Visual Sensations
By: Kia Wolf
Chapter 5
I own nothing but Jar, Julie, and Devin. But if I owned D and Leon… hehe…
Kia: Hello once again. How are ya'll?
Leon: What's with you? Why are you being so nice?
Kia: It doesn't hurt to be nice.
D: She has a point.
Leon: What do you mean? I'm nice.
Tiy: When you want to be.
Leon: I'd like to see you doing something other than lying there painting your fingernails like, say, chasing criminals! It doesn't pay to be nice in my line of work!
D: You're doing it again.
Leon: Doing what?
D: Exploding in anger again.
Leon: I…was I really…I never…
Tiy: And I DO do other things than lie here and paint my fingernails. I have a job as an accountant.
Leon: Whoopdedoo.
Kia: deep sigh Right…so…chapter 5.
Sickness and Sadness
Chapter 5
"Thank you very much for the ride, Miss Jill. If Leon tells me anything about Julie, I'll certainly let you know." D said, smiling gently at Jill.
"Sure. Your welcome, Count." Jill smiled sadly before driving away and leaving D standing in front of his shop, holding a paper bag filled with groceries.
D watched Jill drive away, his smile fading. Then he turned and continued on to the door.
Before reaching the door, faint screaming could be heard coming from inside the shop followed by, "HOLD STILL YOU LITTLE RUNT!" D sighed deeply, closing his eyes briefly. He felt a headache coming on. Leon and Jar were obviously engaging in their daily fight routine.
D slowly opened the door, and walked in; watching absently as Leon tried to stop Jar from screaming. "Hello you two." He said, setting down his bag. He continued to unpack the groceries (which were mostly sweets) until he heard Jar screaming for him.
"DADDYYYYY!" Jar screamed through tears.
D turned to find Leon holding Jar by his ankles and holding him a good foot away from striking distance. "Leon!" D said, walking over to take Jar and set him on his feet.
"He bit me, D." Leon said, holding out his wrist for D to see. D held Jar's arm with one hand and took Leon's wrist with the other. He narrowed his eyes at Jar.
"Did you bite Uncle Leon?" D asked threateningly. Jar lowered his eyes guiltily. D sighed and handed Jar back to Leon.
"Why'd you give him to me?" Leon asked.
D put a hand to his head. "I don't feel so well. Just punish him and make him take a nap or something." D shuffled by the table, barely giving all of his groceries a glance. Leon held Jar's arm tightly, Jar all the while trying to escape, and Leon watched, concerned, as D disappeared down the hall. Once D had disappeared completely from view, Leon smiled sadistically down at Jar. Jar looked frightened.
"Are you alright, child?" Sofu asked as D carefully stretched out on his bed.
"I'm not sure, Grandfather…I've never felt like this before…" D muttered, closing his eyes.
Sofu sighed. "Then rest. You will feel better after you rest…I hope."
D didn't hear the last two words. He was already asleep. But he didn't sleep long.
Jar cried silently as he gripped Leon's shirt, afraid he would fall. Leon was holding him over his shoulder.
"Oh, hey Older D." Leon greeted Sofu as he tossed a belt on the couch and walked over to the table where D had left his sweets. He carefully set Jar down in a chair, where Jar sat silently, wiping at his eyes.
"What…"
"He bit me." Leon answered, opening a box of honey buns D had bought him. He held out a wrapped bun to Jar. Jar cautiously took it. Leon mussed his hair affectionately and sat in the chair next to him. Jar was staring at the wrapped sweet. "Eat it, kid. And don't bite anyone else…You want me to open it?"
Jar glanced at Leon before nodding and holding out his treat. Leon smiled and took it from him, opening it.
"Do you know what is wrong with my grandson?" Sofu asked Leon.
Leon handed the honey bun to Jar and licked some sugar from his finger. "Nope. He just told me he had a headache."
"I think there is more to it than that." Sofu said. He frowned. "Should you be investigating about Miss Jill's lost cousin?"
"Oh, yeah. I guess I should, but well…today was originally another off day for me and Chief told me to go ahead and take it. He said they'd work on the case…I trust them." Leon said, watching Jar as he took small bites of the honey bun.
There was a knock on the door. Leon glanced up, looking for Sofu, but only found Q-chan. Leon shrugged and stood up, heading for the door.
Jar looked up at T-chan, who shook his head once at Jar. Jar just glanced at his honey bun and held it out to T-chan, who took a piece of it before mussing Jar's hair just as Leon had done.
"Count D's Petshop, how can I help?" Leon asked the customer.
"You're not the Count." The dark haired man said.
"No, I'm not, but I'm his boyfriend. Close enough, eh? Whatcha need? Come in." Leon said, stepping back to let the man in. The man held a small calico cat.
"I'm Dwayne Thundercloud. I'm just returning this cat." Dwayne said.
"Why? What'd it do?" Leon asked. The cat meowed. "Nice to see you again too, Kacie." Leon smiled.
"You know her name?"
"Oh, yeah. The cats here love me." Leon shrugged. "What'd she do?"
"Nothing." Dwayne smiled.
"Oh, ok." Kacie jumped from Dwayne's arms to Leon's. "You have to sign this form." Leon said, leading Dwayne to D's desk. He searched through a couple cabinets and stacks of paper, muttering, "It's here somewhere, I know it."
Finally, he found it. "Ah, here it is." Leon grinned. Then he glimpsed Jar handing a piece of honey bun to Pon-chan. "Jar, don't give Pon-chan that! You know it upsets his stomach!"
"Sorry, Uncle Leon. Sorry Pon-chan. Uncle Leon says you can't have it." Jar says softly.
"There. All done." Dwayne smiles at Leon.
"Good." Leon smiles back and takes the paper to file it.
"You must have really been special to the Count to be living with him, hm?" Dwayne asks.
Leon turned to him, setting Kacie down. "Hm…I suppose…Why do you ask?"
"Oh, I've just heard from a friend of mine, Mr. Wong, that he's kinda picky about the people he even invites to tea." Dwayne laughed.
"Yeah, he is. Funny thing was, I didn't even know that until I'd become a regular for tea at this shop!" Leon laughed. "And now look where it's gotten me…I'm a police officer and a part-time petshop owner!" Leon shook his head, coming around from the desk. "Well, I certainly hope you find the pet for you." He said as he led Dwayne to the door.
"I think I already have…" Dwayne muttered inaudibly. Leon never heard him.
"Who was that?" D's soft voice drifted to Leon's ears. With a smile in place, Leon turned to D.
D was holding himself up using the wall as a post, and Leon had to admit he looked a little sick. "Just Mr., uh…what was his name…"
"Thundercloud." Jar said softly.
"Oh, yes, Thundercloud." Leon smiled.
"He bought Kacie." D said.
"Yeah." Leon said as Kacie meowed and bounded over to D. "He brought her back."
"Why?" D asked.
"He…oh…He never did really answer that question…" Leon said thoughtfully.
D was now kneeling and petting Kacie. "Kacie says she didn't do anything wrong. She didn't mess in the house or scratch furniture."
"Oh well." Leon shrugged. "Maybe he just didn't want a cat."
"I suppose…" D said, standing slowly. Suddenly, he grabbed his stomach in pain.
"D?" Leon rushed over to him.
"I'm fine. Just a stomachache…"
Leon frowned. "You're lying."
"No…No, I'm not." D said, standing straight again. He swayed slightly. "I…oh…" D didn't finish, just turned and ran back towards his room. Leon sighed.
"What could be wrong with him?" Leon muttered. "He was fine on my birthday…"
Kia: yawn 1 am and my mom just woke up wanting to know why I'm awake…I'll continue this later.
Jar: I'm mad at you.
Leon: You shouldn't bite people.
Kia: Oh yeah…sorry Jar. I felt so bad about making Jar get a spanking that I just HAD to make Leon lighten up and be REALLY nice.
D: Kia, forgive me if I throw up all over your floor.
Kia: D, the bathroom's right down the hall…
D: Thank you…D leaves
Tiy: Hopefully, you'll fix his 'illness' soon?
Kia: Yeah. yawn G'night, all. Until next time…bai bai.
