MIRA

I couldn't remember much of last might and woke up with less of a headache. But it hurt enough to keep me from getting up any time soon. "So your finally awake." I looked around for the voice but couldn't find anyone. Kai emerged from the shadows looking less angry with me than he did before. "Here." He handed me one of the same painkillers I took last night. "Thanks." He put his hand on my head again and didn't look happy. "Your hot now."

"What was I before?" I asked, what he said really confused me. I didn't get an answer so I just stayed silent. He put a thermometer in my mouth and waited for the result giving me another reason to be quiet. It was curious as to why Kai was doing this instead of Maggie the cook. He took back the thermometer and frowned. "You should stay in bed today." No kidding. "Why are you helping me?"

"As am I Maggie had to go and look after a sick relative." He showed me the jug of cold water with a glass beside it next to my bed. "You're lucky I don't have school this week or I would've taken the day off." He sounded a bit disappointed about that and I couldn't blame him. School really does suck sometimes. "Hungry?"

"No." I said feeling sick and lay back on my bed again.

KAI

She fell asleep straight away and I knew that I wouldn't need to check up on her a lot. Mira really did look ill, damn Voltaire and his mind games! Mira asked for nothing and slept through the day. I checked up on her when she was due the next dose of painkillers. She woke up as I looked over her. "How's your head?" She didn't answer as I took her temperature again. It didn't change and I felt her forehead, which unlike her temperature was burning up. I put a cloth soaked in cool water on her forehead so she would cool down. Mira took a quick breath in to feel something so cold on her skin. I could feel the heat coming from her with my hand being an inch from her face. "Are you feeling any better?"

"No." She whispered as I replaced the soaked cloth on her forehead. The heat she was radiating seemed to burn through it at an alarming rate. "You don't have to do this." She whispered and I looked in to her half closed eyes. "You're my family." Was all I could think to say and Mira looked thoughtfully at me. "Ok." She said closing her eyes.

After a while I managed to stem her fever and she fell asleep. I looked at the clock and was shocked to find I had been looking after her for two hours. 'Blood is thicker than water.'

Mira groaned and turned over in her sleep. I felt the pillow where her head had been and wasn't the least bit surprised. It was sodden with sweat and her hair was wet. I couldn't do anything else but watch her for a while. Her temperature didn't go up high enough to require a doctor and it didn't go down so I could leave. Her fever was down and she slept on. Mira sighed or moaned a little every half hour in her sleep. I checked on her every time she did so trying hard not to wake her. I succeeded most of the time but sometimes she would just wake up. I managed to get some water down her throat each time she woke up making sure she wouldn't get dehydrated.

She may not ask for much but I didn't know how bad she could get. I had nothing to go on and Ebony's mobile was switched off. I swore every time I got the bloody answer machine. This resulted in Mira waking up and turning over in her sleep again. I didn't apologise because she fell asleep before I could even say anything.

MIRA

It was getting dark when my temperature finally started to drop. I sat up feeling wet and disgusting but better. I saw Kai sitting on a chair next to my bed asleep. 'Was he here all day?' I wondered seeing he clearly looked tired after looking after me. I felt thirsty and got a glass of water on my bedside table. Boy do I feel strange. My stomach still said no when the thought of food crept in to my head. I heard Kai move in his sleep and looked at the time. It was only seven O'clock and he was asleep? Was I really that bad he had to stay beside me all the time?

Kai's eyes opened slowly to see me sat on my bed looking at him. "Better?" I nodded and smiled. He came over and felt my forehead. "Normal?" I asked with concern in my voice. He nodded studying my face. "So what happened yesterday?"

"You don't remember?" I sighed. "Would I be asking if I did?" Kai told me what Ebony told him and I needed a moment for it to sink in. I listened to every single word trying to make sense of what happened yesterday. But this just made my head spin and made me want to throw up. Good thing I didn't have anything to eat today. 'If I didn't snap out of it I could've killed Dranzer.' I put my head in my hands not sure of what to think let alone say. "I hate that old git."

"Same here." I think Kai was a bit surprised at my choice of words. But I was too angry to care at the moment and just sat on my bed thinking about my options. "All we have to do is keep you away from phones."

"Sounds like a good idea to me."

EBONY

"Hi." Kai and Mira looked at me. I just stood by the door listening to their conversation. "When did you get back?" Kai asked raising an eyebrow at my sudden arrival. "Long enough. Can you remember the sound at all?" Mira shook her head looking lost for words. I could understand how she felt right now. The words used and betrayed came to mind, but I didn't think Voltaire would do something like that to his own blood. Now I knew what kind of a man I was dealing with and I didn't like it.

Mira put her head back in her hands looking dazed. I came over to her and took away her hands. Her eyes were pointed on her crossed legs looking at nothing in particular. "I know nothing can make you feel better right now but you shouldn't let it get to you." I wasn't very good at offering words of comfort but this is all I could say. I put my hand under her chin and lifted her head so I could look in to her eyes. Her face was pale and damp. She looked beaten and lost something that I would hate to loose, her self confidence was no where in sight. She looked lost and very afraid. "Don't show him your fear. If you do he'll win and we don't want that now do we?" Mira looked at me and shook her head looking defiant. "Good."

She got up and went in to the bathroom to have a shower. "Thanks." I heard Kai say. "No problem." I said looking at Kai. Looking after the little kid exhausted him and he yawned. "Come on, let's leave her alone." We went outside and sat under one of his many trees in his garden, but to me it looked more like a park. "So where did you go?"

"Somewhere beyond lame, I'd rather not talk about it." He understood and we said no more about it. "So what did you do all day?" He explained about how he cared for Mira all through the day. I never expected Kai to be so caring; I saw a whole new side to him again. We stayed there looking up at the night's sky not saying anything. Mira came out dressed in her clothes walking away from us. She had the look I knew so well. She wanted to be alone to think about latest events in her life. Kai and I looked at each other thinking it best to leave her until she comes to us.