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Lyssa sat in a chair in Tala's hospital room. Her wounds hadn't been very serious, though she'd had to get stitches in her arm. Tala, on the other hand, had lost quite a bit of blood as they'd walked to the hospital. He was on an IV and had many bandages on his body. Tala would be fine in a few days.
It was Kai Lyssa was really worried about. He'd lost an enormous amount of blood and had had to stay in an intensive care room. She had yet to see how he was doing, but she knew he would have to have a blood transfusion.
Lyssa went to Tala's side when he woke up. "Hey, brother. How are you feeling?"
"Like a blooming cherry blossom in Japan." the Russian teen answered sarcastically. Tala looked at the other bed in the room,
which was empty. "Kai was really that bad off?"
"Yeah. He's in intensive care right now."
Tala looked at Lyssa's face. He saw the worry there and wanted to make ends meet for his mistake. "Lyssa, I...I'm sorry for what I did. I was just angry...at you and Kai. I thought you were still angry at him for...you-know-what. But when you took him in, I knew it was because you still had feelings for him." Lyssa turned away at that remark, but Tala knew she was blushing. He took her chin and made her face in him. "I realize now that you and Kai are made for each other. I should never have tried to get rid of either one of you. The result would have been the same." Here, Tala smiled at Lyssa. "I'll always be your big brother. Don't forget that."
Lyssa smiled back and hugged Tala. "Thanks for understanding, Tal. I know there's someone out there for you. If someone like Kai can get a girl, then you can find one, no problem!"
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They spoke a while longer before Lyssa went to see Kai. She grew more nervous and worried as she got closer to Kai's room. The door was open, but a nurse was there. The lights had been dimmed. Lyssa knocked on the door.
The nurse threw old bandages in the trash can before coming over to Lyssa. "You're here to see Mr. Hiwatari?"
Lyssa nodded.
"Just try to be quiet. His condition has only improved in the slightest." The nurse smiled sadly at Lyssa before leaving. Lyssa went to Kai and saw he was much worse than she feared.
Bandages covered small scratches on his face and large wounds all over his body. He was shirtless, and his skin looked paler than usual. Kai was breathing with assistance from a mask covering his mouth and nose. He was on IV as well and still unconcious.
Lyssa stroked his cheek with a finger before she started talking, softly as not to wake Kai. "Hey, Kai." she whispered, now playing with a lock of Kai's slate-grey hair. "Tal got the message. He's not angry anymore. He says he's sorry...I told him it was you he really had to apologize to. Tal made you deal with Black Dranzer again." Tears formed in Lyssa's eyes and slid down her cheek. "Please don't die, Kai. Don't leave me again. Even with Tal here, it'd be lonely without you. I don't want to lose you, too..."
Kai heard Lyssa crying as if she was very far away. He wanted to comfort her, to ask what was wrong, to take away her pain. Kai struggled to regain conciousness, because he felt that his waking up would make her happy.
When Kai reached conciousness, he felt numb. It was probably because of the painkillers they were giving him. He saw Lyssa beside him, crying and saying, "Don't leave me, Kai."
Through her tear filled eyes, Lyssa saw Kai's own open. They were full of worry as they looked at her. Lyssa brushed away her tears with the back of her hand. "Kai..."
The Russian boy shakily lifted a hand to caress her cheek. "I'll never leave you, Lyssa." Kai said through the breathing mask. "Dom'll never leave you either." His voice was shaky, showing the effort it to him to talk. Lyssa nodded, smiling. "Do you want me to stay with you?"
"Forever." Kai whispered, the morphine causeing him to fall back to sleep.
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Realizing the Truth
the act of realization
Is hard for many a person.
The truth,
A speeding arrow,
Piercing the thin veil of protection.
Some
Go crazy,
But most
Get angry.
Why does
Truth
Seem so wrong?
That's the way it is.
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