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"Blah" – talking

'Blah' – thinking

Change of place/time

Chapter 25

The next morning the small bluenette was woken up by the pain in his body. The chibi rolled onto his side so that he could look out the window, instead of staring at the white ceiling. The pain had slowly been getting worse since yesterday; Kai just put it down to the potion but was also starting to think that it was something else.

The redhead sat up and looked over at Kai seeing that he was awake. It was his last day here today, and he was wondering if they would take his bed out or move Kai to a smaller room. He hoped they didn't, as then it would be easier for him to sneak back in here and stay the night.

It was early that afternoon that the Bladebreakers decided to visit Kai and Tala. When they entered the room they found Kai laying on his side his back to them while Tala sat on the end of the bed on the side that Kai was facing, reading a book. Soon after they had been seated Tyson suddenly remembered something.

"Tala how come your team isn't entered into the tournament?"

"Because we're not."

"Why?"

"Because we're not."

"Wh-"

"Tyson, just drop it, he obviously doesn't want to tell you," stopped Ray.

"Thanks Ray."

"No problem, so why isn't your team entered into the tournament tomorrow?" he saw the look on Tala's face, "I'm only joking don't worry."

They all sat there and talked as normal, but their laughing caused Kai to wake up, Tala being the only one to realize, as he was the only one that could see his face.

"Hey how are you feeling?"

"Okay."

"Sure?" Kai nodded. He didn't move and just listened to their conversation trying to ignore his aching body.

"Shouldn't you guys be training," came Kai's small voice, still thinking that it was the morning. Everyone stopped and turned to look at his back.

"Well, we were this morning. We thought we'd come and visit you after training today," explained Max. Kai just nodded again, realising what time of the day it was.

"Oh by the way you guys I'm allowed to leave when visiting hours are over," Tala told them.

"Really, that's good. Do they know when Kai will be allowed to leave?" smiled Hilary, as Tala shook his head. An idea then struck the brunette and she told them she was just going back to the hotel for something and she would be back soon. Ray came along with her, just to make sure she was alright.

The two of them returned about an hour later, Hilary holding a bag. No one questioned as to why they had gone back to the hotel, they just carried on their conversation thinking that they would be told later.

When the Bladebreakers had decided to leave Hilary stayed behind, and Tala and Kai wondered what was wrong.

"I know you don't have any clothes so I thought I would get you some," smiled Hilary as she handed Tala the bag she had been seen with earlier. "I hope they are the right size." The redhead took the bag off of her and gave her a quick hug.

"Thanks," he said surprised that she would do this for him.

"No problem, oh and here, it's the address of the hotel we're staying at and directions on how to get there. See you guys later," she said before handing Tala a small piece of paper and leaving.

The five teens left just before visiting hours ended today, because they wanted to catch the buffet which was easier than ordering room service.

After Tala had changed into one of the outfits he had been given; a black t-shirt and dark navy jeans, he sat on the end of Kai's bed and carried on reading his book. While Kai lay on his side staring out of the window his mind blank for once. They stopped what they were doing when Ayumi came into check on the both of them.

"Tala, here are your discharge forms, all you need to do is fill them out and you will be allowed to leave," she smiled, as she handed him a clipboard with the documents on it. "But first let me just check you over once last time to make sure you're alright."

Once she had checked both of them over and Tala had filled out the forms, she took them and left.

Tala had noticed Kai had been quiet for quite some time and looked over at him, only to see him trying to stay awake. He smiled and said,

"You can go to sleep you know," Kai looked at him and sleepily nodded.

Mayumi came in later to check on Kai, only to find Tala asleep at the bottom of Kai's bed and Kai who was also asleep his back facing her. She smiled at how cute they looked together, thinking that this was a perfect picture moment. The nurse checked Kai over, making sure not to wake him before leaving.

The bluenette sat bolt upright waking up the redhead as a searing pain ran throughout his whole body.

"Shit, Kai what happened?" cursed Tala standing up.

"W, what do y, you mean?" he stuttered.

"You're covered in blood," he stated simply. Kai looked down at himself; his pyjamas were ripped, showing off several nasty cuts and bruises, his legs felt wet and he was sure that, that it was blood it was wet with, and his back stung like there was no tomorrow, and he couldn't really breathe properly sussing that a few of his ribs were broken also.

"What happened to me?" the chibi asked shocked.

"That's what I just asked you. Shit," Tala pressed the green button several times before turning back to Kai, who now had his head in his hands.

"Hey are you okay?" he asked running into the bathroom to see if there were anything he could use to stop the bleeding.

"I feel really dizzy." Tala nodded as he came back with a couple of towels and put it round Kai's body, him hissing at the pressure being put on his cuts and bruises.

Suddenly the door burst open and Mayumi and Ayumi rushed in, but stopped and stared at the sight before them.

"What happened?" shouted Ayumi.

"I don't know, I woke up and he was like this," both of the nurses glared at Tala as if he had done this.

"Tala didn't do it," Kai almost whispered. They nodded, and Mayumi shooed Tala out of the room following him as she went off in a different direction in search of new bandages.

Meanwhile Ayumi sat with him and tried to take his clothes off, but only hurt him more as it was stuck to his body with dried blood. Finally Mayumi came back with the bandages, and they sat in there for almost an hour cleaning and bandaging him up. While Tala sat outside really worried, but then it clicked he knew what wrong, he knew what had caused this, and he mentally kicked himself for not realising sooner.

Mayumi left the room quickly with the dirty clothes and sheets, while Ayumi told Tala that he was allowed back in, not looking at him as she did. He found Kai lying on his side staring out of the window.

"Hey are you okay?" Kai nodded.

"They gave me some painkillers, but since I'm only a 'child' they're not really helping."

"You should get some sleep," Kai nodded as Tala sat down, "I'll tell you what I think later okay," again Kai nodded.

As soon as Kai closed his eyes, he instantly fell asleep. When Tala was sure Kai had fallen asleep, Tala followed suit.

In his sleep Kai rolled onto his back, causing him to hiss and wake up because of the pain. He looked around noticing that it was still dark, and wondered how long he had been sleep. He could feel a lump at the end of the bed and guessed that, that was Tala. He rolled back onto his side again but a voice cut through the silence of the night.

"Hey are you alright?" asked a sleepy Tala.

"Yes I'm fine, go back to sleep," soon after that they both did what Kai had just said.

The next morning Ray woke up and just stared at the ceiling for a few moments, not really wanting to get up. He sighed before getting up, grabbing his clothes and heading for the shower.

The redhead had woken up early, and had washed and dressed and was sitting at the bottom of Kai's bed reading the next book in the series; 'Grass for his pillow.' Tala was already halfway through the book.

A small moan caused him to look up from the book. The chibi stiffly sat up rubbing his eyes.

"Morning," he said quietly.

"Morning," Tala replied, waiting a moment for Kai to wake up before saying, "Kai, I think I know what happened last night."

"What?"

"Well remember that potion Ray and Hilary gave you," Kai nodded, "well it was called ILK, and what I thought before was wrong, I mean LK was the potion I said it was but it wasn't the one given to you. I also remember there being another one called IL, which is a reversal potion. So I think the one they gave you was a reversal potion, just stronger."

"Oh, so it's?"

"Yes."

"Shit," cursed Kai under his breath.

"Sorry," Kai shook his head as if to say it's not your fault.

A wave of tiredness suddenly crashed over Kai, so he decided to lie down and soon enough he was asleep again.

Ayumi came in later that day and poked her head round the door, finding Tala reading a book, while the chibi slept. She came into the room just to make sure that Kai was alright, as her sister was busy at the moment.

"Tala, do you want to come back in here? You stayed the night, you could have gone home," she smiled. Tala just shook his head.

"I'm sorry for being concerned," he smirked.

Soon after Ayumi had left, the Bladebreakers entered clearly looking tired.

"Have a good training session then?" They just nodded plonking themselves in any chair they could find.

About an hour after they had arrived, Mayumi came in to check on Kai, finding him still asleep. So she asked Tala a couple of questions about how he had been, what had happened last night still bugging her. The dark haired nurse then checked Kai over, but had to wake him, as she had to look into his eyes and mouth, as well taking another blood sample, which he wasn't too happy about.

They sat and talked for a couple of hours, and were shooed out a little while after visiting hours had ended, glad that they had gotten to stay a little longer as they had had to leave earlier yesterday. The redhead had managed to sneak away from the Bladebreakers and back into the Hospital. Just as he sat on the bed Kai quickly sat up, and cradled his head as he had gotten a head rush.

"Hey you okay?" Kai nodded laying back down. "Why'd you get up so quick?"

"I don't know, I think it's because I heard something which caused me to wake up."

"That might have been me sorry."

"It's okay."

They sat and talked like that for a little while, when Kai began to feel really sleepy again. So Tala let Kai sleep and continued reading the book.

A little while later the sound of footsteps caused Tala to stop reading and stand up, hoping one of the nurses didn't come in here. He quickly went over to the bathroom, just in case someone came in. He sighed when no one did, but then again he didn't think they would mind if he was here as he was quiet anyway.

After about two hours Kai woke up to find Tala lying across the bottom of his bed on his front, still reading the book. He looked towards Kai, after hearing him sit up.

"Are you okay?" Kai nodded. "You just look really pale, you sure?" again Kai nodded.

"…my body just really hurts again. It feels like I've beaten up."

"It's probably the potion working again; you're not bleeding are you?" Kai shook his head, but could taste the metallic liquid in his mouth and guessed it was coming from his lip.

"I think I know why I'm so tired."

"Why?'

"I'm guessing that it needs a lot of my energy to work, so it makes me tired. Also I'm guessing that it only ever works when I'm sleeping, as I wake up and something is wrong with me," Kai told Tala.

"That does make sense, I just hope that it isn't too dragged out and changes you back soon." Kai again nodded.

They sat there talking for the next hour when yet again sleepiness began to take Kai over again. The chibi again tried to fight it, but of course it didn't work.

Mayumi walked down the pristine corridors of the hospital, on her way to go and check on Kai. She guessed that Tala would probably be there as well, she smiled they were glued at the hip those two. The dark haired nurse had never asked them if they were related, as they seemed to be. Her thoughts then returned back to what had happened to Kai, and knew that it couldn't have been Tala. She wondered how his wounds had re-opened like that. She shook her head hoping that it didn't happen again.

Upon entering the room that was still being shared by the two boys, like she had thought; she found Kai asleep and Tala lying across the bottom of his bed reading.

"Hey Tala, is Kai okay?"

He nodded, "Yes he just fell asleep." She nodded but checked him over anyway.

"Tala, do you mind if I ask you something?"

"Depends what it is," he replied not looking up from the book.

"Are you Kai related in any way?"

"Why'd you ask that?"

"Well you two seem to be so close, and I thought that you might be related."

"Well we are sort of, but then again we're not"

"Is that a yes or a no?"

"In the middle."

"You're really difficult you know that."

"I know it's fun isn't it?"

"Maybe for you," she took a look at the book, seeing that it was in English, surprised that the redhead could read it.

"You can read English?" Tala nodded.

"I can speak it too," said Tala in English causing Mayumi to smile. "Kai can speak it as well," he added the nurse nodding.

The dark haired nurse came back to the room at the end of her shift again. A smile came to her lips; both of them were asleep; Tala in the last position she had seen him in. She whispered good night before leaving silently.

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