I AM SO SORRY!!! IT SEEMED LIKE I HAD UPLOADED MY SKETCHED CHAPTER 3!!!! SO
SORRY PEOPLE!!!!!!!! Any ways, the only difference is that I forgot to make
a of what time of day it is _'''' Sorry. Also, thanks to Blood Roses for
letting me know.
Disclaimer: Aw shucks, I am not 21 yet, so I cant win the lottery. Also, it is not summer yet, and I don't like having a job when school is going on, so, right now, I am in a deadlock.
Sorry peoples, I would have had this up dated earlier, but ff.n did not corporate with my secdual. I kept on getting an error message when I went to upload this chapter.
Note: I chapters in advance some times, and I received a review, stating that s/he did not see when Kuramas mother got married. I did not either ^_^''''. I am just writing based on what little I found on-line. What is helping me though is that one person I meet on AIM from Brazil, she said that Shuiichi looks up to Kurama, so, that is how I found out about him. I only know that one fact, and that he smokes ;_;.
This chapter is brought to you by: Caffeine *is chugging Pepsi while getting ready for school AND writing at the same time* *Takes a vitamin C* I don't believe you can get hurt by taking one vitamin C and chugging three cans of Pepsi.
Chapter 3 It Brightly Shines
~ Temptation can be an exciting or dreaded thing. It can come in any size or shape, and it can have the greatest consequence. Or, rather, it can damn a person's existence. ~
"Kurama?" Yusuke called, looking around the moonlight-blanketed backyard, "I have a note from Koenma!!!" He yelled.
"Not so loud!" Kurama whispered harshly behind him.
Yusuke jumped when he heard Kurama behind him, "Where did you come from!?"
"I was walking up to you once I saw you come down the side walk. You said you had a note from Koenma?"
"Oh, yea, that. Here, and. Can I read it when you are done?" Yusuke asked innocently.
Kurama gave him a sidelong glance as he opened the envelope. Inside was a neatly folded white paper that had writing on the other side.
"Well, can I read it? Koenma was very secretive when I asked him." Yusuke said as Kuramas eyes skimmed the paper. ~Next day.~
"Did you have all of your things for school Shuichi?" Shiori asked Kurama as she placed a cheery blue and yellow plate of bacon, toast and eggs in front of him.
"Yes, mother. I am not sure how much paper I have left though, but I believe it is enough for this week."
"You should have told me when I went to the store. Speaking of which, I forgot to tell you, I picked you up that book that you have been looking at on-line. It is on the bookshelf in the hall."
"Thanks, I am almost done reading the book I have now." Kurama smiled up at his mom and then started eating.
"What about you Shuiichi? Is every thing ready for school?"
"What? Oh, yes, I believe so. But I don't feel like going." He said with his voice distant, his eyes wandering back and forth from his mother to the edge on his knife, 'So easy, just end it all, the nightmare would end.' he thought.
But Shiori did not notice her sons' eyes because she was starting to clean the kitchen, "Try to last as long as you can, and I will pick you up if you don't believe you can make it." Shiori stated firmly.
Kurama looked up from the newspaper he just started reading because a glint caught his eye. He looked at the knife Shuiichi was inspecting in his hands, "I don't believe you should play with knifes, we have to leave for school soon." Kurama said quietly, meant for his stepbrothers' ears only.
Shuiichis eyes grew large, 'He saw me?!' He thought as his face became morose, "I will go get my stuff ready." Shuiichi said, excusing himself.
"Oh, you have not even touched your breakfast yet." Shiori observed.
"I don't feel like eating."
"You should at least take two bites of your toast and drink all of your orange juice."
"But I don't feel like it. I just feel weighed down, and if I eat I am afraid I will get sick."
"Do you think you can afford another day at home? Are you all caught up till now?"
"Yes I am, and Shuichi can pick up my work again." Shuiichi looked question at Kurama who smiled, "Of course I can."
"Well then, you can go back to bed, and I have to go out for about thirty minutes to drop off all of the bills. Will you be okay in till I get back?"
"Yes, I am just going to lay down."
Kuramas eyes became unfocused when he almost felt three thin threads break. It was almost as if Shuiichi was hanging off of a cliff, and all he had were life's last threads in his grasp. He almost wanted to cry out, give his stepbrother a hug and tell him it was alright. Kurama stated thinking if he should give him a extra push to reach the soil on the cliff. He wondered if he would take the risk, but, in the dark corners of his heart, he knew that his stepbrother would die, one way or another.
"Shuichi? Shuichi? Are you all right? Shuichi?"
Kurama quickly shook his head to return back to earth, "Sorry mother, just going through a list of things I had to do last night for homework."
"Oh, okay. Did you get them all done?"
"Yes."
"Do you want me to look over the answers quickly?"
"No, that is okay, I double checked every thing." Kurama answered, even though he did not. The only time his mother found some thing wrong, well, not actually wrong, because the answer was right, it was just the work he did to get there.
"Oh, all right, well, you better start walking to school then. Love you, have a good day."
****************
"Look!!! There he is!!!!!!!" Random rabid fan girl number 10 shirked when she saw Kurama across the street.
'I wonder how much time he has left.' Kurama thought as he ignored a tail of drooling girls that formed behind him, 'I guess some day I will have to pay a visit to Koenma.'
"Are you listening to us Shuiichi? I, the president of Stark Raving Mad Fan Girls Club, hereby asks for your autograph." A cherry haired girl stated when she jumped in front of Kurama.
'Not again.' He thought, and broke into his usual morning exorcise. He broke into running, caught an overhead tree branch, and hoisted himself up, safely above the girls.
"Aw man!" Random rabid fan girl number 42 moaned.
"We will never get his autograph this way.!" Random rabid fan girl number 21 announced, and then the grope left dragging their feet to school.
*In the tree*
"They are quite a pain." Kurama said.
"Hn."
"Well, I best be going, school is going to start soon."
"Why are you still going? Your brother is slowly slipping away." Hiei said bluntly.
"Some things cannot be ignored." Kurama answered, and jumped off of the tree branch.
~§~
Droplets of salty tears made watermarks on a blue pillow as cheerful sunrays poured in Shuiichis room. At that moment he wanted to kill the sun, and more.
"I hate this." He cried into his pillow, taking sharp breaths of air, "No one should be afraid of themselves." Shuiichi started coughing as air got caught in his throat, "Why must I be like this?! Why me?! When will it be all over?!" He curled up in a little ball, like an innocent young child who has lost his parents, and can't seem to find them.
"Will I ever get better?" He said quietly as he drifted into a turbulent sleep.
********Later That Day*********
"So, you are back. When is he coming back to school?" The front desk secretary asked bluntly as she shifted through stacks of papers.
"I am not sure, he seems to be getting worse." Kurama replied.
"You have my sympathy, here is his work. Have a nice day." The blond lady said shortly.
"Thank you." He said quietly and left the school.
**********
Shuiichi, upon hearing the front door close, looked up from his pillow and wiped his red eyes with the long blue sleeve of his sleep shirt. (A/N: I could not think of another way to put it.) 'Must be Kurama, I do not think Mother went out again.' He thought as he brought the covers over his head.
Then Kurama knocked on his door, "Shuiichi? I have your homework."
"I don't feel like doing it right now." Came a muffled voice from beyond the door.
"You will have to do it some time or another."
"I know, I know."
"Well, when ever you feel like completing it all, just ask me, I will keep it in my room." Kurama stated, and left to do his own work. (A/N: Talking about work, by the time I get home from school, my backpack weighs around 50-60 pounds, not counting my gigantic purse where I can fit an 800 page hard bound book and a binder. Back to the story ^_^.)
~§~
"Shuiichi? Shuiichi? Can you come out for a second?" Shiori called in front of his door.
Shuiichi reluctantly opened the door and stepped out, his eyes still red from crying.
"Shuiichi! What happened?" Shiori asked with concern showing in her eyes and voice.
"I am just sick of it all mother," Shuiichi started, breaking down and started crying again and put his head on Shioris shoulder when she sat down next to him.
"I know, I know." Shiori said softy, because she could not say or do any thing more, except to be there when he needed a shoulder to cry on, a voice of hope, and a warm, loving hug.
Yes, I know this was short, except this to happen once in a few chapters. You want to know why this happens? Because I get really great inspiration from the weirdest of things. Like today, all of the freshmen math and science classes went to Kennedy Space Center, and well, at least I brought my notebook along ^_^
Also I have a quick question. Should I finish this story quickly, and get to the climax, or do you want me to illustrate it more, go more in depth?
You know you want to click it. Doesn't your curser just want to click that button?
Disclaimer: Aw shucks, I am not 21 yet, so I cant win the lottery. Also, it is not summer yet, and I don't like having a job when school is going on, so, right now, I am in a deadlock.
Sorry peoples, I would have had this up dated earlier, but ff.n did not corporate with my secdual. I kept on getting an error message when I went to upload this chapter.
Note: I chapters in advance some times, and I received a review, stating that s/he did not see when Kuramas mother got married. I did not either ^_^''''. I am just writing based on what little I found on-line. What is helping me though is that one person I meet on AIM from Brazil, she said that Shuiichi looks up to Kurama, so, that is how I found out about him. I only know that one fact, and that he smokes ;_;.
This chapter is brought to you by: Caffeine *is chugging Pepsi while getting ready for school AND writing at the same time* *Takes a vitamin C* I don't believe you can get hurt by taking one vitamin C and chugging three cans of Pepsi.
Chapter 3 It Brightly Shines
~ Temptation can be an exciting or dreaded thing. It can come in any size or shape, and it can have the greatest consequence. Or, rather, it can damn a person's existence. ~
"Kurama?" Yusuke called, looking around the moonlight-blanketed backyard, "I have a note from Koenma!!!" He yelled.
"Not so loud!" Kurama whispered harshly behind him.
Yusuke jumped when he heard Kurama behind him, "Where did you come from!?"
"I was walking up to you once I saw you come down the side walk. You said you had a note from Koenma?"
"Oh, yea, that. Here, and. Can I read it when you are done?" Yusuke asked innocently.
Kurama gave him a sidelong glance as he opened the envelope. Inside was a neatly folded white paper that had writing on the other side.
"Well, can I read it? Koenma was very secretive when I asked him." Yusuke said as Kuramas eyes skimmed the paper. ~Next day.~
"Did you have all of your things for school Shuichi?" Shiori asked Kurama as she placed a cheery blue and yellow plate of bacon, toast and eggs in front of him.
"Yes, mother. I am not sure how much paper I have left though, but I believe it is enough for this week."
"You should have told me when I went to the store. Speaking of which, I forgot to tell you, I picked you up that book that you have been looking at on-line. It is on the bookshelf in the hall."
"Thanks, I am almost done reading the book I have now." Kurama smiled up at his mom and then started eating.
"What about you Shuiichi? Is every thing ready for school?"
"What? Oh, yes, I believe so. But I don't feel like going." He said with his voice distant, his eyes wandering back and forth from his mother to the edge on his knife, 'So easy, just end it all, the nightmare would end.' he thought.
But Shiori did not notice her sons' eyes because she was starting to clean the kitchen, "Try to last as long as you can, and I will pick you up if you don't believe you can make it." Shiori stated firmly.
Kurama looked up from the newspaper he just started reading because a glint caught his eye. He looked at the knife Shuiichi was inspecting in his hands, "I don't believe you should play with knifes, we have to leave for school soon." Kurama said quietly, meant for his stepbrothers' ears only.
Shuiichis eyes grew large, 'He saw me?!' He thought as his face became morose, "I will go get my stuff ready." Shuiichi said, excusing himself.
"Oh, you have not even touched your breakfast yet." Shiori observed.
"I don't feel like eating."
"You should at least take two bites of your toast and drink all of your orange juice."
"But I don't feel like it. I just feel weighed down, and if I eat I am afraid I will get sick."
"Do you think you can afford another day at home? Are you all caught up till now?"
"Yes I am, and Shuichi can pick up my work again." Shuiichi looked question at Kurama who smiled, "Of course I can."
"Well then, you can go back to bed, and I have to go out for about thirty minutes to drop off all of the bills. Will you be okay in till I get back?"
"Yes, I am just going to lay down."
Kuramas eyes became unfocused when he almost felt three thin threads break. It was almost as if Shuiichi was hanging off of a cliff, and all he had were life's last threads in his grasp. He almost wanted to cry out, give his stepbrother a hug and tell him it was alright. Kurama stated thinking if he should give him a extra push to reach the soil on the cliff. He wondered if he would take the risk, but, in the dark corners of his heart, he knew that his stepbrother would die, one way or another.
"Shuichi? Shuichi? Are you all right? Shuichi?"
Kurama quickly shook his head to return back to earth, "Sorry mother, just going through a list of things I had to do last night for homework."
"Oh, okay. Did you get them all done?"
"Yes."
"Do you want me to look over the answers quickly?"
"No, that is okay, I double checked every thing." Kurama answered, even though he did not. The only time his mother found some thing wrong, well, not actually wrong, because the answer was right, it was just the work he did to get there.
"Oh, all right, well, you better start walking to school then. Love you, have a good day."
****************
"Look!!! There he is!!!!!!!" Random rabid fan girl number 10 shirked when she saw Kurama across the street.
'I wonder how much time he has left.' Kurama thought as he ignored a tail of drooling girls that formed behind him, 'I guess some day I will have to pay a visit to Koenma.'
"Are you listening to us Shuiichi? I, the president of Stark Raving Mad Fan Girls Club, hereby asks for your autograph." A cherry haired girl stated when she jumped in front of Kurama.
'Not again.' He thought, and broke into his usual morning exorcise. He broke into running, caught an overhead tree branch, and hoisted himself up, safely above the girls.
"Aw man!" Random rabid fan girl number 42 moaned.
"We will never get his autograph this way.!" Random rabid fan girl number 21 announced, and then the grope left dragging their feet to school.
*In the tree*
"They are quite a pain." Kurama said.
"Hn."
"Well, I best be going, school is going to start soon."
"Why are you still going? Your brother is slowly slipping away." Hiei said bluntly.
"Some things cannot be ignored." Kurama answered, and jumped off of the tree branch.
~§~
Droplets of salty tears made watermarks on a blue pillow as cheerful sunrays poured in Shuiichis room. At that moment he wanted to kill the sun, and more.
"I hate this." He cried into his pillow, taking sharp breaths of air, "No one should be afraid of themselves." Shuiichi started coughing as air got caught in his throat, "Why must I be like this?! Why me?! When will it be all over?!" He curled up in a little ball, like an innocent young child who has lost his parents, and can't seem to find them.
"Will I ever get better?" He said quietly as he drifted into a turbulent sleep.
********Later That Day*********
"So, you are back. When is he coming back to school?" The front desk secretary asked bluntly as she shifted through stacks of papers.
"I am not sure, he seems to be getting worse." Kurama replied.
"You have my sympathy, here is his work. Have a nice day." The blond lady said shortly.
"Thank you." He said quietly and left the school.
**********
Shuiichi, upon hearing the front door close, looked up from his pillow and wiped his red eyes with the long blue sleeve of his sleep shirt. (A/N: I could not think of another way to put it.) 'Must be Kurama, I do not think Mother went out again.' He thought as he brought the covers over his head.
Then Kurama knocked on his door, "Shuiichi? I have your homework."
"I don't feel like doing it right now." Came a muffled voice from beyond the door.
"You will have to do it some time or another."
"I know, I know."
"Well, when ever you feel like completing it all, just ask me, I will keep it in my room." Kurama stated, and left to do his own work. (A/N: Talking about work, by the time I get home from school, my backpack weighs around 50-60 pounds, not counting my gigantic purse where I can fit an 800 page hard bound book and a binder. Back to the story ^_^.)
~§~
"Shuiichi? Shuiichi? Can you come out for a second?" Shiori called in front of his door.
Shuiichi reluctantly opened the door and stepped out, his eyes still red from crying.
"Shuiichi! What happened?" Shiori asked with concern showing in her eyes and voice.
"I am just sick of it all mother," Shuiichi started, breaking down and started crying again and put his head on Shioris shoulder when she sat down next to him.
"I know, I know." Shiori said softy, because she could not say or do any thing more, except to be there when he needed a shoulder to cry on, a voice of hope, and a warm, loving hug.
Yes, I know this was short, except this to happen once in a few chapters. You want to know why this happens? Because I get really great inspiration from the weirdest of things. Like today, all of the freshmen math and science classes went to Kennedy Space Center, and well, at least I brought my notebook along ^_^
Also I have a quick question. Should I finish this story quickly, and get to the climax, or do you want me to illustrate it more, go more in depth?
You know you want to click it. Doesn't your curser just want to click that button?