Tala looked up at the doctor as he entered the room. He half rose in his chair but sunk back down when he saw the doctors grave face.
"How is she?" choked out Kairi. The others looked at the doctor; hope shinning in their eyes. The doctor gave a tired smile.
"She'll be ok."
Tala finally relaxed, letting out the breath he hadn't realized he's been holding.
"Can we see her?" asked Spud in a small voice.
"No, not yet," said the doctor, smiling again at the disappointed looks. "But soon. She won't be able to Beyblade ever again, as well as other side effects that she may or may not tell you about. Unfortunately, her twin passed away. Again, it is up to her to inform you of the details. Please, when you do see her, use the name Sapphire."
With a curt nod, the doctor left the room. Kairi sighed.
"Well, he was helpful," she growled, sarcasm basically dripping from her tongue. Kai put a hand on her shoulder.
"Privacy policies. He's not allowed, legally, to say much," Kai murmured. Kairi rolled her eyes, glaring out the small window. Tala sighed. He wished he could let out his fear as anger. But then someone could get killed.
It was almost a month after Sapphire had been admitted to hospital, when her friends were allowed to see her. She sat propped up on a couple of pillows. Her silver hair was spread out across her shoulders, her cheeks paler then before, her eyes bright with unshed tears. Tala, Kai, Kairi, Spud, Tyson and Mitsu were the first to see her.
She turned to them and smiled, but it looked more like a grimace. Her friends quickly sat down around her, peering at her in a concerned way.
"So," said Tyson after a minute. "What happened?"
There was silence, broken by Mitsu as she whacked Tyson over the head. Sapphire chuckled and sat up straighter.
"I'd better start at the beginning," she said. "Matt and I are- were –bitbeasts. Boris had had enough of Voltaire, so he put our minds into human bodies. Our actual bodies are, as you've seen, like a mermaids.
"I was the first experiment. I was a little uncontrollable, and I managed to escape. Boris erased my memory from his computer and replanted other memories. I've managed to work out which ones were which. But then he needed me again. So he had me taken, and unblocked my mind.
"The rest I guess you know. But when Biovault fell, we had to make a choice. That is, either Matt lived, or I lived. He decided I should, as I have friends and a chance for a normal life here."
Sapphire took a deep breath and smiled slightly at the concerned faces surrounding her. She shrugged.
"So here I am…" she hesitated, eyes widening, tears beginning to form. "B-but… something happened."
Sapphire turned to face Tala, the tears flowing unchecked down her face.
"I-I'm so sorry. I d-didn't know 'till the hospital told me, and by th-then it was too late. I'm so, so sorry!"
Tala frowned at his friends and shooed them out the door.
"What is it?" he asked, retaking his seat and grasping hold of Sapphire's hand. Sapphire turned her trouble face towards Tala.
"I was pregnant."
Out side the hospital, life moved on. The leaves fell from the almost bare trees, and people meet, smiles on their faces. Cars speed by, taking these people to different places. Animals played, unconcerned by the future or even the present. Life moved on.
But inside the hospital, families clung to each other, watching as their loved ones slipped slowly away. The emergency sign never stopped flashing, the life support let out a steady beat, before trailing out. A group of tired doctors slowly drank their coffee, a few tears adding a salty taste to failure. Here life ended.
Sobs ahem. The end… sob
Please R + R! There will be another, sorta, chapter, where I also reply to everyone's wonderful reviews! It will be a (in 10 years time) kinda chapter, 'cause that was too sad for me… I didn't like the finality of it… too negative!