Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Running From You ❯ An Elite ( Chapter 6 )

Chapter 6:An Elite

 

 

 

Kioko crawled out of bed and felt the cold floor brush up against her feet. It was solid and she liked the feeling that came with the familiar floors and surroundings. She smiled at the sun peeking into her room. Carefully she pulled herself all the way out of bed and dragged her still sleepy body over to her trunk of new clothes that Keiko and Yusuke took her out for.

 

“Yay.” She smiled and pulled open the trunk. Inside was a pretty red turtle neck with a ruffled skirt. Quickly she pulled it on, falling over occasionally while trying to pull up the black leggings that Keiko insisted she have. Kioko pulled the left side of her hair back and clipped it there, keeping it out of her eyes.

 

She walked to the middle of the room and stopped, feeling something moving behind her. Her chest suddenly felt tight, like someone was squeezing her lungs and heart.

 

“AHHHHHH!!!” Kioko screamed and fell to the floor, the pain in her chest spreading to her body, then spreading to her soul. She could feel the very depths of her soul bleeding and tearing and screaming.

 

“KIOKO!” A familiar bunch of voices yelled as they almost broke the door down with worry and fear. Yusuke looked at the shaking girl lying curled up in a little ball, clutching her chest. Keiko rushed towards her and pulled the girl into her lap.

 

“Wake up! KIOKO!” Genkai yelled as the little girl struggled against some internal pain. Yukina looked her over and tried to heal her, but stopped, shaking her head confused.

 

“It isn't a physical ailment. Kioko-sama is suffering on an emotional basis. I cannot heal that.” Yukina said scared. A tear rolled onto the floor with a thunk.

 

Kioko grasped her chest tighter and tighter, but the pain would not dissipate. Slowly she could feel the darkness pulling her down. Her body was exploding and she couldn't stop it. She was going to end, to be done with. All her work to be free and she was going to die as a little ball on a temple's floor.

 

Temple…

 

A warm set of arms reached out to her and pulled her into them. Carefully they wrapped themselves around her and hugged her, keeping her safe and warm. Slowly Kioko looked up at the owner of the arms, and a beautiful woman with black hair and grey eyes greeted her with a big smile. Her arms were stopping the pain, they were preventing her from feeling it.Kioko smiled and nuzzled herself into the woman, feeling the warmth on her chest, the slow beating of the woman's heart, and the sadness it was crying out. Kioko looked up at the woman and noticed that she wasn't as tall as she remembered everyone else being. Kioko looked at her own body and realized that she was at least a foot and a half taller than when she was awake and in pain. “Shhh…” The woman spoke and her voice was deep and sweet, like dark chocolate.Kioko nodded and hugged the woman tightly. It was warmth that she had never felt before; never experienced in her entire existence.Then it faded, slowly and surely, the warmth faded.

 

 

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ THAT NIGHT ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 

Hiei walked out of the girl's room and sighed, his Jagan over worked and his body tired. The others eagerly awaited his analysis, but the Koorime didn't feel like talking. He craved sleep, and lots of it.

 

“What's going on?” Yusuke demanded of the Jaganshi the moment he walked into the room. Kurama motioned for Yusuke to relax as Hiei slumped against the wall.

 

“The Jagan uses a lot of energy Yusuke, give Hiei some time to relax.” Kurama replied. Hiei shrugged and sat, pensive for a moment. He tried to figure out what exactly had happened.

 

“The spirit inside of her is strong.” Hiei mumbled. The gang nodded in unison. Hiei waited to catch his breath.

 

“Is she going to die?” Keiko ventured. Hiei shook his head and Keiko almost collapsed into Yusuke's arm. Hiei couldn't imagine what would drive Yusuke's ningen to cry about some girl.

 

{That girl is important to them, Hiei.}

 

{Hnn. I don't care.}

 

{You wouldn't understand, Hiei.}

 

{What does that mean, fox?!}

 

{Never mind, Hiei.}

 

{Tell me fox!}

 

{Calm down, Hiei. I meant that you don't have anyone close to you that way. Once you love someone, you worry about them all the time because you want them to be fulfilled in the way that will be good to them.}

 

{I don't understand.}

 

{I told you.}

 

{Hnn.}

 

“Is there any way we can fix it?” Yusuke pleaded, not to Hiei, but rather to the air, to some invisible god. Hiei shrugged. He had no idea if it could be fixed. It wasn't on his level to do something like that.

 

“Yusuke-kun, I don't think that it is fixable until…” Yukina added softly. Yusuke nodded. He wasn't going to let Kioko die, but he also didn't want her to suffer like she was.

 

“So what happened, exactly?” Kuwabara asked.

 

“The spirit that isn't hers, it was expanding, probably triggered by something.” Kurama said. He had spent most of his time in the Royal Library, searching for something on the Elites. Koenma hadn't known that Kurama was in there until the toddler walked in and saw the kitsune waist deep, reading old dusty books.

 

“How do we stop the other spirit from expanding?” Genkai questioned. Kurama shrugged.

 

“I've found old remedies for the pain, but nothing telling me that it can be stopped. Most of the books in the Royal Library just told me how to ease the pain until…” Kurama cut himself off before he got out of hand with the information. Yusuke looked up at the fox and glared.

 

“Until what?” Yusuke asked.

 

“Don't worry about it right now Yusuke.” Kurama protested.

 

“TELL ME!” Yusuke stood up, defensive.

 

“We will deal with it LATER, Yusuke!” Kurama continued to argue with the detective.

 

“Kurama, do not make me fight you on this, I am half past pissed of and a quarter to killing something. TELL ME NOW.” Yusuke threatened, his eyes menacing and his voice low and almost deathly quiet. Kurama sighed.

 

“The books told me how to ease the pain until the Elite kills itself” Kurama spoke softly, preparing everyone for the impact. Yusuke's eyes went wide and his body rigid. Slowly he slide back down onto the seat to comfort a sobbing Keiko. Botan and Yukina also began to cry, the weight of the mission harboring inside them finally becoming too much. Kuwabara held Yukina and caught all of her tears, placing them softly on the table.

 

“So that's it? We just wait for her to kill herself?!” Yusuke yelled.

 

“Take me to Shirayama Shrine…” Kioko mumbled as she stumbled to the door frame, catching hold of it as she was falling. Kurama stood up and picked her up gently. He held her in his arms, her soft skin and her childish features still present. She looked at him and squeezed his shirt with her hands, desperate to be heard.

 

“Kioko! You should be in bed!” Keiko jumped up and wiped the tears from her cheeks. Kurama looked at Keiko as she stood across from him, trying to take Kioko in her arms. The more Keiko tried to grab Kioko, the tighter she clung to Kurama.

 

“Shirayama… Youko, Shirayama…” Kioko spoke Youko's name and Kurama held tighter to her, realizing it must be extremely important for the girl to call upon Youko's help.

 

{Go. Now.} Youko demanded.

 

{I cannot just take her there! She is sick!}

 

{Do it NOW!} Youko protested.

 

{Why?}

 

{She needs my help. She must know something.} Youko spoke quickly.

 

“Okay. We'll go, Kioko. Shh. Sleep for now.” Kurama held the girl close and looked at Yusuke and Keiko, who, like protective parents, disagreed. Kurama carried the girl back to her bedroom and slowly set her back down on the bed. The room was cold and Kioko was breathing harshly, so Kurama wrapped her up in her blankets and sat with her, watching her sleep. Like he had seen her before, she was cold and freezing, and he was scared he would have to undress once more.

 

{She is so tiny.} Youko commented.

 

{I know. It scares me.}

 

{Why?} Youko asked.

 

{I fear that I could crush her if I transformed.}

 

{I doubt it.} Youko replied.

 

{How so?}

 

{You aren't dumb enough.} Youko smirked.

 

Kurama ran his hand along Kioko's forehead and felt her forehead becoming warmer. Her cheeks looked pinker and finally, she started to breathe easier. Kurama went to stand up, but found a hand pulling his backwards. Kioko looked at him softly and pulled again. Kurama sat down and looked at the girl. She was sad, her ivory hair littered all across the pillows.

 

“I will take you. I promise. But you do need to sleep.” Kurama promised Kioko. The girl blinked a few times and then reached up for the kitsune's forehead, but she was too short. Kurama pulled his head down so that the girl could touch his head. He felt the warmth of her finger tips brush against his head. Then there was a sort of blinding light and Kurama could feel Youko's energy being pulled right out of him, little by little. Quickly, Kurama fought the blinding light and pulled the girl's hand away.

 

“STOP!” Kurama gritted his teeth and spoke in a hushed tone, trying not to worry anyone and attract their attention. Kioko's hand fell and the light diminished, revealing a much older girl with curves and ivory hair. Kurama shot off the bed and looked the girl over. The t-shirt she wore came up above her stomach and the shorts were too short. Kurama blushed and quickly covered the girl up. He looked the girl up and down, admiring the beauty.

 

“Mmmmm.” The girl's eyes fluttered open and Kurama noticed the same lilac eyes that had greeted him before. It was Kioko, but much older.

 

“Kioko?” Kurama sat on the edge of the bed as the girl sat up and pulled the covers over her chest. Kioko shook her head and touched Kurama's cheek, staring deeply into his eyes.

 

“Sorry, no.” Slowly she pulled Kurama closer and brushed her lips against his, taking in the sweet sensation of human contact once more. Kurama's green eyes flashed amber and his hands pulled him apart from the girl who was not Kioko any more.

 

“Who are you?!” Kurama demanded.

 

“My name is Akemi Oshiro, I'm the original owner of this body.”

 

 

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DONE! OMG!

 

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I finally sat and planned it out. So I believe I have more of a direction to go in. I'm sure you will agree once we hit the rest of the chapters!

 

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Yusuke: *glares at Kurama* I WILL KILL YOU!

 

Kurama: *blinks* What did I do?!

 

Hiei: *sighs* the girl kissed you

 

Kurama: SHE KISSED ME!!! *runs away from Yusuke* *hides behind Bunny*

 

Bunny: *>.<'''* DON'T KILL ME!

 

Yusuke: *glares* ARHAGGKNAEWKG! *chases Kurama*

 

Kurama: AWGKNAWEG!! *runs away* O.O'''

 

Everyone else: What….the….F * * *?? V.V'''

 

Bunny: Poor Kurama! *smiles*

 

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