Chapter Five
Cala dropped to her knees to look in the cabniets. Why had she thought that a church would have pots and pans?
"Looking for these?" Kurama asked carrying over a big box of kitchenware
"Yes, I was. I was going to make ourselves a dinner. Is Hiei staying?"
"Yes."
Cala got the chills thinking about what had happened with Hiei in the kitchen last time. It hadn't been a bad thing but it was definitely unexpected. Kurama saw the dazed look and took advantage of her silence. He wrapped his arms around her waist She opened her mouth but a simple shush stopped her. He kissed her gently for a moment then pulled away.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that."
"Shush, its alright. Lets just forget about that for the time being alright?"
"Alright. Here I'll cook and you can go get Hiei and go to the market."
"Mkay."
Cala walked around the church trying to find Hiei. After an unsuccessful search she decided to leave without him. After walking down the street she saw a shadow move in the woods.
"Hiei?"
Hiei stepped out and started walking with her. "You and Kurama seemed rather cozy before." "And why shouldn't we be?"
"Hn."
"And what is that supposed to mean. Do you have some sort of claim over me?"
"Shut Up."
"I can say whatever I want."
"So you didn't mean anything?"
"What are you talking about?"
"At your house."
"What..?"
"Hn."
They walked in silence to the store. That is until Hiei refused to go in the store.
"That's a nigen place. I don't want to go in there."
"Tough. Your coming with me unless you want to eat dirt for the next week."
"I'm not even going to stay with you so I don't see how it matters."
"Oh." Cala had thought that Hiei would have stayed with Kurama. And her. Inside she spent all the money she had on her. Buying silverware, pillows, blankets, towels, food, bowls and makeup. She was now living with a very hot guy. She needed new makeup. After that she climbed with the road back towards the house. When she got there Botan and Yusuke were there.
"Cala! Good thing you're here. We've got some facts. Sit down please. Koenma has searched though every book we have and it seems that you are a Water Siren. A rare type of water demon. You've heard stories of Sirens before right? They sing beautiful songs that lure sailors to them. They are immortal after they drowned one man. They are irresistible to anyone after they simply sing or whistle. Eventually the power of their song wears off but I can take up to a week to go away. They can control the water and can sometimes change shapes like selkie. And transport themselves. But only in water. If they are left from the water for a long period of time they can die. Or become sick." Botan said
"You have to be joking me. I just bought 50 dollars worth of makeup and all I had to do was sing?"
"Cala. You have to take this seriously. You have the power to lure someone to their death. And think of it this way too. Many demons will want your power. You can easily transport yourself from one world to another. A gift that many demons would want as their own. With your singing you can lure anyone but with your voice itself you could sometimes lure demons if they are atrracted to you already. Though that will not work as long as before." Botan spoke. 'Ugh. This is like a history lesson. But at least this explains Hiei and Kurama's behavior from before.
Cala looked at Hiei and Kurama who had shocked faces. So they had figured it out too. But did that mean they had been attracted to her too? This made no sense. "I'm going upstairs now." She said and walked away.
Her room was a ice blue with her old black bed. It was her main comfort. She had moved a lot when she was a kid and that was all she had.
~FLASHBACK~ A tall redhead ran into Cala's room. "Cala? What's the matter? Are you alright?"
Cala looked at her older sister with teary eyes. "Mark won't let me sleep on the top bunk. I don't want to sleep on the bottom. Its too close to the floor. The monsters will get me. I saw them and they tried to get me."
Mary sighed. She had heard the crying from downstairs. She had thought it was something horrible. She hugged her adopted sister. "It's okay babe. You can sleep in my bed, okay?"
"But where will you sleep?"
"We already talked about this. I'm leaving. I have to go to school and I can't come back. But you get to stay here with Mark and Mom. Won't that be fun?"
"No! I hate them. I want you to stay."
~End Flashback~
Cala sighed. Life after Mark left was hell. She had died in a plane crash a few years later. She had been coming back for a visit. Suddenly there was a hand on her shoulder. Hiei. She stepped back. "You didn't hear me come in so I thought something was wrong."
"No I was just thinking."
"About what?"
"My sister."
"I thought you said you were adopted."
"I am but she was the closets thing I ever had to a real family. Do you have a family?"
"Hn."
A knock silenced whatever retort Cala had. Kurama stepped in. "Dinners ready."
They walked down the stairs slowly. Each one thinking about something different but in a way they were all thinking about the same thing. Their Family. Yukina was at Genkai's temple. Kansaan was in the hospital and Mary was at St. Peter and Paul's Cemetery. The Dinner started out silent everyone absorbed until Kurama spoke up.
"Hiei. Right now your still lving in the park right? If you need a place to stay there's the forest behind here and plenty of rooms."
Hiei nodded and stood up. "I'll go behind the temple."
After Cala was done eating she decided to wash up. Picking out a new towel and soap she slipped outside to go to the springs.She sighed as she stepped in. She put on her CD player on and closed her eyes. Music filled her mind. That was another one of her comforts. No matter how many things happened, music never changed. Even though she was a demon Metallica still was Metallica. She mouthed the words to one of her favorite songs and eventually she was singing out loud. She felt something splash her in the face. She closed her mouth and opened her eyes. Hiei was standing there transfixed. He had been carrying firewood but he had dropped it in the water when he had heard her singing.
"Cala."
"Hiei?"
He walked towards her getting wet but obviously not caring about the water. He leaned forward and kissed her. "Sing again."
"But..I can't It'll make ."
She was interrupted again by a kiss. A long one. This went on all night and Cala wasn't exactly resisting. When Hiei opened his eyes they were still in the springs below him was Cala. She was so beautiful underneath him. They hadn't gotten that far. Mostly kissing but when he saw her asleep and innocent he wanted to do so much more. But when he wasn't so tired. They slept in till noon when Cala woke up she quickly dressed and hauled Hiei back home. When she got there Kurama was waiting for her. He was a nervous wreck.
"Thank god. Where were you? I figured you'd be back by the time I woke up."
Cala dropped Hiei on one of the chairs and sighed.
"I was at the springs listening to music. I started singing and then I opened my eyes and Hiei was right there."
Kurama's eyes widened but he nodded. "I'll put Hiei in my bedroom . Then we can figure things out." He walked up the stairs.
Cala dropped to her knees to look in the cabniets. Why had she thought that a church would have pots and pans?
"Looking for these?" Kurama asked carrying over a big box of kitchenware
"Yes, I was. I was going to make ourselves a dinner. Is Hiei staying?"
"Yes."
Cala got the chills thinking about what had happened with Hiei in the kitchen last time. It hadn't been a bad thing but it was definitely unexpected. Kurama saw the dazed look and took advantage of her silence. He wrapped his arms around her waist She opened her mouth but a simple shush stopped her. He kissed her gently for a moment then pulled away.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that."
"Shush, its alright. Lets just forget about that for the time being alright?"
"Alright. Here I'll cook and you can go get Hiei and go to the market."
"Mkay."
Cala walked around the church trying to find Hiei. After an unsuccessful search she decided to leave without him. After walking down the street she saw a shadow move in the woods.
"Hiei?"
Hiei stepped out and started walking with her. "You and Kurama seemed rather cozy before." "And why shouldn't we be?"
"Hn."
"And what is that supposed to mean. Do you have some sort of claim over me?"
"Shut Up."
"I can say whatever I want."
"So you didn't mean anything?"
"What are you talking about?"
"At your house."
"What..?"
"Hn."
They walked in silence to the store. That is until Hiei refused to go in the store.
"That's a nigen place. I don't want to go in there."
"Tough. Your coming with me unless you want to eat dirt for the next week."
"I'm not even going to stay with you so I don't see how it matters."
"Oh." Cala had thought that Hiei would have stayed with Kurama. And her. Inside she spent all the money she had on her. Buying silverware, pillows, blankets, towels, food, bowls and makeup. She was now living with a very hot guy. She needed new makeup. After that she climbed with the road back towards the house. When she got there Botan and Yusuke were there.
"Cala! Good thing you're here. We've got some facts. Sit down please. Koenma has searched though every book we have and it seems that you are a Water Siren. A rare type of water demon. You've heard stories of Sirens before right? They sing beautiful songs that lure sailors to them. They are immortal after they drowned one man. They are irresistible to anyone after they simply sing or whistle. Eventually the power of their song wears off but I can take up to a week to go away. They can control the water and can sometimes change shapes like selkie. And transport themselves. But only in water. If they are left from the water for a long period of time they can die. Or become sick." Botan said
"You have to be joking me. I just bought 50 dollars worth of makeup and all I had to do was sing?"
"Cala. You have to take this seriously. You have the power to lure someone to their death. And think of it this way too. Many demons will want your power. You can easily transport yourself from one world to another. A gift that many demons would want as their own. With your singing you can lure anyone but with your voice itself you could sometimes lure demons if they are atrracted to you already. Though that will not work as long as before." Botan spoke. 'Ugh. This is like a history lesson. But at least this explains Hiei and Kurama's behavior from before.
Cala looked at Hiei and Kurama who had shocked faces. So they had figured it out too. But did that mean they had been attracted to her too? This made no sense. "I'm going upstairs now." She said and walked away.
Her room was a ice blue with her old black bed. It was her main comfort. She had moved a lot when she was a kid and that was all she had.
~FLASHBACK~ A tall redhead ran into Cala's room. "Cala? What's the matter? Are you alright?"
Cala looked at her older sister with teary eyes. "Mark won't let me sleep on the top bunk. I don't want to sleep on the bottom. Its too close to the floor. The monsters will get me. I saw them and they tried to get me."
Mary sighed. She had heard the crying from downstairs. She had thought it was something horrible. She hugged her adopted sister. "It's okay babe. You can sleep in my bed, okay?"
"But where will you sleep?"
"We already talked about this. I'm leaving. I have to go to school and I can't come back. But you get to stay here with Mark and Mom. Won't that be fun?"
"No! I hate them. I want you to stay."
~End Flashback~
Cala sighed. Life after Mark left was hell. She had died in a plane crash a few years later. She had been coming back for a visit. Suddenly there was a hand on her shoulder. Hiei. She stepped back. "You didn't hear me come in so I thought something was wrong."
"No I was just thinking."
"About what?"
"My sister."
"I thought you said you were adopted."
"I am but she was the closets thing I ever had to a real family. Do you have a family?"
"Hn."
A knock silenced whatever retort Cala had. Kurama stepped in. "Dinners ready."
They walked down the stairs slowly. Each one thinking about something different but in a way they were all thinking about the same thing. Their Family. Yukina was at Genkai's temple. Kansaan was in the hospital and Mary was at St. Peter and Paul's Cemetery. The Dinner started out silent everyone absorbed until Kurama spoke up.
"Hiei. Right now your still lving in the park right? If you need a place to stay there's the forest behind here and plenty of rooms."
Hiei nodded and stood up. "I'll go behind the temple."
After Cala was done eating she decided to wash up. Picking out a new towel and soap she slipped outside to go to the springs.She sighed as she stepped in. She put on her CD player on and closed her eyes. Music filled her mind. That was another one of her comforts. No matter how many things happened, music never changed. Even though she was a demon Metallica still was Metallica. She mouthed the words to one of her favorite songs and eventually she was singing out loud. She felt something splash her in the face. She closed her mouth and opened her eyes. Hiei was standing there transfixed. He had been carrying firewood but he had dropped it in the water when he had heard her singing.
"Cala."
"Hiei?"
He walked towards her getting wet but obviously not caring about the water. He leaned forward and kissed her. "Sing again."
"But..I can't It'll make ."
She was interrupted again by a kiss. A long one. This went on all night and Cala wasn't exactly resisting. When Hiei opened his eyes they were still in the springs below him was Cala. She was so beautiful underneath him. They hadn't gotten that far. Mostly kissing but when he saw her asleep and innocent he wanted to do so much more. But when he wasn't so tired. They slept in till noon when Cala woke up she quickly dressed and hauled Hiei back home. When she got there Kurama was waiting for her. He was a nervous wreck.
"Thank god. Where were you? I figured you'd be back by the time I woke up."
Cala dropped Hiei on one of the chairs and sighed.
"I was at the springs listening to music. I started singing and then I opened my eyes and Hiei was right there."
Kurama's eyes widened but he nodded. "I'll put Hiei in my bedroom . Then we can figure things out." He walked up the stairs.