A.N. And now it's time for Kai to dance! Also, please excuse the corny songs used for this chapter.
Chapter Six
As the taxi drove along the wet streets, heading for the community hall, Kai and Hillary silently held hands, while Tyson chatted casually to the driver. Kai was getting nervous, for he hadn't really danced with a girl before, let alone one that he liked; At least I've got some tips from Tyson…he thought, turning to Hillary. She looked at him and smiled, "Kai, it's not going to be that bad, dancing can actually be fun," she told him, reading his mind like it was a magazine, and his nervousness was one of its main articles. "How did you know?" he asked,
"Well, when you said 'I don't really do dances' before, I guessed that you've never been to one, have never really danced before; or both,"
He was silent for a moment, turning back to the window as if to distract himself, then turning back. "Kai, you're too full of pride," Hillary said with a laugh, "Don't worry, I'll teach you as we go,"
"Sure."
The taxi turned a corner and pulled out in front of the community hall, which had a small desk at the front of its entrance where somebody was collecting the admission fee. Lights and shadows, shapes and decorations, all could be seen coming from inside making Kai get even more nervous; Hillary squeezed his hand to comfort him. "We're here!" Tyson exclaimed, "What's the fair?" he asked the driver, and when he received an answer, the three friends all pitched in and paid the amount. Kai stepped out of the car, opening his umbrella, helping Hillary along the way. Tyson quickly ran ahead, already the five dollars in his hand; he paid the admission and went inside. "Well somebody's excited" Hillary stated, walking with Kai hand in hand up to the desk. "Yeah, you'd think he was doing it on purpose," Kai agreed, pulling out a ten dollar bill from his wallet and paying the man at the desk, "Have a good night," he said, accepting the money, "Can I hold on to your umbrella sir?"
"Thanks," and so he handed in the umbrella. "That was sweet of you," Hillary said, kissing Kai on the cheek as they walked inside.
The community hall was a sea of color and sound, with people all around, dancing and talking and so forth. The couple walked in to hear the song 'I see you baby' by Groove Armada, and people were dancing alone, with a friend, and in groups to the tune. "Well this doesn't seem too bad… I suppose we should give it a try?" Kai suggested with a slight shrug,
"Lets!" replied Hillary, and she led him by the arm into the middle of the dance floor. "Hillary, why are we going in the middle?" he asked with a hint of fear,
"Because," she called above the music, "That way we just blend in with the crowd, besides, Tyson won't be able to bother us if he can't find us!"
"Right,"
Now was the time for Kai to really dance. The voice of Tyson resounded in his head, like in so many others in kung-fu movies where the main character would be fighting the main evil guy, and his sensei's advice would be remembered at the last minute: "Just listen to the music and let the rhythm take control…"
Kai did a few basic steps he had seen from some television shows and movies, letting his senses give into the rhythm. Now it seemed a lot easier seeming he was actually at the dance, the fact that he was with Hillary, and that everyone else didn't seem to care how they danced, but just that they were having a good time.
Kai took Hillary's hands with his own, and they swayed casually for a bit, listening to the song. Then he let Hillary take the lead, doing twirls and turns and other dance moves, teaching him as they went along. Soon Kai was getting the hang of it, and now he took the lead himself, dancing quite comfortably to the tune in the middle of the crowd. Suddenly the song changed, this time it was 'Tick Tock' by Gwen Stafani, again a good song to really get into. I can't believe this, Kai thought to himself, twirling Hillary around, I'm actually having a good time…As he and Hillary danced around, Kai couldn't help noticing that a very familiar set of blonde hair was bopping up and down and around in the crowd. He didn't know what to do: stay and dance with Hillary, or be polite and say hello…?
Eventually he decided what the best choice was.
"Max is here," Kai told her when his mouth was close to her ear,
"Really? Let's go say hi," she replied.
The two of them made their way past some of the dancers, and were greeted by the sight of Max dancing with a small group of girls, with Tyson as well. They all seemed to be having a lot of fun. Max turned around when he noticed Kai standing there with Hillary, and smiled brightly. "Hey there Kai, Hillary, I didn't know you two would be here tonight," he seemed to be somewhat relieved by this, even pleased, like some long wait was finally over.
Kai nodded slightly, as was his way;
"Yes, same to you too," Hillary said, "When did you get here?"
"Only about five or six minutes ago; or somewhere in between," he replied with a laugh,
"Is there anyone else here that we should know about?" Kai asked,
"Not yet," Tyson cut in, "But Ray and Mariah should be here soon,"
And with that the group continued to dance; Kai and Hillary decided to go off to a different part of the hall. When they found a spot they danced some more, talking with each other as they did so: "Do you think that those girls are dancing with Max and Tyson because that they like them, or that they're famous?" Hillary asked, twirling into Kai, then out,
"Whatever it is, do you think that they actually care?" he asked back,
"Well, I know that Tyson wouldn't, but Max…"
"Can get hurt easily" he finished, "Do you want a drink or something? I think I saw a drink stand somewhere,"
"Sure."
As Kai and Hillary went to get their drinks, a very sinister looking security camera with a microphone attached watched over the whole scene in the hall. Connected to that camera was a wire, which was connected to other wires, and they in turn even more. Eventually one of these wires ran along and was connected to a very sinister looking satellite dish, which sent out the information from the camera in the form of radio waves. These waves were picked up by another very sinister looking dish, which was floating in space, and, which in turn, sent these waves back down to earth. A very sinister looking aerial which was attached to a very sinister looking laptop, picked up these waves and processed them back into video imaging and sound, which Number 1, and Number 2, were watching and listening with interest.
"Our plan will soon be completed," Number 1 said, "Good popcorn by the way, Number 2; what brand is it?"
"Home Brand, surprisingly,"
"Really? Well, I'll know to by this brand from now on!"
There was a moment of crunching and munching, as the two very sinister looking characters ate their popcorn, while watching the laptop screen. "Anyway, once we get them alone we can make our move," Number 1 said, taking another handful of popcorn from its bowl.
"It's a tad bit perverted though, don't you think, watching their every move and all?" Number 2 asked,
"We've only been watching when they're out of doors, and even then we still give them privacy. We only need to know where they are, not what they're doing,"
"If you say so… Hey! I think they're playing Rock Lobster! Oh I do love that song," and then he began to mouth the words. "I hope they play The Chariot, by The Cat Empire," grumbled Number 1, "That popcorn made me thirsty, I'm going to go down to the kitchens – do you want a drink?"
"Creaming Soda, if they have it!" he called out, as his partner in crime walked down the stairs.
Kai leant against the wall and took a sip of his soda, which by now was half full – or half empty, if you're not an optimist. He watching the dancers out on the floor, listening to the 'Rock Lobster' that the DJ had recently put on, enjoying himself. "See, I told you it would be fun," Hillary said, who was also leaning against the wall next to him. "I admit my defeat; I'm actually having a good time," Kai replied, "Especially now that I'm with you," he turned to her as she looked up to him, (A.N. He's taller) and they kissed, holding on for a moment… till they parted. Kai took another swig of his drink, and noticed that Ray was coming over with Mariah to the stand.
Trying not to be noticed, Kai turned his back to them, only to hear Mariah call out: "Hey, isn't that Kai?"
Kai turned to them with some reluctance, because for some reason he had not really wanted to see everyone he knew, tonight; maybe he was just embarrassed that he was actually out. "Hi there Kai," Mariah said with a smile, walking over to them as Ray bought the drinks, "I didn't know you would be here, and with… Hillary, isn't it?"
"Yes," Hillary replied, "I think we've met a few times,"
"So, you guys here on a date?"
"What we are doing here is no business of yours," Kai told her dismissively, crossing his arms,
"Okay tough guy, sorry!"
"Hey Mariah, I got your drink, its cola so – Kai?" Ray said who had just come back from the drink stand, holding two bottles of soda. Then he saw that Hillary was with him, and he understood all.
"Well it was nice seeing you here Kai," Ray continued, "I'll catch you tomorrow then. Come on then Mariah, let's go,"
"But-but I-" the pink haired girl objected, already being taken away by the arm, looking back to Kai and Hillary. Thanks Ray, the blue haired Russian thought to himself as he watched the two walk away, I definitely owe you one.
After that, Kai and Hillary had soon finished their drinks and were back on the dance floor. Every song the DJ played was excellent to 'groove' to, and Kai found that with each passing moment he was enjoying himself more and more, as was the case with Hillary. Then, as the song currently playing began to end, the DJ spoke through his microphone, "Okay guys, this next song's for couples only, so get a partner or get a drink…it's your choice…"
Immediately people began to get together, headed for the seats at the back of the hall, or lined up to buy drinks. Kai quickly remembered what he had to do, and he put his arms around Hillary's waist, and she put her arms around his neck. A more slow song soon began to play: 'Swallowed in the Sea' by Coldplay. They began to move slowly to the melody of the song, looking into the other ones eyes; Hillary smiled, and Kai couldn't help but smile back. And there they danced, staring into one another's eyes as if exploring the beauty of the other ones soul and being. They swayed…listening to the song… Hillary closed her eyes, resting her head under the crook of Kai's chin, letting out a sigh. Kai smiled and closed his eyes also, holding on tighter to the girl he loved. Hillary began to slowly play with his midnight hair, nuzzling her head in his embrace.
The song went on…
When they thought that they could stay together like that for the rest of time, the song slowly came to an end. Kai and Hillary stood holding each other for a few seconds more, trying to make there embrace last for as long as it could, until they knew that they had to let go or else draw attention to themselves. "That was nice…" whispered Hillary as they broke apart,
"Yes, it was," replied Kai, who looked around the hall. His friends seemed to be occupied with other things at the moment: Tyson was talking with some girl, Max looked like he was having a good conversation with the DJ, and Ray and Mariah were walking off to go sit down. "Listen, do you want to get out of here?" Kai asked Hillary as the next song came on,
"Like, go back to your place?"
"That is exactly what I mean."
Kai lead Hillary by the hand outside the hall, and found that the rain had died down to a light drizzle. "I better get the umbrella," Kai said, and he walked over to the desk, where a very sinister looking person was situated. "Hey, I left an umbrella here before I went in, someone else was at the desk though," he told the person,
"I'll see if it's here sir," he replied, and began to rummage around through an unseen box. Meanwhile, Hillary had dialed a number on her phone and was now telling the person on the other end where they could send a taxi to pick herself and Kai up. "Yes, only two people…thanks so much" and with that she hung up. She shivered as she stood by the side of the road, waiting for Kai to hurry up. Suddenly a pair of lights appeared at the end of the road, moving fast and coming closer by the second. "It couldn't have come that quickly" Hillary said to herself. Then as quickly as she had noticed the car, it stopped with a loud screech right in front of her; the doors opening to reveal darkly clothed men.