Chapter IX
AN: REALLY SHORT! IT'S SO SHORT! ARRRGH! I've hit a writer's block with this story....oh no! Don't worry, though. I'm posting this part because I don't want to leave you hanging! Don't worry, more character interaction in the next chapter (and don't take that the wrong way!)! Yuri will get better! Promise!
I groaned as my eyes fluttered open to a dull sound.
"Psymon?" I sat up suddenly, and realized that Psymon was awake too. I must've dozed off....
"Psymon? What the hell-?" I looked up in awe as the helicopter/jet thing was looming overhead. Psymon was standing over me, waving his arms frantically. It was approaching us slowly, and my head was throbbing. My hair was being swept around my face, and my arms were freezing. I felt naked and vulnerable all of the sudden. I didn't want anyone to see me sitting there, freezing.
I closed my eyes again and just wanted to fall asleep.
***
"Is she okay?"
"Ohmigod!"
"Her leg!"
"Psymon what the hell did you do!?"
"When did you leave?"
"What happened, Stark?"
I heard everyone talking, whispering and murmuring. I moaned and touched my head tenderly. It was throbbing in pain. All I could think about at that time was sleep. And a bath.
"We were...snowboarding...when...I went through a billboard-you know, a shortcut-and next thing I know, the glass shards went on an all out thrashing on her body. You saw the trail of blood? That was when she flew straight through the snow."
"Her leg? It-"
"Had a glass shard in it. I removed it."
"She's going to need medical attention." Someone said. It sounded like Mac, "You're gonna have to take her to Atomika and explain everything,"
"She's gonna be okay?" that voice was definitely Nate's, I could recognize him.
I kept my eyes closed, and slowly slipped off into sleep once again.
***
"Yuri? You awake now?"
My eyes snapped open, and I found myself staring at Atomika. I was laying down on a small twin bed in the room Griff and I shared, and he was standing over me.
I looked down at my leg that I saw bleeding not to long ago at Peak Three. From right below to the knee, it was covered in a cast, including my foot.
I looked back at the blurry vision of the spike haired guy in front of me. "Atomika?"
He nodded. "You're alright?"
"I'm far from alright. My head hurts..." I mumbled, "What happened? Where's Psy?"
"You've been out cold all day yesterday and most of today now, Yuri. In and out. One minute you were sitting there and I was talking to you, another minute you were out like a light bulb," Atomika said, "Psy's out boarding, as the rest of them are. Your leg's gonna heal soon enough, don't worry. Not that big of an injury, but still critical, due to the loss of blood,"
"What?"
"I'm sure you'll be wanting to have everything explained, eh?" Atomika smiled, "Well, when we got back from the 'Happiness' run-which was at about six in the evening-Nate was sitting in the lobby, biting his fingernails. As soon as he saw us, he jumped up and told us you and Psy had gone to Peak Three and had been gone all day."
I sighed, choking back tears, "Psy's M-comm didn't work, and we were stuck there almost all day,"
Atomika placed a hot washcloth over my forehead, "Yeah," he whispered, "We know, Psy told us the entire story. Well, immediately all of the boarders demanded we go up to Peak Three and look for you two. I stayed behind just in case. When they got back, your leg was pretty messed up, and you had a cut on the back of your head."
I gasped, tenderly touching my head.
"No worries," Atomika grinned, "You didn't loose any hair,"
I giggled, "Thanks, Atomika. That's very reassuring..."
"You're injuries..." he started, "Well, all about your little injuries...not really a big deal, but I'm sure you're still in a little state of shock there, eh?"
I nodded. The image of my leg just torn...made me shudder...
"Well, you'll snowboard within the week, trust me. Your leg should heal quickly, according to our medical staff, and with the right equipment and precaution, you'll be able to attend all of your races and events."
"Good,"
Atomika was silent for a while. He sat down on the bed I was laying on, and sighed. He began to massage his temples. "Yuri..." he started, taking off his sunglasses and running a hand through his spiked hair, "As much as I think you're a wonderful boarder and a great kid..."
"Yeah?" I said, sitting up a little straighter. My nightmare....
It couldn't be coming true, could it?
"You disobeyed the rules, Yuri," Atomika said.
My heart sank... "What? No-wait-you don't understand! Psymon challenged me! All of the boarders knew about it, I didn't know-"
Atomika nodded gravely, "But you don't remember what I said during our first little meeting, do you? I said you weren't allowed to go on any track you haven't made available to you. Happiness is the only course you can go on, Yuri, and you kind of shot up the ladder going to Peak Three,"
"Yeah, but-"
"Yuri, that's why we don't want any of the racers skipping events, okay? You can't be doing that. I'm sorry if you didn't understand that in the first place, and I suppose I can let it slip, but if you pull a stunt like that again..."
I was at a loss for words. I couldn't believe it. Everyone knew about my event with Psymon, and no one bothered to tell me it was against the rules?
As if reading my mind, Atomika said, "I'm sorry if the rules weren't made clear to you and all of the other boarders. I'll be sure to announce it tonight at the meeting. Get better soon, kid," He ruffled my hair, and with that, he left.
AN: REALLY SHORT! IT'S SO SHORT! ARRRGH! I've hit a writer's block with this story....oh no! Don't worry, though. I'm posting this part because I don't want to leave you hanging! Don't worry, more character interaction in the next chapter (and don't take that the wrong way!)! Yuri will get better! Promise!
I groaned as my eyes fluttered open to a dull sound.
"Psymon?" I sat up suddenly, and realized that Psymon was awake too. I must've dozed off....
"Psymon? What the hell-?" I looked up in awe as the helicopter/jet thing was looming overhead. Psymon was standing over me, waving his arms frantically. It was approaching us slowly, and my head was throbbing. My hair was being swept around my face, and my arms were freezing. I felt naked and vulnerable all of the sudden. I didn't want anyone to see me sitting there, freezing.
I closed my eyes again and just wanted to fall asleep.
***
"Is she okay?"
"Ohmigod!"
"Her leg!"
"Psymon what the hell did you do!?"
"When did you leave?"
"What happened, Stark?"
I heard everyone talking, whispering and murmuring. I moaned and touched my head tenderly. It was throbbing in pain. All I could think about at that time was sleep. And a bath.
"We were...snowboarding...when...I went through a billboard-you know, a shortcut-and next thing I know, the glass shards went on an all out thrashing on her body. You saw the trail of blood? That was when she flew straight through the snow."
"Her leg? It-"
"Had a glass shard in it. I removed it."
"She's going to need medical attention." Someone said. It sounded like Mac, "You're gonna have to take her to Atomika and explain everything,"
"She's gonna be okay?" that voice was definitely Nate's, I could recognize him.
I kept my eyes closed, and slowly slipped off into sleep once again.
***
"Yuri? You awake now?"
My eyes snapped open, and I found myself staring at Atomika. I was laying down on a small twin bed in the room Griff and I shared, and he was standing over me.
I looked down at my leg that I saw bleeding not to long ago at Peak Three. From right below to the knee, it was covered in a cast, including my foot.
I looked back at the blurry vision of the spike haired guy in front of me. "Atomika?"
He nodded. "You're alright?"
"I'm far from alright. My head hurts..." I mumbled, "What happened? Where's Psy?"
"You've been out cold all day yesterday and most of today now, Yuri. In and out. One minute you were sitting there and I was talking to you, another minute you were out like a light bulb," Atomika said, "Psy's out boarding, as the rest of them are. Your leg's gonna heal soon enough, don't worry. Not that big of an injury, but still critical, due to the loss of blood,"
"What?"
"I'm sure you'll be wanting to have everything explained, eh?" Atomika smiled, "Well, when we got back from the 'Happiness' run-which was at about six in the evening-Nate was sitting in the lobby, biting his fingernails. As soon as he saw us, he jumped up and told us you and Psy had gone to Peak Three and had been gone all day."
I sighed, choking back tears, "Psy's M-comm didn't work, and we were stuck there almost all day,"
Atomika placed a hot washcloth over my forehead, "Yeah," he whispered, "We know, Psy told us the entire story. Well, immediately all of the boarders demanded we go up to Peak Three and look for you two. I stayed behind just in case. When they got back, your leg was pretty messed up, and you had a cut on the back of your head."
I gasped, tenderly touching my head.
"No worries," Atomika grinned, "You didn't loose any hair,"
I giggled, "Thanks, Atomika. That's very reassuring..."
"You're injuries..." he started, "Well, all about your little injuries...not really a big deal, but I'm sure you're still in a little state of shock there, eh?"
I nodded. The image of my leg just torn...made me shudder...
"Well, you'll snowboard within the week, trust me. Your leg should heal quickly, according to our medical staff, and with the right equipment and precaution, you'll be able to attend all of your races and events."
"Good,"
Atomika was silent for a while. He sat down on the bed I was laying on, and sighed. He began to massage his temples. "Yuri..." he started, taking off his sunglasses and running a hand through his spiked hair, "As much as I think you're a wonderful boarder and a great kid..."
"Yeah?" I said, sitting up a little straighter. My nightmare....
It couldn't be coming true, could it?
"You disobeyed the rules, Yuri," Atomika said.
My heart sank... "What? No-wait-you don't understand! Psymon challenged me! All of the boarders knew about it, I didn't know-"
Atomika nodded gravely, "But you don't remember what I said during our first little meeting, do you? I said you weren't allowed to go on any track you haven't made available to you. Happiness is the only course you can go on, Yuri, and you kind of shot up the ladder going to Peak Three,"
"Yeah, but-"
"Yuri, that's why we don't want any of the racers skipping events, okay? You can't be doing that. I'm sorry if you didn't understand that in the first place, and I suppose I can let it slip, but if you pull a stunt like that again..."
I was at a loss for words. I couldn't believe it. Everyone knew about my event with Psymon, and no one bothered to tell me it was against the rules?
As if reading my mind, Atomika said, "I'm sorry if the rules weren't made clear to you and all of the other boarders. I'll be sure to announce it tonight at the meeting. Get better soon, kid," He ruffled my hair, and with that, he left.