Chapter 9- Hanging out.

They climbed downstairs and the dojo was killed with silence, since it was so agog with joy minutes ago, she could feel how she reacted to the circumstances that she didn't liked. She left Tyson and escorted off with Kai, but she just hoped that it didn't freak Tyson later. She sighed constantly at each thought yet they remained unnoticed.

They walked off the dojo ambled down the lonely chilled streets of the city. Much above where they walked was a pair of maroon eyes watching them, from his balcony filled with less the rose scent. He stood with this head in his hand and the elbow on the parapet of his balcony. He didn't feel that bad when she left him, the clear sense of reluctance and unwillingness was conspicuous on her face, but nor did his blood rose hot seeing Kai taking her and been waiting out his room, he simply had that contend of beating him hours ago. Well, the whole thing doesn't even freak me. I wonder why. How come I become this calmer? I think I should sleep but I aint any sleepy. Oh, Hil, you shouldn't have left me but its ok-ay. I wish to meet those teams; kinda getting boring sometimes, no one is chasing us these days as it happened more than usual the past years. Well I think I should study for some time, maybe chemistry…Hmmm…

It was almost like a picnic alongside the beach, Mariah had brought lot of fruits and Ray and Max had bet Tyson in race of eating and ate quicker than before, Kane and Goki ate their mouths filled and Kenny bit constant while she typed and Salima and Kevin were getting ready for a battle. It was Kevin who wanted to battle from team Pykick and everyone refused. But Salima just agreed to battle cause she was intimidated in her damn feelings and just want to freak out of it, so she just agreed to battle him, perhaps she would bring all he frustrations in that battle.

The battle had ended before it had begun when both their blades after the initial collision rammed out of the dish and went to their respective possessors. They gave forced formal smiles before everyone broke into laughter and Ray had the big bite of apple stuck in his throat while he laughed and Mariah was slapping his back so that the slice may just go in, but Ray continued coughing and held her wrist tightly as it happened. It was the moment when Kai and Hilary appeared and they saw everyone having their lifetime..

"Didn't I tell you that we will be practicing?" Kai interrupted the little scene in his loud cold voice sending killing stares at Ray and Max as he stood above the little stairway with grasses on both the side, with Hilary beside him. He failed to notice that Ray was struggling..

"Kai, would you please give him a break, can't you see ?" Mariah blurted, as she still slapped his back and gave him some water. He drank slowly and relaxed.

Hilary looked at Kai for being rude, and when she did, Kai looked at her back, before they made a perfect eye contact she broke the glance and headed down, his glance just followed her.

She had that sense that his looks followed her, wherever she goes. She went to Kenny and sat beside him helping the genius with data. Kai slowly ambled down and ordered Max and Ray already to battle and stop all the hectic stuff they already are messed up in.

They just went into the practice dish that was always there and began battling. Kai said next to Hilary and watched the battle.

"I cannot leave you all like this, you all are becoming careless, and then there will one day where we will be defeated." he said to Kenny.

"Yes Kai, I agree with you but if you are strict with'em like this, there's no way we are ever gonna lose to anyone.." Kenny replied with agreement..

"Hilary, did you see this?"

"What Kenny?" Hilary peeped into her laptop to get a better view.

"Tyson's blade deflected by a small angle this morning, if Kai was a bit careful, he perhaps might have dodged that attack.."

"Oh! I see. But Kenny that doesn't mean that Tyson was gonna lose then, Right?" she felt shaken at what she just spit out and there was Kai who was just next to her, coughed to make her aware.

"Yes Hilary, but that's true what you said, Dizzi agree with you but I just don't understand one thing.."

"What Kenny?" There was a sudden roar of clamors of joy. They saw that the random battles being played and Mariah and Salima Battling with ferocity and enthusiasm. They switched off their glances and continued their conversation.

"I don't understand Tyson's strategy. How had he been able to wind up all the energy at the last moment? That's out of everything I been analyzing since their battle and the answer lies nowhere!"

"Yeah, even I don't understand about it anyway." Hilary said as she looked at the cloudy sky showing signs of being the blue sky to appear once more.

"I think I better ask him.." Kenny said as he typed faster.

"He won't tell you, says that it's a trick and he won't say that to anyone." she lied.

"Wh-at?"

"Yeah! I asked him before I came here but he didn't said anything about it.."

"But that's not the meaning of being a team, we share everything b/w us, Hilary and if he does like this, we aren't any team then!"

"ITS NOT LIKE THIS ANYTHING!" she spoke with the stressed and loud words giving killing looks to Kenny as her eyes widened, and lips pouted. Kenny quickly shut his mouth and kept quiet till she was calm again.

"And it's a tie! But you both the girls were awesome!" Max declared the battle

"Oh! It's a draw, wow! I should have watched that battle" Hilary said to herself.

"Shall I teach you to be a good girl?" Kai asked her sarcastically.

"Huh?Wh-att?"

"Stop blabbering and stay quiet."

"Hey what's wrong with you two?" asked Kenny not even interested nor bothered..

"Sorry Kai, but normal people cannot be quiet like you because they aren't like you.." she said with snappishness and blunt voice.

He didn't answer and closed his eyes that were just opened when he talked her. Hilary took out her phone to text Tyson to come there if he was awake but she realized she was in no position of doing it so she dropped the idea. She held her phone and didn't open it and let the dark screen become her mirror for some time so that she could see her face if it blushed or flushed anywhere, but before she could analyze she saw someone passed by on the street above the stairs on her screen. It was a brunette lady who was passing by and she had a few packets of vegetables and few fruits. Hilary slowed down her eyes and little tears formed in her eyes, she never knew why it was but she didn't turn to look at her mother, she simply kept her cell inside her jeans denims, squirming, and lowered her head and closed her eyes. I don't know why I'm feeling this way, she was always cold, why do I even bother, I'm happy however I m..i can live on my own and in peace, she didn't even bothered to call me even once and nor did I, I just hope that my persistence and courage lasts long, I cannot rely on anyone for living, not even Tyson…She gripped her eyes close stronger, becoming a bit paler and the little periodic breeze just passed by along with Kai's scarf that fluttered behind her back and they didn't noticed, however the little moment didn't last longer. Kai looked at her and saw her worried expression, but wasn't the only thing he saw, when his eyes landed on her long eyelashes in pure black and the little lips that were closer and cerise flushed. He backed off his gaze to avoid the pure attraction..

"So what's the matter Hilary?" he asked.

"No-nothing, Kai" she answered in undertone.

"Hmn"

Max and Lee were battling and Max had already gained an upper hand in the game and gave that periodic smirks and sheepish grins that confused him, yet Lee was stuck up for hanging on and the blades spinned in constant collision, yet Max's defensive powers had truly favored him and the battle though didn't caught much attention but itself possessed its own worth. Ray and Mariah were busy chatting sitting on the tender grass that wasn't wet as before and usual. Ray was having his life time in relish and he truly adored Mariah's company. He was in state of complete flip over of happiness. They sat with their legs extended and Ray's hands on the tender grass behind him stretched while Mariah simply placed her hands on her lap and took the full advantage of the beat breaking breeze…

I need you, I need you, I need you right now
Yeah, I need you right now
So don't let me, don't let me, don't let me down
I think I'm losing my mind now
It's in my head, darling I hope
That you'll be here, when I need you the most
So don't let me, don't let me, don't let me down
D-Don't let me down

They were having their lifetime and as both of them conversed, while Salima sat with Kane and simply sighed often knowing what was just around..

"So Mariah, how's everything goin' on?"

"Fine, Ray, much awesome, true to say!" she exclaimed ecstasy

"Really? What's it dear?"

"Hmm. Can you guess?" she gave that grin

"Awww, say it already!" he asked with candid curiosity.

"Fine, I will say you later, not right now." She blushed faintly.

"Alright." He looked back.

"But you know, I really relish your company, since we were small.."

"So did I, always"

"You remember, you taught me how to blade and always my blade would go mad around and I would blame you that you weren't teaching me well.." she laughed she recalled the old memories..

"Hehe I remember it; very well, but eventually you see I made you what you wanted and the matches we had were all awesome, I cannot forget either of them."

"Yeah, Ray, the beybattle we battled three years ago when you were facing us in the Chinese tournament and it was a draw.."

"Yeah I remember." He held his face in his hands and deepen down with the faint sighs..

There's something important to be done and I think that will be done when she will say that, may be very soon, and perhaps my life will be just like Tyson and he truly is mad about whatever…I cannot wait more..for this stupid yet the most amazing thing to be done and I know that this will all end up much better than I m thinking….Deep down..Deep down..

"Hey, you lost in which worlds?" she mocked him jibe

"Huh? Nothing…"he smiled

"Ah!"

They didn't met their faces as his smile didn't ceased than she expected, and it kinda freaked them..

Goku and Kevin were battling and just believe all bey fans that those new battles were just going damn awesome and the new powers affiliated and commingled and the new moves they had learnt in the recent years shocked even Kenny. But something that everyone missed, especially Hilary was Tyson..

"Hey! I just wish if Tyson were here, Aw, Ah! Hilary!" Kane said

She turned as her name was called.

Kenny was busy analyzing their moves and use to their own advantage later and while the cold Kai was in his own meditations.

"You should have brought Tyson here!"

"Oh! He was sleeping you see, what could have I done" she said stressing the last part of her sentence.

"OUT!" Kane howled as he clamped out Kevin's blade..

"OH! No! Hmmm alright, you won!" he gave a sad smile and returned to Gary who was still engulfing all the stuff he could..

"Hehe! Kane, you just said that Tyson wasn't here, but I can see him right beside me" Kevin smirked as he sat beside Gary and gave him that simper smile. Gary paused and sweat dropped while Kane turned to see and when he noticed that how Gary had almost been an elephant since Mariah brought the food, he chuckled and placed a hand near his mouth..

"Kevin, you are right but I think Tyson eat more than this, right Hilary?" he leered shifting his eyes from Kevin to Hilary. But she still sat lost in her own thoughts that she barely heard what was going.

"Stop that Kane! I just kinda surmised about it when we talked about it, you don't need to stick about that!" Salima lazily chided him.

"Alright, dear."

"Now, you see he aint that big elephant nor that stupid pig."

"Huh? What's up with you? Why so bothered?" he perplexed with little smirk.

"Not bothered okay? Just you shouldn't say that and now stop freaking."

"Hmm, whatever, calm down dear."

"STOP IT 'S UP WITH YOU? I CAN HANDLE MYSELF!" she snapped rash.

"Salima…please don't be like this, I really miss the way you were before and you been changing, this really is painful." He hushed as he looked down.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it this way, but I cannot stand what's going around, this hurts more than anything, Kane" she sobbed shortly and wiped the little tear that didn't yet had wet the cheek.

"It's okay, but just stop crying, please!"

They sat in one little corner as the river side where stood the grass was filled with little groups of two or three and the bladers blading around one dish waiting for their chances with eagerness , so they remained unnoticed..

"Shall I say you something?"

"What?"

"It's just a advice as a friend and you have the right to do what you think."

She nodded.

"Just tell him what you feel and we will see about everything later."

"I can't, I just can't!" she sighed.

I'm sorry if you would feel bad about this idea Salima, but I couldn't care less and I'm gonna do this, forgive me and I think I'll be able to stand your later criticism and shouts when you may freak at me.. The deep blue teen closed his eyes tight and looked over the other direction and his eyes were staring the Chinese blader and the pink girl whom he absolutely hated.

"Ray!" he called.