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Chapter 12: Disturbance
"The living room is down the hall. Please wait there and I'll be right back." Kurenai told her guests while weakly pointing to her left. She then walked through the hall in the opposite direction to a distant room. Kurama was tempted to go after her, but decided against it.
The four boys sat down in the living room and waited for Kurenai. She came back rather quickly. Instead of sitting down herself, the komori went into the kitchen which was connected. She stopped at the sink and turned the hot water on. "What do you want to know?" The question surprised the others. They didn't expect her to be asking.
After a short, silent moment, Kuwabara asked what had been plaguing him. "Before we get into the demon buisness, answer me this. Why don't you live with Sanzo?" The girl tensed a bit, but then relaxed. Steam started to rise from the sink. Kurenai turned the knob to stop the flow of water after making sure the stopper was secure. "When he came to me two years ago with the proposition for him to be my guardian, I was estatic. But I told Sanzo that I would accept only if I could live on my own. He agreed and set me up here. My purpose for doing so was to allow myself to live in my demon form. If he was around, I wouldn't have been able to do so."
The bat demon had changed into dark loose pants with a white wrap tied around her waist and a blank tank top. She was now tearing the bandages off her arms. Kurama got up and went over to her. He gently grabbed her hand and removed the bloodstained wraps. She averted her gaze, not wanting to look at her godfather. The shame and guilt wouldn't let her. The fox wanted desperately to help her. He would do anything to take her pain away, but he couldn't.
"What of the demon that attacked you?" Hiei said. "Shinya was following orders. He works for another demon called Rumaru." She started to wash the blood from her hands and arms. Kurama had sat back down. Yusuke shifted on the couch. "Care to elaborate?" he said getting bored. The komori dried off and went to stand near Hiei's chair. He stared at her for a second before speaking. But not to where the others could hear.
'Go stand by Kurama.' Kurenai glared at him. 'There is nowhere else to stand! This place is too small.' she yelled. An angered fire demon dropped the arguement. It was the bat who angered him, but for a different reason. Hiei turned his head so as to not look at her. "Excuse me." Yusuke grumbled sarcastically. "Sorry." the komori replied. Her next words were stopped when the person next to her cursed. "Bandage that up. I do not wish to inhale the stench of blood." After their friend's statement, everyone saw that a wound on Kurenai's forearm had slowly began to bleed.
Unexpectedly, Kurenai started to chant under her breath. It didn't take long for bat wings to protrude from her back and the wounds to heal. "Happy?" "Hn." Kurama, Yusuke, and Kuwabara managed to hold in their laughter when Kurenai mumbled something that sounded like "bastard".The little fight ended, and the explanation came out. "It is Rumaru who has been causing the energy serges. All I know about him is that he is after me to seek revenge against my father."
Kurama thought, or rather Yoko thought back to try and come up with a memory of this demon. Nothing came to mind. "I don't recall a demon by that name. He must've been a lower class demon." he said aloud. "Not anymore. He's become very powerful. It seems that Rumaru has been training since my father wronged him." Kurenai's wings expanded and retracted a few times. "Why do you keep doing that?" Kuwabara asked, unable to keep it in any longer. "I don't know. It's just a habit." was her reply. The fox smiled. "It's because your anxious. Kuronue used to do the same. It drove Murasaki crazy."
"So," Yusuke started, "What did Kuronue do to Rumaru that made him so mad?" The komori shrugged. "The only thing I've gotten out of Shinya is that Rumaru wants me to join him. I haven't a clue as to why." "Well maybe Koenma can tell us more about him." The spirit detective dug through his pocket in search of the commmunicator. He found it, but let go. Hiei and Kurenai both yelled out in pain before falling to their knees, each clutching their head.
A loud voice rang through the telepaths' minds. "Trying to seek refuge in these humans and demons," the voice boomed. "You cannot hide from me." Hiei heard Kurenai scream back telepathically. "Stop! Damn you, Rumaru!" Both were obviously oblivious that Hiei could hear everything. "You are doing this to yourself. Join me and I'll end your pain. Refuse and your new friends will suffer." This stung the komori like a dagger. The fire demon didn't hear a reply. All that came was Rumaru's continued threat. "Shinya will be waiting." The voice was then gone. They could hear nothing as the blanket of unconsiousness fell over them.
Hiei slowly opened his eyes. The sounds of Yusuke and Kuwabara's bickering surrounded him, bringing back the pain in his head. He quickly sat up to find that he was on the couch. Kurenai was nowhere in sight. "Finally up, eh?" asked Yusuke. "Where's Kurenai?" he asked automatically. "In bed." Kurama came over from the kitchen with a glass of water. "Can you tell us what happened to you two?" Hiei took a sip of the liquid, but stopped mid-drink. He didn't feel Kurenai's presence.
The fire demon got up from the couch and ran to the bedroom. The bed was empty and the window open. He spotted a note on the dresser. The others came in just as he pushed back through and left the apartment.
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