Since the last one was soooo short, I figured I'd make another one…right away…
Ahem, enough of my stalling and wasting time…
I think we all know I don't own beyblade, so…on with the fic!
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'What do I care…all I did was kiss her last night…' Kai thought angrily as he walked away from the sound of their laughter. 'And I only couldn't get her out of my mind the whole time I was in Russia!' Said fuming teen walked along a street, avoiding the crowd. His eyes flashed when he saw Hilary and Rei holding hands as they walked through the crowd together. 'What is this…stalk me day…' Gritting his teeth, he purposely walked in the opposite direction they were going in.
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"Hils, hold my hand so we won't get separated, okay?"
"Okay…but if anyone asks-"
"I know, we're just friends…I've known forever you've liked Kai…" His companion blushed.
"Was it really that obvious?" When Rei nodded gravely, she sighed. "Well, at least he knows I like him…" Smirking, Rei led her to a restaurant; both sat down and ordered.
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'If it weren't for the fact I don't believe in luck, I'd think I had bad luck,' Kai scowled at Rei and Hilary; they were sitting in a restaurant, chatting and having a good time. 'The one place I probably won't find them is the dojo…' With that in mind, he headed back to the dojo.
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:5 PM:
"Okay, either he's gone back to the dojo or…"
"I think he went back to the dojo, so let's head back ourselves…besides, it's dinner and we haven't exactly been sitting around doing nothing…"
"Yeah, I am kinda hungry," Hilary agreed and led the way back to the dojo.
When the reentered the dojo, Max looked up from changing Draciel's attack ring, with the assistance of Kenny and stared at them for a moment.
"What took you guys so long? Kai came back…three hours ago…" Max commented, checking the clock.
"We were looking for him…all over!" Hilary retorted, sinking into the couch with a soft groan. "I've never walked so much in my entire life…"
Kai, who was leaning against the wall near the door, left the room.
"Kai said that since you missed practice Rei, you have to do double the warm up tomorrow," Kenny informed him without looking up from helping Max with the attack ring. Rei sighed and sank into the cushion next to Hilary.
"Remind me why we let him be captain again," he asked wearily, making the whole room chuckle.
"Well, at least you'll be in shape," Hilary told him.
"And I'm not now?"
"You know what I meant, Rei Kon!" She mock scowled at him, and received a mock angry glare in return.
She and Rei had gotten a lot closer since Kai had been gone; that much was true. However, Rei had Mariah and for Hilary, it had always been Kai. Too bad a certain Russian blader doesn't know or realize that…then again, if he did, this fic would have no point…
:A Week Later:
Hilary sighed as she stared out her window, up at the same sky that had granted her wish…just seven days ago.
'Yeah…' The brunette thought bitterly. 'He's back…and he's been avoiding me like the plague…I guess that kiss meant nothing to him…' Allowing herself to sigh one more time, she walked back into the house and meandered back to her room quietly. 'Tyson might be a heavy sleeper, but Max, Kai and Rei would be woken up if I made too much noise…' The next thing she knew, Kai's door flew open silently to reveal the Russian teen. "Hi…" She sweatdropped.
The shirtless Kai scowled at her and made to close the door.
"Um…Kai?" His scowl became deeper but he paused in the action of closing the door. "…Did the kiss the night you came back not exist or something? Because if I was only dreaming, I'd like to know now, so I can get on with my life…"
"It was real," the Russian shot back shortly.
"Then how come you've been avoiding me ever since?"
"I don't think your boyfriend would like to know I kissed you." Kai's door shut with a slight snap, leaving a very confused Hilary standing in the hallway.
'My…boyfriend! I don't have a boyfriend…well, I thought I did, but apparently…ugh…I'm rambling…okay, I'm going to bed…I'll think about this mess in the morning…' The frustrated girl ran a hand through her bangs before sneaking into her room and slipping into bed. She was asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow.
A ray of sunlight draped itself over her eye, effectively waking her from her restful slumber.
'Why do I feel like today's important…' She wondered as she sat up, rubbing an eye sleepily. 'Guess it must be-Kai's birth day!' Hilary remembered. 'I completely forgot!' Said girl went into panic mode as she hurriedly dressed and left the dojo. 'What am I gonna get him?'
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Rei walked into the kitchen to find Hilary nowhere in sight.
'She's always up by now…oh great…' He sighed, grabbed his jacket and went out to look for her. 'I only hope she wasn't kidnapped…'
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"Anyone seen Hil or Rei," Max asked sleepily as he stared at his cereal, his brain fogged over; it was the after affects of not quite being awake.
"Nope," Tyson replied just as sleepily.
"Mebbe they went shopping," Max suggested. Tyson fell back asleep and his face ended up in his cereal bowl. Max just blinked blearily at him before deciding to eat his before it suffered a similar fate.
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'They're off on another date…' Kai assessed mentally as he reentered the dojo from his own morning routine. He stared at Tyson for a moment before mentally shaking himself. His face resuming its usual scowl, he went out back to train.
A half asleep Max followed him, leaving his-now empty-cereal bowl on the table. He didn't trust himself to take it to the sink.
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'That's it!' Hilary thought as she walked past a window displaying posters. She quickly entered the shop and purchased a blank poster, along with some colored pencils.
Glowing with the pride of a great solution to a troubling problem, she headed back toward the dojo, and crashed into Rei.
"Oops…sorry Rei…" She muttered, sweatdropping, as she offered the neko-jin a hand up. The tired boy gratefully took it and allowed her to help him to his feet.
"Where have you been all morning," he asked as they headed back towards the dojo together.
"You'll see," she answered with a mysterious smile.
"If you say so…" He replied with a raised eyebrow; she smirked at him. "I think you've been around Kai too long…"
"WATCH OUT!" A voice yelled. They both ducked at a green blade went flying over their heads.
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Max sleepily agreed to train with Kai, and so the match had begun. Seeing as Max's focus was zero, as soon as Dranzer slammed into Draciel, his blade went flying. Having to duck to keep his head from becoming a separate limb, he was awake enough to shout a warning to two people who were walking past.
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"Isn't it a bit early to being running, or in this case, ducking, for our lives," Hilary inquired.
"Apparently not," Rei muttered. Hilary nodded as she picked up her purchases, hoping they weren't ruined.
"Sorry," a familiar voice called from the top of the fence that surrounded the Granger dojo.
"Max, use the gate, don't hop the fence," Hilary corrected automatically. A puzzled Max looked down.
"Oh crap…" He mumbled upon seeing Rei and Hilary. Rei picked up his blade and threw it back to him. The blonde caught it and disappeared behind the wall.
"Nice way to say thanks," a grumpy Rei grumbled.
"Please, one Kai is enough," Hilary joked, which caused Rei to scowl at her in an imitation of Kai. "Noooo!" Hilary yelled kiddingly and ran inside the gate with Rei mock chasing her, shouting something about flames and imminent doom.
Both fell on the floor laughing at the looks on their teammates' faces from their antics.
"That…was…priceless…" Hilary choked out through her laughter.
"I…know…" Rei agreed and both lapsed into chuckles again.
Once both were calm enough, they were questioned.
"What the hell were you two doing," Kai demanded to know bluntly. The parties in question determinedly avoided each other's gazes, knowing if their eyes met, a lot more laughter would ensue.
"What was so funny," Max wondered aloud. Both snickered, but bit their lips to try and stop themselves from cracking up all over again.
"I think Rei was shouting something about flames and imminent doom when he was chasing her," Kenny added, fixing his glasses. Rei and Hilary started cracking up again, leaving their teammates confused, disturbed and, in one case, dare I say it, jealous.
Once Hilary calmed down enough, she decided to explain. Sort of.
"Well, Rei and I were joking around…and…he was pretending to be the person I was kidding about…"
"Who do we know that relates to flames and imminent doom," Max inquired confusedly.
"Er…the imminent doom part was just because we were kidding…" Rei corrected.
'We're so screwed,' both thought at the same time when they saw Kai's scowl deepen.
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Tune in next time to find out if Kai finally gets his head out of his rear end and to see if Hilary and Rei survive Kai's anger!
…or even if Kai even figured it out…
Emma