Stress & Exhaustion ( Chapter 2 / ? ) Reita x Kai
Title : Stress & Exhaustion
Chapters : Chapter 2 / ?
Author : bluevioletapple
Genre : Angst ( ? )
Warnings |: Nothing much now. (:
Rating : PG-13 ( ? )
Pairings / Characters : Reita x Kai , the GazettE
Synopsis : The drummer was sure that he had never felt such pain before , or was it just his fever that was making him sensitive to everything ?
Comments : I’m so sorry if I made anyone seem OOC. & Lookie ! I finished it by the end of the week as promised. (:
Chapter One
Kai felt his headache even before he opened his eyes. It pounded hard against his skull. Slowly , Kai lifted his eyelids.His whole body ached , his hands stinged and his arms hurt. I’m so fucked up.
“ You’re awake. “
Feeling too tired to move , he shifted his view to the speaker.
“ What happened ? “
Ruki inhaled his cigerette. “ You fainted during the live. “ He paused to look at Kai before looking out the window. “ You should have told us that you weren’t feeling well. “
Kai flinched. Ruki’s tone sounded accusing. Feeling guilty , Kai looked up at the ceiling. Softly , he apologised. “ I’m sorry. “
When Ruki looked at Kai again , he was already sleeping , breaths uneven and erratic. Worried , he placed a hand on Kai’s forehead. A fever ?
Sighing , he went to the bathroom and grabbed a small washcloth , rinsing it in the cold water before going back and placing the washcloth on Kai’s forehead.
Somehow , Kai looked even more tired , like something was eating away at him. He was the portrait of unease and distress. Something was bothering him , even more so that it bothered him even whilst he was in the deep throes of the fever-sleep. They had to have a talk with their band leader sometime soon. It was unhealthy for him to continue like this.
Rubbing his temple , Ruki decided to leave Kai and call someone else to look after him. Walking out of Kai’s apartment , Ruki dialled Reita’s number.
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Kai woke up again , feeling sick. Slowly , he sat up and held a hand to his pounding head. God , he had never felt so bad in his life before. Not only was he sick , his body was still hurting and aching after the live and he was still concerned about the amount of work that was piling up on his desk and in his e-mail.
Looking around , he didn’t see Ruki so Kai assumed that he had left. I’m alone again. Figures.
Kai heaved his legs over the side of the bed and stood up , using his bedside table as a tool to help him stand and keep his balance. The world swirled into colours for a moment before focusing back into view. It seemed as though he couldn’t keep his balance. Moving his hands from the bedside table to the wall , Kai leaned heavily against it , dragging his body towards the bathroom.
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Reita picked up his phone that was vibrating against his thigh. Glancing at the screen , he wasn’t surprised to see that it was Ruki calling him. Who else would’ve called at 2 am in the morning ?
“ Reita ? “
Reita hummed a reply , leaning against the back of the couch.
“ Kai’s sick. I’m tired and I want to go home. Help look after him please ? I need my rest. “
Typical.
“ Sick ? Where are you ? I think I’ll make my way there , he didn’t seem to be in such a good condition when I left him to the staff. You go on ahead and sleep. I’ll make my way over to
Kai’s in about an hour. “
Reita heard Ruki thank him and shut the phone. Why , Kai ?
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Kai lowered himself into the bathtub , still fully dressed , and turned on the shower. He was exhausted after dragging himself to the toilet. He had emptied whatever was in his stomach into the toilet bowl , retching uncomfortably even after there was nothing left.
Kai felt sick to the core and sat in the bathtub , cradling his aching hand while letting the harsh pounding of the shower hit him. He had forgotten to wear his gloves during the live and now his hand hurt. The drummer was sure that he had never felt such pain before , or was it just his fever that was making him sensitive to everything ?
No matter. He’ll recover soon and start finishing whatever that had built up on his desk and soon enough his hand would be alright.
Right now though , he just wanted to sleep. The warmth of the tub was too comforting to his aching and feverish body. I’m just so tired.
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Reita knocked on the door. There had been no answer for the past 5 minutes. Perhaps Kai was asleep ? Too tired to even hear someone at the door ?
Sighing , Reita searched his pockets for the key ring that contained the band members’ apartment keys. They had given each member a spare key ‘ just in case ‘ , as Kai had said. He shifted through the keys until he found one labelled ‘ Kai ‘
Opening the door , Reita was greeted by darkness. He turned on the light at the front door while removing his shoes and stepped into the house.
“ Kai ? You awake ? You there ? “
No reply.
Worried , Reita made his way through the house. It was relatively clean. It seemed as though Kai just used the place as somewhere that he could sleep in. Almost everything was somehow untouched.
It was unnerving to see the house so devoid of life from someone so full of life like Kai. Reita walked through the house and found the rooms empty save one - the bathroom.
He knocked at the door before opening it to a sudden warmth and humidity.
“ Kai ? “ He asked.
Reita poked his head into the main body of the bathroom and was surprised to see Kai in the bathtub , fully clothed and seemingly sleeping while the warm shower pounded on him.
Was he so tired and exhausted that he simply fell asleep in the tub ? Something had to be done. It was definitely not healthy to keep this up. The bassist walked over to Kai and nudged the drummer.
Seeing that he had gotten no response , he slowly lifted the drummer from the tub and turned off the shower. Kai’s wet clothes dripped all over Reita and he decided to remove his clothes before carrying him into his bedroom.
When had he gotten so light ? The question prodded Reita’s mind again. The drummer was way too light. When was the last time that Kai had eaten ?
Thinking about it , Reita hasn’t seen the drummer eat or take a break while they were practising recently. They hadn’t really been paying much attention to Kai , always assuming that he was alright behind the safety of his drums but they never really checked.
He then placed Kai on his bed gently , leaving his side to look for a towel to dry him off with.
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Kai opened his eyes. He felt better but his body was still weary , he still felt somewhat ill. Remind myself not to forget to look after myself next time.
He felt the bed dip and turned to look at the person there. Reita ? When had he gotten here ? The last thing he remembered was throwing up and sitting in the tub.
“ You worry us , Kai. “
The simple sentence struck deep into Kai. I never wanted to. You weren’t supposed to notice.
Kai wanted to laugh and apologise but a cough had gotten stuck in his throat and he let out a series of coughs.
“ When was the last time you ate ? You’re so damn light now. “
Another sentence that stuck deep. Somehow , it hurt to be hearing this from Reita. So now you notice. Try remembering and caring for others then. See how much you remember to care and remember for yourself.
“ Sorry. I keep forgetting to eat. “
Kai heard Reita sigh. Leave. Just leave if you don’t want to be here. I didn’t force you to come , did I ?
Kai felt the bed lighten and the door close. Tears pricked into his eyes. I never wanted you to leave though.
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A/ N : So yeah. I’m sorry if Kai seemed OOC. Comments are loved. I’ll try and do up Chapter 3 ASAP. I don’t like leaving fics hanging. And look ! It’s the end of the week so I did keep my promise , though technically , it’s Monday here and it’s like 1.04 am. Haha ! Sorry if the chapter seemed kinda choppy and / or short. Do tell me if there's something off though. :)
Comments are loved. (: