Story Title: Comatose
Summary: Rei wakes up from a coma, but with 'friends' fighting over his head and another one dying things are complicated.
Warnings: Mind games.
Author's Note: This is the sequel to Christmas Time. It was deleted once because my account was hacked, and I worked on correcting it so the notes before and after the chapters might be short.
Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade.
Tyson flipped through the channels and Max ate popcorn next to him. It was dark outside and the wind whined.
"There's nothing on TV!" Tyson complained and flipped through the channels again. Kai got up from the sofa, Hilary looked after him when he walked away.
"Where are you going?" she asked. He ignored her. Everyone was in the TV room, except for Rei. He always disappeared when the wind wanted to tear up the Dojo. After the battle with Bryan he had been a little.. afraid of the wind.
"Rei?" He opened the door to their bedroom. He was sitting in a corner, bent down and hugging his legs. He was also mumbling something quietly.
"Rei.." Kai touched his shoulder. His head darted up and almost frightened Kai. Not that he showed it.
"The wind.." Tears were dripping down the teen's cheeks. Kai sighed, he knew that. He should have gone looking earlier.
"Is there anything I can do?" Rei looked at him and moved a little closer. Kai sat down on the floor. Rei moved closer and rested his head on Kai's chest. His heartbeat speed up but he calmed it fast. Having Rei so close him wasn't easy. He knew he liked the younger teen a little to much, but they were friends.
"Thanks," Kai wrapped his arms around the teen without answering.
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The sun burnt bright and Tyson complained out loud.
"It's like the warmest day ever! Why do we have to train?" The team was outside the dojo training. Kenny sat in the shadow with Dizzy. Max didn't complain but tried to calm Tyson down. Everything was normal. Except that Rei wasn't there. He was sitting in the shadow, refusing to train with the others.
Kai looked at the younger teen. His black hair was tied in a loose ponytail and he only had black sweatpants on. He sat on the ground with his back against the wall. He was avoiding the rest of the team again.
He glanced at the others, they were all training. Kai decided to talk with the teen, again. Something was wrong and Kai wanted to help, but he had no idea how. When he tried to talk, all he said was 'Get back to training', or 'Stop slacking', and that didn't help.
He walked closer and Rei looked up at him. His bangs covered his eyes.
"Gonna tell me why you're sitting over here?" Kai asked with his arms crossed over his chest. Rei looked down on the ground.
"Leave," his voice was empty. Kai never heard him use that tone before.
"Rei, as your cap-"
"Yaya I know!" Rei got up fast. Max looked at the older teens, surprised by Rei's outburst. Rei sighed and turned to leave. Kai grabbed his wrist.
"You're telling me what's wrong. Now," Rei looked up at Kai. His eyes were a mix of emotions, like he couldn't decide what to choose.
"Let me go," his voice was cracking. Kai was surprised. He turned around to the other with a firm grip of Rei's wrist.
"Don't slack off!" He yelled at them, then he almost dragged Rei in to the Dojo.
"What's all this about?" He asked once they were inside and the others couldn't hear. Rei snatched his grip free but Kai glared at him with a Don't-You-Dare-To-Escape look.
"There's something wrong with me," Rei said and stared at the floor.
"What?" Kai was impatient, Rei refused to talk and he wasn't good at it.
"I can't tell you," Rei looked at Kai's chest and bit his lip. He refused to look at his face. Kai leaned back against the wall and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Do you glitter in the sun?" Rei looked at Kai's and smiled a little.
"No," he answered with a chuckle.
"Then you can tell me," Kai said with a small smile. Rei looked down on the floor again and bit his lip. He took a deep breath.
"I don't like girls," he said and glanced at Kai to see his reaction. He was about to answer with something stupid but stooped himself.
"You mean you prefer to..." How does someone say 'Fuck with a guy' in a nice way?
"No I don't prefer anything! I just don't like girls and that's wrong!" Kai glared at him. Wrong? Why was that wrong?
"Yah, because being homosexual is an illness that has to be cured," he said with cold voice.
"Homo what?" Kai wanted to hit the teen for his stupidity. But he figured, growing up in a village that's stuck in the stone age, Rei never learned about it. It would be a long conversation.
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Kai yawned and looked to his left. The alarm clock on the table showed 08:37. He slept too long. But the party went on all night so he had a good reason. The room was big mess with clothes spread out everywhere. Someone made a big mess last night.
A weight on his right shoulder shifted, he turned his head. Black hair was spread over the bed and covered the younger teens' face.
Memories from last night came back and Kai felt proud he finally got the Chinese blader in bed. He should get up, get dressed and leave the hotel room.
Rei had been drunk and just leaving him like the others would be easy.
Rei shifted again and buried his face in Kai's chest. He knew the teen would be in shook waking up next to Kai, but leaving him could be worse. He would feel used, filthy and never talk with Kai again. He didn't want that. He had to stay, for Rei.
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In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened.
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I look out the window. The sun is shining bright. A big, leafy tree is blocking my view of everything else. I can see the sky, no cloud. It's one of those perfect days.
I'm on the fifth floor of this building.
The room I'm in is white and big. The curtains is a light blue color and the flowers in the room are red, pink, yellow and everything between. The color help to make the room less depressing.
Then, on the side of the room, we have the bed. It stands in reach of the window so the sun shine on him.
"When he wake up I want him to see the sun." Kai said that before. When everyone was sure he would wake up.
The doctor said the chance of him waking up grew smaller for every day. Now it's been more than a year since any of us saw those amber eyes.
Many lost hope, like Tyson. But I refuse. He will wake up and show everyone he's strong. I know that! It's the when part that makes everything so hard.
Kai took the news hardest. He blamed himself, and the White Tiger X still does.
The story about their relationship came out after this.
I was one of the few people that already knew. The two of them always shared a special bond.
Kai was major depressed the first weeks. He refused to leave this room, but we could see how tortured he was by seeing his love in that state.
After one month Bryan and Spencer forced him out of here and home. I don't know what happened, but Kai never came back. He still pays for the hospital bill and such, but he never visits. The only Russian that comes to the hospital is Bryan sometimes. Then we have Tala.
Tala. If possible, he took the accident harder than Kai. The guilt everyone put on him when they found out what he said that night was unbearable. He tried to kill himself. And Kai couldn't care less.
He stays at the hospital when I can't be here. We're the only ones that know he will wake up.
I walk over to the bed. He is connected to machines and drops. His skin is pale but his face looks to be at peace.
The doctor said it was remarkable how his skin and body healed. Yet he wouldn't wake up.
The black hair is brushed and braided. I can't help but smile.
"You look nice today too, Tala fixed your hair again," I say and turn around.
I bought a water bottle before and was now getting thirsty. Where did I place it? I see something at the table by the bed. I take it. Opening it I drink a sip. I turn my attention back to him.
"I miss you, we miss you," I say quietly and take his hand. I know he can't answer. But maybe at some level he can hear me?
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Comas can last from several days to several weeks. In more severe cases a coma may last for over 5 weeks, while some have lasted as long as several years. After this time, some patients gradually come out of the coma, some progress to a vegetative state, and others die.
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