Kai: *shivering in a corner*
TT: What's with you?
Kai: Scary... Lee, Ice-Queen... Sleeping... WITH ME!!!
TT: Ooohhh... *thinks for a minute* Don't worry! Just stay here with me all the time!
Kai: I'm so glad you're going away...
TT: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-
Kai: Why are you so upset?
TT: -OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Kai: *has gone deaf*
TT: I have to go on school camp... T_T Ten days, in the wilderness, without computer or fanfiction. *bursts into tears*
Kai: *can't hear her, so ignores her* TT has decided what to do for the -terrible, stupid, turtorous- fic.
TT: Awww, but Kai, people love it _because_ its torturous!
Kai: You need a life.
TT: *coughs* anyway, that you for the suggestions! ^_^ 'Specially x_shadow-x, I'm using you're idea, so thankies!
Kai: WHY do yo encourage her?!
TT: This will be the last update for about a fortnight... T_T
Kai: ^___^
Ray: You really hate her, don't you?
TT: RAY!!! *Glomps the neko*
Kai: I thought you escaped.
Ray: FLB (Freaky Little Brat/Brother) looked me in a closet.
TT: *gasps* He didn't!
Ray: *picking mothballs out of hair*
TT: *wields battleaxe* Onward- TO KILL THE FLB!!!
Kai: I'm out of here.
Ice-Queen: *is the distance* KAI!!!
Kai: EPP! No I'm not. *hides in closet*
Ray: Since Kai and TT are busy, I'm stuck with the disclaimer: TT owns nothing, not beyblade, not Ice-Queen, not me, Kai, FLB or the plot.
TT: HEY!! I own that!
Ray: Oh yeah! ^^;; My mistake. I meant to say 'or the latest plot idea' x-shadow-x owns that
TT: FIC TIME!!!
***
Kai stared at the doctor, remove the chip? How? What would he have to do? A thousand questions flooded into Kai's mind. Keeping his face black, and his voice monotone, Kai urged him to continue, "Elaborate."
Clearing his throat, the doctor began to explain, "It's quite a dangerous procedure, I'll admit... However..." He cleared his throat again, this time in nervousness, "We would send a series of electric impulses through you're spine, dislodging the chip. Then we would be able to operate, cut open you're neck and surgically remove the item." He looked decidedly nervous, "Of course, it is a very dangerous operation, and there is a lot that could go wrong..." He didn't bother to explain the consequences.
Kai nodded thoughtfully as he went over this in his mind. On the plus side, he'd get rid of the chip and, hopefully, the nightmares. But on the other hand, he didn't need to doctor's information to know this was a dangerous operation. He knew enough about anatomy to be aware that if something happened to his brainstem, he could loose the use of his limbs, or even lose his life.
On the other hand, however, if he didn't get rid of the chip somehow, he'd continue to show weakness in front of his team.
The choice was pretty obvious.
"I'll leave you now, and think about it carefully before deciding." The doctor walked out, leaving Kai with Mr. Dickinson and the BladeBreakers. He paused in the doorway, "Oh, and I expect you to get some sleep later, or we'll have to sedate you."
Tyson looked at where the doctor had been, then back at Kai, "Do you think he was joking."
Ray shrugged, "I don't know Tyson, he looked pretty serious to me."
"Yeah, but still!"
Kai continued to ignore them, playing over the possible outcomes of the offered operation in his head. It was dangerous, he had to admit, but he didn't really see any other option.
"Hey Kai! You haven't eaten anything!" Tyson was looking at the plate of food, drooling slightly.
Kai winched at the sigh of Tyson, "Like I'd eat anything after last time..." He trailed off to mutter something in Russian about the nurses, no doubt something impolite.
"Then you won't mind if I eat it for you." Tyson began to feast before Kai could reply. The others just blinked as the food disappeared within seconds.
"Did the nurse put sleeping pills in you're food again, Kai?" Kai shrugged at Ray's question.
"Its not like they'd tell me if they-" he was cut off as Tyson gave a loud yawn, slumping forward sleepily.
"I guess they did..."
Ray looked at the nearly asleep Tyson, then back at Kai, "Guess we have to go now. We'll see you tomorrow."
"No you won't you'll be catching up on the training you were _supposed_ to do today."
Ray sweatdropped slightly, "Okay, we'll visit you later..." He turned to their manager, "Mr. Dickinson, can you give us a lift back?"
The old man nodded, "Of course." He then turned to Kai, "Now get some rest Kai, or you'll never recover."
"Hnn."
"See ya Kai!" Max waved cheerfully as he helped Ray carry Tyson out. Kai waited until their footsteps had faded before he exhaled.
Kai sat cross-legged on the bed, holding Dranzer tightly in his palm, running a thumb over the bit-chip. "I don't know, Dranzer. Is it worth it?" He wasn't sure if Dranzer would answer, but the familiar practice of relaying all his troubles to the bit-beast made him feel better. "I just want to forget again, but its like no one will let me..."
Sighing to himself, Kai lay down on the bed, hands under his head, still talking quietly to the phoenix. "I never wanted any of this, Dranzer. But I figured there was no other choice... I just want to forget, pretend it never existed. I think I preferred it when I couldn't remember my past." He closed his eyes, "I just want it all to stop." A bitter smile crossed his features, "I guess that nothing will ever go my way, huh?"
He couldn't see, but he could still feel the bit-chip grow warm and glow under his fingertips. It was reassuring, knowing that, even after everything that had come between them, Dranzer was still there for him. He smiled slightly at the thought.
'Guess I'll go through with the operation. It could be worse, I mean, I might have been stuck with no options, or needing a donor for a piece of brainstem of something.' An image of Tyson, hooked up to a table somewhere, having a part of his brainstem removed entered his mind, causing Kai to smirk.
Eyes still closed, Kai allowed his tense muscles to relax. He wanted to believe that the suggested operation would work, that he would be able to sleep without fear again. He was sick of showing weakness in front of his teammates; it was against everything he had ever believed. He was sick of Boris and his grandfather still haunting him, even after all these years. He was sick of remembering all these things, all the things that had happened to him, making him what he was, what Voltaire had wanted him to be.
And he was getting sick of the taste of coffee, too...
With a sudden surge of determination, he pressed the call button by his bed. A nurse seemed to appear from nowhere into the doorway.
"Yes?"
"Can you get the doctor? I need to speak with him." The nurse hesitated for a moment, before nodding her head.
The doctor walked into the doorway after a few moments, "Yes?"
"I've made up my mind, just get rid of the stupid chip."
TT: What's with you?
Kai: Scary... Lee, Ice-Queen... Sleeping... WITH ME!!!
TT: Ooohhh... *thinks for a minute* Don't worry! Just stay here with me all the time!
Kai: I'm so glad you're going away...
TT: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-
Kai: Why are you so upset?
TT: -OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Kai: *has gone deaf*
TT: I have to go on school camp... T_T Ten days, in the wilderness, without computer or fanfiction. *bursts into tears*
Kai: *can't hear her, so ignores her* TT has decided what to do for the -terrible, stupid, turtorous- fic.
TT: Awww, but Kai, people love it _because_ its torturous!
Kai: You need a life.
TT: *coughs* anyway, that you for the suggestions! ^_^ 'Specially x_shadow-x, I'm using you're idea, so thankies!
Kai: WHY do yo encourage her?!
TT: This will be the last update for about a fortnight... T_T
Kai: ^___^
Ray: You really hate her, don't you?
TT: RAY!!! *Glomps the neko*
Kai: I thought you escaped.
Ray: FLB (Freaky Little Brat/Brother) looked me in a closet.
TT: *gasps* He didn't!
Ray: *picking mothballs out of hair*
TT: *wields battleaxe* Onward- TO KILL THE FLB!!!
Kai: I'm out of here.
Ice-Queen: *is the distance* KAI!!!
Kai: EPP! No I'm not. *hides in closet*
Ray: Since Kai and TT are busy, I'm stuck with the disclaimer: TT owns nothing, not beyblade, not Ice-Queen, not me, Kai, FLB or the plot.
TT: HEY!! I own that!
Ray: Oh yeah! ^^;; My mistake. I meant to say 'or the latest plot idea' x-shadow-x owns that
TT: FIC TIME!!!
***
Kai stared at the doctor, remove the chip? How? What would he have to do? A thousand questions flooded into Kai's mind. Keeping his face black, and his voice monotone, Kai urged him to continue, "Elaborate."
Clearing his throat, the doctor began to explain, "It's quite a dangerous procedure, I'll admit... However..." He cleared his throat again, this time in nervousness, "We would send a series of electric impulses through you're spine, dislodging the chip. Then we would be able to operate, cut open you're neck and surgically remove the item." He looked decidedly nervous, "Of course, it is a very dangerous operation, and there is a lot that could go wrong..." He didn't bother to explain the consequences.
Kai nodded thoughtfully as he went over this in his mind. On the plus side, he'd get rid of the chip and, hopefully, the nightmares. But on the other hand, he didn't need to doctor's information to know this was a dangerous operation. He knew enough about anatomy to be aware that if something happened to his brainstem, he could loose the use of his limbs, or even lose his life.
On the other hand, however, if he didn't get rid of the chip somehow, he'd continue to show weakness in front of his team.
The choice was pretty obvious.
"I'll leave you now, and think about it carefully before deciding." The doctor walked out, leaving Kai with Mr. Dickinson and the BladeBreakers. He paused in the doorway, "Oh, and I expect you to get some sleep later, or we'll have to sedate you."
Tyson looked at where the doctor had been, then back at Kai, "Do you think he was joking."
Ray shrugged, "I don't know Tyson, he looked pretty serious to me."
"Yeah, but still!"
Kai continued to ignore them, playing over the possible outcomes of the offered operation in his head. It was dangerous, he had to admit, but he didn't really see any other option.
"Hey Kai! You haven't eaten anything!" Tyson was looking at the plate of food, drooling slightly.
Kai winched at the sigh of Tyson, "Like I'd eat anything after last time..." He trailed off to mutter something in Russian about the nurses, no doubt something impolite.
"Then you won't mind if I eat it for you." Tyson began to feast before Kai could reply. The others just blinked as the food disappeared within seconds.
"Did the nurse put sleeping pills in you're food again, Kai?" Kai shrugged at Ray's question.
"Its not like they'd tell me if they-" he was cut off as Tyson gave a loud yawn, slumping forward sleepily.
"I guess they did..."
Ray looked at the nearly asleep Tyson, then back at Kai, "Guess we have to go now. We'll see you tomorrow."
"No you won't you'll be catching up on the training you were _supposed_ to do today."
Ray sweatdropped slightly, "Okay, we'll visit you later..." He turned to their manager, "Mr. Dickinson, can you give us a lift back?"
The old man nodded, "Of course." He then turned to Kai, "Now get some rest Kai, or you'll never recover."
"Hnn."
"See ya Kai!" Max waved cheerfully as he helped Ray carry Tyson out. Kai waited until their footsteps had faded before he exhaled.
Kai sat cross-legged on the bed, holding Dranzer tightly in his palm, running a thumb over the bit-chip. "I don't know, Dranzer. Is it worth it?" He wasn't sure if Dranzer would answer, but the familiar practice of relaying all his troubles to the bit-beast made him feel better. "I just want to forget again, but its like no one will let me..."
Sighing to himself, Kai lay down on the bed, hands under his head, still talking quietly to the phoenix. "I never wanted any of this, Dranzer. But I figured there was no other choice... I just want to forget, pretend it never existed. I think I preferred it when I couldn't remember my past." He closed his eyes, "I just want it all to stop." A bitter smile crossed his features, "I guess that nothing will ever go my way, huh?"
He couldn't see, but he could still feel the bit-chip grow warm and glow under his fingertips. It was reassuring, knowing that, even after everything that had come between them, Dranzer was still there for him. He smiled slightly at the thought.
'Guess I'll go through with the operation. It could be worse, I mean, I might have been stuck with no options, or needing a donor for a piece of brainstem of something.' An image of Tyson, hooked up to a table somewhere, having a part of his brainstem removed entered his mind, causing Kai to smirk.
Eyes still closed, Kai allowed his tense muscles to relax. He wanted to believe that the suggested operation would work, that he would be able to sleep without fear again. He was sick of showing weakness in front of his teammates; it was against everything he had ever believed. He was sick of Boris and his grandfather still haunting him, even after all these years. He was sick of remembering all these things, all the things that had happened to him, making him what he was, what Voltaire had wanted him to be.
And he was getting sick of the taste of coffee, too...
With a sudden surge of determination, he pressed the call button by his bed. A nurse seemed to appear from nowhere into the doorway.
"Yes?"
"Can you get the doctor? I need to speak with him." The nurse hesitated for a moment, before nodding her head.
The doctor walked into the doorway after a few moments, "Yes?"
"I've made up my mind, just get rid of the stupid chip."