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Thanks to all you pleasant reviewer people. You make me happy. I'll do a shoutout-thing to you guys at the end of this; I don't care how long it'll take.
~*~*~*~*~* The Dragon Chapter 11: Reality Check ~*~*~*~*~*
Running fast, she turned sharply to face her pursuer. A tall figure clad in black and engulfed by shadow held a golden book in one arm and a scythe in the other. Straining though she was, in the dark, his face appeared as only a black veil.
"Who are you? What do you want from me??" she shouted, on the verge of tears for her fear. However, the words came out in only a faint whisper. All of her voice had left her. In response to her faint questions, the demon lifted his scythe and brought it down upon her. The length of the scythe stretched behind her, and the curved tip of the bloodstained blade reached her neck. A chill ran down her spine as the blade sunk slowly through her skin . . .
"I'm going to die this way, aren't I . . .?" were her last thoughts.
Suddenly she felt a violent shaking to her shoulders.
"Wake up, BD!" shouted a familiar voice.
Her rescuer shook more violently as she did not wake up right away, raising her off the floor as he shook. This pounded her shoulder blades against the ground with a painful "thud, thud, thud."
"I'm up, dammit!" shouted BD in a fury, sitting up and rubbing her shoulders.
"Finally, I thought you were dying or something," said Amori.
She looked around the room. It had all been a dream . . . but so real . . . she blinked a few times. Surrounding her were Genkai, Yukina, and Amori.
"Since when do you care?" BD scowled. Pushing Amori away, she backed up and leaned her back against the wall in the small room Genkai had let her borrow. Amori looked hurt.
"You don't have to be so mean, you know," she said. "I was trying to help you."
Yukina and Genkai backed up and let Amori stand. The three of them walked out of the room without another word, letting Amori's kindness sink in.
Of course, BD being who she was, she didn't let it get to her. Scowling all the more, she scoffed and stood up. "Stupid Amori . . . she woke me up," she thought aloud. Moonlight poured through the lone window, illuminating the entire room with a soft white glow. Walking over to it, she looked out at the trees and starry sky, and admired it for its beauty.
"BD?" a tentative voice crept up behind her.
"Yes, Yukina?" she asked, recognizing her.
"Are you all right?" she asked.
"Yes."
"Are you sure?"
"Why wouldn't I be?" BD demanded.
"You were shouting that you were going to die, and I was worried," Yukina admitted.
BD paused, thinking. "It was only a dream. I'm all right."
"You're sure? Could I get you anything?" Yukina offered politely. BD shook her head and refused.
"All right then, I'll see you in the morning," Yukina mumbled before bowing politely and exiting.
Turning back towards the sky, she thought about her dream. What could it mean? Shaking her head in disbelief, she chuckled at herself.
"Who am I kidding?" she thought aloud. "It's just a stupid dream. Damn human bodies . . . head voices aren't supposed to dream."
"Which makes perfect sense," a deep, intimidating voice echoed slightly from somewhere close to her, though she couldn't tell where. "Seeing as you're no longer a 'head voice.'"
She thought a minute, backing away from the window. "W-who . . .?" For several seconds, all was quiet. BD turned and sat down on the floor, leaning back against the wall. She considered closing the window, but it had been open all night already. Besides, it was a warm night, and the stars were beautiful. Sighing, she closed her eyes.
A few seconds later, the faint sound of someone's feet tapping the ground startled her out of her daze. Looking up, she saw who had caused her disturbance and gasped in disbelief.
"Hiei?" she asked stupidly, cocking her head to one side and blinking.
"Hn," he replied curtly.
"What do you want?" she snapped, regaining composure quickly. Hiei just stood there, silent and stoic. She couldn't read his expression at all.
A soft smile graced his features as he slowly walked towards her. "You had a bad dream," he stated bluntly.
"Yes?"
He said nothing.
" . . . And?"
"And I know how you feel."
She startled at his words. He was turned away, looking out the window. The words sounded choked, as if it had taken a great effort just to spit them out.
"Are you all right?" she asked, feigning her cool act. The concern in her voice was faintly audible, though Hiei seemed elsewhere.
He sighed deeply, as though he felt like he was being torn apart inside. Like he wanted to say something, but at the same time didn't. Patiently, she listened and waited for him to tell her what was on his mind. When he didn't, she got annoyed.
"Are you just going to stand there all night?" she snapped without warning.
Turning sharply, Hiei glared at her. "It's none of your-"
"None of my business?" she whispered. "If it's none of my business, why are you here?"
He turned away from her, deep in thought. Feeling guilty, she tried to mend her mistakes.
"Do you want to hear what I saw?" she asked.
"In your dream?"
"Yes."
"Feh," he said.
"I'll take that as a 'yes' and tell you anyway," she grinned cheerily, ignoring his rude smirk. "It was all dark, everything, black. Then there was somebody . . . demon, I think; he was too tall to be human. Dressed all in black. He came after me with a long scythe and it pierced into the back of my neck, and I died in the dream. The odd thing was, he was carrying a golden book of some sort. I don't know if that's significant or not. Anyway, I died, and that's why I panicked. I couldn't fight back, and I couldn't scream. It was-"
"You could very well scream," Hiei interrupted.
She looked at him; unsure weather or not this was a joke. Though to see him grin made her feel as though she'd done something right.
"Do you think it means anything?" she asked. "I don't think I believe in all that stuff, it's dumb. But I'm new to the 'dreaming thing,' so I can't really say."
"Hn. That's idiocy. It's only a dream," he said. BD suddenly got the strange feeling that he was talking more to himself than to her.
After a few moments of listening to the silence, BD grew curious as to why Hiei was acting so strangely.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"Fine," he said, refusing to look at her. Hiei stared out the window, lost deep in thought.
"Is this about . . ." she trailed off, really having no idea as to what it might be about.
Hiei turned to face her, and his eyes looked deeply troubled. Again she got the feeling that he was torn apart inside, that he wanted to say something but could not.
Making an executive decision, he sighed and began. "It's about Yukina."
~*~*~*~*
Yes. Cliffhanger. Am I not EVIL? Well I needed a good dose of evil-ness. I was especially nice today. I lent somebody a tape to record Yu Yu Hakusho because he had to go somewhere and didn't want to miss it. Poor guy.
Oh yes, the shoutout-section I promised. Here goes nothing, and this may be awhile.
*gasp* I have WAY more reviews than I thought, so I'm only doing signed ones. Does that give you initiative to sign? Yay!
REVIEWS FOR CHAPTER 10 ONLY (sorry guys, I just don't have the time to go back and give you all credit for reviewing, this is more for ME than it is for YOU anyway)
KitsuneDreams - who ever said I didn't like you? I don't remember saying that . . . but then again I'm an idiot so you never know. I'm glad you like it, though. Thanks for reviewing. ^.^
Philly Steak 'n Cheese - WAI I love your penname. Glad you like. Don't worry! I have action covered! Sheesh, you people act like I'm STUPID or something! . . . don't answer that. *thumbs up* go you!
The Dark Magician People - uhh, sorry, you want crazy and insane go to my other fics. BD's not *that* stupid! . . . . . okay, so maybe she is. . . oh well! That's okay! we love her anyway!
Shadow Fusion - that was my brilliant idea for the chapter. GO ME! I liked it too. You rock!
JoeyWheelersGirl - glad to hear it. I'm not trying to be confusing, it just happens sometimes. It makes sense in MY head, but that's another story entirely.
Kia the Pyromaniac - thanks! I love praise. Go you!
Draith - well I thought about it. . . nobody likes dead kitsunes except for me, so I figured I'd be unusually kind to the Kurama fans and let him live. Besides, Hiei would be upset PLUS the dead fox, and then there's this big bloody mess of angst and death . . . OH MY GOD! I just got an idea for a fic. Thanks a bunch!
Well, that was eventful!
Flames and Torches,
~BD-chan~
Thanks to all you pleasant reviewer people. You make me happy. I'll do a shoutout-thing to you guys at the end of this; I don't care how long it'll take.
~*~*~*~*~* The Dragon Chapter 11: Reality Check ~*~*~*~*~*
Running fast, she turned sharply to face her pursuer. A tall figure clad in black and engulfed by shadow held a golden book in one arm and a scythe in the other. Straining though she was, in the dark, his face appeared as only a black veil.
"Who are you? What do you want from me??" she shouted, on the verge of tears for her fear. However, the words came out in only a faint whisper. All of her voice had left her. In response to her faint questions, the demon lifted his scythe and brought it down upon her. The length of the scythe stretched behind her, and the curved tip of the bloodstained blade reached her neck. A chill ran down her spine as the blade sunk slowly through her skin . . .
"I'm going to die this way, aren't I . . .?" were her last thoughts.
Suddenly she felt a violent shaking to her shoulders.
"Wake up, BD!" shouted a familiar voice.
Her rescuer shook more violently as she did not wake up right away, raising her off the floor as he shook. This pounded her shoulder blades against the ground with a painful "thud, thud, thud."
"I'm up, dammit!" shouted BD in a fury, sitting up and rubbing her shoulders.
"Finally, I thought you were dying or something," said Amori.
She looked around the room. It had all been a dream . . . but so real . . . she blinked a few times. Surrounding her were Genkai, Yukina, and Amori.
"Since when do you care?" BD scowled. Pushing Amori away, she backed up and leaned her back against the wall in the small room Genkai had let her borrow. Amori looked hurt.
"You don't have to be so mean, you know," she said. "I was trying to help you."
Yukina and Genkai backed up and let Amori stand. The three of them walked out of the room without another word, letting Amori's kindness sink in.
Of course, BD being who she was, she didn't let it get to her. Scowling all the more, she scoffed and stood up. "Stupid Amori . . . she woke me up," she thought aloud. Moonlight poured through the lone window, illuminating the entire room with a soft white glow. Walking over to it, she looked out at the trees and starry sky, and admired it for its beauty.
"BD?" a tentative voice crept up behind her.
"Yes, Yukina?" she asked, recognizing her.
"Are you all right?" she asked.
"Yes."
"Are you sure?"
"Why wouldn't I be?" BD demanded.
"You were shouting that you were going to die, and I was worried," Yukina admitted.
BD paused, thinking. "It was only a dream. I'm all right."
"You're sure? Could I get you anything?" Yukina offered politely. BD shook her head and refused.
"All right then, I'll see you in the morning," Yukina mumbled before bowing politely and exiting.
Turning back towards the sky, she thought about her dream. What could it mean? Shaking her head in disbelief, she chuckled at herself.
"Who am I kidding?" she thought aloud. "It's just a stupid dream. Damn human bodies . . . head voices aren't supposed to dream."
"Which makes perfect sense," a deep, intimidating voice echoed slightly from somewhere close to her, though she couldn't tell where. "Seeing as you're no longer a 'head voice.'"
She thought a minute, backing away from the window. "W-who . . .?" For several seconds, all was quiet. BD turned and sat down on the floor, leaning back against the wall. She considered closing the window, but it had been open all night already. Besides, it was a warm night, and the stars were beautiful. Sighing, she closed her eyes.
A few seconds later, the faint sound of someone's feet tapping the ground startled her out of her daze. Looking up, she saw who had caused her disturbance and gasped in disbelief.
"Hiei?" she asked stupidly, cocking her head to one side and blinking.
"Hn," he replied curtly.
"What do you want?" she snapped, regaining composure quickly. Hiei just stood there, silent and stoic. She couldn't read his expression at all.
A soft smile graced his features as he slowly walked towards her. "You had a bad dream," he stated bluntly.
"Yes?"
He said nothing.
" . . . And?"
"And I know how you feel."
She startled at his words. He was turned away, looking out the window. The words sounded choked, as if it had taken a great effort just to spit them out.
"Are you all right?" she asked, feigning her cool act. The concern in her voice was faintly audible, though Hiei seemed elsewhere.
He sighed deeply, as though he felt like he was being torn apart inside. Like he wanted to say something, but at the same time didn't. Patiently, she listened and waited for him to tell her what was on his mind. When he didn't, she got annoyed.
"Are you just going to stand there all night?" she snapped without warning.
Turning sharply, Hiei glared at her. "It's none of your-"
"None of my business?" she whispered. "If it's none of my business, why are you here?"
He turned away from her, deep in thought. Feeling guilty, she tried to mend her mistakes.
"Do you want to hear what I saw?" she asked.
"In your dream?"
"Yes."
"Feh," he said.
"I'll take that as a 'yes' and tell you anyway," she grinned cheerily, ignoring his rude smirk. "It was all dark, everything, black. Then there was somebody . . . demon, I think; he was too tall to be human. Dressed all in black. He came after me with a long scythe and it pierced into the back of my neck, and I died in the dream. The odd thing was, he was carrying a golden book of some sort. I don't know if that's significant or not. Anyway, I died, and that's why I panicked. I couldn't fight back, and I couldn't scream. It was-"
"You could very well scream," Hiei interrupted.
She looked at him; unsure weather or not this was a joke. Though to see him grin made her feel as though she'd done something right.
"Do you think it means anything?" she asked. "I don't think I believe in all that stuff, it's dumb. But I'm new to the 'dreaming thing,' so I can't really say."
"Hn. That's idiocy. It's only a dream," he said. BD suddenly got the strange feeling that he was talking more to himself than to her.
After a few moments of listening to the silence, BD grew curious as to why Hiei was acting so strangely.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"Fine," he said, refusing to look at her. Hiei stared out the window, lost deep in thought.
"Is this about . . ." she trailed off, really having no idea as to what it might be about.
Hiei turned to face her, and his eyes looked deeply troubled. Again she got the feeling that he was torn apart inside, that he wanted to say something but could not.
Making an executive decision, he sighed and began. "It's about Yukina."
~*~*~*~*
Yes. Cliffhanger. Am I not EVIL? Well I needed a good dose of evil-ness. I was especially nice today. I lent somebody a tape to record Yu Yu Hakusho because he had to go somewhere and didn't want to miss it. Poor guy.
Oh yes, the shoutout-section I promised. Here goes nothing, and this may be awhile.
*gasp* I have WAY more reviews than I thought, so I'm only doing signed ones. Does that give you initiative to sign? Yay!
REVIEWS FOR CHAPTER 10 ONLY (sorry guys, I just don't have the time to go back and give you all credit for reviewing, this is more for ME than it is for YOU anyway)
KitsuneDreams - who ever said I didn't like you? I don't remember saying that . . . but then again I'm an idiot so you never know. I'm glad you like it, though. Thanks for reviewing. ^.^
Philly Steak 'n Cheese - WAI I love your penname. Glad you like. Don't worry! I have action covered! Sheesh, you people act like I'm STUPID or something! . . . don't answer that. *thumbs up* go you!
The Dark Magician People - uhh, sorry, you want crazy and insane go to my other fics. BD's not *that* stupid! . . . . . okay, so maybe she is. . . oh well! That's okay! we love her anyway!
Shadow Fusion - that was my brilliant idea for the chapter. GO ME! I liked it too. You rock!
JoeyWheelersGirl - glad to hear it. I'm not trying to be confusing, it just happens sometimes. It makes sense in MY head, but that's another story entirely.
Kia the Pyromaniac - thanks! I love praise. Go you!
Draith - well I thought about it. . . nobody likes dead kitsunes except for me, so I figured I'd be unusually kind to the Kurama fans and let him live. Besides, Hiei would be upset PLUS the dead fox, and then there's this big bloody mess of angst and death . . . OH MY GOD! I just got an idea for a fic. Thanks a bunch!
Well, that was eventful!
Flames and Torches,
~BD-chan~