Devil on the Doorstep
Hehe… Man, I'm hyper! Just taken my meds lol… and the song in this chapter was given to me by Winter-Rae, again!
Devil on the Doorstep; Chapter IX: Aerials
"Oh God… Bryan!" Kai ripped off Bryan's shirt, revealing his bandaged ribs. "What the… What did I do to you?" Tears dripped from Kai's vision onto Bryan's face, reviving him.
"Kai…" Bryan took a deep shuddering breath and turned his head, vomiting over the floor. "It hurts…" He whimpered, clinging to the younger boy. Kai stroked his hair gently.
"Can you breathe now?" He said softly. The Russian nodded.
"I feel such an idiot…" Kai gently lifted up the older boy, placing him gently on the bed. But, unusually for him, Bryan wouldn't – couldn't – sleep. So Kai slipped in beside him, wrapping his arms around him. Soon, Bryan's breathing evened and Kai relaxed slightly.
Mum, what do I do? The Indonesian thought as Bryan began to gently snore. Dad can't be dead, he just can't… And Bryan can't live like this! I can't live like this! Please, help me, someone…
Kai wasn't sure, but he swore he heard someone reply. He shut his eyes and buried his face in Bryan's hair.
Sleep, my little Phoenix… Everything will be ok…
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Swimming through the void, we hear the word, we lose ourselves, but we find it all…
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Bryan opened his eyes to find someone with their arms wrapped around him. He wriggled slightly and realised it was Kai. A look of mock concentration crossed his face and he bit down on the tip of his tongue, protruding from his lip. He poked Kai in the cheek. Unusually, he had to poke Kai three times before he woke up.
"Oh, for God's sake!" Kai mumbled. "You're as bad as Tyson! No, actually, you're worse, because at least Tyson doesn't wake up before me!"
"I'm offended now." Bryan said in a childish voice and he turned away, refusing to look at the Indonesian.
"Aww… come on Bryan! I was just kidding!" Kai chuckled as Bryan's stomach growled.
"Fine… I'll forgive you if you feed me!" Bryan fidgeted as Kai tickled him. "Stop it! You meanie!" Bryan shoved the younger boy playfully – unfortunately, the Russian didn't know his own strength and sent Kai flying to the floor.
"Oww…" Kai gasped as Bryan hid a smile. "It's not funny!"
"The great Kai Hiwatari fell out of bed!" Bryan teased, clambering out. "Now come on, I'm hungry!"
"Hey Bryan… Kai, what are you doing on the floor?" Max poked his head around the partition. Kai growled.
"Someone pushed me out the bed!" Kai sat up, rubbing his back. "That hurt, Bryan Kyznetsov!" Bryan ran out the room, closely followed by Kai. Max smiled as his team captain ran past. "Catch, Bry!" Kai threw him an apple. Bryan caught it easily, but he still cowered slightly, Kai noticed with a frown. "Drink?"
"Yeah… water please." Kai slid the glass across and leant against the wall. Bryan sat down by his feet.
"The other teams are here today." Max poured himself a bowl of cereal and sat down at the table. Kai nodded slightly, acknowledging that he'd heard the comment.
Suddenly, there was a scream. Kai bent down in an instant and hugged Bryan to him.
"Mariah!" Lee said in exasperation. "Ray told you Bryan was here!"
"So? It's a bit weird seeing a homicidal maniac in your best friend's house!" Bryan flushed and Kai held him tighter.
"I'd love to stay and continue this battle of wits, but you are obviously unarmed, Mariah!" Kai snapped and walked out, wrapping an arm around Bryan's shoulders. "Are you ok?" He asked when they were alone.
"Yeah, I think so… I just keep trying to remember something Tala told me. It usually makes me feel ok." A tear tracked down Bryan's face as he thought of his lost friend.
"What's that?" Kai rested his head on the Russian's shoulder.
"When someone is annoying you, it takes forty two muscles to frown, but only four to punch their lights out."
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In the sky, when you lose small mind, you free your life…
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"Seth?" The purple haired blader looked up from the money. Seth almost toppled over as Ian ran into him, throwing his arms around him. The Phantom smiled and placed a hand on Ian's shoulder.
"Glad to see you're alive, little one. Where have you been?"
"Spencer pulled me out… but we think there's something wrong with his arm, he says its fine, but when no one's looking, he rubs it."
"We? Who else is alive?" Seth's voice caught in his throat.
"Kasi… but her leg is broken…" Ian bit his lip.
"And Tala?"
"We've got him… he's breathing, but he hasn't woken up yet. I'll take you to them!" Ian grabbed the cover of the manhole and jumped down. "We're just down here!"
Seth followed nimbly, stumbling only slightly.
"Ian… who are you talking to?" The Phantom's heart skipped a beat as he recognised his adopted daughter.
"It's Seth! He's alive!" There was a scuffling sound and Kasi appeared, tears of joy in her violet eyes. Seth and Kasi may not have been related, but they loved each other almost as much as father and daughter.
"And indeed… Seth is not the only one to have survived…" A deep voice echoed through the tunnel.
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So up high, when you free your lives the eternal prize, aerials in the sky…
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Hehe! Another cliffy! I'm so evil lol…