Notes: Ok here's the next part of the story! Enjoy!
Closer to the Edge
Part three
"OH GOD"! Joe screamed.
"Joe..." Was the only word Ken managed before he fainted in his friend's arms.
"Come on Ken, wake up" Joe slapped Ken's face lightly. From his first aid training, Joe knew how to treat Ken. When slapping him didn't work, he gently laid Ken on the ground and elevated his feet. Deciding that Ken was alright there, Joe ventured to the edge of the hill to assess the state of the mini bus. He fought back another scream as he saw the twisted remains of the bus at the bottom. He saw TK, Tai and Izzy strewn at various points down the hill.
"Joe"? Ken asked from behind.
"Hey, you came round" Joe smiled a bit.
"Joe.what's it like"? Ken replied.
"Matt's still in the wreckage" Joe said solemnly. "The others are down the side, they must've either got out, or been thrown out. Come on, we better get down there, see what we can do for them, I'm sorry to say this Ken, but it looks like we've lost Matt as well".
Ken nodded, trying not to let the new affect him. He needed to concentrate on saving the lives of the others.
The two friends carefully made their way down the side of the hill, careful not to injure themselves. The first person they reached was Tai. Joe knelt down beside him and shook him gently. "Tai"? He asked.
"I'm..ok" Tai mumbled. "My..head hurts..but.I'm ok" He continued as he sat up.
"Looks like you've been lucky. Just lie back and rest, we'll deal with the others" Joe replied.
"No! I have to find Matt"! Tai said, he stood up, wobbled a bit, but maintained his balance.
"Tai.I'm sorry, but he's still in the wreckage.and after a fall like that, I seriously doubt he has survived"
"Shut up Joe! It's worth a shot..it has to be..I refuse to believe he's dead"! Tai shouted. Joe nodded and looked over at Ken, who was with TK. TK nodded his head and gave Joe the thumbs up, indicating he was alright. "Well it looks like both you and TK have been lucky"
"Joe, you deal with Izzy, I'm going down to find Matt" Tai replied, and before Joe could stop him, Tai was already making his way towards the wreckage of the bus. Joe stared after his friend, for a brief moment he looked up at the sky and closed his eyes in a silent prayer.
**
Ken stared around the hill, there appeared to be no sign of Izzy. Ken thought for a second that Izzy must still be in the wreckage. Ken sighed deeply, hoping Izzy was alright. Suddenly he heard a sound from nearby, it sounded like someone choking. Ken ran to where the sound what coming from and gasped as he saw Izzy hanging by the neck from a tree. He'd used one of the ropes from the bus. Ken screamed before dashing forward. He quickly managed to pull Izzy down. Thankfully he was still alive. He lay breathing unsteadily in Ken's arms. "You fool, what the hell do you think you were doing"? Ken asked, forcing to keep the anger from his voice.
"I don't deserve to live Ken, you should've let me die. I couldn't save him" Izzy replied, his breathing calming down.
"There was nothing you could do, your arm's broken, you did the best you could. No-one is going to blame you for this, no-one at all. If anyone dares I'll physically harm them" Ken said gently.
"Ken..."
"No Izzy, you have to understand, it was hard for you to keep holding him, everything was fighting against you. You held on for as long as possible, we're proud of you Izzy, we don't hate you".
"As much as I want to believe you Ken, I'm sorry but I can't"
"Hey, I don't expect you to, not yet, but trust me, one day you will do" Ken smiled a bit.
"I trust you" Izzy replied looking right into Ken's eyes. Ken looked back and gave Izzy one of his proper smiles.
"Does it hurt bad"? Ken asked.
"It's not really on my mind right now, I'm concentrating on what's happening now" Izzy said quietly.
"Right now"? Ken said, looking slightly confused.
"Live for the moment.." Izzy whispered, he reached up as best as he could and kissed Ken on the lips. Ken returned the kiss, and the two remained in that moment.
**
Tai approached the twisted lump of metal that used to be the mini bus. There was a nose twitching stench of petrol. Fear sliced through Tai's heart, knowing that the slightest spark from anything could set off a blistering inferno. Eventually Tai found what was the driver and passenger's seats. He bent down and looked for any trace of his boyfriend. On closer inspection Tai could see that Matt had obviously been thrown from the bus upon impact. Trying his best not to panic or breakdown in tears, Tai ran around the other side of the bus hoping that his love hadn't been crushed to the ground. Tai's heart leapt into his chest as he saw the crumpled body of his boyfriend lying in the dirt. His legs were out of shape and were obviously broken. The cut on his head was bleeding slowly and he was unconscious. Tai feared the worst as he slowly approached Matt.
**
Joe breathed a sigh of relief as, with Ken's help, Izzy made it back up the hill and to safety. Ken carefully sat Izzy down next to TK. "Well done Ken" Joe smiled.
"Where's Matt and Tai"? Ken asked, worry contorting his features.
"Tai went down to the bus, he thinks that Matt's got a chance, personally I doubt he could've survived anything like that" Joe said sadly.
"Yeah, we've all had a hard time, losing friends is never easy. I guess Tai wants to see for himself" Ken replied.
Joe was about the reply before he heard a massive explosion come from the bottom of the hill, everyone turned around in time to see the bus erupt into flames. "TAI"! Joe screamed....
Notes: Ok, that's the third part! I hope you all liked it!, sorry if it was a bit short, I promise that the next chapter will be longer! Until next time. Yamato
Closer to the Edge
Part three
"OH GOD"! Joe screamed.
"Joe..." Was the only word Ken managed before he fainted in his friend's arms.
"Come on Ken, wake up" Joe slapped Ken's face lightly. From his first aid training, Joe knew how to treat Ken. When slapping him didn't work, he gently laid Ken on the ground and elevated his feet. Deciding that Ken was alright there, Joe ventured to the edge of the hill to assess the state of the mini bus. He fought back another scream as he saw the twisted remains of the bus at the bottom. He saw TK, Tai and Izzy strewn at various points down the hill.
"Joe"? Ken asked from behind.
"Hey, you came round" Joe smiled a bit.
"Joe.what's it like"? Ken replied.
"Matt's still in the wreckage" Joe said solemnly. "The others are down the side, they must've either got out, or been thrown out. Come on, we better get down there, see what we can do for them, I'm sorry to say this Ken, but it looks like we've lost Matt as well".
Ken nodded, trying not to let the new affect him. He needed to concentrate on saving the lives of the others.
The two friends carefully made their way down the side of the hill, careful not to injure themselves. The first person they reached was Tai. Joe knelt down beside him and shook him gently. "Tai"? He asked.
"I'm..ok" Tai mumbled. "My..head hurts..but.I'm ok" He continued as he sat up.
"Looks like you've been lucky. Just lie back and rest, we'll deal with the others" Joe replied.
"No! I have to find Matt"! Tai said, he stood up, wobbled a bit, but maintained his balance.
"Tai.I'm sorry, but he's still in the wreckage.and after a fall like that, I seriously doubt he has survived"
"Shut up Joe! It's worth a shot..it has to be..I refuse to believe he's dead"! Tai shouted. Joe nodded and looked over at Ken, who was with TK. TK nodded his head and gave Joe the thumbs up, indicating he was alright. "Well it looks like both you and TK have been lucky"
"Joe, you deal with Izzy, I'm going down to find Matt" Tai replied, and before Joe could stop him, Tai was already making his way towards the wreckage of the bus. Joe stared after his friend, for a brief moment he looked up at the sky and closed his eyes in a silent prayer.
**
Ken stared around the hill, there appeared to be no sign of Izzy. Ken thought for a second that Izzy must still be in the wreckage. Ken sighed deeply, hoping Izzy was alright. Suddenly he heard a sound from nearby, it sounded like someone choking. Ken ran to where the sound what coming from and gasped as he saw Izzy hanging by the neck from a tree. He'd used one of the ropes from the bus. Ken screamed before dashing forward. He quickly managed to pull Izzy down. Thankfully he was still alive. He lay breathing unsteadily in Ken's arms. "You fool, what the hell do you think you were doing"? Ken asked, forcing to keep the anger from his voice.
"I don't deserve to live Ken, you should've let me die. I couldn't save him" Izzy replied, his breathing calming down.
"There was nothing you could do, your arm's broken, you did the best you could. No-one is going to blame you for this, no-one at all. If anyone dares I'll physically harm them" Ken said gently.
"Ken..."
"No Izzy, you have to understand, it was hard for you to keep holding him, everything was fighting against you. You held on for as long as possible, we're proud of you Izzy, we don't hate you".
"As much as I want to believe you Ken, I'm sorry but I can't"
"Hey, I don't expect you to, not yet, but trust me, one day you will do" Ken smiled a bit.
"I trust you" Izzy replied looking right into Ken's eyes. Ken looked back and gave Izzy one of his proper smiles.
"Does it hurt bad"? Ken asked.
"It's not really on my mind right now, I'm concentrating on what's happening now" Izzy said quietly.
"Right now"? Ken said, looking slightly confused.
"Live for the moment.." Izzy whispered, he reached up as best as he could and kissed Ken on the lips. Ken returned the kiss, and the two remained in that moment.
**
Tai approached the twisted lump of metal that used to be the mini bus. There was a nose twitching stench of petrol. Fear sliced through Tai's heart, knowing that the slightest spark from anything could set off a blistering inferno. Eventually Tai found what was the driver and passenger's seats. He bent down and looked for any trace of his boyfriend. On closer inspection Tai could see that Matt had obviously been thrown from the bus upon impact. Trying his best not to panic or breakdown in tears, Tai ran around the other side of the bus hoping that his love hadn't been crushed to the ground. Tai's heart leapt into his chest as he saw the crumpled body of his boyfriend lying in the dirt. His legs were out of shape and were obviously broken. The cut on his head was bleeding slowly and he was unconscious. Tai feared the worst as he slowly approached Matt.
**
Joe breathed a sigh of relief as, with Ken's help, Izzy made it back up the hill and to safety. Ken carefully sat Izzy down next to TK. "Well done Ken" Joe smiled.
"Where's Matt and Tai"? Ken asked, worry contorting his features.
"Tai went down to the bus, he thinks that Matt's got a chance, personally I doubt he could've survived anything like that" Joe said sadly.
"Yeah, we've all had a hard time, losing friends is never easy. I guess Tai wants to see for himself" Ken replied.
Joe was about the reply before he heard a massive explosion come from the bottom of the hill, everyone turned around in time to see the bus erupt into flames. "TAI"! Joe screamed....
Notes: Ok, that's the third part! I hope you all liked it!, sorry if it was a bit short, I promise that the next chapter will be longer! Until next time. Yamato