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Chapter 16: Mixed Emotions
Hil..."he breathed, and with that, my heart melted. My eyes fluttered closed, and I waited for him to say something else, completely unaware of what he was about to do...
But, my eyes shot open when I felt his lips on mine.
My eyes widened as Tyson pressed his lips to mine in a shocking kiss. My body was frozen, completely shocked by his actions. His hands were lightly dragging lazily down my bare shoulder. His lips were tender and sweet, firm but gentle, shy yet caring…
Just as I was relaxing into the kiss, Tyson pulled away instantly, and backed up a bit. His eyes were as surprised-looking as mine, and both of us were just staring at each other in utter surprise. Our blushes were visible, but hidden in the darkness, since the fire had gone out a while back.
I brought my hands to my lips instinctly. I mean, he kissed me….Tyson had kissed me! "Tyson, you…you just…" I couldn't say it. My mind was stuck, and I wasn't able to form words. I was in total meltdown mode, and I wanted…
For him to kiss me more.
But, before I could say anything, he turned to me, his eyes burning and his jaw clenched. "Just bug off, Hilary!" he exclaimed suddenly. How could he say something like that? He was the one who kissed me…
"Tyson, I-"
"Stop, Hilary! Ok, just quit what you're doing! Quit staying in my mind all the time! Quit making me worry about you! Just quit it!" he yelled angrily at me. My breath stopped in my throat; my voice gone hoarse. Was Tyson implying what I thought he was…?
Tyson turned away from me, angry and confused; I could see it in his eyes. I wanted to say something, anything, to make this all better. Sure, I liked that kiss, and sure, I liked him, but I don't want us to end up like this. It's either all or nothing. That's all I want.
"Tyson…do you think I didn't want that too?" I whispered softly, before slipping back fully in my blanket, and settled down. If he heard my whisper, he didn't show it. He just sat there, his back to me.
At least, that's all I saw before I fell asleep.
After waking up at dawn, and walking a long way without speaking to each other, we finally made it to the mountain of Lady Querida.
Breaking the silence between us, I said, "I guess we have to climb it." I said, sighing lightly. We have done a lot of walking today, and I didn't feel like climbing a mountain.
Tyson didn't say anything, only nodded, and started to the hill. I stared at his back and followed him to the bottom of the hill.
As I climb, I realize that this hill isn't so big. In fact, it was pretty easy to climb. I mean, the rocks are pretty edgy, so I wedge my foot here and there, plus, Zorion had told me before I left that the Shrine of Xanti is a cave in the middle of the mountain. So, we didn't have to climb so far.
But, that didn't mean that the climb didn't make me tired. Heck, I was sweating, and panting slightly, and I was sure that Tyson was tired too, even though he didn't show it. In fact, he didn't even say anything to me.
Last night's… 'Events' really shook him up. What with the kiss and all. I just can't believe that he kissed me. Tyson Granger, the boy who hated my guys, who called me names, who always told me that I was too smart for my own good, had kissed me. And, I always knew that I had a crush on him, ever since we were kids, and I met him in the park.
"Tyson…are you mad?" I asked him, in between breaths. I carefully watched my steps, and watched where I put my hands, and stayed away from unstable rocks.
Tyson stayed silent for a few moments, before saying, "No. I'm not mad, Hil."
I snorted. "Then why are you giving me the cold shoulder?" I asked him. Again, he stayed quiet, before turning to me angrily.
I waited for him to say something, anything, but he turned away instantly. "You won't understand." He simply stated, and continued to climb higher.
I climbed faster, and reached his level. I looked at him and said, "How can you be mad at me for something you did?" I asked him, slightly angry. On the one hand, I was happy, more than happy, actually, that he kissed me, but on the other hand, I wouldn't want him to if we would end up like this!
"Hilary, the shrine is right there. We can talk later." He said, and with that, he climbed higher, leaving me with his words and former presence. I sighed dejectedly, and climbed higher.
I lifted myself up into the shrine floor-without the help of Tyson, by the way-, and stayed close to Tyson. He didn't mind, or if he did, he didn't say anything. The cave entrance was narrow, but I noticed the roof of the shrine enlarged deeper into the shrine.
"Stay close to me, okay?" Tyson commanded me firmly, taking hold of my hand. I blushed and said a soft "'Kay."
We walked in silence, our eyes and ears opened. My eyes were taken in by the pictures and drawings on the walls. There was one though…
My eyes were fixed on one picture; a picture of the ying and yang, but in between them, was a girl, who was being sucked into both the good and bad. Was that me…?
"Hil, c'mon and see this." Called Tyson from inside the cave. I took one more look at the picture, before running into the darkness.
After moments of running, I could see Tyson's silhouette in the distance. Instantly, I ran a little faster, before I finally got to his side. His gaze was fixed on something, and as I followed his gaze, my blood ran cold.
He was at the other side of the cave, and when he saw me, he smiled at me. "So, Hilary, you survived my attack." Ben said to me, smiling happily. Like he was happy to see me, which is sort of…not the way it's supposed to go.
My throat was dry, and I couldn't say anything to him. Here he was; the guy who toyed with my heart, only to try and kill me. Almost every night before I went to sleep, I would play out how I would destroy Ben for ruining my life. Sure, I had come to a place where people where loving and nice, but we're all to go to war soon. I might lose some of my closest friends, all because of him.
But, the truth is, I couldn't do it. I can't kill Ben. I think I loved him; and besides, I am afraid of him.
Tyson was all the while looking at me, and he knew what I was thinking. Immediately, he stepped in front of me, and said to Ben angrily, "Stay away from Hilary. Touch her and you die."
Ben chuckled, and glared at me. Even though Tyson was in front of me, I could still feel his intense stare at me. His cold, intense stare that he gave me before I fell in that giant black hole.
"Well, Hil, didn't you come here for a reason? Well, I'm not going to stop you. After all, I'm sure you'll all die anyway."
My head snapped up, and I moved away from Tyson's protection. "Shut up, Ben! We are going to kill you, so you better do that whole magic thing you do and leave." I snapped, placing my hands on my hips. Tyson was shocked at what I said, but soon recovered.
"Why don't you do release the good from your blade and see who'll die? You just put it in there." Ben explained, pointing to the right side of the cave. There was a picture of the ying and yang again, and inside each of them was a hole which, according to Zorion, is where you put the blade. If you wanted the good to be released, you put it into yang, the one with the light beating the dark, and vice versa.
I looked at Ben accusingly, and he shrugged his shoulders. Why would he want to help me…? Should I trust him? I was naïve back then, but now…
Slowly but steadily, I made my way to the picture. Tyson grabbed my hand, and when I looked back, he was staring at me with serious eyes. "Be careful." He told me, giving my hand a light squeeze. I smiled and nodded, before getting out of his hold on me, and continued walking.
"Why would you help me?" I asked Ben, once I was right in front of the picture. I took my blade from my pocket and carefully placed it in the hole.
For an instant, I saw something. It was a battlefield, the sky a bright red, and people laying dead on the ground. Then, I saw Ben, right it front of me, and I was back inside my head again.
"I like a challenge." He told me.
Suddenly, my head started to pound, my body like it was being crushed between the air and the ground. I screamed in agony, and sank to one knee, my hand resting on the wall for support. Tyson was at my side, saying something that was unclear to me, but I was sure he was worried.
I heard Ben laugh from the sidelines, and he said, "Have a nice journey." before yelling out "Morra!"
As soon as he said this, one final blast of pain made me scream again, until I felt myself collapse, and fall into nothingness.
That's all for this chap! My song of the chapter is Since You've Been Gone by Theory of a Deadman. Ciao! Oh, and REVIEW!
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