The First Seed Planted

"Soooo ..." Kyle began, "When are Mum and Dad going to arrive?"

Kay shrugged, saying, "Probably in the next hour or so."

Kyle sighed, gingerly touching his forehead and the huge egg there. Kay took his hand in her own, her face angry as she hissed, "I'm going to find out who did this and they're going to pay. For every hurt you suffered, I will return it ten-fold!"

"They wanted me dead," Kyle pointed out with a grin, "You can't kill them ten times."

"How can you joke like that?!" Kay shouted, sitting up on the bed and hitting his chest repeatedly.

Kyle grabbed Kay and hugged her tight. She snuggled deeper into his embrace while mumbling, "I'm going to cut all their fingers, gouge out their eyes, cut out their little brother - no, first, step on their balls with a 6 inch stilleto, then squish it flat and then kick that slimy worm before cutting it off ... after that I'm going to ... "

Sam, Ali and Xing Han found themselves suddenly clenching their thighs together. They'd never seen their Angel this bloodthirsty before.

Then again, Kyle's never been targetted as such before.

"What if it's a girl?" Kyle asked in amusement, seeing the uncomfortable expressions on the guys in front of him.

"Then I'll pull her hair out, scratch her face, cut her nipples ..." Kay said, then looked up at Kyle indignantly when she felt him laughing.

Kyle's eyes were getting heavy but he struggled to keep them open. The painkillers and medication were making him sleepy. Really sleepy. He was laughing, but his eyelids were partially closed and he had a glazed look.

Kay noticed his droopy eyes and stopped cursing. She started patting him, like how one pats a baby to put them to sleep. Kyle realised what she was doing and he managed a lopsided grin as he said, "I'm not a baby, Kay."

"Yes, you are," Kay insisted, "You obviously want to sleep but you're not doing so. Who else but a baby would be so stubborn?"

"Fine, fine," Kyle said, giving up.

He lay down on the bed properly, bringing Kay down with him and closed his eyes. Kay didn't move to get out from the bed but instead, made herself more comfortable on it. Her head was on the pillow but her neck was under Kyle's arm. She lay on her side, snuggling closer to Kyle and placed her arm across his waist.

It didn't take long for Kyle to fall asleep, as well as Kay.

Ali came over and brought the blanket to cover them. Xing Han closed the curtains to block out the glare of the afternoon sun.

"I'll get back to the hotel," Sam said softly, "The person taking care of Oreo would need to get back soon."

"I'll wait here for Uncle and Auntie with Kay and Kyle," Xing Han whispered.

Ali nodded and decided to stay at the hospital as well until Kyle's parents arrived. He would also be able to keep Xing Han company.

The VVIP room was quite spacious and even had a small lounge area with an L-shaped sofa at the foot of the bed. On the wall above the sofa, an LED television was mounted, and in front of the sofa was a small coffee table. In the middle of the coffee table was a basket of fruits: seedless grapes, apples, and pears.

Ali and Xing Han sat there, and Xing Han took a pear to munch on. They didn't talk much but instead, would either be watching television or playing on their phone. They didn't want to disturb the Smith Twin's sleep.

An hour later, Patrick and Delilah arrived.

As this was a hospital, they entered quietly even though Delilah wanted nothing better than to run into the room. The hospital room was a rectangular shaped and the door was actually an alcove which was covered by a curtain. Thus, anyone who walked through the door would not be able to see into the room if the curtains were drawn.

At the moment, the curtains were only partially drawn so once Patrick and Delilah pushed the door, they could see Xing Han and Ali sitting at the sofa. Both of them raised their heads to look at them when they heard the door open, and they quickly got up to greet them.

Delilah walked in and peered to the left, to see her two children asleep peacefully on the bed. Seeing how her son lying helpless on the bed made her heart lurch. The bandaged head and the IV drip only made the vision much more heart-wrenching. The thought that she almost lost her son was so painful to imagine.

She walked slowly over to the bed, taking note of how Kay was holding onto Kyle tightly. The sight made her even sadder and worried about the future when - or if - one of them should pass on before the other. Would one be able to live if the other died first? It was something Delilah never thought of and she could not honestly say they could.

Delilah gingerly stroked Kyle's head and his eyelashes fluttered before he opened his eyes.

He gave her a weak smile, eyes still heavy with sleep as he whispered, "Hi, Mom."

"What am I going to do with you, dear boy?" Delilah answered, her eyes wet with tears.

"Love me?" he answered with a cheeky grin.

Patrick brought over a chair and Delilah sat down, holding the hand that was not wrapped around Kay.

"What happened, son?" Patrick asked.

"I don't know," Kyle answered, his face appearing stressed and frustrated, "I just remember that the lift stopped. I called for help and sat down because it was getting so stuffy in there. I guessed I fainted? I don't know. Next thing I knew, I was lying on my back and Lucka was there."

He looked at them with eyes that were full of anxiety and sadness, "Why can't I remember, Mom? Dad? Each time I try, my head hurts. There's nothing."

They watched as Kyle appeared visibly upset as he tried to remember, so Delilah patted his hand gently, "It's okay, Kyle. It's okay. The doctors said it's normal to have some amnesia after receiving such a blow to the head."

"Will I get my memory back?" Kyle asked worriedly, "Is there any long term side effects?"

Xing Han was watching Kyle's performance with an open mouth. Ali placed a finger under his chin and closed it, whispering, "Act normally. Don't look so surprised, okay?"

Xing Han blinked his eyes rapidly and turned towards Ali, "He's so convincing"

"Like Sam said, an onion," replied Ali.

Xing Han nodded, totally captivated by the scene in front of him. If he hadn't seen what truly happened with his own eyes, he would have believed Kyle 100%. Then again, he would have believed Kyle no matter what, but that's not the point here.

The point was, Kyle was a conman.

A convincing conman.

Xing Han started thinking about the carefree guy he grew up with. Right now, for the first time, he realised that Kyle wasn't as carefree as he made himself out to be. Seeing him in action at Company LV, then the way he escaped from the lift, the secrets of Team Zero and now, the skills he showed to keep those secrets from his own parents.

All this while, it had been him, Xing Han, that always unloaded his fears and worries onto Kyle. Kyle just took them unflinchingly, comforted him and accepted him whole heartedly. Yet, not once did Kyle ever complain about anything to him.

Well, excluding the complaints he always had about rabid fangirls and the things they did to him. Xing Han felt a bit ashamed now. He wasn't much of a BFF now, was he? What sort of BFF only took but never gave? Not that he didn't want to give, but Kyle never asked.

Xing Han pursed his lips, a glint of determination flashed in his eye as he vowed in his heart that he was going to be a new BFF. The best BFF. The best of the best BFF. He was going to be stronger and not rely on Kyle so much and he was going to be the rock for Kyle. Xing Han punched himself in the chest as he made that solemn vow to himself.

Ali watched the antics of Xing Han, as his face revealed a myriad of emotions before finally having him beat his own chest. He looked back towards the Smiths, thinking hard as well. Like Xing Han, he was completely shocked at a different Kyle.

The skills, ruthlessness, and efficiency were at a whole new level. The admiration he had in his heart grew even more and he thought of ways in order to learn more from Kyle and what Kyle had to go through to reach this level. What Kyle was doing to further expand Smith Industries.

Ali thought of how MA Oil Conglomerate could benefit from Smith Industries, even though they did not deal with matters in business. It was then, the first seed of a collaboration between two Giants started to form within Ali. The seed that sprouted and flourished well in the future, thereby bearing to fruit an entirely new Powerhouse that shook the world.

As for Xing Han? Well, that seed would be planted another day.

Right now, he was more concerned about other matters. The Tan Family business was not on his mind ... rather, he was making quite intricate plans on how to 'Make Kyle Talk' ...