If it's alright, I'll lie awake at night – Chapter 2

Laughing loudly, Matt and I stumbled into our apartment at around 3am. Both drunk, we had spent another wild night on the town.

The city of New York was brightly lit, even for the middle of the night. I squealed as I tripped over a bucket and landed on a chair at an odd angle. I groaned in pain before laughing, the alcohol clouding my judgment and senses.

I felt arms wrap around my waist as I was pulled back into a chest. I giggled and turned and faced Matt before locking lips with him. He lifted me up onto his hips. I wrapped my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck, my hands playing with pieces of his brown hair. I felt him shift and walk around the room before I felt the slight moment in the air as I fell onto the bed. I looked up at his lanky figure as he straddled my waist in a clumsy manner and begin tugging at my clothes. I lifted myself onto my hands and made it easy for him to pull my dress off. His hands explored my body and I forced a moan out, the fire and passion disappearing months ago.

I helped him out of his clothes and mentally admitted that he still looked gorgeous, especially in the moonlight filled room. I lied back and he fell on top of me and we kissed again. I felt him budge my legs open and thrust into my petite body. I knew it would be over in a few short minutes so I moaned, trying to make it as good as I could for his sake. I faked every minute of it as usual and after my predicted few minutes, he groaned and released into me before falling onto me. I stroked his hair and back and he rolled off me and within a few more minutes, his snoring filled the room and I spent my night staring at the ceiling in thought.

The next morning I woke up to an empty apartment. I fell out of my bed and cried out when I landed on a bottle. Picking myself up, I looked around. Usually Matt would be still here but he wasn't. Curiosity filled my body and I wondered where he could be.

I looked over at the clock on the wall and yelped as I realized I had to be at work in 11 minutes. I ran into the bathroom and grabbed my uniform which consisted of black pants and a red top.

Dressing quickly, I stumbled out my door and practically ran to work, which incidentally was Target.

I arrived just in time, about 42 seconds before my shift started. I was working behind the check out today as usual. It has a nice sound to it doesn't it? 'Hilary the Check-Out Chick… here to make your acquaintance'. God I was screwed up.

I began serving customers, forcing a smile onto my tired face. I hated acting cheery, it was just incredibly stupid. I had to stand here, looking basically anorexic and dead with a happy, cheery smile planted on my face.

I felt a presence come to my counter. Staring at the till, I faked it to the max.

"Hi! How are you today?" I looked up at the person and my eye widen at the familiar bluenette. He stood there, still taller than ever, staring at me like a deer caught in the headlights. Wow this wasn't good…

"Hilary…?"

I gulped and smiled a bit too fake. "Kai! How lovely to see you! Is this all today?" I motioned to his items and started scanning.

He didn't answer me however. His eyes seemed to be scanning me in a concerned manner and I felt a little self-conscious. I wanted to sink into the ground and hide.

"Hilary, what happened to you?"

"Nothing. That comes to $15.95"

"Bullcrap nothing. Look at you! Do you even eat?"

I raised an eyebrow trying to act cool. I knew he still spoke to the other Bladebreakers and I had no intentions of having to deal with them finding out about my life.

"Of course I eat. Now is that all? Do you have flybuys?"

"We need to talk."

I growled. "Kai I'm working here. People are waiting." In truth, there was only an old elderly lady waiting behind Kai. He turned to her. "Go to the next check-out please."

The old lady glanced at both of us and turned and left. Great.

"Kai why are you in New York? I thought you lived in Russia."

"I moved. My business is extending to here. Why do you look like you got hit by a 25 tonne truck?"

"I do not look like I got hit by anything." Okay maybe a little…

My manager walked past. "Is everything ok Hilary?" I nodded but before I could speak, Kai cut me off.

"What time does her shift finish?"

"Not for another 3 hours but she can have a break now since we are quiet." I glared at my manager and yelped as Kai grabbed his now paid items and dragged me out of the store.

"Kai! You cannot just grab me and pull me from work! I need the money!"

He stopped when we reached a park bench and sat me down. "No, what you need is food, and shampoo. What the fuck have you done to yourself?"

I sweat-dropped. For someone who spent the majority of his Beyblade career being an ice prince loner, he sure seemed to care a little too much for my liking now. If only he had cared this much all those years ago…

"That's none of your business!" I snapped. I was getting sick of this little game.

He raised his eyebrow at my bitchiness and sat down across from me. "Right Hilary, right."

He pulled out his phone and started dialing a number. "What are you doing?" I enquired.

"Calling Tyson" I reached over the table and grabbed his phone and stopped the dialing. "No! Why can't you just keep out of my business?!"

"Because Hilary, we have been trying to find you for 5 years. You took off to New York for college and we never heard from you again."

"Well yeah, I've been busy doing college stuff."

"Liar." I gaped at him. "I'm not lying!"

"What college do you go to then?"

I swallowed. "NYU"

"Yeah right Hilary. We called that college up and asked them. You dropped out of college 4 years ago and haven't been back since. So you ready to tell me the truth yet? Or are we still going to sit here and play this guessing game?"

I just stared at him. I was at a loss of words.

"Come on Hilary, just tell me."

"No."

He sighed and looked at me. I avoided his gaze and looked at the ground. A familiar male voice called out in the distance.

"Hilary!!" Both Kai and I looked up and I saw Matt coming towards us. Oh crap. He's probably the one person who could make this situation worse.

Kai stood up as he got closer. Matt stopped in front of us and looked at Kai. "Who the fuck are you?"

"Kai Hiwatari. Who are you?"

Matt looked over him. "Oh you're pretty boy Hiwatari. You use to be on that bey-spinning team with Hilary didn't you?"

Kai nodded slightly while glancing over him suspiciously. "You still haven't told me who you are."

"I'm Hilary's boyfriend." Matt glanced at me. "Babe I need money. You-know-who is threatening to break my legs."

I glanced over at Kai and cringed as his eye's widened at the situation. I looked back at Matt.

"Matt I haven't gotten paid yet. I'm in the middle of work. I don't get paid for another 3 days."

"Fuck! Great we are both fucked. You should work more fucking hours Hilary. You are getting so lazy recently." Forgetting Kai was there, I pushed Matt back. "You don't even have a job you fuckass! You rely on me to pay for everything! And where the fuck were you this morning?!"

"None of your fucking business bitch!"

"Hey!" Kai suddenly pushed Matt away from me. "Don't speak to her like that."

Matt glared at Kai dangerously. "Are you threatening me, blue boy?"

I stepped into the middle of them and put my hands on Matt's chest. "I'll get the money. I promise. Just go. I'll see you at home later."

"Hilary, don't give him a cent! Let him suffer the consequences." We both looked at Kai.

Matt smirked at him. "You think this doesn't affect Hilary? She's in this too. If we don't pay them, I get my legs broken again and she gets fuc-"

"Matt that's enough!" I cut him off. Kai didn't need to know that part of the conversation. However, by the look on Kai's face, I think he picked up the meaning.

"Matt, go home." I sighed and tried to reason with him again. Fortunately, he glared over at Kai and then me and turned around and walked off.

I slowly turned back around to face Kai. He looked angry, like Tyson had beaten him for the world Beyblading title or something.

"What the fuck was that about?"

"I told you not to get involved Kai. You wouldn't understand my life anymore."

He reached into his pocket and pulled out his black leather wallet. He pulled out a business card and handed it to me. "Call me if you need anything. Please. And…" He opened his wallet and handed me a pile of dollar bills. "Use that money to help you." My eyes widened. "Kai I can't! There's over a thousand dollars here!"

"Just do it." He turned around and walked off, leaving me to stand there completely clueless and in shock.

I wanted to run to him and tell him to not leave me alone but I couldn't, I already knew I was going to pay tonight for what happened with Matt but at least I had comfort in knowing I had someone to turn to.

Too bad I have too much pride.

Thank you to Em-Chan, bleeding-love91, Moonlight Serenity and lovesanime92 for reviewing :) This chapter is dedicated to you guys.

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