WOOHOO! Tankee everyone for the WONDERFUL reviews! I'm warning you ahead of
time that this chapter will be especially long, and maybe a little
funny/sad. Is that possible? Anyway, if you haven't figured it out by now,
Botan and Hiei are gonna hook up! I guess you could've figured it out from
this chapter.OH WELL! Enough blabbering! ON WITH THE FICCY! ^_^;;
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They entered the large room of Koenma's office, and Hiei saw the young, toddler look-alike Koenma sitting behind his desk and watching what looked like a TV. Hiei was startled to find himself looking at a picture of his dead body. It looked worse than Hiei had thought it had been earlier. His body was slumped up against a wall, covered in blood and his skull had the biggest crack in it, so big that the white bone shone brightly. He could tell that a lot of his other limbs had been broken as well, because his leg was twisted out from under him in a most unpleasant looking way.
"Well, you've done yourself in this time, Hiei. I think it's nice to tell you that Yukina is safe and sound with the others. She deeply loves and admires you, Hiei, more than anyone will ever know. Now, on to the conditions and requirements for your rebirth.
"I have thought this through very thoroughly. Though your body is beyond repair, there is a way to have you reborn with almost exactly the same features. You will be slightly taller, but I daresay you won't mind that. There is only one requirement you must fulfill to be reborn. Are you ready to hear this," Koenma asked grimly.
Hiei grunted and nodded slightly. He was willing to do almost anything to see Yukina again.
"The requirement is that you must tell Yukina about you two being brother and sister," Koenma said quickly, as though he was swallowing some nasty medicine.
Hiei felt as if he'd been punched very hard in the chest. Tell Yukina? He'd vowed years ago never to tell her for her own protection. Now he was faced with a very difficult problem: be forced to never see her again, or betray his vow just to come back for her. He stared at Koenma's, almost expecting him to start laughing and declare it was a joke, but Koenma just looked at him with eyes full of the irritating pity he hated so much.
Hiei felt a hand on his shoulder and looked around. Botan was smiling sympathetically at him. He just looked at her, not knowing what to do.
"Hiei, are you alright," Botan asked quietly, "Don't you worry; I'll personally help you do this. I know it must be extremely hard for you." To his surprise, she pulled him into a tight, friendly hug. He was so shocked, he couldn't move. He must've felt tense, because Botan was running a small hand softly along his spine, and for some reason he relaxed and closed his eyes.
"We'll do this together. I'll help, too," Said Koenma awkwardly. He wasn't used to seeing Hiei act like this in front of other people. It actually made him a little jealous. He had never seen Botan look at someone like that.
Hiei opened his eyes and came to his senses. He parted from Botan and was across the room so fast that he was a blur. Botan, who had been leaning on Hiei, fell face first onto the floor. Koenma burst out laughing and Hiei snickered a bit. Botan scrambled up and grabbed Koenma's shirt. She lifted him off of the desk and fixed him with a look. This caused Hiei to laugh harder; he was actually bent double, clutching his sides, which were aching.
"Botan, put me down this instant," shouted Koenma, kicking his tiny legs, "I'm not to be treated like this by anyone aside from my father!"
Hiei fell to the floor with uncontrollable laughter now, tears pouring down his cheeks and as the turned into gems, falling with a "Clink!" to the floor.
Botan and Koenma just stared at Hiei; laughing this hard was a rare occurrence with him. He was rolling around now, completely devoid of dignity, and small tear gems littered the floor around him. Seeing this, Botan and Koenma could not hold it in any longer. They both burst out laughing and joined Hiei on the floor, tears welling up in their eyes also.
As they climbed to their feet, they noticed that Koenma's assistant Ogre was standing in the doorway, looking at them.
"Well I'm glad to see that you're happy, but Yusuke and the others are a different story."
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So, what did you think? I told you it was long! Well, keep up your terrific reviews, and I'll keep updating! I should have more time now that I'm on Holiday Break. TTFN!
~Reirei
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They entered the large room of Koenma's office, and Hiei saw the young, toddler look-alike Koenma sitting behind his desk and watching what looked like a TV. Hiei was startled to find himself looking at a picture of his dead body. It looked worse than Hiei had thought it had been earlier. His body was slumped up against a wall, covered in blood and his skull had the biggest crack in it, so big that the white bone shone brightly. He could tell that a lot of his other limbs had been broken as well, because his leg was twisted out from under him in a most unpleasant looking way.
"Well, you've done yourself in this time, Hiei. I think it's nice to tell you that Yukina is safe and sound with the others. She deeply loves and admires you, Hiei, more than anyone will ever know. Now, on to the conditions and requirements for your rebirth.
"I have thought this through very thoroughly. Though your body is beyond repair, there is a way to have you reborn with almost exactly the same features. You will be slightly taller, but I daresay you won't mind that. There is only one requirement you must fulfill to be reborn. Are you ready to hear this," Koenma asked grimly.
Hiei grunted and nodded slightly. He was willing to do almost anything to see Yukina again.
"The requirement is that you must tell Yukina about you two being brother and sister," Koenma said quickly, as though he was swallowing some nasty medicine.
Hiei felt as if he'd been punched very hard in the chest. Tell Yukina? He'd vowed years ago never to tell her for her own protection. Now he was faced with a very difficult problem: be forced to never see her again, or betray his vow just to come back for her. He stared at Koenma's, almost expecting him to start laughing and declare it was a joke, but Koenma just looked at him with eyes full of the irritating pity he hated so much.
Hiei felt a hand on his shoulder and looked around. Botan was smiling sympathetically at him. He just looked at her, not knowing what to do.
"Hiei, are you alright," Botan asked quietly, "Don't you worry; I'll personally help you do this. I know it must be extremely hard for you." To his surprise, she pulled him into a tight, friendly hug. He was so shocked, he couldn't move. He must've felt tense, because Botan was running a small hand softly along his spine, and for some reason he relaxed and closed his eyes.
"We'll do this together. I'll help, too," Said Koenma awkwardly. He wasn't used to seeing Hiei act like this in front of other people. It actually made him a little jealous. He had never seen Botan look at someone like that.
Hiei opened his eyes and came to his senses. He parted from Botan and was across the room so fast that he was a blur. Botan, who had been leaning on Hiei, fell face first onto the floor. Koenma burst out laughing and Hiei snickered a bit. Botan scrambled up and grabbed Koenma's shirt. She lifted him off of the desk and fixed him with a look. This caused Hiei to laugh harder; he was actually bent double, clutching his sides, which were aching.
"Botan, put me down this instant," shouted Koenma, kicking his tiny legs, "I'm not to be treated like this by anyone aside from my father!"
Hiei fell to the floor with uncontrollable laughter now, tears pouring down his cheeks and as the turned into gems, falling with a "Clink!" to the floor.
Botan and Koenma just stared at Hiei; laughing this hard was a rare occurrence with him. He was rolling around now, completely devoid of dignity, and small tear gems littered the floor around him. Seeing this, Botan and Koenma could not hold it in any longer. They both burst out laughing and joined Hiei on the floor, tears welling up in their eyes also.
As they climbed to their feet, they noticed that Koenma's assistant Ogre was standing in the doorway, looking at them.
"Well I'm glad to see that you're happy, but Yusuke and the others are a different story."
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So, what did you think? I told you it was long! Well, keep up your terrific reviews, and I'll keep updating! I should have more time now that I'm on Holiday Break. TTFN!
~Reirei
