Talking is good for the soul

Hilary looked at Kai, completely enraged by his actions and the fact that he was just staring at her nonchalant, as if he hadn't done anything wrong. She took at step closer to him.

"How dare you!" she hissed out, "How dare you take my son out of school without my permission! Do you have any idea, how scared I was? What if it had been...been... some lunatic who snatched him away, huh?" Hilary was too caught up in her tirade that she didn't notice Kai was coming closer.

"You cannot just show up and take him whenever you want to-mmfphhf" Hilary was rudely interrupted by Kai kissing her. His hands cupped her face, making it impossible for her to break away from him. He slowly ended the kiss, allowing them both to get some air.

"J-just w-what are you- mmfphhf" Hilary didn't get a chance to finish her sentence before Kai crashed his lips into hers again. She gasped at the surprise and thus allowing Kai to enter his tongue into her mouth and explore. Hilary had no choice but to respond to Kai's kiss. As the kiss grew more passionate Kai smirked inwardly.

She tastes better than I remember, he thought to himself and with regret broke the kiss.

Hilary stood completely dazed and unable to register what had just happened. Her anger and frustration was gone, outdone by Kai's passionate kiss. Kai looked at with a proud smirk, keeping his smirk in place; he leaned down and whispered against her lips.

"He's wonderful; you've done a great job raising him by yourself".

Hilary was completely numb. She gazed at him, unknowing in what to do, what to say. Small drops of tears poured down her cheeks, she looked up at Kai.

"You just don't get it...do you! You think... you think you just can come waltzing back into mine and Gou's life... like nothing has ever happened between you and me" Hilary said quietly and wipe the tears away with her hand. Hilary struggled to get her emotions under control, "Don't think, you can sweet talk me into a relationship with you by saying that you love me and wanna have me back in your life.

"I'm not trying to sweet talk you into anything Hilary, I'm just stating facts!" Kai interrupted.

Hilary let out a hoarse laugh and rolled her eyes at him, "So it's a fact that you love me?" Hilary drawled out sarcastically.

Kai glared hard at her, he didn't like the way she went about this, "precisely", he said.

Hilary became silent and did the mistake by looking at Kai. Their eyes locked and Kai use the advantage to step closer to her, he leaned down to whisper in her ear.

"Just like I am going to be a part of yours and my son's life…You can't shut me out Hilary, I won't allow you to."

"Mama"

Hilary broke away from Kai's intense stares and looked over his shoulder to see her son standing with a sleepy expression. She hurried past Kai and picked Gou up her arms, she was rewarded with a sleepy yawn from Gou.

"I 'eawd you and Papa talk" he complained and tried with his hands to wipe the sleep out of his eyes. Hilary looked briefly at Kai.

"Oh I'm sorry sweetheart, your…your-" Hilary struggle to find the right words to say, " Your Papa and I didn't mean to wake you".

Gou started to wiggle in his mother's arms, "Mama, put me down I'm not a baby" Gou said, now fully awake.

Kai chuckled lightly at his son's cockiness, and Hilary immediately shot him an evil glare. She placed Gou down on the floor and watched him run away from her to his father.

Gou tugged at his father's leg so he could look him in the eyes. "Papa Papa, can I show Mama whawt yu taught me?" Kai gave a slight smile to his son.

"Sure". The little boy gave a big smile and ran as fast as his small feet could carry him towards his mother. When he reached Hilary, Hilary's eyes widened as Gou grasped her hand, pulling her with him. Kai's smile changed to a smirk as he followed behind Hilary and Gou.

"Umm Gou, where are we going?" she asked as Gou continued to pull at her.

"To my training room" Kai coolly answered behind her. Hilary glanced at him briefly. Kai was walking with his arms crossed and eyes closed.

How can he walk like that? Without stepping into anything? And why does he has to look so hot when he…huh!

What are you THINKING Hilary. Kai is not hot! He's a bastard!, Hilary sighed inwardly, A hot bastard who just happens to be the father of my son.

After a few minutes they reached the basement where Kai's training room were. Kai pushed in the code for the door to open and let Hilary and Gou go in first.

Hilary was awestricken when she saw Kai's training room. The were various beydishes scattered all around the room, not to mention a visual simulator, meditation pillows and other things that every beyblader could ever possibly want. Right now they were standing on the first floor with stairs leading down to the room, which contributed to make the room seem bigger.

"What are you thinking?" Kai asked with a genuine curiosity. Hilary blushed a little, had he been staring at her all this time. She turned her head to look at him.

"I think Tyson would give up his world champion title for this room." Hilary said in a small laugh and watch with satisfaction Kai smirk at her comment, she continued with a newfound admiration, "It's really something Kai".

"Mama Mama, Look at me" a little joyous voice yelled out. Hilary looked down in the room and saw Gou with his blade. Gou was standing in front of a beydish and was preparing to launch his blade; he waved with his hand to his mother, so that he was sure that she would see him.

"Thwee…two…one Let it rip" the little boy yelled and launched his blade. Hilary (and Kai) watched with pride as the blade landed gracefully in the center of the dish.

"Wow" Hilary muttered out, "He's already better than me".

"Well," Kai started and looked at Hilary, " he is a natural and he's my son".

Hilary's eyebrows met and she looked at Kai with an insulted attitude.

"Don't be cruel, and by the way, he is my son" Hilary snorted at him. Kai slowly inched closer to her till he was standing beside her. Kai crossed his arms and looked at her with mischief in his eyes.

"Well, if he is my son and your son, then he would be our son…wouldn't he?" Hilary let out a sigh and rolled her eyes at him and proceeded to walk away from him and down to Gou. Halfway down the stairs she heard Kai ask her a question that made her stop and look back up at him.

"What?" Hilary asked. Kai stepped down the stairs as well till he was one step above Hilary.

" I know you heard me, but I'll say it again…" Kai stepped down to same step Hilary was standing on.

"Were you ever going to tell our son about me?" he repeated while glaring at her. It was a question that suddenly had entered his mind. If he hadn't found out by the help from that McKinney guy, would she have kept Gou as a secret from him? It angered him to believe that she would so and therefore he needed an answer, amongst others

Hilary stared at bit at Kai, hesitating in what she should say. Finally she took in a deep breath and looked at him.

"I was going to tell him when he was old enough to hear the truth" Hilary said truthfully, she looked down at Gou, who was completely absorbed in his blading. Hilary sighed, "Then, I would let it be up to him to decide, whether he want to meet you or not".

Kai nodded at her answer, it seemed fair. Hilary had, after all, tried to contact him. They proceeded to finish the walk down the stairs, and in a splint of a second they had reached the ground floor.

"Just one more thing Hilary" Hilary whirled around to see Kai looking at her with cold face with his arms folded across his chest. "That guy I have seen you with. Who. Is .He?"

Hilary let out a laugh; she couldn't believe what she was hearing. The jealousy in Kai's voice was unmistakable.

"Charlie?"

Kai continued to stare at her; he didn't see what was so funny about it.

"If that's his name" Kai said slowly, with a cold expression.

Hilary began to laugh harder, even Gou stopped to look at his mother. Hilary was trying real hard to stop her laughing, but was having a real hard time to do so.

"What's so funny?" Kai hissed out. Hilary stopped laughing for a moment, but as she looked at Kai the laughing started all over again.

Giving up on getting an answer from Hilary, Kai turned towards Gou. He walked over and crutched down in front of him.

"Gou, do you know if Charlie is your Mama's boyfriend?" Kai tried to say slowly and hopefully understandable for the young boy.

Gou was thoughtful for a moment. He remembered that his mother once told him that Charlie was a little bit different from him and his Mama, Gou smiled when he remembered the words his mother had used. He turned his head, and looked at his Papa smiling from ear to ear; proud that he could remember what his mother had told him.

"Charlie likes boys"

"…"

Time went still for Kai, as he tried to comprehend what his young son had just told him. Kai turned around slowly to face the giggling Hilary who was trying very hard not to laugh.

"Charlie is… gay?" he asked. Hilary nodded "yes" slowly with her head. Kai looked back at Gou, who stared at him questioning.

"My son is living with a...-"

"Hey! Don't even finish that sentence Kai." Hilary interrupted. She quickly grabbed the end of Kai's sleeve dragging him away from Gou and out of hearing range. Gou just stared oddly at his parents retreat for a second and then went back to continue with his blading, thinking that whatever his parents were talking about, it couldn't be that important... unless they were talking about cartoons.

"Don't you say anything bad about Charlie Kai!" Hilary hissed out in a low voice, making sure that Gou wouldn't be able to hear what they were saying. "I met Charlie before I found out I was pregnant with you, and he has always been there for me when I needed it"

Kai didn't say anything to retort with in the beginning, his eyes soften for a moment.

"I'm here now" he said.

Hilary didn't say anything; she didn't want to have another bout on whose fault it was and all the emotion that would have to be dealt with, she was too tired for that. All that mattered now was that the two of them found a solution. A way, in which she could allow Kai to be the kind of father he wanted to be towards their son, and for her to protect Gou at the same time. Only one question lingered in her mind.

Would Kai be able to give that emotional support Gou needed? Or would he turn out to be a coldhearted bastard, as most people counted him for?

It was a risk, but Hilary knew it was a risk she had to take.

"How about", she started, "if we all ate together on Friday evenings, and then Gou could spend rest of the weekends with you?" She asked, and waited for Kai's response.

"All right. When do we start?"

At his answer Hilary let out a relieved sigh, she didn't know what she would have done if he had said no.

"Next Friday" Hilary answered and walked past Kai towards Gou, "Me and Gou have a dinner plans tonight with Milo".

"Milo...Milo McKinney?" Kai asked as he looked at her retreating back. Hilary looked over her shoulder, before crutching down in front of Gou.

"Yep, it his way to say 'I'm sorry'" She said smiling.

Kai was thoughtful for a moment. Milo McKinney was the guy he met that night, the one who looked a little bit too interested in Hilary.

Meanwhile Hilary was talking to Gou, telling him it was time for them to go home. But the little boy was stubborn, he didn't want to leave his Papa and he wanted to practice more with his blade.

"Gou darling, I'm not discussing this with you anymore! Now go up and pack your things... we have to go home and get ready" Hilary said in more and more stern voice.

But the little boy stood with his arms crossed looking defiant at his mother.

"But I don't WANNA" he cried out and stomped his foot against the ground, empathizing that he didn't want to go home.

"Now Gou listen here" Hilary started again, but was interrupted by another voice.

"No more arguments son! Do as your mother say, go up and get your things"

Gou looked teary up at his Papa who now was standing beside Hilary. Gou sniffled at little.

"B-b-but I-I wanna stay 'ere with u" he sniffled out. Kai crutched down and with his hand down stroked the young boy's hair; his other hand wiped the tears away from his son's face.

"Listen Gou, you will see me again soon all right."

"You pwomise?" Kai smiled at the question.

"I promise" Gou smiled back at his father and ran off, leaving Kai and Hilary alone in the training room.

"Thank you" Hilary said shortly after a while. Kai responded with a nod and stood on his feet again. Suddenly Hilary leaned in close, "But don't get me wrong Hiwatari. If you ever hurt my son in any way, I'll have him out off your life as fast as you can say beyblade" she said threatening, and with that said left the training grounds.

Kai watched as Hilary and his son drove away. Hilary had allowed him a brief goodbye with his son, probably as a punishment for him for taking Gou out of kindergarten without permission. He thought about what Hilary told both about Gou and Milo. He had no doubt in mind that Hilary would take Gou away from him if she believed that he caused their son any sorts of harm.

"She puts our son first in everything" he muttered to himself and went inside the house.

And then there was the issue about Milo. Now that he had found out that Charlie was gay and therefore no possible threat to him, but Milo. Milo did he not know that much about. He knew that Milo McKinney was the son of Walter McKinney and they had needed this deal with his company real bad. But when Milo had introduced Hilary to him, he hadn't been focused on to get know what kind of character Milo was, he been focused on Hilary and only her.

"But there is one I do know", Kai said to himself as he went to pick up the phone and dial a very familiar number, "No guy has ever bought a girl an apology dinner, at least not without some filthy intentions behind it". Kai smirked as the familiar person picked up the phone.

"Tala I need you to do something for me!"