Yusuke sat up that night with Hiei, both of them tired from war and feeling under nourished. Not from food, but from peace and sunlight. It seemed so dark here. So painful.
"Yuki died."
Hiei looked over at Yusuke, startled by this random comment, "What?" Yusuke looked calmly back at Hiei. "He died, his head was lobbed off. I just saw them put him through the portal." Yusuke seemed extremely calm, except for his eyes. They were tormented, worse than any other soldiers eyes. "He saw it coming, but he stood there. He knew he would not escape the blast." Yusuke ended his description there.
"You saw it?" Hiei asked. "No. A young woman did, She told me. She said before he was killed, he spoke, 'We'll when this war...and I can go home...' " Yusuke want silent, "I want to go home Hiei." His voice was so tired, it didn't seem real. Hiei became dreadfully aware he was breathing quicker. "I want to go home...now. Go back to the time when we just did missions. Got our butts kicked, but won in the end. All of us going home, me and Kuwabara bit*hing together, arguing who had the worst wound." Yusuke laughed.
"I want to go back to those days."
"We will, have you not noticed? The demons are growing thin in troops, as well as us. We're all going to die here, and then we can all go home." Hiei said cynically, and cursed. "There are rumors going around, that Koenma has died. Enma will have to take over where his son left off." Hiei starred at him, "That means no one will come back! He's a cheeky bas*ard." Hiei spat at his name.
"It's only rumors." Yusuke went silent, "Do you think he'd even care if his son, his only son died?" Hiei was stunned by this question. "He treats his son like and expendable worker, if Koenma did die...I think Boeton and us would be the only ones who mourned for him." Yusuke spoke softly.
He chuckled lightly, "The conversations I bring up when I'm losing it..." Yusuke laughed again, and Hiei began to get worried, Yusuke was breathing raggedly now. "We all seem to have something in common. Koenma's father's an as*, I never met my dad, Kurama's real dad is dead," Hiei winced at the sound of his friends name, "Kuwabara's dad is dead, and as for yours, you never speak of him. So I know nothing of him." Yusuke began to laugh, and Hiei shook him.
"What's wrong with you!?" Yusuke had tears pouring down his face, "Isn't it funny, about all our dad's?" A Healer came over, hearing Yusuke's babbling, and pulled Yusuke by his feet. "Dam* Post Dramatic stress, he needs medicine." Hiei followed the Healer as he took off. He place Yusuke on a cot, and turned to Hiei. "Speak to him calmly. I'm giving him medicine to make him relax." Hiei took Yusuke's hand, and Yusuke gripped it so hard, Hiei knew if he was any weaker, his wrist would break.
"Yusuke. You got to calm down." Hiei said roughly, as if trying to drill it into his friend's head. Yusuke was still laughing tears dripping down his eyes like water falls. "Hiei...now you and me will both have something in common. We both lost our best friends!" Yusuke continued to laugh even as the healer placed the shot filled with a medicine into his arm.
Hiei looked at Yusuke an angry scowl on his face. "Kuwabara still lives." Yusuke began to calm down, sleep overtaking him. "No...he is going to die...I can feel it...He's going to die!" More laughter. "Death is coming...go away Boeton! When he dies," Yusuke began to sober up, "and he will, you and me...lets go into the battle field and blow...blow up everything...for Kurama, and Kuwab..." Yusuke didn't finish falling asleep.
Hiei reluctantly let go of Yusuke, and he whispered, "May I lay down...too please?" Hiei had never felt so weak, cowardly, of helpless. He'd never felt these feeling before. He felt as if he was going to lose everything, and become nothing more than a confused beast. He felt as if he was going to become what Yusuke had just done. Mindless and babbling about God only knows what.
The Healer nodded, and offered Hiei a cot, and a blanket.
Hiei lay down, and instantly fell into a sleep.
~*~Hiei's Dream~*~
Hiei opened his eyes, everything was bright. He shielded his face and looked around. He was in a light blue place, no ground, no nothing. Just the color blue.
"Hiei."
He turned and felt his heart stop. "Kurama."
Said redhead smiled. He waved at his friend, and Hiei slowly approached. "Kurama...is that you?" Kurama cocked his head, "Who else could I be?" Hiei smirked, hiding his joy and relief. He was back in control of things.
Everything was normal again.
"Kurama...I was having the strangest dream..." Kurama smiled and asked, "What abou-" Kurama stopped talking and he was replaced with what Hiei saw when Kurama died.
Pale skin, wide eyes, red blood. Kurama swayed and fell on his stomach rolling to his side. Hiei froze, and like an ocean Kurama's blood filled the blue emptiness.
Hiei floundered, as waves of his best friend's blood washed over him. It was just like the time when he and Kuwabara had been dragged through the trench by water. He was swept away, unable to grasp for air. This was Kurama's blood.
It was getting revenge. Hiei killed this blood's holder. Hiei went limp. 'Come...let me die...'
'No, Hiei.'
Something grabbed his wrist. Hiei was pulled out of the ocean, and wrapped into someone's arms. There was no blood on Hiei, and he clung to Kurama desperately.
'Oh Hiei...this is not like you at all.' Hiei looked up and saw Kurama. "Are you real this time?" Kurama knelt down his face in Hiei's hair. 'Yes...I'm real. Hiei you mustn't mourn for me...I'm coming back.' Kurama pulled away gripping Hiei's shoulders.
'What happened to the Hiei I knew? Grouchy and angry, a strong fighter. You can win this war..its already coming to a close...'
Hiei gripped Kurama's shirt, and he looked into Kurama's eyes. "Do you blame me...for your death?" Kurama's mouth opened wide, and he smacked Hiei's head.
"OW! FOX!"
Kurama glared at him. 'Is that why you've been acting this way?! How could I ever blame you. I was killed by my own misfortune!' Kurama smiled and sighed. He placed a hand on Hiei's cheeks and said soothingly, 'Be at peace my friend.'
Hiei felt everything that had been bothering him leave, the chains, the weight, everything disappeared. He sunk to the ground true exhaustion bringing him to his knees. Kurama held him. 'Sleep now.' Kurama smiled.
"How are we talking."
'A favor from a friend'
Hiei looked at him with surprise, "Koenma?" Before he could hear Kurama's answer a wave of sleep spread it's wings over him, and he was lulled into sleep. Kurama running his hand through Hiei's hair.
'Another death approaches...another death...' Kurama looked at Hiei and shook him slightly, 'Hiei...' He grunted, and Kurama whispered, 'You won't be able to see me anymore...I'm not really supposed to be here....' Hiei made a small noise again, and Kurama shook his head. Hiei was too tired to hear him anyway.
The music was playing again but not coming from Hiei. He knew where it was coming from, and he knew who it was playing for. Kurama's mind drifted over to Yusuke. 'Yusuke...how will everyone react? How will you react to this misfortune? Poor Kuwabara, he will blame himself for the agony that will happen tomorrow.'
Kurama looked down at the slumbering demon. The song was back, and he heard the words this time.
'When the cold nights comes
I know, I know,
My days are done.'
'But look my friend,
with all thats happened,
its not end.'
'Hold on to my memories,
Don't let me sleep away.
I'm not just history.'
'You know I'm going,
to a better place.
so start showing,
me your happy face.'
'Cuz when the cold nights come,
I know, I know,
My days are done.'
'I see the light,
I can't turn away,
I don't want to fight,
take my soul away.'
'So God, I'm ready,
Sweep me away.
My unstable legs are steady,
despite the fear that won't go away.'
'Hold on to my memories,
Don't let me sleep away.
I'm not just history.'
'I see the light,
I can't turn away,
I don't want to fight,
take my soul away.'
'Take my soul away...'
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wahahahaha! I tried to twist Kurama's words so you couldn't figure out whos going to die in the next chapter. Is it Kuwabara? Or Yusuke....*evil laughter* Only I know the truth!! PREVIEW FOR NEXT CHAPTER:
T_T only two more chapters left....I had so much fun with this....Hiei has found peace, and the war is slowly coming to an end. Who will win is still unknown. Kuwabara is up! And he is able to fight...but a death is coming near. Can the three handle it? DUN DUN DUN!
"Yuki died."
Hiei looked over at Yusuke, startled by this random comment, "What?" Yusuke looked calmly back at Hiei. "He died, his head was lobbed off. I just saw them put him through the portal." Yusuke seemed extremely calm, except for his eyes. They were tormented, worse than any other soldiers eyes. "He saw it coming, but he stood there. He knew he would not escape the blast." Yusuke ended his description there.
"You saw it?" Hiei asked. "No. A young woman did, She told me. She said before he was killed, he spoke, 'We'll when this war...and I can go home...' " Yusuke want silent, "I want to go home Hiei." His voice was so tired, it didn't seem real. Hiei became dreadfully aware he was breathing quicker. "I want to go home...now. Go back to the time when we just did missions. Got our butts kicked, but won in the end. All of us going home, me and Kuwabara bit*hing together, arguing who had the worst wound." Yusuke laughed.
"I want to go back to those days."
"We will, have you not noticed? The demons are growing thin in troops, as well as us. We're all going to die here, and then we can all go home." Hiei said cynically, and cursed. "There are rumors going around, that Koenma has died. Enma will have to take over where his son left off." Hiei starred at him, "That means no one will come back! He's a cheeky bas*ard." Hiei spat at his name.
"It's only rumors." Yusuke went silent, "Do you think he'd even care if his son, his only son died?" Hiei was stunned by this question. "He treats his son like and expendable worker, if Koenma did die...I think Boeton and us would be the only ones who mourned for him." Yusuke spoke softly.
He chuckled lightly, "The conversations I bring up when I'm losing it..." Yusuke laughed again, and Hiei began to get worried, Yusuke was breathing raggedly now. "We all seem to have something in common. Koenma's father's an as*, I never met my dad, Kurama's real dad is dead," Hiei winced at the sound of his friends name, "Kuwabara's dad is dead, and as for yours, you never speak of him. So I know nothing of him." Yusuke began to laugh, and Hiei shook him.
"What's wrong with you!?" Yusuke had tears pouring down his face, "Isn't it funny, about all our dad's?" A Healer came over, hearing Yusuke's babbling, and pulled Yusuke by his feet. "Dam* Post Dramatic stress, he needs medicine." Hiei followed the Healer as he took off. He place Yusuke on a cot, and turned to Hiei. "Speak to him calmly. I'm giving him medicine to make him relax." Hiei took Yusuke's hand, and Yusuke gripped it so hard, Hiei knew if he was any weaker, his wrist would break.
"Yusuke. You got to calm down." Hiei said roughly, as if trying to drill it into his friend's head. Yusuke was still laughing tears dripping down his eyes like water falls. "Hiei...now you and me will both have something in common. We both lost our best friends!" Yusuke continued to laugh even as the healer placed the shot filled with a medicine into his arm.
Hiei looked at Yusuke an angry scowl on his face. "Kuwabara still lives." Yusuke began to calm down, sleep overtaking him. "No...he is going to die...I can feel it...He's going to die!" More laughter. "Death is coming...go away Boeton! When he dies," Yusuke began to sober up, "and he will, you and me...lets go into the battle field and blow...blow up everything...for Kurama, and Kuwab..." Yusuke didn't finish falling asleep.
Hiei reluctantly let go of Yusuke, and he whispered, "May I lay down...too please?" Hiei had never felt so weak, cowardly, of helpless. He'd never felt these feeling before. He felt as if he was going to lose everything, and become nothing more than a confused beast. He felt as if he was going to become what Yusuke had just done. Mindless and babbling about God only knows what.
The Healer nodded, and offered Hiei a cot, and a blanket.
Hiei lay down, and instantly fell into a sleep.
~*~Hiei's Dream~*~
Hiei opened his eyes, everything was bright. He shielded his face and looked around. He was in a light blue place, no ground, no nothing. Just the color blue.
"Hiei."
He turned and felt his heart stop. "Kurama."
Said redhead smiled. He waved at his friend, and Hiei slowly approached. "Kurama...is that you?" Kurama cocked his head, "Who else could I be?" Hiei smirked, hiding his joy and relief. He was back in control of things.
Everything was normal again.
"Kurama...I was having the strangest dream..." Kurama smiled and asked, "What abou-" Kurama stopped talking and he was replaced with what Hiei saw when Kurama died.
Pale skin, wide eyes, red blood. Kurama swayed and fell on his stomach rolling to his side. Hiei froze, and like an ocean Kurama's blood filled the blue emptiness.
Hiei floundered, as waves of his best friend's blood washed over him. It was just like the time when he and Kuwabara had been dragged through the trench by water. He was swept away, unable to grasp for air. This was Kurama's blood.
It was getting revenge. Hiei killed this blood's holder. Hiei went limp. 'Come...let me die...'
'No, Hiei.'
Something grabbed his wrist. Hiei was pulled out of the ocean, and wrapped into someone's arms. There was no blood on Hiei, and he clung to Kurama desperately.
'Oh Hiei...this is not like you at all.' Hiei looked up and saw Kurama. "Are you real this time?" Kurama knelt down his face in Hiei's hair. 'Yes...I'm real. Hiei you mustn't mourn for me...I'm coming back.' Kurama pulled away gripping Hiei's shoulders.
'What happened to the Hiei I knew? Grouchy and angry, a strong fighter. You can win this war..its already coming to a close...'
Hiei gripped Kurama's shirt, and he looked into Kurama's eyes. "Do you blame me...for your death?" Kurama's mouth opened wide, and he smacked Hiei's head.
"OW! FOX!"
Kurama glared at him. 'Is that why you've been acting this way?! How could I ever blame you. I was killed by my own misfortune!' Kurama smiled and sighed. He placed a hand on Hiei's cheeks and said soothingly, 'Be at peace my friend.'
Hiei felt everything that had been bothering him leave, the chains, the weight, everything disappeared. He sunk to the ground true exhaustion bringing him to his knees. Kurama held him. 'Sleep now.' Kurama smiled.
"How are we talking."
'A favor from a friend'
Hiei looked at him with surprise, "Koenma?" Before he could hear Kurama's answer a wave of sleep spread it's wings over him, and he was lulled into sleep. Kurama running his hand through Hiei's hair.
'Another death approaches...another death...' Kurama looked at Hiei and shook him slightly, 'Hiei...' He grunted, and Kurama whispered, 'You won't be able to see me anymore...I'm not really supposed to be here....' Hiei made a small noise again, and Kurama shook his head. Hiei was too tired to hear him anyway.
The music was playing again but not coming from Hiei. He knew where it was coming from, and he knew who it was playing for. Kurama's mind drifted over to Yusuke. 'Yusuke...how will everyone react? How will you react to this misfortune? Poor Kuwabara, he will blame himself for the agony that will happen tomorrow.'
Kurama looked down at the slumbering demon. The song was back, and he heard the words this time.
'When the cold nights comes
I know, I know,
My days are done.'
'But look my friend,
with all thats happened,
its not end.'
'Hold on to my memories,
Don't let me sleep away.
I'm not just history.'
'You know I'm going,
to a better place.
so start showing,
me your happy face.'
'Cuz when the cold nights come,
I know, I know,
My days are done.'
'I see the light,
I can't turn away,
I don't want to fight,
take my soul away.'
'So God, I'm ready,
Sweep me away.
My unstable legs are steady,
despite the fear that won't go away.'
'Hold on to my memories,
Don't let me sleep away.
I'm not just history.'
'I see the light,
I can't turn away,
I don't want to fight,
take my soul away.'
'Take my soul away...'
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wahahahaha! I tried to twist Kurama's words so you couldn't figure out whos going to die in the next chapter. Is it Kuwabara? Or Yusuke....*evil laughter* Only I know the truth!! PREVIEW FOR NEXT CHAPTER:
T_T only two more chapters left....I had so much fun with this....Hiei has found peace, and the war is slowly coming to an end. Who will win is still unknown. Kuwabara is up! And he is able to fight...but a death is coming near. Can the three handle it? DUN DUN DUN!