Goodbye

Chapter 6: Attacked

"So where did Kai and Hilary go?" Mariah asked over dinner. She watched Tyson scarf down his food, and then take more. Kenny was trying to calm him down while Max and Ray were eating quietly.

"I think they went to get Hilary's things, and then Kai said something about supper." Ray answered Mariah and shrugged. Kai did his own thing when he pleased. Usually it didn't affect the others, and if it did he told them about it before he did it. Kai had never really held conversations out with anyone but Ray. But sense Hilary had been around; he had started speaking to the others more and more. Something was changing Kai, Ray knew what it was, but there was no way he would tell the others. That would be left up to Kai.

"Oh… I see." Mariah smirked, nudging Ray. This made Ray look over and wink at her, smirking.

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Kai sat across the table from Hilary. She smiled at him, which made him feel as if he would die. How can she move me like this? I've been around girls before, a lot of girls actually; yet she's different. I don't know if she treats me different, or what. Maybe I'm just going crazy or- Kai was broken out of his thoughts by none other then Hilary saying his name. "Huh? Oh, sorry, what?" He blinked and could feel his cheeks warm under his hands.

Hilary smiled, amused by Kai. Normally he paid attention. "Is everything alright? You've been zoning out a lot."

"Yeah, fine." Kai replied shortly after she finished speaking. Then their food came. "I heard you and Tyson arguing last night." Kai said after a while, just to break the awkward silence that hung over their table while they ate.

"Oh, yeah?" Hilary giggled ever so slightly. "Tyson is still a pig." Hilary grinned at Kai taking a bite of her steak.

"Mhmm… he hasn't changed much sense you left." Kai shrugged, again his thoughts clouding his ears. Tyson had not change a lot, in more ways then one. Tyson still liked Hilary. Kai had seen his friends' wallet, and there was a picture of her in it. Well then. Haven't I always liked competition? Kai smirked inwardly. Yes, he had always liked to beat Tyson at the things his friend held dear. Hilary was one of those things, and he wasn't going to let her slip away like the last time.

Kai had let her go the last time. He was a fool, a kid of only eighteen. Of course people always said he passed for someone around the age of twenty-five, but he was still eighteen. Young and stupid as ever, Kai had let her go and had thought nothing of it. That was until he heard they were moving to America. That news had sparked something inside him. Whether he had forced himself to forget it, or it had stayed in the back of his mind, nagging him on whenever Valentines Day rolled around; when he saw couples taking strolls along the beach, hand in hand. No, it had always been there, and when he had been reminded of his feelings for her, ad that was what had made him so eager to move to America with his friends. He hadn't thought twice about it. For once in his life, Kai Hiwatari had dove in head first without thinking of what could happen if everything went wrong.

"Kai?" Hilary blinked, seeing Kai's eyes come back into focus for the second time that night. "You sure you're alright?" She leaned forward and slid her slender, silky hand under his bangs to rest on his forehead. "Wow, you're really warm."

Now that Kai thought about it, he wasn't feeling too great. He closed his eyes and shook his head slightly. "I'm fine." He said calmly, taking a drink of water.

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Kai and Hilary returned back to the two level suite apartments after they had finished dinner. Hilary sat, giggling and looking at magazines with Mariah while Kai left for the washroom. Kai took a cold shower in hopes of clearing his head. He felt like he was on fire and his head was fuzzy. Once out, he brushed his hair into that ever so trade-mark style. Then he got dressed and slipped on his shoes. He came out of the washroom with a hand to his head. This better not be what love is like. If it is I don't want any part of it. He grabbed his coat and grasped the door knob when there was a voice behind him.

"You sure you should be going out like that Kai?" It was Ray, and his voice was concerned. Ray came up behind Kai and put a hand on his friends shoulder, looking at him. "You don't look to well. Are you feeling alright?"

"Fine." Kai said and looked over his shoulder at Ray. He put up his mask made of ice, the one that kept others from seeing what was really going on inside him. No, Kai didn't feel anywhere near fine. He felt dizzy and hot and wanted to fall over any second. Then Kai opened the door and walked out, leaving Ray alone to wonder what that was all about.

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Kai walked slowly on the path in the park. Every so often he stopped to lean against a tree or sit on a bench. To Kai, the path he was walking on went on forever. It didn't just go around the park, it was an endless road that went to hell, or at least that's what it felt like. I should head back…

"Well, well, well… if it isn't the guy who stole my girlfriend." Mark came up alongside Kai.

"I didn't… steal her." Kai said, taking a deep breath. Mark smirked and stood in front of him. Kai swallowed hard, putting a hand to his head.

"You feeling alright, man?" Mark asked, blinking. He looked at Kai. "Or should I say Kai?" Mark put a hand on Kai's shoulder to look at him.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Kai said, looking at Mark. Kai caught a glint in Mark's eye and tried to move away.

"Good…" Mark said darkly before drawing his arm back and punched Kai across the face, knocking him down. "Where's Hilary?" He said, placing his foot on top of Kai's head. He grinned. "Tell me, or I'll crush your damn head."

"I'm not telling you." Kai muttered, then grabbed Marks ankle and flipped Mark down before jumping up.

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"I'm going to go and look for Kai." Ray said. "He's sick and left over three hours ago." Ray kissed Mariah on the cheek and smiled. "I'll be back soon."

Mariah and Hilary nodded. Then Mariah spoke up. "Why would Kai go out when he was sick?"

"I'm not sure he knew he was sick Mariah." Hilary said. Kai rarely got sick, in fact, she had never seen him sick before. Sickness wasn't always detectable by the person getting sick, it was a known fact. Everyone else could see they were sick, but the person that was sick could be as dumb as a stick and not realize it until they couldn't take it anymore.

"That's silly! How can you not know when your sick?" Mariah put her hands on her hips and huffed.

"Kai's never been sick before Mariah; he doesn't know what its like." Ray said before disappearing out the door.

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A/N: Hey! Sorry for the long wait, I had a friend over for a few days and a whole bunch of other junk, plus writers block for this chapter, but I got over that. Good thing to! XD Anyways, thanks for the reviews and here is chapter… 6? I forget lol.