Klay and Anika

> "He’s ridiculous and for some reason I like it."
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> "So, I do suppose you have never rode a horse with anyone else? I want to be the first."
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-Klay to Anika

## Klay and Anika

### Status

Memory; Klay is dead

Klay and Anika, or Klaynika, is the romantic shipping of Klayton Carson Twehen and Queen Anika Paige Malek. They officially dated for a brief while before Klays death.

## Moments

### Thread 1

* Klay thinks the queen is prettier than the room.
* Klay compliments the queen, calling her, "extremely hot'.
* Anika pairs up herself and Klay.
* Klay suggests that Anika 'paired the two up for a purpose'.
* Anika says she is flattered after Klay compliments her.
* Klay says the view is beautiful, and it is unsure if he is referring to the queen or the view outside the window.
* Klay says he likes her dress, and Anika replies, "Well you’ll probably like most of the dresses I own if you like this one.'
* Klay says her short dress is far better than the other, longer one.
* Klay compliments Anika's garden.
* They play thorns and roses together.
* Anika pulls Klay under a bench with her.
* Klay 'normally would have jumped at the chance to be this close to Anika, but he didn't feel good about this- Something was evidently wrong.'
* Anika scoots closer to Klay to get out of sight from the figure.
* Anika took Klay's hand and dragged him out from under the bench.
* Klay smiles at Anika before leaving through the Rose Maze.
* Klay is in Anika's room while she is sleeping.
* Klay pleads to talk with Anika.
* Klay asks Anika to save him from the wrath of Callyah
* Klay sits on Anika's throne.
* Anika orders Callyah to not murder Klay.
* Klay calls her 'Annie'
* Klay brags that he saved the queen from the killers, when in reality it wasn't truee
* Klay follows Anika
* Klay wants to know what she is doing
* Anika smiles when he tells her he wants to know what she is doing and says, "At midnight?"
* Klay blushes bright red.
* Anika drags Klay under her bed.
* If he wasn't being all quiet and good, Klay would have commented about her tendency to drag him under furniture.
* Anika is right next to Klay under the bed.
* Anika stays close to Klay as her mother inspects the room.
* Anika has her finger on Klay's lips.
* Anika tells Klay to go to sleep.
* Klay and Anika are sitting by each other
* Klay mentions that Anika dragged him under a picnic table/bench
* The press asked what they were doing under the bench..
* The press assumes the two were making out
* Klay is bright red.
* Klay has no words when the press asks if he wished he had made out with Anika.
* Anika apologizes after the press leaves
* Klay tells her he saw one of the killers.
* Anika looks hopeful and impressed when Klay tells her that.
* Anika gave Klay her undivided attention.

### Thread 2

* Anika falls asleep on Klay's shoulder.
* Klay calls her 'Queen Sleepy'
* Klay gently lifts her up, bride style, and starts carrying her to her room.
* Anika shifted her head and ended up resting it near his chest as she slept.
* Klay smiles at her.
* Klay gently sets her down on her bed.
* Anika, still clinging to his arm, slowly let go.
* Klay placed a blanket on her, careful to not wake her up.
* Anika's mother asks Klay if he has even kissed her yet.
* Anika teases Klay about being in her room alot.
* Klay compliments Anika's outfit.
* Anika winks at Klay.
* Anika seems to be considering something, and then suddenly kisses Klay.
* Klay kisses her back, lightly.
* Anika leans back after a moment, her cheeks slightly redder than normal.
* Klay was a bit speechless.
* Klay says its fine when she tries to apologize for kissing him.
* Klay smiles a bit at her before leaving,
* Anika says, "He’s ridiculous and for some reason I like it."
* Klay stops in front of a portrait of a younger Anika on a beach.
* Anika bumps into Klay in the hallway.
* Klay asks if Anika is okay, when she seems to be hurt.
* Anika apologizes and says she didn't mean to hurt him.
* Klay sighs and says its fine, but there is now a wall between them.
* Klay insists he can help.
* Klay holds and arm out for Anika.
* Klay leads Anika to her room.
* Anika says thank you to Klay.
* Klay says you're welcome.
* Anika says she really is sorry.
* Anika's horse takes a liking to Klay.
* Klay tells Anika to go ahead.
* Anika doesn't like Audrey and Paisley flirting with Klay
* Klay is annoyed the girls are flirting with him.
* Klay tells the girls to go away.
* Anika says that 'Ani is nice' when thinking of a name to be called, remembering the time Klay called her Annie.
* Anika tells Klay she told her mother he was different.
* Klay kisses Anika.
* Anika kisses him back.

### Thread 3

* Anika and Klay are riding Desire together.
* Anika 'could feel Klay very close to her and despite what she might tell you it made her happy, and calm'
* Klay couldn't shake the thought of their earlier kiss out of his mind.
* "So, I do suppose you have never rode a horse with anyone else? I want to be the first." Klay whispers to Anika.
* Anika tells him no one else has ever rode with her before.
* Anika liked the warmth of Klay’s arms around her waist as they rode down the empty road.

## Fights + Problems

### Thread 2

* Klay feels the blood drain out of his face, and considers the fact the queen might have told someone.
* Klay feels betrayed.
* Anika is accused of being 'unqueenly and going to date a simple boy while there was a threatening attack on your own life and many others'
* Klay looked behind him, and barely hid his disgust when he saw who it was [Anika]
* Anika doesn't understand what Klay is accusing her of.
* Klay thinks Anika is lying
* Anika thinks Klay doesn't want to be anywhere near her.
* Anika is too worn out to prevent him from helping her.
* Anika reluctantly took his arm, she knew he was still mad at her but she was too tired to do anything else.
* When Klay says 'you're welcome', he says it gruffly, without affection.
* Klay doesn't respond when she says she is sorry.
* Anika freezes up when she sees Klay with her horse.
* Anika noticeably ignores Klay.
* Klay says he wishes he could take back the kiss.
* Klay thinks that Anika was lying about what happened when he learns what Callyah thinks.
* Klay says, "Fine. Believe the queen. Just like everyone else in this [redacted] kingdom does. But its all just lies."
* Anika is stressed, and it is shown that Desire picks up on her stress, pain, and anger.
* Klay tries to prevent Fate from running towards Anika and Desire.
* Anika was trying her best to ignore Klay.