I decided to put up the rest early cuz kai/hilary all the way reviewed for it. Ciao!
Hillary stood by the river with the others under the bridge. She was standing up watching the river. It didn't do anything of course but it helped her to think if she just stared into space, and that was what she'd chosen to stare at.
Why this life? she thought. Why do I have to live this constant lie?
The vibrating of her phone broke her from the daze.
She checked it and the number was tagged as "Sim". You had to be careful of the most unlikely things in her job.
"Hello," she said.
"Are you free to talk?" was the reply.
"Just a sec." She walked away from the others. "What's up?"
"You've got a new operation for tomorrow," the reply was.
"Tomorrow?" she asked. "I've got a tournament match tomorrow."
She heard the man on the other end sigh. "When you joined Rhyla you made a certain commitment. If you want to do things like that do it in your free time. Oh, and you do know that any operative who fails to at least attempt an operation is decommissioned? If you do chose to do the mission then it's business as usual. Come here and JJ and Sam will brief you on the mission."
Hillary sighed. "I'll see what I can do," she said finally. "But he's going to ask why I'm missing the match."
"Just make up a lie," was the simple reply.
She became slightly agitated. "Dad, he knows whether I'm telling the truth or not."
"You listen to me Hillary," her father began angrily. "Under no condition whatsoever are you or any operative allowed to give out classified information to a member of the general public."
"Then what can I say?" she asked desperately. "It's your organization. You come up with a lie…" The phone went dead.
Great she thought. What am I supposed to say? I can't tell him the truth. I'm blown and Rhyla"s blown if I tell him the truth. She remembered how one of her friends said Kai was a gangster wannabe. If he were then he'd be jealous. Wouldn't he? I'll ask him later. At least then if I have to tell him the others won't know a thing about Rhlya.
When they were back at the dojo and the others went inside leaving Hillary and Kai alone was when she decided to ask him.
"Kai, can I ask you something," Hillary began, "It's about tomorrow's match."
He shrugged. "I guess."
You won't be acting like that if I tell you about the real reason why I'm missing it she thought angrily. She seemed to hesitate.
"I can't go," she said finally.
"And that's because?" he asked monotonously.
She sighed. No lie came to her. She decided to tell him the truth, but still telling him as little as possible. "Do you know what Rhyla is?"
"Yes," he replied uncertainly having no idea what she was going to say next.
"My father owns it, so I have to work for it. I've got an illega… an operation tomorrow." She stopped. She'd done it. She'd told him nothing about her cover and nothing important about Rhyla.
He looked shocked. "Hillary, I had no idea," was all he could manage to say.
She looked slightly angry. "And I have no idea why I just told you because now you can turn me in and…"
He shushed her. "As if I'd do that."
"Err, yeah."
"You're my friend. I'd never do that to you," he told her. She recognized his tone of voice.
"You're jealous aren't you?" she asked.
"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't," he told her.
She laughed slightly. "So, can I miss the match tomorrow?"
He nodded. She smiled and went to leave but stopped just outside the entrance.
"Oh yeah, Kai, thanks." She then left.
Why is that always so easy to do? She asked herself as she walked down the street.