"What that demons are real? Of course I believe you, you said that it was the truth," said Suichi.
"What?" exclaimed Yusuke.
Chapter 6
Everyone stared at Suichi, waiting for him to respond. Suichi just looked away.
"Was that a joke?" asked Yusuke.
"No, I believe you. You don't seem to be the kind of person to lie like that," replied Suichi.
"I don't get this guy," said Yusuke getting up, forgetting about his wound.
Botan shoved him onto the bed, glaring at him.
"Don't forget you wounded, stay down until I can heal you," said Botan.
"Come on, Botan. I've been in worse shape then this," protested Yusuke.
Botan and Yusuke started to fight, while Suichi watched. After a few minutes Hiei told
them to shut-up. Suichi laid back on, what he supposed was, Hiei's bed. Botan dragged Yusuke into another room, leaving Hiei and Suichi alone. There was a long silence, Suichi was on the verge of falling back asleep when Hiei asked him a question.
"Do you really believe what Yusuke said?"
Suichi sat up again, "I don't really know what to believe. At first he told me that I was attacked by some crazy fan-girl with a knife. Now he says it was a demon, that used me for bait to get you. They both sound farfetched to me, but Yusuke said that the later what the truth, and despite how much of a jerk Yusuke comes off to be I honestly think that he isn't the type of person to lie about something and be that serious." Suichi paused, "Then again… the possibility of demons being real and after one of my friends, is very nerve racking. Especially after the dreams I've been having lately."
"What dreams?" asked Hiei, looking concerned.
"Oh, it's nothing. I'm just being paranoid," answered Suichi.
"That's probably not it. You said that the threat of a demon being after your friend paired with your resent dreams, is unnerving. What type of dreams have you been having lately?"
"Are you saying that my dreams could help you catch this demon, because I can tell you right now that they won't," said Suichi regarding Hiei intently.
"Just tell me, you don't know if they can be helpful or not," replied Hiei.
"Why do you need to know?" asked Suichi.
"I just do," answered Hiei getting angry.
"Well, I'm not telling you," replied Suichi turning away.
"Why not?" asked Hiei trying to control his temper.
"Because you won't tell me why you need to hear them, plus dreams are very personal," answered Suichi.
"Just tell me," said Hiei.
"Not until you tell me why you need to hear them," replied Suichi.
"I can't."
"Then I'm not telling."
"Your being unreasonable."
"No, I'm not. Your being nosy," said Suichi staring at the wall.
"Just tell me!" exclaimed Hiei getting angry.
"NO!" yelled Suichi.
"Dammnit, Kurama!" Hiei yelled back.
Suichi turned, "What did you just call me?"
Hiei looked away and didn't answer.
"Did you just call me Kurama?" asked Suichi.
'SHIT, SHIT, SHIT, SHIT,' thought Hiei, still refusing to respond to Suichi.
"You did, didn't you?"
"God, I don't know why you're getting so upset about it," replied Hiei without thinking.
"So you emit it?" said Suichi.
Hiei mentally slapped himself for screwing up like this. Suichi stared at him waiting for an answer. Hiei avoided Suichi gaze looking for a way out of the huge mess he had just gotten himself in.
"Hiei, who is Kurama, anyway?" asked Suichi.
"Uh, just someone I used to know," answered Hiei quietly, "You just remind me of him."
"Hiei…" Suddenly Suichi blacked out and fell back on the bed. Suichi's eyes were still open but he couldn't see anything. Hiei stared at him concerned, then Suichi stopped breathing.
"SUICHI!"
Yusuke and Botan ran into the room, and saw Suichi. Botan rushed to Suichi's side and put her hands over his chest trying to heal him. Yusuke stood by Hiei just staring at Suichi.
After a few moments Suichi started breathing again, but he was still unconscious, with his eyes open. Hiei felt Suichi, or rather Kurama's mind touch his for a fleeting second. Hiei opened his third eye and tried to reconnect with Kurama.
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I pushed Hiei out of the way, and stared at the demon who stood in front. I heard Hiei say my name, but I didn't take my eyes off the demon. The demon smirked.
"Is this what you have lowered yourself to, Hiei, letting a human protect you. You've only been in the human realm one year and you're already as weak as them," he laughed.
Hiei didn't respond, I didn't know what he was thinking, all I knew was that I needed to keep this demon away from him.
"You're a fool, Hiei. You've always been one, and now you've developed human emotions. Now your weak, pathetic, the only thing worse then a human is a demon with feelings for one," the demon continued.
Again Hiei didn't respond, I noticed something out of the corner of my eye, but I didn't dare take my eyes off the demon. I soon found out that I had made a mistake, as I felt the cold steal of a sword go through my stomach. My breath caught in my chest, I fell back into darkness.
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Hiei was thrown out of Kurama/Suichi's mind. He looked over at Suichi, who was now sleeping peacefully. He noticed that Yusuke and Botan work staring at him.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" asked Hiei getting annoyed.
"You passed out," said Botan timidly.
"What?" said Hiei, just now noticing that he was on the floor. Hiei got up and walked over to Suichi. Yusuke followed him.
"Hiei, what happened?" asked Yusuke.
"Yoko isn't happy about his captivity and Suichi can't handle all of Yoko's pent up demonic power," explained Hiei.
"Are you serious?" asked Yusuke. Hiei nodded.
Botan walked over to them, "What are you talking about? Yoko has been dead these past three hundred and seventeen years."
"Yoko is still alive," said Hiei.
Botan looked from Hiei to Yusuke, then to Suichi, and then back to Hiei. Yusuke watched her figure out what was going on, Hiei just ignored her. Botan gasped.
"Are you saying the Suichi is Yoko?"
"Bingo," said Yusuke.
"But how? Koenma never said anything to me about Yoko escaping and taking over a human body," said Botan.
"He never told you why I was pretending to be a human for the past year, either did he?" retorted Hiei.
Botan gasped again, "Is that why…You were watching over…but why?"
"Because," snapped Hiei loosing what little patience he had left.
"That's not a good reason. Hiei, you need to tell me," replied Botan.
Hiei snorted, "I don't need to tell you anything."
"Yusuke!" pleaded Botan.
"What do you want me to do!" asked Yusuke.
"Talk to him, make him tell me why he's been watching over the boy that is essentially Yoko Kurama," answered Botan.
Yusuke laughed, "You think I have control over Hiei? Go ask Koenma."
"Fine! I will," said Botan summoning her oar and flying out the window.
"So why have you been watching over him, anyway?" asked Yusuke.
"What makes you think that I'm going to tell you?" responded Hiei.
"Nothing, just thought I'd ask," Yusuke looked at his watch, "It's getting late."
"So?"
"No reason, though Suichi's mom is probably worried about him," said Yusuke.
"Call her then," replied Hiei.
"What am I going to say? I'm sorry but your son has been attacked by a demon and almost died so he can't come home tonight?" asked Yusuke.
Hiei hit Yusuke, "Use your brain for once, will you!"
"Fine."
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I looked back and I saw Suichi falling towards me, I moved to ketch him. He fell lightly into my arms, I knew that he was dying.
"Beauty everlasting, don't you agree" said the demon.
I glared at the demon standing before me. I realized that I wasn't looking at who I was expecting. The shape shifter, Matsura, stood before me.
"What is it Hiei? My sister wasn't lying when she said she was a shape shifter," said a cold voice.
I turned to see someone I had no wish to see ever again.
"Poor Hiei, you really thought you could save him from me, didn't you? You thought that if you turned him human I wouldn't be able to find him. You'll soon find out that your were dead wrong," the crow's voice was light, but still held danger.
"This is a dream. You have no place in reality," said Hiei still holding onto Suichi's limp body.
"You'll soon find out that you're wrong there as well…"
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Hiei woke up to find that he was drenched in clod sweat. The sun's rays peeked through the closed curtains. Suichi and Yusuke were still sleeping, Hiei got up and walked to the bathroom.
Hiei leaned on the sink and stared at himself in the mirror. Flashes of the dream went through his mind, leaving him with the memories of Kurama's fight with Karasu. Hiei shook his head, clearing away all thought's of Karasu some how surviving Kurama's attack.
"Get a grip, " Hiei told himself sternly, "Your letting dreams effect you."
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I'm surround in a fog, I cannot see. I hear movement around me, I turn. I see a form of a man in the mist; he is standing there doing nothing. I hear a cry of pain from far away someone is dying.
The fog is lifted, I see the man dead, lying in his own blood. I hear sirens, I do not move. I look for the man's killer, I see no one. I look back at the man, but he is gone. My vision is blurred.
I look around; I am standing in a dark room. A woman and her young daughter are lying on the ground. They are both covered in blood, both dead. I look at them feeling nothing. Again, I look for the killer, still unaware, still not knowing. I look back at the woman and the young girl, then at my hands. My right hand is holding a knife, covered in blood. I take a step back, dropping the knife.
I look back up, I see myself covered in blood that is not my own. I close my eyes, not wanting to believe, but knowing that I killed that man, that I killed the women and her daughter.
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Suichi woke up, he sat up looking around and wondering where he was. Then he remembered that he was in Hiei apartment. Flashes of his dream came back to him, he knew that he'd had that dream before. He couldn't figure out what it meant.
Hiei walked into the room, Suichi watched him walk over to Yusuke. Hiei woke Yusuke up, by pulling the pillow out from underneath his head. Yusuke got really mad and tackled Hiei, Yusuke pinned Hiei to the floor. Suichi, who thought it was really funny, started to laugh.
Yusuke and Hiei, both, looked over at Suichi. Neither of them knew he was awake or that he was watching them.
"Get off me!" yelled Hiei.
Yusuke got off of him really fast, "Sorry, but you started it."
"Shut-up…" replied Hiei looking away.
Suichi stopped laughing, Yusuke and Hiei, both, looked very embarrassed.
"You two don't need to be so embarrassed, it's okay if you like each other," said Suichi.
"WHAT! I DON'T LIKE HIM!" yelled Hiei and Yusuke.
"You don't need to hide it," replied Suichi.
"Suichi," said Yusuke warningly.
"What? Yusuke, you really should stop living in denial, you too, Hiei," retorted Suichi.
"If you weren't hurt…" started Yusuke.
"I'd pound you, " finished Hiei.
"How cute, you finished his sentence Hiei!" exclaimed Suichi.
"Are you trying to tick us off?" asked Hiei.
"You wouldn't hurt an injured person would you?" asked Suichi astonished.
Yusuke and Hiei glared at Suichi, who started laughing again. Yusuke and Hiei exchanged glances, then looked at Suichi, with one of those 'if looks could kill' looks.
"Uh oh, death glares. I'm in trouble," said Suichi semi-sarcastically.
"Your damn right," said Yusuke throwing a pillow a Suichi.
"YUSUKE!" exclaimed Botan walking in, "I can't believe you'd attack an injured person like that!"
"All I did was throw a pillow at him, and he started it," said Yusuke glaring at Suichi.
"He's right I did start it, he's just to chicken to actually attack me," said Suichi.
"Do you have a death wish?" asked Yusuke angrily.
"Yusuke!" exclaimed Botan.
"What? He started it!" whined Yusuke.
"Yusuke, you sound like a little kid," said Hiei.
"Oh, shut-up, Hiei. You were going to throw something at him too," replied Yusuke.
"I was not."
"You were too."
"I was not!"
"You were too!'
"I WAS NOT."
"YOU WERE TOO."
"I WAS NOT!"
"YOU WERE TOO!"
"Now, who sounds like a child," said Suichi.
"You stay out of this Suichi!" yelled Yusuke and Hiei.
"Go ahead and make complete idiots out of yourselves, then. It's really impressive," said Suichi.
Hiei and Yusuke tried to attack Suichi, but he escaped and they ended up chasing him around the apartment. Botan watched them act like little kids for about ten minutes before she put a stop to their idiocy. Suichi and Yusuke collapsed on the bed, laughing their heads off, while Hiei looked really embarrassed. Botan just rolled her eyes and walked into the Kitchen, Yusuke and Suichi stopped laughing.
"Hay! Botan! What are you doing in the Kitchen?" asked Yusuke.
"I thought I'd make breakfast for you kids," replied Botan.
"Hay, thanks!" called Yusuke.
After Breakfast, that despite Hiei's doubts about Botan being able to cook was really good, Sean called to tell Hiei that his brother was letting him barrow his club for tonight and that he was going to throw a huge party. When Hiei was going to say no, Sean said that he was going to invite Suichi as well.
"Fine, I'll go," said Hiei, "but only if I can bring two people with."
"Whatever," replied Sean, "the more the crazier!"
"You're an idiot," retorted Hiei.
Sean told Hiei that the party started at eight and where the club was located. Hiei hung up the phone, and walked back into the Kitchen, where Botan, Yusuke, and Suichi were
sitting. Hiei leaned against the wall.
"So who was that?" asked Yusuke.
"Sean, the master of parties," said Hiei.
"Oh, so he's having another party?" asked Suichi.
Hiei snorted, "His brother let him barrow the club, and we're all invited to this party.
"You serious?" asked Yusuke.
"Yeah."
"YES!"
"Why are you so excited?" asked Botan and Suichi.
"This guy throws killer parties, I've been trying to get into one forever," replied Yusuke.
"Really," said Hiei, "Yusuke, next time you want to go one of Sean's parties. Just tell me, you can go so I won't have to."