New Life : A Second Chance

When Kyle told Kay about it the next day, Kay could hardly believe it.

[You finally did it? You asked her out?] came Kay's disbelieving voice.

[Yup]

[O-kay] Kay replied, wanting to support her brother.

However, in truth, she wasn't quite happy about it.

It was due to a number of factors.

One, she didn't know this Sari girl.

Two, she had never met this Sari girl.

Three, she doesn't know this Sari girl.

Okay, that was the same as the first one.

The point was, Kay didn't like the fact that her beloved brother was now the boyfriend of a total stranger. It didn't sit well with her that he was all the way over there, alone, and now with a girlfriend?

Was he, perhaps, so lonely (without him realising it), that he fell for the first kind girl that he came across?

In truth, the fears that Kay had were the same as what Kyle had been under before. They were legitimate concerns, for Kyle was not living as Kyle Smith at the moment. 

[Why does it sound like you're not quite happy for me?] Kyle asked, detecting the slight hitch in her 'voice'.

Kay sighed. 

Even if he couldn't feel her emotions, he knew her too well.

[I am happy for you, brother] Kay said sincerely [but I'm not entirely happy about the whole situation]

[You'll like her] Kyle said confidently.

[I'm sure I would] Kay replied, sighing internally.

She could hear how happy he was and she didn't want to be a downer in this. So she listened to him talking about Sari, and the things that they had done. How she wished she was by his side at that moment, so that she could make her own judgment.

After their talk, Kay got up from her bed and started powering up her laptop. At the same time, she picked up her secure phone and contacted Zero. 

"I have a mission for you," Kay said the moment he picked up the call.

She started typing, her fingers flying across the keyboard while her eyes darted to and fro over the information that filled up the screen.

This was something she had already gathered the moment Kyle had told her about his crush. However, she had not done any real deep research as it hadn't reached 'that stage' yet.

It was now, 'that stage'.

"Find out everything you can about this girl. I've just sent you the email with her details," Kay said as she pressed the 'sent' button.

"Noted, Ms. Kay," Zero's voice came over the speaker phone, "May I know what exactly are you looking for?"

"Nothing in particular. Just dig up everything about her life, and those around her. I want to know everything," Kay said.

"Is she a threat?"

"If you call being Kyle's girlfriend, a threat, then yes," Kay replied.

A loud clatter sounded over the phone before Zero's voice came on again, "Apologies for that, Ms. Kay. I will get right on it."

On the other side of the phone, the rest of the team was looking at him - and the phone that was on speaker - in great horror. 

The sound had been when Lucka had dropped his book, that fell on Edward's laptop, which caused it to fall and hit Yume's mug and splash on Akira's lap.

All of them were highly trained and could have stopped any of those actions, but they were just too shocked. Even Akira, who was sitting there with coffee stained lap.

No one moved.

"Sir got a girlfriend?!"

Dropping everything, they set to work immediately.

Zero was mumbling, "I knew I should have followed him!'

✿ 24 hours later ✿

They stared at all the information they had managed to gather.

Then, they looked at each other.

"Are you sure you dug up everything?" Zero asked.

"Everything," confirmed Edward.

"School record, birth certificate, social media accounts, phone logs, bank accounts," listed Lucka one by one, "Of her, and her now deceased parents, and the uncle and aunt that she lives with."

"I even checked about the accident," Edward said, "But it was a normal thing, nothing like an assassination or something like that."

All of them then stared at the file.

"Maybe she's a ninja?" ventured Akira tentatively.

"No, she's not," answered Yume, "I checked with Master Shifu. She's also not some hidden missing heir of some company."

All of them sighed.

"Whoever she is, she is Sir's choice," Zero finally said after a very long silence.

They all nodded.

"Looks like Sir fell for an ordinary girl," lamented Akira, "So very, very ordinary."

"Maybe that's for the best?" said Lucka, "She's kind to animals. So that is a plus in my book."

"I guess," Akira reluctantly agreed, "Sir's life is pretty hectic. Having some sort of normalcy may be good for him."

They looked again at the file, and the picture of Sari.

She really was just an ordinary girl.

✿.✿.✿.✿

Kay read the file that Zero had sent over.

She had done some digging of her own, and also came up with nothing.

There was nothing bad about the girl, though a part of her was a bit unwilling. 

Her brother was so awesome and he's chosen this rather sub-par girl for his partner?

Kay sighed and hit her head.

Was she being snobbish now?

She had begun reading romance books lately and had subconsciously been quite angry whenever the normal plotline came up: parents not approving of the son's choice as the girl was not from a 'proper' family, or the girl not wanting to have the relationship known until she had proven herself to 'be worthy of standing next to the male lead'.

She had scoffed then, thinking that so long as there was true love, what has 'proving yourself' or 'be of same social standing' got to do with anything?

Yet, with it involved her own brother, she felt the girl was not good enough for him?

What was wrong with her?