Here is Chapter Ten, hope you enjoy.

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'Blah' – thinking

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Chapter 10

An ill bluenette trudged back into the room, looking even paler than before.

"You okay?" asked Tyson. Kai just nodded.

"Kai now you've told us as to why you've been sick can you tell us the extent of your injuries as well please?" shyly asked Hilary.

Kai rested his head in his hand for a little while before answering, "I had a badly sprained ankle, four cracked two broken ribs, badly sprained wrist and lots of cuts and bruises all over my body," listed Kai.

"You looked so hurt before," pointed out Tyson.

"Well that's because all you could see was the cuts, like I said I had a lot," said Kai starting to feel a bit more comfortable.

Just then Kokoro came in carrying a folder in one hand and a cup of water with small clear cap with some tablets in it. She put the water on the side and gave Kai the tablets, who held them not really wanting to take it yet. Kokoro then pointed to several different things in the folder she was carrying before placing it in the holder at the bottom of the bed and leaving.

"Kai aren't you supposed to take that?" asked Hilary.

"What, oh I'll take that when I feel less nauseous," he replied wiping his mouth on the side of his sleeve. They just nodded.

Ling again stared at Kai and tried to reach out like she had done the last time to sit in his lap, but she felt her mother's strong grip around her waist. So she tried to slide out of her mother's arms. Mariah made sure that her daughter was safely on the floor before letting go. The little girl smiled before making her way over to Kai again. Feeling the presence of someone beside him, Kai lifted his head out of his hands to see Ling standing there smiling. He smiled weakly back. The one year old then tried to get up onto the bed, but found she couldn't and lifted her arms up wanting Kai to pick up her. This caused Kai to look up at Mariah who nodded.

Hilary and Ray had turned to watch what Kai and Mariah where doing while Max and Tyson just carried on chatting.

Kai picked up the baby and placed her on the bed. Ling lent forward just like she had done the other day and crawled into Kai's lap. Kai picked her up and placed her properly in his lap. Ling started to clap and laugh after this which caused Mariah to smile at the scene.

"Aww she remembers you," smiled Mariah as she came over to them.

Kai smiled and for some reason he felt comfortable holding a baby, like he had done it a million times. He liked this feeling even though he knew he shouldn't.

"You like holding her don't you?" asked Mariah a smile tugging at her lips.

"What?" this question had caught Kai totally off guard. "Um, yes, I guess I do," admitted Kai only loud enough for Mariah to hear.

Just then a wicked thought wormed its way into Mariah's head.

"I'll be right back," she said before going over to her husband and sitting in his lap and whispering in his ear, and Hilary became a bit suspicious when Ray went off and told Max and Tyson while Mariah had gone to sit down again, a mischievous look on her face.

Hilary then got up to go to the bathroom. As soon as she had closed the door Tyson stood up and suggested,

"Hey guys I'm hungry want to come to the canteen with me?" They all stood up and nodded, while Kai raised an eyebrow at their behaviour.

"Yes, because it takes three people to feed one person," Kai said.

"No, but it can take three people to pay for one person to eat, especially if this person is Tyson," pointed out Ray, while Tyson looked at him as if to say 'who me?'

Before Mariah left she asked Kai a favour, "You wouldn't mind helping Hilary to look after Ling would you?" Kai shook his head, "thanks a lot bye."

Hilary came back to an empty room. "Where'd everyone go?" she asked looking around the room before sitting on the bed.

"Canteen, probably to leave us alone, you can go if you want," replied Kai.

Hilary shook her head, "Then that would leave you up here all by yourself."

"I'll be fine."

"I know, but we came here to see you not to stay in the canteen," she smiled. "Did you know Ling can almost talk now…she says a few words but I think it'll turn into sentences soon," Hilary told him as Kai smiled slightly.

Ling now seeing Hilary crawled over to her smiling. The brunette smiled back and placed the little girl in her lap before turning to look at Kai, finding him on the edge of the bed his head in one hand whole the other was over his mouth.

"Kai are you alright?" asked Hilary worried that he might be sick again. He turned to look at her slightly paler than before and just nodded. "Are you sure you're okay?" Kai nodded before leaning back against the pillows.

Kai sat there watching Hilary play with Ling before tickling her, the baby's laughter ringing through the room.

Hilary saw Kai lean forward before quickly getting up.

She stared at the bathroom door until he came out moments later and had almost made it to the bed when he collapsed.

"Kai?" she shouted, placing Ling on the bed making sure she wouldn't fall off before going to see her fallen friend.

"Kai, are you alright? Do you want me to help you up?"

Kai nodded, "could you help me to the bathroom please." Hilary nodded and lifted him up with ease.

As soon as they were close enough Kai ran but didn't close the door properly. The brunette heard him retch which made her wince but she still pushed the door open to reveal Kai sitting on his knees leaning over the toilet. He leant over and retched again which made her wince again but she rubbed his back and she felt him tense and he turned around. Hilary slightly smiled, but Kai quickly turned round as he threw up yet again, as she continued to rub his back.

Once he had finished he flushed the toilet before standing up with the help of the toilet and making his way over to the sink and splashed his face with cold water. Suddenly he was again on his knees again, as the oh-so-familiar pain once more ripped through his stomach.

"Kai are you okay? Are you going to be sick again?" Kai shook his head.

"When you're this ill your stomach does really hurt a lot," he told her trying to stand up but landing on the floor again.

"Does it hurt that bad, do you want me to help you up?"

She got no response out of him, and wondered what was wrong so she knelt down in front of him. She saw that he had a pained expression on his face so she called his name again.

"Kai?" he looked up at her.

She put her hand to his forehead only having to retract it not long after, she then felt his cheek and the side of his neck both feeling hot while his neck was clammy.

"You have a temperature, feels like a high one," she stated. Kai nodded. "Hold on," she Hilary said as she got up finding what she wanted and running it under the cold tap. Kai just watched her.

The cold flannel was placed to his forehead, cheek and neck a couple of times before Hilary dried it as well. She then placed her hand on his cheek. As soon as she touched it her hand felt funny like sparks had gone up it or something which was replaced by a tingly feeling. Hilary blushed once she realized how long her hand had been there, and quickly removed it. Kai also went a little pink.

"Does your stomach feel a bit better now? Do you think you can get up?" she asked. Kai nodded and got up himself wobbling a bit as he made his way back to the bed.

Hilary walked close behind him just in case he fell again. She moved Ling so that Kai could lie down. She looked back at Kai to see his eyes shut and wondered if he was asleep.

"Kai are you asleep?" she asked quietly just in case he was.

"No, I'm just tired," came his reply his eyes still shut.

About 10 minutes later Kokoro entered the room, with a jug of water and a glass. She placed it on the moveable table at the end of the bed and said to Hilary,

"Make sure he drinks this otherwise he'll be put on a drip," Hilary politely smiled and nodded. And as soon as she had left she shook Kai to wake him up.

"Huh, what? Sorry did I fall asleep again?"

"Yes but it's okay, here drink this," Hilary stated handing him a glass of water.

Kai shook his head, "I think I'll pass."

"You have to drink something even if it's just a little, to stop you from getting dehydrated."

"I might later, if I feel a bit better." Hilary just nodded and continued to rock Ling back and forth seeing that the child was getting tired.

The other four adults who had been missing for some time had now finally came back upstairs. They found Kai asleep on his side, facing the wall, Hilary lying across the bed just below his feet and Ling lying right beside her, also asleep. They all smiled at the scene before turning to look at one another as they sat down.

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