Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Reunited ❯ Chapter 16

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-Telepathy-


(Thoughts)


Chapter 16


Anada made it back to the village and went to Elder Sansa's house. There, she found Kurama and told him what was happening.


"It's like when she was fourteen," he said. "She keeps running because her fear drives her."


"That's what Botan said," Anada replied.


"I knew allowing her to go back to the house might do something like this," Sansa said. He sighed, "Well, I hope she gets over it."


Suddenly someone knocked on the door, and Sansa answered. "Excuse me Elder," said the villager, "But someone has arrive at the village."


"What do they look like?" Sansa asked.


"Well," the villager said, "He looks to be in his late teens early twenties, but he has a pacifier in his mouth."


Kurama nearly feel off the couch he was sitting on. "That's Koenma."


"Koenma," Sansa echoed, "You mean the heir to Emperor Enma?"


"I don't know anyone else by that description," Kurama answered. He got to his feet. "Let me go and meet him."


Sansa nodded and turned to the villager, "Please take Kurama to him." The villager nodded and led Kurama out.


The half demon was still quite sore from being thrown out the window, and was walking rather stiffly. When they reached Koenma at the village entrance, the young heir looked at him oddly.


"You're walking stiffly Kurama," Koenma said.


"Yeah, yeah," Kurama muttered. The villager bowed to Koenma and headed back to what he had been doing.


"So what brings you here?" Kurama asked Koenma.


"I came to see what you guys were doing," Koenma answered. "Why are you so stiff?"


"Shiroi threw me out a window with her wind powers," Kurama answered.


"Why in the world would she do that?" Koenma asked.


"Lets go inside," Kurama said, "I'd rather sit down before I tell you anything else. I didn't just get thrown out a window, my back hit a railing before I hit the ground, not to mention just getting hit by Shiroi's wind is enough to get bruised."


They got back to Sansa's and the elderly man greeted the heir respectfully. Kurama told Koenma what happened, and the teenager nearly let his pacifier fall out of his mouth.


"I really hope that isn't permanent," Koenma said. He got to his feet, "Well, come on?"


"Huh?' Kurama asked.


"Let's go find them, I know you can find them easily enough."


Kurama sighed and got to his feet, "All right," he groaned as they headed out the door. They walked until they reached Shiroi's old house, and Kurama stopped. "This was where it all happened," he whispered as he stared at the structure."


Koenma looked at the house, "I sense a lot of eeriness coming from it. Let's go, it gives me the willies."


Kurama snorted and looked down the road, "Well I watched them go this way, so let's go." That's when they started running.


Once Kurama was sure they were out of the village, he shifted to his fox form, it made running easier.


"Don't you dare ditch me," Koenma said.


-I won't, - Kurama answered. He followed Hiei's scent know that the demon would be the easiest to find.


Koenma was beginning to wonder how much farther they were going to have to go, when suddenly Kurama stopped. "What's up?"


The spirit fox sniffed the ground, and then the air. -Shiroi's scent continues down the road, but Hiei and the others go this way. - He looked to the forest on their right. -I can hear the river from here, and that's where Anada said Shiroi would go, so lets see. - So he and Koenma headed into the forest.


When they reached the river, Kurama crossed the rock formation with no problem, but Koenma took a few minutes to get across.


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Hiei sensed Kurama approaching, and when he sensed Koenma as well he shot to his feet and ran outside.


He spoke in telepathy, but it was loud, though it was private, only to Kurama and Koenma. -Why is he here? - Koenma was about to answer; but Hiei interrupted him suddenly. -Wait; don't say anything aloud. I know Kurama told you what happened, but Shiroi's still scared, and just having us sitting a few feet away from her and we can't even see her still makes her nervous. -


-Well at least she hasn't thrown you again, - Kurama said, a slight smirk in his mind voice.


Hiei glared at the spirit fox, but led them inside. They went quietly to the back where the others were sitting, out of sight of Shiroi.


Koenma had been thinking the whole way to the cave, and had come up with an idea. He whispered it to Kurama, whom relayed it to Hiei. The demon thought about it, and sighed when it ended up being the only solution there was. He told the others and they went outside, leaving Koenma to his idea.


Koenma went back to his toddler form with a pop, and walked over to where Shiroi sat. "Are afraid of little babies?" he asked. Shiroi looked at him, and then shook her head. Koenma sat down cutely and looked up at her with his big eyes. "So, why are still running from them when you know your friends aren't going to hurt you?"


Shiroi shook her head, "I don't know. Maybe it was just those memories that were going through my head at the time. They made me feel like I had gone back in time, and in doing that, brought back my old fear."


"Is the fear still there, right now?" Koenma asked.


Shiroi shrugged, "I don't know, I hope not though, not after I finally get to be with all of you again." Koenma smiled with his big eyes. "All of you are like the family I never had, I don't want to lose any of you."


Koenma eyes were glistening, "I'm sure the others would like to hear that." He could help himself and jumped into her lap, "Am I part of that family?"


Shiroi smiled, "Of course you are."


Koenma jumped up and down cutely and hopped out of her lap. "Come on," he said, "Lets get out this dumb cave, everyone outside is worried about you, and I think a few people back in the village are as well."


Shiroi sighed and got to her feet, and then she picked up the toddler. "You're right."


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The others were sitting outside waiting for Koenma and hopefully Shiroi.


"How much longer is he going to be?" Yuseke asked quietly.


"Would you rather be in there?" Hiei asked.


"No," Yuseke answered, "But I bet you would." Hiei shot him a glare that made the spirit detective flinch.


Kurama's fox ears perked and looked toward the cave entrance. -They're coming out. -


Everyone got to their feet and ran to the cave entrance, just as Shiroi appeared carrying Koenma.


"Feeling better?" Botan asked the woman.


Shiroi nodded, "I'm sorry for what I did, I didn't mean to hurt any of you."


"None of it was serious," Yuseke said. "But I think Kurama got beat up the most."


Shiroi looked down where the spirit fox sat. Koenma knew what she wanted to do and floated out of her arms and hovered close to Botan. She got down on her knees and beckoned the fox over. He walked over to her automatically and she dug her fingers into his ruff, applying her healing powers so whatever injuries he had were gone.


-Thank you, - the spirit fox said as he shook himself. When he finished he shifted back to his human form. "Don't want the villagers to get the wrong idea."
Shiroi smiled, "I guess we should head back to the village then," she said as Koenma floated into her arms again.


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Author' s Note: Shoot, still too short. I am getting lazy, writing all these short chapters, shame on me. Anyway, review me and tell me what you think.