Yay, fun times to be had with this one. Not that Trapped isn't fun...it's just been a while since I've had a decent plot in one of my fics. I'll (hopefully) get to reveal Rio's little secret in this one, but I don't know...Enjoy!
CeTe: Hmm, I don't know, will there be Hunters at the hospital? Yeah, Connor will probably show up again sometime, but maybe not for a few chapters. I don't really know what I want his purpose to be yet, so I'm gonna leave him out until I find out. Heh, it'll make it a lot more interesting than you know. As soon as she introduces him, you'll know what I mean. Well, you will if you paid attention last chapter...In response to your review for the chappy before, you should know better than to ask me for drama! Thanks for reviewing!
alpha2nd: Lol, points for the south park reference! I don't think Connor will be shot, but who knows, he might be! Hope I didn't confuse you too much with the name thing, I didn't mean for it to be confusing! Yeah, the officer was an idiot, but no one ever said they were a smart group of people! Lol, so kill off Kanone, and make Connor a permanent character? Okay, gotcha, I'll get right on that. You're welcome for the update, thanks for reviewing!
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Once the group got to the hospital, they were informed that Kanone was in surgery (of course). Rio plopped down next to Eyes, "I'm sure he'll be fine." she said encouragingly. Eyes nodded, but said nothing to her or anyone else. Instead, he concentrated on anyone and everyone that looked like they might have information on his boyfried. Sighing, Rio leaned her head back, and closed her eyes. She was pooped from dancing all night with a guy, who's number was in her pocket (wink, wink). Not too long after, she drifted off to sleep to have a very distrubing dream.
Rio was walking through the streets of England, heading home. She didn't know exactly where home was, but knew that her feet were leading her in the right direction. Soon, she came upon a fairly large house that she recognized as the one she shared with the other Blade Children, as well as Kalelle, Ayumu, and Kanone. A small voice in the back of her head said that she had never actually seen this house before, but she ignored it, and walked through the front door of her home, "I'm home!" she called to anyone who might be home.
Hearing a crash in the other room, Rio ran into what turned out to be the living room, and saw the guy she had been dancing with at the club. He was standing in the middle of the room, holding a bloody knife, "Hello, Rio." he greeted, not bothering to hide the knife, "I didn't expect you home so soon."
"I only went to the store for a melon." she reminded him. Oddly enough, when she opened her bag to take out her prized possession, she found it empty. Confused, Rio cocked her head to the side, "It was right here, though." she though out loud.
"You mean this melon?" the man asked, pointing to a smashed melon lying at his feet.
Rio gasped, "How did you get that?" she asked, stepping back, and bumping into something. She turned to see Ryoko lying at her feet, dead.
Rio turned back to see the man she had become quite fond of grinning at her, "I have my ways." he replied.
End dream
"Rio?" Kousuke asked, nudging the small girl with his elbow. Rio awoke with a gasp, panting from her nightmare, "You okay?" the redhead asked, "You were moaning in your sleep."
"Not the good kind of moan, either." Kalelle added, smirking at the dirty glare Rio was giving him.
The grey haired girl just shook her head, "It was just a bad dream." she assured them, "Nothing to worry about."
"Another one?" Ryoko asked, concerned, "You've been having a lot of nightmares lately."
Rio nodded, "They feel so real, too, but I know they're not."
Before anyone could speak anymore on the subject, a man approached the group, "Mr. Rutherford?" he asked, looking at Eyes (so it's true, doctors aren't as stupid as policemen...go figure). Eyes stood immediately, "You can go and see Mr. Hilbert now, he's in room 273. It's upstairs, you can go up those stairs right..." he trailed off as Eyes headed towards the designated stairs with Kalelle, Ayumu, Rio, Kousuke, and Ryoko in tow (that's everyone, right?).
Entering the room, Eyes nearly froze at the sight before him, and probably would have if he hadn't had five other people trying to crowd in the space he was occupying. Moving next to Kanone, Eyes could only stare at his boyfriend, bandaged and most likely on several drugs to dull the pain, "Kanone?" Eyes whispered, a little scared of the usually tan boy almost as pale as himself.
Olive green eyes opened to look at the younger one, and a smile spread across his thin lips, "Eyes, how long have you been here?"
"They only let us in just now. How are you?" When they were back at the hospital, Kanone hadn't seemed this seriously injured. Now, though, he was looking worn out, and completely helpless. In other words, everything Kanone usually was not.
The smile faltered a little, but never disappeared, "A little tired, I must admit, I never knew that getting stabbed would take so much out of you." he joked, then got serious, "You're alright, though, right?"
Eyes wondered how Kanone could possibly be worried about him, but then put himself in the older one's shoes. If he had been stabbed, he'd make sure that Connor hadn't come back after the ambulance left, or that there weren't other Hunters waiting to ambush the lone Blade Child. So, he nodded, "I'm fine, you don't need to worry about me."
Kanone's smile returned, "I always worry about you, you know that."
Eyes nodded again, Kanone was very protective of him, "I don't suppose you know where this Connor person lives or anything, do you?"
Kanone shook his head, "I only met him tonight, and it's not like I was going to hook up with him or anything." While he was happy that he could be so loyal to Eyes, Kanone was a bit upset that he couldn't provide more information on the man.
Eyes glanced around to see that the others had left the two alone, "At least one person in the group had enough sense to leave." Of course, his mind immediately went to Rio or maybe Ryoko; none of the boys could be trusted to give anyone any privacy. Turning back to Kanone, Eyes climbed onto the bed next to him, "Don't worry about it, we'll run into him again sooner or later, I'm sure. I'm honestly a little relieved you didn't have his adress or phone number."
Kanone pulled Eyes closer, ignoring the pain in his side that this action caused, "Now, what kind of boyfriend would I be if I went out and got other guys' phone numbers?"
Eyes smiled faintly, "It doesn't matter." he replied, "You're the kind of boyfriend that you are, and I wouldn't want you any different." With that said, Eyes repositioned himself so Kanone was laying his head on the younger one's chest, "Now get some sleep." he whispered.
Kanone was about to object to the position, but realized that it was nice to be held sometimes instead of always being the one doing the holding. So, instead, he closed his eyes and smiled, "Okay." he agreed, "I love you." he added, almost unconsciously. Eyes told him he loved him, too, as instinctively as Kanone had said it.
Outside the room, the five waited for Eyes to let them know they could come back in, "Can't they hurry up?" Kalelle whined, glancing to the still-closed door.
"Stop whining." Ayumu ordered his boyfriend, "You're the one who suggested that we leave." It had suprised everyone when Kalelle yanked them outside, telling them that he wanted his brother's privacy respected.
"I didn't actually think they were going to be doing...that." he objected, remembering that Rio was in the room, "I mean, that can take a while for those two."
Rio had given up trying to tell what they were talking about when they talked like they and started smirking at each other (how naive cna one girl be?), and pouted that she was being left out of the conversation. Seeing this, Kousuke smirked at her, "So, Rio, who was the guy?"
"Huh?" she asked, suprised that the conversation had so suddenly been directed at her, "Oh, his name is Nik." flashbacks of her dream ran briefly through her head, but she ignored them.
"Yeah? So, did you get his number?" Ayumu asked, joining in.
Rio blushed a little before pulling the slip of paper from her pocket, "Yep." she confirmed, "I don't know if I should call him, though."
"Aw, why not?" Kousuke whined, "That way you could stay over his place, and Ryoko and I could have some time to...ourselves." he fumbled with his words, trying to remember that Rio was most likely the most naive girl when it came to all things sex related.
Suddenlt, a new voice entered the conversation, "Hey, that sounds like a wonderful idea."
The group looked to the newcomer, and saw none other than Nik. He was only a little taller than Rio, with brown hair that he had spiked into several different directions, and bright blue eyes (though they didn't compare to Eyes'...of course, no one's do). Rio walked over to the short boy, "Nik, when did you get here?"
"Just a minute ago." he told her.
Rio was a bit suspicious, but didn't show it, "So, did you know I was here?" This question was answered with a nod, "How?"
Nik grinned at her, "I have my ways."
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Alright, hopefully you remember Nik being mentioned last chapter. If not, go back and reread the last chappy (and pay attention this time!). As for Rio's secret, well...it kind of came out, but not too much to really give it away. Still, can anyone guess what it is?