Kyoya's head continued to be thrown from side to side as the endless barrage of punches continued. He had become numb from the pain a while ago, but he could feel a small trickle of blood going down his chin. People say I have anger issues, but this guy is ridiculous!
"You should've just stayed away!" the man growled.
"I keep telling you! I don't know what you're talking about!" Kyoya snapped. That only earned him a strong kick to the gut.
"You took her from me!" the man retorted.
"What? Who?" Kyoya questioned.
"I tried to get her back, but she chose you over me!" the man continued, kicking Kyoya in the gut again and again. Kyoya leaned over as far as his restraints allowed, coughing. He opened his eyes, seeing a little blood on the floor from his coughing. His eyes snapped shut as another kick collided with his stomach. Kyoya figured he had some broken ribs since he found it painful to breathe.
"She's mine! Sandra's mine!" the man shouted.
Kyoya's eyes snapped open. "Sandra?" he echoed. "Did you say Sandra?"
"She's mine! You here me?!" the man didn't seem to hear him.
Kyoya snapped his head up, giving his fiercest glare to the man. "You stay away from her! I don't know how you know her, but if you do anything to her, you'll be sorry!"
"And what are you going to do about it? You'll be gone!" the man growled, pulling out a gun. Kyoya gritted his teeth, but refused to look away as the gun was pointed at him. "Say goodbye, Kyoya Tategami!"
Kyoya gave his best glare to the man. "Give it your best shot!"
Everything was silent for a moment, but as the man began to pull the trigger, a bey shot out and hit the gun. The man still managed to pull the trigger and Kyoya shut his eyes tight as he felt sharp pain in his right arm.
"Let him go!" Kyoya opened his eyes just enough so he could make out Sandra running over. The man saw her and turned and left. Sandra let him go and ran over to Kyoya's side. "Kyoya?"
"You've got to get him," Kyoya rasped.
"We will, but we've got to get you out of here first," Sandra assured him as she released him from his bonds. She then helped him stand, supporting him. "Come on. I've got you."
"I'm fine," Kyoya pushed away from her but he almost fell to the ground. Sandra caught him.
"Yeah, sure you are," Sandra said. They headed up the stairs and outside, where the others were waiting.
"Kyoya pal!" Benkei exclaimed, worry and relief mixed in his eyes.
"We've got to get him to the hospital now!" Tsubasa urged.
"Where's Xander?" Sandra asked.
"He never came out," Gingka answered. "We thought you got him."
Sandra shook her head. "He must have gotten away."
"He'll come back, then," Alex pointed out, grimly.
"He'll wish he hadn't," Kyoya growled.
"You just focus on healing," Sandra told him as they began to head back to town.
At the hospital...
Sandra's POV
Sandra sat in the waiting room with her other friends, waiting to hear from the doctor. They all remained silent. Even Benkei, who usually always had something to say. They all just wanted to hear that Kyoya would be alright, and that he'd be back to being the same Kyoya they all knew.
Finally the doctor came out. "Family of Kyoya Tategami?"
The group jumped up, Ryo going over with Sandra not far behind. "Is Kyoya going to be alright?"
"Kyoya will be fine. He suffered a few broken ribs, and he was definitely beaten repeatedly without a break. The bullet that was in his arm has been removed and he'll have to wear a sling for a while. Everything should heal nicely though as long as he takes it easy," the doctor explained.
"Good luck with that one," Nile muttered.
"Can we see him?" Sandra asked.
"You may, but I request that if someone is going to stay, only one person stays overnight," the doctor answered. "He should be able to leave tomorrow." He then left.
"I think the best thing we can do right now is get some rest," Ryo advised. "We'll continue our search for Xander tomorrow."
Everyone nodded. "I want to see him before we leave, though," Gingka piped up. Nile, Leonora, Benkei, and Demure all nodded in agreement.
"And I'm staying with him," Sandra added. Everyone nodded and the group of Sandra, Gingka, Nile, Leonora, Benkei, and Demure went to Kyoya's room.
They entered to see the boy sound asleep. "He looks more peaceful than I've ever seen him," Leonora commented.
"I never thought something like this would happen to any of us, let alone Kyoya," Demure said.
"Now comes the hard part. Getting Kyoya to rest," Nile replied.
Gingka smiled. "He never takes a break. For as long as I've known him, he's always been training and becoming stronger. It doesn't matter what's against him."
"That's Kyoya for you," Benkei said with a big smile.
"Xander will be back, though," Sandra reminded them. "Nile, Leonora, Benkei, Demure, be on your guard tonight. I don't know if Xander will show himself, but I wouldn't put it past him."
Nile nodded. "We'll be ready for him. Don't worry about us. You should stay alert too. Xander knows that Kyoya is an easy target while he's hurt like this."
"I know," Sandra said.
"We'd better get going," Gingka put a hand on Sandra's shoulder. "Call if you need anything, alright?"
Sandra smiled and nodded. The others then left and she pulled a chair up to Kyoya's bedside. She took one of his hands in hers, and clutched Fang Leone in the other. I promise, Kyoya. Xander will never hurt you again. I won't let him.
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