Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Reunited ❯ Chapter 33
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By: MageDragon17 
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.21.2004 | Pages: 4 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 267 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.21.2004 | Pages: 4 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 267 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
-Telepathy-
(Thoughts)
Chapter 33
It had been nearly a month since Shiroi returned from her village. She had almost completely regained all of her power, and had only been called in once for minor work. The minor work, helping Koenma sort papers. It had bored Shiroi silly, but it gave her something to do besides sit around the temple with Genkai's watchful eye constantly observing her.
Since then, she had spent the rest of her time doing her favorite pastime, creating jewelry. It had been her hobby since she had created the earring and necklace set for Yuseke's mother, and now she had time to work on some ideas that had been swimming around in her head for the longest time.
She had been working outside one afternoon, just outside her room, working on a choker-like necklace when she heard Genkai talk to someone.
***
Genkai had been standing in front of the shrine when the woman arrived. She had never seen the woman before, and by the way she was dressed, she was a foreigner.
"May I help you?" she asked the young woman.
The woman was silent for a moment. "Well," she said finally, "I'm looking for someone, a friend of mine."
"That doesn't tell me much," Genkai said, "What's this person's name?"
"Anada!"
Both the old psychic and the young woman jumped and turned to see Shiroi coming around the corner.
"What are you doing here?" Shiroi asked.
"Looking for you," Anada answered.
"I think I need an explanation," Genkai said.
"I told you about Anada," Shiroi answered. "She's from my village."
"I think Genkai wants to know how she got here."
The three of them looked up to the roof of the shrine to find Hiei standing at the top.
"Hello Hiei," Anada said.
The fire demon's only response was jumping off the roof and landing next to Shiroi.
"Hiei's right," Shiroi said, "How did you get here? And why did you come in the first place?"
Anada smiled, "We convinced him."
"Who?" Genkai asked.
"You're joking," Shiroi accused. She watched her friend shake her head, "But how? What Sansa decides about something, he never changes his mind."
Anada smiled, "Well, Tana and Nana and I convinced him, and I think that's pretty good, don't you think?"
Shiroi smiled, "I'd like to see someone say it's not."
"Takken," Hiei replied.
Shiroi made a face, "Okay, besides Takken."
"Can someone fill me in?" Genkai asked, "Or are you going to leave this old woman in the dark?"
Shiroi giggled, "Sorry Genkai. You remember I told you about Elder Sansa saying that if I joined with Hiei he'll banish us both from his village, that he even refused to allow us to join whatsoever?"
Genkai nodded, and turned to Anada, "And you and you friends changed his mind."
Anada smiled and nodded, "Yep."
"Still doesn't answer one question," Hiei said, "How did you get here?"
"Opps," Anada said, "guess I didn't answer that." She pulled a bright, sapphire blue stone out of her apron pocket, "The priestess keeps a few transport stone for emergencies, and she allowed me to use this one to get to you."
"I'm surprised Takken let you come," Shiroi said.
Anada expression changed to slight fear, "He doesn't even know I've come here. So he's at home probably either worried sick about me, or angrier than he's ever been at me."
Shiroi sighed, "Well, then I guess it wouldn't hurt for you to stay a few days. Having him worry about something would be first, and giving him time to let his anger cool is better for you."
Anada nodded, "If you say so."
Shiroi turned to Hiei, "Could you go and get everyone? I'll contact Botan and Yukina too."
Hiei would have normally said no, but since it was Shiroi whom was asking, and that his sister would be coming, he had to agree.
Shiroi smiled, "Thank you."
Hiei rolled his eyes, and leapt out of sight.
"He seems unfazed," Anada said.
"That's just Hiei for you," Genkai replied. "I'm sure once he's alone, he'd be a funny sight to see."
"But he'll be alone," Shiroi said, "So we won't see it." She giggled when Genkai rolled her eyes, and then turned to Anada, "So, what else has been going on at home?"
Anada smiled, and they and sat down on the steps of the shrine to talk.
***
They had just finished their conversation when a large, five tailed, silver fox hopped up the last step.
Anada shrieked and ducked behind Shiroi.
"What's wrong?" Shiroi asked her friend. Anada pointed over her shoulder and the spirit fox. "What? That's just Kurama."
"Huh?" Anada asked.
The spirit fox appeared to have a smirk on his face. Did I scare you?
Anada gulped, "Uh, well, maybe just a little."
Kurama smirked and shifted back to his human form. "Better?" he asked.
Anada nodded, just as Yuseke came up the stairs.
"Thanks for leaving me in the dust Fox Boy," Yuseke gasped.
"You're welcome," Kurama grinned as the human sat down on the ground, still trying to catch his breath after chasing the spirit fox.
"Now we just have to wait for Kuwabara," Shiroi said.
"Don't expect him to be here too soon." Hiei landed close by. "He was asleep when I arrived at his place. It took a fair amount of persuasion to wake him up. I left him as he was getting ready to take a shower."
"Figures," Yuseke grumbled. He got to his feet. "So, what brings you here Anada?"
"Lets wait until Kuwabara gets here," Shiroi said. "That way she only has to explain it once."
"You're going to torture us then?" Yuseke asked.
Shiroi shrugged as Hiei smirked.
***
After ten minutes of waiting, Kuwabara finally showed up.
"Sorry," he gasped, "I got here as fast as I could."
"What were you doing sleeping at two o'clock in the afternoon?" Yuseke asked.
"I always sleep until two on Sundays," Kuwabara answered. "And don't even give me that glare Urimeshi, I know you can sleep past two on weekends."
Yuseke glared at him, and Kuwabara glared back. Kurama didn't like how this situation was turning into, so he got between the two and asked, "Do you want to hear what Anada has to say, or do you want to tear each other to pieces?"
Yuseke and Kuwabara glared at the fox demon, but then turned to Anada.
Anada explained what happened, and what would be going on when they went back to the village.
"So when are we going?" Yuseke asked.
"Not for a few days," Shiroi answered. "Anada came here without telling Takken, which means he's either worried sick, or raging mad. Either way, waiting a few days is better than going there right away. It'll allow Takken to let off some steam if he's angry, or let him experience what it's like to worry about someone."
"Figures he'd cause a problem," Yuseke grumbled.
***
That evening, when everyone had gone home, Shiroi showed Anada where she would be sleeping.
"Thanks for letting me stay here a few days," Anada said.
"It's either this," Shiroi said, "Or running the risk of Takken blowing up like a volcano when we all get there." She thought for a moment, "But then again, that may just happen anyway."
Anada shook her head, "I'm sorry that you still have to worry about him, he shouldn't be your problem anymore."
"Takken will be a problem for me until the day either of us die," Shiroi replied. "But as long as he makes you happy, I really shouldn't say anything bad about him. You fell in love with him didn't you, or was it arranged?"
Anada shook her head; "I fell in love with him."
"How?" Shiroi asked. "During the time I left, you were ready to take a rake to his head."
Anada couldn't help but giggle, "I know, and I stayed t hat way, until two years ago."
"I'm listening," Shiroi said as she made herself comfortable on the floor.
Anada sighed, "Guess I should tell you then shouldn't I?" Shiroi shrugged, and Anada began. "Around two years ago, maybe a little longer, the village was attacked by some demon bandits. Takken and his group fought most of them off, but one demon lived and escaped with a prisoner, me."
Shiroi gasped, "Had did it catch you in the first place?"
Anada noticed she used the word it, and remembered that even though now Shiroi had a man in her life, she would forever fear and not trust most of them. "Well, I had been hiding in my room, but the bandit had just so happened to pick my room to break into, you get the idea."
Shiroi nodded and Anada continued.
"The bandit carried me back to his camp. It was empty except for the loot they had already stolen from other villages. I knew he was going to rape me as soon as he had the chance, so I used my tiny earth ability to hold him off as long as I could. It was long enough, 'cause just before he was about to take me, Takken arrived."
"And I'm guessing he slew the thing and carried you home?" Shiroi asked. "That's quite a fairy tale ending."
Anada shrugged, "But that's what happened. Actually, that isn't completely correct. Takken had been injured, so I used some of the bandits' stolen first aid equipment to treat Takken's wounds. We stayed there the night, since the stuff I used on him would make him sleepy. We went back to the village in the morning."
"Still sounds like a fairy tale ending," Shiroi said.
"But I'm not done yet," Anada protested.
"Then by all means," Shiroi said, "Continue."
Anada made a face at her friend, which caused Shiroi to laugh, and then Anada continued. "A few weeks passed. Takken started volunteering to repair things around the house for my father, and you know what that meant."
Of course Shiroi knew what it meant, she'd lived in her village long enough to know what men did when they wanted a single woman. They would first start repairing things for the woman's family, and they it would progress to doing chores that the woman's father would normally do. Then, if the time were right, the man would ask her to the festival or carnival. By then, both the parents and the girl would know that the man was in love with her, and she would respond either likewise to him or reject him. Most times it would go into a positive direction, it was rare that the man was rejected.
"What festival did ask you to?"
"The Autumn Festival," Anada answered. "We went to the Spirit Flame ceremony, and I saw my destiny with him. So, what could I do?"
"Guess it makes since," Shiroi said. "I'm just surprised he fell in love with you in the first place, since you were a friend of mine."
"You had been gone for three and half years," Anada said. "Everyone thought you were dead, even I did. Apparently Takken had put that part of his past behind him, and went toward his future."
"Apparently so," Shiroi said. She sighed, "Well, I guess you've explained it enough, I'll see you in the morning."
Anada nodded and Shiroi left.
***
Author's Note: Hey guys, sorry this latest update took so long. I've been sick with that flu thing, luckily I got the flu shot and made it milder. Finally got this chapter up, sorry if it's a little boring. As for your reviews, I just got wireless and my email server isn't letting me access any of my new mail, at least not yet, so I don't know if I'll be able to get your reviews right away, but still write them to me, I'll get them somehow. Thanks for waiting!
-Telepathy-
(Thoughts)
Chapter 33
It had been nearly a month since Shiroi returned from her village. She had almost completely regained all of her power, and had only been called in once for minor work. The minor work, helping Koenma sort papers. It had bored Shiroi silly, but it gave her something to do besides sit around the temple with Genkai's watchful eye constantly observing her.
Since then, she had spent the rest of her time doing her favorite pastime, creating jewelry. It had been her hobby since she had created the earring and necklace set for Yuseke's mother, and now she had time to work on some ideas that had been swimming around in her head for the longest time.
She had been working outside one afternoon, just outside her room, working on a choker-like necklace when she heard Genkai talk to someone.
***
Genkai had been standing in front of the shrine when the woman arrived. She had never seen the woman before, and by the way she was dressed, she was a foreigner.
"May I help you?" she asked the young woman.
The woman was silent for a moment. "Well," she said finally, "I'm looking for someone, a friend of mine."
"That doesn't tell me much," Genkai said, "What's this person's name?"
"Anada!"
Both the old psychic and the young woman jumped and turned to see Shiroi coming around the corner.
"What are you doing here?" Shiroi asked.
"Looking for you," Anada answered.
"I think I need an explanation," Genkai said.
"I told you about Anada," Shiroi answered. "She's from my village."
"I think Genkai wants to know how she got here."
The three of them looked up to the roof of the shrine to find Hiei standing at the top.
"Hello Hiei," Anada said.
The fire demon's only response was jumping off the roof and landing next to Shiroi.
"Hiei's right," Shiroi said, "How did you get here? And why did you come in the first place?"
Anada smiled, "We convinced him."
"Who?" Genkai asked.
"You're joking," Shiroi accused. She watched her friend shake her head, "But how? What Sansa decides about something, he never changes his mind."
Anada smiled, "Well, Tana and Nana and I convinced him, and I think that's pretty good, don't you think?"
Shiroi smiled, "I'd like to see someone say it's not."
"Takken," Hiei replied.
Shiroi made a face, "Okay, besides Takken."
"Can someone fill me in?" Genkai asked, "Or are you going to leave this old woman in the dark?"
Shiroi giggled, "Sorry Genkai. You remember I told you about Elder Sansa saying that if I joined with Hiei he'll banish us both from his village, that he even refused to allow us to join whatsoever?"
Genkai nodded, and turned to Anada, "And you and you friends changed his mind."
Anada smiled and nodded, "Yep."
"Still doesn't answer one question," Hiei said, "How did you get here?"
"Opps," Anada said, "guess I didn't answer that." She pulled a bright, sapphire blue stone out of her apron pocket, "The priestess keeps a few transport stone for emergencies, and she allowed me to use this one to get to you."
"I'm surprised Takken let you come," Shiroi said.
Anada expression changed to slight fear, "He doesn't even know I've come here. So he's at home probably either worried sick about me, or angrier than he's ever been at me."
Shiroi sighed, "Well, then I guess it wouldn't hurt for you to stay a few days. Having him worry about something would be first, and giving him time to let his anger cool is better for you."
Anada nodded, "If you say so."
Shiroi turned to Hiei, "Could you go and get everyone? I'll contact Botan and Yukina too."
Hiei would have normally said no, but since it was Shiroi whom was asking, and that his sister would be coming, he had to agree.
Shiroi smiled, "Thank you."
Hiei rolled his eyes, and leapt out of sight.
"He seems unfazed," Anada said.
"That's just Hiei for you," Genkai replied. "I'm sure once he's alone, he'd be a funny sight to see."
"But he'll be alone," Shiroi said, "So we won't see it." She giggled when Genkai rolled her eyes, and then turned to Anada, "So, what else has been going on at home?"
Anada smiled, and they and sat down on the steps of the shrine to talk.
***
They had just finished their conversation when a large, five tailed, silver fox hopped up the last step.
Anada shrieked and ducked behind Shiroi.
"What's wrong?" Shiroi asked her friend. Anada pointed over her shoulder and the spirit fox. "What? That's just Kurama."
"Huh?" Anada asked.
The spirit fox appeared to have a smirk on his face. Did I scare you?
Anada gulped, "Uh, well, maybe just a little."
Kurama smirked and shifted back to his human form. "Better?" he asked.
Anada nodded, just as Yuseke came up the stairs.
"Thanks for leaving me in the dust Fox Boy," Yuseke gasped.
"You're welcome," Kurama grinned as the human sat down on the ground, still trying to catch his breath after chasing the spirit fox.
"Now we just have to wait for Kuwabara," Shiroi said.
"Don't expect him to be here too soon." Hiei landed close by. "He was asleep when I arrived at his place. It took a fair amount of persuasion to wake him up. I left him as he was getting ready to take a shower."
"Figures," Yuseke grumbled. He got to his feet. "So, what brings you here Anada?"
"Lets wait until Kuwabara gets here," Shiroi said. "That way she only has to explain it once."
"You're going to torture us then?" Yuseke asked.
Shiroi shrugged as Hiei smirked.
***
After ten minutes of waiting, Kuwabara finally showed up.
"Sorry," he gasped, "I got here as fast as I could."
"What were you doing sleeping at two o'clock in the afternoon?" Yuseke asked.
"I always sleep until two on Sundays," Kuwabara answered. "And don't even give me that glare Urimeshi, I know you can sleep past two on weekends."
Yuseke glared at him, and Kuwabara glared back. Kurama didn't like how this situation was turning into, so he got between the two and asked, "Do you want to hear what Anada has to say, or do you want to tear each other to pieces?"
Yuseke and Kuwabara glared at the fox demon, but then turned to Anada.
Anada explained what happened, and what would be going on when they went back to the village.
"So when are we going?" Yuseke asked.
"Not for a few days," Shiroi answered. "Anada came here without telling Takken, which means he's either worried sick, or raging mad. Either way, waiting a few days is better than going there right away. It'll allow Takken to let off some steam if he's angry, or let him experience what it's like to worry about someone."
"Figures he'd cause a problem," Yuseke grumbled.
***
That evening, when everyone had gone home, Shiroi showed Anada where she would be sleeping.
"Thanks for letting me stay here a few days," Anada said.
"It's either this," Shiroi said, "Or running the risk of Takken blowing up like a volcano when we all get there." She thought for a moment, "But then again, that may just happen anyway."
Anada shook her head, "I'm sorry that you still have to worry about him, he shouldn't be your problem anymore."
"Takken will be a problem for me until the day either of us die," Shiroi replied. "But as long as he makes you happy, I really shouldn't say anything bad about him. You fell in love with him didn't you, or was it arranged?"
Anada shook her head; "I fell in love with him."
"How?" Shiroi asked. "During the time I left, you were ready to take a rake to his head."
Anada couldn't help but giggle, "I know, and I stayed t hat way, until two years ago."
"I'm listening," Shiroi said as she made herself comfortable on the floor.
Anada sighed, "Guess I should tell you then shouldn't I?" Shiroi shrugged, and Anada began. "Around two years ago, maybe a little longer, the village was attacked by some demon bandits. Takken and his group fought most of them off, but one demon lived and escaped with a prisoner, me."
Shiroi gasped, "Had did it catch you in the first place?"
Anada noticed she used the word it, and remembered that even though now Shiroi had a man in her life, she would forever fear and not trust most of them. "Well, I had been hiding in my room, but the bandit had just so happened to pick my room to break into, you get the idea."
Shiroi nodded and Anada continued.
"The bandit carried me back to his camp. It was empty except for the loot they had already stolen from other villages. I knew he was going to rape me as soon as he had the chance, so I used my tiny earth ability to hold him off as long as I could. It was long enough, 'cause just before he was about to take me, Takken arrived."
"And I'm guessing he slew the thing and carried you home?" Shiroi asked. "That's quite a fairy tale ending."
Anada shrugged, "But that's what happened. Actually, that isn't completely correct. Takken had been injured, so I used some of the bandits' stolen first aid equipment to treat Takken's wounds. We stayed there the night, since the stuff I used on him would make him sleepy. We went back to the village in the morning."
"Still sounds like a fairy tale ending," Shiroi said.
"But I'm not done yet," Anada protested.
"Then by all means," Shiroi said, "Continue."
Anada made a face at her friend, which caused Shiroi to laugh, and then Anada continued. "A few weeks passed. Takken started volunteering to repair things around the house for my father, and you know what that meant."
Of course Shiroi knew what it meant, she'd lived in her village long enough to know what men did when they wanted a single woman. They would first start repairing things for the woman's family, and they it would progress to doing chores that the woman's father would normally do. Then, if the time were right, the man would ask her to the festival or carnival. By then, both the parents and the girl would know that the man was in love with her, and she would respond either likewise to him or reject him. Most times it would go into a positive direction, it was rare that the man was rejected.
"What festival did ask you to?"
"The Autumn Festival," Anada answered. "We went to the Spirit Flame ceremony, and I saw my destiny with him. So, what could I do?"
"Guess it makes since," Shiroi said. "I'm just surprised he fell in love with you in the first place, since you were a friend of mine."
"You had been gone for three and half years," Anada said. "Everyone thought you were dead, even I did. Apparently Takken had put that part of his past behind him, and went toward his future."
"Apparently so," Shiroi said. She sighed, "Well, I guess you've explained it enough, I'll see you in the morning."
Anada nodded and Shiroi left.
***
Author's Note: Hey guys, sorry this latest update took so long. I've been sick with that flu thing, luckily I got the flu shot and made it milder. Finally got this chapter up, sorry if it's a little boring. As for your reviews, I just got wireless and my email server isn't letting me access any of my new mail, at least not yet, so I don't know if I'll be able to get your reviews right away, but still write them to me, I'll get them somehow. Thanks for waiting!