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A Dark Moon and A Red Rose

Chapter 14: What's in the inside?

A master of deception is what most called him, he though differently. Feelings were a force that could not be hidden or pushed away. When they came they crashed in like waves yet at some point the waves will become calm though they're still present. It was like trying to drain all the water out of a river, no matter how hard you try it will always come back.

Kurama had showed little emotion after hugging Kagome after she had woken up, if anything he willed himself to stay away from her. This whole time he knew that when she woke up she would know nothing but the shadows of what she saw in her dream. That was how the poison Kagome had inhaled, worked.

Sitting up on one of the high branches of a tree Kurama looked into the starry sky. Kagome was sleeping at the base of the tree he was sitting on, Yusuke was on the other side of the clearing not avoiding Kagome as much as the fox demon turned human.

A slow sigh emitted from Kurama's mouth, though he had not shown his emotions outwardly they were still trying to escape, to shake Kagome till she remember them all, till she remembered him.
To Kurama he found it quite amazing how Hiei could so skillfully mask all his emotions with one thought, but from a young age already, Hiei never really had anyone to love but Yukina. Even then Yukina didn't know that Hiei was her older brother till a few days ago.

To have someone to love was such a powerful force but it left behind weaknesses, Hiei mostly saw the weaknesses of love. Sango though was doing the nearly impossible by changing him in a way that he didn't know very well.

Kurama leaned back on the tree as he looked down at Kagome again. She really was an amazing person; somehow the poison wasn't affecting her like it usually did other people. Slowly but surely she was starting to remember everything…if anything Kurama would occasionally hear his name emit from her lips while she was a sleep.

Smiling softly again Kurama fell into a gentle sleep.

Kagome opened her eyes lightly when she heard that Kurama's breathing was even signaling that he was finally asleep. "Kurama…the fox and the red head are named Kurama…they are the same person…but what are they to me…are they the ones that I must kill?" whispered Kagome looking up at the sleeping red head.

"No, it can't be him…he is like the warmest shadow of them all…then who must I kill…" muttered Kagome returning to her sleep.

Yusuke was the next to open his eyes, he stared at Kurama and Kagome's sleeping forms. Some how the pain in their hearts was starting to reflect into his own heart the pain of course didn't only come from his friends but also from the lost of Keiko to Naraku.

Yusuke now knew how Hiei felt; he could feel how he felt about losing his sister and Sango. Yusuke didn't dare call Sango, Hiei's love yet since everything seemed so unstable in the fire demons world…

Everyone thought that he was so very strong, but he was like every other person in this world, he had feelings and he had his weaknesses. Yusuke sighed slightly and threw his head up to the stars…he needed to find Keiko.

At times he knew that Keiko didn't understand him and his will to live, but over time Keiko was changing and slowly understanding Yusuke more and more. She was starting to accept the fact that to live Yusuke needed to fight. Over time Keiko got more and more involved in his spirit detective life.

Sighing contently Yusuke tried to go back to sleep, Naraku was starting to mess with the wrong people, as a team all four of them were so very strong, and for once with the aid of the remaining girls and the prince of Reikai they would win.

Kawabara poured over his studies; the only way he could escape the pain of the captured Yukina. He didn't blame Hiei for attacking him after his sister went missing. He blamed himself most of all for Yukina's capture.

He was standing right there, right beside her and she still got captured. The sound of Naraku's laugh was penetrating his brain. He loved Yukina he really did; he would do anything for her, including risking his life to get her back…

The images of Yukina smiling happily at the carnival, the image of her fear and how much he wanted to take that look away from her face. He loved Yukina so very much, she was the first person to push him forward and believe that he had potential. It was only because of her that Kawabara became academically acceptable.

Kawabara was always accused of being stupid, of being dumb, he was known for his street fighting skills and his loyalty to his friends and almost nothing else. Even if he was known for his street fighting skills he was always second to best to Yusuke.

Yukina saw him for everything he was, she saw him for his potential and his kindness, and she saw his loyalty and his intellectual side. She pushed him forward and all of his goodness was released. Kawabara owed Yukina so much, it seemed like his life alone was not nearly enough.

Grunting lightly Kawabara held on to his pencil even tighter, his knuckles turning a ghostly white. A small snap was heard as rain started to gently patter on the window seal. A small kitten crept into Kawabara's room purring while doing so. Throwing the two pieces of his pencil on to his desk and bending down to pick up his cat Kawabara stood up and walked to his window…soon as he could get over his pain he swore that he would set out and held Yusuke with finding everyone that had been captured…until then Kawabara would study and form a plan in his mind…while seeing Yukina's gentle face every so often.

Blood splattered into the air before landing on the earth and soaking into the soil. A deadly sword grazed the air in a sharp swoop, another one down. Hiei growled at the youkai before him in distaste. They were all fools for not telling him where Naraku was, a fear of death just lead them to an earlier meeting with the baby ruler. Sheathing his sword Hiei grunted before he continued to walk threw the grassy field. Keeping his guard up Hiei started thinking about Yukina.

So there're three down already, Yukina, Keiko and Sango. Hiei froze in mid thought when the name Sango passed through his head. "Wretched feelings," growled Hiei under his breath, it didn't help that the picture of Sango within the cherry blossoms kept returning to his mind.

Coming to the edge of the clearing small white flowers started drifting from the trees. Walking among them slowly Hiei sighed in thought and looked up to the sky. The white blossoms landed neatly in his hair, he heard Sango's laugh. His red eyes seemed to drop a few shades of colour as his hair caught more blossoms.

A dark cold exterior hiding an ocean of despair, living in the past and never in the present, he was never really here until she came along. It was always what had happened back then…when he had been abandoned and when he had agreed to the surgery of the Jagan eye. Every day he walked in the blossoms of what had happened years before, where ever he stepped it was a place in the past. This was why Hiei hated Ningenkai so much, he would need to have a new past to walk upon, and with the human world changing every day that was a difficult task.

Then came along a noisy girl with a hard exterior just like him and a dark past, but she was different. She lived in what was now and not what was then. Sure at times she walked along the roads of the past but it was rare. In the end they were both the same, the exact same but he chose a different way to live his life than her. He chose the past where nothing could ever be forgotten or forgiven, she chose the path where nothing could be forgotten but could be forgiven. She forgave her brother's controlled slaughter but never forgave the man; she opened her heart to more than just one person to begin with and he…only sought the friendship of the fox.

Of course the fox was just the first out of three before Sango. The fox he trusted the most, and then there was the detective and the monkey. In time Hiei had grown warmer around them, but the fox was the only one who truly knew.

Now after meeting Sango, Hiei hadn't found a day when he wasn't surrounded by people he could finally call friends. Throwing his head back up to the sky and letting the blossoms drift around him like rain Hiei concluded…he had gone crazy.

Botan concluded; Koenma had gone crazy. After hearing about Keiko's disappearance Koenma had boosted his security around Botan even more, at one point he even tried to lock her into one of his safes. Botan sighed while sipping from a cup of tea, Koenma was trying to get through all his paper work while always keeping an eye on Botan, you could just imagine what that looked like. One eye was gazing at her as though she were a stray dog that was about to run and the other was pinpointed on the desk. All in all Koenma looked slightly lopsided and funny.

Botan smiled sadly, only one person left until she would be Naraku's target, and in Kagome's current condition she didn't seem like she was going to keep her freedom any longer. "Done!" shouted Koenma leaning back in his chair with both of his eyes wide open and staring at her. Not daring to even blink he blinked each eye separately as though winking at the laughing grim reaper.

"Two more dead youkai…Hiei needs to keep his temper in check…" sighed another grim reaper as she stepped into the room. Glowing green eyes smiled from beneath her purple bangs. Long hair tied into a low pony tail flowed behind her back as her oar disappeared. Kiati was one of the first grim reapers in the under world, appointed by Enma himself but tossed to Koenma for her slight childish actions. Even though Kiati was a childish mess she did her job better than anyone else.

"Yes he does, but we all know what he's going through now, he must be having some sort of break down…" muttered Koenma. Before he knew what was happening Kiati was in front of him but leaving enough space for him to see Botan and started whining.

"Koenma," cried Kiati, "I can't take it anymore, I don't care how much commission I get for transporting so many dead spirits it's making me grow too thin, I'm not eating!"

"You don't need to eat Kiati…" sighed Botan. Kiati pouted slightly before turning back to Koenma…

"Please find another grim reaper to aid me…" whined Kiati. Koenma waved his hand and gave Kiati a giant lollipop. Her eyes lit up instantly as she clamped the lollipop in her mouth and sat on the floor, her blue and black kimono settling around her, "munch, munch…yummy!" smiled Kiati.

Sobs heaved through the dark corridors of the castle… "He's going to kill us soon," muttered a soft voice.

"Don't worry Yusuke will come and save us," cheered another voice, though quietly and very uncertain.

"Talking about rescue again," muttered a sinister voice. The soft little voice whimpered slightly.

"Naraku…leave us alone," shouted a different voice, much stronger than the other two. A loud crack rang through the air, the sound of a poison whip, with poison that didn't kill but caused pain. A loud scream burst from the strong girl as she crashed into the back of the prison wall and fell to the ground in a mess.

"SANGO!"

Yay! done chappy, I hope you liked it...lol I worked hard to finish it thank you for reading