-Tricked-
Disclaimer: I do not own YYH.
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Chapter 4: Try again
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Kurama was still in that restless sleep when they got back.
"What is he in?" Shiori asked hesitantly.
"It is sort of like a coma." Hiei answered closing his eyes. "Only its tougher to get out of." Keiko turned away from the scene and bit her lip.
"My son.." Shiori cried helplessly. Hiei watched in silent sadness.
"He has to struggle for a while, so we can contact her. She may be able use her spirit energy." Hiei stated as he looked at the helpless human laying on the bed, unmoving.
"Who?" Yusuke asked, feeling stupid.
"Botan, you nimrod!" Keiko shook her head and sighed. "Its his only hope." Kuwabara and Yusuke exchanged glances.
"Is this true, Hiei?" Shizuru asked, her eyes wide with hope. "It'll be simple--"
"Thats what you think." Hiei cut her off with a look so cold that it sent chills down their spines. "She will be in Reikai for a long time. We have almost no time to get her here!" The fire demon looked ready to punch a hole in the wall.
"What do you propose we do?" Shizuru asked with a dark frown.
"I don't know yet." Hiei replied with an irritated glance. "We have to figure it out or.." He stopped and looked at the demon laying on the bed.
"I know.." Yusuke walked over and stood beside the fire demon. "Its hard to see such a strong person in a position like this."
"Not only that, but he could die and the kitsune will eternally be freed." He whispered in Yusuke's ear, making his eyes widen in surprise.
"Our K- Suuichi? How could this happen!?" Yusuke was about to throw a fit when Shiori looked at them with pleading eyes.
"If there is anything you can do for him.." She stopped and choked back a sob. "Please do it." Hiei nodded solemnly.
"We're going to try." Keiko said with shining hope in her eyes. "We can do this."
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"Okay, now that we're alone and all of the girls are comforting Shiori, what is really going on, Hiei?" Yusuke asked with a slight hint of hope in his voice.
"I already told you what I know." Hiei said and Yusuke's hope drowned like a fish on land.
"But-- there has to be some other way!"
"Not unless you plan on fighting the kitsune and killing them both!" Hiei screamed in anger and agony. "He was the first 'friend' I've ever had.. not to mention the one that trained me. I am in so much debt, I'd go to the ends of the Earth to repay them." Kuwabara and Yusuke exchanged glances and Yusuke stepped toward the smaller demon.
"We'll get Botan here. Even if it means risking our own lives to do it." Yusuke put his hand on the demon's shoulder.
"Hold it.." Hiei held his hand up, a look of concentration on his face. "An ambulance! Follow me." He raced off without them and they met him there a few minutes later. "If we can't bring Botan to us, we'll get her while she works." Yusuke nodded in understanding. Suddenly, a different girl on an oar flew past them. Hiei stopped her on her way back. "Please tell Botan that I have an emergency and I need her here by tonight!" He whispered to her. She looked at him in confusion.
"Name?"
"Hiei!" He hissed with urgency. "Get her here!" The girl nodded and zoomed off.
"Great plan Hiei." Kuwabara said admiringly. The demon nodded and walked over to a tree.
"Might as well make yourselves comfortable. We may be sitting a while." Hiei said closing his eyes.
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Botan sighed and shook her head. What was she supposed to do all day. She flicked a little rock with her shoe and looked around. Where was everyone? Oh. They all went to some meeting. She sighed again and continued kicking the stone until a girl appeared in front of her.
"I have a message for you, Botan." She said with urgency. "A man named Hiei told me to tell you that he has an emergency that needs taken care of. You have to be there!" The tone of the girl's voice told Botan that she was not telling a lie.
"Thank you." Botan waved to her as she ran to the edge of the platform and frowned. She turned back to the girl. "Could you take me to him?" She nodded and allowed Botan on her oar. They disappeared, only to reappear in the park. "Thank you."
"Botan!" Yusuke cried with hope in his voice.
"Where is Hiei?" She asked putting her hands on her hips. Hiei stepped out from the trees and greeted Botan with a little frown.
"Follow me, Botan. Be sure that you have spirit energy before we even bother." She stared at him.
"How do you-- Keiko? Well, then, atleast tell me what's wrong so that I--" Hiei pulled her down to his level and scowled darkly.
"Just shut up and follow me." He pulled her along by her arm as Yusuke and Kuwabara followed at some distance.
"What is this about?" She asked with a jerk of her arm. He let go of her and glanced behind him.
"If you really want to know then you should follow me." He said darkly. His eyes betrayed him. His sadness and hope for his friend and partner was overwhelming. She nodded and obeyed.
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"How do think they're doing?" Keiko asked with a soft sigh. Shizuru, Keiko, and Shiori were all sitting in Shiori's living room with wondering faces.
"I don't know, but I think they'll pull us through." Shizuru said with pride. "They always have and always will."
"With all four fighters!" Keiko exclaimed. She stood up and started pacing. Suddenly, the door opened and Hiei and the others walked in. Botan looked around and glared at Hiei.
"I don't want an encounter with him. He told me to--" She stopped and looked around her. "Wait.."
"Botan, you have to help him!" Keiko cried pointing to the door that leaded to Suuichi's room.
"Help.. him? Why? Whats the matter?" Hiei grabbed her arm again.
"No matter what you hear, don't enter that room. Come on." Hiei dragged her over to the door. He opened it and pushed her in then followed, slamming the door on his way. "Look on the bed." Botan did so and gasped in horror.
"What happened?" Hiei started explaining everything.
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"So, I have to help him out of this thing?" Botan walked over to the bed.
"We think you're the only one who can." Hiei shrugged. "I don't know how, but I think you'll understand when the time comes." Botan sat down next to Kurama on the bed. He was just laying there, not moving. Her amethyst eyes focused on his face. He looked peaceful, yet she sensed something else. Discomfort? No.
"I will try my best." She could feel his pulse. It was still strong. "I promise."
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End of chapter 4. Please review! ^_^
-Jess-
Disclaimer: I do not own YYH.
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Chapter 4: Try again
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Kurama was still in that restless sleep when they got back.
"What is he in?" Shiori asked hesitantly.
"It is sort of like a coma." Hiei answered closing his eyes. "Only its tougher to get out of." Keiko turned away from the scene and bit her lip.
"My son.." Shiori cried helplessly. Hiei watched in silent sadness.
"He has to struggle for a while, so we can contact her. She may be able use her spirit energy." Hiei stated as he looked at the helpless human laying on the bed, unmoving.
"Who?" Yusuke asked, feeling stupid.
"Botan, you nimrod!" Keiko shook her head and sighed. "Its his only hope." Kuwabara and Yusuke exchanged glances.
"Is this true, Hiei?" Shizuru asked, her eyes wide with hope. "It'll be simple--"
"Thats what you think." Hiei cut her off with a look so cold that it sent chills down their spines. "She will be in Reikai for a long time. We have almost no time to get her here!" The fire demon looked ready to punch a hole in the wall.
"What do you propose we do?" Shizuru asked with a dark frown.
"I don't know yet." Hiei replied with an irritated glance. "We have to figure it out or.." He stopped and looked at the demon laying on the bed.
"I know.." Yusuke walked over and stood beside the fire demon. "Its hard to see such a strong person in a position like this."
"Not only that, but he could die and the kitsune will eternally be freed." He whispered in Yusuke's ear, making his eyes widen in surprise.
"Our K- Suuichi? How could this happen!?" Yusuke was about to throw a fit when Shiori looked at them with pleading eyes.
"If there is anything you can do for him.." She stopped and choked back a sob. "Please do it." Hiei nodded solemnly.
"We're going to try." Keiko said with shining hope in her eyes. "We can do this."
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"Okay, now that we're alone and all of the girls are comforting Shiori, what is really going on, Hiei?" Yusuke asked with a slight hint of hope in his voice.
"I already told you what I know." Hiei said and Yusuke's hope drowned like a fish on land.
"But-- there has to be some other way!"
"Not unless you plan on fighting the kitsune and killing them both!" Hiei screamed in anger and agony. "He was the first 'friend' I've ever had.. not to mention the one that trained me. I am in so much debt, I'd go to the ends of the Earth to repay them." Kuwabara and Yusuke exchanged glances and Yusuke stepped toward the smaller demon.
"We'll get Botan here. Even if it means risking our own lives to do it." Yusuke put his hand on the demon's shoulder.
"Hold it.." Hiei held his hand up, a look of concentration on his face. "An ambulance! Follow me." He raced off without them and they met him there a few minutes later. "If we can't bring Botan to us, we'll get her while she works." Yusuke nodded in understanding. Suddenly, a different girl on an oar flew past them. Hiei stopped her on her way back. "Please tell Botan that I have an emergency and I need her here by tonight!" He whispered to her. She looked at him in confusion.
"Name?"
"Hiei!" He hissed with urgency. "Get her here!" The girl nodded and zoomed off.
"Great plan Hiei." Kuwabara said admiringly. The demon nodded and walked over to a tree.
"Might as well make yourselves comfortable. We may be sitting a while." Hiei said closing his eyes.
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Botan sighed and shook her head. What was she supposed to do all day. She flicked a little rock with her shoe and looked around. Where was everyone? Oh. They all went to some meeting. She sighed again and continued kicking the stone until a girl appeared in front of her.
"I have a message for you, Botan." She said with urgency. "A man named Hiei told me to tell you that he has an emergency that needs taken care of. You have to be there!" The tone of the girl's voice told Botan that she was not telling a lie.
"Thank you." Botan waved to her as she ran to the edge of the platform and frowned. She turned back to the girl. "Could you take me to him?" She nodded and allowed Botan on her oar. They disappeared, only to reappear in the park. "Thank you."
"Botan!" Yusuke cried with hope in his voice.
"Where is Hiei?" She asked putting her hands on her hips. Hiei stepped out from the trees and greeted Botan with a little frown.
"Follow me, Botan. Be sure that you have spirit energy before we even bother." She stared at him.
"How do you-- Keiko? Well, then, atleast tell me what's wrong so that I--" Hiei pulled her down to his level and scowled darkly.
"Just shut up and follow me." He pulled her along by her arm as Yusuke and Kuwabara followed at some distance.
"What is this about?" She asked with a jerk of her arm. He let go of her and glanced behind him.
"If you really want to know then you should follow me." He said darkly. His eyes betrayed him. His sadness and hope for his friend and partner was overwhelming. She nodded and obeyed.
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"How do think they're doing?" Keiko asked with a soft sigh. Shizuru, Keiko, and Shiori were all sitting in Shiori's living room with wondering faces.
"I don't know, but I think they'll pull us through." Shizuru said with pride. "They always have and always will."
"With all four fighters!" Keiko exclaimed. She stood up and started pacing. Suddenly, the door opened and Hiei and the others walked in. Botan looked around and glared at Hiei.
"I don't want an encounter with him. He told me to--" She stopped and looked around her. "Wait.."
"Botan, you have to help him!" Keiko cried pointing to the door that leaded to Suuichi's room.
"Help.. him? Why? Whats the matter?" Hiei grabbed her arm again.
"No matter what you hear, don't enter that room. Come on." Hiei dragged her over to the door. He opened it and pushed her in then followed, slamming the door on his way. "Look on the bed." Botan did so and gasped in horror.
"What happened?" Hiei started explaining everything.
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"So, I have to help him out of this thing?" Botan walked over to the bed.
"We think you're the only one who can." Hiei shrugged. "I don't know how, but I think you'll understand when the time comes." Botan sat down next to Kurama on the bed. He was just laying there, not moving. Her amethyst eyes focused on his face. He looked peaceful, yet she sensed something else. Discomfort? No.
"I will try my best." She could feel his pulse. It was still strong. "I promise."
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End of chapter 4. Please review! ^_^
-Jess-