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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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Ache. Ache filled her head. Surely before was only a dream. That blasted rock couldn't do a blasted thing to her. Chena gave the mental signal for her body to sit up. A few fleeting moments followed but she stood, glancing at the floor she'd fallen onto. Blood had flowed from the gem, creating a stain on the floor. "Hey, Kurai Akari? You awake up there?" Chena frowned at the silence and poked at her forehead. Several jolts of pain shot down her spine but nothing else. "Hmph, Gotta get ready for work. Mid-day shift today."
Her footfalls found her at the bathroom then her eyes caught sight of the mirror. And purple orbs shot open REALLY WIDE. "BLOODY HELL!!! What's going on?!!!" Her hands connected with the sink and held her since her legs seemed to have become useless. Her reflection gaped back at her with odd eyes, messed up hair, off colored skin, fangs, and other accessories that hadn't been there the night before. //Okay, cool it. Just calm down, Nothing to worry over.// -Are you so sure? - "What do you mean?!" Chena starred at the mirror, watching the gem flash and swirl red-purple. -Everything's going to be all right. You have most of your latest memories back. So I'm not needed? - "What? I meant you outta my head if that's what you mean." -Exactly. I think I'm going to take over for a bit though. You don't mind do you? After all, I helped you.- "Wha. No way! You want a body, that's why you merged with me isn't it? It wasn't that blasted Tsuku!" -Good girl. Her 'lord' wanted to wake me up. Though not to be fused with you. I'm afraid though, neither of you will get what you desire. I plan on living through you. So I had to give you a few select features my original form had.- Chena threw a shaky glance at the mirror. There wasn't. Red- purple eyes glared back. She was built the same basically. Fangs, red bangs completely. Short brown hair, and the gem now appeared even smaller with a black star surrounding it in her skin. Her lips were a deeper red, blue lines above her eyes and through her hair. Then came the big shocker. Her earrings had transferred from human ears, to black wolf ones perched on top of her head. And she felt something along her backside. A Black tail appeared. "Kurai what'd you do to me?!" Her mouth moved cruelly, her skin a copper color.
-Parts of myself. I thought it best if I returned to the Makai in full form.- "You return? But. How." Blood trickled down Chena's face as the gem shifted and flickered. -I'm a demon creation. I was a person well known for her power thousands of years ago. Then something happened. I was sealed in a gem. I told the 'detectives' I am merely able to balance a person's spirit. And like simple fools they fell for it. I was lucky, I thought for sure Hiei might prove trouble.. But Tsuku was right not to worry over them. Kurama might figure something out, but that won't matter. I'm returning now, and none of them can stop me. Though, you proved a surprise when you broke through the force I put on you last night. You were able to cause me pain.. And that is no common trait.-
Chena was in shock. Then something resembling a thought floated to the surface of her panic. Call someone. Call one of them. Get someone's attention. She can't take you. "Right." Chena darted to her bag, the napkin appearing in her hand... Her clawed hand. MOVE IT! -What do you think you're going to do Chena?- "None of your concern!" Her feet found her at the phone. She dialed the number.. Then it felt like a brick had been slammed into her head. Her mouth became unable to move, her hand not moving. The phone to her ear and someone answered. //Answer! SAY SOMETHING CHENA!// -No one can hear you. I'm in control. You'll have to wait.- //No! Fight her!// "Hello?" The voice from the phone.. It was a woman's. Chena threw a mental surge at the gem.. Then fought for her voice. "Y. I.. Need to speak.. With Yusuke." In time to come.. It would never cease to amaze her how hard it was to get those few words out.. But the gem redoubled and took over. Chena felt like she was floating, but everything was just floating on the edge of her reality. Everything dangled. //WAKE UP!// -No! I don't know how you're breaking through but enough. Chena it's time for you to rest.- Rest? Rest. //No! Wake up you friggin' retard! GET UP!!//
"Hello?" Speak. Just talk. Open your mouth. Use your voice. It suddenly felt like several weights just dropped off of her head.. And in a few dazed seconds she spoke. "Yusuke, it's Chena. The gem's taking over. She's trying to return to the Makai. I don't know what it means but I can't keep holding her off!" "She can't. There's no way it can.." "I don't care what she said last! She told you that so she'd have time. She's worried that Kur. Kurama or somebody will think of something. I'm not going to be able to keep her off forever. But she's working with Tsuku and that guy from the alley." Chena paused, her breathing suddenly becoming heavy and all most impossible. "Chena? Chena?" "Hiei. He sensed something. He told me.. To get rid of it.. He may know what's going on!" -ENOUGH!!!!- The phone tumbled to the floor, Chena's hand shaking and her mouth spurting blood. Her head spun like mad. The lack of air slowed her thoughts. -Blasted girl! You're human but how on earth do you think you can hold me off?!- //As long as it takes, but the secrets out. You lying little rock!// -SILENCE!- //Gems and voices can't hurt me.// -You're blind then. You'll die unless I let you breath.- //No. How much you wanta bet you'll let me? If I die there goes this body to// Her lungs inflated suddenly. The gem flared blood boiling as it emerged from the wound. -How.. You little witch!- "THAT'S RIGHT!! And here's one for both of us!!!"
Chena put her fingers to her forehead, and began pulsing against the skin. Her eyes shifted from red to purple then with another brilliant flash of light. Her hands fell to her sides, and the gem flared. Purple eyes fell half-lidded and red. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````
Hiei's eyes snapped open. His Jagan glowed a violet color. Something was interfering. He'd seen enough to know that his hunch was right. The gem had lied. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````
Wind whipped at her. But the red prism glowed. The roof had proved to give a decent view. But she was looking for something. Chena knew it. Her whole body felt numb, and all together not hers. All most like a dream. //Chena, get a hold of yourself. You're handled worse things then this. This oversized pebble isn't anything compared to Tsuku! Fight it all ready// -Still awake? Stubborn child- //Want to say something about that? I've got several things to say to you!// -Calm down. You won't have to put up with me for long. I'm going to get rid of you soon.- //Thanks for the comfort! NOW LET ME GO!// Kurai smirked, using Chena's mouth. The body was completely under her control. Chena had managed to cause her a few jerks and unsure movements though, nothing more than any of her other victims.
She had outlived anyone she'd merged with. She could remain in another's form by sticking to the gem. Kurai however, didn't follow the rules. She chose her host's death in usually five years. Human bodies couldn't let her stay any longer. "See Chena, that wasn't so bad now was it?" //Damn you// "And here I chose to let you stay, not very considerate." //OUT!!// "I'm soy. But no one can throw me 'out'. You're just along for the ride."
"Actually, that can be arranged." Chena/Kurai froze. "What?" Red- purple eyes turned around. Red hair, and green eyes. "Kurama. And Hiei is bound be somewhere near here." //Now, take that you blasted over grown leech!// "Such remarks from a human. You'd think this girl would be quiet!" Hiei watched her. She was trembling. Though not from fear or anything like that. Chena was giving her a harder time 'taking over' then it had planned. He smirked. Leave it to a human to be stubborn.
Kurai Akari glared, her tail ears twitching. "I don't plan on giving her up. Besides, even if you were to remove me, it'd kill her. Besides, I rather like this body." "Then why her?" Kurama watched Kurai's movements. She was pacing slightly. "She fell so blindly into my little trick. For me to take root in someone's mind, they need to know and accept where they got me. So I naturally needed her to remember her past. That, and with her family as is, it was that much smaller a possibility that they would miss her. I was worried her disappearing might attract attention." Chena chose her time. It felt like she was getting pulled two ways at once. In truth it was exhausting her but the thought of getting that blasted gem back fueled her.
The gem was partly abandoned since the Kurai needed to leave it to control her body. So Chena found one thing. Just as Kurai had forced them gem into her, she could force it out. //Oh Kurai. I've got a surprise.// "What? What could you possibly do to." Her mouth shut. The gem was throbbing purple and flashing angrily. And Chena's slightly psychotic laugh was echoing in her head. //Say good-bye to the gem!!!" Green eyes narrowed as blood flowed from the gem. The purple prism flickered red faintly as it began to push outward.. Kurai gaped.. "You little fool! Do you want to kill us both?!" //No, but get ready for a one way trip you bitch!// Chena focused, aware that her limbs began to faintly have feeling now. She could all most feel another presence in her and fought it with everything she had. -WHEN THIS THING COMES OUT, Don't let it touch your skin!- Chena shot the message out just as the gem pulled free, crimson liquid splattering the concrete. Chena suddenly felt a rush as she was put back in place and Kurai left with the gem.
At first the red jewel floated in midair, then pelted to Chena again, the gasping teen caught off guard. But a flash came and the gem was stuck to the ground under a sword tip. And Chena honestly had never been happier seeing the red orbs as they glanced at her. "That.. Was a bit close. Ya' think?" Kurama walked closer, then put a hand to her forehead. "We need to stop the bleeding." Bleeding? What's that? Duh! "Yeah.. I might have something downstairs. My apartments right below us." Her voice came and went as everything spun still though the pounding pressure was gone now. And with that, she changed back. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````
"So, this is it?" Botan held up the glass jar containing a red gem. "I can't believe this thing was still going around. I thought for sure Ko- Enma had entrusted it in a guardian. Hm.." Pink-purple eyes landed on the people in front of her. "Thank-you. I'll get this to Ko-Enma. And the girl, who was it again?" "Christinia." Kurama answered, throwing a look at Hiei. The fire demon seemed his usual self. Though he had thrown several odd looks at Chena before leaving.
"I'll check the records department for any info on her. Though I'll still have to talk to her. But the Kurai Akari merging with a human. I'm almost positive that's never happened before." Her oar appeared in her right hand and her left held tightly to the small jar. She hopped and landed on the smooth pole easily then vanished. Kurama turned to Hiei.
"She'll be all right. She handled it very well." Red eyes met his for a few tense moments before Hiei looked the other way. "I'm not worried so stop thinking that I am." "And why wouldn't you be?" "Because she's a weak little girl." Another classic verbal dodge. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````
A knock on the door. Chena looked up, the notebook her lap sliding into the floor and she hopped off her bed. The bandage around her head had shrunk to little more than two bands of cloth now. Chena put her hand to the cold door knob and opened it. Exspecting everyone in the world except for who was there. Weird, long blue hair in a ponytail, a pink t-shirt, jeans, a small backpack, and a girl. She was taller than her, though the eyes caught Chena's in a friendly grin. Pink and purple orbs. //Wild. And I thought Hiei's were weird.// "Uh, can I help you?" "Yes you can. My name's Botan, you're Chena right?"
"Um. Yeah. Sorry to be rude but.. What the heck are you uh.. Doing here? I. Haven't met you anywhere have I?" "Oh good heavens no. I hope not. I just came by to ask you a few things. About the Kurai Akari." Chena swallowed, then stepped out of the way. "Yusuke said something about you coming. Though that was what. Ten minutes ago?" Botan nodded and sat her bag down on the bar.
"Okay, well just a few questions really. Um.. Where did you get the gem?" She'd flipped out a notebook with doodles all over the front and a fluffy purple pen. "My grandmother gave it to me in her will.. Just before my 14th birthday. Do you want some tea or anything?" "Yes thank-you. How long did you have it?" "Uhmm.. Well, all most two years I guess.." Chena set the water filled kettle on the stove and turned it on. She got out two cups, and tea bags while Botan asked the next question. "When did it merge with you?" Um.. A week ago. It only lasted for. Gang not even a full 24 hours though. I cleaned house so to speak." Botan nodded, ponytail bobbing as she scribbled down what she heard.
"Okay, now I think that's all. Yes that'll be enough for the report." Chena blinked. "Sorry, but who exactly are you, and who's the report for?" "I'm the grim reaper and it's for Reikai or spirit world." "Eh?" Chena dropped her cup, the coffe cup not shattering. Purple eyes gave the girl several blank stares then Chena swallowed. "Sumimasen, demo. Naniwoiutennen?" Botan blinked. "Perhaps you should sit down. This isn't going to be easy to explain." Chena nodded, filled the sups with hot water, and sat them on the counter She sat on a stool and looked at Botan. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ``````````````````````````````
"Okay, so Ko-Enma wants me. To what?" Chena tried to stay calm. After all a gem had recently shot out of her forehead. What wasn't possible? "He wanmts to talk to you. About you coming back to life." Botan said for thirtieth time that day. Chena let it sink in for a moment. "I don't remember everything from before. But from what I can see. I wasn't happy. I know a lot of things have happened here, and I don't go to school, and that I work a lot. But I'm actually happy some what. I would like to get to know Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei better. And I'm sure that lunk-headed weirdo can't be horrible exactly." "Yes their all nice.. Well, usually. I mean they have their moments like everyone else." Chena was silent, starring off into space. Botan looked at her. She really wasn't that different. Nothing wrong with her. "Something wrong?"
Chena's short hair flipped as she shook her head. "No.. Just thinking. I've still got a few things to answer. And I need to get to work soon." "Wait. You're going to work, with that?" Botan pointed at the girl's forehead. Chena only shrugged. "It's nothing. It'll heal soon. But what do you think keeps this place going? Air?" Botan stopped. It was a good point. Though Chena seemed nothing more than a child at moments. Then just as quickly that punk attitude got in the way. She had a lot to learn but she was 15, working, keeping up an apartment, had gotten books and such in small amounts to study, and had all of this going on to boot. //I wonder how she does it.// ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````
Chena flipped a page of the book, she was taking a break and had sat at the bar to watch the restaurant and read for a few moments. Poetry had caught her eye last time at the book store. The poem she had found in her pocket had never left her side. It was talking about something she hadn't been able to place yet. Something sad it seemed. Though she had only remembered vague flashes of the moments in her 'last life'. One included her nearly dieing. But fainter still, were ones she had first known Kyumi. Before she became a 'brat'.
/I'm so tired of being here.
Surprised by all my childhood fears./ "Sissy! Where's mommy?" Chena could still see the small form standing on the steps of her bedroom, teddy bear in tow. Another nightmare, another night mommy had been away drinking. "She's not here Kyumi. Come here. I'll keep the monsters away." "Thank-you Chena." That seemed so long ago.
/And if you have to leave.
I wish that you would just leave./ "Mommy said to get up. She's got a surprise!" "Chena! I got a book, can you read it to me?" "Chena, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to lie to Mommy. She just yelled so much." "I love you sissy." Little sister.
/Because your presence still lingers here.
And it won't leave me alone. / That was who Chena had always urged to say hello to. Who was supposed to be running around the apartment. The one who had filled her with something that had pulled her home that day. She had loved her sister. Sure she had been nothing but a pest, but in years before. They had been so close. //What happened then?//
/These wounds won't seem to heal.
This pain is just too real.
There's just too much that time cannot erase./ But Chena all ready knew that answer. She had gotten too big for her little sister. She had gotten too big for the little hugs and pelting questions. "I got to big for my little sister. That's what happened." Chena's voice was soft and choked. So many things could have been changed. Changed so that she s\could have had a second chance in that life. So that she could pick up the pieces her parents had left her with.
/When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears.
When you screamed I'd fight away all of your fears./
Chena swallowed back a few tears as she closed the book, her eyes to blurry to read. She felt the knot in her throat tighten when she saw several children out the big windows of the restaurant. Each with a mom, dad, brother, or sister.
/And I've held your hand through all of these years.
But you still have all of me./ "My little sister." ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````
She couldn't believe it. It seemed unreal, impossible, and just not right. She looked at the paper again. Her kimono not hiding her quivering jolts. The headline alone burned at her. Woman and child killed in drive by. It was a newspaper from America, and nearly two weeks old. But the names. They were her mother and sister.
/You used to captivate me.
By your resonating light./
'Officials can only mention a similar occurrence nearly 4 weeks ago. A 15-year-old was gunned down near her school in New York. Both cases have been targeted to the same family. Neighbors only wonder with shock what could possibly have happened to cause these three murders.'
/But now I'm bound by the life you left behind.
Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams.
Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me./
"No... God please no... There's gotta be..." Chena stopped, swallowing. Her feet carried her to work, the paper still clutched tightly in her hands. Pictures danced across the page, and it told her plenty. Fate was having a roll at closing her off from her old life. Their deaths meant more than just two people passing from one world to the next. It meant that she couldn't go back. She was alone... alone.. No... Not alone. They were here. She could start over here, couldn't she? She could start back school, she could do more work on the weekends to pick up the pace as far as money was concerned.
/These wounds won't seem to heal.
This pain is just to real.
There's just too much that time cannot erase./ Her hand touched the cool door, the pushed against it. It was all as if she was out of her body all together... Surely this paper was wrong. There could be other people named that... Then another jolt came. That vision... It must have happened the night they died... "Kyumi..." The paper crumbled, then found it's way to her purse. Her notebook came out, and she walked over to the manager...
/When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears.
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears./ "Chica? There's a few tables on your side. Someone left a note for you, I told them you'd be here any minute but they said they were in a hurry." He handed her a piece of paper then bustled off, Chena sighed. Her eyes looked out the window again. //Kyumi... Hold tight kiddo. I'll be seeing you... Someday. But I've got a life now I have to get started. Though... It's like Ying and Yang now...// She smiled. //No, Somewhere in between..... Or somewhere in between.//
/And I held your hand through all of these years.
But you still have all of me./ ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````
"Chena, I looked through our files... And this may be hard for you but..." "I know Botan. I'm dead. My mother and Sister are to. I read it in a paper I got." The ferry-girl sighed. "But it's okay... What ever happened came so, that I could have another chance. And I don't plan on waisting it."
/I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone.
And though you're still here with me.
I've been alone all along./
Botan nodded then smiled. "It's Kuwabara's birthday. I know you have to work alot... But I know a certian someone will be at the party." Botan did a neko face, throwing Chena knowing looks. Purple eyes narrowed. "Hiei?" "Bingo! He doesn't get along with Kuwabara, but he'll be there.. He.. Has good reasons..." Botan stopped there. She had better things to do then get her head removed because she'd let the 'cat' out of the bag.
Chena chuckled. "All right. I'll come." /When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears. When you'd scream I'd fight away away all of your fears. Ad I I've held your hand all through these years.
But you still have me./ ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````
Don't go! It's not over! I swear it's not over! I know that may 'look' like the ending but it's not.. Oh no far from it! I don't plan on leaving ANYTHING unanswered, any hole, or my plot comepletly ditched either! THanks seriousb1! I knew I was wrong.. But I'll have to stick to this name.. already typed in a whole lot of places.... Chapter15 is already half way done so.. Wait for 24 hours or so and I should have it up.. Oh well, see-ya then!
`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` `` "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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Ache. Ache filled her head. Surely before was only a dream. That blasted rock couldn't do a blasted thing to her. Chena gave the mental signal for her body to sit up. A few fleeting moments followed but she stood, glancing at the floor she'd fallen onto. Blood had flowed from the gem, creating a stain on the floor. "Hey, Kurai Akari? You awake up there?" Chena frowned at the silence and poked at her forehead. Several jolts of pain shot down her spine but nothing else. "Hmph, Gotta get ready for work. Mid-day shift today."
Her footfalls found her at the bathroom then her eyes caught sight of the mirror. And purple orbs shot open REALLY WIDE. "BLOODY HELL!!! What's going on?!!!" Her hands connected with the sink and held her since her legs seemed to have become useless. Her reflection gaped back at her with odd eyes, messed up hair, off colored skin, fangs, and other accessories that hadn't been there the night before. //Okay, cool it. Just calm down, Nothing to worry over.// -Are you so sure? - "What do you mean?!" Chena starred at the mirror, watching the gem flash and swirl red-purple. -Everything's going to be all right. You have most of your latest memories back. So I'm not needed? - "What? I meant you outta my head if that's what you mean." -Exactly. I think I'm going to take over for a bit though. You don't mind do you? After all, I helped you.- "Wha. No way! You want a body, that's why you merged with me isn't it? It wasn't that blasted Tsuku!" -Good girl. Her 'lord' wanted to wake me up. Though not to be fused with you. I'm afraid though, neither of you will get what you desire. I plan on living through you. So I had to give you a few select features my original form had.- Chena threw a shaky glance at the mirror. There wasn't. Red- purple eyes glared back. She was built the same basically. Fangs, red bangs completely. Short brown hair, and the gem now appeared even smaller with a black star surrounding it in her skin. Her lips were a deeper red, blue lines above her eyes and through her hair. Then came the big shocker. Her earrings had transferred from human ears, to black wolf ones perched on top of her head. And she felt something along her backside. A Black tail appeared. "Kurai what'd you do to me?!" Her mouth moved cruelly, her skin a copper color.
-Parts of myself. I thought it best if I returned to the Makai in full form.- "You return? But. How." Blood trickled down Chena's face as the gem shifted and flickered. -I'm a demon creation. I was a person well known for her power thousands of years ago. Then something happened. I was sealed in a gem. I told the 'detectives' I am merely able to balance a person's spirit. And like simple fools they fell for it. I was lucky, I thought for sure Hiei might prove trouble.. But Tsuku was right not to worry over them. Kurama might figure something out, but that won't matter. I'm returning now, and none of them can stop me. Though, you proved a surprise when you broke through the force I put on you last night. You were able to cause me pain.. And that is no common trait.-
Chena was in shock. Then something resembling a thought floated to the surface of her panic. Call someone. Call one of them. Get someone's attention. She can't take you. "Right." Chena darted to her bag, the napkin appearing in her hand... Her clawed hand. MOVE IT! -What do you think you're going to do Chena?- "None of your concern!" Her feet found her at the phone. She dialed the number.. Then it felt like a brick had been slammed into her head. Her mouth became unable to move, her hand not moving. The phone to her ear and someone answered. //Answer! SAY SOMETHING CHENA!// -No one can hear you. I'm in control. You'll have to wait.- //No! Fight her!// "Hello?" The voice from the phone.. It was a woman's. Chena threw a mental surge at the gem.. Then fought for her voice. "Y. I.. Need to speak.. With Yusuke." In time to come.. It would never cease to amaze her how hard it was to get those few words out.. But the gem redoubled and took over. Chena felt like she was floating, but everything was just floating on the edge of her reality. Everything dangled. //WAKE UP!// -No! I don't know how you're breaking through but enough. Chena it's time for you to rest.- Rest? Rest. //No! Wake up you friggin' retard! GET UP!!//
"Hello?" Speak. Just talk. Open your mouth. Use your voice. It suddenly felt like several weights just dropped off of her head.. And in a few dazed seconds she spoke. "Yusuke, it's Chena. The gem's taking over. She's trying to return to the Makai. I don't know what it means but I can't keep holding her off!" "She can't. There's no way it can.." "I don't care what she said last! She told you that so she'd have time. She's worried that Kur. Kurama or somebody will think of something. I'm not going to be able to keep her off forever. But she's working with Tsuku and that guy from the alley." Chena paused, her breathing suddenly becoming heavy and all most impossible. "Chena? Chena?" "Hiei. He sensed something. He told me.. To get rid of it.. He may know what's going on!" -ENOUGH!!!!- The phone tumbled to the floor, Chena's hand shaking and her mouth spurting blood. Her head spun like mad. The lack of air slowed her thoughts. -Blasted girl! You're human but how on earth do you think you can hold me off?!- //As long as it takes, but the secrets out. You lying little rock!// -SILENCE!- //Gems and voices can't hurt me.// -You're blind then. You'll die unless I let you breath.- //No. How much you wanta bet you'll let me? If I die there goes this body to// Her lungs inflated suddenly. The gem flared blood boiling as it emerged from the wound. -How.. You little witch!- "THAT'S RIGHT!! And here's one for both of us!!!"
Chena put her fingers to her forehead, and began pulsing against the skin. Her eyes shifted from red to purple then with another brilliant flash of light. Her hands fell to her sides, and the gem flared. Purple eyes fell half-lidded and red. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````
Hiei's eyes snapped open. His Jagan glowed a violet color. Something was interfering. He'd seen enough to know that his hunch was right. The gem had lied. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````
Wind whipped at her. But the red prism glowed. The roof had proved to give a decent view. But she was looking for something. Chena knew it. Her whole body felt numb, and all together not hers. All most like a dream. //Chena, get a hold of yourself. You're handled worse things then this. This oversized pebble isn't anything compared to Tsuku! Fight it all ready// -Still awake? Stubborn child- //Want to say something about that? I've got several things to say to you!// -Calm down. You won't have to put up with me for long. I'm going to get rid of you soon.- //Thanks for the comfort! NOW LET ME GO!// Kurai smirked, using Chena's mouth. The body was completely under her control. Chena had managed to cause her a few jerks and unsure movements though, nothing more than any of her other victims.
She had outlived anyone she'd merged with. She could remain in another's form by sticking to the gem. Kurai however, didn't follow the rules. She chose her host's death in usually five years. Human bodies couldn't let her stay any longer. "See Chena, that wasn't so bad now was it?" //Damn you// "And here I chose to let you stay, not very considerate." //OUT!!// "I'm soy. But no one can throw me 'out'. You're just along for the ride."
"Actually, that can be arranged." Chena/Kurai froze. "What?" Red- purple eyes turned around. Red hair, and green eyes. "Kurama. And Hiei is bound be somewhere near here." //Now, take that you blasted over grown leech!// "Such remarks from a human. You'd think this girl would be quiet!" Hiei watched her. She was trembling. Though not from fear or anything like that. Chena was giving her a harder time 'taking over' then it had planned. He smirked. Leave it to a human to be stubborn.
Kurai Akari glared, her tail ears twitching. "I don't plan on giving her up. Besides, even if you were to remove me, it'd kill her. Besides, I rather like this body." "Then why her?" Kurama watched Kurai's movements. She was pacing slightly. "She fell so blindly into my little trick. For me to take root in someone's mind, they need to know and accept where they got me. So I naturally needed her to remember her past. That, and with her family as is, it was that much smaller a possibility that they would miss her. I was worried her disappearing might attract attention." Chena chose her time. It felt like she was getting pulled two ways at once. In truth it was exhausting her but the thought of getting that blasted gem back fueled her.
The gem was partly abandoned since the Kurai needed to leave it to control her body. So Chena found one thing. Just as Kurai had forced them gem into her, she could force it out. //Oh Kurai. I've got a surprise.// "What? What could you possibly do to." Her mouth shut. The gem was throbbing purple and flashing angrily. And Chena's slightly psychotic laugh was echoing in her head. //Say good-bye to the gem!!!" Green eyes narrowed as blood flowed from the gem. The purple prism flickered red faintly as it began to push outward.. Kurai gaped.. "You little fool! Do you want to kill us both?!" //No, but get ready for a one way trip you bitch!// Chena focused, aware that her limbs began to faintly have feeling now. She could all most feel another presence in her and fought it with everything she had. -WHEN THIS THING COMES OUT, Don't let it touch your skin!- Chena shot the message out just as the gem pulled free, crimson liquid splattering the concrete. Chena suddenly felt a rush as she was put back in place and Kurai left with the gem.
At first the red jewel floated in midair, then pelted to Chena again, the gasping teen caught off guard. But a flash came and the gem was stuck to the ground under a sword tip. And Chena honestly had never been happier seeing the red orbs as they glanced at her. "That.. Was a bit close. Ya' think?" Kurama walked closer, then put a hand to her forehead. "We need to stop the bleeding." Bleeding? What's that? Duh! "Yeah.. I might have something downstairs. My apartments right below us." Her voice came and went as everything spun still though the pounding pressure was gone now. And with that, she changed back. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````
"So, this is it?" Botan held up the glass jar containing a red gem. "I can't believe this thing was still going around. I thought for sure Ko- Enma had entrusted it in a guardian. Hm.." Pink-purple eyes landed on the people in front of her. "Thank-you. I'll get this to Ko-Enma. And the girl, who was it again?" "Christinia." Kurama answered, throwing a look at Hiei. The fire demon seemed his usual self. Though he had thrown several odd looks at Chena before leaving.
"I'll check the records department for any info on her. Though I'll still have to talk to her. But the Kurai Akari merging with a human. I'm almost positive that's never happened before." Her oar appeared in her right hand and her left held tightly to the small jar. She hopped and landed on the smooth pole easily then vanished. Kurama turned to Hiei.
"She'll be all right. She handled it very well." Red eyes met his for a few tense moments before Hiei looked the other way. "I'm not worried so stop thinking that I am." "And why wouldn't you be?" "Because she's a weak little girl." Another classic verbal dodge. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````
A knock on the door. Chena looked up, the notebook her lap sliding into the floor and she hopped off her bed. The bandage around her head had shrunk to little more than two bands of cloth now. Chena put her hand to the cold door knob and opened it. Exspecting everyone in the world except for who was there. Weird, long blue hair in a ponytail, a pink t-shirt, jeans, a small backpack, and a girl. She was taller than her, though the eyes caught Chena's in a friendly grin. Pink and purple orbs. //Wild. And I thought Hiei's were weird.// "Uh, can I help you?" "Yes you can. My name's Botan, you're Chena right?"
"Um. Yeah. Sorry to be rude but.. What the heck are you uh.. Doing here? I. Haven't met you anywhere have I?" "Oh good heavens no. I hope not. I just came by to ask you a few things. About the Kurai Akari." Chena swallowed, then stepped out of the way. "Yusuke said something about you coming. Though that was what. Ten minutes ago?" Botan nodded and sat her bag down on the bar.
"Okay, well just a few questions really. Um.. Where did you get the gem?" She'd flipped out a notebook with doodles all over the front and a fluffy purple pen. "My grandmother gave it to me in her will.. Just before my 14th birthday. Do you want some tea or anything?" "Yes thank-you. How long did you have it?" "Uhmm.. Well, all most two years I guess.." Chena set the water filled kettle on the stove and turned it on. She got out two cups, and tea bags while Botan asked the next question. "When did it merge with you?" Um.. A week ago. It only lasted for. Gang not even a full 24 hours though. I cleaned house so to speak." Botan nodded, ponytail bobbing as she scribbled down what she heard.
"Okay, now I think that's all. Yes that'll be enough for the report." Chena blinked. "Sorry, but who exactly are you, and who's the report for?" "I'm the grim reaper and it's for Reikai or spirit world." "Eh?" Chena dropped her cup, the coffe cup not shattering. Purple eyes gave the girl several blank stares then Chena swallowed. "Sumimasen, demo. Naniwoiutennen?" Botan blinked. "Perhaps you should sit down. This isn't going to be easy to explain." Chena nodded, filled the sups with hot water, and sat them on the counter She sat on a stool and looked at Botan. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ``````````````````````````````
"Okay, so Ko-Enma wants me. To what?" Chena tried to stay calm. After all a gem had recently shot out of her forehead. What wasn't possible? "He wanmts to talk to you. About you coming back to life." Botan said for thirtieth time that day. Chena let it sink in for a moment. "I don't remember everything from before. But from what I can see. I wasn't happy. I know a lot of things have happened here, and I don't go to school, and that I work a lot. But I'm actually happy some what. I would like to get to know Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei better. And I'm sure that lunk-headed weirdo can't be horrible exactly." "Yes their all nice.. Well, usually. I mean they have their moments like everyone else." Chena was silent, starring off into space. Botan looked at her. She really wasn't that different. Nothing wrong with her. "Something wrong?"
Chena's short hair flipped as she shook her head. "No.. Just thinking. I've still got a few things to answer. And I need to get to work soon." "Wait. You're going to work, with that?" Botan pointed at the girl's forehead. Chena only shrugged. "It's nothing. It'll heal soon. But what do you think keeps this place going? Air?" Botan stopped. It was a good point. Though Chena seemed nothing more than a child at moments. Then just as quickly that punk attitude got in the way. She had a lot to learn but she was 15, working, keeping up an apartment, had gotten books and such in small amounts to study, and had all of this going on to boot. //I wonder how she does it.// ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ````````````````````````````````
Chena flipped a page of the book, she was taking a break and had sat at the bar to watch the restaurant and read for a few moments. Poetry had caught her eye last time at the book store. The poem she had found in her pocket had never left her side. It was talking about something she hadn't been able to place yet. Something sad it seemed. Though she had only remembered vague flashes of the moments in her 'last life'. One included her nearly dieing. But fainter still, were ones she had first known Kyumi. Before she became a 'brat'.
/I'm so tired of being here.
Surprised by all my childhood fears./ "Sissy! Where's mommy?" Chena could still see the small form standing on the steps of her bedroom, teddy bear in tow. Another nightmare, another night mommy had been away drinking. "She's not here Kyumi. Come here. I'll keep the monsters away." "Thank-you Chena." That seemed so long ago.
/And if you have to leave.
I wish that you would just leave./ "Mommy said to get up. She's got a surprise!" "Chena! I got a book, can you read it to me?" "Chena, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to lie to Mommy. She just yelled so much." "I love you sissy." Little sister.
/Because your presence still lingers here.
And it won't leave me alone. / That was who Chena had always urged to say hello to. Who was supposed to be running around the apartment. The one who had filled her with something that had pulled her home that day. She had loved her sister. Sure she had been nothing but a pest, but in years before. They had been so close. //What happened then?//
/These wounds won't seem to heal.
This pain is just too real.
There's just too much that time cannot erase./ But Chena all ready knew that answer. She had gotten too big for her little sister. She had gotten too big for the little hugs and pelting questions. "I got to big for my little sister. That's what happened." Chena's voice was soft and choked. So many things could have been changed. Changed so that she s\could have had a second chance in that life. So that she could pick up the pieces her parents had left her with.
/When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears.
When you screamed I'd fight away all of your fears./
Chena swallowed back a few tears as she closed the book, her eyes to blurry to read. She felt the knot in her throat tighten when she saw several children out the big windows of the restaurant. Each with a mom, dad, brother, or sister.
/And I've held your hand through all of these years.
But you still have all of me./ "My little sister." ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````
She couldn't believe it. It seemed unreal, impossible, and just not right. She looked at the paper again. Her kimono not hiding her quivering jolts. The headline alone burned at her. Woman and child killed in drive by. It was a newspaper from America, and nearly two weeks old. But the names. They were her mother and sister.
/You used to captivate me.
By your resonating light./
'Officials can only mention a similar occurrence nearly 4 weeks ago. A 15-year-old was gunned down near her school in New York. Both cases have been targeted to the same family. Neighbors only wonder with shock what could possibly have happened to cause these three murders.'
/But now I'm bound by the life you left behind.
Your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams.
Your voice it chased away all the sanity in me./
"No... God please no... There's gotta be..." Chena stopped, swallowing. Her feet carried her to work, the paper still clutched tightly in her hands. Pictures danced across the page, and it told her plenty. Fate was having a roll at closing her off from her old life. Their deaths meant more than just two people passing from one world to the next. It meant that she couldn't go back. She was alone... alone.. No... Not alone. They were here. She could start over here, couldn't she? She could start back school, she could do more work on the weekends to pick up the pace as far as money was concerned.
/These wounds won't seem to heal.
This pain is just to real.
There's just too much that time cannot erase./ Her hand touched the cool door, the pushed against it. It was all as if she was out of her body all together... Surely this paper was wrong. There could be other people named that... Then another jolt came. That vision... It must have happened the night they died... "Kyumi..." The paper crumbled, then found it's way to her purse. Her notebook came out, and she walked over to the manager...
/When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears.
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears./ "Chica? There's a few tables on your side. Someone left a note for you, I told them you'd be here any minute but they said they were in a hurry." He handed her a piece of paper then bustled off, Chena sighed. Her eyes looked out the window again. //Kyumi... Hold tight kiddo. I'll be seeing you... Someday. But I've got a life now I have to get started. Though... It's like Ying and Yang now...// She smiled. //No, Somewhere in between..... Or somewhere in between.//
/And I held your hand through all of these years.
But you still have all of me./ ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````
"Chena, I looked through our files... And this may be hard for you but..." "I know Botan. I'm dead. My mother and Sister are to. I read it in a paper I got." The ferry-girl sighed. "But it's okay... What ever happened came so, that I could have another chance. And I don't plan on waisting it."
/I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone.
And though you're still here with me.
I've been alone all along./
Botan nodded then smiled. "It's Kuwabara's birthday. I know you have to work alot... But I know a certian someone will be at the party." Botan did a neko face, throwing Chena knowing looks. Purple eyes narrowed. "Hiei?" "Bingo! He doesn't get along with Kuwabara, but he'll be there.. He.. Has good reasons..." Botan stopped there. She had better things to do then get her head removed because she'd let the 'cat' out of the bag.
Chena chuckled. "All right. I'll come." /When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears. When you'd scream I'd fight away away all of your fears. Ad I I've held your hand all through these years.
But you still have me./ ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````
Don't go! It's not over! I swear it's not over! I know that may 'look' like the ending but it's not.. Oh no far from it! I don't plan on leaving ANYTHING unanswered, any hole, or my plot comepletly ditched either! THanks seriousb1! I knew I was wrong.. But I'll have to stick to this name.. already typed in a whole lot of places.... Chapter15 is already half way done so.. Wait for 24 hours or so and I should have it up.. Oh well, see-ya then!