Calm before the Storm.

Everyone who remained decided to take shifts watching Kai; they didn't know how long it would take for him to wake up. Riku had been comatose for days after getting Saya's blood; Julia theorized it would be the same for Kai. Despite the attack Julia remained at the Hospital with David and Louis; she relayed all her information over the phone to Saya. So it was shocking that several hours later Kai mumbled something.

His voice was no more than a whisper. "I'm sorry Saya."

Despite her exhaustion Saya got up from her chair and leaned over Kai. She placed her hand in his and gave it a reassuring squeeze. She gasped, his skin was so cold, a few minutes ago he was burning up. She silently pleaded for him to open his eyes, and instead he opened his mouth and talked.

"Sorry for what?" She asked.

He answered her. "For dying."

She didn't know how to respond to that odd reply, so she decided to be partially honest.

"You're not dead, silly. If you were we wouldn't be talking right now." She said in an unsure voice.

He turned towards her voice but his eyes stayed closed. "Oh."

Kai was confused and he felt awful, what had happened, and why did he feel like road kill? Why was Saya in his room? Then it all came back to him; the attack, Diva, the whole thing. He sat up quickly, and his eyes flew open.

"Kai, Kai, Kai! Calm down its' OK Diva's gone." Saya said quickly.

Kai looked at Haji, who looked ready to defend, and then he looked at Saya. Saya gasped as he looked at her.

Kai looked down at himself everything as far as he could see looked normal. "What? What is it?"

Why was Saya staring at him with such a astonished look on her face? He went to get out of bed, and he almost fell if not for Haji's quick reflexes.

"You should stay in bed Kai. It's…It's nothing." Saya shakily said.

Kai didn't believe her and he wanted to see. Could they see the creature from his nightmare?

Kai looked at Saya. "Tell me what it is, Saya."

His voice had a hard tone in it, the same tone he used to intimidate other people. That forceful tenor that told people that he was not in the mood to be lied to. Saya sighed and looked away; her face was a mask of sorrow.

"Haji, could you help him to the bathroom?" She said.

Haji supported Kai. "As you wish Saya."

Haji escorted Kai to the bathroom and placed him in front of the mirror; Saya trailed behind. Kai inhaled deeply and looked in the mirror. He only saw himself, no monster Kai, or Diva. His relief was short lived as he noticed a change; his left eye was now a vivid shade of blue. Kai grabbed the sides of the sink as the feeling of fear crawled up his spine. He was a chevalier now, Diva's chevalier.

Saya could only watch as Kai started to tremble, slowly she made her way into the bathroom and touched Kai's hand. She knew no words would comfort him now, so a Sisterly touch was all she had to offer. Kai recoiled and headed out of the bathroom; he stopped in the living room. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary; like there was never any fight. He stood in the small hallway that leads from the door into the living area battling fear, and anger. Saya and Haji followed, Haji carried is metal coffin of weapons. Saya expected Kai to scream, or punch the wall or something. Kai then sighed deeply and turned to face his sister; his eyes were calm once again.

His voice was shaky but oddly noncommittal. "We have to stop Diva even more now then ever."

Saya looked at Kai, she could tell he wasn't in denial. There was also something else, an air of sorrow in his voice as he mentioned Diva's name.

He closed his left eye. "Stop looking at me like that; we have a mission, there more lives at stake than just mine."

Saya was shocked she knew they had been though a lot, but to be this calm. As she thought about it she remembered Riku had been surprisingly calm after finding out about his transformation as well.

Kai got closer to Saya and put a hand on her shoulder. "You should get some sleep; I know you have probably been up for a while. Don't worry about me Sis, I'll be OK."

He then flashed her one of his nicer smiles; and Saya at first only stared, but then she too smiled. Diva had upped the odds, and Saya was ready to deliver a heaping portion of payback.