Chapter 40: I want you to be with me, hold me when it rains.

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They spent the night on the same couch sitting beside each other and watching a humorous anime movie until they fell sleep on each other's shoulders. The next morning they woke- They yawned in unison, smiled in unison and started talking about the trivial things and spent a little time laughing and teasing each other. It was sweet.

"Then let me do this." He smirked as he gazed at her eyes. Though she was feeble and unable to respond to him energetically or at least normally because of her hungry stomach, she gave a faint smile at the corner of her face and his eyes suddenly landed on her neck that seemed to be as fair as before with smooth silk like skin. His eyes grew amazed for a moment and she followed the line of his gaze and found where he was staring. He gently leaned and examined the shoulder part of jacket. She looked at the same place wondering if something was wrong.

"Hmm?"

He leaned further till almost her body shivered for a second, feeling the warm breath over her neck and he smelt her.

"Uhmm, you smell nice." She blushed in florid at the comment but she made sure he didn't notice to embarrass her further. He was so close by the moment, she feared mildly if he would brush her. If he did, she couldn't do anything, like she promised herself to give him all rights, but of course she didn't want that to happen. Of course, she had a very clear idea he dared to do that. But she was glad when he opened his mouth to say something.

"Do you use perfume?"

"Huh? No…"

"Oh, then it must be your shampoo." He sighed in delicacy.

"Didn't you notice the blue bottle in your washroom?" she caressed his hair tiredly.

"Oh, I dint notice that Hil, but you smell like something like fragrant like jasmine plus aqua."

"You liked it?" she asked almost her nose drowning in his hair that smelt like usual, not bad though, rather she liked the scent somewhat.

"Yes of course, it's pretty nice."

"So, what you were asking me previously." She asked as she smiled softly, retreating from his hair a bit.

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot." He said as he completely retreated passing his fingers sensitively.

"Well, here we go." He said he pulled out something from his pocket.

"Huh?" she gasped a little as she tried to see through his closed fist. He gazed at her shifting his sight from his own hand to her face.

"Is it a chocolate?" she smiled with her brows high.

"Yes, it is." He chuckled as he opened his hand to reveal its appearance.

"After Eight?"

"Haha, that's my favorite! I love it so much!" Tyson's eyes flashed in naïve euphoria.

"I love it too, but have you ever tasted 'Excellence' "? She said as she smiled maturely with feeble eyes.

"Nah, never happened to." He said as he unwrapped the cover hastening and breaking the bar into two-placing the one in her mouth. She didn't even notice and started biting it with water in her mouth and continued mumbling, "It's tasty."

"I know, I know." He grinned, that charming one as some of the chocolates streaked aside his lips and he continued devouring it.

"Here take this." She said as she pulled out some white tissue from her jeans and handed him. He wiped it lazily.

"Haha." She stroked a soft laughter with her eyes closed.

"Ahhh!" he relived himself by stretching his hands in air smiling. She smiled considering him being still lazy like he used to be, little did she knew about his tough schedule.

His phone buzzed all of a sudden, and he picked the call with a worried face as he saw his brother's name on the screen.

"Hello." He said with a sweatdrop.

"Hi, would you mind saying what the hell you were doing last night!"

"Hehe, I kinda over-slept Hiro. I was tired." He said glancing Hilary sideways as she looked at him reading their talks and trying to listen.

"Well, you didn't even took the plunge to inform me about that if you were unwilling, Tyson. I doubt if there is anything that could be above your stupidity."

"Oh Hiro, come on, I was enjoying with my girlfriend! You can't scold me like this." He said trying to explain Hiro in a shaky voice while grabbing Hilary with his left arm and pulling her closely and placing a hand on her mouth firmly. She breathed heavily as she was feeble enough and was almost moaning.

"Oh Okay then." He said sarcastically as if curious, "I understand it now but if you do this next time, I'm not gonna-"

"Okay okay, I understand that! Can we talk a bit later?"

"Hmm."

He disconnected the phone and released her, and sighed. She sighed heavily almost chocking. He looked at her and joined his hands apologizing her. "Oh I'm so sorry! I'm really sorry!"

"You almost scared me. So did Hiro give you some work and you forgot to do it?" Hilary asked weakly with that face of regret like his habit would never change.

"Yeah, sort of like that." He laughed sheepishly, "That's why I had to lie him saying about-"

"Girlfriend?" she cut her while he briefly nodded, "But you do have one, right?" she asked eyeing him sharply.

"Uhm?" he frowned in confusion.

"Yeah, you said that to me before."

"When?" he said in shock.

"The day you, I and Kai were at the beach in the cold dawn a few months before." She said with her hand motioning backwards in air pointing the period of the event. He thought that with confused eyes for a second and then remembered.

"Oh yes, I said that after we came back. I lied that day to kai but I think I should have told you the truth." He said sheepishly.

"Oh."

"I don't have one."

"So you lied to Hiro too?" she smirked.

"Yes yes, and now you shouldn't hurt your best friend by threatening him to reveal it to Hiro, the truth." He said with pouted lips.

"Okay then, so-"

"Before anything, I am" he turned and laid with a thump on the coach laying his head on her lap and almost burying that that face in her stomach, "Gonna sleep!" with that he began snoring slightly and she sighed at his still nature.

Oh, I'm sure he must have his back quite ached last night as he slept sitting the whole night. Poor Tyson, he sure is innocent besides being how he matured up faster. I just wish if he could get some peace in his mind.

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When Hilary woke from her brief siesta, she still could some feel some weight on her lap. She looked down and noticed the figure that was still lying, with innocent closed eyes sleeping with the peaceful mind like the aches and pains are washed. She simply gazed at him with her eyes- they were feeble but filled with care and heed. It's always you who cares about me, who caresses me, who asks me if I'm alright, who asks me to come and stay with you, who gives the immeasurable comfort to my heart no matter how you feel. You breathe in silence, shed tears in darkness, put the face of smile, never let me know how much I cause you trouble, still you forgive me like I have got the right to hurt you. How can I never seep inside you, read you just like you do. I wanna care about you just like you do.

She caressed his forehead with slight trembling fingers passing with the love that was shed through her finger tips.

I wanna make you smile, and want the reason to be me.

She made her fingers seep through the spaces of this hair going deep inside.

I want you to be with me, hold me when it rains.

She slowly retreats her fingers as they retraced the paths of his head through which they sunk deeper. She gently passed those fingers on his cheeks with the slowest pace that she didn't want to end fast.

It rains, and I know the compassion and care that you have towards me is just like this each raindrop through which I seek comfort. Each smile is like a raindrop- something that cures by soaking my torso. Each day is a shine if we are not apart, each moment of our gaze has become my memory, and each touch has become my worship. Why can't we promise to never part from each other? Why can't we give everything we got just to make each other smile? Because I accept you as my best friend, I give all the rights after I realize so potentially that you can never harm me, never. I know it doesn't rain with thunders when you smile, when you wanna make me happy. We should leave our lovers, and be with one another.

She gently took his wrist and held it between her palms and softly caressed in between them.

Why you are always warmer than me? Each time you touch, I feel like you got some fever, then I realizes your craves are so powerful that you turn me warm. Stay warm, stay safe, and stay with me, just stay.

She let go off his wrist and carefully leaned towards him, with the care that he doesn't notice or abruptly shocks her.

Paying for the things I have done, staying with you because you never said me I was burden.

When she attained the proximity near his neck, she gently breathed in deeply smelling his scent. Beautiful. No drug ever to I was addicted like I feel addicted to your scent .You can't deny that you have the control over to lose my control whenever you can, may it by your touches or mere gazes.

She breathed once again deeply and this time a smile crept over her cheeks and she nearly was about to gently crash on his neck when she abruptly lifted her nose to the safe level to sniffle the scent safely.

Gentle and softer are the breezes

With each second passing, we are closer

Let me drink the moments before the time seizes

With you, I'm stronger, little bolder

Eventually, I'm yours, you are mine

Forgive my changing emotions

I know you pretend them that they are just fine.

'You are kindest', don't change my notion.

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She gently caressed his hair as he slept perfectly, extending her fingers to his scalp and holding his hair softly and soothing him the best way she can by slowly passing those fingers across his forehead gently. Both moments and her movements were slow, filled with intricate affectionate delicacy and sweetness as her fingers gently stroked his light tan skin. But to her own innocent like mind, she took a pillow from aside and placed it on his head and placed her own head above it making sure not to burden him.

It wasn't cold outside, like it usually was. Rather it was a sorta turning warm and she truly appreciated the sensation with her pillow and with that she took the siesta.

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Kai was surprisingly alright the last night. Like usual, he knew they have made up their breaking bond and forgot everything wrong that happened. Nevertheless, he couldn't put more pressure on his brain and liked he guess that for tomorrow's early training schedule will not be prepared by her; he himself worked upon the programme and scribbled upon a rough sheet. It was unlike him, he never did that but then he himself had no idea why he was doing this. Sitting with folded legs upon each other he kept the sheet on some slate and did the work. Later he flipped his sheets and turned the hall dark and laid down with suspenseful eyes staring nowhere. He wondered about her if she was alright with whoever she was. For some reason, those patience-seeking longing tears brimmed put by facade of normalcy. It was just alright. He lied with no motion briefly and took the pleasure of being his lone-wolf- the basic aura that he possessed! Slowly inside he begun to sing in his thoughts, whatever they were, sappy or happy, but as they strolled in his uneasy mind, he found most of the feelings numb and the breezes didn't matter.

You matter to me,

Like nobody else does.

I feel so helpless inside

Seeing you sometimes traumatized

Why do you look around like it's something?

When there's only us and nothing.

All the softest whispers are yours

Smiles and love, all the endless cures

To this heart that longs last

Slow down when I'm fast.

These faces don't talk like your mouth

All the talks and touches, never wrong!

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"I'm going to shower, so stop holding me like your wife." She said curtly, with a mediocre sarcastic smile.

"Not holding you darling, just wanted to have the softest pillow for the warmest siesta." He said as he giggled lying flatly without anything under his head with that messy blue hair and moving like he was all frustrated with some body ache.

"Be sure, you don't get late for the work." He said lazily as he grabbed a pillow that was under the couch.

"Don't worry my dear; I take you to dinner tonight." She said smiling sarcastically like the guy.

"I wish…" he mumbled in short chuckles.

"Stop getting cocky Tyson Granger." She said as she took his jeans and her blue Kaftan top with loose sleeves.

"Grabbing my room, owing my bed, loving my jeans, can't anything get better Ms. Hilary Granger?" he said amusingly.

She gasped in wildest blush of both anger and embarrassment, gasping in speechless state. He smirked.

"What did you say?" she said in stuttering shocked tone.

"I am seriously sure you heard me." He said pretending to be serious.

"Hilary Tachibana!" she shouted correcting him, grabbing his collar. He chuckled as she did, lying with the care free mind and his heart amusingly taking the zeal of each moment. She realized he was tricking her and got more furious. He stared at her like he always did with his amazing power of attracting her towards him. She was again in trouble.

So tell me, shall I be a little selfish? A little selfish, dear?

A sweet yet evil thought passed his mind.

He knows! He does! Isn't it? He knows very well that I can't break this stare until he backs off first! Now just back off you Lil idiot!

She stared with her mind shortly tickling in a fearful puzzle.

But I ain't. I'm not selfish enough to make you stand forever zesting sweetly your stare and me, lying here. So then, okay! Maybe you don't want it either.

He softly broke the stare as his maroon pools casted a sideway glance at his bangs and she took the chance quickly to look somewhere else. Can't believe how addictive he could be! Phew!

"So if your permission is granted my Lord-"she said coughing, "Shall I head to shower?"

"Permission granted." He said giggling and she nodded lazily heading with abled paces.

She smiled. A true smile, a soft one, a real one, a genuine one, filled with the calmest of calmest screech of music in her mind. That was brief, sweet, endearing, a little capturing and most of all without any other feelings to make it any fake. He noticed less but that didn't affected anything. She nodded to herself as she headed inside. He knew there was not much point in lying down, so he got up, and ambled to the downstairs getting ready for the breakfast.

I wonder what's for the breakfast. Did Ray make something? That chef has really got under some huge traumatization after she is gone. Though I briefly regret of letting his sole despair console his mind, I wonder how he has been able to keep that calm aura. Hmm. He noted inwardly as he stumbled nearly, however he managed his grip as he was grasping the sidelines. He sighed as he passed a weary hand over is forehead, mentally noting how the aura didn't really fluctuate.

As he landed, he already found the table being set up with the mediocre food he should actually be grateful to his friend who had been his supporter from the start.

The afternoon was as pleasant as the morning, the sun shone only feebly, making the daylight and she could notice the streaming clouds in the blue sky. They streamed in multiple shades of grey, in different shapes and sorts.

Ray prepared a light breakfast and everyone ate peacefully. Ray seemed a little happier and everyone could see that. He immediately landed in the kitchen standing on the either sides of Ray and gazing him with innocent shocked eyes and face.

"Ray buddy you are you alright?" Tyson turned him towards such that he faced him.

"Wait, are you feeling very calm and calm?" Hilary asked as she turned him towards herself.

"Huh?" Ray gasped slightly as both of them turned him simultaneously.

"Hi Tys." Ray greeted him as he was chopping faded green peeled cucumbers on the cutter

" 'Morning Ray " he said lightheartedly as he took a slice of raw tomato from the little dish.

"Wow, this is really antique!" Tyson marked.

Ray briefly nodded, suddenly tilting his head upwards seeing the typical blue sky with thousands of layers beneath with the eyes of praise and pacified halcyon, with a serene mind and slowly closing his eyes, letting the mere morning light before the sun to pierce through his afflicted skin that needed redemption.

The champ glanced at his Chinese friend who seemed to be in some sort of lost state of fantasy as Tyson sarcastically rolled his eyes accompanied by a brief giggle through his gawky lips. Ray shortly caught his expression and he chortled suddenly at blunette's funny appearing features.

"Want some sandwich?"

"Undoubtedly." Tyson smiled looking at the slab.

"Then, be seated and get your Hilary down quick."

Your Hilary? YOUR, Your? Lol! Is she mine? Buhhaa!

"Hey T-man, what are you thinking?" Ray gave him a sideway glance as he placed hot cupcakes before him and a sandwich on a platter.

"Uhmn, nothing. I'm alright." He smiled typically.

"Well then, aren't you going to practice in a while? I mean you barely walk out and blade in the dish, most of the times caught up in some mess or tr-, I mean, I know we are getting somewhat different from our usual habits."

Tyson just blinked looking at him as if it was the most obvious thing.

Ray read his face and blinked as well looking his confused funny face and smiled sheepishly.

"I-" he muttered

"Hi! 'Morning guys!" a sweet voice was suddenly apprehended.

They looked up at the feminine figure sauntering downstairs with calm paces.

"'Morning! "Ray greeted as he continued arranging the table and placing her plate at her place, less prominent.

They shifted their gazes normally as the brunette made her presence known in the dojo and she was walking very casually, seemingly, less worried than her frequent state. Tyson gave her an easy smile and she shortly looked at him, her gaze apparently at the dining table.

She pulled back her chair and sat feeling the stares of the two guys only on her.

"Get some soup" Ray offered her.

She nodded and took the bowl. Tyson ate hungrily his food and quickly got up from his seat and pulled out his phone and seemed to type something on it and immediately kept inside and ran upstairs. Ray and Hilary looked at each other but eventually looked at him in some sort of confusion. Oh, by the way, this was Tyson, the unpredictable champ. Hilary was done shortly. She slowly got up from her seat and headed upstairs. She searched frantically for her blue top in every corner of his room but couldn't find it.

I remember quite distinctly that I have left it right here! Oh my! Where it is! I'm sure Tyson must have thrown it somewhere! Idiot! I'm seriously gonna beat him for this!

At this, Tyson slowly strode out of the washroom with his wet navy hair open, water droplets shimmering across his neck. He wasn't concentrating on her; he simply strode out, with pacified steps, slowing down, his orbs rolling imperfectly and the maroon shimmer streaking out. For some reason, she stared at him and watched him from the corner. He was sure unaware of her presence though it was shortly. She stared at him like she wanted to see and remember him forever.

Seems like years since we've smiled

I wanna take you away and fly somewhere

She was strained mentally watching with fervent longing. He suddenly broke his gaze and felt like he was watched and looked at her. She immediately broke the glance and walked past him, pretending like she was heading to take her pants from balcony.

He lowered his gaze smashing haze nestled in them. She did the same, feeling the beautiful insecurity around her. He softly caught her wrist and she lifted her rubies to look at him. He chuckled innocently. She smiled, interrogating. He softly laughed.

"Don't know right?"

"Not know what champ?" she smiled adorably.

He passed his fingers around her neck impulsively and stylishly shortly making her flush mildly, eventually reaching her back and pulling something from her hairs. She was wondering curiously and at the same time, longing the sensation profoundly. He smirked internally watching her controlled craving. Slowly he pulled out a band from her hair, somewhere deep in them and showed her. She first thought he was just doing it, like he always did, like she enjoyed it yet she thought like million miles deep later.

When she finally gazed at the multicolored band he was holding, she gasped in shock.

You are mine at this moment Perhaps,

this might not be the case tomorrow

It might be so that you might not be yourself

It might be so that I might not be myself

"Huh?" he said sarcastically watching playfully her shocked face.

"It's'" she stuttered.

"Shssshh..." he hushed over her ear suddenly nearing her ear, slightly closing his eyes. She smiled nervously, unknowingly. He moved quickly nevertheless and took her wrist softly and placed in his palms and tied the band around her wrist kindly, tying it perfectly. It was multi-colored striped type one and with a width of 2 centimeters. Finally he let go of her wrist softly, and adjusted his prominent holding gaze over her.

"Happy Friendship's Day!" he smiled. She lowered her gaze and smiled, filled with affection and silent ecstasy.

"Thankyou…" she mumbled. He nodded placing her blue top on her shoulder and quietly moved out of the room silently, giving her the space and privacy to make her all the hidden blushes flush out. She gasped slightly and looked at the band. It was beautiful!

She noticed it had written "To my Best friend, Hilary."

"Lovely idiot." She smiled charmingly with a peck of titter.

She anyway raised her hand voluntarily and abruptly such that she saw it perfectly.

A/N:Aww, I absolutely enjoyed writing this. You just can't imagine the depth of my happiness. It was so smooth, so adorable and so perfect to write. I didn't have much problem regarding the terminology, the words flowed itself. You know, you guys you should check Hil's wiki, it's actually written that it's hinted that she had a crush on Tyson. And even there are quotes highlighted in proof of this statement. It's cute. Isn't it? XD :'D -"I OWE ALL THE SONGS GLADLY except the last one." XD-

Thanks to everyone for reviewing last chapter! Thankyou Omm, Lily and Neha! Wish you the same, Omm. ^_^ My college has started and it was so tedious literally. It's less tiring than my intermediate, definitely. We were asked to touch those naked cadavers today and for some seconds, I was scared shitless. Eww. We had to walk so much…still its fun 'cause I won't be bored in my home and I already have too good and too many friends here xD

See you all by 28th I guess. Till then, review. I MIGHT post a little before also, depends upon time. I'm drained off.

~Posted on Omm's genuine request.