I'm Home

Kala was home from the war. The light was back, and she was free. Kala was walking along the beach as the water hit her feet. "Hey Kala, your finally home. My son came home a few years ago as well." She turned to see the woman talking to her. "Mrs. Ulric. I'm happy he made it back. Tell him I said hi." Kala smiled at the elder of the village.

"Why don't you come by for dinner dear. We missed you." Kala shook her head. "No, I don't think I'm ready for that right now." Kala turned to leave when she ran into Nyx. "Kala your finally back." She nods and starts to walk away. "Kala... we should catch up sometimes." She shrugged. "I run the only bar in town so I'm sure we will run into each other again." Kala headed home.

Nyx saw the change in her and all he wanted to do was hold her like he used to. "She's changed since she saved me all them years ago. I only had a day of living hell. She had ten years alone." His mother nods. "Give her time son. Maybe she will come around." Nyx watched as the person he once asked to marry him walked away.

Kala was at work when she came up from the basement. "Lisa it's all fixed now. Go ahead and try the water." She didn't notice Nyx and Libertus sitting there. She was covered in dirt and grim.

"Thanks, Kala it works great. What would we do without you?" Kala shrugged. "Be a lot happier." She said it so quietly she didn't think anyone heard her. "I don't think that's true Hoku." She looked up and saw Nyx. "Don't call me that." She walked past him and up the stairs to her place. What was I thinking coming back here? Kala went inside and pulled out her laptop.

She logged into her hunter account and found a few hunts that would keep her busy and away from Nyx. Kala got dressed and grabbed her sword. Strapping it to her back. She walked out and down the stair. "Lisa I'm heading out. I got my cell if you need me." The woman nods. "Be safe Hun. I like having you around."

Kala was walking past Nyx when someone grabbed her shoulder. Kala spun around and grabbed his arm twisting it behind him. Then slammed his face down into the bar. "Don't ever touch me again or you will lose your arm. Is that understood?" the man nods and she let him go. Kala heads out the door not seeing the worried look on Nyx's face.

Nyx stood up and followed her out. "Hoku stop for a min." she turned fast. "I said don't call me that." Nyx just looked at her. "Why because you don't want people to care about you? Or is it because you don't think you deserve it? What happened to make you so hardened?" Kala went to walk away but Nyx grabs her arm.

When she turned to attack, he stopped her and pulled her close to him. He saw her fear right then. "Nyx let me go now." When he did, she took a step away from him. She turned and ran. Nyx saw the look in her his and it haunted him. She had acted like he was going to hurt her. Who hurt you my Hoku? What happened to you?

Nyx was at the bar a few days later when Lisa walked over to him. "Do you know miss Kala?" he nods. "Yeah, we grew up together then served as Glaives together. Why is something wrong?" the older lady looked at him. "She has never been gone this long. I tried calling her, but her phone was off." Nyx stood up. "I think I know where she is. I will go check on her." Nyx took off.

When he got to the place, he was looking for he saw Kala laying on the ground. As he got closer, he saw bottles on the ground and a bottle of pain killers. Nyx saw her raise a gun she had summoned. "Leave now or I will shoot." Nyx took a step and she fired just barely missing him. Nyx saw she was laying in a puddle of blood.

"Hoku how long are you going to do this to yourself?" she looked up in a daze. "Until I die, and I pray it is soon." Nyx saw her coughing up blood. He moved closer and her head snapped up as did her gun. "Go Nyx I don't want you here." Nyx warp knocking the gun from her hand. Nyx lifts her chin as he kneels in front of her.

"Do you really think I will just walk away while you are suffering?" before she could answer Nyx picked her up. "Put me down damn it let me go." Nyx heard her panic and sat her down looking at her. "Kala who did this to you?" she was about to say something when she passed out. Nyx caught her and carried her to his place.

Kala opened her eyes and groaned. When she tried to move, she found her hands tied above her to a bedframe. "This is the 5th time you have woken up and each time you were in a state of panic and tried to kill me." She turned to see Nyx in the doorframe. "Nyx let me go now." He walked closer to her. "No" she glared at the man.

Nyx didn't see fear in her eyes but anger. That he could work with. "I want you to listen to me Kala and listen well." She looked at him. "I won't listen to a damn thing you say Nyx Ulric and when I get free I will..." Nyx placed something over mouth and tied it there tightly. He looked down at her. "No Kala you will listen because I will not sit here and watch you do this to yourself."

Nyx saw the look in her eyes. "Kala, I asked you to marry me and you said yes. That feeling for me hasn't changed and it never will. I don't know who hurt you so bad or even know the hell you have lived for ten years. I do know you saved my life and made sure I got home. You promised me you would return to me." She looked away from him.

Nyx turned her face to look back at him. "Hoku I will free you if you promise not to run and let me help you." She shook her head and glared at him. "So be it just know that this hurts me more then it will you Hoku. I never thought I would have to force you to take care of yourself." Nyx stood up and walked to the door and left shutting it behind him.

Nyx stood there his tears falling. "Son she will come around." He looked up at his mother. "What did they do to her? That is not the woman I knew." His mom hugged him. "She's in there somewhere Nyx. And I'm guessing she is scared and feeling alone." He nods. "How do I help her?" he asked. "By being there for her.