Kaida Okami – The Prophesy
Chapter Eight
Calm Before The Storm, Flashback II
Yusuke looked over his hand of cards at the others suspiciously.
Kuwabara tried (and failed) to get a good look at Kurama's cards.
Kurama's face remained straight as he watched the other players.
"Your turn Kuwabara." Kurama said.
A hesitation, then,
"You got any fours?"
"Go fish."
Hiei snorted from his position on the windowsill.
A few weeks had past since Kaida's departure. While no news about their wolf
friend was defiantly good news (for it meant that she was yet to be captured) the team
couldn't help but worry. It conveniently slipped their mind that she had thrived in the
demon world for years without their help.
Over time, the group had learned to mask emotions (yes, even Kuwabara learned
something) when questioned about Kaida, or when her name was even brought up.
The wolves however......
"OOOOOoooooouuuu!!"
The group winced at the wavering sounds of the wolf howl. Kaida's wolves missed her,
and they made no attempt to hide it. Several more of the animals joined in the pack song.
Their song wavered, then strengthened as they sang about a lost pack member; a lost
leader.
When the song ended, the slightly happy mood that had filled the house moments ago
was depleted.
"Amazing that those mutts can suck the happiness right out of a card game."
Commented Yusuke, throwing his cards down.
Kuwabara nodded and did the same.
Kurama, however, was listening hard to the song, as if trying to understand something
hard to grasp.
Hiei noticed.
"What is it?" he asked.
Kurama looked puzzled.
"It's as if they....They want us to go look for her....." he said softly, still
concentrating hard.
"Then why don't we?" asked Yusuke bluntly. "we haven't heard from her in over
two weeks. For all we know, she could be dead."
Hiei's eyes flashed, but it went unnoticed.
"We cant." Kurama said simply. "If she is alive her best chance to stay that way is
to avoid Enma's attention."
Yusuke didn't like it, but he fell silent.
Hiei, however, stood and silently left the room.
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The awning over the back porch on Kaida's house provided an excellent spot to sit and
think. Apparently, one of the wolf cubs had figured this out as well as Hiei.
Hiei sat next to the cub Kaida had named Kido for his bright attitude.
Kido perked his ears up when he noticed sounds behind him, but they drooped when he
discovered it was only Hiei. Staring into the setting sun, Kido lifted his head up in the
beginnings of another mournful howl.
Hiei wrapped his hand securely around the pups muzzle until all ideas of another
depressing song where dispersed.
Hiei glared at the pup.
"Stop mourning her." He said harshly. "She's not dead."
The pup quieted and lay down with his head on his paws.
Sometimes Hiei wondered if the wolves really understood him. Kaida would have said
yes, of course they did. Hiei was inclined to agree with her at times like this.
Hiei allowed his mind to wander, wondering if Kaida really was ok, or if the wolves
could sense something he could not.
Behind him, an almost full moon shone through the sunset. A bright star inching its way
towards a parallel line to the orb.
A/N: Ok, there's the next chapter. glares at audience WHY ARE YOU PEOPLES NOT REVIEWING!!! (thanks to the people who DID review, by the way) sob no one loves me....ok, emotional moment over now. Review or I shall sic the locker gnomes on you!! MUWWWAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!