Tomoko-chan: I'm so happy people are taking a positive side to my work! To
think, a while ago I was so unmotivated! I almost stopped writing! Whew,
that would've stunk. Really bad. Like old cheese! Whee! Anywho, onto the
story. I promise, everything will make sense soon! (Oh and I'm sorry to all
Yukina fans. I just don't know her character very well, and I didn't know
who to cut! If you don't like gross stuff, please don't read. NO FALMES,
PLEASE! Death threats, okay. But no flames.) Oh, and Karasu'sAngel? I LOVE
your story, Unicorns, Candy, and Toy Jeeps. It's funny as hell! "DAMN IT,
I'M NOT A BLOODY UNICORN!" "Oooh, It talks!"
*****
"I love you, Nani."
"I love you too, Jin."
"Well, I love you three."
"I love you four."
"I love you FIVE."
"Guess what?" Nani stroked his cheek.
"What?"
"I love you MORE."
Jin chuckled. Her hair covered her bare breasts ever so slightly while her cream-colored sheets layered over her lower body. "It's so cute when you talk in rhyme."
"I know." She smiled softly, starting a small braid. Suddenly, a troubled expression took over her face. Her brow was knitted almost as tight as the strand of hair she was knotting. Jin raised an eyebrow and lay his right hand on her small waist to pull her closer.
"Nani, what's wrong?"
"Jin, do you think that if I were any different, you would still love me?"
"What kind of question is that? Of course I would."
"I mean, if my skin, hair, eyes, or anything else were different, would it make an impact on our relationship?"
He looked her over and grinned. "Well, I've always loved your complexion. It reminds me of silk dipped in cream." He ran his rough finger over her cheeks. "And your hair is like ivory, except a lot more like satin." He stole the strand of hair from her fingers and chewed on it a bit. "And your eyes reminds me of the ocean after a storm." Jin looked into them now. "But I would still and always love you, for eternity."
"Can you really wait for an eternity?"
"I can try."
"Good." Nani placed her head on his chest, rubbing his muscles tenderly.
"Would you go likewise for me, Nani?"
"Yes."
"You say that without hesitation."
"Uh-huh."
"Why?"
"Because I'm so certain, I would die on that promise."
"Nani."
"Jin."
They were inching closer to each other, when a shrill ringing jolted them back to the cramped bedroom, instead of their fiery paradise.
"Damn phone." Jin smiled, disappointment in his eyes.
"Make it quick." Nani hinted.
"Oh, I will." Jin rose from the bed, flinging a robe around him and stomping into the living room. The violent scream of the phone continued.
"Just a minute! Jesus, hello?" He raised the receiver to his ear.
"Jin? Where are you?"
"What do you mean? I'm at Nani's, duh! What's up?"
"Jin, get over here."
"Aw, Yusuke! You have the worst timing, you know that?"
"Get over here, NOW."
"Okay, whatever. Jeez. See ya in a few."
Yusuke didn't respond, but slammed the phone in Jin's face. Jin stood motionless for a moment, then uttered softly, "Jerk."
"Who was that?" Nani peeked from the doorway. Jin yawned, reaching for his pants on the couch.
"It was Yusuke. I have to go to his house real quick."
"Do you want me to come?"
"Sure. I can show you off."
"I'm not some prize or trophy, am I?"
"No, you're better. But not as shiny."
"Oh, that helps."
"Good."
*****
For the first time in his life, Jin saw a man cry. Yusuke was leaning against the gate of his house. His hand was pushing the black hair from his face, and tears hit the cement as Jin came rushing to his side.
"Oh, crap! Yusuke!" He ran over, taking Yusuke by the shoulders and shaking him. "What happened, Yusuke? What happened?"
"We just left her alone for a few minutes and-" Yusuke's words were getting harder and harder to understand as the convulsing sobs shook him like a seizure. "Just a few minutes and-"
"WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED, URAMESHI?" Jin screamed at him, giving Yusuke a large jolt.
"On the wall. Yukina. All that blood, so much fucking blood-"
"Oh, crap. Nani, stay here with Yusuke!" He shoved him aside, pushing the iron gate open. Kurama was in a sitting position on the lawn in front of the house, weeping quietly. Hiei stared blankly at Kurama, patting his back softly. Keiko and Botan were on the steps, comforting each other, and Kuwabara, who was yelling and crying like a child.
"Those bastards! Those sick twisted bastards!"
"Kuwabara! What the hell is going on?" Jin was screaming, frustration in his voice.
"Yu-Yukina."
"Yukina?" Jin looked to the house, the front door open ever so slightly. Unsure, he took a few unsteady steps to the house. Placing his hand on the door, he hesitated, not sure he would know what to do when he saw what was on the other side of the door. Gathering his strength, Jin threw it open, and shut his eyes quickly.
So very slowly, he opened his eyes as well.
"Sweet Mary, mother of God." Jin leaned against the wall for support, sliding down. He clutched his stomach, afraid he would have to vomit. His blue eyes widened at the sight that clenched his insides and rattled all thoughts.
There, on the hallway wall, was Yukina. Her blue hair matted with scarlet blood. Her hands and feet nailed in the position of the crucifix. Her azure kimono was bulging, and Jin wasn't too happy on the idea of cutting her obi to see what was there. On the wall, were a few sentences, written sloppily in blood.
BEWARE, COWARD. WE COME FOR YOUR BLOOD NEXT.
"Oh, dear Jesus." Jin clawed at the door helplessly.
"Jin?"
"Oh, no, Nani!" Jin's eyes darted to Nani, standing motionless in the doorway. Tears formed in the corner of her eyes, her purse slipping from her slender fingers.
"Jin? What's happening? Why-"
"Nani, don't look! Don't look anymore! I don't want you to see!" He lunged to her, smothering her head and moving her into a sitting position with him. Jin rocked her softly, stroking her hair, tears slipping from his face. Nani's own eyes were shock-frozen, stuck in time.
"Why?"
*****
Tomoko-chan: I'm so sorry! Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry!!! Everything will make sense in the next two or three chapters, I promise!
*****
"I love you, Nani."
"I love you too, Jin."
"Well, I love you three."
"I love you four."
"I love you FIVE."
"Guess what?" Nani stroked his cheek.
"What?"
"I love you MORE."
Jin chuckled. Her hair covered her bare breasts ever so slightly while her cream-colored sheets layered over her lower body. "It's so cute when you talk in rhyme."
"I know." She smiled softly, starting a small braid. Suddenly, a troubled expression took over her face. Her brow was knitted almost as tight as the strand of hair she was knotting. Jin raised an eyebrow and lay his right hand on her small waist to pull her closer.
"Nani, what's wrong?"
"Jin, do you think that if I were any different, you would still love me?"
"What kind of question is that? Of course I would."
"I mean, if my skin, hair, eyes, or anything else were different, would it make an impact on our relationship?"
He looked her over and grinned. "Well, I've always loved your complexion. It reminds me of silk dipped in cream." He ran his rough finger over her cheeks. "And your hair is like ivory, except a lot more like satin." He stole the strand of hair from her fingers and chewed on it a bit. "And your eyes reminds me of the ocean after a storm." Jin looked into them now. "But I would still and always love you, for eternity."
"Can you really wait for an eternity?"
"I can try."
"Good." Nani placed her head on his chest, rubbing his muscles tenderly.
"Would you go likewise for me, Nani?"
"Yes."
"You say that without hesitation."
"Uh-huh."
"Why?"
"Because I'm so certain, I would die on that promise."
"Nani."
"Jin."
They were inching closer to each other, when a shrill ringing jolted them back to the cramped bedroom, instead of their fiery paradise.
"Damn phone." Jin smiled, disappointment in his eyes.
"Make it quick." Nani hinted.
"Oh, I will." Jin rose from the bed, flinging a robe around him and stomping into the living room. The violent scream of the phone continued.
"Just a minute! Jesus, hello?" He raised the receiver to his ear.
"Jin? Where are you?"
"What do you mean? I'm at Nani's, duh! What's up?"
"Jin, get over here."
"Aw, Yusuke! You have the worst timing, you know that?"
"Get over here, NOW."
"Okay, whatever. Jeez. See ya in a few."
Yusuke didn't respond, but slammed the phone in Jin's face. Jin stood motionless for a moment, then uttered softly, "Jerk."
"Who was that?" Nani peeked from the doorway. Jin yawned, reaching for his pants on the couch.
"It was Yusuke. I have to go to his house real quick."
"Do you want me to come?"
"Sure. I can show you off."
"I'm not some prize or trophy, am I?"
"No, you're better. But not as shiny."
"Oh, that helps."
"Good."
*****
For the first time in his life, Jin saw a man cry. Yusuke was leaning against the gate of his house. His hand was pushing the black hair from his face, and tears hit the cement as Jin came rushing to his side.
"Oh, crap! Yusuke!" He ran over, taking Yusuke by the shoulders and shaking him. "What happened, Yusuke? What happened?"
"We just left her alone for a few minutes and-" Yusuke's words were getting harder and harder to understand as the convulsing sobs shook him like a seizure. "Just a few minutes and-"
"WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED, URAMESHI?" Jin screamed at him, giving Yusuke a large jolt.
"On the wall. Yukina. All that blood, so much fucking blood-"
"Oh, crap. Nani, stay here with Yusuke!" He shoved him aside, pushing the iron gate open. Kurama was in a sitting position on the lawn in front of the house, weeping quietly. Hiei stared blankly at Kurama, patting his back softly. Keiko and Botan were on the steps, comforting each other, and Kuwabara, who was yelling and crying like a child.
"Those bastards! Those sick twisted bastards!"
"Kuwabara! What the hell is going on?" Jin was screaming, frustration in his voice.
"Yu-Yukina."
"Yukina?" Jin looked to the house, the front door open ever so slightly. Unsure, he took a few unsteady steps to the house. Placing his hand on the door, he hesitated, not sure he would know what to do when he saw what was on the other side of the door. Gathering his strength, Jin threw it open, and shut his eyes quickly.
So very slowly, he opened his eyes as well.
"Sweet Mary, mother of God." Jin leaned against the wall for support, sliding down. He clutched his stomach, afraid he would have to vomit. His blue eyes widened at the sight that clenched his insides and rattled all thoughts.
There, on the hallway wall, was Yukina. Her blue hair matted with scarlet blood. Her hands and feet nailed in the position of the crucifix. Her azure kimono was bulging, and Jin wasn't too happy on the idea of cutting her obi to see what was there. On the wall, were a few sentences, written sloppily in blood.
BEWARE, COWARD. WE COME FOR YOUR BLOOD NEXT.
"Oh, dear Jesus." Jin clawed at the door helplessly.
"Jin?"
"Oh, no, Nani!" Jin's eyes darted to Nani, standing motionless in the doorway. Tears formed in the corner of her eyes, her purse slipping from her slender fingers.
"Jin? What's happening? Why-"
"Nani, don't look! Don't look anymore! I don't want you to see!" He lunged to her, smothering her head and moving her into a sitting position with him. Jin rocked her softly, stroking her hair, tears slipping from his face. Nani's own eyes were shock-frozen, stuck in time.
"Why?"
*****
Tomoko-chan: I'm so sorry! Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry!!! Everything will make sense in the next two or three chapters, I promise!