Insaneningen14: d---. Six reviews. You people are GOOD. I love you all. So I am 'rewarding' you with chapter six.
Chapter 6:
All of my dreams had been images. Rarely any play through scenes, because I couldn't distinguish most from each other. Only images. Flashes of memories. I cannot piece them together. I do not have the ability.
But I always feel them. The emotions. The pain that fill my visions is realistic.
Enter my mind, and you will find my most my disturbing memories.
-(Jiro)-
Jiro rushed to the door when he heard someone knock. He opened it to find Hiei with Yuki in his arms. "Where was she?"
"On the streets. She was lost." Hiei laid her down on her bed in her room.
"What happened?"
"She collapsed when she was running." Jiro checked her pulse.
"Hell!" Hiei gave him a glare. "It's still going! Wait a minute…" Jiro kept his fingers on her wrist there for a few minutes. "It's irregular."
"Arrhythmia," Hiei stated. "She shocked her heart out of beat. Baka."
Jiro got up. "She didn't mean to. She doesn't have any control over her powers. She just knew what type of demon she was a day or two ago."
"Hn." Hiei prepared to leave through the window. "Shall I bring Kurama?"
He shook his head no. "I think that we need to take her to Reikai. I'll ask for a portal." Hiei left as Jiro took out his necklace. The pendant that hung on the chain was circular, coming to a sharp point at the bottom (1), made of silver and scatter with red gems (matching his stud). Instilling a small amount of his energy into it, it started to glow, and he began to speak.
"Koenma?"
Several seconds later, the prince responded. "Yes? Is something wrong?" His voice was slightly annoyed.
"She has arrhythmia."
"Arrhythmia? Since when?"
"Gave it to herself. Can you open a portal to the Reikai Hospital? I can't take her to a ningen one."
"Of course. I will inform Botan to do so. It will just be a minute or two."
"Cool." The pendant stopped glowing as the line was cut off between the two. Half a minute later, a glowing blue portal appeared. Jiro picked her up and carried her through.
-(Reikai)-
The four Tantai sat in Koenma's office, listening to the new report of the mission they had to fulfill.
"Infiltrate this castle and steal back this bottle." A picture of it flashed on the screen- a clear bottle, filled with red liquid, and its stopper was a pure diamond.
"It is filled with-"
"Koenma?" The spirit prince growled, rifling through his desk for something. Holding up a glowing ruby disk near his face, he started talking.
"Yes? Is something wrong?"
"She has arrhythmia."
"Arrhythmia? Since when?"
"Gave it to herself. Can you open a portal to the Reikai Hospital? I can't take her to a ningen one."
"Of course. I will inform Botan to do so. It will just be a minute or two."
"Cool." The disk stopped glowing when the conversation stopped.
"What was that?" Yusuke asked.
"Jiro, Amaya's guardian," the toddler shortly. "Botan!" he called.
She popped her head in the door. "Yes sir?"
"Open a portal for Jiro. He needs to take Amaya to Reikai hospital."
"Oh dear." She put her hand to her mouth. "Right away sir!" She left.
"Wait, why does she need to go to the hospital?"
"She has arrhythmia," he answered shortly.
"What's arrhythmia?"
"Arrhythmia is a change in the rhythm of your heartbeat. It can either beat too fast, too slow, or irregularly. Depending on the circumstances, they can be dangerous," responded Kurama.
"Yes. Now-" A shriek sounded, interrupting him. The boys stared off in that direction from where it came. Yusuke started running towards it, followed by Kuwabara. Kurama glanced at Koenma, who nodded, then took off after them, side by side Hiei.
Reikai Hospital was in another wing of the palace. Not too far away, but enough to make the boys be short of breath for awhile. Bursting into the room, finding Yuki strapped onto a bed, unable to move, but twitching violently anyway. Small shocks of electricity washed over her skin occasionally, making it unable to touch her. Jiro sat near her, head in his hands.
"Get in there Hiei," commanded Jiro. "I don't know what's happening, but stop it."
"Hn." The youkai glared, but untied his bandana. His jagan started to glow as he entered her mind.
-(Yuki's Mind)-
Memories. Only in sudden flashes.
White lights, flashing down, on me and the scientist. Maniac laughter dancing and winding in and out of my senses as blinding light and pain beat down.
Red blood. My blood, taken and tested daily with needles. My blood, spilling out from a small cut vein, or an arteriole. To see how well I heal myself. Never satisfied enough though.
Purple reflects on glass. My eyes. Cold, containing glass. Shattered amethyst eyes. Broken and tired of all. Weary of walking a lonely path in the world. Sick of existence.
Glowing needles, heated to a bright orange. Bringers of intense pain- a lively color used for harm.
Blue Hirusukei. Full of sadness and longing, pain and desperation. Of the want to live and continue being. Shed by my mother. 'It will be alright, little one. Just hold on for me Yuki.'
Black. Aged blood of my mother, turned dark by time. Staining and penetrating cold steel. Father's sword. Thrown on the floor when the job was done, carelessly left to lie, right before my eyes- and sit and rot in my soul.
Ah, the sweet, excruciating, memoirs of my life. The dull and basic composition of colors, making up my essence.
"Hn." Jerking out of mind to somewhere else.
-(Void)-
Black again. Cooling, comforting. Shadowing past grief of light. I relaxed, lying down. 'Close my eyes…'
"Onna."
"Did you take me here?"
"Hn."
"Thank you." 'Rest for the moment.'
"You have some disturbing memories."
I opened my eyes to look at him, standing above me, crossed arms and glaring at me. "You shouldn't have looked. They might haunt you." 'Like they have me.'
"I have my own to deal with."
"No doubt." I smile. "So tell me about your past."
"Born on the Island of Koorime, and cast away after birth by the tribe leaders because of my fire origin. I became an assassin and a thief, and I end up here because I got caught," he said bluntly. (AN: yay! Time to swap depressing life stories!)
"Then judging from your brief description of your past, I would assume you have closed yourself off so much and put so many guards around you… that you feel no affection and want it to remain that way."
"You base my character on my history?" he snarled.
"Why would it matter to you? You don't care about me- I'm just weak and troublesome. But anyways… I was talking about your look on life. Character can be based on memories and the actions sprung from them. I wouldn't judge anyone on their past…"
"…Because I still hope that there is a chance for me." I open my eyes and smile. "Don't you yourself hope for another life of happiness?"
He stared at me stunned. "I know I won't get one, so it's pointless for me to follow that philosophy," he growled, putting on his cold demeanor quickly.
"Whatever you say." I get up. "I won't probe your fortifications."
Another glare. "Hn." The void blended away into colors and forms as I came to.
-(Reikai Hospital)-
"Amaya! Guys, she's coming to!" Footsteps.
Yuki moved to stretch. Stiff substance presses against her. She opened her eyes to see iron bands holding her down. 'As if I was a wild animal…' A wave of electricity washes over her body as fear does as well.
"Kid, you got to stop doing that." Jiro leaned over to unlock the bands.
"Amaya, are you alright?" asked Botan worriedly.
"I'm fine." She smiles. "What am I doing here?"
"You gave yourself an arrhythmia," Kurama said.
"I did? How?"
"We don't know. You electrocuted yourself- that would be the closest guess."
"Oh… I did it this morning, in the bathroom. I was washing my face and I touched water."
"But you took a shower yesterday," put in Jiro. "How come you weren't electrocuted then?"
"If water and electricity…"
"She's part ice demon." Everyone turned to look at Hiei.
"WHAT!"
"One fourth water, one fourth electricity, one half ice." He smirked at everyone's stunned expressions. "Isn't that right Yuki."
Yuki flipped her hair over her shoulder. "Your arrogance is pissing me off Forbidden Child."
Everyone except Hiei: OO
Hiei growled, and disappeared along with Yuki.
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"How does she know that language?" They turned to Yusuke.
"I never said that word! I only said god--mn, and s---, and f---… nothing like pissing me off!"
-(Hiei and Yuki)-
"How the hell did you know that!" Hiei snarled. They were in an empty room where he had transported them. He held her against the wall, one hand around her throat.
"You told me your story. The Koorime kicked you off the edge because you were a male and a fire demon. A forbidden pair. Just like I am. Do you think that there's only one Forbidden Child?" Yuki retorted. "There are others."
"Shut up," he hissed. "You know nothing."
"Oh really. You've wrapped yourself up in self-pitying feelings, shut out all, and wallowed in your depression. You're just a spoiled brat. Not a-"
"Kusotake." They began to fight, using their body, no weapons. Hiei had cast aside his katana just before. (2)
She too was inhumanely fast. Weaving in and out of his punches, she ducked and flipped backwards, landing several feet away. A momentary pause ensued.
"Why the hell are you so angry about your past? Besides… You're no better than the Koorime who threw you off the island." At this, his eyes widened in rage.
"How dare you b----," he snarled. "How dare you judge me!" He attacked her more viciously than ever, rapid punches, throwing in kicks now and then.
"Like I said," Yuki gasped out. "I don't judge people based on their pasts. I judge them by their actions." 'I think I took this subject too far…'
Hiei glared at her unconscious form. "Hn." Transporting her back to the hospital room, where everyone else still was, he dropped her unceremoniously in Jiro's arms.
"Hiei! What the hell did you do to her!"
"She brought it upon herself." He left in a blur of black.
Kurama felt her pulse. "It's gone irregular again."
Jiro cursed. "Should we give her another shock?"
"For now, yes. But if she continues shocking her heart, she might kill herself," responded Kurama calmly. After shocking her briefly, causing her heartbeat to return to its normal pulse, Yuki started to wake up.
"What did Hiei do to you?" asked Jiro furiously.
"Nothing," she replied calmly. "Like he said, I brought it on myself. Besides, it's not that bad Jii-san. What time is it?"
"Nine," he replied. "Let's go home. You have to do your homework."
"Okay." She got off the bed, fixing her uniform. Jiro handed Yuki her backpack.
"Ja ne." They left, the others dispersing afterwards as well.
-(Makai)-
Three people were present in the room. All demons, all familiar with each other.
"How is his condition?" asked the horned demon in a commanding voice. The demon was fiddling with his shoulder length coal hair.
"Lord Ichiro." The scientist bowed. "Lord Osamu seems to be in perfect health. He has not reached his former state of power-"
He dashed the clipboard from his hands with a snarl. "Progress! I want progress!"
"Ichiro." Osamu looked sternly upon the other. "If you had let him continue, he would have said that I have no conflictions with my powers."
"I WANT THE JOB DONE!" Ichiro hit a panel of the wall, creating a large dent. "I want my brother dead and over with!"
"Patience is of the essence." He took out a needle filled with his blood, handing it to the scientist. "It is better to take things slowly and perform efficiently."
He hissed. "Hurry it up Uko." The scientist bowed again.
Osamu continued. "Since we have found an easy solution to the conflictions, half of the task in front of us is done. All I need to do is reclaim my strength."
"THEN you will perform the assignment," growled Ichiro. "And no holdups anymore Osamu!"
The light haired demon nodded curtly. "Contrary to you belief, I do keep my end of the bargain." He and Uko were left alone in the lab, the other having swept out sullenly.
: End Chapter
(1) Think of an upside down tear drop.
(2) Hiei has an honor code, of course! He wouldn't use his katana against an unarmed person, at least Yuki.
Insaneningen14: okay, ficfan3484 got it right! Heart arrhythmia, not a murmur. Jingenji and Unsane Chibi get points for suggesting stuff though! And those were good ideas, but I didn't think of them. Hehe.
I think five reviews by chapter seven is good enough for me and you guys.