Chapter 32

"Is he going to be okay?"

"I'm sure of it, he just over ate, that's all…"

"But our weekend!"

"Amai, he's not going to wake up until he's ready…"

His eyes were a blur. Drax couldn't quite remember what happened, but he could feel himself warm up to the room. The temperature was just right, he still felt rather full but the sleepiness was starting to wear off. He finally opened his eyes and saw the whole house peering down at him. "Drax!" cheered Amai. "Drax, are you okay?"

"Yeah… I just… don't remember what happened."

His father snickered. "You overate," he explained. "It happens kiddo. I don't think you were quite ready for that much monster meat in a single day."

Slowly he sat himself up. Drax appeared rather big and still felt full. He looked about the room and found he was in his father's chambers. The clock near by made his blood run cold. It was seven at night! "I've been asleep… all day!?" he questioned.

"Indeed. I was hoping perhaps we could still go out tomorrow…" Amai said offhandedly, only to get slapped in the back of the head by Melee.

"He's in no condition to go out! He's full!" she snapped back. "How about we get him to the hot spring and see if that helps his digestion. He can't turn back on a full stomach now, we don't want that."

"I nearly forgot about those…" muttered Snek. "Come on kid, let's get you soaking!" With the help of his father and Amai, they brought Drax to the hot springs. Once he was eased into them, Drax warmed up and was relaxed.

"This feels really good, and I don't like baths" Drax muttered.

Amai sighed to it all. "So much for my weekend with him…"

"Did you help him with the rats?" questioned Snek. When Amai didn't answer, Snek muttered. "Figures. No wonder he passed out, it you had eaten some of them, he would be able to go out still. But no… rats are beneath you!"

"How was I to know this would happen!"

"You ought to know better!"

Drax couldn't ignore their bickering. Back and forth they went, but each did have a point. Amai should have known better than to leave him to eat all the rats, even if they were unpleasant. He should have known too that Drax can't possibly eat as much as him either. His father on the other hand understood his limits and never forced Drax to go beyond them. Still, the two consistently fought over him. Amai with little to no experience with children, compared to his father who has some but is still learning as he goes.

"Can you two please stop fighting in front of me?" Drax snapped.

The two men paused as they peered down at him. "I'm trying to make him understand…"

"He doesn't realize that this is my weekend…"

"Both of you, shut it!" Drax yelled. "Seriously why the hell are you fighting over me like this? Did we not come to an understanding earlier? Dad, I know you are upset with him in not helping me. I don't hold it against him, not to mention this is my fault too. I could have stopped myself and also I could have refused to do this. I didn't!"

He paused then turned to Amai. "Just because you have standards, doesn't mean you cannot over look them and do something for someone else for a change! Rats suck. I know they do. But you're suppose to be a hero damn it, and you got put off by rats!"

The two hung their heads rather shamefully. "I think this has gone on long enough…" Drax froze as Garou came into the chamber, he turned to Amai and Snek and nudged his head to the door. "Out."

"But..."

"NOW!"

Snek froze to the tone, but left. Amai crossed his arms and refused to move. "I am not scared of you." He said.

"Snek respects me enough to leave. You're going to leave or I get Melee to remove you herself!"

Amai didn't budge at first, yet he gave a defiant hiss before turning his back to leave. When the door closed Garou peered down at Drax. "Mind if I sit here?"

"Please do."

He didn't get into the hot spring, he merely put his feet into it. "I won't be using this power anymore. The soothsayer one." He said.

Drax nodded. "I can understand why…"

"It's not for the reason you think." Garou paused as he looked Drax into his eyes. "This is getting stronger, the more I use it. I find that it's not a trust worthy thing to have, let alone possess. That surge I felt a few weeks ago to turn you into this now, was odd. Amai noticed it… I noticed it. I am concerned that this is doing something beyond a merely 'prediction'. I won't risk it anymore. And I can't let anything happening to you because of it. This feel different this time around, doesn't it?"

Drax froze to the question, but he nodded. "I don't feel the same as I did before. I don't know if it was because I was with dad the last time, or the fact I knew what I was getting into this time around…"

"Possibly both," muttered Garou. "In any case, I will not be turning you again, even if you beg me. I worry there is going to be side effect since I have never really used this on anyone but you."

"Yeah…" whispered Drax. "I don't want to go out with Amai tomorrow. Even if I get hungry I can't eat…"

"I will explain that to him and he will have to accept it."

"Garou… I do appreciate you doing this for me… for us…"

He smirked. "I do it to keep the peace in this house. Those two will go to war over you, you do know that?"

He merely nodded. "Well I am going to head back. Soak in here as long as you can, it will help with your digestion."

As Garou left, Drax thought over what he said. He did feel strange after he became human again, he knew he got stronger, and yet there was something else he could feel within himself. Drax sighed as he continued to rest in the hot spring. There has to be balance between his father and Amai, he cannot allow them to go on like this, the bickering has to end!