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Hilary's family had just experienced a loss, her aunt had just passed away due to a tragic accident. Now, Hilary's immediate family life is going to change forever.

"I have a cousin? From America? She's coming to live with us?", Hilary asked, reading her parent's expressions as they stared to explain, or not explain. "Yes dear, she will be arriving tomorrow so please go clean up your room so we can set up a bed for her", her dad instructed, trying to avoid the subject since he had some work to do. Hilary was just confused as to why this cousin she's never met had to come live with them. "Hold on, doesn't she have anyone else? Like another aunt or uncle?...Or a dad of her own?", she asked in confusion. Giving her daughter a momentarily strong look, her mom shook her head and sighed heavily. "Hilary, please. Its important that you cooperate with us on this, it was in your Aunt's will that her daughter come live with us. Its in her best interest ok?", her mom said as she got up and walked into their bedroom, shutting the door.

Hilary needed to know more, who was this cousin of hers? How old was she? What happened to her Aunt? All sorts of questions were ringing through her head until her cell phone started to ring; completely snapping out of her daze. She sighed out of aggravation when she saw the name on the caller ID..

"What Tyson?"

"Hey, you on your way? We would eventually like to start practicing"

"Yeah I was just talking to my parents, I'll be there in 10 minutes"

"Bring food"

"Ok, I'll bring sandwiches"

"No I mean really good food, normal food"

"Excuse me?! I make great food!"

"In what world? See you in 10 minutes"

He hung up on her, irritating her even more now. "Oh, I'll show him", she said mischievously as she put on her shoes and headed out the door. She packed the sandwiches that she said she would, but she made sure to make Tyson's sandwich extra spicy.

During practice, Kai was sitting out due to the intense training he did on Dranzer; Kenny was repairing his blade. Right now, Tyson and Rei were battling while Kenny recorded them; Hilary sitting next to him as she pretended to watch but she was in a completely different world. Blades crashing together could be heard, along with Hilary's loud thoughts; loud enough for Kenny to notice.

"Hey, you ok? You're a lot quieter than usual", he asked, looking at her momentarily as he waited for her to answer. Hilary only sighed, leaning back on her hands and stretching out her legs "Oh just got a lot on my mind is all. Apparently, my American cousin is coming to live with us", she told him, making him look at her once more. "A cousin from America? Why?", he asked as he typed notes on his computer. "Remember when I told you we had a death in the family?", Kenny nodded. "Well, my aunt had a daughter. She's flying in tomorrow, so I have to leave practice early to help get my room ready for her", she said with a heavy sigh, obviously not excited about her new roommate. Kenny raised his eyebrows at how she was acting, quite surprised with her behavior "Aren't you approaching this with negative energy? Usually you would get excited about something like this if it was any of us", Kenny was right, she didn't feel right.

"I usually do yes but, there is just something about this whole situation that doesn't seem right", she said as she looked over in Kai's direction, observing how he was relaxing against the wall with his eyes closed. Hilary never wanted to admit it to anyone, but she's always had this heavy crush on Kai; since day one. Even though she knew it would never go anywhere, she still hoped that one day; he would come around and maybe ask her out.

~The next day~

Tapping her leg and showing signs of extreme impatience, Hilary waited for the plane to land along with her parents. It seemed like the plane took way too long to arrive, or that was just Hilary's anxiety to meet her long distant cousin. Her parents were just as anxious but did their best not to show it. "What are you so worried about dear?", Hilary heard her mom ask, turning to look at her. "Oh nothing, just anxious-excited you could say. I just wander what she's going to be like", her response made her mom put her arm around her in comfort, bringing her in close. "Don't worry about trying to impress her or doing too much for her, she's going through a lot right now and might not be up for anything; so its best to give her some time and maybe when she's better, think about bringing her around the team. I'm sure she could use some friends", her mom stated, bringing up a subject that Hilary has been pondering for a while.

"Speaking of which, what exactly happened mom? I'm sorry to ask but maybe I would have a better understanding-"; her mom cut her off "Look there's her plane!", she said excitedly, standing up to look out the window. Sighing heavily, Hilary stood up as well and stood next to her mom, watching as the plane arrived at the gate. A few minutes later, the doors opened, and people started to pour into the airport, her mom standing with a sign that had her cousin's name on it 'Katy'.

For what seemed to take an eternity, Hilary saw a young girl emerge from the crowd. She was wearing a hat to cover apart of her face, her long black hair was pulled back into a pony tail, she looked petite and walked slow, as if she was being cautious about something or she was very fatigued. She wasn't dressed in nice clothes but dressed like she was prepared to work out or relax by a fire; a pair of black leggings that went down to her calves, white tennis shoes, a dark blue hoodie; as if she didn't take herself seriously.

"Hello sweetheart, I'm your Auntie and this is your uncle, and she's your cousin Hilary. Welcome to Tokyo", her mother said to the girl kindly, watching as the girl stopped and nodded to her. "Hi..", the girl said quietly, adjusting her bag on her shoulder as she looked down at the ground. Hilary's mom just put her arm around her shoulder and guided her towards the baggage area, Hilary and her dad following behind.

At dinner later that day, Hilary and Katy sat across from one another. Hilary was able to get a good look at her now that her hat was off; and she was shocked. Katy's eyes were the color of cyan, but the shine was gone, flooded by mudded eye sockets and red lining. "So Katy, when you're up and moving around; I think it would be a good idea to tag along with Hilary when she goes out. Just so you can get to know her friends and get yourself a social life", Hilary's father said in an almost casual-like tone. "But Dad-uh- Are you sure that's a good idea? I mean, I don't know if she would even be interested in what they do", Hilary said as her eyes darted from her dad to Katy.

"Hilary, your dad is right. It would be good for Katy to get out and about, when she's ready. Is that ok with you Katy?", her mom asked, waiting for answer. Katy was quiet for a moment, looking at Hilary's expression of disagreement. After letting out a heavy sigh, she put her fork down, "Sure, why not; If it's OK with Hilary?", she said with a slight cock of her head. Looking up at her, Hilary sensed her attitude and gave her a confusing look. "Uh, sure. It should be fun, whenever you're up for it", Hilary responded, giving her a fake smile.

Katy wasn't stupid, she sensed Hilary's bitterness a mile away. Unfortunately for Hilary, Katy wasn't one to take hints lightly. "Day one and she's already got a problem", Katy thought to herself as she continued eating. "She had better be a quick learner when it comes to boundaries, Kai is mine" Hilary thought as she secretly sent Katy a glare.

That was chapter 1! Tension is already rising huh? Move on to Chapter 2 and enjoy! LEAVE REVIEWS!