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-Telepathy-
(Thoughts)
Chapter 5
Hikori went through the rest of the week without speaking to his mother much. Hiei returned Friday afternoon in a very bad mood, so Hikori avoided him all together.
On Saturday morning, before his parents were up and around, Hikori got dressed and left the temple. He wanted to get away from everything so he could think. He made his way to the park and sat down on one of the benches.
***
“What the hell possessed me to get up this early?” Kuwabara asked as he walked. He had woken up not long ago and for some reason just wanted to get out of the house. Right now he was entering the park. As he walked along the path, he noticed Hikori sitting on a nearby bench. “Heh, I know now.”
He approached the boy, whom seemed to have no idea that he was there. “What’re you doing out here?” he asked.
Hikori snapped out of his thoughts and looked up at Kuwabara. “Oh, hi Kuwabara. What are you doing up so early?”
“I’m an adult,” Kuwabara said as he sat down next to the boy, “I don’t need a reason to go out, unlike you. Do you parents know that you’re out here?”
Hikori shook his head. “I needed to get away from the temple, just for a few hours. I have so much going on in my head, and I need to somehow sort it out.”
“And what may I ask is going on in that head of yours?” Kuwabara asked.
“What do you think?” Hikori retorted. “I haven’t been able to think of much else since.”
“It was a pretty dramatic experience,” Kuwabara sighed. “I still have nightmares about it.” He noticed Hikori’s eyes widen. “What? Can’t a grown man have nightmares about traumatic experiences?”
Hikori couldn’t help but laugh, which he knew was Kuwabara’s intention. He ran out of giggles quickly, but Kuwabara made a face at him, and Hikori burst into laughter again. Kuwabara only stopped making faces when Hikori fell off the bench, clutching his aching sides.
“Heh, feeling better kid?”
Hikori wiped a tear from his eye, “Yeah, I think so.” He sat back down on the bench. “There’s just one thing I don’t get.”
“Hmm?” Kuwabara asked in surprise.
“Why didn’t they tell me sooner?”
Kuwabara blinked at the boy for a few seconds, but then sighed. “Well kid, I’m not so good with parenting info, but if I’m to take a guess at it, I think it was because you were too young.” The look on Hikori’s face changed to an expression of confusion. “If they had told you this when you were younger, your little brain wouldn’t have been able to cope with it.”
Hikori scowled at the older man, “Says who?”
“Well look at you now,” Kuwabara said. “Right now you’re still trying to deal with it. Imagine if they had told you when you were ten or eleven?”
Hikori thought for a moment, and then nodded. It made sense, if he was a having a difficult time dealing with it now, it would have been impossible for him to understand if he were younger. “I guess you’re right.”
Kuwabara grinned, “Good.” He ruffled the boy’s hair and got to his feet. “Want to go and get breakfast?”
Hikori nodded and they left the park.
***
After they ate, the two walked down the street, just because it was something to do.
“So,” Kuwabara said, “Got anything planned for the weekend?”
Hikori shook his head, “Just finish my homework.”
“Sounds like a boring weekend,” Kuwabara said. Hikori shrugged, “Ah come kid, lighten up. You can’t dwell on that subject forever. Why don’t you just talk to them?”
“I can’t,” Hikori answered. “Not yet at least. I just can’t seem to face them. It feels as though they told me something I shouldn’t know.”
Kuwabara sighed, “Your mind works a lot like your mother’s, way too complicated.”
Hikori smirked, “What’s that supposed to mean?”
“You make a mountain out of a mole hill,” Kuwabara answered.
“I do not!” Hikori yelled.
“You are right now,” Kuwabara said. “Sure the subject isn’t exactly normal, but it was a long time ago. There’s nothing you can do about it, you just have to except it and deal with it.”
“You make it sound so easy,” Hikori said.
“It is and it isn’t,” Kuwabara said. “You just have to deal with it your way. That’s all you can do.”
“Yeah,” Hikori sighed, “I guess.”
Kuwabara chuckled and ruffled the boy’s hair. “You’ll live.” They walked on for another minute, and then Kuwabara suddenly said, “You’re kid’s fine Hiei he’s been with me most of the morning.”
“Huh?” Hikori asked. Kuwabara pointed ahead of them. Hikori looked and watched as his father came out from a gap between the buildings. “Oh.”
“Your mother is very worried about you,” Hiei said as they approached. “You could have at least left a note.”
Hikori hung his head, knowing he should have done that. “Do you want me to come home then?”
“It would be in your best interest,” Hiei answered.
“My place isn’t very far,” Kuwabara said. “Let me go get my motorcycle, that way we won’t have to walk.”
Hikori looked at his father, who said, “Hurry up.” Kuwabara jogged across the street and out of sight. “So why did you leave this morning without telling us?”
Hikori glared at his father, “You know why, or at least you should.”
“So you’re saying that you can’t handle what we told you?” Hiei asked sternly. “If that’s the case then I can remove it, and we’ll tell you again when you’re older.”
Hikori shook his head vigorously. He did not want his mind tampered with. “I can handle it, it just may take me while.” His father eyed him, “I’ll be okay, really.”
Hiei didn’t reply to that, but he did say, “I’m going to head back and let your mother know that you’re all right. Kuwabara should be back her pretty soon.”
Hikori nodded, and his father backed up into the gap and vanished. Hikori didn’t want to think about what was in store for him when he got home, from the way his father had spoke to him made it seem as though Hikori was in for it big when he got home. He shook his head, noting wanting another thing to clog his mind, and waited for Kuwabara to show up.
***
When Kuwabara arrived, he tossed Hikori the spare helmet and Hikori climbed on behind him. It took them half an hour to get to the temple, half the time it would have taken if they had gone on foot.
As they climbed the steps, Hikori tried to figure out a good apology to say to his mother. He didn’t have much time, the steps seem a lot shorter than normal, and before he knew it they were already at the top. Hikori gulped when his mother approached.
Shiroi looked at her son straight in the eyes, “What do you have to say for yourself?” She asked quietly.
“Uh,” Hikori hung his head. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to worry you. I just need some time by myself to think.”
“Be that as it may,” Shiroi said. “You still should have at least left us a note. Did you think we wouldn’t let you go if you has asked us out right or something?”
Hikori shook his head, “No, I just couldn’t really talk to you yet, not since…” He looked away.
Kuwabara took this as a good time for him to leave, “I think I need to be going. Don’t be too hard on him, he just a kid.”
“I hope he wasn’t too much trouble for you,” Shiroi said.
“Hikori? Trouble? Hah!” Kuwabara laughed. “No way. See ya later Hikori.” He trotted down the steps and out of sight.
Shiroi turned back to Hikori, “Do you want your father to remove those memories?”
I already asked,” Hiei interrupted, “He doesn’t want me to do it, he’s says he can deal with it.”
“Are you sure?” Shiroi asked Hikori. “Or is there something in there that you don’t want us to see?”
“Huh?” Hikori asked. “I’ve got nothing to hide.” (Except for the time when that monkey kidnapped me when Kurama was babysitting me,) he thought to himself. He couldn’t believe he actually remembered that. (Then again, Kurama would be the one in trouble, not me.)
Shiroi sighed, “All right, if you say you can handle it, we’ll leave it at that.” Hikori sighed, “But don’t think you’re off the hook for leaving.
Hikori winced. In the end, he was grounded for the rest of the weekend, the whole five days of school, and that next weekend. It was better than he was expecting.
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Author’s Note: Wow, I actually worked on this. Like I said, very few updates for now. If you haven’t read my bio lately, read it. I’ve rewritten it and added a like to a website that many Yugioh fans will enjoy. Review me and tell me what you think. Yes, I know this chapter was short, and rather pointless.
