Chapter 29: Poisonous Hatred
Over the next few days as the brunette recuperated he had many visitors, but mostly his parents occupied his time along with the doctors trying to heal his injuries still using spore samples they had. Once Commander Frost had graced the boy with his presence, but it wasn't exactly a social visit.
"I hate to bring this up to you during this time." Commander Frost said getting straight to the point with the brunette, "With you being practically the only one of your kind in custody and because of your act of insubordination I'm dismissing you from our special unit to deport you back to Bakugan City after the doctors decide whether to release you from their care. Understood?"
He hated to admit so, but it was for the best after all he had given Marucho all the information he needed. Also he knew that Wavern and Naga wouldn't succeed in gaining the power of the Infinity orb as long as he was alive, but he didn't make necessary mention of that to the blonde. He was tired of being locked up in cage all the time because of his rariety.
Although that day had passed and now he was watching the nurses and doctors shuffling about him as they prepared to remove the bandage from his eye.
"Can I see myself?" He asked one of the nurses as she paused for a moment to await an order from the doctor.
She nodded to him and went to grab a small mirror which she now brought forth as they were instructing him to keep his left eye closed still as they removed the bandages. He gazed at the face reflected back at him. Two deep scars traced from the side of his eyebrow down to his cheek bone, but only one went across his eyelid. There were two other scars below the one that ran to his cheek bone, but in comparison they were lighter. Of the two lighter scars one ran across his cheek plainly while the bottom one outlined his jaw.
"Alright Daniel." Began the doctor as he pulled out a small flashlight and clicked it on, "Slowly open your left eyelid for me."
He nodded and did as he was told, slowly he opened it and watched himself in the mirror still being held up for him. He panicked a little as no sight came back to his left side and his hope fell as the doctor flashed the light in his eyes to see if there was a response, but he solemnly clicked off the flashlight and went to write on his clipboard. The nurses then set to work on apply a salve on his scars and then taped on a smaller bandage over his left eye making him close it once more. He gripped the bed sheets tightly and at first he thought the words, but then they leaked from his throat.
"No." He murmured and then slowly got loud enough for everyone in the room to hear.
The doctor put down his clipboard and tried to smile warmly at the brunette as he explained, "Listen Daniel it's a miracle enough that your eyeball is still fully intact otherwise you would be in much worse shape than now. There's still a chance that you regain your eyesight, but for now just focus on your other wounds getting healed. I mean soon you'll be able to go home and that is definitely something to look forward to."
Dan ignored everything and leaned back into the pillows propping him up. Indeed he would never see out of that eye again, but he still held hope. After that he napped and woke to Keith poking his head in.
"Sorry did I wake you?" The spiky blonde asked as the brunette sat up.
"No come on in." Dan beckoned with one hand.
"I see you've gotten some bandages changed. Did you get to look at the damage?" Keith asked a little unsure as to whether or not it was a good idea as the brunette's right eye narrowed.
"Yes." Dan hissed a little, "Unfortunately I'm blind permanently in that eye."
"Well don't be so down, when you first came in that's one of the first pieces of you they tried to heal with the spores, but had to mostly concentrate on your hip wound." Keith informed the brunette, "They believed you wouldn't make it all the way here, especially since your body would slip back and forth between human and Bakugan trying to heal itself."
Dan chuckled a bit making Keith a little nervous. The brunette sighed and then pulled off the bandaged taped over his eye.
"I don't think you're supposed to be doing that." Keith suggested as he gazed into the once bright red brown eye, now a dull brown.
Suddenly the door burst open and in flew a red headed girl that took Dan a moment to recognize as the Russian girl he had a run into with.
"Hi." Keith greeted her unsure of who she was exactly to Dan, but a glare confused him even more as she faced the brunette.
"You just love causing everyone trouble don't you?" She snapped as she folded her arms and viciously glared at the brunette.
"Huh?" Dan murmured taken aback by her accusations.
"Did Marucho even tell you?" She asked in a harsh tone and received a confused glance, "I'm disgusted that Commander Frost didn't think twice about having you sent to Bakugan City. I've would have been more than overjoyed to see you leave here, but after I learned what you did to Marucho that one day. I cannot forgive you!"
"Excuse me," Keith interjected, "What are you talking about?"
"Apparently on several occasions when Marucho was conducting his research into Pyrus Bakugan, Dan here let loose the wild beast, I knew it was in there, but I didn't realize that you hadn't completely broken free of the voice. YOU TRAITOR!" She continued on and then slapped the brunette across the left cheek not realizing what she had done, "I knew they shouldn't have kept you here, you're too blessed to have amnesia to not remember what sins you have committed and the others fell for your guise. I didn't and here now the curtain has fallen."
Dan rubbed the side of his cheek and the pain welled as he spoke, "Yes I did lose myself a few times, but that was because of my choice in being a truth seeker. That's why I followed the voice back to those Mechtagon."
Keith was confused even more as the conversation continued on without his input.
"It's too bad you didn't die out there because I wouldn't have to tell you that Marucho is suffering because you spread the infection to him now." She screamed at the brunette now tears falling of her cheeks like a waterfall, "He was too nice to let you know of the wounds that you put on him, but now its too late!"
She sobbed and Dan was distraught as he grabbed ahold of her shoulders wanting to know more, "What do you mean? What's wrong with him?"
"Somehow the scratches you gave him had traces of spore infection and now he's been ill with the sickness for a while, but it only became acknowledged when he collapsed the other day." She screeched at him and the brunette didn't hesistate to throw off the bed sheets and step onto the tiled floor. He paused to remove all the wires attached to him and removed the IV.
"Take me to him now!" The brunette demanded as the monitors' beeped warnings.
She shook her head still scowling with much ferocity, "No. You don't deserve to go apologize."
He was filled with rage and then stormed out of his room to which Keith followed after him trying to convince him back into the room and bed.
