Disclaimer:I DO NOT OWN ANY YU –YU HAKUSHO CHARACTERS OR ANY SONGS I USE AS SCENE BREAKS
"Speaking" 'Thoughts'
-8-Drowing deep in my sea of loathing broken your servant I am. (When you give it to me) It seems what's left of my human side is slowly changing in me-8-
The bell went off the teacher was yelling something about homework but she didn't hear it she was first one out of the class room. She ran down the hall and to the stair well she ran up the stairs she needed to get somewhere where there were no people. She ran to the roof and stumbled threw the door slamming it behind her. She pressed her back to it and breathed in deeply.
'God, he might be right on me goddess help… Please not again'She looked around and didn't see anyone she sighed in relief and walked to the edge of the roof looking down at the bottom. There were no guardrails on this part of the roof it looked like someone had ripped them off in order to jump or something.
"I hope you're not planning on jumping"
'HOLY!' she lost her balance at the edge and nearly fell over at the sound of his voice. She expected to hear the whistling wind and to feel the cold hard floor. Instead, she felt a pair of arms one around her waist and the other just under her breasts above her stomach. She slowly opened her eyes she was still looking down she swallowed hard and turned to her left. She was expecting to see the creep from history but instead her eyes locked with Hieis ruby red eyes. She stared at him a while her eyes began taking in his features a small blush slowly made itself known on her cheeks.
"Uh…. Can you stop dangling me from the roof… please" He pulled her back onto the roof and a good three inches from the edge. She let out a breath and looked at him once more he wasn't as short as she thought he was she had maybe an inch, inch n a half on him two at most. He turned and walked to the entrance of the stairwell he leaned against the wall and shut his eyes.
"What are you running from" he said simply
'As if he had an idea what was going on in my life.'
"Some creep in my history class"
"Did he threaten you?"
"You can say that"
She sat down next to him with her legs tucked under her.
"I hate school…"
He didn't respond just stood there with his eyes closed making her wonder if he had fallen asleep until they snapped open. The door to the Stairwell burst open and out ran the creep from history. She hissed out a breath and crawled to the opposite side of the stairwell praying he'd be satisfied that there was no one but Hiei up here.
"Who are you" He turned to face Hiei a smirk playing on his lips.
"So you already found her"
"Found who?"
"The witch"
Her face went pale.
'Their looking for me… Who… how many…' she huddled in a ball and kept praying.
"No but my question to you is how do you know about her?"
'Is he looking for me too?'"Please, every demon in Chicago knows. They sensed her the second she came into California with or without her silly little spells they all know she's here. I'm just the first one who's found her. Unless you count your little friend Yoko Kurama"
Hieis eyes narrowed as he unsheathed his sword.
'So she is the one'"I'm not here to fight just give me my prey and I'll be on my way"
"Not a chance"
"So she is up here," he said scanning the rooftop. He saw some black material sticking out from the side of the stairwell and smirked.
'Goddess… They both know then… Who I am…'"Gotcha"
Hiei griped the hilt of his sword as Genku began to charge.
'Fuck this I'm gunna sit here and let myself get killed!' She sank into the floor and came up in an alley behind the school. She heard a cry of pain and looked back up to the school.
'Sorry Hiei' she ran as fast as she could heading for her house.
He drove his Sword threw Genkus skull, maneuvered it down his body then pulled it out. Genku fell to the floor dead. He put his sword back and walked behind the stairwell she wasn't there. Just then, Kurama come up followed by Yusuke and Kuwabara.
"Well where is she?"
"Uh guys who's that" Kuwabara pointed to Genku who was now slowly disintegrating.
"His name is Genku he's the one that slipped into our history class"
"It's her" they all turned to look at Hiei as he came into view.
"So Tsuika is indeed Hikaru" Hiei nodded
"Can someone fill us in!" cried Yusuke.
"Last night Hiei brought up the idea that Tsuika could be Hikaru I thought it was a possibility but now it's proven"
"And you couldn't tell us this earlier?"
"Well he had his mouth full locking lips with her and all"
"Oh yeah" Kurama grinded his teeth and Hiei stared at him.
"Now's not the time we need to find her."
"Alright then any idea where she went off to?" they looked at Hiei
"Her last thought was she wasn't going to let herself get killed."
"Well that doesn't help" Hiei glared at Yusuke as his forehead began to glow, he searched for her he found her running. "She's lost"
"Also doesn't help" Hiei kept a watch on her and read a street sign she ran by.
"She just passed 48th and White thorn."
"Alright then Me and Kuwabara will take the streets you guys take the roof tops" Yusuke went to the fire escape and climbed down with Kuwabara as Kurama and Hiei jumped to the next roof and crisscrossed to different buildings searching below for her.
-8-Looking at my own reflection when suddenly it changes violently it changes. There is no turning back now you've woken up the demon in me -8-
'Where am I?' she looked around she didn't recognize any of the buildings. She slowly began to walk the streets there were no cars around no people. It was so eerie. Chills were creeping up her spine as she got the unmistakable feeling that she was being watched.
"Hello!" her voice echoed in the alleys. "Anyone here?"
'Of coarse not you looser this place is a dump who would willingly live around here.' She walked to a dead end and turned around and glanced behind here she couldn't shake off that feeling that she was being watched. She walked forward, bumped into someone, and was knocked flat on her ass.
"Hey…" she trailed off when she saw the guy and he wasn't alone. He looked about Kuwabaras height and so did each guy behind him there were about six in total.
'Holy shit… this isn't the welcoming comity…' she got up and stared at them. 'Don't suppose I should ask them for directions…'
"Catching you was easier than we thought," said the guy she had bumped into"
"Huh?" she swallowed the lump in her throat.
"Get her" at that three guys sprang forward at impossible speeds.
'FUCK' they stopped moving. She ran threw them and onto the street she kept running going back the way she'd came. ' Every demon in Chicago knows she's here' his voice echoed in her head. 'I was the first to find her unless you count your friend Yoko Kurama… Kurama…'
-FLASHBACK-
"But seriously Kurama how was it?"
Kurama glared at Kwabara as Tsuika slowly turned her head.
"Kurama?"
"I mean uh…"
She looked back at Suichi
"It's a nick name they gave him…" supplied Keiko "it's just something that only the guys use that's why he hadn't told you"
-END FLASHBACK-
'He's Yoko Kurama… who else could that jerk have meant… he even asked me about myself… he knew he was trying to get under my skin… They knew…they all knew…' she became infuriated she hated being toyed with.
'Was that why he kissed me? To do the same thing Goten did!' a yell behind her took her our of her thoughts she turned to see the six guys running after her.
'Well fuck this if they know I have no need to hide.'
She stopped running and turned around to face them.
'They'll be sorry… They all will' one of the boys sprang for her but in mid air began yelling in pain. She stepped aside and he fell on the concrete twitching until he had stopped moving all together.
"Who's next?" she said firmly she wasn't afraid of some punks and no body would know maybe not even care if they were found dead. They stopped in their tracks and looked form her to the body of their fallen comrade. She watched them with ice-cold eyes as one began to step forward with shaky legs. She narrowed her eyes and he stopped in his tracks clenching his teeth together. He grabbed his left leg and continued to hop over to her. Then he released a cry of agony and fell to the floor all together.
"Fuck this boss I didn't sign up to have every bone in my body broken" one of them cried as they turned and began to run away. She watched him as he fell to the ground at the corner unable to move. She looked at the kid who's legs she'd broken he was still crawling toward her what the hell did he have to prove. His face hit the ground and he slowly looked up at her. She had broken both his legs and arms. She looked at the other three they were watching her a mixture of fear and determination in their faces. In a second, they all fell to the ground.
"Heres a message for all your little demon friends if you live long enough to delver it." She looked to each face. "Bring it and don't hold back" with that she turned and walked away.
-8-Get up common get down with the sickness, get up common get down with the sickness, get up common get down with the sickness. Open up your hate and let it flow into me -8-
They regrouped at 48th and White Thorn.
"Any sign of her?"
"No, you?"
"Nothing"
"Well how much farther could she go?" Yusuke's question was answered when just down the block they saw her walking heading straight for them.
'Thank kami'
"Tsuika!"
She was only a block away now she stopped dead and stared at them.
"Something's not right." Said Hiei watching her. Just as the words left his mouth, she turned the corner and ran again.
"Dammit who's she running from now?"
"Us…" Said Kurama taking off in the direction she went they all followed behind him.
They saw her down the block running she threw a glance over her shoulder and in an instant, she was gone.
"What?"
"Where'd she go?"
"She'll be trying to get home she must have stopped time in order to get more distance between us."
"Why is she running?"
"We'll just have to find out now wont we."
-8- I can see inside you the sickness is raising don't try to deny what you feel. (when you give it to me) it seems that all that was good has died and is decaying in me -8-
She saw them a block away they looked dead at her.
'Those lying basterds' she turned the corner and ran. She was running blindly again and she was so tired
' I need to get away to be able to pull up full theories on Sui-Kurama and his friends…' she looked over her shoulder and saw them chasing her and gaining.
'Aw fuck you' they were immobilized and she kept running she turned the corner and then zig zaged threw some alleys
'Watch me get lost again well whatever so long as they don't find me and I make it home-' then it struck her and she stopped running.
'I can get home… well I never tried it from so far away…' she centered her mind and began to sink into the alley imagining coming up in her living room.
They ran passed the entrance of the alley then Yusuke doubled back and whistled loudly calling everyone back. They saw her at the other end of the alley with her eyes closed they ran toward her and she began to well… melt? They stopped dead in front of her as she was sinking into the floor.
"Tsuika!" her eyes snapped open and she became completely sub merged.
"Where is she going?"
"Home where else!"
They began to run toward Kuramas home.
She let out a sigh of relief as she threw herself back on the couch. She let herself catch her breath before she went around her house locking the windows. She went to her room and opened the drawer in her alter she took out a bag of crystals and a small bottle of oil. She went to the balcony and opened it put three drops of oil into the entrance and set a crystal on the inside of the doorway. She did the same for the windows and then the front door she opened it and hastily but three drops down. She set the crystal and stood.
"TSUIKA!"
She slammed the door shut and locked it.
'dammit they don't give up do they' she ran up to her room and shut the door. What the fuck was a girl suppose to do when her life was turning upside down all over again. She hunched into a ball on the floor behind the door as the tears fell.
'Why can't they all just leave me alone… I want no part in this…' She stared at her hands with blurry eyes 'my goddess why do my gifts have to be such a big burden?'
"TSUIKA"
'God their they go again' she clamped her hands over her ears. 'Just go away… forget my name… forger I ever existed… Leave alone…' She heard a loud bang and her eyes snapped open.
'DID THEY JUST KNOCK DOWN MY FRONT DOOR!' she opened the door and looked over the stairs she saw Yusuke And Kuwabara at the base of her stairs looking behind them.
"We can't get in"
"What do you mean you can't get in?"
"Theirs a barrier!"
The door was scorched in the middle and hanging by the locks it was ripped right off its hinges. She gaped a hand over her mouth Kuwabara turned and looked up the stairs right at her. She fisted her hands and shut her eyes causing more tears to steam down.
"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT FROM ME!"
"Tsui-"
"SHUT UP! JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP!" the picture frames nailed along the walls of the stairs burst one at a time simultaneously going down the stairs. The shards of glass flew into the air making them shield their eyes. She ran back into her room and bolted the door she held out her arms and little balls of energy floated out of her palms they drifted around the room and became clear bubbles. They were everywhere not one corner of her room was left untouched by them. She kneeled at her alter. Resting her forehead on the wood as she wept.
"SPIRIT GUN!" her bedroom door flew off the doorframe and straight into the dresser.
"Whoa… that's a lot of bubbles…" commented Kuwabara
"Come any closer and goddess help you…" she stood at her alter mascara running down her cheeks fists trembling with rage.
"Listen Tsuika we don't want to hurt you we're not going to hurt you just calm down and we can talk this out…"
"Talk this out… YOU JUST BROKE INTO MY HOUSE CHASED ME FOR SIX BLOCKS AND YOU WANT TO TALK THIS OUT!" her mirror shattered sending shards flying onto the carpet.
"Dammit Tsuika You're not making this any easier. Just calm down!" said Yusuke shielding his eyes
"You tell me how to calm down when there are demons chasing after me. You tell me to calm down once you've been threw all the shit that I've been threw. YOU TELL ME TO CALM DOWN WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE ME!"
The balcony door fell to pieces next to her and there stood Hiei With his sword drawn And Kurama.
"Tsuika please we can talk about this," said Kurama taking a step forward but was knocked back by an invisible force.
"Figures you're both demons…."
"Is that why they can't get in?"
"Yeah… I'm a pretty damn good spell caster… at least that way you can't sneak into my room anymore"
Yusuke and the other two were baffled but it made Kurama blush a little.
"Tsuika please we just want to help you"
'My ass… their probably like ever other demon in this place just after me for my powers… wouldn't be a surprise…I'm such an idiot…'
"Tsuika please we're not going to hurt you"
'He seems to be telling the truth… but how can I trust him' she turned to Kuwabara and Yusuke 'how can I trust any of them!'
"Tsuika please… I know you're confused and scared" as he spoke the plant behind her began to grow vines. "We'll explain everything to you if you just calm down and get rid of these barriers…"
She was calming down or so it seemed her breathing was growing steadier.
"What do you want with me? Why is every demon in a twenty mile radius after me?"
"We'll explain it all to you just let down these barriers and get rid of the bubbles and we'll explain it all"
'It's a trick… It has to be…IT'S ALL FUCKEN LIES!' The vines shot out and wrapped around her holding her in place as the doorframe to the balcony began to crumple a little.
"LET ME GO!"
"YUSUKE NOW!" some of the bubbles had burst allowing him a safe passage to her.
'I KNEW IT!' A sword appeared in her hand and she hacked the vines off her and held it to Yusukes face making him stop in his tracks.
"Get the fuck away from me… all of you can just get the fuck out of my house and leave me alone"
"Where'd she get the sword from?" asked Kuwabara then smirked when Hiei let out a low growl since his was missing.
"We can talk this out just put down the sword get rid of the bubbles and the barriers."
"Talk this out my ass what the fuck do you think I'm stupid. I'm not gunna fall for that shit again"
As she spoke, Kuwabara was slowly making his way around the bubbles. He was almost behind her now.
"Leave all of you now" she turned to the entrance to look at Kurama and Hiei and gasped when she was face to face when Kuwabara. He grinned shyly as Yusuke covered her mouth and nose with a cloth. She struggled and stepped on Yusukes foot with her boot making him clench his teeth. Cracks began to form along the walls of the room and the bed gave way then suddenly she disappeared.
"What the?" Yusuke was falling down the stairs with Kuwabara and Kurama and Hiei were falling from the balcony.
She was now locked in the room between hers and her parents that only had one window with a bed and the computer. She knew they'd find her but she couldn't leave the house then they could get to her faster. Sweat was dripping down her face she moved them with her own hands and that was the third time she had stopped time one more time and she might pass out.
"Dammit!" yelled Yusuke from the bottom of the stairs
"Get off me Kuwabara god you're heavy!" he tossed Kuwabara onto the landing and stood his back made a loud cracking sound and he hunched back over.
"Dammit" he glanced at Kuwabara "Hey Kuwabara you alive?"
He stirred and opened his eyes.
"Ow my head…"
"Yeah she really knows how to pull one up on you"
Kuwabara stood and looked at Yusuke.
"Hey Yurameshi why you standing like a grandma for?"
"It's my back you idiot"
Kuwabara walked over and pulled him to sand erect emitting a horrible cracking noise from his back.
"Aaaaaa you dumb ass" he turned around and started wailing on Kuwabara.
"That hurt ya moron!"
"At lease you didn't get thrown off a balcony"
Yusuke had his foot on Kuwabaras face as he looked at the doorway where Hiei Stood with Kurama both had Twigs and leaves in their hair.
"Guess the stairs wasn't so bad…"
"We'll watch for outside incase she gets away from the both of you with her disappearing act"
They nodded and went back up the stairs.
"We don't get paid enough for this… come to think of it we don't get paid," said Yusuke going up the stairs carefully. (Does anyone know if they get paid? Lol)
She heard them creeping up the stairs she felt like a trapped rat in a cage. She crawled under the bed and remained silent trying not to fall asleep
'I know this isn't safe' she watched the door for shadows when they came in if they found her she'd trap them in her bubbles and give herself some time to run.
'But I'm too tired… I'm too weak…' with that she nodded off and Yusuke scanned her room checking everywhere While Kuwaba checked the bathroom. They nodded to each other and Yusuke went to the second and creaked the door open.
"This one looks clear" Yusuke hissed. Her eyes snapped open and she watched as Yusuke Entered with Kuwabara.
"Do you think she got away?"
"If she did Kurama and Hiei will get her" he said kneeling at the foot of the bed.
'So their outside…' Yusuke pulled back the bed covers and was met with a kick in the face.
"OW! MY NOSE!" sure enough he had a bloody nose Kuwabara backed away from the bed as she slipped out and threw a ball of light at him. He was trapped in a bubble she did the same to Yusuke before running out of the room and hopping over the banister. She ran out of the house and sure enough Hiei jumped down from the floor above to block her path she poked him in the head and he became incased a bubble. She ran past him and collided with Kurama who held her tightly in his arms.
"LET ME GO!" she struggled and punched and slapped but he held her tightly against his body .
"We're not going to hurt you…" he whispered in her ear. She stopped struggling and began weeping.
"Please let me go… I just want to be left alone…" she fainted in his arms instantly it seemed she tried to stop time but didn't have enough strenth. He picked her up and cradled her in his arms.
"Kurama!" yelled Kuwabara running out of the house with Yusuke behind him.
"What the?" said Yusuke coming to a stop in front of Hiei. He was still floating around in the bubble frowning. Yusuke and Kuwabara snickered but stopped the second the bubble burst.
"Did you get her already?" asked Kuwabara
"I got her… but she passed out in my arms"
"Is she alright?"
"She's asleep, in the mean time try to find out what keeps that barrier up," snapped Hiei
"Alright, alright" they went to the door and picked it up placing it into the doorframe he unlocked the locks and pulled the door away again laying it down on the ground under the stairs.
"Well I don't know I don't see… what's this?" Yusuke knelt down at the edge of the doorframe on the left was a tiny crystal that seemed to pulse.
"What is it?"
"It's a rock" he picked it up and held it in his palm. It was slightly bigger then his thumb he held it out to Kurama so he could have a look.
"It's a quartz" he looked at the door and took a step forward passing through easily. He stepped inside and looked at the stone, Before Hiei could get in Kuwabara set the crystal down by the door. Hiei assuming it was safe walking right into the barrier and growled.
"I will kill you Kuwabara" Kurama chuckled as Yusuke picked the crystal back up.
"Interesting… by the way Yusuke what happened to your nose?"
"Your girl friend kicked me… and she can sure as kick"
Hiei came in and went directly upstairs he came back with his sword.
"She doesn't look so good," commented Yusuke
"She's sweating, she might have a fever" she stirred making them all freeze but she just snuggled into Kurama some more,
"But how could she get sick? I mean- this is just weird"
"We need to get her to Koenma" Hiei said he was already outside watching them.
"Yeah" they all nodded and went out the door
"Wait a minute… when her parents get home they'd want an explanation as to why there doors knocked down and nearly all of their picture frames broken, and they'll wanna know where their daughter is…" pointed out Yusuke
"Sense when do you think so much?" remarked Hiei
"He's right but we need to get her out of here" said Kurama with a worried glance at Tsuika
"I'll get Boton to do it that way we won't get our heads blown off and Botons better with words anyway." He took a communicator and opened it to Botons cheery face
"Hey, How'd the chaise go- GOOD GOD YUSUKE WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR NOSE!" Yusuke clenched his fists and smiled
"She punched me in the face but Yeah we got her. I got a bourse on my back in the process but we need you to get over here pronto"
"What do you need" she was behind them all floating on her paddle
"Uh we need you to explain things once her folks get home"
"WHAT! Are you serious?" she caught sight of Tsuika and leaned in for a closer look. "So this is her…my she's pretty to bad it's a spell I'll have to ask her for it"
"Boton…"
"Yes alright I'll do it" she landed and looked inside the house. "What on earth happened here?"
"Uh… the doors we're my fault everything else the picture frames and the broken mirror was Tsuika."
"She has a lot of power now doesn't she…" she looked back at the unconscious girl in Kuramas Arms. "It must be a heavy burden for her. Well get going I'll take care of it all here"
They nodded at her and went off.
Boton went upstairs and entered her room letting out a gasp
'She did all this…'
She ran a hand over the only thing that wasn't broken or cracked and that was the chest of drawers that sat at the end of the bed. She opened a drawer and found a small book. Getting curious, she opened it and read:
They betrayed me…
All the pain in the world cannot compare to
this
His lips did lie and they were so soft and sweet on my brow
I
didn't see it sooner… couldn't… they all used me and
discarded me without a thought
Maybe I'll have better luck in
Chicago…
Maybe I can actually meet friends that care, and find
someone who'll love me
I am no longer Hikaru Kioto but Tsuika
Ruveta.
A much better name in my mind
But no matter what they
change my name to no matter what I look like on the outside I am the
same on the inside…
I'm a freak as they put it
The
Anti-Christ… Satins spawn…
So many names… they called me so
many horrible names…
That's why no one will ever know of me
and my powers
Hikaru Kioto does not exist…
But despite all
this I'll be alright
Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger
She closed the book and stared at its plain cover
'She's so sad inside… almost broken…'
-8- It seems you're having some trouble in dealing with these changes. Living with these changes. Now the world is a scary place now that you've woken up the demon in me-8-
"What'd you guys do to her?" asked Koenma when they walked in
"Nothing she passed out"
"Your mission was to protect her not traumatize her"
"She wouldn't let us get near her she did it on her own merits she wore herself out"
"Jumping Jellybeans! What happened to you Yusuke!" Yusuke clenched his jaw and answered him through his teeth
"She kicked me in the face…"
"Good hitter I see…Set her down over there" he pointed to a large examination table with some sort of helmet that was built in.
"What is it?" asked Kurama setting her down
"You'll see put her head in there"
He did as requested eyeing Koenma suspiciously. The machine started up and Koenma pointed to the monitor.
"Lets see what's going on in there"
"How?"
"Simple we take a peek into her memories. It's not that hard not with the monitor" he picked up a remote and pressed rewind. They passed threw her what had just corresponded backwards and saw what had happened before she saw them even if it was backwards. They passed the roof and then saw her at lunch it went backwards to her trashing Fuu and friends.
"WAIT STOP!"
"What! Did you see something Yusuke?"
"No I just heard about her fight and I wished I could be there to see it Keiko said she kicked ass!"
"Mmmm now's not the time Yusuke" but on screen the whole thing was being played out.
"Wow she really can whoop ass…" said Yusuke
"You would know after all she did get you in the face" said Hiei earning his a scrawl from Yusuke
"Now that that is over with!" he hit the rewind button again and they passed by the kiss that lasted quiet some time even on rewind x8.
"Uh huh…" said Koenma with a sly look at Kurama.
It kept going it backed up to mourning she looked at herself in the mirror and they saw her true face for a minute before it went x24 it backed up to flashed a plane, a house, running, a school, flashes of faces.
"Here we go I think this is it" he pressed play and they saw a blank screen.
"What's the deal?"
The song ex-girlfriend by no doubt steadily became louder and louder.
"Mind you, were looking at this from her point of view"
The screen showed a thin strip between that lights flowed the song played loudly and you heard rustling. Light flooded the screen but and you were met with a look at a clock that had a crescent moon and a star in it.
'Great… another day to suffer threw…' you heard her thoughts so clearly she raised the volume up a little bit and sat up in a bed. She glanced around the room which was painted midnight fading into sky blue toward the floor on the ceiling were painted gold stars. The bed sat in the middle of the room at the wall to her left was a closet with mirrors as doors. Next to that in the top left corner was a large table covered with a green cloth that had many objects sitting on it. To the right of the room next to the door was the same dresser that was sitting in her room. In front of the bed was a pair of double doors that were covered with lace curtains. Next to that on the left was a desk with a computer and CDs, on the top shelf was a stereo. She got out of bed and turned to a full-length mirror.
"Oh my…"Koenma fast forwarded a little she was wearing a white tank top and boy shorts.
"Aw what'd you do that for…"
"You do know you have a girlfriend," reminded Kurama with a hiss of anger in his voice.
"Touchy…"
"Another nightmare about to come true that will complement your sorrow… another love that I've taken from you breath in the night and the world is threatening…." Their attention was reverted to the monitor where her voice rang out singing along to Pray by Disturbed as she pulled out a uniform and put it on.
She walked to the mirror and looked at herself.
"I hate this thing… it's so fucken ugly…" it was a pled brown skirt with a white blouse. She turned to look at it from the back.
"This is such a waste of fabric"
She shut off the radio and opened the door. What they saw had them all gaping. It was a wide circular hall with open stairs that had gold painted banisters and plush red carpet. She leaned on the banister and looked down. She saw her father coming up the stairs wearing a suit looking over some papers.
'He'll be surprised'
She ran to meet him at the top of the stairs and jumped to throw her arms around him.
"Daddy!" Her laugh rang out of the monitor
"Hikaru what are you doing up so early?" He pulled her back setting her on her feet. He was five inches taller than her with strawberry blond hair and hazel eyes the suit did nothing to disguise his strong build.
"That does not look like her father…."
"What I can't wake up early?"
She gave him a peck in the cheek and then raced down the stairs.
"Later daddy" she called over her shoulder. She turned into a hall that was just as big as the one upstairs. She walked around the stairs and looked into the rooms as she passed them. One had an immense fireplace with comfortable looking couches and chairs set up around it and a grandfather clock in the corner. She turned into her living room.
"Her voice is different more girlish" Commented Kurama
"Who cares… I am in heaven… do they still own this house?" Said Yusuke approaching the monitor.
"Move it Yurameshi we can't se past your big head!" Yusuke turned around and glared at Kuwabara then sat Indian style on the floor.
A wide screen TV dominated the wall on the right where the morning news was on Mute. There was a black leather semi-circle couch in front of the TV. She turned away from the TV as her face flashed on screen. The wall on the far side of the room was replaced by a window that held doors leading outside. They got a view of a spectacular Garden before she turned onto the kitchen.
"Hirkaru! Is the sky falling!" A short woman ran to the kitchen window and looked up sarcastically. "Nope just rain…" She rolled her eyes.
"What? I can't wake up early?"
"Well… no it makes me think you're up to something"
'Yeah I planted a stink bomb in your bathroom that'll blow in an hour…'
"Like what?"
She walked over to the refrigerator and opened it pulling out a bottle of orange Juice.
"Well for one you never wake up early and you always wait till the last minute to get up and go to school…. You planning on pulling something on that girl you hate?"
'Why would you care?'
"Which one? The number has been increased from three to five."
"Hikaru all that anger and hate doesn't help you get around in life"
'Yeah and you got so far in life being nice…'
"Oh yeah piece and love are so much better" she said sarcastically opening the bottle and taking a sip of orange Juice.
"That's why everyone hates hippies"
"Again with hate…"
'My goddess make her be quiet'
She grabbed a muffin out of the bread drawer and headed out the room.
"Know what mom I'm gunna go to school now bye!" she walked rapidly threw the living room taking a bite out of the chocolate chip muffin. She reached over the couch, pulled a black book bag out, and tossed the Orange Juice inside. She headed for the front door putting on her shoes at the porch. She grabbed and umbrella and stepped out into the street and tossed the muffin rapper into the garbage. She pulled out her headphones and put on Three days Grace "I hate everything about you".
"She's going to school right?"
"I don't know Kuwabara why don't you shut up so we can find out," said Yusuke as Kuwabara glared at the back of his head.
"Hmm"
"What is it?"
"Look at the people on the streets she's not watching anybody but you can see under the umbrella the way they look at her as she passes. It's either fear or disgust. Look there." He pointed to the side of the screen where a preacher got a look at her and ran across the street.
"And she didn't notice this?"
"It's New York no one pays attention to anyone plus she has the umbrella to hide everything"
She looked at her watch and sighed. She went into the subway and swiped her Metro card. Her train got there immediately, she went in, and sat and shoved the compressed umbrella into an empty pocket in her book bag.
"Yeah I see what you mean she's not paying attention at all… there are people standing and there's no one sitting next to her… or in front of her…"
Koenma nodded.
She got off the train and went up some stairs. She walked onto the sidewalk. It had stopped raining but now they saw clearly that people were actually pointing to her and running away from her.
"Common now she has to notice that!"
"No one pays attention," said Koenma with a shrug
She kept walking until she reached a school.
'Why are their so many news vans? Our school win worlds best or something' She went closer and saw news reporters swarming around Izume,Ryu,Goten and Kasaki.
'What's all this? And sense when are they the latest news' she stood at a distance watching then Goten looked passed the reports and right at her he smiled at her knowingly then pointed and yelled.
"THERE SHE IS!" they all turned and swarmed toward her that's when she heard it as a reporter drew closer.
"Here she is the freak of New York Hiraru Kioto Freshmen at The Manhattan Magnet, Fifteen years old. She is believed to have highly unstable powers. And get this they claim she's a witch"
She was immobilized in shock her knees were locked.
'They told… Everyone knows… My legs… I can't move…' She shut her eyes and they stopped moving. She opened them and they were right in front of her springing on her.
'I need to get away… but first…' she went to the news trucks and disconnected all the wires that lead to the cameras and the mikes she took the keys out for the trucks and scattered each key to the rooftops of buildings. She ran toward the school and stopped at the stairs.
'Their laughing' a group of kids two girls two boys the girls wearing uniforms like her while the boys wore pled pants.
'They'll be sorry' they began to move in slow motion she walked up to them as they reverted to normal.
"I can't believe you told Goten…" said Izume.
"YOU ASSHOLE!" she punched him in the face breaking his nose and kicked him hard in the groin. Kasiki screamed and Ryu tried to grab her.
"That's gotta hurt" commented Kuwabara
"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH ME!" she grabbed him by his curly locks and threw him into the railing.
Kasaki was stepping back a little in fear with Izume.
"As you can see she's out of control. How long has she been terrorizing the streets of New York?"
Tears formed in her eyes as the sounds drifted away. She saw a guitar case up against the stairs it was obviously Ryus Base she opened it and took out the sleek black instrument then raised it over her head and smashed it into the stairs.
She got out a sizor from her bag and went for Kasikis Hair she hacked off a lot on the top and made the back drastically uneven. She Took Izumes pony tail and hacked the whole thing off.
"That's not very attractive…"
Then she ran down the ramp and onto the other side of the street she pretty far before it all came back. She heard the distant yells of reports screaming at the camera men and people looking for her frantically. She saw people pointing at her as she ran they all moved out of her way and stood to watch her.
"She's down here!" she heard some guy that she just passed yell.
"STOP HER" she passed open grocery stores where people began to pelt her with vegetables, and fruits anything that they could get their hands on to make her stop. Someone even began throwing cans and glass bottles at her. Before they hit her, they shattered. She ran into an alley and tripped. She fell onto the floor getting dirt on her uniform and scraping her elbow she clawed at the walls for support and stood again only to run onto the street. She barley had time to catch her breath before a reporter found her and the chase began again.
'My goddess how am I going to get away this time!'
She ran threw the alleys of New York. She was breathless and tired. She stopped to rest again behind a dumpster leaning on the wall. Her blond hair was in knots all over her face. Her blue eyes were full of fear, sorrow, and anger.
'Those basterds… they betrayed me… they'll pay… They'll be sorry'
"There she is! HIKARU!"
'Oh goddess please no...'
She peaked around the dumpster and saw news crews, reporters, journalists and other strange people she couldn't identify running toward her. They began crowding around her some even pulling her hair and her cloths.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!"
They stopped moving they were staring at her with unblinking eyes all sounds stopped. She ran then pushing threw the group as they stood immobile her eyes were dropping that was the third time she had froze time today she ran into a fast food restaurant just as the city began to move again. The busy sound of people running and cars honking filled her ears as well as the ones who were screaming her name. She ran into the bathroom and locked the door.
'What do I do?' she looked at herself in the mirror 'I can change myself…'
She closed her eyes and ran her fingers threw her hair. Her hair became shorter and her eyes turned to brown. The uniform she wore was easily altered. She ran her hands down the wrinkles of her plaid brown skirt extending it down to her ankles and turning it all brown. Her shirt used to be white now it was all dirty and torn she restored it to a clean white making the sleeves longer and the neckline wider so it nearly went over her shoulders. She looked back at the mirror. A slim brunette looked back at her with tired brown eyes. She had an artsy sort of look to her and she liked it.
"Wow…."
'I think I prefer myself with brown hair…'
She put her bag counter and splashed water on her face then exited the bathroom. She left the restaurant and headed for the sub way she needed to get home and quick before the spell wore off she didn't have enough strength left to pull something like this again. She slid her metro card in and sat on a bench waiting for the train. It had worked no one recognized her she thought back and realized on the train no one had come five feel close to her. the mob had split into different groups in search of her. She saw a journalist from earlier walk in and look around. She sat there calm and composed
'Go away… No ones here…' the journalist scratched her head a moment then left the station.
'I'm not a criminal…' she clanged her fists on her lap 'my life's over… and these damn people don't care'
"Harsh…."
"That's a great deal of pain for one person to suffer through…"
Her train pulled up on the terminal and she got in sitting alone in a corner as thoughts of a life as a side show attraction at the circus ran threw her head.
-8- get up common get down with the sickness, get up common get down with the sickness, get up common get down with the sickness open up your hate and let it flow into me-8-
'Where are they?' Boton glanced at the grandfather in the living room she had cleaned up the glass off the stairs and the broken mirror from Tsuikas room she had attempted to repair the bed frame but had very little success. Now she saw on the couch waiting patiently for her parents to arrive so she could explain the situation to them. The clock had already struck eight and the sun had already gone down. She stood and began to pace nervously.
"TSUIKA!" a woman's voice rang out from the front door it sounded more like anger than worry. Boton rushed to the front door where they stood.
"WHO ARE YOU?"
"WEAR IS OUR DAUGHTER."
"I assure you she's in good hands if you would please calmly…take a seat I will inform you of what had transpired." She lead the way to the living room while Tsuikas parents followed reluctantly they sat on the couch and Boton stood they eyes her suspiciously as she began from where she knew. Once she was done, they were aw streaked.
"Are you saying there are demons out there who are after our baby?" demanded Riuki
"Yes "
"And how do we know your not a demon?" said Oren getting to his feet as if readying himself to take her on.
"Well um… I'm not but I am what you human call… the grim reaper" she said with a half smile scratching the back of her head and laughing nervously.
"You expect us to believe that you're the grim reaper."
"Well I don't expect it but I am in all honesty. Now I can understand your worry but Tsuika will be returned to you as soon as possible in the mean time take caution although Tsuikas already demon proofed your home."
"What do you mean demon proofed?"
"No demon weather good or bad can enter I don't know what she did exactly but that's what the others have told me"
"Others?"
"Yes I haven't explained that part the group of children you met yesterday night excluding the female are sprit detectives sworn to protect and defend"
They gazed at each other bemused but it made sense.
"Can you take us to Tsuika?"
"What!"
"We want to see our daughter"
"Well… uh… I'll have to see… I suppose it'll be alright lets just hope we all fit"
"Fit in what?"
Boton pulled her paddle out of her sleeve and held it up. Their stared from her to the paddle then laughed.
"You're not serious?" said Riuki between laughs.
"It's the only way to get to sprit world"
"So you expect us to mount on a paddle?"
She frowned at them.
"Do you want to see Tsuika or not this is the only way to Sprit world so take it or leave it!" her loss of temper had them blankly staring slowly they nodded and that was that.
-8- And when I dream… and when I dream… and when I dream… AND WHEN I DREAM! No mommy don't do it again, don't go it again. I'll be a good boy, I'll be a good boy promise no mommy don't hit me.-8-
They had seen most of what happened after words, the spell being cast, and what happened when her folks had gotten home. they left the house abandoned taking only their personal belongings.
"She's been threw a lot"
"No wonder she was petrified of everyone finding out bottles being flung at me I'd be scared to"
"Glad it was a good show for you"
Her voice made them freeze they turned to her she was leaning against the wall almost Directly behind Koenma. Her eyes were calm and cold. She'd woken up while they were staring at the monitor watching as she ran threw the reports and journalists she hadn't screamed or panicked she just slid off the table and watched as that horrible day played back. She heard their comments, felt their sympathy and sorrow for her. However, she didn't want it she didn't care for it not when she had just been betrayed again by a group she would have hoped to be her new friends.
-8- Why'd you have to hit me like that mommy? Don't do it you're hurting me! Why do you have to be such a bitch why don't just shut the fuck up and die! Never see joy in my face again bitch-8-
MWAHAHAHA
Yes, I am evil…
Lol I would have gotten this done sooner but the new hp book came out and what not so yeah lol I'm just gunna begin reading it today. This chapter is 24 pages on word my record is still 27 or 28 I was so close to beating it but I figured it was long enough, ill try to beat it next time. Hope you liked the chapter even though I left ya at a bad cliffhanger
AND I LOVE IT:laughs evilly:
Scene changes brought to you by Disturbed "Down with the Sickness"