Seeing is Believing
By Kiara Jaganshi
Chapter 6
A/N: Well, we're finally in chapter 6! Are you guys ready for this? Cause you sure better be! There is a slightly gory fight scene in here that might upset someone younger then 13, so please be careful if you choose to read this! The goriness was needed thanks to my own bloodthirsty soul. My Performance teacher did say that I had a violent soul after all! Oh well, who cares about that! Time for the story! If my new puppy dog will stop chewing on my fingers that is...
Disclaimer: I am but a mere mortal that is bent on world destruction that cannot afford either Yu Yu Hakusho or Inuyasha. Of course, Kiara Taisho is my original character, and the demon dude in this chapter is mine, I tell you! Mine!
It just didn't make any sense. That was what Kurama's mind was concentrated on at the time instead of the Science lecture he was supposed to be taking in. Kiara nudged him a couple of times in the ribs to get no response. She just shrugged it off and concentrated on taking notes.
'It doesn't make sense, Youko... If she's a youkai like you say she is, I should be able to sense her as well as you... And how can a youkai family have gotten so strong and such a big status in the Ningenkai without others noticing'
'Of course it doesn't make any sense. And I can't sense her for that matter either. I just asked Hiei to take a little drop into her mind, that's about it. And I don't know how her family got to powerful as well...'
'Stop dragging me into the subject,' Hiei interrupted.
'Well, you've read her mind, right? Tell us more!' Kurama urged him, anticipation running through his bones.
'I can't. She has a very powerful mental wall. Powerful enough that she can keep people she doesn't want out. About all I got was that she was a Inu-youkai, but by her looks and how powerful her mental defenses are, she is a very weak one at that.'
'How can you tell?' Youko asked, interested in something besides love affairs for once.
'Her mental defenses are strong, so unless she possesses a Jagan eye, or is a very, very, very strong demon to even surpass us, she has to have very low physical defenses and attacks,' Hiei explained, obviously in a rush. 'And you might want to pay attention to class...'
"Minamino-san! Minamino-san!" the teacher called. When Kurama looked down and nodded, he continued on. "It looks like you haven't been paying attention to the lecture, so can you tell me what I've been talking about?"
Kurama nodded cautiously, and glanced over at Kiara who had thrust her notebook at him unnoticed by the teacher. He looked at the notebook, and at the very top, in large letters said the words 'we're studying Non-Utopian fluids! You know, like goo and all!' Kurama smiled over at Kiara, and she returned his with one of her own.
"Actually, I can do better," Kurama replied to the teacher, flipping through a little more of Kiara's notes. "I think you're mistaken on one of your facts. You said near the beginning that a goo like substance made out of chemicals is the only non-utopian fluid ever discovered. It just so happens that substances like ketchup, mustard, honey, and barbecue sauces are also counted as non-utopian fluids." When the teacher looked at him in disbelief, he smiled smugly. "Now we've all learned something today, haven't we?"
"C-class dismissed!" the teacher shouted as he turned around and stormed into his office. A cheer ran through the class. It was the last class of the day, and it ended an hour early.
"You rock, Suichi-kun!" Kiara congratulated as the two gathered their books and walked out of the lecture-room.
"Why thank you miss," Kurama replied, bowing his head mockingly. "Now let's head on to the park. They're probably all ready there anyway."
"Okay."
It didn't take very long at all to drive over to the large park. Since it was a Wednesday and most people had either school or work still, the old park was left almost deserted. Kurama and Kiara slowly picked their way among the worn little trail until they came to a beautiful clearing, where Keiko, Yukina, Kuwabara, Botan, Yuseke, and Hiei were all waiting.
"About time!" Yuseke called over. "And I see you've brought our new friend as well!"
"Who's she?" Kuwabara asked. "I don't think I know her. How do you know her Urameshi?"
"Oh, allow me to introduce myself!" Kiara interjected, not wanting to cause an uproar. "I'm Kiara Taisho, a classmate of Suichi's. I've just transferred from a college in Osaka, and Suichi here has kindly helped me from the very minute I stepped off of the train."
"Oh, how nice!" Keiko said, coming up and extending her hand out to her. "I'm Keiko! I'm Yuseke's girlfriend!"
Kiara accepted her hand and shook it. "That's so cool! I wish I had a boyfriend as nice and polite as Yuseke, Keiko!"
Everyone almost gagged at that last comment.
"Urameshi? Polite and nice? You gotta be kidding me!" Kuwabara sputtered.
"Oh, but he behaved like a gentleman around me, and had the best table manners I've ever seen when we went to La Petite!" Kiara corrected.
"Oh, well, let's talk about something else now," Yukina interrupted, not wanting a fight to begin about such petty things.
"Sure! Why don't we introduce ourselves now? Hi, I'm Botan!" Botan crowed happily. "And the orange haired oaf is Kuwabara! The lady who suggested a change of topic is Yukina, and standing next to her is Hiei, our all mysterious friend!" Kiara frowned a little at seeing Hiei, but that was only for a split second, and then she went back to smiling. It was log enough, though, for Yuseke, Hiei, and Kurama to notice.
"It's very nice to meet everyone of you guys! I hope we can be really good friends!" Kiara said happily. "But we're going to have to hold on to that occasion for like 5 minutes! I have to go to the bathroom real quick! I ran into some goopy stuff while coming here!" she explained, holding out her hands that were now covered in sticky stuff. "I'll be back in a little while!" She ran out of their sight after that.
"Kurama..." Hiei warned. Kurama nodded.
"I know. I think she suspects you were the one who tried to go into her mind before."
"Who exactly is she?" Botan interrupted. "I know she's Kiara Taisho, but what else? She doesn't exactly feel right to be human!"
"Well, that's because she's-." Kurama was cut off as Kiara came running back through a rather large bush.
"Run!" She shouted at them, pushing the on through to another, much larger clearing.
"What'd you mean?" Yuseke asked, but it became apparent when a large, ogre like creature came running after them. "Stand back!" he hollered at Kiara, stepping in front of her.
"No, I think you should! I've heard you're a tough fighter, but not that tough!" Kiara yelled back. She pushed him aside, muttered a few words underneath her breath, and stuck a piece of paper onto his forehead.
"What the heck!" Yuseke growled as he attempted to move. "I can't move!"
"Shut up and stand aside, Yuseke!" Kiara told him, holding a stance in front of the demon. "Hmm... You must be that A-class demon Shippo warned me about earlier this week..."
"Why yes I am!" the demon shouted triumphantly. "And I have come for you! The boss will be pleased to hear about this!"
"Oh now he won't!" Kiara shouted back, just as confidently. Out of nowhere, an old looking sword appeared in its sheath and all at her hip. She drew the small and rusty sword only for it to transform into a much larger saber like sword, much larger then herself. "You've asked for it!"
"Say's you!" The demon suddenly attacked, it's claws outstretched, ready to strike. Keiko gasped in horror because it looked like Kiara was going to get cut in half.
"KAZE NO KIZU!!!" Kiara yelled instead, swinging her sword down towards the ground. At her words, a huge wind collected in the swords path and rushed straight for the demon.
"AHHH!!!" the demon cried, the wind cutting him all over his body, blood spurting out of those wounds. He was dead before he hit the ground. His left arm was severed from his body, still twitching with half of its skin and bone torn off. Blood was pouring out of his eyes, nose, and mouth as well.
The rest could only look at the dead demon in wonder. That was until they heard a muffled sob coming from somewhere behind them.
Kurama quickly turned towards the sound and gasped. Kiara had in fact gotten hurt as well. The demons claws had made contact at her left shoulder and left a long and deep cut running across it. The wound and flesh around it had already turned a bluish purple hue, and blood was spurting every now and then from the cut.
Botan immediately ran over to her. She put both hands about an inch away from the wound, and blue spirit energy crackled from her hands as she attempted to seal the wound. But to no avail, the flesh kept reopening, and every time the blood came out in larger quantity.
'This can't be happening!' Kurama thought desperately.
'Yes it is, Kurama! You can't let our mate die now! Tell Botan to stop! This has to be treated differently!' Youko almost cried out, his voice full of pain.
Kurama nodded his head, and turned towards Botan, his eyes turning a golden color. "Botan, please stop. You'll only make her worse. She's been poisoned."
A/N: Okay, I know. I decided at the last minute to make this as gory as it first actually was... Oh well! Can you guys guess what that sword was? I hope you can! Cause if you guys guess right, I'll update faster! Hehe! Good luck to you guys! And don't worry, the next chapter will be up in a day or two as well! Anyway, gotta go! My Japanese Corner will have to wait until next chapter! Sorry! Ja ne until next chapter!