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Yoru let out a small moan as he opened his eyes.
He ached a bit and as he sat up, his bones cracked. "Oh that was gross..." He muttered not liking the sound of his bones popping. He stood to see he was only in pants and bandages. He rose from his bed, and looked around his almost empty room. He limped out of his room and into his all, his body sore and achy all over.
Leaning heavily against the wall next to him, he tried desperately to remember where he was. Finally, he realized he was at Genkai's place. He walked, using the wall for support, until he reached the main part of the house, the living room where he saw all his friends.
Yusuke, Kuwabara, Genkai, Kurama, Hame, and Hiei all sat around, doing nothing. They seemed to be stone. Everyone, but Genkai, looked like they where in pain. Yoru was about to speak up, but went quiet when Hame spoke.
"My arm...its cursed?"
Genkai nodded. "The only way to get rid of it is by killing Makudo..." Kashi wrapped her arms around Hame's arm and he gently touched her hand. Yoru smiled. 'I thought so.' He had thought he noticed attraction between the two.
"Yoru!?" Yusuke's voice broke into his thought; Yoru saw they were all starring at him. Rising as one, they all appeared at his side, none too quickly though. "Yoru how are you feeling?"
"Are you okay?"
"You should be resting!"
"You've been out for nearly a full week!"
So many words.
Too many words.
Yoru let out a grunt as dizziness swept over him, and collapsed on the ground. Hame immediately went to him and pulled him up, holding his friend in his lap. "Hey..." Yoru finally muttered to them all. "Glad to see you awake." Hame stated, his voice seeming strained. "Aww...he cares..." Yoru teased smiling. "You guys look like shiX." he said referring to Kurama, Hiei, Yusuke, and Kuwabara.
"They feel your pain...your counterpart connections have grown strong...too strong...." Genkai whispered more to herself than to Yoru. Yoru looked at Kuwabara who leaned heavily on Yusuke. His hair wasn't gelled up and his skin pale as milk. Sweat dampened his skin. He looked different with his hair down, younger and more attractive looking. Yusuke supported him and Yoru finally asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Kuwabara didn't answer.
"He's sick....he's dying." Genkai whispered and at once Yusuke burst out, "He's :NOT: dying! When Kakaeru gets better he will too! He's fine!" Yusuke looked angry, and like he was going to burs into tears cry. Yoru became confused, "Kakaeru? What about her? What happened to Kakaeru?"
All starred at him, "Yoru don't you..." Kashi bit her lip, "Don't you remember? About...About what happened to Kakaeru?" Yoru nodded, "She was knocked out, that's all." Nervously they looked at each other, and back at the deranged look in his eyes. "No." Genkai suddenly whispered, "No Yoru You know what happened."
Your grew quite, and the others were startled by a sudden sob, "Where is she!?"
The room went silent and Genkai slowly stood. "Come boy..." Yoru shakily rose not even paying attention as Kashi and Hame followed. Genkai led them down the hall furthest away from the back door and front. Away from all noise where silence was so thick it was deafening.
"In here..." Genkai opened the door for Yoru, who quickly stepped in, his two friends following. Once inside the room, he saw it was dark except for a lamp, which was in the farthest corner. The only thing in the room beside the bed was 4 chairs. In the bed under several covers was Kakaeru.
"Kakaeru?" Yoru whispered afraid to break the heavy silence.
He walked over to her and saw starred at all the bandages. Only her right eye and nose could be seen of her face. Her hair had been wrapped up and placed in shower cap, so it wouldn't get in the way of the bandages. Under her neck was a slim, and hard pillow supporting her. Yoru couldn't see any more of his friend. The rest of her body was completely tucked away.
Hidden under the thin white sheet.
"Her back was broken in the fight. Her injuries from being tortured are many. Her lungs have holes, her body has gashes and cuts, far too many to count, from the shoulder down in her left arm every muscle, tendon and bone is broken or torn, her ankles were crushed, obviously so she couldn't run away, her ribs broken, her hip broken, and lastly she was almost drained of her spirit energy. I've healed her the best I could, but it would take me days to heal all her wounds. I used a special herbal medicine on her, it will heal her body, not as quickly as I could, but fully."
Genkai rubbed her tired eyes. "It took me 12 hours just to heal her back half way...I'm afraid after what she went through she may undergo permanent damage...." Yoru was completely numb. Kakaeru...all that...she went through :all that:?!
In a daze he walked to a chair and sat down, slumping in it, a tired look on his face.
"Thank you Genkai, but she'll be okay, right?"
"Honestly..."
"No...tell me a lie first."
A pause.
"She'll be able to fight the pain and death and make it. She'll be perfectly fine in a week. Do you want to hear the truth now?"
"No, but tell it to me anyway."
Genkai looked at him, like Yusuke he was young...she remembered how she'd had the same thoughts about him. So young...and yet he was going to be in so much pain. "Kakaeru will struggle to hold onto her life as hard as she can....but within the week she won't make it. She'll die. And because her soul is so weak she won't have enough strength to make it anywhere. Her soul will die and she'll never be brought back. Never reborn. Kakaeru will never be on this earth again."
Yoru gave a loud gasp and his entire body seem to shrink.
His head rested on the bedside."Liar....You have to have more faith in Kakaeru...she's going to make it!" Genkai nodded.
"Master Genkai if...Kakaeru doesn't make it will Kuwabara not either?"
"Yes...he'll die too, and his soul will fade with hers."
Genkai looked at the ground sadly heading out the door. Hame who was breathing low and heavy slammed the door as soon as she was gone. Kashi fell on her knees crying into her hands. Like Yoru's they were bandaged as well, but none as heavily as Kakaeru. "Thi..this can't end! Sh..she can't die! She can't!" sobbed Kashi.
Hame picked his lover up, holding her close to his chest. He didn't say anything but thought angrilly about the seemingly-dead girl on the bed. 'Humans...are so fragile...' He looked over at Kakaeru's sleeping form 'You gave everything you had...You gave it all...And look at you now! Pathetic and weak....vulnerable...open for anything! A gust of wind could kill you... You foolish child. You gave all your strength, your life...just to save us...why? Why did you kill your self Kakaeru?'
He gazed at the girl and felt sick.
Laying like that and looking ill, she looked like his sisters when they caught something. If you thought about it, she wasn't even only 1 in Demon years. Hame bit his lip. She wouldn't be like that if he hadn't let Makudo get that damXed orb inside him...
Yoru lay on the bed looking at her.
She was silent yet her annoying loud voice echoed in his head. He remembered during training once she'd slowly and carefully asked if he'd like to come see her sing. He'd been curios about her voice, because One night she sang for Boeton, Bakudan (who was doing much better) and Genkai.
All 3 had been giving happy content sighs for days. He'd immediately agreed and asked her if she'd like to see his martial arts tournament. Both shook hands happy to agree. "That is of course if you survive!" Yoru had joked. She'd gone quiet and looked up at him, "Yeah...if I survive..." He had cocked his head curios by her sudden sullenness then...Now she lay in bed unable to move and in some deep sleep. "Oh Kakaeru...I'm sorry..." He whispered.
/6 days later/
Yusuke sat by Kuwabara constantly.
Kuwabara was able to move, but he was very sick. It was like all of a sudden he had a raging fever, from some unknown disease. He would stay in bed, but if Yusuke got up he would too, following like a lost child. He couldn't talk and he wandered around aimlessly. His throat was swollen and no words could be formed, but it was doubtful he could form coherent ones anyway.
His eyes were glazed over and they moved like he was looking for something. He'd grab his pants tightly in fear if Yusuke wasn't their. Genkai found out why later. He didn't recognize anyone as the fever spread to his brain. He was truly like a small child now, He needed someone he recognized around him or he'd panic.
Yusuke was the only person he seemed to be able to remember at the moment.
Kuwabara's hair had fallen in orange curls, his hair not being gelled. He stopped eating and now while he slept, the others fed him soup rubbing his throat, so it would go down. He'd lost a lot of weight and was getting worse. Yusuke always was with him and slept curled up in the chair next to his bed. Kuwabara would sometimes cry from the pain he was in, but never made any noise, but Yusuke always woke up and comforted him.
He knew when his friend was in pain.
Kurama and Hiei always came in at least an hour every day, and Kuwabara got in the habit of holding out his hand and giving them a thumbs up sign flashing a smile. He forced him self to do this no matter what pain he was undergoing. Hiei had surprised everyone by giving Kuwabara the thumbs up sign back once. Yoru came into see Kuwabara a lot, but briefly. He had Kakaeru to attend to. Hame and Kashi also stayed with Kuwabara, but they trained out side. They were going to be ready when they were attacked again. Yoru trained as well, but every hour on the hour he was inside Kakeru's room. He trained, and would talk to her, his sweat dripping on the floor as he trained.
Kashi and Hame visited at least once everyday, but never stayed as long as the Yoru would.
It was now dinner and they were all eating together in the main room. Yoru was feeding Kakaeru in her room and Kuwabara had crawled out of bed following Yusuke into the sitting room. Kuwabara ate soup slowly and in small amounts. He would rase the shaky spoon to his lips and eat it carefully. Yusuke looked thrilled being as Kuwabara hadn't been able to feed himself for the longest time.
"This....tastes...horrible...."
Yusuke's chopsticks fell to the floor and he starred at Kuwabara, along with the others.
Kuwabara had just spoken.
"Kuwabara..." Genkai gasped in surprise. Kuwabara wearily looked up and smiled. "I...fee..feel... better...now...." Yusuke immediately grabbed him and hugged him tightly, laughing and crying at the same time. Kuwabara raised shaky arms and hugged him back. "My God..." Genkai finally said. Kuwabara smiled and then whispered in his slow voice "I'm...tired...help...me....please?" Yusuke shook his head, a large grin plastered on his face. The eager dark haired youth helped him up, and escorted him to his room.
"Kuwabara....I....I'm so relieved your okay. For the longest time I was afraid....you'd-" Kuwabara turned to smile at him weakly, and all Yusuke's fears melted away. "Nah....If Kakaeru....can't get.....better....on her....own then I can....and help her get.....better." Yusuke smiled as he entered Kuwabara's room, and helped him lay down.
A thought came to Yusuke and he asked "Do you recognize everyone now?" Kuwabara yawned wearily. "I recognized....them....from the...start. I just.... wanted...you to be there....if....I...diddn't make it...I didn't want to...forget...to say.....goodbye."
Yusuke felt tears spilling down his cheeks that he could not control.
"Ura..meshi....you need to get some....sleep...don't worry...I'll be here...in the morning..." Kuwabara tenderly said wiping away Yusuke's tears. Yusuke smiled and hopped into Kuwabara's bed. "Scoot over." He ordered the surprised man. Yusuke went under the covers wrapping them around the both of them, and threw an arm around Kuwabara, draping it along his waist pulling him closer.
His head rested in the crook of Kuwabara's warm neck. "I'm staying here, to make :SURE: you're here in the morning." Kuwabara chuckled and his arm wrapped around Yusuke's shoulders, pulling him closer, "Good...night...." He yawned and instantly fell asleep. Yusuke soon following suit.
Kurama slowly shut the door a small smile on his face. He, Hiei, Kashi, and Hame had followed curios and snuck in to see what was going on. "They'll be fine."
"Lets go check on Kakaeru!" Kashi urged pulling them along. When they reached Kakaeru's room they found Yoru asleep slouched in his chair, the empty bowl of soup in his lap. Kakaeru's bandages had lessened. Her face was no longer wrapped up, in fact it was just her back and arm which was wrapped up. Her orange curls spilled along her pillow looking like a blanket. "She's still asleep....nothing has changed..." Kashi sighed sadly.
"Wrong. Her skin isn't as pale and her breaths are finally evening out. A lot has changed." Hiei said to Kashi giving her a tiny smile. Hame felt relived and he knew Hiei did, Hiei had been very worried about Kuwabara though he didn't admit it. The both of them felt lighter, as if a great weight had lifted from their chest. Kurama and Kashi were thrilled about the news of their friends health.
Maybe soon they'd wake up...
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will they wake up or will I do what I always do and kill Kuwabara?