Chibi-Kari: Yeah I was having trouble deciding how this chapter should go after I lost it
in the 'Great Computer Crash'. I predicted it and Gateway had to pay for it.
Max: She doesn't own Beyblade, but somehow she got Gateway to fix her computer
free of charge and get it shipped free of charge.
Chibi-Kari: What can you say? I'm convincing and threatening…hehehe.
Max: On with the fic…
Years Ago
Chapter 12-What To Do?
Robert sat in the darkness. He didn't even bother to call the nurse when Hilary
had awakened. He needed to think, needed to decide what was best for Hilary. Would
he let go of her for Kai's sake or hold on for his own. How would she react when she
found out that they were to be married, but Kai was back? What would he say to her?
These were all questions he needed to think about and the answers were scary ones.
Did he love her enough to let her go? Could he let her go? And what about their child?
Could Kai be the father that Robert wanted to be? These questions would be answered
with on decision and that decision was on Robert's shoulders and his alone.
"Robert?" This time Hilary seemed a little more awake. She shifted trying to sit
up.
"Yes?" He said letting his eyes settle on the woman he had grown to love more
than anything else.
"You should go home. And please take Kailee with you. You seem so tired."
Hilary said taking his hand, "I care about you, I don't want you getting yourself sick over
me. I'll be here in the morning."
"Hils, I need to tell you some things." He said wrapping his hands around hers.
"What?"
"Well Hil, things are a bit different than you remember them. See Kailee is five
now and…well…let me tell you what has happened between what you remember and
now."
The Waiting Room
The sun had just begin to rise and fill the dead room with light. Kai stirred and
looked into the seat next to him, to find it still empty. Looking around the room he
watched as the others began to wake up. Kailee was still asleep in his arms.
He looked down at the little girl, the little girl that he had dreamed of having with
Hilary. He had spent half the time on the island thinking of what type of family they
would be. He dreamed of sending his children to the best schools, teaching them how
to beyblade, heck he even thought about having conversations with them. He imagined
scaring off his beautiful daughter's first boyfriend. Running after him down the street,
just daring him to try and come within 500 feet of his daughter. Now he had that
chance. He was going to take Robert's advice. He was going to be in her life no matter
what. She would have everything that she ever wanted. He would let her do what ever
she wanted. He didn't care if she end up as a spoiled brat. This was his daughter, the
only one he would ever have because if he couldn't be with Hilary he wouldn't be with
anyone. She was his one and only love. But nothing mattered right now, nothing
except his daughter's happiness. Some things he couldn't control, like Hilary's love.
But he could control making his daughter happy. Oh and if anyone made her cry he
would personally kill him or her.
"Thinking of her first boyfriend?" Tala laughed.
"Huh? What would make you say that?" Kai asked looking at the little girl and
then back at his best friend.
"The look on you your face was of murder. You were thinking about chasing him
down the street weren't you?" Tala teased.
"Well I was." He admitted.
"I know. I know that face all to well. I see it on me all the time when I think of
her. I think I would kill the first person that hurts her. Use some of that wonderful
training I got at the Abby."
"Tala."
"I know, but really come on. I know you think of it too."
"Yeah, but I would never say that."
"It seems that you've changed a lot. More social, not to mention you would have
said that before." Tala said finally sitting in the vacant seat next to him.
"Being with those guys," He said motioning to the group to his right, "for five
years is enough to change you. Plus, I had to talk to them for them to survive past the
first day. Rei could have made it a few months, but Max and Tyson practically died an
hour after getting on the island."
"What about Kenny?"
"Surprisingly, I think he could have made it all the way. He may have looked
weak at one point, but he is one strong guy. I don't think that we could have made it
without each other. Of course explaining why we had to make a fire on one side of the
island and how we had to cook the food was murder. They couldn't just take orders,
they had to have a detailed explanation of why." Kai laughed lightly causing the little girl
to awaken. Kai looked down, "Sorry sweetheart."
"It's okay Daddy. Is Mommy awake yet?" She said rubbing her eyes. Kai smiled
as she said Daddy.
"No news yet, but soon." Just as Kai said that Robert walked in the room.
"Are you alright, Robert?" Mariah said as she jumped up.
"Yeah, you look like a wreck." Ozuma said as he sat up straighter.
"Hilary's awake now. But she doesn't have a memory of the past three or four
years. So I had to tell her some things." He said standing in front of the group.
"Did she remember anything while you were telling her?" Emily said as she
stood up.
"No, but I didn't expect her to." Robert said moving a little closer.
"What did you tell her?" Tala asked looking over at the man he now called a
friend. This was the man that Tala had spent the first few months of Hilary's
relationship having murderous thoughts.
Robert took a deep breath and looked around at all of them.
TBC
Chibi-Kari: I think I like how this is going now. I know what I'm going to do.
Max: How long is this going to be?
Chibi-Kari: I don't know. What do you guys think?
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