Hey everyone!
Sorry for not updating for a while....a few of my fingers became paralyzed and it was kind of....difficult to type and stuff.....yeah.
anyway...thanks for all the great reviews!
You people are sooo nice to me!
I got quite a few reviews about phoenixes and their turning to ashes when they die....I'm quite aware of that fact....just wait and see what happens.
Special thanks to...
Phoenix-Roar : Don't you hate it when that happens? lol...don't kill yourself! Sheesh! See! I updated! ::hands over an oxygen mask::
Goddess-Hope : You'll see....you'll see...heh ;)
EVIL-me : Sorry...but Kai and Hilary are gonna be an item in this story...I know alot of people don't like that...oh well. :
Hutchy : You'll see.... ;)
Moon Comix : lol I know....I just can't help myself! hehe... I don't think I did it though in this chapter though.... heh
tabbycat411 : maybe...maybe not....we will all see about that one ;)
BlackX : Well...maybe...but this story isn't anywhere near finished yet....
Lil Tanuki Wolf : If you attack me...I might not be able to finish this story...then you would get REALLY mad...right?
Acronym and Verb : hey! You gave me a better idea than I orignally had! Thanks!
Lita Maxwell : lol! You're funny! I can just picture all of that!
Deidrh : I wouldn't really call it decication...just rebellion. LOL! I like the word decication though...I'll go with that!
This chapter is nothing special...might be boring...not to sure though...lol I think someone asked a few chapters back how long this would be...and I'm not sure if I ever answered that.
I was originally going to stop a few chapters back but decided to make it longer...so this story might be a fairly long one...I'll have to see where it goes.
Well...enough of my blabbering....on with the chapter!
Oh! Just one more thing....I'm having issues with this editing thing....so hopefully it's not too confusing to read.....
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"Boris?!" Everyone exclaimed.
Hilary nodded slowly. "He forced Kai into these sick fighting matches to win money...that's where he's been all this time!" Her ruby eyes filled up with tears as she spoke.
"Oh my..." Mr. Dickinson sunk in his chair.
"Where...is Kai now?" Rei asked after a moment of silence.
"I...I don't know. They won't let anyone see him yet."
After a few hours, a doctor walked out and greeted the group."Are you here for that young boy that was brought in?" His thick Russian accent asked.
"Yes! Please....tell us what's going on!" Mr. Dickinson nearly pleaded.
"Well....let's see...." He took a moment to flip through papers on his clipboard.
Each second seemed to fly by at an agonizing pace, but finally the doctor spoke.
"Well....when he was admitted, we found he had multiple injuries, some of which had never been properly treated and had healed over. His ribs have many fractures, and each of his shoulders had been dislocated at a previous time, and had taken a bullet in the right. When we brought him into surgery, we noticed that he had been suffering from internal bleeding. We have managed to stop it now, but I don't know how long it's been going on. Most of his physical wounds will heal though. We've cleaned and dressed all the major wounds, and with plenty of rest and antibiotics, they will close nicely."
The doctor paused for a second before continuing.
"He's severely dehydrated, and his weight is dangerously low. He has also lost a great amount of blood, and we fear he may go into a coma soon...."
"....but will he live?" Tyson asked after a moment of silence.
The doctor let out a long sigh. "It's hard to tell. He's one of the underground fighters....I've never seen one survive in this bad of condition."
Everyone gave a short gasp as everything sunk in.
"He....he can't die! Not now!" Hilary exclaimed, tears running down her cheeks again.
"I'm so sorry.....I've done all I can....it's all up to him now...if his will to live is strong enough...he may pull through..." With that....the doctor turned to leave, but was stopped by Rei.
"Can...can we see him?"
"I can take you to his room, but you can't go in yet."
"Okay..." The teens' replied in small voices.
The doctor led them down a long white hallway and stopped in front of a window toward the end of the hall. Inside, Kai laid motionless on a bed, his tattooed chest and arms covered in clean bandages. A clear mask covered his nose and mouth, pumping air into his exhausted lungs.
"My God...." The elder gasped, covering his mouth as he saw the boy he had know for years in that horrible condition.
"Kai...." Tyson closed his eyes and looked down toward his feet.
"Those tattoos...." Max started...noticing the blue stripes on his shoulders.
"From my experience, street fighters are marked in such a way quite often. The authorities believe Boris Balkov is the one that forced Kai here to fight....he had a total of twelve stripes all over his body...."
"Twelve?" Hilary asked, sniffing.
"Two on each cheek, one on each hip and shoulder, and two on each leg."
"He'll never be able to escape his past this time..." Mr. Dickinson said sadly.
The brunette placed her hand against the cool glass that closed them off from the wounded teen...the teen she had grown to love. "Please Kai.....you have to live!"
It had been a few weeks, and Kai was transferred to a different hospital in Japan, close to where Hilary, Tyson and Kenny all lived.
Rei and Max had to return to their respected countries, but demanded to know when Kai awoke so they could fly back over.
Hilary sat next to his bed, reading quietly as she listened to the slow beeping from the machines surrounding the injured teen.
Every day after school, she would go and visit Kai...hoping that it would be the day when he would finally open his beautiful crimson eyes once again.
After a few minutes, Hilary noticed the blue haired teen flinch slightly, and his brow knot together in pain.
"Kai?" She asked, grabbing his hand gently.
Suddenly, he gave it a soft squeeze.
Hilary nearly screamed with joy.
"Kai! Can you hear me? Wake up!"
With a groan, the teen's eyes parted a forth of the way open.
"Kai?" Hilary asked again.
"Wha....happened?" His voice was barely above a whisper, and Hilary had to bend down close to his face just to hear him.
"You're in Japan now...you're hurt really badly, but you're safe. Don't worry...."
"I...I can't see you...." He murmured weakly, trying to open his eyes further.
Hilary rushed over to the window and closed the blinds. The room was now quite dim, except for the single light in the ceiling over the door.
"Is that better?" The brunette asked, brushing his blue bangs away from his face.
After a moment, Kai's eyes began to focus, and Hilary's figure took form.
"You're crying...."
Hilary chuckled slightly, wiping away her tears with the back of her arm. "I'm so glad to talk to you again Kai."
The injured teen groaned slightly, and coughed a few times.
"Hilary? Are you here?" A voice asked as the door opened.
Mr. Dickinson stepped into the room, a look of pure shock on his wrinkled face. "He's....awake?!"
The brunette smiled. "He just woke up."
The elder took a few steps toward the bed, unsure of what to say.
"Mr.....Dickinson.....?" Kai asked softly.
"Kai!" The BBA manager took a seat next to the teen and grabbed hold of his hand. "We were shocked to hear you were still alive! We spent years looking for you!"
"We....?"
"Yes! Tyson...Rei...Max...Kenny...Hilary and myself! We were devastated when we heard the news!"
Kai yanked his hand out from under the elders and draped it across his bandaged stomach. He turned his head and faced the opposite wall.
"Kai?"
"You should just forget about me....all of you....I'm useless now...."
"Kai!" Hilary started.
"Now Kai...." The elder started, but was cut off.
"Go away....just....leave."
Hilary growled slightly, crossing her arms. She took a step forward but was stopped when Mr. Dickinson placed a hand on her shoulder.
"We'll come back tomorrow..." He said softly.
The brunette frowned, but nodded anyway. She bent down to gather her backpack and headed toward the door, Mr. Dickinson following close behind.
The elder stopped halfway out of the room, and turned to face Kai once again. "You know Kai....you hold a very special place in all of our hearts...nothing will ever be able to change that."
With that, the two left the room, closing the door quietly behind them.
Kai looked up at the ceiling once he was sure they were gone. He breathed in the fresh oxygen through the mask over his mouth and closed his eyes.
"They'll never see me the same way ever again....."
-----------------Yeah...kind of boring again....oh well.
But the action will pick up sometime soon.
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