Authoress' note: Hey people. How is you? It's been pretty long since Chapter Ten, which I'm still proud of.
What abouts you? Anyway, this is now the eleventh chapter! Isn't it wonderful? I'm hoping I'll have the
commitment to keep going up beyond twenty when school starts! I have to go to school for an orientation
to get my classes and schedule and stuffs. Yeah. Emmy's going to the new school, too. Yay! Anyway, on with
my ficcie!
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~A Red Rose in the Darkness~
Chapter Eleven
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The rest of Autumn passed by very quickly to Kurama, but not to Hagiri. Jin just loved the bath tub and
seldom worried about our missing friend. If those humans pulled something, Touya would freeze them. So,
on went winter, until it came to be Christmas time. Hagiri and Jin stood outside, waiting for Kurama and
Hiei to come down the elevator and walk through the snow to Genkai(who still isn't dead, though she should
be)'s Temple.
"C'mon Hiei! It's a Christmas party! I've dragged you to the last few, so you have to come now!" Kurama
shouted, so they could hear even though they were five floors down.
"Yeah, shorty!" Yusuke screamed, pulling on Hiei's left hand.
Hiei abruptly got loose and latched onto the doorframe.
Yusuke knelt down and whispered in his son's ear.
Rei ran up to Hiei, tugging on his cloak. "Pwease...?" He pleaded, eyes wide.
"Pwease Unca Hiei?"
Hiei let go of the frame and scooped up Rei. "Uncle?"
"You bet!" Yusuke said, flashing a cheesy grin and a thumbs-up. "He taught himself that, too."
Rei hugged Hiei. "Cheap shot, Urameshi."
Yusuke shrugged. "As usual."
"Hey...is it alright if I take Rei for a ride?"
"You'd better not drop him."
"I'll meet you at the temple then."
"Okay, see ya!"
Hiei and Rei were gone.
"It's nice to see him showing some affection for Rei. Rei's always asking for him, now that he can talk."
"Yes, he's growing up very fast..." Kurama said, head in the clouds.
"C'mon peeps!!!" Jin shouted up to them, floating up to grab them and fall back down. "Elevators are hell!"
And so, they walked on, down the snow-filled streets to celebrate, though Hagiri didn't feel up to it, this
'wondrous' holiday. Hagiri trailed behind them, hands in pockets, staring at the ground as he walked. He
stopped a ways back and knelt on the snow-covered sidewalk. Jin stopped the group and pointed over his shoulder.
"Yer friend's gettin' a little visit right now, can you wait?"
Turning on his heel, Kurama ran over to Hagiri's side, the latter who was down on all fours, staring at the
letters forming in the snow. They said;
Hagiri, my love, here to you is a hope of a wonderful Christmas. I apologise for being unable
to see you as of late. I... I miss you, and you would have made a wonderful Christmas present
to me tonight. But enjoy your time with Kurama and the others, I wouldn't want to spoil it in
any way.
Love always,
Touya
Tears blurred out the signature as they fell from Hagiri's eyes.
"Touya..." He whispered. "You've already spoiled me..."
Later at the temple, drunken Yusuke asked not-so drunken Kurama if he had any special memories of Christmas
with his human family. Hiei shot a glare to Yusuke, but didn't draw his sword because little Rei was sitting
in his lap.
"Well, from what I remember...three Christmases ago...let's see...it was me, 'Kaasan, Shuiichi, and 'Tousan
came home from work Christmas Eve night because he always does..."
Hagiri's head jerked up. Kurama realized what he had said. Hiei placed Rei into Keiko's lap, bowing to every-
body in the room, and walked out the open door.
"Hagiri, Jin," Kurama said, motioning towards the door. "I'm sorry Yusuke, everyone. We have a rescue mission."
The drunkards nodded and resumed drinking.
Smiling, Hagiri knew what Touya would say right about now. 'Disgusting drunks.'
You just wait Touya, Hagiri thought, It seems I'll be your Christmas present after all.
Bowing to everybody, he closed the door behind him.
Soon the group was in front of the building in which Touya was held captive.
"Hiei, are you prepared for some butt-kicking, head-slicing maneuvers?" Jin asked him.
Hiei unsheathed his sword. "You bet."
Kurama shook his head. "No head-slicing. Strike them with the backside of your blade. We don't want to kill
anybody if we don't have to. Hagiri, are you stocked on bullets?"
Reaching into his pockets, he frowned. That's not many there...
He knelt down and shoveled pebbles into his pockets. "Now I am."
"Jin, you ready for weight-lifting?"
The Wind Master smiled, ears twitching. Kurama took that as a yes.
"Fine then, here we go. My stepfather should not be here, so be as loud as you need to be. Hiei?"
The fire demon smiled, raising his sword, bringing it down upon the doors, which would have fallen quite
loudly to the cement, had Jin not raised a wind to catch them and put them in place behind them as they
entered the silent, dimly lit building.
Jin's ears twitched. "I hear talkin'."
"...I can't believe he made us do some guard work on Christmas!"
"Now I'll never be able to propose..."
Kurama motioned for Hiei to do his stuff.
The fire demon nodded and disappeared.
Moments later, he returned with two unconscious guards. "Easy," he whispered.
"Kurama..." Hagiri whispered to him. "Aren't there video cameras?"
The fox nodded. "Only 'Tousan uses them, though."
Nodding his own head, Hagiri followed after Kurama, who led the way to the elevator. Jin cringed. "Elevators
are hell..." he whispered.
"Come on..." Kurama said, and pulled Jin and Hiei into the elevator.
Hagiri leaned against the wall. The doors for the fifth floor opened, and Hiei was released, rage allowed to
pour out.
Kurama grabbed the fire demon's wrist. "In the case of not being able to use the elevator, the stairs are
over there."
Hiei nodded, and smiled, wrenching back his hand andrunning off as the doors closed.
"Be careful Hiei!" Kurama called, and the doors closed.
Kurama felt his throat knot. He sighed, leaning, too, against the wall.
"Kurama..." Hagiri said. "He'll be fine."
"I know, but..."
"Who's the one that told me to take a risk and be strong?"
"...I did..."
"That's right. For once, follow your own advice."
Kurama smiled, nodding.
"Wow. How come I don't get any advice?" Jin asked, grinning to happy up the mood.
"Here's some," Kurama offered, smiling. "Don't drop us."
Jin blinked and then grinned cheesilly, holding his fingers in the peace sign.
"You ready Hagiri?" Kurama asked.
The sniper in question reached into his pocket to comfortably hold onto his 'bullets'. Also getting a knot
in his throat, he nodded.
Before the doors opened, Jin leaned over and whispered in Hagiri's ear.
"Hey, follow your own advice to follow Kurama's advice, got it?"
Nodding again and smiling, Hagiri stepped up to the door.
He knew he had great people backing him up, to help him save his love.
He knew he would be able to find his love and be with him once again.
Because he had partners now.
People he could call...friends.
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Hieica: Yah. Crappy chapter, on my part. Oh well. Action-ness in the next chapter. Did you have fun this
time 'round?
Swissy: REVIEW DAMMIT!!!!! *hobbles off to the kitchen to threaten you with a peice of celery*
What abouts you? Anyway, this is now the eleventh chapter! Isn't it wonderful? I'm hoping I'll have the
commitment to keep going up beyond twenty when school starts! I have to go to school for an orientation
to get my classes and schedule and stuffs. Yeah. Emmy's going to the new school, too. Yay! Anyway, on with
my ficcie!
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~A Red Rose in the Darkness~
Chapter Eleven
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The rest of Autumn passed by very quickly to Kurama, but not to Hagiri. Jin just loved the bath tub and
seldom worried about our missing friend. If those humans pulled something, Touya would freeze them. So,
on went winter, until it came to be Christmas time. Hagiri and Jin stood outside, waiting for Kurama and
Hiei to come down the elevator and walk through the snow to Genkai(who still isn't dead, though she should
be)'s Temple.
"C'mon Hiei! It's a Christmas party! I've dragged you to the last few, so you have to come now!" Kurama
shouted, so they could hear even though they were five floors down.
"Yeah, shorty!" Yusuke screamed, pulling on Hiei's left hand.
Hiei abruptly got loose and latched onto the doorframe.
Yusuke knelt down and whispered in his son's ear.
Rei ran up to Hiei, tugging on his cloak. "Pwease...?" He pleaded, eyes wide.
"Pwease Unca Hiei?"
Hiei let go of the frame and scooped up Rei. "Uncle?"
"You bet!" Yusuke said, flashing a cheesy grin and a thumbs-up. "He taught himself that, too."
Rei hugged Hiei. "Cheap shot, Urameshi."
Yusuke shrugged. "As usual."
"Hey...is it alright if I take Rei for a ride?"
"You'd better not drop him."
"I'll meet you at the temple then."
"Okay, see ya!"
Hiei and Rei were gone.
"It's nice to see him showing some affection for Rei. Rei's always asking for him, now that he can talk."
"Yes, he's growing up very fast..." Kurama said, head in the clouds.
"C'mon peeps!!!" Jin shouted up to them, floating up to grab them and fall back down. "Elevators are hell!"
And so, they walked on, down the snow-filled streets to celebrate, though Hagiri didn't feel up to it, this
'wondrous' holiday. Hagiri trailed behind them, hands in pockets, staring at the ground as he walked. He
stopped a ways back and knelt on the snow-covered sidewalk. Jin stopped the group and pointed over his shoulder.
"Yer friend's gettin' a little visit right now, can you wait?"
Turning on his heel, Kurama ran over to Hagiri's side, the latter who was down on all fours, staring at the
letters forming in the snow. They said;
Hagiri, my love, here to you is a hope of a wonderful Christmas. I apologise for being unable
to see you as of late. I... I miss you, and you would have made a wonderful Christmas present
to me tonight. But enjoy your time with Kurama and the others, I wouldn't want to spoil it in
any way.
Love always,
Touya
Tears blurred out the signature as they fell from Hagiri's eyes.
"Touya..." He whispered. "You've already spoiled me..."
Later at the temple, drunken Yusuke asked not-so drunken Kurama if he had any special memories of Christmas
with his human family. Hiei shot a glare to Yusuke, but didn't draw his sword because little Rei was sitting
in his lap.
"Well, from what I remember...three Christmases ago...let's see...it was me, 'Kaasan, Shuiichi, and 'Tousan
came home from work Christmas Eve night because he always does..."
Hagiri's head jerked up. Kurama realized what he had said. Hiei placed Rei into Keiko's lap, bowing to every-
body in the room, and walked out the open door.
"Hagiri, Jin," Kurama said, motioning towards the door. "I'm sorry Yusuke, everyone. We have a rescue mission."
The drunkards nodded and resumed drinking.
Smiling, Hagiri knew what Touya would say right about now. 'Disgusting drunks.'
You just wait Touya, Hagiri thought, It seems I'll be your Christmas present after all.
Bowing to everybody, he closed the door behind him.
Soon the group was in front of the building in which Touya was held captive.
"Hiei, are you prepared for some butt-kicking, head-slicing maneuvers?" Jin asked him.
Hiei unsheathed his sword. "You bet."
Kurama shook his head. "No head-slicing. Strike them with the backside of your blade. We don't want to kill
anybody if we don't have to. Hagiri, are you stocked on bullets?"
Reaching into his pockets, he frowned. That's not many there...
He knelt down and shoveled pebbles into his pockets. "Now I am."
"Jin, you ready for weight-lifting?"
The Wind Master smiled, ears twitching. Kurama took that as a yes.
"Fine then, here we go. My stepfather should not be here, so be as loud as you need to be. Hiei?"
The fire demon smiled, raising his sword, bringing it down upon the doors, which would have fallen quite
loudly to the cement, had Jin not raised a wind to catch them and put them in place behind them as they
entered the silent, dimly lit building.
Jin's ears twitched. "I hear talkin'."
"...I can't believe he made us do some guard work on Christmas!"
"Now I'll never be able to propose..."
Kurama motioned for Hiei to do his stuff.
The fire demon nodded and disappeared.
Moments later, he returned with two unconscious guards. "Easy," he whispered.
"Kurama..." Hagiri whispered to him. "Aren't there video cameras?"
The fox nodded. "Only 'Tousan uses them, though."
Nodding his own head, Hagiri followed after Kurama, who led the way to the elevator. Jin cringed. "Elevators
are hell..." he whispered.
"Come on..." Kurama said, and pulled Jin and Hiei into the elevator.
Hagiri leaned against the wall. The doors for the fifth floor opened, and Hiei was released, rage allowed to
pour out.
Kurama grabbed the fire demon's wrist. "In the case of not being able to use the elevator, the stairs are
over there."
Hiei nodded, and smiled, wrenching back his hand andrunning off as the doors closed.
"Be careful Hiei!" Kurama called, and the doors closed.
Kurama felt his throat knot. He sighed, leaning, too, against the wall.
"Kurama..." Hagiri said. "He'll be fine."
"I know, but..."
"Who's the one that told me to take a risk and be strong?"
"...I did..."
"That's right. For once, follow your own advice."
Kurama smiled, nodding.
"Wow. How come I don't get any advice?" Jin asked, grinning to happy up the mood.
"Here's some," Kurama offered, smiling. "Don't drop us."
Jin blinked and then grinned cheesilly, holding his fingers in the peace sign.
"You ready Hagiri?" Kurama asked.
The sniper in question reached into his pocket to comfortably hold onto his 'bullets'. Also getting a knot
in his throat, he nodded.
Before the doors opened, Jin leaned over and whispered in Hagiri's ear.
"Hey, follow your own advice to follow Kurama's advice, got it?"
Nodding again and smiling, Hagiri stepped up to the door.
He knew he had great people backing him up, to help him save his love.
He knew he would be able to find his love and be with him once again.
Because he had partners now.
People he could call...friends.
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Hieica: Yah. Crappy chapter, on my part. Oh well. Action-ness in the next chapter. Did you have fun this
time 'round?
Swissy: REVIEW DAMMIT!!!!! *hobbles off to the kitchen to threaten you with a peice of celery*