1.1 Part 1: THE DISCOVERY
1.2 PROLOGUE
He woke up with a headache.
And the light was making it worse. Squinting his eyes, he moved his right arm in front of his face to block the blinding light. And felt nothing.
He looked down, startled. He was surprised to see his right arm bound by a thick, white hospital cast.
He waited for his eyes to adjust to the glare of the morning sun shining through the glass window in his left. And when they did, he saw a rather large, old Victorian room complete with a washstand, a walk-in cabinet, and a large four-posted bed, which he was currently using.
Where am I? He wondered, asking the wallpapered walls. What is this place?
He stood up, trying to ignore the shot of pain that went through his right arm when he forgot to support it with the other. Must've broken it, I guess.
Gritting his teeth against the pain, he wavered to the oaken door and was actually surprised to find it unlocked.
He clumsily turned the knob and went outside.
The glare didn't go away. If not, the hallway was lit brighter than the room. Nobody was in sight. He trudged on, walking slowly, trying to find the rhythm of walking for feet unused because of days of laying in bed recuperating.
The hallway had lots of other doors, he tried all of them but most were locked. It led to an impressive indoor greenhouse filled with flowery shrubs and small trees of different colored roses. A fresh water fountain of a nymph carrying an earthenware jar completed the effect. He stood staring at it, unsure of what to do.
"Oh! You're awake!"
Turning his head fast towards the speaker was a mistake he readily regretted. His world began to spin.
"Careful... You're not completely healed yet, you know."
Someone was touching him, supporting him from falling to the floor. He looked up, and met a smiling set of golden eyes.
"Kitsune..." he mumbled, remembering something his mind couldn't quite grasp.
"Huh? Did you say something?" A female voice asked, the sound coming from near the golden eyes that held him captive for the moment while he was trying to remember where he had seen golden eyes before.
"You really aren't well yet, are you? You should get back to your room and get some more rest..." The voice said, a touch of worry creeping into it He felt an arm snaking to his waist while another held his injured arm as cautiously as though it was a newborn infant. "You shouldn't be traipsing about in your condition... why, you've been out cold for almost a week now. How ever did you manage to get here by yourself, anyway? Oh... I guess Akari forgot that she's supposed to be the one looking after you, huh? She always forgets. Too busy, she says… Well, come on, I'll help you to your room, H…"
The voice mumbled on about something else, but he wasn't listening anymore, the pain in his head was too much. He couldn't even open his eyes without his head hurting more.
After a few minutes, which seemed like hours of walking to him, they reached what he guessed was the same room he left after he woke up.
Somebody helped him into the bed, but he wasn't sure if it was the golden- eyed one. He couldn't see because of the glare. He squinted and saw a hazy outline of what seemed to be a female shape hovering over him. He rasped something out, but couldn't remember what he just said, when the room became abruptly dimmer. Somebody turned the curtains down so he could see a bit better now. And that was when he really saw her.
She was wearing a yellow printed, sleeveless sun dress, her skin was as creamy as fresh milk, unbound hair that was black near the roots but were turning silver midway to the end, but what was really so striking about her was her face, it was of the same structure, though softer to look at, but still the same as youko Kurama's face...
With that realization, he passed out.
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to be continued...
Disclaimers:
As usual, we fanfic authors need to do this in order to not get lawsuits, ne? So here goes…
Yuyu Hakusho, this great, great anime, its plot and characters belong to Y.Togashi and not to me.
However, in the course of writing this story, I have created my own characters. Please inform me if and when you, the reader, would like to use the characters I created.
Alright. That's that. On to Chapter 1!!!
1.2 PROLOGUE
He woke up with a headache.
And the light was making it worse. Squinting his eyes, he moved his right arm in front of his face to block the blinding light. And felt nothing.
He looked down, startled. He was surprised to see his right arm bound by a thick, white hospital cast.
He waited for his eyes to adjust to the glare of the morning sun shining through the glass window in his left. And when they did, he saw a rather large, old Victorian room complete with a washstand, a walk-in cabinet, and a large four-posted bed, which he was currently using.
Where am I? He wondered, asking the wallpapered walls. What is this place?
He stood up, trying to ignore the shot of pain that went through his right arm when he forgot to support it with the other. Must've broken it, I guess.
Gritting his teeth against the pain, he wavered to the oaken door and was actually surprised to find it unlocked.
He clumsily turned the knob and went outside.
The glare didn't go away. If not, the hallway was lit brighter than the room. Nobody was in sight. He trudged on, walking slowly, trying to find the rhythm of walking for feet unused because of days of laying in bed recuperating.
The hallway had lots of other doors, he tried all of them but most were locked. It led to an impressive indoor greenhouse filled with flowery shrubs and small trees of different colored roses. A fresh water fountain of a nymph carrying an earthenware jar completed the effect. He stood staring at it, unsure of what to do.
"Oh! You're awake!"
Turning his head fast towards the speaker was a mistake he readily regretted. His world began to spin.
"Careful... You're not completely healed yet, you know."
Someone was touching him, supporting him from falling to the floor. He looked up, and met a smiling set of golden eyes.
"Kitsune..." he mumbled, remembering something his mind couldn't quite grasp.
"Huh? Did you say something?" A female voice asked, the sound coming from near the golden eyes that held him captive for the moment while he was trying to remember where he had seen golden eyes before.
"You really aren't well yet, are you? You should get back to your room and get some more rest..." The voice said, a touch of worry creeping into it He felt an arm snaking to his waist while another held his injured arm as cautiously as though it was a newborn infant. "You shouldn't be traipsing about in your condition... why, you've been out cold for almost a week now. How ever did you manage to get here by yourself, anyway? Oh... I guess Akari forgot that she's supposed to be the one looking after you, huh? She always forgets. Too busy, she says… Well, come on, I'll help you to your room, H…"
The voice mumbled on about something else, but he wasn't listening anymore, the pain in his head was too much. He couldn't even open his eyes without his head hurting more.
After a few minutes, which seemed like hours of walking to him, they reached what he guessed was the same room he left after he woke up.
Somebody helped him into the bed, but he wasn't sure if it was the golden- eyed one. He couldn't see because of the glare. He squinted and saw a hazy outline of what seemed to be a female shape hovering over him. He rasped something out, but couldn't remember what he just said, when the room became abruptly dimmer. Somebody turned the curtains down so he could see a bit better now. And that was when he really saw her.
She was wearing a yellow printed, sleeveless sun dress, her skin was as creamy as fresh milk, unbound hair that was black near the roots but were turning silver midway to the end, but what was really so striking about her was her face, it was of the same structure, though softer to look at, but still the same as youko Kurama's face...
With that realization, he passed out.
* * * * *
to be continued...
Disclaimers:
As usual, we fanfic authors need to do this in order to not get lawsuits, ne? So here goes…
Yuyu Hakusho, this great, great anime, its plot and characters belong to Y.Togashi and not to me.
However, in the course of writing this story, I have created my own characters. Please inform me if and when you, the reader, would like to use the characters I created.
Alright. That's that. On to Chapter 1!!!