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"D-don't be stupid, you fools!" stammered Hiei, as he clambered off of the girl, still holding her wrist all the while. The pair suspiciously eyed the act, and stared at where Hiei's hand still touched the girl. The small young woman herself seemed quite confused, but her gaze was still locked on Hiei.
"Hn, fine," he uttered, tossing her wrist to her lap. In a blur of time, her wrist resumed its bleeding and Hiei jumped out of the window
The concerned pair rushed over to re-establish the I.V.'s connection and to tend to her bleeding. Without saying a thing, she conformed to all of their requests in her treatment, and accepted the water Kurama had brought.
Genkai asked the young lady a variety of yes or no questions, to which she would only provide the simplest of verbal answers.
"I am Kurama, and this is Genkai. What is your name?" inquired Kurama.
Her gaze turned downward, and she replied with a hollow, "I do not know."
"Well, whoever you are. I have regrettably spoken with Koenma- who you will come to know in time. From the accounts that Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, and Keiko provide me with, he has informed me with an ultimatum of sorts to relay to you. Do you understand?"
"Yes."
"We ask that you stay with us, and join our team, or be imprisoned by Koenma to learn about you. Those are your only choices," informed Genkai. "If you choose to stay with us, we will train you and help you develop your abilities. If you choose imprisonment, you will know nothing but darkness and a meaningless life of regimen. Either way, we must learn more about you and keep tabs on you. Do you choose to stay?"
The girl looked down at her palms, which lay in her lap. Slowly curling them into fists, she said, "You will teach me?"
"Yes," Kurama said. "Of course. We can be your friends."
"Friend?" The word seemed to echo from a distant memory.
"Well, yes. People who are close to you, and will help you."
She thought of the girl from what seemed like a dream- laughter, words, golden eyes like her own shining with happiness. She quite liked the feeling she had in remembering her, and supposed that this was what 'friends' meant.
"I will stay."
"Right, then," Genkai concluded. She turned to Kurama, and they engaged in conversation. To Genkai, it seemed as though the girl was no longer present.
"Now, for her to both commence some sort of training of whatever powers she holds, and for us to also gain information of her in the meantime, a member of the team must take up the task. Could you or Yusuke do such a thing?" said Genkai.
"I do not believe so. Yusuke should really be attending to his studies. I have a mortal family here as well, and I shouldn't draw too much attention to my true self by bringing her home with me and revealing whatever her nature is."
"Kuwabara?"
"As much of a good heart he has, I don't think he has the capacity to do such a task- and, if anything, he should be concentrating on his task even more so than Yusuke."
"Blast… I've taken a new array of apprentices. I don't think I'll have the time to devote to her needs."
"What about Hiei?"
"Hiei?!"
"I'm more than confident he can handle it. He's the only one we know who is strong enough to handle whatever she can throw at him without doubt, and subdue her if things get out of hand, and also has the free time. Maybe we can convince Koenma that doing so may allow him to end his parole that he incurred, and he can resume his position for us in the demon world. I'm sure Hiei would be elated if that were the case."
"He has proven to be a worthwhile ally over the years, hasn't he?"
"I would trust him with my life, and I'm sure he would with us- even if he would never admit it. Besides, at least the two have some level of acquaintanceship."
"Right. In any case, I can prepare one of my houses on this property for her to live in, and for him to provide the services needed. It's more than secluded enough, and I'll be here if anything goes awry."
Gazing out of the window, the girl with no name took to examining the trees that were just outside of her window. Her eyes could not see the base of the trees, so she supposed she was on some sort of upper floor. The leaves here were a cacophony of beautiful yellows and lush greens. They made her think of trees she must have seen elsewhere, and for a moment she thought she could hear the echoes of faint, sweet laughter. She shook the thought from her mind, as she knew nobody was laughing around her.
For just an inkling of a second, she thought she saw a movement of black and pinpricks of crimson.
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