Chapter 2
The first thing Hayner realized when he woke up, was he wasn't at home. The second thing, was the beeping noise. He cracked his eyes open and looked around. The room was white, had a strong smell of bleach, and he was hooked up to a bunch of machines. He glanced
at the door when he heard a gasp.
Lynx was standing there, staring at him in shock. Hayner opened his mouth to say something, but no sound came out. He coughed and pain shot through his chest. Suddenly Lynx was at his side giving him a cup of water. She had worry in her bright blue eyes.
"What happened to you, Hayner?" Lynx asked.
"Where...am...I?" Hayner gasped out.
"The hospital. How long have you been here? I'm gonna call Roxas."
"No!" Hayner said, then hissed in pain.
"Hayner..."
"Well, well, well. Look who finally woke up." A voice from the doorway stated.
"Axel?" Lynx asked.
"Heyy, lovely. How long dipshit there been awake?" Axel asked, ignoring Hayners glare.
"About 5 minutes. What happened to him?"
"I got into a fight, that I obviously lost." Hayner replied.
"I heard the fighting and helped him out. He was pretty banged up, so I brought him here." Axel finished.
"Was it Seifer? Cause since he's an adult and you're only 17, Hayner, he can go to jail for attempted murder." Lynx said, as Axel looked at Hayner with fear.
"No, it wasn't Seifer. I had gotten into an argument with him earlier in the day, but he wasn't the one to do this. It was just some big thugs that thought they could attack me for finding out I'm not completely straight." Hayner lied.
"How long has he been out, Axel?"
"Three or four day, I think. Give me a second and I'll tell you." Axel pulled out his phone and walked out of the room.
"Do you know if anyone was notified?" Hayner asked.
"No, I don't. You'll have to ask Axel." Lynx replied.
"Thanks."
"Oh man was I wrong... He's been out for a week and a half." Axel stated, walking back in.
"I've been out for almost two weeks! Who knows I'm here?" Hayner yelled, then grimaced in pain.
"Your mom, obviously. We told her you didn't want anyone knowing about this. Also Seifer and me."
"Where does everyone think I am?"
"That you're visiting some cousin in Destiny Islands."
"Well, I need to go let someone know you're awake." Lynx left the room.
The silence in the room was deafening. Hayner didn't really want to talk to Axel. While Axel didn't know how to start up a conversation. After a while Hayner realized Axel wasn't about to leave anytime soon and sighed.
"What do you need Axel?" Hayner asked.
"Why did you cover for Seifer?" Axel asked.
"If I put him away, who the hell will I fight with? Who will I compete with in struggle tournaments?"
"Hayner, were you just trying to get Lynx off your back or were you serious about not being straight? Not that I care. It's just that... Nevermind it's not my place."
"Yes I was serious. Although no one knows, except my friends."
"Okay. Oh and Seifer said to tell you that he was sorry."
"Surprise surprise. He can't even show up and say it himself."
"He had to work, Hayner. If it wasn't for the fact that he needed to job he would have been here when you woke up. He's been waiting for you to wake up, he was here every day for the past week and a half. He never left your side except to go eat, shower and use the bathroom. He missed too many days of work and they threatened to fire him." Axel explained
"Oh... Why did he do that?" Hayner asked, confused.
"He felt bad. He doesn't lose his cool like that. He was having a rough day as it was."
"It's good to see you're awake and talking, Hayner." A doctor said walking in.
"Yeah." Hayner replied.
"How are you feeling?"
"Like I got ran over with a bus."
"Does it hurt to talk, move, or something?"
"It hurts to move, and shout. Oh and cough."
"Okay." The doctor wrote something down on the clipboard in his hand.
"Well, I'm gonna go. Get better, Hayner." Axel said leaving.
"You have really good friends. The one with the scar never left your side till this morning. The red head came every afternoon with papers and food." The doctor stated.
"Yeah." Hayner said, softly.
"Well, a nurse will be in with some medicine to help with the pain. Try and get some rest. The sooner your better the faster you get out of here."
The doctor walked out of the room, leaving Hayner with his thoughts. He didn't understand why Seifer would stay with him. It was not like Seifer to apologize. Now that he thought about it Seifer called him Hayner that day. He broke out of him thoughts when Lynx walked back into the room. She handed him a glass of water and the meds.
He took both without any complaint. Lynx took the glass back and left the room. Hayner sighed and closed his eyes. Just when he was about to fall asleep he heard heavy footfalls. He cracked his eyes just as an angry blonde ran in. 'Shit... There goes any plans of sleep,' was Hayner's first thought. His second thought was 'Lynx was gonna get an earful when he saw her next.'
