Author's Note: Hello all. Thanks so much for your reviews. I'll bet this is might not live upto your expectations but I'm trying. Also, the next chapter will be much better I guess...anyway hope you enjoy reading this...see if Kai finally decides to tell Hilary all he wants to! Bye for now...here's the story!

Hiro's Wedding

Tyson Granger was stretched out on the green grass of his garden, staring into nothingness. Ever since his friends had told him about the crush Hilary had on him, he'd been avoiding everyone. His brain battled on...unable to reach any particular conclusion.

"She loves me… so let her" he said "I never asked her to love me!" He rolled over, with his face buried in the grass "She's the one…I never!"

"TYSON!"

Tyson jumped and looked around, there was Maxi biking hard towards him.

"Hey, Maxi" he said in a heavy voice "How did you get your back into my dojo?"

"Forget that!" said Max, kicking away his bike and sitting down beside him "So, how are you?"

"Rotten" groaned Tyson.

Max smiled knowingly at him. He knew Tyson would have a hard time coping with the reality but he had to try. He just couldn't shut himself up.

"Listen, me and Ray are headed home for a fortnight" said Max.

"Yeah…" said Tyson "Lucky you."

"I could say the same thing about you, Tyson" said Max, annoyed.

"Well, with you and Ray gone, I guess it's just me, Kenny, Daichi and Kai." Tyson sighed heavily.

"Aren't you forgetting someone?"

"No"

"Stop it, Tyson! It's Hilary, isn't it?"

"Whatever!"

Max got up, disgusted. "Avoiding her won't solve your problems, you moron!"

"If you're so interested, why don't you ask her out?" thundered Tyson.

"Because she likes you and moreover, I know you like her too!"

"Yeah right!" scoffed Tyson "Like that'll ever happen."

"Mark my words, Mr. Don't-care…there'll be a time you're gonna parade down the aisle to marry her!"

Tyson looked startled for a minute. Then he threw back his head and began laughing his head off. This should be the best joke of the century! Him and Hil? Yeah sure…like that'll happen in about 700 years!

Max was still stung from the previous days teasing… he was even annoyed when Tyson laughed at his seriousness and sincerity.

"Oh, you'll sure regret that, Tyson!" said Max and walked away from him.

"Maxi" called Tyson after him "That's no reason to leave! Aww…come on you!"

But Max was gone.

"For a whole two weeks!" Tyson thought to himself angrily "And it's all Hilary's fault!"

That evening a letter arrived for Tyson from his elder brother Hiro. The message was short and sweet, and totally unexpected. It read:

Dear Tyson and Grandpa,

I know it's been a long while since you last heard of me. I am in good health and doing well. I'll be home next week to tie the knot with my sweetheart Katherine. Don't be surprised and give her a good reception. And Tyson, my brother, please help me and do whatever I ask without question. My regards to the both of you and May God Bless you.

Yours truly, love

Hiro.

Tyson hand shook so badly that he dropped the note from his hand. Hiro was getting married? Good gracious – what on Earth would the others say to that? Of course Max and Ray weren't there … but what about the others? What would their reaction be on hearing this piece of news totally from the blue?

"There'll be a wedding! Wow" said Daichi, dancing about "This means lots of food!"

"There's more to a wedding than food, Daichi" said Hilary, with a faraway look on her face "It's gonna be sweet!"

"Well, if you're gonna help out Tyson, I don't think this wedding's gonna go too far" said Kai, in his usual voice.

"C'mon Kai" said Kenny "Tyson might just pull through with our help."

"Oh yeah?" asked Kai, "Cause I'm not gonna help him!"

He turned his back on the rest of them. Hilary spoke up, "Why not?"

Kai flinched but other than that gave no sign that he'd heard what she had said.

Hilary shrugged and turned back to Tyson, "So, when's Hiro and Katherine coming?"

"Um…next week…it says on the letter…"

Hilary picked up the envelope and gasped, "It's been post marked 8 days ago… which means?"

"They are coming today!" concluded Kai.

"Oh crumbs!" yelled Tyson "Okay guys, we've gotta act quick – Kenny, you and Hil are going downtown to buy flowers, Daichi go see if Grandpa is there and tell him, and Kai, come on with me. We've to get Hiro the perfect greeting!"

The others went to the assignments given to them and Kai walked along with Tyson.

"Where are we going, Tyson?" Kai asked.

"To hire a car" replied Tyson.

"You don't know how to drive!"

"I could learn."

We're so gonna die, thought Kai.

Hiro was given a very warm reception indeed. Kenny and Hilary had managed to find crimson roses for Katherine and grandpa had cooked a lovely meal. Tyson, thanks to Kai, got a chauffer along with the car for his brother and would-be sister-in-law. Hilary watched the happy couple with wondering eyes.

'They seem so happy together!' she thought 'I mean really happy. Wonder when Tyson will learn to be happy like that.'

"So, when is the wedding, guys?" asked Tyson, impatiently "The world championships begin next month Hiro and -"

"Relax, bro!" said Hiro, smiling at him "The weddings day after tomorrow. And we need lots of help from you guys to see us through."

Beep-beep.

Everyone jumped as Hilary's pager went off. She grinned sheepishly and took it out of her pocket. It was a message from Max.

Hi Guys won't make it back till at least 3 weeks. Be back in time for the championships. Don't worry. Nothing serious has happened. Max.

"Alright-y then!" said Hilary as she replied back to Max "You guys, Max says he won't make it back as soon as he thought. But before the championships though. And not to worry – nothing serious has happened."

Kenny looked thoughtful for a minute and then said, "Okay. So now we come to the pressing prob- I mean – current event. The wedding."

"Well we plan to be married in the same place my parents were married…."

(We don't need the detail plans for Hiro's wedding. So we skip that part and go to the most interesting bit)

Half an hour of Hiro's lecture was all that Hilary could endure. She suddenly became more interested in studying Katherine more closely. Although there was no sign at first that Katherine adored Hiro, she was fidgeting a bit. And her hands were clasped around something. A minute later when its bell went off, Hilary knew exactly what it was - Katherine's mobile phone. Hilary watched in amazement as Katherine excused herself and went out of the dojo. Something about her behavior freaked Hilary out. She too got up.

"It's getting late. I ought to head home, you guys."

"Just be careful." Tyson said.

"Don't worry"

Hilary went out of the dojo, and hid in the shadows to hear Katherine speak.

"No, I can't do this anymore, Nigel. This is wrong. I won't do it! Alright, fine but I'm warning you. I'll be gone before you can say Jack Robinson!"

Katherine snapped her phone shut and calmed herself. Then with perfect grace she re-entered the dojo.

Hilary crept out of the shadows and whispered, "Jack Robinson?"

The next day Kenny was faced with a request which made his hair stand on their ends.

"You want to borrow my laptop?" Kenny shrieked almost "Why? What's up?"

"Can't tell you." Hilary said through gritted teeth.

"Why not?" asked Kenny.

"Oh, forget it!" said Hilary "I'm going to the community centre. Tell the others for me, will you?"

She rushed away from Kenny's workshop to the community centre. There were so many computers around. She registered herself and got herself a free one.

"Okay – now search for Nigel." She typed Nigel and hit the go button. Seconds later there were over a thousand names in front of her.

"No, no, no!" said Hilary "Oh, God!"

"Looking for something Hilary?" asked someone from behind her. Hilary jumped and turned around. Standing behind her was a boy she'd never met before. He looked really cool and rather cute with brown hair and a heart-warming smile.

"Hi. Who are you?" asked Hilary.

"Eric" said the boy.

"How did you know my name?"

"I sit next to you in class…the Math class!"

"Oh, okay." Hilary said with a smile "I'll just finish my work here…" she turned back to the computer "Damn you! Oh…there's gotta be another way! Got it!"

She typed Katherine + Nigel and hit go. This time she got only 5 replies.

"You're not gonna waste your time scouring this all this, right?" asked Eric.

"If I don't, how would I know which one is mine?" Hilary questioned.

"Where are these people from?" asked Eric.

"Japan, of course!" said Hilary.

"Where exactly -?" began the boy.

Hilary suddenly recalled where Hiro had been for some weeks. He hadn't been in Japan. The letter had been most marked from Japan, true but Hiro had then just arrived from –

"I was wrong. They are from Sydney, Australia."

Eric typed the information with the original search. The answer popped up:

0 matches found.

"Great!" said Hilary "Thanks, a lot!"

She got her original search page and printed those 5 pages of information. She would get to Nigel manually. She didn't Kenny or Eric's help for that. She left the community centre armed with her precious info.

"Where's Hilary?" asked Tyson of the group "She's supposed to be here…and she should have been here two hours ago."

"Hey guys!" called a female voice from the mouth of the entrance, rushing towards them.

"Hilary!" said Tyson, rounding on her at once "You were supposed to be here 2 hours ago?"

"Save the lecture" said Hilary, huffily "Tell me what to do, okay?"

Soon all of them were off doing the little jobs and the big jobs assigned to them by Tyson. Hiro and Katherine were not home today, they had gone to find themselves the most beautiful wedding place. When Tyson informed them about that, Hilary looked rather concerned.

"Something wrong, Hilary?" asked Kenny, looking at her in surprise.

"Not really" said Hilary, lamely.

They went on with their work for some more time. It was a happy time. But Daichi couldn't help sighing with relief when he heard Hiro's footsteps near the garden. They all looked up as their coach entered.

"Hi, guys!" said Hiro "Working hard?"

"I'll say" said Daichi, lying down on his back on the grass.

"The wedding is still on then?" asked Tyson, smiling "Where are you getting married, brother?"

"Right here, little bro!" said Hiro.

"Right here?" asked Hilary, surprised "In this garden?"

"Yes!" said Hiro "And you guys have done a great job. We can spin up my wedding from all this."

"Thanks, Coach!" laughed Kenny.

The day of the wedding dawned bright and sunny. But for some reason, Hilary seemed rather disturbed that day. Although she helped Kenny, Tyson and Daichi to serve all the guests and behaved civilly, inside of her she kept having the feeling something would really go wrong. She had found out who this Nigel was. He was the leader of some dark beyblade gang and he owned a factory somewhere in the fart west.

"Hilary – zap out of it!" shouted Tyson, furiously battling away two guests who were talking in a language foreign to the poor boy "C'mere and help me!"

Hilary ran to help him. Kai watched them from one of the trees, an amused glint in his eyes.

'Enjoy yourself, dweeb!' he thought.

Everything settled down in about half an hour. The real trouble began right before the ceremony. Hiro waited by the Father to marry them, and Katherine began walking down the aisle the children had made. Just then, a gang came riding on their motorcycles, up to the garden!

People began diving this way and that to avoid collision with them. A motorcyclist came driving dangerously close to where the Bladebreakers were standing.

"Hilary" yelled Tyson, pulling her away from it "Look out!"

Both of them had dropped down to the ground. Tyson watched from their in growing horror, his brother's wedding getting spoilt.

"That's it!" he jumped up and unleashed his blade in the centre of the garden and yelled, "Dragoon – Evolution Storm!"

Thick clouds of dust began blowing from all sides. Daichi following Tyson's lead, unleashed his own blade as well! Kenny stayed beside Hilary.

"What are they doing?" yelled Hilary.

"Creating a diversion!" suggested Kenny.

"N0!"

Hilary got up and began moving towards the edge of the garden. She had to find Katherine somehow. But she couldn't run as fast as she wanted to.

"Damn these shoes!" In her frustration, she kicked off her shoes and rushed towards the entrance.

A most surprising scene met her eyes: Katherine was being urged onto get into one of the motorcycles by one of those men.

"C'mon – Kathy!" he said "You wanted to get outta there anyway. We can be together now!"

"But I-I…" stammered Katherine.

"KATHERINE!" shouted Hilary "I can't believe you're gonna ditch Hiro for some bike freak!"

"Watch your mouth!" retorted the motorcyclist.

Hilary ignored him and spoke to Katherine again, "So you're just gonna go, right? After all Hiro did for you and loved you? You're gonna break someone's heart!"

"You don't understand!" said Katherine, "It's always been difficult at home!"

"Oh, yeah?" said Hilary, sarcastically "Are you telling me you just used Hiro?"

"Well –"

"Kathy…there's no time for all this!" said the man on the bike "You coming or not?"

"One minute, Nigel!" said Katherine.

"Nigel?" said Hilary, shocked. Then she adopted a rather cool attitude and said, "So you're Nigel?"

"Yes!" said Nigel "Gotta problem with that?"

"She doesn't" said Hiro's voice "But I do!"

Hilary turned to see Hiro standing right behind her. He had a great timing, she'd have to admit. One more minute and the reasons to hold them back would be gone!

Hiro turned to Katherine and asked, "Was all of this preplanned?"

"Yeah!" shrugged Katherine.

"Then go!"

"WHAT?" said Hilary and Katherine in unison.

"Coach, you can't just let her go…" said Hilary, surprised.

"It's no use marrying someone whose heart belongs somewhere else!" said Hiro "Katherine – Go!"

"But…" started Hilary, blocking Katherine's way.

"No!"

Hiro held her off. Katherine got on to the back of Nigel's bike and went off into the world. Her eyes were full of tears, and she kept looking at Hiro till they turned the bend the two figures disappeared.

"Why did you do that?" asked Hilary "Are you alright?"

"Fine" mumbled Hiro.

However the Goddess of Love knew it would be days before Hiro was actually fine. Hilary had a feeling someone was watching her and turned around suddenly. There was no one. Though she could have sworn she'd seen something between the leaves of trees.

From his secluded place Kai watched them and thought, 'Hiro is right: there never will be any use loving someone who's heart belongs to some one else!'

Some hours later, the friends were cleaning up the mess made by all those people. It would have been fun if Hiro had actually been married.

"Poor Hiro" said Hilary, picking up some of the broken cutlery "I wonder he really is alright."

"Ah, he'll be" said Daichi, wisely "It's our big match next month, right? He's gotta get back into form!"

"Sure!" said Hilary, rolling her eyes.

Suddenly a bouquet of flowers came in her direction and hit her on the side of her head.

"Hey!" she screamed, furiously turned around to see who had thrown them.

Tyson grinned at her, "Hey, Hil! Thought you might like them…"

'Tyson' thought Hilary, taking the flowers in her hands 'Why did you throw that at me?'

She looked at him and in such a sweet expression on her face that Tyson actually blushed! In a flash Hilary realized she was embarrassing him. She got up suddenly.

"Where are you going?" asked Tyson, surprised.

"To find my shoes" came the unromantic reply.

Tyson watched with his mouth slightly open as Hilary went to retrieve her precious shoes. Daichi and Kenny controlled their laughter till Hilary was out of earshot. Then –

"So when are you gonna ask her out, Tyson?" asked Daichi, sniggering.

"Ask her out?" Tyson echoed "She's my friend…"

"Don't let her hear you saying that!" said Kenny.

"Yeah and I wonder what kind of a friend she is…that you blushed after giving her those flowers!"

"Shut up!" yelled Tyson.

Hiro was sitting on the same dock Kai had come when he was upset. He gazed glumly out into the sea.

"So when will you get over her?" asked someone.

"Thought I'd meet you here, Kai" said Hiro "I wanted to ask you: when are you gonna tell her."

"Tell whom what?"

"Ahhh…don't pretend now!" smiled Hiro "Ever heard that saying, it always hurts to love someone and never be loved in return. But it is even worse to love someone and never find the courage to tell that person so…"

"Yeah, well" said Kai, walking away from Hiro "You're just bitter."

'Maybe' thought Hiro 'But if you don't tell her what you feel she might just slip through your fingers, Kai!'