Chapter 14: Secrets

"So, your name is Teryo," Hiei said, "What an ugly name."

"Hey, that was mean of you!" Shamel snapped back.

Hiei ignored Shamel but continued to look at Teryo. "So, maybe you should go. I don't understand why you are here with me, Shara, and Shamel." Hiei said in an offending manner, "Don't you think it is time for you to go?"

Hiei did not like Teryo. There was something in Teryo that he did not like.

"I... uh..." Teryo said as he scratched the back of his head, "I bumped into Shara (which meant Shamel) awhile ago and the ice cream spilled and... well, Shara's shirt got dirty and I had to lend her my shirt. Now well, that shirt isn't mine and I'll wait till Shara gets her own shirt and then I'll get my own shirt back then leave."

To make a long story shirt, the shirt Teryo lent to Shamel (the real Shamel) wasn't his so he had to wait till Shamel gives the shirt back.

"Oooohhh..." Yusuke said from behind and Shamel jumped from surprise.

"Yusuke! Stop that!" Shamel (the real Shamel) said to Yusuke.

"I couldn't help it." Yusuke said grinning, "The conversation was so serious that I couldn't help but poke in and have some fun."

Hiei rolled his eyes and Shara (the real Shara) was giggling. Shamel looked embarrassed.

"Genkai!" Shamel (the real Shamel) said as she run to Genkai and hugged her. "I missed you so much!"

"You do?" Genkai said as she patted Shamel at the back, "But it has only been days."

"Hai!" Shamel said as she saluted.

"You went here in the temple alone?" Genkai asked as the two of them walked inside the temple. Shamel nodded. "Why?"

"Oh well, Hiei is back there in the house with Shara and the others, even Yukina. You weren't there so I figured how lonely you must be." Shamel started explaining as she popped on the couch, "So I decided to skip the party and go here."

"Yes, the party." Genkai said thoughtfully, "Are you sure that you went here for me?" Genkai asked.

Shamel sighed, "Maybe in one way or the other, yes but maybe in one way or the other, no." she said, "Oh please don't be offended Genkai!"

"I'm not." Genkai said smiling. "But it's ok. It's strange isn't it? I didn't go to the party myself because I thought that you might need someone to go to and then you went here so that I could have someone to talk to."

"Oh, so you didn't go to the party because you thought I might need help?" Shamel asked surprised, "That's... that's... thank you Genkai." Shamel said surprised.

"That's ok." Genkai said. "And you're welcome. When are Shara and Hiei going to marry?"

Shamel thought a while and said, "This October. Just a month from now." Shamel said. Then she sighed, "Sometimes I wish that I was back to being who I am."

"Hiei loves you Shamel, fight for it." Genkai said as she wiped a tear from Shamel's face.

"No he doesn't." Shamel said as she forced a smile, "Maybe he did but now... well, he doesn't. If he really loved me, names would be no difference. He would know the difference between me and Shara. I guess Shara is to be more lovable than me."

There was silence as Shamel took out her necklace and stared at it. Genkai sighed and then put on a worried expression although not intentionally. It was as if she was thinking too much.

"Is there something wrong Genkai?" Shamel asked as she placed the necklace back inside her shirt.

"Huh? What?" Genkai said. "Oh, this is nothing. I was just thinking about things."

"Oh, ok..." Shamel said. Then she stared at a picture that hung on the wall. It was a picture of the YYH gang when they first started around together. They were in the Makai in Koenma's office.

"Shamel?" Genkai said. Shamel popped out of her thoughts.

"Yes, Genkai?" Shamel said, "What is it?"

Genkai stood up and opened a drawer. Shamel looked at it from where she was sitting and saw that it contained plates. She watched as Genkai slowly one by one take out the plates. When all the plates were taken out, she took out another cover and took out a blue shirt that was tight. Shamel looked at Genkai confused as Genkai sat down beside Shamel.

"This is what I found in the garbage can in your house." Genkai said as she looked at Shamel in the eyes. "I was going to your house last week when I noticed something sticking out of the garbage can. I noticed that it was a shirt and it still looked like it was in condition except for the fact that it was crumpled and was in the garbage can."

Shamel nodded.

"Being me," Genkai continued, "I took it out so that I could use it in some other way. And you know what I saw when I took it out?" she asked Shamel.

Shamel nodded sideways to say no but Genkai could see the curiosity that was welling up in her. Genkai sighed again and unfolded the shirt in her lap.

"This." she said as she showed Shamel the shirt in her lap. There was a bloodstain on it. The bloodstain was located only in the neckline in a deep dark red color. It showed that whoever used it must have lost a lot of blood.

"Um... so Shara got hurt. In the neck..." Shamel said unsure what was happening, "So she gets cut in the neck... well... the way the blood is, she should have been dead!"

"No, no, no..." Genkai said as she folded the shirt again, "This isn't Shara's blood. This is Hiei's blood."

There was a sudden silence.

"A-are you saying that Hiei is dead?" Shamel said unable to say the words, "Y-you mean the Hiei now is... is... a z-zombie?"

Genkai hit her in the head. "Baka..." she muttered.

"What?" Shamel said, "Well, so when you hit me in the head, you're trying to say is that Hiei is still alive, 100?"

"Yes." Genkai said. "But that's not the point..."