Midnight Talk between friends.

This is my first Ray/Hilary fanfic. Hopefully if it goes well I might do another.


Darkness and Sadness was around her as she walked down the side of that flowing river. The river swept away her thoughts but not the feelings that sailed around through her or the thoughts that she was thinking. You would think that after these feelings had come that you would expect happiness to come, wouldn't you. Well not for Hilary who was filed with these emotions. It was only when he left the Bladebreakers did Hilary finally realise that she had feelings for Ray. It wasn't clear when he was there but now that he was gone and she was alone, she actually knew. Her tears had went and gone during her walk. She sat down on the hill that The Bladebreakers made their hang out point. She had spent many memories with the boys there too. Like when she had that barbecue to make sure that the Bladebreakers never did split up when they would have because of Tyson's arrogance. Hilary brushed her chocolate brown hair out of her russet eyes, while doing so she brushed off more tears.

"Why did you have to go?" Hilary whispered in a soft mutter. "I don't even know if I'll ever see you again." The other Bladebreakers had tried to make her feel better, well Max and Kenny did. Tyson was too frustrated with Ray leaving and Kai never talked to her anyway.

Hilary stared up at the moon; it was a crescent shape on the midnight blue star covered sky. She saw a vision of the teenage boy she longed for. What was he doing now? Was he even happy? He had probably forgotten her anyway, she was anyway just a cheerleader for the team who helped him when Joseph had hidden his bit-beast from him and she noticed it, that was even the first time she saw a bit-beast and when he had lost Driger she was just the girl who cared about him. Didn't he even notice? Well he didn't appreciate her standing up to Tyson for him. She drew her knees to her chin; she pressed her chin firmly into her knees, and looked into the ripples of the water. She placed a hand into the water and around her hand formed more ripples. She felt like the water would pull her in and eat her up like a black hole. She rose out her hand. She then dried it off. She tightened her grip around her legs. She had always been happy when the team was a team not split up. She wasn't happy now. What was he thinking leaving The Bladebreakers, leaving her? He would never look back and think of her. Would it have made any difference if she had told him?

She had always backed up the team and had even been everywhere with them. If she had been nicer to them would he have noticed she cared about him. Was he happy now away from the team and back in his hometown? Yeah of course he was; back with the White Tigers. Was it anything to do with that girl that Tyson went on about, about Mariah? They went back for years so if he did go back, was it for her? They might be getting together. Hilary raised her hands to her eyes and started to sob in them again. Her tears seemed to get sent away down the river. Could it be that she never bladed? If she could blade would that have made him notice her more? She would do anything to bring him back to Japan. Hilary ran her fingers through her hair and quickly skimmed the area around her. Silent and no one not even a cat around. She put her elbows on her knees which were crossed and dug her chin into the palms of her hand. She sighed.

"Why didn't you really notice me?" She asked once more. The time went and the temperature dropped. Hilary spread her arms around her to keep her warm. She didn't want to go home in this state or her mother would be worried and would want to know about what was going on and she couldn't tell her. She felt the breeze come through the bushes behind her and she wanted to know why, more and more why. She always thought that she knew the boys except for Kai. But it appears she knows more or less nothing about Ray. He never spoke about his past for as long as she had known him. Hilary turned once more. It was a little frightening in the dark. Like there was no where she could hide or run. She needed the answers but knew she would never get them. Was she destined for this? Would he ever say if he felt the same? There was never anything for them to have in common. They were always just friends and that was all that she thought at first but now… was there even a single thing that she didn't love about him. Love yes she was certain that she… Hilary Tachibana loved Ray. But her feelings were never to become neutral or her life to return to normal. A rustle from behind her and the one word spoken in that soft voice she wanted to hear from was all she heard next.

"Hilary."