All righty then! I figured I'd best get started on this chapter tonight, or
I'd never get it done (I'm going out of town this weekend. You do the math)
Kuro: Don't leave me, Nagem!!
Nagem: O.O;; Right. Anyway . . . I think you get the gist. I own everything! *lawyers appear* Ha! You can't make me take it back! *Lawyers pull out guns* Woah . . . isn't that just a little bit harsh?
Lawyers: Ma'am, we shall shoot the computer if you do not dispel your claim to everything immediately.
Nagem: EEEEP! Not the computer! Anything but the computer!! Okay, so I don't own ANYTHING!! *Lawyers disappear* Heh, heh, suckers.
Kuro: They heard that. *Lawyers appear again.* See?
Nagem: NOT THE COMPUTER!! I WAS JUST KIDDING! I SWEAR I WAS JUST KIDDING!! EITHER WAY, HE'S THE THEIF AROUND HERE! *points at Kuronue*
Kuro: Hey!
Lawyers: Sir, you shall go to jail. *Grabs Kuronue.*
Kuro: Nagem! You're the authoress here! Help me!
Nagem: Not today, Kuro, you need to distract them so I can finish the fic.
Kuro: T.T
Jeroun lay in his bed, staring up at the ceiling. It had been weeks since he had found out Shuichi's true form; Youko Kurama. But, still, neither demon would face the other, let alone listen to Jeroun proclaim them long-lost partners. Not that Jeroun hadn't tried. His head still pounded from when Kuronue had "accidentally" hit him on the head when Jeroun had tried to tell Shuichi the truth. All of this was making his head pound. He walked down to the kitchen where Shuichi was sitting at the table writing something on a piece of paper.
"What's that?" Jeroun asked as he grabbed a snack and sat down.
"Invitations," Shuichi said. "I thought that because . . . well, your six months is almost up, Jeroun. You'll probably have to return to the Makai soon." Jeroun's heart leapt, and then sunk. He hadn't been thinking about his trial lately, just about making sure the two former-partners found one-another soon. As he stared blankly at the two invitations Shuichi had written out, he remembered when it had all started. He remembered how all he could think of was how hard the six months would be and what he would steal first when they were over. All of that seemed so trivial and stupid now. Was that how Shuichi felt when he tried to go back? And most of all, Shuichi and Kuronue seemed like family, as did the others, when they were around. Heck, Shiori even felt like his own mother sometimes (even though his mother never did care for him as the ningen did).
"That still doesn't explain the invitations," he said numbly, thinking of when he would have to leave them all.
"I was thinking of hosting a good-bye party the night before you leave," Shuichi said, looking up from the letters. He noticed the look on Jeroun's face. "Hey, Kanon only has another month to go, and we can all still visit you."
"Not as often as I would like to see you all," Jeroun mumbled. Shuichi smiled and got up, gently resting his hand on the fire demon's shoulder.
"Everything's going to be fine," he said. "For now, let's just enjoy the present and not worry about the future. Or live in the past." Shuichi had added the last part as Kanon came in.
"How would you know about living in the past?" he demanded of Shuichi.
"I know, because I regret everything I used to be," Shuichi said. "Like I said that one morning, I feel that someone special died because of me."
"Hang on!" Jeroun said, jumping to his feet, forgetting everything he had just talked about with Shuichi in light of what was going on at the moment. "You didn't . . . "
"Jeroun," both kitsune and chimera said together. Then they met each other's eyes and smiled briefly before rolling their eyes as if they were saying, "Not this again."
"But . . . " Jeroun said, before Kuronue walked out of the kitchen and into the back yard while Shuichi gathered up the invatations to finish in his room. "I wish those two would listen to me for once in their lives."
A few days later, everyone lounged in Shuichi's living room while congratulating Jeroun and chatting happily with each other. Even Hiei seemed in a better mood than usual while he watched his sister converse with Botan, Keiko, and Shizuru. Kuronue and Shuichi stood in opposite corners of the room from each other.
"Hey," Jeroun heard Yusuke say to Shuichi. "When's the toddler coming?"
"He said he'd be here a little late," Shuichi said. "But he should arrive pretty soon." Jeroun panicked. He pushed his way toward Shuichi and Yusuke. "What is it, Jeroun?"
"By 'toddler' do you mean Koenma?"
"Hai," Yusuke said. "Why?"
"No . . . reason," Jeroun mumbled. Even if Shuichi knew that truthfully, Kuronue was not supposed to be here, and didn't turn him in, Koenma would not be. If they were lucky, Koenma would find out who Kuronue was, order Yusuke to arrest him, Shuichi/Kurama would interfere, and both demons would be arrested. Or, if they weren't lucky, Koenma would learn who Kuronue was, order Yusuke to kill him, only to have Shuichi/Kurama jump in front of the finishing blow, and then Shuichi would be dead, and Kuronue would be killed as well. "Why do things always seem to work out this way?" he asked himself.
"Things work out what way?" Jeroun had forgotten that Shuichi and Yusuke were right next to him. Shuichi looked at him with puzzled eyes, while Yusuke's face wore a similar expression. Jeroun swallowed hard.
"Well, I think I need to explain something," Jeroun said, but he was too late.
"The great and all-mighty Koenma has arrived!!" Mist from dry ice (A/N: I just rewatched the Dark Tournament saga, can you tell? ^__^) flooded the room, while everyone went completely silent. Even Jeroun stared as Koenma made his way into the room, followed by Jorge the blue oni, and (to Jeroun and Kuronue's displeasure) the jailkeeper.
"Great," came Hiei's voice. It sounded like his good mood was gone, Jeroun dully noted as he watched the jailkeeper. Out of the corner of his eye, Jeroun saw Kuronue move slightly deeper into the shadows, while Shuichi narrowed his eyes. (Wondering why the jailkeeper is here,) Jeroun thought. Indeed, everyone was staring at the overlarge oni. It started then, with one simple move. Yusuke moved toward Koenma, opening his mouth.
"Hey, did you happen to send another demon here to take the test that Jeroun did?" Yusuke asked. Jeroun knew he was reffering to Kuronue, but kept his mouth shut. Koenma looked around.
"No . . . but there was a jailbreak about five months ago," Koenma said. "We can't find the escapee anywhere in the Spirit World, and we don't even know who it was."
"Shit," Jeroun mumbled to himself. Shuichi eyed him with a questioning look, and Jeroun nodded, knowing already what the question was.
::We will have to arrest him, you know,:: Shuichi mind-spoke to Jeroun.
::You can't cause . . . :: Jeroun was cut off by Yusuke. (A/N: I love to do this type of thing. Sorry if I'm driving you all nuts)
"Kanon? Would that happen to be you?"
"There was no Kanon at the jail," the jailkeeper stated lamely.
"Because Kanon is not my real name," Kuronue said smoothly. Shuichi frowned. There was something familiar about the way this guy spoke when under pressure. "So, yes. I was the one who broke out of jail, and fooled your dear Youko, Shuichi, you call him, into keeping me here."
"Shuichi? Is this true?" Shuichi instantly pulled a pleading look into his eyes.
"I didn't know," he said. Jeorun scowled at how easily he could lie like that. Then he reminded himself the "ningen" boy in front of him was really Youko Kurama. Dang, it was hard to get used to that. "I honestly didn't know, otherwise I would have caught him."
"You'll never catch me!" Kuronue yelled, throwing a powder into the air that popped and sparkled, making smoke that blinded everyone. Jeroun tried to move out of it, and he heard Shuichi hacking away. It sounded like he inhaled more of the smoke than he wanted to.
"Koenma-sama!!" That was Botan, crying out as they felt the air shift as Kuronue shifted into his demon form.
"Get him!"
"I can't see him!" Hiei, Shuichi, and Kuwabara yelled together. Still, he felt Shuichi start to move toward his prey. (Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit,) Jeroun thought.
"I can! You guys, just follow his ki!"
"We are!" The three yelled back. Just then, Jeroun "saw" the dim outline of Kuronue jump away from the scene of the oncoming battle.
"Dammit, he moved!" Yusuke yelled. "Who are you?"
"Not that you need to remember," Kuronue said. Jeroun tensed. "But my name is Kuronue!!" Jeroun felt Shuichi do the three-second freeze next to him. He could hear the kitsune trying to sound out his partner's name in a raspy breath. The smoke cleared, and Shuichi looked around wildly, with eyes that looked like a caught foxes', looking for Kuronue, but the chimera was already gone. His eyes met Jeroun's, and Jeroun saw the fear in them.
"No," Shuichi whispered. "This wasn't supposed to happen." CLIFFIE!! OH YEAH! I'M MEAN!!!
Sorry for the short chapter, but I really wanted to finish and I only had five minutes, so you get the point. Anyway, even though I appreciate the sympathy I got in the reviews concerning my limited knowledge of Yu Yu Hakusho, it makes me feel slightly unimportant. And I "thank" Karasu8 for that interesting detail about Kurama and Kuronue. I don't think I needed to know that, because, like I said, this story shall have no yaoi. Anyway, I'm sorry, but I won't be able to update for a while. I hate it too. But don't stop reading or anything like that! I swear, I'll post AS SOON AS I CAN!! I PROMISE!! Kay?
-Nagem
Kuro: Don't leave me, Nagem!!
Nagem: O.O;; Right. Anyway . . . I think you get the gist. I own everything! *lawyers appear* Ha! You can't make me take it back! *Lawyers pull out guns* Woah . . . isn't that just a little bit harsh?
Lawyers: Ma'am, we shall shoot the computer if you do not dispel your claim to everything immediately.
Nagem: EEEEP! Not the computer! Anything but the computer!! Okay, so I don't own ANYTHING!! *Lawyers disappear* Heh, heh, suckers.
Kuro: They heard that. *Lawyers appear again.* See?
Nagem: NOT THE COMPUTER!! I WAS JUST KIDDING! I SWEAR I WAS JUST KIDDING!! EITHER WAY, HE'S THE THEIF AROUND HERE! *points at Kuronue*
Kuro: Hey!
Lawyers: Sir, you shall go to jail. *Grabs Kuronue.*
Kuro: Nagem! You're the authoress here! Help me!
Nagem: Not today, Kuro, you need to distract them so I can finish the fic.
Kuro: T.T
Jeroun lay in his bed, staring up at the ceiling. It had been weeks since he had found out Shuichi's true form; Youko Kurama. But, still, neither demon would face the other, let alone listen to Jeroun proclaim them long-lost partners. Not that Jeroun hadn't tried. His head still pounded from when Kuronue had "accidentally" hit him on the head when Jeroun had tried to tell Shuichi the truth. All of this was making his head pound. He walked down to the kitchen where Shuichi was sitting at the table writing something on a piece of paper.
"What's that?" Jeroun asked as he grabbed a snack and sat down.
"Invitations," Shuichi said. "I thought that because . . . well, your six months is almost up, Jeroun. You'll probably have to return to the Makai soon." Jeroun's heart leapt, and then sunk. He hadn't been thinking about his trial lately, just about making sure the two former-partners found one-another soon. As he stared blankly at the two invitations Shuichi had written out, he remembered when it had all started. He remembered how all he could think of was how hard the six months would be and what he would steal first when they were over. All of that seemed so trivial and stupid now. Was that how Shuichi felt when he tried to go back? And most of all, Shuichi and Kuronue seemed like family, as did the others, when they were around. Heck, Shiori even felt like his own mother sometimes (even though his mother never did care for him as the ningen did).
"That still doesn't explain the invitations," he said numbly, thinking of when he would have to leave them all.
"I was thinking of hosting a good-bye party the night before you leave," Shuichi said, looking up from the letters. He noticed the look on Jeroun's face. "Hey, Kanon only has another month to go, and we can all still visit you."
"Not as often as I would like to see you all," Jeroun mumbled. Shuichi smiled and got up, gently resting his hand on the fire demon's shoulder.
"Everything's going to be fine," he said. "For now, let's just enjoy the present and not worry about the future. Or live in the past." Shuichi had added the last part as Kanon came in.
"How would you know about living in the past?" he demanded of Shuichi.
"I know, because I regret everything I used to be," Shuichi said. "Like I said that one morning, I feel that someone special died because of me."
"Hang on!" Jeroun said, jumping to his feet, forgetting everything he had just talked about with Shuichi in light of what was going on at the moment. "You didn't . . . "
"Jeroun," both kitsune and chimera said together. Then they met each other's eyes and smiled briefly before rolling their eyes as if they were saying, "Not this again."
"But . . . " Jeroun said, before Kuronue walked out of the kitchen and into the back yard while Shuichi gathered up the invatations to finish in his room. "I wish those two would listen to me for once in their lives."
A few days later, everyone lounged in Shuichi's living room while congratulating Jeroun and chatting happily with each other. Even Hiei seemed in a better mood than usual while he watched his sister converse with Botan, Keiko, and Shizuru. Kuronue and Shuichi stood in opposite corners of the room from each other.
"Hey," Jeroun heard Yusuke say to Shuichi. "When's the toddler coming?"
"He said he'd be here a little late," Shuichi said. "But he should arrive pretty soon." Jeroun panicked. He pushed his way toward Shuichi and Yusuke. "What is it, Jeroun?"
"By 'toddler' do you mean Koenma?"
"Hai," Yusuke said. "Why?"
"No . . . reason," Jeroun mumbled. Even if Shuichi knew that truthfully, Kuronue was not supposed to be here, and didn't turn him in, Koenma would not be. If they were lucky, Koenma would find out who Kuronue was, order Yusuke to arrest him, Shuichi/Kurama would interfere, and both demons would be arrested. Or, if they weren't lucky, Koenma would learn who Kuronue was, order Yusuke to kill him, only to have Shuichi/Kurama jump in front of the finishing blow, and then Shuichi would be dead, and Kuronue would be killed as well. "Why do things always seem to work out this way?" he asked himself.
"Things work out what way?" Jeroun had forgotten that Shuichi and Yusuke were right next to him. Shuichi looked at him with puzzled eyes, while Yusuke's face wore a similar expression. Jeroun swallowed hard.
"Well, I think I need to explain something," Jeroun said, but he was too late.
"The great and all-mighty Koenma has arrived!!" Mist from dry ice (A/N: I just rewatched the Dark Tournament saga, can you tell? ^__^) flooded the room, while everyone went completely silent. Even Jeroun stared as Koenma made his way into the room, followed by Jorge the blue oni, and (to Jeroun and Kuronue's displeasure) the jailkeeper.
"Great," came Hiei's voice. It sounded like his good mood was gone, Jeroun dully noted as he watched the jailkeeper. Out of the corner of his eye, Jeroun saw Kuronue move slightly deeper into the shadows, while Shuichi narrowed his eyes. (Wondering why the jailkeeper is here,) Jeroun thought. Indeed, everyone was staring at the overlarge oni. It started then, with one simple move. Yusuke moved toward Koenma, opening his mouth.
"Hey, did you happen to send another demon here to take the test that Jeroun did?" Yusuke asked. Jeroun knew he was reffering to Kuronue, but kept his mouth shut. Koenma looked around.
"No . . . but there was a jailbreak about five months ago," Koenma said. "We can't find the escapee anywhere in the Spirit World, and we don't even know who it was."
"Shit," Jeroun mumbled to himself. Shuichi eyed him with a questioning look, and Jeroun nodded, knowing already what the question was.
::We will have to arrest him, you know,:: Shuichi mind-spoke to Jeroun.
::You can't cause . . . :: Jeroun was cut off by Yusuke. (A/N: I love to do this type of thing. Sorry if I'm driving you all nuts)
"Kanon? Would that happen to be you?"
"There was no Kanon at the jail," the jailkeeper stated lamely.
"Because Kanon is not my real name," Kuronue said smoothly. Shuichi frowned. There was something familiar about the way this guy spoke when under pressure. "So, yes. I was the one who broke out of jail, and fooled your dear Youko, Shuichi, you call him, into keeping me here."
"Shuichi? Is this true?" Shuichi instantly pulled a pleading look into his eyes.
"I didn't know," he said. Jeorun scowled at how easily he could lie like that. Then he reminded himself the "ningen" boy in front of him was really Youko Kurama. Dang, it was hard to get used to that. "I honestly didn't know, otherwise I would have caught him."
"You'll never catch me!" Kuronue yelled, throwing a powder into the air that popped and sparkled, making smoke that blinded everyone. Jeroun tried to move out of it, and he heard Shuichi hacking away. It sounded like he inhaled more of the smoke than he wanted to.
"Koenma-sama!!" That was Botan, crying out as they felt the air shift as Kuronue shifted into his demon form.
"Get him!"
"I can't see him!" Hiei, Shuichi, and Kuwabara yelled together. Still, he felt Shuichi start to move toward his prey. (Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit,) Jeroun thought.
"I can! You guys, just follow his ki!"
"We are!" The three yelled back. Just then, Jeroun "saw" the dim outline of Kuronue jump away from the scene of the oncoming battle.
"Dammit, he moved!" Yusuke yelled. "Who are you?"
"Not that you need to remember," Kuronue said. Jeroun tensed. "But my name is Kuronue!!" Jeroun felt Shuichi do the three-second freeze next to him. He could hear the kitsune trying to sound out his partner's name in a raspy breath. The smoke cleared, and Shuichi looked around wildly, with eyes that looked like a caught foxes', looking for Kuronue, but the chimera was already gone. His eyes met Jeroun's, and Jeroun saw the fear in them.
"No," Shuichi whispered. "This wasn't supposed to happen." CLIFFIE!! OH YEAH! I'M MEAN!!!
Sorry for the short chapter, but I really wanted to finish and I only had five minutes, so you get the point. Anyway, even though I appreciate the sympathy I got in the reviews concerning my limited knowledge of Yu Yu Hakusho, it makes me feel slightly unimportant. And I "thank" Karasu8 for that interesting detail about Kurama and Kuronue. I don't think I needed to know that, because, like I said, this story shall have no yaoi. Anyway, I'm sorry, but I won't be able to update for a while. I hate it too. But don't stop reading or anything like that! I swear, I'll post AS SOON AS I CAN!! I PROMISE!! Kay?
-Nagem