I am sooooo sorry for the long wait, i've been through a tough time, but i'm hoping to start being able to update every two weeks :)
Rei: We though you'd forgotten us
Sorry!
Kai: It's ok, just don't do it again.
At 8 am all the Bladebreakers were awake and sat in the hotel lobby waiting for the bus to take them to the hospital. Kai was pacing, obviously getting annoyed with waiting.
"Where is it?" Kai almost growled at his team.
"Calm down Kai, it'll be here soon." Kenny said, barely looking up from Dizzi. Kai had been asking the same question every two minutes for the last half hour.
"It's here." Max said another ten minutes later.
Kai spun around and ran out of the hotel and onto the bus. The rest of the team followed behind him. Tyson moved to sit next to Kai again.
"I'd rather be alone." Kai said, leaning back and closing his eyes.
"Oh no way sourpuss, you're not going all 'I'm fine and want nothing to do with anyone' tough guy act. You have to let your emotions out or they are going to rip you apart from the inside until you feel that there is nothing good left in your life."
Kai gave Tyson a sideways glance as he sat down, "Wow, that was deep."
Tyson half smiled, "I'm not only the most amusing person ever, I do have a serious side too."
"I'm beginning to see that," Kai half smiled back, "by the way, next time you call me sourpuss, I'll break your nose."
Tyson laughed, "There's the Kai we all know and hate!"
Kai stuck up his middle finger before turning and staring out of the window for the rest of the journey.
When the bus stopped the team got out and walked down to the ICU waiting room lobby. Kai walked over to the nurses station, "I'm here to see Rei Kon." He said to the brunette behind the counter.
"One second please sir," she said as she tapped away at her computer, "ah yes, he's in room three oh five but we will be moving him sometime this afternoon to a general ward."
"Thank you." Kai replied, going over to his team.
They followed the signs down the corridors till they got to room 305. They opened the door and looked in. Rei was sat up in bed watching daytime tv and eating red jello.
He looked up at the door, "Kai!" he called out hoarsely, a wide smile spreading across his face.
"Hey kitten!" Kai replied, running towards Rei and pulling him into a huge hug and kissing him passionately.
The rest of the team looked on with smiles on their faces.
"Let the guy breathe Kai!" Tyson laughed cheerfully at his two friends.
The two guys pulled apart, also with massive smiles on their faces. Kai pulled up a chair and sat by Rei.
"How are you feeling?" Kai asked, the worry returning to his eyes as Rei coughed harshly into his elbow.
"Not too bad," Rei said, his voice was raw and it was obviously a strain for him to keep his breathing steady, "I'm dosed up on pain meds so I am not in much pain, and I am able to keep some food down, mainly jello, I really like red jello." Rei snuggled toward Kai and rested his head on his shoulder. Kai stroked the neko-jins hair tenderly.
"I hear they're moving you later." Max said, relaxing on the end of the bed.
"Yep, which means I'm getting better." Rei smiled at Max.
"Try telling Kai that," Tyson said, "he's been up all night worrying his head off. I mean, I had to reduce to my serious mode."
"You have one of those?" Rei asked disbelievingly.
"Yeah, tell him Kai!"
"He does, and he was very good at keeping me calm. Although he's now back to normal he's an annoying sod." Kai said, winking at Rei.
"Hey!" Tyson said, pouting.
"Let's leave these two alone for a while." Max said, getting off the bed.
"We are just down the hall if you need anything." Kenny said.
"Thanks guys." Rei sighed, closing his eyes as they left.
"Are you tired kitten?" Kai asked, kissing Rei's temple.
"Mhm." Rei murmured, pulling Kai closer.
Kai took the hint and climbed into bed, pulled the neko-jin close to him and let Rei's head rest on his chest.
"Sleep now kitten." He whispered as he began to hum a melody which his friends at the Abbey would sing to him when he was ill.