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Chapter 12: Killer Pain

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         "What do you mean they're not here?" Kiki shouted impatiently at Jackson. She had rushed into the house before the others and had immediately begun to interrogate the butler. "They should have come back here. Where are they?"

         " I do not know Miss. I have not seen Miss Amara or Master Kai all day."

         "Why did she have to run off like that?" Kiki sobbed into Tyson's shoulder.

         "It was shortly after she received a call this morning," Jackson let out the important piece of information.

         "Well who was it?" Nicholai asked the question the rest of them were all thinking.

         "The police."

         "WHAAAA?!?!?!"

         "Why would they call her at seven in the morning?" Tyson demanded from the older man.

         "I have no idea young masters, I don't eavesdrop on her conversations."

         "I wish you actually had Jackson," Mr. Dickinson sighed. "I guess we'll head down to the station and see what information they can give us." Without any hesitation the two teams piled back into the SUV.

~*~*~ Kai's Hospital Room ~*~*~

       Everything hurt. Even moving his fingers caused sharp pains in his arms. Then the memories of the night before came flooding into his mind. Seeing Amara and Nicholai kiss, taking her Ninja, letting his anger out by speeding down the freeway, and the funny noise the bike made before the bang and the black out. Why had Amara kissed Nicholai after their explosive argument the day before? And why had she almost kissed him on the beach?

This was why Kai didn't get himself involved with girls. They were too damn confusing. They lived to annoy the hell out of guys. Use them, abuse them, and then dump them like yesterdays garbage. He thought Amara was different but obviously he thought wrong. She was just like the rest of them.

         His right had felt warm. Warm air brushed his hand in a smooth rhythm, as if someone was breathing against it. The slow steady pace of a sleeping person. Kai struggled to open his eyes. It was painful considering his whole face hurt when he did it.

         There was Amara sleeping  with her head on the edge of the bed. Her hand was in his and it was close to her face. It was her warm breath on his hand sending shivers down his spine. What was she doing here? Where was everyone else?

         "Poor girl's out like a light," a kind voice spoke softly. "She's going to be disappointed when she wakes up and realizes she slept while you were awake." Kai stared at the young nurse, who came to check on him.

         "Whatever," Kai managed to grumble.

         "You wouldn't be so indifferent if you had seen the look on her face when she saw you," the nurse smiled at him. " A sweet mix of shock and deep pain for you." She emphasized the words "for you".

         "Then why did she kiss Nicholai?" Kai immediately regretted it. He didn't mean to say it out loud.

         "Well, I don't know who this Nicholai fella is or what exactly happened but she battled security to get in this room," the nurse recalled what happened while he was sleeping. "But give the girl a chance to explain herself before you write her off."

         "Whatever," Kai grumbled again.

         "You might change your mind later, after you sleep some more. Goodnight."

         "But I'm not even tired," Kai protested like a stubborn three year old.

         "You will be in a minute when those painkillers kick in." The nurse chuckled as she left his room.

~*~*~ The Police Station~*~*~

       "Yes, there was a call made to Miss Jones' residence this morning," the calm receptionist leafed through the papers on her desk.

         "Well…" Kiki was getting agitated.

         "We retrieved her Ninja from the freeway in multiple pieces and wanted to know if she wanted to press charges against the rider."

         "Pieces?!?!" Rei gulped.

         "I can show you the bike if you like," the receptionist led them through a door to a garage in the back of the station. "Well what's left of it anyway."

         All that was left of the bike was piled in a cardboard box in the corner. The only thinks that were recognizable were the license plate and the handlebars, the rest was all twisted mangled metal.

         "The rider was lucky to survive this disaster," the receptionist commented.

         "He's still alive?"

         "Is he okay?"

         "Where is he?" The questions were shot at the unsuspecting receptionist. They didn't even wait for her to reply. Mr. Dickinson was already rushing them back to the SUV.

~*~*~ The Hospital ~*~*~

         Amara slowly came back to reality. She had actually cried herself to sleep. She hadn't done that since she was five. The constant beeping pulse from the machines in the cold white room woke her up. Her eyes focused on the sleeping face before her. Kai. He hadn't moved. What had she expected for him to have gotten up and left the hospital? In her dreams is where that would have to stay. He wouldn't be leaving for a while. Again Amara brushed his silver bangs out of his closed eyes. His body twitched slightly when her warm fingers touched his bruised face.

         " Oops sorry," Amara whispered. His lips seemed to curl into a small smile at the sound of her voice.

         KNOCK KNOCK!

Amara turned to face the door. An older man in a white lab coat stood in the doorway.

         "Excuse me miss, are you with him?" the doctor asked, walking into the room.

         "Yes."

         "Would you mind coming with me?" Amara hesitated.

         "Just to fill out some paper work, it will only take a minute." He assured her. Reluctantly Amara left Kai's side and followed the doctor out of the room.

         Minutes after Amara exited Kai's hospital room, Mr. Dickinson and the rest of the group filed in. The girls gasped at the sight of his lifeless body.

         "Kai?!"

         "He looks awful," Tyson grimaced.

         "Kai's a fighter, he'll make it through this," Rei looked down at his unconscious captain.

         "But where's Amara?" Max broke the uncomfortable silence.

         "I thought she'd be here," Mr. Dickinson answered truthfully.

         "Thank-you doctor." A familiar voice came from the hallway outside Kai's room.

         "AMARA!!!" Kiki left Tyson's arms to embrace her friend.

         "Man, am I ever glad to see you guys," Amara practically collapsed into the other girls open arms.

         "You had us worried sick my dear," Mr. Dickinson scolded.

         "I know I should have contacted you but I…" Amara was cut off by her uncle's suffocating hug.

         "I'm just glad you're safe, now is not the time to be pulling a stunt like that."

         "I know uncle," Amara cut him off abruptly. The look in her eyes shut him up immediately.

         "So what's the synopsis on Kai here," Rei finally asked.

         "Well… as you can see he has a broken leg and arm but he also has two cracked ribs," Amara repeated what the doctor had told her minutes earlier.

         "Ouch, sounds painful," Max stated the obvious.

         "Yeah they're pumping in the morphine."

         "How did the bike just fall apart?" Tyson asked, but the question seemed more to himself then to anyone else.

         "I don't get it," Amara began, shaking her head as she spoke. "I check that bike every time I ride it and before I put it away each night."

         "Someone was screwing around with it," Rei concluded for all of them.

         "I could go back to the police station and check out what's left of the bike," Kenny offered, looking eager about doing some detective work.

         "That's a good idea Kenny," Mr. Dickinson assured him.

         "I bet the police aren't doing much about it," Nicholai sneered.

         "They were more concerned about if I wanted to press charges against him, " Amara shook her head in disgust.

         "But who would want to hurt Kai?" Mico asked the Bladebreakers.

         "I don't think anyone in Canada's out to get him," Tyson answered for the group.

         "It wasn't meant for him," Amara hung her head.

         "You?!?! It was intended for you!" Tyson made the sharp accusation. "If you hadn't pissed him off he wouldn't' have taken the bike."

         "Enough Tyson!" Rei stood in front of his teammate, blocking him from Amara. "Kai chose to take the bike, Amara didn't make him."

         "Rei's right, Kai did it out of his own free will," Max added. "We should be glad that he's still breathing."

         "Listen Tyson," Amara felt the tears stinging in her eyes but she tried not to let them fall. "I wish it was me in that bed instead of him, believe me I do but neither of us can change what happened. The bike crashed, end of story."

         "Who wants you dead?" Tyson took a deep breath. The room was still other than the beeping machines connected to the motionless Kai. Everyone held his or her breath waiting for Amara's answer.

"Who would mess with your bike so you would crash to your death?" Tyson growled intolerantly.  "Answer me!"

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         ~ Miss Wright ~