Thanks to all those people who reviewed for me. It makes me happy!! Okay,
here's chappy seven!!
Wow, this one is my longest fic so far, I think.
Disclaimer: I've said it too many times for my liking. I don't own ANYTHING!! NOT A SINGLE THING!! WAAAHHH!!! *goes off to cry in her corner*
("Yusuke?"
"Hai, Shuichi?"
"There's another one."
"Another what?
"There's another demon here who claims he's taking the same test as Jeroun. But there's something not right about him."
"Really?"
"Hai. I could tell that he was not truthful when he told me so. And there's something oddly familiar about him."
"Really? Could he be someone you knew when you were . . . "
"I don't know. There is one thing, though.
"Nani?"
"His name is NOT Kanon.")
The conversation held two months ago played itself over and over in Kuronue's head. He had heard it when Yusuke came over that night to tell Shuichi that Koenma had given him another case, and Shuichi had asked about Kuronue. So, Shuichi knew that Kuronue had not told the truth. Then why did he tolerate the chimera? Kuronue rolled over on the spare guest bed and glanced over at Jeroun, who was sitting on it attempting to read.
"Jeroun?"
"Hai, Kanon?"
"Do you think Shuichi will call Koenma on me?"
"I bet he will after a while," Jeroun said. "But enjoy your time here. You already know everybody, Shiori treats you as nicely as she treats any of us, save that first morning."
"Don't remind me," Kuronue said. He winced and rubbed his head, remembering the series of blows delt to it. "Hey, where is Shuichi anyway?"
"There's this ningen thing called 'school', don't you remember me explaining this to you a month ago?" Jeroun asked.
"Oh, yeah, right," Kuronue said. "I keep forgetting because he's always gone before I get up in the mornings."
"Right," Jeroun said sarcasticly. "I wonder what Shuichi meant when he said that you were 'oddly familiar to him."
"I don't know," Kuronue said. In truth, he had been wondering about that himself. "I probably stole something from him when he was a demon or something."
"It makes it complicated when the 'ningen' we're staying with is really a demon in diguise," Jeroun said.
"I think that I live to make people's lives complicated," Shuichi said. Both Jeroun and Kuronue jumped. They had not been expecting the boy to hear their conversation. "I only heard that last line," Shuichi said, reading the looks on their faces. Kuronue exhaled his relief, which led Shuichi the wrong way. "What were you planning?"
"Nothing. Just talking about how familiar you seem to me," Kuronue said. Shuichi said nothing but kept watching the chimera with narrowed eyes. "I can't get this feeling out of my head that I've seen you somewhere before. What do you think?"
"There is . . . something oddly familiar about you, but I can't place it," Shuichi said. "But . . . you are, excuse me, were, a thief, correct?"
"Yeah," Kuronue said. But he couldn't help thinking, (Yeah, and as soon as enough time has passed, I'll go straight back to being a thief.)
"Then perhaps we ran into each other as thieves," Shuichi said. Both demons looked at him skeptically. This was the first time Shuichi had brought up the subject about his past.
"Yeah, maybe," Kuronue said. "I didn't have much interaction with other thieves. Y-my partner took care of most of that." Jeroun glanced at Kuronue, and was sorely tempted to ask if he had been about to say "Youko Kurama" before he had hastily changed it to "my partner"
"Really," Shuichi said. Kuronue nodded nervously. "Who was your partner then? May he had somehow been around you enough to pick up some of your aura . . . and then that's why I feel like I know you."
"He was no one important," Kuronue muttered under his breath. Inside, he couldn't help but scold himself for speaking badly of his friend. Shuichi frowned.
"Come on, just give me a hint," he pleaded. "I'd know."
"Nah," Kuronue said. "No one really knew of him." By this time, Kuronue had to keep himself from scowling at Shuichi's ignorance, and Jeroun had taken to using the book as a cover so that he could shake his head in disbelief. Shuichi growled.
"Fine." And with that, he left the room.
"Sorry about my nosyness before," Shuichi said as he set out the plates so that the three of them could eat dinner-Shiori was, once again, out on a business trip. "I just felt that if I knew more exactly who you were, I'd feel more comfortable around you."
"It's okay, I know that you think Kanon is not my real name," Kuronue said.
"You do?"
"Yeah, and you're right."
"Then what is your real name?"
"I'm not telling you yet," Kuronue said teasingly. "Not until you tell your real name."
"After your test then," Shuichi said. Kuronue nodded.
"Deal," he said, forgetting that he was not taking the test like Jeroun was. "After I finish out my test."
Sorry about the short chapter. I didn't feel like writing more.
Kuro: Yay! I did not get hit on the head.
Nagem: Not this time.
Kuro: Huh?
Nagem: Next time! Kuronue has to overcome his desire for shiny things while not revealing his true self to "Shuichi". Plus . . . Shuichi has odd dreams about Kuronue, and even odder (is that a word? Oh well. I don't care. You get my meaning) thoughts about Kanon that may lead to the discovery of who he really is!! Get ready for humor and more Kuro-head-hitting!!
Kuro: Oh dear. Someone save me from the baka authoress.
Nagem: *whips out Shuichi's biology book and hits Kuronue on the head with it.*
Kuro: @___@
Disclaimer: I've said it too many times for my liking. I don't own ANYTHING!! NOT A SINGLE THING!! WAAAHHH!!! *goes off to cry in her corner*
("Yusuke?"
"Hai, Shuichi?"
"There's another one."
"Another what?
"There's another demon here who claims he's taking the same test as Jeroun. But there's something not right about him."
"Really?"
"Hai. I could tell that he was not truthful when he told me so. And there's something oddly familiar about him."
"Really? Could he be someone you knew when you were . . . "
"I don't know. There is one thing, though.
"Nani?"
"His name is NOT Kanon.")
The conversation held two months ago played itself over and over in Kuronue's head. He had heard it when Yusuke came over that night to tell Shuichi that Koenma had given him another case, and Shuichi had asked about Kuronue. So, Shuichi knew that Kuronue had not told the truth. Then why did he tolerate the chimera? Kuronue rolled over on the spare guest bed and glanced over at Jeroun, who was sitting on it attempting to read.
"Jeroun?"
"Hai, Kanon?"
"Do you think Shuichi will call Koenma on me?"
"I bet he will after a while," Jeroun said. "But enjoy your time here. You already know everybody, Shiori treats you as nicely as she treats any of us, save that first morning."
"Don't remind me," Kuronue said. He winced and rubbed his head, remembering the series of blows delt to it. "Hey, where is Shuichi anyway?"
"There's this ningen thing called 'school', don't you remember me explaining this to you a month ago?" Jeroun asked.
"Oh, yeah, right," Kuronue said. "I keep forgetting because he's always gone before I get up in the mornings."
"Right," Jeroun said sarcasticly. "I wonder what Shuichi meant when he said that you were 'oddly familiar to him."
"I don't know," Kuronue said. In truth, he had been wondering about that himself. "I probably stole something from him when he was a demon or something."
"It makes it complicated when the 'ningen' we're staying with is really a demon in diguise," Jeroun said.
"I think that I live to make people's lives complicated," Shuichi said. Both Jeroun and Kuronue jumped. They had not been expecting the boy to hear their conversation. "I only heard that last line," Shuichi said, reading the looks on their faces. Kuronue exhaled his relief, which led Shuichi the wrong way. "What were you planning?"
"Nothing. Just talking about how familiar you seem to me," Kuronue said. Shuichi said nothing but kept watching the chimera with narrowed eyes. "I can't get this feeling out of my head that I've seen you somewhere before. What do you think?"
"There is . . . something oddly familiar about you, but I can't place it," Shuichi said. "But . . . you are, excuse me, were, a thief, correct?"
"Yeah," Kuronue said. But he couldn't help thinking, (Yeah, and as soon as enough time has passed, I'll go straight back to being a thief.)
"Then perhaps we ran into each other as thieves," Shuichi said. Both demons looked at him skeptically. This was the first time Shuichi had brought up the subject about his past.
"Yeah, maybe," Kuronue said. "I didn't have much interaction with other thieves. Y-my partner took care of most of that." Jeroun glanced at Kuronue, and was sorely tempted to ask if he had been about to say "Youko Kurama" before he had hastily changed it to "my partner"
"Really," Shuichi said. Kuronue nodded nervously. "Who was your partner then? May he had somehow been around you enough to pick up some of your aura . . . and then that's why I feel like I know you."
"He was no one important," Kuronue muttered under his breath. Inside, he couldn't help but scold himself for speaking badly of his friend. Shuichi frowned.
"Come on, just give me a hint," he pleaded. "I'd know."
"Nah," Kuronue said. "No one really knew of him." By this time, Kuronue had to keep himself from scowling at Shuichi's ignorance, and Jeroun had taken to using the book as a cover so that he could shake his head in disbelief. Shuichi growled.
"Fine." And with that, he left the room.
"Sorry about my nosyness before," Shuichi said as he set out the plates so that the three of them could eat dinner-Shiori was, once again, out on a business trip. "I just felt that if I knew more exactly who you were, I'd feel more comfortable around you."
"It's okay, I know that you think Kanon is not my real name," Kuronue said.
"You do?"
"Yeah, and you're right."
"Then what is your real name?"
"I'm not telling you yet," Kuronue said teasingly. "Not until you tell your real name."
"After your test then," Shuichi said. Kuronue nodded.
"Deal," he said, forgetting that he was not taking the test like Jeroun was. "After I finish out my test."
Sorry about the short chapter. I didn't feel like writing more.
Kuro: Yay! I did not get hit on the head.
Nagem: Not this time.
Kuro: Huh?
Nagem: Next time! Kuronue has to overcome his desire for shiny things while not revealing his true self to "Shuichi". Plus . . . Shuichi has odd dreams about Kuronue, and even odder (is that a word? Oh well. I don't care. You get my meaning) thoughts about Kanon that may lead to the discovery of who he really is!! Get ready for humor and more Kuro-head-hitting!!
Kuro: Oh dear. Someone save me from the baka authoress.
Nagem: *whips out Shuichi's biology book and hits Kuronue on the head with it.*
Kuro: @___@