Anything But Problematic
xxMedusaxx
Chapter 6 – The First Secret Revealed
Weeks went by and Derek saw little of Kyra, she was very rarely around at school, though he knew she was in the building for if she wasn't Alpha wouldn't be roaming around the fields. She didn't come over any more causing frequent fits from Marty who wanted to see not just Kyra but Alpha as well. Casey had been curious about the blackened eye he had gotten from Ben's very generous fist, and then when Kyra seemed to have disappeared at school and stopped coming around the house Casey hadn't dropped the subject until Derek told her what happened. He remembered Casey's face, a mixture of laughter and horror, Derek scowled just thinking about it.
When Kyra was finally seen in school she looked different, more pale, a lot skinner and a lot more tired then before. This week was special, it was the gymnastics quarter for the girls gym class and for once, Kyra was attending. She stood on the outer fringe listening to the teacher describe the different moves they were going to learn and then asked if anyone could demonstrate for her. Though the boys were playing ball hockey on their half of the gym Derek could still watch out of the corner of his eye.
"Yes Casey, come up front and demonstrate please." The teacher demanded.
"Oh, no, I mean Kyra's really good at all of this stuff, why don't you ask her to do it?" Casey offered in her sweet voice. Kyra scowled lightly and then stepped forward.
"What do you want me to do?" Kyra asked lightly.
"Are you sure?' The teacher asked, fearfully.
"Yea, just give me the routine." Kyra responded pulling her hair back and taking off her sweater.
"Alright, start with a Round-off, a front and back walk-over, and then a front and back handspring." The teacher instructed. Kyra nodded going over the moves in her head, and then moved to the mats. She took a deep breath and through her hands up and then threw herself forward in a moved that looked like a cartwheel but she twisted half way through her feet landing together but she didn't stop moving. She then moved into a handstand and kicked herself over so her chest was up, then with much grace she pushed herself back up on to her feet. She then dropped back landing on her hands and pushing her stomach up again and then she kicked her legs back up to a handstand where she then flipped back onto her feet. She then flipped forward landing on her hands and her feet landing together, and then she flipped backward her feet once again landing on together. She finished and raised her hands above her head and then bowed, not a customary finish for a gymnastic routine but just as dramatic. The girls all awed at her finished and clapped for her, but Casey didn't look happy and surprisingly enough neither did Kyra. The teacher moved over to Kyra's side in a heartbeat.
"Are you alright?' She asked softly.
"Oh, yes I'm just a little tired, I think I'll just go to the change room and get my water." Kyra mumbled. Derek watched her hobble over to the change room doors. Though no else was paying attention now, Derek found it very odd, especially after he saw what door she went through.
Derek waited five minutes before he went in after her, excusing himself to go to the washroom and then disappearing into the guys change room. In a heap beside the benches Kyra lay on the floor looking entirely lifeless. Derek rushed over to her, and rolling her over, her blue eyes were half open and her breathing was ragged.
"Kyra are you ok?" He asked, bringing her closer to his chest.
"I'm just tired." Kyra responded slowly.
"But you're in the boys change room." Derek whispered. Kyra paused before answering.
"Ok, I'm getting up." She whispered struggling to push herself up. Derek saw he legs buckle beneath her weight and he caught her as she plummeted back to the ground.
"Maybe that's not such a good idea, I'll go get a teacher just rest here." Derek offered.
"NO! I'm fine, I just need to get up, Help me up!" she demanded. Derek did as he was told letting her lean on him until she was ready to stand on her own. Derek could then tell that she couldn't see well, it took her a while to find the door handle, and once out in the gym she stopped and leaned against Derek again. Derek waved his teacher over something in his gut was telling him that something was wrong. Suddenly Kyra doubled over and then collapsed on the gym floor. Both teachers ran over at this point leaning beside Kyra.
"Kyra sweetie, are you alright." Her gym teacher asked. Kyra tried to respond but started to convulse. Girls were crying now, and Derek's heart almost stopped. She was dying right in front of him. Derek knelt down beside her and grabbed her hand for comfort, but who he was actually comforting was unknown. A crowd began to form, as Kyra continued to convulse.
"What's wrong with her?" Casey cried.
"She's Sick Casey. Go and find her Bag we need her injector." The teacher demanded.
"Injector for what?" Derek asked. But no one answered him.
"L-l-lost." Kyra stuttered out. The teachers all seemed to stop for a minute.
"CASEY CALL 911!" The Female gym teacher cried and then jumping up to run after her to do it herself or maybe to get more help. Kyra's grip on his hand tightened, Derek leant over her.
"S-s-s-scared." She whispered to him.
"Don't be scared, I'll be here with you, the whole time I won't leave I promise." Derek swore.
"You won't be able to go to the hospital with her Derek, you'll have to stay here." The remaining gym teacher responded. Kyra's face blanked and a strong series of convulsions overtook her,Derek stripped off his stone ring necklace something that he never took off, and wrapped it around her wrist.
"You see this?' He asked, waiting for her to nod before continuing.
"This is mine, and I want you to look at this whenever you feel too scared, and know that I'm with you waiting for you to get better." Derek responded, she half smiled at him before her eyes rolled back in her head and her convulsions stopped.
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Casey and Derek were unusually quiet at dinner that night, both preoccupied with thoughts of Kyra, who's condition was still unknown.
"WHERE"S KYRA!" Marty suddenly cried. Derek jerked as if he had been slapped.
"I'm sure she's at home." Casey whispered, Casey was the worst liar and everyone but Marty noticed. Marty looked happy,
"Maybe we can visit her tonight!" Marty cried. Derek thought that would have been a good idea, he did want to see her, but those boyfriends would be there wouldn't they? Casey was busying herself with her meal. Derek threw down his fork not able to take this anymore.
"I'm going to – um, go do homework." Derek lied to his surprised family and then rushed up to his room. He slammed the door behind him and kicked his dresser, however that merely hurt his toe, as he hopped up and down in agony he slipped on a pile of clothing and fell to the floor. It was then he noticed something under his drawers. Derek pulled it out and assessed the small black package as Casey came to the door.
"Are you worried about her?" She asked. Derek couldn't answer as fear overtook his system.
"Casey, what is this?" He asked handing her the black package. Casey took it from him and opened it up.
"It's an injector, for, um Iron I think." Casey replied reading the small bottles and the needle.
"Oh GOD I killed her." Derek cried putting his head in his hands.
"Come on Derek, this can't possibly be her injector." Casey started and then paused.
"If found return to Kyra Chullock." Casey finished. Derek groaned, and Casey winced.
"Why do you have this Derek? Why didn't you return it?" Casey asked.
"I didn't know I had it. It was under my dresser." Derek cried. Casey glanced around his room.
"Well your room is a mess anyone who knows you knows that." Casey responded sitting beside him. Derek glanced at her.
"But she's in the hospital, she could be dying, and it's all my fault." Derek cried. Casey sighed.
"I don't know what to tell you Derek, just because your room was a mess and she somehow managed to loose her injector in your room doesn't make it your fault." Casey whispered.
"But will her boyfriends see it like that?" Derek whispered.
"There's really only one way to find out." Casey whispered.
"I'm not going to that Hospital." Derek cried.
"Why would we go to the hospital, I just want to see Kyra." Marty cried. Casey turned to Marty.
"Marty can you go and call a family meeting, there's something Derek and I need to tell everyone." Casey whispered.
"Do you think that's a good idea."
"Well we just won't go into details."
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"There was an incident at school today, involving Kyra. She's currently in the hospital." Casey came out with once everyone had joined them in the living room. There was a sudden gush as everyone began to ask questions.
"Whoa one at a time." Casey cried.
"What happened?" Edwin cried.
"What's wrong with her?" Lizzie asked.
"Is she going to die?" Marty cried through tearing eyes.
"She collapsed at school, and she's got some sort of blood problem." Derek responded for Casey.
"Can we still visit her?" Marty asked. George and Nora exchanged looks.
"It's pretty late Marty maybe we can go and see her after school tomorrow." Nora offered. Marty got up to skip to her room.
"I'm going to make her a get well card!" Marty cried.
"And we can make her a cake!" Lizzie cried dragging Edwin off with her, and then with the children gone Nora and George turned to their teenagers.
"What happened?" Nora asked.
"OH MOM! It was awful! She was convulsing and her eyes were rolling back it was horrible. But Derek was with her a whole time maybe he knows more." She offered Derek could have kicked her if she weren't a girl.
"I saw her go into the guys change room, I figured she'd come out once she noticed she was in the wrong room, but when she didn't I went in after her. She was on the floor just lying there, she was awake and when I got to her she tried to get up but she couldn't. I tried to go get the teacher but she made me help her get up then I got her out into the gym and she collapsed." Derek responded.
"Derek where is your necklace?" George asked.
"She was so scared and when they said I couldn't stay with her I gave it to her so she wouldn't feel so alone." Derek mumbled under his breath. George, Nora and Casey all gave him a weird look.
"I thought you and her hated each other." Nora asked.
"Who gave you that idea?" Derek asked sneaking a glare at Casey.
"Well we just thought after the shiner and her sudden disinterest in coming over we assumed." George replied.
"Well when we go I'll bring her homework. What will you bring her Derek?" Casey asked. Derek glared at her as she ran up the stairs to her room. Derek sighed and watched his parents walk off talking about the situation. Derek thought to himself for a while wondering what he should bring her, he wondered how she was, but most of all he wondered if she'd hate him once she knew he had her injector. But even with all the doubts he had in his mind he knew one thing for sure, when she said the old her got sick and died, she meant it. Kyra Chullock was a very sick a girl, and she obviously had to give up everything she was good at in order to keep whatever chance she had to live. At last Kyra was starting to make sense, but at what price was it coming at?
Here it is, the first of the secrets to be revealed, but thinking about it i do beleive there's only two big secrets about her huh? Well it doesn't matter much. Keep Reviewing Tell me how you like it THANKS