Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Double Trouble ❯ Chapter 12

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-Telepathy-

 

 

(Thoughts)

 

 

Chapter 12

 

 

The assassin's laughter still echoed through the village. The villagers stood in stunned horror. No one could move.

 

 

“Word revoked.”

 

 

All eyes turned to look where the voice had come from. Standing at the back entrance were a very shocked Koenma and Shiroi. The speaker had been Koenma.

 

 

“What?” the assassin asked.

 

 

“You heard the command,” Koenma answered. “It was given to you five minutes ago. You ignored it.”

 

 

The assassin laughed, “Once I am given a target, nothing will stop me from eradicating it, not even a dismissal.”

 

 

“You ignored Emperor Enma's command,” Koenma said. “That is treason.”

 

 

The assassin smiled, but then grunted in sudden pain. A very terrifying looking Shiroi then filled his vision, eyes glowing white. Before he could even gasp as sound, she incinerated from existence.

 

 

“That death was too quick for what you've done,” Shiroi said as she landed in her son's blood. She looked at Hiei, whom was turning around after he had slashed through the assassin's body. “I'm sorry that took so long.”

 

 

Hiei shook his head.

 

 

Shiroi turned and stooped down next to her son's body, oblivious to the blood that was soaking into her clothing. She let her healing powers flow over the wound, but was shocked when it was repelled back.

 

 

“It's not working,” Shiroi, said, voice cracking with a hint of panic. Something black appeared on the right side of her vision. She reached for it, already knowing that Hiei was handing his coat to her to use to slow the blood flow. She pressed the coat over both wounds, but she noticed that the blood flow was already slowing without the use of pressure. Coldness overcame her.

 

 

“It's the poison,” Hiei said, “That's the only thing that could be blocking your healing.”

 

 

Shiroi uncovered the front wound, “I can't see it. That assassin masked the poison somehow.”

 

 

“Let me see,” Naoru said as she appeared at Shiroi's side. She looked at the wound. “I can't see it either, he must have put a powerful shield around it to keep it from being found.”

 

 

“Bastard,” Shiroi swore. She suddenly looked toward the sky. “No, not Botan.”

 

 

Botan landed next to Koenma, “Can't you do something?” she asked the heir.

 

 

“I already used up my authority while helping Shiroi win over my father to allow Hikori to live,” Koenma answered. “I can't do anything more…”

 

 

“But his word was ignored!” Botan exclaimed.

 

 

Koenma looked down at Hikori's body and said nothing.

 

 

Shiroi trembled as she tried applying her healing powers again. (My son is going to die…) she thought. Tears welled in her eyes. (It's my fault, I didn't train him properly…) Her powers repelled back.

 

 

“Mama?”

 

 

Shiroi whipped around to see Kaika standing a few feet away. “Kaika,” she whispered. “What are you doing out here?”

 

 

“I can see it,” Kaika said. “I can see the poison.” She looked sad, “But I don't know how to get it out.”

 

 

Shiroi dried her eyes on a bloody sleeve. “Come here and show me,” she said. “I can get it out if you show me what it looks like.”

 

 

Kaika came forward, but hesitated when she reached the blood-covered ground. She gulped, but then bravely came over. She reached out and touched her mother's hand, ignoring the blood already on it. “It looks all silvery to me.”

 

 

Shiroi looked back at her son's body. She could see silvery areas in the blood at her feet and inside the wound. She used her powers and summoned the poison. It was hard bringing out just the poison; it was mixing with Hikori's blood, which caused her to bring that out along with the poison.

 

 

“He can't loose any more blood,” Naoru said. “If he loses too much more, there won't be anything we can do to save him.”

 

 

Shiroi concentrated on what she was doing, trying to separate the poison from the blood as best she could. She was bringing out more blood then she wanted to, and wished that there were a way for her to bring out the poison and purify and relocate the blood Hikori had already lost back into his body. She got an idea. -Kaika, - she said to her daughter through her thoughts.

 

 

Kaika fumbled for a moment, but then replied. -Yes Mama? -

 

 

-Do you see how I'm getting the poison out? - Shiroi asked. -Look into my mind if you can't, I know you can do it. -

 

 

Kaika did as she was told. -Yes, I can see. -

 

 

-Do you think you can take over doing that? - Shiroi asked. -You would be very big help. -

 

 

Kaika looked down at her brother's wound. She held up her hands and concentrated. In a few seconds she had a growing ball of poison forming in front of her hands. -I'm doing it Mama. -

 

 

-Good girl, - Shiroi said. -You keep that up until all of the poison is out. I'm going to help your brother now. - She broke contact and hardened the small ball of pinkish clear poison she already held. She put it aside and began to call up the blood around her. She removed all of the dirt and impurities from the blood, making sure nothing was left behind. When she was sure it was clean, she carefully fed it back into her son's body through the wound it had come from.

 

 

Kaika was now controlling a nearly fist sized ball of poison. How all of it had been on the sword mystified Naoru, but when she noticed the growth of the ball slowing down, she turned to her husband. “Get a be a bucket, Kaika's going to need a place to drop it once she's done.”

 

 

Raimeihi raced away, but was back in seconds with an empty bucket. He gave it to Naoru just as Kaika was pulling out the last of the poison. Naoru held the bucket under the little girl's hands, and the poison fell in with a small splash.

 

 

“Good job Kaika,” Naoru praised. Kaika smiled. -Shiroi, - Naoru said, -the poison is out, should I start healing? -

 

 

-Yes, - Shiroi answered. -If you can guide Kaika, then have her help too. -

 

 

Naoru turned to Kaika, “Do you want to help some more?”

 

 

“Yes,” Kaika answered with a nod.

 

 

“Follow what I do,” Naoru said as she applied her healing powers. -Lets do the back first, since you mother is working with the front wound. -

 

 

-Okay, - Kaika said. -Like this Grandma? - She released her healing powers over and inside the wound.

 

 

-Yes, that's exactly right, - Naoru answered. -Don't just heal flesh; you have to heal his insides too. See how they're all cut up? - She used the special Healer's Eye to show Kaika the inside of her brother and show her where his internal organs where damaged.

 

 

-It's looks yucky in there, - Kaika said.

 

 

-That's how everyone's looks. - Naoru assured. -Help me heal this now. - She continued to guide Kaika through the healing. -His internals are healed, - she told Shiroi once they finished Hikori's insides.

 

 

-Good, - Shiroi said. -I was hoping you would heal those first. - She was still slowly feeding Hikori's blood back into his body. She had to feed directly into the veins and arteries. Now that she knew his insides were healed, she sped up a little, but not too much.

 

 

Hiei had been keeping an eye on Hikori's pulse and breathing. Suddenly Hikori stopped breathing. “He's not breathing,” he said as calmly as he could.

 

 

“The wound in his back is nearly healed,” Naoru said. “Just let us finish that and we can turn him onto his back and I'll start CPR.” -You heard him Shiroi? -

 

 

-Yes, - Shiroi answered. -Just tell me when you're turning him. This is taking longer then I had expected. -

 

 

Naoru continued with her task. Finally the back wound closed, and they were able to turn Hikori onto his back. She checked his pulse, and froze. Shiroi glanced up from her nearly finished job, “What is it?”

 

 

“He has no pulse,” Naoru answered shakily.

 

 

Shiroi hastily shoved the last of the blood back into Hikori's body and closed the wound. The speed of the healing left her light headed, but she ignored it. She clasped her hands together and slammed them down on her son's chest.

 

 

“Move!” Raimeihi yelled, raising a hand surrounded by lightning.

 

 

Naoru grabbed Shiroi and Kaika and moved out of the way as fast as she could. Raimeihi brought his hand down on to Hikori chest. He sent a shock to the boy's heart, hoping to jump-start it. He felt for the boy's pulse, and when he didn't feel it, he shocked the boy again. On the third shock, not only did Hikori's heart start to beat again, he gasped as he started breathing again. He still remained unconscious.

 

 

Hiei approached after he had jumped away. “He's not out of danger yet.”

 

 

Shiroi dragged herself to her feet, trembling with fatigue. “No, he's not. Anything can happen to him while he's this weak. We can still lose him.”

 

 

“At least he doesn't look dead anymore,” Botan said as she and Koenma came closer. “I would have felt so horrible if I had had to take him away.”

 

 

“I still can't believe what that assassin did,” Koenma mused. “He was given the word to stand down and return to Spirit World.”

 

 

“That assassin did not look mentally sound,” Hiei said. “I'd say he knew he would die today after he finished his job, whether by us or by his own acts.” He reached down and picked up his son in his arms, ignoring the blood stained clothes.

 

 

Shiroi staggered over, her clothes nearly as blood as her son's. “Let's get him inside.” She made to step back, but stumbled and nearly fell.

 

 

Botan caught her before she fell. “You're exhausted Shiroi. It's bad enough that you had to spend so much time convincing Emperor Enma to allow Hikori to live, you had to come back and heal him after your entire fight failed.”

 

 

“I'm okay,” Shiroi said stubbornly as she pulled away. She didn't get far. After a few steps she fell to her knees.

 

 

Koenma came over, “Come on,” he said as he picked her up. “I won't let you argue.” He followed Naoru and Raimeihi as they headed home.

 

 

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Author's Note: I put too much telepathy to this. Hikori lives! YAY! I couldn't kill him, I have so much planned for him. This story isn't done yet, I still have many chapters to go. Review me and tell me what you think.