Minna-san I wish for you to know that you are all special/gives hug/ Okay now that I've got that off my chest...I dunno why I wrote that but it's true anyways so ish all good. oO Wow that last chapter was really long--just one kb away from being the same size as the longest chapter in this story so far. Chapter two. Chi! This chapter was inspired by an idea of mine that was transformed by one of Nissi's brilliant ideas. Go Nissi! Ergh...moving on.
Disclaimer: Me no own...
Chapter Nine
"Kurama..."
Nissi leans against a wall in worry, biting her nails. They always seem to be the couple close to death: first Nissi now Kurama. The nine--including Botan--are now at Genkai's temple while the wise pyschic works her magic on him. The Destinies are scattered in different places: Olivia and Hiei back to their little spot they'd been sitting at the first time when Hiei had pushed Olivia into the river, Meagan and Yusuke are sitting in the main room playing cards, and Kuwabara and Vanessa are lounging around somewhere out of eyesight.
"Uhm what's wrong with Kurama?" Kuwabara enters the room, minus Vanessa. Laying on the futon, Kurama twitches.
"We're not sure," Genkai murmurs as Yukina rewets a cloth and places it back on Kurama's forehead. "He's not sick in any way I've ever seen."
Kurama gives a deep shuddery breath and his eyes snap open. Yukina, who is standing very close to him, shrieks and topples backwards, the bowl of water in her hands tipping over and splattering all over the floor. Instantly everyone comes running. What's going on...? Kurama's eyes cloud over and everything goes hazy. All he can see is a strange white haze. I can't see! Panicking, his heart creeps up into his throat and he can't speak. A sudden pang shoots in his chest, shaking him. He pukes, and everyone took a giant step backwards, covering their noses. Not much to puke up though--his stomach is pretty empty.
"Kurama?" Nissi shivers. "What's wrong?"
She moves towards him but Genkai pulls her back. And right in time, to. For the moment Nissi is pulled away Kurama's stomach splits open. Everyone freezes; everyone is silent. Copious amounts of silverish liquid floats from the open wound in his stomach. Blood spills, completely unmixing with the strange silvery substance. Blood mixed with puke now gives the room a bad scent. The silver liquid circles around him until it moves about two feet away and begins to form. Hiei is first to understand, moving towards the slowly solidifying liquid.
"Hello Yokou."
oOo
"I just don't believe it."
Olivia fluffs her pillows and places them beneath her, still staring at Hiei with a dubious (1) look on her face. Hiei rolls his eyes, whacking at her with a pillow. She dodges and pulls a face only to have a second pillow tossed at her. She is pushed back onto the bed. Growling at him, she is too tired at the current moment to fight so she lets the attack drop.
"I just want this explained."
"Onna there's nothing to explain."
"Well then I'm stupid because I don't understand!"
"They split onna."
Glare. "Well thanks for pointing out the obvious Hiie!" Olivia whacks him. "I want to know how and why."
"SHHH!" everyone yells. "Normal people are trying to SLEEP!"
Clamping their mouths shut the two flick off the lights and go to sleep.
Meanwhile...
"Yokou why are you here?"
The said fox peers down at his counterpart calmly, "I can tell I'm not wanted."
"You are wanted. But I want you inside me."
The two sit in an awkward silence until Yokou moves and wraps Kurama in a hug. The silence continues for a few moments and Kurama feels as if he could fall asleep. But he feels...empty. Turning and facing Yokou he pulls the fox closer as if doing so will be the way to return him inside himself. Yokou sighs at his efforts, sad for the boy.
"It would be better this way," he consoles.
"NO!"
"I could go back to being a theif. I'd not be a burden to you anymore."
"And what would I be?"
"Normal. A regular human doing regular things."
"Who would want that?"
"You."
"I never said that!"
"Not aloud."
Urk. Kurama has to admit there were times where he had wished to be freed from Yokou, to be his own person. But as much as he hated it at those times it's who he is. And there's no changing that. Everyone wishes that they can be different once in a while, but when their wish is granted they finally realize they were happy being them. An old and hard learned lesson, to be sure, and Kurama is now learning.
"Please," he pleads. "Can we just fix it?"
"If that's what you so desire."
"It is! It is!" Kurama hugs the fox closer.
"Then we shall do it."
Kurama gives a watery smile. "Thanks. Um...can I ask you a question?"
"Certainly."
"Why do you...talk like that?"
Yokou laughs, "It's the same way you talk when I'm inside you."
"I sound like that?"
"Go to sleep Kurama."
The next morning is dull, with a steady sheet of rain falling over the temple. Everthing is silent, even the Destinies. Upon eating breakfast the girls remember that Carinne is going to come visit them today. Thus a phone call is needed! Yukina has made the breakfast and it is--as usual--delicious. A royal buffet fif for any king. Or queen, for that matter. Vanessa manages to get in touch with Carinne and while the girl is sad she takes it without a fuss. Soon Vanessa is back at the table again eating breakfast. Presently the 'clink, clink' of silverwear against the plates is just too much for Genkai, who is ready to show them the game room.
oO Yusuke and Kuwabara--who had seen the game room upon their very first visit to the temple--are revved up and ready to go. Yokou and Kurama both raise an eyebrow and cock their heads ath their enthusiasm but cannot deny that they are ready to go do something as well. So breakfast is finished as fast as possible, dishes are washed, and soon everyone is ready.
"Aright then let's get out of here!" Yusuke shouts.
"Yay!"
Genkai, taking a big ring of keys, leads them to a smaller part of her temple and unlocks the double doors. As she flicks on the lights the Destinies faces break into identical grins.
"Woah grandma you've added!"
oO A collective gasp from the Destinies rises into the air, and everyone takes a step back.
"ALRIGHT!"
From the first time that Yusuke and Kuwabara had been in the game room there had been only three games. The punching, the karaoke, and the rock-paper-scissors game. Now the room is decked out with every type of game known to man (or demon) and the Destinies are thrilled. Everything one would need for a boring rainy day is laid out before them. Genkai smirks. Shooting off the girls are ready to play. Meagan challenges Yusuke to a racing game (2), and Olivia and Yokou are fighting over a game of their own.
"Come on Yokou, I was here first!"
"Yes but I want to play."
"Just who do you think you are?"
"I'm me."
Meanwhile Kurama has challenged Hiei to Dance Dance Revolution. (DDR!) Hiei eyes the machine warily, what with its bright flashy lights and loud shouts of "Come on!" and "Let's go!" Laughing Kurama quickly explains the concept of the game before pushing Hiei onto his side of the mat and whapping the START button. "ALRIGHT!" a voice shouts.
"Hm, which song should we do?"
"Don't Phunk With My Heart!" everyone shouts.
Perfect. Kurama begins to sway as an upbeat melody begins to play for them. Turning the said sees a look of pure panic on Hiei's face as the fire demon makes his first move...and nails it. Everyone freezes as the word flashes 'Perfect' and continues to do so for a long time afterwards, ending up as a 20-hit combo. soon everyone has paused in their games (Olivia and Yokou still arguing) to cheer. Kurama is also doing well, missing only one or two and nailing majority of them. In the end the two both recieve the highest scores. Olivia jumps onto Hiei.
"Where'd you learn to dance, Hiei?"
"Hmph. It's common sense."
"Really. You looked so panicked and then..."
"I have my ways onna," Hiei glances over to where Kuwabara is with Yukina.
oO "Oh I get it..."
Nissi slides up to Hiei, wrapping an arm around him and hugging him. Twitching slightly Olivia pulls her away and gives a bright smile.
"Hey Neriede."
"Aw Olivia I was just going to congratulate him."
"How about you instead talk to Yokou so I can play my game?"
"Huh?"
"Please Neriede! Just occupy his time for, like, thirty minutes!"
"...Fine."
"Yay! I love you!"
She pushes Neriede to Yokou and runs off to find her game. And while she does so, Neriede and Yokou eye each other. (3)
"So you're Yokou..."
"Yes."
"How'd you get out here?"
"I really have no idea."
"Well why don't you tell me what happened..."
"It's backed up energy."
"Huh?"
"That's all I can think of. Backed up energy from the last time the two were switched."
Everyone looks over to where Yokou is fussing over Kurama, watching as Yokou wipes food off of Kurama's cheek from when he had eaten. (4)
"Eh?" Kurama turns to find everyone staring at him.
"That would make sense," Genkai muses.
"Yokou said it had hurt," Neriede informs. "And it usually doesn't, right Yokou?"
"Correct."
"So backed up energy is a logical explanation, no?"
"Since it's the only explanation we have," Genkai sighs, "we'll have to go with it. But now we need to gifure out how to put them back together."
"We need an experiment," Olivia concludes.
Kurama and Yokou shiver as four pairs of shiny, shiny eyes turn their way. Begin the experiments.
Yay I finished! Now I must update my Naruto story. ...Both of them. Gah I'm a terrible authoress. Ow my hand hurts. Haha. Oh, needless to say we missed school. If there was any...I'm not sure anymore. /sigh/ See you next chapter! Hey one more question: Vampire or Werewolf? Choose the one ya like!
(1) Dubious...a word I am supposed to be studying for a test as I sit here in Language Arts. But you readers are more important.
(2) Yusuke wins the game.
(3) I had a weird urge to put 'GLOMP' right after that sentence.../sweatdrop/
(4) A very Sano thing, since he always fusses over Mizuki. /Sano and Mizuki are from Hana-Kimi/
