Guardianship
Chapter 7: Lost Hope
AN: Well here is the 7th chappy of Guardianship! Sorry for the lack of updates…you know…exams. Sigh oh well, on with the fic! (Ps Thanks to all those who have re-viewed, it makes me so happy!)
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN BAYBLADE!!! ONLY MY OC'S!!!
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Ray sighed and shifted uncomfortable in his chair. He was tired and wanted to sleep but feared what he might see in his sleep…he had the most horrible dream last night. He could have sworn that Bryan was shot right in front of his eyes…but it was just a dream nothing more nothing less. Right? It had to be there was no way that the dream would have any meaning or even really happened.
Ray sighed and shook his head, he slumped in his chair. 'Well things can't possibly get any worst then they already are…how could they? Bryan's at the front lines and now I'm having nightmares of his demise…what else could possibly go wrong?" Ray thought sadly to himself. But to make matters worst, his father had refused to look in the eye or even speak to him; sighing Ray put his head down.
The King who was quickly followed by Boris entered the room, Boris looked vary pleased but the King held a grim look to his face.
Ray only looked up when his father said "Ray…I have some bad news."
"What it is?" Ray asked softly, glaring at Mariah as she came into the room to see what was going on.
"Well Ray it's like this…" The King stared but was cut off when Boris snapped "We have reports of those who have recently been killed in the battle fields. Bryan was on the list."
Ray's eyes widened and tears began to form in the corner of his eyes. "W-what?"
The King glared at Boris, who only shrugged his shoulders uncaringly. Looking back at his son the King said "Ray…Bryan is dead. He was shot with an arrow. I'm sorry but he's not coming home."
Ray jammed his eyes shut and in a low and cold voice sneered "This is all your fault!"
Ray stood and pushed past his father and ran from the room, leaving a grinning Mariah behind…
Ray ran all the way to his room, not stopping once and not caring if he bumped into servants. He fled to the safety of his room and didn't stop until he was in side with the door closed and locked.
Ray collapsed into his bed and buried his head into his pillow. Salty tears streamed down his face as he whispered "No…no this can not be…Bryan can't be dead…he just can't be."
Sobbing Ray could still smell Bryan's sent in his bed and pillows. "No…no this can't be…oh gods please say it isn't so…Oh Bryan…"
Sniffling Ray fell asleep crying over his lost love, wile out side his door Kevin shook his head.
He could hear his friend crying into his pillow over Bryan, and this was all Mariah's fault. It was she who had ratted the pair out…it had to be. No one else had reason to, but her.
Sighing Kevin turned to leave, only to come face to face with Mariah. "You!" Kevin sneered.
"Me." Mariah said in a sickly sweet voice.
"This is your doing Mariah! You were the one who ratted Bryan and Ray out! It's your fault!" Kevin sneered.
"And what are you going to do about it peasant?" Mariah
Kevin gritted his teeth and glared at Mariah as she opened the door to Ray's room. "What the hell do you think your doing you little slut?" the green haired boy snapped.
Glaring down at him Mariah sneered "I'm going to go and comfort Ray! After such a loss he'll need some one to comfort him."
"You're horrible you know that." Kevin snapped.
Mariah stuck her tongue out at the little neko-jin and went inside of Ray's room. Kevin peeked into the room to see Mariah sitting beside a sobbing Ray. She was patting his back and whispering comforting words.
She glanced over her back and stuck her tongue out at Kevin. She then leaned forward and kissed the back of Ray's neck. He sat up and hugged Mariah wile sobbing out "I miss him Mar, I miss him so much! It's not far that he's gone!"
Mariah rubbed Ray's back wile whispering "It's ok Ray, it will be ok. I'll be here for you. I promise."
Ray continued to cry into Mariah's shoulder and she grinned evilly. Kevin sighed and left shaking his head. He wiped a stray tear from his eye and he mourned for his friends…because both there lives were ruined…
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Tala sighed as he stepped over yet another dead body, trying to ignore the rain that fell from the sky. Tala may have not been allowed to battle, but Zai allowed him to go with the search teams to look for a survivors. Tala bent down, pressing his fingers against a man's neck, hopping for a pulse. But there was none and Tala stood with a sigh, frowning.
He looked at his wolf, Wolborg and sighed. "Well boy he's not alive."
The white wolf put his head down and whimpered.
Tala stepped over the body saying "I know, come on boy." and continued to look for survivors. That's when Tala saw it…lilac hair. 'What the…could it be? No it couldn't be…there's no way it could be…him.' Tala thought to himself wile running towards the fluffy lilac hair.
Tala gasped when he dropped beside the dead looking, and soaking wet boy…Bryan. He had an arrow sticking out from his chest and he was extremely pale. Placing two fingers onto Bryan's neck, Tala smiled when he felt a faint pulse.
Wolborg licked at Bryans ice cold face wile Tala stood and yelled "Zai…Zai come here! I found a live one!"
Zai stood from ware she was crouched and ran over to the red head. "What, what is it?" She asked standing beside him.
"He's alive…but I don't know how. There's an arrow in his chest." Tala said worried.
Tilting her head to the side Zai carefully pulled the arrow from his chest and dropped it to the ground. "It hit and cracked a rib, that's why his life was spared."
"Because it hit a rib it saved his life?" Tala asked shocked.
Zai nodded and pulled her cloak from around her and lay it on Bryan to help retain what was left of his body heat. "He's vary cold and has lost a lot of blood. We need to get him to shelter." She said wile brushing hair from his eyes.
Tala nodded and Zai tried to pick him up, only to fall down with him on top of her. Cocking an eye brow Tala asked "Heavy?"
Gasping, Zai said "Yes! Now help me up jerk!"
Snickering Tala picked Bryan up from under his arms, only to have his legs buckle under the weight. Tala sighed and Zai glared at him wile Bryan was sprawled out on both of them. "Nice going twit!" Zai snapped.
"Oh like your any better!" Tala snapped, wile Wolborg whimpered and nudged his masters face.
"Oh shut up and help me dammit!" Zai snapped, and slowly the pair stood up both trying to support Bryan's weight.
Rolling his eyes Tala slowly walked with Zai trying to get Bryan to her horse. "Wow he's heavy!" Tala puffed, and Wolborg wagged his tail happily and barked.
"And this is what happeneds when you eat all your vegetables, Tala!" Zai snapped.
"What I can't help it if I don't like vegetables!" Tala snapped back Wolborg rolled his eyes at his master and master's care taker argument.
A cold voice from behind chuckled and said "You two look like a pair of idiots."
Zai looked over her shoulder and said "You going to help us or not Kai?"
"I'd rather not." Kai said coldly.
"What, why not!" Zai snapped wile struggling to keep standing up.
"Because I normally don't help the enemy." Kai shrugged.
Zai rolled her eyes and said "And as I recall you were the enemy at one point to so…"
Kai looked at her and sighed. He then carefully took Bryan from the pair and walked to Fire Arrow, and some how managed to pull himself up on to the horse's back with out having to put Bryan down.
Smiling Zai pulled herself up onto Hurricane, and helped Tala up. "How did you learn to do that?" Tala asked Kai.
Smirking Kai said "Practice and having to drag your sorry ass home in the same way so many times." Tala stuck his tongue out at Kai, who only chuckled at his younger friend…
Many hours later Bryan woke up to find large friendly blue eyes staring back at him. He weakly tried to sit up, only to have the blue eyed one push him back down saying "You need to rest."
Bryan looked up and tried to focus his eyes on the being sitting over him. "W-who are you?" He asked his voice was weak and hoarse.
The other being chuckled and said "Tala, remember me?"
"Tala…you're that rebel that escaped."
Tala chuckled and said "That's me. Here drink this, it'll make you feel better."
He lifted a bowl to Bryan's lips, but the guard only knocked it away weakly refusing the water. Frowning Tala said "Oh come on lilac boy drink this!"
Bryan only weakly glared and Tala sighed. "Ok fine then. Zai he's not drinking!"
A second and third being came into the tent and Zai sighed wile Kai stood against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest, with Dranzer on his shoulder. Zai sat beside Bryan and took the water from Tala and said "Drink or I'll make you."
Glaring, Bryan parted his lips slightly and took a few sips of water. "Good." The female said before standing to leave. "Tala you take care of him, ok?" she asked.
Tala nodded and Wolborg came in with a small blue-ish grey bird on his back. Looking at the bird Kai asked "What the hell is that?"
Shrugging Tala said "Don't know, he just kind of came with us."
The little bird hopped from Wolborg's back and hopped on to Bryan's chest. The said guard patted the little bird's head and whispered "Falborg…"
Zai shrugged and said "I've got to go see to the others who were injured."
Tala nodded and Zai left but not before ruffling her 'brothers' red hair. Kai to left, but no before glared at Bryan and said "Tala…watch him carefully."
Tala nodded and watched Kai leave. Shaking his head the red head sat down beside Bryan and put a cool, damp cloth on his heated fore head. "Peachy isn't he?"
Bryan sighed and let his eyes fade out of focus. With a hand on Falborg's back he whispered "Ray…" then every thing went black…
TBC…
AN: Wow what a crappy chapter…the next one will be better! Any way I would like to point out that Tala and Zai are not weak, it's just Bryan's vary heavy…so any how re-view!