A/N: Hello all! I'm finally here again, with another chapter for this YYH
fic...It's been like almost two months, right? Hmm...it's been like 2
months now, that's for sure. Anyway, thanks again to all of those who
reviewed the previous chapters until now! Oh and thank you to the person
who pointed out my confusion (I'm sorry if I forgot your name). But thanks
a bunch! Okay, enough with my excuses. But do you guys think that I worry
too much? I mean....well, do I? (I'm beginning to wonder if anyone reads
these a/n's or not, oh well.) Anyway, I've been getting all of these
questions about some stuff. One question was, "Have I seen Interview With
A Vampire" Well, yes. I have seen it. Oh and another thing. I have never
read ANY of Anne Rice's novels. Meaning, I haven't read Interview W/A
Vampire or Queen of the Damned. I've only seen those movies, but haven't
read them. And one thing, most vampire stories, do have 'the cut and
bleeding and drinking blood of the wrist thing'. Like in Buffy the Vampire
Slayer, when Angel was drinking Darla's blood when she bit him - he drank
her blood and so on.
But anyway, that's how it is. Haven't read Rice's novels, and I try to not
'imitate' any other authors' fics, even if I've known of it or not. I get
my ideas, from everyday life around me and etc.
And again, I appreciate the reviews! ^^ warning: the chapter might be confusing.
Disclaimer: Why do I even bother...?
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*AN UNEASY FEELING AND A DEATH AMONG FRIENDS
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Koenma's eyebrow twitched while he watched his younger sister gobble down the food that they have bought just recently. Botan was eating like she has never eaten before! She had already eaten two cheeseburgers with large fries and a large soda all in less than ten minutes. His eyebrow was still twitching at the sight he is seeing, along with their other friends. But they just stared at her as she ate.
"Botan," Koenma said.
"Huh?" the girl asked while drinking her soda through a straw. She saw her brother and friends staring at her. "What's the matter?"
"Didn't you finish your breakfast or have lunch today?" Koenma asked. "Because you're eating like as if you haven't eaten all day!"
"Ohh..." Botan said. "Well, I haven't really finished my breakfast this morning because Yukina called. And I kinda forgot to bring my lunch money with me to school. Right, Yukina?" the girl asked her friend, but Yukina was quiet. She didn't speak.
Instead, Yukina was staring off into space; she didn't blink one bit and it seemed like as if she was in her own world. She didn't hear Botan or Keiko call out her name.
"Hello. Yukina! Yoo-hoo! Earth to Yukina!" Botan called out as she waved a hand in front of Yukina's face back and forth...Back and forth...Back and forth. "Anyone in there? Yukina!!"
After Botan said her name for like the tenth time, Yukina finally blinked her eyes. "Huh?" she looked around her and saw that her friends were looking at her strangely. "What happened?"
"Uhh..." Kuwabara started. "You seemed like as if you were in another world when Botan and Keiko were trying to call you. But you didn't answer. You just kept staring at something and uh..."
"You almost had us worried there, Yukina!" Botan cried out.
Yusuke, Keiko, Kuwabara and Koenma nodded their heads in agreement.
"Oh," said the ruby-eyed girl. "Sorry 'bout that. I was just thinking, that's all. I was so caught up that I haven't really notice what's going on."
"What were you thinking about?" Kuwabara asked.
"Umm..."
Botan looked at Yukina. She was about to say something until Botan raised her voice a bit louder. "I'm thinking that this is going to be a 'girl-to- girl' talk, guys," she said. "Could us girls please have some privacy here for a bit. We need to talk."
The boys looked at her; they were confused.
"Ahem!" she said. "Now, please!"
"Oh. Oh right!" Yusuke said as he got up from his seat. "Let's go outside for a bit, guys, and get some fresh air."
"Right," Kuwabara and Koenma said in unison. The three boys walked out of the burger joint and stayed outside for a bit, leaving the girls to themselves to talk to each other.
"So... What have you been thinking about?" Keiko asked.
"Yeah. Does it have to do with anyone we know?" Botan piped in.
Yukina looked down, gulped and had then answered. "This is kind of really hard to explain, but I just have this really weird feeling inside of me right now."
"Weird feeling?" the other two girls repeated.
"Yeah. A very weird feeling; a very uneasy feeling."
Botan and Keiko were confused. Not knowing how to answer to this. But all they said was "Go on".
"Well, it just happened when Kurama came into the room."
"Kurama?"
"Yes."
"Why? Are you starting to form a crush on him or something?" Botan asked questionably.
"No. Not that."
"Then what?"
Yukina didn't answer for a few seconds. She closed her eyes and then made a response. "I just have this really, strange feeling that Kurama wasn't the only person who came into the room and sat in his chair," she said quickly.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I'm saying that - that I've felt another presence come in and sat by you, Botan," she answered. "A very familiar presence; from someone that I've known for a while and that I haven't seen in a countless number of years."
Botan and Keiko moved closer to Yukina, waiting for her to continue. "Whose presence?" they both asked.
"It felt like as if - as if, my brother came into the classroom with Kurama."
The other two girls just stared at her. An expression of shock was written on their faces. Botan broke out of the trance that struck her and her eyes went wide; she got up and slammed her hand onto the table. "BROTHER?!" she yelled out loud. Loud enough for everyone in the burger joint to look at her direction. Botan saw what had happened and quickly sat down, embarrassed. "Brother?!" she said a bit more quietly than before. "You've never told me that you had a brother!"
Yukina looked at her friend. "I haven't told you about my twin-brother yet?"
"TWIN?!" Botan exclaimed as she again stood up and slammed her hand on the table. "You have a twin also?!"
"Botan! Calm down! People are staring at you again!" Keiko said as she tried to keep the girl beside her to calm down.
"Oops..." the girl sat down once more. "Twin brother?"
"Yes. I have a twin brother. But the last time I've seen him was when we were babies. But when Kurama stepped into the room this morning, it felt like as if my brother came back from where he was..."
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{Back w/Yusuke and the boys (this will be during the time they were walking out the door)}
"So..." Yusuke said as they passed the front entrance. "What's up with you guys?"
"Nothing much really," Koenma answered. He looked around the area to find a place to sit. He didn't want to sit on the hard, concrete ground and dirty his brand new uniform pants.
"Same here," Kuwabara responded; also trying to find a place to sit.
The three boys walked around a bit and had finally found a wooden bench under a tree, creating a thick shade.
"Yukina is in the same class with Botan and Keiko, right?" Kuwabara asked.
"Yeah...Why?" Yusuke wondered.
"Umm..." Kuwabara moved his hands around, trying to wipe the sweat that was forming on his palms.
Yusuke grinned. Koenma was curious.
"Uhh...." was all the boy could say at that moment.
"Awwe! Kuwabara likes Yukina!" Yusuke exclaimed.
Kuwabara looked up at Yusuke. His eye twitched. "I do not!" he yelled.
"Heh." Yusuke got up and stood in front of Kuwabara, laughing.
"Grrr... Get over here, Urameshi!" Kuwabara said; he was getting ready to punch Yusuke for saying such a thing.
"Ha ha ha!" Yusuke laughed as he started to run away from the already angry Kuwabara.
Koenma just watched the two. He looked inside of the window that showed his sister and her friends talking. He saw Botan get up and slam the table; he wondered about what had made her get up so suddenly, and then she sat back down. But then she got up again. The boy just shrugged and returned to watching Kuwabara chase Yusuke around the parking lot.
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{Now w/Sango and Kagome}
Kagome and Sango didn't go to Osaka Pizza. Instead, the two went over to Sango's house and decided to stay there for a while and eat something. When they were in the house, Sango called out to see if anyone was home. Not one human being was in, but Sango's cat, Kirara, was.
"Hello there, Kirara!" Sango greeted happily as her cat ran over to her.
Kagome left Sango to her cat and walked into the living room. She had placed her backpack and shoes near the front door before going in, because it was proper to do so. She went over to the long couch and sat down as she turned on the TV. Sango walked in and sat down beside her friend with Kirara in her arms. Kagome was flipping through different channels until Sango saw something and asked her to stop.
"Why?" Kagome asked.
"I just want to see what's happening in the news," Sango responded.
Kagome got up and went to the kitchen to find something to eat and Sango got the remote to turn to the local news station. "Woah... This is really weird," Sango said out loud.
"What is?"
"This is." Sango turned up the volume with the remote control. In the screen, a news anchorwoman was speaking.
"Today, a young girl was found DEAD, in a local parking lot. The victim had lost a great amount of blood. Correction: There was NO trace of blood left in the victim's body. It's as if her blood was taken away. The victim's parents are in grief over the loss of their only daughter."
Sango turned down the volume. "Isn't it a bit strange?"
"Hmm... It kind of is..." Kagome's eyes widened while she looked at the screen. "Sango..."
"What?"
"A-A-Aren't those two people..." she said slowly. "Aren't they... Koaru's parents?" (A/N: Koaru - the lil' girl that Miroku asked to bear his child when she was 11)
"Huh?"
"Koaru's parents! Those two look like Koaru's parents!" Kagome said uncontrollably; she was afraid to really know if Koaru was the victim. "Oh my God!" she cried out. "Oh please no! It can't be Koaru!"
Sango was shocked and she had dropped the remote. Her hand covered her mouth; her eyes started to tear. "Oh no" was all she could say....
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{Now it's time for Kurama! ^^}
"Shuichi..." a soft, distant voice called out within the deep darkness. "Shuichi..."
Kurama was lying down on a hard, smooth surface. He moaned and he slowly opened his eyes. He looked around him and everywhere he saw was black; it was dark and he couldn't see. He got up, and stood on his feet. He was trembling and he placed his left hand on his forehead. His head was starting to hurt.
"Shuichi..." the voice called out to him again. "Shuichi....."
"W-What...? Shuichi...?" Kurama said slowly as he moved his hand by his side.
"Shuichi...."
"I'm not Shuichi!" Kurama cried out. "I'm no longer Shuichi! He died a long time ago! He doesn't exist anymore!" His eyes started to tear.
Silence came in return. The voice didn't answer him.
"I'm not Shuichi..." Kurama repeated. He sat down on the ground again. In the darkness, he was alone. But then a bright light appeared and shown down on him. Kurama covered his eyes with his arms immediately. His eyes were accustomed to the dark that when the light shone, it was too bright for him to keep them open.
"Shuichi..." the voice came again. "Shuichi...."
"I said I'm not Shuichi!!" Kurama yelled out while still covering his eyes. "Get it straight in your head! I am no longer Shuichi! Now leave me alone!!"
While keeping his eyes covered, he felt a soft hand touch his own. "Huh?" he said as he lowered down his arms. He turned his head to the side and saw a familiar face standing before him. Dark eyes, pale-colored skin, a beautiful face and long, raven-colored hair. "K-K-Kikyou...?"he asked. "Is that....you...?"
The one before Kurama started to smile. "Shuichi.."
"Kikyou?"
"Yes," she answered.
"But...How can this be? You're supposed to be dead."
Kikyou just smiled and put her hand on Shuichi's left cheek. Kurama stayed where he was. How can she be real? The touch of her hand felt real and it felt warm. But how can this be? "Kikyou.."
"I'm not really dead, Shuichi," she said. "Well, my body may be gone, but my soul isn't. It's with you.."
"Soul?" he asked. "You had a soul?"
She smiled again as she answered. "My soul. It has always been with me. But now it's with you. And it will always be with you."
Kurama took a step back; stepping away from Kikyou's touch. "How can you have your soul back?"
Kikyou just stood there and started to slowly disappear. The bright light that was once there, had also started to slowly disappear with her as well. Kurama started to tell her something; to tell her to please stay. But it was too late. "Kikyou...." he said slowly. "Come back...." He sat down and looked around him again. Everywhere, it was dark.
"Kurama.." someone called out.
Kurama stood up. "Kikyou? Is that you?"
Instead of an answer, giggling was heard.
"Kikyou?" Kurama asked again. But only the giggling was what came in response. He started to move forward. Even though it was black around him, and that he couldn't see, he still followed the laughter with his ears. "Kikyou?"
Another light shone; however, this light was only a few feet away from him, and another figure stood in the light. But it wasn't Kikyou's figure; it was another, a different one. A young girl with blue hair stood there.
Kurama was puzzled, though he wanted to know who the girl was standing in the light. He then asked out loud. "Excuse me," he started, "who are you?"
After he asked the question, the girl turned around and she was smiling happily. Her eyes were closed when she faced him; then she opened them. Kurama's own eyes widened at what he saw. The girl's eyes were of a magenta color and it showed happiness in them. This girl was familiar to him. He's seen them before, until he remembered. It was Botan. The one in front of him and smiling, was Botan? Kurama became more confused. 'Why would Botan be here?' he asked himself. The girl stayed within the light and stopped smiling.
"Kurama..." she said softly.
The boy started to walk over to her. "Botan? Why are you here?" he asked all of a sudden. "How did you get here?"
Botan just looked at him and didn't answer. She started to smile again and giggled. "Why am I in here?" she repeated.
"Yes."
"Hmmm..." she said, but when she started again, her voice started to sound deeper. A grin appeared upon her lips. "Well," she began; her voice now deep, "because I'm here to wake you up!" A swirl of black wind started to blow around the girl, covering her. After about five to ten seconds of being covered by the wind, the wind started to cease, and it showed a body. Botan wasn't there any more. But in her place, Hiei was there. And a grin was still written on upon his lips.
Kurama's eyes widened again. "Hiei?!"
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Kurama sat on a bed, and he was panting hard. The dream he had woke him up suddenly. 'First Kikyou, then Botan?' he said. 'But that Hiei, he - ' Kurama made a fist and began to make a low growl. He then loosened his fist and had stopped the growl. He closed his eyes for a while and opened them. He looked around him and saw that he was in his apartment and in his room. "How did I get here?" he asked to himself. Memories of what had happened earlier that day came into his mind. "Oh," he said. "Now I remember. I collapsed, and Hiei was there. I guess he got me some blood then."
"Awake now?" a quiet voice asked from an open window.
Kurama turned his head to face the window. Upon the window sill, sat Hiei. "Hiei?"
"Hm?" Hiei responded as he looked out of the window without looking at Kurama.
"What time is it?" Kurama questioned.
"It's almost ten in the evening," the crimson-eyed one said.
"Ten? I've been unconscious for that long?"
"Yes, you have. And I've been here watching you since, after I've given you the blood of the girl that was at your school," Hiei answered while he was watching the full moon that was out in the sky.
"What girl?"
"I don't know, just a girl from your school."
"Was it Botan?"
"Who?" Hiei asked; his face now looking at Kurama's.
"What did the girl look like?"
"She had black hair," was all he could say.
"Oh, okay," Kurama said as he sighed a sigh of relief.
"Why?"
"Nothing."
"Hn." Hiei looked back at the full moon. But it was covered with thick clouds. "We have to go now."
"To where?"
"We have to find them before it is too late, remember?"
Kurama made a loose fist this time and bit his lower lip. "How do we find them?" he asked.
Hiei got off of the windowsill, walked over to the door and went out. Kurama then got up as well and went over to his closet and picked out a light jacket. He then followed Hiei out the door to search for the Elemental Witches.
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{Now with Botan and company}
After finding out that her best friend has a twin brother, Botan was quiet. She kept thinking and thinking about how she has never known this. 'Oh well,' she thought as she shrugged the topic off her shoulders. She was in her room right now, lying down on the floor and staring up at the ceiling. An image of Kurama appeared before her. The girl became a bit startled. "Kurama?" she asked. "What?"
"Botan!"
Botan rubbed her eyes and sat up. "What is it, Yukina?" she asked.
"Where's your shampoo?" Yukina answered while she was in the bathroom, taking a shower.
"It's right by the soap!"
"Oh! Okay, thanks!"
Earlier that day, Botan asked both Yukina and Keiko if they could spend the night over at her house since there's no school the next day. The girls agreed. And so, they're at her house. Yukina's in the shower and Keiko is in the kitchen getting something to eat (again), since it's almost eleven in the evening.
Botan lied down on the ground again and stared up at the ceiling. She was already in her blue pajamas, and she began to feel sleepy. Her eyes started to close and then another image of Kurama appeared. "Kurama...." she said slowly. "Kurama...." After saying his name twice, she dozed off and her dreams of tomorrow had begun...
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A/N: Okay, so how was it? If it was confusing, sorry! If it wasn't, then, okay! ^_^ And I'm sorry for taking such a long time to update this after almost 2 months. I've been very busy these past few weeks, and I hadn't much time to write. And another thing for not updating in such a long time, is writer's block. But anyway, it's kinda hard playing different scenes in one chapter (like going from Botan to Koenma, and then to Kurama and back to Botan and the part with the dream). So again, if confusing, I apologize.
So, just send in a review and I'll be back with the next chappie soon, hopefully. ^_^ Oh and if some of these scenes kinda sound like Atwater- Rhodes' way, then I apologize if it's like that, but hey, that's how the story will go. -_- I tried to make it in my version. Oh well, anyway, please review! ^_^
And again, I appreciate the reviews! ^^ warning: the chapter might be confusing.
Disclaimer: Why do I even bother...?
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*AN UNEASY FEELING AND A DEATH AMONG FRIENDS
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Koenma's eyebrow twitched while he watched his younger sister gobble down the food that they have bought just recently. Botan was eating like she has never eaten before! She had already eaten two cheeseburgers with large fries and a large soda all in less than ten minutes. His eyebrow was still twitching at the sight he is seeing, along with their other friends. But they just stared at her as she ate.
"Botan," Koenma said.
"Huh?" the girl asked while drinking her soda through a straw. She saw her brother and friends staring at her. "What's the matter?"
"Didn't you finish your breakfast or have lunch today?" Koenma asked. "Because you're eating like as if you haven't eaten all day!"
"Ohh..." Botan said. "Well, I haven't really finished my breakfast this morning because Yukina called. And I kinda forgot to bring my lunch money with me to school. Right, Yukina?" the girl asked her friend, but Yukina was quiet. She didn't speak.
Instead, Yukina was staring off into space; she didn't blink one bit and it seemed like as if she was in her own world. She didn't hear Botan or Keiko call out her name.
"Hello. Yukina! Yoo-hoo! Earth to Yukina!" Botan called out as she waved a hand in front of Yukina's face back and forth...Back and forth...Back and forth. "Anyone in there? Yukina!!"
After Botan said her name for like the tenth time, Yukina finally blinked her eyes. "Huh?" she looked around her and saw that her friends were looking at her strangely. "What happened?"
"Uhh..." Kuwabara started. "You seemed like as if you were in another world when Botan and Keiko were trying to call you. But you didn't answer. You just kept staring at something and uh..."
"You almost had us worried there, Yukina!" Botan cried out.
Yusuke, Keiko, Kuwabara and Koenma nodded their heads in agreement.
"Oh," said the ruby-eyed girl. "Sorry 'bout that. I was just thinking, that's all. I was so caught up that I haven't really notice what's going on."
"What were you thinking about?" Kuwabara asked.
"Umm..."
Botan looked at Yukina. She was about to say something until Botan raised her voice a bit louder. "I'm thinking that this is going to be a 'girl-to- girl' talk, guys," she said. "Could us girls please have some privacy here for a bit. We need to talk."
The boys looked at her; they were confused.
"Ahem!" she said. "Now, please!"
"Oh. Oh right!" Yusuke said as he got up from his seat. "Let's go outside for a bit, guys, and get some fresh air."
"Right," Kuwabara and Koenma said in unison. The three boys walked out of the burger joint and stayed outside for a bit, leaving the girls to themselves to talk to each other.
"So... What have you been thinking about?" Keiko asked.
"Yeah. Does it have to do with anyone we know?" Botan piped in.
Yukina looked down, gulped and had then answered. "This is kind of really hard to explain, but I just have this really weird feeling inside of me right now."
"Weird feeling?" the other two girls repeated.
"Yeah. A very weird feeling; a very uneasy feeling."
Botan and Keiko were confused. Not knowing how to answer to this. But all they said was "Go on".
"Well, it just happened when Kurama came into the room."
"Kurama?"
"Yes."
"Why? Are you starting to form a crush on him or something?" Botan asked questionably.
"No. Not that."
"Then what?"
Yukina didn't answer for a few seconds. She closed her eyes and then made a response. "I just have this really, strange feeling that Kurama wasn't the only person who came into the room and sat in his chair," she said quickly.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"I'm saying that - that I've felt another presence come in and sat by you, Botan," she answered. "A very familiar presence; from someone that I've known for a while and that I haven't seen in a countless number of years."
Botan and Keiko moved closer to Yukina, waiting for her to continue. "Whose presence?" they both asked.
"It felt like as if - as if, my brother came into the classroom with Kurama."
The other two girls just stared at her. An expression of shock was written on their faces. Botan broke out of the trance that struck her and her eyes went wide; she got up and slammed her hand onto the table. "BROTHER?!" she yelled out loud. Loud enough for everyone in the burger joint to look at her direction. Botan saw what had happened and quickly sat down, embarrassed. "Brother?!" she said a bit more quietly than before. "You've never told me that you had a brother!"
Yukina looked at her friend. "I haven't told you about my twin-brother yet?"
"TWIN?!" Botan exclaimed as she again stood up and slammed her hand on the table. "You have a twin also?!"
"Botan! Calm down! People are staring at you again!" Keiko said as she tried to keep the girl beside her to calm down.
"Oops..." the girl sat down once more. "Twin brother?"
"Yes. I have a twin brother. But the last time I've seen him was when we were babies. But when Kurama stepped into the room this morning, it felt like as if my brother came back from where he was..."
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{Back w/Yusuke and the boys (this will be during the time they were walking out the door)}
"So..." Yusuke said as they passed the front entrance. "What's up with you guys?"
"Nothing much really," Koenma answered. He looked around the area to find a place to sit. He didn't want to sit on the hard, concrete ground and dirty his brand new uniform pants.
"Same here," Kuwabara responded; also trying to find a place to sit.
The three boys walked around a bit and had finally found a wooden bench under a tree, creating a thick shade.
"Yukina is in the same class with Botan and Keiko, right?" Kuwabara asked.
"Yeah...Why?" Yusuke wondered.
"Umm..." Kuwabara moved his hands around, trying to wipe the sweat that was forming on his palms.
Yusuke grinned. Koenma was curious.
"Uhh...." was all the boy could say at that moment.
"Awwe! Kuwabara likes Yukina!" Yusuke exclaimed.
Kuwabara looked up at Yusuke. His eye twitched. "I do not!" he yelled.
"Heh." Yusuke got up and stood in front of Kuwabara, laughing.
"Grrr... Get over here, Urameshi!" Kuwabara said; he was getting ready to punch Yusuke for saying such a thing.
"Ha ha ha!" Yusuke laughed as he started to run away from the already angry Kuwabara.
Koenma just watched the two. He looked inside of the window that showed his sister and her friends talking. He saw Botan get up and slam the table; he wondered about what had made her get up so suddenly, and then she sat back down. But then she got up again. The boy just shrugged and returned to watching Kuwabara chase Yusuke around the parking lot.
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{Now w/Sango and Kagome}
Kagome and Sango didn't go to Osaka Pizza. Instead, the two went over to Sango's house and decided to stay there for a while and eat something. When they were in the house, Sango called out to see if anyone was home. Not one human being was in, but Sango's cat, Kirara, was.
"Hello there, Kirara!" Sango greeted happily as her cat ran over to her.
Kagome left Sango to her cat and walked into the living room. She had placed her backpack and shoes near the front door before going in, because it was proper to do so. She went over to the long couch and sat down as she turned on the TV. Sango walked in and sat down beside her friend with Kirara in her arms. Kagome was flipping through different channels until Sango saw something and asked her to stop.
"Why?" Kagome asked.
"I just want to see what's happening in the news," Sango responded.
Kagome got up and went to the kitchen to find something to eat and Sango got the remote to turn to the local news station. "Woah... This is really weird," Sango said out loud.
"What is?"
"This is." Sango turned up the volume with the remote control. In the screen, a news anchorwoman was speaking.
"Today, a young girl was found DEAD, in a local parking lot. The victim had lost a great amount of blood. Correction: There was NO trace of blood left in the victim's body. It's as if her blood was taken away. The victim's parents are in grief over the loss of their only daughter."
Sango turned down the volume. "Isn't it a bit strange?"
"Hmm... It kind of is..." Kagome's eyes widened while she looked at the screen. "Sango..."
"What?"
"A-A-Aren't those two people..." she said slowly. "Aren't they... Koaru's parents?" (A/N: Koaru - the lil' girl that Miroku asked to bear his child when she was 11)
"Huh?"
"Koaru's parents! Those two look like Koaru's parents!" Kagome said uncontrollably; she was afraid to really know if Koaru was the victim. "Oh my God!" she cried out. "Oh please no! It can't be Koaru!"
Sango was shocked and she had dropped the remote. Her hand covered her mouth; her eyes started to tear. "Oh no" was all she could say....
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{Now it's time for Kurama! ^^}
"Shuichi..." a soft, distant voice called out within the deep darkness. "Shuichi..."
Kurama was lying down on a hard, smooth surface. He moaned and he slowly opened his eyes. He looked around him and everywhere he saw was black; it was dark and he couldn't see. He got up, and stood on his feet. He was trembling and he placed his left hand on his forehead. His head was starting to hurt.
"Shuichi..." the voice called out to him again. "Shuichi....."
"W-What...? Shuichi...?" Kurama said slowly as he moved his hand by his side.
"Shuichi...."
"I'm not Shuichi!" Kurama cried out. "I'm no longer Shuichi! He died a long time ago! He doesn't exist anymore!" His eyes started to tear.
Silence came in return. The voice didn't answer him.
"I'm not Shuichi..." Kurama repeated. He sat down on the ground again. In the darkness, he was alone. But then a bright light appeared and shown down on him. Kurama covered his eyes with his arms immediately. His eyes were accustomed to the dark that when the light shone, it was too bright for him to keep them open.
"Shuichi..." the voice came again. "Shuichi...."
"I said I'm not Shuichi!!" Kurama yelled out while still covering his eyes. "Get it straight in your head! I am no longer Shuichi! Now leave me alone!!"
While keeping his eyes covered, he felt a soft hand touch his own. "Huh?" he said as he lowered down his arms. He turned his head to the side and saw a familiar face standing before him. Dark eyes, pale-colored skin, a beautiful face and long, raven-colored hair. "K-K-Kikyou...?"he asked. "Is that....you...?"
The one before Kurama started to smile. "Shuichi.."
"Kikyou?"
"Yes," she answered.
"But...How can this be? You're supposed to be dead."
Kikyou just smiled and put her hand on Shuichi's left cheek. Kurama stayed where he was. How can she be real? The touch of her hand felt real and it felt warm. But how can this be? "Kikyou.."
"I'm not really dead, Shuichi," she said. "Well, my body may be gone, but my soul isn't. It's with you.."
"Soul?" he asked. "You had a soul?"
She smiled again as she answered. "My soul. It has always been with me. But now it's with you. And it will always be with you."
Kurama took a step back; stepping away from Kikyou's touch. "How can you have your soul back?"
Kikyou just stood there and started to slowly disappear. The bright light that was once there, had also started to slowly disappear with her as well. Kurama started to tell her something; to tell her to please stay. But it was too late. "Kikyou...." he said slowly. "Come back...." He sat down and looked around him again. Everywhere, it was dark.
"Kurama.." someone called out.
Kurama stood up. "Kikyou? Is that you?"
Instead of an answer, giggling was heard.
"Kikyou?" Kurama asked again. But only the giggling was what came in response. He started to move forward. Even though it was black around him, and that he couldn't see, he still followed the laughter with his ears. "Kikyou?"
Another light shone; however, this light was only a few feet away from him, and another figure stood in the light. But it wasn't Kikyou's figure; it was another, a different one. A young girl with blue hair stood there.
Kurama was puzzled, though he wanted to know who the girl was standing in the light. He then asked out loud. "Excuse me," he started, "who are you?"
After he asked the question, the girl turned around and she was smiling happily. Her eyes were closed when she faced him; then she opened them. Kurama's own eyes widened at what he saw. The girl's eyes were of a magenta color and it showed happiness in them. This girl was familiar to him. He's seen them before, until he remembered. It was Botan. The one in front of him and smiling, was Botan? Kurama became more confused. 'Why would Botan be here?' he asked himself. The girl stayed within the light and stopped smiling.
"Kurama..." she said softly.
The boy started to walk over to her. "Botan? Why are you here?" he asked all of a sudden. "How did you get here?"
Botan just looked at him and didn't answer. She started to smile again and giggled. "Why am I in here?" she repeated.
"Yes."
"Hmmm..." she said, but when she started again, her voice started to sound deeper. A grin appeared upon her lips. "Well," she began; her voice now deep, "because I'm here to wake you up!" A swirl of black wind started to blow around the girl, covering her. After about five to ten seconds of being covered by the wind, the wind started to cease, and it showed a body. Botan wasn't there any more. But in her place, Hiei was there. And a grin was still written on upon his lips.
Kurama's eyes widened again. "Hiei?!"
* * *
Kurama sat on a bed, and he was panting hard. The dream he had woke him up suddenly. 'First Kikyou, then Botan?' he said. 'But that Hiei, he - ' Kurama made a fist and began to make a low growl. He then loosened his fist and had stopped the growl. He closed his eyes for a while and opened them. He looked around him and saw that he was in his apartment and in his room. "How did I get here?" he asked to himself. Memories of what had happened earlier that day came into his mind. "Oh," he said. "Now I remember. I collapsed, and Hiei was there. I guess he got me some blood then."
"Awake now?" a quiet voice asked from an open window.
Kurama turned his head to face the window. Upon the window sill, sat Hiei. "Hiei?"
"Hm?" Hiei responded as he looked out of the window without looking at Kurama.
"What time is it?" Kurama questioned.
"It's almost ten in the evening," the crimson-eyed one said.
"Ten? I've been unconscious for that long?"
"Yes, you have. And I've been here watching you since, after I've given you the blood of the girl that was at your school," Hiei answered while he was watching the full moon that was out in the sky.
"What girl?"
"I don't know, just a girl from your school."
"Was it Botan?"
"Who?" Hiei asked; his face now looking at Kurama's.
"What did the girl look like?"
"She had black hair," was all he could say.
"Oh, okay," Kurama said as he sighed a sigh of relief.
"Why?"
"Nothing."
"Hn." Hiei looked back at the full moon. But it was covered with thick clouds. "We have to go now."
"To where?"
"We have to find them before it is too late, remember?"
Kurama made a loose fist this time and bit his lower lip. "How do we find them?" he asked.
Hiei got off of the windowsill, walked over to the door and went out. Kurama then got up as well and went over to his closet and picked out a light jacket. He then followed Hiei out the door to search for the Elemental Witches.
* * *
{Now with Botan and company}
After finding out that her best friend has a twin brother, Botan was quiet. She kept thinking and thinking about how she has never known this. 'Oh well,' she thought as she shrugged the topic off her shoulders. She was in her room right now, lying down on the floor and staring up at the ceiling. An image of Kurama appeared before her. The girl became a bit startled. "Kurama?" she asked. "What?"
"Botan!"
Botan rubbed her eyes and sat up. "What is it, Yukina?" she asked.
"Where's your shampoo?" Yukina answered while she was in the bathroom, taking a shower.
"It's right by the soap!"
"Oh! Okay, thanks!"
Earlier that day, Botan asked both Yukina and Keiko if they could spend the night over at her house since there's no school the next day. The girls agreed. And so, they're at her house. Yukina's in the shower and Keiko is in the kitchen getting something to eat (again), since it's almost eleven in the evening.
Botan lied down on the ground again and stared up at the ceiling. She was already in her blue pajamas, and she began to feel sleepy. Her eyes started to close and then another image of Kurama appeared. "Kurama...." she said slowly. "Kurama...." After saying his name twice, she dozed off and her dreams of tomorrow had begun...
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A/N: Okay, so how was it? If it was confusing, sorry! If it wasn't, then, okay! ^_^ And I'm sorry for taking such a long time to update this after almost 2 months. I've been very busy these past few weeks, and I hadn't much time to write. And another thing for not updating in such a long time, is writer's block. But anyway, it's kinda hard playing different scenes in one chapter (like going from Botan to Koenma, and then to Kurama and back to Botan and the part with the dream). So again, if confusing, I apologize.
So, just send in a review and I'll be back with the next chappie soon, hopefully. ^_^ Oh and if some of these scenes kinda sound like Atwater- Rhodes' way, then I apologize if it's like that, but hey, that's how the story will go. -_- I tried to make it in my version. Oh well, anyway, please review! ^_^