Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Pine, Roses and Lavender ❯ Ningenkai here come Kira ( Chapter 2 )

Pine, Roses and Lavender

By: Saiyan Kitsune Foxfire

Disclaimer: I don't own them, please don't sue. I do own Kira and Rosa though.

Pairings: Hiei/OC, implied Y/Keiko and Kuw/Yukina

Chapter Two

Kira could hear the crackling of a fire nearby even before she opened her eyes. She opened her eyes slowly and looked around. Images were still blurred in her sleep hazy eyes but she could still make out her surroundings. She deducted that she was not dead. Kira closed her eyes again and images flashed in her mind. Her sister's blood flowing from the mortally wounding cut in her neck. The bastard that relished on the look that had crossed her own visage, the look of horror and disbelief. The fight between him and her on the cliff. The poisoned dart. 'Gomen nasai imouto, so very sorry for not protecting you.' Tears formed in her eyes but she refused to let them fall. She sniffed and opened her eyes again. This time there was ruby staring strait back.

"Rikō na kitsune . Here." Hiei grunted as he handed her a cup. Kira refused it and sat up slowly. She was warded so she couldn't use her youki. She looked past the fire youkai and noticed a carrot top ningen sitting by the fire. She groaned. 'Great, I get out of one trap only to be snared by another I need to find away from them..<i>' Hiei sat back on his heels to study the youko as she fell deep in thought over something. 'She's very kawaii, WAIT A MINUTE… DID I JUST SAY SHE WAS CUTE??? I am Hiei, I don't call anything cute.' He closed his crimson eyes and cleared his thoughts. "You need to get your strength back, you've been out for several days, so drink this." He said gruffly.

"No thank you." She replied turning away from Hiei.

"Face it Hiei, the little thief doesn't trust you." Kuwabara called. Kira growled again.

"I am not little." She said angrily, "As for the thieving part, I was going to return it."

"Oh really. Why did you steal it in the first place?"

"Wouldn't you like to know?"

"Actually we would all like to know." A voice said. Kira looked around to see what seemed like two ningens but one wasn't exactly human. The one that spoke looked exactly like Rosa, only he was taller and human. 'That voice…I remember that voice…it belonged to…Oniisan * '

"Kurama? Oniisan?" Kira questioned. Kurama nodded. The last time Kira saw her twin brother he had golden eyes, silver hair, ears and a tail. Emotions were like a whirlwind in her soul, she didn't know what she felt, tears where threatening to fall again as she looked at her twin brother. She slowly stood, the side effects of the drugs affecting her slightly as she walked over to her brother. When she was about a foot away, she stopped as the tears flowed down her face. "Gomen nasai Oniisan, I couldn't…" Kurama went to his sister and pulled her into a hug.

"Shhh… its okay I'm here now." Kurama crooned, stroking his sister's mane in a comforting manner. Kira cried into Kurama's shoulder, unable to keep the tears from coming. Yusuke nudged Kuwabara and they left to give the two siblings some privacy. Hiei flitted off mumbling something about food.

"I couldn't protect her Kurama. I tried but he killed her anyways."

"That kisama won't bother you anymore. He's gone for good, paid for what he did……It's going to be okay." Kurama said. The twins stayed like that till Hiei came back with some food. Yusuke and Kuwabara came back and the five of them sat down around the fire as the small animals cooked. Kurama sat on a tree stump and Kira sat on the ground next to him resting her head in his lap.

"Will you tell us why you stole the vase?" Yusuke asked as he watched Kira stare at the flames seemingly in a trance.

"For my sister, Naugt said that he would kill her if I didn't steal the vase. I was planning on returning it after I got my sister to safety, that's why I used the tsuki kagami shokubutsu. I heard the stories about that vase and how easily it could be corrupted if it fell in the wrong hands. The only thing I didn't count on was the Reikai Tantei being in Koenma's palace at the time." Kira said dropping her gaze from the fire.

"Where is the vase?"

"In my den north of here, you guys almost caught me there but that's when I sent some of my ki though the plants in one direction and went another."

"So that's how you were able to split us up, very clever." Kurama said

"I learned from the best. I can retrieve it for you to take back to Lord Koenma." Yusuke nodded and a silence came over the group. Kurama stroked Kira's petal soft mane in a comforting manner as they stared at the fire. Hiei returned to a tree limb overlooking the group. Kuwabara pulled out some playing cards and started playing B.S. with Yusuke.

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The next day, Kira lead them back to her den. She didn't talk much because she was still in mourning over her sister. Kuwabara continued to be a complete jerk to her till he received the hilt of Hiei's katana in the gut and fell in the stream they were just passing.

"Cool off, Carrot top." Hiei growled as he watched Kuwabara sputter around in the stream. Kira heard the splash and turned around to see what it was. She raised an eyebrow at the picture but said nothing. Kurama smiled at the antics of the fire koomrime while Yusuke was rolling around on the ground laughing his head off. After Kuwabara got himself out of the water, Kira lead them to her den. She entered swiftly and grabbed the vase. She returned to the group and handed the vase over to Yusuke.

"The vase…The real one." Kiri said after reading the expression on the spirit detective's face. "I couldn't do another vase replication because you warded my youki."

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Kurama and Kira stood outside the gates of Genkai's temple. Like Kurama, Kira was now in a ningen form. Kurama had argued in her behalf at the hearing and Koenma let her serve out her punishment in a ningen form at Genkai's temple. Kira's lavender hair now had streaks of coal black; her emerald eyes lost the tint of gold. She was a couple of inches shorter than Kurama and she was already missing her tail and her ears that could convey her emotions.

She was worried about being in Ningenkai and being around ningens for a year, but she had no one back in Makai to keep her tied there. Kurama gave his twin's shoulder a squeeze to reassure her before he pushed open the doors.

"Come on, Kira. Master Genkai won't bite." Kurama urged.

"I know, you've told me before. It's just will I see you again?"

"Hai, I live about three miles from here."

"I see." Kira said as the walked to the temple itself. Genkai was waiting for them. Kurama and Kira bowed in respect.

"Master Genkai, may I introduce you to my twin sister Kira. Kira, Master Genkai." Kira bowed again in respect for the aging teacher.

"Thank you Kurama. Come Kira." Genkai said gruffly before she went into her home. Kurama watched as his twin followed Genkai before he turned to leave himself. No one noticed the black shadow that watched everything from a tree limb. It flitted off after Kira went into the temple.

* I know Youko Kurama sounds differently from the red headed Kurama. So let's just say that the red headed voice is the one he used for the ones he loved, or family.

Glossary

Rikō na Kitsune: Clever Fox

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Kitsune_Foxfire: What adventures await Kira in Ningenkai? What is up with Hiei? Please read and review. Thanks.