Chapter 5

Avalon

"Ryu!" I yell out as I rush towards the healing quarters, hearing that he had been attacked, "Ryu!"

I barge through the doors and that's when I see him lying in a bed and he does not look like he is doing very good. He is covered in cuts, bruises, and gashes. His leg doesn't look very good at all, like it had been broken, and it makes my stomach churn because what in the world happened to him? Mom and dad are here, and they don't look very good at all. It seems like something must have happened because they don't look like that for no reason.

"What's going on?" I ask them, not holding back because there's no way I'm going to let them not tell me what is going on, "what happened to Ryu? Who did this to him?"

"Blaine did this." Mom murmurs, recognizing that name because he had pursued me a few times even though I basically told him to piss off, "I guess he was jealous of Ryu, and he worked with the hunters to attack the kingdom to get Ryu alone. Thankfully Ryu managed to get out of there with just a few scrapes and bruises because it could have been way worse."

I wasn't sure what to make of it, feeling like shit because how in the world could this have happened. It amazes me that it even turned out this way, making me feel a bit sick to my stomach. I didn't know what to do, slightly worried about what would come from it. I see now that I might have made a big mistake when allowing this to happen the way that it did. I might have just screwed everything. Right? There's nothing more that I could have done. I don't even know what to do now besides let it happen that way.

"Do not blame yourself." Dad tells me, knowing that I probably already am, "The only person that we should blame is Blaine and the hunters. They are the ones who caused this shit show, and we will make sure that they do not get out of this without wishing that they never fucked with us."

I know Dad is telling me the truth but I'm more so worried about Ryu right now. I'm sure that experience had to be a bit terrifying and I'm not so sure what to make of it. A dangerous game could be played and if we don't make sure that we're at the top, then we might end up getting killed in the process. A part of me needs to make sure he is okay, but I also don't want anyone to think that I actually care.

Ryu is just my partner because he has to be. It's not like he really wants to be with me and I'm sure he would be feeling the same way. I want to ask him what to do about this, slightly worried about what'll come from it, but I think they have him on some pain meds. As the doctor explains his injuries, it breaks my heart a little bit because Ryu did get really hurt and I'm not so sure what to make of it. I don't know what'll happen next but a part of me does want to figure it out in case something more happens.

I just keep thinking that maybe Ryu will be okay.

I'm not sosure how much time has passed but it feels like forever. After that, Ryu finally opens his eyes and I see him looking right at me, a gentle smile on his face. It's like he was trying to make sure that I would be okay which does make me feel pretty good because I'm not entirely certain about what I would have done just then and there. I don't know how he feels about me, and I don't know what he wants either. I couldn't be entirely certain that our relationship is going to go the way that I need it to but I'm holding onto the hope that it will.

Running my fingers through my hair, I crawl onto his hospital bed, making myself comfortable as it seems like he wants me to do this. I don't know why but he makes me rest my head on his chest as he covers me with the blankets, making me feel extra weird. I'm loving it though, feeling like everything is going to be okay. I just have to hold onto the hope that we will be able to figure this out.