live life (as the walls keep tumbling down)

Chapter Two

The first few weeks flew by a lot faster than Kai thought they would. Nya was adjusting to college alright, and she got along great with her roommate. Kai and Zane got along, too. Zane invited him to hang out with his friends a few times, and Kai got along with them, too. It was fun to meet Cole for longer than a few seconds- apparently he was lying to his dad about his major. His dad thought he was taking Dance. Cole was actually taking Biological Science. Kai found this immensely funny.

He and Nya saw each other almost every other day, and Lloyd texted almost nonstop. He was adjusting to junior year, and was very curious as to what Kai was getting him for his birthday. Kai reminded him his birthday was in three months.

It was a Saturday afternoon, and Kai didn't hate himself enough to take Saturday afternoon classes. He was wandering the campus, as you do, trying to get a feel of things. Maybe a little bit away he could see what he guessed were Quidditch players. He walked over to them, mostly because he was bored and if he had to walk along a boring sidewalk any longer he was going to combust.

Kai found a nice patch of grass to sit on, and watched as the dorks ran around with pvc pipes and bad socks. It was a red team versus a blue team, and Kai decided he liked the red team. Although he could have sworn the person playing the Snitch looked familiar...

Russet hair. An eyebrow with a gap in it. Even from a distance away, Kai could tell his eyes were two different colors. Kai almost choked on his laugh. Jay plays Quidditch? Kai watched as Jay ran around, dressed all in yellow, and definitely wished he'd had the foresight to bring his phone.

A minute or two later, someone from the red team caught Jay, and the game was over with the blow of a whistle. Kai stood up and tried to wave Jay over. Jay saw him, and waved back, running over. "Hey." He panted, pushing his hair off of his sweaty forehead. "Did Zane tell you I was here?"

"No, I had no idea you would be here." Kai laughed. "I just happened to be in the area, and the game was more interesting than the trees."

"That we are." Jay said. "I usually play for blue, but our usual Snitch was out."

"That's amazing." Kai snorted. "Do you need to get back, though, or..?"

"Nope. Lucky you, that was our last game of the day." Jay gestured to where a few of his teammates were, along with a pile of bags. "I do have a hoodie and a pair of sweat pants I'd like to put on over this, though. Yellow isn't exactly my color."

"Oh, yah, of course." Kai waved, and Jay ran off. Kai absently messed with his fidget spinner while Jay put on his sweatpants and hoodie as an extra layer, before jogging over again. "Alright, I'm starving. Wanna get pizza or something?"

"As long as you pay your share and half the tip."

"Sounds fair. Come on, I know this great place five minutes from campus, you'll love it."

"Wait, we should also make sure you're not gonna force me to eat pineapple on that pizza."

Jay scoffed. "You are weak. But if you insist."

Kai heard a buzz, and Jay looked at him. "What? I forgot my phone, it's yours." Kai shrugged.

Jay got out his phone and looked. "It's a text from Nya. Something about someone named Lloyd?"

"Kai!" A voice yelled, and Kai felt a weight hit him head on. Kai yelled out, "ah!" and the next thing he knew he was on the ground.

Kai spluttered and looked up at his little brother, who had tackled him. Lloyd had a wide grin and his hair was sticking up in every direction. Kai huffed and called out, "get off of me, you great lug!"