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Chapter 9: Tumbling Down
Naoko sat on the windowsill...her legs hangin out the window. She soothed the little doves feathers, it would be it's last day here. It had stopped raining ever since she hit Yusuke in his nose a little too hard, and today it weas beautiful outside. Since then...(the little incident with Yusuke) Naoko had trained wiht him everyday...today was their 4th day of training. Kurama had noticed somehting about Naoko. She was maturing...every fist she threw at Yusuke got stronger and stronger...she still had a childish voice, but her words were maturing.
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Yusuke landed on the floor with a thud. "OW! Okay...take it easy on me...the bruising you've given me these past days aren't doing me any good." He said, rubbing his arm."BY the way...i'm going easy on you. I could easily woop you!"
Naoko smiled. "Okay...if you say so.."
Yusuke looked around. "How about we take a break?"
"Okay." Naoko said, walking over by Yusuke. "Where to?"
"How about ice cream?" Yusuke asked. "My treat?"
Naoko smiled and nodded." Okay."
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Naoko sat on a bench, eating her ice cream. This reminded her of Hiei so much...it sort of hurt. She had fgured out that Hiei had killed that demon for her safety... it was the only ting to do...she accepted that fact. It was just hard for her to see Hiei kill him so merciless. She had to admit it... she missed him, yet she didn't know why.
"You should hurry up and eat that ice cream." Yusuke said, knockin her out of her little day dream.
"OH!" She said, noticing it was starting to melt.
She started to lick the ice cream cone, unconscious of the new arrival.
"Haven't see you in a very long time." Yusuke said.
"I'm not allowed to show up around here anymore." Hiei said, standing next to Yusuke and a good amount of space away from Naoko.
"Hiei... maybe you should leave. I don't think it's a good idea to be here." Yusuke said, standing up.
Naoko noticed a shift in Yusuke's movements and looked up. Her eyes widened.
"Uh...Naoko...lets go." Yusuke said, helping her off the bench and walking off with her.
Naoko obidiently grabbed Yusuke's hand and walked off with him.
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Kawa and Yusuke walked in the empty house, well except for Kurama who you had to strain your ears to even hear him.
"I'll be right back okay?" Yusuke said, walking off to find Kurama.
Kurama was patiently and calmly sitting in a chair at his desk.
"How's it goin Kurama?" Yusuke said, leaning against the wall.
"Great." Kurama answered, his eyes on the paper before him.
"You know...I saw Hiei today..." Yusuke began.
Kurama's eyes went away from the paper and looked right into Yusuke's.
"I think you're being a little to harsh...with him." Yusuke said, challenging Kurama's glare.
"I must disagree with you Yusuke. You would have done the same thing if you would have seen the condition he left her in." Kurama replied.
"Well, when she saw him she didn't freak out or cry or anything as a matter of fact." Yusuke said, right away knowing it was the wrong thing to say.
"You let him see her." Kurama asked, going back to his work.
"Sorry... we went out for ice cream, and he happened to show up." Yusuke said, beginning to leave the room.
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Naoko strolled into her room. She spotted the little dove and smiled.
"Hi little one. I've found your name, Hieki. Now... it's time for me to let you go." With that Naoko picked the dove and walked over to her window.
"Bye Hieki." With the she flung her hands away from her, letting the little dove fly from her hands.
She sat on the windowsill admiring the birds flight.
"It's time to go check on mother." Naoko said, as she stepped off the windowsill and strolled out of her room.
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Kurama stood up from his desk and leaned against the wall.
'Maybe I was too hard on Hiei, but I couldn't control my anger at that moment.' Kurama said, to himself as he frustratedly put his head in his hands.
"Kurama! Where's Naoko?" Yusuke yelled out.
"What?" Kurama asked, standing up straight.
"Well, I left her in the living room and I checked there and in her room, she's in neither." Yusuke explained himself.
"You left her? You know that girl causes too much trouble for herself!" Kurama yelled out.
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Click!...Clack!
Naoko watched as the rock she had kicked hit the floor.
'I'm going to anger Kurama...but what can I do. I have to see my mom. I have to check if she really is alright.' Naoko said, as she continued walking.
Before she realized it and before anger or fear could strike her, she was in front of her old home.
"Okay, Let's do this." Naoko said, walking through the back of the house.
She began climbing up the little vine fence.
'Almost there...just a little bit more...' Naoko couraged herself to go on further.
She sighed relief as she touched the window. She looked in and stopped moving all together.
Her mother was sleeping peacefully on the bed, it was getting dark. She could tell her mother was alive because of the little lump going up and down. Naoko smiled.
'So you really are safe mom.' She noticed her mother didn't have anymarkings on her face, which was a very good sign.
"AH!" SHe breathed out as she lost her grip on the vine fence and came tumbling down a couple vine sticks.
'That was so close.' She told herself s she held on for dear life.
CRACK!
"AHH!" She yelled as this time she truly did come tumbling down.
But she didn't hit the hard ground, the total opposite. She landed in strong arms.
"You really should be more careful." She heard someone's voice.
"NaokO!" She couldn't mistake that voice anywhere, Kurama.
"Next time keep a better eye on her!" The voice yelled out, as he out her on her feet.
"WOW! You're actually okay." Yusuke said, appearing.
Naoko turned around to properly thank whoever saved her. "Th-" But no one was there.
She turned back around to notice Kurama walking away.
"Oniisan...who save me." Naoko asked, clearly confused.
"Let's talk about this at home." Kurama said, holding her hand roughly.
"I know I got you mad." Naoko said, looking towards the floor as she walked.
"Let's talk about this at home." Kurama said, a little harsher this time.
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Okay...this is my latest chapter...hope you like it...sorry i couldn't update sooner...BUSY as HECK! Sorry it's short...and just to let you all know this is your last chance on winning that little contest...(to know what contest read the chapter before this one!)
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