Hey everybody! Srry this took so long. Really sorry. gives innocent face Won't do it again. Fox chuckles Fox, get out.
kai/hilary all the way- I agree, I would also kill those guys and I hate Tracy.
Sky- I only have one thing to say, u better put that tongue back in ur mouth before I cut it off. -P
Hutchy- Sorry can't tell u…. yet… but it will be explained soon… Maybe… I don't know…
Disclamer:
I don't own beyblade, I only own my characters. So yah, don't sue me.
Chapter 7: Forgetting, remembering, and Forgetting again.
"Time to get up Hil." Hawk said walking into Fox's room and pulling open the drapes. Sunlight fell into the room, reveling Hilary's bruised face. Hilary mumbled something, only to have it muffled by the covers she had just thrown over her head.
"Come on girl, get up. We've got to go." Hawk said tossing some of her clothes on the bed.
"First off," Hilary said pulling of the covers "Where are we going? And second, why did you give me some of your clothes?" Hilary asked picking up the black tee-shirt.
"To answer the first thing, Fox's crew, us have to go to pick something up from the town, and your coming because we're not leaving you here with Miss Perfect and your so-called friends. To answer the second thing we're going on horseback and skirts and horseback never work out. Fox suggested that we give you some of mind cause you and me are closest in size." Hawk said. Hilary noticed she was right about the size thing when she stepped out of bed. Hawk was her height, and had the same body type. If fact, now that she studied her more closely she saw that the only thing that showed they weren't twins or something was the long scar on Hawk's neck.
Hilary hadn't really studied Fox's crew, she'd just talked with them slightly. I don't
really know anything about them she thought to herself when she closed the door to the bathroom to change.
Hilary looked at herself in the mirror, the tee-shirt hung loosely on her, so it must for Hawk. The dusty jeans clung to her, but not to tightly. It was different from her regular outfit, a skirt to short, and a tee-shirt and vest. But somehow this one felt more right. The other outfit was for pleasing people, this one, was to please no one but herself.
Seeing her bruised face, and bandaged arm, last night trickled back to Hilary. She remember the blood, the scream that had escaped her. But most of all, she remembered the writing on the wall. She made a note to ask Fox's crew about it. But when Hilary stepped out, to see Hawk was waiting for her, last night vanished, like it hadn't happened. After staring at Hawk for a few more moments Hilary forgot all about the night before.
"Let's get going." Hawk said smiling at Hilary. Hilary nodded and walked after Hawk. Hawk had a skip to her step, and Hilary noted that. She's a bit more childish than the others. Hilary noted. But at the same time she's not. Hawk lead her outside. Outside the others were on horses, waiting for them. Tiger and Wolf held two other horses still.
Hawk stride over to the brown horse, carefully getting on. Wolf then led the white horse to Hilary, gesturing for her to get on. Years of childhood spent riding horse's pain off for Hilary and she gracefully got on. Fox nodded at her, showing approval, she then turned her black horse forward and began to slowly walk; the others followed her pace perfectly. Then Fox went into a trot, then a canter. The others had different graces to their riding, making Hilary feel clumsy on her own horse as she tried to keep up. When they reached the town, Fox slowed her horse down to a tort. The others follow smoothly. Hilary gazed around the town, colorful stands sold silk clothing, bowls, rugs, food, it was like a mall, and yet it didn't have the same feeling as a mall. Hilary closed her eyes and took in a waft of the wonderful smelling foods. "Hey Hil, you coming?" Tiger asked tapping on he girl's leg. Hilary opened her eyes. 'Sorry." She gave Tiger a quick smile and jumped off the horse.
Fox, Wolf and Hawk were already in the store. Hilary and Tiger followed. "Wow. What store is this?" Hilary asked looking around at all the bottles filled with liquids and small herbs or other things that Hilary did not recognize.
Fox chuckled. "It's a healer store." She explained. Hilary still looked confused. Wolf rolled her eyes.
"Sorry, Fox forgets, you're not from her." Wolf said giving Fox sly grin. "A healing store is like a drug store, only instead of have man made medicine, it has natural medicine." Hilary then nodded, understanding. As Fox picked up the medicine Hilary explored the store, picking up small bottles. Surprisingly none of them had labels.
"How do people know which medicine is which?" Hilary asked picking up a small bottle filled with a red think liquid. Hawk shrugged.
"After a while you just recognize them." She said taking the bottle from Hilary and putting it back.
"Let's go." Fox said walking by the two. Hawk nodded and followed her. Hilary looked back at the red liquid quizzically. She picked it up again and held it between her finger tips. Something about it….
"Keep it." Hilary jumped at the warm voice behind her. Hilary turned to see the old woman who owned the shop.
"I'm sorry, what did you say?" Hilary asked embarrassed that she had jumped like that.
"Keep the bottle. It will come in handy. Sooner than it'll feel." She said looking at Fox at her crew. Not wanting to be rude Hilary nodded.
"Um… thanks." She said.
"And don't tell anyone that I gave u dragon blood." She said, her eyes darting to the dragon blood. Becoming nervous, Hilary only nodded and walked out, after slipping the bottle into her pocket.
"Alright let's get going." Wolf said as Hilary walked out. Fox's crew was standing by their horses, talking. Hilary nodded.
"Lets go." She smiled. As she headed out with Fox's crew, her horse, whose name Fox had told her was Blizzard, she felt the bottle in her pocket. Something rushed back to her, she couldn't grasp it at first, but then she retrieved the memory.
She looked up, studding Fox's horse, Shadow Dancer, for a moment. "Who are the Heartless?" She finally found the words. Tiger, Wolf, Hawk and Hilary's horses reared up. Shadow Dancer was the only one who remanded calm. Tiger, Wolf and Hawk calmed their horses, while Hilary's tried to buck her off. Before Hilary could scream, Fox had calmed Storm. Hilary sat in shock for a moment. She blinked a few times then took a breath.
'Thanks." She mumbled, not looking up. Something had upset the horses. She looked around then, tying to find something that had upset them. Or maybe something had scared them. Hilary sucked in a breath, seeing what she assumed had scared the horses.
"What is it?" Wolf asked riding up. Hilary pointed to the trees were it sat staring back at them. None of Fox's crew showed fear, though all of them stood silently beside their horses. Hilary couldn't make out its form, the forest darkness made sure of that. But it wasn't human, or anything that looked human. Besides that she couldn't tell. But its silver eyes sent shivers down her spine, in short quick waves. Hilary blinked and the creature was gone. Surprised she closed her eyes and opened them again, making sure it was gone. It was.
"What was that?" Hilary asked, staring at the spot the creature had sat, or stood, she couldn't tell. Fox shook her head.
"What were you saying before Hilary?" Fox asked ignoring Hilary's question. Hilary thought for a moment.
"I… I.. uh…. I can't remember." She said honestly. She knew the question was important, but it had slipped away from her again.
"If you think of it again, please ask it." Fox smiled, looking Hilary in the eyes and mounted her horse again. The others had already done so. Hilary's eyes clouded for a moment then were clear again, none of Fox's crew noticed this strange behavior.
"So what did you think of the creature?" Hawk asked Hilary as she rode beside them home.
"The dog? He seemed sweet. And pretty old, his muzzle was white." Hilary said, remarking about the dog they had seen on their way out of the town.
"He did." Hawk smiled and Hilary turned her eyes back to the rode ahead of them.
Ok… again srry it took so long. See you later.