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(Overview from author) `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ``` Pronunciation: Chena= ch/EE/nuh or Christinia= cr/is/stee/neee/ee uh
Kyumi= k/eye/oo/mee Anonimo= o/non/i/moh Chica= chee/ka
(This will be updated as new characters come into light)
`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````````````````` Ying and Yang-Or somewhere in-between. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Summary: Two different people with the same view of life.. Down and hard on her luck one girl if trying to end everything.. But it's up to one Jaganshi to stop her in the end... Or Die trying. Slightly dark with angst in most of the earlier chapters.
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/I wanna heal,
I wanna feel what I thought was never real.
I wanna let go of the pain I've felt so long./
"No.... There's no way...." Chica placed a tentative hand to the mirror, then slowly drew it to her forehead, her left hand trembling and the mirror clattering to the ground... As soon as her fingers touched the smooth, wet, and pulsing surface it finally occurred to her, it was real...
"Are you okay?" Kuwabara was speechless for the most part, And Yusuke well... He was in between speechless, and complete mental shut down... But Chica lifted her eyes, meeting their gazes... "This can't... It can't..." Pull yourself together! "I... I don't understand..." Well, no one really thought you would. Just calm down... "Calm down? You want me to calm down.. When I have a foreign object shoved in my forehead, which I swear to god that I think it's TALKING to me?!" Chica snarled, Yusuke and Kuwabara took a nervous step back... This girl didn't look happy but then, just as suddenly... Her eyes ebbed into a dull purple...
/(Erase all the pain till it's gone.)
I wanna heal,
I wanna feel like I've come close to something real./
Blood still trickled from the 'wound'... Her whole face had smudges of blood and her white shirt had officially gone tie-dye on her... But she stood up, her knees and legs barely registering the thought before she was up on her feet... "I need to get... I need to get home. It isn't that far... Just another block I think..." Yusuke stepped toward her, still acting like she had three heads... "You're not going to make it on foot." Chica gave him a smug smirk/wince. "Yeah and who died and made you Sherlock?"
/I wanna find something I've wanted all along.
Somewhere I belong... /
He chuckled, then glanced at the gem... It was pulsing like mad. Probably from her moving and talking... The thing didn't look all the way in either... "We should try to.. Get that out." "Yeah, looks painful..." Kuwabara had to add his two cents in of course... However he was putting it bluntly.. "Painful, don't even take the tip of the iceberg... This blasted thing... Feels like it's getting deeper..."
The orange haired boy blinked. "How can you tell?" Chica gave him a blank stare... But it didn't last... The gem flashed brightly, and Chica instantly crumbled to the ground, her hands clutching against the concrete in pain... Everything was swirling violently, her vision doubling... The concrete began to crack around her hands, she was placing too much pressure on it. Her eyes rolled and connected with Yusuke's. "The damn thing's... Burning..." With that, the pulsing gem fell dark, and Chena toppled forward, out-cold...
/I will never know my self,
Until I do this on my own. /
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"How can we get it out?" Yusuke asked, pointing to the slumbering Chica's forehead... "You can't." The door slid open, revealing Hiei, which needless to say raised eyebrows... They had come to the temple, since they had no idea where Chica lived and the gem might attract 'attention'.
"What do you mean? If they can shove it in her, can't we just... Take it back out?" Yusuke asked, shrugging his shoulders and standing. "Somethin' tells me, that'd be way to easy..." Kuwabara 'pondered'. (a/n MY god, he's talking sense when he's near Yukina... Oc, ssooooo oc. But she could be asleep... It is like midnight by now...) "For once, the baka has a point." Hiei seemed to admit somewhat... His eyes drifted over to Chica and Yusuke swore he saw something flicker in his eyes... Did they... Know each other? The black haired teen shoved the thought away. Now he was loosing it.
Yet, fate just decided there wasn't enough problems at the moment... So Chica's eyes opened slowly... But they weren't purple... More like a dull gray color, though they flashed several times as the gem began glowing again... Her jaw was set in a firm line, no doubt from pain and what ever else was going through her at the moment. But something rather... unusual happened. Her hands shot up to the gem, intent on probably removing it herself... But they never touched it...
/And I will never know myself.
Until I do this on my own./ It took less than a blink... Chica found her hands held securely to the floor... And her gray eyes flashed but landed on... Red ones? Hello! //You again?// Loosing control aren't you? //Nah dip. Now, tell me what the hell's going on!// Temper, temper. Nothing horrible. The Kurai Akari is just getting used to you.. and you aren't getting used to it... "Hiei... Let me go." Chica growled, her eyes were now faintly becoming purple, and blood oozed from the gem again... But anyone could tell, it was straighter, and deeper.
/And I will never feel anything else.
Until my wounds are healed./ He was crouched on the floor, inches away from her, and holding her hands firmly to the boards... And she was struggling yet he hadn't even changed that blasted bland look on his face. "I said, let go!" Down girl. He's trying to keep you from killing yourself, you know? //Like heck he is! I can take care...// No you can't. You're hurting, and unrational isn't a good word to describe you at the moment. "So letting that blasted... THING fix itself in my head's a better plan?" He.. He nodded. "You need to just accept it." Accept it.... Accept it... Chica's eyes flared red-purple now... "I'm so peachy I'll accept something that freakin', low life little witch Tsuku shoved in my head? Accept it? You've lost it. There's no way I'll ever..." The rest was lost as Yusuke sighed. "Sarcastic, smart mouthed and purple-eyed. Yeah she's back to normal from what I can tell."
/I will never be anything.
Until I break away from me./ Hiei threw him a glare as Chica fell silent, still intent on yanking her wrists free. The gem still glowed but seemed to be done 'fixing' itself. In fact it's pulsing was timed perfectly with her movements now... "That thing... Why do you think they put it in her? I mean we were right there." Kuwabara wondered, crossing his arms. "Screw that, where am I?" Such nice manors, Chena. //Shove it.// "You're at a temple, we didn't know where you lived and that..." Yusuke pointed to the gem, "Might cause trouble or something."
/I will break away.
I will find myself today./ -'It' does have a name.- "Oh no..." Chica groaned shaking her head. "Wait.. Is that... Is that what you were yelling at?!" Yusuke pointed, again, at the gem... Chica sighed. -She does have that bad habit.- "And why are you talking to EVERYONE with that blasted telepathy?" Chica tried to look at the gem, but only succeeded in becoming cross-eyed. The gem flickered. -I thought you would like a few things explained. And since I know everything she does and more, perhaps I could share a few things with you. After all, might want something to go on.- Chica growled, not exactly human-like. The voice sounded female... Smooth, not too old, and worse yet... She was willing to bet it was a blonde.
/I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real.
I wanna let go of the pain I've felt so long.
(Erase all the pain 'till it's gone.)/
"Here's a good one, what are you?" Yusuke asked arching an eyebrow. Chica snorted in agreement. Hiei finally got the idea to let her hands go, though he still kept an eye on her. (No pun intended of course.) -Well, not the hardest question.- "Dip stick." Chica growled at the gem. It seemed to ignore her. -I, am the Kurai Akari Hoseki.- "If you're looking for a big reaction, get a better name." Chica said testily. She crossed her arms, her legs Indian style and her eyes still out of focus. Red light poured over her.. It was cross. -Not a name that makes something, Chena.- Kuwabara blinked. "Uh... Gem thingy.. Her names 'Chica' isn't it?" Chica glared at her forehead. "Don't you even think about it."
/I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I'm close to something real.
I wanna find something I've wanted all along.
Somewhere I belong./
-CHENA has a certain... Problem at the moment. I believe the Jaganshi knows about it all ready.- //No. You just didn't.// -I believe I did.- Two pairs of eyes flew to Hiei, who was staring at the gem, along with a seething and rather pissed Chica... Then just like that the red eyes narrowed and he was silent... He wasn't going to say anything! Chica could've hugged him. If he was quiet about it, there was no reason to even talk about it... "She can't remember anything." //No... No. No no no no no no...// Chica could've killed him... -Yes, Chena doesn't remember anything since when she woke up at the hospital 3 weeks ago.-
"Hospital?" Yusuke blinked, then looked at Chena, brown eyes flickering with realization. "You're the girl they're looking for?" "She beat up all those guys?" //Oh no... I swear to god I'll kill both of you!// -But Chica, do voices die?- "No, but how much do you wanta bet gems do?!" Yusuke ignored their argument, it wouldn't end anytime soon anyway. "So how do you know him?" "I met him at the park, but what does that have to do with..." Chena faltered... The park. That blasted thing. The curse of her new life... Yusuke cracked a smile... Then looked at Hiei, the Jaganshi gave Chena a rather... 'Don't even talk look.' "He's the 'Goth' that saved you?" Screw the chuckle, he flat out laughed. Chica flinched, sweat dropping at the glare she was getting. Kuwabara just blinked and had the classic blank stare he always wore...
-Yes. And in replacement of a name she didn't know, Chena created, Chica, Anonimo. Name less girl. She had me with her all ready, it just took a large force to 'awaken' me fully.- "Hold it, Tsuku attacked a hours after you started bugging the crap outta me!" -That's right. But think back to the 'dream' Chena. Did that teach you nothing?- "Besides I needed a head scan, no." -Kyumi, her mother, and the rain? The gunshots, the car, and the voices? Think Chena, isn't that more than hallucinations? - Everyone looked at Chena... Her eyes had narrowed, her mouth a thin line. "I didn't die... I just remember darkness, and blood..." Hiei got REALY still. Surely she didn't remember waking up in the street? It had only been for a few moments...
/I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I'm somewhere I belong.
I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I'm somewhere I belong.
Somewhere I belong./ Roaring... Kick... Cars... Roaring... Voices.... Rain.... Kick... Thunder... Then gunshots? "Wait! That paper... I must've wrote it myself... Before I got to my apartment.. No. A house." -* Chuckle* Now, try putting everything into place. Then, I'll tell the three of you what I believe happened. Just let her talk it through. I don't know everything either. Of course Hiei, you may be able to help us to.- More glances at the Jaganshi. Chena kept her eyes glued to the floor. "Kyumi, that's who I thought was laughing at the park before. And that woman in the picture. She doesn't fit in anywhere. She's not the one who was looking for Kyumi..." The gem sighed, glowing still. -All right. Try this name, Christinia. Now try to think.- "That's the dumbest, most prissy, prep drone name I've ever..."
Yusuke smirked. "I think I get it Gem thing... That's her isn't it?" A flash came in answer. Kuwabara laughed. "So much for the tough girl, huh?" Chena glared. "Want me to show you what I did to that moron at the bar?" -Now, now. Before the hospital again. What do you remember?- Chena rolled her eyes. "This is going to take all night." -Well, better be ready.- Purple eyes smoldered. "Black. Black.. Then a copper taste. That was blood, easy. Black must be darkness. Voices... A lady..." Chena closed her eyes, letting everything wash over her. The gem seemed to send a few flashes of things to her eyes... And somewhere in her mind, she knew she was remembering them. That morning the skateboard, the prep, and the gunshots. Her hand rose to her left side, all most looking for scars... But only faint traces of the cut along her arm met her. -Now, tell us what happened.-
"I was gong home... And I fell... Not a trip and my skateboard didn't run into anything. Gunshots.. I was... I was shot down? But why in god's name would someone do that? I know people aren't that crazy about teens but that's going a bit Far." -Yes. But what else?- "That's easy... I kept coughing up blood, and some lady kept trying to talk to me... But I died, or at least... I think I did. Everything was real dark, like I was floating sort of... Then I woke up at the hospital, a bunch of weird idiots shoving drugs through their blasted needles. And I got away." Chena crossed her arms again. End of story there. But the Gem, Kurai Akari seemed to think otherwise. -Now, Hiei, when you saw her, there was a flash right- Chena blinked, eyes STILL on the floor. Hiei looked at the gem again, it was being rather... Bothersome. "And?"
Chena swallowed then let her eyes fly at her head. "Ya' know, I thought rocks were, dark, heavy, on the ground, and QUIET!" -I see I'm not going to be able to get much done with you awake.- Chena opened her mouth.. Then closed it. In fact, every part of her became still and if it weren't for the fact she sitting up and blinking now and then, she'd have looked dead. -There, she'll return too normal once I'm done. Don't bother trying to awaken her. She's fallen into a rather deep sleep. It will end later. But you must listen, and nothing can be repeated to Chena. She shouldn't know of a few things until later.- Red flashed briefly, then the same whip-like voice continued. -Kurai means dark. Akari, for light. And Hoseki for gems. So my name means gem of light and dark. I was 'made' to be placed in a person, and bring both the dark and light out of them. In a sense I was made to balance them out. But, it seems Chena is my new project my mistake or perhaps a twisted attempt of humor.-
"So, what you mean is, that she's not supposed to have you in her?" Kuwabara pointed out the obvious of course. Hiei only rolled his eyes, muttering something about 'baka humans'. -Yes. I don't think Tsuku meant for the merge either. Though I'm getting ahead again. I've passed through several hands, outliving every single being I've ever merged with. Though, I have yet to cause death.- that, comment was sent to them with a flash resembling one of disgust that they'd thought her capable of it. -But, I've been completely unable to find either side of Chena. My purpose is to balance a person's soul. Though I'm of little use if the soul is balanced and both parts are all ready equal.- "Hold it, so there's two Chica's? Er. Chena's?" Yusuke asked bolting up at the thought. Kuwabara broke out in a cold sweat. "No, it means that she's completely pure and hasn't any reason to be torn in two." Hiei replied with yet another curse rising in his throat. Both boys gave him a blank stare. Kurai Akari only continued.
-The Jaganshi is right. Chena has no reason for two counterparts to be created. In fact I've searched in all her memories I can. She's suffered more to hands of her parents then most. She's remained on everyone's 'hit list' since 2nd grade. And I can't find a single moment where she might have actually had anything close to a friend or relationship of any sort. Hat is, except for a small boy at the hospital, but even that has been brief and showed her what she can do. His mother confronting Chena is what caused her to first produce enough of a panic. That helped to 'awaken me'.- "So why were you asleep?" Brown eyes still hadn't left Hiei's back but Yusuke still asked the question.
-I 'sleep' until I'm placed. I save what energy I can so I can awaken with quicker results, of course since Chena was human, and normal I wasn't able to absorb what she produced. Until after she 'died'. That flash you saw Jaganshi; it was her energy and that alone. What ever happened in the split second before she lost herself, something caused her to refuse rest. And instead brought her body here. Though why here and now is probably not even in Chena's mind. She's blocked off everything that happened in her last and very first moments.- the gem suddenly flashed a purple color and Hiei saw that Chena's eyes plainly got brighter. -Ouch! Blast her! She doesn't seem to take to rest very well. Though, don't repeat what I've told you. I need others to realize what happened until Chena learns herself. I may not be able to stay awake long, since Chena herself doesn't find much use in me.- With that, them gem fell dark, and Chena bolted upright, her back straight as a board and her eyes wide. "Finally. Blasted, no good gem. I'll show that thing dark and light till she's out cold." Chena relaxed, tightening her hands into fists then locking eye with Hiei. "So. What'd the blonde headed rock want?" All three were silent. Until Hiei just 'HN'ed and glared. "Like it concerns weak little girls."
"HEY! I reserve the blasted rite to say that's wrong! Vertically challenged, gothic, jerk!" Chena allowed her eyes to flash in a snarl. But Kuwabara, or also known as Kuwabaka, pointed out loudly, "But You're shorter than he is! HAHAHAHA!" "Oh really." "Uhhhh." WHAMMMMM!! ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Chena managed to make it to the apartment door without falling asleep on the walk home. She'd had a lovely escort. In fact she practically never saw him. More like could sense her along the rooftops above and around her. She felt somewhat safer. Though a quick stab at her mental self ended that. -You shouldn't be thinking on such things. You need to rest.- //Please, tell me, that he can't hear you.// -No. He's not using his Jagan.- //Huh?// -Never mind. I'll explain later. Just get to your door, get to bed, and sleep. I'm a gem and I'm feeling tired.- "Wonderful encouragement Hoseki." Chena grumbled reaching for her keys on the now empty cord. Her eyes flashed in panic but reached into her purse and produced them. "Phew." "We need to talk." -Oh dear.- //SHOVE IT!// Chena sighed, unlocked the door and motioned inside. "Don't take it personal, but I really don't feel like talking where I can't even see you. Call it ridiculous but it's habit." "Hn." //Lovely answer.// Chena thought opening the door and walking in after him.
"So, what could possibly be troubling you at oh." She glanced at the radio, 2am. "At this perfectly reasonable hour?" He didn't seem to enjoy sarcasm. "What do you plan on doing?" "Er. I guess try to find my Mother. Or not. She didn't seem to thrilled to see me in that stupid vision." Chena said rolling her purple eyes. "What about that thing?" He meant the gem. Chena shifted her weight, swaying her hips as she watched him. "Dunno. Sounds like a good question to me. But here's one. Why did you save me? You know from the perverted jerk at the park?" He threw her a wavering look. All most. All most like he didn't know why either. //How. //
"You should figure out how to get rid of it." "Nani?" Chena blinked, he suddenly turned away and walked toward the window. Chena stared slack jawed but got her voice back as he opened the glass. "It what? The gem?" Another 'hn'. God this guy had a good cold shoulder. Hiei simply vanished out the window with a blink. Chena watched after him. Then in a weird way, she grinned and walked over to the window. Nothing but the street below and rooftops. With a sigh she closed the window. "Thanks for the tip. Wish it were that easy. But I think this thing has other plans." -You're right.- "What?!" -Yes, I do have another plan, now, Chena.- A thud followed. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` There, sorry for the slight wait. Had to work on this a bit. I need to add a few notes on the chapter. 1)No offense to Goths. I'm not sure if any that could appear offensive but if so, sorry! 2) I NEED CHALLENGES!! What you submit will be placed in the 14th or 15th chapters though. 3)'Kurai Akari Hoseki. I'm not sure if that's what you would say in actual Japanese. Actually I know it's not. If you could tell me how or give me pointers that would be great! 4)Chena, or Chica will eventually meet the rest of the gang, and I need a vote, my plot could easily go along with a Hiei/Chena fic, or not. But I can't do yaoi. Don't ask, I can't. Sorry, nothing against it but authors are titled to their opinions. This is mine. Vote and tell me for pairing or no pairing. 5)I do not own the songs. My disclaimer clearly points that out. They're Evanescence and the second is Linkin' Park. 6)All right, sorry about the horribly boring part at the end. I was out of it and needed some things to get explained. There will be more times like those, though shorter and Chena's going to learn the fine art of cussing more. I may have to change this to 'R'. 7)Cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, and cliffy. Shorter this time but still CLIFFY LIAGH!! WHAHAHAHAHAHAWHAHAHHSHSHSHSHSHSAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! (I'm so darn evil!)
`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` `` "Speech" //thoughts// /lyrics to poems/songs/ -telepathy-
(Overview from author) `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ``` Pronunciation: Chena= ch/EE/nuh or Christinia= cr/is/stee/neee/ee uh
Kyumi= k/eye/oo/mee Anonimo= o/non/i/moh Chica= chee/ka
(This will be updated as new characters come into light)
`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````````````````` Ying and Yang-Or somewhere in-between. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Summary: Two different people with the same view of life.. Down and hard on her luck one girl if trying to end everything.. But it's up to one Jaganshi to stop her in the end... Or Die trying. Slightly dark with angst in most of the earlier chapters.
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/I wanna heal,
I wanna feel what I thought was never real.
I wanna let go of the pain I've felt so long./
"No.... There's no way...." Chica placed a tentative hand to the mirror, then slowly drew it to her forehead, her left hand trembling and the mirror clattering to the ground... As soon as her fingers touched the smooth, wet, and pulsing surface it finally occurred to her, it was real...
"Are you okay?" Kuwabara was speechless for the most part, And Yusuke well... He was in between speechless, and complete mental shut down... But Chica lifted her eyes, meeting their gazes... "This can't... It can't..." Pull yourself together! "I... I don't understand..." Well, no one really thought you would. Just calm down... "Calm down? You want me to calm down.. When I have a foreign object shoved in my forehead, which I swear to god that I think it's TALKING to me?!" Chica snarled, Yusuke and Kuwabara took a nervous step back... This girl didn't look happy but then, just as suddenly... Her eyes ebbed into a dull purple...
/(Erase all the pain till it's gone.)
I wanna heal,
I wanna feel like I've come close to something real./
Blood still trickled from the 'wound'... Her whole face had smudges of blood and her white shirt had officially gone tie-dye on her... But she stood up, her knees and legs barely registering the thought before she was up on her feet... "I need to get... I need to get home. It isn't that far... Just another block I think..." Yusuke stepped toward her, still acting like she had three heads... "You're not going to make it on foot." Chica gave him a smug smirk/wince. "Yeah and who died and made you Sherlock?"
/I wanna find something I've wanted all along.
Somewhere I belong... /
He chuckled, then glanced at the gem... It was pulsing like mad. Probably from her moving and talking... The thing didn't look all the way in either... "We should try to.. Get that out." "Yeah, looks painful..." Kuwabara had to add his two cents in of course... However he was putting it bluntly.. "Painful, don't even take the tip of the iceberg... This blasted thing... Feels like it's getting deeper..."
The orange haired boy blinked. "How can you tell?" Chica gave him a blank stare... But it didn't last... The gem flashed brightly, and Chica instantly crumbled to the ground, her hands clutching against the concrete in pain... Everything was swirling violently, her vision doubling... The concrete began to crack around her hands, she was placing too much pressure on it. Her eyes rolled and connected with Yusuke's. "The damn thing's... Burning..." With that, the pulsing gem fell dark, and Chena toppled forward, out-cold...
/I will never know my self,
Until I do this on my own. /
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"How can we get it out?" Yusuke asked, pointing to the slumbering Chica's forehead... "You can't." The door slid open, revealing Hiei, which needless to say raised eyebrows... They had come to the temple, since they had no idea where Chica lived and the gem might attract 'attention'.
"What do you mean? If they can shove it in her, can't we just... Take it back out?" Yusuke asked, shrugging his shoulders and standing. "Somethin' tells me, that'd be way to easy..." Kuwabara 'pondered'. (a/n MY god, he's talking sense when he's near Yukina... Oc, ssooooo oc. But she could be asleep... It is like midnight by now...) "For once, the baka has a point." Hiei seemed to admit somewhat... His eyes drifted over to Chica and Yusuke swore he saw something flicker in his eyes... Did they... Know each other? The black haired teen shoved the thought away. Now he was loosing it.
Yet, fate just decided there wasn't enough problems at the moment... So Chica's eyes opened slowly... But they weren't purple... More like a dull gray color, though they flashed several times as the gem began glowing again... Her jaw was set in a firm line, no doubt from pain and what ever else was going through her at the moment. But something rather... unusual happened. Her hands shot up to the gem, intent on probably removing it herself... But they never touched it...
/And I will never know myself.
Until I do this on my own./ It took less than a blink... Chica found her hands held securely to the floor... And her gray eyes flashed but landed on... Red ones? Hello! //You again?// Loosing control aren't you? //Nah dip. Now, tell me what the hell's going on!// Temper, temper. Nothing horrible. The Kurai Akari is just getting used to you.. and you aren't getting used to it... "Hiei... Let me go." Chica growled, her eyes were now faintly becoming purple, and blood oozed from the gem again... But anyone could tell, it was straighter, and deeper.
/And I will never feel anything else.
Until my wounds are healed./ He was crouched on the floor, inches away from her, and holding her hands firmly to the boards... And she was struggling yet he hadn't even changed that blasted bland look on his face. "I said, let go!" Down girl. He's trying to keep you from killing yourself, you know? //Like heck he is! I can take care...// No you can't. You're hurting, and unrational isn't a good word to describe you at the moment. "So letting that blasted... THING fix itself in my head's a better plan?" He.. He nodded. "You need to just accept it." Accept it.... Accept it... Chica's eyes flared red-purple now... "I'm so peachy I'll accept something that freakin', low life little witch Tsuku shoved in my head? Accept it? You've lost it. There's no way I'll ever..." The rest was lost as Yusuke sighed. "Sarcastic, smart mouthed and purple-eyed. Yeah she's back to normal from what I can tell."
/I will never be anything.
Until I break away from me./ Hiei threw him a glare as Chica fell silent, still intent on yanking her wrists free. The gem still glowed but seemed to be done 'fixing' itself. In fact it's pulsing was timed perfectly with her movements now... "That thing... Why do you think they put it in her? I mean we were right there." Kuwabara wondered, crossing his arms. "Screw that, where am I?" Such nice manors, Chena. //Shove it.// "You're at a temple, we didn't know where you lived and that..." Yusuke pointed to the gem, "Might cause trouble or something."
/I will break away.
I will find myself today./ -'It' does have a name.- "Oh no..." Chica groaned shaking her head. "Wait.. Is that... Is that what you were yelling at?!" Yusuke pointed, again, at the gem... Chica sighed. -She does have that bad habit.- "And why are you talking to EVERYONE with that blasted telepathy?" Chica tried to look at the gem, but only succeeded in becoming cross-eyed. The gem flickered. -I thought you would like a few things explained. And since I know everything she does and more, perhaps I could share a few things with you. After all, might want something to go on.- Chica growled, not exactly human-like. The voice sounded female... Smooth, not too old, and worse yet... She was willing to bet it was a blonde.
/I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real.
I wanna let go of the pain I've felt so long.
(Erase all the pain 'till it's gone.)/
"Here's a good one, what are you?" Yusuke asked arching an eyebrow. Chica snorted in agreement. Hiei finally got the idea to let her hands go, though he still kept an eye on her. (No pun intended of course.) -Well, not the hardest question.- "Dip stick." Chica growled at the gem. It seemed to ignore her. -I, am the Kurai Akari Hoseki.- "If you're looking for a big reaction, get a better name." Chica said testily. She crossed her arms, her legs Indian style and her eyes still out of focus. Red light poured over her.. It was cross. -Not a name that makes something, Chena.- Kuwabara blinked. "Uh... Gem thingy.. Her names 'Chica' isn't it?" Chica glared at her forehead. "Don't you even think about it."
/I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I'm close to something real.
I wanna find something I've wanted all along.
Somewhere I belong./
-CHENA has a certain... Problem at the moment. I believe the Jaganshi knows about it all ready.- //No. You just didn't.// -I believe I did.- Two pairs of eyes flew to Hiei, who was staring at the gem, along with a seething and rather pissed Chica... Then just like that the red eyes narrowed and he was silent... He wasn't going to say anything! Chica could've hugged him. If he was quiet about it, there was no reason to even talk about it... "She can't remember anything." //No... No. No no no no no no...// Chica could've killed him... -Yes, Chena doesn't remember anything since when she woke up at the hospital 3 weeks ago.-
"Hospital?" Yusuke blinked, then looked at Chena, brown eyes flickering with realization. "You're the girl they're looking for?" "She beat up all those guys?" //Oh no... I swear to god I'll kill both of you!// -But Chica, do voices die?- "No, but how much do you wanta bet gems do?!" Yusuke ignored their argument, it wouldn't end anytime soon anyway. "So how do you know him?" "I met him at the park, but what does that have to do with..." Chena faltered... The park. That blasted thing. The curse of her new life... Yusuke cracked a smile... Then looked at Hiei, the Jaganshi gave Chena a rather... 'Don't even talk look.' "He's the 'Goth' that saved you?" Screw the chuckle, he flat out laughed. Chica flinched, sweat dropping at the glare she was getting. Kuwabara just blinked and had the classic blank stare he always wore...
-Yes. And in replacement of a name she didn't know, Chena created, Chica, Anonimo. Name less girl. She had me with her all ready, it just took a large force to 'awaken' me fully.- "Hold it, Tsuku attacked a hours after you started bugging the crap outta me!" -That's right. But think back to the 'dream' Chena. Did that teach you nothing?- "Besides I needed a head scan, no." -Kyumi, her mother, and the rain? The gunshots, the car, and the voices? Think Chena, isn't that more than hallucinations? - Everyone looked at Chena... Her eyes had narrowed, her mouth a thin line. "I didn't die... I just remember darkness, and blood..." Hiei got REALY still. Surely she didn't remember waking up in the street? It had only been for a few moments...
/I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I'm somewhere I belong.
I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I'm somewhere I belong.
Somewhere I belong./ Roaring... Kick... Cars... Roaring... Voices.... Rain.... Kick... Thunder... Then gunshots? "Wait! That paper... I must've wrote it myself... Before I got to my apartment.. No. A house." -* Chuckle* Now, try putting everything into place. Then, I'll tell the three of you what I believe happened. Just let her talk it through. I don't know everything either. Of course Hiei, you may be able to help us to.- More glances at the Jaganshi. Chena kept her eyes glued to the floor. "Kyumi, that's who I thought was laughing at the park before. And that woman in the picture. She doesn't fit in anywhere. She's not the one who was looking for Kyumi..." The gem sighed, glowing still. -All right. Try this name, Christinia. Now try to think.- "That's the dumbest, most prissy, prep drone name I've ever..."
Yusuke smirked. "I think I get it Gem thing... That's her isn't it?" A flash came in answer. Kuwabara laughed. "So much for the tough girl, huh?" Chena glared. "Want me to show you what I did to that moron at the bar?" -Now, now. Before the hospital again. What do you remember?- Chena rolled her eyes. "This is going to take all night." -Well, better be ready.- Purple eyes smoldered. "Black. Black.. Then a copper taste. That was blood, easy. Black must be darkness. Voices... A lady..." Chena closed her eyes, letting everything wash over her. The gem seemed to send a few flashes of things to her eyes... And somewhere in her mind, she knew she was remembering them. That morning the skateboard, the prep, and the gunshots. Her hand rose to her left side, all most looking for scars... But only faint traces of the cut along her arm met her. -Now, tell us what happened.-
"I was gong home... And I fell... Not a trip and my skateboard didn't run into anything. Gunshots.. I was... I was shot down? But why in god's name would someone do that? I know people aren't that crazy about teens but that's going a bit Far." -Yes. But what else?- "That's easy... I kept coughing up blood, and some lady kept trying to talk to me... But I died, or at least... I think I did. Everything was real dark, like I was floating sort of... Then I woke up at the hospital, a bunch of weird idiots shoving drugs through their blasted needles. And I got away." Chena crossed her arms again. End of story there. But the Gem, Kurai Akari seemed to think otherwise. -Now, Hiei, when you saw her, there was a flash right- Chena blinked, eyes STILL on the floor. Hiei looked at the gem again, it was being rather... Bothersome. "And?"
Chena swallowed then let her eyes fly at her head. "Ya' know, I thought rocks were, dark, heavy, on the ground, and QUIET!" -I see I'm not going to be able to get much done with you awake.- Chena opened her mouth.. Then closed it. In fact, every part of her became still and if it weren't for the fact she sitting up and blinking now and then, she'd have looked dead. -There, she'll return too normal once I'm done. Don't bother trying to awaken her. She's fallen into a rather deep sleep. It will end later. But you must listen, and nothing can be repeated to Chena. She shouldn't know of a few things until later.- Red flashed briefly, then the same whip-like voice continued. -Kurai means dark. Akari, for light. And Hoseki for gems. So my name means gem of light and dark. I was 'made' to be placed in a person, and bring both the dark and light out of them. In a sense I was made to balance them out. But, it seems Chena is my new project my mistake or perhaps a twisted attempt of humor.-
"So, what you mean is, that she's not supposed to have you in her?" Kuwabara pointed out the obvious of course. Hiei only rolled his eyes, muttering something about 'baka humans'. -Yes. I don't think Tsuku meant for the merge either. Though I'm getting ahead again. I've passed through several hands, outliving every single being I've ever merged with. Though, I have yet to cause death.- that, comment was sent to them with a flash resembling one of disgust that they'd thought her capable of it. -But, I've been completely unable to find either side of Chena. My purpose is to balance a person's soul. Though I'm of little use if the soul is balanced and both parts are all ready equal.- "Hold it, so there's two Chica's? Er. Chena's?" Yusuke asked bolting up at the thought. Kuwabara broke out in a cold sweat. "No, it means that she's completely pure and hasn't any reason to be torn in two." Hiei replied with yet another curse rising in his throat. Both boys gave him a blank stare. Kurai Akari only continued.
-The Jaganshi is right. Chena has no reason for two counterparts to be created. In fact I've searched in all her memories I can. She's suffered more to hands of her parents then most. She's remained on everyone's 'hit list' since 2nd grade. And I can't find a single moment where she might have actually had anything close to a friend or relationship of any sort. Hat is, except for a small boy at the hospital, but even that has been brief and showed her what she can do. His mother confronting Chena is what caused her to first produce enough of a panic. That helped to 'awaken me'.- "So why were you asleep?" Brown eyes still hadn't left Hiei's back but Yusuke still asked the question.
-I 'sleep' until I'm placed. I save what energy I can so I can awaken with quicker results, of course since Chena was human, and normal I wasn't able to absorb what she produced. Until after she 'died'. That flash you saw Jaganshi; it was her energy and that alone. What ever happened in the split second before she lost herself, something caused her to refuse rest. And instead brought her body here. Though why here and now is probably not even in Chena's mind. She's blocked off everything that happened in her last and very first moments.- the gem suddenly flashed a purple color and Hiei saw that Chena's eyes plainly got brighter. -Ouch! Blast her! She doesn't seem to take to rest very well. Though, don't repeat what I've told you. I need others to realize what happened until Chena learns herself. I may not be able to stay awake long, since Chena herself doesn't find much use in me.- With that, them gem fell dark, and Chena bolted upright, her back straight as a board and her eyes wide. "Finally. Blasted, no good gem. I'll show that thing dark and light till she's out cold." Chena relaxed, tightening her hands into fists then locking eye with Hiei. "So. What'd the blonde headed rock want?" All three were silent. Until Hiei just 'HN'ed and glared. "Like it concerns weak little girls."
"HEY! I reserve the blasted rite to say that's wrong! Vertically challenged, gothic, jerk!" Chena allowed her eyes to flash in a snarl. But Kuwabara, or also known as Kuwabaka, pointed out loudly, "But You're shorter than he is! HAHAHAHA!" "Oh really." "Uhhhh." WHAMMMMM!! ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Chena managed to make it to the apartment door without falling asleep on the walk home. She'd had a lovely escort. In fact she practically never saw him. More like could sense her along the rooftops above and around her. She felt somewhat safer. Though a quick stab at her mental self ended that. -You shouldn't be thinking on such things. You need to rest.- //Please, tell me, that he can't hear you.// -No. He's not using his Jagan.- //Huh?// -Never mind. I'll explain later. Just get to your door, get to bed, and sleep. I'm a gem and I'm feeling tired.- "Wonderful encouragement Hoseki." Chena grumbled reaching for her keys on the now empty cord. Her eyes flashed in panic but reached into her purse and produced them. "Phew." "We need to talk." -Oh dear.- //SHOVE IT!// Chena sighed, unlocked the door and motioned inside. "Don't take it personal, but I really don't feel like talking where I can't even see you. Call it ridiculous but it's habit." "Hn." //Lovely answer.// Chena thought opening the door and walking in after him.
"So, what could possibly be troubling you at oh." She glanced at the radio, 2am. "At this perfectly reasonable hour?" He didn't seem to enjoy sarcasm. "What do you plan on doing?" "Er. I guess try to find my Mother. Or not. She didn't seem to thrilled to see me in that stupid vision." Chena said rolling her purple eyes. "What about that thing?" He meant the gem. Chena shifted her weight, swaying her hips as she watched him. "Dunno. Sounds like a good question to me. But here's one. Why did you save me? You know from the perverted jerk at the park?" He threw her a wavering look. All most. All most like he didn't know why either. //How. //
"You should figure out how to get rid of it." "Nani?" Chena blinked, he suddenly turned away and walked toward the window. Chena stared slack jawed but got her voice back as he opened the glass. "It what? The gem?" Another 'hn'. God this guy had a good cold shoulder. Hiei simply vanished out the window with a blink. Chena watched after him. Then in a weird way, she grinned and walked over to the window. Nothing but the street below and rooftops. With a sigh she closed the window. "Thanks for the tip. Wish it were that easy. But I think this thing has other plans." -You're right.- "What?!" -Yes, I do have another plan, now, Chena.- A thud followed. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` There, sorry for the slight wait. Had to work on this a bit. I need to add a few notes on the chapter. 1)No offense to Goths. I'm not sure if any that could appear offensive but if so, sorry! 2) I NEED CHALLENGES!! What you submit will be placed in the 14th or 15th chapters though. 3)'Kurai Akari Hoseki. I'm not sure if that's what you would say in actual Japanese. Actually I know it's not. If you could tell me how or give me pointers that would be great! 4)Chena, or Chica will eventually meet the rest of the gang, and I need a vote, my plot could easily go along with a Hiei/Chena fic, or not. But I can't do yaoi. Don't ask, I can't. Sorry, nothing against it but authors are titled to their opinions. This is mine. Vote and tell me for pairing or no pairing. 5)I do not own the songs. My disclaimer clearly points that out. They're Evanescence and the second is Linkin' Park. 6)All right, sorry about the horribly boring part at the end. I was out of it and needed some things to get explained. There will be more times like those, though shorter and Chena's going to learn the fine art of cussing more. I may have to change this to 'R'. 7)Cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, cliffy, and cliffy. Shorter this time but still CLIFFY LIAGH!! WHAHAHAHAHAHAWHAHAHHSHSHSHSHSHSAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! (I'm so darn evil!)