Chapter 6
"And so, you see, you must allow us to protect you." After almost half an hour of petting Koenma, Kira had finally got bored and decided to let him speak. She was now sitting in the floor, looking up at him where he sat at his desk.
"You still haven't told me why these demons are after Me," she said, still wanting to question him further. Everyone had been telling her about this horrible ice demon, Tsuko, and her vast hoards, but had never hinted at what she wanted with Kira.
"You posses great power," Kurama, who was now sitting beside her, stated. He threw his red hair back, taking in a deep breath. "Those powers, combined with those of another being such as yourself, are what is needed to defeat Tsuko and bring all evil to its knees."
"Oh…" Kira was still confused. What were these 'powers' Kurama spoke of? She had always thought herself rather normal, aside form her obsession with theft and weaponry. "How do you know all this, anyways? You're only a teenager."
"Well, let's just say I her voices -- or a voice, for that matter." Kira looked at Kurama with confusion filling her face. Then she remembered what he had told her about Yoko.
"Oh," she said, wondering if this 'demon' actually resided inside Suichi Minamino's human body. She looked from the smile on his thin lips to his pretty green eyes that were fixed on her. He certainly looked normal enough. Was there really a sly fox hiding behind those beautiful eyes of his?
"Yusuke, Kira will stay at your place until we train her properly." Koenma turned to Yusuke, who was leaning against a wall, staring into space. Kira looked up and saw him lock eyes with her. She gasped when his dark gaze met hers.
"Pssh…whatever, toddler." was all he said, still keeping his eyes on Kira, who was now blushing madly, though she knew not why. She felt nothing toward the rude teen, but he somehow had this effect on her.
"That won't be necessary." Everyone's gaze turned to a shadowed corner where a boy steeping out with his hands shoved into his pockets.
"Um…Oh, Hiei! It's nice to…um…see you here, but…may I ask why you have graced us with your presence?" Koenma shifted uneasily in his seat as the boy stepped nearer to where Kira was sitting. It was the boy from class. The one who had caught her attention when she had first stepped in the door.
"I think you know why, Koenma," he said, looking down at Kira momentarily. When Koenma did not answer, Hiei cleared his throat and looked at Yusuke. "I think it would be best if the girl stayed with me. I am, after all, best suited for the job of training her. I hear you're quite obsessed with sword fighting." he added, looking down at Kira again. She nodded, still gaping at him.
"Heh…fine with me," Yusuke said, turning to go out the door. "She's probably as stubborn as you and Kuwabara, anyway." There was a loud crash and Yusuke was now on the floor with Kira standing over him, fists raised.
"What was that for!?" he exclaimed rubbing the large bump on his head that was slowly becoming visible through his black hair. Kira turned and walked back over to Kurama, who was now getting to his feet.
"I will pick you up from your place in exactly three days." Hiei said, acting as if nothing had happened. Kira looked back at him, forgetting about Yusuke for a moment. Something told her that this boy was not ordinary by any means.
'Kill Hiei!' Kira jumped, falling over and taking Kurama down with her. She landed on top of him, but didn't notice because of the voice that was louder than ever.
'Is this Hiei?' she thought, looking at the boy from her position in the arms of Kurama. He looked back at her with an eyebrow raised. Kira looked into his crimson eyes and suddenly felt very lightheaded. She kept her eyes on him as it started getting black around her and the voice kept echoing in her head.
'You must defeat him!' Everything was now dark and Kira couldn't see anything. Then, in the distance, she saw a small fire that seemed to be getting closer. 'Kill Hiei!' The voice would not leave her be, and the flame was now sitting in front of her. She reached out to touch it. It seemed so beautiful that it couldn't hurt her when she did this.
"But…the fire…" she heard her voice, which seemed distant and unfamiliar. Her fingers made contact with the flame and she felt a jolt that made her jump.
Now she could see. She was back at the hut where she lived and Benji was sitting in her lap. She looked down and found her fingertips resting on the kitten. Then she looked up and saw a small fire sitting in the middle of the room with a figure resting beside it on the wall. She stood up from the bed and walked closer.
"Kurama?"
"Oh, you're finally awake!" came the soft voice that she recognized as Suichi Minamino's. She took a seat beside him and stared down at the wood in the floor.
"What happened?"
"You fainted," he said, looking up at her. There was something different about him, but Kira could not place it. He seemed…older? She couldn't quite find the right words to describe the change that had come over him.
"O-Oh," she said, failing to stifle a yawn. She stood without another word and walked back to the bed where she fell and drifted into a sleep filled with dreams.
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"Are you sure about this?" Koenma questioned after everyone else had left. Hiei stood with his arms crossed next to the door, and he seemed to be in deep thought.
"Yes. I must carry this through if the curse is to be broken." He had been silent ever since the girl had been carried out in the arms of Kurama. Koenma was sure that it was because of that exact fact - her being carried in the arms of Kurama - that made Hiei go silent.
"But--"
"No. I've already made up my mind." Hiei looked up at Koenma before turning for the door. "I must do this."
Okay, sorry…that's all I'm gonna do with this chapter…my wrists are killing me! Anyways, anybody got a suggestion for a better name than 'Tsuko'? I just made that up at the last minute cuz I really needed to update. If you have a better name, please tell me! I'll try and find a better name in the meantime and try to come up with something for the 'ritual' that Hiei's gonna do…hehe…anyways…thanx to all you guys who sent in reviews! I really appreciate it, and I'm glad that at least somebody wants me to update!
"And so, you see, you must allow us to protect you." After almost half an hour of petting Koenma, Kira had finally got bored and decided to let him speak. She was now sitting in the floor, looking up at him where he sat at his desk.
"You still haven't told me why these demons are after Me," she said, still wanting to question him further. Everyone had been telling her about this horrible ice demon, Tsuko, and her vast hoards, but had never hinted at what she wanted with Kira.
"You posses great power," Kurama, who was now sitting beside her, stated. He threw his red hair back, taking in a deep breath. "Those powers, combined with those of another being such as yourself, are what is needed to defeat Tsuko and bring all evil to its knees."
"Oh…" Kira was still confused. What were these 'powers' Kurama spoke of? She had always thought herself rather normal, aside form her obsession with theft and weaponry. "How do you know all this, anyways? You're only a teenager."
"Well, let's just say I her voices -- or a voice, for that matter." Kira looked at Kurama with confusion filling her face. Then she remembered what he had told her about Yoko.
"Oh," she said, wondering if this 'demon' actually resided inside Suichi Minamino's human body. She looked from the smile on his thin lips to his pretty green eyes that were fixed on her. He certainly looked normal enough. Was there really a sly fox hiding behind those beautiful eyes of his?
"Yusuke, Kira will stay at your place until we train her properly." Koenma turned to Yusuke, who was leaning against a wall, staring into space. Kira looked up and saw him lock eyes with her. She gasped when his dark gaze met hers.
"Pssh…whatever, toddler." was all he said, still keeping his eyes on Kira, who was now blushing madly, though she knew not why. She felt nothing toward the rude teen, but he somehow had this effect on her.
"That won't be necessary." Everyone's gaze turned to a shadowed corner where a boy steeping out with his hands shoved into his pockets.
"Um…Oh, Hiei! It's nice to…um…see you here, but…may I ask why you have graced us with your presence?" Koenma shifted uneasily in his seat as the boy stepped nearer to where Kira was sitting. It was the boy from class. The one who had caught her attention when she had first stepped in the door.
"I think you know why, Koenma," he said, looking down at Kira momentarily. When Koenma did not answer, Hiei cleared his throat and looked at Yusuke. "I think it would be best if the girl stayed with me. I am, after all, best suited for the job of training her. I hear you're quite obsessed with sword fighting." he added, looking down at Kira again. She nodded, still gaping at him.
"Heh…fine with me," Yusuke said, turning to go out the door. "She's probably as stubborn as you and Kuwabara, anyway." There was a loud crash and Yusuke was now on the floor with Kira standing over him, fists raised.
"What was that for!?" he exclaimed rubbing the large bump on his head that was slowly becoming visible through his black hair. Kira turned and walked back over to Kurama, who was now getting to his feet.
"I will pick you up from your place in exactly three days." Hiei said, acting as if nothing had happened. Kira looked back at him, forgetting about Yusuke for a moment. Something told her that this boy was not ordinary by any means.
'Kill Hiei!' Kira jumped, falling over and taking Kurama down with her. She landed on top of him, but didn't notice because of the voice that was louder than ever.
'Is this Hiei?' she thought, looking at the boy from her position in the arms of Kurama. He looked back at her with an eyebrow raised. Kira looked into his crimson eyes and suddenly felt very lightheaded. She kept her eyes on him as it started getting black around her and the voice kept echoing in her head.
'You must defeat him!' Everything was now dark and Kira couldn't see anything. Then, in the distance, she saw a small fire that seemed to be getting closer. 'Kill Hiei!' The voice would not leave her be, and the flame was now sitting in front of her. She reached out to touch it. It seemed so beautiful that it couldn't hurt her when she did this.
"But…the fire…" she heard her voice, which seemed distant and unfamiliar. Her fingers made contact with the flame and she felt a jolt that made her jump.
Now she could see. She was back at the hut where she lived and Benji was sitting in her lap. She looked down and found her fingertips resting on the kitten. Then she looked up and saw a small fire sitting in the middle of the room with a figure resting beside it on the wall. She stood up from the bed and walked closer.
"Kurama?"
"Oh, you're finally awake!" came the soft voice that she recognized as Suichi Minamino's. She took a seat beside him and stared down at the wood in the floor.
"What happened?"
"You fainted," he said, looking up at her. There was something different about him, but Kira could not place it. He seemed…older? She couldn't quite find the right words to describe the change that had come over him.
"O-Oh," she said, failing to stifle a yawn. She stood without another word and walked back to the bed where she fell and drifted into a sleep filled with dreams.
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"Are you sure about this?" Koenma questioned after everyone else had left. Hiei stood with his arms crossed next to the door, and he seemed to be in deep thought.
"Yes. I must carry this through if the curse is to be broken." He had been silent ever since the girl had been carried out in the arms of Kurama. Koenma was sure that it was because of that exact fact - her being carried in the arms of Kurama - that made Hiei go silent.
"But--"
"No. I've already made up my mind." Hiei looked up at Koenma before turning for the door. "I must do this."
Okay, sorry…that's all I'm gonna do with this chapter…my wrists are killing me! Anyways, anybody got a suggestion for a better name than 'Tsuko'? I just made that up at the last minute cuz I really needed to update. If you have a better name, please tell me! I'll try and find a better name in the meantime and try to come up with something for the 'ritual' that Hiei's gonna do…hehe…anyways…thanx to all you guys who sent in reviews! I really appreciate it, and I'm glad that at least somebody wants me to update!