Chapter Six
On the Run
"Oh great," Ken muttered as the girls started asking about Kitty. They wanted to know what had happened to the other girlthe SMALLER girl that had been there just the day before.
Omi gave them his cutest smile as said, very sincerely, that this was Kitty's older sister that also under went the name Kitty. Of course, the girls believed him.
"Oh, she looks just like her little sister!"
Kitty sweatdropped and made a 180 degree turn for the backroom. She wasn't supposed to be out in the open anyway.
It was in the afternoon when she started to have certain cravings because of the time of the month. She blinked several times.
Most of the costermers had left and all the weiss boys weren't needed in the flower shop.
Ice cream. She needed ice cream.
NOW.
Kitty peeked outside the back room and saw Youji and Ken in the flower shop. Ken was doing something with the cash register but Youji was just reading some Play magazine.
An evil idea formed.
"Youji-niisan?"
The green-eyed man looked up to see Kitty standing innocently before him. She had her hands behind her back.
"Yeah?"
"Can we go for some ice cream?"
Youji blinked. "Can't you wait? I mean" he glanced back at the magazine. "I'm reading something important right now."
Ken rolled his eyes.
"Please?"
Ken grinned. This would reveal just how much of a softie Youji really was. "Come on Youji. She's only a little girl. The ice cream palor is pretty near and I'm sure Tashin won't exactly jump on her in the sunlight."
Youji sighed. "Can't you take her Ken?"
Ken shook his head. "It's my shift. Remember, you're only here because you're too lazy to go anywhere."
Youji still didn't look like he wanted to get up.
Kitty went to Plan B. She unclasped her hands that were tied in back of her to revealYouji's favorite brand of cigarettes.
Eyes bludging out, Youji gaped at Kitty. "Where'd you find that?"
"Sock drawer."
"How'd yo~you know?" he studdered.
Kitty shrugged. "My sources."
Youji gave her the evil eye. "WHAT sources?"
Kitty grinned back just as evilly and waved the pack of cigarettes in front of Youji's face hypnotically. And with her amazing reflexes, there was no way Youji was able to grab them from her.
"Alright," Youji said, defeated. He got up andhid the magazine and followed Kitty out the door.
The little girl was laughing her ass off.
Ken turned to Omi who had just walked into the flowershop. "Were you the one who"
"Yeah." Omi grinned. "Youji did say something about hiding something valuable in his sock drawer when he was drunk."
I wish she would grow a little more. Youji thought as he watched Kitty happily take her ice cream from the counter. That way nah, Aya would strangle me. After all, Kitty's like a sister to all of us.
Kitty looked at Youji and made that innocent face of hers. "Aren't you going to have some ice cream too, Youji-niisan?"
Youji grinned. The kid wasn't that bad anyway.
"That's not a bad idea," he replied.
Omi twirled his pen around as he slammed his math book shut. Maybejust maybe Damn, I wish I had Crawford's talent
Aya looked up from his book as Omi entered. No words came out to greet him. Omi didn't need one. He was used to Aya's silence.
"I have a theory."
The red-head blinked several times. Theory?
Omi continued, knowing that Aya wasn't going to say anything but glare.
"Kitty's probably going to grow again, today or tomorrow. But when she grows again, she'll remember everything andshe might go after Tashin herself."
Aya continued blinking. "How do you know?"
"I don't. I'm just saying, Kitty might not let us come along. We all saw that Tashin had some special power and I'm guessing when Kitty grows up, she'll have some special power just like that."
"What do you say we do?"
"Follow her."
"What happens if she doesn't let us?"
Omi stayed silent for a few moments. Then, he took a deep breath. "This is what we do"
Kitty and Youji returned after about an hour. Youji got mobbed by girls and Kitty had to stand there, sweatdropping while Youji pulled himself away from them. Usually, he would hang around more, but Kitty wasn't exactly supposed to be outside. And the sun was going down.
Youji stumbled into the shop gasping. Not saying a word to anyone, he rushed to where he had hid his magazine and startedreading.
Kitty wandered into the backroom and saw Ken lazily flipping through the TV channels, looking for something good to watch. Aya was reading again.
Omi was missing.
Kitty glanced around. "Where's Omi-niisan?"
"Hummm?" Ken looked up from the screen. "Oh, he went to some party. He probably won't be back until late."
Kitty arched an eyebrow. Somehow, Omi didn't strike her as the partying type. But she didn't say anything.
"Where did Omi really go," Youji asked as Kitty got into the bathroom for her shower.
"He staying in patrol just in case Kitty grows tonight," Ken replied.
"And what if Kitty doesn't grow?"
"We just have to take that chance," Ken said, flipping the channel again. He glanced at Aya. "Nothing on Shawartz?"
"They're quiet."
Ken and Youji exchanged surprise glances. Shawartz was NEVER quiet for long unless they had some one paying them or something.
Then again
"Tashin?"
"Yeah," Youji muttered an agreement
"Mmmmph" Kitty mumbled as she flopped on the couch beside Ken.
Ken glanced at her. "Aren't you supposed to be in bed?"
The girl shook her head. "I feel weird. Ken-niisan, have you ever had that feeling that some thing bad's going to happen?"
"you mean like psychic instinicts?"
Kitty blinked at him innocently, not exactly sure of what he meant. Shrugging, she replied, "Yeah, something like that."
Youji looked through the selves, cursing. Where the hell was that magazine?
"I think you left that magazine back in the flower shop?"
The green-eyed man looked up at Kitty, surprised. "How'd you know that"
Again, Kitty shrugged. She was dead tired and couldn't do much other than that. "I just had a feeling you were looking for it."
Unknown by both of them, Aya was watching her rather closely. After all, Manx had warned about strange powers Now that Kitty was older, she should be able to develop them more. And if Omi was right, she would remember everything the next time she grew.
"I'll go get it for you," she said as she some what stumbled out of the back room into the closed flower shop.
Aya touched the hilt of his katana. He had kept it close to him, hidden, but in close reach.
He had a bad feeling. A very bad feeling. "Youji, go out there with Kitty."
Youji peered over his shades. "I don't think—"
Crash.
"YOUJI-NIISAN!!" came a helpless cry.
"Don't even think," Aya hissed at Youji as he ran out there.