"Obligation and Duty"
Chapter 13
.oO{NOTE: I own Rei Amerasu~and her baby~ and Kokai the Jaganshi, everyone else is Yoshihiro Togashi's. I even own this story, so if you use a bunch of things out of it, I'll personally hunt you down and kill you.}
#Kenshin pops up#: That she will. She takes her writings seriously... sadly... she really is a "crazy" otaku... poor girl... #Kenshin pops back down after a glare from Author#
#Author sighs# I personally think this is a stupid chapter, but I needed to put it in to explain some things... Sorry. #Author bows#
*****
Hiei had won their little race, naturally, and now they were walking towards the woods.
"Why are we going this way?" Rei asked, shifting the food pack to her other shoulder. Hiei glanced behind him at her, "Because this is the quickest way."
"How do you know where the Jaganshi is?" Kurama asked. Hiei turned around and faced them totally and they saw that his bandage was off and his implanted Jagan was showing.
"Does that answer any other questions?" Hiei asked, annoyed at their inquisitiveness. Kurama and Rei shared a secret smile and they started pestering him with meaningless questions. Hiei finally growled in frustration and threatened to use his Jagan to torture them into becoming his slaves.
Rei grinned devilishly and said, "I'm already a slave... or do you want more?"
Both Kurama and Hiei turned wide-eyes upon her, but she just walked past them. Kurama cleared his throat and Rei heard him whisper, "I actually wouldn't mind more..."
Rei pretended like she didn't hear and let Hiei take the lead again. They walked for a few hours before they stopped for something to eat. Rei dropped the food-pack and sat down.
"Man, I'm beat," she sighed to herself. Kurama looked up and said, "That's one reason why you shouldn't have come."
Rei glared at Kurama and out of the corner of her eye she could see Hiei doing the same thing. Kurama glared back at both of them as he ate his sandwich. It was about 5 o'clock before they started back up again. Hiei was in the lead- as usual- and Kurama was hiking next to Rei.
"If you ever get too tired, I can carry you," he whispered.
"I don't think that's going to happen," Rei shook her head. Kurama sighed and said, "You're as stubborn as a mule."
Rei smirked, "That is always so nice to hear."
"I have a question," Kurama started. Rei nodded for him to go on and he did, "Why didn't you cry more when you're grandma died?"
Rei looked up, surprised that he had brought that up. Sighing, she answered, "Because, I'm so used to this shit in the world and I'm not one to cry."
"But you didn't even seem mad when Hiei raped you," Kurama whispered, leaning closer to Rei so that Hiei wouldn't hear. Rei rolled her eyes and said, "I couldn't change the fact of either. My grandma died. People do that. Hiei 'raped' me. I can't get too mad at him because half-way through, I didn't want him to stop."
This made Kurama stop dead in his tracks with his mouth hanging open. Rei tried not to laugh and grabbed his arm to pull him along.
"I guess I don't show my emotions enough. I've been desensitized with everything that has happened to me in the past that I've never really learned to let anyone get close enough to me," Rei sighed.
Kurama was still a little shocked from her first revelation, but nodded none-the-less. Rei gave him a 'whatever' look and kept pulling him along. If she didn't, he'd likely end up way behind. Hiei stopped suddenly and Rei accidentally ran into him.
"Dammit, why did you do that?" she asked, hoping she didn't hurt the baby. Everything seemed alright, but Hiei wasn't moving. Kurama came up next to her and asked, "Whatever happened to 'dang'?"
"I got tired of being a good girl and not cursing," she said as she stuck out her tongue. Hiei growled, "Idiots! Stop talking!"
Rei looked over at him again and noticed his posture wasn't what it should be. She grabbed Hiei's arm and tried to pull him, but he was stuck straight to the ground.
"Bitch! Stop pulling!" Hiei growled again. Rei stopped and her jaw dropped. She instantly became angry, "You did not just call me that."
Kurama was a little worried. "Uh... you guys... this isn't the time for a fight."
"Shut up," both Rei and Hiei growled at the same time. He backed off, but kept watch on their surroundings.
"I think I might just take advantage of you not being able to move. I wonder how many times you can get punched without blacking out," Rei thought aloud. Hiei didn't seem to like that idea and it shown straight through his red eyes.
"Bring it on, bitch," Hiei said again, trying to act tough, but he was absolutely helpless. Just then this eerie laugh echoed through the woods.
"Hahaha... what a nice surprise. A team that is falling apart, right here in my midst. What luck, this should be fun," the voice said just as Hiei was rammed into a tree. He fell to the ground, but before he could catch his balance, he was thrown into the next tree. Hiei coughed and some blood showed in it.
Rei bit her lower lip and looked around at the trees. .oO{Shit! I can't see anyone, where is this guy?} Right then a telepathic message came to her.
'He's using his Jagan to stop me from moving, but he is not anywhere close,' she heard in her head and looked over to see Hiei staring right at her. She had questions buzzing around her mind, but instead she called, "Kurama, can you see him?"
He shook his head, "No. I can't even hear any subtle differences, it's too dense here."
Rei looked around. If Hiei was to be thrown around again, he wouldn't last long with all the trees that where around them. Cursing silently, she ran over to Hiei.
"Are you able to move yet?" she asked, but he shook his head. She slung his arm behind her neck and stood up so he could lean against her. He went along with her for a minute until they got closer to Kurama when Hiei pushed her. She fell into Kurama's arms, and a bolt of energy landed into the dirt right where Rei had been standing.
"That always seems to happen, doesn't it?" she sighed. Kurama looked at her incredulously, "How can you be joking at a time like this?"
"It's just my mentality, besides, it IS true that that always happens," she said as she held on to him just as another bolt flashed out. Kurama jumped and landed both of them on a tree limb.
"Wait here," he said as he jumped back down to help Hiei. Looking down at the small clearing where they were, something caught the corner of Rei's eye. Squinting, she noticed it was a piece of red ribbon off in the distance. It disappeared after a moment and re-appeared closer by. Thinking quicker than usual, Rei took off her shoe and threw it at the ribbon. She didn't hit it, but instead hit their Jaganshi.
He became visible the moment he hit the ground. He had all white hair, and his eyes looked purple. Kurama and Hiei looked up, and Kurama was the first to move after him. The Jaganshi was too quick, though; he jumped up again and jumped straight into the air. Hiei was able to move now and he pulled his katana out and jumped up to meet this Jaganshi. Hiei just about sliced off the Jaganshi's leg, but the Jaganshi twisted in mid-air. In what was about 5 seconds, the Jaganshi looked over at Rei and landed on her branch.
Grabbing her around the waist and slinging her over his shoulder, he jumped off the branch and called, "If you want to see the bitch again, Hiei, I suggest you come after me."
"Rei!" Kurama called out and she stretched out her hand, but he was too slow and too far away.
***
Landing in a clearing, quite far away from the other yukai, that Jaganshi dropped Rei on the ground. Rubbing her butt as she stood up, she walked over to him and gave him a hard slap.
"Asshole. No one calls me a bitch," she growled. He rubbed his cheek and smirked, "But that weak Jaganshi called you one."
"Yeah, and I was about ready to beat the crap out of him before you showed up."
"I would have liked have seen that. But, fate is so funny. Now you'll get to watch him die," the Jaganshi laughed that eerie laugh again. Rei shifted onto her still-shoed foot and wished that she had thrown a piece of bark or something else other than her shoe.
"Annoying, isn't it? Only having one shoe to stand on. Tsk, oh well, I wonder what it's like having only one leg?" the Jaganshi laughed again as he made a move towards Rei. Backing away, she just about tripped when Kurama caught her.
The guys had finally caught up and their little treck through the woods in search of Rei did not lighten their mood.
"Listen up, bastard, you can do what you want with me, but leave Rei alone," Kurama growled. Rei had all she could not to gasp out loud; she didn't think she'd ever heard Kurama cuss before. Bending down, she pulled her other shoe off- just in case she needed to fight- that way it'd be easier instead to have two barefeet.
The Jaganshi laughed again, "Rei, eh? I thought she was 'the bitch'... Are any of you curious enough to know my name? Or has Hiei told you it already?"
None of them answered, but the Jaganshi went on anyways, "Kokai. And I'm going to be the last person that you're all going to meet."
Hiei smirked, "That's what you think." He attacked Kokai with his katana, but Kokai disappeared.
"Damn, where did he go?" Hiei growled. Kokai reappeared and punched Hiei across the clearing. Hiei was about ready to stand back up, but Kurama stepped in. Pulling his rose out of his hair he called, "Rose whip!"
It instantly transformed into his whip and he slashed it at Kokai. Kokai disappeared again, but not before the whip grazed his leg. "Stand still and fight like a man," Kurama said as he pulled his whip back towards him. A little bit of Kokai's blood dripped off the whip and Kurama touched it with the tip of his tongue. There was a hissing sound and the rest of the blood on the whip evaporated. Kokai reappeared for what seemed like the millionth time, but disappeared again.
"Holy shit man! Will you stop that!?!" Rei yelled at him. Everyone was getting really annoyed at Kokai, but they couldn't do anything about it.
"Why? I'm having fun. Or would you rather me kill one of your friends?" Kokai's creepy voice asked. Rei bit her tongue. It would not do well if she got the guys in trouble.
"Why are you so intent on killing us?" Kurama asked, keeping his whip close at hand. Kokai turned to him. "Because, I want power."
Kurama thought for a minute, "Then why didn't you take Rei when you had the chance?"
"Because, I... um, maybe," Kokai stuttered. Rei's mouth dropped open.
.oO{That Kurama... I'm going to kill him after I kill Hiei.} she thought as Kokai said, "That is of no concern to you."
"If I didn't know any better, I'd think our Jaganshi was a ditz," Rei heard Hiei mutter. She turned wide eyes to him and he looked like he was trying not to smile. .oO{Stupid boys, what is their problem?} she thought.
Kokai was so confused now, that he didn't notice Kurama walk over to him. "I don't think you're really a Jaganshi," Kurama whispered in his ear. Kokai jumped back, but Kurama flicked the whip end around Kokai's waist.
"You try to move, and you get cut in half," Kurama told him.
"That's what you think," Kokai said as he disappeared. The whip fell to the ground and Kurama looked around. Kokai's voice had sounded different when he'd said that.
"You've done well to keep up this far, but how will you fare against my true form?" the new voice spoke.
"Kurama! Watch out!" Hiei called. Hiei's eyes were burning red and he looked dead serious. .oO{How can this be the same guy who thought Kokai was a ditz?} Rei thought just as Kurama was knocked to the ground by his unseen attacker. Kokai reappeared, but this time he wasn't the white-haired, purple-eyed boy they first met.
His hair had turned a deathly silver-grey and his eyes were so purple they looked almost black. He was taller now, too. Instead of being about Yusuke's size, he looked more like Kuwabara. Even Kurama had to look up a little to see Kokai's face.
"Any more tricks up your sleeve?" Kurama asked as he stood up. Kokai hadn't expected him to get up so quickly, but he hid his surprise by saying, "Maybe. You'll just have to wait and see."
Kurama shook his head, "I hate waiting." He slashed his whip towards Kokai, but Kokai jumped and did a back-flip away from it. Kurama clenched his teeth, and Rei could tell he was cursing himself. Kokai stretched out his hand towards Kurama and Kurama was thrown back.
.oO{How is he doing that? I don't see any sign of spirit energy...} Rei thought. Kokai stretched his hand out again and Kurama was picked up in mid-air. Rei started to move to help him, but Hiei grabbed her and pulled her back against his front.
"Idiot, you can't do anything to help," he growled into her ear.
"But I have to do something," she growled right back. "Why did I come then?"
"Exactly! Kurama didn't want you to come, because there was nothing you could do. Even if there was, he wouldn't want you to," Hiei poked, not releasing his grip on her.
"Why? You guys don't care if I fight."
Rei felt Hiei shake his head, "We DO care. If something were to happen to you or your baby, Kurama and I would never be able to forgive ourselves."
This was definitely new to Rei. Her eyes widened and she looked at Kurama and Hiei in a new light. .oO{They actually care what happens to me? Kurama I can believe that, but, Hiei?} she thought and she looked at Kurama again. He was still being held in mid-air and Kokai showed no sign of letting him down. Rei decided she had start acting like a spirit wench and help her guys out.
"Hey, Kokai, why do you want me?" Rei said suddenly, standing up. Hiei, Kurama and Kokai all looked at her like she was crazy.
.oO{Okay, Rei, you better make this count without making a TOTAL fool out of yourself.} she thought as she started taking steps towards Kokai. She swayed her hips, and hoped the whole time being pregnant didn't make her un-sexy. .oO{I guess it doesn't.} Rei thought as Kokai's eyes followed her movements. He let Kurama go, and Kurama fell to the ground. Rei tried not to wince as she heard the impact, but Kurama sat up and reassured her that he was fine with one look. Rei pushed a stray strand of hair out of her eyes as she finally reached Kokai.
He looked her over approvingly and his eyes seemed to burn marks through her. Kokai reached out his hand to touch her and she heard Hiei growl quietly. Kokai must have heard, too, because he drew Rei toward him quickly and asked, "What? This your woman, Jaganshi? Just ten minutes ago I heard you call her a bitch."
Hiei didn't even wince, but when Kokai leaned his head against Rei's and teasingly ran his tongue over her lips did Hiei growl. Rei tried to pull away without making it too obvious, but Kokai had her in a death grip.
.oO{Well, another bright idea brought to you by Rei.} she thought. Hiei was about ready to rip Kokai's head off, but Kurama had made his way over to Hiei and was holding him back. Rei did what she could to stall, because they seemed to be having a telepathic conversation.
.oO{Okay, that was weird. How can you tell when people are having a telepathic conversation?} Rei thought. Kokai was now taking full advantage of her coming to him. His hands were wrapped firmly around her hips and he seemed about ready to make-out with her. Rei fought the sickness in her stomach of having a total stranger fondle her, but she had no choice. She had to help the guys and this was the only way she knew how. Kokai seemed to be deep in thought, though.
"You're coming with me," he growled as he picked her up. She didn't protest, for she had gotten herself into this mess. Kokai was about ready to jump into the air when Kurama threw his whip again and it wrapped around Kokai's leg. Rei struggled free from his grasp and Hiei- who had used his sickeningly-fast speed- came up behind Kokai and ran his katana through his chest. Kokai staggered to the ground and glared at Hiei, Rei and Kurama all in one look. Suddenly, his entire body disintegrated.
"Woah, what the hell?" Kurama asked. Hiei smirked. "Let's go home," was all he said.
Standing up, Rei brushed off her butt. "That was an adventure... but the day isn't even over... How do we know he's dead?"
Hiei smirked again, and shook his head, "I'll tell you when we get home."
Kurama and Rei shared questioning glances, but Hiei kept walking. Rei picked up her shoe and as they walked back through the woods, she picked up her other shoe that she had thrown.
"Well, for some reason I thought this would have been harder," she sighed as she slipped her shoes on.
"Me too, after the fuss Hiei made out of it," Kurama whispered, sidling up beside her.
Rei nodded, "I thought we'd atleast have a good fighter."
"We did, or did you not see me get thrown around a few times," Kurama smiled.
Rei blushed, "Yeah, but he let me walk up to him."
"Hmm.... You're right..." Kurama mused.
Rei shrugged, "Well, anyways, he seemed a little ditzy in the beggining. And I atleast thought we'd have a few days worth of fighting. That's why I packed food."
"It was probably just an act. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what Hiei tells us."
Chapter 13
.oO{NOTE: I own Rei Amerasu~and her baby~ and Kokai the Jaganshi, everyone else is Yoshihiro Togashi's. I even own this story, so if you use a bunch of things out of it, I'll personally hunt you down and kill you.}
#Kenshin pops up#: That she will. She takes her writings seriously... sadly... she really is a "crazy" otaku... poor girl... #Kenshin pops back down after a glare from Author#
#Author sighs# I personally think this is a stupid chapter, but I needed to put it in to explain some things... Sorry. #Author bows#
*****
Hiei had won their little race, naturally, and now they were walking towards the woods.
"Why are we going this way?" Rei asked, shifting the food pack to her other shoulder. Hiei glanced behind him at her, "Because this is the quickest way."
"How do you know where the Jaganshi is?" Kurama asked. Hiei turned around and faced them totally and they saw that his bandage was off and his implanted Jagan was showing.
"Does that answer any other questions?" Hiei asked, annoyed at their inquisitiveness. Kurama and Rei shared a secret smile and they started pestering him with meaningless questions. Hiei finally growled in frustration and threatened to use his Jagan to torture them into becoming his slaves.
Rei grinned devilishly and said, "I'm already a slave... or do you want more?"
Both Kurama and Hiei turned wide-eyes upon her, but she just walked past them. Kurama cleared his throat and Rei heard him whisper, "I actually wouldn't mind more..."
Rei pretended like she didn't hear and let Hiei take the lead again. They walked for a few hours before they stopped for something to eat. Rei dropped the food-pack and sat down.
"Man, I'm beat," she sighed to herself. Kurama looked up and said, "That's one reason why you shouldn't have come."
Rei glared at Kurama and out of the corner of her eye she could see Hiei doing the same thing. Kurama glared back at both of them as he ate his sandwich. It was about 5 o'clock before they started back up again. Hiei was in the lead- as usual- and Kurama was hiking next to Rei.
"If you ever get too tired, I can carry you," he whispered.
"I don't think that's going to happen," Rei shook her head. Kurama sighed and said, "You're as stubborn as a mule."
Rei smirked, "That is always so nice to hear."
"I have a question," Kurama started. Rei nodded for him to go on and he did, "Why didn't you cry more when you're grandma died?"
Rei looked up, surprised that he had brought that up. Sighing, she answered, "Because, I'm so used to this shit in the world and I'm not one to cry."
"But you didn't even seem mad when Hiei raped you," Kurama whispered, leaning closer to Rei so that Hiei wouldn't hear. Rei rolled her eyes and said, "I couldn't change the fact of either. My grandma died. People do that. Hiei 'raped' me. I can't get too mad at him because half-way through, I didn't want him to stop."
This made Kurama stop dead in his tracks with his mouth hanging open. Rei tried not to laugh and grabbed his arm to pull him along.
"I guess I don't show my emotions enough. I've been desensitized with everything that has happened to me in the past that I've never really learned to let anyone get close enough to me," Rei sighed.
Kurama was still a little shocked from her first revelation, but nodded none-the-less. Rei gave him a 'whatever' look and kept pulling him along. If she didn't, he'd likely end up way behind. Hiei stopped suddenly and Rei accidentally ran into him.
"Dammit, why did you do that?" she asked, hoping she didn't hurt the baby. Everything seemed alright, but Hiei wasn't moving. Kurama came up next to her and asked, "Whatever happened to 'dang'?"
"I got tired of being a good girl and not cursing," she said as she stuck out her tongue. Hiei growled, "Idiots! Stop talking!"
Rei looked over at him again and noticed his posture wasn't what it should be. She grabbed Hiei's arm and tried to pull him, but he was stuck straight to the ground.
"Bitch! Stop pulling!" Hiei growled again. Rei stopped and her jaw dropped. She instantly became angry, "You did not just call me that."
Kurama was a little worried. "Uh... you guys... this isn't the time for a fight."
"Shut up," both Rei and Hiei growled at the same time. He backed off, but kept watch on their surroundings.
"I think I might just take advantage of you not being able to move. I wonder how many times you can get punched without blacking out," Rei thought aloud. Hiei didn't seem to like that idea and it shown straight through his red eyes.
"Bring it on, bitch," Hiei said again, trying to act tough, but he was absolutely helpless. Just then this eerie laugh echoed through the woods.
"Hahaha... what a nice surprise. A team that is falling apart, right here in my midst. What luck, this should be fun," the voice said just as Hiei was rammed into a tree. He fell to the ground, but before he could catch his balance, he was thrown into the next tree. Hiei coughed and some blood showed in it.
Rei bit her lower lip and looked around at the trees. .oO{Shit! I can't see anyone, where is this guy?} Right then a telepathic message came to her.
'He's using his Jagan to stop me from moving, but he is not anywhere close,' she heard in her head and looked over to see Hiei staring right at her. She had questions buzzing around her mind, but instead she called, "Kurama, can you see him?"
He shook his head, "No. I can't even hear any subtle differences, it's too dense here."
Rei looked around. If Hiei was to be thrown around again, he wouldn't last long with all the trees that where around them. Cursing silently, she ran over to Hiei.
"Are you able to move yet?" she asked, but he shook his head. She slung his arm behind her neck and stood up so he could lean against her. He went along with her for a minute until they got closer to Kurama when Hiei pushed her. She fell into Kurama's arms, and a bolt of energy landed into the dirt right where Rei had been standing.
"That always seems to happen, doesn't it?" she sighed. Kurama looked at her incredulously, "How can you be joking at a time like this?"
"It's just my mentality, besides, it IS true that that always happens," she said as she held on to him just as another bolt flashed out. Kurama jumped and landed both of them on a tree limb.
"Wait here," he said as he jumped back down to help Hiei. Looking down at the small clearing where they were, something caught the corner of Rei's eye. Squinting, she noticed it was a piece of red ribbon off in the distance. It disappeared after a moment and re-appeared closer by. Thinking quicker than usual, Rei took off her shoe and threw it at the ribbon. She didn't hit it, but instead hit their Jaganshi.
He became visible the moment he hit the ground. He had all white hair, and his eyes looked purple. Kurama and Hiei looked up, and Kurama was the first to move after him. The Jaganshi was too quick, though; he jumped up again and jumped straight into the air. Hiei was able to move now and he pulled his katana out and jumped up to meet this Jaganshi. Hiei just about sliced off the Jaganshi's leg, but the Jaganshi twisted in mid-air. In what was about 5 seconds, the Jaganshi looked over at Rei and landed on her branch.
Grabbing her around the waist and slinging her over his shoulder, he jumped off the branch and called, "If you want to see the bitch again, Hiei, I suggest you come after me."
"Rei!" Kurama called out and she stretched out her hand, but he was too slow and too far away.
***
Landing in a clearing, quite far away from the other yukai, that Jaganshi dropped Rei on the ground. Rubbing her butt as she stood up, she walked over to him and gave him a hard slap.
"Asshole. No one calls me a bitch," she growled. He rubbed his cheek and smirked, "But that weak Jaganshi called you one."
"Yeah, and I was about ready to beat the crap out of him before you showed up."
"I would have liked have seen that. But, fate is so funny. Now you'll get to watch him die," the Jaganshi laughed that eerie laugh again. Rei shifted onto her still-shoed foot and wished that she had thrown a piece of bark or something else other than her shoe.
"Annoying, isn't it? Only having one shoe to stand on. Tsk, oh well, I wonder what it's like having only one leg?" the Jaganshi laughed again as he made a move towards Rei. Backing away, she just about tripped when Kurama caught her.
The guys had finally caught up and their little treck through the woods in search of Rei did not lighten their mood.
"Listen up, bastard, you can do what you want with me, but leave Rei alone," Kurama growled. Rei had all she could not to gasp out loud; she didn't think she'd ever heard Kurama cuss before. Bending down, she pulled her other shoe off- just in case she needed to fight- that way it'd be easier instead to have two barefeet.
The Jaganshi laughed again, "Rei, eh? I thought she was 'the bitch'... Are any of you curious enough to know my name? Or has Hiei told you it already?"
None of them answered, but the Jaganshi went on anyways, "Kokai. And I'm going to be the last person that you're all going to meet."
Hiei smirked, "That's what you think." He attacked Kokai with his katana, but Kokai disappeared.
"Damn, where did he go?" Hiei growled. Kokai reappeared and punched Hiei across the clearing. Hiei was about ready to stand back up, but Kurama stepped in. Pulling his rose out of his hair he called, "Rose whip!"
It instantly transformed into his whip and he slashed it at Kokai. Kokai disappeared again, but not before the whip grazed his leg. "Stand still and fight like a man," Kurama said as he pulled his whip back towards him. A little bit of Kokai's blood dripped off the whip and Kurama touched it with the tip of his tongue. There was a hissing sound and the rest of the blood on the whip evaporated. Kokai reappeared for what seemed like the millionth time, but disappeared again.
"Holy shit man! Will you stop that!?!" Rei yelled at him. Everyone was getting really annoyed at Kokai, but they couldn't do anything about it.
"Why? I'm having fun. Or would you rather me kill one of your friends?" Kokai's creepy voice asked. Rei bit her tongue. It would not do well if she got the guys in trouble.
"Why are you so intent on killing us?" Kurama asked, keeping his whip close at hand. Kokai turned to him. "Because, I want power."
Kurama thought for a minute, "Then why didn't you take Rei when you had the chance?"
"Because, I... um, maybe," Kokai stuttered. Rei's mouth dropped open.
.oO{That Kurama... I'm going to kill him after I kill Hiei.} she thought as Kokai said, "That is of no concern to you."
"If I didn't know any better, I'd think our Jaganshi was a ditz," Rei heard Hiei mutter. She turned wide eyes to him and he looked like he was trying not to smile. .oO{Stupid boys, what is their problem?} she thought.
Kokai was so confused now, that he didn't notice Kurama walk over to him. "I don't think you're really a Jaganshi," Kurama whispered in his ear. Kokai jumped back, but Kurama flicked the whip end around Kokai's waist.
"You try to move, and you get cut in half," Kurama told him.
"That's what you think," Kokai said as he disappeared. The whip fell to the ground and Kurama looked around. Kokai's voice had sounded different when he'd said that.
"You've done well to keep up this far, but how will you fare against my true form?" the new voice spoke.
"Kurama! Watch out!" Hiei called. Hiei's eyes were burning red and he looked dead serious. .oO{How can this be the same guy who thought Kokai was a ditz?} Rei thought just as Kurama was knocked to the ground by his unseen attacker. Kokai reappeared, but this time he wasn't the white-haired, purple-eyed boy they first met.
His hair had turned a deathly silver-grey and his eyes were so purple they looked almost black. He was taller now, too. Instead of being about Yusuke's size, he looked more like Kuwabara. Even Kurama had to look up a little to see Kokai's face.
"Any more tricks up your sleeve?" Kurama asked as he stood up. Kokai hadn't expected him to get up so quickly, but he hid his surprise by saying, "Maybe. You'll just have to wait and see."
Kurama shook his head, "I hate waiting." He slashed his whip towards Kokai, but Kokai jumped and did a back-flip away from it. Kurama clenched his teeth, and Rei could tell he was cursing himself. Kokai stretched out his hand towards Kurama and Kurama was thrown back.
.oO{How is he doing that? I don't see any sign of spirit energy...} Rei thought. Kokai stretched his hand out again and Kurama was picked up in mid-air. Rei started to move to help him, but Hiei grabbed her and pulled her back against his front.
"Idiot, you can't do anything to help," he growled into her ear.
"But I have to do something," she growled right back. "Why did I come then?"
"Exactly! Kurama didn't want you to come, because there was nothing you could do. Even if there was, he wouldn't want you to," Hiei poked, not releasing his grip on her.
"Why? You guys don't care if I fight."
Rei felt Hiei shake his head, "We DO care. If something were to happen to you or your baby, Kurama and I would never be able to forgive ourselves."
This was definitely new to Rei. Her eyes widened and she looked at Kurama and Hiei in a new light. .oO{They actually care what happens to me? Kurama I can believe that, but, Hiei?} she thought and she looked at Kurama again. He was still being held in mid-air and Kokai showed no sign of letting him down. Rei decided she had start acting like a spirit wench and help her guys out.
"Hey, Kokai, why do you want me?" Rei said suddenly, standing up. Hiei, Kurama and Kokai all looked at her like she was crazy.
.oO{Okay, Rei, you better make this count without making a TOTAL fool out of yourself.} she thought as she started taking steps towards Kokai. She swayed her hips, and hoped the whole time being pregnant didn't make her un-sexy. .oO{I guess it doesn't.} Rei thought as Kokai's eyes followed her movements. He let Kurama go, and Kurama fell to the ground. Rei tried not to wince as she heard the impact, but Kurama sat up and reassured her that he was fine with one look. Rei pushed a stray strand of hair out of her eyes as she finally reached Kokai.
He looked her over approvingly and his eyes seemed to burn marks through her. Kokai reached out his hand to touch her and she heard Hiei growl quietly. Kokai must have heard, too, because he drew Rei toward him quickly and asked, "What? This your woman, Jaganshi? Just ten minutes ago I heard you call her a bitch."
Hiei didn't even wince, but when Kokai leaned his head against Rei's and teasingly ran his tongue over her lips did Hiei growl. Rei tried to pull away without making it too obvious, but Kokai had her in a death grip.
.oO{Well, another bright idea brought to you by Rei.} she thought. Hiei was about ready to rip Kokai's head off, but Kurama had made his way over to Hiei and was holding him back. Rei did what she could to stall, because they seemed to be having a telepathic conversation.
.oO{Okay, that was weird. How can you tell when people are having a telepathic conversation?} Rei thought. Kokai was now taking full advantage of her coming to him. His hands were wrapped firmly around her hips and he seemed about ready to make-out with her. Rei fought the sickness in her stomach of having a total stranger fondle her, but she had no choice. She had to help the guys and this was the only way she knew how. Kokai seemed to be deep in thought, though.
"You're coming with me," he growled as he picked her up. She didn't protest, for she had gotten herself into this mess. Kokai was about ready to jump into the air when Kurama threw his whip again and it wrapped around Kokai's leg. Rei struggled free from his grasp and Hiei- who had used his sickeningly-fast speed- came up behind Kokai and ran his katana through his chest. Kokai staggered to the ground and glared at Hiei, Rei and Kurama all in one look. Suddenly, his entire body disintegrated.
"Woah, what the hell?" Kurama asked. Hiei smirked. "Let's go home," was all he said.
Standing up, Rei brushed off her butt. "That was an adventure... but the day isn't even over... How do we know he's dead?"
Hiei smirked again, and shook his head, "I'll tell you when we get home."
Kurama and Rei shared questioning glances, but Hiei kept walking. Rei picked up her shoe and as they walked back through the woods, she picked up her other shoe that she had thrown.
"Well, for some reason I thought this would have been harder," she sighed as she slipped her shoes on.
"Me too, after the fuss Hiei made out of it," Kurama whispered, sidling up beside her.
Rei nodded, "I thought we'd atleast have a good fighter."
"We did, or did you not see me get thrown around a few times," Kurama smiled.
Rei blushed, "Yeah, but he let me walk up to him."
"Hmm.... You're right..." Kurama mused.
Rei shrugged, "Well, anyways, he seemed a little ditzy in the beggining. And I atleast thought we'd have a few days worth of fighting. That's why I packed food."
"It was probably just an act. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what Hiei tells us."
