Kai Reed

## Backstory

### Childhood

Kai Reed was born on July 16th, 2002 at approximately 11:59 pm to Cora and Anthony Reed in the small town of Haleiwa, Oahu. Being an only child in the small town had its perks, Kai was adored by all the locals and the tourist. Always the little con-artist, Kai would convince passing tourist to pay him for seashells. Of course, this scheme was found out by his mother who laughed and made him return the money. Cora loved her son deeply- so when she left- everyone was shocked. Five year old Kai didn't understand why he was left with just his dad. Anthony Reed, a well-known lawyer on the island, began to drink and slowly unravel. He began to blame Kai for his mother's leaving. This idea stuck around with Kai into his adulthood. He believed that it was all his fault- his mother had left because of him. Anthony became mentally abuse even straying into physical abuse when he was extremely drunk. Kai always hid by the ocean as his father claimed that the water that surrounded their two bedroom house was cursed and refused to step close to it. The boy learned the hard way how to surf by trying to go out in a storm. This is also where he learned about his powers at twelve. The water seemed to be commanded to take him back to the comforts of shore in the storm.

### Teenage/Imperium Years

At the age of fifteen, Kai's father died of alcohol poisoning. He was forced by the state to pack up and move to his Aunt Rose and Aunt Ophelia's house in Canada. It was here that he found out about his mother's abilities and learned that he could attend the same school as she did. Jumping on the chance to get to know his mother through the school, he enrolled in the academy.

#### First Year

In Kai's first year, he found quite a few people that he grew to consider family. This group of friends, consisting of Finn Fletcher, Toby Harperman, Lucinda Petrov, Clementine Bellemore, Liam Holloway, Robin Holloway, Bradley Blanchard, Dani Langbroek,and Harvey Harrington, became the closest thing he had to family in Canada. Kai was what could only be described as, well, a slut. He slept around quite a bit during his years at Imperium, however, in his first year, the boy found himself having actual feelings for Finn Fletcher. He dated Finn for some time before the two inevitably called it quits. Kai's first year was characterized with a lot of drugs and a lot of sex.

#### Second Year

The second year for Kai Reed was the year he really started to get into his studies. He found out that he could manipulate water in all of its stages. This newfound gift allowed the boy to grow his powers. This was also the year that Kai finally got a roomate! His roommate, Juliette Belfleur, soon becomes one of his very best friends. Slowly, the two start to have romantic feelings for one another. After some time, they become friends with benefits, both too insecure to secure a relationship. This is also the year that Kai's Aunt Rose tells him about his mother's whereabouts. Kai becomes a bit more reclusive and pulls into himself as he investigates his mother.

#### Third Year

The golden retriever Kai is back! He begins to party- A LOT. Often doing more drugs than necessary, the boy tries to cope with his mother and the strange occurrences happening within the school. In his third year, Kai can often be found near the lake where he goes to think or by his surfing spot. Kai meets quite a few more people who he considers good friends. However, everyone can sense a change within the boy about halfway through the year. It is during this time that Dani Langbroek convinces him to tell her what happened. Kai's mother had sent him a letter that left him, well, angry. He became more angry as the year passed, getting into altercations with many students, getting drunk when he shouldn't be, and getting high to cope. He finally has a realization when he talks of it to his best friend, Toby Harperman. He realizes that his mother's choice were hers and were not his fault. This causes Kai to go on a huge apologetic streak where he tries to get his life together.

## Important Relationships

Dani Langbroek- Dani is easily Kai's best friend. She has seen him at his absolute worst and wasn't bothered by it. Kai finds Dani to be the person he comes to most.

Finn Fletcher- Kai's ex-boyfriend and current good friend. Finn is one of the people that Kai would always want in his corner. Kai will always deeply care for Finn and his easy-going demeanor.

Clementine Bellemore- Kai had a crush on Clem for the first two years at Imperium. However, Clem very quickly shut him down. They have a playful relationship where they both literally torment one another. On the other hand, if it came down to Clem or himself dying, Kai would easily step in front of the bullet.

Toby Harperman- Kai's platonic husband and plant baby daddy. He adores Toby with all his heart. Definitely his very very best friend.

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