Author: v-v man this took forever to update, even if I had it written already. Too
lazy….
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Chapter two: Letters
Kurama opened the bundle and received a slight shock. It contained a locket, a
photograph, a drawing and a metal box. The photo was black and white, it
showed her and Kuronue (Who was looking disdainful). It was hard to recognize
her at first since she had long black hair in the picture and was looking
quite different in a dress. Kuronue looked the same however, (he wondered how
she got him into the picture) and when he removed a piece of cloth from the
other half of the picture, he, Youko was in it, looking like he just had
swallowed something horrible. The picture was dated at 1940 with Youko,
Kuronue and Aki.
'So that's what happened to the kit.' He thought. Looking at the drawing his
stomach did a back flip. He remembered it. Aki (or Naomi) had drawn it for
Youko after their first kiss. She said this described her feelings. It was a
detailed drawing, showing Youko's face amongst other things. He remembered how
he had laughed at her and threw the drawing aside. (He couldn't help but feel
it was him, after all, he is still apart of Youko) 'No wonder she's so mad. I
mean, I haven't bothered to contact since the last fight….' He thought.
He then opened the locket. It had been in the stolen artifacts he had gotten
his hands on when he was Youko, she had drawn herself and him in different
frames. (It has a couple of tiny frames) One had captured a scene perfectly,
showing how when he had first tried to cook when she had been sick and burnt
everything. His ears were flattened with defeat and he was looking at the food
reproachfully as she laughed. Another was more serious, one in which he had
held her in his arms….
"Hey, Kurama are you about to cry? What are you looking at anyway?!" Yusuke
interrupted his quiet thinking, trying to grab the locket from his hands.
Kurama gave him a cold glance as he shoved the locket and box into his pocket,
but couldn't stop from getting the photograph or picture from Yusuke's grasp.
"Whoa! That's Naomi?! No way, she actually looks like a normal girl in this!"
Yusuke exclaimed.
Kuwabara grabbed the photograph with disbelief. "Whoa, she looks like a hot
chick!" He said. Kuwabara passed the picture to Hiei who raised a brow.
"You allowed a ningen to take your picture?" He asked.
Kurama took the picture back and said with a smile, "No, I was forced into
it." He had the air of someone who was trying to make a joke but failing.
"Right. So how'd you know Naomi? And who's the other guy in the picture?"
Yusuke asked.
"Naomi, was an old…friend…. Of Youko's. The other person in the picture is
Kuronue, my, his, partner." Kurama replied.
Kurama muttered something else, and managed to get the picture back from the
Yusuke. But there was something else it seems he had forgotten. "Yusuke, mind
if I have a look at it before you do?" Kurama asked coolly as Yusuke picked up
the cloth and was reading a letter that Kurama had missed. Yusuke began to
snigger.
"For my dearest love to whom I miss:
I am sorry for the fight, since it was partly my fault. The child is due any time
soon –wait, Kurama?! You guys had kids?!- I only wish you were here. Life is
becoming harder by the minute, I remember you every hour –Yusuke pretended to gag as
Kurama managed to stop himself from blushing-. I know you hated romance Youko, but I
thought that you would have changed when love hit you with a golden arrow. Kuronue
was most generous to exile me before you did. It would have hurt so much more
greatly if not. Well, I hope to see you one last time before I die as a ningen, life
is so short most say, and I am beginning to agree. Even if it is the longest thing I
experience, I wish I had more time to be with you. I fear that before the baby turns
a year I will be deceased for someone is out to get me. If you get this in time, be
sure to not come to my aid, even though I know you would not due to the graciousness
of your duties. If you shall have need to know, his name is feared, for he is Tasna.
I hope he doesn't come after you too since I fear I have mouthed-off saying that
you could beat him. Perhaps I will survive, but if not otherwise, I wish you a
farewell. I am sorry I was not a demon to suit your needs for a woman and my life
is only a sliver of yours, Aki Kurosawa." Yusuke finished with an outburst of
laughter.
Kuwabara on the other hand had a much more different reaction. He looked at
Kurama coldly and said, "Why did you desert a woman to fend for herself?! That
is a violation to any honor code, since she was carrying your baby!" Kurama
returned the icy stare.
Hiei murmured something that sounded like, "Maybe yours but not others."
"There was no child. She died before anything, and Youko isn't allowed to have
children." He said. Kuwabara looked stricken.
"How long ago had this happened?!" He demanded.
"Around 64 years ago. The picture was dated 1940, and that was one of the last
times I would see her." Kurama answered in his still would-be calm voice.
"Then if that's her, why is she still alive and young?! She said she wasn't a
demon in that letter!" Yusuke said, looking confused.
Kurama gave an irritated shrug. "I don't know myself exactly. I didn't
recognize her at first, since she had once been a respectable human. Now she
looks like an in-human punk someone designed out of a videogame or manga. I
think what made her the way she is, happened 60 or so years ago…" He trailed
off, wondering what was in the metal box.
"Hey Kurama, I didn't notice it before, but the letter has been sprayed with
perfume. So is the cloth. That just proves you were lovers!" Yusuke said with
a triumphed air.
Kurama resisted the temptation to roll his eyes before Hiei said, "Well it
took you long enough, not even Kuwabara is that slow."
Yusuke looked slightly crestfallen, then asked, "So, Kurama can we see the
locket now that we know?" Kurama felt one side of him say 'No.' But sighed and
gave him the locket. As Yusuke's eyes widened he read aloud, "'To my darling
child Tasna.' Isn't that the guy who supposedly killed Aki?" Kurama stayed
silent for a moment, then withdrew the metal box.
"Perhaps..." He started slowly, "Perhaps this will tell a clue on what has
happened in the past." He opened the box carefully. The first piece of
parchment was a birth certificate that stated the birth of Tasna. His eyes
widened with horror.
"What's wrong Kur- WHAT?!" Yusuke stood beside Kurama, his mouth a gaping hole.
"What is- Huh?! WHAT THE HELL?!" Kuwabara copied Yusuke's suit.
"This doesn't make sense." Kurama said, trying to comprehend what it meant.
"So if Tasna is Aki's child… but I saw him with my own eyes, he was a
full-grown man then…" Kurama pressed a hand over his eyes. Hiei looked at
them as if they were stupid.
"Kurama, has the thought occurred to you that Tasna may have followed Youko's
suit?" He asked with a sneer.
"Yes, perhaps that is it. I thought that maybe…but no, that must have been
it." Kurama spoke more firmly this time. He then pulled out a piece of paper.
"To my 'dear' mother: Are you feeling well? No? I didn't think so, after all,
that poison was supposed to have been a slow and painful torturer. I bet you
wish you never followed through with this. Well, Kiyoshi has promised that you
won't die from it, be happy with that. Heh, where is 'father' to help you? The
one you spoke so highly of? Well, he's dead. I found out this when I was
looking for the thieves themselves. Hope you're not crushed too much, after
all, Kiyoshi made sure that the job was quick. It's not like he loved you
anyway. Hope for your demise soon, Tasna Kurosawa." He read aloud.
"…..Kurama? Are you okay? You… don't… look… too happy…" Yusuke started, then
dropped it completely.
"Fine, Yusuke." Kurama said a little too coldly.
"Um… you sure? You're turning a little red in the face, sure there isn't no
fever or nuthin'?" Yusuke asked.
"No." Kurama said in the same cold voice.
Kurama shifted through the contents of the metal box. He finally found what he
was looking for. It was a letter written in a shaky hand. "Dear my 'son':
Don't kid yourself. I am doing fine. I never cared for him, and I never spoke
highly of that lowlife. You killed him huh? So what do I care? Kiyoshi, he's
that guy in the music business yeah? Well, hope you kill him too since he
ripped me off for that CD of his. Hope you drop dead, Naomi."
He rummaged through the contents again, carefully placing them onto the
nearby table. "This is an odd number of things. Two letters, a birth
certificate, more cloth, pictures of her, and…." Kurama fell silent as he
gazed at the foreign object. "A werewolf's paw." Hiei said indifferently.
"She wore this as a necklace when she first came to me. There is also a book
in here and a device." Kurama finished. He held the device to the light and
saw the button. He slipped that into his pocket too. Opening the book he saw
that this was her diary. "Hmn…" Kurama muttered as he read a couple of pages.
"C'mon Kurama! Read it aloud!" Yusuke said, attempting to grab the book.
"No, I would rather keep this to myself." Kurama said tonelessly and then
picked up his belongings. "I must go study for a final. I bid you good day."
He said, and walked out of the room. Yusuke blinked.
"'Good day'? What the hell is wrong with him?" He asked.
Author: I have two other chapters done, just got to edit them. - Hope you liked
it. Please review!