Story (Claire #4)

Kai Tyrathem and Icarus Johnson

Kai managed to drag her body back to Icarus before falling limply to the ground. Not only did his strings seem to control her, but they also seemed to drain her energy. What on earth was he? He smiled at her like an innocent teenage boy. He was definitely hiding an immense amount of power though. As he and the other male in the room started chatting, she realised that she hadn’t really had a chance to look at the others in the room. Icarus had light and tousled brown hair which seemed to stick out in every direction. His eyes were a bright crimson and his skin was quite pale. The man had dark hair and dark eyes. His hair stuck up in a weird way that reminded her of the chickens back at home. The girl also had dark hair, but her eyes were a blood red. They all looked different.

Icarus exchanged pleasantries and small talk with the other man in the room. It was true – he was quite good at sewing and knitting but he only did it because he wasn’t that rich. He lived on bare necessities but since his school required a uniform, he just copied it and made one himself. It wasn’t exactly a hobby for him or anything. “Anyway, I suppose we should introduce ourselves seeing as we’ll be together, I’m guessing, a lot often now.” he smiled.

“My name is Icarus Johnson. Pleased to meet you.”

Kai who had managed to crawl back over to him remained silent. He gave her a small nudge and an encouraging smile. He bent down. “C’mon Kai… listen… I’m sorry about doing that stuff to you before but it won’t benefit you if you fight.”

She turned her head away but muttered, “Kai.”

He sighed. It wasn’t much of an introduction but it was something. He guessed that she would be angry at him anyway.

Kai was angry at herself. She knew that she should be the one to apologise to Icarus since he was only trying to stop her for the sake of herself and yet she had gone on a killing rampage. If she wanted to get home, she would have to be polite and nice. At this point, those elderly men would hate her and would never let her get what she wanted. She gritted her teeth. She would try to be… friendly. “That is… I’m Kai Tyrathem, daughter of Lucian Tyrathem.”