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A/N – Anyone who wasn't sure, Tyson did do the kiss, and I would stress the K.I.S.S part, of life on Kai. But this won't be a slash.
As the Ice Breaks.
Part 4: Feeling.
"Are we there yet?"
"No, Tyson. Just like I told you five minutes ago." Mr. Dickinson tried to keep his cool. But under that all, he was wracked with worry for one of his boys. Not many people knew this, but he cared for Kai like he would his own grandson. He loved every single one of his boys, but had always held a special place in his heart for Kai, ever since he found him wondering around Russia when he was young. A grandson who he, himself, have been deprived of for so long and someone who Kai needs dearly.
"Chill, T-bone."
"Chill? CHILL? How am I supposed to 'chill' when one of my friends is hurt, and I know that he could die right in front of me?" Tyson stomped his foot in aggravation.
"Tyson, you need to simmer down. Getting all whacked out isn't going to help the K-man, ya' dig?" Mr. Granger tried to calm the frustrated Tyson.
"He's right, Tyson. We'll make it to the hospital and Kai will be fine."
"Listen to the chief, Tyson." Max sat on the floor next to the seat where Tyson's dad had put Kai. He had stopped shivering but was all wrapped up in layers of blankets. When Tyson had calmed down, he turned his attention back to Kai. He's stopped shivering, that isn't a very good sign. he sighed. 'Oh, Kai.'
Rei was sitting quietly near the window looking out to the landscape below. He was looking quite pale and clammy and he was shivering slightly.
"Rei, are you alright?" Mr. Dickinson looked at him in concern.
"I'm fine. It's just ... "
"Just what."
"Nothing, I just feel a little under the weather." He put his hand under his chin and gazed back out the window.
Mr. Dickinson leaned over and put a hand on his forehead. "You feel cold, Rei."
Everyone turned their attention to the two.
"What's the matter?" Tyson went over to Rei.
"I think Rei might have developed a slight case of hypothermia." Mr. Dickinson took of his jacket and wrapped it around Rei's body.
"Thank you, Mr. Dickinson." He looked towards Kai. "I wasn't in there as long as Kai. So he must have it worse."
"He's right, dad." Tyson turned to his father. "By the way, guys, this is my dad, Bruce Granger."
Bruce nodded to the others and went to check on Kai.
Max touched Kai's forehead and abruptly pulled his hand back. "He's freezing."
"This is not good." Mr. Dickinson turned to the pilot of the helicopter and spoke something in Russian to him. The only thing they understood from there was that the pilot's name was Vladimir. "We need to keep him warm."
Bruce picked up Kai in his arms and held him close to his body. "So this is Voltaire's grandson, Stanley?"
He nodded his head regretfully. "Unfortunately."
"Voltaire? Kai is the grandson of 'the' Voltaire? The one who organized the Russian tournament?" Kenny looked at Kai in awe.
"I'm afraid that is not something he is too proud of, Kenny." Mr. Dickinson wiped his glasses with his handkerchief.
"What do you mean, Mr. D?"
"I – Oh, we're closing in on the hospital. Brace yourself, boys." They all held on as the helicopter landed on the roof of the hospital. There, they saw, doctors and nurses were already awaiting their arrival.
As the helicopter's rotor-blades slowed down, the medics came rushing up with a stretcher. The pilot came out to open the door where Bruce was already standing up and walked to the doctors, Kai in arms. He place Kai slowly on the stretcher and the doctors rushed back into the warm of the hospital to treat Kai.
From the back, Tyson hurried to catch up with them. They were to preoccupied to notice Rei lingering in the back, looking confused at his surroundings. He slowly started to follow them, swaying and stumbling as he walked, until Kenny noticed.
"Rei." Kenny jogged back to Rei. "Hey, are you alright?"
"I-I ... where?" he didn't finish that sentence when he collapsed, shivering violently.
"MR. DICKINSON!"
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"Hey, Mariah. Are you alright?" Lee waved a hand in front of the daydreaming Mariah.
"Huh, what? Oh, it's just you, Lee." She smiled sheepishly.
"What has been with you? First you lost a practice match against Gary, and now this. Tell me what's wrong, little sister."
"I was just thinking." She gazed off into nothingness.
"About what?" he smirked suddenly. "Or should I say, about who?"
"Shut up, Lee." She pouted and looked away, frowning again. "I just feel like something bad has happened."
"To Rei?" Lee took a seat opposite her.
"To the BladeBreakers."
"All of them?" Lee looked at her in alarm.
"No, just to ... I don't know. It's just this feeling ... I feel ... confused."
"It's going to be alright. I'm sure it's just because you lost Galux." He leaned over and hugged her. "We'll get her back, I promise."
"Thank you, Lee. But ... why would Kai do that to us? To them? There must be a good explanation, there has to be." She rested her head in his chest.
"I'm sure there is. Everything will work out, you just see."
"Really?"
"Of course, I should know, right."
"Yes." She smiled sadly as she thought of the man that she loved. 'Rei, please be alright.'
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"REI!!" Mr. Dickinson rushed back to Kenny. "What happened?"
"I-I don't know. He looked strange, like he was confused, and when I asked if he was alright he just collapsed."
"This is not good. It seems that he has gotten it much worse than we expected." He turned back and called out to a few of the doctors, they came back and began checking him over. They were speaking very franticly in Russian so Kenny didn't understand a word they were speaking. But apparently they were asking for another stretcher because a couple of nurses came back with one. They put Rei on it and rushed him to the ER.
This is going from bad to worse. Kenny thought as he followed closely from behind. 'What are we going to do?'
End Part 4.
As a remembrance to me; this story was updated on the 29th of February; leap year of 2004. What can I say? It doesn't happen everyday, does it.
Oh, no. Two down, and the Russian Tournament is just around the corner. What are the BladeBreakers to do? You want to find out? Review! XD
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