Chapter 3:Makai Memories

The Makai

Later that night in the Makai.

"Oh man that was fun, and they still haven't figured out that we have the?huh!" Said Sakura stretching, now looking around for Kura. grrr! I hate it when she does that! "WOOF!" sighed Sakura. Now extremely pissed off.

"Sorry Sakura, I need to see Hiei alone with out you ease dropping." Whispered Kura to herself, not knowing that Hiei was right behind her.

"Soooo, what is so important that you had to ditch having fun with your friend?" questioned Hiei, whispering in Kura's ear.

GODS Hiei don't scare me like that- said Kura, telepathically to Hiei.

What!- Thought Hiei with a large smirk on his face, trying to hide it.

"I can see that HUGE smile on your face Hiei, don't even think that I can't see it!" Kura said, out loud, but in a whisper.

"C'mon.. what do you want to see me about, that's so important?" Hiei asked, folding his arms over his chest, now being serious.

"Oh.. That.. Well.. I was kinda wondering if.. You could.. Well.. Help me with something.."

"What is it?"

"It's about My training? When you left, you never really, fully taught me how to.. Y'know.." Kura said, referring to The Dragon of the Darkness Flame.

Hiei dropped his arms and rolled his eyes. "You don't need to know that. I shouldn't have taught it to you in the first place.. You'll never be able to use it. And I don't see why you would want to anyway."

"But Hiei.." "No Buts. Kurama's right. I really shouldn't have ever taught you the Dragon of the Darkness Flame.. Or attempted to. It's useless."

"No it's not! I really want to learn it!"

"Why are you so anxious?" Hiei asked, feeling annoyed by Kura's bombardment of words.

"Why are you so arrogant?" She asked him back. He looked at her, with half narrowed eyes, and just sort of let his eyes fall down to looking to the ground. "Hiei" "You wouldn't understand!" Hiei answered, then quickly jumping into the tree of which he was leaning on. Kura followed him.

"Hiei! I would too understand if you would just talk to me! Hiei!" Kura called after him.

Hiei looked as though he was ignoring her, and he was trying to ignore answering her. She wont stop her insane blabbering? It's getting on my nerves. Hiei said, in his mind.

Kura had been trying to read his mind at the exact time that Hiei had thought that one, singled out thought. Kura looked at him with sadness draining out her eyes in forms of small tears.

"Hiei.. Youyou really hate me don't you? Me and my "insane blabbering". Right?"

Hiei looked up at her, quickly, his mouth hanging open. She heard it. He thought. "Don't do this! I'm not worth it." Hiei said, in a low voice.

"Hiei! You're everything to me! You're my master.. You taught me almost everything I know! I love you! And if you can't see that by now.. There's something wrong with you! I really love you, with all my heart! But apparently you've never heard that from anyone before! Or you would've noticed!" Kura said, tears staining her face, then she quickly jumped out of the tree, wiping the tears from her eyes.

Hiei thought, still standing on the tree branch, Damn it! look what I've done now! Then he took after her, even though he knew that she was faster than he was, seeing as how he WAS her master before. Kura's face was clear, you couldn't tell that she had been crying. She continued to run. She ran as fast as she could, then she reached a meadow, of dead flowers. She stopped before setting foot in the meadow.

"They're all dead? They're all dead! How could they've happened?Is it because Kurama and I? Is it because we left here?" She asked, in a whisper, about the meadow.

Kura went into her memory bank and remembered the beautiful meadow that this one once was. She remembered how, a long time ago, herself and Kurama loved this meadow, when they were younger. This was before the Makai had become the brutal place it is now. The fields used to have beautiful yellow and red flowers. Others had always told Kurama and Kura that those were their colors. Red for Kurama and Yellow for Kura. It was true? Kurama had always and a red, blossoming personality. Kura had always had a personality like a yellow flower. She shined and brought happiness to others, yet it took her more time to bloom than a red flower would. Kura fell to her knees, getting dirt on her black pants. Her black tank top fit her just right. She let her straight, red hair come out from behind her ears as she looked at the meadow and thought of its beauty before. Hiei soon caught up with her.

He stopped behind her, witnessing her kneeling. "So.. You've seen it.. You weren't supposed to find this place.." Hiei admitted.

"How were you gonna stop me from seeing it? Does Kurama know?"

"Yeah.. He's the one that told be to keep you from seeing it? Briar suggested it, too." Hiei said, quietly, putting a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

"Well.. It's too late now, isn't it? I've seen the meadow?" Kura said, feeling the warmness of Hiei's hand on her lonely body.
Kurama, Briar and Sakura soon found the two.

Hiei took his hand off Kura's shoulder immediately.

Kurama quickly hurried to Kura's side, kneeling beside of her. "I'm sorry. You weren't supposed to see it. It's horrible.. I know.. I thought you would've not noticed it since Sakura and yourself were going on an "adventure".. but apparently.. You've found it."

"I'm sorry, Kura. You must hate this." Briar said, feeling a little sorry for Kura. She might've not gotten along with Kura that well. but she could tell that Kura was going through pain, because this was the same expression, on Kura's face, that was on Kurama's face when he had seen the sight of the haunting-looking meadow. She remembered how it looked years before, or what it looked like in pictures from books in the Spirit World.

The meadow was said to be a special one of those who were Kitsunes. It was a place that was like paradise. Where the Kitsunes could roam and gather. A place where they wouldn't have a care in the world. They didn't have to worry about being hunted when they were in that meadow, years and years ago. It brought them a sense of happiness. It used to be a holy place. Shinsei kusahara no paradaisu is what it is referred to by many in the Spirit and Demon Worlds.