Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Running From You ❯ Unraveled ( Chapter 9 )

Chapter 9: Unraveled

 

 

Kurama lifted the girl up in his arms and motioned for everyone to follow.

 

“Please stop by any time you want… even if you are demons…” Priestess Yuki added softly as she looked at the gang and then at Akemi. A slight reverie washed over her as she thought about Mitsuko again.

 

“We will. Thank you.” Keiko said as the tante headed towards the stares. The priestess waved good bye and the gang headed back home. The stares on the street weren't as odd to Kurama as the weight of the girl; she was heavier, an obvious effect of becoming instantly older.

 

“Do you think it will be bad Kazuma?” Yukina asked the carrot haired boy. Kuwabara shook his head, uncertain.

 

“I don't really know. But I know we are all going to be there.” Kuwabara smiled and placed his hands on Yukina's shoulders. Yusuke comforted Keiko while running the last few hours over in his mind, trying to figure out what had really happened.

 

I will finally move on, and all her memories of my existence will be erased.

 

Hiei watched on as the rest of the gang walked up the temple's steps to the waiting Genkai. She was worried and pacing by time Kurama finally made it to the top stop with the sleeping Akemi.

 

“What happened?” Genkai asked. Yusuke sighed.

 

“Something. The point is, her real name is Akemi, and she is actually 18; oh yeah, she's a human now.” Yusuke said nonchalantly. Genkai nodded, confused by the day's activity, but willing to take in the basics for the moment. Kurama nodded and headed back towards the temple with Akemi held tightly to his chest.

 

“I'll watch her over night, so do not worry about her.” Kurama told Keiko as she opened the door to the temple and to Kioko's room. She nodded and left after Kurama placed Akemi in the bed that she had slept in as a young girl. He marveled at her beauty and at her innocent sleeping face that lulled him into a state of sleep himself. He placed his head on the edge of her bed while he sat in a chair.

 

 

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ LATER THAT NIGHT ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 

Hiei flitted past the window to check up on the fox and the girl. He hadn't been surprised when she was the end result of the dead priestess's work. She was attractive for a ningen, but not his taste; she was much too complicated: perfect for Kurama.

 

“Hnn.” Hiei wondered if the fox saw anything in her. He wasn't even sure if the fox had thought about the girl in that way. Carefully Hiei wiped the frost off the window to see the girl awake and playing with the kitsune's hair. She looked at Hiei and watched him as he watched her; then she looked back at the fox and kept her attention there.

 

{Fox, she's playing with your hair. WAKE UP.}

 

{Hmm??}

 

Kurama opened his eyes to find Akemi playing with his crimson hair. She didn't smile or laugh; she just twirled the hair in between her fingers. Kurama sat up a bit more and made eye contact.

 

“You are awake.” Kurama spoke softly so as not to startle her. The girl continued to play with Kurama's hair, careful as to not pull it off his head. She ran her fingers through it and watched as the boy closed his eyes and smiled.

 

{Stop enjoying this, Youko!}

 

{Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.}

 

Kurama continued to purr out loud until the girl patted him on the head and caught his attention. He looked up and noticed that her lilac eyes were crying silently. Kurama got up and sat on the edge of her bed, catching her tears and wiping them on his pants instead of letting them hit her bedding or her clothes. She continued to cry, but let the sound of it fall through more. Kurama listened to the soft hiccup sounds she made when she tried to breathe in quickly.

 

“Shhh….” Kurama pulled the girl in tightly and ran his hands over her long ivory hair. She curled her hands into a fist and wanted to pound into something, but couldn't find anything to hit. Slowly, she released her fists and grabbed on to Kurama's shirt.

 

“She's gone….” Akemi cried, trying to remember who was taken away from her and why it hurt so much. Kurama held her as she struggled to remember Mitsuko.

 

All her memories of my existence will be ERASED.

 

There was no way to bring back those memories that were taken, but Akemi had remembered the feeling of Mitsuko's protection.

 

“I am here for you.” Kurama spoke softly, trying to give Akemi a sense of relief, but falling because she knew that there was something more.

 

“Where is she?” Akemi spoke to Kurama while running her hands along his chest. Kurama gulped and felt Youko's edge spark.

 

“I don't know who you are talking about, Akemi.” Kurama said. She shook her head and pounded on Kurama's chest lightly.

 

“You know what I'm talking about Kitsune! I'm not stupid!” Akemi yelled as soft as she could. Kurama pulled her face away from his chest and kissed her forehead lightly. Akemi growled. “Where is SHE?!” Akemi yelled. Kurama looked at her and frowned.

 

“She is gone. You can't get her back.” Kurama told Akemi lightly. She felt her eyes water and she let the fox hold her close. The pain of being abandoned was searing in her chest and she felt it surfacing. It had been so long since she had felt the sting of rejection. Being held fixed the immediate response the rejection solicited.

 

“Don't…don't let go…” Akemi begged Kurama. The kitsune nodded and held the girl close. It had been forever since he had held someone so close to him. Her older form was sensual; the way she moved, the things she said… it was almost as if she had experienced so much in those few seconds it took her to become 18.

 

“Shhh. Just relax. No one is leaving you.” Kurama added, trying to make sure that Akemi knew that the tante liked her just as much as they like Kioko. Akemi sighed and let herself fall asleep in the boy's arms.

 

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ THE NEXT DAY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 

Kurama walked down the hall with a set of tea on a tray for Akemi. He waited till she was well into her second REM cycle to get up and get her some tea for when she woke. Keiko opened the door for him and watched as the kitsune sat right next to her bed and waited for her to wake up. Slowly she closed the door and walked to the kitchen where dinner was being made. Yusuke and Kuwabara were fighting over something stupid, like normal.

 

“Oi, how is Kio…uhm… Akemi doing?” Yusuke fixed his mistake. Keiko shrugged.

 

“Kurama is taking good care of her, but I can't really tell how bad it is if he is the only one who had privileges. I think we need to let him take a break…” Keiko spoke.

 

“Or force him to.” Genkai added, knowing that the kitsune was getting addicted to the company of the girl. She didn't want to see him upset when the girl had to leave and live her life.

 

“Yeah. Good idea. We should make him give us time!” Yusuke spoke, excited to get to spend time with the girl, to find out if she was still as impressionable as she was when she was a younger girl. Keiko nodded and smiled, happy to know that someone shared her feelings.

 

“If only it were easy to lure him out here!” Keiko thought out loud. The tante nodded and then looked at Hiei, who proceeded to shake his head and glare.

 

“No, onna. I'm not going to make up some story.” Hiei said seriously.

 

“Mmmkay. Then you could try and kill Kuwabara or Yusuke.” Keiko added for kicks. Hiei tilted his head and his eyes lit up. Yusuke and Kuwabara looked at each other and bolted for the door.

 

“You just made it interesting.” Hiei flitted off, trying to kill the detective and the idiot. There was lots of screaming, and Keiko prepared herself for the role of a life time. Quickly she ran to the bedroom.

 

 

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hahaha! I love my bad sense of humor.

 

Yusuke and Kuwabara: @o@'''' O.M.G.!!! HELLLLP *still running from Hiei*

 

Hiei: *chasing* ^.^

 

Bunny: oooooOOOooooo *eats popcorn*

 

Kurama: *joins Bunny* OOO!! I love popcorn

 

Bunny: AH HA! It worked *throws brown sack over Kurama and runs away with him*

 

Kurama: aasd wogdu meneig sgei *kicks from inside sack* (translate: what is going on?!”

 

Hiei: *devilish eyes* COME OUT COME OUT WHERE EVER YOU ARE!

 

Yusuke and Kuwabara: HEEEEEEEELP!!!

 

Read and review. I luvels.

 

Love always, chibibunny!