Well, here we go. I think the title to this chapter works well with what
it's about. I hope you guys enjoy this. There will be more stuff to
learn. The truth will finally be revealed...more or less.
Some happy moments in this and some real sad ones as well.
Disclaimer: See first chapter...or another of the previous ones.
-...Pain...-
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Lance was asleep in his chair. He was still sitting in the hospital room that Karry was in. Nothing had changed. Hospital rooms always made him tired. It was one of the reasons he despised them so much. Karry's eyes opened slowly, adjusting to the dimly lit room. The white walls looked sort of gray from the lack of light. Karry looked at the ceiling and then around the room. Her eyes stopped when she saw who was sitting on the chair next to her bed. She smiled as she watched him. The only movement from him was the gentle rising and falling as he breathed.
'He's so cute when he's asleep. He's cute when he's awake too.' She just watched him, not wanting to wake him up. 'I can't believe I fell for him. He's Clark's best friend. I've known him all my life. Maybe that's why I fell for him. I know him too well. After he and Kahimi left, I was lonely. Sure, I still had Clark, but I couldn't stop thinking about the two of them. Then I saw him again a few years later. He sure had grown. I thought that, at first, I just had a crush on him, since he was a year older than me and really cute. I guess I never got over that little crush. I wonder how he feels.' Karry closed her eyes and sighed. "He probably doesn't feel the same. Why should he?"
"Karry..." whispered Lance in his sleep. Karry looked to him again, waiting for more words. "Sorry...I didn't get there...in time."
"That's alright," she said, although she knew he couldn't hear her. He was still asleep. 'You've been up a lot these past few nights. I don't know what you do, but I know you lie awake at night. It's good that you're finally getting some sleep.'
"I love you, Lance. I just wish I could say it to your face." She moved her hand slowly, but then stopped. She looked down and realized that his hand was wrapped around hers. She glanced back up at his face. He looked so peaceful. Karry smiled and squeezed his hand lightly. "Thanks." Lance shifted slightly and then slowly opened his eyes. He looked over to Karry, who had a smile on her face.
"Hi Karry."
"Hi."
"How are you feeling?"
"I'm okay. I've been better." She looked at his face, which was now full of sorrow. His soft smile he had had was now gone. "Lance?"
"I...I was afraid."
"Afraid?"
"I was afraid I was going to lose you. I thought Zane had killed you this time. I was so scared."
"I'm fine now."
"I know, but this is my fault. I brought everyone here. Zane would have left you alone if it wasn't for us. I'm sorry."
"Don't be. I don't think of it like that. I'm glad you guys came back. I wanted to see you again."
"You wanted to see me?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because I...I missed you."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I thought about you a lot, Lance. I'm glad I got to see you again. I know you'll probably have to leave again soon, but that's okay. I'm just glad I could see you again."
"Karry."
"It's fine, really."
"No, it's not."
"What?"
"I...I don't want to leave again. I think about you too. I missed you. I'm not very good at this kind of thing, but I really do care about you. I guess, you could say, that I...I...I love you, Karry." Karry's eyes opened wide at the sound of his words. His voice was sincere, displaying compassion. She stared into his eyes and smiled.
"I love you too, Lance." Lance just smiled. If felt like a huge weight had been lifted from him. He stood up from his chair and leaned over her. He leaned down closer until his face was only an inch from hers. He then went the rest of the way and kissed her. When he broke it, he stood straight up and smiled.
"I've been wanting to do that for a long time." Karry laughed slightly.
"That makes two of us." Both of them just smiled, happy that they had finally said something.
******
Bit stood in complete shock. His eyes were wide and his breathing seemed to have stopped. His mind was swimming with emotions and thoughts, but they all just clumped together, making him entirely confused. He suddenly sat down on the couch and put his head between his hands. His eyes still displayed complete shock and confusion.
"Are you alright?" asked Ms. Hachet. She didn't expect a response, and she didn't get one. She sighed and straightened her glasses. "I'm afraid I can't offer any help to make you feel better. I have no right to say I know what you're going through, because I don't. I can't even begin to grasp the amount of pain and confusion you must be feeling. You stay here. I'm going to go to the hospital and find your friends. Perhaps they can help you more than I can." She walked to the door and grabbed her coat. She left the house silently. Bit did nothing at all. He barely even breathed. His thoughts were mixed up and his feelings were jumbled. He was trying his best to make the connection between himself and Zane, but found nothing. He had to find it. He needed to understand this, no matter how long it would take.
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Everyone was still at the hospital. Lance had come back from Karry's room and they were all in the café, eating. They were talking and laughing. The door to the café opened and in walked Ms. Hachet. She saw their table and walked over. Lance was the first to notice her.
"Ms. Hachet?" he questioned. They all looked to the old woman.
"What are you doing here?" asked Clark. The old woman had a solemn look on her face.
"Is something wrong?" asked Kahimi. She nodded.
"It's Bit," she responded.
"What's wrong with Bit?" asked Leena, concern in her voice.
"He wanted to know about his brother, so I told him exactly what he wanted to know."
"His brother?" asked the Blitz team and Fluegel team. There was shock in their voices.
"I didn't know Bit had a brother," said Clark. He and Kahimi were also shocked at this.
"So who's his brother?" asked Brad. Ms. Hachet just lowered and shook her head.
"I'm afraid that this may cause even more problems than you're having now. Go to Bit. Have him tell you himself. Maybe this will help him to deal with it."
"Alright, we'll go," said Leena. She was the first to stand up, and soon enough, everyone else did as well. They followed Ms. Hachet out of the hospital and down the streets. They eventually came to her house. She walked up and opened the door for them. They walked in and saw Bit, sitting on the couch, his head in his hands. He wasn't moving at all.
"Bit," whispered Leena. She walked over and sat down next to him. "Are you alright?" Bit didn't respond. He just sat there. Everyone else walked over as well, taking seats wherever they could. All eyes were on Bit.
"He was like this when I left," explained Ms. Hachet.
"Bit, what's wrong?" asked Leena. She got no response. "Come on Bit. If you don't tell us, we can't help you."
"Come on Bit," encouraged Jamie. Lance turned to Ms. Hachet.
"What should we do?" he asked. Ms. Hachet just shook her head.
"To tell you the truth, I'm not sure. It doesn't seem like we'll be able to get through to him any time soon."
"So who's his brother?" asked Kahimi. Now all eyes were on Ms. Hachet, who just shook her head again.
"Bit's brother is someone you all know. His name...is Zane Cloud." Everyone's eyes were wide. Shock was displayed on all of their faces.
"Bit's brother is..." started Leena. She looked over at Bit, who still hadn't moved.
"When he found out, he was in complete shock," explained Ms. Hachet.
"I can see why," said Lance. "After all this time, it was Bit's own brother."
"But I don't understand," said Leena.
"What don't you understand?" asked Jamie.
"...Why?"
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Hahahahaha! I'll leave it at that.
Hee!
Only two chapies left. I want 12 more reviews! Why? Because I do! Our hardrive partially crashed, so I lost some stuff. Not tow worry though, cause I still have my writing. My comp is so screwed! It deleted all of our Internet settings and shortcuts! Whaaaa! This would have been up sooner, but we were dealing with that...and I was playing my new/old video game. It's new, as in, I just got it, and old, as in, it's been around for a while.
That's all for now. I'll write more as soon as I...I don't know...feel like it. Audi^.^
Disclaimer: See first chapter...or another of the previous ones.
-...Pain...-
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Lance was asleep in his chair. He was still sitting in the hospital room that Karry was in. Nothing had changed. Hospital rooms always made him tired. It was one of the reasons he despised them so much. Karry's eyes opened slowly, adjusting to the dimly lit room. The white walls looked sort of gray from the lack of light. Karry looked at the ceiling and then around the room. Her eyes stopped when she saw who was sitting on the chair next to her bed. She smiled as she watched him. The only movement from him was the gentle rising and falling as he breathed.
'He's so cute when he's asleep. He's cute when he's awake too.' She just watched him, not wanting to wake him up. 'I can't believe I fell for him. He's Clark's best friend. I've known him all my life. Maybe that's why I fell for him. I know him too well. After he and Kahimi left, I was lonely. Sure, I still had Clark, but I couldn't stop thinking about the two of them. Then I saw him again a few years later. He sure had grown. I thought that, at first, I just had a crush on him, since he was a year older than me and really cute. I guess I never got over that little crush. I wonder how he feels.' Karry closed her eyes and sighed. "He probably doesn't feel the same. Why should he?"
"Karry..." whispered Lance in his sleep. Karry looked to him again, waiting for more words. "Sorry...I didn't get there...in time."
"That's alright," she said, although she knew he couldn't hear her. He was still asleep. 'You've been up a lot these past few nights. I don't know what you do, but I know you lie awake at night. It's good that you're finally getting some sleep.'
"I love you, Lance. I just wish I could say it to your face." She moved her hand slowly, but then stopped. She looked down and realized that his hand was wrapped around hers. She glanced back up at his face. He looked so peaceful. Karry smiled and squeezed his hand lightly. "Thanks." Lance shifted slightly and then slowly opened his eyes. He looked over to Karry, who had a smile on her face.
"Hi Karry."
"Hi."
"How are you feeling?"
"I'm okay. I've been better." She looked at his face, which was now full of sorrow. His soft smile he had had was now gone. "Lance?"
"I...I was afraid."
"Afraid?"
"I was afraid I was going to lose you. I thought Zane had killed you this time. I was so scared."
"I'm fine now."
"I know, but this is my fault. I brought everyone here. Zane would have left you alone if it wasn't for us. I'm sorry."
"Don't be. I don't think of it like that. I'm glad you guys came back. I wanted to see you again."
"You wanted to see me?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because I...I missed you."
"Really?"
"Yeah. I thought about you a lot, Lance. I'm glad I got to see you again. I know you'll probably have to leave again soon, but that's okay. I'm just glad I could see you again."
"Karry."
"It's fine, really."
"No, it's not."
"What?"
"I...I don't want to leave again. I think about you too. I missed you. I'm not very good at this kind of thing, but I really do care about you. I guess, you could say, that I...I...I love you, Karry." Karry's eyes opened wide at the sound of his words. His voice was sincere, displaying compassion. She stared into his eyes and smiled.
"I love you too, Lance." Lance just smiled. If felt like a huge weight had been lifted from him. He stood up from his chair and leaned over her. He leaned down closer until his face was only an inch from hers. He then went the rest of the way and kissed her. When he broke it, he stood straight up and smiled.
"I've been wanting to do that for a long time." Karry laughed slightly.
"That makes two of us." Both of them just smiled, happy that they had finally said something.
******
Bit stood in complete shock. His eyes were wide and his breathing seemed to have stopped. His mind was swimming with emotions and thoughts, but they all just clumped together, making him entirely confused. He suddenly sat down on the couch and put his head between his hands. His eyes still displayed complete shock and confusion.
"Are you alright?" asked Ms. Hachet. She didn't expect a response, and she didn't get one. She sighed and straightened her glasses. "I'm afraid I can't offer any help to make you feel better. I have no right to say I know what you're going through, because I don't. I can't even begin to grasp the amount of pain and confusion you must be feeling. You stay here. I'm going to go to the hospital and find your friends. Perhaps they can help you more than I can." She walked to the door and grabbed her coat. She left the house silently. Bit did nothing at all. He barely even breathed. His thoughts were mixed up and his feelings were jumbled. He was trying his best to make the connection between himself and Zane, but found nothing. He had to find it. He needed to understand this, no matter how long it would take.
******
Everyone was still at the hospital. Lance had come back from Karry's room and they were all in the café, eating. They were talking and laughing. The door to the café opened and in walked Ms. Hachet. She saw their table and walked over. Lance was the first to notice her.
"Ms. Hachet?" he questioned. They all looked to the old woman.
"What are you doing here?" asked Clark. The old woman had a solemn look on her face.
"Is something wrong?" asked Kahimi. She nodded.
"It's Bit," she responded.
"What's wrong with Bit?" asked Leena, concern in her voice.
"He wanted to know about his brother, so I told him exactly what he wanted to know."
"His brother?" asked the Blitz team and Fluegel team. There was shock in their voices.
"I didn't know Bit had a brother," said Clark. He and Kahimi were also shocked at this.
"So who's his brother?" asked Brad. Ms. Hachet just lowered and shook her head.
"I'm afraid that this may cause even more problems than you're having now. Go to Bit. Have him tell you himself. Maybe this will help him to deal with it."
"Alright, we'll go," said Leena. She was the first to stand up, and soon enough, everyone else did as well. They followed Ms. Hachet out of the hospital and down the streets. They eventually came to her house. She walked up and opened the door for them. They walked in and saw Bit, sitting on the couch, his head in his hands. He wasn't moving at all.
"Bit," whispered Leena. She walked over and sat down next to him. "Are you alright?" Bit didn't respond. He just sat there. Everyone else walked over as well, taking seats wherever they could. All eyes were on Bit.
"He was like this when I left," explained Ms. Hachet.
"Bit, what's wrong?" asked Leena. She got no response. "Come on Bit. If you don't tell us, we can't help you."
"Come on Bit," encouraged Jamie. Lance turned to Ms. Hachet.
"What should we do?" he asked. Ms. Hachet just shook her head.
"To tell you the truth, I'm not sure. It doesn't seem like we'll be able to get through to him any time soon."
"So who's his brother?" asked Kahimi. Now all eyes were on Ms. Hachet, who just shook her head again.
"Bit's brother is someone you all know. His name...is Zane Cloud." Everyone's eyes were wide. Shock was displayed on all of their faces.
"Bit's brother is..." started Leena. She looked over at Bit, who still hadn't moved.
"When he found out, he was in complete shock," explained Ms. Hachet.
"I can see why," said Lance. "After all this time, it was Bit's own brother."
"But I don't understand," said Leena.
"What don't you understand?" asked Jamie.
"...Why?"
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Hahahahaha! I'll leave it at that.
Hee!
Only two chapies left. I want 12 more reviews! Why? Because I do! Our hardrive partially crashed, so I lost some stuff. Not tow worry though, cause I still have my writing. My comp is so screwed! It deleted all of our Internet settings and shortcuts! Whaaaa! This would have been up sooner, but we were dealing with that...and I was playing my new/old video game. It's new, as in, I just got it, and old, as in, it's been around for a while.
That's all for now. I'll write more as soon as I...I don't know...feel like it. Audi^.^
