Okay, sadly, I do not own YYH or any of it's characters. I only own Jenni
and the story line.
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"I must warn you, no-one else but my father knows of my past. Not even my close friends. I would appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone else," Jenni said, looking away.
"I know I'm not going to tell anyone. Kuwabara probably can't because of his honor code or whatever he calls it. Hiei has no-one else to tell, and Kurama won't tell," Yusuke said, stepping forward so that he was standing right in front of Jenni. Jenni tried to look away, but Yusuke cupped her chin and forced her to look into his eyes. (A/N: No, this is not a JennixYusuke fic, he just wants to look at her. But that sounded so sappy @__@.)
Yusuke saw loneliness, sorrow, and fear in her eyes. They were an odd color at the moment, though. A sort of red-brown that looked rather like Hiei's.
Jenni looked away again and moved over to a tree. She climbed until she was a good 10 feet off the ground. "My story begins 11 years ago....The day my grandfather died. I was only four, so my memories are rather blurry, but I remember what happened clearly enough. Grandpa died, and was taken away to be cremated. I didn't really understand, so I tried to run after the truck. My father picked me up and carried me inside. My life was pretty good, until four years later. I was 8. My great-grandmother became deathly ill. She died a little later on. That time I understood, and I cried myself to sleep that night. My life was okay. I got good grades, my parents were happy, but I had very few friends. Then, 4 years later, when I was 12, I was summoned to the office in my school. I was told that my grandmother had died in a car crash. I left school early that day. I didn't talk for two weeks strait. Then, my parents got divorced two years ago because my father had to come to Japan for his work. He and I moved from California to Japan. So, I've been here for two years. News that my mother died came a few days ago." Jenni was silently crying by now. "Now I'm all alone. Andrew, my brother, is off to college and my father is barely ever home. I hate my life. No-one cares for me anymore. No-one gives a damn whether I live or die! The only thing I live for is my sword training and my piano lessons. They help me escape from the pain. I'm so lonely." Jenni curled up on the branch and cried. All of the hurt, sorrow, loneliness that had been gathering for years poured put and she was now able to cry openly.
'What's up with her, fox?' Hiei asked mentally.
'It's just that, when humans conceal their emotions like that, they tend to have a little breakdown. Unfortunately, that is what happened to Jenni,' Kurama replied, also mentally.
'Hn. I don't see why,' Hiei said.
'It's because it hurts ten times worse when a human conceals their emotions. It's just not natural,' Kurama said sadly.
Hiei nodded and jumped onto the branch. He carefully picked Jenni up and jumped back down. "Where's her house?"
Kurama led the was to Jenni's house. They saw that most of the rooms were unused. It wasn't very difficult to find Jenni's room. It was plain, with light green/yellow walls, purple curtains, and all pieces of furniture (Except the couch) were all a green/yellow color. The couch had a light purple covering on it.
There were no posters on the wall, except for a few of animals, mainly tigers. "My mother got those things as a present from a client, two years ago," Jenni said, motioning to a few things on her bookshelves. "Came from Egypt. Before I came here, I played soccer for four years. I also did karate for three years. I got up to a yellow belt. I was also in the 'Wizard of Oz' play once. That was before my life turned upside down." Jenni smiled without any real mirth.
Just then, a black blur sped at Jenni and jumped on her, making her lose balance and fall onto the couch. Jenni smiled, truly this time.
"This is my pride and joy, Tas. He's my cat. He came with me from California. Back then, in fifth grade, I had been getting really depressed because I didn't have a cat and life was going downhill for me. I found out that my local vets office had a few kittens up for adoption. I asked if they had any black males. They had one. My mother said I could get the cat. I named him Tas, short for Tasslehoff. I wasn't depressed any more. This cat probably saved me a lot of trouble. I don't know if he can pull me through this, though. I've already tried to kill myself." Jenni pulled up her left sleeve, showing many scars on it.
"Why did you do that?" Hiei asked, suddenly angry.
"Because no-one cared about me. No-one gave a damn. No-one was ever home. No-one came to check on me. Well, I figured, if they don't care, then neither should I. I slit my wrist, but I fainted from blood loss in the park and someone found me and 'saved' me before I could die. I never wanted that. I just wanted to escape the pain. No-one would let me. I hate the world. I hate my life. I just want to escape," Jenni finished whispering.
Tas licked the side of Jenni's face. Jenni smiled. "But that doesn't matter now. This time, I will die. I hope that you can respect my final wish and let me die in peace." With that, Jenni pulled out a knife she had hidden in the bag and tried to slit her wrist one last time.
Hiei, however, moved faster than Jenni could follow and grabbed the wrist holding the knife. It fell to the floor with a clatter as he pressed harder. "What the hell are you doing?! There are other ways! You don't have to kill yourself. Don't try again."
Jenni nodded, a silent tear running down her face. "But it's so hard....I've been hiding my emotions for as long as I can remember. I don't know any other ways to do this. Life is so cruel." Jenni lay down on the couch and curled up in a ball.
She fell asleep soon after. Hiei and Kurama left. Hiei was furious for two main reasons: A) he didn't want to feel these damn ningen emotions, and B) he was angry the Jenni would even think of killing herself.
"Fox, can we trust her not to kill herself anytime soon?" Hiei asked, showing a little bit of concern.
"I think so. After the scare you gave her, I would think that she wouldn't even consider it," Kurama said, chuckling slightly. "I think she hit a weak spot in you, Hiei. I think you're falling for her.
Hiei snorted and flickered off. Kurama shook his head and walked into his house. He, also, was concerned about Jenni, but it was more like a brotherly concern than anything.
Hiei appeared on the window next to Jenni's bed. Jenni was fast asleep. Hiei smiled a little and brushed some hair off of her face. He sat on the window all night, and when dawn came, he disappeared.
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"I must warn you, no-one else but my father knows of my past. Not even my close friends. I would appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone else," Jenni said, looking away.
"I know I'm not going to tell anyone. Kuwabara probably can't because of his honor code or whatever he calls it. Hiei has no-one else to tell, and Kurama won't tell," Yusuke said, stepping forward so that he was standing right in front of Jenni. Jenni tried to look away, but Yusuke cupped her chin and forced her to look into his eyes. (A/N: No, this is not a JennixYusuke fic, he just wants to look at her. But that sounded so sappy @__@.)
Yusuke saw loneliness, sorrow, and fear in her eyes. They were an odd color at the moment, though. A sort of red-brown that looked rather like Hiei's.
Jenni looked away again and moved over to a tree. She climbed until she was a good 10 feet off the ground. "My story begins 11 years ago....The day my grandfather died. I was only four, so my memories are rather blurry, but I remember what happened clearly enough. Grandpa died, and was taken away to be cremated. I didn't really understand, so I tried to run after the truck. My father picked me up and carried me inside. My life was pretty good, until four years later. I was 8. My great-grandmother became deathly ill. She died a little later on. That time I understood, and I cried myself to sleep that night. My life was okay. I got good grades, my parents were happy, but I had very few friends. Then, 4 years later, when I was 12, I was summoned to the office in my school. I was told that my grandmother had died in a car crash. I left school early that day. I didn't talk for two weeks strait. Then, my parents got divorced two years ago because my father had to come to Japan for his work. He and I moved from California to Japan. So, I've been here for two years. News that my mother died came a few days ago." Jenni was silently crying by now. "Now I'm all alone. Andrew, my brother, is off to college and my father is barely ever home. I hate my life. No-one cares for me anymore. No-one gives a damn whether I live or die! The only thing I live for is my sword training and my piano lessons. They help me escape from the pain. I'm so lonely." Jenni curled up on the branch and cried. All of the hurt, sorrow, loneliness that had been gathering for years poured put and she was now able to cry openly.
'What's up with her, fox?' Hiei asked mentally.
'It's just that, when humans conceal their emotions like that, they tend to have a little breakdown. Unfortunately, that is what happened to Jenni,' Kurama replied, also mentally.
'Hn. I don't see why,' Hiei said.
'It's because it hurts ten times worse when a human conceals their emotions. It's just not natural,' Kurama said sadly.
Hiei nodded and jumped onto the branch. He carefully picked Jenni up and jumped back down. "Where's her house?"
Kurama led the was to Jenni's house. They saw that most of the rooms were unused. It wasn't very difficult to find Jenni's room. It was plain, with light green/yellow walls, purple curtains, and all pieces of furniture (Except the couch) were all a green/yellow color. The couch had a light purple covering on it.
There were no posters on the wall, except for a few of animals, mainly tigers. "My mother got those things as a present from a client, two years ago," Jenni said, motioning to a few things on her bookshelves. "Came from Egypt. Before I came here, I played soccer for four years. I also did karate for three years. I got up to a yellow belt. I was also in the 'Wizard of Oz' play once. That was before my life turned upside down." Jenni smiled without any real mirth.
Just then, a black blur sped at Jenni and jumped on her, making her lose balance and fall onto the couch. Jenni smiled, truly this time.
"This is my pride and joy, Tas. He's my cat. He came with me from California. Back then, in fifth grade, I had been getting really depressed because I didn't have a cat and life was going downhill for me. I found out that my local vets office had a few kittens up for adoption. I asked if they had any black males. They had one. My mother said I could get the cat. I named him Tas, short for Tasslehoff. I wasn't depressed any more. This cat probably saved me a lot of trouble. I don't know if he can pull me through this, though. I've already tried to kill myself." Jenni pulled up her left sleeve, showing many scars on it.
"Why did you do that?" Hiei asked, suddenly angry.
"Because no-one cared about me. No-one gave a damn. No-one was ever home. No-one came to check on me. Well, I figured, if they don't care, then neither should I. I slit my wrist, but I fainted from blood loss in the park and someone found me and 'saved' me before I could die. I never wanted that. I just wanted to escape the pain. No-one would let me. I hate the world. I hate my life. I just want to escape," Jenni finished whispering.
Tas licked the side of Jenni's face. Jenni smiled. "But that doesn't matter now. This time, I will die. I hope that you can respect my final wish and let me die in peace." With that, Jenni pulled out a knife she had hidden in the bag and tried to slit her wrist one last time.
Hiei, however, moved faster than Jenni could follow and grabbed the wrist holding the knife. It fell to the floor with a clatter as he pressed harder. "What the hell are you doing?! There are other ways! You don't have to kill yourself. Don't try again."
Jenni nodded, a silent tear running down her face. "But it's so hard....I've been hiding my emotions for as long as I can remember. I don't know any other ways to do this. Life is so cruel." Jenni lay down on the couch and curled up in a ball.
She fell asleep soon after. Hiei and Kurama left. Hiei was furious for two main reasons: A) he didn't want to feel these damn ningen emotions, and B) he was angry the Jenni would even think of killing herself.
"Fox, can we trust her not to kill herself anytime soon?" Hiei asked, showing a little bit of concern.
"I think so. After the scare you gave her, I would think that she wouldn't even consider it," Kurama said, chuckling slightly. "I think she hit a weak spot in you, Hiei. I think you're falling for her.
Hiei snorted and flickered off. Kurama shook his head and walked into his house. He, also, was concerned about Jenni, but it was more like a brotherly concern than anything.
Hiei appeared on the window next to Jenni's bed. Jenni was fast asleep. Hiei smiled a little and brushed some hair off of her face. He sat on the window all night, and when dawn came, he disappeared.