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The Dragon Chapter 5: Not all is as it Seems ~*~*~*~*~*
She slipped through the portal, taking in a deep breath. Hiei had gone through awhile ago, and was gone. Good, she thought. She reached a hand into her pocket and fingered her golden ball, before climbing into a nearby tree to sleep.
"Damn, I need my katana," she thought aloud.
"You shouldn't talk to yourself, it's a sign of insanity," Hiei's voice corrected her from the ground.
"What do you want?!" she spat.
"I wanted to ask you about Kuwabara."
"What about him?" her eyes lit up at the mention of his name.
Hiei glared at her, "He's just a fool. He loves Yukina."
"Who is Yukina?! Kuwa-kun would never do that to me."
"How do you know?"
She sat in silence and thought about it. True, she'd only known Kuwabara for a short while, and she had no idea who Yukina was. But she couldn't help but feel that Kuwabara was sweet and kindhearted. Hiei laughed.
"What's so funny!?"
"You, falling for an idiot like him," Hiei seemed to take pleasure in this.
"Who is Yukina?" she demanded.
Hiei stopped laughing and stared at her. "None of your business."
Amori could sense that she'd hit a weak spot, and backed off. "All right, I won't ask," she turned and slid down from the tree, walking away from him.
Hiei was taken aback. He'd been sure she was going to attack that weak spot and demand to know who Yukina was. This girl confused him, more so than anyone he'd ever met. He turned and walked in the opposite direction.
Amori hadn't been in Makai for long when a large flying demon swooped down at her, demanding her to give up her valuables.
"Get away!" she shrieked, running off deeper into Makai, trying to find a place to hide. The demon laughed and chased her.
She eluded him for a few minutes, darting back and forth and weaving around trees and other plants. The demon persisted, "You won't escape! Give me what you have!"
As she ran through the forest, she slipped on some mud and was sent crashing into a tree, hitting her head hard. The demon chasing her cackled evilly, "You won't escape me! Give up, and I'll make your death quick!"
She stood quickly. A small almond-shaped spot on her forehead began to glow as she stared the demon down. The tree had pressed against it sharply.
"You'll pay for messing with me," BD threatened.
"What's this?!" the demon snarled at her, landing on the ground in front of her.
She smiled evilly, "You'll pay for messing with BD, they always do," she repeated. He stared at her for a moment, then laughing.
"You're not a threat to me!" he shouted. "I could kill you so easily it wouldn't even be funny!"
She smiled. "Why do they always pick the hard way?" Her right arm began to glow. The Amori inside of her was begging, isn't this a little drastic?!
BD ignored her inner good side and assumed a stance, aiming the Black Dragon Wave directly at the demon. Without warning, it erupted from behind her and consumed the demon easily. It swooped in a large circle before she pulled it back into her tattoo with her spirit energy, with some difficulty.
She sat on the ground, breathing heavily, until a figure clad in black appeared behind her.
"Must you destroy everything in a half-mile radius?" he asked.
"Shut . . . up . . ." she panted.
He snickered at her a minute, watching her regain her composure . . . sort of. She fell from her knees to her stomach, fast asleep.
"Why me?" he sighed, before picking her up and carrying her off to Kuwabara's house.
~*~*~*~*(At Kuwabara's House)
It was nearly 3:00 in the morning. A light tapping at his window aroused Kuwabara from his sleep.
"What is it now?!" he demanded, throwing open his window groggily.
The sight made him jump backwards a bit. "What did you do to her?!" he demanded.
"I didn't do anything. She did it to herself, the fool," he placed her in Kuwabara's arms. "There, you take care of her." He turned to leave.
"Hiei . . . why did you bring her here? Why didn't you take her to Genkai? She has healing power, not me."
Hiei snorted. "You should know."
Kuwabara was silent for a moment. Then he pointed to her forehead, where the small shape was glowing, barely visible. "What's that thing?" he asked.
Hiei looked at it for a moment. "I'm not sure," he reached over to touch it.
Kuwabara jerked back, "Don't touch it! You'll hurt her!"
Hiei smirked, "You do it, then."
"No!!"
Hiei reached over and touched the glowing spot. Kuwabara panicked when it stopped glowing.
"Hmm. . ." Hiei looked intrigued. He'd never seen anything like it before.
"Stop it!!" Kuwabara panicked.
"Why? You can't tell me you actually care for her?" Hiei
"Well . . ."
"What about Yukina?" he demanded.
This hit a weak spot. "I, uh . . ."
"Forget Yukina." Hiei advised. Kuwabara stood there, awestruck.
"But . . ."
"But what? You can only have one of them," Hiei said matter-of-factly.
"Since when do you know so much about girls?!" Kuwabara demanded.
"Hn."
"Besides, I can handle it," Kuwabara said confidently.
Hiei glared at him and left, without another word.
~*~*~*~*(At Kurama's House)
Kurama sat straight up in bed, a tapping at his window the cause of his disruption. He rubbed his eyes sleepily and walked to the window, opening it for his friend.
"Yes, Hiei? What is so important?" Kurama asked.
"Kurama . . . it's Kuwabara. Do you remember that girl from Reikai? He likes her," Hiei looked distressed.
Kurama laughed, "Well, I wasn't expecting that. What's the problem?"
"What about Yukina?!"
Kurama sighed heavily and put a hand on Hiei's shoulder. "Listen, Hiei. You should go sleep. Rest awhile, and think it over. Kuwabara can handle this on his own."
"Kuwabara can barely handle going to the bathroom on his own!!" Hiei retorted.
Kurama laughed, "Well just don't interfere. He'll be suspicious, and you don't want to create any more problems than there already are. Can I go to bed now?"
Hiei leapt out the window without a word, and Kurama closed it again. "I hope he doesn't get himself into trouble . . ."
~*~*~*~*(Kuwabara's House)
A young woman with brown hair and a cigarette walked up to Amori. "Hey, you okay?"
"What- where am I?" Amori asked.
"In my living room," Shizuru said.
Amori sat up from where she'd been lying on the couch. "What day is it?"
"You've been here two days, you showed up yesterday morning," said Shizuru.
"I'd better be going, then, uhh . . .?"
"It's Shizuru, Kuwabara's older sister."
Amori gasped. "That means . . . this is Kuwabara's house?"
"You're a quick one, aren't you?"
"I have to get back now, could you tell him I said hi?" she bit her lip. Shizuru smiled.
"Of course."
"Thanks!" she ran out the door, turning down the sidewalk and high-tailing it for Makai.
"Little brother, I need to have a word with you," Shizuru called out loudly.
Kuwabara popped his head around the corner. "Is she okay . . . HEY! Where'd she go?!"
"She left."
"Why didn't you tell me!?"
"Because, what about Yukina?!" Shizuru demanded.
Kuwabara stood there silently for a moment. "I . . . I don't know."
"Thought so. You can't go playing with girls' hearts, they'll come back and hurt you," Shizuru warned.
Kuwabara laughed, "Hurt me? Not them."
"How do you know?"
"I know Yukina," he trailed off.
" . . . But not the other one."
"Well, not really . . ."
"Just don't get yourself hurt."
~*~*~*~*~*(In Makai)
Amori reached up to her forehead and pressed down on it. A small glow emitted in a sort of an almond shape.
"Ah, free at last," she said, giving a wicked smile. She walked through Makai for a bit, trying to decide where to get a new katana for herself. Her forehead glowed all the while.
She eventually decided to hunt down her old one and get that back. The Amori inside her shouted, just get a new one! Stay out of trouble! But as usual, she paid little attention to her good side.
BD smiled in spite of herself. By telling Botan the name of her good side, Amori, she'd been able to further separate Amori from BD. It was a brilliant tactic. BD was faster, stronger, and more cunning than Amori. When Amori was in control, she was generally more good-natured and less of a fighter. During times of danger, Amori would automatically resort to pressing on her forehead, releasing the BD inside her.
BD, on the other hand, never liked to give up her position of power by controlling the body.
Two minds sharing one body: Amori, the good side; and BD, the evil side.
Until recently, they had been joined as one.
By telling Botan about her old name, the Amori inside her had awoken. All of the goodness left BD and became Amori again. BD retained all of her evil.
The mind had split back into two. BD smirked and walked faster.
No one would have to know. Stop this! Let me out! Amori screamed inside her head.
"Shut up, I can barely think with you making all that noise in there," BD retorted. They were as separated now as they ever had been. They could even talk to each other again.
No! I won't! You have to let me out sometime, you know! Amori called out. But of course, only BD could hear the voice in her head.
"Don't worry. You'll have your chance. Hey, Amori?" BD asked, thankful that no one was around to hear her talk to herself.
What?! Amori snapped.
"What's with you and Kuwabara? That was disgusting! You're lucky I wasn't able to talk to you . . . you'd still have a headache."
A shadow slipped out from behind a tree. It was a greenish demon, wearing sunglasses and holding a briefcase.
"What do you want?!" BD snapped.
"Like to buy a watch?" he asked.
"Leave me alone," she glared at him.
"Such a pretty face, too bad it's wasted on a lunatic," he said, retreating back into the forest. Even the demons in Makai knew to be leery of people who talked to themselves.
She ran for a few minutes, getting some distance between the demon and herself.
"I hate you," she said.
Ditto. Amori's answer rang out in her head.
~*~*~*~*~* END CHAPTER ~*~*~*~*~*
Does that clear a bit up for you, folks? That's the reason behind everything. BD and Amori are two different people, they just so happen to share a body.
And for you stupid ones who can't figure it out, I'll spell it out for you.
BD is the one with the spot that glows on her forehead. That's your indication that she's in control of "the body."
When Amori's in control, the glow disappears. If you haven't noticed, Amori's the one with the crush on Kuwabara.
More soon, since I'm on spring break this week.
Review, onegai?!
Look for updates! Next chapter will be a Flashback as to why BD and Amori were together in the first place, how they joined as one personality, and stuff!
Flames and Torches, ~Black Dragon~
(NOTE: anything Amori has said inside BD's head WAS in italics, but I think ff.net might delete the italics. KUSO!! But the wording should make it clear when Amori's talking and when she's not . . . don't worry, I'll fix it somehow.)
The Dragon Chapter 5: Not all is as it Seems ~*~*~*~*~*
She slipped through the portal, taking in a deep breath. Hiei had gone through awhile ago, and was gone. Good, she thought. She reached a hand into her pocket and fingered her golden ball, before climbing into a nearby tree to sleep.
"Damn, I need my katana," she thought aloud.
"You shouldn't talk to yourself, it's a sign of insanity," Hiei's voice corrected her from the ground.
"What do you want?!" she spat.
"I wanted to ask you about Kuwabara."
"What about him?" her eyes lit up at the mention of his name.
Hiei glared at her, "He's just a fool. He loves Yukina."
"Who is Yukina?! Kuwa-kun would never do that to me."
"How do you know?"
She sat in silence and thought about it. True, she'd only known Kuwabara for a short while, and she had no idea who Yukina was. But she couldn't help but feel that Kuwabara was sweet and kindhearted. Hiei laughed.
"What's so funny!?"
"You, falling for an idiot like him," Hiei seemed to take pleasure in this.
"Who is Yukina?" she demanded.
Hiei stopped laughing and stared at her. "None of your business."
Amori could sense that she'd hit a weak spot, and backed off. "All right, I won't ask," she turned and slid down from the tree, walking away from him.
Hiei was taken aback. He'd been sure she was going to attack that weak spot and demand to know who Yukina was. This girl confused him, more so than anyone he'd ever met. He turned and walked in the opposite direction.
Amori hadn't been in Makai for long when a large flying demon swooped down at her, demanding her to give up her valuables.
"Get away!" she shrieked, running off deeper into Makai, trying to find a place to hide. The demon laughed and chased her.
She eluded him for a few minutes, darting back and forth and weaving around trees and other plants. The demon persisted, "You won't escape! Give me what you have!"
As she ran through the forest, she slipped on some mud and was sent crashing into a tree, hitting her head hard. The demon chasing her cackled evilly, "You won't escape me! Give up, and I'll make your death quick!"
She stood quickly. A small almond-shaped spot on her forehead began to glow as she stared the demon down. The tree had pressed against it sharply.
"You'll pay for messing with me," BD threatened.
"What's this?!" the demon snarled at her, landing on the ground in front of her.
She smiled evilly, "You'll pay for messing with BD, they always do," she repeated. He stared at her for a moment, then laughing.
"You're not a threat to me!" he shouted. "I could kill you so easily it wouldn't even be funny!"
She smiled. "Why do they always pick the hard way?" Her right arm began to glow. The Amori inside of her was begging, isn't this a little drastic?!
BD ignored her inner good side and assumed a stance, aiming the Black Dragon Wave directly at the demon. Without warning, it erupted from behind her and consumed the demon easily. It swooped in a large circle before she pulled it back into her tattoo with her spirit energy, with some difficulty.
She sat on the ground, breathing heavily, until a figure clad in black appeared behind her.
"Must you destroy everything in a half-mile radius?" he asked.
"Shut . . . up . . ." she panted.
He snickered at her a minute, watching her regain her composure . . . sort of. She fell from her knees to her stomach, fast asleep.
"Why me?" he sighed, before picking her up and carrying her off to Kuwabara's house.
~*~*~*~*(At Kuwabara's House)
It was nearly 3:00 in the morning. A light tapping at his window aroused Kuwabara from his sleep.
"What is it now?!" he demanded, throwing open his window groggily.
The sight made him jump backwards a bit. "What did you do to her?!" he demanded.
"I didn't do anything. She did it to herself, the fool," he placed her in Kuwabara's arms. "There, you take care of her." He turned to leave.
"Hiei . . . why did you bring her here? Why didn't you take her to Genkai? She has healing power, not me."
Hiei snorted. "You should know."
Kuwabara was silent for a moment. Then he pointed to her forehead, where the small shape was glowing, barely visible. "What's that thing?" he asked.
Hiei looked at it for a moment. "I'm not sure," he reached over to touch it.
Kuwabara jerked back, "Don't touch it! You'll hurt her!"
Hiei smirked, "You do it, then."
"No!!"
Hiei reached over and touched the glowing spot. Kuwabara panicked when it stopped glowing.
"Hmm. . ." Hiei looked intrigued. He'd never seen anything like it before.
"Stop it!!" Kuwabara panicked.
"Why? You can't tell me you actually care for her?" Hiei
"Well . . ."
"What about Yukina?" he demanded.
This hit a weak spot. "I, uh . . ."
"Forget Yukina." Hiei advised. Kuwabara stood there, awestruck.
"But . . ."
"But what? You can only have one of them," Hiei said matter-of-factly.
"Since when do you know so much about girls?!" Kuwabara demanded.
"Hn."
"Besides, I can handle it," Kuwabara said confidently.
Hiei glared at him and left, without another word.
~*~*~*~*(At Kurama's House)
Kurama sat straight up in bed, a tapping at his window the cause of his disruption. He rubbed his eyes sleepily and walked to the window, opening it for his friend.
"Yes, Hiei? What is so important?" Kurama asked.
"Kurama . . . it's Kuwabara. Do you remember that girl from Reikai? He likes her," Hiei looked distressed.
Kurama laughed, "Well, I wasn't expecting that. What's the problem?"
"What about Yukina?!"
Kurama sighed heavily and put a hand on Hiei's shoulder. "Listen, Hiei. You should go sleep. Rest awhile, and think it over. Kuwabara can handle this on his own."
"Kuwabara can barely handle going to the bathroom on his own!!" Hiei retorted.
Kurama laughed, "Well just don't interfere. He'll be suspicious, and you don't want to create any more problems than there already are. Can I go to bed now?"
Hiei leapt out the window without a word, and Kurama closed it again. "I hope he doesn't get himself into trouble . . ."
~*~*~*~*(Kuwabara's House)
A young woman with brown hair and a cigarette walked up to Amori. "Hey, you okay?"
"What- where am I?" Amori asked.
"In my living room," Shizuru said.
Amori sat up from where she'd been lying on the couch. "What day is it?"
"You've been here two days, you showed up yesterday morning," said Shizuru.
"I'd better be going, then, uhh . . .?"
"It's Shizuru, Kuwabara's older sister."
Amori gasped. "That means . . . this is Kuwabara's house?"
"You're a quick one, aren't you?"
"I have to get back now, could you tell him I said hi?" she bit her lip. Shizuru smiled.
"Of course."
"Thanks!" she ran out the door, turning down the sidewalk and high-tailing it for Makai.
"Little brother, I need to have a word with you," Shizuru called out loudly.
Kuwabara popped his head around the corner. "Is she okay . . . HEY! Where'd she go?!"
"She left."
"Why didn't you tell me!?"
"Because, what about Yukina?!" Shizuru demanded.
Kuwabara stood there silently for a moment. "I . . . I don't know."
"Thought so. You can't go playing with girls' hearts, they'll come back and hurt you," Shizuru warned.
Kuwabara laughed, "Hurt me? Not them."
"How do you know?"
"I know Yukina," he trailed off.
" . . . But not the other one."
"Well, not really . . ."
"Just don't get yourself hurt."
~*~*~*~*~*(In Makai)
Amori reached up to her forehead and pressed down on it. A small glow emitted in a sort of an almond shape.
"Ah, free at last," she said, giving a wicked smile. She walked through Makai for a bit, trying to decide where to get a new katana for herself. Her forehead glowed all the while.
She eventually decided to hunt down her old one and get that back. The Amori inside her shouted, just get a new one! Stay out of trouble! But as usual, she paid little attention to her good side.
BD smiled in spite of herself. By telling Botan the name of her good side, Amori, she'd been able to further separate Amori from BD. It was a brilliant tactic. BD was faster, stronger, and more cunning than Amori. When Amori was in control, she was generally more good-natured and less of a fighter. During times of danger, Amori would automatically resort to pressing on her forehead, releasing the BD inside her.
BD, on the other hand, never liked to give up her position of power by controlling the body.
Two minds sharing one body: Amori, the good side; and BD, the evil side.
Until recently, they had been joined as one.
By telling Botan about her old name, the Amori inside her had awoken. All of the goodness left BD and became Amori again. BD retained all of her evil.
The mind had split back into two. BD smirked and walked faster.
No one would have to know. Stop this! Let me out! Amori screamed inside her head.
"Shut up, I can barely think with you making all that noise in there," BD retorted. They were as separated now as they ever had been. They could even talk to each other again.
No! I won't! You have to let me out sometime, you know! Amori called out. But of course, only BD could hear the voice in her head.
"Don't worry. You'll have your chance. Hey, Amori?" BD asked, thankful that no one was around to hear her talk to herself.
What?! Amori snapped.
"What's with you and Kuwabara? That was disgusting! You're lucky I wasn't able to talk to you . . . you'd still have a headache."
A shadow slipped out from behind a tree. It was a greenish demon, wearing sunglasses and holding a briefcase.
"What do you want?!" BD snapped.
"Like to buy a watch?" he asked.
"Leave me alone," she glared at him.
"Such a pretty face, too bad it's wasted on a lunatic," he said, retreating back into the forest. Even the demons in Makai knew to be leery of people who talked to themselves.
She ran for a few minutes, getting some distance between the demon and herself.
"I hate you," she said.
Ditto. Amori's answer rang out in her head.
~*~*~*~*~* END CHAPTER ~*~*~*~*~*
Does that clear a bit up for you, folks? That's the reason behind everything. BD and Amori are two different people, they just so happen to share a body.
And for you stupid ones who can't figure it out, I'll spell it out for you.
BD is the one with the spot that glows on her forehead. That's your indication that she's in control of "the body."
When Amori's in control, the glow disappears. If you haven't noticed, Amori's the one with the crush on Kuwabara.
More soon, since I'm on spring break this week.
Review, onegai?!
Look for updates! Next chapter will be a Flashback as to why BD and Amori were together in the first place, how they joined as one personality, and stuff!
Flames and Torches, ~Black Dragon~
(NOTE: anything Amori has said inside BD's head WAS in italics, but I think ff.net might delete the italics. KUSO!! But the wording should make it clear when Amori's talking and when she's not . . . don't worry, I'll fix it somehow.)