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Chapter 14
Pain and Comfort
You stay in the far corner of the room. "So you guy managed out and killed Kuziwara?" Koenma says looking at his death papers. "very good, none of you were injured too badly it looks."
"Not injured too badly!? Is that a joke!? Did you here what happened to mllmlm mmooomml" Yusuke was cut off by Kurama's hand.
"May we just leave?" Kurama growls.
"very well, I'll allow you all to rest and then I expect a full report from you all tomorrow." Koenma says as the portal to Ningenkai is made. You all walk threw, with the exception you floated. Once threw the portal they all just slump around, in no rush suddenly.
"Hey Ami..." Yusuke says, you look at him threw the dark shades, keeping your head high to show, to mask, that you are unafraid. "If it wasn't for you, we all would be dead. I just wish that we didn't have to depend on you, you're a great friend. Just want you to know, if you ever need anything from me, just ask." He nods to and leaves, suspecting you will need alone time. You just stand there, staring at were he was a minute ago.
"Ami, I owe you my life. If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be able to come here and see Yukina, the love of my life." Kuwabara bows to you. "Even though you're a bit scary, you are real nice threw everything. I wish there was something I could say, but I have to go home and feed my cat." Kuwabara leaves. You look around so confused and lost.
"Ami..." Kurama calls. "How about you stay at my apartment with Hiei and I?"
You open your moth the slightest bit, but then decide you don't want to use your voice. You don't want to hear it ever again. So instead, you nod.
Hiei walks up to you and Kurama. "Would either of you like to take a ride in my car?" He asks hopfully.
You think about being enclosed in the car box and shake your head.
"You know me fox." Hiei replies his obvious answer.
Kurama shrugs, "it was worth a shot. See you both in my apartment?" You and Hiei both nod. Kurama goes to his car, drives to his house. You fly out, no human eye would be able to see you fly so fast. Hiei follows close behind, watching you from below.
You and Hiei are the first to arrive at the apartment, both entering threw Kurama's bedroom window. You sit down on the ground against the wall near the window. Hiei walks up to you and kneels.
"Are you okay?" Hiei finally chokes out. You just nod. Hiei sighs and sits on Kurama's bed and watches you stare at the ground.
Finally Kurama enters the apartment and walks into his room. "uhm... Ami?" You look up from the ground and see him in the doorway. "You can take a bath or a shower. I can also give you some of my clothes and I can wash yours."
You sit there thinking about it, then nod deciding you'd like to wash out any of his germs. Kuziwara... that bastard. You try to get up, but fail as it pains you too much. So you float up, then fly into the bathroom quickly. Kurama follows and starts the bath.
"I put some special herbs in it... so that it can clean some of your wounds... if you have any. I'll go get you clothes, and I'll get you some medicine for your lip. Okay?" You nod. When the tub is filled Kurama stops the faucet and walks out of the room, shutting it most of the way, but leaving a couple inches of a crack for you.
You take your clothes off and leave it in a messy pile on the floor, and get into the tub. You lay there and stare at the cuffs that remain on your wrists and ankles. The tub water slowly turns a pink, cleaning the dried blood off of you. You close the curtain as you can tell Kurama is getting closer.
Kurama knocks, "I have your cloths, may I come in?" You don't answer so he slowly walks in, couscous of your privacy. He picks up the clothes and lay them on the counter. Then leave.
"Hiei you can take a shower in the other bathroom and then I can tend to your wounds." Kurama offers.
"No fox, your wounds are worse. Get in the shower and come out before Ami does. Treat your own wounds, and then I will."
Kurama nods and takes a minute gathering the clothes needed and goes to the other bathroom connected to the living room and gets in the shower.
10 minutes later Kurama walks back to his room, seeing Hiei watch the door carefully, which almost causes him to smile. Hiei has become protective of her, like he has with Yukina.
You take your sunglasses off a moment and pull your head underwater for a moment and then get out. You dress in Kurama's red boxers and white tee-shirt. You hold up the boxers so they won't fall down and put on the black sweatpants that Kurama ever so nicely gave to you to wear. You avoid looking in the mirror and put your sun glasses back on. You walk out to see Kurama waiting for you in blue sweatpants and no shirt. You look away and slowly walk towards your spot.
"Ami? Are those cuffs still attached?" Kurama asks spotting your wrists. You nod. "May I get a better look?" You hesitate a moment, but then walk up to him and hold out your hand. He takes your hand and looks at it. –Her wrists are so raw and cut up. I'm surprised she isn't bleeding to death-
Hiei walks up to the door way and stays there, watches from a distance.
"Does it hurt?"
You nod.
"Okay, hold on." Kurama reaches onto his desk and grabs a brown seed and grows some vines and it picks the lock on your cuff. Within no time the cuffs on your wrists are on the ground. "Feel any better?"
"..." You lift your foot and pull up the very loose pant leg up a little, showing that there are more cuffs. Kurama picks at the too, then he stares at your bruised arms.
"May I wrap your wrists and ankles?" Kurama asks nicely. You nod. "Can you please lay down on the bed and I'll get some bandages?" You look at the bed, slowly starting to shake, flash backs of the rape. You shake your head. "I see, well... here." Kurama pulls out a chair and then a foot stool. "How about you sit down." You nod and sit down. Kurama walks around getting the bandages.
"It's okay for you to come in Hiei." Kurama says as he gets the first aid.
"hn." Hiei walks in and stands next to Kurama's chair.
"I'm going to put liquid on it and it will sting for a moment, it's going to kill any germs so your wont get an infection okay?" Kurama opens the lid and you nod. Kurama holds out his hand, you stare at it, "It's okay." He assures you. Slowly you put your hand in his and he works on your wrist, gently turning it over to get both sides. The he does the other, then he puts your foot in his lap and gently works on those too. He then wraps them in bandages several times. When he's done he looks up and politely smiles.
"Fox... look at her neck..." Hiei can see past the towel you put around it like you saw Kurama do when he got out or the shower once. Kurama gets a concerned look and looks at your neck.
"Ami, may I see your neck?" Kurama sounds so concerned. You shake your head no. "I'm not gonna hurt you..." But you still shake your head no. Kurama sighs. "Okay. Maybe some other time..."
"What if it gets infected before then?" Hiei asks.
"Well I can't force her to let me look at it." Kurama rejects. You bite your tongue, in place for your lip, and take the towel off your shoulders. They both look at it shocked, concerned and maybe a little guiltily. "W-what'd they do?"
You put your hands up and signaling he choked you. Then you turn your head away and close your eyes, getting scared. Your insides hurt, so you move uncomfortably in the chair.
"I'm sorry. I wish there was something I could do." Kurama is looking at you so sadly.
Hiei looks around the room thinking. "Ami, sit on Kurama's lap, it will be more comfortable for you." You squint an eye and then look at Kurama.
Kurama gently smiles. "I don't mind." You bite your tongue harder, but you're so sore, you float over to his lap, a little tense. "shhh... it's okay." He sooths you and rubs your back. "You know, you can talk about it, it will help you heal physically and mentally."
Your eyes well up with tears, you hand your head to your chest. A tear falls. Can it be? You are finally crying? You rub your eyes not wanting to. "stupid ningen emotions." You say with a small voice.
"It's okay to cry Ami. You've been strong, but crying will make you stronger." He gently puts a hand on your head and slowly moves your head to rest on your shoulder and he wraps his arms around you. "You're safe now" He removes your sunglasses, not expecting to see your eye swollen and purple, but dismisses it. "shhh, Hiei and I will protect you." You curl up into his lap and cry into his shoulder.
Kurama rocks you gently and holds you close, Hiei rubs your back. "Don't worry Ami, he's good and dead. You killed him good."
"I'm so weak." You whimper.
"No, you're a little vulnerable. It's normal for this to happen after what happened to you. It wont last forever."
"No it wont. I did the same thing. You were stronger then I Ami." Hiei says truthfully.
"th...th." You just can't say it.
"It's okay, we know." Kurama says, understanding what you are trying to say. Hiei and Kurama comforts you until you fall asleep soundly in Kurama's arms.