I couldn't think of a picture to fit this chapter so I here are some apples ^^ 

I'm learning Korean and in Korean, apples (사과 - sagwa) are sometimes (mostly as a joke) used as an apology because the word apologize (사과합니다 - sagwahabnida) has the word apple in it. So these apples are apologizing for this lengthy intro note, the lack of a more fitting photo for the chapter and a representation of the apologizing to be done in this chapter by one of the characters hehehe ❤

Kai's POV

I try to suppress my giggles as Raziel presses feather-like kisses all over my face. We are currently sitting in the corner, at the back of my final class of the day waiting for the teacher to arrive.

I didn't have any classes with Milan today so Raziel sat through all of my classes with me! When Zorander made the schedule, he ensured that Raziel and I had all the same classes. Raziel said that he didn't want to impose on my 'human time' with Milan, Jax, Hunter and Ayaan, so he might not always be there for those classes. But he promised to show up for all of the ones where I didn't have any of my new found friends to keep me company.

Today is the only day where I don't have at least one class with Milan so Raziel has been glued to my side for the entire school day! While I absolutely adored all of the attention and being showered with kisses, I undoubtedly learnt nothing today.

Each class, Raziel got bored within the first few minutes and whenever he did, he would turn his attention towards me. I guess I can't say I learnt nothing because I learnt how to suppress moans really well. I'm starting to think Raziel was getting revenge for my flirty behaviour this morning.

He spent the majority of my morning classes, biting and sucking at my neck, leaving bright red marks all over my pale skin, to the point where I looked like I was attacked by a swarm of killer bees. I scolded my horny angel for leaving all those hickeys, so he decided to spend all of my afternoon classes pressing light kisses all over my face and neck.

"Okay, I really do need to concentrate in this class. So I need you to sit quietly," I say to Raziel, still giggling as he repeatedly kisses my nose.

"Good afternoon class, take out your Statistics books," the teacher says in a bored voice, making his way across the room and plopping down into the chair at the front of the room.

"What am I supposed to do? You said no kisses during this class," Raziel whines and pouts at me.

I tentatively pull out my phone ensuring to position it so that it is out of the direct eyeline of the teacher. "Play with this," I tell him, unlocking the phone and handing it to him. "Try not to delete anything but if you do, don't worry, it's all backed up."

Raziel gingerly takes the phone out of my grasp and I giggle as he twists it around in his hands with interest.

I listen to the teacher drone on about Statistics for the next hour, having Raziel occasionally interrupt me once he discovers something cool; like the camera. After he realized that he could see himself, he wanted to see both of us together so he held it up and took some pictures; I'm scolding him in all of them while he is wearing a giant goofy grin.

We finally finish class and Raziel and I are walking hand in hand as we make our way to the parking lot.

"Hi Kai!" I turn around recognizing Jax's voice.

"Hey!" I reply enthusiastically, trying to match the hyper vibe that Jax created with his initial greeting.

Raziel scoffs and releases my hand to instead drape his arm over my shoulders, pressing me closer to his body. I smile and put my arm around his waist in response to this position change.

Jax rolls his eyes before continuing. "I'm going to the library with-"

"Kai!" Milan shouts, scurrying towards us, with Hunter and Ayaan in tow. "We're going to the library to study for the Spanish test tomorrow, do you want to come?"

"Yeah, it'll be fun to all study together," Hunter says with a big, friendly smile on his face.

"Your boyfriend can come too!" Ayaan adds, upon seeing my hesitation.

Raziel presses his lips to my ear and murmurs, "If you want to study for the tests with your friends, we can reschedule."

I turn to face him and shake my head. I promised both Raziel and Lance that I would meet with Declan so that's what I'm going to do.

"Are you sure?" Raziel whispers with a slight pout.

I smile at Raziel before turning back towards the expectant group. "I can't, I already have plans and I'm not sure how long it will take so I don't want to keep you waiting."

Jax rolls his eyes and mutters, "It's probably because the boyfriend doesn't want to come."

"The boyfriend heard you and no, I'm not that petty," Raziel replies, glowering at Jax.

"Well if you change your mind, we can send you our location,"Milan says. I nod and we part ways.

We drive to the restaurant and once we arrive, I sit to the left of a waiting Zorander. "Why are you here?" I ask the terrifying demon, still not used to seeing his aura.

"Moral support," Zorander replies with a smirk and winks at me.

I giggle at the thought of a demon providing moral support. I hear a disgruntled sound from Raziel before I feel him shuffling his chair closer to mine, making me hyper aware of his presence on my right. I giggle again and turn around to find him sulkily taking a big swing of the coca cola I bought him from the deserted restaurant.

I reach up and plant a quick kiss on his cheek and he takes one more gulp before grinning at me.

"They're here." I hear Zorander mutter and fear immediately grips me.

What if Declan tries to hurt me? Flashbacks of all the times Declan has shoved me against the locker or punched me in the gut spring to mind. Memories of the excruciating pain as I lie on the ground bleeding out from their attack cloud my vision.

"Kai!" Raziel's voice cuts through the horrors in my head. I didn't realize I was this affected. "Forget it, we're not doing this," I hear Raziel say sternly as he pulls me into a tight embrace.

"It's okay," I force out, in a quiet voice soaking in Raziel's comforting smell. I take a few more deep breaths gathering the courage to face my bully.

I pull away and look towards Declan. I haven't seen him since the night he and his friends attacked me. "Oh my goodness Declan, are you ok?" I blurt out. He looks awful. It doesn't look like he has slept since the attack; his curly, chestnut hair is laden with oil and in desperate need of a wash and his eyes are sunken in, red and puffy.

Declan claws at the lone tear running down his cheek before pulling out the chair directly across from me. He smiles, a sad smile full of pain and regret that breaks my heart. "I should be asking you that," he whispers, rubbing away the next few tears that escaped onto his cheek.

"I've been awful to you," Declan starts. The tears are now too much for him to brush away, so they spill onto his cheeks like a river flowing towards the sea. "I was angry at someone else and I took out that anger on you. I'm so sorry."

He seems so broken and sad. I've always felt a need to comfort sad people so I instinctively reach out and squeeze his hands which he is wringing nervously on top of the table. Declan smiles but gently pulls his hands away from me, hiding them under the table. "I don't deserve your sympathy," he whispers. "I'm really sorry Kai. I'm not asking for your forgiveness. That would be cruel. I just... I just wanted to apologize. I'm so sorry Kai." Declan pushes back his chair and stands, briskly making his way towards the exit.

"Where are you going? You can't leave as yet!" Lance all but shrieks while floating in front of Declan trying to block his path.

I hear Declan muttering but I can't discern what he is saying. "What did he say?" I mumble and both Zorander and Raziel start to reply but Zorander quickly stops when Raziel shoots him a glare.

"He said 'I never said that I would ask him for help, I said I wanted to apologize. Now move before I walk through you'," Raziel whispers.

"Lance is right, you shouldn't leave as yet. You didn't even wait for me to talk. That's just rude," I say in an elevated voice.

Declan turns around, confusion is now mixed with the regret and sorrow on his face. "How do you know Lance?" Declan questions incredulously.

"I met him last night and he told me that you weren't all that bad," I reply, giggling at the look of bewilderment on Declan's face.

Declan inches closer and hesitantly sits back down in front of me. He again wipes at the persistent tears on his cheek which seem to have no end in sight as to when they might be stopping. "Are you going crazy too?"

"No silly," I reply, giggling a little. "You're not crazy, Lance is a ghost, well almost hollow. This is Raziel, my boyfriend but also your guardian angel and this is our principal Zorander; he's a demon."

Declan looks at me like I've lost my mind which only prompts more giggles from me. I wave my hand in front of Declan's face, who seems to be frozen from shock, failing to elicit a reaction.

There is still one question that I need answered and I think everyone here knows but me. "Why did you start bullying me?"

Declan flinches at my question and refocuses on me. "I found out that we both have the same father so that would make me your half brother. I... I didn't have anywhere left to turn so I asked your father for help but he rejected me and refused to help. So I... I took it out on you. I'm sorry Kai! I was angry and jealous and I wasn't... I wasn't thinking. I let emotions cloud my judgement. I'm... I'm so sorry Kai. So very sorry."

My mouth hangs open at the bombshell Declan just dropped on me. Declan is my brother? I thought he and my mom were high school sweethearts. That would mean my dad had an affair before I was born. More importantly, he refused to help him? Why didn't he help? I reach into my pocket, pull out my phone and dial my father.

He answers after the third ring. "Kai, I was just thinking that I haven't heard from you in a few days. How-"

"Is Declan my brother? You better not lie to me," I say, through gritted teeth. My tone is defiant and frigid.

"I-"

"Yes or no father," I say sternly.

"I had a DNA test done and yes he is your brother. I-"

"And he came to you for help and you refused him?" I grip the phone in my hand tighter as I wait for him to respond.

My father lets out an exasperated sigh. "Of course I didn't help him. It would be a slap in the face to your dead mother."

I involuntarily wheeze at his choice of words and feel the tears pricking the back of my eyes. Raziel slings his hand over my shoulder and presses a kiss to my temple. "Mother was kind and she would never have refused to help him even if it hurt her to help."

My mother really was the kindest person I know. The one thing about her, that I will never forget, is that she was always sharing; whether that be food, clothes or lending what little money we had growing up. She hardly refused anyone who asked her for help.

"What you did was a slap in the face to her." I feel Raziel kissing away the stray tears that fall down my cheeks and that helps soothe the sinking feeling in my heart. "I have to go." I hang up the phone before he can say anything else.

I clutch my chest and let my tears flow freely. How could he turn away his own son? I feel so ashamed. More so than his affair, my mom would be so disappointed in the fact that he rejected his own flesh and blood. She always put family first. Even distant cousins were treated like kings on the rare occasions that they visited.

I try to supress my sobs but when I feel Raziel engulf me in a hug, I can't hold them in anymore and let it all out. My mom would be so disappointed. 

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