CWG: OH MY GOSH I'M SO SORRY!!!!!! I somehow got so busy and kept putting off writing, and before I knew it, it's been so long!! Please don't hate me!! I promise I'll try my hardest to get as much updated as I can in the next week! I'm home sick today and have nothing else going on so I'm going to try and write as much as possible! Love you all. (smiles)
WARNING: Everyone may be OOC.
DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING BUT THE ORIGINAL IDEA BEHIND THIS STORY. EVERYTHING THAT INVOLVES BEYBLADE IS NOT MINE!!
The Watcher
"Hilary, look over here at this one! It's perfect!" Izzy cried out as she pulled out a blood red dress from its hanger. Hilary blushed as she noticed the deep V-neck dress that would come right above her knee. It was beautiful, but Hilary felt as though she would look like a whale in something like that. Izzy, however, thought differently. Before she could protest, Hilary felt herself being pushed into the try on room with the dress. She reluctantly gave into her curiosity and slipped into the fabric. It felt like silk, but looked like some kind of fabric she'd never seen before. She spun around looking at herself in the mirror and smiled brightly. She looked gorgeous. Her brown wavy hair brushed against her shoulders where some sort of strap could've been. Instead the dress wrapped around her arms and met just below her collar bone. She couldn't help but think of the old dresses women wore in the twenties with the deep V-cut collar, their skinny waists and a cute flowing bottom that spun around with her. The dark red seemed to reflect in her eyes and she blushed as she thought of her favorite color Crimson, the color of Kai's eyes.
Izzy knocked impatiently on the door as she waited to see her friend in the dress, but when Hilary opened the door, she couldn't help but gasp. Hilary blushed at the younger girl's expression but laughed. Finally Izzy was able to say, "Now that is perfect!"
The girls laughed together as they left the store with their bags. They new there wasn't really any reason to buy four dresses, but what could it hurt? Hilary couldn't help but feel as though they were being watched. She glanced around self-consciously, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Izzy was about to ask her what was wrong, when Hilary ran to a nearby window. "Oh Izzy, it's so cute!" she exclaimed as she gazed through the window. Isabella looked over her shoulder and smiled. In the window slept, rather lazily, possibly the cutest kitten she'd ever laid her eyes on. It was a lovely shade of orange with white paws. It had a few auburn stripes, but against is cheeks were distinctly black triangular stripes, two on each side. She looked up at Hilary expectantly, but noticed she looked miserable.
"What's wrong, Hilary?" she asked curiously. She'd expected the brown haired girl to run inside and steal the kitten before anyone could say a thing. She had known the girl for nearly a week now, and she didn't think anything could stop the brunette when her heart was set on something.
"I want to take him home with me," she whispered, "But I know that I can't." Izzy felt her heart drop. She'd forgotten about the man of the house, Boris. The one Tyson had mentioned on their walks together. That man seemed so…cold. There wasn't anything that Hilary would do if she knew it would make Boris angry at her. It was because of him that she was reluctant about the concert. Thankfully though, Tyson had made the whole idea much more pleasing to him, and he reluctantly gave in.
"Come on, Hil." She pulled on Hilary's jacket softly and urged the girl to keep walking.
"Oh…I forgot something!" she exclaimed suddenly. Hilary had already started walking when Izzy ran back down the street. She sat down and waited wondering where the girl had gone. She was about to go try and find her when the stalking feeling returned. She glanced around nonchalantly and noticed, out of the corner of her eye, a dark figure shifting in the alley. She felt her blood turn cold and wanted to run. She could hear the figure walking through the slush and snow towards her, but she didn't dare look to see who it was.
She heard a soft grinding sound of metal against the ground, and the sound sent shivers down her spine. She started to stand but screamed when someone jumped in front of her. She fell on her butt and couldn't hear the grinding sound anymore. She felt the snow melting against her jeans and refused to open her eyes. She waited for a moment, but was only answered by someone laughing. She opened her left eye cautiously only to be greeted with the familiar face of Tala. He had some snow falling from his bangs and his skin seemed to glow in the faint sun. Standing behind him, Aleks playfully smacked him upside the head and held out her hand to Hilary. Her hair was down and a bit more wavy than usual from the melted snow that was dripping from her bangs as well.
Hilary glanced around suddenly and figured the she'd just been imagining the sounds before and took Aleks' hand gratefully. "What're you guys doing here?" she asked finally. She could see they were dressed casually and their clothes were damp from snow. 'A snowball fight' she thought, a smile playing on her lips. They glanced at each other thoughtfully.
"Just having a bit of fun before all the snow melts." Tala answered happily. He scooped up a bit of snow and let it melt in his hand as he looked at the tiny snowflakes thoughtfully. Aleks hugged him with all her might and kissed his cheek before she turned back to the brunette.
"So, Hil, ready for the concert tonight?" she asked. Hilary could see that Aleks was excited and couldn't help but feel a little excited as well. She loved how Aleks' personality seemed so addictive…like chocolate.
Before she could answer, though, Hilary noticed a familiar figure running towards them. "Hilary! I'm so sorry that took so long!" Izzy yelled as she plowed into the girl. The shopping bags seemed like they'd gone through hell and back from all the running around Izzy had done. Hilary still wondered why she had insisted on taking them with her, but didn't bother asking. She knew that Isabella would tell in time.
"What do you mean, you FAILED?!" Kari screamed angrily at the man in front of her. "She was alone, wasn't she? You were supposed to be really close to her, were you not?" The man miserably admitted yes and waited for the onslaught of profanities to follow.
Kari growled at him and pulled at her hair as she threatened the man with every possible punishment in her power (which was quite a lot). She couldn't understand how difficult a job she'd given the man. He'd admitted that she was alone, and that he'd failed because he was interrupted, but honestly.
"No matter…We'll just have to think of something else. Kai will by mine whether he likes it or not. I will not be thrown away so easily." Kari stated calmly. The man couldn't help but fear for the poor 'Hilary' girl when he heard the tone of Kari's voice. She sounded relaxed and determined, but at the same time…He could sense the desire to kill in her heart. He hoped to everything he believed in that she would be unsuccessful in her attempts.
"Kai, do you think Izzy would like this one?" Tyson asked as he pulled out a bracelet from behind the counter. It had a white and gold flower neatly woven through the wristband with green jade stones as leaves on each side. Kai knew that Izzy would love anything Tyson got for her, but he also knew that she would love that bracelet. He nodded to the navy blue haired boy and Tyson smiled in return.
Kai was looking at the necklace rack when his cell phone began to signal that he had a new message. He glanced down and noticed that it was from Isabella herself. He flipped his phone open and read the few lines. He couldn't help but smile as he signaled to Tyson that he had another store in mind. Tyson paid for the bracelet and they both headed downtown. Kai recognized the shop Izzy had mentioned in her message and couldn't help but smile when he saw the topic sitting in the window. Tyson laughed from behind him as they walked inside the pet shop.
"No wonder. Kai, Hilary would die for that kitten." He claimed as he petted the animal on the head. It purred loudly but refused to open his eyes. Kai spoke with the owner and picked up the multicolored cat. He walked with Tyson back to his car and drove to meet the girls, and Tala, at the concert hall. Kai continued to smile, knowing how excited Hilary would be when she saw the kitten.
CWG: Hopefully, you all enjoyed this update. I'll gladly update ASAP, possibly tomorrow if not today. But in the meanwhile, please leave me your thoughts. SORRY AGAIN THAT THIS TOOK SO LONG!!!!!!!!!
