Chambers ()
This is getting good! I am waiting in suspense for the next chapter. Have mercy on me and upload soon!
Aqua: Hai hai!!! *beams proudly* Posting, see see?? Although it is probably not what everyone want's to read, we're really getting plot into the story now! *grin*
Yukitsu ()
Awwwwww...... poor ickle Hiei. All confused and upset. *laughs hard* while Kurama is all happy! hahahaha!!! I do hope that your planning on him remembering EVERYTHING? Especially that... thingy. Hehehehe.. But seriously, three days? Wow! that's not enough for Hiei and Kurama to... uh... kiss and make up. Not with that stupid Haru disturbing them. *gives kitsune growl* Next Chapter Please!!!! And don't ever forget: Kurama-Hiei the BEST!!! *thinks about letting Aqua borrow her 20 disks of pure Kurama-Hiei fanfics.* Maybe... when you've finished your fic. Ja!
Aqua: Daijoubu!! Things will work out for them, eventually!! ^_^;; but things won't be so easy, unfortunately. And I'm always looking for more H/K ficcies!! (I only have about four hundred saved on my compie, and I've read them all so many times!!! *wail*) If you know where I can get more fics, let me know!! *beam*
Yonaka no Inu-Ryuu
*whimper* That was a kinda sorta bad-ish cliffhanger. Not as bad as some of your other ones, but still WAAAAH!!! WHEN WILL THEY GET TOGETHER!!! WAAAAAAAH!!!! ;.; *sniffle* Write more soon!!!
Aqua: Hai hai!! ^_^;; You're away on AIM, so I can tell you here, NEXT CHAPTER being posted!! Wai wai!! ^_^;; We're almost at fourty chapters! My Gods!!
Black Starr Kitsune
You know what it is so hard to skin someone alive but not as hard as getting blood out fropm under my nails *evil grin* One less hunter go me!!! Lovin it Kurama will remember soon right and only three days wow I KNOW they will be great. Please update soon(^_^)
Aqua: Kurama remembers the important things now!! *nod nod* (read: HIEI) I decided to jump up the action a bit by decreasing the amount of days they had. Don't worry, though, I don't plan on finishing it just with that battle. There would be too much left undone!!
Icis Blue
Laughter? -_-V He responds with laughter? Shouldn't he be concerned for Hiei??? Or at least really awed and greatful/appreciative for Hiei putting Shuuichi's needs ahead of his own? And maybe I'm just itching for some angst, but since Hiei knows that Shuuichi remembers (and Shuuichi hasn't said anything to him about their relationship...) shouldn't Hiei be a little angsty? Or is he just going to bury himself in the mission? Saaa.... You certainly know the meaning of 'delayed gratification' don't you? ^_^
Aqua: LOL!! ^_^ Hai, hai. The situation is rather ironic, ne?? He's had this huge crush on Hiei this whole time, only to find out that they'd been in love for ten years in his previous life! I thought the situation deserved some laughter. *nod nod* Of course, Shuuichi hasn't meantioned that he knows they were lovers... Hmmmm... I should play with that a bit, ne? *big grin*
SilentX
omigosh!!! continue soon pls
Aqua: *nods nods* I will most definately!! ^_____^
Marikalay
I have fallen in love with your story. The alternate universe angle is fabulous, and I adore your writing style.
I can't wait to read more on this one.
Aqua: *beams* You know, I had no idea when I started writing this, that it would become such an arc of a story (or that it would be so popular!!) *bounces happily* I'm so proud!! *sniffle*
Four-leaf-Clover
Oi! I havent been reveiwing as often (and probably wont be reviewing often in the furture because of RL) But I just thought I would leave a little note saying how much a LOVED these past few chapers!! I cant wait for more!!! And even if Im not reviewing much later you should know that I will be in love with the future chapters!! *huggles* More chapters please!! *cuddle cuddle* ^^
Aqua: *cuddles back* That's okies!! So long as I get feedback every once and a while!! *nod nod* I'm glad you like them!! Things have been getting interesting in the last few chapters, ne??
ShiTiger
Hiei isn't jumping all over this little bit of truth, is he? Seems like he's still upset that Kurama died. I'm surprised that Shuuichi hasn't managed to jump Hiei himself because the Youko Kurama likely would have when rejoined with his lover. How silly they both are sometimes.
Aqua: *nods nods* poor Hiei-chan! He's so clueless as to what is really going on in Shuuichi's mind. LMAO Shuuichi has iron control!! ^___^
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Oh, yes, and I got some great fanart!! When I post up the next chapter, it will be loaded on my webpage. I hope that eveyone will go and take a look at it!!
Author's Note: At some points in the anime and manga, they call Kuwabara's Spirit Sword (Reiken) the Sword of Light (Hikari no Ken). I'm not sure if this is simply because it glows (for those of you who haven't seen the series, it is a manifestation of Kuwabara's energy, and appears as a roughly-shaped, glowing, orange blade). Either way, it isn't too important since I will be calling it a Spirit Sword from here on it, I just thought I would drop a comment because of what Botan tells him.
Reaching Your Limits: A YYH alternate universe
Episode 38: Manifestation of the Spirit Sword. Botan's Discovery
"Eh? Botan? What are you doing here?" Kazuma questioned when he saw the young girl standing beside Yukina, both of them waiting for him. He'd been late for school that morning by several hours and the teacher had punished him by making him clean the classroom. He'd told Yukina not to wait, but it appeared that she had anyway.
Botan smiled and waved. "I've come to help Yukina teach you to use your ESP. She knows quite a bit about it, but doesn't know the affects your spiritual power could have on it. Today, we're going to see if you can use your spiritual power to increase the power of your ESP," she explained.
Kazuma scratched the back of his head. "Sounds complicated to me," he commented.
"Don't worry, Kazuma. I'm sure you'll do fine," Yukina said, taking his hand as they made their way to the busstop that would take them to Kazuma's house.
"Why are we stepping so far ahead all of a sudden? I've only just learned to determine between different energy types," Kazuma questioned.
He wasn't the brightest fish in the sea, but he would of had to been an absolute moron to miss the look which the two girls shared. "Koenma just wants to make sure you learn everything as soon as possible, just in case," Botan said, looking nervous.
Kazuma was suspicious, but didn't press for an answer. He trusted Yukina to tell him when the time was right. Instead, the three of them talked about what they should do this upcoming weekend. Since they had a rather diverce group, and didn't want to do the same as they had last Sunday, it was hard to decide.
When they arrived at home, Kazuma's parents were still working and his sister was out. The three of them sat in a triangle, Yukina playing with an extatic Ekichi.
"Okay, the first thing we are going to do is teach you to recognize your own spiritual energy," Botan instructed. "Close your eyes and let your senses take in the power around you. Seperate your own from mine and Yukina's."
Kazuma closed his eyes, concentrating. He tensed a little automatically as he allowed his mind to take in the energy if the two around him. Botan had a strong sense of spirit, which was understandable with all things considered. He had to focus on the calming characteristics of Yukina's youki before his body would loosen once again. Mentally, he catagorized their energy patterns as their own, then focused on the remaining power in the area. He guess that this was his own, since they were the only three around. Ekichi had such a miniscule amount that it barely registered at all.
"All right, I think I've done it," he said, focusing all of his concentration onto the remaining energy.
"Okay," Botan said quietly. "The next thing that you need to do is learn to manifest that energy. You need to gain control of it, so that you can bend it to your will. The easiest way is to turn it into a weapon of some kind. Spiritual energy exists to defend yourself. Don't think about it, just let your mind and spirit react on your instincts. If your life was in danger right now, what weapon would you feel comfortable with? How would you defend yourself from the enemy?"
Kazuma wasn't aware that his body was moving with his mind, bringing his hands up in front of him. It wasn't until he felt the spiritual energy that he had a small hold upon flair out and the girls yelp that he realized something was going on. His eyes snapping open, he looked forward to see a blazing orange energy coming from his hand, shaped like a sword. He jerked back in shock, the sword vanishing to wherever it had came as he lost control.
"What the hell was that?" he yelped, pushing himself back up to a sitting position.
Botan and Yukina were doing the same, both girls laughing slightly. "I wasn't expecting it to work so well," Botan commented.
"That is amazing, Kazuma," Yukina praised.
"Amazing or not, I don't know what just happened," Kazuma admitted, blushing slightly.
"I didn't think that you would be able to manifest your spiritual power so easily. It is a pleasant surprise. Using your ESP, you can concentrate on your own power and transform it into a sword. Apparently, this would be your weapon of choice if you were in battle. That blade is called the Spirit Sword, or sometimes even the Sword of Light," Botan explained.
"Kazuma, try it again. This time, don't let your surprise make you lose control of it," Yukina said, smiling happily.
Nodding, Kazuma focused on his hand, reaching out with his mind. Again, he grabbed onto the spiritual power which surrounded him. He thought about the sword, about needing to protect himself. He was startled, but forced himself to remain focused, when his fist glowed slightly before a long orange blade burst from it. He could feel its handle in his hands and could feel his spirtual power feeding it, little by little.
"Amazing," he breathed, staring.
"Try to move it around," Botan instructed.
Nodding, Kazuma thought back to his fencing and kendo classes in gym, as well as some of his own training on the side. He flexed the blade in his hand, watching as it sliced through the air. Grinning, Kazuma went through a few of the basic hand motions. There was no real weight in his hand. If he couldn't feel his fingers and palm touching it, he might of thought that it wasn't even there. However, when he accidently swung his arm out too far and sliced it right through one of the walls, he realized exactly how sharp it really was.
Grimacing, he allowed the blade to vanish as he took in the damage he had caused. The blade had sliced right through the plaster and wood, leaving a line where he'd cut. "Great, now I have to figure out how to fix this before my parents come home," he grumbled.
Botan giggled and got to her feet. "I'm going to see how Yuusuke and Genkai are doing. I'll leave the rest up to you, Yukina," she said.
The Koorime smiled and nodded. "Thank you for what you have done. Kazuma is going to become a great fighter," she said. Once Botan had left, she turned her attention to the youth beside her. "Well, perhaps we should get started."
Sharing a grin, the two of them set about trying to fix the cut in the wall before his parents came home. Unfortunately, they were only half way through filling it before the two adults arrived. While Kazuma stammered out an excuse for having a girl over when no one was home, Yukina explained that she had requested Kuwabara to show her some of the patterns they'd learned in gym class with a kitchen knife.
Kazuma was more than a little surprised when they bought the excuse, despite the fact that, not only was a kitchen knife too small to make such a cut, but he didn't have gym this semester.
End Episode 38
This is getting good! I am waiting in suspense for the next chapter. Have mercy on me and upload soon!
Aqua: Hai hai!!! *beams proudly* Posting, see see?? Although it is probably not what everyone want's to read, we're really getting plot into the story now! *grin*
Yukitsu ()
Awwwwww...... poor ickle Hiei. All confused and upset. *laughs hard* while Kurama is all happy! hahahaha!!! I do hope that your planning on him remembering EVERYTHING? Especially that... thingy. Hehehehe.. But seriously, three days? Wow! that's not enough for Hiei and Kurama to... uh... kiss and make up. Not with that stupid Haru disturbing them. *gives kitsune growl* Next Chapter Please!!!! And don't ever forget: Kurama-Hiei the BEST!!! *thinks about letting Aqua borrow her 20 disks of pure Kurama-Hiei fanfics.* Maybe... when you've finished your fic. Ja!
Aqua: Daijoubu!! Things will work out for them, eventually!! ^_^;; but things won't be so easy, unfortunately. And I'm always looking for more H/K ficcies!! (I only have about four hundred saved on my compie, and I've read them all so many times!!! *wail*) If you know where I can get more fics, let me know!! *beam*
Yonaka no Inu-Ryuu
*whimper* That was a kinda sorta bad-ish cliffhanger. Not as bad as some of your other ones, but still WAAAAH!!! WHEN WILL THEY GET TOGETHER!!! WAAAAAAAH!!!! ;.; *sniffle* Write more soon!!!
Aqua: Hai hai!! ^_^;; You're away on AIM, so I can tell you here, NEXT CHAPTER being posted!! Wai wai!! ^_^;; We're almost at fourty chapters! My Gods!!
Black Starr Kitsune
You know what it is so hard to skin someone alive but not as hard as getting blood out fropm under my nails *evil grin* One less hunter go me!!! Lovin it Kurama will remember soon right and only three days wow I KNOW they will be great. Please update soon(^_^)
Aqua: Kurama remembers the important things now!! *nod nod* (read: HIEI) I decided to jump up the action a bit by decreasing the amount of days they had. Don't worry, though, I don't plan on finishing it just with that battle. There would be too much left undone!!
Icis Blue
Laughter? -_-V He responds with laughter? Shouldn't he be concerned for Hiei??? Or at least really awed and greatful/appreciative for Hiei putting Shuuichi's needs ahead of his own? And maybe I'm just itching for some angst, but since Hiei knows that Shuuichi remembers (and Shuuichi hasn't said anything to him about their relationship...) shouldn't Hiei be a little angsty? Or is he just going to bury himself in the mission? Saaa.... You certainly know the meaning of 'delayed gratification' don't you? ^_^
Aqua: LOL!! ^_^ Hai, hai. The situation is rather ironic, ne?? He's had this huge crush on Hiei this whole time, only to find out that they'd been in love for ten years in his previous life! I thought the situation deserved some laughter. *nod nod* Of course, Shuuichi hasn't meantioned that he knows they were lovers... Hmmmm... I should play with that a bit, ne? *big grin*
SilentX
omigosh!!! continue soon pls
Aqua: *nods nods* I will most definately!! ^_____^
Marikalay
I have fallen in love with your story. The alternate universe angle is fabulous, and I adore your writing style.
I can't wait to read more on this one.
Aqua: *beams* You know, I had no idea when I started writing this, that it would become such an arc of a story (or that it would be so popular!!) *bounces happily* I'm so proud!! *sniffle*
Four-leaf-Clover
Oi! I havent been reveiwing as often (and probably wont be reviewing often in the furture because of RL) But I just thought I would leave a little note saying how much a LOVED these past few chapers!! I cant wait for more!!! And even if Im not reviewing much later you should know that I will be in love with the future chapters!! *huggles* More chapters please!! *cuddle cuddle* ^^
Aqua: *cuddles back* That's okies!! So long as I get feedback every once and a while!! *nod nod* I'm glad you like them!! Things have been getting interesting in the last few chapters, ne??
ShiTiger
Hiei isn't jumping all over this little bit of truth, is he? Seems like he's still upset that Kurama died. I'm surprised that Shuuichi hasn't managed to jump Hiei himself because the Youko Kurama likely would have when rejoined with his lover. How silly they both are sometimes.
Aqua: *nods nods* poor Hiei-chan! He's so clueless as to what is really going on in Shuuichi's mind. LMAO Shuuichi has iron control!! ^___^
----
Oh, yes, and I got some great fanart!! When I post up the next chapter, it will be loaded on my webpage. I hope that eveyone will go and take a look at it!!
Author's Note: At some points in the anime and manga, they call Kuwabara's Spirit Sword (Reiken) the Sword of Light (Hikari no Ken). I'm not sure if this is simply because it glows (for those of you who haven't seen the series, it is a manifestation of Kuwabara's energy, and appears as a roughly-shaped, glowing, orange blade). Either way, it isn't too important since I will be calling it a Spirit Sword from here on it, I just thought I would drop a comment because of what Botan tells him.
Reaching Your Limits: A YYH alternate universe
Episode 38: Manifestation of the Spirit Sword. Botan's Discovery
"Eh? Botan? What are you doing here?" Kazuma questioned when he saw the young girl standing beside Yukina, both of them waiting for him. He'd been late for school that morning by several hours and the teacher had punished him by making him clean the classroom. He'd told Yukina not to wait, but it appeared that she had anyway.
Botan smiled and waved. "I've come to help Yukina teach you to use your ESP. She knows quite a bit about it, but doesn't know the affects your spiritual power could have on it. Today, we're going to see if you can use your spiritual power to increase the power of your ESP," she explained.
Kazuma scratched the back of his head. "Sounds complicated to me," he commented.
"Don't worry, Kazuma. I'm sure you'll do fine," Yukina said, taking his hand as they made their way to the busstop that would take them to Kazuma's house.
"Why are we stepping so far ahead all of a sudden? I've only just learned to determine between different energy types," Kazuma questioned.
He wasn't the brightest fish in the sea, but he would of had to been an absolute moron to miss the look which the two girls shared. "Koenma just wants to make sure you learn everything as soon as possible, just in case," Botan said, looking nervous.
Kazuma was suspicious, but didn't press for an answer. He trusted Yukina to tell him when the time was right. Instead, the three of them talked about what they should do this upcoming weekend. Since they had a rather diverce group, and didn't want to do the same as they had last Sunday, it was hard to decide.
When they arrived at home, Kazuma's parents were still working and his sister was out. The three of them sat in a triangle, Yukina playing with an extatic Ekichi.
"Okay, the first thing we are going to do is teach you to recognize your own spiritual energy," Botan instructed. "Close your eyes and let your senses take in the power around you. Seperate your own from mine and Yukina's."
Kazuma closed his eyes, concentrating. He tensed a little automatically as he allowed his mind to take in the energy if the two around him. Botan had a strong sense of spirit, which was understandable with all things considered. He had to focus on the calming characteristics of Yukina's youki before his body would loosen once again. Mentally, he catagorized their energy patterns as their own, then focused on the remaining power in the area. He guess that this was his own, since they were the only three around. Ekichi had such a miniscule amount that it barely registered at all.
"All right, I think I've done it," he said, focusing all of his concentration onto the remaining energy.
"Okay," Botan said quietly. "The next thing that you need to do is learn to manifest that energy. You need to gain control of it, so that you can bend it to your will. The easiest way is to turn it into a weapon of some kind. Spiritual energy exists to defend yourself. Don't think about it, just let your mind and spirit react on your instincts. If your life was in danger right now, what weapon would you feel comfortable with? How would you defend yourself from the enemy?"
Kazuma wasn't aware that his body was moving with his mind, bringing his hands up in front of him. It wasn't until he felt the spiritual energy that he had a small hold upon flair out and the girls yelp that he realized something was going on. His eyes snapping open, he looked forward to see a blazing orange energy coming from his hand, shaped like a sword. He jerked back in shock, the sword vanishing to wherever it had came as he lost control.
"What the hell was that?" he yelped, pushing himself back up to a sitting position.
Botan and Yukina were doing the same, both girls laughing slightly. "I wasn't expecting it to work so well," Botan commented.
"That is amazing, Kazuma," Yukina praised.
"Amazing or not, I don't know what just happened," Kazuma admitted, blushing slightly.
"I didn't think that you would be able to manifest your spiritual power so easily. It is a pleasant surprise. Using your ESP, you can concentrate on your own power and transform it into a sword. Apparently, this would be your weapon of choice if you were in battle. That blade is called the Spirit Sword, or sometimes even the Sword of Light," Botan explained.
"Kazuma, try it again. This time, don't let your surprise make you lose control of it," Yukina said, smiling happily.
Nodding, Kazuma focused on his hand, reaching out with his mind. Again, he grabbed onto the spiritual power which surrounded him. He thought about the sword, about needing to protect himself. He was startled, but forced himself to remain focused, when his fist glowed slightly before a long orange blade burst from it. He could feel its handle in his hands and could feel his spirtual power feeding it, little by little.
"Amazing," he breathed, staring.
"Try to move it around," Botan instructed.
Nodding, Kazuma thought back to his fencing and kendo classes in gym, as well as some of his own training on the side. He flexed the blade in his hand, watching as it sliced through the air. Grinning, Kazuma went through a few of the basic hand motions. There was no real weight in his hand. If he couldn't feel his fingers and palm touching it, he might of thought that it wasn't even there. However, when he accidently swung his arm out too far and sliced it right through one of the walls, he realized exactly how sharp it really was.
Grimacing, he allowed the blade to vanish as he took in the damage he had caused. The blade had sliced right through the plaster and wood, leaving a line where he'd cut. "Great, now I have to figure out how to fix this before my parents come home," he grumbled.
Botan giggled and got to her feet. "I'm going to see how Yuusuke and Genkai are doing. I'll leave the rest up to you, Yukina," she said.
The Koorime smiled and nodded. "Thank you for what you have done. Kazuma is going to become a great fighter," she said. Once Botan had left, she turned her attention to the youth beside her. "Well, perhaps we should get started."
Sharing a grin, the two of them set about trying to fix the cut in the wall before his parents came home. Unfortunately, they were only half way through filling it before the two adults arrived. While Kazuma stammered out an excuse for having a girl over when no one was home, Yukina explained that she had requested Kuwabara to show her some of the patterns they'd learned in gym class with a kitchen knife.
Kazuma was more than a little surprised when they bought the excuse, despite the fact that, not only was a kitchen knife too small to make such a cut, but he didn't have gym this semester.
End Episode 38