Disclaimer: I do not own Beyblade nor the characters.
Chapter 2
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"You are no expert in lying, Rei" replied the older boy and stepped into the room.
"I
knew you wouldn't believe me. But where
are the others?"
"I told them I left my wallet and I need to
come back. Tyson was so hungry that he couldn't wait for a supper,
so they went home without me." Kai sat on the edge of Rei's bed.
"So are you going to tell me what's happening?"
The Chinese
lowered his eyes and turned his head away to avoid Kai's
gaze.
"It's not that I wanted to hide anything from you."
His voice suddenly hardened. "On the other hand, why shouldn't I?
I mean you hide everything from me."
There was a moment of
silence. Rei gave his captain a furtive look. There was evident hurt
in Kai's eyes and Rei immediately felt guilty.
"I'm sorry
Kai. I shouldn't have said that, I didn't mean it."
"No,
you were right. I shouldn't have insisted." Kai's voice was
quiet and somehow different from his usual, emotionless tone. He
abruptly stood up, turned away and headed to the door.
"Good
night, Rei"
"No, Kai, wait, don't leave!" Rei's voice
cracked. When the bluenette turned again to face him, he added:
"I
want to tell you. It's just… I myself don't fully believe it
yet. I don't want to believe." He finished in whisper.
Half an
hour later, Kai was again standing in a door frame.
"You know
you have to tell them" he asked the Chinese.
"I know. I will,
tomorrow." Rei sighed heavily.
When
Bladebreakers arrived the next day, Rei was still sleeping. He hasn't
sleep much last night, though. Sometimes thinking really can cause
insomnia. So after falling asleep almost at the dawn, at 12 AM the
Chinese was peacefully resting, his chest regularly moving under the
hospital blanket.
An hour later three figures came into the
room.
"So you've finally woken up!
We've been waiting here for hours!"
"Oh, c'mon Tyson, you
really think I'll believe you? You can't sit in one place for
more than 10 minutes" replied Rei with a smile on his face.
"Being
honest, we've been here before, but Kai took us for lunch." said
Max. Rei lifted his head to search a pair of scarlet eyes, but the
team captain wasn't here.
"He said he needs to make an
important call" explained Kenny.
"But still, he took you for
lunch?"
"Yup" came not very intelligent reply. "But I
don't complain, at least Mr Asshole had been nice for once."
Tyson's smile widened. Rei decided against telling Tyson not to
call Kai this way as he knew it was pointless. He shook his head.
"Unbelievable"
"I did it only because they're unable to
sit still in silence even for a minute and food is the only thing
that can draw that pig's attention" came the cold voice from the
door.
"Who do you call a pig?"
"I don't remember
allowing you to speak. Rei, have you…?" Kai asked the
ebony-haired boy. This question forced Rei to leave a hearth-warming
thought that Kai actually cares about him as he didn't let the
others wake him up.
"I was just about to do it."
"To do
what?" Max couldn't hold his curiosity.
"But please don't
interrupt me " The others nodded in agreement. "So… I'm not
quite that healthy as I may look. The doctors found out that my
kidneys don't function properly. I'll spare you the lecture about
what is wrong and so on, cause some of you could not understand it-"
Tyson was about to protest but Max stopped him. "- but the point is
I can't live the way I used to anymore. I need a graft and as far
as I know I won't have any in the near future. Till then I need to
have dialysis three or four times a week. That's why I can't live
the hospital yet." Rei sighed. "Now you know." The boys' eyes
widened in a shock.
"Does this mean you're gonna stay in this
place forever?" Tyson spoke slowly, terrified.
"Of course
not." Rei laughed. "Only at the beginning. Later I'll just come
here or to any other hospital for dialysis. But…" His voice
suddenly started to sound serious. " Probably I won't be able to
train and beyblade anymore."
"Rei" Tyson said coyly. "You're
our friend and you'll always be a part of our team. We'll wait
for you, and we won't leave you alone." Max and Kenny nodded with
tears in their eyes.
"Thank you, guys." Whispered the
Chinese.
"C'mon, Rei isn't dying." Kai's voice broke the
silence.
"Right, we forgot how sensitive you are." Kai decided
to ignore Tyson's comment.
"We've got some practical stuff
to get back to. It would be best if press and those crazy fangirls
didn't know about it. I've arranged your moving to the private
clinic. It's small, but comfortable. And I can assure you, Rei,
That you won't be troubled by anyone there, as the clinic is owned
by an old friend of Hiwatari family."
"Then probably they sell
organs there." Mumbled Tyson, which caused Max to chuckle.
Unfortunately for him, the Russian heard it.
"You don't have
to worry, Kinomyia. They won't take yours as they surrounded by
fat." Tyson started to sulk and Rei made use of the moment of
silence.
"Kai, you didn't have to…" The bluenette
interrupted him.
"And of course it will be a great advantage for
us when we will visit you."
'Typical for him' – thought
Rei – "even if he does something for another person, he won't
ever admit it.'
The next day Rei had to admit that Kai was right about the new place. His room wasn't spacious, but cozy, and, what's the most important, didn't resemble a typical hospital room. The walls were covered with creamy paint, there was a fluffy armchair standing next to the big window and a vase of flowers on a small, wooden table. Yes, this place was nice, but it didn't change the fact that Rei would rather leave it as soon as possible. However, there were no signs that it would actually happen.
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Ok, probably 2 chapters are left till the end. I'll try to post them quickly. Review!
