Chapter 5
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"Who's there?" When no answer came, Cindy walked to the door to open it. "Kurama, is it?" Cindy asked
"Hoshiko, may I come in?" he asked sweetly
"Yes, I guess so. "Cindy held open the door. "And do you have to call me Hoshiko?" Cindy asked as she shut the door behind them, "I'm not a demon."
"Sorry, would you prefer I call you by you human name?" he asked
"Yes- no, I mean I only have a human name. Like you, by the way aren't you a human too?" She asked, "How can you believe any of this."
"Hmm." Kurama laughed inwardly, "I am no more human than you are. I too have a human name, Shuichi Minamino. Yoko Kurama is my real name, I'm a fox demon, I guess you could say." He said," I have been in a similar situation."
"What? So you're telling me that it is possible that I am a demon?" Cindy asked in shock, the paused when what he was trying to say hit her. "You too were abandoned by your mother?"
"No, but I too needed the help of humans to survive. Three hundred years ago I was badly injured so I took the place of a human baby and was given the name Shuichi. But I still live in the ningen world, for my "mother" because I feel I owe it to her."
"Why are you telling me all this?" Cindy asked
"I thought it might help you. Being a demon isn't all bad. And if you have any questions you can ask me." Kurama turned to walk out. "Oh and you might want to get your sleep. Tomorrow you will be training with me." He said before leaving.
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The next morning Botan woke Cindy and Maryann. "Get up you two. Rise and shine."
"Alright." Cindy said in groggily. They both woke and took showers to get ready for the day. They borrowed cloths from Botan. They walked to the office of Koenma to receive their orders.
"Machiko you will be training with Hiei and Hoshiko you will be training with Kurama." He said in his teenage form. He was in for the fun of it.
"Hey I don't want to train, I want to be left alone." Cindy yelled. "And don't call me Hoshiko." She stated
"Don't be so stubborn, Hoshiko." Maryann said. Cindy looked at her and her eyes twitched in horror. Was this a nightmare?
"What?" Cindy started, "did you just say?"
"Hoshiko, I believe them, I remember that day now. And I can tell you you'll be fine. I know you are afraid. But you should not be." Maryann said calmly
"Okay, then Machiko. "She said the name with degust, " I don't know what you did to her." Cindy said turning her head to Koenma. "This just isn't right."
"Look I did not want this to happen. We need your help. I know it might be hard for you to remember your past but you have to or the three worlds will parish. Demons, humans and their souls will no longer exist separately, and that will cause the balance to break." He said in a serious tone, "and my dad will kill me."
"I can't remember, I tried to but it won't come to me. "Cindy wept, "I tried to remember Hoshiko, I tried to remember my mother. I can't do it." Cindy said wiping the tears away. "I don't think my soul wants to remember what happened that day." She ended and walked from the room.
"I'll go after her." Machiko said
"No, you must start your training." Koenma said as he saw Hiei enter the room. "Good luck."
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Cindy walked through the winding halls and ran into two normal looking girls.
"Oh are you one of the new girls?" One with short brown hair asked, "I'm Kayko and this is Yukina."
"Oh, pleased to meet you." Cindy said,"I'm Hoshi-Cindy." She started but corrected herself.
"That's a funny name, Hoshi-Cindy," Yukina laughed childishly.
"No, my name is Cindy. "She said
"Oh, so I take it you met the guys?" Kayko asked.
"Yes I have. " Cindy answered. "I am supposed to be training with Kurama right now. And my Sister, Machiko, is training with Hiei.
"Oh really?" Yukina asked to make sure. "I hope she is up to it?"
"Why?" Cindy asked.
"No reason."
"Cindy?" Came the voice of Kurama. "Oh there you are. "He said catching up to her in the hall. "May I borrow her for a moment." Kurama asked Kayko and Yukina.
"Sure. Bye Cindy. Maybe we girls can get together sometime." Kayko yelled as Cindy was bragged off.
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"Hn. Is that all you have?" Hiei asked Machiko as she picked herself up off the ground.
Wiping the blood from her lip, "No." She panted and ran at him. And in a blink of an eye he was behind her. Holding his katana to her throat.
"Never take your eyes off of you opponent." He said and released her. "Try to use you spirit energy."
"I don't know how." Machiko said, "I'll try." And she closed her eyes and thought of her memories of her Demon life, nothing happened. She went on to the next picture in her brain. It was the need to find her sister and protect her. Machiko became angered and opened her eyes. They were red and her hair was as black as pitch. In front of her was a sliver bow with a gold string. "What?" Machiko exclaimed. Then she saw Hiei coming at her and an orange arrow appeared. Machiko paced the arrow on the shelf of the bow and pulled back. It made a shrill sound and..
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Kurama and Cindy were walking in the sun until they came to their training part of the forest. "Ready?" He asked her. "Sit." He ordered. And Cindy did. They sat Indian stile on the grassy arena and meditated.
Two different ways to train wow. And will Cindy remember who she is before it kills her. And when will the antagonist show up. Where are Yusuke and Kuwabara? Hmm things that make you go hmm.
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"Who's there?" When no answer came, Cindy walked to the door to open it. "Kurama, is it?" Cindy asked
"Hoshiko, may I come in?" he asked sweetly
"Yes, I guess so. "Cindy held open the door. "And do you have to call me Hoshiko?" Cindy asked as she shut the door behind them, "I'm not a demon."
"Sorry, would you prefer I call you by you human name?" he asked
"Yes- no, I mean I only have a human name. Like you, by the way aren't you a human too?" She asked, "How can you believe any of this."
"Hmm." Kurama laughed inwardly, "I am no more human than you are. I too have a human name, Shuichi Minamino. Yoko Kurama is my real name, I'm a fox demon, I guess you could say." He said," I have been in a similar situation."
"What? So you're telling me that it is possible that I am a demon?" Cindy asked in shock, the paused when what he was trying to say hit her. "You too were abandoned by your mother?"
"No, but I too needed the help of humans to survive. Three hundred years ago I was badly injured so I took the place of a human baby and was given the name Shuichi. But I still live in the ningen world, for my "mother" because I feel I owe it to her."
"Why are you telling me all this?" Cindy asked
"I thought it might help you. Being a demon isn't all bad. And if you have any questions you can ask me." Kurama turned to walk out. "Oh and you might want to get your sleep. Tomorrow you will be training with me." He said before leaving.
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The next morning Botan woke Cindy and Maryann. "Get up you two. Rise and shine."
"Alright." Cindy said in groggily. They both woke and took showers to get ready for the day. They borrowed cloths from Botan. They walked to the office of Koenma to receive their orders.
"Machiko you will be training with Hiei and Hoshiko you will be training with Kurama." He said in his teenage form. He was in for the fun of it.
"Hey I don't want to train, I want to be left alone." Cindy yelled. "And don't call me Hoshiko." She stated
"Don't be so stubborn, Hoshiko." Maryann said. Cindy looked at her and her eyes twitched in horror. Was this a nightmare?
"What?" Cindy started, "did you just say?"
"Hoshiko, I believe them, I remember that day now. And I can tell you you'll be fine. I know you are afraid. But you should not be." Maryann said calmly
"Okay, then Machiko. "She said the name with degust, " I don't know what you did to her." Cindy said turning her head to Koenma. "This just isn't right."
"Look I did not want this to happen. We need your help. I know it might be hard for you to remember your past but you have to or the three worlds will parish. Demons, humans and their souls will no longer exist separately, and that will cause the balance to break." He said in a serious tone, "and my dad will kill me."
"I can't remember, I tried to but it won't come to me. "Cindy wept, "I tried to remember Hoshiko, I tried to remember my mother. I can't do it." Cindy said wiping the tears away. "I don't think my soul wants to remember what happened that day." She ended and walked from the room.
"I'll go after her." Machiko said
"No, you must start your training." Koenma said as he saw Hiei enter the room. "Good luck."
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Cindy walked through the winding halls and ran into two normal looking girls.
"Oh are you one of the new girls?" One with short brown hair asked, "I'm Kayko and this is Yukina."
"Oh, pleased to meet you." Cindy said,"I'm Hoshi-Cindy." She started but corrected herself.
"That's a funny name, Hoshi-Cindy," Yukina laughed childishly.
"No, my name is Cindy. "She said
"Oh, so I take it you met the guys?" Kayko asked.
"Yes I have. " Cindy answered. "I am supposed to be training with Kurama right now. And my Sister, Machiko, is training with Hiei.
"Oh really?" Yukina asked to make sure. "I hope she is up to it?"
"Why?" Cindy asked.
"No reason."
"Cindy?" Came the voice of Kurama. "Oh there you are. "He said catching up to her in the hall. "May I borrow her for a moment." Kurama asked Kayko and Yukina.
"Sure. Bye Cindy. Maybe we girls can get together sometime." Kayko yelled as Cindy was bragged off.
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"Hn. Is that all you have?" Hiei asked Machiko as she picked herself up off the ground.
Wiping the blood from her lip, "No." She panted and ran at him. And in a blink of an eye he was behind her. Holding his katana to her throat.
"Never take your eyes off of you opponent." He said and released her. "Try to use you spirit energy."
"I don't know how." Machiko said, "I'll try." And she closed her eyes and thought of her memories of her Demon life, nothing happened. She went on to the next picture in her brain. It was the need to find her sister and protect her. Machiko became angered and opened her eyes. They were red and her hair was as black as pitch. In front of her was a sliver bow with a gold string. "What?" Machiko exclaimed. Then she saw Hiei coming at her and an orange arrow appeared. Machiko paced the arrow on the shelf of the bow and pulled back. It made a shrill sound and..
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Kurama and Cindy were walking in the sun until they came to their training part of the forest. "Ready?" He asked her. "Sit." He ordered. And Cindy did. They sat Indian stile on the grassy arena and meditated.
Two different ways to train wow. And will Cindy remember who she is before it kills her. And when will the antagonist show up. Where are Yusuke and Kuwabara? Hmm things that make you go hmm.