Disclaimer: I own none of the characters (except for Blaire and Dr. Young and other medical staff).

I'm back yet again. LoL. I'm so glad you all enjoy this fic so much. Also with the OCs I wasn't sure if I could make them believable.

Since there is a big-ass storm and it's interfering with my internet connection, I figured I'd write this.

Enjoy!

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Chapter Seven – Relief

The weeks had gone by quickly enough for Rei. He was currently on his last day of the twelve weeks of having his cast. Since the time with Kai eleven weeks ago, Rei had seen Kai only on weekends and the odd day within the weeks.

School was a slight challenge for Rei. Not a big one. He literally had everyone dotting on him. He was quite well known throughout the school. Rei was one of the teachers' top-students, the eye of the sport teams, and the clumsiest of them all. His little accident down the stairs certainly proved it.

Currently Rei was standing outside the school's elevator [1] to take him upstairs to his Biology class.  One of his friends stopped to talk to him.

"Hey Rei. How are you doing? Getting your cast off soon?" his friend asked. Rei laughed.

"Slow down Lee. I'm fine and I get this cast off tomorrow. I'd hate to see what my leg looks like. I bet there's another world under this thing." Rei said pointing down to his leg. Lee laughed. The elevator door behind them opened and Rei stepped in. Holding the 'door open' button Rei motioned for Lee to follow.

"Get in before a teacher sees. They won't care once we're there." He said. Lee quickly stepped in.

"Rei! Wait up!" a voice called from down the hall. Rei looked up to see his walking worship center running towards him. Panicking slightly, he kept pressing the 'door close' button. The doors slowly closed as Mariah approached. "Hold the door Rei. I wanna go with you!" She cried.

"I'm sorry Mariah. I can't hold the door open. It won't stay open. I'll see you upstairs." He finished just as the doors closed. Sighing Rei leaned back against the wall. Lee looked at Rei and laughed slightly.

"Poor Rei. Life is too good for you isn't it?" Lee poked at Rei. Rei opened his eyes and looked at Lee from the corner of them.

"She almost broke my arm. She doesn't seem to realize that I need them to hold myself up." Rei said. The elevator 'dinged' and Rei and Lee exited quickly. The two walked down the hall followed quickly by Mariah.

'Save me.' Rei thought to himself.

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The next day for Rei started off slow. Pulling himself out of bed, he stretched and maneuvered around his room.  Dressing himself in a pair of white shorts and a black t-shirt Rei walked around getting ready for Blaire to come and bring him to the hospital to get his cast removed. He was slightly happy to be missing school that day but knew he was off for a long day today. Heaven knows how long he would be waiting just to get into a room.

Walking down the hall, Rei heard the clicks of the front door and saw Blaire walk into the house. Blaire was a semi-built man, about 5'10. He had short blonde hair and had jade eyes. Walking into the house Blaire looked around and saw Rei at the top of the stairs.

"Hey there Rei. How you doing?"

"I'm fine. Happy to get this luggage removed today." Rei answered. Blaire laughed and walked up the stairs. Grabbing Rei's arm he slowly helped him down the stairs and out into the car.

Thirty minutes later they arrived at the hospital. Arriving at the floor Rei and Blaire waited in the waiting room. An hour and five magazines later Rei was finally called. Leaving Blaire, Rei made his way down the hall following the nurse. Entering a room Rei got up on the bed and waited for the doctor to come. Closing his eyes he leaned back listening to the silence in the room except for the hum of the air condition.

Falling into a light sleep, Rei opened his eyes when he heard a knock at the door. Opening his eyes he turned his head towards the door to see Kai standing there.

"Hey Rei." Kai said walking into the room. Sitting on the edge of the bed Kai leant forward and gave Rei a quick kiss. Smiling Rei looked up at Kai. "I got you something." Kai said and pulled out a small bouquet of flowers. Rei looked at them and them at Kai.

"I wanted chocolate." Rei joked.

"Fine, I'll go give these to the nice nurse outside." Kai said nodding to the young blonde nurse that was outside Rei's room marking something off on the counter. Rei quickly grabbed the bouquet and held it to him close.

"I was joking you idiot. What are you doing here?"

"I came to see you. I had an early morning shift here. I just got off and since you were here I thought I'd stop by. Oh yeah by the way I told Blaire that I would drive you home after." Kai said pulling a chair next to the bed. Rei lay back down on the bed staring at the ceiling.

"What do you think they'll do to me after I get this 'thing' off?" Rei said.

"Not much. You're headed for physio that's for sure, but depends on how your leg looks. You might get another cast." Kai said. Rei sighed and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Great. I could end up with another ecosystem on me." Rei muttered. Kai chuckled and patted Rei's leg. About fifteen minutes Dr. Young walked in.

"Hello Rei and Kai. I thought you would have been gone by now." Dr. Young said.

"I have to drive Rei home so I came here instead of waiting." Kai explained. Dr. Young nodded. "Well then since you're here, I don't need to call a nurse to help me. Saves me trouble and you get more experience. Sound fair?" Dr. Young asked. Kai nodded and stood up. "Just don't mention this to Dr. Corin. I already have him on my back about a few experiences I let last year's students try." Kai nodded, while Rei stared at Dr. Young.

"So I'm guessing you're not a big fan of that 'stick-up-the-ass' doctor?" Rei said. Both doctor and assistant laughed lightly.

"Yes. Dr. Corin doesn't believe in teaching on the spot. He thinks that I'll have a student kill a patient if I let them try something." Dr. Young explained.

"I've signed my death warrant." Rei said staring at his leg. Time went by quickly. In a matter of minutes Dr. Young had the cast off and Rei was staring at his pathetically pale leg.

"Oh my….look at it. I don't even think it strong even to kick dust." Rei said staring at it with wide eyes.

"It will look better after you wash it and start moving it." Dr. Young said. "Would you like to keep your cast as a precious memory?"

"No! Take that thing far, far away. May I never see it again." Rei stated.

"Good. Now I'll just go throw this away. You can wash your leg. I'll be back in a few minutes." Dr. Young said. Kai pushed a trolley over next to the bed. Propping Rei's leg up, Kai took a cloth and dunked it in the warm water. Quickly he began to wash Rei's leg where the cast had previous occupied.

"Look on the bright side. You got me pampering you."

"It would be nice, if I could feel it. My leg is numb." Rei stated. Kai smirked.

After Kai had finished, Dr. Young walked back in and examined Rei's leg.

"Well it's healing quite nice. You'll just have to wear a brace for a few more weeks. You can take it off at night so it won't be as bad. And I'll have one of the nurses book you in for physio sessions." Dr. Young said.

A little while later, Dr. Young had left and Rei and Kai were alone. Sitting next to Rei, Kai put an arm around his waist and pulled him closer.

"Now we can actually go out to real places." He said nuzzling his face into Rei's mop of hair. Rei giggled and leaned into Kai's embrace. Lifting his hand, Kai raised Rei's chin and met his lips with his. Rei raised a free hand and lightly gripped Kai's shoulder.

Apart from their little world, two eyes saddened at the slight from the doorway. Closing tightly they turned away from the sight.

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[1] – About the elevator. My school has one but it's only for special use (moving T.V's from upstairs to down stairs, a few teachers with problems, and the students who can't use the stairs).

I know this chapter was a little short, but at least I got it updated.

Thanks to Andhera for her help.  

I hope to update my other fics within the next few days.

Also I posted my first InuYasha fic. It's a Sesshie-centric for anyone who's interested.

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