Well, I fixed that strange problem with chapter 8's apostrophes and quotation marks! So yay!
COUGH... I know the last chapter was confusing. It was meant to be, though, so that's a good thing. I'm trying to make you feel Kurama's confusion. X.X lol.
I STILL don't own YYH...
OH YES! And to clear up the origin of "Hiff Clanger"...
Hiff Clanger isn't a pun, a knock off, or a real person... he is merely a slip of the tongue. LOL. Once upon a phone conversation, a discussion about fanfics came up, and, of course, cliff hangers. And when so much talking is being done, someone's bound to get tongue tied. And so my friend miss pronounced "cliff hanger" as "hiff clinger" ...I, being who I am, decided this was extremely funny, and also thought it would make a nice name. So I switched it to "Hiff Clanger" (seeing as it makes more sense) and now use him as a generic doctor OC for fanfics. X.x
(And I'm fairly certain this phone conversation took place before I saw that movie. X.x;; So imagine how much I laughed at that. Luckily it wasn't exactly the same though, or I would be mad... like I was with "The Lion King ½"... THAT MOVIE MUST DIE! It used the word "inbetweenquel"!!! I CAME UP WITH THAT LONG BEFORE THEY DID! ::sobs::) -- (Kurama's POV)
"What are you... talking about? Get arrested? For what!?" I asked, becoming extremely confused, more so than before. Maybe Hiei didn't have amnesia, but perhaps his brain was still messed up or something....
"...Don't tell me you forgot!? Damn it Kurama! You really are an idiot! These years you've spent in that human body and society have contaminated your brain!"
"H-Hiei...? Please explain to me... I really don't know," I pleaded to him meekly, overwhelmed by everything that was going on.
"We're going to steal the artifacts..."
I gasped silently and raised my hand to my mouth.
I think... I was beginning to catch on. But I had to be sure about this. I wanted to confirm! I wanted to be right...! I didn't want Hiei to be lying to me.
I laughed playfully at him....
"Yes... I guess I can be... forgetful at times. Do forgive me."
"Shut up and stop trying to mess with me."
"...Maybe I just want your attention," I said quietly, looking around aimlessly as I thought about what to ask him next. How could I find out... if I was... "Umm... HIEI! Do you know Yusuke Urameshi!?" I cried out, clapping my hands together excitedly, having found the right question.
"...Who is he?" Hiei asked, sounding rather suspicious.
That having convinced me, I smiled cheerfully and rushed over to Hiei, throwing my arms around him.
"Oh Hiei... I can't wait until you love me...!"
(Kuwabara's POV)
"Hellooooo? Kuramaaaa?" Yusuke called, knocking on Kurama's front door for the umpteenth time.
"Maybe no one's home," Shizuru suggested, sighing in exasperation.
"But I don't know where else to look!" Yusuke stated in an enthusiastic, but lazy tone.
"Perhaps he just can't hear the door. Why don't we just go in? The door's unlocked," I said, turning the doorknob and pushing open the door.
We all stood still, staring inside.
"Umm... but if Kurama's in there... then... Hiei is too," Yusuke protested nervously, grabbing my shoulder to pull me back with them.
"Ah come on! Kurama's not going to take advantage of Hiei in his condition!" I retorted, taking three steps inside.
"Hmm... he makes a good point. Let's go then!" Keiko chirped, following me inside.
The others soon came too. And we all began to look around...
"Hey guys, I'll go look in his room!"
(Yusuke's POV)
I slowly made my way up the stairs and up to Kurama's room, where I then opened the door...
"Kuram-- ...Oh, hey," I greeted, seeing that Kurama was lying on his bed, appearing to be relaxed, and... tied up, oddly with no Hiei in sight. "So... what... are... you up... to?"
"I'm... waiting for Hiei to get back," Kurama answered uncomfortably, giving me a tiny fraction of a nervous smile.
"I see. Umm... where did he go?" I asked, fidgeting around.
"To get something, apparently..."
"Get what?"
"He didn't say."
"Oh I see... Hey Kurama?"
"Yes, Yusuke?"
"Why are you tied up...?"
"........."
"Hey Kurama!" Kuwabara said, popping into the room behind me and waving.
"Hello Kuwabara," Kurama greeted, smiling, but still with that strange look on his face.
"Umm, Kuwa, I think Kurama's a little busy right now," I said softly, pointing over at our red-headed friend.
"Yes, he's all tied up!" Shizuru joked, walking up behind her brother.
The four of us laughed at the horrible joke.
"But really, why is he tied up?" Kuwabara asked, turning to me and his sister.
"And where's Hiei?" Yukina added, joining the group.
"Kurama, why is your window open, it's so cold!" Keiko shivered as she came up.
"Hiei tied me up; Hiei's GONE OUT to get SOMETHING (I don't know what); Hiei opened the window to leave... and I know it's cold but I can't exactly do anything about it."
"Oh, okay," we replied, nodding in unison.
Silence set in. I was sure everyone felt as uncomfortable I was... But luckily, we didn't have to confront any of this because within a matter of moments there was a knock at the door!
"I'll get it!" Yukina, Kuwabara, Keiko, Shizuru and myself cried out at the same time. The five of us all then ran to the front door and flung it open, relieving a cute, perhaps even adorable looking Hiei, holding in his hands a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Hiei had such a sweet, wide smile on his face. It was almost enough to make me to pinch myself. This was really... different Hiei behavior.
Of course, his expression didn't last very long. As soon as he laid eyes on us, he looked as thought he might run off crying. And I noticed Yukina leave the room as well...
"Umm... did you want to see Kurama?" Shizuru asked, giving Hiei a soft smile like one might show to a frightened child.
Hiei nodded slowly, and Shizuru then lead him away from us all, up to Kurama's room.
We all stood in silent confusion until Hiei was out of range to hear our chatter.
"Hiei's really... different," Kuwabara stated.
Keiko and I nodded in agreement.
"Hmph, at least HE brings Kurama flowers!" Keiko said in annoyance, directing a look to me.
"So, now what do we do?" I asked, deciding to ignore Keiko completely.
"Well, we came here to cheer Kurama up. So go upstairs and sit down with them. Perhaps you can help get Hiei back to normal," Yukina suggested, returning.
"Good idea," Kuwabara said enthusiastically, a light blush inhabiting his cheeks at the sight and sound of Yukina.
The three of us started up the stairs....
"Yukina... aren't you coming?" I asked, stopping half way to look at her.
"No... I better stay down here."
(Kurama's POV)
"Hiei... you left to get flowers?" I asked, gawking at Hiei in confusion.
Hiei nodded a 'yes'.
"Then... you knocked on the door when you came back? And even though you had no way of knowing there were others here besides myself and that you had previously tied me up before you left... you still expected me to answer?" I continued, finally sitting up after Shizuru had untied me.
Hiei became still and started looking dumbfounded himself.
All this merely assured me further.
Hiei indeed had amnesia. Well, sort of. His mind clearly wasn't functioning normally, for one thing. Hiei would never let his guard down like this, even if he were simply 'out for attention', as Hiff explained it. It seemed as though he could remember certain things at certain times—like calling me 'fox'... and also that thing about 'stealing the artifacts'. And if his memories were indeed jumping around like that, it would make sense for his personality to become altered.
Someone's personality is built on experiences, decisions, memories... What you did yesterday alters who you are tomorrow. If Hiei forgot his early life, and remembered only a solitary encounter resulting in a death by his hands, it could very well be... upsetting. On the other hand, if he could remember everything up until the point just before meeting Yusuke... he would indeed act as though it was that time again.
And his memories keep changing, and so will his personality.
...Theoretically... anyway... (X.X;;)
I was pretty sure I knew how to get him back to normal as well...
"Kurama, these... are for you," he whispered shyly, a soft blush coming over his face as he approached me and handed me the lot of flowers, and gently laid a kiss on my cheek....
...But what if I wanted this one instead?
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Ah! I'm so mean... Ahem, anyway, if this chapter confused you at all, do not worry, because I'll explain more of it in the next chapter. Heh, speaking of such... IF YOU WANT THERE TO BE A NEXT CHAPTER THEN YOU BETTER REVIEW! ... Just kidding... I'll update no matter what, lol.
COUGH... I know the last chapter was confusing. It was meant to be, though, so that's a good thing. I'm trying to make you feel Kurama's confusion. X.X lol.
I STILL don't own YYH...
OH YES! And to clear up the origin of "Hiff Clanger"...
Hiff Clanger isn't a pun, a knock off, or a real person... he is merely a slip of the tongue. LOL. Once upon a phone conversation, a discussion about fanfics came up, and, of course, cliff hangers. And when so much talking is being done, someone's bound to get tongue tied. And so my friend miss pronounced "cliff hanger" as "hiff clinger" ...I, being who I am, decided this was extremely funny, and also thought it would make a nice name. So I switched it to "Hiff Clanger" (seeing as it makes more sense) and now use him as a generic doctor OC for fanfics. X.x
(And I'm fairly certain this phone conversation took place before I saw that movie. X.x;; So imagine how much I laughed at that. Luckily it wasn't exactly the same though, or I would be mad... like I was with "The Lion King ½"... THAT MOVIE MUST DIE! It used the word "inbetweenquel"!!! I CAME UP WITH THAT LONG BEFORE THEY DID! ::sobs::) -- (Kurama's POV)
"What are you... talking about? Get arrested? For what!?" I asked, becoming extremely confused, more so than before. Maybe Hiei didn't have amnesia, but perhaps his brain was still messed up or something....
"...Don't tell me you forgot!? Damn it Kurama! You really are an idiot! These years you've spent in that human body and society have contaminated your brain!"
"H-Hiei...? Please explain to me... I really don't know," I pleaded to him meekly, overwhelmed by everything that was going on.
"We're going to steal the artifacts..."
I gasped silently and raised my hand to my mouth.
I think... I was beginning to catch on. But I had to be sure about this. I wanted to confirm! I wanted to be right...! I didn't want Hiei to be lying to me.
I laughed playfully at him....
"Yes... I guess I can be... forgetful at times. Do forgive me."
"Shut up and stop trying to mess with me."
"...Maybe I just want your attention," I said quietly, looking around aimlessly as I thought about what to ask him next. How could I find out... if I was... "Umm... HIEI! Do you know Yusuke Urameshi!?" I cried out, clapping my hands together excitedly, having found the right question.
"...Who is he?" Hiei asked, sounding rather suspicious.
That having convinced me, I smiled cheerfully and rushed over to Hiei, throwing my arms around him.
"Oh Hiei... I can't wait until you love me...!"
(Kuwabara's POV)
"Hellooooo? Kuramaaaa?" Yusuke called, knocking on Kurama's front door for the umpteenth time.
"Maybe no one's home," Shizuru suggested, sighing in exasperation.
"But I don't know where else to look!" Yusuke stated in an enthusiastic, but lazy tone.
"Perhaps he just can't hear the door. Why don't we just go in? The door's unlocked," I said, turning the doorknob and pushing open the door.
We all stood still, staring inside.
"Umm... but if Kurama's in there... then... Hiei is too," Yusuke protested nervously, grabbing my shoulder to pull me back with them.
"Ah come on! Kurama's not going to take advantage of Hiei in his condition!" I retorted, taking three steps inside.
"Hmm... he makes a good point. Let's go then!" Keiko chirped, following me inside.
The others soon came too. And we all began to look around...
"Hey guys, I'll go look in his room!"
(Yusuke's POV)
I slowly made my way up the stairs and up to Kurama's room, where I then opened the door...
"Kuram-- ...Oh, hey," I greeted, seeing that Kurama was lying on his bed, appearing to be relaxed, and... tied up, oddly with no Hiei in sight. "So... what... are... you up... to?"
"I'm... waiting for Hiei to get back," Kurama answered uncomfortably, giving me a tiny fraction of a nervous smile.
"I see. Umm... where did he go?" I asked, fidgeting around.
"To get something, apparently..."
"Get what?"
"He didn't say."
"Oh I see... Hey Kurama?"
"Yes, Yusuke?"
"Why are you tied up...?"
"........."
"Hey Kurama!" Kuwabara said, popping into the room behind me and waving.
"Hello Kuwabara," Kurama greeted, smiling, but still with that strange look on his face.
"Umm, Kuwa, I think Kurama's a little busy right now," I said softly, pointing over at our red-headed friend.
"Yes, he's all tied up!" Shizuru joked, walking up behind her brother.
The four of us laughed at the horrible joke.
"But really, why is he tied up?" Kuwabara asked, turning to me and his sister.
"And where's Hiei?" Yukina added, joining the group.
"Kurama, why is your window open, it's so cold!" Keiko shivered as she came up.
"Hiei tied me up; Hiei's GONE OUT to get SOMETHING (I don't know what); Hiei opened the window to leave... and I know it's cold but I can't exactly do anything about it."
"Oh, okay," we replied, nodding in unison.
Silence set in. I was sure everyone felt as uncomfortable I was... But luckily, we didn't have to confront any of this because within a matter of moments there was a knock at the door!
"I'll get it!" Yukina, Kuwabara, Keiko, Shizuru and myself cried out at the same time. The five of us all then ran to the front door and flung it open, relieving a cute, perhaps even adorable looking Hiei, holding in his hands a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Hiei had such a sweet, wide smile on his face. It was almost enough to make me to pinch myself. This was really... different Hiei behavior.
Of course, his expression didn't last very long. As soon as he laid eyes on us, he looked as thought he might run off crying. And I noticed Yukina leave the room as well...
"Umm... did you want to see Kurama?" Shizuru asked, giving Hiei a soft smile like one might show to a frightened child.
Hiei nodded slowly, and Shizuru then lead him away from us all, up to Kurama's room.
We all stood in silent confusion until Hiei was out of range to hear our chatter.
"Hiei's really... different," Kuwabara stated.
Keiko and I nodded in agreement.
"Hmph, at least HE brings Kurama flowers!" Keiko said in annoyance, directing a look to me.
"So, now what do we do?" I asked, deciding to ignore Keiko completely.
"Well, we came here to cheer Kurama up. So go upstairs and sit down with them. Perhaps you can help get Hiei back to normal," Yukina suggested, returning.
"Good idea," Kuwabara said enthusiastically, a light blush inhabiting his cheeks at the sight and sound of Yukina.
The three of us started up the stairs....
"Yukina... aren't you coming?" I asked, stopping half way to look at her.
"No... I better stay down here."
(Kurama's POV)
"Hiei... you left to get flowers?" I asked, gawking at Hiei in confusion.
Hiei nodded a 'yes'.
"Then... you knocked on the door when you came back? And even though you had no way of knowing there were others here besides myself and that you had previously tied me up before you left... you still expected me to answer?" I continued, finally sitting up after Shizuru had untied me.
Hiei became still and started looking dumbfounded himself.
All this merely assured me further.
Hiei indeed had amnesia. Well, sort of. His mind clearly wasn't functioning normally, for one thing. Hiei would never let his guard down like this, even if he were simply 'out for attention', as Hiff explained it. It seemed as though he could remember certain things at certain times—like calling me 'fox'... and also that thing about 'stealing the artifacts'. And if his memories were indeed jumping around like that, it would make sense for his personality to become altered.
Someone's personality is built on experiences, decisions, memories... What you did yesterday alters who you are tomorrow. If Hiei forgot his early life, and remembered only a solitary encounter resulting in a death by his hands, it could very well be... upsetting. On the other hand, if he could remember everything up until the point just before meeting Yusuke... he would indeed act as though it was that time again.
And his memories keep changing, and so will his personality.
...Theoretically... anyway... (X.X;;)
I was pretty sure I knew how to get him back to normal as well...
"Kurama, these... are for you," he whispered shyly, a soft blush coming over his face as he approached me and handed me the lot of flowers, and gently laid a kiss on my cheek....
...But what if I wanted this one instead?
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Ah! I'm so mean... Ahem, anyway, if this chapter confused you at all, do not worry, because I'll explain more of it in the next chapter. Heh, speaking of such... IF YOU WANT THERE TO BE A NEXT CHAPTER THEN YOU BETTER REVIEW! ... Just kidding... I'll update no matter what, lol.