Her Bleeding Eyes
Here's the fourth chapter. I want to send a very special thank you to Kikan-Moon-Fox-Girl for commenting on every chapter so far. I hope you comment on this chapter too. Also, I thank everyone who reads. I hope you like this one.
Disclamer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, and no one would want me to. I won the story and Kumi.
Her Bleeding Eyes
By:
FadedxEyes
Koenma sat, face flat on his desk. Even injured, Shadow's Blood was causing uproar; most of the guards were too scared to go within one hundred feet of her cell. The Prince of the Spirit World shuddered at all the screaming that when on from that end of the Palace, never before had he heard this woman make so much noise.
The loud sound of frenzied footfalls echoed from the aforementioned end of the Palace. "Koenma-sama," the voice of Botan floated to his ears, "you should at least give her medical attention. It's cruel to keep her locked in there and let your guards abuse her." "Botan, you know that wouldn't do any good, she's getting the death sentence, she admitted to all of the murders," Koenma said lowly.
"Yes, but she was in a moment of insanity! You don't know," she quieted, losing her train of thought. "But, I do know, sane or insane, she's the one. And, suppose she did get medical treatment. She'd probably try to break out or, if that plan didn't work, try to stab someone with the IV needle," he stated, "Anyway, why are you so concerned on the mattered? You know how much of a pain she has been."
Botan was quiet for a moment before speaking again. "Yes, I know. But, like I said, it's just cruel." Her solemn speaking was interrupted by a beeping coming from the folds of her kimono, signaling she was needed by one of the other ferry girls. With a bow and a slightly irrated look, she left the office, leaving an even crankier Koenma behind.
Not too much later came the time the toddler had been waiting for, Shadow's Blood's execution. He walked, slightly giddy, to her cell. Five, red-skinned ogres stood guard right outside of the cell, and many more were stationed all around the block.
Inside the cell, he saw the Legendary Shadow's Blood, a mess of matted hair, scarred flesh, and ripped clothes. Her eyes were closed, but he had the feeling that she was very much awake.
"S-Shadow's Blood," he said, faltering slightly. The blood red eyes opened slowly in an expressionless gaze. "Koenma-sama," she purred, putting a cocky accent on the suffix. "Have you come to tell me it's time to get my head chopped off?" Koenma cringed inwardly at how she worded her own demise.
Looking at her, he realized why Botan's tone was filled with disgust at her care, or lack thereof. The assassin that caused so much terror (not to mention all of the paperwork) looked……pitiful. Her eyes gleamed the same moment this thought occurred, but she remained quiet.
The words and screams from her 'episode' the previous week echoed in his skull. Kuwabara's and Botan's speeches mixed in also, giving the stressed toddler a headache.
Right then he knew he couldn't send this woman to die; his conscious wouldn't let him, nor would Botan and Kuwabara.
With a defeated sigh, Koenma leaned against the wall. "No, I haven't come for that. You're not being executed, you are receiving medical care and then I'll decide what to do with you. It seems people have placed sympathy with you and your death would cause a slight uproar," he said solemnly.
Her scarred features twisted into a smirk, "what can I say? People love me," she sighed with a nonchalant shrug.
Koenma left to call off the execution, get a bed ready in the hospital wing, and to get the proper group to move her. Throughout all of these tasks, one thought echoed in his mind, 'my dad is going to kill me.'
Again, Koenma found himself absently signing the papers that towered on his desk. It had been three weeks since he had called off Shadow's Blood's execution, and his prediction was right, his father wasn't happy at all. The Lord of the Spirit World still winced every time he sat down and had to sleep with an ice pack on his backside.
But, for some reason, King Enma hadn't overrun his son's decision. Most likely, the elder wanted to teach him a lesson, 'you must reap what you have sown.' Koenma had learned this lesson, but by then he couldn't have done anything or he would have the wrath of an angry Grim Reaper to deal with.
In the beginning, Shadow's Blood refused to cooperate with the doctors brave enough to face her. But after awhile, she had let them nurse and bandage her wounds; apparently she was healing fast and regaining her strength. Koenma didn't know if this was good or bad, he still had to convince himself this ordeal wouldn't end badly.
He tried to compare it to the cases of Hiei and Kurama, they had both been demons high up on the 'Most Wanted' list, and now great assets to the current team of Spirit Detectives.
He didn't need another Spirit Detective, but (as he wishfully liked to think) maybe she would prove a great help to them….if she didn't try to kill them first that is. But, he didn't like to dwell on that last bit. This had to turn out well enough or his precious behind would be hamburger for the next century and a half.
A rough voice sounded over the intercom, telling Koenma that the four detectives had arrived.
Koenma had actually devised a semi good plan, in his own biased opinion. After Shadow's Blood recovered, send her off with the team so they could keep a good watch on her, and then decide what to do, based on her behavior. The last part made him sound like a human parent trying to handle spoiled child.
The four boys walked into the office, unaware as to what Koenma had planned. "What is it, now?" Yusuke whined, as if he had an actual life other than fighting off demons. "As you may now, Shadow's Blood has not been executed and is currently receiving medical attention," Koenma paused, noticing the relief soften Kuwabara's scowl. He then, drumming his fingers together, took a new, less formal approach.
"You see, I have to prove to my dad that I made the right decision by calling off the execution. So, I need you all to look after her and try to calm her down," he finished with a slight 'aheh' sigh.
Yusuke's eye twitched. "You think that I want to go around reforming every living demon because I have so much time on my hands? Well I don't! My job was to just kill or capturing demons and save innocent bystanders, not run an intervention workshop," the teen ranted, referring to the aforementioned cases of Hiei and Kurama. "And I can't also be a part time babysitter to just because you made a bad call."
"Yusuke, think about it, if we don't help her out, she'll die!" Kuwabara reasoned in his own way. Obviously, he was all for Koenma's plan. "I would be inconvenienced as well as Yusuke, bluntly my 'parents' are getting suspicious of my disappearances," Kurama took the team leader's side. Though the fox's speech made Yusuke want to call him a 'mama's boy', he refrained since the demon chose his side. Hiei didn't voice his own opinion, though everyone knew he had no interest in caring for another.
"Well, you have no chose, it's up to me to decide what cases you take and which ones you don't, seeing as I'm your boss," the toddler almost growled, 'bad mood' was an understatement. The usual arguing took place, the others sighed at the two's immaturity. "Enough is enough, Yusuke, you have to do this. Now, I have already contacted Genkai, and even though she didn't sound too happy about it, she said Shadow's Blood can stay at the temple, as long as she doesn't break anything. Now, at least one of you will have to watch over her at all times no matter what. Come now, you all have to get acquainted with her."
Koenma lead the four the hospital wing and stopped in front of room 109, Shadow's Blood's room. Looking through the window, all they could see were the dividers set up around the bed and the machines. A light blue-skinned ogress wearing a white doctor's coat approached them, holding a medical chart.
"She demanded to have those dividers up and to nurse her arms herself, besides that she's actually been what one could call cooperative. The cuts and gashes have healed up nicely, leaving no scars behind. Much to her distaste, she has been bathed and groomed, her hair has a healthy sheen to it and her eyes aren't as glazed. Though her skin is still really pale, I'm thinking that's her natural skin tone," she reported in a slightly squeaky voice, "Are you here to visit?"
"Yes, is she awake?" Koenma asked, in a nicer voice than what he talked to his team in. The ogress led them inside and she tapped nervously on the dividers, "You have some visitors." Without waiting for any acknowledgement, she pulled apart the dividers. The red eyes of the woman glowed slightly but then dulled as she gripped her arm tightly; she had been wrapping her arms and didn't want anyone to see what she was hiding.
Koenma and Kurama, who had been the only ones to see the full extent of her injuries, agreed she did look healthier. Instead of the ripped garments from before, she wore a white set of hospital scrubs.
"Good morning, sunshine," the ogress joked slightly. The addressed woman didn't as much as blink at the comment. The blood eyes surveyed over everyone who had just entered. She closed her eyes tightly and her lips reddened slightly, the lips parted and the blood dripped slowly down her chin.
"I've noticed she does that a lot, at first I thought it was internal bleeding. But, she's slitting her tongue against her teeth and drinking some of it and allowing the rest to exit. I think it's a survival thing, living off of her own blood when there's nothing else to eat. However, she refuses to eat the food we provide." The doctor shot the woman a quick glance, "I have to do a few things, but just pretend I'm not here."
Shadow's Blood cocked an eyebrow and stared at Koenma intently. "Why are you here?" she spoke in her icy cold voice. "You are almost fully healed, and you are going to be put under the watchful eyes of my team of Spirit Detectives. I am here today so you can all get acquainted, I have to go now, have fun!" Koenma joked as he rushed out the door, the four shot glares after him.
The ogress laughed slightly, his fear of the small woman was very comical. She continued to gather new bandages and made her way over to the teenage-looking demoness. She shifted slightly as the covers were pulled back, revealing the white hospital scrubs she was clad in. "Don't be afraid to talk to her, she can't do much to you at the moment, any quick movements will send something comparative to a electric shock through her body."
"Dear Shadow's Blood, I am happy your life has be-"Kuwabara stopped his romantic dribble at the look she shot him. "My name is Kumi, never refer to me as 'Shadow's Blood' or any variation of 'Kumi.'" The huffiness of her tone told them they wouldn't get information out of her easily, and she would just as nice as a sopping wet cat.
End
I'm stopping here 'cuz if I go any further it will get even more horrible. Maybe I'm just being a tough critic on myself, but I hate this chapter. Koenma seems bipolar and oversaw the execution to fast, but this is the only way I can this down. And the ending is bad, but I promise the story will get a lot better!
Where it says 'Kuwabara stopped his romantic dribble,' I don't mean he has romantic feelings for Kumi, just he was going to be mushy.
Please review, I want to know that people are reading and enjoy it, or even if they don't. Also, I want to know if you have any suggestions or ideas, or anything. ….Look for the update, and I hope it will turn out better than this.
