'Phire-san! You came back!' Hiei exclaimed as he ran over to Phire. She seemed still, and then when he tried to hug her, she disappeared.
'No! Phire! Come back!' Hiei yelled, feeling sad again. Everyone looked at Hiei as though he was high on crack or something. They continued eating, and Hiei continued screaming Phire's name.
'Hiei, wake up! You're having a nightmare again,' Timber yelled, waking Hiei up. Hiei got up instantly, and was panting immensely.
'Why do you keep screaming, "Phire! Phire! Come back!" Get over the fact that it has been 10 friggin years and she's not coming back!' Hiei glared at her for the first time. She felt scared that Hiei was looking at her like that.
'You were friends with her before me; don't you miss her at all?' Hiei asked. 'Don't tell me that you are like Phire's heart; cold, emotionless, and ignorant.' Timber hugged Hiei.
'Hiei! What are you talking about! I love you from the bottom of my hurt soul! Are you in a bad mood? I'll leave you alone,' Timber yelled in a child-like voice, and then turned around in tears. Hiei sighed.
'I'm… just in a bad mood, okay?' Hiei told her. Timber nodded, but then opened her eyes and then looked at him with serious eyes.
'Ever since that time I was blank, you sleep next to me in bed and keep screaming her name. Why, Hiei-chan! Explain to me what's wrong! Oh no, don't tell me she's doing this to you on purpose!' Timber yelled. Hiei looked at her strange.
'She isn't like that, Timber, why the heck do you hate her? She's your best friend!' Hiei yelled back at Timber. Timber grumbled.
'Used to be my best friend, that is, until she took you away from me; you seem to LOVE HER! YOU ACT MORE THAN JUST CLOSE FRIENDS, YOU KNOW!' Timber growled, her wolf form coming out. Hiei was speechless; he loved Timber so much; how could she say such things? Phire was beyond lonely, and he knew that because she changed destiny, they met and became friends. He couldn't help it; he cared for Phire, but never actually loved her.
'Timber… how could you say that? I love you so much; you mean much more to me than Phire, you know,' Hiei admitted. He felt a few tears roll down his cheek, and they dropped on the blanket. Phire even knew that Timber went first; it was love; Phire totally understood and was cool with it, and Timber thought the opposite.
'R-really, Hiei?' she asked, looking at him. She felt so bad; her hatred towards Phire was for nothing; Phire helped Hiei save Timber because Phire knew that Timber was the one who was much more important to Hiei than even power, and Phire was okay with it; she never minded it, and told Hiei straightforward, or at least Timber assumed that.
'H-ai,' Hiei was crying, and then he turned around, feeling sad. 'I guess that means you don't love me anymore, then?' Timber was astonished.
'HIEI! I FRIGGIN LOVE YOU MORE THAN CANDY AND SWEETS AND EVERYTHING ELSE! YOU GO ABOVE #1!' Timber yelled, hugging Hiei from behind. Hiei calmed down by sighing, and hugged Timber as he turned around. Timber continued crying and tightened her grip on Hiei. Hiei held her close and snug in his arms, when he heard his cell ringing in his pants. It vibrated really loud that he jumped and squirmed like a worm when he landed on the ground.
'Make it stop! Make it stop!' he yelled, forgetting it was his cell phone. Timber just laughed, and Hiei took his cell out.
'Oh it was this piece of crap,' he said as he picked it up.
'Hello?' he answered. There was silence, but Hiei could hear breathing, and it seemed to be telling him something, but he couldn't make it out. Before, though, Hiei was recording the phone call, so he could probably get someone else to interpret the message.
'Who was it?' Timber asked Hiei. Hiei shrugged as he put the cell to Timber's ear. It was the recorded message.
'Hm? I don't hear anything but breathing; how could the person be conveying a message?' Timber asked after hearing it once. Hiei sighed.
'Maybe it is just me,' Hiei said, but he thought that he wasn't crazy and that he did hear something.
'Well, it doesn't matter anymore now, now does it, Hiei-chan? Besides, let's get busy,' Timber told Hiei, eying him. He chuckled.
'Anytime,' he muttered, as he tackled Timber to the bed, and they did get busy, by the way.
