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Chapter 6 - A flame is born under the moonlight

Ky was at the train station of the town, waiting for his train to arrive. The train was already ten minutes back on its schedule and Ky had started to think something might have happened on the rails. He decided to go and get a drink from the vending machine next to the ticket office. As he was grabbing his drink from the machine, Ky overheard a man from inside the ticket office saying that all the trains going and coming to and from Frankfurt had stop until further notice. Ky felt stupid for not realizing it sooner. He was sure that whoever he had to face was going to stop him from moving to Frankfurt at that day, but he completely forgot that it was the same train way he had to get to go home.

Ky decided to walk next to the rails, since there would be no danger because of the train stop. He got deep in thoughts, trying to figure out a way to save his friends from these black men. It was clear that whoever was behind all this had a lot of power and wasn't afraid to use it. He needed help, but he didn't want to involve more people in this madness. Ky was already feeling that it was his fault his friends got caught up on this, since what was down there was his creation. Well, at least its concept. After a while it started raining hard. Ky stopped for a moment and raised his head to the sky. It was hard to accept, but he understood that his normal life was gone forever now. This power that he obtained wouldn't allow him such comfort as a normal life. And then he realized it.

'Item creation. Frozen Umbrella!' Ky said and suddenly an umbrella made out of ice appeared out of thin air. Or so one would think. He didn't make something appear out of nowhere, he created it out of things in his surroundings. He used the water from the rain and froze it into the shape of an umbrella! Ky was surprised he didn't think of it sooner. Whatever he absorbed was carrying the experience of tons and tons of ideas and games. He didn't have time to think of this though. It was getting dark and he had to go home. After an hour he finally reached the station of his village.

He jumped above the fence and got out of the station. He had left the frozen umbrella because it would attract unwanted attention and the last thing he wanted right now was end up sealed 20 meters underground as a test subject.

As he walked out the station a girl bumbed on him with her umbrella. Ky used his ability to catch her before she falls down, tho he ended up falling instead and her falling on him.

'Oh lord, I'm so sorry! I didn't see you with my umbrella covering my sight.' the girl said with a sweet voice and helped Ky stand up.

'It is fine, my dear maiden, you have no need to worry about me.' Ky said and looked at the girl. 'Wait a minute... Camille?' Ky looked closer to the girl. 'It is you! Where have you been? I heard from your father that you were studying abroad.'

'Goodness Ky! I barely recognize you! You changed so much in two years. Where is the hair? And what happened to the rest of you?' Camille recognized her friend and questions burst out of her.

'Camille easy, easy. We can talk about this with a warm cup of coffee under a roof right? Or you are busy?'

'No no, I am free. I was just trying to get home when this stupid rain started. I just got here with the bus myself. So, my house or yours?'

'You always make it sound so wrong Camille. Anyway let's go there for starters, it's not that our houses are far from each other, except if 5 meters are that big of a distance.' Ky said and both laughed it out while walking fast under the same umbrella. After some minutes they finally reached the entrances of their houses.

'Snap I forgot my keys... My folks won't be back till tomorrow, they messaged me earlier that for some reason Frankfurt is closed of and they have to stay there for the night.' Camille said and sighed.

'Well you can sleep by me for the night, except if you have a problem wearing my clothes now that you have a boyfriend.' Ky said while smiling.

'Ha ha, I see that your humor is as bad as ever. I will accept your invite and for your information kind sir, I am not engaged in such romantic association with anyone at this period of time.' she said in a funny British accent and walked in his house with her head high and her eyes closed while trying to look elegant and smart.

'Whatever you say dear maiden.' Ky said with the same accent and closed the door behind him. 'Mom, dad! I'm home and I have someone over here!' he said but with no response. He looked around the house and found a note saying that his parents will be visiting his aunt and that they wouldn't come home until next week. 'Right, I forgot about this.' he put the note to his pocket and went to his room.

'Camille, it seems we will be al-' Ky opened the door of his room only to find Camille half naked looking back at him. 'I uh will come back in a bit, you know where the clothes are.' he said and stepped out of the room quickly.

"Well that was close, thankfully she didn't start screaming." he thought and opened the fridge to grab a bier and see what he could make for dinner.

'Camille! Your choices are fried eggs, pizza, fried eggs and pizza. Of course we will have bier with whatever we eat.' Ky said and Camille appeared behind the fridge's door. He looked at her head to toe and said 'If I didn't know better, I would say you are trying to seduce me dear maiden'. She wore one of Ky's old button-up shirt and nothing else since it was big enough to cover the most important parts, including her hands tho since Ky was tall and had big arms.

'Shut up smart-ass! Look who is talking. A guy who is wet, got his shirt off and drinking a bier.' Camille exploded and Ky started laughing.

'You didn't change a bit, did you?' he said and patted her head like he used to. 'So, what do you wanna eat?'

'Can we have some pasta? It's been a while since the last time I had some.' Camille suggested while getting closer to Ky and looking inside the fridge.

'Well it's not a bad idea, but I don't have any sauce ready.' he said and pointed at the cupboard.

She bent over and opened the cupboard to take a look but she stood up quick when she felt Ky pulling the shirt down because it revealed too many things when she bent over.

'Um I could make some with some tomatoes if you want.' Camille suggested while blushing. 'But on one condition!' she raised her hand in front of her face, pointing at Ky with her index finger with the blush still being present. 'We will cook together.' she said.

Ky didn't have much of a choice so he agreed. 'I'm under your commands my dear maiden chef.' Camille smiled and they started cooking.

After a while, the food was ready and they sat to eat together on a small table in Ky's room while sitting on the floor next to each other.

'You finally learned to cook. This sauce is amazing!' Ky said and continued stuffing his mouth with food.

'I suppose you can handle yourself well in the kitchen as well, even when you try to take a peek under my shirt.' Camille said and blushed a bit while trying to look serious.

The food got stuck in his throat when he heard what she said and started coughing. Camille offered him a glass of water and Ky's death was averted for a second time in one day.

'I was only looking for a pot!' he practically yelled. She burst out of laughing looking at his red face while he was trying to explain himself. After they calmed down they finished their food and Camille stood up to gather the dishes but Ky pulled her back.

'My dear maiden visits my house after so long and I will allow her to gather dishes? No no no mademoiselle. Let me do the dishes.' he said and stood up. Camille smiled and watched him as he was cleaning up and washing the dishes. When he came back, Ky was holding two bottles of bier and a glass.

'I didn't know if you changed your habits so I brought you a glass too just in case.' he handed her one of the bottles and the glass, but she drank from the bottle regardless.

'Thanks Romeo, but I still prefer a cold bier from the bottle rather than a glass.' she said and drank another sip.

They sat next to each other and discussed about a bunch of random stuff. They talked about her studies, how difficult it was for her the first months in England and other trivial stuff like the weather and the food. At some point they were out of bier and Ky stood up to go grab another one when Camille grabbed his hand.

'Can you... hug me for a little while?' she said with a silent voice and without knowing why she asked it, Ky granted her wish. They stayed like that for a while until she decided to speak once again.

'Do you... have a girlfriend Ky?' Camille asked out of the blue and flushed, Ky answered 'No, why you ask?'.

She looked up at him and pushed him down to the floor. She seemed drunk yet sober enough to know what she is doing. She slowly moved her head closer to his until their lips met each other. Ky decided to go with the flow and kissed her back. They continued their actions in the dark, around the flame they had just created.