aiko: votes for what?
hiei: .:counting b-cuz kokoro blackmialed him:.
kokoro: what is it hiei?
hiei: one..two... erhm. what are these symbols!!
kokoro: eh.. those are numbers hiei. and those weird symbols are letters -_-;;
aiko: well, youkai letters and numbers are different from ningen ones.
kokoro: ic ic.
for now, thanks:
passionateangel: okay, i will!! ^-^
eunc and rei: sure hiei has he evil glaring power just have either blackmail on him...or when he glares for a shield...put up a mirror. works everytime :D
mallory: at least you can spell correctly..i have a problem w/ spelling... T_T
sasami minamino: hehe, thanks! and yourwelcome! X3
kenshinobsession: eeks. that hurts... .:thinks about nose:. haha, anywho. how's tsukasa doing anyways? did he kill anygood teddy bears lately?
kokoro: how many are there hiei????
hiei: damn the ningen writing...
kokoro: hiei! focus!!!
hiei: ermh...
kurama: maybe i can help.
hiei/kokoro: .:falls over:.
kokoro: where do you pop out from?!?!?!
kurama: who knows.. .:looks at papers:.
hiei: .:thinks:. the kitsune snucked up on me..i need more training...
kurama: Aa. here it is:
aikoXoc= uhm..one
aikoXkuronue= heh....two.
kokoro: you know... most of the ppl who reviewed didn't even vote...
kurama: yes..that's what they get for not reading the author notes things...
kokoro: srry eunc and rei. if you want to skip the aikoXkuronue part you can ^_^;;;
aiko and kuronue time:
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aiko POV
I walked along the park....the trees and places like that were the only place I was able to ease my mind. After what had happened that is. I don't really know what happened between me and my fiance. I only know is...when I try to remember..it's sad. Everytime.
Why'd Hiei have to ask those questions? It's not fair...I don't ask him about his love life..Okay, maybe I do. But I don't..... I judt don't know anymore. What exactly happened anyways? Sigh, who knows...
I hear footsteps behind me...Kuronue. I can tell it's him..or is it a her. I don't know. Everything is so confusing...
"Aiko?" I heard him say behind me.
"What?" I asked. I didn't recongnize my voice.
"What happened?"
"Nothing..."
I suddenly felt a hard fist hit me. I fell and hit a tree.
"What was that for!?" I yelled. It was a good thing the trees covered us.
"There you go again Aiko. You never really tell us anything do you?"
"It's none of your buiness."
"What did Hiei say to you Aiko?"
"Why should I tell you?" I stood up. About to walk away, I felt his hand hold mine. Turining around, Kuronue just stared at me for a while.
"Don't you trust us?" He asked.
"I do..but it's not that easy..."
"You could tell me."
That reassuring voice, I heard that tone before. I broke eye contact with Kuronue.
"Come on Aiko. It'll feel better if you just tell me.."
"That's the point..i'm afarid. That'd I'd remember."
"Remember what?"
"How..how.." I started into my memories.. how could I tell him? How could I tell him the truth. How...
".....Aiko?"
"Do you..do you feel sometimes you can't breath?"
"Aiko, that has nothing to do with this."
"Yes it does..."
"How so? Surprise me."
"When you somehow can't breath. Time is eternity. All you need to do is either raise your head up and take a deep breath or start breathing again. It's not that simple though. So, you stay that way for a while. In what seems like forever. But, then you wake up. Is it a dream? Did you die?"
"Aiko, I don't understand.."
I turned face to face with Kuronue. I had no idea what was coming out of my mouth. But.. I think I remember something..before I stopped myself..I said.
"He didn't either..."
--Botan---
Botan's POV
"Ne, Youko chan?" I asked.
"What is it?" I heard a dull reply. We were back at my apartment. Hiei was sleeping in the kitchen because he was so full from eating all that "sweet snow". So, Youko chan and I were in the living room flipping through channels.
"I feel strange...do you think something happened to Aiko and Kuronue?"
"I'm sure their fine..." Youko was too intrested learning what a T.V was rather than listening to me. I signed and closed my eyes.
"What?" He asked.
"Youko chan..why'd you come?"
"....."
"Youko chan?"
"I came to bring you back."
My eyes flew opened. "What?!" I asked him. I thought he came to make my life miserble!
"That's right. Unfortunately, I haven't suceeded yet."
"...why?"
"Surely even you should know. I love you too much to give you up. Plus Aiko gave me a long lecture." He went backt o staring at the screen.
"Why haven't you taken me back?"
"Besides jewels and hostages. I'm not the type to rush things."
"So your waiting for..."
"Waiting for the time you really want to go back to Makai."
I closed my eyes again. Makai...I did feel a little homesick. I miss the sunsets in Makia. Nothing could beat those. They were so blood shot read mixed with some peaceful orange.
"Botan?" I opened my eyes to find Youko staring at me.
"Yea?" I asked.
"I'm not expecting a quick answer to this question..but..do you want to go back to makai with Me and them?"
"Your going back?"
"No crap Botan. I'm not sure how long this ningen potion will last."
"So...you'll be heading back and I'll..."
"It's your choice to stay or not. But if you really "hate" me then you'll obviously stay right."
"Youko chan..."
"plus...i'll have to let go of you someday right?"
"...."
I saw Youko chan smirk then suddenly he leaped up gave me a peck on the cheek and ran out the door. What the heck?!
Touching my cheek. I blushed, I already said I wanted to live in ningenkai. I can't do anything abou it right? Looking out the window, it's raining. I wonder how Kuronue and AIko are?
--aiko---
third person POV
"Aiko?" Kronue asked.
"I'm from the Hanajima Clan Kuronue. Marrying someone isn't exactly easy as you think. There are rules."
"Rules?"
"Isn't it great? Talking to you suddenly made me remember." Aiko gave out a fake laugh.
"....."
"But everytime I remember, I regret that I even do..."
"Like Youko and Hiei said. You need to face reality Aiko. You can't just keep trying to forget."
"Are we even in reality? Do we know if this is a dream or not? Maybe this is a dream."
"Then you better wake up Aiko."
"What if this is eternal sleep? What if I can never wake up?"
"Your scaring me Aiko."
"You know, for some reason if you know what's going to happen, your not really scared...but he was. That's why they couldn't let him live. Sad huh?"
"Aiko, what happened between you and your fiance?"
"He died right before our wedding, they say I suppose it's the Hanajima curse that killed him."
"What's the curse?"
"I wouldn't exactly call it a curse. More like a ritual."
"What was it?"
"Everytime before the marriage. The husband is shown something in the future by one of our phychics."
"Yea, the Hanajima clan combinds lightning and phychic right? To control the lightning they summon?"
"Exactly. We somehow found out how to use the phychic ability to our advantage. We believe that if the husband is shown something in the future, they can protect thier wives from danger. But the eyes of the future varies a bit. You never know what your about to see."
"What'd he see?"
"..we don't know. We found him hanging from his from his room. Probably from a scuicidal act."
"Then what?"
Aiko turned away from Kuronue and picked up a flower, while twirling it she said, "I tried to kill the phychic we had."
"...what?"
"But..I just couldn't kill her you know?"
"Yea, your not the type that kills."
"Heh. I suppose that was my weakness as a warrior. But anyways, I ran away from it all. Trying to forget."
"What else?"
"I became a thief and soon met up with Hiei, then Youko, Botan, and then you. For once I felt happy. But, everytime I feel happiness, I feel pain. What did my fiance see in the future?"
"AIko..."
"It's all in the past now...but I can't forget. So I try to think he's still here."
"...."
"But..." AIko started to cry now. "I know he's not...so..I try to get Youko and Botan together and be happy." AIko's cries became fiecer.
Kuronue ran and hugged Aiko. Aiko hugged back, crying into his shirt. The kneeled down into the wet grass.
"There, there. Cry it all out." Kuronue rubbed AIko's head.
"I don't want to remeber anymore! I just don't!" Aiko cried.
"You can't help it...there are some things that remain scarred forever."
"But...but..."
"Shh...just listen. No matter what you still have Youko, Hiei, Botan, and me. Were not going to die..even if ewe see the future."
"...promise."
"No crap."
"Nice way to put it."
"Thanks."
Aiko looked up and smiled at Kuronue. Kuronue gave a quick smile and stood up.
"Awright, since it's raining i'll go get us some umbrellas. Don't go anywhere."
"Okay."
"Oh and Aiko?"
"Yea?"
"This would've been real, ahem, pleasent if I wasn't a woman." Kuronue gave a play glare at Aiko.
"Heh heh."
Kuronue left. Then AIko thought to herself,
'my fiance was laid back and barely had any worries. Always had a smile on his face...maybe that's why I like to tease and play with Kuronue so much. He reminds me so much of...him.'
Hiei watched it all from a tree. Sure he was suppose to be a Botan's apartment, but he just wanted to check it out. Hiei jumped from the tree infront of AIko.
"..Hiei?" She asked.
"Sorry." With that he left.
"And as for Hiei...I just love to mess with him 'cause he's like the agnorrant brother I always wanted." AIko said with a smile.
--Hiei---
Hiei POV
Stupid ningen feelings. Stupid ningen feelings. Stupid ningen feelings(A/N: he's saying this 'cause he said sorry to Aiko).
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Kokoro: thanks kami that's over!!! ^-^
aiko: your so mean to me T_T
kokoro: hehe
hiei: why'd I have to say that...
kokoro: you weren't in this chapter as much so i had to do something.
kurama: hello ^-^
everyone but kurama: .:falls over:.
aiko: where do you seriously pop out from!?!?
kokoro: .:sigh:. anywho, plz see my other ficcie "kokoro's special" where you see behind the scenes stuff.
aiko: okay so ja ne!! '.'
hiei: baka.
kurama: ^-^
kokoro: R&R!! ^0^