Chapter 3
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"We're looking for Kai Hiwatari." He tried his best to sound cheerful, but failed. "Ah yes. Mr. Hiwatari is on the second floor in room 75. Good day." She smiled warmly up at the team, then went back to her paperwork.
They all took the stairs to the second floor, and with a little bit of luck, they found Kai's room. A doctor was outside the door writing quickly on a clipboard. He looked up at them when they got closer to Kai's room.
"We're here to see Kai. Is he all right?" Tyson spoke up once he found his voice.
"Are you his family?" He looked questioningly at the four of them.
"No, but we're the closest thing he has right now." Ray looked down at the ground, hoping the doctor would believe them and let them in.
"All right. His condition is unknown for the moment. It is quite a curious case. He has a fever for the time being, but the tests we took may explain everything else." The doctor smiled down at the saddened looks on their faces. "You can go inside to see him if you wish, but I'm not sure if he's awake yet." He smiled again and left them.
Max pushed open the door, and followed the others inside the room. They glanced at each other, and stood around Kai on the hospital bed. He was more pale than ever, and he was shaking slightly with every breath he took. If possible, he looked worse than when Tyson and Kenny saw him before. His eyelids flickered for a few moments, and they finally snapped open. His eyes looked glossy, and when he saw them, he tried to straighten up in the bed.
"What are you doing here??" He looked at each and every one of them in turn, then frowned down at the ground. How could I be weak in front of my team members! This isn't right, I should be tough, not weak, I should be able to be stronger than this! What's wrong with me?!? I hope they don't know about... Kai thought to himself, then snapped out of it. Of course they wouldn't know. No one knows.
"We're here to see you, Kai. Like it or not we actually are here to help you get better, pal!" Tyson smiled encouragingly, and the others nodded grimly. As a wave of pain passed over him, Kai clenched his teeth and closed his eyes. When it passed, he opened his eyes again, and could see his 'friends' looking at him, speechless. Get over it Kai, you should be able to handle pain, you were trained to handle pain. Then another voice entered his mind, and spoke. They're your friends Kai, whether or not you see that yet or want to believe it. No one is oblivious, especially you. Especially after... The voice stopped right there, and Kai leaned back on the pillows. Maybe you should tell them, they are your team mates. The first voice agreed with the second voice.
"Thank you." Kai surprised himself again, and surprised the others. "I-" He tried to stop himself, but the voices egged him on. "I really appreciate it." That's when he went back to his normal self. "But you shouldn't have come. You should be concentrating on your beyblading instead. This is a waste of time." He tried to get out of bed, but his friends cornered him, and pushed him back down.
"Yeah, whatever Kai." Ray withdrew his hand from Kai's shoulder, and looked away. Then everyone noticed a look pass over Kai's face. It was odd, not like anything they had ever seen. Kai actually showed his pain for a brief moment.
"You should vote on another captain, seeing as how I am incapacitated now." Kai closed his eyes, and ignored their protests. "And don't pick someone who will think of themselves as a temporary captain. Vote on someone who will do the job... forever."
"But why, Kai? You're coming back with us when you get all better!" Tyson reassured him, after all, Kai was a survivor... right?
Kai didn't answer, his face was set in a grim way. He looked up at Tyson, then looked away. He was fighting with himself in his mind, about whether or not he would tell anyone about everything. Kai reached in he pocket of his pants, and drew out Dranzer, his Beyblade. He handed it to Tyson, who looked from Kai to Kai's beyblade.
"Take care of Dranzer for me." Kai closed his eyes, and sighed.
Tyson didn't argue, instead, he stared down at Dranzer with an odd expression on his face. The last time Kai had given it to him, he was a changed person. And not for the better.
"I will," Tyson was looking at Kai with a shocked expression, as he relived the moment when they had lost Kai as a team member and as a friend to the evil BioVault Corporation. But surely he wouldn't leave them again?
"You should leave now." Kai looked so vulnerable, and that's exactly what he felt on the inside. But inside of himself he felt worse. How could he be vulnerable in front of them? Kai was never one to be helpless. But now... He was helpless. He felt worse because of that. He had only ever shown his teammates his cold, withdrawn and loner side. Never the helpless side to him. I'd be better off if I was dead... thought Kai. Are you sure? If you died, who would be the leader, the captain of the team? Who would hold the power of Dranzer in their fingertips and have a special bond with the bitbeast at the same time? Surely you understand that your role here is more important than you think? Kai was confused, it was a new voice that had entered his mind, he searched his memories for the voice, but found nothing. Dranzer? He thought unsurely to himself. Now you're catching on. Don't worry, they will take care of me, but everyone depends on you returning to your full health. That much you owe to them. That and their friendship. Kai drifted off into an uneasy sleep as his friends left him in peace. Hmmph, so much for peace. He had nightmares of his past as he slept.
"I sure hope he's going to be all right!" Kenny held his laptop securely to his chest, and looked down at the ground as they returned to the hotel.
"He'll be fine, he always is." Max filled himself with a sense of false hope, sadly it didn't work.
"Boy, I've never seen him like that before. Never." Ray looked directly in front of him as he spoke, he clenched his teeth.
Tyson simply stared down at Dranzer then remembered Kai lying in the hospital bed. He stuffed the beyblade in his jean pocket then slid his hands in his jacket pockets. He was as confused as everyone else. "Must've been the walk he took the other night. It was really cold and snowing, too." Tyson muttered to himself, but loud enough so that everyone heard and nodded.
For the rest of the day, they kept themselves busy in every way. Mentally and physically.
"I'm going out for a while." Tyson announced right after they ate supper. He needed time to think.
"Going where, Tyson?" Max looked up from his plate. "You didn't eat much."
"I'm not very hungry." Tyson stood up, and stretched.
"That's not normal. What's wrong?" Max watched Tyson out of the corner of his eye.
"I just need some air, that's all. Some time to think. I'll be back in a while." With a final farewell, he walked out of the warm hotel and into the cool breeze from outside. He sighed and took a deep breath. Tyson walked along the sidewalk and watched the sun as it started to set. It was beautiful. He found himself on the concrete stairs leading down to the river. He sat down on the very last steps, took out Kai's beyblade, and watched the waves in a trance.
"Shouldn't you be wearing a jacket?" A distant voice reached down to Tyson, and broke through his trance. Surprised, Tyson looked up behind him, and saw a boy about Kai's age standing on the very top steps. He had is eyes fixed on Tyson, and his arms were folded. His hair was spiked, and an odd colour... It was green! He was very pale, just like Kai, too. The boy walked down to where Tyson was sitting, and stood in front of him. His eyes were an odd shade of crimson or purple. Tyson couldn't tell which. He was wearing dark green pants (like Kai's) and a white jacket over a green shirt. His white jacket had a stripe of green across the chest part. He didn't look as cold as Kai, in fact, he looked a little friendlier. The boy smirked down at him.
"Who're you?" Tyson stared open mouthed at him.
"You know Kai?" He stared at Tyson with a piercing gaze. Tyson just nodded. "My name is Steth. I used to know Kai. In fact, we were... what you would call 'friends.' I learned about his condition. And I believe he owes you and your friends explanations for everything."
Tyson's eyes opened wide with shock. Kai had friends as a kid? Whoa, boy was Tyson shocked.
"If you take me to your friends, I will explain everything." He turned around and walked halfway up the stairs and added, "Take care of his Dranzer, he will be needing it again." Tyson took him back to the hotel, and he introduced himself to the team.
Back in the hospital, Kai was having terrible nightmares. He was tossing and turning and having a horrible time.
The young Kai of seven years old was standing around the corner of his parents' room. He was watching them argue for the millionth time. He knew his friend Steth was right behind him, watching him. Steth did that a lot, and he always claimed that he would 'watch his back' forever. Kai ignored his comments and practiced beyblading with him. Steth had a powerful beyblade called "Tavarius." Kai continued to watch his parents, then tensed up as he saw his grandfather and another man enter the room from the other doorway. Kai ignored his gut feelings and just listened.
"Father, this is no time for you and your guests to come in. My wife and I are busy-" Voltaire cut of his son in mid sentence.
"Oh contraire, I think this is the perfect time." Voltaire hissed in a deep voice, and gestured to his 'guest.' "This is Borris. He is going to be working for me. And I suggest that you get comfortable around him. If not, we can always fix your problem." He smirked, and let Borris introduce himself.
"I will be the leader of the research program in the nearby Abbey. Your son will be the perfect test subject- Ahem - I mean student. He will be trained for perfection in the area of Beyblades and battling with them." He cleared his voice as he spoke in a cruel, harsh, cold voice. His mouth curled into what he may have thought was a smile. It looked more like he was in pain.
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MagicFae:I hope you like the story so far. Bye for now! : )
Update: I tried to fix the paragraphs! ^-^ I sure hope it worked; something happened when I copied and pasted the story into Microsoft word, so it started to put everything in one giant paragraph. Anyway, enjoy the story! ^.^
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"We're looking for Kai Hiwatari." He tried his best to sound cheerful, but failed. "Ah yes. Mr. Hiwatari is on the second floor in room 75. Good day." She smiled warmly up at the team, then went back to her paperwork.
They all took the stairs to the second floor, and with a little bit of luck, they found Kai's room. A doctor was outside the door writing quickly on a clipboard. He looked up at them when they got closer to Kai's room.
"We're here to see Kai. Is he all right?" Tyson spoke up once he found his voice.
"Are you his family?" He looked questioningly at the four of them.
"No, but we're the closest thing he has right now." Ray looked down at the ground, hoping the doctor would believe them and let them in.
"All right. His condition is unknown for the moment. It is quite a curious case. He has a fever for the time being, but the tests we took may explain everything else." The doctor smiled down at the saddened looks on their faces. "You can go inside to see him if you wish, but I'm not sure if he's awake yet." He smiled again and left them.
Max pushed open the door, and followed the others inside the room. They glanced at each other, and stood around Kai on the hospital bed. He was more pale than ever, and he was shaking slightly with every breath he took. If possible, he looked worse than when Tyson and Kenny saw him before. His eyelids flickered for a few moments, and they finally snapped open. His eyes looked glossy, and when he saw them, he tried to straighten up in the bed.
"What are you doing here??" He looked at each and every one of them in turn, then frowned down at the ground. How could I be weak in front of my team members! This isn't right, I should be tough, not weak, I should be able to be stronger than this! What's wrong with me?!? I hope they don't know about... Kai thought to himself, then snapped out of it. Of course they wouldn't know. No one knows.
"We're here to see you, Kai. Like it or not we actually are here to help you get better, pal!" Tyson smiled encouragingly, and the others nodded grimly. As a wave of pain passed over him, Kai clenched his teeth and closed his eyes. When it passed, he opened his eyes again, and could see his 'friends' looking at him, speechless. Get over it Kai, you should be able to handle pain, you were trained to handle pain. Then another voice entered his mind, and spoke. They're your friends Kai, whether or not you see that yet or want to believe it. No one is oblivious, especially you. Especially after... The voice stopped right there, and Kai leaned back on the pillows. Maybe you should tell them, they are your team mates. The first voice agreed with the second voice.
"Thank you." Kai surprised himself again, and surprised the others. "I-" He tried to stop himself, but the voices egged him on. "I really appreciate it." That's when he went back to his normal self. "But you shouldn't have come. You should be concentrating on your beyblading instead. This is a waste of time." He tried to get out of bed, but his friends cornered him, and pushed him back down.
"Yeah, whatever Kai." Ray withdrew his hand from Kai's shoulder, and looked away. Then everyone noticed a look pass over Kai's face. It was odd, not like anything they had ever seen. Kai actually showed his pain for a brief moment.
"You should vote on another captain, seeing as how I am incapacitated now." Kai closed his eyes, and ignored their protests. "And don't pick someone who will think of themselves as a temporary captain. Vote on someone who will do the job... forever."
"But why, Kai? You're coming back with us when you get all better!" Tyson reassured him, after all, Kai was a survivor... right?
Kai didn't answer, his face was set in a grim way. He looked up at Tyson, then looked away. He was fighting with himself in his mind, about whether or not he would tell anyone about everything. Kai reached in he pocket of his pants, and drew out Dranzer, his Beyblade. He handed it to Tyson, who looked from Kai to Kai's beyblade.
"Take care of Dranzer for me." Kai closed his eyes, and sighed.
Tyson didn't argue, instead, he stared down at Dranzer with an odd expression on his face. The last time Kai had given it to him, he was a changed person. And not for the better.
"I will," Tyson was looking at Kai with a shocked expression, as he relived the moment when they had lost Kai as a team member and as a friend to the evil BioVault Corporation. But surely he wouldn't leave them again?
"You should leave now." Kai looked so vulnerable, and that's exactly what he felt on the inside. But inside of himself he felt worse. How could he be vulnerable in front of them? Kai was never one to be helpless. But now... He was helpless. He felt worse because of that. He had only ever shown his teammates his cold, withdrawn and loner side. Never the helpless side to him. I'd be better off if I was dead... thought Kai. Are you sure? If you died, who would be the leader, the captain of the team? Who would hold the power of Dranzer in their fingertips and have a special bond with the bitbeast at the same time? Surely you understand that your role here is more important than you think? Kai was confused, it was a new voice that had entered his mind, he searched his memories for the voice, but found nothing. Dranzer? He thought unsurely to himself. Now you're catching on. Don't worry, they will take care of me, but everyone depends on you returning to your full health. That much you owe to them. That and their friendship. Kai drifted off into an uneasy sleep as his friends left him in peace. Hmmph, so much for peace. He had nightmares of his past as he slept.
"I sure hope he's going to be all right!" Kenny held his laptop securely to his chest, and looked down at the ground as they returned to the hotel.
"He'll be fine, he always is." Max filled himself with a sense of false hope, sadly it didn't work.
"Boy, I've never seen him like that before. Never." Ray looked directly in front of him as he spoke, he clenched his teeth.
Tyson simply stared down at Dranzer then remembered Kai lying in the hospital bed. He stuffed the beyblade in his jean pocket then slid his hands in his jacket pockets. He was as confused as everyone else. "Must've been the walk he took the other night. It was really cold and snowing, too." Tyson muttered to himself, but loud enough so that everyone heard and nodded.
For the rest of the day, they kept themselves busy in every way. Mentally and physically.
"I'm going out for a while." Tyson announced right after they ate supper. He needed time to think.
"Going where, Tyson?" Max looked up from his plate. "You didn't eat much."
"I'm not very hungry." Tyson stood up, and stretched.
"That's not normal. What's wrong?" Max watched Tyson out of the corner of his eye.
"I just need some air, that's all. Some time to think. I'll be back in a while." With a final farewell, he walked out of the warm hotel and into the cool breeze from outside. He sighed and took a deep breath. Tyson walked along the sidewalk and watched the sun as it started to set. It was beautiful. He found himself on the concrete stairs leading down to the river. He sat down on the very last steps, took out Kai's beyblade, and watched the waves in a trance.
"Shouldn't you be wearing a jacket?" A distant voice reached down to Tyson, and broke through his trance. Surprised, Tyson looked up behind him, and saw a boy about Kai's age standing on the very top steps. He had is eyes fixed on Tyson, and his arms were folded. His hair was spiked, and an odd colour... It was green! He was very pale, just like Kai, too. The boy walked down to where Tyson was sitting, and stood in front of him. His eyes were an odd shade of crimson or purple. Tyson couldn't tell which. He was wearing dark green pants (like Kai's) and a white jacket over a green shirt. His white jacket had a stripe of green across the chest part. He didn't look as cold as Kai, in fact, he looked a little friendlier. The boy smirked down at him.
"Who're you?" Tyson stared open mouthed at him.
"You know Kai?" He stared at Tyson with a piercing gaze. Tyson just nodded. "My name is Steth. I used to know Kai. In fact, we were... what you would call 'friends.' I learned about his condition. And I believe he owes you and your friends explanations for everything."
Tyson's eyes opened wide with shock. Kai had friends as a kid? Whoa, boy was Tyson shocked.
"If you take me to your friends, I will explain everything." He turned around and walked halfway up the stairs and added, "Take care of his Dranzer, he will be needing it again." Tyson took him back to the hotel, and he introduced himself to the team.
Back in the hospital, Kai was having terrible nightmares. He was tossing and turning and having a horrible time.
The young Kai of seven years old was standing around the corner of his parents' room. He was watching them argue for the millionth time. He knew his friend Steth was right behind him, watching him. Steth did that a lot, and he always claimed that he would 'watch his back' forever. Kai ignored his comments and practiced beyblading with him. Steth had a powerful beyblade called "Tavarius." Kai continued to watch his parents, then tensed up as he saw his grandfather and another man enter the room from the other doorway. Kai ignored his gut feelings and just listened.
"Father, this is no time for you and your guests to come in. My wife and I are busy-" Voltaire cut of his son in mid sentence.
"Oh contraire, I think this is the perfect time." Voltaire hissed in a deep voice, and gestured to his 'guest.' "This is Borris. He is going to be working for me. And I suggest that you get comfortable around him. If not, we can always fix your problem." He smirked, and let Borris introduce himself.
"I will be the leader of the research program in the nearby Abbey. Your son will be the perfect test subject- Ahem - I mean student. He will be trained for perfection in the area of Beyblades and battling with them." He cleared his voice as he spoke in a cruel, harsh, cold voice. His mouth curled into what he may have thought was a smile. It looked more like he was in pain.
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MagicFae:I hope you like the story so far. Bye for now! : )
Update: I tried to fix the paragraphs! ^-^ I sure hope it worked; something happened when I copied and pasted the story into Microsoft word, so it started to put everything in one giant paragraph. Anyway, enjoy the story! ^.^
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