Asserting Power

Sorry I've been gone so long but hospital visiting hours are really obscure and they really don't like you setting up computers in there. My editor's in hospital not me!

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“Can we talk?” Hiroki gave a shy smile as Hilary glared at him from across the lecture theatre. It had been over three weeks since the photo and her problems with Kai had started and she had successfully avoided Hiroki for that time but at the end of the lecture today their project had been mentioned and she needed to speak to him.

“No, besides there’s another class due in here in two minutes” Hilary was in a snappy mood, she’d had a lot of questions from her uncle and father about where she’d headed off too in the early morning and they hadn’t been convinced by her story really. And then there was all the stuff with Kai which technically was his entire fault. Kai would be furious if he knew she was even talking to Hiroki, despite the current coolness to their relationship she knew he was still a little angry about the kiss.

“Please” Hiroki begged “We at least need to work together, can we go get a drink and talk about this?”

“Well...” Hilary paused, he was right, they did need to work together and she was a very forgiving person.

“I know a place that does excellent chocolate cheesecake” he offered persuasively

Hilary smiled, he knew all her weak spots “Fine, but I can’t stay long, and you’re paying.”

“As it should be” he agreed smiling happily at her as they left the room together.

They sat together in a small cafe chatting over the project but eventually Hilary knew she’d have to bring up the tricky subject of why he’d kissed her.

“I dunno really”

“That’s your answer?” she was angry again

“No... look” he ran a hand nervously through his hair “Hils, I liked you for ages, I really did and when you were talking about that guy... he really got to you. You don’t really care that much about guys usually but you cared. I was just... look it was stupid and I’m sorry.”

“I see”

“We’re still friends right?” Hiroki asked Hilary with a small smile “It was a stupid mistake! And I’ll miss you if you cut me off.”

Hilary laughed a little before nodding her head, she wasn’t the type to hold a grudge and it really did sound as though it had been a mistake. “Well you did buy me cheesecake”

“I did and we all know how important that is to you!” he smiled teasingly, if Hilary was joking around it usually meant that she wasn’t really mad.

“Of course we’re still friends, I need you to get my business studies project finished”

“Good, does this mean you’ll tell me who the guy is?”

“No” Hilary shook her head allowing her bangs to cover her eyes “I don’t want to talk about this, lets just decide which company we should approach first.”

“Has something happened?”

“Sort of... I know we can get past it but... I’m having trouble doing it” Hilary couldn’t tell him the real story, couldn’t explain how she was having trouble even looking at her boyfriend right now. She was trying to forget what had happened between them but she couldn’t deny that it still hurt emotionally as well as physically. “I’ve been kind of distant recently”

“Is it my fault?”

It was, it really was but she couldn’t tell him that, she couldn’t make him feel guilty over that “No, not really” As she thought about it, it wasn’t actually his fault, it was her fault. Ultimately Kai had done something wrong but after telling him that she had forgiven him she had avoided him like the plague. She really missed him, after all there weren’t many boyfriends who’d be willing to watch almost constant episodes of the Gilmore Girls as often as he did, it was the first thing she’d do after she got home from a day of work or studying and one day when she’d been late he’d taped it for her.

Ok so it didn’t sound like such a big thing but he always groaned in annoyance when Lorelai and Luke’s relationship hit a stumbling block again which meant that the show was stringing it along a bit more. She knew that most guys hated that stuff.

He was going away soon, he and the other males on the teams had planned a manly vacation where they cut themselves off from civilisation and roughing it for a while and training at the same time.

She had been mean to him, she hadn’t even let him drink from her water bottle when he said that he was thirsty and had looked right at her. She had purposefully picked up a fresh bottle and handed it to him, none of the others had thought anything of it but she had seen how upset he was.

It had hurt him, she had seen the hurt in his eyes, she had noticed the change in his demeanour. Shaking her head she knew what she had to do, she had to prove to Kai that she really forgave him and she had to do it before he left tomorrow.

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For a long time Kai couldn’t imagine a life without beyblading, it had been everything, all his friends were bladers, blading was his job, his hobby, his only training. Of course eventually everyone gets too old for beyblading. He’d stuck it out longer than most, most of his generation had but as soon as they officially left their teens they were no longer valid competitors.

He had never really wondered about what he would do when he quit beyblading but when he turned 18 he had left that world.

His future had been easily decided really, he had left the beyblading world wealthy and popular. His grandfather’s company had been in ruins and he had sold all that was left of it buying instead a small business making sports clothes and equipment. With his name and connections the company thrived and was soon monopolizing the market.

Still he had been lost, successful but lost.

His days had been filled with work and his nights were a haze of beautiful women and alcohol. He’d had the playboy lifestyle most men dream of but it had been strangely unfulfilling, he didn’t deny that he had loved it but as with everything boredom set in. He had never made friends easily, he liked being a loner so the day to day loneliness didn’t occur to him until the reunion.

In fact, it hadn’t been until the reunion that he had remembered why he had been able to stand his old team mates and even consider them friends. He and Ray had always found talk easy, Max had been easygoing and humorous, Tyson had grown up and despite the occasional lapse in maturity he was actually quite easy to be with, Kenny was the same as ever, a little geeky but able to handle the real world… and gay… he hadn’t seen that one coming, Daichi he had never liked but, he had (like Tyson) matured and he could stand him now. And of course there was Hilary, a girl so surprisingly perfect for him that he hadn’t been able to ever really forget her.

It was strange how easily he’d fallen in love with her, he’d been unable to stop his every thought from being about her, was she the reason he had always preferred brunettes? They had both always gravitated towards the other, they were both as inexperienced as the other, he had never been in a real relationship before and she’d had several whilst she’d never had a sexual partner before and he’d had several… hundred.

He missed her, he missed the way she’d watch continuous episodes of the Gilmore Girls constantly bemoaning the current Luke, Lorelai Christopher love triangle… he was probably a little more into the show that he’d admit to anyone else.

Still he didn’t want to push it, their relationship was tender now, Hilary may have said that she had forgiven but there was a new edge to their time alone together. They hadn’t had sex since that morning in the shower. Where before they would relax against each other, they now stood or sat stiffly side by side. Where before she would be prone to small signs of secretive affection around friends (a sweet smile, a brush of hands, sharing a bottled drink, (weird how sharing a bottled drink with her had so much more meaning)) now everything was colder than when they had been as just friends. Where before she had been willing to meet him secretly to make out or do more, no she seemed to avoid it. Where before she would tease him and bug him continually about telling the world everything, now, Hilary would never bring up the subject of announcing their relationship.

It had been like this for almost three weeks and it was killing him.

He was seriously thinking about cancelling the trip he and the guys were going on… it sounded kind of gay anyway.

“You OK?” Tala stared at his friend in surprised, Kai was acting weird, had been for ages now. He had suggested the old team using the BBA gym where the Blitzkrieg Boys still had their old locker room and get some exercise in. Kai had agreed but he’d been oddly listless as they went around, like something was bothering him, the rest of the team may not have noticed it but he certainly had.

“Fine” Kai shrugged off the concern as he looked up at his team-mate, everyone else had finished changing and were talking leaving the two of them alone by the benches

“Kai, you’re acting strangely”

“Because I’m usually so normal” Kai responded smirking

“Kai?”

“I’ve been offered a modeling job” Kai said angrily, Tala stared at him for a moment before bursting into hysterical laughter. “Yeah, real funny! Look I’m out of here”

“No!” Tala grabbed his arm and pushed him back into the chair “Kai, I want to know what’s up with you and don’t fob me off with the stupid modeling thing. Kai... I know whats going on... sort of. I know you've fallen for someone and I think I know who.”

“I…, I did something awful, something really bad and…” he sighed shaking his head.

He was about to say more when there was a knock at the door and a very familiar female voice called “Can I come in?”

With an odd fearful look in his eyes Kai froze, Tala watched him laughing a little before calling “Come in”

“Hi” Hilary smiled at the Blitzkrieg boys, they were all dressed in suits looking like the professional businessmen they now were, it made her smile to remember their dress sense in the past. “As you guys are all leaving civilization soon Tyson wants us all to go out for pizza together, are you guys up for it?” she purposefully avoided looking Kai in the eye as she spoke knowing that if she looked at him she’d start to blush.

“Sure” Tala answered while the rest of the team nodded, well, some of them did.

“Kai?” Hilary cocked her head to one side questioningly.

“No” Kai shook his head “I have better things to do”

“Like what?” Tala asked amused “Come on, someone has to make me behave around Ray”

“I trust you to refrain from childish behaviour for one night, as it is we have a camping trip to all survive together. I’ll babysit you then.” He turned away refusing to face either his team of Hilary.

“Don‘t be an idiot Kai” Tala pleaded “spend some time with us” but the stoic Russian wouldn’t budge.

“You guys go and don't stay out too late, I’ll see you early tomorrow” he turned away so he wouldn’t have to watch them leave, it killed him to watch her walk away from him. The door closed. Kai sighed moving to his locker and beginning to rifle through it looking for his phone. He had finally found it when the door to the locker room opened and closed again.

“Hello?”

There was no reply, he turned to face the doorway but there was no one there.

Turning Kai began to finish buttoning his shirt, he hadn’t seen anyone but he was sure the door had…

The door opened again before quickly shutting.

“Who the hell…?”

“Kai?” Hilary had returned, she stood there by the door to the locker room staring at him almost innocently, she was seductively innocent he decided, so pure looking but so sexy in the way she acted around him and there was that look in her eyes, the one she used to get before he had hurt her.

“Hilary?”

“I miss you” she whispered twiddling her fingers nervously.

Smirking as he walked towards her and placing his hands on either side of her head he pressed his lips to hers with great force. She gasped at his roughness but it didn’t take long for her to join him with heated abandon. It hadn’t been a really long time since they had kissed but as far as they were both concerned it had been too long and their kisses too tame. One of his arms encircled her waist, with his other hand he reached over to the door and locked it.

“Hilary” he hissed as he felt her nibble teasingly on his lower lip “I’ve missed you too.”

Before she could say anything he wrapped both arms around her and lifting her up made his way over to the benches, they were the usual changing room benches, hard and wooden with hooks hanging above them so they could hang up their clothes. Kai’s tie was still hanging from one hook ready knotted so all he had to do was place it around his neck and tighten it, he made quick work of grabbing it. Lifting one of Hilary’s hands he used the tie and quickly secured her to the hook.

“What the…?” Hilary was surprised when she discovered her hand was trapped, looking at Kai she was surprised to see his eyes so filled with mischief, he was unusually passionate right now but his behaviour was especially teasing. She barely even noticed how she was having to stand on her toes to make up for the height at which her hand was trapped. He pulled at her waist where her skirt sported a large unnecessary belt, he unbuckled it and whipped it off. Before she could say anything he pressed his lips to hers, still engaged in their lip lock Kai managed to tie her other hand up using the belt. Stepping back he surveyed his quick work. She was tied, pretty securely all things considered, and she was unable to stand properly, even with her heels her feet only just touched the floor, she would be hanging there when he thrust into her unable to do anything but wrap her legs around him.

“Kai?” Hilary questioned nervously trying to make sense of what was going on “What are you doing?”

“What do you think?” he smirked as he slowly began to undo her top.

“We can‘t” she hissed “not here! Not like this.”

“Why not? The door’s locked and you can’t untie yourself.”

“It‘s embarrassing”

“Why?” her top was undone now, he pulled the edges of the shirt apart so he could see her torso clearly, she wore a light blue and yellow bra, the clasp was at the back he noted with disappointment he’d have to untie her to take it off properly but then he realised that the bra straps were detachable. Grinning he reached around to undo her bra and then pulling at the straps removed it completely, moving his head down he suckled lightly on her left breast inwardly smiling as she arched her back pulling on the bindings above her head and groaning appreciatively.

His hands moved down to her waist unzipping her skirt and sliding it down, moving away from her breast for a second he looked down “It matches” he muttered playfully before reattaching himself to her breast.

“Wh-what?” in her pleasure filled lust Hilary couldn’t seem to understand what he was talking about

“Your underwear” he nipped at her breast before moving down and kneeling in front of her, his hands slowly slipped her underwear off smirking as he felt goose bumps rise on her legs, she was so sensitive. He removed the yellow and blue panties and moving up hung them on a hook beside her tied hands “It doesn‘t always match”

“They‘re new” she managed to mutter feeling the redness cover her face “M-Mariah and I went shopping.”

“Very nice,” he placed his hands on her breasts and massaged them gently “but next time you need new stuff like that… you‘re taking me.”

“W-wait till you see the other things I brought” Hilary whispered shyly, she still wasn’t confident enough to be the kind of seductress he liked but she knew Kai liked to be teased.

“I don‘t think I can” he was pleasantly surprised with her words but he could tell from her blush that she was embarrassed “You have the habit of testing my limits, these weeks have been torture, pure torture.” cupping her ass he lifted her up towards him, immediately her legs hooked around his waist. One of her small heels dug into him and he groaned appreciatively, he hadn’t taken her shoes off for just this reason. “Do you feel it?” he asked watching her carefully as he ground himself into her.

Nodding Hilary looked into Kai‘s eyes “But not as much as I want to.” using her heel she stroke at Kai’s thigh digging it into the material as she muttered “please Kai, stop teasing me.”

Eagerly Kai moved his hands from Hilary allowing her to place her feet as best she could on the floor before moving his hands to his belt buckle, he undid it swiftly pushing down his trousers and boxers allowing them to fall to his ankles, he didn’t bother undressing anymore, unable to wait he grabbed her again and ignoring her surprised yelp thrust into her.

Hilary’s surprised cry soon turned into a moan as her lover filled her, her wrists hurt and she grabbed onto the hooks she was tied to, as best she could so that it wouldn’t be so painful. Winding her legs around him again she used her feet to push him further, he groaned as her heel dug into him. She knew that he liked when she scratched his back so it didn’t take long for her to guess that he liked her using her heels just as much. Moving one leg down she dug the heel into his thigh and smirked as he gave an odd guttural cry before thrusting harder into her. Kai’s head moved to her shoulder and she felt his teeth dig into her skin, one hand was on her ass now and the other snarled her hair before he moved her head to connect their lips. He kissed her passionately his tongue forcing into her mouth and beginning to explore. Hilary was losing all sense of time and place as she forced her body forward as best she could pressing the two of them together.

Kai loved it when they kissed, he’d never tell anyone that, but, he needed her lips as much as he needed her body. This wasn’t normal for him, usually it was all about the sex and the kisses were to make the female happy Hilary’s kisses though…, they were amazing. Her mouth was hot and had a flavour that he yearned for on a daily basis. His body was still rocking with hers thrusting into her but he could feel her shuddering, she was close and he wasn’t nearly there yet, he needed to remain buried within her for a little while longer, inwardly smirking he felt a real sense of masculine pride that he could make her orgasm so quickly. She was tightening around him, he could feel it, stopping the kiss he pulled his head back watching as Hilary’s mouth opened and she released a cry that made him immediately cover her mouth, they didn’t want to be heard.

Gasping against Kai’s hand Hilary finally opened her eyes, he was staring at her, there was an intensity in his stare that made her nervous.

“K-Kai?”

“Yes”

She loved him, she wanted to tell him so badly right now, instead she shrugged saying breathlessly “N-nothing,” she wasn’t ready to say that again, she’d said it more than once and gotten no response shaking her head she smiled, one of her shoes fell off and clattered to the floor as she moved her leg to rest higher around his waist “that was ama… amazing”

He grinned, she looked so sexy so incredible, part of him found it hard to believe she was his “You know we aren‘t done yet… right?”

“Well I did k-kinda guess” she shifted her hips a little earning a groan “still so hard” she whispered using her legs to pull him closer “K-kiss me”

Closing his eyes he obeyed moving forward and pressing his lips to hers, the kiss was drawn out, an insistent press of lips a dance with their tongues until finally Hilary pulled back, Kai’s lips sought hers out a couple more times before finally he opened his eyes to look at her she was smirking.

“What?”

In response Hilary suddenly tightened her legs gripping him closer and squeezing him with her inner muscles. Kai groaned and raked his fingernails down her back as her remaining heeled shoe somehow moved up under his shirt to dig into his. Closing his eyes he groaned, one hand went above her head and clasped one of her trapped hand, they moved together him pumping into her and her rocking up to meet him. This time they came together Hilary screaming and Kai too wrapped up in his own feelings to care made an odd throaty sound as she screamed, he thrust a few more times before shouting a string of words in Russian hoarsely as he finally came.

They remained there breathing heavily for a few minutes her hanging from her bindings her legs around his waist and he standing one hand clasped in hers while the other lazily traced the contours of her body. Slowly he raised his hand and keeping one arm wrapped securely around her waist untied first one hand and then the other. Slowly he brought her to rest against him leaning back so she could lean on him without having to hold on. Looking at her wrists he immediately felt bad, they looked painfully red and chafed.

“I don’t expect to wait that long ever again” Kai mused quietly, looking down he noticed Hilary’s closed eyes “Tired?” he questioned as he held her in his arms

“Mm-hm” opening her eyes to gaze at him she nodded before contentedly resting her head against his chest, he turned and sat holding her, still fully sheathed inside of her. Taking hold of her wrists Kai kissed them tenderly rubbing at the skin apologetically. Sighing happily as she enjoyed the treatment she was getting Hilary let her eyes close again.

Smiling Kai rested his head atop hers, he had never felt like this before, never felt so satiated and comfortable. He held her as he thought about it, she had told him she loved him, it made him so happy “This is it for me” he told her “with you it’s the happiest I‘ve ever been.” It was the closest he’d ever come to telling her he loved her. Silence followed his statement “Hilary?” another soft sigh came from the girl and Kai couldn’t help but chuckle. Looks like she was really tired. “Wake up gorgeous” he spoke loudly and shook her a little, waking her, he found himself gritting his teeth as she involuntarily clenched around him.

“Kai?” she shook her head a little trying to wake up properly.

“Sorry sleeping beauty but we have to get out of here” he picked up her bra from where he had dropped it and reaching around her began to fasten the clasps “someone will be around to clean up in here soon.”

“Thank you” she smiled shyly at him as he finished with her bra and began to button up her shirt.

“Anytime” he raised his eyebrows teasingly making her blush. When he was finally finished dressing her top half she placed her feet on the floor and pulled away from him. There was an embarrassed look on her flushed face as he was pulled out of her, grabbing her underwear from the hook she sat down next to him and pulled them on. Kai stood and pulled up his trousers doing them up before reaching for his bag, pulling out his deodorant. Spraying himself he then grabbed his tie undoing it properly and sliding it around his neck.

After zipping up her skirt Hilary saw what Kai was about to do and moved forward, taking hold of the tie she smoothed it before tying it carefully.

“You can do up ties?” he asked a little surprised, she looked up into his eyes smiling.

“My dad never could get it, before mum left she showed me how to…” Hilary trailed off biting her lip before concentrating on her work tying the knot carefully before tightening it up to his neck. Keeping her eyes fixed on his clothing she made sure that his collar was right, she was about to turn away when Kai’s hands took hold of hers.

“I didn‘t know she had left” he whispered looking at her with concern

“It was just after our trip to America, that time with the rock” Hilary shrugged trying not to get upset “Can we talk about this another time?”

“Of course.”

Moving away Hilary used her foot to manoeuvre her shoe into a position so she could put it on, Kai seeing she was a little off balance came forward so she could use his shoulder for support, once her shoe was on she smiled up at him “So are we joining the others for dinner?”

“No, we’re leaving early tomorrow and I don’t want to share my last few hours with you with other people. I‘m taking you for a date, somewhere new.”

“Kai, I thought you still wanted this be a secret…”

“It still is, but I know a small place that you haven‘t seen before, it’s a place where we won’t be recognised and even if we are we’re friends, there’s nothing wrong with friends eating dinner together, we’ll have Chinese food served to us before I take you to my bed and ravish you all night long.” He said it all so easily, as though it was a typical thing for them to say to each other. Things were back to normal between them and it made Hilary smile happily, as long as everything was ok between them she was happy and more than willing to do whatever he wanted.

“All night? Has your stamina improved since last time?”

“You should be careful when you tease me, I like to prove myself to those who doubt me.” He grinned as he swung his bag over his shoulder and lead her to the door. “Besides I’ve got to make sure you miss me while I’m away.”


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As soon as the door swung shut behind the young couple a figure crept out from his hiding place behind some lockers. He smiled to himself as he tossed his camera from one hand to the other.

He had only expected to get a money shot of Kai but here he had a real scoop! Hilary and Kai were going to be outed sooner than they thought.

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