Ch. 6 Everyone Screams
Neo-Zaku: Sorry for the late and short update.
The jungle winds blow through the trees, bringing the sounds of screams and the smells of death. For Kuwabara the sensory barrage is even more sinister as his heightened awareness allows him to glimpse some of these moments as they occur. Some of the more psychically inclined demons even decide to take the time to send some rather gruesome taunts.
"Ok, this place is seriously starting to get on my nerves. When is this doctor supposed to show up anyway?" Kuwabara inquires anxiously trying to get the last vision of death out of his mind.
"He should here soon. Actually he is la..." Hiei begins.
"Right here. Sorry to keep you waiting but I didn't think you would arrive on time. Actually I didn't expect you to arrive at all." Says a smooth, oddly soothing voice from behind Hiei.
"Ahhhh! Where did you come from?" Kuwabara shouts.
"Hiei, you must have developed a sense of humor in the living world. You brought me a human to have this procedure done. Where is the real patient?" The doctor chuckles looking down at Hiei.
"I assure you I am not joking. He is the one I brought to have the operation done on. He may be human but I guarantee that if there is a human alive who could survive the operation this one could. He has a rather annoying knack for surviving immense amounts of pain and injury." Hiei replies looking behind the doctor to the doorway that is open behind him. "I see you have hidden your facility well."
"Security reasons. Some of the equipment is quite valuable so I take a few measures to limit the options of thieves. Now before we go any further I think it is time you told the human why you have brought him here. I cannot perform the operation without consent from the person who is about to undertake it." The doctor shifts his glance to Kuwabara.
"Hey the human has name I'll have you know. I am Kazuma Kuwabara." He says pointing to himself. "You might have heard of me, I was on the team that beat the Toguros."
"Hmmmmm... no I am do not recall you." The doctor says motioning for Hiei and Kuwabara to follow him. "Let's continue inside."
Walking into the room Hiei is surprised to see how remarkably similar to the room where he had had his operation done. Beside him Kuwabara is frowning and sometimes grimacing at the various pieces of equipment. In the center of the room, well lit by a series of lights surrounding it, sits a table raised off the floor. Above it looming ominously is a conical looking device that seems to defy normal human classification. A smaller table with various scalpels hovers beside the larger table.
The doctor looks at Hiei for a moment before smiling slightly. "I must go prepare to perform the operation. You must tell the human while I am gone. I have camera's here so I will know if you don't."
Watching the doctor leave Hiei scowls as Kuwabara towers over him demanding "Ok, enough cloak and daggers shorty. Why have you brought me here?"
Sighing Hiei looks up at the in his opinion excessively tall human. "The first of my conditions is that you undergo the operation to have a jugan eye implanted. If you can survive that then you may have a chance to meet the second of my conditions."
"Wait, you want me to get one of those creepy eyes put into my forehead like you!"
"Yes, that is the intent." Hiei says folding his arms. "Unless you think you can't handle it."
"Hmph! If you could tough it out shorty it can't be that bad. Ok, fine I'm in."
Hiei smirks lightly and shakes his head. The fool just walked right into it with only the bare minimum of coaching. I didn't expect it to be hard to convince him, but neither did I dream it would be so easy. The light sound of footsteps causes Hiei to look up from his thoughts. The doctor walks back in holding a set of earplugs in one hand and another set in his ears.
"These are for you Hiei." He says handing the set in his hand to Hiei. "I am sure you will want to stay to make sure I don't so anything to decrease the humans odds of survival. I believe you know the reason for the precautions. Now if the human would just lay on the table we can begin the procedure." He indicates with his arm.
Hiei places the plugs into his ears and watches as Kuwabara nervously lies down on the table. The doctor with motions of his hands directs Kuwabara to place his hands in the restraints. Hiei watches mildly impressed that the humans courage had held. While Hiei couldn't hear what the doctor was saying he remembered the warning he was given well enough to guess.
"This will be more painful then I can really convey in words. You are being restrained for your own safety, to prevent you from ripping out your own eyes. And the earplugs are to protect my and Hiei's ears from your scream. Before you say that you won't say a word like others have let me just say everyone screams. It is just a matter of what you'll say."
Kuwabara last sight before he blacks out is the whirling blender looking tool lower towards his head. The lasts sounds were the high pitched whirring of the blades and the sound of his own voice screaming.
