-Delicate Petals-
-Well.. I don't think I have anything important to say.. other than thank you!-
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Minako walked outside with me after school. She thought it was was better to go over to my place and do the project. Her little brother would only bug us. I laughed.
"I have a friend that seems to be like a little brother. Watch out for him. On second thought.. he might be a rapid dog." She raised an eyebrow and stared at me.
"You better watch yourself, Suuichi." I turned around and smirked. "I just might have to bite you."
"I see you heard me, Hiei." I looked back at Minako and smiled. "This is Hiei. Hiei, this is Minako. We're going to be doing a project, so you might not want to listen in to all the boring talk."
"Hn." He said, crossing his arms. He gave me an aggravated glance. "I would rather listen to that than go and be with my sister and that moron. I would like to watch him, but I don't feel like losing my sanity today."
"Oh?" I asked with a frown. "You should talk to Yukina. Maybe you can work something out."
"I'd rather not go there and be in his presence." He snapped.
"I didn't mean now." I looked at Minako and rolled my eyes. She smiled and giggled. "I meant when she's working. He won't likely be around when he's in school." He nodded.
"I might." He sighed.
"Wait a second, Hiei. He might have detention. He usually walks with us around here." I gazed around but didn't find him.
"I'll talk to her tomorrow. It isn't important right now."
"Okay." I turned to look at Minako. She was smiling and looking around. I looked back ahead and we walked on in silence.
"Hey! Suu-chan!" I stopped and looked up. Botan smiled and waved. "Hiei-kun! Hurry up!" She ran inside the gate and I looked to Minako. She nodded and followed me.
"What is it?" Botan was smiling and waving around an envelope. I snatched it and opened it.
"Its from Koenma-sama. He said that he wants to meet up with us at Genkai's temple tomorrow at twelve." She said with a smile. "He said its important."
"But I have school.." I said with a frown as my eyes scanned the paper. Hiei took it when I handed it to him. It only stated what she said and what it was about. "It seems important though. It is about me and you, Hiei."
"Yes, he said its a gift for your upcoming birthdays. Hiei-kun's is only two weeks from yours, correct?" I nodded. Minako stared at me then poked me. I looked over at her and she shot me an indignant look.
"You didn't tell me about your birthday, Suuichi." I grinned.
"Just don't say anything, Mina." I said with a sheepish look. "I don't like people knowing." Botan cleared her throat.
"We're throwing it Saturday, if you want to come." She said. "Well, that's all I wanted to tell you and that Keiko called me during her lunch period. She told me that she has something important to talk to me about." She walked over to me and smiled. "She said that she talked to you at the park yesterday." I nodded.
"Yeah.." She put her hand on my shoulder.
"Don't be afraid to tell me anything, baka. You know I would listen." I blushed slightly and she grinned. "See you guys later." I watched as she left.
"Yeah.." Hiei sighed and shook his head as I stood there, dazed. What was Keiko going to say?
"Well, shall we get started? Where should we start?" Minako asked, poking me again.
"My room."
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I heard the door close. Someone was running up the stairs. Minako, Hiei, and I looked up. Botan opened the door and stared at me. She was flushed and breathing hard. I could tell that she had ran all the way here from Keiko's. Minako looked back down and I heard the scratching of the pencil against the paper.
"Can I talk to you, Suuichi?" I could tell that it was important by the look on her face. The tone in her voice was serious. I nodded and got up, walking over to her. She pulled me out into the hallway and closed the door. She dragged me a little ways down the hallway then stopped and looked at me. "Keiko told me what you said." I stood there, waiting. Then I looked down.
"Well.. what did she tell you?" I looked up at her and narrowed my eyes. She blushed slightly and looked away from me.
"She said that you still.. had strong feelings for me. Even after.. that." She looked at me with large, watery amethyst eyes. "What I wanted to say to you was.. I-I love you." I stared at her in shock. She admitted it to me.. She finally said it. I walked over to her and embraced her. She gave me a confused look and wrapped her arms around me.
"I love you, too." I whispered. My heart was racing fast. I smiled. "Minako and Hiei will be wondering." As much as I hated to admit it, it was was true. I didn't want to keep Minako waiting for the project. She smiled and we let go.
"I guess you're right." She blushed lightly. "I'll ask Koenma-sama to move the time to four so you don't have to miss school." I nodded.
"Thanks." We smiled a secretive smile to each other then I went to go and continue with the project.
"What was that all about?"
"Telling me that she's asking Koenma to move it. We decided on four." It was almost true so they took it as good enough.
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I walked to school in the pouring rain. I was soaked. Hiei had stayed in, claiming that he was going to see his sister. Okaasan had been at work doing important business all night. She was still sleeping this morning. Botan had dropped by and told me that it was four. I told Hiei and he nodded. Of course, he would know sooner or later because the others had to find out.
"I don't know how lucky I am." I said to myself. "Walking to school in the rain." It was nice, though. All except for the school part. I am not a very happy person. Nope.
"Suuichi-kun!" Minako called. She didn't have an unbrella either. "What's the excuse for you?" I smiled.
"Okaasan left it at work." She nodded. "Yours?"
"Little brother." I nodded. We walked on in silence. It was sort of slippery and if you ran, better be careful or wind up in a puddle that's god knows how deep.
"All we need right now is a car-" I didn't finish my sentence because a car went by and sprayed us. "Luckily, it was clean water." She sighed.
"Right." We made it in on time but we were soaked and a little cold. Ryu grinned at me.
"You look like a wet cat." He laughed. Minako slapped his arm. Mai came up to us. I growled at him. "Aren't cats supposed to hiss?" I glared at him and opened my locker. I grabbed my books then slammed it shut with an aggravated look on my face.
"I am not a cat."
"Fine." He held his hands up. "Are you a dog?"
"No."
"Then you're a cat." I sighed. "Let's just get to class." Minako nodded and tapped her watch.
"Two minutes till the bell." I frowned. School sucks.
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I walked with Mai, Minako, and Ryu to lunch. My day was not going by fast at all. I sighed. Minako gave me a concerned glance.
"Are you okay, Suuichi-kun?" She asked timidly. I nodded and she smiled. "Just boredom getting to you?"
"Of course."
"What else would it be?" Mai asked, rolling her eyes. "I mean, look at us. We're not exactly skipping down the yellow brick road and singing 'we're off to stuff our faces'." I grinned. No, we weren't.
"Well, we're not exactly going to see the lunch ladies." I said. Minako and the others shook their heads.
"True." We got to the lunch room and I took my seat. Minako sat next to me. I just put my head down. I didn't feel like school food. You never knew what you'd find in there.
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I walked with Minako and Hiei. Botan met up with us half-way and I smiled at her. She kissed me on the cheek and we both blushed. Minako and Hiei stared at us, both raising their eyebrows.
"Alright, spill." Minako said expectantly. Her blue eyes pierced mine with more knowledge than I had. She crossed her arms and stopped walking, waiting.
"Well.. we're going out now.." I said in a quiet tone. She smiled and hugged me. Hiei just smirked and started walking. Botan exchanged glances with Hiei and I smiled.
"Congrats. I figured somethin' was goin' on yesterday." Minako let go of me and gave me a look. I grinned.
"Well, I'm gonna be late.."
"She's invited." Botan stated dryly. "Remember? You can come now, if you want."
"Okay!" Minako said with a smile.
"But--" Botan gave me a warning glance. "Oh.." I figured that Koenma wasn't going to show until later on. Or maybe he will but in his teen-aged form..
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I figited nervously. Minako was so out-going so it was easy for her to fit in. Koenma was there in his teen-aged form. He walked over to me.
"I cleared your old files, Kurama." I smiled gratefully and bowed my head in respect for him. "Your thieving records, your murder records, and everything is gone." I looked over at the crowd. Okaasan was there, smiling as if she were proud of me. I sighed.
"Thank you, Koenma." I bowed my head again. "I only wish they were cleared from my head. But I suppose that's what I have as discipline. My guilt has been hard to live with among these humans." My eyes looked around for Minako and I found her. She was staring at me, wide-eyed. She apparently heard all that we had said. "Mina--"
"Suuichi..?" She bit her lip then jumped slightly when my okaasan put her hand on her shoulder.
"Listen, child. He has changed and nothing from before is any part of him now." Koenma looked at me and raised an eyebrow.
"Now is as good a time as any, Kurama." He said quietly. Everyone was staring at me. Hiei looked up and narrowed his eyes at the commotion.
"Suuichi?" Okaasan asked. Koenma looked to Botan and she looked down, handing me a small vile filled with clear red liquid. I looked up then back at it.
"You mean..?" Koenma nodded. It just so happened this wasn't over. Ryu and Mai showed up. Who had told them? Damn. I was stuck. I took the stopper out of the vile and looked at Botan for support. She smiled encouragingly at me.
I put the vile to my lips and drank it.
I disappeared in a white fog that ran throughout the entire room at the temple.
Inside of me, power surged. I felt a tear of happiness roll down my cheek. The very depths of my soul were released in one bright flash. I blinked with sharper, golden eyes. I flexed my clawed hands. I grinned and showed off my fangs. Silver encircled me. My hair.. My tail waved in pleasure. I felt my being ripple with warmth.
The fog cleared.
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I think this is my first cliffie for this fic.. You can live with it for now. Since I feel a little bad about this, I'll give you a look into the next chapter!
-Minako stared, her mouth open. Ryu and Mai's eyes were wide. I smirked. It felt so good to be back in my original form. I was finally free. Youko Kurama is back.-
HAH! *cough* I'll leave you off on this note.
Please review!
-Jess-
-Well.. I don't think I have anything important to say.. other than thank you!-
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Minako walked outside with me after school. She thought it was was better to go over to my place and do the project. Her little brother would only bug us. I laughed.
"I have a friend that seems to be like a little brother. Watch out for him. On second thought.. he might be a rapid dog." She raised an eyebrow and stared at me.
"You better watch yourself, Suuichi." I turned around and smirked. "I just might have to bite you."
"I see you heard me, Hiei." I looked back at Minako and smiled. "This is Hiei. Hiei, this is Minako. We're going to be doing a project, so you might not want to listen in to all the boring talk."
"Hn." He said, crossing his arms. He gave me an aggravated glance. "I would rather listen to that than go and be with my sister and that moron. I would like to watch him, but I don't feel like losing my sanity today."
"Oh?" I asked with a frown. "You should talk to Yukina. Maybe you can work something out."
"I'd rather not go there and be in his presence." He snapped.
"I didn't mean now." I looked at Minako and rolled my eyes. She smiled and giggled. "I meant when she's working. He won't likely be around when he's in school." He nodded.
"I might." He sighed.
"Wait a second, Hiei. He might have detention. He usually walks with us around here." I gazed around but didn't find him.
"I'll talk to her tomorrow. It isn't important right now."
"Okay." I turned to look at Minako. She was smiling and looking around. I looked back ahead and we walked on in silence.
"Hey! Suu-chan!" I stopped and looked up. Botan smiled and waved. "Hiei-kun! Hurry up!" She ran inside the gate and I looked to Minako. She nodded and followed me.
"What is it?" Botan was smiling and waving around an envelope. I snatched it and opened it.
"Its from Koenma-sama. He said that he wants to meet up with us at Genkai's temple tomorrow at twelve." She said with a smile. "He said its important."
"But I have school.." I said with a frown as my eyes scanned the paper. Hiei took it when I handed it to him. It only stated what she said and what it was about. "It seems important though. It is about me and you, Hiei."
"Yes, he said its a gift for your upcoming birthdays. Hiei-kun's is only two weeks from yours, correct?" I nodded. Minako stared at me then poked me. I looked over at her and she shot me an indignant look.
"You didn't tell me about your birthday, Suuichi." I grinned.
"Just don't say anything, Mina." I said with a sheepish look. "I don't like people knowing." Botan cleared her throat.
"We're throwing it Saturday, if you want to come." She said. "Well, that's all I wanted to tell you and that Keiko called me during her lunch period. She told me that she has something important to talk to me about." She walked over to me and smiled. "She said that she talked to you at the park yesterday." I nodded.
"Yeah.." She put her hand on my shoulder.
"Don't be afraid to tell me anything, baka. You know I would listen." I blushed slightly and she grinned. "See you guys later." I watched as she left.
"Yeah.." Hiei sighed and shook his head as I stood there, dazed. What was Keiko going to say?
"Well, shall we get started? Where should we start?" Minako asked, poking me again.
"My room."
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I heard the door close. Someone was running up the stairs. Minako, Hiei, and I looked up. Botan opened the door and stared at me. She was flushed and breathing hard. I could tell that she had ran all the way here from Keiko's. Minako looked back down and I heard the scratching of the pencil against the paper.
"Can I talk to you, Suuichi?" I could tell that it was important by the look on her face. The tone in her voice was serious. I nodded and got up, walking over to her. She pulled me out into the hallway and closed the door. She dragged me a little ways down the hallway then stopped and looked at me. "Keiko told me what you said." I stood there, waiting. Then I looked down.
"Well.. what did she tell you?" I looked up at her and narrowed my eyes. She blushed slightly and looked away from me.
"She said that you still.. had strong feelings for me. Even after.. that." She looked at me with large, watery amethyst eyes. "What I wanted to say to you was.. I-I love you." I stared at her in shock. She admitted it to me.. She finally said it. I walked over to her and embraced her. She gave me a confused look and wrapped her arms around me.
"I love you, too." I whispered. My heart was racing fast. I smiled. "Minako and Hiei will be wondering." As much as I hated to admit it, it was was true. I didn't want to keep Minako waiting for the project. She smiled and we let go.
"I guess you're right." She blushed lightly. "I'll ask Koenma-sama to move the time to four so you don't have to miss school." I nodded.
"Thanks." We smiled a secretive smile to each other then I went to go and continue with the project.
"What was that all about?"
"Telling me that she's asking Koenma to move it. We decided on four." It was almost true so they took it as good enough.
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I walked to school in the pouring rain. I was soaked. Hiei had stayed in, claiming that he was going to see his sister. Okaasan had been at work doing important business all night. She was still sleeping this morning. Botan had dropped by and told me that it was four. I told Hiei and he nodded. Of course, he would know sooner or later because the others had to find out.
"I don't know how lucky I am." I said to myself. "Walking to school in the rain." It was nice, though. All except for the school part. I am not a very happy person. Nope.
"Suuichi-kun!" Minako called. She didn't have an unbrella either. "What's the excuse for you?" I smiled.
"Okaasan left it at work." She nodded. "Yours?"
"Little brother." I nodded. We walked on in silence. It was sort of slippery and if you ran, better be careful or wind up in a puddle that's god knows how deep.
"All we need right now is a car-" I didn't finish my sentence because a car went by and sprayed us. "Luckily, it was clean water." She sighed.
"Right." We made it in on time but we were soaked and a little cold. Ryu grinned at me.
"You look like a wet cat." He laughed. Minako slapped his arm. Mai came up to us. I growled at him. "Aren't cats supposed to hiss?" I glared at him and opened my locker. I grabbed my books then slammed it shut with an aggravated look on my face.
"I am not a cat."
"Fine." He held his hands up. "Are you a dog?"
"No."
"Then you're a cat." I sighed. "Let's just get to class." Minako nodded and tapped her watch.
"Two minutes till the bell." I frowned. School sucks.
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I walked with Mai, Minako, and Ryu to lunch. My day was not going by fast at all. I sighed. Minako gave me a concerned glance.
"Are you okay, Suuichi-kun?" She asked timidly. I nodded and she smiled. "Just boredom getting to you?"
"Of course."
"What else would it be?" Mai asked, rolling her eyes. "I mean, look at us. We're not exactly skipping down the yellow brick road and singing 'we're off to stuff our faces'." I grinned. No, we weren't.
"Well, we're not exactly going to see the lunch ladies." I said. Minako and the others shook their heads.
"True." We got to the lunch room and I took my seat. Minako sat next to me. I just put my head down. I didn't feel like school food. You never knew what you'd find in there.
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I walked with Minako and Hiei. Botan met up with us half-way and I smiled at her. She kissed me on the cheek and we both blushed. Minako and Hiei stared at us, both raising their eyebrows.
"Alright, spill." Minako said expectantly. Her blue eyes pierced mine with more knowledge than I had. She crossed her arms and stopped walking, waiting.
"Well.. we're going out now.." I said in a quiet tone. She smiled and hugged me. Hiei just smirked and started walking. Botan exchanged glances with Hiei and I smiled.
"Congrats. I figured somethin' was goin' on yesterday." Minako let go of me and gave me a look. I grinned.
"Well, I'm gonna be late.."
"She's invited." Botan stated dryly. "Remember? You can come now, if you want."
"Okay!" Minako said with a smile.
"But--" Botan gave me a warning glance. "Oh.." I figured that Koenma wasn't going to show until later on. Or maybe he will but in his teen-aged form..
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I figited nervously. Minako was so out-going so it was easy for her to fit in. Koenma was there in his teen-aged form. He walked over to me.
"I cleared your old files, Kurama." I smiled gratefully and bowed my head in respect for him. "Your thieving records, your murder records, and everything is gone." I looked over at the crowd. Okaasan was there, smiling as if she were proud of me. I sighed.
"Thank you, Koenma." I bowed my head again. "I only wish they were cleared from my head. But I suppose that's what I have as discipline. My guilt has been hard to live with among these humans." My eyes looked around for Minako and I found her. She was staring at me, wide-eyed. She apparently heard all that we had said. "Mina--"
"Suuichi..?" She bit her lip then jumped slightly when my okaasan put her hand on her shoulder.
"Listen, child. He has changed and nothing from before is any part of him now." Koenma looked at me and raised an eyebrow.
"Now is as good a time as any, Kurama." He said quietly. Everyone was staring at me. Hiei looked up and narrowed his eyes at the commotion.
"Suuichi?" Okaasan asked. Koenma looked to Botan and she looked down, handing me a small vile filled with clear red liquid. I looked up then back at it.
"You mean..?" Koenma nodded. It just so happened this wasn't over. Ryu and Mai showed up. Who had told them? Damn. I was stuck. I took the stopper out of the vile and looked at Botan for support. She smiled encouragingly at me.
I put the vile to my lips and drank it.
I disappeared in a white fog that ran throughout the entire room at the temple.
Inside of me, power surged. I felt a tear of happiness roll down my cheek. The very depths of my soul were released in one bright flash. I blinked with sharper, golden eyes. I flexed my clawed hands. I grinned and showed off my fangs. Silver encircled me. My hair.. My tail waved in pleasure. I felt my being ripple with warmth.
The fog cleared.
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I think this is my first cliffie for this fic.. You can live with it for now. Since I feel a little bad about this, I'll give you a look into the next chapter!
-Minako stared, her mouth open. Ryu and Mai's eyes were wide. I smirked. It felt so good to be back in my original form. I was finally free. Youko Kurama is back.-
HAH! *cough* I'll leave you off on this note.
Please review!
-Jess-