The Time Signal...

Mystery of the Time Signal
Chapter Six
Cess's Confession, Kook's Solo!

7:00 pm Kook has emerged from the shower with her hair dripping wet behind her as she runs through the apartment with a towel on. She turns the volume back up when the CD player changes to 'Rest Stop' by Matchbox 20, she sings and gives a little shake here and there as she greases down her hair with a purple gel, taking little amounts she balled and pinned it with one of her many colorful hair clips, when this ritual was done she had about twenty hair clips cramped on her head. She then danced her way to see if her clothes are dry. What luck! They are.

7:20 pm "KOOK!" The door comes flying open and in dashes Cess, she quickly turns down the stereo and throws her makeup on the table.

"HEY!" Kook yells from the bathroom.

"I need the keys Mr. Ron is going to watch him."

"ALL NIGHT?"

"Yes."

"Aunt Kook." Jay smiles up at her.

"Yes sweetie."

"Does that hurt." He points to her head.

"Only when I take them out." She laughs

"KEYS?" Cess questions

"BREAD BOX!" Kook answers. "Bye baby." She kisses Jay bye. Cess opens an old tin breadbox and digs through it pushing aside all kinds of Shit. Shit, that is thrown and left until needed again, but then who the hell remembers where they put it.

"JACOB! COME ON BABY!"

7:23 pm Kurama is on Cess's tail as she races to drop off Jacob. He follows for four blocks.

"She could have walked faster." Kurama laughs.

"Come on Jacob." Cess hurry's Jacob along.

7:25 pm "Thanks Ron I really appreciate this."

"GRANDPA!" Jacob hugs the tall brawny man, His face genteel and his smile kind.

"No worries now." Ron puts down Jacob and hugs Cess. "You and Kook have fun."

7:39 pm Kook sits and puts on her war paint, as Cess is just getting back.

"How do I look?" Cess asks spinning in a circle. Kook stops her preparations to give Cess the once over. Her pale shin and blond hair really sets off her big brown eyes. Her outfit is sweet and intoxicating, a gold chain with a heart shape locket lines her neck she has on a loose, but not to loose, sundress with tiny pastel colored flowers. It hits about 3 inches from her knees. Her legs with little more color then her face are unadorned, and sandals on her feet.

"Cute." Kook continues the pain-staking task of trying like hell to look good.

"Cute! I wasn't shooting for cute, here."

"Sexy."

"Thank You." The girls laugh and joke while they finish getting ready.

7:59 pm Kooks phone rings.

"Hello." Cess answers. "Hi, Jen.... Yes.... I don't know.... Hang on....." Cess holds the phone to her chest. "KOOK." She yells.

"YEAH." She answers from her bedroom.

"Do you think they would mine if we give Jen a ride." Cess watches as Kook swings down the hall. She starts from her feet and works her eyes up. Kook has on a pair of black Swede boots that hit about 2 inches below her knees, the thick soul adds and inch to her height; her legs covered with black fishnet stalkings. Sporting black leather short shorts they hit right below her but and stop short of her belly button, Kook does a spin when she notices Cess checking out her outfit. Her top is also of black Swede like her boots; it started right above her shorts it is held together in the front by strings of Swede. The arm straps cover from the neck to about 2 inches over the shoulders, the front cut in a V-neck but only showing little flesh. The outfit showed no flaws and fit like a second skin. "You're not wearing that are you."

" HELL YES." Kook snaps.

"Kook it is tempting to just reach over and untie that thing."

"What?." Kook looks down at the ties that hold the shirt together. "I will kick their ass if they try."

"OH SHIT.....I'm sorry Jen." Cess puts the phone back to her ear. "Well Kook what do you think?"

"I don't see why not, we made it a double date without telling them."

"Yeah Jen.... I don't know .... We will honk.... bye"

8:15 pm "Well it's 8-ish." Kook mutters.

"OH, Kook you are worried." Cess teases. "Your first date in how many years?"

"It's not a date, we are just hanging out with you and his friend, and now Jen."

"Kook, I can tell you like him, you seem different around him. Why?"

"I DO NOT."

"OK, what ever you say."

8:16 pm Knock at Kooks door. "Eve"Evening." Kurama greets Kook when she opens then door. "You look....... Dangerous." Kurama smiles.

"Thank You!" Kook accepts the compliment. She leads Kurama into the living room.

"You look," Dig Kurama Dig, do not slip on your tongue. "Delectable."

Kook eye roll

"Thank you," Cess humble and red accepts his compliment.

8:30 pm Kook jumps up. "OK let's go."

"But." Cess protests.

"I said 8-ish, not 8:30-ish, NOW we go." Kook throws Kurama Cess's sweater so he can wrap it around her, if he wanted to pretend to be a gentleman, she would help him, but he was not fooling her NO WAY! He is sly. She wraps a black, hand knitted, ankle length sweater around herself, held together with two large black buttons at the top front, it lays heavy curling to her shape. They exit the apartment, down the steps as a topless Black Jeep Wrangler pulls up scattering dust, and gravel everywhere.

"Is that supposed to be an impressive entry?" Kook struts by and to her car.

"Was it not." Hiei snickers as he jumps to put his feet where his ass was.

"Hell no."

"KOOK!"

"Shut up Nashwa." Kook turns to see everyone behind her. "If you have a good excuse, I may forgive you." Kook catches Hiei's eyes. "No lying."

"I Don't."

"Prove it." Kook tilts her head and places her hands on her hips still staring deep into Hiei's fiery eyes. "I can read you." She warns.

Hiei watches as the warm summer air, brushes through her hair, and the last of the sunlight shinning off "Can you." Hiei slides back down in the drivers seat and gets out. "Then." He walks to the other side and opens the door. "COME and read me."

"What? Look studly the excuse or nothing doing, better hurry, the night is getting old and I am running out of play time for you."

Hiei smiles sexy and sweet. "A present."

Kook gives an eye roll and scoots closer to see in the jeep, and sure enough lying on the passengers seat, a gift. "What are you up to?." She throws the keys to Cess, Jumps in the jeep, and takes all the clips out of her hair. "You're just lucky my hair still needs drying." Hiei looks at her as he enters from the other side. Her hair now lies in layers all around her; she takes a band off her wrist and pulls her hair back from her face. "We will pick up Jen and meet you there."

"You will be OK?" Cess asks with concern.

"Yes." Kook looks at Hiei. "I think I will." Big smile.

"OK, we will see you there." Cess drags Kurama off to the car.

8:47 pm "This is a sweet ride, is it yours?"

"Barrowed."

"JEN?" Hiei questions.

"OH YEAH," kook looks up from the pretty gift she has yet to open. "Take the next left... Now this right.... Ok stop in front of the big green house and honk." Hiei followed her directions.

"ONE SEC!" Jen yells from the upstairs window.

"Well." Hiei urges her to open the gift.

"OH!" She rips off the pretty paper to revel, "A CD Thanks!" She opens it and sticks it in the jeep's CD player. "You made it?"

"Yes."

"Why?" Kook's question goes unanswered as Jen comes running for the house and jumps in the back.

"GO MAN!" Jen Yells. Hiei looks at her. "HIT IT."

"JENIFER!" A guy comes running out of the house yelling. "GET BACK HERE!"

Kook turns to see a man is his early twenty's, large in build running at them. "SHIT!" She yells as she grabs Hiei's leg from the brake and presses it firmly on the gas. "GO!" Hiei takes off as the girls watch the man behind them finally retire from his chase. The girls bust out laughing in unison.

"Who was that?" Hiei asks.

Kook fighting back the laughter answers. "Jen's Boy."

"Boy?" Hiei turns to see Jen. "Boy as in son?" Jen did not look that old.

"Boy!" Kook still laughing at the poor boy's face. "As in BOY TOY."

Jen pops her head in the front set between Kook and Hiei. "Is that what you are, Kook's new Toy?" Jen asks with a laugh and falls back.

Hiei shootdirtdirty look at Kook whom seems to be enjoying herself a little TO much. "Tease." He mutters under his breath.

Jen pops up one more time. "Can you stop at a store for me?" Hiei nods, pulls into Uno Stop and turns off the gas.

"Do you need anything?" Kook asks with one hand on the door ready to pounce.

"No."

"K" Kook bounces off as Hiei watches from the rearview.

Jen leans up to get out. "Hey Man, I didn't mean to piss ya off. I was just playing, I think it is fab-tab-u-los that Kook finally has a date." Jen jumps out with a giggle and quickly catches up with Kook. "He is kind of cute Kook."

"Cute? Haven't noticed."

"Oh yeah, then what did you notice." Jen asks as she grabs a bottle of water from a cooler. "That cute little ass in those levis?"

"Get me one." Kook commands.

"Don't change the subject Kook, I can't even believe you let a man give you a ride somewhere."

"You are with us."

"Yes, however, you guys were all alone from your house to mine." Jen steps up to the counter and places two bottles of water, gum and some breath mints, She orders three packs of cigarettes from the clerk pays for her stuff and heads out. "I am waiting."

"Keep waiting." Kook smiles

"Just tell me did he pass your soul searcher test." Jen laughs.

"SHUT UP!" Kook yells as she flips her seat up to let Jen in the back.

"I will take that as a no."

"Just shut up." Kook climbs in the front and turns the stereo up so she does not have to listen to anymore of Jens taunts. The CD player blasted back with the song 'Uptown Babies Don't Cry'. "Mine." Kook questions Hiei.

"Yes."

"NICCCCE!" Kook starts moving to the beat and singing the song. "I love this song."

"Thought you might." Hiei smiles.

Jen sits on the edge of the back seat and leans her back on Kook's seat, she lays her hand on Hiei's leg palm up, she leans over and whispers in his ear. "Do you min As As she revels the festivities, she holds in her hand. Hiei nods a no. "Cool." Jen lights up her festivities and passes it over to Kook. Kook takes a deep breath in and holds it as she passes the festivities on. Hiei being adherent does the same and passes it back to the beginning. "So Sexy what is your name."

"Hiei."

"He is a one word'er." Kook says as she lets out a breath to get ready for another deep one.

"OH!" Jen understands.

"One word'er?" Hiei does not.

"Yeah," Jen says taking the festivities once again from him. "Man of few words. One Word'er." Hiei sat silent and passes on the next round. Hiei's thoughts start wondering and his concentration is a slight disorientated. Everything around him appears to be moving in slow motion. He watches as Kook and Jen laugh and talk to one another.

Are they talking about me, where the hell am I going? Should I ask? What the hell is wrong with my head it will not work? The jeep is slowing. Hiei's thoughts are broken when Kook lays her hand on his leg. He looks down at her hand her fingers are long and slender, her nails painted a deep purple. Then he realizes she is talking to him.

"Hiei."

"Yeah"

"You OK you looked like you were in outer space."

"Where is this place?"

"Take your next left, then left again, two miles then take a right on Hippytop road."

"OK" Hiei focuses on his driving while talking himself down from one hell of a paranoid
High. Hiei paranoid how could this be, he is to strong a demon for this..

While Hiei, Kook and Jen make their way to the bar, Kurama and Cess sit in the car and wait.

"So where is your son tonight?" Kurama starting a conversation he hopes will be full of answers.

"He is at my Dads', he is a good man. His name is Ron Oubastet." Cess giving answers willingly.

"I must know," Kurama smiles sexy at Cess, "is Kook her real name?"

"No." Cess giggles. "I haven't said her real name in over 8 years."

"Really, this name stuck with her. Sometimes nicknames stick sometimes they do not."

"Stick, no more like came with." Cess corrects him. "Your friend, Hiei, what is your relationship?"

"You are worried, for Kook?"

"No curious."

"Hiei and I have history, we are friends," Kurama laughs, "I like to think Good friends."

"Well we all have historyod ood or bad, we take it everywhere. I get ya, and I am glad for you that you are lucky enough to hsuchsuch a friend to bare past scars with you."

"Thank you." Kurama smiles so so sexy. "Are you not as lucky?"

"I am now, Kook is my best friend, however it took us many years to get to this point. We too have a lot of history together. Kook is the baby in the family; she was bread as a child to become the wife of one of Ariel's Friend's son. The son's name I believe was Siwili. whenwhen Kook was born she was kept away from Laura and myself, we might have infected her or something I don't really know. She lived in a house all to her self, with servants and expensive stuff. I grew to hate her." Cess looks out the window. "I thought she was spoiled and got everything that was so much nicer then mine. I did not even know her, but I hated her. Laura was jealous too, she thought it should have been her since she was the eldest." Cess looks at Kurama for comfort as tears roll down her lightly painted face. "I was eight years old the first time I ever seen her, she was four. I didn't even look at her then. I hated her that much. I didn't see her again for another four years, when she was eight, we got to see her every four years on her birthday, when the father came to make sure she was progressing properly for his son. The last time I seen her was when she was twelve. That nasty smelly man came. After that day I did not hate her anymore." Cess moves in closer to Kurama leans her back on his chest; she dries her tears and continues her story. "I was 15 almost 16 this time. I watched as that fat ugly man walked around Sanura," Kurama's ears perk at the sound of Kook's real name. "He whacked her with a stick in the thighs, to see how strong she was. I guess so she could take her husbands beating. He whacked each arm, Her stomach, and her back." Cess's tears came harder she tried to fight them back. Kurama tightens his arms around her. "He hit her so hard she fell forward about three feet and landed on her hands and knees right in front of me." Kurama tightens his grip a little more; he could feel the pain in her words. "When she looked up at me I jumped back." Cess cannot fight the tears.

"Shhhh." Kurama kisses her head softly. "Now is not the time."

"NO!" Cess jumps up to look him in the eyes. "Now is the perfect time, I have never talked about this before not to anyone, this feel nic nice please listen. All I need is for you to listen. Please."

Kurama brushes away a tear that is streaming down her face. "I will listen." He lays her back on his chest as he leans on the door. "Please continue." Kurama squeezes her tight as her body shivers.

"I was so ashamed of myself for jumping back. That man, I will never forget that nasty odor, he picked her up by her hair and whacked her a couple more times before he drug her across the floor like some cave woman. He drug her to her room and shut the door. I never seen one tear in her eyes the whole time. She was stronger on that day then I could ever be in my whole life. I listened at the door as he beat her a few more times. Then he called for his son. My Mother was there the whole time doing nothing, nothing to stop any of it. My father is not a strong man even if he would have known he couldn't have stopped it. The son entered her room and I herd mumbled words but nothing I could make out. I stood at the door for what seemed years, before that man came out. I could see Kook she was strapped to the bed by all four limbs, her dress was wet from fresh blood. The son stood with his back to me I never saw him. Kook looked at me with sadness in her eyes but not fear. I watched as her eyes shut and she tensed up and then the door shut. 'DO IT' the man yelled back at his son. He stood there and stared at me until he frightene ofe off. I could hear muffled cries as I ran away. After that day Kook took off, she left with not a word to anyone. I really don't know what Siwili did to her that day, I can only guess. I don't even know if she left on her own or sent away. Her and Mother treat each other as nothing happened, through Kook shows mother no lost love. We never talk about that day. She came back about four years ago Jacob was almost a year old. She knocked on my door first, she had forgiven me, but to this day I haven't forgiven myself." Cess sinks lower relaxing into Kurama's arms. "Kook is not who she was when she left, she was wronged by so many, myself included. We have built a wonderful relationship over these last four years. Kook loves Jacob more then I could ever have dreamed." Cess giggles and sits up attempting to gather herself before the others show. "Your friend though, he has penetrated her barrier in less then two days. In the past four years that I have really known Kook, this is the first time she has spent any time alone with a man. Never a date, she has lots of friends both male and female, shoot the men all love her and the women want to be her." Cess laughs harder.

"What?"

"I was just imagining what everyone's face is going to look like when Kook trots her shit with a man tonight. That will be a sight none of them have seen."

"Can I ask you something?" Kurama sits up to look in her brown tear stained eyes. "This Siwilli, would Kook know him if she saw him today."

"I would think so after all he done to her."

"And your other sister Laura, where is she these days?" Kurama smiles so sweet trying to look innocent. Moreover, he succeeds.

"Laura well she lives in Raiders Park with some guy, never meet him." Cess reaches over and kisses Kurama on the lips lightly "Thank you for listening"

9:45 pm "Let the party begin." Cess states as she climbs out of the driver's side door and Kurama follows behind her. "Where have you been?"

"For a drive." Jen answers as she jumps from the back of the jeep.

"Is everyone ready, the band starts at ten." Kook leads the way.

"Who is it?" Jen runs to catch up.

"Flaming Lips"

"Sweet!"

"I NO!" Kook stops at the door to wait for the others to catch up. Cess is walking in between Hiei and Kurama her arm rests nicely in Kurama's. "COME ON!" Kook waves impatiently. Kurama steps up and opens the door Jen and Cess walk in Kurama follows, Hiei catches the door and Kook takes two steps in and stops to wait on Hiei, when he moves beside her she grabs his hand in hers. "Cess." Cess looks back to see Kook pointing. She nods in understanding and leads Kurama off, Kook unbuttons her sweater and it falls from her body reveling her hidden flesh. She hands it to Jen, who then follows Cess and Kurama. Hiei stands behind Kook checking out her outfit with great approval. Kook took one step forward, Hiei watched as her whole body tightened, She stood tall and firm, like a general in front of his troops. She reached her hand out behind her for Hiei to grab.

"Keep your eye on her." Cess whispers to Kurama. Kook led Hiei towards the dance floor; she moved in front of him, and led Hiei across the dance floor and to the bar. Hiei noticed the many death stares he was given while crossing the floor. She drops his hand once safely across. "See, she kept a hold of him, if she didn't like him he would have been left standing. Tell me did she give him a soul searcher?"

"Two."

"And you?" Cess smiles.

"Two."

"She was working hard to find her prince that night." Jen laughs, "So did Hiei pass?"

"How do you pass?" Kurama asks.

"You pass out." Cess answers.

Kurama chuckles. "Really." Kurama flashes back to when Yusuke passed out right after the soul searcher shots. Kurama looks at Hiei and laughs a little harder. "How comical."

"What is?" asks Cess.

"Nothing."

"Cess, what do you know about this Hiei, I have never seen her look so relaxed around a guy before. Not even Bronzy."

"I know, isn't it nice to see her smile like that."

"Relaxed?" Kurama asks, "She looks tense to me."

"Just on guard."

"She and Bronzy have a history." Kurama still searching for info.

"Bronzy was one of the maids son, he was the only childhood friend she ever had. They played together twice a week for years. She got Bronzy a job at the Triple D same time she started."

"I don't think she will have to fend off to many with that dude by her side." Jen giggles. "No one has even said Hi to her yet. Their already scared."

"Or stunned." Cess corrects.

"Look at them." Kook points to Cess and company. "Those two look like roses in a bed of thorns." Hiei looks around; Cess and Kurama are the only two not wearing dark colors. "Thanks." Kook stands and hands Hiei his drink and then takes his free hand and puts it on her hip, with her thumb and finger she tucks Hiei's thumb and finger slightly in the rim of her pants and picks up the other four drinks. "Keep a hold, I don't want you to get lost." She smiles and leads their way to others.

"Shit!" Jen yelps.

"What?" Cess shoots to see over the balcony, and here come Hiei and Kook with his thumb and finger tucked in her pants. "Wow. She likes him more then I thought."

"What do you mean?" Kurama confused it looked like a normal scene to him.

"He is touching her." Jen and Cess say in unison.

"So."

"You just don't get it do you Kurama." Cess leans back in her seat to see him better. "She has turned down many guys in the last four years."

"Many." Jen adds.

"None have even hugged her let alone touched her. They know where they stand with her. However, not all of them took it lightly, there might be trouble in here tonight. They all want her because they think she is untouchable. You know the old I want what I can't have."

"Yeah, and it wont belong before every girl in here has their eyes on your friend. They will want him just because he is with her."

"Here we go." Kook gives a little hip shack to nock Hiei's hand away as she serves the drinks. "I took the liberty in ordering your drinks."

10:15 pm "Hello everyone and thank you for coming." The large speakers throughout the building start to shake.

"Bout time." Kook yells from her balcony perch to the stage below.

"Now Kook you sit still, we will get you up here before you know it. In the meantime, let me introduce the band. I am....."

"We all know who you guys are already Steve just get on with it." Kook shouts as she Throws an ice cube at the drummer, "and that's Wilbert," She tosses another piece of ice at the bass player. "And that's Brass Balls Billy." The guy holding the base guitar shoots Kook an obscene gesture with his hand.

"Thank you Kitten, and now an gan get on with it. I think every one will like this first song." With that said Steve starts playing his guitar and singing the song 'Make It' by Aerosmith.

"I am going to dance." Kook announces, "Jen, Cess you coming." Kook shacks her firm little ass as she struts on ahead.

"We will return." Cess smiles at Kurama and runs to catch Kook and Jen.

"I do not understand her." Hiei confides in Kurama.

"No I don't suppose you do."

"What the Hell does that mean?"

"Hiei," Kurama moves closer. "That girl has a history, and I fear if you get any closer, it would even melt your heart. She is sending you mixed feeling, because she also is confused. Be cautious my friend."ei rei relaxes in his chair as he watches the dance floor and tries to pick out Kook; he finally spies her, because Cess is the only rose on the floor.

"Cautious." Hiei finally spits. "I have no other designs on this human then my mission."

"Of course." Kurama giggles. "What a shame."

"She is a tease."

"Tantalizing, Yes." Kurama agrees.

"Humph" Hiei grunts. "You Know Nothing."

"And Sexy." Kurama continues. "Look around you Hiei, all these other guys know their position with her. You are the only confused one." Kurama laughs. "Well you and that tantalizing human down there. Relax tonight Hiei I have collected our info."

"Hey guys, my name is Willie." A tall guy with black curly hair and brown eyes sits down beside Kurama, the friendly looking one of the two. "So you two are here with Kook and Cess?"

"What of it?" Hiei snaps.

"Nothing I just wanted to say Hi, man that's it. Those two girls have beemingming in here for the last four years, and this is the first time they brought dates. I just wanted to meet the guy that warmed Kook's hart." Willie smiles and takes a drink from his beer bottle. "I just wanted to say Hi."

"UP!" Cess demands her seat back.

"Cess, Kook!" Willie jumps up, hugs Cess, and gives a hello nod to Kook. Kook replies with an eye roll.

"Thanks for keeping my seat warm Willie." Cess takes her place beside Kurama.

"You singing tonight Kook?" Willie asks as he stands over the table.

"Pull up a chair." Jen invites Willie to join them.

Kook answers with an eye roll and "maybe."

"THANK YOU!" Boom the speakers as Steve talks into the Mic. "Well it is time to invite one of my favorite ladies down here on the stage." Steve looks up to see a hand stick out over the banister and shot him an obscene jester. "KITTEN, COME ON DOWN." Steve gets no reply. "FINE WE BEGINE WITHOUT YOU." The band strikes a cord and Kook jumps to her feet and dashes for the stage. "HERE SHE COMES, GIVE IT UP FOR KOOK." Every one in the bar starts cheering and clapping. The band stops mid-cord to wait on Kook.

Cess laughs. "He knows how to get her down there."

"Sure does." Jen agrees. "She'll be dammed if anyone else can kill that song."

"Shut up Jen, she does a wonderful job." Cess snaps.

"Why does he call her kitten?" Hiei asking not out of jealousy.

"That is Todd's brother, He knows how much she hates it so he teases her with it all the time. Steve and Todd don't get along from what Kook has told me. She seems to favor Steve out of the two of them."

Kook takes the Mic. from Steve. "Ok I am here now, you can begin again." She nods at the band, then turns to face the crowd while the band begins. She pulls the hair band out of hair and lets it hang heavy, curly and free from restraints. She closes her eyes, catches the beat, and comes in right on cure.

I feel stupid - but I know it wont last for long
And, I've been guessing - and I coulda been guessin' wrong
You don't know me now
I kinda thought that you should somehow
Does that whole mad season got ya down

Well, I feel stupid but it's something that comes and goes
And I've been changin' - think it's funny how no one knows
We don't talk about - the little things that we do without
When that whole mad season comes around

So why ya gotta stand there
Looking like the answer now

It seems to me - you'd come around
I need you now
Do you think you can cope - You figured me out
that I'm lost and I'm hopeless
I'm Bleeding and broken
though I've never spoken
I come undone

in this mad season

I feel stupid - but I think I been catchin' on
I feel ugly - (She looks at Hiei) but I know I still turn (Hiei gets a chill) you on
You've grown colder now, torn apart, angry, turned around
Will that whole mad season knock you down

So are you gonna stand there
Or Are you gonna help me out
we need to be
together now

After two minutes under the hot lights and with all that hip shaking, Kook's light tan starts to glow under the bright lights.

I need you now
Do you think you can cope,
You've figured me out
That I'm lost and I'm hopeless
I'm bleeding and broken
Though I've never spoken
I come undone

In this mad season

Hiei tingles as he watches all her muscle's tighten while she sings.

And now Iryinryin' - isn't that what you want
And I'm tryin' to live my life on my own
But I won't - no
At times - I do believe I am strong
So someone tell me
why, why, why
Do I, I , I
feel stupid
And I come undone.

Well I come undone.

I need you now
Do you think you can cope, you figured me out
That I'm lost and I'm hopeless
I'm bleeding and broken
Though I've never spoken
Well I need you now
Do you think you (she points to Hiei) can cope you figured me out
I'm a child and I'm hopeless
I'm bleeding and broken
Through I've never spoken
I come
Oh I come undone

Kook dances and sways to the beat of the song, singing proud and loud letting herself get lost in the song. She lives a constant Mad season.

In this mad season, in this mad season
Its been a mad season, been a mad season.

Music fades. The band quickly jumps into another song as Kook exits the stage. She is stampeded by a bunch of friends as she fights to get back to her party.

"Hey Kook good job. As always I might add." Willie slides up beside her.

"What do you want Willie." She asks with an eye roll.

"Do you want to go outside."

Kook stops walking and looks at him. "Why?"

"Festivities of course." Willie holds out his hand to show Kook its contents.

"Sure, let me get a drink." Kook answers, heads to her table, where Cess has taken it upon herself to order Kook a fresh drink and water. "We are stepping out for some fresh air if anyone wants to join us." Kook says in between gulps of water.

"I'm in." Jen announces as she lifts from her seat. Hiei looks up at Kook who is standing over him drinking her water. Her flesh polished with perspiration, her hair sticks to her shin as she fights to pull it back. Without a word Hiei stands up beside Kook, she smiles and grabs his hand. "Cess, Kurama?" Jen asks.

"Not this time." Cess answers and Kurama nods in agreement.

"Let's scoot." Willie says as he turns to lead the way.

"It's a beautiful night let's sit in the jeep." Jen suggests.

"Fine with me." Kook looks at Hiei who nods in agreement.

"Man you don't say much do ya." Willie trying to bond with Hiei.

"Have nothing to say." With that, Hiei sits behind the wheel. Kook smiles at him.

"I had no idea that Kook could sing like that." Kurama compliments.

"She loves to sing, Her and Jay listen to music all the time." Cess leans back in her chair Kurama moves closer, puts his arm around her, and pulls her tight. "I am really a lucky person."

"Yes." Kurama and Cess settle in and watch the band and the people below dance.

"So," Willie snorts as he holds his breath and tries to talk at the same time. "How long you two known each other."

"None ya!" Kook answers.

"I see how ya are Kook, don't tell me I don't give a shit. But a lot of guys have been asking about your new friend here. No one seems to know anything about him, I was just trying to get a little info."

"Yeah well you can tell all them ass's to mind their own." They all four sit and mellow out a bit.

"Well I am heading in to dance now." Jen motions for Kook to let her out.

"Me too." Willie jumps over the side. "See you two in there."

"You coming Kook?" Jen asks.

"In a minute. I'll be fine." Kook smiles at Jen. "Go on."

"You have Fifteen minutes then I am coming for you." Jen warns as she runs to catch Willie.

"Humph" Hiei is so threatened. Yeah right.

"Hiei."

"What."

"Talk."

"About."

"Shit." Kook turns to look out the front window instead of Hiei. "I don't know. About you."

"Nothing to say."

"FINE!" Kook reaches over and opens her door to have it slammed back shut by five g

"You know Kook when you got a man I some how pictured him to look..." The man stands stall and broad looking down at Hiei and Kook sitting in the Jeep. "Well I thought he would look like me."

"Go away Bengi, you know I don't like you, I have made that clear." Kook pushes on the door again, Bengi slams it with more force this time and Kooks flies into Hiei's arms.

"How cute." Bengi snorts. "I told everyone you would be my girl. Now you can come with me, and I wohurthurt your little boyfriend there, or we can do this with force. Which do you prefer." Kook stiffens her body in Hiei's arms, lifts her legs, and kicks Bengi as hard as she can. Bengi stumbles back but his buddies catch him before he hits the ground. "Bitch." Bengi storms toward the Jeep and reaches in for a hand full of red hair.

Kook is still leaning on Hiei trying hard to sink into his chest to hide. "Don't touch." Hiei slaps his hand away. Bengi steps back to regroup his anger and stares at Hiei, who sits unflinching from Bengi's growing anger. "Go away now."

"Boy you mean nothing to me, I will leave you dead"

"I do detest, Hiei." Everyone turns to see Kurama standing behind the five guys, with a large smile. " When I'm not invited to your private parties."

"Go away this doesn't concern you." Bengi barks.

"No." Kurama protests calmly. The other guys with Bengi all went after Kurama at one time. Kurama laughed and knocked them all out with one blow of his delicate sweet hand.

"Can He take care of this?" Kook asks Hiei and he nods a yes. " hit hit it, lets get out of here." She motions something to Cess, who is watching from her car, as Hiei pulls away while Kurama and Bengi face off.

"Seems the prize has already been claimed, save yourself some pain, and go now" Kurama says with a chilling smile. Bengi looks at his buddies on the ground and has second thoughts.

"My fight isn't with yo wil will get them, mark my words." Bengi says as he backs away. "I know where the bitch lives." He warns as he runs off.

"Strong and Sexy, wow Cess what more could you want." Jen smiles as she watches Bengi high tail it out of there.

"Nothing." Cess mutters as she runs to meet Kurama. "You OK?"

"Yes, no harm done." Kurama smirks, "Well no harm to me."

"I See, Now let's get out of here." Cess leads Kurama to the car. "Come on Jen."

"What about Willie they seen him with us. You know they will beat him up for info."

"Yes, very well then, bring him." Kurama waves them to come on.

"Where are we heading now?" Jen asks.

"Kook's." Cess answers.

"OH SHIT!" Jen falls back in the seat with a sigh.

"What is the big deal?" Willie asks.

"Going to be a long night." Jen warns.

"Only if she stops at Slush and Mush." Cess continues. "I don't think she will with, well you know."

"I don't know Cess in the last four yrs that I have known her, I have never seen her be so flirty with a guy, so unreserved, so... so... so..."

"Trustful." Cess finds the word for her.

"Yeah!"

"With what?" Willie curious.

"With you there." Kurama answers.

"I still don't get it."

"Never mind." Jen and Cess say unison.

12:02 am "Stop at the Slush and Mush." Kook commands as she flops her boots on the dash and sinks in her seat.

I am sorry I know this chapter is long and no Lemon.... I really am not happy with this Chapter but I had to fit some details in there somewhere. In addition, if you are confused about why she does not know Todd as Siwilli, you will just have to stick around to find out. He He....
Chapter Seven (Coming soon) What the HELL in going on?













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