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Chapter 17
Outside Lanecia's body, 3rd person, with Genkai and Yusuke
Yusuke- "And what the hell am I supposed to do?"
Genkai- "We'll take it step by step, just so that your pathetic mind can comprehend it." ("Hey!") "Shut up. First, focus on finding Hiei's youki, he said that the barrier is located where he is."
Yusuke- "....... Found it."
Genkai- "Good, now don't lose it. now then, can you sense the barrier? How strong is it?"
Yusuke- "Yeah, I found it. It doesn't look too strong.... why can't Hiei just break it?"
Genkai- "Because Hiei has been maintaining a vast amount of mental strain throughout his time in Lanecia's mind, which, in toll, takes spirit energy to keep his mind intact and functioning perfectly. If he did not use his youki for this purpose and instead focused on breaking the barrier, he could simply put forth too much energy and absolutely destroy the barrier, taking Lanecia with it, or, depending on how difficult a maze her mind proved to be, Hiei could simply be dissolved and his spirit would fade because his shields were let down. Understand now, moron? You help, or someone dies. Got it?"
Yusuke- "Sure."
Genkai- "You'd better. Now, because it 'doesn't look too strong', we have to be careful."
Yusuke- "Why? It's weak enough, I'll just bust it and then everything will be fine!"
Genkai hit him.
Genkai- "Moron! If you put forth too much energy and destroy that barrier too quickly, it will shatter upon contact, and then most of the energy will hit Lanecia. And then it will all be your fault. Okay?"
Yusuke- "Sure. Now, what do I do, Gramma?"
Genkai- "Start concentrating on that barrier. Good. Now, touch it."
Yusuke- "And how the hell am I supposed to do that???"
Genkai- "Reach out with a strand, only a strand mind you, of your spirit energy. make sure that you only touch the barrier, not Hiei, and not through the barrier to Lanecia. We just need an opening, I think. Then Hiei can get in. Understand?"
Yusuke- "Yeah."
Genkai- "Then do it! Moron!"
With Hiei. Still 3rd Person.
Hiei- "Where the hell is Yusuke? I can't hold this forever...."
At that exact moment a sliver of blue-white energy crept through the fog, finding the white barrier, and gently touching it. a rather large hole immediately appeared, and the blue-white energy quickly surrounded the edges of the open area, keeping it from resealing.
Hiei- "Hn. Good timing, Genkai."
Hiei quickly jumped through the opening and ran to Lanecia.
Hiei- "Hey, Lani? You need to wake up, now." She didn't move. "Come on, Lani! You can't stay here! You're just hiding! Little coward!" (Hiei's getting pissed.) "Come on! I ran all the way here, and I for one don't have the time for your highness to wake herself! Dammit, Lanecia! I'm not the only one waiting for you to wake up! Shuurin's here!" Lani stirred. Hiei started a little bit, and then resumed his reasoning. "She's in the Ningenkai! She wants you to wake up! Everyone wants you back! Koenma forgave you! Yusuke wants to ... eat... more... of... your... food.... moron... Kurama's been wishing he could talk to you about plants from your country, Genkai wishes to examine your blood, she can help! I know that she would at least try! Hell, Lani! ...... ....... I.... I mi-......... I miss you. Okay? See? I said it. Now, are you coming back or not? ....... please..... please come back........"
Lanecia- "Who are you talking to?"
She was standing on her own, looking at Hiei, who was kneeling on the floor, next to the spot where she had been floating. She had apparently gotten up during the end of his speech. She smiled softly at him and the remains of the white barrier disintegrated. Yusuke's power disappeared along with it. Hiei just stared.
Lani- "Well? Aren't you going back to your own body? You'd better, before either I wake up, or Yusuke gets tired of waiting for you and starts painting on your face. He may have done so already. Just, please don't chase him with your katana until I'm awake and watching. Okay?" Hiei smirked.
Hiei- "Got it." Thus, Hiei faded away and out of Lani's mind and into his own, waking up just in time to catch Yusuke's hand as the detective was placing his final touches on his masterpiece ink painting. The canvas for this exquisite painting was Hiei's face, and the main theme of the artwork was squiggles and random lines. Obviously a modern art piece.
Hiei glared furiously at the boy, still maintaining his grasp on Yusuke's wrist. Hiei quickly switched his line of vision of Lanecia, who had at long last opened her eyes, and was struggling to sit up and watch the conflict.
Lanecia- "Nice work, Yusuke. I especially like that particular squiggle on his left cheek, the one right under his eye... "
Yusuke- "Yeah, I'm pretty proud of that one too!"
Hiei had drawn his katana and was presently attempting to stab Yusuke with it. Yusuke, of course, ran like hell, laughing the whole time, disturbing everyone, no matter what they were doing.
Hiei- "You can be proud of it in hell, idiot!"
As the two passed Genkai's kitchen, Kurama, Yukina, Kuwabara, Botan, Koenma, and Shuurin came running out, trying to stop the madness. Kurama tried to hold Hiei back, assisted by Yukina, who tried to talk sense into the fire youkai, while both were trying not to laugh at his face. Kuwabara, on the other hand, had no such restraints.
Kuwabara- "Shorty!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! (His laughing continued for another several minutes) Good one, Urameshi!" (Laughing continues until Kurama eventually gets sick of it and releases Hiei so that the highly-annoyed fire youkai could stab the moron repetitively.).............. (Just kidding, sadly.)
Kuwabara was eventually removed, still laughing, and Shuurin came over to Hiei with a smile on her small face, holding a warm washcloth for his to scrub off the ink with. Of course, Yusuke had to be removed at well, so that Hiei wouldn't kill him.
Shuurin- "So, Hiei-nii-tan! How is Onee-tan?"
Hiei- "Well, she's..."
Lani- "What a way to speak of a person! As if I'm not even here! I'm just fine, Shuurin. I was just really tired. So I had to take a several week nap, okay?"
Shuurin- "ONEE-TAN!!!!!" Yes, that could be heard throughout Genkai's temple thing. Shuurin ran to her "sister" and jumped into her arms, stretching a few wounds, I'm sure. Lanecia was wearing a three-sizes too big red t-shirt, and what looked like black pajama pants. Shuurin slid to the floor and stood very close to Lani, holding her hand like she would never let go.
Lani- "Well, now that my hand is officially being crushed, what time is it?"
Kurama- "Three in the afternoon. Are you sure that you should be up?"
Lani- "I've been lying down for two weeks. Yes, I think that I'm allowed to walk now. And three is good enough. Is everyone staying for dinner?"
Yusuke (he popped his head in the doorway when dinner was mentioned)- "I am if you're cooking! I can invite Keiko, right?"
Hiei- "If you value your life, Detective, I recommend you get out of my sight for the time being."
Lani- "Hiei, calm down. It didn't look that bad. Sure, Yusuke, invite... whoever Keiko is. Your girlfriend or your mother?"
Yusuke- "........"
Kuwabara- "Girlfriend. But sometimes she acts like his mother! Sorry, but I can't stay, my sister's mad at me and so she's making me eat her food tonight."
Yusuke- "Poor guy....." (Kuwa leaves. Hopefully forever, right?)
Lani- "So, this is dinner for how many?"
Kurama- "Yusuke, Keiko, Genkai, Hiei, Botan, Koenma, Yukina, Hiei, Shuurin, me, and yourself, Lanecia-san. So, eleven, I think."
lani- "Sure. Alright, if everyone would please remove themselves from the cooking area, I'll get started. Oh, and Yusuke, we're eating at six, you might want to check with Keiko to see if she can come."
Yusuke- "Oh, yeah, okay!" (He leaves to go find Keiko and attempt to convince her that he's not the one cooking.)
Lani- "So." She moves into the area with ovens, stoves, pantries, a refrigerator, various cabinets, a sink, and a microwave, brought by Yusuke for use by Yusuke. This area was separated from the rest of the kitchen by a bar/table/buffet thing. One of those island things that you eat at. Yeah, whatever. Shuurin climbed onto one of the barstools set up next to the table thing and sat on it, next to Hiei. Kurama seated himself on another stool next to Shuurin, Yukina sat next to Hiei, and Genkai took the last stool on the left of Kurama. All five watched Lani at work throughout the kitchen.
Lani- "So, my audience, what should I make?"
End Chapter!
Author note: Woohoo! So, what do you think, my people? Any good? Like? No like? Sorry for the long wait.... I've just been trying to sleep as much as possible before that evil thing called school starts.... demonic place... and not demonic in a good way, like Hiei or Sesshoumaru... Well, Lanecia's finally awake... after, what? 4 chapters now? Man... long nap, Lani-san... oh well. Was Hiei cute enough for you other rabid fangirl prats? After 17 chapters, you finally get something, small though it was.... Hiei said it, so that counts for something, doesn't it? Okay, I'm writing this at 7 in the morning, because I have to get up early now preparing for school time... so if this chapter sucks, blame my parents and school. Okay? Okay. REVIEW!!!!! dammit, REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ok....
Ja ne!
Yuffie Kisaragi, materiathief06
