Chapter Fifteen:

Rei's POV:

I had woken up the next morning really late, I read the note left me telling me the girls went to watch the guy's battle. I showered and quickly changed, racing out the room. As I drew closer to the stadium I heard something that caught my attention. I never listened to others gossiping but I heard Hilary's name. I joined the girls, ready to defend my friend against these trolls.

"Yeah I saw her and Kai last night." The girl with pink hair said. I had to admit I was a little jealous but I was so exhausted after that battle I crashed. I had pecked him before. I blushed remembering that, I got back to the conversation just in time.

"Yeah, they looked all cosy and then he said he wanted to get to know her better and he liked her. She then said she liked him back. They cuddled while starring at the stadium. It was so cute and romantic.

My heart completely sank, all this pain I had never felt there before like this. It hurt more than my heart being snatched. I fake smiled and walked away from the girls, I kind of started to walk, no idea where I was going.

"Rei where are you going?" Lita called.

I turned back to her plasting a fake smiled on, she frowned, knowing me better than that.

"What's wrong?" before I could say anything, some girls walked past whispering Kai likes Hilary and they were cuddling last night. Lita looked at me, I smiled.

"It's ok Lita. We just have a play to do together."

"Rei….." she stopped and then looked at me.

"Look I think I may catch a cab home now, tell the girls I will see you when you come back." I walked off and back to the room, I grabbed my bag and packed it as quickly as I could. I scribbled down a note to a few people. I turned, grabbing my stuff and walked toward the front of the stadium. I felt my phone vibrate. I didn't check it as it went off a few more times, I jumped into the taxi. I whipped out my phone reading the messages from the girls. Lita must have told them already. Then one that made my heart clench, I left it unread.

O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O

I got out the taxi, Chad was waiting and ready to help me.

"You're back early!" he cheery said. I smiled, I had missed him.

"I missed you and Grandpa. Hows things here?" I asked hoping to avoid the trip questions.

"Great, we started a Martial Arts School."

"What?!" my eyes popped open when I heard this.

"It's great. The old man is awesome!"

"Chad! You're not meant to go along with the crazy schemes. Good thing I'm back." I glared at him as I walked to find Grandpa. I finally found him in one of the spare rooms hiding from e, he had heard me come home.

"Rei my little butterfly, you are home early. How was the trip?"

"Oh no! We are not talking about that. I want to talk about the Martial Arts School you have started while I wasn't here to stop it." I folded my arms and waited for him to explain it to me.

He patted a spot on the bed next to him, I sat down and listened to what he had to say.

"Rei, I'm getting on and I don't want you to be alone running this place, I know Chad will stay here but I want someone else to be here to help look after you. You are still growing up and have a future before you and I want to make sure you have everything you heart desires."

I felt tears run down my face as I smiled at him.

"You know how to defuse my anger, old man." I kissed his cheek and hugged him. He pulled away and whipped my tears away and looked at me.

"Who hurt you, butterfly?"

I should have known he would have known. I sighed and started to tell him all about it.

O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O

Late that night I got a phone call, I answered to Lita's call.

"Hi." I sang cheerfully.

"You got home all safe?" she asked.

"Yeah, Chad was even waiting for me."

"Haha Chad, I bet he missed you telling him what to do."

"I bet he did." I laughed and responded.

"How's things?" I knew what she meant but ignored it.

"Grandpa started a Martial Arts School. This should be interesting."

"The old man did, really?"

"Yeah, I almost blew a gasket. I'm worried though, he shouldn't be doing it."

"I agree."

We stayed silent for a few minutes, I notice the quiet.

"Where are the others?"

"Well Amy is helping Max, Ray, Tyson and Hilary with their homework. Serena and Darien are with Kenny somewhere. Mina is with Tala because she lost a bet and now has to have a date with him, I think she secretly lost on purpose though. Hmmmm who else, Michael and his team are having dinner and Kai just rocked up to help Amy with the others, he looks kinds sad in way." She whispered the last part.

"No problems then?"

"Not yet, which is good though. Anyway I better go, Amy just waved to me to tell you she misses you.

"I miss her too."

"…SHE MISSES ME MORE THEN YOU AMY. OH AND GRAMPS HAS STARTED A MA SCHOOL….WHAT?!"

The line got disconnected.

Lita's POV:

The phone dropped out, I cursed and looked at the others and smiled.

'She got home safe, Chad was waiting hands and knees for her. Plus the MA School, she is furious about it."

I informed everyone. They nodded, Hilary looked at me.

"That's good then." She said.

"Yep." I replied coldly, I wasn't sure what was going on, Hilary claimed it for rumours, Kai had too. I wasn't buying. I wanted to punch both of them in the face, that's what they deserved.

"Lita, how about we talk about Biology?" Amy suggested. I sat down, leaning my chair back, placing my hands at the back of my head. I had a good height on Kai so I wasn't too worried about him, plus I had my strength.

"Nah, I wanna talk about Hilary and Kai." I said, stirring the pot on purpose. Ay glared at me, I just shrugged. Tyson's mouth fell open, he looked so hurt, he ran out the room almost in tears. Another heart hurt by two lowlives. Ray and Max decided to leave the room as did Amy. I was left with my favourite two. I looked at both of them. Hilary looked hurt and angry.

"I DON'T LIKE KAI IN THAT WAY! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?!" She yelled at me. I shrugged and clicked through my phone, bringing up a picture.

"Enough times to make this picture go away." I showed her, her eyes popped and mouth dropped into an O shape.

"What? How? This can't be." She stammered.

"Oh I'm sorry, is that not you? Some other girl must look so much like you then." I said sarcastically. Hilary threw my phone back to me, running out after Tyson. I watched the door close and turned back to Kai. His head was down on the paper. We stayed silent, I waited, I could do it all day.

"Does she know?" he asked, it was quiet I almost missed it, almost.

"The picture probably, my bet it Emily forwarded to her. The little story, yes, she told me." I had lied, I overheard when I had been standing with. I saw her heartbreak right in front of me, there was nothing I could do about it. I saw him flinch with every word I had said to him. I waited again, he would say something else. It took longer this time.

"Is that why she left?" he asked, his voice sounded shaky. I eyed him, waiting for him to look at me. His eyes drifted to mine. They were like steal, like he was angry not just at people but with himself.

"I don't know." I lied, I got to my feet and started to head out the room.

"You're lying." I heard.

"Maybe, maybe not, who knows?" I said in a cold tone. I opened the door and paused and turned back to him.

"Stay away from her. She too good for you." I left him with that and walked away, I headed towards the main stadium. I found a group of girls, walking over I eavesdropped onto their conversation.

"Yeah I saw them together." Rolling my eyes I waited for the girls to go their separate ways before I cornered the one I wanted.

"Hey, did you say you saw Kai and Hilary?"

"Yeah. They were so smitten."

I picked the girl up and slammed her against the wall.

"Next time you spread lies like that, think of my fist in your face over and over again. Get your facts straight." I dropped her and punched her in the gut, she fell over in pain. I smiled as I walked away, only to walk into Tala and Mina who had seen what I had done.