Disclaimer: (slc) Um . . . I don't have much to say in this disclaimer. Um
. . . yeah.
O_O'
Ok.
Chapter: 14
Secret Wish
~*~
It had been almost a month since the cliff incident.
Even though Mira's mother began to accept Hiei, Hiei was the only one who knew about what she had done to Mira.
Mira thought the rope just snapped.
So,
Hiei no longer trusted the witch mother (as he called her).
'I mean, how could a mother do that to her own daughter?' He thought once in a while.
He just didn't get it!
It was obvious she was something of insane,
But this!
This was horrifying!
Even though it was her own mother, Hiei didn't feel safe when Mira went to argue or just to plain talk with her.
So,
Sometimes he followed.
Just to make sure that the witch mother didn't do anything stupid to Mira.
Hopefully.
* * *
Although,
One night, Hiei was in bed and he heard Mira get out of bed and walk downstairs.
So,
Just to make sure her mother wasn't down there,
And she didn't get hurt,
He followed in the shadows.
Mira walked down the stairs, through the kitchen and out the back door to the porch.
Hiei could see through the window that she sat down on the swinging love seat and looked up at the moon.
Hiei listened closely.
She didn't do anything at first.
But then,
He heard her starting to talk to herself.
. . .
. . .
If this were anime,
Hiei would've sweat-dropped right now.
'Is their entire family insane?!'
But he continued to listen.
Actually,
She wasn't talking.
She was singing.
She was singing in a really muffled tone.
Hiei could barely hear the lyrics so he leaned closer . . .
"~Home is behind. The world ahead. And there are many paths to tread . . .~"
Hiei just stood there looking out the window at Mira.
She had a really good singing voice.
She hit all the low and high notes perfectly.
He just listened.
"~Through shadow. To the edge of night. Until the stars are all alight . .~"
He blinked.
The song . . .
It wasn't bad.
In fact,
He kind of liked it
Despite the fact that it was short.
"~Mist and shadow. Cloud and shape. Hope shall fail. All shall fade.~"
Mira closed her eyes as the song ended.
She loved hearing it.
Even if she was the one singing it.
She didn't mind her voice.
She thought it could use some work though.
. . .
CRASH
'What was that?' Mira thought getting up from the window seat.
'DAMMIT!!!' Hiei thought as he examined the shattered mug on the kitchen floor where his elbow knocked it. 'Shit, shit, shit, shit.'
"Who's there?" Mira said about to open the door.
But before she could even lay a hand on the door knob Hiei came rushing out to shut the door close behind him.
"Heeello!" Hiei said with a wide smirk trying to hide the fact that he broke something.
"Um . . . hello. Do you need something?" Mira asked with a raised eyebrow.
"NOPE!! Nothing at all!"
Mira's eyes narrowed. "You're hiding something aren't you?"
"NOOOOO!! Why ever would you think that?!"
She sighed.
"Never mind." She walked over to sit on the love seat again. She seemed a bit depressed.
'This is your cue boy!' Hiei's mind shouted. 'Make her feel better!'
'Oh god.' Hiei walked over slowly to the love seat and sat down next to Mira.
. . .
Only to realize how close they were while sitting on it.
. . .
They don't call it a love seat for nothing!
Hiei tilted his head, trying to ignore the closeness. "Something wrong?"
"Christmas is coming."
. . .
. . .
?
"I know what Christmas is but isn't it suppose to be a good thing?" Hiei said, puzzled.
"Yeah, I guess so. It's just . . . never mind."
Hiei reached his hand over and tilted her chin upward so he could look into her eyes. "You know I'm not leaving here with a 'never mind'."
Mira chuckled. "Fine. It's just that, well, I've only wanted one thing for Christmas the past few years and I've never really gotten it."
. . .
. . .
. . .
'Oh for chrissake.' "What is it?"
"It's stupid. Besides, even if I did get it, my mother would be furious and the person wouldn't eve-" she was cut off.
"Person?"
Mira's eyes grew larger as she realized what she had said. "Never mind! Forget it! I'm gonna go to sleep now, ok? OK!" She shouted running down the porch and through the back door with a slam leaving Hiei alone on the love seat.
. . .
'Something her mother hates . . .'
'Her mother hates everything.'
'I know that, but it's a person.'
'. . .'
'. . .'
'. . . could it be you?'
'No. That wouldn't make any sense. Her mother's lightened up on me a little. Yet, she's insane so that doesn't matter.'
'But I thought you were her only freaky friend?'
'I'm gonna ign-'
. . .
'FRIEND!! That's it!'
'That's perfect! Now, um, let's get some sleep first.'
'Sure.'
Hiei rushed down the steps and threw the porch door to sleep as quick as he could for the following day.
* * *
The next day, he had asked Mira if he could go for a walk.
Little did she know where he was going.
Hiei stood in front of another house that was a lot like Mira's. It was white with lavender shutters of the same size and shape.
He gulped.
Hiei walked up the stairs and found a sliver doorbell.
He pushed it.
The sound of ringing went all through the house until he heard footsteps approach the door.
The door creaked open and a young girl stood in front of it.
She was about Mira's age. She was also Asian like Hiei was with short black hair and glasses.
She was pale but decently pretty. She was very petite though.
"Can I help you?" Her small, shivering voice spoke in the cold snowy air as a huff of warm air escaped her lips.
"Yes," Hiei said with a smile. "I'm looking for someone . . ."
~*~
~Kitsune Ria
AN: Kind of a cliffhanger but I gave you so many hints you should be able to guess who it is. ^_^
O_O'
Ok.
Chapter: 14
Secret Wish
~*~
It had been almost a month since the cliff incident.
Even though Mira's mother began to accept Hiei, Hiei was the only one who knew about what she had done to Mira.
Mira thought the rope just snapped.
So,
Hiei no longer trusted the witch mother (as he called her).
'I mean, how could a mother do that to her own daughter?' He thought once in a while.
He just didn't get it!
It was obvious she was something of insane,
But this!
This was horrifying!
Even though it was her own mother, Hiei didn't feel safe when Mira went to argue or just to plain talk with her.
So,
Sometimes he followed.
Just to make sure that the witch mother didn't do anything stupid to Mira.
Hopefully.
* * *
Although,
One night, Hiei was in bed and he heard Mira get out of bed and walk downstairs.
So,
Just to make sure her mother wasn't down there,
And she didn't get hurt,
He followed in the shadows.
Mira walked down the stairs, through the kitchen and out the back door to the porch.
Hiei could see through the window that she sat down on the swinging love seat and looked up at the moon.
Hiei listened closely.
She didn't do anything at first.
But then,
He heard her starting to talk to herself.
. . .
. . .
If this were anime,
Hiei would've sweat-dropped right now.
'Is their entire family insane?!'
But he continued to listen.
Actually,
She wasn't talking.
She was singing.
She was singing in a really muffled tone.
Hiei could barely hear the lyrics so he leaned closer . . .
"~Home is behind. The world ahead. And there are many paths to tread . . .~"
Hiei just stood there looking out the window at Mira.
She had a really good singing voice.
She hit all the low and high notes perfectly.
He just listened.
"~Through shadow. To the edge of night. Until the stars are all alight . .~"
He blinked.
The song . . .
It wasn't bad.
In fact,
He kind of liked it
Despite the fact that it was short.
"~Mist and shadow. Cloud and shape. Hope shall fail. All shall fade.~"
Mira closed her eyes as the song ended.
She loved hearing it.
Even if she was the one singing it.
She didn't mind her voice.
She thought it could use some work though.
. . .
CRASH
'What was that?' Mira thought getting up from the window seat.
'DAMMIT!!!' Hiei thought as he examined the shattered mug on the kitchen floor where his elbow knocked it. 'Shit, shit, shit, shit.'
"Who's there?" Mira said about to open the door.
But before she could even lay a hand on the door knob Hiei came rushing out to shut the door close behind him.
"Heeello!" Hiei said with a wide smirk trying to hide the fact that he broke something.
"Um . . . hello. Do you need something?" Mira asked with a raised eyebrow.
"NOPE!! Nothing at all!"
Mira's eyes narrowed. "You're hiding something aren't you?"
"NOOOOO!! Why ever would you think that?!"
She sighed.
"Never mind." She walked over to sit on the love seat again. She seemed a bit depressed.
'This is your cue boy!' Hiei's mind shouted. 'Make her feel better!'
'Oh god.' Hiei walked over slowly to the love seat and sat down next to Mira.
. . .
Only to realize how close they were while sitting on it.
. . .
They don't call it a love seat for nothing!
Hiei tilted his head, trying to ignore the closeness. "Something wrong?"
"Christmas is coming."
. . .
. . .
?
"I know what Christmas is but isn't it suppose to be a good thing?" Hiei said, puzzled.
"Yeah, I guess so. It's just . . . never mind."
Hiei reached his hand over and tilted her chin upward so he could look into her eyes. "You know I'm not leaving here with a 'never mind'."
Mira chuckled. "Fine. It's just that, well, I've only wanted one thing for Christmas the past few years and I've never really gotten it."
. . .
. . .
. . .
'Oh for chrissake.' "What is it?"
"It's stupid. Besides, even if I did get it, my mother would be furious and the person wouldn't eve-" she was cut off.
"Person?"
Mira's eyes grew larger as she realized what she had said. "Never mind! Forget it! I'm gonna go to sleep now, ok? OK!" She shouted running down the porch and through the back door with a slam leaving Hiei alone on the love seat.
. . .
'Something her mother hates . . .'
'Her mother hates everything.'
'I know that, but it's a person.'
'. . .'
'. . .'
'. . . could it be you?'
'No. That wouldn't make any sense. Her mother's lightened up on me a little. Yet, she's insane so that doesn't matter.'
'But I thought you were her only freaky friend?'
'I'm gonna ign-'
. . .
'FRIEND!! That's it!'
'That's perfect! Now, um, let's get some sleep first.'
'Sure.'
Hiei rushed down the steps and threw the porch door to sleep as quick as he could for the following day.
* * *
The next day, he had asked Mira if he could go for a walk.
Little did she know where he was going.
Hiei stood in front of another house that was a lot like Mira's. It was white with lavender shutters of the same size and shape.
He gulped.
Hiei walked up the stairs and found a sliver doorbell.
He pushed it.
The sound of ringing went all through the house until he heard footsteps approach the door.
The door creaked open and a young girl stood in front of it.
She was about Mira's age. She was also Asian like Hiei was with short black hair and glasses.
She was pale but decently pretty. She was very petite though.
"Can I help you?" Her small, shivering voice spoke in the cold snowy air as a huff of warm air escaped her lips.
"Yes," Hiei said with a smile. "I'm looking for someone . . ."
~*~
~Kitsune Ria
AN: Kind of a cliffhanger but I gave you so many hints you should be able to guess who it is. ^_^