Camping Trip? Ch.10
Alright. This is a bad chapter. Like no joke. Bad, not much plot development, only very little character development. I'll give you guys the next chapter to make up for it. Which does have Character development and does have some plot to it. So anway. CRITIQUE AWAY! :D Tell me what's bad and what's good and for all the readers who have stayed this long and actually read this far into my horrible story
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"MOYASHI WAKE UP DAMMIT!" Kanda's voice roared threateningly above my ear. My head pounded with a never ending pain that seemed to make his voice seem even louder. You know those wrenches that you tighten and loosen to get out bolts and nuts while building something? Yeah that. It felt like one of those was clamped around my skull and was continually tightening. My vocals gave a faint groan and slowly I forced my sore, stiff and limp body upwards.
"Shut up Bakanda!" I retorted back, pissed off that my sleep had been disturbed. "I have the worst headache ever " I grumbled, leaning back on my good leg. I wrapped the plush, warm, blanket I was using over my shoulders. I blinked my eyes open and glanced up at Kanda. His figure and face were blurry. I blinked my eyes a few times to focus my eyesight.
"Everyone left to go eat half an hour ago." He stated matter of factly, Kanda was wearing a black sleeveless tank top and those black forearm guards with jeans. I'm going to say this now, he looked really hot. I see now why all the girls fall for him. I looked out my window and saw the rays of sunlight leaking over the trees, judging by the sky. Is it morning?
"What time is it…?" I mumbled, gazing up at Kanda once more as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"About 7:30." Looking out the window I still couldn't tell whether the sun was setting, or rising .
"A.M or P.M?" I asked once more not receiving the answer I wanted.
"A.M."
How long have I been asleep for? I did the math in my head which took longer than it should have considering the headache that was interfering with my thoughts. Over 16, 17 hours.
Kanda leaned on one leg and tapped his foot silently in impatience. I glanced down at my arm that awoke me in the middle of the night. The bandages were still in tact and nothing had happened to the other ones. I probably was just laying on it wrong.
Pushing the blankets back I slid my legs over the white sheets and stepped onto the ground on my good foot. Using the frame of the bed I stood up on my own.
A sudden wave of disorientation hit me and I partially fell, gripping onto Kanda and holding myself upright.
"Oi?" Kanda grabbed my other arm to hold me steady as I waited for the blurry and dizzy spinning to go away.
"Just… stood up to fast." I spoke through the pain and lack of brain functionality to Kanda who once again became my support and foundation. Slowly I was lowered back down on the bed and sat there with Kanda's hands on my arms to hold me upright. Kanda knelt down in front of me. One hand left my arm and pressed against my forehead. It was cool and calloused, probably from sword training but it was soft at the same time. The sensation felt weird as he pushed my hair back and felt my forehead, probably for a temperature.
"Anything else going on with your head?"
"It's dizzy." I groaned through the confusion. I looked up and found those piercing cobalt blue eyes staring at me.
"Congrats Moyashi. You jacked yourself up even more when rolling down that hill. You probably have a concussion." A sigh followed that curt response, my own voice. Kanda looked me over once more. His hand then slid down my cheek and rested on my neck. My heart picked up at the touch and I wanted more. More of Kanda's touch. Even if just a bit. The cool hand left my skin and left me longing for the contact.
"Wouldn't Ms. Hevlaska known about it yesterday then?"
"You can have a concussion and not know about it. Explains why it took me 15 minutes just to get you to wake up."
I gave a groan in response and leaned forward onto my knees. Fabulous. Even more problems to ruin this trip. One minute It's probably the most exciting trip ever, the next I'm stuck being the crippled puppy that everyone sympathises with. I glanced up only to find Kanda crouched down with his back to me.
"I'll carry you to the nurse. You're going to end up hurting yourself more if you use your crutches."
"o-oh.. alright." A blush rose across my cheeks as I leaned forward, wrapped my arms around his neck and pressed my chest to his back. Kanda grabbed my thighs and pulled us both upwards so we were standing. Well at least it's a piggyback ride.
"How many times are you going to end up carrying me?" I asked Kanda, resting me forehead against the back of his neck, his hair was so soft. No joke, it was like silk. Except better. How does he get his hair like this? Kanda gave a grumble in response to my question and I could feel his chest vibrate from it. We headed down the familiar path towards the nurses office and main lodge, the sun slowly rising over the treetops to warm the sky and earth with its rays. I nuzzled my cheek softly against Kanda's black shirt and looked out at the forest nearby as I was carried to the nurse.
Upon stepping into the lodge I could tell everyone was done eating. The loud noise and the small groups of students here and there inside and outside showed it off. Kanda and I got a few stares here and there and I'm sure that one of them was whispering about us. Though it's not like I hated being carried by Kanda. It was quite enjoyable. Being pressed close to his body and feeling how warm he was.
Kanda stopped at the entrance to the cafeteria and stepped in looking around for the blonde nurse. Upon seeing her sitting with a few of other adults. Kanda walked straight towards her. Kids who were in the way moved at the sight of Kanda and I.
"Hevlaska." Kanda spoke up and adjusted me once more on his back. I was sliding off slowly but he just hoisted me up once more.
"huh?" She looked up at us and then saw me.
"What happened? Are you alright Allen?"
"Y-Yeah.. I'm al-" Kanda intrupted with a growl.
"No he isn't. He has a concussion and he can't even stand right." Kanda's voice was abrupt and curt. Lenalee and Lavi must have seen our entrance because immediately they made a bee-line to where I was and started to ask me questions. While Ms. Hevlaska was also trying to ask me questions and kept trying to touch me.
"Hey Allen, you alright?"
"Woah~ Allen I'm impressed! You got Yuu to carry you again!"
Suddenly the small group of people began to grow as others became more curious as to what was going on. Before I knew it , a whole group of people were surrounding me while I just sat there looking like the offspring of a bumbling idiot and a deer in the headlights on the back of Kanda. My head hurt, and I was still a bit dizzy, the world was kind of blurry and all the voices just seemed to mesh into one great horrible noise. Like when you just press all the keys on a piano at the same time.
I couldn't help but to grip onto Kanda's shirt and hide my face like a scared infant clinging to it's mother for protection. I wanted to just run away at this very moment and admit that I don't like being the center of attention. Quit it. All of you just quit it and leave me alone. I know I'm hurt but I'll be fine. Stop worrying and fussing over me. Aren't there more important things to do? More important things for you to worry about besides me?
Kanda's weight shifted for a moment on one leg, I clung tighter to him for fear of being dropped. and suddenly a chair went flying across the room, hit the tile ground and skidded to a stop.
The room went silent.
And then Kanda's voice became the greatest thing I've ever heard.
" BACK. OFF. DAMMIT."
Okay. Well. Not as fabulous as you thought it was. He still had a sharp tongue. Kanda immediately stormed out of the room with me and went to the nurse's office. Ms. Hevlaska followed behind, and so did Lavi and Lenalee. The moment entered the room he shut the door and locked it. And by shut the door. I mean he slammed it. Lavi and Lenalee were left to peer through the small window in the corner of the door. I was set down gently onto the bed and silence filled the room.
"Thanks Kanda." I adjusted myself on the bed, so my leg dangled over the edge and my arms were in my lap. Kanda gave a grunt and then stood in front of the doorway, blocking the window.
"Well then." Ms. Hevlaska spoke up, coming and sitting next to me on the bed. "Sorry about that Allen. Okay. What's going on?"
"I just have a bad headache, got a bit dizzy this morning and everything's kind of blurry."
"Anything else?"
"I've been sleeping since yesterday afternoon." I spoke sheepishly, and rubbed the back of my neck with my good hand. The sound of hinges being turned and a lock being put in place signaled that Kanda had left. The conversation stopped for a moment as I trailed off to watch him through the small window.
Ms. Hevlaska started checking me over once again. She stood up after feeling my pulse and walked over to her desk. The only noise in the room was her converse squeaking on the tile and the thud of a filing cabinet as she retrieved my file, as well as a thermometer. She turned the thermometer on with a beep before shoving it into my mouth. I began rolling my tongue around on it. The small prod of metal cold and feeling odd.
"Hold it still under your tongue." I stopped messing with it. Ms. Hevlaska started running her delicate hands over my hair and head, feeling. What is today? Touch Allen Walker day? Seriously, people. Quit. Touching. Me. I couldn't hold back the wince that appeared when her fingers slid over where the source of the pounding was.
"Big, swollen lump right here," her fingers circled gently around a peculiar section of my head. I couldn't really feel much there but judging by the circle her fingers were making I believed her. The door opened and closed once more and Kanda appeared. He pressed his back to the door and crossed his arms. Judging by his glare He was in a bad mood. What was going on with him and Lavi and Lenalee outside?
Beep beep beep. I glanced down at my mouth as Ms. Hevlaska took the thermometer and looked at the number.
"I think I'm with Kanda on the whole concussion. You remember hitting your head on the fall down?"
"Not really. The whole thing happened before I even really knew what was going on. One minute I'm at the top of the hill the next I'm at the bottom bleeding and disorientated" I spoke up, trying to remember what it felt like, everything was still just really blurry. Colors and shapes mixed and meshed together in a spiral. I looked over and found that Kanda had moved over next to the bed and was leaning against the frame.
"I see. Well then we got a bit of a predicament here." The wavy haired blonde stated with an I'm-Not-Sure-what-to-do voice. Very. Very. Similar to Lenalee's
"What do you mean? " I looked at her, this injury was becoming a major pain in my butt I couldn't help but to fidget a bit while waiting for Ms. Hevlaska to answer.
"I should really take you to the hospital to be monitored at this point. I'm worried that there is more going on then what I can see."
Hospital… Ms. Hevlaska wants to take me to a hospital. I don't want to go to a hospital. That's where Mana died. That's where I was left abandoned. That's where I ended up staying a good portion of my miserable childhood, screaming in pain from the injury that gave me my scar. I could feel the blood drain from my face and found my hands slowly starting to shake.
"Allen? You alright?"
"Y-Yeah… just fine.. I don't want to go to the hospital though. Aren't there any other options?"
"Not really."
"I'd rather be monitored by you then go to a hospital." I was nervous and jumpy the moment hospital was mentioned. I don't want to go back.
"Well that's also where there is a problem. I need to drive into town to get supplies for the Finder's and to turn in your medical records to the local hospital. So no one would be able to monitor you even if I let you stay here."
Well. Looks like I'm stuck going to the hospital. Kill me now. I'm better off just lying here with my brain trauma and dying.
"That is, unless Kanda here would be willing to watch you for the next 12 hours or so."
I blinked and stared at her, and then looked at Kanda who was standing near the bed. Looming over me with his broad figure.
"Kanda?" Ms. Hevlaska spoke up.
"Che' Not like I'm not watching him already." He finally spoke up, looking away.
Thank You Mr. and Mrs. Kanda whoever the heck you are. You have the greatest son in the universe.