*Hey...if anyone is confused about the target...Kurama's dad has it
out for Kurama, Hiei, and Yusuke. Kurama because he's a demon traitor and
became human (family counciling, anyone?). Hiei because he symbolizes the
betrayal between his dad and Kurama's. And Yusuke for the sheer glory of
killing off the Spirit Detective. He concluded Kurama's weakness in Botan,
Yusuke's in Keiko, and is still trying to figure out Hiei's weakness, being
still oblivious about Yukina...hope that helps if ur in the dark at this
point...onward!*
*Anemone's room...Hiei's playing tiddly-winks, Kurama's playing solitaire, and Anemone is sketching.*
Anemone: hey guys
Kurama: salutations
Hiei: hn...
Anemone: chapter 9 already...man I write short chapters...
Hiei: it takes you forever, though...
Anemone: you be quiet and get back to your tiddly-winks...anyways, yeah, we're getting pretty deep into the plot...Kurama's dad is still stalking Hiei to try and figure out our little buddy's weakness...
Hiei: LITTLE?!
Kurama: calm down, Hiei...
Anemone: ...and Kurama's stuck up in the air with Botan in the rain at the hands of an overly powerful toddler...*sigh* I can't imagine where this could lead...
Hiei: hopefully to some violence, Mones, I'm dying to draw my Katana on something!
Anemone: *glares as she holds up a torn, thrashed teddy bear seeping of it's cotton* obviously...
Kurama: chapter 9, enjoy.
Chapter 9: Organization
"Botan," Kurama nestled his cheek to hers, straining to keep her warm in the thrashing rain. The spirit guide was shivering violently, her color slipping from her skin and her breaths stuttering. The fox coiled his grip about her tighter, gently dragging the girl into his lap to channel his body heat into her. She nestled her legs tight against her chest, curled firmly against Kurama, shivering insanely. The crimson haired fox braced her racking body with strong, warm arms, forcing out slivers of energy into heat to hug her into.
"You'll be fine," he smiled softly, with flashing emerald eyes, wide with knowing. Botan did no more than nod slowly, her head quivering as her bare neck was exposed to vicious rain and thrashing winds. "Just lay against me...you'll be fine."
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Yusuke leaned against the stone wall of the underside of a bridge, rain whipping downward from gray-smogged skies and into dampened cement of the streets. Kuwabara spat a "tch" sound to the left, standing impatiently by his calm rival. "Where the hell are they, Urimeshi?!"
"Don't worry, Kuwabara..." Yusuke's chocolate eyes stayed loosely closed. "They'll come...they have this nasty habit of finding us when it's important, remember?"
"Hmph..." Kuwabara grunted impatiently...as a dark figure stretched from the depths of the storm under the bridge.
"Hmph, yourself, idiot..." he remarked seethingly. Yusuke smirked to himself, slowly pushing himself from against the cold stone.
"Hey guys," the Detective nodded his chin towards the figure's claim of space, eyes still calmly pressed shut. "Took you two long enough."
"Two? Detective, open your eyes..." Hiei nearly growled. Yusuke obeyed in confusion, his chocolate stares catching the sight of only a heavily soaked Hiei...no Kurama.
"Hey, where's Kurama?!" Yusuke gaped in confusion, jerking his sights in all directions for a glimpse of the fox.
"The hell should I know?! I haven't seen him in over five hours...unusual when there's a chance we'll all die within the week at the hands of a demon..." Hiei seethed. His hair was weighed down in heavy masses of water locked into his scalp. His skin was layered in a heavy, shiny sheen and his clotted clothes pinned against his muscles.
"You haven't? But you guys usually find each other first and then us..." Kuwabara piped.
"Don't you think I know that? I've been looking, but his energy is too far from the reach of my Jagon Eye...so, I finally gave up and decided to just find you."
"Heh...okay...but, we can't really have this meeting without Kurama." Yusuke sighed.
"I know, Detective...but I figured you could assist me in the search...Kurama can take care of himself, but if he's not already here, something is wrong."
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"Koenma Sir!!" Ogre wailed desperately, rushing through the scarlet and golden halls of the palace.
"What, Ogre?!" the toddler shouted angrily from his library, masses of books piled up to seven times his height.
"What are you doing?!" Ogre rasped a chaffed, tired voice.
"Uh, duh, Ogre...researching about Kurama's father...I still can't find anything, though...nothing about Yoko's father...but tons on Yoko's rep...man was Kurama a sly thief..."
"Koenma!" Ogre nearly broke down under immense stress.
"What, Ogre?!"
"That storm! You left it on full blast!"
"So?"
"SO?! Koenma, Kurama's being wounded by the rain, and Botan's getting sick! Don't you get it?! They're both in fragile, HUMAN bodies!!"
"Kurama hurt?! Botan sick?! Dammit Ogre why didn't you tell me?!?" the toddler kicked off into flight in a fury, zipping straight for his office. When his eyes graced the screen, he was met with shock.
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Kurama held her tightly against his body, sharp rain lashing viciously at his bare arms. Her form shook violently in his lap, as he coiled his legs Indian style to craddle her easier. The umbrella was proving useless for the fox, tears ripping through the silk petals of the lily. Lashes chaffed his arms and back raw, and his hair pinned to the sides of his face. He nestled his cheek into her scalp, trying to ease the shivering girl and warm her up.
"Sh...you'll be fine..."
"It's so darn cold!" her normal, bubbly voice piped loudly, but it was lacking in "umph"...she was getting sick in that frail body and the violent cold. She clutched desperately to the loose cloth of his shirt, gripping it with all her might, trying not to notice the blinding cold. She tried hard not to show weakness under the immense cold and wind...but couldn't...for some reason, she hadn't been that healthy for the past two days...the fox cuddled her hard, bracing her frail body with chaffing arms, as he calmly tried to remain balanced on the slippery oar, still frozen in midair.
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a/n: hey there! short chapter, yes...but I'm wicked tired...sorry...I'll update soon, promise...latr!
*Anemone's room...Hiei's playing tiddly-winks, Kurama's playing solitaire, and Anemone is sketching.*
Anemone: hey guys
Kurama: salutations
Hiei: hn...
Anemone: chapter 9 already...man I write short chapters...
Hiei: it takes you forever, though...
Anemone: you be quiet and get back to your tiddly-winks...anyways, yeah, we're getting pretty deep into the plot...Kurama's dad is still stalking Hiei to try and figure out our little buddy's weakness...
Hiei: LITTLE?!
Kurama: calm down, Hiei...
Anemone: ...and Kurama's stuck up in the air with Botan in the rain at the hands of an overly powerful toddler...*sigh* I can't imagine where this could lead...
Hiei: hopefully to some violence, Mones, I'm dying to draw my Katana on something!
Anemone: *glares as she holds up a torn, thrashed teddy bear seeping of it's cotton* obviously...
Kurama: chapter 9, enjoy.
Chapter 9: Organization
"Botan," Kurama nestled his cheek to hers, straining to keep her warm in the thrashing rain. The spirit guide was shivering violently, her color slipping from her skin and her breaths stuttering. The fox coiled his grip about her tighter, gently dragging the girl into his lap to channel his body heat into her. She nestled her legs tight against her chest, curled firmly against Kurama, shivering insanely. The crimson haired fox braced her racking body with strong, warm arms, forcing out slivers of energy into heat to hug her into.
"You'll be fine," he smiled softly, with flashing emerald eyes, wide with knowing. Botan did no more than nod slowly, her head quivering as her bare neck was exposed to vicious rain and thrashing winds. "Just lay against me...you'll be fine."
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Yusuke leaned against the stone wall of the underside of a bridge, rain whipping downward from gray-smogged skies and into dampened cement of the streets. Kuwabara spat a "tch" sound to the left, standing impatiently by his calm rival. "Where the hell are they, Urimeshi?!"
"Don't worry, Kuwabara..." Yusuke's chocolate eyes stayed loosely closed. "They'll come...they have this nasty habit of finding us when it's important, remember?"
"Hmph..." Kuwabara grunted impatiently...as a dark figure stretched from the depths of the storm under the bridge.
"Hmph, yourself, idiot..." he remarked seethingly. Yusuke smirked to himself, slowly pushing himself from against the cold stone.
"Hey guys," the Detective nodded his chin towards the figure's claim of space, eyes still calmly pressed shut. "Took you two long enough."
"Two? Detective, open your eyes..." Hiei nearly growled. Yusuke obeyed in confusion, his chocolate stares catching the sight of only a heavily soaked Hiei...no Kurama.
"Hey, where's Kurama?!" Yusuke gaped in confusion, jerking his sights in all directions for a glimpse of the fox.
"The hell should I know?! I haven't seen him in over five hours...unusual when there's a chance we'll all die within the week at the hands of a demon..." Hiei seethed. His hair was weighed down in heavy masses of water locked into his scalp. His skin was layered in a heavy, shiny sheen and his clotted clothes pinned against his muscles.
"You haven't? But you guys usually find each other first and then us..." Kuwabara piped.
"Don't you think I know that? I've been looking, but his energy is too far from the reach of my Jagon Eye...so, I finally gave up and decided to just find you."
"Heh...okay...but, we can't really have this meeting without Kurama." Yusuke sighed.
"I know, Detective...but I figured you could assist me in the search...Kurama can take care of himself, but if he's not already here, something is wrong."
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"Koenma Sir!!" Ogre wailed desperately, rushing through the scarlet and golden halls of the palace.
"What, Ogre?!" the toddler shouted angrily from his library, masses of books piled up to seven times his height.
"What are you doing?!" Ogre rasped a chaffed, tired voice.
"Uh, duh, Ogre...researching about Kurama's father...I still can't find anything, though...nothing about Yoko's father...but tons on Yoko's rep...man was Kurama a sly thief..."
"Koenma!" Ogre nearly broke down under immense stress.
"What, Ogre?!"
"That storm! You left it on full blast!"
"So?"
"SO?! Koenma, Kurama's being wounded by the rain, and Botan's getting sick! Don't you get it?! They're both in fragile, HUMAN bodies!!"
"Kurama hurt?! Botan sick?! Dammit Ogre why didn't you tell me?!?" the toddler kicked off into flight in a fury, zipping straight for his office. When his eyes graced the screen, he was met with shock.
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Kurama held her tightly against his body, sharp rain lashing viciously at his bare arms. Her form shook violently in his lap, as he coiled his legs Indian style to craddle her easier. The umbrella was proving useless for the fox, tears ripping through the silk petals of the lily. Lashes chaffed his arms and back raw, and his hair pinned to the sides of his face. He nestled his cheek into her scalp, trying to ease the shivering girl and warm her up.
"Sh...you'll be fine..."
"It's so darn cold!" her normal, bubbly voice piped loudly, but it was lacking in "umph"...she was getting sick in that frail body and the violent cold. She clutched desperately to the loose cloth of his shirt, gripping it with all her might, trying not to notice the blinding cold. She tried hard not to show weakness under the immense cold and wind...but couldn't...for some reason, she hadn't been that healthy for the past two days...the fox cuddled her hard, bracing her frail body with chaffing arms, as he calmly tried to remain balanced on the slippery oar, still frozen in midair.
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a/n: hey there! short chapter, yes...but I'm wicked tired...sorry...I'll update soon, promise...latr!