I'm baaaack! Thanks to everyone who reviewed!
My trip to the shore was awesome, but enough stalling…
On with the fic! (And the torture of Kai)
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'I didn't mean for them to be gone this long…' The main party organizer thought with a frown as he glanced at the clock.
"Rei, how long did you tell her to keep him busy for," Max pulled up the curtain to check the walkway for his two missing friends.
"Not this long," the semi-annoyed boy scowled and crossed his arms.
"Both of you relax and don't start snapping at each other," Kenny commented as he restrained Tyson from eating the cake Rei had somehow managed to cook earlier that day. (1)
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A numb Kai had finally regained enough feeling to decide what he was going to do. He knew it probably wasn't the wisest decision, but it was all he, the tactician, could come up with.
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A dejected looking girl sat on a hill that overlooked a river in a park where all the local kids normally hung out. Right now, besides her, it was deserted. All the other kids were at home with their families, eating dinner.
Said girl sighed softly and hugged her knees to her chest.
'I can't believe him!' She thought angrily. 'He shows up from Russia, we all welcome him with open arms, even me, he kisses me, then gives me the silent treatment for a week! Ugh…he is just impossible!' The brunette was so wrapped up in her angry thoughts that she failed to notice the figure approaching her.
"Hn," a familiar voice remarked from close proximity, causing her to jump. The cold Russian teen that had been the receiving end of all her furious thoughts now sat beside her on the hill. Huffing in annoyance, she turned away from him and crossed her arms.
'It's not like the jerk is gonna apologize,' she grumbled.
"I do care…" He spoke up unexpectedly; she started at his sudden input and stared at him. As usual, she could read him as well as she could read the written Russian language. (2)
"…Then how come you've avoided me this past week," the fuming brunette demanded to know. Her companion raised an eyebrow.
"I already explained that…"
"You did, did you? Well, newsflash, Kai Hiwatari, I don't have a boyfriend! I thought I did, but he just turned out to be a jerk who's been ignoring me for a week," she yelled at him before storming back towards the dojo.
'What is she talking about…'
/I don't know, master…but Black Dranzer seems to be helping her loose her shyness around you quite quickly…/ All that earned Dranzer was a scowl. /Shouldn't you head back/ Kai stood and followed a bit behind the still-fuming brunette.
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"Hey, someone's coming," Max cried from his post at the window as he hopped down.
"Yaye," Tyson cried, leaping at the cake. A now-irate Kenny held him back, wishing reverently that his best friend didn't like cake as much as he did.
"Did you see who it was," a tired Rei voice the question on everyone's mind.
"Er…no…" Max replied sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. The question answered itself when Hilary stormed in past them. In the not-so-distance they heard the door to her room slam, then be re-opened quickly. (3)
Still fuming, Hilary stormed back into the room, threw a wrapped present at Rei's head and stomped back out.
After the sound of her door being slammed was heard again, everyone re-emerged from their hiding places to shrug at Hilary's behavior.
The front door being closed with a snap signaled Kai's arrival.
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Hilary's P.O.V.
'I can't believe him! That stupid arrogant jerk! I don't even know why I missed him!' Those thoughts and more flew around my mind as I stormed home and past my shocked friends into my room.
I threw myself down on my bed, wishing it was tomorrow, so I could go to the park and train…and not have to be anywhere near that stupid guy!
I punched my pillow in frustration as I rolled over onto my stomach to look around my room. A scowl re-adorned my face as my eyes lingered on the present I had so carefully wrapped for him.
'Like he even cares!' I growled to myself as I snatched up the present and whipped open the door. So furious I could barely even see straight, I flung the present at Rei and stormed back to the solitude of my room, not bothering to stick around for the ice cube's return. 'He could get coal for all I care!' I vowed as I locked my door. No way was I participating in any merry making involving him!
Even if it was his birth day, he still had no right to be a jerk! I huffed again as I threw myself back down on my bed. I rolled on my stomach and looked out my window to see the night's sky. Another shooting star shot across the sky.
'Thanks a bunch,' I thought bitterly, scowling at it as I punched my pillow to fluff it up before putting my head down on it and trying to ignore the sounds my friends were making. 'Yeah, go ahead, Hiwatari, enjoy your stupid party! I wouldn't come if you begged me to!' Feeling a slight amount of satisfaction as I uttered those words, I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
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Normal P.O.V.
Everyone silently exchanged glances as Max, who was near the light switch, turned the lights off. Footsteps that were growing louder signaled Kai's approach.
When the door creaked open, Max threw on the lights and they all leapt out yelling, "SURPRISE!"
Kai stood in the door way, much like a deer in the headlights, and stared at his friends for a moment. Then his gaze slid to the floor and remained there.
"C'mon Kai," Max chirped, grabbing the Russian's arm and leading him over to his pile of presents. "We all chipped in and got you stuff!" The smiling blonde proclaimed, causing his friends to chuckle.
"C'mon!" Tyson whined. "Open your presents!"
Kai's gaze never left the floor.
It was then Rei realized why.
'He's embarrassed,' the black haired blader realized. 'He's never had a birth day party before…he has no idea what to make of all this…' "Guys, don't badger him. He'll open his presents when he feels like it…although I think they want you to open them so they can have some cake…"
"Hey," Tyson and Max cried. Rei lifted an eyebrow as both their gazes went to the floor boards. "Well, I do," Tyson stated in an unashamed tone. Max promptly palmed his forehead. Rei and Kenny sighed.
"Just open them," Kenny mumbled; he was tired of all the shenanigans and had had enough for one night.
Kai pulled the first one off the pile with an impassive face and tore off the wrapping paper. Inside was a brand new attack ring for Dranzer! His face still impassive, he opened all the other presents-except one that looked remarkably like a poster.
Inside them all were pieces for a new blade. And there were enough pieces to assemble a new blade.
"I'll even put it together for you," Kenny offered. "I could probably have it done by morning!" He got no answer.
'All the other presents were from Kon, Granger, Tate and (4)…so…that leaves Hilary's…' He ripped off the wrapping paper to find…a poster of Dranzer. 'Amazing…'
While everyone else was busy with the cake, he casually let the piece of paper drift to the floor. When he stood up, he made a point to step on it.
Rei turned around to offer Kai a piece of cake to find the birth day boy had mysteriously vanished.
"He coulda at least thanked us," Tyson grumbled through a mouthful of cake. Max nodded solemnly; he, at least, remembered not to talk with his mouth full. Although Kenny's sullen mumblings indicated that he agreed, Rei just shook his head and finished dishing out the cake.
'They probably didn't notice how off balance Kai was…he normally makes a point to avoid being the center of attention…in that type of situation at least…' Rei smiled wearily as his teammates, one by one, called it a night and crawled into bed. Sighing, he turned off the light, knowing full-well that come morning, he would be the one cleaning up all the decorations.
All he cared about at the moment was his bed. Even with the others' help, decorating had tired him out.
'We probably could have done without Tyson's help…' He mused as he slipped off his shoes and snuggled under the covers. Without any hesitation, he drifted off to sleep.
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Kai carefully made sure no one else was up as he crept back into the dojo. He had the distinct feeling that Tyson had complained about him not thanking anyone, but he shrugged it off and made for his room, pointedly stepping on the piece of paper on the ground again as he passed.
A small sense of self satisfaction rose within him as he lay down and drifted off into a dreamless sleep.
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Hilary stirred in her sleep and her eyes sleepily opened. Blinking blearily, she sat up, stretching her arms and yawning softly.
'What time is it…?' Her sleepy gaze drifted to the alarm clock with neon green letters. 'Only three AM…' She stifled a silent groan as she slid her legs out from under the covers and they hit the cold floor boards.
Biting back a yelp, she untangled herself the rest of the way and headed for the kitchen.
'Some warm milk will help me fall back asleep…' The zombie-like girl decided as she walked through the room where the party was held earlier. Out of habit, she had learned that there were squeaky floorboards on the most direct path to the kitchen, so she skirted around them by walking in between the couch and the coffee table.
Poor Hilary…this was not her night…no sirree, it was not…
As she placed her foot on what she thought was solid floorboard, something slid out from under her foot with a slight ripping sound.
The next thing she knew, she was on the ground, her ankle throbbing. Surprised that she hadn't awoken any of her friends, she angrily searched around for what had made her slip as tears sprang to her eyes after a particularly nasty throb of her ankle. She bit her lip to keep the tears silent as she continued her search for what had made her slip.
Her hand brushed against foreign material, causing it to stop and pluck at it. Frowning, Hilary brought it close to her face, squinting to see what was on it. Straining her eyes further, she brought it mere centimeters from her face, only to drop it like a hot potato. The sound of the front door silently closing beat the paper's descent to the floor.
A picture of a well-drawn Dranzer, almost ripped completely in half, fluttered in the air one last time before landing gently on the floor.
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Chappie over, people!
(1)- how he managed that in between all the chaos, and having Kai not notice is beyond me, so don't ask, okay?
(2)- in this story, Hilary can't read Russian, never mind if she can in the series…I only put that there to make a point, nothing more, nothing less…
(3)- okay, you know how there's "whatever….in the distance"? well, I changed it to not-so-distance…the grammar isn't quite correct, but bear with me here…
(4)- insert Kenny a.k.a. Chief's last name here…I don't know it, but if someone does, please message me and let me know!
Well, I know I, for one, pity Hilary…and am currently accepting suggestions of ways to torture Kai for his…jerkness!
Yeah, that's right…jerkness!
Ahem, anyway…
The next update will be out later tonight or sometime tomorrow…it all depends on what I do tonight…
Hope you enjoyed!
Emma
PS: Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade…if I did, there would be a lot more plot, a lot less blading, Dranzer wouldn't have been destroyed and Hilary would blade too…
That is my (official) beyblade fic disclaimer…
Thanks again to all those who reviewed!