Madnun: Thanks for it! Reviews! Reviews! You'd never know what wonders they do to the authors! I like your P.O.V. It's good that someone thinks that Kyle should just burn in hell. =D I'm considering… =/ And yes, he's my character. None of the characters in this story belongs to Miss/mrs smith herself. Only Circle Daybreak and the soulmate principle belongs to her.
Jiaz: Kind-hearted? KIND-hearted??? LOL. Anyway, *announces* this is what you've been waiting for! I expects you to say more in your review! =D *scratches hair and tries to figure out for the upteenth time what is so great about Jasper. Mind telling me?*
Amber-rulez: Yes, I love those soppy stories too (though I swear I'll never cry for them =) ) hehe, I'm so addicted to my story I just can't think of anything else to do but to update!
Hellz_Spawn: Haha, I'd wish I can be a full time writer, but somehow ideas like these seldom come to me. It'll be like an impulse sort of thing then I'll be able to do it. If I ever becomes a writer in the future, I'd have to thank you for it! Thanks for truly reading into my story and giving me views that I've never thought about! =D
Well, everyone, yes, I love those black eyes too!! *swoons*
Kyle.
Jade's heart skipped a beat as she saw her soulmate standing at the gates of Daybreak Center. Many emotions rushed to her heart, but there was one that was the strongest – the love for Kyle. The late afternoon sun cast harsh shadows on his face and Jade guessed his motive for coming to Daybreak Center again. Then she saw his body swayed slightly before he collapsed on the ground.
"Oh my god!" she cried out in worry and shock as she ran over to his fallen body. She checked for any visible wound but there was none. "Kyle! Kyle!" Jade tried to rouse the vampire with no success. She began to panic and looked around for any help, but there was no one around. She laid Kyle's head back onto the ground and ran back into the Daybreak Center.
"Help! Kyle!" She got her words out incoherently as she saw Russell and Jodie coming down the escalator. Russell's blue eyes widened and his jaw dropped open, totally confused. Then, he shook himself out of his stupor and ran out of the building after Jade while Jodie sent a message to Skye.
"Kyle!" Russell shook his friend as Skye orbed in beside him. He gave Kyle an overall glance and then said, "Go to Daybreak Hospital. I'll orb him there." Russell nodded, looking worried. Jade could only stand there watching helplessly as Skye orbed Kyle away.
"What happened to Kyle?" Jade asked softly, to no one in particular. Jodie joined them and the three of them hurried over to the Daybreak Hospital. Ward 75 Skye told Russell. When they entered the ward, Dermot was checking Kyle's condition while Paula stood in a corner of the room. She saw Jade and walked over hastily, "Tell me, what is this traitor doing here? Daybreak Center is no place for him!" Jade could not handle her mother now, not with Kyle lying unconscious on the bed.
When Paula saw that Jade turned her head away, not wanting t talk to her, she became furious. "Are you all out of your minds? Just let him die! He ought to! How do we know this is not just another trick of his?"
Skye looked up, sympathy in his green eyes. Dermot went over to Paula, "Paula…"
"Don't 'Paula' me! If you do care about me, then why are you saving this murderer, who killed my son? Do you understand how I feel at all?" Paula wrenched her shoulder out of Dermot's hold and ran out of the ward. Jade sat down hard on the chair, on the verge of tears.
"Go after her. There's nothing much we can do now." Skye told Dermot. The elder looked embarrassed, and then he ran after Paula.
Skye motioned for Russell and Jodie to take a seat each, while he took off his glasses and massaged his nose bridge. "His condition doesn't look good. Whatever is in his bloodstream, we don't know."
"What do you mean, 'whatever is in his bloodstream'?" Russell interrupted. The elder blinked, as if forgetting that the others were not able to examine Kyle's condition as he could. "Um, some kind of unknown poison is flowing around in his bloodstream."
"Poison?" Russell and Jade asked simultaneously. Skye nodded, "We can only know the rest through him when he wakes up." The four sat in silence, all willing Kyle to wake up.
Jodie stood up, "Jade, would you like to have anything? You haven't eaten the whole day."
Jade looked at her unconscious soulmate, "No. I don't think I can get anything down right now." Jodie looked helplessly at Skye, who smiled sadly. Kyle finally stirred and all o them crowded round his bed. He frowned for a moment, taking his surrounding in. His eyes met Jade's teary eyes and he felt a distant sadness in his heart. Russell was staring at him, trying to see if his best friend was all right. Finally, Skye's cool voice broke the silence, "What did Blood Iris do to you?"
"Nothing." Kyle muttered, not meeting any of their gazes.
"What nothing? Skye told us there's poison in your blood! Just tell us what did they do to you!" Russell said frustratedly. Kyle looked at his friend – behind his frustration, Russell was really worried for Kyle.
"They injected a serum into me." He said at last. Skye frowned, "Why are you back here?"
Kyle sighed. "Well, I destroyed their machine –"
"You what?" Skye cut in, his eyes round with surprise.
"Well, not totally, but I damaged it. Blood Iris found out, did this injection and kicked me out. And yeah, Angus's joined them." Kyle said emotionlessly.
"They just let you go? Like this?" Jade asked, her voice trembling. Skye, however, was grim. "The fact that they let him go like this proves that the injection was lethal."
"It is?" Russell whispered to himself, his face a blank as the reality sank in. Jade stood stonily, not wanting to believe what she had just heard.
"We have to conduct more tests on you. To see what we can do about… it. Meanwhile," the bespectacled elder rummaged in a drawer at the bedside and took out a bottle of pulls, "take this whenever you feel uncomfortable. Won't work miracles, but at least you'll feel better."
"Someone's coming." Kyle gave a sudden smile, as if he had a secret that others did not know of. Russell looked at him, wondering if Blood Iris did anything to his brain too. "Who?"
Jade turned as the doors opened to reveal a brunette. "Halyssa! How…" Jade was speechless. Halyssa smiled and another person stepped in. Jade thought she might faint.
"Jas… Jasper?!"
Her brother gave a grin, a grin that she had not seen for a long time. She was choked with emotions and Jasper came over to give her a hug. "Hey, cupcake." From his voice, it was obvious that he missed her a lot too.
Dermot! Get Mrs. Finster over! She's not going to believe this!" Skye thought-speak to Dermot. Turning to Jasper, he repeated Jade's question, "How?"
Jasper gave a playful smile. "Wait. Not everyone is here yet. I'll say it just once."
"It's so great… to have you back!" Jade cried. "You… You're so bad! Where were you all these while? You made us all so worried about you!"
Dermot and Paula materialized beside the wardrobe. "Why are we here again?" Paula asked crossly. Skye pointed to Jasper. Mrs. Finster looked confused first, then a strange look crossed her face. "My… My son!" She reached out for Jasper, who ran into her arms. "Mom!"
The Daybreakers stood back and allowed the Finsters to take a minute and enjoy their reunion. "Are you really all right?" Paula took a step back and looked at her son, who gave his signature grin. "Sure mom! I'm so sorry to make both of you – all of you," he gestured to the Daybreakers, "worry so much."
"Thank god! Thank god for that!" Paula clasped her hands. Jasper took her hands, "No, mom, thank Kyle for it."
"So, what happened exactly?" Skye prompted Jasper. Jasper looked at Kyle, who was dozing off under the effects of drugs administered by Skye.
"Well, it's like this…"
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Well, yes, Jiaz, are you drooling now? *brings an empty bucket over hurriedly.* Yes. And I am having a little writer's block! *help!* I've got some parts of the story in my mind, but I just couldn't figure out how to join them up!! * runs around frustratedly* Ok ok, till the next time… Reviews!! Reviews!!
