Gaze: Hilary keeps being friends with her because she has no idea that Sam hates her and that Samantha has never had a true friend like Hilary before. And Hilary, Samantha the only girl Hilary is friends with, tries to understand more into a teenage girl's world. At the same time, Hilary attempts to look more into Kai and that after what she had done last summer which is: broke his toe and now the whole school calls her Killer Dancer or KD- the story title. I can't say anymore coz that would spoil the fun ahead!

One of these days someone would wake up one morning and decide to make a shrine dedicated to Tyson and Hilary…that someone is not going to me but I'll wait for the shrine. And just thinking that Tyson and Hilary are the most obvious couple can shut down all my fics, dammit.

I am in the eighth grade.

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Killer Dancer

Chapter 7: Rise and Fall

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Both girls sat on the kitchen table. The table cluttered with papers, markers and gel pens.

"So did you invite him yet?" Samantha asked chirpily.

Hilary carefully sealed the envelope, "Nope."

"How come?" Sam asked desperately.

"I can't find the right time to ask him," Hilary excused, ignoring her friend's glare. 'As a matter of fact, I've had doubts whether to ask him or not.'

"Well, I already did his invitation," Samantha smiled, a bit of pink in her cheeks.

Hilary could feel herself shudder…giving the Ice King a PINK envelope, covered in hearts. She couldn't imagine what note Samantha has written looks like. It wasn't an invitation anymore; it was a Valentine's Day card, or better yet, a LOVE letter. Uneasily she held up her black envelope with the name of recipient written in a glowing green ink. There she drew a pumpkin on the side of the envelope and silver bats. Her birthday happens to be on the eve of Halloween and she and Samantha decided this year's to be a Halloween birthday party like it has always been all her life.

Sweatdropping, she sighed in disbelief. Why was she paired up with a ditz again? Oh right. Samantha is a long-time childhood friend…eleven years to be exact.

"Oops, oh well!" she smiled sheepishly. She threw the envelope to the side then later fetched it back, cradling it in her pale white arms.

Hilary felt her lips tug into a smile.

'It wasn't going to be easy for me to ask him.'

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TRUST- written on the board as one of the school's goals between its students. Hilary loved the bulletin board that was posted outside, beside the gymnasium doors. She looked over the rest; LOVE, COURAGE, SELF-CONTROL and UNDERSTANDING…

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"Today is a new unit. Everything you've learned will be on a test and I've picked a couple for this Merengue category," Hiro smirked at everyone.

"Category? We never knew that…" Ray started as he held the pink haired girl on the waist.

"Well, I never told you about the dance competitions, Ray," Hiro looked at the baffled neko-jin.

"I knew it!" Kai hissed under his breath, "Why would HE be our teacher for dance?"

"I never told you, because all of you would be so nervous that some of you might just give up! Dancing is passion and don't you all forget that. The school have asked me especially to be your teacher because they believe that I will pick the best couples for the competition that will guarantee be the winners," Hiro spoke sternly to the whole class.

"That's right," Crystal walked in, smiling next to Hiro.

Kai growled. 'Damn it…'

Hilary spoke up, "Who is the couple you chose for Merengue?"

Hiro grinned. Hilary panicked… 'Not good…'

"I thought of it for a while, and Crystal helped. I decided that Ray and Mariah may be the couple for this category."

Hilary sighed in relief, 'It's not us! Yes!'

"There will be other categories coming up," Hiro added as Hilary cheered.

"What…" she trailed off.

She looked to her partner; he too loosened his shoulders but then noticed his look in his eyes change. From bad, to worse- he shot a deadening glare to Crystal and Hiro.

"So all this was…an audition?" he asked in a husky voice. He was pissed off. Kai didn't—never liked being toyed with and now, he was, in the lowest way possible, through dance lessons.

"You have to understand. We wanted to see potential dancers' flair but even we were surprised to find exceptional dancers and the bond between each other…something we rarely found in the other two classes," Crystal said with an apologetic look at Kai.

Samantha and Russell sat on the edge of the stage. Samantha eyed both Kai and Hilary.

It was Russell's turn to speak up, "We already know about the bond between Ray and Mariah…they're boyfriend/girlfriend!"

The pink-haired teen cheeks burned red and Ray didn't like it.

"Wh-what did you just say little man?" Mariah spoke, her hands clenched into fists.

Ray restrained Mariah from clobbering Russell to death, "Mariah, don't."

"Let me at him!" she screeched. Mariah was ready to pounce.

"No!" Ray pulled onto her waist and arms.

"Mariah is lovesick for Ray!" Russell yelled from a safe distance, behind Samantha.

"WWWHHHHHHAAAAAAATTTTTTTT!" Mariah shrieked hurting the neko-jin's ears.

Ray sighed, "I know you are."

"SHUT UP!" Mariah yelled blushing at Ray. Ray just smirked and let go of her.

Kai and Hilary sweatdropped, 'It's obvious.'

"Ray and Mariah both are flexible and can handle the rhythm. Also their relationship gives off that romantic mood…Now that we've decided the couple for Merengue, we're doing the next dance called Viennese Waltz. It's fast and dizzy with all its rotations. Get with your partners and pick a spot in the gymnasium. Ray and Mariah, come with Crystal."

The couple left. Both Kai and Hilary wearily got in a spot in the gym, the back and the farthest corner where no can see them. Not even Samantha.

The music started, an old classic, Blue Danube. (A/N: does anyone know that? It's actually quite a great classical song…er yeah.)

Kai muttered in some language she didn't know of. This music was something they both have never heard of before. Hilary felt the sudden burst of energy inside her.

"Da-da-da-da-dumm…" Hilary sang like a silly idiot. She broke into hysterics, acknowledging her stupidity.

"Hn," he grunted.

He wrapped his right arm around his lady with his wrist high under her shoulder and his right hand on her left shoulder blade, which caught Hilary by surprise. She peered to his face and locked gaze with his amethyst orbs. She somehow had calmed down a bit with the physical contact but the eye contact…never. She didn't know what to do next. Gently she perched her fingers of her left hand, slightly arched, on top of his right arm. What's next? He took her right hand and rested it on his left palm, in the cradle between his thumb and forefinger. His grip wasn't as tight as usual.

Hiro observed the couple. Kai knew what he was doing…how? "Ok men, when you step back, your right arm maintains its position with good muscle tone and the ladies can feel that movement through her left arm. In other words, don't pull her toward you men," he warned. "Ladies don't like that, or you'll end up with their nice, red, hand-written autograph across your face."

Crystal glared at his sad, pathetic sense of humour. Hilary beamed; it was unlikely Kai ever would do that. Also, she would never dare to slap his smooth as porcelain, white face.

'Porcelain? Smooth?' Hilary mentally kicked herself. Kai cocked an eyebrow as he watched her argue with herself.

'What could be in that mind of yours?' he asked, still watching her with fascination.

Hiro grabbed Crystal into a position and started to do their steps. They seemed to float on the floor and it was twice as fast as an ordinary waltz. And the pressure of their grip on each other seemed soft and gentle. All the students thought that they were all watching Beauty and the Beast dance in the ballroom. For Hilary, it was Cinderella and the prince.

Panting after, he told everyone to do the first steps.

In an unbearably closed position (to Hilary), Kai stepped in with his left foot then the dance began. Hilary barely followed for it was too fast. She went around in many circles then he pulled off another trick. Kai seemed to be simply walking with the music. Noticing his dance partner and frowning, he made her spin around by making an arch with his left arm. Kai spun his heel to her and let go of her hand making her clash against his chest, her head up to his face. He wrapped his arms around, under her arms. She smiled. Nice move. As she wrapped her arms around his neck, breathless, she asked, "What do you call that move?"

"A cuddle," he said, "to end the dance."

Her smile widened. Kai, too, was panting though not as much as Hilary was. 'Maybe now is the time,' she thought happily.

"Hey Kai…"

"Hn?"

"It's my birthday soon, and I'm having a party," Hilary breathed in, "will you come?"

"Is Samantha going to be there?" Kai asked, glaring at Hilary.

"Just please come! Oh please!" Hilary did the pouty, sweet look. Kai hated that look. It was one of his vulnerabilities. And yet, as a cold-hearted bastard, he couldn't resist her.

"…fine."

"Yay!" she jumped onto his neck, hugging tighter. Kai almost lost his balance. From a corner, he heard a small growl. Samantha. 'Hahaha…eepphhfff…'

"Hilary," he choked. He could feel his shark fins change colour from blue to purple…

"…hmm?" she asked hugging him.

"You're…cutting my circulation!" he strained to say. He liked her love for him but this was killing him.

Hilary's cheeks were tinted pink and let him go. Kai breathed in then went back to his cold-hearted attitude.

"Umm…" Hilary trailed off.

"What?" he snapped. Hilary pointed at his arms around her chest.

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Gaze: Long chapter…woah. That was um…I don't know how to put it. PLEASE REVIEW! Also you can flame me. Don't listen to Star, my sister. Thank you reading this fiction! MWAH! Ciao! Review please! PLEASE!