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Warning: Nothing new
"..."=Speech
'...'=Thought
Dark Diaries
Chapter 3
Kai's POV
I entered the tall building. I had been standing outside with Rei for the last 15 minutes making sure I wanted to go in. I had then sighed and walked ahead. Entering the building it looked like any ordinary hospital. There were white walls, floor, and ceiling. Gray metal elevator doors. Stairs beside the elevators and a reception desk along with a waiting room, wheel chairs, people, and nurses were some of the things in sight. I headed for the reception desk where a nurse was talking on the telephone. She hung up with a goodbye and then turned her attention to me.
"Can I help you sir?" She asked with a smile.
"I need a room number under the name Hiwitari." I told her. She searched through a databank on the computer and gave me the number. 516. I thanked her and headed for the stairs. Yes, the elevators would have been faster but to tell the truth I wasn't really in a hurry.
I felt somewhere deep inside my mind that grandfather was going to die today. Something else told me he was up in his room thinking the same thing too. I reached the second staircase and started on the next flight. When I had reached the third floor where they kept hospital patients I started searching down the hall. 512, 513, 514, 515, 516. Under the number was the name Hiwitari. I stood there for I don't know how long just staring at the door. I knocked.
"Come in." I heard my grandfather called. He sounded as impatient as ever. I entered the room. "Hey old man." I said.
"What the hell are you doing here?" was the first thing he said to me.
"Believe me, if it wasn't for what little conscience I have I wouldn't be here." I went over to the side of his bed where I set down some flowers on the table beside him. "Didn't think you'd want a teddy bear." I said. He smirked.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
"Is that all you have to say to me?" I asked. He was steadily pissing me off.
"Since when have you become so sensitive?" He asked. I grabbed a chair and sat down.
"I haven't just figured you might show some appreciation. I didn't have to show up you know. I have a lot of other things I could be doing right about now."
"Have something planned with that neko-boy of yours?"
"His name is Rei and I don't own him."
"Touchy." His expression then changed. One of a serious kind. "Do you really love that boy?" He asked.
"Yes, he is everything to me." I wasn't going to try and explain my love of Rei to him. He stared at me for a moment then shook his head.
"I don't understand you boy."
"Who said I understood you old man."
"So what are you doing here? Looking for answers? Like why did I beat the crap out of you?" he asked.
"No not really but it would be nice to know."
"Well then I'll tell you. Believe me boy I don't have a care in the world for you. Neither did I for your father. The only thing I really wanted was an heir. I wanted someone to take over once I died. I beat you so then that way you would be just as cold and mean as me. I wanted things to stay the same after I died." He said. I had often wondered if that was why he did it. Guess I got my answer. "I wanted you to be tough. You can't be soft if you're in a position like mine."
"Seems your plan backfired."
"Yes, I guess so. I thought I had broken your will. Thought you had lost your fire. Maybe you did for awhile. But those teammates of yours...they must have given back your spirit. Especially that neko-boy."
"I've already told you his name is Rei." I said.
"I'm sorry." He said sarcastically. "Boy why are you here? It's obvious you don't like me."
"If I give answer you will you answer my question?" I asked. He nodded and so I said, "The reason why I'm here is because of something Rei said. He said it's a terrible thought to die alone. It made me think. Both my parents died. Alone. They died without me. I wasn't given the chance to say goodbye. Now you're about to die and well even though I hate you with every single fiber of my being no one should have to die alone. You and I both know your going to die soon. Today in fact. And you're as much afraid of that as any other person on the Earth. Don't deny it." I sighed. "I figured maybe it someone was here to see you off that it might not be as scary." He nodded. He understood that. "Now as for my question: are you glad I came here? Tell me the truth for once."
He sighed. He lay in that bed staring down for about 5 minutes before he opened his mouth then closed it again. He then looked up. "Yes, Kai I am." I sat there in shock. He had never called me by my first name. Ever. If he wanted my attention he called me boy. (A/N I don't know if Voltaire ever really did call his grandson by his name in the series or not but this is my story so nyah =P) "I don't understand you. I don't care about you and I certainly don't love you Kai but I am glad you came. To tell the truth I've actually been pretty scared. I've been hoping that you would come. No one else has. I doubted you would come though. I wouldn't blame you if you hadn't. I'm glad you came Kai." His voice was getting weaker and it was almost time. We both knew that. With questions answered there wasn't really much to keep him here. "It's almost time now but you know that already. Thank you for being here Kai."
"Goodbye Grandfather." He smiled a little then his eyes closed, his body became limp, and his chest stopped moving. He was gone. For good. I had never actually called him grandfather before. No one called him by his name. Hiwitari and old man was how he had been remembered by most. It must have been a small shock to him for me to call him grandfather. Voltaire Hiwitari would never be remembered as a nice guy. He wouldn't even be remembered as Voltaire. Just rich pain in the ass Hiwitari.
I stared down at him. His lifeless body looked calm and peaceful. I pulled the white sheet over his face and placed the flowers I had brought on his chest. I stood there for I don't how much longer. I still hated the man make no mistake about it and he still hated me but we had an understanding. Not one of what we did and why just an understanding of our questions were answered and we could be at peace. We now had a...forgiveness for each other. And an apology. It's hard to explain. We were not enemies anymore we were now friends. No not friends just acquaintances. Acquaintances that had passed by each other in life. I guess that's the best way to put it.
I stepped out of the room and went back down the stairs. Rei was waiting for me just outside. Once outside he looked at me and smiled. "Is he gone?" He asked. I nodded and then we strolled down the sidewalk in the snow side by side. "What did you say to him?" He asked me.
"In short goodbye." I told him. He took my hand in his.
"That's nice."
Well that's the end of that. At least for now. I don't know if I'll keep on writing to this. I have summer coming up so I might just be so bored I'll add more to this. Well I hoped you like this chapter as much as the last. As for the name Voltaire as one of my reviewers pointed out I actually knew that but I didn't figure they would call him Voltaire. Plus, it's pretty much just habit for me to call adults by their last name. Just thought I would explain that. Well it's one in the morning again I have my last two semester exams tomorrow so I better go to bed. Summer vacation here I come. =) Love ya.
Screamarie.
Warning: Nothing new
"..."=Speech
'...'=Thought
Dark Diaries
Chapter 3
Kai's POV
I entered the tall building. I had been standing outside with Rei for the last 15 minutes making sure I wanted to go in. I had then sighed and walked ahead. Entering the building it looked like any ordinary hospital. There were white walls, floor, and ceiling. Gray metal elevator doors. Stairs beside the elevators and a reception desk along with a waiting room, wheel chairs, people, and nurses were some of the things in sight. I headed for the reception desk where a nurse was talking on the telephone. She hung up with a goodbye and then turned her attention to me.
"Can I help you sir?" She asked with a smile.
"I need a room number under the name Hiwitari." I told her. She searched through a databank on the computer and gave me the number. 516. I thanked her and headed for the stairs. Yes, the elevators would have been faster but to tell the truth I wasn't really in a hurry.
I felt somewhere deep inside my mind that grandfather was going to die today. Something else told me he was up in his room thinking the same thing too. I reached the second staircase and started on the next flight. When I had reached the third floor where they kept hospital patients I started searching down the hall. 512, 513, 514, 515, 516. Under the number was the name Hiwitari. I stood there for I don't know how long just staring at the door. I knocked.
"Come in." I heard my grandfather called. He sounded as impatient as ever. I entered the room. "Hey old man." I said.
"What the hell are you doing here?" was the first thing he said to me.
"Believe me, if it wasn't for what little conscience I have I wouldn't be here." I went over to the side of his bed where I set down some flowers on the table beside him. "Didn't think you'd want a teddy bear." I said. He smirked.
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
"Is that all you have to say to me?" I asked. He was steadily pissing me off.
"Since when have you become so sensitive?" He asked. I grabbed a chair and sat down.
"I haven't just figured you might show some appreciation. I didn't have to show up you know. I have a lot of other things I could be doing right about now."
"Have something planned with that neko-boy of yours?"
"His name is Rei and I don't own him."
"Touchy." His expression then changed. One of a serious kind. "Do you really love that boy?" He asked.
"Yes, he is everything to me." I wasn't going to try and explain my love of Rei to him. He stared at me for a moment then shook his head.
"I don't understand you boy."
"Who said I understood you old man."
"So what are you doing here? Looking for answers? Like why did I beat the crap out of you?" he asked.
"No not really but it would be nice to know."
"Well then I'll tell you. Believe me boy I don't have a care in the world for you. Neither did I for your father. The only thing I really wanted was an heir. I wanted someone to take over once I died. I beat you so then that way you would be just as cold and mean as me. I wanted things to stay the same after I died." He said. I had often wondered if that was why he did it. Guess I got my answer. "I wanted you to be tough. You can't be soft if you're in a position like mine."
"Seems your plan backfired."
"Yes, I guess so. I thought I had broken your will. Thought you had lost your fire. Maybe you did for awhile. But those teammates of yours...they must have given back your spirit. Especially that neko-boy."
"I've already told you his name is Rei." I said.
"I'm sorry." He said sarcastically. "Boy why are you here? It's obvious you don't like me."
"If I give answer you will you answer my question?" I asked. He nodded and so I said, "The reason why I'm here is because of something Rei said. He said it's a terrible thought to die alone. It made me think. Both my parents died. Alone. They died without me. I wasn't given the chance to say goodbye. Now you're about to die and well even though I hate you with every single fiber of my being no one should have to die alone. You and I both know your going to die soon. Today in fact. And you're as much afraid of that as any other person on the Earth. Don't deny it." I sighed. "I figured maybe it someone was here to see you off that it might not be as scary." He nodded. He understood that. "Now as for my question: are you glad I came here? Tell me the truth for once."
He sighed. He lay in that bed staring down for about 5 minutes before he opened his mouth then closed it again. He then looked up. "Yes, Kai I am." I sat there in shock. He had never called me by my first name. Ever. If he wanted my attention he called me boy. (A/N I don't know if Voltaire ever really did call his grandson by his name in the series or not but this is my story so nyah =P) "I don't understand you. I don't care about you and I certainly don't love you Kai but I am glad you came. To tell the truth I've actually been pretty scared. I've been hoping that you would come. No one else has. I doubted you would come though. I wouldn't blame you if you hadn't. I'm glad you came Kai." His voice was getting weaker and it was almost time. We both knew that. With questions answered there wasn't really much to keep him here. "It's almost time now but you know that already. Thank you for being here Kai."
"Goodbye Grandfather." He smiled a little then his eyes closed, his body became limp, and his chest stopped moving. He was gone. For good. I had never actually called him grandfather before. No one called him by his name. Hiwitari and old man was how he had been remembered by most. It must have been a small shock to him for me to call him grandfather. Voltaire Hiwitari would never be remembered as a nice guy. He wouldn't even be remembered as Voltaire. Just rich pain in the ass Hiwitari.
I stared down at him. His lifeless body looked calm and peaceful. I pulled the white sheet over his face and placed the flowers I had brought on his chest. I stood there for I don't how much longer. I still hated the man make no mistake about it and he still hated me but we had an understanding. Not one of what we did and why just an understanding of our questions were answered and we could be at peace. We now had a...forgiveness for each other. And an apology. It's hard to explain. We were not enemies anymore we were now friends. No not friends just acquaintances. Acquaintances that had passed by each other in life. I guess that's the best way to put it.
I stepped out of the room and went back down the stairs. Rei was waiting for me just outside. Once outside he looked at me and smiled. "Is he gone?" He asked. I nodded and then we strolled down the sidewalk in the snow side by side. "What did you say to him?" He asked me.
"In short goodbye." I told him. He took my hand in his.
"That's nice."
Well that's the end of that. At least for now. I don't know if I'll keep on writing to this. I have summer coming up so I might just be so bored I'll add more to this. Well I hoped you like this chapter as much as the last. As for the name Voltaire as one of my reviewers pointed out I actually knew that but I didn't figure they would call him Voltaire. Plus, it's pretty much just habit for me to call adults by their last name. Just thought I would explain that. Well it's one in the morning again I have my last two semester exams tomorrow so I better go to bed. Summer vacation here I come. =) Love ya.
Screamarie.