Kai's Cinderella

Your POV I wake up in the morning in my own room my pajamas.
I walk down the stairs to see my father sitting there with a cup of coffee.
He looks up to sees me and smiles, “Oh sweetie you’re awake. Here,” he me some money, “it’s for lunch and gas for the car.”
I nod my head knowing he gave me far more than what I’ll need for today. I’ll just stick it in my bank account since he must not know I have created one over the years with all his guilt money.
I smile at him and wave good-bye to him for now.
I slip out of the house ignoring the car and walking down the driveway to see that Kai is the 1 picking me up today.
“What are you doing here?”
“Oh well Tao ending up promising to pick up your cousin so I told them not to worry that I’d pick you up today.”
I nod my head not completely believing him, but in the end I slip in the car texting Kris since he’s the one being picked up today instead of driving.
“Oh Kai picked you up… That’s odd he said he wouldn’t do that. Man that boy needs to make up his mind.”
I chuckle and Kai looks at me from the corner of his eyes when he stops at a stop sign.
I smile at him and I don’t think he’d notice the slight smile that tugs at his lips.
I strike up a random conversation since I hate the silence with sitting with Kai it seems awkward.
It’s a while until we get to school.
When we reach it, I slip away and wait until free period where I slip into the room. I change into my dance clothing and slip on a facemask and a hat covering my hair. I take a deep breathe putting pressure on my sprained ankle.
I don’t feel any pain so I walk over to the music player I go through my music until I decide to play Sad Tango by Rain.
I start to dance until I hear the door open.
I jump up and look to see that it’s Kai.
“Oh someone is in here?”
I nod my head then look down and walk over to my bag to leave.
“Wait don’t go,” I turn to him, “do you go to this school?”
I shrug my shoulders not talking.
“Can you speak?”
I place my hand flat in the air and wobble it.
“Then don’t you?”
I shake my head.
“Are you good at keeping secrets?”
I nod my head curious what Kai has to say.
“Alright, can you turn that off? Also I like the dance you were doing but it needs another person.”
I nod my head smiling at him.
He laughs, “You remind me of someone but she doesn’t dance, sing yes, but doesn’t dance also her leg is hurt.”
I pull a notepad out of the bag, set it down on the floor, and write on the pad, “Really?” he nods, “Who?”
He shakes his head and I pout not that he can see, “It’s nothing I’m just entranced by her voice, but she’s my friend so I need to look after her and protect her.”
“Why make it sound like you care about her more than a friend?”
He shakes his head like a child causing me to giggle.
He smiles as he looks at me, “Your eyes look pretty when you laugh.”
I blush looking down thinking to myself, ‘He’s just saying that because he thinks it’s not me. I mean sure we’ve been getting along lately but I think it’s because he pities me.’
“Why are you wearing that mask?”
“Cause I like dancing in secret since I don’t want anyone to know how good I am,” I write then I show him.
He nods his head as he stands up, “You know what how about I dance with you to that song?”
I jump up and give him jump and down. He laughs and has me turn the song back on. As we start dancing, we follow each other’s lead adding tango but street dance is added onto it. When we stop dancing when the song goes to Love song by Rain, we simply smile, and he dances with me. When we stop, I smile at him, and he smiles at him.
He asks me, ‘”Are you going to be alright?”
“Why do you ask that?”
He shrugs his shoulders and looks down, “I don’t know I just had an urge to ask you that. I don’t know why.”
I giggle again and hug him. He hugs me back and holds onto me nice and tight.
He lets me go and asks, “Will you be here tomorrow?”
I write, “Probably.”
He nods his head, “Alright, I’ll check to see.”
I nod and wave to him as I run out of the room. I race down the hall and look outside the bathroom I’m hiding in and sigh when I don’t’ see Kai. I change into my school uniform and spray my uniform so it doesn’t smell. I slip everything into my bag along with my mask and hat and fix my hair and makeup.
I slip out of the bathroom to find the guys sitting under a tree.
I sneak up behind them only to stop to hear the conversation.
“Wait, you danced with a girl?”
“Yeah, what of it?”
“It’s just you said you wouldn’t dance with someone who you don’t like.”
I put my hand to my chest and smile as I lean up against the pillar I’m hiding behind.
“So she’s a great dancer and for some reason I can’t stop thinking about her.”
“What of Hwa Young?”
“What of her?”
“Don’t you like her?”
Note to self-kill Kris later.
“I don’t know if I do or not. I feel comfortable around her and happy, but it’s the same with the dancer.”
I almost jump out from my hiding place and scream, “Cause they both are me you imbecile.”
Instead, I sneak away from the pillar and sit in an open balcony the school has randomly.
“Maybe I should have let him know that the dancer was me.”
Though I know I don’t have the courage to do so.
The possibility of my step mother finding out is high and the consequences would not be completely worth it.

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