Here is Chapter Twenty-Six, hope you enjoy.

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"Blah" – talking

'Blah' – thinking

Change of place/time

Chapter 26

The small bluenette was awoken the next morning by a severe pain in body, this time just his back. It stung a lot and he could feel the wetness of the blood making the top he was wearing stick to him. He tried to get up without waking up Tala, but where his body still ached from earlier he didn't succeed.

"You okay?" asked Tala, Kai nodded and attempted to get out of bed again. "Not you're not." He gestured for him to sit forward and Tala saw his back was covered in blood. "Damn it happened again, hold on a second," said Tala before running out of the room and coming back moments later with a few rolls of bandages.

The redhead fished some new pyjamas out of the cupboard in the room before picking up Kai and taking him to bathroom, realizing that he would have to change the bed covers as well.

"Why didn't you just call the nurse?" asked Kai, feeling light headed from the blood loss.

"Because I don't want them giving me dirty looks like I did this to you," Kai nodded, but then hissed as Tala tried to take off his top.

After about half an hour, Kai had been cleaned up and re-bandaged, and had been told to lay down by Tala, as he tried to find a way to explain all the dirty clothes and bed covers.

"Do you think it'll happen again?" Tala nodded his mind still on the garments in his hands.

"Yes, but I'm not sure how long it'll go on for. The normal one only lasts about a day or two, but because it's a stronger version, it could last a lot longer. I just wonder how we're going to explain it to the nurses when they find out this happened again, they'll probably kick me out."

"Okay. And they can't, because they won't have any evidence."

"Well I think your body bruised and bleeding is enough don't you think?"

"But they weren't called like last time, and I'll just say that it was like that from before, okay." Tala just nodded.

"But how are we going to explain all the dirty clothes, and used bandages?"

"Well isn't there a place that they go or something? And you could just put the bandages in the bin for now."

"Well yes, but I have no idea where that is. But I could always ask another nurse, right?" Kai just nodded.

Soon after that had been settled, Tala went to go and find a nurse to wash the clothes, hoping that she wouldn't tell Kai's nurse what he had done. He found a blonde haired nurse at the nurses' station, who looked a bit surprised at the amount of blood but took it with no problem. Tala followed her so he knew where that room was for next time.

Kai was lying on his side staring out of the window, a prickling pain in his back hurting him every few minutes. He was brought out of his thoughts when Tala re-entered the room.

"Did it then?" Tala just nodded a smirk also on his face. "What else did you do?"

"I followed the nurse and I now know where that room is, it is upstairs right near the x-ray rooms," he told Kai sitting down. So with that matter settled they dived into another conversation.

Today the Bladebreakers came to visit earlier wanting to do their training after visiting Kai today.

"How are you feeling today Kai?" asked Hilary as they all sat down.

"Okay, just a bit tired."

They all sat there talking, Tala putting his comment in where necessary.

Soon Kai started to feel sleepy again and tried to fight it, now wanting to wake up covered in blood again, as the Bladebreakers didn't know about that yet. He was going to have to tell them soon, he just had to find the right moment.

Tala turned round to talk to Kai, only to find him asleep yet again, but this worried him as the Bladebreakers were in the room. He just hoped that nothing else happened today.

Mayumi entered the room, earning 'hi's and hello's' from them. She replied back before checking Kai over, trying to be as quick and quiet as possible, as she didn't want to wake him up.

The five teens decided to leave soon after lunch, as they wanted to get a few hours in before dinner. Tala decided to go with them this time, as he thought that they needed some training. When they were in out in the corridor they noticed that this time Tala was with them.

"So what made you come back with us today Tala?" asked Hilary. Tala didn't reply. "Tala did you hear me?"

"What, oh sorry, because I think you all need a training session." A series of groans could be heard, which came from all of them except Hilary and Kenny, who just smiled.

Once in the hotel the Bladebreakers brought Tala to the back of the hotel, where they had been training the last two days.

"So are you actually going to train us today Tala?" asked Tyson. Tala just smirked and nodded.

"Where's the nearest field from here?"

"Field, we don't need one of those we just face off again-"

"Who's taking training today?" Tyson pointed at Tala, "That's what I thought, and now where is the nearest field, open space, anything? And if you don't tell me I will make you run double." He threatened and saw the looks on their faces and he so wanted to laugh, but smirked instead.

Once they had grabbed their launchers and Beyblades, Ray lead them to a nearby park which wasn't too big but it wasn't small either. Tyson turned to look at Tala mouth wide open.

"You expect us to run around that?" He again smirked and nodded.

"Well if I can why shouldn't you."

"Well that's you and this is me, we're completely different dude."

"Of course I know we're different, I would hate to look like you but everyone has to run round this field twice anyone who complains has to run double, complain again and I'll quadruple it. Got it? This will help you get fit and improve your stamina and if you're stronger then your bit beast will be stronger as well. Now go on run."

They all stared at Tala momentarily, while Tyson glared at his comment about him before, before turning to run round the field, while Hilary and Kenny just watched them and laughed at Tyson who was lagging far behind.

After about two hours Tala was getting bored of this and left them to train by themselves. He bade them goodbye before leaving; yes it had been fun for a while but he didn't really have anyone to talk to. Also Kai must be bored out of his skull in that tiny room he was made to stay in.

Once there, Tala crept towards the bed and lay in his usual position, careful not to wake up the sleeping chibi. Before lying down he had retrieved the book he had left, and carried on reading it.

After training Hilary and Ray were in her bedroom, while Tyson and Max were watching a film and Kenny as usual was in the room he shared with Tyson and Max typing away at his laptop.

"Why did Tala leave, he could have stayed." asked Hilary as she was rummaging through the drawers for something.

"I really don't know, maybe he feels uncomfortable being with us as he doesn't really know us, or he got bored," replied Ray.

"Maybe…but I don't see why he gets to stay at the hospital and we don't."

"Well maybe he hides when the nurses come, or they know that he's there but because he's quiet and Kai is only little then maybe they let him stay," suggested Ray.

"But Kai is not, oh yea they think he's six," said Hilary, as she gave up on what she was looking for. "Ray I'm going to go for a walk."

"Okay, just don't be back too late."

"Okay, but I won't be that long, I'm just going for a walk," she told him getting up and leaving. Ray sighed before getting up and joining Max and Tyson in watching the film.

Tala sat up in surprise when Kai jumped up hissing.

"Hey you okay?" asked Tala. Kai nodded before feeling his back where it still felt a bit weird and looking at his hand making sure there was no blood, and sighed when there wasn't.

"What happened?"

"I don't know, it felt like someone had slammed me against something. And where my back is sore it hurt," he told Tala lying back down.

"Is it bleeding?" he shook his head. "Good."

"So how was your little excursion?"

"It was good, had lots of fun training them," Tala smirked. "Made them run round this park twice. It was funny watching Tyson run."

"Sounds like Tyson," Kai smirked. "But how come you didn't stay longer?"

"I don't know, I got bored and for some reason I didn't really want to stay."

"Well you could have, I wouldn't have minded. I'm probably just going to fall asleep again anyway."

"I know, I guess I didn't really feel comfortable being around them that long is all." Kai just nodded, having felt the same when he had just joined the Bladebreakers.

They sat there and talked for a little, Kai beginning to get sleepy again. His eyes closed before opening slightly as Tala still carried on talking not aware that Kai was falling asleep.

"Kai, Kai, Kai?" said Tala, looking at him realizing that Kai had fallen asleep, "oops, lucky I didn't wake him up," mumbled Tala laying back down and reading the book.

A few hours later Mayumi came in to check up on Kai, finding him asleep again. While Tala was reading as usual. She checked Kai's temperature, pulse and breathing as usual while trying not to wake him up.

"How many books do you have?" she asked.

"Well they're not mine; I got them from the day room. But this is the second one I'm reading, and I'm almost finished."

"Oh okay. Has Kai woken up yet?" Tala nodded. "Was he okay?"

"He complained about a pain in his back but he said it was okay before he fell asleep. Is he still getting worse?"

"Actually he wasn't getting better or worse, but the blood I took this morning shows he's getting worse again, and we have no idea why," she told him. Tala nodded.

"How long before he can leave?"

"Well he has to get better first, and we don't what's wrong so I don't know." Tala nodded really wanting to tell her but not knowing if she would believe him or not, as well as it leading to more problems for them having to explain about where it came from.

As soon as Mayumi had left Kai woke up feeling as though he had been kicked and punched him a few times. Tala noticed that he was pale and asked if he was okay, Kai nodded before telling him what he had felt.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Kai again nodded lying down again.

"When am I allowed to leave?"

"I just asked Mayumi that, she said you're getting worse and because they don't know what is wrong, they don't know when they can release you, sorry."

"It's okay."

The brunette quickly and quietly made her way down the corridors of the hospital, and stopped when she ended up at Kai's room. She knocked on the door before opening it, the two boys turning to look at her.

"Hi," she greeted before stepping in.

"Have you brought the others with you?" asked Tala, she shook her and she heard the redhead sigh in relief.

"How are you feeling Kai?"

"Okay," he mumbled. Hilary nodded a bit worried by how pale he looked; he hadn't looked like that earlier today.

About ten minutes after her arrival, Hilary had finally struck up a conversation with Tala, which was a bit of a challenge as he usually just gave her one word answers.

Kai smiled at this, but sleepiness was once again calling his name, and he getting annoyed with himself for always answering it. He wanted to be awake one full day for once, but it didn't look like that would be happening until the potion wore off.

"Aww look he's asleep again," pointed out Hilary. Tala also smiled at this. "How come he's tired all the time?"

Tala shrugged, "Maybe it's just because he's still getting better," Hilary just nodded satisfied with the answer for now.

Mayumi entered the room about an hour after Hilary had arrived, and was surprised to find Hilary here this time. And wondered how she had gotten in as visiting hours were over. Kai was asleep as usual and Tala and Hilary talking. She smiled and waved at them before leaving.

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