I came to not long after that. My vision was really fuzzy. I could sense some colors, but not much in general. I also heard some slight buzzing -- people talking, perhaps? Gradually, things were coming back
"Looks like he's snapping out of it. You think I should go get Lee?" a woman's voice asked uncertainly.
A man's voice sighing in thought. "Yeah, I guess you should. I'll go get some ice.
My vision finally cleared up, and I saw Takato and Ruki leaving the room. I turned over to my side, and saw Reiko watching me. She was sitting on a ratty old chair I've had for ages. She smiled at me.
"Where am I?" I mumbled.
"In your room." Reiko told me.
"Why am I in bed?" I asked.
"Kenta's idea. He thought you should lie down." whispered Reiko.
"What happened to me?" I asked softly.
Reiko paused before answering. "We're not sure. Yamaki..." she stopped mid-sentence.
"Yamaki what?" I asked.
"He threw some sort of syringe at you," Reiko said, getting up from he chair and looking out the window. "It hit you in the neck, and you've been out ever since." she said softly.
"Really?" I asked her. She nodded. My fingers searched the back of my neck. I winced as I came in contact with some sort of bruise.
"Yamaki ran before we could catch him. Dad called Kenta, and he got you into bed and just sort of looked you over," she turned towards me, smiling. "He thinks you should be okay, though. Nothing more than a little blood loss, really." Reiko happily reported.
I propped my head up on my pillow. "So...you've been keeping watch on me ever since?" I asked her. Reiko laughed.
"Um, well, not me...your mom and dad have until my dad finally convinced them to get some sleep about half and hour ago." she said quickly.
"How long have I been out?" I asked.
"Day and a half." said Reiko nonchalantly.
"What?" I screamed, and bolted upright in my bed.
"Geez." Reiko sighed, reminding me oddly of Ruki. "Lie back down, mon-boy. You shouldn't be up." she scolded me.
I felt a wave of pulsating anger. How dare she chide me, that stupid human! Then it vanished just as quickly, leaving me feeling dumbfounded.
Jenrya groaned. Somebody kept shaking him. He didn't really want to get up right now, he hadn't even had an hour's worth of sleep. He rolled over onto his back. He heard an exasperated sigh.
"Wake up." they said irritably.
Jenrya grunted and hurled his pillow in the direction of the voice. He then heard the sound of the pillow being blasted into little tiny bits. He opened his eyes and came face-to-face with a somewhat peeved Renamon.
Ooops...
Yamaki stepped into a dark room. He made his way to a large computer at the back of the room. He began typing quickly on the keyboard, and almost maniacal grin on his face.
A screen popped up, revealing something similar to a download screen, the bar nearly filled. Underneath the bar were the words VIRUS 75% COMPLETE.
Yamaki licked his lips in satisfaction. If he couldn't take the Hybrid in his current mind-set, he would just have to change it a little, that was all.
I heard the sounds of what sounded like a fight from my father's room nearby. Reiko and I looked at each other, then she walked up to the door and peeked out the hall.
"I don't see anything." she muttered.
She turned to me and shrugged. "Oh well." she muttered.
"GAH!" I heard a grown man yelp. Dad!
Sounds of a scuffle, pillows being thrown, another yelp from Dad, and then finally...
"Now will you get up?" my mother's voice asked ominously.
Dad must've said yes, because a few minutes later, both he and mom came into my room. Dad was nursing what I think was a nosebleed.
"What was that all about?" I asked.
"Er, well..." Dad muttered. "Neither of us did have much sleep, y'know. Ah...your mother got irritated when I wouldn't get up and at some point a pillow hit me in the face...well, it's better you don't ask." he finished quickly. Reiko and I shared a glance. My parents were nuts.
Takato walked in with Ruki. Takato blinked and gave my parents a curious stare.
"Ah..." he said awkwardly.
"Don't ask." both my parents said at the same time.
"Oh, I get it." said Ruki slyly. "They don't want to tell us all about their little lover's spat." she teased.
I tried very, very hard not to burst into laughter at my parents' facial expressions. By some miracle, I did succeed. Reiko was giggling in the corner.
"It was not a lover's spat, Ruki. You know that. It was just an argument due to lack of sleep." she said matter-of-factly.
"A violent one, apparently." commented Takato, looking at my dad, who was holding a piece of toilet paper under his nose. "Or did you get a nosebleed for another reason?" he asked with an equal amount of slyness as his wife.
My father shook his head. "You get out of here." he muttered to Takato, pushing him away.
I smiled as I watched them all. Then my heart stopped as I noticed my eyes seemed to be changing.
Stupid humans...