Mizu_Tenshi: Happy Christmas everyone! Sorry for the late chapter, I've
never been this slow in updating before.
"..." Speech '...' Thought *...* Implied words
Disclaimer: I do not own this anime
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Chapter Four - Pictures
Everyone stared at each other and then at Kai, he looked back at them as if demanding to know why they found him so interesting.
To occupy himself while waiting for an explanation Kai took another strawberry and popped it into his mouth, savouring the juicy taste.
Tyson's jaw, which had been hanging open for a good five minutes, snapped shut. An idea struck him on the back of the neck, making his eyes light up.
Without warning he grabbed Kai's wrist and dragged him into the kitchen.
Kai, who would have normally freed himself from the fingers around his wrist found himself reluctantly following the excited navy haired teen.
Tyson grinned at his own genius. Sitting Kai down on a wooden chair Tyson took his own seat on the opposite end of the table.
Kai cast Tyson a quizzical look but all Tyson would do was grin even wider.
"What are you doing?" Ray asked the question that Kai could not ask.
"I'm a total genius!" Tyson declared proudly. "Just watch the master and learn."
Taking a piece of plain paper and a black marker, he pushed the two objects to Kai's side of the table.
"Okay Kai, this is what you do; draw something down and I've got to guess what you're saying," Tyson explained. "Kind of like charades but with pictures."
"Or alternatively you can just ask him to write it down," Kenny said.
Tyson pulled a face. "You're such a killjoy, chief! It's much more fun this way."
"Well it'll certainly be interesting," Max admitted.
They all turned, looking expectantly at Kai, who was just sitting staring as blankly as the piece of paper in front of him.
"That is, if he'll pick up the pen," Ray said.
"Come on, Kai," Tyson pleaded, unwittingly making the largest puppy dog eyes Kai had ever seen.
Kai looked at Tyson and then at the pen but did not make a move to pick the black felt tip up.
"Please? For me?"
Kai made a face close to a sigh and reluctantly picked up the black felt and began drawing.
"Yeah! I knew you'd come to your senses!" Tyson cheered.
Once Kai had finished his art he picked it up for the others two see.
The others all huddled around Tyson's chair to catch a glimpse of the rather well drawn pictures.
There was a picture of a train plus the letters ing, a picture of the sun rising, and lastly the number two and a melon.
"Training, sunrise," Tyson figured that much out but paused and frowned at the next part of the puzzle. "Two..melon?" he meekly guessed.
"Two melons?" Ray pondered the meaning.
"It's a marrow, melons aren't as long as marrow," Kenny said matter-of- factly.
"Two marrow? Tomorrow!" Tyson cried joyfully, like a child celebrating getting their two times tables right.. "Tomorrow! Training at sun rise tomorrow..Kai!" Tyson yelled as realisation hit him.
Kai smirked, which was pretty good progress for him, considering what he was acting like only moments before.
"Do another one! Do another one!" Max bounced around happily.
"Yeah Kai, let's see if the others can get one," Tyson agreed, unable to suppress the grin that overtook his face.
Kai complied automatically, scribbling furiously before showing his new set of pictures to the others.
"That's easy," Kenny stated a little smugly. "He wants us to make sure our blades our upgraded."
"Everything's easy to you!" Max scoffed. "Why don't give us a chance?"
Kai rolled his eyes and scribbled one last set of pictures.
"Goat, two, bed. Go to bed!" Max bounced around, happy that he had figured one out. "Do another one!"
"I think he means what he draws," Kenny said, "maybe we should go to bed."
(Kai's POV)
It was like a sudden ray of light piercing the blackness that clouded my mind, that glimmer of comfort in a sea of faceless people.
That's what it felt like when I began to react. I don't think it was the psychiatrist; I've never believed in shrinks. It was something else that pulled me out of my trance-like state. Something else...someone else.
I didn't quite know what Biovolt had really done to me. Sometimes I felt like slipping back into the hollow state I had been in before. Sometimes I thought I saw things that weren't really there.
I would never say a thing to the others even if I could talk.
It felt strange not having a voice; not that I used it much before. No matter how I tried it just wouldn't come and it infuriated me beyond belief that I could not do such a simple thing.
I tossed and turned around my selected spot on the dojo floor, creasing the sheets horribly.
Those childish games had kept me occupied for a while but now I had nothing to take my mind of the darkness that lurked at the back of my consciousness.
'Nightmares are for children' I told myself but those haunting memories came back even when my eyes were wide open, just as it had been when I had been strapped down to that hideous machine.
I desperately tried to think of something else but it wasn't working.
I clutched my head and curled up into a ball. I couldn't even scream as the images flashed around my head making me feel nauseous.
Blood. There was blood everywhere and people screaming, people crying in vain, people moaning in agony and all around them there was the stench of death. It was so real I could smell it and almost gagged.
It was horrible. There was that same light like a candle burning but the flame was black and it enveloped everything in darkness, devouring the light the way a real candle devours the oxygen around it.
Apparently, it was not just muteness Biovolt had inflicted on me. I could live without speaking but this was serious, much more serious.
"Kai?..Kai..KAI!"
Then the images had vanished and I suddenly became aware of where I was.
The inky fog abated again and I found myself staring right into Tyson's blue eyes.
I wanted to hug him right there and then. He had just stopped me from going mad but a hug probably would have scared the life out of him.
"You were having a nightmare, are you okay?"
I don't know why but I suddenly felt very...exposed. I sat up, pushing him away at the same time but I immediately regretted it when I saw the hurt expression on his face.
Was I crazy? He had just saved me and I was pushing him away?
"Do you want to talk, I mean draw, it?" Tyson offered kindly.
I shook my head, wishing he'd just go back to sleep.
"Kai, who did this to you in the first place?" Tyson demanded. "The doctor said you were caught in an explosion."
Good old Tyson was being so righteous. He's always looking out for me even when I never needed or wanted his help.
I looked away from him, resting my gaze upon the floor.
Tyson frowned and stared intensely at me, as if reading my mind he said, "It was Biovolt wasn't it?"
I looked up in surprise. How did he know? No one could ever know.
"Please, I've seen enough of Biovolt in Russia to know that this is the sort of thing they would do."
Tyson turned to look outside. "Hey, it's snowing! You remember the last time it snowed, didn't you?"
I didn't answer. Tyson stood up and opened the door, allowing a gush of freezing wind to rush in. I glared at his back.
'You'll get a cold!' I wanted to say but I couldn't.
"It's okay," Tyson said, as if reading my thoughts. "C'mon, you never got to join us before so come on!"
I didn't move. Tyson moved outside and began to twirl in the freezing snow.
I don't know. I've always been the one to protect myself; I learnt that in Biovolt that you have to be strong in order to survive.
Yet after I lost my voice I began to think whet if it was worse than that? What if I had went blind or deaf of both instead? Who would I rely upon then?
Looking out on the snow-globe world outside just listening to Tyson's musical laughter made me feel...safe.
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Mizu_Tenshi: Short, I know, but I'm sick so my mind isn't exactly here today. Please toss me a review; it'll give me something to read while I'm locked inside with a bottle of cough medicine and hot water bottle.
Thanks to: Jenny N, Nancys-little-Obesession, DragonBlade, hyperactive- frogchild, JadesRose, Child of the Stars, TYDYE girl, Skittles the Sugar Fairy, cobie, Timberwolf220, SilveryKitsune, D.G., Yuko Samari, Vialana, Matty TysonKai rulz, Frostt, Bimbo-blonde, Immortal Sadness, xXxCeRuLeAn- x'SxXx, Kaiiko-chan, TechnoRanma, Syaoran-lover, Kurai Kaiba, kayanna, Kiina,
"..." Speech '...' Thought *...* Implied words
Disclaimer: I do not own this anime
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Chapter Four - Pictures
Everyone stared at each other and then at Kai, he looked back at them as if demanding to know why they found him so interesting.
To occupy himself while waiting for an explanation Kai took another strawberry and popped it into his mouth, savouring the juicy taste.
Tyson's jaw, which had been hanging open for a good five minutes, snapped shut. An idea struck him on the back of the neck, making his eyes light up.
Without warning he grabbed Kai's wrist and dragged him into the kitchen.
Kai, who would have normally freed himself from the fingers around his wrist found himself reluctantly following the excited navy haired teen.
Tyson grinned at his own genius. Sitting Kai down on a wooden chair Tyson took his own seat on the opposite end of the table.
Kai cast Tyson a quizzical look but all Tyson would do was grin even wider.
"What are you doing?" Ray asked the question that Kai could not ask.
"I'm a total genius!" Tyson declared proudly. "Just watch the master and learn."
Taking a piece of plain paper and a black marker, he pushed the two objects to Kai's side of the table.
"Okay Kai, this is what you do; draw something down and I've got to guess what you're saying," Tyson explained. "Kind of like charades but with pictures."
"Or alternatively you can just ask him to write it down," Kenny said.
Tyson pulled a face. "You're such a killjoy, chief! It's much more fun this way."
"Well it'll certainly be interesting," Max admitted.
They all turned, looking expectantly at Kai, who was just sitting staring as blankly as the piece of paper in front of him.
"That is, if he'll pick up the pen," Ray said.
"Come on, Kai," Tyson pleaded, unwittingly making the largest puppy dog eyes Kai had ever seen.
Kai looked at Tyson and then at the pen but did not make a move to pick the black felt tip up.
"Please? For me?"
Kai made a face close to a sigh and reluctantly picked up the black felt and began drawing.
"Yeah! I knew you'd come to your senses!" Tyson cheered.
Once Kai had finished his art he picked it up for the others two see.
The others all huddled around Tyson's chair to catch a glimpse of the rather well drawn pictures.
There was a picture of a train plus the letters ing, a picture of the sun rising, and lastly the number two and a melon.
"Training, sunrise," Tyson figured that much out but paused and frowned at the next part of the puzzle. "Two..melon?" he meekly guessed.
"Two melons?" Ray pondered the meaning.
"It's a marrow, melons aren't as long as marrow," Kenny said matter-of- factly.
"Two marrow? Tomorrow!" Tyson cried joyfully, like a child celebrating getting their two times tables right.. "Tomorrow! Training at sun rise tomorrow..Kai!" Tyson yelled as realisation hit him.
Kai smirked, which was pretty good progress for him, considering what he was acting like only moments before.
"Do another one! Do another one!" Max bounced around happily.
"Yeah Kai, let's see if the others can get one," Tyson agreed, unable to suppress the grin that overtook his face.
Kai complied automatically, scribbling furiously before showing his new set of pictures to the others.
"That's easy," Kenny stated a little smugly. "He wants us to make sure our blades our upgraded."
"Everything's easy to you!" Max scoffed. "Why don't give us a chance?"
Kai rolled his eyes and scribbled one last set of pictures.
"Goat, two, bed. Go to bed!" Max bounced around, happy that he had figured one out. "Do another one!"
"I think he means what he draws," Kenny said, "maybe we should go to bed."
(Kai's POV)
It was like a sudden ray of light piercing the blackness that clouded my mind, that glimmer of comfort in a sea of faceless people.
That's what it felt like when I began to react. I don't think it was the psychiatrist; I've never believed in shrinks. It was something else that pulled me out of my trance-like state. Something else...someone else.
I didn't quite know what Biovolt had really done to me. Sometimes I felt like slipping back into the hollow state I had been in before. Sometimes I thought I saw things that weren't really there.
I would never say a thing to the others even if I could talk.
It felt strange not having a voice; not that I used it much before. No matter how I tried it just wouldn't come and it infuriated me beyond belief that I could not do such a simple thing.
I tossed and turned around my selected spot on the dojo floor, creasing the sheets horribly.
Those childish games had kept me occupied for a while but now I had nothing to take my mind of the darkness that lurked at the back of my consciousness.
'Nightmares are for children' I told myself but those haunting memories came back even when my eyes were wide open, just as it had been when I had been strapped down to that hideous machine.
I desperately tried to think of something else but it wasn't working.
I clutched my head and curled up into a ball. I couldn't even scream as the images flashed around my head making me feel nauseous.
Blood. There was blood everywhere and people screaming, people crying in vain, people moaning in agony and all around them there was the stench of death. It was so real I could smell it and almost gagged.
It was horrible. There was that same light like a candle burning but the flame was black and it enveloped everything in darkness, devouring the light the way a real candle devours the oxygen around it.
Apparently, it was not just muteness Biovolt had inflicted on me. I could live without speaking but this was serious, much more serious.
"Kai?..Kai..KAI!"
Then the images had vanished and I suddenly became aware of where I was.
The inky fog abated again and I found myself staring right into Tyson's blue eyes.
I wanted to hug him right there and then. He had just stopped me from going mad but a hug probably would have scared the life out of him.
"You were having a nightmare, are you okay?"
I don't know why but I suddenly felt very...exposed. I sat up, pushing him away at the same time but I immediately regretted it when I saw the hurt expression on his face.
Was I crazy? He had just saved me and I was pushing him away?
"Do you want to talk, I mean draw, it?" Tyson offered kindly.
I shook my head, wishing he'd just go back to sleep.
"Kai, who did this to you in the first place?" Tyson demanded. "The doctor said you were caught in an explosion."
Good old Tyson was being so righteous. He's always looking out for me even when I never needed or wanted his help.
I looked away from him, resting my gaze upon the floor.
Tyson frowned and stared intensely at me, as if reading my mind he said, "It was Biovolt wasn't it?"
I looked up in surprise. How did he know? No one could ever know.
"Please, I've seen enough of Biovolt in Russia to know that this is the sort of thing they would do."
Tyson turned to look outside. "Hey, it's snowing! You remember the last time it snowed, didn't you?"
I didn't answer. Tyson stood up and opened the door, allowing a gush of freezing wind to rush in. I glared at his back.
'You'll get a cold!' I wanted to say but I couldn't.
"It's okay," Tyson said, as if reading my thoughts. "C'mon, you never got to join us before so come on!"
I didn't move. Tyson moved outside and began to twirl in the freezing snow.
I don't know. I've always been the one to protect myself; I learnt that in Biovolt that you have to be strong in order to survive.
Yet after I lost my voice I began to think whet if it was worse than that? What if I had went blind or deaf of both instead? Who would I rely upon then?
Looking out on the snow-globe world outside just listening to Tyson's musical laughter made me feel...safe.
*************
Mizu_Tenshi: Short, I know, but I'm sick so my mind isn't exactly here today. Please toss me a review; it'll give me something to read while I'm locked inside with a bottle of cough medicine and hot water bottle.
Thanks to: Jenny N, Nancys-little-Obesession, DragonBlade, hyperactive- frogchild, JadesRose, Child of the Stars, TYDYE girl, Skittles the Sugar Fairy, cobie, Timberwolf220, SilveryKitsune, D.G., Yuko Samari, Vialana, Matty TysonKai rulz, Frostt, Bimbo-blonde, Immortal Sadness, xXxCeRuLeAn- x'SxXx, Kaiiko-chan, TechnoRanma, Syaoran-lover, Kurai Kaiba, kayanna, Kiina,
