Well, I'm on a writing streak and I just gotta keep writing. My friends
have been telling me that I have a talent and that I'm good at this, so I'm
gonna keep going. I love to write more than anything else. I don't know
why. I think it even beats out playing video games. So, as long as you
guys want me, you guys got me. I'm gonna stick around as long as I can and
soon I'll get a laptop, so then I can do even more! I'm so happy.well,
soon determines when I get my job and how much the discounts are. Well,
I'm gonna start this chappie now and don't forget to review afterwards.
And as for the way this appears on fanfiction, I'm sorry about inconveniencies but it's either like this or all in one huge paragraph. I can't upload with .doc anymore, cause that's what happens. This is what HTML format looks like, so deal with it. I'd fix it if I could, but I can't, so please don't complain.
Disclaimer: See the previous chapter.
-...Constantly Worrying...-
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It was the same white halls and the same building as before, but it seemed a little more chaotic. A bunch of people in white coats were running down the hall in a group. They were closely followed by two other people. They all seemed to be surrounding something as they pulled it down the hall. It was a stretcher with someone on it.
"What happened?" asked one of the doctors who was running.
"She was shot," said Jamie. Clark was running with them as well.
"How long ago?"
"About 15 minutes or so," answered Clark. Kahimi lay on the stretcher, unconscious, but the look on her face displayed pain as she moaned quietly every once and a while. She seemed more pale than before, not to mention her breathing was irregular as well.
"We'll have to hurry," said another of the doctors.
"Anything we can do?" asked Jamie.
"I'm afraid not," said the doctor.
"We'll take it from here," said the other. Clark and Jamie stopped running and watched as the doctors entered a restricted hall. Jamie sat down in a nearby chair and Clark just leaned against a wall.
"What now?" asked Jamie.
"Well, we should probably call Lance and tell him what happened."
"We?"
"Yeah. I'm not doing this alone."
"Are you scared of him or something?"
"If she dies in there, Lance'll kill me." He then tossed Jamie a cell phone.
"Here. Call him up."
"I thought you said 'we'." Jamie tossed the phone back to him. "You call him."
"Fine," agreed Clark. He quickly dialed the number and waited for a response.
******
The Liger Zero, Gun Sniper and Dark Spiner were still running through the desert towards New Hope. They could now see it on the horizon.
"We're almost there," said Bit.
"Yeah," said Lance.
"You're worried, aren't you," said Leena in more of a statement than a question.
"Yeah, I mean, she is my sister," answered Lance. "I just hope nothing bad happened."
"I'm sure she'll be alright," said Bit. "But I gotta admit, I'm kind of worried too. Some one else should have gone with them."
"Yeah. We let our youngest members go out alone at a time like this," said Leena.
"They're probably still shopping though. I think Kahimi and Jamie can take care of themselves," assured Bit. Just then, Lance's cell phone rang. He quickly took it out of his pocket and pushed a button. He put it to his ear and said "Hello?"
Hey Lance, it's Clark. His voice seemed grave and quiet.
"What is it? Did you find them?" he asked.
...Yes.
"Well?"
...
"Answer me!"
...When you get to New Hope, come to the hospital. I'll explain there. Lance's eyes went wide with fear as to what he had been told. In the background on the phone, he could hear Jamie asking what time it was.
"Tell me now!" shouted Lance.
Goodbye. said Clark calmly and quietly.
"Wait!" It was too late. Clark had already hung up. Lance turned his phone off and shoved it back into his pocket. He then pushed his zoid to its fullest speed and began to tear away from Bit and Leena.
"Lance, wait up!" yelled Bit.
"I've got to get there as fast as I can."
"Who was on the phone?" asked Leena.
"It was Clark."
"What did he say?" asked Bit. Lance didn't respond, which hinted that something was wrong. "What happened?" asked Bit with more concern in his voice.
"We're going to the hospital as soon as we arrive, got that?" asked Lance, not caring if they agreed or didn't.
"The hospital?" questioned Leena. Lance didn't say anything else so they all just sat quietly as they made their way to New Hope, which was now only a hundred meters away.
******
Jamie and Clark were still in the hallway. The doctors hadn't returned or even sent anyone with a message.
"I wonder what they're doing in there," said Jamie.
"What do you think they're doing?" asked Clark in a mocking kind of tone.
"I don't know, you tell me," said Jamie as he glared at Clark.
"Doctor stuff," answered Clark.
"Like that helps," said Jamie, still not having an answer to his question.
"Hey, I'm a fireman, not a doctor."
"I know, I know." They were silent now as Jamie watched the clock. Clark just stared at the floor. The sound of someone running down the hall made them turn their heads. It sounded more like a few people were running down the hall. Suddenly, three familiar figures could be seen as they turned the corner. Normally this would have brought out a smile in Clark, but the situation was too grave. The three people nearly ran past Jamie and Clark, but stopped just in time.
"Good, you made it," said Clark.
"Why wouldn't we?" asked Bit. Lance approached Clark.
"What happened? Tell me, is Kahimi alright?" he asked. Clark just turned his sights away and stared to his right, not wanting to face Lance. "Tell me right now!"
"She's in there," he said as he motioned towards the double doors. They all looked and knew what that meant.
"I want to know what happened," said Lance more calmly.
"I think I'll let Jamie take this one," responded Clark.
"Me?" asked Jamie.
"Well, you were there," said Clark, putting emphasis on the "were".
"Well Jamie, what happened?" asked Leena. They all wanted to know.
"We were on our way to pick up the part she ordered when someone began to stalk us. Kahimi knew and she stopped to face him. He was wearing a black cloak so we couldn't see his face. He pulled out a gun, but Kahimi did as well and they met at a stalemate. She told me to run, so I did. The next thing I knew, I had heard a gun shot. The people around me seemed to be scared, so I turned around to see what happened. Kahimi was there, in the same line that I had been running in. She had gotten shot by that guy. I ran back towards her, but she didn't want to give up. She attacked him, but it didn't work. When I had gotten there, she was laying on the ground. That's when the police came and that guy ran away."
"Anything else?" asked Lance.
"That's it. We came here, but I think you already know that part."
"How long has it been?"
"A while. I haven't really been keeping track." They all looked to the door, as if waiting for something to happen, but nothing did. Bit and Leena sat down in some of the chairs, while Lance, like Clark, stood against the wall. Nearly an hour passed and still nothing had happened. No one felt like leaving or even going to get something to eat or drink. They didn't want to leave before the doctors came out. Another hour seemed to pass and it seemed just as long as the last, if not longer. The waiting was getting to all of them, until they heard the slight sound of a door opening and looked to the double doors. A man walked out. He was wearing a white coat and they assumed he was a doctor. They all stood up strait and stared at him. The doctor looked at the newcomers in confusion.
"Who might all of you be?" he asked. He then looked at Lance and his expression changed to a mood that seemed both happy to see him and at the same time afraid and disappointed. "Hello Lance." Lance acknowledged him by nodding.
"So?" he asked, wanting to know what had happened. The doctor looked down to the ground and they all feared the worst. "Is...she..." started Lance, but the doctor looked up to him.
"No, she's alive, but barely," he answered. "We nearly lost her."
"But she's alive?"
"Yes." Lance breathed a sigh of relief, but worry was still present on his normally calm features. "I don't mean to seem heartless, but please don't get your hopes up."
"What?" they all asked.
"You said she's alive," said Bit.
"I said barely. There's still a chance she may..."
"I don't think we should think about that," said Leena. "We shouldn't be negative, not now. We have to hope for the best."
"I'm aware of that, but please. Just be careful. Pain seems to be a part of our history here in New Hope." Bit was the one who felt bad now. He sort of felt that this was all his fault. The doctor turned towards the doors again, but quickly looked back to them.
"Come with me if you'd like to see her," said the doctor. They all followed him through the double door and into the long hallway labeled "Intensive care". Many doctors seemed to be walking around, some holding clipboards. They also saw doctors that looked like they were breaking the bad news to family members. There was a painful atmosphere in this area of the hospital, but then again, there seemed to be a painful feeling around this whole city. The doctor leading them soon stopped at a door and then slowly pushed it open. Inside was the steady hum of machinery and the constant beeping sound of the heart monitor. On a bed, covered in bandages, was Kahimi. Her hair was down and was actually much longer than it had seemed. Her head had a bandage around it, and from her waist to her neck, she was covered in bandages. She didn't have as many on her legs, since she was still wearing her blue shorts. She had a small cut on her face as well. The man in the cloak must have done more damage than they thought. She did hit the ground pretty hard when she had fell. She looked peaceful at least. There were wires coming from her to monitor different statistics.
"If you don't mind, I'd like you to come with me Lance," said the doctor. "I'd like to talk to you."
"I guess," responded Lance, reluctant to go anywhere right now. He and the doctor left the room, leaving the rest of them in there. They walked a little ways away from the room.
"What do you want?" asked Lance in annoyance.
"That man in there, the one with blonde hair...is he..."
"Yes. That's Bit."
"I thought so."
"Hold on, I know what you're getting at. You think this is Bit's fault."
"I know he's your friend, but it is true. Bad things tend to happen when he's around. This is another one of those things."
"You can't blame Bit. He doesn't remember much at all. I had to fill him in on his life here. He doesn't even know who this guy is."
"How strange. Just a few weeks ago, you were talking about how you wanted to kill him, and now you're defending him."
"I have to. He's my friend."
"Even so, we'd all feel safer if he'd leave."
"Sorry, no can do. And none of you are to say anything to him or his friends, you got that?"
"Fine. If you say so."
"Good. Now that you understand, I'm going back to see my sister." Lance turned around and headed back to the room. The doctor did not follow.
"Let's just hope that the past won't repeat itself," he said to himself before walking away from the Intensive Care area.
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This chapter was getting too long for me, so I had to end it here. I just watched Inuyasha and me and my sis had an interesting conversation. Don't ask how it got started, cause, well.it's just too weird. She started talking about making a place called Sausage World. It would be a theme park made of sausage. I don't think I need to go into details. The animals would eat it, so she said she'd wrap it in plastic. *sweatdrops* What a disturbing thought...oh well. Anyway, read and review please! And sorry for any grammar or spelling mistakes^.^ Audi^.^
And as for the way this appears on fanfiction, I'm sorry about inconveniencies but it's either like this or all in one huge paragraph. I can't upload with .doc anymore, cause that's what happens. This is what HTML format looks like, so deal with it. I'd fix it if I could, but I can't, so please don't complain.
Disclaimer: See the previous chapter.
-...Constantly Worrying...-
**************************************************************************** ********************
It was the same white halls and the same building as before, but it seemed a little more chaotic. A bunch of people in white coats were running down the hall in a group. They were closely followed by two other people. They all seemed to be surrounding something as they pulled it down the hall. It was a stretcher with someone on it.
"What happened?" asked one of the doctors who was running.
"She was shot," said Jamie. Clark was running with them as well.
"How long ago?"
"About 15 minutes or so," answered Clark. Kahimi lay on the stretcher, unconscious, but the look on her face displayed pain as she moaned quietly every once and a while. She seemed more pale than before, not to mention her breathing was irregular as well.
"We'll have to hurry," said another of the doctors.
"Anything we can do?" asked Jamie.
"I'm afraid not," said the doctor.
"We'll take it from here," said the other. Clark and Jamie stopped running and watched as the doctors entered a restricted hall. Jamie sat down in a nearby chair and Clark just leaned against a wall.
"What now?" asked Jamie.
"Well, we should probably call Lance and tell him what happened."
"We?"
"Yeah. I'm not doing this alone."
"Are you scared of him or something?"
"If she dies in there, Lance'll kill me." He then tossed Jamie a cell phone.
"Here. Call him up."
"I thought you said 'we'." Jamie tossed the phone back to him. "You call him."
"Fine," agreed Clark. He quickly dialed the number and waited for a response.
******
The Liger Zero, Gun Sniper and Dark Spiner were still running through the desert towards New Hope. They could now see it on the horizon.
"We're almost there," said Bit.
"Yeah," said Lance.
"You're worried, aren't you," said Leena in more of a statement than a question.
"Yeah, I mean, she is my sister," answered Lance. "I just hope nothing bad happened."
"I'm sure she'll be alright," said Bit. "But I gotta admit, I'm kind of worried too. Some one else should have gone with them."
"Yeah. We let our youngest members go out alone at a time like this," said Leena.
"They're probably still shopping though. I think Kahimi and Jamie can take care of themselves," assured Bit. Just then, Lance's cell phone rang. He quickly took it out of his pocket and pushed a button. He put it to his ear and said "Hello?"
Hey Lance, it's Clark. His voice seemed grave and quiet.
"What is it? Did you find them?" he asked.
...Yes.
"Well?"
...
"Answer me!"
...When you get to New Hope, come to the hospital. I'll explain there. Lance's eyes went wide with fear as to what he had been told. In the background on the phone, he could hear Jamie asking what time it was.
"Tell me now!" shouted Lance.
Goodbye. said Clark calmly and quietly.
"Wait!" It was too late. Clark had already hung up. Lance turned his phone off and shoved it back into his pocket. He then pushed his zoid to its fullest speed and began to tear away from Bit and Leena.
"Lance, wait up!" yelled Bit.
"I've got to get there as fast as I can."
"Who was on the phone?" asked Leena.
"It was Clark."
"What did he say?" asked Bit. Lance didn't respond, which hinted that something was wrong. "What happened?" asked Bit with more concern in his voice.
"We're going to the hospital as soon as we arrive, got that?" asked Lance, not caring if they agreed or didn't.
"The hospital?" questioned Leena. Lance didn't say anything else so they all just sat quietly as they made their way to New Hope, which was now only a hundred meters away.
******
Jamie and Clark were still in the hallway. The doctors hadn't returned or even sent anyone with a message.
"I wonder what they're doing in there," said Jamie.
"What do you think they're doing?" asked Clark in a mocking kind of tone.
"I don't know, you tell me," said Jamie as he glared at Clark.
"Doctor stuff," answered Clark.
"Like that helps," said Jamie, still not having an answer to his question.
"Hey, I'm a fireman, not a doctor."
"I know, I know." They were silent now as Jamie watched the clock. Clark just stared at the floor. The sound of someone running down the hall made them turn their heads. It sounded more like a few people were running down the hall. Suddenly, three familiar figures could be seen as they turned the corner. Normally this would have brought out a smile in Clark, but the situation was too grave. The three people nearly ran past Jamie and Clark, but stopped just in time.
"Good, you made it," said Clark.
"Why wouldn't we?" asked Bit. Lance approached Clark.
"What happened? Tell me, is Kahimi alright?" he asked. Clark just turned his sights away and stared to his right, not wanting to face Lance. "Tell me right now!"
"She's in there," he said as he motioned towards the double doors. They all looked and knew what that meant.
"I want to know what happened," said Lance more calmly.
"I think I'll let Jamie take this one," responded Clark.
"Me?" asked Jamie.
"Well, you were there," said Clark, putting emphasis on the "were".
"Well Jamie, what happened?" asked Leena. They all wanted to know.
"We were on our way to pick up the part she ordered when someone began to stalk us. Kahimi knew and she stopped to face him. He was wearing a black cloak so we couldn't see his face. He pulled out a gun, but Kahimi did as well and they met at a stalemate. She told me to run, so I did. The next thing I knew, I had heard a gun shot. The people around me seemed to be scared, so I turned around to see what happened. Kahimi was there, in the same line that I had been running in. She had gotten shot by that guy. I ran back towards her, but she didn't want to give up. She attacked him, but it didn't work. When I had gotten there, she was laying on the ground. That's when the police came and that guy ran away."
"Anything else?" asked Lance.
"That's it. We came here, but I think you already know that part."
"How long has it been?"
"A while. I haven't really been keeping track." They all looked to the door, as if waiting for something to happen, but nothing did. Bit and Leena sat down in some of the chairs, while Lance, like Clark, stood against the wall. Nearly an hour passed and still nothing had happened. No one felt like leaving or even going to get something to eat or drink. They didn't want to leave before the doctors came out. Another hour seemed to pass and it seemed just as long as the last, if not longer. The waiting was getting to all of them, until they heard the slight sound of a door opening and looked to the double doors. A man walked out. He was wearing a white coat and they assumed he was a doctor. They all stood up strait and stared at him. The doctor looked at the newcomers in confusion.
"Who might all of you be?" he asked. He then looked at Lance and his expression changed to a mood that seemed both happy to see him and at the same time afraid and disappointed. "Hello Lance." Lance acknowledged him by nodding.
"So?" he asked, wanting to know what had happened. The doctor looked down to the ground and they all feared the worst. "Is...she..." started Lance, but the doctor looked up to him.
"No, she's alive, but barely," he answered. "We nearly lost her."
"But she's alive?"
"Yes." Lance breathed a sigh of relief, but worry was still present on his normally calm features. "I don't mean to seem heartless, but please don't get your hopes up."
"What?" they all asked.
"You said she's alive," said Bit.
"I said barely. There's still a chance she may..."
"I don't think we should think about that," said Leena. "We shouldn't be negative, not now. We have to hope for the best."
"I'm aware of that, but please. Just be careful. Pain seems to be a part of our history here in New Hope." Bit was the one who felt bad now. He sort of felt that this was all his fault. The doctor turned towards the doors again, but quickly looked back to them.
"Come with me if you'd like to see her," said the doctor. They all followed him through the double door and into the long hallway labeled "Intensive care". Many doctors seemed to be walking around, some holding clipboards. They also saw doctors that looked like they were breaking the bad news to family members. There was a painful atmosphere in this area of the hospital, but then again, there seemed to be a painful feeling around this whole city. The doctor leading them soon stopped at a door and then slowly pushed it open. Inside was the steady hum of machinery and the constant beeping sound of the heart monitor. On a bed, covered in bandages, was Kahimi. Her hair was down and was actually much longer than it had seemed. Her head had a bandage around it, and from her waist to her neck, she was covered in bandages. She didn't have as many on her legs, since she was still wearing her blue shorts. She had a small cut on her face as well. The man in the cloak must have done more damage than they thought. She did hit the ground pretty hard when she had fell. She looked peaceful at least. There were wires coming from her to monitor different statistics.
"If you don't mind, I'd like you to come with me Lance," said the doctor. "I'd like to talk to you."
"I guess," responded Lance, reluctant to go anywhere right now. He and the doctor left the room, leaving the rest of them in there. They walked a little ways away from the room.
"What do you want?" asked Lance in annoyance.
"That man in there, the one with blonde hair...is he..."
"Yes. That's Bit."
"I thought so."
"Hold on, I know what you're getting at. You think this is Bit's fault."
"I know he's your friend, but it is true. Bad things tend to happen when he's around. This is another one of those things."
"You can't blame Bit. He doesn't remember much at all. I had to fill him in on his life here. He doesn't even know who this guy is."
"How strange. Just a few weeks ago, you were talking about how you wanted to kill him, and now you're defending him."
"I have to. He's my friend."
"Even so, we'd all feel safer if he'd leave."
"Sorry, no can do. And none of you are to say anything to him or his friends, you got that?"
"Fine. If you say so."
"Good. Now that you understand, I'm going back to see my sister." Lance turned around and headed back to the room. The doctor did not follow.
"Let's just hope that the past won't repeat itself," he said to himself before walking away from the Intensive Care area.
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This chapter was getting too long for me, so I had to end it here. I just watched Inuyasha and me and my sis had an interesting conversation. Don't ask how it got started, cause, well.it's just too weird. She started talking about making a place called Sausage World. It would be a theme park made of sausage. I don't think I need to go into details. The animals would eat it, so she said she'd wrap it in plastic. *sweatdrops* What a disturbing thought...oh well. Anyway, read and review please! And sorry for any grammar or spelling mistakes^.^ Audi^.^
