Paper Voice

Chapter Thirteen

A YYH Fanfic

Author's Note: Okay, sorry it's taken so long for me to update, I was dry for ideas... it's like as soon as I manage to finish a chapter I have absolutely no idea what to do for the next chapter! Warning; if this chapter sucks I'm very sorry I don't really have an idea for it I just really wanted to make a new chapter and went with whatever came to mind. V_V

After Catherine told everyone what had happend with Katrina she asked Daiku if he'd like to go for a walk with her, she had kind of wanted to go home with Katrina but she also wanted to stay because she was having such a great time with everyone.

"Maybe I can introduce you to some of my friends if I can remember where they live..." Catherine said, as they headed into the forest surrounding Genkai's.

"Who do you know that lives in the forest?" Daiku replied.

"Let's see there's a village of goblins that live in the trees and there's Garin the rock giant... um recently I met some demons that just moved here..."

"You sure make friends fast, how much time do you spend in the forest when I'm not around?"

"Quite a lot actually, 'cause Kat's usually reading or training and Yukina is busy with house work that I wish to skip out on and... I have no idea what Genkai does but I'm sure I'd rather be in the forest than being tortured with whatever she'd have me working on."

"Are you sure, she'd probably just be kicking your butt on video games; so you and Katrina don't hang out much anymore?"

"Yeah, like I said, a lot of the time she's training or reading, I don't mind though because we've been friends for what, ten years now? We hung out with eachother practically non-stop when we were kids but now we've gone our seperate ways, in a way it's like if we were back home we'd be in college and wouldn't really be able to hang out much anyway. Besides, Kat was always the one that wanted to hang out with me whenever she could, though she did respectfully give me my space when I asked for it."

"You know... it feels really weird being in a 'normal' world after three years of hiding in a, what did you call it?"

"Shaniverse?"

"Yeah, that... I still feel like a ten year old kid sometimes."

"Well you're definitely not a ten year old anymore, you're a handsome fifteen year old, who's fine just the way he is."

"Heh, thanks for the reassurance, it's nice- Ow! What was that? OW!"

"I- Oh, hey you crazies quite throwing twigs and acorns at us!" Catherine shouted at the children-like demons ducking behind trees and giggling.

"Are they some of your friends?" Daiku asked putting his hands up to defend himself.

"As a matter of fact they are, and apparently they want to play!" Catherine screamed as she started chasing some of the little ones.

Catherine fell to the ground laughing as she was tackled by three of the demons and Daiku swooped in to try and help only to be knocked over by a sneak attack. "Okay, okay, you've got us you win!" Daiku gasped as they tickled him. Chaterine's cellphone rang 'Someone's calling...Answer the phone... Any day now!' Catherine's voice shouted in replacement of an annoying ring tone. "Okay, guys let me up so I can see who's calling," Catherine sat up and the demons kids fell into her lap then turned their attention on Daiku and attacked him.

"AHH!" Daiku shouted in the background as Catherine answered her phone, "Hello?"

"Catherine? Where are you?" Yukina's voice asked.

"Out in the forset why?"

"It's dinner time, Genkai told me to call you and warn you that 'if you don't get here soon the idiot brigade's going to eat everything and you will go with out', her words not mine, so I suggest you hurry. I'll hold them off until you get here if I can, but they've been fighting all day and they're really hungry."

"Alright Daiku and I'll travel by shadow and be there in a couple minutes, bye," Chatherine hung up. She turned to Daiku but he wasn't there, "Daiku! Where'd you go?" There was some mumbling above her and she looked up to see Daiku tied up in a tree; the demon kids nowhere in sight. Catherine laughed and shouted up, "do you want me to get you down or are you still playing games?"

Daiku's eyes widened and he screamed in irritation, "I'll take that as a 'yes, I'm still playing so just leave me here and I'll get myself down like a magician would... somehow.' So, I guess I'll just go eat dinner and see you tomorrow, byeeee!" Catherine got up and walked off as Daiku struggled and screamed into the gag. He felt a tug on the ropes and tried to turn his head, then the ropes fell to the ground and he followed them, he twisted and tried to grab the tree brach and found himself surrounded in darkness. "Don't worry, I'm not that cruel, Daiku. Now don't let my hand go and we'll be back at Genkai's before dinner even starts."

"Cat, don't you ever do that to me again!" Daiku whinned, he heard some laughter and then he was on the veranda at Genkai's holding his evil girlfriends hand. "You sounded like a little kid, now let's go eat, I'm starving!" Catherine said.

*At the memorial service Katrina looked at old pictures of her Papaw and his family and friends and she talked to random people, Kurama was by her side the entire time. She smiled and was in a good mood until the part where the minister read her Papaw's poems, sang songs, and said nice things about him. Katrina sat on the side because she didn't feel comfortable sitting surrounded by people, she and her younger sister sat together and sobbed as quietly as they could. Kurama sat on the other side of Katrina and gently rubbed her back as she mourned.

After the service she and Kurama got in their rental car and joined the funeral procession on their way to the graveyard. They found a parking spot and Kurama stood in the back with other friends and family while Katrina sat with her family in the second row behind her Grandma. The coffin was a nice, different than the usually wooden coffin, it was a blue thin walled looking coffin with a buch of roses carved into the blue cloth-looking material. There were some marines there because her Papaw was a marine once, they did the gun salute and folded a flag and presented it to her Grandma. She tried not to cry but she couldn't help it, when the funeral was done everyone gathered around for pictures and Katrina's aunt gave out the bullet shells to her father's close family. Katrina was happy that she got one and managed not to cry anymore as Kurama came over after she got her picture taken and asked what she would like to do. Then her little brother came over and gave her a rose and she gave him a big huge and giggled as he tried to pull away. "Let me see what my parents want to do first," she replied to Kurama.

"Mom, did you guys have any plans after this or is it okay if Kurama and I leave now?"

Katrina's mom turned and said, "Well, your Grandma wanted to take us to Frischs for lunch and I think it would be good for you to join us but if you don't feel up to it that's okay."

"It's alright, I'm fine, is it okay if Kurama joins us, I'll pay for our lunch so Grandma doesn't have to, in fact if she'll let me I'll pay for everyone's lunch," Katrina offered.

"Well, thank you but you should talk to her about that, Katrina."

Lunch was very nice and fun, everyone was laughing and happy and Katrina didn't get to fully pay for lunch but she was able help a little. Kurama drove them back to their hotel after lunch and Katrina followed him into his room, "why don't we go for a swim in the hotel pool? It'll be relaxing since no one's in there right now," she suggested.

"Sure, that sounds like fun," Kurama replied as Katrina turned to head to her room to change. Kurama gently took her hand and turned her to him, "Are you going to be okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, I'm actually really happy because from what my mom told me about my Papaw, it's better that he di- died," Katrina's voice cracked and a couple of rebel tears ran down her face. Kurama pulled her into his arms and squeezed her, "It's okay..." he whispered into her hair before he kissed her head.

"I- I know, he's in Heaven now and I'll see him again eventually... *sniff* I'll be okay now, thanks. Now, you need to let me go so I can change and we can go swimming," Katrina giggled as she pulled away.

Katrina and Kurama held hands as they walked up the steps to Genkai's a week after the funeral, when they were nearly at the top Kurama had to grab Katrina as Catherine bowled her over in a giant hug. "Hey, Cat, it's great to see you too... can you let go long enough for me to rebalance myself?"

"Sorry, I've been going crazy with out you here to torture, the guys are so boring!"

"Glad to know I'm missed, how was your week?"

"Neh, it was okay... spent most of it with Daiku in the forest introducing him to friend of mine. Occasionaly pranking and sparring- Oh! That reminds me, I was planning on sparring with you as well, so you up for it?"

"You have to ask, I love getting my butt kicked by my best friend!" Katrina dropped her bag and chased Catherine into the forest.

Kurama bent down and picked up Katrina's bag and walked up the rest of the stairs to put her stuff in her room and hang out with his friends.

Catherine prepared her shadow katana while on the alert for the kitsune demon that was after her, she heard a branch creek and her head shot up... nothing there. She searched for the kitsune's shadow but to no avail, hmmm, I guess she's engulfed herself in flames to eliminate her shadow, she's learned. But if she's covered in flames I should be able to find her fairly easily, maybe Kurama taught her how to disguse herself while they were away. Of course we haven't sparred in a while so she might've discovered a new trick, Catherine thought. There was a tap on her shoulder and she spun around katana at the ready but no one was there. "D*** It! Kat, where are you?" Catherine shouted.

"If I told you that I wouldn't have the upper hand, now would I?" Katrina's voice echoed around Catherine.

"Ah, c'mon!" Catherine shouted; just as Katrina jumped out of a tree and pinned Catherine to the ground. Katrina's tail twitched in excitement as she jumped off of her best friend and let her up to fight. Catherine grunted and got up reforming her shadow katana while Katrina created a flaming long sword, and the real fight began. Katrina lunged wide Catherine who dodged and struck at Katrina's ribs, managing to get in a hit. "Dang!" Katrina mumbled as she jumed back, disapeared and reappeared whacking Catherine on the back with the broad side of her short sword. Catherine spun around and she and Katrina swapped blows with their blades, back and forth neither gaining ground.

It went on like that for another twenty minutes, then Yusuke walked in between them and shouted, "Aey, are you gonna fight just each other all day or do the rest of us get a chance to fight you? Cause as you know we were all waiting till we felt you two were strong enough that you might be able to hold your own against us." Katrina and Catherine looked at each other, laughed and simoltaniously lunged at Yusuke. He simply jumped into the air and disapeared letting Katrina and Catherine drop their blades to keep from impaling each other. Their swords disapeared and they stopped short of colliding, but Jin caught them with his wind and helped them up. "Yusuke's right 'cha know, we've been waitin' till you two were ready and know it's time to fight, I call Katrina first, Chu you can fight Catherine and then the winners'll fight," Jin said as he dragged Katrina off to find an open space to fight. "Like your tail by the way," he whispered to her.

"Thanks but I'm taken," she whispered back.

"Alright, Sheila*, let's see if you can beat me!" Chu announced looking around in confusion trying to find Catherine.

Author's Note: 1rst* : the funeral and memorial service part went pretty closely to what I typed in the story.

2nd* : 'Sheila' did I spell that right? I can't spell to save my life, I had to use my spelling dicionary quite a few times in this chapter just to make sure. V_V

So please review, favorite, suggest this story to friends and maybe give me ideas for this and other stories of mine? If you'd like me too I'll write a story or one-shot for you, or draw a pic for you if you want... FOR FREE! I'm just really bored and want something to do help me out please! Oh and my b-day's coming up VERY soon, soooo IDK I just felt like typing that. THANK YOU FOR READING! ^^