WhEw! Sorry I didn't update sooner, school's kept me busy, ^o^ I hope you
guys like this chapter! I'll try to update sooner since I'm on my school's
golf team, I have after school matches, so bear with me! ^_^
Chapter 8
When Seiko came to, she was on a small cot in one of Genkai's rooms. It was around 8 AM and the sun was shining through her window. She got up and washed her face with the water from the water basin nearby. She changed into the forest green tunic and white silky pants that she found nearby. She tied the tunic with a dark red sash around her waist and stepped out of the room. She cautiously looked around, somehow feeling familiar with the surroundings. She finally found her way outside and closed her eyes for a minute. When everything was quiet, she could hear the faint sound of swords clashing somewhere in the distance. She slipped on the dark green shoes (Chinese slippers) that she had found near the tunic and ran in the sound's direction. She soon came to a clearing where Hiei was practicing with his katana on Kurama, who used what looked like a green leaf sword? When Hiei was in mid-air, he froze and landed back down on his feet with cat-like agility and turned in Seiko's direction. Kurama, who had jumped up into the air to avoid Hiei's attack, somersaulted forward and also looked in Seiko's direction.
"Who's there?" asked Hiei bluntly as he got into a defensive position. Kurama also got into a crouched position.
"It's umm...me...," said Seiko nervously as she stepped into the clearing.
"KAWAIIIII!" exclaimed Kurama as he turned into chibi form and bounced onto Seiko.
"THAT OUTFIT LOOKS SO CUTE ON YOU! KAWAIIIII!" exclaimed Kurama on a blushing Seiko.
"Hn, Kurama, get a hold of yourself! Are you feeling better now Seiko?" asked Hiei with a small hint of worry.
"I'm fine, hehe," said Seiko as she patted chibi-Kurama on his head.
"Yo, Kurama! Hiei!" yelled Yuusuke as he appeared from a cluster of trees.
"Why, hello Yuusuke, when'd you get here?" asked Kurama.
"Just a while ago.I came to tell you Genkai said to get back there in 30 minutes to train with her. BOTH of you guys. Oh ya, and on my way over to Genkai's, I heard the funniest thing about you!" said Yuusuke with a snicker. Kurama's eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
"I was on my way over and I passed by these girls that go to your school, they were sayin 'Did you see Minamino-kun today? He has such a great butt! It's so perfect and round!'" recited Yuusuke before bursting into a fit of giggles. Kurama's eyes widened as a blush started to spread on his face. He looked over at Hiei, expecting him to get overly jealous, but to his surprise, Hiei was calmly watching Yuusuke laugh.
"Hiei...it doesn't bother you?"
"Hn, what doesn't?"
"Girls talking about my butt..."
"Of course not, why should I be?"
"I don't know, I just thought you would be jealous."
"Hn! That shows just about how much you know, plus." said Hiei as he suddenly reached behind the kitsune and slapped his butt, "it's just talk, this ass is already mine!"
Yuusuke's mouth dropped all the way down to the ground as Kurama's face became redder than a tomato.
"You.you mean you guys.are.you.with each other???" stuttered Yuusuke.
"Hn, if you want to ask us something, stop stuttering," said Hiei. "Oh, umm, so you too." started Yuusuke.
"NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS!" Hiei yelled into Yuusuke's ear.
"Why you." said Yuusuke as he tackled Hiei and started wrestling with him. Kurama got tired of watching the dust rise and turned his attention to Seiko. She was sitting on a tree trunk not far away and staring up at the sky with a distant look on her face, as if she were in deep thought.
"Mind if I join you?" asked Kurama. Seiko snapped out of her trance and looked startled to see him.
"Umm, sure, go ahead," said Seiko.
"So what were you thinking about?" asked Kurama.
"Well, it's just that.that woman.Genkai? She seems so familiar.something about her.arggg, the last few things I remember before being in the crystal rose are just bits and pieces. I remember something about finding my mother, something about power, and something about a guy.to stop a guy named.," said Seiko, holding her head with both her hands the whole time. Kurama leaned closer to her.
"Who is it? Is he going to hurt Genkai?" asked Kurama.
"I.I don't remember, it's all just bits and pieces," whispered Seiko. She stared at the ground with both hands on her head when suddenly her head snapped up and she looked at Kurama with wide eyes. Then, she took off the necklace she wore that was concealed by her tunic and showed it to him. A gold disc the size of a half dollar with engravings on it was hanging from a very thin gold chain. Kurama looked closer at the engravings. It turned out to be a picture of a kitsune sleeping in a rose, surrounded by 5 different colored gems that formed a star-shape border around it. The gems were blue, red, green, clear, and black. In the middle of the kitsune was a yellow gem. As he tilted the disc a bit each time, the kitsune seemed to move and come to life.
"It's beautiful!" said Kurama in awe.
"I know, but that's not what I'm excited about! I remember something! This disc is part of a set! My mother should have one too!" said Seiko.
"Really?" said Kurama, pretending he didn't already know who Seiko's mother was.
"Hey! Let's go find Hiei-chan! I want him to roast a marshmallow for me!"
"Ok then, let's go.wait you know what a marshmallow is?"
"Ya! Yuusuke gave me a bag and said to put them over a fire and then eat them! ^o^"
"Haha, ok then, let's go! I'll race you," said Kurama. Too late, when he turned around to face Seiko, she was already way ahead of him with a grin on her face and yelling, "HIEI! HIIIIIEI! HIEIIII! HIEEEEIIIII! HIEI! HIEI! HILLY! HIGHER! HIPPY! HIPPO! HOODLUM! HAIRY!"
Hiei's face suddenly appeared in front of Seiko when she passed under a tree.
"EEEEEEEKKKKK!" screamed Seiko. Hiei was upside down, his red eyes glaring at Seiko and his legs wrapped around a tree branch.
"HN! What the hell do you want and who's Hippo? Or Hoodlum? Or Hippy? Or Hairy?" growled Hiei.
"0_0 Hiei??? Why'd you do that? You scared me!" said Seiko.
"Ehem.you can get off my face now." said Kurama. Seiko had gotten so scared when Hiei suddenly appeared, that she had jumped on Kurama's face and stayed there.
"Oh, sorry Kurama! ^_^;;" said Seiko.
"::Snort:: What did you want?" asked Hiei. Seiko's eyes brightened as she remembered what her previous task was.
"Marshmallow!" she exclaimed. Hiei lost his grip on the branch and landed with a "thud" as his head hit the ground first.
"N-Nani?" said Hiei.
"Ya! I want you to help me roast a marshmallow! ^o^ Please?" asked Seiko.
"HN, DAMN THAT YUUSUKE! FIRST HE GIVES THAT STUFF TO MY SISTER AND NOW YOU???" yelled Hiei. Kurama pinched Hiei's ear.
"Hmph! If I recall correctly, I believe that YOU love marshmallows as well!" said Kurama.
"::Snort:: You have no proof," said Hiei as he turned his head and tried to act innocent. Kurama's eyebrow twitched.
"My marshmallow." said Seiko.
"Ok, ok, I'll do it," said Hiei with a sigh of defeat. As he was roasting the marshmallow, Seiko was almost drooling on his hand. Suddenly, Seiko's eyes turned sharply towards Genkai's temple and narrowed dangerously.
"What's wrong Seiko?" asked Kurama.
"Mother." mumbled Seiko.
"Nani?" asked Hiei.
"MOTHER!" yelled Seiko as she dashed off in the direction of the temple.
"How could she know.?" asked Kurama.
"Hn, I don't know, but I think we should go after her," said Hiei.
"Ya, I think you're right, let's go!" said Kurama as both he and Hiei started to sprint after Seiko.
Chapter 8
When Seiko came to, she was on a small cot in one of Genkai's rooms. It was around 8 AM and the sun was shining through her window. She got up and washed her face with the water from the water basin nearby. She changed into the forest green tunic and white silky pants that she found nearby. She tied the tunic with a dark red sash around her waist and stepped out of the room. She cautiously looked around, somehow feeling familiar with the surroundings. She finally found her way outside and closed her eyes for a minute. When everything was quiet, she could hear the faint sound of swords clashing somewhere in the distance. She slipped on the dark green shoes (Chinese slippers) that she had found near the tunic and ran in the sound's direction. She soon came to a clearing where Hiei was practicing with his katana on Kurama, who used what looked like a green leaf sword? When Hiei was in mid-air, he froze and landed back down on his feet with cat-like agility and turned in Seiko's direction. Kurama, who had jumped up into the air to avoid Hiei's attack, somersaulted forward and also looked in Seiko's direction.
"Who's there?" asked Hiei bluntly as he got into a defensive position. Kurama also got into a crouched position.
"It's umm...me...," said Seiko nervously as she stepped into the clearing.
"KAWAIIIII!" exclaimed Kurama as he turned into chibi form and bounced onto Seiko.
"THAT OUTFIT LOOKS SO CUTE ON YOU! KAWAIIIII!" exclaimed Kurama on a blushing Seiko.
"Hn, Kurama, get a hold of yourself! Are you feeling better now Seiko?" asked Hiei with a small hint of worry.
"I'm fine, hehe," said Seiko as she patted chibi-Kurama on his head.
"Yo, Kurama! Hiei!" yelled Yuusuke as he appeared from a cluster of trees.
"Why, hello Yuusuke, when'd you get here?" asked Kurama.
"Just a while ago.I came to tell you Genkai said to get back there in 30 minutes to train with her. BOTH of you guys. Oh ya, and on my way over to Genkai's, I heard the funniest thing about you!" said Yuusuke with a snicker. Kurama's eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
"I was on my way over and I passed by these girls that go to your school, they were sayin 'Did you see Minamino-kun today? He has such a great butt! It's so perfect and round!'" recited Yuusuke before bursting into a fit of giggles. Kurama's eyes widened as a blush started to spread on his face. He looked over at Hiei, expecting him to get overly jealous, but to his surprise, Hiei was calmly watching Yuusuke laugh.
"Hiei...it doesn't bother you?"
"Hn, what doesn't?"
"Girls talking about my butt..."
"Of course not, why should I be?"
"I don't know, I just thought you would be jealous."
"Hn! That shows just about how much you know, plus." said Hiei as he suddenly reached behind the kitsune and slapped his butt, "it's just talk, this ass is already mine!"
Yuusuke's mouth dropped all the way down to the ground as Kurama's face became redder than a tomato.
"You.you mean you guys.are.you.with each other???" stuttered Yuusuke.
"Hn, if you want to ask us something, stop stuttering," said Hiei. "Oh, umm, so you too." started Yuusuke.
"NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS!" Hiei yelled into Yuusuke's ear.
"Why you." said Yuusuke as he tackled Hiei and started wrestling with him. Kurama got tired of watching the dust rise and turned his attention to Seiko. She was sitting on a tree trunk not far away and staring up at the sky with a distant look on her face, as if she were in deep thought.
"Mind if I join you?" asked Kurama. Seiko snapped out of her trance and looked startled to see him.
"Umm, sure, go ahead," said Seiko.
"So what were you thinking about?" asked Kurama.
"Well, it's just that.that woman.Genkai? She seems so familiar.something about her.arggg, the last few things I remember before being in the crystal rose are just bits and pieces. I remember something about finding my mother, something about power, and something about a guy.to stop a guy named.," said Seiko, holding her head with both her hands the whole time. Kurama leaned closer to her.
"Who is it? Is he going to hurt Genkai?" asked Kurama.
"I.I don't remember, it's all just bits and pieces," whispered Seiko. She stared at the ground with both hands on her head when suddenly her head snapped up and she looked at Kurama with wide eyes. Then, she took off the necklace she wore that was concealed by her tunic and showed it to him. A gold disc the size of a half dollar with engravings on it was hanging from a very thin gold chain. Kurama looked closer at the engravings. It turned out to be a picture of a kitsune sleeping in a rose, surrounded by 5 different colored gems that formed a star-shape border around it. The gems were blue, red, green, clear, and black. In the middle of the kitsune was a yellow gem. As he tilted the disc a bit each time, the kitsune seemed to move and come to life.
"It's beautiful!" said Kurama in awe.
"I know, but that's not what I'm excited about! I remember something! This disc is part of a set! My mother should have one too!" said Seiko.
"Really?" said Kurama, pretending he didn't already know who Seiko's mother was.
"Hey! Let's go find Hiei-chan! I want him to roast a marshmallow for me!"
"Ok then, let's go.wait you know what a marshmallow is?"
"Ya! Yuusuke gave me a bag and said to put them over a fire and then eat them! ^o^"
"Haha, ok then, let's go! I'll race you," said Kurama. Too late, when he turned around to face Seiko, she was already way ahead of him with a grin on her face and yelling, "HIEI! HIIIIIEI! HIEIIII! HIEEEEIIIII! HIEI! HIEI! HILLY! HIGHER! HIPPY! HIPPO! HOODLUM! HAIRY!"
Hiei's face suddenly appeared in front of Seiko when she passed under a tree.
"EEEEEEEKKKKK!" screamed Seiko. Hiei was upside down, his red eyes glaring at Seiko and his legs wrapped around a tree branch.
"HN! What the hell do you want and who's Hippo? Or Hoodlum? Or Hippy? Or Hairy?" growled Hiei.
"0_0 Hiei??? Why'd you do that? You scared me!" said Seiko.
"Ehem.you can get off my face now." said Kurama. Seiko had gotten so scared when Hiei suddenly appeared, that she had jumped on Kurama's face and stayed there.
"Oh, sorry Kurama! ^_^;;" said Seiko.
"::Snort:: What did you want?" asked Hiei. Seiko's eyes brightened as she remembered what her previous task was.
"Marshmallow!" she exclaimed. Hiei lost his grip on the branch and landed with a "thud" as his head hit the ground first.
"N-Nani?" said Hiei.
"Ya! I want you to help me roast a marshmallow! ^o^ Please?" asked Seiko.
"HN, DAMN THAT YUUSUKE! FIRST HE GIVES THAT STUFF TO MY SISTER AND NOW YOU???" yelled Hiei. Kurama pinched Hiei's ear.
"Hmph! If I recall correctly, I believe that YOU love marshmallows as well!" said Kurama.
"::Snort:: You have no proof," said Hiei as he turned his head and tried to act innocent. Kurama's eyebrow twitched.
"My marshmallow." said Seiko.
"Ok, ok, I'll do it," said Hiei with a sigh of defeat. As he was roasting the marshmallow, Seiko was almost drooling on his hand. Suddenly, Seiko's eyes turned sharply towards Genkai's temple and narrowed dangerously.
"What's wrong Seiko?" asked Kurama.
"Mother." mumbled Seiko.
"Nani?" asked Hiei.
"MOTHER!" yelled Seiko as she dashed off in the direction of the temple.
"How could she know.?" asked Kurama.
"Hn, I don't know, but I think we should go after her," said Hiei.
"Ya, I think you're right, let's go!" said Kurama as both he and Hiei started to sprint after Seiko.