Chapter Four
Growth Hormones
"Kitty? Look of hatred?" Youji nearly fell off his chair laughing. For the first time in many days, the weiss boys had the night free. No missions. No Schwartz.
Ken shrugged as he dealed the cards for poker. "I saw what I saw. Aya saw it too, right?" He looked over at the red-head.
Aya looked up from reading some book. "Yeah." He went back reading.
Omi sweatdropped. "Okay, I admit she's a bitvery strange. But I still can't see a look ofhatred on her face. What did the man look like again?"
"Silver hair. Gold eyes. Very tall."
"It won't be very hard to find him," Omi pointed out. "Not many people have those looks."
"Nothing," Youji grumbled as he tossed the cards in. They were playing for fun, but Youji was betting on his pride. "Did you ask Kitty if she recongized him?"
"Yeah," Ken replied as he tossed in a pair of tens. He muttered something when Omi beat them all by throwing in a triple of queens. "She said that she didn't remmeber him, but in the back of her mind, she sorta did. By the way, where is she now?"
There was silence.
Everyone turned to Aya.
Aya calmly flipped a page and replied "Taking a bath" without bothering to look up.
Youji glanced at the clock. "Now? It's only nine."
"She's five."
"Oh."
Omi gathered the cards and began to deal again when there was a huge splash in the bathroom. The boys froze.
"KUSO!!"
Aya's eyebrow raised at Youji. The green eyed assisian shrugged. "Must have heard me curse"
The boys ran to the bathroom.
"Kitty! Are you okay?" Omi pounded on the door when he got no response.
"O~mi-niisan?" came a shaky reply.
"Are you okay?" Omi repeated. He looked at Aya who had an unreadable expression on his face.
"Should we go in," Ken asked, uncertainly. "She is only five"
"I" was the reply that came from the bathroom.
Aya shrugged and Youji said that he refused to go in.
Omi sighed and slowly turned the door knob.
"OH~NONONONONONONONO!!!!!!!!" Kitty shrieked. "DO NOT COME IN! I repeat: DO NOT COME IN!!"
Omi slammed the door shut. "Okaywhat do we do now"
Aya tried. "Kitty, what's wrong?"
There was silence and some coughing. "Ugghhyou're going to find out sooner or later"
Youji frowned a bit. "Is it just me or did Kitty's voice change a bit? It seems more"
Ken nodded. "Yeah, I noticed too."
"Can you come out?" Aya asked.
There was silence again.
"Uhhyeah," Kitty said," but uhh"
A pause.
"Do you promise not to say anything too bad?"
The weiss boys blinked. Bad?
"We promise," Ken replied.
Another pause.
Then the door opened.
Their jaws dropped.
"I" Kitty stammered. ""
And she did grow. She grow about five more years. Kitty stood there, face crimson, in a towel, in front of four amazed guys. She looked about ten.
"Ummcan some one call Manx?" she muttered. "I need some clothes that fit"
Silence.
"Anouplease?"
She felt like banging her head on the table. Manx had dropped off some more clothes and started asking nonstop questions. When, she left, the boys made her sit for another questioning session. Kitty glanced at the boys, wearily, and repeated her story for the tenth time.
"I was taking a bath and grew."
Very short story.
"Doesn't make sense," Ken said.
"Nothing makes sense," Youji corrected. Suddenly, an evil glint lit up in his green eyes. "Hey, can you make yourself grow another ten year—"
Omi smacked him. "Is that all you think about? Women in bed?"
Youji just grinned playfully.
Kitty glared at Youji.
"Speaking of beds," Aya pointed out," I don't think Kitty or Omi will want to share the same bedroom anymore."
Omi and Kitty both muttered an agreement under their breath.
"We really don't have any extra bedroomsI mean, I think Manx was talking about a closest or something," Ken muttered.
A moment of silence.
"So, where's Kitty gonna sleep?" Ken asked.
Another pause.
"I'll sleep on the couch," Aya muttered.
Kitty looked up and blushed. "No, you really don't have—"
"Aww," Youji teased. "Isn't that sweet"
Aya shot a deathglare at Balinese. "Shut up. I have my reasons."
I can't believe even Omi doesn't know, Aya thought as he leaned back on the couch. The house/shop was quiet. Lights out.
And Kitty didn't have any protection tonight.
It would be a perfect time for whoever the enemy was to capture her.
A rustle.
Violet eyes narrowed. Perhaps he was being paranoid.
Perhaps not.
Aya reached down under the couch and slid his katana out. His instinics were literally jumping out in his face, telling him that there was some one outside that wanted Kitty dead.
There was complete silence as he crept up the stairs to his room, where Kitty was resting. Leaning his ear against the door, he heard her breathing in and out, deeply.
Again, maybe he was just being paranoid.
Then it happened.
There was an explosion and Kitty's scream tore through the night. Aya barged in; at the back of his mind, he heard Youji, Ken, and Omi running.
He swiped out his blade and blinked at the scene.
The silver haired man was standing there, the moonlight silhouetting his frame. He had twisted smirk on his face.
Kitty was backed into a corner. The bed had been blown up and feathers were floating down from the ceiling as if it was snowing. A silver pistol glinted in the ten-year-old's hands as she pointed it at the enemy, trembling.
Aya lunged at the silver haired man. "Shi-ne," he hissed as he brought his katana down on him.
However, the man ducked and Aya only managed to scar the top of his shoulder.
Suddenly, a wire lashed out and caught the man's hands together and a dart headed for the back of his neck. However, the man swung around and caught the dart with his teeth.
Omi nearly squeaked.
He spit the dart out on the floor and broke the wire with his hands. Ken was about to slash him, but Youji held him back. "No, Siberian. If he's able to catch Bombay's dart like that" He didn't have to continue.
The silver haired man ran back to the window.
But he wasn't ready for another double attack.
Kitty fired at him and the golden eyes widened. He just barely managed to avoid the strange green bullet, but it had gazed his right arm open. Blood spurted out.
Then Aya emerged from nowhere. He attempted to slice and dice, but the man held up his hands and widened his eyes.
"Shirak!" He shouted and a blinding light was forced into Aya's eyes. Cursing, Abyssaisn stumbled back.
Ken looked up, as the man was about to jump out the window. "Who the hell are you?"
The silver haired man halted, then turned around. In the moonlight, Ken could see the smile that played on his face. "I was seeking a realm to rest in from the last battle. However, I never expected such luck" He jerked a finger at Kitty. "My name is Tashin."
Then, the man named Tashin, jumped out the window and disappeared in the shadows.