Anaka had gone back into the hideout muttering crossly. She shouldn't have offered to get Hiei food. That was a really long list he'd given her. And she was going to have to carry it all up by herself.<span style="font-style: italic">Three-eyed bastard.</span>Anaka came down and heard someone order cake. They had cake here? Well if that wasn't the greatest miracle she'd seen in a while. She looked to the person who'd ordered such a thing. It was a man with wings who looked very familiar. Was he one of the ones helping Ayl train the noobs? She found herself thinking that maybe someone with wings (assuming they were used for flight) shouldn't eat such... heavy foods. A frown settled on her face.<span style="font-style: italic">And someone who relies on speed shouldn't eat so much either.</span><br/><br/>Anaka gave a passage of breath, more like a huff than a sigh, and went over to the bartender. Giving both Hiei's impressive order and her own more modest one. The barkeep was pretty much staring at her after she'd finished reciting it all. "Don't look at me," she snipped. "Most of it is for Hiei anyway."<br/><br/>Ayl then made an announcement. Apparently it was time for the rookies to start training again. She and Hiei hadn't eaten yet, but that wasn't a big deal. After all, they weren't a part of Ayl's training. Most of the rookies moved on right away and the barkeep brought out about half of her order. He also brought out a generous slice of what looked like the most delicious cake on the face of the planet. Of course it would look that way to her. How long had it been since she'd had the luxury of eating cake? And it turned out they served it here. She absolutely<span style="font-style: italic">had</span>to get some later.<br/><br/>The other half of her (Hiei's) order came and she borrowed one of those waiter trays so she could carry it all. She didn't feel like making separate trips. With another annoyed sigh, Anaka started up the stairs. She wouldn't be doing this again. If Hiei was gonna go and relapse like this on her again he could just go hungry.<br/><br/>--------------------<br/><br/>Hiei was finally starting to calm down from earlier. He was expecting Anaka to come back up soon, so when the door slammed open his first thought was that it was her. Why she would open the door so hard, he didn't know. As it turned out, it wasn't Anaka; it was Ayl. So... if Ayl was coming up, did that mean training was about to start again? Hiei didn't react to this possibility fast enough though. In about five seconds an absolute mass of people burst through the doors. They were either eager to get on Ayl's good side by showing up quickly, or afraid of getting on his bad side by showing up late.<br/><br/>The reason didn't really matter to him though. What mattered was that with his back to the wall and nothing but people filling his vision in front of him it felt like he was surrounded. Hiei felt his antisocialism setting in. His breathing got quicker, his heart started pounding and he could feel himself sweating. If one were to look closely they would see his eyes actually quivering from fear. There were two things he absolutely could not stand: being near a large group of people, and being close enough to someone that they were in physical contact. This situation was coming dangerously close to meeting both of those scenarios. Hiei felt himself black out.<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>Hiei came to when he heard Anaka calling his name. She was kneeling close to him, the trays set down a little ways away. Her frustration from earlier was gone, and a look of concern was on her face. He hadn't looked good at all: really pale, and he was sweating. "Are you alright Hiei?" she asked.<br/><br/>Hiei looked at her, not saying anything for a moment. When he did speak it wasn't the most sentimental thing she'd ever heard. "Not so close please," He said in his usual even tone. Anaka frowned, some of her earlier irritation creeping back into her expression. She had her own problems right now and she didn't need Hiei mixing in his too. Then when she tried to be nice he tells her to back off? Oh well, this was Hiei, she couldn't expect too much from the guy.<br/><br/>"Did you faint?" she asked. When she saw everyone leaving the hideout at once she figured Hiei would be uncomfortable having them pass by so close, but she didn't know it got this bad. This seriously wasn't healthy.<br/><br/>Hiei nodded, not saying anything. While he was unconscious he'd actually had a dream, but he could hardly remember it now. All he remembered was a broken lamp and a very safe-feeling room. It seemed like a good dream to him from what he could remember. Hiei's eyes fell on the two trays behind Anaka and she caught his gaze. She took off her own meal and pushed the other trays toward Hiei, keeping her distance from him for now.<br/><br/>Anaka started eating her meal. She looked up when she was about halfway through her sandwich to see Hiei already done. "You're still a show off," she said, smirking just slightly. "But is it okay to eat that much?"<br/><br/>"It's fine," Hiei said. In truth, he could probably stand to eat just a little bit more. He'd actually lost a little weight recently, which was beyond him.<br/><br/>-------------------------<br/><br/>Vaan sighed. "Still no word from those demons I sent out? Honestly," he said, tipping back so that he was reclined in midair instead of just sitting there cross-legged. "I think I'm more bored now than I was when I sent them out!"<br/><br/>--------------------------<br/><br/>One of the lower level demon's ears twitched. He could hear it again, the sounds of battle off in the distance. It was quite a ways away. It would take them at least fifteen minutes to get there. They would manage it though. Just as the elders commanded them, they would extinguish these Hunters as only they were capable of. Poor naive creatures.