Silenced

Chapter 4

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Zakuro walked to the mall with Hilary (who insisted to come along as well as the guys who were not really in to this whole thing but were dragged along thanks to the death threat Hilary gave them -) the Bladebreakers, Ayu, Loretta, Julia, and Bridget who was arguing with Tyson about something.

"Well since we're here we might as well get something done…I suppose." Ray said awkwardly trying forcefully to not look at Ayu. "I want to go get something for my…" Bridget just ran off to the toy store. Ayu snickered.

"Alright…where do you want to go incase we need to reach you?" Ayu inquired. Zakuro held up her phone. "Why does she have a cell phone when she can't-?" Tyson started when Hilary gave him a hard jab in the ribs with her elbow.

Zakuro typed some digits in her phone and handed it to Tyson. "Ever heard of text messaging?" Tyson read aloud.

"There you go…" Zakuro mouthed with an annoyed expression on her face. "Okay I want to go to the candy store!" Max said immediately. "I'm going with him!" Tyson yelled.

Everyone sweat dropped. "I'm going to the book store…" Kai said in a bored tone. "I'll go too there is this book I want to get because it's a bookstore…yeah you get it…" Julia said smiling sheepishly.

"I want to check out that new Bombay store the one with the incense sticks and all those decorations you can get!" Ayu said, "And you're coming with me!"

Obviously Ray was pulled away by Ayu leaving Hilary, Loretta, and Zakuro sweat dropping again behind them in annoyance.

"Okay…" Hilary emphasized. "Let's just go." Loretta snapped irritably. They all went in to a clothing store.

-an hour later

Zakuro was sitting on a bench with a very irritated look indeed. The stupid guy at the cash register kept trying to flirt with her, she got what she needed but Hilary and Loretta were taking ages, and she was absolutely bored to death.

She sighed mentally. Her thoughts rewinded to why she even came to the mall when the mental topic switched to clothes then switched to Toji. Zakuro smiled at this. She had known Toji had a crush on her for awhile. He always tried to be extremely helpful and got her stuff she liked. (Warning: next few sentences are not what you are expecting! Just a warning…-)

Thinking about crushes switched to Julia. Why Julia? Because Julia had a humongous crush on Kai Hiwatari. That is correct. Julia had a huge-huge-huge crush on Kai. She liked him ever since she saw him on TV.

"What are you doing?" a voice said making her jump. She came face to face with Dranzer's owner himself. Zakuro gave a short wave at him with a pleasant smile. Her eyes had not changed color they were still in the double shades of blue.

The auburn eyed teen frowned in thought. "What are you doing?" he repeated. Zakuro used her phone to type a message to him and showed it to him.

"Feeling absolutely bored to death and pissed because the stupid guy at the clothes store flirted with me and Hilary and Loretta are taking forever." Kai read.

"He flirted with you?" Kai asked quirking an eyebrow a smirk creeping on to his face. Zakuro gave him a dirty look. Kai snickered. "You must be popular…considering the fact that you are very beauti…" Kai started before cutting himself off, he looked away.

Zakuro blushed. "Is something going on I should know about?" Julia's voice cut in, she had a deep frown on her face.

Zakuro shook her head in a 'no' manner immediately she stood up and walked to Julia and put a hand on her shoulder. "He's all yours." she mouthed to Julia.

Julia blushed. Kai was looking at them confused. He hadn't red Zakuro's lips this time since she was facing Julia. He resumed his normal 'cool' position against the wall.

Julia froze. "He's so cute…what do I do?! I don't want to sound stupid or girly or preppy or sluty…WHAT DO I DO?!" Julia thought in panic. "Be yourself." Zakuro mouthed.

Julia cringed. If she acted like herself she would be a clown… "Erm…Kai?" she asked hopefully. "What?" he snapped. Julia frowned, "I want to challenge you to a beybattle!"

Zakuro fell over anime style. She stood up and brushed herself off before typing furiously in to her phone and shoved it at Julia. "A beybattle? A BEYBATTLE? WAS THAT ALL YOU COULD THINK OF?!" Julia read. Julia sweat dropped.

"I thought maybe…I DIDN'T WANT TO SOUND STUPID!" Julia typed back. "You did! I mean who in the right mind would ask Kai Hiwatari to beybattle in a MALL?!" Zakuro typed back. "Well it wasn't my fault I couldn't pluck up the courage to ask him out!!! I mean he's KAI HIWATARI!" Julia emphasized on her phone, "I am not Julia the courage machine! I mean you said act like yourself! If yourself means me I am Julia the clumsy clowny oaf!"

"You aren't an oaf." Kai muttered. He had been reading the WHOLE conversation over Julia's shoulder. "Sorry to disappoint you but I don't date…" Kai continued. Julia turned bloody red.

Zakuro turned light pink…he had read what she had wrote on the phone quite embarrassing but must've been a ton more to Julia. "Second…I really prefer just Kai if you don't mind…" Kai said smirking.

Julia turned even redder, "I have to go…" With that Julia ran straight out. "Oh my…" Zakuro mouthed. "Tell her if I am interested in finding a girlfriend she can try out…though I am not promising anything…" Kai muttered still smirking.

Zakuro hit him on the back of the head (lightly) and walked away to a gumball machine and started digging in her purse for a quarter.

Kai handed her one. "Get that stupid smirk off your face." Zakuro mouthed in irritation as she accepted the quarter.

Zakuro shoved the quarter in and a blue gumball rolled out. Kai 'accidentally' hit the machine when another gumball rolled out. "Kai!" Zakuro mouthed although her eyes were twinkling in happiness she showed annoyance.

"Give me my share." Kai said still smirking reaching for a gumball. Zakuro gave a silent 'hmp' but reluctantly handed him a gumball.

Kai noticed that her eyes had once more become the soft light sky blue color. "Why do your eyes change?" he asked softening a bit. Before Zakuro could reply a blond, green. and orange streak shot past her. Soon followed by yelling.

"MAXIMILLION TATE (the blond, orange, and green streak also known as Max)! YOU BETTER GIVE ME THAT CANDY BEFORE I RIP YOUR HEAD OFF!" Tyson bellowed causing quite a scene.

"I can't –giggle- I ate it all!" Max squeaked as he bounced off the walls and signs and any other random inhuman objects.

Zakuro popped her bubblegum in to her mouth shaking her head in amusement she started walking off towards the exit. Max suddenly grabbed her and lifted her up bridal style and started to run again which I am aware would not able to do so if he wasn't hyper.

Zakuro reached up and slapped him on the back of the head. Causing two reactions 1. her falling and 2. Max squeaking and running in to a wall knocking him unconscious.

Zakuro shut her eyes and waited for her to hit the ground. It never came. She looked up to see a pair of fiery crimsony auburn eyes filled with annoyance but amusement as he looked down at the petite girl he was holding.

"You can put me down now." she mouthed. Kai let go and she fell on the ground. Zakuro stood up and glared at him mouthing 'irritating' before walking off.

Kai smirked at her retreating form. "HEY GUYS! LET'S HIT THE FOOD COURT!" Tyson yelled. Loretta came out of the store thanks to all the commotion. "Okay…Oh my god!" Loretta said running over to Max taking his pulse.

"He's out cold! WHAT DID YOU DO?!" she yelled at Tyson. (no she doesn't have a thing for Max!) "I didn't do anything!" Tyson yelled back.

Kai sighed. Soon the whole gang came out. Ray was carrying a bag of incense sticks chatting with Ayu about something. Bridget came out of the toy store holding a stuffed dog, soon followed by Kenny and Hilary. (Kenny went to the computer store as usual)

Kai looked around for the petite blue haired girl. "Where did Zakuro go?" he asked. Zakuro waved a hand in his face coming out of nowhere. "Where did you go?" he asked annoyed shoving her hand out of his face.

Zakuro handed him the cell phone. "For me to know and you to find out, ne?" Kai scowled. "Like I'd want to know." he muttered. "Right…then why did you ask?" Zakuro mouthed smirking. Kai gave her the cell phone irritably and walked off with the others. Zakuro stood there for a moment before following.

She watched people ordering food, eating food, and gobbling to no end as if the world would disappear (like Tyson). She felt disgusted. Food was merely an object that gave energy, entertainment, enjoyment. "Disgusting! I hate it! The only reason I eat is for energy…" Zakuro thought making a dirty face.

Kai watched Zakuro as if interested in the way she was looking around. "Hey, Blue! Whatcha staring at? Come eat!" Tyson said through a mouthful of the very stuff. Zakuro shut her eyes. "No." she mouthed. "Tyson! Shut your mouth and eat like a normal person with your mouth closed! You eat like a cow!" Hilary hissed.

Zakuro sighed mentally and sat down next to Kai. Kai said nothing and shut his eyes and crossed his arms. "Aren't you going to eat, Kai?" Loretta asked. "I only eat if I want to eat and I am not hungry." Kai said in irritation.

"Fine, Mr. Sourpuss." Loretta said making a face. "I wonder where Jules went to…" Bridget said. "Kai scared her off in embarrassment." Zakuro mouthed.

"Oh…figures…she has a huge crush on you I mean huge!" Ayu said emphasizing with her arms. "I don't date I already told her that." Kai said with a smirk. "Come on it won't kill you…" Loretta said.

"I don't date period." Kai said. "Why is it that the girls always go for Kai?" Tyson asked after swallowing. "Maybe they go for the bad boy type…or the tall, mysterious, and handsome guys." Ray said. "I'll have to dress like Kai more often." Tyson said.

"I doubt that would work…you need the personality. Besides I am the one and only Kai Hiwatari I doubt you could manage to get even close to my rank." Kai said with a smirk. Zakuro would've laughed if she had a voice. Her grin showed it all though. She typed her in her cell phone.

"Not all girls go for the type…we just play hard to get…sometimes. Besides there is one girl sitting at this table that has an eye for you, Tyson. She might want to straighten you out a bit but she likes you. I've known her for 2 years now." Tyson read aloud.

"Right…not all girls go for my type…annoying yes but just goes to show that I am very cool." Kai said with another smirk. Hilary was turning redder by the second, not that Tyson noticed.

"Who is it?!" Tyson asked hopefully. Zakuro put a hand to her mouth hiding her smile. "You're desperate aren't you?" Ayu asked with a sweat drop.

"Zakuro?" Tyson asked hopefully. Zakuro would've snickered but she shook her head. "Sorry…but no way…" she mouthed. "Ayu?" Tyson continued. "Gross!" Ayu said clinging to Ray's arm.

"Loretta?" "No way in hell!"

"Bridget, wouldn't be so bad…" "NO! You're sick!"

"Then who?! I don't see any girls around." Tyson said his pride deflating. Hilary felt tears well up in her eyes. "I'm not a girl then I suppose!" she said softly.

"No…Hilary? Why are you crying?!" Tyson asked his eyes widening. "I've been with you guys for about 4 years and you still haven't realized I'm a girl!?!" Hilary asked. "No Hil…calm down…you're like a sister to me!" Tyson said.

"A sister?" Hilary stood up, "I guess I mean nothing to you Tyson!" With that she ran right out. "Now you've done it!" Ayu said angrily. "It was Hilary?" Tyson asked in surprise. "Yes you dodo!" Loretta said furiously. Tyson stood and abandoned his food for the first time in his life, he ran out after Hilary.

"That's a first…" Ray commented. "Well I have to go…bye!" Zakuro mouthed before getting up and leaving.

"See ya…I wonder what Jules is up to…I better go too later guys!" Loretta said.

tbc…

Okay guys this is my last chapter for about two weeks! I am going to be out of town! Woo hoo! I'll try to continue as soon as possible thanks reviewers! Sorry I couldn't thank you each personally I have a flight to catch see ya! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!