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Chapter 3: Guess Who?

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Tyson had been confined to his room after that little incident with the infuriated Klaire. He had a huge major bump on his head and suffered from horrific migraine that made him feel like he was going to throw up. Now he had a perfectly good reason to miss school on a Friday.

'Stupid girl,' Tyson thought as he laid down his bed. Just then he felt his hair rise up as he imagined Hilary screeching at him. Why was she like that to him? What did he ever do to her? A cloth bag of ice was placed on his head. Tyson felt the ice pierce his bump, making it hurt even more! Oh the excruciating pain! It drove him nuts.

"STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!" he yelled to himself. It was stupid of him to judge "Hillary" of her looks and now he has lost at least half of his brain cells.

(Flashback)

"Like he had enough brain cells to think before," Hilary smirked as she placed the bag of ice on him.

Then laughter came from Ray, Max, Kenny and Daichi as they sat around his room earlier that day.

"You shouldn't have done that Tyson," Max shook his head, "You'll never learn."

"My words exactly," Hilary pointed out.

(End of Flashback)

Oh he'll learn now. Never mess with girls who look like Hilary because they always carry a murder weapon handy.

Suddenly the phone began to ring. Tyson was too lazy to reach for his cordless phone on the bedside table.

"RAY! GET THE PHONE!" Tyson yelled. Ray had gone out to train with Drigger yet again.

No answer. The phone just kept its obnoxious ring. His ears just hurt listening to it. With a grunt he slammed it to his ear. Ouch. Then he muttered gruffly, "Hello."

"I'm almost there," Kai whispered. There was a lot noise in the background and an eerie static shrill. The voice was unrecognizable and in a deep whisper.

"Who the hell are you?" Tyson asked, stressed.

"Kai, moron," he retorted. Tyson sat up on his bed, smiling. His friend was calling them, after all these months.

"Hi Kai moron," Tyson joked, "Have you gone back to lose from another beybattle against me?"

"Don't push your luck, fat boy," Kai said in a threatening tone, "I'm almost home."

'Home…Kai called this place home?' Tyson thought deeply.

"Where are you?" Tyson asked, stupidly.

"In a plane. Where else?" Kai replied. "Look, tell Hilary and the others I'm coming back, got it? I'm not allowed to use cellular phones in airplanes during flights but I had to let you guys know."

"Ok," Tyson mumbled then he suddenly glared, 'Hilary and the others? Since when did Hilary come first?'

"Got it? I'm there at 5:00. I know you'll somehow forget."

"Fine," he grunted. "And I WON'T forget. I'm not stupid you know."

"Hah, yeah. Whatever," Kai pressed on the off button. The flight was another hour and a half to go left and he was growing restless.

Tyson slammed the phone back to its cradle. Kai had been good enough to tell them he was coming back. He felt suddenly relieved of Kai's arrival. He looked at his clock that hung on the wall in front of him. Three o'clock. School should be over by now. Hilary will come running here.

'No more Hilary's scream, she'll be too preoccupied with Kai,' Tyson sighed, 'that doesn't sound too good. No, BAD! Ohh if Kai lays a hand…'

He then yawned and threw himself back on the pillows and instantly fell asleep, 'Stupid Kai…I'll kill you…'

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Klaire checked her backpack and then she pulled out her laptop. She checked it for any dents…it had been in her bag when she whacked it on his head.

'I hope it's okay…' she examined it carefully then sighed of relief and wiped her sweat off.

"Coming Hillary?" Hilary asked. Her backpack was on her back, and she was ready to head for the dojo.

"Yep," Klaire replied then sweat dropped, "What's a dojo?"

Hilary sighed, and then explained it to Klaire on their way to pick up Daichi. They arrived at an elementary school filled with students playing. A certain small red-haired boy came up to Hilary then barked, "Take me home."

Everyone seemed to look at the both brunettes.

"We are uh-twins!" Hilary yelled answering their questions. "You've never met her…but I'm her twin!"

"Let's get out of here Daichi," Hilary whispered to Daichi.

They all one by one looked away and went back to their business.

"Um. This is Daichi Sumeragi…Daichi, this is Hill Harper," Hilary introduced them both.

"You're a nice kid," Klaire petted and ruffled his hair. Daichi took her hand and bit it.

Klaire screeched in pain and shook her arm around.

"Let me go, monkey-boy!"

"You can't be a real Hill," Daichi mumbled as his teeth were locked on Klaire's delicate hand. Klaire punched Daichi on the head and finally she hit Daichi against the ground. Daichi let go of her hand that was covered in blood.

"Geez, for a kid, you have sharp teeth," Klaire looked at her hand. 'DAMN!'

"We should really get to Tyson's, your hand looks really bad. I left my kit there," Hilary said.

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Tyson was awakened by a call from Ray. Then the clock came into vision…4:00. Why was he looking at the clock again? Ray came into his bedroom quietly, and asked, "Did anyone call while I was gone?"

"Just Kai," Tyson muttered.

"KAI!" Hilary shouted in surprise as she slid the door open and rushed to Tyson. She grabbed him by the collar of his jammies and shook him violently.

"When is he coming?" she asked.

'He's coming, that's unexpected,' Klaire thought.

"Uhh…" Tyson felt dizzy.

Hilary shook him harder calling his name, "TYSON!"

"Uhh…"

Ray interrupted, "Hilary, I think you should stop that."

Hilary let him go and Tyson fell on his bed, his eyes in circles.

"Who is Kai?" Klaire asked coming into the room. Ray turned his gaze to the voice.

"Hilary, a friend of ours…who are you?" Ray cocked his head. Then his eyes bulged out of his eyes. He looked at Hilary then Klaire then back again.

"Wwwhhh…whhha…" Ray babbled.

"Cat got your tongue?" Hilary asked. Ray stopped then laughed sarcastically. He then scratched his head in confusion, "I thought…weren't you…what?"

"I met her yesterday," Hilary explained. "She's from England."

"Bloody hell no…" Klaire exclaimed. Ray and Hilary looked at Klaire who changed her words, "err…hi!" She waved her bandaged hand, "I'm Hill."

'Hillary,' Tyson thought.

"Kai said he'll arrive here at 5:00," Tyson answered quietly.

Hilary looked at the clock, "Oh my god, that's in forty-five minutes! We have to clean up!"

She ran out of the room, taking Klaire with her. Klaire took a last glance at Tyson who seemed to be staring at her.

'Tyson,' she called in her mind. 'Why can't you get out of my head?'

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"CLEAN EVERYTHING UP!" Hilary yelled at the top of her lungs, at everyone in the house. Grandpa Granger had gone out with Hiro to some excavation Tyson's father was in.

All three boys: Max, Kenny and Daichi held a broom, and swept the floor. Hilary cleaned the kitchen and dining room and almost anything she saw, while Klaire was stuck with the guest room.

"What motivated her to clean up the whole place?" Max whined.

"Isn't it obvious? Her hubbie Kai is in town! Pfft..that show off," Daichi answered.

Max and Kenny laughed. Poor Daichi, having a little crush on Hilary yet he doesn't know one thing about impressing girls. Hilary overheard him and reddened into a deep beet colour as she nearly dropped one of the plates she was washing. She carefully placed the plate down and took a broom sitting nearby. There, came after Daichi.

"I AM GOING TO CLOBBER YOU!" Hilary raised the broom.

"Wait a minute, Hil," Ray held her broom. "Leave her alone, Daichi, she's just excited that our friend is coming back for a visit."

"More like her boyfriend," Daichi retorted crossing his arms.

"You stupid twerp! Let me at him! Give me the broom, Ray!" Hilary yelled pulling the broom from him.

"Noo! Hilary don't!" Both of them played tug of war with a broom.

"Don't let a girl like her beat you!" Daichi cheered. "You are such a girl."

Ray handed it to Hilary, "You can have it. Good luck Daichi."

"Traitor!" Daichi called at Ray as Hilary chased him in circles with a broom in her hands.

"Hilary does like Kai," Kenny said as he watched Hilary.

Max nodded and ducked down on the coffee table. Max had found a piece of paper near Daichi's bag was. It said ANNUAL SAKURA MATSURI FESTIVAL. He read it and smiled as he conceived an idea. Cherry blossoms, sweets, games…just what they all needed to celebrate Kai's return and maybe a new addition to their team.

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"Knock, knock!" Klaire greeted as she came into Tyson's bedroom.

"It's you," Tyson said grumpily, "What do you want?"

Klaire used her broom as a support for her chin. She stood still smiling at Tyson. If she was trying to annoy the hell out of Tyson, well she was lucky. It was working like a charm.

"Really, what do you want?"

"You nearly broke my laptop," Klaire said simply, 'Those were not the words I was looking for.' Klaire cocked her head and was too afraid of saying another word.

"Was that the thing in your bag?" Tyson asked in disbelief.

"Yeah, so? You almost broke it with your head," she forced a smile.

"You're the one who hammered it to my head!" Tyson yelled in dispute.

"And I'm sorry," Klaire said sadly. Her eyes were downcast and she grimaced. 'She really meant it,' Tyson noticed.

"I'm never good with first impressions," Klaire smiled, still looking down.

"Neither am I, I called you a clone," Tyson began to realize.

"Friends?" she took her hand out, "Please Ty?"

"Yup why not, Hill," Tyson took her polite hand. Klaire was far more different than Hilary. She seemed so comfortable around boys whereas Hilary would blush all the time around Kai and him. Perhaps it may be a new beginning for them both.

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"KAI!" Hilary cried in joy.

Hilary glomped on him happily. He didn't hug back but smirked at the others (Max, Kenny, Ray and Daichi), 'So she did miss me.'

Max and Ray did the thumbs-up at him.

Daichi shot a death glare at Kai who shot a stronger death glare with a smirk. Klaire and Tyson came out from the halls and met up with Kai. Klaire tried not to look shaken up. She was about to meet her teenage version of her dad.

Nearly, her jaw dropped. He looked exactly the same as Klaire thought, 'You mean…ever since now he hasn't aged a day? He only grew taller and well-built?'

"Heh?" Kai was all could manage to say as Hilary let him go.

"I'm Hill!" she chirped, "Nice to meet you!"

"Hn," he grunted and walked past Klaire.

'Oh! The jerk!' Klaire pouted.

Ray walked to Klaire and whispered, "He's like that, not very good with first impressions." He patted her shoulder.

Klaire thought happily, 'Like me.'

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She sat on her bed in her own room, dressed in a purple dress that went to the floor. Hilary had sat close to her and watched the clone like a hawk.

Just then the clone noticed bite marks and blood appeared on her hand, "What is this?" she whispered to herself. Hilary noticed her hand and knelt down in front of the clone…'It must be what Klaire has.'

"Watch out mom," the clone said slowly. "Someone is after you."

"That's nonsense, Klaire is back there, saving me and daddy," Hilary convinced the troubled lifeless teen. Hilary held the clone's cold hands. Perhaps, she hadn't gained the whole lifelike phase yet; her eyes were still blank and her skin was the palest white.

"No, here," the replica said in a persuading tone. Hilary's eyes widened. Did the clone have sudden feelings of worry? Truly, the clone amazed her. She was going to be a perfect human being in no time.

Hilary's smile turned into a worried frown, "Are you sure to be correct about this?"

The clone kept quiet. As if to have held back another fact of…who it was after Hilary.

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End of chapter

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Gaze: in the original, this chapter was cut into three chapters. Anyways thank you for those three people who reviewed! Please review! PLEASE! 2005 words!