Last chappie of Henka coming up . . .
Thanks to all my patient readers and reviewers =n.n=
Now on to the last chapter n.n
- . . . - Yusuke's POV - . . . –
Ugh . . . I had to . . . stop the bleeding . . . SOMEHOW . . .
I KNEW I wasn't dead.
Been there, done that . . . it was painless.
But now . . . my blood was flowing out of me, and I realized why people were afraid of death . . . it wasn't the actual event they feared . . . but more like . . . the PAIN . . .
If I concentrated, I could see Kurama kneeling at the entrance, Hiei safely enfolded in his arms, and I smiled to myself, letting my head fall back and closing my eyes.
At least someone's happy . . .
. . . . then I frowned, my eyes still closed.
There were footsteps coming from one of the passages deep in the dark stone room . . .
. . . who could . . . ?
Either it was the witch's guards, or . . . my hearing sharpened as they came closer . . . it sounded like . . . shoes . . .
Then it hit me.
Kuwabara!
- . . . - Kuwabara's POV - . . . -
I ran, as fast as I could.
After Yusuke and Kurama left me behind, I had to figure my way to the witch's room by myself . . . I huffed at them.
What a TEAM, thinking they could leave me behind while they went to rescue Urameshi . . . I came to a divider . . . and took the way I sensed had less 'ningen wards' . . . or whatever they're called . . .
And burst into the room.
Lying in a pool of blood, was Urameshi . . . oh, kami . . . I thought . . . what'll Kurama do?
I VIVIDLY remembered everything . . . the hand-holding . . . the whispering . . . the . . . the KISS . . . I shook my head and looked around, finding the redhead kneeling in front of the doors, Hiei safely tucked into his embr—WAIT A MINUTE!!!
NOW WAS NOT THE TIME TO BE WORRYING ABOUT THAT!!!
I rushed over to my friend; focusing my ki and transferring it into his body, praying to kami that I hadn't been too late. I was dizzy now, but refused to allow myself to fall forward, until I knew he was still alive. But my body wouldn't obey me, and I fell . . . into darkness . . .
- . . . – Hiei's POV - . . . –
Hn . . . baka ningen. As soon as I felt the change in the energy atmosphere of the room, I turned sideways in Kurama's arms . . . to see the baka carrot-top transferring his energy to Yusuke . . . hn . . . well, another body to carry back (a.n./ 'wink' n.n sound familiar? n.n;;;;) . . . but deep down, I was thankful . . . that, despite his sacrificial act, he WOULDN'T die . . . Kurama leaned down to whisper in my ear . . .
"Should we leave, then, koi?" I nodded, but buried my face in his shirt once more . . .
". . . in a moment . . . Kurama . . ." I said firmly . . .
- . . . – Kurama's POV - . . . -
We got Yusuke back safely, as well as Kuwabara . . . inwardly, I was worried about Hiei . . . Yusuke HAD fallen on him . . . well . . . I suppose if you wanted to result in a confusing state of affairs, the more valid argument would be that HIEI fell on YUSUKE . . . but at the time my koi was in the detective's body so ACTUALLY . . . I shook my head.
It was just too much to think about now . . . all that mattered . . . I cast a look up ahead, to take in the short Jaganshi supporting Kuwabara on his back in front of me . . .
. . . all that mattered . . . was that things were back to normal . . . FINALLY . . .
- . . . – Yusuke's POV - . . . –
I woke up, looking around my room . . . my room?!?
Oh, must not have died, then . . .
Just like last time, Kuwabara was there; only . . . he was leaning against the wall . . .
"So you're alive, eh Urameshi?" I smirked, sitting up.
"Of COURSE. I wouldn't die from such a trifle, Kuwabara." I scoffed good-naturedly. He shook his head, then opened the door. In walked Keiko, who looked pretty ticked off about . . . SOMETHING . . . she folded her arms in front of her.
"WELL." She said, anger VERY clear in her voice. I blankly looked from my fellow tantei, to the annoyed girl, and back again. He narrowed his eyes, bending down to me.
"I felt it was my DUTY as an honorable man to tell Keiko that her BOYFRIEND was cheating on her." He said; with no small amount of anger himself.
"What do you have to say for yourself, Yusuke?" Keiko added, sounding angrier by the minute. I put a hand behind my head, rubbing my neck as my cheeks began to burn at the memory . . .
(::flashback::)
Hiei (still wearing MY body) pulled Kurama into a deep kiss . . . until he broke away, and the two lovers whispered something to each other. Hiei hugged the redhead tightly, then turned to Kuwabara.
"Oi! Which path leads to the witch's power." Startled out of his half- shocked-half-disgusted state, the carrot-top glanced at the doors, then mumbled out an answer, trying not to look at their hands linked in a light grasp . . .
"T—the left one . . ."
"Alright then." (My) brown eyes turned back to the kitsune. "Get out of here, Kurama. We'll make sure no one follows you from THIS path." After a moment the youko then set his jaw, resolved.
"Hai. Let's go, Hiei!" He called, remembering to 'play the act' and pretend as though everything was normal, and this was just another case . . .
(::end flashback::)
I groaned, putting my hand up to my forehead, hiding my face from the view of those who were scrutinizing me.
"Yusuke." Keiko said sharply, and I looked up. Her eyes seemed to soften as she sat on the bed, whispering to me, her eyes searching for something . . .
"Tell us what happened."
(a.n./ you remember when Keiko realized Hiei was most definitely NOT Yusuke? And he admitted it? n.n; well, this is where that conversation comes into play =n.n= jus to let you know, minna! 'wink' n.n;)
- . . . – Hiei's POV - . . . -
My fox and I were . . . quite busy . . . when the doorbell rang. He hurriedly threw on a shirt, and I returned to my place on the window sill, staring out at the world with seeming indifference. When I sensed Yusuke's ki downstairs, I flitted to the entrance hall, hiding myself in the shadows, unnoticed . . .
- . . . – Kurama's POV - . . . -
I took in the threesome on my doorstep with no small amount of confusion.
"Yusuke . . . ?" I questioned, my eyes drifting over Keiko to his right and Kuwabara on his left. He shrugged, looking somewhat embarrassed.
"You mind if we come in, Kura?" I nodded, and they stepped in the door one by one, discarding their shoes before following me into the living room . . . I felt Hiei's energy move from the hall to a shady spot behind my seat. Somehow, it made me feel . . . calmer . . . knowing he was there . . .
"Okay, Kurama." Kuwabara began. "Spill." I blinked my eyes in confusion. What were they talking about? Now Keiko leaned forward, her eyes not QUITE pleading with me.
"Yusuke told us . . . "She glanced at him carefully before returning her gaze to me. "That Hiei and him were switched for the past few days . . ." My heartrate increased . . . it was meant to be kept a secret! . . . I sighed inwardly . . .
"Now we OBVIOUSLY don't believe that—"Kuwabara put in, puffing out his chest. I heard a soft snort from behind me, and smiled slightly. Keiko nodded a bit, continuing.
"Yes, well . . . we don't believe that, only coming from him. So he said we should come here and ask YOU to see . . . if he's telling the truth or not . . ." My brow furrowed.
"'Ask me?'" I cast a suspicious glance over to Yusuke and he laughed nervously.
"Yeah, well, ah . . . about that, Kura . . ."
"Urameshi told us you and Hiei are a couple." Kuwabara said bluntly. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks, but the carrot-top continued . . .
"Now I know you guys aren't 'that way', but Urameshi insisted that if we came and asked you that we'd believe—huh? Hey, Kura, you okay? Your face is all pink and stuff . . ." This caused me to blush to an even darker shade. Keiko looked from me to Yusuke, and then asked softly.
"So . . . ARE you guys a couple, then?" My eyes flitted from Keiko to Yusuke. He looked REALLY embarrassed now . . . and . . . he HAD been very understanding about the entire thing up to now . . . so . . . I SUPPOSE he deserved to have the favor returned . . . I opened my mouth to answer, but Hiei suddenly appeared in front of me in an instant.
"Yes." He said sharply. "We are. Do you have a problem with that." His glare was directed at Kuwabara . . . mostly . . . the carrot-top's jaw dropped to the floor, and Keiko put a hand to cover her mouth in surprise. Yusuke punched the air.
"YES!! I TOLD you guys!! Hiei was SWITCHED with me, so THAT'S why it looked like I was kissing Kurama back there, Kuwabara!!" He shouted triumphantly in the carrot-top's ear. I watched, amused as the scene folded out to have the two boys yelling at one another over the 'minor details' . . .
"YEAH, WELL ANYONE COULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY YOU!! I MEAN HOW MANY WITCH-DEMONS CAST A CURSE LIKE THAT, URAMESHI!?!?!"
"OH, YEAH KEEP SAYIN' THAT!! YOU JUST DON'T WANNA ADMIT YOU WERE COMPLETELY OFF-BASE THERE, KUWABARA!!!"
"HEY!!! I KNOW WHAT I SAW!! IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOU GUYS DIDN'T TRUST ME ENOUGH TO LET ME IN ON THE LITTLE 'SECRET'!!! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!? I'M A MEMBER OF THIS TEAM, TOO, YOU KNOW!!!"
"HIEI DIDN'T WANT TO TELL YOU!!! KOENMA SAID TO LET YOU GO BECAUSE YOU'D END UP FINDING OUT ANYWAY, AND GEEZ, FOR ONCE TODDLER-BREATH WAS RIGHT!!!"
Keiko shook her head as they continued to pelt each other with insults, then turned to me, bowing.
"Gomen nasai, for bothering you, Kurama-san." She said shyly, glancing at Hiei, who scoffed, folding his arms and looking away condescendingly. "We just didn't know . . . whether Yusuke was telling the truth or not . . . I'm sorry . . . "I placed a hand on her shoulder, and she looked up at me. I smiled with sincerity.
"Don't worry about it, Keiko-chan. I'm sure it would have come out sooner or later." She pinked, then nodded, and I helped her push the boys out the door.
"Ja ne, Kurama!" She called over her two friends' bickering. I waved back at her retreating figure.
"Ja!"
I walked back inside, closing the door before turning back around, then was suddenly pounced on by a very energetic fire demon.
I looked up to see Hiei sitting squarely on my waist, arms folded over his chest, and he leaned in to talk.
"Well, they know now, fox." I nodded, reaching up to take one of his hands in my own.
"Hai . . ." I agreed, bringing his hand to my lips and licking the tips of his fingers. I felt more than saw the tingle travel up his arm and he leaned down more, until he was practically lying on me . . .
"So what should we do now, kitsune?" He whispered, his breath coming faster now . . . and I smirked slightly, throwing myself up and hugging him close as I sat up fully, burying my head in his pine-scented hair . . .
". . . go back to where we left off, of course, koi . . . "I whispered back, my own voice becoming breathy as well . . . we shared a brief kiss before I managed to pull him up with me, and led him back to my room, where I closed and locked the door with a few soft clicks . . .
Inari, I was glad everything was back to normal . . . I thought as the little Jaganshi tackled me to the bed, drowning me with feather-light kisses . . .
Well . . . I realized slowly, as my mind began to fog . . .
Maybe not QUITE back to normal . . .
- . . . - . . . –
=n.n=
Well, that's it.
The last chapter of 'henka' . . .
If you like Kura and Hiei stuff, I have another fic called
'A dragon born of ice and a rose of crafted silver'
under the pen name
'jus Kita again' =n.n=
If you liked this fic, then I'd read that one.
It's not a sequel, but it's jus nice KxH / HxK stuff all the same
It's one of my favorite little stories, so I hope you go read it, minna!
n.n
Again, thanks to everyone who stuck and read my lil fic, and I would REALLY appreciate you guys reviewing this (very short) last chapter
n.n;;
If you feel like it, that is . . .
Well, ja ne everyone!
See ya when I see ya!
- Kita (PEACE!) out n.n
PS
WOW!! I actually FINISHED a FIC!! =n.n= yay me! ( n.n;;; )
PPS
And yes, I updated from Oregon / the West Coast.
n.n
Isn't it AMAZING?!?
lol
Ja ne!
n.n
- . . . -
(::sidenote [meant for future postings of this fic]::)
Henka: 'Switch' by me, Kita!
Was originally published from
March 27, 2004 to July 3, 2004
(::end sidenote::)
- . . . -
Ok then.
Ja for real minna-san!
(lol) n.n;;;
Thanks to all my patient readers and reviewers =n.n=
Now on to the last chapter n.n
- . . . - Yusuke's POV - . . . –
Ugh . . . I had to . . . stop the bleeding . . . SOMEHOW . . .
I KNEW I wasn't dead.
Been there, done that . . . it was painless.
But now . . . my blood was flowing out of me, and I realized why people were afraid of death . . . it wasn't the actual event they feared . . . but more like . . . the PAIN . . .
If I concentrated, I could see Kurama kneeling at the entrance, Hiei safely enfolded in his arms, and I smiled to myself, letting my head fall back and closing my eyes.
At least someone's happy . . .
. . . . then I frowned, my eyes still closed.
There were footsteps coming from one of the passages deep in the dark stone room . . .
. . . who could . . . ?
Either it was the witch's guards, or . . . my hearing sharpened as they came closer . . . it sounded like . . . shoes . . .
Then it hit me.
Kuwabara!
- . . . - Kuwabara's POV - . . . -
I ran, as fast as I could.
After Yusuke and Kurama left me behind, I had to figure my way to the witch's room by myself . . . I huffed at them.
What a TEAM, thinking they could leave me behind while they went to rescue Urameshi . . . I came to a divider . . . and took the way I sensed had less 'ningen wards' . . . or whatever they're called . . .
And burst into the room.
Lying in a pool of blood, was Urameshi . . . oh, kami . . . I thought . . . what'll Kurama do?
I VIVIDLY remembered everything . . . the hand-holding . . . the whispering . . . the . . . the KISS . . . I shook my head and looked around, finding the redhead kneeling in front of the doors, Hiei safely tucked into his embr—WAIT A MINUTE!!!
NOW WAS NOT THE TIME TO BE WORRYING ABOUT THAT!!!
I rushed over to my friend; focusing my ki and transferring it into his body, praying to kami that I hadn't been too late. I was dizzy now, but refused to allow myself to fall forward, until I knew he was still alive. But my body wouldn't obey me, and I fell . . . into darkness . . .
- . . . – Hiei's POV - . . . –
Hn . . . baka ningen. As soon as I felt the change in the energy atmosphere of the room, I turned sideways in Kurama's arms . . . to see the baka carrot-top transferring his energy to Yusuke . . . hn . . . well, another body to carry back (a.n./ 'wink' n.n sound familiar? n.n;;;;) . . . but deep down, I was thankful . . . that, despite his sacrificial act, he WOULDN'T die . . . Kurama leaned down to whisper in my ear . . .
"Should we leave, then, koi?" I nodded, but buried my face in his shirt once more . . .
". . . in a moment . . . Kurama . . ." I said firmly . . .
- . . . – Kurama's POV - . . . -
We got Yusuke back safely, as well as Kuwabara . . . inwardly, I was worried about Hiei . . . Yusuke HAD fallen on him . . . well . . . I suppose if you wanted to result in a confusing state of affairs, the more valid argument would be that HIEI fell on YUSUKE . . . but at the time my koi was in the detective's body so ACTUALLY . . . I shook my head.
It was just too much to think about now . . . all that mattered . . . I cast a look up ahead, to take in the short Jaganshi supporting Kuwabara on his back in front of me . . .
. . . all that mattered . . . was that things were back to normal . . . FINALLY . . .
- . . . – Yusuke's POV - . . . –
I woke up, looking around my room . . . my room?!?
Oh, must not have died, then . . .
Just like last time, Kuwabara was there; only . . . he was leaning against the wall . . .
"So you're alive, eh Urameshi?" I smirked, sitting up.
"Of COURSE. I wouldn't die from such a trifle, Kuwabara." I scoffed good-naturedly. He shook his head, then opened the door. In walked Keiko, who looked pretty ticked off about . . . SOMETHING . . . she folded her arms in front of her.
"WELL." She said, anger VERY clear in her voice. I blankly looked from my fellow tantei, to the annoyed girl, and back again. He narrowed his eyes, bending down to me.
"I felt it was my DUTY as an honorable man to tell Keiko that her BOYFRIEND was cheating on her." He said; with no small amount of anger himself.
"What do you have to say for yourself, Yusuke?" Keiko added, sounding angrier by the minute. I put a hand behind my head, rubbing my neck as my cheeks began to burn at the memory . . .
(::flashback::)
Hiei (still wearing MY body) pulled Kurama into a deep kiss . . . until he broke away, and the two lovers whispered something to each other. Hiei hugged the redhead tightly, then turned to Kuwabara.
"Oi! Which path leads to the witch's power." Startled out of his half- shocked-half-disgusted state, the carrot-top glanced at the doors, then mumbled out an answer, trying not to look at their hands linked in a light grasp . . .
"T—the left one . . ."
"Alright then." (My) brown eyes turned back to the kitsune. "Get out of here, Kurama. We'll make sure no one follows you from THIS path." After a moment the youko then set his jaw, resolved.
"Hai. Let's go, Hiei!" He called, remembering to 'play the act' and pretend as though everything was normal, and this was just another case . . .
(::end flashback::)
I groaned, putting my hand up to my forehead, hiding my face from the view of those who were scrutinizing me.
"Yusuke." Keiko said sharply, and I looked up. Her eyes seemed to soften as she sat on the bed, whispering to me, her eyes searching for something . . .
"Tell us what happened."
(a.n./ you remember when Keiko realized Hiei was most definitely NOT Yusuke? And he admitted it? n.n; well, this is where that conversation comes into play =n.n= jus to let you know, minna! 'wink' n.n;)
- . . . – Hiei's POV - . . . -
My fox and I were . . . quite busy . . . when the doorbell rang. He hurriedly threw on a shirt, and I returned to my place on the window sill, staring out at the world with seeming indifference. When I sensed Yusuke's ki downstairs, I flitted to the entrance hall, hiding myself in the shadows, unnoticed . . .
- . . . – Kurama's POV - . . . -
I took in the threesome on my doorstep with no small amount of confusion.
"Yusuke . . . ?" I questioned, my eyes drifting over Keiko to his right and Kuwabara on his left. He shrugged, looking somewhat embarrassed.
"You mind if we come in, Kura?" I nodded, and they stepped in the door one by one, discarding their shoes before following me into the living room . . . I felt Hiei's energy move from the hall to a shady spot behind my seat. Somehow, it made me feel . . . calmer . . . knowing he was there . . .
"Okay, Kurama." Kuwabara began. "Spill." I blinked my eyes in confusion. What were they talking about? Now Keiko leaned forward, her eyes not QUITE pleading with me.
"Yusuke told us . . . "She glanced at him carefully before returning her gaze to me. "That Hiei and him were switched for the past few days . . ." My heartrate increased . . . it was meant to be kept a secret! . . . I sighed inwardly . . .
"Now we OBVIOUSLY don't believe that—"Kuwabara put in, puffing out his chest. I heard a soft snort from behind me, and smiled slightly. Keiko nodded a bit, continuing.
"Yes, well . . . we don't believe that, only coming from him. So he said we should come here and ask YOU to see . . . if he's telling the truth or not . . ." My brow furrowed.
"'Ask me?'" I cast a suspicious glance over to Yusuke and he laughed nervously.
"Yeah, well, ah . . . about that, Kura . . ."
"Urameshi told us you and Hiei are a couple." Kuwabara said bluntly. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks, but the carrot-top continued . . .
"Now I know you guys aren't 'that way', but Urameshi insisted that if we came and asked you that we'd believe—huh? Hey, Kura, you okay? Your face is all pink and stuff . . ." This caused me to blush to an even darker shade. Keiko looked from me to Yusuke, and then asked softly.
"So . . . ARE you guys a couple, then?" My eyes flitted from Keiko to Yusuke. He looked REALLY embarrassed now . . . and . . . he HAD been very understanding about the entire thing up to now . . . so . . . I SUPPOSE he deserved to have the favor returned . . . I opened my mouth to answer, but Hiei suddenly appeared in front of me in an instant.
"Yes." He said sharply. "We are. Do you have a problem with that." His glare was directed at Kuwabara . . . mostly . . . the carrot-top's jaw dropped to the floor, and Keiko put a hand to cover her mouth in surprise. Yusuke punched the air.
"YES!! I TOLD you guys!! Hiei was SWITCHED with me, so THAT'S why it looked like I was kissing Kurama back there, Kuwabara!!" He shouted triumphantly in the carrot-top's ear. I watched, amused as the scene folded out to have the two boys yelling at one another over the 'minor details' . . .
"YEAH, WELL ANYONE COULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY YOU!! I MEAN HOW MANY WITCH-DEMONS CAST A CURSE LIKE THAT, URAMESHI!?!?!"
"OH, YEAH KEEP SAYIN' THAT!! YOU JUST DON'T WANNA ADMIT YOU WERE COMPLETELY OFF-BASE THERE, KUWABARA!!!"
"HEY!!! I KNOW WHAT I SAW!! IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOU GUYS DIDN'T TRUST ME ENOUGH TO LET ME IN ON THE LITTLE 'SECRET'!!! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!? I'M A MEMBER OF THIS TEAM, TOO, YOU KNOW!!!"
"HIEI DIDN'T WANT TO TELL YOU!!! KOENMA SAID TO LET YOU GO BECAUSE YOU'D END UP FINDING OUT ANYWAY, AND GEEZ, FOR ONCE TODDLER-BREATH WAS RIGHT!!!"
Keiko shook her head as they continued to pelt each other with insults, then turned to me, bowing.
"Gomen nasai, for bothering you, Kurama-san." She said shyly, glancing at Hiei, who scoffed, folding his arms and looking away condescendingly. "We just didn't know . . . whether Yusuke was telling the truth or not . . . I'm sorry . . . "I placed a hand on her shoulder, and she looked up at me. I smiled with sincerity.
"Don't worry about it, Keiko-chan. I'm sure it would have come out sooner or later." She pinked, then nodded, and I helped her push the boys out the door.
"Ja ne, Kurama!" She called over her two friends' bickering. I waved back at her retreating figure.
"Ja!"
I walked back inside, closing the door before turning back around, then was suddenly pounced on by a very energetic fire demon.
I looked up to see Hiei sitting squarely on my waist, arms folded over his chest, and he leaned in to talk.
"Well, they know now, fox." I nodded, reaching up to take one of his hands in my own.
"Hai . . ." I agreed, bringing his hand to my lips and licking the tips of his fingers. I felt more than saw the tingle travel up his arm and he leaned down more, until he was practically lying on me . . .
"So what should we do now, kitsune?" He whispered, his breath coming faster now . . . and I smirked slightly, throwing myself up and hugging him close as I sat up fully, burying my head in his pine-scented hair . . .
". . . go back to where we left off, of course, koi . . . "I whispered back, my own voice becoming breathy as well . . . we shared a brief kiss before I managed to pull him up with me, and led him back to my room, where I closed and locked the door with a few soft clicks . . .
Inari, I was glad everything was back to normal . . . I thought as the little Jaganshi tackled me to the bed, drowning me with feather-light kisses . . .
Well . . . I realized slowly, as my mind began to fog . . .
Maybe not QUITE back to normal . . .
- . . . - . . . –
=n.n=
Well, that's it.
The last chapter of 'henka' . . .
If you like Kura and Hiei stuff, I have another fic called
'A dragon born of ice and a rose of crafted silver'
under the pen name
'jus Kita again' =n.n=
If you liked this fic, then I'd read that one.
It's not a sequel, but it's jus nice KxH / HxK stuff all the same
It's one of my favorite little stories, so I hope you go read it, minna!
n.n
Again, thanks to everyone who stuck and read my lil fic, and I would REALLY appreciate you guys reviewing this (very short) last chapter
n.n;;
If you feel like it, that is . . .
Well, ja ne everyone!
See ya when I see ya!
- Kita (PEACE!) out n.n
PS
WOW!! I actually FINISHED a FIC!! =n.n= yay me! ( n.n;;; )
PPS
And yes, I updated from Oregon / the West Coast.
n.n
Isn't it AMAZING?!?
lol
Ja ne!
n.n
- . . . -
(::sidenote [meant for future postings of this fic]::)
Henka: 'Switch' by me, Kita!
Was originally published from
March 27, 2004 to July 3, 2004
(::end sidenote::)
- . . . -
Ok then.
Ja for real minna-san!
(lol) n.n;;;