pure-thornless-rose: Hey there everyone! Here's the 6th chapter! Oh and thanx for the reviews! I love the positive feedback!
Blizzard: YAWN wow, getting in anotherchapter took a while.
pure-thornless-rose: No... not really. I think. Ooh hey! Do you like the title? It used to be "Problems with Changing'' but I came up with this one. Oh and I'm not making fun of bipolar people okay?
Blizzard: Lemme do the disclaimer... pure-thornless-rose does not own anything YYH or YYH related, not its characters, nothing!Enjoy!
( - ) Youko Destiny's thoughts
( ) Destiny's thoughts--and sometimes the other characters' thoughts.
Hope in Destiny, Merged Souls
Chapter 6: You're Bipolar?
By: me, MKR! Pure-thorn-less-rose
"Youko Kurama, we can't go out and steal things around here...!"
"Why not?"
"Because! We just can't! It's wrong!"
"You've never complained the last time we went out on a raid."
"Well that was last time! In Makai!"
"So... What about it?"
"Isn't your conscious bothering y—no, who am I kidding... Okay... Isn't your human side bothering you?"
"No... maybe... ... okay he is! Suichi Kurama is nagging at the thought!"
"Wow... you're bipolar..."
"NO! It's just that I keep having second thoughts! My human side has a rather large conscious! How bout you? Are you bipolar?"
"No..."
"Yeah..."
- "Shut up..."
"I have problems..." he sighed and looked at his lap.
"Ohhhh... don't worry my fox! I'm here for support!" she said, smiling brightly and patting his back.
"Sure..."
Knock, knock, knock! Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Come on in mother!"
She was right. It was Destiny's mother.
"Wait, I really think I should change back—crap..."
Too late, Mrs. Akiyama, Kioko, opened the door and stepped in.
"Destiny I—oh? Who are you?" Kioko suddenly recognized the silver fox sitting next to her daughter. "Wait! It's YOU!"
"I knew it would come to this..." Youko Kurama hit his forehead.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? YOU THIEF!"
"Mother...! Calm down..." Youko Destiny stood up.
"Why?! It's Youko Kurama! The notorious bandit!"
"Well actually I prefer legendary, bu-"
"OUT!"
"What?"
"I SAID OUT!"
"MOTHER! He died so many years ago!"
"What?"
"You heard me. He died. 17 years ago."
"It's true, what she's saying. Suichi Minamino is my reincarnation."
So Destiny took a deep breath and explained everything to Mrs. Kioko. Afterwards, she apologized to Youko Kurama and left them alone. The two took a deep breath.
"Well that was close..."
"Yeah... she nearly kicked you out."
"Well that's what I get for being a bandit."
"You know what? I think we should go downstairs."
So they exited her room and headed downstairs and towards the living room where everyone was supposedly in. Unfortunately, their current forms slipped their minds and Mr. Akiyama, Roko, bumped into them and immediately recognized the silver fox.
"Oh crap—not again." Youko Kurama said. "How could I have forgo—oof!"
Suddenly, Mr. Roko had him pinned against the wall in a split second, and hard. Ouch. He had also switched into his wolf form, black tail fur standing on end.
"Whoa there Mr. Akiyama..." Youko Kurama said calmly.
"What are you doing in my home? With her?" He growled.
"FATHER!" Youko Destiny protested, trying to pull his clutches from the fox. But his grip was very strong, too strong for her. "Stop that now!"
"Are you crazy Destiny?! Don't you know who this is?"
"Kurama."
"YOUKO Kurama—wait. Did you say Kurama only?"
"Well... yes..."
"Here, let me clear this out for you."
Then Youko Kurama motioned for Mr. Roko to let him go. Once he did, he stood straight and began concentrating with little effort and a quick cloud of smoke arose and disappeared. Suichi Kurama was there instead of Youko Kurama.
"See?"
"But...how?"
"I'm a demon reincarnate. Youko Kurama died seventeen years ago, sir."
"Hmm... I see. And I apologize for that, Kurama." Mr. Roko said as he changed back.
"Offense not taken, sir."
"Uh... guys... how do you do that?" Youko Destiny laughed nervously.
"Shape shifting for the first time today and you don't know how to shape shift back..." Mr. Roko smirked and leaned against the wall. "Just concentrate and think about your next form."
So she followed his directions. But nothing happened.
"It didn't work..." Mr. Roko looked concerned. "Come, let's find your mother."
---In the kitchen---
Mmmm... the scent of miso soup, rice, and more food that was cooking was in the air...
"Kioko! Our daughter is having some problems with shape shifting."
"Oh? But how? All kitsune can shape shift. And Roko here was born with the ability—many wolves from Makai can't do that...so why can't you?"
"That I don't know..."
"Maybe because we're two different souls..."
- "And it probably takes more effort to switch between the two..."
"So if that's the case... then what's my real form..."
- "Something between a wolf and kitsune..."
"Right... I wonder if my parents noticed..."
- "Most likely..."
"Maybe you need to concentrate more..." Mr. Roko chimed in.
"Maybe." Mrs. Kioko agreed. She and her husband eyed each other suspiciously, as if they figured out something about Destiny. Destiny noticed.
"They do know huh...?
"Then I'll concentrate some more... then..."
(Exasperating sigh) So she tried concentrating more...
Poof! Tada! It worked!
Destiny was back and Youko Destiny was now in the back of her mind.
"Boy I'm glad to be out!" Destiny said as she stretched.
"Out?"
"Uh—I mean..." Destiny began to stutter. "Pfft... you know me...! I like the... outdoors?"
"But we're inside..." Kurama said strangely.
Awkward silence... and not to mention crickets...
Destiny began to laugh nervously. Everyone present in the kitchen looked at her strangely.
- "Great... nice going my younger counterpart... I thought our current state was strictly hush-hush... Now they're all one step closer..."
"Oh don't be silly! They're all not going to find out..."
- "Uh huh..."
"Okay... maybe just my parents..."
- "Um hum... Well you're going to have to get yourself out of this on your own 'cause..."
"Because why?"
- "Because you're the one out there..."
"Some support system I have..."
- "Not much can save you now... I'm sorry to say..."
"Damn..."
"Yumm... that smells good!" Yusuke said as he abruptly entered the kitchen. Destiny, her parents, and Kurama looked to where he was.
"Phew..." Destiny took a sigh of relief.
"I knew I smelled something good in here." Kuwabara followed Yusuke. Hiei quietly entered afterwards.
"Greetings everyone..." Blizzard entered through the doggie door and sat down. "Guess who's back?"
Suddenly Botan entered carrying a large paper bag filled with some vegetables and fish.
"I'm back, Mrs. Kioko," she announced. "I'm surprised the market wasn't full tonight too." Then she placed the bag on the table. "So I was able to get everything on the list—oh. Hi again, everyone!" Apparently, Botan left the house for groceries...
- "As if on cue, everyone entered the kitchen.""Boy do you have that right... But what were the chances of that?"
Ooops... Those thoughts were suddenly heard by Hiei. He looked at Destiny suspiciously. Destiny spotted him and mentally panicked.
"Oh crap..." Her eyes widened.
- "Hiei..."
"Why Destiny... are you talking to yourself in your head? Hmm?" He smirked.
"No..."
"So why do I hear two different voices in there?"
"I'm... bipolar?"
"Hn... I doubt that... I highly doubt that..."
- "Shut it fire demon..."
"Please don't tell anyone!"
"And why would I do that for you?"
- "Because we will personally buy you ten containers of sweet ice...!"
"We will?"
- "Yes..."
"You drive a hard bargain..."
- "And plus... I knew you for so long, Hiei... We're practically siblings."
"Damn you Youko Destiny..."
- "Thanks, 'brother'...!"
Suddenly, Hiei walked out of the kitchen while glaring at Destiny. He just let Youko Destiny bribe him again. The last time was long, long ago, before she met Youko Kurama...
p-t-rose: The end! For this chapter that is! Come back for the next chapter okay? Oh and should Kurama have a totally separate side(Youko Kurama, he speaks in the back of his head and they switch places occasionally)?
Blizz: Just like how Destiny and Youko Destiny are... And by the way... REVIEW too!
p-t-rose: Tell me what YOU think okay? See you all soon? Yes? Okay! Bye!
