Ok, I know the last chapter was quite long but I'm not sure if this one
will be as long. Anyway, last chapter, Hiei ended up delusional and called
Mayline mom. Now that his temperature has decreased, let's see what
happens.
Chapter 9
The morning sun found Hiei still asleep on the couch with Mayline sitting at the table set behind the couch. She was holding a cup of coffee that was slowly starting to go cold, but she didn't care. She looked over at Hiei's sleeping form and bit her lip. She then took a sip of her coffee before the mug dropped to the floor shattering. Hiei woke at the sound and looked up to see Mayline look down at the cup before putting her elbow on the table and resting her forehead on her hand as she silently cried, teargems hitting the floor. Hiei frowned and slowly got up. He stood a bit unsteadily before walking over to her. Mayline looked up at him and whipped her eyes.
"I'm sorry. Did I wake you?"
Hiei ignored the question and asked his own. "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine," Mayline said as she stood up. Hiei raised an eyebrow at her. Mayline then kneeled down to pick up the broken mug. "You shouldn't be up."
"Why?" Hiei asked as he kneeled down to help her. Mayline looked up at him a bit surprised. "I'm ok if that's what you're wandering."
"Who am I?" Mayline asked.
Hiei shrugged. "Dunno. You never gave me your name."
"What do you remember?" Mayline asked.
Hiei thought for a minute. "Throwing Lina and Kurama into that cage and then passing out."
Mayline blinked. "You're ok. You're not delusional."
Hiei cocked an eyebrow at her. "I can see that."
Mayline shook her head and took the pieces from him and went into the kitchen to throw them away. "Good. I do not like posing as someone I'm not. That made me feel bad right then and there."
Hiei stood in the doorway of the kitchen. "What are you talking about?"
"You thought I was someone I'm not," Mayline answered, washing her hands and not looking at him. She didn't think she could.
"Who did I think you were?" Hiei asked. He couldn't remember anything. Mayline turned and looked at him. "Tell me."
"You called me mom," Mayline finally said. She looked away as Hiei's eyes widened. "You acted as thought I were your mom and. . . I'm sorry."
"What all. . . did I say?" Hiei asked, a bit unsure. He didn't know if he wanted to know.
Mayline sighed and looked at him. "You woke up and said you saw it again. The village fire. It was as though. . . you were a child again." Hiei leaned against the wall looking at the floor in disbelief. Mayline walked over to him; "I'm so sorry."
"What else did I say?" Hiei asked not looking up.
"Nothing really," Mayline said.
"Then I'll be leaving then," Hiei said before walking over to the front door and pulling on his shoes. Mayline sat up on the counter with her head down.
Just as Hiei had stood and opened the door, "Mayline."
He paused and looks at her. "Hm?"
Mayline had her head down to where her raven colored hair covered her eyes. "My name. . .is Mayline."
"Hiei," Hiei replied before walking out the door and closing it behind him.
The last thing heard was a whisper so soft it was hard to hear without straining one's ear.
"I'm sorry."
Hiei came back to the apartment the next night. He didn't know why, but something didn't seem right. He peered into the window and blinked. Clear, plastic wrapping had been placed over the furniture and floor. Hiei opened the window and crawled through looking around. The place looked untouched. He walked into Mayline's room to find everything put away and the bed covered with the same plastic. He looked around to find everything turned off and put away. He then went over to the answering machine and played back the message used to answer it.
Mayline and Lina's voice came on in union. "Hi, you've reached the home of Lina and Mayline. Unfortunately we will not be available for some time now. We will be back in a few months. Please leave a message."
Hiei blinked. It seemed that they had left for something important. Hiei didn't know why, but he walked into Mayline's room and slowly pulled the plastic off her bed. The blankets were made of a soft material. Everything on her bed was either black or blood red. He sat on the soft blanket and picked up the small, long blanket that sat on top of it. It was a fine black silk cloth that felt cool to the touch. Hiei's body seemed to move on it's own as his hands brought it up to his face and he smelled the fabric. It smelled of blood, ash, and strawberries. It was a strange combination, but one that for some reason soothed him. Hiei sighed a bit as he looked around the room. It was black with several different items all around. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out the stone that lay inside it. It was black with silver swirls in it. He knew where it had come from. Mayline. He didn't know why he kept it, but he didn't want to throw it away.
Hiei looked around the room again before laying down on the bed. He had just planned on closing his eyes for a while, but he had fallen asleep with the scent of strawberries helping to drift him off. That night, he had dreamed of raven colored hair and red eyes with an unusual single green streak.
Ok, I know that was pretty OOC of Hiei but it fits in with the story. Don't like it? Then stop reading right now. What I really hate about some people is they say they don't like the story, but they continue to read the darn thing, which I find completely idiotic. Anywho, please review, I love to hear from people.
Chapter 9
The morning sun found Hiei still asleep on the couch with Mayline sitting at the table set behind the couch. She was holding a cup of coffee that was slowly starting to go cold, but she didn't care. She looked over at Hiei's sleeping form and bit her lip. She then took a sip of her coffee before the mug dropped to the floor shattering. Hiei woke at the sound and looked up to see Mayline look down at the cup before putting her elbow on the table and resting her forehead on her hand as she silently cried, teargems hitting the floor. Hiei frowned and slowly got up. He stood a bit unsteadily before walking over to her. Mayline looked up at him and whipped her eyes.
"I'm sorry. Did I wake you?"
Hiei ignored the question and asked his own. "Are you ok?"
"I'm fine," Mayline said as she stood up. Hiei raised an eyebrow at her. Mayline then kneeled down to pick up the broken mug. "You shouldn't be up."
"Why?" Hiei asked as he kneeled down to help her. Mayline looked up at him a bit surprised. "I'm ok if that's what you're wandering."
"Who am I?" Mayline asked.
Hiei shrugged. "Dunno. You never gave me your name."
"What do you remember?" Mayline asked.
Hiei thought for a minute. "Throwing Lina and Kurama into that cage and then passing out."
Mayline blinked. "You're ok. You're not delusional."
Hiei cocked an eyebrow at her. "I can see that."
Mayline shook her head and took the pieces from him and went into the kitchen to throw them away. "Good. I do not like posing as someone I'm not. That made me feel bad right then and there."
Hiei stood in the doorway of the kitchen. "What are you talking about?"
"You thought I was someone I'm not," Mayline answered, washing her hands and not looking at him. She didn't think she could.
"Who did I think you were?" Hiei asked. He couldn't remember anything. Mayline turned and looked at him. "Tell me."
"You called me mom," Mayline finally said. She looked away as Hiei's eyes widened. "You acted as thought I were your mom and. . . I'm sorry."
"What all. . . did I say?" Hiei asked, a bit unsure. He didn't know if he wanted to know.
Mayline sighed and looked at him. "You woke up and said you saw it again. The village fire. It was as though. . . you were a child again." Hiei leaned against the wall looking at the floor in disbelief. Mayline walked over to him; "I'm so sorry."
"What else did I say?" Hiei asked not looking up.
"Nothing really," Mayline said.
"Then I'll be leaving then," Hiei said before walking over to the front door and pulling on his shoes. Mayline sat up on the counter with her head down.
Just as Hiei had stood and opened the door, "Mayline."
He paused and looks at her. "Hm?"
Mayline had her head down to where her raven colored hair covered her eyes. "My name. . .is Mayline."
"Hiei," Hiei replied before walking out the door and closing it behind him.
The last thing heard was a whisper so soft it was hard to hear without straining one's ear.
"I'm sorry."
Hiei came back to the apartment the next night. He didn't know why, but something didn't seem right. He peered into the window and blinked. Clear, plastic wrapping had been placed over the furniture and floor. Hiei opened the window and crawled through looking around. The place looked untouched. He walked into Mayline's room to find everything put away and the bed covered with the same plastic. He looked around to find everything turned off and put away. He then went over to the answering machine and played back the message used to answer it.
Mayline and Lina's voice came on in union. "Hi, you've reached the home of Lina and Mayline. Unfortunately we will not be available for some time now. We will be back in a few months. Please leave a message."
Hiei blinked. It seemed that they had left for something important. Hiei didn't know why, but he walked into Mayline's room and slowly pulled the plastic off her bed. The blankets were made of a soft material. Everything on her bed was either black or blood red. He sat on the soft blanket and picked up the small, long blanket that sat on top of it. It was a fine black silk cloth that felt cool to the touch. Hiei's body seemed to move on it's own as his hands brought it up to his face and he smelled the fabric. It smelled of blood, ash, and strawberries. It was a strange combination, but one that for some reason soothed him. Hiei sighed a bit as he looked around the room. It was black with several different items all around. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out the stone that lay inside it. It was black with silver swirls in it. He knew where it had come from. Mayline. He didn't know why he kept it, but he didn't want to throw it away.
Hiei looked around the room again before laying down on the bed. He had just planned on closing his eyes for a while, but he had fallen asleep with the scent of strawberries helping to drift him off. That night, he had dreamed of raven colored hair and red eyes with an unusual single green streak.
Ok, I know that was pretty OOC of Hiei but it fits in with the story. Don't like it? Then stop reading right now. What I really hate about some people is they say they don't like the story, but they continue to read the darn thing, which I find completely idiotic. Anywho, please review, I love to hear from people.