Protectors 3: Wolves

Part 4

We continued to drive in silence. No one spoke, nor made a sound.  The only sound I heard was the engine and the different noises from the car as we continued on our way.  Everyone was sitting in silence.  Ruki was next to me, looking at the floor with his arms crossed. He looked mad at something, but I didn't know what, or if he really was. Kou was next to him, slouching on the bench, looking at his hands in boredom.  He kept placing his thumb into the palm of his hand, then closing his other hand over it, as he sat there in silence.  Yuma was on my left, looking past Ruki out the window.  He didn't move or make a sound.  He just stared out the window in silence.  Azusa was lying down near the driver, his head rested on a bag, and turned as he slept there peacefully.  I lied on the back bench of the car as Ruki sat next to my head, and Kou at my feet. Kou kept having a look that he wanted to tickle me, and I bet if I felt better, he would of went with it. By the way I was acting, he ignored the feeling. He would once in a while look down at me, to make sure I was ok. Sometimes, he would just stare at me in silence. When he did that, it gave me a chill. Ruki balled up a jacket as he placed it comfortably under my head, the sleeve was stretched out, and placed over my eyes. At this point, all I could see is darkness, just a black strip of the material that sat on my face. "Is that better?" he asked as he looked down at me. Everything looked dark, I couldn't see anything. I didn't like this one bit, and I tried to fight it. I was starting to feel scared, not knowing what will happen next.  The last time this happened, it was when Reiji was putting me to sleep, and it took me a while to wake up.  I know that my brothers wouldn't do  that, but the thought continued to freak me out.

Every time I moved the sleeve, they would put it back over my eyes, and pressed on it, to make sure I got the hint.  I decided to keep my eyes closed, as we drove.  It helped with the headache that was forming.  Every once in a while, a hand would feel my head, trying not to move it too much.  It would just wipe over my forehead and sometimes stay there, making sure I wasn't burning up. Sighs came from within the whole car. Mostly it was Ruki's annoyed sighs, but the others did it too. Finally, a phone rang, making my head hurt. I whinced in pain as I tried to move.  "Shh, it's ok" Kou said in a low tone, and rubbing my feet gently.  "Hello?" Ruki's voice said softly, trying to let me rest. Every time they talked loudly, their voices would pound in my head, making me dizzy.  He moved a little aways and lowered his voice, trying to keep it as quiet as can be.  I wanted to look around, but the boys kept the sleeve over me, shielding me from the light.  I sighed, consentraiting on their voices.  It was Ruki's mostly.  "We're all safe here. Lily has a headake though" he said, before the silence.  I sat there wondering who was on the phone with him.  I focused on his voice as he talked to the person on the other end.  "Yep, we did" he said, breaking the silence again.  I heard Yuma shift, as the hand gentally brushed through my hair. It pushed the strands out of my face, and every once in a while, felt my forehead.

It was all silent, except for a little muffling from the phone. "Who was he talking to?" I thought to myself.  I couldn't think of anyone right off. Finally, I decited to just focus on the conversation, and figure it out for myself.  Ruki sighed, then got puzzled. "What about your brother?" Ruki asked.  Right there, that commet told me who he was talking to.  He was talking to one of the Sakamaki's.    I sighed in relief as I relaxed more. I felt the stress flow right out of me. "Um, is that normal?" Ruki asked the man on the phone.  "Who's that Ruki?" Kou asked, but kept silent more.  The four of them tried to keep the volume down for me, even though it was hard. Especially Kou, seeing how he liked to be loud a lot. This must've been killing him right now, but he still continued to do it. Ruki must have been telling him to keep it down, seeing how he didn't say anything else after that.   "Ok? She's not doing anything like that" he said confused.  "Ok, we'll keep an eye out for anything like it" he said as he hug up the phone.  I sat there confused, thinking of what he was talking about.  "Who was that?" Kou asked breaking the silence.  "That was Reiji.  Kanato is acting like a dog at the moment" he said in confusion.  I sat there in thought.  Why was he acting like a dog? Is he having different effects from it?  Silence arose within the car. Finally Ruki spoke again. "He told me to keep an eye on Lilly, for anything strange" he said as he rubbed my knee. "How's your head baby?" he asked.  "Good" I said, feeling a lot better but now tired. The tiredness just hit me all at once, which was strange.

I rolled over to the side as I yawned.  Kou looked at me in confusion.  "Did he say anything about being tired?" he asked Ruki.  Ruki shook his head.  "No, he told me Kanato's hyper right now" he replied.  I snugged against the back of the bench, trying to get myself not to fall off.  I heard ruffling, as Yuma kept shifting.   I looked up in Yuma's direction, not knowing what he was doing. Fear started to fill my mind with strange thoughts.  Finally, he draped something over my arms, spreadding it out like a blanket, trying to stretch it compltley around me.  Instantly, it started to warm me slowly. "There, that will keep you warm" he said as he rubbed my side. I shifted myself up, so I could rest my head on his lap, as I started to fall asleep. Strangely, he let me lay on his lap too.  He never let me do anything like that before. I took the coat off my eyes, as I closed them quickly by the moon light. I opened my eyes slowly, as I looked around, seeing the four of them just stairing at me.  "Lilly, if your that tired, go to bed" Ruki said, a little upsettingly.  I knew by the sound of his voice that he was getting worried.  I didn't want to fight him, but parts of me thought that sleep wasn't the best thing. But I didn't want to fight him, seeing that he was just trying to help.  I nodded, too exasted to reply.  Finally, I closed my eyes, trying to get some more rest.   I lied there still, just wondering.  My mind swirled with questions, but I continued to lie there, having the car continue moving farther into the distance. I didn't know where we were heading, but I knew it was going to be safer than home. I sighed as I felt more tired, and my head still pounding. I completely crashed shortly after from exastion, not having a clue on what will happen later.