TT: Hey all! Its me again!
Kai: You won't give up, will you?
Man: 'scuse me, I've got a message for TT from Ice-Queen.
Kai: Oh no, not her!!
TT: Be nice!! *to man* You can give it to me after. *to audience* Oh, and can I take the oppertity to congratulate Treachery89 on her 200th review- Cause her story's great!!
Kai: Showing favortism, are we?
TT: *sweatdrops* No, I think that x-Shadow-x's story is great too, and so is...
Kai: I get the idea.
TT: *all dreamy-eyed* wish I could get 200 reviews...
Kai: But you're stories are terrible!
TT: T_T Meanie. And I know I'll never get that many reviews, its just wishful thinking.
Kai: ...If she owned beyblade, she'd PAY someone to give her that many reviews.
***
Kenny came back from a phone, "I called Mr. Dickinson, he says he'll be here as soon as he can." He wasn't really surprised when his statement got no response. Kai was still being treated, three hours after he was brought in, and no one had told them anything yet.
"You're all here to see Kai Hiwatari, aren't you?" The BladeBreakers looked up at the young doctor who had just addressed them.
Tyson was the first to his feet, "Can we see him yet!? Where is he?! How is he?!"
The doctor looked at the clipboard in his hands, "He's been placed into room #59, yes, you can see him, but he may not be awake yet. He has two broken ribs, and another one is fractured, one of his wrists is broken, one ankle has a bad sprain, he's malnourished, underweight and he also has many cuts and wounds that look suspiciously like they were made by a knife. We also found an unidentified object attached to his brainstem, but we aren't sure what that is..." The doctor looked up, to find the BladeBreakers long gone. "...Why do I even bother?"
***
For teens ran down the hall, ignoring the glares they were receiving from nurses, patients and other visitors. The door numbers flashed by before they all skidded to a stop in front of one.
Ray was the one who opened the door and looked in. He wanted to burst into tears at the sight before him, but willed himself to be strong for the others- they were looking to him for support, after all.
In the center of the white room, lying in a bed; was Kai. His entire body seemed to be wrapped in stained gauze, many of the cuts that covered his body had stitches, his left wrist in a cast. His face was fairly clear, but his left check had several bandages adorning it, and his hair was still stained dark with blood.
Kenny made a choked sound at the back of his throat, Max looked as if he were about to burst into tears, Tyson had turned white and Ray's breath had caught in his throat as they stared at their fallen friend.
Garnet eyes, still slightly glazed with the endless throb of pain- though it had dulled great due to the wonders of drugs- slowly forced themselves opened to look at them, before adverting their gaze elsewhere stubbornly.
After what seemed to be an age, Ray walked forward, sitting in a chair next to the bed, and spoke, "Kai? How are you feeling?"
As if this act had broken some kind of spell, the others walked forward too, though perhaps somewhat hesitantly.
Kai refused to meet their eyes; he didn't want to see the pity they held towards him. Mentally, he was torn with despair, his teammates were now seeing him in the one way he hated to be seem above all others. Weak, pathetic, something to be pitied. The respect and authority his cold, hard mask had given was gone, leaving him like so.
And he hated the fact the others were still here, watching him like this. They were probably loving it, Tyson especially.
Kai wanted them to just leave, to go away and leave him alone and never come back. But they weren't going to, he wasn't sure why, but they were still here. And they were still waiting for him to answer Ray's question.
Kai's mind flew through many possibilities; so much as speaking would let them see just how weak he really was.
With this thought in mind, Kai went with his classic reply of "Hnn."
Relief flooded the features of the other BladeBreaker's faces- Kai had to be feeling better to say that, after all.
"Man Kai, you had us worried!" Kai winched at the volume of Tyson's voice. But at the same time, his statement confused him. Worried? About him? No, they wouldn't be worried... But then, they _had_ saved him back in the abbey... Kai groaned inwardly as a headache began to form.
"What _happened_ to you in there, Kai?" Ray's question was ignored as the blue-haired teen looked away again. He didn't want to display any more weakness than he already had.
"Hey Kai, are you going to eat that?" Kai looked over at the untouched plate of food a nurse had put by his bed.
Kai smirked to himself, "Only you could like the look of hospital food, Tyson."
Taking it as a 'go ahead' signal, Tyson grabbed the plate and began to stuff the food into his mouth happily. The others felt quite sick at the display- because some things you never get used to.
A man in the doorway cleared his throat, and they all turned to find the same doctor standing there. "Sorry to interrupt, boys, but you have to leave now. Mr. Hiwatari needs his sleep."
Ray saw a flash panic in Kai's garnet eyes, and it was with a hidden desperation that Kai protested, "I'm not tired."
The doctor gave him an 'I-don't-believe-you' smile, "I'm sure you're not, but you still need your rest." He then looked at the others, "So its best you leave."
Inside, Kai was torn; the others were leaving- which was what he wanted. But he was expected to go to sleep, and return to the nightmares that terrified him so. Not sure what else to do, Kai settled for glaring daggers at the doctor, who fidgeted uncomfortably under his gaze.
The tension was so thick that the air could have been cut with a knife, and after an age, the doctor spoke again, rather hesitantly this time, "Erm... Perhaps later...?" He received nothing but a continued glare from the teen, "I'll just... Go now..." The doctor left the room as fast as possible without running.
Tyson looked at Kai, "Sheesh, why'd you do that? He was just doing his job."
Max grinned optimistically, "I know! It's because he didn't want us to go!!"
Tyson grinned back at Max, then at Kai, "Aww Kai, I knew you couldn't live without us!"
Kai groaned to himself and sunk deeper into the bed, 'I should have just gone to sleep.'
Kai: You won't give up, will you?
Man: 'scuse me, I've got a message for TT from Ice-Queen.
Kai: Oh no, not her!!
TT: Be nice!! *to man* You can give it to me after. *to audience* Oh, and can I take the oppertity to congratulate Treachery89 on her 200th review- Cause her story's great!!
Kai: Showing favortism, are we?
TT: *sweatdrops* No, I think that x-Shadow-x's story is great too, and so is...
Kai: I get the idea.
TT: *all dreamy-eyed* wish I could get 200 reviews...
Kai: But you're stories are terrible!
TT: T_T Meanie. And I know I'll never get that many reviews, its just wishful thinking.
Kai: ...If she owned beyblade, she'd PAY someone to give her that many reviews.
***
Kenny came back from a phone, "I called Mr. Dickinson, he says he'll be here as soon as he can." He wasn't really surprised when his statement got no response. Kai was still being treated, three hours after he was brought in, and no one had told them anything yet.
"You're all here to see Kai Hiwatari, aren't you?" The BladeBreakers looked up at the young doctor who had just addressed them.
Tyson was the first to his feet, "Can we see him yet!? Where is he?! How is he?!"
The doctor looked at the clipboard in his hands, "He's been placed into room #59, yes, you can see him, but he may not be awake yet. He has two broken ribs, and another one is fractured, one of his wrists is broken, one ankle has a bad sprain, he's malnourished, underweight and he also has many cuts and wounds that look suspiciously like they were made by a knife. We also found an unidentified object attached to his brainstem, but we aren't sure what that is..." The doctor looked up, to find the BladeBreakers long gone. "...Why do I even bother?"
***
For teens ran down the hall, ignoring the glares they were receiving from nurses, patients and other visitors. The door numbers flashed by before they all skidded to a stop in front of one.
Ray was the one who opened the door and looked in. He wanted to burst into tears at the sight before him, but willed himself to be strong for the others- they were looking to him for support, after all.
In the center of the white room, lying in a bed; was Kai. His entire body seemed to be wrapped in stained gauze, many of the cuts that covered his body had stitches, his left wrist in a cast. His face was fairly clear, but his left check had several bandages adorning it, and his hair was still stained dark with blood.
Kenny made a choked sound at the back of his throat, Max looked as if he were about to burst into tears, Tyson had turned white and Ray's breath had caught in his throat as they stared at their fallen friend.
Garnet eyes, still slightly glazed with the endless throb of pain- though it had dulled great due to the wonders of drugs- slowly forced themselves opened to look at them, before adverting their gaze elsewhere stubbornly.
After what seemed to be an age, Ray walked forward, sitting in a chair next to the bed, and spoke, "Kai? How are you feeling?"
As if this act had broken some kind of spell, the others walked forward too, though perhaps somewhat hesitantly.
Kai refused to meet their eyes; he didn't want to see the pity they held towards him. Mentally, he was torn with despair, his teammates were now seeing him in the one way he hated to be seem above all others. Weak, pathetic, something to be pitied. The respect and authority his cold, hard mask had given was gone, leaving him like so.
And he hated the fact the others were still here, watching him like this. They were probably loving it, Tyson especially.
Kai wanted them to just leave, to go away and leave him alone and never come back. But they weren't going to, he wasn't sure why, but they were still here. And they were still waiting for him to answer Ray's question.
Kai's mind flew through many possibilities; so much as speaking would let them see just how weak he really was.
With this thought in mind, Kai went with his classic reply of "Hnn."
Relief flooded the features of the other BladeBreaker's faces- Kai had to be feeling better to say that, after all.
"Man Kai, you had us worried!" Kai winched at the volume of Tyson's voice. But at the same time, his statement confused him. Worried? About him? No, they wouldn't be worried... But then, they _had_ saved him back in the abbey... Kai groaned inwardly as a headache began to form.
"What _happened_ to you in there, Kai?" Ray's question was ignored as the blue-haired teen looked away again. He didn't want to display any more weakness than he already had.
"Hey Kai, are you going to eat that?" Kai looked over at the untouched plate of food a nurse had put by his bed.
Kai smirked to himself, "Only you could like the look of hospital food, Tyson."
Taking it as a 'go ahead' signal, Tyson grabbed the plate and began to stuff the food into his mouth happily. The others felt quite sick at the display- because some things you never get used to.
A man in the doorway cleared his throat, and they all turned to find the same doctor standing there. "Sorry to interrupt, boys, but you have to leave now. Mr. Hiwatari needs his sleep."
Ray saw a flash panic in Kai's garnet eyes, and it was with a hidden desperation that Kai protested, "I'm not tired."
The doctor gave him an 'I-don't-believe-you' smile, "I'm sure you're not, but you still need your rest." He then looked at the others, "So its best you leave."
Inside, Kai was torn; the others were leaving- which was what he wanted. But he was expected to go to sleep, and return to the nightmares that terrified him so. Not sure what else to do, Kai settled for glaring daggers at the doctor, who fidgeted uncomfortably under his gaze.
The tension was so thick that the air could have been cut with a knife, and after an age, the doctor spoke again, rather hesitantly this time, "Erm... Perhaps later...?" He received nothing but a continued glare from the teen, "I'll just... Go now..." The doctor left the room as fast as possible without running.
Tyson looked at Kai, "Sheesh, why'd you do that? He was just doing his job."
Max grinned optimistically, "I know! It's because he didn't want us to go!!"
Tyson grinned back at Max, then at Kai, "Aww Kai, I knew you couldn't live without us!"
Kai groaned to himself and sunk deeper into the bed, 'I should have just gone to sleep.'