HIGHWAY: PART III
Shaman Wolf: There there, it's okay... *Hugs Shaman Wolf*
Jae: Drama? Well, this is based on Third Watch, and that is a drama series, so you could say I'm rather glad to hear that. :p
Chibi Chaos Sama: I take it you don't like Dizzi
Gothic-Wolf: Gruesome? Not my intention, but cool. I like that.
My apologies for making you sick, but it's a shock story. And now the aftermath…
Disclaimer: See first page
The hospital was silent as he crept along the corridors. Reaching yet another intersection, he glanced around it, and seeing that there were no nurses, he hurried across to the other side, dragging the drip with him and thankful it did not have a squeaky wheel.
Reaching the door, he peaked in, knocking gently. The other looked up, eyebrows raising slightly at the sight of him before he waved him inside. The first did so, stepping into the room and closing the door behind him.
"You're going to get caught, Lee."
"I was lonely." Lee shrugged. "Besides, I wanted to see how you were doing, Kai."
"I'll live." Kai's gaze moved upward, taking in the screen. "Have you seen this?"
Lee moved further into the room, dropping into the seat by the bed and taking in the images. "Yeah, I saw. Never found out what happened though."
"Apparently he had a brain haemorrhage," Kai replied. "He was pronounced dead on arrival."
Lee winced. "He looked fine when we got there. I'm sorry, man. I'd hate to think how it must feel… losing a teammate like that."
"Kenny was more the support than a teammate." Kai smiled faintly. "He won us a lot of matches."
"The technology world will miss him."
"Yeah." Kai switched off the set, turning toward him. "How's the arm?"
Lee looked down at where his arm was strapped to his chest, robe hanging open over it. "They were able to save it, if that's what you're asking. They won't know for sure the extent of the nerve damage until they can unstrap it, but apparently this is good." He wiggled his fingers, proving his point.
"Will you have full movement?"
"Like I said, they won't know until they can unstrap it, but they seem to think so. Won't be as flexible as I used to be though. Not sure if I'll ever be able to blade again." Lee looked up. "How about you?"
"They say I got lucky, but I don't know how they come up with that. If I was lucky, I wouldn't have crashed."
"True."
"I broke most of my ribs, a couple of which pierced and deflated one of my lungs. I had some other wounds, but they patched them up. It was more the cracked vertebrae in my neck they were worried about."
"Hence the neck brace."
"You got it."
"So what exactly happened, anyway? You mentioned something about the air bag while we were in the ambulance."
"Yeah. They looked into it and it was incorrectly installed: too much air pressure and folded wrong. As you can guess, I'm going to sue the manufacturers arse."
"Don't blame you." Lee frowned. "Think I can borrow some of that money to pay my fine?"
Kai looked at him. "What fine?"
"Speeding fine." Lee sighed, shaking his head. "They did an inquest into the accident. Myself, Ray, Kevin, and the truckie are all being booked for speeding. Both Kevin and myself will probably lose out licences cause it's not our first offence."
Kai raised an eyebrow. "Don't think they'll throw you in prison, do you?"
"If they do that, the laws more cold hearted then I think." Lee shifted in his seat. "Personally, I think Kev and I have paid enough."
"How is the monkey?"
"They managed to save his leg, but he'll be stuck with a cane for the rest of his life." Lee sighed. "It's kinda sad to think that, knowing Kevin. Taking away his agility is kinda like taking away what makes him him, if you know what I mean."
"I do." Kai raised an eyebrow. "Mariah?"
"Still in coma. Apart from that she's fine." Lee looked at him. "How about your team?"
"Kenny's dead, Ray walked away with minor injuries-"
"Damned 4-Wheel-Drives."
Kai smiled, nodding his agreement. "They fixed up Tyson's arm, but they've had to put him into counselling. It's messed up his mind good."
"Max?"
"Still shaken up, but he spends most of his time bringing flowers and presents." He pointed to the shelves filled with blooms. "All from him."
"I think it's sweet." Lee grinned, running his hand through his hair. "Gary spends half his life visiting us. He's been on a guilt trip. Thinks he should have been there to help us, and that he let us all down. I think I've almost convinced him otherwise."
"Spencer and Ian are the same, or so Tala tells me." Kai raised an eyebrow. "I got an email from the Majestics."
"What did they want?"
"They're flying back. Coming to visit us. Oliver's baking us each a cake."
Lee licked his lips. "Oh yeah. Can't wait. Love his cooking."
"Mm." Kai scratched the back of his neck. "Michael and Eddy don't care."
"Surprise, surprise." Lee growled. "Least now I can prove I'm capable of punching them out with one hand."
Kai chuckled, then raised an eyebrow. "Steve's been asking about us."
Lee blinked. "Steve? Who told him?"
"Judy. Apparently he saw it on the news."
"They have televisions in prison?"
"He's in minimum security, Lee."
"Yeah, that's right. The BBA had something to do with that, didn't they?"
"All he did was punch out a couple of fan guys who were trying to grope Emily."
Lee raised an eyebrow. "Did those guys ever get out of the wheelchairs?"
Kai nodded. "Workcover got one of them. He claimed he was paraplegic, but a private detective got a tape of him playing golf and clubbing with a bunch of women. All Emily look-alikes by the way."
Lee pulled a face. "Emily look-alikes? That's sad."
"Indeed." Kai rolled his wrist, Lee spotting the bandage and bruising on his arm. "Anyhow, Steve wants us to go visit him once we're out, so he can get the full story."
Lee nodded. "Steve's not too bad a guy. I'll have to drop in. Someone else will have to drive though." He smirked. "Actually, I don't care if I lose my license for six months or whatever. It'll take about that for my arm to heal."
"Always finding a bright side."
"Usually Mariah that does that. Guess I'm making up for her absence." He winced. "My mothers going to kill me though."
"My Grandfather called to check in on me." Kai smirked. "Probably just making sure his heir was okay so that Boris can't claim it."
Lee looked at him. "Who does get the money if something happens to you?"
"Tala. Then Bryan."
"Take it Boris doesn't know."
"Not a clue."
Lee frowned. "Tala I can understand, but why Bryan?"
Kai smirked. "Tala, Bryan, and I were practically raised together. You could say we're like brothers."
"Ian and Spencer?"
"Those two pricks came later."
"I recall Tala calling them that."
"Better than what Bryan calls them."
"Hate to think." Lee sighed. "So what are you going to do now? Once you're out of hospital, I mean."
"Same thing I was doing before," Kai replied. "Run Biovolt. I was on my way back to hotel to finish the paperwork for a merger when…"
"Boom." Lee scowled. "I'm pretty much screwed. Blading was my career, my life. When I wasn't competing I was touring China teaching some of the up-and-comings. Won't even be able to do that now."
"Need a job?"
"You offering?"
"I can see what I can do." Kai frowned. "Kevin's job with the BBA secret service would be up in the air too, won't it?"
Lee shook his head. "Thought that myself, but apparently that's not the case. Lakayla says they've already got somethin' worked out, and it isn't any desk job."
"Lakayla?"
"Kev's girlfriend. Been going steady for a while." Lee shrugged. "They work together in the same unit." He frowned. "Apparently their superiors want to put Kev through some high tec program to try and get full movement and use back to his legs. He always said he was important, and now I'm starting to believe him."
"With the skills he offered, I'm not surprised."
Lee smiled faintly. "Yeah. No one could move like Kevin could." He looked at Kai. "So what's happening with that kid Tala found?"
"Hana?" Kai blinked. "Bry tells me that the kids father died a couple of years ago, and the only family she had died in the accident."
"How's she taking it?"
"She's young. She's adapting."
"Where is she now?"
"For the moment Bry and Tal have custody, at least until something's worked out."
Lee raised an eyebrow. "Tala and Bryan wouldn't like that. The kid would cramp their style."
Kai looked at him. "Believe it or not, Tala offered to take her."
"Bullshit."
"Kid made an impression on him."
"I'll say." Lee glanced up at the clock. "Well, I better get movin'. I'm going to stick my head in Kev's room and see how his sanity is holding up on my way back. Checked Mariah on the way here."
"Give the monkey salutations."
"You got it, Phoenix." Lee stood, grabbing the drip and sighing, nodding to it. "Can't wait to lose this, I tell you."
Kai pointed to his own collection of drips and monitors. "Want mine?"
Lee smiled. "I think I'm right. At least I can move."
Kai glared, then smirked. "Of course, if they catch you, you will probably end up strapped to the bed."
"Don't get any ideas, Phoenix."
"Barely begun. You watch out for yourself, Lion. And don't trip over in the dark."
"At least I don't have to watch out for Kev's foot anymore."
"True."
"Night Phoenix."
"Night."
Oh my god! I killed Kenny! :p
I case you're wondering, I have a habit of carrying stuff over from one fic to another. Kevin's girlfriend, Lakayla Morrison, is actually from another fic I'm working on in which Kevin joins the Beyblade Secret Service. Also, the thing with the inheritance is something that will run through pretty much all of my fics. I'm sure that if you read all of my stories you'll find a lot of comparisons… once I get them all up on the net that is. #^_^#
