Hi all, sorry I took so long to update. Anyway, I present to you the fifth chapter: 'As Sweet as Candy'.

Dedications: I dedicate this chapter to three people: DarkWolf88, Jessica, and Ebru.

Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade. Never have, never will.

---Chapter 5---

As sweet as Candy---

Normal POV---

Bright moonlight filtered down from the window onto the soft bed sheets. Hilary sat upon her bed, listening to her CD player and reading a thick novel. The music could be heard if one was standing down the hall. Something was wrong with this particular scene. Hence, if you were watching for a while, you would notice the brunette hadn't flipped the page since she opened the soft-cover book.

The brunette was too absorbed in her thoughts to care about reading. She was too absorbed in thinking about a certain male teenager who happened to be sleeping beside her. The moonlight reflected of the silvery locks of his hair, making it have an almost blinding glow. Hilary rolled her eyes and threw the book across the room, huffed, and crossed her arms.

'He's such an idiot! He dares to give me beer when I'm not even the legal age!' The brunette fumed. 'I can't stand this place any longer.' She got up off the bed and went out of the room. She felt slightly dizzy, probably the remnants of the beer. She shook her head to clear it away, and although some dizziness remained, she was able to walk down the hall. She picked up her coat which hung on the coat rack, and put it on.

Hilary walked out into the snow and sighed. She began walking over the rocky hill terrain, watching the bright reflecting silhouette of the mountains in the distance. The trees around her were silver from the moonlight, making her think they were made out of glass and ice. She climbed up a steep hill and looked out across the glistening treetops. She squinted into the distance, seeing an unfamiliar object. It was big, no, it was huge… It was a shopping center! A huge grin appeared on Hilary's face as she clambered down the rocky slope. She ran back to the wooden house and banged the door open.

"Kai! Kai! Wake up!" Hilary exclaimed, grabbing his shoulders and shaking him. "I said WAKE UP!" Kai's eyes cracked open, and he reached up to rub his eyes sleepily.

"W…wha…"

"Kai get up already! We've got some shopping to do!"

"…What are you talking a-"

"Let's go!" Hilary yanked Kai out of bed, still half asleep, and dragged him down the hall.

"Meet me outside in two minutes, and bring your wallet." Hilary giggled and practically skipped outside.

Kai trudged through the snow, his arms crossed, and a tired expression on his face.

"Are you sure you're not just seeing things?" Kai asked, the breeze whipping his silvery bangs around his face.

"Of course I'm sure." Hilary grabbed Kai's sleeve and dragged him in the direction she saw the shopping center.

They walked past many trees and when they had been walking for several minutes Kai began to think she really was seeing things.

"C'mon Hils, let's go back…" Kai mumbled and yawned loudly.

"No way!"

Just then, the trees started to decrease in number and they came to a small clearing where a mall stood.

"See! Seeeeeeeee! I TOLD you! But no, don't believe Hilary, oh no, she's just seeing things." She rolled her eyes and dragged Kai to the entrance.

They walked into the mall.

"SHOPPING SPREE!" Hilary screamed as loud as she could as she ran into a clothing store, leaving Kai in a big cloud of dust.

"Well then…" Kai said to himself, beginning to walk after her. "No wait… that isn't a good idea. She'll ask me to pick out which clothes look best on her and then make me buy them." Kai sighed. Across from the clothing store, he saw a beyblade parts store. He smirked and went inside.

Okay. Sorry, but I'm stopping here. I'll try harder to update faster. This chapter was totally random…

It's short, but I can't wait any longer to update it… some people are getting pretty peeved at me, but if you are I wouldn't blame you since I would be peeved too if I took this long to update. Which I am. --'

I'm really busy. I've also got a lot of school projects… and… yeah… let's see… four projects… two tests… assignment deadline… arrrgh! (cries)

So… please forgive me if I am super super slow at updating…

I'm sorry :(

(Walks away and has a nervous breakdown)

---phoenix