A/N:
I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho
Okay... Here's chapter three! I hope you enjoy it.
Oh, and sorry for how short these chapters are. I assure you, I'll do my best to make them longer!
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I took a step back, unable to believe what I had just witnessed. Shura blinked. I wondered if he could understand me. Walking over to the chamber he was in, I pressed my hand to the glass barrier that separated us. Separated brother and sister.
"Hello Shura." I said to him. Then I felt stupid. He couldn't talk. I wasn't even one hundred percent sure he could understand me. Why was I talking to him? Though, in an effort to surprise me, it seemed, he blinked again after I spoke. His eyes became filled with innocent curiosity. It was as if he was asking me something. But there were no words. Then again, with communication, words were not always necessary. I responded to what I thought his question could be.
"Your sister. I'm your sister, Shura." he blinked again. I smiled. I couldn't wait until he was "born." He was my brother. My brother. No one else's. And I would protect his innocent life with my own.
Why hadn't I come and seen him before? Then I remembered. I'd been so worried about how I would be treated after Shura was "born," and worried that Shura was going to hate me that I was literally terrified to see him. I suppose that makes me a bit selfish, only thinking about myself. That would stop, I told myself. I had no reason to be selfish when it came to my family. Shura was going to be treated the same way that I was when I was young, only this time, he'd have a companion who would never tire from playing with him.
I had been staring at my baby brother for quite some time, and hadn't even noticed that someone had entered the room.
"Beautiful, isn't he?"
I jumped and spun around. It was my father.
"Dad, you startled me."
He apologized, and I forgave him. He then explained to me that Shura could hear and comprehend what we were saying to him, and to each other. He was brilliant. He would remember all of this, even when he came out of the chamber.
"How is that?" I asked. Then wish I hadn't. He explained all of the technical details and lost me at the first sentence. I observed Shura's slight movements the entire time my father was speaking. I think he realized that I wasn't listening, because after a few moments, he became silent. I heard him chuckle.
"What's so funny?"
"They way you are."
"Oh? How am I?"
He put one hand on my shoulder. "It's not anything bad. You're a lot like your mother."
"What do you mean?" Rarely did he ever talk about my mother. It made me curious as to why she wasn't around. I wouldn't dare ask him though. I didn't want him thinking of memories that were not good. Still, I couldn't help but ask what he'd meant. If he didn't want to tell me, I would have been just fine.
"Well, your mother, she was... Just like you. Rather, you are just like her, since she was here first. Whenever I tried to explain something to her, she'd always complain that if the explanation was longer than two short sentences, she'd stop listening." He sighed. "There were so many words she never heard me say..."
That was a stab to the heart. So many words she'd never heard him say, and I was doing the same thing she'd done. I felt horrible, and looked down at the floor. "I see."
His expression turned to one of concern. "I made you feel bad, didn't I?"
"No, of course not." I lied. "I just... I can't wait until Shura is born." An attempt to change the subject. Of course it didn't work. My father was smarter than that.
He pulled me close and hugged me tightly.
"Don't lie Rein. You know I hate it when you lie."
I could only nod and reply, "Yes sir." I closed my eyes and sighed. The world was slowing down. It was just my father and I, alone. I could feel our bond; it was so warm. It was like an energy, wrapping around the two of us, pushing us closer. I could feel it swirling, our memories, good and bad, flowing apart. There was nothing to worry about. No problems, no stress. I felt like a little girl again. The world had stopped.
Too bad that feeling couldn't last forever. I could drown in that feeling.
"I have to go and meet someone, dear." He was stroking my hair. I didn't want him to go. But I wasn't going to be selfish. I'd promised myself that.
"Alright. I'm sorry for keeping you from it."
"You aren't keeping me from anything. I'm keeping myself from it. I cherish every moment I get to spend with you."
"As do I, father." I pulled out of his embrace.
He thought for a moment. "Would you care to meet the person I;m meeting?"
I shook my head.
"Then, would you like to come with me to my office?"
I nodded and said goodbye to Shura. My father did the same and we walked out of the incubation room. The brightness of the hallway blinded me for a second and I blinked a few times to get used to it. My father chuckled.
When we got to his office, there were two people sitting in chairs.
One was Mukuro.
The other one was his second-in-command.
Hiei.
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I believe things like this are called cliffhangers. They're very popular in stories. :P
I'll put the next chapter up as soon as I can.
Hm... Maybe I should have a preview to chapters? Tha'd be pretty neat.
OKAY! So! Preview for Chapter 4:
Rein gets sent to her room! :O But why?
Find out ... In a couple days! I'll be gone for the weekend, so... Sorry. I'll upload Monday! Promise!
