Nah, I don't feel like talking today. I'm too tired.
Chapter 12: To See Another Sunrise
"Tell me everything!" Hilary said excitedly, hopping up and down on her seat. Zorion's blush deepened and he fidgeted with his hands. Mirari was outside, playing with her friends.
"Um, I asked her to marry me?" he said questionably, thinking for something else to say when Hilary frowned. "I asked her to be my wife and promise to cherish our love for each other forever?" he tried again, and sighed a relief when she grinned.
"Wow, to be in love…"she said dreamily with stars in her eyes. But…I thought I was falling for Ben…obviously that didn't work out.
"What did Aitana say?" she asked, curiously filling her. It was only morning and she was already full of life and energy.
Zorion's face frowned, devastating the brunette. "She said that…we can get married, only if we survive the Battle of the Beasts." He said lightly. Hilary gasped slightly and stared wide eyed at Zorion. Oh my god…
"I knew that we all had to fight, but it never occurred to me that we might never see another sunrise again. I might lose you, or Mirari, or Aitana…" his voice trailed off, and she could see that he was struggling to hold back tears.
Hilary couldn't believe it. She might never live again if she does this. She might never see Max's smile, hear Kai's advice, listen to Kenny's data, chat mindlessly with Ray, or she wouldn't be able to be with Tyson anymore…
"No." she said under her breath. Zorion blinked at her and muttered a "What?"
"No, Zorion. We can't lose against Ben and the evil side. We just can't! The bad guys can never win! And we won't let them!" she exclaimed dramatically, grabbing Zorion's hand and lifting him to his feet. "What are you-?" asked Zorion curiously, as Hilary dragged him down the hall and out the door.
"We're all going to train."
Hilary, the Bladebreakers, Zorion, Mirari, and Aitana were lined up in a line, eager to begin training. Hilary had asked Marques to train all of them, and even though he was being stubborn at first, she had won him over with what she said was her cuteness, skills, and bribery keen-ness. The brunette stole a glance at Tyson, and she noticed him looking a bit evilly at Zorion. She had told him that she and Zorion were living together, and as usual, he got a bit angry and started jumping to conclusions. She thought it was quite pitiful, really.
"Well, Hilary, let me see your bow and arrow skills." Marques said, smirking evilly. Hilary smiled back at him, and got her bow and arrow skills. She faced the single tree with the target on it, and pointed her arrow at it. She pulled the strings back and let it go, and watched it fly right to the black dot.
"Whoa!" the others yelled, and Hilary smiled briefly, before she saw Marques' face. He was happy that she got it, but he looked worried about something….
"See? I told you I could do it!" she said to Marques, but he kept his expression unreadable. Hilary knew that there was something troubling him, and she was intent on finding out.
"Well, good for you, woman! At least you're good at something. But, we need to find other weapons for the others." Said Marques, pointing to the pile of weapons beside the shady tree. Tyson and the others ran excitedly to the tree, leaving Hilary and Marques alone.
"Marques, what is wrong with you today? You seem so…distracted." Hilary said, walking over to the man. He grumbled some curse words, and "Stupid perceptive woman."
"Yelena has gotten word from Ramiro that the evil is getting restless." He said to Hilary, and instantly she knew what he was saying. She got her blade from her pockets, and stared at it. So…it's about to start…
"Hilary, we must be prepared, and no moment must be lost. We have to keep training." Said Marques, gripping his fists, turning his peachy hands almost white.
As Marques went to round up the others, Hilary remembered what Zorion had said before. "Aitana and I can only get married if we survive the Battle of the Beasts."
The young brunette stared at all her friends, with joyful expressions etched on their faces. Tears came to her eyes at the thought of losing any of them. They were almost her family, all taking care of her and her taking care of them. She couldn't bear to let them take part in this battle, but she knew they had to.
"Hilary? What's wrong?" asked Tyson, popping in front of her. When she wasn't answering, he got worried, and then grinned evilly. He started knocking on her head, lightly, and then intensifying the strength he put into his fists.
"Tyson!" Hilary roared angrily, pounding him in the head. He winced slightly, and then laughter burst out of him. Hilary blinked a few times, and then she started laughing herself. Everyone was looking at her and Tyson strangely, but she didn't care. All that mattered was that the first time in a while, she was finally happy.
"Whoa! This place is so…" Hilary's voice trailed off by the beauty of the beach everyone was at. The whole village was here, relaxing. Yelena said that everyone wanted a break from worrying and training, and that they needed to unwind a bit.
"Yeah, it is." Zorion agreed, nodding his head knowingly. The sun was soon to set, and the colors reflecting on the water was mystifying and beautiful. It made Hilary seem like she was in a painting. Or, at least looking at one.
"Come on, let's have some fun!" Laughed Mirari, running towards the water with her friends and other children running behind her. Everyone was doing their own activity, Hilary noticed, Kai staring out into the water, Ray and Max playing with the kids in the water, Tyson drooling over the food, Yelena talking with Marques, and Zorion laughing it up with Aitana. Hilary sighed; it might be the last time everyone would be like this.
She started walking around the beach, letting the cool sand take over her bare feet. Life was so perfect here, why shouldn't she stay? Since the only way for her to get home is by fighting, she could refuse to fight, and then she could stay here.
No, she refused to do that. Just because she wouldn't fight, doesn't mean Ben would stop to consider her feelings. Besides, she decided, that would be selfish, to stay behind and watch everyone else get hurt in the battle.
She sighed, and kicked some sand. It was because of her beyblade, she thought, taking the Blade from out of her pocket. If she never got this, then she wouldn't have to fight, or see anyone get injured, or have ever had her heart broken by Ben. Even thought she didn't want to admit it, she was certain that she was falling for the handsome boy. He was so sweet, and seemed so innocent…
Well, how naïve I was… she thought bitterly, dropping on her knees to pick at the sand. She poked at a beautiful seashell, with gold and pink outlines on it. She would take it and put it in her pocket, but she doubted that seashell would like to be taken to an unknown world in her clothing.
"Hilary?" said a voice behind her, easing her out of her miserable thoughts. She didn't even have to turn around to know who it was. "What are you doing here?" Tyson asked her, plopping on the sand beside her.
"I'm just thinking." She replied to him. They entered a bit of a silence, not an uncomfortable one, just one that said that each of them had their own thoughts, before Hilary spoke up.
"You know Aitana and Zorion are getting married, right?" she said for two reasons. One of the reasons was to ease Tyson's mind about her and Zorion.
"Really? Too bad for Kenny, he got a liking to her." He said, trying to act cool, but he had this dumb look of relief on his face that Hilary noticed instantly. She held back a giggle and an accusation, because she knew Tyson would feel uncomfortable.
"Yeah, but…" her voice trailed off, but when she looked up at Tyson, his interested ace told her to continue, "They aren't getting married until after the battle."
Tyson's face went from interested to interested and confused. She knew she had to go on. "Well, they don't know if they are going to survive. In fact, none of us do." She said sadly, looking out into the horizon. The sun had almost completely gone down, leaving a blue and purple outline of colors in the sky.
"Hilary, I-" Tyson had started, but Hilary had silenced him. "Tyson, I know this must sound stupid, but I never thought any of us would die from the battle up ahead. I never realized…" her throat choked on a sob, and tears fell from her cheeks, "that I…would lose you." She finally finished, and then cursed herself inside for saying such a mushy thing.
Tyson looked shocked for a moment, before processing the new information that she cared for him. He smiled lightly, his eyes half closing tenderly. He wiped the tears from her eyes, and looked at her intently.
"Hilary, none of us would die. None of us would because we have each other, and nobody can change that fact. We'll protect each other." Tyson said, making Hilary's heart leap a bit. She listened to his words, and kept them in her heart.
Hilary smiled softly, putting her head on Tyson's shoulder. He blushed, putting his hand over his head nervously. Even Hilary had a blush on her cheeks, but she didn't mind. Tyson was there for her, and even though she knew he couldn't say the exact words, she knew his actions were enough to tell her that he cared.
"Hilary?"
"Yeah?" she questioned dreamily.
"So…you don't have feelings for Zorion?" he asked her, pushing away from her a bit.
"Tyson?"
"Yeah?"
"Shut up."
Well, that's it. Ugh, it's like 11 am here, and I'm so tired…
The song of the chapter is Out of My Head by Mobile. Have no clue what it's about, but meh, I like it.
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