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//*Dream*//
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Wake My Soul
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The rain that poured,
From the sky into my frozen heart.
My tears, like the rain in the sky,
Fell freely.
I cried for you,
I died for you.
I loved you,
And I hated you.
Hold me close,
Close to your heart.
Hold me, heal me,
Make me feel loved.
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"Dammit, where is that hospital?" Kai swore as he tried to see through the thickening rain. Raindrops continuously dripped mercilessly onto his face.
He could slowly feel his face paint began to wash off. Roughly rubbing off the remainder of his paint, he cursed when he saw his hands turn blue. He hated it when his face paint came off. It makes him look so vulnerable, lessening his icy look.
His feet came to an abrupt stop. Kai squinted as he tried to make out his surroundings. Seeing nothing familiar, Kai felt his usual calm expression start to falter.
'Great…I can't see anything in this stupid rain! How am I supposed to get to the hospital when I can't even see?' Kai thought as he continued to walk in the direction he hoped the hospital would be located.
If he didn't find the hospital soon, Rei's life would be in jeopardy. Quickening his steps to a slow jog, Kai tried to make out where he was located as he jogged.
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'Hang on Rei…Kai's on his way to the hospital. Rei, please don't give up now.' Max prayed as he changed the hot towel on Rei's sweaty forehead.
He watched in despair as the fragile boy gripped his sheets in pain. He heard Kai's name being uttered over and over again, with utter despair. He could tell that Rei was having a nightmare by the way he whimpered and the way he tried to reach out, as if to grab something beyond his reach.
Grabbing hold of Rei's sweaty hand, Max gently squeezed it, trying to comfort Rei from his nightmare.
//*Dream*//
Rei was standing in the middle of a beautiful flower field. Looking around, Rei saw the same flowers for miles and miles surrounding him. Transfixed by the beauty of the roses that grew around him, Rei slowly bent down and started to pick these romantic flowers. He thought about giving them to Kai as a gift. Rapt in his own thoughts, Rei failed to notice a shadow hung over him. He was jerked out of his thoughts at from a tap on his delicate shoulders. Surprised, he turned around only to see Kai smiling down at him. Surprised at Kai's unusual behavior, but never less happy, Rei returned his lopsided smile.
Shyly, Rei held up the bouquet of flowers to Kai. He wasn't confident that the cold Captain would accept his simple gift, but it was a token to Kai telling him that Rei would always love him.
Kai's gently smile slowly turned into a cruel smirk. Grabbing the flowers from Rei's offering hand, Kai carelessly tossed the bouquet onto the ground. Swiftly turning, Kai slowly walked away from him, taking all the beauty of the nature along with him.
The ground that Kai walked on turned into flames, burning into Rei's very soul. Rei's bouquet caught fire and slowly crumbled to ashes. Reaching out towards Kai, Rei opened his mouth, only to find that he couldn't utter a single word. A feeling of sadness washed over him as he felt crystal tears slowly falling from his amber eyes.
Slowly, Kai disappeared from his line of vision, leaving Rei in a fiery vortex of hopelessness and loneliness.
'Kai…'
//*End of Dream* //
Max hesitantly took out the thermometer from Rei's mouth. Gasping when he found that his temperature was still steadily rising, Max uttered a desperate pray for Rei. He silently hoped that Kai had reached the hospital. From the looks of it, Rei wasn't going to live very long.
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Running blindly in the rain, Kai was soon aware that he was getting nowhere close to the hospital. Letting out a groan, Kai let out a string of curses at the rain that limited his vision.
Finding a nearby bench, Kai angrily slammed his fist into the wet wood. He winced as he heard the unmistakable sound of his finger bones cracking as it connected with the wood. However, in his mind, his hand wasn't important, he didn't give his broken hand a second look.
Sitting down, Kai let out a sigh of defeat, silently blaming himself for what happened to Rei. Kai swore that if Rei died tonight, he would die along with him. He saw no point of living when the two people whom he cared about the most, one who died and one who's dying, were leaving him. Making up his mind, Kai simply sat on the bench and closed his tired eyes. He felt each drops of rain as it fell down his closed eyes. Feeling a strange sense of relief, Kai slowly felt sleep beginning to claim him.
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The silver wolf watched closely as the blue haired boy hung his head in defeat. Remembering his master's instructions, it shook its head, as if trying to come up with a way to help the boy. Stopping suddenly as an idea crossed his mind, the wolf speed off into the rain, its presence concealed by the rain.
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Rei's breath was now coming in short, unsteady gasps, as if he was short of air. He also developed a bad cough during the few minutes. Worried, Max continued to rub alcohol in a vain attempt to cool him down.
The bed shook as Rei continued to cough. Feeling helpless, Max watched as Rei coughed endlessly. Silently wishing that Tyson were there beside him, Max hugged himself to keep the feeling of coldness from washing over him.
Every time he glanced at Rei's painfully white face, Max could feel a wave of sickness wash over him. Saying a prayer to whichever god was willing to listen, Max prayed that help would come, and soon.
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Kai felt his conscience slowly leaving. He could still hear that the rain was still pouring relentlessly onto him, leaving him no hopes of getting to the hospital on time. Now losing any hopes that he still had left, Kai slowly felt his will leaving him.
Just as he was about to slip into a comforting sleep, he heard a distant but unmistakable howl. A sudden image of an red haired boy flashed briefly through his mind.
'I know that howl…can it be…no way…Tala?' Kai thought as his nerves suddenly became alert.
Leaping to his feet, he tried to remember the direction in which he heard the howl from. He strained his ears to try and recapture the sound. After a few minutes of complete silence, broken only by the pouring rain, Kai again heard a wolf howl.
Following the disappearing sound, Kai started to sprint into the rain. Only one thought was on his mind, to find the wolf…
Desperately trying to run in the direction of the sound, Kai was soon aware that the wolf was leading him somewhere. Now confused, Kai continued to run blindly in the rain.
Suddenly, he was aware that he stood before a large white building. Confused, Kai looked around his surroundings. Just barely making out a red X located at the very top of the building, everything started to click together in Kai's brain.
Knowing that no wolf could be smart enough to lead him to the entrance of the hospital, Kai now had no suspicions that it was a particular wolf…Wolborg.
Remembering that he heard Wolfberg near him only seconds ago, Kai started to turn away from the hospital. The only thought on his mind was to find him, to find his little brother.
As Kai put down his first step away from the hospital, he heard a sharp, ear-piercing howl. Snapping out of his thoughts, Kai's mind quickly reverted to the hospital behind him.
A mix of fury and anger washed over him. He silently cursed himself for forgetting Rei so easily, especially for Tala, whom he already knew was dead. He silently promised himself that if Rei made it through this ordeal, he would put his memories of Tala behind him, and care for Rei. Coming to this decision, Kai quickly jogged up to the hospital, leaving his thoughts of Tala to the rain.
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"Good job, my friend…" The teenager boy said as he stepped out of the shadows to join his companion. "You did well." He praised
The wolf nudged his owner's hand in a passionate way, showing him how pleased it was to help.
"Let's go, our work is done for today." The boy said to his wolf friend before they both disappeared into the shadows.
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"Kai…" Rei murmured in his sleep.
Max slowly opened his tired eyes. Looking around, he was confused to find Rei all sweaty. As his brain slowly began to function, his nerves jolted awake. Silently blaming himself for falling asleep, Max got up and changed the wet towel on Rei's head. Rubbing his tired eyes, he glanced at the little clock on the wall. It told him that it was well beyond midnight, Max sighed when he still saw no improvement in Rei's condition.
Getting up, Max slowly walked to the bathroom. Quietly turning on the cold water, Max gently splashed a couple of handfuls onto his wary face. Feeling a little more refreshed, Max was about to take more medicines for Rei when he heard a series of loud coughs from the bedroom. Quickly leaving the bedroom, Max swiftly reentered Rei's bedroom. The horrifying sight in front of him shocked him to the very core. The sheet that Rei had been clutching so tightly was soaked in blood. A line of blood trailed out of Rei's now closed mouth, the boy's face was screwed tightly caused by immense pain.
Rushing to the teen's side, Max quickly washed away the blood outside of Rei's mouth. Feeling slightly faint because of all the blood, Max slowly sank down onto his seat beside the bed. Gently massaging his temples, Max tried his best to keep awake.
'Kai…please hurry…you don't have much time left.' Max thought.
TBC…*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A/N-Ok…I know this chapter was really crappy…(please don't agree with me) I had writer's block when I wrote this. I apologize for not updating for so long. School started and it's all a hassle trying to get things done. I might update again during the weekends. It's all depends on how much time I have.
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