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Through My Own Eyes

Chapter 7: The orb of the netherworld

Kia rested her head against Kurama's shoulder. They were in front of the computer trying to find a way to reverse this. They were having no luck and it was getting pretty late.

The words on the bright screen blurred together as Kurama's eyes threatened to close. He shook it off and continued to type, trying to find out a solution. It wasn't until Kurama found something that he noticed Kia had fallen asleep.

It was an artice about an orb of the netherworld.

The Orb of the Netherworld is a force to be reckoned with. It is said that the great Lord Enma placed the orb inside a ferry girl of the river styx to protect it. But, it was removed and was never heard of again. It has tremendous power and could destroy the heavens. Some even say it has the power to switch. As in making the mother the daughter and the daughter the mother. Such is where movies such as Freaky Friday come from. However, their souls don't switch bodies. Their bodies and would switch. The only ones who would know that it was messed up were the people it happened to. For example: If a person switches the teacher with the students then the only student who would acually become teacher was the one most hated by the teacher. But, if there was only one then they would switch regardless of dislike.

Kurama was very confused. But, being a very learned kitsune he understood it to a point. He scanned the rest of the article and found two other passages of interest.

Switching on a large scale could upset the delicate balence or reality.

The only living person to have seen this orb is named Genkai. She lives in a dojo on the outskirts of Tokyo.

As for the first part he had known this all along. But, the second part was new to him. He would need to find this Genkai person. He gently shook Kia awake.

"Huh?" she asked, still half asleep.

Seeing as how nothing more could be done today, Kurama said. "You need to sleep,"

"What have I been doing? Frying an egg?" Kia replied, now fully awake.

Kurama mentally slapped himself. "I meant in your own bed. Not on my shoulder," he corrected himself.

"Umm...Kurama?" Kia asked.

"What?" he replied.

"Where am I going to sleep?" she asked. Then Kurama remembered. Her room was devoid of all furniture. And he was definately not allowing her to sleep in the slave's quarters. The jealous man would probably hurt Kia again and her could not let that happen.

"In my bed?' Kurama suggested and got a slap in the face.

"Hentai," Kia muttered.

"That's not what I meant!," Kurama nearly yelled, blushing the same color as his hair. "I meant you sleeping in my bed while I sleep on the couch!,"

"Ohh Okay," she said, as Kurama shut down the computer.

He walked downstairs as she climbed under the rose scented covers and fell fast asleep.

The bright sunlight streaming through the open windows woke Kurama up as he lay on the couch. He blinked his eyes, allowing them to get used to the bright sunlight.

He went upstairs, noticing that it was after nine.

Kia was sitting up in bed and staring at the wall. He knocked.

"Come in," Kia said.

The door creaked open as Kurama stepped into the room.

"Kia?" he asked.

"Huh?" she replied looking extremely tired.

"Are you okay?" Kurama asked looking at her.

"I'm fine," Kia stated, but she didn't look it.

He walked over to her and felt her forehead. "You don't have a fever," Kurama stated.

"I'm just tired okay," she exclaimed. Lying back down.

"Kia we should go," Kurama stated.

"Okay," she said rolling out of bed and htting the floor with a thump.

"Kia?" Kurama looked at her strangely.

"I'm fine," she said, pushing herself off the ground and onto her feet. She blinked her eyes in rapid sucession and seemed wide awake.

"Let's go...do whatever we were going to do!" she exclaimed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~