KaitaKembi: Sry about the poor status of my last chapter. I forgot to save it the right way. But I've fixed it now. Anyway. And I'm sry about taking so long to write this chapter. We have like a million things in school this week, so I haven't gotten time to write in my notebook. But I finally finished it. Read and review plz.
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Chapter 9: Awake
Hiei struggled to open his eyes. His head was throbbing slightly, and there was someone hovering over him. As soon as his vision focused, he recognized the person as Kuwabara. Hiei sat up and rubbed the back of his head.
"Guys, he's awake!" the carrot top yelled.
Hiei growled, Kuwabara's gruff voice making his head throb more, "Shut up, baka. Of course I'm awake. Did you expect me to die?"
A small, aqua haired girl ran into the room, a smile all over her face. "Hiei-san!" she cried and jumped up, hugging him around his waist.
Hiei stared down at his twin. His gazed soften slightly when she smiled up at him, "Hello Yukina." She was so small and fragile. She reminded him of someone else. Of...Katie!
"Where is she?" he demanded of Kuwabara.
Kuwabara just stared blankly at him.
Hiei pushed Yukina off him and grabbed Kuwabara's shirt collar, "Where's Katie, baka? Did you save Katie?"
"Hiei-san let Kuwabara go!" Yukina said.
Hiei released the taller boy, but only for his sister's sake.
"Katie's in the other room, getting healed by Urimeshi," Kuwabara pointed.
Hiei pushed past him, not even listening. She was free, and was going to be ok. He wandered down the halls, looking in every room for the ningen girl. He finally found her, Yuusuke, and Genkai in the last room down the hall.
Kaita was unconscious, perhaps asleep, on a futon. Yuusuke was standing over her, arms out. Hiei could see the last bit of spirit energy being absorbed into Katie's body. Yuusuke had obviously been using the spirit wave to heal her, and Genkai was there to make sure he didn't mess up.
Genkai turned and smiled slightly when she saw Hiei, "So you've finally decided to wake up. We were beginning to wonder when you would have enough beauty sleep."
Hiei ignored her, "How is she?" he asked.
"She's going to be fine, thanks to my dimwitted apprentice."
Yuusuke stretched and then put his hands behind his head in his normal stance. "I have to say, I'm one good healer. She should be out of bead in a day or two."
Hiei walked toward her, intent on waiting by her side until she woke up, but Genkai stopped him. "Let her rest. Besides, there's someone else who needs you more right now." She led him outside.
Kurama was sitting under a cherry tree, starring at the clouds. The wind was making the pink blossoms float down around him, and some were mixing with his hair. Hiei was surprised that Kaita wasn't next to him. But then he figured that the little half-bird demoness would probably be taking care of the wolf demon pup that lived with her. Hiei walked closer, and noticed Kurama was holding a cherry blossom in his hand. He sat down next to his friend. "You look awful," he remarked.
It was true. The blossoms hid it from far away, but Kurama didn't look like he'd slept in days. There were dark circles under his eyes, and his normally well-kept hair was matted in places. His shoulders sagged as though there was a large weight pushing him down. His eyes were bloodshot. It looked like he had just stopped crying. Kurama looked at the cherry blossom in his hand. "This was her favorite flower," he said in a croaky voice.
This startled and scared Hiei slightly. He stared at Kurama. At first he had no idea who he was talking about. Then it hit him. "Kaita's dead, isn't she."
If Kurama had any tears left to cry, they would have spilled then. Instead he sighed and stood up. "She was cut off from the rest of us as we ran. I could have saved her, but she urged me to go...to save Katie instead. But I felt her ki fade before I left the castle." He lifted his hand. The pink blossom caught the wind and floated away.
"What are you going to do?" asked Hiei.
Kurama shrugged, "I'm going back to get her. What else can I do?"
"I'm going with you," Hiei said immediately.
"No," Kurama replied, "Thank you, Hiei, but no. This is something I have to do alone." He smiled sadly, turned, and walked away.
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Kaita groaned and rolled her stiff neck. She had just opened her eyes, but she might as well have just kept them shut. It was pitch black in...wherever she was. She tried to move her arms and legs, but she couldn't seem to pull out of her spread eagle position. She tried to call on her ki. It was faint, and then gone. As her eyes adjusted to the darkness, Kaita saw she was in a small room like the one she and the boys had gotten trapped into. 'Where in all hells am I?' she thought. Then all the memories came back. She groaned again.
There was the sound of a door opening, and a bright light suddenly flooded the room. Kaita cringed away from it. It hurt her eyes.
"She's awake, sir," said a gruff voice.
"Good," another, softer, voice replied, "I was beginning to worry you had killed her."
Two figures walked into the room. The taller, bulkier one shuffled in, while the shorter figure swaggered slightly.
'I could probably take them both out in a heartbeat if I were free," Kaita thought and barred her teeth.
The shorter man turned on a flashlight and shone it on Kaita's wrists and ankles. Kaita realized that she was hanging on a wall. And she saw that there were wards on her wrists and ankles. Then the man shone the light in Kaita's eyes. Before she was temporarily blinded, Kaita caught a good glimpse of him. She recognized the man as Koi.
"You!" she snarled.
"Yes me," said Koi, "I'm the man who locked you in that dungeon. But you escaped and saved the ningen and the little koorime. Brother was about to punish me, but then Ekai here found you and picked you up."
Kaita flinched as her side throbbed painfully. Koi chuckled.
Suddenly, the door to Kaita's cell flew open. There stood Bito, flanked by his usual guards.
"Well, if it isn't the coward!" Kaita sneered.
Bito glared at her and then turned to his brother, "Why wasn't I notified immediately that she was awake?"
"Why should have you been?" Koi challenged, "She's my prisoner. You're the one who lost the ningen and the koorime. But now I have a way of bringing them back."
Kaita realized with horror that he was right. As long as she was here, even if she was able to fee herself, Kurama wouldn't rest until she was safe. But he would never accept any help from his friends. Kaita doubted if, even as a youko, Kurama could take on this whole castle without getting captured or, worse, killed. 'Kuenma would let me go. He knows I can free myself. But he won't allow both of us to get caught and kept here. He'll send the rest out to save us.' Kaita bit her lip in worry.
Koi chuckled again, "See. Even this youkai knows that what I'm saying is true."
"None of them will come after me," Kaita muttered, hoping to lie her friends away from any danger.
"Don't make me laugh, girl," Koi sneered, "I have a report that the redhead almost stayed behind for you. You must be lovers. Surely he'll come back for you. If for nothing else then to taste your sweet flesh again."
"You have no idea what you're talking about!" Kaita screamed, straining to get at him.
Koi stepped back, enjoying her reaction, "I bet you he's on his way right now," he continued, "Well, he's not going to get very far. Your little lover is going to get caught like a fly in a web."
"You'll never catch him!" snarled Kaita, "You'll never be able to stop him. He's a-"
BAM! Bito had stepped forward and punched Kaita in the face with all his strength. Kaita turned her gaze from the floor to his hated face. She spit blood from her mouth and glared at him.
"Bito!" a tall man reprimanded from the door, "Why are you even in the same room as Koi's prisoner without permission?"
Bito looked down at the ground, "Sorry Father."
'Father?" Kaita narrowed her eyes to see who the man could be. She gasped as the man stepped into the light, "Yomi!"
The man smiled and shook his head, "Sadly, no. I have only two pairs of ears. And I'm not blind."
"Father, I was just talking to the prisoner. I was getting to know her, just like you told me to," Koi smiled as his father nodded his approval.
"Good job, son. I always did tell you to get to know your prisoner before you torture them. It makes it more fun."
"You're sick," spat Kaita.
"Perhaps," the man shrugged, "But I enjoy it." He turned to leave and waved his hand as his sons, "Bito, come with me. Koi, you can have the girl beaten. But no broken bones. Not yet, anyway."
Koi smiled and bowed to his father. Bito glared at his brother and walked out. Koi then turned to Ekai, "Go get Seraki. She can handle this girl."
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KK: Finally. It took me so long. And now, a little info on the villain family that I may not mention in the rest of the story. The father is the same species of demon as Yomi, even though I'm not sure what that is. Bito is older than Koi by five years, but Koi is his father's favorite son. Review plz!
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Chapter 9: Awake
Hiei struggled to open his eyes. His head was throbbing slightly, and there was someone hovering over him. As soon as his vision focused, he recognized the person as Kuwabara. Hiei sat up and rubbed the back of his head.
"Guys, he's awake!" the carrot top yelled.
Hiei growled, Kuwabara's gruff voice making his head throb more, "Shut up, baka. Of course I'm awake. Did you expect me to die?"
A small, aqua haired girl ran into the room, a smile all over her face. "Hiei-san!" she cried and jumped up, hugging him around his waist.
Hiei stared down at his twin. His gazed soften slightly when she smiled up at him, "Hello Yukina." She was so small and fragile. She reminded him of someone else. Of...Katie!
"Where is she?" he demanded of Kuwabara.
Kuwabara just stared blankly at him.
Hiei pushed Yukina off him and grabbed Kuwabara's shirt collar, "Where's Katie, baka? Did you save Katie?"
"Hiei-san let Kuwabara go!" Yukina said.
Hiei released the taller boy, but only for his sister's sake.
"Katie's in the other room, getting healed by Urimeshi," Kuwabara pointed.
Hiei pushed past him, not even listening. She was free, and was going to be ok. He wandered down the halls, looking in every room for the ningen girl. He finally found her, Yuusuke, and Genkai in the last room down the hall.
Kaita was unconscious, perhaps asleep, on a futon. Yuusuke was standing over her, arms out. Hiei could see the last bit of spirit energy being absorbed into Katie's body. Yuusuke had obviously been using the spirit wave to heal her, and Genkai was there to make sure he didn't mess up.
Genkai turned and smiled slightly when she saw Hiei, "So you've finally decided to wake up. We were beginning to wonder when you would have enough beauty sleep."
Hiei ignored her, "How is she?" he asked.
"She's going to be fine, thanks to my dimwitted apprentice."
Yuusuke stretched and then put his hands behind his head in his normal stance. "I have to say, I'm one good healer. She should be out of bead in a day or two."
Hiei walked toward her, intent on waiting by her side until she woke up, but Genkai stopped him. "Let her rest. Besides, there's someone else who needs you more right now." She led him outside.
Kurama was sitting under a cherry tree, starring at the clouds. The wind was making the pink blossoms float down around him, and some were mixing with his hair. Hiei was surprised that Kaita wasn't next to him. But then he figured that the little half-bird demoness would probably be taking care of the wolf demon pup that lived with her. Hiei walked closer, and noticed Kurama was holding a cherry blossom in his hand. He sat down next to his friend. "You look awful," he remarked.
It was true. The blossoms hid it from far away, but Kurama didn't look like he'd slept in days. There were dark circles under his eyes, and his normally well-kept hair was matted in places. His shoulders sagged as though there was a large weight pushing him down. His eyes were bloodshot. It looked like he had just stopped crying. Kurama looked at the cherry blossom in his hand. "This was her favorite flower," he said in a croaky voice.
This startled and scared Hiei slightly. He stared at Kurama. At first he had no idea who he was talking about. Then it hit him. "Kaita's dead, isn't she."
If Kurama had any tears left to cry, they would have spilled then. Instead he sighed and stood up. "She was cut off from the rest of us as we ran. I could have saved her, but she urged me to go...to save Katie instead. But I felt her ki fade before I left the castle." He lifted his hand. The pink blossom caught the wind and floated away.
"What are you going to do?" asked Hiei.
Kurama shrugged, "I'm going back to get her. What else can I do?"
"I'm going with you," Hiei said immediately.
"No," Kurama replied, "Thank you, Hiei, but no. This is something I have to do alone." He smiled sadly, turned, and walked away.
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Kaita groaned and rolled her stiff neck. She had just opened her eyes, but she might as well have just kept them shut. It was pitch black in...wherever she was. She tried to move her arms and legs, but she couldn't seem to pull out of her spread eagle position. She tried to call on her ki. It was faint, and then gone. As her eyes adjusted to the darkness, Kaita saw she was in a small room like the one she and the boys had gotten trapped into. 'Where in all hells am I?' she thought. Then all the memories came back. She groaned again.
There was the sound of a door opening, and a bright light suddenly flooded the room. Kaita cringed away from it. It hurt her eyes.
"She's awake, sir," said a gruff voice.
"Good," another, softer, voice replied, "I was beginning to worry you had killed her."
Two figures walked into the room. The taller, bulkier one shuffled in, while the shorter figure swaggered slightly.
'I could probably take them both out in a heartbeat if I were free," Kaita thought and barred her teeth.
The shorter man turned on a flashlight and shone it on Kaita's wrists and ankles. Kaita realized that she was hanging on a wall. And she saw that there were wards on her wrists and ankles. Then the man shone the light in Kaita's eyes. Before she was temporarily blinded, Kaita caught a good glimpse of him. She recognized the man as Koi.
"You!" she snarled.
"Yes me," said Koi, "I'm the man who locked you in that dungeon. But you escaped and saved the ningen and the little koorime. Brother was about to punish me, but then Ekai here found you and picked you up."
Kaita flinched as her side throbbed painfully. Koi chuckled.
Suddenly, the door to Kaita's cell flew open. There stood Bito, flanked by his usual guards.
"Well, if it isn't the coward!" Kaita sneered.
Bito glared at her and then turned to his brother, "Why wasn't I notified immediately that she was awake?"
"Why should have you been?" Koi challenged, "She's my prisoner. You're the one who lost the ningen and the koorime. But now I have a way of bringing them back."
Kaita realized with horror that he was right. As long as she was here, even if she was able to fee herself, Kurama wouldn't rest until she was safe. But he would never accept any help from his friends. Kaita doubted if, even as a youko, Kurama could take on this whole castle without getting captured or, worse, killed. 'Kuenma would let me go. He knows I can free myself. But he won't allow both of us to get caught and kept here. He'll send the rest out to save us.' Kaita bit her lip in worry.
Koi chuckled again, "See. Even this youkai knows that what I'm saying is true."
"None of them will come after me," Kaita muttered, hoping to lie her friends away from any danger.
"Don't make me laugh, girl," Koi sneered, "I have a report that the redhead almost stayed behind for you. You must be lovers. Surely he'll come back for you. If for nothing else then to taste your sweet flesh again."
"You have no idea what you're talking about!" Kaita screamed, straining to get at him.
Koi stepped back, enjoying her reaction, "I bet you he's on his way right now," he continued, "Well, he's not going to get very far. Your little lover is going to get caught like a fly in a web."
"You'll never catch him!" snarled Kaita, "You'll never be able to stop him. He's a-"
BAM! Bito had stepped forward and punched Kaita in the face with all his strength. Kaita turned her gaze from the floor to his hated face. She spit blood from her mouth and glared at him.
"Bito!" a tall man reprimanded from the door, "Why are you even in the same room as Koi's prisoner without permission?"
Bito looked down at the ground, "Sorry Father."
'Father?" Kaita narrowed her eyes to see who the man could be. She gasped as the man stepped into the light, "Yomi!"
The man smiled and shook his head, "Sadly, no. I have only two pairs of ears. And I'm not blind."
"Father, I was just talking to the prisoner. I was getting to know her, just like you told me to," Koi smiled as his father nodded his approval.
"Good job, son. I always did tell you to get to know your prisoner before you torture them. It makes it more fun."
"You're sick," spat Kaita.
"Perhaps," the man shrugged, "But I enjoy it." He turned to leave and waved his hand as his sons, "Bito, come with me. Koi, you can have the girl beaten. But no broken bones. Not yet, anyway."
Koi smiled and bowed to his father. Bito glared at his brother and walked out. Koi then turned to Ekai, "Go get Seraki. She can handle this girl."
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KK: Finally. It took me so long. And now, a little info on the villain family that I may not mention in the rest of the story. The father is the same species of demon as Yomi, even though I'm not sure what that is. Bito is older than Koi by five years, but Koi is his father's favorite son. Review plz!
