Okay. This is my first fic for Beyblade …beware. I thought I'd write a Ray x Hilary fic because there are practically none out there and I think they would kinda cute together (this is my opinion, of course). On with the fic!
By the way…I don't own Beyblade. If I did, then I would be rich and living in a mansion…but I don't. -tear-
Warning: This contains spoilers for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, so if you haven't seen it and you read this, don't come yelling at me that I ruined the movie for you (Honestly, I thought it was very confusing anyway).
"We're going to New York City! In America! For Christmas! Aahhhh!" Hilary danced around Mr. Dickenson's office.
"Yes, Hilary. You, Kenny and the Bladebreakers are going to New York City for Christmas, all expenses paid of course." Mr. Dickenson couldn't help but inwardly laugh when he was watching Hilary dance around his office. "Besides, after all you've been through, I think you guys deserve a little something. So guys, what do yah say?"
Tyson jumped up and held his fist in the air. "I'm game Mr. Dickenson! And who knows, I might run into some good competition over there!"
Max laughed at Tyson and gave a thumbs up. "I'm all for it. I can't wait to see Times Square again."
Ray turned his gaze to Mr. Dickenson and smiled. "I'd love to go to New York City. It sounds like fun."
Kai took his support off the wall and stood with his arms folded across his chest and his eyes closed. Everyone turned to look at him, waiting for his response. "It would be a nice change of scenery."
Hilary squealed with delight. "We're all going! This is going to be a blast!" All the guys smiled at her reaction. After all, Hilary was like a sister to them. They wouldn't let anything happen to her. She did, after all, help them along their road to victory and supported them all the way through thick and thin.
"Well then, it's settled. Off to New York you go!" Mr. Dickenson flipped out his cell phone and started to make the arrangements.
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"Too bad it's only going to take us…twenty hours to get there! Oh well. It gives me time to catch up on my sleep." Tyson smiled and fluffed up his pillow. They just got their seats on the plane and were waiting for take off.
"Wow, Mr. Dickenson spared no expense. We're flying first class and we even get to pick which movie we get to watch! Sweet!" Hilary plopped down in her seat and ran over the list of movies they could choose. "Hey guys…What do you want to watch?" Hilary passed the list on to Kai and Ray, who were sitting behind her.
"As long as it's an action flick, I don't care what we watch." Kai gave the list to Ray. Ray scanned the list and his eyes rested on a title.
"What about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? It's really good." Ray gave the list back to Hilary and smiled.
"I've never seen it…I'm game!" Hilary smiled and went to find the flight attendant to tell her the movie to put on. After Hilary left, Max came up and sat next to Ray.
"Soooooo, Ray. What's up?" Max gave a devious smile and Ray looked at him suspiciously. Ray could tell that Max was up to something.
"Whatever you're up to, just tell me." Max still had his mischievous smile on his face, which made Ray feel really uncomfortable. He hated it when someone gave him that kind of look.
"I saw the way you were looking at Hilary. The smile, the look…If I didn't know better, I would say you actually liked Hilary." Max couldn't help catch the very slight tint of red that landed on Ray's cheeks.
"I don't like her like that! Just friends. She's helped us all out of a few sticky spots. Besides, she's always been there for us. She's like a sister." Ray was kind of taken aback at the question. He knew he couldn't hide his feelings or emotions as well as Kai, but how could Max notice. Hopefully he was that obvious.
People always thought that Ray and Mariah would hook up, but Mariah definitely felt like a sister to him. He couldn't even picture even going out on a date with her. Besides, Mariah told him a few months back that she liked a certain fellow beyblader and promised not to tell. But Hilary was different. She did seem like a sister, but it didn't stop him from falling for her beautiful eyes or her caring personality. Actually, the more Ray thought about it, the easier it was to picture it in his head.
Max smiled and shook his head. 'There he goes. Off to La La Land.' Max saw Hilary coming back down the aisle. He got up and smiled as he lightly punched Ray on the arm. "Go get her Tiger." Ray glared at Max until he sat back down in his seat two chairs in front of him. Hilary sat down in her seat, right in front of him, and smiled as the movie started to play on the T.V. screens that were installed into the airplane.
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They were twenty minutes into the movie and everybody except for Hilary and Ray were asleep. Hilary looked around and sighed. 'Twenty minutes into the movie and I'm already confused. Maybe Ray could explain it to me since he's seen it already.' She turned around and quietly tried to get Ray's attention. "Hey Ray, um, I'm a little confused…Can you explain what's happening for me please?"
Ray looked at Hilary and smiled. "Sure. I'll move so I can talk to you better." 'Or be closer to you, either or works.' Ray got up and sat in the seat next to Hilary's and started to explain what was going on. He couldn't exactly explain why everyone could fly up bamboo tress or run up buildings, but he was able to get the main idea across to her.
Ray watched Hilary and couldn't help but smile. He'd never seen someone go through so many emotions in one movie. First she was confused, then relaxed, followed by scared, happy and sad. 'What's there not to love about her?'
They came to the last scene of the movie. Hilary was sad and also very confused. "Wait…Why did she jump off the mountain if the man she loved was right on the other side?" Ray had to think about this one for a little bit. He himself didn't really know the answer, but he'd try to explain it anyway.
"Well, remember the old story that Lo told Jen?"
"Um…Could you refresh my memory for me please Ray?" Hilary tilted her head and gave a little yawn before she smiled.
"Alright. Lo told Jen back in the desert an old legend. He said, 'Anyone who dares to jump from Wudan Mountain, God will grant his wish. Long ago, a young man's parents were ill, so he jumped. He didn't die. He floated away, far away, never to return. He knew his wish had come true. If you believe, it will happen. The elders say, a faithful heart makes wishes come true.' Then Jen told him to make a wish and he said that he wished to be back together with her in the desert like they were before…so she jumped, probably hoping that his wish would come true."
Ray felt something on his shoulder and turned his head. Hilary's head was on his shoulder and she was fast asleep. Ray could feel his blood rushing to his face. 'If only Max could see me now. He would die.' Though he didn't admit it out loud, Ray liked the feeling that Hilary gave him. He felt complete, like nothing could go wrong, and if anyone tried to take her away, they would have hell to pay. He smiled and rested his head on top of hers. 'This is definitely my new favorite movie.' He smiled and soon fell into a deep and peaceful sleep.
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Hilary slowly opened her eyes and squinted in the morning sunlight. She didn't remember falling asleep. The last thing she remembered was watching the end of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and Ray sitting next to her. She opened her eyes and blushed. Her head was on Ray's shoulder and she felt his head on hers and his arm around her back.
She looked around to see if any of the other guys were awake and sighed when she saw they were all fast asleep. She smiled. 'I always dreamed about it, but I never thought it would actually happen. I've liked Ray for the longest time. Too bad this moment was short lived.' Hilary carefully unwound herself from Ray and stretched. She then went to explore the plane because she was so bored with looking at the same scenery for the past fourteen or so hours. Little did she know that as she was walking out, Max, who was 'sleeping', silently giggled to himself as she walked towards the back of the plane.
Max sunk back down into his seat and curled into his blanket and rested his head on his pillow. He smiled and closed his eyes. 'I should be a matchmaker. Man, can I call 'em or can I call 'em! Score one for Max!'
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Ray slowly opened his eyes. He felt an absence of warmth from him and turned his head. Hilary wasn't there. She must have gotten up before he did. He got up and slid into his seat before any of the guys could notice that he wasn't there. "Good morning sleepy head. I should get an award. You actually out-slept Tyson. That's a first!"
Ray looked over to see Kenny smiling at him. 'He thought I just woke up. That's good.' "I should, shouldn't I. And the sad part is that I'm still tired. It has to be the jet lag. So what time is it?"
Kenny tapped away at Dizzi's keyboard. "It's 2:13 in the afternoon. We should be arriving in New York in about four or five hours.
"Thanks. Just enough time to take another nap before we get to New York. I really don't like being this tired. Wake me up when we get there." Ray got his blanket and his pillow and curled up in his seat. He heard Kenny say something, but it all became a blur and he soon found sleep once again.
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Ray felt someone shaking his arm as he slowly slipped from his dreamless slumber. "Ray! Wake up! You're missing the coolest thing ever! Look out your window!"
Ray noticed that the voice was Hilary's and he opened his eyes. He sat up and turned his head so he could look out his window. His breath was taken away. It was dark and they were flying over New York City at night. All the lights and buildings, you had to admit that it was a pretty cool site.
Just then, a voice over the intercom of the airplane came on. "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your pilot speaking. In about twenty minutes or so, we should be landing at the New York City airport. Please fasten your seat belts and turn off all electrical items. A stewardess will be around to collect garbage shortly. We hope you enjoy your stay and thank you for choosing International Airlines."
"Finally! I need to get off this airplane! Twenty hours is too long to be stuck on an airplane!" Tyson yelled as he gathered all of his things together and buckled himself in. Kai only rolled his eyes as he too buckled up for the landing.
Everyone was so excited when they felt the plane touch the ground. "I've never been so glad to be on solid earth as I am now!" Max sighed with relief as the flight attendants opened the doors and made sure no one left anything behind. The Bladebreakers jumped out of their seats and rushed to the door.
"Oh my gosh! Finally! We're in New York! I can't wait until I can see what the hotel looks like!" Hilary rushed out and ran down the hallway. The guys just walked down and Ray just couldn't help but smile at Hilary's excitement.
'Hmmm…Definitely one of her happiest moments. Maybe…if I play my cards right…I can tell her here…but…does she feel the same way?' Ray looked down the corridor and followed the other to the baggage claim and sighed. 'Yah…that's gonna be an adventure all on its own.'
So, what do you think? Good…bad? I'd love to hear from you. Hopefully I didn't do too bad of a job. This is probably going to be a 2 or 3 chaptered fic…a long one-shot if you want to think of it that way. R&R