Chapter 27: "What the hell?"
Kip was flying next to me on our way home. /How's Matt gonna get home/
I shrugged. /I don't know and at this point don't care./ I said. I was sore and wanted to sleep. I was tired and still felt sick from trying to fight the magic. Kip decided to stay at Mik's for a while because I injured one of his wings. I sighed.
/Hiei/ Sora called telepathically.
/Sora? Is that you/
/Yeah! I'm coming home--/
/Do you need me to come and get you/ I asked.
She laughed. /No. I can get home. I'll see you soon/
/Yeah./ I said and started flying faster.
/Hiei! Duck/ I dropped a few feet by reaction and looked around. Suddenly I saw the biggest dragon I had seen yet. It was a light blue ice dragon. I growled, wondering if one of them had followed me.
/Don't you growl at me, Mister! Is that anyway to treat your mother/ Matt scolded me.
/What the hell!/ I stared at the dragon long and hard. It flew down and looked at me with crimson eyes like mine.
/Watch your language, Hiei/ Matt scolded me again.
/It is you! But-- how come-- I mean--/ I paused to organize my thoughts. /Why the hell didn't I know this sooner/
/Watch your language! Unless you want to be grounded…/
/No. But why didn't you tell me this sooner/I asked coldly.
/You never asked./ I wanted to growl and normally I would have set something of hers on fire but since I didn't have control over fire or anything else at the moment I couldn't do that.
I sighed… then things made a turn for the worse for me. I closed my eyes as I was flying only for a second to try and straighten things out in my mind. I took a few deep breaths and then I felt my dragon instincts gain control.
No, no, no! Not now…! I thought in a panic, trying to win the war inside of me. I was tired of it. That dragon wasn't me and it wasn't going to win over me. As I lost and felt the dragon gain control I wondered if this was what it was like for Naoko when her Youko would try to gain control.
The dragon was me for the moment. I flew up, flying under Matt's right wing. I felt safe and protected and wondered if this is what you were suppose to feel like as a child. My demon self got bored and I guess the best way to put it is I slept while the dragon had his fun.
The dragon relinquished his control when we got home, leaving me to land. I threw my back legs out and landed roughly. I sensed another dragon close by but her presence seemed familiar. I turned and growled but saw (who I instantly recognized) Sora. She was a beautiful white dragon with blue swirl markings all over her except for the pure white feathered wings that were folded against her back. As I looked closer I noticed she had fur instead of scales.
/Wow…/ I said.
/Hi Hiei/ she said happily.
/Yo./ I said simply. Sora tackled me and I noticed I was at least five feet bigger then her. She purred and rubbed against me like a cat would.
/Miss me/
/Yeah. Did you miss me/
/Yup. Hiei? When do you plan to go home? You know… to your other home/ she asked. Her question surprised me. I had been too busy to really think about my fears or worries.
What if I couldn't change back? What would I do then? I controlled my fear and panic. /I… don't know./
Sora looked at me, worried, for a moment. /Come on. Let's get some dinner./
/Okay./ I knew it was her way of trying to get me to stop worrying. /I'll be there in a minute./ She ran inside and I looked at Matt.
………It was time to get some answers.
