I am currently sitting at a diner down the street from the fight, across from me is Emma my brother's mate. "Micaiah, are you okay?" Dylan asks me quietly; they know my past and why I am afraid of this encounter. "Ki, we thought you were kidnapped, or worse dead," Emma says, she was teary-eyed. "Why didn't you come to us for help or even call us?" "Listen, Emma, it is a long story it was better this way please just trust me." "Better, Ki we lost our minds looking for, still to this day on your birthday your brother goes back to your childhood home praying to the goddess to bring you back."
I gasped at the sound of my heart breaking for my brother. How could I be so selfish? Maybe because I killed my uncle who tried to kill me and didn't want my brother or her thinking I was a murderer that is why. "I am sorry Emma, truly I am. I did what I did because I had to no choice." I linked Cammy, Jake, and Dylan. 'Guys, everything is fine do not worry.' I seen them staring as our conversation was getting loud, so I walked outside toward the alley with her screaming at me.
"Still, being selfish Micaiah. Do you even care what your doing to your brother, or is this just a spoiled little girl not ready to own up to her faults." I was getting angrier and could not keep it at bay any longer. By now Dylan had come out and seen what was about to happen. "Are you fucking kidding me, of course I fucking care Emma. That's why I did what I did to not break his heart. Do you even know what it is like to lose your parents, watch your brother be happy, never to come see you or visit? For your uncle to verbally abuse you for over a year and treat you as a slave; but continue to go on like your happy so you don't disturb or be a burden to the one person you have left. For one day your uncle to come home and try to kill you, and all you can do to survive is kill him first."
By the time I am done yelling I finally realize what I have said. "Ki, we I mean I did not know. I am so sorry." Before I register to what is going on around me Emma wraps me in a hug, and I let it out I cried for the first time in years reliving what happened. "I had to Emma, he was a rabid animal, I had to. But who would believe me? I was young, no one knew he was losing it. I could not let EJ go around thinking his sister was a murderer. I could not have my older brother hate me, Emma I couldn't." She hugged me tightly crying as well. "Shhh, it is okay Ki, I understand. Your brother would never hate you."
After a few hours of crying, I invited them back to our house. "So, Kiah, how long you been fighting?" Greg asked me as he grabbed another beer. "Four years, almost five." "Ki, what is your life like?" Emma asked me, she was smiling so big. "Well as you met my amazing friends. I work at bar as a bartender five days a week, and us four take part in the fights three times a week. That's basically our life." "Um, Kiah, no you are not telling her everything." Dylan chimes in. "Hi, I am Dylan her brother from another father and mother, and she is leaving out that once every week we go shopping!" He screeches excitedly. "No, he goes shopping, I am his bodyguard that groans and moans the entire time." Emma laughed hard.
"Well guys I laid out more comforters and pillows. I am going to hit the bed I am exhausted." We all said our goodnights and headed to bed. I was bunking with Dylan so Emma could have my room for the night. I know EJ would be relieved she didn't share the couch or floor with unmated males. "Ki how are you after everything today. Are you really, okay?" Dylan asked his head at my feet. "Yeah, Dill I am okay for now, I just know EJ, and Emma will talk, and I will have to face him much sooner than later. I am simply scared at what he will think of me and say to me." "Listen, Kiah, you're amazing and wonderful and super badass. He loves you and that will not change." "Thanks, Dylan, for always being there for me, you're the best."
"Hey Kiah, do you ever think that I will find my mate?" "Yes Dylan, you will, and he will love you and you guys will be the most amazing couple ever." "Kiah, do you ever think about your mate out there somewhere?" "Yeah, sometimes I do." "I hope mine waited for me as I do for them." "Dylan, he will be amazing no matter what, and I wonder too. so, I guess you and I are the virgins here." He laughed hard, "Yeah your mate better be ready you are a feisty one." "Oh, come on I am not that bad, just free-willed." "Yeah, sweet cheeks, call it whatever you like, but they will love you because you are one loving caring badass bitch." "Thanks, Dill, lets get some sleep."