Chapter 4
1st person P.O.V. (Sophie)
I sighed as I fell onto the bed of my new room. The room was one of many at Genkai's huge estate. My stuff was already unpacked. The new clothes were from a long day of shopping with Keiko, Boton, and Shizuru. They were fun to be around, but it was nice to be alone for a while. It was getting hard to smile and joke around with everyone. I mean, they're easy to get along with and for the first few minutes the joking is genuine, but keeping it up is exhausting.
I've known these guys for about two weeks now. Yusuke is a spirit detective meant to protect human world from demons and other supernatural dangers. Kuwabara is a psychic who can make freakin' swords out of his abundant spirit energy (which I think is awesome). Kurama is more complicated. He has a fox demon by the name of Yoko inside of him. I haven't met him yet and Kurama says that I may not get to. Hiei is still a mystery to me. He keeps his distance and glares a lot. The guys tell me that he's a fire demon and that he was a ruthless killer. This was gonna be the guy to train me.
A knock on the door ripped me from my mind babble. I gave a silent sigh and plastered a smile on my face. I opened the door to see Genkai. She raised an eyebrow at me and then shook her head.
"You can put away the fake smile, kid. I know your condition." she said. My heart almost stopped. She gave me another look that I couldn't quite place. I let her into my room and shut the door. Something told me that this conversation wouldn't be pleasant.
"Did you need something?" I asked.
"Yeah, I need for you to talk." she said bluntly. I was confused.
"But, I am talking. I don't understand." I said. I had been socializing with everyone, even when I wasn't in much of a mood for it.
"You know what I'm talking about, Sophia. You went through something that no one should ever experience, and if you don't talk about it, then your training will be for nothing. It will do nothing but hold you back." Genkai said sternly. I sighed and looked up at the ceiling, trying to keep any tears from falling, but I failed.
"Who do I talk to? I-I can't tell the others. Th-they won't treat me the same." I said through my tears. It was Genkai's turn to sigh.
"I'm the only one that knows and I won't tell the others unless you give me permission to, but in turn I want you to talk to me or at least let me into your mind, so that I can advise you and let you vent. The others already know that something is wrong with you, but not what." she said. I sniffed and nodded in agreement.
"Okay. It's a deal." I said. Genkai gave a curt nod herself as she went to the door. She turned and looked at me one more time before shaking her head and leaving, closing the door behind her. I took a deep breath and went into my adjoining bathroom to wash my face and get ready for dinner.
3rd person P.O.V.
Not far from Sophie's window was a tree that was occupied with none other than Hiei. He had been able to hear the entire exchange and was determined to know what it was that Sophia was hiding from them. He sighed as he heard Sophia greet the team and ask about his whereabouts. He used his speed to get in his usual place near the window. The detective was bickering with the moron again while Kurama was speaking with Genkai about the girl's training regimen. The girl in question was sitting on the ground playing with Puu. Sensing his presence, she looked up and smiled at him, but didn't speak a greeting. Hiei scoffed and glared at her.
"Yo, pipsqueak! What's your deal? She just smiled at you." the moron said in anger. Yusuke looked from Hiei to Sophia and back again, then shrugged his shoulders.
"It's fine, Kuwabara. You know of all people should know how Hiei is." Sophia said. The girl was always defusing arguments between Kuwabara and Hiei. She didn't seem to like how far some of them went. Hiei rolled his eyes and looked over to Genkai. He made eye contact with her and gestured for her to follow him outside. When they were alone he turned on her.
"What's that little human hiding?" he asked angrily. Genkai just looked at him before she spoke.
"Nothing that will harm you or the others if you found out or not." was her reply before she went back into the house. Hiei's eye twitched at her answer as he went back into the house as well. The rest of the group was in the dinning room getting ready to eat. He walked into the doorway and got everyone's attention.
"The girl's training starts tomorrow at dawn." he said. Sophia's right ear twitched at the way he refused to address her.
"You guys have fun" she said getting up to leave the table. She had lost her appetite.
"Whatta ya mean Sophie?" Kuwabara asked. He was concerned. This was the fifth meal that she skipped out on. He could see her getting smaller, and she was already petite.
"I mean that I hope you guys have fun with training tomorrow, cuz I ain't goin'." she said refusing to look at Hiei.
"And why is that?" Hiei asked letting his anger leak to scare her. Sophia just walked past him and went into her room, slamming the door behind her.
"Geeze, Hiei, what did you do to her?" Yusuke asked trying not to laugh. Genkai smirked at the exchange. It was good to see the girl show some backbone. Almost anything was better than the mask that she wore. Hiei's eye twitched as he stood where Sophia had left him. Within seconds he was in her room only to find that she wasn't there. Sighing in frustration, he followed her unstable spirit energy into the wooded area that surrounded Genkai's property. He caught up to her easily enough, but something was off. Her spirit energy was shifting. I wasn't the fiery heated aura that surrounded her before. This aura was calm, deep, and sad. It was almost cold. He knew that the others would feel it soon if they hadn't already.
Hiei placed himself into a tree and looked down at the still girl. She was staring into a pond sitting Indian-style on its banks. She sounded like she was doing the breathing exercises that Genkai had taught her. The temperature was dropping to the point that Hiei could see his breath coming out in puffs of white. He looked down at the girl again and saw the water in the pond moving into the air in little droplets. Slowly the water came up in sheets until a wall of water was rising from the pond.
Meanwhile with the others, Genkai was going over Sophie's training regimen, seeing as she would start the next day. Suddenly, Genkai and Kuwabara felt a shift in energy. The temperature was dropping and the air was feeling more humid.
"The forest." Yusuke said bolting from his seat. The others were right behind him, identical masks of determination set to their features. They didn't have to go far before they saw a wall of what seemed like glass atop a pond.
"It seems as though some new abilities have manifested themselves." a voice said from next to them. They snapped their heads to the sound and noticed Hiei standing with them with his arms folded across his chest and a stern look on his face.
1st Person P.O.V (Sophie)
I was so mad! Was it so hard to say my name? It wasn't like it was hard to pronounce! My temper was rising just thinking about that jerk! I could feel heat flooding into my chest and it was making its way down my arms. I had to get out of there. I didn't want to burn Genkai's house down. Not after how great she had been to me. I made my way out of the window and sprinted into the forest. It was nice and quiet there. The perfect place to be alone when people got suffocating. I found myself headed there often. To the same spot on the banks of a pond that held tiny fish and frogs. I closed my eyes and concentrated on my breathing. I could feel the heat begin to recede back to what I guessed was my core. My arms felt cool and relaxed. This breathing thing ain't so bad.
I soon began to meditate like Genkai had told me to do. I ventured farther and farther into myself. I didn't like much of what I saw. It was like a hall of sad memories. I saw my mother crying over my father's casket, the fight that I had with the only friends that I'd had, the band that I was in going their separate ways, and even the day of my mother's second marriage. I wanted to cry, but I couldn't. It was like my tear ducts were on strike. At the end of the hall was a safe. I tried to opened it, but was thrown back to the point of seeing white. When I came to I was soaked and on my back.
"Whoa! Sophie, how did you do that?" someone asked in astonishment. I blinked before getting up and checking my surroundings. I looked to see that it was Yusuke who had asked the question.
"Do what?" I said answering his question with one of my own.
"Kid, you were controlling the water in the pond." Genkai said raising an eyebrow. The others nodded in agreement. I looked at them, confusion clear in my expression.
"Why don't I remember that?" I asked. Kurama was the one to answer me.
"You must not have meant to. What were you thinking of just now?" he said.
"I was trying to calm myself so I wouldn't burn Genkai's house down. Then I started to meditate." I answered. He and Genkai nodded in understanding. I got up from my spot on the ground and dusted off what I could.
"Let's get you inside and cleaned up before you catch cold." Genkai said leading me to the house. I nodded in agreement, regretting it after a sharp pain shot through. I was tired and spent but I didn't know what from.
"Genkai, is meditation supposed to wipe you out?" I asked. She just sighed sounding tired as well.
"It depends on what you meditate on, and only in some cases." she answered. As soon as we got inside I made a dash for my shower. I felt really gross. I looked at the clock in my room and saw that I still had a good ways until bed, so I got out a pair of jeans and one of the new band t-shirts that the girls and I shopped for as well as the usual undergarments.
I turned on the water and undressed. My bruises were gone. It was almost odd not having them there now. I was glad that they weren't though. I stepped into the hot stream of water and sighed. I scrubbed at my skin and washed my hair. It was getting longer and a bit brighter.
Once I finished I turned off the water and grabbed a towel from its place on the rack. I wrapped it around my small form, ignoring the almost visible rib cage. I was getting smaller. I knew that this was dangerous, but I wasn't doing it on purpose. I just wasn't hungry. Shaking my head I finished drying off and got dressed. I put my dirty clothes in the hamper and made my way to the living room.
"Hey, Sophie, how about that song now?" Kuwabara asked as I stepped into the room. He'd been trying to get me to sing for them for a while now. I arched an eyebrow at him as I took my place on the couch.
"Kuwabara, what was my answer last time?" I said answering his question with one of my own. He sweat dropped and itched at his cheek.
"I know, but I thought that maybe we could lighten some things up around here with it. And you've seemed so sad." he said. I sighed and looked at him.
"Fine."
I'm sooooooo sorry it took so long! And that it's so short. But I need y'all's help. What song should Sophie sing? Message me or put in a review. ^.^
