CHAPTER EIGHT
The End
The group followed Aya into the room. Shuuichi and Youko were standing side by side with their eyes closed, looking rather calm. Koji was muttering some words under his breath.
"It should be quite painless, and it should only take about 5 seconds. That's just an estimate. After the fusion, he will probably be unconscious. Don't wake him. Take him home, or somewhere that he can rest," Aya instructed. Hiei and Shadow nodded. "Here goes."
The two healer demons held hands. Their free hand was placed over one of the two boys' hearts. There was an explosion of bright light. Hiei, Shadow, and Koenma flinched away, trying to block the light with one arm and see what was going on at the same time. Unfortunately, all they could see was the blinding white light.
~([What!?! I had to use something to keep you from knowing the secrets of soul transfer and recombination! Either that or I was using it to cover up the fact that I really have very little knowledge on the subject. Oh well; bright light is a good way to cover these things up, either way. It's very common and not very original, but it works.])~
The next thing they knew, the light subsided. Once their vision cleared up and they stopped seeing spots, Hiei, Shadow, and Koenma saw Aya and Koji sitting on the ground, looking a bit exhausted. Between the two, one person lay. A person with long red hair. Youko Kurama was nowhere to be seen.
"I'm assuming it worked?" Koenma said, looking down at Kurama. Hiei and Shadow were already kneeling beside him, checking his pulse, checking his breathing, making sure something hadn't screwed up. From the looks of it, he was back to how he had been for the past 16 years.
"He seems fine," Hiei reported.
"Let's take him to a room to rest," Koenma suggested. He looked at Aya and Koji. "You two can stay here until you've recooperated as well, if you wish."
"Thank you, Koenma-sama," Aya said. Koenma gathered Kurama into his arms and led them down the hallway.
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It was the next morning before Kurama woke up. He found himself in a large bed in one of the [many] spare rooms in Koenma's castle. Remembering everything from the time he was separated was very strange. He remembered it once from the human mind, and had different memories from Youko's mind.
He remembered the things Youko had said to Shadow. And done to Shadow. He flinched. Sitting up, he looked around the room. Hiei was asleep in one corner. Shadow was on the floor. With a smile, he got out of the bed and walked over to Shadow first. He knelt beside her.
"Shadow?" he said, shaking the girl. She opened one eye sleepily.
"Hn?"
"Hey," he said, smiling.
"Kurama?"
"Yeah, it's me. Back to how you know me," he said, still smiling. Shadow nearly screamed. She jumped up off the floor and tackled Kurama with a hug. He fell over.
The thud, not to mention Shadow's squeal of happiness, woke up Hiei. He looked up and saw Shadow lying on top of Kurama with her arms wrapped around him.
"I'm assuming he's back?" he said, smiling. Shadow and Kurama looked up.
"Yup! Aren't you happy?" Shadow said, standing up to let Kurama to his feet. The boy walked over to Hiei.
"What's up with you? You look miserable. Don't tell me you're not happy to see me back like this?" Kurama asked, putting his arm around Hiei's shoulders.
"You have no idea how hard I am trying not to hug you," Hiei said quietly.
"Oh, go on, Hiei. Have an emotional moment! He's only been your best friend for years! I mean, it's not like you care about him or anything," Shadow said, pushing Hiei towards Kurama. The second Hiei hugged his friend, Shadow had her camera out.
Snap!
"SHADOW!"
"Look at me! I got a picture of Hiei's emotional moment!"
"YOU! YOU'RE DEAD! GIVE ME THAT CAMERA!"
"Nope! No way are you getting this! This is priceless!"
"SHADOW!"
"Ha ha!"
"Please?!"
Shadow did nothing more than stick out her tongue. She ran out the door, down a few hallways and into Koenma's office.
"Kurama's back!" she shouted.
"Oh, that's good to hear," Koenma said, stamping away at some papers.
"Gee, you couldn't sound happier," Shadow said sarcastically. She turned around to walk out the door and was tackled by Hiei.
"GIVE ME THAT CAMERA!"
"No! Mine! It's mine and you're not getting it unless I get something in return!"
"Like what?"
"Your sword."
"WHAT?"
"Yuppers. I want your sword."
"Heck no, you're not getting that! How about this one: You give me the camera and you get to survive?"
"Nope. Not good enough. I want something that I can sell for money. Either that or you could give me about $500 in cash."
"I haven't got $500! You think I'm rich or something?! Bum money off Koenma, not me! If I had any money, I wouldn't be living with you!"
"Oh really? Fine, you just go back to living in trees and caves, you dumb old man!"
"I am not old! Koenma's old!"
"Am not!" Koenma yelled.
"Shut up, you midget, I wasn't talking to you!" Hiei snapped.
"Koenma, be proud. You're the one person that Hiei can call a midget," Shadow said, sounding like it was a great honor to be called a midget by some guy who is barely over five foot himself.
"Guys? I mean, I don't want to spoil your fun of anything, but could we by any chance go back to Ningenkai?" Kurama asked, suddenly appearing in the doorway.
"Sure we can, Kurama! You just have to get Hiei off of me and tell him that he's not getting my camera, and we'll be on our way!" Shadow said cheerfully.
"Hiei..."
"Ergh. ... Fine! Just don't go showing that picture off to the world," Hiei snapped, standing up. Shadow jumped up.
"Well let's go. I'm sure everybody else is looking forward to seeing Kurama again, too," she said, leading the way out the door. As soon as they were outside Koenma's office, she turned on Kurama.
"But if you EVER get separated again, or lose control of that damned kitsune, I swear to God that fox's head is going to be on a stick in my yard!" Shadow snapped. Kurama sweatdropped.
"Okay... I'll be sure to remember that... Um... And if I have any control over what happens, I'll make sure that doesn't happen..."
"Good! Let's go!"
Hiei snickered.
"What are YOU laughing at, Hiei?" Kurama asked.
"Oh, nothing."
"No, seriously! What were you laughing at?"
"I said nothing!"
"Hmph. Like I'm going to believe you!"
"CHILDREN, LET'S GO! HOLY GOD, YOU NEVER MANAGE TO GET TWO FEET WITHOUT ARGUING!" Shadow yelled.
"Like you have room to talk, Shadow!" Hiei snapped.
"I do!"
"Yeah right!"
"What!? I do!"
"That's bull crap!"
"I see your point, Hiei," Kurama said. "You two are arguing already..."
"WOULD YOU STOP STANDING OUTSIDE MY DOOR YELLING AT EACH OTHER?!" Koenma screamed. A portal formed in the floor and Hiei, Shadow, and Kurama fell through it, landing in Shadow's front yard in Ningenkai.
"Well that was simple..."
"Remember, Kurama. Any more Youko pervertedness directed my way and I'm gonna whip your ass and kick you umpteen ways into next week."
With a smile, Kurama walked off down the street. He glanced back at them and waved. Shadow's jaw dropped.
"Were his eyes gold just then?"
"No."
"They looked gold."
"You're delusional."
"No. They were gold."
"Were not."
"You're blind if you didn't see that. They were gold."
"You're very delusional. You should see a doctor."
"Maybe those damn healer demons didn't really know what they were doing and Youko's going to be back by tonight."
"Insecure..." Hiei muttered, scrawling it down on a small notepad.
"Shut up!"
"I didn't say anything."
"I wasn't talking to you! I was talking to the little people on my shoulders."
Hiei added 'schizophrenic' to the list.
"That's it, I'm locking all the doors, windows, and bolting on the doors and windows shut again. That fox is NOT getting into my house," Shadow said, her eyes darting back and forth nervously. She stood up. Hiei quickly added 'paranoid' to his list and followed her inside, occasionally adding some more disorders as she continued her incessant muttering.
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EPILOGUE: Hiei never had to give his list (which had gotten quite long) to any psychiatrists. He did show it to Kurama, and explained all of them were Youko's fault, and Kurama was quite ashamed and instantly went to apologize to Shadow. She started getting a bit better after a week or so with no signs of Youko. But you never know. He could just show up again any time, and she'd have to hide in a closet, humming and rocking back and forth, her mind decaying into nothingness as the sex-crazed fox paced outside the door. *dramatic music plays, sounding really good, until the pianist suddenly suffers from a fatal heart attack and dies. Then the music sounds worse than anything believed to be humanly possible. Everybody who hears it suffers from emotional, mental, and audible scars for about 8 years. The end*
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I kinda left it open for a possible sequel. If you think there should be a sequel, tell me in the form of a review, and give me ideas. But at the moment I have three other stories I'm working on, and about 400 ideas being shaped up in my head, so it might be a while till I get to a sequel (if I write one). I honestly should pay more attention in school. Then I wouldn't have 400 ideas. But the thing is, my mind drifts, and then it's just like... during Geometry... BOOM! Oh my God, that'd be a good idea! During English... BOOM! Oh, that'd be funny, I should add that to a story! During science, in which we have been going over the same thing for two weeks and the teacher even admitted it, BOOM! Look at that, another idea. Wow, I really should get a new brain, this one is quite crowded. Parts of it may start moving out.
No! I don't have to pay attention! I get straight A's, so what's the problem?! I can let my mind drift and I only start paying attention if the teacher says, "This is really important, it'll show up on the Chapter test and everybody always misses this question." But even then I don't pay attention... I like to write. I should just drop out of school and write books. If a person drops out of school, but always got 98% in English and Reading class, and makes a living as an author, the fact that you dropped out will not effect your ability to get a job. As long as you can write good, and your grammar doesn't suck worms, you're good to go. That's my goal. Though I won't drop out, cuz that would dub me as a quitter. Which I'm not. So don't go dubbing me. Or I'll whip your ass and put your head on a stick in my front yard. Possibly my back yard. Or maybe just a clearing in the forest so the cops don't catch me.
Sayonara!
The End
The group followed Aya into the room. Shuuichi and Youko were standing side by side with their eyes closed, looking rather calm. Koji was muttering some words under his breath.
"It should be quite painless, and it should only take about 5 seconds. That's just an estimate. After the fusion, he will probably be unconscious. Don't wake him. Take him home, or somewhere that he can rest," Aya instructed. Hiei and Shadow nodded. "Here goes."
The two healer demons held hands. Their free hand was placed over one of the two boys' hearts. There was an explosion of bright light. Hiei, Shadow, and Koenma flinched away, trying to block the light with one arm and see what was going on at the same time. Unfortunately, all they could see was the blinding white light.
~([What!?! I had to use something to keep you from knowing the secrets of soul transfer and recombination! Either that or I was using it to cover up the fact that I really have very little knowledge on the subject. Oh well; bright light is a good way to cover these things up, either way. It's very common and not very original, but it works.])~
The next thing they knew, the light subsided. Once their vision cleared up and they stopped seeing spots, Hiei, Shadow, and Koenma saw Aya and Koji sitting on the ground, looking a bit exhausted. Between the two, one person lay. A person with long red hair. Youko Kurama was nowhere to be seen.
"I'm assuming it worked?" Koenma said, looking down at Kurama. Hiei and Shadow were already kneeling beside him, checking his pulse, checking his breathing, making sure something hadn't screwed up. From the looks of it, he was back to how he had been for the past 16 years.
"He seems fine," Hiei reported.
"Let's take him to a room to rest," Koenma suggested. He looked at Aya and Koji. "You two can stay here until you've recooperated as well, if you wish."
"Thank you, Koenma-sama," Aya said. Koenma gathered Kurama into his arms and led them down the hallway.
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It was the next morning before Kurama woke up. He found himself in a large bed in one of the [many] spare rooms in Koenma's castle. Remembering everything from the time he was separated was very strange. He remembered it once from the human mind, and had different memories from Youko's mind.
He remembered the things Youko had said to Shadow. And done to Shadow. He flinched. Sitting up, he looked around the room. Hiei was asleep in one corner. Shadow was on the floor. With a smile, he got out of the bed and walked over to Shadow first. He knelt beside her.
"Shadow?" he said, shaking the girl. She opened one eye sleepily.
"Hn?"
"Hey," he said, smiling.
"Kurama?"
"Yeah, it's me. Back to how you know me," he said, still smiling. Shadow nearly screamed. She jumped up off the floor and tackled Kurama with a hug. He fell over.
The thud, not to mention Shadow's squeal of happiness, woke up Hiei. He looked up and saw Shadow lying on top of Kurama with her arms wrapped around him.
"I'm assuming he's back?" he said, smiling. Shadow and Kurama looked up.
"Yup! Aren't you happy?" Shadow said, standing up to let Kurama to his feet. The boy walked over to Hiei.
"What's up with you? You look miserable. Don't tell me you're not happy to see me back like this?" Kurama asked, putting his arm around Hiei's shoulders.
"You have no idea how hard I am trying not to hug you," Hiei said quietly.
"Oh, go on, Hiei. Have an emotional moment! He's only been your best friend for years! I mean, it's not like you care about him or anything," Shadow said, pushing Hiei towards Kurama. The second Hiei hugged his friend, Shadow had her camera out.
Snap!
"SHADOW!"
"Look at me! I got a picture of Hiei's emotional moment!"
"YOU! YOU'RE DEAD! GIVE ME THAT CAMERA!"
"Nope! No way are you getting this! This is priceless!"
"SHADOW!"
"Ha ha!"
"Please?!"
Shadow did nothing more than stick out her tongue. She ran out the door, down a few hallways and into Koenma's office.
"Kurama's back!" she shouted.
"Oh, that's good to hear," Koenma said, stamping away at some papers.
"Gee, you couldn't sound happier," Shadow said sarcastically. She turned around to walk out the door and was tackled by Hiei.
"GIVE ME THAT CAMERA!"
"No! Mine! It's mine and you're not getting it unless I get something in return!"
"Like what?"
"Your sword."
"WHAT?"
"Yuppers. I want your sword."
"Heck no, you're not getting that! How about this one: You give me the camera and you get to survive?"
"Nope. Not good enough. I want something that I can sell for money. Either that or you could give me about $500 in cash."
"I haven't got $500! You think I'm rich or something?! Bum money off Koenma, not me! If I had any money, I wouldn't be living with you!"
"Oh really? Fine, you just go back to living in trees and caves, you dumb old man!"
"I am not old! Koenma's old!"
"Am not!" Koenma yelled.
"Shut up, you midget, I wasn't talking to you!" Hiei snapped.
"Koenma, be proud. You're the one person that Hiei can call a midget," Shadow said, sounding like it was a great honor to be called a midget by some guy who is barely over five foot himself.
"Guys? I mean, I don't want to spoil your fun of anything, but could we by any chance go back to Ningenkai?" Kurama asked, suddenly appearing in the doorway.
"Sure we can, Kurama! You just have to get Hiei off of me and tell him that he's not getting my camera, and we'll be on our way!" Shadow said cheerfully.
"Hiei..."
"Ergh. ... Fine! Just don't go showing that picture off to the world," Hiei snapped, standing up. Shadow jumped up.
"Well let's go. I'm sure everybody else is looking forward to seeing Kurama again, too," she said, leading the way out the door. As soon as they were outside Koenma's office, she turned on Kurama.
"But if you EVER get separated again, or lose control of that damned kitsune, I swear to God that fox's head is going to be on a stick in my yard!" Shadow snapped. Kurama sweatdropped.
"Okay... I'll be sure to remember that... Um... And if I have any control over what happens, I'll make sure that doesn't happen..."
"Good! Let's go!"
Hiei snickered.
"What are YOU laughing at, Hiei?" Kurama asked.
"Oh, nothing."
"No, seriously! What were you laughing at?"
"I said nothing!"
"Hmph. Like I'm going to believe you!"
"CHILDREN, LET'S GO! HOLY GOD, YOU NEVER MANAGE TO GET TWO FEET WITHOUT ARGUING!" Shadow yelled.
"Like you have room to talk, Shadow!" Hiei snapped.
"I do!"
"Yeah right!"
"What!? I do!"
"That's bull crap!"
"I see your point, Hiei," Kurama said. "You two are arguing already..."
"WOULD YOU STOP STANDING OUTSIDE MY DOOR YELLING AT EACH OTHER?!" Koenma screamed. A portal formed in the floor and Hiei, Shadow, and Kurama fell through it, landing in Shadow's front yard in Ningenkai.
"Well that was simple..."
"Remember, Kurama. Any more Youko pervertedness directed my way and I'm gonna whip your ass and kick you umpteen ways into next week."
With a smile, Kurama walked off down the street. He glanced back at them and waved. Shadow's jaw dropped.
"Were his eyes gold just then?"
"No."
"They looked gold."
"You're delusional."
"No. They were gold."
"Were not."
"You're blind if you didn't see that. They were gold."
"You're very delusional. You should see a doctor."
"Maybe those damn healer demons didn't really know what they were doing and Youko's going to be back by tonight."
"Insecure..." Hiei muttered, scrawling it down on a small notepad.
"Shut up!"
"I didn't say anything."
"I wasn't talking to you! I was talking to the little people on my shoulders."
Hiei added 'schizophrenic' to the list.
"That's it, I'm locking all the doors, windows, and bolting on the doors and windows shut again. That fox is NOT getting into my house," Shadow said, her eyes darting back and forth nervously. She stood up. Hiei quickly added 'paranoid' to his list and followed her inside, occasionally adding some more disorders as she continued her incessant muttering.
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EPILOGUE: Hiei never had to give his list (which had gotten quite long) to any psychiatrists. He did show it to Kurama, and explained all of them were Youko's fault, and Kurama was quite ashamed and instantly went to apologize to Shadow. She started getting a bit better after a week or so with no signs of Youko. But you never know. He could just show up again any time, and she'd have to hide in a closet, humming and rocking back and forth, her mind decaying into nothingness as the sex-crazed fox paced outside the door. *dramatic music plays, sounding really good, until the pianist suddenly suffers from a fatal heart attack and dies. Then the music sounds worse than anything believed to be humanly possible. Everybody who hears it suffers from emotional, mental, and audible scars for about 8 years. The end*
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I kinda left it open for a possible sequel. If you think there should be a sequel, tell me in the form of a review, and give me ideas. But at the moment I have three other stories I'm working on, and about 400 ideas being shaped up in my head, so it might be a while till I get to a sequel (if I write one). I honestly should pay more attention in school. Then I wouldn't have 400 ideas. But the thing is, my mind drifts, and then it's just like... during Geometry... BOOM! Oh my God, that'd be a good idea! During English... BOOM! Oh, that'd be funny, I should add that to a story! During science, in which we have been going over the same thing for two weeks and the teacher even admitted it, BOOM! Look at that, another idea. Wow, I really should get a new brain, this one is quite crowded. Parts of it may start moving out.
No! I don't have to pay attention! I get straight A's, so what's the problem?! I can let my mind drift and I only start paying attention if the teacher says, "This is really important, it'll show up on the Chapter test and everybody always misses this question." But even then I don't pay attention... I like to write. I should just drop out of school and write books. If a person drops out of school, but always got 98% in English and Reading class, and makes a living as an author, the fact that you dropped out will not effect your ability to get a job. As long as you can write good, and your grammar doesn't suck worms, you're good to go. That's my goal. Though I won't drop out, cuz that would dub me as a quitter. Which I'm not. So don't go dubbing me. Or I'll whip your ass and put your head on a stick in my front yard. Possibly my back yard. Or maybe just a clearing in the forest so the cops don't catch me.
Sayonara!