Chapter 6

Pain and lost hope

I felt pain in my back, and in my head, I could see the stars in the night sky and hear a few near by voices. "I told you we should have talked him out of this," said a female voice. "Well, excuse me but how was I suppose to know he would make a stupid move like that," said a male. I tried to sit up but I could not, "OUCH," I yelled. The two bickering voices stopped and came over to me.

"JOE! JOE is you alright?" asked Kate worried. "Yeah, just may back hurts, where am I?" I asked. Kate sighed, "At the finish line," she said. I sat up, my next mistake, "OUCH," I yelped. "It will take some time for you to move that quickly, Wheeler," said a female voice. I looked at where it came from I saw brown hair, and blue eyes, I wished that she would had let me just hit the mountainside then look at me with my bike next to her it had a few scratches.

The only words that came out of my mouth were, "CHEATER, you kicked my bike, Kisty," I snapped. Kisty smirked, "Well, you know there were no rules just that you had to make it down here in one piece I made sure of that," she said. "What is that suppose to mean, Kaiba," snapped Kate. Kisty shook her head, "That move at the last turn could have taken both of us out at that speed, if he didn't move to my right, like he did or else I would have won with a fight, instead of Joe flying towards the line," she said.

"So, you win, and you're just going to let Joe's brother die?" asked Ryan. "Well like my dad said, we don't do hand outs," Kisty said turning away. "This is a little 10 year old boy, that your about to let die because of your greedy," I snapped. Kisty shook her head, "Look if I had a choice I would give Josh my kidney ok. However since I am under the age of 18 I can't legally do that," she snapped.

"Wait a minute here, hold the phone. You mean to tell us that you're the member of the Kaiba family that is the donor for Josh?" asked Kate. Kisty nodded, "Yep, and sadly if Joe had won the race, his brother would still have a fighting chance at this moment, now it's in limbo," she said.

"You snake, why in the world, you invited Joe all the way here if it wasn't for Josh?" asked Ryan angrily. Kisty shook her head, "That's not it, and you see, Ryan. Life is a bunch of crap that you have to take, and sadly, here is the part for Joe, he is a loser like his father. I was born a Kaiba, and not one of them will ever be equal to a Wheeler," she snapped.

"Kisty, you know for a fact that Joe put his life on the line for his brother tonight, and now your going to let that almost sacrifice go because your greedy," asked Kate. Kisty turned for she was about to walk away, "Family Pride, Moto, you should know that, your dad has been beating up mine for years, now it's my turn to follow my father," she said.

I glared at her, 'how she could do this, at school she was just like any other girl, one that I had thought to have a heart and everything. Now she was cold hearted and mean, just like her so-called Dad.' I tried to stand up Ryan saw it and helped me, "Go home Joe, and oh get some sleep I know tomorrow your going to be walking," said Kisty, as a tall figure appeared from the shadows and got on the new bike that she had just won for Joe.

I shook my head, I failed, I had failed my brother, and what was worse my ego was now hurting more then ever.

A few days later my brothers last days were approaching, now closer then ever. I had not one ounce of hope for him, and I wished that all Kaibas would burn on a pike and let me take whoever's kidney matched Josh and throw it into my brother to save him. I knew revenge was not going to help me, although I sat there next to Josh without a thought of hating him, he was my little brother and now he was dying.

Kate and my friends came to visit me while I stayed at the hospital. I did not want my brother to think he was alone. I felt bad for not begin able to get the money for Josh, and to get his operation. I wished that Kisty never gave my dad that note and to pass it to me, that way I could have at least sold the bike, and everything I owned, to try to save him.

Two days until the doctors said that Josh would die, it was night and I had just woken up from a nightmare about how I failed him. I stood in there looking out over the city from the hospital window, in a way, I was glad that Josh would be going soon, and however it pained me. "Why did it have to be him, Josh was full of life, when we were younger. He's a good kid, a smart one too, and yet, I couldn't help him, are the fates against me?" I asked aloud but not enough for Josh to wake from his sleep.

I closed my eyes, "God if you can here me up there, please don't take Josh yet, don't let a kid like him die, he should have a chance, like everyone," I started to pray with out even thinking about it. "Please just let my kid brother live, I want him to make it to my graduation, no scratch that, his graduation, I want to give him advice on girls. Show him how to be a good person, even though he already is that. I am just asking for you to give Josh more time, don't take him away yet," I started to feel tears but being the tough guy I was not aloud to let them fall.

"I just want my brother to have a chance," I said with my head on the window, not paying any attention to the door as it was quietly closed.

I fell asleep in what I called my chair, hoping for a miracle, little did I know at the time that some one actually heard me, that night. I owe it to two women, the next morning when I was awakened by a nurse.

"Joe, wake up," said a sweet voice. I slowly groaned as I felt the light in the room hurt my eyes. "What?" I said in an unhappy tone, I hated to be woken up. "You need to let go of Josh," said my Aunt as she shook me as she gripped my shoulder. I shook my head, "NO, he can't be," I yelled. My Aunt started laughing, "Joe, calm down," I heard Josh say.

"If you don't let go of my hand I am not getting my new kidney, with you attached to me like you are," said Josh with a smile on his face. I shook my head, "What?" I said surprised.

"You sound like that's the only word in your vocabulary, Wheeler," said Seto Kaiba as he and my dad were in the hallway. "KAIBA, You, jerk, you actually are doing something for me?" I heard my dad ask, as I ran to the doorway.

I saw Seto Kaiba, his wife Alexandra, and their daughter Kisty in the hall with my Dad; this was a weird way to wake up in the morning, 'did some one up in heaven like something or me?' I thought, I walked out into the hall, Kisty saw me.

"Hi, Joe," she said in an 'I don't, hate you tone' once we met half way from my brother's room and where our Dads stood. "Hi, Kate," I said nervous that she and her dad were playing some type of sick joke.

"Look, we can talk later," she said seeing a doctor approach. I just stood there with my mouth open and hanging as I heard the doctor say these words. "Kisty, Mr. and Mrs. Kaiba, if you will follow me, we are ready to transfer your daughter's kidney, to Josh Wheeler," he said.

I felt two things at that moment when I heard the doctor say that, the first was 'you got to be kidding me' kind of feeling, and the second was hope, Josh was getting his chance, and Kisty was part of it, but she never told me, which made me wonder why. However, at the time I didn't care I was just so happy Josh had his chance, so happy that I ran out of the hospital and straight to Kate's house, which was down the street.