A/N: OMG I'm so so sorry for the huge delay!! I had exams, and a severe loss of inspiration. Thus: writer block.
But please read and constructively review this chapter, I'd be so much help to me.
Kai was rapidly pacing the floor of the waiting room, quickly growing impatient. It had been a good hour and a half since Rei was readmitted back to the operating theatre, and no word of improvement. The receptionist from earlier was still there, looking as bored as before. She had finished filing her nails and was now typing up reports onto the computer system. Kai sighed loudly, briefly drawing her attention, before dropping onto one of the many cheap green seats. He rested his chin on his palm, biting his lip with the tension. Another 15 minutes passed, and Kai was getting desperate. He was about to stand up and walk around again when Nurse Joy ran into the room.
"Kai! Get in there, stat! We're losing him, and fast!" She ran back in, with Kai following very quickly behind her. He washed his hands and quickly placed a face mask over his mouth. The surgeons nodded and he entered the theatre, passing the Nurse. He'd seen this scene before, in evidence, but never as a witness. Rei was currently under, the anaesthetics coursing through his system. The surgeons were currently trying to stop the alarming flow of blood from his head, but failing.
"Kai!" Kenny shouted at him. "We need your help. I know you're not a surgeon, but help us stop this blood. Rei will die otherwise!"
Kai needed no second thoughts or opinions, and rushed to the aid of the surgery team, dabbing the area with cotton swabs and antiseptic wipes in a last-attempt bid to curb the blood loss.
"If we don't stop it soon, I'm going to have to transfuse more in. Directly." Kenny was sweating heavily, despite the nurse constantly towelling his forehead.
"Directly?" Kai was looking more worried by the second.
"Yes. As in, straight from you to him. We've run out of the blood sent to us for this operation."
"Run out..?" Kai paled, visibly.
"We get a set amount for the operation, which is the average amount usually required. In this case, the bleeding has been so severe, we've used it all." Kenny was looking worried now too.
"You can only take a pint at a time though, right?" Kai continued to pad the wound.
"By the time we require the live transfusion, that wound will be sealed again." Kenny took some surgical thread from the tray, and began to re-stitch the wound, the surgeons having stopped the flow of blood. When he had finished, he asked Kai to roll up his sleeve.
"I can take a couple of pints without worry, and I'll put it directly into Rei's system." Kenny picked a tube out from the drawers of the surgery tray, and placed a needle into each end.
"This'll sting, but shouldn't hurt too much." He slowly slid the needle into Kai's skin, tapping Kai's arm gently to start the blood flow down the tube. He then slid the other needle into Rei's arm, and left the tube alone to transfuse the blood. "It works using pressure, with your blood flowing in one direction, and Rei's in another. It forces the blood down the tube."
Kai nodded in some form of understanding, watching the blood flow down the tube and into Rei's body. "Will this save him?"
Kenny bowed his head. "We'll have to see. I can't promise anything."
Kai nodded, biting his lip.
This has to work...
Has to.
Kai had returned to the waiting room now, leaning on the reception desk and drumming his fingers on it. The receptionist had left now, leaving the desk empty. Rei had been re-admitted to his hospital room for recovery. The surgery had been a partial success, but Rei had fallen into a short-term coma from the blood loss. He left the desk, walking to the other end of the waiting area. Kai pulled his wallet from his back pocket and bought himself a small coffee from the machine. As he waited for it, a doctor called him over from the entrance of the wards. He gestured to him that'd he'd be there in a second, and retrieved his drink.
When Kai walked back into room 405, he got an odd feeling of déjà vu. He had, of course, been here before, only a few hours before. Rei was still comatose before him, breathing steadily.
"When will he wake up?" Kai asked, his voice wavering slightly.
"I can't be sure he'll even wake up Kai." Kenny answered.
The look of disappointment was clear on Kai's face as he sat down, setting his head in his hands. "Is there anything I can do?"
Kenny made to leave the room, pausing as he placed his hand on the doorframe. "Nothing." And he left, leaving Kai alone with Rei and his coffee, which he sipped at carefully.
Rei... please. I need you. Stay with me, I beg you.
Kai continued to sip his coffee.
I'm... not even sure what I'd do without you.
Getting up, he pulled the chair to Rei's side, sitting down on it again, resting his elbows on the bed.
Come on kitten... Be alive...
Kai felt himself becoming tired, and he couldn't stop himself from falling asleep when his eyes closed.
He woke an hour later to the sound of shuffling feet. Slowly opening his eyes, he blinked a few times, and looked around. Around 3 people were in the room, all looking at him. He quickly recognised two of them: Nurse Joy and Kenny the surgeon. The third he did not know, but she quickly introduced herself as Rei's archery coach. Kai gave her a lazy nod of acknowledgement, and quickly sat up.
"How is he?" Kai glanced to his left, noticing Rei was still comatose.
"He's asleep now. His coma faded around 10 minutes ago, and he woke for a moment, before complaining he was tired and falling back to sleep." Kenny replied, walking to Kai's side.
"Do you think he'll be okay then?"
"I couldn't tell you even though I want to. We just don't know." Kenny said, sympathy showing on his features.
Kai expression dropped; worry lacing his words as he spoke. "Oh… I see. So he's at an unknown state right now?"
"I'm afraid so. Although he seems relatively stable, anything could happen."
"Anything?"
"Anything." Kenny bent down to whisper to Kai. "If everything stays as is, he'll wake up and recover. If anything worsens, he will die."
Kai's breath lodged in his throat, and he gasped quietly. "Please look after him. I need to go home and get everything repaired."
"We will Kai. Don't worry. If anything comes up, I'll call you." Kenny helped Kai to stand, and led him to the door.
"Thanks Kenny. I'll probably be back in some time tomorrow." Kai made his way to the reception desk, waving goodbye to Kenny and the receptionist, before heading back to the apartment.
Amazingly, when Kai returned home, the apartment was as it was left, bar three massive boards of wood covering the window.
"That's gonna be expensive to replace… And the TV."
He picked up an arrow from the floor, and twirled the shaft in his fingers.
Rei… why didn't you just leave them..?
The tip of the arrow was clean, so Rei clearly hadn't had the opportunity to use it as a defence. There was a small area around the window that was cordoned off with Crime Scene tape, so Kai began to clean the apartment, avoiding the small section. As he went to throw some sheets of ruined paper in the bin, he noticed that the bin liner was empty, bar two scrunched-up tissues. He head into the kitchen, placing the paper down before retrieving a pair of disposable gloves from a drawer. He went back to the main area, pulling the tissues from the bin. Slowly pulling them apart, they were held together by strands of sticky, white substance. Kai squinted at it, before gasping and almost throwing the tissue back in the bin with disgust. He pulled the gloves off with great speed, grabbing his mobile from his pocket and dialling the hospital.
"Hi there, can I speak to Kenny?"
"The surgeon? Yes, I'll just get him for you." The receptionist was clearly tired.
"Yes?" Kenny replied after a short pause.
"It's Kai. I need to ask you a favour."
"Go ahead Kai."
Kai breathed in heavily. "Could you please examine Rei's anal passage?"
Kenny paused briefly on the other end of the line. "May I ask why?"
"I have reason to believe… he's been raped."
"…I'll get right to it. I'll need you back at the hospital though; I won't be able to tell you the result over the phone – confidentiality and all."
"I'll head over there right now."
"I'll be waiting for you." And he hung up.
Kai quickly ran from the apartment, launching himself down the stairs rather than waiting for the elevator.
When Kai reached the hospital, Kenny was in the waiting room, folding a sheet of paper in half.
"I did a search."
Kai paused briefly. Kenny offered him the paper and Kai took it, raising his eyebrows.
"It's the test results."
Kai quickly unfolded the paper.
Sperm found in anal area. Screening shows that sperm is less than 24 hours old. Blood also found in sample. Suggests use of force.
Kai began to slowly shake with rage. "Those… bastards…"
Kenny opened his mouth to speak, but was cut off by a heart-wrenching scream from Kai.
"THEY RAPED MY BOYFRIEND!" He broke down into vicious sobbing, collapsing to his knees. "They… broke into the house… shot my boyfriend… and then had the nerve to rape him!" His body shook with every breath he took and racked with every cough he choked on.
"Kenny!" A shout from down the hall alerted the surgeon' attention. "Mr Kon's awake!"