SADNESS
Movement 4
"I wonder... will I ever speak to Hiei-san and Kurama-san again? My heart feels heavy now. I felt as if I could be comfortable around Kurama-san; it was almost like the warmth I felt surrounding Hiei-san. It was nice to know of youkai who also lived in the Ningenkai, now I don't feel quite as alone," Fujiko spoke, sighing gently. "I do hope that I see them again..." She snatched a sakura petal out of the wind, and grasped it tightly.
- - - OPENING ANIMATION PLAYS TO "Scarlet II" - - -
"Perhaps you should check on the girl," Kurama suggested. Hiei grunted again.
"Honestly, why should I, Kurama?"
"Because she may be killed, and you wouldn't want that now, would you?" Kurama grinned. "Plus, that rogue youkai is still on the loose. Reikai will be furious if we do not do something about it."
"Fine then," Hiei replied as his Jagan flushed red under his bandana. An image of Fujiko sitting alone on the bench catching sakura came to him, as he got a fairly confused look on his face.
"What beauty... what freedom... the ability to flutter about without restrictions. You poor things, I'm restricting your freedom, trying to catch your magnificence... I'm just as guilty as everyone else. God, what a peaceful feeling... it's as if I am the only soul on this earth... just... yet why do I feel so miserable at this moment? ...Hiei spoke badly of me... perhaps I AM just a stupid woman."
At that moment, Hiei blinked hard.
"Well Hiei?" Kurama pressured. Hiei looked at him with the usual blank expression.
"She is just fine," he replied softly.
"Kisama! You... again?!"
Hiei flinched as he listened fixedly. The moment he heard Fujiko scream, he stopped peering into her thoughts.
"She's being attacked, again, by that same pansy youkai," Hiei announced. Kurama looked at him, and proceeded to stand up. The two nodded at one another.
"You knew I would come back," the shadow youkai Suiseikage spoke. Fujiko looked at him with the same conviction.
"Someone is full of himself... attacking me while it's only twilight," she said between clenched teeth. He only laughed at her.
"No one would help you, even now! I saw that runt who saved you before walk off and leave you to bleed to death. Luck was smiling upon your beautiful face that day—but not today, my dear."
Fujiko's eyes were adverted to the ground, as the comments of this cocky youkai hit home: Had the entire encounter with Hiei been nothing but luck? Her mind was slightly numb.
Suiseikage walked up to Fujiko and noticed her vacant expression, and realized that he had indeed struck a cord in her. He wrapped his arms around her slender body, grasping her backside firmly. Fujiko's eyes narrowed slightly, but she was too afraid at this point to move. He ran his long fingers over her soft cheek, trailing upward with his fingernails.
"Hiei! Stop!" Kurama called out as the two approached Fujiko's location. His eyes caught sight of the shadow youkai's embrace of the young girl, and apparently, Hiei did as well.
"That bastard...!" he cursed under his breath.
"Wait for a moment."
"But why? She won't defend herself," Hiei argued. Kurama looked grave.
"We shall see."
"P... please stop..." Fujiko whispered. Suiseikage grinned with delight as he felt her body struggling against his own.
"I could do with you whatever I wanted, hime. I could rape your delicate little body until you begged for me to kill you..." his lips grazed her cheek as she shuddered. "Or... I could brutally murder you and dismember your beautiful corpse..." Suiseikage licked her ear as she wanted to retch.
"Stop... stop now..." she protested again, a little louder. His pleasure only intensified.
"I could even find your pathetic, runty youkai lover and kill him; too... wouldn't that be interesting, hime?"
From around the corner, Hiei grimaced at this comment, as he knew it was directed straight at him.
"Kurama..." Hiei whispered in a gruff, angry tone. Kurama shook his head.
Fujiko's boiling point was almost struck.
"Oh, wait... the youkai isn't your lover, is he? Remember, he left you to die only two days ago... I was there, I heard you scream out and chastise him. You're a little harlot, falling in love with the first man she sees, aren't you? Mmmmmm... trashy girl..." Suiseikage kissed Fujiko, forcing his tongue in her mouth as she grunted in protest. She struggled frantically to free herself of his grasp as his nails dug into her waist. She gasped heavily when she realized that he was going to kill her, like this. He pulled away from the kiss, keeping his lips pressed against hers.
"Die, like the fragile, helpless thing you are..."
"STOP IT!" Fujiko cried out as she slapped him hard across the face, drawing a tiny bit of blood, even. She panted heavily as she backed up.
"I... may be weak, yes! I may be a stupid, whimsical girl, YES! I won't let an asshole like you kill me, taking advantage of me in s...such a way! AND NEVER SPEAK OF HIEI-SAN THAT WAY!" she screamed with severe intensity. Kurama watched her movements and studied her actions, as Hiei looked on in shock.
"That runt is indeed your soft spot. No matter, he cannot save you now, even if you try and defend his name..." Suiseikage exclaimed, and within a flash, she was in his grasp again. He laughed sadistically at her efforts.
"This will be your death, and you shall return to the yousei kingdom, fair princess..." his nails dug into her flesh, puncturing her skin as she winced. His laughing was the last thing she heard as she slipped off into a peaceful unconsciousness...
"Hiei... come on, now is our moment," Kurama announced as he withdrew a rose from his hair. Hiei nodded softly.
"That's the way to go, hime-sama... just slip into the arms of death. Be embraced by it, as well!" Suiseikage laughed, as Fujiko's blood showered his hands. Suddenly, from behind, he was struck by an immense force. He dropped Fujiko's profusely bleeding body as he turned to see Hiei and Kurama.
"Omai-tachi!" The shadow demon yelled in frustration. "Why do you keep trailing this pathetic girl?!"
"It's not so much as who the girl is; it's more like we're trailing a worthless youkai who would kill innocent women for sick pleasure," Hiei announced. Suiseikage flinched as he backed up a few steps.
"I... I'll kill you all...!" He screamed out in a panic, as he turned and ran off into the sunset. Kurama created a rose whip from the earlier rose as he tensed up.
"I'll go after him. You see if Fujiko-san is alive! Take care of her!" Kurama cried out as he ran off after the fleeing youkai. Hiei looked after him for a moment, as he then turned to see Fujiko.
"Hn," he mumbled, walking over to her. He knelt down, checking for a pulse. Luckily, she was still alive, but her heartbeat wasn't very strong. "She's lost quite a bit of blood in the last few days," Hiei said aloud. He heard a smug laugh come from her body.
"I...t's nothing..." Fujiko whispered, trying to move. Hiei's eyes scanned her whole body.
"Be silent, and don't be cocky in this kind of situation," he replied to her. She looked at up at him, her eyes changing from a sharp glance to an almost tender gaze.
"We shall wait for Kurama to return, and then he can help mend your wounds," Hiei announced, looking away from her.
"T...thank you," Fujiko whispered gently. Hiei's eyes came upon her again as he gave her a faint grin.
"No need to thank me, Kurama is honestly the one who convinced me to check on you," Hiei revealed. Fujiko felt a bit disappointed, but nonetheless, she was still happy that Hiei was, once again, her savior.
"I'll... be sure to repay you two... somehow..." she said, her voice still faint like the breeze.
"Again, like I said, there is no need. Now just be quiet, you don't want to die from losing too much blood."
"I won't die, not now, not when Fate has brought me to this point."
Hiei glanced at her again, and quickly turned away. Fujiko stared at his back as her eyes closed softly. His warm aura made her feel at peace, almost peaceful enough to die. Like she said though, she could never die now. Fate was being too kind to her at this moment.
"You have a pretty youki..." Fujiko mumbled in a half-conscious state. Hiei turned, a bit startled by her, and saw that her eyes were closed. He stooped once more to check if she was alive.
"Her heartbeat is slowing down... Kurama, if you don't want this girl to die, you best hurry," he said aloud to himself. His eyes examined the wounded girl's body as he thought a bit. His hand extended as he attempted to examine her injury.
"Hiei!"
His ears perked up. It was Kurama.
"Finally," he mumbled under his breath.
"Hiei! The shadow youkai escaped. It's almost pitch black, and to be honest, he got out of my sights and from there on it was like blind guessing. So, how is she?" Kurama said, panting a bit.
"She's injured and losing blood quickly. Her wounds were not quite healed from her last attack. Her heartbeat has slowed down a bit," Hiei announced the diagnosis.
"Please..."
The two heard a soft voice speak out. It was Fujiko.
"Please... take me back to my apartment... I have remedies there for all... sorts of injuries... how do you thi... ink... I've stayed alive as long as I have?" she pleaded with them. Kurama looked to Hiei.
"I suppose I'll comply. Hiei, pick her up, gently," Kurama instructed.
"Why me?" Hiei protested in response.
"Because I'm tired from chasing that demon."
"Che, fine," he grumbled as he smoothly lifted Fujiko up on his back. "You're doing my wash, though, because she's bleeding all over me."
Kurama laughed gently, as he grinned.
"Of course. Now, Fujiko-san, please tell us where you live."
She lifted her head up slightly. "Only about... 3 blocks away from here... in the Tsu...kiakari Apartment complex... in a...partment number 439..."
"Yes. Come along Hiei," Kurama directed in a firm, beautiful tone. Hiei followed alongside Kurama, as Fujiko slept on Hiei's back. She smiled gently in her cataleptic state.
"You have a pretty aura..."
- - - ENDING ANIMATION PLAYS TO "It's For You" - - -
Movement 4
"I wonder... will I ever speak to Hiei-san and Kurama-san again? My heart feels heavy now. I felt as if I could be comfortable around Kurama-san; it was almost like the warmth I felt surrounding Hiei-san. It was nice to know of youkai who also lived in the Ningenkai, now I don't feel quite as alone," Fujiko spoke, sighing gently. "I do hope that I see them again..." She snatched a sakura petal out of the wind, and grasped it tightly.
- - - OPENING ANIMATION PLAYS TO "Scarlet II" - - -
"Perhaps you should check on the girl," Kurama suggested. Hiei grunted again.
"Honestly, why should I, Kurama?"
"Because she may be killed, and you wouldn't want that now, would you?" Kurama grinned. "Plus, that rogue youkai is still on the loose. Reikai will be furious if we do not do something about it."
"Fine then," Hiei replied as his Jagan flushed red under his bandana. An image of Fujiko sitting alone on the bench catching sakura came to him, as he got a fairly confused look on his face.
"What beauty... what freedom... the ability to flutter about without restrictions. You poor things, I'm restricting your freedom, trying to catch your magnificence... I'm just as guilty as everyone else. God, what a peaceful feeling... it's as if I am the only soul on this earth... just... yet why do I feel so miserable at this moment? ...Hiei spoke badly of me... perhaps I AM just a stupid woman."
At that moment, Hiei blinked hard.
"Well Hiei?" Kurama pressured. Hiei looked at him with the usual blank expression.
"She is just fine," he replied softly.
"Kisama! You... again?!"
Hiei flinched as he listened fixedly. The moment he heard Fujiko scream, he stopped peering into her thoughts.
"She's being attacked, again, by that same pansy youkai," Hiei announced. Kurama looked at him, and proceeded to stand up. The two nodded at one another.
"You knew I would come back," the shadow youkai Suiseikage spoke. Fujiko looked at him with the same conviction.
"Someone is full of himself... attacking me while it's only twilight," she said between clenched teeth. He only laughed at her.
"No one would help you, even now! I saw that runt who saved you before walk off and leave you to bleed to death. Luck was smiling upon your beautiful face that day—but not today, my dear."
Fujiko's eyes were adverted to the ground, as the comments of this cocky youkai hit home: Had the entire encounter with Hiei been nothing but luck? Her mind was slightly numb.
Suiseikage walked up to Fujiko and noticed her vacant expression, and realized that he had indeed struck a cord in her. He wrapped his arms around her slender body, grasping her backside firmly. Fujiko's eyes narrowed slightly, but she was too afraid at this point to move. He ran his long fingers over her soft cheek, trailing upward with his fingernails.
"Hiei! Stop!" Kurama called out as the two approached Fujiko's location. His eyes caught sight of the shadow youkai's embrace of the young girl, and apparently, Hiei did as well.
"That bastard...!" he cursed under his breath.
"Wait for a moment."
"But why? She won't defend herself," Hiei argued. Kurama looked grave.
"We shall see."
"P... please stop..." Fujiko whispered. Suiseikage grinned with delight as he felt her body struggling against his own.
"I could do with you whatever I wanted, hime. I could rape your delicate little body until you begged for me to kill you..." his lips grazed her cheek as she shuddered. "Or... I could brutally murder you and dismember your beautiful corpse..." Suiseikage licked her ear as she wanted to retch.
"Stop... stop now..." she protested again, a little louder. His pleasure only intensified.
"I could even find your pathetic, runty youkai lover and kill him; too... wouldn't that be interesting, hime?"
From around the corner, Hiei grimaced at this comment, as he knew it was directed straight at him.
"Kurama..." Hiei whispered in a gruff, angry tone. Kurama shook his head.
Fujiko's boiling point was almost struck.
"Oh, wait... the youkai isn't your lover, is he? Remember, he left you to die only two days ago... I was there, I heard you scream out and chastise him. You're a little harlot, falling in love with the first man she sees, aren't you? Mmmmmm... trashy girl..." Suiseikage kissed Fujiko, forcing his tongue in her mouth as she grunted in protest. She struggled frantically to free herself of his grasp as his nails dug into her waist. She gasped heavily when she realized that he was going to kill her, like this. He pulled away from the kiss, keeping his lips pressed against hers.
"Die, like the fragile, helpless thing you are..."
"STOP IT!" Fujiko cried out as she slapped him hard across the face, drawing a tiny bit of blood, even. She panted heavily as she backed up.
"I... may be weak, yes! I may be a stupid, whimsical girl, YES! I won't let an asshole like you kill me, taking advantage of me in s...such a way! AND NEVER SPEAK OF HIEI-SAN THAT WAY!" she screamed with severe intensity. Kurama watched her movements and studied her actions, as Hiei looked on in shock.
"That runt is indeed your soft spot. No matter, he cannot save you now, even if you try and defend his name..." Suiseikage exclaimed, and within a flash, she was in his grasp again. He laughed sadistically at her efforts.
"This will be your death, and you shall return to the yousei kingdom, fair princess..." his nails dug into her flesh, puncturing her skin as she winced. His laughing was the last thing she heard as she slipped off into a peaceful unconsciousness...
"Hiei... come on, now is our moment," Kurama announced as he withdrew a rose from his hair. Hiei nodded softly.
"That's the way to go, hime-sama... just slip into the arms of death. Be embraced by it, as well!" Suiseikage laughed, as Fujiko's blood showered his hands. Suddenly, from behind, he was struck by an immense force. He dropped Fujiko's profusely bleeding body as he turned to see Hiei and Kurama.
"Omai-tachi!" The shadow demon yelled in frustration. "Why do you keep trailing this pathetic girl?!"
"It's not so much as who the girl is; it's more like we're trailing a worthless youkai who would kill innocent women for sick pleasure," Hiei announced. Suiseikage flinched as he backed up a few steps.
"I... I'll kill you all...!" He screamed out in a panic, as he turned and ran off into the sunset. Kurama created a rose whip from the earlier rose as he tensed up.
"I'll go after him. You see if Fujiko-san is alive! Take care of her!" Kurama cried out as he ran off after the fleeing youkai. Hiei looked after him for a moment, as he then turned to see Fujiko.
"Hn," he mumbled, walking over to her. He knelt down, checking for a pulse. Luckily, she was still alive, but her heartbeat wasn't very strong. "She's lost quite a bit of blood in the last few days," Hiei said aloud. He heard a smug laugh come from her body.
"I...t's nothing..." Fujiko whispered, trying to move. Hiei's eyes scanned her whole body.
"Be silent, and don't be cocky in this kind of situation," he replied to her. She looked at up at him, her eyes changing from a sharp glance to an almost tender gaze.
"We shall wait for Kurama to return, and then he can help mend your wounds," Hiei announced, looking away from her.
"T...thank you," Fujiko whispered gently. Hiei's eyes came upon her again as he gave her a faint grin.
"No need to thank me, Kurama is honestly the one who convinced me to check on you," Hiei revealed. Fujiko felt a bit disappointed, but nonetheless, she was still happy that Hiei was, once again, her savior.
"I'll... be sure to repay you two... somehow..." she said, her voice still faint like the breeze.
"Again, like I said, there is no need. Now just be quiet, you don't want to die from losing too much blood."
"I won't die, not now, not when Fate has brought me to this point."
Hiei glanced at her again, and quickly turned away. Fujiko stared at his back as her eyes closed softly. His warm aura made her feel at peace, almost peaceful enough to die. Like she said though, she could never die now. Fate was being too kind to her at this moment.
"You have a pretty youki..." Fujiko mumbled in a half-conscious state. Hiei turned, a bit startled by her, and saw that her eyes were closed. He stooped once more to check if she was alive.
"Her heartbeat is slowing down... Kurama, if you don't want this girl to die, you best hurry," he said aloud to himself. His eyes examined the wounded girl's body as he thought a bit. His hand extended as he attempted to examine her injury.
"Hiei!"
His ears perked up. It was Kurama.
"Finally," he mumbled under his breath.
"Hiei! The shadow youkai escaped. It's almost pitch black, and to be honest, he got out of my sights and from there on it was like blind guessing. So, how is she?" Kurama said, panting a bit.
"She's injured and losing blood quickly. Her wounds were not quite healed from her last attack. Her heartbeat has slowed down a bit," Hiei announced the diagnosis.
"Please..."
The two heard a soft voice speak out. It was Fujiko.
"Please... take me back to my apartment... I have remedies there for all... sorts of injuries... how do you thi... ink... I've stayed alive as long as I have?" she pleaded with them. Kurama looked to Hiei.
"I suppose I'll comply. Hiei, pick her up, gently," Kurama instructed.
"Why me?" Hiei protested in response.
"Because I'm tired from chasing that demon."
"Che, fine," he grumbled as he smoothly lifted Fujiko up on his back. "You're doing my wash, though, because she's bleeding all over me."
Kurama laughed gently, as he grinned.
"Of course. Now, Fujiko-san, please tell us where you live."
She lifted her head up slightly. "Only about... 3 blocks away from here... in the Tsu...kiakari Apartment complex... in a...partment number 439..."
"Yes. Come along Hiei," Kurama directed in a firm, beautiful tone. Hiei followed alongside Kurama, as Fujiko slept on Hiei's back. She smiled gently in her cataleptic state.
"You have a pretty aura..."
- - - ENDING ANIMATION PLAYS TO "It's For You" - - -