Hey! Sorry for the wait, put I was struggling with trying to write this story...once again. But I think I've got it now

Thanks for all the great reviews last chapter! I put a Kai/Hilary moment in here, and it probably stinks...but that's okay.

hehe

Anyway, here's the next chapter!

Enjoy!

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Kai floated is a sea of darkness, not knowing which way was up. He forced his eyes open only to be greeted with a stingy sensation as water hit them. He suddenly realized where he was, and nearly gasped. He watched as bubbles flowed out of his mouth and floated to the surface.

"Hilary! Where is she?" He thought desperately, looking around himself, only seeing rocks and a thick sand. Suddenly, a duffel bag floated by him. He grabbed it and threw it around his neck.

He continued to swim in search of the brunette, but his oxygen was running low, and he could feel his lungs expanding painfully from the lack of air. He cursed mentally and swam to the surface, gasping for breath as he broke through the water.

"Hilary!" He called out over the roar of the water fall. Waves crashed over his head, forcing him back down under. He poked his head back up and took a deep breath before diving under again.

He mentally gasped as he noticed a dark object floating in the near distance. The blue haired teen quickly swam over to it. He grabbed her hand and swam to the surface, pulling her up after him.

"Hilary! Hilary!" He called out to her, but she remained unconscious.

Kai swam over to the shore and carried Hilary onto the dry land. He laid her down on a patch of grass and pressed his ear to her heart.

"Damn!" She wasn't breathing either.

Kai took off the duffel bag and began to use CPR on the brunette.

"Come on Hil..." The teen grimaced as he thrust his palm down over her heart a few times before pressing his lips over hers and blowing fresh air into her lungs.

Kai refused to give up, even though she wasn't responding. Suddenly, she coughed up water and gasped for breath, just as Kai's lips parted from hers once again.

"Hilary!? You alright?" He stared down at her, their faces inches apart.

"K...Kai?" She immediately blushed a deep shade of red.

The blue haired teen let out a long sigh. "I'm so glad."

Hilary stared into his crimson eyes for a few moments, unable to pull herself away from him. Suddenly, she sat up and scooted out from under him. "What happened?"

"We fell over the waterfall." Kai jerked his head over to the wall of water in the distance.

And object suddenly caught his eye, and he rushed back over to the river bank. Carefully, he began to tread into the cold water and grabbed the bag.

He let out and exhausted sigh and shook his head, freeing his hair of excess water.

"We better dry off before we go and search for Tyson and Kenny." Kai said as Hilary squeezed out all the water from her hair. "Here...." He tossed her bag over to her and began to set up a fire pit.

Hilary took her bag and retreated behind a large bush, stripping herself of her soaking wet clothes and drying herself off with a beach towel. After she was dry, she picked out some clean clothes and got dressed. She took her old garments and was about to head over to the fire, but she stopped to watch her blue haired captain.

Kai was busy digging through his bag for a pair of pants and a towel. He pulled off his shirt and wrung it out before draping it over a tree branch.

Hilary gasped as she got a glimpse of his back. Large scars covered his skin like his chest, but they were arranged in almost an elaborate design. There was also the letters BV, along with writing in a different language and numbers, all skillfully branded into his pale flesh around his shoulders.

Kai must have heard her because he turned around, looking in her direction, but shrugged his shoulders and continued to look through his bag. Moments later, he felt something touch him. He looked over his shoulder to see Hilary, wide eyed and staring at him.

"Kai...." She looked as if she were about to cry.

"Great....she saw me..." Kai looked away. "Sorry." He said as he quickly threw his towel over his shoulders, covering up his back.

"Do.....do they hurt?"

The teen took a few moments to respond. "No....not anymore...."

Hilary pulled the towel off his shoulders, causing Kai gasp with surprise. "I want to see...."

Kai blushed and looked away as the brunette examined his back. He wasn't sure what to do....this had never happened to him before. He always thought that girls would be turned off by those scars, but Hilary was different. She traced the patterns with her hand.

"What happened to you?" He heard her whisper.

"I was one of the favorites of Boris, and he was always inventing new ways of punishing me..." Kai replied after a moment.

"He did this?" Hilary sniffed.

"Most people would find them disturbing, I'm surprised you aren't disgusted." Kai turned around and looked at her.

"Appearance doesn't matter....it's what's on the inside that counts." Tears pulled at the corner of her eyes.

Kai wiped them away with his thumb. "Come on.....don't cry." He smiled at her.

Hilary's heart was racing. She thought it might jump right out of her chest!

Their faces grew closer together without either one of them noticing.

"Kai....I...I think I...." Hilary stammered.

"I know....and I do too." With that, Kai pressed his lips over hers in a passionate kiss.

"He's a really great kisser!" The brunette thought to herself as she kiss back. She found herself running her fingers through his damp, two toned hair.

He moaned in response and pulled her closer, his hands resting on her hips. "Hilary...." He groaned.

"I don't want this moment to end..." She whispered.

"Hey! Let us go! Who do you think you are!?" Tyson struggled in Adrian's grip, trying to free himself.

Suddenly, the bulky man tossed the two teens on the floor in front of him before bowing at an unseen figure.

"I have done as you commanded master Killian."

There was a sinister laugh from the shadows, causing Tyson and Kenny to look about themselves, trying to determine what was going on.

The owner of the laugh walked into the light. He wore a black suit, the jacket hanging open. He had long blond hair, ice blue eyes, and appeared to be extremely wealthy, and well educated. The two teens had no idea how a man like this was involved with a man like Adrian, who's outfit looked as if he made it from materials in the woods. He examined the boys at his feet.

"Where's your captain? And wasn't there another with you?"

"They fell over the waterfall! Your lackey killed them!" Tyson exclaimed, pointing an excusing finger at the figure.

He only chuckled as he glanced at Adrian. "Don't worry about them...they are alive. Your captain is hard to kill."

"But what about Hilary?! You don't care if she dies?!" Tyson shouted.

"Silence!" Killian hit the navy haired blader across the face, sending him painfully to the ground. "I have no intention of killing anyone just yet. Consider this a test for your captain and your friend. If they make it past the dangers of my island, I will let you live."

"What!?" The two teens exclaimed.

Killian waved his arm at Adrian. "Take them downstairs. I must locate the remaining two."

"Yes sir!" Adrian picked the teens up and left the room.

"You'll pay for what you did to BioVolt Kai...." Killian chuckled as he returned to his desk, typing away on his computer. "...and your team will suffer with you!"

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