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Disclaimer: Do I have to say it again? Guess I do. See part 1.
Last Moments
Part 10
*Kurama*
A door slammed open, startling me from the trance I was in. My energy receded back into my skin as I tried to remember where I was.
Another door, much closer, slammed open as I remembered what I was doing.
"Here," Hiei gasped as he shoved a plant under my nose. I took it carefully and he sat down, hard, on the carpeted floor.
"You got it?" I asked in amazement.
"Yes, now get to work!" he fell backwards and was soon wincing and moaning in pain as severe cramps came to his legs. "Worry about me later! Take care of her!" He growled through clenched teeth as eh started massaging the knots out of the muscles in his legs.
I nodded and turned my attention to the plant. It was perfect in every aspect. There where actually three separate plants but all were glorious. Pulling out my pocket knife, I went to work on one flower. Hiei watched intently from his position on the floor.
I lost myself in the work. I was only dimly aware of Hiei leaving, then coming back, then departing, then returning again. I wasn't even fazed when he lent me some of his own energy. Just as I was only subconsciously responsive to the ice cold bucket of ice he dumped on me after about three hours of sweating. Nothing would drag me back to the real world while I was in this state.
Finally, after what seemed like years, I had done everything that I could manage in my human form.
"Well?" Hiei stood leaning against the door frame. Hope showed in his eyes but the rest of him remained emotionless.
"I don't know," I replied sadly rubbing my forehead, "it's a close call. The amount of time it took to get helkakuive maybe her undoing. Shy might make it, but then again, that plant may have arrived too late. She may not live. All either of us can do is sit and hope." His crest fallen look caught by attention immediately. "It's not your fault Hiei. You did your best."
He nodded and stared off into space for a while. Now was not the time to bother him. I picked up a book and started to make an attempt to read but soon lost all focus. I put the book down and let my mind wander across endless reaches.
"You look terrible." Hiei's voice pulled me back to this world. "Go eat something and get some sleep. I shall watch Ryouki for a time."
"There's no need for either of us watching her now. We've done all we can and her body won't accept any foreign energy at the moment. Not with that plant in her that is." I informed my short friend.
"Are you sure?" I nodded. "Come on then. Let's find some food." I followed him into the kitchen where we started to dig through cupboards and refrigerator alike to find anything edible in this house. It wasn't long until we both had found something and where soon sitting at the table. Hiei proceeded to tell me the events that led up to him getting his hands on helkakuive.
"TOUYA?!" I choked as he told me who guarded the plant.
"Yes, Touya," Hiei said as he pounded on my back as I coughed.
My eyes still watering, I asked, "You're positive it was him?"
"He confirmed it for me."
"Why, do you suppose, was he there? He is a Shinobi after all."
"I was wondering the same thing."
"It's rather simple, really," we both jumped. Ryouki, dressed in a pair of black jeans and a gray shirt, sat down nest to Hiei. "After you beat him in the Dark Tournament, he denounced the Shinobi title. My guess is that that taste of light that he received then was enough to give up his old job and went someplace where he felt he was comfortable."
"Sounds logical," Hiei commented, "you're hair is a mess, by the way."
"I figured as much." She said and yawned.
"You're sure you feel well enough to be out of bed?" I asked as I put my hand on her forehead.
"I'm fine," she snapped and swatted my hand away.
"Like I believe that for half a second," Hiei growled and attempted the same thing. Ryouki scowled darkly at her cousin but let him check her temperature. His eyes widened. "She has no fever."
"That quickly?"
"It appears so."
"Extraordinary"
"Alright! Stop it! I told you I was perfectly fine." Her red eyes flashed as she glared at the two of us.
"Go fix your hair," Hiei ordered with a smirk. "You look terrible."
Ryouki took on an even darker expression but got up and did as she was told.
"I better be off," I told Hiei after she had left the room, "Mother will be wondering where I am."
"After a month, I'd be wondering if you were dead." He stood up and showed me to the door. "Kurama?"
I turned to look at him questioningly.
"Thanks."
"Yes, thank you." Ryouki walked up behind Hiei, trying to pull her hair thorough a black tie.
Hiei stepped forward with a small bag. "Sell them or something. They're worth quite a bit if you find the right people to deal with."
Opening it, I found about three dozen Flamingtears. "I can't take these." I protested.
"Take them. I have no need or use for them," he turned and walked back into the house so I couldn't argue anymore.
"Stubborn as always," Ryouki commented dryly. She turned to me, "I too want to thank you but I have nothing as fine as Flamingtears. Although, I think I have something fitting to your personality." I sensed her through out a thread of spirit energy. The winds picked up slightly as she moved her hand in a beckoning gesture. A moment later, the two spare helkakuive plants floated to her on the high winds. "I saw these when I woke up. I know as well as you, the healing powers they possess. Use them wisely." The winds carried them across to me.
I held out my hands and grasped them, roots still rapped in one of Hiei's shirts. The winds dropped when I had a firm hold. Looking up to quarrel, I found Ryouki was no longer in sight. 'What an odd family,' I thought with one last look at the house. I walked off to my own home, cringing at the thought of having to confront my mother.
A/N: So there you have it. Ryouki has now joined the whole plot of insanity. Please, come back and read my next fic as soon as I start it. Oh and it was brought to my attention that I had forgotten to explain what had happened to Yukina. I could make an entirely new fic from that one idea, but I'm too lazy. So, we're going to say she got away without any injury and she's now enjoying herself. Hope you all liked this one. And before you go, don't forget to review. I command thee! I don't care if you suck at them. Any review is better than no review. Thanks a ton. Later much, Vannen
Disclaimer: Do I have to say it again? Guess I do. See part 1.
Last Moments
Part 10
*Kurama*
A door slammed open, startling me from the trance I was in. My energy receded back into my skin as I tried to remember where I was.
Another door, much closer, slammed open as I remembered what I was doing.
"Here," Hiei gasped as he shoved a plant under my nose. I took it carefully and he sat down, hard, on the carpeted floor.
"You got it?" I asked in amazement.
"Yes, now get to work!" he fell backwards and was soon wincing and moaning in pain as severe cramps came to his legs. "Worry about me later! Take care of her!" He growled through clenched teeth as eh started massaging the knots out of the muscles in his legs.
I nodded and turned my attention to the plant. It was perfect in every aspect. There where actually three separate plants but all were glorious. Pulling out my pocket knife, I went to work on one flower. Hiei watched intently from his position on the floor.
I lost myself in the work. I was only dimly aware of Hiei leaving, then coming back, then departing, then returning again. I wasn't even fazed when he lent me some of his own energy. Just as I was only subconsciously responsive to the ice cold bucket of ice he dumped on me after about three hours of sweating. Nothing would drag me back to the real world while I was in this state.
Finally, after what seemed like years, I had done everything that I could manage in my human form.
"Well?" Hiei stood leaning against the door frame. Hope showed in his eyes but the rest of him remained emotionless.
"I don't know," I replied sadly rubbing my forehead, "it's a close call. The amount of time it took to get helkakuive maybe her undoing. Shy might make it, but then again, that plant may have arrived too late. She may not live. All either of us can do is sit and hope." His crest fallen look caught by attention immediately. "It's not your fault Hiei. You did your best."
He nodded and stared off into space for a while. Now was not the time to bother him. I picked up a book and started to make an attempt to read but soon lost all focus. I put the book down and let my mind wander across endless reaches.
"You look terrible." Hiei's voice pulled me back to this world. "Go eat something and get some sleep. I shall watch Ryouki for a time."
"There's no need for either of us watching her now. We've done all we can and her body won't accept any foreign energy at the moment. Not with that plant in her that is." I informed my short friend.
"Are you sure?" I nodded. "Come on then. Let's find some food." I followed him into the kitchen where we started to dig through cupboards and refrigerator alike to find anything edible in this house. It wasn't long until we both had found something and where soon sitting at the table. Hiei proceeded to tell me the events that led up to him getting his hands on helkakuive.
"TOUYA?!" I choked as he told me who guarded the plant.
"Yes, Touya," Hiei said as he pounded on my back as I coughed.
My eyes still watering, I asked, "You're positive it was him?"
"He confirmed it for me."
"Why, do you suppose, was he there? He is a Shinobi after all."
"I was wondering the same thing."
"It's rather simple, really," we both jumped. Ryouki, dressed in a pair of black jeans and a gray shirt, sat down nest to Hiei. "After you beat him in the Dark Tournament, he denounced the Shinobi title. My guess is that that taste of light that he received then was enough to give up his old job and went someplace where he felt he was comfortable."
"Sounds logical," Hiei commented, "you're hair is a mess, by the way."
"I figured as much." She said and yawned.
"You're sure you feel well enough to be out of bed?" I asked as I put my hand on her forehead.
"I'm fine," she snapped and swatted my hand away.
"Like I believe that for half a second," Hiei growled and attempted the same thing. Ryouki scowled darkly at her cousin but let him check her temperature. His eyes widened. "She has no fever."
"That quickly?"
"It appears so."
"Extraordinary"
"Alright! Stop it! I told you I was perfectly fine." Her red eyes flashed as she glared at the two of us.
"Go fix your hair," Hiei ordered with a smirk. "You look terrible."
Ryouki took on an even darker expression but got up and did as she was told.
"I better be off," I told Hiei after she had left the room, "Mother will be wondering where I am."
"After a month, I'd be wondering if you were dead." He stood up and showed me to the door. "Kurama?"
I turned to look at him questioningly.
"Thanks."
"Yes, thank you." Ryouki walked up behind Hiei, trying to pull her hair thorough a black tie.
Hiei stepped forward with a small bag. "Sell them or something. They're worth quite a bit if you find the right people to deal with."
Opening it, I found about three dozen Flamingtears. "I can't take these." I protested.
"Take them. I have no need or use for them," he turned and walked back into the house so I couldn't argue anymore.
"Stubborn as always," Ryouki commented dryly. She turned to me, "I too want to thank you but I have nothing as fine as Flamingtears. Although, I think I have something fitting to your personality." I sensed her through out a thread of spirit energy. The winds picked up slightly as she moved her hand in a beckoning gesture. A moment later, the two spare helkakuive plants floated to her on the high winds. "I saw these when I woke up. I know as well as you, the healing powers they possess. Use them wisely." The winds carried them across to me.
I held out my hands and grasped them, roots still rapped in one of Hiei's shirts. The winds dropped when I had a firm hold. Looking up to quarrel, I found Ryouki was no longer in sight. 'What an odd family,' I thought with one last look at the house. I walked off to my own home, cringing at the thought of having to confront my mother.
A/N: So there you have it. Ryouki has now joined the whole plot of insanity. Please, come back and read my next fic as soon as I start it. Oh and it was brought to my attention that I had forgotten to explain what had happened to Yukina. I could make an entirely new fic from that one idea, but I'm too lazy. So, we're going to say she got away without any injury and she's now enjoying herself. Hope you all liked this one. And before you go, don't forget to review. I command thee! I don't care if you suck at them. Any review is better than no review. Thanks a ton. Later much, Vannen