Nakoruru: Hello, everyone.
Blazer (looking around): Where's your sister?
Nakoruru: Oh, she said something about Tala and thugs or something like that and ran off. I can't keep up with her you know that.
Blazer (blinks): O-kay. I don't think I want to ask.
(Rimnerel runs up to the two with a giant smile on her face.)
Nakoruru (brow rose): Should I ask sister of mine?
Rimnerel: Sorry, I got an idea for chapter eight of A Place For My Head. I had to go write it down for you so you can help me write it. So, we have reviewers.
Nakoruru: So we're going to go ahead and get to the reviews.
Henio~ Thanks for liking our story. We hope you continue to read it.
Kay-san~ It was playing on our minds to put Shiro and Sana together, but as we were writing, another pairing for him came into mind. But we'll see what we can do about that request.
Bunnychu~ We have lots of homework, we know how it is. And then the work schedule that we're working under only allows us so much time to write chapters.
Nakoruru: And welcome back Mitsukai missed ya. Don't worry, things have been hectic over my way too. My stupid boss is making me work four to nine all week and then I'm working Saturday nine to five, so I have no quality time to make longer chapters without rushing to just add in filler material. (signs) Oh well, it looks good in my paycheck.
Rimnerel: Oh, don't worry. You'll get time off sissy, but for now, let's do this next chapter and see what we can do with it.
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[In the future]
The young woman with the pink hair done in cone like buns with long streamers coming down from the cone like buns walked over to the window, looking out over the city that was slowly dying without their Queen and King. Her red eyes closed wearily as she turned from the window. How much longer will this go on? Would it end with their world being consumed by total darkness, or would hope be brought back in the form of the crystal that was stolen?
"I can't take this waiting any longer." The woman walked out the room, going down the hall to where two individuals were after another tiresome battle with nearly overwhelming youkai and youma enemies. The young man and woman looked up at the other woman to see the fire in her eyes.
"Rini, what do you plan on doing?" A woman with dark brown hair said, as she brushed her short hair out of her eyes. "I've known you too long to know that look in your eyes."
"Then you know that I can't sit around here any longer, Emi," Rini said haughtily.
"And you think you're going to go back in time and make sure that Shiro, Sana, and Shinya get the crystal back," Emi said, getting up from her chair. The others in the room looked over at the pink haired woman.
"Don't be such a hot head, the kids can do it," said the male with black hair. Rini walked over and smacked him over the head. "What was that for?!"
"What do you think it's for, Ryo! I'm worried about Shiro and the others. The brat did get himself in a one-on-one fight with Kiro. And barely survived it, might I add. Then they had to tell mother and the others the truth about their mission. This has gotten too far out of hand. Things were supposed to have stayed secret!" yelled Rini at her younger brother. The young man flinched under her tone.
"That brat that you're mentioning is one of our most strongest detectives, he can do it. He has a few emotional issues at times, but that's what makes him who he is, I'm not worried about him," Ryo said, just as Rini smacked him over the head again. "Why do you keep hitting me! You're worst than Emi."
"Hey, don't make me have to hurt you, Ryo," Emi said with a note of warning in her voice.
"Will you stop ganging up on me?" Ryo said.
"Maybe if you were more concerned about that brat," Rini scolded. "He is your younger brother too, remember Ryo?"
Ryo looked up into his sister's eyes, seeing concern. Even though she may call Shiro a brat or terror, and they hardly seemed to get along, he knew she cared about him. If anything were to happen to him, she would not take it lightly. Despite the fact that Shiro looked up to him a lot while growing up, it was Rini that took the time to teach him about their family and how to fight.
Ryo's crimson eyes softened as he gave his sister a smile. "I know you're worried about him. I know you're afraid something will happen to him, but you also have to have faith that he can do it. He's not one of our strongest detectives for nothing. And remember he has Shinya and Sana. They will be able to do it."
"Ryo. . ." Rini sighed, knowing he was right. She had to have more faith in him. Yet, it was her baby brother that was going up against Kiro, who had the Millennia Heart Crystal in his possession. The next time they fought, Shiro could come out a lot worst than just unconscious for a few days.
"Anyway, we need you here," said a new voice. The three turned around to find an older male with crimson hair looking at them. His emerald eyes studied each.
"Uncle Kurama," Rini said.
"You're currently the leader of the senshi, they need your guidance until your mother can awaken. You're also heir to the kingdom, if anything were to happen to you in the past, it would not help things out here. It's your duty to stay," Kurama said wisely. "I understand you're worried about Shiro, he can be like Hiei sometimes, so it's easily understandable. But my daughter and Shinya are with him, they'll keep him out of more trouble."
"My father's right." A young woman with red hair and amethyst eyes walked in behind Kurama. "Right now, we should focus on what's happening here."
"Mieko, you believe in them, don't you?" Rini inquired, feeling foolish for not believing in her young brother. Mieko believed in them, along with everyone else, so why couldn't she?
Seeing her friend's expression change, Mieko gave Rini a giant smile. "He's your baby brother, I understand. It's always hard to let go. But he's smart, and he knows his limit. You shouldn't worry so much. He'll come back safely."
"I know, I know. I should trust the little spore more. I'll just have to try now," Rini replied with a smile.
"That's the spirit. Everything will be fine."
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[In the past]
Everyone was surprised to hear what Serena and Yusuke told all of them. Maybe Hiei, Raye, Lita, Jin, and Kurama more so than everyone else since of course Shinya, Sana, and Shiro were their children after all.
"So, you have to stop this guy from killing us?" Lita inquired. Her eyes still remained on Shinya who was currently sitting in mid air using his youki. His chin was rested on his fists as he watched Shiro. Occasionally, his ears would prick up.
"That's about the weight of it. He's really powerful right now, so be in your guards," Shiro said. His eyes every once in a while went to his father, who was studying him. He wondered what the man was thinking about him. Lowering his eyes, then turning them back to Lita, he gave her a short smile. "But the three of us won't let anything happen to you. It's our duty to protect you, even if it means our lives."
"Hopefully it won't come down to that," Sana added in, so it wouldn't seem that Shiro was bent on suicide. Sometimes she wondered why he said things like that. It really worried her that he would end up giving his life for some cause, and there would be nothing, the rest of them could do to save him. The half-koorime male shifted an eye to her for a second, then shifted them away again.
"So what do we do for now? Wait until he comes after us?" Raye said. "I would rather not have a repeat of what happened last time."
"Me neither," Amy said. "Isn't there a way that we could locate him before he found us?"
Shinya shook his head no. "If there was, we would have been found him and done what we could to get the crystal back. Because of the crystal, his energy is shrouded."
"Then why not use the power of the crystal to find him," Amy suggested. "If there was by chance something that we could lock on to, then maybe we could calculated his exact location."
"And ambush him before he has a chance to know what hit him," Mina said. "That's a wicked plan."
"But do we even have something that we can use to lock onto the crystal's location?" Raye said. "We may have a plan, but if we don't have the other pieces to make it work, the plan is useless."
Reaching into his shirt, Shiro pulled out a small compact. Flipping it open, he pressed a button. "Hey, anyone around. There's something I need to ask you guys." As soon as he was finished, there came a voice that caused Shinya and Sana both to flinch.
"You idiot where have you been?! Why haven't you decided to get in contact with me! Have you realized that I've worried myself sick thinking about you! I would have never know what was happening if Shinya and Sana hadn't called and told me! I have the nerve to come back in time and-"
"Will you shut up?" Shiro said with annoyance.
"Don't tell me to shut up! If you weren't my baby brother Shiro, I would knock some sense in your head, you arrogant little spore!"
"Rini, I needed to ask you a question," Shiro said, rolling his eyes up to the ceiling, as his sister continued to rant on about how much she had worried with him. That was until someone placed a hand over her mouth and moved her away from the communicator. In the background, the young man could hear Rini fussing with someone, probably Ryo. Occasionally he heard his big brother yelp in pain as she was probably kicking his butt about now.
"Sorry about that kid, what's up?" Emi came on, a cheerful smile on her face despite the carnage going on in the background. "You know your sister was worried about you, don't you?"
"Yeah, yeah, I know. Couldn't help but know she was screaming it in my ear after all," Shiro said.
"So what is it you need?" Emi inquired.
"I was wondering, can we have a piece of the crystal that we still have," Shiro asked.
"You mean from that small piece that your mother was able to save before Kiro took everything. Sure, I'll send you a piece. What do you plan on doing with it?" Emi looked behind her, which allowed Shiro to see his brother running away from Rini who had a chair in her hand. Despite their situation, it never amazed Shiro at the amount of lunacy that went on between them all.
"We thought that sense Kiro has the crystal, we could use a piece of it to find out his exact location. That way we may have a chance to ambush him before he ambushes us," Shiro explained.
"That's a cool plan. I bet Miss Amy thought it up," Emi said.
"Yep. So mind sending us a piece before my sister kills my brother and then me?" Shiro said. Emi gave him a giant smile before nodding.
"Sure. I'll send it right away." Closing the communicator, Shiro opened his hand just as something shimmered partially into existence. When the light around the object faded, a small crimson shard of some type of jewel laid in his palm. Turning to Amy, Shiro held out the object to her.
"This is a shard of the crystal that my mother was able to save. Will that be enough? The other pieces are currently helping to maintain the future," Shiro said.
"That's all right, I think this will be enough to find out where this guy is," Amy said. Taking the shard of the crystal, she pulled out her computer and began to analyze it. "I should have everything finished in a matter of hours."
"All right," Shiro said. Turning away from the woman, he looked at Shinya who was still sitting in mid air staring at him. He knew Shinya could probably tell his every thought without having telepathy. "Shinya, when Amy finds a way to get to Kiro, come get me."
"Where are you going?" Sana inquired.
"None of your business, mutt," the male said with a light smile.
"That's not nice! You can't just leave like that!" Sana said, puffing out her cheeks. Shiro said nothing as he disappeared in thin air.
"Shinya, where did he go off to?" Serena asked curiously. The male with the brownish red hair smiled at Serena with one of his usual grins before shrugging. "What do you mean you don't know?"
"I don't know. Sometimes he goes one place, then ends up somewhere else," Shinya said. "He's always been like that."
"So how do you know where to find him to tell him when Amy has found out about Kiro?" Even though Shiro was her son, she felt that he was still much of a stranger to her. It was like he was familiar to her, but he was distant, as if he didn't want Serena or anyone else to become close to him. Maybe he really was like how Hiei use to be. She was about to turn to Hiei when she noticed that she could not feel his presence. Looking around, she found he was no where to be found. "Hey, has anyone seen Hiei?"
Raye and Lita, who were also accustomed to Hiei's appearances and disappearances shrugged. "I don't know. I thought he was here a moment ago. I guess he wanted some fresh air too. You shouldn't worry. Hiei can take care of himself," Raye assured.
"Yeah, he will be fine. You shouldn't worry," Lita said.
Serena nodded, knowing that Hiei could handle himself, but it was just the prospect that he didn't say a word to her. Was there something on his mind? She hoped both her husband and son would be all right.
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Nakoruru: Okay that's all I can do tonight. I hope everyone can forgive the short chapters. I promise that the next chapter will be longer. But I won't have it out to you guys until about Saturday.
Rimnerel: And it's going to be so good! So until Saturday, see ya!
Blazer (looking around): Where's your sister?
Nakoruru: Oh, she said something about Tala and thugs or something like that and ran off. I can't keep up with her you know that.
Blazer (blinks): O-kay. I don't think I want to ask.
(Rimnerel runs up to the two with a giant smile on her face.)
Nakoruru (brow rose): Should I ask sister of mine?
Rimnerel: Sorry, I got an idea for chapter eight of A Place For My Head. I had to go write it down for you so you can help me write it. So, we have reviewers.
Nakoruru: So we're going to go ahead and get to the reviews.
Henio~ Thanks for liking our story. We hope you continue to read it.
Kay-san~ It was playing on our minds to put Shiro and Sana together, but as we were writing, another pairing for him came into mind. But we'll see what we can do about that request.
Bunnychu~ We have lots of homework, we know how it is. And then the work schedule that we're working under only allows us so much time to write chapters.
Nakoruru: And welcome back Mitsukai missed ya. Don't worry, things have been hectic over my way too. My stupid boss is making me work four to nine all week and then I'm working Saturday nine to five, so I have no quality time to make longer chapters without rushing to just add in filler material. (signs) Oh well, it looks good in my paycheck.
Rimnerel: Oh, don't worry. You'll get time off sissy, but for now, let's do this next chapter and see what we can do with it.
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[In the future]
The young woman with the pink hair done in cone like buns with long streamers coming down from the cone like buns walked over to the window, looking out over the city that was slowly dying without their Queen and King. Her red eyes closed wearily as she turned from the window. How much longer will this go on? Would it end with their world being consumed by total darkness, or would hope be brought back in the form of the crystal that was stolen?
"I can't take this waiting any longer." The woman walked out the room, going down the hall to where two individuals were after another tiresome battle with nearly overwhelming youkai and youma enemies. The young man and woman looked up at the other woman to see the fire in her eyes.
"Rini, what do you plan on doing?" A woman with dark brown hair said, as she brushed her short hair out of her eyes. "I've known you too long to know that look in your eyes."
"Then you know that I can't sit around here any longer, Emi," Rini said haughtily.
"And you think you're going to go back in time and make sure that Shiro, Sana, and Shinya get the crystal back," Emi said, getting up from her chair. The others in the room looked over at the pink haired woman.
"Don't be such a hot head, the kids can do it," said the male with black hair. Rini walked over and smacked him over the head. "What was that for?!"
"What do you think it's for, Ryo! I'm worried about Shiro and the others. The brat did get himself in a one-on-one fight with Kiro. And barely survived it, might I add. Then they had to tell mother and the others the truth about their mission. This has gotten too far out of hand. Things were supposed to have stayed secret!" yelled Rini at her younger brother. The young man flinched under her tone.
"That brat that you're mentioning is one of our most strongest detectives, he can do it. He has a few emotional issues at times, but that's what makes him who he is, I'm not worried about him," Ryo said, just as Rini smacked him over the head again. "Why do you keep hitting me! You're worst than Emi."
"Hey, don't make me have to hurt you, Ryo," Emi said with a note of warning in her voice.
"Will you stop ganging up on me?" Ryo said.
"Maybe if you were more concerned about that brat," Rini scolded. "He is your younger brother too, remember Ryo?"
Ryo looked up into his sister's eyes, seeing concern. Even though she may call Shiro a brat or terror, and they hardly seemed to get along, he knew she cared about him. If anything were to happen to him, she would not take it lightly. Despite the fact that Shiro looked up to him a lot while growing up, it was Rini that took the time to teach him about their family and how to fight.
Ryo's crimson eyes softened as he gave his sister a smile. "I know you're worried about him. I know you're afraid something will happen to him, but you also have to have faith that he can do it. He's not one of our strongest detectives for nothing. And remember he has Shinya and Sana. They will be able to do it."
"Ryo. . ." Rini sighed, knowing he was right. She had to have more faith in him. Yet, it was her baby brother that was going up against Kiro, who had the Millennia Heart Crystal in his possession. The next time they fought, Shiro could come out a lot worst than just unconscious for a few days.
"Anyway, we need you here," said a new voice. The three turned around to find an older male with crimson hair looking at them. His emerald eyes studied each.
"Uncle Kurama," Rini said.
"You're currently the leader of the senshi, they need your guidance until your mother can awaken. You're also heir to the kingdom, if anything were to happen to you in the past, it would not help things out here. It's your duty to stay," Kurama said wisely. "I understand you're worried about Shiro, he can be like Hiei sometimes, so it's easily understandable. But my daughter and Shinya are with him, they'll keep him out of more trouble."
"My father's right." A young woman with red hair and amethyst eyes walked in behind Kurama. "Right now, we should focus on what's happening here."
"Mieko, you believe in them, don't you?" Rini inquired, feeling foolish for not believing in her young brother. Mieko believed in them, along with everyone else, so why couldn't she?
Seeing her friend's expression change, Mieko gave Rini a giant smile. "He's your baby brother, I understand. It's always hard to let go. But he's smart, and he knows his limit. You shouldn't worry so much. He'll come back safely."
"I know, I know. I should trust the little spore more. I'll just have to try now," Rini replied with a smile.
"That's the spirit. Everything will be fine."
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[In the past]
Everyone was surprised to hear what Serena and Yusuke told all of them. Maybe Hiei, Raye, Lita, Jin, and Kurama more so than everyone else since of course Shinya, Sana, and Shiro were their children after all.
"So, you have to stop this guy from killing us?" Lita inquired. Her eyes still remained on Shinya who was currently sitting in mid air using his youki. His chin was rested on his fists as he watched Shiro. Occasionally, his ears would prick up.
"That's about the weight of it. He's really powerful right now, so be in your guards," Shiro said. His eyes every once in a while went to his father, who was studying him. He wondered what the man was thinking about him. Lowering his eyes, then turning them back to Lita, he gave her a short smile. "But the three of us won't let anything happen to you. It's our duty to protect you, even if it means our lives."
"Hopefully it won't come down to that," Sana added in, so it wouldn't seem that Shiro was bent on suicide. Sometimes she wondered why he said things like that. It really worried her that he would end up giving his life for some cause, and there would be nothing, the rest of them could do to save him. The half-koorime male shifted an eye to her for a second, then shifted them away again.
"So what do we do for now? Wait until he comes after us?" Raye said. "I would rather not have a repeat of what happened last time."
"Me neither," Amy said. "Isn't there a way that we could locate him before he found us?"
Shinya shook his head no. "If there was, we would have been found him and done what we could to get the crystal back. Because of the crystal, his energy is shrouded."
"Then why not use the power of the crystal to find him," Amy suggested. "If there was by chance something that we could lock on to, then maybe we could calculated his exact location."
"And ambush him before he has a chance to know what hit him," Mina said. "That's a wicked plan."
"But do we even have something that we can use to lock onto the crystal's location?" Raye said. "We may have a plan, but if we don't have the other pieces to make it work, the plan is useless."
Reaching into his shirt, Shiro pulled out a small compact. Flipping it open, he pressed a button. "Hey, anyone around. There's something I need to ask you guys." As soon as he was finished, there came a voice that caused Shinya and Sana both to flinch.
"You idiot where have you been?! Why haven't you decided to get in contact with me! Have you realized that I've worried myself sick thinking about you! I would have never know what was happening if Shinya and Sana hadn't called and told me! I have the nerve to come back in time and-"
"Will you shut up?" Shiro said with annoyance.
"Don't tell me to shut up! If you weren't my baby brother Shiro, I would knock some sense in your head, you arrogant little spore!"
"Rini, I needed to ask you a question," Shiro said, rolling his eyes up to the ceiling, as his sister continued to rant on about how much she had worried with him. That was until someone placed a hand over her mouth and moved her away from the communicator. In the background, the young man could hear Rini fussing with someone, probably Ryo. Occasionally he heard his big brother yelp in pain as she was probably kicking his butt about now.
"Sorry about that kid, what's up?" Emi came on, a cheerful smile on her face despite the carnage going on in the background. "You know your sister was worried about you, don't you?"
"Yeah, yeah, I know. Couldn't help but know she was screaming it in my ear after all," Shiro said.
"So what is it you need?" Emi inquired.
"I was wondering, can we have a piece of the crystal that we still have," Shiro asked.
"You mean from that small piece that your mother was able to save before Kiro took everything. Sure, I'll send you a piece. What do you plan on doing with it?" Emi looked behind her, which allowed Shiro to see his brother running away from Rini who had a chair in her hand. Despite their situation, it never amazed Shiro at the amount of lunacy that went on between them all.
"We thought that sense Kiro has the crystal, we could use a piece of it to find out his exact location. That way we may have a chance to ambush him before he ambushes us," Shiro explained.
"That's a cool plan. I bet Miss Amy thought it up," Emi said.
"Yep. So mind sending us a piece before my sister kills my brother and then me?" Shiro said. Emi gave him a giant smile before nodding.
"Sure. I'll send it right away." Closing the communicator, Shiro opened his hand just as something shimmered partially into existence. When the light around the object faded, a small crimson shard of some type of jewel laid in his palm. Turning to Amy, Shiro held out the object to her.
"This is a shard of the crystal that my mother was able to save. Will that be enough? The other pieces are currently helping to maintain the future," Shiro said.
"That's all right, I think this will be enough to find out where this guy is," Amy said. Taking the shard of the crystal, she pulled out her computer and began to analyze it. "I should have everything finished in a matter of hours."
"All right," Shiro said. Turning away from the woman, he looked at Shinya who was still sitting in mid air staring at him. He knew Shinya could probably tell his every thought without having telepathy. "Shinya, when Amy finds a way to get to Kiro, come get me."
"Where are you going?" Sana inquired.
"None of your business, mutt," the male said with a light smile.
"That's not nice! You can't just leave like that!" Sana said, puffing out her cheeks. Shiro said nothing as he disappeared in thin air.
"Shinya, where did he go off to?" Serena asked curiously. The male with the brownish red hair smiled at Serena with one of his usual grins before shrugging. "What do you mean you don't know?"
"I don't know. Sometimes he goes one place, then ends up somewhere else," Shinya said. "He's always been like that."
"So how do you know where to find him to tell him when Amy has found out about Kiro?" Even though Shiro was her son, she felt that he was still much of a stranger to her. It was like he was familiar to her, but he was distant, as if he didn't want Serena or anyone else to become close to him. Maybe he really was like how Hiei use to be. She was about to turn to Hiei when she noticed that she could not feel his presence. Looking around, she found he was no where to be found. "Hey, has anyone seen Hiei?"
Raye and Lita, who were also accustomed to Hiei's appearances and disappearances shrugged. "I don't know. I thought he was here a moment ago. I guess he wanted some fresh air too. You shouldn't worry. Hiei can take care of himself," Raye assured.
"Yeah, he will be fine. You shouldn't worry," Lita said.
Serena nodded, knowing that Hiei could handle himself, but it was just the prospect that he didn't say a word to her. Was there something on his mind? She hoped both her husband and son would be all right.
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Nakoruru: Okay that's all I can do tonight. I hope everyone can forgive the short chapters. I promise that the next chapter will be longer. But I won't have it out to you guys until about Saturday.
Rimnerel: And it's going to be so good! So until Saturday, see ya!