Chapter 16.

Disclaimer: I don´t own anything in Beyblade.

Warning: Yaoi story, harsh language and violence.

"Talk"

´Thoughts´

On with the story!

When he woke up again, Kai didn´t feel the same pain from before. But the room felt much brighter which hurt his eyes slightly. He wondered what time it was, and if he could talk with anyone soon. The disturbing feeling of loneliness still circled around him and he wanted to get rid of it. Anyone would do… the doctor, a nurse…heck even Tyson´s stupid face would make him feel better right now. He smiled a little at the thought. But of course he had some candidates he would want to meet in first hand. He remembered the nurse telling him that both of them were outside sleeping. All he could do was to wait for them and hoped it would be very soon.

Wyatt´s stretched his sore shoulders, he wasn´t used to sleep on nothing but a comfy bed and his body gave now out signals of discomfort because of it. He looked at his reflection through the glass on Kai´s door and saw a mess of his brown hair. He caught movement in the corner of his eye and turned to Ray who was sitting with crossed legs on the bench. His eyes were closed and his hands formed some sort of sign. He guessed that the raven was meditating so he didn´t ask anything about it. When he turned back to his own business he realized how hungry he was. And a fallowing to that feeling came tired, stiff, and unclean. Things he wanted to do something about but he refused to leave the area. His parents had told him that they would not come back today, but that he could call them if he needed anything. He admitted to himself that it would have been easier if his mother had stayed. Both as support if he and Ray would fight again and also she would bring him something to eat.

"Are you ok?"

He jumped a little by Ray's sudden question. The tiger hadn´t open his eyes, but in some way he had felt Wyatt´s distress. He would have been impressed if the situation wasn´t as it was. He was too proud.

"Yes." He answered simply and met the others eyes as Ray opened his and gave him a doubtful face.

"You a fidgeting. Are you nervous?"

With nothing else to do at the moment, he gave in after a minute. "I'm just hungry."

Ray let his shoulders fall from his steady pose and drew his fingers apart at the same time letting out a soft sigh. "Me too."

Wyatt who had been expecting some smart remark from the other gave a good impression of a goldfish when Ray got up from his seat and walked passed him.

"I will see if I can find something to eat for us."

He had only walked a couple of steps when he was being called at. "Ray!" It was hard not to laugh at Wyatt´s chocked face- "Why this all of sudden?"

Not finding a good answer he just smiled a little and continued down the hall.

A good ten minutes passed until Wyatt got company from one of the many girls that took care of Kai. She asked if he was okay and smiled sweetly at his curious face as she carefully opened her patient´s door. She mimed to him to stay when he made to stand and quietly slipped into the room and closed the door behind her.

"Hello there." She said as Kais dark eyes fell upon her. "I can see that the rest did you some good."

"Is it now you are going to tell me how I feel?" he asked a little more carelessly than he intended. He was glad she was there but his personality didn´t want to give her that impression. But with her profession, she was immune to his comment and kept smiling. "Well, how do you think you are feeling?" she said with a slight playful tone.

"I'm fine." He said and tried to ignore the feeling of being treated like a child.

It didn´t help that she laughed at his serious expression. "Even though you just say that to get rid of me; I must say that I agree with you."

She sat down and pulled a bang of her hair from her face and behind her ear before looking through his papers again. "But none the less, you are not ready to go home just yet. We will keep you for observation and we will take some tests during the day. "

"For how long do I have to stay?"

"For as long as it takes."

He glared at her but she was immune to that too. Damn, if his glare didn´t work maybe he did need stay longer for recovery. But it was going to be hell none the less… he stopped that thought. He had been given a second chance, so it wasn´t so bad after all. No he would not wake up and be ungrateful, that, he would be next time he faced his harsh life, but not now.

With the new thought he changed the subject. "Is it still someone out there?" he asked almost carefully.

She closed his file. "I can tell you, they hardly left your side since you came here. You have good friends."

"The best." He said without thinking. And he looked at her to see her reaction as if he had said something bad, but she didn´t comment on his slip of mask. "Can I see them?"

"Just as long as you rest. No stress, I mean it." When he didn´t answer her, she gave him one last smile. "I bet you are going to be one of those difficult ones." She said and opened the door.

She was going to ask Wyatt if he wanted to see Kai, but she was drenched in questions before she even could ask. "Is he okay? Is everything okay? How are his tests? is he tired?, is he awake?, can he talk? Did he ask…?"

"Calm down young man." She said and put her hands on his shoulders. "Or I will have to take your blood pressure." She waited for the boy to calm down slowly. "Now, I don´t remember all your questions, but Kai is stable, awake, and is asking for you. Do you want to go in to him now, or shall we wait for your other friend?"

Wyatt tried to give the option on waiting for Ray a second but couldn´t stop himself from answering. "I need to see him now."

She nodded and let him pass her. "Just one thing." She said.

He reluctant turned to her. "None of that stress you are feeling can affect Kai. He needs a calm environment. Close the door after you."

"I understand." He said and did as she asked.

After the door closed he slowly turned around and felt his heart skip a beat as Kai looked at him with a soft face and a little smile. An expression Wyatt only had seen a handful of times.

"Kai…" he said with shaken voice as he stumbled towards the bed. He fell on his knees just in time when the tears started to fall and he hides his face over Kais arm. "I´ve missed you so much!" he sobbed and cried harder when Kais other hand fell on his head. "I thought I lost you!"

"You can´t lose me, kid." He said with tired voice and he let himself smile again when Wyatt looked up to him with red and teary eyes. "I have never been so scared." the boy whispered.

"I´m sorry what you had to go through. But I came back Wyatt, and everything is going to be okay now."

"I'm so glad!"

Ray walked back and saw that the bench was empty. He looked around for moment, thinking Wyatt had gone to the bathroom or something. With the two sandwiches from the cafeteria, he made his way over to the bench when the nurse who had supported him all this time walked passed him while she was putting her long high in a high ponytail.

"Hello. I was just told you friend was awake, must be a relief, right?"

"You have no idea. Thank you so much for letting me stay by his side. "

"You don´t have to thank me. It was my pleasure. The other young man, is he still here?"

"I don´t know where he is right now. I was just down the cafeteria, getting something to eat."

She nodded. "During the circumstances it´s good to see that you get along for your friends sake."

"We have to. We are only making it worse if we continue to fight. After all, it was because of it, Kai was hurt."

"Well I´m sure, it will be alright again. I have to start my shift now, but I´ll see you later."

"Yes of course."

Ray watched her walk down the hall to her reception, gladly greeting her female coworker with a hug. He was amazed how the girl could keep up her good spirit. She obviously had a very good life. Her spirit sometimes reminded him of Mariah. But yet again, it was not likely that this girl could turn from happy to dangerously angry like his childhood friend could. That was a unique gift.

The next steps was the last in a while when his keen hearing picked up Wyatt's voice from the other room. Kai´s room.

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"So how long will it take before we will get back to school?"

"You will be back in school tomorrow. I will have to wait a couple of days, don´t bother to bring me homework." The captain tried to joke away when he saw Wyatt´s unhappy expression. Had he really thought it would be that easy?

"No way, I´m staying with you. You are far more important to me, you know that."

"I appreciate that you have staid by my side when I was out. But I´m stable now, so you don´t have to worry. I´ll be back before you know it."

A silence came over them as Kai was trying to think out next subject.

"Wyatt. I´m sorry."

The brown haired student looked at him with big eyes and he unconsciously started to grip the bed sheet in his closed fist. "For what?"

"The last things I said to you. The last couple of days I´ve been surrounded by darkness with only my own thoughts as company. It gave me more than enough time to think over our situation and I was wrong to yell at you. You just wanted to help."

"I… I guess I jumped to conclusion about Ray and that guy… but I just can´t let you get hurt Kai. You mean too much to me."

"None the less. You can be sure now that I won´t treat you like that again. I will always be your friend."

It was hard to not make an expression in pain by the word friend. But he was starting to get use to the feeling. "You will always have me."

Kai smiled at it. It was not the time to discuss that subject right now. He was still tired and he hadn´t have the time to see Ray yet.

"Where is Ray?"

"Um… he was going to get something to eat I think."

"Will you have him come in when he comes back?"

"Are you asking me to leave already?"

"I'm sorry; we can talk later if you want. I just need to rest a bit more."

Wyatt left the room and found a single sandwich on the bench outside the door. Ray was nowhere in sight.

End of chapter 16.

I was going to post this later but I´m going away for a few days so I decided to post it now before I go. Next chapter will be up next week and it will be longer. Thankyou for still reading this story. Take care, Cya!