Crys: Weeeee! Fourth chappy up! I'm soooo sorry once again that I haven't
been able to update. First, my internet connection got all funky, so it
wouldn't work, then, I had to go up to Pennsylvania, then when I got back
home, my bro got on the computer and fried the motherboard!!!! Now, we have
ze motherboard back and I can bring you all more of Bring Me to Life! ^_^
Hiei: Oh joy, rapture, the ecstasy...
Crys: Hey! That's a drug! Anyway... Everyone, thank you SO much for reviewing!!!! I wuv you all!!! *huggles all*
Hiei: She's a tiny bit sugar-high right now.
Crys: YUP! Oh yeah, if you like Yu-Gi-Oh yaoi/shounen-ai, go to my favorite authors and read some of their stuff. Also, cloud_1_3_5 is a guy!!!! Sooo many people think he's a girl. ::sighs:: He is a very talented yaoi writer, along with nek0-chan.
Hiei: Can we get this chapter started?
Crys: One sec. Also, I'm going to be switching Ivy's name between now and the next few chapters. By chapter six, her name should no longer be Ivy. Sorry, about that. But, her character will still be funny and crazy. ^_^
Ivy: What is my name going to be?
Crys: Look back at chapter four. ^_^
Ivy: Oooooooh. "I see," said the blind man.
Hiei: o_0
Crys and Ivy: ::giggle::
Crys: Alrighty, I've made this authoress's note way too long. Get to reading already!
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Ivy was lying sprawled out on the guest bed in Kurama's house. Reluctantly, she had agreed to stay there, but only because the rest of her family would be in danger if she didn't. She wasn't too happy about Hiei being her "babysitter" as he had so wonderfully put it, and, from the way Hiei had acted, she was pretty sure he didn't like it either. Inwardly, she wondered how on Earth Koenma had gotten Hiei to agree, not that she cared or anything.
She ran her fingers through her new, and longer hair, stopping at her also new ears. She had to admit that this was all pretty wacky and cool and insane at the same time. What Ivy couldn't stop thinking about was why anyone would want her for anything. She sure wasn't very powerful...or smart, for that matter.
A rattling noise on her windowpane made Ivy jump. Grumbling, she walked over to the window and opened it. Our other fire youkai popped through.
"Not you again," Ivy said.
"I don't want to be here any more than you want me to be here," Hiei retorted, settling himself on a chair.
"I'm going out," Ivy said after a long pause.
When Hiei stood up and walked over to the door, Ivy asked "And where are you going?"
"I have to go with you," was his simple reply.
"Suit yourself," was Ivy's.
Before the could get out the door, however, Ivy caught a glimpse of herself on the mirror. Her ears prominently stood out from the top of her head, and so did her eyes.
"Um, Hiei?" she asked in a small voice.
Hiei stared at her, "What now?"
"Won't someone see my ears and my eyes and stuff?"
Hiei sighed, "No one will be able to see them, unless if they have high spirit-awareness, like Kuwabaka."
"Well," Ivy said, rubbing her hands over her ears, "It still feels funny."
Hiei reached into his coat and pulled out a long black scarf. "Use this then," he stated.
Ivy blinked once, then twice. "Are you talking to me?" she asked.
"Yeah... What other stupid girl would I be talking to?" Hiei replied sarcastically.
Unfazed, Ivy continued, "Well, you actually were acting like a human being and not a heartless pile of bricks. It scared me there for a sec."
Ivy took the scarf from Hiei and wrapped it around her ears, then tied it at the bottom, giving her the appearance of wearing a long headband. She winked at Hiei and raced out the door.
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Hiei mostly watched Ivy from the rooftops, not wanting to be seen by the humans of the city. She wandered around the main part of Tokyo, [AN: That is where they live, right?] looking through the windows of some of the stores. Then, he watched with great amusement as her eye's widened and she clapped her hands together at the sight of one of the shops.
It was an extremely loud and colorful shop. Now, Kurama had been teaching Hiei how to read a little bit, so the demon tried to read the sign above the door.
"Ar..c..ade?"
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Ivy had always loved arcades. She would go there every Friday with her friends, Michael and Robin. She walked over to the Tekken Tag Team game.
'Let the games...begin.'
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Hiei lost sight of Ivy when she disappeared into the arcade.
"Having fun, Hiei?" a bubbly voice chirped from behind him.
"Hn," was his predictable response.
"Hmph," Botan said. "Be that way then. Koenma says to keep both eyes on Ivy at all times. He just heard from one of the demon smugglers we caught that there's a group of demons the call themselves 'Guardians of the Flame' that's been asking about a female fire youkai-"
Hiei bristled. He'd heard of these 'guardians' before. There were five 'guardians'. One that controlled the power of the red flame, another the power of the yellow flame, one orange, one black, and one blue. Awhile back, Koenma had been able to trace Hiei's father and found out that he was Korin, Master of the Black Flame.
Hiei snapped himself back to reality, just in time to hear the end of Botan's speech.
"-and if you don't watch her, Koenma will not hesitate to tell Yukina that you're her brother."
'Damn him,' Hiei thought. 'Now I'm stuck with the stupid girl.'
"OK," Botan called out. "See ya 'round, Hiei!"
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Ivy hummed a little tune as she rapidly tapped the different buttons on the console, making her character flip and twist and kick. Just when her character's last drop of health was depleted, a voice behind Ivy startled her.
"You're pretty good."
A slight glance out of the corner of her eye told Ivy who was speaking to her. He was tall, but then again, most people were to Ivy. His hair was a really deep blue and it was spiky and shoulder-length. Everything about him was normal, accept for his eyes.
"Thanks," she replied.
"Wanna play a match?" the boy asked.
Something deep inside Ivy told her not to stick around with this guy, so she declined.
"No thanks," she mumbled, trying not to look him in the eye. Man, his eyes were creepy. They were this bright yellow color, definitely not natural.
"I didn't think you would..." the boy said, more to himself than to Ivy. "You never did much like playing with other people... A very picky demon if I were to say so myself..."
Ivy's blood seemed to freeze in her veins. Without another word, she turned and ran out of the arcade. When she left, the boy smiled, revealing feral fangs. "You can run, Rayne, but you can't hide."
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Ivy practically flew through the door, only to collide with a certain fire demon.
"Whoops," Ivy said getting up slowly.
Hiei 'hned', of course, and said, "And where are you going, now?"
"There's this really really really freaky guy in there that called me a demon and his eyes were all yellow and freaky and he scared me and he was all weird and he wanted to play me in a match of Tekken but I said no then he started talking to himself and that's when he called me a demon and then I got this weird feeling in my gut and I ran out here and then I hit you and then you pushed me off and then you asked where I was going and then I started telling you and now we're here and I'm hungry."
Hiei blinked. [Crys: Hiei? BLINKED? Lol!] It simply _was not_ humanly possible to talk that fast! Hiei was eventually able to piece together what Ivy had told him, and was about to say something when Yusuke showed up.
"Hey!" he said.
Ivy smiled, "Hey, Yusuke!"
"Has shorty here been giving you any trouble?" the Spirit Detective asked.
Ivy laughed. "Nah, he's been fine. What brings you here?"
"Well," Yusuke began, "Koenma wants you to start figuring out your powers, in case those 'guardian' people show up."
"Yusuke," Hiei interrupted, "Who, may I ask, is supposed to train her?"
Yusuke raised an eyebrow, "You, of course. And Koenma wanted you to start as soon as possible." The teenaged boy glanced at his watch. "I would stick around, but this punk called me out to the school gym in about five minutes, so I gotta jet. Ja!" And with that, he ran off in the direction of his junior high school.
Hiei glanced at Ivy who was chasing a leaf through the air. 'Oh, this is going to be a long and difficult road...'
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Crys: YAY! Fourth chappy done! Next chapter is: training! *evil laugh*
Hiei: O_O
Crys: Never underestimate the power of the authoress on a sugar-high! ^_^
Hiei: o_O
Crys: Yup! Now please review! It helps me write faster! ^_^ Ja ne!
Hiei: Oh joy, rapture, the ecstasy...
Crys: Hey! That's a drug! Anyway... Everyone, thank you SO much for reviewing!!!! I wuv you all!!! *huggles all*
Hiei: She's a tiny bit sugar-high right now.
Crys: YUP! Oh yeah, if you like Yu-Gi-Oh yaoi/shounen-ai, go to my favorite authors and read some of their stuff. Also, cloud_1_3_5 is a guy!!!! Sooo many people think he's a girl. ::sighs:: He is a very talented yaoi writer, along with nek0-chan.
Hiei: Can we get this chapter started?
Crys: One sec. Also, I'm going to be switching Ivy's name between now and the next few chapters. By chapter six, her name should no longer be Ivy. Sorry, about that. But, her character will still be funny and crazy. ^_^
Ivy: What is my name going to be?
Crys: Look back at chapter four. ^_^
Ivy: Oooooooh. "I see," said the blind man.
Hiei: o_0
Crys and Ivy: ::giggle::
Crys: Alrighty, I've made this authoress's note way too long. Get to reading already!
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Ivy was lying sprawled out on the guest bed in Kurama's house. Reluctantly, she had agreed to stay there, but only because the rest of her family would be in danger if she didn't. She wasn't too happy about Hiei being her "babysitter" as he had so wonderfully put it, and, from the way Hiei had acted, she was pretty sure he didn't like it either. Inwardly, she wondered how on Earth Koenma had gotten Hiei to agree, not that she cared or anything.
She ran her fingers through her new, and longer hair, stopping at her also new ears. She had to admit that this was all pretty wacky and cool and insane at the same time. What Ivy couldn't stop thinking about was why anyone would want her for anything. She sure wasn't very powerful...or smart, for that matter.
A rattling noise on her windowpane made Ivy jump. Grumbling, she walked over to the window and opened it. Our other fire youkai popped through.
"Not you again," Ivy said.
"I don't want to be here any more than you want me to be here," Hiei retorted, settling himself on a chair.
"I'm going out," Ivy said after a long pause.
When Hiei stood up and walked over to the door, Ivy asked "And where are you going?"
"I have to go with you," was his simple reply.
"Suit yourself," was Ivy's.
Before the could get out the door, however, Ivy caught a glimpse of herself on the mirror. Her ears prominently stood out from the top of her head, and so did her eyes.
"Um, Hiei?" she asked in a small voice.
Hiei stared at her, "What now?"
"Won't someone see my ears and my eyes and stuff?"
Hiei sighed, "No one will be able to see them, unless if they have high spirit-awareness, like Kuwabaka."
"Well," Ivy said, rubbing her hands over her ears, "It still feels funny."
Hiei reached into his coat and pulled out a long black scarf. "Use this then," he stated.
Ivy blinked once, then twice. "Are you talking to me?" she asked.
"Yeah... What other stupid girl would I be talking to?" Hiei replied sarcastically.
Unfazed, Ivy continued, "Well, you actually were acting like a human being and not a heartless pile of bricks. It scared me there for a sec."
Ivy took the scarf from Hiei and wrapped it around her ears, then tied it at the bottom, giving her the appearance of wearing a long headband. She winked at Hiei and raced out the door.
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Hiei mostly watched Ivy from the rooftops, not wanting to be seen by the humans of the city. She wandered around the main part of Tokyo, [AN: That is where they live, right?] looking through the windows of some of the stores. Then, he watched with great amusement as her eye's widened and she clapped her hands together at the sight of one of the shops.
It was an extremely loud and colorful shop. Now, Kurama had been teaching Hiei how to read a little bit, so the demon tried to read the sign above the door.
"Ar..c..ade?"
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Ivy had always loved arcades. She would go there every Friday with her friends, Michael and Robin. She walked over to the Tekken Tag Team game.
'Let the games...begin.'
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Hiei lost sight of Ivy when she disappeared into the arcade.
"Having fun, Hiei?" a bubbly voice chirped from behind him.
"Hn," was his predictable response.
"Hmph," Botan said. "Be that way then. Koenma says to keep both eyes on Ivy at all times. He just heard from one of the demon smugglers we caught that there's a group of demons the call themselves 'Guardians of the Flame' that's been asking about a female fire youkai-"
Hiei bristled. He'd heard of these 'guardians' before. There were five 'guardians'. One that controlled the power of the red flame, another the power of the yellow flame, one orange, one black, and one blue. Awhile back, Koenma had been able to trace Hiei's father and found out that he was Korin, Master of the Black Flame.
Hiei snapped himself back to reality, just in time to hear the end of Botan's speech.
"-and if you don't watch her, Koenma will not hesitate to tell Yukina that you're her brother."
'Damn him,' Hiei thought. 'Now I'm stuck with the stupid girl.'
"OK," Botan called out. "See ya 'round, Hiei!"
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Ivy hummed a little tune as she rapidly tapped the different buttons on the console, making her character flip and twist and kick. Just when her character's last drop of health was depleted, a voice behind Ivy startled her.
"You're pretty good."
A slight glance out of the corner of her eye told Ivy who was speaking to her. He was tall, but then again, most people were to Ivy. His hair was a really deep blue and it was spiky and shoulder-length. Everything about him was normal, accept for his eyes.
"Thanks," she replied.
"Wanna play a match?" the boy asked.
Something deep inside Ivy told her not to stick around with this guy, so she declined.
"No thanks," she mumbled, trying not to look him in the eye. Man, his eyes were creepy. They were this bright yellow color, definitely not natural.
"I didn't think you would..." the boy said, more to himself than to Ivy. "You never did much like playing with other people... A very picky demon if I were to say so myself..."
Ivy's blood seemed to freeze in her veins. Without another word, she turned and ran out of the arcade. When she left, the boy smiled, revealing feral fangs. "You can run, Rayne, but you can't hide."
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Ivy practically flew through the door, only to collide with a certain fire demon.
"Whoops," Ivy said getting up slowly.
Hiei 'hned', of course, and said, "And where are you going, now?"
"There's this really really really freaky guy in there that called me a demon and his eyes were all yellow and freaky and he scared me and he was all weird and he wanted to play me in a match of Tekken but I said no then he started talking to himself and that's when he called me a demon and then I got this weird feeling in my gut and I ran out here and then I hit you and then you pushed me off and then you asked where I was going and then I started telling you and now we're here and I'm hungry."
Hiei blinked. [Crys: Hiei? BLINKED? Lol!] It simply _was not_ humanly possible to talk that fast! Hiei was eventually able to piece together what Ivy had told him, and was about to say something when Yusuke showed up.
"Hey!" he said.
Ivy smiled, "Hey, Yusuke!"
"Has shorty here been giving you any trouble?" the Spirit Detective asked.
Ivy laughed. "Nah, he's been fine. What brings you here?"
"Well," Yusuke began, "Koenma wants you to start figuring out your powers, in case those 'guardian' people show up."
"Yusuke," Hiei interrupted, "Who, may I ask, is supposed to train her?"
Yusuke raised an eyebrow, "You, of course. And Koenma wanted you to start as soon as possible." The teenaged boy glanced at his watch. "I would stick around, but this punk called me out to the school gym in about five minutes, so I gotta jet. Ja!" And with that, he ran off in the direction of his junior high school.
Hiei glanced at Ivy who was chasing a leaf through the air. 'Oh, this is going to be a long and difficult road...'
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Crys: YAY! Fourth chappy done! Next chapter is: training! *evil laugh*
Hiei: O_O
Crys: Never underestimate the power of the authoress on a sugar-high! ^_^
Hiei: o_O
Crys: Yup! Now please review! It helps me write faster! ^_^ Ja ne!