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Kai stepped off the bus slowly; his body began to ache now that all the excitement was over. He shivered slightly as a cold wind whipped round his still damp clothes and skin. He had tried to hide it, but it seemed he was getting sloppy today.
"Are you ok Kai?" asked Hilary, a frown evident on her face.
"I'm fine!" he grumbled back at her. Then a yell made them all turn to look at the front of the house.
Samantha came running out of the house, her normally braided red hair loose and flying. No one noticed the small smile Tyson's dad had playing on his lips. Tyson's granddad was not far behind her.
She reached them, slightly out of breath. "Mr. Dickenson called ahead, I got here to wait for you!" she then looked at Kai only, "now you are coming with me, I need to check you over!"
Kai went to ignore her and walk on, but Tyson's dad got in the way. "No you don't! This is important Kai."
Kai went to carry on, only to be swooped up into the stronger man's arms. His struggles just didn't contain the strength to get away. He gave a sigh and gave up trying, though his glares made everyone uncomfortable about it. Samantha walked on ahead, leading the way.
They walked into the kitchen. "Put him down. Now Kai, can you strip to your underwear?" at his glare she added, "Unless you're embarrassed that your friends are here?"
How dare she mock me, thought Kai. With a brief glance at his startled friends he pulled off the sodden and ripped T-shirt. The top had disguised the state of his trousers.
Ray frowned, something was missing. "Kai? Where's your belt?" Kai always wore a belt, though he didn't know why, it just felt wrong to see him without one.
Kai paused at removing his shoes. His face coloured before it drained away just as quickly. He continued to remove his shoes as everyone now stared at his trousers. Ray was right, where was Kai's belt? The trousers hung low without the support; Kai's hips were just so narrow. Kai's reaction didn't help, he just seemed to ignore them, but his actions were stiffer. He pulled away the trousers and stood straight, glaring at Samantha's cheerful face.
She patted the table and went rummaging through a bag on one of the chairs. Kai walked up to the table with his limp barely showing. He sat on the table edge, waiting for this to be over. His friends either took up the empty chairs or leaned against the worktop side.
To the side of him, Hilary could not stop blushing. She wanted to look away but just continued to watch Kai as he sat there. She watched as his muscles flexed and relaxed in his chest and abdomen as he breathed. Her eyes roamed the lines of his healing scars. Instead of being repulsed, she was intrigued; they just seemed to add to his character. She wondered what the stories were behind the old and faded scars. She couldn't believe she was seeing him in his boxers; it was like a secret wish almost come true. Those thoughts made her blush deepen, so she drove them away with a gentle shake of her head.
Kai needed a bath; he wanted to wash away the creeping sensation on his skin. It made him want to heave; the sensation only reminded him of what almost happened. If Dranzer hadn't arrived then it would have happened. Not again. He gave a slight involuntary shiver. Samantha took it as him being cold; he hoped everyone else in the room did too.
Samantha straightened from the bag, her face the image of her serious nurse side. She held a stethoscope to Kai's chest and listened to his steady breathing. Kai hoped she would hurry up; he hated the feeling of someone touching him right now, and it was all everyone seemed to want to do. He gave another glance at his friends, why were they hanging around for this? Then his eyes met Hilary's, and seeing the look on her face made him turn his head away fast. Now he felt even more uncomfortable.
Samantha stopped listening to his breathing and his heart beat and put the stethoscope away. She came back from the bag empty handed and began to check over Kai's body, looking at each wound. She started with his head. Kai's head wounds had almost healed, and they hadn't been reopened. He flinched slightly as she touched the developing lump the Biovolt goon had made on his head. People liked hitting him on his head, and he was sure his nose was bruised from the punches Leon gave him.
Sure enough, Samantha frowned at something on his face. He couldn't see what it was, and he wouldn't until he got away from her probing eyes. She moved down to his chest and Kai's eyes followed her. He saw the burns the chains had chafed against his skin. Red lines marked him around his arms and chest, but they didn't really hurt, they just felt hot. Samantha looked at the wound in his abdomen, it had reopened slightly and did look messy and bruised, but Kai was too tired to care, he just wanted a bath and bed! Why wouldn't they leave him alone?
She moved on to the wound on his leg, which seemed to be the one causing him the most bother. He never realised how much he used his legs when he fought, and the wound did run deep into muscle. It was getting easier to walk each day though, so Kai wasn't worried, unlike Samantha. She hmmd and ahhed at everything. She straightened and looked him in the eyes.
"Turn around please" she ordered gently, her tone gentle but demanding.
Kai decided to not put up a fight, the quicker she got this over with, the faster he could get away. He lifted up his legs and turned to sit cross legged, his back facing her. Just as he was turning she reached forward and poked him in the ribs, hard. He hissed in pain as she had hit the ribs that were still healing. She nodded to herself as he breathed the pain away and finished turning. He leant forward slightly over his folded knees and rested his arms on them. To avoid the stares of his friends he closed his eyes. He could feel his bile rise in his throat as he felt Samantha's hands roam his back. He didn't know why he was reacting this way, but right now he didn't want physical contact with anyone.
He endured it till he felt his breaking point reached. That was it, he couldn't take anymore. He jumped off the other end of the table and ran out the room. He could just imagine the startled faces of his friends. As conformation, he heard his name called out. He carried on running until he felt his ribs ache. He walked up the rest of the stairs to the bathroom. Just as he got to the door he heard someone running up behind him. He stepped into the bathroom and shut the door as they reached the hallway. He heard them pounding on the door, calling his name.
He stood, leant against the door until the banging faded. He turned on the shower and put in the plug. He stepped in with his boxers still on and sat under the stream of water. He sat with his knees hugged to his chest, his arms folded around his calves, and his chin resting ion the top of his knees. His eyes were half closed as he watched the water rise under his lidded eyes. The water swirled in eddies around his legs and he lost himself in them. His thoughts swirled just as much.
He didn't want people to touch him, that was obvious. And he knew why. The image and the pain came back to him. Now he had his memories back, he knew everything that had happened to him. And Boris hadn't violated him just the once, there were other times as well. Every time Kai had need of serious punishment, he was handed over to Boris, and the punishment was always the same. Kai shuddered and moaned as the memories flooded back in full. Tears slid down his cheeks to mix with the water as he closed his eyes tightly against the images.
He sat and he poured out the agony of the years once again. This was getting too frequent. The emotions were building up too quickly lately, and he couldn't keep them bottled up anymore. Tears continued to mingle with the rising water until it began to overflow the bathtub. Kai let his tired mind slip into sweet oblivion.
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Everyone else jumped as Kai leaped off the table and legged it. It was so random. It took a few moments before Ray snapped back to reality and ran after him. Max followed. They called Kai's name as he ran on ahead, a clear advantage of distance already on his side. Ray followed Kai up the stairs and caught a glimpse of the blue haired boy as he closed the bathroom door. Ray ran up to the door and banged on it, yelling as he did so.
"KAI! Open the door Kai!" he was really worried, there were sharp things in there, and they didn't know what Kai was capable of. Max came up to the door.
"Let him be for a while Ray, he's been through a rough spot, he'll be ok." Max made sense, but Ray couldn't stop worrying. He reluctantly followed Max as he walked back down the stairs. They were met with the expectant faces of the others when they entered the kitchen again. They shook their heads.
"Kai's locked himself in the bathroom, he wont come out" Max explained.
"Why's he acting so weird? I mean look what he did to Boris and Voltaire, and the Dranzer thing. What happened to him in there to make him like this?" asked Hilary in one breath.
"We don't know Hil, but whatever it was, he won't talk to us, and it's like he doesn't want to be near us" answered Kenny.
Samantha finished packing her bag and looked up. "Kai's fighting with himself, there's something he needs to sort out I his head and he's finding it hard. As for the wanting to be away from us, I can only imagine."
Ray sighed frustrated; this was getting them no where.
Tyson spoke up, "I wanna know what happened to his belt, that's just disturbing!"
"How so?" asked Samantha.
"Well, some things about Kai are predictable, and one of them is his belt. I never really noticed before coz it was always there, so when it isn't then it just feels wrong!" he explained fully.
"Oh, I see!" she said, it was a revelation into Kai for Hilary as well, but she remained quiet.
Kenny jumped with a small cry. Everyone turned to him in surprise.
"What happened?"
"I swear I just felt water drip onto me! It got my glasses wet!"
Everyone looked at him like he was mad, until another drop fell to the floor where Kenny had been. They all looked up to see a spreading wet patch on the ceiling. Then realisation dawned on Ray.
"Kai!" he yelled as he went to run out of the kitchen. Everyone else followed him as he ran up the stairs to the locked bathroom door. He tried the doorknob, but the door remained locked, despite the desperation to get in. water flowed from under the door. What had Kai done?
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Kai stepped off the bus slowly; his body began to ache now that all the excitement was over. He shivered slightly as a cold wind whipped round his still damp clothes and skin. He had tried to hide it, but it seemed he was getting sloppy today.
"Are you ok Kai?" asked Hilary, a frown evident on her face.
"I'm fine!" he grumbled back at her. Then a yell made them all turn to look at the front of the house.
Samantha came running out of the house, her normally braided red hair loose and flying. No one noticed the small smile Tyson's dad had playing on his lips. Tyson's granddad was not far behind her.
She reached them, slightly out of breath. "Mr. Dickenson called ahead, I got here to wait for you!" she then looked at Kai only, "now you are coming with me, I need to check you over!"
Kai went to ignore her and walk on, but Tyson's dad got in the way. "No you don't! This is important Kai."
Kai went to carry on, only to be swooped up into the stronger man's arms. His struggles just didn't contain the strength to get away. He gave a sigh and gave up trying, though his glares made everyone uncomfortable about it. Samantha walked on ahead, leading the way.
They walked into the kitchen. "Put him down. Now Kai, can you strip to your underwear?" at his glare she added, "Unless you're embarrassed that your friends are here?"
How dare she mock me, thought Kai. With a brief glance at his startled friends he pulled off the sodden and ripped T-shirt. The top had disguised the state of his trousers.
Ray frowned, something was missing. "Kai? Where's your belt?" Kai always wore a belt, though he didn't know why, it just felt wrong to see him without one.
Kai paused at removing his shoes. His face coloured before it drained away just as quickly. He continued to remove his shoes as everyone now stared at his trousers. Ray was right, where was Kai's belt? The trousers hung low without the support; Kai's hips were just so narrow. Kai's reaction didn't help, he just seemed to ignore them, but his actions were stiffer. He pulled away the trousers and stood straight, glaring at Samantha's cheerful face.
She patted the table and went rummaging through a bag on one of the chairs. Kai walked up to the table with his limp barely showing. He sat on the table edge, waiting for this to be over. His friends either took up the empty chairs or leaned against the worktop side.
To the side of him, Hilary could not stop blushing. She wanted to look away but just continued to watch Kai as he sat there. She watched as his muscles flexed and relaxed in his chest and abdomen as he breathed. Her eyes roamed the lines of his healing scars. Instead of being repulsed, she was intrigued; they just seemed to add to his character. She wondered what the stories were behind the old and faded scars. She couldn't believe she was seeing him in his boxers; it was like a secret wish almost come true. Those thoughts made her blush deepen, so she drove them away with a gentle shake of her head.
Kai needed a bath; he wanted to wash away the creeping sensation on his skin. It made him want to heave; the sensation only reminded him of what almost happened. If Dranzer hadn't arrived then it would have happened. Not again. He gave a slight involuntary shiver. Samantha took it as him being cold; he hoped everyone else in the room did too.
Samantha straightened from the bag, her face the image of her serious nurse side. She held a stethoscope to Kai's chest and listened to his steady breathing. Kai hoped she would hurry up; he hated the feeling of someone touching him right now, and it was all everyone seemed to want to do. He gave another glance at his friends, why were they hanging around for this? Then his eyes met Hilary's, and seeing the look on her face made him turn his head away fast. Now he felt even more uncomfortable.
Samantha stopped listening to his breathing and his heart beat and put the stethoscope away. She came back from the bag empty handed and began to check over Kai's body, looking at each wound. She started with his head. Kai's head wounds had almost healed, and they hadn't been reopened. He flinched slightly as she touched the developing lump the Biovolt goon had made on his head. People liked hitting him on his head, and he was sure his nose was bruised from the punches Leon gave him.
Sure enough, Samantha frowned at something on his face. He couldn't see what it was, and he wouldn't until he got away from her probing eyes. She moved down to his chest and Kai's eyes followed her. He saw the burns the chains had chafed against his skin. Red lines marked him around his arms and chest, but they didn't really hurt, they just felt hot. Samantha looked at the wound in his abdomen, it had reopened slightly and did look messy and bruised, but Kai was too tired to care, he just wanted a bath and bed! Why wouldn't they leave him alone?
She moved on to the wound on his leg, which seemed to be the one causing him the most bother. He never realised how much he used his legs when he fought, and the wound did run deep into muscle. It was getting easier to walk each day though, so Kai wasn't worried, unlike Samantha. She hmmd and ahhed at everything. She straightened and looked him in the eyes.
"Turn around please" she ordered gently, her tone gentle but demanding.
Kai decided to not put up a fight, the quicker she got this over with, the faster he could get away. He lifted up his legs and turned to sit cross legged, his back facing her. Just as he was turning she reached forward and poked him in the ribs, hard. He hissed in pain as she had hit the ribs that were still healing. She nodded to herself as he breathed the pain away and finished turning. He leant forward slightly over his folded knees and rested his arms on them. To avoid the stares of his friends he closed his eyes. He could feel his bile rise in his throat as he felt Samantha's hands roam his back. He didn't know why he was reacting this way, but right now he didn't want physical contact with anyone.
He endured it till he felt his breaking point reached. That was it, he couldn't take anymore. He jumped off the other end of the table and ran out the room. He could just imagine the startled faces of his friends. As conformation, he heard his name called out. He carried on running until he felt his ribs ache. He walked up the rest of the stairs to the bathroom. Just as he got to the door he heard someone running up behind him. He stepped into the bathroom and shut the door as they reached the hallway. He heard them pounding on the door, calling his name.
He stood, leant against the door until the banging faded. He turned on the shower and put in the plug. He stepped in with his boxers still on and sat under the stream of water. He sat with his knees hugged to his chest, his arms folded around his calves, and his chin resting ion the top of his knees. His eyes were half closed as he watched the water rise under his lidded eyes. The water swirled in eddies around his legs and he lost himself in them. His thoughts swirled just as much.
He didn't want people to touch him, that was obvious. And he knew why. The image and the pain came back to him. Now he had his memories back, he knew everything that had happened to him. And Boris hadn't violated him just the once, there were other times as well. Every time Kai had need of serious punishment, he was handed over to Boris, and the punishment was always the same. Kai shuddered and moaned as the memories flooded back in full. Tears slid down his cheeks to mix with the water as he closed his eyes tightly against the images.
He sat and he poured out the agony of the years once again. This was getting too frequent. The emotions were building up too quickly lately, and he couldn't keep them bottled up anymore. Tears continued to mingle with the rising water until it began to overflow the bathtub. Kai let his tired mind slip into sweet oblivion.
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Everyone else jumped as Kai leaped off the table and legged it. It was so random. It took a few moments before Ray snapped back to reality and ran after him. Max followed. They called Kai's name as he ran on ahead, a clear advantage of distance already on his side. Ray followed Kai up the stairs and caught a glimpse of the blue haired boy as he closed the bathroom door. Ray ran up to the door and banged on it, yelling as he did so.
"KAI! Open the door Kai!" he was really worried, there were sharp things in there, and they didn't know what Kai was capable of. Max came up to the door.
"Let him be for a while Ray, he's been through a rough spot, he'll be ok." Max made sense, but Ray couldn't stop worrying. He reluctantly followed Max as he walked back down the stairs. They were met with the expectant faces of the others when they entered the kitchen again. They shook their heads.
"Kai's locked himself in the bathroom, he wont come out" Max explained.
"Why's he acting so weird? I mean look what he did to Boris and Voltaire, and the Dranzer thing. What happened to him in there to make him like this?" asked Hilary in one breath.
"We don't know Hil, but whatever it was, he won't talk to us, and it's like he doesn't want to be near us" answered Kenny.
Samantha finished packing her bag and looked up. "Kai's fighting with himself, there's something he needs to sort out I his head and he's finding it hard. As for the wanting to be away from us, I can only imagine."
Ray sighed frustrated; this was getting them no where.
Tyson spoke up, "I wanna know what happened to his belt, that's just disturbing!"
"How so?" asked Samantha.
"Well, some things about Kai are predictable, and one of them is his belt. I never really noticed before coz it was always there, so when it isn't then it just feels wrong!" he explained fully.
"Oh, I see!" she said, it was a revelation into Kai for Hilary as well, but she remained quiet.
Kenny jumped with a small cry. Everyone turned to him in surprise.
"What happened?"
"I swear I just felt water drip onto me! It got my glasses wet!"
Everyone looked at him like he was mad, until another drop fell to the floor where Kenny had been. They all looked up to see a spreading wet patch on the ceiling. Then realisation dawned on Ray.
"Kai!" he yelled as he went to run out of the kitchen. Everyone else followed him as he ran up the stairs to the locked bathroom door. He tried the doorknob, but the door remained locked, despite the desperation to get in. water flowed from under the door. What had Kai done?