Nakoruru: Hello everyone. It's another addition to this lovely crossover
story. And with me again is my younger sister Rimnerel! Say hi Rim.
Rimnerel: Hiya everyone. So what's up with today?
Nakoruru: Don't you mean what's on for today?
Rimnerel: Same thing. So what now?
Nakoruru: The next chapter of Once More Under The Moon. So let's get to the reviews.
Bunnychu~ Thanks for understanding the pain. We definitely are going to try to finish this one up as fast as we can, it's getting to be way too much.
Kay-san~ Emi is Yusuke's daughter, just to remind you. And we think the request you put in earlier may come into effect soon enough.
Henio~ We update as much as we can, it's hard when you work almost all of the week and go to classes too.
Nakoruru: Okay, so that's all the reviews. Now let's get on with what's next. We hope you enjoy the next chapter to the story.
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Shiro stood in the wooded area of the park (the side of the park that's heavily wooded and sort of isolated); his thoughts were almost jumbled. They were going to have one final battle with Kiro for the Millennia Heart Crystal. He had to somehow get stronger before they left. He could not allow a repeat of what happened to happen this time. If they were going to do this, there could be no mistakes involved. The slightest failure could result in the end of Neo Millennia's age of peace.
*I have to get stronger, for the sake of my friends, family, and everyone who's counting on me to do my best. * Shiro clenched his sword in his hand. The first thing he had to do was clear his mind of the despairing thoughts that invaded. *Concentrate Shiro. Don't focus on what could go wrong. I have to perfect the one move I've never been able to. *
What the young man was unaware of as he cleared his mind and stabilized his youki was that he was being watched with interest. Masking his youki, Hiei sat in a tree watching his future son. He still could not believe what this young man had told him, yet he somehow knew it was true. Everything about them was so similar.
Hiei watched a dark mass of youki swirl around the boy's body. Hiei figured that it was because he had passed on his own dark power to both his sons. Shiro opened his palm, a mass of black energy erupting from his fingertips gathering in his palm. The young man strained against the mass that he was creating, which was when Hiei realized what exactly the young man was doing.
*A dark flame from the Makai? Is he really that strong to handle energy like that? * Hiei continued to watch, seeing the energy wrapping around the boy's body, trying to take over his body and soul. Hiei narrowed his eyes, seeing that he had to step in and do something, otherwise, they would lose this young man to the power he was trying to call to aid him.
Slipping out the tree, Hiei walked up to the young man, grabbing his wrist to call his attention. Shiro's eyes, which were a deep ruby color, snapped open staring at Hiei almost unseeingly. After a moment, his eyes focused in on Hiei.
"Otou-chan. . ."
"Stop."
"I can't," Shiro whispered. "I have to become more powerful so I can protect mother and you."
"This isn't the way to do it," Hiei said. With a slight burst of his youki, he dispersed the dark energy that was surrounding Shiro. The young man nearly collapsed from the stun, but Hiei held him steady, walking him over to a tree and sitting down with him. "You could have lost your soul to power like that. You shouldn't try to handle the darker flames of the Makai Underworld."
"I thought that I could. You were able to," Shiro said, indicating to Hiei's wrapped right arm. "You mastered the Ensatsu Kokuryuha, one of the most dangerous techniques in the Makai Underworld."
"That was out of desperation," Hiei said, remembering his fight with Ziru. "I nearly lost complete use of my arm for it, and my life. It was a foolish move that I made. You shouldn't follow in my footsteps." Hiei shifted an eye on the male, seeing the young man looking down at his hands. His hair curtained his eyes, but Hiei could tell that the young man was frustrated.
"But you overcame the obstacles before you, I can do the same if I apply myself," Shiro said, not looking at Hiei at all.
"You're afraid you're not strong enough. That you'll let everyone you love down? Is that it Shiro?" The remark brought Shiro to look at his father. Hiei was looking at the wind rustling the leaves on the maple trees. (A/N: Are there maple trees in West Shinjuku?) "There's nothing to be ashamed about in admitting it. That doesn't make a warrior weak. Being ignorant of your limit makes you weak and foolish."
"Father. . ."
"I can see you're strong. So does everyone around you. You shouldn't make some desperate attempt to go over your limit. You get stronger by acknowledging your strength, weaknesses, and mistakes and becoming wiser from learning to overcome your weaknesses and mistakes," Hiei said soberly. "Rely on those around you to help you become stronger. Don't ever be ashamed to ask for help."
"But, I don't want everyone to believe I'm dependent on them. I don't want to be a burden on anyone's shoulders," Shiro admitted for the first time in his life. "I've become stronger so that others can count on me, instead of thinking that I'm worthless. I'm afraid if they think I'm weak, they won't like me. I don't want to be treated as a burden to anyone."
"That's what you've always been afraid of, haven't you?" Shiro didn't say anything, but he was beginning to understand what it was that made the young man be such a loner. He was exactly like Hiei use to be. The prospect of leaning on others for support made him ashamed, thinking he was weaker than everyone around him. "I've learned that there's nothing wrong with counting on someone to help you out. Everyone that's around you will never turn their backs on you."
"But. . .I nearly. . .I nearly got everyone killed because I wasn't strong enough. I can't let that happen again. Even if it means that I must---" Shiro was silenced by a pair of sharp crimson eyes that burned into his blue eyes.
"Even if it means losing your soul to the dark energy! Even if you died in the process?" Hiei snapped. Shiro flinched at the biting tone in his father's voice. In all the time during his life, he never had anyone speak to him in such a manner. "What would your mother think? What about your brother and sister, or your friends? How do you think they would feel about you doing something like that? Tell me!"
Shiro was speechless. He had not added in what the others would think about him dying. How would they feel about it? "They. . .they would be. . ."
"They would be devastated. Your mother the most," Hiei said. His eyes softened, seeing the disturbed gaze in Shiro's eyes. "Be more wise about the decisions you decide to make. If you want to become stronger, I'll train you. What do you say?"
"O-tou-chan." Shiro felt tears well up in his eyes. This was the first time in a long time that he had sat down with his father, telling him what exactly was wrong. It brought so many memories back. Shiro scrubbed at his face, trying to hide his tears with embarrassment. "I-I want to train with you. I want you to help me be stronger."
Standing up and brushing off his clothing, Hiei smiled down at this young man. He really was a remarkable boy. With time, he would be a powerful force to be reckoned with. Holding out his hand, he watched his son take it, a soft rose tint on his cheeks as he continued to wipe away his unshed tears. Hiei had no doubt in his mind that this child was his. They were too similar it was impossible to deny.
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Serena walked over to where Amy and Toya were doing calculations. The two look up to see Serena watching them. The blond puts on a smile, but she was really worried about Hiei and Shiro. She hoped nothing happened to them. Serena felt a hand on her shoulder, looking behind her, she saw a smiling face with black hair. It took Serena a minute to realize it was Sana.
"Is there something wrong Auntie Serena?" Sana said.
"No, I was just thinking of Hiei and Shiro. They've been gone a long time now," Serena said, touched with the girl's concern.
Sana tilted her head to the side, thinking about something; then a smile reappeared on Sana's face. "You shouldn't worry about those two. I'm sure they are fine."
"Sana, may I ask you a question while you're standing here?"
"Sure, what is it?"
"You and Shiro have been friends for a long time, haven't you?" Serena inquired.
"Yay, since we were almost four and five. What do you ask?"
"I've noticed how he always looks at you. Do you realize how much he cares for you? He's shy about it, but I think he likes you as much as you like him. He just could never tell you straight out," Serena smiled. The remark brought a burst of color to Sana's face.
"I. . .I. . ." Sana looked down. She had never thought about that. Could it be that all the remarks he made was because he was shy about liking her. Sometimes she thought that was true, but sometimes his eyes spoke differently. Like there was someone else that his attention was on. "I hope it's true. But sometimes I think that he doesn't like me as much as I like him. Like I'm only a friend to him. And that his heart belongs to someone else. Maybe it's just paranoia."
"Are you sure that he likes her, Auntie Serena?" Shinya who had been taking a mid air nap woke up, floating towards them into the conversation. His blue eyes were full of curiosity.
"You think opposite, Shinya?" Serena replied.
"I actually do. I think he thinks of her as a close friend. After all, we grew up together. But only as a close friend and like a sibling," Shinya said. "After all, I've had to hold him back from trying to kill her so many times, I think I could read his moods almost better than him."
"You two were real close growing up, weren't you?" Serena said.
"We were partners before we even knew it. So, I guess you could say we're really close," Shinya replied with a smile. "But that's the one thing I don't know. He doesn't tell me a lot, but I pick up a lot from his tone or moods, and I haven't picked up on whom he likes. That's something he keeps heavily guarded."
(A/N: I don't remember what the point of this part was, but it is leading up to what I need done next. So don't question us about the point of this section, we don't know.)
"I guess we'll know sooner or later," Serena said. Just as she was finishing her sentence, someone walked into the room. Shinya and Sana turned around to see who the person was, thinking it might be Shiro, but their mouths dropped to the ground. A bead of sweat rolled down the back of their necks.
"This does not look good," Sana said.
"No, it doesn't," Shinya replied.
(A/N: Can you guess who it is? Bet you can't.)
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Shiro dodged out of the way of the sword that nearly sliced into his sword. Sliding back, he readied for another attack of his own. He narrowed his eyes, waiting for the man to come at him. A flame sprung up in his palm as he watched the man disappear from sight, not making a single noise that would indicate where he was.
*Concentrate Shiro. Don't get tense, let everything just come. * Shiro eased his body out of the tense state it had gathered itself in. When the time came, it would react naturally. Shiro's head snapped up, dodging out of the way of the flaming dragon projectile that tried to engulf him. He avoided the dragon's bites gracefully, flipping onto a tree. In his hand the flames grew brighter.
"What are you going to do with that?" Hiei appeared in a tree near Shiro, studying the young man. Shiro felt a smirk rise to his face as he jumped straight at the dragon.
"This! Kageryu Tsuki!" Thrusting his hand forward with the flames, he managed to break through Hiei's attack. (A/N: I told everyone that the first part is "shadow dragon," but the second part may make you think of moon. Tsuki, written in a different kanji means, "to thrust" or just "thrust" so we had a little fun play of words since Shiro's last name is Tsukino literally meaning "of the moon." See how much you learn reading this fic! ^ ^)
Hiei felt a smirk rise to his lips as he saw the young man heading at him. Indeed he was going to be a very powerful young man. If he was able to control the smaller dark shadow flames of the Makai, without going crazy from the effect, then who knew what would happen if he was able to fully master the "Dragon of Darkness" technique. Just as Hiei was about to go on the defense to see just how strong his son was, Shinya flew up and interrupted.
Shiro dropped to the ground along with Hiei. Shiro put his sword up, looking at his best friend. "What's up? Has Amy found the portal that we need to get to Kiro yet?"
"Um. . .yeah, that's part of the reason that I'm here," Shinya said.
"Part? What's the other part?" Shiro said.
"Well. . .you'll have to come back and see for yourself," Shinya said. Shiro did not like the tone in which his friend had said that. Something was up. Something Shiro had a feeling he would not like upon going back.
"Fine," Shiro said. Looking over at Hiei, he gave the male a smile. "I think that's enough training for now. I think it helped me to work out my thoughts, and I believe I'm stronger now. Without trying to summon the power of more Makai flames. Shall we leave now?" Hiei nodded, not saying a word.
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(A/N: And here is the answer to the question of earlier! How many honestly got it right?)
"What are you doing here?!" Shiro shouted as he stared at the pink haired woman that had hit him over the head with her battle staff. Everyone looked on in partial horror as she loomed over him with deathly red eyes.
"Is that anyway to greet me, you little brat! I have the nerve to hit you a couple more times with this staff!" shouted future Rini. "You ought to be happy to see me. Do you know how worried I was about you, you reckless, uncaring little spore!" Rini hit him yet again with her staff.
"Will you stop hitting me with that thing!" Shiro yelped as he tried to get away from his sister. He wondered if she enjoyed abusing him, and trying to make him go into a coma. He guess it was something that she learned from Emi, who was exactly like her father, right down to the spontaneous moments of cheeriness.
"Not until I feel better. I don't appreciate you worrying me! Are you always trying to make me have gray hair before my time?" Rini said, whacking the young man once more.
"No, I try for a heart attack usually," Shiro smirked, dodging the next blow, but catching the staff directly in the face. That was enough to knock him out for a minute. (A/N: He has the whole swirling eye thing going on about now.)
"Evil little spore!" Rini said turning to Serena and the others. They were very scared to find that a smile of innocent appeared on her face. "I feel so much better, so shall we get going to the other dimension to find Kiro now?" There was nothing but silence from the masses as they stared at what little Rini would grow up into.
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Nakoruru: The only thing I have in reference to Rini's abuse of her brothers is the song from the group Hot Hot Heat, which is "Bandages." Does everyone agree? ^_^
Rimnerel: Ryo and Shiro will need some they keep messing with Emi and Rini. So, how did everyone like the chappie? Good, bad, funny, emotional? Let us know.
Nakoruru: We tried to have a mix response for this one. We hope you all like it. And we will see you Thursday cause we are busy the next few days. But the next chappie will have action and drama, and hopefully more humor in it.
Rimnerel: It's the long awaited battle with Kiro that we hope to make into two epic chapters. And don't forget to review! So until next time, this is Rimnerel and Nakoruru signing off.
Nakoruru (_): You know this isn't the daily news.
Rimnerel: Hiya everyone. So what's up with today?
Nakoruru: Don't you mean what's on for today?
Rimnerel: Same thing. So what now?
Nakoruru: The next chapter of Once More Under The Moon. So let's get to the reviews.
Bunnychu~ Thanks for understanding the pain. We definitely are going to try to finish this one up as fast as we can, it's getting to be way too much.
Kay-san~ Emi is Yusuke's daughter, just to remind you. And we think the request you put in earlier may come into effect soon enough.
Henio~ We update as much as we can, it's hard when you work almost all of the week and go to classes too.
Nakoruru: Okay, so that's all the reviews. Now let's get on with what's next. We hope you enjoy the next chapter to the story.
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Shiro stood in the wooded area of the park (the side of the park that's heavily wooded and sort of isolated); his thoughts were almost jumbled. They were going to have one final battle with Kiro for the Millennia Heart Crystal. He had to somehow get stronger before they left. He could not allow a repeat of what happened to happen this time. If they were going to do this, there could be no mistakes involved. The slightest failure could result in the end of Neo Millennia's age of peace.
*I have to get stronger, for the sake of my friends, family, and everyone who's counting on me to do my best. * Shiro clenched his sword in his hand. The first thing he had to do was clear his mind of the despairing thoughts that invaded. *Concentrate Shiro. Don't focus on what could go wrong. I have to perfect the one move I've never been able to. *
What the young man was unaware of as he cleared his mind and stabilized his youki was that he was being watched with interest. Masking his youki, Hiei sat in a tree watching his future son. He still could not believe what this young man had told him, yet he somehow knew it was true. Everything about them was so similar.
Hiei watched a dark mass of youki swirl around the boy's body. Hiei figured that it was because he had passed on his own dark power to both his sons. Shiro opened his palm, a mass of black energy erupting from his fingertips gathering in his palm. The young man strained against the mass that he was creating, which was when Hiei realized what exactly the young man was doing.
*A dark flame from the Makai? Is he really that strong to handle energy like that? * Hiei continued to watch, seeing the energy wrapping around the boy's body, trying to take over his body and soul. Hiei narrowed his eyes, seeing that he had to step in and do something, otherwise, they would lose this young man to the power he was trying to call to aid him.
Slipping out the tree, Hiei walked up to the young man, grabbing his wrist to call his attention. Shiro's eyes, which were a deep ruby color, snapped open staring at Hiei almost unseeingly. After a moment, his eyes focused in on Hiei.
"Otou-chan. . ."
"Stop."
"I can't," Shiro whispered. "I have to become more powerful so I can protect mother and you."
"This isn't the way to do it," Hiei said. With a slight burst of his youki, he dispersed the dark energy that was surrounding Shiro. The young man nearly collapsed from the stun, but Hiei held him steady, walking him over to a tree and sitting down with him. "You could have lost your soul to power like that. You shouldn't try to handle the darker flames of the Makai Underworld."
"I thought that I could. You were able to," Shiro said, indicating to Hiei's wrapped right arm. "You mastered the Ensatsu Kokuryuha, one of the most dangerous techniques in the Makai Underworld."
"That was out of desperation," Hiei said, remembering his fight with Ziru. "I nearly lost complete use of my arm for it, and my life. It was a foolish move that I made. You shouldn't follow in my footsteps." Hiei shifted an eye on the male, seeing the young man looking down at his hands. His hair curtained his eyes, but Hiei could tell that the young man was frustrated.
"But you overcame the obstacles before you, I can do the same if I apply myself," Shiro said, not looking at Hiei at all.
"You're afraid you're not strong enough. That you'll let everyone you love down? Is that it Shiro?" The remark brought Shiro to look at his father. Hiei was looking at the wind rustling the leaves on the maple trees. (A/N: Are there maple trees in West Shinjuku?) "There's nothing to be ashamed about in admitting it. That doesn't make a warrior weak. Being ignorant of your limit makes you weak and foolish."
"Father. . ."
"I can see you're strong. So does everyone around you. You shouldn't make some desperate attempt to go over your limit. You get stronger by acknowledging your strength, weaknesses, and mistakes and becoming wiser from learning to overcome your weaknesses and mistakes," Hiei said soberly. "Rely on those around you to help you become stronger. Don't ever be ashamed to ask for help."
"But, I don't want everyone to believe I'm dependent on them. I don't want to be a burden on anyone's shoulders," Shiro admitted for the first time in his life. "I've become stronger so that others can count on me, instead of thinking that I'm worthless. I'm afraid if they think I'm weak, they won't like me. I don't want to be treated as a burden to anyone."
"That's what you've always been afraid of, haven't you?" Shiro didn't say anything, but he was beginning to understand what it was that made the young man be such a loner. He was exactly like Hiei use to be. The prospect of leaning on others for support made him ashamed, thinking he was weaker than everyone around him. "I've learned that there's nothing wrong with counting on someone to help you out. Everyone that's around you will never turn their backs on you."
"But. . .I nearly. . .I nearly got everyone killed because I wasn't strong enough. I can't let that happen again. Even if it means that I must---" Shiro was silenced by a pair of sharp crimson eyes that burned into his blue eyes.
"Even if it means losing your soul to the dark energy! Even if you died in the process?" Hiei snapped. Shiro flinched at the biting tone in his father's voice. In all the time during his life, he never had anyone speak to him in such a manner. "What would your mother think? What about your brother and sister, or your friends? How do you think they would feel about you doing something like that? Tell me!"
Shiro was speechless. He had not added in what the others would think about him dying. How would they feel about it? "They. . .they would be. . ."
"They would be devastated. Your mother the most," Hiei said. His eyes softened, seeing the disturbed gaze in Shiro's eyes. "Be more wise about the decisions you decide to make. If you want to become stronger, I'll train you. What do you say?"
"O-tou-chan." Shiro felt tears well up in his eyes. This was the first time in a long time that he had sat down with his father, telling him what exactly was wrong. It brought so many memories back. Shiro scrubbed at his face, trying to hide his tears with embarrassment. "I-I want to train with you. I want you to help me be stronger."
Standing up and brushing off his clothing, Hiei smiled down at this young man. He really was a remarkable boy. With time, he would be a powerful force to be reckoned with. Holding out his hand, he watched his son take it, a soft rose tint on his cheeks as he continued to wipe away his unshed tears. Hiei had no doubt in his mind that this child was his. They were too similar it was impossible to deny.
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Serena walked over to where Amy and Toya were doing calculations. The two look up to see Serena watching them. The blond puts on a smile, but she was really worried about Hiei and Shiro. She hoped nothing happened to them. Serena felt a hand on her shoulder, looking behind her, she saw a smiling face with black hair. It took Serena a minute to realize it was Sana.
"Is there something wrong Auntie Serena?" Sana said.
"No, I was just thinking of Hiei and Shiro. They've been gone a long time now," Serena said, touched with the girl's concern.
Sana tilted her head to the side, thinking about something; then a smile reappeared on Sana's face. "You shouldn't worry about those two. I'm sure they are fine."
"Sana, may I ask you a question while you're standing here?"
"Sure, what is it?"
"You and Shiro have been friends for a long time, haven't you?" Serena inquired.
"Yay, since we were almost four and five. What do you ask?"
"I've noticed how he always looks at you. Do you realize how much he cares for you? He's shy about it, but I think he likes you as much as you like him. He just could never tell you straight out," Serena smiled. The remark brought a burst of color to Sana's face.
"I. . .I. . ." Sana looked down. She had never thought about that. Could it be that all the remarks he made was because he was shy about liking her. Sometimes she thought that was true, but sometimes his eyes spoke differently. Like there was someone else that his attention was on. "I hope it's true. But sometimes I think that he doesn't like me as much as I like him. Like I'm only a friend to him. And that his heart belongs to someone else. Maybe it's just paranoia."
"Are you sure that he likes her, Auntie Serena?" Shinya who had been taking a mid air nap woke up, floating towards them into the conversation. His blue eyes were full of curiosity.
"You think opposite, Shinya?" Serena replied.
"I actually do. I think he thinks of her as a close friend. After all, we grew up together. But only as a close friend and like a sibling," Shinya said. "After all, I've had to hold him back from trying to kill her so many times, I think I could read his moods almost better than him."
"You two were real close growing up, weren't you?" Serena said.
"We were partners before we even knew it. So, I guess you could say we're really close," Shinya replied with a smile. "But that's the one thing I don't know. He doesn't tell me a lot, but I pick up a lot from his tone or moods, and I haven't picked up on whom he likes. That's something he keeps heavily guarded."
(A/N: I don't remember what the point of this part was, but it is leading up to what I need done next. So don't question us about the point of this section, we don't know.)
"I guess we'll know sooner or later," Serena said. Just as she was finishing her sentence, someone walked into the room. Shinya and Sana turned around to see who the person was, thinking it might be Shiro, but their mouths dropped to the ground. A bead of sweat rolled down the back of their necks.
"This does not look good," Sana said.
"No, it doesn't," Shinya replied.
(A/N: Can you guess who it is? Bet you can't.)
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Shiro dodged out of the way of the sword that nearly sliced into his sword. Sliding back, he readied for another attack of his own. He narrowed his eyes, waiting for the man to come at him. A flame sprung up in his palm as he watched the man disappear from sight, not making a single noise that would indicate where he was.
*Concentrate Shiro. Don't get tense, let everything just come. * Shiro eased his body out of the tense state it had gathered itself in. When the time came, it would react naturally. Shiro's head snapped up, dodging out of the way of the flaming dragon projectile that tried to engulf him. He avoided the dragon's bites gracefully, flipping onto a tree. In his hand the flames grew brighter.
"What are you going to do with that?" Hiei appeared in a tree near Shiro, studying the young man. Shiro felt a smirk rise to his face as he jumped straight at the dragon.
"This! Kageryu Tsuki!" Thrusting his hand forward with the flames, he managed to break through Hiei's attack. (A/N: I told everyone that the first part is "shadow dragon," but the second part may make you think of moon. Tsuki, written in a different kanji means, "to thrust" or just "thrust" so we had a little fun play of words since Shiro's last name is Tsukino literally meaning "of the moon." See how much you learn reading this fic! ^ ^)
Hiei felt a smirk rise to his lips as he saw the young man heading at him. Indeed he was going to be a very powerful young man. If he was able to control the smaller dark shadow flames of the Makai, without going crazy from the effect, then who knew what would happen if he was able to fully master the "Dragon of Darkness" technique. Just as Hiei was about to go on the defense to see just how strong his son was, Shinya flew up and interrupted.
Shiro dropped to the ground along with Hiei. Shiro put his sword up, looking at his best friend. "What's up? Has Amy found the portal that we need to get to Kiro yet?"
"Um. . .yeah, that's part of the reason that I'm here," Shinya said.
"Part? What's the other part?" Shiro said.
"Well. . .you'll have to come back and see for yourself," Shinya said. Shiro did not like the tone in which his friend had said that. Something was up. Something Shiro had a feeling he would not like upon going back.
"Fine," Shiro said. Looking over at Hiei, he gave the male a smile. "I think that's enough training for now. I think it helped me to work out my thoughts, and I believe I'm stronger now. Without trying to summon the power of more Makai flames. Shall we leave now?" Hiei nodded, not saying a word.
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(A/N: And here is the answer to the question of earlier! How many honestly got it right?)
"What are you doing here?!" Shiro shouted as he stared at the pink haired woman that had hit him over the head with her battle staff. Everyone looked on in partial horror as she loomed over him with deathly red eyes.
"Is that anyway to greet me, you little brat! I have the nerve to hit you a couple more times with this staff!" shouted future Rini. "You ought to be happy to see me. Do you know how worried I was about you, you reckless, uncaring little spore!" Rini hit him yet again with her staff.
"Will you stop hitting me with that thing!" Shiro yelped as he tried to get away from his sister. He wondered if she enjoyed abusing him, and trying to make him go into a coma. He guess it was something that she learned from Emi, who was exactly like her father, right down to the spontaneous moments of cheeriness.
"Not until I feel better. I don't appreciate you worrying me! Are you always trying to make me have gray hair before my time?" Rini said, whacking the young man once more.
"No, I try for a heart attack usually," Shiro smirked, dodging the next blow, but catching the staff directly in the face. That was enough to knock him out for a minute. (A/N: He has the whole swirling eye thing going on about now.)
"Evil little spore!" Rini said turning to Serena and the others. They were very scared to find that a smile of innocent appeared on her face. "I feel so much better, so shall we get going to the other dimension to find Kiro now?" There was nothing but silence from the masses as they stared at what little Rini would grow up into.
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Nakoruru: The only thing I have in reference to Rini's abuse of her brothers is the song from the group Hot Hot Heat, which is "Bandages." Does everyone agree? ^_^
Rimnerel: Ryo and Shiro will need some they keep messing with Emi and Rini. So, how did everyone like the chappie? Good, bad, funny, emotional? Let us know.
Nakoruru: We tried to have a mix response for this one. We hope you all like it. And we will see you Thursday cause we are busy the next few days. But the next chappie will have action and drama, and hopefully more humor in it.
Rimnerel: It's the long awaited battle with Kiro that we hope to make into two epic chapters. And don't forget to review! So until next time, this is Rimnerel and Nakoruru signing off.
Nakoruru (_): You know this isn't the daily news.