Black Roses666: Here is the much awaited update! Thanks to those people who kindly reviewed!
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Chapter 9: Kuwabara's Test
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Midnight finally came about and the stars couldn't be any more beautiful. The hours of darkness passed boringly, but after a night of accidents and misunderstandings, everyone deserved a good rest.
Kuwabara didn't want to leave at all. In fact, he wanted to stay for the night and serenade Dai with the many cheesy love songs from the 70's, which she tried to kindly dismiss, especially with that horrible voice he had.
Yusuke was telling off Kuwabara like no tomorrow for being such a jerk to Yukina. You must give him applauses for he was beating the living hell out of the orange haired one and it was that which entertained Dai the most in that evening.
Kurama, with one look at Dai's eyes and facial expression, took the hint and dragged the two away, saying something about school and homework. Oh, how beneficial it is to have a feminist in the team…
Botan and Koenma went back to Rekai before they could both faint from what has transpired between Kuwabara, Dai, and Yukina; and Koenma was then scolded by his father for not asking permission to do the paperwork in Ningenkai. (What do you know…the Prince rebels…)
Hiei told Yukina that he was her brother, and after a few minutes of arguing, questioning, explaining, and whatnots, she accepted his excuses and cried less and less. Her tear gems were still scattered on the floor, but they would clean it all up later.
As for Dai, after finally fending off Kuwabara, she simply sat down on the top steps, pulled away the ribbon that held her hair in a ponytail, and stared at the sky, admiring all its glories that it was to show to the world.
It wasn't long before she felt both Hiei and Yukina's presence, making her shoot up to her feet and run towards them.
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Hiei was just heading back inside the house, carrying his sister bridal style in his arms, allowing her to breathe in his warm scent. Everything went well, they both agreed never to keep secrets from each other again, and now, she had wasted too many tear gems that she collapsed in his arms, asleep. Before he could enter the house, the sight of blood-like hair made him freeze in his tracks.
He stood there as Dai continued to run towards him in a daring mortal pace, probably as to not waste her energy, and came up in front of him. She stared boldly at his eyes before her pupils gazed down at the sleeping girl.
"She'll be fine…" Hiei said, answering an unspoken question, knowing that she would be asking him either way.
I take it that thinks went well…
He rolled his eyes, "yes, onna, and no matter how much I despise it, you were right…do I have to kiss your feet now, your majesty?" he added sarcastically.
I hated to say I told you so…but I told you so! You should really listen to other people more often, Hiei…
"Shut up…it's not like I asked you for your help…"
Did I ever mention how totally insensitive you are? If I didn't tell you to tell Yukina, she'd probably be killing by now!
"Why, thank you for the compliments, I'm flattered…"
Baka…
"Onna…"
A smirk passed both of their lips for a short moment, finding a worthy competitor for a verbal debate in the other until Dai looked back at the sky, probably not being able to say goodbye to it. Hiei eventually followed the suit, seeing as though the gods were in their favor.
Why don't we continue this tomorrow night…? I need my sleep as well as Yukina does…
"Agreed…too much has occurred today…we might as well rest up…"
By the way, Hiei, can you do me a little favor?
"What do you want now, onna?"
Can you please tell Kuwabara to meet me by the cliff after dinner?
"Why…? Don't tell me you're going to give him a…dare I say it…chance…"
In your dreams, baka…like hell would I give him a chance…
"Oh, giving me a nickname, onna?"
Whatever…I just need to give the ningen a test, that's all. Goodnight…
She smirked once again, Baka…
Afterwards, Dai disappeared in a crimson blur and Hiei continued on with his journey inside. He placed Yukina carefully to bed, and shot up to his favorite tree branch where he would be spending the quiet night.
He slid his hands behind his head and leaned on the tree trunk, thinking of many, many creative ways to kill the human and dispose his body with a reason; not knowing that Dai, too, placed her hands to the back of her head and laid down on her pillow, thinking about the test she would be giving to the same human.
Truth be told, they eventually got bored and both of them slept.
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The sun was up, another day began, as pointless as it was. Hiei got up at sunrise in order to train in front of the steps to keep to his top form in case any demon suddenly appears out of nowhere; 'Dai' woke up at around the same time for the same reason as Hiei but she trained in the backyard; and as for Yukina, she decided to make breakfast early, and not even a single thought of Kuwabara passed her mind.
Sure enough, and it came way too predictably, as they ate breakfast, they got an early morning visit from none other than the idiot himself, claiming that he had nothing better to do and decided to stop by.
Desire let out a sigh of exasperation as she fended off the ningen, rolling her eyes every other time in irritancy. Hiei smirked whenever he heard that groan, thinking it was what she deserved after all she did, and after all she put his sister through.
Can you please tell Kuwabara to meet me by the cliff after dinner?
Dai's voice echoed in his head from their conversation the previous night. He was smart enough to know that he cannot tell Kuwabara when Desire happens to be around. She doesn't know that he knew of her existence, and everything would be better off that way.
"Dai, could you fetch us some water from the river?" Yukina called, passing both 'Dai' and Hiei a smile, completely ignoring Kuwabara. She didn't even pay attention to the ningen, nor did she show any signs of sorrow for losing him. Damn, she was good…
'Perfect timing, Yukina; right on cue, I knew I could count on you!' the fire demon mentally praised his sister as Desire got a bucket and headed out.
"Hey, Dai-chan; let me come and help you!" Kuwabara called before he was yanked backwards by none other than our favorite apparition, Hiei.
"What was that for, shrimp?"
'I would prefer Dai calling me "baka" than this idiot calling me "shrimp" anytime…' (Inner Hiei)
"Dai told me she'll meet you alone by the cliff after dinner…" (Outer Hiei)
"When did she tell you?"
'Gee, ain't THAT the most obvious thing in the world…' (I.H.)
"Last night…" (O.H.)
"How did she tell you? She's mute, remember?"
Hiei's eye twitched violently.
'I HAVE A DAMN JAGAN! HOW MUCH STUPIDER CAN YOU GET?' (I.H.)
"She gave me a note…" (O.H.) (He lied)
"Where's the note?"
'Mental note to self: think of a more grueling way to kill Kuwabara and sell his brain-less skull for a fortune!' (I.H.)
"I burned it…" (O.H.) (Lie…)
"Why did you burn it?"
Hiei let out a growl alongside a very, very, very dangerous look in his eyes. Oh, if only looks could kill…
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"Morning…" Yusuke greeted, helping himself inside, and soon laughed at the pretty little sight in front of him.
Apparently, before the half bred detective came inside, Hiei used his speed and jumped to Kuwabara's back unnoticed, and began to strangle him from behind, not caring on how many yells he lets out.
"What's happening in here…?" Kurama inquired, coming out from behind Yusuke, and a big shock came to him at the sight. He placed his hands casually on his hips with a raised brow as if it didn't faze him.
"Oh, nothing; I'm just strangling the living hell out of this onna. Please, do take a seat and Yukina will gladly attend to your needs. Would you like some tea? I'll serve it on a silver platter with this onna's head…" Hiei retorted sarcastically as he continued to choke the life out of the (not so) poor idiot.
"Ah, I see, well, carry on, my good man! And yes, tea does sound refreshing along with a side dish of Kuwabara's head. We would certainly enjoy, won't we, Kurama?" Yusuke laughed, placing his hands on his hips in the same fashion as his red haired companion, oblivious to the muffled threats of the ugly one.
"Hiei, if you want to avoid any jail penalties coming your way, this is not the type of thing you should be doing…" Kurama chuckled, being the sly fox he is. He knew more than anyone else in the room that Hiei wouldn't dare allow himself to go to prison…he says it's dishonorable…
"You ruin everything, fox…" the fire demon scoffed, jumping off Kuwabara and taking the windowsill, claiming it as his seat, watching the peaceful scenery, then imagined himself as a homicidal maniac destroying it to make it look like the scenery he grew to love in Makai.
"Onii-chan, I need some firewood. Could you get some for me?" Yukina called, making all of the Tentai's eyes direct towards her.
"O-onii-chan…?" Kuwabara stared, dumbfounded, swallowing a big lump of saliva.
"I see you've told her…" Kurama smiled.
"About time, Hiei; I was beginning to think you didn't have guts!" Yusuke flung his head back in laughter.
Hiei grunted and disappeared in a black blur.
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Time flies when one is having fun, and we shall leave it at that. It was night by now and everyone had finished eating their dinner. Kurama and Yusuke left already, leaving Kuwabara behind because of his little meeting with one who he thinks as his lover.
As expected, she was there, by the cliff. He was excited, not the kind of excited where one gets an erection, but excited to think that she wishes to return his feelings and profess her undying love to him. Before he could run to her, though, she held up her hand, signaling him not to dare advance any further.
She then pointed at a small sheet of paper lying on the grass, almost poorly trampled by Kuwabara's feet.
He unfolded it and read on.
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Kuwabara, I have a question…
You see, I love to jump off cliffs without any harness or equipment whatsoever...you may say it is becoming an addiction. I am immortal, so it doesn't matter how many sharp objects there are at the bottom of the cliff. It's painful but I love the feeling of the wind on my face, and the amazing thrill of the ride. So, here is my question…
What would you say if I wanted to jump off this cliff right now?
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Kuwabara smiled, and as usual, he didn't even think twice about reading the letter again. He looked up, still grinning, and replied as if it were an easy question that falls under the same category as counting from 1-2.
"I would say…go for it! It must be a really fun ride, and as long as it makes you happy, you should do it! If I were immortal, I would join you. Your happiness is the one thing I long for!"
He was too caught up in his own pride to notice Dai clenching her fist hard, almost enough to draw blood from her hands but were protected by the black bandages wrapped around it.
'Kuwabaka gave the wrong answer…as expected of him…stupid bastard…he's weak both physically and mentally…I can see why baka-Hiei is so frustrated in him…'
She approached him, slowly, at a walking pace (hey, if you are as fast as Hiei, walking is considered slow) until they were close to each other, then out of the blue, she punched him in the groin, sending him flying over to a tree.
She disappeared into a crimson blur and reappeared in front of him, concentrating her spirit energy to form a dagger in the process, and kicked him on the head to bring him down on the grass. He gasped for air but he didn't get the chance to recover as Dai forced his chest down with her foot and pointed the dagger at his throat.
She then pointed at the exit and gave him the famous leave-or-die glare.
He took the hint and, using his brains for once, scrambled to his feet and ran away.
'Good riddance…'
She let out a sigh and her dagger disappeared. She leaned on the tree to support her breath. 'Calm down, Dai…'
Onna…did I or did I not see that Kuwabaka run down the steps…?
'You must be imagining things, baka…'
Hn…you should know that I don't have enough sane imaginations left for me to imagine that…he was scared out of his wits from what I have observed. What did you do?
'Oh, nothing special, baka; I just gave him a test and threatened to kill him with a knife…that's all…'
Now what stopped you from that, onna? Ningenkai would be a better place without that bastard…
'Two reasons; one, you'll argue with me about not letting you help out in killing him; two, the same reason that stopped you from strangling him. Yukina told me of it…'
Did she cry when she mentioned that…?
'Nope, not a single tear. I read her mind and she didn't even care. She laughed; baka! What in Kami-sama's name did you do to her? Did your Jagan hypnotize her or something?'
Well, it doesn't matter. I did not hypnotize her, and now we are sure that she definitely is my twin sister…
'Baka…hmm…I take it you're on your favorite tree, ne?'
Isn't it obvious, onna?
Dai allowed a smirk to escape her lips before she disappeared in yet another crimson blur.
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Dai reappeared on the same branch as Hiei and sat down on it, swaying her legs just off the edge out of complete boredom. He paid no heed to her; as he was already used to her coming to see him…especially when he discovered the morbid side of her.
So; Dai started, glancing at the fire demon beside her, where were we again…?
"Planning on how to kill that Kuwabaka and mask his death without Rekai noticing…"
Ah…you know, Hiei…when you stop to think about it…it sounds well…impossible…
"Au contraire, nothing is impossible but thinking of the extreme-ness of this secret mission just increases the fun, does it not?"
Once again Hiei, you are correct. It sure does…
Just then, Hiei's communicator started to beep, meaning Koenma's calling from the Spirit World. Both let out a sigh of frustration. Why, in all the twenty-four hours in Ningenkai, at a time like this?
Hiei snapped it to his hand and glared at the toddler on the screen.
"Hiei…" he started, "is Dai with you…?"
"Yeah…what do you want?"
"You both have a mission…"
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Black Roses666: And so forth ends this chapter. Hope you enjoyed it and please review!
Stay tuned for the next chapter
Chapter 10: The Mission