Ok peeps! Chapter two is up. Thanks to Kira_protecterofstuff for the
reviews and for anyone else go ahead and flame away.
Shadow: Great. One review and she thinks she owns the world.
Angel: Yes! I finally get to do the disclaimer. Kougra DOES NOT OWN Beyblade (Though wouldn't we all love to?)^-^
Shadow: She does own us and Arilana though.
A Reason To Live
Kai shook his head as the doctor read the list of injuries Tala had suffered. Eight broken ribs, fractured hernia, sprained ankle, a broken arm, and if that wasn't enough he'd be in a coma for a good while. Had the red-head been out in the cold much longer he would have died. Was Kenny fated to find the boy who now lay motionless in the hospital bed? What really happened to Tala that night?
"Had your young friend not been there at that presice moment, young Mister Laraze(1) would be getting ready for the graveyard." Kai nodded in response but his mind was on other things. ~Tala's gunna be in the hospital for a good while unless...~ The thought was unnerving even for Kai. ~After all, Kenny had been searching for a reason to live and Tala's going to need all the help he can get.~
"Kenny?" Ray's gentle voice broke the deafening silence; the brunette looked up at the neko-jin. "Are you coming home tonight?" Kenny shook his head no. "OK. Did you want us to bring Dizzy?" Again came the answer no. Dizzy wouldn't understand. None of them would. So why did Kenny feel it was his duty to look out for Tala? What was so important that he put off his own death to save a life that probably didn't deserve to be saved? Question after question ran through Kenny's mind as he watch the rise and fall of Tala's chest. The red-head's breathing was shallow, ragged, and stressed. So weak. So vulnerable. Yet somehow Kenny felt the need to connect with Tala on every possible level.
"Just bring me in some of my books and my diary would ya, Ray?"
"Sure thing man."
****
'September 12, 2004.
Tala hasn't moved yet and I'm beging to wonder if he'll ever wake up. A nurse comes in every so often to check on the both of us. Flowers came today from Ian and Spencer but they don't come to visit. So far, I'm the only one.' Kenny had kept his silent vigil for a solid month now. Three days after he had found Tala, he returned home to sleep in his own bed. Each day was the same routine with the BladeBreaker. Home by nine pm.; hospital from seven am. till eight pm. The only ones who objected were Tyson and Dizzy, but that was to be expected from them at least. Each day Kenny read outloud to Tala from the books he brought and recited poetry by Robert Frost. Still, there came no movement from the bed on which the red- head slept. Each day there was a new bouque of daffodils and a card from Ian and Spencer but they still didn't visit for fear of angering Brian and Boris. Kenny understood their predicament fully when they called to explain their lack of interest in their former team member's progress. When Kenny mentioned Brian's name Tala moved slightly. Not a whole lot but enough to brighten the blader's mood. A spark of hope glittered in the sapphire that was Kenny's eyes. What exactly happened to Tala the night he found him? Better yet was the question of what Kenny was thinking trying to end his life? Sapphire eyes brimmed with tears. Outside the whether seemed to agree with Kenny as the rain pounded at the window. Always searching; never finding. Tala had unintentionally become Kenny's reason to live in this so-called life. Always crying; never smiling. Kenny had beed thrown out of his mother's house at fifteen when his father left him and his mother remarried and had another baby. Always waiting; never receiving. He needed Tala to wake up. To tell his side of the story. To bring Kenny out of the depression that grasped him like the hangman's noose. Always reviving; never surviving. Silently kenny reflected on the first time he met the Russian blader. Tala had a quick wit and a smile that could charm a snake out of its skin. Kenny liked that as he remembered how easily Tala made Tyson angry in under five minutes.
**** "October 12, Tala. Why aren't you awake yet?" Kenny whispered from the window seat. "Three months and you only flinch at the mention of Brian. Why?" Each night Kenny returned home to the house he shared with the other members of the BladeBreakers. Every morning he returned to the hospital; hoping Tala would have woken up. And each morning he was met with disappointment that he did not. ~Why should today be any different?~ Thought the brunette as he and Max rode the elevator up to the floor Tala was on. Kenny's mind wandered back to when the team marched up to Voltair's office and Kai demanded he give them the money to pay for Tala's medical care. When Voltair refused, Kai threatened to burn down and completely demolish the Abbey with everyone still inside. Voltair laughed and said Kai only had idol threats and would never do such a thing to his own grandfather. That angered Kai to his breaking point. So to demonstrate that he wasn't bluffing Kai lit a fire in the trash bin and knocked it over onto the pursain carpets to watch it burn. Voltair jumped to put it out and hastedly agreed to pay the amount and then some for fear he would suffer at the hands of his grandson. He ended up handing over 100 thousand dollars to the team. An 'easy victory' Kai had called it. They split the money then, much to Tyson's dismay, 50 thousand went to Tala's hospital bill and the other 50 went toward the boys' living expenses with plenty left over. The elevator let out an annoying ding and the boys got out. Kenny collected his thoughtsand reached for the doorknob. "You want me to go in, Dude?" Max asked running a nervous hand through his spikey blonde hair. Kenny shook his head. "No. this is something I have to do alone." He opened the door and nearly jumped out of his skin. To his surprise, Tala was sitting up in bed reading one of the many books Kenny had brought from the house. Tala glanced up from the pages to look at the person in the doorway. "Are you going to stand there all day or are you going to come in?" Tala retorted scarcasticly. "Cold out there you know." Kenny went red and rushed to shut the door. It felt strange to hear the other speak after being in a coma for so long. It was almost as though someone sent him a coded message that only he could read. Tala smiled warmly at the brunette as he watched him blush. "I was told you were the one who saved my life, ne?" Kenny nodded. "Yeah, I did." Tala gave another smile. "Well... Ya know you can come closer. I don't bite." Tala said with a hint of humor behind his icy-cold stare. ~Hard, anyways.~ He thought getting a laugh out of the brunette BladeBreaker.
Shadow{pokes at sleeping Kougra with a stick}: Well, she's down for the count people. {Holds up broken brick} Always said she had a hard head.
Angel{with mouth full of ramen}: Yup[slurp]. So don't forget to review folks.
Shadow: Great. One review and she thinks she owns the world.
Angel: Yes! I finally get to do the disclaimer. Kougra DOES NOT OWN Beyblade (Though wouldn't we all love to?)^-^
Shadow: She does own us and Arilana though.
A Reason To Live
Kai shook his head as the doctor read the list of injuries Tala had suffered. Eight broken ribs, fractured hernia, sprained ankle, a broken arm, and if that wasn't enough he'd be in a coma for a good while. Had the red-head been out in the cold much longer he would have died. Was Kenny fated to find the boy who now lay motionless in the hospital bed? What really happened to Tala that night?
"Had your young friend not been there at that presice moment, young Mister Laraze(1) would be getting ready for the graveyard." Kai nodded in response but his mind was on other things. ~Tala's gunna be in the hospital for a good while unless...~ The thought was unnerving even for Kai. ~After all, Kenny had been searching for a reason to live and Tala's going to need all the help he can get.~
"Kenny?" Ray's gentle voice broke the deafening silence; the brunette looked up at the neko-jin. "Are you coming home tonight?" Kenny shook his head no. "OK. Did you want us to bring Dizzy?" Again came the answer no. Dizzy wouldn't understand. None of them would. So why did Kenny feel it was his duty to look out for Tala? What was so important that he put off his own death to save a life that probably didn't deserve to be saved? Question after question ran through Kenny's mind as he watch the rise and fall of Tala's chest. The red-head's breathing was shallow, ragged, and stressed. So weak. So vulnerable. Yet somehow Kenny felt the need to connect with Tala on every possible level.
"Just bring me in some of my books and my diary would ya, Ray?"
"Sure thing man."
****
'September 12, 2004.
Tala hasn't moved yet and I'm beging to wonder if he'll ever wake up. A nurse comes in every so often to check on the both of us. Flowers came today from Ian and Spencer but they don't come to visit. So far, I'm the only one.' Kenny had kept his silent vigil for a solid month now. Three days after he had found Tala, he returned home to sleep in his own bed. Each day was the same routine with the BladeBreaker. Home by nine pm.; hospital from seven am. till eight pm. The only ones who objected were Tyson and Dizzy, but that was to be expected from them at least. Each day Kenny read outloud to Tala from the books he brought and recited poetry by Robert Frost. Still, there came no movement from the bed on which the red- head slept. Each day there was a new bouque of daffodils and a card from Ian and Spencer but they still didn't visit for fear of angering Brian and Boris. Kenny understood their predicament fully when they called to explain their lack of interest in their former team member's progress. When Kenny mentioned Brian's name Tala moved slightly. Not a whole lot but enough to brighten the blader's mood. A spark of hope glittered in the sapphire that was Kenny's eyes. What exactly happened to Tala the night he found him? Better yet was the question of what Kenny was thinking trying to end his life? Sapphire eyes brimmed with tears. Outside the whether seemed to agree with Kenny as the rain pounded at the window. Always searching; never finding. Tala had unintentionally become Kenny's reason to live in this so-called life. Always crying; never smiling. Kenny had beed thrown out of his mother's house at fifteen when his father left him and his mother remarried and had another baby. Always waiting; never receiving. He needed Tala to wake up. To tell his side of the story. To bring Kenny out of the depression that grasped him like the hangman's noose. Always reviving; never surviving. Silently kenny reflected on the first time he met the Russian blader. Tala had a quick wit and a smile that could charm a snake out of its skin. Kenny liked that as he remembered how easily Tala made Tyson angry in under five minutes.
**** "October 12, Tala. Why aren't you awake yet?" Kenny whispered from the window seat. "Three months and you only flinch at the mention of Brian. Why?" Each night Kenny returned home to the house he shared with the other members of the BladeBreakers. Every morning he returned to the hospital; hoping Tala would have woken up. And each morning he was met with disappointment that he did not. ~Why should today be any different?~ Thought the brunette as he and Max rode the elevator up to the floor Tala was on. Kenny's mind wandered back to when the team marched up to Voltair's office and Kai demanded he give them the money to pay for Tala's medical care. When Voltair refused, Kai threatened to burn down and completely demolish the Abbey with everyone still inside. Voltair laughed and said Kai only had idol threats and would never do such a thing to his own grandfather. That angered Kai to his breaking point. So to demonstrate that he wasn't bluffing Kai lit a fire in the trash bin and knocked it over onto the pursain carpets to watch it burn. Voltair jumped to put it out and hastedly agreed to pay the amount and then some for fear he would suffer at the hands of his grandson. He ended up handing over 100 thousand dollars to the team. An 'easy victory' Kai had called it. They split the money then, much to Tyson's dismay, 50 thousand went to Tala's hospital bill and the other 50 went toward the boys' living expenses with plenty left over. The elevator let out an annoying ding and the boys got out. Kenny collected his thoughtsand reached for the doorknob. "You want me to go in, Dude?" Max asked running a nervous hand through his spikey blonde hair. Kenny shook his head. "No. this is something I have to do alone." He opened the door and nearly jumped out of his skin. To his surprise, Tala was sitting up in bed reading one of the many books Kenny had brought from the house. Tala glanced up from the pages to look at the person in the doorway. "Are you going to stand there all day or are you going to come in?" Tala retorted scarcasticly. "Cold out there you know." Kenny went red and rushed to shut the door. It felt strange to hear the other speak after being in a coma for so long. It was almost as though someone sent him a coded message that only he could read. Tala smiled warmly at the brunette as he watched him blush. "I was told you were the one who saved my life, ne?" Kenny nodded. "Yeah, I did." Tala gave another smile. "Well... Ya know you can come closer. I don't bite." Tala said with a hint of humor behind his icy-cold stare. ~Hard, anyways.~ He thought getting a laugh out of the brunette BladeBreaker.
Shadow{pokes at sleeping Kougra with a stick}: Well, she's down for the count people. {Holds up broken brick} Always said she had a hard head.
Angel{with mouth full of ramen}: Yup[slurp]. So don't forget to review folks.
