Warnings: Swearing, mention of murder, fluff, I dunno what else
Words: 1,154
Summary: Whilst imprisoned in the prison world, Kai reflects on his girlfriend. She'd been searching for a way to free him, despite him knowing exactly how, and the thought of her is what keeps him from giving up hope. If only Bonnie and Damon cared.
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"She was...beautiful."
"And in love with a psychotic dick." Damon stared at Kai with wide-...ish eyes and furrowed brows. Normally, he would've said the same thing about Elena and her attraction to him, but killing his own family? And enjoying it? Kai was far worse.
"We don't have time to bicker, c'mon." Bonnie tried to urge her friend to continue their travel.
Kai chuckled. "She's right, you know? We've got to hurry or else you'll be forced to spend yet another miserable day with me. But, either way, I can continue with my story!" He reveled in the fact that he was right. He knew he was right and he loved it.
"Fine. We'll listen, but if this is a trick, you're gone, okay?"
"Threatening me won't exactly make me eager to help either, Damon. Anyways, as I was saying, she was beautiful. Loving tender e/c eyes, soft lips...I miss the way they felt on mine...and a little more down south if you catch my drift?" His smile grew with his reference, widening when Bonnie and Damon shared looks of disgust. "Her embrace was...well, the closest thing I know to a real home. I am really looking forward to going home."
"I thought you were telling us about her, not your sex life." Damon groaned.
"And I thought I was telling a story. Now, let me continue, Y/n was the best thing to ever happen to me. She knew the real me, and she knew how desperately in need of an escape I was, both then and currently."
"Then why don't you just have her get you out?"
"Well, she's trying to, but we can't exactly communicate at the moment. I remember the one time we successfully made contact, though. ...The one and only time. She promised me she'd find a way to get me out but... I don't know the rest."
"I'm sorry." Bonnie held a faux smile which quickly slipped from her face the moment Kai opened his mouth to thank her. "Not as sorry as you'll be if you don't get us out of here though."
"Again, with the threats! And I thought you were the smart one. Nevertheless, I shall continue despite being interrupted for the...what is it, eighth time now?"
"Just get on with it already."
"That I will. I remember the week before this...well, before May 10 of 1994..."
He wanted ever so badly to find an escape. The things he wanted to do, the thoughts plaguing his mind, it couldn't be helped. But...Y/n always helped. She grounded him, made him feel safe and aware of reality. Aware that he wasn't alone or in somewhere other than the real world.
Slipping into her room, he paused. She was nowhere to be found. His heart's pace picked up speed slightly. Then he remembered the one place he knew she was more than likely to be. The park near both their houses, a swing-set abandoned apart from Kai and Y/n's usage of it's rusty yet well-functioning seats.
They met there, and years later, had their own little safe haven there. Whenever Y/n needed Kai but couldn't reach him inside his home, she waited on a swing, vice versa. The set could be seen, with just the right angle, from both houses, therefore making it the perfect spot.
"Penny for your thoughts?"
She didn't flinch, but laughed a little instead. The sound made Kai's chest warm. "You could just ask, rather than bribe me."
"I thought you'd be interested in earning money. Perhaps I thought wrong."
"Perhaps. C'mon, Parker, have a seat." She pat the swing beside her. They swung lazily for a small amount of time. No words were needed in that moment, just the two of them and the swings. However, the time for conversation did eventually show. "I could use that penny right about now..."
"Why?" Kai's feet hit the ground, completely halting his previous movements. "What's bothering you?"
"The whole thing your coven does...I get that there are two new twins but...if you have to kill Jo? That's gotta be hard on you..."
His fingers lingered on the rusted chains, visibly lost in the memory. Kai turned to Damon and Bonnie as his mind retreated to the present. A sad expression sat upon his features only for a second before he cleared his throat and put on the mask of "fine."
"So she didn't approve of your mass murder? Why on earth would she still love you then?"
"Easy. She loved me before and after, despite the crappy things I've done, she knows me and loves me. I can't control her and I don't plan on ever doing so. Besides..."
"Kai?" A hopeful tone could be heard in her voice. Kai whipped around at the mention of his name, curiosity cutting into him like a hot blade butter.
"Y/n? H-how is this possible?!" His arms wrapped around her tightly. Somehow, she'd managed to communicate with him both verbally and physically.
"I don't know, but knowing your family, I don't have long. Tell me what I need to do."
"I don't know either...I have the key but I'm missing a witch. Preferably a dead one but there might be a way to retrieve me from the real world...I'm not quite sure yet."
"I'll search the best I can, I promise." Kai couldn't help but smile. Even he didn't know why Y/n was still in his life, but he was grateful. He was in love and he was homesick. "Kai...this is the only time I can visit you on my own."
"Why?"
Her eyes welled up with tears but she did nothing to stop them from spilling from her eyes. "In order to search for you... I know you might not agree with my choice but... Kai- I have a vampire. This could take me centuries the more I think about it, but luckily, I don't care. I don't care how long it takes, I just- I just...I... I miss you."
"It's okay..." Their lips were closer and closer with each second that passed them by. Eyes flicked down to each other's mouths, yearning to feel once again. "I miss you too."
A sound split them apart, Kai's father not looking too friendly. He didn't look happy to see his son's girlfriend in his prison world either, a bad sign without a doubt. As quick as he could, Kai turned back to Y/n and pressed her to him, lips clashing together in a feverish kiss.
"I love you."
"I love you too-"
"You have to go." His father was fuming. "Now!"
"I promise, no matter how long it takes, I will find a way!" Then she disappeared. Never again did she reappear, but deep down, Kai knew she was still hard at work. She sacrificed her literal life just to have him in her arms again. Y/n would never give up on Kai. And he loved her for it.
