Chapter 8: Hospitalised Stay

When he got James, he stopped moving and slammed his foot down.

He was standing in awe, Mythra was looking at the people on the floor. Evalynn went and checked Eader.

"Um, are you ok?" she asked in a nervous voice.

Replying with a smile," I… am… fine…" getting a breather," Can you please check on them," he pointed at the boys on the floor.

She went and checked them, Emilia was about to say something but forgot it.

'So his sword was a wooden stick, no wonder he didn't show it to me, but…'

She thought about the sword longer, mesmerised about the sword, having a queasy feeling in her stomach and tension in her hand.

Mythra looked at Emilia and gave a sickening smile, "so what happens now, Emilia?"

Emilia gave an embarrassed face. Evalynn put them upright and used their clothes to block the wound. The overweight person asked a question with a calm voice," did you girls," getting a breather," set this all up."

The girl had a pleasant but sorrowful smile," the brown-haired girl's real name is Emilia." "And what's yours," in a rush tone to get a breath. "Ok, but don't tell any of your friends," giving a kind smile," it's Evalynn."

Tears started welling up in his eyes and whispered," you were the only girl that's been nice to me and all others shamed me. I thought if I acted like a strong guy, you would like me more, thank you Evalynn." He fell unconscious, while Evalynn gave a given smile.

Eader went into his house and opened the door. Before the door closed, a voice came startling him, so he threw the sword under the table.

Mythra and Evalynn were both startled by the voice.

Eader called back" yes," with a confused face, but was shocked to see an adult, no, two adults, he was quivering with fear.

'Oh god, what's gonna happen? Am I in trouble?'

Then another thought came to his mind, and looked at the clock, and turned his head back, giving a weird face.

'Where is my mum? Its 5.00.'

The detective was confused by the face he was making. "Let's get you all to the hospital."

"What no I doooon't neeed….." Eader fell on to the floor, the detective was not surprised though, even by looking at his back, the t-shirt was covered in blood, it was amazing he was still standing.

"Constable, have you called the ambulance?"

"Already have, sir."

Then he turned to the girls; Evalynn was still on the floor, treating them; Mythra was still bullying Emilia about what happened.

"I am impressed about what you girls did for your friend," the detective said in a powerful voice.

All looked dumb. "Um, yes sir," Mythra stuttered, not releasing what she had done.

"Good, so you realise what you have done," he said with a proud smile. Still confused, the girls nodded.

"Good, I will tell him both news."

Then Mythra was asking why he was here, "Sir, why are you here?"

He replied with a devastating look, the ambulance noises were heard in the background, "His mum was kidnapped."

***

Eader was brought to an excellent hospital, when he woke up, the bed was a cosy cloud, walls white as heaven, a small, beech table with an abstract, three flowered vase- each a different colour of red, yellow and blue.

'Very contradictory.'

Then he noticed that he had a bandage around him, he touched them under his shirt. He tried to remember, and he did. He sighed, but then was worried about his mum and the sword.

'Did they find out?'

He forgot he put it under the couch.

"Hello," a voice not deep but not high either, he looked and saw a man with a white shirt, and smart trousers, confused, he replied, "do I know you?"

"Ha ha ha, well I am a detective," trying to sound impressive. A petrified face was on Eader, and when the detective saw he was scared, too. "No no, it's not about those boys."

Right when he said that he sighed with relief. "Don't worry, your granddad will be arriving shortly." But Eader did not hear what he said, he was happy he was not in trouble.

"Now," the detective's voice got serious, " I need to talk to you about your mum." Eader was prepared, his mum always said if something bad happens to her he would not cry, he started shaking a lot.

'He probably worked it out'

"Your mum was kidnapped by somebody, and we don't know who it was." Right when the man said that his mum was kidnapped, he calmed down, shutting down. Then thoughts clouded his mind right after.

'Somebody kidnapped mum. For a ransom? No, Dad is gone. For revenge. No, mum had no enemies, or nobody thought bad about her. She worked as an editor for a publishing company. I went there once. It was small, not many people, so nothing bad. The use of magic power. Probably, for her sword, so they need her alive.'

While Eader was thinking all those thoughts, the detective looked at him.

'Poor kid.'

Then he turned left, but Eader smiled right when he left. "Aaah, looks like he arrived," he announced, poking his head back in.

"Thank you," a person said with a weak voice. Then an old man walked in and closed the door.

'Wait…'

The old man laughed.

'Oh god.'

It was the same old man he met.

"Um, how did you find me," he asked, worried if that man was stalking him.

"Don't worry about it, you don't have to know," he spoke like last time but more vividly.

'This is perfect, I think we should put some cameras in his room.'

He chuckled a little bit, then Eader put his racing mind into work.

"And he described me, who you fou-."

"Wait so the detective saw the whole thing, not just the girls!" he exclaimed, but the answer he got was, "What there were girls, oh I should have come," he snickered with a grin looking at the ceiling.

"Perv," Eader instinctually claimed, with a glare.

"Yes yes, say whatever you want, but now you have proven yourself. The detective said you fought well, and that I should be happy; that is amazing news," he cheerfully proclaimed.

Eader chuckled a lot then asked a question, "how did you know where my house was? Are you in this? Are you the f****** person that stole her!!"

He glared at him, his hands were shaking hard, as if he would kill if he answered wrong. He took a breath and looked at him, "don't worry, you can trust me," he said it soothingly, trying to comfort him. Eader calmed down, taking subtle breaths. He sighed innerly.

'I can't put cameras in his house, well that's bad, I have to call them now.'

Eader changed his mood after the hardship, but his voice wavered, "Ok, but first what did you do to those swords, they were so sharp, and they were only wooden!" he exclaimed.

"I added a specific resin on the sword to harden it, which has small magical properties, this is so people don't understand how powerful it really is, also I added a magic enchantment around it " excitedly stating, but got cut off.

"Look, I know this is special and all, but…" He paused and looked at him, blinking twice and the silence was only for a second but it was enough to make the man shake.

"I don't deserve this, to tell you the truth," his voice started to waver, the old man started to realise he was breaking down because of this and he put his arm on his shoulder. He then unexpectedly

chuckled," Oh, I know you will change your mind." and then stood up. "The sword is a mystic figure if you don't take it, then I will just place it in a different place in the city, sure, but you are special, use it."

He spoke with tranquillity in his voice, making sure the kid could comprehend and so he didn't break down.

"I am going to leave, but call me when you change your mind," then he gave a smile, and walked out.

Eader sighed, then laid down, and used this advantage.

'I have Swordancia, and I have no family, with no magic, perfect.'

But five mins he got a knock, and a lady came in saying he had visitors, he sighed, thinking who else could it be.

'Can't I be left in peace?'

Then Emilia and her two friends came in, one of them closed the door. Emilia then spoke with a smile, "hi, ead-," before she could finish, he interrupted her.

"Ok, first thing first, screw you, and second, don't be all nice to me cause you got some people to gang up on me, which failed, and third give me the reason why, Emilia," he said name very menacingly, like threatening her.

The blonde girl laughed, tears in her eyes, Emilia looked at her. "Ok I deserve that, and fine, if you don't want my sympathy, then piss off," she said in a spiteful voice.

He nodded in return and answered sarcastically" yes, I wish I could, but as you know I am in a damn hospital girl, and whose fault is that, huh!" His tone raised as the sentence went on.

The brown-haired girl snickered frantically, and the blonde girl laughed at his answer so hard she cried.

Emilia blushed, before she could answer he said something first," Now be honest, why?" he said in an even scarier manner.

"Because I wanted to see your sword," she said calmly, hoping he would understand.

He did not understand," so all you wanted to see was my stick of a sword, Correct?"

The brown-haired girl laughed, and the blonde girl was on the floor laughing, Emilia nodded.

Eader then, spitefully and full of rage exclaimed," ALL YOU WANTED TO SEE WAS MY WOODEN SWORD, WHATS WRONG WITH YOU!!"

He pointed his finger at her.

"I WILL SHOW YOU THAT SWORD BY SMACKING YOU WITH IT!!!"

Emilia was beet red clenching her teeth, and her two friends were on the floor and hitting it and crying full of laughter. Not knowing that this sword variant was the sort of a working class

"How can I make it up... To.. you…," she said in a rather quiet, not wanting to do unnecessary tension

There was a piece of paper, tape and pen on the table, for some reason they were there.

Then he got an amazing idea and stood up slowly. The girls looked at him confused.

He grabbed clothing from the draw placed in his room. He placed varies make up and clothing on the table , took out the chair, and commanded," there, sit on this chair and wear what I put on you," he smiled.