Hey everyone!
Thank you for all the great reviews! I didn't think I would get so many for 1 chapter!

Well, here's the next chapter. Hope it turned out alright!

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Four days later:

Hilary awoke to the sound of the telephone ringing. She groaned and looked over at her clock. It was 9 in the morning. She almost began to panic, thinking she was late for school, but she soon realized it was a Saturday. The brunette decided to get out of bed and see who had called. She walked out of her room and made her way down the stairs, peering over the railing and looking at the phone.

Her mother stood there, talking to an unknown voice on the other end.

"I"m sorry, but she's still asleep. Should I have her......oh wait! Her she is. I'll put her on."

"What's going on mom?" Hilary rubbed her eyes.

"It's Tala." Her mom replied handing over the phone.

"Hey Tala!" Hilary exclaimed into the phone. "What's up?"

"Nothing much. How are you doing?" The accented voice replied.

"I'm doing okay......how about you? Are you out of the hospital yet?"

"Yes, thank God! Everything is going just fine here. Hey, listen....I'm a about Kai. Has he contacted you recently?"

"Well, I talked to him earlier this week, but that was it. Why? Has something happened?"

"No.....I just had a feeling. He left for Japan yesterday, and I was wondering if he had arrived yet."

"I haven't seen him." Hilary began to think to herself

"Hmmmmm.....well, I have to go now. Izumi says hello."

"Okay, thank you Tala. Talk to you later."

With that, the phone call ended.

"That's odd.....why didn't he call me?" Hilary thought before walking into the kitchen and getting some breakfast.

"Hey! There she is!" Kenny exclaimed as the brunette walked into Tyson's dojo.

"Good morning." Hilary forced a smile at the younger teen. "What's up?"

Suddenly, a tall, blue haired teen brushed past her without saying a word.

"K...Kai?!" Hilary's eyes just about popped out of her head.

The teen stopped and turned to look at her. "Hilary?"

Hilary jumped into his arms and hugged him. "I've missed you! How did your visit go?"

Kai pulled her away from him and looked into her eyes. "I'm really busy right now, so can we talk later?"

The brunette looked into his crimson eyes with confusion written all over her face. "Kai? Are you alright?" She reached out to touch him, but his eyes dilated, starling the brunette.

"D...Don't touch me!" He nearly yelled before spinning on his heal and bursting out the front door.

Hilary stood there in complete shock, staring out after Kai.

"Hilary?" Kenny asked, poking her arm softly.

"What's wrong with him?"

A couple days had passed, and Hilary found herself walking down the sidewalk, not knowing exactly where she was going. This routine had once been fun, as she would meet up with Kai half way and they would continue their walk together, but ever since their return back home, things were different. Hilary was worried, extremely worried about him. She had been told by her doctor that things might be different for her, but this was unexpected. Something deep inside of Kai was brewing, and it was beginning to scare Hilary. He had never yelled at her before, but ever since that day when he visited her in her hospital room, he had grown more distant and moody than he ever had been.

"You stupid girl, it's your fault! It's your fault you're so weak, that you couldn't take the pain....now your boyfriend must suffer." A voice spoke inside Hilary's mind.

These voices had spoke to her so often that she just began to automatically believe them, but despite the war going on inside, she tried to keep a bright, happy appearance to those around her.

Her feet continued to carry her to a large building, reaching up into the afternoon sky. The brunette stopped and examined the building. It was Kai's apartment. Hilary moved her hands into her pockets and fingered a small object. She pulled it out and looked at it. It was a key, a key to Kai's room to be exact. He had given it to her a few weeks ago.

The girl sighed sadly. "You know he's not home....he can't be." She found herself staring into the parking lot beside the building. Her gaze rested on a familiar blue convertible, it's metallic paint shimmering in the sunlight. She gasped.

"Kai!"

With a new found excitement, Hilary walked into the large building and took the elevator up to the 5th floor. She proceeded down the hallway until she came to a door. The brunette rang the doorbell, and waited, but the door never opened.

"Kai, I know you're in there!" She pounded on the door. No one answered.

Hilary sighed and pulled out the spare key and opened the door. She gasped as she saw the inside of his apartment.

The kitchen counter was covered with piles of mail. The TV in the living area was on, but only static appeared on the screen. The box Izumi had given Kai sat in front of it, it's contents spread out over the floor. Two suitcases had been dropped next to the coffee table and Kai's jacket had been discarded on the arm of the sofa. Hilary walked over and turned off the TV before continuing further into the apartment.

"Kai?" She asked again as she turned a corner and entered an open office. There was a large desk pushed up against the far wall, with stacks of folders surrounding a computer monitor. She turned away from the office and proceeded in the opposite direction, heading to a bedroom. She knocked quietly and opened the door, peering around for any sign of life.

The brunette heard a groan, and mumbling in what sounded like Russian.

"Kai?" She asked again and walked into the dark room. A shirt and a grey suit jacket had been tossed onto the floor near the bed, where a figure shifted slightly under the comforter. Hilary threaded cautiously over to the bedside.

Her blue haired boyfriend laid on his chest with his arm draped over the side of the mattress, and his other arm was covering his head.

Hilary couldn't help but giggle at his cuteness. "Hey, wake up!" She shook him gently, but he refused to awaken. The brunette began to become concerned, but she remembered what Tala had told her. He could be hard to get up. "Alright! Kai Hiwatari! Wake up NOW!" She yelled as loud as she could. Something caught her eye on the night stand. She picked it up and examined it. "Oh my God!" It was a half empty bottle of medication. "He didn't, did he? Kai! This isn't funny anymore! WAKE UP!"

Kai's eyes shot open. "Ahhh!" He called out as he fell over the side of the bed and landed on Hilary. He moaned and stared at the brunette under him. "Hilary?!" He got off of her quickly and helped her up to her knees. "I'm sorry, are you alright?" Kai asked, desperation in his voice.

She moaned before letting out a loud sigh of relief and smiled at her boyfriend. She then nodded.

"Good afternoon sleepy head. Are you doing alright? I haven't heard from you in a while." She brushed his bangs away from his face.

"What?" He reached out for his alarm clock and checked the digital display. "I've been asleep for 3 days?!" He exclaimed and jumped to his feet. "No...this isn't good at all!"

"Kai?" Hilary watched as the blue haired teen rushed over to his dresser and pull out a fresh shirt. He continued to mumble to himself as he slid his arms through the sleeves and pulled the fabric over his shoulders. It covered most of the plastic plates over his torso that had replaced the heavy plaster cast.

Hilary stood up and approached her boyfriend. She touched his shoulder, causing him to jump. "Are you alright?" She asked softly.

"Just leave me alone!" He snapped and walked out of the room.

"Kai!" Hilary demanded. She was becoming very worried about him. The brunette followed him down the hallway.

He entered the office and slammed the door in her face.

"Hmph!" Hilary crossed her arms. "Fine! Be that way!" She yelled and turned, preparing to leave the apartment, when suddenly a sound caught her ears.

Kai cursed loudly behind the door, followed by a loud crash.

Hilary became concerned again and turned around, opening the door slightly.

Her blue haired boyfriend shoved another stack of files off his desk, growling in frustration. The brunette grimaced as they hit the floor and scattered everywhere.

She heard a sob escape the older teen as he collapsed into his chair. He placed his elbows on the desk and clutched his head. "No.....no...." He began to quiver suddenly, and appeared to be in a great deal of pain.

Hilary swallowed her fear and walked over to him, placing a hand on his shoulder.

He looked up at her touch and gazed into her ruby eyes.

"Hil....I'm....I'm sorry...." Tears began to run freely down his bare cheeks.

The brunette bent down so her face was level with Kai's. "Shhh...." Hilary was crying now as well, as she pulled the hurting teen to her in a warm embrace.

"I'm so sorry...." He murmured into her chest.

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Whew! A long chapter....for me at least.
Was it too corny? probably....
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Oh! and as someone asked in a review last chapter, I'll be drawing illustrations for this story...well, I'll attempt to at least