I do not own Beyblade, or any of the characters,

Like I said my first Fic Please review!

Kai stood up on the rooftop of the old warehouse looking out over the streets and thinking hard. Only a few weeks ago he had watched as Tyson battled Brooklyn he wondered what would have happened if he had failed. He felt so helpless he stood wondering if perhaps he wasn't strong enough or worthy enough to keep Dranzer as he should, now he was gone what was going to happen. Perhaps it was better to quit beyblading and never think of it again.

"Hi!" A voice behind him interrupted his chain of thought, Kai turned angry at being discovered.

"Hilary! What do you want?" he spoke roughly but inside a part of him was glad to see his friend. Hilary was not surprised at the annoyance in his voice she, like the others had gotten used to it and unlike the other blade breakers she never let it put her off.

"Nothing much Kenny and the others are worried they haven't seen you in a while, they thought you might have gone home!" Hilary removed her jacket it was hot on the roof, she wore denim shorts and a pale yellow top that fluttered in the light breeze. She sat next to where he was standing and she turned her face to watch the view

"How did you find me?"

"Its pretty easy really" Hilary smirked slightly "when most people want to hide they go stand in the crowd, or at least somewhere on the normal level , you however like rooftops and to find you I just had to look up!"

"I don't like crowds"

"I'm just saying if you don't want to be found, hide somewhere a little less easy to spot"

"I'll remember that" She wanted to say more he could see that but instead of doing one of her usual preaching bits she looked out in the direction of the water. They watched as the sun began to set over the ocean enjoying a companionable silence, Kai looked down Hilary was concentrating on the view, the light shining on her was soft, Kai dropped into a sitting position beside her and smiled slightly. "Hilary?"

"Yes?" Hilary was surprised usually she was the first to break the silence Kai liked to surround himself in "What's up?"

"I'm going home"

"Why?"

"I lost Dranzer, I am supposed to be able to protect her as much as she does me, I failed" this last part was said with some despair.

"You were the first person ever to beat Brooklyn!"

"I turned him into a monster he almost killed everyone"

"It wasn't as simple as that" Hilary felt bad she put her hand to her locket clutching it for a moment as she often did.

"But it should be, I miss Dranzer I want to call her back but I don't feel ready too, even when I do will she come?" Hilary looked at Kai he looked a little lost, strange for Kai who was always so sure of himself. He was also speaking whole sentences another unusual thing She put out her hand and placed it on his shoulder, he tensed.

"Nothing is ever simple like that Kai, there isn't only black and white there are grey areas, and circumstances we can't control"

"Like what"

"Oh I don't know, maybe like a cyborg entering the BBA World Championships and being able to control a cyber bit beast that has been built specifically to take Drigger Dragoon Draciel and Dranzer!" Kai looked at her and saw that she was grinning at him, he chuckled inwardly and relaxed "then there is of course the totally unbelievable thing that Boris came back into your life bringing with him a blader who was unbeatable"

"Hn"

"Exactly what I was thinking" Hilary laughed "Besides all the others apart from Tyson lost their bit beasts at one point and Brooklyn is actually kind of normal now, Dranzer wouldn't want you to just give up you can beyblade without her. " Hilary looked directly at Kai and was shocked to see he was smiling slightly. "Is it just me or is this conversation familiar?" Hilary grinned

"Last time we did this "I was cold hearted" at least that's what you said,"

"You still are!"

"I doubt I'll ever be the cuddly type"

"Oh I don't know" Hilary teased lightly, Kai couldn't help but enjoy her look but he just grunted

"Hn" Hilary smiled, she enjoyed teasing captain sourpuss and the others, she kept her gaze on him as he sat thinking. It was sometime later when Kai finally spoke "We'll train harder"

"You ought to," she agreed "you all should train harder to be ready for another unforeseen circumstance" Kai said nothing merely nodding "Great! So no more talk of quitting" Hilary happy with the slight response he had given stood and picked up her jacket. She had cheered him up, as much as anyone could cheer Kai up, without revealing the most important secret she had ever been entrusted with..

"Where are you going?" Kai grabbed her hand and looked up at her.

"Um-" Hilary paused, Kai held tightly onto her hand "I ought to go back to tell the others um - tell them your OK" Kai kept her hand in his for another moment before letting it go then he stood up with her.

"I'll tell them" Hilary followed Kai as he climbed down the fire escape of the building.

Tyson Ray Max Daichi and Kenny looked up from dinner to see Hilary walk in with Kai

"Kai buddy you're ok" Tyson looked down at his dinner again "I knew he would be!"

"Where have you been Kai" Ray stared at his tall friend as he sat down beside Kenny.

"Nowhere in particular,"

"We thought you quit" Max looked at Hilary questioningly "Where'd you find him?"

"Nowhere in particular" Hilary grinned as she sat down, next to her Kai smirked.

He watched as she evaded Rays curious stare and felt glad she wasn't going to tell anyone about their talk. Strange how he had felt able to confide in her and not the others. It was even stranger that she had been able to convince him to return he glanced at her.

"Well we're glad you're back we need to get training, We don't want to get sloppy" Tyson grinned as he dripped chilli sauce down his T-shirt.

"That would be terrible" Hilary whispered to herself and beside her Kai felt himself laugh slightly. She looked over to find him looking at her and smiling. "Was that a laugh Kai didn't know you could" Hilary joked very low so only he could hear, He winked at her and then served up a bowl of rice and sauce and placed it in front of her before helping himself.

Tyson and Daichi were to occupied eating as usual, they wouldn't have noticed if an earthquake happened (unless it disturbed the food of course) Kenny was working on his laptop so he didn't see Kais strange behaviour but Max and Ray exchanged glances at it.

Thanks for reading R&R