Another chpt has arrived. Thank you to those who reviewed chpt 4. And yes, the Rekai Tantei will be snooping around, like in this chpt for instance. R & R!
Disclaimer: "In the Shadows", the song in this chpt, is not mine. It is by a group named Rasmus (i think i spelled that right). I just didn't wanna get sued. -
Chapter 5: In the Shadows
Once back in the human world, the team went to their homes. Botan also left them after making sure they were informed. Hiei quickly ran off somewhere. Yusuke and Kuwabara turned the corner and were out of sight. Kurama walked down the street near the warehouse. The streets were silent and empty.
"Who could've murdered her? I can't believe it." Yoko said over and over. "How do you know her?" his human host asked. Yoko sighed. "Murasaki was a good friend of mine back then." "Girlfriend?" Kurama questioned. "No. Atleast I don't think so." "You mean you still don't have all of your memories back yet?" he yelled. Yoko, surprisingly, flinched at the human's sudden outburst. "No, I haven't. But I'm sure that that girl looks familiar."
Kurama turned into his neighborhood. "Kurenai could be a demon, so you make the connection." "But I don't remember Murasaki having a child." His house came into view and he quickened his pace. He opened the door, looked around, and saw his mother in the kitchen. "I'm home." Mrs.Minamino smiled at her son. "There you are. I was beginning to get worried." She hugged him tightly. "I'm sorry, Mother. I was at Yusuke's house and their phone is not working." He hated lying to her, but it was better that she didn't know.
His mother released him and returned to the kitchen. "Dinner will be ready in an hour. Could you please tell Ryouma that?" "Yes, Mother." With that, he went upstairs. Before he went to his room, he stopped at the home office. "Come in." someone said when Kurama knocked. He opened the door to find his stepfather at the desk. "Ah, Shuichi. How was your day?" Ryouma asked. "Eventful to say the least. And yours?" he replied. "Busy as always. So, what can I do for you?" "Dinner will be ready in an hour." They exchanged a few more words, then Kurama departed to his bedroom.
He closed the door behind him and plopped on the bed. "I can't think with this headache."
His eyes searched his room for something to get his mind off of the pain. An answer came soon enough. A powerful wave of demon energy caught the fox's attention. Kurama sat up quickly, making his head hurt even more. 'What was that?'
Hiei sat in a tree outside of Genkai's temple. His eyes darted over the building until they found the person he was looking for. Yukina was in the kitchen cooking. Watching over the ice apparition had become somewhat like a hobby. All his free time went towards making sure his sister was safe. Hiei never expressed it, but he desparately wanted to tell Yukina. Tell her that the brother she has been searching for is here. The demon's thought session was cut short when a flare of demonic ki showed itself. After one last glance at Yukina, he followed the trail of the energy.
'Hopefully it is still there.' he thought. Kurama had snuck out of his room and was now running to the area containing the demon. The sound of footsteps stopped a few minutes later. He joined Hiei in standing in front of an apartment building. "You felt it, too?" "Hn." Kurama looked around, unable to find anyone else. The fire demon knew what his partner was searching for. He gestured to a window on the third floor of the building behind them.
The fox saw a girl sitting at a desk through the glass. Kurenai was writing something and erasing frantically, obviously getting frustrated. "It could be her." Hiei said flatly. Kurama continued to watch Kurenai. "Do you think it is?" No answer came. They stood in silence for a few minutes. "Go home. I'll stay here." Hiei jumped into a nearby tree so he could still see the window. Not being able to argue with the apparition, Kurama started walking home.
He glanced at his watch. Ten minutes left to get back to his room. "Plenty of time." His pace turned into that of a run. He climbed up to his bedroom window and shut it after entering. There was a knock at the door. "Come in." Mrs.Minamino opened the door and peaked inside. "Dinner is ready."
Hiei sat in the same tree, bored to death. It had been an hour since Kurama left and nothing happened. Kurenai finally closed her notebook and put it away. He saw her turn on the stereo. Curious of what it was, the fire demon climbed higher in the tree to get closer. The supposed demon walked into an adjoining room. The window was slightly open and the music flowed out.
"No sleep, no sleep until I'm done with finding the answer
Won't stop, won't stop before I find the cure for this cancer
Sometimes I feel like going down and so disconnected
Somehow I know that I am haunted to be wanted
I've been watching, I've been waiting in the shadows for my time
I've been searching, I've been living for tomorrows all my life."
Kurenai came back in with a box. Hiei was careful to not let her see him. She dropped the box in the middle of the floor. The wooden crate made a loud noise when it hit, most likely making the people downstairs quite unhappy. It was black with metallic locks and hinges. The fire apparition couldn't see what its contents were when the lid was opened. However, he did see them as Kurenai took them out.
One by one she pulled out weapons of all kind. Two jewel encrusted daggers were laid next to each other followed by a small case. She opened it to reveal six throwing knives. It was then placed by the daggers. A couple of small bombs, more bladed weapons, and a few scyths were brought out. 'Scyths?' Hiei thought. Kurenai stood up and recovered something long that was wrapped in fine silk. After untying the strings, she took off the covering. Hiei wasn't surprised it was a katana.
"They say that I must learn to kill before I can feel safe
But I, I'd rather kill myself than turn into their slave
Sometimes I feel that I should go and play with the thunder
Somehow I just don't wanna stay and wait for a wander
I've been watching, I've been waiting in the shadows for my time
I've been searching, I've been living for tomorrows all my life
Lately I've been walking, walking in circles, watching, waiting for something
Feel me, touch me, heal me, come take me higher."
"Why the hell does she have those weapons?" he wondered. Unfortunetly, he wondered it outloud. Kurenai jerked her head up to look at the window. This quick movement caused her to cut her hand with the blade she was cleaning. "Dammit." she cursed. Hiei looked back through the glass. Her hand clenched into a fist. Blood started dripping on the floor, barely missing the clean knives. She left into the other room again and was back in ten minutes. By then, Hiei had disappeared.
Oooooooooo, bad Kurama. That's bad sneaking out and lying. Lol. Next chpt will be coming to a website near you. Review!
