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Soo sorry about all the fluff in the previous chapter. I was trying to prove a point.
Part 2 Chapter Three: Rosewish
POV: Kuwabara
I knew he probably couldn't hear me, but I spoke to him anyway. Outwardly, he looked the same. He was still Kurama, no matter that he wasn't speaking or eating or even moving on his own. No matter that I had to do everything for him from feeding him to bathing him to taking him to the bathroom. He was still Kurama.
Somewhere inside.
"Urameshi and Hiei went to visit Yukina today," I said to Kurama who was lying in his bed staring blankly at the ceiling. "She said they seem well. Puu was really happy to see Hiei for some reason. Yukina thinks Urameshi's in love with Hiei. What do you think?"
Kurama didn't move.
I stroked his hair. "Would you feel better sitting by the window?" I asked. "Yeah, I think so." I picked him up bridal style and set him in the chair by his bedroom window. "It's a lovely day. I bet your plants are enjoying it."
Kurama's eyelashes fluttered.
I picked up a rose from the vase by the window and placed it in Kurama's right hand. "What is it telling you?" I asked. "I bet it wants to bloom. This one is still a bud. Why don't you make it blossom?"
Kurama's ki flared breifly and the rose opened.
"Does that mean you can hear me?" I asked. Maybe he's really going to be okay! "Can you say something?"
Kurama said nothing, for a moment, I had thought that he would say something, that he was back to normal but he was lost again. I wanted to cry. It was just a physical reflex to make the rose open. It had nothing to do with me. "Kurama," I said. "Why won't you come back?"
I stared into Kurama's blank, vacant eyes for a minute. It was as if there was no soul in him. Nothing of Kurama was left in his body. He was an empty shell. I won't give up, I swore to myself. I won't give up on Kurama. Even if it takes a million years, I will not leave his side. "It's okay, buddy, I'm here when you're ready."
Super short, I know but I can't stand writing about Kurama in this condition. I broke into tears several times trying to come up with the concept for this chapter.