Chapter Eight:

We had rehearsals today, we finally managed to get the first scene right and then the second. The third scene we were up to. I sighed, I was apart of this one. I took to where I had to be. The hour seemed to drag. We got up to where Romeo and Juliet meet. I was relieved when we didn't have to preform the kiss. We also were told that we were going to actually do the romance, that was saved for the actual night. I got nervous by this, why me?

"Oh Juliet, how art thou?" Kai mocked, walking over to me. I threw him a glare and tended to packing my stuff. Getting to my feet, I turned.

"Good." I said.

He gathered his stuff, for some reason we had made a habit of waiting for each other and walking out together.

"Hey Rei, some of us are going to get something to eat. You should come." Hilary said, walking up to us.

"Yeah Rei, come and eat." Tyson said.

"Oh ummm..." I looked at Kai for help, he just shrugged. No help what so ever.

"We have training after, don't forget." Kai warned Tyson.

Tyson groaned and nagged Kai about having just one day off, I felt kind of bad for Tyson. Then a memory popped into my head. We were training for the upcoming battle against the weird sisters and I had to always be the bossy one. Serena had nagged me for a day off but I was relentless. I didn't want us to lose, if we had...I shuddered at the thought.

"Ok, I guess I will come."

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We had gone to the diner, I waved when I saw Andrew and excused myself to go a talk to him.

"Hiya Rei."

"Hi Andrew, closed the Arcade today?"

"No, I am just on a break, Darien is watching it for now."

We both paused and thought about that and then cracked up laughing. I told him about how the play was going.

"So you are back in. I thought you didn't want to do it."

I had told Andrew about it first, he was supportive, more then anyone. He said that he would support any decision I made.

"Yeah, but I was bullied into it."

"I wouldn't say bullied." came Kai voice.

I just gave him an are-you-kidding? Look in which he just ignored.

"What would you call it?" I let the sarcasm layer my voice.

"Persuasion."

"You persuaded Rei? That's not possible. She is like a bull with horns." Andrew said. I glared at him, that wasn't flattering in the least bit.

"Nah, try a cat with claws." Came Chad unwanted voice.

"Or a shark with sharp teeth." Andrew responded.

I tried to calm myself, I was one for calm and meditation but now I just wanted blood.

"You are such an idiot." I slapped the back of Chad's head, hard enough his teeth rattled. I folded my arms, and towered over him. He was on the floor in pain, clutching his head. Andrew backed away from me, knowing me well enough not to let things slip by.

"Chad, don't you have to BE SOMEWHERE?" I let my voice rise. He cowered away from me.

"Y-y-y-y-yes." he stammered.

I pointed to the front door and he ran without me having to say another word. Andrew was quickly to follow, saying he had to get back to the arcade. I sighed and turned back to the others. Kai just looked bored. Tyson, Max and Kenny were looking scared. Ray had his head down and Hilary smiled at the girl power.

"That was awesome." she sung and came up to me.

"Let's ditch the boys and have a girls thing."

before I could answer she was dragging me out with her, I didn't mind. I probably scared them away from me. They wouldn't talk to me again after that display.

"Don't worry about it. I do that all the time." Hilary waved her hand dismally. I smiled at her, she made me feel a little better.

"Really?"

"Yeah sure, nothing to sweat about. I think they will all think twice before messing with you though."

We both laughed and walked through the park. I invited Hilary to my place. Her eyes bugged when she saw my place.

"You live here?"

"Yep."

"It's so big."

"It's the cherry hill temple, my family own it, well Grandpa does."

we walked up the stairs, Hilary started to puff half way up the stairs.

"How...do...you...manage...these?" she asked once we reached the top.

Laughing handed her my spare water bottle in my bag. I always brought two with me, she took it and emptied the entire thing. It reminded me of Serena. I giggled and showered her to my room.

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Hilary had ended up staying the night, it was rare for me to have anyone other then the girls over.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

We were on our way to school, stopped by to get a juice for on the go. I liked the idea of apple and guava. I saw Hilary starting to twiddle with her fingers.

"Did you want to ask me something?"

"Are we friends?"

I almost tripped with the shocking question, I hadn't really thought about it but now that I did. I liked Hilary, she could talk my ear off but so did Mina and Serena.

"Yes." I smiled at her, she smiled back at me.

"Cool, can you come to the Beyblading competition with us?"

I sighed and thought, spend a week with Melvin and bugs or spend a week with with friends.

"Ok."

"Awesome, it will mean a lot to the boys and yes even Kai. He won't ever admit that. He seems to like you, I mean like a friend." she amended when I looked at her. I smiled.

"I like him too. He is nice and funny. Plus he helps me with my work."

"Same, sometimes I feel really stupid, like I bug him but he never minds."

"I guess I never thought about it. I usually have Amy to help me."

we kept on walking, when we saw Kai, Tala and the same girl from a few nights ago. Julia I think he name was. Her arms were around Kai, he didn't look pleased about it either.

"Should we help him?" Hilary asked. I thought for a moment.

"No, why? He clearly likes is."

We both lost it laughing, loud enough they other turned to our direction. We walked and met up with them.

"Help me." Kai whispered. I shrugged and looked at him with a how-do-I-do-that look.

"Please?" he begged.

I don't think in the time that I have gotten to know him, I ever heard him use that word. I sighed. How was I meant to help him? Thinking back to how Mina helps, I shuddered, did I really want to do that?

He nudged me for a hurry up, I sighed again and slung my arm through his, causing everyone to look at us.

"We need to go, remember?" I asked looking at him. I wasn't any good at this stuff.

"Yeah, come on."

He grabbed a hold of my hand and we walked off holding hands, when we were out of sight I snatched my hand back. I liked his hand in mine for some reason. I didn't like to have that feeling.

"You suck at saving people." he said.

I glared at him and huffed.

"What was I meant to do?"

"Pretend we are dating? Ask for my help. Say we had rehearsals. There are many more, shall I keep going?" his arrogance was really showing. He put me to shame in that department.

"Fine, I'm sorry." I groaned. The first one stuck with me and I smirked at him.

"She a girlfriend? Or an Ex?"

"Neither and never will be. Just irritating blader who won't leave me alone."

"Sounds like a fan girl." I said.

"She's not the only one." he muttered.

I smirked, this just made my day. Something that irritated the great Kai, I must know more. I followed after him and decided to interrogate him.

"So how many we talking about?"

"How many what?" he asked.

"Fan girls?"

"Tones." his tone was cold. It didn't bother me, I was the queen of cold at times.

"Don't like the attention?"

"Not that kind."

"Why not?"

"Because, just don't."

"Anything else that bothers you?"

"Yes."

"Like?"

"Interrogations."

Touche, I didn't like him beating me with words, so I decided to play stupid, pull a Serena.

"What else?"

"Look why don't we play twenty questions later." he sounded annoyed.

"When?"

"Tonight? Dinner, you can ask me and I can ask you. Deal?"

"Fine."

he walked off before I realised what I had agreed to. Did I agree to a date?