Beyblade Fan Fiction ❯ How we came to be ❯ Examinating ( Chapter 8 )

Ray was standing in the doorway. When he saw them lying in the same bed like that he felt a sudden wave of anger and confusion wash over him.

“Was there something you wanted?”

Ray realised he had been staring and quickly averted his gaze towards the place Kais voice presumably came from. Damn, it was dark in here. But then he remembered what the doctor had said and was relieved that it was indeed dark.

 

“Oh, yeah. I just came to tell you that the doctor will be here soon. You're supposed to keep her in the dark and silence. Try to keep her awake. I'll be back with the doc, k?”

“Ok, but hey, could you bring me a warm blanket? Faith's freezing cold and I don't have any other blankets. Thanks a million.”

Ray mumbled a sure and closed the door again. But instead of getting the blankets as instructed he banged his head softly against the wall. What was up with them? Hours, no minutes ago Kai had tried to strangle her and now they were lying in each others arms like they were the happy couple.

 

How can she forgive him after all those things that he had done to her? Why was she attached to HIM? He always treated her wrongly, mostly pretended she didn't even exist. While he, Ray Kon, did nothing but look after her. But all he ever got was a scowl or a glare. And oh dear if he ever dared to badmouth Kai in her presence. And yet every time that the team insinuated that there was something going on she got mad. They both did. Like it was an insult to what her relationship with Kai actually was.

 

Angrily he banged his head against the wall again. DAMMIT, he just wanted some clarity. It was doing his head in. He had been longing for the girl since the first day she'd gotten in here. But Kai had made it very clear that she was `Hand off'. Yet the two weren't together and didn't seem to be interested in being more than just friends. And still Kai glared at everyone that even dare to come too close to Faith. When someone did her wrong, she could usually be found in Kai's arms, in deep conversation with said person, or said person beating up the one who wronged her.

 

But the Russian could do her wrong, he could slap her, strangle her, and he didn't even have to apologise. Ray could feel his anger rising again. He always felt it rising when he thought about the way she was being treated

-DAMMIT, dammit, dammit, she deserves much better than that glaring piece of ice. If only she could've been mine, I could've shown her how someone is supposed to be treated. If only...-

 

“Something wrong Ray?”

Ray jumped when he heard Max' voice. He didn't realise how foolish he had looked banging his head on the wall and hissing curses like that. He blushed and grinned at the blond a little sheepishly.

“Yeah, I'm fine; Faith needs a warm blanket though. Kai only has a sheet and you know how cold she can get.”

Max handed him one from the nearby cupboard, but he shook his head and stared at the ground

“You go; I need to get some air.”

He didn't have the heart to tell Max that he just couldn't see the two cuddled up like that again without wanting to hit Kai. Not right now anyway.

 

Max entered and arrived in total darkness. He hadn't been gifted with the night vision Ray had. He was about to click on the light when a hand stopped him. Kai had rushed over to him in utter silence when he noticed what Max was about to do.

“Don't, Faith needs to be in the dark right now. Thanks for the blanket.”

Before Max could say anything the blanket was taken from his hands. His eyes had gotten used to the dark a little and he could vaguely see Kai wrapping the blanket around the girl and then lying in the bed again, hugging her tightly. He heard soft whispers coming too, but they were in a different language, probably Russian because he was pretty sure that Kai didn't know Dutch.

 

He was worried, more about the mental state of the pair than anything else.
-One of them is going to get seriously hurt before they realise how much they mean for one another. They're in such denial that it's not even cute anymore.-

 

Not long after Max had left the room Ray entered with the doctor. Kai refused to leave Faith alone during the examination and sat watching the whole process worriedly. The doc worked quickly and quietly. He was the house doctor of this team since they had first started, and knew the process well. Although they hardly ever got sick, Ray and Kai preferred to get their injuries checked in silence, while the others liked to chitchat. He was unsure of the girl, but since he found her in the bedroom of the Russian, he assumed she was just like him when it came to procedure, though it didn't seem like she was in any state to talk anyway.

 

Her face was concentrated in keeping her breathing deep and even, but it didn't really seem to help much. Her eyes seemed pained. As he moved the blanket away from her body she shuddered slightly. This girl felt icy cold to the touch even though it was very warm in the room. His eyes widened when he saw the marks on her neck, but after casting an alarmed glance at Kai he continued. When he was done he spoke to the blue haired blader with a light hint of concern in his voice.

“I know that you don't like hospitals because of lack of privacy, but I'd like to take her for some extra tests. If there is something internal going on, which seems very likely, I can't see it with any instruments that can be taken with me in my bag. I'll drive her, and the press will be none the wiser.”

“I'll go with you.”

 

Faith piped up however. She was the patient after all, and didn't like it when they talked about her like she wasn't there.

“Look, it's not necessary, I'll be fine, and I need some rest.”

Kai looked at her intensely, he knew she hated hospitals, the blank and coldness of the rooms always gave her nightmares. She had very good reason. Last time she was there under observation and wires were attached all over her body. Her eyes were scared yet defiant at the same time.

 

“You are going. I'm not going to take the risk of… I won't let anything…”

Eyes met and inside those crimson pools she saw more emotion than she had ever noticed. There was fear, pleading, sorrow, determination. It was all there and it made his eyes look more like vibrant rubies than ever before. This was the Kai she had met for the first time years ago. Before the training and torture corrupted their entire beings. This was the Kai she kept defending and returning to. This Kai was innocent and fragile, this Kai she adored. While searching for the right sentence to say he looked at her pleadingly and continued in a whisper.

“I don't want to lose you.”