"I can't remember what happened in September." The blond boy sang. He was sprawled across the white cot, an arm flung carelessly across his face, as if shielding his eyes from the bright light that filled the room.
"Now Oliver, we really need you to focus." A disembodied voice broke the silence. Oliver glanced at the one way window and let out a sadistic laugh. "Ah Dr. Len… I'd tell you if I could remember." The boy broke out into a large grin. "I can't remember what happened in September, when everything was gone; it was dark and I'm alone." He began singing once again.
Len sighed. "I can see that we're not getting anywhere with this. I wish you'd understand the importance of this, Oliver." The man tossed his clipboard on the table, causing a crash to echo through the microphone. Oliver looked at the window with his single yellow eye and scowled. "Sorry about that. It was an accident." That comment made Oliver snort. Len shook his head disapprovingly. "We can just try again tomorrow and continue trying until we get this figured out. See you tomorrow, Oliver." With that, the intercom shut off, leaving Oliver alone in the silence once again.
"Goodbye Doctor." The 12 year old stated, rolling over on his side and staring blankly at the wall. Later that night, Oliver's nurse, Kaito, brought him dinner. The dinner consisted of a rare steak with a side of mashed potatoes, a roll, and a large glass of pig's blood. When the smell of food hit his nostrils, he instantly shot upright.
Kaito jumped out of fright, almost spilling Oliver's food. The made the blond open his eye and watch the bluenette curiously. The 18 year old quickly set down the tray and left the room, not wanting to be near the insane child. He heard a faint "Thank you" when leaving the cell and decided to ignore it.
Oliver calmly got off the bed and walked over to where the tray was lying on the ground. He picked up the glass and sniffed at its contents. Scowling at the drink, he set it back down on the tray, determined not to ingest the liquid. The yellow eyed boy turned his attention toward the food. "I guess this'll have to do." he mumbled quietly to himself. Oliver ignored the mashed potatoes and began to devour the steak, trying hard not to make a mess.
His nurse picked that exact moment to walk in and collect his tray. The sound of the metal door opening made Oliver look up from his meal. Kaito froze in shock, unable to determine if the boy was going to harm him. "I just need your tray," he said quietly; his words jumbled together in an incoherent mess. Oliver gave him a polite nod and wiped the blood off his face with a napkin.
"Thank you, sir." The blond pushed the tray to Kaito and slowly stood up; his action making the man flinch back. Oliver put his hands above his head and walked to the opposite corner of the room, well away from the scared bluenette.
Kaito waiting until Oliver had sat fully in the corner before getting the tray; his eyes glued to the ground. "Excuse me?" The 18 year old's gaze shifted from the concrete to the small boy. Oliver tilted his head to the side curiously. "If it's not too much trouble, would you please ask Dr. Len if I could have a glass of water as well? I'd really appreciate having something to drink that isn't that stuff." He glanced at the glass of blood on the tray. A smile lit up the young boy's face as Kaito gave him a curt nod. "Thanks again, mister."
"You're welcome." Oliver's eye widened in shock when the bluenette responded. "I'll be sure to run that idea by him." Kaito stated, feeling very bold. "Goodbye." With that last statement, Kaito quickly left the room. Closing the door behind him, he shot a quick glance at the guard, Gakupo, who was currently regarding the bluenette with suspicion. Kaito met his gaze with a defiant look. "Is something wrong?"
"What took you so long, Kai?" Kaito scowled at the shortening of his name. "You were in there for 15 minutes; usually, the job barely takes 5!" The 24 year old pointed an accusing finger at the bluenette. "You better hope the doctor doesn't find out about this, or it'll be the end or your career."
By this point, Kaito had enough of the lavender haired man's scolding; he swatted away Gakupo's hand and gave him a glare. "Please don't call me 'Kai' ever. I absolutely hate it." He said the name as if it left a bad taste in his mouth. "Speaking of the doctor, I really need to see him, so excuse me." The bluenette pushed past the man and stomped away, feeling very shocked.
"There's something wrong with me today." he thought aloud, knowing that his actions were unusual. Before he knew, Kaito was standing in front of Dr. Len's office. He gave the door a careful knock and pressed his ear up to the door, waiting for the doctor to allow him to enter the office.
"Come in!" A voice called from the office. Kaito hesitantly open the door and found Len seated at his desk. "How can I help you, Kaito?" The man looked up from his stack of papers and gave the bluenette a friendly smile. Kaito set the tray down on the end table and began fiddling with his scarf.
"It's about the patient you've assigned me to." Len's silence scared the nurse. "Oliver...he wanted me to ask you if he could have a glass of water…" Kaito's voice began trailing off.
"All right, but he must have a plastic cup. Since you're heading to the kitchen," Len glanced at the tray."you can go get it for him."
"Thank you." Kaito gave the doctor a small bow and turned to leave.
"Kaito?" The bluenette paused. "Try not to get close to the boy. Things won't go well if you do. I really would hate to hire a new nurse."
The nurse nodded. "Yes, sir. I understand. This won't happen again." Len's smile didn't quite reach his eyes.
"See to it that it won't." Kaito gave the blond another nod before picking up the tray and leaving. Closing the door with his foot, the bluenette let out a breath that he hadn't known he'd been holding in.
"I've got to be more careful…" he mumbled quietly. With a small sight he turned in the opposite direction and started walking. "Let's just get the child his water before Len changes his mind." He reached the kitchen within a few minutes. Kaito set the tray on the counter and looked around. "Miku? Where are you?"
"Over here!" Kaito turned and spotted a pale hand waving to him from the pantry. Walking over to the pantry, he pulled open the door and found the tealette sorting the food. Miku acknowledged his presence with a nod of her head. "Is there something you need, Kaito?"
"Yes, there is. Len said I could bring Oliver a glass of water," her eyes widened, "but he can only have it in a plastic cup." The 16 year old shook her head gently.
"Please don't get yourself into trouble; Dr. Len says that Oliver is very dangerous." She grabbed a plastic cup and went over to the sink. "It'd be very bad if something happened to you." Miku filled the cup with water and handed it to the nurse.
"Thank you, Miku." He took the glass and smiled. "I appreciate this and I promise that I'll be careful." The bluenette turned to leave. "Oh, and I brought the tray back." He gave Miku a goofy grin and left. The last thing he heard before shutting the door was the sound of the tealette's laughter.
When Kaito got back to Oliver's area, he saw that Gakupo was glaring at the door. 'If looks could kill, that door would burst into flames.' He thought. "Excuse me, Gakupo?" Kaito tapped on the purple-haired man's shoulder.
Gakupo spun around quickly, barely giving Kaito enough time to dodge the man's flying fist. "Stay away from me!" The 24 year old began flailing and throwing punches and kicks.
"It's me Gakupo!" The bluenette cried out, trying to bring the man back to his senses, without spilling the glass of water. For a moment, his attacks calmed down.
"Kai?" Kaito flinched at the nickname. He held out a hand in surrender. Gakupo cast a quick glance at Kaito's hand and looked at the ground. "I'm sorry about that, Kaito...I got too close and he just started talking. There wasn't any way I could make him be quiet. The bluenette placed a shaking hand on Gakupo's back.
"Don't worry about it." He gently moved him to the side and stepped up to the door." Just please stop calling me 'Kai'." With that last request Kaitp gently closed the door behind him and prepared to face the terror inside.
