New Friend Found
Chapter five
Delays and a Promise
Not long in the walk did the pattern change from Kayu leading the group, Yusuke following right behind, Kurama passively walking behind and Hiei bringing up the end, did Yusuke and Kurama switched places in the walking sequence.
"She's not a demon." Hiei commented out of no where in the silence between him and Yusuke. The ningen Reikai Tantei looked down at the smaller demon, who must have been a head taller than Hiei.
"Nani?" Yusuke replied, withis hands on the back of his head. A look of surprise was in his deep brown eyes.
"She's not a demon." The fire demon repeated himself, his own hands in his pockets of his black garments. He looked straight ahead at Kayu, examining her. "Her, form. . . You do know that she is a kitsune demon, don't you?"
"Well, yeah," The brown eyed boy answered, he too started gazing at the hanyou, "Her ears sort of give her away. Their not pointy like a cat's ears, so kitsune ears would fit best, I think."
"But she's missing one thing." The red eyed Hiei continued.
"Really? What?" Yusuke eagerly asked, running all of the possibilities of what she doesn't have that a kitsune demon does through his head.
"A tail." Hiei answered without hesitating.
"A tail?"
"Yes, a tail. Do I need to repeat everything I say so your tiny brain can get this information?" Hiei shot back. Apparently the fire demon was tired of repeating himself. Yusuke didn't reply. He just got an annoyed look on his face, not liking the fact that Hiei said that he had a tiny brain.
"So," Yusuke began, "because she doesn't have a tail, you think she is a hanyou?"
"Exactly" Was Hiei's answer.
"Do you think Kurama knows?" The brown eyed Reikai Tantei asked again.
"He should. If he doesn't, then he has been in Ningenkai for too long." The two seemed to of ceased talking. Focusing on where the hanyou girl was taking them.
"You didn't have to stick up for me." Kayu replied. She walked forward, not bothering to look at Kurama, since it would have no point. She dragged her hand against the trees that were to her side, so she wouldn't go off her imaginary course.
"I know," The red head answered back, "but I want some questions answered, and you're the only one that can give me the answers." He kept his focus on Kayu while they talked; striding next to each other the whole time.
"Fine, what do you want answered."
"Are you a murderer? Did you really kill all those ningens and demons?" There was a pause. Everything seemed to have frozen. But they continued to walk, though their pace slowed down.
". . .Yes" Kayu simply said. Her face was nutral and she continued to look forward, not wanting to face him.
Kurama couldn't believe it. The girl he ran into at the edge of the forest killed numerous people; demons and ningens alike. She seemed so harmless the way she acted around him at their first meeting. He stared at her wide eyed. This was not the answer he expected. Suddenly, Kayu's pace quickened and Kurama quickly caught up with her; right by her side again.
"Why?" It was the only thing that Kurama could get out of his mouth. He wanted to know the purpose for Kayu's murdering.
"The answer will come soon enough." The golden haired hanyou answered. "Where we're going, you'll be answered. Just wait."
"Why can't you tell me?" Kurama asked again.
"Because. . .because. . . " Kayu tried to say, but the words wouldn't come. They were all stuck in her throat and Kayu couldn't get them out.
'Why can't I tell him? It doesn't make sense. Why am I having a problem telling him why?' Kayu ran it through her head, never finishing her sentence she began. Kurama continued to stare at her with his attractive emerald eyes, waiting for her to finish what she started.
". . .Because?" He urged on. But she didn't answer. Kayu stayed silent, acting as if she didn't hear him; keeping her neutral face all the same. The youko sighed. She wasn't going to tell, and he knew it. He decided not to press the matter any further.
'I'll be answered anyway.' Kurama thought as he wordlessly walked to the side of a deadly silent Kayu. 'Like she said, the answer will come soon enough. All I have to do is wait.'
"Can we stop walking? My legs are killing me!" Yusuke complains as he plops down on the ground beneath him. Hiei, Kurama, and Kayu all stopped walking and turned around to look at Yusuke. Well, at least Hiei and Kurama did, Kayu just turned around and tried to look as if she could see, as not to give away that she is sightless.
"Hn, weakling." None other than Hiei spoke towards the brown eyed Yusuke's comment, "We have to keep on walking so we can go and get this female's partner and get this pointless mission over with."
"Well, sorry." The ningen Tantei answered back, "But some of us cant jump from tree to tree like a squirrel." Hiei just gave Yusuke a cold glare. He began to reach for his ever faithful sword at his side, when he stopped. The small fire demon paused and then took his hand away.
"You're not worth killing." He commented.
"So, are we going to stop and rest or are we going to continue on?" Kurama asked Kayu, looking down upon her as soon as Yusuke and Hiei ceased their bickering. Kayu looked surprised. A decision was never left up to her to decide for. But she took the situation into consideration and gave her answer.
"I guess we could take a break for a while." The female hanyou answered. Her voice seemed to be a little quieter than usual, not used to giving orders like this. Yusuke was relieved. He didn't think that his legs could take him any further if he kept up his pace.
It didn't take long to find a good resting spot. Yusuke insisted that they rest up against a tree in the shade, in which they did find a tree that Yusuke liked (it was the closest tree when Yusuke fell to the ground complaining). Yusuke himself, leaning back against the tree trunk, one leg arched up for his arm to rest upon. Kurama sat crossed legged not even a foot away from him, just enjoying the cool breeze that come by every now and then. Kayu, of course, sits herself a little away from the two guys. Drawing her legs up near her chest and wrapping her arms around them, holding tight. The hanyou lifts up her head to the sky and takes in a deep breath through her nose and exhaling out of her mouth.
'We're getting close.' She thought. She lowers her head and sits it on top of her knees. Hiei, being the antisocial fire demon that he was, sat up in the tree sitting on a thick tree branch. He rested his head against the trunk of the tree as if it was his pillow and laid the rest of his body parallel onto of the branch. His arms crossed. A few moment of peaceful silence swept over all of them until Yusuke asked a question.
"What's your name, anyway?" He asked, turning his head to look at Kayu. "Koenma didn't tell us." The female's ears twitched.
"Ask Kurama, he knows." The azure eyed hanyou answered. Her voice was very calm when she spoke this. This answer caught everybody's attention. Even Hiei looked down upon the three mostly focusing on Kurama of course. Yusuke stared at Kurama, wide eyed. He was as sure as hell wasn't expecting that answer. How does Kurama know her name? That was the thought that was running through both Hiei and Yusuke's minds.
"Well, Kurama," Hiei spoke from his high top perch. "What's her name?"
"And how do you know?" Yusuke finished off.
"Well," Kurama stumbled with his words, all mix up in his mind. Wondering which reply to give first. Kayu, in the mean time had an evil like grin. She thought that the ever sly youko would have never mentioned meeting her, so she decided that now was a good time to tell.
"Fist off, her name's Kayu and. . . " He couldn't finish the rest. He just couldn't find the words. For once is his life, someone managed to get a secret out of him.
". . .We met before." He finished quietly, but loud enough for everyone to hear. "But I've only met her once." Kayu's grin continued to plague her face. She found enjoyment in this.
"So, that's why you stuck up for her." Hiei replied, still gazing down at them.
"Why didn't you tell us before?" Yusuke questioned.
"I didn't think it would become of importance." The red head answered a little louder this time, just glad that he told them.
"Now, that wasn't so hard." A still grinning Kayu spoke towards Kurama.
"Yes, it was." The youko answered back, turning to look at Kayu (who was still grinning like a manic). He gave a icy glare at her, even though he knew that Kayu couldn't see him glaring.
"Well, we should get going." The fox eared Kayu replied to the three tantei. She stood up and waited for the others to follow her. Hiei had silently jumped down from his resting branch and landed closest to Kurama. The red haired youko too indeed followed her moves and stood up. Lastly, Yusuke pushed himself up to stand, and began to stretch out his arms.
"Well, let's go then." An anxious Yusuke replied. Indeed, Kayu did start to walk forward, the only one knowing where they all would end up; the three tantei following close behind.
They all continued to walk, the tantei not knowing where they are going. Every once in a while Kayu would stop walking. She would raise her face to the sky and smell the scent within the air. Hiff, hiff. Sniff, sniff. Then she would change her direction of walking and head off to the left or right; apparently, using scent to find out where to go.
"Why is she sniffing the air?" A puzzled Yusuke asked. He walked on the left side of Kurama.
"Because she's blind." Hiei answered as he too walked to the right of the youko.
"So, you noticed." Kurama replied, looking over at Hiei.
"What?! She blind?" The ningen Reikai Tantei couldn't believe it. He never noticed it.
"Yes." Kurama simply said. "When did you notice that she was blind, Hiei?"
"When I threatened her at the clearing. When I had my sword at her neck, I noticed that her eyes were empty and pupil-less. Her gaze was off too." The smaller fire demon answered.
"Am I the only one who doesn't get anything?" An irritated Yusuke asked. But no one answered. Kurama figured it was best not to answer, and well, Hiei, just didn't fell like arguing with Yusuke at the moment.
The rest of the journey continued mostly in silence, with the tantei following and the murderer is leading. Suddenly, Kayu stopped. She ceased walking and just stood still. Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei all halted to a stop too. They might not have understood why the hanyou stopped, but they followed her actions. Next, Kayu turned around to face them, arms extended as far as she could reach at her side, blocking their path to move forward any further.
"Can you guys. . . promise me something?" She asked, a little uneasy at first. Both, Hiei and Yusuke looked up at Kurama. The red headed youko looked at both of them, a little surprised at them staring at him, but he got the message they were sending to him.
"Alright. What is it?" Kurama answered back, concentrating on Kayu.
"Promise me, that whoever you may need to fight, you are willing to kill them." Her eyes were hard and stern. She definably wasn't playing around, she was dead searious.
There was silence. They weren't sure weather they should agree with her or not. They had no problem killing any cold hearted demon they may fight, but the way Kayu said it, it was as if they were promising to kill someone they knew and cared for.
"Promise me. . ." She asked again, her voice was softer, as if she was going to beg any minute now. Her eyes softened too. She must be getting desperate for them to answer "yes."
"Alright, I promise." Kurama replied first.
"Hn." Hiei answered. It was his way of saying "yes" Kayu thought. So she took it and waited for Yusuke's answer. He stayed silent for a while, but then groaned and gave in.
"Fine, I promise." He gave in reluctantly. 'But that doesn't mean I trust you.' Yusuke thought, though he knew that Kayu couldn't read minds.
The female hanyou lowered her arms and gave a small smile, happy that they agreed.
"Thanks" She spoke softly. She then turned the other way and walked forward. Kurama, Hiei, and Yusuke followed too. Eager to face what was coming up.
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Okay, so I'm not so good at updating so often. But I'm getting there! I just glad though that I finally got this chapter up. It was killing me that I wasn't finishing this up. Anyway, I would like more reviews if you would be so kind as to submit! ^_^
-Halfbreedfox
Chapter five
Delays and a Promise
Not long in the walk did the pattern change from Kayu leading the group, Yusuke following right behind, Kurama passively walking behind and Hiei bringing up the end, did Yusuke and Kurama switched places in the walking sequence.
"She's not a demon." Hiei commented out of no where in the silence between him and Yusuke. The ningen Reikai Tantei looked down at the smaller demon, who must have been a head taller than Hiei.
"Nani?" Yusuke replied, withis hands on the back of his head. A look of surprise was in his deep brown eyes.
"She's not a demon." The fire demon repeated himself, his own hands in his pockets of his black garments. He looked straight ahead at Kayu, examining her. "Her, form. . . You do know that she is a kitsune demon, don't you?"
"Well, yeah," The brown eyed boy answered, he too started gazing at the hanyou, "Her ears sort of give her away. Their not pointy like a cat's ears, so kitsune ears would fit best, I think."
"But she's missing one thing." The red eyed Hiei continued.
"Really? What?" Yusuke eagerly asked, running all of the possibilities of what she doesn't have that a kitsune demon does through his head.
"A tail." Hiei answered without hesitating.
"A tail?"
"Yes, a tail. Do I need to repeat everything I say so your tiny brain can get this information?" Hiei shot back. Apparently the fire demon was tired of repeating himself. Yusuke didn't reply. He just got an annoyed look on his face, not liking the fact that Hiei said that he had a tiny brain.
"So," Yusuke began, "because she doesn't have a tail, you think she is a hanyou?"
"Exactly" Was Hiei's answer.
"Do you think Kurama knows?" The brown eyed Reikai Tantei asked again.
"He should. If he doesn't, then he has been in Ningenkai for too long." The two seemed to of ceased talking. Focusing on where the hanyou girl was taking them.
"You didn't have to stick up for me." Kayu replied. She walked forward, not bothering to look at Kurama, since it would have no point. She dragged her hand against the trees that were to her side, so she wouldn't go off her imaginary course.
"I know," The red head answered back, "but I want some questions answered, and you're the only one that can give me the answers." He kept his focus on Kayu while they talked; striding next to each other the whole time.
"Fine, what do you want answered."
"Are you a murderer? Did you really kill all those ningens and demons?" There was a pause. Everything seemed to have frozen. But they continued to walk, though their pace slowed down.
". . .Yes" Kayu simply said. Her face was nutral and she continued to look forward, not wanting to face him.
Kurama couldn't believe it. The girl he ran into at the edge of the forest killed numerous people; demons and ningens alike. She seemed so harmless the way she acted around him at their first meeting. He stared at her wide eyed. This was not the answer he expected. Suddenly, Kayu's pace quickened and Kurama quickly caught up with her; right by her side again.
"Why?" It was the only thing that Kurama could get out of his mouth. He wanted to know the purpose for Kayu's murdering.
"The answer will come soon enough." The golden haired hanyou answered. "Where we're going, you'll be answered. Just wait."
"Why can't you tell me?" Kurama asked again.
"Because. . .because. . . " Kayu tried to say, but the words wouldn't come. They were all stuck in her throat and Kayu couldn't get them out.
'Why can't I tell him? It doesn't make sense. Why am I having a problem telling him why?' Kayu ran it through her head, never finishing her sentence she began. Kurama continued to stare at her with his attractive emerald eyes, waiting for her to finish what she started.
". . .Because?" He urged on. But she didn't answer. Kayu stayed silent, acting as if she didn't hear him; keeping her neutral face all the same. The youko sighed. She wasn't going to tell, and he knew it. He decided not to press the matter any further.
'I'll be answered anyway.' Kurama thought as he wordlessly walked to the side of a deadly silent Kayu. 'Like she said, the answer will come soon enough. All I have to do is wait.'
"Can we stop walking? My legs are killing me!" Yusuke complains as he plops down on the ground beneath him. Hiei, Kurama, and Kayu all stopped walking and turned around to look at Yusuke. Well, at least Hiei and Kurama did, Kayu just turned around and tried to look as if she could see, as not to give away that she is sightless.
"Hn, weakling." None other than Hiei spoke towards the brown eyed Yusuke's comment, "We have to keep on walking so we can go and get this female's partner and get this pointless mission over with."
"Well, sorry." The ningen Tantei answered back, "But some of us cant jump from tree to tree like a squirrel." Hiei just gave Yusuke a cold glare. He began to reach for his ever faithful sword at his side, when he stopped. The small fire demon paused and then took his hand away.
"You're not worth killing." He commented.
"So, are we going to stop and rest or are we going to continue on?" Kurama asked Kayu, looking down upon her as soon as Yusuke and Hiei ceased their bickering. Kayu looked surprised. A decision was never left up to her to decide for. But she took the situation into consideration and gave her answer.
"I guess we could take a break for a while." The female hanyou answered. Her voice seemed to be a little quieter than usual, not used to giving orders like this. Yusuke was relieved. He didn't think that his legs could take him any further if he kept up his pace.
It didn't take long to find a good resting spot. Yusuke insisted that they rest up against a tree in the shade, in which they did find a tree that Yusuke liked (it was the closest tree when Yusuke fell to the ground complaining). Yusuke himself, leaning back against the tree trunk, one leg arched up for his arm to rest upon. Kurama sat crossed legged not even a foot away from him, just enjoying the cool breeze that come by every now and then. Kayu, of course, sits herself a little away from the two guys. Drawing her legs up near her chest and wrapping her arms around them, holding tight. The hanyou lifts up her head to the sky and takes in a deep breath through her nose and exhaling out of her mouth.
'We're getting close.' She thought. She lowers her head and sits it on top of her knees. Hiei, being the antisocial fire demon that he was, sat up in the tree sitting on a thick tree branch. He rested his head against the trunk of the tree as if it was his pillow and laid the rest of his body parallel onto of the branch. His arms crossed. A few moment of peaceful silence swept over all of them until Yusuke asked a question.
"What's your name, anyway?" He asked, turning his head to look at Kayu. "Koenma didn't tell us." The female's ears twitched.
"Ask Kurama, he knows." The azure eyed hanyou answered. Her voice was very calm when she spoke this. This answer caught everybody's attention. Even Hiei looked down upon the three mostly focusing on Kurama of course. Yusuke stared at Kurama, wide eyed. He was as sure as hell wasn't expecting that answer. How does Kurama know her name? That was the thought that was running through both Hiei and Yusuke's minds.
"Well, Kurama," Hiei spoke from his high top perch. "What's her name?"
"And how do you know?" Yusuke finished off.
"Well," Kurama stumbled with his words, all mix up in his mind. Wondering which reply to give first. Kayu, in the mean time had an evil like grin. She thought that the ever sly youko would have never mentioned meeting her, so she decided that now was a good time to tell.
"Fist off, her name's Kayu and. . . " He couldn't finish the rest. He just couldn't find the words. For once is his life, someone managed to get a secret out of him.
". . .We met before." He finished quietly, but loud enough for everyone to hear. "But I've only met her once." Kayu's grin continued to plague her face. She found enjoyment in this.
"So, that's why you stuck up for her." Hiei replied, still gazing down at them.
"Why didn't you tell us before?" Yusuke questioned.
"I didn't think it would become of importance." The red head answered a little louder this time, just glad that he told them.
"Now, that wasn't so hard." A still grinning Kayu spoke towards Kurama.
"Yes, it was." The youko answered back, turning to look at Kayu (who was still grinning like a manic). He gave a icy glare at her, even though he knew that Kayu couldn't see him glaring.
"Well, we should get going." The fox eared Kayu replied to the three tantei. She stood up and waited for the others to follow her. Hiei had silently jumped down from his resting branch and landed closest to Kurama. The red haired youko too indeed followed her moves and stood up. Lastly, Yusuke pushed himself up to stand, and began to stretch out his arms.
"Well, let's go then." An anxious Yusuke replied. Indeed, Kayu did start to walk forward, the only one knowing where they all would end up; the three tantei following close behind.
They all continued to walk, the tantei not knowing where they are going. Every once in a while Kayu would stop walking. She would raise her face to the sky and smell the scent within the air. Hiff, hiff. Sniff, sniff. Then she would change her direction of walking and head off to the left or right; apparently, using scent to find out where to go.
"Why is she sniffing the air?" A puzzled Yusuke asked. He walked on the left side of Kurama.
"Because she's blind." Hiei answered as he too walked to the right of the youko.
"So, you noticed." Kurama replied, looking over at Hiei.
"What?! She blind?" The ningen Reikai Tantei couldn't believe it. He never noticed it.
"Yes." Kurama simply said. "When did you notice that she was blind, Hiei?"
"When I threatened her at the clearing. When I had my sword at her neck, I noticed that her eyes were empty and pupil-less. Her gaze was off too." The smaller fire demon answered.
"Am I the only one who doesn't get anything?" An irritated Yusuke asked. But no one answered. Kurama figured it was best not to answer, and well, Hiei, just didn't fell like arguing with Yusuke at the moment.
The rest of the journey continued mostly in silence, with the tantei following and the murderer is leading. Suddenly, Kayu stopped. She ceased walking and just stood still. Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei all halted to a stop too. They might not have understood why the hanyou stopped, but they followed her actions. Next, Kayu turned around to face them, arms extended as far as she could reach at her side, blocking their path to move forward any further.
"Can you guys. . . promise me something?" She asked, a little uneasy at first. Both, Hiei and Yusuke looked up at Kurama. The red headed youko looked at both of them, a little surprised at them staring at him, but he got the message they were sending to him.
"Alright. What is it?" Kurama answered back, concentrating on Kayu.
"Promise me, that whoever you may need to fight, you are willing to kill them." Her eyes were hard and stern. She definably wasn't playing around, she was dead searious.
There was silence. They weren't sure weather they should agree with her or not. They had no problem killing any cold hearted demon they may fight, but the way Kayu said it, it was as if they were promising to kill someone they knew and cared for.
"Promise me. . ." She asked again, her voice was softer, as if she was going to beg any minute now. Her eyes softened too. She must be getting desperate for them to answer "yes."
"Alright, I promise." Kurama replied first.
"Hn." Hiei answered. It was his way of saying "yes" Kayu thought. So she took it and waited for Yusuke's answer. He stayed silent for a while, but then groaned and gave in.
"Fine, I promise." He gave in reluctantly. 'But that doesn't mean I trust you.' Yusuke thought, though he knew that Kayu couldn't read minds.
The female hanyou lowered her arms and gave a small smile, happy that they agreed.
"Thanks" She spoke softly. She then turned the other way and walked forward. Kurama, Hiei, and Yusuke followed too. Eager to face what was coming up.
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Okay, so I'm not so good at updating so often. But I'm getting there! I just glad though that I finally got this chapter up. It was killing me that I wasn't finishing this up. Anyway, I would like more reviews if you would be so kind as to submit! ^_^
-Halfbreedfox