Hey there readers! I know a lot of you don't want this to be a Kai/Hilary flick and it won't be. Hilary's the one with the crush remember, like Kai is going to want a relationship with someone at the moment! (You will remember he didn't return the kiss!). I just used it because it was funny and because it gives me something to work on, anyway, keep reading and review soon!

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Everyone had moved into the house and were now either seated or standing in the kitchen. Yawns and hot drinks were spread round in the early hours. No one knew where Kai was, though most assumed he was in the bathroom.

"Right then, what happened Hilary?" asked Mr. Granger.

Hilary stared into her coffee, still feeling the warm afterglow of that kiss. And the heat from the embarrassment when they had found them.

"I couldn't sleep well, and it was morning so I got up! I heard noises from outside so I went to look and I saw Kai on the roof. I yelled at him and he didn't hear me so I yelled louder and I think I startled him coz he fell."

Samantha interrupted, "you must have really shocked him for him to lose his balance like that."

"He was doing a handstand at the time" she answered back.

"Oh" was all Samantha could say to that.

"Anyway, he fell onto the water barrels and I dragged him out. I tried to mop up the blood and he woke up. He got up and then pushed me away and he lost his balance and fell. I, um, I sorta fell too when he reached out to stop himself. We both fell down and then, well, um, well, oh you know the rest!" she blushed again and stared intently at her mug like she had ever seen it before.

"Then you kissed him?" ventured Ray.

Hilary nodded, not looking up.

"I couldn't help it! I really like Kai, you wouldn't understand!"

"You'd be surprised" stated Kenny, "some of us have our own crushes too."

"Really?" this time Hilary looked up at them.

"Yeah, Ray fancies Mariah, and Kenny fancies Emily! I think even Tyson fancies someone, but he won't say who it is!" blurted Max happily.

"MAX! I'm gonna kill you!" roared Tyson, but was stopped by his dad and Ray.

"I can see Ray and Mariah, but I think Emily fancies Kai too" declared Hilary, using what little information she had gathered at the party.

Kenny blushed, "yeah well, I'm working on it!"

Everyone laughed but it wasn't soon before the frown returned to Hilary's face.

"Don't worry Hil, Kai's just a little embarrassed, your probably the first girl that's kissed him!" comforted Ray, seeing how upset she was from the whole thing.

"I know, but it was so insensitive of me! After what he had told us, I go and do that! I'm so stupid, I just got caught up in the moment!" with this she started to sob.

The guys looked at her blankly before they were ushered out of the kitchen by Samantha.

"Sorry boys, but this is girl talk!" she even made sure Tyson's dad was outside the kitchen, much to his disappointment. She shut the door in their faces, and the sound of Hilary's crying decreased until all they could hear was murmurings.

"Damn!" was all Tyson could say to the whole thing.

Just then they all heard a noise on the stairs. They turned to see Kai coming down them. He stopped when he saw them all staring at him.

"What?" he asked.

"Come on down Kai, we need to ask you a few things" said Tyson's dad.

Kai followed them to the living room and sat down on one of the armchairs. He had changed out of his damp boxers and had taken a shower. His hair still drooped where he had washed it and it still wasn't completely dry. He had dressed in his trademark baggy blue pants and black top, though he hadn't put on his scarf, trainers or arm guards. Now that he had stopped wearing the bandages even with his new wounds, much to Samantha's despair, he was starting to feel more like himself, and his dressing showed that.

"Kai" began Tyson's dad, "what were you doing on the roof?"

"I told you, id been there since last night when I ran off."

"Why did you run?"

"Because you put me in a position I didn't like. I don't make it a habit to run from my problems but what you were asking was just more then I could handle at that point." The replies were cool, but they could all feel the emotion, even if Kai didn't voice it.

"We're sorry about that, but we needed to know."

"I know, I don't blame you or anything, it was just bad timing, like the whole situation."

"How's your head?" asked Max.

"Its fine, nothing I couldn't handle. Look, I really don't want to talk about this, so if you don't mind I'm going to go do stuff."

Before they could protest Kai had got up and walked off, leaving them all with unanswered questions. They were distracted by Samantha coming into the room.

"Hey boys. Hilary's gone to get changed, and please don't tease her or Kai. You can get yourselves breakfast now. Where is Kai by the way?"

Tyson answered as he rushed past her to the kitchen, "he's gone off somewhere again! Don't worry; I think he just wants to train or something!"

The other members of the team and Tyson's grandfather followed Tyson into the kitchen before he went mad with the food.

Tyson's dad came over to where Samantha was standing.

"How was she?" he asked as he pulled her into a hug.

"Upset, but she's a lot better now. Sometimes I wonder why I put up with you lot!"

"Because you love us!" answered Tyson's dad with a cheeky grin.

She gave him a playful slap before they both reached in for a passionate kiss. They broke apart when they heard whoops and whistles coming from the kitchen doorway. They turned and smiled at each other before joining the laughing and cheering group in the kitchen for breakfast.

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Kai went to the training room and located his bag. He rummaged through it till he located a launcher, his book, and a pen. He could tell that someone had been through his things, but he didn't blame them. They probably did it to try and help find him. He retrieved Dranzer and headed into the garden. Finding a nice sunny spot by an old tree he just looked around him. It was such a peaceful place. The breeze was at that perfect temperature, not quite warm and not quite cool. It played in his hair and stroked his skin in a gentle massage. He sighed and sat down, leaning against the tree. He closed his eyes and tilted his back, a smile playing on his lips. How much he loved these moments. Being stuck in that abbey had taken away so much of Kai's experience of the world, and he had forgotten how wonderful it could be. There wasn't any pain here, not anymore. He sat like that for ages, just enjoying being.

He opened his eyes and could see the blue sky between the leaves of the tree. He looked a bit more and could see a good sturdy branch sticking out in the shade. On the spur of the moment, he gathered up the things he had brought out except the launcher, and jumped to grab a branch. He swung up and climbed up to the next branch and settled on it. His back was against the trees trunk, one leg was bent and the other dangled down. He placed Dranzer on his lap where his bent leg met his hip and opened the book, resting it on his bent knee. The battered book opened up at the page with Tori's hair in it. Kai stroked the still silky flame coloured hair. If only she could be here now, that kiss from Hilary had not just embarrassed Kai; it had made him think of Tori. He had never been kissed like that before, him and Tori where never old enough to think of anything else than a quick peck on the cheek when they could.

He found a blank page and began writing in the style he had made up do that no one could read it. The mix of languages was surprisingly easy to understand once you cracked it. He didn't know what he was writing; it just seemed to flow from the pen. The book was full of his thoughts, his poems, and his life. He had found a pile of these books in Voltaire's office once and had stolen one. He had hidden it and every moment he could he wrote in it. Unfortunately those moments had been rare. He had gotten the lock of Tori's hair after they had cut off most of her hair, leaving the remaining hair on her head looking messy and scruffy. It was one way to demean and mock her; all the girls at the abbey went through it, all except Tadashi.

He continued to write and doodle on the page, his flowing script bringing life to the thoughts he held in his head. He wondered if anybody would be able to read this. He doubted it, not without his help. He finished and looked at the page; its words were framed by flowing vines and other pictures depicting what was in the poem. He leaned back his head again, and closed his eyes. His dreams were of Tori.

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A crimson river flows

Its source lies above the clouds

From eyes that weep blood

Falling from faces held so proud

A land that autumn holds dear

Where winter cannot take hold

Its icy grip claws at the borders

I hear a scream that fuels its cold

Prayers fall like leaves around me

As I walk through a forest of hope

Those not answered reach the ground

To form foundations for others who cannot cope

A near full moon sits in the sky

As night takes over from dusk

Blue-grey clouds circle round the orb

Like predators in a blood lust

Stars glow with their own inner light

From their dark blue velvet sea

The hunting clouds make ripples before them

With water they hold as their creations key

In the distance stands a cross

Silhouetted against the moody blue

The sky goddess paints a haunting picture

Vines growing around the symbol complete the view

She laughs as she dances in the sky

Her song is the rain promising breeze

Her hair flows like wind-swept clouds

Her breath plays the sky's pipes with ease

Echoing moans roll from the hills

Like a sigh from the break of dawn

Nothing here is ever real

Yet nothing is ever gone

This shallow promise is all it can give

For those who will only receive

There is so much more here to offer

And it's for the unknown that I grieve

Rain pours graceful and feather soft

Falling from an angels unfurled wings

To land where shadows watch your sleep

As they protect the dreams that darkness brings

Doves fly in the air around me

Under a hawks watchful gaze

And this entire world my mind created

As reality passed me in a haze