This is it, minna-san...the end of Densetsu no Kagami. No, don't start crying, I PROMISE there's going to be a sequel! In fact, Kelsey and I have already come up with one...keep your eyes open, there will be some roles available for some extra character. Sadly, no romance for you unless you want one of my OCs... and possibly not as large as Mikage and Zyoshi...but hey, you'll show up! I personally want to thank each and every one of my reviewers, especially the ones who have been with me through the entire story. And a special thank-you to Kelsey, for allowing me to use her as a character...I hope I captured the essence of Kelsey (eep, sounds like a perfume!). It's the reviews of all of you that kept this story alive. *starting to get teary-eyed* A...arigato...
Jin: *hands Kia a tissue*
Kia: *sobs into it* I love you all! And now, without further ado, the last chapter of Densetsu no Kagami!
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The first thing Kelsey saw when she opened her eyes was Shishiwakamaru's face. Not exactly the best thing to wake up to, according to her. So she smacked him with her pillow.
The samurai spat out a few goose feathers, and grinned wryly at the girl. "It's nice to see you're back to your sweet self."
Kelsey didn't bother to reply. There was a dull pain in her ankle, but it was bearable. Pushing aside the covers of the bed she was in, she checked it out. It was now bound securely with ace bandages. She then looked down at herself. She was in a very red large night shirt, that proclaimed, "I went to Makai, and all I got was this **** shirt!"
"How cute," she muttered, grinning. Then she looked at Shishiwakamaru. "What happened?"
The blue-haired youkai frowned slightly. "According to Suzuki, he and Yusuke found you and Kia unconscious in the middle of Netami's throne room. And Jin, too. All three of you were in pretty bad shape."
"How bad?" Kelsey asked, looking around the room, which she now recognized as the one that she and Kia shared. Her gray eyes rested on the other bed. But now there were two. Jin lay in one. His color was good, and he was breathing regularly. So he was fine. But, the occupant in the other bed...
Kia lay still, the blankets covering her moving up every once in awhile as the girl took shallow, ragged breaths. She was still quite pale, and Kelsey's concern showed in her eyes.
"What's wrong with Kia?" She snarled, grabbing Shishiwakamaru by the collar and shaking him a bit.
Shishiwakamaru sighed softly. "She acquired more injuries fighting than you did when you fought me. And using the Mirror's power drained energy from her that she did not have."
"Meaning...?" Kelsey was starting to turn red with frustration and her grip on the samurai's collar tightened.
"It means..." The samurai said patiently. "That she drained her own life energy in order to destroy Netami."
"So..." the girl looked at her friend, biting her lip. "Will she be okay?"
"It's hard to say." Suzuki walked in, settling in a chair by Jin's bed. "Kurama did all that he could to save her...so only time will tell. She does look pretty bad, though."
"Why not me?" Kelsey demanded angrily. "I feel like crap, but I'M alive!"
"More stamina...the Mirror half you possess, Courage, gives that to you. The ironic thing about Kia's half is that no one has ever learned how to use it to heal themselves...only others."
Shishiwakamaru nodded. "When the two of you unleashed the Mirror's power, it was Kia's half that made sure that the result didn't kill you, Kelsey...and it also healed Jin. He's just resting now."
Indeed, the Wind Master now sat up, blinking bleary blue eyes. "Wha...what's goin' on?"
Kelsey had buried her head in her covers, so Suzuki filled Jin in on what had happened.
The redhead's response was actually interesting. "I did WHAAAAAT?!" He yelped.
"Tried to kill Kia," Kelsey said helpfully. "But then you got stabbed with your own sword trying to save her. Life is ironic, isn't it?"
"You're not helping, dear," Suzuki muttered under his breath, as Jin looked over at the pale form of the brunette.
"Neither are you!" was the girl's quick reply, and she picked up her pillow and threw it at Suzuki. It bounced off his head, and he snatched it up. "Normally, I'm nice to invalids and girls-but in your case, I'll make an exception!" He hurled it back at her. She ducked and it hit Shishiwakamaru, who grabbed it with a growl and leapt at Suzuki. Jin watched the chaos, somewhat amused. Pillows and feathers were flying.
It was just as Shishiwakamaru was rearing back to wallop Kelsey with the poor, bedraggled pillow that someone spoke up.
"You people are WAY too noisy..."
The noise hushed abruptly, and three heads swiveled in the direction of the tired speaker. Kia was lying on her side, watching them with her brown eyes sparkling with their characteristic warmth.
Jin (with incredible speed, for someone who had just woken up) leapt up and rushed over to the bed, seizing one of the girl's hands in his. "Kia! You're alive!"
"I...am..." Kia agreed, somewhat surprised. "So sorry to disappoint you."
Suzuki rolled his eyes to the ceiling. "Yep, she's back, all right."
Kelsey grinned and hopped out of bed, balancing rather well on her good ankle. She limped over and hugged Kia. "Well, I'm off to go greet the others..."
"I'll help her!" Shishiwakamaru said hastily, standing up.
The blonde cast him a dark glare. "I'm not crippled, you know!"
Suzuki rose also. "Of course not," he said soothingly. "We're just doing this to embarrass you." Moving fluidly, he picked up Kelsey by her arms, and Shishiwakamaru grabbed her legs, earning him a kick on the nose.
"PUT ME DOWN, YOU BASTARDS! PUT ME DOWN NOW! I mean it, put me down or you are in BIG trouble!"
"Sweet as ever," Suzuki remarked with a smirk as they carried the shrieking girl out of the room and kicked the door shut.
Jin and Kia watched them go, then looked at each other.
"What was that all about?" the girl wondered aloud.
The Wind Master shrugged. "I have no idea." He coughed, cleared his throat, twice, then studied the bedspread. He still hadn't released her hand yet.
Kia looked at him, somewhat puzzled. "Um...Jin? Are...you all right?"
"I'm...fine..." Jin suddenly groaned. "No, actually, I'm the biggest baka in Ningenkai, Makai, and Reikai."
"That would be Yusuke," Kia said, gently teasing. "What brought that up?"
"I attacked you..." the redhead replied, head hanging low and ears drooping. "I tried to KILL you...and after all I said!"
"You said it yourself, you kept your promise," the girl reminded him. "Don't feel bad, it wasn't your fault! And you saved my life, Jin..."
"Kia..." The Wind Master was very slowly turning crimson.
"Hai?"
"Remember when...Touya and I went after you...when you ran off, and got burned...and you healed us?"
"How could I forget?" Kia shook her head ruefully. "I still feel guilty for that..."
"Well...you missed a spot..."
"You waited THIS long to tell me this??" The girl stared at him. "Why didn't you tell me sooner? I could've spared you some pain."
"At that point, I doubt it."
Her eyebrows furrowed in perplexity. "What are you talking about? Where is it? I think I can heal it now."
Jin, looking somewhat sheepish, pointed to his heart.
There was a brief period of silence, which consisted of Kia staring at Jin, mouth hanging open slightly. The Wind Master finally broke the awkward stillness.
"Gomen nasai..." He mumbled, finding it hard to look at her. "But...ever since you...hit me with a cookie sheet...and I saw you for the first time...I've been slowly falling in love with you."
The girl sat back with a low whistle. "That long...?" She whispered.
"Hai..."
"Jin..." Kia lifted his chin with two of her fingers, forcing him to meet her gaze. The youkai flinched, expecting fireworks or for her to produce a cookie sheet out of nowhere to knock the feelings out of him. "Calm down, I'm not going to kill you...actually..." She turned pink. "I...sort of...feel the same way...so, if you still want me to heal that wound of yours, I'll be happy to."
"Well, in that case..." Before she could say anything, Jin had captured her lips with his own.
Warmth spiralled from their kiss and filled the girl's entire body. Her eyes widened in shock, and she pulled back, breathing heavily for a moment.
Jin was watching her worriedly. "Kia, are you..." The girl shook her head, and gave him a shaky smile. "I'm fine. I've just...never been kissed like that before..."
"Like what?" The redhead was confused. He'd never kissed anyone before, except for Botan, and that was on a dare...not to mention, he'd been drunk and couldn't remember it at all.
"Like...with warmth. Like the person kissing me actually cared..." Jin was surprised to see tears filling her brown eyes.
"Of course I care!" He assured her, carefully sitting on the side of her bed and pulling her into a loose embrace.
She smiled up at him. "I liked it. Do it again, onegai?"
"Happy to oblige," was his reply and this time, Kia didn't pull away.
The door creaked open slightly, and several pairs of eyes peered in.
Mikage was grinning. "Wow, they're really into it..."
Z smirked. "Kinda looks like fun, y'know? I wouldn't mind kissing Hiei..." she trailed off, as both girls looked at her. "Nani?" She said defiantly.
Kelsey shook her head. "You guys are crazy."
"Well, we DID hear you kissed Shishiwakamaru," Mikage told the blonde girl, trying not to laugh at the look on her face.
"It was the only thing that would snap him out of it!" Kelsey hissed. "Nothing more!"
Someone snatched her arms from behind and whirled her around. She had just enough time to recognize Shishiwakamaru before he was kissing her.
Z let out a hoot.
When the samurai released the Mirror Holder, Kelsey's gray eyes were somewhat dazed. "He's not that bad," she decided.
"Love is truly wonderful, isn't it?" Kurama remarked, coming up to them.
Mikage turned red for some reason, and was about to say something, when a pillow smacked into the door.
"You're too loud!" Kia called indignantly.
"So sorry, cookie sheet!" Kelsey retorted. Well, that was it. It was war. Kia was still too weak to get up from bed, but, all the same, she had deadly aim and managed to hit most of her targets. Hiei made the mistake of wandering in, got hit by a pillow intended for Z, and soon joined the fight. Then came Yusuke, Kuwabara, Chuu, Rinku, and Suzuki.
"Ah, a pillow fight!" Everyone glanced at the speaker, and the two Mirror Holders let out a happy cry. "Ashita!"
The Creator smiled, golden eyes twinkling. "Just checking to make sure you were alive. After all, I get a feeling your adventures won't be over yet...nor for a long time."
She got nailed by a pillow. With a whoop, she heaved it back at Suzuki, who had thrown it. With that, the fight continued.
Kia and Kelsey grinned at each other. "¿Feliz ahora?" Kelsey inquired. (Happy now?)
"Usted lo sabe. Prepárese para probar la pluma del ganso, guerrera." (You know it. Prepare to taste goose feather, Warrior.)
"Solamente en sus sueños, curadora." (Only in your dreams, Healer.)
Neither knew that they were both thinking the same thing.
*I guess this is happily ever after...*
And Meikyou and Nasei, both back in their Mirror halves, wholeheartedly agreed.
-Owari-
*OOC*
Well, that's that. It's over. *sniffles* But, IS it? I'm going to try and get the sequel up by next week, at the latest. Thanks to everyone! So...tell me what you think! Here's a little teaser for the sequel, Yarikake (Unfinished)...well, what's coming...
* What? The Mirror halves aren't working? Why?
* Ashita's back! And now the girls have a new mission...involving...going to North America and AFRICA? (among other places...)
* Who is the mysterious figure who keeps warning the Mirror Holders of a distant threat?
Stay tuned! ^^
Jin: *hands Kia a tissue*
Kia: *sobs into it* I love you all! And now, without further ado, the last chapter of Densetsu no Kagami!
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The first thing Kelsey saw when she opened her eyes was Shishiwakamaru's face. Not exactly the best thing to wake up to, according to her. So she smacked him with her pillow.
The samurai spat out a few goose feathers, and grinned wryly at the girl. "It's nice to see you're back to your sweet self."
Kelsey didn't bother to reply. There was a dull pain in her ankle, but it was bearable. Pushing aside the covers of the bed she was in, she checked it out. It was now bound securely with ace bandages. She then looked down at herself. She was in a very red large night shirt, that proclaimed, "I went to Makai, and all I got was this **** shirt!"
"How cute," she muttered, grinning. Then she looked at Shishiwakamaru. "What happened?"
The blue-haired youkai frowned slightly. "According to Suzuki, he and Yusuke found you and Kia unconscious in the middle of Netami's throne room. And Jin, too. All three of you were in pretty bad shape."
"How bad?" Kelsey asked, looking around the room, which she now recognized as the one that she and Kia shared. Her gray eyes rested on the other bed. But now there were two. Jin lay in one. His color was good, and he was breathing regularly. So he was fine. But, the occupant in the other bed...
Kia lay still, the blankets covering her moving up every once in awhile as the girl took shallow, ragged breaths. She was still quite pale, and Kelsey's concern showed in her eyes.
"What's wrong with Kia?" She snarled, grabbing Shishiwakamaru by the collar and shaking him a bit.
Shishiwakamaru sighed softly. "She acquired more injuries fighting than you did when you fought me. And using the Mirror's power drained energy from her that she did not have."
"Meaning...?" Kelsey was starting to turn red with frustration and her grip on the samurai's collar tightened.
"It means..." The samurai said patiently. "That she drained her own life energy in order to destroy Netami."
"So..." the girl looked at her friend, biting her lip. "Will she be okay?"
"It's hard to say." Suzuki walked in, settling in a chair by Jin's bed. "Kurama did all that he could to save her...so only time will tell. She does look pretty bad, though."
"Why not me?" Kelsey demanded angrily. "I feel like crap, but I'M alive!"
"More stamina...the Mirror half you possess, Courage, gives that to you. The ironic thing about Kia's half is that no one has ever learned how to use it to heal themselves...only others."
Shishiwakamaru nodded. "When the two of you unleashed the Mirror's power, it was Kia's half that made sure that the result didn't kill you, Kelsey...and it also healed Jin. He's just resting now."
Indeed, the Wind Master now sat up, blinking bleary blue eyes. "Wha...what's goin' on?"
Kelsey had buried her head in her covers, so Suzuki filled Jin in on what had happened.
The redhead's response was actually interesting. "I did WHAAAAAT?!" He yelped.
"Tried to kill Kia," Kelsey said helpfully. "But then you got stabbed with your own sword trying to save her. Life is ironic, isn't it?"
"You're not helping, dear," Suzuki muttered under his breath, as Jin looked over at the pale form of the brunette.
"Neither are you!" was the girl's quick reply, and she picked up her pillow and threw it at Suzuki. It bounced off his head, and he snatched it up. "Normally, I'm nice to invalids and girls-but in your case, I'll make an exception!" He hurled it back at her. She ducked and it hit Shishiwakamaru, who grabbed it with a growl and leapt at Suzuki. Jin watched the chaos, somewhat amused. Pillows and feathers were flying.
It was just as Shishiwakamaru was rearing back to wallop Kelsey with the poor, bedraggled pillow that someone spoke up.
"You people are WAY too noisy..."
The noise hushed abruptly, and three heads swiveled in the direction of the tired speaker. Kia was lying on her side, watching them with her brown eyes sparkling with their characteristic warmth.
Jin (with incredible speed, for someone who had just woken up) leapt up and rushed over to the bed, seizing one of the girl's hands in his. "Kia! You're alive!"
"I...am..." Kia agreed, somewhat surprised. "So sorry to disappoint you."
Suzuki rolled his eyes to the ceiling. "Yep, she's back, all right."
Kelsey grinned and hopped out of bed, balancing rather well on her good ankle. She limped over and hugged Kia. "Well, I'm off to go greet the others..."
"I'll help her!" Shishiwakamaru said hastily, standing up.
The blonde cast him a dark glare. "I'm not crippled, you know!"
Suzuki rose also. "Of course not," he said soothingly. "We're just doing this to embarrass you." Moving fluidly, he picked up Kelsey by her arms, and Shishiwakamaru grabbed her legs, earning him a kick on the nose.
"PUT ME DOWN, YOU BASTARDS! PUT ME DOWN NOW! I mean it, put me down or you are in BIG trouble!"
"Sweet as ever," Suzuki remarked with a smirk as they carried the shrieking girl out of the room and kicked the door shut.
Jin and Kia watched them go, then looked at each other.
"What was that all about?" the girl wondered aloud.
The Wind Master shrugged. "I have no idea." He coughed, cleared his throat, twice, then studied the bedspread. He still hadn't released her hand yet.
Kia looked at him, somewhat puzzled. "Um...Jin? Are...you all right?"
"I'm...fine..." Jin suddenly groaned. "No, actually, I'm the biggest baka in Ningenkai, Makai, and Reikai."
"That would be Yusuke," Kia said, gently teasing. "What brought that up?"
"I attacked you..." the redhead replied, head hanging low and ears drooping. "I tried to KILL you...and after all I said!"
"You said it yourself, you kept your promise," the girl reminded him. "Don't feel bad, it wasn't your fault! And you saved my life, Jin..."
"Kia..." The Wind Master was very slowly turning crimson.
"Hai?"
"Remember when...Touya and I went after you...when you ran off, and got burned...and you healed us?"
"How could I forget?" Kia shook her head ruefully. "I still feel guilty for that..."
"Well...you missed a spot..."
"You waited THIS long to tell me this??" The girl stared at him. "Why didn't you tell me sooner? I could've spared you some pain."
"At that point, I doubt it."
Her eyebrows furrowed in perplexity. "What are you talking about? Where is it? I think I can heal it now."
Jin, looking somewhat sheepish, pointed to his heart.
There was a brief period of silence, which consisted of Kia staring at Jin, mouth hanging open slightly. The Wind Master finally broke the awkward stillness.
"Gomen nasai..." He mumbled, finding it hard to look at her. "But...ever since you...hit me with a cookie sheet...and I saw you for the first time...I've been slowly falling in love with you."
The girl sat back with a low whistle. "That long...?" She whispered.
"Hai..."
"Jin..." Kia lifted his chin with two of her fingers, forcing him to meet her gaze. The youkai flinched, expecting fireworks or for her to produce a cookie sheet out of nowhere to knock the feelings out of him. "Calm down, I'm not going to kill you...actually..." She turned pink. "I...sort of...feel the same way...so, if you still want me to heal that wound of yours, I'll be happy to."
"Well, in that case..." Before she could say anything, Jin had captured her lips with his own.
Warmth spiralled from their kiss and filled the girl's entire body. Her eyes widened in shock, and she pulled back, breathing heavily for a moment.
Jin was watching her worriedly. "Kia, are you..." The girl shook her head, and gave him a shaky smile. "I'm fine. I've just...never been kissed like that before..."
"Like what?" The redhead was confused. He'd never kissed anyone before, except for Botan, and that was on a dare...not to mention, he'd been drunk and couldn't remember it at all.
"Like...with warmth. Like the person kissing me actually cared..." Jin was surprised to see tears filling her brown eyes.
"Of course I care!" He assured her, carefully sitting on the side of her bed and pulling her into a loose embrace.
She smiled up at him. "I liked it. Do it again, onegai?"
"Happy to oblige," was his reply and this time, Kia didn't pull away.
The door creaked open slightly, and several pairs of eyes peered in.
Mikage was grinning. "Wow, they're really into it..."
Z smirked. "Kinda looks like fun, y'know? I wouldn't mind kissing Hiei..." she trailed off, as both girls looked at her. "Nani?" She said defiantly.
Kelsey shook her head. "You guys are crazy."
"Well, we DID hear you kissed Shishiwakamaru," Mikage told the blonde girl, trying not to laugh at the look on her face.
"It was the only thing that would snap him out of it!" Kelsey hissed. "Nothing more!"
Someone snatched her arms from behind and whirled her around. She had just enough time to recognize Shishiwakamaru before he was kissing her.
Z let out a hoot.
When the samurai released the Mirror Holder, Kelsey's gray eyes were somewhat dazed. "He's not that bad," she decided.
"Love is truly wonderful, isn't it?" Kurama remarked, coming up to them.
Mikage turned red for some reason, and was about to say something, when a pillow smacked into the door.
"You're too loud!" Kia called indignantly.
"So sorry, cookie sheet!" Kelsey retorted. Well, that was it. It was war. Kia was still too weak to get up from bed, but, all the same, she had deadly aim and managed to hit most of her targets. Hiei made the mistake of wandering in, got hit by a pillow intended for Z, and soon joined the fight. Then came Yusuke, Kuwabara, Chuu, Rinku, and Suzuki.
"Ah, a pillow fight!" Everyone glanced at the speaker, and the two Mirror Holders let out a happy cry. "Ashita!"
The Creator smiled, golden eyes twinkling. "Just checking to make sure you were alive. After all, I get a feeling your adventures won't be over yet...nor for a long time."
She got nailed by a pillow. With a whoop, she heaved it back at Suzuki, who had thrown it. With that, the fight continued.
Kia and Kelsey grinned at each other. "¿Feliz ahora?" Kelsey inquired. (Happy now?)
"Usted lo sabe. Prepárese para probar la pluma del ganso, guerrera." (You know it. Prepare to taste goose feather, Warrior.)
"Solamente en sus sueños, curadora." (Only in your dreams, Healer.)
Neither knew that they were both thinking the same thing.
*I guess this is happily ever after...*
And Meikyou and Nasei, both back in their Mirror halves, wholeheartedly agreed.
-Owari-
*OOC*
Well, that's that. It's over. *sniffles* But, IS it? I'm going to try and get the sequel up by next week, at the latest. Thanks to everyone! So...tell me what you think! Here's a little teaser for the sequel, Yarikake (Unfinished)...well, what's coming...
* What? The Mirror halves aren't working? Why?
* Ashita's back! And now the girls have a new mission...involving...going to North America and AFRICA? (among other places...)
* Who is the mysterious figure who keeps warning the Mirror Holders of a distant threat?
Stay tuned! ^^
