The Dream: Luci's Destiny Chapter Twenty-four
Ok, right now, I'm going to introduce a new character. She's mentioned at the beginning of the fic: Alice aka Ali.And with her come many other characters: Daniel Paste, Stacey Kaiare the main ones.I'm not sure who she (ali/ce)'s going to be paired with, so don't expect anything. I don't own YYH. Enjoy and Review!
Chapter Twenty-four: Strange Occurrences
Kurama nodded. "Sure, I'll go check on Yusuke this afternoon."
Kuwabara sighed. "Yeah, he's been a little mad at me lately. I didn't mean what I said, but yeah…he's pretty much missed out on school this entire time. His sister has too. I don't know what could have happened that would make them both miss the same amount of school days. This isn't some normal Yusuke skips school day, I'm sure."
-Flashback-
"Please, brother, do all you can to help anyone in need." Her sweet smile was so captivating.-
End-
Hiei remembered his sister's words. He realized that he had never really been around females long enough to understand them. He had only known Yukina, Mukuro—and now he was starting to know Luci. They had all been uniquely diverse. Maybe she's someone that I can trust, he thought. Well, she obviously trusts me, for what reason, I don't know. Do I deserve her trust in the first place? He thought of all the crimes that he had committed, all the people he had killed.
"Hiei?" a sleepy Luci asked. Hiei looked at her, but she did not say anything. He could tell that she was asleep. He smiled at thought of Yukina. I guess I'll be her substitute brother for now……Hiei looked out the windows at the stars. It's a peaceful sky…
Flashback:
"Aren't the stars beautiful tonight?" Luci asked.
End
The question Luci had asked him earlier had actually caught his interest. It reminded him of old times. He remembered all the nights he had spent alone, usually in a tree, staring out at the dark sky. He never understood the stars. What was their purpose? They seemed like symbols that drifted across the nightly sky. Then he looked at the moon. Yes, some would say that it was an evil thing, sitting up there, always changing her looks. Some would think that the moon was jealous, greedy creature. He always found the moon mysterious, though. It never seemed to stay in one position. It would follow him when he walked. Up in the sky, he imagined there were people watching over him. As he stared into the bright full moon, he wondered…
He would always remember his painful childhood. It was probably the worst that could ever happen to a child his age.
Flashback:
He had set eyes on her before, but only glimpses. They guarded her well. Even though they were thieves, they still had respect. She was the most different girl he had ever seen before. What made her different? She looked and acted like no other woman bandit. She was a pretty girl, not more than twelve years of age.
Hiei had never seen a girl like her. Perhaps she had come from his homeland…the real place he was from.
He had spent years with these bandits, but he had never seen her before. One day when all the men were out on another raid, Hiei decided that he no longer had interest in such things. He was curious about the place he lived in, so he decided to explore the area. Quite often before, he had heard an unfamiliar voice, and when he had asked what the voice was, the men told him that he was hearing things.
That day Hiei knew he would find out about it. He searched all the tents, but found nothing. That didn't stop him though, he knew that he would figure out what he was missing.
End of Flashback-
Yes…I found out. She was the first young maiden I had ever seen in my life. Naturally, he had been attracted to her. When the men found that Hiei knew about her, they tried to kill him, but Hiei's strength overcame them, so they had no choice but to through him out. After that he had been all alone. He relied on his strength to get him through the hardest hardships. He soon grew cold and forgot about the girl.
Hiei's thoughts were interrupted by a mumbling Luci that was turning. Unaware, she soon rolled onto Hiei. He was uncomfortable but didn't want to wake the girl. Instead, he played along and fell asleep as well.
Part Two:
Alice sat in the classroom nearly bored to death. She knew she would be even more confused in her physics class if she kept daydreaming, but something was really bothering her. Where is Luci? She hasn't been here like in forever! If she moved, she should have at least told her best friend! Because of her, I'm almost failing physics! Aahhh! But physics isn't the main thing…I'm really worried about her; lately there's been something strange going on. I've called, but no one's answered! Maybe I'll stop by her house today and check things out.
When the final bell rang, Alice prepared to leave their school as soon as possible when someone called out her name.
"Yo, Ali!" he said.
Oh no…she thought…not Daniel Paste! Gosh, he annoys the crap out of me…
"Um, hey, Daniel."
"What's up?"
"The sky. Now I really have to go, so I'll see you around."She waved and ran off.
There were more disturbances on her way out. Athena Laoi had to tell her about her day as usual. Then Stacey Kai came up as well.
"So…" said Athena, "Have you guys seen Luci around?"
Stacey snorted. "I couldn't care less for that freak. She's so quiet though. No offense or anything, Ali, but I really don't like her. She's a sweet girl and everything, but because of her and her 'awesome' grades, I die at my house everyday. Stupid parents, always comparing me to others."
"Yeah, me too," Alice agreed, "but I can't hate her for that. We've known each other forever, so…yeah." If this was Paste talking about Luci like this, I'd cuss him out, but Stacey's my friend, and I understand why she doesn't like Luci...but still...Luci's so lonely, always by herself now...
"Gosh, maybe that's why she's been gone so long—because she has friends that don't care about her!" Athena said.
"Well, why don't you go and care about her! Be her new best friend then!" Stacey said.
"Fine, I don't need you," Athena walked off.
"Well, I guess she took that well," Stacey said. "I wasn't trying to be mean or anything, but Luci really gets on my nerves. She has to be better than me in everything! You know Mayura, right?"
"Of course I know her."
"Well, even Mayura can't even match her grades! Ever since she's come to this school, she's been trouble! Of course, then there's Keiko, Luci's brother's girlfriend, but they're a good bit older than us. Well, I mean, I don't care about my grades that much, but my flippin' parents do…and it's friggin' annoying!"
"Ah, don't worry about it Stace, no matter how bad you are, always know that there's someone worse, now I really gotta go. See ya!" Alice waved and left.
Alice knocked on the Urameshi Residence's front door many times, but there was no answer. Should I go in? Slowly twisting the knob, she entered the house. The house was cold and dark. As she made her way to Luci's room, a chill ran up her spine. What had kept this house so quiet? Why was no one there? Why hadn't there been anyone there? She could only think of one thing that would tell her the answer: Luci's Diary.
She didn't want to do it. It was sitting on Luci's dust-covered desk, beckoning her. She didn't want to do it. She knew how Luci loved privacy, but a certain curiosity made her do it. The contents of it amazed her.
Why does everyone think of me like that! I'm not like that! I am different, they're just too narrow-minded to see……friends? What is a friend? I have no friends…She learned about Luci's kidnapping. Wow, he's really cute! I wonder if he likes me…he's so different than most guys. Of course, he can be a little freaky, but still……
Oh my gosh, Alice thought, I can't believe she didn't tell me about him! What does she mean she has no friends! I'm like her best friend, but I guess not because she's obviously convinced herself that she has no friends. I'll have to give her a talk when I see her next. Of course I've noticed that she's been missing from school. She was never sick, so that one day she wasn't there, I was like freaking out! I'm really hurt by that…wow, but Luci has such a cool life though! It's not regular… like mine…
SuddenlyAlice heard the front door open. Oh no. What if it's Luci's mom? What am I supposed to say? Alice heard voices—male voices. It could be Yusuke's friends, but I really doubt it. They're getting louder. Crap…She scrambled as fast as she could and crawled under Luci's bed. From under the bed, she could hear footsteps approaching the bedroom.
"Where is the girl?" One said. "Are you sure this is Uramseshi's place?"
"Positive, sir," the other replied with a thin, raspy voice.
Alice gasped. Through the crack of the bed, she could see that the "men" had green-colored skin. How did that happen? Did they grow up too close to a power plant or something? She felt like she wanted to throw up.
"What was that?"
"Someone's in here with us."
Herheart throbbed. What did they want? Why were they here? Please go away…please go away…please go away…
"Ok, we'll be back tomorrow."
"Now we're leaving."
They stomped out of the room. Alice could hear their footsteps leave. She would be safe now. I have to tell someone!She came out from the bed and dusted herself off. I need to get out of here now. Alice rushed out of the house but right as she came to the front door, someone grabbed her and put a hand over her mouth.
Oh god…
"What business do you have in the Urameshi house?" he asked her.
Well, at least he's normal-colored. Gosh, what right does he have putting me in this uncomfortable position?
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"You know very well what I mean," he said. "The Urameshis have been missing this past week. What work do you have with those demons?"
Alice gasped. A few feet away from her feet were the two creatures that were in the house earlier. They were all knocked out.
"I don't know what you're talking about!" Alice said.
"I have no patience for your lies."
OMG…who is this guy? This is just like the Salem Witch Trials…guilt with association….the questioning person arranges the questions to try to trick you… gosh I will not be tricked.
"I am not lying!" Alice said. Wait…maybe this is what he wants…to get me frustrated…I will not lose! Finally, she yelled, "LET GO OF ME!" and whirled out of his grip. As she turned around to cuss out the person, she realized who he was.
"Whoa…you're Minamino, aren't you? Shuichi, right?"
Kurama dropped his guard and realized that he had made a mistake. This was just some common school girl. "Oh, hi. I'm sorry about that. It seems that I've mistake you for someone, really, my apologies."
Alice's cheeks burned up. Wow, he really is as hot as they say he is…I've seen pictures of him before, but those were all in his school uniform. This outfit looks totally hot on him. Maybe I can get him to tutor me in physics instead. "Oh, that's fine. People do things like that with me and all…by the way, my name's Alice." She stumbled. "Well, you see…my friend, Luci—I don't know if you know her—but she hasn't been at school for a long time, so I figured something was wrong."
"Yes, she's probably sick or something." Kurama had to play it safe. He had already given away too much information. Perhaps she was one of those normal ditzy girls and wanted to talk to him only because of his looks.
"Yeah, well, from the looks of it, she was sick of people. Well, you see," Alice said, her cheeks turning pink, "Luci tutors me a lot in physics, but now she's not here, and she hasn't been at school for quite a bit, so…I was thinking maybe you could—"
A frown formed on his face. "I'm sorry, it's not that I don't want help you, but I'm on a really tight schedule. I hope you'll understand."
"Oh, yes, I do." Alice had an idea.
"Well, I have to go somewhere now. Nice talking to you." Kurama smiled and turned to leave.
"Oh, by the way, Shuichi, what was this thing you were saying about demons?" Alice smiled as sweetly as she could.
Kurama stopped. He knew she had got him really well.
Not everything was supposed to be obviously clear (i.e. Hiei's flashback of his childhood). Well, I'm so happy that I'm a chapter ahead! Chapter 25's already written! I'm so proud of myself. I'll update again when I have Ch 26 written and after the reviews ( -)! Hehe... some nice reviews ... since I have time:
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