Crystalen

Chapter eight

After a night of hard work Tyson, Max and Ray return to the dojo, very exhausted.

Unfortunately, just as the guys expected Kai is standing in front of the dojo's entrance.

--- Oh, no god, please.

--- Shut up Tyson! --- Says an angry Kai --- you think you were a smart ass, no, I'm going to make you pay for that.

--- No Kai please I will do everything you want --- begs Tyson but fails Kai grabs him by the neck, then walk near a tree form there. Max and Ray watch them and follow, even though knowing after that it is going to be their turn of punishment.

First Kai takes some snow and press it against Tyson head, the snow enter into his nose making him sneeze. Kai takes a little of more of snow and put it inside his underwear, Tyson freezes. Then Kai ties up a rope around Tyson's hips, then take off his clothes except his boxers and start to pull him up to the top of the tree and with that he ties the rope on the tree's bark. Kai shakes his hands indicating he has finished.

Tyson is hanging on a tree, dress only with his boxers, in the middle of the street, with the cold breeze coming up from the winter.

--- You…. you are not going to leave here, now are you? --- Says Tyson as Kai walks away from him going next to Ray and Max. Kai puts his serious face.

--- If any of you dare to pull him down you will receive a double punish.

Then disappear in the streets. Max and Ray look at each other and then face Tyson.

--- Hey, guys put me down, come on --- instead Ray and Max run away, it's better than receive a punishment --- No wait! Ray! Max! KAI!

Kids are the first on watching the poor Tyson and laugh.

Ray and Max go back to the dojo only to find chief awake with a headache.

--- Hey Kenny how are you feeling? --- ask Ray.

--- Ba…a….aa…ad --- Kenny faint in the floor and then Tyson's grandpa appear.

--- Ah, there you are? Where were you the whole night? And… where is Tyson? --- say grandpa. Max and Ray look at each other but only Max answer.

--- You see grandpa we were… at the restaurant Kenny took Hilary and well… we made some mess that we had to pay for and then… we were walking here when Kai grabbed Tyson and punished him.

Grandpa keeps quiet for a moment.

--- Ah, Kai punished Tyson for what he did to Hilary, now I understand why she was acting weird.

--- What did you say grandpa? --- ask Ray at the moment.

--- That Hilary came here yesterday very upset and with a drunken Kenny, so I assume it was Tyson's fault.

--- Then you assume right but… where is Hilary? --- ask again Ray

--- She went to her home.

--- And where is Kai? I saw him coming this way--- sat Max looking around.

--- Ah, yes, he came too but just to pick a bag or his bag, I don't know and then he left. He looked upset too --- answer grandpa.

--- How not, after what Tyson did to him, I just hope he hadn't forgotten our bet. --- say Max and sigh.

--- Well, after chief recovers we will ask Hilary who she likes --- comment Ray, thrilled.

Away from the dojo, now in the park full of snow, so you can barely see a peace of grass, Kai is walking, thinking; of course he is mad at Tyson for cheating on him. But he is also mad because he found out what the guys were doing the whole weekend, dating Hilary, that makes him even more angry so he is about to kick a tree until he sees none other than Hilary, sitting in a banking.

He isn't sure if he goes to her or leave, but then stop and think "Maybe this will be the only chance that I can give it to her before the others start to bother", he make five steps near her, stop, make another two steps and stop and when he is about to take the last step Hilary turns around to face him and smile. Kai wants to smile but couldn't, it is not allow for now.

--- Hey there Kai, what are you doing here? --- ask Hilary, trying to keep the smile.

--- That's exactly the same question I was going to ask you --- say Kai in his cold way.

--- Nothing really. I mean my parents aren't home, I'm worry about Kenny for what happened last night, Max and Ray are acting strange with me… and I hate Tyson.

Now is his turn to smile lightly. "That's a good sign", Kai thinks.

--- But you haven't answer to me Kai, what are you doing here?

Kai says nothing; instead he walks in front of Hilary and put down a gray he was carrying. Hilary remembers seeing that bag before but didn't know what is inside of it. So when Kai opens it he takes out a cute white bear. Then grab Hilary's hand, which make her blushes a little and deliver the bear to her.

She is shock by the action and the fact that Kai gives her a present, a Christmas present. "Beautiful" thinks Hilary, "both Kai and the bear", Hilary hugs the bear and smile.

Kai also feels happy for what he did, and he is glad that no one interrupt that moment, suddenly he gasps when he feels Hilary hugging him very tight.

--- Thank you Kai, this means a lot to me. --- say Hilary still hugging Kai.

--- It's just a bear, practically nothing.

--- Wrong, not the gift, the action I never thought you will think in me. --- She let him go and grab the teddy bear, then look at Kai --- Does this mean that we can be…

--- Only if you want --- say Kai now smiling more so she can notices it. Hilary hugs him once more and gives him a kiss, on the lips of course. This takes Kai by surprise but return the kiss anyway.

After that they walk through the rest of the park together, hand in hand, close, very close to each other.

And again in Tyson's dojo, obviously Tyson is down of the tree because his grandpa helps him. Now he is cover with a big sweater but still trembling and sneezing of coldness. Ray and Max just sit and drink hot chocolate.

--- I told you not to bother Kai; you see what happens when you do so --- say Max and laugh at the aspect of Tyson.

--- Talk… for your…self Max… soon we will found out who wins the next strike --- say Tyson and sneeze.

--- Talking about it, Hilary hasn't come, I wonder why?

--- I don't think she will come, not with Tyson here --- think Max.

--- What was that Max? Afraid to loose --- say Tyson

--- No, I just say that she might….

But Max is abruptly interrupt by Kenny, who enters the dojo from the back door.

--- Guys, what's going on? --- say a confuse Kenny.

--- Don't you remember chief; you get drunk last night, when you were with Hilary--- tells Tyson and smile by looking at the surprise face of Kenny.

--- WHAT! Oh my god, that's not possible she must be angry with me aaahhhhh --- Kenny fall down in the floor --- I think I loose her forever.

--- Come on it's not that bad Kenny you will find another girl who truly loves you --- say Max and put his hand on Kenny's shoulder. Soon grandpa bring more hot chocolate, Tyson takes one and give one to Kenny.

There is silence in the whole dojo but it breaks when the front door is open and reveals Hilary with her bear along with Kai holding her hand.

--- Hey, guys look what Kai gave to me --- says Hilary showing the bear. Everyone has their mouth wide open. The cold captain gave a present, a present to a girl.

--- Wow! That's great, I always thought Kai was only a cold bastard that thinks only in himself but this time I'm wrong --- say Ray and Kai sends him a death glare so Ray keeps drinking his hot chocolate.

Hilary then turns to face Tyson, obviously mad at him but she notices Kenny lying in the floor and approaches to him.

--- Kenny how are you feeling? --- say Hilary. Kenny stands up fast as a thunder.

--- Ah, Hilary… I'm… I'm sorry --- He looks at the floor. Hilary smile.

--- It's okay Kenny it wasn't you fault --- she turns to Tyson --- I think someone must be ashamed of his ugly conduct and the bad actions that he does to his friends.

Everyone stare at Tyson.

--- Hey wait! I didn't do all by myself, Ray and Max were there too--- reply Tyson.

--- Fuck you Tyson! You were the one that planned everything. --- say Ray angry.

--- I think that punishment that I gave to you wasn't enough eh Tyson? --- tell Kai.

Tyson smiles nervously and all of a sudden Hilary hugs Kai.

--- And just for you to know Tyson, I'm Kai's girlfriend now.

Ray gets shock, Tyson drop the chocolate on the floor, Kenny cries and Max… he just expected that so say no comment about it.

--- Are you serious! Hilary do you notice is Kai the cold bastard we are talking about-- say Tyson.

--- That's it Tyson! I will take the hell out of you --- and with this Hilary chase Tyson around the whole dojo. Max laugh and Ray thinks "from all the cold bastards of the world she has to pick Kai, oh well no one nice like me wins every time"

--- So… that means nobody wins the bet right? --- say Max and Kai turns to him, mad.

--- What did you say? A bet? --- Kai grabs the poor Max by the hair.

--- Ouch, Yes, don't hurt me Kai, it was Tyson's idea.

--- What kind of bet was? --- asks Hilary hanging Tyson.

--- Well, it was that we all had to take you out on a date and make you a surprise and at the end we will ask who of us you like and the winner will be the leader for a month --- answer Ray.

--- Yeah, but since Kai win… he is the old and the new leader. --- says Max.

--- So that's why you act weird this weekend… I'm glad… no wait, not with Tyson, he kissed me --- say Hilary on purpose to see Kai's reaction that is the one she expected.

--- You what… bloody Tyson! I will hang you up in the tree but this time without any clothes you idiot --- say and Kai and starts to punch Tyson.

--- Not Kai let me explain… it was all a… game --- too late, Kai grabs him and take him out of the dojo to the tree before.

--- Want to see what happen when your boyfriend catches someone bothering you Hilary? --- say Max with a smile.

--- Okay --- smile Hilary and all of them including Tyson's grandpa go out to see how Kai hang Tyson naked on the top of the tree that glistens this time and let snow fall all over the road.