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And yes, Kai is being a complete ass---yet another thing that Rei has to deal with. But the sit-i-ation will get better indeed. Read and review!!! And you all have the wonderful opportunity to meet Doctor Zhou. So yeah…Do not kill me because of the ending, because this is a DRAMA, and I have just delivered more.
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"Well—he certainly does look ill…I'll give you that, Mr. Hiwatari."
"He's been like that for days."
"And you didn't call me earlier…?"
"Rei didn't want me to—I couldn't get his permission. So I went ahead and called this morning."
"…Interesting."
"Do you want me to wake him?"
"If you would. I'm going to need to check his heartbeat and vitals. That's an unusually pale color …"
"Just give me a minute, he might freak out if he wakes up and sees a doctor in the room…"
"By all means—I'll be out in the hall."
The sound of a door clicking shut awoke me for my dazed sleep, and without fluttering my amber eyes open, rolled over to my stomach. I stifled a groan into the pillow. That's…odd. The fabric surrounding me smelled different than usual, though in a good way. But it didn't smell like me…
"Rei, are you awake?"
Kai. That's what I smelled! All around me; I was bathed in his scent. Soft covers were twisted around my bare chest.
"Rei, are you hearing me?"
Suddenly a hand was on my shoulder, shaking me from my position. The covers twisted even more so as I flipped half consciously to meet those lovely crimson eyes and that husky voice just over head.
"Hmm?" My voice sounded much less gracious than I felt, the night's run coming back into my head and making me smile.
Grunts and moans had rocked the entire house past the midmorning hours, and I felt slightly sore but very pleased. It was obvious that I hadn't been Kai's first, I wasn't even really expecting that…But it still left me reeling who actually was.
He didn't seem to be the one to get caught up in a passionate and understanding relationship—where talk came first and sex second, so it probably wasn't with a woman… unless a prostitute was involved. The very thought made me shiver in disgust.
"Rei!" Kai's voice came anxiously from above me, and he leaned down closer towards my face. I blinked, eyes dilating to their normal 'human-ish' wide orbs.
"Hmm, yeah?" I muttered, watching him back with just as much hesitation. My excitement that 'Yay! I got screwed by Kai!' was obviously on the inside. Right now, I was worried that there might be more regrets than fond memories…
"How are you feeling?"
My eyes narrowed in confusion. Was this pertaining to last night…? "Er, fine. How are you feeling?"
Kai, now clad in his usual jeans and a plain white T-shirt for the lazy Sundays, colored only slightly and leaned back on his heels. "No…I meant—I…" he paused and looked away, "your cold—do you still feel bad?"
From the outside, I maintained only a slightly disappointed frown, "I told you, it's nothing to worry about, Kai—"
Suddenly a knock at the door swerved both our heads to stare at a squat, graying fifty-something-year-old man; his head only coming halfway up the doorframe. His beady eyes were struck on Kai, "Mr. Hiwatari, is everything alright—?" diverting his eyes to mine momentarily, he jumped only slightly as if he had seen a ghost, "Oh! Good…he's up! That's good—very good."
My eyes narrowed slightly and flickered back to meet Kai's. What the hell…He didn't look to happy himself, eyes narrowed in mild annoyance at the bed sheets.
I scrolled my gaze from between the two, "Kai…?"
Sensing the tension that filled the room like water, Mr. Do-little decided to wobble forward in a nervous motion to stand next to Kai. "Allow me to explain, Mr. Kon," he reassured, nodding at me as I glared at him, "I'm Dr. Zhou—"
At that part, I immediately zoned out with wide eyes. My glared met Kai whose eyes held none of their usual fire. He looked ashamed, if anything. That only made me more angry…
"Hold on!" I growled, lurching forward to sit up, "A doctor? What?"
Do-little nodded, clasping his hands, "yes. Dr. Zhou—"
"Yeah, you said that." I growled, slit and angered eyes glued to Kai. "Kai—what is this?!"
For the first time, the Russian replied, "Rei, calm down. He's just here to check on you. You're pale and—"
"I don't care!" I hissed, "You know he wouldn't know what to do, in my case."
I honestly couldn't believe that Kai would do this! I was floored. He knew that I was a Neko-jin, and it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that we're not necessarily well known around pediatricians. The facts are; they haven't even heard of us.
Dumb-ass…
"I'm very well trained, Mr. Kon. That shouldn't be a concern at all…"
"Yeah, well it—it isn't, because I… I'm fine, of course."
The doctor only nodded solemnly, "Hmm, right..." beady eyes rolled up to the Russian, "How long has he been in denial for, exactly?"
I jumped in, "Denial? There is no denial, I'm perfectly fine. This is how I always look…"
"Rei, you're being immature. Just let him listen to your heart, tap at your ears, shine a light into your eyes, and tell us that it's just a damned cold." The Russian closed his eyes and sunk against the nearest wall. Do-little smiled, looking pleased with himself…
No way was I allowing this…
"No, Kai." I hissed, watching him open his eyes momentarily, "we had an agreement. I said no doctor, and you said fine. He can leave."
"Rei, I've already paid him—!"
"Well, that was your dumb idea!" I shot back before the Russian could finish his money groveling, "I say no. He's not touching me." Sinking back till my head hit the pillow; I closed my eyes and silently dared the doctor to put one finger on me. This morning could have been pure bliss, but instead because of Do-little's presence it was falling to absolute shit.
"Maybe I should call for assistance …"
Crossing my arms over my chest, I was getting ready to blink my eyes open to stare hazardously at the four foot man, when Kai—however—beat me to it, "No. That's…not necessary. Rei's not going to give in, so this is useless." He was annoyed, but hell, so was I.
"I guess I will be going then…" Closing my eyes in frustration, I heard the doctor scuttle himself out of Kai's room. The air was much easier to breath now that Do-little was gone. Doctors had never been a good subject with me.
Sighing, my eyes scanned to the ceiling, "well, that wasn't how I was expecting the morning to be…" I grimaced, eyes peering over cautiously at the Russian before me. He had his arms crossed over his chest, ankles crossed on the ground, eyes closed, back arched against the wall. All in all a very Kai-ish stance.
Damn…it still turned me on.
But something was wrong—Kai wasn't responding to me…. I sat up, covers collecting around my bare waist.
"Kai, are you ok? Did I do something—"
He finally opened his burgundy eyes, making sure that they were not gazed at my own. "No, it was me, Rei. Not you."
I gaped. "What? I…I…"
"You were hallucinating, obviously." He scoffed at himself, eyes scanning the floor as he stood up straight "I…I used you to my advantage. I wasn't thinking. Things got out of…control."
"But that's how I wanted them…I…" My eyes narrowed defensively at Kai's words. How could he be saying this?! I was there last night, I…I felt exactly what he did! "I wasn't hallucinating, Kai." My voice grew more determined, "You can't tell me that that—what happened with us…that it wasn't real."
Kai's posture changed, acting as if he had just been hit. He closed his eyes suddenly, "I just did."
Immediately, my eyes widened in sadness and shock. I…he didn't just say that… My jaw fell slightly, but it felt as if it had fallen to my hands. He was lying—he had to be!
"Kai… no." I grimaced, brow furrowing. The groans, those heated moans flowed back into my mind right as crimson suddenly met my gaze. He was looking straight at me now, but the stare was different than it had been. No fire…no passion…
The Russian hadn't moved, but it felt as if there was suddenly a large ocean between us—separating our emotions, separating everything that we had had last night.
"I…I didn't mean to, Rei." He whispered.
I wanted to choke him for saying those five words, because they were so false. He…he did mean it; he meant everything that he had done—that we had done. He had to. Unconsciously, I made a choking noise in the back of my throat.
"Don't you dare say that, Kai. D-don't say that it meant nothing."
He gathered a helpless frown on his face, "Rei…I'm sorry, ok?" No it's not ok. "I got out of control. It shouldn't have happened. Can't we just forget about it...?"
Anger boiled deep within me, flowing hazardously through my veins for so many reasons. I didn't want to forget about it. But dammit, he did! Why would I still want to hold onto something like that if he didn't!?
Silence was all that was left, and I closed my eyes. I'm not even sure he knew he had hurt me, knew that I even cared for him. In Kai's mind, I was probably just another person to screw over. All that mattered was that he came out on top, that he hadn't been the one used, hurt, damaged… He can forget.
"No Kai," I whispered, eyes falling helplessly down to the sheets. I was so angry, I was weak. "Unlike you, I can't just forget the people I've loved…" I watched his eyes turn in emotion, as if he couldn't believe that I would say something like that. I didn't blink, "for that, I'm sorry too."
Yeaaaaahhh…I'm sure some of you heavy-duty-thinkers saw it coming. But NOTE: THIS IS FAR FROM THE END!! And not to worry, this is not how it's going to turn out. And I would very much so appreciate it if you DO NOT FLAME me on account of this chapter, incase the majority of you saw the morning after as a perfect heaven.---because in this case that would have been too perfect and cliché. Simply think of it as another way to add more drama. XD Next chapter will be up soon. You think you know what's going to happen next? I want to hear it, soooo…..
But here is a hint:
Next chapter: Rei gets mad and decides to let it all out. Kai might know quite how to handle it except to go with the flow…
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