CWG: Thank you all so much for your reviews. I'm glad that you are enjoying this story so far even if the last chapter was rushed. Sorry it took so long to update again, I've been having some problems lately: My computer didn't save this chapter so I had to rewrite it and school has been hectic. But still I'm sorry it's late, and I'm done using excuses. I'll try to make this chapter longer…Oh and BTW, Mariah is Hilary's best friend in this story, so she will be mentioned quite a bit with Hilary.

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN BEYBLADE AND NEVER WILL.

Enjoy…

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Pain

Kai sighed in annoyance as he watched Tala argue with one of the flight attendants. The red head had been trying to get them on the next flight to Russia for almost twenty minutes and Kai was beginning to have second thoughts.

He ran a hand through his messy hair as he thought over the 'Plan'. They were going to fly to Russia, find the Demolition Boys, find Boris, and get him arrested as soon as possible so Kai could return to his wife. Now that he thought about it, he couldn't help but notice how much could actually go wrong with their plan.

Kai closed his crimson eyes in frustration as he pulled out his cell phone and checked the time. It had been nearly three hours since they left the apartment, and he knew that Hilary or Mariah would've gotten his note by now. He was about to start playing Tetris on his phone when he noticed he had a new voicemail. Kai hesitated slightly as he listened to the time it was recorded and the number it was from, but he soon heard a voice that seemed to stab him with guilt.

"Kai, It's Hilary. Please call me back. It's important…I love you." Kai listened as the phone clicked signaling the end of the message. His hands itched to dial the number of his apartment just so he could hear her voice again. It took all of his self control to stop himself as he shoved the phone into one of the many hidden pockets on his cargo pants. Just as he covered the pocket with his shirt, Tala came back holding two tickets. He handed one to Kai and without a word they both were able to board the plane.

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With Hilary and Mariah

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Hilary stared in shock at the object she was holding in her hands. She couldn't decide whether to laugh or cry. She was holding a pregnancy test that revealed what was going on with her body.

'Pregnant.' Hilary repeated the word in her mind as she sat in the bathroom. She could hear Mariah cooking in the kitchen and stood up to go join her friend. As she walked out of the bathroom, she tried her best to smile. She found it wasn't hard at all to laugh when she saw the pink haired girl cooking her heart out while humming a weird tune.

"Mariah, you don't have to work so hard. We could've just ordered pizza and hung out." Hilary began to assure the girl. Unfortunately, Mariah took her words wrong and became defensive.

"A girl who isn't feeling well shouldn't be eating junk. You should be taking care of yourself! Is Kai making sure you get everything you need because if not I swear I'll beat his ass so hard when he gets back from his trip…" Mariah stopped speaking as she noticed Hilary's eyes were filled with confusion.

"What trip?" Hilary asked silently. Kai hadn't said anything about leaving and now Hilary couldn't help but wonder where her husband was.

"Well I'm not sure if he went on a trip, but Kai asked me to come over because he was worried and wouldn't be here…Hilary?" Mariah stated awkwardly. Hilary stared at the ground like an abandoned puppy as the girl spoke. Mariah tried to think of a way to cheer up the girl, but nothing came to mind. Mariah began to feel awkward by the silence that followed and as she thought of something to say she remembered something.

"Oh Hilary, I'll be right back, there was something Kai asked me to get for you!" Mariah stated quickly as she walked out of the apartment. 'Damnit Kai if you don't come back with a extremely good excuse I will kill you.' Mariah thought dangerously as she walked towards the mailbox. She pulled the note out and noticed that there was no address or anything written on the envelope. "Is this from Kai?" Mariah whispered to herself. She shook her head slightly as she ran back up the stairs back to Hilary.

As she walked into the apartment, Mariah saw Hilary continuing to cook the food. Mariah walked in and handed the brunette the envelope. Hilary stared at it and knew exactly who had sent it.

"Kai." Hilary whispered as she took the note. Mariah watched as the girl sat on the couch and opened the note slowly.

Dear Hilary,

If you are reading this you are probably ready to kill someone. Believe me when I say that I really didn't want to leave like this. Something is happening back home and I really need to be there. I'm sorry that I didn't get a chance to say goodbye, but I hope that you will trust me when I tell you that I Love You. I will try to call you as soon as I can, until then…

Kai H.

Hilary stared in shock at the note. She wanted to scream or cry, but found that she couldn't bring herself to do either. She simply sat on the couch with the note sitting loosely in her hands as she a single tear rolled down her cheek. Her husband, Kai, was gone and she didn't know when or if she would ever see him again. She thought about the last time she had seen him and how blurry that image was getting already. She felt her body go numb as she thought of how happy she had been before about the baby she was now carrying inside her.

'Kai is a father and doesn't even know.' Hilary thought as she moved her gaze over to where Mariah stood in the kitchen. The Chinese girl stared at her in confusion as Hilary's body began to shake from the acknowledgement of what was happening.

"Hilary…?" Mariah started before practically running to her friend. Hilary began to stand but found her legs give way. Mariah held the girl up slightly as Hilary released all the feelings she had held in so far. The pink haired girl felt hopeless as she tried to sooth the girl in her arms. Hilary began to sob and Mariah tried to understand what was going on. She looked at the couch where Kai's note was sitting and soon felt her face heat up in anger.

'That no good rotten punk!' Mariah thought to herself. She would've cursed him right then and there if she hadn't noticed something. 'Kai asked me to come. He knew she would need someone. He cares about Hilary so he obviously has a reason to leave like this…trouble at home? Could he mean in Russia? What could possibly be going on in Russia…?' Mariah's mind was moving through the many possibilities of what was going on as Hilary's sobs slowed down.

"Mariah, I'm alright now, thank you." Hilary whispered as she sat back on the couch. Mariah looked at her suspiciously but soon believed what she was saying. "Mariah, I'm pregnant…" Hilary added as she put her face in her hands.

Hilary could hear her friend gasp as she said the words out loud. She looked up and could feel that her mahogany eyes were filling with tears again.

"Does Kai know?" Mariah asked finally taking a seat next to the girl on the couch. When Hilary shook her head Mariah continued, "You have to tell him Hil."

Hilary nodded slightly as se thought about what was happening. "I can't stay here…" she mumbled slightly as she leaned on Mariah. The girl nodded in understanding as she wrapped her arm around Hilary's shoulders. "I think I should go live with my dad for a while…Then again he probably wont let me live with Kai after hearing about this…Oh Mariah what should I do?" Hilary continued. Mariah could hear the dread in her voice as she talked about her father.

"Hilary, was your father ever bad to you?" Mariah asked, remembering all too well what had happened with Hilary's mother. She sighed in relief when Hilary shook her head no. "Then go to him. As your father, he is responsible for you." She continued in encouragement.

"When Kai gets back he can pick you and the baby up and you can yell at him then!" Mariah laughed slightly trying to cheer up the brunette. When Hilary allowed a small smile, Mariah knew it had worked. She hugged her friend before going back to the kitchen. Mariah began to fix Hilary dinner as she spoke.

"You know he loves you, right? Well of course he does, he asked me to come here and make sure you were alright. He also tried to leave a decent note explaining where and why he was going. Yep, Hilary, that boy is in love with you, like it or not." Mariah grinned as she noticed Hilary blushing.

Mariah couldn't help but laugh as she noticed that even with her red tear stained eyes Hilary was still as beautiful as before. She may have looked a bit messy with her pink flannel pajama pants and black tank top, but she was still beautiful.

"Gosh Hilary, you make me so jealous sometimes." Mariah muttered jokingly. When she noticed Hilary's eyes widen in confusion she couldn't help but laugh. "You're so pretty, you have a guy like Kai falling in love with you, you're soon going to be a mother of an extremely gorgeous child; I mean, let's face it, you've got it made!" Mariah laughed as she pointed out the facts. Hilary blushed before realizing Mariah was right.

"Thanks Mariah. For everything." Hilary said smiling. She was shocked to see that she could still smile even while her heart was breaking.

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With Kai and Tala

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Kai walked slowly onto the plane behind Tala. They found their seats soon after and waited in silence for the plane to start up. Tala had tried to talk to his friend but after realizing that Kai didn't want to talk he had moved on to talking to the girl sitting next to him.

Kai didn't care what Tala said to the girl. He simply stared out the window and let his thoughts consume him. 'God I'm such and asshole for leaving like this. Hilary must be crying her eyes out by now. Damnit, why did this have to happen?' Kai thought. He heard the pilot's voice echo throughout the cabin and hardly felt the plane begin to take off. He stared at the runway from his window and suddenly felt like he was being ripped away from everything he loved the most.

'Hilary…' Kai's mind repeated her name and he soon felt his eyes sting with tears of regret. He closed his eyes to try and stop the tears from fighting but found that doing so only caused him to see her peaceful image. Kai smiled slightly as he saw her sleeping figure from that morning. He could still smell her sweet scent on his clothes from where he had carried her home.

'Shit.' Kai thought as the tears became stronger than ever. Still he refused to let them fall as the scenery changed and they were flying through the clouds. The girl had gotten up to talk to someone and Tala was now staring at his friend in concern.

"Kai are you alright?" Tala asked softly. The red head nudged Kai's shoulder a bit before noticing his tears falling silently. Kai noticed he was crying as well and swiftly turned away from his friend and tried to get a hold of his emotions.

'Damnit. I had to leave. I HAD to. Hilary will understand. I'll call her when we land and explain everything. She will forgive me. Stupid Boris, that basturd, it's his fault this is happening. This is all his fault.' Kai's thoughts yelled. He noticed that Tala was getting worried and decided to say something.

"Tala, let's just worry about kicking Boris' ass when we see him, alright?" Kai mumbled. He heard Tala chuckle lightly and knew that he was forgiven for blowing the Russian off.

"Whatever you say Kai." Tala answered in amusement. Kai couldn't help but smirk a bit as well.

Kai slept peacefully for the rest of the flight. Tala watched as the dual haired boy smiled slightly in his sleep and could only guess what he was dreaming about.

When Kai woke up he noticed that they were landing. He couldn't help but smile as he thought about his dream. He had dreamt that when he got home Loki and Sora were smiling happily and waiting at the airport. Hilary would also be standing there smiling only she wouldn't be alone. Standing next to her, Kai saw two small children, a boy and girl. The boy had short slate colored hair with brown highlights and crimson eyes. The girl had medium length two toned blue hair like her father and gorgeous mahogany eyes. She wore her hair in two small pig tails and let her slate colored bangs fall into her eyes. Kai smiled as they two children ran at him laughing. He picked both of them up and hugged them as they both talked a mile a minute about what had happened while he was gone.

"KAI!" Tala yelled out, breaking Kai's trance. Kai looked up and noticed he had walked straight off the plane and out of the airport. He looked behind him and saw Tala running towards him. "Thanks for leaving me behind." Tala muttered darkly as Kai mumbled 'sorry'.

The two boys walked quickly to the nearest hotel and Tala got them a room. Kai watched suspiciously as the man at the desk seemed to stare at them as they walked away.

"Why do you think he was staring like that?" Kai asked silently as they walked into the elevator, "It was like he knew that he were coming…" he added cautiously.

"I noticed that too. Well either way, you have your beyblade right?" Tala asked in a hushed voice. When Kai nodded, Tala continued, "Well, as long as you have Dranzer to protect you and I have Wolborg, we have nothing to worry about."

Kai simply nodded as they walked into their room. "I don't know about you, but I'm hungry so I'm going to order some dinner. You want anything?" Tala asked as he walked towards the phone.

"No, I think I'll just go to sleep…" Kai stated in a distant voice. Tala watched as the dual haired boy walked into the room they shared and sat on the bed(1).The red head began to dial the number for room service when he noticed the bedroom door shut slowly. Thinking nothing of it, Tala spoke to the man at the desk about getting some food.

"Well you see, it's too late for anyone to get room service so I'm very sorry. You could try the restaurant down the street. They are always open." Tala noticed that as the man spoke he seemed to have a mocking tone. Beginning to get a bit freaked out, Tala hung up the phone and decided to check the refrigerator.

As he opened the fridge, he couldn't help hear a noise coming from the bedroom. He then noticed that Kai wasn't talking like he normally would. He knew his friend would've made some move to call Hilary by now, but Tala couldn't hear anything coming from the room.

"Kai…?" Tala called as he walked over to the bedroom door. He heard the noise again and a faint grunt and had a sick feeling of what was going on. Tala grabbed the door handle and threw the door open just in time to see Kai being dragged towards the window. Tala saw that his friend had been gagged and as their eyes met, Kai's crimson eyes widened as if trying to warn him. Tala ran towards Kai and the attackers and was about to pull Kai back when someone smashed something hard like metal across the back of his head.

Tala felt his body go numb as he collapsed to the ground. He saw Kai thrashing out against the attackers, but it was no use. Tala felt something cold slide down his face and could smell something like rust mixed in salt. He noticed that his vision was beginning to get blurry and he was loosing consciousness fast.

Kai was finally able to rip a piece of the cloth enough so he could yell out. He continued to fight but soon found it was useless. He could only watch as one of them threw Tala's motionless body over their shoulder and jump out the window. Kai's eyes widened as he latched on to the window frame with his feet. He glared at the figure trying to pull his feet out and kicked him.

"TALA!" Kai yelled out as he saw the figure who had taken his friend waiting below. Just as he let out the one word he felt someone punch him in the gut, causing him to black out instantly.

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CWG: Yay cliffhanger! Okay so there's chapter 2. I hope you liked it. Tell me what you thought.

BTW: (1) I was being really lazy with that part. Their hotel room is really big. They have a 2 person bedroom, kitchen with a counter and such, sitting area with TV, couch, etc. and of course a big bathroom. So anyway, the window they got dragged out of was sort of a balcony window so yeah…That's really all there is to say about it…