Authoress' Note: Well, now there's a point to the story, isn't there? Chloroform is a liquid that if
the fumes are breathed in, you immediately pass out. Get it now?
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~A Red Rose in the Darkness~
Chapter Ten
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Hiei came back from the hospital a few days after the shooting. The docters were baffled by his high-
tolerance to pain and his quick healing. Both of them hadn't seen Hagiri since that night, but the
doctor did tell Hiei that he came to visit everyday, saddened.
"How could a mere human capture an Ice Master?" Hiei eventually asked, when they were safely in their
apartment.
"Demons, humans, they're are all alike to my father. He could easilly overpower both."
"But I thought your stepfather was in business?" Hiei said after a second of thinking.
"He is in business. This is part of his business. The majority of it," Kurama answered in anger. "To
do things like this to get what he wants."
"Do you think Shiori has anything to do with it?"
"I doubt it. She disapproves of violence. You saw her freak out when she slapped you."
"What about Sniper?"
Kurama cast his eyes downward, offering his silence.
"Yes, what about me?" He asked, coming out of their bedroom, holding something round in his hand.
Kurama stared at what was in his hand. "A bomb."
"Yes, I found it under your bed," He said and tossed it out the window. "There was actually quite a
lot. But I had help with finding them."
He pointed over his shoulder. "He has very sensitive hearing."
Ears twitching, Jin emerged from the dark room. "I came to visit and saw this guy in the streets. He
told me what happened and I decided to help."
"Thanks..." Kurama said, truly grateful. "I'm glad you didn't turn on us, Hagiri."
"Oh, I probably would have. Until Jin convinced me not to. That nothing could be obtained through that
because Touya could...could already be dead."
Kurama and Hiei exchanged looks. He's pretty strong, they gave him that. Kurama wouldn't have been able
to admit aloud that Hiei could already be dead. Hiei probably could, but with a great deal of sadness.
"We have to think of a plan to get him out of the big building," Jin said.
"You know where he is?" Hagiri turned to him.
"Of course I do. He sent the message in the sudden winter he sprung on the Makai. In the snow before me,
he told of where he was and what was happening. Then, suddenly it all stopped. But the cold remains, so
Touya remains too."
"Did he seem scared?" Hagiri asked.
"Not at all. He seemed a bit...out of it, but not scared. There's only one thing I know that he's scared
of. Well, two now, now that you came along," Jin said, and thought of something. "He also asked me to look
after you, make sure that you won't get harmed. That's why I came."
"We need to make a plan to get him out of there," Kurama said. "I should know the place by heart... I was
there once..."
Kurama grabbed a peice of paper and a pencil. Hiei lay on the sofa, while Jin floated and Hagiri sat in
the beloved armchair. Kurama held up his masterpeice, a whole blueprint sort of thing of the first floor,
on the back of the paper, the second floor. "There are thirteen floors on the whole building. I will have
to draw them all. The captivity floor is the sixth. My stepfather will be on the seventh, so we have to be
quiet. Sniper can take care of those guards on the sixth floor. Hiei, if he's well enough, can get all the
bottom floors in about a second and catch up with us easilly."
Hiei waved his hand. "Fine by me."
"Jin can carry us over those hidden guard lines."
"Don't get yourselves fat in a short amount of time."
"And I...I'll make the zip keys for the doors and go after my stepfather."
"I'll come with you," Hiei offered.
Kurama looked his love in the eye and nodded. "Hiei and I will go after my stepfather. Sniper and Jin will
get Touya out of there as fast as they can and wait for us at the nearest airport. People won't expect us
to go there."
That night, the most amount of planning ever was made.
Kurama woke up with a yawn. He sluggishly walked into the bathroom. Where Jin was snoring away in the tub.
"PLEASE, Jin. We have a sofa," He said.
The Wind Master floated into the bedroom and collapsed into the bed next to Hiei. The fire demon wasn't
going to enjoy waking up later. After taking a quick shower, Kurama dressed and wrapped a towel around his
head.
Entering the living room/kitchen, the fox saw Sniper sitting in the chair in front of the window, the sun
pouring brilliantly over him. There was a sickly look, though. He was much paler than normal, and he was
beginning to get bags under his beautiful violet eyes.
Not looking at Kurama, he spoke. "You shouldn't go to school today. There are eight different assassins
there today."
Kurama sat at the table across from him. "Would you like something to eat?"
"No thanks. I haven't eaten in the past three days, thinking about it makes me sick," Hagiri spoke softly
and a bit hoarsely. "Just a water, please."
Kurama immediately stood up and obeyed his guest's wishes.
"I'm getting weak you know," Hagiri said, still not turning to Kurama. "I can't sleep without his comforting
cold, I can't eat without seeing him there, sitting across from me. I can't live without him by my side.
These few months have been the happiest of my life. But, like every happy thing, it must come to an end."
Kurama placed the drink in front of Hagiri, forcing him to look at him. "Hey, nobody said it was over. It's
actually just beginning. We will get Touya back."
The fox sat down across from Hagiri, who stared at him with interest, the only spark of anything Kurama had
seen in his violets since that day at the hospital.
"And love does not make you weak. It's a risk, a risk of getting yourself hurt. But it's a worthy risk to
take, because love is the greatest thing that can happen. With all of it's downs, it is still the best thing,
so don't go around saying you're weak. Because you're still one of the strongest people I know."
Hagiri smiled, very small, at the fox, returning his gaze back out the window.
I hope I made him feel better, if just a little bit, Kurama thought as he twirled his sidelock in his fin-
gers.
"You know, I think I'll take you up on that food offering."
Kurama smiled. "Want to go out for breakfast?"
"Gladly," Hagiri said, turning and smiling to Kurama, a bit of feeling back in his eyes. "If it's safe."
Kurama shrugged. "Probably not."
"How about we just make something?"
"Sounds fine with me. I'll make pancakes."
Hiei drifted into the room to the smell of pancake syrup. Sweet things... Followed by Jin.
Hiei awoke abruptly and sat on the couch, eagerly awaiting hot, syrup-y pancakes with a humongous amount
of butter...
Jin just came out because he missed the bath tub and it was too wet to go back to sleep in.
Kurama served the perfectly round pancakes and passed out silverware. He looked at his party and thought
to himself about what they were going to do after retrieving Touya.
Until that day comes...
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Hieica: Whoa. I finished Chapter Ten!! I got past the almighty annoying Chapter Nine and went beyond!!!
I've always had problems with Chapter Nines. Meep!
Swissy: holy crap! This calls for a celebration!! Please, review with your celebrative comments!!
the fumes are breathed in, you immediately pass out. Get it now?
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~A Red Rose in the Darkness~
Chapter Ten
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Hiei came back from the hospital a few days after the shooting. The docters were baffled by his high-
tolerance to pain and his quick healing. Both of them hadn't seen Hagiri since that night, but the
doctor did tell Hiei that he came to visit everyday, saddened.
"How could a mere human capture an Ice Master?" Hiei eventually asked, when they were safely in their
apartment.
"Demons, humans, they're are all alike to my father. He could easilly overpower both."
"But I thought your stepfather was in business?" Hiei said after a second of thinking.
"He is in business. This is part of his business. The majority of it," Kurama answered in anger. "To
do things like this to get what he wants."
"Do you think Shiori has anything to do with it?"
"I doubt it. She disapproves of violence. You saw her freak out when she slapped you."
"What about Sniper?"
Kurama cast his eyes downward, offering his silence.
"Yes, what about me?" He asked, coming out of their bedroom, holding something round in his hand.
Kurama stared at what was in his hand. "A bomb."
"Yes, I found it under your bed," He said and tossed it out the window. "There was actually quite a
lot. But I had help with finding them."
He pointed over his shoulder. "He has very sensitive hearing."
Ears twitching, Jin emerged from the dark room. "I came to visit and saw this guy in the streets. He
told me what happened and I decided to help."
"Thanks..." Kurama said, truly grateful. "I'm glad you didn't turn on us, Hagiri."
"Oh, I probably would have. Until Jin convinced me not to. That nothing could be obtained through that
because Touya could...could already be dead."
Kurama and Hiei exchanged looks. He's pretty strong, they gave him that. Kurama wouldn't have been able
to admit aloud that Hiei could already be dead. Hiei probably could, but with a great deal of sadness.
"We have to think of a plan to get him out of the big building," Jin said.
"You know where he is?" Hagiri turned to him.
"Of course I do. He sent the message in the sudden winter he sprung on the Makai. In the snow before me,
he told of where he was and what was happening. Then, suddenly it all stopped. But the cold remains, so
Touya remains too."
"Did he seem scared?" Hagiri asked.
"Not at all. He seemed a bit...out of it, but not scared. There's only one thing I know that he's scared
of. Well, two now, now that you came along," Jin said, and thought of something. "He also asked me to look
after you, make sure that you won't get harmed. That's why I came."
"We need to make a plan to get him out of there," Kurama said. "I should know the place by heart... I was
there once..."
Kurama grabbed a peice of paper and a pencil. Hiei lay on the sofa, while Jin floated and Hagiri sat in
the beloved armchair. Kurama held up his masterpeice, a whole blueprint sort of thing of the first floor,
on the back of the paper, the second floor. "There are thirteen floors on the whole building. I will have
to draw them all. The captivity floor is the sixth. My stepfather will be on the seventh, so we have to be
quiet. Sniper can take care of those guards on the sixth floor. Hiei, if he's well enough, can get all the
bottom floors in about a second and catch up with us easilly."
Hiei waved his hand. "Fine by me."
"Jin can carry us over those hidden guard lines."
"Don't get yourselves fat in a short amount of time."
"And I...I'll make the zip keys for the doors and go after my stepfather."
"I'll come with you," Hiei offered.
Kurama looked his love in the eye and nodded. "Hiei and I will go after my stepfather. Sniper and Jin will
get Touya out of there as fast as they can and wait for us at the nearest airport. People won't expect us
to go there."
That night, the most amount of planning ever was made.
Kurama woke up with a yawn. He sluggishly walked into the bathroom. Where Jin was snoring away in the tub.
"PLEASE, Jin. We have a sofa," He said.
The Wind Master floated into the bedroom and collapsed into the bed next to Hiei. The fire demon wasn't
going to enjoy waking up later. After taking a quick shower, Kurama dressed and wrapped a towel around his
head.
Entering the living room/kitchen, the fox saw Sniper sitting in the chair in front of the window, the sun
pouring brilliantly over him. There was a sickly look, though. He was much paler than normal, and he was
beginning to get bags under his beautiful violet eyes.
Not looking at Kurama, he spoke. "You shouldn't go to school today. There are eight different assassins
there today."
Kurama sat at the table across from him. "Would you like something to eat?"
"No thanks. I haven't eaten in the past three days, thinking about it makes me sick," Hagiri spoke softly
and a bit hoarsely. "Just a water, please."
Kurama immediately stood up and obeyed his guest's wishes.
"I'm getting weak you know," Hagiri said, still not turning to Kurama. "I can't sleep without his comforting
cold, I can't eat without seeing him there, sitting across from me. I can't live without him by my side.
These few months have been the happiest of my life. But, like every happy thing, it must come to an end."
Kurama placed the drink in front of Hagiri, forcing him to look at him. "Hey, nobody said it was over. It's
actually just beginning. We will get Touya back."
The fox sat down across from Hagiri, who stared at him with interest, the only spark of anything Kurama had
seen in his violets since that day at the hospital.
"And love does not make you weak. It's a risk, a risk of getting yourself hurt. But it's a worthy risk to
take, because love is the greatest thing that can happen. With all of it's downs, it is still the best thing,
so don't go around saying you're weak. Because you're still one of the strongest people I know."
Hagiri smiled, very small, at the fox, returning his gaze back out the window.
I hope I made him feel better, if just a little bit, Kurama thought as he twirled his sidelock in his fin-
gers.
"You know, I think I'll take you up on that food offering."
Kurama smiled. "Want to go out for breakfast?"
"Gladly," Hagiri said, turning and smiling to Kurama, a bit of feeling back in his eyes. "If it's safe."
Kurama shrugged. "Probably not."
"How about we just make something?"
"Sounds fine with me. I'll make pancakes."
Hiei drifted into the room to the smell of pancake syrup. Sweet things... Followed by Jin.
Hiei awoke abruptly and sat on the couch, eagerly awaiting hot, syrup-y pancakes with a humongous amount
of butter...
Jin just came out because he missed the bath tub and it was too wet to go back to sleep in.
Kurama served the perfectly round pancakes and passed out silverware. He looked at his party and thought
to himself about what they were going to do after retrieving Touya.
Until that day comes...
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Hieica: Whoa. I finished Chapter Ten!! I got past the almighty annoying Chapter Nine and went beyond!!!
I've always had problems with Chapter Nines. Meep!
Swissy: holy crap! This calls for a celebration!! Please, review with your celebrative comments!!