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Sorry that it has taken me so long to get this chappie up. But I hope you all like it so here it is!
Beginnings and Ends Chapter 2
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"Take me to the Reikai." she said to Hiei through clenched teeth. "Hn. You're sure?" he said, looking at her with a somewhat concerned face. She snapped her head to look at him and gave him a very icy glare. "I said let's go!" she roared at him. Hiei took a step backward in fright before reaching into his pocket for the communicator that Koenma had given him to contact Botan with.
They were all gathered in Koenma's office rather soon. "I trust that Hiei told you about the mission, Susunei?" asked Koenma from atop his desk. "Yes, Koenma sir, he did." was her reply. She was hiding her emotions very well, even better than Hiei. She stood very still and straight, unlike Kuwabara or Yusuke, and she had her hands flat against her sides and there was no emotion on her face. "Good, then you all can go now. Botan." said Koenma and Botan opened the portal. They all stepped through, except Koenma, Botan, and Koenma's ogre. Susunei relaxed from her position and focused on trying to find the demon's power. "That way." she said and pointed. "Why should we trust you? And what's 'that way'?" said Yusuke. She looked at him and walked towards him. She grabbed hold of his collar and lifted him off the ground, "Do you want my help or not?" she demanded. Yusuke gulped and shook his head up and down. Kuwabara stood scared stiff and Hiei watched in admiration, surprised that she could still do that. "Good. Then we go that way. I can sense Suuichi's energy and some unknown energy going towards it." she said and put Yusuke down on his feet once more. He almost collapsed with relief from being on the ground again.
They started walking in the direction that Susunei had pointed. Hiei was walking unusually close to her. "As long as I'm this close to her, it would be extremely difficult for anything to attack her." thought Hiei. "How close are we?" Hiei asked Susunei using his jagan so the others would not hear their conversation. "Not as close as that other energy I sensed. Unless we speed up, we'll never reach him in time if the other energy is the soul-eating demon." she replied. "Don't worry, we'll get there. If it makes it to Kurama first, it will still take it awhile before it can eat his soul." Hiei told her, still using his jagan. "Thanks, Hiei. You're a lot nicer than you let on, you know. Someone like me could really fall for someone like you. I probably would if I hadn't already fallen for Suuichi." she replied. He blushed at what she said and she laughed a little when she saw his face. They were walking far enough back to where the other two didn't hear her laugh, but Hiei heard it. "What's so funny?" demanded Hiei using his jagan. "You are. You looked as red as a cherry!" she replied. "I'll show you...what the hell?!"
They were suddenly attacked by a group of demon souls. "Oh great, how the hell are we supposed to fight the souls of demons?!" demanded Yusuke. "I say leave them all to me, Urameshi!" said Kuwabara charging in to attack. His spirit sword went right through a demon soul without harming it. "What the hell?!" he shouted as he was hit by the demon soul and flew back. The demon souls were now playing what looked like a game of 'Hot Potato' with Kuwabara and Yusuke. Hiei and Susunei looked at each other and nodded. Hiei conjured up the Dragon of the Darkness Flame and Susunei conjured up Flaming Fireballs. The demon souls were soon burned to ashes and Kuwabara and Yusuke were covered in ashes as well for they had fallen into the remains of the demon souls. Susunei laughed as Kuwabara coughed up ashes. "That's not funny!" shouted Yusuke and Kuwabara in unison. "Yes it is!" said Susunei in reply. "You want to fight?!" shouted Kuwabara as he stood up and prepared to charge Susunei. "No, she does not." said Hiei as he put his arm out straight in front of her in case Kuwabara did attack. Susunei stood back and looked at his arm in shock, Kuwabara and Yusuke stared in awe because Hiei had protected her.
They were walking again as soon as Yusuke and Kuwabara had gotten up and dusted themselves off. "Why'd you protect me like that, Hiei?" she asked him in her mind, knowing that he would hear her and answer. "Do you think we will make it to Kurama in time?" he asked her. She looked down at her feet, disappointed that he did not answer her question. "Yes, I believe that we will....Hiei, will you please answer my question?" "Why do you want to know the answer anyway?" "Because, I..." she stopped her thought as well as her pace. She stood dead still, "Hold on you guys!" she shouted to Yusuke and Kuwabara who were in front of her and Hiei. They could tell she was trying to focus in on someone's energy. "He's...not there...the other energy..has disappeared!" she said. "What do you mean it 'disappeared'?!" demanded Yusuke. "I don't know, it just has!" she replied trying to locate the energy, "It must've switched realms! It's the only explanation! I can't find it anywhere here!" "I suggest we stay here for the night and await its inevitable return." said Hiei sitting down. "Yeah, good idea, shrimp. It is getting late." said Kuwabara as he and Yusuke sat down as well and went to sleep. Susunei sat down and Hiei went to sleep watching her.
When Susunei was sure everyone else was asleep, she wandered off a bit. "I don't understand it, why would that creature leave? Its target is here, isn't it? Unless...he sensed us as well and decided to lay low. I guess that could've happened." she said to herself. Her words were soon interrupted by an arm around her shoulders and Hiei sitting beside her. "Don't worry, it'll be back as soon as it gets hungry and then we'll get it." he said to comfort her. They suddenly turned around and faced the same direction. They saw a fox demon's soul approaching them. Hiei quickly removed his arm from Susunei's shoulders and scooted away slightly. "It's okay, Hiei. I know you were just trying to comfort her." said the soul. "Hn." was Hiei's only reply. "So this is your true form, Suuichi?" asked Susunei. "Yes, it is. But my name is Youko Kurama, and now I would appreciate it if you'd call me by it. I have come to help. The soul-eating demon you are looking for is called Shen. He is also a shape shifter. And if he does decide to come after me, I can take care of myself. But you all will need to exterminate him soon, or there will be very few souls left, and thus less people in the Ningenkai. And Susunei, I would appreciate it if you would quit grieving for me. I know you love me, and I love you as well, but it is time for you to get on with your life. If it is my permission to date other people you are waiting for, you have it. But I want you to forget about me enough to get on with your life. I must go now." Hiei and Susunei watched Youko fade away, apparently going to another part of the realm.
She looked down at the ground and Hiei watched a single, solitary tear fall to the ground. "If it is his wish, I suppose I must." he heard her say to herself. Hiei pulled her close to him and hugged her. "There, there, it's okay." he whispered in her ear to keep her from crying or losing it. She just put her chin on his shoulder and let him hold her. He rocked her back and forth as she began to cry softly. She kept seeing flashbacks from Kurama's death. "Shhh, it's okay. I'm right here, don't cry." he whispered in her ear.
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Sorry that it has taken me so long to get this chappie up. But I hope you all like it so here it is!
Beginnings and Ends Chapter 2
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"Take me to the Reikai." she said to Hiei through clenched teeth. "Hn. You're sure?" he said, looking at her with a somewhat concerned face. She snapped her head to look at him and gave him a very icy glare. "I said let's go!" she roared at him. Hiei took a step backward in fright before reaching into his pocket for the communicator that Koenma had given him to contact Botan with.
They were all gathered in Koenma's office rather soon. "I trust that Hiei told you about the mission, Susunei?" asked Koenma from atop his desk. "Yes, Koenma sir, he did." was her reply. She was hiding her emotions very well, even better than Hiei. She stood very still and straight, unlike Kuwabara or Yusuke, and she had her hands flat against her sides and there was no emotion on her face. "Good, then you all can go now. Botan." said Koenma and Botan opened the portal. They all stepped through, except Koenma, Botan, and Koenma's ogre. Susunei relaxed from her position and focused on trying to find the demon's power. "That way." she said and pointed. "Why should we trust you? And what's 'that way'?" said Yusuke. She looked at him and walked towards him. She grabbed hold of his collar and lifted him off the ground, "Do you want my help or not?" she demanded. Yusuke gulped and shook his head up and down. Kuwabara stood scared stiff and Hiei watched in admiration, surprised that she could still do that. "Good. Then we go that way. I can sense Suuichi's energy and some unknown energy going towards it." she said and put Yusuke down on his feet once more. He almost collapsed with relief from being on the ground again.
They started walking in the direction that Susunei had pointed. Hiei was walking unusually close to her. "As long as I'm this close to her, it would be extremely difficult for anything to attack her." thought Hiei. "How close are we?" Hiei asked Susunei using his jagan so the others would not hear their conversation. "Not as close as that other energy I sensed. Unless we speed up, we'll never reach him in time if the other energy is the soul-eating demon." she replied. "Don't worry, we'll get there. If it makes it to Kurama first, it will still take it awhile before it can eat his soul." Hiei told her, still using his jagan. "Thanks, Hiei. You're a lot nicer than you let on, you know. Someone like me could really fall for someone like you. I probably would if I hadn't already fallen for Suuichi." she replied. He blushed at what she said and she laughed a little when she saw his face. They were walking far enough back to where the other two didn't hear her laugh, but Hiei heard it. "What's so funny?" demanded Hiei using his jagan. "You are. You looked as red as a cherry!" she replied. "I'll show you...what the hell?!"
They were suddenly attacked by a group of demon souls. "Oh great, how the hell are we supposed to fight the souls of demons?!" demanded Yusuke. "I say leave them all to me, Urameshi!" said Kuwabara charging in to attack. His spirit sword went right through a demon soul without harming it. "What the hell?!" he shouted as he was hit by the demon soul and flew back. The demon souls were now playing what looked like a game of 'Hot Potato' with Kuwabara and Yusuke. Hiei and Susunei looked at each other and nodded. Hiei conjured up the Dragon of the Darkness Flame and Susunei conjured up Flaming Fireballs. The demon souls were soon burned to ashes and Kuwabara and Yusuke were covered in ashes as well for they had fallen into the remains of the demon souls. Susunei laughed as Kuwabara coughed up ashes. "That's not funny!" shouted Yusuke and Kuwabara in unison. "Yes it is!" said Susunei in reply. "You want to fight?!" shouted Kuwabara as he stood up and prepared to charge Susunei. "No, she does not." said Hiei as he put his arm out straight in front of her in case Kuwabara did attack. Susunei stood back and looked at his arm in shock, Kuwabara and Yusuke stared in awe because Hiei had protected her.
They were walking again as soon as Yusuke and Kuwabara had gotten up and dusted themselves off. "Why'd you protect me like that, Hiei?" she asked him in her mind, knowing that he would hear her and answer. "Do you think we will make it to Kurama in time?" he asked her. She looked down at her feet, disappointed that he did not answer her question. "Yes, I believe that we will....Hiei, will you please answer my question?" "Why do you want to know the answer anyway?" "Because, I..." she stopped her thought as well as her pace. She stood dead still, "Hold on you guys!" she shouted to Yusuke and Kuwabara who were in front of her and Hiei. They could tell she was trying to focus in on someone's energy. "He's...not there...the other energy..has disappeared!" she said. "What do you mean it 'disappeared'?!" demanded Yusuke. "I don't know, it just has!" she replied trying to locate the energy, "It must've switched realms! It's the only explanation! I can't find it anywhere here!" "I suggest we stay here for the night and await its inevitable return." said Hiei sitting down. "Yeah, good idea, shrimp. It is getting late." said Kuwabara as he and Yusuke sat down as well and went to sleep. Susunei sat down and Hiei went to sleep watching her.
When Susunei was sure everyone else was asleep, she wandered off a bit. "I don't understand it, why would that creature leave? Its target is here, isn't it? Unless...he sensed us as well and decided to lay low. I guess that could've happened." she said to herself. Her words were soon interrupted by an arm around her shoulders and Hiei sitting beside her. "Don't worry, it'll be back as soon as it gets hungry and then we'll get it." he said to comfort her. They suddenly turned around and faced the same direction. They saw a fox demon's soul approaching them. Hiei quickly removed his arm from Susunei's shoulders and scooted away slightly. "It's okay, Hiei. I know you were just trying to comfort her." said the soul. "Hn." was Hiei's only reply. "So this is your true form, Suuichi?" asked Susunei. "Yes, it is. But my name is Youko Kurama, and now I would appreciate it if you'd call me by it. I have come to help. The soul-eating demon you are looking for is called Shen. He is also a shape shifter. And if he does decide to come after me, I can take care of myself. But you all will need to exterminate him soon, or there will be very few souls left, and thus less people in the Ningenkai. And Susunei, I would appreciate it if you would quit grieving for me. I know you love me, and I love you as well, but it is time for you to get on with your life. If it is my permission to date other people you are waiting for, you have it. But I want you to forget about me enough to get on with your life. I must go now." Hiei and Susunei watched Youko fade away, apparently going to another part of the realm.
She looked down at the ground and Hiei watched a single, solitary tear fall to the ground. "If it is his wish, I suppose I must." he heard her say to herself. Hiei pulled her close to him and hugged her. "There, there, it's okay." he whispered in her ear to keep her from crying or losing it. She just put her chin on his shoulder and let him hold her. He rocked her back and forth as she began to cry softly. She kept seeing flashbacks from Kurama's death. "Shhh, it's okay. I'm right here, don't cry." he whispered in her ear.
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