'XYZ' – thoughts
'XYZ' – telepathy"XYZ" – speech
XYZ – lyrics
Chapter 21 – It's Not About Percents
Only about what you believe in…
"I made you shut your mouth too." She said after breaking apart. They smirked at each other, and they walked back to the house with the lead of the fire demon.
Setara then went to drink something warm, she felt quite cold. She made herself some hot chocolate and enjoyed it's warmth. She took a sip from her mug, and found her throat burning up.
'What's up with me? I can even drink boiling water, so why does it hurt my throat?' She thought, while coughing like hell. She held her throat; she wanted to rip it out it hurt so much. She struggled with the pain; she collapsed on her knees coughing up thick, warm blood. Soon, her muscles couldn't keep her shaking body anymore she landed on her face on the cold floor. She rattled and coughed until she passed out from the pain.
She opened her eyes, and found herself in her bed. She looked to her side, and saw Hiei sighing with relief.
"Thank God, you're awake. It's been a week since you passed out." He whispered. "The doctor said, you're not allowed to speak for a while."
Setara nodded, signaling she understood. She then pointed to her head. Hiei started to read her mind.
'What happened? I remember drinking my hot chocolate, and then passing out. Who found me?'
'I did.'
'Oh… were you sitting here for this whole week?'
'Yeah… You didn't think I'd leave you alone, did you?' He sighed. 'Why do you always need to scare me like this?'
'Hey, I didn't WANT to pass out! I didn't know I couldn't bear heat anymore.'
'The doctor said you have 50 chance to ever speak again.'
'Oh… And how much do I have for singing?'
'Only 15 chance. I'm sorry, Setara.'
'Hey, love… you will hear my voice screaming your name again, I promise.'
Setara pointed to herself then put her hand on her heart, then she pointed to Hiei. The fire apparition smiled bitterly.
"I love you too." He whispered. He turned away and wiped away his lonely tear. He then gave the blood red teargem to Setara.
"This is the only tear I shed. I hope it'll bring you luck, and you'll be able to speak soon." He whispered.
Setara held the teargem to her heart then leaned over to kiss Hiei.
She became depressed through the days, and she stayed locked up in her room almost all the time. She only let Hiei in, who was getting worried with each day. He wanted to get back his love, that sparkling, smart, passionate and exciting girl instead of the depressed, worn-out and dull Setara she became. She didn't sleep much at night; she always stayed up to watch the sunrise. Hiei didn't know what was she doing inside that room when she was alone, however.
A month passed, and she was sitting in her bed with a sketchbook and a pen. She was writing another song lyric. She figured that if she couldn't sing, she would write songs for the new album the band agreed to record in fall.
After a month and a half, she emerged from the room, walked into the kitchen. The others were eating lunch, and were quite shocked when Setara slammed the sketchbook on the table. Everyone looked at her fanatical expression expectantly.
A/N: Oh yea! Cliffhanger!