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Something felt strange to Kai, but what was it? His thoughts spun wildly in his head. Where had the hard, cold concrete gone from beneath his back? Where was the soothing rain? The pieces of glass poking into his skin? The smell of smoke? The pain?
Now there were funny beeps and hums, something soft and tight was wrapped round parts of his body, something tight was around his chest, and now he was lying on something soft. What the hell had happened? The pain had dulled to an ache.
He opened his eyes slowly, blinking in the bright light. He opened them wider, trying to focus the fuzzy picture his eyes were sending to his brain. He went to move his head but groaned instead as the small attempt at moving made him feel dizzy and sick.
"I think he's awake! That took longer then I thought!" came a female voice Kai had never heard before; it had a harmonious lilt to it.
Kai looked in the direction of the voice, able to move his head more now he was prepared for the dizzying sensation. His eyes were focusing better now and he could see he was in a room, a room that looked like a hospital room. Kai's heart did a small flip that was sounded on the heart monitor.
"Don't worry Kai! You're in hospital, your safe. Your friends are here for you." Said the musical voice.
Kai could indeed see his friends; they were looking at him from across the room. Worry and relief seemed to mix on all the faces. He wanted to say something to them but something in his throat was stopping him. He frowned as all he managed was a croak.
"I'll sort that out for you" Said the voice again.
Kai focused on where the voice was coming from. A woman in a nurse's uniform was coming over to him. Her green eyes were the main feature of her face, they were so expressive. She had long red hair in a braid that slipped over her shoulder to land on Kai's bandaged chest as she removed the tube in Kai's mouth.
Kai grimaced at the taste it left in his mouth.
The nurse smiled as she said "I'll go get you some water, your friends can help you sit up, but don't try and move too much, ok?"
Kai nodded at her, speaking seemed too much for his raw throat.
She nodded at the others as she left, the boys grinning and blushing at her, Hilary rolling her eyes at them. They looked at Kai who looked right back.
Ray finally broke the silence, "it's good to see your ok Kai."
Kai raised his eyebrow in reply.
"Well, not exactly ok, but its good to see you awake! We'll help you up."
They walked over to the bed. Ray took hold of Kai's good shoulder, Tyson took hold of the arm underneath the shoulder and Max supported Kai's back. The tried to pull him up gently and were getting nowhere.
Kai finally let out an exasperated sigh, when he spoke it sounded cracked and husky. "I'm not going to crumble if you pull harder you know, I may be hurt but I can handle it. It'll be a small amount of pain compared to what i've already experienced so just do it!"
They flinched at the words spoken so harshly to them. But it worked, and they finally got Kai into a sitting position, Kenny sorting the pillows so Kai could rest against them. Kai was clearly uncomfortable with the attention and wouldn't look at the faces of his team-mates. Hilary made him even more uncomfortable by staring at him where the blanket had mostly fallen off his right leg. He flicked the blanket back over his leg but it didn't work, she just kept staring where his skin was uncovered, which wasn't a lot. It was so unnerving.
"Um, is everyone ok?" he finally asked.
This shocked everyone slightly and now they all stared at him.
"What? It's not that strange is it? And would you please stop staring at me like that Hilary!"
Hilary jumped and blushed as she found everyone looking at her now.
"Sorry Kai, but it is a little unusual for you to sound so caring, I didn't know you had it in you!" answered Max, he seemed to have had found his trademark grin again.
Kai's cheeks tinged rosy against the normally pale skin. He was thankful when the door opened and that nurse breezed in. she smiled at the group.
"Good to see you managed it! I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself earlier Kai, i'm Samantha. I'm going to be your personal nurse while you're at the hospital, so anything you need, just ask!"
Kai couldn't believe anyone so happy could work in a hospital, but then the one Kai had only ever known till now was the one in Russia that was under Biovolts control, and the abbey lab. He wanted to shiver but managed to suppress it.
"I've brought you some water; your stomach might not be up to much for a little while."
"That's ok, Kai never ate much anyway!" said Tyson, obviously feeling more himself, like Max.
"Oh? I'm surprised a boy in your physical status wouldn't need much to eat, how do you manage it!" said the nurse brightly. Kai was beginning to dislike this woman on the sole fact that her brightness was annoying.
He scowled at her. She smiled back and handed him a glass of water. He took it in his right hand, frowning at the bandages on his wrist. He sipped at the water instead of gulping it down. However thirsty he was and however good it felt he knew drinking to much too fast would do more damage then good after not having water for a while.
"Sensible boy! Most patients can't resist drinking too fast, they regret it later though! How did you know to drink slowly?" asked Samantha.
"Practice" came the reply from the injured teen.
A frown finally appeared on the bright face. The other boys looked shocked, such a lovely face needed to smile and the dark expression pained them. Without realising it, they where smitten.
Then she started as her beeper went off at the belt hugging her hips. "Sorry everyone! I've been summoned to the meeting about you Kai. Don't worry, its just Mr. Dickenson and the police with the doctors and me. It's so we know the facts about what happened and to find out more about you. I won't be long!"
The boys watched her back, or more precisely her bum, as she hurried out the room.
Hilary nudged the nearest boy in the ribs, who happened to be Tyson.
"Ow, what was that for Hil!" he complained.
"You guys! She's just doing her job, would you stop staring at her!"
"We will if you stop staring at Kai!" replied the navy haired blader.
Ray stepped in between them, "would you guys stop, this is a hospital! We are here for Kai remember?!"
They muttered to themselves as they refused to look at each other.
"Whoa Kai, you are so lucky that you have Samantha as your nurse, she's so hot!!!!" said Max, breaking the attention on Tyson and Hilary.
Kai looked at him like he had the plague.
"Seriously, she is so good looking, and that nurse's uniform!"
"You bet Max, hey maybe I should fake appendicitis so she can be my nurse!" added Tyson.
Ray grinned at the pair of them, and then said to Kai as he scowled, "you got to admit Kai, and she is gorgeous!"
He received an "hn" and a pair of closed eyes in return; Kai clearly wasn't interested in the nurse.
Time passed as the group did their best to cheer Kai up, and even managed a smile when Tyson slipped up and landed heavily on his butt. The smile quickly faded and was replaced with a pale horror as Samantha entered with Mr. Dickenson. But it wasn't the people that had got Kai so scared.
It was the needle on the tray she was carrying.
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Something felt strange to Kai, but what was it? His thoughts spun wildly in his head. Where had the hard, cold concrete gone from beneath his back? Where was the soothing rain? The pieces of glass poking into his skin? The smell of smoke? The pain?
Now there were funny beeps and hums, something soft and tight was wrapped round parts of his body, something tight was around his chest, and now he was lying on something soft. What the hell had happened? The pain had dulled to an ache.
He opened his eyes slowly, blinking in the bright light. He opened them wider, trying to focus the fuzzy picture his eyes were sending to his brain. He went to move his head but groaned instead as the small attempt at moving made him feel dizzy and sick.
"I think he's awake! That took longer then I thought!" came a female voice Kai had never heard before; it had a harmonious lilt to it.
Kai looked in the direction of the voice, able to move his head more now he was prepared for the dizzying sensation. His eyes were focusing better now and he could see he was in a room, a room that looked like a hospital room. Kai's heart did a small flip that was sounded on the heart monitor.
"Don't worry Kai! You're in hospital, your safe. Your friends are here for you." Said the musical voice.
Kai could indeed see his friends; they were looking at him from across the room. Worry and relief seemed to mix on all the faces. He wanted to say something to them but something in his throat was stopping him. He frowned as all he managed was a croak.
"I'll sort that out for you" Said the voice again.
Kai focused on where the voice was coming from. A woman in a nurse's uniform was coming over to him. Her green eyes were the main feature of her face, they were so expressive. She had long red hair in a braid that slipped over her shoulder to land on Kai's bandaged chest as she removed the tube in Kai's mouth.
Kai grimaced at the taste it left in his mouth.
The nurse smiled as she said "I'll go get you some water, your friends can help you sit up, but don't try and move too much, ok?"
Kai nodded at her, speaking seemed too much for his raw throat.
She nodded at the others as she left, the boys grinning and blushing at her, Hilary rolling her eyes at them. They looked at Kai who looked right back.
Ray finally broke the silence, "it's good to see your ok Kai."
Kai raised his eyebrow in reply.
"Well, not exactly ok, but its good to see you awake! We'll help you up."
They walked over to the bed. Ray took hold of Kai's good shoulder, Tyson took hold of the arm underneath the shoulder and Max supported Kai's back. The tried to pull him up gently and were getting nowhere.
Kai finally let out an exasperated sigh, when he spoke it sounded cracked and husky. "I'm not going to crumble if you pull harder you know, I may be hurt but I can handle it. It'll be a small amount of pain compared to what i've already experienced so just do it!"
They flinched at the words spoken so harshly to them. But it worked, and they finally got Kai into a sitting position, Kenny sorting the pillows so Kai could rest against them. Kai was clearly uncomfortable with the attention and wouldn't look at the faces of his team-mates. Hilary made him even more uncomfortable by staring at him where the blanket had mostly fallen off his right leg. He flicked the blanket back over his leg but it didn't work, she just kept staring where his skin was uncovered, which wasn't a lot. It was so unnerving.
"Um, is everyone ok?" he finally asked.
This shocked everyone slightly and now they all stared at him.
"What? It's not that strange is it? And would you please stop staring at me like that Hilary!"
Hilary jumped and blushed as she found everyone looking at her now.
"Sorry Kai, but it is a little unusual for you to sound so caring, I didn't know you had it in you!" answered Max, he seemed to have had found his trademark grin again.
Kai's cheeks tinged rosy against the normally pale skin. He was thankful when the door opened and that nurse breezed in. she smiled at the group.
"Good to see you managed it! I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself earlier Kai, i'm Samantha. I'm going to be your personal nurse while you're at the hospital, so anything you need, just ask!"
Kai couldn't believe anyone so happy could work in a hospital, but then the one Kai had only ever known till now was the one in Russia that was under Biovolts control, and the abbey lab. He wanted to shiver but managed to suppress it.
"I've brought you some water; your stomach might not be up to much for a little while."
"That's ok, Kai never ate much anyway!" said Tyson, obviously feeling more himself, like Max.
"Oh? I'm surprised a boy in your physical status wouldn't need much to eat, how do you manage it!" said the nurse brightly. Kai was beginning to dislike this woman on the sole fact that her brightness was annoying.
He scowled at her. She smiled back and handed him a glass of water. He took it in his right hand, frowning at the bandages on his wrist. He sipped at the water instead of gulping it down. However thirsty he was and however good it felt he knew drinking to much too fast would do more damage then good after not having water for a while.
"Sensible boy! Most patients can't resist drinking too fast, they regret it later though! How did you know to drink slowly?" asked Samantha.
"Practice" came the reply from the injured teen.
A frown finally appeared on the bright face. The other boys looked shocked, such a lovely face needed to smile and the dark expression pained them. Without realising it, they where smitten.
Then she started as her beeper went off at the belt hugging her hips. "Sorry everyone! I've been summoned to the meeting about you Kai. Don't worry, its just Mr. Dickenson and the police with the doctors and me. It's so we know the facts about what happened and to find out more about you. I won't be long!"
The boys watched her back, or more precisely her bum, as she hurried out the room.
Hilary nudged the nearest boy in the ribs, who happened to be Tyson.
"Ow, what was that for Hil!" he complained.
"You guys! She's just doing her job, would you stop staring at her!"
"We will if you stop staring at Kai!" replied the navy haired blader.
Ray stepped in between them, "would you guys stop, this is a hospital! We are here for Kai remember?!"
They muttered to themselves as they refused to look at each other.
"Whoa Kai, you are so lucky that you have Samantha as your nurse, she's so hot!!!!" said Max, breaking the attention on Tyson and Hilary.
Kai looked at him like he had the plague.
"Seriously, she is so good looking, and that nurse's uniform!"
"You bet Max, hey maybe I should fake appendicitis so she can be my nurse!" added Tyson.
Ray grinned at the pair of them, and then said to Kai as he scowled, "you got to admit Kai, and she is gorgeous!"
He received an "hn" and a pair of closed eyes in return; Kai clearly wasn't interested in the nurse.
Time passed as the group did their best to cheer Kai up, and even managed a smile when Tyson slipped up and landed heavily on his butt. The smile quickly faded and was replaced with a pale horror as Samantha entered with Mr. Dickenson. But it wasn't the people that had got Kai so scared.
It was the needle on the tray she was carrying.