Chapter 2: What is beginning?
I was Frantically waiting for Hiei and Kurama to show up with the antidote that would help Tou-kun. I couldn't sit still I was angry most of all, but I was scared too. Now I know I don't seem to one to be scared but right now I didn't know what would happen. Touya could easily give up...he could be dead...I shake my head, 'No. I refuse to think that Touya would just leave me.' The thought didn't help me much but it did calm me down a little. I sat and waited for what seemed like an eternity before I heard the pounding at the door...At first I thought it was Kurama with the antidote so I used my energy to make the door fly open. But the person at the door was the last person I wanted to see. It was Bakken. The lamest demon on our team.
He looked at me closely from the doorway and then walked in. I got up instantly ready for the fight I almost new was coming...though the both of us new that Bakken was no match for me. He sighed heavily and shook his head, "Now, is not the time to be fighting. How is he?" He looked up to see my shocked expression. Ha growled low in his throat. "Don't look at me like that...I'm the one thats always helping him whenever Reisho is done playing with him. He doesn't know it though." Bakken sighed again and looked at the floor blushing lightly.
Now...to say the least...I was just struck dumb. Here Bakken was his gaze now turned to Touya, a pained look in his eyes. He turned to me with the same pained look. He shook his head slightly when I gave him a puzzled look. "I know how you feel about Touya, Jin. And I can't say that I blame you. I feel the same way."
I looked at him for a moment not truly understanding what he had just said to me. I began to feel my eyes widen as his words sunk in. He looked at Bakken for quite sometime before he could bring himself to speak. "So, you love him? But I thought you hated him? You always seemed to love joining in when Reisho gave Touya his beating."
Bakken looked at me suddenly, hurt and anger in his eyes, he quietly and tensley said to me, "I want you to know that I never ever enjoyed working beside Reisho in hurting Touya. We both know that I am the weakest on on this team. He could have killed me anytime he wanted to...unless I helped with every sick little thing that came into his head. He is nothing but a mother fucking rapist...and a cruel hearted senseless fool."
I couldn't help but nod my head at this. It's true...Reisho was that and much more. Here he was killing Touya... "Touya!" I turned my attention back to the man laying on the bed in the corner of the small shack. I saw he was barely breathing and heard him whimpering with every forced breathe. 'Oh god! C'mon Hiei...Kurama hurry and get yur asses here! I unno how much longer...' He couldn't bring himself to finish his thought.
'Hn, calm down Jin we're here.' A certain deep voice said within ny head. I almost gave a cry of joy when I heard his sarcastic tone. 'Hiei you asshole where is that fox of yours?' I asked feeling wave after wave relief flood through me. He gave a slight grunt but then I felt his and his lover's energy coming my way. I smiled slightly knowing that everything was going to be getting better soon enough.
They walked in and I instantly directed Kurama to Touya. "He''s been gettin' worse, I 'ave ne'er seen anythin' like this before." I sighed heavily when my gaze travelled back to my love. He seemed so helpless and so pained...and I couldn't help but feel like a weak pathetic...thing...because i couldn't do anything to help him.
"Yes, this is a very complex poison...I am suprised he got some. This stuff costs a fortune. And there are only a few people who make it. Though I think Hiei would know more about this than I." He nodded to his lover who smirked slightly and nodded his head a little.
I looked from Kurama to Hiei and nodded my head. "The toxin used in this case is one not so sommonly found in the Ningenkai, most of the toxins there can be found here but sell at a much higher price.The name of it is Amatoxin...or Anatoxin. This poison is taken from the death cap mushroom. It destroys yourr liver and kidneys for days. During which you are still alive and in excrutiating pain. Then after a while you will slip into a coma and slowly die."
Kurama looked up, while Hiei had been talking he was examining Touya for any certain symptoms...I looked at him expectantly wanting something to be good. "I'm afraid there is goood news and bad news... The good news is that I can cure the Styrchnine poisoning."
When he paused a moment I almost blurted, "What's the bad news?"
He just looked at me with sad eyes."The bad news is that there is something else. There has been another poison mixed in. And it's one I have never seen before."
Hiei nodded his head as if afraid of what was being said. "I thought as much though I was hoping that this was something I would be wrong about. I know this other poison well too. It is one of my favorites for when I was an assassin for Mokuro."
I blinked and my eyes widened a bit. I had no idea the little demon knew royalty. "And why were you an assassin?" I asked out of sheer curiousity.
He smirked at me and then said in a smug voice, "I am her heir. She needed me trained...so she thought she would start me off with a few assassination jobs."
I gaped at him with my mouth hanging open in shock. He nodded his head and looked back to his love with a serious expression. "Kurama this is called Botulinum. And I'm sure you have heard of it fox. The people in the Nigenkai always use it. Though, in small amounts. It is also known as Botox."
Kurama's eyes widened and he nodded his head. "Yes, I have heard of that. But howmuch of it must be taken to cause his entire nervous system to fail?"
Hiei looked deep in thought at the moment and I felt like a fool for their knowledge being so much greater than mine. "Hn, I'm not too sure. All I know right now is that your entire nervous system fails and then you die in extreme pain."
I looked over at Touya my eyes wide with worry. "How could have Reisho known all of this? He has never to to the Ningenkai before and I know that he is not one to good with poisons."
"That is true. But lately he has been talking to many assassins. Knowing for a fact that they would know of some kind of poison that he could give to Touya through one more...erm...beating." THis had been the first time Bakken had spoken since Kurama and Hiei had arrived here.
Kurama looked at him in slight suprise. "What the hell are you doing here, Bakken?" He spit out the name like it was something vile and tasted horrible.
I sighed knowing that Kurama still hated Bakken for trying to rape him while he was unconcious after a fight. That had been bad. Hiei almost killed him and Kurama spent the entire time glaring at him and making deadly plants grow. Readying them to attack. "Kurama, Bakken is here because he is worried about Touya. It seems he never hated him."
Kurama still glared at him but nodded his head slowly.Hiei wouldn't bring himself to look at the bigger demon. But I knew he was thinking of something that involved Bakken being torn limb from limb. "Anyway, is there a cure for that poison too?" I asked felling hopeful. Hiei nodded his head slowly and Kurama looked through the small backpack.
He smiled to me and I let out a breathe I didn't know I was holding. "Good news again. I have the antidote that should cure the both of them at the same time. And this one is specifically for demons. But I'm going to need you, Jin, to transfer it to him. The strain this is having on his energy is too great for me to do with my energy as well. It might cause him to go into a vegetative state. And I wouldn't want to put you through that."
I nodded my head though I was feeling scared. "All right. I can handle transferring medicine." I gave them a crooked smile. Kurama nodded his head and told me what needed to be done. I nodded at everything and felt myself begin to blush when he told me how I was supposed to transfer the medicine into his spiritual and physical system. I looked at him to make sure I had heard him right and he nodded at me with a small smile. I sighed heavily and kneeled next to Touya.
God he looked horrible. He was pale his face twisted in sheer pain. He seemed like he was already dead. If he hadn't been breathing you would have thought he was. I was shaking slightly worried that I would somehow screw things up and lose my love before I even had him. I shook my head...I couldn't think like that. It wasn't going to make me anyless nervous and wasn't gonna help Touya in anyway.
I got over my fear and bent down to give him the antidote. I pressed my lips to his and pushed it into his mouth with my tongue. I wasn't sure how long it would take until it worked. But I think I stayed like that a little too long. I noticed Touya had opened his eyes and was looking at me...but I just couldn't bring myself to seperate my lips from his. His eyes seemed glassy and I knew he had no idea what was going on.
I broke the kiss and he drifted off into a peaceful sleep. I smiled at Hiei and Kurama and they gave me small smiles in return. I stood up and hugged Kurama, "Thank you, Kurama. I owe you and Hiei both. I almost thought I was going to loose him. Thank you both so much!" I was so happy I could almost cry. But Bakken was there so I didn't. But if wasn't for him being there, there definitely would have been waterworks.
Hiei nodded to me and Kurama gave me a quick hug in return. "We're glad we could help, Jin. You shouldn't worry about anything now. Touya should be awake in a few hours. Me and Hiei have a place near here so we will be able to be close if anything else seems to happen."
I nodded eagerly and watched them leave. Bakken looked at me with serious eyes. "I guess this means I'll have to go back and report to Reisho."
I looked at him shocked, "What?!? Why? Touya is alive if you do love him you'll keep this to yourself!"
Bakken looked at me with saddened eyes. "Jin, Reisho will still find out when Touya's energy comes back. And who knows what plan he'll have then. I might as well tell him that Touya is alive...I'll come back and tell you what's going on if he tells me of any other plans. I swear I will. But I would rather he start planning now instead of finding out that Touya is alive later and coming up with something on the spot before telling me and giving me no time to come to you."
I nodded at this. It did make sense. I looked at Touya sleeping soundly and couldn't bare to think of something worse than what just happened happening to him. I sighed and looked back at Bakken, "Do what ya gotta do. But be sure you tell me everythin you find out." He nodded and then left. I locked the door when it closed and turned to watch over Touya for the rest of the night.
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