CURIOUSITY
Movement 3
"You must be the girl who Hiei rescued two days ago," Kurama spoke in his velvety voice. Fujiko nodded, as she jumped down.
"I am indeed. My name is Imadae Fujiko," she replied, smiling gently. Kurama smiled in return.
"Well... you already know who I am."
"Yes," she giggled gently, and then blushed deeply. "Oh! Please... don't think of me as a stalker or a psychopath, I just wanted to thank Hiei-san for saving my life."
Hiei then jumped down from the tree.
"I didn't save your life; I stopped a lowlife youkai."
"Gomen," she uttered softly. Kurama looked at her and noticed how uncomfortable she must be feeling.
"Would you be interested in coming to my house for some tea, or coffee? Whatever you'd like, really. I wish to have a few words with you, Imadae-san," Kurama extended a kind invitation. Fujiko smiled.
"Of course! You're much too kind, though..." she trailed off, hearing Hiei murmur something gently. Her eye twitched a bit.
"I'm leaving then Kurama," Hiei said in a low, almost pouty voice. He disappeared in a flash of black.
"Please excuse him," Kurama interjected as Fujiko looked on. "He never has been a social person, and his people skills are lacking still. I'm sure he's just surprised that someone actually felt grateful for his intervention."
"Yes... I understand," Fujiko replied, smiling again with the same anxiety.
"Well then, shall we go?"
"Certainly!" she said, smiling bright.
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"So, Imadae-san," Kurama spoke as he sipped a spot of tea, "I have a few questions I would like to ask."
"Go right ahead, I don't mind," she replied as she nibbled on a coffeecake.
"Hiei spoke to me two days ago of what occurred, and he told me an interesting fact. He believes that you're a youkai," Kurama said, as plain as day. Fujiko coughed, sipping a little tea.
"W...what?" She uttered, in minor disbelief.
"Please answer."
"Well... yes."
"Then, what are you doing in the Ningenkai?"
"T... that's a long story, Kurama. I'd rather not talk about it. I'm not here to kill or do damage or steal, I just want to live..." her voice trailed off. "You're a youkai too, am I correct?"
"Indeed."
"I've heard your name, as well as Hiei's, mentioned many times before. You were a youko, a very famous thief; Hiei was also a thief in his younger life. Both of you are as formidable as they come."
"Well, you're certainly not stupid," Kurama voiced. Fujiko laughed gently.
"I'm still informed of such things, even if I haven't been hom—err, back to the Makai in quite some time now. But... Kurama..." She trailed off again, as she twiddled her fingers.
"What is it?"
"How close are you and Hiei-san?" Fujiko asked, looking up with nervous eyes. Kurama chuckled.
"We are friends, and that is all I can vouch for. Why do you ask?"
"I was just wondering. Hiei is such an interesting guy...! As odd as that may sound to you... I really feel it's true. Like, when I asked him why he saved me two days ago, he told me that he didn't know himself."
"That is indeed Hiei speaking."
"Kurama-san, you're such a nice man, inviting me to have tea with you... especially when you know that I'm a youkai, and all," Fujiko spoke softly.
"Well who can resist a pretty girl?" He winked at her, as he watched her light up with a red blush. They both giggled a little.
"Really, Imadae-san—"
"Oh, how stupid of me! You can call me Fujiko, of course."
"Fine then. Fujiko, where to do attend school? Your uniform is very familiar."
"Sarayashiki Junior High."
"Sarayashiki? So then, do you know Urameshi Yusuke?" Kurama asked. Fujiko's expression changed slightly.
"Of course, he's a famous man at our school... and other places..." she mumbled under her breath.
"So then, you know about him?"
"Slightly. I definitely can feel his youki when he's in the Ningenkai," she stated. Kurama thought for a second.
"You seem to be a very spiritual young lady. You must be very strong," he bluffed, trying to get her to tell him more.
"You're not as kind as it seems... as you know I am not. If I were a strong person, I would not be living in the Ningenkai, and Hiei-san wouldn't have needed to come to my rescue yesterday."
"What exactly are you hiding then?" Kurama asked bluntly. Fujiko sighed gently.
"If you insist. I feel as if I can trust you. My true name isn't Fujiko, by birth I was Bijin. I am a youkai; Hiei was not incorrect about that. I'm actually a yousei, to be more exact. Due to certain circumstances, I was an unwanted child—but, the trouble is, my birthmother is jou-sama. Secret measures were taken by moth—err, jou-sama's council, to have me removed from the entire yousei kingdom. They failed. I went to my mother: she did not believe me. I was a very little girl at the time, so, remaining in the Makai was not a pleasant option to me. I had heard tales of the Ningenkai, where the inhabitants were emotional, weak, frail peoples... so, I decided to come here and try to start over."
"I see. Thank you."
"For what?" she asked, a little confused.
"For telling me, and cooperating. It makes things easier now."
"Kurama-san..." Fujiko trailed off, looking at him.
"Hai?"
"Can you tell me about yourself, Hiei, and your connections with Urameshi-san and Kuwabara-san?" She asked, feeling very curious.
"Yes..." he said reluctantly, "as you know, though, you cannot tell anyone. You see, we four are Reikai Tantei. I'm sure you know of the Reikai."
"Naturally."
"Hiei and I met each other before we even got involved with the Reikai, when we were a few years younger. It was all a big misunderstanding, as we both thought we were the enemy. Then, Hiei called upon me to help him steal the Reikai treasures, and then we ran into Yusuke. It's quite a long story, so I suppose I'll just say that from then on, it was history."
"Subarashii!" she exclaimed. "I had no idea that they were Reikai Tantei, even though I knew they had some unnatural connection with that kind of thing...! Wow."
"Heh, it's cute to see you so surprised," Kurama said in a calm tone. Fujiko blushed as she looked down.
"Kurama-san..." Fujiko began again. "You know Hiei-san very well; I can feel it. He was waiting for you today, even... when he saved me, it was like..." she was struggling with her words. "I don't know what to think about him... he's so confusing...! But... really, when he saved me, he came close to me... and when I felt his youki, it made me warm. I had never felt so warm in my entire life," she stammered. Kurama gave her a funny look.
"Hiei lives for fighting, Fujiko-san. As kind and polite as you are, you could never warm Hiei's heart. No one could, he's been hardened by his past," he replied to her. She looked a little blank, but she expected every word of it.
"I know... I could tell by the way he reacted two days ago, and then today... I just... I—"
"Kurama! Is that weird girl gone yet?" Hiei called as he jumped into the window, failing to see Fujiko. Hiei's eyes then rested upon her, as she returned the gaze, her eyes piercing his own. He looked away.
"Hiei," Kurama uttered softly.
"Kurama-san, I apologize for taking up your afternoon! I didn't realize how long we truly had talked. Thank you very much," she stood up, bowing slightly as she smiled. "Have a nice afternoon, you two...!" Fujiko blurted out as she exited Kurama's household in a hurry. Kurama and Hiei looked on.
"I think you hurt her feelings, Hiei," Kurama said gently.
"Hn."
"Weird girl...? Unbearable! Just because I ran into him this afternoon doesn't mean I'm weird..." Fujiko spoke to herself, quite angry at Hiei's words. She spotted a bench and sat down with a heavy sigh. Her eyes followed the blossoms falling off the trees. She picked up a few with her nails, throwing then aside.
"Even only talking to him twice, I get the vibe that he's a tough guy... also known as a real jerk...! Maybe I am weird. More like stupid."
"Baka on'na," Hiei said to Kurama. Kurama replied with a sigh.
"Actually, she's very intelligent, kind and polite.
"She probably has an ulterior motive of some sort," Hiei responded.
"Again, no. She explained to me the reason why she remains in the Ningenkai, and I can understand why she does."
"So she was a youkai? Heh, I never miss."
"Obviously you just did earlier," Kurama retorted. Hiei grunted.
"In any case, Fujiko-san has no malicious intentions. She just wants to live in peace."
"Fujiko-...san?"
"The 'baka on'na' does have a name, you know."
"Well be sure to make up your mind as to which one it truly is," Hiei spoke with a sense of finality.
Fujiko sat on the bench, catching sakura, as she looked up at the sky.
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Movement 3
"You must be the girl who Hiei rescued two days ago," Kurama spoke in his velvety voice. Fujiko nodded, as she jumped down.
"I am indeed. My name is Imadae Fujiko," she replied, smiling gently. Kurama smiled in return.
"Well... you already know who I am."
"Yes," she giggled gently, and then blushed deeply. "Oh! Please... don't think of me as a stalker or a psychopath, I just wanted to thank Hiei-san for saving my life."
Hiei then jumped down from the tree.
"I didn't save your life; I stopped a lowlife youkai."
"Gomen," she uttered softly. Kurama looked at her and noticed how uncomfortable she must be feeling.
"Would you be interested in coming to my house for some tea, or coffee? Whatever you'd like, really. I wish to have a few words with you, Imadae-san," Kurama extended a kind invitation. Fujiko smiled.
"Of course! You're much too kind, though..." she trailed off, hearing Hiei murmur something gently. Her eye twitched a bit.
"I'm leaving then Kurama," Hiei said in a low, almost pouty voice. He disappeared in a flash of black.
"Please excuse him," Kurama interjected as Fujiko looked on. "He never has been a social person, and his people skills are lacking still. I'm sure he's just surprised that someone actually felt grateful for his intervention."
"Yes... I understand," Fujiko replied, smiling again with the same anxiety.
"Well then, shall we go?"
"Certainly!" she said, smiling bright.
- - - OPENING ANIMATION PLAYS TO "I Am" - - -
"So, Imadae-san," Kurama spoke as he sipped a spot of tea, "I have a few questions I would like to ask."
"Go right ahead, I don't mind," she replied as she nibbled on a coffeecake.
"Hiei spoke to me two days ago of what occurred, and he told me an interesting fact. He believes that you're a youkai," Kurama said, as plain as day. Fujiko coughed, sipping a little tea.
"W...what?" She uttered, in minor disbelief.
"Please answer."
"Well... yes."
"Then, what are you doing in the Ningenkai?"
"T... that's a long story, Kurama. I'd rather not talk about it. I'm not here to kill or do damage or steal, I just want to live..." her voice trailed off. "You're a youkai too, am I correct?"
"Indeed."
"I've heard your name, as well as Hiei's, mentioned many times before. You were a youko, a very famous thief; Hiei was also a thief in his younger life. Both of you are as formidable as they come."
"Well, you're certainly not stupid," Kurama voiced. Fujiko laughed gently.
"I'm still informed of such things, even if I haven't been hom—err, back to the Makai in quite some time now. But... Kurama..." She trailed off again, as she twiddled her fingers.
"What is it?"
"How close are you and Hiei-san?" Fujiko asked, looking up with nervous eyes. Kurama chuckled.
"We are friends, and that is all I can vouch for. Why do you ask?"
"I was just wondering. Hiei is such an interesting guy...! As odd as that may sound to you... I really feel it's true. Like, when I asked him why he saved me two days ago, he told me that he didn't know himself."
"That is indeed Hiei speaking."
"Kurama-san, you're such a nice man, inviting me to have tea with you... especially when you know that I'm a youkai, and all," Fujiko spoke softly.
"Well who can resist a pretty girl?" He winked at her, as he watched her light up with a red blush. They both giggled a little.
"Really, Imadae-san—"
"Oh, how stupid of me! You can call me Fujiko, of course."
"Fine then. Fujiko, where to do attend school? Your uniform is very familiar."
"Sarayashiki Junior High."
"Sarayashiki? So then, do you know Urameshi Yusuke?" Kurama asked. Fujiko's expression changed slightly.
"Of course, he's a famous man at our school... and other places..." she mumbled under her breath.
"So then, you know about him?"
"Slightly. I definitely can feel his youki when he's in the Ningenkai," she stated. Kurama thought for a second.
"You seem to be a very spiritual young lady. You must be very strong," he bluffed, trying to get her to tell him more.
"You're not as kind as it seems... as you know I am not. If I were a strong person, I would not be living in the Ningenkai, and Hiei-san wouldn't have needed to come to my rescue yesterday."
"What exactly are you hiding then?" Kurama asked bluntly. Fujiko sighed gently.
"If you insist. I feel as if I can trust you. My true name isn't Fujiko, by birth I was Bijin. I am a youkai; Hiei was not incorrect about that. I'm actually a yousei, to be more exact. Due to certain circumstances, I was an unwanted child—but, the trouble is, my birthmother is jou-sama. Secret measures were taken by moth—err, jou-sama's council, to have me removed from the entire yousei kingdom. They failed. I went to my mother: she did not believe me. I was a very little girl at the time, so, remaining in the Makai was not a pleasant option to me. I had heard tales of the Ningenkai, where the inhabitants were emotional, weak, frail peoples... so, I decided to come here and try to start over."
"I see. Thank you."
"For what?" she asked, a little confused.
"For telling me, and cooperating. It makes things easier now."
"Kurama-san..." Fujiko trailed off, looking at him.
"Hai?"
"Can you tell me about yourself, Hiei, and your connections with Urameshi-san and Kuwabara-san?" She asked, feeling very curious.
"Yes..." he said reluctantly, "as you know, though, you cannot tell anyone. You see, we four are Reikai Tantei. I'm sure you know of the Reikai."
"Naturally."
"Hiei and I met each other before we even got involved with the Reikai, when we were a few years younger. It was all a big misunderstanding, as we both thought we were the enemy. Then, Hiei called upon me to help him steal the Reikai treasures, and then we ran into Yusuke. It's quite a long story, so I suppose I'll just say that from then on, it was history."
"Subarashii!" she exclaimed. "I had no idea that they were Reikai Tantei, even though I knew they had some unnatural connection with that kind of thing...! Wow."
"Heh, it's cute to see you so surprised," Kurama said in a calm tone. Fujiko blushed as she looked down.
"Kurama-san..." Fujiko began again. "You know Hiei-san very well; I can feel it. He was waiting for you today, even... when he saved me, it was like..." she was struggling with her words. "I don't know what to think about him... he's so confusing...! But... really, when he saved me, he came close to me... and when I felt his youki, it made me warm. I had never felt so warm in my entire life," she stammered. Kurama gave her a funny look.
"Hiei lives for fighting, Fujiko-san. As kind and polite as you are, you could never warm Hiei's heart. No one could, he's been hardened by his past," he replied to her. She looked a little blank, but she expected every word of it.
"I know... I could tell by the way he reacted two days ago, and then today... I just... I—"
"Kurama! Is that weird girl gone yet?" Hiei called as he jumped into the window, failing to see Fujiko. Hiei's eyes then rested upon her, as she returned the gaze, her eyes piercing his own. He looked away.
"Hiei," Kurama uttered softly.
"Kurama-san, I apologize for taking up your afternoon! I didn't realize how long we truly had talked. Thank you very much," she stood up, bowing slightly as she smiled. "Have a nice afternoon, you two...!" Fujiko blurted out as she exited Kurama's household in a hurry. Kurama and Hiei looked on.
"I think you hurt her feelings, Hiei," Kurama said gently.
"Hn."
"Weird girl...? Unbearable! Just because I ran into him this afternoon doesn't mean I'm weird..." Fujiko spoke to herself, quite angry at Hiei's words. She spotted a bench and sat down with a heavy sigh. Her eyes followed the blossoms falling off the trees. She picked up a few with her nails, throwing then aside.
"Even only talking to him twice, I get the vibe that he's a tough guy... also known as a real jerk...! Maybe I am weird. More like stupid."
"Baka on'na," Hiei said to Kurama. Kurama replied with a sigh.
"Actually, she's very intelligent, kind and polite.
"She probably has an ulterior motive of some sort," Hiei responded.
"Again, no. She explained to me the reason why she remains in the Ningenkai, and I can understand why she does."
"So she was a youkai? Heh, I never miss."
"Obviously you just did earlier," Kurama retorted. Hiei grunted.
"In any case, Fujiko-san has no malicious intentions. She just wants to live in peace."
"Fujiko-...san?"
"The 'baka on'na' does have a name, you know."
"Well be sure to make up your mind as to which one it truly is," Hiei spoke with a sense of finality.
Fujiko sat on the bench, catching sakura, as she looked up at the sky.
- - - ENDING ANIMATION PLAYS TO "Sorezore no EREJII" - - -