Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Everyday Life? ❯ Only So Much... ( Chapter 14 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Everyday Life?
Chapter Fourteen: Only So Much...
After shooing Kurama away with assurances that she was fine, Judy brushed at the remaining dirt on her pants. Sighing, she carefully stepped around the puddle of water-half of which was now soaked up in her shirt- and cleaned up the dirt on the floor. Looking at the poor plant, she wondered if she had another blue pot lying around somewhere to re-pot the tree.
I wonder what was up with Hiei? Judy thought as she debated over what to change into, considering her current clothes were ruined until the next laundry trip. Now that she thought about it...it was almost like he was jealous or something...
Pulling on a shirt, she couldn’t help but chuckle a bit. Hiei jealous of her? Ha! Not likely when he had everything a person could ever want.
She didn’t really care anymore though. Now that she had actually lived with him, Judy saw Kurama as nothing but a good friend. There was no longer any romantic attraction to him. He was...just someone nice to talk to. Almost like the big brother she never had, but always wanted.
Redressed in clean, dry clothes, Judy searched through the utility closet for the extra pots she usually kept around, thinking about all the things the fox had taught her. Cooking...sewing...he even taught her some more Japanese. Not that she could really understand what Robin, Hiei and Kurama were talking about most of the time, but still... Kurama had taught her a lot. Yeah...he really is just like a big brother...
Carrying the last blue pot from the closet to Kurama’s room, she started the long process of repotting one of the fox’s precious plants. She sighed gently. I know she can’t be in two places at once...but...I wish Robin was here to help me with this...
-Meanwhile, in the Makai-
Kiru skittered behind a tree, carefully observing the scene before her. The sharp smell of blood had attracted her to the clearing. An acrid smoke filled the normally-crisp air, probably the remnants of a flash bomb. Edging carefully to the side, she tried to see what was going on.
A small child, a little cat demon was cowering in a small ball. Kiru could see a few cuts on her arms and face. She looked around to see a large male feline demon lying unconscious on the ground. He was wounded, but none of the injuries appeared too serious. He also bore a striking resemblance in coloring to the smaller demon. Family members, perhaps? Most likely father and daughter...
Another demon, an unusually large rat demon was laughing over the unconscious form of the male cat demon. It appeared to be a small scale war between the predictably opposing forces of a rat tribe and a cat tribe. Normally, she would not take the time to deal with such a small problem, but...
Her eyes landed on the little girl once again. She could not let this little one die...not when she could save her... Quickly assessing the strength of her next opponent, Kiru readied a shuriken with an appropriate amount of ki, and poised herself to strike.
There is only so much I can do...but this child...I will not allow this innocent to die...