Disclaimer: I don't own YYH or practically anything else. Though I wish I owned Hiei. grins maniacally Finally, everything is explained about Nikai! At least most of it.
Genkai's First Student by Toxic Tears
Chapter 10: Nikai Tells All
Hiei just held Nikai for a few more seconds before picking her up bridal style and carrying her over to the now thawed Yusuke and Kurama. Yusuke raised an eyebrow and smirked. Not realizing Nikai was still awake he said, "Well Hiei, are you sure Nikai, being the bad ass she is, would approve of you carrying her like that?"
"I'm helpless not deaf," Nikai said. "I wonder what else you say behind my back." Yusuke sweat dropped and quickly started walking out the room supporting Kuwabara. Kurama also walked out carrying Sukara. Hiei followed with Nikai.
'He's going to come back.' She thought. 'And he's going to try and hurt Hiei again. I can't let that happen.' She sighed and fell asleep in the safety of his arms. Hiei looked down at her and shook his head as they headed back to Ningenkai.
They opened the door to Yusuke's house and saw that Botan, Keiko, and Yukina were already there.
"Yusuke!" Keiko exclaimed, running over to him. "Are you ok?" He nodded and handed Kuwabara to Yukina. A blue blur zipped through the air and landed in Yusuke's arms.
"Oh, hey Puu." Yusuke said, petting the little tuft of black hair between his ears.
"Puu." He chirped.
"Come here Puu" Keiko said as she took him away and hugged him.
He choked, "PUU!" She loosened her grip and he was able to breath again.
Nikai opened her eyes and groaned, "You know, being motionless for over two hours really does a number on your back." Hiei laid her down on the couch and sat beside her on the floor.
"I've got a question." Yusuke said. "Why have you been motionless for over two hours?"
She sighed, "I guess I'll have to tell you eventually." She closed her eyes and tried to move her arm, but it wouldn't even twitch. She opened her eyes to find them all staring at her intently.
"Well, are you going to tell us or not?" Yusuke asked impatiently.
"Patience is a virtue." She said. She closed her eyes again, not sure how to start. "I haven't been completely honest with any of you. I'm not a fire demon. Well, not completely, I'm only half. My mother was a fire demon, my father was a toxic sprite." She spat out the word 'father' like it was nasty.
'So that's why she smells like poison,' Hiei thought. 'That's what she is.'
Continuing, Nikai said, "It wasn't like I was forbidden or anything," She glanced at Hiei, for she knew of his past. "But the elder of my father's clan still hated me and made me stay away.
"When I was about three the elder decided that I was too much of an obstacle, so he ordered me to be killed." She paused here and felt Hiei's hand on her arm. She shifted her eyes, but his didn't meet them. Nikai started again, "It would have happened if my mother hadn't made a deal. The only thing that would satisfy the elder was my life force. So it was my life force for my life."
"Wait, without your life force wouldn't you die anyway?" Keiko asked.
"No," Kurama told her. "Without your life force, you live, but gradually lose all your powers and memories. It's basically your soul."
"But isn't that worse?"
"Yes," Nikai said. "But my mother didn't think like that, she just wanted me to live. The elder wanted my life force so he could become more powerful. So they tied my face down to a table and put acid on my back to get it out."
"That must have been painful." Yukina said as she finished healing Kuwabara.
Nikai nodded, "You have no idea, but I was only three so I don't remember it much. Anyway, everything was according to plan, but before I lost all my powers and memories, I stole my life force back. That's when everything got screwed up. The clan thought my mother had done it in a last effort to save me, so they imprisoned her soul. Then, for some reason, I couldn't get my life force back in me. Luckily just being around it brought me back to normal." She stopped again and looked deep in thought.
"Then what?" Botan asked. She was on the edge of her seat in anticipation.
Nikai glared at her. "Do you have any idea how lucky you are I'm even thinking about talking about this?" she hissed. Botan gulped and shut up. "Anyway, I ran away to Ningenkai and met Genkai. She saw how much stress I was under, so she decided to train me. She taught me a lot, but I was never able to overcome the pains that come with my life force not being a part of me."
"So that's why you're like this." Kurama said softly. He nodded at Yukina in thanks as she finished healing his back. "How often do you have the pains?"
"Every three months or so and the helplessness lasts for 24 hours."
Yusuke asked, "Is the clan, or whatever, still after you?"
"Yes." She replied simply.
"Where is your life force?" Botan asked.
"That's not something you need to know." With that she seemed to close the conversation. Kurama stood and picked the still unconscious Sukara up.
"I think Sukara should stay at my house until she wakes up." Those who could, nodded and he walked toward the door. Suddenly he turned back. "Nikai, what was your mother's name?"
"Kairi." (A/N: Whoa, déjà vu)
Kurama smiled. "Not that it matters, but she and I knew each other a long time ago." Then he left, leaving Nikai a little surprised.
"Come on Keiko, we were going shopping remember?" Botan said and the two girls walked out the door.
"How could they schedule a shopping trip right after a deadly mission?" Yusuke wondered as he and Yukina supported a half-conscious Kuwabara. "We're going to take him home. You two be good little boys and girls and don't do anything naughty." He said smirking. Hiei and Nikai glared at him and they quickly left. Now the two were alone.
They sat silently for a few minutes before Hiei finally said, "Your necklace, that's your life force."
"How did you find out?" she asked shocked. She hadn't thought anyone would ever figure it out if she never told them.
"I tapped into your dream." He said simply.
"You tapped into my dream?!" Now she was mad.
"Yeah, so?"
"My dreams are my mind Hiei, I want you out of it!" She couldn't believe he had done something that intrusive. 'How could he?!'
Hiei didn't she why she was making such a big deal out of this. It wasn't like he had pried into her every secret. As much as he wanted to at times, he still hadn't.
"Get out." She told him. "I don't even want to look at you."
He scowled, "Fine." And stood up, walking out the door. Nikai winced as he slammed it. She closed her eyes ashamedly and tried to slip into sleep, just to get away from it all.
God, I am starting to hate my story. Thank you to all you loyal reviewers! What's going to happen with Hiei and Nikai? Are they going to break up? Well what do you think!? Baka ningens!
Kurama and Carrie: cuddling
TT: Ok, I may be a romance person, but that is just unnecessary in my A/N Lounge
Carrie: sticks tongue out
TT: glares
Hiei: scowling
TT: Doesn't that just make you sick?
Hiei: nods
TT: shocked Did we just agree on something? O.O
Hiei: O.O We did starts hitting himself, muttering Must stop agreeing with her, NOW!
Nikai: Anybody want ramen? holds up bowls
TT: Well that was totally out of place, but ok
everybody starts eating ramen
Hiei: slurping noodle (just imagine this .)
TT: slurping noodle
turns out to be the same noodle and lips touch (Yes, think Lady and the Tramp, I hate the movie but I like that scene)
WHAT' S GONNA HAPPEN?!?! Oh, and press the pretty purple button to review. It's not that hard, just tell me that you love the story that'll be that. Or you could flame me, once again those are welcome too. Yes and people who don't have an account on FF.net or don't login, their flames will be disregarded.
Genkai's First Student by Toxic Tears
Chapter 10: Nikai Tells All
Hiei just held Nikai for a few more seconds before picking her up bridal style and carrying her over to the now thawed Yusuke and Kurama. Yusuke raised an eyebrow and smirked. Not realizing Nikai was still awake he said, "Well Hiei, are you sure Nikai, being the bad ass she is, would approve of you carrying her like that?"
"I'm helpless not deaf," Nikai said. "I wonder what else you say behind my back." Yusuke sweat dropped and quickly started walking out the room supporting Kuwabara. Kurama also walked out carrying Sukara. Hiei followed with Nikai.
'He's going to come back.' She thought. 'And he's going to try and hurt Hiei again. I can't let that happen.' She sighed and fell asleep in the safety of his arms. Hiei looked down at her and shook his head as they headed back to Ningenkai.
They opened the door to Yusuke's house and saw that Botan, Keiko, and Yukina were already there.
"Yusuke!" Keiko exclaimed, running over to him. "Are you ok?" He nodded and handed Kuwabara to Yukina. A blue blur zipped through the air and landed in Yusuke's arms.
"Oh, hey Puu." Yusuke said, petting the little tuft of black hair between his ears.
"Puu." He chirped.
"Come here Puu" Keiko said as she took him away and hugged him.
He choked, "PUU!" She loosened her grip and he was able to breath again.
Nikai opened her eyes and groaned, "You know, being motionless for over two hours really does a number on your back." Hiei laid her down on the couch and sat beside her on the floor.
"I've got a question." Yusuke said. "Why have you been motionless for over two hours?"
She sighed, "I guess I'll have to tell you eventually." She closed her eyes and tried to move her arm, but it wouldn't even twitch. She opened her eyes to find them all staring at her intently.
"Well, are you going to tell us or not?" Yusuke asked impatiently.
"Patience is a virtue." She said. She closed her eyes again, not sure how to start. "I haven't been completely honest with any of you. I'm not a fire demon. Well, not completely, I'm only half. My mother was a fire demon, my father was a toxic sprite." She spat out the word 'father' like it was nasty.
'So that's why she smells like poison,' Hiei thought. 'That's what she is.'
Continuing, Nikai said, "It wasn't like I was forbidden or anything," She glanced at Hiei, for she knew of his past. "But the elder of my father's clan still hated me and made me stay away.
"When I was about three the elder decided that I was too much of an obstacle, so he ordered me to be killed." She paused here and felt Hiei's hand on her arm. She shifted her eyes, but his didn't meet them. Nikai started again, "It would have happened if my mother hadn't made a deal. The only thing that would satisfy the elder was my life force. So it was my life force for my life."
"Wait, without your life force wouldn't you die anyway?" Keiko asked.
"No," Kurama told her. "Without your life force, you live, but gradually lose all your powers and memories. It's basically your soul."
"But isn't that worse?"
"Yes," Nikai said. "But my mother didn't think like that, she just wanted me to live. The elder wanted my life force so he could become more powerful. So they tied my face down to a table and put acid on my back to get it out."
"That must have been painful." Yukina said as she finished healing Kuwabara.
Nikai nodded, "You have no idea, but I was only three so I don't remember it much. Anyway, everything was according to plan, but before I lost all my powers and memories, I stole my life force back. That's when everything got screwed up. The clan thought my mother had done it in a last effort to save me, so they imprisoned her soul. Then, for some reason, I couldn't get my life force back in me. Luckily just being around it brought me back to normal." She stopped again and looked deep in thought.
"Then what?" Botan asked. She was on the edge of her seat in anticipation.
Nikai glared at her. "Do you have any idea how lucky you are I'm even thinking about talking about this?" she hissed. Botan gulped and shut up. "Anyway, I ran away to Ningenkai and met Genkai. She saw how much stress I was under, so she decided to train me. She taught me a lot, but I was never able to overcome the pains that come with my life force not being a part of me."
"So that's why you're like this." Kurama said softly. He nodded at Yukina in thanks as she finished healing his back. "How often do you have the pains?"
"Every three months or so and the helplessness lasts for 24 hours."
Yusuke asked, "Is the clan, or whatever, still after you?"
"Yes." She replied simply.
"Where is your life force?" Botan asked.
"That's not something you need to know." With that she seemed to close the conversation. Kurama stood and picked the still unconscious Sukara up.
"I think Sukara should stay at my house until she wakes up." Those who could, nodded and he walked toward the door. Suddenly he turned back. "Nikai, what was your mother's name?"
"Kairi." (A/N: Whoa, déjà vu)
Kurama smiled. "Not that it matters, but she and I knew each other a long time ago." Then he left, leaving Nikai a little surprised.
"Come on Keiko, we were going shopping remember?" Botan said and the two girls walked out the door.
"How could they schedule a shopping trip right after a deadly mission?" Yusuke wondered as he and Yukina supported a half-conscious Kuwabara. "We're going to take him home. You two be good little boys and girls and don't do anything naughty." He said smirking. Hiei and Nikai glared at him and they quickly left. Now the two were alone.
They sat silently for a few minutes before Hiei finally said, "Your necklace, that's your life force."
"How did you find out?" she asked shocked. She hadn't thought anyone would ever figure it out if she never told them.
"I tapped into your dream." He said simply.
"You tapped into my dream?!" Now she was mad.
"Yeah, so?"
"My dreams are my mind Hiei, I want you out of it!" She couldn't believe he had done something that intrusive. 'How could he?!'
Hiei didn't she why she was making such a big deal out of this. It wasn't like he had pried into her every secret. As much as he wanted to at times, he still hadn't.
"Get out." She told him. "I don't even want to look at you."
He scowled, "Fine." And stood up, walking out the door. Nikai winced as he slammed it. She closed her eyes ashamedly and tried to slip into sleep, just to get away from it all.
God, I am starting to hate my story. Thank you to all you loyal reviewers! What's going to happen with Hiei and Nikai? Are they going to break up? Well what do you think!? Baka ningens!
Kurama and Carrie: cuddling
TT: Ok, I may be a romance person, but that is just unnecessary in my A/N Lounge
Carrie: sticks tongue out
TT: glares
Hiei: scowling
TT: Doesn't that just make you sick?
Hiei: nods
TT: shocked Did we just agree on something? O.O
Hiei: O.O We did starts hitting himself, muttering Must stop agreeing with her, NOW!
Nikai: Anybody want ramen? holds up bowls
TT: Well that was totally out of place, but ok
everybody starts eating ramen
Hiei: slurping noodle (just imagine this .)
TT: slurping noodle
turns out to be the same noodle and lips touch (Yes, think Lady and the Tramp, I hate the movie but I like that scene)
WHAT' S GONNA HAPPEN?!?! Oh, and press the pretty purple button to review. It's not that hard, just tell me that you love the story that'll be that. Or you could flame me, once again those are welcome too. Yes and people who don't have an account on FF.net or don't login, their flames will be disregarded.
