The Legend of Shiranui
(Kurama Love Story)
Chapter. 9
Rain
As I took my first steps into the human realm, I felt the first drops of rain hit my skin. "We're here...Aren't we...?" I asked, sadness filling my heart. "Yes, we are." Came Tsukuyomi's voice from behind me. "It's raining..." I replied somberly. "Yes. I know." Tsukuyomi answered behind me. We fell silent, as I began walking forward, wandering aimlessly. "Ammy, where are you going? The place we're going to be staying at is that way." Came Tsukuyomi's voice from behind me, once again. I turned on him. "Tsukuyomi, I honestly don't care where you go, but, I'm not going with you. I don't even want to be here. I hate it here. I want to go home. Home is not here!" I half-yelled, tears beginning to stream down my face. "Ammy, you can't go home. There's nothing there for you anymore. Please, try to understand, it's the only way." Tsukuyomi replied again, trying to reassure me. "No, it's the only way for you to get your powers back just so you can go back to the Celestial Plain. You just had to drag me along with you, because, you think I'm your little sister, or something. Now, you listen to me, I may have lost my memory, but, I would at least remember whether, or not I even had a brother, and I don't. I don'tknow you, and I want nothing to do with you. You took me away from the only family I have ever known, and brought me to a whole different realm entirely where I don't know anyone. I'm all alone now, and it's all your fault! Just leave me alone, and stay the hell away from me! I hate you!" I yelled, before dashing off into the rain, tears streaming down my face. "Ammy, wait!" I heard Tsukuyomi yell after me, but, I didn't care, I just kept running. 'I hate him!' I thought, as I ran aimlessly onto an empty patch of land. "I guess, this is as good a place as any other." I replied more to myself than to anyone else, as I layed down on the hard ground, curling up on my side. 'I really want to go home.' I thought, a small tear streaming down my cheek, before falling into a deep sleep.
~`*Meanwhile*`~
A small, black puppy with four, white socks on each foot, a white muzzle, chest, and belly walked up to the small form lying on the ground. Curious, he gently pressed his nose against her cold skin. The young girl was still alive, but, barely, he had to do something. Suddenly, the young pup was filled with a new sence of urgency, as he ran aimlessly through the rain in search of someone who could help the dying girl. Before long, he came upon a small restaurant, it was still in business. The pup immediately ran inside, and began barking up a storm.
~`*Keiko's .P.O.V.*`~
Suddenly, a small puppy ran into my Dad's restaurant, and began barking up a storm. "Hey, boy, you're soaked. Oh, you must be hungry." I replied, as I crouched down, and attempted to pet the little pup. The puppy growled at me, and proceeded to bark at Puu, my boyfriend, Yusuke's, little spirit beast. "Puu, Puu!" Puu screamed, as he took off, and began flying after the little pup. "Puu, wait! Come back!" I yelled, as I threw a jacked on, and began chasing after Puu in the pouring rain.
~`*Shizuru's .P.O.V.*`~
As I stood by my bedroom window, watching the rain, I noticed a little blue pudge-ball fly past, and a girl in a pink jacket running after it. "Well, don't forget that beak..." I mumbled, before opening my window. "Hey, sweetheart!" I called out to the girl in pink. "Shizuru, Puu flew off!" The girl, who I recodnized as my best friend, Keiko, yelled. I immediately threw a jacket, and a pair of shoes on, before racing out the door. "I talked with Yusuke's Mom, and he never came home lastnight." Keiko replied, worry clearly evident in her face. "Yeah, Kazuma didn't come home either." I answered, shifting my gaze to the blue pudge-ball that flew ahead of us. "Wanna play, 'follow the pudge-ball'? If it's anything like usual, he should lead us straight to Yusuke, and my bro." I replied, Keiko shaking her head yes, as we took off.
~`*Keiko's .P.O.V.*`~
We followed Puu, and the little puppy until we reached an open patch of land. There, lying on the ground was a girl, curled up on her side. "Oh, my god! Hey, a-are you ok?" I asked, gently shaking the girl...No response. Her skin was ice-cold, and she was barely breathing. "Shizuru, call an ambulance! She's so cold, and she's barely breathing! I think she's in real trouble!" I half-yelled, as Shizuru removed her jacket, and placed it over the girl. "Chill, princess, everything's going to be fine." She replied calmly, as she took out her cell-phone, and called for help. A few minutes past before an ambulance finally arrived, and took both the Girl, Me, Shizuru, Puu, and the Pup to the Hospital, where the unconcious girl was immediately tended to. As we waited in the waiting-room, the Hospital doors swung open, as Kuwabara, Yusuke, Kurama, and Botan all walked in. "Keiko? Shizuru? What the hell are you girls doin' here? We thought somethin' had really happened to the two of you." My boyfriend, Yusuke, asked, confusion written all over his face. "I could ask you the same thing." I answered. "Shizuru called my Mom after she called for an ambulance, and my Mom told me that the two of you were headed to the hospital. I was worried, so, here I am. Oh, and the guys were all worried, too, especially, Kuwabara." Yusuke answered, placing his hands in his pockets. "Well, this little puppy just came running into my Dad's restaurant, and started barking for no reason, and when I tried to pet him, he growled at me, and then, started barking at Puu. Puu got scared, and flew after the Pup, and I ran after Puu. I ran into Shizuru along the way-!" "And that's when we were led to an open patch of land bythese two." Shizuru interrupted, tilting her head in Puu, and the Pup's direction. "We found a girl lying the middle of that patch of land, and she didn't look so good, so I called an ambulance, and here we all are now, waiting for news on her condition. Besides, it's raining, anyways, and I've got nothing to do." Shizuru finished, before turning her attention back to the Emergency Room doors. "Wow. So, you guys were just tryin' to look after someone else?" Yusuke asked. "Yeah." Shizuru answered. "Damnit, Puu! You're like their, 'get into trouble, and danger tourguide'." Yusuke replied, poking Puu in the head with his index finger. "Don't blame him, Yusuke, we were only worried about the girl." I replied, defending Puu, who now rested in my arms. A couple of hours passed, before the doctor finally came out. "How is she, doctor?" I asked, rising to my feet. "She's fine. She has a slight fever, and a-bit of a cold, but, she's fine. She went into hypothermic shock, which, is what caused her to slip into unconciousness. You saved this girl's life, if you had come across her any later, she'd be dead." The doctor answered, smiling happily. "Oh, well, I had help." I answered, holding the puppy in front of him. "Smart pup. You should keep him around." The doctor replied, before he turned to walk away, before stopping dead in his tracks. "Oh, and one more thing. We've given some clothes to the young girl, and she'll be discharged in a few minutes. See to it that she sleeps somewhere warm, and gets plenty of hot foods to eat...And make sure that you keep that pup by her side always, having him around could really help her recover." The doctor stated once more before finally walking away.
Not long after the doctor had left, a girl with dark-blonde hair, and sky-blue eyes walked out. "Wait a second, Keiko, that's her!" Shizuru half-yelled, as we watched the girl leave the hospital, and head back out into the pouring rain, the Puppy following after her.
~`*Ammy's/Regular .P.O.V.*`~
I had awoken in a strange hospital bed, and could just barely remember that I had fallen asleep, out in the rain. 'Nice one, stupid.' I thought, mentally scolding myself, as I left the hospital, and headed back out, into the pouring rain. As a defense mechanism, my body had disguised itself as an ordinary human girl, my long, pure, white hair, now, a dark blonde color, and my light crimson eyes, now, a sky-blue color, but, I didn't mind, at least, I had warm, dry clothes on. I wandered about the human city aimlessly, until I came a upon a small alleyway. I sat ontop of a large box, and began thinking about the day's events, once again remembering how far from home, and away from my, 'family', I was, those thoughts bringing tears to my eyes. Suddenly, I felt a small tug on my pantleg, and looked down to find a small, black puppy gazing up at me with his soft, chocolate-brown eyes. I gently picked him up, and sat him in my lap, so that he was facing me, as I placed a hand on the back of his his neck, and hugged him, as tears streamed down my face, my tears seeming to blend in with the rain...