The Punishment
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When Hiei woke up he realized that he was pretty warm. Looking around he saw what appeared to be a blanket. Shaking his head and smiling he pulled the blanket down to see Kurama's room. Crawling out of the bed he looked down to see one of Kurama's shirts. Finding his own clothes in the dryer he got dressed and walked downstairs. Sitting at the table quietly he waited for Kurama and Shiori to get up. It was only 6:30 in the morning after all. Looking around he remembered the events from last night. He then thought about what Shiori had said about Kurama being grounded. Shaking his head he was about to get up when Shiori walked downstairs.
"Good morning Hiei. Did you sleep well?" she asked tiredly.
"I guess." he responded and then thought of something. "Why is the kitsune grounded?"
"He wasn't behaving and he would stop misbehaving when he was asked so I had to take disciplinary actions. He was also told he wasn't allowed to have friends over. So after breakfast I am afraid that you will have to leave." Hiei was about to voice his protest when Kurama walked into the kitchen sleepily. Tripping over nothing, Kurama managed to make it to the table without killing himself. Sitting down he slammed his head down in an attempt to go back to sleep. Hiei laughed and then pulled his head up. Looking into Kurama's eyes he managed to use his telepath abilities on him to find out how he had been misbehaving. After he was done he looked up to Shiori and grimaced.
"He was voicing his opinion and he was only trying to protect you. I think that you owe him an apology and should listen to him once and awhile. So what do you say?" he said in a clear and strong voice. Shiori looked up at him in surprise. Then she went back to pulling out everything that she would need for breakfast. After she had everything out she began to cook it. Hiei looked down in his lap and thought about what he had just said. Kurama was thinking about what Hiei said and about what had happened. By the time that breakfast was ready and on the table, an uneasy silence had fallen over the table. Eating silence they realized that someone had to speak. Thinking about what they were going to say, Kurama and Hiei helped to clean up the table. By the time that they reached the door everyone had thought about what they were going to say.
"Well see you in about a week Hiei. I hope that you don't miss Suiichi to much while you are un-able to come here." Shiori said politely.
"Mother! Hiei come back anytime you wish. Mother is just being a really big harath. Sides I enjoy your company. Please come back and see me! I don't think I could stand this torture more than I have to."
"I'll consider your offer. Okay? Just think. At least she's not being a femitie. So I got to go," he said running off into the night. As soon as he was out of ear shot Kurama turned to look at his mother and glared at her.
"How dare you tell my friends when they can and can not come around here. You know mother a little while ago I was thinking about some things and I thought that after what Hiei said earlier you would have changed your mind, but now I see that you are just trying to control my life. Stay out of it! I can run my life just fine the way I want to!" he yelled and then ran upstairs to his room. Closing the door behind him Kurama began to think of a way out of this sticky situation that he had just put himself in. Sitting down at his desk he began to list the pros and cons of what had just happened. An hour later he was done. His list looked a little like this:
Pros:
1) Mother may let me lead my own life
2) Mother may listen to me
3) I finally talked back to my mother
Cons:
1) I talked back to my mother
2) She may kick me out
3) Mother may never let me see Hiei again
4) Mother will probably hate me for the rest of my life
5) Mother may never talk to me
6) Mother may make me move out of the country so that I can't see Hiei again
7) Mother may extend my punishment
8) My punishment may not let up until I die!
9) Mother may not let me out of the house again
10) Mother may never let me have another friend again
11) Mother may make me get married to some girl! (Ewe!)
12) Mother may die tomorrow and I'll never get a chance to apologize!
13) Mother may never forgive me.
Looking down at his list Kurama sighed and decided to get some sleep. Crawling into bed he fell asleep almost immediately.
Two hours later…….
Looking in on Kurama Shiori smiled. He was sleeping. Leaving a note of where she was going to be on his dresser she closed the door and left.
Much much later………
Kurama bolted awake having the feeling that something was wrong. Finding the note he crumpled it up and then sat down. He sat by the window for about a half an hour before realizing that he was hungry. Walking downstairs he made something to eat and then took it upstairs to actually eat it. Sitting down next to the window he stared outside and began to think about all the times that he had spent with his mother. Leaning back against the window he stared at the stars until they became blurry dots in the sky. Falling to sleep he began to dream about all the things that he had done with his mother when he was younger.
A shadow moved out of the unused bathroom and crept down the hall to the young boy's room. Peeking inside he realized that the tranquilizer had worked and that the boy was out cold. Picking him up he escaped the house and left a sheet of paper behind.
After kissing her boyfriend goodnight Shiori walked up to the front it weird that the front door was open at 1:30 in the morning. Walking into the hallway she picked something up. A scream could be heard all the way down the street.
Yusuke and the others were walking down to Kurama's in the morning to get him for school. When they turned onto the street they noticed that Kurama's house was swarmed with cop cars. Yusuke ran up to the house and began to question the police about what was happening. After getting several futile attempts he walked over to Shiori to ask her.
"It was awful Yusuke! Just awful! They were in the hallway and I touched one of them!"
"What was awful? What was in the hallway?" Yusuke almost shouted at her. But all he got was the same tired old line of it was in the hallway. Walking back over Yusuke shook his head as everyone asked what was going on. Shrugging he followed Shiori to the hospital and finally got the information he needed.
"They were all cut up and they were all in my living room. All of my neighbors. Did you find my son? Did you find Suiichi?" Shiori was just about hysterical.
"No ma'm we did not find your son. There was no one else in the house. Now what time did you get home?"
"Around 1:30 in the morning."
"And when did you leave?"
"Around 11:00 in the morning."
"Have you and your son had problems recently?"
"Yes. He was really upset when I started to date about a week ago. He threw a fit and I had to punish him. He was confined to his room. I want him found!" Shiori screamed at the officer.
"I assure you that every cop out there is looking for him. Now do you think that he could have gotten really mad at you and done this as a form of rebellion? Then afterwards he ran away?" the cop suggested. The look in Shiori's eyes apparently scared the cop into getting off of the topic. Nodding Yusuke walked away now that he had all the information that he needed. Walking up to Genkai's temple he sat down as everyone else sat down.
"So what is this all about?" Hiei asked impatiently.
"First of all Kurama's missing and someone butchered all of his neighbors. Second of all the police think that Kurama did it and then ran away. Third I think that he is danger."
"First off I don't blame the Kitsune if he did butcher his neighbors they were all a bunch of annoying nigens. Secondly I wouldn't blame him if he did run away. Thirdly I doubt he is in any trouble. Kurama can take care of himself. Besides he's a demon he'll be just fine." Hiei murmured. Yusuke shook his head.
"No you don't understand Hiei. I really think that we have to investigate this matter further. You know if you don't want to come I will investigate myself. You don't have to come with." Turning he looked at Koenma who had also come to the meeting.
"I think that we should check this out I'm real worried about him. That's not normal okay! I barely worry about myself half a chance so at least give me the acknowledgement that I need to at least check this out. I know that Kurama is in some danger and it is necessary to help him."
"I give you permission to go after Kurama. I do hope that you are serious about this and not wasting our time though. If you are I will have to punish you. Now go ahead Yusuke start your investigation. Hiei I would like you to go with him!" Koenma said loud enough for him to hear him. Grunting his acknowledgment Hiei stood up and followed Yusuke out the door. Groaning Hiei followed Yusuke to Kurama's house. Slipping inside they began to look around. Hiei walked towards the bedroom and stopped halfway towards the staircase. Picking something up he looked at Yusuke and nodded towards the door. Nodding they walked back to the temple with the item in their hands.
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Sorry it took so long. But I just got my Internet back up today. I thought that you would like the new chapter. Please give me a response so I know that people still like my story. Oh by the way the word harath is a cuss word in the Makai. The word femitie is an insult. They are both from the Makai language that I came up with since there is no actual proof of the Makai language. Ja ne!
