Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Reunited ❯ Chapter 17

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-Telepathy-


(Thoughts)


Chapter 17


When they finally made it back to the village, Elder Sansa, Nana, and Anada were waiting for them.


About halfway back, Koenma had taken his teenager form, so as not to look suspicious.


"Are you okay?" Anada asked Shiroi as they approached.


Shiroi nodded, "Sorry I made you worry."


"From what we've been told," Sansa said, "Your reaction was perfectly understandable." Shiroi blushed and looked at the ground. "It's okay, and I'm sure your friends forgive you."


"How can we hate her?" Yuseke asked. Shiroi looked up at him and he smiled.


"Lets not stand out here all day," Nana said, "It's getting late, and it gets cold out when it gets dark."


They followed the woman into Elder Sansa's house, and they were all relieved to sit down. Koenma couldn't stay in his teenager form any longer, and popped back into his toddler form, causing Anada and Nana to giggle softly.


Koenma didn't care, and sat in Shiroi's lap.


"You know Koenma," Botan said teasingly, "You're not the only one who wants Shiroi's affection."


"I know," Koenma replied, glancing at Hiei, whom was glaring at him, but making it so it looked like he wasn't it. "So," Koenma said, changing the subject, "What goes on in this here place?"


Anada smiled behind one hand, but it was Nana who answered. "Our Autumn Festival will be held soon."


"So those lanterns were being put up," Shiroi said.


Nana nodded, "It will be held in two days time. Will you be staying for it?"


"I would like to," Shiroi said, "but..." She glanced at the others.


"Shiroi," Yuseke said. The woman looked at him, "What was our reply to you when you said that you wanted to come here?"


"That you wanted to come too," Shiroi answered.


"Now apply that answer to the question that you have for us now."


Shiroi blushed; she should have known that they would have wanted to stay for this. "I guess that means that we'll be there."


"Oh poopy," Koenma fussed, making several of the room's occupants laugh. "I want to go, but I can't."


"Why not?" Shiroi asked, used to his childish swear.


"Because my father wants me to go with him to some summit in two days," Koenma answered.


"We'll get you something," Botan said, "Okay?" Koenma nodded happily.


***


Morning came almost too quickly for Shiroi. She woke up and sat up in bed, forgetting where she was. She heard Botan and looked to her right to see the woman sleeping in a bed next to her.


I remember now, she thought. I wonder what will happen today? She sat up completely and pulled her brush out of her pack. She undid her braided hair and started brushing it. By the time she was done, Botan was still sleeping, so Shiroi braided up her hair and changed her clothes.


She and Botan were at Anada's place, the boys had to stay at Elder Sansa's. Shiroi left the bedroom she was in, not remembering how the house worked. All she really had to do was follow her nose to find Anada in the kitchen.


"Hey you're awake," Anada said when she saw the woman walk in. "I would have slept later, considering yesterday's events."


Shiroi shook her head, "I've always been an early riser. The only time I really sleep late is when I use an enormous amount of power."


"How often is that?" Anada asked.


"Not often," Shiroi answered. "Do you need any help cooking? I've learned a little about it."


"Of course," Anada replied. "You cut up these apples, I'm making that apple breakfast my mother made sometimes. You had it once, when you stayed over that night and she made us breakfast the next morning."


Shiroi nodded, "I remember, that was probably one of the bests meals I had after my mother passed away."


Anada frowned, "What happened, after you left the village and went to the human world?"


Shiroi slowed down as she cut the fruit, "A lot. I don't really remember a whole lot when I first got there, but I can remember waking up and seeing Botan, Genkai, Yukina, Hinigeshi, and Keiko."


"That's a lot of people," Anada said.


"I know, but I really couldn't speak yet, all I could do was shake or nod my head. I barely trusted them."


"I guess you had the right," Anada said, "Look what you had gone through before."


Shiroi nodded. "I heard the guys before meeting them. I was looking for Genkai, and I was coming up to a corner of the temple when I heard them. The only one I saw was Yuseke, but I heard all four of them."


"Were you scared?"


"I was petrified," Shiroi answered. "But I was too weak to run away, and thankfully Genkai showed up a minute after I ran into them."


"Sounds like you had a lot to worry about," Anada said.


Shiroi shook her head, "No, after Genkai and the other girls convinced me that the guys wouldn't hurt me, I started to trust them. I really believed it when my father showed up, and they defended me almost to their own death, until Hiei finally killed him."


"I'm sure it's much more detailed than what you just told me," Anada said.


"Yes," Shiroi answered, "but I don't want to ruin our appetites. I'm always being yelled at to eat more, they all say I'm too thin."


"How much do you way?" Anada asked.


Shiroi looked a little guilty, "Eighty-two pounds."


"I'll make sure you eat everything I put on your plate this morning," Anada said smiling.


"Just as long as you don't make me sick," Shiroi replied.


They had just finished making breakfast when Botan appeared in the kitchen. "Something smells good," she said.


"It's breakfast," Anada said, "I hope your hungry."


"Starving," Botan said. "What is it?"


"It's kind of like an apple crumb," Anada answered. "There's cinnamon, brown sugar, oatmeal, and apples, all baked together."


"Certainly sounds like one," Botan said.


Anada dished it out and they sat down to eat. It didn't take them long, since they ate in silence.


After they were through, Shiroi and Botan insisted that they did the dishes. After they were finished with that, they left the house and went to Elder Sansa's where the boys were staying.


***


"We were wondering if you were ever going to come over," Kuwabara said when Shiroi arrived. "We can't go anywhere in the village without you."


"Sorry," Shiroi said, "But the villagers have good reason."


"Yeah we know," Yuseke muttered. "So are we just going to sit around here all day or are we going to go outside and do something?"


"Today's going to be pretty hectic," Shiroi said. "Everyone's making their finally preparations for the festival."


"When exactly does that start?" Botan asked.


"It starts in the morning." Shiroi answered, "But no one really goes to it until the evening."


"Like ours back home," Yuseke said. "So can we go?"


Shiroi smiled, "I guess."


Yuseke and Kuwabara ran out the door, Kurama and Hiei following at a sedate walk, leaving Botan, Anada, and Shiroi to bring up the rear.


"I must admit," Anada said. "I didn't really like them, the boys. But now that I've watched them, I've changed my mind."


"Good to hear," Botan said. "They can all get annoying at times, but if you're on their good side, there isn't anyone better to turn to than them when something bad might happen."


"I know that quite well," Shiroi whispered.


***


Author's Note: Man, it's another short chapter. That's it for now, I still haven't finished the next chapter, which I hope will be longer than these previous ones. Reviews please.