xXMidori-ChanXx: Hi all! ^^" I'm putting all my stories on hiatus for a
while untill a few ppl review...Anyway this story was thought of by me, but
not written by me, it was written by a frien. Her name is Naomi Mao and she
lives in Singapore...Oh well enjoy!
Naomi-Chan: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho..tsk neither does Midori-Chan...
Reincarnation Chapter One
"Stupid ningenss,", Hiei grumbled, soft, but audible enough for his fellow youkais to hear. The four youkai beside Hiei kept quiet, though their faces showed that they too, did not enjoy the job Hiei was given. Ever since Hiei stuck around with Mukuro, this was the eleventh time he was sent out to guide lost humans who wandered into Makai back to Ningenkai in three years.
Mukuro had sent the small group of youkais to find the human. Hiei could feel that the human's reiki was pretty weak. Night was falling fast in Makai, which meant danger. Hiei felt a chill down his spine, as his Jagan glowed faintly and faded as soon as it lit up, but he proceeded to head
towards the destination—a typical Makai forest, dangerous and full of unknowns. "Which part of Makai isn't?", Hiei thought to himself with a snort. The small group trudged through the muddy, shallow swamp and found themselves in the middle of a big clump of scattered trees. Hiei suggested, "The human is around here somewhere, so let's split up.". The other youkai agreed on the spot and they headed out in different directions. Hiei's jagan glowed again, this time pulling Hiei towards the sound of a stream. A girl was lying unconscious by the small clear stream. Her sea-green hair was tied up in a pigtail, and her face was turned away from Hiei. The girl was wearing a light blue kimono, but it did not puzzle Hiei, as there was some kind of festival going on in Ningenkai, which he never bothered to find out. He stepped closer to the limp figure cautiously and was shocked by what he saw. "Yukina? What the hell are you doing here?" His eyes widened as his face showed utter surprise. He soon got over it and quickly looked for signs of injuries. Satisfied that she was alive and not badly hurt, he picked her up gently and carried her in his arms. "And I thought you were with that idiot Kuwabara the whole time," he muttered some inaudible curses as he headed in the opposite direction, towards the castle. As he walked, a silence spread throughout the forest. It was eerie and dark, and Hiei felt uneasy, even though this was normal in Makai. A youkai appeared in front of him suddenly, and Hiei's reflexes kicked in, tensed up for a fight until he saw a familiar face.
"Looks like you found the human, Hiei. Quite pretty, I must say, this human girl," the youkai commented.
Hiei relaxed a bit as he glared at the youkai and threatened, "Touch one hair of hers and I'll kill you." The youkai backed a little at the sudden
temper in Hiei and decided to stay quiet. Suddenly, a shadow moved past them, making the leaves rustle a bit. Before Hiei knew it, his partner was lying still on the brown, rocky ground. Hiei set Yukina down roughly under an old oak tree and stood protectively in front of her as he drew his sword from its sheath. "Come out, whoever you are!" Hiei said aloud, shattering the silence of the forest. Then, he saw something flit through the trees and landed in front of Hiei gracefully. Hiei could feel the youkai's strong youki, and it belonged to an S-class youkai. Hiei felt cold sweat drip down his neck as he sensed the strong youki. The youkai took of her cape and glared at Hiei in the same way as Hiei did. She lashed out quickly and Hiei dodged it. He
knew he had a upperhand in speed as he dodged a few more slashes from the female youkai. Hiei decided that he should try and change the location as the thought of Yukina's safety crossed his mind. As he moved, the youkai threw a ball of energy at him. The ball of energy shone brightly in the dark and missed Hiei, barely. He concentrated on his sword for a while and fire of the Makai wrapped round the blade, presenting it as a more deadly weapon. The fight went on for some time, but Hiei was not able to change the location. New cuts appear every now and then as they battled. The youkai does not seemed tired despite her injuries, and concentrated once more. Another ball of light illuminated in her hands once more, only this time, it was a light violet and Hiei could feel it's strength. The youkai threw it at Hiei and this time, it hit Hiei on his shoulder as he dodged, for it was too fast, faster than him. The violet sphere of light hit the oak branch and there was an explosion.
"Yukina!" Hiei shouted mentally as he remembered that Yukina was under that tree. The loose branch was directly above her and crashed downwards. Hiei dived blindly at Yukina through the confusion caused by the explosion, not caring for anything else. His scarf was stained with blood from his wound as he gritted his teeth in pain. His arms pushed Yukina out of the way of the falling branch. Unfortunately, he was a
second too slow due to the confusion and his ankle became trapped under the branch that fell. He winced in pain as he struggled to get out, like a mouse caught in a trap by its tail. The youkai seized the chance and buried her blade deep into Hiei's heart. Hiei gasped as he felt sudden pain. Yukina was slowly waking now and the youkai pulled out her sword and headed to Yukina. "NOOO!" Hiei shouted as he grimaced in pain. "ENSATSU KOKURYUHA!"
A black dragon uncoiled around his arm and burned through the bandages by sheer willpower and lashed out at the youkai. Caught unawares, she was instantly swallowed by the black fire of Makai. Hiei crawled over to Yukina to make sure she was all right, but he knew his wound was fatal and he would not live. Yukina sat up slowly and screamed, but no sound came out of her mouth, for she was too shocked. "Hiei-kun!" Yukina gasped as she tugged at Hiei, who was breathing
shallowly now. His cape was soaked with blood as the red liquid dripped slowly to the forest floors. He reached for Yukina and touched her cheek. Yukina took Hiei into her arms and cradled him, "Hiei-kun, I knew you were my brother...why did you have to keep it from me?" She sobbed uncontrollably as she felt Hiei's youki fade away to nothingness. She tried hard to reach for his soul mentally, longing for him to wake up. She then groped for the necklace hung on Hiei's neck and took it, then hung the necklace made of a single Uraseki Stone around her neck. She took Hiei's hand and rubbed it against her cheek, but there was no warmth left. "Hiei...oniisan..." Yukina's voice echoed softly through the tranquillity of the forest. *** "YUKINA-SAN!" Kuwabara shouted desperately as he sat up on his bed. It took some time for him realise that he was in his room. "What a weird dream," he commented to himself as he scratched his head in puzzlement, thinking what that could have meant. He walked over to the kitchen to get a drink. Suddenly, a thought struck him. "The dream took place in a weird forest...with Yukina-san and Hiei...wait a moment! Yukina-san has gone to Makai to look for her brother..." Kuwabara wasted no time and stumbled over to the telephone and dialled a familiar number. As soon as the other end of the receiver was picked up, he yelled, "Kurama! Come over quick!" "Minamino residence, I'm afraid there's no such person here." A bright voice answered, but it was not Kurama's. Kuwabara was taken aback but quickly recovered.
"Um...I mean Shu...Su...your brother." He answered carefully, hiding the anxiety in his voice.
"You mean Shuichi-oniisan? Wait a moment." Soon, Kurama was on the other line. Kuwabara asked, "Kurama-kun?"
"Yes?" Kurama replied. Kuwabara took a deep breath and yelled into the receiver, "Kurama! Come over quick!"
Five minutes later, Kurama was in Kuwabara's room. "You're fast,"
Kuwabara observed.
"You told me to come over quick...so I sneaked out of the house, for
I'll have a hard time convincing Kaasan why I was going out in the
middle of the night...Shuichi knows, but I had him promise to keep
quiet." Kurama explained. "What happened?" Kuwabara put down the receiver and cursed, "Damnit, Urameshi's not at home. Looks like we've got to do it ourselves." Kurama heard the brief description of Kuwabara's dream and confirmed his fears, for Hiei had predicted a misfortune to befall one of them. He slumped down on a chair and his face paled, "Hiei," he whispered to himself. Without further delay, Kuwabara and Kurama set off to Makai. The barrier between Ningenkai and Makai was destroyed quite some time ago soon after the battle with Sensui. Both of them had a bad feeling about this. Using his strong sense of direction, Kuwabara pinpointed the direction on Kurama's map. "About four kilometres from here." Kurama nodded, folded the cloth map quickly and started running eastwards, into a Makai forest. Yukina stirred. She had cried herself to sleep about two hours before. She opened her eyes reluctantly and found that it was still dark. She let her eyes readjust to the dark for a while and propped herself against a tree with her elbows. She felt Hiei's limp body lying on her lap and felt life in her womb. She thought her child would never make it as Hiei had foreseen a miscarriage. "Strange," Yukina thought as she placed a hand on her abdomen, and felt the strong life-force of her unborn Koorime child. "Yukina-san!" A loud voice rang through the forest. Yukina instantaneously turned her head to the source of the sound.
"Kazuma-chan!" She shouted as the two dark figures approached. Upon
arrival, Kurama knelt down immediately and hugged the body of the
lifeless forbidden Koorime child tightly, letting his cheek touch
Hiei's. He stared blankly into space and as he held the motionless
body in his arms. Kuwabara sat on the grass beside Yukina, too stunned
to utter a sound. He looked at Yukina as she buried her face in his
chest and sobbed, "Oniisan..."
she moaned faintly. A lightning bolt seemed to have struck Kuwabara
when he realised that Yukina referred to Hiei as 'oniisan', as he
suddenly understood why Hiei was so protective of Yukina. He patted
her gently on her back as her sobbing ebbed. Kuwabara then stood up,
carrying the tired Yukina on his back as he looked at the silent
redhead.
"Kurama, we should go," Kuwabara said in an almost
emotionless tone. Kurama looked up at Kuwabara, closed his eyes and
drooped his head again, letting his red hair cover his face before he
looked up and replied,
"Suman, I would like to stay here for a while, Kuwabara-kun. Go back
with Yukina-chan first." Kuwabara looked into Kurama's ivy eyes and found that he could not bring himself to say no. He carried his exhausted wife and walked slowly
to the west, towards the gate between Makai and Ningenkai. Kurama soon picked himself up and carried the small body of Hiei's to Genkai's temple. Genkai was no longer around, but she had lived to a
ripe, old age.
"Hiei, how old are you? Sixteen?" Kurama thought as he headed to the wilderness behind the temple. He took a deep breath to calm himself down as he passed some youki to some plants around him. Somehow, he felt that Hiei's soul was 'protected' in some unknown way as he witnessed Hiei's body vanishing, leaving behind a blood-stained cape. Carefully, he buried it and surrounded the area with plants, making
accessibility impossible. His formed shimmered for a while as he became a silver kitsune, slinking off in the light under the bright full moon. "There is hope, Hiei's not dead," an inner voice told Kurama. **************************************************************************** ****************** Six months later...
"Come quickly!", Keiko hustled a Koorime woman into Genkai's temple and guided her to a room. The Koorime woman looked calm, walking quickly into the room, holding a bowl of water, some ice and a towel. Keiko had an excited expression on her face, both happy and worried. The Koorime woman was one of Yukina's childhood friends, as well as a mid-wife of the Koorimes. Kuwabara followed Keiko into the room as Yuusuke and the others waited outside eagerly. After an hour of waiting, a long-awaited cry was heard. "It's a girl!", The Koorime shouted out as she held up the baby for a while before handing her to the now beaming Kuwabara. Kuwabara held the baby gently and looked at Yukina lovingly. The Koorime woman smiled to the people outside the room and announced, "Let us leave the family alone for a while," as she stepped out of the room and closed the door. Kuwabara sat beside Yukina's bed as he held the baby in his arms. He looked at her and Yukina, somehow feeling something from his daughter, her strong life-force. The couple looked at each other in pride as Yukina held out the tear-drop crystal she had shed after the birth of their daughter, but to her surprise, the white translucent tear-drop had a swirl of black in it. Yuusuke and the others sat around in the main hall of the temple as they chatted. Kurama had kept quiet throughout the whole event. He could feel something, "Hiei...", he whispered to himself and wondered whether to frown or to smile. A person, wearing T-shirt and jeans, stepped into the temple with a small bouquet of flowers. Her steps indicated to Yuusuke and Kurama that she was certainly no ordinary person. Yuusuke's jaw dropped when he saw the person's face. "Mukuro?" He gasped, voicing out everyone's thoughts. The woman smiled and nodded her head. Kurama had a look of bewilderment on his face, but smiled in puzzlement back. "She hadn't changed much in four years as well as the last time I've seen her," Yuusuke thought, thinking of the Makai tournament two years ago. Mukuro had sensed Hiei's 'death', when he had gone on that trip. She looked at Kurama and felt Hiei's soul somewhere near, asshe told Kurama softly, "Hiei would be glad to know he had such a good friend," She and Kurama stared at each other for a while, comprehending each other, as both felt a familiar feeling nearby. "The baby...can I carry her?", Mukuro asked politely and handed the flowers to Keiko as Kuwabara walked out with the little Koorime baby. Kuwabara was shocked when he saw her, but sensing she was up to nothing and that she sounded so sincere, he handed the baby to her hesitantly. "Has she got a name yet?", Mukuro asked curiously, looking at the baby's closed eyes and holding her small hand. Kuwabara shook his head, blushing a little in embarrassment, "Er...I haven't thought about that yet...". Kurama suggested, "Makoto,", taking the baby from Mukuro. Kuwabara headed to Yukina's room. No one made a noise for some time. "Makoto...", Mukuro thought aloud. The baby in Kurama's arms opened her eyes slowly and stared at Kurama. Kurama handed the baby over to Kuwabara as he walked to the main hall quickly, and added, "Her eyes are opened, and what she sees now is important. Better let her take a good look at you, 'Otosan'.", he chuckled.
Mukuro looked over at the baby. The Koorime baby did not seem to mind her half disfigured face and touched Mukuro's right cheek, "Makoto...sincerity, faithfulness and truth." Mukuro commented as she gave a warm smile, a smile that only Hiei had seen after giving her a 'present', her father, in Makai. Kuwabara cleared his throat and announced, "Yukina-san has agreed. From now on, this child shall be called Makoto Kuwabara.". Mukuro took one last look at the baby and walked out hastily. "I have a request...can I be Makoto-chan's godfather?" Kurama asked. "Damn! Why is Kurama always the first to ask?" Yuusuke thought as Kuwabara stood there, surprised. "Why, yes!" Kuwabara replied loudly, then added shyly, "I need Yukina-san's consent first," Shizuru hit Kuwabara on his head hard and scolded, "Look! Kurama-kun is more concerned about Makoto than you, Baka!" Kuwabara blushed in embarrassment as he carried Makoto to Yukina's room, with Yuusuke, Kurama, Atsuko, Shizuru, and Keiko behind. But before they had taken two steps, a bright voice greeted them and turned their heads. "Koenma! Botan!" Keiko greeted in a similar bright manner as Botan did. Koenma was wearing his usual tunic, indicating that he came straight from the Reikai. He looked a little tired out. Botan, the ever-energetic one,
ran into Yukina's room to see Makoto, who was carried by a very proud Kuwabara. The rest of them, including Koenma, followed behind and made their way to Yukina's room. Koenma sat down on a chair and crossing his left leg over his right, he spoke aloud, slowly and clearly, "I have some news...it may be bad news. Hiei's soul never went to Reikai."
This shocked Yuusuke, Atsuko, Keiko and Kuwabara. Yukina looked somewhat startled. Shizuru and Kurama looked very calm, however. "Ahem...I meant that, most probably, Hiei's soul may either be in Makai or Ningenkai. His soul may be hidden somewhere or has...disappeared. We can't do anything about it...Gomen nasai, minna-san." Koenma said in a serious tone. "Koenma-san," Kurama said, "can I talk to you in private?" Koenma and Kurama stood in the backyard, leaving the rest of the gang in Yukina's room. "Koenma, I think you needn't worry about Hiei...I know his soul has safely reincarnated in Ningenkai." Kurama answered to Koenma, who had gave Kurama a 'how did you know that' look. Kurama just gave a shrug which indicated 'I just know it'. Koenma decided not to ask more and joined back the group and started
celebrating. At the same time, Kurama, Shizuru and Mukuro thought, "Hiei, looks like you're going to get a happy childhood at last." "And follow in my footsteps," Kurama added.
**************************************************************************** ************** Naomi's notes...... Chapter 1 done at last! *so happy!*
This is my first attempt at a solo YYH fanfic...so don't blame me if it's lousy or what ^-^
My favourite character is Kurama...but I've decided to let Hiei get some chance to be 'main character'
...or should I say Makoto? *smile*
I like YYH fanfics a lot...
I'd like people to give me your comments about this story (I know it's a little crazy)...feel free to email xXMidori-ChanXx(since I Can't give out my email) questions or if you have any good ideas...especially some jokes. Most probably, Kurama and Hiei are going to be main characters...
I'm not going to give away the plot here...^-^;...for I'll include a 'cute' character in the next chapter...
(this author's notes must be pretty long...)
Naomi-Chan: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho..tsk neither does Midori-Chan...
Reincarnation Chapter One
"Stupid ningenss,", Hiei grumbled, soft, but audible enough for his fellow youkais to hear. The four youkai beside Hiei kept quiet, though their faces showed that they too, did not enjoy the job Hiei was given. Ever since Hiei stuck around with Mukuro, this was the eleventh time he was sent out to guide lost humans who wandered into Makai back to Ningenkai in three years.
Mukuro had sent the small group of youkais to find the human. Hiei could feel that the human's reiki was pretty weak. Night was falling fast in Makai, which meant danger. Hiei felt a chill down his spine, as his Jagan glowed faintly and faded as soon as it lit up, but he proceeded to head
towards the destination—a typical Makai forest, dangerous and full of unknowns. "Which part of Makai isn't?", Hiei thought to himself with a snort. The small group trudged through the muddy, shallow swamp and found themselves in the middle of a big clump of scattered trees. Hiei suggested, "The human is around here somewhere, so let's split up.". The other youkai agreed on the spot and they headed out in different directions. Hiei's jagan glowed again, this time pulling Hiei towards the sound of a stream. A girl was lying unconscious by the small clear stream. Her sea-green hair was tied up in a pigtail, and her face was turned away from Hiei. The girl was wearing a light blue kimono, but it did not puzzle Hiei, as there was some kind of festival going on in Ningenkai, which he never bothered to find out. He stepped closer to the limp figure cautiously and was shocked by what he saw. "Yukina? What the hell are you doing here?" His eyes widened as his face showed utter surprise. He soon got over it and quickly looked for signs of injuries. Satisfied that she was alive and not badly hurt, he picked her up gently and carried her in his arms. "And I thought you were with that idiot Kuwabara the whole time," he muttered some inaudible curses as he headed in the opposite direction, towards the castle. As he walked, a silence spread throughout the forest. It was eerie and dark, and Hiei felt uneasy, even though this was normal in Makai. A youkai appeared in front of him suddenly, and Hiei's reflexes kicked in, tensed up for a fight until he saw a familiar face.
"Looks like you found the human, Hiei. Quite pretty, I must say, this human girl," the youkai commented.
Hiei relaxed a bit as he glared at the youkai and threatened, "Touch one hair of hers and I'll kill you." The youkai backed a little at the sudden
temper in Hiei and decided to stay quiet. Suddenly, a shadow moved past them, making the leaves rustle a bit. Before Hiei knew it, his partner was lying still on the brown, rocky ground. Hiei set Yukina down roughly under an old oak tree and stood protectively in front of her as he drew his sword from its sheath. "Come out, whoever you are!" Hiei said aloud, shattering the silence of the forest. Then, he saw something flit through the trees and landed in front of Hiei gracefully. Hiei could feel the youkai's strong youki, and it belonged to an S-class youkai. Hiei felt cold sweat drip down his neck as he sensed the strong youki. The youkai took of her cape and glared at Hiei in the same way as Hiei did. She lashed out quickly and Hiei dodged it. He
knew he had a upperhand in speed as he dodged a few more slashes from the female youkai. Hiei decided that he should try and change the location as the thought of Yukina's safety crossed his mind. As he moved, the youkai threw a ball of energy at him. The ball of energy shone brightly in the dark and missed Hiei, barely. He concentrated on his sword for a while and fire of the Makai wrapped round the blade, presenting it as a more deadly weapon. The fight went on for some time, but Hiei was not able to change the location. New cuts appear every now and then as they battled. The youkai does not seemed tired despite her injuries, and concentrated once more. Another ball of light illuminated in her hands once more, only this time, it was a light violet and Hiei could feel it's strength. The youkai threw it at Hiei and this time, it hit Hiei on his shoulder as he dodged, for it was too fast, faster than him. The violet sphere of light hit the oak branch and there was an explosion.
"Yukina!" Hiei shouted mentally as he remembered that Yukina was under that tree. The loose branch was directly above her and crashed downwards. Hiei dived blindly at Yukina through the confusion caused by the explosion, not caring for anything else. His scarf was stained with blood from his wound as he gritted his teeth in pain. His arms pushed Yukina out of the way of the falling branch. Unfortunately, he was a
second too slow due to the confusion and his ankle became trapped under the branch that fell. He winced in pain as he struggled to get out, like a mouse caught in a trap by its tail. The youkai seized the chance and buried her blade deep into Hiei's heart. Hiei gasped as he felt sudden pain. Yukina was slowly waking now and the youkai pulled out her sword and headed to Yukina. "NOOO!" Hiei shouted as he grimaced in pain. "ENSATSU KOKURYUHA!"
A black dragon uncoiled around his arm and burned through the bandages by sheer willpower and lashed out at the youkai. Caught unawares, she was instantly swallowed by the black fire of Makai. Hiei crawled over to Yukina to make sure she was all right, but he knew his wound was fatal and he would not live. Yukina sat up slowly and screamed, but no sound came out of her mouth, for she was too shocked. "Hiei-kun!" Yukina gasped as she tugged at Hiei, who was breathing
shallowly now. His cape was soaked with blood as the red liquid dripped slowly to the forest floors. He reached for Yukina and touched her cheek. Yukina took Hiei into her arms and cradled him, "Hiei-kun, I knew you were my brother...why did you have to keep it from me?" She sobbed uncontrollably as she felt Hiei's youki fade away to nothingness. She tried hard to reach for his soul mentally, longing for him to wake up. She then groped for the necklace hung on Hiei's neck and took it, then hung the necklace made of a single Uraseki Stone around her neck. She took Hiei's hand and rubbed it against her cheek, but there was no warmth left. "Hiei...oniisan..." Yukina's voice echoed softly through the tranquillity of the forest. *** "YUKINA-SAN!" Kuwabara shouted desperately as he sat up on his bed. It took some time for him realise that he was in his room. "What a weird dream," he commented to himself as he scratched his head in puzzlement, thinking what that could have meant. He walked over to the kitchen to get a drink. Suddenly, a thought struck him. "The dream took place in a weird forest...with Yukina-san and Hiei...wait a moment! Yukina-san has gone to Makai to look for her brother..." Kuwabara wasted no time and stumbled over to the telephone and dialled a familiar number. As soon as the other end of the receiver was picked up, he yelled, "Kurama! Come over quick!" "Minamino residence, I'm afraid there's no such person here." A bright voice answered, but it was not Kurama's. Kuwabara was taken aback but quickly recovered.
"Um...I mean Shu...Su...your brother." He answered carefully, hiding the anxiety in his voice.
"You mean Shuichi-oniisan? Wait a moment." Soon, Kurama was on the other line. Kuwabara asked, "Kurama-kun?"
"Yes?" Kurama replied. Kuwabara took a deep breath and yelled into the receiver, "Kurama! Come over quick!"
Five minutes later, Kurama was in Kuwabara's room. "You're fast,"
Kuwabara observed.
"You told me to come over quick...so I sneaked out of the house, for
I'll have a hard time convincing Kaasan why I was going out in the
middle of the night...Shuichi knows, but I had him promise to keep
quiet." Kurama explained. "What happened?" Kuwabara put down the receiver and cursed, "Damnit, Urameshi's not at home. Looks like we've got to do it ourselves." Kurama heard the brief description of Kuwabara's dream and confirmed his fears, for Hiei had predicted a misfortune to befall one of them. He slumped down on a chair and his face paled, "Hiei," he whispered to himself. Without further delay, Kuwabara and Kurama set off to Makai. The barrier between Ningenkai and Makai was destroyed quite some time ago soon after the battle with Sensui. Both of them had a bad feeling about this. Using his strong sense of direction, Kuwabara pinpointed the direction on Kurama's map. "About four kilometres from here." Kurama nodded, folded the cloth map quickly and started running eastwards, into a Makai forest. Yukina stirred. She had cried herself to sleep about two hours before. She opened her eyes reluctantly and found that it was still dark. She let her eyes readjust to the dark for a while and propped herself against a tree with her elbows. She felt Hiei's limp body lying on her lap and felt life in her womb. She thought her child would never make it as Hiei had foreseen a miscarriage. "Strange," Yukina thought as she placed a hand on her abdomen, and felt the strong life-force of her unborn Koorime child. "Yukina-san!" A loud voice rang through the forest. Yukina instantaneously turned her head to the source of the sound.
"Kazuma-chan!" She shouted as the two dark figures approached. Upon
arrival, Kurama knelt down immediately and hugged the body of the
lifeless forbidden Koorime child tightly, letting his cheek touch
Hiei's. He stared blankly into space and as he held the motionless
body in his arms. Kuwabara sat on the grass beside Yukina, too stunned
to utter a sound. He looked at Yukina as she buried her face in his
chest and sobbed, "Oniisan..."
she moaned faintly. A lightning bolt seemed to have struck Kuwabara
when he realised that Yukina referred to Hiei as 'oniisan', as he
suddenly understood why Hiei was so protective of Yukina. He patted
her gently on her back as her sobbing ebbed. Kuwabara then stood up,
carrying the tired Yukina on his back as he looked at the silent
redhead.
"Kurama, we should go," Kuwabara said in an almost
emotionless tone. Kurama looked up at Kuwabara, closed his eyes and
drooped his head again, letting his red hair cover his face before he
looked up and replied,
"Suman, I would like to stay here for a while, Kuwabara-kun. Go back
with Yukina-chan first." Kuwabara looked into Kurama's ivy eyes and found that he could not bring himself to say no. He carried his exhausted wife and walked slowly
to the west, towards the gate between Makai and Ningenkai. Kurama soon picked himself up and carried the small body of Hiei's to Genkai's temple. Genkai was no longer around, but she had lived to a
ripe, old age.
"Hiei, how old are you? Sixteen?" Kurama thought as he headed to the wilderness behind the temple. He took a deep breath to calm himself down as he passed some youki to some plants around him. Somehow, he felt that Hiei's soul was 'protected' in some unknown way as he witnessed Hiei's body vanishing, leaving behind a blood-stained cape. Carefully, he buried it and surrounded the area with plants, making
accessibility impossible. His formed shimmered for a while as he became a silver kitsune, slinking off in the light under the bright full moon. "There is hope, Hiei's not dead," an inner voice told Kurama. **************************************************************************** ****************** Six months later...
"Come quickly!", Keiko hustled a Koorime woman into Genkai's temple and guided her to a room. The Koorime woman looked calm, walking quickly into the room, holding a bowl of water, some ice and a towel. Keiko had an excited expression on her face, both happy and worried. The Koorime woman was one of Yukina's childhood friends, as well as a mid-wife of the Koorimes. Kuwabara followed Keiko into the room as Yuusuke and the others waited outside eagerly. After an hour of waiting, a long-awaited cry was heard. "It's a girl!", The Koorime shouted out as she held up the baby for a while before handing her to the now beaming Kuwabara. Kuwabara held the baby gently and looked at Yukina lovingly. The Koorime woman smiled to the people outside the room and announced, "Let us leave the family alone for a while," as she stepped out of the room and closed the door. Kuwabara sat beside Yukina's bed as he held the baby in his arms. He looked at her and Yukina, somehow feeling something from his daughter, her strong life-force. The couple looked at each other in pride as Yukina held out the tear-drop crystal she had shed after the birth of their daughter, but to her surprise, the white translucent tear-drop had a swirl of black in it. Yuusuke and the others sat around in the main hall of the temple as they chatted. Kurama had kept quiet throughout the whole event. He could feel something, "Hiei...", he whispered to himself and wondered whether to frown or to smile. A person, wearing T-shirt and jeans, stepped into the temple with a small bouquet of flowers. Her steps indicated to Yuusuke and Kurama that she was certainly no ordinary person. Yuusuke's jaw dropped when he saw the person's face. "Mukuro?" He gasped, voicing out everyone's thoughts. The woman smiled and nodded her head. Kurama had a look of bewilderment on his face, but smiled in puzzlement back. "She hadn't changed much in four years as well as the last time I've seen her," Yuusuke thought, thinking of the Makai tournament two years ago. Mukuro had sensed Hiei's 'death', when he had gone on that trip. She looked at Kurama and felt Hiei's soul somewhere near, asshe told Kurama softly, "Hiei would be glad to know he had such a good friend," She and Kurama stared at each other for a while, comprehending each other, as both felt a familiar feeling nearby. "The baby...can I carry her?", Mukuro asked politely and handed the flowers to Keiko as Kuwabara walked out with the little Koorime baby. Kuwabara was shocked when he saw her, but sensing she was up to nothing and that she sounded so sincere, he handed the baby to her hesitantly. "Has she got a name yet?", Mukuro asked curiously, looking at the baby's closed eyes and holding her small hand. Kuwabara shook his head, blushing a little in embarrassment, "Er...I haven't thought about that yet...". Kurama suggested, "Makoto,", taking the baby from Mukuro. Kuwabara headed to Yukina's room. No one made a noise for some time. "Makoto...", Mukuro thought aloud. The baby in Kurama's arms opened her eyes slowly and stared at Kurama. Kurama handed the baby over to Kuwabara as he walked to the main hall quickly, and added, "Her eyes are opened, and what she sees now is important. Better let her take a good look at you, 'Otosan'.", he chuckled.
Mukuro looked over at the baby. The Koorime baby did not seem to mind her half disfigured face and touched Mukuro's right cheek, "Makoto...sincerity, faithfulness and truth." Mukuro commented as she gave a warm smile, a smile that only Hiei had seen after giving her a 'present', her father, in Makai. Kuwabara cleared his throat and announced, "Yukina-san has agreed. From now on, this child shall be called Makoto Kuwabara.". Mukuro took one last look at the baby and walked out hastily. "I have a request...can I be Makoto-chan's godfather?" Kurama asked. "Damn! Why is Kurama always the first to ask?" Yuusuke thought as Kuwabara stood there, surprised. "Why, yes!" Kuwabara replied loudly, then added shyly, "I need Yukina-san's consent first," Shizuru hit Kuwabara on his head hard and scolded, "Look! Kurama-kun is more concerned about Makoto than you, Baka!" Kuwabara blushed in embarrassment as he carried Makoto to Yukina's room, with Yuusuke, Kurama, Atsuko, Shizuru, and Keiko behind. But before they had taken two steps, a bright voice greeted them and turned their heads. "Koenma! Botan!" Keiko greeted in a similar bright manner as Botan did. Koenma was wearing his usual tunic, indicating that he came straight from the Reikai. He looked a little tired out. Botan, the ever-energetic one,
ran into Yukina's room to see Makoto, who was carried by a very proud Kuwabara. The rest of them, including Koenma, followed behind and made their way to Yukina's room. Koenma sat down on a chair and crossing his left leg over his right, he spoke aloud, slowly and clearly, "I have some news...it may be bad news. Hiei's soul never went to Reikai."
This shocked Yuusuke, Atsuko, Keiko and Kuwabara. Yukina looked somewhat startled. Shizuru and Kurama looked very calm, however. "Ahem...I meant that, most probably, Hiei's soul may either be in Makai or Ningenkai. His soul may be hidden somewhere or has...disappeared. We can't do anything about it...Gomen nasai, minna-san." Koenma said in a serious tone. "Koenma-san," Kurama said, "can I talk to you in private?" Koenma and Kurama stood in the backyard, leaving the rest of the gang in Yukina's room. "Koenma, I think you needn't worry about Hiei...I know his soul has safely reincarnated in Ningenkai." Kurama answered to Koenma, who had gave Kurama a 'how did you know that' look. Kurama just gave a shrug which indicated 'I just know it'. Koenma decided not to ask more and joined back the group and started
celebrating. At the same time, Kurama, Shizuru and Mukuro thought, "Hiei, looks like you're going to get a happy childhood at last." "And follow in my footsteps," Kurama added.
**************************************************************************** ************** Naomi's notes...... Chapter 1 done at last! *so happy!*
This is my first attempt at a solo YYH fanfic...so don't blame me if it's lousy or what ^-^
My favourite character is Kurama...but I've decided to let Hiei get some chance to be 'main character'
...or should I say Makoto? *smile*
I like YYH fanfics a lot...
I'd like people to give me your comments about this story (I know it's a little crazy)...feel free to email xXMidori-ChanXx(since I Can't give out my email) questions or if you have any good ideas...especially some jokes. Most probably, Kurama and Hiei are going to be main characters...
I'm not going to give away the plot here...^-^;...for I'll include a 'cute' character in the next chapter...
(this author's notes must be pretty long...)