K-chan – Weee I've been busy today, finished both chapters of Ha! That's what you think! And this chapter.. go me! I'm still chuckling over the anonymous review that said Liika was a bitch for punching Kai LOL
"Owwww…" Liika moaned as they made their way down the street toward the nearest hospital… hopefully Rei knew where they were going, cause she sure didn't.
"Quite whining. It's your own fault, you shouldn't have touched it." Kai snapped, eying the seeping wound with something akin to concern. It didn't look very good.
A long diagonal cut ran down her left arm, it was only about a quarter of a centimeter wide but pretty deep and was seeping blood at an alarming rate. They had only just exited the alley and already she was looking a bit pale. Growling a bit he ripped off his scarf, grabbed her arm and wrapped the white material around the appendage.
Liika blinked rapidly as she felt Kai grab her arm and start wrapping her wound with his own scarf. She blushed, then winced as he pressed on the slash.
"Keep pressure on it, unless you want to bleed to death." Kai ordered and let her arm go.
Liika's hand replaced his over the wound, the blood already soaking through the white material. Now that she thought about it she was starting to get a bit dizzy, hopefully the material would slow the bleeding. It was a good thing that she didn't mind the sight of blood, or she'd be in real trouble! Of course she couldn't say the same for Kenny who fainted at the sight of the cut and was now being carried by Rei, who was leading the way.
"Thank you Kai." She said, sending him a smile.
"Hn. Whatever." He snorted and turned his head away, earning a giggle from the girl.
Max grinned as he saw Kai's angry mask slip a bit to help the girl, heh maybe he wasn't so bad after all. He then turned his eyes to the girl that now walked a bit ahead of their stoic leader. He frowned worriedly, she was getting really pale, and her steps wobbled a little bit. Turning to Rei at the front he called, "Hey Rei how much longer? Liika doesn't look too good."
"I'm fine!"
Rei turned his head back to the others but kept walking, Tyson was still sulking over his loss, Kai looked pissed as usual, Max looked concerned and Liika.. well she did look a bit wobbily. He opened his mouth to reply when he suddenly slammed into something, sending him and Kenny to the ground.
Looking up while pushing Kenny off of him Rei saw that it wasn't something but someone he ran into when not looking. The girl he had run into was sent to the ground along with them and was now groaning and rubbing her bottom. After soothing the offended appendage her head shot up and she glared at him as well as the rest of the group.
She was pretty, her red-brown hair tied up in two buns on either side of her head, her crystal blue eyes flashing at them. She wore a short skirted, sleeveless Chinese style dress that was purple and black and she had long black scarf like wristlets on each wrist and black boots. Glaring harder she got up brushed herself off and snapped. "Watch where you're going!" And with that stomped away in the opposite direction from which they were going.
"Geez… she didn't have to get all grouchoid about it." Tyson muttered looked back at the slowly disappearing girl.
Rei shrugged and looked down at Kenny who was now waking up. "Some people are just like that… look at Kai." He said helping the smaller boy up.
"Ha ha real funny wise guy."
Rei laughed at the obviously not pleased Kai and started on his way again. "Come on guys its not too far, a couple more blocks."
The rest started to follow when they stopped again because they heard a thump behind them. Turning the group saw Liika pulling herself up. Gasping a bit Max rushed to her side, followed closely by Rei and Kenny. "Are you alright? What happened?" Max demanded grasping her good arm securely as she wobbled.
"I'm fine! I just got dizzy and tried to walk too fast is all, I'm ok now!" She smiled cheerfully waving them away.
They all eyed her dubiously, silently watching her as her steps wavered and wobbled, but they left her be… that is until she almost fell again. Max shot out and caught the smaller girl as she descended to the ground once more. Clucking his tongue he admonished gently, "I thought you said you were fine?"
"I am!"
"Don't look like that to me." Rei said coming over and checking the makeshift bandage on her arm.
It was thoroughly soaked with blood, but the blood flow seemed to be slowing. Rei frowned and dropped her arm. "The blood flow has slowed, but you've lost a fair amount of blood, that's what's making you dizzy and wobbly. I think someone should carry you."
Liika's eyes widened comically and she shook her head rapidly. "No! It's ok I'll be fine!" How embarrassing, having your new teammates have to carry you! She was mortified at the thought.
"I'm afraid Rei's right." Kenny commented from a few meters away, not looking at the arm. "We'll get there faster if someone carries you."
Her face turned bright red, no one had ever had to carry her anywhere before! Least of all cute guys! .;; Kai then rolled his eyes and sighed in exasperation, weak females. "Stupid girl." He muttered coming over and scooping her up by the knees and shoulders. "Now where is this hospital Rei. The quicker we get there the happier I'll be." He glared at her from the corner of his eye.
"Hey! Don't glare at me! I didn't ask for you to carry me you know! Why couldn't it be someone else?" She complained loudly.
"Cause I'm the biggest. Now zip it or I drop you."
That shut her up abruptly. Rei shook his head and sighed, nodding toward the corner. "This way." With that they mad their way to the hospital.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH STAY AWAY FROM ME YOU MONSTER!" A familiar scream drifted from the emergency ward into the waiting room causing the four boys to look up in shock.
"What the-" Tyson started when the doors to the ward smashed open and out ran a panicked looking Liika, who paused out side the door a few seconds, spotted them and dashed over to dive behind the only one who was standing –Kai.
Kai looked unfazed as he stepped aside, causing Liika to fall to the ground at his feet. He nudged her with the toe of his shoe and grunted, "Get up."
She did as was demanded –cradling her arm, which was still wrapped in his scarf, as she did so. "Ow, geez, what you do that for?" She muttered.
He rolled his eyes and stalked away to a different corner of the waiting room. Max, Rei and Tyson –Kenny had gone to notify Mr. Dickenson of the accident, stepped over to the grumbling girl worriedly. "Liika, what's wrong?" Max asked.
"Yeah, why'd ya screech like that?" Tyson threw in.
Liika sniffed indignantly, tilting her chin up and sticking her tongue out at Tyson. "I did not screech!"
"Actually-"
"Excuse me-"
They all turned and saw that a young male doctor with cleanly cut blond hair and bright green eyes had followed Liika out of the emergency ward. With another small scream, Liika cowered behind the tallest boy, which happened to be Rei. Rei blinked in confusion and frowned. "What's going on?"
The young doctor coughed in embarrassment. "Well you see Miss Tomoda will need stitches, quite a few actually, judging from the description."
This incited a shivering 'eep' out of the cowering girl and they all turned their heads and stared at her weirdly. She just continued to shudder. The doctor coughed again, gaining their attention once more before continuing, "And, because the cut was caused by a wok used to beyblade it could be contaminated with all sorts of bacteria, therefore she needs a tetanus shot as well." A low moan sounded from behind Rei, it sounded very much like a whimpering child. "Now Miss Tomoda if you will just come back into the room…"
"No!"
A growl emited from the back of the waiting room startled them all and they turned to see Kai stalking from his position against the wall towards them. As he walked by the four of them he grabbed Liika by the back collar of her shirt and dragged her with him. Stopping in front of the doctor he demanded in a monotone voice, "Which way?"
The doctor, clearly startled, nodded toward the set of double doors they had just come through and stuttered, "Th-this way."
Kai nodded and continued through the doors, dragging the struggling girl behind him. "Oouuch! Damn it Kai, let me go! You can't let him do it! Please I beg you! Don't let him stick me!" She cried as she fought futilely against the bigger boys hold.
"Shut. Up." Kai growled back.
Max, Rei and Tyson just watched in fascination and shock as Kai, dragging Liika and the doctor disappeared behind the doors.
"Haha! Who knew that Liika would be afraid of needles!" With Tyson's announcement they broke into loud laughter.
"Ok then all done you can look now." The doctor said kindly giving her now numb, properly bandaged arm a pat and stepped away to set down the bandaging materials.
Liika cracked one eye open to peer down at the perfectly bandaged wound. It no longer hurt –the doctor had numbed it using a needle, she shuddered at the thought, and she was no longer dizzy. All in all she had gotten two needles –one for freezing and one for tetanus and twenty stitches - five on the inside and fifteen on the outside.
Swallowing she took a deep breath and opened her eyes fully, letting the air out in one loud woosh. "Aiee.." She moaned.
Kai, who had been standing behind her, his hands clamped on her shoulders preventing movement, let her go, rolling his eyes in the process. "Baby." He muttered stalking out of the room.
Liika stuck her tongue out at his retreating back. Just after Kai disappeared through the doors the other four boys and an older man –whom Liika quickly identified as Mr. Dickenson, appeared, all smiling. "Hey Liika! Are you ok now?" Max asked excitedly bounding towards the bed she sat on.
The doctor smiled at the enthusiastic blond boy. "Miss Tomoda will be fine. I gave her a tetanus shot so she wont gain any infection from the cut and put in five stitches inside and fifteen on the outside."
Tyson crowded over and started poking her arm. "Twenty stitches? Wow! That wok got you good! Does it hurt?"
Liika snatched her arm away and glared non-threateningly at the blue haired boy. "It does when you poke it!"
Tyson laughed nervously and scratched the back of his head. "Sorry!"
"Anyways, doctor as you were saying?" Mr. Dickenson cut in, holding himself regally, his hands placed on his cane gallantly.
"Ah yes," The blond doctor came over and lifted Liika's arm. "As I have been told, you all are a Beyblade team?"
"That's right." Mr. Dickenson nodded.
"Yes, well I'm afraid Miss Tomoda will not be blading for at least a couple of weeks. In fact I'd give it about three weeks to a month."
This earned a gasp out of the four boys and the girl. "A month?! But I have to be able to blade! The American tournament is in week! We leave for America tomorrow!" Liika exclaimed, panic once more setting over her cute face.
The doctor shook his head in sympathy. "I'm sorry miss, but you are unable to blade with out tearing those stitches."
Liika looked down at her arm, it was her ripcord arm. She tried flexing it as she would when pulling the cord to launch her blade and flinched as she felt the stitches pull.
"As you can see because you are right handed and the cut is on your left hand it is your cord hand –from what I understand of beyblading. If had been your right arm you probably would be able to blade because when you hold the launcher there isn't the jerking motion as with pulling the rip cord. You will have to go to a hospital or clinic when you're in America and get the stitches removed in about three weeks. Maybe two. Get it checked." With that the doctor nodded at all of them and strode away to his next patient.
"Well, that's a tough break Liika." Rei said with sympathy, patting her shoulder.
Liika looked as if someone had punched her in the stomach, she looked ready to burst into tears. Sniffling a bit, she muttered, "I suppose I will have to go back to Japan now."
"Nonsense!" Mr. Dickenson exclaimed pushing up his glasses. "It's only a month, that's only one tournament. An accident is no reason to go home."
"But the tournament specs say you have to have five bladers, three regulars and two alternates. As of now we only have four." Kenny said, his eyebrows scrunching with worry.
"Ahh, that's true Chief, but I have already remedied that problem. See when you called me and told me that Liika had hurt her left arm I anticipated that she would not be able to blade for a time and contacted a suitable replacement."
"Replacement?!" Liika cried out, her voice filled with despair.
"Calm down my dear," Mr. Dickenson comforted the distraught girl with a pat on the shoulder. "It's only for a short time. Now come, we have a new team member to meet!"
Sulking Liika got up off the bed and followed the others that were now heading out of the hospital. Great! Just great! Of all the rotten luck!
"Quit your sulking, its annoying. It's your own fault your not blading." Kai growled at the girl that had trailed behind him all the way through the hotel lobby, in the elevator and into their suit.
"Easy for you to say, you're not being replaced." She muttered back, still sulking.
"Sometimes I wish I was. It would have to be better than being stuck here with the brat pack." He growled once more before storming into the room that had been assigned to him, Rei and Liika, slamming the door behind him.
The other four and Mr. Dickenson jumped at the slamming door, the looked at Liika questioningly. She shrugged in response. "Mr. Happy isn't so happy today."
Tyson snickered and Max and Rei grinned. Mr. Dickenson just shook his head. Just then there was a knock at the door, Mr. Dickenson smiled and said lightly, "Ah, there's your new teammate now!"
Walking over he opened the door, and stepped aside, allowing the person on the other side to enter. Four of the five in the room gasped and Tyson fell over. Quickly jumping to his feet again he ran over and pointed in the person's face. "You! You're that girl from the street that ran into Rei!" He exclaimed in shock.
The girl rolled her eyes and snorted. "He ran into me."
Tyson opened his mouth to reply, but Mr. Dickenson chose that moment to interrupt. Coming over he stood behind the new girl and placed a hand on her shoulder. "This is Jade, Liika's temporary fill in."
The newly arrived girl leveled everyone in the room with a scrutinizing stare. Stopping at the girl with her arm in a sling. Raising a red-brown eyebrow she asked, "Why is your arm in a sling? I was told you got stitches."
Liika's face flattened into a dead pan expression and she shrugged. "It's suppose to prevent movement so I don't tear the stitches."
"I see."
The room was silent for a few moments, the four boys looked back and forth between the two girls who seemed to be sizing each other up. It was clear from their facial expressions that their friendship would take some time to bloom. When the tension got to a point where everyone else in the room were squirming uncomfortably Max jumped up and grinned at the new girl. "So Jade, where ya from?" He asked cheerfully.
Jade smiled a bit at the boy's cheerful attitude. "I'm from here actually, well China."
"How long have you been blading?" Rei asked conversationally.
Sensing it was apparently 'ask Jade'time, Mr. Dickenson motioned them all over to the living room area of the suite. Liika stayed where she was for a second gazing at the floor, her eyes glassy and cheeks flushed, then muttering a quick, "I don't feel so good." She hurried over to the door Kai had slammed minutes before and disappeared through it.
They all watched her curiously. "What's wrong with her?" Jade asked frowning.
Tyson waved his hand dissmisively. "She's just sore about having to sit out the American Tournament, she'll be fine. Now, how long have you been blading? Do you have a bit beast?"
Sighing Jade answered the questions that were being fired at her rapidly directly, no extra words just cut and dry, the point. "I have been blading since I was very young. My bit beasts name is Dazzler."
"Cooool!" Tyson exclaimed leaning over with stars in his eyes.
Jade eyed him weirdly. "Um… yeah."
Max laughed and Kenny smiled. "Don't mind him. He gets a bit excited sometimes."
"Ahh."
Mr. Dickenson stood then and announced his departure. "Well I'll leave you young folks to get to know each other, I'm afraid I have some pressing business to attend to. Get to bed early, we have a flight first thing!"
"Bye!" Max and Tyson chorused.
"See ya, Mr. D." Rei followed.
Kenny and Jade merely waved. As soon as Mr. Dickenson had left Tyson pounced on Jade and started questioning her on her beyblade know-how. Jade sighed again, it would be a long night.