Authoress' note: wow…lots of stuff happened between my last update in December and now. A little writer's block, midterms, capts, other stuff, loss of the laptop for a bit. If you know me then you know I CANNOT WRITE WITHOUT THIS LAPTOP! It sounds stupid but it really gets me going lol and the fact that I haven't had it for so long also contributes to this. Right now its 12:30 am on the last Sunday before April vaca ends…wait that means I have 6 hrs before I have to get up for school… man but I'm suffering from insomnia so I'll pen a few chapters for what readers I still have! Many thanks for putting up with me. And a big one to Christina for telling me to get my ass up and work on this thing again (I will finish this!!!!!!!!!!!) So with that I'll give you all the disclaimer by myself for once and then chapter 21.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho I only own the OCS in this story thanks.
The Wing Goddess Chapter 21
Kari's POV
I wiped the tears from my eyes my vision blurring and I picked my head up. It was late I needed sleep. Tomorrow was a big day even if I might not live to the end of it. I sighed heavily and stood up as I blinked a few times and stretched like a cat while yawning. I saw a figure in the distance just sitting there but I couldn't make the person out.
"Hello?" I called but I didn't get a response so I slowly walked over to the figure. There was a strange silence one that maybe could be described as split screen for the way that it seemed to have an effect.
"Excuse me-" I began to say but was then cut off by a voice I knew was familiar but couldn't place.
"Its only a prophecy you shouldn't let it bring you down." The voice said quickly and almost harshly but it had a hint of sincerity though very small and almost undetectable it was there.
" Well most of it has come true already" I replied a little solemnly
"So, you're letting it control you get a grip of yourself!" he exclaimed, whoever this was did it really bother them this much.
"You, how do you know so much about me? I've never met you yet I feel like I know you somehow. Why?" I ask walking around him. The darkness hides his face, and his normally glowing crimson eyes.
"Let's just say I've been watching over you." He answered
"So you're the one from the rooftop! Are you stalking me or something?!" I demanded out of instinct. Being stalked wasn't exactly my idea of anything amusing in fact it just creeped me out that someone would try and watch me every minute of my life doing anything at all.
"Yes and no. Keeping and eye on you is one thing stalking and invading your privacy is another, not that I would want to mind you." He said with a snort as if he were too good for me. I smirked as I glared at him an expression that read "I've caught you red handed I know exactly who you are now" was on my face.
"Well, well if it isn't the cold hearted Hiei. Who would've thought you'd be the one from the rooftop." I stated the same look and smirk on my face.
"Hn. What of it." he answered coldly.
"And you carried me back to my bed all of those nights?" I asked now circling him again as if I was the predator and he was my prey.
"Hn." Was all I got for a response.
"I didn't know you had it in you Hiei." I said smiling, I could tell this wasn't the most comfortable situation for him. He muttered something under his breath that I couldn't hear so I just dismissed it.
"Well if it makes you happy then I won't let this prophecy control me oh yeah and thanks for bringing me back all those nights I probably would've been screwed if you hadn't" I said with a laugh scratching the back of my head.
"Whatever ningen. Listen I've had enough of this your meaningless talk is giving me a headache. Do what you want with your last days. After all they are yours." He replied defiantly.
"Ok Hiei I'll be careful then!" I yelled knowing it would only aggravate him more and he disappeared with a blur of black and white, and then a swift unnatural breeze hit me.
"Thanks Hiei…. I needed that" I said to myself and headed in to get some rest.
Koenma's POV
I sighed as I walked around in my teenage form. I really didn't like this form much it took up all of my energy so whenever I changed back I just wanted to sleep or something. It was all coming to an end. I surveyed the damage that the first wave of Demons had caused. It wasn't catastrophic but it was sizable. The following would be worse if we didn't do anything about it. I frowned puzzled at how exactly we would end this. It wasn't something that could just be wished away and then poof it'd be gone.
'How do we get the spirit out of Kari?' I thought to myself.
"Man I wish they put this in the books somewhere!!!" I exclaimed in frustration.
"Oh well what could I do?" I said finally sighing. I had let Kari go and do some things on her own as she had begged and pleaded me to let her. I finally obliged providing that she either stay with Genkai, Keiko, one of the boys, or her own family during the night and she agreed with a quick nod before running off. I had wished Botan was here, knowing her she would have easily been able to find out where Kari was. The girls had this strange chain of information thing where one could be halfway across town and the other would know exactly what happened to them within 5 to 10 minutes. How they did it I didn't know, must be some superpower or something. I shrugged suddenly wanting to find Kari, or at least one of the girls so that they could tell me where she was. I decided to go to Yusuke's house, probably one of the only places that I could go without being thrown out by the parents. I walked a little, continuing to let my mind drift on various things but they always came back to her, they always came back to Kari. I was knocked out of my daze when I realized that I had made it to Yusuke's house and I gently rapped my knuckles on the door. I was greeted by a rather intoxicated mother or Yusuke who somehow managed to direct me to his bedroom where he was as she groped at me a bit. I gladly took salvation in his room shaking my head as to get the strange feeling off and looked at him. He was quiet his usual 'what do you want this time attitude' was easily seen being worn by him.
" Hey Yusuke." I said in a friendly way.
"What'd' a want?" He asked not even looking at me as if he were fed up with the world at the moment.
"Just saying hi and seeing how you're doing." I replied trying to make conversation.
"Yeah, yeah." He muttered
"How's everything with the attacks, is everyone okay?" I asked. He was silent for a moment and I felt a sudden tension break as if I had pulled a string or something. This sometimes happened but I had never found a way not to be shocked and surprised by it when it did.
"YOU KNOW ISN"T IT YOUR JOB TO KNOW?! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE TELLING ME IF THE DEFENSES ARE GOING GOOD, IF WE'RE DOING OKAY, IF WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB! YOU CAN BE SO CARELESS SOMETIMES! HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO THINK THAT-" he screamed he was really pissed off and I felt like I had been knocked over by just the force of his voice.
"Stopped to think that what?" I managed to ask feeling like a mouse next to a lion.
"Stopped to think that while you're sitting in your big chair in your big office that people are dying for you and they are doing their jobs dammit. So why don't you do yours for a change. You didn't come her for small talk I'm not stupid so stop covering it up with this bullshit now what do you want?" she replied his voice was still forceful and had a tone of anger to it but it was of lower volume. I was quiet not sure of what to say so I just let the silence hang there for a moment just to maybe ease the tension and give him a second to relax.
"I was looking for Kari, or one of the other girls." I said after that moment was over.
"She's not here. Check with Keiko you'll probably find her at her house with Botan or something Koenma…." He answered quietly and turned away lighting up a cigarette. Sure it was a bad habit but he couldn't help it plus if it relieved a little stress for him then I wasn't going to stop him.
"Thanks Yusuke." I said softly and left him to his own business as I excused myself out of the house managing to escape his Mother's pleads and pulls once again.
I put my hands in my pocket and walked towards Keiko's house. I ended up brooding most of the time on what Yusuke said back there. Maybe I did need to pay more attention and just be a little less gullible and naive for once. Yeah at least for now, I didn't want to be behind the yelling of Yusuke Urameshi again, not for a long time, it hurt my ears and made me brood too much. Way too much. I walked up to the door of Keiko's house and knocked. Keiko answered the door in a somewhat uncomfortable manner.
"Sorry to bother you Keiko but is Kari there?" I asked her.
"Uh sure hold on a minute while I get her for you." She replied and excused herself. I heard her call Kari's name to the upstairs and then I heard footsteps on the stairs.
"Yeah what is it?" I heard her ask Keiko
"Someone's here to see you." Keiko told her.
"Oh okay I'll try not to be long okay?" she told her friend
"Don't worry take your time. I shouldn't take up all of your time especially on a day like today." Keiko insisted and then left upstairs leaving me alone standing in the doorway as Kari came to see who it was.
"Oh….hi…I didn't expect to see you here." She said softly. We stood there for a moment feeling somewhat awkward.
"I wanted to see you." I answered
"Well do you want to come in? I'm sorry I left you standing there like that si…I mean Koenma." She replied correcting herself.
"How about we take a walk through the park?" I suggested. She nodded and went to grab a jacket.
"Keiko I'll be back in a bit don't worry I'll be okay!" she yelled up as she closed the door. We walked in silence for a while even after we reached the park. I noted the flowers something I wouldn't normally do as I was trying to find the right words to say.
"So you wanted to talk to me?" she asked me suddenly stopping both of us.
"Yeah I did… about this whole goddess thing actually." I answered quietly.
"Speaking of which.." she started but I cut her off,
"I was wondering…" I stopped realizing what I had done.
"Sorry you go first it was rude of me to interrupt." I apologized
"It's okay but why don't you finish." She responded
"No go ahead I don't mind" I insisted.
"Okay then but you might wanna sit down for this it's probably not a big deal to you or anything but I thought you might want to know." She started. This worried me a little. Was everything okay? Did something happen? These thoughts ran through my head circling me and trapping me with an empty feeling in my stomach. We found a tree to sit under. She took a second before she spoke.
"Koenma, if the prophecy is true, as it has been so far well I won't be here." She said. I was kind of confused at what she meant by that so I asked her just that.
"What do you mean "won't be here?"" I asked
"In order for the spirit of the wing goddess to be released and for her to cleanse the world ridding it of the current demon invasion, putting a stop to all of this, the host must pass on to another realm, that which is not of the living. Koenma in order for the world to be saved I have to die." She explained her voice was shaky as if she were going to cry but she held back the tears I thought would have fallen right now very well. I needless to say was quite shocked. How had I missed this? This simple fact that she would die? I felt so foolish and yet I felt so bad for not realizing it. I now wished that there was another way and secretly wished that the prophecy wasn't true. As I sat there and reflected it seemed that she couldn't hold the tears back anymore as she crashed into my arms burying her wet face into my shoulder. I just sat there a moment not quite realizing that she was there as I felt like I was frozen in the moment before. But then I took my arms and held her. Even if she wasn't going to live much longer the least I could do was comfort her and let her cry on my shoulder especially after I failed to see that small but very important piece of the prophecy. I felt horrible as if I had been broken in half.
Authoress' note: okay guys its now 5 of 2 am right now and I'm actually finding myself able to sleep. Even if its only 4 hours its 4 hours more then none so I'm happy. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review it helps a lot and really forms the story. I know a lot of authors don't update until they get a certain amount of reviews though it's a good way to get reviews I don't really agree with it so I won't do that to my readers. And thanks to all of you who are still ready, its greatly appreciated thanks! I'd put up a preview but I don't really know what's happening next so…..I can't really do that now can I? ~ReikaiPrincess
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho I only own the OCS in this story thanks.
The Wing Goddess Chapter 21
Kari's POV
I wiped the tears from my eyes my vision blurring and I picked my head up. It was late I needed sleep. Tomorrow was a big day even if I might not live to the end of it. I sighed heavily and stood up as I blinked a few times and stretched like a cat while yawning. I saw a figure in the distance just sitting there but I couldn't make the person out.
"Hello?" I called but I didn't get a response so I slowly walked over to the figure. There was a strange silence one that maybe could be described as split screen for the way that it seemed to have an effect.
"Excuse me-" I began to say but was then cut off by a voice I knew was familiar but couldn't place.
"Its only a prophecy you shouldn't let it bring you down." The voice said quickly and almost harshly but it had a hint of sincerity though very small and almost undetectable it was there.
" Well most of it has come true already" I replied a little solemnly
"So, you're letting it control you get a grip of yourself!" he exclaimed, whoever this was did it really bother them this much.
"You, how do you know so much about me? I've never met you yet I feel like I know you somehow. Why?" I ask walking around him. The darkness hides his face, and his normally glowing crimson eyes.
"Let's just say I've been watching over you." He answered
"So you're the one from the rooftop! Are you stalking me or something?!" I demanded out of instinct. Being stalked wasn't exactly my idea of anything amusing in fact it just creeped me out that someone would try and watch me every minute of my life doing anything at all.
"Yes and no. Keeping and eye on you is one thing stalking and invading your privacy is another, not that I would want to mind you." He said with a snort as if he were too good for me. I smirked as I glared at him an expression that read "I've caught you red handed I know exactly who you are now" was on my face.
"Well, well if it isn't the cold hearted Hiei. Who would've thought you'd be the one from the rooftop." I stated the same look and smirk on my face.
"Hn. What of it." he answered coldly.
"And you carried me back to my bed all of those nights?" I asked now circling him again as if I was the predator and he was my prey.
"Hn." Was all I got for a response.
"I didn't know you had it in you Hiei." I said smiling, I could tell this wasn't the most comfortable situation for him. He muttered something under his breath that I couldn't hear so I just dismissed it.
"Well if it makes you happy then I won't let this prophecy control me oh yeah and thanks for bringing me back all those nights I probably would've been screwed if you hadn't" I said with a laugh scratching the back of my head.
"Whatever ningen. Listen I've had enough of this your meaningless talk is giving me a headache. Do what you want with your last days. After all they are yours." He replied defiantly.
"Ok Hiei I'll be careful then!" I yelled knowing it would only aggravate him more and he disappeared with a blur of black and white, and then a swift unnatural breeze hit me.
"Thanks Hiei…. I needed that" I said to myself and headed in to get some rest.
Koenma's POV
I sighed as I walked around in my teenage form. I really didn't like this form much it took up all of my energy so whenever I changed back I just wanted to sleep or something. It was all coming to an end. I surveyed the damage that the first wave of Demons had caused. It wasn't catastrophic but it was sizable. The following would be worse if we didn't do anything about it. I frowned puzzled at how exactly we would end this. It wasn't something that could just be wished away and then poof it'd be gone.
'How do we get the spirit out of Kari?' I thought to myself.
"Man I wish they put this in the books somewhere!!!" I exclaimed in frustration.
"Oh well what could I do?" I said finally sighing. I had let Kari go and do some things on her own as she had begged and pleaded me to let her. I finally obliged providing that she either stay with Genkai, Keiko, one of the boys, or her own family during the night and she agreed with a quick nod before running off. I had wished Botan was here, knowing her she would have easily been able to find out where Kari was. The girls had this strange chain of information thing where one could be halfway across town and the other would know exactly what happened to them within 5 to 10 minutes. How they did it I didn't know, must be some superpower or something. I shrugged suddenly wanting to find Kari, or at least one of the girls so that they could tell me where she was. I decided to go to Yusuke's house, probably one of the only places that I could go without being thrown out by the parents. I walked a little, continuing to let my mind drift on various things but they always came back to her, they always came back to Kari. I was knocked out of my daze when I realized that I had made it to Yusuke's house and I gently rapped my knuckles on the door. I was greeted by a rather intoxicated mother or Yusuke who somehow managed to direct me to his bedroom where he was as she groped at me a bit. I gladly took salvation in his room shaking my head as to get the strange feeling off and looked at him. He was quiet his usual 'what do you want this time attitude' was easily seen being worn by him.
" Hey Yusuke." I said in a friendly way.
"What'd' a want?" He asked not even looking at me as if he were fed up with the world at the moment.
"Just saying hi and seeing how you're doing." I replied trying to make conversation.
"Yeah, yeah." He muttered
"How's everything with the attacks, is everyone okay?" I asked. He was silent for a moment and I felt a sudden tension break as if I had pulled a string or something. This sometimes happened but I had never found a way not to be shocked and surprised by it when it did.
"YOU KNOW ISN"T IT YOUR JOB TO KNOW?! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE TELLING ME IF THE DEFENSES ARE GOING GOOD, IF WE'RE DOING OKAY, IF WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB! YOU CAN BE SO CARELESS SOMETIMES! HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO THINK THAT-" he screamed he was really pissed off and I felt like I had been knocked over by just the force of his voice.
"Stopped to think that what?" I managed to ask feeling like a mouse next to a lion.
"Stopped to think that while you're sitting in your big chair in your big office that people are dying for you and they are doing their jobs dammit. So why don't you do yours for a change. You didn't come her for small talk I'm not stupid so stop covering it up with this bullshit now what do you want?" she replied his voice was still forceful and had a tone of anger to it but it was of lower volume. I was quiet not sure of what to say so I just let the silence hang there for a moment just to maybe ease the tension and give him a second to relax.
"I was looking for Kari, or one of the other girls." I said after that moment was over.
"She's not here. Check with Keiko you'll probably find her at her house with Botan or something Koenma…." He answered quietly and turned away lighting up a cigarette. Sure it was a bad habit but he couldn't help it plus if it relieved a little stress for him then I wasn't going to stop him.
"Thanks Yusuke." I said softly and left him to his own business as I excused myself out of the house managing to escape his Mother's pleads and pulls once again.
I put my hands in my pocket and walked towards Keiko's house. I ended up brooding most of the time on what Yusuke said back there. Maybe I did need to pay more attention and just be a little less gullible and naive for once. Yeah at least for now, I didn't want to be behind the yelling of Yusuke Urameshi again, not for a long time, it hurt my ears and made me brood too much. Way too much. I walked up to the door of Keiko's house and knocked. Keiko answered the door in a somewhat uncomfortable manner.
"Sorry to bother you Keiko but is Kari there?" I asked her.
"Uh sure hold on a minute while I get her for you." She replied and excused herself. I heard her call Kari's name to the upstairs and then I heard footsteps on the stairs.
"Yeah what is it?" I heard her ask Keiko
"Someone's here to see you." Keiko told her.
"Oh okay I'll try not to be long okay?" she told her friend
"Don't worry take your time. I shouldn't take up all of your time especially on a day like today." Keiko insisted and then left upstairs leaving me alone standing in the doorway as Kari came to see who it was.
"Oh….hi…I didn't expect to see you here." She said softly. We stood there for a moment feeling somewhat awkward.
"I wanted to see you." I answered
"Well do you want to come in? I'm sorry I left you standing there like that si…I mean Koenma." She replied correcting herself.
"How about we take a walk through the park?" I suggested. She nodded and went to grab a jacket.
"Keiko I'll be back in a bit don't worry I'll be okay!" she yelled up as she closed the door. We walked in silence for a while even after we reached the park. I noted the flowers something I wouldn't normally do as I was trying to find the right words to say.
"So you wanted to talk to me?" she asked me suddenly stopping both of us.
"Yeah I did… about this whole goddess thing actually." I answered quietly.
"Speaking of which.." she started but I cut her off,
"I was wondering…" I stopped realizing what I had done.
"Sorry you go first it was rude of me to interrupt." I apologized
"It's okay but why don't you finish." She responded
"No go ahead I don't mind" I insisted.
"Okay then but you might wanna sit down for this it's probably not a big deal to you or anything but I thought you might want to know." She started. This worried me a little. Was everything okay? Did something happen? These thoughts ran through my head circling me and trapping me with an empty feeling in my stomach. We found a tree to sit under. She took a second before she spoke.
"Koenma, if the prophecy is true, as it has been so far well I won't be here." She said. I was kind of confused at what she meant by that so I asked her just that.
"What do you mean "won't be here?"" I asked
"In order for the spirit of the wing goddess to be released and for her to cleanse the world ridding it of the current demon invasion, putting a stop to all of this, the host must pass on to another realm, that which is not of the living. Koenma in order for the world to be saved I have to die." She explained her voice was shaky as if she were going to cry but she held back the tears I thought would have fallen right now very well. I needless to say was quite shocked. How had I missed this? This simple fact that she would die? I felt so foolish and yet I felt so bad for not realizing it. I now wished that there was another way and secretly wished that the prophecy wasn't true. As I sat there and reflected it seemed that she couldn't hold the tears back anymore as she crashed into my arms burying her wet face into my shoulder. I just sat there a moment not quite realizing that she was there as I felt like I was frozen in the moment before. But then I took my arms and held her. Even if she wasn't going to live much longer the least I could do was comfort her and let her cry on my shoulder especially after I failed to see that small but very important piece of the prophecy. I felt horrible as if I had been broken in half.
Authoress' note: okay guys its now 5 of 2 am right now and I'm actually finding myself able to sleep. Even if its only 4 hours its 4 hours more then none so I'm happy. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review it helps a lot and really forms the story. I know a lot of authors don't update until they get a certain amount of reviews though it's a good way to get reviews I don't really agree with it so I won't do that to my readers. And thanks to all of you who are still ready, its greatly appreciated thanks! I'd put up a preview but I don't really know what's happening next so…..I can't really do that now can I? ~ReikaiPrincess