Chapter 9: "What the hell's going on here and why do I feel like a puppet!"
I sighed, letting Sora's secret pet mouse climb over my fingers while I walked into the living room. Vash was asleep on the couch and mom wasn't home yet although she was close. Very close.
I put the mouse back in Sora's desk drawer and walked out as Matt clawed at the door. She was in her sable form again.
"Hiei, will you open the door for her?"
"Why not you?"
"Just do it."
"….Hn." I opened the door and Matt trotted in. Dad hid behind the door and once she was inside he grabbed her by the back of her neck. She yelped and curled up.
"What are you--?" I began but Vash cut me off.
"You follow me."
I hesitated, glancing at the main exit (front door) and the other exits (windows, back door, ect.).
"Now Hiei. It's important."
I sighed and followed as he walked into a room. A black gun hung from his pocket. I knew that gun. "Where did you get Knives's gun?"
He glanced at it and smiled a goofy smile. "I stole it from him."
Something wasn't right. "Really? How?"
"Not important." He threw Matt into a corner of the room and shoved me inside. There was nothing in the room. It was plain and bare.
"What the--?"
Vash grinned. "You're staying in here until your dragon half is under control."
"'Dragon half'? What are you talking about?"
"I'll let you out later."
I guessed it was two hours later… I was bored out of my mind and Matt was acting more like a sable with every passing minute. "What the hell's going on here and why do I feel like a puppet!" I sighed.
"I've had enough of this…" I walked to the door. I grabbed he door handle and it disappeared. The whole door just disappeared. "What the hell!" I looked at the window and it did the same. I started to become slightly claustrophobic. I was use to sleeping outside and being outside. I had problems being in a house for long periods of time. "I want out!" I summoned the Ningenkai flame and used the Fist of the Mortal Flame on the wall. When I finally stopped my knuckles were bloodied. "Damn it… Wait a second…" I drew a dagger Sora gave me for Christmas. The Subtle Knife. It could cut through matter like it was nothing and cut holes into other dimensions. I drew the tip of the dagger through the air, feeling for a snag in the air to open a hole.
"Don't!" Matt said.
I turned to her. "So you finally decided to speak…"
"Don't. It'll break. We can't get out of here."
I hesitated. I didn't want it to break… I really liked it and magical artifacts are… Really, really impossible to repair. After a moment I sheathed it. I sat in a corner.
/Dad? Come on. Let us out./ I said telepathically.
/Hiei, you have to kill Matt. Your dragon half wants to eat her so eat her and our problem's solved./
My stomach turned. Eat Matt? Sure I could eat cute-looking fluffy small animals but not when it was my adopted mother who was the cute-looking fluffy small animal.
/No! What the hell's gotten into you? Did you slam your head on something or run into too many objects/
/No./
/Then what the hell's up/
He didn't answer.
I sighed physically and mentally. /At least tell me why you stole Knives's gun./
/For revenge./
/What/
/He can't stop his Angel Arm from going off if he doesn't have his gun. Now, kill Matt and I'll let you out./
/You're beginning to sound like Knives…/ In my mind… I already knew what was going to happen next and I didn't like it.
/Exactly./ Was the reply but instead of Vash's voice it was Knives's voice. Why did they have to be twins?
/Damn you! I knew it…/
/You knew but you were just ignoring your instincts and were just too trusting of my brother. You've become soft/
If there's one thing that ticks me off every time it would be someone telling me I'm soft. /What the hell do you want/ My mental voice was emotionless and cold.
/I want you to become a full-blooded dragon and eat Matt./
/I can't--/
/Oh, your wings will appear any minute now. I put an artifact on you that'll bring out your dragon blood. And you can become a full dragon./
/I can? And what if I refuse to/
/You better if you wish to see your little sister alive again./
/Hiei, help me…/ It was Sora. One hundred percent Sora. Her mental voice gave off feelings of pain, helplessness and fear.
/Sora! Are you alright…? Did he hurt you/
/H-he shot my arm… Hiei… Please help me…/
/I will… I promise./ I focused on Knives again. /Let her go and I'll do anything you want./ While I waited for Knives to reply to that I concentrated on Vash. /Dad? Where are you/
/I'm here./
/Knives is here too./
/I know. I know about everything./
/Can you rescue Sora/
/No. I err… got caught./
I sighed and let him feel my annoyance. /Greeeeaaat…/
/Sorry./
Knives finally spoke. /Alright. I'll let her go but you have to become a full dragon first./
/Fine./ I didn't believe I could become a full dragon. /How/
/Just picture the dragon. Leave the rest to me./
I figured once I became a full dragon-- if I did-- I would let Knives let us out, kill him then find a way to change back. More then likely I would have to remove the artifact he put on me... which... I couldn't find.
