Twas' the Night Before the Mist Came
Me: YAY! I gots reviews again! I'm soooooooooooooooooooo sorry that this was delayed. And I Know This isn't winter time. But At least I know people like it.
Kai: I hate to say it, but your stories are doing pretty well.
Me: Awwwww that's sooooo sweet of you Kai!
Kai: Don't expect to ast sweet again for a while!
Me: Its okay Kai. I don't own Beyblade or the scene in the first chappie and I only own the OCs.
(Chapter 3: The Healing Winds)
Misty made her way back to Kai's room, to find everybody the same. Everybody with worry covering their faces and Kai laying on his bed breathing heavely and with a terriblely high fever. Then Hilary broke the silence by asking Misty," Were you able to get your friend to help?"
"Yeah," Misty said while pulling up a chair. "She said she'll be over shortly."
"Hey Misty?" asked Daichi, catching her attention. "Are you gonna stay for the holidays?"
"Ummmmm I'm not sure," said Misty. " I live somewhere away from my family, so I have a different guaridian. Let's see, I'm not sure what he'll say."
"You should stay Misty," Max said with a huge grin.
"But, I don't want to be a burden to all of you!" exclaimed Misty.
"Nonsense! We want you to stay!" Hilary said while patting her shoulder.
"And I have a feeling that Kai would like you to stay as well," Rei said, pointing his thumb over to Kai.
"Well, I am worried about him," said Misty. "Why not? It's been a while since I celebrated the holidays with friends. I'll stay for the holidays."
"Yes! Woohoo! Yesh! Misty's going to stay!" cheered everybody.
Then there was a knock and a doorbell ring at the door. "That's probably her," pointed out Misty. She was soon on her feet going to the door, leaving the others to themselves again.
"Hey guys what do you think about Misty?" Rei asked with curiousity.
"You were right about her," Hilary said with a smile. "She's so sweet, and a caring person."
"And she sure is pretty!" piped Max and Daichi.
"She knows the right people too!" said Kenny.
"And she...,... has a way with words. And knows what to say too," Tyson said calmly.
"Yeah," agreed everybody.
"Its as if she's seen someone trying to commit suicide before,"said Kenny.
"It sure seems that way," replied Max.
"I say we stop talking about this and dig into cookies!" Daichi said, changing the subject.
"Daichi!" groaned everybody.
"What I'm saying is, that we don't worry about all that stuff, because right now the only thing that matters is that she's our friend now!" Daichi said, talking back to them.
"You know, I hate to admit it, but Daichi's right," admitted Tyson.
(At the door)
Misty finally arrived at the door, after the door rang about five times. When she opened the door, there stood a girl that was about 17. She had light brown curly with curls at the end that went down to her mid-back, brown eyes that were behind her semi-rimmed glasses, and a slim figure. She wore a jacket, brown snowboots, a striped scarf, brown slacks, and a cream-colored sweater underneath. In her hand, was a medical bag full medical supplies.
"Thank you so much for coming, Mana," Misty said, as she politely bowed to the stranger.
"If it's for you, then no problem," Mana said as she patted Misty's head. "And I brought you your stuff so that you may stay here. I had a feeling you wanted to stay to check on this guy." She said as she showed Misty a medium-sized pink duffel bag.
"Thank you once again,"Misty said, bringing her head up. "Please come in."
"I thought you would never ask," Mana said as she stepped inside the heated house. "Wow this guy, has a really nice place.
"Oh no, this is his friend's house," Misty said, as she took her friend's coat.
Mana just stared at Misty with really serious eyes before she broke the silence around them. "Misty, you do know that we are not supposed to be making any type of relationships with them."
Misty just stared sadly at the coat. "I know, but I feel like I'm in the world I've always dreamed of."
"But some worlds can come crashing down,"Mana said as she put a comforting hand on Misty's shoulder. "I'm sorry, but you can't stay here forever. You would have to return home sooner or later."
"I know," Misty said, while some tears escaped from her eyes. "I will treasure my time with them for as long as I can."
"I'm sure you will. Just do whatever you can in the time you have. You only have until Christmas night to enjoy it," Mana said, while wiping Misty's tears with a hankerchief. "Then He will see his favorite worker, back on track again."
"I'm NOT his favorite," snapped Misty.
"Whatever," shrugged Mana. "Now show me where my next patient is."
Misty then showed Mana to Kai's room, where everybody greeted them.
"You guys, I would like to introduce you to my friend, Mana," said Misty.
"Hey, pleased to meet all of ya!" Mana said giving a friendly gesture. "Hi!" greeted everyone else in the room.
"She is the oneI asked to take a look on Kai," explained Misty.
"Thanks for coming, even though its close to the holidays," thanked Max.
"It's no problem," grinned Mana. "Now, I better get a look at the patient. Is it the one on the bed?"
Everyone just nodded as she made her way to the bed. She carefully woke Kai up from his slumber, and was in confusion as to what was going on.
"Kai, this is Mana. She's a doctor and she's going to give you a check up," said Misty, as she went to his side.
Kai just nodded and turned his head to see Mana. He tried to sit up but was so exhausted. Then Misty and Tyson helped him so that Mana can make a thorough check-up. Mana had already placed her doctor's coat on and was rumaging through her bag for a stethoscope and a thremometer. She had asked Kai to take off his shirt, which he did so. When he took it off, Misty just blushed as she saw his well-toned chest. Mana just seemed to be in a daze as well. "Wow Misty. You sure met one hell of a hottie!"exclaimed Mana.
This just caused Misty to blush even more. "Hilary, can you help me prepare some tea for everyone please?" she asked as she quickly went to the bedroom door.
"Uhhhh sure," Hilary said, with a sweatdrop. Thus leaving the guys alone with Mana, and cueing her to start the chek-up.
"Ok, can you guys leave us alone please?" asked Mana, as she got out her stethoscope. "I get pretty nervous when other people are watching me."
The others agreed to her request, and left the room and just waited by the door.
Mana waited until they closed the door and resumed what she was doing. Mana raised her hand and said a spell, which caused kai to sleep once more. She started rumaging through her bag again and found a light-green cross, with an emerald and leave carvings on it. "Okay, now I can do this properly." Mana raised her hand towards the door and muttered a spell and casted it upon the door. "There, now they won't hear a thing. I better get into my proper attire." Then with a swish of her hand her clothes changed and wings appeared on her back. Her clothes changed into simple long-sleeved white dress, with agolden sash across her shoulder to her waist. She held the cross and prayed,"Healing Cross of the Winds, bestow upon thee knowledge of the events that caused this boy such pain and how serious his suffering is.."
The cross then showned a light and engulfed Mana in it. In her head, she saw Kai's attempts of suicide and how much he inflicted upon him, the blood, the blades, the moment when he was hit by a car, the pills, and his feelings and pain. She opened her eyes and just shivered at the vision.'No wonder Misty is concerned about Kai. She was like him, but much worse,' thought Mana. She looked at the light coming from the cross and had information across the light. She read," Tempurature-102.5 degrees. Illness-severe case of influenza, if worse may result in pneumonia. Injuries-deep flesh wounds, shards of glass in gashes on limbs, broken right leg. Other-overdose of medication."
Mana then holds the cross infront of her and prayed ti it once again."Healing Cross, treat Kai's pain with the healing winds!" Then a strong wind came from the window and surrounded Kai. Soon all of his injuries were covered with bandages, his leg was in a cast, and all the glass hards were taken out and put into a small glass container. She shone the cross on the night stand, and appeared two containers of medication for Kai's sickness, a container full of cold water with a cloth, and some crutches leaning against the night stand. Then looking over to Kai, looking satisfied at her work, she moved her hands in a pattern and soon, her wings disappeared, her clothes returned to normal, and the hid cross safely away in her bag. Mana then walked over to the door, opened it and found the boys sitting the door.
"You guys can come in now," said Mana, as she gestured the boys to come in.
The guys were just in shock when they came in. They just stared in awe of how well Mana bandaged Kai up. "You did a great job, Mana!" exclaimed Rei.
"Well, it wasn't easy, I just did my best that's all,"grinned Mana. Then she took a glance at Kai. "However, he has a long road to recovery to overcome before he gets back to his good old self!"
"What can we do to thank you?"asked Max.
"Not really anything, just make sure that whenever Kai wakes up he takes a pill, and makes sure he stays in bed, because with that leg of his, he won't be moving much. Even if he didn't break that leg, he would be sore all over from those wounds. And that's pretty much of it." Mana soon started putting gathering her things again. Then Tyson stopped her by asking her,"Can you tell us about Misty?"
"What?"replied Mana. "Why?"
"We just want to know stuff about our new friend,"replied Rei.
(With Hilary and Misty)
"Well, we better wait a while for the water to come up for a boil," said Hilary, as she sat down at the table. She and Misty took about 20 minutes looking for the tea bags. Plus, they made a mess of the kitchen and the decided to clean up the kitchen which took about 10 minutes. Then they just put water into the kettle and is waiting for it to boil.
"We should do something to pass the time," said Misty.
"Hey Misty?"asked Hilary.("Hmmm?" replied Misty) "Do you have a boyfriend?"
This question just caused fear to enter Misty, but hid it. "I did, why?"
"No reason, I just ask that question whnever I ask a new friend," Hilary replied with a smile.
"If you'd like to see, I have a picture of him," said Misty as she got up, went to her duffel bag, and retrieved her purse. She came back to kitchen, rumaging through her purse to find her wallet. She gave it to Hilary, and opened it up at the end. There was a picture of a boy with orange hair and red eyes with his arms around Misty's shoulders, and Misty's head tucked under the boy's chin.
"He looks so HOT!" exclaimed Hilary. "How old were you two when this picture was taken?"
"Well, I was 14 and he was 15," grinned Misty.
"What's his name?"
"Kyo Yui"
"That's a nice name for a guy like that!" exclaimed Hilary. "What is he like?"
"Well, he was the popular guy in my class, good at athletics, good in academics, and all-around great guy. Kind, sweet, funny, and always-there-for-you-type-of-guy."
"How did you two meet?"
"I was walking to our school's art room one early morning, and I saw him in there drawing something. Nobody really knew he was an artist, but when I came in quietly, I looked over his shoulder and saw a really great drawing. And I told him that was a really great sketch and stuff, and we started talking and became friends. And soon we couldn't deny our feelings for each other, so we decided going out."
"That's so cute, you start out as friends then move your way up to boyfriend and girlfriend!"exclaimed Hilary. "So, you said you did have a boyfriend, what happened?"
SILENCE
"Well, he had to leave very suddenly," Misty said, quietly with her head down causing her hair to cover her eyes.
"WHAT?" shouted Hilary. "HOW CAN HE LEAVE A GREAT GIRL LIKE YOU? IF I SEE HIM, I'M GOING TO GIVE HIM A PIECE OF MY MIND!"
"Hilary please, it's ok. I understand why he left, I just don't understand why he had to leave so suddenly," Misty said, sadly.
(Flshback)
"KYO! Please Don't Leave Me!" cried Misty, as tears continued to fall wtih the rain onto the pavement of the street and tightened her grip on her boyfriend's hand.
"Misty, don't cry," Kyo said weakly, as his other hand went up to touch her cheek. "I'm sorry about this. And I'm sorry if I might have to move on I hoped that this would be a great day for our anniversary."
"Please don't think that Kyo!" cried Misty. "You're going to be fine just hang in there."
"Misty, I'm sorry but this happened and we have to face the fact that I'm leaving you right here," said Kyo, as tears began to well up in his eyes too. "But I have no regrets of leaving. I'm happy with my life, because I met you."
"You can still be happy!" said Misty. "Without you, I can't ...,... I can't..." But she didn't have the heart to even finish her sentence.
"Misty? Can you smile for me?" Kyo asked, even though he vision started to get darker.
Misty just kept letting the tears run down her face. But smiled with most lovliest smile Kyo's ever seen. "That's my Misty," grinned Kyo. "Misty, remember that I love you." Kyo breathed his last breath and soon his hand fell lifeless to the wet pavement.
"Kyo?... Kyo? ... KYO! I LOVE YOU TOO!" cried Misty, she cried to the black sky.
(End Flashback)
"Then, recently, I saw him again, but with another girl," Misty said sadly.
"What A Complete Jerk!" shouted Hilary. Then Misty intervened her rage. "Hilary, please don't worry about it. I'm just glad he found a better girlfriend."
"Misty..." Hilary said sympathetically.
"But enough about that, what about you Hilary? Do you have a boyfriend?" asked Misty.
"Um...,...Well...," staggered HIlary.
"Is it Tyson?" asked Misty, cocking her head to one side.
"OF COURSE NOT!" shouted Hilary, luckily each room was almost sound proof.. Her shout was so loud that it messed up her hair. "Why would like that guy? He's rude, lazy, cocky, a jerk sometimes, but...,... he is a great friend, he'll be there for you, he has a great smile, and he is cute." After realizing what she just said, she just blushed a very deep red. "I guess I do like him."
"That's great that you admitted it Hilary," said Misty, as she put a comforting hand on Hilary's. "Now, how do we get him to notice and stuff?"
"WHAT!" yelled Hilary. "Umm Misty, I think that's impossible cuz' I don't have enough courage to say it to him."
"Everybody has courage!" exclaimed Misty, with a smile. " Some people say that they don't have enough courage, but the truth is that their courage is hiding until it is really needed. Hypothetical situation: Lets say that someone doesn't show courage that often, but something that he really needs or wants thus the courage will come out. Like that person has to help someone and that person is the only person who can do it."
"So you're saying that, it's okay that I get a bit nervous about telling him, but when the time is right I'll have enough courage to say it?"asked Hilary.
"Hai!" replied Misty.
"I never really thought of courage that way," grinned Hilary. "You must know answers to a lot of things!"
"Not really,"said Misty, as she rubbed the back of her neck. "I know! How about you make something for Tyson, and you can confess to him right there!"
"Yeah! That's a great idea!" agreed Hilary. "But...,..what do I make him?"
"How about a scarf?" suggested Misty. "Its the cold season right now and it can get colder so it'll be perfect."
"THAT"S A GREAT IDEA!" exclaimed Hilary. "I seriously envy you Misty! You know a lot of things to say, you know how to say them, and you even know great suggestions!"
Misty just gave a smirk. "That's very kind of you to say. But its the other way around. I'm the one who evies you."
"Huh?"asked Hilary. Then the water kettle started whistling very loudly.
"OH! The water! We should get the tea ready!" suggested Misty. Then she poured the water into the teapot and grabbed a few cups from the cupboard, put them on a tray. "Tea's done! Now let's bring this to the guys!"
And on cue, Hilary got up and they both started walking to Kai's room. Their walk was quiet until Misty broke the silence. "Hey Hilary, would you like to go to the store tomorrow to buy yarn for the scarf?"
"Huh? YEAH SURE! I would love to!" exclaimed Hilary. "I totally want to start it now!"
"Alright! Tomorrow it is. I might as well make a scraf too."
"Really? Why?" asked Hilary.
"For a friend of mine," replied Misty.
"You sure are really sweet Misty!" complimented Hilary. This comment just caused Misty to blush, but shrugged it off and just smiled.
(With Mana and the Guys)
"Just to let ya know, I don't really know that much myself about Misty," Mana said sharply.
"But you must know something?"asked Tyson.
"Just to let ya know, I don't care what happened to her before, but I do know that she has a heart of an angel," said Mana. "She'll think of others before herself."
"Do you know a bit more?"asked Daichi.
"She had a rough life."
"Why?" the guys asked in unison.
"It's probably best that you guys don't know, and be glad to have a friend like her."
"What do you mean?" asked Rei.
"Trust me, I don't know that much except that she told me that something happened that you guys will probably never understand," Mana said with a serious tone. "But, she's one of the greatest friends you can ever have because of that heart of hers, and lets just leave it at that."
Just when the boys were going to say something, Misty and Hilary came in with tea.
"Here's your tea you guys," said Hilary, as she took the cups of tea off the tray and handed them out to the guys and Mana.
"Thanks," thanked everyone except Hilary and Misty.
"So what is the diagnosis on Kai, " Misty asked with worry in her voice.
Mana then looked up after sipping her tea. "Well, Kai has some pretty deep cuts, a broken leg, and a case of influenza. I'm surprised that it didn't develop into the pneumonia."
"How long will it take for him to recover?"asked Hilary.
"He has a long road to recovery, but I would say about a few weeks for him to be fully discovered. So I would suggest keep him in bed, give him a pill before he goes to sleep up. If anything worsens, just call me. Misty knows my number," said Mana, as she finished the rest of her tea and gathered her things. "And I best be on my way. I wish all of you a happy holiday and best of luck to Kai with recovering. Ja ne!" Then Mana walked out of the door and headed towards the front entrance. Misty soon followed her.
"Mana, thank you once again for coming to see Kai," Misty said, as she bowed to her friend.
Mana couldn't help but smile at her friend's politeness. "We're friends right? That's what we do. But I do have to warn you that those guys are starting to ask too many questions."
"Don't worry, I'll be careful!"exclaimed Misty. "And tell him I said hi okay? And tell everyone I'll be spending the holidays here, with them."
"Sure! See ya later Misty!" said Mana, as she stepped out of the dojo. "Oh Yeah! Before I forget, that medicine that I just gave him, they will only work if has the will to live. If he doesn't, then he'll stay sick for much longer than I said. So you best keep giving him a reason to live. And Happy Holidays Mist..." Then she went into the white night. Then Misty closed the door and went back to everyone else.
(Outside)
As Mana was walking, her cross in her bag started to beep. She immediately took out the light green cross and answered the call.
"Hello?" asked Mana.
"..." said the person on the other line.
"WHAT?" exclaimed Mana. "That Can't Be True!"
"...it is true Mana."
"I Won't Believe It! I Just Saw It With My Own Eyes!"
"...,...broke the rule. And you are aware of the punishment, correct?"
"Yes, I do understand the punishment for that."
"...,...,...must return home."
"Please allow the poor thing to enjoy the holidays, this could be that poor thing's last chance for a wonderful holiday."
"...can stay for the holidays."
"Thank you so much, that means so much to me. Yes I'll return soon."
"...,...,...,...will you and him accept this task?"
"I understand, we will accept this task. Goodbye sir," Mana said, as she ended the conversation. "How could you?" Mana asked aloud. Then with a wave of her hand, the snow around her swirled around her entire figure, then she disappeared out of sight.
End of Chappie
Me: OMG I actually finished this chappie! I had such a huge writer's block on this one. I hope you guys R&R. And really sorry for the delay.
Kai: I thought I was going to stay sick like that forever.
Me: I'm Sorry Kai-kun! (glomps him)
Kai: (tries to push the authoress away) Let...,...Go...,...Will Ya! Just review got it!