HEY! I'm back and making an update! It's amazing! It's awesome! It's actually happening! Oh... I've missed my computer so much. ::cries::
Ahem, well, I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho... It belongs to my good friend Yoshihiro Togashi! We hang out sometimes... y'know, the occasional cup of coffee, followed by a heaping portion of spaghetti. Heh... yeah... I give him most of his ideas, too.
Alright, the disclaimer above was not entirely true. Just know that I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
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(Hiei's POV)
"Here's an interesting shirt..."
"'I'm tired of always breathing air, can't I have jelly instead?'"
"And this hat..."
"'I already told you... NO MORE DOORKNOBS!'"
"Kurama... these kangaroo slogans are weird."
"I know... I guess that's why people like them."
Kurama and I had arrived at the Kari Kangaroo "headquarters," in order to get some pictures taken. I found it all a little strange at first, but even more so after SEEING the cartoon kangaroo. It was truly freakish. Large, bulging eyes, expanding further than even the head they were on, it's tongue draped out in a stupid fashion, ears blocky, hands thin and out of place... the kangaroo was absolutely terrifying. Not to mention its catchphrases...!
"'Life is a fine balance of stuff, and the other thing,'" I read aloud, quickly stepping back from the shirt.
The kangaroo was starting to seem like less of a good idea.... In fact, I was really becoming scared.
"K-Kurama... can we go?" I asked, looking over to him in question.
"What? Why? Don't you want to see Kari?" Kurama questioned. His tone of voice was almost patronizing, sarcastic too.
Or maybe I was just over thinking.
"I don't," I answered, inching closer to my precious Kurama.
"Could it be that you don't like Kari anymore...?"
"He's freaky!" I cried, clinging to my boyfriend's shirt.
"Hiei, stop doing this... I'm going to love you no matter what."
"Huh?"
(Kurama's POV)
"You don't have to keep pretending," I repeated, draping my arm over his shoulders.
Hiei titled his head to look in my direction. He looked so authentically confused. I wanted to believe that he didn't have amnesia. I wanted his normal self to crave my attention like this. I wanted the Hiei I knew to care this much. But the fact remained... Hiff Clanger wasn't a very good doctor, from what I knew. He hadn't spent more than two minutes with Hiei! How could he have known?
"I'm sorry," I corrected, giving his shoulders an apologetic squeeze. "If you want to leave, we'll leave."
"Thank you," he said in a cute, soft voice. As soon as the final syllable left his mouth, Hiei had walked me out of the store and half a block away.
Kari Kangaroo was a pretty scary sight.
I watched Hiei, in awe of his blissful expression. The smile that occupied his face seemed to defy all reason.
This wasn't Hiei. I was positive.
Hiei wouldn't giggle like that, so cheerfully. He would never be so affectionate and giving. And his smile... Hiei would never smile like that.... He couldn't.
"Where are you taking me, Hiei?" I laughed, as he tugged me along, turning every 'which way' aimlessly.
"I don't know," he answered, coming to an abrupt halt. "Where would you like me to take you?"
"Huh?"
"Is there anywhere you want to go, Kurama?"
"Oh! Well, we need to go meet someone at five O'clock at the Hiff Clanger Memorial Park," I said, offering my sweet, amnesic Hiei a smile.
"What time is it now?"
"About... four, I believe."
"But... that's still a while away! And you promised we'd do something special!" Hiei insisted enthusiastically, hugging my waist tightly and holding himself against me.
"Yes, you're right," I smiled, putting my arm back around his shoulder to hug him, gently. "Hmm, but what to do?"
"Whatever you'd like," Hiei replied, closing his eyes, trusting me to lead the way.
I sighed softly. He was too cute. If time were to have stopped right then, I wouldn't have minded in the slightest... He had on him an expression that I could have gazed at for an eternity.
I—and Hiei for that matter—were quickly snapped out of our trance, and hug, as a flash of light momentarily blinded me, and caught our attention.
"I got it!" chirped a happy girl with a camera.
"Huh!? Wha'!? Got what!?" Hiei cried out, clearly startled.
"Your picture! You two looked so cute just then; I had to snap a picture!"
I began to blush as the girl pointed at her camera.
"Ehh-heh... well, bye!" I yelled, hurrying off while pulling a still dumbfounded Hiei with me. I dragged him all the way to the Hiff Clanger Memorial Park, under a large tree, where we both immediately sat down. "That was weird..."
"What was weird?" asked a high, cheerful girl's voice.
Hiei and I quickly turned our heads to the side, seeing that a girl was indeed sitting right next to us. Well, it wasn't just any girl, of course.
"Yukina!" I cried, surprised. "I thought we weren't going to meet for another hour."
"I decided to come early, since it's such a nice day," she explained, smiling.
"It is... I hadn't really noticed. Today's been a little hectic."
"Of course... Is Hiei any better?"
"I'm afraid not... but I'm sure seeing you will help!"
(Hiei's POV)
I watched in total confusion as Kurama conversed with the girl. Who was she? How did she know me? How did she know Kurama? And why was seeing her going to help me!?
I then took a good look at her.
She did seem... a little... familiar.
Sister...?
She was family.
Family...?
(Yukina's POV)
I glanced at Hiei for a moment, seeing a very distraught expression on his face, directed at me.
Anyone other than Hiei would probably be crying....
"What's wrong?" Kurama asked, after turning to look at his friend.
"I don't... I don't want to..."
"Don't want to what, Hiei?" he asked, his voice filled with concern.
"I don't want to see her...." He whispered, focusing his eyes on the ground below him.
"H-Hiei...?" Kurama said, gently placing his hand on Hiei's shoulder.
I could see how much Kurama loved him....
"Hmm, Kurama, I'll come back later," I said, swiftly getting to my feet.
"Wait, Yukina--!"
"No, don't worry. I'll be back."
I hurried off, waving to them as I left.
(Kurama's POV)
"What's the matter?" I persisted, shaking Hiei a little after receiving no response.
"Looking at her hurts..." he replied feebly, never moving his eyes from the ground.
I sighed, sadly.
Maybe... maybe Hiei shouldn't remember.
(Hiei's POV)
My need to cry was so intense... but I couldn't—no matter how hard I tried I—...!
The images flashing through my mind weren't ones I wanted to see. They weren't even ones I wanted to hear about!
My heart ached... something was wrong...!
(Kurama's POV)
I wasn't sure what to do. Hiei was clearly remembering something... but what? Whatever it was, it wasn't anything... even mildly happy.
I doubted if he even had memories to draw upon that would make him crack even the smallest and most unnoticeable of smiles.
"Kurama," Hiei started, finally lifting his head to look at me. "Have I... have I ever killed anyone before?"
I stared at him with a very blank expression.
He probably didn't even know he was a demon!
I hadn't any idea how to answer him, so I merely looked away. He took that for a yes.
"And you...?"
I closed my eyes, suddenly fighting back tears.
Hiei's remembering just one thing... was already causing him pain.
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...Okay, this chapter wasn't very long. And... and... not very funny...! But please review anyway. Reviews make the authoress very, very happy... ... ... ...
Ahem, well, I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho... It belongs to my good friend Yoshihiro Togashi! We hang out sometimes... y'know, the occasional cup of coffee, followed by a heaping portion of spaghetti. Heh... yeah... I give him most of his ideas, too.
Alright, the disclaimer above was not entirely true. Just know that I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
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(Hiei's POV)
"Here's an interesting shirt..."
"'I'm tired of always breathing air, can't I have jelly instead?'"
"And this hat..."
"'I already told you... NO MORE DOORKNOBS!'"
"Kurama... these kangaroo slogans are weird."
"I know... I guess that's why people like them."
Kurama and I had arrived at the Kari Kangaroo "headquarters," in order to get some pictures taken. I found it all a little strange at first, but even more so after SEEING the cartoon kangaroo. It was truly freakish. Large, bulging eyes, expanding further than even the head they were on, it's tongue draped out in a stupid fashion, ears blocky, hands thin and out of place... the kangaroo was absolutely terrifying. Not to mention its catchphrases...!
"'Life is a fine balance of stuff, and the other thing,'" I read aloud, quickly stepping back from the shirt.
The kangaroo was starting to seem like less of a good idea.... In fact, I was really becoming scared.
"K-Kurama... can we go?" I asked, looking over to him in question.
"What? Why? Don't you want to see Kari?" Kurama questioned. His tone of voice was almost patronizing, sarcastic too.
Or maybe I was just over thinking.
"I don't," I answered, inching closer to my precious Kurama.
"Could it be that you don't like Kari anymore...?"
"He's freaky!" I cried, clinging to my boyfriend's shirt.
"Hiei, stop doing this... I'm going to love you no matter what."
"Huh?"
(Kurama's POV)
"You don't have to keep pretending," I repeated, draping my arm over his shoulders.
Hiei titled his head to look in my direction. He looked so authentically confused. I wanted to believe that he didn't have amnesia. I wanted his normal self to crave my attention like this. I wanted the Hiei I knew to care this much. But the fact remained... Hiff Clanger wasn't a very good doctor, from what I knew. He hadn't spent more than two minutes with Hiei! How could he have known?
"I'm sorry," I corrected, giving his shoulders an apologetic squeeze. "If you want to leave, we'll leave."
"Thank you," he said in a cute, soft voice. As soon as the final syllable left his mouth, Hiei had walked me out of the store and half a block away.
Kari Kangaroo was a pretty scary sight.
I watched Hiei, in awe of his blissful expression. The smile that occupied his face seemed to defy all reason.
This wasn't Hiei. I was positive.
Hiei wouldn't giggle like that, so cheerfully. He would never be so affectionate and giving. And his smile... Hiei would never smile like that.... He couldn't.
"Where are you taking me, Hiei?" I laughed, as he tugged me along, turning every 'which way' aimlessly.
"I don't know," he answered, coming to an abrupt halt. "Where would you like me to take you?"
"Huh?"
"Is there anywhere you want to go, Kurama?"
"Oh! Well, we need to go meet someone at five O'clock at the Hiff Clanger Memorial Park," I said, offering my sweet, amnesic Hiei a smile.
"What time is it now?"
"About... four, I believe."
"But... that's still a while away! And you promised we'd do something special!" Hiei insisted enthusiastically, hugging my waist tightly and holding himself against me.
"Yes, you're right," I smiled, putting my arm back around his shoulder to hug him, gently. "Hmm, but what to do?"
"Whatever you'd like," Hiei replied, closing his eyes, trusting me to lead the way.
I sighed softly. He was too cute. If time were to have stopped right then, I wouldn't have minded in the slightest... He had on him an expression that I could have gazed at for an eternity.
I—and Hiei for that matter—were quickly snapped out of our trance, and hug, as a flash of light momentarily blinded me, and caught our attention.
"I got it!" chirped a happy girl with a camera.
"Huh!? Wha'!? Got what!?" Hiei cried out, clearly startled.
"Your picture! You two looked so cute just then; I had to snap a picture!"
I began to blush as the girl pointed at her camera.
"Ehh-heh... well, bye!" I yelled, hurrying off while pulling a still dumbfounded Hiei with me. I dragged him all the way to the Hiff Clanger Memorial Park, under a large tree, where we both immediately sat down. "That was weird..."
"What was weird?" asked a high, cheerful girl's voice.
Hiei and I quickly turned our heads to the side, seeing that a girl was indeed sitting right next to us. Well, it wasn't just any girl, of course.
"Yukina!" I cried, surprised. "I thought we weren't going to meet for another hour."
"I decided to come early, since it's such a nice day," she explained, smiling.
"It is... I hadn't really noticed. Today's been a little hectic."
"Of course... Is Hiei any better?"
"I'm afraid not... but I'm sure seeing you will help!"
(Hiei's POV)
I watched in total confusion as Kurama conversed with the girl. Who was she? How did she know me? How did she know Kurama? And why was seeing her going to help me!?
I then took a good look at her.
She did seem... a little... familiar.
Sister...?
She was family.
Family...?
(Yukina's POV)
I glanced at Hiei for a moment, seeing a very distraught expression on his face, directed at me.
Anyone other than Hiei would probably be crying....
"What's wrong?" Kurama asked, after turning to look at his friend.
"I don't... I don't want to..."
"Don't want to what, Hiei?" he asked, his voice filled with concern.
"I don't want to see her...." He whispered, focusing his eyes on the ground below him.
"H-Hiei...?" Kurama said, gently placing his hand on Hiei's shoulder.
I could see how much Kurama loved him....
"Hmm, Kurama, I'll come back later," I said, swiftly getting to my feet.
"Wait, Yukina--!"
"No, don't worry. I'll be back."
I hurried off, waving to them as I left.
(Kurama's POV)
"What's the matter?" I persisted, shaking Hiei a little after receiving no response.
"Looking at her hurts..." he replied feebly, never moving his eyes from the ground.
I sighed, sadly.
Maybe... maybe Hiei shouldn't remember.
(Hiei's POV)
My need to cry was so intense... but I couldn't—no matter how hard I tried I—...!
The images flashing through my mind weren't ones I wanted to see. They weren't even ones I wanted to hear about!
My heart ached... something was wrong...!
(Kurama's POV)
I wasn't sure what to do. Hiei was clearly remembering something... but what? Whatever it was, it wasn't anything... even mildly happy.
I doubted if he even had memories to draw upon that would make him crack even the smallest and most unnoticeable of smiles.
"Kurama," Hiei started, finally lifting his head to look at me. "Have I... have I ever killed anyone before?"
I stared at him with a very blank expression.
He probably didn't even know he was a demon!
I hadn't any idea how to answer him, so I merely looked away. He took that for a yes.
"And you...?"
I closed my eyes, suddenly fighting back tears.
Hiei's remembering just one thing... was already causing him pain.
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...Okay, this chapter wasn't very long. And... and... not very funny...! But please review anyway. Reviews make the authoress very, very happy... ... ... ...