Can't See the Light- Rei
Pain racked through Rei's body. He could feel gentle arms lifting and carrying him to a safe place. His head ached
and in the darkness bright lights exploded across his vision. Slowly, muffled voices filtered through his hearing. They
faded away again and something was wiped across his face.
The touch was soft yet it seemed to burn his skin and Rei tried to cry out for it to stop. Although he could not make a
sound, his prayers were answered when the person stopped and instead a cold glass was placed against his lips.
Cool, sweet water swept into Rei's dry mouth and he swallowed gratefully.
Someone was holding his head up. He tried to move again and when his head shifted slightly, he felt happier even
though it made his headache intensify. At least he wasn't completely helpless.
He heard clearly the sound of footsteps nearby and he tried opening his eyes. Fierce bright light penetrated the half-
closed orbs of gold. He groaned slightly as the pain lanced through his head. Finally he opened his eyes fully and
waited for the bluriness of his vision to disappear.
'Rei?' asked Tyson, concerned. Rei turned his head towards the voice but all he could see was a blurry figure. His
breathing quickened. What was happening to him? He sat up and looked frantically around the blurred room. There
was no sharp edges, no little details. It was all just one colour fading into the next. Rei shook his head in panic,
trying to shake away the horrible feeling inside. Someone was shaking him lightly.
'Rei, What's wrong. Calm down and you'll be okay. Just tell us what's wrong.' It was Kai. Rei recognised the voice
alone. The pale blob in front of him did not make up a face. The colours were there but there was no detail bringing
it together. It didn't help at all and Rei began to panic.
'Oh god, please not this. Make it stop, SOMEONE MAKE IT STOP!'
He gasped for breath and vaguely realised that he was struggling against someone. He writhed for a few moments in
an attempt to escape and tears of utter frustration rolled down his white face. He cried out weakly as pain crashed
again through his tired body. He wept in shock at his pitifully lacking sight which had never failed him even in the
darkest of situations and finally he stopped struggling and collapsed limply into the arms of his friends, gasping in
pain.
Max's timid voice spoke up,
'Rei? Please tell us what's wrong. You're really scaring us Rei' Rei sat back and looked around, trying one last time to
see the details in his friend's faces but he could hardly tell one from the other.
He sighed and looked down at his hands.
'I…I think I'm going blind' he whispered.
