So onto the next chapter! Black Dranzer is finally out and Boris can continue with his sinister plan to make Katy's father pay; or is it make Katy pay for her father's sins? I hope you all enjoy!
Opening her eyes, her vision was blurry at first but soon came into focus as she heard a heart monitor; something was over her mouth and nose. She could feel someone holding her hand, squeezing it tightly before she figured out who it was.
"Hey, look who's awake", Kai said soothingly as his thumb stroked her hand. "How do you feel".
Taking the mask off her face, she sighed heavily as she ran a hand through her hair. "I feel like I got hit by a bus", she said breathlessly as she looked around the room, seeing the rest of the team gathered on the other side. She was very shocked to see all of them there, even with small smiles on their faces. "You're all here?", she asked as she watched Hilary walked up to her and give her a gentle hug, it looked like she had been crying. "Of course we're here, where else would we be?", she said genuinely, sitting in the other chair and taking her hand.
"You told them?", she asked Kai as she turned her head towards him, his facial expression answered for him. "Yes, he told us. Frankly, we don't know why you couldn't tell any of us sooner", Kenny stepped forward as he spoke, holding up a ziplock bag that contained Black Dranzer. "That doesn't matter though, our next question is what are you going to do with Black Dranzer? We can't keep him or else Boris won't stop coming after you", Kenny said as he handed her the bag, letting her get a good look at the bit beast that terrorized her for days.
"He looks so angry yet free", Katy commented before she handed the bit beast to Kai, who gladly took it and put it in his pocket. "Kind of like you, right?", Rei asked as he approached her, sitting on the edge of the bed. He placed his hand on her wrist, giving it a small squeeze; "I'm so sorry Katy, for blowing up on you the other night", he said with much regret in his voice, "Yeah, I'm sorry too", she answered back, giving him a warm smile.
"Hey guys come on, dinner is bein-oh she's awake!", Tyson said as he came in, standing next to Kai. "You look good for someone who had a bit beast burst out of her", Tyson joked, making Katy roll her eyes. "I thought someone was missing, it was way too quiet in here", she cracked back, laughing lightly at the face Tyson made before he started to head out of the room. "Dinner is being served if you all want to eat", he hinted once more as he headed towards the cafeteria.
Katy saw the hesitation in everyone's faces, waving them off. "I'll be fine guys, you go ahead. Bring me back something", she said cheerfully, watching everyone stand up. "Alright Katy, we will come back", Max said as everyone left the room, all except Kai; who remained sitting in the chair next to her.
"Why aren't you going to dinner? I'll be fine, I'm pretty sure Bryan isn't stupid enough to come in here", she said as she tried to sit up, but the pain stopped her from going too far. When he didn't answer her, she looked to see that he was staring intensely at her; "What?", she asked.
Suddenly, Kai stood up and sat next to her on her bed, looking down at her as he leaned over her; "How could you go off by yourself? All of this could've been avoided", his voice was firm, it looked like he was ready to explode at the first wrong word. She narrowed her eyes; "So all of this is my fault? Yeah, I went on my own to the bathroom, basically calling Bryan's name. I forgot I control the fucking universe", she snapped as she glared up at him, Kai didn't care for her sarcastic tone. "Damnit Katy, you know damn well that Bryan could attack you at any point in time! I don't know why you couldn't take Hilary with you!", Kai raised his voice as he leaned closer to her.
Tears formed in her eyes as she tried to bury herself further into her bed, pushing him hard enough to make him stand up. "Don't you dare, don't you dare blame this on me Kai!", she shouted as tears started to stream, wincing from the pain as her body tensed. "I never asked for any of this-'', she stopped when she saw the look on Kai's face, it looked like he was about to cry. Tears were teasing his eye sockets, his fists balled up. "You almost died Katy!", he shouted once more, putting silence into her. "I almost lost you, I almost failed at protecting you", his voice started to get quieter, his eyes now shadowed as he looked at the ground. "I would never be able to forgive myself if anything happened to you, do you understand?", he asked as he looked into her eyes, taking in a couple deep breaths.
"He almost lost me? What does that even mean?", she thought as she looked away, lightly wrapping her arms around her hurting body. "I'm sorry", she said quietly, wiping away her tears. Kai immediately regained his composure, sitting back down on the bed and gently pulling her into the warmest hug he could ever give to her; or anyone.
"I'm not blaming you for anything, please understand I am only angry at the fact I couldn't protect you", he whispered in her ear, sending chills down her spine from his hot breath. Wrapping her arms around his waist, Katy buried her face into the nape of his neck.
"You did protect me. If you didn't show up when you did, who knows what could've happened'', she whispered back; her hands grabbing fist full of his shirt. Burying his face deeper into her neck, he trailed one of his hands into her hair, holding her closer. "I don't want to think about that, just promise me you won't go anywhere by yourself from now on", his voice vibrated against her skin, sending more chills throughout her body.
"I promise", she answered softly, pulling away from him to look into his eyes, he did the same but his hands remained where they were. Leaning forward, he gave her the clear signal of what he was about to do, receiving an invitation from her as she closed her eyes. Their lips were about to touch, until…
"Hey Kai, are you coming?'', Tyson asked, immediately pausing as he saw their position. "Umm, sorry-uh-I'll just-go", he stuttered as he disappeared from the doorway. Sighing heavily, Kai stood up and ran a hand over her face. Katy almost laughed at how well timed that mood breaker was, slowly laying back down, "Did you tell them about us?", she asked, surprised to see a confused look on his face.
"What about us? There is no 'us'", he said almost coldly, watching her flinch from his words. "What about last night then? What do you call that?", she asked as she pulled the blankets over her body. If he was going to take back everything that happened last night, she would probably never kiss anyone again. When he didn't answer, she shook her head in disappointment and turned her back to him. "Just go, go tell Tyson of what he saw before he goes spilling his guts to everyone else", she said quietly, secretly wiping away more tears.
Kai felt pained to have caused her sadness, putting his hands on his hips as he let out a breath of frustration. "Katy-", she cut him off; "Just go, please", her voice cracked as she spoke; making it so much harder for him to leave her.
"I'm sorry", he said softly as he turned to leave, but was stopped by the nurse. "Oh good, you're still here. I should tell you she will be ready to go back to the hotel room tonight, just give her a couple more hours to rest before she walks around. She doesn't have any broken bones, but she does have minor bruising on her torso, ice packs and plenty of rest should help", she informed him, handing him a piece of paper; listing everything she had said to him. "Thank you", he said as he walked past her and out of the nurses station.
Kai saw everyone in the cafeteria, Rei and Mariah were sitting together along with the rest of the team. "How is she?", Rei asked as Kai got closer; sitting in between Tyson and Kenny. "She's fine, she's being released tonight, so we have to keep an eye on her", Kai said vaguely, seeing the confused expression on Mariah. "What happened?", she asked, her voice showing a small amount of concern.
Having already informed everyone to keep this on hush mode, Rei sensed the glare from Kai as he carefully answered. "Katy fell down the stairs earlier, but she's OK. She was just in the nurse's station for evaluation", he said quickly, taking a bite of his food. "She fell down the stairs? Wow, what a cluts", she joked as she looked around the table, not one person was laughing at her joke.
"Yeah, maybe someone should hold her hand as she goes down the stairs; right Kai?", Tyson said as a way of communication between the lines. Kai was smart enough to know what he meant, along with the rest of the Bladebreakers; nodding to his words. "Yeah, maybe", he answered before he got up and walked to the buffet for some food.
As Katy tried to get some sleep, she heard the door open once more; not hearing the nurse speak up like she usually did. "I said leave me alone Kai", she spat, expecting it to be him.
"Well, that's not very nice", the horrifyingly familiar voice sprayed through the room like poison gas. Her eyes immediately shot open as she slowly turned her to head to see Boris, watching him shut the door and lock it before he approached her. "Don't be scared young Katy, I won't touch you; since Bryan did a good number on you", he said followed by an evil laugh.
"What do you want?", Katy asked as tears formed in her eyes once more, carefully sitting up and preparing to run. Boris walked closer to her, making her cower in the corner of the bed; "I just wanted to remind you of your mother's Beyblade, and how it will be destroyed if any of this reaches the authorities", he said coldly, taking pure pleasure in watching her tremble. "Also, I want my Black Dranzer back, where is he?", he asked, approaching her further.
Before Katy could answer, she heard the handle of the door jiggling, hearing that lock turn and see the nurse walk in was the biggest relief she had felt. "Oh, my apologies. This door is not supposed to be locked", the nurse said as she entered the room and began filling out Katy's discharge papers. "No worries miss, I think it was me. I may have accidently locked the door, I was just seeing if my niece was doing OK", his words made her sick to her stomach, swallowing hard as she tried not to look afraid.
"Oh I see, this is your uncle huh?", the nurse asked her, she was hesitant to answer before she nodded. "That's great to know you have family here, I'll get you some more bandages and disinfectant before we let you go", she said as she calmly left the room, keeping the door open.
When he knew she was gone, Boris smirked at Katy sinisterly, making her shutter in her own skin. "That was wise of you, just make sure you keep this incident away from the police and your mother's Beyblade will stay in-tact", he said as he turned to leave; but Katy spoke up. "Wait", she said as she slowly got out of bed, wincing in pain as she held onto her side. "An even trade, my mother's Beyblade for your Black Dranzer", she demanded, watching him turn towards her once more.
She continued speaking when he didn't answer; "You took my mother's Beyblade as insurance for your Black Dranzer, now that he's out; I want my mother's Beyblade back. Please, it's the only thing I have left of her", she said as tears fell from her tired eyes. Boris smirked to her words, putting his hands in his pockets. "Well, since you said please, we can arrange something. I'll be in touch", he said as he left the room, slamming the door behind him.
Sitting back down in a weakened state, Katy let out a breath of relief that he was gone but that didn't stop more tears from developing. She quickly wiped them away when the nurse came back, handing her a clip board; "Here you go dear, just sign on the dotted line and you can go", she instructed in a cheerful voice.
Katy took the clip board and read the paper, seeing in the section 'Cause of illness/injury' it said 'Attacked by beyblader Bryan of the Blitzkrieg boys, investigation to be recommended'. Her blood went cold, looking at the nurse with a confused look. "What's this?", she asked, pointing at what she read. The nurse gave her a concerned look, "Well, the young man who brought you here told me, so I wrote on your discharge papers since a copy of them are going to the head of the tournament'', she informed, sending cold chills throughout Katy's body but she maintained her composure and shook her head.
"No, that's not what happened. To tell the truth, Bryan is my ex-boyfriend and we are going through a rough patch. Kai brought me here because he found me in the locker room; I was attacked outside by a mugger and was stabbed. I didn't get the chance to tell Kai since I was barely awake when I got back, so he automatically assumed the worst", she said with a small smile, amazed at herself at how quick she was able to come up with a valid lie.
The nurse didn't say anything for a moment, she looked like she was reading Katy's facial expressions or trying to read her mind. Sweat dripped down the side of Katy's face, trying to keep her cool until the nurse finally nodded and patted her shoulder. "OK honey, I'll redo your discharge papers", she said kindly before walking out of the room.
Sighing heavily once more from relief, Katy ran a hand through her hair and closed her eyes. "I am so sick of lying all the time", she thought, looking up at the ceiling.
Boris knocked on Bryan's door, walking inside when Bryan opened it without asking permission. Looking at his face, Boris almost smirked out of amusement; "She did that to you? Wow, you really need more training then huh?", he asked with a laugh in his voice. Bryan glared at his words, shaking his head, "Actually, this was Kai and I was taken by surprise. What if she reports this? Its all over if she does", Bryan said with concern, narrowing his eyes when he saw the look on Boris's face. "Oh, don't worry about that, I already put in a claim in the insurance company", he joked as he held up the Beyblade that Bryan stole. "I warned her to keep this quiet, or else she would never see this again", he informed Bryan, sitting on the bed as he put the Beyblade back in his pocket. "What about Black Dranzer?", Bryan asked, standing in front of Boris.
Boris laughed sinisterly, a shine in his eyes as he spoke. "Don't worry about Black Dranzer, he is yours once I get him back. Of course, he's going to come with a bonus; if you do one more thing for me", he said with a smirk, watching a smirk form on Bryan's face. "What's that?", Bryan asked curiously, crossing his arms.
There was a long pause as Boris stood up. "I want you to bring Katy to me, for my next step in my plans", he instructed, seeing the smirk get wider on Bryan's face. "Consider it done", Bryan responded.
Yes these chapters are a little shorter than the other ones but that's because I like to keep you guys guessing 😊 I hope you enjoyed the chapter! More to come very soon!