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Chapter 4

12:01pm...

Kai walked up to Mariah's house. He stood on the porch and went to knock on the door but hesitated. He didn't know if he was able to face Hilary, or if he'd be able to tell her the truth. He finally knocked on the door and heard movement. Mathilda opened the door and smiled cheerfully at him.

'Good morning Kai!' she said in her sweet normal high pitched voice.

'Hi.' said Kai, not used to seeing some one this cheery in the morning. 'Is Hilary awake?'

'Yep,' Mathilda said letting him in, 'She's in her room, but make sure you use a soft voice, she's got a bigger hangover than Mariah!'

Kai walked in and saw Ray sitting at the breakfast table next to Mariah. They both looked only half conscious and had severely messy hair. Ray squinted at him.

'Hey there Kai,' he said sleepily.

'Did you sleep here?' Kai asked.

'Heh heh, yeah,' Ray replied scratching his head sheepishly.

Kai nodded then went upstairs to Hilary's room.

'You look like crap by the way,' he called back.

'Thanks Kai,' said Ray quietly, yawning.

Kai reached Hilary's room and knocked on her door. A small grunt came from inside, so Kai walked in. All the curtains were closed and lights were out. Hilary had a pillow over her face.

'Hilary,' said Kai with well hidden difficulty, 'I need to tell you something...about your parents.'

The pillow suddenly flew off Hilary's face and she sat up looking at him with wide eyes.

'They weren't involved in a car accident,' said Kai softly, 'They were murdered before the crash.'

Hilary didn't know what to say. Her eyes began streaming again.

'But...but by who?' she asked in a whisper.

'By the same person who killed my parents years ago in Russia,' said Kai, 'Boris Balkov.'

Hilary's face lost all colour, she looked like a ghost.

'B-Boris!' she stammered, 'You-you mean th-that guy in charge of Be-Bega!'

Kai nodded silently.

It was now almost 5:30pm as Kai and Hilary walked back into Mariah's yard, after going for a walk to discuss everything that had happened. Kai stopped on the porch and turned to go home but was stopped by Hilary.

'Please don't go Kai!' she pleaded, 'Not just yet! I don't want you to leave me. You've helped me so much through all this, and, I could really use your friendship at the moment.'

Kai looked at her desperate face for a moment then caved in. He turned and followed her inside. Everyone was watching TV and didn't seem to notice them come in. They went up into Hilary's room.

Another hour had passed. Kai sat beside Hilary on her bed, listening to her patiently. She had stopped her crying now and rested her head on Kai's shoulder.

'You've been such a great friend Kai,' she said to him, 'You're the best.'

'I know,'

Hilary smiled then looked up to him. His crimson eyes connected with hers. They came closer until their noses touched gently, then, their mouths connected, and they shared a passionate kiss. Kai caressed her cheek softly with his strong hand. Hilary felt completely safe, and for the first time in weeks, genuinely happy. She felt Kai begin to push her down onto her back on the soft bed and let it happen. He undid the buttons along the front of her shirt and pulled it off her.

It was midnight. Kai looked at the ceiling through the darkness. Soft rays of blue-ish white moonlight shone through the fog-glass window, which was just visible behind the curtains. He looked beside him at Hilary who slept blissfully beside him, her hand on his bare chest. He still couldn't help feeling guilty for not killing Boris when he had the chance, but he also felt content and relaxed. He pulled the covers over Hilary and himself then went back to sleep.

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Hilary and Kai sat on the front porch the next day in the sunlight. The blue skies above promised a pleasant day...for everyone except the BBA Revolution.

Tyson, Daichi and Kenny suddenly came running up the pathway towards them.

'Hilary! Kai!' Tyson yelled.

Kai stood up, sensing the horror in his voice.

'It's terrible! Just terrible!' cried out Kenny.

'What's going on?' demanded Kai.

'It's Max's parents!' said Daichi as they stopped in front of the couple.

'They were poisoned last night!' said Tyson.

'Ray is at the hospital now with Max and they right now!' said Kenny, breathlessly.

A car horn sounded from the street. Kai and Hilary looked up and saw Mr. Dickenson motioning them to hurry up.

'Mr.D's gonna give us a ride!' said Tyson, 'Lets go!'

When they reached the hospital, the teens all ran in with the elderly Mr.Dickenson trailing behind. They ran through the halls until they saw Ray and Max up ahead. Max had his head in his hands.

'Max!' said Tyson as they stopped in front of them, 'Hey Max, what happened man?'

'We went out for family dinner last night,' said Max not looking up. His voice seemed hollow. 'Mum and Dad were celebrating their anniversary. The waiter brought out our food. They started eating but I thought I recognised the waiter and hesitated. Draciel was in my pocket and was glowing, as if warning me not to eat the food. Then when I looked up, Mum and Dad were choking and then passed out.'

Hilary looked at Kai. They were both thinking the same thing, but...why would Boris want to kill Max's parents?

'The doc's aren't sure if they'll make it,' said Max emotionally.

'Calm down my boy,' said Mr.Dickenson sitting on Max's other side. 'I'm sure they'll be fine.'

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Hey peoples, its me! I hope you like the story so far. I'm trying to update as fast as I can…although…I think it'll be funny to keep you in suspense for a lil while, bweh heh heh heh! Just joking. Ah well, please review!