Project Shikon

Chapter 6

Shi woke up feeling more relaxed and rested than she could ever remember. For the first time, she got to wake up by herself instead of being woken up by one of the scientists. She wrapped her tail around her onto her lap and she started combing her fingers through it. It felt really soft and it was fluffier than it usually was, her hair was the same. Jason had told her that they were staying in this big house for a few days. Shi was a little disappointed because she really liked Jason's smaller house. But she wasn't going to question him. If he wanted to stay here then they would stay here. She would just have to make herself get used to being around these other people. It wouldn't be too hard if she could stick around Jason most of the time. She could be around Dick without a problem either, he was nice. As she petted her tail her mind strayed to Alfred, the nice old man. She had had fun making tea with him yesterday. She had never been able to actually make tea before. Usually, she just got to have some of the nice doctor's tea after he had it made up.

Right before they had gone to bed for the night Jason had handed her off to Alfred to help her get ready for bed. She wasn't sure what he had planned on doing at the time. At the lab, they just shut off the lights indicating that it was time to sleep. There really wasn't any prep involved. Alfred had led her to a bathroom and helped her take a shower. She wasn't sure how to work anything so his help was appreciated. He had her sit on the bottom of the tub as he lathered a bunch of what he called shampoo and conditioner into both her hair and tail. He spoke the entire time he was helping her, telling her exactly what he was doing which she really enjoyed. She had been a bit scared about him being so close to her, but after a bit and his constant reassurances, she lowered her guard. As he had scrubbed at her hair she had unconsciously leaned into his touch so much that she had almost toppled over when he let up the pressure. He had given a small chuckle as he helped steady her. He had thankfully ignored the growing blush on her face. He then had her stand under the water to get all of the yummy smelling suds out of her hair. She felt a small amount of joy when she realized that her hair still smelled like the suds even after he washed it out. At the lab, all they gave them to wash up with was a soap that didn't smell like anything. They had used it for everything; getting their bodies clean and washing their hair. Yasha had always helped her wash her tail as it was hard to reach behind her and get all of it. They had also helped wash around each other's ears. It was not fun getting the soap into their ears.

After Alfred helped her get all clean he picked her up in this big fluffy white towel. It had been so soft and strangely really warm she hadn't wanted to leave it. He had toweled her off and then had her sit on top of the counter after she put on her undies. She watched him very closely as he started looking at her wound. She was slightly irritated that it still hadn't closed all the way up. It was just starting to scab over now so it would hopefully be gone by the end of the next day. He rubbed some strong-smelling goo stuff on it that he said would help fight infections. She didn't think she would be able to get infections because her body would fight it off before it could really start. She let him continue as he looked like he knew what he was doing. He had the same look in his eyes as the nice doctor had when he was patching her up. Like he was sad and mad that she had gotten hurt in the first place. It wasn't her fault though, she had to fight otherwise the ferals would kill her. In the lab, it was kill or be killed during training. The only person they had never set her up against was her brother Yasha which she was really thankful for. Neither of them would have been able to deal the finishing blow, they cared about each other way too much. Yasha had been all that she had to live for in the lab, she had been the same for him. All they had was each other. The loneliness that she had felt after Yasha had been killed had been all-consuming. She had almost let the next feral she faced finish her off. Surprisingly it had been her previous mean alpha that had stepped in and killed it.

Alfred had then very concisely wrapped her wound up and then placed her back on the floor. He had then pulled a weird thing out from under the counter, it looked like an angled piece of plastic. Alfred had called it a hairdryer. And dry hair did it ever! Warm air came out of it and he slowly but surely dried all of her hair and her tail. Her tail had taken a while as it was so thick. He then produced, what seemed out of nowhere, a set of clothing. He explained that it had been Damian's when he was a few years younger. They hadn't gotten around to donating his old clothes as of yet. It had been a pair of pants that were a bit long on her. The legs had to be rolled up a few times. Alfred said he had sowed the waist in a bit so they would stay on her, he had also cut a hole for her tail to stick through. When he had time to do that she had absolutely no idea. She was beginning to think that Alfred was magical. She wasn't sure if magical beings existed but if they did, Alfred would definitely be one. The shirt he gave her was a short-sleeved thing that was a bit long on her as well. The hem fell halfway between her butt and her knees, but it fit her much better than the sweater Jason had given her earlier. Not that she didn't like the sweater, it had been really warm and comfy. Plus, there had been plenty of room for her to hide her tail in it. She looked at herself in the mirror that was hanging on the wall and just started for a bit.