Disclaimer: Okay Kurama! Your turn! On the stage…Now.
Kurama: Oh, well…I don't know if I can…
Me: Oh Kurama! Don't be afraid of your adoring public. They'll love you no matter what. Hears frantic fangirl screams. See?
Kurama: gulps That's what I'm afraid of…
Fangirls start to climb onto the stage…See what I mean! Jenn (Me) make them stop!
Me: Not until you say the disclaimer…
Kurama: She owns nothing nor is she making money from this! Now Jenn, HELP! Fangirl #1 is around his waist by now.
Me: Hiei! Come over here!
Hiei: what?
Me: Snaps fingers. Hiei's hands and legs are now tied up Girls look! It's Hiei! For this limited time only he is free! But one of you has to catch him first!
Fangirls: AHHHHHHH ITS HIEI!
Hiei: runs (err…hops) for his life I HATE YOU!
Me: LOVE YOU! Mwuahahahahaha!
Fluffy again….
Chapter VI
That night Hiei and Kurama were both wakened by Yumi and Aya writhing and screaming in bed. It looked like they were having seizures they were in so much pain. Hiei was on top of Yumi trying to hold her down and Kurama Aya. The screaming was so loud that it had woken up Yuske, Botan, and Kuwabara.
"Hey, is everything all right in there!" Yuske yelled pounding on Yumi's door. Kuwabara and Botan did the same with Aya's.
"NO!" Hiei yelled in Yumi's bedroom. Yumi had transformed into her demon form and thrown Hiei across the room breaking the handcuffs. Aya had transformed too and did the same with Kurama, breaking the cuffs that had bound them as well. Yuske opened the door in time to see Hiei being thrown across the room as a dark, swirling energy engulfed Yumi. Lightening from the dark power surged through her body making her jerk her head backwards in pain.
In Aya's room a red, surging energy had engulfed her sending shockwaves of pain through her as well. Botan and Kuwabara were in her room trying to help Kurama off the floor. His head was bleeding from a slight cut he got when trying to save Aya. He quickly regained his strength and turned into hisKitsune self. He walked towards Aya and fired an energy blast at the energy mass making the two energies cancel each other out. He quickly ran to Aya as she fell toward the ground. He caught her swiftly and lied her down on her bed, then, he quickly made contact with Hiei.
Hiei, cast an energy blast of fire and cancel the energy out. It's the only way.
Right.
Back in Yumi's room, Hiei had gotten cuts and bruises from trying to get to Yumi as had Yuske. As soon as he got Kurama's message, Hiei charged up a fire energy blast and fired it at the energy. Like in Aya's room, it canceled the energy and released Yumi from the spell. Hiei ran to Yumi and caught her before she hit the ground. He too, laid her on her bed. He ran out into the hallway with Yuske and met everyone out there.
"Okay! What the hell is goin' on!" Yuske yelled.
"I'm not sure," Kurama answered calmly--he was now back in his human form.
"Well then, we'll just have to question them about it when they wake up..." Botan stated. Kuwabara and Yuske nodded, but Kurama shook his head.
"I doubt they will tell you." Kurama noticed that Botan seemed quite offended by his statement so he said, "Don't worry; it's not that they don't trust you. I'm sure they do, but they probably would not tell you if it meant that you could be in danger."
"Or know of their past," Hiei added. "Let the fox and I handle it. You all go about your business and go to sleep."
"Hey, Shorty! You have no right to--!" Kuwabara started to yell until Yuske held his hand up.
"I agree. They seem to have gotten pretty close to you two. They might just tell you..." Yuske said. "Oh, before I forget, Botan?"
"Hugh? What is it Yuske?"
"I THOUGHT YOU SAID THOSE CUFFS WERE INPENATRABLE!" he yelled. Botan laughed nervously then she spoke seriously.
"Only a very high force of energy combined could break those cuffs...I hope they'll be alright..." Yuske nodded.
"Yeah, that was a pretty wicked source of power. It's a wonder they survived."
"Hn, they're much too powerful to die from that, detective." Hiei stated. "I'm surprised Koenma never told you. They're S class demons."
"What! No wonder they kicked our butts so easily!" Kuwabara shrieked. Yuske grinned.
"Yeah, guess it's a good thing we decided to leave them alone and make peace. Anyways, we should all probably get to sleep and let these two handle it," Yuske said as he walked by Kurama and Hiei, patting them on the shoulders. "Take care of them." They both nodded.
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When everyone had fallen to sleep Hiei and Kurama decided on what they would do. Hiei and Kurama decided to get the two girls into the same room, Aya's room, so that when they were awake Hiei would be able to go into their minds and see what they saw and know what they knew—a.k.a. Know their past. It was the only way, they had assured each other. Hiei didn't want to go into Yumi and Aya's minds at the same time due to the danger on Kurama's part, but Kurama talked him into to it. 'Their defenses will be lowered after such an attack.' Kurama had said, so Hiei said he'd do it.
It was awhile before either of the girls even started to move. They each had cuts and bruises which Hiei and Kurama treated with medicine brewed from some demon plants Kurama hastily conjured. They had also developed a light fever.
At one 'o'clock in the morning, Yumi and Aya started to stir and wake which woke Hiei and Kurama up as well who were sleeping on the floor.
"Uhh...where am I?" Yumi asked sitting up. Her head had a dull throbbing pain as did Aya's. Aya sat up as well, suddenly their cuts and bruises healed by themselves. Yumi and Aya looked at each other and hugged. "You're okay!" Yumi exclaimed.
"Thank goodness. You're fine too..." Aya said quietly. They both started crying loudly. "Sis... I had the dream again, only it was more vivid this time..." Yumi pushed her sister off gently and nodded. She wiped her eyes with her sleeve.
"Me too..." That's when they spotted Hiei and Kurama looking at them. "Crap..." she whispered to herself. She slipped into her normal shell of being as unemotional as possible. A very hard feat considering that she had tear streaks down her face and glassy eyes.
"You two gave us quite a scare," Kurama said. He reached out to Aya who flinched. "Not again," he whispered.
"We're fine, really...Wait a minute. Weren't we cuffed?" Yumi asked. Kurama and Hiei looked at them with shock.
"You mean you two don't remember what happened?"Kurama asked. They shook their heads.
It can't be... Yumi said to her sister telepathically. It's not until two months in the demon world!
I know, I know. I thought that the attacks would go away after they were gone...
Me too. I'm sorry Aya, I was wrong... Our pendants must have kept the attacks at bay. Heh.No wonder Koenma let us keep them.We should give'm back to each other.
Umm... Yumi?
Oh no, don't tell me.
Umm...well, I kind of put it in the box that won't let anything go until after the time period it was programmed for...
AYA!
I'm sorry...
It's okay we'll just have to--wait a minute...
What?
Yumi stopped as she felt a presence in the back of her mind. Crap! HIEI GET OUT OF OUR HEADS! Hiei and Kurama were blown back by the force of her yelling.
"Kurama you were listening too?" Aya asked.
He nodded. "I knew you two would talk among yourselves so I formed a plan with Hiei. I'm sorry..."
"I'm sorry that I have to do this, but you won't tell me anything..." Hiei said as he stood up.
"Damn straight!" Yumi shouted. Hiei looked at her then Aya. He stood in the middle of the room with Kurama who had his hand on Hiei's shoulder. "Wait a minute...what are you doing...?" Yumi asked suspiciously.
In response, Hiei untied his bandana revealing his Jagan eye. The eye slowly began to glow with a dull, purple light when a ball of energy formed in front of Hiei. The ball then formed two beams that shot straight out onto Yumi and Aya's foreheads, connecting them, forming a large triangle. Yumi, Aya, Hiei, and Kurama each shut their eyes tightly as images started to flood their minds. The images were vivid and were of Yumi and Aya's past. The first image showed Yumi and Aya meeting Jase and Adrian for the first time. Everyone felt what Yumi and Aya had felt at that time making them all relive the past.
The next image was their first date, then it was the first time Jase kissed Yumi and Adrian kissed Aya. Hiei and Kurama surprised themselves at the jealousy they both felt towards the two boys. Then it showed years after Yumi and Aya were dating Jase and Adrian; it showed the first beating. Yumi and Aya were too powerful for them to beat physically, so they earned their trust then put devices and spells on them so that they could control them unbeknowist to the girls. Hiei and Kurama could feel the pain and anguish they went through as if it had happened to them as well.
It showed how Yumi found out what Adrian was doing to her sister so she tried to kill Adrian and Jase, but Jase had put a spell on her earlier much like the one that had hurt her that night. Aya ran over to her sister who was writhing in pain and screaming that she was going to kill them. Yumi and Aya were crying silently as the horrid moments flooded back to them after years of trying to push them away.
After about the fifth beating and image of the way they had treated Yumi and Aya, Hiei couldn't bear it any longer, so he cut the connection off. Hiei and Kurama fell to the ground in shock while Aya and Yumi fainted. This woke them from their shock as Hiei and Kurama ran to their side.
Ten minutes later, the two girls woke up again to find themselves being held. Hiei was, of course, holding Yumi and Kurama was holding Aya.
Yumi, Yumi! You awake yet? Aya asked in her sister's head. Her eyes were still closed as was Yumi's.
Yes, I'm awake.
Do you have your eyes open?
No, I don't. Aya giggled.
Isn't this bliss! Yumi was about to answer when she remembered what had happened earlier.
AYA! Don't you remember what they did!
Oh...yeah...
Well! They had no right to do that!
Yes, your right, but they were trying to help us.
What? Let's get out of here...
Yumi...I...
Aya? Fine! I'll go myself!
Let go of me," Yumi snarled as she stood up. Aya didn't though, she merely opened her eyes. "You had no right to do that to us!" Yumi couldn't seem to stop her eyes from starting to moisten and burn with unshed tears.
"You're right," he said standing up as well. Yumi slapped him on his cheek. His head snapped to the right harshly, but he was looking back at her in a matter of seconds. His cheek started to turn red from the smack.
"You had no right...You had no right to see me like that!" Now, she really was starting to break down. This made her sister start to cry as well. Kurama tightened his grip on her.
Hiei paid no attention to them, only Yumi. "You...you...had no right...t...to see...me...to see...me…s... so weak...I...I couldn't even lay a finger on them...I couldn't save Aya...or even myself.." She was sobbing by now, hot tears stinging the corners of her eyes. She balled up her fists and started to beat him on his chest. At first the hits made him take a step back, but then they became weaker and weaker and her sobbing louder and louder. "You...stupid jerk...stupid...stupid..." She stopped hitting him as he put his arms around her and pulled her close.
"You're right," he whispered. "I had no right. I'm a stupid jerk...But mark my words; I won't let anything like that ever happen to you again. I...I'll protect you...forever..." he whispered through gritted teeth. Yumi heard what he said between sobs and smiled. She pulled back and looked up at him smiling wider, her tears already starting to clear up.
"You know…For the first time in my life," she began. "I let my guard down and allowed someone, like you, to see me like this." He smiled too and wiped the tears from her face. They both looked at Kurama and Aya who were smiling. Aya was still on Kurama's lap with Kurama's arms around her.
"Awe...finally," Aya said sighing dreamily.
"Don't they make a good couple?" Kurama asked, smiling too. Yumi and Hiei blushed and glared.
"If you tell anyone about this..." Hiei threatened.
"We'll tear you limb from limb." Yumi finished. Aya and Kurama pretended to zip their lips as if they were zippers. "You better keep your word," Yumi said as she jumped on top of Aya and Kurama. Kurama quickly slipped out from beneath them and stood beside Hiei. They watched as the two sisters playfully wrestled each other.
How could anyone want to hurt them... Kurama thought to Hiei.
Hn, beats Me.
Kurama smiled at Hiei. Awe, I think Hiei has a little girlfriend now...
What! I do not. I...I...
You only care about her immensely, are obviously attracted to her, and love being around her?
Shut up fox. I don't go on about how you and Aya flirt all the time.
I wouldn't care if you did. Besides, I think it's a bit obvious to everyone at this point.
How can you like each other so quickly?
Take a good look at yourself and ask the same question. Hiei stiffened.
Don't worry Hiei. Only Aya and I can tell that you two like each other...
Hn. Kurama smiled at Hiei who looked away.
"Okay, okay! I give" Aya laughed. "Man, how can we be sad one minute then happy the other?" she asked. Yumi smiled.
"There must be something wrong with us."
"True..." Aya laughed. They spotted Hiei and Kurama watching them. "You guys... Please don't tell anyone about our past. Just tell everyone that we have some enemies that put..."
"Ancient curses on us," Yumi finished. "Besides, it's not far from the truth..." Hiei and Kurama nodded their heads in agreement. "Great!" she stood up a long with Aya. "You know, you guys look pretty tired." It was true. They had bags under their eyes and their hair was a mess. As soon as Yumi had reminded them, they each yawned.
"I'm not tired..." Hiei yawned again. Everyone laughed.
"Nice try Sunshine. Come on Aya, it's OUR turn to take care of them." Aya smiled as she and Yumi rounded the boys up and pushed them into their rooms. Yumi was really the only one who pushed, Aya only had to steer Kurama to his.
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In Kurama's room, Aya steered Kurama to his bed making him get in and under the covers. She tucked him in then giggled.
"You want me to read you a bedtime story too?" she giggled. Kurama laughed.
"Sure, how about the one about how a beautiful Kitsune princess fell in love with another Kitsune/human boy?" he said.
"Really? I'm not sure I know how that one ends...do you?" she playfully asked.
He smiled. "A little something like this," he said as he pulled her down and softly kissed her lips. Aya was startled at first but she soon let her instincts take over. She pulled him closer and deepened the kiss while running her fingers through his long crimson locks. Then, suddenly realizing where this could lead to (bed + making out equals extreme circumstances), she reluctantly broke away. However nice it would be she still had those memories plaguing the back of her mind.
"Uhh...wow..." she whispered while trying to gain her breath. "That was...very nice..." Kurama laughed then yawned. "You're tired. I guess you have to go to bed now…"
Kurama kissed her forehead. "Unfortunately yes. I had to hurry and make some new plants that'd help you and your sister to recover. It took a lot out of me."
"Sorry."
"Don't be."
Aya grinned as she got up from the bed and tucked him in again. "Goodnight my Kitsune/human boy."
Kurama laughed again. "Goodnight princess," he said as he rolled over and almost immediately fell to sleep. Aya left his room in a daze.
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In Hiei's room Yumi had to force him into his room and onto his bed.
"Come on Hiei, I know you're tired."
"Am not," he argued while slightly yawning.
"See? I'm not blind you idiot! Now get. In. The. Freaking. Bed!"
"Hn. Fine." he sighed as he let her tuck him in. She laughed as he turned bright red.
"You're too funny..." she said as she sat at the edge of the bed. "Thank you Hiei." She whispered. If it wasn't for his sharp hearing he wouldn't have heard her at all.
"Hugh? For what?" he asked. Yumi looked at him as if he were stupid.
"You idiot!" she laughed. "For being strong for me..." she whispered yet again and, again, Hiei barely caught it.
"Any time," he said turning red.
This made Yumi laugh harder than before. "I knew you were a fire demon, but who knew that blood could rush to your head so fast."
"Hn." hegrunted, turning over. Yumi giggled.
"Oh, come on," You know I was only kidding!" she said as she poked his side. Hiei turned over and grinned, their eyes locked.
Is his face getting closer or is it just me... she thought to herself. She started to feel a little uncomfortable so she hesitantly said "Umm...well, goodnight Hiei!" she turned and ran out of the room. Hiei only smirked as he rolled onto his side and went to sleep.
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Yumi left Hiei's room and walked down the hall to her own. She was startled to find Aya sitting there smiling like a crazy person.
"Hey, what's up?" she asked. She sat down beside Aya who was sitting on the bed. Aya quickly turned around spinning Yumi around as well. "What are you doing?" Yumi asked when the room finally quit spinning. Aya giggled.
"I...Kurama...we...he...I..." she stuttered. Why is this so familiar? Yumi thought, and then it struck her.
"What! You...he...just now?" Aya nodded making Yumi shriek in excitement, very unlike her normal self; however, Yumi would do just about anything to make her little sister happy. "Was it a good kiss?" she asked. Again she nodded.
"It was really good..." she laughed. "It was just right. He's a great kisser!" Yumi and Aya both laughed.
"I'm so happy for you," Yumi said as she hugged her sister. Then she thought about the way Hiei was looking at her. I'm such an idiot! She thought. Normally she would've jumped on the chance since she thought he was cute, funny, strong, very nice body..., etc. "So, are you two going to go out on dates now?" she asked as she brushed the thought aside.
"I don't know...Probably." she shrugged. "I have a feeling that he might ask tomorrow!" Yumi smiled. She was glad that her sister had already forgotten about what they had just been through...now if only she could.
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And that is chapter 6! Again fluffy and hopefully it was good. Constructive critism is appreciated and Izandria, it wasn't a mean review. It was the truth and I did correct it so thanks! Everybody please review! OH! Thanks to animegirl2961 for reviewing too! R&R