"How long was it this time?" Kira asked, rubbing her eyes.
"Three days," Sesshoumaru answered.
"Wow..." Kira rubbed her arms. "At least they don't hurt anymore." She checked her leg. "It doesn't either."
"Look under the bandages." Urged Sesshoumaru.
"Okay..." slowly unwrapping her arms Kira gasped at what she saw. "The cuts are almost gone! It's only been less than a week and they were really bad!" she checked her leg. "It's gone there too!"
Sesshoumaru smiled at her reaction. "Well, you are a full demon. Can't keep you down for long."
Kira smiled back. "I guess you're right." She hopped out of bed and grabbed the sword that had been resting on Sesshoumaru's chair. "I think we've been away for too long. We should head home." Sesshoumaru nodded and they headed downstairs.
At the sight of Kira finally up and out of bed, her mother ran to her with a hug. "I'm so glad you're finally awake! Are your arms and leg better too?" Kira nodded. "Good! Let me make you something to eat."
"No need," replied Kira. "I'm thinking of heading home now."
Her mother stared at her. "But you are home."
"No, I mean back to my world, through the well."
"But!" tears filled her mother's eyes. "What if you're attacked again?"
"I'll train this time. I'll be ready for it! Plus," added Kira, "Sesshoumaru and the others got my back." Sesshoumaru gave a slight nod and Kira continued. "Where's Kyle?"
"He-he left a bit ago. He's been here almost the whole time but his parents finally got him to leave today." Her father replied.
"Mom, dad? You have to make sure that all the doors and windows are always locked, ok? The one who took them is still out there somewhere and he might try this again." Her mom gave a fearful nod and embraced her one last time before Kira managed to slip out the front door with Sesshoumaru following right behind.
"Are we going back now?" asked Sesshoumaru. He was getting tired of all the humans everywhere.
"Not yet, I have to find Kyle first." Kira replied. Sesshoumaru stayed silent and just followed her instead of speaking. They walked down the road for a while until they came to Kyle's house and turned into his driveway. "You can wait here if you want," Kira said to her brother as she ran off.
Sesshoumaru stood there for a while before deciding to follow her. Kira was being invited inside by the time he came up. He slipped in behind her before the door slammed, scaring Kyle's mom, who had opened the door. She recovered and called for Kyle to come to the door and then left.
When he came down the stairs and saw Kira he rushed forward to embrace. When he felt Kira's arms embrace him back, he realized what he was doing and pulled quickly away, face bright red. "I-I'm really glad you're ok now Kate..." he muttered.
"Me too." Kira smiled at him. "I came to tell you that I'm going back now-"
"But you can't!" Kyle interrupted. "That man who kidnapped you might still be out there!"
Kira laughed at his concern, deeply appreciating it. "He suffered a bad defeat last time." She explained. "If not physical damage, a bad blow to his ego. I'll also be training. What's the use of having this big sword if I can't use it?" she laughed again and Kyle let a chuckle escape. "Also, you saw the big group I travel with. They'll be there with me through it all." She pointed at Sesshoumaru and leaned forward to whisper in Kyle's ear. "And he's such a worrier that he'll always come to my aid, especially after what happened. I would be dead if he hadn't popped up!" She shivered. "And then I wouldn't have been able to cure Kouga and who would've brought you and Laura back? It's horrible to think about..."
Kyle took her hand and she looked up at him, "yes, it really is." He said. They stood there looking into each other's eyes for a second.
Then Kira spoke. "You know, I don't want to go back so badly now..."
Sesshoumaru suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm, breaking the spell. "How can you say that? Just because of some human!" he asked.
"You wouldn't understand. If you had your way all of my friends would end up dead. Just let me spend one more day here. That's all I'm asking. You can go back if you want."
"You know I won't leave you here alone. You might decide to never come back and you told me you need a partner to go through. But what happened to the anticipation of the sword practice?"
"I don't know... I still want to go back, just not as badly and not so soon." She turned back to Kyle who had been standing by trying to hear. Sesshoumaru gave him a glare, his eyes flashing red, but Kyle stood his ground. "Let's go see a movie or something." Suggested Kira. "This is truly my last day for while. Let's go out!" she stopped, blushing. That was not the way she wanted to say it, but Kyle just smiled and took her hand again.
"Alright," He said. "Let's go out right now." Calling to his mom that he was leaving for a while, he pulled Kira out the door after him. Sesshoumaru quickly followed close behind.
"Oh wait!" he heard Kira saying. "I need to go get some money."
"I'll pay." Offered Kyle.
"Thank you!" said Kira happily. "Let's go." Neither of them was old enough to drive so luckily the theater was close. They walked there in ten minutes. Quickly deciding on a movie they bought tickets, and after a quick convincing of Kira to get Kyle to buy Sesshoumaru a ticket, they entered the theater.
The pair sat near the middle and Sesshoumaru a few rows behind them to keep and eye out. Nobody dared come close to him at all so he had no problems with people invading and crowding his personal space. In the darkness of the theater nobody could really see him, but the menacing feel he gave off was enough. Kira, on the other hand, seemed to have people, mostly high school guys, almost fighting over themselves to get beside her but when they felt the demon's glare upon their backs they quickly found a new place to sit.
"Three days," Sesshoumaru answered.
"Wow..." Kira rubbed her arms. "At least they don't hurt anymore." She checked her leg. "It doesn't either."
"Look under the bandages." Urged Sesshoumaru.
"Okay..." slowly unwrapping her arms Kira gasped at what she saw. "The cuts are almost gone! It's only been less than a week and they were really bad!" she checked her leg. "It's gone there too!"
Sesshoumaru smiled at her reaction. "Well, you are a full demon. Can't keep you down for long."
Kira smiled back. "I guess you're right." She hopped out of bed and grabbed the sword that had been resting on Sesshoumaru's chair. "I think we've been away for too long. We should head home." Sesshoumaru nodded and they headed downstairs.
At the sight of Kira finally up and out of bed, her mother ran to her with a hug. "I'm so glad you're finally awake! Are your arms and leg better too?" Kira nodded. "Good! Let me make you something to eat."
"No need," replied Kira. "I'm thinking of heading home now."
Her mother stared at her. "But you are home."
"No, I mean back to my world, through the well."
"But!" tears filled her mother's eyes. "What if you're attacked again?"
"I'll train this time. I'll be ready for it! Plus," added Kira, "Sesshoumaru and the others got my back." Sesshoumaru gave a slight nod and Kira continued. "Where's Kyle?"
"He-he left a bit ago. He's been here almost the whole time but his parents finally got him to leave today." Her father replied.
"Mom, dad? You have to make sure that all the doors and windows are always locked, ok? The one who took them is still out there somewhere and he might try this again." Her mom gave a fearful nod and embraced her one last time before Kira managed to slip out the front door with Sesshoumaru following right behind.
"Are we going back now?" asked Sesshoumaru. He was getting tired of all the humans everywhere.
"Not yet, I have to find Kyle first." Kira replied. Sesshoumaru stayed silent and just followed her instead of speaking. They walked down the road for a while until they came to Kyle's house and turned into his driveway. "You can wait here if you want," Kira said to her brother as she ran off.
Sesshoumaru stood there for a while before deciding to follow her. Kira was being invited inside by the time he came up. He slipped in behind her before the door slammed, scaring Kyle's mom, who had opened the door. She recovered and called for Kyle to come to the door and then left.
When he came down the stairs and saw Kira he rushed forward to embrace. When he felt Kira's arms embrace him back, he realized what he was doing and pulled quickly away, face bright red. "I-I'm really glad you're ok now Kate..." he muttered.
"Me too." Kira smiled at him. "I came to tell you that I'm going back now-"
"But you can't!" Kyle interrupted. "That man who kidnapped you might still be out there!"
Kira laughed at his concern, deeply appreciating it. "He suffered a bad defeat last time." She explained. "If not physical damage, a bad blow to his ego. I'll also be training. What's the use of having this big sword if I can't use it?" she laughed again and Kyle let a chuckle escape. "Also, you saw the big group I travel with. They'll be there with me through it all." She pointed at Sesshoumaru and leaned forward to whisper in Kyle's ear. "And he's such a worrier that he'll always come to my aid, especially after what happened. I would be dead if he hadn't popped up!" She shivered. "And then I wouldn't have been able to cure Kouga and who would've brought you and Laura back? It's horrible to think about..."
Kyle took her hand and she looked up at him, "yes, it really is." He said. They stood there looking into each other's eyes for a second.
Then Kira spoke. "You know, I don't want to go back so badly now..."
Sesshoumaru suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm, breaking the spell. "How can you say that? Just because of some human!" he asked.
"You wouldn't understand. If you had your way all of my friends would end up dead. Just let me spend one more day here. That's all I'm asking. You can go back if you want."
"You know I won't leave you here alone. You might decide to never come back and you told me you need a partner to go through. But what happened to the anticipation of the sword practice?"
"I don't know... I still want to go back, just not as badly and not so soon." She turned back to Kyle who had been standing by trying to hear. Sesshoumaru gave him a glare, his eyes flashing red, but Kyle stood his ground. "Let's go see a movie or something." Suggested Kira. "This is truly my last day for while. Let's go out!" she stopped, blushing. That was not the way she wanted to say it, but Kyle just smiled and took her hand again.
"Alright," He said. "Let's go out right now." Calling to his mom that he was leaving for a while, he pulled Kira out the door after him. Sesshoumaru quickly followed close behind.
"Oh wait!" he heard Kira saying. "I need to go get some money."
"I'll pay." Offered Kyle.
"Thank you!" said Kira happily. "Let's go." Neither of them was old enough to drive so luckily the theater was close. They walked there in ten minutes. Quickly deciding on a movie they bought tickets, and after a quick convincing of Kira to get Kyle to buy Sesshoumaru a ticket, they entered the theater.
The pair sat near the middle and Sesshoumaru a few rows behind them to keep and eye out. Nobody dared come close to him at all so he had no problems with people invading and crowding his personal space. In the darkness of the theater nobody could really see him, but the menacing feel he gave off was enough. Kira, on the other hand, seemed to have people, mostly high school guys, almost fighting over themselves to get beside her but when they felt the demon's glare upon their backs they quickly found a new place to sit.