Well, If You Ask Nicely…
L.A.: Sorry, I know I'm late posting this, but I've been sick for the past two weeks.
Amu: It was not fun at all.
L.A.: I'm still sick, but well enough to be able to post something. I hope you enjoy!
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Angel of Randomosity: Thanks for the review! Koenma is acting strange, isn't he? Must be really interested in all this or really bored. And poor Haku. Too bad he isn't coming out of the egg.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. If I did, then I could binge watch it whenever I wanted and not have to pay for it.
"This is bad," Koenma stammered.
Bad was an understatement. The cracks were growing in the egg. The spirit beast was preparing to hatch at any moment.
Tori glanced at Sira. She was only mildly surprise that Sira looked excited about it. "It's not going to be a cuddly spirit beast, is it?"
Kurama shook his head. "Definitely not."
"It's hatching too early," Koenma's voice betrayed his nervousness. "It'll consume Hiei's soul as soon as it hatches."
"That's morbid," Sira said.
Yusuke shivered. "That was going to happen to me? Freaky."
Kuwabara brandished his sword. "Then let's destroy the thing before it comes out." He charged the egg.
Koenma held out his hand. "No, wait stop!"
He barely made it a few steps before a giant blast of light sent them all falling backwards. As Tori recovered, she looked up at the creature that had hatched from her egg and felt her blood run cold.
It's wasn't Haku. That was obvious. It looked like a combination of the legs and tail of a lizard and the head and body of a snake. It towered over them with it skin was that was on fire and coal black eyes.
It flicked its tongue at them as if tasting the air.
"Now we have a problem," Koenma said,
The creature turned its attention to the prone Hiei.
Kurama whipped out his rose whip. "We need to protect it from Hiei."
Yusuke charged his spirit gun. "Can't believe we're actually saving Hiei."
"Sira, Tori, stay back" Kuwabara said.
The trio charged the creature. Seeing the movement, the creature turned its attention back to the the group and charged.
"How do we stop it?" Tori asked as she turned to Koenma.
Koenma bit his lip as he watched the fight's progress. "You don't. Once a spirit beast is in this form, it won't stop until it eats its host's soul."
Tori's eyes widened in horror. "Then."
"Hiei is doomed."
"Bullcrap."
They both turned to Sira. She was watching the fight with her fists clenched. "I call bullcrap. That isn't going to happen."
Tori placed a comforting hand on Sira's shoulder. "I know you care about Hiei."
"I don't give a flying flip about Hiei. There is no way my baby is going to be a monster."
Koenma frowned. "Your baby?"
"Sira, that's not Haku."
"It is definitely Haku. He just doesn't remember yet." Sira's face lit up. "I just have to remind him." And, before anyone could stop her, Sira marched into the fight.
"Sira! Don't that's not Haku!" Tori tried to follow her, but Koenma stopped her.
"You can't go in the fight. It'll kill you too."
"But…" Despite all the fighting recently, Tori didn't want to leave Sira alone to face the creature.
Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama had been thrown to the ground, moaning as they tried to recover. The creature stood above them, hissing in triumph. It turn its attention to Hiei and lowered its head. Opening its mouth drool dripped from its fangs onto Hiei.
"Hey!"
The creature turned to see Sira standing before it, fists clenched.
"Haku! You are being bad." Sira yelled. "I know you're pissed that no one remembers you but I've waiting too long for our reunion for it to end like this. So, stop being a brat and turned into my sweet baby right now."
The trio on the ground stared at her in horror. Tori's mouth was slack jawed.
Koema breathed out an exasperated sigh. "She's going to get us all killed."
The creature cocked its head at Sira and flicked out its tongue. Suddenly there was a poof of smoke. When it cleared, a black wolf pup with red eyes was in the place of the creature. It wagged its tail and barked.
Sira threw open her arms. "Haku!"
Haku jumped into her arms and snuggled into her chest.
Tori was sure if it was possible, the entire group would have face vaulted.
"Are you kidding me?" Yusuke said as he stood up. "You just ask him and he does it?"
Haku looked up at Sira with adoration in his eyes while Sira smirked. "You don't understand our relationship. We have a deep bond."
Koenma turned to Tori. "Was it always this crazy with you guys?"
Tori shrugged. "Me. Sometimes. Her. Always."
Koenma looked like he was going to be sick.
Kurama eyed Haku warily. "How do we know it isn't going to attack Hiei again?"
Kuwabara stepped closer and frowned at Haku. "And how do we even know it's Hiei?"
Haku growled and gave Kuwabara a death glare.
"That enough of an answer for you? He's Haku now. He won't eat Hiei anymore. He's got better taste than that." Sira stared down at Haku. "Though something's missing."
Haku perked up. In a blink of an eye, he zipped away. There was a ripping sound and then he was back in Sira's arms with a piece of white fabric from Hiei's bandana in his mouth.
Sira smiled as she quickly tied it around his forehead. "You are so clever, yes you are."
Haku yipped and wagged his tail.
"What the hell is that thing?"
Everyone turned to see Hiei standing before them with his arms crossed. If he had been in agony a few minutes prior, he didn't show it.
"That thing's name is Haku." Sira glared at him. "And he is your spirit beast."
Haku cocked his head at Hiei and wagged his tail. Hiei placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.
"You can't kill him."
"Hn."
Yusuke turned to Koenma. "So what now?"
Koenma sighed as if this whole day wasn't worth his trouble. "Let's bring the beast back to the office and make sure everything's in order."
After Haku had been cleared, Tori and Sira found themselves once again sitting in Koenma's office. The others were off somewhere. Probably filling out paperwork…or trying to avoid filling out paperwork. The only one who had tagged along was Haku who was currently curled up in Sira's lap sleeping.
"So, everything's checked out?" Tori asked.
Koenma nodded. "It seems he is a true spirit beast now… though I have no idea how that happened."
Sira stroke Haku. "Of course, he's a normal spirit beast. Doesn't surprise me in the least."
Tori wasn't as confident as Sira. Sure, she didn't have the same connection with Haku that Sira had, but she still couldn't believe that Sira yelling at him had magically fixed him. "I wish we knew what caused it."
"It's because I told him."
"You're not that powerful."
"If I had my fire breathing dragon…" Sira stopped with Tori glared at her.
Koenma clasped his hands in front of his face. "I have a theory. It is quite possible that Haku remembered you."
Sira and Tori glanced at Haku in surprise.
Haku perked up at his name and cocked his head.
"But how?" Tori said, "Hiei doesn't seem to remember."
"The jerk," Sira mumbled under her breath.
"Memories aren't ever fully gone. Just misplaced. Spirit beasts are tied to a person's subconscious. So, even if Hiei doesn't remember, deep down, there is some part of him that does."
Haku wagged his tail and barked as he settled back down on Sira's lap.
Sira and Tori traded glances. Tori knew what Sira was thinking. First Yusuke and now Hiei. Even if it was only their subsconciouses that remembered, there was still a glimmer of hope that all the memories may return.
The dark mausoleum was a perfect place for the meeting. It allowed it to seem more dramatic than it really was. The plan had only started going into effect. It was still in the early stages so there wasn't much to do but watch and wait.
He felt the girl shift beside him, trying and failing to mask her impatience. He couldn't blame her. He had promised her all of her desires and had yet to come through. "Patience, child."
She glared at him. "I've been patient. It's been months."
"All good things come to those who wait."
"You sound like a fortune cookie."
He smirked. Snappy as ever. "Our plans are just beginning. Set into motion so quietly that they haven't noticed."
Four dim lights cut on on the other side.
The girl straightened up beside him. "They're here."
They were in shadow as usual. He liked it that way. Pleased the inner dramatist in him. "Well?"
The first figure pirouetted in place before posing like a ballerina. "I peaked in on them. Should be interesting."
The figure beside her sighed. He sounded like an accordion wheezing. "That Toymaker was an idiot."
"Who bloody cares, he served his purpose, right?" The third figure sounded as if she were on the verge of singing.
He sighed as he eyed the four. Just like the girl, they were impatient. "As I've told you, everything is going according to plan. Your parts will be revealed very soon."
"Good," the fourth figure said. A red light similar to a recording light like glowed from one of his eyes. "The inciting incident has occurred and the first act has ended."
He grinned at the fourth figure. "And now, the Second Act begins."
L.A.: That's it for now.
Amu: I wonder who those people were at the end.
L.A.: Like you don't know.
Amu: I don't know. I'm your muse not a mind reader.
L.A.: Smart ass… Anywho you know what to do, READ and REVIEW!
