Oh boy it another chapter!
Chapter 15: Reunion
The door slid shut behind him, the click of the door resonating eerily in the compact white hallway, the boys waited anxiously against the wall. Konema regarded them with weary eyes, even in his toddler form, his face looked older considerably. They leaned off the wall, circling around the tiny demi-god. But the young prince said nothing.
"Seriously. Will someone fill me in on what the fuck's going on?" Yusuke shouted at the prince. "Is she okay?"
Konema sighed, rubbing his temples, gaining his bearings. "Yes but, at the moment, she is in a coma." He answered.
"What did he do to her?" Kuwabara asked, voicing the question they all wanted to know
Soon after apprehending the demon, Yusuke and Hiei returned to the dismal house to find a shrieking Kuwabara and a speechless Kurama. Even more peculiar, was the state Nora was in: limbs marked with blue tattoos, hair which grew ten-times in length, the afterimage of a red aura engulfing her form. Kurama said little but to travel to Spirit World as soon as possible. The culprit locked up securely in Spirit World's prison, the boys waited in the infirmary as she was examined for over an hour, several orges dipping in and out of the room with stacks of books in their arms, all of them ignoring the young boy's existence.
"I'm afaird that where things get….well-"
"Get on with it already." Hiei snapped very suddenly.
Konema flinched slightly at the sharpness in his voice but disregarded Hiei's outburst for his normal agitation whenever working a case. He did not notice the way his jaw clenched or his hands balling at his sides.
"Well, the ritual he performed is a very old magic now forbidden in Makai. It was once used to steal the powers from demon younglings, but it can be used anyone with demonic blood. The ritual is so powerful though most that it is performed upon usually die, unless they had a strong bloodline. You stopped him before he could steal her abilities, so she was reborn a demon-"
"Hold up!" Yusuke raise his hands. "Did you just say she's a demon?"
"Let the man finish, Yusuke" Kurama silenced the impatient teen.
Konema nodded a "thank you" to Kurama" and continued, taking a deep breath." It almost like when you were reborn Yusuke but instead with very dark magic. Now the only way to awake her is with someone from her bloodline."
"Well then let's go get her dad." Yusuke said.
"Yusuke." Konema called. "He isn't her biological father."
The teen gave him a dumbfounded stare. "What are you-"
"She is a Mazako." Konema interrupted.
"What?" Yusuke, Hiei, and Kuwabara questioned in unison.
"How is that possible?" Kurama muttered quietly to himself.
"THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW!" Yusuke shouted, grabbing Konema by the collar, lifting him several inches off the ground. "You better not be fucking with me."
"Hey, watch it, moron." The prince grumbled, his chubby fingers prying at Yusuke's wrist.
"Explain. Now." He ordered.
"Razien was the last of the great Mazako's bloodlines. He passed that power on to you and your sister…Nora."
Abruptly, Yusuke released the prince, the toddler falling to the ground with a loud thud. "What..?" The rest of the team shared an equally bewildered expression.
"Nora and Urameshi are related?!" Kuwabara repeated.
Konema rubbed his sore butt and rose to his feet, glaring at Yusuke before speaking to the whole group. "Yes. I tested both your blood and they are nearly identical. So yes Nora is Yusuke sister and Yusuke's the only one who can get her out of her coma."
Yusuke was still reeling from the shocked when he was shoved into the small sterile room housing Nora coma-induced body. His world felt shaken, Yusuke grow up as an only child with no father. Eventually, he became okay with his broken family home as he gained his new friends, who proved to him bonds were thicker than blood. But now before him, he had a sister that not only shared his blood but the same demonic abilities as well. Now it was up to him to get her out of her coma. The responsibilities of brotherhood were already weighing him down. He pulled a chair next to her bedside where she lay beneath white bed sheets.
At her side, Yusuke could see much more clearly the blue marking adorning her cheeks and the mass of black hair sticking out wildly. If it weren't for the soft girlish features of her face, Yusuke could see a bit of himself mirrored in her. Nora had been bathed, washing the stain of blood that caked her face and chest. The bed sheet was pulled up to her neck, and at the end of the bed railing hanged a bloody red garment.
Yusuke's chocolate eyes traveled across her body, just what the hell was he supposed to do? There was no instruction manual for awaking your comatose sister. Agitated, Yusuke ruffled his hair with both hands before crossing his arms over his chest. Unbeknownst to him though, the door behind him, silently popped open, a pair of four curious eyes watching the event transpire.
Yusuke growled, frustrated, constantly shifting his position in his seat. Okay Yusuke, you can do this, you can DO THIS! Just wake her up. He leaned closer to Nora, looking down on her face. "Hey. Nora. Wake up." He said softly. Nothing.
"Yoooo," he sung with a grumbled. "Wakie, wakie little sis."
Kurama shook his head and sighed, hearing the sarcastic tone in Yusuke's voice. "This might not go well." He whispered to Konenma.
The toddler didn't take his eyes off them. "Let's just see how he handles it first."
"Nora." He said, his voice slowly rising. "Nora."
Yusuke reached over and gripped Nora's shoulder and rapidly shook her. "HEY! Wake up!" The others nearly fell over in embarrassment; of course Yusuke would resort to aggression.
"Gez. Urameshi." Kuwabara commented.
"The fool's going to put her in a coma. He is no help. We have to find another way." Hiei remarked.
Kurama nodded. "You're probably right."
"Wait," the prince hushed them. "Something's happening."
The teen continued to shake the girl with considerable force and irritation; he failed to notice silver eyes shutting open. She sat upright abruptly, crashing her head into Yusuke's. The teen jumped back in his chair, muttering a series of curses as he rubbed his forehead.
"Yusuke." Nora said, the poor girl still ignorant of the changes she undergone.
Yusuke immediately straighten up in his seat. "Nora."
When Konenma slipped into the room, appearing next to Yusuke's side that Nora went nearly bat-shit. "Oh my god! Oh my god! I'm dead! I'm dead! Holy fuck! God's a baby!" She screamed frantically.
"Take it easy." Kuwabara assured as he and the other entered the room.
Nora gasped. "Are you guys dead too?"
"No." Kurama answered.
"Are you sure?"
"It good to know she is still herself: an idiot." Hiei smirked.
Nora glared and laughed. "Well now I know I'm not dead. There no way they let Hiei in the Afterlife."
"What's that supposed to mean?" The fire demon questioned, his smirk fading but the corners of his lips twitching.
"Take it as you will." Nora mocked with a grin. Her chest swelled with the joy of being among her friends again and seeing Hiei unharmed. She knew they would save her just in time. "Man," she rolled her shoulders, "I had the strangest dream. I thought that demon actually killed me but- man oh man, am I glad that…I….I….why are you guys looking at me like that?"
"Um. No that actually happened." Yusuke corrected.
"Say what?"
"You did die, Nora." The young prince finally spoke up. The girl observed him with puzzled silver eyes and pointed an curious finger at the baby. "What's that and why is it talking to me?"
Konenma flustered and nibbled on his pacifier to control his rage. Yusuke chuckled in the chair next to the prince. "That's Konenma, overseer of the afterlife and all that crap."
"No." Nora questioned in disbelief, eyes flickering to the boys then the toddler. "You serious?"
They all gave her an affirmative nod then the prince shouted impatiently. "Hey! I'm right here you know!"
"Sorry. I just thought you know be taller and not a baby." Nora apologized. "But if I died then how am I here?"
Yusuke scratched the back of his scalp nervously. "Yeah about that…"
Twenty minutes later, after much explanation and rants of denial and shock, Nora was finally clued in on the whole 411. It was finally after this conversation she noticed the larger weight on her head, the blue markings on her bare arms. She nearly fell off her bed when Kurama handed a small mirror and she saw her face and her new demon eyes. Nora sat in her bed, soaking in all the new information. She had died and now was rebirth as a demon through a means no one quite understood yet. Yusuke was her brother, meaning her mother and father was not her real parents.
"Woah…My head hurts." She said propping a weary head on her palm.
Kurama took the hint. "You should rest. You had a long day. We can discuss more later."
"Thank you." Nora shared a glanced with Yusuke before he rose from his chair. "We will figure this out, don't worry, okay?"
Nora smiled, flashing a pair of sharp canines. "Sure thing, bro." She said, testing the feeling of it. Yusuke, her brother? It was still so strange to her but, yet, she felt somewhat comfortable with the fact. One by one they departed, addressing her with a brief good bye. The others left before Hiei and before the demon could slip from her again, Nora called out to him.
"Hiei. Could you stay a bit?"
The fire demon took the seat Yusuke once preoccupied; his eyes flickered from her to the floor repeatedly. She looked at Hiei inquisitively, she was happy she was able to see him again but something nagged at her.
"Hiei." She said again and his eyes finally connected with her own.
"Nora." The girl nearly leaped from her bed, she smiled sheepishly at him.
"What?" He questioned.
Her smile grew wider. "You never called me by my name before."
Hiei snorted, crossing his arm over his chest, his head turned to the side as if uninterested it this minor fact. "Well don't get used to it hum-half-breed."
"Aw. But I like you saying my name." She teased.
A blushed dusted the demon cheek as he continued to avoid her peering gaze. "Thank you, Hiei. I knew you come for me."
He looked back to her. "I've could have come sooner." Hiei said.
Nora reached her hand for his, pulling it from his chest, entwining their fingers. "You came. That's all that matters to me."
The blush across his cheeks grew darker and his eyes darted around the room. Then it came, a sudden wave and shock of realization, she understood why something seem a bit odd. Nora gave his hand a tight squeeze before her fist landed on his cheek, rocking him back in his chair. Instantly, his hand left hers as he rubbed his red sore cheek. "What the hell is wrong with you?!"
"Me? You jerk. How could you make out with her?" She bellowed. "Out of all the girls in the world, why, oh why, did it have to be Lizabeth!"
"Damn you!" He growled as he held his cheek. "I didn't do anything with anyone."
"I saw you kissing her in the back room. Don't lie to me." Nora countered.
Hiei really could have smacked her. "Fool. I was with you the whole time in that room. You were drugged like the rest of us."
Now that she thought about it, the demon did mention one of the side effects was hallucinations. Did she really imagine all of that?
"Why would I go to her when I'm with you?" Hiei finished.
"But-" Hiei wouldn't give her the chance to debate him on the subject, his lips crashed against hers, silencing her protests. Her arms wrapped around his neck, deepening the kiss, though part of her wished to fight him further, she knew he was telling the truth. Hiei laid her on the bed as he rest beside her, never once breaking apart their kiss. In the mist of all the passion, Nora took notice of his words "I'm with you", the words resonating within her mind and she smiled against his lips.
"I looked over your papers. Some of you did quite well, but a lot of you could improve on your grammar and sentence structures. Today, we will go over that." The tall broad English teacher announced and dragged white stick across the black board.
The students all wiped out their notebooks, wiping to a blank page, attentive hands taking down notes of the lecture. With a new haircut, Nora sat next to Summer as she studiously took notes. Razor bangs framed her green eyes, coral locks fell to her shoulders, but sometimes against her better thinking, her eyes would occasionally flash silver. Summer and the others had no recollection of the night of the party, so no one questioned her when she returned to school. Lizabeth had no clue about her role in the demon's insidious plot or the fact Josh served as his host. Only Nora knew the truth, along with her friends and her brother.
"Hey. What you doing later today?" Summer whispered, eyes watching the teacher cautiously. "Do you wanna hang today?"
"Actually, I already have plans with the boys."
Summer pouted. "I feel so left out."
Nora laughed. "We're going to play some football, you wouldn't want to come."
"Fair enough."
The hours flew rather quickly; Nora was already speeding towards the exit, her book slung over her shoulder. There at the opening of the gate enclosing the school stood four familiar figures. Black, orange, and red flashed her vision as she ran over to them.
END
A/N: Yes folks. No lemon and no delcartion of love, I have broken a tread. Lol. This is the final chapter of my first fiction on here. I have finally completed my first story. I'm psyched! But of course I can not forget to thank you my fans for the support and awesome reviews. They are so wonderful and uplifting to me. I really appericate it. Now if you still want another dose of Nora? And I hope you do. There will be a squel to this work. So keep and eye out, I already have a few chapters set up in my head, so it won't be too long of a wait.