Ohayo Minasan! Ok, I know I took way too long to update, but my computer
has been having problems, so here you go for now, it's a little longer than
the rest, but it should satisfy your needs until then. Ja Mata for now.
I am truly not making any money off of this, I really don't think that none of us are, I'm just a poor college student that is bored and somewhat imaginative. So, read, and Enjoy!
Notes: Sometimes it will be point of view, sometimes it won't, depends on where the story takes me, I will write and update often, since I know what it is like to be in the middle of a really good story and to just be left hanging.
(Words with a day will be journal entries made by the character, and I think in this story each character will have his own, maybe. Words with ** means they will be personal thoughts. Also, I may throw in song lyrics so beware of those.)
Glass Vase
Chapter 6: Found Out About You
*Oh great, here they come, lazy as ever. These boys are never motivated, well, hardly ever. Lazy bums, especially Yusuke. As my student he should have learned discipline and ambition, though all he's learned is how to fight with his thick head. (Sigh) Yusuke, what am I going to do with you?*
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Genkai stood at the top of the stone steps, awaiting the four young men that would be under her training for the next few days. Her pink hair softly blew as the air was settling in a gentle breeze. She adjusted her hat and placed her hands behind her back, tapping her foot impatiently, she had been standing there for about 15 minutes.
*I will die from old age before these boys get up here.* She said to her self, already awaiting the whining of Yusuke and Kuwabara. "Hey! Dimwit! My bones will turn to dust before your lazy ass gets to the top!" She yelled down to the four.
"What! Look Grandma, if I have to be in that smelly old temple stuck with you for the next couple of days, at least let me get my last breath of fresh air before I'm encompassed by the smell of old lady and moth balls!" Yusuke yelled back, Earth brown eyes glinting with the awaiting challenge.
"Look you little crap! We have a lot of work to do in the next few days, and I'd like to get started BEFORE the world ends. So SHUT UP, and get your ass up here, NOW!"
Grumbling, the four boys started to run the rest of the way up the temple stairs. When they got there, Yusuke and Kuwabara were panting for breathe, while Kurama and Hiei looked on with amused and glinting eyes.
"Ohayo Genkai-sama." Kurama said with a respectful bow. Polite as always, he always made Yusuke and Kuwabara look bad. They both glared at Kurama, but they knew it was just his nature. Hiei just nodded at the old woman, while Yusuke and Kuwabara regained their composure.
"Hey Obaasan, what are we going to be doing anyway? And how hard could it be since we are going to be here for only a few days?" Yusuke asked pointedly. Scratching the back of his head. The old woman looked at him, then she closed her eyes and smiled with a wisdom that could only be attained with age.
"Yusuke, we are going to work on your fighting skills of course..." She said with a smile still lingering on her face. Yusuke was about to say something when she continued. "And your strategic plans moron. You cannot go into a fight before learning something with your brain instead of your fists. This is serious, from what I've been told by Koenma, you will need to be prepared, mentally and physically, that means no slacking off. Do you understand? The four of you will be under arduous training, everyday you will have a different exercise; I will separate you into pairs. Yusuke you will be partnered with Kuwabara, and Kurama, you will be with Hiei; you better like the person I put you with, because you will be sharing a room with them for a week." She stopped to see the reactions on their faces. She saw the imperceptible smile on Kurama's face, and the noticeably wider eyes on Hiei. Yusuke was arguing with Kuwabara over who got the bigger futon. *Ch, childish. Maybe this will give Kurama and Hiei sometime alone, they can sort through their personal feelings in peace, without the disturbance of these two idiots. Hiei, hopefully you will be able to see just how much you are cared for, you think no one sees it, but the fact is, we all do.* The old woman smiled, then sighed. "Alright, since it took you guys so long to get here, it's now too late to get any work done today, so go to your rooms and get some rest, tomorrow will be a long and hard day, we start at dawn. No arguments Yusuke."
With that said, she walked away calmly, then stopped. "Oh, Yukina, Botan and I will bring you dinner, and you have the chance to bathe before going to bed," she said without turning her back, "oyasuminasai." Then she disappeared into the temple.
"WHAAA!! YUKINA-SAN IS HERE?! YUKINA-SAN, YUKINA-SAN!" Kuwabara screamed in his annoying high pitched voice, that is, until he was knocked on the head by Yusuke. He dragged the unconscious boy into their room and closed the door.
"Hn, baka." Hiei snorted. Annoyed with the fact that Kuwabara was in love with his twin. He pulled his scarf closer to his neck and headed off towards his and Kurama's room. "Are you coming?"
"Hm? In a bit, I just wanted to watch the sunset, would you like to join me?" Kurama said, extending the invitation to his quiet friend. *Please stay, it would mean so much more if you stayed. Hm, the fiery sunset looks more beautiful when I see it in Hiei's eyes. Please say you'll stay with me.*
Hiei just stared at the kitsune, mentally fighting the battle of emotions throwing him every which way. *Should I stay? I want to. Don't get your hopes up, he just wants to be with a friend. But what if it meant more? What if it didn't, you'd look like an idiot. Only if I said something. You don't have to say anything, just go sit down next to him! What are you doing still standing here like an idiot, go sit down baka!* After shoving the voices back into the proverbial void, he decided. He walked over and sat next to Kurama, and he stared off into the sunset setting over the Tokyo landscape.
They sat in silence, just watching the beauty disappear behind the Tokyo skyline. After a while, the orange glow faded and the sky darkened into a beautiful tapestry of navy blue with purple hues. And the stars started to make their presence know by shining like diamonds above the sleeping heads of the citizens below. Finally, the comfortable silence was broken.
"Hiei, what are you thinking?" Kurama spoke, his voice quiet, yet gentle; so much so that it was almost lost in the gentle autumn breeze.
"What? What do you mean?"
"Well, you looked a little uneasy, not to mention that you were mumbling something under your breath." Kurama looked down then, ashamed that he had noticed and brought it to the attention of the koorime.
Hiei's eyes widened a little. *Had I been mumbling? Why hadn't I noticed before? Why is he looking down? Fuck, what did I say? What did I say?! Shit, could I have, no, I couldn't have- but if I did, OH SHIT.* He looked at the fox curiously, yet a little afraid. "What did I say?"
"Huh?"
"What did I say?" Hiei asked again, hoping in the bottom of his heart that he hadn't said anything that would have turned the fox away from him.
"Oh, um nothing really. What I mean is, I just heard you mumbling, but I couldn't hear any words." Kurama said honestly, hoping Hiei wasn't mad at him for pointing it out.
"Oh." *Yes! Whew, that was close. But, does he look... disappointed? Why does he look sad?* "What's wrong?"
"Nani?" Kurama's head shot up. He had been pulled out of his thoughts and was now unaware of the question. "Nothing is wrong, why?" *Should I tell him now? When would be a good time to tell him, that's a good point. What if he rejects me, it will break me in half, no, no it won't. It will destroy me whole, heart and soul. I have never felt this way, never in the 1,500 years of my youko life, plus my 18 human years. What am I going to do? I never had this problem in the Makai, then again, I'm not the same anymore. I've learned love and loyalty, I've learned how to care about someone. That's it, I'm telling him now.* He took a deep breath. *It's now or never.*
To Be Continued.....
So Please Review. What do you think so far?
I am truly not making any money off of this, I really don't think that none of us are, I'm just a poor college student that is bored and somewhat imaginative. So, read, and Enjoy!
Notes: Sometimes it will be point of view, sometimes it won't, depends on where the story takes me, I will write and update often, since I know what it is like to be in the middle of a really good story and to just be left hanging.
(Words with a day will be journal entries made by the character, and I think in this story each character will have his own, maybe. Words with ** means they will be personal thoughts. Also, I may throw in song lyrics so beware of those.)
Glass Vase
Chapter 6: Found Out About You
*Oh great, here they come, lazy as ever. These boys are never motivated, well, hardly ever. Lazy bums, especially Yusuke. As my student he should have learned discipline and ambition, though all he's learned is how to fight with his thick head. (Sigh) Yusuke, what am I going to do with you?*
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Genkai stood at the top of the stone steps, awaiting the four young men that would be under her training for the next few days. Her pink hair softly blew as the air was settling in a gentle breeze. She adjusted her hat and placed her hands behind her back, tapping her foot impatiently, she had been standing there for about 15 minutes.
*I will die from old age before these boys get up here.* She said to her self, already awaiting the whining of Yusuke and Kuwabara. "Hey! Dimwit! My bones will turn to dust before your lazy ass gets to the top!" She yelled down to the four.
"What! Look Grandma, if I have to be in that smelly old temple stuck with you for the next couple of days, at least let me get my last breath of fresh air before I'm encompassed by the smell of old lady and moth balls!" Yusuke yelled back, Earth brown eyes glinting with the awaiting challenge.
"Look you little crap! We have a lot of work to do in the next few days, and I'd like to get started BEFORE the world ends. So SHUT UP, and get your ass up here, NOW!"
Grumbling, the four boys started to run the rest of the way up the temple stairs. When they got there, Yusuke and Kuwabara were panting for breathe, while Kurama and Hiei looked on with amused and glinting eyes.
"Ohayo Genkai-sama." Kurama said with a respectful bow. Polite as always, he always made Yusuke and Kuwabara look bad. They both glared at Kurama, but they knew it was just his nature. Hiei just nodded at the old woman, while Yusuke and Kuwabara regained their composure.
"Hey Obaasan, what are we going to be doing anyway? And how hard could it be since we are going to be here for only a few days?" Yusuke asked pointedly. Scratching the back of his head. The old woman looked at him, then she closed her eyes and smiled with a wisdom that could only be attained with age.
"Yusuke, we are going to work on your fighting skills of course..." She said with a smile still lingering on her face. Yusuke was about to say something when she continued. "And your strategic plans moron. You cannot go into a fight before learning something with your brain instead of your fists. This is serious, from what I've been told by Koenma, you will need to be prepared, mentally and physically, that means no slacking off. Do you understand? The four of you will be under arduous training, everyday you will have a different exercise; I will separate you into pairs. Yusuke you will be partnered with Kuwabara, and Kurama, you will be with Hiei; you better like the person I put you with, because you will be sharing a room with them for a week." She stopped to see the reactions on their faces. She saw the imperceptible smile on Kurama's face, and the noticeably wider eyes on Hiei. Yusuke was arguing with Kuwabara over who got the bigger futon. *Ch, childish. Maybe this will give Kurama and Hiei sometime alone, they can sort through their personal feelings in peace, without the disturbance of these two idiots. Hiei, hopefully you will be able to see just how much you are cared for, you think no one sees it, but the fact is, we all do.* The old woman smiled, then sighed. "Alright, since it took you guys so long to get here, it's now too late to get any work done today, so go to your rooms and get some rest, tomorrow will be a long and hard day, we start at dawn. No arguments Yusuke."
With that said, she walked away calmly, then stopped. "Oh, Yukina, Botan and I will bring you dinner, and you have the chance to bathe before going to bed," she said without turning her back, "oyasuminasai." Then she disappeared into the temple.
"WHAAA!! YUKINA-SAN IS HERE?! YUKINA-SAN, YUKINA-SAN!" Kuwabara screamed in his annoying high pitched voice, that is, until he was knocked on the head by Yusuke. He dragged the unconscious boy into their room and closed the door.
"Hn, baka." Hiei snorted. Annoyed with the fact that Kuwabara was in love with his twin. He pulled his scarf closer to his neck and headed off towards his and Kurama's room. "Are you coming?"
"Hm? In a bit, I just wanted to watch the sunset, would you like to join me?" Kurama said, extending the invitation to his quiet friend. *Please stay, it would mean so much more if you stayed. Hm, the fiery sunset looks more beautiful when I see it in Hiei's eyes. Please say you'll stay with me.*
Hiei just stared at the kitsune, mentally fighting the battle of emotions throwing him every which way. *Should I stay? I want to. Don't get your hopes up, he just wants to be with a friend. But what if it meant more? What if it didn't, you'd look like an idiot. Only if I said something. You don't have to say anything, just go sit down next to him! What are you doing still standing here like an idiot, go sit down baka!* After shoving the voices back into the proverbial void, he decided. He walked over and sat next to Kurama, and he stared off into the sunset setting over the Tokyo landscape.
They sat in silence, just watching the beauty disappear behind the Tokyo skyline. After a while, the orange glow faded and the sky darkened into a beautiful tapestry of navy blue with purple hues. And the stars started to make their presence know by shining like diamonds above the sleeping heads of the citizens below. Finally, the comfortable silence was broken.
"Hiei, what are you thinking?" Kurama spoke, his voice quiet, yet gentle; so much so that it was almost lost in the gentle autumn breeze.
"What? What do you mean?"
"Well, you looked a little uneasy, not to mention that you were mumbling something under your breath." Kurama looked down then, ashamed that he had noticed and brought it to the attention of the koorime.
Hiei's eyes widened a little. *Had I been mumbling? Why hadn't I noticed before? Why is he looking down? Fuck, what did I say? What did I say?! Shit, could I have, no, I couldn't have- but if I did, OH SHIT.* He looked at the fox curiously, yet a little afraid. "What did I say?"
"Huh?"
"What did I say?" Hiei asked again, hoping in the bottom of his heart that he hadn't said anything that would have turned the fox away from him.
"Oh, um nothing really. What I mean is, I just heard you mumbling, but I couldn't hear any words." Kurama said honestly, hoping Hiei wasn't mad at him for pointing it out.
"Oh." *Yes! Whew, that was close. But, does he look... disappointed? Why does he look sad?* "What's wrong?"
"Nani?" Kurama's head shot up. He had been pulled out of his thoughts and was now unaware of the question. "Nothing is wrong, why?" *Should I tell him now? When would be a good time to tell him, that's a good point. What if he rejects me, it will break me in half, no, no it won't. It will destroy me whole, heart and soul. I have never felt this way, never in the 1,500 years of my youko life, plus my 18 human years. What am I going to do? I never had this problem in the Makai, then again, I'm not the same anymore. I've learned love and loyalty, I've learned how to care about someone. That's it, I'm telling him now.* He took a deep breath. *It's now or never.*
To Be Continued.....
So Please Review. What do you think so far?