Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ Burn ❯ Chapter 7 Axel ( Chapter 7 )

Burn

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Chapter 7 Axel

Damn, my head really hurts. What the hell happened to me? I don't really remember. Slowly, my eyes opened. I was in the hospital. Yeah, that was pretty much a given. I tried to move my arms but couldn't. Further examination of my surroundings explained why I couldn't move; I was restrained. Oh. I must have had one of my episodes.

See, whenever someone grabs me by the arm, I start having a fit where I lose my temper and get very angry. I haven't been able to figure out why. I think it has something to do with my childhood because I can't remember a lot of it. I think something traumatic happened to me and I blocked it from my memories so I wouldn't have to remember. And now it's coming back to bite me in the butt. Yeah, I took psychology in high school. It's called repression.

Basically, I'm really fucked up and I have no idea of why.

Back to my little problem. The only thing I could do was lay there and wait for someone to come in and tell me what was going on. While I was waiting, I looked around some more.

I had an IV in my arm and the machines behind my bed were turned on. I was dressed in a hospital gown again. Nope, not a good sign. My heart beat faster. My breathing quickened and my chest started to tighten. Did I mention that I have asthma due to my inhalation of smoke over the years since I played with fire? No? Well now you know. The machine behind me started going berserk which brought Becky running.

“Axel, are you okay?” she asked.

“Can't…breathe…” I managed to get out.

Becky rushed forward and hastily placed an oxygen mask over my nose and mouth.
“Breathe deeply Axel,” she murmured, holding the oxygen mask in place.” Breathe deeply and relax.”

I breathed and got oxygen into my system. After a few moments, Becky was able to take the mask off.

“Better?” she asked.

“Yes. Thank you.” I nodded. “Becky, what the hell happened?” My breathing quickened again.

“Easy Axel. Don't get yourself worked up,” Becky said soothingly. I calmed myself down. “You had one of your fits last night.”
“Oh.” I frowned.

“You also had a seizure.”
“A seizure?”
“Yes.”

“Why?”
“We don't know. We're going to find out though. Dr. Lexaeus has ordered several tests to be done. First, blood work.”
I groaned softly. I hated needles so much. Becky brought in a tray with a bunch of stuff on it.

“You ready?” she asked.

“Just get it over with,” I said through gritted teeth.

I closed my eyes as the needle slid into my arm. I didn't open them until after Becky had withdrawn the needle and patched up the hole.

“I'll be right back,” she said.

“Hey Becky.” I stopped my nurse at the door. “Are you going to untie me?”

“That depends. Are you going to promise to behave yourself?” Becky was stern.

I flashed her a huge smile. “Of course I am going to behave.”
“All right. I'll untie you when I get back.” Becky hurriedly left.

“Becky!” I protested. “You're sooo mean!!”

I groaned softly and turned my head to the side. “Roxas! Hey Roxas!” Roxas turned his head and looked at me questioningly. I heard Becky's soft footsteps and knew I didn't have much time. “Roxas, look. I just wanted to say I'm sorry. I probably scared the hell out of you last night. I don't…normally act like that. Sometimes I just…lose control. Something happened to me when I was a kid though I'm not sure what. I don't know why but I have these episodes where I can't control my emotions and lash out at people. So don't feel like it's anything you did, all right Roxie?” I swear I saw Roxas nod slightly.

Becky came back in.

“Good news Axel,” she said with a smile. “The doctor said it's okay if I take off your restraints.” I breathed a soft sigh of relief. Becky stepped forward and took off the restraints around my ankles first. She hesitated to make sure I wasn't going to go berserk on her and then took off the restraints around my wrists. It felt really good to be free of them.

“Okay now let's get that IV out of you,” Becky declared.

I winced as she gently pulled the needle out and wrapped my arm in gauze. Great, now both my arms are bandaged. Just wonderful. Becky dressed me in my regular sweats and a T-shirt and ordered a wheelchair to be brought in. I sat up. I knew the drill. We worked well as a team now. It took less time than usual to get me from the bed to the wheelchair. I could feel Roxas watching me as Becky wheeled me out.

Our first stop was for the EEG. It measured my brain waves while I reacted to all sorts of stimuli, like a strobe light for example. Then it was time for the MRI. They gave me earplugs (the machine was noisy), made me lie down, and put me in a narrow tunnel-like thing while the machine did its thing. Good thing I'm not claustrophobic. After I had been pulled back out, Becky helped me back into my wheelchair and brought me back up to my room just in time for visiting hours. Man does she have good timing or what? My parents made their weekly visit, followed by Zexion. Talk about a loyal best friend. He has come every single stupid day since I was hospitalized.

“I heard about what happened,” he said slowly. “Do you want to go somewhere more private to talk?” I nodded.

Zexion got up and left for a few moments. After clearing it with Becky, Zexion (all by himself!) got me into a wheelchair and took me out into a deserted courtyard. “There, that's much better.”
“Yeah,” I agreed.

It was so nice to be outside for the first time in months. Zexion sat across from me on a bench.

“So you had another one of your episodes?” he asked, his expression unreadable through his long dark silver bangs.

“Yes,” I replied.

“What was the cause?”

“Sara, my night nurse, she seized my arm and tried to drag me away from Roxas's bed.”

“Okay. And…” Zexion prompted.

“And…” I let out a soft sigh. “I lost control. You know how it goes. You've seen me before.”
Zexion nodded. He had been present for one of my episodes a while back. “Was it bad?
“Bad?” I demanded. “Bad he says?! It was catastrophic. I had to be sedated and restrained.”

“I heard about that.”
“How?”
“From your parents.”
“Oh really?” I raised my eyebrows. “I was under the impression that my parents don't like you.”
“They don't, but they felt obligated to tell me what was going on.”

“I see.”
“I also heard about the…other thing.” Zexion looked at me, concern reflecting in his blue violet eyes.

“You mean my seizure?”
“Yes. It was most irregular. You have not been prone to seizures before, have you?”
“Nope. Just asthma.”
Zexion shook his head in annoyance.

“Does the doctor know what caused the seizure yet?” he asked.

“No. They just did the tests today. It's going to take a while before they find out what caused it.” I shook my head.

“We'll hope for the best then,” Zexion murmured more to himself.

We talked for a while longer about non-related things, mostly about school. Then Zexion brought me back inside. I was very reluctant to go back. I liked spending time outdoors. Asthma or not, it was refreshing.

When we returned, we found Sora talking to Roxas. There was a silver-haired guy with him with the most stunning aquamarine eyes I had ever seen. Roxas's eyes were prettier, but his eyes were still very nice. From what I understood, he was Sora's boyfriend. Zexion ignored them and helped me back into bed.

“Thanks Zex,” I said, making myself more comfortable. “Hopefully I'll be able to get around on my own soon so I won't have to depend on others so much. And…” my voice softened. “Thanks for taking me outside. It felt really good to get out of this damn hospital, even though it was only for a little while.”
Zexion almost smiled. “You're welcome Axel.”

To be continued…

A/N: Thanks to the handful of you who actually took the time to leave a review. It means a lot to me. I've found this incredible music video on YouTube that someone made. It's really well done and so beautiful. The link is: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hBlxGPUhCoo . Copy and paste it into your browser and it should bring up the video. It centers on Organization XIII and especially Roxas not fitting in. It's SO good. I highly recommend checking it out because it's simply amazing.

I'm also announcing two new Kingdom Hearts projects. Both are AxelxRoxas fics with ZexionxDemyx on the side. The first is called To Save a Life and the second, which will be a sequel to the first, is called To Create a Life. The first will be a oneshot and the second will have multiple chapters. Check out my profile for more info, the summaries, genres, and ratings are under my Projects Coming Soon section. The information about the EEG and the MRI are 100% accurate. Why? Because I've had both of them done before.

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