Chapter 10

Kale was woken up by what sounded like someone throwing up, then he remembered, 'Cole's got a hangover.'

He rolled over and off the bed and walked himself to the bathroom where Cole was indeed throwing up, so he walked out and shut the door so no one else had to see her bent over the toilet barfing up EVERYTHING.

When Cole finally exited the bathroom, she was paler than usual and she looked more out of it than what she usually puts on.

"You okay, not gonna ya know anymore?"

Cole just grunted, flopped down on the bed, and buried her head in her pillow. She then felt a pat on her back, making her swing at him, only to have her wrist caught in mid motion.

"You think hitting me is gonna help your hangover?"

"No, but it'll make me feel better, so et go of my arm and I'll feel better."

Kale did as Cole said and when she turned back to the pillows, he jumped on her and began to tickle her. As soon as she began to laugh, he knew that she was feeling at least a little better, that is until Keiko walked in.

"What are you two doing?"

Kale quickly jumped of Cole and in the process fell off the bed, which only made Cole laugh more than when he was tickling her.

"Have a nice fall Kale?"

"Cole, say one more thing and I will..."

"What, ya gonna jump on me again?"

"Maybe."

So doing the only thing came to mind, Cole bent over the side of the bed and touched Kale's lip ring, which made Kale basically start crying, that is until Yusuke walked in.

"Keiko, what's going on and why is Kale on the floor like a little girl...hi Cole."

"Hi Yusuke, they let you and dad out?"

"Yeah, but I still want to know why he's on the floor."

Cole bent over yet again and tapped Kale on the back causing him to jerk up and hit his head on Cole's chin causing her to fall back on the bed.

"Would you two knock it off and Kale what's wrong with your lip."

No one answered, they all thought Yusuke would never really notice till later on and even then he wouldn't say anything, but that went all wrong since Yusuke and Hiei were released from the hospital earlier than expected.

"Someone's gotta tell me sooner or later, or do I have to ask Columbia 'cause I'm sure she could tell me what's going on."

"My mom's here, you don't have to get her."

But of course, Cole's timing was off and Columbia was standing in the doorway watching Kale.

"Mom, don't say anything to him."

Columbia then got "that" smile on her face and Cole knew, it was all over.

"Why Yusuke, it seems that my wonderful daughter somehow sweet talked Kale into getting his lip pierced."

Kale and Cole both seemed to wince at that statement and for the fact that Kale kinda went willingly to get his lip pierced.

They both watched as Yusuke stood at the door struggling to find the right words, but he couldn't, so he walked away with everyone but Columbia behind him.

Cole watched her mom closely, what was up her sleeve, what was she planning, something was up.

"You two are gonna have a rude awakening when Hiei finds out."

Bingo! There it was, that's what was up.

When Columbia finally walked away from the room, Cole sighed and fell back on to the pillows, she then reached over and began to play with Kale's hair.

"Cole, what could she do that would be so bad?"

Cole sighed, "I dunno, she might say that we slept together, but imply that we DID something when we did it and your parents will play along as well, but since I'm closer to Hiei, he'll believe me."

"I hope so, 'cause I could get in trouble for rape."

"Yeah, that's so stupid though, if two people love each other and they do 'it', why should the older person get in trouble, I mean, it was done willingly."

"What's with you and the word willingly?"

Cole just shrugged and stopped rubbing Kale's head, which made him pout, which Cole thought was very cute.

"Let's sneak out, before Hiei comes back and decides to yell."

Kale turned around and looked at Cole. At first, he thought she was joking around, but with the look on her face, he could tell she wasn't.

"When do you want to leave?"

"Hmm...now."

"Now?"

Cole nodded.

"Okay then."

Cole sat up on the bed and watched as Kale opened the door to the balcony, which only confused Cole.

"Where are you going?"

"You wanted to leave, right, well lets go."

Cole looked down at what she was wearing.

"There's no way in hell that I'm going out there wearing your clothes."

"Why, I'm wearing my clothes."

Cole just frowned, Kale was just too cute when he was trying to be serious.

"Fine, I'm coming."

As she walked out on to the balcony, Kale stopped her and handed her the pair of boots she had been wearing the night before.

"You'll give me my boots, but you won't let me change my clothes."

"You know it."

Cole watched as Kale lifted one leg over the railing as she put her boots on, when she was finished, Kale jumped off the balcony. When Cole looked over the railing, she saw Kale below her on the ground looking up at her.

"You coming or what?"

"I ain't jumping, if you think I am, the you're the crazy one."

"I'll catch you, I swear."

Cole sighed, 'You better catch me.'

Cole lifted her right leg over the railing, then her left so she was standing on the other side of the railing.

"Cole, jump now."

Just as Cole braced herself to jump, her mom came back into the room to find her daughter hanging over the other side of the railing.

"Cole, don't do this, do not jump, stay there."

'Now she trys to be serious, you've got to be kidding me.'

Cole turned back around to face forward, but as she did, she slipped, but caught the railing as she slipped down.

Back in the room, Columbia stood there in shock as to what happened, she didn't know that Cole was still hanging there, so panic began to settle in.

Outside Kale clutched his hand to his chest.

'She almost fell, I can't believe it.'

"Kale?"

Kale's thoughts broke and as he looked up, he saw Cole slipping again.

"Drop now."

Inside the room, Columbia heard her daughters voice and that's when she noticed Cole's hands struggling to hold on to the railing, but just as the feel of relief wash over, Cole's hands disappeared and Columbia's heart fell.

'Oh my, where is...my baby.'

"HIEI, GET UP HERE NOW."

Not even a couple of seconds later, Hiei came running down the hallway, okay, he ran as best as a person who just got out of the hospital could.

"Red, what's wrong?"

"Cole, she was...she was hanging over the railing and she..."

"She what Red, what did she do?"

Hiei watched as Columbia stared out onto the balcony and that's when it hit him.

He slowly walked to the balcony and as he reached the railing, he expected to see his daughter on the ground below dead, but instead, no one was there on the ground, no body, no blood, nothing.

'Where did she go?'


Yes, where did she go?

I bet some of you thought that she died or something, nah, why would I kill her off.

Yeah, that's about it for now, I'm too pissed off due to a friend of mine who turned into a slut.

L8r,

Jen