Chapter 8: "So I have to baby-sit… again?"
Matt sighed. "Hiei?"
I rolled over, mumbling. My Jagan opened slightly and I saw the clock. It was four in the morning. I pulled the blanket up over my head.
"Hiei, get up."
Again, I mumbled and crawled under the blanket more and growled. "No."
"You don't even know what I was going to ask!"
"I don't care. No, damn it."
"Hiei, I have to go see someone."
I peeked out from under the blanket and scowled. "Who?"
"My dad."
"Your dad…?" It took a moment for my mind to register what she said.
"Yeah. I can't tell you why. I'll be back in a day or two."
"So I have to baby-sit… again?"
"Mmhm."
"Alright."
"Bye, see you soon. Love yah."
I quickly fell back asleep.
Sora ran into my room and jumped on my bed. "Hiei! Up, up, up!"
She landed on my chest, knocking the air from my lungs. I sat up, coughing and gasping for air.
"Whoops, sorry. I'm hungry Hiei."
I took a few deep breaths and looked up at her. "Let's get some donuts then."
"YAY!"
I smirked. "I have two hundred double dollars that need to be spent. Go pick yours out, I'll meet you in a minute."
I got up as Sora ran outside next door to the donut shop. I grabbed my black shirt off the chair and noticed something was different… My wings were gone.
"What the hell--!" I spun around, attempting to see my shoulders but only succeeded in tripping over my own feet. I got up and ran to the bathroom and turned around, looking at my shoulders with the mirror. Nothing. No marks or anything.
I blinked and looked at my eyes in the mirror. They were still kind of cat-like… My claws were back to normal but my fangs were still longer then they normally are.
"…..huh…" I sighed and pulled on a shirt that didn't have holes in the shoulders and went to meet Sora. "What kind of donuts do you want?" I asked simply. The wings disappearing didn't bother me. My life was just strange like that.
Between me and Sora we spent around 150 double dollars on donuts. I ate one and grabbed as many bags as I could and looked at Sora. "Can you handle the rest?"
"You only left me three… out of eight bags, Hiei."
"So?"
"Yeah, I can carry them." Sora grabbed them and we walked out.
After asking Sora where she wanted to eat we decided on sitting by the fountains. I sat the bags down and sat next to them. Sora did the same and we both started to eat. I glanced at Sora as she shoved a whole donut in her mouth and swallowed it whole.
"Don't choke and kill yourself. Mom will find a way to blame it on me."
She made a face. "I never choke, unlike someone I know!"
I scowled. "Hn."
A shadow fell over me and Sora. "Did you get me any?"
I choked on a donut (It's more predictable than you'd think). Sora patted my back as I gasped for air. When I finally stopped choking and could see past tears I saw Vash staring down at me.
"Don't kill yourself, Hiei."
"Dad!" Sora and me shouted at the same time. Sora jumped on him and hugged him. I just smirked.
"Miss me? Can I have one?" He reached into one of my donut bags and stole one. I ignored it since I do it to him every chance I get.
"Yeah!" Sora said. She sat back down next to me.
"I'm exhausted… Oh. Hiei, when your mother gets home I need to talk to you two."
"Why?" I asked.
"You'll see."
"Alright." I know. I show a lot of emotions around those I trust. You think I seem trusting here you should see me around Naoko.
"I'm gonna take a nap until Matt gets home. Don't be out here too long."
"'Kay Dad," Sora said. Vash walked inside and Sora looked at me. "Isn't that guy, Jigoku, in there?"
"So?"
"Dad doesn't know he's in there."
"Your point?"
"Dad--" A few gun shots sounded and I smirked.
"Let's go see if he got him." I got up and grabbed the bags. Sora grabbed a few and we both went inside.
