After your Mom leaves, you turn your attention back to the room. I'm going to have another look at that globe. You turn it over in your hands.
Strange there seem to be markings on the bottom. You take a closer look.
"371…Hmm…what does that mean? "
Suddenly a knock at the door disturbs your thoughts. You jump.
"Who is it?" You ask.
"Rai, It's your Mother, open the door!" It sounds like she has a cold or something.
You cringe, and head toward the door. When you open it you see that it wasn't your mother at all, but Yusuke, who was keeled over laughing.
After you slam the door, there is another knock. You open the door. It's Yusuke again. You start to slam the door, but he puts his foot between the door and the frame.
"Sorry about that, but dinner is ready."
You stare at him, perfectly emotionless. He gets a little freaked out and leaves. You sigh and pull the hood of your cloak up, and head toward the cafeteria.
There were groups of chattering demons, all eating what looked like roast beef, mashed potatoes and rolls. The smell was actually appealing. You stand in line for your food then head outside, ignoring Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama when they try to get your attention. You find the perfect tree.
It was tall; probably about 35 feet, and you could see the branches were thick enough to hold your weight. You jump to the lowest branch, careful not to spill your food. Then you push your food up onto the next branch, then climb up after it. You do this until you are about 15 to 20 feet up. Then you settle down on a branch. You begin eating. It tasted as good as it smelled. You stop. You get the feeling someone's watching you. You look down.
It's Hiei. His crimson eyes are like embers in the darkness, hard to miss.
When he realizes you know he's there, he jumps up so you two are on the same branch.
You try to ignore the strange feeling in your stomach as you smirk and say,
"Stalk often?"
"Hn. Get out of my tree."
" First off, it's not your tree, second, I was here first, and third, I think I'll just move to a different branch." You jump onto the branch above his head, about a foot or two up, leaning on the tree trunk, just like you had before. He scowls and leans against the tree trunk, his eyes closed.
Oops…left my food on the other branch.
Not wanting to bother him, you reach down. You felt where it was but couldn't quite get it. You were about to give up when he suddenly picks it up, eyes still closed, and hands you your plate.
Um…Why...what?
A thank you would be nice…
His voice rings through your head. You hurriedly put up your lock, but he comes right back.
I figured out how to open it. He smirks.
Hn. Not for long. You change the code on the lock and he's kicked out again. 5 minutes later, he's back in your head.
That was easier than last time….
Get out of my head…
After I worked so hard to get here?
You lock it again, using a harder code this time. You then lean against the tree, and fall asleep. In the waking world, 20- 30 minutes later
He cracked the code, but didn't use it, since she appeared to be asleep. Instead he leaned against the tree to sleep himself. He can hear her shifting around above him. Suddenly, something soft and silky tickles his face. He opens his eyes.
"What the-"
A teal-blue curtain hung in front of his face, carrying with it a minty scent. He parts it and looks up. She had rolled over and her hair was so long it was hanging down in his face. He tries to tuck it up where it won't fall down, but as soon as he settles back down, it falls again. After several minutes of this he finally gives up, and just goes to sleep, letting the scent wash around him.