SailorofTears:
Hello! receives evil death glares by everyone I am really sorry. Well, I don't want to give away anything about this chapter, so I will go ahead and start it. And I am soooo sorry, I spelt Misaki wrong. That is the correct way to spell it. Please dont kill me! Ok, had a few complaints about my grammatical errors, heehee....Sorry! So, I corrected them, at least some and tried to clear things up. If you've seen any I missed, tell me. Everybody's not perfect but thanks for telling me about the errors I'll check all the other chapters too. After I get some sleep.
Disclaimer: I own plushies of all the characters, thanks to Lil Bre. But, nothing else.......sadly.
Chapter Six:
"I knew it was you......" Mariah barely spoke out as she noticed the mask of the gunman fall off. She quietly collapsed, but she was caught by a pair of arms that she felt comforted in and she let her unconcious state take over.
Kai looked over to the gunman as he held onto the petite figure in his arms, his eyes widening at the familiar face.
"IT'S YOU-" He screamed pointing.
'I can't believe it's him! But, we need some help over here. Mariah is bleeding all over.' Kai thought as he wrapped her light-pink ribbon around her arm where the bullet wound was at, he could try to make it the blood flow out slower. They sat in the entrance of the casino doors waiting for the paramedics.
"Mari.....I can't....KAI, I BLAME YOU FOR ALL THIS!!!!!!!!!!" Kevin screamed as he pointed an acussing finger in his direction running into the casino and sitting beside the couple.
"Don't blame him, dude. Blame Johnny. He was the one who gave the cops a reason to shoot." Tyson tried to explain as he looked over to Johnny who was now being wrestled, really wrestled, to the ground. News reporters were trying to get their scoop in before the late night news, the paramedics trying to find injured victims, police trying their best to knock out Johnny, and the fire trucks were now leaving seeing as to their was no real fire threat at the now publiced casino.
"Yeah, I can't believe the piggy said something, reasonable. But, you should get the EMT's over here fast. She is losing alot blood." Kai said as he stood up with Mariah in his arms and ran out of the dreaded casino and over to meet the EMT's half-way. They placed her on the stretcher and rolled her away with a quick pace. Saying, only three people can come along. Kai denied the ride because he had his own car to drive. Tyson and Kevin rode along side Mariah to make sure she would be alright.
As Kai sped through town with his emergency lights on and hitting a few stop signs and running through a few red lights he pulled up along side Tyson's grandfather's dojo beeping the horn violently. He decided to get the rest of the team and tell them what happened. Rei was the main reason, though.
"What or who in the world is that blowing outside?" Kenny asked as he opened the door that led into the dojo.
"CHIEF! GET THE TEAM AND TELL THEM TO GET IN THE CAR, IT"S AN EMERGENCY!!!" Kai yelled out of his window.
Kenny a.k.a. Chief turned around sharply almost slipping on the waxed floor and ran to the kitchen to tell the boys in there what Kai had just told them. Not a second was wasted after each of them heard that it was an emergency. Although, some questions arose of what the emergency might have been they held them until they got into the car with Kai.
"So, Kai what happened that is making you run from the cops and get us into a High-Speed Pursuit????!!!!???" Max asked looking behind him to see about five or six blue and red lights following them.
"Mariah is seriously hurt." Kai stated simply as he successfully dodged a road block made by the police.
"What?" Rei asked concern plastered all over his face as he was slung across his seat into Max, but he excused the pain in his head from the collision and was more worried about Mariah.
"I'll explain later." Kai stated again as he drove past a few more police cars and into the hospital entrance. He parked in a little space and jumped out of his car and ran to the waiting room with the rest of the team right behind his tail. The cops seemed to have a little trouble keeping up with him in the hospital since Kai ran around a few corners until he lost them, good thing Tyson wasn't with them, then the cops would have found them.
Kai walked in the waiting room casually, even though his heart was pounding from nervousness. He just met this girl and she had gone through more than he would ever expected from such a young girl and he only knew a portion of her life that was ran by a bunch of old men and women. And now she is in danger of losing her life because he was too soft and took her to that casino which was illegal for them to even be in there.
Matter-of-fact there will be some questions from the news and cops for why they were even in the casino.
"Kai? Explain yourself." Rei asked more like told Kai.
"I don't need to explain myself to you." Kai retorted as he sat down in one of the uncomfortable chairs in the room, but just as he sat down he stood back up and quickened his pace to the forth-coming doctor that was approaching the group.
"Doctor is she alright??" Kai asked almost choking the doctor from the grip he had on the white coat.
"I'm guessing you are Kai Hiwatari?" The doctor asked trying to sound as calm as he could.
"Yes?!?!" Kai asked trying to let go of the grip he had on the doctor, but failed.
"Come this way.......she is right down the hall, sir." The doctor said as he straightened up his jacket as Kai let go of him. he then turned around and led Kai down a white hospital corrider.
"Why only me?" Kai asked before he knocked on the hospital door Mariah was residing in for the next few hours.
"Because, she asked only for you." And with that the doctor turned around and left. Leaving Kai standing in front of the door his hand stopping in mid-air before he knocked.
'Why me? She has Kevin and Rei here. Why not them? I barely know the girl.' Kai thought as a knocked softly of the wooden door.
No reply.....
He knocked again, softly.
No reply.....
So, he slowly walked in.....what he saw he never wanted to see again.
A person was hooked up to all different machines and IVU equipment, she even had a cast over her head. What ever was wrong with her it wasn't good.
"Mariah....." Kai barely whispered under his breath probably not even for her to hear.
"Mariah?! I am so sorry! This was never supposed to happen! We were just going to have a little fun at the casino not go and get ourselves almost killed. I wish....I wish I could go back in time and change everything. Now, your vacation is ruined..." Kai yelled expressing his anger towards himself.
"Uhhhh......Kai, over here. And stop yelling you might wake her up!" Another person who was occupied in the corner of the room whispered in an angry voice. She had a few bandages on her arm and a needle sticking out of the bandages, but it didn't look too bad.
"Mariah! You're okay! Thank-God!! And don't worry about the doctor bills, they're all covered..." Kai whispered back as he threw his arms over Mariah in a natural way. He had no idea why he did it. He was just so happy and relieved that it wasn't her in that first bed he seen or in any of the other bed he seen while he was walking down the hall with that doctor.
"Kai, yes, I am alright. And Kai don't blame yourself for what happened, it was all my fault. I AM sorry." Mariah whispered as she hugged Kai back and emphasized the word 'AM'. She let go and looked Kai in the eyes. He let his auburn-colored eyes stare back at her, he just couldn't look away from her golden orbs. But, just as Mariah leaned in towards Kai he pulled back from panic. Mariah turned her head away and looked out of the window, but looked back at Kai as he was standing up.
"How is Johnny?" Mariah asked concern filled in her voice.
"I umm...I don't know. How is your arm?" Kai asked as he pointed towards her arm.
'Why did she look at me like that? Was she going to kiss me? Or was there just something on my face?' Kai thought.
"My arm is alot better, the doctor said. Nothing serious, the bullet just slightly grazed my arm. Kai, do you think Misaki is here in this hospital?" Mariah asked as she stood up from her hospital bed. Kai walked over to help her stand up, even though there wasn't anything wrong with her legs. But, he still felt like she was helpless. Mariah never, ever liked to feel that way and pulled her arm away from his grasp.
"I can do fine, myself! Hmph..." Mariah told Kai as she started walking in front of him her nose pointed in the air.
"Just trying to help, brat." Kai said under his breath, but he said 'brat' loud enough for her to hear. That remark earned him another "Hmph".
Kai and Mariah walked around the long, white-walled, deserted halls,looking for the room door with Misaki's name, they would see a doctor or nurse quickly race down the hall ever once and a while.
They searched.....
And searched.....
And searched some more....
Kai finally got fed up with looking around and asked an old-aged hospital secretary with white short aging away hair. She said she couldn't give out that sort of information. Which he thought was bullshit. While Kai tried to bribe the seretary with money to tell him where the room was, Mariah looked around for a place to sit down. Just as soon as she spotted a seat she also spotted a young woman around her age with deep brown hair with light brown highlights, beautiful, slim, and tall standing beside the door. She seemed like she was struggling to walk, so Mariah ran up to her to help her balance.
The first touch of the womens skin shocked Mariah. The tall lady was as cold as ice, but still living.
"MRS.NAMAKI WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT OF YOUR ROOM???!!!???" The secretary asked wide-eyed pointing in the direction of Mariah and Mrs.Namaki.
"Where is my fiance?" Mrs.Namaki asked aware of the help she was recieving from the young girl and gave her a weak smile.
"Mrs.Namaki we have not heard from your fiance, Johnny. Or anyone...No one has been asking for you all week." The secretary announced to the patient.
"Ma'am, you don't happen to be Misaki Namaki?" Mariah asked politely as she led the weak woman to the chairs.
"Yes. Has anything happened to Johnny?" The young lady asked clinging on to Mariah, her beautiful dark green and blue eyes staring into Mariah's golden pair. But, she couldn't tell this lady, her only hope of survival, was in jail. Or may already be dead or what not.
"I don't know. Haven't heard from him lately, I'm sorry Misaki. But, we do want to help you." Mariah stated as she stood up with Misaki on her arm.
"What do you mean when you say 'we'? Is someone else with you?" Misaki asked as she started walking down a white hallway. A few pictures of landscapes could be seen every now and then on the wall on the hall.
"Yeah...unfortunately." Mariah told Misaki turning her head in the direction of Kai, who was way behind them with his arm folded and head tilted towards the ground.
"Oh...My hospital bed is right around this corner." They both walked around the corner to meet face to face with a red-haired Johnny.
"Misaki!! Where in the hell have you've been?? I was worried about you!" Johnny scolded the tall, brown haired woman. Her eyes seemed to soften as she looked at him yell at her.
"I...I..I was...." She stuttered showing how frigtened she was or how the disease was killing her slowly inside.
"I was with her, Johnny." Mariah explained. "She needed to get out of her room for a little, so we went for a walk."
"Oh?" Johnny asked a little suspicious from her answer.
"Yea.." Mariah told him and walked past him in a hurry and escorted dear Misaki to her room with a brisk walk.
Johnny waited for Kai and followed the two girls as he fell in step with Kai.
"Yo. Sup?" Johnny asked trying to start conversation with the person he use to hate the most.
"The sky." Kai replied.
"Smartass. What's with the cops in the waiting room?" Johnny asked.
"Your here, aren't you? And why did they let you out of jail?" Kai asked.
"You can't lock up a pratical celebrity." Johnny answered as he walked into Misaki's hospital room and sat down at the foot of her bed.
"A celebrity??!!?? Where?" Kai asked jumping up and down sarcastically.
"Me, dumbass. Fourth hottest blader in the world, fourth strongest, and I come from another country. HAHAHA! They can't put me into jail so, they let me out." Johnny arrogantly told everyone in the room. (Magazine: BeyWorld. Top 5 Hottest Bladers: 1)Kai Hiwatari. 2)Rei Kon. 3)Tala Valkov 4)Johnny McGregor 5)Robert Jurgen)
"Well, dear, I have been reading BeyWorld also and it said in that same edition that Mariah, here is the top hottest female blader and second strongest female blader. And she also came from another country, but you don't see her trying to get locked up!"
"I wasn't trying to get locked up! I was trying to pay for the operation to save your life, before I lose you!!!" Johnny yelled back at her. The room fell silent and he noticed his mistake. He stood up and walked over to his soon-to-be-wife and gave her long embrace repeating "Sorry.." over and over again.
Kai sat down in one of the lounge chairs by the window and Mariah sat beside him in the other lounge chair. She always thought of how closer they were getting since this trip. He was talking, for one. And he seemed interested in her past life with Rei, for two. She didn't know if she was growing to him as a friend or as more, but now all she needed was a friend. She continued to stare into his blue hair until the flashing lights of casinos, restaurants, hotels, and amusement parks caught her attention outside the window. The moon was out and the nightsky was just about to turn into day, Mariah could tell. This has been the longest day in her whole life. So, many events happened in such a short period of time, like fights, shooting, retelling stories of the past, and high-speed pursuits.
"Hey...why would you leave your room without a note or something, Riah???" A green-haired boy asked as he hopped happily into the room and sat down in Mariah's lap. But, unfortunately for him she pushed him off of her when she felt his contact.
"Ughhh...get off Kevin!! Where's the others?" Mariah asked as she brushed her lap off and repositioned herself in the chair.
"They were right behind me." Kevin said as he looked out of the room door and down the hall.
"Ummm....well, I'll go look for them. I'll be back." Mariah told everyone in the little hospital room as she stood up from her lounge chair.
"Can I go, Riah? Please?" Kevin asked despreately. He never liked to be in one place for a very long time.
"Nah, not this time. Maybe Kai will go for a wlak with you arond the hospital." Mariah suggested as she left the room in search for the missing bladers.
Kevin looked pleading into Kai's auburn eyes which were cold and dark.
"No!" Kai said as he turned his head to look outside.
Hospital Halls
'The halls seem darker and scarier when your not with anyone. But, right now I need to find the guys. Ok, I will start from the Waiting Room and walk, and walk, and walk, until my room. No one here. Ok, let's contemplate since retracing your steps doesn't work. Max likes candy, but there are no candy shops here. Kenny likes technology but,there is no technology here for the public to use. Rei likes to just flow with anything that happens so, that leaves me with Tyson. Tyson loves food and there is a cafeteria down this hallway. So, I have figured out where the missing bladers were hiding.'
Mariah swung her hair around her head in success and walked to the cafeteria. When she opened the wooden door she saw Tyson chomping down on a plate full of food. The cafeteria was a dark blue accent with 3 tables and a few chairs placed in front of them. It had a deli, foodstand, and quite a few vending machines. It was quite small compared to a school cafeteria or mess hall.
"C'mon guys were leaving soon and I want you all to meet a friend who is in need before we go." Mariah announced to the bladers as she crossed her arms and tapped her foot. Tyson was sat down with another plate of food and was just about to take his first bite when Kenny grabbed his wrist and marched out of the cafe.
"Thank you Kenny." Mariah, Max, and Rei all said in unison as they followed close behind the sobbing Tyson and smiling Kenny.
"So, Mariah, what is all of this hospital business about??" Max asked. Rei looked at her with curousity written on his face.
"Well, its really nothing Max. I was just in a way of a bullet but it barely touched me. What I am really still here for is a friend of ours fiance is dying while we speak." Mariah explained calmly to the two bladers beside her.
"Wha!? Whoa!! This is big, is there anything we can do to help, Mariah?" Rei pleaded to her as he quickened up the pace with Mariah and Max, soon they were in front of Tyson and Kenny while they practically power walked.
"I don't think-" Mariah came to an abrupt stop a few feet from the door as she seen everyone except for Johnny who were in the room out of the room.
"Mariah......" Kevin started.
Mariah began to tremble at her friends seriousness and the fact that he never called her Mariah unless something bad was or had happened. She glanced over to look for Kai, but couldn't find him anywhere in the hall. She was really sure she had just seen him. Well, she stood on her feet for the worst, but backed herself right in front of Rei for if she fell she was sure he would catch her. He placed a reassuring arm on her shoulder and Max put his arm across her neck. They too were fearing for the worst. She felt about 2% better from the reassurances. But, deep down inside she knew they were reassuring themselves too by holding on to her for support.
"Mariah...While you were gone Misaki......Misaki fell into a deep coma. The doctors say this is the final stage of the disease that is covering her body. There is no cure. And if she awakens, she would have won a battle with the disease but, it doesn't guarantee that she'll win the war." Kevin told her and the little group around her. They all seemed to hold tighter to her. But, she didn't want to be held, she wanted to be free, so she broke the grasps on her.
"GET OFF OF ME, REI AND MAX!!!" Mariah screamed as she cried outloud. Tyson and Kenny stepped forward to try and talk to her but she just stepped backwards.
"NO! YOU ALL don't understand, Johnny has spent his WHOLE LIFE trying to protect this girl from all harms way and this is how he gets treated??!! He gets a dead body and a hospital bill!! It's not fair for life to go this way! I know the feeling, its awful. To lose someone.....someone.....someone you love!" She shot her eyes at Rei who looked up as fast as a lightning bolt. She was talking about him. He never wanted to see her in this much pain before, he just wanted her happy.
"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS TO WATCH SOMEONE YOU LOVE LEAVE, HUH?? DO YOU MAX? DO YOU TYSON? DO YOU KENNY? DO YOU KEVIN?DO..YOU.....REI??" Mariah shouted to all the boys in the hall. Nurses, patients, and doctors began to walk out of the rooms to see what the commotion was just about. Mariah decided this would be the perfect time to get some air. So she ran down the halls which seemed to spin, her head was killing her from so many tears or was it hearing the news about Misaki and Johnny? Or maybe having a love leave her?
Mariah ran through the back hospital doors. There stood one bench and a figure placed on the bench deep in thought. She didn't want to disturb his concentration, so she seated herself quietly on the other end of the bench. The moon was still out for a little while before dawn came, but the sky was still pitch black.
"They really need a street lamp out here...oops" Mariah quickly covered her mouth. And faced the man beside her which wasn't a man.
"Your everywhere." Kai remarked as turned back to the moon. He noticed the pools of water still in her bloodshot eyes and her tear-stained rosy pink cheeks. He wondered mentally what had happened. "How's Misaki?" Kai asked absent-mindedly, then it hit him. She must be dead, stupid.
'::Slap::Slap::' Kai mentally slapped himself over and over as he watched the tears start to fall again.
"Damn...Look, Mariah. You didn't really know the girl, so stop crying! How can you even cry we all known that she was going to die sooner or later." Kai demanded Mariah as he saw her turn red in the face. He had the urge to touch her so bad, just looking at her almost made him, he want to take the words he just said back.
Slaaaap
"Kai Hiwatari, in all my life of knowing you that is the most cold-hearted thing that I have ever heard you say!" She said sternly looking him dead in his auburn eyes and they seemed sympathetic either at the lame attempt she took to scold him or to the words he had said to her earlier. She was leaning towards the second one. She had raised her hand to hit him again for not apologizing when she felt a sharp surge of electricity come from her wrist. She never had a feeling before like that except when-NO! Could it be?
Kai had grabbed her wrist which made his hand jump from the good feeling and warmth he felt inside, but he quickly brushed the feelings off and had a chance to say pink tint slowly fade away from Mariah's face as fast as you could say-"Lickety Split". What was that? A blush? Oh, who cares.
"Don't touch me, Kai!" Mariah hissed out, but his grip only tightened making her blow up with warmth inside. She promised herself this wouldn't happen. For it killed almost last time, literally. Just as soon as his grip tightened he loosened it and turned back to face the moon. Mariah a littles way before she looked at the moon too. Mariah almost lost her breath when she felt Kai scoot over and start to talk to her.
"All I was trying to say is that you should be helping Johnny out at his moment of need. I would not like to bring this up, but when you needed someone did they come to your rescue? No, not at that moment, but we can all help Johnny, you don't want to see a repeat of you, do we? Didn't think so, so if Misaki has or does die, we will help him fight the battle that you fought by yourself, only he has troops unlike you did." Kai spoke generously. He looked down and saw a half awoken and half falling asleep Mariah.
"I understand." Mariah choked out before she fell asleep on Kai's shoulder.
Kai brushed a pink bang away from Mariah's face and lifted her up to take her back to the hotel. He thought Johnny could hold it out one night by himself plus he had the Bladebreakers and then some at his door if he needed anything.
SailorofTears: It's been long, I know. You can all kill me! I was gonna split this chapter in half, but it is kinda short.
Oh yea! Lookie From Then For Now is reopening very soon!! It's 7:30 a.m. you better all like this, pleases!
Shout-Outs:
Lisa Midnight Oceans: Have I apologized? And Misaki's fate is all in your hands, e-mail me her fate though. Don't wanna spoil it now de we? Tsk. Tsk.
Ruth: Thank-You. I am considering.
Starnightdreams: lol. Keep them crossed friend. Thanks for the review. WOOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Lil Bre: Just read the rest of your stuff and its awesome! Hey can I put my story on your site. I am a fan of it, pwease.... ::gives puppy dog eyes:: you can't resist them. Thanks.
Risika07T: Gets CPR man out to resusitate you from your heart attack. Hope this is not a cliffhanger.....Hmmm...maybe the next chapter should be one and I won't write another chapter for a year....Contemplating...........Nah.....Or would I? Thanks for the review!
Kai-Hanmyo: I am sad. But, gets over it at least you review! Yes!
Vampyre-Neko: ::Throws out roses and candy's and computers...oops not that, but you can have one, i guess.:: You have guess correctly. You can be like a detective or something your very clever.
Lisa: Thank you. And thanks for reminding me.
Hello! receives evil death glares by everyone I am really sorry. Well, I don't want to give away anything about this chapter, so I will go ahead and start it. And I am soooo sorry, I spelt Misaki wrong. That is the correct way to spell it. Please dont kill me! Ok, had a few complaints about my grammatical errors, heehee....Sorry! So, I corrected them, at least some and tried to clear things up. If you've seen any I missed, tell me. Everybody's not perfect but thanks for telling me about the errors I'll check all the other chapters too. After I get some sleep.
Disclaimer: I own plushies of all the characters, thanks to Lil Bre. But, nothing else.......sadly.
Chapter Six:
"I knew it was you......" Mariah barely spoke out as she noticed the mask of the gunman fall off. She quietly collapsed, but she was caught by a pair of arms that she felt comforted in and she let her unconcious state take over.
Kai looked over to the gunman as he held onto the petite figure in his arms, his eyes widening at the familiar face.
"IT'S YOU-" He screamed pointing.
'I can't believe it's him! But, we need some help over here. Mariah is bleeding all over.' Kai thought as he wrapped her light-pink ribbon around her arm where the bullet wound was at, he could try to make it the blood flow out slower. They sat in the entrance of the casino doors waiting for the paramedics.
"Mari.....I can't....KAI, I BLAME YOU FOR ALL THIS!!!!!!!!!!" Kevin screamed as he pointed an acussing finger in his direction running into the casino and sitting beside the couple.
"Don't blame him, dude. Blame Johnny. He was the one who gave the cops a reason to shoot." Tyson tried to explain as he looked over to Johnny who was now being wrestled, really wrestled, to the ground. News reporters were trying to get their scoop in before the late night news, the paramedics trying to find injured victims, police trying their best to knock out Johnny, and the fire trucks were now leaving seeing as to their was no real fire threat at the now publiced casino.
"Yeah, I can't believe the piggy said something, reasonable. But, you should get the EMT's over here fast. She is losing alot blood." Kai said as he stood up with Mariah in his arms and ran out of the dreaded casino and over to meet the EMT's half-way. They placed her on the stretcher and rolled her away with a quick pace. Saying, only three people can come along. Kai denied the ride because he had his own car to drive. Tyson and Kevin rode along side Mariah to make sure she would be alright.
As Kai sped through town with his emergency lights on and hitting a few stop signs and running through a few red lights he pulled up along side Tyson's grandfather's dojo beeping the horn violently. He decided to get the rest of the team and tell them what happened. Rei was the main reason, though.
"What or who in the world is that blowing outside?" Kenny asked as he opened the door that led into the dojo.
"CHIEF! GET THE TEAM AND TELL THEM TO GET IN THE CAR, IT"S AN EMERGENCY!!!" Kai yelled out of his window.
Kenny a.k.a. Chief turned around sharply almost slipping on the waxed floor and ran to the kitchen to tell the boys in there what Kai had just told them. Not a second was wasted after each of them heard that it was an emergency. Although, some questions arose of what the emergency might have been they held them until they got into the car with Kai.
"So, Kai what happened that is making you run from the cops and get us into a High-Speed Pursuit????!!!!???" Max asked looking behind him to see about five or six blue and red lights following them.
"Mariah is seriously hurt." Kai stated simply as he successfully dodged a road block made by the police.
"What?" Rei asked concern plastered all over his face as he was slung across his seat into Max, but he excused the pain in his head from the collision and was more worried about Mariah.
"I'll explain later." Kai stated again as he drove past a few more police cars and into the hospital entrance. He parked in a little space and jumped out of his car and ran to the waiting room with the rest of the team right behind his tail. The cops seemed to have a little trouble keeping up with him in the hospital since Kai ran around a few corners until he lost them, good thing Tyson wasn't with them, then the cops would have found them.
Kai walked in the waiting room casually, even though his heart was pounding from nervousness. He just met this girl and she had gone through more than he would ever expected from such a young girl and he only knew a portion of her life that was ran by a bunch of old men and women. And now she is in danger of losing her life because he was too soft and took her to that casino which was illegal for them to even be in there.
Matter-of-fact there will be some questions from the news and cops for why they were even in the casino.
"Kai? Explain yourself." Rei asked more like told Kai.
"I don't need to explain myself to you." Kai retorted as he sat down in one of the uncomfortable chairs in the room, but just as he sat down he stood back up and quickened his pace to the forth-coming doctor that was approaching the group.
"Doctor is she alright??" Kai asked almost choking the doctor from the grip he had on the white coat.
"I'm guessing you are Kai Hiwatari?" The doctor asked trying to sound as calm as he could.
"Yes?!?!" Kai asked trying to let go of the grip he had on the doctor, but failed.
"Come this way.......she is right down the hall, sir." The doctor said as he straightened up his jacket as Kai let go of him. he then turned around and led Kai down a white hospital corrider.
"Why only me?" Kai asked before he knocked on the hospital door Mariah was residing in for the next few hours.
"Because, she asked only for you." And with that the doctor turned around and left. Leaving Kai standing in front of the door his hand stopping in mid-air before he knocked.
'Why me? She has Kevin and Rei here. Why not them? I barely know the girl.' Kai thought as a knocked softly of the wooden door.
No reply.....
He knocked again, softly.
No reply.....
So, he slowly walked in.....what he saw he never wanted to see again.
A person was hooked up to all different machines and IVU equipment, she even had a cast over her head. What ever was wrong with her it wasn't good.
"Mariah....." Kai barely whispered under his breath probably not even for her to hear.
"Mariah?! I am so sorry! This was never supposed to happen! We were just going to have a little fun at the casino not go and get ourselves almost killed. I wish....I wish I could go back in time and change everything. Now, your vacation is ruined..." Kai yelled expressing his anger towards himself.
"Uhhhh......Kai, over here. And stop yelling you might wake her up!" Another person who was occupied in the corner of the room whispered in an angry voice. She had a few bandages on her arm and a needle sticking out of the bandages, but it didn't look too bad.
"Mariah! You're okay! Thank-God!! And don't worry about the doctor bills, they're all covered..." Kai whispered back as he threw his arms over Mariah in a natural way. He had no idea why he did it. He was just so happy and relieved that it wasn't her in that first bed he seen or in any of the other bed he seen while he was walking down the hall with that doctor.
"Kai, yes, I am alright. And Kai don't blame yourself for what happened, it was all my fault. I AM sorry." Mariah whispered as she hugged Kai back and emphasized the word 'AM'. She let go and looked Kai in the eyes. He let his auburn-colored eyes stare back at her, he just couldn't look away from her golden orbs. But, just as Mariah leaned in towards Kai he pulled back from panic. Mariah turned her head away and looked out of the window, but looked back at Kai as he was standing up.
"How is Johnny?" Mariah asked concern filled in her voice.
"I umm...I don't know. How is your arm?" Kai asked as he pointed towards her arm.
'Why did she look at me like that? Was she going to kiss me? Or was there just something on my face?' Kai thought.
"My arm is alot better, the doctor said. Nothing serious, the bullet just slightly grazed my arm. Kai, do you think Misaki is here in this hospital?" Mariah asked as she stood up from her hospital bed. Kai walked over to help her stand up, even though there wasn't anything wrong with her legs. But, he still felt like she was helpless. Mariah never, ever liked to feel that way and pulled her arm away from his grasp.
"I can do fine, myself! Hmph..." Mariah told Kai as she started walking in front of him her nose pointed in the air.
"Just trying to help, brat." Kai said under his breath, but he said 'brat' loud enough for her to hear. That remark earned him another "Hmph".
Kai and Mariah walked around the long, white-walled, deserted halls,looking for the room door with Misaki's name, they would see a doctor or nurse quickly race down the hall ever once and a while.
They searched.....
And searched.....
And searched some more....
Kai finally got fed up with looking around and asked an old-aged hospital secretary with white short aging away hair. She said she couldn't give out that sort of information. Which he thought was bullshit. While Kai tried to bribe the seretary with money to tell him where the room was, Mariah looked around for a place to sit down. Just as soon as she spotted a seat she also spotted a young woman around her age with deep brown hair with light brown highlights, beautiful, slim, and tall standing beside the door. She seemed like she was struggling to walk, so Mariah ran up to her to help her balance.
The first touch of the womens skin shocked Mariah. The tall lady was as cold as ice, but still living.
"MRS.NAMAKI WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT OF YOUR ROOM???!!!???" The secretary asked wide-eyed pointing in the direction of Mariah and Mrs.Namaki.
"Where is my fiance?" Mrs.Namaki asked aware of the help she was recieving from the young girl and gave her a weak smile.
"Mrs.Namaki we have not heard from your fiance, Johnny. Or anyone...No one has been asking for you all week." The secretary announced to the patient.
"Ma'am, you don't happen to be Misaki Namaki?" Mariah asked politely as she led the weak woman to the chairs.
"Yes. Has anything happened to Johnny?" The young lady asked clinging on to Mariah, her beautiful dark green and blue eyes staring into Mariah's golden pair. But, she couldn't tell this lady, her only hope of survival, was in jail. Or may already be dead or what not.
"I don't know. Haven't heard from him lately, I'm sorry Misaki. But, we do want to help you." Mariah stated as she stood up with Misaki on her arm.
"What do you mean when you say 'we'? Is someone else with you?" Misaki asked as she started walking down a white hallway. A few pictures of landscapes could be seen every now and then on the wall on the hall.
"Yeah...unfortunately." Mariah told Misaki turning her head in the direction of Kai, who was way behind them with his arm folded and head tilted towards the ground.
"Oh...My hospital bed is right around this corner." They both walked around the corner to meet face to face with a red-haired Johnny.
"Misaki!! Where in the hell have you've been?? I was worried about you!" Johnny scolded the tall, brown haired woman. Her eyes seemed to soften as she looked at him yell at her.
"I...I..I was...." She stuttered showing how frigtened she was or how the disease was killing her slowly inside.
"I was with her, Johnny." Mariah explained. "She needed to get out of her room for a little, so we went for a walk."
"Oh?" Johnny asked a little suspicious from her answer.
"Yea.." Mariah told him and walked past him in a hurry and escorted dear Misaki to her room with a brisk walk.
Johnny waited for Kai and followed the two girls as he fell in step with Kai.
"Yo. Sup?" Johnny asked trying to start conversation with the person he use to hate the most.
"The sky." Kai replied.
"Smartass. What's with the cops in the waiting room?" Johnny asked.
"Your here, aren't you? And why did they let you out of jail?" Kai asked.
"You can't lock up a pratical celebrity." Johnny answered as he walked into Misaki's hospital room and sat down at the foot of her bed.
"A celebrity??!!?? Where?" Kai asked jumping up and down sarcastically.
"Me, dumbass. Fourth hottest blader in the world, fourth strongest, and I come from another country. HAHAHA! They can't put me into jail so, they let me out." Johnny arrogantly told everyone in the room. (Magazine: BeyWorld. Top 5 Hottest Bladers: 1)Kai Hiwatari. 2)Rei Kon. 3)Tala Valkov 4)Johnny McGregor 5)Robert Jurgen)
"Well, dear, I have been reading BeyWorld also and it said in that same edition that Mariah, here is the top hottest female blader and second strongest female blader. And she also came from another country, but you don't see her trying to get locked up!"
"I wasn't trying to get locked up! I was trying to pay for the operation to save your life, before I lose you!!!" Johnny yelled back at her. The room fell silent and he noticed his mistake. He stood up and walked over to his soon-to-be-wife and gave her long embrace repeating "Sorry.." over and over again.
Kai sat down in one of the lounge chairs by the window and Mariah sat beside him in the other lounge chair. She always thought of how closer they were getting since this trip. He was talking, for one. And he seemed interested in her past life with Rei, for two. She didn't know if she was growing to him as a friend or as more, but now all she needed was a friend. She continued to stare into his blue hair until the flashing lights of casinos, restaurants, hotels, and amusement parks caught her attention outside the window. The moon was out and the nightsky was just about to turn into day, Mariah could tell. This has been the longest day in her whole life. So, many events happened in such a short period of time, like fights, shooting, retelling stories of the past, and high-speed pursuits.
"Hey...why would you leave your room without a note or something, Riah???" A green-haired boy asked as he hopped happily into the room and sat down in Mariah's lap. But, unfortunately for him she pushed him off of her when she felt his contact.
"Ughhh...get off Kevin!! Where's the others?" Mariah asked as she brushed her lap off and repositioned herself in the chair.
"They were right behind me." Kevin said as he looked out of the room door and down the hall.
"Ummm....well, I'll go look for them. I'll be back." Mariah told everyone in the little hospital room as she stood up from her lounge chair.
"Can I go, Riah? Please?" Kevin asked despreately. He never liked to be in one place for a very long time.
"Nah, not this time. Maybe Kai will go for a wlak with you arond the hospital." Mariah suggested as she left the room in search for the missing bladers.
Kevin looked pleading into Kai's auburn eyes which were cold and dark.
"No!" Kai said as he turned his head to look outside.
Hospital Halls
'The halls seem darker and scarier when your not with anyone. But, right now I need to find the guys. Ok, I will start from the Waiting Room and walk, and walk, and walk, until my room. No one here. Ok, let's contemplate since retracing your steps doesn't work. Max likes candy, but there are no candy shops here. Kenny likes technology but,there is no technology here for the public to use. Rei likes to just flow with anything that happens so, that leaves me with Tyson. Tyson loves food and there is a cafeteria down this hallway. So, I have figured out where the missing bladers were hiding.'
Mariah swung her hair around her head in success and walked to the cafeteria. When she opened the wooden door she saw Tyson chomping down on a plate full of food. The cafeteria was a dark blue accent with 3 tables and a few chairs placed in front of them. It had a deli, foodstand, and quite a few vending machines. It was quite small compared to a school cafeteria or mess hall.
"C'mon guys were leaving soon and I want you all to meet a friend who is in need before we go." Mariah announced to the bladers as she crossed her arms and tapped her foot. Tyson was sat down with another plate of food and was just about to take his first bite when Kenny grabbed his wrist and marched out of the cafe.
"Thank you Kenny." Mariah, Max, and Rei all said in unison as they followed close behind the sobbing Tyson and smiling Kenny.
"So, Mariah, what is all of this hospital business about??" Max asked. Rei looked at her with curousity written on his face.
"Well, its really nothing Max. I was just in a way of a bullet but it barely touched me. What I am really still here for is a friend of ours fiance is dying while we speak." Mariah explained calmly to the two bladers beside her.
"Wha!? Whoa!! This is big, is there anything we can do to help, Mariah?" Rei pleaded to her as he quickened up the pace with Mariah and Max, soon they were in front of Tyson and Kenny while they practically power walked.
"I don't think-" Mariah came to an abrupt stop a few feet from the door as she seen everyone except for Johnny who were in the room out of the room.
"Mariah......" Kevin started.
Mariah began to tremble at her friends seriousness and the fact that he never called her Mariah unless something bad was or had happened. She glanced over to look for Kai, but couldn't find him anywhere in the hall. She was really sure she had just seen him. Well, she stood on her feet for the worst, but backed herself right in front of Rei for if she fell she was sure he would catch her. He placed a reassuring arm on her shoulder and Max put his arm across her neck. They too were fearing for the worst. She felt about 2% better from the reassurances. But, deep down inside she knew they were reassuring themselves too by holding on to her for support.
"Mariah...While you were gone Misaki......Misaki fell into a deep coma. The doctors say this is the final stage of the disease that is covering her body. There is no cure. And if she awakens, she would have won a battle with the disease but, it doesn't guarantee that she'll win the war." Kevin told her and the little group around her. They all seemed to hold tighter to her. But, she didn't want to be held, she wanted to be free, so she broke the grasps on her.
"GET OFF OF ME, REI AND MAX!!!" Mariah screamed as she cried outloud. Tyson and Kenny stepped forward to try and talk to her but she just stepped backwards.
"NO! YOU ALL don't understand, Johnny has spent his WHOLE LIFE trying to protect this girl from all harms way and this is how he gets treated??!! He gets a dead body and a hospital bill!! It's not fair for life to go this way! I know the feeling, its awful. To lose someone.....someone.....someone you love!" She shot her eyes at Rei who looked up as fast as a lightning bolt. She was talking about him. He never wanted to see her in this much pain before, he just wanted her happy.
"YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS TO WATCH SOMEONE YOU LOVE LEAVE, HUH?? DO YOU MAX? DO YOU TYSON? DO YOU KENNY? DO YOU KEVIN?DO..YOU.....REI??" Mariah shouted to all the boys in the hall. Nurses, patients, and doctors began to walk out of the rooms to see what the commotion was just about. Mariah decided this would be the perfect time to get some air. So she ran down the halls which seemed to spin, her head was killing her from so many tears or was it hearing the news about Misaki and Johnny? Or maybe having a love leave her?
Mariah ran through the back hospital doors. There stood one bench and a figure placed on the bench deep in thought. She didn't want to disturb his concentration, so she seated herself quietly on the other end of the bench. The moon was still out for a little while before dawn came, but the sky was still pitch black.
"They really need a street lamp out here...oops" Mariah quickly covered her mouth. And faced the man beside her which wasn't a man.
"Your everywhere." Kai remarked as turned back to the moon. He noticed the pools of water still in her bloodshot eyes and her tear-stained rosy pink cheeks. He wondered mentally what had happened. "How's Misaki?" Kai asked absent-mindedly, then it hit him. She must be dead, stupid.
'::Slap::Slap::' Kai mentally slapped himself over and over as he watched the tears start to fall again.
"Damn...Look, Mariah. You didn't really know the girl, so stop crying! How can you even cry we all known that she was going to die sooner or later." Kai demanded Mariah as he saw her turn red in the face. He had the urge to touch her so bad, just looking at her almost made him, he want to take the words he just said back.
Slaaaap
"Kai Hiwatari, in all my life of knowing you that is the most cold-hearted thing that I have ever heard you say!" She said sternly looking him dead in his auburn eyes and they seemed sympathetic either at the lame attempt she took to scold him or to the words he had said to her earlier. She was leaning towards the second one. She had raised her hand to hit him again for not apologizing when she felt a sharp surge of electricity come from her wrist. She never had a feeling before like that except when-NO! Could it be?
Kai had grabbed her wrist which made his hand jump from the good feeling and warmth he felt inside, but he quickly brushed the feelings off and had a chance to say pink tint slowly fade away from Mariah's face as fast as you could say-"Lickety Split". What was that? A blush? Oh, who cares.
"Don't touch me, Kai!" Mariah hissed out, but his grip only tightened making her blow up with warmth inside. She promised herself this wouldn't happen. For it killed almost last time, literally. Just as soon as his grip tightened he loosened it and turned back to face the moon. Mariah a littles way before she looked at the moon too. Mariah almost lost her breath when she felt Kai scoot over and start to talk to her.
"All I was trying to say is that you should be helping Johnny out at his moment of need. I would not like to bring this up, but when you needed someone did they come to your rescue? No, not at that moment, but we can all help Johnny, you don't want to see a repeat of you, do we? Didn't think so, so if Misaki has or does die, we will help him fight the battle that you fought by yourself, only he has troops unlike you did." Kai spoke generously. He looked down and saw a half awoken and half falling asleep Mariah.
"I understand." Mariah choked out before she fell asleep on Kai's shoulder.
Kai brushed a pink bang away from Mariah's face and lifted her up to take her back to the hotel. He thought Johnny could hold it out one night by himself plus he had the Bladebreakers and then some at his door if he needed anything.
SailorofTears: It's been long, I know. You can all kill me! I was gonna split this chapter in half, but it is kinda short.
Oh yea! Lookie From Then For Now is reopening very soon!! It's 7:30 a.m. you better all like this, pleases!
Shout-Outs:
Lisa Midnight Oceans: Have I apologized? And Misaki's fate is all in your hands, e-mail me her fate though. Don't wanna spoil it now de we? Tsk. Tsk.
Ruth: Thank-You. I am considering.
Starnightdreams: lol. Keep them crossed friend. Thanks for the review. WOOOHOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Lil Bre: Just read the rest of your stuff and its awesome! Hey can I put my story on your site. I am a fan of it, pwease.... ::gives puppy dog eyes:: you can't resist them. Thanks.
Risika07T: Gets CPR man out to resusitate you from your heart attack. Hope this is not a cliffhanger.....Hmmm...maybe the next chapter should be one and I won't write another chapter for a year....Contemplating...........Nah.....Or would I? Thanks for the review!
Kai-Hanmyo: I am sad. But, gets over it at least you review! Yes!
Vampyre-Neko: ::Throws out roses and candy's and computers...oops not that, but you can have one, i guess.:: You have guess correctly. You can be like a detective or something your very clever.
Lisa: Thank you. And thanks for reminding me.