~Chapter 18~
~Recuperating~
A/N: I gotcha didn't I? Lol... you thought that was the last chapter and that I killed off both Jin and my Corana didn't cha? Well sorry, that was melodramatic and tacky. *slaps herself * bad authoress...bad! Don't freak out the readers like that! Ok I am actually really sorry about that...well at least marginally sorry anyways. On with the fic!
Corana woke up to see Hiei's face blinking over her curiously. She took in the rest of her surroundings and slowly realized she was in Genkai's temple. She sat up slowly and scratched her head.
"Hiei?" She was still horridly confused. "What's going on?"
"Hn." He walked out of the room. "She's awake!" he called and then disappeared. Other bodies came rushing into the room. Those who had entered included Darktydes, Yusuke, Kuwabara, Arctic, Kurama, Neko and Illeio. They all started talking at once, telling her where she was and how'd she'd gotten there.
"WAIT!!!!" She yelled as loudly as she could. "Where's Jin?" She demanded.
"In another room." Yusuke blinked as if that were the most logical answer.
"Take me to him." Corana demanded. She accepted help from Darktydes and the group made their way down the hall to Jin's room. All but Darktydes stayed outside the room to give Corana privacy.
Jin was lying in a bed, pale and motionless.
"Is he gonna be all right?" Corana asked Darktydes tremulously, turning her head away so she couldn't see the tears.
Darktydes helped her sit next to her brother's bed. "I've been doing all I can. So have the others. He went through a lot so we'll just have to wait and see." She replied calmly.
"How good of a chance does he have?" Corana demanded.
"We just can't be sure right now." Darktydes shook her head.
Corana nodded and took her brother's hand in her own. "Don't you dare leave me Jin." She whispered fervently and sat there staring at her brother. Everyone felt it was best if they left her alone for a while so they all left, including Darktydes.
Corana stayed by Jin's side day and night. She ignored those who came in to tend him and ignored most of the food sent in. Hiei watched the interaction from a distance and found himself wishing he had a right to that kind of attention from someone. He approached Corana one day with an urgent question that he'd been putting off for days.
"Corana?" he asked tentatively. "May I ask you a question?"
She looked up, startled that Hiei was asking her anything. "Yeah of course." She nodded.
"Well, you know Yukina?" Hiei asked. Corana nodded. "Well...she's my sister. I've put off telling her for years. I've just been watching and protecting her from a distance. She was the reason I got my Jagan eye." Corana just waited for him to continue. "Well...I haven't told her. She's been looking for me since the day I was thrown from the Isle of the Koorimes and I haven't told her yet." It felt really awkward telling her this.
"Why?" Corana asked.
"Well at first it was because the guy who gave me my Jagan told me that if I ever told Yukina about my relationship to her, he would have her killed. But I fought him not too long ago and he released me from that obligation if I could kill him, and I did. But I still haven't told her."
"Why?" Corana prompted again.
"I'm afraid she'll hate me." Hiei muttered. "I haven't had the greatest past and I'm afraid she'll hate me for the things I've done." He said in a rush.
Corana smiled gently. "Hiei, it doesn't matter what kind of past you've had. Families are there to overlook it. Well, the right kind of families. Like Jin is to me y'know. Yukina's the right kind of family. I don't think anything you could have done could make her love you less."
"How do I tell her?" he asked meekly.
"Just tell her exactly what you told me. She's a sweet girl and will understand." Corana encouraged him.
Hiei nodded and stood. "Um..Yeah. Thanks." He left the room.
~Recuperating~
A/N: I gotcha didn't I? Lol... you thought that was the last chapter and that I killed off both Jin and my Corana didn't cha? Well sorry, that was melodramatic and tacky. *slaps herself * bad authoress...bad! Don't freak out the readers like that! Ok I am actually really sorry about that...well at least marginally sorry anyways. On with the fic!
Corana woke up to see Hiei's face blinking over her curiously. She took in the rest of her surroundings and slowly realized she was in Genkai's temple. She sat up slowly and scratched her head.
"Hiei?" She was still horridly confused. "What's going on?"
"Hn." He walked out of the room. "She's awake!" he called and then disappeared. Other bodies came rushing into the room. Those who had entered included Darktydes, Yusuke, Kuwabara, Arctic, Kurama, Neko and Illeio. They all started talking at once, telling her where she was and how'd she'd gotten there.
"WAIT!!!!" She yelled as loudly as she could. "Where's Jin?" She demanded.
"In another room." Yusuke blinked as if that were the most logical answer.
"Take me to him." Corana demanded. She accepted help from Darktydes and the group made their way down the hall to Jin's room. All but Darktydes stayed outside the room to give Corana privacy.
Jin was lying in a bed, pale and motionless.
"Is he gonna be all right?" Corana asked Darktydes tremulously, turning her head away so she couldn't see the tears.
Darktydes helped her sit next to her brother's bed. "I've been doing all I can. So have the others. He went through a lot so we'll just have to wait and see." She replied calmly.
"How good of a chance does he have?" Corana demanded.
"We just can't be sure right now." Darktydes shook her head.
Corana nodded and took her brother's hand in her own. "Don't you dare leave me Jin." She whispered fervently and sat there staring at her brother. Everyone felt it was best if they left her alone for a while so they all left, including Darktydes.
Corana stayed by Jin's side day and night. She ignored those who came in to tend him and ignored most of the food sent in. Hiei watched the interaction from a distance and found himself wishing he had a right to that kind of attention from someone. He approached Corana one day with an urgent question that he'd been putting off for days.
"Corana?" he asked tentatively. "May I ask you a question?"
She looked up, startled that Hiei was asking her anything. "Yeah of course." She nodded.
"Well, you know Yukina?" Hiei asked. Corana nodded. "Well...she's my sister. I've put off telling her for years. I've just been watching and protecting her from a distance. She was the reason I got my Jagan eye." Corana just waited for him to continue. "Well...I haven't told her. She's been looking for me since the day I was thrown from the Isle of the Koorimes and I haven't told her yet." It felt really awkward telling her this.
"Why?" Corana asked.
"Well at first it was because the guy who gave me my Jagan told me that if I ever told Yukina about my relationship to her, he would have her killed. But I fought him not too long ago and he released me from that obligation if I could kill him, and I did. But I still haven't told her."
"Why?" Corana prompted again.
"I'm afraid she'll hate me." Hiei muttered. "I haven't had the greatest past and I'm afraid she'll hate me for the things I've done." He said in a rush.
Corana smiled gently. "Hiei, it doesn't matter what kind of past you've had. Families are there to overlook it. Well, the right kind of families. Like Jin is to me y'know. Yukina's the right kind of family. I don't think anything you could have done could make her love you less."
"How do I tell her?" he asked meekly.
"Just tell her exactly what you told me. She's a sweet girl and will understand." Corana encouraged him.
Hiei nodded and stood. "Um..Yeah. Thanks." He left the room.
