"Well that is quite the story Keaka." Genkai said after she had finished talking. The young girl nodded as she kneeled in front of her mentor.
"Don't understand it. I'm so confused as to what's real and what's not." She said.
"What do you mean you don't know what's real? Your just having black outs and weird dreams is all." Kuwabara said.
"Perhaps not." Kurama said deep in thought as he processed all that she had relayed to them.
"What do you mean?" Both Keaka and Kazuma asked in unison.
"Perhaps these 'black outs' contain the information we need to find Yusuke's whereabouts." He explained.
"You still have no clue?" Keaka asked.
"No we haven't even the slightest idea of where the detective may be." Hiei chided.
"I find that hard to believe with his spirit energy being so extraordinary." Keaka said glancing at the fire apparition.
"You were the last one with him." Hiei said almost snapping at her. Keaka looked away from him then at the floor guiltily.
"I know but I don't. I'm sorry." She said. Kurama quietly knelt beside her putting his arm around her for comfort.
"It's alright. Listen I think from now on you should welcome these black outs. They may hold the key to what happened." He said. Keaka glanced into his stormy emerald orbs and nodded once.
"Come to think of it the longer you stay sleeping the better off we may be. With your permission Keaka I could put you into an medicinal induced coma so you won't be going back and forth between realities." Kurama stated.
"No way no how Kurama! There ain't no way your gonna put my sister into a coma!" Kuwabara yelled.
"Alright Kurama. I trust you kitsune but what if I don't wake up again." She said.
"Kesaki-chi do you remember when you were three and you almost fell out of the car." Shizeru asked suddenly. Keaka nodded.
"Yeah. You grabbed me by the hair and yanked me back in." She said.
"Don't worry about not coming back sis because one of us will be there to yank you back." She said in typical Shizeru fashion. Keaka smiled at her older sister and nodded.
"Yeah b-but….awwww." Kuwabara said. After Keaka bid her good-bye's to everyone Kurama led her to the room she had woken up in and helped her lay down.
"This is the Ocaninju root. For many centuries it was used as an anesthetic for surgery." He stated producing a small four leaved plant. He grabbed a bowl and nearby water pitched soaking the leaves thoroughly before mashing them until they liquidfied.
"I must warn you it is very bitter and it's effects occur immediately after consumption." He said as he brought the bowl to her lips.
"One week is the longest, safest amount of time you can stay under it's effects. I'm not willing to keep you under any longer than that." He said as she winced at it's horrible taste. Instantly her body went numb and she began to shiver violently.
"K-Kurama." She gasped out as he grasped her hand in his.
"It's alright. Don't worry, I'm here. I'll remain by your side until you wake up…."
"Come on Keaka, wake up. DAMNIT! WAKE UP!"
Keaka shot straight up into a sitting position as she groggily looked around.
"What? Huh…? Where….am I now?" She said noticing she wasn't at Genkai's temple anymore nor was she at Abriana's house.
"The hell…?" She said grabbing her head wincing in pain as her fingers grazed over a deep gash on her forehead.
"Damnit Keaka! Don't scare me like that. I-I was worried you wouldn't wake up again." An all too familiar voice said next to her. Slowly she turned her head and unmistakably in the dim light of their prison cell…..
