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Chapter 8
If Diva didn't have an idea when she had started looking out the window and how long she had stared, Kai was just as clueless. He didn't know how long he had stared at her. He probably didn't even know he was staring. (a/n: idiot...). He was only throwing short glances a while ago while settling the food he had prepared on the table but now...
When Diva moved--bringing a hand to her nape and resting her chin on the window sill in apparent boredom--Kai immediately returned his attention to his chore. He shook his head in realization.
"Uh..." he slightly groaned, realizing this would probably Diva's first time to eat human food. He hoped it wasn't. He was guessing she would like the same things Saya did. So, he prepared boiled eggs as a side dish. He walks over to her and groaned even more. He didn't know what the hell he'd say. How the hell should he tell her to eat? "Uh...Diva?"
She looked up at him, face blank, then her gaze fell on the food on the table. Kai felt somewhat relieved at that. He was hoping she already knew what he called her for and won't give him a hard time thinking of something to ask. "Yes?" Kai flinched at her question. Shit.
"Uh...food?" that sounded really stupid but safe enough.
She sighed slightly, walked over to the table and seated herself. Simply by picking the chopsticks up and handled it effortlessly answered Kai's question regarding the first-time-to-eat-human-food thing. Apparently, she already did before. She looked rather bored though. Well, for a Cheropteran, this kind of food must really be boring. She went straight for the boiled eggs. Kai smiled at this. Knew it. Noticing she had pulled her sleeves up before taking a dish, he remembered Ischie had a few clothes and stuff inside his cabinet. She can use them, assuming Ischie won't step into Japan just for them. They are of about the same build anyway.
"You can change into a few clothes a friend of mine left inside my cabinet later. She won't be back anyway."
Diva had always been very choosy with clothes. She was hoping those clothes Kai referred to weren't as big as his shirts. Quite excited with the fact of a change, she gradually sped up eating. Seeing her eat like that, he could almost see Saya in her glutton mode.
After a few minutes and successfully emptying her plate, she settled it down and went for the room. She didn't mind closing the door but Kai knew better not to anger her by walking in there. But to his misfortune, his cellphone, which he left inside the room, began to ring. Crap...
"You tell me when you're done." He called out to Diva.
"I'm not prohibiting you from entering."
Gulp. 'The hell is she saying? "Nah, nah...just tell me when you're done."
"Whatever you say." She took the phone herself and threw it at Kai. "Answer it, it might give you a clue on my daughters' whereabouts."
Shit. I just saw her like that. "Damn it...you could've thrown that when you're not in just underwear."
"I know you're not stupid."
Kai rolled his eyes and answered the call. "Yeah?"
"Kai!" said the voice on the other line, which sounded exactly like Mao.
"Mao?"
"Yep," she answered with glee. "I was hoping to see the kids soon. But I couldn't. Okamura and I got business boiling pretty devastatingly down town and I had promised to bring them some chocolates by this week. Can you tell them I couldn't come by? And I'll double the chocolates for delaying!"
"Yes...I will." Kai said monotonously.
Mao went silent not because she was waiting for Kai to answer, but because she knew Kai was troubled. "Is something wrong, Kai?"
"Nah...just feeling rather drowsy."
Kai could tell Mao wasn't convinced but decided to let it pass. She must be really busy. "For sanity's sake, stop drinking, Kai! Right, right... gotta go."
"Right." Kai cut the call first and put the phone down on the table. Wait... That just reminded him. If there was someone who was smart enough to figure out too much about Saya and the Goldschmidths without the help of Red Shield, that was Okamura. Perfect. The guy can really keep his word too. He needs his help. This would include Mao for sure. That girl will nag her way to squeeze everything out of the poor reporter. It would be better if Kai saved him the nagging already.
Sighing, Kai dialled Mao's number and put the phone against his ear. It took about about a couple of rings before she picked up, there was shouting in the background, lots of shouting. "Mao, I need to talk to you and Okamura. I need your help."
"Hold on..." Mao kept the mouth piece far enough for Kai not to absorb the loudness of her shouts. "KEEP IT DOWN YOU BIG DOPE!! I"M TRYING TO TALK HERE!"
The rest were so fast that Kai couldn't make sense out of it. A few seconds later, she had returned to their conversation. "Be there in a few minutes.
"No, no... I mean, I'll go there instead."
"No, we're going down town anyway. It'll be more convenient if we go there."
"No...uh...house is a mess...big time."
"Come on, we're used to mess."
"Mao, you see..." Mao had cut the line before he could say anything else. He groaned and set his phone down. "Darn that Mao..." He began tugging on his hair and pace back and forth. "What to do...what to do...? I have to get Diva out of here."
"Just let them see me." Diva said from behind.
Kai turned to react violently but was immediately hushed down by the sight of her dressed like girl again. Well...they fit--"Perfectly..."
"What?"
"Uh!" Kai shook his head vigorously. "I mean, stupid! No way!"
"I think they'll find out anyway."
True... Kai sat down in defeat. He's got a lot of explaining to do.
sorry for the late update.
