Disclaimer: Did I say this in the last chappie?? I don't
remember.......oro...@.@.......
If I didn't say it last chapter, here it is (a few times):
Kita doesn't own yuyu. Never have, most likely never will. (this applies to Kurama, Hiei, Yusuke and Genkai as well. Considering they are PART of yuyu that would be sort of impossible, don't ya think?)
::sighs:: Don't own it, in case you didn't get that.
Oh, wait! I actually DO own the uncut episodes 54-56 (Kurama vs. Karasu in the Dark Tournament) on DVD and Volume 3 of the yuyu manga (that's the one where Kura- and Hi-kun appear for the first time ~-^)!! And guess what?
Minna-san: What?
Kita: It only cost me about $34 altogether lol!! ^-^;;;;;;
ano.........heh heh heh........-.-;;;;;....yes, I know......I can be SUCH a baka lol.
That it, though . . . don't own the characters or ideas . . .
u.u...I'm not the genius who came up with them........Yoshihiro Togashi is.........::sigh::
Ok, well, hey, minna-san. ^-^;;;
Felt like writing for this fic today, so lucky you, all of the three people that are reading this lol.
If anyone ELSE besides Tesu-san, Curry-san and Moose-chan are reading this, please review so I can thank you in these author intro-things that I do.
So thanks to Moose-chan for reviewing chappie number three . . . Tesu and Curry probably didn't get to read it yet lol. They most likely have social lives, unlike me -.-;; lol =^-^=
And now, without further inane babbling on my part, 'Henka: Switch' continues. ^-^;;
Btw: This chapter starts out in Yusuke's POV ~-^
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Geez. Hiei was really fast. I ran with as much speed I could muster to the old woman's temple, only to find that I had misjudged and overrun. I quickly retraced my steps . . . 'quickly' being the operative word because I was at her front door in less than ten seconds . . . heh. I wasn't used to being this fast ALL the time . . . yeah, in the heat of battle maybe, but most definitely NOT everyday. It was actually kinda cool . . . but I still missed being in MY body. I hadn't noticed I had been standing there for some time until I heard the old hag's voice come shouting at me from behind the door.
"Dimwit! How long are you going to stand there like an idiot? At least KNOCK, for kami's sake." Her words spurred me into action. In an instant I was inside the temple and behind her, not exactly sure how I got there . . . and started yelling.
"YO!! GRANDMA!!! Do you HAVE to insult me EVERY time I come here!?!?" She stood, turned to face me, then chuckled . . . and I blinked. Her eyes were just a few inches below mine and a little smug smile was playing on her face.
"Well, dimwit, it seems you've gotten yourself into an interesting situation. Care to explain?" I blew up again.
"IF I KNEW HOW THE HECK I GOT INTO THIS MESS, DO YOU THINK I WOULD BE HERE?!?!"
"Could you just shut up." A quiet voice cut in. We both looked over to the doorway, only to see . . . me . . . whoa . . . that's freaky . . .
Geez, I could never get used to Hiei in MY body. My brown eyes were narrowed into a permanent annoyed stare, and they conveyed no emotion, just years of experience in the art of battle . . . I shivered involuntarily, which caused the glare to darken.
"You could at least learn to control your emotions, detective. It's sickening to watch." I thought of responding just as arrogantly, but decided against it. The two of us didn't need to be fighting right now . . . then I laughed a bit at how mature I just sounded.
Oh, boy.
Was that a mistake.
I could practically SEE the murder in Hiei's stare as I laughed. His glare succeeded as I slowly realized the danger I was in and stopped. Then I looked at him in annoyance.
"Geez, man, you have GOT to lighten up."
"Hn." He said, walking towards us, eyes leaving mine as he spoke to Genkai.
"Onna. Do you know anything about this." She thought for a moment, taking in the two of us, then shook her head.
"I believe I might have heard of this . . . but . . . I'd have to check my records. If you're willing to wait, I'll be back in a moment." She disappeared into one of the halls leading away from the main room. Hiei sat down, arms folded and legs crossed, against a wall. I followed suit, but leaned against the sturdy wood instead. There was a long silence . . .
"Detective." I heard him say . . . hm . . . did my voice sound THAT weird?
"What is it?" I replied, Hiei's voice slightly distorted now that I was speaking it (a.n./ you know, how your voice never sounds the same to YOUR ears as it does to everyone else's??? YA KNOW???..........^-^;;;;; gomen, on with the fic lol ;;;;;;)
"What can you do."
". . . ano . . . what do you mean?" He cast me an annoyed glance, the change in light showing on my greased-back hair.
"What POWERS, baka." I rubbed my hand on the back of my neck, embarrassed.
"Oh . . . I dunno."
"Hn." He said as he looked back down. "Baka ningen." I laughed aloud and he glared at me again.
"What's so funny, ningen."
"Well—"I said while still chuckling. "It seems YOU are the human. I'M the only short three-eyed youkai around here now." I continued to laugh, then heard a growl from beside me.
"Shut up, detective."
". . . I don't think so, no."
"What was that, ningen." He asked in a dangerous voice. I replied just as arrogantly.
"You heard me, Hiei . . ."
~*~_Kurama's POV_~*~
I raced from Kuwabara's house up to the temple, mentally cursing myself for not seeing Hiei's attack coming . . . it had been too fast to register, yes, but still . . . I should have known he'd do something like that . . . I reached the top of the stone steps, breathing hard. I waited a moment to regain my composure, then approached the front door. I noticed as I got closer that it was slightly ajar, and then . . . I realized that there were sounds coming from inside . . .
I cautiously walked in to find a very odd scene. Yusuke and Hiei were darting around, the short little Jaganshi resorting to fist-fighting, while the taller one had somehow regained his katana. They were locked in a very intense battle, and both sustained many injuries. I called out, cursing my voice for being so naturally soft.
"Hiei! Yusuke! Stop this at once!" The brown eyes of my fighting partner flickered to me for an instant . . . before flashing coldly and going back to following the movements of his enemy.
~Stay out of this, kitsune.~ I heard in my head. I frowned. There was no way I was going to lose my two friends simply because they had decided to act like children. I took a seed out from my hair, sending my ki into it and throwing it quickly on the ground between the two combatants. It rooted into the polished wood floor, then sprouted instantly, catching them in its vine-like branches and drawing them away from each other. I heard a cry of frustration from the reikai tantei, who turned brown eyes full of anger on me.
~KITSUNE!!!!!~
"Kurama!" I heard in Hiei's low voice, and saw that the human-turned- demon looked very relieved. "Thanks! I couldn't stop him . . ." I acknowledged his gratitude with a smile, then strode forward, careful to keep out of slashing distance from the katana firmly clutched in the black- haired human's hand. I concentrated a bit, while locking gazes with him. During the time that I had his attention diverted, a few of the vines reached out and stole away his sword, keeping it out of his arms reach. He growled at me.
~You'll pay for this, fox . . .~ I sighed, then turned to the hot little fire demon.
"Are you alright, Yusuke?" He nodded from his imprisoning perch.
"Yeah . . . thanks again, Kurama." Well . . . he didn't SEEM to be lying about the fight . . .
The vines wrapped around the short Jaganshi's body loosened, allowing Yusuke to drop free. He looked up at me with that beautiful crimson stare, now looking slightly surprised as I smiled warmly at him.
"It was no problem, H—" I caught myself in the nick of time, and finished the statement, firmly correcting name. "—Yusuke." He nodded, and I heard a low growl through telepathy.
~Well, Kurama.~ I turned to look at him. I felt could feel Yusuke's ki moving farther away, probably off to the other rooms to look for Genkai.
~Well what, Hiei?~ His eyes flashed.
~Let me down.~ I shook my head, hiding my sadness with a smile as I met his uncharacteristically brown gaze again.
~No, I think not. You'll just end up trying to kill him again.~ He 'hn'ed and looked away, muttering in his mind.
~Baka kitsune . . .~
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The next few hours were, thankfully, very uneventful . . . of course, the thing most likely contributing to the peace may have been that Yusuke hadn't returned after disappearing to find Genkai . . . then suddenly Hiei broke the silence.
~What are you thinking about, fox.~ I shook myself out of my thoughts and smiled cheerfully at the irate little youkai stuck in ningen form . . . who was, by the way, still imprisoned by my vines.
~Oh, nothing really, Hiei. Just musing.~
~Hn! Baka fox . . . if I were still in my body I could—~ His eyes widened as he realized he had just admitted the last part through telepathy. He looked away from my gaze as I stood up and walked over to him. He kept his eyes firmly away from mine, so I reached up and grasped his chin with my hand, forcing him to face me. The brown eyes forcibly locked on me again, all emotions carefully concealed.
~Hiei . . . I know this can't be fun for you.~ He scoffed, but still kept his gaze veiled.
~Hn. What makes you think that, kitsune.~ He said, the mental voice dripping with sarcasm. I smiled sadly at the hostile tone, feeling my eyes begin to moisten at his harshness, which covered the deep pain he was feeling.
~What's wrong, fox.~ I shook my head and turned away, my hand falling from his face. A face that wasn't even his . . .
~Nothing, Hiei. I'm just . . . stressed, I suppose . . .~ I responded, rubbing my temples tiredly.
~Hn! I'm surprised at you, kitsune. You should be able to hide your emotions as well as I can.~ He said, his tone losing its sharpness as he went on. ~You've gotten soft, fox.~ I turned back to face him sideways, finding that Yusuke's face had become much gentler, though still holding the undercurrents of Hiei's personality. I walked closer to him, and the mask was raised again as I laid a hand on his cheek. I ignored the fact that this was Yusuke's body . . . Hiei was still Hiei. I smiled softly.
~You think so, Hiei?~ He scoffed, but only averted his gaze, and didn't pull away from my hand.
~Hn . . . baka kitsune . . . ~ Then I felt Yusuke's ki coming closer, and dropped my hand quickly, returning to my original position; leaning against the wall on the other side of the room. Surprisingly enough, it was Genkai who appeared from the hall first, Yusuke trailing behind her. I chuckled at the sight of the short half-koorime holding a huge stack of books. The elderly psychic glanced at me, then looked straight at Hiei.
"I believe we may have found something concerning this type of situation. Kurama, if you wouldn't mind?" I nodded, and released the youkai- turned-teen from my vines. He landed neatly on the floor, and we both walked over to the master of the spirit wave. She sat, and the three of us followed suit. Yusuke handed the large book over with a certain amount of difficulty, and I couldn't help but chuckle at his antics. Genkai flipped through the book, eventually finding the page.
"Ah, here we are . . . demon curses . . . let's see now . . . 'henka' . . . a curse where two spirits are switched, this spell requires spirit energy to be handled with a certain degree of power and skill for it to become irreversible . . . otherwise the two spirits will slowly drift back to their original forms—"
"Well that's great!" Yusuke exclaimed. "That youkai-witch didn't seem too—"But Genkai held up a hand, interrupting him as she continued to read.
". . . however, the rate of drifting depends on the nature of the spirit energy of the spell-caster and the individuals. This curse has been known to last anywhere from one week to one year, and, in a few instances, has remained permanent under seemingly hopeful circumstances."
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
". . . k'so." Yusuke cursed softly in the youkai's low voice, breaking the uncomfortable silence that had surrounded the four of us . . .
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Don't know when the next update will be, it may be up anywhere from one week to one year . . . .
0.0;;;
Anyone else have deja vu? lol
Will update when I get time to and get inspired, though . . . . .
And now for a little poem I came up with ^-^
To review is good,
Be it nice or bad,
Though if you don't,
I'll be all sad.
T.T..... (a trail of tears)
Please review, minna-san! (lol ^-^;;)
Ja ne! ^-^
- Kita out
If I didn't say it last chapter, here it is (a few times):
Kita doesn't own yuyu. Never have, most likely never will. (this applies to Kurama, Hiei, Yusuke and Genkai as well. Considering they are PART of yuyu that would be sort of impossible, don't ya think?)
::sighs:: Don't own it, in case you didn't get that.
Oh, wait! I actually DO own the uncut episodes 54-56 (Kurama vs. Karasu in the Dark Tournament) on DVD and Volume 3 of the yuyu manga (that's the one where Kura- and Hi-kun appear for the first time ~-^)!! And guess what?
Minna-san: What?
Kita: It only cost me about $34 altogether lol!! ^-^;;;;;;
ano.........heh heh heh........-.-;;;;;....yes, I know......I can be SUCH a baka lol.
That it, though . . . don't own the characters or ideas . . .
u.u...I'm not the genius who came up with them........Yoshihiro Togashi is.........::sigh::
Ok, well, hey, minna-san. ^-^;;;
Felt like writing for this fic today, so lucky you, all of the three people that are reading this lol.
If anyone ELSE besides Tesu-san, Curry-san and Moose-chan are reading this, please review so I can thank you in these author intro-things that I do.
So thanks to Moose-chan for reviewing chappie number three . . . Tesu and Curry probably didn't get to read it yet lol. They most likely have social lives, unlike me -.-;; lol =^-^=
And now, without further inane babbling on my part, 'Henka: Switch' continues. ^-^;;
Btw: This chapter starts out in Yusuke's POV ~-^
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Geez. Hiei was really fast. I ran with as much speed I could muster to the old woman's temple, only to find that I had misjudged and overrun. I quickly retraced my steps . . . 'quickly' being the operative word because I was at her front door in less than ten seconds . . . heh. I wasn't used to being this fast ALL the time . . . yeah, in the heat of battle maybe, but most definitely NOT everyday. It was actually kinda cool . . . but I still missed being in MY body. I hadn't noticed I had been standing there for some time until I heard the old hag's voice come shouting at me from behind the door.
"Dimwit! How long are you going to stand there like an idiot? At least KNOCK, for kami's sake." Her words spurred me into action. In an instant I was inside the temple and behind her, not exactly sure how I got there . . . and started yelling.
"YO!! GRANDMA!!! Do you HAVE to insult me EVERY time I come here!?!?" She stood, turned to face me, then chuckled . . . and I blinked. Her eyes were just a few inches below mine and a little smug smile was playing on her face.
"Well, dimwit, it seems you've gotten yourself into an interesting situation. Care to explain?" I blew up again.
"IF I KNEW HOW THE HECK I GOT INTO THIS MESS, DO YOU THINK I WOULD BE HERE?!?!"
"Could you just shut up." A quiet voice cut in. We both looked over to the doorway, only to see . . . me . . . whoa . . . that's freaky . . .
Geez, I could never get used to Hiei in MY body. My brown eyes were narrowed into a permanent annoyed stare, and they conveyed no emotion, just years of experience in the art of battle . . . I shivered involuntarily, which caused the glare to darken.
"You could at least learn to control your emotions, detective. It's sickening to watch." I thought of responding just as arrogantly, but decided against it. The two of us didn't need to be fighting right now . . . then I laughed a bit at how mature I just sounded.
Oh, boy.
Was that a mistake.
I could practically SEE the murder in Hiei's stare as I laughed. His glare succeeded as I slowly realized the danger I was in and stopped. Then I looked at him in annoyance.
"Geez, man, you have GOT to lighten up."
"Hn." He said, walking towards us, eyes leaving mine as he spoke to Genkai.
"Onna. Do you know anything about this." She thought for a moment, taking in the two of us, then shook her head.
"I believe I might have heard of this . . . but . . . I'd have to check my records. If you're willing to wait, I'll be back in a moment." She disappeared into one of the halls leading away from the main room. Hiei sat down, arms folded and legs crossed, against a wall. I followed suit, but leaned against the sturdy wood instead. There was a long silence . . .
"Detective." I heard him say . . . hm . . . did my voice sound THAT weird?
"What is it?" I replied, Hiei's voice slightly distorted now that I was speaking it (a.n./ you know, how your voice never sounds the same to YOUR ears as it does to everyone else's??? YA KNOW???..........^-^;;;;; gomen, on with the fic lol ;;;;;;)
"What can you do."
". . . ano . . . what do you mean?" He cast me an annoyed glance, the change in light showing on my greased-back hair.
"What POWERS, baka." I rubbed my hand on the back of my neck, embarrassed.
"Oh . . . I dunno."
"Hn." He said as he looked back down. "Baka ningen." I laughed aloud and he glared at me again.
"What's so funny, ningen."
"Well—"I said while still chuckling. "It seems YOU are the human. I'M the only short three-eyed youkai around here now." I continued to laugh, then heard a growl from beside me.
"Shut up, detective."
". . . I don't think so, no."
"What was that, ningen." He asked in a dangerous voice. I replied just as arrogantly.
"You heard me, Hiei . . ."
~*~_Kurama's POV_~*~
I raced from Kuwabara's house up to the temple, mentally cursing myself for not seeing Hiei's attack coming . . . it had been too fast to register, yes, but still . . . I should have known he'd do something like that . . . I reached the top of the stone steps, breathing hard. I waited a moment to regain my composure, then approached the front door. I noticed as I got closer that it was slightly ajar, and then . . . I realized that there were sounds coming from inside . . .
I cautiously walked in to find a very odd scene. Yusuke and Hiei were darting around, the short little Jaganshi resorting to fist-fighting, while the taller one had somehow regained his katana. They were locked in a very intense battle, and both sustained many injuries. I called out, cursing my voice for being so naturally soft.
"Hiei! Yusuke! Stop this at once!" The brown eyes of my fighting partner flickered to me for an instant . . . before flashing coldly and going back to following the movements of his enemy.
~Stay out of this, kitsune.~ I heard in my head. I frowned. There was no way I was going to lose my two friends simply because they had decided to act like children. I took a seed out from my hair, sending my ki into it and throwing it quickly on the ground between the two combatants. It rooted into the polished wood floor, then sprouted instantly, catching them in its vine-like branches and drawing them away from each other. I heard a cry of frustration from the reikai tantei, who turned brown eyes full of anger on me.
~KITSUNE!!!!!~
"Kurama!" I heard in Hiei's low voice, and saw that the human-turned- demon looked very relieved. "Thanks! I couldn't stop him . . ." I acknowledged his gratitude with a smile, then strode forward, careful to keep out of slashing distance from the katana firmly clutched in the black- haired human's hand. I concentrated a bit, while locking gazes with him. During the time that I had his attention diverted, a few of the vines reached out and stole away his sword, keeping it out of his arms reach. He growled at me.
~You'll pay for this, fox . . .~ I sighed, then turned to the hot little fire demon.
"Are you alright, Yusuke?" He nodded from his imprisoning perch.
"Yeah . . . thanks again, Kurama." Well . . . he didn't SEEM to be lying about the fight . . .
The vines wrapped around the short Jaganshi's body loosened, allowing Yusuke to drop free. He looked up at me with that beautiful crimson stare, now looking slightly surprised as I smiled warmly at him.
"It was no problem, H—" I caught myself in the nick of time, and finished the statement, firmly correcting name. "—Yusuke." He nodded, and I heard a low growl through telepathy.
~Well, Kurama.~ I turned to look at him. I felt could feel Yusuke's ki moving farther away, probably off to the other rooms to look for Genkai.
~Well what, Hiei?~ His eyes flashed.
~Let me down.~ I shook my head, hiding my sadness with a smile as I met his uncharacteristically brown gaze again.
~No, I think not. You'll just end up trying to kill him again.~ He 'hn'ed and looked away, muttering in his mind.
~Baka kitsune . . .~
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The next few hours were, thankfully, very uneventful . . . of course, the thing most likely contributing to the peace may have been that Yusuke hadn't returned after disappearing to find Genkai . . . then suddenly Hiei broke the silence.
~What are you thinking about, fox.~ I shook myself out of my thoughts and smiled cheerfully at the irate little youkai stuck in ningen form . . . who was, by the way, still imprisoned by my vines.
~Oh, nothing really, Hiei. Just musing.~
~Hn! Baka fox . . . if I were still in my body I could—~ His eyes widened as he realized he had just admitted the last part through telepathy. He looked away from my gaze as I stood up and walked over to him. He kept his eyes firmly away from mine, so I reached up and grasped his chin with my hand, forcing him to face me. The brown eyes forcibly locked on me again, all emotions carefully concealed.
~Hiei . . . I know this can't be fun for you.~ He scoffed, but still kept his gaze veiled.
~Hn. What makes you think that, kitsune.~ He said, the mental voice dripping with sarcasm. I smiled sadly at the hostile tone, feeling my eyes begin to moisten at his harshness, which covered the deep pain he was feeling.
~What's wrong, fox.~ I shook my head and turned away, my hand falling from his face. A face that wasn't even his . . .
~Nothing, Hiei. I'm just . . . stressed, I suppose . . .~ I responded, rubbing my temples tiredly.
~Hn! I'm surprised at you, kitsune. You should be able to hide your emotions as well as I can.~ He said, his tone losing its sharpness as he went on. ~You've gotten soft, fox.~ I turned back to face him sideways, finding that Yusuke's face had become much gentler, though still holding the undercurrents of Hiei's personality. I walked closer to him, and the mask was raised again as I laid a hand on his cheek. I ignored the fact that this was Yusuke's body . . . Hiei was still Hiei. I smiled softly.
~You think so, Hiei?~ He scoffed, but only averted his gaze, and didn't pull away from my hand.
~Hn . . . baka kitsune . . . ~ Then I felt Yusuke's ki coming closer, and dropped my hand quickly, returning to my original position; leaning against the wall on the other side of the room. Surprisingly enough, it was Genkai who appeared from the hall first, Yusuke trailing behind her. I chuckled at the sight of the short half-koorime holding a huge stack of books. The elderly psychic glanced at me, then looked straight at Hiei.
"I believe we may have found something concerning this type of situation. Kurama, if you wouldn't mind?" I nodded, and released the youkai- turned-teen from my vines. He landed neatly on the floor, and we both walked over to the master of the spirit wave. She sat, and the three of us followed suit. Yusuke handed the large book over with a certain amount of difficulty, and I couldn't help but chuckle at his antics. Genkai flipped through the book, eventually finding the page.
"Ah, here we are . . . demon curses . . . let's see now . . . 'henka' . . . a curse where two spirits are switched, this spell requires spirit energy to be handled with a certain degree of power and skill for it to become irreversible . . . otherwise the two spirits will slowly drift back to their original forms—"
"Well that's great!" Yusuke exclaimed. "That youkai-witch didn't seem too—"But Genkai held up a hand, interrupting him as she continued to read.
". . . however, the rate of drifting depends on the nature of the spirit energy of the spell-caster and the individuals. This curse has been known to last anywhere from one week to one year, and, in a few instances, has remained permanent under seemingly hopeful circumstances."
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
". . . k'so." Yusuke cursed softly in the youkai's low voice, breaking the uncomfortable silence that had surrounded the four of us . . .
*~*~*~*~*~*
Don't know when the next update will be, it may be up anywhere from one week to one year . . . .
0.0;;;
Anyone else have deja vu? lol
Will update when I get time to and get inspired, though . . . . .
And now for a little poem I came up with ^-^
To review is good,
Be it nice or bad,
Though if you don't,
I'll be all sad.
T.T..... (a trail of tears)
Please review, minna-san! (lol ^-^;;)
Ja ne! ^-^
- Kita out