Ok, ppl who read this. I want to thank you for reading it, and um...I don't know. Oh, the nine of you who have it on their favorites list, including you, Ash, THX! Um...I have this story written all the way to the 23rd chapter and I put up new ones whenever I feel like it, so, if you ppl make me feel good about my story, I'll keep it coming. :D What it is, yo! Oh, and the Aliens said to tell everyone this. The blue pineapples. They fly. That is all.
"She needs to rest in a bed." Chetara said.
"There are some things you need to know to keep her alive at this point." Hiei said. "First, no solid foods, only soup. Second, nothing that doesn't have tomatoes in it.""Tomatoes? Soup?" Everyone looked confused.
"She's getting the after disease. She needs tomatoes. Tomato soup, tomato juice. Anything red. Mostly tomatoes." Hiei said. "Only soup, or she'll throw it back up."
"..." There was silence.
"We need to get her to her room." Hiei said. No one said anything.
"You're going to have to carry her." Hiei said. Silence. "MOVE IT" He growled. "Unless you WANT her to die." That got them moving. They picked her up and carried her to the bedroom. Koenma sent a troup of people to take care of her. Hiei instructed them, and they followed his wishes. Her ENORMOUS fever broke at midnight. (Like 120) It started to decrease to a normal temp. She slept for two days straight. They had to hand feed her and keep her hydrated.
Finally, she woke from her sleep. She was still in alot of pain, but alive, nonetheless.
"You're awake?" Hiei asked. "You survived."
Ari groaned. "Wish I hadn't. It hurts."
"It'll hurt for awhile." Hiei said. "The pain will be almost unbearable. As for the wishing you hadn't survived, I can't say I'm surprised."
Ari nodded. "Nice to see you too." She muttered.
(He's being a JERK!") She thought. One problem with that. Her jagan put her thoughts on loudspeaker. So...Everyone heard her.
Hiei growled. "I see the thanks I get for saving your life."
"I told you. I wish I hadn't survived." Ari murmured.
Everyone came running in.
"Ari!" Chetara yelled. "You're alright!"
"I guess I am..." Ari said.
(This pain is unbearable.I seriously doubt I'm ok." She thought. (Thoughts on loudspeaker)
"Would you like some painkillers?" Chetara asked, puzzled.
"No, thanks."
(How many can I take?" She wondered. (Thoughts on loudspeaker)
"What?" Chetara asked.
"Baka." Hiei said. "You're broadcasting your thoughts to the whole castle."
"Oops!...Really?"
(No way."
"Way." Hiei said.
"Ooh. How do I stop that from happening?" She asked. She tried not to think.
"Close the link."
(Didn't know I made one."
"Concentrate Baka!" Hiei yelled.
Ari concentrated. She felt something close in her mind.
(Did I do it?) She wondered. No one yelled at her.
"I think I did it." She said.
"Good." Hiei said. Everyone sighed. They had been getting headaches from all the yelling.
"How come I don't have any shadow energy?" Ari asked. "None at all. Maybe a little trickle of shadow energy. That's it."
"The Jagan Eye." Hiei said. "Long story short, don't worry about it."
Ari lifted her hand. Hiei could see what she was attempting.
"I wouldn't."
"I want to."
"But don't."
"What's she trying to do?" Chetara asked.
"Summon Kuro." Ari said.
"Don't." A new voice said, behind them. "If you try to use your shadow energy now, when you don't have any left, it could cause you to ruin your arm."
"Hey, Genkai! How ya doin' ya old hag?" Yusuke said.
"Three years of training and still the little brat doesn't respect me one bit." Genkai said.
"What are you doing here, Genkai?" Koenma asked.
"I came to see everyone, and I heard this really loud yelling, coming from this way."
"Sorry. New powers. I can't control them...yet." Ari said. "Nice to meet ya! I'm Ari."
"Genkai."
Ari seemed to be studing the old woman. She observed the energy she was giving out, and just everything. She tilted her head, studing her carefully.
"Excuse me. What is it?" Genkai asked, gruffly. She didn't like to be studied.
"Sorry, ma'am." Ari said. "Didn't mean to stare."
"What is it?" The old woman repeated.
"Nothing. Just..." Ari trailed off. "When I meet new people I study them first to see if I think they're worth dealing with. Always."
"Hm." Genkai said.
"You seem to be quite strong and skilled." Ari said.
Genkai didn't say anything. Now, SHE was studing Ari carefully.
"You're a neko, correct?"
"Yes, ma'am." Ari said, blushing a little.
(Uh oh...)
"You seem familiar." The old woman said. "Not you but..." Ari started to get nervous.
Ari lifted her arm.
"Did you say not to summon Kuro?" Ari asked.
"Yes. DO NOT summon him. You will lose an arm."
Ari's sleeve fell down revealing an odd tattoo. Not of a dragon but...
"What is that?" Kuwabara asked.
(Darn it! I was so close!) She grabbed her sleeve and pulled it up.
"Nothing. It was the tattoo I got from Hiei."
"I believe that one was on your other arm." Kurama commented.
She shot him a look that could freeze the sahara desert.
"Well..." Ari faded off. She looked at her left arm. By instinct her hand covered her arm.
"No. This is the tattoo I got from Hiei." She said. She looked trapped. "I've gotta go to the bathroom. Where is it? Never mind, I'll find it." She shot out of the room. When she came back they all looked at her. She grabbed her book. She tried to ignore them. Chetara looked confused because she'd seen glimpses of that tattoo before. Ari refused to tell anyone the story behind it.
"What is that?" Genkai asked.
"Demon bible." Ari said.
Genkai took it. She opened the book. There was nothing in it.
Ari took the book while it was still open. Suddenly words appeared on some of the pages.
"Can only demons use it?" Genkai asked.
"Only I can." Ari said. She passed it to Chetara, where the writing disappeared. She took it back.
"About that tattoo..." Genkai said.
(I wish she would shut up about that tattoo!" Ari thought. Her thoughts were on loudspeaker. Nowhere near as loud as the first time, though.
Genkai heard her. Tried to ignore it. "Let me see Hiei's tattoo then."
(No way. NO!"
Ari held out her right arm.
"I thought it was your other arm." Yusuke asked.
"Look. Leave me alone about the tattoo! I've spent years hiding it and it's going to stay that way." Ari said. She took her arm back. She held it in the air, and pulled the sleeve back a little. She looked a it for a second.
(I hate this thing! I HATE what it represents. I HATE the person who made me get it. I HATE where I was when I got it." Her thoughts yelled.
"That's alot of hating." Kuwabara commented.
"What?" She asked.
"Nothing."
She stared at it. She covered it again.
"Let me see it, now." Genkai said.
"No." Ari said. "You'll recognize it." She turned away.
"LET ME SEE IT." Genkai grabbed Ari's arm and jerked the sleeve up. There was a coat of arms delicately tattooed on the inside of her arm. A beautiful and intricate coat of arms. Whoever made it was a professional, because it was some of the best tattoo work in either world.
(Dumb tattoo!"
"Wow..." Everyone gathered around to see the tattoo. It was...a neko coat of arms.
"You're from the royal family." Genkai said.
Ari frowned. She looked irritated. She growled and hissed.
"Don't hiss at me, girl!" Genkai said. "You're from the Neko royal family. The Neko Demon Lord's daughter." She shook her head.
"SHE'S THE WHAT?" Koenma gasped.