-Delicate Petals-
n.n Here's the 6th chapter! Woo!
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I sat in school a week later from the incident that caused me to break down. I feel like a normal person now. I feel really empty and sad. I don't feel like crying or anything, but the space where the emotions used to be is empty. Completely empty. The teacher droned on and on and I didn't pay any attention. Ryu and I had finished the Science project and it was handed in. I sighed. Keiko had told me that my gaze was completely and utterly empty. Nothing was there. No emotions.
'Something bad must've really happened to you.' She had said. I almost laughed. Yes, you could say something devastating happened to me. I fell in love and went through tragedy for it. Yuusuke and the others were really careful about what they said around me now. They didn't want to upset me. There wasn't any pain worse than going through hell for the person you love to be happy, even if it means watching them be with another. I learned that the hard way. The bell rang and I stood up, just like I had so many other times before. Only, I never felt so empty inside. When I got outside at the end of the day, Hiei met me at the gates and we walked together.
"Life going normally now?" He asked. I nodded. Such a simple response.
"Yes, as normal as it could go. I feel so empty. Not even when I was Youko did I feel like this."
"You suffered a loss." He said bluntly. We never mentioned her name. I haven't seen her since I got well. I'd been avoiding her. It was best for everyone. "But atleast you are not hurting that much now, ne?" I nodded again.
"Hai." It had been a while since I used that word. I smiled. Hiei looked over at me and raised his eyebrow.
"You haven't used that word in a while." He gave me a half-smile. I smiled back. Suddenly I heard someone calling us from behind. Kuwabara. I gave Hiei a look but he just jumped into a tree and scowled.
"Kurama! Hey, how are you?" He asked. I blinked.
"Is there a reason for you calling to me?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. We have never really been on terms of friendship. He sweatdropped and scratched the back of his head.
"No not really. I just figured that I haven't seen you in a while.." He trailed off and I nodded. We started walking. "Well, how are you?" I glanced at him and smiled slightly.
"Fine." I was my normal calm self. There was no coldness or anything. Just a calmness that eased me.
"Thats good. The last time I saw you you weren't exactly wonderful." He smirked and threw his school briefcase over his shoulder and held it that way. I carried one as well only I carried it under my arm.
"How are you doing, then? And Yukina?" He grinned and nodded, rambling on about them both.
"I guess you could say that we're both fine." I smiled and nodded once. "I didn't know you walked home this way."
"Hai." I replied simply. "I always have but I usually take my time getting home. There really is no rush." He nodded in understanding. I slowly came to realize that I even missed his annoying antics and ramblings when I hadn't seen him.
"Have you been avoiding us?" He asked and I stopped walking. Why did he think that?
"No." I paused. "I just saw you not too long ago."
"But you weren't yourself then, either." I shook my head. That was true.
"I wouldn't avoid you for no reason." I shrugged and started walking again. He followed me then got back in step with me.
"How's shorty?" He asked suddenly. I looked over at him with a puzzled look on my face.
"He's fine." I replied, looking into the tree at my side.
"I haven't seen him since that time you were sick." He covered his mouth. I smiled.
"That doesn't upset me." I assured him. "Nothing upsets me anymore." He nodded and we continued to walk.
"So, you're back to normal?" I nodded. It was basically true. The only catch was avoiding Botan.
"Hai." My eyes followed someone familiar that was walking the opposite way. My sworn enemy from school, Yukio. He glared at me and stopped in front of me. I stopped as well. Kuwabara noticed this and stopped. Hiei watched from the tree next to me. I could feel the koorime's eyes.
"Suuichi Minamino." Yukio said with a smirk. I glared at him. I knew the anger was showing in my emerald eyes.
"What do you want?" I asked calmly, restraining my anger. He smirked at me and I stared calmly at him.
"I want you to fight me." I stared at him lamely. He raised an eyebrow.
"You think I couldn't beat you." I said matter-of-factly. I didn't telepathy or mind-reading abilities to tell me that. He stared at me in such a way that I had to believe I was correct.
"Yeah." He smirked. "You're a creampuff." Kuwabara and Hiei's eyes widened. They knew what I could do to him, but he didn't. My eyes darkened and I knew Youko was angered.
"You should not have said that." My voice was deeper, colder. My eyes glittered with gold. He started laughing.
"Right, you're harmless!" Kuwabara stepped back a few paces, probably feeling my spirit energy rise. I balled my fist in front of me and watched the blue glow emitt such energy. My gaze switched to my opponent. I grinned, showing off my fangs. He stopped laughing.
"I'm harmless, am I?" I asked calmly. The eerieness of my voice caused even Hiei to shiver. I could see the movement out of the corner of my eye. "Harmless. What a small word." I may not have transformed but I was close to doing so. My eyes were pure gold and I knew it. My nails were almost claws. I ran my tongue across my fangs. He should not have said that. I dropped my school things on the ground. "I think you are as harmless as a flea. No, pardon me. Nothing but a small circle of glass that could shatter as easily as paper can be ripped." I chuckled. His eyes had gone wide.
"W-What are you.. t-talking about?" He asked, almost falling backward in the activity of moving back.
"It is a simple matter, my friend. Or shall I say opponent?" My smile had gotten deadly. I wasn't going to fight him. No, he was too weak. I was only going to scare him. "I am simply stating a small fact. You are very fragile, are you not? Fragile things, such as bones, are easily broken." I was mocking him. Playing at his game, only at a much higher level. "Every rose has it's thorn." I looked back down at my glowing fist. I don't think he could see the glow. No, he was nothing but a weak ningen boy. He will run home to his mother and cry. Cry like a little baby.
"N-No.." I heard him mumble. I glanced up and he felt the weight of my gaze.
"Do you believe what I am telling you? Or are you doubting my abilities once again?" I asked calmly, receiving no answer. He was staring at me in horror. Rumors around school should help me. I smiled.
"I-" He stopped and tried to straighten himself up. He had courage, I had to give him that. Not unless he was a fool who did not want to lose his reputation as a thug. "I'm not afraid of you." He was expecting me to get angered, wasn't he?
"I am not afraid of you, either. The fact of it is, you are nothing but an ant to me." Hiei moved back, the motion caught little of my attention. "A small fragile ant. A piece of glass. Paper, even." I took a small flower from the tree at my side. "Flowers are not as fragile as everyone thinks."
"They are, though. They can't protect themselves." He said defensively. I smiled once again.
"Really? Do you believe that? Flowers have power. With the right manipulation.." I fed it some of my spirit energy. It slowly started to grow. It developed a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth, dripping with acidic saliva. "See now? This flower can be your opponent."
"W-What the hell are you!?" He asked, directing everyone's attention to me. I frowned.
"I do not believe you want to know that." I said, a smirk growing on my face every moment. "You see, I do not tell worthless weaklings anything. I only tell them information that is worth my time telling." I manipulated the flower more. It grew stems and started to move it's mouth.
"I am not a weakling." He protested, eyeing the flower with distrust. "Thats only an illusion." I looked at the flower.
"Can an illusion take a bite off your arm?" I asked, blinking. Hiei was enjoying this. I knew he was. Kuwabara looked completely terrified.
"I would believe him.. if I were you." Kuwabara said. I switched my gaze to him.
"Thank you for reinforcing the truth, Kuwabara. You see, though, he will not believe me if he does not see it for himself." I wasn't really going to do anything drastic. "If I could have something like a piece of cloth or whatever.." Kuwabara took out a pencil and tossed it. I caught it in my other hand without taking my gaze off Yukio. I then held it to the plant and it took off the sharp point of lead, it's saliva melting a few inches off it. "Is that an illusion?" I tossed the pencil to Yukio. He shook his head and turned around, running away. I looked down at the flower and withdrew my spirit energy. It became just a normal flower again. My eyes returned to normal and so did everything else.
"How did you do that, Kurama?" Kuwabara asked. I looked over at him and smiled slightly.
"I can manipulate plants to my bidding." I answered with a shrug. "I can turn them into carnivores or make them grow as large as I want. You remember the tournament." He nodded and I picked up my briefcase.
"Yeah, I do. Y'know, come to think of it, your garden is really healthy, right?" I nodded.
"Yes, it is." I answered.
"Do you.. y'know?" He asked me and I gave him a blank stare. "Do you use your spirit energy on normal plants?"
"No." He stared me suspiciously. "I water them every once in a while if it doesn't rain. Besides, I don't like to waste my spirit energy on something that is nartural if I can avoid it. But if a plant is dying and my okaasan treasures it, then yes, I will use my spirit energy." He nodded.
"I see." The only sound I heard right then were our footsteps. People paused to watch us walk by. Kuwabara's gang came up to meet their leader.
"Hey Kuwabara." They noticed me and gave me a questioning glance.
"Oh, him? He's cool. His name is-" I shot him a warning glance then nodded to each of them.
"My name is Suuichi Minamino. It's a pleasure." I returned their gazes, making sure to mask the slight curiosity about them. They looked at Kuwabara with this look that I knew asked what was he doing with this.. creampuff?
"Guys, don't insult him. He just scared off a thug so.." He glanced back at me to see my calm, emotionless look. I looked at him and gave them all the innocent act.
"It wasn't my fault he called me a creampuff." I shrugged.
"He shouldn't bother you again, then, Suuichi." Hiei finally revealed himself, jumping down from the tree and landing in front of me, facing me. Everyone else jumped three feet in the air. I smirked.
"No." I said with a distant look on my face. "Not unless he really wants what is coming to him."
"You really should be more social."
"Hiei, you're not social." I said, giving him a look.
"I'm not the one being called a creampuff." I gave him a deadly look, my spirit energy flaring up again. His eyes widened slightly but he snorted. "I know you could beat me and I also know better than to insult you." My energy leveled out and I closed my eyes to block out the sight of someone running toward us. Botan. I opened my eyes and looked at Hiei.
"Are you coming with me?" He nodded and we set off, passing Botan and pretending she wasn't there. She looked back and I could tell. I felt her gaze on me. I wanted to run from that feeling but I pushed it all aside. I won't break down because I saw her. No.
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Once again and as always, Hiei was sitting on my bed and I was sitting in my spinning chair. I looked at him and he looked up.
"I have to get rid of this feeling. Emptiness." He fell back on the bed and stared at the ceiling, something I had done a lot.
"Just ignore it. It can't be that hard." I nodded and sighed. I turned to the desk and the computer on the side. I wondered if Hiei ever experienced the wonders of the internet. "Hiei, come here." He sat up and gave me a questioning glance. I clicked onto the internet. There was a lot of humorous stuff on the internet.
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I sighed. School is bad for your health and your brain. I scribbled on a paper, pretending to write notes and almost drooling because of my lack of sense in this place. I stared at the board and yawned. Ryu obviously thought it was funny. I heard him chuckle from his seat next to me. Soon, after a lot more yawns and a few mindless looks, the bell rang.
"I heard about your ordeal with Yukio yesterday." Ryu said with a side glance at me. I was still under the effect of the brain-melting subject of science.
"Hn." That was normally Hiei's response to things. He looked over at me and blinked.
"Was what he said true?" I looked over at him with a questioning glance.
"What did he say?" He explained most of the situation from yesterday and I shrugged. I wasn't going to deny the fact that it was true. "So what if he is telling the truth? He seriously doesn't matter to me anymore."
"So it is true. How did you do it?"
"Need you know?" I asked. I glanced at him out of the corner of my eye. It was obvious he did, but I wouldn't tell him I was a legendary bandit, a feared and respected demon from the depths of the Demon World, also known as Makai.
"No, not really but I would like to." I shook my head. Clearly the situation was that his brain was fried. He didn't need to know and he shouldn't want to.
"It's a secret of mine." I said with an empty, hollow look at him.
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Hiei watched me pace once again. This time I wasn't pacing because of her, but because of school.
"Does it matter to you that much?" He asked boredly. I glared at him.
"I don't want to get kicked out of school all because of.." I trailed off. "Do you think they'll figure it out?" He gave me a dumb look.
"They're stupid humans, what do you think?" I paced more then dropped into my chair. "Finally you've stopped that stupid irritating pacing." I glared at him then I yawned.
"I want sleep." I said. He rolled his eyes.
"If that school fries your brain this much, what the hell are you going for?" He asked with curiosity.
"An education."
"You mean to get smarter? The stupid thing fries your goddamn brains, moron."
"I guess you're right."
"Besides, you're smart enough. You're over 300 years old for crying out loud." He crossed his arms. "You honestly need help. These ningens made you dumb."
"Not all of them." I said defensively. He rolled his eyes and laid back, closing his eyes. His breathing soon slowed and he rolled over, fast asleep. I stared at him, wondering why he was still alone. Still by himself. He had come a long way from his heartless self. But he still refuses to love someone other than his sister. I hadn't realized I had been staring, unblinking for five minutes. I blinked and rubbed my eyes, resting my arms on my desk. I rested my head in my arms and fell asleep within minutes.
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"Kurama." An annoyed voice said, breaking my hold on sleep. I felt someone's hand on my arm, shaking me. I blinked and looked up at who it was. My vision was still blurry and I was still tired.
"Go away.." I mumbled. I put my head back in my arms and closed my eyes. Suddenly, the desk wasn't under me and I fell out of the chair. I opened my eyes and looked up, blinking the blurriness away. "What?"
"Do you know what time it is?" Hiei asked. I shook my head and glanced at the clock. 10:29 AM. I looked back at Hiei.
"So? I missed a few classes. Whats the point?" I laid still on the floor and closed my eyes again, my neck ached and so did my back. There was only one thing that could cure that. "How about some training?" Hiei brightened a little and his irritation faded, I noticed.
"It's about time you made a sensible suggestion." He said sarcastically. I rolled my eyes and got up. I changed into some training clothes and went with Hiei to the secluded area of the park. Our usual training area was ready and waiting for us. We started normally and gradually went up in speed. The pains in my neck and back were forgotten and probably gone after an hour.
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My okaasan was sitting in the living room when we got home. I suppose Hiei could call this his home since he was staying here and eating here. The little freeloader.
"Where have you been all day? The school called and left a message on the answering machine saying that you didn't go." She noticed my clothes and Hiei's. "Training or rolling around in the dirt?"
"A little bit of both." I answered, walking toward the stairs. "I didn't go to school today because I didn't wake up until 10:30." I walked up the stairs before she could say anything else. Hiei followed me.
"But you didn't tell her about our swimming activity." He said sarcastically.
"I need a shower." I said, going into my room. I picked out some comfortable and loose-fitting pants then a large t-shirt. I dragged myself into the bathroom and took my hot shower. When I got out, I didn't feel as dirty. I smiled. Hiei was next to go in.
When we were both clean and dressed, of course Hiei had to borrow some of my smaller clothes from my younger years. I bet he was relieved to find out that I hadn't given them away to kids next door or something. He was wearing black sweat pants that were baggy and touched the floor and a gray t-shirt that was two sizes too big. I chuckled.
"Stop laughing at me." He said, giving me a glare. I only grinned in response.
"But my clothes from a few years ago are two sizes too big for you!" I started laughing. He growled.
"Well, then, it looks like we'll have to go shopping for him." My okaasan said with a smile. I looked over at her and nodded. If we had to get clothes for him, that meant that he had to go. He was going to add malls to the list of things he hated. I laughed.
"Can we go tomorrow? By then will you have his clothes mended?" She nodded and held them up.
"They're not too bad. Neither are yours. It'll give me something to do tonight since I'm not working." She replied. We had reached the living room. "There is some food left over from my supper. It's still warm."
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When we were done eating we went to my room, of course. I sighed then looked at Hiei. He looked so funny in those clothes. I couldn't help but laugh again.
"Shut up before I nail your mouth to your desk." He said, glaring at me. I stopped but still smiled.
"You're so moody." I said lamely. "You dampen the mood."
"What mood? All I saw was depression." I pretended to look shocked.
"I was laughing."
"At me."
"So?"
"I don't like people laughing at me."
"But that is a funny sight."
"No, it isn't."
"Yes, it is." I wasn't going to argue with him but it was fun to get him angry. That was when he was the funniest. His insults would increase tenfold and he would probably ring my neck.
"Shut up, Kurama." I gave him a hurt look.
"Aww, come on, Hiei." He gave me a blank stare. "You can't seriously have any fun when you're like this."
"Do I look like I want to have fun?"
"You need sugar." I stated with a shake of my head. "You need a good sugar rush."
"Sugar?" He repeated, blinking. I nodded and introduced him to wonders of sugar-filled products. We were both awake all night and the next morning didn't look too different either. I wound up drinking coffee at 3:43 AM. I sighed. "I like sugar."
"I know. You said that atleast ten times already." My eyelids felt like lead. They felt so heavy. I wanted to just go to sleep. He didn't say anything. Instead, he laid down where he was sitting, which just happened to be the floor and stared at the ceiling. He looked wired. There was no doubt about that. I went over to my bed and laid down. As soon as my head hit the pillow, I was asleep.
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I suppose this chapter is long enough. n.n I had to make this a long chapter. It was just so fun to write!
-Jess-
n.n Here's the 6th chapter! Woo!
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I sat in school a week later from the incident that caused me to break down. I feel like a normal person now. I feel really empty and sad. I don't feel like crying or anything, but the space where the emotions used to be is empty. Completely empty. The teacher droned on and on and I didn't pay any attention. Ryu and I had finished the Science project and it was handed in. I sighed. Keiko had told me that my gaze was completely and utterly empty. Nothing was there. No emotions.
'Something bad must've really happened to you.' She had said. I almost laughed. Yes, you could say something devastating happened to me. I fell in love and went through tragedy for it. Yuusuke and the others were really careful about what they said around me now. They didn't want to upset me. There wasn't any pain worse than going through hell for the person you love to be happy, even if it means watching them be with another. I learned that the hard way. The bell rang and I stood up, just like I had so many other times before. Only, I never felt so empty inside. When I got outside at the end of the day, Hiei met me at the gates and we walked together.
"Life going normally now?" He asked. I nodded. Such a simple response.
"Yes, as normal as it could go. I feel so empty. Not even when I was Youko did I feel like this."
"You suffered a loss." He said bluntly. We never mentioned her name. I haven't seen her since I got well. I'd been avoiding her. It was best for everyone. "But atleast you are not hurting that much now, ne?" I nodded again.
"Hai." It had been a while since I used that word. I smiled. Hiei looked over at me and raised his eyebrow.
"You haven't used that word in a while." He gave me a half-smile. I smiled back. Suddenly I heard someone calling us from behind. Kuwabara. I gave Hiei a look but he just jumped into a tree and scowled.
"Kurama! Hey, how are you?" He asked. I blinked.
"Is there a reason for you calling to me?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. We have never really been on terms of friendship. He sweatdropped and scratched the back of his head.
"No not really. I just figured that I haven't seen you in a while.." He trailed off and I nodded. We started walking. "Well, how are you?" I glanced at him and smiled slightly.
"Fine." I was my normal calm self. There was no coldness or anything. Just a calmness that eased me.
"Thats good. The last time I saw you you weren't exactly wonderful." He smirked and threw his school briefcase over his shoulder and held it that way. I carried one as well only I carried it under my arm.
"How are you doing, then? And Yukina?" He grinned and nodded, rambling on about them both.
"I guess you could say that we're both fine." I smiled and nodded once. "I didn't know you walked home this way."
"Hai." I replied simply. "I always have but I usually take my time getting home. There really is no rush." He nodded in understanding. I slowly came to realize that I even missed his annoying antics and ramblings when I hadn't seen him.
"Have you been avoiding us?" He asked and I stopped walking. Why did he think that?
"No." I paused. "I just saw you not too long ago."
"But you weren't yourself then, either." I shook my head. That was true.
"I wouldn't avoid you for no reason." I shrugged and started walking again. He followed me then got back in step with me.
"How's shorty?" He asked suddenly. I looked over at him with a puzzled look on my face.
"He's fine." I replied, looking into the tree at my side.
"I haven't seen him since that time you were sick." He covered his mouth. I smiled.
"That doesn't upset me." I assured him. "Nothing upsets me anymore." He nodded and we continued to walk.
"So, you're back to normal?" I nodded. It was basically true. The only catch was avoiding Botan.
"Hai." My eyes followed someone familiar that was walking the opposite way. My sworn enemy from school, Yukio. He glared at me and stopped in front of me. I stopped as well. Kuwabara noticed this and stopped. Hiei watched from the tree next to me. I could feel the koorime's eyes.
"Suuichi Minamino." Yukio said with a smirk. I glared at him. I knew the anger was showing in my emerald eyes.
"What do you want?" I asked calmly, restraining my anger. He smirked at me and I stared calmly at him.
"I want you to fight me." I stared at him lamely. He raised an eyebrow.
"You think I couldn't beat you." I said matter-of-factly. I didn't telepathy or mind-reading abilities to tell me that. He stared at me in such a way that I had to believe I was correct.
"Yeah." He smirked. "You're a creampuff." Kuwabara and Hiei's eyes widened. They knew what I could do to him, but he didn't. My eyes darkened and I knew Youko was angered.
"You should not have said that." My voice was deeper, colder. My eyes glittered with gold. He started laughing.
"Right, you're harmless!" Kuwabara stepped back a few paces, probably feeling my spirit energy rise. I balled my fist in front of me and watched the blue glow emitt such energy. My gaze switched to my opponent. I grinned, showing off my fangs. He stopped laughing.
"I'm harmless, am I?" I asked calmly. The eerieness of my voice caused even Hiei to shiver. I could see the movement out of the corner of my eye. "Harmless. What a small word." I may not have transformed but I was close to doing so. My eyes were pure gold and I knew it. My nails were almost claws. I ran my tongue across my fangs. He should not have said that. I dropped my school things on the ground. "I think you are as harmless as a flea. No, pardon me. Nothing but a small circle of glass that could shatter as easily as paper can be ripped." I chuckled. His eyes had gone wide.
"W-What are you.. t-talking about?" He asked, almost falling backward in the activity of moving back.
"It is a simple matter, my friend. Or shall I say opponent?" My smile had gotten deadly. I wasn't going to fight him. No, he was too weak. I was only going to scare him. "I am simply stating a small fact. You are very fragile, are you not? Fragile things, such as bones, are easily broken." I was mocking him. Playing at his game, only at a much higher level. "Every rose has it's thorn." I looked back down at my glowing fist. I don't think he could see the glow. No, he was nothing but a weak ningen boy. He will run home to his mother and cry. Cry like a little baby.
"N-No.." I heard him mumble. I glanced up and he felt the weight of my gaze.
"Do you believe what I am telling you? Or are you doubting my abilities once again?" I asked calmly, receiving no answer. He was staring at me in horror. Rumors around school should help me. I smiled.
"I-" He stopped and tried to straighten himself up. He had courage, I had to give him that. Not unless he was a fool who did not want to lose his reputation as a thug. "I'm not afraid of you." He was expecting me to get angered, wasn't he?
"I am not afraid of you, either. The fact of it is, you are nothing but an ant to me." Hiei moved back, the motion caught little of my attention. "A small fragile ant. A piece of glass. Paper, even." I took a small flower from the tree at my side. "Flowers are not as fragile as everyone thinks."
"They are, though. They can't protect themselves." He said defensively. I smiled once again.
"Really? Do you believe that? Flowers have power. With the right manipulation.." I fed it some of my spirit energy. It slowly started to grow. It developed a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth, dripping with acidic saliva. "See now? This flower can be your opponent."
"W-What the hell are you!?" He asked, directing everyone's attention to me. I frowned.
"I do not believe you want to know that." I said, a smirk growing on my face every moment. "You see, I do not tell worthless weaklings anything. I only tell them information that is worth my time telling." I manipulated the flower more. It grew stems and started to move it's mouth.
"I am not a weakling." He protested, eyeing the flower with distrust. "Thats only an illusion." I looked at the flower.
"Can an illusion take a bite off your arm?" I asked, blinking. Hiei was enjoying this. I knew he was. Kuwabara looked completely terrified.
"I would believe him.. if I were you." Kuwabara said. I switched my gaze to him.
"Thank you for reinforcing the truth, Kuwabara. You see, though, he will not believe me if he does not see it for himself." I wasn't really going to do anything drastic. "If I could have something like a piece of cloth or whatever.." Kuwabara took out a pencil and tossed it. I caught it in my other hand without taking my gaze off Yukio. I then held it to the plant and it took off the sharp point of lead, it's saliva melting a few inches off it. "Is that an illusion?" I tossed the pencil to Yukio. He shook his head and turned around, running away. I looked down at the flower and withdrew my spirit energy. It became just a normal flower again. My eyes returned to normal and so did everything else.
"How did you do that, Kurama?" Kuwabara asked. I looked over at him and smiled slightly.
"I can manipulate plants to my bidding." I answered with a shrug. "I can turn them into carnivores or make them grow as large as I want. You remember the tournament." He nodded and I picked up my briefcase.
"Yeah, I do. Y'know, come to think of it, your garden is really healthy, right?" I nodded.
"Yes, it is." I answered.
"Do you.. y'know?" He asked me and I gave him a blank stare. "Do you use your spirit energy on normal plants?"
"No." He stared me suspiciously. "I water them every once in a while if it doesn't rain. Besides, I don't like to waste my spirit energy on something that is nartural if I can avoid it. But if a plant is dying and my okaasan treasures it, then yes, I will use my spirit energy." He nodded.
"I see." The only sound I heard right then were our footsteps. People paused to watch us walk by. Kuwabara's gang came up to meet their leader.
"Hey Kuwabara." They noticed me and gave me a questioning glance.
"Oh, him? He's cool. His name is-" I shot him a warning glance then nodded to each of them.
"My name is Suuichi Minamino. It's a pleasure." I returned their gazes, making sure to mask the slight curiosity about them. They looked at Kuwabara with this look that I knew asked what was he doing with this.. creampuff?
"Guys, don't insult him. He just scared off a thug so.." He glanced back at me to see my calm, emotionless look. I looked at him and gave them all the innocent act.
"It wasn't my fault he called me a creampuff." I shrugged.
"He shouldn't bother you again, then, Suuichi." Hiei finally revealed himself, jumping down from the tree and landing in front of me, facing me. Everyone else jumped three feet in the air. I smirked.
"No." I said with a distant look on my face. "Not unless he really wants what is coming to him."
"You really should be more social."
"Hiei, you're not social." I said, giving him a look.
"I'm not the one being called a creampuff." I gave him a deadly look, my spirit energy flaring up again. His eyes widened slightly but he snorted. "I know you could beat me and I also know better than to insult you." My energy leveled out and I closed my eyes to block out the sight of someone running toward us. Botan. I opened my eyes and looked at Hiei.
"Are you coming with me?" He nodded and we set off, passing Botan and pretending she wasn't there. She looked back and I could tell. I felt her gaze on me. I wanted to run from that feeling but I pushed it all aside. I won't break down because I saw her. No.
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Once again and as always, Hiei was sitting on my bed and I was sitting in my spinning chair. I looked at him and he looked up.
"I have to get rid of this feeling. Emptiness." He fell back on the bed and stared at the ceiling, something I had done a lot.
"Just ignore it. It can't be that hard." I nodded and sighed. I turned to the desk and the computer on the side. I wondered if Hiei ever experienced the wonders of the internet. "Hiei, come here." He sat up and gave me a questioning glance. I clicked onto the internet. There was a lot of humorous stuff on the internet.
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I sighed. School is bad for your health and your brain. I scribbled on a paper, pretending to write notes and almost drooling because of my lack of sense in this place. I stared at the board and yawned. Ryu obviously thought it was funny. I heard him chuckle from his seat next to me. Soon, after a lot more yawns and a few mindless looks, the bell rang.
"I heard about your ordeal with Yukio yesterday." Ryu said with a side glance at me. I was still under the effect of the brain-melting subject of science.
"Hn." That was normally Hiei's response to things. He looked over at me and blinked.
"Was what he said true?" I looked over at him with a questioning glance.
"What did he say?" He explained most of the situation from yesterday and I shrugged. I wasn't going to deny the fact that it was true. "So what if he is telling the truth? He seriously doesn't matter to me anymore."
"So it is true. How did you do it?"
"Need you know?" I asked. I glanced at him out of the corner of my eye. It was obvious he did, but I wouldn't tell him I was a legendary bandit, a feared and respected demon from the depths of the Demon World, also known as Makai.
"No, not really but I would like to." I shook my head. Clearly the situation was that his brain was fried. He didn't need to know and he shouldn't want to.
"It's a secret of mine." I said with an empty, hollow look at him.
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Hiei watched me pace once again. This time I wasn't pacing because of her, but because of school.
"Does it matter to you that much?" He asked boredly. I glared at him.
"I don't want to get kicked out of school all because of.." I trailed off. "Do you think they'll figure it out?" He gave me a dumb look.
"They're stupid humans, what do you think?" I paced more then dropped into my chair. "Finally you've stopped that stupid irritating pacing." I glared at him then I yawned.
"I want sleep." I said. He rolled his eyes.
"If that school fries your brain this much, what the hell are you going for?" He asked with curiosity.
"An education."
"You mean to get smarter? The stupid thing fries your goddamn brains, moron."
"I guess you're right."
"Besides, you're smart enough. You're over 300 years old for crying out loud." He crossed his arms. "You honestly need help. These ningens made you dumb."
"Not all of them." I said defensively. He rolled his eyes and laid back, closing his eyes. His breathing soon slowed and he rolled over, fast asleep. I stared at him, wondering why he was still alone. Still by himself. He had come a long way from his heartless self. But he still refuses to love someone other than his sister. I hadn't realized I had been staring, unblinking for five minutes. I blinked and rubbed my eyes, resting my arms on my desk. I rested my head in my arms and fell asleep within minutes.
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"Kurama." An annoyed voice said, breaking my hold on sleep. I felt someone's hand on my arm, shaking me. I blinked and looked up at who it was. My vision was still blurry and I was still tired.
"Go away.." I mumbled. I put my head back in my arms and closed my eyes. Suddenly, the desk wasn't under me and I fell out of the chair. I opened my eyes and looked up, blinking the blurriness away. "What?"
"Do you know what time it is?" Hiei asked. I shook my head and glanced at the clock. 10:29 AM. I looked back at Hiei.
"So? I missed a few classes. Whats the point?" I laid still on the floor and closed my eyes again, my neck ached and so did my back. There was only one thing that could cure that. "How about some training?" Hiei brightened a little and his irritation faded, I noticed.
"It's about time you made a sensible suggestion." He said sarcastically. I rolled my eyes and got up. I changed into some training clothes and went with Hiei to the secluded area of the park. Our usual training area was ready and waiting for us. We started normally and gradually went up in speed. The pains in my neck and back were forgotten and probably gone after an hour.
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My okaasan was sitting in the living room when we got home. I suppose Hiei could call this his home since he was staying here and eating here. The little freeloader.
"Where have you been all day? The school called and left a message on the answering machine saying that you didn't go." She noticed my clothes and Hiei's. "Training or rolling around in the dirt?"
"A little bit of both." I answered, walking toward the stairs. "I didn't go to school today because I didn't wake up until 10:30." I walked up the stairs before she could say anything else. Hiei followed me.
"But you didn't tell her about our swimming activity." He said sarcastically.
"I need a shower." I said, going into my room. I picked out some comfortable and loose-fitting pants then a large t-shirt. I dragged myself into the bathroom and took my hot shower. When I got out, I didn't feel as dirty. I smiled. Hiei was next to go in.
When we were both clean and dressed, of course Hiei had to borrow some of my smaller clothes from my younger years. I bet he was relieved to find out that I hadn't given them away to kids next door or something. He was wearing black sweat pants that were baggy and touched the floor and a gray t-shirt that was two sizes too big. I chuckled.
"Stop laughing at me." He said, giving me a glare. I only grinned in response.
"But my clothes from a few years ago are two sizes too big for you!" I started laughing. He growled.
"Well, then, it looks like we'll have to go shopping for him." My okaasan said with a smile. I looked over at her and nodded. If we had to get clothes for him, that meant that he had to go. He was going to add malls to the list of things he hated. I laughed.
"Can we go tomorrow? By then will you have his clothes mended?" She nodded and held them up.
"They're not too bad. Neither are yours. It'll give me something to do tonight since I'm not working." She replied. We had reached the living room. "There is some food left over from my supper. It's still warm."
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When we were done eating we went to my room, of course. I sighed then looked at Hiei. He looked so funny in those clothes. I couldn't help but laugh again.
"Shut up before I nail your mouth to your desk." He said, glaring at me. I stopped but still smiled.
"You're so moody." I said lamely. "You dampen the mood."
"What mood? All I saw was depression." I pretended to look shocked.
"I was laughing."
"At me."
"So?"
"I don't like people laughing at me."
"But that is a funny sight."
"No, it isn't."
"Yes, it is." I wasn't going to argue with him but it was fun to get him angry. That was when he was the funniest. His insults would increase tenfold and he would probably ring my neck.
"Shut up, Kurama." I gave him a hurt look.
"Aww, come on, Hiei." He gave me a blank stare. "You can't seriously have any fun when you're like this."
"Do I look like I want to have fun?"
"You need sugar." I stated with a shake of my head. "You need a good sugar rush."
"Sugar?" He repeated, blinking. I nodded and introduced him to wonders of sugar-filled products. We were both awake all night and the next morning didn't look too different either. I wound up drinking coffee at 3:43 AM. I sighed. "I like sugar."
"I know. You said that atleast ten times already." My eyelids felt like lead. They felt so heavy. I wanted to just go to sleep. He didn't say anything. Instead, he laid down where he was sitting, which just happened to be the floor and stared at the ceiling. He looked wired. There was no doubt about that. I went over to my bed and laid down. As soon as my head hit the pillow, I was asleep.
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I suppose this chapter is long enough. n.n I had to make this a long chapter. It was just so fun to write!
-Jess-