short chapter...but...eh...deal with it. ^_^
Hiei: This human doesn't own Yu Yu Hakusho...
Thanks, Hiei...
Chapter 2
He had grown more pale since he left, his hair lost its' bounce and shine, his eyes lost their luster. His day was the same, curled up in the corner of his darkened room, staring into the open space which resembled his torn heart. His gentle soul grew more rigid each moment he remained alone.
In truth, he was not alone. His mother worried about him. She waited outside his door each day for hours with a tray of fresh soup and hot tea. Each night, she would refresh the tray and wait once again. Her patience never faded, through. She would wait, and wait, and wait.
"Shuuichi, please come out." She pleaded with kind words.
Each time, he would reply with three simply, emotionless words. "Leave me, mother." And, she did. She silenced herself until the next time she would plead with her only son.
