Chapter two

Ray grumbled and tossed around the bed all night, dreaming of his former clan and what times used to be like. Three hours after he finally slept the dreams away, his cell beeped annoyingly once more. Ray yawned tiredly and threw the blue covers to the way side, grabbing the monstrous object and flinging it open.

"…Yeah?" He yawned into the receiver.

"Mr. Kon?" Ray raised an eyebrow and replied, "Yes?"

"This is Tokyo Hospital; we have a patient here by the name of Lee Chow." The clerk paused and Ray dropped the phone from his hand, a cold sweat taking him over.

"Mr. Kon—?" The muffled rep mumbled from the other line. Ray quickly scrambled to get the cell phone, and held it up to his ear, eagerly, "Lee? You have him?" He slurred.

"Yes sir."

"How—what happened?"

The clerk stopped, "Uh—sir we're not authorized to give you that information—"

"So you called me up to tell me Lee was in the hospital and you refuse to tell me why?" He growled, frustrated once more.

"I—ah, well…perhaps you should see for yourself. The damage is significant." The clerk whispered and set the phone down before Ray could say anything else. He slammed the phone down on the covers and cursed aloud, why should he see Lee? After what he had done, he didn't want to see him at all! Ray narrowed his eyes at the bed sheets and sighed. Once out of the bed, he strutted sleepily over to the door and yanked it open, letting sunlight pour through the dark room. Ray walked out through the corridors and down the open hall ways, to the kitchen.

Pulling down a juice glass, Ray didn't even notice his other team mates sitting down at the table. Emma and Kai stared his way anxiously, while Teira glared down, expectantly at her toast. Ray poured himself some orange juice and gulped down the tangy liquid, still thinking on his phone call.

"Ray?" Emma got up from the table and went to confront the Neko Jin, "are you ok?"

"Fine."

"You don't look ok. Are you sure?"

"Yes, Emma."

"Hmm." Ray rolled his eyes and grabbed a slice of bread. Kai stood up against the door post and looked over at the teen. Something wasn't right, he knew that. But what could Ray be hiding. He doesn't hide stuff, Kai growled and left the room to go practice with Dranzer. Emma stared over at the kitchen table, Teira was still eating her toast, bite by bite, and Ray was staring down at his own bread. She rolled her eyes and left the kitchen to her other two team mates.

The silence went on for ten more minuets, and not a word was exchanged. Five more minutes flied by and Ray tapped the wood with his finger. Teira glance up at him once, and quickly back down. He's hiding something.

"Hmm…" Teira ate the last bit of bread and started to stand up, when Ray's gaze lingered over her own. Golden orbs locked with golden orbs, each with different emotions swirled up inside. Teira broke away immediately, leaving Ray to watch her toss her plate into the trash can, and leave with a frown.

"Guardian Driger!" Teira called to her silver beyblade, as it spun around the bey dish in an attacking haze. Ray glared down at his own blade, who had taken solitude in the middle of the dish, waiting to attack.

"Driger!" Teira looked up and blinked. Ray was breathing heavily and his hands where clenched into tight fists.

"Ra—?"

"NOW!" Driger zipped around the dish at a marvelous speed, hitting Teira's blade at each strike. She gasped and stepped back from the platform just as Ray's beyblade exploded from the stadium, striking her arm. Teira fell back to the ground and buried her head into her arms. Ray paled and rushed over to her side, "T-Teira…!" he knelt down and wrapped his arms around the girls waist, "I…I don't know what I did…I'm so s-sorry!" the girl pulled away from Ray's embrace abruptly and started to standup, "I-I'm fine, Ray." She sniffed and grabbed her beyblade with her free hand.

"You're not mad at me?" Teira blinked and wiped away a few stray tears, "I didn't say that." She whispered, "But I'm not mad at you for this,"—she held out her arm before her, the skin had already turned pink from the rough hit—, "Your not telling me something, that's what makes me mad." She looked down at her arm once more and winced, "Not this."

The younger teen turned to leave, as Ray sighed with a heavy heart, "Lee's in the hospital." Teira stopped in mid step but didn't bother to turn around, "Oh…I'm sorry, Ray—"

Ray shook his head, "don't be, 'cause I'm not sure I am…I'm not sure I don't want him to suffer…"

"Ray!" Teira yelled in disbelief. Ray narrowed his eyes and clinched his fists over the silk in his pants, "What!" He yelled back, you have no idea what he did to me…I-I'm glad—"

"No you're not Ray!" Teira turned around fully, facing the Neko Jin with wide eyes, "Your just saying that…I know you, I know you wouldn't want some one else in pain." Ray laughed in disbelief, "you don't know what he did to me…Teira, you'd wish him dead if he did something like that to you—!"

"What did he do to you, Ray?"

"I can't." Ray whispered, eyes closed.

"Can't what? You are always saying 'can't', start saying 'can' like you mean it! There's so much more you can do than you can't!" Teira howled. Ray's body shook with the words, "Leave me alone…"

"No Ray, come on." Teira started to walk over to Ray when he flinched and moved away from her.

"The sad part is; I don't know if I want to see him. I—I don't know if I want him to be there, in pain or not." He whispered.

"Ray—?"

"After everything he's said and done, I don't want him to walk away like nothing is wrong…it's not fair." The Neko Jin looked down at the ground and pulled his knees to his chest. "I have to live with everything he said and he's happy with it. I don't want to be the only one that suffers!" Ray spat angrily.

"Ray I know—"

"YOU KNOW NOTHING!" Teira fell down to her knees and crawled over to her team mate. She laid her hands in her lap and bowed her head as the Chinese teen flinched and started to mutter little phrases in Mandarin.

"Fine, I know nothing. We've established that. But if you don't get up and stop feeling sorry for yourself, then I can't help you, Ray."

"Just go away…please."

"You don't mean that." Teira whispered and closed her eyes.

Ray laughed half heartedly, "I don't know anymore. So many people have messed with my head…I don't know whats right or wrong, good or bad. I'm tired of being the way I am." Ray stood up without another word and walked away, leaving Teira to hang on his last words.

"Ray? Are you coming?"

"Hn." Ray walked solemnly up the ramp and through the sliding doors with Teira as his guide. He was now in the last place he wanted to be; Tokyo Hospital. Teira had threatened him with everything she had if he wouldn't come. With lots of pushing and pulling, not to mention compromise, Ray finally gave in.

Teira leaded the way to a front desk, diagonal to the sliding doors they had entered. The clerk looked up from her keyboard and smiled warmly at the two beybladers. Teira sat her hands on the counter and smiled back. "Hi. I'm Teira Mishizu. We're here to see a patient." Ray walked up to her side and gave the blond clerk a once over. The lady looked up at him and back down at her computer,

"Are you Mr. Kon?" Ray nodded and the clerk went back to typing.

"Yes, right this way, please."

Five minutes later, Ray and Teira were being shown through one final door, and into a corridor maze. Numbered doors were lined up down the entire hall. The clerk stopped at room 447 and turned to face the two team mates. Her blue eyes showing grief.

"This is the room. Uh, please contact me or a nurse if you need any help or restraints." Ray eyed her, and Teira paled at the mention of restrains.

Teira cocked her head at an angle, "Restraints?" the nurse inhaled,

"Just if you have any trouble." She smiled smugly and left the pair to stand at the door.

"I can't believe your making me do this." Ray hissed and set his hand on the medal handle. Teira ignored his comment and grabbed onto his shoulder,

"Restraints? Why would he need restraints!" Ray shrugged and slowly turned the handle to the right. The door opened with a small click and they entered the room holding they're breaths. Sure enough, Lee was laying flat on his back on a hospital bed, everything in the room strapped to him. Wires came out under the whiter than white bed sheets, and a heart monitor sat wittingly in the corner. Lee's black hair was laid out behind his back as he stared emotionlessly in his sleep. Gauze and bandages had been placed on what looked to be serious injuries, but nothing looked broken. His face was scratched up pretty well; a few band aides strayed around his cheeks, while a white piece of cloth had been wrapped around his fore head.

"Oh my god…" Teira gasped. Ray remained silent, too astounded for words. Teira slowly paced over to Lee's injured body, leaving Ray behind in the corner. Hearing feet shuffle by his bed side, Lee woke up in a series of moans and groans.

"Lee?" Lee blinked twice and stared up at the foggy figure in front of him. As seconds passed, the details became clearer. A girl, blond hair, black shirt…?

"Mishizu?" he growled, wincing from the blinding white lights. Teira hissed under her breath but gave a strut nod, "Someone here to see you…" she turned over to Ray who looked like he could hit her at that moment. The Neko Jin had his arms crossed over his chest and one foot propped against the slate walls. Teira narrowed her eyes at him and fingered for him over by her side. He sighed and walked over, hands now in his black pockets.

Ray looked down at Lee with a mixture of disbelief and hate, the emotions shimmering over his golden eyes as he stared down at him. Lee winced back at Ray, not believing that he was actually there.

"What are you doing here?" Lee growled.

Ray turned to Teira, "she dragged me here." Lee nodded, distractedly.

"You shouldn't have come…I'm already in enough trouble—"

Ray glared, "Tough snot. I'm here, aren't I? Here when I shouldn't be." Lee blinked and Ray looked away. Teira rolled her eyes at the two; it would take forever for them to get anything out of Lee. The blond girl stepped forward at the foot of Lee's bed and looked over at him, "Lee, tell me why you're here?"

"Read the slip." He said irritably. Teira almost hissed out a remark when she spied the clipboard latched to the railing of his bed. She grabbed it and glanced over it, passing the name and date, and edging forward to the conditions.

Excessively forced drug over doses; slight crippling in left leg; some damage effecting left quadrant of brain. Teira gasped, slapping a hand to her mouth. Ray eyed her suspiciously and Lee closed his eyes and coughed.

"Lee—what happened to you!" She whispered, astonished.

"Doesn't it say it all perfectly clear on the paper?" he snorted, "I've been force drugs for a month strait." ray paled slightly at the hearing of this. Teira's eyes widened as they darted from the paper to the patient, "W-what drug?"

"Amphoneen. It's new on the markets." Lee said, glaring down at a needle that had been stuck in has arm for a day now, "The doctors say it messes with the part of your brain that tells you what is wrong from what's right." Ray staggered at the information and sat down in a visitor's chair. Lee looked at him coldly.

"Whats wrong with you, Kon? This isn't the kind of drug that gives you a hangover." He said and turned his head away from the other Neko Jin.

Teira looked down at the clipboard and placed it down on the dresser, "…brainwash…" she stuttered. Ray's golden orbs winded over to her, "What was that?"

"Brainwash, Amphoneen is used for brainwash…" She looked over at Lee who was staring at her. His dark amber eyes darted away from her with a sigh, "oh…yeah." He whispered.

"You were— brainwashed—Lee?"

Next Chapter! Who brainwashed Lee? And is Ray in the next line of attack, or is he already in it…0o please comment! At least say if you liked it or hated it. X)