Author's Note: Whooo! Ace of Base!!! ....O.o; Man, I must be old....
*glares at her radio and turns it back to Dir en Grey's latest CD* There,
much better. ^_^
Author's Real Note: Some people were confused by that last chapter. ^^;; Kurama is NOT Yuusuke's father. Miya meant that, like herself, Yuusuke had a demon father that ran out on his mother. Sorry for the confusion! Also, sorry in advance if this chappie makes no sense. It was my bedtime about two hours ago ^^; *is on a writting binge* I'm doing my best off of the last of my chocolate popcycles. *is dead tired, but on a strange sugar- high* Wow! *Just read the last few chapters* I'm very proud of this ficcie *beams with pride* MY FICCIE!! *Huggles the computer*
Yes, and I'm rambling again. Anyway, here is the next chapter! ^_^ Please read and review!!! Oh, and sorry about the name changes of both of Kurama's children. I seem to be bad at remembering their names. ^^;; It doesn't help that I'm missing a chapter here and there so I can't always go back and check what the name was before. *gets distracted as a kitty jumps in her lap* OH! SHUUICHI!! *snuggles her kitty for a moment* Oh, okay, so anyways, I've pretty much gotten myself set with Miya and Sho. I'll try not to change the names ever again! ^____^
Author's Final Note: LONG LIVE WAC!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reaching Your Limits: Continual Cycle
Chapter 21: A Bitter Child. Puppeteer.
Miya's face twisted into a satisfied smirk. "Doesn't it make you hate him?" she murmured, staring at Yuusuke as she spoke. "Thinking about what your mother must of gone through, to think she'd finally found the most perfect man, to think that she'd found someone who would treasure her forever. Only to have him leave her and shatter her world into pieces. Her bastard children serving only as a reminder to the pain she'd suffered through."
"She's gone insane," Kurama hear Hiei whisper from beside him, a disgusted note in his voice.
Kurama shook his head. No, Miya was not insane. Simply infuriated. He felt helpless, unable to do anything in this situation. How could he fight her, when she thought what she was going was good? How could he fight her when, truely, it really was his own fault for getting into this situation in the first place? All of Miya's words were true, after all. It was his fault. He wasn't willing to die over it, but he couldn't bring himself to strike her should she attack.
"Do you think you could cut the other's down?" he whispered, taking advantage of the fact that Miya was distracted at the moment.
Hiei stole a glance toward the others, where everyone looked shocked at Miya's revealation. "I don't know what that substance is, but I'll try," he stated.
Kurama nodded, then stepped forward. "Miya, I know that I've hurt you, and your brother," he said quietly. Instantly, the girl's attention was on him, her narrow eyes glaring into his own. "I can tell you I'm sorry a thousand times, but it really won't mean a thing to you. I'll do anything to make it up to you, except give up my life."
"Unfortunately for you, that's all I want," Miya replied.
It happened so suddenly that Kurama wasn't expecting it. Black... things shot from Miya's arms. Long and slender, Kurama felt one wrap around his ankle and another around his wrist. They grabbed on tightly, cutting off his circulation.
Immediately, Hiei moved, cutting Kurama free. The black tenticles immediately jerked backward, blue blood flowing from them. "Impossible!" Hiei exclaimed, moving to stand in front of Kurama.
"Oh?" Miya said with a smirk, pulling the tenticles back into her arms. "Why is it impossible?"
Kurama watched as Hiei slid into a defensive position. "Hyrbid children between humans and demons don't have abilities like these. Acute senses, high spiritual energy, that is the maximum that has ever been passed on," he stated.
"Until now," Miya said with a sly grin.
"It's never happened," Hiei said.
Miya's face twisted into a glare. "I've had enough of this!" she yelled, bringing her hand up again.
Power seemed to explode from it and Kurama jumped out of the way. Hiei landed beside him and they both ducked as debris from the splintered floor flew around them. Kurama had a sinking feeling in his stomach. How could she have so much power? It was impossible!
"I won't miss this time!" Miya yelled.
Kurama had just enough time to bolt out of the way before a second wave of energy flew past him. This time, he couldn't dodge the debris and he felt small bits of wood cut into his skin. He hit the ground hard, but quickly jumped up to his feet and faced Miya.
"You can't keep running forever. Even if I have to destroy this entire room, even the entire hotel, I'll destroy you, Youko Kurama!" Miya yelled.
Again, the black tenticles burst from her body, five of them this time. Two, which came from her back, burst open at the ends and revealed sharp barbs. Kurama summoned his rose whip, sliding the vine around and barely defending himself from being caught.
Again, Hiei jumped into the battle and cut three of the lashing weapons. The reamaining two circled around Miya's body. "You can't keep that up forever. Everytime I bring the cut ones back, I regenerate them. They're infinate," she stated.
"I recognize this," Hiei suddenly told Kurama. "Give me some time."
Kurama blinked at the other. "Some time?" he echoed. Hiei nodded and was gone in a blur.
Realizing almost too late, Kurama launched himself out of the way as a third blast of energy shot past him. He almost screamed out loud when he landed on his arm, both hearing and feeling the bone snap uner his weight.
Again, he had just enough time to jump out of the way before another blast came flying toward him. He winced as his arm was jolted form the movement, and he heard Miya's triumphant laughter at the visible pain on his face.
"This is the end of you," she declared, raising her hands for another attack.
***
Although every instinct inside of him told him to just get in there and help Kurama, Hiei knew that he couldn't do such a thing. He knew this fighting pattern, recognized the black web that held the others, the dark energy blasts, the tenticles that came from Miya's body. He had seen them in the Demonworld.
He knew it had to be some kind of parasite demon. If it was Miya's own power, then the tenticles would of bled red, not green. That had been the first thing to get his mind going. From there, it seemed obvious enough.
Parasites connected themselves to a host that was feeling hostile or upset and fed off of their anger or saddness. Some kinds could even invade the mind of their host, in order to strengthen those feelings so that the host becomes completely enraged or extremely depressed. A feast for the parasite, who wouldn't care if the host died or not from its influence. If the host died, it simply found a new one.
Miya was being controlled, her mind was being manipulated by the parasite. He had to spot it, remove it from her body. Otherwise, her own anger could overcome her and she could destroy herself.
Or, worse, she could kill Kurama.
***
There was a quiet 'schle' sound and Yukina felt herself fall to the floor. She looked up to see her brother freeing the others as well, his sword slicing easily through the black web that held them. She glanced quickly toward Sho, but he was watching his sister with an expression of awe and disgust on his face. Miya was completely distracted by Kurama, who was twisting and turning out of the way of her attacks. However, she could see that he was losing the battle. Miya was barely breaking a sweat, while Kurama was visibly tiring. Also, his arm looked as though it was broken and his body was battered.
"We have to help Kurama," she said, running up to the rest of the group.
"Do we kill her?" Yuusuke asked, his jaw set. "I'll do it if I have to, but I don't really want to. Kurama won't fight her. Even if she wants to kill him, he doesn't want her to get hurt."
"I've got another plan," Hiei stated.
***
Kurama hit the wall behind him, and his stomach dropped when he realized that he'd hit a corner. He had no direction to jump when Miya's next attack came. She realized the same moment he did and laughed, her eyes wild. "The final time!" she yelled, raising her arms.
Suddenly, Kuwabara appeared and knocked her to the ground. Miya growled at him and slammed her fist into his face at the same time her knee connected with his groin. Kuwabara when white and fell to the ground. Miya moved her hand in a sweeping movement and the youth went flying to the side.
At the same moment, Yuusuke jumped forward and punched her. Miya crashed to the ground, cursing. Immediately, the tenticles slipped out of her body and snaked around Yuusuke's body, keeping him immoble.
"Trap her," Hiei stated, abruptly appearing at Kurama's side.
"Trap her?" Kurama repeated, confused.
"With the rose whip. You don't have to hurt you, but you have to trap her for me!" Hiei yelled, and was gone again.
Kurama tightened his grip around the weapon, then jerked himself forward. With an ark of his arm, he sent the vine spinning around Miya's body. Distracted by Yuusuke, the young girl didn't see it coming. Startled, she dropped Yuusuke to the floor and began struggling against the binding.
Hiei appeared behind her and he jerked his sword upward. For a moment, Kurama thought he'd cut the girl in half, but only the back of her shirt fell open.
"There!" Hiei yelled, just as Yuusuke reached his side.
Yuusuke prepared the Spirit Gun, and Kurama finally saw what Hiei was talking about. A black bug-like creature was attatched to Miya's back, between her shoulder blades. Yuusuke let his Spirit Gun go and a blinding flash filled the dark room.
Kurama willed the rose whip away as his eyes slowly got used to the darkness once again. Miya was kneeling on the floor, her eyes wide and her body shaking. "I couldn't control myself," she was whispering again and again, clinging to her shreded shirt.
Kuwabara was already pulling his own shirt off, sliding it over the girl's shoulders in order to cover her.
"Miya!" Sho yelled, running toward the group.
At the sound of her name, Miya looked up at her brother. There were tears in her eyes as she slowly looked around the group. Finally, her eyes rested on Kurama and the tears spilled over. "I wanted you to pay, but not like this. I hated you, but not enough to kill you. I couldnt's stop myself," she stammered.
Everyone seemed at a loss for words. Finally, Kurama stepped forward and held out his hand for the girl. "I'd like us to be friends," he offered.
Miya hesitated, then took his hand. "I don't think we could ever be," she replied as she stood. Immediately, her brother wrapped his arms around her shaking form, holding her close.
As Sho led his sister away, Yukina stepped toward Kurama. "Let me heal your wounds," she offered.
Kurama nodded, watching as Miya and Sho... his children... walked away. All at once, he felt all of his tension slip out of his body and he all but collapsed onto the floor.
"I'm done. I'm going to sleep for a year so that nothing else can happen to me," he declared.
Then his eyes rested on Hiei and he remembered the quiet conversation they'd had the night before. Was it really just last night? It seemed like forever and a day. Either way, he decided to change his mind about falling asleep for a year. If Hiei was going to happen to him, he didn't want to miss it.
End Episode 21
O.o; I almost wrote the Jagan into this part, remembering at the last minute that Hiei doens't have his Jagan in this AU!! *bangs head on desk* It took me almost an hour to figure out what to write instead! *wails*
Now then... to work on the next plot twist.... *evil cackle*
Author's Real Note: Some people were confused by that last chapter. ^^;; Kurama is NOT Yuusuke's father. Miya meant that, like herself, Yuusuke had a demon father that ran out on his mother. Sorry for the confusion! Also, sorry in advance if this chappie makes no sense. It was my bedtime about two hours ago ^^; *is on a writting binge* I'm doing my best off of the last of my chocolate popcycles. *is dead tired, but on a strange sugar- high* Wow! *Just read the last few chapters* I'm very proud of this ficcie *beams with pride* MY FICCIE!! *Huggles the computer*
Yes, and I'm rambling again. Anyway, here is the next chapter! ^_^ Please read and review!!! Oh, and sorry about the name changes of both of Kurama's children. I seem to be bad at remembering their names. ^^;; It doesn't help that I'm missing a chapter here and there so I can't always go back and check what the name was before. *gets distracted as a kitty jumps in her lap* OH! SHUUICHI!! *snuggles her kitty for a moment* Oh, okay, so anyways, I've pretty much gotten myself set with Miya and Sho. I'll try not to change the names ever again! ^____^
Author's Final Note: LONG LIVE WAC!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reaching Your Limits: Continual Cycle
Chapter 21: A Bitter Child. Puppeteer.
Miya's face twisted into a satisfied smirk. "Doesn't it make you hate him?" she murmured, staring at Yuusuke as she spoke. "Thinking about what your mother must of gone through, to think she'd finally found the most perfect man, to think that she'd found someone who would treasure her forever. Only to have him leave her and shatter her world into pieces. Her bastard children serving only as a reminder to the pain she'd suffered through."
"She's gone insane," Kurama hear Hiei whisper from beside him, a disgusted note in his voice.
Kurama shook his head. No, Miya was not insane. Simply infuriated. He felt helpless, unable to do anything in this situation. How could he fight her, when she thought what she was going was good? How could he fight her when, truely, it really was his own fault for getting into this situation in the first place? All of Miya's words were true, after all. It was his fault. He wasn't willing to die over it, but he couldn't bring himself to strike her should she attack.
"Do you think you could cut the other's down?" he whispered, taking advantage of the fact that Miya was distracted at the moment.
Hiei stole a glance toward the others, where everyone looked shocked at Miya's revealation. "I don't know what that substance is, but I'll try," he stated.
Kurama nodded, then stepped forward. "Miya, I know that I've hurt you, and your brother," he said quietly. Instantly, the girl's attention was on him, her narrow eyes glaring into his own. "I can tell you I'm sorry a thousand times, but it really won't mean a thing to you. I'll do anything to make it up to you, except give up my life."
"Unfortunately for you, that's all I want," Miya replied.
It happened so suddenly that Kurama wasn't expecting it. Black... things shot from Miya's arms. Long and slender, Kurama felt one wrap around his ankle and another around his wrist. They grabbed on tightly, cutting off his circulation.
Immediately, Hiei moved, cutting Kurama free. The black tenticles immediately jerked backward, blue blood flowing from them. "Impossible!" Hiei exclaimed, moving to stand in front of Kurama.
"Oh?" Miya said with a smirk, pulling the tenticles back into her arms. "Why is it impossible?"
Kurama watched as Hiei slid into a defensive position. "Hyrbid children between humans and demons don't have abilities like these. Acute senses, high spiritual energy, that is the maximum that has ever been passed on," he stated.
"Until now," Miya said with a sly grin.
"It's never happened," Hiei said.
Miya's face twisted into a glare. "I've had enough of this!" she yelled, bringing her hand up again.
Power seemed to explode from it and Kurama jumped out of the way. Hiei landed beside him and they both ducked as debris from the splintered floor flew around them. Kurama had a sinking feeling in his stomach. How could she have so much power? It was impossible!
"I won't miss this time!" Miya yelled.
Kurama had just enough time to bolt out of the way before a second wave of energy flew past him. This time, he couldn't dodge the debris and he felt small bits of wood cut into his skin. He hit the ground hard, but quickly jumped up to his feet and faced Miya.
"You can't keep running forever. Even if I have to destroy this entire room, even the entire hotel, I'll destroy you, Youko Kurama!" Miya yelled.
Again, the black tenticles burst from her body, five of them this time. Two, which came from her back, burst open at the ends and revealed sharp barbs. Kurama summoned his rose whip, sliding the vine around and barely defending himself from being caught.
Again, Hiei jumped into the battle and cut three of the lashing weapons. The reamaining two circled around Miya's body. "You can't keep that up forever. Everytime I bring the cut ones back, I regenerate them. They're infinate," she stated.
"I recognize this," Hiei suddenly told Kurama. "Give me some time."
Kurama blinked at the other. "Some time?" he echoed. Hiei nodded and was gone in a blur.
Realizing almost too late, Kurama launched himself out of the way as a third blast of energy shot past him. He almost screamed out loud when he landed on his arm, both hearing and feeling the bone snap uner his weight.
Again, he had just enough time to jump out of the way before another blast came flying toward him. He winced as his arm was jolted form the movement, and he heard Miya's triumphant laughter at the visible pain on his face.
"This is the end of you," she declared, raising her hands for another attack.
***
Although every instinct inside of him told him to just get in there and help Kurama, Hiei knew that he couldn't do such a thing. He knew this fighting pattern, recognized the black web that held the others, the dark energy blasts, the tenticles that came from Miya's body. He had seen them in the Demonworld.
He knew it had to be some kind of parasite demon. If it was Miya's own power, then the tenticles would of bled red, not green. That had been the first thing to get his mind going. From there, it seemed obvious enough.
Parasites connected themselves to a host that was feeling hostile or upset and fed off of their anger or saddness. Some kinds could even invade the mind of their host, in order to strengthen those feelings so that the host becomes completely enraged or extremely depressed. A feast for the parasite, who wouldn't care if the host died or not from its influence. If the host died, it simply found a new one.
Miya was being controlled, her mind was being manipulated by the parasite. He had to spot it, remove it from her body. Otherwise, her own anger could overcome her and she could destroy herself.
Or, worse, she could kill Kurama.
***
There was a quiet 'schle' sound and Yukina felt herself fall to the floor. She looked up to see her brother freeing the others as well, his sword slicing easily through the black web that held them. She glanced quickly toward Sho, but he was watching his sister with an expression of awe and disgust on his face. Miya was completely distracted by Kurama, who was twisting and turning out of the way of her attacks. However, she could see that he was losing the battle. Miya was barely breaking a sweat, while Kurama was visibly tiring. Also, his arm looked as though it was broken and his body was battered.
"We have to help Kurama," she said, running up to the rest of the group.
"Do we kill her?" Yuusuke asked, his jaw set. "I'll do it if I have to, but I don't really want to. Kurama won't fight her. Even if she wants to kill him, he doesn't want her to get hurt."
"I've got another plan," Hiei stated.
***
Kurama hit the wall behind him, and his stomach dropped when he realized that he'd hit a corner. He had no direction to jump when Miya's next attack came. She realized the same moment he did and laughed, her eyes wild. "The final time!" she yelled, raising her arms.
Suddenly, Kuwabara appeared and knocked her to the ground. Miya growled at him and slammed her fist into his face at the same time her knee connected with his groin. Kuwabara when white and fell to the ground. Miya moved her hand in a sweeping movement and the youth went flying to the side.
At the same moment, Yuusuke jumped forward and punched her. Miya crashed to the ground, cursing. Immediately, the tenticles slipped out of her body and snaked around Yuusuke's body, keeping him immoble.
"Trap her," Hiei stated, abruptly appearing at Kurama's side.
"Trap her?" Kurama repeated, confused.
"With the rose whip. You don't have to hurt you, but you have to trap her for me!" Hiei yelled, and was gone again.
Kurama tightened his grip around the weapon, then jerked himself forward. With an ark of his arm, he sent the vine spinning around Miya's body. Distracted by Yuusuke, the young girl didn't see it coming. Startled, she dropped Yuusuke to the floor and began struggling against the binding.
Hiei appeared behind her and he jerked his sword upward. For a moment, Kurama thought he'd cut the girl in half, but only the back of her shirt fell open.
"There!" Hiei yelled, just as Yuusuke reached his side.
Yuusuke prepared the Spirit Gun, and Kurama finally saw what Hiei was talking about. A black bug-like creature was attatched to Miya's back, between her shoulder blades. Yuusuke let his Spirit Gun go and a blinding flash filled the dark room.
Kurama willed the rose whip away as his eyes slowly got used to the darkness once again. Miya was kneeling on the floor, her eyes wide and her body shaking. "I couldn't control myself," she was whispering again and again, clinging to her shreded shirt.
Kuwabara was already pulling his own shirt off, sliding it over the girl's shoulders in order to cover her.
"Miya!" Sho yelled, running toward the group.
At the sound of her name, Miya looked up at her brother. There were tears in her eyes as she slowly looked around the group. Finally, her eyes rested on Kurama and the tears spilled over. "I wanted you to pay, but not like this. I hated you, but not enough to kill you. I couldnt's stop myself," she stammered.
Everyone seemed at a loss for words. Finally, Kurama stepped forward and held out his hand for the girl. "I'd like us to be friends," he offered.
Miya hesitated, then took his hand. "I don't think we could ever be," she replied as she stood. Immediately, her brother wrapped his arms around her shaking form, holding her close.
As Sho led his sister away, Yukina stepped toward Kurama. "Let me heal your wounds," she offered.
Kurama nodded, watching as Miya and Sho... his children... walked away. All at once, he felt all of his tension slip out of his body and he all but collapsed onto the floor.
"I'm done. I'm going to sleep for a year so that nothing else can happen to me," he declared.
Then his eyes rested on Hiei and he remembered the quiet conversation they'd had the night before. Was it really just last night? It seemed like forever and a day. Either way, he decided to change his mind about falling asleep for a year. If Hiei was going to happen to him, he didn't want to miss it.
End Episode 21
O.o; I almost wrote the Jagan into this part, remembering at the last minute that Hiei doens't have his Jagan in this AU!! *bangs head on desk* It took me almost an hour to figure out what to write instead! *wails*
Now then... to work on the next plot twist.... *evil cackle*