Tricked
CS - Something is happening to everyone and Shizuru and Kuwabara are unaffected to whatever Yuusuke and Hiei have caught. Botan's condition is drawing Hiei to want to stay in the room. What is happening?
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Chapter 32 - Upon Angel's Wings
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Shizuru went into the room that Botan was lying in. She started a fire in the fireplace and sat down in the chair. With a soft sigh, she stared at her friend.
"How are you going to survive this? Kurama and all of us are tormented by your condition." She leaned forward to inspect the angel. "Hmm."
"Sis?" Kuwabara walked in and his attention was drawn to Botan. "What's goin' on?"
"You sense it too?" She looked over at him and he nodded. "She must be fighting to come back."
"She is." They both looked over to see the pale, sick koorime supporting himself on his katana. "She is fighting so hard.."
"How can you tell?" Hiei gave Kuwabara a lame look and stumbled into the room, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Nightmares are trying to prevent her from healing herself. They are trying to distract her from healing. Some of them are so horrible that I can barely continue to watch them." He looked over. "She does not know they are nightmares." He looked at them, a grim frown on his face. "Do you wish me to show you the worst one?" They both nodded and he closed his eyes, his Jagan glowing under the bandanna.
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Cold, piercing emerald eyes glared down at her as she stared up, wide-eyed, fingering the red hand print on her cheek.
"You are nothing but a lying, deceitful creature!" He screamed. She winced as tears poured down her face. She shook her head.
"I didn't-"
"Shut up! I do not want to hear more of your lies!" She curled up into a ball and let out an anguished whimper. She was hurting so much. Was this some horrible dream? She wished it was so.. but she couldn't wake from this dream, if it was.
"Kurama.." She peered up at him, her amethyst eyes glittering with her tears and pain. "I did not lie to you.."
"Yes, you did!" He scowled. "You told me that you loved me and I find you with him!"
"I told you that he-" She cried out when he picked her up by her shirt and pulled her face close to his. "No.."
"I trusted you." He growled. "What do you do? You lie to me." She swallowed the lump in her throat.
"I wasn't with him!" She cried, shaking her head and trying to see why he was so angry. "This isn't like you.."
"Really?" He sneered at her.
"I know you, Kurama.. You're not violent like this." She hiccuped. "I love you."
"There you go again." Wincing in pain from his words, the second slap seemed like a bug bite. The pain in her heart was just too much to bear.
"Don't do this.."
"Give me one reason not to."
"I love you!"
"No, you don't. I want no part of you anymore. I can't believe I loved you." He dropped her and, just as he did, the image faded.. Flowers suddenly surrounded her. All kinds of flowers. Roses, lilies, azaleas, and so on. She sat up. What was going on? She saw Kurama running towards her, a cheerful smile on his face. She saw a shadow behind him.
"Kurama.. Behind you!" Her heart nearly stopped. The red tip of a katana stuck through his chest, blood dripping onto the flowers. Wherever the blood came to rest upon the ground, roses sprung up. Blood red roses. She saw who had killed him. The shadow rose up to its full height and pulled their weapon from his back.
"Back-stabber." It said, spreading red wings from its back.
"You.. Who are you?"
"I am you."
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Shizuru's eyes grew completely wide and screamed and begged for Hiei to stop sending the images. The images may have faded but they remained burned into her memory.
"That was the most recent." His cold voice said, causing her to look at him. Kuwabara was sitting in the corner, his eyes wide and a scared look on his face. "She is not doing well, I'm afraid. She must realize that the maze of images are not real."
"Wouldn't the changing?"
"No, though she remembers what last happened, the changes do not get noticed." Sweat rolled down his face and his eyes became unfocused. "Do not move me from this spot.." He laid back and closed his eyes, going to sleep.
"Poor Botan. She looks so peaceful on the outside, though." Shizuru patted Botan's hand. "Hang in there."
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Kurama and Yukina had stopped so that she could get some rest. The kitsune was hearing noises that, frankly, he did not like. He frowned and doused the small fire, standing up and picking Yukina up. He began walking, his now amber eyes glistening in the dark. Patches of light gave him brief insight as to where they were, illuminating small clues that he may have missed in his human form. He started running. Maybe he could get there faster if he ran. He might be able to save his two friend's lives faster, or as soon as possible. Yukina slept on, not even feeling that he was holding her or running.
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Shizuru set a hot cup of tea in Yuusuke's hands.
"Kurama gave me the leaves to put in there. He said they would help." The boy's eyes lit up like a Christmas tree.
"Where did he go? Is Yukina here?" She shook her head.
"They went to get the plant for you and Hiei to cure whatever it is you have." He sipped the tea and made a face.
"It's bitter." He swallowed it anyway, knowing that Kurama knew best when it came to this kind of thing. "Where is Hiei?" She winced and paled.
"He's sleeping at the edge of Botan's bed." She picked up the tray with the other cup of tea on it and took it into the room. Hiei opened his eyes when she entered. "I have some tea for you. Kurama mentioned that it would help." She set it on the table next to him and gazed at Botan. "How long have you been awake?" He didn't move or give any sign that he was going to.
"An hour." He answered bluntly. She went back out and got wood. Then she walked back in, her arms full, and piled some of it into the fireplace, starting a fire.
"It's getting colder out there. I think it's starting to come inside." She warmed her hands briefly before leaving again. Kuwabara was asleep in front of the living room fire, wrapped in a blanket. At least he was quiet, she told herself. Yuusuke was staring at the fire, sweat dripping down his face. "Does the tea work?"
"Give it a chance to settle, Shizuru." He said with a weak smile. He leaned his head against the back of the couch. He so wanted to sleep..
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Yukina opened her eyes to see silver hair.. Who had silver hair? She let out a frightened gasp and began shaking. She tried to pry his fingers from her.
"Do not be afraid, Yukina. Don't you remember my demon form?"
"Kurama?" She blinked up at him then realized that it was indeed he. "I'm sorry.. I just.."
"Shh. We need to be as quiet as possible going through these parts. I don't feel like being a poisoned pincushion."
"All right." She smiled and relaxed for the ride. (n.n)
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Sweat rolled down Hiei's forehead. Images.. nightmares.. whirled around in his head. He opened his eyes and looked over at Botan. The images continued as he stared at her, hoping she lived through it.
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Botan stared in wide-eyed wonder as the katana in her hand dripped her blood down its sleek, silver blade.
"Botan..?" The voice was quiet and she looked up to see Hiei and Kurama, standing above her.
"Help me.." She reached up with her hand. She gasped in horror to see that it was soaked with blood. "Please.." A shimmering image appeared beside her and she saw a ghost-like person. She gasped at the sudden strength she had when she gazed at him. She held her hand out to him but he vanished. "No.." She was shaking horribly and was starting to feel as though she were dying. Kurama and Hiei closed their eyes and vanished. "No!"
The image was gone.
Everything was dark; desolate.
"Hello?" A booming echo answered her timid question. "Anyone?"
"I brought you here." This voice was not of this world, she thought to herself. She looked around until she saw the shimmering image from before. "I am here to help you. In any way I can. Stay strong through this and do not give up or you will never see the true world once more."
"Hiei?" She felt tears come to her eyes. "What is going on? All I want is to see you and the others again."
"As much as I wish it so, as well.. I cannot help you other than to tell you that you will know what is real. Not up here but in here." He pointed first to his head then to his heart. "Understand?" She smiled and nodded.
"Thank you so much.."
"These are your fears coming true. Whatever you fear will be in this realm. I have seen your horrors. I know what you are going through. The reason I appear only ghost-like is because I am ill." She paled.
"Are you okay?"
"I will be fine." How ironic that after this statement he sneezed and began a coughing fit.. (n.n Great timing, Hiei!) "I need to go and drink some more of that tea Kurama suggested.." He vanished and she was dropped into another nightmare. And she knew then that she was upon angel's wings..
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Hiei woke with a start and began coughing uncontrollably. He bolted to the bathroom, stumbling and dizzy from his fever, of course. He coughed up blood and began shaking violently. He was so cold..
"Hiei!" Shizuru, Kuwabara, and Yuusuke got to the bathroom.
"Man, not even I'm in his condition.." Yuusuke muttered. Shizuru kneeled down next to him and touched his forehead. She withdrew quickly.
"Hiei, you're burning up.." She stood up and went to the kitchen, going to get the tea that Kurama had said would help.
"What happened?"
"I coughed.. blood.. you moron.." Hiei was seeing three Kuwabaras, which was more than he could take. He clutched at his chest and throat. He fell back and passed out.
"Oh no.." Shizuru looked at her brother. "Take him out to the living room and lay him out on the floor." Kuwabara nodded and she grabbed Yuusuke, helping him back to his couch.
"What are we gonna do?" The boy asked, drinking up the rest of the tea. "He can't drink it if he wakes up and starts spitting blood."
"You're right.. I don't know. Hopefully Kurama and Yukina are on their way back by now.." She went back into the bathroom to clean up.
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That is all I have for this chapter. Hopefully, Hiei will be better by the next chapter. In any case, here is the title along with a scene from the next chapter!
Chapter 33 - Dependency
"I thought I heard someone cry out for help.." He trailed off, once again listening intently.
"HELP! AHHHH!" The sound of feet crunching the leaves reached his ears and he set Yukina on her feet.
"He's going to get himself killed! That bloody fool!" They turned to see an older demon running past them. The scent was familiar.. Then two more rushed past. Youko did what came naturally. He chased after them. Yukina did her best to keep up but it wasn't easy. She silently thanked Kazuma for chasing her everywhere..
"Look who it is, Touya!"
"Kurama!?"
Please review! n.n
CS - Something is happening to everyone and Shizuru and Kuwabara are unaffected to whatever Yuusuke and Hiei have caught. Botan's condition is drawing Hiei to want to stay in the room. What is happening?
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Chapter 32 - Upon Angel's Wings
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Shizuru went into the room that Botan was lying in. She started a fire in the fireplace and sat down in the chair. With a soft sigh, she stared at her friend.
"How are you going to survive this? Kurama and all of us are tormented by your condition." She leaned forward to inspect the angel. "Hmm."
"Sis?" Kuwabara walked in and his attention was drawn to Botan. "What's goin' on?"
"You sense it too?" She looked over at him and he nodded. "She must be fighting to come back."
"She is." They both looked over to see the pale, sick koorime supporting himself on his katana. "She is fighting so hard.."
"How can you tell?" Hiei gave Kuwabara a lame look and stumbled into the room, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Nightmares are trying to prevent her from healing herself. They are trying to distract her from healing. Some of them are so horrible that I can barely continue to watch them." He looked over. "She does not know they are nightmares." He looked at them, a grim frown on his face. "Do you wish me to show you the worst one?" They both nodded and he closed his eyes, his Jagan glowing under the bandanna.
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Cold, piercing emerald eyes glared down at her as she stared up, wide-eyed, fingering the red hand print on her cheek.
"You are nothing but a lying, deceitful creature!" He screamed. She winced as tears poured down her face. She shook her head.
"I didn't-"
"Shut up! I do not want to hear more of your lies!" She curled up into a ball and let out an anguished whimper. She was hurting so much. Was this some horrible dream? She wished it was so.. but she couldn't wake from this dream, if it was.
"Kurama.." She peered up at him, her amethyst eyes glittering with her tears and pain. "I did not lie to you.."
"Yes, you did!" He scowled. "You told me that you loved me and I find you with him!"
"I told you that he-" She cried out when he picked her up by her shirt and pulled her face close to his. "No.."
"I trusted you." He growled. "What do you do? You lie to me." She swallowed the lump in her throat.
"I wasn't with him!" She cried, shaking her head and trying to see why he was so angry. "This isn't like you.."
"Really?" He sneered at her.
"I know you, Kurama.. You're not violent like this." She hiccuped. "I love you."
"There you go again." Wincing in pain from his words, the second slap seemed like a bug bite. The pain in her heart was just too much to bear.
"Don't do this.."
"Give me one reason not to."
"I love you!"
"No, you don't. I want no part of you anymore. I can't believe I loved you." He dropped her and, just as he did, the image faded.. Flowers suddenly surrounded her. All kinds of flowers. Roses, lilies, azaleas, and so on. She sat up. What was going on? She saw Kurama running towards her, a cheerful smile on his face. She saw a shadow behind him.
"Kurama.. Behind you!" Her heart nearly stopped. The red tip of a katana stuck through his chest, blood dripping onto the flowers. Wherever the blood came to rest upon the ground, roses sprung up. Blood red roses. She saw who had killed him. The shadow rose up to its full height and pulled their weapon from his back.
"Back-stabber." It said, spreading red wings from its back.
"You.. Who are you?"
"I am you."
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Shizuru's eyes grew completely wide and screamed and begged for Hiei to stop sending the images. The images may have faded but they remained burned into her memory.
"That was the most recent." His cold voice said, causing her to look at him. Kuwabara was sitting in the corner, his eyes wide and a scared look on his face. "She is not doing well, I'm afraid. She must realize that the maze of images are not real."
"Wouldn't the changing?"
"No, though she remembers what last happened, the changes do not get noticed." Sweat rolled down his face and his eyes became unfocused. "Do not move me from this spot.." He laid back and closed his eyes, going to sleep.
"Poor Botan. She looks so peaceful on the outside, though." Shizuru patted Botan's hand. "Hang in there."
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Kurama and Yukina had stopped so that she could get some rest. The kitsune was hearing noises that, frankly, he did not like. He frowned and doused the small fire, standing up and picking Yukina up. He began walking, his now amber eyes glistening in the dark. Patches of light gave him brief insight as to where they were, illuminating small clues that he may have missed in his human form. He started running. Maybe he could get there faster if he ran. He might be able to save his two friend's lives faster, or as soon as possible. Yukina slept on, not even feeling that he was holding her or running.
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Shizuru set a hot cup of tea in Yuusuke's hands.
"Kurama gave me the leaves to put in there. He said they would help." The boy's eyes lit up like a Christmas tree.
"Where did he go? Is Yukina here?" She shook her head.
"They went to get the plant for you and Hiei to cure whatever it is you have." He sipped the tea and made a face.
"It's bitter." He swallowed it anyway, knowing that Kurama knew best when it came to this kind of thing. "Where is Hiei?" She winced and paled.
"He's sleeping at the edge of Botan's bed." She picked up the tray with the other cup of tea on it and took it into the room. Hiei opened his eyes when she entered. "I have some tea for you. Kurama mentioned that it would help." She set it on the table next to him and gazed at Botan. "How long have you been awake?" He didn't move or give any sign that he was going to.
"An hour." He answered bluntly. She went back out and got wood. Then she walked back in, her arms full, and piled some of it into the fireplace, starting a fire.
"It's getting colder out there. I think it's starting to come inside." She warmed her hands briefly before leaving again. Kuwabara was asleep in front of the living room fire, wrapped in a blanket. At least he was quiet, she told herself. Yuusuke was staring at the fire, sweat dripping down his face. "Does the tea work?"
"Give it a chance to settle, Shizuru." He said with a weak smile. He leaned his head against the back of the couch. He so wanted to sleep..
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Yukina opened her eyes to see silver hair.. Who had silver hair? She let out a frightened gasp and began shaking. She tried to pry his fingers from her.
"Do not be afraid, Yukina. Don't you remember my demon form?"
"Kurama?" She blinked up at him then realized that it was indeed he. "I'm sorry.. I just.."
"Shh. We need to be as quiet as possible going through these parts. I don't feel like being a poisoned pincushion."
"All right." She smiled and relaxed for the ride. (n.n)
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Sweat rolled down Hiei's forehead. Images.. nightmares.. whirled around in his head. He opened his eyes and looked over at Botan. The images continued as he stared at her, hoping she lived through it.
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Botan stared in wide-eyed wonder as the katana in her hand dripped her blood down its sleek, silver blade.
"Botan..?" The voice was quiet and she looked up to see Hiei and Kurama, standing above her.
"Help me.." She reached up with her hand. She gasped in horror to see that it was soaked with blood. "Please.." A shimmering image appeared beside her and she saw a ghost-like person. She gasped at the sudden strength she had when she gazed at him. She held her hand out to him but he vanished. "No.." She was shaking horribly and was starting to feel as though she were dying. Kurama and Hiei closed their eyes and vanished. "No!"
The image was gone.
Everything was dark; desolate.
"Hello?" A booming echo answered her timid question. "Anyone?"
"I brought you here." This voice was not of this world, she thought to herself. She looked around until she saw the shimmering image from before. "I am here to help you. In any way I can. Stay strong through this and do not give up or you will never see the true world once more."
"Hiei?" She felt tears come to her eyes. "What is going on? All I want is to see you and the others again."
"As much as I wish it so, as well.. I cannot help you other than to tell you that you will know what is real. Not up here but in here." He pointed first to his head then to his heart. "Understand?" She smiled and nodded.
"Thank you so much.."
"These are your fears coming true. Whatever you fear will be in this realm. I have seen your horrors. I know what you are going through. The reason I appear only ghost-like is because I am ill." She paled.
"Are you okay?"
"I will be fine." How ironic that after this statement he sneezed and began a coughing fit.. (n.n Great timing, Hiei!) "I need to go and drink some more of that tea Kurama suggested.." He vanished and she was dropped into another nightmare. And she knew then that she was upon angel's wings..
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Hiei woke with a start and began coughing uncontrollably. He bolted to the bathroom, stumbling and dizzy from his fever, of course. He coughed up blood and began shaking violently. He was so cold..
"Hiei!" Shizuru, Kuwabara, and Yuusuke got to the bathroom.
"Man, not even I'm in his condition.." Yuusuke muttered. Shizuru kneeled down next to him and touched his forehead. She withdrew quickly.
"Hiei, you're burning up.." She stood up and went to the kitchen, going to get the tea that Kurama had said would help.
"What happened?"
"I coughed.. blood.. you moron.." Hiei was seeing three Kuwabaras, which was more than he could take. He clutched at his chest and throat. He fell back and passed out.
"Oh no.." Shizuru looked at her brother. "Take him out to the living room and lay him out on the floor." Kuwabara nodded and she grabbed Yuusuke, helping him back to his couch.
"What are we gonna do?" The boy asked, drinking up the rest of the tea. "He can't drink it if he wakes up and starts spitting blood."
"You're right.. I don't know. Hopefully Kurama and Yukina are on their way back by now.." She went back into the bathroom to clean up.
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That is all I have for this chapter. Hopefully, Hiei will be better by the next chapter. In any case, here is the title along with a scene from the next chapter!
Chapter 33 - Dependency
"I thought I heard someone cry out for help.." He trailed off, once again listening intently.
"HELP! AHHHH!" The sound of feet crunching the leaves reached his ears and he set Yukina on her feet.
"He's going to get himself killed! That bloody fool!" They turned to see an older demon running past them. The scent was familiar.. Then two more rushed past. Youko did what came naturally. He chased after them. Yukina did her best to keep up but it wasn't easy. She silently thanked Kazuma for chasing her everywhere..
"Look who it is, Touya!"
"Kurama!?"
Please review! n.n