Note: I don't know the translation for 'youki' so it will be left as it is,
starting in this chapter and continuing whenever it is talked about. Reiki is
'spiritual energy' and is easy to translate so it has been.
Further Note: Reiki is the energy that a human possesses, not a demon. Youki is
the energy that demons possess, and it is very different from reiki. In this
chapter, Shuuichi would have some reiki as a human, but anything that involves
his powers as Kurama would be signatured by youki. I confused even myself by
writing it out, but it is rather important to know the differences for this
episode, and probably future ones.
Reaching Your Limits: A YYH alternate universe
Episode 7: Shuuichi's Heart. A Rose With Thorns.
If Genkai'd had any prostests to having so many teens in the house for dinner,
one look at Yukina's hopeful red eyes doused it quickly. Instead, she smiled
slightly and, feeling very old as the group goofed around in the sitting room,
settled herself down quietly at the table.
She was rather surprised when one of the boys, Shuuichi as he had introduced
himself, sat next to her and shared some tea. "Thank you for letting us come
over. This temple is old, but very well cared for. I hope I get to see more of
it," he said.
Smiling, Genkai decided she liked this quiet young man. The other two, Kuwabara
and Urameshi, were arguing while Keiko and Yukina set about making dinner. Hiei
had already vanished to his room, predictably.
"Are you interested in temples?" she asked.
Shuuichi nodded. "The new ones, not so much. However, older ones like this have
a history, and I enjoy learning about it," he replied.
"I will ask Hiei to show you around," she offered, hiding a chuckle when his
cheeks turned pink. "That way we can make sure he doesn't spend all of his time
hiding away."
"He's far more distant than his sister. Yukina-chan is easier to get along
with," Shuuichi replied with a small grimace.
"Your friend, Kuwabara, seems taken with her," Genkai commented.
"I knew him only by reputation before today. However, around Yukina-chan, he
behaves a lot differently than I thought he would. Of course, when she isn't
here, he acts just like I had heard," Shuuichi replied, watching as Yuusuke and
Kuwabara began to fight with each other over something, throwing insults and
punches.
Genkai gave him a sideways look. "And you seem quite taken with Hiei," she
added.
Shuuichi blushed again. "Is it that obvious?"
"Only to people other than him," Genkai said dryly. However, she had seen the
slanted look Hiei had given the student before escaping upstairs. In the few
years she had known the twins, she had never seen either of them so interested
in other people. She couldn't help but feel a little mischevious. A little
romance certainly wouldn't do any harm for either of the two demons.
"Maybe you can convince him to give you that tour before dinner. His room is in
the attic, but you can get there through a stairway in the main hall," she told
him.
Nodding and smiling, Shuuichi stood. "I will, thanks," he said. It was obvious
he had to keep himself from bouncing his way out of the room.
Finally, Genkai gave into temptation and started laughing. Between Yukina's
obvious crush on Kuwabara, and Shuuichi's obvious crush on Hiei, she had the
feeling things were going to be much more interesting than she'd first thought.
****
"What is it?" Hiei snapped at the soft knock on his door.
"Ano, it's me, Hiei. Genkai-sempai said that you would be up here," he heard
Shuuichi say through the doorway.
Hesitating for only a moment, Hiei quickly pulled on his pants before making his
way toward the door. Genkai, Yukina, and other demons he wouldn't really care
about seeing him while he changed. Nudity, for demons such as himself, had never
been a big issue. However, the thought of being nude in front of Shuuichi
bothered him for some reason.
"What do you want?" he asked, pulling the door open.
Shuuichi opened his mouth, then seemed to freeze for a second. Hiei arched a
brow when he saw that Shuuichi was staring, a flush working along his cheeks.
Humans were very confusing, Hiei decided, leaving the doorway to grab the tank
top off of his bed and pull it on.
"I wanted to see the rest of the temple. Genkai-sempai said that I should ask
you to show me around while the girls are making supper," Shuuichi stammered,
finally seeming to break out of whatever daze he had been in.
What the hell was that old woman thinking? Hiei wasn't some kind of tourist
service! Still, perhaps she could sense something that he could not. Also, this
might give him a chance to see if Shuuichi had any spiritual power beyond the
small amounts he could already sense. One never knew when a situation would
arrise.
Hiei was careful to keep his thoughts to himself as he studied the other boy.
"I'll show you around," he agreed finally.
"Thank you," Shuuichi replied, following him down the stairway and into the main
part of the house.
"This is the section where we live. It isn't any different from a normal house,"
Hiei stated, motioning down the hall breifly. "I'll show you the rest of it,
though."
Nodding, Shuuichi remained quiet as they made their way out of the house. The
other part of the temple was a seperate section a short distance away. Shuuichi
was quiet as they made their way over, and Hiei was glad. He disliked humans who
talked too much, not knowing when quiet was more appreciated.
"Genkai's garden is over there," Hiei said off-hand, motioning to the small
garden half-hidden behind the house.
"Oh, a garden?" Shuuichi said, his eyes lighting up.
Hiei paused for a moment then, seeing the hopeful expression in the other's
eyes, relented and led the youth toward the garden. "Yukina helps her look after
it before we head to school," he stated.
"I have a garden at home, as well. My mother and I used to look after it
together, but she has been ill recently so I've been doing it on my own. I've
always liked playing around in the garden since I was little," Shuuichi said, a
smile on his lips as he knelt down to touch the petals gently.
Although nothing changed, Hiei suddenly felt the energy around Shuuichi shift.
The youth didn't seem to notice as the plants, which held their own nearly
invisble traces of spiritul energy, reacted at his touch. Although he kept his
expression schooled carefully, Hiei had to admit that he was surprised. He
wouldn't of thought that flowers would cause Shuuichi's energy to react.
Usually, someone's energy reacted swiftly only during battle or passion.
The factor that caught Hiei's attention most, however, was the fact that the
energy he felt radiating from Shuuichi was not the normal spiritual energy of a
human, but rather the youki of a demon. It was impossible that Shuuichi could
possess the energy pattern of a demon without being one, but not even Koenma's
file had meantioned the possibility of Shuuichi being human.
In fact, he didn't seem to notice in the least that the plants he touched with
delicate fingers seemed to react almost instantly. Any that had been wilting
were now recovering, and those that were healthy seemed to become even more
vibrant.
Now he could see why Koenma had chosen this particular human. Although Hiei
couldn't figure out how a bond with plants could help in a fight, the strngth
which Shuuichi possessed was undenyable.
"Ouch!" Shuuichi suddenly exclaimed, breaking Hiei from his thoughts.
"What happened?" he asked, shifting forward.
Shuuichi was holding his hand and pouting. Blood was starting to well up on his
finger tip. "I accidently touched a rose thorn. I wasn't expecting it to be so
sharp," he said, looking embarassed.
"Let me see," Hiei said, taking Shuuichi's hand. As he did with his own wounds,
he licked the blood away so he could get a closer look. "It isn't very serious.
I'll ask Yukina to put a bandage on it for you, but it won't bleed for long."
When he looked up, Hiei was surprised to find Shuuichi turning a remarkable
shade of red. Confused, he let Shuuichi's hand go and motioned for the other to
follow him back into the house. Without a word, the other nodded and followed.
Hiei knew that red cheeks meant the other was blushing. However, he couldn't
figure out what the other could possibly be blushing about.
End Episode 7
starting in this chapter and continuing whenever it is talked about. Reiki is
'spiritual energy' and is easy to translate so it has been.
Further Note: Reiki is the energy that a human possesses, not a demon. Youki is
the energy that demons possess, and it is very different from reiki. In this
chapter, Shuuichi would have some reiki as a human, but anything that involves
his powers as Kurama would be signatured by youki. I confused even myself by
writing it out, but it is rather important to know the differences for this
episode, and probably future ones.
Reaching Your Limits: A YYH alternate universe
Episode 7: Shuuichi's Heart. A Rose With Thorns.
If Genkai'd had any prostests to having so many teens in the house for dinner,
one look at Yukina's hopeful red eyes doused it quickly. Instead, she smiled
slightly and, feeling very old as the group goofed around in the sitting room,
settled herself down quietly at the table.
She was rather surprised when one of the boys, Shuuichi as he had introduced
himself, sat next to her and shared some tea. "Thank you for letting us come
over. This temple is old, but very well cared for. I hope I get to see more of
it," he said.
Smiling, Genkai decided she liked this quiet young man. The other two, Kuwabara
and Urameshi, were arguing while Keiko and Yukina set about making dinner. Hiei
had already vanished to his room, predictably.
"Are you interested in temples?" she asked.
Shuuichi nodded. "The new ones, not so much. However, older ones like this have
a history, and I enjoy learning about it," he replied.
"I will ask Hiei to show you around," she offered, hiding a chuckle when his
cheeks turned pink. "That way we can make sure he doesn't spend all of his time
hiding away."
"He's far more distant than his sister. Yukina-chan is easier to get along
with," Shuuichi replied with a small grimace.
"Your friend, Kuwabara, seems taken with her," Genkai commented.
"I knew him only by reputation before today. However, around Yukina-chan, he
behaves a lot differently than I thought he would. Of course, when she isn't
here, he acts just like I had heard," Shuuichi replied, watching as Yuusuke and
Kuwabara began to fight with each other over something, throwing insults and
punches.
Genkai gave him a sideways look. "And you seem quite taken with Hiei," she
added.
Shuuichi blushed again. "Is it that obvious?"
"Only to people other than him," Genkai said dryly. However, she had seen the
slanted look Hiei had given the student before escaping upstairs. In the few
years she had known the twins, she had never seen either of them so interested
in other people. She couldn't help but feel a little mischevious. A little
romance certainly wouldn't do any harm for either of the two demons.
"Maybe you can convince him to give you that tour before dinner. His room is in
the attic, but you can get there through a stairway in the main hall," she told
him.
Nodding and smiling, Shuuichi stood. "I will, thanks," he said. It was obvious
he had to keep himself from bouncing his way out of the room.
Finally, Genkai gave into temptation and started laughing. Between Yukina's
obvious crush on Kuwabara, and Shuuichi's obvious crush on Hiei, she had the
feeling things were going to be much more interesting than she'd first thought.
****
"What is it?" Hiei snapped at the soft knock on his door.
"Ano, it's me, Hiei. Genkai-sempai said that you would be up here," he heard
Shuuichi say through the doorway.
Hesitating for only a moment, Hiei quickly pulled on his pants before making his
way toward the door. Genkai, Yukina, and other demons he wouldn't really care
about seeing him while he changed. Nudity, for demons such as himself, had never
been a big issue. However, the thought of being nude in front of Shuuichi
bothered him for some reason.
"What do you want?" he asked, pulling the door open.
Shuuichi opened his mouth, then seemed to freeze for a second. Hiei arched a
brow when he saw that Shuuichi was staring, a flush working along his cheeks.
Humans were very confusing, Hiei decided, leaving the doorway to grab the tank
top off of his bed and pull it on.
"I wanted to see the rest of the temple. Genkai-sempai said that I should ask
you to show me around while the girls are making supper," Shuuichi stammered,
finally seeming to break out of whatever daze he had been in.
What the hell was that old woman thinking? Hiei wasn't some kind of tourist
service! Still, perhaps she could sense something that he could not. Also, this
might give him a chance to see if Shuuichi had any spiritual power beyond the
small amounts he could already sense. One never knew when a situation would
arrise.
Hiei was careful to keep his thoughts to himself as he studied the other boy.
"I'll show you around," he agreed finally.
"Thank you," Shuuichi replied, following him down the stairway and into the main
part of the house.
"This is the section where we live. It isn't any different from a normal house,"
Hiei stated, motioning down the hall breifly. "I'll show you the rest of it,
though."
Nodding, Shuuichi remained quiet as they made their way out of the house. The
other part of the temple was a seperate section a short distance away. Shuuichi
was quiet as they made their way over, and Hiei was glad. He disliked humans who
talked too much, not knowing when quiet was more appreciated.
"Genkai's garden is over there," Hiei said off-hand, motioning to the small
garden half-hidden behind the house.
"Oh, a garden?" Shuuichi said, his eyes lighting up.
Hiei paused for a moment then, seeing the hopeful expression in the other's
eyes, relented and led the youth toward the garden. "Yukina helps her look after
it before we head to school," he stated.
"I have a garden at home, as well. My mother and I used to look after it
together, but she has been ill recently so I've been doing it on my own. I've
always liked playing around in the garden since I was little," Shuuichi said, a
smile on his lips as he knelt down to touch the petals gently.
Although nothing changed, Hiei suddenly felt the energy around Shuuichi shift.
The youth didn't seem to notice as the plants, which held their own nearly
invisble traces of spiritul energy, reacted at his touch. Although he kept his
expression schooled carefully, Hiei had to admit that he was surprised. He
wouldn't of thought that flowers would cause Shuuichi's energy to react.
Usually, someone's energy reacted swiftly only during battle or passion.
The factor that caught Hiei's attention most, however, was the fact that the
energy he felt radiating from Shuuichi was not the normal spiritual energy of a
human, but rather the youki of a demon. It was impossible that Shuuichi could
possess the energy pattern of a demon without being one, but not even Koenma's
file had meantioned the possibility of Shuuichi being human.
In fact, he didn't seem to notice in the least that the plants he touched with
delicate fingers seemed to react almost instantly. Any that had been wilting
were now recovering, and those that were healthy seemed to become even more
vibrant.
Now he could see why Koenma had chosen this particular human. Although Hiei
couldn't figure out how a bond with plants could help in a fight, the strngth
which Shuuichi possessed was undenyable.
"Ouch!" Shuuichi suddenly exclaimed, breaking Hiei from his thoughts.
"What happened?" he asked, shifting forward.
Shuuichi was holding his hand and pouting. Blood was starting to well up on his
finger tip. "I accidently touched a rose thorn. I wasn't expecting it to be so
sharp," he said, looking embarassed.
"Let me see," Hiei said, taking Shuuichi's hand. As he did with his own wounds,
he licked the blood away so he could get a closer look. "It isn't very serious.
I'll ask Yukina to put a bandage on it for you, but it won't bleed for long."
When he looked up, Hiei was surprised to find Shuuichi turning a remarkable
shade of red. Confused, he let Shuuichi's hand go and motioned for the other to
follow him back into the house. Without a word, the other nodded and followed.
Hiei knew that red cheeks meant the other was blushing. However, he couldn't
figure out what the other could possibly be blushing about.
End Episode 7