Terri: OK. I forgot to end the flashback in chapter one, so it's ended
here. Sorry about that. I can't help it. I'm just slow like that. I have
the BASIC plot in mind, and because my memory sucks beyond belief, I wrote
it down and told a friend so I could be reminded. I'll try my best not to
write too confusing or get off subject/plot line. I blame ADD. Ah well,
let's see how I do with chapter two! R&R!
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or its characters. I do own Tjusti though! Sorry! I forgot these before. *words* = thoughts (in chapter one thoughts = //words// but I thought this would be less confusing.) ~words~ = flashbacks
Chapter Two: ~ "We think Hiei is his first target." Koenma finished, watching the rest of the Reikai Tentai for their reactions. Yuusuke scoffed. "So we have to catch this guy. No big deal. Hiei can take care of himself. I wouldn't be surprised if Hiei beats the crap outta him before we get there." Kuwabara nodded in agreement and no one noticed the look Kurama had gotten at the news. He could tell by Koenma's tone that this wasn't any pushover demon. His assumption was soon proven correct. "I don't think so Yuusuke. Tjusti has to be a high S-class. The prison he broke out of was one for S-class demons. The guards at that prison were all at least low S-class fighters, and we can't figure out how he killed some of the them. The bodies don't have any wounds and Tjusti hasn't committed serious crimes in the past, so reikai intelligence doesn't have any files on his powers. We don't really have an idea of what we're dealing with." Koenma continued talking, giving any information and advice he could think of. Kurama stood by the window, staring out at the horizon. He couldn't bear to be around everyone right now. Since everyone was listening to Koenma, no one noticed the kitsune leave.
Kurama sank beside a tree in the garden, allowing himself to cry now that he was alone. He hadn't cried since his ningen father had died. Kurama leaned forward; hugging his knees, and began to shake slightly as the tears steadily cascaded down his face. *Hiei. Why did you leave? I thought you liked it here. No, you always did want to go back to the Makai. But I thought you'd tell me first, or at least say goodbye to me. Oh god, please be all right, Hiei. I don't know what I'd do if anything ever happened to you. I need you * Kurama sighed deeply and made a silent promise to himself that he would kill Tjusti first and tell Hiei how he felt. ~
Kurama headed off in the direction of his house. (note: in case you forgot, Kurama was coming back from the Makai in chapter one!) Tjusti's case had been delayed after a few weeks. No sign of him had shown up and there had been word from Hiei a little while ago. He had come back to the Ningenkai for a few moments, simply to give a message to Botan. The message had been that he would be taking time off from the Reikai Tentai (no duh) and that everything was fine. The message, of course, reached Koenma, and after debating it for a while, he decided that the case could be set to the side. The deal with the rest of the Reikai Tentai was that they would not have to go searching for Tjusti, but at the first site of him, they would have to leave immediately, no questions asked and no delays for any reason. Stories were already prepared for Shori and Atsuko, and Keiko, Shizuru, and Yukina were ready to deliver them when needed.
Everyone had settled into their normal routines and moods after the first month had passed. All except a certain fox. Kurama put on a smile whenever he was in public, but inside he felt as if his heart was pulled out inch by inch with nothing but bare hands. He couldn't help but worry about the koorime. Kurama pulled Yuusuke aside one day and asked if he could cover for him with Shori. He told Yuusuke he wanted to go into the Makai and needed someone to make sure Shori didn't worry. Without questioning why Kurama wanted to go into the Makai, Yuusuke agreed and had been covering Kurama for the past couple of weeks.
Since Hiei's message, Kurama had a feeling that something was wrong. Hiei almost never mentioned how he was doing. In Hiei's mind, there was no need to share how his life was going at any point. This small piece of information made it so Kurama couldn't sleep at night and for some reason, his youko personality was coming out more often, and usually at the most inappropriate of times. There had been many occasions where he had blurt out something rude or offensive. But what worried Kurama the most was the fact that he had started screaming in his sleep. Yuusuke and Kuwabara, after watching him one night, told him he had sat upright many times and would start screaming something about fights and minds. The two insisted that a few of the times, he had opened his eyes and they had had a golden yellow color to them. Desperate to find what it all meant, Kurama planned to go talk with Genkai.
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"It's simple. Youko is trying to tell you something. If you remember, youkos are capable of smelling lies. Do you think someone has told an important lie?" "Well, I think I already know what lie you're referring to, but why am I screaming and talking in my sleep?" "To be honest, I really don't know. Do you remember any of your dreams? There may be a message in them." Genkai paused, "do youkos express their feelings much?" A small smirk came across her face. She suspected what Kurama was hiding, but didn't want to come out and say anything, as being wrong with that kind of assumption could be quite embarrassing. "No, we usually don't express our feelings much. At least not the way humans do. We usually confront our feelings, but don't express them in ways such as dates or gifts." Kurama knew Youko was trying to come out to get the issue of Hiei off his chest because it had been happening before. But now he was having strange dreams that he could barely remember in the mornings. Subconsciously, he knew he wanted to forget, and that probably made it happen faster. Kurama was brought back to attention by Genkai speaking again. "Well, you need to figure out what's bothering you, whether it's something from this life or your past. And you need to find out more about this lie and why it's bothering you so much. If you don't do these things, you may change forms involuntarily and won't be able to control what you do until whatever's bothering you is taken care of. And we both know that your youko isn't very good at peaceful problem solving."
Kurama thanked Genkai and headed back home, his mind swarming with problems, solutions, worries, but mostly Hiei. *I have to find him.*
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"Suichii! Your friends are here!" "Just a moment, mother!" Yuusuke smiled and drug Kuwabara inside behind him. "Ohayo! How are you, Shori?" "I'm just fine, thank you. And you?" But before Yuusuke could answer, Kurama came down the stairs and began ushering them out the door. "Sorry, mother. We have to go. We're trying to do an extra-credit project for school! I'll call if I think I'm going to be late! Love you!" Shori waved slightly, a bit confused, as she thought Yuusuke and Kuwabara went to a different school than Suichii. After a moment, she let the thought leave her and went to get ready for work.
Kurama didn't stop until they had come to the most isolated part of the park. When he turned to Yuusuke and Kuwabara, they could see he was seriously upset about something. Knowing what could happen when Kurama got upset, the two were cautious when first questioning him about calling this meeting. "Uh, s-so, Kurama. H-how are you? What's on your mind?" Yuusuke stumbled through this simple question, not wanting to accidentally strike a nerve with Kurama. "We have to find Tjusti and Hiei." "Koenma said we didn't have to keep looking for Tjusti, Kurama. And why do we have to go look for that anti-social shrimp?" Kurama shot Kuwabara a glare so hard and full of anger that he shut up immediately, moving slightly behind Yuusuke in the process. Kurama drew his attention back to Yuusuke; "Hiei's message he left with Botan was a lie. I think he may be in trouble. I can't explain it, I just have this strong feeling." Kurama paused. "Please, Yuusuke. I know you don't want to go on another mission right so soon, but can't you go ask Koenma to re-open the case for us?" "Aww. Kurama! I don't feel like going into the Makai now." "But Yuusuke, aren't you worried about Hiei? And if you don't get Koenma to re-open the case, I'll still go. And I will kill Tjusti. With or without your help." Kurama knew this would get Yuusuke, as he could never pass up a good fight. Yuusuke sighed deeply. He could tell Kurama was serious. Dead serious. And he didn't want his friend to go fight a demon they knew almost nothing about by himself. "Fine. I'll go see Koenma after dinner. OK? Man, Kurama. You need to relax a bit. You're too serious." Kurama gave a small smile in thanks. *If only you knew how serious I am, Yuusuke.*
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Terri: So? I need to know how I'm doing! And here's a forewarning for my readers, THERE WILL BE AGNST! For some reason, whenever I'm doing dishes, I come up with good ideas I want to add into my story somewhere and I recently, for some unknown reason, *cough*grey*cough* thought of a (kinda of cruel) way to add a twist to the story. And I'm sorry, but this is a TWT. I just can't keep a timeline. oh well. Kurama: You come up with ideas when doing dishes? .Wait. Cruelty.agnst.me? WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING?!?! *shakes Terri* Terri: @.@ n-nothing. Nothing at all. Kurama: You're lying! I know you are!! *continues to maul Terri* Hiei: *smirks* Terri: X.X
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or its characters. I do own Tjusti though! Sorry! I forgot these before. *words* = thoughts (in chapter one thoughts = //words// but I thought this would be less confusing.) ~words~ = flashbacks
Chapter Two: ~ "We think Hiei is his first target." Koenma finished, watching the rest of the Reikai Tentai for their reactions. Yuusuke scoffed. "So we have to catch this guy. No big deal. Hiei can take care of himself. I wouldn't be surprised if Hiei beats the crap outta him before we get there." Kuwabara nodded in agreement and no one noticed the look Kurama had gotten at the news. He could tell by Koenma's tone that this wasn't any pushover demon. His assumption was soon proven correct. "I don't think so Yuusuke. Tjusti has to be a high S-class. The prison he broke out of was one for S-class demons. The guards at that prison were all at least low S-class fighters, and we can't figure out how he killed some of the them. The bodies don't have any wounds and Tjusti hasn't committed serious crimes in the past, so reikai intelligence doesn't have any files on his powers. We don't really have an idea of what we're dealing with." Koenma continued talking, giving any information and advice he could think of. Kurama stood by the window, staring out at the horizon. He couldn't bear to be around everyone right now. Since everyone was listening to Koenma, no one noticed the kitsune leave.
Kurama sank beside a tree in the garden, allowing himself to cry now that he was alone. He hadn't cried since his ningen father had died. Kurama leaned forward; hugging his knees, and began to shake slightly as the tears steadily cascaded down his face. *Hiei. Why did you leave? I thought you liked it here. No, you always did want to go back to the Makai. But I thought you'd tell me first, or at least say goodbye to me. Oh god, please be all right, Hiei. I don't know what I'd do if anything ever happened to you. I need you * Kurama sighed deeply and made a silent promise to himself that he would kill Tjusti first and tell Hiei how he felt. ~
Kurama headed off in the direction of his house. (note: in case you forgot, Kurama was coming back from the Makai in chapter one!) Tjusti's case had been delayed after a few weeks. No sign of him had shown up and there had been word from Hiei a little while ago. He had come back to the Ningenkai for a few moments, simply to give a message to Botan. The message had been that he would be taking time off from the Reikai Tentai (no duh) and that everything was fine. The message, of course, reached Koenma, and after debating it for a while, he decided that the case could be set to the side. The deal with the rest of the Reikai Tentai was that they would not have to go searching for Tjusti, but at the first site of him, they would have to leave immediately, no questions asked and no delays for any reason. Stories were already prepared for Shori and Atsuko, and Keiko, Shizuru, and Yukina were ready to deliver them when needed.
Everyone had settled into their normal routines and moods after the first month had passed. All except a certain fox. Kurama put on a smile whenever he was in public, but inside he felt as if his heart was pulled out inch by inch with nothing but bare hands. He couldn't help but worry about the koorime. Kurama pulled Yuusuke aside one day and asked if he could cover for him with Shori. He told Yuusuke he wanted to go into the Makai and needed someone to make sure Shori didn't worry. Without questioning why Kurama wanted to go into the Makai, Yuusuke agreed and had been covering Kurama for the past couple of weeks.
Since Hiei's message, Kurama had a feeling that something was wrong. Hiei almost never mentioned how he was doing. In Hiei's mind, there was no need to share how his life was going at any point. This small piece of information made it so Kurama couldn't sleep at night and for some reason, his youko personality was coming out more often, and usually at the most inappropriate of times. There had been many occasions where he had blurt out something rude or offensive. But what worried Kurama the most was the fact that he had started screaming in his sleep. Yuusuke and Kuwabara, after watching him one night, told him he had sat upright many times and would start screaming something about fights and minds. The two insisted that a few of the times, he had opened his eyes and they had had a golden yellow color to them. Desperate to find what it all meant, Kurama planned to go talk with Genkai.
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"It's simple. Youko is trying to tell you something. If you remember, youkos are capable of smelling lies. Do you think someone has told an important lie?" "Well, I think I already know what lie you're referring to, but why am I screaming and talking in my sleep?" "To be honest, I really don't know. Do you remember any of your dreams? There may be a message in them." Genkai paused, "do youkos express their feelings much?" A small smirk came across her face. She suspected what Kurama was hiding, but didn't want to come out and say anything, as being wrong with that kind of assumption could be quite embarrassing. "No, we usually don't express our feelings much. At least not the way humans do. We usually confront our feelings, but don't express them in ways such as dates or gifts." Kurama knew Youko was trying to come out to get the issue of Hiei off his chest because it had been happening before. But now he was having strange dreams that he could barely remember in the mornings. Subconsciously, he knew he wanted to forget, and that probably made it happen faster. Kurama was brought back to attention by Genkai speaking again. "Well, you need to figure out what's bothering you, whether it's something from this life or your past. And you need to find out more about this lie and why it's bothering you so much. If you don't do these things, you may change forms involuntarily and won't be able to control what you do until whatever's bothering you is taken care of. And we both know that your youko isn't very good at peaceful problem solving."
Kurama thanked Genkai and headed back home, his mind swarming with problems, solutions, worries, but mostly Hiei. *I have to find him.*
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"Suichii! Your friends are here!" "Just a moment, mother!" Yuusuke smiled and drug Kuwabara inside behind him. "Ohayo! How are you, Shori?" "I'm just fine, thank you. And you?" But before Yuusuke could answer, Kurama came down the stairs and began ushering them out the door. "Sorry, mother. We have to go. We're trying to do an extra-credit project for school! I'll call if I think I'm going to be late! Love you!" Shori waved slightly, a bit confused, as she thought Yuusuke and Kuwabara went to a different school than Suichii. After a moment, she let the thought leave her and went to get ready for work.
Kurama didn't stop until they had come to the most isolated part of the park. When he turned to Yuusuke and Kuwabara, they could see he was seriously upset about something. Knowing what could happen when Kurama got upset, the two were cautious when first questioning him about calling this meeting. "Uh, s-so, Kurama. H-how are you? What's on your mind?" Yuusuke stumbled through this simple question, not wanting to accidentally strike a nerve with Kurama. "We have to find Tjusti and Hiei." "Koenma said we didn't have to keep looking for Tjusti, Kurama. And why do we have to go look for that anti-social shrimp?" Kurama shot Kuwabara a glare so hard and full of anger that he shut up immediately, moving slightly behind Yuusuke in the process. Kurama drew his attention back to Yuusuke; "Hiei's message he left with Botan was a lie. I think he may be in trouble. I can't explain it, I just have this strong feeling." Kurama paused. "Please, Yuusuke. I know you don't want to go on another mission right so soon, but can't you go ask Koenma to re-open the case for us?" "Aww. Kurama! I don't feel like going into the Makai now." "But Yuusuke, aren't you worried about Hiei? And if you don't get Koenma to re-open the case, I'll still go. And I will kill Tjusti. With or without your help." Kurama knew this would get Yuusuke, as he could never pass up a good fight. Yuusuke sighed deeply. He could tell Kurama was serious. Dead serious. And he didn't want his friend to go fight a demon they knew almost nothing about by himself. "Fine. I'll go see Koenma after dinner. OK? Man, Kurama. You need to relax a bit. You're too serious." Kurama gave a small smile in thanks. *If only you knew how serious I am, Yuusuke.*
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Terri: So? I need to know how I'm doing! And here's a forewarning for my readers, THERE WILL BE AGNST! For some reason, whenever I'm doing dishes, I come up with good ideas I want to add into my story somewhere and I recently, for some unknown reason, *cough*grey*cough* thought of a (kinda of cruel) way to add a twist to the story. And I'm sorry, but this is a TWT. I just can't keep a timeline. oh well. Kurama: You come up with ideas when doing dishes? .Wait. Cruelty.agnst.me? WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING?!?! *shakes Terri* Terri: @.@ n-nothing. Nothing at all. Kurama: You're lying! I know you are!! *continues to maul Terri* Hiei: *smirks* Terri: X.X