Saga 7: Demons, ghosts, & goddesses
Ch.5. Old hospitality disclaimer: I do not own any Yu-Yu-Hakusho characters except Shido, Lenos,
and Jugo
// = thought speak
Genkai sat in the small family room, sipping freshly made chamomile tea and reading her all-time-favorite classic, 'Gulliver's Travels' at the same time. (A/N: Anyone who has read this book, let me know how it was, since I haven't read it.) She had just started a new chapter when a nearby & tired Spirit Energy caught her sense's attention.
With a sigh, she book marked her page and opened the fusama door, and casually made her way to the front of the house. Genkai paused in mid-step when another Spirit Energy, although weaker than the first; flickered alongside the other one. 'Well, this is certainly going to be interesting' she thought with a smirk as she neared the front door.
Another pang responded as she sensed several more Spirit Energies; all seeming rather exhausted, approaching the residence. 'Demons, perhaps?' Genkai silently questioned. She was just about to tug open the door when a few knocks tapped on the other side along with an all-too-familiar voice shouting "HEY GRANDMA! OPEN UP! WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY SITUATION HERE!!"
Genkai sighed in annoyance. 'What is that good-for-nothing bum doing here?' she thought with sarcasm, and slid the door open, expecting Yusuke to come stomping through, yelling at the top of his lungs. Instead, she was first greeted by the redhead, who gave a polite smile and said "Greetings, Genkai- sama" He turned to the other three who, in Genkai's opinion, looked like they had been run over by a car and caught in a stampede.
Yusuke had a black eye and a gash in his left leg. Kuwabara had a bruised chest and a few broken ribs. Hiei was singed slightly, like he had been too close to a fire. In fact, the only one that didn't seem very damaged was Kurama, who shifted the weight in his arms. That's when Genkai finally noticed the woman lying in the kitsune's hold. Her breathing was slow & labored and fresh blood stained the neck & chest area. Dirt and dry blood crusted her hair & face, and her gi was torn all over.
Genkai raised an eyebrow in question. "We were all attacked by a very large and fierce youkai. All of us can mend our own wounds, but she needs help. Please, Genkai-sama. You are the only one among us that has practiced in the art of healing." he answered. "What about the ferry woman?" she asked. "Botan? We can't reach her right now. Please, Genkai-sama." The old woman looked at the injured girl and sighed, as if she had just been ordered to come out of retirement. She then turned on her heel and replied while walking away "Alright. All of you come inside. Tell the idiots behind you not to touch anything in my house, or they'll be gone." Kurama nodded and turned carefully, lest he would drop Shido and motioned for the others to follow." They all trailed behind, groaning and holding broken bones or bloody wounds as they climbed the steps.
Kurama followed Genkai throughout the shadowed halls, quietly observing the rooms and furniture. Genkai led, and spoke neither. Kurama continued on, unaware that she trying to grasp and piece together the situation. She finally spoke, breaking the barrier of silence that laid between them. "What's her name?" she called over her shoulder. Kurama stopped for a second. Name? She could barely even breathe, much less tell them who she was. "I don't know" he answered back. Genkai abruptly stopped walking and headed back towards him. "You mean to tell me you have no idea who this woman is, and yet I'm letting her, a complete stranger, stay at my house? For all I know, she could be a demon." The redheaded fox had had an answer ready earlier since he knew Genkai was bound to say something like that. "She's not a demon, Genkai-sama. If she was, I would be able to smell it, considering I'm one myself. We don't know her name because...well, take a look at her! She's covered in her own blood because the real demon slashed her throat." Genkai's expression did not change, but the old woman bent over the girl, noting the long cut on her neck. Without speaking, she turned around and continued on, a sign that Kurama guessed, was he should keep following her.
They passed a few doors and Genkai slid a fusama door open, motioning to a tidy guest room behind her. Kurama stepped past her, silent save but the other's bickering far behind him. He stood quietly, observing the room as Genkai rolled out a futon. The redhead then gently set the wounded girl down, and carefully moved her shiny (but dirty) hair away from her face to check her slash. The others came in shortly, still fighting. "WELL this WOULD HAVE gotten DONE A LOT FASTER if you weren't such a bad aim and if the other idiot hadn't rushed in stupidly." Hiei's voice sounded. "SHUT UP SHRIMP! You try moving with several broken ribs!!" "WHY DON'T YOU BOTH SHUT UP AND GET OVER YOURSELVES?! WHO CARES ANYWAY?! WE KILLED THE STUPID THING, SO I DON'T GIVE A RAT'S ASS NOW!" Yusuke hollered. Kurama noticed Genkai had left. 'She probably doesn't want to listen to those three argue anyway...' he thought with a small smile.
However, even as Yusuke, Hiei and Kuwabara still kept up the shouting match, Genkai came back shortly with bandages, a bowl of hot water & cloth, disinfectant (A/N: I HATE THAT STUFF! IT STINGS LIKE HELL!), and a spare kimono. Although she did come back, she shut the fusama and sat down next to Kurama who took the girl's pale wrist and checked her pulse. After a moment, he sighed with relief. A hot cloth was suddenly next to his head. "Wipe the crud off of her." Genkai ordered, already preparing the disinfectant. Kurama obeyed, and took to gently wiping her forehead, removing all the grime that had clustered on her hair and skin. While the kitsune continued to scrub, Genkai secretly smiled. 'Perhaps he would make a good healer...' she thought. 'He sure seems gentle enough with her' She handed him the bowl of hot water, which he dipped the cloth in, ridding the rag of the filth that had collected on it. He rung it out, and began to ever-so carefully wipe away at her neck.
Genkai then wet the swab with disinfectant and headed towards Shido, and pressed it against the slash. No one was prepared for what happened next. The woman's eyes snapped open, she sat up abruptly, causing Kurama to fall back, and screamed. All the guys jumped except Genkai who simply got another cotton swab ready. All the guys rushed in, readying their weapons. Kurama stood up, and pointed while sweat-dropping. "It's the...disinfectant. It...does b-burn you know..." Yusuke and Kuwabara relaxed whereas Hiei simply rolled his eyes.
Without warning, the woman suddenly flopped back down, teal eyes shut again. All the guys exchanged glances that meant 'this ain't no ordinary girl'. Genkai added another cotton ball. The boys braced themselves for another scream, but none came. The girl remained perfectly still. "What the hell?!" Yusuke barked. "She screamed bloody murder last time and just now she didn't even budge!!" The others nodded unconsciously, puzzled. Genkai turned around, obviously annoyed and growled "All right! That's it! All of you OUT! I can't concentrate with all of you fools standing around and commenting!" The others groaned. Genkai got up and began pushing them out of the room. "Hey, hey, HEY!! BACK OFF GRANDMA!! WE'RE GOING!! WE'RE GOING!! OUCH! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR, YOU WITHERED OLD CRONE?! OW! DAMNIT, YOU OLD BAG!!" Yusuke's shouts could be heard all over the house. Genkai came back, adjusting her shirt, and then went back to the young woman.
Genkai moved aside a strand of hair and looked at the girl's forehead. Sure enough, the mark was there, just as she remembered. "So...it IS you...I knew it." she said very quietly. "I...had just hoped...this day...would never come..." she whispered and shook her head.
YEA!! I'M SO HAPPY!! THIS CHAPTER IS FINALLY DONE!! YAHOO!! I'm sooooo glad it's finished. It took me days to write out the stupid thing...*bops muse on the head* Muse: ow! what did I do?! Me: It's what you DIDN'T do! You haven't been exerting your will enough lately to make my writing better, you dumb pixie! Muse: Grr. Anyway, I want to thank my friends, since they gave me the inspiration. I also want to thank them for their support (Mary, Heather. You guys are AWESOME! ^_^) Anyway, off I go to write Ch.6. WAAAAAAH! T_T
Ch.5. Old hospitality disclaimer: I do not own any Yu-Yu-Hakusho characters except Shido, Lenos,
and Jugo
// = thought speak
Genkai sat in the small family room, sipping freshly made chamomile tea and reading her all-time-favorite classic, 'Gulliver's Travels' at the same time. (A/N: Anyone who has read this book, let me know how it was, since I haven't read it.) She had just started a new chapter when a nearby & tired Spirit Energy caught her sense's attention.
With a sigh, she book marked her page and opened the fusama door, and casually made her way to the front of the house. Genkai paused in mid-step when another Spirit Energy, although weaker than the first; flickered alongside the other one. 'Well, this is certainly going to be interesting' she thought with a smirk as she neared the front door.
Another pang responded as she sensed several more Spirit Energies; all seeming rather exhausted, approaching the residence. 'Demons, perhaps?' Genkai silently questioned. She was just about to tug open the door when a few knocks tapped on the other side along with an all-too-familiar voice shouting "HEY GRANDMA! OPEN UP! WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY SITUATION HERE!!"
Genkai sighed in annoyance. 'What is that good-for-nothing bum doing here?' she thought with sarcasm, and slid the door open, expecting Yusuke to come stomping through, yelling at the top of his lungs. Instead, she was first greeted by the redhead, who gave a polite smile and said "Greetings, Genkai- sama" He turned to the other three who, in Genkai's opinion, looked like they had been run over by a car and caught in a stampede.
Yusuke had a black eye and a gash in his left leg. Kuwabara had a bruised chest and a few broken ribs. Hiei was singed slightly, like he had been too close to a fire. In fact, the only one that didn't seem very damaged was Kurama, who shifted the weight in his arms. That's when Genkai finally noticed the woman lying in the kitsune's hold. Her breathing was slow & labored and fresh blood stained the neck & chest area. Dirt and dry blood crusted her hair & face, and her gi was torn all over.
Genkai raised an eyebrow in question. "We were all attacked by a very large and fierce youkai. All of us can mend our own wounds, but she needs help. Please, Genkai-sama. You are the only one among us that has practiced in the art of healing." he answered. "What about the ferry woman?" she asked. "Botan? We can't reach her right now. Please, Genkai-sama." The old woman looked at the injured girl and sighed, as if she had just been ordered to come out of retirement. She then turned on her heel and replied while walking away "Alright. All of you come inside. Tell the idiots behind you not to touch anything in my house, or they'll be gone." Kurama nodded and turned carefully, lest he would drop Shido and motioned for the others to follow." They all trailed behind, groaning and holding broken bones or bloody wounds as they climbed the steps.
Kurama followed Genkai throughout the shadowed halls, quietly observing the rooms and furniture. Genkai led, and spoke neither. Kurama continued on, unaware that she trying to grasp and piece together the situation. She finally spoke, breaking the barrier of silence that laid between them. "What's her name?" she called over her shoulder. Kurama stopped for a second. Name? She could barely even breathe, much less tell them who she was. "I don't know" he answered back. Genkai abruptly stopped walking and headed back towards him. "You mean to tell me you have no idea who this woman is, and yet I'm letting her, a complete stranger, stay at my house? For all I know, she could be a demon." The redheaded fox had had an answer ready earlier since he knew Genkai was bound to say something like that. "She's not a demon, Genkai-sama. If she was, I would be able to smell it, considering I'm one myself. We don't know her name because...well, take a look at her! She's covered in her own blood because the real demon slashed her throat." Genkai's expression did not change, but the old woman bent over the girl, noting the long cut on her neck. Without speaking, she turned around and continued on, a sign that Kurama guessed, was he should keep following her.
They passed a few doors and Genkai slid a fusama door open, motioning to a tidy guest room behind her. Kurama stepped past her, silent save but the other's bickering far behind him. He stood quietly, observing the room as Genkai rolled out a futon. The redhead then gently set the wounded girl down, and carefully moved her shiny (but dirty) hair away from her face to check her slash. The others came in shortly, still fighting. "WELL this WOULD HAVE gotten DONE A LOT FASTER if you weren't such a bad aim and if the other idiot hadn't rushed in stupidly." Hiei's voice sounded. "SHUT UP SHRIMP! You try moving with several broken ribs!!" "WHY DON'T YOU BOTH SHUT UP AND GET OVER YOURSELVES?! WHO CARES ANYWAY?! WE KILLED THE STUPID THING, SO I DON'T GIVE A RAT'S ASS NOW!" Yusuke hollered. Kurama noticed Genkai had left. 'She probably doesn't want to listen to those three argue anyway...' he thought with a small smile.
However, even as Yusuke, Hiei and Kuwabara still kept up the shouting match, Genkai came back shortly with bandages, a bowl of hot water & cloth, disinfectant (A/N: I HATE THAT STUFF! IT STINGS LIKE HELL!), and a spare kimono. Although she did come back, she shut the fusama and sat down next to Kurama who took the girl's pale wrist and checked her pulse. After a moment, he sighed with relief. A hot cloth was suddenly next to his head. "Wipe the crud off of her." Genkai ordered, already preparing the disinfectant. Kurama obeyed, and took to gently wiping her forehead, removing all the grime that had clustered on her hair and skin. While the kitsune continued to scrub, Genkai secretly smiled. 'Perhaps he would make a good healer...' she thought. 'He sure seems gentle enough with her' She handed him the bowl of hot water, which he dipped the cloth in, ridding the rag of the filth that had collected on it. He rung it out, and began to ever-so carefully wipe away at her neck.
Genkai then wet the swab with disinfectant and headed towards Shido, and pressed it against the slash. No one was prepared for what happened next. The woman's eyes snapped open, she sat up abruptly, causing Kurama to fall back, and screamed. All the guys jumped except Genkai who simply got another cotton swab ready. All the guys rushed in, readying their weapons. Kurama stood up, and pointed while sweat-dropping. "It's the...disinfectant. It...does b-burn you know..." Yusuke and Kuwabara relaxed whereas Hiei simply rolled his eyes.
Without warning, the woman suddenly flopped back down, teal eyes shut again. All the guys exchanged glances that meant 'this ain't no ordinary girl'. Genkai added another cotton ball. The boys braced themselves for another scream, but none came. The girl remained perfectly still. "What the hell?!" Yusuke barked. "She screamed bloody murder last time and just now she didn't even budge!!" The others nodded unconsciously, puzzled. Genkai turned around, obviously annoyed and growled "All right! That's it! All of you OUT! I can't concentrate with all of you fools standing around and commenting!" The others groaned. Genkai got up and began pushing them out of the room. "Hey, hey, HEY!! BACK OFF GRANDMA!! WE'RE GOING!! WE'RE GOING!! OUCH! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR, YOU WITHERED OLD CRONE?! OW! DAMNIT, YOU OLD BAG!!" Yusuke's shouts could be heard all over the house. Genkai came back, adjusting her shirt, and then went back to the young woman.
Genkai moved aside a strand of hair and looked at the girl's forehead. Sure enough, the mark was there, just as she remembered. "So...it IS you...I knew it." she said very quietly. "I...had just hoped...this day...would never come..." she whispered and shook her head.
YEA!! I'M SO HAPPY!! THIS CHAPTER IS FINALLY DONE!! YAHOO!! I'm sooooo glad it's finished. It took me days to write out the stupid thing...*bops muse on the head* Muse: ow! what did I do?! Me: It's what you DIDN'T do! You haven't been exerting your will enough lately to make my writing better, you dumb pixie! Muse: Grr. Anyway, I want to thank my friends, since they gave me the inspiration. I also want to thank them for their support (Mary, Heather. You guys are AWESOME! ^_^) Anyway, off I go to write Ch.6. WAAAAAAH! T_T
