Please DON'T KILL ME! PLEASE! I'M BEGGING! DON'T DO IT! THE STORY WILL NEVER GET DONE IF YOU DO! I'M COMPELETLY SORRY FOR THIS ENTIRE CHAPTER! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! Disclaimer: I don't own beyblade. PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! PLEASE DON'T DO IT!

Again, I'm so so so so so sorry. This is a very sad chapter for me to put in this story. Please hang in there with me. I know I keep promising that the next chapter will be better, but it never is. This is another one of those chapters. ONLY because I'm still trying to set up the Kai and Hilary part of this story. It's defiantly starting in this chapter, and from now on it will bed all about them and their relationship.

And it's not just the slowness of the story that's starting to suck right now. It has a lot to do with my writing. I'm writing it and thinking this is stupid. It's horrible! What's wrong with me? Please don't yell. I do plan on going back and editing the WHOLE story once I'm done, so when that happens it'll be better.


The tournament was going by faster than she thought she it would. Every battle, every opponent was coming and going. It was all happening so quickly that Hilary was having a hard time keeping up. The tournament wasn't like the world championships at all. She hadn't expected that, but still. In this tournament, if you lose once you're out. Gone. Eliminated. That meant with every battle, there was more pressure than the last. And the pressure was getting to her.

Hilary looked at the clock on the wall. She had about five minutes left before the final battle. She was totally shocked that she'd made it this far.

The final battle. Her and one other person. That was…

"I think I'm going to be sick," Hilary muttered to herself.

All she knew about her opponent was her name Vera. And that she was a very strong beyblader. Absolutely nothing else. She didn't even know what Vera looked like. It was all driving Hilary completely insane.

Deep breaths, she reminded herself. It was something that Spencer had suggested before they left. They being Tala, Bryan, and Spencer.

That's right. No Kai.

Kai, even though had told her that they were friends, decided that she didn't need his support at all and didn't show up for one of the most important days in her life. Some friend, Hilary thought grumpily.

A knock on the door alerted her that it was time. This was it; it was sick or swim time. She was sure that, no matter what happened, when she was done she would be able to face Tyson. If she won, she had no doubt that she would be able to go back to Tyson and put up a fight. If she lost, she could still put up a fight, she'd just be a little less sure of herself.

Hilary walked out into the blinding lights for what was going to be the last time. After this it would all be over. That's when Hilary saw her. The dark violet haired beauty was standing there, looking as confident as Hilary was sure she felt. There was just something about the girl that screamed winner.

If possible, Hilary's heart started beating faster.

They aimed their blades. Vera had lost her smirk, completely serious now. Hilary closed her eyes as the count down began. The second it hit one, the two females yanked the cords, sending their blades at each other.

The battle was longer than the others; harder, too. Hilary kept her eyes trained on the blades as they clashed.

It only took a second. That was all it was. One second. Behind Vera, her most important opponent, she caught the site of blue.

Hilary lifted her gaze and landed on Kai. It was him, he was here.

The next thing Hilary knew, her blade was flying past her face.

She had lost.


"Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid," Hilary kept telling herself as she paced the room. The boys had long given up on trying to tell her that she wasn't stupid and that she did an amazing job out there.

Of course they didn't know the reason she lost. If they did, Hilary was sure that they would agree with her.

She was stupid!

That was one of the first things that they thought her. Do not get distracted while in a match; YOU WILL LOSE! They had made it perfectly clear. What was wrong with her? It was just Kai.

Speaking of Kai, where was he anyway?

There was a short knock on the door before the violet haired winner let herself in. Vera came, not Kai like he was supposed to.

"I just wanted to met you officially," She explained. "I'm Vera." Vera offered her hand.

Hilary took it. "Hilary," she nodded.

Vera smirked, "That was one hell of a battle you put up. Was this your first tournament?"

"Yes." Hilary smiled. Did Vera know why she had won?

"Wow," Vera sighed. "I was a nervous wreck during my first tourney."

Hilary looked at the girl. There was something about her that didn't fit. Like the only reason she was here was to see how badly the brunette was hurting over the loss. She seemed…well, fake.

Hilary, choosing to go with her gut feeling, just smiled at the girl.

"Well, I see that you guys are all ready to go, so I'll just get out of your way." Vera nodded and left.

"I guess that was nice of her," Tala muttered to himself.

Hilary turned her head towards Tala. He had been acting weird for the past few days as well. Maybe it was her who was off instead.

The four exited the room and started down the hall. Most of the fans had left already, so only a few people littered in the halls.

It was another distraction. But this one completely broke her heart.

There stood Vera…in Kai's arms.

Hilary only stopped walking, letting the boys pass by her. Kai's back was facing her, but she had no doubts about who it was. How could anyone possibly mistake that butt for anybody's but Kai's.

Wait, no. That BODY! How could anyone possibly mistake that body for anybody's but Kai's.

That doesn't sound too great either, does it?

Bryan, noticing that the small girl was no longer with them, stopped and turned around. There she was, standing by the wall, peering over the corner like she was trying not to be seen. Bryan walked over and looked around the corner, too.

Vera was smirking at them, her arms wrapped around Kai's neck.

If Bryan had been one to chew gum, it would be in Hilary's hair right now. He looked down at the brunette. She is holding back her tears very well for a girl, he thought.

"I thought that he'd came for me, you know?" She told him quietly.

Bryan nodded. "Come on, Hilary, let's get out of here."

"Okay," Hilary sniffed.


Later that night Hilary curled up on her couch. She couldn't sleep again. Only this time she knew what was bothering her.

If we are friends, why didn't he tell me that he has a girlfriend?

Hilary spend most of the time trying to figure, not only Kai and his mind out(which gave her a headache), and her own feelings.(Which also gave her a headache.) So far, she came up with nothing. Well, she did come to grips with two things. One, Kai doesn't trust her like he used to. Two, she doesn't like this Vera girl all that much.


When she finally arrived at Tala's, she was very happy that they were doing nothing. Hilary knew that she was too tired to focus on anything, really, much less the guys' instructions. She plopped down on the couch next to Bryan, who was flipping through channels with a sour look on his face.

"Let me guess," Hilary smirked up at him. "200 channels and nothing to watch?"

"300." Bryan confirmed in a grumpy voice. Hilary giggled at him.

Hilary looked around the room and noticed Tala in the corner. He was reading a book, which wasn't unusually for him. (One time, she had gotten a look in his room and was amazed to find that rows and rows of books made up one of his walls. Everything from historic non-fiction to science fiction.) Only he didn't seem to be concentrating at all.

Hilary nudged Bryan next to her. "What's that all about?" She asked, nodding in Tala's direction.

"He's been like that ever since he left Kai's room last night." Bryan told her. At Kai's name Hilary tensed, only to jump when the doorbell rang.

Bryan heaved a sigh and got up to answer the door. He quickly shut it again after getting a peek at who was outside. This broke Tala out of his own daze.

"Whose at the door?" He asked from his corner.

Bryan shot both Hilary and Tala a confused mixed with panic look and mouthed, Vera. Hilary's jaw dropped a second time. She looked over to Tala who looked as equally confused as Bryan. The redhead got up and pushed Bryan away from the door.

"What do you want?" Tala asked as he opened the door. Anyone could mistake his rudeness for being himself. But both Bryan and Hilary knew that there was something behind his voice that was making him extra icy this morning.

Vera smiled wickedly at him, "I'm here to see Kai,"

Tala closed his eyes and let out a sharp breathe. "Fine." he growled out as he stepped aside. Clearly those two knew something that neither Bryan nor Hilary knew.

Hilary's face remained emotionless as the violet-haired girl made her way upstairs, sending smug looks over he shoulder at Hilary. When she was gone Hilary glared at the empty space where Vera had been.

Bryan and Tala noticed this and shuddered at her glare. It was impressive when she first arrived, but now it was just down right evil. It looked light the had more of an effect on her then they thought.

Just then, the tall blond came stomping down the stairs and stormed into the kitchen. The three gave each other quizzical looks and followed him.

"What's up?" Bryan asked Spencer, who was throwing and slamming things.

"I'm leaving my room and this little…freak walks into me and then complains that I'm a "big lummox who should watch out for who they're stepping on." I just about smacked her."

"Why didn't you?" Hilary grumbled under her breath.

Spencer stopped slamming the cabinet doors and lean against the counter facing them. "Well, I am leaving that up to you, Hilary." He said.

"Me? Why?"

"Because she's dating your boyfriend," Spencer answered.

"Boyfriend? Kai? Oh, no, no, Kai isn't my boyfriend." Hilary waved her hands in front of her. "He's just a friend."

"Yeah, right," Spencer smirked and rolled his eyes, "Whatever you say."

"So how do when get rid of her?" Tala cut in, getting tired of the conversation that was going on.

Hilary sighed, "We don't,"

"We could always knock her out, with a sleeping pill or something, strip her to nothing, put her in a wooden box with holes, and ship her down to Mexico." Bryan offered nonchalantly.

His two teammates and the girl stared at him with amusement and surprise covering their faces.

"Ahem, Bryan," Tala started, "Is there someone you want to get rid of?"

Bryan leaned down and covered his eyes, with a slight smirk. "That was what I was planning on doing to Kai when he rejoined the team."

It only took Tala and Hilary a second before they busted out laughing, falling over each other.

"I was going to help him," Spencer added, even though he was sure that the two hadn't heard him. "I still would, too, especially now."

"What's so funny?" A new voice interrupted.

The four turned to see Vera and Kai standing in the door way.

"Nothing," Hilary shook her head.

"Well, we'll be leaving now," Vera smiled. "Hilary, I hope to see you at the party tonight."

Five eyes widened at once. All four boys soon narrowed there eyes into a glare at Vera(including Kai), while Hilary gave a confused looks.

"What party?" asked Hilary.

"Oh, your friends here didn't tell you about the party?" Vera said, anyone could tell that she knew what she was doing.

"What party?" Hilary asked a little louder, looking at the three boys surrounding her.

Vera approached Hilary until they were just a few inches apart. "Maybe they aren't really your friends after all. But I could understand if you just didn't want to show your face."

At this point Tala stood up, ready to attack the girl, only be grabbed and pulled back by Bryan. How dare this girl even hint that he wasn't Hilary's friend. That any of them weren't going to have her back like that. How dare she even think that Hilary isn't apart of their team!

"Kai, get that bitch away from us." Bryan said coldly, still holding the angry leader back.

"Vera, come on," Kai said. Vera smirked at the fuming, but still confused, Hilary, and walked back to Kai, who practically dragged her out of the house.

"What party?" Hilary asked harshly, getting fed up with them avoiding having to answer.

"There's going to be a party tonight, a lot of beybladers are going to be there."

"And why didn't I know?" Hilary whispered. She was feeling slightly hurt that they hadn't told her. Maybe they were ashamed of her. She did lose after all they did everything for her, after all.

"Because we don't want you do go." Spencer answered her after a moment of silence.

She could feel the tears building up. "Is it-Is it because I lost?"

Tala gasped. "No, no, Hilary," he took her head in his hands and forced her to look at him. "You did wonderful at the tournament. I don't think that I could have been any prouder of you. You are an amazing girl, on that I never thought could do something like this in the beginning. A girl like you could do anything that they want. Go anywhere, with just their…personality and drive and determination. You are amazing, Hilary. " he smiled at her, letting go of her head.

"Then why didn't you tell me about the party?"

"Hilary," Tala started, then stopped trying to find the right words. "You've seen how Kai's height compares with us, right?"

Hilary nodded.

"Well, he's kinda short, right? And you're even shorter than him. Do you see where I'm going with this?"

Hilary shook her head.

"There are going to be a lot of drunk guys there, Hilary." Bryan tried. "Now do you get it?"

"No," Hilary said.

"There are going to be a lot of large, drunk men who could easily pick off a small girl, such as yourself." Spencer told her bluntly. "That's why we didn't tell you."

"So," Hilary took that in. "Are you going?"

Bryan shrugged, "We were planning to,"

"Well, then why can you not watch over me?"

The three all looked away from her, avoiding her eyes. That's when it hit Hilary. Not that she hadn't noticed, but they WERE teenage boys. And this was a party. Of course they didn't want to watch over her. They had their own plans.

"Oh," she sighed. "Okay. I'll just hang out with Asya."

"You and Asya could hang out here," Bryan shrugged. "I don't really need to go."

Hilary glanced at the taller boy. She could see that he did want to go. It had been hard for them after coming away from the abbey, and they were finally starting to socialize. How could she take that away from them just because she was too small.

But a plan had already started forming in her mind. "That's alright, don't worry about it." She smiled at him. "You go, have fun, I guess."

Bryan looked over at her and chuckled. "Oh, I plan to."

"Um," Hilary tilted her head to the right, giving her most innocent look. "Do you think that Kai and Vera are going?"

"By the sound of it, they are." Tala told her, having already clamed down.

"Oh, really." She sighed as she walked toward the living room. At this point, she really needed some girl advice. Probably her sister and Asya at the same time.

"Hey, Hilary," Tala called.

"Yeah?" She looked over at him.

"It's warmer out," He shrugged.

"Yes, it is. So?"

"Do you want to go for a walk?"

Hilary giggled. "Sure, I'll go for a walk with you. But this time, if I collapse, you're caring me."

"I'd love to," Tala smirked.

"Hey, Tala," Hilary said, "Drive and determination are the same thing."

"What?"

"Nevermind,"


Well, I do promise that next chapter is going to be eventful. I guess that you all, know the way Hilary is, already know what's she's planning. It's really easy. BUT do you know what she's going to do? I hope not, because not even I know yet…

Sorry for the MANY mistakes.

And remember, PLEASE DON'T KILL ME FOR THIS CHAPTER!

So, there is something that I want you guys to do for me. It's nothing really big, and you don't have to do it if you don't want to. The thing is, lately I've been having "Plot-overload". I'm sure you know what I am talking about. And I want to do all of them, but I don't know which one to do first. So I'm putting them here, and you guys can vote to which one you would rather read, after finishing this story. There are five of them…so yeah. I really hope that you'll help here. Within the next few chapters I will tell you guys which one was picked. All of them involve Hilary in away. Mostly because she is one of my favorite girls in anime. And yes, I do have a thing about ending my summaries in questions. I don't really know why.

STORIES

Story title: My Family

Hilary and her Husband die in an accident, leaving behind two very important people. Their young daughters. Can Tyson pull together the old team so these two girls aren't put in foster care? Can the guys handle a twelve year-old and a seven year-old? Can they handle girls? Can they girls handle them?

Story title: The Runaway(working title, but I'm thinking it The Evanescence, and I'll tell you why if you ask)
Hilary's best friend Charm lives with her abusive father, and only Hilary knows. One day, when the father comes after both Charm and her, Hilary takes self-defense a little too far. She knows that deep inside no one will blame her, but she is still scared. Hilary runs away, only to be caught in a small town with people who don't seem to want to let her go. Especially this dual-haired moron who keeps calling her "Slave". Can she trust the people?

Story title: In my own world.(working title)
Kai doesn't want to run his own country. He doesn't want the responsibility at all. All he wants is to run with his favorite horse Dark Night. But then his father dies, and he is king, with all the responsibility that he's been avoiding. Under all the pressure, Kai can only find release when with the dark stallion. But there is something wrong with the boy sneaking around the stables. No, wait, that's a girl. Eh, well, it could be a boy. No, NO! That's DEFIENTLY a girl. How could he ever miss it?

Story title: You Never Did

Kai and Hilary have know each other since they were in dippers. Through their 13 years of friendship, Kai has made Hilary a lot of promises. Most of them he hasn't come through on. Hilary's tired of it, so she ends the friendship. Now sixteen years-old, Kai wants the old friendship back. But first, he has to prove that she can trust him. Through the series of test, more than a friendship grows between the two. Can he keep it up?

Story title: …any suggestions?

Hilary hated the fact that people felt comfortable around her. That they felt like they could tell her anything. Even their deepest, darkest secrets, which they do constantly. Did anyone ever think that maybe she didn't want to hear their life story or that she might have a story of her own to tell? Probably not. Not until the all-boys school down a few block burns down and some of the boys are sent to her school for the time being. That's when she finds the one person who, in fact, doesn't want talk to about himself, but wants to talk about her. Can this boy handle the true Hilary? That's up to her…(I've already started this one, so if you're not completely sure, you can ask to read what I've got so far, before you vote…)

(sorry for the funky spacing. I HATE ffn's spacing!)