Disclaimer:I do not own YYH. I do own Reiluka, Naomi, Ritz, Reianta, Shinta, and any other characters that I made up. I am really, really sorry that this chapter was not up sooner! I've had tons 'o homework!

Raining Cats and Demons

Chapter Twenty-Five: Dreams

Koenma carried Reiluka into her room and he and Botan waited until George found a healer. Botan used what she could of her healing powers but they needed a real healer in there and quick. About five minutes later George and an old woman came in. Koenma couldn't even find out her name before she shooed Koenma and George out the door. Botan stayed with the healer so she could help her. The healer looked at Reiluka for a moment and then she turned to Botan. "Please get me some towels, a bowl of cool water, and some clean clothes." Botan looked at her questionably for a minute and then she remembered Reiluka and went to find the items. The old woman put her hands on the gash on Reiluka's stomach and a blue light surrounded her hands. Botan came back a few minutes later with all of the items. The woman grabbed the towels and told Botan to help her undress Reiluka so she could clean and heal the cuts. Botan did as she was told. After she was done the woman started washing the cuts with the cool water and cleaning the blood off of them. After she was done with that she healed them with her healing powers. When she lifted up the sheet that was covering Reiluka's stomach her eyes widened. "Botan! Go and get lots of bandages! Hurry!" Botan nodded and went off in search of some bandages. When she came back she looked at Reiluka's stomach and gasped. On Reiluka's stomach was a large gash and it was about two inches deep. But what caught her attention the most was the black snake that was engraved into her stomach. She started wrapping Reiluka's wounds on her arms and upper chest. The old woman worked on healing the gash. After about ten minutes the gash had stopped bleeding. Botan than wrapped that up in bandages. The two of them then went to work on Reiluka's legs. There weren't too many cuts down there but there were a few large bruises and it looked like Reiluka's left ankle was broken in several spots. After they finished wrapping Reiluka up she looked very closely related to a mummy. Almost her whole chest was covered in bandages except for a few parts of her stomach. Her legs were fully covered in bandages. The only with no bandages was her face. The healer than sat down in a chair and Botan did the same. The healer looked up at Botan. "Oh my! I forgot to tell you my name Botan. It's Shinta." Botan smiled but then her smile left her face when she looked at Reiluka lying in the bed. Botan gasped and she ran to the edge of Reiluka's bed. Reiluka was sweating and she was rolling around on the bed. Botan turned worried eyes to Shinta. The old woman smiled. "Do not worry. Reiluka is only reliving what happened in the ring. She will be calm again soon." Botan nodded and sat back down. Shinta looked at her for a while. "Botan, do you know of the clan called the Black Wings?" Shinta asked, startling Botan out of la-la land. "Koenma told me a few things about them but it was mainly about their history and stuff like that. But he did mention that Reiluka was of the Black Wing race. Is that true?" Botan asked. Shinta nodded. "Yes, Reiluka is a Black Wing and is also the last of her kind. I knew her mother before she died. I don't know very much about them either but I do know that they are very powerful." Botan nodded. She had heard about that part. Silence claimed the room once more. Reiluka's gasps being the only noise.

~Reiluka's Dream Sequence~

Reiluka was indeed living through the fight again. But it was over as soon as it had started. Now Reiluka was looking around a large white room and then her eyes landed on the woman sitting in one of the chairs. Reiluka smiled and ran over to her. "Mama!" She cried as she hugged her mother, letting her tears spill out of her eyes. Naomi just held Reiluka with a small smile. After a few minutes Reiluka let go and sat in a chair across from Naomi. "Reiluka, I know what happened in the fight. Do not be sorry for what happened in the past. It is not your fault. You must learn that your past is your past and you should leave your past behind and start a new life." Naomi said. Reiluka nodded. "And also, do you remember when your body started acting different in that fight? Well, you are a reincarnation of a friend of mine. Reianta thought I didn't know that you were her reincarnation, as she said in the fight, but I did indeed know. In this fight she came forth again with her powers. She helped you beat Hayashi. But since she had helped you she died, giving you her all of her powers." Naomi waited a minute until Reiluka had soaked all of this information in. "Mother, can I ask you a question?" Reiluka asked. Naomi looked a little surprised but nodded. "Well, I think I am starting to feel something for another demon." Naomi cut Reiluka off. "You mean Hiei." Reiluka blushed but nodded. "Yes, I think that I am, am starting to like him like him. Do you know what I mean?" Naomi nodded as she smiled. "Yes, I know what you are talking about. I was that way once. I liked this cat demon that came across our village once. He was injured and I helped him regain his health. Even when he was healed he would come and visit me and I would visit him. Later on I ended up marrying him. But then the war started. He and his clan helped us in battle. We were separated in the war but I found him again and I had two children." Naomi finished as her eyes glazed over as she went back into the past. Reiluka stared for a minute before jumping up and snapping her fingers in front of her mother's face. Naomi looked at her and then started laughing. Reiluka frowned and set back down.
"You have a problem telling him about how you feel, don't you? Well spill it!" Naomi said as she got her laughs under control. "Well, I don't know if feels the same about me. And I just don't know what to do!" Reiluka growled out. Naomi stared for a moment and then answered the unasked question. "Reiluka, if you feel love for someone than you must tell them or they will leave your life forever. Tell Hiei what you feel for him and if he feels the same good for you, if he doesn't then are still plenty of guys around and he might even start growing feelings for you over time." Reiluka smiled and stood up. Naomi stood as well. "I have a feeling that you will not be rejected though." Naomi said as she clasped her hands together and smiled a devious smile. Reiluka blushed but nodded. "You must be waking up now, your friends are very worried about you. Oh! And tell the healer Shinta I said hi!" Naomi said as she and the room faded away.

~End of dream sequence~

Reiluka slowly opened her eyes. She blinked a few times and than slowly sat up. Botan and the old woman that must be Shinta were staring at her. Reiluka smiled a goofy smile. Then she turned to Shinta. "Shinta? My mom says hi." Shinta smiled and nodded. Botan jumped up and hugged Reiluka gently. "I'm so glad that you are awake! I will go get the others." Botan said as she ran out of the room. Shinta followed but stopped in the doorway. "Goodbye Milady Reiluka. Hope you have good luck for the rest of your life." Reiluka could only stare at Shinta's retreating back. About three minutes later Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, Botan, Koenma, George, Keiko, Shizuru, and Hiei came into the room. Reiluka smiled. "Hi guys, did you miss me?" Kurama smiled. And glanced at Hiei. Hiei had a small smile on his face. Everyone had a turn of hugging Reiluka, even Kuwabara got to hug her. But after he did that she smacked him on the head. Everyone laughed as Kuwabara started yelling about short people who hit hard. After a few hours of talking everyone said their goodbyes and left the room except for Botan, Keiko, and Shizuru. Reiluka slowly fell into a dreamless sleep.

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I am really sorry for not having posted a chapter in a long time! I've had lots of schoolwork and our wall is being redone in our house. Well, thanks for reviewing and I'm sorry for keeping you waiting! Sayonara! Animechick8