Chapter 12
Hiei's POV
I finished my sweet snow and left quickly. I had it in my mind to follow Lani and that little girl, Shuurin. Jumping from treetops and roofs, I watched the youkai passing the pair glare at the child, only to have their harsh gazes returned ten-fold by Lanecia's crimson eyes, not unlike my own. She acts very protective of the youngling. Just as that "Shuurin" said, like a "sister". In a way, it makes me somewhat jealous. Shuurin, in one way shape or form, is like me. Rejected by her own? In her own town? I remember the glares that the koorime women gave me the day they threw me out. These youkai look at her the same way. Except, I never had anyone to protect me... Oh well, now I protect myself. Now, back to the matter at hand...
After a little while of pursuit on my part and walking on theirs, they arrived at a rather nice house. It isn't a mansion, but definitely not a hut either. Oddly enough, Lanecia had sensed my presence and turned to me, motioning for me to come inside the house as well.
*Back to Third Person, Back at the Cafe*
Yusuke- "So, what have you three been doin' since the tournament?"
Chu- "Well, I started up this here food place, an' Jin an' Touya been working as guards o' the town. Pays good, dun' it?"
Jin- "Aye, I get good cash an' lots o' vacation time."
Yusuke- "So... What's up with Lani and the kid?"
Chu- "... Lan's like a replacement sister for the little Shuurin."
Touya- "Yes, Shuurin lives with Lanecia and even calls her 'sister'. I think that this is good for both of them."
Jin - "Aye, a cute wee half-ningen. Dinnae ye ken? (Don't you think/ Isn't it so?)"
Yusuke- "That kid's half human?!! Why's she in the Makai? Doesn't Koenma have rules about half humans are supposed to live in the Human World?"
Chu- "Ah, Jin! Now see whatcha did?!" At that moment, a short boy with brown hair poking out from under his brightly colored hat and three blue stars on his cheek burst into the room, breathing heavily.
Rinku- "LANI!!! LANI WHERE ARE YOU??!!!!"
Chu- "She ain't 'ere', mate."
Rinku- "Where is she??!!!!! I've gotta tell her that Koenma's Spirit Detectives are here! They're looking for the portal and if they find it, Lan' will get arrested and then we'll never see her again and she might get killed and, and-"
Jin- "AND SHUT UP!!!!!!!"
Yusuke- "What? why are we going to arrest... She's opening the portal, isn't she?"
Jin- "Shit, Rinku! Move!!!" Jin began hovering and then took off out the door and down the street, flying as fast as he could. Yusuke and Kurama shoved Chu and Touya out of the way and ran after him. Kuwabara started to get up and run after them all, but Yukina held him back.
Yukina- "Kazuma, please! Lani isn't like that, she wouldn't try to hurt people! I know she wouldn't!"
Kuwabara- "Yukina, I can't! This is my job! I can't know that for sure, my Love! You have to let go of me!"
Yukina- "I'm sorry, Kazuma, but... at least try to hear Lani's side of the story before she gets locked up, please?"
Kuwabara- "I'll try, I promise." With that, Yukina let go of Kuwabara's arm and he ran off down the street. Meanwhile......
Hiei had been shown all of Lanecia's house by a happy Shuurin and had now sat down to drink a tea of some sort. Suddenly, Jin burst into the house and called for Lani. At roughly the same time, Hiei's communicator beeped. Hiei clicked it open while Lani quietly talked with Jin and Shuurin played in her room.
Lani- "Shuurin! Would you come here please?" Shuurin ran happily out of her room and over to Jin and Lani, and Lani began to talk quietly to her as well, a small smile on her face. Hiei turned back to his communicator. Kurama's face appeared on the screen and he appeared to be running.
Kurama- "Hiei? Where are you?!"
Hiei- "I'm at Lanecia's house. Where are you? What's going on, Kurama?"
Kurama- "You're at Lani's house? Good, keep her there, I'll track you. Listen, you have to keep Lanecia in your sight! She's the one opening the portal! We'll be there as soon a we can! Just keep her in your sight! Don't loose her!" The screen went blank, and Hiei quickly moved to a position where he could see Lani, Jin, and Shuurin clearly. He began to listen closely to their conversation.
Lani- "So, Shuurin. Jin's offered to take you out camping! Isn't that great! So, hurry and go and pack, you're leaving as soon as you're ready!"
Shuurin- "Are you coming, Onee-tan?"
Lani- "No, Shuurin. I have my job. Now hurry, and go pack. Take only what you know you'll need. I've got to get back to the cafe, okay? Goodbye, Shuurin."
Shuurin- "Heehee! I'm not leaving for forever, Onee-tan!" Lani gave her a small smile.
Lani- "Of course not. Of course not, Shuurin. Now go and pack." Shuurin turned and ran back to her room, her small arms stretched out as if they were wings. "Thank you, Jin. And goodbye. Come on, Hiei. Let's get this over with." She calmly walked outside with her head held high. Hiei started to follow her but Jin stepped in front of the door.
Hiei- "Move, windmaster, or my dragon shall move you."
Jin- "I'll be movin', ya jus' be needin' ta tell me one thing, bucko."
Hiei- "Well? Hurry up, what is it?"
Jin- "Jus'... jus'... don' let 'em hurt 'er, okay? Be sure to be hearin' her side o' the story. Okay?"
Hiei- "... I can't promise much, but I'll do what I can about the second one." Jin nodded solemnly and stepped aside. Hiei swiftly exited to find Lanecia standing quietly under a large tree. It looked like a weeping willow, but it had silver leaves and black bark. Hiei walked slowly over to her. "I'm sorry, Miss Lanecia." he said softly, "But I have to do this..."
Lani- "Yes, Hiei. I understand. One request, though." She paused and Hiei nodded for her to continue. "Don't tell anyone about Shuurin. Someone will question her, and... and... I just don't want her to know what happened to me. Alright?"
Hiei- "... Alright. I promise to have the girl left out of this."
Lani- "Thank you... Hiei..." At that moment, the other three boys came bursting out into the yard, followed by several police ogres (Don't ask. "Spirit World Officials"), who promptly arrested Lani and led her away from the four boys.
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Hiei's POV
I finished my sweet snow and left quickly. I had it in my mind to follow Lani and that little girl, Shuurin. Jumping from treetops and roofs, I watched the youkai passing the pair glare at the child, only to have their harsh gazes returned ten-fold by Lanecia's crimson eyes, not unlike my own. She acts very protective of the youngling. Just as that "Shuurin" said, like a "sister". In a way, it makes me somewhat jealous. Shuurin, in one way shape or form, is like me. Rejected by her own? In her own town? I remember the glares that the koorime women gave me the day they threw me out. These youkai look at her the same way. Except, I never had anyone to protect me... Oh well, now I protect myself. Now, back to the matter at hand...
After a little while of pursuit on my part and walking on theirs, they arrived at a rather nice house. It isn't a mansion, but definitely not a hut either. Oddly enough, Lanecia had sensed my presence and turned to me, motioning for me to come inside the house as well.
*Back to Third Person, Back at the Cafe*
Yusuke- "So, what have you three been doin' since the tournament?"
Chu- "Well, I started up this here food place, an' Jin an' Touya been working as guards o' the town. Pays good, dun' it?"
Jin- "Aye, I get good cash an' lots o' vacation time."
Yusuke- "So... What's up with Lani and the kid?"
Chu- "... Lan's like a replacement sister for the little Shuurin."
Touya- "Yes, Shuurin lives with Lanecia and even calls her 'sister'. I think that this is good for both of them."
Jin - "Aye, a cute wee half-ningen. Dinnae ye ken? (Don't you think/ Isn't it so?)"
Yusuke- "That kid's half human?!! Why's she in the Makai? Doesn't Koenma have rules about half humans are supposed to live in the Human World?"
Chu- "Ah, Jin! Now see whatcha did?!" At that moment, a short boy with brown hair poking out from under his brightly colored hat and three blue stars on his cheek burst into the room, breathing heavily.
Rinku- "LANI!!! LANI WHERE ARE YOU??!!!!"
Chu- "She ain't 'ere', mate."
Rinku- "Where is she??!!!!! I've gotta tell her that Koenma's Spirit Detectives are here! They're looking for the portal and if they find it, Lan' will get arrested and then we'll never see her again and she might get killed and, and-"
Jin- "AND SHUT UP!!!!!!!"
Yusuke- "What? why are we going to arrest... She's opening the portal, isn't she?"
Jin- "Shit, Rinku! Move!!!" Jin began hovering and then took off out the door and down the street, flying as fast as he could. Yusuke and Kurama shoved Chu and Touya out of the way and ran after him. Kuwabara started to get up and run after them all, but Yukina held him back.
Yukina- "Kazuma, please! Lani isn't like that, she wouldn't try to hurt people! I know she wouldn't!"
Kuwabara- "Yukina, I can't! This is my job! I can't know that for sure, my Love! You have to let go of me!"
Yukina- "I'm sorry, Kazuma, but... at least try to hear Lani's side of the story before she gets locked up, please?"
Kuwabara- "I'll try, I promise." With that, Yukina let go of Kuwabara's arm and he ran off down the street. Meanwhile......
Hiei had been shown all of Lanecia's house by a happy Shuurin and had now sat down to drink a tea of some sort. Suddenly, Jin burst into the house and called for Lani. At roughly the same time, Hiei's communicator beeped. Hiei clicked it open while Lani quietly talked with Jin and Shuurin played in her room.
Lani- "Shuurin! Would you come here please?" Shuurin ran happily out of her room and over to Jin and Lani, and Lani began to talk quietly to her as well, a small smile on her face. Hiei turned back to his communicator. Kurama's face appeared on the screen and he appeared to be running.
Kurama- "Hiei? Where are you?!"
Hiei- "I'm at Lanecia's house. Where are you? What's going on, Kurama?"
Kurama- "You're at Lani's house? Good, keep her there, I'll track you. Listen, you have to keep Lanecia in your sight! She's the one opening the portal! We'll be there as soon a we can! Just keep her in your sight! Don't loose her!" The screen went blank, and Hiei quickly moved to a position where he could see Lani, Jin, and Shuurin clearly. He began to listen closely to their conversation.
Lani- "So, Shuurin. Jin's offered to take you out camping! Isn't that great! So, hurry and go and pack, you're leaving as soon as you're ready!"
Shuurin- "Are you coming, Onee-tan?"
Lani- "No, Shuurin. I have my job. Now hurry, and go pack. Take only what you know you'll need. I've got to get back to the cafe, okay? Goodbye, Shuurin."
Shuurin- "Heehee! I'm not leaving for forever, Onee-tan!" Lani gave her a small smile.
Lani- "Of course not. Of course not, Shuurin. Now go and pack." Shuurin turned and ran back to her room, her small arms stretched out as if they were wings. "Thank you, Jin. And goodbye. Come on, Hiei. Let's get this over with." She calmly walked outside with her head held high. Hiei started to follow her but Jin stepped in front of the door.
Hiei- "Move, windmaster, or my dragon shall move you."
Jin- "I'll be movin', ya jus' be needin' ta tell me one thing, bucko."
Hiei- "Well? Hurry up, what is it?"
Jin- "Jus'... jus'... don' let 'em hurt 'er, okay? Be sure to be hearin' her side o' the story. Okay?"
Hiei- "... I can't promise much, but I'll do what I can about the second one." Jin nodded solemnly and stepped aside. Hiei swiftly exited to find Lanecia standing quietly under a large tree. It looked like a weeping willow, but it had silver leaves and black bark. Hiei walked slowly over to her. "I'm sorry, Miss Lanecia." he said softly, "But I have to do this..."
Lani- "Yes, Hiei. I understand. One request, though." She paused and Hiei nodded for her to continue. "Don't tell anyone about Shuurin. Someone will question her, and... and... I just don't want her to know what happened to me. Alright?"
Hiei- "... Alright. I promise to have the girl left out of this."
Lani- "Thank you... Hiei..." At that moment, the other three boys came bursting out into the yard, followed by several police ogres (Don't ask. "Spirit World Officials"), who promptly arrested Lani and led her away from the four boys.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Chapter End! Okay, people. What did you think? Another chapter coming soon! Read and Review!!!!! Ja ne, Yuffie Kisaragi, materiathief06
