Disclaimer: See last chapter.
Chapter 2:
What am I?
~*~
Hiei could feel his head pound over and over again as he slowly opened his eyes.
He struggled with all his power to sit up but the pain in his head kept coming back.
'What happened?'
Hiei lied back down and closed his eyes. He tried to remember what had happened. He recalled a white flash of light and a little miko.
'Oh, now I remember. Bitch . . .'
He lied in what seemed to be leaves and twigs. The ground was cold and muddy beneath his bare back side.
He was in another forest.
But this one was different.
It wasn't the same forest that he had traveled to before to try and find the stone-
Wait!
The stone!
'Where is it?!' He remembered. "Shit," he whispered. Hiei was too busy trying to fight Makuya, he forgot about the Amaterasu stone.
He lay in the soft ground for about ten more minutes before deciding to try and get up.
The pain was unbearable.
He had never had this much trouble getting up before.
In fact, he had to use a lot more energy just to get off the ground.
He was even panting!
'What did she do to me?'
Once he finally was able to stand on his own, he examined his body for wounds. He looked behind him to see if there was any blood on his back or neck.
Nothing.
Hiei looked around the rest of his body for any trace of a scratch or a cut.
Nothing!
But something else caught Hiei's eye while he was looking over his shirtless body.
His clothes were a little tighter around his legs. He was a few inches taller as well. In panic, he reached his trembling hand toward his hair.
It was shorter (in height).
His eyes widened to an enormous size as he examined his hands.
The claw-like finger tips were replaced by round, arch shaped tips.
He had seen fingers like these before.
A thought ran through Hiei's head that startled him. 'No . . . it can't be true . . .wait.'
Once again, his other trembling hand reached for his forehead. He could feel his white bandana spread widely across his bangs. In complete fear, he ripped off the white cloth and reached his other hand to touch the area where the Jagan was suppose to be.
It was bare.
. . .
Oh
. . .
My
. . .
"SHIT!!!!!"
* * *
Watching the entire situation, Koenma (teenage form) rose from his desk in complete shock.
"Hiei's . . . a human!"
"What's that?" Yusuke said walking through the door lead by Botan and followed by Kurama and a tired Kuwabara.
"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god," was all Koenma could manage to say as he watched Hiei tremble on the monitor.
It had been two days since they tried to capture the Amaterasu stone and failed. Botan had come to rescue the three humans on her spirit oar. Kuwabara woke up soon after they got out but the where-abouts of Hiei were still a mystery.
"So?" Kurama spoke after watching Koenma nearly hypervenelate for five minutes. "Do you know where he is? Is he alright?"
Koenma breathed in deep. "First of all, he's in America."
"America?!" screamed Yusuke.
"Yes. America. Makuya transported him there to get him away from you three." He coughed. "But she also . . .um. . . did something else."
The three paused waiting for Koenma to respond. But before he could, Kuwabara was already on the ground laughing his ass off.
Kurama raised an eye brow. "What is so funny?"
Kuwabara tried to wipe the tears away but they just kept coming back. "Look!" He pointed to the monitor in Koenma's office.
Kurama and Yusuke nearly fainted at the sight.
Hiei was indeed a ningen.
Yusuke collapsed on the ground. But not with laughter, with shock.
Kurama just stared at the screen. "Well," he said after minutes of gaping. "Never thought I'd see that happen."
"Holy shit! He's a human! Look at him!" Yusuke shouted. "He doesn't have a Jagan anymore! And what's with that hair?"
"It's just shorter, Yusuke." Koenma said still in shock.
"Yeah, but still!"
"Look," Kurama said. "I know the laws are strict about transporting humans to other parts of the world once they know about the spirit world. But Hiei just turned into a human! Doesn't that make an exception?"
"It would indeed. But Makuya put a spell on him. He cannot be transported by anything. Not even an airplane."
"Is there any way to get him back here in Japan?" said Yusuke.
"Well, there is one way," Koenma said.
"Look, I'm an idiot. So would you like me to use what few brain cells I have to figure it out or are you going to tell us?" said Yusuke.
"The stone."
They all paused. Even Kuwabara stopped laughing.
"What?" Yusuke said softly.
"The Amaterasu stone. It has the ability to bring a person to life, kill them, or change them into something else."
"Or change them back." Kurama said.
"Woah! I didn't know it was that powerful!" Kuwabara shouted stupidly.
"But wait," Kurama said. "Why would Makuya want it? She's just a little miko."
"Ah. Yes. Makuya's sister, Makoyo was killed when Makuya was young. They played together every day. She was the only person Makuya had since they were both orphans. But when Makoyo died, her spirit took over the earth underground. Now she can control earthquakes and tectonic plates."
"Get to the point." Yusuke said impatiently.
"Fine. Makoyo ordered her imooto to get stronger in spirit energy. She obeyed. She may be a young miko, but she is one of the strongest spirits in the universe. Her sister's spirit captured the stone in order to bring herself back to life and take over the spirit world with her little sister by her side the whole way."
"I see," said Kurama. "But why would Makoyo need to bring her imooto into this?"
"The stone can't work on it's own. In order to fufil the wish, a loved one has to help it along."
"By doing what?"
"I'm not sure exactly. It's something that's close to them. An action of some sort."
"Ok." Yusuke replied. "So we have to get the stone back?"
"No! You cannot! Makuya has put another spell on the stone. If any of you try to get it, you will be killed instantly."
"So what do we do?!"
"More importantly," Kurama said. "What does Hiei do?"
"You three do nothing! I can't afford to loose you right now! You also cannot go see Hiei either."
"Let me guess. Another spell?"
"Yes. And as for Hiei, he'll just have to adjust to life as a human. And when the time comes, he'll have to get the stone himself."
They all sighed and paused for a moment. But the only one who didn't sigh was Kurama. Koenma took this into notice. "Something wrong?"
Kurama faced Koenma with wide eyes. "Koenma-sama, how is Hiei going to activate the stone again?"
"He's going to need a lo- oh."
They all stared at the monitor as they came to the realization that Hiei was going to have a lot of fun as a human.
* * *
"WHAT THE HELL!!!!!!"
Hiei screamed and shouted and he began to walk in circles trying to contemplate what was going on.
Suddenly, a flash of light appeared and Koenma entered the clearing where Hiei was standing in the American forest.
Hiei looked at him with the 'I'm going to murder you so slowly if you don't tell me' look.
Koenma nodded and began to explain.
Once the explaining was done, (about an hour later) Hiei collapsed to his knees in the yellow-brown earth beneath him.
It was official.
That bitch
Was sooooooooo dead.
~*~
~Kitsune Ria
Chapter 2:
What am I?
~*~
Hiei could feel his head pound over and over again as he slowly opened his eyes.
He struggled with all his power to sit up but the pain in his head kept coming back.
'What happened?'
Hiei lied back down and closed his eyes. He tried to remember what had happened. He recalled a white flash of light and a little miko.
'Oh, now I remember. Bitch . . .'
He lied in what seemed to be leaves and twigs. The ground was cold and muddy beneath his bare back side.
He was in another forest.
But this one was different.
It wasn't the same forest that he had traveled to before to try and find the stone-
Wait!
The stone!
'Where is it?!' He remembered. "Shit," he whispered. Hiei was too busy trying to fight Makuya, he forgot about the Amaterasu stone.
He lay in the soft ground for about ten more minutes before deciding to try and get up.
The pain was unbearable.
He had never had this much trouble getting up before.
In fact, he had to use a lot more energy just to get off the ground.
He was even panting!
'What did she do to me?'
Once he finally was able to stand on his own, he examined his body for wounds. He looked behind him to see if there was any blood on his back or neck.
Nothing.
Hiei looked around the rest of his body for any trace of a scratch or a cut.
Nothing!
But something else caught Hiei's eye while he was looking over his shirtless body.
His clothes were a little tighter around his legs. He was a few inches taller as well. In panic, he reached his trembling hand toward his hair.
It was shorter (in height).
His eyes widened to an enormous size as he examined his hands.
The claw-like finger tips were replaced by round, arch shaped tips.
He had seen fingers like these before.
A thought ran through Hiei's head that startled him. 'No . . . it can't be true . . .wait.'
Once again, his other trembling hand reached for his forehead. He could feel his white bandana spread widely across his bangs. In complete fear, he ripped off the white cloth and reached his other hand to touch the area where the Jagan was suppose to be.
It was bare.
. . .
Oh
. . .
My
. . .
"SHIT!!!!!"
* * *
Watching the entire situation, Koenma (teenage form) rose from his desk in complete shock.
"Hiei's . . . a human!"
"What's that?" Yusuke said walking through the door lead by Botan and followed by Kurama and a tired Kuwabara.
"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god," was all Koenma could manage to say as he watched Hiei tremble on the monitor.
It had been two days since they tried to capture the Amaterasu stone and failed. Botan had come to rescue the three humans on her spirit oar. Kuwabara woke up soon after they got out but the where-abouts of Hiei were still a mystery.
"So?" Kurama spoke after watching Koenma nearly hypervenelate for five minutes. "Do you know where he is? Is he alright?"
Koenma breathed in deep. "First of all, he's in America."
"America?!" screamed Yusuke.
"Yes. America. Makuya transported him there to get him away from you three." He coughed. "But she also . . .um. . . did something else."
The three paused waiting for Koenma to respond. But before he could, Kuwabara was already on the ground laughing his ass off.
Kurama raised an eye brow. "What is so funny?"
Kuwabara tried to wipe the tears away but they just kept coming back. "Look!" He pointed to the monitor in Koenma's office.
Kurama and Yusuke nearly fainted at the sight.
Hiei was indeed a ningen.
Yusuke collapsed on the ground. But not with laughter, with shock.
Kurama just stared at the screen. "Well," he said after minutes of gaping. "Never thought I'd see that happen."
"Holy shit! He's a human! Look at him!" Yusuke shouted. "He doesn't have a Jagan anymore! And what's with that hair?"
"It's just shorter, Yusuke." Koenma said still in shock.
"Yeah, but still!"
"Look," Kurama said. "I know the laws are strict about transporting humans to other parts of the world once they know about the spirit world. But Hiei just turned into a human! Doesn't that make an exception?"
"It would indeed. But Makuya put a spell on him. He cannot be transported by anything. Not even an airplane."
"Is there any way to get him back here in Japan?" said Yusuke.
"Well, there is one way," Koenma said.
"Look, I'm an idiot. So would you like me to use what few brain cells I have to figure it out or are you going to tell us?" said Yusuke.
"The stone."
They all paused. Even Kuwabara stopped laughing.
"What?" Yusuke said softly.
"The Amaterasu stone. It has the ability to bring a person to life, kill them, or change them into something else."
"Or change them back." Kurama said.
"Woah! I didn't know it was that powerful!" Kuwabara shouted stupidly.
"But wait," Kurama said. "Why would Makuya want it? She's just a little miko."
"Ah. Yes. Makuya's sister, Makoyo was killed when Makuya was young. They played together every day. She was the only person Makuya had since they were both orphans. But when Makoyo died, her spirit took over the earth underground. Now she can control earthquakes and tectonic plates."
"Get to the point." Yusuke said impatiently.
"Fine. Makoyo ordered her imooto to get stronger in spirit energy. She obeyed. She may be a young miko, but she is one of the strongest spirits in the universe. Her sister's spirit captured the stone in order to bring herself back to life and take over the spirit world with her little sister by her side the whole way."
"I see," said Kurama. "But why would Makoyo need to bring her imooto into this?"
"The stone can't work on it's own. In order to fufil the wish, a loved one has to help it along."
"By doing what?"
"I'm not sure exactly. It's something that's close to them. An action of some sort."
"Ok." Yusuke replied. "So we have to get the stone back?"
"No! You cannot! Makuya has put another spell on the stone. If any of you try to get it, you will be killed instantly."
"So what do we do?!"
"More importantly," Kurama said. "What does Hiei do?"
"You three do nothing! I can't afford to loose you right now! You also cannot go see Hiei either."
"Let me guess. Another spell?"
"Yes. And as for Hiei, he'll just have to adjust to life as a human. And when the time comes, he'll have to get the stone himself."
They all sighed and paused for a moment. But the only one who didn't sigh was Kurama. Koenma took this into notice. "Something wrong?"
Kurama faced Koenma with wide eyes. "Koenma-sama, how is Hiei going to activate the stone again?"
"He's going to need a lo- oh."
They all stared at the monitor as they came to the realization that Hiei was going to have a lot of fun as a human.
* * *
"WHAT THE HELL!!!!!!"
Hiei screamed and shouted and he began to walk in circles trying to contemplate what was going on.
Suddenly, a flash of light appeared and Koenma entered the clearing where Hiei was standing in the American forest.
Hiei looked at him with the 'I'm going to murder you so slowly if you don't tell me' look.
Koenma nodded and began to explain.
Once the explaining was done, (about an hour later) Hiei collapsed to his knees in the yellow-brown earth beneath him.
It was official.
That bitch
Was sooooooooo dead.
~*~
~Kitsune Ria