Chapter 11: The End?
Disclaimer: sorry is still don't own…(sigh)
I
walked outside, everyone else following closely behind. I made my way
to the training grounds, only to find something rather shocking.
Ninjara looked just like me! I looked around spotted my mom. She
looked terrified. This made me furious. "You call yourself a
daughter?!" I yelled. Ninjara simply smiled and motioned for me
to start. I smirked and nodded. I unsheathed my sword and threw the
sheath behind me.
"No Toria!" I heard Lizzy yell. I
laughed softly.
"Sorry Liz…I gotta" I gripped the
sword and rushed Ninjara. She blocked me and punched me in the face.
I did a back flip and wiped the blood from my lip.
"Toria
knock this off before you fucking die!" yelled Yusuke.
I
kicked my shoe off and threw it at his head. "Shut up and
believe in me already!" I yelled as I dodged Ninjara's attack. I
winced in pain as I felt a cut form. I heard everyone fall silent. I
turned to say thank you when I felt Ninjara stab me through the
stomach. In one last attempt, I raised my sword to behead
her…Ninjara's head rolled across the ground as I stumbled back and
fell. With effort, I pulled the sword from my stomach. I looked up as
a pair of arms held me. "Kurama? Hiei?" I asked as I stared
up into their blurring faces. I started to feel chilly. Shivering, I
muttered, "It's so cold."
Kurama and Hiei looked at each
other. Kurama's eyes welled up and Hiei closed his eyes in pain. "I
know Toria. Stay with us" Kurama whispered.
"But I'm
tired" I whined. I felt a tear fall on to my face. "Kurama,
you never…answered me. Are you…sure you're not gay?" I asked
haltingly. I heard Hiei chuckle. I smiled, and then frowned as I felt
someone carrying you. "No…I don't…wanna be carried." I
protested weakly
"Botan…can you?" I heard Kurama
ask.
"I'll try" I heard her say. Suddenly my body was
filled with wracking pain. I screamed and it went away.
I smelled
Kurama's scent envelope me. "Kurama…Hiei…I'm going to rest
for a few minutes. Just a few…please don't leave" I whispered
as I felt myself slipping into oblivion. "I love you both so
much" I muttered.
And just before I closed my eyes for the
last time I heard "we wont leave…and we love you too"
from Hiei.
-Everybody Else-
Everybody watched in shocked
silence as Toria died. Lizzy and her mom bust into tears. Yusuke
watched sadly, shedding a single tear. Kuwabara wept silently. Botan
was crying too. Evangeline sat down and hugged her knees. Genkai
turned and left for her room. Hiei stood there silently, unable to do
anything. Kurama had buried his face in Toria's hair and was
crying.
Three days later the funeral was held for her. Everyone
except Kurama and Hiei had a white rose. Kurama had a beautiful red
rose with white edges. Hiei had a black rose with alternating blue
and red edges. As the preacher spoke, it began to rain.
Everyone
was lost in his or her memories. Everything seemed so…dull since
Toria died. She had made things interesting for them, that much was
fact. Now that she was gone…things were very boring. Not even
Yusuke getting his hair sat on fire could make anyone laugh. Kurama
walked away from the crowd after he laid his rose on the coffin. He
spotted Hiei sitting up in a tree, watching the procession. "I'm
really going to miss her" Kurama said softly.
Hiei looked down at Kurama, his face a mask. "This is your fault you know" he said after several minutes. "You kissed Mai, not realizing how fragile she truly was. Toria had nothing but love for you, but you couldn't trust her could you? You saw her laying on top of me and refused to hear what really happened." He said haltingly as he tried to find the right words to express the deep anger he was feeling towards the fox.
Kurama looked away. "I know….I screwed up. Hiei, what really happened?" his green eyes pleaded with the fire demon. "What caused all of this?"
Hiei regarded Kurama for the longest time. "She was drawing….attempting to keep her temper under control because you didn't have the guts to tell that human girl off. I stole the picture to try and get her to tell me what she was planning to do to Yusuke. She refused and tried to get the picture back. But her foot got caught on the edge of the couch somehow and she fell, landing on top of me. Then you and that human walked in." he answered.
Kurama looked away as the guilt washed over him. Why? Why did things have to end like this? He caught sight of Toria's grave and started crying silently.
Botan and the others walked over. Botan laid her hand on Kurama's shoulder. "Don't blame yourself over this. It's not your fault" she said softly, attempting to cheer him up.
"Yes it is Botan. I caused this and you know it" he pulled away and sat down under the tree. Using some of Yoko's power he made roses grow over Toria's grave. "I just wish things could have happened differently."
Botan frowned as she saw him bury himself deeper in his grief. Without a word, she kneeled down beside him and hugged him, comforting him…
The end!
A/N: okay so what do you think? Should I create a sequel? I gurantee that if I do it'll be a lot more funny and random than this. Review and let me know what you think.
