Chapter 7:New Forces at work

A/N: Sorry for the huge hiatus guys. as I said in the postscript of the previous Chapter, My laptop was facing some issues and I had to get it fixed. Hopefully I won't run into any issues anymore. Anyway, enjoy the chapter

The night sky was not dotted with millions of shimmering stars tonight. Dark clouds stretched as far as the eyes could see. The downpour was unforgiving small plants, which weren't under the shelter of trees, stooped low from the force raindrops put on them.

Hilary was soaking wet before she entered the cave behind Tyson. "Hils. You're drenched. Tyson pointed out.

"Gee… I didn't know." She wondered where the sarcasm was coming from. Maybe she was used to it from all the arguing she had with him.

Tyson laughed. "Dry yourself then… You wanna catch a cold and not be able to enjoy the trip? You have something to dry your hair?"

"Yeah I have my handkerchief, That'll do."

"Are you cold? Let me see if I can get a fire going. There are some dry leaves and sticks here."

"Ooh… do you even know how to do that?" She asked. It was hard for her to imagine him hitting two rocks together to make sparks.

"No…" He smirked. "But Dragoon does." He launched his blade which clashed with the cave walls and sent sparks to the heap of leaves and sticks. Flames rose from the heap. Tyson called the blade back and caught it. He smirked at Hilary. Who rolled her eyes. "That's handy." She admitted. Tyson sat next to the flames and Hilary joined him. They sat gazing into the flames.

Tyson took off his red jacket which was surprisingly not wet. He had managed to get inside before it got soaked in the rain. He handed it to her. "We won't be able to go back tonight in this rain. You look tired, rest for a while."

"I can't take this. She said. What about you?"

"I'm not that cold. You are the one who got caught in the rain." Tyson draped it around her, not giving her time to say anything else. She didn't oppose, He was right. She was cold and tired so she didn't feel like arguing.

"Thank you Ty…" She said, her voice low.

He stared at her. "What, for the fire? Well, that wasn't…"

"No. For coming back for me." She sighed. "I thought…"

Tyson turned so he was sitting facing her. "What are you talking about? You don't have to thank me for it. Of course, I will. Why would you think otherwise?"

She didn't answer. Her gaze never left the fire.

"Hils…" he placed an arm on her shoulder. "You are one of the most important people in my life. I will always come back for you."

"But…" She started looking at him.

"Always." He repeated. Hilary didn't continue. She looked at the fire again. Her back against the cave wall. It wasn't comfortable. But she was too exhausted.

'What would I have done if you haven't found me?' She thought to herself. 'How would I have made a fire to warm myself? I would've been scared to death. How can he be so calm when we are lost in such a place, I guess since he has his bitbeast. He isn't afraid. It must be nice to feel powerful.'

Next time Tyson looked at her she was already asleep. He sat back too. Slowly drifting to sleep.

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"You can change it, you know…"

Hilary woke with a start. A voice had spoken. A cold voice, she had heard before. It was loud and clear this time. She looked around. The fire was burnt out. A jacketless Tyson was sleeping. He had his head on her shoulder. He looked so peaceful. Her expression softened. Not for long. The voice spoke again.

"I can help you…" She was sure she was the only one who can hear it because Tyson showed no sign of waking. Although he was a heavy sleeper, A voice so penetrating was sure to wake him up if he could hear.

She thought she was hallucinating. But the voice replied to her thought. "No child. What you hear is as real as you are."

She gulped. 'What do you want?' She said silently in her mind. "I want to help you. I know what you seek."

'what Is that?' she thought.

"Power. Child… Like everyone you too, desire power."

'I don't think so.'

"Oh but you do… You wouldn't hear me otherwise… Come to me and you will have it all."

'I don't want to' As soon as she thought that. She felt a strange sensation engulfing her.

"You can't fool me. I can see it. Your desires… and as long as you have the desire for power… I can command you"

"Hilary felt herself blacking out. She was moving. She didn't know why or where but she was. The last thing she saw was a glimpse of a cave one without a sleeping Tyson inside.

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The light of the sun hit her face. She opened her eyes. She was right where she fell asleep yesterday, with Tyson by her side.

She woke him. It was morning, and without the fog of the night they could actually see the hike trial. They ran into Max and Ray halfway who said they had to stop the search due to the rain yesterday.

"I was pretty sure Tyson had found you" Max said. "How do you know that?" Hilary asked.

"Because I know Tyson." He replied smiling. Tyson looked at Max with a 'You better stop there' look.

"Come on we found the place we're staying at." Max said. They followed max and ray to a hotel where they had reservations made by Mr. D.

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Later… after everyone had a bath and breakfast Ray suggested they should go out and explore the place. They still didn't know why Mr. D wanted them to come here.

Max was all for it. Tyson agreed. But Hilary didn't feel like going. She had a terrible headache.

"I think I'll stay back guys…" She said.

"What's wrong?" Tyson enquired. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah Ty… I just wanna sleep a little more."

"I never thought I would hear you say that, When Tyson is awake." Ray said.

"Hey…" Tyson called… everyone laughed.

"Have fun guys" Hilary said going back to her room. Max and Ray walked ahead. Tyson looked back at the brunette. "You sure you're okay?" He asked.

"Yeah." she said. "Just a small headache, probably because of the rain last night."

"Do you need anything?" "I'm fine Tyson… don't keep them waiting." Hilary said.

"If you say so" He walked out.

Hilary collapsed on her bed. She felt like her head was about to explode. She couldn't recall much about last night after she went in that cave with Tyson and dozed off. She felt like she saw some weird dream. But she couldn't remember. She felt drowsy... as if she was gonna pass out. She just lay there… Her vision blurred. Slowly darkness crept in front of her eyes. Her consciousness faded.

A/N: So? what do we think guys? Great? Good? Meh? Bad? Lame? Tell me in the reviews.

See you...

Ron