168 Theres a reaction, you pessimistic bastard (1/2)

Kai's gaze falls over the beakers and the flasks lying in the row. He picks up a half-filled flask with pale orange liquid and takes it toward Noah. ”Alright, drop your blood in it.”

”I thought that you had my blood.” Noah looks at him suspiciously.

”I used it all for trials earlier.” Kai urges him to drop some blood. ”Come on! You are healthy now. Don't you want to get over Izo? If you find your true mate, you can be assured that you will get over Izo.”

But… Noah's heart clenches. He doesn't want to get over Izo. Being in love with Izo for so long, he can't give up his feelings yet. ”Fine.”

He doesn't think that Kai's litmus test will work. So he bites his finger and drops some blood in the flask.

The red drops of blood submerge into the orange liquid, spreading out as the orange liquid slowly turns blue. Noah stares at it with disinterest. What, true mate? There's no way that he has one. He's a guy who likes guys.

”It's pale blue.” Kai smiles at Noah. ”Let's find your true mate.”

”We can?” His gaze turns sceptical. He can't help but think of Jin. If Jin was here, he would have either smacked Kai's head or hugged him. It's hard to predict Jin's reactions sometimes.

Kai gives him a nod and walks to another table. He places the flask on the table and then, he picks up random items such as a metallic arm, a robotic face, and other things that Noah has been wondering what kind of shit Kai has been doing. A map appears after the mess is cleared away from the table. Kai signals Noah to come.

”I will drop this liquid on the map.” Kai tells him slowly, ”If your true mate is born on this planet, you will see a blinking light.”

”You speak like you have done it for someone else,” Noah mutters.

”I checked it for Klyn.” Kai pours the liquid on the leathery world map, completely soaking it with the pale blue liquid. ”It had a reaction.”

”Right.” Noah stares at the map. There's no reaction at all. ”Nothing is happening.”

”Wait for some time.” Kai crosses his arms and looks hard at the map. ”True bonds exist between souls. So, there should be some reaction if the soul is present on earth.”

”Didn't countless souls turn into energy?” Noah questions him with a deadpan look in his eyes. ”Doesn't it mean that my true mate might be gone for eternity?”

”That would be sad for some people,” Kai replies nonchalantly. He raises his brow and raises his chin a little. ”There's a reaction, you pessimistic bastard.”