AN: It's me! I've updated! Last part! Hurray for moi! Please excuse my French. I'm sorry about the lack of prompedness (I'm writing this on the 'Quick Edit' thing has and I can't make the spell check work -.-;;. So if something is hidiously miss-spelled, it's not my fault!) of this update. My account had been suppended because I had written two illegal stories in the past (I had forgotten about them....) and you get the rest. If you're really mad, go after the people for not allowing script stories and when they're going to take them off, not warning the author. Enough of my rants: here's your long awaited chapter!
Something is not quiet right…
Chapter 4: Three Different People, One Body (part 4)
Suichi looked out the window in boredom. His mother was talking to his teacher about his sister and he got sent to the waiting room. He saw a bit of moment. And in the next moment he saw his father standing there, his back against a tree, glancing in panic over his shoulder in the direction her had come from. When he saw no-one he slumped down into a sitting position at the foot of the tree, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Suichi continued to stare at his father in curiosity. His father realized he was being watched and turned his head to face the watcher. His expression had gone back into panic mode. But then he saw his son's face staring at him through a window, he calmed down again. Hiei stood up and picked up his things. He walked over to the window and tapped on it.
Suichi opened the window and helped his father in.
"Daddy, are you okay? You look like you saw a ghost!" Suichi was worried. Hiei patted his son on the head.
"I think I just did…." Hiei's eyes were distant, as they always were when he remembered things from his pervious life. "But after twenty years, who wouldn't?" He added.
"Daddy?" Hiei looked down at his son and smiled.
"I just saw some people who mean a lot to me for the first time in a long time." Hiei laughed. "I just don't want to believe it was real. But it was…." Hiei sat down and looked out the window.
Hiei began to hum the first few bars of the song he was writing. "Soft, white glow on your face, as we dance in the Crystal's embrace. The colors soft, and pictures blur. Circles within circles, as the dance works miracles; we become something unreal." He sang softy to his son.
"Daddy, what was that?" Suichi looked at his father, confused.
"It's a song that I'm writing. Do you want to hear the next part?" Hiei offered his son.
"…Yes." Suichi climbed onto his father's lap and looked up intently.
"Under the night's warm cloak, the swinging clock's stoke. Midnight is tune-ly struck, dancers step beyond the world's muck. And so the circle spins 'round 'gain, as our souls melt into the dance by Crystal light." Hiei sang softly, rocking to the tempo. Suichi smiled.
"It's pretty…." The little boy observed.
"Yes, it is…." Hiei's expression became disappointed. "Of course that's all I have. It's about the night your mother and I got married. Lord! We danced 'til dawn!" Hiei remembered how badly his feet hurt from that. Suichi laughed.
That's when the door to the office opened to reveal Kairos and Keiko.
"Well you boys certainly made yourselves busy! Etric, I need you to take over here." Hiei stood up and set his son on the floor to comply to his wife's command.
"Well, Colin[1], it looks like its your turn now!" Mrs. Loom remarked to her student. Suichi nodded and walked into her office Hiei was about to follow suit when his wife stopped him. She stood up on her toes and whispered into his ear.
"They were real, love." She assured him.
"I'm so sorry I'm late! I was a parent-teacher conference with my daughter and we ran over the allotted time!" Kairos was flustered, partly from running, partly from embarrassment.
"That's okay! We needed some recovery time before we did anything else." Botan explained. It was true, after the conversation with Hiei, the group went into post-shock trauma and was unable to do anything. Now that they had escaped from their zoning, they could concentrate on the more important matter at hand.
"Kairos, could you possibly arrange for us to have another meeting with the Prince?" Genkai asked.
"Yes, I could! When do you want to see him again?"
"As soon as possible." Kurama answered, speaking for everyone.
"How's about tonight at diner? He normally eats in private, but I'm certain he could allow for your little group to join him." Kairos smiled and added to herself, 'They've had a few good shockers, I'll eat with the kids elsewhere.'
"Kairos, did you know that the Prince was a born-foreigner?" Yusuke wondered.
"Yes, what about that?"
"You see, he's an old friend of ours…." Yusuke began.
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[1]- Suichi, like his father, has a public name. That name happens to be Colin. Keiko's public name is Olivia.
AN: This chapter is so puny in comparison to the last one, forgive me. But that's all that's left in the chapter! Anyway here's my reviewer responses:
YaoiYaoiYeah- It rocks? I'm glad you thing so! Oh the origami thing, I don't know where I got that but I felt like Kurama would need something to do with his hands and what does one do with paper? Fold it! Tarra is meant to be scary, wait until Hiei talks about her. You love my fic? Yay! I feel so acomplished! I am going to continue now that I can post again!
MoonSilverEyes- Can do, will do, am doing!
Element Panther- Glad you like it! And I'm already to make tomorrow's post!
SamiKismet- You know, I had almost actually not posted this chapter until I realized that I'd be brunt at the stake by my loyal reviewers. -- panicked face -- You were planning on hurrling those messy projectitles at me!? Eeep! Good thing I listened to my sixth sense! Anyway, I'm going to continue, though I hate to imagine what everyone will think of the end I have planned. I hope I don't find myself writting a sequal... (though, I probably will).
slave2anime- I am forgiven? -- whipes away tears -- Thanks! I felt so bad doing that to you. The funny part about Hiei getting taller is that Kuwabara tends to forget and call him "shrimp", "midget", and "shorty". Kairos and Genkai have to remind everyone (including Hiei) that Hiei is taller. I'm sorry to hear that you had to flame someone, I'm just glad you didn't flame me. Thanks for sticking with my story though.
Donamarine- The answer is in the next chapter! And the origami part started second paragraph, third sentence: "Kurama started folding the paper in his hands to keep his mind distracted enough not to go off the edge" (Bar-Ohki, chapter 4, part 3). I feel a bit crazy for properly documenting that….
KayHiei- You did? Thanks! I feel loved. Here's your wondrous update!
Bishounenlvr- I promised that in the first chapter, first part and I plan to continue doing that until the very end! Oh everything works itself out, I'm not the type for sad endings (I really hate those, do you think I could stand to write one?). Thanks for answering my questions, it was bugging me. I won't harass you in my reviews about that. Do update your story and I'll update mine!
animefreak54- I'm… -- sniff -- not worthy of such praise! I'm updating for you! I'm sorry it's kindda short, the next one will be longer!
baka-onna2003- Are you alive? Because the last thing I need is a guilt trip from killing one of my reviewers. Thanks for helping me get inspired!
Since I have nothing more to say other than the next update will be real soon, R&R!!