and put them out of the way. Of course my spares are way nicer than the pair he broke so I didn't really care but now. I pulled them out to look at them. A duplicate of my black Sony's I suppose having them as spares couldn't be bad though, I'll put them In my locker" I carefully unbox the new pair of headphones and put them and the charger Into my bag and throw away the box and then continue on my way to school and as I'm walking In the little bit of quiet I have I'm thinking about everything that's happened the past two days, let's start with Kiro yesterday since that's the easiest to unpack. I've gained a little bit more from that little meeting. He's got extremely deep trust Issues and It's likely that It's because he's been wronged by someone he held nothing but the most adoration and care for. "that could also be another reason why he tries to keep a tight rein on everything.'' I mumbled but that couldn't be the whole story. I definitely touched a nerve when I mentioned that he was just a shadow. Maybe I was onto something, but what. That reaction was way too raw for It to be salt In the wound. Why would saying he was a shadow bother him so much? It wouldn't bother me that much? 

Being a shadow Is a good thing. It means you're less likely to have the spotlight which It also seems like he tries to avoid. So he's Introverted, that would make the shadow thing more of a comfort to them right? This still doesn't make any sense. I sigh but the thought continues to bother me as I pull together all the pieces I know about Kiro. Okay think about a different part of this, his grades he got really upset about those, he's got a perfectionist nature and the little things that change seem to bother him. Maybe It wasn't the fact that he Is the shadow, maybe It's because while yes he Is a shadow his every move Is being watched. His reputation Is guarding something, but what? his father? his father has practically had any mention of Kiro scrubbed except for at school. Something about that feels right but that still can be the whole story. Wait go back Rhena, Kiro's got trust Issues and he's a perfectionist. That has to have control over everything? Not only does It sound like he's been betrayed and harmed by someone close like family but also means he's scared of whatever could happen. When I think about It like that a lot of things make sense. It would also make sense why he saw or well maybe still sees me as a threat. He can't trust anyone around him for fear that he's either gonna get hurt again or that the person that he does trust will end up getting dragged into his mess. I may not know for sure what he's gone through but the trust Issues makes sense, In a way It reminds me of when I was finally freed. I didn't trust the detectives and I was so scared of everyone around me. All I wanted was my sister.

"Seems like your actions are somewhat justified" I thought and when I looked up after finishing that train of thought I was at school and I made my way through the crowd over to my locker opening It as my friends all followed their typical routine of appearing one by one. I put the headphones on the shelf and sifted through to take out whatever I didn't need

"morning guys" I hummed as they all had their little conversations

"Morning Rhen" Garram smiled

"Ready for another long day of studying?" Kailan asks and I shake my head