~*In Love and Trust*~
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~*Author's Notes*~
Hello, it's moi! anyways, I'm gonna keep the note right here, and thank you, reviewers! Um, this next chappie, had some girlish content, so um, boys, beware, this is all reality here, but it may disturb you. I don't think there are guys who read this, though.
Disclaimer: I, Candide Avedo do not own anything that has to do with Beyblade.
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~*A Warning*~
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"Hey, Queen, come on, this store first!"
"But, wait, we can't go in- Hiiiiiiiiiiiillllllaaaaaaaarrrrrryyyyyyyy!"
Unfortunately, for Queen, they were headed for the last place she would ever expect. Many eyes followed them as they went in, some of them fighting down a laugh as the girl with black hair try to get out the brown-headed's grasp.
"Queen, don't make it difficult for yourself!" Hilary moaned, as she finally let Queen go, only to have her talking to the back of a girl who was wearing Kai's clothing.
"Hilary, if you must know, I am not familiar with these things, and therefore I do not approve of where this is heading! I mean, were in a-a"
Hilary rolled her eyes. For a person who would'nt back down from a beybattle, this was ridiculous. "Don't worry, it's just a store for, er, 'undergarments', Queen, and there's no one that we know around, now hurry and grab some of those bras, underwear, and, oh, some pj's, too. Just grab your size and then-What now?" she asked, reading Queen's uncomfortable stare.
"Didn't I tell you that I'm inexperienced with these things?" Queen mumbled, and Hilary threw her hands in the air, as though wondering how this girl ever was a girl to begin with. A woman in the store noticed this, and decided to help, her blue eyes filled with amusement.
"Hello, ladies, welcome to La Senza, would you like some help?" she said, startling the other two. Hilary sighed with relief.
"Er, yes, please, my friend is an inexperienced shopper, and well, um, she does'nt seem to know her, er, size." Hilary replied, gesturing to her glaring companion.
"Well then," began the woman, looking at Queen up and down. "Would you like to come with me for some size checks, and maybe your friend could grab some different sizes of underwear there?" Queen muttered some incoherent words, which fortunately the sales lady did not hear. Hilary nodded, and watched as she led Queen to a private fitting room.
Minutes later, Hilary came back with some bras, underwear, and pj's, but she was told to pass the bras and underwear only. Moments later, sounds emerged from inside the change room.
"Here, this one's with wire...."
"What the-Ouch! Ack! Do you expect me to wear this stuff! This hurts like hell! Wire? Where do people come up with this idea???"
People from inside the store looked curiously at the particular stall. Hilary sweatdropped. (O_O;)
"Now, how about this one? It does'nt have wire, it just has- "
"Eeep! Are they supposed to rise up like that? This is so weird, but it's comfortable. I JUST DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT IT STICKS OUT!"
"....Paddings." Hilary laughed to herself, as the sales lady's voice sounded wary.
"Okay, so obviously you don't like that, but here, try some underwear, these are thongs, and they're all the rage today."
"Um, is the back part supposed to be in the-"
"Yeah, that IS the idea, miss."
"OH, god, it's so uncomfortable! This is what women are supposed to wear??? How do can you stand it????" (X_X)
"Eh, this one, miss, they're normal underwear, but they come down to the hips."
".............................Um, these are fine."(^_^)
Minutes later, Queen and the sales lady emerged, only to be greeted with a few spectators.
"So, how did it go?" asked Hilary, as the crowd began to disappear.
"Not bad, I could live with the wires, but the thongs are NOT comfortable." Queen said, and they headed to pay at the counter. The woman at the cash register gave them a look of suspicion as the whole price for all of the items were displayed.
"Um, miss, how are you going to pay for this all?" she asked, showing them the total. "It all comes to $218.45."
"$218.45?" repeated Queen, who winced. "Hilary, this is ridiculous, who would waste this much money on some clothes?"
"You would." said Hilary, and she passed the credit card to the lady.
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Kai payed the taxi driver, and got out, surveying what was once his grandfather's elegant mansion. It was still magnificent, but if you count the broken windows, the scattered glass, mud-filled driveway, and the large gaping hole at the garage, it looked abandoned. Kai quietly walked to the double front doors, and pried it open, careful not to make any noise, just in case they were waiting for him to come back. There was none, however, all that greeted him was a demolished livingroom, and an empty hallway.
He made his way upstairs, keeping note that they decided to just leave his home, not destroy it completely. He tried to et rid of the suspicion as to why, though. Kai combed around the house, checking for anything that he could bring for emergencies. Then, he changed his direction to his grandfather's room, and straight for the desk drawer, the top most one.
In side, was a wooden pipe, a switchblade, and-Kai paused to look at it more closely. It was a handgun, the same one that he used when he found Queen. Trust his grandfather to keep dangerous equipment where his own grandson could get to it. Kai knew he was breaking law when he used it, but it was like mashed potatoes-he had to have the gravy. However, he himself was well-disciplined, and he had good morality to back it up, all thanks to the past experiences that he had.
He checked his watch, and realized that he had been stalling. Quickly he stuffed the gun in a backpack, along with the switchblade. Kai also grabbed some extra clothing, and 'other' necessities.
Kai dashed to the front doors, and ran to the garage, taking the 360 Spider, in midnight blue, with him.
What was unknown to him, however, was that he failed to notice a tracking device planted at the back of the bumper.
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"Okay, Hilary, were finished with the under garments, what's next?" asked Queen, as they walked out of the store, laden with three full bags of personal clothing.
"Well, I was hoping in going to-"
"As long as it's not pink, or any of those lovey, dovey colours, okay?"
"What do you mean lovey-dovey colours?" asked Hilary.
"I dunno, I prefer neutral colours, and stuff like that." answered Queen, and she stopped, as Hilary came to a halt.
"I think we have the store for you." Hilary grinned, pointing to a huge clothing store that was fully devoted to women. Queen looked apprehensive, but nodded firmly.
"Are you sure about this, Hilary, cause this store has a lot of pink, and baby colours...."
Hilary felt like she was about to explode. 'No wonder other people would shop for her.' "Just don't whine, or we'll not get anything that you'd like."
Queen fell silent. The two enterd the store, where random groups of girls would look at the clothes, giggling at what the boys would think, and then try them on. It was a large place, with many selections, from pants, to shoes, to hats, and even jewellry.
"Good, just look around for a while, and if you see something that you like you can tell me." said Hilary, moving to look at some jeans that were supposed to be half price.
The two split up, in order to be faster with their choices.
"Queen, have you found anything yet?"
The black-headed girl popped out from a nearby shelf of t- shirts.
"Yes, got them right here, and I like these, the colours are what I wanted." Queen passed a whole bundle of clothing to Hilary, who looked a little choked up. Queen frowned at her behaviour. "What did I do?"
Hilary gaped at her. "B-but Queen, they're all-"
"Black, so? You said I could pick my own clothes."
She gave up. Queen was really one of those old dogs you can't teach. "Fine, Queen, you win, get whatever you want, but I want you to get some of those red shirts and pants, cause I want to see some colour on you." Queen grumbled, taking some shirts, and heading off to the change room.
Queen quickly took off ehr clothes, and tried on an outfit, which was a full black turtle neck, with black cord pants. She surveyed herself with a look of utmost disgust. 'I am so thin, ugh, what have I become? Those diets that were just for me, all gone, just because some of those stupid people that were after Hiwatari.' Queen took off the clothes, this time replacing it with the red t-shirt, and the red leather-like pants. 'I like this one, but it's really off my colour palette.' her gaze stopped at her stomach, and her current mood, which was at a neutral, just got gloomier. She patted that part of her body, badly wishing that she was still as pure as she had hoped she was. The stomach had not yet showed any signs of any baby yet, but it was one thing that she was glad about. 'Yes, if a child actually shows itself around my waistline, I cannot bear to let anyone see it...The expressions would be unbearable.' A mental image of people whispering as she passed popped into her head.
She tried on some more black pants, this time in a jean fabric, with a black turtle-neck.
Knock. Knock.
"Queen, are you okay in there?" asked a voice just outside the changeroom.
Queen shook her head from those thoughts, and tried to compose herself. "I'm fine, I was just admiring the outfit, I think I'll wear the black pants and the black turtle neck, okay?" (A.N. Yeah, I just thought that Queen might not like the coloured shirts, and that she might fancy the plain ones. Thank you for the suggestions.)
Hilary waited a bit more, to see Queen come out wearing the outfit. 'She's giving me the impression of an assasinator off duty.It's like she afraid of doing something new.'
"Um, okay, Queen, just grab the ones you like, then we can head back to the others." Hilary checked her watch. It read exactly 5:30.
"Yeah, are you positive about the amount of money that we have left?" asked Queen, as they line up with the many clothes and shoes. "The shoes are expensive, though." she looked down at the white and black runners, that had a foreign emblem on it.
"Yes, well, the first thing about shopping, is that you pay for quality, and the style. In this case, those shoes came from Russia."
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"Mmmoch, wooot es faking femn soo lawg?"
"Jezz, Tyson, stop talking with you mouth full, I can't hear you, not to mention it's disgusting." said Kenny, slightly turning away, as they sat in the food court, among some fake trees and flowers. Tyson swallowed, and cleared his throat.
"I meant, that gosh, what is taking them so long?" he finished, and heading back to eat his sandwich.
"They'll be here, but once they're here, we'll also have to wait for Kai" said Ray, sitting across from Max, who was sitting beside Tyson, who was sitting across from Kenny. (A.N. Whew!)
"Are we supposed to be waiting for him in here, or in the parking lot?" asked Max, watching a group of old people fight over the last portion of low-fat yogourt. "I thought we were to wait outside."
"Ya, me too." said Kenny. "But we would have been here later if you had'nt gotten us kicked out, Tyson."
"What, what did I do?" asked Tyson, confused.
"Well, you were completely ruining the whole purpose in the idea of 'Free Sample'."Kenny snapped. He was a little ticked off since yesterday when Kai and Queen arrived and told them what had happened, the fact that Dizzi had been left at home was totally kiiling him.
They were just about to start a new conversation when a loud voice grabbed their attention.
"Heya, Tyson, Kenny, Max, Ray!"
The four boys whipped around just in time to see the two girls laden with many bags, coming out from the nearby elevator. First it was Hilary, grasping the hand of none other than Queen, who was wearing- Red?!?
"Whoa, Hilary, is that-what did you do?" asked Tyson incredulously, as the two sat in the vacant seats that were at their table.
"One word from any of you, and it's good-bye bit beast." snarled Queen, huffily. "Hilary wants me to 'try something new'."
"It looks good, and you look even better with that colour, unlike the ones you usually wear." cmplimented Ray, making Queen gst into a little shock.
"Yes, Queen, it's a new look, and we have to go and see if Kai is waiting for us outside." said Kenny, and he stared at their bags. "Um, what did you buy, anyways?" Queen opened one of the bags, in a red colour, showing it to the curious boys, however their faces turned red when they saw it's contents were bras and undergarments.
"Um, that is a lot, but, um, how much money is left?" asked Max, helping Hilary carry some of her load.
"Let's see...................."Hilary took out a large wad of reciepts, counting as she went along. ".........................................................It came up to, $ 951.76."
"That's it?" said Tyson blankly. "You've spent almost a whole grand just on clothes?"
"Yeah, so? You spend a lot on your blades, and you don't see me asking you about it."
"Em, I think we should go and find Kai now, it getting late and-" said Kenny timidly.
"Hey, you know, Tyson, shes got a point there." added Ray, nodding.
"Yeah, but who could be so wreckless?" asked Tyson, glaring at Hilary. "It's not even her money."
"Tyson, I really think we should-" began Kenny.
"My mom is like that, and it drives dad mad. It must be a girl thing." said Max. "Besides, Kai said they should spend the lot."
"Yeah, Tyson, and it's for Queen, were just not throwing money away." reasoned Hilary.
"Um-" said Kenny.
"Fine then, I guess I'm out numbered, but Kai never did anything like that for me." and Tyson gave a pout. "I don't even know why he's helping 'Grouchelina' here." he gestured to Queen, who raised her eyebrows.
"I'm not listening to what you say, cause you're not worth my time." she said stiffly. "Not even I would know why he would let Hilary and I use this amount of money. I mean, he won't even tell me what was up with yesterday."
All except for Kenny exchanged looks.
"Oh, will you look at that, it's 5:25, it really late, and we should go." said Ray, and they all got up from their seats, Kenny dragging his feet after them.
"Nothing, no respect, nothing at all, I take care of their blades, and that's all I get?"
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They all got to the main entrance of the mall, and looked about carefully.
"Where is he, he said that he would be here." said Max, using his hand to lead the glare of the sun from his eyes. "You don't suppose something happened, do you?"
"No, I don't think so." said Hilary, and she danced on the spot.
"Hilary, are you okay?" asked Tyson, peering into her face.
"I'm fine, I just-Oh, forget it, I can't wait til we get home-I need to go to the washroom!" and Hilary ran back inside the mall, dropping her bags.
"Wait, I'm coming!" called Queen, running after her.
"Okay, just be back soon, you never know when Kai will show up!" shouted Kenny after them.
"Yeah, you know Kai, he hates to wait." added Ray, staring at the direction of the parking lot.
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"Hilary, wait up, I'm coming too." called Queen, as they got to the washrooms by the food court that they were just in. Queen looked in the women's part. It was completely empty, except for, well, the stall that Hilary was in. Dim lights coming from the top of the mirrors, and the dark green colours of the wall gave the washroom a classy look, along with the marble floors. (A.N. Ya, I can't believe I just described a wash room.)
"Queen, are you in here?" asked Hilary, from the stall at the very end.
"Yeah." answered Queen, getting into the stall across from hers. Come to think of it, she hasn't gone to the washroom eversince this morning. She then heard the flush, and the door opening of her companion's stall. Then the turning of the tap, and the running water. The sound of the washroom door opening and closing in the background. Queen finished, and got up, turning to flush.
"AHHHHHHH! AWWWW! HELP!" Sounds of struggles got Queen nervous, and a small 'Crack' got to her ears.
Queen's eyes widened,and she forced the door open, hoping like crazy that whatever that had scared Hilary was just a spider.
To her surprise, however, it was no spider.
"AHHHHHHH! UGH!"
There was Hilary, on the ground, clutching her leg, as a man with a black suit approaced her with a blood-soaked knife. Queen's body shivered, as the man's attention turned to her, his masked face breathing heavily.
"Queen, look out, he's gonna hurt you!" cried Hilary, trying to stand up, but her leg collapsed under her. Blood continued to flow from the wound, and she gritted her teeth, feeling helpless as the man came closer to Queen, slashing at the air with the knife.
"What the hell is it that you want?" asked Queen dangerously, backing into the wall. Holes in the mask that were for the eyes connected with hers, and he spoke with a deep voice.
"Give it up, you cannot run forever."
"What the hell do you mean, and what did you do to my f- friend?" asked Queen, nervously running at the word 'friend'.
"A warning........ Surrender, or your more of your friends shall be next."
He was a foot away from Queen now, and there was no one that could help them. The noise that Hilary made could not be compared to the noise at the food court. Then, without another word, he turned around, and ran off, leaving the two scared girls behind.
"Hilary, are you alright?" asked Queen, running to the girl on the floor, who had a paling face as she grasped her right leg tightly.
Hilary shook her head slowly, and removed her hand from the wound, and for the first time, Queen was scared. A large gash from the knife was made into her jean-encased leg, which was now in bloody tatters. Some of the blood had begun to dry, but a steady flow that came directly fromt the wound definitely needed stitches. Queen could'nt even tell where the cut started.
"Hilary, we need the others." Queen said, trying to lift her up. She hung an arm over her shoulders. "Come on, hurry, before anyone notices. I have a feeling that they would be back if we don't hurry." the man's words echoed in her head. 'Surrender, or more of your friends will be next.' What did they mean? If they wre the ones from Kai's mansion, then why did they come to her, not Kai? Did they want her to pass the warning to him?"
Carefully Queen struggled to hold Hilary up, trying not to attract any attention. If they 'were' after his friends, then the others were in danger. She winced a little as her injuries from last time was still a little bit sore.
"Ouch, Queen, it really hurts." moaned Hilary, as tears began to leak from her eyes.
"Almost there." whispered Queen, getting worried. They weave in and out of the crowd, trying not to arouse attention. That was the last thing that they needed.
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"Hey, Kai, finally!" said Ray, as the blue car stopped in front of them, and Kai got out, unlocking the trunk for them.
Kai counted them, as they boarded the car, feeling a bit squished in the race car.
"Where's Hilary and Queen?" he asked, popping his head into the car to look at Tyson, Kenny, and Max who were sitting at the back, and Ray who was sitting at the front.
"They just went to the washroom." answered Kenny, a little muffled.
"Yeah, they should be here by now." said Tyson, turning to look at the rear windows of the car. "Yes, I was right, there they-NO!" before they knew it, Tyson stuggled out of the car, running to two limping figures.
"Oh shit, what happened?" asked Ray, as they too, spotted them, and hurried after.
Queen sighed, as she saw them spot her, and she struggled to hold Hilary up a bit more. Hilary was on the verge of losing consiousness, but managed to smile as she saw the others.
"F-finaly.They're. Here." she said.
Tyson got there first, and supported Hilary, for Queen didn't seem to be able to much longer. Max hurried to help Tyson, and Queen just sat herself at the sidewalk, watching them worry over Hilary.
"Hilary, speak to me, are you okay?" asked Tyson, as Hilary almost fell over for the third time. "What happened to your leg?"
"This is not the place to dicuss this, Tyson." said Kai, who was impassive. "I think she needs to go to the hospital first."
"Here, Tyson, Kai's right." consoled Max, and they tried to take Hilary back to the car. The process was slow, but they didn't know what she had been through, and they could'nt take that chance. Unfortunately, it was a race car, and it was quite squishy.
Queen stood up after them, and followed them to the car, feeling as though she was in for some long interrogation from Tyson and the others later on. But before she could take another step, she fell over, landing on her but with a 'Thud'. She bit her teeth from whining, and made to get up again, when a hand popped out in front of her.
"Need some help?" said Kai, with one arm folded across his chest. She stared at him for a couple of seconds. "Are you going to stay here, or what?" Kai repeated.
Queen nodded, taking his hand, and he helped her up, as she swayed, just a little. Taking cautious steps, they made their way back to the waiting others.
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C.A.: Sigh, there, I'm finished, but I'm seriously tired, it took me a whole week to write this, but I had to think about it as I went along, and that took most of my time. By the way, I liked it when you guys told me what I was doing right, and what I needed to fix, cause I am somehow trying to focus on that. Anyways, I hope that you like this one, and- HAPPY EASTER! Well, for those who celebrate it, not to offend, or anything.
Thank you, and please read and review!
Cheers, Candide Avedo
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~*Author's Notes*~
Hello, it's moi! anyways, I'm gonna keep the note right here, and thank you, reviewers! Um, this next chappie, had some girlish content, so um, boys, beware, this is all reality here, but it may disturb you. I don't think there are guys who read this, though.
Disclaimer: I, Candide Avedo do not own anything that has to do with Beyblade.
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~*A Warning*~
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"Hey, Queen, come on, this store first!"
"But, wait, we can't go in- Hiiiiiiiiiiiillllllaaaaaaaarrrrrryyyyyyyy!"
Unfortunately, for Queen, they were headed for the last place she would ever expect. Many eyes followed them as they went in, some of them fighting down a laugh as the girl with black hair try to get out the brown-headed's grasp.
"Queen, don't make it difficult for yourself!" Hilary moaned, as she finally let Queen go, only to have her talking to the back of a girl who was wearing Kai's clothing.
"Hilary, if you must know, I am not familiar with these things, and therefore I do not approve of where this is heading! I mean, were in a-a"
Hilary rolled her eyes. For a person who would'nt back down from a beybattle, this was ridiculous. "Don't worry, it's just a store for, er, 'undergarments', Queen, and there's no one that we know around, now hurry and grab some of those bras, underwear, and, oh, some pj's, too. Just grab your size and then-What now?" she asked, reading Queen's uncomfortable stare.
"Didn't I tell you that I'm inexperienced with these things?" Queen mumbled, and Hilary threw her hands in the air, as though wondering how this girl ever was a girl to begin with. A woman in the store noticed this, and decided to help, her blue eyes filled with amusement.
"Hello, ladies, welcome to La Senza, would you like some help?" she said, startling the other two. Hilary sighed with relief.
"Er, yes, please, my friend is an inexperienced shopper, and well, um, she does'nt seem to know her, er, size." Hilary replied, gesturing to her glaring companion.
"Well then," began the woman, looking at Queen up and down. "Would you like to come with me for some size checks, and maybe your friend could grab some different sizes of underwear there?" Queen muttered some incoherent words, which fortunately the sales lady did not hear. Hilary nodded, and watched as she led Queen to a private fitting room.
Minutes later, Hilary came back with some bras, underwear, and pj's, but she was told to pass the bras and underwear only. Moments later, sounds emerged from inside the change room.
"Here, this one's with wire...."
"What the-Ouch! Ack! Do you expect me to wear this stuff! This hurts like hell! Wire? Where do people come up with this idea???"
People from inside the store looked curiously at the particular stall. Hilary sweatdropped. (O_O;)
"Now, how about this one? It does'nt have wire, it just has- "
"Eeep! Are they supposed to rise up like that? This is so weird, but it's comfortable. I JUST DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT IT STICKS OUT!"
"....Paddings." Hilary laughed to herself, as the sales lady's voice sounded wary.
"Okay, so obviously you don't like that, but here, try some underwear, these are thongs, and they're all the rage today."
"Um, is the back part supposed to be in the-"
"Yeah, that IS the idea, miss."
"OH, god, it's so uncomfortable! This is what women are supposed to wear??? How do can you stand it????" (X_X)
"Eh, this one, miss, they're normal underwear, but they come down to the hips."
".............................Um, these are fine."(^_^)
Minutes later, Queen and the sales lady emerged, only to be greeted with a few spectators.
"So, how did it go?" asked Hilary, as the crowd began to disappear.
"Not bad, I could live with the wires, but the thongs are NOT comfortable." Queen said, and they headed to pay at the counter. The woman at the cash register gave them a look of suspicion as the whole price for all of the items were displayed.
"Um, miss, how are you going to pay for this all?" she asked, showing them the total. "It all comes to $218.45."
"$218.45?" repeated Queen, who winced. "Hilary, this is ridiculous, who would waste this much money on some clothes?"
"You would." said Hilary, and she passed the credit card to the lady.
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Kai payed the taxi driver, and got out, surveying what was once his grandfather's elegant mansion. It was still magnificent, but if you count the broken windows, the scattered glass, mud-filled driveway, and the large gaping hole at the garage, it looked abandoned. Kai quietly walked to the double front doors, and pried it open, careful not to make any noise, just in case they were waiting for him to come back. There was none, however, all that greeted him was a demolished livingroom, and an empty hallway.
He made his way upstairs, keeping note that they decided to just leave his home, not destroy it completely. He tried to et rid of the suspicion as to why, though. Kai combed around the house, checking for anything that he could bring for emergencies. Then, he changed his direction to his grandfather's room, and straight for the desk drawer, the top most one.
In side, was a wooden pipe, a switchblade, and-Kai paused to look at it more closely. It was a handgun, the same one that he used when he found Queen. Trust his grandfather to keep dangerous equipment where his own grandson could get to it. Kai knew he was breaking law when he used it, but it was like mashed potatoes-he had to have the gravy. However, he himself was well-disciplined, and he had good morality to back it up, all thanks to the past experiences that he had.
He checked his watch, and realized that he had been stalling. Quickly he stuffed the gun in a backpack, along with the switchblade. Kai also grabbed some extra clothing, and 'other' necessities.
Kai dashed to the front doors, and ran to the garage, taking the 360 Spider, in midnight blue, with him.
What was unknown to him, however, was that he failed to notice a tracking device planted at the back of the bumper.
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"Okay, Hilary, were finished with the under garments, what's next?" asked Queen, as they walked out of the store, laden with three full bags of personal clothing.
"Well, I was hoping in going to-"
"As long as it's not pink, or any of those lovey, dovey colours, okay?"
"What do you mean lovey-dovey colours?" asked Hilary.
"I dunno, I prefer neutral colours, and stuff like that." answered Queen, and she stopped, as Hilary came to a halt.
"I think we have the store for you." Hilary grinned, pointing to a huge clothing store that was fully devoted to women. Queen looked apprehensive, but nodded firmly.
"Are you sure about this, Hilary, cause this store has a lot of pink, and baby colours...."
Hilary felt like she was about to explode. 'No wonder other people would shop for her.' "Just don't whine, or we'll not get anything that you'd like."
Queen fell silent. The two enterd the store, where random groups of girls would look at the clothes, giggling at what the boys would think, and then try them on. It was a large place, with many selections, from pants, to shoes, to hats, and even jewellry.
"Good, just look around for a while, and if you see something that you like you can tell me." said Hilary, moving to look at some jeans that were supposed to be half price.
The two split up, in order to be faster with their choices.
"Queen, have you found anything yet?"
The black-headed girl popped out from a nearby shelf of t- shirts.
"Yes, got them right here, and I like these, the colours are what I wanted." Queen passed a whole bundle of clothing to Hilary, who looked a little choked up. Queen frowned at her behaviour. "What did I do?"
Hilary gaped at her. "B-but Queen, they're all-"
"Black, so? You said I could pick my own clothes."
She gave up. Queen was really one of those old dogs you can't teach. "Fine, Queen, you win, get whatever you want, but I want you to get some of those red shirts and pants, cause I want to see some colour on you." Queen grumbled, taking some shirts, and heading off to the change room.
Queen quickly took off ehr clothes, and tried on an outfit, which was a full black turtle neck, with black cord pants. She surveyed herself with a look of utmost disgust. 'I am so thin, ugh, what have I become? Those diets that were just for me, all gone, just because some of those stupid people that were after Hiwatari.' Queen took off the clothes, this time replacing it with the red t-shirt, and the red leather-like pants. 'I like this one, but it's really off my colour palette.' her gaze stopped at her stomach, and her current mood, which was at a neutral, just got gloomier. She patted that part of her body, badly wishing that she was still as pure as she had hoped she was. The stomach had not yet showed any signs of any baby yet, but it was one thing that she was glad about. 'Yes, if a child actually shows itself around my waistline, I cannot bear to let anyone see it...The expressions would be unbearable.' A mental image of people whispering as she passed popped into her head.
She tried on some more black pants, this time in a jean fabric, with a black turtle-neck.
Knock. Knock.
"Queen, are you okay in there?" asked a voice just outside the changeroom.
Queen shook her head from those thoughts, and tried to compose herself. "I'm fine, I was just admiring the outfit, I think I'll wear the black pants and the black turtle neck, okay?" (A.N. Yeah, I just thought that Queen might not like the coloured shirts, and that she might fancy the plain ones. Thank you for the suggestions.)
Hilary waited a bit more, to see Queen come out wearing the outfit. 'She's giving me the impression of an assasinator off duty.It's like she afraid of doing something new.'
"Um, okay, Queen, just grab the ones you like, then we can head back to the others." Hilary checked her watch. It read exactly 5:30.
"Yeah, are you positive about the amount of money that we have left?" asked Queen, as they line up with the many clothes and shoes. "The shoes are expensive, though." she looked down at the white and black runners, that had a foreign emblem on it.
"Yes, well, the first thing about shopping, is that you pay for quality, and the style. In this case, those shoes came from Russia."
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"Mmmoch, wooot es faking femn soo lawg?"
"Jezz, Tyson, stop talking with you mouth full, I can't hear you, not to mention it's disgusting." said Kenny, slightly turning away, as they sat in the food court, among some fake trees and flowers. Tyson swallowed, and cleared his throat.
"I meant, that gosh, what is taking them so long?" he finished, and heading back to eat his sandwich.
"They'll be here, but once they're here, we'll also have to wait for Kai" said Ray, sitting across from Max, who was sitting beside Tyson, who was sitting across from Kenny. (A.N. Whew!)
"Are we supposed to be waiting for him in here, or in the parking lot?" asked Max, watching a group of old people fight over the last portion of low-fat yogourt. "I thought we were to wait outside."
"Ya, me too." said Kenny. "But we would have been here later if you had'nt gotten us kicked out, Tyson."
"What, what did I do?" asked Tyson, confused.
"Well, you were completely ruining the whole purpose in the idea of 'Free Sample'."Kenny snapped. He was a little ticked off since yesterday when Kai and Queen arrived and told them what had happened, the fact that Dizzi had been left at home was totally kiiling him.
They were just about to start a new conversation when a loud voice grabbed their attention.
"Heya, Tyson, Kenny, Max, Ray!"
The four boys whipped around just in time to see the two girls laden with many bags, coming out from the nearby elevator. First it was Hilary, grasping the hand of none other than Queen, who was wearing- Red?!?
"Whoa, Hilary, is that-what did you do?" asked Tyson incredulously, as the two sat in the vacant seats that were at their table.
"One word from any of you, and it's good-bye bit beast." snarled Queen, huffily. "Hilary wants me to 'try something new'."
"It looks good, and you look even better with that colour, unlike the ones you usually wear." cmplimented Ray, making Queen gst into a little shock.
"Yes, Queen, it's a new look, and we have to go and see if Kai is waiting for us outside." said Kenny, and he stared at their bags. "Um, what did you buy, anyways?" Queen opened one of the bags, in a red colour, showing it to the curious boys, however their faces turned red when they saw it's contents were bras and undergarments.
"Um, that is a lot, but, um, how much money is left?" asked Max, helping Hilary carry some of her load.
"Let's see...................."Hilary took out a large wad of reciepts, counting as she went along. ".........................................................It came up to, $ 951.76."
"That's it?" said Tyson blankly. "You've spent almost a whole grand just on clothes?"
"Yeah, so? You spend a lot on your blades, and you don't see me asking you about it."
"Em, I think we should go and find Kai now, it getting late and-" said Kenny timidly.
"Hey, you know, Tyson, shes got a point there." added Ray, nodding.
"Yeah, but who could be so wreckless?" asked Tyson, glaring at Hilary. "It's not even her money."
"Tyson, I really think we should-" began Kenny.
"My mom is like that, and it drives dad mad. It must be a girl thing." said Max. "Besides, Kai said they should spend the lot."
"Yeah, Tyson, and it's for Queen, were just not throwing money away." reasoned Hilary.
"Um-" said Kenny.
"Fine then, I guess I'm out numbered, but Kai never did anything like that for me." and Tyson gave a pout. "I don't even know why he's helping 'Grouchelina' here." he gestured to Queen, who raised her eyebrows.
"I'm not listening to what you say, cause you're not worth my time." she said stiffly. "Not even I would know why he would let Hilary and I use this amount of money. I mean, he won't even tell me what was up with yesterday."
All except for Kenny exchanged looks.
"Oh, will you look at that, it's 5:25, it really late, and we should go." said Ray, and they all got up from their seats, Kenny dragging his feet after them.
"Nothing, no respect, nothing at all, I take care of their blades, and that's all I get?"
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They all got to the main entrance of the mall, and looked about carefully.
"Where is he, he said that he would be here." said Max, using his hand to lead the glare of the sun from his eyes. "You don't suppose something happened, do you?"
"No, I don't think so." said Hilary, and she danced on the spot.
"Hilary, are you okay?" asked Tyson, peering into her face.
"I'm fine, I just-Oh, forget it, I can't wait til we get home-I need to go to the washroom!" and Hilary ran back inside the mall, dropping her bags.
"Wait, I'm coming!" called Queen, running after her.
"Okay, just be back soon, you never know when Kai will show up!" shouted Kenny after them.
"Yeah, you know Kai, he hates to wait." added Ray, staring at the direction of the parking lot.
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"Hilary, wait up, I'm coming too." called Queen, as they got to the washrooms by the food court that they were just in. Queen looked in the women's part. It was completely empty, except for, well, the stall that Hilary was in. Dim lights coming from the top of the mirrors, and the dark green colours of the wall gave the washroom a classy look, along with the marble floors. (A.N. Ya, I can't believe I just described a wash room.)
"Queen, are you in here?" asked Hilary, from the stall at the very end.
"Yeah." answered Queen, getting into the stall across from hers. Come to think of it, she hasn't gone to the washroom eversince this morning. She then heard the flush, and the door opening of her companion's stall. Then the turning of the tap, and the running water. The sound of the washroom door opening and closing in the background. Queen finished, and got up, turning to flush.
"AHHHHHHH! AWWWW! HELP!" Sounds of struggles got Queen nervous, and a small 'Crack' got to her ears.
Queen's eyes widened,and she forced the door open, hoping like crazy that whatever that had scared Hilary was just a spider.
To her surprise, however, it was no spider.
"AHHHHHHH! UGH!"
There was Hilary, on the ground, clutching her leg, as a man with a black suit approaced her with a blood-soaked knife. Queen's body shivered, as the man's attention turned to her, his masked face breathing heavily.
"Queen, look out, he's gonna hurt you!" cried Hilary, trying to stand up, but her leg collapsed under her. Blood continued to flow from the wound, and she gritted her teeth, feeling helpless as the man came closer to Queen, slashing at the air with the knife.
"What the hell is it that you want?" asked Queen dangerously, backing into the wall. Holes in the mask that were for the eyes connected with hers, and he spoke with a deep voice.
"Give it up, you cannot run forever."
"What the hell do you mean, and what did you do to my f- friend?" asked Queen, nervously running at the word 'friend'.
"A warning........ Surrender, or your more of your friends shall be next."
He was a foot away from Queen now, and there was no one that could help them. The noise that Hilary made could not be compared to the noise at the food court. Then, without another word, he turned around, and ran off, leaving the two scared girls behind.
"Hilary, are you alright?" asked Queen, running to the girl on the floor, who had a paling face as she grasped her right leg tightly.
Hilary shook her head slowly, and removed her hand from the wound, and for the first time, Queen was scared. A large gash from the knife was made into her jean-encased leg, which was now in bloody tatters. Some of the blood had begun to dry, but a steady flow that came directly fromt the wound definitely needed stitches. Queen could'nt even tell where the cut started.
"Hilary, we need the others." Queen said, trying to lift her up. She hung an arm over her shoulders. "Come on, hurry, before anyone notices. I have a feeling that they would be back if we don't hurry." the man's words echoed in her head. 'Surrender, or more of your friends will be next.' What did they mean? If they wre the ones from Kai's mansion, then why did they come to her, not Kai? Did they want her to pass the warning to him?"
Carefully Queen struggled to hold Hilary up, trying not to attract any attention. If they 'were' after his friends, then the others were in danger. She winced a little as her injuries from last time was still a little bit sore.
"Ouch, Queen, it really hurts." moaned Hilary, as tears began to leak from her eyes.
"Almost there." whispered Queen, getting worried. They weave in and out of the crowd, trying not to arouse attention. That was the last thing that they needed.
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"Hey, Kai, finally!" said Ray, as the blue car stopped in front of them, and Kai got out, unlocking the trunk for them.
Kai counted them, as they boarded the car, feeling a bit squished in the race car.
"Where's Hilary and Queen?" he asked, popping his head into the car to look at Tyson, Kenny, and Max who were sitting at the back, and Ray who was sitting at the front.
"They just went to the washroom." answered Kenny, a little muffled.
"Yeah, they should be here by now." said Tyson, turning to look at the rear windows of the car. "Yes, I was right, there they-NO!" before they knew it, Tyson stuggled out of the car, running to two limping figures.
"Oh shit, what happened?" asked Ray, as they too, spotted them, and hurried after.
Queen sighed, as she saw them spot her, and she struggled to hold Hilary up a bit more. Hilary was on the verge of losing consiousness, but managed to smile as she saw the others.
"F-finaly.They're. Here." she said.
Tyson got there first, and supported Hilary, for Queen didn't seem to be able to much longer. Max hurried to help Tyson, and Queen just sat herself at the sidewalk, watching them worry over Hilary.
"Hilary, speak to me, are you okay?" asked Tyson, as Hilary almost fell over for the third time. "What happened to your leg?"
"This is not the place to dicuss this, Tyson." said Kai, who was impassive. "I think she needs to go to the hospital first."
"Here, Tyson, Kai's right." consoled Max, and they tried to take Hilary back to the car. The process was slow, but they didn't know what she had been through, and they could'nt take that chance. Unfortunately, it was a race car, and it was quite squishy.
Queen stood up after them, and followed them to the car, feeling as though she was in for some long interrogation from Tyson and the others later on. But before she could take another step, she fell over, landing on her but with a 'Thud'. She bit her teeth from whining, and made to get up again, when a hand popped out in front of her.
"Need some help?" said Kai, with one arm folded across his chest. She stared at him for a couple of seconds. "Are you going to stay here, or what?" Kai repeated.
Queen nodded, taking his hand, and he helped her up, as she swayed, just a little. Taking cautious steps, they made their way back to the waiting others.
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C.A.: Sigh, there, I'm finished, but I'm seriously tired, it took me a whole week to write this, but I had to think about it as I went along, and that took most of my time. By the way, I liked it when you guys told me what I was doing right, and what I needed to fix, cause I am somehow trying to focus on that. Anyways, I hope that you like this one, and- HAPPY EASTER! Well, for those who celebrate it, not to offend, or anything.
Thank you, and please read and review!
Cheers, Candide Avedo