When An Angel Falls
Chapter 10: Look Before You Leap
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"Hiei is going to kill us if he finds out!" Kuwabara yelled, terrified of the possibility that Hiei knew their 'plan'. "That's why Hiei is not going to find out." Assured Yusuke. "Oh, really?" Kuwabara asked sarcastically. "I've got another plan." Kuwabara sweat-drops and falls anime style. "That's exactly why we're in this mess in the first place." He grabbed Yusuke by the collar and screamed in his face. "Ah, ha!" he exclaimed. "What?" asked Kuwabara and released him. "So you admit it was my idea in the first place, ha ha!" cheered Yusuke. "Yeah and that's exactly what I'm gonna tell Hiei." Kuwabara said and started walking away. "Doh!" Yusuke smacked his forehead, "Wait! You can't tell him, he'll incinerate you too." *************************************************************
Kurama awoke; he snuggled closer to the warm body next to him. "Hn." Was the only response as he got up and got dressed. Kurama felt it was the best morning in his life, and why not bike into town to get some supplies to celebrate. They needed more food, and Kurama wanted to get Hiei something he knew he would like.
The sun was great on a day like this, shining through the small overhanging of trees, which was actually perfect for the pair watching him, hoping to Koenma nothing happened to him, praying Hiei would never kill his best- friend, and wondering if was their destiny to be cursed. But Kurama never noticed them, Kurama never really noticed much of anything, only how the wind blew through his hair, the fresh sent of morning, and the fact that he was finally and truly happy. Those were the only things Kurama noticed, and a certain truck driver only noticed a red-haired doctor until it was too late. *************************************************************
"I can't believe it!" yelled Yusuke in panic. "That stupid crystal ball thing was right!" said Kuwabara in the same tone. "Why am I so screwed? What have I done to deserve this?" Yusuke shook his fist up at the clouds. "We were just trying to help, we thought Hiei would be happy, we didn't know about Kurama, we didn't know he would..." Kuwabara was cut off. "Die?" a voice asked behind them. "Ahh!" screamed Kuwabara as he leapt ten feet in the air. "Don't do that." Yusuke said hand over his heart that tried to leap out his mouth. Koenma stood behind them, (an: teen Koenma, yay!!!!! *drools*) "What's with the fancy get up?" Yusuke asked slipping back into his normal self.
"You have to save us." Kuwabara pleaded. "No." Koenma answered. "But I will save Kurama, he will have a choice, Botan will bring him here in exactly one minute." Koenma said lifting a watch. *************************************************************
Kurama never felt a thing, he felt a jolt, then he felt sad, but he smiled when he thought about Hiei, he knew he was dying, even before he saw her, she floated down extending her hand down to him and lifting him up. "I'm Botan." She grinned warmly. "Kurama." He said softly smiling back. She had blue long hair, and she was floating on an oar. Which many people thought weird but never asked.
"I will take you to Koenma, you're fate will be decided there." She pulled him up on the oar, which he hung on with one arm, thanks to his lack of weight, and a body. *************************************************************
'Kurama.' Hiei thought suddenly jolting out of bed. Grabbing his pants he rushed out of the cabin. 'Sure wish I could fly again.' He thought with only the slightest regret. Hiei jumped from tree to tree in blinding speed. His mind worked but his heart stopped. He found Kurama...what was left of him. *************************************************************
"Kurama, we have been watching you and I have decided to give you two chances, you can let Botan place you where she chooses, or you may join us and be another of my 'guardian angels' as people so like to call them. The benefits are, you may choose anywhere, but you will not receive a solid form, you could choose to return to human world, but you will wander aimlessly for the rest of time, now being an angel, you will receive a solid form, which you can't use all the time, and people can only see you if they are willing, but you must work for me. Choose well, and think hard, you have a lot of time, no rush." Koenma spoke very sophisticatedly, as sophisticated as possible with a pacifier in his mouth.
"I believe I would rather enjoy working for you." Kurama answered truthfully. "Never a dull moment." Muttered Yusuke. "Especially if you screw everything up." Snapped Kuwabara. "Shh!" Botan put her index finger to her lips. "Very well, your wings." Koenma said and snapped his fingers. Beautiful feathers sprouted from his back, Kurama was expecting it to hurt, badly, but he didn't feel a thing. He was shocked, he touched his cheek, nothing, he ran his fingers through his hair, still nothing. 'This must be what it was like for Hiei.' He thought suddenly, his thoughts startled him. 'Oh...Hiei' he thought with sadness, 'How well it all had seemed, everything was so perfect, but I will treasure our time with all my heart.' Kurama was saddened, life without Hiei would be rough, but it was fate, and he felt that it was destiny, and soon it would all come together, it was still fuzzy, but it would get clearer.
"Someone better go talk to Hiei." Suggested Keiko. "Will you people stop that!" Yusuke yelled. "Stop what?" she asked. "Sneaking up behind me, yeesh, do you want to give me a heart-attack?" he yelled back in her face. "Don't yell at me Yusuke Urameshi." Keiko smacked him on the side of the head. "Now get down there, explain it all to Hiei, and I mean ALL! If you don't you will face a death worse than anything Hiei could ever think of." She growled. "Damn." Yusuke muttered, but nevertheless, he flew down, wings sagging and head hung low. *************************************************************
"Was that him?" the man asked. Shiori could only nod, her son, her beautiful baby was dead. Dead, dead, dead. She stumbled out of the morgue, numb. When they had called her she had hoped they were mistaken, when they told her they found his I.D. in his wallet she still had hope. She was alone now, he was the only one left. Her husband had died a while ago, but she still cried at night when no one slept beside her. She had refused to date, instead she had gotten a small job and devoted the rest of her time to her son. But he had grown, gone to school, he really was a smart child, and he moved away.
He had a steady girlfriend and a job he had wanted since childhood. But she knew something was not right with him, he had a far away look in his eye, he was constantly distracted, and she knew he couldn't sleep, after all the sleep-less nights she experienced she knew the symptoms, and the harsh effects. But her fears were strengthened when Ayiko had called her in tears explaining how he had broken off her engagement propose.
But now he was gone, she would never see him again, and for many years she would not have a moments sleep without the image of his body, it really wasn't him, it was more like a shell. Because a person is just a body without a soul, and bodies should always be disposed of. *************************************************************
Yusuke fluttered down inside the cabin like a dead leaf, he felt awful, horrible, he had never felt this bad his whole life. Yusuke didn't let himself be seen, not yet, he wasn't ready. Hiei had lit a small fire, and it glowed through the whole cabin, he had refused to turn on any lights, he couldn't stand the light. He only wanted darkness, and fire, not for warmth, but for burning, like his heart, Hiei wanted his soul to burn, wherever it was, but he knew that it no longer existed. He had given it up, and he was suck here.
Hiei noticed a change in atmosphere. Yusuke had dropped in for a visit. "Did you do it?" he asked quietly, almost too quiet. "Do what?" Yusuke let himself be seen, and he felt like a child with its hand in the cookie jar. "Did you take him?" he growled. "No." Yusuke shook his head, that was the only thing that would be clear of his conscious.
"Was it worth it? For that night, your eternity of happiness? Your soul?" Yusuke asked. Hiei looked at him sadly, "Yes. I would have done it to touch him once and feel him, only once. And if I never did it, I knew I could never be happy." Yusuke truly felt like crying, but he started to feel much better, maybe getting those two together did have its benefits. "Leave." Hiei said. He looked away, back towards the fire, and he stared at it until it went out. *************************************************************
Wow, so much drama, it makes my head hurt. So you better start those reviews, so I can get on with the next chapter. So far I think we have a very good deal going on, chapters for reviews, and thank-you all so much for your lovely reviews, (if you're an author you understand how it is). I promise to start the next chapter ASAP, and get it up ASAP.
"Hiei is going to kill us if he finds out!" Kuwabara yelled, terrified of the possibility that Hiei knew their 'plan'. "That's why Hiei is not going to find out." Assured Yusuke. "Oh, really?" Kuwabara asked sarcastically. "I've got another plan." Kuwabara sweat-drops and falls anime style. "That's exactly why we're in this mess in the first place." He grabbed Yusuke by the collar and screamed in his face. "Ah, ha!" he exclaimed. "What?" asked Kuwabara and released him. "So you admit it was my idea in the first place, ha ha!" cheered Yusuke. "Yeah and that's exactly what I'm gonna tell Hiei." Kuwabara said and started walking away. "Doh!" Yusuke smacked his forehead, "Wait! You can't tell him, he'll incinerate you too." *************************************************************
Kurama awoke; he snuggled closer to the warm body next to him. "Hn." Was the only response as he got up and got dressed. Kurama felt it was the best morning in his life, and why not bike into town to get some supplies to celebrate. They needed more food, and Kurama wanted to get Hiei something he knew he would like.
The sun was great on a day like this, shining through the small overhanging of trees, which was actually perfect for the pair watching him, hoping to Koenma nothing happened to him, praying Hiei would never kill his best- friend, and wondering if was their destiny to be cursed. But Kurama never noticed them, Kurama never really noticed much of anything, only how the wind blew through his hair, the fresh sent of morning, and the fact that he was finally and truly happy. Those were the only things Kurama noticed, and a certain truck driver only noticed a red-haired doctor until it was too late. *************************************************************
"I can't believe it!" yelled Yusuke in panic. "That stupid crystal ball thing was right!" said Kuwabara in the same tone. "Why am I so screwed? What have I done to deserve this?" Yusuke shook his fist up at the clouds. "We were just trying to help, we thought Hiei would be happy, we didn't know about Kurama, we didn't know he would..." Kuwabara was cut off. "Die?" a voice asked behind them. "Ahh!" screamed Kuwabara as he leapt ten feet in the air. "Don't do that." Yusuke said hand over his heart that tried to leap out his mouth. Koenma stood behind them, (an: teen Koenma, yay!!!!! *drools*) "What's with the fancy get up?" Yusuke asked slipping back into his normal self.
"You have to save us." Kuwabara pleaded. "No." Koenma answered. "But I will save Kurama, he will have a choice, Botan will bring him here in exactly one minute." Koenma said lifting a watch. *************************************************************
Kurama never felt a thing, he felt a jolt, then he felt sad, but he smiled when he thought about Hiei, he knew he was dying, even before he saw her, she floated down extending her hand down to him and lifting him up. "I'm Botan." She grinned warmly. "Kurama." He said softly smiling back. She had blue long hair, and she was floating on an oar. Which many people thought weird but never asked.
"I will take you to Koenma, you're fate will be decided there." She pulled him up on the oar, which he hung on with one arm, thanks to his lack of weight, and a body. *************************************************************
'Kurama.' Hiei thought suddenly jolting out of bed. Grabbing his pants he rushed out of the cabin. 'Sure wish I could fly again.' He thought with only the slightest regret. Hiei jumped from tree to tree in blinding speed. His mind worked but his heart stopped. He found Kurama...what was left of him. *************************************************************
"Kurama, we have been watching you and I have decided to give you two chances, you can let Botan place you where she chooses, or you may join us and be another of my 'guardian angels' as people so like to call them. The benefits are, you may choose anywhere, but you will not receive a solid form, you could choose to return to human world, but you will wander aimlessly for the rest of time, now being an angel, you will receive a solid form, which you can't use all the time, and people can only see you if they are willing, but you must work for me. Choose well, and think hard, you have a lot of time, no rush." Koenma spoke very sophisticatedly, as sophisticated as possible with a pacifier in his mouth.
"I believe I would rather enjoy working for you." Kurama answered truthfully. "Never a dull moment." Muttered Yusuke. "Especially if you screw everything up." Snapped Kuwabara. "Shh!" Botan put her index finger to her lips. "Very well, your wings." Koenma said and snapped his fingers. Beautiful feathers sprouted from his back, Kurama was expecting it to hurt, badly, but he didn't feel a thing. He was shocked, he touched his cheek, nothing, he ran his fingers through his hair, still nothing. 'This must be what it was like for Hiei.' He thought suddenly, his thoughts startled him. 'Oh...Hiei' he thought with sadness, 'How well it all had seemed, everything was so perfect, but I will treasure our time with all my heart.' Kurama was saddened, life without Hiei would be rough, but it was fate, and he felt that it was destiny, and soon it would all come together, it was still fuzzy, but it would get clearer.
"Someone better go talk to Hiei." Suggested Keiko. "Will you people stop that!" Yusuke yelled. "Stop what?" she asked. "Sneaking up behind me, yeesh, do you want to give me a heart-attack?" he yelled back in her face. "Don't yell at me Yusuke Urameshi." Keiko smacked him on the side of the head. "Now get down there, explain it all to Hiei, and I mean ALL! If you don't you will face a death worse than anything Hiei could ever think of." She growled. "Damn." Yusuke muttered, but nevertheless, he flew down, wings sagging and head hung low. *************************************************************
"Was that him?" the man asked. Shiori could only nod, her son, her beautiful baby was dead. Dead, dead, dead. She stumbled out of the morgue, numb. When they had called her she had hoped they were mistaken, when they told her they found his I.D. in his wallet she still had hope. She was alone now, he was the only one left. Her husband had died a while ago, but she still cried at night when no one slept beside her. She had refused to date, instead she had gotten a small job and devoted the rest of her time to her son. But he had grown, gone to school, he really was a smart child, and he moved away.
He had a steady girlfriend and a job he had wanted since childhood. But she knew something was not right with him, he had a far away look in his eye, he was constantly distracted, and she knew he couldn't sleep, after all the sleep-less nights she experienced she knew the symptoms, and the harsh effects. But her fears were strengthened when Ayiko had called her in tears explaining how he had broken off her engagement propose.
But now he was gone, she would never see him again, and for many years she would not have a moments sleep without the image of his body, it really wasn't him, it was more like a shell. Because a person is just a body without a soul, and bodies should always be disposed of. *************************************************************
Yusuke fluttered down inside the cabin like a dead leaf, he felt awful, horrible, he had never felt this bad his whole life. Yusuke didn't let himself be seen, not yet, he wasn't ready. Hiei had lit a small fire, and it glowed through the whole cabin, he had refused to turn on any lights, he couldn't stand the light. He only wanted darkness, and fire, not for warmth, but for burning, like his heart, Hiei wanted his soul to burn, wherever it was, but he knew that it no longer existed. He had given it up, and he was suck here.
Hiei noticed a change in atmosphere. Yusuke had dropped in for a visit. "Did you do it?" he asked quietly, almost too quiet. "Do what?" Yusuke let himself be seen, and he felt like a child with its hand in the cookie jar. "Did you take him?" he growled. "No." Yusuke shook his head, that was the only thing that would be clear of his conscious.
"Was it worth it? For that night, your eternity of happiness? Your soul?" Yusuke asked. Hiei looked at him sadly, "Yes. I would have done it to touch him once and feel him, only once. And if I never did it, I knew I could never be happy." Yusuke truly felt like crying, but he started to feel much better, maybe getting those two together did have its benefits. "Leave." Hiei said. He looked away, back towards the fire, and he stared at it until it went out. *************************************************************
Wow, so much drama, it makes my head hurt. So you better start those reviews, so I can get on with the next chapter. So far I think we have a very good deal going on, chapters for reviews, and thank-you all so much for your lovely reviews, (if you're an author you understand how it is). I promise to start the next chapter ASAP, and get it up ASAP.
