Hi ya!
Happy Groundhog Day! Pray s/he sees his/her shadow! (Or for those who like winter, pray it's sunny!)
I'm so sorry about the late update! The last time I did was my little sister's birthday. And since then, I have been swamped with paramedic meetings (I'm training to be one) and school. AUGH! I was forced to take ITED's (Iowa Test of Basic Skills) today. Now I know why I'm starting to detest school! Just because Iowa scores highly on those tests, doesn't mean we want to take two more that no other state has. (Deep breath and returns to keyboard) Okay, I'm good, just had to vent there. Sorry!
Newayz, to my faithful reviewers new and old:
KaraKurama: Thanx. You were my first ever rewiew! And I thank you for sticking with me! Keep u the good work on your stories too!
What2callmyself: Stop apologizing! I've been having troubles too. And the thing about taking up too much of my time. That never happens! I never get to talk to anyone. Thanx for the firefighter petition.
YamikiofANime: Sweatdrops Wipes pieces of you off of me Ummmm.. well, if there is anyway you can put yourself back together, here's the next part. And please, I'm rather attached to my head (literally) so I'd like to keep it. Thanx!
MikaSamuThanx, I'm trying to stay in character as much as possible, and with what2callmyself's help, I think I'm doing all rightSo many things to look forward to. I hope you aren't disappointed.
SmilelyFaceMelI'm afraid you're right. Things have to get worse before they can get better.
SilentSheWolfNo offense, but please don't whine. I have three siblings and two cousins to baby-sit that do enough of that already. Thanx for reading!
silent hanyouI'm really glad you feel that way. I don't know many ppl who think about Kur/Yuk. Pairings, but I think it is really cute. You and I are a lot alike!
Thanx everyone! And keep reviewing, my e-mail was so empty before ppl starting reviewing. I LUV getting mail!
Here we go! As I sadly stated in my last chappie; The only time I will own Yu Yu Hakusho, would be in an alternate universe, in my own dreams. So I guess that means, I don't own it, and never will. :(
A Rose's Thorns
Chapter 7
Kidnapped Again.
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(Why did I do that? He didn't mean anything by what he said.) Hiei walked down the hall to where he had left the box full of demon plant extracts. (The look in his eyes. Makes me wonder if Karasu did more than Kurama is telling us.)
He walked into the room and immediately found the box sitting on the table in the center of the room. Setting out all of the vials, he took the biggest beaker and set it in the middle of the table. One-by-one he poured the liquids into the beaker, gently sniffing each one just enough to get an idea of what it was.
"Kurama better know what he is doing. Most of these are from the plants he rarely, if ever, uses, and they are all dangerously poisonous."
He poured in the final vial and was about to leave, when he looked back at the table.
"I'm missing one."
Including the beaker in his hand, Hiei only counted eleven containers.
"What happened to the last one? It could be dangerous for Kurama to drink this unfinished."
He searched the whole room, but didn't find the last one.
"Did I even bring twelve from the school?"
He thought about what happened two days before and remembered, "I only brought eleven. What happened to the last one?"
The hall suddenly filled with a terrified scream. (Yukina!)
Hiei immediately disappeared down the hall.
Hiei burst through the door to the bedroom. "Yukina?"
"Hiei!" Yukina flung herself into Hiei's arms and buried her face into his cloak, nearly making Hiei drop the sealed beaker in his hand.
"He took him," she cried, the cloak muffling her words.
"Who took who?" Hiei asked in confusion.
"Karasu. He got Kurama."
"What?" His gaze quickly shifted to the corner, where Botan was sprawled and seemed unconscious. "What happened Yukina?"
The Ice Apparition looked up with bloodshot eyes. "Botan and I woke up when we heard Kurama yell out. We saw Karasu standing over him, holding something over Kurama's mouth and nose. Kurama was struggling, but he suddenly stopped moving. Botan ran to try and stop him, but Karasu just swung around and hit her. Then he picked up Kurama and left. Oh Hiei! You have to help Kurama! I think he might be bleeding again too."
"What?" Hiei asked, showing some of his concern.
"Look." She pointed to the bed and Hiei could see blood splashed all over the sheets.
(Some of Kurama's wounds must have reopened in the struggle.) Hiei's hands clenched tightly, nearly breaking the glass beaker. He looked down at it and looked back at his sister. "Find Koenma and have him call the detective."
He started to pull away from Yukina, but she grabbed his empty hand in a gentle grasp.
"Please Hiei. Find Kurama, I don't like seeing him hurt. Ever since he fought Karasu in the Dark Tournament, I have been very worried about him."
Hiei looked thoughtfully at his sister; (Does she have feelings for the fox? Well, better him that great big oaf.) "I will find him Yukina. Go get the others and have them follow." He quickly flitted from the room.
She checked on Botan once more before sprinting out the door.
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Karasu laughed quietly as he looked at the unconscious fox in his arms. "Yes my beautiful kitsune, you will not get away this time."
He had been walking for half an hour through a forest and finally reached the heart of it.
Setting Kurama on the ground, Karasu knelt over him. "Kurama, my sweet. It's time to wake up."
Kurama moaned slightly, but immediately opened his eyes.
Karasu put a hand on Kurama's chest and the other over his mouth, forcing the fox to stay on the ground. "No, no, precious, don't get up, you'll only hurt yourself."
Kurama's eyes grew wide, but narrowed quickly as the sunlight blinded him without his glasses.
When Karasu still didn't pull his hand away, Kurama bit down as hard as he could.
Karasu yelled out, pulling his hand away. He looked at the blood for a second before slapping Kurama hard across the face. "Now, there's the fox demon in you showing through. You remember our battle in the Dark Tournament, don't you Kurama? Your yoko side seemed quite sure of himself as I remember. 'You shouldn't corner a fox, we have the nasty tendency to show our teeth!' I believe were your words. Well, at least now I know that your bark is much worse than your bite."
Kurama was briefly stunned by the crow's recollection of those words. Then he realized Karasu's grip had loosened considerably. Gathering all of the energy he could spare, Kurama shoved Karasu and jumped back, landed in a crouched position on the ground. "I will not let you win this time Karasu!"
His hands slowly began to glow as he placed them on the grass. Immediately, the blades around Karasu sprang up and tried to puncture the crow, but he easily dodged the plant-life.
"Come now Kurama, why don't you just give yourself to me? It would be much easier on you. You can't even see where you're trying to attack."
"Never," Kurama growled. His eyes were very sore from the light now. He fed the trees above a little energy, allowing the branches to close and put the whole area in the shade.
Kurama was finally able to fully open his tired eyes.
Karasu suddenly began to laugh. "Thank you Kurama, I was waiting for you to do that."
Karasu suddenly pulled out a small syringe and showed it to Kurama. "I believe you will find this most interesting. This is filled with your DNA, which I collected while you were still unconscious. I could use this to control all of your plants."
Kurama's eyes widened as he realized that his vision was coming true. He jumped forward to grab the syringe, but Karasu kicked him across the clearing.
"Nice try Kurama, but you used all of your energy in the grass and trees. Now, it's my turn to play. Let's see what makes these plants your most valuable weapon."
He stuck the back of his hand with the needle and pushed the plunger. -shiver- needles, bleh….
Kurama suddenly felt all of the plant life in the area fill with Karasu's energy. His feet were knocked out from under him as he was pulled into the trees by a tangle of thorny vines.
Kurama struggled and tried to call the vines off, but only caused the thorns to tear deep, bloody gashes all over his body, and tighten their hold around his neck. Kurama fought until he finally passed out from blood loss and suffocation.
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(Author beginning to babble)
(Looks up at what I just wrote) Geez, I didn't realize how mean I'm being. I'm not giving Kurama a break am I? For anyone reading this who thinks I'm just a heartless (enter colorful word of choice) who loves to see Kurama hurt, I'M NOT! Kurama is my favorite character, but for some reason I like stories where he is hurt.
Newayz. That's 7, only 3 more! This is great! I've gotten 24 reviews since I started and NONE of them are flames! That makes me feel really great about putting this story up to share with those who find it interesting. So, I think I've brought up enough courage to put some of my other stories up too soon. They are all based around Kurama and Hiei (And in some, Yukina) so if you are interested in those kinds of stories, keep an eye out. BTW, NONE of my stories are yaoi. I read the stuff cuz it's everywhere, but I don't write it. I'm not into writing the yaoi/yuri thing.
Kk, I'd better stop 'talking' before I scare everyone away. (Crickets) (Voice echoes in room) Well, I guess I already have. Keep an eye out for my update, it shouldn't be too long. Please review! C ya!
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