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Sorry about the wait, I've been really busy!

This chapter has some action in it....really bad action I might add, and a few Kai/Hilary moments

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Kai awoke from his short nap and immediately got dressed in a fresh pair of baggy pants, and a black tank top. Hilary awoke shortly after as his warm body left her side.

"Kai?" She asked softly, rubbing her eyes with the back of her hand.

"Shhh..." He fastened his scarf around his neck before digging around in his bag once more. He pulled out the remaining gauze from the first aid kit and then began snapping small branches off the surrounding trees.

"What are you doing?" She whispered.

"Your arm...the brace is loose...." He walked back over to her and began to carefully remove the bark pieces and cloth tied around them.

Hilary hissed slightly as he touched her arm. It was bruised pretty badly, and appeared to be swollen. Kai winced as he saw it.

"This isn't good at all." He thought silently as he placed the sturdier branches around her forearm and wrapping them tightly with the gauze. Once the roll came to an end, Kai tied it tightly into a knot, securing the makeshift cast in place.

"Thank you." She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek, causing him to blush slightly.

"Yeah...uh...it should hold for a while now...."

He helped her off the ground and began to walk away.

"Where are we going?" She asked, picking her bag off the ground.

"Leave it. Extra baggage will only slow us down."

"But what about my CD player and....."

"I'll replace them! Come on!" Kai glanced around the trees, as if looking for something.

Suddenly, the bushes rattled, causing a shiver to run down Hilary's spine. "Okay, I see your point!" She jumped and rushed over to Kai's side.

The two continued to walk at an increasing speed for some time.

"How long have they been following us?" Hilary whispered as she glanced around the forest.

"I noticed them when I was getting dressed. If we're lucky, we can loose them."

A howl echoed through the woods, causing Hilary to jump in surprise.

"I say we run....NOW!" She took off at full speed.

Kai sighed and ran after her, catching up fairly quickly.

After a while, Hilary ran out of breath, and stopped to rest.

"You okay?" Kai asked, looking down at her.

"Yeah....I....just...need to...catch my....breath." She panted. The brunette looked up at her captain, who didn't look at all exhausted. He opened his mouth to say something, but suddenly, he was knocked to the ground.

Hilary screamed as a large, gray wolf grabbed the end of Kai's scarf in his mouth and began yanking it from side to side. Two more wolves jumped out of the bushes and crept closer to Hilary.

"Hil....ary! !" Kai choked, trying to get out from under the large beast.

The brunette backed away as the other two animals turned their attention to the teen already on the ground. Kai had managed to turn around and try to untie his scarf. He gasped for breath as the scarf was pulled tighter around his neck. After a few strenuous moments, the teen broke away from the gray wolf and stumbled away, holding his throat and gasping for air. The wolf growled and shook the scarf like it was it's prey.

Suddenly, one of the other wolves jumped over and sunk it's long fangs into his forearm.

"Hey! Back off you mangy flee bag!" Hilary shouted, breaking a large tree branch over the wolf's head.

It yelped and jumped backward, scratching it's head with a paw.

The other wolf snarled and leapt out for the brunette, but something else grabbed her before the beast did.

"K..Kai!?" She gasped in surprise. She looked over his shoulder to see the three wolves begin to chase after them. "They're catching up!"

"I know! They're not ordinary wolves!" Kai said, ducking around trees and jumping over bushes.

The blue haired teen groaned in pain and one of the beast's teeth nipped at his leg.

Hilary grabbed his shirt and hid her face in his chest. She whimpered slightly.

"Don't be scared. I won't let them hurt you!" Kai said.

After what seemed like forever, the two teens exited the forest. Kai looked over his shoulder to see if they were still being hunted, when suddenly, Hilary screamed.

Kai skidded to a stop just above a steep cliff. The two teens watched as small rocks and gravel fell down and landed into the grassy field below.

"What now?!" Hilary asked.

Growling interrupted the blue haired teen's thoughts. He turned around, only to be greeted with the fierce glowing eyes of the ferocious wolves. Kai cursed and took a step back toward the edge.

"Hilary?"

"Yeah?" She looked up into his face.

"I have an idea, but you need to trust me....okay?" He glanced down at the brunette in his arms.

She squeezed the fabric of his shirt. "I trust you Kai..."

He chuckled and flashed a smile at her.

Suddenly, the wolves lashed out at them, and Kai jumped backward.

"What are you....AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" Hilary screamed her lungs out as the fell through the air, two of the wolves following after.

Kai managed to land roughly on his feet while the wolves fell to their death. The older teen grunted as he tried to move his legs a few more steps, but fell to his knees.

Hilary jumped out of his arms and was immediately by his side. "Oh my God! How did you....are you alright?!"

"I'm fine....just give me a second..." He was gasping for air, his lungs were worn out from all the running.

The two teens looked back up at the top of the cliff, to see the large gray wolf, staring back down at them. He gave a loud howl, turned and disappeared out of sight.

Hilary and Kai both exhaled loudly, safe for the time being.

The blue haired captain got up and brushed his pants off. "That was close, are you alright?"

"Am I alright?! You just fell like....100 feet!" She tried to help him walk, but he didn't need it.

"I said I'm fine!"

"You're so stubborn! Why do guys have to always be that way?!"

"Hey, we can rest here." Kai was already resting against the side of a tree. His breathing was wheezy, making Hilary even more concerned.

"Kai, if you don't take it easy, you're going to kill yourself! You still have a gunshot wound! By the way, let me see your arm...." She reached out for him, but he shrunk back.

"Leave me alone! I'm fine!" He huffed.

Everytime Hilary came close to grabbing his bitten arm, Kai jerked it away, until suddenly, she got a grip on it, causing him to hiss in pain.

"Well if you would have just let me look in the first place...."

Kai muttered something in Russian and looked away.

The bite was fairly deep, but didn't seem to bother him.

"Here...." Hilary ripped a piece of fabric from her shirt and wrapped it tightly around his forearm. "You helped me, now I'm helping you." She smiled, brushing a few stray hairs from his face.

He couldn't help but stare at her. She was different from anyone he'd ever met before. He smiled back after a moment.

"How are your legs?" She asked.

"What are you, a doctor?" Sure, they hurt a bit, but if he were a normal human, that landing would have either killed him, or broken both of his legs instantly!

She smiled at him again, blushing slightly. "That's three times you've saved me. Thank you."

Their faces inched closer and closer until their lips locked in a heated kiss.

"Awww....how sweet." A deep voice snickered behind them.

The two teens jumped. Hilary was immediately on her feet.

"You again?!" It was that bulky man they met on the bridge....Adrian!

"Where are Tyson and Kenny? What have you done to them?!" Hilary demanded.

"Don't worry about your friends...master Killian is taking good care of them." Adrian began to walk over to them.

Kai struggled to stand up, but Hilary moved in front of him. "St...stop right there!" She commanded as bravely as she could.

Adrian only chuckled and grabbed her good arm, throwing her to the ground. He let out a shrill whistle, and the large gray wolf reappeared and held her to the ground, it's paws on her shoulders.

Hilary whimpered and closed her eyes and the animal's hot breath blew across her skin.

Kai growled and lunged out at the bulky man, landing a hard punch to his stomach. A tingling sensation ran through the teen's arm as he pulled away.

"You....you work for...." Kai crimson eyes widen.

"Heh...that's right...I'm just like you Master Kai." Adrian smirked.

"N...no..." The teen took a step back, just as the bigger man grabbed him by the neck and threw him into a trunk of a tree.

"Kai!" Hilary squirmed under the wolf, who snapped at her.

Kai tried to push himself off the ground, but his elbows kept buckling. Suddenly, Adrian's foot came down on his back, forcing him back into the soil.

"You're too weak right now to fight back young Kai. You might as well give up!"

The teen struggled more, managing to push the heavy man's foot up slightly. Adrian frowned. He reached down and pulled the collar of his shirt down, revealing the brand on the back of his shoulders.

"No!" Kai began to struggle even more.

"Lights out Master Kai." Adrian chuckled, jamming his thumb forcefully in the middle of the 'V' branded into the pale flesh.

Hilary heard Kai gasp loudly. His eyes went wide in pain, and suddenly, darkness consumed him. His body fell limp, and he laid motionless in the dirt.

"Kai?! Kai! No! Wake up!" Hilary screamed, kicking at the large animal over her.

Adrian chuckled, picking up the body from the ground and slinging him over his shoulder.

"What did you do to him?!"

"Every BioVolt experiment has an emergency shut down device implanted in them. When they get out of control, it is simply activated." He smirked at the young girl. He whistled, and the wolf jumped back behind him. "I suggest you come along, or your boyfriend will surely be dinner for my wolves."

Hilary sniffed back her frightened tears as she glanced at Kai's limp body.

"Good girl..." With that, she felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck, and darkness began to cloud her vision.

"Kai...." She whispered as she began to drift off. "Please...be alright..."

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whew! A long chapter!

My fingers are numb!

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