Unexpected Visitors

Chapter 4: Feelings

Chapter 4: Feelings

Kid stared at the door swinging on its hinges in the wake of the two sisters that ran out. He blinked his golden eyes and returned his attention to anyone still left in the room.

"Man this is so uncool." Soul muttered from his slouched position on the sofa.

The women stood in the middle of the room and continued her silence. The room was still, there was only the uncomfortable shifting of his friends.

"Explain, Now." He said to her not wasting much time.

"I don't think I need to say anything in this situation." she replied nonchalant.

"Both of my weapons left, and god knows why, I want to know who you are and why you came here, and what on earth was the cause of..of..." he threw his hands up in the air defeated. Liz had always been somewhat detached and calm what ever made her explode like that must be big.

"You're going to need to be more specific then that, what is it that you want to know? What I do? My name? or perhaps something relevant to the situation."

"What is your relationship with Elizabeth Thompson and her sister?" he said after thinking it over, he watching her closely awaiting a reply.

"Simple really," she said taking out a cigarette slowly, and moving to light it.

"Well?" he said his temper rising, this night did not go well and the fact that she was smoking in his home did not please him, after all second hand smoking is worse then smoking itself and the ash marks were hardly gentle to his wood floors and carpets.

She took a long drag, ashes falling to the floor before she spoke. Kid grimaced

"What's the matter? Couldn't you see the little family resemblance?" she said a taunting look in her eye.

He looked at her with a confused expression anger burning in his deep gold pupils. "Stop playing mind games and get to the point." he snapped back.

Her eyes narrowed at his tone an amused smile twitched at her lips before she answered him, "Mr. Shinigami I am their Biological mother. Is that straight forward enough for you?"

Kids face became blank and he blinked a few times before his eyes widened in comprehension. She took another drag of the cigarette and he looked at her a bit stunned; More ashes on his perfect carpet he noted halfheartedly. But so what? he thought. By this time, he didn't care, he had just hurt the two most important people in his life. How could he have been so rude to Liz's feelings? How could he not follow through once he took note of her discomfort and odd behavior?

He sat down on the arm chair behind him and pinched the bridge of his nose letting out a long sigh. How could he have been so stupid? he felt exhausted. He paused and scrunched his eyebrows together, thinking.

"Wait, Why did you come here? I mean why now?" he asked feeling a bit of anxiety twist at his stomach.

"I do believe I have answered the, important, question," She said pausing to look him over, "What I am doing here is a matter to be discussed with the... ah, family, if you will call it." she said with a lazy expression.

Another long drag, she exhaled the smoke burning Kid's eyes causing them to water. Finally that was the last straw for him, all of the stress he felt piled up and abruptly stood, his voice rang firm with authority.

"I will not have you doing as you please in MY home, and as for a good amount of time Liz and Patty are apart of MY family and any matters concerning them and or decisions will be made with myself present." he ended through clenched teeth.

The woman stood up straight inclining her head and now at full height, her lankly form thin and lean loomed slightly over his one frame. He met her gaze with fiery eyes. A long moment passed neither moving, and that awful cigarette still smoking continued to leave ashes on his carpet. Then finally the mother left, she walked slow and careful never leaving his gaze with a last swift motion she dropped the bud of her cigarette onto his floors deliberately stepping on it snuffing it out. She scoffed and gave him a fleeting smirk and she was gone melted into the dreary night.

Patty rushed down side streets and the alley ways nearest to the house searching for her sister in an almost desperate fashion. She bit nervously at her nails as the rain came down soaking her clothes. She turned onto another street taking a quick peek into the alley way. She was about to turn back but out of the corner of her eye she spotted a crumpled form against the walls. Cautiously she entered and peered closer, she recognized the rusty blond hair and the shape of the lanky body and skipped up to the form that she knew to be her sister. As she came beside Liz she spotted a packet of cigarettes but they were soaked and crumbled barley used. One still hung from her sister's mouth as a small wisp of smoke lifted from it before dying out.

"That's a shame." Patty heard her sister mumble before lifting her head up towards Patty's. "They all got wet." she finished as an after thought.

"Sis, you don't smoke anymore ya know?" Patty said giving a small smile.

Liz let out a chuckle and her eyes brightened for a moment. "I'm trying to start." she said standing from her seated position on the ground, dusting herself off. "Kid would be upset." Liz said.

"Yup." Patty agreed, and without another word they walked beside each other. Their feet taking them in the direction where they had felt safe with the young Shinigami, Home.