Chapter 38: Private Conversation
I don't know why I ran away. Maybe I just needed to be left alone for a little while. Anyway, not long after, we were all going to Demon's Door Cave, the source of the Makai portal. My brother was leaving a trail of my personal favorite Makai plant, the Akaru weed. A trail of little, luminous plants lined our pathway. Hiei-sama glanced at me and I sent him a telepathic message.
/Where have you been lately/
/Nowhere. I just had to take care of a few things, that's all. /
/Uh-huh, sure. Where were you/
/I'm not telling you, Naoko. /
/Okay, okay, fine. Keep your secrets, I don't care. /
/So what do you think of all this/
/I don't like it…I never liked the Makai and I won't like it brought here. /
/Are you sure? Don't tell me you didn't think of it even once/
/Th…think of what/
/That you might want to go home. I admit, I thought about it. / I was shocked, to say the very least. 'Floored' might be a better description.
/Why…why would you ever want to go back there/
/…I don't know, it was just a thought, I suppose. /
/Hiei-sama…if you were given the choice, would you? Would you honestly go to the Makai and never return/ He hesitated, and that was enough to make me nervous.
/I wouldn't, Naoko. I would have no reason to. / I sighed audibly and then glanced around to see if anyone noticed. None of the others looked back.
/…You're sure/
/Absolutely. / I smiled and touched his shoulder.
"Thanks." I whispered softly so only the crimson-eyed demon could hear me.
end of chapter thirty-eight