I'm sorry for the confusion. I made a tensy error. Thank you for letting me know that chapters 1 and 3 were the same Songbird21.
Chapter Three: Sorrowful Visitors
"Hazzen?" Gibson questioned. "I've never heard of such a planet."
"Hazzen is a planet that was hidden long ago. Only a few of non Hazzen inhabitants know it's where about's. I'm one of the few." Antauri said.
"Shall, I alert the others of Chiro's condition?"
Antauri nodded, "its best not to keep secrets from them. Let me tell them about the healer, though."
Gibson nodded and trotted out of the room, leaving Chiro and Antauri alone. Antauri sighed and stopped stoking the boy's head and removed his hand from his head.
In his sleep Chiro's brow became furrowed and he whimpered pitifully. "Antauri..." the boy murmured in his sleep. Antauri began to stroke the boy's head again and Chiro once again relaxed. Chiro opened his pain filled eyes. Antauri removed his hand again when Otto came in.
Otto walked in slowly, he actually looked serious for once. When he had reached the bed he carefully hugged Chiro. Chiro hugged Otto back weakly, with effort. Otto began to lick Chiro's cheek. "Otto, what are you doing?" Antauri asked.
Otto paused, his tongue hanging out of his mouth an inch from the boy's cheek. He pulled his tongue back into his mouth so he could talk. "I don't know, I've seen dogs do it." Antauri sweatdropped "What?"
"Otto, you're not a dog." Antauri pointed out.
"Oh..." Otto released Chiro. "I'll get Sparx now." He trotted out of the room.
Shortly after Sparx came in, his tail dragging on the floor behind him. He sat on the edge of the bed. Even though he knew the answer Sparx asked, "how ya feelin', kid?" He brushed a lock of Chiro's black hair from his eyes.
"Terrible..." Chiro muttered and smiled as though it was some kind of joke.
"Well at least you're alive, right?" Sparx asked with a small smile.
"Yeah... I guess so..." Chiro managed to say before his eyes widened and he had to cover his mouth as a violent coughing fit racked his frail form. Sparx and Antauri exchanged worried glances. When Chiro had finished Coughing he removed his hand from his mouth to find it covered with blood. Antauri helped Chiro wipe the blood from his hand with a tissue. When the blood was wiped off Antauri threw the tissue away.
"I'll go get Nova now." Sparx left. He had been gone barely 10 seconds before Nova came in and hurried to Chiro's bed side.
"Chiro..." she murmured, tears filled her pink eyes. They began to pour down her yellow cheeks leaving dark, wet streaks in her fur.
"Nova..." Chiro mumbled and he look at her with pain filled eyes.
"Oh, Chiro..." Nova said. "You're only a 13-year-old boy, you shouldn't have to deal with this..." She stroked his porcelain white cheek, Chiro trembled from the chill of her metal hands.
"How much did Gibson tell you guys about..." Antauri made a gesture to Chiro.
"He told us everything... He's only a boy he shouldn't have to endure this. I wish I could help him."
Antauri could sense Nova's tension and distress. "Nova could you go get the others?" Reluctantly she nodded and withdrew her hand from Chiro's cheek."I have to tell everyone, except Gibson, who already knows it, something"Nova hesitated, then she trotted out of the room.
A minute latter the others filed in and picked a spot to stand or sit. Nova refused to be in any other spot then by Chiro's bed side. She began to stroke his cheek again.