Chapter 8
As Kurama entered the room he could see his group of friends gathered around her. They backed away as soon as they saw him so as to give him room. "What happened?" He asked
"No one knows." Yusuke answered.
"Okay let me see." He said and knelt down next to the bed. After a few moments he stood up. "I cannot figure out what kind of poison this is. Maybe if I had a clue.
Just then Kuwabara tripped when he backed up, and there in front of his face was a shattered vile. "Kind of like that he asked as Yukina giggled at him for falling and helped him up.
"What is that?" Yusuke asked
"A vile." Kurama said as he took it. "Let's see." He scraped the inside of the vile with his finger and tasted it. "This is." He could not bring himself to say it. "This is one of the most deadliest poisons in Makai." He said "Kohana."
"Kohana? What kind of plant if that?" Kuwabara asked
"The Kohana plant is a very hard plant to come across. One Vile, like this, is lethal for a human. Leaving the victim in a comatose state, for twenty-four hours. Then it slowly eats away at the brain, killing all memories and soon the human will be lost in darkness, and the darkness will then consume the soul." He stopped. Everyone was looking at him with worry. "And there, is no cure." He said sadly.
"If that's true then how come you aren't in the same situation?" Kuwabara asked.
"Hn. Kurama has a high tolerance for poisons. And he is not a human. Baka." Hiei said as if it was the easiest answer in the world.
"I know who the culprits are. And I think there may be a cure." Koenma shot in through the door. "To my office, quickly." They did.
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"So you did figure it out, the Kohana plant is the most deadliest plant." Natsu said as he was watching them in his dark mirror. "I commend you." He laughed evilly.
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Koenma turned to his screen and pushed the play button. "Look here, they sent us a tape this afternoon.
-- On the screen appeared a slimy blue demon and he was holding a new vile with a coppery liquid in it. "Poor girl." He hissed. "You have only twelve more hours to save your little friend." He said again with a hiss. "Ta ta." He said and the screen went blank. -
"Well you heard him. Lets go." Yusuke said all hyped up.
"Hold on Yusuke." Koenma interrupted, "We don't have their location?"
"Yes we do." Maryann said out of nowhere.
All eyes were on her. "Where?" asked Kayko
"Look at the tape again." Koenma rewound and pressed play. "See that forest? If we figure out what forest that is then we have found them." She said, "So, does anyone know that forest?" the question lingered in the air for a few moments.
"I think I know." Everyone turned to look at Kurama, "That's the Forest of lost souls." He said coolly.
"The forest of lost souls?" Yusuke asked with laugher. "What Kind of a name is that for a forest?" He asked "Oh well. Lets go." Yusuke left the room, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei followed. Machiko was sent to school for the remainder of the day. And Yukina and Kayko looked after Cindy.
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"Maryann!" Vanessa called because Machiko was in her human form (duh). "Where were you today? God, Mrs. Johnson gave us a term paper." Vanessa rolled her eyes. "Where is Cindy?"
"She decided to stay home today. She said that this school was a waist of time." Maryann lied.
"Oh yeah. She hates this school. Oh well." Vanessa shrugged. "Someone was looking for you today."
"Oh yeah." Barbie came up behind them, "And he was hot too." She was boy crazy.
"Move girl." Jenea said to Barbie. "His name was Toshiro."
"Toshiro." Maryann whispered. "What did he want?" she asked
"We don't know." Sara jumped in also. "He's right over there. Ask him." Sara pointed.
Maryann reluctantly walked over to him. He saw her, took her hand and kissed it lightly. "My dear. You look lovely."
"Cut the crap!" Maryann roared, "Why did you come after us like that?" She asked
"What are you talking about?" he asked, "You never showed up for our date by the way."
"You really don't remember do you?" Maryann asked
"Are you sick? Maybe you should stay home tomorrow." He said.
"No." she said, "I'm fine." She lied.
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She was drifting Deeper into the darkness. Who would save her? Machiko? Hiei? Yusuke? Kurama? Her thoughts slipped in and out but one thought remained the same. Kurama. Everything she did was for him. Why? Did she love him? No she swore off guys. She let the notion slip. Never wanting to go back to that dark past. Never back to her past. Never. The night of the fire was a blur but the night her old love, killed her was still alive and fresh in her mind. Never. Past.
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The forest ahead of them was dark and covered with some kind of barrier, a pure wall of spirit energy. Yusuke and the others walked through without worry. It was getting out that was the problem. "Hn. Pointless." Hiei said. "Why must we go through all these obstacles? If they want to fight, why should they hide?"
"Everything's a test with these demons." Yusuke added.
"Well lets get going." Kuwabara said and the others agreed. Time was running out for Cindy and if she died, so would the universe.
"He's right, for once, we don't have enough time." Yusuke said.
Good chappy? I don't know but I like writing it. So... Will Yusuke and the others find the end of the forest in time? Will Cindy ever reveal her past and over come the darkness before it is too late? And why doesn't Toshiro remember what he did? Star
As Kurama entered the room he could see his group of friends gathered around her. They backed away as soon as they saw him so as to give him room. "What happened?" He asked
"No one knows." Yusuke answered.
"Okay let me see." He said and knelt down next to the bed. After a few moments he stood up. "I cannot figure out what kind of poison this is. Maybe if I had a clue.
Just then Kuwabara tripped when he backed up, and there in front of his face was a shattered vile. "Kind of like that he asked as Yukina giggled at him for falling and helped him up.
"What is that?" Yusuke asked
"A vile." Kurama said as he took it. "Let's see." He scraped the inside of the vile with his finger and tasted it. "This is." He could not bring himself to say it. "This is one of the most deadliest poisons in Makai." He said "Kohana."
"Kohana? What kind of plant if that?" Kuwabara asked
"The Kohana plant is a very hard plant to come across. One Vile, like this, is lethal for a human. Leaving the victim in a comatose state, for twenty-four hours. Then it slowly eats away at the brain, killing all memories and soon the human will be lost in darkness, and the darkness will then consume the soul." He stopped. Everyone was looking at him with worry. "And there, is no cure." He said sadly.
"If that's true then how come you aren't in the same situation?" Kuwabara asked.
"Hn. Kurama has a high tolerance for poisons. And he is not a human. Baka." Hiei said as if it was the easiest answer in the world.
"I know who the culprits are. And I think there may be a cure." Koenma shot in through the door. "To my office, quickly." They did.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"So you did figure it out, the Kohana plant is the most deadliest plant." Natsu said as he was watching them in his dark mirror. "I commend you." He laughed evilly.
%%%%%%%%
Koenma turned to his screen and pushed the play button. "Look here, they sent us a tape this afternoon.
-- On the screen appeared a slimy blue demon and he was holding a new vile with a coppery liquid in it. "Poor girl." He hissed. "You have only twelve more hours to save your little friend." He said again with a hiss. "Ta ta." He said and the screen went blank. -
"Well you heard him. Lets go." Yusuke said all hyped up.
"Hold on Yusuke." Koenma interrupted, "We don't have their location?"
"Yes we do." Maryann said out of nowhere.
All eyes were on her. "Where?" asked Kayko
"Look at the tape again." Koenma rewound and pressed play. "See that forest? If we figure out what forest that is then we have found them." She said, "So, does anyone know that forest?" the question lingered in the air for a few moments.
"I think I know." Everyone turned to look at Kurama, "That's the Forest of lost souls." He said coolly.
"The forest of lost souls?" Yusuke asked with laugher. "What Kind of a name is that for a forest?" He asked "Oh well. Lets go." Yusuke left the room, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei followed. Machiko was sent to school for the remainder of the day. And Yukina and Kayko looked after Cindy.
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"Maryann!" Vanessa called because Machiko was in her human form (duh). "Where were you today? God, Mrs. Johnson gave us a term paper." Vanessa rolled her eyes. "Where is Cindy?"
"She decided to stay home today. She said that this school was a waist of time." Maryann lied.
"Oh yeah. She hates this school. Oh well." Vanessa shrugged. "Someone was looking for you today."
"Oh yeah." Barbie came up behind them, "And he was hot too." She was boy crazy.
"Move girl." Jenea said to Barbie. "His name was Toshiro."
"Toshiro." Maryann whispered. "What did he want?" she asked
"We don't know." Sara jumped in also. "He's right over there. Ask him." Sara pointed.
Maryann reluctantly walked over to him. He saw her, took her hand and kissed it lightly. "My dear. You look lovely."
"Cut the crap!" Maryann roared, "Why did you come after us like that?" She asked
"What are you talking about?" he asked, "You never showed up for our date by the way."
"You really don't remember do you?" Maryann asked
"Are you sick? Maybe you should stay home tomorrow." He said.
"No." she said, "I'm fine." She lied.
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She was drifting Deeper into the darkness. Who would save her? Machiko? Hiei? Yusuke? Kurama? Her thoughts slipped in and out but one thought remained the same. Kurama. Everything she did was for him. Why? Did she love him? No she swore off guys. She let the notion slip. Never wanting to go back to that dark past. Never back to her past. Never. The night of the fire was a blur but the night her old love, killed her was still alive and fresh in her mind. Never. Past.
%%%%%%%
The forest ahead of them was dark and covered with some kind of barrier, a pure wall of spirit energy. Yusuke and the others walked through without worry. It was getting out that was the problem. "Hn. Pointless." Hiei said. "Why must we go through all these obstacles? If they want to fight, why should they hide?"
"Everything's a test with these demons." Yusuke added.
"Well lets get going." Kuwabara said and the others agreed. Time was running out for Cindy and if she died, so would the universe.
"He's right, for once, we don't have enough time." Yusuke said.
Good chappy? I don't know but I like writing it. So... Will Yusuke and the others find the end of the forest in time? Will Cindy ever reveal her past and over come the darkness before it is too late? And why doesn't Toshiro remember what he did? Star