Nakoruru: Yay! We have some reviewers Rim!
Rimnerel: You mean you have reviewers. This is your story after all. But I'm glad I was acknowledged too.
Nakoruru: Let's see, what do I have to address. Oh yeah! Bunnychu. To your question, Kiro is just some random enemy I created for the purpose of this story. In a way I kind of based him off both Diamond and Darien. But I just thought that a new villain would make things keep turning.
Rimnerel: And we would like to thank everyone else for reviewing. If you have any questions, let us know and we will see can we answer them.
Nakoruru: Now on to the story. This is where everything comes out! Serena is about to find out the truth about Kage and why he's here. Yay, enjoy!
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Both Serena and Yusuke looked at Shinya who had walked back over to Shiro's bedside, standing by his friend's side. He glanced up at them. No one for a long minute spoke until Serena did. Had she just heard right? Had he just said that she had given Shiro his name? What was he getting at?
"You said that. . ." Serena started.
Shinya nodded to her unfinished statement. "That's right. You gave him his name. Shiro Tsukino."
"That would mean that. . ." Yusuke started also, but never got to finish his sentence before Shinya nodded in agreement.
"Yes, that makes him Serena's youngest son and child," Shinya stated.
"He's my youngest son. You mean me and Hiei are going to have another child?" Serena could not believe it, but in a way could. That's why this young man had felt so familiar to her. Why she trusted him with her whole heart and soul when first they met.
"That's right," Sana said. "Me, Shinya, and Shiro grow up together. And are also partners."
"Partners?" Serena inquired.
"In the future, we make up a new group of Spirit Detectives. The driving force behind our assignments isn't Botan or Koenma so much, but someone who will take up the job after Yusuke retires," Shinya said, sitting down next to the bed.
"And that would be?" Yusuke said.
An amused light came into Shinya's eyes as he stared at Yusuke. "That would be your daughter, Emi Urameshi."
"You mean that she has enough power to take up my duty?"
"Amazing as it seems, yes. Not only can she mimic the Spirit Wave technique; she can also channel your Spirit Gun technique also. Second in charge of the younger detectives would be her best friend, and heir to the Moon Kingdom, Rini Tsukino. But we can't forget that Ryo helps them out," Shinya said.
"In the future, our children will be picking up the task of Spirit Detective for both dimensions. I would have never guessed," Yusuke said, a short smile of pride rising to his lips at the thought of his daughter heading the Rei Tantei duties. "So right now you're on assignment from Emi, Rini, and Ryo?"
"Exactly. From time to time we find powerful youkai that try to upset the balance of things as now. The youkai we are chasing now, Kiro, is one such example. Though we would never have expected for him to succeed this far," Shinya said with a sigh.
"What do you mean? Him traveling back in time to try to get rid of us?" Serena said.
"It's not just that, Queen Serenity," Sana replied. "Kiro is destroying our future as we speak."
"What has he done?" Yusuke asked.
"About fourteen years from now, you, Queen Serenity, will rise to the status of Millennia Queen, creating a new crystal that stabilizes Millennia Crystal Tokyo. But Kiro pretended to come to you and our King for help. Once he got both you and Hiei to trust him, he tried killing you both, only to have you defeat him, but not before he stole the Millennia Heart Crystal. Causing both you and Hiei to enter a deep slumber until the crystal is returned to you," Shinya said.
"That's awful," Serena said.
"We thought that only you and Hiei would be able to use the power of the crystal, but we were wrong. He can tap into the power, and he came back to change the future so when he returned, there was nothing but darkness for him to rule over," Sana said. "Since me, Shinya, and Shiro are the top fighters in the second generation of detectives, Emi sent us to retrieve the crystal and protect everyone here."
"What's really awful about the whole thing is Shiro," Shinya said.
"What about my son?" Serena inquired.
"When you and Hiei regressed into a deep slumber Shiro blamed himself for what happened. He never told me, but I could always tell what he was thinking. After all, we've stuck together as long as anyone can remember. He was already moody when we hit puberty, but he became more like so after. He thinks that if he were stronger this would never have happened. You and his father have been in a deep slumber for two years now, and each year that passes, causes him to shy away from everyone and to be a loner," Shinya said.
"Man, he sounds exactly like Hiei use to be," Yusuke said, looking down at the unconscious young man in the bed. He could see the resemblance between the two now. Right down to their fighting abilities they were alike.
Shinya chuckled a bit at Yusuke's observation. "Yes, I suppose he is. He's always been that way I guess. Even his mother stated that fact to him on more than one occasion. Thing about Shiro is that he's a mother's boy. He loves his mother with his entire heart, so it pains him to see her in such a state."
"He has his mother's eyes, I wouldn't be surprised. And knowing him, he probably doesn't like people noting that fact about him," Yusuke smiled.
"Exactly, so please don't mention it to him when he wakes up. Even though he is my best friend, he'll take my head off for telling you that," Shinya chuckled. "So, you see our dilemma. We are against the clock. Our future's peace is slowly dissolving without our King and Queen, and we have no idea when Kiro will attack again. We need both your help."
"What are we suppose to do?" Yusuke wondered.
"We need Serena to see can she awaken Shiro. Maybe if he hears her voice, he'll come back to us," Botan spoke up for the first time since the conversation had started.
"I guess I could give it a try. I owe him so much. He helped me out in such a tight spot with Alshra and all." Serena walked over to the bed, taking her future son's hand, gripping it tightly. Kneeling beside the bed, she took her other hand to stroke his hair. How could she have missed such resemblance between him and Hiei when they had first met? Tears came to Serena's eyes as she knelt by his bedside stroking his hair. It felt so natural to her to be doing this. "Shiro. . .Shiro can you hear me? You have to wake up."
Everyone watched the woman kneeling by the male's bed stroking his hair, hoping that maybe her voice could bring him back to them. There wasn't much time for him to be like this. Kiro, for all they knew, was already on his way for his next big attack. Shinya held his breath as he watched the crystal inside her broach glow, surrounding her with a soft silver glow. When it subsided, she was Neo Queen Serenity. The woman didn't seem to notice as she continued to stroke her son's hair.
"Shiro, you have to wake up. Please wake up for me," Serena whispered, feeling tears fall.
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[Shiro's unconscious POV]
There's nothing but darkness and emptiness. Am I dead now? Is this what death is? No that can't be right. If I were dead, Botan would have come to lead my soul away. I've been to the Rei Kai plenty of times. Death isn't like this. Could this be some new kind of death because of the isolation that I've surrounded myself by, perhaps? Maybe I'm being pushed for not being able to protect my mother and father. I'm nothing but a weakling. They must hate me.
I hate myself. How could I be so weak as to let Kiro take the Millennia Heart Crystal? My mother and father's crystal? I should have been strong enough to protect them. Idiot, idiot, idiot, I'm nothing but an idiot. He escaped to the past to change things. My mother would have died if I hadn't given her the boost from what little power remained from the Millennia Heart Crystal that was left in Millennia Crystal Tokyo.
Worthless, how could I be so worthless? Kiro used my parents' crystal as if it was a simple task. He shouldn't have been able to do such a thing. I'm not even strong enough to use the power of the crystal if I had it. But he used it, and against me too! Dammit. . .what good am I if I can't even stave off an attack like that. I nearly got Aunt Raye and the others killed because of how weak I am. I would have never been able to live it down if something had happened to them.
The others would have hated me forever. But I would have deserved it. I mean, I would have let them down. It would have been my entire fault that I couldn't save my parents, and everyone else's. I'm supposed to be such a powerful Spirit Detective, but. . .I should just stay in this black emptiness. At least then I won't be such a burden to everyone.
*Shiro, come back to me, please wake up. *
"Wh-what was that? Who's calling my name?"
*Shiro, you have to wake up. There's not much time left. Kiro will be back. You have to wake up and help Sana and Shinya. *
"No. . .they don't need me. I'm useless to them. I nearly got their parents killed. They're better off without me. I should just stay here."
*No, you have to wake up. Please Shiro. We need you. *
"Mother?"
*Please come back to me, Shiro. Please help me. *
"Mother. . .I'm not strong enough. I wasn't able to save you when Kiro took the Millennia Heart Crystal. Both you and otou-chan are asleep because I couldn't get the crystal back."
*Don't say that. *
"But it's true! It's true that I'm not as strong as Rini or Ryo. They are more like otou-chan than I am. I'm a failure!"
*No you aren't. I love you and so does your father. We know you're trying your hardest to get the crystal back. We're so proud of you, Shiro. You've grown so strong without us. Please come back to us. You can't give up now. Kiro will be back soon. Shinya and Sana can't do this without you. *
"But mother. . ."
"Believe in yourself. We know you can do it. You have everyone's support on your side. We are here for you. Remember that always. *
"Mother. . .I'll try once more. I will get the crystal back no matter what happens. I promise to make you proud of me. I promise."
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[Normal POV]
Everyone watched as Shiro's eyes fluttered open. For a moment, his eyes were a confused blue, then he noticed that someone was kneeling at his bedside holding his hand. Looking over, his eyes widened seeing the woman in the gown and a pair of wings attached to her back. Serena, or rather Neo Queen Serenity, opened her eyes, which were full of tears, looking at Shiro.
"M-m-mother. . ." Shiro eyes softened.
"Shiro, you came back to us. I'm so glad," Serena smiled at the male, letting go of his hand. Shiro sat up, looking around to find Shinya, Sana, Botan, and Yusuke.
"How long have I been out?" the question was directed towards Shinya who looked as if he was going to break down into tears. Shiro was unexpected bombarded by Sana who clasped to him crying.
"We thought you would never wake up," Sana cried.
"You were out for a week," Shinya said. "It's good to have you back."
"I suppose it's good to see you all," Shiro paused in his sentence, looking down with a barely visible smile at the half youko girl clinging to him. "Even this mutt." Shiro looked over at his mother then moved his hand to wipe away her tears. "I'm sorry for making you cry over me."
"That's okay. As long as you're fine things will be all right," Serena said with a smile.
"So, now that I'm awake, what's been going on?"
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Nakoruru (^ ^): Sorry to stop so abruptly with this chappie, me and Rim think that it's the best place to stop cause the next chapter is going to go into Kiro's reappearance and some more dialogue.
Rimnerel: So, is the next chapter coming out tomorrow or are we going to wait a day?
Nakoruru: I think we can wait a day or two. So probably Wednesday we're going to get out the next chapter.
Rimnerel: All right. Wednesday it shall be. This story is slowly winding down. Not much longer until the end, eh?
Nakoruru: Nope. So until Wednesday people, this is Nakoruru and Rimnerel leaving you with this happy chapter.
Rimnerel: You mean you have reviewers. This is your story after all. But I'm glad I was acknowledged too.
Nakoruru: Let's see, what do I have to address. Oh yeah! Bunnychu. To your question, Kiro is just some random enemy I created for the purpose of this story. In a way I kind of based him off both Diamond and Darien. But I just thought that a new villain would make things keep turning.
Rimnerel: And we would like to thank everyone else for reviewing. If you have any questions, let us know and we will see can we answer them.
Nakoruru: Now on to the story. This is where everything comes out! Serena is about to find out the truth about Kage and why he's here. Yay, enjoy!
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Both Serena and Yusuke looked at Shinya who had walked back over to Shiro's bedside, standing by his friend's side. He glanced up at them. No one for a long minute spoke until Serena did. Had she just heard right? Had he just said that she had given Shiro his name? What was he getting at?
"You said that. . ." Serena started.
Shinya nodded to her unfinished statement. "That's right. You gave him his name. Shiro Tsukino."
"That would mean that. . ." Yusuke started also, but never got to finish his sentence before Shinya nodded in agreement.
"Yes, that makes him Serena's youngest son and child," Shinya stated.
"He's my youngest son. You mean me and Hiei are going to have another child?" Serena could not believe it, but in a way could. That's why this young man had felt so familiar to her. Why she trusted him with her whole heart and soul when first they met.
"That's right," Sana said. "Me, Shinya, and Shiro grow up together. And are also partners."
"Partners?" Serena inquired.
"In the future, we make up a new group of Spirit Detectives. The driving force behind our assignments isn't Botan or Koenma so much, but someone who will take up the job after Yusuke retires," Shinya said, sitting down next to the bed.
"And that would be?" Yusuke said.
An amused light came into Shinya's eyes as he stared at Yusuke. "That would be your daughter, Emi Urameshi."
"You mean that she has enough power to take up my duty?"
"Amazing as it seems, yes. Not only can she mimic the Spirit Wave technique; she can also channel your Spirit Gun technique also. Second in charge of the younger detectives would be her best friend, and heir to the Moon Kingdom, Rini Tsukino. But we can't forget that Ryo helps them out," Shinya said.
"In the future, our children will be picking up the task of Spirit Detective for both dimensions. I would have never guessed," Yusuke said, a short smile of pride rising to his lips at the thought of his daughter heading the Rei Tantei duties. "So right now you're on assignment from Emi, Rini, and Ryo?"
"Exactly. From time to time we find powerful youkai that try to upset the balance of things as now. The youkai we are chasing now, Kiro, is one such example. Though we would never have expected for him to succeed this far," Shinya said with a sigh.
"What do you mean? Him traveling back in time to try to get rid of us?" Serena said.
"It's not just that, Queen Serenity," Sana replied. "Kiro is destroying our future as we speak."
"What has he done?" Yusuke asked.
"About fourteen years from now, you, Queen Serenity, will rise to the status of Millennia Queen, creating a new crystal that stabilizes Millennia Crystal Tokyo. But Kiro pretended to come to you and our King for help. Once he got both you and Hiei to trust him, he tried killing you both, only to have you defeat him, but not before he stole the Millennia Heart Crystal. Causing both you and Hiei to enter a deep slumber until the crystal is returned to you," Shinya said.
"That's awful," Serena said.
"We thought that only you and Hiei would be able to use the power of the crystal, but we were wrong. He can tap into the power, and he came back to change the future so when he returned, there was nothing but darkness for him to rule over," Sana said. "Since me, Shinya, and Shiro are the top fighters in the second generation of detectives, Emi sent us to retrieve the crystal and protect everyone here."
"What's really awful about the whole thing is Shiro," Shinya said.
"What about my son?" Serena inquired.
"When you and Hiei regressed into a deep slumber Shiro blamed himself for what happened. He never told me, but I could always tell what he was thinking. After all, we've stuck together as long as anyone can remember. He was already moody when we hit puberty, but he became more like so after. He thinks that if he were stronger this would never have happened. You and his father have been in a deep slumber for two years now, and each year that passes, causes him to shy away from everyone and to be a loner," Shinya said.
"Man, he sounds exactly like Hiei use to be," Yusuke said, looking down at the unconscious young man in the bed. He could see the resemblance between the two now. Right down to their fighting abilities they were alike.
Shinya chuckled a bit at Yusuke's observation. "Yes, I suppose he is. He's always been that way I guess. Even his mother stated that fact to him on more than one occasion. Thing about Shiro is that he's a mother's boy. He loves his mother with his entire heart, so it pains him to see her in such a state."
"He has his mother's eyes, I wouldn't be surprised. And knowing him, he probably doesn't like people noting that fact about him," Yusuke smiled.
"Exactly, so please don't mention it to him when he wakes up. Even though he is my best friend, he'll take my head off for telling you that," Shinya chuckled. "So, you see our dilemma. We are against the clock. Our future's peace is slowly dissolving without our King and Queen, and we have no idea when Kiro will attack again. We need both your help."
"What are we suppose to do?" Yusuke wondered.
"We need Serena to see can she awaken Shiro. Maybe if he hears her voice, he'll come back to us," Botan spoke up for the first time since the conversation had started.
"I guess I could give it a try. I owe him so much. He helped me out in such a tight spot with Alshra and all." Serena walked over to the bed, taking her future son's hand, gripping it tightly. Kneeling beside the bed, she took her other hand to stroke his hair. How could she have missed such resemblance between him and Hiei when they had first met? Tears came to Serena's eyes as she knelt by his bedside stroking his hair. It felt so natural to her to be doing this. "Shiro. . .Shiro can you hear me? You have to wake up."
Everyone watched the woman kneeling by the male's bed stroking his hair, hoping that maybe her voice could bring him back to them. There wasn't much time for him to be like this. Kiro, for all they knew, was already on his way for his next big attack. Shinya held his breath as he watched the crystal inside her broach glow, surrounding her with a soft silver glow. When it subsided, she was Neo Queen Serenity. The woman didn't seem to notice as she continued to stroke her son's hair.
"Shiro, you have to wake up. Please wake up for me," Serena whispered, feeling tears fall.
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[Shiro's unconscious POV]
There's nothing but darkness and emptiness. Am I dead now? Is this what death is? No that can't be right. If I were dead, Botan would have come to lead my soul away. I've been to the Rei Kai plenty of times. Death isn't like this. Could this be some new kind of death because of the isolation that I've surrounded myself by, perhaps? Maybe I'm being pushed for not being able to protect my mother and father. I'm nothing but a weakling. They must hate me.
I hate myself. How could I be so weak as to let Kiro take the Millennia Heart Crystal? My mother and father's crystal? I should have been strong enough to protect them. Idiot, idiot, idiot, I'm nothing but an idiot. He escaped to the past to change things. My mother would have died if I hadn't given her the boost from what little power remained from the Millennia Heart Crystal that was left in Millennia Crystal Tokyo.
Worthless, how could I be so worthless? Kiro used my parents' crystal as if it was a simple task. He shouldn't have been able to do such a thing. I'm not even strong enough to use the power of the crystal if I had it. But he used it, and against me too! Dammit. . .what good am I if I can't even stave off an attack like that. I nearly got Aunt Raye and the others killed because of how weak I am. I would have never been able to live it down if something had happened to them.
The others would have hated me forever. But I would have deserved it. I mean, I would have let them down. It would have been my entire fault that I couldn't save my parents, and everyone else's. I'm supposed to be such a powerful Spirit Detective, but. . .I should just stay in this black emptiness. At least then I won't be such a burden to everyone.
*Shiro, come back to me, please wake up. *
"Wh-what was that? Who's calling my name?"
*Shiro, you have to wake up. There's not much time left. Kiro will be back. You have to wake up and help Sana and Shinya. *
"No. . .they don't need me. I'm useless to them. I nearly got their parents killed. They're better off without me. I should just stay here."
*No, you have to wake up. Please Shiro. We need you. *
"Mother?"
*Please come back to me, Shiro. Please help me. *
"Mother. . .I'm not strong enough. I wasn't able to save you when Kiro took the Millennia Heart Crystal. Both you and otou-chan are asleep because I couldn't get the crystal back."
*Don't say that. *
"But it's true! It's true that I'm not as strong as Rini or Ryo. They are more like otou-chan than I am. I'm a failure!"
*No you aren't. I love you and so does your father. We know you're trying your hardest to get the crystal back. We're so proud of you, Shiro. You've grown so strong without us. Please come back to us. You can't give up now. Kiro will be back soon. Shinya and Sana can't do this without you. *
"But mother. . ."
"Believe in yourself. We know you can do it. You have everyone's support on your side. We are here for you. Remember that always. *
"Mother. . .I'll try once more. I will get the crystal back no matter what happens. I promise to make you proud of me. I promise."
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[Normal POV]
Everyone watched as Shiro's eyes fluttered open. For a moment, his eyes were a confused blue, then he noticed that someone was kneeling at his bedside holding his hand. Looking over, his eyes widened seeing the woman in the gown and a pair of wings attached to her back. Serena, or rather Neo Queen Serenity, opened her eyes, which were full of tears, looking at Shiro.
"M-m-mother. . ." Shiro eyes softened.
"Shiro, you came back to us. I'm so glad," Serena smiled at the male, letting go of his hand. Shiro sat up, looking around to find Shinya, Sana, Botan, and Yusuke.
"How long have I been out?" the question was directed towards Shinya who looked as if he was going to break down into tears. Shiro was unexpected bombarded by Sana who clasped to him crying.
"We thought you would never wake up," Sana cried.
"You were out for a week," Shinya said. "It's good to have you back."
"I suppose it's good to see you all," Shiro paused in his sentence, looking down with a barely visible smile at the half youko girl clinging to him. "Even this mutt." Shiro looked over at his mother then moved his hand to wipe away her tears. "I'm sorry for making you cry over me."
"That's okay. As long as you're fine things will be all right," Serena said with a smile.
"So, now that I'm awake, what's been going on?"
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Nakoruru (^ ^): Sorry to stop so abruptly with this chappie, me and Rim think that it's the best place to stop cause the next chapter is going to go into Kiro's reappearance and some more dialogue.
Rimnerel: So, is the next chapter coming out tomorrow or are we going to wait a day?
Nakoruru: I think we can wait a day or two. So probably Wednesday we're going to get out the next chapter.
Rimnerel: All right. Wednesday it shall be. This story is slowly winding down. Not much longer until the end, eh?
Nakoruru: Nope. So until Wednesday people, this is Nakoruru and Rimnerel leaving you with this happy chapter.