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I do not own any YYH characters. They belong to their author/creator Yoshihiro Togashi. The "Black Widow" name is also used by Marvel; I don't know anything about that character, so any similarities beyond name are completely coincidental.
The Spirit Detective took several deep breaths before walking over to check on his new ally. Her skin felt cold and damp; her eyes were unfocused. She didn't react to his presence, but when he told her Scorpion was dead, she seemed to relax.
Yusuke pulled out his cell phone and dialed quickly. "Mrs Minamano? This is Urameshi Yusuke. Can I talk to Shuichi? . . . Kurama, I need help. I got attacked and . . . I'm fine, but one of the demons is badly hurt, I think she's dying . . . Yes, she did attack me, but then she helped me; it's complicated. I can bring her to my apartment, but I don't know what to do: she's poisoned, and . . . Thanks, Kurama, I'll meet you at my place.
Urameshi picked up the female youkai and carried her down unused alleys and entered his apartment building through the back door. When he entered his apartment, he found his mother sleeping off a binge. She must have started early in the morning to have passed out before evening. He lay Kira out on the couch. Kurama knocked softly on the door before rushing in.
"You said something on the phone about poison, Yuu-" Kurama smelled the blood and stopped. He examined the demon with a worried expression. Her pulse was weak and irregular, her breathing was labored, she had lost a lot of blood, and she was unconscious. "Yusuke, these are deep wounds. It's unlikely she'll survive, even if I can counteract the poison. But I'll do what I can.
Urameshi pulled out the first aid kit. Disinfectant, gauze, band-aids. Not much help. In the end, he found clean t-shirts for bandages and a kitchen knife for a scalpel. Kurama used the knife to extract the barbed stingers. He started on the belly wound, which was deeper and needed to be sewn up as soon as possible. He had just finished pulling out the stinger when he realized that she was conscious and watching with the surgery with curious detachment. She hadn't twitched or made a sound yet, but Kurama was nervous. "Yusuke? She's awake.
Yusuke approached, and talked to the woman in a soothing tone. "Your name's Kira, right? I'm Yusuke. We worked together to kill Scorpion. Can you remember? It's going to be OK; Kurama's a friend of mine. Just stay still, and he'll do everything he can to help you." The female demon gave no sign of understanding, but watched both with dark purple eyes.
Kurama threaded a sewing needle with thread and carefully sewed the deeper wound closed before attempting to remove the stinger from her shoulder. He was amazed at her self-control; she didn't gasp or flinch, even when he was making incisions. After almost an hour, Kurama finally set down the bloody instruments and went to wash his hands. The wounds were closed, at least. Now, he needed to create an antidote to the Scorpion's poison.
He mentally listed her symptoms: her fast, irregular heartbeat could be treated with foxglove leaves; her difficulty breathing could be eased with the makai plant Red Claw; her pain could be relieved with willow-bark. The first two could be grown and harvested easily from the collection of seeds Kurama carried. He brewed and strained a strong tea from the medicinal plants and substituted aspirin pills for the willow bark. Kurama propped her up against his chest and held the tea to her lips. She drank, and the Red Claw quickly put her into a deep sleep.
At last, Kurama turned to the Spirit Detective. "I've done everything I can do for her. Now, we have to wait and see if the poison kills her. If she survives tonight, we should ask Yukina to come over and help speed up the healing." Yusuke nodded, and Kurama continued, "Now that the crisis has passed, care to explain what happened?
Yusuke sighed. "I can try, but I don't understand completely myself. I was walking home when I felt a youkai's energy from inside an old warehouse. When I went in, I was ambushed and tied up by hundreds of strings. When I tried to use my reigann, it felt as if I'd shot myself.
"Ki-thread?" Kurama asked. "It's a powerful technique, but there are very few demons who can use it effectively.
"Well, it was pretty damned effective. I was tied up, then two youkai who called each other ÔBlack Widow' and ÔScorpion' appeared and argued over whether I should die now or later.
"And this female defended you?
"No; she wanted to kill me immediately. Something about being afraid Hiei would show up, I think. Anyway, the Scorpion demon wanted to Ôhave fun' with the victim first, and she disagreed. Then, Scorpion hit her with a poisoned spine and tried to kill me; that's when she jumped in front of me and took the second stinger, as well.
"But why would she choose to protect you?
"She said something about revenge and talked about a wolf chewing off it's own foot. Whatever she meant by that, it was only a few moments after she was hit by the second stinger that the strings disappeared. She told me how to kill the youkai, and I killed it. That's it.
Kurama shook his head. "Her actions make no sense. Why did she try to kill you at the beginning? Why did she change her mind?
Yusuke shrugged and yawned. "Dunno. I'll ask her when she wakes up." He yawned again. Yusuke went to bed, and Kurama volunteered to watch the sleeping Kira in case there were any changes in her condition.
I do not own any YYH characters. They belong to their author/creator Yoshihiro Togashi. The "Black Widow" name is also used by Marvel; I don't know anything about that character, so any similarities beyond name are completely coincidental.
The Spirit Detective took several deep breaths before walking over to check on his new ally. Her skin felt cold and damp; her eyes were unfocused. She didn't react to his presence, but when he told her Scorpion was dead, she seemed to relax.
Yusuke pulled out his cell phone and dialed quickly. "Mrs Minamano? This is Urameshi Yusuke. Can I talk to Shuichi? . . . Kurama, I need help. I got attacked and . . . I'm fine, but one of the demons is badly hurt, I think she's dying . . . Yes, she did attack me, but then she helped me; it's complicated. I can bring her to my apartment, but I don't know what to do: she's poisoned, and . . . Thanks, Kurama, I'll meet you at my place.
Urameshi picked up the female youkai and carried her down unused alleys and entered his apartment building through the back door. When he entered his apartment, he found his mother sleeping off a binge. She must have started early in the morning to have passed out before evening. He lay Kira out on the couch. Kurama knocked softly on the door before rushing in.
"You said something on the phone about poison, Yuu-" Kurama smelled the blood and stopped. He examined the demon with a worried expression. Her pulse was weak and irregular, her breathing was labored, she had lost a lot of blood, and she was unconscious. "Yusuke, these are deep wounds. It's unlikely she'll survive, even if I can counteract the poison. But I'll do what I can.
Urameshi pulled out the first aid kit. Disinfectant, gauze, band-aids. Not much help. In the end, he found clean t-shirts for bandages and a kitchen knife for a scalpel. Kurama used the knife to extract the barbed stingers. He started on the belly wound, which was deeper and needed to be sewn up as soon as possible. He had just finished pulling out the stinger when he realized that she was conscious and watching with the surgery with curious detachment. She hadn't twitched or made a sound yet, but Kurama was nervous. "Yusuke? She's awake.
Yusuke approached, and talked to the woman in a soothing tone. "Your name's Kira, right? I'm Yusuke. We worked together to kill Scorpion. Can you remember? It's going to be OK; Kurama's a friend of mine. Just stay still, and he'll do everything he can to help you." The female demon gave no sign of understanding, but watched both with dark purple eyes.
Kurama threaded a sewing needle with thread and carefully sewed the deeper wound closed before attempting to remove the stinger from her shoulder. He was amazed at her self-control; she didn't gasp or flinch, even when he was making incisions. After almost an hour, Kurama finally set down the bloody instruments and went to wash his hands. The wounds were closed, at least. Now, he needed to create an antidote to the Scorpion's poison.
He mentally listed her symptoms: her fast, irregular heartbeat could be treated with foxglove leaves; her difficulty breathing could be eased with the makai plant Red Claw; her pain could be relieved with willow-bark. The first two could be grown and harvested easily from the collection of seeds Kurama carried. He brewed and strained a strong tea from the medicinal plants and substituted aspirin pills for the willow bark. Kurama propped her up against his chest and held the tea to her lips. She drank, and the Red Claw quickly put her into a deep sleep.
At last, Kurama turned to the Spirit Detective. "I've done everything I can do for her. Now, we have to wait and see if the poison kills her. If she survives tonight, we should ask Yukina to come over and help speed up the healing." Yusuke nodded, and Kurama continued, "Now that the crisis has passed, care to explain what happened?
Yusuke sighed. "I can try, but I don't understand completely myself. I was walking home when I felt a youkai's energy from inside an old warehouse. When I went in, I was ambushed and tied up by hundreds of strings. When I tried to use my reigann, it felt as if I'd shot myself.
"Ki-thread?" Kurama asked. "It's a powerful technique, but there are very few demons who can use it effectively.
"Well, it was pretty damned effective. I was tied up, then two youkai who called each other ÔBlack Widow' and ÔScorpion' appeared and argued over whether I should die now or later.
"And this female defended you?
"No; she wanted to kill me immediately. Something about being afraid Hiei would show up, I think. Anyway, the Scorpion demon wanted to Ôhave fun' with the victim first, and she disagreed. Then, Scorpion hit her with a poisoned spine and tried to kill me; that's when she jumped in front of me and took the second stinger, as well.
"But why would she choose to protect you?
"She said something about revenge and talked about a wolf chewing off it's own foot. Whatever she meant by that, it was only a few moments after she was hit by the second stinger that the strings disappeared. She told me how to kill the youkai, and I killed it. That's it.
Kurama shook his head. "Her actions make no sense. Why did she try to kill you at the beginning? Why did she change her mind?
Yusuke shrugged and yawned. "Dunno. I'll ask her when she wakes up." He yawned again. Yusuke went to bed, and Kurama volunteered to watch the sleeping Kira in case there were any changes in her condition.