I'm starting to regret the direction this is going but a good writer has to try to make it work, so I'm trying!
Disclaimer: WHAT DO YOU THINK?!?!??! I don't own you know what show or you know who characters. I do own Bronwyn and Nadine.
WARNING: REALLY LONG CHAPTER
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"Grammy, what is this?" the seven year old Bronwyn asked curiously, holding up a strange silver-plated book.
The grandmother looked up from her knitting and smiled. "That, my dear, is a book about demons. Your grandfather had many close friends who were demons. It was a gift."
"Ooh, neat! Can I look at it?" Bronwyn squealed, already starting to pull the cover open.
"Go right ahead."
Bronwyn sifted through the pages eagerly, taking in everything with happiness. That was, until, she reached a page that confused her.
"Grammy, what is a jagan eye?" Bronwyn asked curiously.
The grandmother sat her knitting aside and stretched out on the floor beside Bronwyn. "A jagan eye is something that is hard to explain. It is very powerful, I'm pretty sure. It can help you do many important tasks that you wouldn't be able to do without it." She paused, and started to laugh. "A good friend of mine once told me that if you had a jagan eye and met someone of the opposite sex that had a jagan eye, you were meant to be together. That it was destiny."
"But how can that be? Just because you have something like that doesn't mean you're supposed to be together." Bronwyn said, confused.
The grandmother sighed and patted Bronwyn's head. "You're too young to understand. Let me just tell you that two people that have it can really relate to each other. They can share feelings that no one else in the universe can understand. It's very painful to have a jagan eye."
"Okay Grammy, whatever you say." Bronwyn happily said. She always trusted everything her Grammy said without doubt.
"Put the book up now, dear." The grandmother said, yawning heavily, "It's time for bed."
Bronwyn closed the book slowly and carried it to the shelf . But right before she put it up, she opened to the same page again.
" A jagan eye." She whispered, "Glad I don't have one."
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It was pitch-black in the small bedroom. Bronwyn sat in the corner, crunched up in a ball, rocking back and forth.
Well, what did my grandmother know? She was an old hag and stupid. That's why she died.
This shouldn't change anything....then why is it?
A sharp knock at the door caused Bronwyn to jump. "GO AWAY!!" She screamed.
The door opened anyway. "Bronwyn, are you okay?" Kurama asked, spying her in the corner.
"Never been better." She lied, struggling to wipe tears away.
"You don't sound that way." He said, sitting down on the bed, a caring expression on his face.
"Listen, you sound like you're going through a rough time. I want to help you." He said.
Bronwyn looked up at him. "You wouldn't understand." She snarled.
"Why don't you try me?" He said, smiling.
How can I trust him? Should I lie? No, that wouldn't solve anything. Maybe I could tell him some, but no names...
"You promise that you will not tell anybody else?" She whispered, standing up and taking a seat beside him.
"I promise." He said.
"Okay." She said, taking a deep breath. "I was actually sent here to kill someone."
"Oh." Kurama said, sounding nervous.
" I swear that it's not you." She said, starting to laugh.
"But now, I've found out something that turns my whole world upside down, and I just don't know what I should do." She said.
"Well, what have you found out?" Kurama asked.
No names, no names, no names...
"I can't tell you exactly, but this has something to do with it." She said, her hand starting to move toward her bangs.
Just before, Bronwyn started to hesitate. I never shown this to anyone besides my sister, and she's dead...
But, this just feels like the right thing to do.
She lifted up her bangs to reveal (drumroll, please) her own jagan eye.
Kurama's eyes widened in surprise, and something seemed to register in his brain.
"I think I understand." He whispered. "Goodnight." He left the room quickly.
Bronwyn was surprised by his abrupt leave, but blew it off and went back to thinking...
I will forget all about this...that I even know it....since my family died....and Aiku came along...I gave up on that part of my life....I'm independent....I'm a loner.
She went to the window and gazed into the moon. I am going to kill him tomorrow, no matter what happens.
But she still couldn't stop thinking about it...
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"Oh Nadine...It...it hurts so bad." Bronwyn cried, grasping her forehead in pain.
"Why did you even do this? Why do you want to be known as a demon?" Nadine asked desperately, helping Bronwyn to walk.
"Because I hate humans." Bronwyn growled.
" But your family is human! How can you say that?" Nadine angrily screamed.
"Sorry sis, but I do." Bronwyn said apologetically.
"I don't believe you. Is this all because of Grammy's little story about the jagan eye when you were seven?" Nadine asked.
Bronwyn's eyes perked up. She had forgotten all about that. "Well, no." Bronwyn stuttered.
Nadine eyed Bronwyn suspiciously. "Okay." She whispered. "I've gotta go. Don't expect a warm welcome when you come back to the house." she waved goodbye and ran off.
Bronwyn settled down onto the ground and began to think about the story...
" It makes sense." She said outloud. "I haven't had luck with regular boys, and I've been through painful times. It's a good arrangement."
She stood up. "I will find my mate this way." She said happily, smiling.
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Kurama sat on the couch in the living room, wondering about whether he should tell someone or not about what Bronwyn had showed him.
I promised not to, but this might be too extreme to keep under wraps.
A knock on the window caused Kurama to lose his train of thought. He jumped up and opened it, allowing Hiei to come in.
"Why did that stupid girl faint?" Hiei said, taking a seat on a chair.
"What are you talking about?" Kurama asked curiously.
"Bronwyn was in the forest and when I took off my white cloth, she fainted."
A thought hit Kurama like a freight train.
"Hiei, what are your feelings toward Bronwyn?" He asked, wondering if Hiei had anything to do with Bronwyn's problem.
"What?" Hiei screamed, "Well, um..erm.."
To tell the truth, Hiei didn't exactly know. Kurama had told him about the Kuwabara incident, and she sounded like someone who had his personality. Someone who felt the way that he did about things...
"That's a stupid question." He smirked.
I need to think about this more..."I have to go Kurama." He said, and before Kurama could say anything else, he was out the window.
Kurama was confused about Hiei's abrupt leave, but strange thoughts were swirling around his head...Could it be that...He shook his head violently...I need to stop letting my mind wander so much...
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Bronwyn had been laying in bed for almost an hour now, but she just couldn't fall asleep. Too many things to wonder about.
As she closed her eyes, trying to forget about everything, she heard footsteps walking around the room.
I didn't even hear anyone come in! She thought, starting to get very nervous.
The footsteps suddenly stopped, and Bronwyn opened one eye warily. Maybe they left...
But her heart skipped a beat when she saw a shadowy figure in the corner.
"AAH!" She screamed, starting to back up. But she accidentally backed up so far that she fell off the bed.
"For someone who calls herself "the best", You aren't very coordinated." Hiei smirked, emerging into the light of the moon.
"What are you doing here?" Bronwyn snarled, struggling to get up.
"I do what I want. I can be here if I please." He said, though not really sure what he was doing there.
"Anything in particular that you want from me?" Bronwyn asked, sitting back down on the bed.
"No. I...I...was just getting something that Kurama needed." Hiei lied. He started to move toward the drawer, wondering what he would get.
A smile crept up on Bronwyn. He's so flustered...He looks cute when he's flustered...
DID I JUST THINK THAT?!?!?!
"Find what you need?" She asked, though also becoming flustered herself.
"Uh, no. I guess it's not here." Hiei whispered, moving quickly towards the window.
Wait a minute, This is a good opportunity. She thought, pulling her knife out of her pocket.
But as he started to climb out the window, and she lifted the knife up, a small voice said...Don't...you know you don't want to....
BUT SHE MUST!!! Another louder voice screamed.
C'mon Bronwyn, you know that this isn't you...don't...
YES!! DO IT!!! DO IT NOW!! YOU CAN RETURN HOME!!!
But what if she doesn't want to return home? Maybe this can be your new life, with friends.
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!" Bronwyn screamed, clutching her head. She looked up, and noticed that Hiei had already left.
YOU MISSED YOUR CHANCE!!
Good. You know that this isn't what you want...to kill him...
YES IT IS!!!
"I can't take this much longer." Bronwyn moaned, laying her head down on the pillow.
She had no idea what she was going to do.
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This was a pretty long chapter, but it's really getting interesting!! Now, I'm happy with the direction it's going again.
I WANT REVIEWS!!! I LOVE REVIEWS!!!
