Me: TRACEY!!!
Tracey: Yo, I'm here.
Me: Did you buy a Barbie doll-house and put Hiei in it?
Tracey: grin Yep!
Me: Put him right, Tracey.
Tracey: whine WHY!?
Me: Because Hiei's going to kill the both of us and I don't desire to die by something the size of Kelley.
Kurama: Kelley?
Tracey: Barbie's baby sister.
Hiei: still chibi You are so going to die! The three of you!
Me: See?
Kurama: Why's he going to kill me?
Me: Because you told Tracey where he was hiding back in chapter three? Or was it chapter two?
Kurama: Like I know
Me: Well, let's get back to your chapter, Kurama, while Tracey corrects her little mistake.
Tracey: It wasn't a mistake. Hiei's cuter in chibi form.
Me: slightly angry Just fix it.
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"Kurama-san! Kurama-san!" Teishai whispered, shaking him anxiously.
"What is it, Teishai?"
"Big people outside. No like. Look mean and nasty," she whimpered.
He was startled. Teishai had good judgement, but it was the middle of the night and it very well might be Kuroune with one of his usual stunts.
"They took Jenisha. Please, Kurama-san. We have to get her back."
He looked over to Jenisha's pallet and saw the truth of Teishai's words. "Teishai, go to your Secret Area. I'll get Jenisha back."
"Pinkie promise?"
He held out his pinkie and her chubby one circled it. "Pinkie promise. Here. You know what to do with this." She took the seed that he gave her and moved to leave. "I love you, little one."
"Love you, too, Kurama-san." She then moved to the farthest exit of the den and left.
The bully-boys had invaded his den and tried to kidnap Jenisha. He smiled at the thought of a mere child over-powering several full-grown demons. But Jenisha had.
He came to the second clearing, fully expecting to have to rescue Jenisha. However, she was sitting calmly on a tree stump, five frozen demons around her.
"Mean people. Tried to hurt me. I make popsicles," she said simplistically, shrugging.
"Good job, Jenisha. Now, I sent Teishai to the Secret Area. Can you get there?" "
Teishai can't leave 'til you come."
He nodded, pleased. Both girls had remembered his procedure for if something like this should happen.
"Good. Go back to the den. Freeze over the hole. You'll know when I return."
KURAMA-SAN! Teishai screamed telepathically. HELP! MEAN PEOPLE AT SECRET AREA!!!
"Go to the den, Jenisha!" he said, running off. She joined his stride, gliding above the ground.
"Teishai needs me."
They reached the Secret Area. Teishai was covered in blood and gore, miniature Rose Whip in hand. He picked her up, heedless of the mess, and she began to sob. "Are you hurt?" he asked softly.
"Right arm hurt. Tripped and fell. Tripped over tails," she hiccupped.
He looked at the awkward angle of her right limb. "It's broken, Teishai. Come, I'll fix it."
Jenisha raised an eyebrow and looked murderous. "Where're the bad people? I'm gonna freeze 'em!" she vowed fiercely.
"Kurama-san," Teishai whispered. "I used the Whip. They bled when I hit them. Why?"
"You'll understand when you're older."
She nodded. "I called for you, but you didn't come!"
He was stung by the accusation in her tone. "I came as quickly as I could, little love," he assured. "This won't happen again." She curled against him and nodded. "Let's go back to the den, girls."
He kept Teishai especially close for the rest of the night and the next week. Jenisha recovered quickly from the fruitless attack, having not seen actual bloodshed.
He now understood the true definition of helplessness as Teishai began to whimper fear from her nightmares again, the sixth night in a row. He rocked her gently, whispering reassuring statements to her.
She stopped whimpering and opened her eyes. "Bad dreams come again."
"I know, Teishai." Helplessness was being unable to stop these nightmares from their continued assault on her.
"Don't let go," she pleaded, snuggling closer.
"I won't." Her eyes met his and the trust in them was implicit. She didn't smile, but buried her head in his neck and drifted back to sleep.
The room was pitch black, but he didn't really mind. Teishai, his little baby kitsune, had been returned to him.
He sighed heavily, remembering how she had been taken from him originally and the unhappiness that it had caused him. She squirmed and he closed his eyes.
So long ago, during his time with Teishai and Jenisha, he had been unbelievably happy. Not too long after the incident with the invaders, they had been kidnapped. Then, he had turned back to thievery, thinking the two dead from their kidnappers.
Now, both were back.
Kami-sama, what do I do now?