Chapter 4
Coming into consciousness...I think...keep trying...A flash of green...
"Who is she?"...
Blackness fights back...A flash of blue...
"Did she die?"...
Almost there...out of the darkness stands a black figure...
"What did you do her, Kurama?"...
Finally...A hold of life...I now fully open my eyes.
"Where am I?" I asked dully, momentarily forgetting where I was.
"Shh, shh, you're going to be fine," says a teenage girl, holding a cold washcloth to my forehead.
I am on a bed, in a small room. Possibly a hotel room. No, more a guest room. Sitting up, I remember where I was. "What happened?"
"I'm not sure, being no expert in these matters, but I would have to say you fainted," says another girl with shocking sky blue hair I recognize as Botan.
"You're Keiko, are'nt you," I said, in the same dull voice one has after waking up, acknowledging the teenage girl with the brown hair.
"Yep, that'd be me. And who might you be?"
I stared at her big brown eyes. "Well, see, that's-"
The door swung open. Great. These two. If what I heard was true...
"Hey guys, what's up. I see our friend is now awake," says Yusuke.
"I'm no friend of yours," I spat, my innocence now gone and replaced by a brick wall.
"Oh, of course you ain't," replied Kuwabara. "You're like family now, just like Keiko and Yukina. And Botan too," he said hastily, the words a product of the nasty look Botan shot him.
"Whatever. I need to speak to Ku-Shiuchi," I said.
"Dude, we know you know his real name. Just drop it. But why would you want to talk to him? thought Hiei was the one you digged."
"Uh, he's busy talking to Hiei," said Yusuke, ignoring Kuwabara. "Well, actually, Hiei's the one doing the talking. Which is kind of strange...Dunno when they'll be done, though. It's kind of intense."
"Yeah. But intense for Kurama, is like, pulling weeds," added Kuwabara.
"Kuwabara, just shut up!" Yusuke softly thundered. Though I was in a weakened and confused state, I burst out laughing. The conflictions between these too must be unbearable when they actually have to work together.
Botan misinterpreted my sudden laughter. "I am incredibly sorry," she said.
It came upon me how foolish this was. Making a scene of myself. It occured to me that these innocent people, unbeknownst to them the evil that also dwells here, were in possible danger. What evil scheme could he be plotting against them? How long as he kept this act up? He will kill me for sure. I must get out of here.