Chapter 4
Lee (Agent Carter) led the Bladebreakers up the stairs and through some hallways before stopping in front of a door; she opened it up and gestured for them to go in. They all stared in awe, looking around Kai's new room. The room was large and spacious, a large double bed rested against the wall furthest to the back of the room, a desk in the corner on the right side of the bed with a computer. A large window was by the desk, overlooking the driveway where the Agent's car could still be seen. Next to the door stood a large wardrobe and a stack of draws next to it. At the back of the room was a door that was open just enough for it to be noticed as a bathroom.
Kai sat down on the bed to rest, his hands behind him for support. Agent Carter walked in too, "Ok, the door can be locked by the push of a button so no chance you could get hurt by someone entering from there, the windows are bullet proof and made of safety glass. The room isn't too high off the ground so it's also a good fire exit and if necessary then I have a hand gun so this is pretty much the safest room." she explained. "Will it be any good?" she asked, turning her attention to Kai.
"Yeah, its fine." Kai replied quietly.
"Good. If you need anything then I'm just going to get something from downstairs and I'll be across the hall, just knock first please." Lee told him, turning for the door again.
"Any rules?" Tyson asked her, snickering at the thought that Kai would have to follow rules.
Lee looked back at him, thinking for a moment, "No not really." She started, "Oh yes, one actually; just don't snoop around here and my office is opposite the hall so you have to knock there, its safer." She told him before finally leaving.
"What did she mean by 'its safer'?" Max asked.
"Its probably just police stuff Maxie, don't worry about it." Tyson said, dragging in two of the boxes from by the doorway.
"Guys, I can unpack by myself." Kai told them, turning his attention to the boxes.
"But we want to help." Max objected.
"Yeah, you should just relax and we'll do it for you." Ray said, pulling in more boxes and opening them up.
---With Lee---
Lee took the box of evidence from by the door and carried it up the stairs. She walked up to her office, dumping the box onto her desk and sighing from exhaustion. "You shouldn't be stressing yourself out." A voice told her.
"I'd tell you the same thing." Lee replied, "How'd you get past Gwen?" she asked, not taking her eyes off the desk to look up at the figure.
"I told her that if she didn't let me leave the living room then I wouldn't let her have chocolate after dinner." He replied.
Lee shook her head, "What that child wont do for chocolate!" she said with a laugh.
"So did you find anything else?" He asked.
"What on earth do you mean Mike?" Carter asked, looking up at the blonde.
"Come on. I know you were snooping around the place." Mike said, walking and shutting the door behind him.
"You know me too damn well." Lee said, "But yeah, I found something else." She pulled the photos out of the box and handed them to him.
Mike looked through the pictures, eyes widening slightly, "That bloody bastard." He muttered.
"Yeah, I'm going to look into it more. I mean, apart from the knife it's the most evidence we've got." The brunette told him, fitting her hands into her pockets.
"Yeah I guess so." Mike agreed, putting the photos into the box. "What happens now? What can I do?" he asked.
"You are going to do nothing, you are going to go and get some rest." Lee said, turning him around and pushing him out the door.
"But why?" Mike asked.
"Cause you need to rest." Lee told him.
Tyson and the others peered out of the bedroom and looked slightly down the hall where Aaron and Carter argued about who needed to work and who needed to rest, "Mike is Agent Aaron?" Tyson asked.
"I guess he is." Ray whispered, laughing at the childish arguing of the two elders.
"This place is so confusing." Tyson stated.
"And I thought sharing a hotel with all of you was bad." Kai muttered, turning back to put more things into their places.
"Don't worry Kai, we'll come visit you, we promise." Tyson said with a grin.
"Thanks for rubbing it in." Kai whispered, "I'm done here so you guys can go already." He told them.
"Sure but call us if you need anything." Max said.
"Thanks." Kai replied, barely above a whisper.
The three bladers walked out of the room and down the hall, seeing Agent Carter's office locked securely. Kai closed the door of his room and limped over to his bed and sat down, "I hope this place will be better." He whispered. He looked at his watch to see the time, 5:30. He walked over to the window, shutting the blinds to keep any light out of his room. The room was painted a dark blue so thankfully it wasn't a bright colour which he was thankful for. He lay down onto his bed, lying on his side, the way he had slept for the past few months due to his injuries, he found it the most comfortable position to stay in.
He closed his eyes, really wanting to think about nothing and just fall asleep till the next morning. That didn't happen since a stinging feeling from his back kept him awake, he never would have stayed lying there if he were bored but this time he had a problem. He shouldn't be out by himself since he didn't really know who could be after him and even if he stayed inside the house, where would he go? He didn't know a thing about the place and besides, Carter had told him not to snoop around hadn't she?
So all he could really do was lie there and wait till he found something to do or till someone told him where he could go or something of the sort. There was a low knock at the door and he sat up, he noted the door didn't open and stood up to open it himself. He pulled open the door and looked down at the little girl who innocently smiled with her hands behind her back. 'Wow, it took me two months to teach the others to knock and this girl did it without me having to yell at her. Impressive.' He thought to himself. "Can I help you?" he asked, raising an eyebrow when the girl didn't say anything.
Gwen looked up at him shyly, "I saw your friends leaving and wanted to know if you wanted some company." She whispered.
Kai was about to object to that but decided not to for two particular reasons, the first being that he did need company and he could use her knowledge to his advantage. "Sure. Come in." he said, holding the door open for her. Kai sat on the bed again and Gwen stood in front of him before he gestured for her to sit next to him. She sat down next to him on the bed, a sweet smile on her face. "So, what's Agent Carter like?" he asked.
Gwen smiled more and giggled, "She's really nice but I don't think she is going to like the fact that you call her by her agent name." she told him.
"Yeah, whatever, but what's she like? Her character I mean." Kai told her.
"Oh that. She's really nice, she's been taking care of me forever." Gwen said, "She's sweet to people but when it comes to protecting someone from getting hurt she can be really fierce to others." She said, "Why do you ask?" she asked curiously, lowering her head so she could look at Kai's eyes.
"Just wondering that's all." Kai said.
"Ok then, come on, mom will be mad if we're late for dinner." Gwen said, taking his hand but having it pulled away from her again.
Kai got up and walked over to the door. Gwen understood when he pulled his hand away from her and let it pass without another thought. She ran out the door and slowly walked in front of Kai to the kitchen on the lower level. They walked in while Lee was putting pizza in the oven and Kai quickly sat on a chair to keep himself from falling over, still recovering from the stab wound in his leg. Agent Carter turned to look at him, "I'm making pizza for Mike, Gwen and me, are you ok with it or do you want something else?" she asked him.
"No, pizza's good with me." Kai replied.
"Ok. Gwen, can you go call Mike please." Lee ordered more then asked.
"Sure." Gwen said, walking to the living room again.
The tall brunette leaned against the island counter, her arms crossed as she watched the oven, wanting the food to cook faster so she could get back to work and then go to bed if she had the time. "Agent Carter…" Kai started.
Agent Carter looked at him quickly when she heard her name, "My name is Leiko so you can just call me Lee." She told him.
"What do you know about my case?" Kai asked.
Leiko turned away from him, "I'm not allowed to talk about the case just yet." She informed him.
"But you should be allowed, it's about me after all." Kai said.
"I'm sorry…I can't just yet." Lee repeated.
---After Dinner---
Kai sat alone in his room, sitting on the chair that was opposite the desk with the computer. He shut down his computer and stood up again when he heard a light knock on his bedroom door. "Come in." he called uncaringly.
Leiko slowly opened the door and walked inside, she stood in front of him and blinked confusedly when he shuddered and backed away from her. She looked down at herself confusedly to see what it was that scared him and almost screamed when she realized. She finally noticed that she left her gun in its holster where it could be seen in plain sight since she didn't have her jacket on, "Damn it, I'm such an idiot." She yelled at herself, "I was meant to remove it before I came in here." She said. She pulled the gun out, causing Kai to back up a little more, still not trusting her, she put the gun onto the floor next to her, "Better?" she asked. Kai nodded slightly, "I just came to see if everything was ok in here." She said.
"Yeah everything's fine here." Kai assured her, nodding again since his voice was rather low.
"Sure. I'm going to be up most of the night so if you need me I'll be in my office." Lee told him, "Get some sleep. I think you deserve it after being stuck in a hospital bed for so long." She said with a slight smile, picking her gun back up and walking to the door. "Good night." She whispered, walking out.
---Half An Hour Later---
Leiko walked into her office, picking up the box of evidence and walking over to a door. She opened the door using a switch that was next to it, she walked into the dark room and switched on the light. The room was filled with equipment, all hooked up to a lone computer that was on a desk. She rested the box on the floor next to her, the computer starting up while she sat down at her desk and looked through the photos again. She thought for a while before starting to work at her computer quickly.
---2 Hours Later---
Lee still worked at her computer, never stopping what she was doing. Not even when Mike walked into the room and stood behind her, watching her work for some time. "What on earth are you doing?" he asked with his arms crossed.
"Working." Leiko replied simply.
Mike rolled his eyes, "Yeah I know that but what are you working on?" he asked.
"The photos I found." She replied again.
"And what, may I ask, are you doing to the photos?" He asked, watching one of the photos change brightness, contrast and lighting constantly.
"Ever heard the saying, 'the eyes are the window to the soul.'?" She asked, still working.
"Yes but what does that shit of a saying have to do with this?" Mike asked.
"Let's just say I'm peering through a frosted window of Kai's soul right now." Leiko said.
"Care to explain?" Mike asked angrily.
"His eyes." Lee said simply.
"Yeah, I've seen them, what about them?" He asked.
"They're filled with tears. The case here is a matter of lighting and reflection. If I can get the right lighting and the correct settings then I can look into his eyes more and see what the hell it was that he was seeing that scared him so damn much." Lee explained.
"Well good luck with that, I'm going to bed." Mike said, rubbing his head and walking out the door. "Good night." He called but sadly, got no reply from the brunette. He shook his head and walked out of the office, shutting the door behind him.
---With Kai---
Kai lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling for a while before turning onto his side since his back started to hurt again. So this was his first day with this new 'family' well he had to admit, it wasn't too bad. Everything was fair and no one tried to hurt him which was the best part of it all. But it wouldn't last long; he knew someone would be after him, to finish his grandfather's job for him. To cause Kai more pain. In a way, Kai hoped so, he wanted it to happen again so that the next time he'd make sure no one interfered and would have just left him to die. He pulled the covers over him and stared directly in front of him, the wardrobe, till he fell asleep.
Apart from a few jolting pains from the wounds, Kai slept well for a while, just feeling blood seep out of cuts in some places. A migraine started up in his head, the wounds making him feel no better then when he got to sleep. He jolted awake in bed, sitting up quickly and holding his head in his hands to keep it steady. His breathing was hard at first but slowly evened out after a short time. He pushed himself out of bed, slowly standing up and taking a grip on the bedside table. He walked out his bedroom door, walking down the hall till he came to Carter's office. He knocked softly on the door; to be sure he didn't wake anyone. "Do you need something?" A voice asked.
Kai spun around, his breathing heavy again, calming down when he saw that the owner of the voice was Leiko, "What are you doing there?" he asked.
Leiko looked at him confusedly, "I went to check on Gwen." She said, "Do you need something?" she repeated.
"Yeah, some aspirin." Kai replied.
"There is a box in your bathroom in the cupboard." Lee replied, "Aren't you feeling well?" she asked.
"Just a little headache." Kai replied with a light shrug.
"Sure. I'm going to bed, my room is at the end of the hall, last door to the left. Just come and wake me up if you need anything." Lee said.
"Thanks but that won't be necessary." Kai told her, walking to his room, stepping inside and shutting the door behind him.
Leiko stared at the closed door, 'His eyes never change.' She thought.
Kai walked into the bathroom, heaving a sigh as he opened the small medicine cupboard that hung over the sink. He hesitated slightly before pulling out the box and taking out two pills. He walked back to his room, picking up a large glass of water that was on his bedside table, chucking the pills to the back of his throat and taking a gulp of water to drown down the pills. He winced slightly, putting the glass back down and walking back into his bed, lying on his side and pulling the covers over him.
His left hand touched his right shoulder slightly, feeling the deep scars where all the cuts on his arm had been. He sighed, closing his eyes and resting his head back deep into the pillow. He tightened his eyes shut and tried to rest, feeling the aspirin already taking affect which helped him sleep faster.
---Next Morning---
Kai kept his eyes closed as he slowly stirred, he turned out to his back, remembering it was burnt he quickly turned back onto his side. He groaned, it happened to him every damn morning. He kept his eyes closed and lay there, his head still buried in the pillow his hand touching his cheek when he felt a slight ray of sunlight on his face. He slowly opened his eyes, waiting for his vision to clear up. He sat up after seeing a tray of food sitting on his bedside table. He sat up onto his side, staring at the English breakfast that was on the tray. He blinked, the food was certainly for him but who had done all that for him? Certainly not Leiko, she had been working and probably still at it.
He sat up, pulling the tray onto his lap and thinking where he should start eating from since there was quite a lot to choose from. He ate quietly on his bed, placing the tray onto the floor, lying back down again and closing his eyes to rest for a short while. That was probably the biggest breakfast he had ever had and now he just wanted to get back to sleep. He pulled the sheets tighter around himself and buried his face in the pillow before groaning slightly, realizing that he had to get out of bed soon.
He sighed, getting out from under the warm covers and standing up. He went into the bathroom, taking his clothes what with him to change. He showered and changed, grabbing the tray from his bedside table on his way out his bedroom door. Walking into the kitchen he saw Gwen sitting at the table eating cereal and Leiko washing a few dishes. Kai put the dish on the counter for him to clean his dishes but it was quickly snatched from him and Leiko washed them before Kai could utter a word. He shook his head, walking over to the kitchen table and sat down, resting his head in his hands against the table. "Good morning." Gwen tolled him cheerily.
"Morning." Kai replied, with far less enthusiasm.
"Did you sleep well?" Leiko asked, drying her hands from the soapy water.
"Yeah." Kai replied dully, closing his eyes.
Leiko looked at him suspiciously, "Any pain?" she asked. Kai shook his head slowly as a sign of no which was obviously a lie. "Gwen, could you call Mike down here please." She said.
"Sure." Gwen said, walking out of the room.
Leiko crossed her arms and sat in Gwen's place, sitting forward in her seat, "If you are in any pain you have to tell me." She said, not even gaining a nod or glare in reply, just eyes that were cast onto the ground, "Heard me?" she asked.
"Loud and clear." Kai told her.
"You woke up at two in the morning needing aspirin that doesn't sound too good." Leiko told him.
"I know but I'm fine now so it doesn't matter." Kai yelled at her angrily.
"Fine but if anything else happens then you have to tell me." Leiko ordered, her voice equally angry as Kai's.
"Whatever." Kai told her, pushing out of the chair and walking out of the room, back up to his room.
A/N: So that's another chapter, I hope you liked it though I know it was a rather crappy chapter. I don't have much to say apart from the fact that my exams are almost over with so I will be updating more. Please review this chapter and let me know what you thought of it so far.