Chapter 7
Roommates
Darkness. There was nothing, but that eerie black and silent stillness that surrounded Kai. Her crimson eyes darted frantically around in search of someone or something that would relieve her from the feeling of isolation.
"Is there anyone here?!" she called in hopes that someone would respond. But, the only thing that she heard was the echo of her own voice. "Hello?!" she called a second time.
"Kai. . ." whispered a voice. Upon hearing the whisper, Kai turned her head sharply in hopes of finding someone there. No one. Again a voice whispered her name and she turned around for this time the voice called from behind her. No one again.
"Who's there?" she asked, frantically searching for the voice. The voice called her name only this time it seemed to be accompanied by others, each of them calling her name and their voices grew louder with ever passing moment until it sounded like they were screaming at her.
"Kai!"
"Kai!"
"KAI!"
"WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME DAMN IT?!" she cried out in desperation, holding her hands to her ears in a feeble attempt to block out the noise.
"Die. . .", whispered one voice. That voice seemed to penetrate her very being and it made her freeze and her eyes widened. Slowly, she brought her hands away from her ears and put them down by her sides.
"W-what?" she stammered in shock. Suddenly, a faint and familiar metallic like smell filled her senses and her body began to tremble. She turned around and staggered back at the sight. A small yelp escaped her lips before she covered her mouth. There standing before Kai, was herself, only the duplicate Kai was covered head to toe in blood. Blood was splattered all over her skin like paint and her clothes were dark red and weighed down with the heavy liquid which made the cloth stick to her skin. Even her long raven hair was matted and coated with blood. The smell of blood was becoming so putrid she felt like she would vomit any moment. "What do you want from me?" she demanded as she covered her mouth. The duplicate Kai raised her head and looked at her with dead eyes.
"I want you dead. . ." she said in an eerie monotone.
"W-what did you say?"
"I said I WANT YOU DEAD!!" suddenly she lunged at Kai's throat, but before her duplicate could make contact, Kai's eyes snapped open.
"Hey, are you alright?" asked the doctor as he looked over the panting girl. Kai's crimson eyes looked around and saw that she was back in the infirmary, no longer in that suffocation and haunting darkness. Kai's chest heaved up and down and sweat beaded her forehead.
"Y-yeah, I think so. . ." she panted. Kai put her hand down to stand up only to feel a sharp pain in her side. "AH!" she yelped as she fell backwards onto the cot. Kai clutched her side in pain and bit down on her lip.
"What's wrong?!" asked Dr. Shin, worried as he gently took Kai's hand away from side. Kai looked down and saw that her side was bleeding again.
"Crap. . ." she sighed. Dr. Shin proceeded to re-bandage her side. Trying to ignore the pain in her side, Kai looked around and saw that she was no longer in the infirmary.
"Uh, where am I?" she asked, wincing every once in a while the doctor peeled the bandage from her skin.
"You're-"
"WHY UNCLE?!" shouted a voice outside the room. Kai and the doctor both jumped a bit at the sudden shouting.
"Prince Zuko, you must calm yourself-" came the muffled but calm voice of Iroh.
"NO!" shouted Prince Zuko, "Why does she have to stay in my room?!"
"You must understand my nephew, there-" Iroh didn't get the chance to finish his sentence, suddenly Prince Zuko barged into the room, kicking out the door making it slam against the wall loudly. Kai and the doctor said nothing, they just looked at the fuming Prince. Prince Zuko looked at the doctor for a moment, but suddenly he looked at Kai with piercing golden eyes filled with frustration and anger.
"YOU!" he said pointing at her, "GET OUT NOW!"
"WHAT?!" she shouted in disbelief.
"Prince Zuko, calm down. . ." Dr. Shin got up and walked towards Prince Zuko only to have the temperamental young teenager trip him and send him to the ground, "GAH!" screamed the doctor as he landed on the ground with a thud.
"Shut up!" barked the young prince.
"Why the hell did you do that?!" exclaimed Kai as she stood, completely forgetting her pain. She got up and slowly walked up to Prince Zuko.
"Didn't you hear what I said?!" shouted Prince Zuko, "GET OUT!"
"What?!"
"You heard me! Out, now!" he shouted pointing to the door.
"What gives you the right?!" exclaimed Kai, her fist beginning to clench tighter and tighter.
"It's my room!" he shouted
"You know you could have just asked nicely instead of being such an ass about it!" she fired back
"Hey! You want a face full of fist?!"
"You want a butt full of foot?!"
"ENOUGH!!!!" The two teenagers stopped arguing instantly and slowly turned their heads to face Uncle Iroh upon hearing his sudden outburst, "Prince Zuko, you're behavior is unacceptable! You know better than that to treat this young lady like and Dr. Shin!" he exclaimed as he helped the doctor from the ground, "Are you alright doctor?" he asked, his voice full of concern.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. Thank you General Iroh," said Dr. Shin as he got up from the ground, holding his head.
"Now Prince Zuko, whether you like it or not, this young lady will be staying here in your room."
"But why my room?! We have plenty of rooms on the ship don't we?!"
"No, unfortunately we do not," explained Iroh, "Now I want you two to behave, alright?"
"Yes Uncle," sighed Zuko in defeat. All eyes were then on Kai, expecting her to comply with Iroh's wishes. Kai raised an eyebrow, unaware of what they were expecting.
"What?"
"Kai," said Dr. Shin, "Will you behave as well?"
"Uh, sure thing?" said Kai, unsure of what she was agreeing to.
"Wonderful!" said Iroh happily, clapping is hands together, "we'll leave you two to get acquainted. Come along Dr. Shin."
"Yes General Iroh," nodded Dr. Shin as he and Uncle Iroh walked towards.
"Oh, Kai," said Iroh, turning around before he reached the door, "feel free to use the shower when ever you want." and with that, Iroh and Dr. Shin were gone. A silence fell over the room and Kai and Zuko merely stood there glaring each other with piercing eyes.
"Assface. . ." mutter Kai.
"Bottom feeder. . ." grumbled Zuko.
"Ignoramus. . ."
"Freak. . ." The exchange of insults continued for several minutes before Kai sighed and walked towards the door.
"Hey!" shouted Prince Zuko, "Where are you going?!"
"Hey, just because we're supposed to stay share a room, doesn't mean I have to stay here all the time. . ." she glared at him one last time before exiting the room, slamming the door behind her. Kai, walked down the hall and she stopped when she suddenly remembered the pain she was in. Her knees buckled and she nearly fell to the ground, but she put her hands against the metal walls and supported herself. She stayed there momentarily and suddenly the stench of blood filled her senses.
"Ugh, I need a shower. . ." she thought to herself. Slowly, she stood up straight and staggered down the hallway until she came to a door that was labeled "Washroom". She pushed the door open and peered inside. It was a large bathroom, nothing fancy. It two sinks in a counter in front of a large mirror and on the other side of the room was a fairly large tub and right beside was a separate shower. Kai ventured further and looked at a small basket on the counter. She walked inside the bathroom and carefully took the basket in her hands. On the side of the basket there was a small piece of paper that had "For Kai" written on it. She shrugged and inspected the basket and found some soap, shampoo, scented oils, lotion, and a small comb.
She placed the basket back on the counter and took out the soap and shampoo and turned around and headed towards the shower. Hanging on the rack beside the shower was a towel with another note telling Kai that she was allowed to use it. Quickly and carefully, Kai took off her clothes and unraveled her bandages. She turned and looked at her body in the mirror.
"My god I'm a mess. . ." she thought to herself, sighing upon seeing her mangled body. Kai turned around and further inspected her wounds in the mirror and assumed that if she was careful, her wounds wouldn't reopen.
Kai slowly stepped into the shower, closed the door behind her and turned on the water. She stood in the corner of the shower, so she wouldn't get wet. For several moments she couldn't tell if the shower was even on, until she stuck her hand out and felt the water on her hand. After adjusting the water temperature she began to wash herself. The warm water was soothing against her sore body and the shampoo that she lathered her hair with smelled heavenly. After several minutes, Kai turned the shower off and grabbed the towel on the rack just outside the shower. She dried her body, being careful not to agitate her wounds and then stepped out of the shower. Suddenly, she heard a splashing noise beside her
Kai suddenly froze and her eyes widened. A sickening silence fell over the room and the only sound that was made was the sound of dripping water from the shower. There, before Kai's eyes was Prince Zuko, naked, in the tub and staring at Kai and she was staring at him.
"AAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!" screamed both the teenagers, interrupting the silence of the bathroom. Prince Zuko got up from the tub in a panic, making Kai scream even more.
"GET OUT!!" she screamed, holding the towel close to her body and wrapping it around her body.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?!" shouted Zuko as he wrapped a towel around his waist.
"TAKING A SHOWER!!!" she exclaimed.
"WHAT?!" he shouted in disbelief.
"HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW I WAS IN HERE?!"
"I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING!" bellowed Prince Zuko, "BESIDES THE DOOR WASN'T LOCKED!! NOW GET OUT!" Prince Zuko's cheeks were starting to get red.
"YOU GET OUT!!" Kai shouted back, her cheeks red with embarrassment. Much to Prince Zuko's surprise, Kai's hands began to glow red and before Prince Zuko could shout anything else, two streams of fire were coming straight for him. Prince Zuko's eyes widened and he ducked quickly, holding onto his towel for dear like. "GET OUT NOW!!" shouted Kai as she attacked him again.
"You're a firebender?!" he asked as she ran for the door.
"OUT!!!" she shouted again. This time, not only did she attack him, she ran after him out the door and chased him down the hallway.
"So, how long will you let the girl stay with us?" asked Dr. Shin.
"She can stay as long as she wants. I just hope that she will recover soon and that she and Prince Zuko will get along." Sighed Iroh
"I'LL KILL YOU!!" exclaimed Kai as she ran after him. Without knowing, the two half naked teenagers ran past General Iroh and Dr. Shin. Iroh and Shin stopped there conversation and looked down the hallways, where Kai and Prince Zuko took off screaming.
"I think she'll be fine. . ." said Dr. Shin, "they're getting awfully friendly aren't they?"
Author's Note:
YAY another chapter that's not a filler chapter. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and as always sorry for any typos
For those of you who read my story as you can see, I changed the title thanks to my friend Ming THANK YOU!!
Stay tuned for the next addition of my story.
-BeautifullyAbstract
