is perfect. When it’s done horribly, it’s terrible. You passed my test so you can relax.”
“Well, I’m relieved to know that,” Mrs. Benton said. “My daughter said that you would like this. I’m glad to see that we all met your expectations.”
“You’ve exceeded my expectations,” he admitted, getting ready for dessert. “I can’t believe you would do all of this for me.”
“Not only that, I’m going to pack some of this food for you too. You can eat that whenever you want it,” she said. “Say hi to your family for me by the way. They’ve done a wonderful job of raising you.”
“Thank you, ma’am. I will.”
He felt so comfortable around them that he began to regret ever having bad thoughts. The Benton’s were treating him like he was one of their own. They didn’t seem to mind that Rukia had just picked up a boyfriend or that he came from the Velt. They just liked him and the best part was that he liked them too. He hadn’t met people from Calensa that were as wonderful as them. He just hoped they never found out about his hunting abilities. Then they would never let Rukia go out with him.
And the very idea of never seeing Rukia again would kill him.
Chapter 13
Kian spent another hour talking with the Benton’s and found out quite a lot about them. They were wealthy, but they were the kind of people who helped the poor. Mrs. Benton would often deliver meals to those who were ill and had no insurance. She especially helped out the children who had no home or parents to take care of them. Mr. Benton also did his share to help people out by giving them anything they needed. Rukia’s older sister Mayuri helped out the elderly when she had some free time and even Midori did her share by giving kids free cricket lessons and helping them build their houses. He was beginning to like them with everything that they said.
“You’re such a nice man, Kian,” Mrs. Benton said as she handed him some food. It was the leftovers from their dinner and he was happy bringing that home to his family. “You may be the first boyfriend of Rukia’s that I’ve liked.”
“The first of her boyfriends?” He looked over at Rukia.
“I’ve had about two others,” Rukia explained. “They were frogs. You are the first prince that I’ve managed to snag.”
“It’s true,” Midori told him. “The other two were not boyfriend material and Rukia dropped them after they met us.”
“Well, I’m glad I haven’t been dropped, ” he laughed. “I think I better go home then. My mother and father are probably thinking about me.”
“I’ll see him out,” Rukia decided. “Come with me, Kian.”
They were walking around the neighborhood though Kian wished he had brought his bike with him. The air was warm and the streets were rather flat. It would have been fun for them to go riding this night. He would seat Rukia on top of the handlebar while he pedaled fast. They would go anywhere that he pleased.
“I’m sorry if my parents bothered you too much,” she said. “They really love to ask too many questions about too many things.”
“I’m fine with them. They are such nice people,” he said. “You were lucky to have been adopted by them.”
“Yes, I know. They have tried to make us feel like family even if we aren’t biologically theirs,” Rukia agreed. “I do love them even if they embarrass me on a regular basis.”
“That’s what all parents do,” he pointed out. “I can’t tell you about the number of embarrassing stories mine have said about me. Sometimes, I have to cut them off or else they’ll go into deep details.”
Rukia stopped in her tracks at that moment and Kian wondered if he had said something wrong. “What is it?”
“Look ahead,” she pointed to something in the distance. “Do you see what I see?”
He saw what she was pointing at; a block of ice was stopping them in the middle
“Well, I’m relieved to know that,” Mrs. Benton said. “My daughter said that you would like this. I’m glad to see that we all met your expectations.”
“You’ve exceeded my expectations,” he admitted, getting ready for dessert. “I can’t believe you would do all of this for me.”
“Not only that, I’m going to pack some of this food for you too. You can eat that whenever you want it,” she said. “Say hi to your family for me by the way. They’ve done a wonderful job of raising you.”
“Thank you, ma’am. I will.”
He felt so comfortable around them that he began to regret ever having bad thoughts. The Benton’s were treating him like he was one of their own. They didn’t seem to mind that Rukia had just picked up a boyfriend or that he came from the Velt. They just liked him and the best part was that he liked them too. He hadn’t met people from Calensa that were as wonderful as them. He just hoped they never found out about his hunting abilities. Then they would never let Rukia go out with him.
And the very idea of never seeing Rukia again would kill him.
Chapter 13
Kian spent another hour talking with the Benton’s and found out quite a lot about them. They were wealthy, but they were the kind of people who helped the poor. Mrs. Benton would often deliver meals to those who were ill and had no insurance. She especially helped out the children who had no home or parents to take care of them. Mr. Benton also did his share to help people out by giving them anything they needed. Rukia’s older sister Mayuri helped out the elderly when she had some free time and even Midori did her share by giving kids free cricket lessons and helping them build their houses. He was beginning to like them with everything that they said.
“You’re such a nice man, Kian,” Mrs. Benton said as she handed him some food. It was the leftovers from their dinner and he was happy bringing that home to his family. “You may be the first boyfriend of Rukia’s that I’ve liked.”
“The first of her boyfriends?” He looked over at Rukia.
“I’ve had about two others,” Rukia explained. “They were frogs. You are the first prince that I’ve managed to snag.”
“It’s true,” Midori told him. “The other two were not boyfriend material and Rukia dropped them after they met us.”
“Well, I’m glad I haven’t been dropped, ” he laughed. “I think I better go home then. My mother and father are probably thinking about me.”
“I’ll see him out,” Rukia decided. “Come with me, Kian.”
They were walking around the neighborhood though Kian wished he had brought his bike with him. The air was warm and the streets were rather flat. It would have been fun for them to go riding this night. He would seat Rukia on top of the handlebar while he pedaled fast. They would go anywhere that he pleased.
“I’m sorry if my parents bothered you too much,” she said. “They really love to ask too many questions about too many things.”
“I’m fine with them. They are such nice people,” he said. “You were lucky to have been adopted by them.”
“Yes, I know. They have tried to make us feel like family even if we aren’t biologically theirs,” Rukia agreed. “I do love them even if they embarrass me on a regular basis.”
“That’s what all parents do,” he pointed out. “I can’t tell you about the number of embarrassing stories mine have said about me. Sometimes, I have to cut them off or else they’ll go into deep details.”
Rukia stopped in her tracks at that moment and Kian wondered if he had said something wrong. “What is it?”
“Look ahead,” she pointed to something in the distance. “Do you see what I see?”
He saw what she was pointing at; a block of ice was stopping them in the middle
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