Ch2: A Strange Guest

That night, Shiori went to bed early as her doctor had instructed. She seemed to

be ill with a minor respiratory infection, but no one was sure. I was worried

about Shuuichi. He'd been gone for three hours now. I heard someone knock

the front door. "Serenity! Are you there?" Shuuichi yelled. I opened the door to find him

helping a boy who was badly hurt. "His name is Hiei," he said as the dark-haired

boy awoke. I went upstairs to get a first-aid kit while Shuuichi tried to calm Hiei

down. When I opened the kit, I realized I was out of first-aid ointment. I said that

I had to go get something.

When I got back, Hiei was gone, and Shuuichi was in the kitchen studying. "Where's-"

I began to ask. "He left," he interrupted, focusing on the textbook. I went upstairs to

my room to study on psychology, but I couldn't focus. I remembered that today was

the day I had first come to live with the Minamino family five years ago, and tomorrow

was Shuuichi's birthday! To think I almost forgot!

The next night, after I came home from my part-time job at the animal shelter,

I heard Hiei in the living room. "...I need you to help me, kitsune, you don't

have a choice." Why is he calling Shuuichi a kitsune? I wondered.