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Chapter Nineteen

Bad Dreams and Ruined Movies

"EXPLORING" WITH SARA AND KURAMA

"I'm telling you, it's poisonous Sara."

"Eat it."

"I'm not going to eat it!"

Sara took the plant and fed it to a bird. After a few seconds, the bird blew up. "Maybe it was poisonous."

Kurama smiled. "Told you."

Sara snorted. "Stupid pretty boy." Kurama sniffed and she hugged him. "You know I love you."

Kurama raised an eyebrow. "You're married!"

Sara shrugged. "I know. I love you as friend."

"Yeah I know."

Sara looked at him. "Are you sad that I love you?"

Kurama looked horrified. "No! I'm just tired. I didn't sleep well last night."

"Why not?"

Kurama sighed. "Bad dreams."

"Again?" Sara exclaimed. "Was it the same one?"

Kurama nodded.

Sara sighed and shook her head. She noticed a plant that had vibrantly purple leaves. "Hey! I bet that one's poisonous."

"No. You should really know these plants."

"I know." She looked at the ground. "I'm sorry."

He smiled and rubbed her head. "That's alright." He looked at his watch. "Wow. It's late. We should be getting back."

"Alright." They headed back to the house.

When they got back, Anja was vacuuming, Aragorn and Faythe were watching TV, and Legolas was on the Internet. Hiei was nowhere to be found.

Faythe jumped (sort of) to her feet. "Where have you been?" she demanded. "I was worried sick!"

Legolas looked away from the computer, where he was downloading pictures of himself. "You were not."

"I was worried! They could have been-"

"Hurt, killed, dismembered, etc. Yes, we know, Faythe. But you weren't worried."

"Was, too!" Faythe retorted. She started to say something else, but Aragorn drew Anduril and turned the blade on her.

"Shut up. I'm missing the movie."

Anja came in and clucked disapprovingly at Aragorn. "No sword in house, Aragorn!" she said sternly. Aragorn sheathed the weapon.

He looked at the TV, aware that he'd missed some crucial plot points. "Now what am I going to do? I don't follow the movie anymore!"

Sara sighed and handed him the remote. "It'll be on again." She looked around. "Where's Hiei?"

Faythe shrugged. "He was mumbling to himself about God only knows what and went God only knows where."

Sara glared at her. "Thanks. You're such a big help."

Faythe smiled. "I try."

Kurama came in from the kitchen and handed Sara a soda before sitting down next to Aragorn. "I've seen this movie. It's really cool until the end."

Aragorn frowned. "What happens at the end?"

"The hero dies."

Aragorn looked up at the ceiling, shaking his fist. "Curse you! Why do you do this to me?"

Sara hit him upside the head. "Calm down. It's just a movie."

"Right. Right. I'm calm." Sara raised an eyebrow and walked up the stairs, muttering about kings and insanity. "Sara, where are you going?"

Sara turned around. "I need to be alone."

Faythe looked at her sympathetically. "I wanted to be alone, too, when I found out." She hugged Sara. "Suicide is not the answer."

Sara glared at her. "What are you talking about? Why would I want to kill myself?"

Faythe nodded. "I know why you're like this. You're in denial. That's okay, Sara. I understand." She tapped her nose. "But you can only hide for so long, you know!"

Sara restrained herself from responding and from hitting Faythe. She walked up the stairs and fell on the bed; which felt unusually lumpy and…screaming.

"Get off me! Get off me now, Sara!" Hiei cried.

Sara rolled over. "Sorry. What were you doing in here?"

"Thinking," Hiei replied grimly.

"About what?"

"Nothing."

Sara frowned, but let it go. What was going on? Everyone was acting strange. Except Kurama. She began trying to dissect the problem, one step at a time.

"Stop talking to yourself."

Sara jumped and glared at Hiei. "You have your way of thinking, I have mine."

"Well, your way is annoying."

"Get over it. Why do you always have to be so mean to me? What did I ever do to you?"

Tears welled up in her eyes and she tried to hold them back. "Sara? Don't cry. Your way of thinking is fine. Don't cry." He hugged her, but she pulled away from his embrace.

"Don't hug me right now," she said, her voice wavering. She sat as far away from Hiei as possible.

He tried to ignore the sudden mood swing, but he knew that it was a sign that she really was…ill.

Sara sniffled. "Are you not talking to me nor or something?"

"You're the one who's not talking to me!"

"I never stopped talking to you!"

Hiei froze. "What the hell is the matter with you?"
Sara thought for a moment. "I don't know. One minute I'm fine. The next, I'm upset about everything."

Hiei stared at her. Didn't she know she was pregnant? She had to! But, why didn't she want him to know?

He couldn't take it anymore. "Honey, do you remember when we were in Australia?"

Sara snorted. "Who could forget it?"

"Do you remember the pool deck?"

"Of course!"

"Do you think that maybe…" he drew in a deep breath. "That you're pregnant?"

"What? Who the hell told you that? What gave you that idea? Why in the world would-it was Faythe, wasn't it?"

Hiei nodded. Sara sighed and flopped on her back. Hiei rubbed her head. "What do we do now?"

Sara smiled at him. "Let's go along with it."

"What?"

"You heard me. Let them think what they want."

MEANWHILE

"So, who do you think the father is?"

Faythe thought for a moment before answering Legolas. "It's either Hiei…or Kurama." Kurama instantly started coughing. Faythe ran over to him and hit him on the back. "Are you okay?" He nodded. "Good. Wouldn't want you to get hurt. Just in case…"