Hey! Thanks for all the great reviews!
Guess what!? I lied! This isn't the last chapter!
That's right! This chapter was getting too long, so it will end in one more...I think.
Anyway, here it is!
Enjoy!
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The emergency room was buzzing with energy. Doctors and nurses rushed about, tending to the three wounded teens that had been brought in.
"Hurry! We need to stop this bleeding!" A doctor yelled across the room, holding a gloved hand over the open wound. Blood stained the doctor's outfit as it continued to pour out from the teen's body.
"I have a pulse!" A nurse exclaimed as the machine she was watching beeped.
The boy gasped and shifted his body as oxygen flowed freely into his lungs.
Everyone tending to the red head heaved a sigh of relief, but it was short lived. Moments later, the teen began to have difficulty breathing, and his pulse was weakening with every second.
The doctor cursed with frustration. "Come on kid....don't give up!"
"You're all alone now Kai. You have nothing left." Nikolai's sinister voice rang throughout her mind.
"No! He's not alone! He has his friends with him!" Hilary snapped back at the voice.
His laugh haunted her mind. "He'll always be alone....and he knows it!"
"N.....no....no....NOOOO!"
The brunette shot straight up in her hospital bed, startling the doctor and his assistant. She grabbed her head and shook it violently.
"No! Get out of my head! Make it stop! Please! Someone!" She cried, tears running down her face.
"Calm down, you were just having a bad dream!" She heard a doctor say as he placed a hand on her shoulder.
"No....Kai....." She murmured
The doctor sighed sadly and injected a sedative into the teen's arm. He helped her lay back down on the bed as her eyelids became heavy and closed.
"Poor girl....she's suffering mentally as well." The doctor continued examining her injured body while his assistant continued to apply more plaster on the girl's wrist, looking at an X-ray every now at then.
"Augh!" The slate haired teen moaned as he struggled in his sleep. He shook his head side to side as if he were trying to get away from something.
"Keep him still!" Someone yelled out from behind him.
The teen mumbled to himself as a nurse held his head still so the doctor could tend to his right eye.
Kai hissed in pain as the antiseptic hit his skin.
Another doctor was busy cutting the dirty clothes off the teen's chest, revealing several disturbing bruises. His ribs jutted out against the skin, threatening to poke through.
"What the heck happened to this kid?!"
Tyson, Kenny, Max and Rei darted into the hospital and ran into the emergency room waiting area, where they saw Mr. Dickinson, sitting calmly in a stiff chair.
"Mr. D! What's going on?!" Tyson asked as the group gathered in front of the elder.
"It doesn't look too good boys. I'm still waiting to hear from the doctors, but I fear for Kai and Tala." The BBA president rubbed his temple.
"Don't worry! Tala and Kai were raised in the abbey! They're as tough as nails! They'll pull through and be just fine!" Tyson placed a reassuring hand on the elder.
"Yeah!" The rest of the team joined in.
Mr. Dickinson sighed. "I hope you're right...."
The team sat in the waiting room until the sun was high in the winter sky. Everyone but the BBA president had fallen asleep, exhausted from the night's events. Mr. Dickinson was slumped over in his chair, staring intently at the tile floor. He closed his eyes every now and then and uttered a short prayer for the teens.
"I'm so sorry Kai....I promised you that I would protect you....but I failed." The elder wiped a tear away from his eye.
"Excuse me, Mr. Dickinson?" A soft voice asked.
The elder's head shot up and looked at the young woman who called his name. "Yes?" He stood up, eager to hear about any of the teens.
"Would you please follow me?"
The BBA president was confused as he followed the woman down the hall.
"Is there a problem?" He asked, his voice shaky.
"The young girl that was brought in....." She checked her clipboard. "Hilary?"
"Yes! Is she alright?!" The elder began to ask questions.
"Well, she is suffering from physical injuries as you know, but she is also suffering from severe mental trauma. We can't seem to calm her down, so we thought if she could speak to someone she was familiar with, she would settle down." The woman walked through a pair of sliding doors.
"AHHHH!!!! STOP IT!!!!" A young voice screamed.
The woman and Mr. Dickinson ran over to the room and threw open the door.
The elder gasped at what he saw.
Hilary sat straight up in her bed, clutching her head and trembling violently.
"Oh thank God you're here!" A nurse said as she exited the room.
"Hilary! Hilary! Calm down!" The elder rushed over to her side and grabbed her shoulders.
"Mr.....D...Dickinson?" Hilary looked over at him, her eyes wide and watery. "H....Help me! Please...." She whimpered.
"Shhh....it's okay...." Mr. Dickinson pulled the young girl into a gentle hug.
"What's wrong my dear?"
"All those images.....Kai being hurt.....all those murders! They won't leave!" She sobbed loudly.
Tears threatened to escape the elder's eyes as Hilary struggled.
She cried out in pain again and began to shake. "Make them stop! Please!" She exclaimed.
Suddenly, the brunette fainted in the elder's arms, and he laid her back on the bed and pulled up the covers.
"I'm sorry Hilary..." Mr. Dickinson wiped her forehead with a handkerchief and moved her bangs away from her face.
He sighed deeply and held the teen's hand as he watched her sleep.
There was a crash down the hall, and people began yelling in Russian.
"Hilary! Hilary! Where's Hilary!" A voice demanded.
"Stop him! He's going to kill himself!" A man exclaimed as he ran past the room.
Mr. Dickinson stood up and peered down the hall.
A familiar blue haired teen collapsed on the floor, clutching his chest and wheezing. A doctor came over to him with a needle, but the teen knocked it out of his hand and it shattered on the floor.
"L....let me go!" He commanded as two doctors began to pull him back into the room.
"Kai!" Mr. Dickinson called.
The teen looked over at the elder. He started to say something, but was interrupted by a coughing fit.
The BBA president rushed over to the teen. His chest was half covered by plaster, and thick layers of bandages covered most of the right side of his face.
Kai drew in a wheezy breath. "Where's Hilary?!" He began yelling again.
"Shhh! Calm down Kai! She's fine!" Mr. Dickinson replied.
"No...no! She isn't!" Tears pulled at the teen's visible crimson eye.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his neck and growled. His doctor pulled out a needle and took a deep sigh of relief.
Kai cursed and tried to stand up, but the elder held him down. The slate haired teen glared up at the old man, a look of betrayal in his eyes. Two men came over and helped the teen back into the room and laid him on the messed up bed.
Mr. Dickinson followed them in and watched as they inserted wires into the teen's arms again and began to clean up the mess that had been created. The elder proceeded closer to the teen, but Kai snapped his head and glared at the manager with fierce eyes.
"Get away from me!" He snarled.
The elder was taken aback by the teen's words. They struck him in the heart as his crimson eyes burned into his soul. Soon, Kai gave into the sedative and fell asleep.
"Oh Kai....." The elder wiped his tears away with the back of his hand and turned to leave. "It seems I've lost your trust completely now...." He walked lifelessly down the hall and reentered Hilary's room and sat down next to her. He sniffed. "I'm so sorry kids...."
Hours past, and everything began to settle down. Mr. Dickinson walked into the waiting area where the rest of the BladeBreakers awaited.
"What's going on?" Tyson asked, yawning and rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
The elder took in a long sigh as he collapsed into a chair.
Four sets of curious eyes stared at him, waiting for an answer, but nothing came.
"Mr. Dickinson?" Kenny asked, hesitantly.
"Why don't you boys go get something to eat?" Their manager finally replied.
The boys continued to stare blankly at him.
"But...." Rei broke the silence.
"I have to do some thinking. Please, go and enjoy yourselves. You haven't had anything to eat for a while now." The elder said, refusing to look at them.
Tyson started to protest, but Rei caught his shoulder.
"Come on guys." The Chinese blader said softly and began to walk out of the room.
The rest of the team sighed and followed.
"Please brother! Don't do this!"
"Mommy! No!"
Voices and numerous cries of pain rang throughout her dreams. She watched scenes play in her head, unable to control them. Images of Kai as a toddler flowed from her memory and she could only watched him, both in happy moments, and horrific moments.
"Why did you do this Uncle Nikolai?" The child cried. "WHY!!!!?"
"Please stop.....I'll be good, I promise!" Another voice cried out.
Hilary called out to the voices inside her head. She felt like she was suffering along with them.
"Why is this happening?!" Hilary asked herself, forcing her eyes shut, trying to escape the images. "Why won't they stop!"
Her whole body felt numb. The brunette was harboring a great deal of power now, and she doubted she could hold it back. "Why won't someone help me!?"
"Hilary!" A voice called out.
She gasped and choked back a few tears. "K..Kai?" She could feel his heartache as he continued to speak with her.
"I'm sorry I forced you to do it.....you shouldn't have to suffer!"
"....I'm so scared Kai....I don't know what to do!" She replied.
"Hold on...I'm going to help you."
Hilary paused. "Huh? But...."
"Just wait for me."
The brunette moaned in pain as the mind link broke. She turned on her side and curled into a ball as more visions flooded into her mind.
Later that night.....
Kai opened his eye and sat up in his bed, nearly crying out in pain doing so. His torso had been sealed in a thick plaster cast, and bandages covered his arms, causing the teen to be quite stiff.
He waited for a few minutes, making sure that no one was lurking around in the hallway before swinging his legs over the side of the bed. Pulling out all the wires that connected him to the various machines, Kai stood on his feet, but immediately fell to the floor. He cursed and held back his pain as he forced himself to his knees.
"This is going to be harder than I thought...." He crawled over to the door and pulled himself to his feet.
The blue haired teen immediatly began to feel dizzy. He shook his head and cracked the door open slightly. He watched as a nurse turned the corner, freeing the hallway of any life. Swiftly, Kai exited his dark room and shuffled down the equally dark hall, leaning heavily on the wall for support. Within moments, he was out of breath, and on the verge of collapsing.
"Come on Kai! You can do this!" He told himself, fighting all his pain. Nikolai had drained alot out of him and he needed a great amount time to recover what was taken from him, but without his super human abilities, he was as weak as a child!
"Ugh!" He groaned in pain as his legs gave out on him. He landed on the floor hard this time, his cast creating a cracking sound. He cursed again. Someone was bound to have heard it. The blue haired teen paused for a moment, listening intently for any sound of movement, and sure enough, footsteps echoed from an unknown direction.
Panic began to build as Kai looked around for a hiding place. He looked up to see a door with a name plate on it, the first word, Hilary. Kai cheered mentally as he reached up to the handle and fell inside the room, closing the door just as someone walked around the corner and began inspecting the hall.
"I could have sworn...." She thought to herself before proceeding on her way.
Kai let out a loud sigh of relief as he heard the lady pass.
"No....no run away!" A soft whimper came from the bed in front of him.
"Hilary...." Kai crawled over to the side of the bed and pulled himself to his knees.
The young brunette laid, curled up and clutching the sheets around her shoulders. Her forehead was drenched in sweat, and her hair stuck to the sides of her face.
Kai choked back his tears as he saw his girlfriend in this state. "Hilary...wake up." He shook her gently.
Her eyes shot open at his touch, and she jumped in surprise. "Oh my God Kai!" She sat up.
"What are you doing here?" She reached out and fingered the bandages around his eye.
"I'm going to help you.....I can't stand to see you like this." Kai cupped her face and wiped away her tears with his thumbs.
Hilary threw herself into his arms, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Shhhh....it's okay now." Kai hugged her gently, careful not to hurt her any further.
"It's so horrible Kai! I can't believe all you and Tala went through!"
Kai ran a hand through her hair and kissed her cheek. "There had to be another way to defeat him....I'm sorry I put you through this."
Hilary looked into his uncovered eye, glistening with tears.
"Kai...."
"I want you to transfer all of it to me. Your body won't be able to handle all of those powers for long, they'll destroy you from the inside out!"
"But....I'm not sure how....what if I end up killing you....like Nik..."
"Don't talk that way." Kai cut her off quickly.
"I killed someone Kai! You can't deny that! I took a life with my own hands...." She looked down at her palms.
Kai grabbed them and held them tightly. "You saved us all Hil...without you, I would have been dead long ago, Tala too!"
Hilary looked away from her boyfriend.
"It's my turn to save you now Hil.....those memories you have right now....they should be mine, and I want you to give them to me."
Hilary gazed up into his eye sadly. "But..."
"No buts...just do it." With that, the blue haired teen pressed his lips around the brunette's, wrapping his arms around her.
Eventually, Hilary returned the kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck. Moments later, Kai's body began to glow slightly, and he felt warm as his strength returned to him. He grunted as those images migrated into his mind, but never broke the kiss.
Once the transfer was complete, the two teens pulled apart, gasping for breath.
Kai's skin had a warmer hue to it now. He smiled at his girlfriend.
"Thank you.....how do you feel now?"
"Better." Hilary smiled back up at him. Her body felt lighter now, all that pressure had been lifted away and those haunting images disappeared.
"Ah ha! There you are! What the heck do you think you're doing!? You're in no shape to be out of bed!" A nurse barged into the room, switching on the lights.
The two teens groaned and covered their eyes from the bright light.
"In here doctor!" The nurse motioned for someone out of sight.
"I guess I'll be going then." Kai smirked at Hilary, trying to cheer her up some more.
"Thank you Kai....I love you."
A doctor rushed in and heaved a sigh. He scolded Kai in Russian before pulling the teen's arm over his shoulder gently and dragging him out of the room.
"I love you too Hil......sweet dreams." With that, Kai disappeared and the door closed.
Hilary nestled down into her pillow and drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
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don't forget to review!
There's at least one more chapter now!
ja ne!
Guess what!? I lied! This isn't the last chapter!
That's right! This chapter was getting too long, so it will end in one more...I think.
Anyway, here it is!
Enjoy!
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The emergency room was buzzing with energy. Doctors and nurses rushed about, tending to the three wounded teens that had been brought in.
"Hurry! We need to stop this bleeding!" A doctor yelled across the room, holding a gloved hand over the open wound. Blood stained the doctor's outfit as it continued to pour out from the teen's body.
"I have a pulse!" A nurse exclaimed as the machine she was watching beeped.
The boy gasped and shifted his body as oxygen flowed freely into his lungs.
Everyone tending to the red head heaved a sigh of relief, but it was short lived. Moments later, the teen began to have difficulty breathing, and his pulse was weakening with every second.
The doctor cursed with frustration. "Come on kid....don't give up!"
"You're all alone now Kai. You have nothing left." Nikolai's sinister voice rang throughout her mind.
"No! He's not alone! He has his friends with him!" Hilary snapped back at the voice.
His laugh haunted her mind. "He'll always be alone....and he knows it!"
"N.....no....no....NOOOO!"
The brunette shot straight up in her hospital bed, startling the doctor and his assistant. She grabbed her head and shook it violently.
"No! Get out of my head! Make it stop! Please! Someone!" She cried, tears running down her face.
"Calm down, you were just having a bad dream!" She heard a doctor say as he placed a hand on her shoulder.
"No....Kai....." She murmured
The doctor sighed sadly and injected a sedative into the teen's arm. He helped her lay back down on the bed as her eyelids became heavy and closed.
"Poor girl....she's suffering mentally as well." The doctor continued examining her injured body while his assistant continued to apply more plaster on the girl's wrist, looking at an X-ray every now at then.
"Augh!" The slate haired teen moaned as he struggled in his sleep. He shook his head side to side as if he were trying to get away from something.
"Keep him still!" Someone yelled out from behind him.
The teen mumbled to himself as a nurse held his head still so the doctor could tend to his right eye.
Kai hissed in pain as the antiseptic hit his skin.
Another doctor was busy cutting the dirty clothes off the teen's chest, revealing several disturbing bruises. His ribs jutted out against the skin, threatening to poke through.
"What the heck happened to this kid?!"
Tyson, Kenny, Max and Rei darted into the hospital and ran into the emergency room waiting area, where they saw Mr. Dickinson, sitting calmly in a stiff chair.
"Mr. D! What's going on?!" Tyson asked as the group gathered in front of the elder.
"It doesn't look too good boys. I'm still waiting to hear from the doctors, but I fear for Kai and Tala." The BBA president rubbed his temple.
"Don't worry! Tala and Kai were raised in the abbey! They're as tough as nails! They'll pull through and be just fine!" Tyson placed a reassuring hand on the elder.
"Yeah!" The rest of the team joined in.
Mr. Dickinson sighed. "I hope you're right...."
The team sat in the waiting room until the sun was high in the winter sky. Everyone but the BBA president had fallen asleep, exhausted from the night's events. Mr. Dickinson was slumped over in his chair, staring intently at the tile floor. He closed his eyes every now and then and uttered a short prayer for the teens.
"I'm so sorry Kai....I promised you that I would protect you....but I failed." The elder wiped a tear away from his eye.
"Excuse me, Mr. Dickinson?" A soft voice asked.
The elder's head shot up and looked at the young woman who called his name. "Yes?" He stood up, eager to hear about any of the teens.
"Would you please follow me?"
The BBA president was confused as he followed the woman down the hall.
"Is there a problem?" He asked, his voice shaky.
"The young girl that was brought in....." She checked her clipboard. "Hilary?"
"Yes! Is she alright?!" The elder began to ask questions.
"Well, she is suffering from physical injuries as you know, but she is also suffering from severe mental trauma. We can't seem to calm her down, so we thought if she could speak to someone she was familiar with, she would settle down." The woman walked through a pair of sliding doors.
"AHHHH!!!! STOP IT!!!!" A young voice screamed.
The woman and Mr. Dickinson ran over to the room and threw open the door.
The elder gasped at what he saw.
Hilary sat straight up in her bed, clutching her head and trembling violently.
"Oh thank God you're here!" A nurse said as she exited the room.
"Hilary! Hilary! Calm down!" The elder rushed over to her side and grabbed her shoulders.
"Mr.....D...Dickinson?" Hilary looked over at him, her eyes wide and watery. "H....Help me! Please...." She whimpered.
"Shhh....it's okay...." Mr. Dickinson pulled the young girl into a gentle hug.
"What's wrong my dear?"
"All those images.....Kai being hurt.....all those murders! They won't leave!" She sobbed loudly.
Tears threatened to escape the elder's eyes as Hilary struggled.
She cried out in pain again and began to shake. "Make them stop! Please!" She exclaimed.
Suddenly, the brunette fainted in the elder's arms, and he laid her back on the bed and pulled up the covers.
"I'm sorry Hilary..." Mr. Dickinson wiped her forehead with a handkerchief and moved her bangs away from her face.
He sighed deeply and held the teen's hand as he watched her sleep.
There was a crash down the hall, and people began yelling in Russian.
"Hilary! Hilary! Where's Hilary!" A voice demanded.
"Stop him! He's going to kill himself!" A man exclaimed as he ran past the room.
Mr. Dickinson stood up and peered down the hall.
A familiar blue haired teen collapsed on the floor, clutching his chest and wheezing. A doctor came over to him with a needle, but the teen knocked it out of his hand and it shattered on the floor.
"L....let me go!" He commanded as two doctors began to pull him back into the room.
"Kai!" Mr. Dickinson called.
The teen looked over at the elder. He started to say something, but was interrupted by a coughing fit.
The BBA president rushed over to the teen. His chest was half covered by plaster, and thick layers of bandages covered most of the right side of his face.
Kai drew in a wheezy breath. "Where's Hilary?!" He began yelling again.
"Shhh! Calm down Kai! She's fine!" Mr. Dickinson replied.
"No...no! She isn't!" Tears pulled at the teen's visible crimson eye.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his neck and growled. His doctor pulled out a needle and took a deep sigh of relief.
Kai cursed and tried to stand up, but the elder held him down. The slate haired teen glared up at the old man, a look of betrayal in his eyes. Two men came over and helped the teen back into the room and laid him on the messed up bed.
Mr. Dickinson followed them in and watched as they inserted wires into the teen's arms again and began to clean up the mess that had been created. The elder proceeded closer to the teen, but Kai snapped his head and glared at the manager with fierce eyes.
"Get away from me!" He snarled.
The elder was taken aback by the teen's words. They struck him in the heart as his crimson eyes burned into his soul. Soon, Kai gave into the sedative and fell asleep.
"Oh Kai....." The elder wiped his tears away with the back of his hand and turned to leave. "It seems I've lost your trust completely now...." He walked lifelessly down the hall and reentered Hilary's room and sat down next to her. He sniffed. "I'm so sorry kids...."
Hours past, and everything began to settle down. Mr. Dickinson walked into the waiting area where the rest of the BladeBreakers awaited.
"What's going on?" Tyson asked, yawning and rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
The elder took in a long sigh as he collapsed into a chair.
Four sets of curious eyes stared at him, waiting for an answer, but nothing came.
"Mr. Dickinson?" Kenny asked, hesitantly.
"Why don't you boys go get something to eat?" Their manager finally replied.
The boys continued to stare blankly at him.
"But...." Rei broke the silence.
"I have to do some thinking. Please, go and enjoy yourselves. You haven't had anything to eat for a while now." The elder said, refusing to look at them.
Tyson started to protest, but Rei caught his shoulder.
"Come on guys." The Chinese blader said softly and began to walk out of the room.
The rest of the team sighed and followed.
"Please brother! Don't do this!"
"Mommy! No!"
Voices and numerous cries of pain rang throughout her dreams. She watched scenes play in her head, unable to control them. Images of Kai as a toddler flowed from her memory and she could only watched him, both in happy moments, and horrific moments.
"Why did you do this Uncle Nikolai?" The child cried. "WHY!!!!?"
"Please stop.....I'll be good, I promise!" Another voice cried out.
Hilary called out to the voices inside her head. She felt like she was suffering along with them.
"Why is this happening?!" Hilary asked herself, forcing her eyes shut, trying to escape the images. "Why won't they stop!"
Her whole body felt numb. The brunette was harboring a great deal of power now, and she doubted she could hold it back. "Why won't someone help me!?"
"Hilary!" A voice called out.
She gasped and choked back a few tears. "K..Kai?" She could feel his heartache as he continued to speak with her.
"I'm sorry I forced you to do it.....you shouldn't have to suffer!"
"....I'm so scared Kai....I don't know what to do!" She replied.
"Hold on...I'm going to help you."
Hilary paused. "Huh? But...."
"Just wait for me."
The brunette moaned in pain as the mind link broke. She turned on her side and curled into a ball as more visions flooded into her mind.
Later that night.....
Kai opened his eye and sat up in his bed, nearly crying out in pain doing so. His torso had been sealed in a thick plaster cast, and bandages covered his arms, causing the teen to be quite stiff.
He waited for a few minutes, making sure that no one was lurking around in the hallway before swinging his legs over the side of the bed. Pulling out all the wires that connected him to the various machines, Kai stood on his feet, but immediately fell to the floor. He cursed and held back his pain as he forced himself to his knees.
"This is going to be harder than I thought...." He crawled over to the door and pulled himself to his feet.
The blue haired teen immediatly began to feel dizzy. He shook his head and cracked the door open slightly. He watched as a nurse turned the corner, freeing the hallway of any life. Swiftly, Kai exited his dark room and shuffled down the equally dark hall, leaning heavily on the wall for support. Within moments, he was out of breath, and on the verge of collapsing.
"Come on Kai! You can do this!" He told himself, fighting all his pain. Nikolai had drained alot out of him and he needed a great amount time to recover what was taken from him, but without his super human abilities, he was as weak as a child!
"Ugh!" He groaned in pain as his legs gave out on him. He landed on the floor hard this time, his cast creating a cracking sound. He cursed again. Someone was bound to have heard it. The blue haired teen paused for a moment, listening intently for any sound of movement, and sure enough, footsteps echoed from an unknown direction.
Panic began to build as Kai looked around for a hiding place. He looked up to see a door with a name plate on it, the first word, Hilary. Kai cheered mentally as he reached up to the handle and fell inside the room, closing the door just as someone walked around the corner and began inspecting the hall.
"I could have sworn...." She thought to herself before proceeding on her way.
Kai let out a loud sigh of relief as he heard the lady pass.
"No....no run away!" A soft whimper came from the bed in front of him.
"Hilary...." Kai crawled over to the side of the bed and pulled himself to his knees.
The young brunette laid, curled up and clutching the sheets around her shoulders. Her forehead was drenched in sweat, and her hair stuck to the sides of her face.
Kai choked back his tears as he saw his girlfriend in this state. "Hilary...wake up." He shook her gently.
Her eyes shot open at his touch, and she jumped in surprise. "Oh my God Kai!" She sat up.
"What are you doing here?" She reached out and fingered the bandages around his eye.
"I'm going to help you.....I can't stand to see you like this." Kai cupped her face and wiped away her tears with his thumbs.
Hilary threw herself into his arms, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Shhhh....it's okay now." Kai hugged her gently, careful not to hurt her any further.
"It's so horrible Kai! I can't believe all you and Tala went through!"
Kai ran a hand through her hair and kissed her cheek. "There had to be another way to defeat him....I'm sorry I put you through this."
Hilary looked into his uncovered eye, glistening with tears.
"Kai...."
"I want you to transfer all of it to me. Your body won't be able to handle all of those powers for long, they'll destroy you from the inside out!"
"But....I'm not sure how....what if I end up killing you....like Nik..."
"Don't talk that way." Kai cut her off quickly.
"I killed someone Kai! You can't deny that! I took a life with my own hands...." She looked down at her palms.
Kai grabbed them and held them tightly. "You saved us all Hil...without you, I would have been dead long ago, Tala too!"
Hilary looked away from her boyfriend.
"It's my turn to save you now Hil.....those memories you have right now....they should be mine, and I want you to give them to me."
Hilary gazed up into his eye sadly. "But..."
"No buts...just do it." With that, the blue haired teen pressed his lips around the brunette's, wrapping his arms around her.
Eventually, Hilary returned the kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck. Moments later, Kai's body began to glow slightly, and he felt warm as his strength returned to him. He grunted as those images migrated into his mind, but never broke the kiss.
Once the transfer was complete, the two teens pulled apart, gasping for breath.
Kai's skin had a warmer hue to it now. He smiled at his girlfriend.
"Thank you.....how do you feel now?"
"Better." Hilary smiled back up at him. Her body felt lighter now, all that pressure had been lifted away and those haunting images disappeared.
"Ah ha! There you are! What the heck do you think you're doing!? You're in no shape to be out of bed!" A nurse barged into the room, switching on the lights.
The two teens groaned and covered their eyes from the bright light.
"In here doctor!" The nurse motioned for someone out of sight.
"I guess I'll be going then." Kai smirked at Hilary, trying to cheer her up some more.
"Thank you Kai....I love you."
A doctor rushed in and heaved a sigh. He scolded Kai in Russian before pulling the teen's arm over his shoulder gently and dragging him out of the room.
"I love you too Hil......sweet dreams." With that, Kai disappeared and the door closed.
Hilary nestled down into her pillow and drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
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don't forget to review!
There's at least one more chapter now!
ja ne!