Forgotten Memories

Katiethewolfdemon - "You do not have to apologize for such a short reveiw. I do short ones all the time. Arigatou for your e-mail, I will try to get ahold of you as soon as I can."

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Chapter 7

Decisions

No POV

Everyone was gathered at Genkai's temple once again. They usually had a case ready for them there from Botan, but she was not accounted for because most the demons trying to get through always dealt with Hiei and his job. And even ones that do make it past still have to deal with him and his anger, along with the others accompanying him. Once again, everyone sat in an attemted circle while Hiei decided not to join them, standing away from them.

"The reason everyone is here tonight is because I am concerned with Melissa's memories coming back." Kurama started off the meeting.

"Why are you worried? It's not like it would harm her." Yusuke asked.

"True they may not hurt her physically. But-" Kurama started but was interrupted by Kuwabara.

"How are they coming back?"

"They are coming back as messages through her dreams. Her memories act as dreams running through her subconcious mind. I know that you aknowledge this Hiei."

"Hn. So the true Izanami would come back sooner than expected."

"Hiei. You know some of those dreams hurt her. Most are the ones that she wanted to be rid of." Kurama stated. Finally Genkai chimmed in.

"As well that when I erased them... they were to be erased completely. They are not suppose to come back."

"Like a pencil and a computer." Kurama made an example. The others looked at him puzzled. "The computer deletes.... showing no sign that there were characters or digits. A pencil erases but not completely. It still shows some of the marks and the indent in the paper where the writing had been, unless it is faintly drawn. Her memories are like the paper. Anyone or anything can trace back those memories and that is what her dreams are doing."

There was silence in the room while everyone thought to themselves before Kuwabara spoke breaking the silence. "How can we stop them from coming back?"

"We can't." Kurama implied

"So what do we do?" Yusuke asked.

"Help her remember what is needed to be remembered. Have her be around us more often then those ningens." Hiei walked to the wall to lean against it, crossing his arms. "She needs to find out sooner or later."

"Won't it be best later?" Kuwabara asked.

"It's already been two years. I think it should be time she could be brought back." Genkai replied as she looked at everyone. "Besides, I am suprised you youths kept such a promise so long. I'm proud expecially of Hiei."

She glanced at Hiei. "Hn. I told you I keep my promises woman."

"Yes. But Kurama..." She glanced to the fox. "You did not..."

"I go to her school. As well as being a friend of a friend. There was no way I could not keep away. Especially with Youko seeing her in the state that she is."

"So we can see the shrimp's girl-"

"Don't even start Baka...." HIei cut off Kuwabara's question.

"Why not say it Hiei?" Yusuke asked smirking. "Aren't you two.... or weren't you two-?"

"It is of no concern with you."

"Alright... suit yourself."

"Hn."

"Go ahead... do whatever you want now... But I do not want to hear any bad news that you morons started." Genkai said, getting up to get ready for bed. "Go... I don't need your parents calling asking where you guys are. I already have the trouble babysitting."

"Fine Grandma! We'll leave if you need your beauty rest.... not like you have any of it left... " Yusuke mumbled the last under his breath. Genkai flicked her wrist to let loose a weak spirit wave to hit Yusuke as he walked out. It hit his back and sent him flying out the door, sliding across the gravel. "I don't see you having any beauty dimwhit." Yusuke was part way to the gate, passed everyone else. But everyone walked by, not helping him up but ignored the twitching detective.

"Thank you Genkai for allowing us to come up here for the meeting. I will tell you if anything different occurs with Melissa." Kurama replied waving back.

"Hn." Hiei flitted away through his trees. He already spent most of his Makai time being with the group of ningens. Kurama watched him leave, smirking to himself.

Hiei's POV

'I spend too much time with those fools. It's already late, too late to go to makai. Muroku would throw me out at this time of night. I'll just go tomorrow. I would have time then considering the ningens would be in school.' It took me a couple minutes to finally reach the city from the hag's place. The city seemed more alive at night than day. There was more life than the rush hours. I didn't want to go to Izanami's at the time. She may possibly be asleep and I didn't want to see her stur in her sleep, expecially after that meeting. I jumped from rooftop to rooftop, searching through the streets. Finally sighting what I was looking for, I jumped down into an alleyway and walked to the sidewalk with my hands in my pockets. It would be too strange to see someone jump several stories down onto the sidewalk and be perfectly fine afterwards, so I try to keep a low profile about it.

I entered into one of the doors of the building and walked down the flight of stairs. I was met by a bulky man standing guard of a closed door, looking up at me and nodded. He was reading an article from the newspaper, nothing that would intrege me, but I asked anyways.

"What are you reading?" I asked with my attitude.

"Something stupid about cats. There is a cat that got stuck in this tree. Was stuck up there for about a week and a firetruck had to come and get it out. Typical?" His voice was deep. You could tell that he was strong through a ningens point of view just by hearing his voice.

"Why do they even bother? It's just a stupid creature that brought it upon it's self."

"I agree."

"I'll be sure to tell someone I know about the.... incident. He is quite fond of cats." I smirked at the thought of Kuwabara crying over such a story.

"Alright. You should go in Hiei. You are great company but you should have the fun in there instead of out here like me." He pointed his thumb to the door.

"Hn. Sure. What enterainment lies within these doors...?" I opened the door and the first rush of noise came rushing to my ears. Music was blarring from the speakers along with the chatting of ningens... dancing. There were more of a bizarre variety in this place than out in the streets. Ningens with their hair spiked up, asorted make up, peircings. The Rave... a typical place for them to hang out without rules.

I walked near the back and found my spot. Not much people came to the back were I stayed. Only the occasional girls that came back to hear better on the cell phones. I found a table to sit at and started to think.

'The old woman said it was alright for us to see Izanami. But... It will take forever for her to be herself again... Can I even....? I am not used to those stupid emotions anymore... and after being afar from them for a while, I don't think I can feel that way again.' I sat at the table for about fifteen minutes, watching the teens dance in all sorts of ways. Ways to express how they felt. 'If I were to be out there, there would be a massacre...' A teen came up to me holding a drink. He didn't look sober.

"Hey little dude... ya wanna finish my drink?" His words slurred as he spoke. I waved my hand for him to leave, and like a good unsober human, he left.

"Baka ningen..." I got up and headed for the door. No need for that to happen again. I looked at the doorman and then back inside the rave.

"You broke your record... What happened?" He looked inside and seen the drunken teen.

"This place needs get rid of people like him... it's getting crowded..." He chuckled some at my remark.

"I see. Well, I'll see you later then." He went inside, closing the door. No point of seeing what he would do to the ningen so I left the place. The streets were less crowded than I expected, before I went into the building. There was a small crowd of teens outside, chatting amongst themselves. "Baka ningens..."

I walked the opposite direction from them. I looked in through some of the shop windows; most of them were closed. Then I seen another crowd around an opened place. A quick glance inside told me that it was the arcade considering I seen the detective and moron battling each other in one of the games. I passed by quickly smirking. Once in the ally way, I took the rest of my travel by rooftops. I finally reached Izanami's tree and peered into her room. Surprisingly she was not asleep. She was concentrating on something but my landing broke her out of it. She got up and opened the window. Too late for me to dash away considering her desk was the second closest to the window. Her bed being under part of the window. She looked around on the ground and then gazed into the tree. At first she didn't see me, but the branch I was leaning against slipped....'Kuso...'

"Who is- Hiei!" She gasped as she seen me trying to get as far as I could... not helping that my back was pressed against the tree trunk. "What are you doing here?"

"....." I didn't know what to say. And just to make matters worse, her room door opened revealing Kurama.

"So Izzy... Did you figure out the prob- Hiei!" He jolted when he looked up at what she was looking at. "Hiei... fancy meeting you here."

"Kurama? What are you doing here?" I asked sternly. Izanami stepped aside from the window, allowing me passage into the room.

"I could ask you that Hiei. Besides, I'm helping Melissa with her last minute studying. Her biology test is on Tuesday." Kurama held up a notebook with writing in it along with diagrams of plants. I smirked at him, knowing plantboy.

"What school do you go to Hiei? I don't see you at ours.." Izanami asked sitting back down at the desk, pushing up her glasses as they slid down. I sat on her bed not wanting to answer.

"Hiei has home schooling. But he doesn't do any of it." Kurama answered for me smirking. Izanami looked at both of us and went back to her studying. I made myself more confortable on her bed, leaning into the corner. I can see why she liked this spot. The rest of the time I heard the fox asking Izanami trivia questions of plants. She answered some, but most she needed help on. It finally got time to leave as shhe stretched and looked over to me. I glanced up and turned away.

"You are so quiet Hiei." I looked back at her with surprise. Why was she saying this?

"Hn. I only talk when it is needed..." I turned myself so I could look outside into the night. The sidewalks were lit and I seen a couple walking by on the other side of the street. Then I seen another person walking solo on this side, farther way than the couple walking this direction. I didn't want to pay any heed to it, knowing it may be Toriko.

"Well Hiei, we should be going. It's almost 11 o'clock." Kurama started packing up his books into a bag. Him and Izanami started to head out the door when they glanced back at me.

"Are you not coming?" Izanami asked.

"I would rather go out the way I came. There is no need for... your parents to know I was here." I walked over to the window and stepped onto the ledge.

'Go Kitsune. I'd rather not have her know of my ways of leaving. She has the mind of a ningen now.' I glared at Kurama and he nodded.

"Melissa. I would like to thank your mother for dinner. Do you know where she is?" Izanami glanced over at me and then walked out the door calling for her 'mother'. Kurama waved to me and followed her out the door. Finally I could leave.

Melissa's POV

"Melissa?" Shuuichi asked me as we stood out the door. I looked up to him to allow him to know that I acknowledge his question. He continued, "I was.... planning on having some sort of a party and I wish for you to come. Hiei and the others would be there as well."

I nodded to him. "Alright. I would like to go. When would it be, would you know?"

"I am not quite sure, it's only in the makings right now."

"Sure. I would love to go." Then I stopped to think of my sister. "What about Roseanna?"

"Well... that is one problem. But like I said, it is in the makings." I nodded once again. We said our good byes.

Shuuichi finally left, and I'm guessing Hiei left considering he wasn't in my room. I stood looking out my window at the tree. 'Why did Hiei take that way? Was he trying to hide from my parents?' All these questions ran through my mind. As I continued to look at the tree, I could see a dark spot on a branch higher up from the window. Maybe it was my imagination, but I could almost see an image of Hiei sitting there now. I glanced over to my bed and seen it made.

Roseanna liked the bed made so she always made it for me. I perfer it not in an arrangement of blankets but just for confort. I pulled all the blankets out of order into a bundle in the corner and curled under it all. I even perfer to sleep under the pillows to keep the light out of my eyes than sleep on them.

Once I was confortable and put my glasses on the desk, I thought of how strange Hiei was. He was always on my mind of how he always seemed to surprise me somehow. He shows up at the strangest places, he has some mystery to him, he is even in my dreams. I kind of liked his attitude for some reason. He had the personality that he like to be alone and quiet. He knows what to say and go by his own ways instead of follow others from what I know of him.... I have to get myself not think of him. .... But how is Shuiichi connected to him? They are the complete opposite of each other but yet they seem to be good friends. I should ask Onee-san later.

End Chapter

IMPORTANT NOTE - "This may be my last chapter up for a while. I am permitted to go on , e-mail, or go anywhere near my laptop or the house computer for a long while until I bring my grades back up. How much do wish to destroy these ningen ways? Ever so much... So please, bear with me because Calculus and AP Econ are the classes that I hate ever so much.... Thank you...."

-Hiei Lonewolf