Babysitting Without Pay

Dean closed his eyes, and when he opened them, his eyesight was so good, he could see through stuff.

He could see his brothers' hearts beating. He could see their other organs, and he could see the nests inside the trunks of hollow trees. He looked at the ground, and could see roots and seeds.

That would be useful when he got old enough to throw a knife.

Santos saw what looked like a giant fox... but it had the figure and stripes of a tiger. When he saw it's head, there were two long teeth sticking out of his massive jaws. It pounced, and someone screamed.

Santos yelped, that was scary.

Tusumi looked over, frowning. He could feel his brother's startled-ness.

Santos's eyes were wide from the vision.

What did you see? Tusumi asked.

I don't know what I saw. Said Santos.

Dean frowned.

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((Lawl!))

Thade tried to read Santos's mind to see what he saw.

He instead found butterflies and chocolate.

Great. He's trying to forget it, thought Thade.

Tusumi could feel his brother trying to smother the terror with warm, comfortable bliss.

Thade looked around, half-wondering where Dawn was.

Tusumi was wondering the same thing also.

Meanwhile . . .

Dawn was walking down the street, towards Quizno's Subs. Spike padded at her side.

Jason and Shakka had left, too.

"What should we do now?" Asked Thade.

"I think our parents are coming." Said Santos.

Tusumi pricked his ears, and his senses. He could feel Dick and Erika's emotions nearby. "Yep."

Dean strained his ears, and let their hearing get way good. He could hear Erika far off . . . .

"Where ARE they? Leave them alone for a minute, and they're halfway out nowhere!"

"They've got to be around here somewhere. They must be hungry."

Thade read his mind as the words came out, while Santos looked into the future seeing their conversation.

Tusumi copied Thade's power and listened to their conversation.

"You're right. They have to be hungry. And tired. We'll probably find them soon."

Amy's eyes cleared and she could see again. She ran at Thade and bit his tail.

Tusumi curled his tail around his paws and surveyed Thade and Amy closely. He didn't interfere; his brother could fight his own battles.

Thade swished his tail back, then flung Amy into the air.

Amy yelled, but was sick of being pushed around.

She landed, got up quickly and grabbed Thade by the throat, lifting him off the ground.

She threw him as hard as she could. It was pay back time.

Thade didn't yelp. He couldn't yelp. He was like a Basenji, but he was able to.

It looked strange, him flying through the air without a sound. A bush was torn from its roots and put in front of him so he could land in it.

Amy turned her atention to Dean. She started for him.

Tusumi's eyes narrowed with concern, but more prominantly, amusement. It was time to see Dean show backbone.

Dean whined, and leaped to meet Amy.

It was like five steel eighteenwheelers hitting a baseball.

Amy was sent flying backwards.

Nice, Dean, Tusumi noted.

Amy flew away.

Wow, I really did do well, didn't I? Dean bragged.

Tusumi rolled his eyes.

Far, Far away, Amy landed in a large puddle. ((a lake for her XD)) She swam to the far side, and got out, dripping wet.