Disclaimer: Rowling has all rights over the Harry Potter series. Anything read in here about the change in ideas are just purely fanfiction. Got it? Which means, Rowling wasn't really influenced by the Rekai to create some of the situations in Harry Potter! Lol. Just wanted to make that clear before we begin.
Tremble For My Beloved
::Chapter Fourteen; Dirty Little Secret::
I woke up with a start, and I immediately placed a hand over my heart, to hear it thrumming wildly underneath. I closed my eyes for a moment, and let my dream run through my head. My eyes snapped open as I begun to panic. "Okay Ayumi. There are two options here. Your first choice is that it was just a dream, but I don't want that to happen, because I don't like Hiei like that, at all! So then…my other option is that was a premonition. In which case, that's kind of scary. Ugh!" I exclaimed, flinging myself off the bed. I needed to talk to Yusuke.
I opened my bedroom door, and looked around, I hadn't thought to check the time but I assumed it was around 1 or 2 in the morning. I moved to Yusuke's door and raised my hand to knock, but something stopped me. I definitely needed to tell Yusuke, but first, I really had to figure out a way to keep this from Hiei. My eyes opened in horror as I thought of the telepathic fire yokai. He was going to see everything!
Ayumi shook her head and calmed herself, before turning around and walking to Kurama's bedroom. She knocked lightly, and smiled when he opened the door. "I thought I heard you moving around." He said politely. He was wearing gray baggy pajama pants, and a white t-shirt. I smiled; glad I didn't interrupt his sleeping. "May I come in? I need to talk to you." I asked quietly. He nodded, and opened his door wider, allowing me access. "Of course." He said, letting me in and shutting the door quietly. I walked over and sat cross-legged on his bed and sighed, patting the space next to me.
Kurama chuckled and sat next to me, and we sat in silence for a few moments, before Kurama finally asked, "What's on your mind?" I took a deep breath and looked at him. "I think I just had another premonition." I said quietly. Kurama's eyes widened slightly, and he then smiled. "Really? That's good. That means Koenma's hunch was right." He said. I nodded. "Yeah, that's real dandy and all, but the premonition I just had…just kind of scared the crap out of me." I told him. Kurama gave me a look before placing a hand on my shoulder. "Was it bad?" He asked. I thought about that for a moment, and then shook my head. "Not exactly. It was just so weird. You see, it was Hiei…and he was hurt." I began slowly. Kurama tensed next to me. "Did he die?" He asked in a whisper. I shook my head, "No. He didn't. Thanks to me." I said. Kurama breathed out a sigh of relief. "Sorry, I've had dealings with people who gave out premonitions. They're never wrong, so don't scare me like that, please." He said, light humor in his voice. I gave him a small smile and nodded. "Sorry." I said.
"No problem at all. Continue." He said. I took a deep breath again, and told him the whole story. When I finished, Kurama was very still and was staring wide eyed at me. "That was exactly my reaction! I have no idea where that even came from! And if it's a premonition…that means it's actually going to happen." I said. Kurama seemed to be a statue for a moment, before let out a breath. "Wow. I would have never guessed Hiei would ever…" He said, trailing off. He then let out a smile. "Well, you guys would be awfully cute together." He said. My eyes widened as I smacked him in the shoulder.
"The word cute and together does not fit in our vocabulary!" I muttered. Kurama chuckled and ruffled my hair. "There's not really much you can do Ayumi. If it's a premonition, it's going to happen." Kurama said. I sighed, and let my face fall into my hands. "Well that just sucks!" I yelled, bringing my knees to my chest.
"I'm sorry. This isn't exactly going your way, is it?" He asked. I shook my head. "No. And what's worse, I have no idea how to keep Hiei from knowing." I mumbled. Kurama gasped next to me, as that seemed to shock him. "That's right. Oh…that's…not going to end well." Kurama said quietly. I nodded at him and sighed. "I know. I was hoping you knew a way to keep Hiei from reading that information." I said desperately. Kurama let out a sigh and thought for a moment.
"There may be one way. But you have to see Koenma. Now." He said. "Right. I can do that." I said, not pleased that I had to tell yet another person. It was then that I noticed, that I wasn't wearing what I was wearing earlier. I gasped and looked up at Kurama. I was no in black short cotton shorts, and a green tank top. "Who changed me?" I asked. Kurama chuckled. "Yusuke did." He said. I breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh. Okay." I said grinning, and standing up. "Will you go with me?" I asked. He nodded. "Of course." "Good. But, I have to get Yusuke first. Wait here, I'll be back in a few minutes." I said, going to leave his room to go to Yusuke's. Kurama nodded, and simply crossed his leg over the other and sat. I smiled and left the room.
It didn't take long for me to wake Yusuke up. And I didn't realize I was crying until Yusuke shook my shoulders and begged me to tell him what happened. I moved into his arms, and sat there for a minute while he hugged me. Once I calmed my breathing down, I told him the story, and then told him what Kurama and I were up to. "Holy hell Ayumi. You sure can pick them!" Yusuke said. I groaned and smacked my head against his chest. "But I didn't pick him! As far as I was concerned, Hiei and I were always at an impasse!" I said, sighing. Yusuke hugged me again before kissing my forehead.
"Look, this is your future. If you really don't want that to happen, then don't let it." He said sternly. I looked up at him and sighed, hoping it was that easy. "Come on, Kurama's waiting." I said quietly, standing up. I hauled Yusuke to his feet, and grinned when he stumbled around. "Sorry kid, I'm still asleep." He mumbled. I shook my head and grinned. "It's okay." I said, turning to leave his room, with him in tow. He was wearing something like what Kurama was wearing, only his pants were just green and he wasn't wearing a shirt.
I dragged him to Kurama's room, and knocked softly. Kurama opened the door and smiled. "Good morning Yusuke." He said. Yusuke rolled his eyes and tried not to gag. "If I didn't love Ayumi so much, I'd kill her." He said jokingly. I rolled my eyes and smiled as Kurama led us down the stairs, and into the living room.
"Koenma. Portal." Kurama said quietly. The portal appeared and I stared at it warily. "My head still kind of hurts." I said quietly. Yusuke grinned and picked me up bridal style. "No worries. Mine's gone, and I feel a lot better. So come on." He said, walking into the portal. I squeezed my eyes shut as the familiar pressure closed in around me, and then sighed in relief when the pressure was released. Kurama followed a second after.
"Hello you guys. What can I do for you at this hour?" Koenma asked, shuffling through some papers. "Well, for starters, Yusuke and Ayumi are feeling much better, and I'm willing to bet Kuwabara is good too." Kurama said. Koenma looked up for a moment and smiled, before turning back to his work. "That's excellent. I'm still looking for a lead on what could have happened, I might just have something…but I won't have anything concrete until later. Anyways, anything else?" He asked. Kurama sighed and looked over at me.
"Well, Ayumi had another premonition." Kurama said. That caught Koenma's attention. His head snapped up as he stared at me. "Really? And what happened?" He asked, smiling. I took a deep breath and said, "It's not like…anything important really. It was just weird." Koenma nodded. "Not every premonition is about the apocalypse. Now, what happened?" He asked, waving his hand as three comfy chairs appeared. I sat in one gratefully as Yusuke and Kurama did the same. I told him my premonition, every detail, and then flinched at his face when I finished.
His eyes were wide, and he seemed to be holding his breath. "You mean…you and Hiei?" He asked. I nodded. "Koenma, I don't know what to do! I don't want Hiei hurt like that, of course not, but I don't want what happened to happen! And I definitely don't want that stupid mind reader reading that, either!" I said. Koenma nodded. "Yes, I can see how that would cause problems." He said. He looked back up at me with a screwed up face. "I cannot believe Hiei would ever act like that. That's so…not him." He said quietly, before shrugging.
"Trust me, you don't have to convince me. Now, can you help?" I asked wearily. He thought for a moment, before standing up. "Maybe. This is a pretty old device, but I'm hoping it will work." He said, before turning and walking through a door. He stopped in the entryway, "I may be a few minutes." He said and continued walking. I sighed and sat back in the chair, rubbing my temples. "This sucks! What am I going to do?" I asked Yusuke. He started rubbing my shoulders and sighed. "I wish I knew. I still believe that since you've seen it coming, you can alter it. And from the sounds of it, Hiei got hurt because of your relationship with him. So that would solve both problems." Yusuke suggested.
"The problem is, I don't believe you can just change your mind about things like that. You know first hand how a premonition demon is, and not only that, but I've had my own run ins with premonition demons. They've never been wrong, even if they've wanted to change it, they couldn't." Kurama said. I groaned. "So you're telling me that Hiei and I are going to become all fuzzy with each other no matter what I do?" I asked. Kurama made a slight face before composing his features again. "Not exactly. The relationship is one thing…maybe you can stop that. If you notice anything changing, stop whatever it is that you're doing." Kurama said.
I made a face and glanced at my hands. "I sound horrible. It's not there's anything wrong with Hiei…it's just…" I started, before realizing that I sounded ridiculous. "Ugh! He's not even here and I'm feeling guilty!" I yelled, smacking my hand against my forehead, which didn't help my headache. That earned an apologetic look from Yusuke and Kurama, before Koenma walked back in the room.
"Okay, I found it." He said, walking back around the desk, holding a chalice looking bowl. I glanced inside of it, and it looked like there was water in it. "You found a bowl of water?" I asked skeptically. Koenma glared at me before sighing. "No. Goofball. Shut up and listen." He said sternly, sitting down. I gave him a weak smile and nodded, and crossed my legs.
"This is going to sound stupid, but in the Ningenkai, there is a series called, 'Harry Potter', I believe?" Koenma asked. I blinked before raising an eyebrow at him. "Yeah. What does that have to do with this?" I asked. "Well some of the ideas in that series came from what really happens in the Rekai. Now, when I say that I mean VERY few ideas, but still. There is one in particular, that couldn't be possible without spirit energy, because it doesn't require the 'magic' in that series." Koenma explained, gesturing his hands towards the bowl. I stared at it, before my eyes widened. "The pensive?" I asked. Koenma nodded. "Correct. Though the pensive in Harry Potter holds memories, this one holds dreams or premonitions. When you place the dream or premonition in the pensive, it disappears from your head. Not completely, you still know about it, but it's not on your mind unless it's specifically brought up." Koenma said. I stared at it, before grinning.
"So if I decide to stick my head in there, will I fall into other peoples dreams like Harry did?" I asked, almost laughing. Yusuke snickered next to me as Kurama shook his head. Koenma looked slightly amused, but then returned to business. "No. Don't be a goofball. Now, how this works is fairly simple. You concentrate on the premonition, have one finger in the water and one finger against your temple. Then, you simply tug it out of your head, and it'll travel down your arm and into the pensive. It'll stay here unless taken out. Okay?" He asked, serious now.
I nodded and stood up, feeling kind of foolish. I wasn't Harry Potter, after all. But I shook off that thought, and stuck my right finger in the water, and my left against my temple. I concentrated hard on the premonition, and when I felt that I had the right hold of it, I tugged. It came easily, in a silver string; much like in Harry Potter, after a few seconds, Koenma pulled my hand out of the pensive, and slid the lid on top.
"There." He said smiling. I grinned and looked around. "So, why am I here again?" I asked, looking around. Yusuke grinned. "Perfect!" He said. "What is?" I asked. "To get her to remember the premonition exactly, just say pensive." Koenma said. I fell back onto my heels as the memory entered my head. "Oh! It worked! But now I remember…" I said. Koenma smiled. "And, to make it go away again, just say memory." He said, I stumbled on my feet again and I looked around.
"So. I'm here, and so is everyone else. Why?" I asked. "Pensive." Koenma said. I stumbled. "Jeez. That's going to get annoying." I said laughing. Koenma smiled. "It'll work though. Now, get her back into bed and back to sleep, pretend like you're just about to wake her up for breakfast. And then say the words." He said, opening a portal. I grinned and ran over to him, giving him a quick hug. "Thanks!" I yelled, before following Yusuke and Kurama in the portal.
They took me upstairs and laid me in my bed, and I fell asleep immediately. "Memory." Yusuke said. My body jerked as the premonition left me, and I slept soundly. "Alright then. Time for breakfast?" Yusuke asked Kurama, looking at the clock. It was almost seven. "Of course. I'll start cooking, wake her up." Kurama said smiling, heading downstairs. Yusuke grinned. "Got it! Oh Ayumi!" He yelled, jumping on the bed. Kurama heard a loud 'thud' and an, "OW! YOU ASS!" followed by a lot of laughing.
Kurama chuckled and went into the kitchen, where Hiei was already sitting, dressed. "You're the only one dressed at seven in the morning, Hiei." Kurama said, pulling out a pan. "Sorry I'm not as lazy as you guys are." He said curtly, sitting down. Kurama smiled and turned his back to his friend, starting up the stove.
"You know, you guys really shouldn't have even bothered going to Koenma's." Hiei said quietly. Kurama froze and turned around slowly, giving Hiei a wary look. He didn't look upset; he didn't look like anything actually. He looked normal. "Oh? And why's that?" Kurama asked.
"Because I had the same dream." Hiei said.