Only Kyle Sequel: Only a Matter of Time

Part 5: The last chance

He moved closer to me and surprisingly, placed his forehead against mine. I gasped a little from his touch, and how I had forgot about how much I had missed it. He closed his eyes while I kept mine completely open. I had to see him.

"I believe in a saying, 'if you love someone, you let them go'," Kyle said as he slowly opened his eyes, "also because I'm insecure. Your guesses are completely correct, I'm doubting everything about you when I know I probably shouldn't, and all because of my stupid feelings from the past."

He moved away and shook his head. "I'm sorry Jessica, but I'm looking for ways...ways to make my mind believe that you'll never do what you did again, or that you are completely truthful, but...I can't."

I felt water build in my eyes and I licked my lips nervously, trying to take in everything he was saying. At least he wasn't being a jerk...but he was still breaking my heart. Something I had already done to him.

"Kyle, I love you," I whispered as I felt a tear travel down my cheek, "but if you can't see that, then I'm really sorry. Because I do...and I'm telling the truth."

I saw sadness on his face, and I knew he had returned to the old Kyle I once knew. He wasn't a jerk anymore, he was back to his caring ways, but I still couldn't have him. Not if he didn't take me back.

"Melissa isn't here," I said as I lifted my arms and looked around me, "but even if she was I would still love you. She can't change that, even if she puts words in my mouth that mean I don't."

I put my hands back down to my sides, and I held my fingers gingerly against my jeans. I was shaking, and I doubted I would stop anytime soon.

I looked around the field, trying to find words to say. Should I try to persuade him more? I didn't know if I could...I didn't know what else to say to make him believe me.

"Do you think you'll ever come back?" I asked, watching as the pathway in the sky began to glow, indicting that it was threatening to open.

"Of course I will," Kyle replied, and I turned my head to look at him hopefully, wondering if he was saying what I was thinking.

"I've got a job here to do."

My hope deflated and I nodded glumly. Of course. He was a guardian, his job was to protect earth, and anything that revolved around it. I knew he wouldn't come back for me.

Kyle walked towards me and I kept my head to the ground, trying to hide my tears from him. If I looked at him I knew I would just cry more.

I tried to take slow breaths as I saw his feet appear in my view, and his warm breath on my cheek. I felt his hand delicately cup my cheek and he pulled my face up to meet him. I looked at him with wide eyes, wondering why he was so close and holding me like he was.

"Why do you have to cry all the time?" he asked as he brushed away the few tears that were on my cheeks. "And why do you try and hide those green eyes from me?"

I blinked at him with wonder, thinking that this was the last thing I would expect him to do. It was almost like the way we used to be...just a little. He actually looked...like he cared.

He sighed and brushed his thumb over the top of my cheek, sending tingles through my skin. "You know, I've seen angels with eyes not even half as bright as yours," he sighed. "I just don't understand why you want to hide something like that."

"Really?" I squeaked, watching as he nodded slowly. I sighed and pulled his hand away gently, reluctantly pulling his fingers from my grasp. "You...you should go. You need to...find out what the gods say about Melissa and Marcus." I gulped.

Kyle shrugged. "I'm sure Zach can manage by himself."

My eyes widened, and a thousand thoughts popped into my head all at once. What did that mean? Did that mean that he wanted to stay? To stay with me?

"O-Okay," I stuttered, watching his face for any signs of what he was going to do next.

I looked around the field and turned my back on Kyle, feeling the wind hit my face and my eyes becoming misty again. I didn't know what I could do. Fine, he was staying here for a while, but that didn't mean he accepted my apology. It didn't mean we were back to normal.

"Kyle?" I asked as I turned back around to look at him, "do you think...do you think you'll ever forgive me? Or at least know how sorry I am?"

I watched as he put his hands into his jeans pockets and walked closer to me. Maybe that was a bad idea to ask that question, maybe I was just setting myself up for more disappointment. Maybe he would say no, he has been basically saying so up 'till now.

He put a strand of my hair behind my ear slowly, and gently touched my skin as he did. He sighed and looked at my eyes, and I almost felt as if he was peering into my soul.

"I just did Jessica," he replied quietly.

What?

He held onto my cheek softly and pulled me closer to him, pressing his lips gently against mine. I immediately kissed back, and I wrapped my arms around his neck desperately, getting into the kiss more.

He held me tightly in his arms and continued to kiss me, a smile playing on my lips as he did.

Kyle was kissing me. Despite everything, he was kissing me. How...he was so angry with me. He was so hurt because of me yet...he's kissing me.

He pulled back and I slowly opened my eyes, meeting his blue with shock.

"Jessica I'm so sorry," Kyle said quietly, his hot breath tickling my lips every time he said a word.

"W-What?" I squeaked, "w-why are you apologising? It's me that's the bad guy here!"

"You were kidnapped by Marcus because of me," he replied, "if I had just been with you more...if I had not left you alone before he came...none of this would have happened."

"You are not taking the blame for this," I protested, "this is all my fault. I hurt you, and you left because you were angry. It's not your fault."

"But I love you," he said quietly, "I should have stayed no matter what you were saying. I should have known it wasn't the truth."

I felt myself begin to smile on the inside as I heard him say that, and I felt another tear flow down my cheek.

Kyle sighed. "So damn emotional," he said as he wiped away the tear, making me chuckle. I laid my forehead against his.

"I'm so sorry Kyle," I apologised, "I'll never say what I said to you ever again. I'll never hurt you again." I said quietly, "I promise."

Kyle pressed his lips against mine once more and smiled after he pulled back. "That's good to know," he smirked.

I smiled weakly and pulled him tightly in a hug, feeling him hold me tightly back.

"I think I'm going to have to get a tracking chip or something injected into you," Kyle said over my shoulder, "you always seem to get in trouble for something when I'm not with you."

I chuckled and nodded, "Just make sure it's a human one and not an animal one."

"What's the difference really?"

"One goes into animals and other goes into humans, idiot."

Kyle and I pulled away in surprise from each other and turned to see Zach standing with a smirk on his face, along with three other familiar figures.

The gods.

Zeus crossed his arms over his chest with a playful smirk on his lips. "In trouble again, Kyle?" he asked him.

Kyle shrugged and slung his arm around my shoulder.

"This one can be a bit of a handful at times, Your Majesty."