Okay. I did a very blonde thing and accidently deleted the entire chapter so now I have to rewrite the whole thing all over again. It is so frustrating doing this. And being the genius I am, I also deleted all of my review emails. Everything seems to go wrong, no matter what I do. But that's life. It goes on, wether I like it or not. I'm updating to keep my mind away from everything. Hope you like this chapter. (Two new characters will be introduced.)
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Chapter 10: Surprises Times Two.
Starr's POV.
I yelled as I saw Rei falling farther and farther behind. He couldn't keep up. I watched as a huge chunk of concrete broke off of the ceiling. As he fell, it seemed like it was happening in slow motion. Right before the chunk was about to crash down on his head, something pushed him out of the way. I saw red hair and felt a smile of relief cross my face.
"Tala!" I yelled gratefully. He caught Rei and ran, carrying him on his back. He reached me, breathless and panting.
"So you didn't forget about me then." Tala said, huffing a bit. He shifted Rei on his back slightly.
"Is he going to be okay?" I asked him.
"I don't know. We need to get him to the hospital as soon as possible. What about Kai?"
Kai stirred at the mention of his name. He looked up wearily.
"I'm fine." he muttered and fell back asleep. Tala chuckled softly. We ran to the exit. I saw Max and Tyson waiting for us. Worried expressions filled their faces.
"Max! Tyson!" I yelled. They ran towards me.
"I'm okay. I'm okay. But Rei and Kai aren't. We need to get them to a hospit..."
I was interrupted as the place exploded. Everyone was thrown painfully from the impact. I landed hard on my side, dropping Kai and injuring my right shoulder. Flames shot into the heavens like they wanted to burn down the sky itself. Swirling pain filled my head and led me through a long tunnel of black light.
Kai's POV.
I felt the ground beneath me. I opened my eyes cautiously. My surroundings were so bright, it seemed surreal. I reached one hand into my pocket. Fighting the exhaustion that threatened to overwhelm me, I pulled out my cell phone and dialed 911. I waited until I heard a woman's voice answer.
"Hello. 911 emergency hotline. What is your problem?"
"Explosion...436 Black Powder Dr...help..." I managed out painfully. I turned the phone off and lay still, trying to stay awake. Finally, in the far corner of my mind, I heard sirens in the distance.
'Good. They found us.' I thought and finally gave in to the warm embrace of sleep.
Rei's POV.
I heard someone calling my name. I didn't know who it was, but I recognized the voice.
"Mom?" I asked. The question echoed inside my head.
"Rei. Open your eyes. You need to wake up."
It wasn't until then that I realized my eyes had been tightly shut. I opened them slightly. A hazy figure stood above me. I opened my eyes the rest of the way.
"Mom...but I thought you were..."
"Hush. Everything is going to be fine. You need to wake up. There are people on this worldneed you. It isn't time for you to die yet."
"Mom..." I whispered softly. The tears came, and I let them fall. Memories haunted my mind. Pictures of my mother played over and over again. She was lying in a hospital bed, her skin as pale and white as the bed sheets. Black hair fanned out behind her while the monotonous drip of the iv blended into the background noise.
I remembered the day I went after school, when I walked into your room and it was empty. A nurse came in and told me she had passed away silently the night before. I cried, empty, broken, and alone for the first time in five years. I was only six when she passed away. I had no other living relatives so I packed my bags and traveled to a village far from the mountains. I had learned form my mother that orphans often went there, so I figured that I would belong. Sure enough, I fit in. It took me a while to get to know everyone in the village, but beyblading helped. Some kids had beyblades, and that is how I met my future teammates.
"Take care of Starr. Watch out for her. Only you can give her what she needs. Wake up, Rei."
my mother spoke and faded away.
"Mom!" I yelled. I snapped wide awake, panting heavily. My eyes shot open and they were greeted by darkness. 'What?' I thought and tried to rub my eyes. A searing pain slid up my arm into my shoulder.
"Ow!" I yelled.
"Its broken. I wouldn't try to move it if I were you." said a voice.
I turned my head in the direction of the voice. I saw a young girl standing there, holding a neon green balloon. She smiled and giggled.
"Who are you?" I asked as politely as I could.
"Blue." she replied. Just then the door opened and in came a little boy. He came up next to her. The similarity between them was...amazing, to say the least.
They both shared the same hair color, height, and dimples. The only difference beside clothing were their eye colors. The boy had greyish blue eyes while Blue's were a faded misty green. So faded they looked almost white and so light they reminded me of a flower bud just starting to grow.
"Hi. It's nice to meet you. My name is Skye What's your's?" said the boy.
"Rei. Are you by any chance related? You look very alike." I answered slowly.
"Yes. We're twins." they said in unison. I blinked twice and grinned. My memory decided to kick in and I remembered Starr and Kai.
"Do you know what happened to Starr and Kai?" I asked frantically. I sat up and my head started spinning. I lay back down, trying to stop the swirling room.
"You know Starr?" Skye asked slowly.
"Yeah. She and I...met a while back. Why?" I asked.
"We know her too. She's on the same floor you're on. She was still unconscious when we visited her so she doesn't know we're here. We could take her to you if you want. And Kai's in the intensive care unit being treated for burns." Skye and Blue finished together breathlessly.
"Please." I said.
"Sure. Hold on." said Skye and he walked out the door. A minute later he returned with the wheelchair and tapped Blue's shoulder gently one time. She turned to face him and stretched both hands out. He gave her the wheelchair and pushing it in front of her, she walked to my bed. It bumped against the bottom railing and she stopped immediately. She placed her hand out on my wrist and moved it down to my arm. She grabbed it with surprising strength and pulled cautiously.
"Get in the wheelchair." she said. She switched to my right arm, which was in a cast and held it carefully while I swung my legs over the bed and put one foot on the floor.
"Cold!" I yelped. She giggled and grabbed me around the waist. I stood up, shaking, and sat down in the chair.
"I'm in. Thank's Blue." I said. Her behavior was a little strange and although I puzzled over it, I didn't mention anything. She turned the wheelchair around and stopped. Skye walked next to her and tapped her on the shoulder twice. She nodded her head and he placed an arm around her neck. They started to push me together out of the room.
As we came into the hallway I was blasted by cold air. I shivered slightly and hugged the flimsy hospital nightgown to me for all it was worth. We turned left and the end of the hallway and right after three doors down.
"Room 111. This is where Starr is. Be quiet because she might be sleeping." Skye said and pushed the door open.
Starr sat propped up against her bed by several enormous pillows. She looked up when we entered and dropped the pencil she was holding.
"Rei!" she yelled and started crying. In one swift motion she was hugging me tightly.
"Starr...rib...arm...watch." I gasped painfully as fire burned into my side and up my arms. Instantly she stepped away.
"I'm sorry, Rei. This is all my fault." she said and bit her lip.
I took her by the shoulder with my one good arm and shook gently, forcing her to meet my face.
"Listen to me, Starr. It is not you're fault. None of this was your fault." I said sternly.
"Thanks, Rei." she buried her head into my nightgown and sobbed quietly.
"Rei?" she asked quietly.
"What is it."
"Promise you'll always be here for me. Promise me you won't ever go away and leave me all alone."
"I promise." I said and hugged her to me as tightly as I could. We were interrupted by a few giggles coming from outside the room. She raised her head from my lap and looked out of the room. Beyond the walls, two giggling, bubbling, and happy children poked their heads into the room.
"Hi, Starr. Do you remember us?" the boy named Skye asked and stepped into the room. Blue followed shortly after him, her arm just barely brushing her brother's left shoulder.
"Skye..." she gasped softly. "Blue..."
Tears filled her eyes and once again traced down the freshly dried trails. She sobbed loudly and ran to them. She bent down and hugged them tightly to her chest.
"Starry. We never thought we would see you again!" they exclaimed simultaneously. Starr released them and looked at Blue strangely. I saw Blue hold out her right hand towards Starr. Starr touched it and made several small quick motion on the inside of her palm. Blue smiled brightly and hugged Starr.
"Starr?" I finally asked. "Do you know Skye and Blue?"
She turned around to face me.
"Of course I know them." she said. "They're my siblings."
End! Well, the end of this chapter anyway. Interesting twist, no? I think I've got about two more chapters to write. And now I've got myself thinking. 1. How am I going to end this? And 2. Should I post up a sequel? The poles are on and I'm ready for opinions. See you later. B.C., signing out.