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Hilary burst through the door and slammed it behind her.
Max and Kenny poked their heads out from around the corner and stared at the teen and the chibi, clutched tightly in her arms.
The brunette was breathing hard, trying to regain her breath from the long run.
Her attention was suddenly drawn to the bundle in her arms, and she quickly tossed her shopping bags on the ground and sat the chibi down in front of her.
"What's going on?" The blond American asked.
"Is something wrong?" Tyson came in with a confused look on his face.
"Kai?" Hilary asked, staring at the young boy intently.
The chibi's crimson eyes were wide as saucers, and his breath came in short gasps.
"Kai! Kai answer me!" Hilary shouted, snapping her fingers in his face.
Suddenly, a whimper escaped his lips and he threw himself in the brunette's arms, tears pouring mercilessly from his eyes.
"Shhh....it's okay....you're safe now..." The brunette rubbed the child's back and rocked him softly.
"Will someone PLEASE tell me what's going on?!" Tyson exclaimed.
"SHHHHH!!!!" Everyone glared at the navy haired teen.
"Hilary....tell us what happened!" Kenny said.
The brunette nodded, taking a seat on the couch in the next room, Kai still clutched tightly in her arms.
"We...we were on our way back, when Kai suddenly ran over to this group of people. Rei and I hid behind a building close by. Voltaire was there...."
The teens all gasped at the sound of their old enemy's name.
Hilary nodded as she continued. "He grabbed Kai and demanded he talked to some guy named Boris, and Kai started to struggle." The brunette's voice became soft.
She stroked the chibi's slate colored hair as his small body continued to tremble in fear.
"Rei darted in and grabbed him before anything else happened....he led them away from us....I hope he's alright...."
"Don't worry....Rei can outrun anyone!" Tyson stated proudly.
Hilary gave a half hearted smile at her friend before returning her attention to the small child in her arms. He had finally worn himself out and was sleeping quietly.
"Poor little guy...." Max looked over at the chibi sadly.
"We should make sure he stays here for a while. I bet Voltaire and Boris will be looking for him now!" Kenny said, pushing his glasses up on his face.Hilary stood up and carried Kai up the stairs and laid him in one of the beds in the guest
"Rway...." He whimpered softly, gripping the corner of his blanket in his small hand.
The brunette smiled sadly at the chibi. She brushed away a few strands of blue hair from his tattooed face and turned and headed back downstairs.
:::"Man...I hope Rei's okay...."Tyson, Max, Kenny and Hilary were all situated in a circle on the floor, each deep in their own thoughts.
"Should we go look for him? It's already been a few hours!" Max asked.
"Yeah! Hilary and Kenny can stay here and look after Kai while we go find Rei!" Tyson exclaimed, getting to his feet.
"Okay guys.....be careful." Hilary said.
The two boys nodded as they headed toward the front door.
Max reached out to grab the handle when suddenly, it flew open on it's own.
"Rei!" Everyone exclaimed in unison.
The Chinese teen stood in the door frame, panting heavily. His clothes were slightly dirty, and his face had some small scratches. His raven hair stuck out in all angles, and a small trickle of blood ran down his lips.
"Hey.....guys....." He breathed.
"Oh my God what happened to you?!" Hilary exclaimed as he sat down on a bar stool in the kitchen.
Rei sighed. "It's no big deal....I just slipped up, and they caught me. I managed to get away quickly though." The teen smirked to himself, wiping away the blood from his lip.
"Did anyone follow you?" Kenny asked, looking around anxiously.
"No way..." Rei smirked again. "They'll be down for a while."
Tyson chuckled slightly. "Way to go Rei!" He patted his shoulder gently.
"How's Kai?"
"He's asleep upstairs....he was really upset but finally quieted down." Hilary replied.
"Good...." He let out another long sigh.
"That was too close. We're going to have to be more careful now." Max said.
"Yeah. There's no telling what Boris and Voltaire are planning!"
"I'll do some research and see if I can't help Kai get back to normal. In the meantime, I think you guys should do some more training. Our bitbeasts are going to have to be in top shape!" Kenny said, opening up his laptop.
"Right!" The boys exclaimed.
"I'll go check on Kai..."
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Okay...that was kind of short as well I guess.....oh well.
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