Kazuma's Maiden:
In a Field of Flowers Chpt. 1
This was a one shot story type thing. As you guessed it's about Kuwabara. I'm tired of all this crap about him. The idea came to me from Kikyokurama so props to her for inspiring me. Don't get me wrong I like Kurama and Hiei; this sorta flowed with the story though. P.s. I've decided that Kyo is not Kazuma's sister, more like a great friend (next to Yusuke) She might also be Shizuru's 'best friend' if you want to put it that way. Kyo calls him 'my brother' because that's just how she feels.
She stuffed her hands in her pockets and scowled. Kurama took a quick glance at her; then smiled.
"You remind me of Hiei, you know that?"
The next tree she saw didn't see her coming. She took one punch at it and it bent in two, spitting shards at them.
"Oh." Kurama didn't see that one either.
"What's up? You seem to be in a foul mood today, especially around Hiei..."
Kyoko sighed. "What is his problem with Kazuma?"
Suichii chuckled. "Is that all?"
Kyoko about exploded. She took a rain check on her temper.
"What do you mean 'is that all?' You make it sound as if it were no big deal! Hiei tramples on my brother as if he were killing a fly!"
Kurama took her hand and laced it with his. "Listen, you've got to be understanding of Hiei, it's in his nature to do so, it's just him."
Kyo stopped walking and turned to look at him with her eyebrows raised. "Oh, and I suppose that he has no one else to pick on! He leaves the rest of the team alone, but feels it's ok to do that to Kazuma?" She gave a short, insane sort of laughter.
"Kyo, don't be this way, he's a fire demon with a nasty temper. I'm sure he doesn't do it on purpose."
"Easy for you to say, I don't see him messing with your fighting skills!"
"That's because I'm in a league with him, we're almost equal." Kurama looked uneasy.
"Oh, and I suppose Kuwabara's just some weak, baka ningen!" The rain check took one of it's own.
He sighed. "Don't make this more than it has to be. I'm sure if you talk to Hiei, he'll maybe at least cut back."
At this point she yanked her hand out of his and shoved back into her pocket, fuming. Her reikai was rising, fast. And there were no more trees to serve her anger. She stopped and turned to face him, face contorted with hatred. "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE! I HAVE COME SO CLOSE TO QUITTING, THAT AT TIMES I HAVE WALKED OUT OF MISSIONS!"
His eyes got big and he gave a nervous laugh.
"I CAN'T STAND IT! THE REST OF YOU JUST STAND AND WATCH LIKE A BUNCH OF BAKAS. HELL, SOME OF YOU EVEN GIVE HIM SHIT!"
By now she was trembling and a few tears escaped, she brushed them away seething.
"Yes even you Kurama. Don't think I'm deaf. You don't make a big deal out of it, its more subtle, in sort of a intellectual way, but its still there!" At this instant more tears leaked out and rolled down her chin; he brushed them away. She simply turned her head.
By now they were in a field, dancing with wild, unheard of flowers, she hadn't even noticed.
"Look, we're all really sorry, if we had of known we wouldn't have gone this far. I hadn't noticed you almost came to quitting..."
She gave that same short insane laughter again. "No...you guys aren't sorry, you didn't even know, how could you be sorry? And of course you didn't know, no one did. I made sure Yusuke didn't tell. I made him swore he would never tell." Her face was down cast; he couldn't read her expression. He lifted her chin up and smiled warmly, and wiped away any few remaining tears left. "Look lets go home. I have a feeling we should tell the rest of the team, excluding Kuwabara since it should be a surprise for him, about what you told me and go from there ok?" She tried to shift her head so she wouldn't have to look at him; she looked doubtful.
"I don't know...what do you mean 'this should be a surprise for him'?"
He sort of chuckled. "I want to make things as easy as possible ok? I don't want you quitting on us, more importantly I don't want you to have resent against Hiei, I'm sure we can work this out. And when I said wouldn't have gone this far I mean that we should've realized, earlier, what we were doing." He looked straight into her eyes without blinking, "I'm sorry."
I lie awake on a long, dark night
I can't seem to tame my mind
Slings and arrows are killing me inside
Maybe I can't accept the life that's mine
No I can't accept the life that's mine
Simple living is my desperate cry
Been trading life with indifference yeah it suits me just fine
I try to hold on but I'm calloused to the bone
Maybe that's why I feel alone
Maybe that's why I feel alone
Me...I'm rusted and weathered
Barely holding together
I'm covered with skin that peels and it just won't heal
The sun shines and I can't avoid the light
I think I'm holding on to life too tight
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
Sometimes I feel like giving up
Sometimes I feel like giving up
Me...I'm rusted and weathered
Barely holding together
I'm covered with skin that peels and it just won't heal
The day reminds me of you
The night hides your truth
The earth is a voice
Speaking to you
Take all this pride
And leave it behind
Because one day it ends
One day we die
Believe what you will
That is your right
But I choose to fight
So I choose to fight
To fight
"I'm sorry..." The words echoed through her mind.
Song belongs to Creed. The song is Weathered.