I swear, I did NOT get grounded on purpose. I want to finish Kikyoku just as much as the next person! Anyway, enough with the sappy stuff…and here's two more poems, one from Kota-chan (thanks so much for the pictures!! *glomps*)…
The tragedy of Kelsey and Shishi-
She was a tough girl, a fighter, a warrior
He was a flirt, a "hottie", a play boy
She never expected to fall in love, and she still deniese that she is.
He never expected to fall in love, preiod! But now he proclaimes it. Loudly, and annoyingly.
She softened a bit, letting her warriors spirit weaken softly.
He tried his hardest to enter her heart
Then, tragedy struck.
With Kelsey's mirror half gone, she would most certanly die.
Without Kelsey, he WOULD die.
'Tis a tragedy, such as that of Romeo and Juilet.
Will they be able to love in the world of the living?
Or be in love, in the land of the dead?
Only time will tell, if this tragedy...
Is just a roadblock, or what determines this relationships end.
The tragedy of Kelsey and Shishi...
Tragic love, it's always the sweetest, ne?
*grin* What do you think, Kelsey? And the next is from Melissa-chan…from Kia to Netami. Heh heh heh…
Never again
You've plagued me for too long, so,
Never again
I'm ending it all now
Never again
You've attacked my family and friends
You've tried to change my past
I'm tired of you, so,
Never again
I never want to see your face again
Never again
It will stop now
Cause you'll be dead
You'll will walk this earth
Never again
As for Spirit Girl 2, I'll e-mail you a useful site…
Last chapter, people died! And came back to life, thanks to a dog, several people, and a P.O.ed Priestess! And now let us continue!
For some reason, people are mostly going for Suzaku…Suzaku and Rei…wow. O.o
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"How long is she gonna stay asleep?" Rinku complained, twisting the hem of his shirt between his fingers until the material was stretched.
"Better to be asleep than to be dead," Touya reminded him. The boy grimaced.
"I can understand KIA sleeping," Yusuke remarked, glancing down at the brunette, now back in her own bed and sleeping soundly. "But why Kelsey? You'd think she'd be awake, what with all the snoozing SHE did!"
Chuu shrugged. "Let her sleep, then. We'll find out eventually."
Suzuki snorted. "This from the man with the least amount of patience among all of us."
"Oh, shut yer yap, Blondie," the drunkard muttered, waving him off with a careless hand flap.
"Blondie?? BLONDIE?!"
"BOTH of you, shut up!" Jin snapped. "You'll wake 'em up!"
"I'm starting to wonder IF they'll ever wake up," Kuwabara said wistfully. "It's already been two days…don't they have to eat or something?"
"Don't worry about it." That was Kurama, who was calmly propping Kia up as he poured a rosy liquid down her throat. "I'm keeping them hydrated and they'll be fed once they awaken." Gently massaging the girl's throat to get her to swallow, he smiled as she did so, then laid her back down, turning to do the same with Kelsey.
Yusuke blinked as Hiei rose from his chair, opening the bedroom door. "Where are YOU going, Hiei?"
"Out," was the only answer he received and then the Jaganshi was gone, closing the door quietly behind him.
Kurama chuckled. "He's worried about the girls and prefers to handle it by training. It's Hiei's way."
"How…sweet," Suzuki said dubiously.
"Naw, he just doesn't want to cry in public." Rei leapt to her feet, a wicked gleam entering her peridot green eyes. "Maybe I can catch his soft side on camera!" And she hurried off, cackling to herself.
"…Sometimes I wonder about that girl," Touya commented.
"Only sometimes?" Jin asked, grinning.
******Dream Sequence******
Kia leaned wearily against Kelsey, both girls watching the two women in front of them through lowered lids.
"I'm not dead," the brunette mused, a hint of faint surprise creeping into her quiet tone. "But I WAS, wasn't I?"
"As a doornail," Kelsey agreed, yawning widely.
"Hiketsu managed to bring you back." A stately blonde woman twisted a gold band on her finger, a luminescent opal adorning the top. "We brought you here to explain something and then we'll say goodbye forever."
Kelsey blinked. "Forever?"
"Well, I'll talk to both of you once you awaken," Hiketsu said soothingly. "But then you will never hear from us again, as Fukumi implied."
"Why?" Kia frowned, perplexed. "I don't understand--"
"You will." The Priestess smiled reassuringly and snapped the fingers on her right hand.
The Mirror Holders found themselves in a spacious room, surrounded by seven white marble columns. The ivory tiles were cool underneath their bare feet and the air was fragrant with the scent of the red, white, and yellow roses growing nearby in a small garden plot.
"Where…where are we?" Kia asked uncertainly, laying a hand on one of the columns.
"I don't know…" Kelsey seemed just as confused. "But I hear voices."
"And they don't sound very friendly…"
"Circle th'place, lads! They're not gettin' away this time!" The harsh, grating voice sounded jubilantly triumphant, and a loud roar of approval greeted the order.
The older Mirror Holder tilted her head, listening intently. She glanced at her companion, with a trace of apprehension lurking in her brown eyes. Kelsey placed a finger lightly on her lips, shaking her head warningly. Both flinched as deafening explosions were heard, and Kelsey dragged Kia behind one of the pillars.
A familiar-looking blonde strode into the room, blue-green oculars flashing with ill-concealed irritation. "Hiketsu!" She called loudly and crossly. "Those bastards have us boxed in!" Kia stiffened as she approached the two, but Fukumi seemed unable to sight them. "HIKETSU!"
"I know, I know!" The other Priestess hurried in, looking positively harassed. Her cream-colored skirt, with its pattern of red-and-gold triangles at the hem, swirled around her ankles as she joined Fukumi. "It's bad…they've set fire to most of the temple, killed the mikos and attendants, and they have a barrier erected around the whole thing."
"BASTARDS!" Fukumi repeated, now outraged. Green sparks raced across her body, responding to her ire. "Can't we break through the damned thing??"
Hiketsu sighed, looking somewhat dismal. "We could, but it would be pointless. The youkai will all be waiting for us." She toyed with the crystal around her neck. "I don't think we'll be able to get out of this with our lives still intact."
"You banish one youkai and they ALL react." Fukumi rolled her eyes expressively. "So we have to die?"
"Not necessarily…we can escape, but it would mean leaving our bodies here and entering our reincarnations."
"Us?" Kelsey whispered to Kia. The other nodded.
"We don't HAVE reincarnations!" Fukumi protested. "And even if we did, we can't just possess other bodies with souls!"
"First of all, we're not possessing anybody. We'll share their bodies, but we will never take control of them." Hiketsu looked at her friend firmly. "And we'll automatically be drawn to our reincarnations when they're born. We can wait until then. Someday we shall leave, but not until we are ready."
The blonde scowled glumly. "…Fine, then. I'm not ready to go just yet."
Hiketsu smiled, raising her hands with the palms facing Fukumi. The other woman did the same and, palms touching, they began to chant.
"Ashita wo hiraku kagi wa reality…uso wo kowashi-tsudzuketai…"
Without any warning, two brilliant bursts of white light flew upwards, exiting from the Priestess' bodies and rapidly dwindling as they flew until they had completely vanished.
And then the entire room exploded.
Both girls yelped in surprise. They were back in the darkness of their dreams and Hiketsu was kneeling beside them.
"And there you have it." Fukumi locked her arms behind her back as she studied them. "We were drawn to you when you were born and then we discovered you were the Mirror Holders. Before then, we just floated around Makai…Hiketsu loved to appear in front of random people and act all priestess-y."
"So…" Kelsey blinked slowly. "Did we get our powers from you and the Mirror Halves?"
"No." Hiketsu rose, glancing down at them. "Your reiki is your own. The Mirror Halves simply amplify it…and you'll have our power once we're gone…it's been seeping into your bodies all this time."
"Wait!" Kia stared at her. "Where are you going?"
"Reikai…it's finally time for us to go. You won't need us anymore, since you both have grown and developed so much."
Fukumi snorted. "You'll be asleep for at least another two days once we put our power into you, so let's get on with it. It's been interesting." She placed her hand on Kelsey's head, a rich green light peeking through her fingers. The smaller blonde shivered involuntarily and then Fukumi gave a curt nod and vanished.
"I'll explain the rest later," Hiketsu said in an undertone to Kia. "But you're exhausted, even in spirit form, so I'll let you go." She hugged the girl warmly and, as she did so, an icy blue light entered Kia's body. Like Kelsey had done, she shuddered. Hiketsu stepped back and disappeared as well.
******Back to Reality******
"Oi…" Chuu looked over at the girls, sleeping in peaceful recumbence. "Their power…it just rose."
"How is that possible?" Shishiwakamaru wanted to know. "Unless they did training in their sleep--"
"There are other ways," Kurama interrupted mildly. "If they have had power transferred into them…" Perhaps it had been that Priestess Kia had masqueraded as…which only reminded him of how he had treated the sweet-tempered Mirror Holder…if she wanted to hurt him when she woke up, he wouldn't blame her. He was still mortified that he had flirted with her so much…if Chitsuko found out…but the absolute worst part was that he had slowed her down. He had tried to kiss her, even after all of her insistences. If he had listened to her earlier, she would have gotten back with time to spare.
*She's going to kill me when she wakes up…*
But he would accept his punishment with no complaints. He deserved it. He only hoped Kia would forgive him someday. And one way to make sure there was no misunderstanding…
"Jin, I believe I have something to tell you…"
*OOC*
There! ^^ That took awhile, and I'm glad it's done. I'd still love feedback on Rei, and also any ideas for outtakes and…please…just…review! Four chapters left! NEXT chapter!
* The girls wake up! Jin gets a bit emotional…
* The girls get some visitors…including the Guardians and Mukuro! An explanation is given concerning Kelsey's long sleep, even after she got her half back.
* After many grudges and arguments, a blue-haired samurai and a compassionate Mirror Holder will FINALLY make amends. Hoo…
The tragedy of Kelsey and Shishi-
She was a tough girl, a fighter, a warrior
He was a flirt, a "hottie", a play boy
She never expected to fall in love, and she still deniese that she is.
He never expected to fall in love, preiod! But now he proclaimes it. Loudly, and annoyingly.
She softened a bit, letting her warriors spirit weaken softly.
He tried his hardest to enter her heart
Then, tragedy struck.
With Kelsey's mirror half gone, she would most certanly die.
Without Kelsey, he WOULD die.
'Tis a tragedy, such as that of Romeo and Juilet.
Will they be able to love in the world of the living?
Or be in love, in the land of the dead?
Only time will tell, if this tragedy...
Is just a roadblock, or what determines this relationships end.
The tragedy of Kelsey and Shishi...
Tragic love, it's always the sweetest, ne?
*grin* What do you think, Kelsey? And the next is from Melissa-chan…from Kia to Netami. Heh heh heh…
Never again
You've plagued me for too long, so,
Never again
I'm ending it all now
Never again
You've attacked my family and friends
You've tried to change my past
I'm tired of you, so,
Never again
I never want to see your face again
Never again
It will stop now
Cause you'll be dead
You'll will walk this earth
Never again
As for Spirit Girl 2, I'll e-mail you a useful site…
Last chapter, people died! And came back to life, thanks to a dog, several people, and a P.O.ed Priestess! And now let us continue!
For some reason, people are mostly going for Suzaku…Suzaku and Rei…wow. O.o
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"How long is she gonna stay asleep?" Rinku complained, twisting the hem of his shirt between his fingers until the material was stretched.
"Better to be asleep than to be dead," Touya reminded him. The boy grimaced.
"I can understand KIA sleeping," Yusuke remarked, glancing down at the brunette, now back in her own bed and sleeping soundly. "But why Kelsey? You'd think she'd be awake, what with all the snoozing SHE did!"
Chuu shrugged. "Let her sleep, then. We'll find out eventually."
Suzuki snorted. "This from the man with the least amount of patience among all of us."
"Oh, shut yer yap, Blondie," the drunkard muttered, waving him off with a careless hand flap.
"Blondie?? BLONDIE?!"
"BOTH of you, shut up!" Jin snapped. "You'll wake 'em up!"
"I'm starting to wonder IF they'll ever wake up," Kuwabara said wistfully. "It's already been two days…don't they have to eat or something?"
"Don't worry about it." That was Kurama, who was calmly propping Kia up as he poured a rosy liquid down her throat. "I'm keeping them hydrated and they'll be fed once they awaken." Gently massaging the girl's throat to get her to swallow, he smiled as she did so, then laid her back down, turning to do the same with Kelsey.
Yusuke blinked as Hiei rose from his chair, opening the bedroom door. "Where are YOU going, Hiei?"
"Out," was the only answer he received and then the Jaganshi was gone, closing the door quietly behind him.
Kurama chuckled. "He's worried about the girls and prefers to handle it by training. It's Hiei's way."
"How…sweet," Suzuki said dubiously.
"Naw, he just doesn't want to cry in public." Rei leapt to her feet, a wicked gleam entering her peridot green eyes. "Maybe I can catch his soft side on camera!" And she hurried off, cackling to herself.
"…Sometimes I wonder about that girl," Touya commented.
"Only sometimes?" Jin asked, grinning.
******Dream Sequence******
Kia leaned wearily against Kelsey, both girls watching the two women in front of them through lowered lids.
"I'm not dead," the brunette mused, a hint of faint surprise creeping into her quiet tone. "But I WAS, wasn't I?"
"As a doornail," Kelsey agreed, yawning widely.
"Hiketsu managed to bring you back." A stately blonde woman twisted a gold band on her finger, a luminescent opal adorning the top. "We brought you here to explain something and then we'll say goodbye forever."
Kelsey blinked. "Forever?"
"Well, I'll talk to both of you once you awaken," Hiketsu said soothingly. "But then you will never hear from us again, as Fukumi implied."
"Why?" Kia frowned, perplexed. "I don't understand--"
"You will." The Priestess smiled reassuringly and snapped the fingers on her right hand.
The Mirror Holders found themselves in a spacious room, surrounded by seven white marble columns. The ivory tiles were cool underneath their bare feet and the air was fragrant with the scent of the red, white, and yellow roses growing nearby in a small garden plot.
"Where…where are we?" Kia asked uncertainly, laying a hand on one of the columns.
"I don't know…" Kelsey seemed just as confused. "But I hear voices."
"And they don't sound very friendly…"
"Circle th'place, lads! They're not gettin' away this time!" The harsh, grating voice sounded jubilantly triumphant, and a loud roar of approval greeted the order.
The older Mirror Holder tilted her head, listening intently. She glanced at her companion, with a trace of apprehension lurking in her brown eyes. Kelsey placed a finger lightly on her lips, shaking her head warningly. Both flinched as deafening explosions were heard, and Kelsey dragged Kia behind one of the pillars.
A familiar-looking blonde strode into the room, blue-green oculars flashing with ill-concealed irritation. "Hiketsu!" She called loudly and crossly. "Those bastards have us boxed in!" Kia stiffened as she approached the two, but Fukumi seemed unable to sight them. "HIKETSU!"
"I know, I know!" The other Priestess hurried in, looking positively harassed. Her cream-colored skirt, with its pattern of red-and-gold triangles at the hem, swirled around her ankles as she joined Fukumi. "It's bad…they've set fire to most of the temple, killed the mikos and attendants, and they have a barrier erected around the whole thing."
"BASTARDS!" Fukumi repeated, now outraged. Green sparks raced across her body, responding to her ire. "Can't we break through the damned thing??"
Hiketsu sighed, looking somewhat dismal. "We could, but it would be pointless. The youkai will all be waiting for us." She toyed with the crystal around her neck. "I don't think we'll be able to get out of this with our lives still intact."
"You banish one youkai and they ALL react." Fukumi rolled her eyes expressively. "So we have to die?"
"Not necessarily…we can escape, but it would mean leaving our bodies here and entering our reincarnations."
"Us?" Kelsey whispered to Kia. The other nodded.
"We don't HAVE reincarnations!" Fukumi protested. "And even if we did, we can't just possess other bodies with souls!"
"First of all, we're not possessing anybody. We'll share their bodies, but we will never take control of them." Hiketsu looked at her friend firmly. "And we'll automatically be drawn to our reincarnations when they're born. We can wait until then. Someday we shall leave, but not until we are ready."
The blonde scowled glumly. "…Fine, then. I'm not ready to go just yet."
Hiketsu smiled, raising her hands with the palms facing Fukumi. The other woman did the same and, palms touching, they began to chant.
"Ashita wo hiraku kagi wa reality…uso wo kowashi-tsudzuketai…"
Without any warning, two brilliant bursts of white light flew upwards, exiting from the Priestess' bodies and rapidly dwindling as they flew until they had completely vanished.
And then the entire room exploded.
Both girls yelped in surprise. They were back in the darkness of their dreams and Hiketsu was kneeling beside them.
"And there you have it." Fukumi locked her arms behind her back as she studied them. "We were drawn to you when you were born and then we discovered you were the Mirror Holders. Before then, we just floated around Makai…Hiketsu loved to appear in front of random people and act all priestess-y."
"So…" Kelsey blinked slowly. "Did we get our powers from you and the Mirror Halves?"
"No." Hiketsu rose, glancing down at them. "Your reiki is your own. The Mirror Halves simply amplify it…and you'll have our power once we're gone…it's been seeping into your bodies all this time."
"Wait!" Kia stared at her. "Where are you going?"
"Reikai…it's finally time for us to go. You won't need us anymore, since you both have grown and developed so much."
Fukumi snorted. "You'll be asleep for at least another two days once we put our power into you, so let's get on with it. It's been interesting." She placed her hand on Kelsey's head, a rich green light peeking through her fingers. The smaller blonde shivered involuntarily and then Fukumi gave a curt nod and vanished.
"I'll explain the rest later," Hiketsu said in an undertone to Kia. "But you're exhausted, even in spirit form, so I'll let you go." She hugged the girl warmly and, as she did so, an icy blue light entered Kia's body. Like Kelsey had done, she shuddered. Hiketsu stepped back and disappeared as well.
******Back to Reality******
"Oi…" Chuu looked over at the girls, sleeping in peaceful recumbence. "Their power…it just rose."
"How is that possible?" Shishiwakamaru wanted to know. "Unless they did training in their sleep--"
"There are other ways," Kurama interrupted mildly. "If they have had power transferred into them…" Perhaps it had been that Priestess Kia had masqueraded as…which only reminded him of how he had treated the sweet-tempered Mirror Holder…if she wanted to hurt him when she woke up, he wouldn't blame her. He was still mortified that he had flirted with her so much…if Chitsuko found out…but the absolute worst part was that he had slowed her down. He had tried to kiss her, even after all of her insistences. If he had listened to her earlier, she would have gotten back with time to spare.
*She's going to kill me when she wakes up…*
But he would accept his punishment with no complaints. He deserved it. He only hoped Kia would forgive him someday. And one way to make sure there was no misunderstanding…
"Jin, I believe I have something to tell you…"
*OOC*
There! ^^ That took awhile, and I'm glad it's done. I'd still love feedback on Rei, and also any ideas for outtakes and…please…just…review! Four chapters left! NEXT chapter!
* The girls wake up! Jin gets a bit emotional…
* The girls get some visitors…including the Guardians and Mukuro! An explanation is given concerning Kelsey's long sleep, even after she got her half back.
* After many grudges and arguments, a blue-haired samurai and a compassionate Mirror Holder will FINALLY make amends. Hoo…