OK we all know what's coming next, the next two chapters are choc full of sap so if you don't like sap well I don't know what to say. Sorry I guess?!
This isn't the last chapter, I am still working on the last chapter but I promise that it's just as heart-warming gooey sickly sweet as this one!
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"Sir?" Robert smiled at his butler as he opened the door of his castle "I must say it's good to see you all again" (this was the warmest greeting Robert had ever received from his stiff housekeeper).
"It's good to be home" Robert led his team, Hiro, Rick and the Blade Breakers into his castle, they each carried a bag and looked exhausted. He looked at his "would you show these men the guestrooms?"
"Just a second…." Oliver grabbed Roberts arm and whispered something in his ear, Robert smiled and nodded
"Disregard that order, we will show them to their rooms, Ray and Kai if you'd follow me? The rest of you go with Oliver" The Blade Breakers looked at each other and shrugging followed the Majestics.
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"And here's your room Kai" Robert stopped outside a door "sweet dreams" Robert turned and walked away grinning. Kai stared after him confused, they had left Ray at the other end of the corridor, Kai looked at all the other doors between his and Rays, Robert was obviously up to something but Kai was too tired to go ask questions. He let it go.
Kai sighed as he walked into the room, he stopped, there was a lamp beside the bed it was lit someone else was in here. In the bed he could make a shape, curious he dumped his bag on the floor removed his shoes and walked quietly forward. Beside the bed was a wastepaper basket there was a lot of tissue in it, Kai edged past this carefully and pulled back the covers.
"Hilary?" Kai whispered the name amazed, there she was, it had been so long since he had seen her. Her face was sadly tearstained and when he felt the pillow she was resting on, it was damp with her tears. Kai felt his heart break a little at the idea of her crying herself to sleep he sat on the edge of the bed and affectionately brushed her cheek with his hand "Hilary?" he said it louder this time, she stirred in her sleep and opened her eyes sleepily
"Kai?" he smiled at her she looked as though she thought she was dreaming "mm Kai." she yawned and stretched smiling in a blissful way.
"Hello Hilary" Kai smirked, she was still half asleep not really realising that he was there. Kai leant down and kissed her gently on the mouth, as he pulled away his watch brushed against her arm and scratched the skin
"Ow!" Hilary sat up shaking her head confusedly, that had hurt! Kai smiled and gently kissed the spot where his watch had scratched her, Hilary stared at him "That hurt!"
"Sorry."
"No it hurt" Hilary paused processing this little piece of information,
"I said sorry…?"
"No I mean that hurt! In dreams…. you don't get hurt….OH MY GOD" Hilary fully awake now sat up and trembling took Kai's face in her hands "Kai?"
"Hello Hilary" he smiled as she ran her hands over his face, he felt her run her fingers down his throat and began to gently pat his shoulders, his chest, his arms "I'm all here" Kai told her amused at her actions
"This isn't a dream!" Hilary looked at him amazed "You're back?"
"I'm back"
"For good?"
Kai took her hands in his and gazed into her eyes "I'm not going anywhere without you ever again." Hilary threw her arms around his neck and kissed him, Kai slid his arms around her waist and pulled her close, between kisses he asked breathlessly "you waited for me?"
"I did!"
"No one took my place, there's no other man in your life?" Kai was surprised to feel Hilary freeze, she pulled back from him biting her lip.
Kai stared at her, had she found someone else, had she moved on?
"Hilary what's wrong?"
"There's something, someone you need to see." Hilary climbed out of bed and grabbing Kai's wrist pulled him after her.
Kai followed Hilary as she led him out of the room and across the corridor, she knocked gently on the door opposite
"Honey?" she called softly Kai angrily balled his hands into fists, when there was no answer Hilary opened the door and pulled Kai into the room, the first thing Kai saw was the bright red race car bed, this confused him, how could the other man in Hilary's life have a race car bed? Hilary turned on the bedside lamp and Kai saw a boy of about three years of age lying curled up under the covers on the bed, he watched as Hilary brushed the slate blue hair off the boys face and shook him gently "Gou honey wake up"
"Mum?" the boy shifted drowsily "whassup?"
"There's someone I want you to meet" Hilary pulled the boy up and pulled Kai down, she made him kneel on the floor so that he was eye level with his son, "Gou this is your daddy"
Kai knelt by the bed and stared down at the child, Gou rubbed his eyes and stared back, ruby eyes met amethyst and Kai felt himself start to shake,
"Daddy?" the boy recognised the man in front of him, he had seen him in many pictures but was confused "he's back?"
Hilary remained silent it was up to Kai to respond, Kai reahed forward and took his sons chin between his finger and thumb, he nodded
"Yes I'm back."
"For good?" the boys gaze travelled from his father to his mother, Hilary squeezed her son tight she wasn't sure of the answer to that question, she looked at Kai who smiled and took his sons hand, he reached out with his other hand and took one of Hilary's.
"Yes…son for good" he squeezed their hands. Kai and Hilary watched as Gou a happy smile on his face leant against his mother and slowly fell asleep. Hilary lay the boy down and covered him up.
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"I can't believe I have a son" Kai watched as Hilary shut their sons bedroom door quietly, she giggled
"43 1/2 hours of labour, believe it!" She smiled as Kai pulled her to him he had a lustful look in his eyes "Stop looking at me like that" she knew that look she had seen it before and knew what it meant. "The last time that happened," she pointed to the door "That happened" Kai grinned at her a serious expression entered his eyes,
"I missed you,"
"Well I missed you too," Hilary said flippantly and turned to walk to their room, Kai held her still and looked at her earnestly,
"Hilary you have no idea how much I love you do you?" Hilary stopped moving, she stared at him amazed.
"Say…Say that again?" Hilary could hardly believe what she had just heard
"Hilary you have no idea how much I love you do you?"
"Not the whole thing, just the three words before do you" Kai thought and then smiled
"I love you?" he said it softly Hilary opened her eyes again and smiled, looking very relieved "I love you Hilary"
"I thought I had misheard you for a second there"
"Is that the first time you've ever heard me say that?"
"You've said it before?"
"Well, yeah just sort of….When you were sleeping" Kai admitted
"You really know how to pick your moments" Hilary leaned into him sighing happily,
"I know!" Kai chuckled lightly, "You waited for me all this time and I never even told you I loved you"
"Yeah" Hilary laughed "stupid I know, but I never really needed to hear it. Truth be told I never thought I would!"
"You could have asked me to say it" Hilary looked at him, yes she could have asked him to say it but that would have been backing him into a corner she had wanted him to say it because he meant it.
"I guess I never needed to hear it, you were never one to talk Kai, your actions your tone of voice told me all I needed to know"
"From now on I'll make sure I say it more often!" Hilary stood in his arms, they were so close now she could feel his breath mingling with hers, truth be told she had never looked at another guy while waiting for him, compared to him other men just seemed like little boys. His hands were pulling her closer, Hilary licked her lips nervously causing Kai to growl low in his throat. Oh how she loved that growl, their lips were almost touching.
"Hilary..." she gazed into his eyes, Kai was looking at her in that way, the way that made her knees tremble. She laughed breathily more nervous than she had ever been before.
"Kai I…" he kissed her oh what a kiss it was like she was discovering kissing for the first time. It felt new and exciting all over again, like when your a young teenager and kissing is the ultimate, she gasped as he lifted her up onto a nearby table their hands roaming over each others bodies feeling their way, "no… Kai stop!" she pulled back Kai was angry, frustrated.
"Sorry I thought you wanted..." Kai pulled away severely pissed off, he moved as though to go when a hand stopped him.
"Kai wait…."
"Wait for what Hilary?" angry now Kai shoved her up against the wall attacking her neck with his lips and teeth "stop playing with me, one minute you want me to go the next you want me to stay. Make your mind up and do it fast!"
"I didn't want you to go" Hilary giggled "it's just… we're in a corridor"
Kai looked around and saw that she was right, they were standing by the table in Roberts hallway, well that could have been embarrassing
"Oh right!" he chuckled to himself strange how he hadn't noticed that
"Someone could walk by at any minute." still laughing Hilary grabbed his hand and pulled him into her bedroom. Kai followed her and kicked the door shut behind them.
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Ray opened the door to his bedroom and froze, he couldn't believe the picture he was seeing. In front of him stood Mariah, she had a beautiful little girl in her arms.
"Ray?" Mariah stared at him, she was feeling very dizzy all of a sudden, her arms started to go limp Lin started to slip from her hold. Seeing that Mariah looked like she was about to faint Ray dropped his bag and quickly walked forward, placing his arms around both mother and child.
"Hello Mariah" Ray kissed her forehead gently, he led her to the bed and sat her down. In Mariah's arms Lin shifted in her sleep, Ray stared at the little girl with pink hair. "Who's this?"
"It's Lin" Mariah said in a shaky voice "she's my….our daughter"
Ray stared at the little girl unable to believe his eyes or ears "I have a daughter?"
"Yeah" Mariah smiled as she watched Ray stroke his daughters hair, he was amazed
"She's beautiful" Ray switched his gaze from his daughter to Mariah "just like her mother!"
Mariah leant her head on Rays shoulder sighing, "I missed you so much"
"I love you" Ray kissed her head gently
"I love you too Ray" Mariah looked into Rays eyes and kissed him gently on the mouth, Lin sighed in her sleep and Mariah grinned she stood and took her daughter into her arms "I better put her to bed" Ray smiled mischievously at her
"I'll wait right here" Mariah smiled and when she returned Ray was still sitting on the bed, he hadn't moved, he had been thinking hard.
"Everything alright Ray?"
"Yeah, how come no one ever told me, I mean the Majestics must have known"
"We didn't want you distracted"
"We?"
"Hilary and I thought it would be best if we told you and Kai about the kids when you got back"
"Kai? Kids?" Ray put emphasis in the s in kids "there's more to this isn't there"
"A lot more" she sighed and sat next to him and was surprised when Ray moved off the bed and knelt in front of her "Ray? What ar…."
"Marry me" he pulled the ring from his pocket and smiled at her look of complete astonishment, "Mariah" Ray repeated the question "will you marry me"
In answer Mariah threw her arms around Rays neck and kissed him, the ring so carefully picked out dropped unheeded to the floor. Ray grabbed Mariah in his arms and stood quickly, the two of them stood unsteadily for a moment then dropped down onto the bed.
"I take it thats a 'yes'?" Ray grinned as Mariah ran her fingers through his hair
"Well it's definitely not a 'I need time to think' I've had plenty of that!" Mariah giggled.
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Next morning when Hilary woke up Kai was already awake he lay staring at her, she smiled at him and watched happily as he returned the smile. After the two of them were dressed they sat on the bed, talking about what they had both been through Kai told Hilary about what had happened with Boris, she told him about what had happened when she met up with Boris' men. She lay in his arms and was finally able to have someone understand how she had felt after all killing is killing whether you do it in cold blood, as vengeance, or even self defence,
"I remember afterwards, I was at the hospital. I stood in the bathroom, there was a mirror in front of me and I couldn't bring myself to look at my reflection. I stood washing my hands again and again just prolonging that moment when I had to look up and see my eyes. When I finally looked up I don't know what I expected to see, some sort of mark, something in my eyes branding me as a killer but…"
"It wasn't there," Kai finished for her, "you looked just the same."
"Yeah…, was there any danger of Hiro getting into trouble for this?"
"No, I would have done something if that was the case. Hiro told me not to so many times though, saying 'Boris took my past, and that I shouldn't let him take my future'. But if he had gotten into trouble yeah I would have handed myself in." Hilary cuddled closer to him glad that this had not been the case.
"What is your future?" she smiled as she linked her fingers with his,
"I don't know much about my future, what I'll do for a living, if I'll ever want to beyblade again, where I'll live, or what might happen, but I know one thing for sure. You're there, you're my future, you, Gou and anyone else that may come along."
Hilary smiled, "Kai?"
"Yeah?"
"That was the most amazing thing anyone has ever said to me"
"It was pretty good wasn't it?" Kai smirked "I better write that one down" Hilary giggled He put his hand on her cheek tilting her head so that she faced him "I missed you so much I love you."
"I love you too."
"Marry me?"
"OK" Hilary laughed thinking he was joking,
"I mean it Hils" Kai leant down to where his jacket had been dropped the night before, he pulled the jewellery box from a pocket, turning back to Hilary he asked her again. "Well, will you marry me"
Hilary watched amazed as he opened the box and then sat up grinning "OK!" Kai grinned and placed the ring on her finger, Hilary smiled at him, "you realise of course that this relationship has gone further than any relationship I've ever had and we've never even been on a date."
"Perhaps that's what all couples should do, seems to be working!" Kai laughed "We'll fix it when we get back to normality"
"By normality you mean what exactly? Since I met you and the others my life hasn't exactly normal."
"Well I mean the two of us, actually knowing where the other one is"
"Ah, that kind of normal. Sounds nice" they looked at each other,Hilary smiled as she looked down at the ring "just so you know sometimes I still feel like I'm the same person I was when you left but I'm different, harder, colder" Hilary looked sad "I know I've changed"
"You haven't changed," Kai cupped her face with his hand "your eyes are a little sadder, and you don't smile like you used to, but you're still the stubborn, bossy…OW!" Hilary punched Kai, hard "hey let me finish!" he laughed,
"Well hurry up" she hissed threateningly
"You're still the stubborn, bossy, beautiful, loyal and amazing person I fell in love with."
Hilary smiled at him grudgingly, "And you're still the quiet, brooding, annoying, brave, kind and caring person I fell in love with"
"You forgot devastatingly attractive!"
"No I didn't, why would I say that?" Hilary asked playfully, Kai grabbed her and began to tickle her "Kai! Stop it…. please I can't breathe…." she squealed, at that moment Gou ran into the room attracted by the noise, he paused as he watched his father and mother play fighting Hilary appealed to him "Gou! Help me!" grinning the boy ran forward and leapt onto his father trying to tickle him; Kai taken by surprise fell back and the three of them collapsed onto the floor in a tangle of arms and legs all giggling hysterically.
Kai smiled as he picked up his son and helped Hilary to her feet. Lifting his son high over his head Kai placed so that he was sitting on his shoulders. So this was what it was like to be a family Kai grinned as he wrapped an arm around Hilary, he liked it!
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Max stood looking around the kitchen and smiled, he could well remember the last time they were here, he and Tyson had practically eaten Robert out of house and home. He wondered if whoever had stocked the kitchen so well knew if Tyson was coming. Max was standing at the sink when she came in.
Emily. She had change a little since he had last seen her, the same hair colour but a different style softer more mature, she no longer wore glasses preferring contacts, she was dressed in a casual jeans and t-shirt and looked very sleepy.
Max smiled watching his old team mate as she opened the fridge and pulled out the milk she filled a glass and replaced the jug, and turned.
Emily was taking a sip of her milk when she saw him. "Max?" the glass went crashing to the ground, "Oh my God Max!" Emily ran forward not caring about the drink on the floor. Max couldn't believe it when Emily threw her arms around his neck and held him tightly, he responded by putting his arms around her thin waist "Your OK!" she sighed into his neck.
"I'm OK" Max pulled away from her slightly, he had grown a little since he had seen her last, he was now a head taller than her. Emily went red as she realised what she was doing and dropping her arms firmly by her side she began to pull away as well.
"Oh...I'm sorry, I just um… I didn't mean to….um…." Emily stammered, Max grinned and keeping his arms placed firmly on her waist pulled her closer. Emily was startled "Max?"
"Yes Emily?" there was an odd glint in his eye that Emily had never seen before
"You can…. You can let me go now"
"No… I don't think I can" Max stared at Emily smiling, she was biting her lip nervously. Max gently leant down and brushed his lips against hers. He felt Emily slide her hands up his arms and slowly rest them around his neck, the two of them tentatively deepened the kiss enjoying the feel of each other. "Still want me to let go?" he whispered as he pulled back and kissed her nose.
"No" Emily said breathlessly 'who would have guessed that sweet innocent Max Tate was such an amazing kisser' They moved in again…
"Ahem" they broke apart to find Tyson, Kenny, Rick the Blitzkrieg Boys and the Majestics watching them, Max grinned as Emily embarrassed buried her head in his shoulder.
"Shame Shame" Tyson grinned
"Know your name" Rick laughed heartily
"Hi guys" Max smiled cheerfully Emily groaned and tried to hide her face even more.
Hilary entered the room and smiled when she saw Max holding Emily, "So thats platonic friendship?"
"Go away" Emily groaned she was very red, Hilary watched as Max smiling happily whispered something into her ear
"Hi guys" she hugged Rick and Kenny, Tyson grinned at Hilary and bounded over to her wrapping her up in his arms
"Hi Hilary but you can't distract us we are about to tease those two for as long as we can"
"Oh I don't know I think I can distract you all sufficiently," Hilary smiled, at that moment Kai, Mariah and Ray walked in with Gou and Lin
"What's with the kids?" Tyson asked tactful as ever.
"Guys" Ray walked forward "this is my daughter."
"And this" Kai smiled looking incredibly proud "is my son"
Hilary walked over to Kai took her son into her arms to introduced him to the team "this is Gou, and this" she indicated at the baby girl "is Lin" there was silence
"Someone say something!" Mariah giggled nervously, Hilary suddenly felt shy this was incredibly awkward. Tyson walked forward and looked at Gou's hair he grinned.
"Poor kid, he's gonna look like his dad" Everyone laughed and with that the ice broken.
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Kai smiled at Gou and Lin as they ran around playing in the bright sunshine, everyone was sitting in the castle grounds having a picnic it was one of those perfect days when it seemed like nothing could go wrong. Kai spent most of his time at the moment watching his son he was constantly amazed by the fact that he had such a great child, no comment on Hilary's parenting skills, just still slightly shell-shocked that he had a son at all.
"They're amazing aren't they?" Ray said following Kai's stare,
"Yeah, I'm just sorry I missed so much,"
"Their first steps" Ray smiled
"Their first words" Kai wondered
"Beyblade and Battle" Mariah grinned at the two dads,
"What?" they were confused
"Gou's first word was Beyblade, Lin's was battle" Kai and Ray laughed, it looked like their children would be following in their footsteps.
"We blame Uncle Daichi" Hilary walked over with a tray of drinks, "he was always trying to teach them to say stuff like that!"
"Talking about me?" said a voice behind them
"Daichi!" Turning Hilary watched as Max and Tyson both ran towards the young redhead, behind him stood Eddy and Michael, Hilary smiled and then realised something if The PPB All Starz and Daichi were here then so were the others including Lee! She glanced at Mariah who looked panicky she was obviously worried the same thing.
"RAY! YOU SON OF A BITCH" Lee appeared as if from no where and he wasn't looking too happy as he charged towards his old team mate, Ray sensibly began to back away.
"Hi Lee" Ray was trying to sound casual, "what's up?" Hilary and Mariah both raced forward and stood in front of Lee pushing him back
"WHATS UP? YOU ASK ME WHATS UP?" Lee was furious trying to dodge the two girls "YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" Both Mariah and Hilary took an arm and held on tight but Lee was becoming too strong for the girls and soon Kevin and Gary came to their aid.
"Calm down!" Gary grabbed Lee and brought him crashing to the ground everyone stared watching the scene. The two kids watched open mouthed.
"Lee listen" Ray walked forwards
"Listen to what? You making excuses? I don't want to hear it, you knocked up my sister, MY LITTLE SISTER and then disappeared" Lee was getting angrier "RAY we used to be friends but SHE'S MY LITTLE SISTER HOW COULD YOU? "
"I love her" Ray said his next words carefully "and I am going to marry her" Lee stopped this sort of changed things, he looked at Ray suspiciously not quite ready to forgive him yet.
"Did you ask her because of Lin!" Lee stared at him his eyes full of rage
"No, I only just found out there was a Lin and I bought the ring ages ago"
"Ring?" Lee turned and looked at his sisters hand, there sparkling in the daylight was the pink diamond. Gary gingerly let go of Lee and watched as he took Mariah's hand to examine the ring.
"You really love her?"
"More than anything in the world" Ray smiled at his fiancé as she embarrassed smiled back.
"Alright then!" Lee walked over to him "I guess that means we're brothers"
"Yeah"
"Cool"
"Great"
"Right"
"Ok then"
"I know" The two men stared at each other for a moment then Lee surprised everyone by grabbing Ray by the shoulders and pulling him into a hug.
Coolio! Next chapter even more sappy but a part of me wanted to do a bit of a Hollywood ending!
Sorry.
R&R