Neo Zaku: Sorry about the long delay and short update. Work, school, finals.
Genki: Cut the crap and just get on with the story. You've already wasted enough of their time with your whining.
Neo Zaku: -glares-
Homecomings
The screams resound off the walls of the demonic operation room. Even standing in a nearby waiting room wearing the earplugs Hiei could hear them. Mostly incoherent screams of pain interposed with a few intelligible words. It goes on for hours and even with as much as Hiei did enjoy the sounds of human suffering it was becoming oddly uncomfortable. For as ignorant as Kuwabara is, he is still an ally. Not always the best combatant, but loyal and with the tenacity of a pit bull. Then suddenly the screams stop. Hiei immediately steps into the operating room, trying to look as uncaring as he can, however his eyes scan the room looking for Kuwabara. If the fool was dead the Doctor would soon be joining him. Looking up from his work the doctor smiles behind his mask and motions for Hiei to exit the room with bloody gloves. Taking out the earplugs Hiei's sharp hearing picks up Kuwabara's heart beat. Glancing briefly at the unconscious human he steps out of the room, the doctor only moments behind him. Moving over to a sink the doctor washes up, removing his blood covered smock and retrieving a fresh clean one from a nearby rack. Turning to a waiting Hiei the doctor removes his own earplugs before speaking.
"I must say, I have never seen a Jagan eye react to a client like it did to your friend." Taking a relaxed pose on a precisely placed stool he motions for Hiei to sit.
Hiei remains standing and stares directly at the doctor suspicion in his voice. "And what precisely do you mean by that? I am not someone who deals in vagaries."
The doctor chuckles lightly. "Straight to the heart of matters."
"If you do not speak quickly my sword will be getting straight to your heart." Hiei intones darkly.
"The operation was a success. The jagan has been implanted and the boy will live. However, as I said I have never seen a jagan implant react to a client as it did to the human boy you brought in. It seemed… almost eager. Of course its reaction to the boys energy was also quite unique. It may be because he is human. I am not sure about that, as the procedure has never been done on a human before." The doctor shrugs and turns in the stool to the desk and begins writing.
Hiei closes his eyes and contemplates this information while the doctor continues to write. After a minute or so he opens his eyes again and looks at the doctor. "When will the boy regain consciousness? I won't be carrying him back to the human world."
"Hmmmm… I honestly can't say. As he is the first human to ever have the procedure done there a number of unknown variables."
Back in San Francisco Yusuke and Kurama are hoofing it back to their hotel. Yusuke is still grinning as he walks with his hands behind his head. Yusuke had no more money left for a ride back to the hotel and Kurama in his rush had forgotten to grab any. The weak, pre-sunrise light is already beginning to illuminate the horizon.
Yawning Yusuke looks over to Kurama "You're being rather quiet over there Kurama."
Kurama regards Yusuke for a moment trying before replying as calmly as he can "Understand what you did was extremely risky. You could have easily killed everyone in this city. And who knows how many people could have seen you."
The rest of the way back to the hotel is walked in silence. Dawn breaks out over the city line, barely breaking through the fog that envelops the city. Few people are out this early, most are smart enough to still be sleeping. Though by the amount of cop cars that had passed the pair it is clear that the police were pulling some overtime. The city is actually eerily silent, even the breeze seems to have taken a break. As they both enter the lobby of the hotel the clerk raises an eyebrow then smiles slightly at the pair. Yusuke only glares in response and Kurama blushes as he realizes what she thought. Looking himself and Yusuke over, Kurama did have to admit they looked a mess and given the cities reputation it was understandable for her to have made the wrong assumption. Shaking his head Kurama refocuses his mind on the task ahead. Namely getting back to Japan, then heading into demon world to try and locate both Hiei and Kuwabara. No small task as demon world was vast and they had no idea where to even start looking.
Yusuke finally breaks the silence in the elevator up. "So Kurama, you've known Hiei the longest. Why would he have taken Kuwabara to demon world? I mean those two have never really gotten along. Even from the first day they have practically been at each others throats."
Kurama stands against the wall, his hair blocking his face as he lowers his head slightly to speak. "I must admit this turn of events has puzzled me as well. While I doubt Hiei brought Kuwabara there for his benefit, I also doubt Hiei plans to intentionally harm or kill him. His own personal code is very complex but he wouldn't attack an ally, that much is certain."
A sudden lurch, followed by a familiar ping sound cut Yusukes reply short as the elevator reaches the floor. As the doors open Yusuke sighs and looks to Kurama. "Look, we'll discuss this further on the plane ride home. Right now we have to face something far more frightening then any demon." Kurama looks at Hiei puzzled for a moment and before he can ask what Yusuke laughs and just says, "An angry Botan."
Somewhere in the sky a new satellite begins a slow orbit around the earth. Roughly humanoid shaped, it hovers in an extremely low orbit spinning slowly. It continues this path for several hours without change before a single, red light suddenly sparks to life.
