Alright, first off...I have something that needs to be said.


This follows that big rant I had on my other story, Heaven's Light...and unfortunately it's about the same issue.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FORCE ME TO UPDATE!

I am sooo sick of saying this!

It hasn't gotten really bad yet, unlike Heaven's Light, but I don't wish it to get any worse.

Writing fanfiction is NOT my job, nor will it ever be! Those who haven't learned to be patient should learn as quickly as possible! It will definitely help you with other aspects in the real world...

And don't even THINK of sending me death threats. They are immature and ineffective. As I've told everyone on the other fic...I will delete the story if I get too many of them. (Thank God I haven't received one for this fic yet)

I don't mind people kindly asking me when they think I'll update though. One person was nice enough to bring it up while I was talking with her, so I took a little more time to hurry and get this next chapter up for her. Thank you for not being rude:D It's much appreciated.

...and to the person who was getting "annoyed" with me not updating this fic...I'm sooo sorry that I have better and more important things to do! I suppose you didn't see my note at the end of the last chapter that said I won't be able to update for a while because of school...and though I started a while ago, I still attend it...which means a lot of work for me! Not to mention a bunch of other things that have popped up since then! There are plenty of other good fics out there for you to read while you wait.

Okay...enough of that...

Another thing that has come up is the question of where Max and Rei are. I haven't decided whether or not to include them, but at this point it doesn't look like I will. Sorry all you Max and Rei fans out there! I'm actually writing another story that involves Kai as a phoenix, and both Rei and Max will be appearing in it though…but I'm not posting that story for a while now.

Well…I think I'm done now….


I do apologize to all the people this doesn't apply to, and hopefully I won't have to re-address this issue.

Here's the next chapter...

Enjoy if possible...

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Chapter 7

Everyone had slept in the next day. Hilary awoke to the noisy chirping of the birds outside, and realized it was already past noon.

With a gasp, she flung herself off her make-shift bed, which happened to be located on Tyson's couch, and rushed over to her house to get cleaned up and to check on her little sister Hana.

She returned almost an hour later, and decided that it was well past time for Tyson to get up.

"I'll have the...the peanut butter fudge..." The navy haired teen moaned in his sleep, pointing up toward the ceiling.

Hilary rolled her eyes and heaved her foot into the sleeping boy's side, creating a loud cry of surprise and pain.

"What the heck Hilary!" He yelled in pure rage, holding his side.

"It's way past noon!" The brunette shouted back. "Why can't you sleep like a normal person!"

The commotion had awoken Kenny, who stumbled into the room, his hair and glasses askew. "What's going on!"

His question was answered when he saw the two teens continue their argument, and he felt it was better to just stay out of it.

Ten minutes later, the argument died and Tyson stormed into the kitchen for food and aspirin.

"Hey Chief, how's Kai doing?" Hilary asked.

"I haven't been up there yet..."

Suddenly, a loud crash came from outside, followed by a short scream from Tyson.

The two brunettes ran into the kitchen.

"What happened!" Kenny asked.

"Oh my God!" Hilary ran past Tyson and out the sliding doors into the backyard.

Kai cursed to himself as he picked himself up from the ground, scowling up at the sky.

"What the heck are you doing up Kai!" Hilary immediately began scolding the phoenix. "What's going on!"

She looked around, trying to figure the answer out for herself since the phoenix remained silent. Suddenly, she gasped. "You didn't...!"

The brunette ran a hand down her face with a sigh.

It appeared that the blue haired phoenix had gotten on the roof of the dojo and jumped off, but his wings had failed him, and he ended up crashing in the backyard.

"One more time..."

"Kai!"

By this time, Tyson and Kenny joined them outside.

"...and all of a sudden...there he was! Flat on the ground!" The navy haired teen explained.

The conversation was interrupted with another argument further out in the yard.

"I said stop!" Hilary growled, attaching herself to Kai's waist. "You're going to hurt yourself again!"

"But I have to make sure I can fly! He can show up at any time!" The phoenix tried to pry the girl's arms away.

"Kai! I order you to stop this!"

The blue haired phoenix glared at her, and then sighed, not being able to defy a direct order.

With a sigh, the brunette released the phoenix. "Good!"

"Is everything okay now?" Tyson asked, staring at Kai.

"Hn..." The phoenix withdrew his wings and crossed his arms, walking past the group and into the house.

"Well that was different..." Kenny started.

"He has a lot on his mind..." Hilary interrupted. "I'm sure he'll be fine in a little bit."

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The phoenix's attitude didn't improve though. In fact, he was growing more distant as the days passed, even toward Hilary.

He decided to spend more of his time under the tree in Hilary's backyard rather than going over to Tyson's with everyone else.

Hilary sighed, glancing out the kitchen window at the sulking phoenix. "I've had enough of this…he's acting like a child!"

The brunette walked over to the sliding glass doors and entered the yard, tiptoeing over to the blue haired teen silently.

"Good morning Hilary." He stated simply once she got closer.

Slightly disappointed, the girl plopped down next to him, leaning back against the trunk of the tree. "Good morning….how are you doing?"

"Hn…"

She sighed again. This is how it had been for the past two days! She didn't want to bring the subject up, but now he was forcing it. Of course, it might do him some good to talk about it…

"You know…" She started. "It won't do you any good to mull over one thing too long..."

"I have to developed a plan...I can't guarantee my survival the next time we meet."

"Don't say that Kai!" The brunette was on her feet now. "You said yourself that he was human and somehow stole your power! How can something like that measure up to the original!

"He's had many years to develop his powers. Mine are completely underdeveloped…."

"What are you talking about!" Hilary jumped to her feet. "You put up a pretty good fight the last time! It was because of me that you got hurt! Why are you putting yourself down all of a sudden! It's not like you!"

"Why should it concern you?" Kai stood up and faced her, a serious look on his face.

"Why? WHY! Are you that dense!" The brunette started. "I care about you Kai! I can't stand to see you like this! All I want to do is help you, but you won't let me understand!"

"Don't pretend to understand me! I know your kind…you only care about yourselves! And that's the way it will be whether you speak different or not!" With a snarl, Kai bent his knees and leapt into the air, scaling the roof of Hilary's house and disappearing on the other side.

"FINE! BE THAT WAY!" Hilary screamed after him at the top of her lungs. She turned and stormed back into her house with a huff, slamming the door after her.

"Stubborn boy…" She grumbled, pulling her shoes on and tying them tight. "He thinks he knows the human race? Well he's got a lot more coming then!"

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Okay…another horrible chapter completed!

The next chapter is boring too…I think…but the chapter after that will have some action in it. I'm just taking a few chapters to slow things down a bit, as I said a while ago.

Please review…and tell me what you think!

Oh, and I don't think I mentioned it, but thank you for all the comments left last chapter! I won't be replying to them in chapters anymore, since it is now officially "against the rules" but I will try to reply to them via the new "review reply" system deal…I don't know what it's officially called…:P