Radioactive: Chapter Three

Radioactive

Chapter Three

~Home~

Kaiba watched closely as the doctor walked across the room. He and Kiri had managed to get back to the Island in one piece, more or less. Now he sat in the doctor’s office waiting for the doctor to tend to his wounds.

The office was a good size. Kaiba sat on the desk in the room. A coat hook was near the door carrying a wide brimmed hat and a black jacket. The carpet was a calming blue and many potted plans sat in the unoccupied corners of the office. The walls were hidden behind shelves of books. All of the books had something to do with the serial killer known Dr. Jekyll. For years, the man killed dozens of criminals as a type of mysterious vigilante, a hero to some. Kaiba looked quickly at the different titles. The doctor walked back with a black suitcase.

The doctor’s black eyes were unfeeling and showed no emotion. Strands of his black hair fell over his emotionless face. He placed the suitcase on the desk beside Kaiba and opened it. The doctor rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt then put on some latex gloves. The silence was broken as he deliberately slapped the gloves on. He glared at Kaiba momentarily.

Kaiba met the man’s gaze as he took off his bloodstained coat. He offered his wounded arm to the doctor. The man took it and only then did he glance down to look at it.

“Well, I’ve seen worse. It’s a shame you’re sitting here instead of on a slab at the morgue,” the doctor said casually as if they were talking about the weather.

“It’s good to see you too, Jekyll,” Kaiba muttered.

Jekyll stuck his long slender finger into the wound. The look on Kaiba’s face was one of pain, “Did that hurt? I do hope it did.”

“What’s all this about this time?” Kaiba snapped.

“I have a new patient. Maybe you’ve heard of him? He’s about, oh, ye high and acts a bit like an arse,” Jekyll switched out his gloves and opened a bottle.

He poured the bottles contents on Kaiba’s arm. A sharp pain shot up Kaiba’s arm. He clenched his teeth to avoid showing Jekyll the extent of pain that he was in.

“What operation did I pull you away from this time?” Kaiba asked through his teeth.

“A riveting brain surgery,” Jekyll sighed, “Now that inferior Dr. Jones has to take my place. You seem to choose the most horrible times to request my services.”

“I apologize,” Kaiba muttered, “I didn’t realize you liked your job so much.”

Jekyll looked at him, “I don’t. The other doctors are just so vastly inferior in their ability.”

Kaiba looked blankly at the doctor for a long moment. Jekyll tied up the wound neatly in white bandages.

“Keep that on for twenty-four hours,” Jekyll instructed, “The ointment should fully reconstruct the missing flesh my then. Fortunate for you, your bones are made of metal, the bite didn’t break the bone.”

Kaiba stood up and took off his shirt, “Yeah, well, it’s times like this I’m glad I’m an Other.”

Jekyll gave a dismissive ‘mhmm’ as he poked around the wound on Kaiba’s back, “Looks like it hit your shoulder blade. Should heal rather quickly.”

More ointment went on the wound and a large adhesive bandage as well. When finished, Jekyll took off his gloves and cleaned up. Kaiba put a new shirt on.

“Was wondering,” Kaiba started.

Jekyll stopped what he was doing and looked at Kaiba with death in his eyes, “What?”

“The creature we brought back—”

“I’ll get to it when I get to it. Until then, do not bother me about it,” his voice was low and murderous.

“Keep you schedule open, Jekyll,” Kaiba draped his coat over his injured arm, “There might be more of those things running around. I might need you to follow up.”

“I look forward to it,” Jekyll sighed, “Do try not to call me next week Tuesday. I have a colonoscopy to perform.”

“Have fun?” Kaiba was unsure of how to respond.

Jekyll pointed to the door, “Out.” Kaiba headed to the door. Jekyll called to him just before the door closed, “You owe me.”

“I know,” Kaiba said as he closed the door.

Kaiba stopped a moment when he saw Kiri standing across from the door. He collected himself and started walking toward the waiting room of the hospital. Kiri straitened from leaning against the wall and followed him. For a moment, they were silent as Kaiba walked a few steps ahead of Kiri. When they exited the hospital, it changed.

“I told you to not wait for me and to go back to the Tower,” Kaiba muttered as they walked toward their car.

“I must have misheard you, sir,” Kiri lied.

“Misheard?” Kaiba looked at her. He looked away and muttered to himself, “Even with the best programing they all start getting personalities that they weren’t programed to have.”

Kiri said nothing though she heard exactly what he said. They both walked to the driver’s side. Kaiba sighed.

Kiri opened her mouth before Kaiba could say anything, “You don’t expect to drive with that arm of yours, do you?”

“Maybe I do,” Kaiba said; there was an edge to his tone.

Kaiba opened the car door. Kiri rolled her eyes and walked around to the other side. It was dead silent in the car as Kaiba drove. Kiri sat with her arms crossed in disapproval. She looked out the window. The sun was setting and the evening crowds were starting to come out. She stared out the window.

They drove through the city. Kaiba pulled up in front of the Tower. Kiri stepped out and expected Kaiba to do the same. He didn’t.

“I’ll see you tomorrow,” Kaiba stated.

Kiri looked at him, “You aren’t coming in? Don’t you need to report to Sirius?”

“No,” Kaiba said, “I can report to him at home. I’m tired.”

Kiri nodded, grabbed the briefcase and closed the door. She stepped back as the car drove off. Kiri stood there until she couldn’t see his car anymore. She turned around and entered the Tower muttering profanity about how stupid Kaiba could be.

Kaiba drove home. It was far enough away from the city and the Tower for some relaxation. Yes, he still lived with his parents but the house was big enough for him to have his own wing which he shared with his younger brother Lynx. The house, more like mansion actually, was on the coast facing east. He pulled up to the front door and went inside, leaving the vehicle for the butler to pull into the garage.

It was a spacious home. Kaiba walked through the living room. He caught a glimpse of his younger brother Chaud sitting on the couch playing video games. His younger sister sat beside him watching the screen intently. Kaiba walked to his side of the mansion and passed Lynx on the way. His brother was looking at some blue prints and barely noticed Kaiba as he walked by.

Kaiba stepped into his room and sat on his bed. He sat a moment, considering what to do next then he glanced at his clock. Kaiba got up and walked to a desk where a computer sat silently. He decided to type up his full personal report instead of wait for his father to come home. When he finished, he sent the document to his father and started doing more work.

A little chime echoed from the computer. Kaiba briefly looked at the bottom of his screen. Kiri had messaged him.

I thought you were tired.

Kaiba stared at the note for a moment. He was suddenly annoyed. What business of hers was it that he was doing work? He decided to ignore it. At least one of them wasn’t going to be wasting any precious time.