Thanks to starfata and lovettengbeken who I coudln't reply to personally! I hope I got eveyone else. If not, feel free to slap me! This chapter might seem a bit...weird becuase things are happening sooner than you all probably expected but I hope you like it regardless. And trust me, it works out better this way!
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Unforgivable
She tugged at her top with unwitting self consciousness in a way that was entrancing to anyone watching her and smoothed her short skirt so that it sat neatly on her thin waist. The room where Hilary was standing was filled with teenagers of around her age and most were getting acquainted with each other. She'd already been getting attention from numerous people, most of which being boys. She'd taken another piece of Garnet granger advice: 'talk like you're pretty but act like you're prettier'. So far, it had paid off. A few of their eyes she saw continually linger, much to amusement of Tyson. He's found great entertainment in counting the number of times someone of his gender had spoken to Hilary while he waited for the White Tigers and Allstarz to arrive. Hilary couldn't help but roll her eyes at his immaturity. But at least he was having fun. Inside of her was a pit of nerves where writhing snakes caused her stomach to jump every time some one new came in. Yes, she knew that she was being needy but as long as she kept it in her mind, what was wrong with that?
Some one banged into her elbow and she saw that, instead of playing his little game, Tyson was now arguing with his new team mate, Daichi Sumeragi. The boy – younger than them by a few years – had fiery red hair that matched his even fierier personality and had been found as a replacement not even a day after Kai had left. It had made her wonder if the BBA had predicted such a move on behalf of him. Or was there more to the story than she initially thought or gave him credit for…
Her eyes lit up as she saw Max, Ray and Mariah enter the room with their entourage of team mates. She smiled at them and waved them over. She gave each of them a bear hug.
"You look so pretty!" Mariah said, taking Hilary aside so their conversation wouldn't be overheard. "I heard about you and Kai, I'm so sorry about that. But, at least you hit the ground running, right?" She asked her with a wink. Hilary laughed nervously. If only she knew. "I thought the two of you were so good together. Kai's kinda been acting…weird. Like, non-Kai. I mean leaving Tyson's like that? What's that about anyway? I heard it all from Garnet so I've probably not got the full story. I guess I wanted to hear it from you."
"It's simple really." Hilary feigned a smile that said she wasn't bothered at all. "Kai left Tyson's, quit the Bladebreakers and joined the Blitzkreig Boys. He then put our relationship on hold for the time being, but I think it's more like we've split up to be honest."
Mariah wasn't convinced. "That's so not like him. There has to be more to the story than that. It's just…not him. If you think about it though, it makes sense that he's sort of put the two of you on hold for the time being. I mean, Tyson must be really angry at him for leaving him like that. I don't suppose he'd be too happy if Kai was then fooling around with you, on either of your parts." She shrugged. "But what do I know? I wasn't there."
Hilary felt her hand dart instantly to her necklace which, secretly, she hadn't taken off since Kai had given her it. Some how she'd even managed to keep it hidden from Kenny which was some feat considering the boy normally noticed everything, even if he never said so. The feeling of wearing the chain close to her heart made her feel that Kai was right beside all the time. Maybe he was. Maybe he was thinking about her right now. Maybe he was regretting everything. Or maybe he wasn't.
"I'll make sure to shout at Kai next time I see him on behalf of you," Mariah continued. She smiled and turned away from her to head back to Ray. "By the way, when he sees you tonight, his jaw's gonna hit the floor," she added with a wink.
Despite the situation, Hilary found herself giggling quietly to herself. She had a pretty good idea how Kai was going to react and not just to what she was wearing. His male ego probably wouldn't be able to deal with all the attention she would be getting form other male egos. That made her ego expand.
The conversation they were having was a typical one from when they'd all been together before summer; when they'd all been a team again. Kai, however, was not there to make it complete. Kai probably wouldn't be included when he arrived either. She knew Tyson's anger and feeling of betrayal, despite his carefree attitude, was very strong. She only knew that because she was probably his closest friend along with Kenny. The relationship she was having with now with him was one she'd always wanted ever since she'd seen Mariah, Tala, Garnet and Kai altogether for the first time, even if she hadn't realised it then. She'd always wanted a boy-friend who she could take to about everything, like Garnet and Mariah had: a friend who could protect her if anything went wrong and, even if he pretends not to care, deep down really does.
Said friend's voice dropped from comfortably warm to bitterly cold. "There's Kai."
Her ruby eyes instantly fixated onto the crimson ones belonging to Kai as the team approached. For a second both of them held the gaze and then Hilary turned away. She felt him still staring into her back which gave her brief satisfaction. Excusing herself, she left her friends and walked calmly over to the Blitzkrieg Boys. All the while Kai was watching her with intriguement, obviously assuming he was the reason for her departure from her friends. Unfortunately for him, he was not where her destination was scheduled. She pushed past him and gave Garnet a massive and exaggerated hug.
"Great going," Garnet whispered in her ear with praise. "Keep this up and he'll be eating from your palm." In a more audible voice, she said, "Oh my God! That guy over there is totally checking you out!"
Kai's eyes immediately found the ogling culprit and glared at him so fiercely he turned a bright shade of red and turned away. Hilary bit her lip to stop herself from laughing. She could see the green emitted from his eyes as she waved at the boy when he risked another glance over at her.
"What are you doing?" He demanded sharply. His hand grabbed her wrist tightly when she didn't answer at first. Reluctantly, Hilary brought her eyes to meet Kai's. They were burning. "Are you insane? He's going to think you're interested."
"Aren't I?" Hilary asked innocently and unwrapped his fingers from their vice-like grip. "If you'll excuse me, I think I'll go get acquainted. Tala, Garnet, it was nice to see you two again." She smiled at the two new faces and tilted her head to the side. "I don't think we've met but I'm Hilary, Kai's ex-girlfriend." Before Kai could have a chance to say anything to her, she walked off towards her new male admirer.
"What was that about?" Tala asked no-one in particular. He glanced over at Kai whose expression was unreadable. It was as if he'd taken a mask and placed it over his face. Tala tried not to think about how creepy it looked. "Why don't we go say hey to Tyson?"
Kai looked over and saw the looks of something short of hatred emitting from Tyson. Ray, Max and Kenny didn't seem too pleased to see him either. That irritated him to no end. He'd done no wrong to them. "I don't think I'm welcome there somehow."
Garnet took his hand and lead him over. "Don't be silly. You've not done anything to Max or Ray. Why would they be angry at you?" She smiled as she approached them all. "Hey guys!" A mumble of greetings were heard so close together it was impossible to define who said what. The only person who said anything noticeable was Mariah. "Aren't you glad to see us."
Tyson looked at his cousin stonily. "It's not you we're not glad to see."
An awkward silence washed over everyone. Kai felt it the most but he didn't care as much as he should have. He knew this would be the price he had to pay and he knew that he would have to pay it sooner or later. He also knew that Tyson would not hold this grudge for too long. Besides, it seemed as if they'd found a replacement easily enough.
"I get the message." He said coldly and left them.
Garnet's mouth open and closed like a fish's as she tried to think of something that would cause get him to come back. Mariah shot her a desperate look for help and followed Kai.
"We'll keep an eye on him," Bryan said and dragged Ian off.
Once again Garnet tried to find her voice but couldn't.
"You guys are really shit, do you know that?" Tala spat at them. "Seriously. Tyson," his gaze turned to the bluenette and Tyson could see that he was furious, "you have problems with him and you have every right. But you should have the same problems with Max and Ray so why don't you or is Kai just special?" Tyson made to say something back but he caught Garnet shaking her head furiously to tell him not too. The situation would just erupt then. "You two," Max slunk a fraction under the weight of his ice blue eyes. They were certainly filled with ice now. Ray met them calmly but with remorse. "What's your story? Tyson's angry with Kai so you join the fan club? Come on, that's something ten year old girls do." He shook his head angrily and curled his fists. "I…just don't get it. Quite frankly, I'm disgusted with you all. The only person shouldn't feel bad is Kenny. He's the only one with his head screwed on the right way."
"Tala…" Garnet put her hand on his shoulder. She could feel it shaking with his outrage. She didn't blame him. She was close to it too. "Why don't you go find the others? Tell them I'll come looking for them soon, okay?"
Tala didn't waste another second of his time and stalked off with his shoulders hunched. A few people moved out of his way as he barged past them and wondered what had just happened to him.
"There's no point in me repeating what Tala said," Garnet said, "I'd only be wasting my time and yours. But I will repeat that what you guys just did was shit. Especially Ray and Max. What's he done to you? Whatever, I won't get involved anymore than I already am. What I think you should do to resolve this situation is apologise the first chance you get and admit that you were wrong. Maybe not you, Tyson, because, believe it or not, I don't blame you. You are being petty, but I don't blame you."
"Did anyone ask your opinion?" For the first time Garnet noticed the newest member of the group. She'd heard about him from Hilary and recalled his name was Daichi. From a first impression, he certainly failed to impress.
"Did anyone ever tell you you looked like a monkey?" She countered.
"Did anyone ever tell you you look like a whore?"
Garnet's face turned dark. "Aren't you a little young to know that word? What are you, five? Six? Go back to the playpen! Who are you anyway?"
"Daichi, the new world champ!"
"More like world chimp, ape boy!"
Ray stood in between the two of them and stretched his arms out to separate them further. He could swear electricity was shooting from both their eyes in bolts. "Come on you two. Now's not the time." Garnet reluctantly took a step back and folded her arms. "Max, you and I have some butt kissing to do so I suggest we get started right now." He nodded to everyone. "Catch you later."
Garnet smiled smugly. "See what you can do with a little convincing? So I'm going to follow them. I'll talk to you tomorrow at some point. Please try not to stay angry at Kai forever Tyson."
"I won't," Tyson promised her, smiling again. When her back was turned he added, "but I will for as long as I can."
Kai had escaped from the smothering clutches of his team mates. It had taken a lot of excuses but he had finally succeeded. He stood in an empty corridor just down the hall from the room where all the teams had gathered in the sports arena. He just needed some time to gather his thoughts, some time to himself. Tonight hadn't gone entirely well for him, to understate his mood. In all honesty, if he walked through a pig farm and named the first thing his nose encountered, that would describe tonight's events. He leaned his back against the wall and enjoyed the quiet. Unfortunately, all he could see in his mind were the faces of all the people who wouldn't care less if a truck hit him on the way out. It worried him that they were all people who were supposed to be friends. Still, it was the price he paid and the cheque had obviously been cashed.
The sound of Hilary's voice twinkled through the air. He now had two choices. He could run and hide like a coward or face her wrath like a man. When he heard that she was accompanied by a male companion, he chose the former. However, the edge in her voice caused him to stop.
"What are you doing?" Hilary said, her voice rising.
Kai couldn't tell what was happening for it was around the corner but he could feel that he wasn't giving her candy.
"Don't worry, there's no one around." The male said.
"Seriously stop it! I'm kind of seeing some one."
Kai heard the sound of a hand slapping across skin and decided now was the time to intervene. He rounded the corner and pulled the boy off of Hilary. He recognised him as the boy from before.
"Is there a problem here?" He asked, still having a clamped grip on the boy's collar.
"N-no." He answered. "I'm just leaving."
Kai watched him go with intense satisfaction. He then turned to Hilary who looked flushed and flustered. Her chest was rising and falling as she tried to calm herself down now that the danger was over. She raised her eyes to Kai but couldn't meet them for long. She slumped down the wall and sat on the floor.
"Dress like a hooker and people are going to want your goods." She looked at Kai with mild humour, too relieved to be annoyed at his insult. He sat down beside her. "I overheard that you're seeing some one. Seeing how you're proclaiming I'm your ex, I'm going to guess it's some other guy."
"You know its not."
Kai nodded. Though it annoyed him, he could feel jealousy embody him the way that beauty embodied Hilary. The feeling was strange to him for it was always he that had the girls chasing after him. He was never the chaser. "Can you please tell me what's wrong with you then? Why are you being so cold? And why the hell are you purposely flirting with every male that you see?"
Thinking over her answer, Hilary laughed. Kai looked up startled. Her plan had worked; he looked as if he would kill the next boy who dared talk to her but it sounded ridiculous to even her ears. The deviousness had been alien to her before yesterday. "You're going to think I'm a stupid little girl but I was trying to make you jealous. I'll be honest. I'm really hurt by the way that you just left. Do you know you didn't even say goodbye? But still you expect me to wait around until you're ready to have me again. It got me really mad. Really mad. I just wanted you to feel as bad as I do, Kai. I wanted you to feel second best."
"Hilary…" He replied with a slight scolding voice. He took her hand in his. "You'll never be second best to me." Her head leaned against his shoulder and he felt warm again. This was what he wanted his entire summer to consist of. Him and her. "For what it's worth, your little plan worked." He was silent then smirked. "Would I be right in saying you had some help from a certain female Granger?"
"Nothing gets by you."
Suddenly, he kissed her.
God, how she needed him to. She allowed him to wrap his arms around her. Securing her, keeping her safe. She kissed back, letting their tongues clash in the quite of the hall. It felt like the first time all over again. And also a little thrilling. If they were to be caught there would be some scandal. Maybe not from his team but certainly from hers and anyone affiliated. That made it all the more exciting.
He broke off. Their faces were so close that she could feel his breath on her cheek. It felt warm. Any feelings of anger or treachery were not gone with the Russian wind. She knew that he loved her, she knew that now. She loved him too and that she had always known. Despite their ages being so young, approaching adulthood but still to overcome that final hurdle, she knew that this was not a puppy love.
In the back of her mind was also this feeling of betrayal on her part. If Tyson was to find out, how would he react? Would he openly explode or implode from the inside? This bad thought she tried to push to the back of her mind but it was still there, lingering like a bad smell.
"I'm sorry, Hil," Kai's voice stole her from the depths of her thoughts. She could feel herself resurfacing again. "I managed to screw up again."
She smiled. "Don't be."
The echo of not too distant voices told them they wouldn't be alone for very much longer. Their rendezvous would have to be concluded quickly unless they wanted it to go round the whole beyblade syndicate.
"Tomorrow I'm going to go see my parents," Kai asked in a hushed voice as he stood up and pulled Hilary up with him. His eyes shifted between Hilary and the corner constantly as he tired to get away before they were found together. "Do you want to come with me to meet them?"
Hilary bit her lip. "I would, really I would. But…I'd don't know what I'd say to Tyson. He'd be furious if he found out and I wouldn't want that."
"I'll think of something." He kissed her quickly on the cheek. "He'll never know."
Hilary watched as he left in the opposite direction of the oncoming visitors and wondered if the last ten minutes had actually happened or was she just having some silly dream? Her fingers touched the spot on her cheek where Kai's lips had kissed. Then she smiled.
"Hilary?" A puzzled Ray asked as he and Max turned to corner. Kai was already long gone. "I thought I heard some one else with you…" Hilary shook her head. "Well have you seen Kai?"
Hilary's heart began to beat faster. Have I seen Kai? Yes, Ray. In fact, the two of us were just making out. Can you keep a secret? "No I haven't. Maybe he's with Tala?"
Max and Ray rolled their eyes at each other. "We've just been asked him and he said he came out here."
Hilary shook her head and tried her best to look confused. "I certainly haven't seen him and I've been standing here for the last ten minutes. If I see him, I'll let you know you were looking for him. What's it about anyway?"
Max looked down at his feet. "We were kinda a little bit assholey to him when he came over."
"We were dicks," Ray summed up. "And we want to apologise before Garnet cuts off our balls and feeds them to zoo animals."
"Oh." Hilary shrugged. "Well like I said he's not been here. But good luck in finding him. I'm sure he's not far."
"I'm sure." Ray sighed in aggravation. "We've only been looking for him for half an hour. See you Hil."
"Bye," She waved after them and as soon as their backs were turned smiled again. Her heart was beating faster and faster. The deviousness of lying to her friends was a feeling that made her feel exhilarated. Sure, there was an element of guilt too but not as much as she initially though there'd be. Besides, it wasn't really as if she was doing anything wrong. Kai was her boyfriend. It was as simple as that. She'd maybe told one or two people that they were no longer an item but things change. Her hand clutched the phoenix pendant again. It felt warm.
Okay, so maybe it was a bit too soon for forgiveness but I really couldn't help it! But this way it also makes the story a little more interseting. Sort of. Maybe?
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