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Chapter Four
Tyson's P.O.V.
I was relaxing outside, lying in the soft grass, staring at the sky. It was a sunny, warm, bright day, with a few clouds were rolling by. It's fun to look at clouds and imagine what they look like, and all I could see in the clouds was Hilary.
I sighed with contentment. Nothing would disturb the peaceful happiness inside of me today. But something broke into the tranquil quiet of nature. It was Max's voice.
"Tyson! Tyson! Guess what!"
My best buddy ran up to me and flopped onto the ground. A piece of paper was clutched in his hand.
"The All Starz are coming to visit us!"
"Really?" I sat up, interested. "When?"
"In a few days! Man, I can't wait!"
I laughed at the childlike mirth plastering my friend's features. "Why you so excited, Maxie?"
Max chuckled nervously. A blush tinged his cheeks as he replied, "Well…I kind of…like Emily. You know…." He grinned sheepishly, blush deepening.
"Oooh, Max has a crush," I taunted, nudging him in the ribs with my elbow. I never told him about my own crush.
We stayed there, laughing together, chatting for awhile.
Kai's P.O.V.
The roomwas dark and empty. It seemed like it'd been an eternity since food had stayed in my stomach. I didn't know where anyone else is, and I didn't care. They just left me alone, thought I wasfine,went on with their joy.
But I wasn't fine.
I looked at myself in the mirror of the bathroom, without a shirt on. I'd had to tighten my belt recently, so I knew I'd lost weight. I didn't think anyone else noticed. That saddened me. I wanted Ray to notice; I wanted him to notice and come back to me.
But then, inside my mind, there wasa part of me that argues that. It said to forget about Ray and look to the future. And forget about Tala.
I tried with all of my soul to forget Tala. My memories of him caused me nothing but pain, nothing but suffering. Maybe I deserved the suffering, but I avoided it and kept living my pathetic life.
Arguing and disputes were in my head all the time, and sometimes I wondered if I had some form of paranoia or something.
But I tried to forget it all, suppress the memories like I did with the memory of Black Dranzer, but I couldn't forget anything unless I wascutting my arm to shreds.
That wasmy escape from the place people call the world.
Ray's P.O.V.
I launched Driger again, and I watched the 'blade spin. It soothes me, calms me, clears my mind to beyblade, my passion. But my mind strayed to Kai. He wasso different, seemed thinner, more quiet than usual…and I wondered if he was going through some kind of post-traumatic stress.
Hilary lost some of her pep. Kai hadn't really said a word to her, just left her waiting for him to return her feelings. But, of course, he didn't. I had a feeling that Kai wanted Tala, and that he was emotionally in pain because of their mistakes.
But I tried not to think about it all and just watch Driger spin.
Max came bounding up unexpectedly, and Driger returned to my palm obediently.
"Hey, Ray, the All Starz are coming to see us in a few days! I can't wait!"
I must be skilled in reading people's crushes, or maybe it was obvious to everyone, but I could tell that Max and Emily liked each other more than they let on.
"Great. It'll be great to see them."
"Totally! Hey, practicing with Driger?"
"Yeah."
Max pulled out Draciel. "How 'bout a quick match?"
"Sure."
Max, even when he didn't try, was always good at cheering you up when you werefeeling down.
Later that night, after everyone was in bed, I was sitting in the kitchen, enjoying some warm milk before heading off to bed. Unexpectedly, Kai walked in.
"Oh, hey, Kai."
Kai slid into the chair next to me at the table without responding. I stared at him, sorrowfully.
"Is something wrong, Kai?"
He refused to make eye contact. "No."
"You're more pallid than usual. You seem thinner."
Here, he looked up at me. "You noticed?" he asked quietly.
"Yeah. Are you sick? Tyson heard you throwing up in the bathroom before."
Again, Kai made no response. He stared at me, and suddenly, he leaned in and kissed me gentlyon the cheek. Stunned, I said, "Kai? What are you doing?"
No reply came verbally, but he kissed me again on the cheek.
For reasons unknown to me, I felt an urge to kiss him back. So, I did, on the cheek.
'What am I doing? I can't do this.'
Kai kissed me again, but on the lips. He grasped my arms and pulled them to his abdomen, pressing my hands against his stomach.
My amber eyes widened with shock. I yanked myself from his arms and pulled his shirt up. He was thinner than he'd ever been around us, nearing a scary-thin.
"Oh my God, Kai…"
Suddenly, things clicked in my brain. The throwing up, the abrupt weight loss, the surprise at me noticing…
"Kai? Have…you been making yourself…vomit?"
Kai didn't respond, but he didn't kiss me either.
He slowly rose from his chair, no emotion showing whatsoever, and ambled off down the hallway.
I stared after him in disbelief.
Tyson's P.O.V.
I couldn't sleep. It was truly unimaginable to me that Hilary could be on my mind so much. Maybe just as much as food, if I dare say so. I couldn't stand the dark and the silence in my room, so I got up and decided to go back outside and relax again for awhile, since it was so calming.
I threw on my clothes and headed outside. I saw Ray in the kitchen, drinking something, but I decided I wouldn't bother him and I'd just let him chill out by himself.
The night air was moist and refreshing. Crickets chirped gleefully and fireflies glittered all over the place. I lied down in the same spot as earlier, but this time my eyes met with the night sky filled with stars and the moon.
"Hilary…"
I don't know for how long I lay there in my peaceful little realm, but it was quite some time, I think. After a while, I heard some clamoring behind me. I sat up and turned around, and I was surprised to see Kai climbing up onto the roof of the dojo.
I silently watched my friend, wondering what he was doing, and then, when he came to the edge of the roof, it became apparent.
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