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Safe With You

The doorbell chimed loudly, indicating some one was wanting in. Ray, Max, Kenny, Hilary and Kai all looked at Tyson expectantly to go and answer it.

"Kai," He whined. "They're your friends."

"It's your house."

"But Tala's kinda scary."

Kai quirked an eyebrow at the bluenett's childishness. "He is not scary at all." Before Tyson had a chance to reply to this, he swiftly left his living room and disappeared into the hall.

They heard the door open and a female voice sang out a cheerful hello while a more masculine one uttered a curt greeting. There was silence for a few minutes while one male said something to the others and then there was a burst of cheerful laughter. The teens in the living room looked at each other in surprise. Hilary especially, was surprised to hear this kind of hilarity coming from Kai. She'd not yet experienced it, or expected to.

When Kai entered the room once again, his whole persona had seemed to relax. He was joined by Mariah and an unfamiliar red haired boy.

"This is Tala," Kai introduced him. "That's Kenny, Tyson and Hilary."

Tala nodded to each of them in turn but let his piercing ice blue eyes sweep over Hilary. They hadn't seemed judgemental but when he met her ruby one's he smirked a little bit before whispering something to Kai who smirked too. Tala leaned against the wall whilst Kai crossed the room and sat back down next to Hilary.

"What did he say to you?" Hilary whispered to him, trying to hide the annoyance in her voice.

"Nothing. Why?" He whispered back

"It's rude to whisper."

"So what are we doing right now?"

Hilary clenched her teeth to stop her from saying something she would regret. Instead she folded her arms so Kai would take the hint that she was seriously irked by his behaviour. He, however, just seemed amused.

"You're cute when you're angry," He teased.

Hilary stuck out her tongue and pretended to be deeply interested in Tyson's endless babbling as he tried to find a subject that would interest Tala. The latter just looked bored at his persistence. He merely nodded so as not to be rude, although Hilary thought it was a little late for that. Eventually Tyson gave up trying to hold a conversation and decided they should all put on a movie of some sort.

"Something scary!" Max suggested.

"Noooo!" Mariah wailed. "I don't wanna watch a horror film."

"You can hold on to me during it," Ray offered.

Mariah smiled. "I'm fine with scary!"

Tyson switched on his T.V and flicked onto the guide. "On the movie channels…we have…Amityville Horror or there's Scream. The Ring starts five minutes after those two…and I think that's it for horror tonight." He looked at them all. "Any preferences?"

"Amityville Horror." Mariah confirmed. "I've seen the other two."

The bluenette flicked the channels and they all settled down to wait for it to start.

"I'm not really in the mood for a movie, Hil," Kai said to her.

"And?"

"And so do you want to go up to my room and…talk?" He took her hand and looked into her eyes suggesting that talking wasn't the only thing on his mind.

Her took her hand away and placed it meekly on her lap. "I kinda want to watch this movie." Casting her a strange look, he slumped against the couch and crossed his arms. She giggled. "You know, you're cute when you're angry." When he didn't reply she giggled again. "I think talking's a good idea. We have things to talk about."

He raised an eyebrow at her serious tone but nodded in agreement nonetheless. He led her to the door.

"Where are you two going?" Tala asked with a glint in his eyes.

"Up to my room." He met his eyes with a blank face, giving nothing away.

The red head smirked and patted his empty pockets. "Too bad Kai, I don't have my wallet on me."

Kai glared at him evilly and left the room with Hilary following. Once inside, he shut the door firmly and sat on his bed. Hilary joined him momentarily.

He stared at her. "You have something to say." It was more a statement than a question.

"Yeah, I do." Hilary turned and met his eyes. "I thought you should know that I'm a little hurt about Wednesday."

"That was two days ago."

"That doesn't make any difference," She protested. "There was no reason for you to talk to me or treat me like that."

"Sorry." He muttered.

She sighed deeply. "Do you even know what you're apologising for?"

"No," He admitted.

She closed her eyes, trying to blot out the frustration. "Then there's no use in saying sorry if you don't mean it."

"But I do. If I said something or done something to hurt you then I am sorry." He leaned across her so she was pushed down onto the bed. "Why don't we kiss and make up?" His voice had turned suddenly husky.

He pressed his lips firmly on hers and ran his hands through her hair, letting the silky chocolate brown strands rub through his fingers. Hilary, though, wasn't in the mood for his games. She turned her head away so his lips and hers had parted. Unphased, Kai moved onto her ear.

"Kai," Hilary said, trying to hide the fact that she was now enjoying his playfulness. "Don't you want to know so you won't do it again?"

"I don't need to know," He whispered into her ear. "I just won't do anything to hurt you again." He nibbled it softly.

"Stop it, Kai," She pushed him off her and sat back up. "I'm trying to have a serious talk here and you won't even take the time to listen." He frowned and propped himself up against the wall. "Please, it's important to me."

"What else do you have to say?" Kai demanded. "I apologised for what I done and promised to never do it again."

"I know you did but there're more things that have hacked me off. Like Tala, for instance. He obviously said something about me and you won't tell me." Kai chuckled at her paranoia. "And now you're laughing!"

"Hilary, relax," Kai replied, putting his arms around her shoulders. "What he said was 'Damn Kai, she is fucking sexy'." Hilary opened her mouth to object but Kai got there first. "You are, you know." He turned her head so she was looking into the mirror across from them. "Look at yourself and tell me what you see."

She studied the image. She had on a short, but not too short, denim skirt and an average blue t-shirt. It wasn't anything special to her. Kai, however, who was sitting behind her with his arms wrapped around her neck securely, was the image of perfection in his dark blue jeans and some designer top. Sitting in that position, she thought she looked out of place with Kai. He was handsome and muscular. She was plain and skinny. Even her eyes, which were almost the same colour, weren't as striking as Kai's. Her ruby ones met Kai's crimson in the reflection.

"I just see me. With you. Out of place and out of my league."

Kai smiled softly. "Well, I see a beautiful girl who obviously doesn't know what she has going for her." Hilary smiled shyly. "See. That smile, for example. I'll bet there're hundreds of guys who want to know what that smile tastes like." He turned her face round and kissed her before pushing her back onto the bed. He ran his fingers through her hair again. "Your hair always looks perfect…" He moved his hands down onto her stomach. "Girls would kill to have your stomach," Her legs were his next destination as his hands felt them. It was all Hilary could do not to moan. "And you're legs. I bet guys look at your legs all day."

"I suppose, when you put it like that…" She found his lips once again and let his tongue enter her mouth, mimicking his actions with her own. Eventually, she broke away again. "What's you're favourite part?"

Kai smirked and places his hands over her breasts. "I am a guy." She faked an appalled look and pretended to pout. Kai laughed softly. "What I really love…" He raised his eyes to hers, "…are your eyes. The way they sparkle when you're happy and the way they glare when you're mad."

There was a crash of thunder outside and Kai, momentarily distracted, looked out of his window at the pounding and sudden rain. It bounced and crashed against the window, causing an unholy racket. It was certainly coming down heavily. He watched it, mesmerised by the way it seemed to organised in it's falling pattern. Gentle arms wrapped themselves around his waist and he turned his attention back to Hilary's seductive form. He once met her lips but it wasn't too long before he began to move on and found a spot on her neck to concentrate on. Hilary bit her lip as he sucked on the skin, leaving marks.

"Kai…" She moaned softly. "Before I forget, what did Tala mean by he didn't have his wallet?"

"Guys," Kai explained through nibbles, "are rumoured to keep condoms in their wallets. Basically, he's implying that we'll be having sex."

"Oh," was all she said.

His lips moved down her neckline and onto her chest. "Of course, I know you're not that kind of girl." He stopped and looked at her. "And I also know that you're not ready yet, no matter how much you might want to pretend." He smiled softly again. She loved that smile. "But I'll wait for you until you are."

"Kai, I know you'll think I'm some stupid little school girl for saying this but…" Their eyes met once again. "I think I love you." She laughed softly at her own silliness. "I know we've practically just met and all but still…"

"Do you know what?" He looked at her with an almost innocent sincerity emitting from his crimson eyes. "I think I love you too."

Somewhere downstairs, the doorbell rang. Kai and Hilary looked at each other and frowned. Grandpa wasn't supposed to be back for another few hours yet. A few seconds later it rang again, only more insistently. The couple went downstairs, figuring Tyson was too scared of the film to answer it and opened to door before the anonymous ringer rung a fifth time. What they saw at the door was far from what they expected.

"Garnet?" Kai asked, staring at her pitiful from. Her make up was running everywhere and the top she was wearing was slightly askew as if some one had been pulling on it. Her normal picture-perfect hair was now hanging limp and wet around her face. She looked absolutely drenched. "Holy shit, get in! What happened?"

"Kai…" She sobbed and through herself into his arms. He brought them round her protectively while she cried into his shoulder. "I'm so, so sorry. I should have listened to you."

Her fingers clung onto his back for dear life and even though her long and sharp nails were digging into his skin, he let her hold on to him. Signalling for Hilary to warn the others, he led the sodden girl into the living room. When Max, Tyson and Kenny realised what was happening, they cleared a space for her so she could sit down. Kai led her over the couch and they sat down beside each other, joined in an instant by Tala and Mariah, who began to rub her friend's back soothingly.

"What happened, Garnet?" Kai asked again, his voice was full of concern.

Garnet sniffed. "It was Ryan." Kai immediately clenched his fists at the sound of his name. "It's all my fault really," She burst into another fit of tears. "When he asked me up to his house, he made a hint of what he had planned for us. I should have said no from the start, but I-I didn't want you to prove me wrong, Kai. I let my fucking stupid pride get in the way." Mariah swept her fingers under the girl's eyes to catch the ever falling tears. "But I told him tonight. That I wasn't ready and…he got…mad. He said I was a stupid fucking slag who'd led him on. I apologised and tried to leave, but he wouldn't take no for an answer." Her eyes closed firmly as if remembering the very incident was painful. "So he…forced me onto the bed and all the while I was screaming for him to stop, but there was no one to help me."

"Garnet…" Mariah whispered.

She carried on as if she hadn't heard. Her words were becoming more hysterical by the minute. "He started to put his hands up my skirt and up my top. I-I-I tried to stop him, scratching at him and stuff, but he just took my hands and held them above my head so I couldn't anymore. He kept saying that it would all be over soon and that it was my own fault. Then he began pulling at my top and skirt, trying to take them off. I began screaming at the top of my lungs and he just laughed. He fucking laughed. He said there was no one around to hear me scream." Tala took her hands in his and looked into her now wide eyes. She looked like a deer trapped in head lights. "But-but I got away. Before he had taken off my clothes, I kicked him in the man parts and while he was rolling around on the floor I ran. I ran out of his house and to the place were I knew I'd be safe. So I remembered that you guys were all here so that's were I headed." She sighed deeply. "And Kai, don't tell me I told you so because I really can't deal with that right now. Kai?" She looked at her friend who was now breathing heavily.

"Where does he live?" He asked through clenched teeth.

"Wh-why?"

"Because I'm going to go over and fucking kill him." He replied as calmly as he could.

"I'll join you." Tala replied, his eyes burning with hatred,

"You can't!" Garnet protested. "You can't do anything. Kai, if you step one more toe out of line, you'll be booted back to Russia. And I need you here with me so you can't fucking do anything. I need you here. And Tala, don't say you can go because you don't know how powerful this guy is. His father could pay for anything. And that includes the law."

Tala shook his head. "I don't care. He can't get away with this."

"Well, I think I've made him infertile for a few years anyway," Garnet said at a weak attempt at humour. "Anyway, I just want to forget about it. I want to forget it ever happened. It's better that way."

"But-"

"But nothing Tala!" She squeezed his hands tightly. "It's fine now. I'm safe now. I'm with you and Kai and Mariah. I'm safe."

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