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Kai watched as everyone stood unsure about whether to follow or not he knew that what Hilary needed was time alone so he moved and blocked the doorway. Jordan tried to push past him, but Kai was the stronger of the two and he was stopped
"Leave her!" Kai looked into Jordan's eyes
"That's my little sister, do you really think I am going to let her do something stupid?"
"Hilary wouldn't do that, she needs time alone to think!"
"Look mate" Jordan stood so that he was nose to nose with Kai "what makes you think you can tell me what to do!"
"Because I know Hilary better than you do" he looked at his team mates "we all do!"
"Kai's right" Max stood beside him helping to block the doorway "when she's like this what she really needs is to be alone"
"She needs us" Hilary's father walked forward, "let my son go after her"
"Look dumbass" Kai was getting really angry now "when have you ever seen her deal with a shock like this?"
"She needs us, we are family!"
"No, for the last two years the only family she has known has been us!" Ray was joining the battle now
"What do you mean?" Kai realised that Ray had said to much "she has our mother doesn't she?" At this the Blade Breakers exchanged glances "What's happened?" Jordan watched their faces "My mum she is alright isn't she?" they all looked at each Kenny was the first to respond.
"I'm so sorry"
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Hilary stood looking out at the view, it was freezing cold and the wind was blowing her hair all over the place but she didn't really notice. Tears were pouring down her face confusion had taken over her mind. Alive! Dad and Jordan were alive! Surely she should be feeling happy, why was she crying so hard? She thought hard was it her fathers cold attitude and unfeeling comments? Jordan didn't seem to have changed at all but her father he was so different, so uncaring!
"Hi..." behind her a voice interrupted her train of thought, she turned annoyed,
"Kai!" her face relaxed into a smile when she saw who it was.
"Talk about Deja Vu" He smiled wryly thinking of all the times Hilary had found him on a rooftop struggling with something on his mind.
"Just the wrong way around" Hilary dreid her eyes and forced a smile she wanted to throw herself onto his chest and just cry until there were no more tears, she didn't of course no matter how much Kai seemed to have softened recently she wasn't about to mortify him. "what's going on down there?"
"We told them about your mother,"
"Oh God I hadn't thought about that!"
"Well now you don't have to."
"I should have told them though, what did you tell the others?"
"We explained the whole thing to Maria and Rick, they were a bit confused,"
"I don't mind them knowing, I was going to tell Mariah anyway"
"You and she seem to have gotten close"
"Hostage situations will that for you" Hilary sighed and rubbed her eyes
"Tired?"
"Yeah"
"Everyone's worried"
"I'm coming back I just..., don't understand, nothing makes sense"
"Like what"
"Well why didn't they get back in touch after they escaped, look at all the stuff they've got going on here, they could have managed a quick phone call"
Hilary was crying again she felt so embarrassed, she hated crying, her face always went red and puffy, ugh crying in front of Kai of all people! Why couldn't the ground just swallow her up probably because she was on a roof but still a giant hole appearing beneath her would be welcome right about now. Unexpectedly she felt Kai's arms slide around her waist and hold her close, she felt an old familiar feeling in the pit of her stomach. Kai always had this affect on her and she was beginning to hate his touch, whenever they brushed against each other and then pulled apart she always wanted to feel his lips on hers imagining his strong lips against snap out of it Hilary mentally she shook herself.
"Kai?" he wasn't pulling away this time, they just stood there arms around each other. She relaxed slightly and responded holding him tight, after a few minutes she felt him pull away and raise his hand to brush her cheek lightly, not realising what she was doing Hilary looked up and slowly pressed her lips onto his, Kai responded tightening his hold on her and slowly allowing his tongue to explore the inside of her mouth, he moaned pulling her closer to him. They stood there for some time running their hands over each other exploring this new shared activity, until the ice cold wind that whipped around them was combined with rain and they began to get soaked. Pulling away Hilary looked straight into his eyes.
"Kai, we ought to go in" she was shivering and Kai seeing this wrapped an arm around her shoulders they turned towards the doorway and left the roof together.
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"Hilary!" turning Kai and Hilary watched as her cousin Andy ran over, "We were so worried about you! Your soaked were you outside?"
No I just decided to take a shower fully dressed Hilary thought to herself A shower now that was an idea! A shower, maybe even a shower with K... Don't even go there!
"Hilary are you OK?" she blinked realising that she had zoned out
"Yeah just in my own world for a moment, Hi Andy!" Hilary smiled at him "I see you grew out of that purple cloak phase!" Hilary grinned remembering how Andy had gone through a strange superman type of stage and had from the age of 6 to about 8 had worn a purple cloak everywhere.
"Oh God trust you to remember that!" Andy looked hard at the couple Kai still had his arm around the dripping girl and this didn't sit well with him. "Look I'll take you two to your rooms" Andy led the two of them to the lift and stopped after a couple of floors. They were led down a corridor Andy showed Kai his room first and then led Hilary to her dooor
"Thanks Andy" Hilary was unsure what to do, her whole family had been big huggers, they had all used to hug each other all the time. After a couple of moments of awkwardness Hilary simply put a hand on his arm and smiled "See you later!"
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Standing in the shower hot water running over her Hilary smiled to herself, the memory of her and Kai's kiss was going to hang around for a while. She leant back against the wall sighing heavily
"Hilary?"
"Mariah?" the pink haired blader walked into the bathroom.
"There you are, how come your having a shower now"
"I got soaked, I was on the roof" Hilary replied from poking her head out from behind the shower curtain
"Was Kai with you?"
"Why do you ask that?"
"I was just hanging out in his and Rays room…"
"Hanging out or making out?" Hilary teased
"Little bit of both" Mariah admitted blushing, the two girls grinned at each other "anyway Kai came in and he was soaking, Ray asked him what had happened and he smiled, actually smiled. I don't think I have ever seen that, except for after battles. What the hell happened up there?"
"Nothing much!" Hilary couldn't stop the smile that covered her own face.
"Looking at that smile I'm not sure I believe you!" Hilary disappeared back into the shower and Mariah realised that she wouldn't be getting anything more out of her and decided to veer onto safer subjects "So how are you?"
"Confused" Hilary replied turning off the water, Mariah handed her a towel "Thanks," She climbed out of the shower and shivering went to sit down on the floor near the heater.
"I'll bet" Mariah sat down opposite her and smiled. "Look I know this is a big shock but you need to go see them"
"Mariah…"
"They're family Hils"
"You don't understand, Dad used to be this kind loving happy guy, now he complains when people he thinks are unnecessary are rescued"
"He didn't know it was you"
"That shouldn't matter, who is he to say that one life is more important than another?"
"We don't know the full story"
"I know, its just he seemed so mercenary" Hilary stood and walked over to the wardrobe, "Its only got boys clothes?"
"I know I get the feeling we're the only girls here,"
"But my Aunt Talia and cousin Nicola were with them when they went missing"
"Well you know who to ask questions of!" Hilary grimaced, she dressed in her now dry underwear and pulled out a pair of jeans, searching she found a tank top and yanked it over her head.
"Here" Mariah walked forward she had found a large black belt and a grey jacket. "Not colourful I know but your clothes need to dry"
"Guess we do have to be inventive with the clothing situation. Thanks!" Hilary sighed as she pulled the belt around her waist cinching the top tight she dragged the jacket on and looked down at herself. She didn't look to bad if she said so herself. Leaving the room Hilary walked slowly to her fathers office she took a deep breath and knocked.
"Enter," the solemn voice commanded and sighing heavily Hilary walked in. Jordan and her father stood behind the desk looking at something, Jordan glanced up
"Hilary" he ran around the desk and suddenly Hilary felt like a child again she laughed as Jordan picked her up and wrapped his arms around her.
"Jordan," Hilary sniffed she was crying again! "sorry" she apologised wiping her eyes.
"Hilary?" She looked at her father he was tall but somehow shorter than she had always remembered, his face was softer suddenly full of love and he held out his arms.
"Daddy" Hilary walked into his outstretched arms and was held close. For a few moments she felt sublimely happy, then she started to rmemember all the questions she had to ask, all the anger that had built up inside her.
"Hilary?" her father smiled at her "are you alright?"
"I'm fine Dad I just have a lot to ask you" The three of them spent a long time talking, each discovering things they didn't know, each wishing that some things they didn't have to know, when Hilary looked up at the clock she was surprised to see that a few hours had passed by. They were interrupted by a knock at the door
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"Er sir?" a nervous young man poked his head around the door
"What is it?" Hilary felt her father stand rigidly as he barked out the question,
"They're here!"
"Show them in!"
"Well sir they... they
"They what?"
"They heard that the Blade Breakers are here and went off looking for them" the man ducked as though expecting to have something thrown at them. Hilary heard her father growl from deep within his throat.
"Well find them and bring them here!" He snapped out the orders and walked over to his desk. Jordan stood up and pulled Hilary to her feet,
"Come on, we need to get out of the way, I have something to show you." Jordan walked out of the office fast, Hilary was taken to a room that contained a large piano
"Oh my god it's a grand piano, its beautiful" she gasped
"Belongs to a friend of mine, he uses it when he's visiting" Jordan pushed her forward "go ahead its tuned, lets see how out of practice you really are" Hilary grinned and sitting down she tentatively began to play.
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Kai pulled on a pair of Black trousers' and a dark blue shirt, Ray was lying back on his bed a small smile on his face.
"I take it you found Hilary?"
"Hn"
"You two have a habit of finding each other, when no one else can"
"We're smart"
Kai didn't want the others to know what had happened on the roof, he was a little confused. Hilary had started the kiss so did that mean she had feelings for him? Was it just the action of a scared girl clinging to a friend he shook his head, God I sound like a girl! Kai was very conscious of Rays eyes on him, luckily at that moment a knock sounded at the door. Neither of them moved, knowing that if it was a member of the Blade Breakers they would just get bored of waiting and come in, nothing happened for a minute or two, another knock louder and more impatient thumped on the door, Ray lazily pulled himself up and walked over to open the door,
"Well you took you time!" Kai spun around instantly recognising the voice. Enrique Giancarlo stood in the doorway enjoying the surprise he had caused. "Hello boys," Kai groaned inwardly, this was all they needed.
"Enrique," Ray smiled in a friendly way "long time no see! What are you doing here?"
"This is a little project the Majestic's are helping to fund" he grinned at them.
That explains all the expensive high tech security Kai thought. Out loud he asked
"So are you all here or is it just you" Please just him not the whole group, anything but the whole group.
"All of us," Damn it Kai shouted mentally "the others will be here any second" as if on cue Robert Jurgen, Johnny McGregor, and Oliver Polanski, walked in, with them came Max, Tyson, Kenny, Rick and Mariah. Kai looked but that was it, no one else came through the door,
"Where's Hilary?" He asked Mariah ignoring Ray's slight grin
"She went to see her dad"
"Who's Hilary?" Oliver yawned slightly
"Hilary Tatibana, shes the daughter of the man in charge" Max told them
"and she's team mate" Tyson added he looked a little rattled, the Majestics were as usual beginning to get to him.
"Ooh Tyson not your girlfriend? But then I doubt any girl could cope with you!" Enrique grinned as he watched Tyson get more and more frustrated
"She's our friend" Kai spoke the words loudly causing all eyes to fix on him
"She must be something special if you call her friend" Johnny grinned.
"You've met her, at the championships" Kenny reminded them "she was sitting with us when we were talking about Barthez Battalion cheating"
"Oh yeah brunette, I remember her" Robert nodded
"Well everyone the reunion is fun but for now lets go see what Tatibana wants" Oliver walked out and motioned for the others to follow, when only the Majestics came out of the room he looked back in "well come on then!" bemused the Blade Breakers Rick and Mariah followed all wishing they didn't have to. As they walked through the corridors strains of music began to reach their ears, Kai listened hard to hear it.
"Someone is playing my piano" Oliver remarked curiously "not too bad either, not perfect" he winced "Oh, slightly wrong there but it's Rachmaninoff's third I'm sure of it, lets take a detour"
"I wonder where they found someone cultured enough to know good music" Enrique grinned "can't be anything to do with this lot!" Oliver led them down a corridor the music getting louder as they walked. They stopped outside the room where the music was coming from and Johnny opened the door.
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