Chibi-Kari: I'm alive. Minimal damage luckily, part of our roof needs to be
replaced and our lanai is broken, but other than that my house is perfect. I want to
thank everyone that thought about me and my family cause it must have worked. I
survived a category 5 hurricane, that turned off minutes from hitting us. Two of my
friend's don't have homes anymore and neither does my aunt and my friend from
arcadia is missing. But besides that we all fared well. There was someone that
reviewed one of my stories that was from Charlotte County and a pray they are alright
too. No power for a week and maybe a week more though so I'm at my grandma's.
Max: Okai, she doesn't own, but she does thank everyone for their concern.
Chibi-Kari: No more flashbacks!!!
Max: On with the fic...
Years Ago
Chapter 3-What Happened
END OF FLASHBACK
Hilary shook uncontrollably with tears as Mr. Dickenson wrapped his arms
around the broken girl. No matter what words escaped from his lips, it could never
change the fact that the Bladebreakers were missing. Gone. Everything had gone
alright up until they got back on that plane. They had spent two weeks in Italy, during
which Hilary heard from them every night. They had won the conference, just like
everyone knew they would. Somewhere over the ocean their plane went down, just two
hours from landing. The search had gone on now for two months, with no signs. BBA
had now named this as a hopeless case and they had been proclaimed dead.
'This can't be happening. They can't be dead. Kai can't be dead. They're still
alive. I know they're still alive!' Hilary thought to herself as she stood up and wiped her
eyes, "Mr. Dickenson, they aren't dead. They can't be dead." She started to walk over
to the desk and leaned against it, rubbing her eyes with her hand.
"Hilary, we have searched for two months. Even if they had survived the crash,
it's been too long without supplies." He said walking over to the girl, who had now
situated herself in a position originated by Kai.
To his words, no matter how right she knew they were, she replied "No you can't stop
looking for them!!! You just can't. I need him." She said as she slumped to the ground,
breaking into new tears.
"Hilary-" Mr. Dickenson started as he neared the girl.
"No!" She yelled as she ran out of the office.
She ran out of the building and continued to run, running away from her fears,
her heartache, her disappointment, her life now, the life of pain that she now resided in,
never to escape. When Kai was said to be dead, she had gone to the one person she
thought would always be there. To her disappointment her mother wasn't there for her.
She was exactly the opposite. Hilary had to tell her mother the news she had. First her
boyfriend's death, then of all her friends, but like many deaths life still comes...this life
being that of Kai and her baby. The one that would never know it's father or
grandmother for that matter. As soon as Hilary's mother had found out, she kicked her
out of the house, leaving her daughter walking down the road with suitcases in her
hands and rain soaking her through, though she could not tell. Walking down that
street, not realizing she was taking a path she had trod so often, that to Tyson's dojo.
She just walked past it, luckily Grandpa had seen her and taken her in, letting her
explain everything, sharing his grief, never judging, never questioning, giving her hope,
and giving her a place to stay. This is where she now resided, deciding how to pick up
the broken pieces of her shattered life.
Right now, none of this mattered, she was just going to run, run as fast and as far
as her legs would carry her. Nothing mattered to her, her life and her love were gone.
Unrenowned to her she had entered the park. She took no head to her surroundings
until she ran straight into someone, causing her to fall to the ground.
"Are you alright? Wait I know who you are. You were in the picture that the
Bladebreakers had sent me. Hilary? Right? Shouldn't you be inside?" A male voice
asked her.
"Yes, you knew the Bladebreakers?" Hilary ask, tears streaming down her face,
not even bothering to wipe them from her already red eyes
"Yes, I battled them during the Word Championships and I saw them two months
ago. It's hard to imagine that they aren't going to come back. Now that I'm in there
home town, I keep expecting to see them. Rei, talking to me, with his wisdom and
patience. Max, running around the corner to greet me and the others, with his
unrestrained energy. Tyson. I think just his name is enough to describe him." This
caused Hilary to giggle, "You look much better with a smile than tears."
"You forgot two. Kenny, his wonderful knowledge and Dizzi driving you up the
wall. And then Kai..." When she said his name, her voice immediately softened
causing her companion to notice, how the one word she said could contain so much
emotion and hang in the air.
He looked down at the girl and outstretched his hand, "We should go back to the
dojo. That's where I'm staying. I just needed to get away from the others. And if I do
remember there were five people quite worried about you, after receiving a call from Mr.
Dickenson."
Hilary grasped his hand and with his help pulled herself up. She smiled to
herself she knew exactly who those people would be, Grandpa and the St. Shields. To
her surprise Miriam was extremely willing to talk about baby things. She wondered if
that girl was a baby fanatic. Ozuma, Joseph, and Dunga had been surprisingly
supportive of her situation. When she thought about it, it could be their respect for the
Bladebreakers. Grandpa of course was being way too overprotective of her. When she
had questioned him about this, he said something about Tyson's mother.
She looked up at the boy walking next to her, still grasping her hand. Hilary
knew that getting over their death wasn't going to be easy, but with people like these
she might just be able to make it through.
TBC
Chibi-Kari: I'll try and update as soon as possible. Thank you all for your
patience. I thought I did a good job with this chapter, but maybe not. The next will have
a time lapse.
Max: Thanks for reading!
Chibi-Kari: Thanks and Bai-Bai!!!
Max: Review!!!