I landed in the living room of the mansion. Looking around I saw Kurama in the kitchen, Yusuke and Kuwabara on the couch and Hiei in the windowsill. this was good maybe they wont pay attention to me. I silently snuck past them and tried to make it up the stairs to my room, I was almost past the kitchen when a voice stopped me. "Amaya" I flinched and turned seeing Kurama looking at the food he was cooking on the stove. Damn so close too, He then turned his head to look at me, his eyes stern. crap im in trouble "there are going to be rules right now, I will be keeping an eye on you and when I am unable to, Hiei will watch over you. You are not to be locked up in your room all day; due to the fact of what you went through I'm allowing you to go to your room if you wish, tomorrow you will be down here with us socializing. Any other rules will be made if need be. Do I make myself clear?" I looked at the oh so interesting floor, my ears were back and my tail was between my legs. I nodded not wanting to make him mad, I've never seen him mad but he seems like the type of person you dont want to be on his bad side "good, tomorrow you will meet the girls, their coming to stay over for a few days." I nodded and went to my room. I just want to lay here, I hoped onto the bed crawling underneath the covers, I decided to take a nap at least until lunch was ready. I curled up into a ball and closed my eyes, allowing sleep to take over. dreaming of nothing, for once no nightmares.
I opened my eyes when I heard footsteps coming down the hall. They knocked on the door "Amaya" it was Yusuke. well it could be worse i suppose, I poked my little head out from under the covers causing him to smile "lunch is ready" I nodded and stretched. yes I do that alot but it feels so good especially when you just wake up. I slipped out of my cocoon and followed Yusuke into the kitchen. Kurama was putting food on the table and Hiei was leaning against the wall a cup of tea in his hand. this is the first time i think I ever saw him eat or drink anything. Kurama looked up as we entered the kitchen "Yusuke go get Kuwabara from upstairs please" He waved a hand at Kurama as he walked up stairs "yeah yeah yeah" within a minute we all heard a screech, a yelp, and a thud. that sounded like it hurt "I didn't mean that way" Kurama said with a sweat drop. damn they were weird, im still not fully used to it.
All of a sudden I heard the two running down the stairs like a herd of elephants. Unfortunately they didn't see me in front of them and they were going to step on me, and I couldn't move. ah shit, I closed my eyes waiting for the impact and surprisingly it never came. I opened one eye and realized I was across the kitchen; the idiots were now where I was standing arguing with each other. 'but how?,who?' Looking around I realized I was in Hiei's arms, he had quickly got me out of the way before they stepped on me. thats twice he saved me but who's counting, Letting out a sigh I looked at Hiei 'thanks again Hiei' he just glanced at me and put me on the ground. I walked over to Kurama who smiled and picked me up, placing me on the atleast I feel taller, He turned his attention to the bickering assholes that ALMOST KILLED ME with a disappointed look. damn if only i could get my hand on them! "If you two are quite done, you owe Amaya an apology; you two were too busy arguing like children that you didn't realize you almost stepped on her, and with the way you came running in you could have seriously hurt her" the boys smiled sheepishly "sorry Amaya" they chorused. I sighed and nodded my head, yeah sure they are...then I turned to Hiei who had his cup of tea in his hand again. I wondered why I felt so close to him. maybe it was the fact he was damaged and betrayed like me?,maybe because he and I are so much alike.
After eating, I was laying on the counter while Kurama was cleaning up. Hiei was sitting at the table, now staring at his empty cup, and Kuwabara and Yusuke were in the living room. Turning towards Kurama, I asked the question I was dreading "When do we see Koenma?" Kurama smiled probably happy at the fact I was talking to him. "I informed him of everything, we will see him later" I rolled my eyes. hey I got an idea let's not and say we did!. Kurama put the dishes in the sink then turned to me with a smile "I will leave the dishes in the sink for Yusuke and Kuwabara, as for punishment" I snorted in amusement as he walked out of the kitchen to break the punishment to the idiots. not the punishment I would have liked but its better than nothing. I turned to Hiei who was still staring at the empty tea cup deep in thought. should I even bother? but admiting is the first step to recover right? 'Hiei' I called, he snapped out of his daze and turned to me waiting for me to speak. I looked at the counter, now thinking about forgetting everything i was about to say 'you were right…the depression is controlling me, but I don't know what to do' I closed my eyes not wanting to see his reaction. This was Hiei we were talking about. the demon who slayed others in cold blood, he would think of me as weak, pathetic and a nuisance and for some reason I couldnt bare the thought of him thinking that about me. To be honest I now felt stupid for asking such a rediculous question, after all if your not strong enough to survive your not worthy enough to live. Demons helping others doesnt happen as often as one would like.
When he didn't answer I opened my eyes and looked at him. He was staring at me blankly 'move on, continue living and fighting don't give it a chance to consume you' I was slightly suprised he was giving advice but didnt voice it, I whined softly 'but I don't think I can do it alone' he stood up and picked me up off the counter. what was he doing? Did I anger him? He walked into the living room and put me down, Where I saw Yusuke and Kuwabara playing video games and Kurama was reading a book. I turned to Hiei confused and noticed he disappeared; I looked back and saw him sitting on the windowsill watching me. 'Hn Who said you were alone onna?' I heard in my mind. I looked at Kurama who looked up from his book and smiled at me, I turned towards Yusuke and Kuwabara. Yusuke paused the game and looked over "Common Amaya watch me Kick Kuwabara's ass!" Kuwabara raised a fist "not if I kick yours first" he yelled. Kurama, who was trying not to smile, turned to them scolding "If you two can't play nicely then the game will be turned off" the two immediately stopped bickering and turned back to the game. I looked back to Hiei who was looking out the window, 'maybe they are right…maybe I can get through this' I thought a slight smile on my face, for once having a small spark of hope in my heart. thanking hiei silently for the support, knowing it was once in a life time thing.
Kurama put down his book and stood up "we need to see Koenma now" Yusuke and Kuwabara grumbled as they turned off their game. A portal appeared and we all hoped through, dreading the encounter on the other side. I wish I was back in my room.
I landed softly in his office. Koenma was stamping papers like a madman 'err make that mad baby' I thought. Yusuke got impatient that he wasn't paying attention "yo binky breath" he shouted. Koenma looked up annoyed at the nickname but his anger was quickly forgotten when his eyes landed on me. no no no look somewhere else! not me! He changed into his teenage form "Amaya come over here please" I started backing up not wanting to get yelled at, when Kurama picked me up and placed me on the desk. I squirmed for a second wanting to run, Koenma sighed "im not going to yell at you" I relaxed, only slightly, as he stared at me taken in every detail. OK AKWARD! "what exactly happened" I took a breath and looked at Hiei, who transfered everything to kurama, who Kurama told Koenma what happend, everything from the time to left to now. He looked deep in thought "hm black liquid? Changes the person into a younger form of there demon form…this sounds familiar...I need to run a test" he said pulling out a needle, uh i have had bad expiriance with needles and cringed but allowed him to take some blood. He sent it to be tested. Within 20 minutes George came in with the results. can we go now? but when I got a sharp look fron Jurama I knew the answer was no.
Koenma took the paper and read it over. I dont like the grim look on his face "the test is positive" He said, I looked at Him waiting for him to continue. What test? he knows what it is? He sighed and sat in the chair and rubbed his faced in a frustrated way. again not a good sign "Rokota seemed to inject you with something called Reverse Black Death." Yusuke snorted "the hell kind of stupid name is that?" hey I i agree about the stupid name, Koenma looked at him blankly "the liquid was made over 500 years ago, there was a huge battle between demons over a land in demon world. The war went for 2 years until one day a doctor created a special liquid, It was supposed to make the demon army stronger but there was a side effect, it reversed it instead of becoming stronger they reverted into younger form of their demon form making them weak and helpless. The doctor was accused of treason and sentenced to death, He escaped and vowed to make it work. 200 years later He made another, but the same effects happened, He went mad in his attempts until He altered the potion. He made it so after they transformed if they weren't strong enough they would die, if they survived the side effects they would grow stronger. They called it Reverse Black Death because it had a reversed effect instead of making demons stronger they made demons weak, Black because of the color and Death because it was supposed to unleash death upon the lands but many couldn't survive the side effects and Died." (Me- I know I know it seems im trying to kill her at every corner Lol but just be patient you will understand ^_^')
I started blankly at Him then felt my anger rising, I growled at him and knocked all his papers on the floor. Koenma looked nervous for a second and scooted his chair back, Kurama stared worried "But Koenma the side effects of your potion made her weak, wont it kill her?" thanks kurama for reminding me!, note the sarcasm, Koenma nodded "normally yes but the potion will wear off before the other one can take effect the only thing to worry is the side effects" I sighed at least there was some good news. well as good as it could get in a situation like this "so this will make her weaker and if she survives it then she will get stronger?…..why do that?" Kuwabara asked. wait what?
I stared shocked 'Holy crap Kuwabara acted smart and asked a good question!' everyone stared at him in disbelief. OMG TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS MOMENT! Kuwabara looked back confused "what?" Yusuke was the first to recover "you just asked a smart question!" Kuwabara's face got red, nice one yusuke "Hey I can be smart if I wanted to!" I shook my head and turned to Koenma. can we get this over with so I can go die in my room. I saw hiei send a glare in my direction, I uh mean so I can sleep in my room. crap poor chice of wording eh?
Koenma snapped out of the surprise, "uh well that's a very good question Kuwabara….and I don't know the reason….." I scoffed causing everyone to look at me, this was getting very aggrivating "your all morons…." Yusuke and Kuwabara were about to argue until I glared at them, shutting them up quickly. Kurama and Hiei raised their eyebrows probably surprised that I was talking, but then brushed it off, why ruin a good thing right?. I turned to Koenma "in the demon world, Life as a demon, you grow strong and you fight to survive. The stronger you are the better chance of survival, you destroy your enemy before they destroy you. The only reasons to allow a strong enemy to live, is to claim them as a mate or…" I saw Kurama and Hiei tense at the term 'mate' but ignored it, I didnt care for the reason right now. Koenma's eyes widened "or to use them to your benefit" Yusuke apparently did not like that term and asked in anger "what do you mean by that?" Koenma turned to him and I sighed "to use as a tool, to destroy everything," I turned to Yusuke my eyes empty of all emotion "or to make them stronger then take their power" the gang froze, cant say I blame them. what are these enemies planning? why would they risk me getting stonger? Only time would tell and lately neither time nor luck was on our side.
