Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ Bloody Tears ❯ Love heals all wounds ( Chapter 3 )

Bloody Tears

Chapter 3- Love heals all wounds

For Kai's sake.

The ride to the hospital seemed to take them forever. Every set of traffic lights they came to was on red and the traffic was moving so slowly that they were stationary more often than they were moving. Rei couldn't stop fidgeting and was getting more worried by the second. He tapped his foot impatiently, picked at bits of fluff stuck to his clothes and looked at his watch every few seconds.

After what seemed like an eternity, they arrived outside the hospital. Rei was the first off the coach and it was only thanks to the drivers' fast reaction in pushing the 'open door' button that the poor door wasn't ripped from the vehicle. Racing into the building, Rei was barely able to stop at the reception desk. He jabbered out that he wanted to se Kai, but the receptionist just shook her head.

"He's being examined right now. If you'll take a seat over there we'll keep you informed of his condition." Pointing to row after row of chairs, many filled with sick or injured people, the receptionist waved him away and went back to answering the phones.

Slumping down in a hard, grey chair, Rei hung his head and stared at the floor. He was eventually joined by the others but barely acknowledged their presence. Everyone was silent, each waiting for the other to speak. Surprisingly, it was Rei who spoke first. "This is all my fault. If I hadn't...if I'd paid more attention...maybe none of this would happened."

"Yes, maybe. But maybe we'd still be here. Maybe Kai would be ok, but maybe he'd be dead. You can't keep blaming yourself for this. Kai's the one who chose to starve himself. Kai's the one who didn't tell us when something was wrong. He chose his path, you chose yours; they just happened to collide in some places." Kenny placed a hand on Rei's shoulder, speaking up for the first time since all this started.

"I appreciate whet you're saying, Chief, but you don't understand. It is my fault. I'm the reason Kai got sick in the first place. It was because of me that he stopped eating. He left his room against doctors orders to come and see me, to stop me from leaving." Rei poured his heart out to the short boy next to him, explaining everything except the kiss and his feelings.

"Why were you going to leave anyway? What gave you reason to think Kai would want you gone?" Kenny wasn't going to give up until he got the answer he wanted. Biting his lip, Rei knew that he would have to tell them everything. It was only thanks to the nurse calling out his name that Rei was spared.

"Yes?" The news could tip him either way. Bad news would destroy him, good news would bring him back from the dark hole he had dug for himself. Rei stood as the nurse approached the group. "Is Kai ok?" Barely a whisper but the nurse smiled brightly and asked them to follow her.

"He's just in here." They had reached a door like all the rest, white with a small window in the top. A green curtain was drawn across the glass so that no one could see in. Opening the door, the nurse stepped inside, quickly followed by Rei and the rest of the Blade Breakers. "The doctors say that his chances would be good if it weren't for the fact he has already wasted away so much. His body has started digesting the muscle in order to stay alive and if that continues he will die. We've hooked him up to a drip and that should help, but if he doesn't wake up soon, death is inevitable. His immune system is low so he can't fight the disease very well, it's all up to him now." Leaving the four boys with their friend, the nurse left the room, closing the door behind her.

Kai lay stretched out on a hospital bed. He was attached to several machines that monitored his heard beat, blood pressure and temperature. A drip was inserted into his right arm, the skin around which was red. The rest of his body was a deathly white, almost blue. His veins could be seen easily through his pale skin and stood out. Cold to the touch, Rei would have thought that he was dead had the machine monitoring his heart not been beeping every second or so.

"I'm here Kai, we all are. I made a promise not to leave you, don't make me break it. You have to fight this thing. Come back to us, Kai. Come back. Please." Rei sat on a chair next to the bed and gently took Kai's hand in his own. He used his other hand to wipe away the tears that were pouring down his face. The others just stood and watched, not knowing what else to do. That is how it remained for over an hour, no one speaking, just watching and waiting. Suddenly, Tyson cleared his throat making everyone jump slightly.

"We...uh...have to go now. Rei, do you want to stay with Kai? You can always phone the hotel when you want picking up." Tyson stood from where he was previously sitting on the floor. Rei looked over his shoulder and smiled gratefully. Tyson always knew what to say or do when it really mattered, 'that's why he's such a good friend, moron.' Rei couldn't stop chastising himself for what had happened. He hated himself for it. "Just make sure you let us know if there's any change." Tyson gave Rei a thumbs- up, Rei just nodded. Practically pulling Max and Kenny out the door, Tyson left the room and closed the door, leaving Rei to talk to Kai, even if he couldn't hear it.

"What was that all about?" Max looked up at Tyson, his eyes questioning.

"They just need some alone time. Well, Rei needs alone time with Kai, even if he is deaf to the world." Tyson smiled knowingly and Max's eyes widened in shock.

"You mean they're." Max's eyes widened more at the thought.

"We shall see." Tyson's smug look never left his face as they walked out to the coach.

"You know, that would explain a lot." Kenny looked thoughtful for a moment before climbing onto the bus and taking his usual seat near the front. The others followed and the engine started up. Looking back at the hospital, the three could only hope for the best.

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Still Rei sat. He had decided that, no matter what; he would stay by Kai's side until he awoke. Occasionally the nurse would join them to take a note of Kai's vital statistics and change the drip. As the hours passed slowly by, Kai's natural colour gradually began to come back. He went from being a pale blue similar to the colour of his hair, to pure white, like the freshly fallen snow, and eventually to pale peach, slightly lighter than Rei's skin. 'Skin on skin.' Shaking his head to lose the image, Rei internally scolded himself. Now was not the time to be thinking of such things. Kai was still sick, after all.

Still Kai lay, in a sleep so deep the doctors couldn't wake him. A coma. The majority of the illness over, all that was left for Kai to do was wake up. More hours passed and it began to grow dark. The nurse would have thrown him out hours ago were it not for Kai's miraculous recovery. He had fought off the pneumonia abnormally fast, but was still critical. If he didn't regain consciousness, the illness might still return.

Head drooping, Rei could barely stay awake. He was determined to watch Kai all night if he had to, just in case, but his body had other ideas. Lack of sleep the previous night made Rei even more tired than he would usually be after a long day of training. It was only 9:30 when his head dropped one final time and he fell into a deep slumber.

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The trip home was pretty much uneventful. Pretty much. The ever- cheerful Max tried to make conversation, but no one felt like talking, not even the driver, so he gave up. Sitting next to Tyson, Max rested his head against the taller boys' shoulder and sighed. "I can't really imagine life without Kai. What if...what if he." Tears sprang to his eyes and he quickly wiped them away, burying his head into Tyson's neck. Tyson moved slightly so that he was leaning half on the seat, half on the window. Pulling Max close, he ran a hand through the blondes' soft hair before resting it between his shoulder blades.

"I know. Try not to think like that, Kai will be ok. Rei won't let him...leave just yet." Not wanting to say the 'd' word, just in case, Tyson pulled Max's chin up so that he could look the beautiful blonde in the eyes. A single tear escaped from his left eye and Tyson leaned down to lick it away before kissing him gently on the lips. The kiss ended quickly, Tyson not wanting to push the distressed teen. Max, however, had other ideas. Throwing his arms around Tyson's neck, Max crushed his lips against Tyson's. As the passionate kiss deepened, Max ran his tongue over Tyson's closed mouth, demanding entrance. Tyson gave it to him, allowing the smaller boy to plunder his mouth, tasting everything that was Tyson.

As Max began to lose momentum, Tyson took over. Their tongues battled for dominance for a few moments before Max gave in and granted full control to Tyson, as he always did. As Tyson ran his tongue gently around Max's mouth, Max let out a small, lustful groan. The feeling of having Tyson's tongue in his mouth, as well as the new tightness of his trousers, made Max want so much more than just a kiss.

Pulling away only to breathe, Max momentarily forgot where they were and slid his arms from around Tyson's neck. Running them slowly and seductively down the dark-haired boys' chest, Max tugged at the material of Tyson's T- shirt. Pulling it loose from his trousers, the blonde slipped his hands underneath in search of Tyson's nipples. Finding one, he squeezed gently before rubbing it with his thumb.

That was enough to get Tyson going. Groaning loudly he pushed Max down onto his back and spread his legs in one swift movement. Since there was not much room on the seat where they were lying, they promptly fell onto the floor, Max now lying on top of Tyson. Looking startled, Max was the first to speak.

"Oops, heh. Guess the coach really isn't the place." Grinning madly, he continued. "I kinda like this position." Max blushed slightly pink and Tyson could only laugh. It was not unusual for Max to get kinky, but this was a new one.

"Looks like we're gonna have to try it then." Tyson spoke as seductively as possible and Max blushed even more. Kenny, who was sitting on the other side and three rows forward, simply rolled his eyes at the two.

It was at this point that the coach turned into the hotel driveway. Untangling themselves from each other, Max and Tyson exited the bus together, hand in hand. Kenny followed and the driver closed the doors behind him. Driving off to find a parking space, he left the three teens alone outside the hotel. The happy couple made their way inside, hand in hand, worries temporarily forgotten. Kenny, however, was not so calm of happy. He sat on the steps leading up to the entrance, head in hands.

"What's wrong Kenny?" Dizzy broke the silence. Kenny had been acting strange since Tyson and Max decided to be open about their relationship.

"I don't know. I guess I'm just lonely. Max and Tyson have each other, and now Kai and Rei. I don't have anybody." Sighing loudly, he covered his face with his hands.

"Nonsense, you have me and they're still your friends." Dizzy could never understand what Kenny was feeling and, try as she might, the bit- beast just couldn't be everything he needed her to be. She was just a computer, he needed someone made of flesh and blood.

"It's not the same." Kenny stood up from the step, crossing his arms as he did so.

"You want physical contact, like they have." Kenny nodded. "So go out there and find someone!" Dizzy knew that if Kenny did find a special someone, she would most likely be forgotten, but she had to take that risk. Seeing Kenny so miserable hurt her. She loved him but knew that it was impossible for their friendship to be anything more, partly because she was a computer but mostly because Kenny liked guys.

"Maybe." Kenny turned to look at Dizzy. "But right now, I'm hungry." Picking the computer up off the floor, he made his way through the doors into the hotel.

It was a while before Tyson and Max joined him in the cafeteria. Max looked somewhat flustered and a pink tinge still remained on his cheeks. Tyson was grinning like mad and kept licking his lips. It didn't take a genius to work out what they had been doing. This made Kenny feel depressed again, just when his mood was starting to improve.

During lunch, Kenny was silent. Max and Tyson gibbered on to each other about silly little things. No one brought up the subject of the tournament, which was only a week away. If Kai...well, they'd have to drop out. Rei wouldn't be up to it and they would all be too grief stricken to get any further than the first round.

"I'll see you guys later." Picking the computer up and standing to leave, Kenny was barely acknowledged by the other two, they were so engrossed in their conversation. Kenny made his way over to the bar and ordered himself an orange juice. When it was set down in front of him, Kenny just stared at it, deep in thought. He was jolted out of his trance by a voice next to him.

"Penny for your thoughts?" Looking sideways at the boy now standing next to him, Kenny's eyes widened. He was gorgeous. A slender figure, tall, wearing a sleeveless black polo neck and a pair of black jeans. The boys black hair hung down to his shoulders and looked like silk. His face was well shaped with skin so white it was almost transparent. Ice blue eyes seemed to stare through Kenny, piercing him, watching his very soul. His very voice was beautiful, low and sensual, but not harsh. Soft, soothing, Kenny blushed and tried to concentrate on his drink. Hopefully the young man would go away and leave him alone.

No such luck. The young beauty sat on the stool beside Kenny and also ordered an orange juice. Kenny could feel those cold eyes on the back of his neck, making him blush more. "Don't feel like talking? You looked kinda lonely sitting here by yourself, so I came to keep you company. Us Beybladers gotta stick together, right?" Kenny turned to look at the boy who was still talking despite the silence he was receiving in return. "You are from that team, the Blade Breakers, right? The one with that guy, Kai, who's world champ? You're the smart one, right?" Kenny nodded, not being able to speak even if he had wanted to. "No way could they survive this far without you. I'm envious, all I'm good for is smashing other peoples 'blades."

"Uh...thanks, I think." Kenny, still blushing madly, was allowed a few seconds to say what he needed to while the guy took a breath.

"I'm Uuji, by the way." The boy, Uuji, offered Kenny his hand. Kenny just about managed to shake hands, palms sweaty and shaking, but the boy didn't seem to notice.

"Kenny, but everyone calls me Chief." Kenny managed to pull his hand free from Uuji's grasp and went back to staring at his orange juice. The boy went back to gibbering on about anything and everything. They were both happy; Uuji to talk, Kenny to listen. He was glad of the company and that someone was actually paying attention to him and not the others. He was very often the forgotten one and it felt nice for someone to actually appreciate him for who he was.

"Uuji." A male voice thrown across the room in their direction. Looking to where the sound came from, Kenny saw a group of three teens, about his age, walking towards them. Uuji waved and called out for them to 'join the party' as he put it. Standing to greet them, Uuji turned to Kenny.

"Right. Kenny, this is Alex." Uuji pointed to the large, blonde male who had shouted over in the first place. He towered over Uuji, who only came up to his shoulder. Alex was well muscled and obviously a body builder. He was handsome, but in a rough way. "This here is Kitty." The girl was also taller than Uuji, but not by much. She was slim and pretty with shoulder- length blonde hair and deep blue eyes. She waved at Kenny, palm towards him and all fingers straight but one, her fourth finger, was bent. This was kind of greeting from her own town, although Kenny didn't know that at the time. "And last but not least, this is Cléa." Cléa was the shortest one there. She stood a head shorter than Kitty and had to look up to Uuji. "We're the Blade Daemons." At that point, Kenny noticed that they were all dressed completely in black, bar Kitty who wore a pair of blue hipster jeans with a beige belt. "Guys, this is Kenny of the Blade Breakers." The three Demons all chorused their hellos before Alex turned to Uuji.

"Sorry, but we have to go. We'll miss our train if we don't." Alex looked scared, as if Uuji might just lash out at him for speaking up and spoiling his fun. Looking at his watch Uuji gasped.

"It's 4:15, why didn't you tell me?! Let's go!" He was about to leave when he remembered Kenny. "Sorry, I'm afraid it's important or I wouldn't go. I'll see you the day after tomorrow, when we get back." Uuji smiled at Kenny, a smile that melted his heart and forced the blush back out onto the surface again.

"See you, Uuji." Kenny waved as the dark-haired beauty walked away with his team. Turning back to shout over his shoulder, Uuji disappeared from view out the door. Kenny quickly drank his orange juice and retreated to his room to think over what had just happened.

His room was, unfortunately, right next door to Tyson's, which is where Max spent most of his time. Now, as Kenny lay on his bed, he could hear the thump of Tyson's headboard against the wall followed in a short space of time by a loud scream from Max. Several minutes went by as Kenny stared up at the ceiling. He wasn't surprised when the noises from next door started up again. They had been known to go for hours with very little time in between. It was going to be a long night.

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