Chapter Six: A Memory
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any verses/poems that were not created by me. The poem 'A Memory' IS, though, by me. Please ask for permission before using ANY verses/poems for they may be by me and I was too lazy to say so.
Warning: May be some sexual content, harsh language, violence, and usual relationships. (Yaoi/Yuri/Het/etc.) YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Flames towards this issue and plagiarism will NOT be tolerated.
Written by- AoiHyou
Posted- 1/21/03
Author Note:
Gomen! I know this update is late... *Chibi-fies into kitten-like hyou* I got stuck in a little writers block. Gomenne?
Review Replies:
I have noticed that a few of my readers do not get the whole Chimera thing. So. I will try to clarify.
A Chimera is, interesting enough, a few things in one. There are two definitions which can apply for this fic.
1. Chimera; Dream/Fantasy. A chimera can be a way of calling something a dream or illusion. A fantasy or dream like occurrence.
2. Chimera; Mythical creature. Chimera is also a name used in Greek Mythology for the classification of a mystical creature. This may be, in some cases, a mix of a lion, goat, serpent, etc. A chimera is not specifically a goat/lion mix or snake/dragon mix as some Greek tales make it seem. It is, in simple terms, just a creature consisting of various parts of different animals/beings. Hence, this is the type of demon Kuronue was thought to be. (Bat/Human/etc.) (To put it in even simpler terms, a Chimera is like a mutt of the demons. Just really pretty... rofl.)
For those who did not know; Kuronue is a male. Boy.
I have gotten one (or two) reviews that complain about the complexity of the plot and that they are confused. I must remind you that the genre of this fic is 'Mystery'. This means it is supposed to be mysterious, and, most likely, confusing. Besides, what kind of fic would this be if I just gave away the whole plot in the first chapter? Eh?
Another helpful tidbit; Kuronue DOES have wings. He is a part bat demon. -.-
I hope this has clarified some issues. Feel free to put questions in your reviews ^^
~*~
Sitting up quite late one eve,
What one and another of saints believe,
That night I stood in a troubled dream...
By the side of a darkly flowing stream...
~*~
Happiness was always short lived.
The clock ticked away, the only sound in the room, save the shuffling of feet.
They were still there, Koenma and Botan sitting next to each other, Yusuke and Keiko wandering aimlessly around the room, and Kuwabara leaning against the wall, across from a sitting Genkai.
There was a gentle paddling in the hall. A dainty tap on the door, and a creak as it opened.
Yukina stepped into the far-too-silent room, the rims of the board in her hands clanking against the plates, the liquid swishing in the cups.
She deposited most of the load on the coffee table, sandwiches and koucha (A kind of sweet tea). The little that remained in her hands was carried across the room. The others rushed (other than Genkai) to the nourishment and silently ate.
Their eyes were on the maiden. Watching intently.
She leaned over the mattress, to a figure that was sitting up in an awkward way.
"Oniichan?"
Wasn't today the same day she'd first said that word?
Was it really the same day?
"Oniichan?"
It felt so far away.
"Oniichan?"
No response.
"Oniichan..." She closed her eyes in a pained expression.
She should have waited to ask...
~*~
+Flashback: Continuance to Chapter Two+
"ONIICHAN!" Her arms tightened around the bruised body of her newly discovered sibling. She could feel him pat her back.
"About time! God, Hiei, had to practically die before telling her?" Yusuke teased.
He was about to say 'I didn't TELL her' but Yukina's loving embrace prevented from that.
"Hn."
"Are you okay, Hiei-kun?" Keiko asked.
"Well, good to see I still have a Tantei to rely on..." Koenma mumbled, earning a glare from Botan.
"Oi, shrimp, feeling better?"
"Hn."
"You looked as bad as Kurama did when Karasu-"
Yukina felt the arms around her stiffen, then let go completely.
"-blew him up with those stupid bombs. Remember how Kurama-"
She drew back, looking up into those eyes she'd just found out related to hers.
They were frozen.
"Kura...ma..."
Kuwabara stopped his rambling as Yusuke elbowed him in the gut.
"What are you-"
"Shut up, bastard..." Yusuke hissed under his breath.
"Kurama... Where is... No... he..." The fire demon was muttering to himself. They could see emotions flash in those usually passive eyes, the brilliant red flickered.
"Oniichan?"
"I..."
She cocked her head in confusion.
They were all silent as Hiei's mouth hung open.
There was an unasked question in the air. One they all wished to speak but one that seemed to be... forbidden.
But she couldn't resist.
She parted her lips timidly and the words slipped out.
"What happened to you, onnichan?" Tension mounted. Yusuke cleared his throat. Genkai put her cup down with a quiet clink.
"I..."
"Oniichan?" She was worried now.
Realization flickered in his eyes, horror stuck to his expression.
He remembered.
"He's gone..."
Those were the last word he's uttered.
+End Flashback+
~*~
She opened her eyes and breathed in, trying to calm herself. She set the food and drinks on a little table besides the bed. The ice maiden leaned over her brother and kissed him gently on the forehead where his jagan was beneath the bandana. She pushed him in a laying position, getting an uneasy feeling from the awkward sitting position he'd been stuck in for hours now.
She could feel eyes on her.
She was about to turn around, preparing a smile to throw on to deceive them, preparing her cheeriest voice.
Then she heard it.
She felt it.
She saw it.
It was a fleeing image, a sound, a feeling, one that was purely mourning.
She saw her brother somewhere, somewhere in his mind, sitting beside a stack of images, burying his face in his knees.
There was a whispered, a hushed whisper. One she couldn't catch, one she couldn't understand but was able to feel.
Pure longing.
Wanting.
And it was gone.
She fell to her knees, winded suddenly.
Had that been...?
Kuwabara had rushed to her and was helping her up, chattering about something.
"-I hope that didn't hurt-"
He had let her see...?
"-are you okay-"
Or had she looked in herself?
"-Yukina-san?"
"I looked into his mind...?"
He shut up. The others watched her again.
~*~
A memory,
So short and sweet,
The flavor of discovery.
Like uncovering a hidden dream,
Whatever it may be.
A memory,
So clear yet beat,
May linger but will never be,
As beautiful as flesh and blood,
Or as clear as when it was first seen.
~*~
He sat on the dull white ground, surrounded by white light.
His eyes shone dimly as he moved his hands.
They pulled, out of nowhere, images.
The images were something like pictures, something like movies. All could be mobilized by one touch.
He gazed at them.
His hand reached out for one frame, grasping it.
It started moving; his eyes were glued to it. He watched it as if he was there, in the image.
He kept reaching out, touching the image.
He kept mouthing words, words that never formed to sound.
And it was finished. The frame ceased to move.
He reached for another, activating it.
He kept mouthing those words, over and over.
His fingers gently caressed, not harshly, the picture stuck in time. It was as if he was afraid of shattering it.
And his eyes swam with longing. Swum with unshed tears.
And his mouth kept moving, mouthing.
The image ended. He looked at the others, the seemingly endless others.
His eyes closed slightly. A tear fell.
It fell, and kept falling, a gem that would never hit the ground. A gem that would wander through his mind, falling endlessly.
He buried his face in his knees, still mouthing those words.
"Aisiteru... I love you... Aisiteru..."[1]
~*~
He's gone...
~*~
End Chapter Six.
Aghh. I feel cruel now. How many times have I made him cry? X.x
Gah. I know it's short. I know it's sad. I know it's late. GOMEN! Forgive me... please?
I was attacked by writer's block and science homework. (I wish break would come already... Next week!)
Yes, Koenma/Botan, Yusuke/Keiko, and Yukina/Kuwabara will come up. Maybe not fluff, but they will ^^.
Don't you wonder what happened to Kurama? Kuronue? Karasu?
Nya... You hafta wait till next chapter ^^
Key-
[1]Aisiteru- I love you.
I would like to give credit to Lizzy for beta reading this chapter ^^. Arigatou!
R&R ONEGAI! NO FLAMES!