Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Young Immortal ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )
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Chapter 3
Shiziru was running as fast as he legs could carry her.
"Shiziru!" Botan yelled from behind her, "She should be off to your left." They were running down the low-cemented embankment of the city river, and were just running under a bridge.
"It had to take Hiei this long to find her?" Shiziru asked.
"Hey at least he found her," Hinigeshi said. "If he hadn't wouldn't have been able to find her at night and we wouldn't be able to look for her again until tomorrow morning."
"I guess you're right," Shiziru said as she slowed down as they reached the area where Hiei said he had found the girl. "To my left." She looked to her left and scanned the wall. "I don't see anyone."
"Keep looking," Botan said.
Yukina turned around and looked at the bridge where it met the wall, "There!" They all turned to where she was looking. There, lying against the wall where it met the bridge was a young girl. They couldn't tell what her condition was from the light, even as they got right up to her.
She was unconscious. "Looks like someone's going to be caring her back," Hinigeshi said.
"I'll do it," Shiziru said. "Help me." They got the girl piggy back on Shiziru's back. "My God, I can barely feel her, when was the last time she ate?"
"Koenma said that she didn't eat at the palace," Hinigeshi said.
"So that's two days we know she hasn't eaten?" Shiziru asked.
"And that's all," Hinigeshi replied.
"Lets get back to the temple," Yukina said, "Quickly." They nodded and started running back to the temple.
"I wish it hadn't gotten so dark," Keiko said.
"You're not the only one," Botan replied. "This isn't really the smartest place to be at this time."
"Lets stop thinking about what might happen to us," Shiziru said, "Right now we just need to get back to the temple. Damn, I wish one of us had telepathy so we could let Genkai know this girl's condition."
Botan smacked herself in the forehead. "I'm a fool." She stopped, the others doing so a second later. Botan summoned her oar. "Give her to me, I can fly to the temple faster than we can run."
"I'll go with you," Hinigeshi said. She summoned her oar as Shiziru brought the girl over.
"Hinigeshi," she said, "Why don't you take Yukina along with you, that way when you guys get to the temple you won't have to wait for us to get there."
Hinigeshi nodded and helped Yukina onto her oar while Shiziru helped Botan situate the girl on Botan's oar so she wouldn't fall off.
"Okay," Botan said, "We'll see you two when you get to the temple." She and Hinigeshi rose into the air and sped away.
"Come on," Shiziru said to Keiko, "Let's get going." Keiko nodded and they started running again.
As Hinigeshi and Botan flew, Yukina asked, "Do you think she'll even let us help her?"
"As long as the boys stay out of sight," Botan said. "Also out of hearing range. Yuseke and Kuwabara can be very loud, but I don't think we'll really have to worry about Kurama and Hiei; those two are normally quite, even when they're not asked to be quiet."
Yukina nodded, and the Hinigeshi said, "Perhaps Yukina and I should fly in first, to let the guys know."
Botan nodded, "But wait until we get closer, I'd rather stay together. She might wake up, and only one woman around may make her nervous and she might thrash about."
Hinigeshi nodded as they drew nearer to the temple. "Okay," Hinigeshi said as they floated up the stairs. She flew faster, and Yukina held on tight. Botan flew slower so she could give Hinigeshi a little more time, but not too slow.
When Hinigeshi cleared the stairs she yelled, "Botan's coming up with her, get outta sight boys!"
"Where are Shiziru and Keiko?" Yuseke asked.
"They're coming," Hinigeshi answered as she and Yukina landed. "Botan and I carried Yukina and the girl here so we wouldn't waste time." She looked around.
"Where's Hiei?"
Kurama pointed to the rock where they had left him, he still sat there, holding his head. "I don't think he'll be moving anytime soon, so I think it'll be all right it he stays there," he said.
Hinigeshi nodded, "Just as long as he stays there and doesn't make much noise."
"What's wrong with him?" Yukina asked.
"Headache," Kurama answered. "He normally gets one after doing something like that for more than half an hour or so."
"He was in that state for hours though," Hinigeshi said, "That must be some headache."
Yukina looked up as Botan cleared the stairs. "Why don't you, Botan, and Genkai get her into bed. Let me help Hiei and I'll be right in."
"Are you sure that won't take any energy out of you?" Genkai asked as Botan landed.
Yukina shook her head, "Headaches are my specialty, and they hardly take anything out of me." Genkai nodded and went to help Hinigeshi get the girl off of Botan's oar.
Yukina walked over to Hiei as the other three boys wandered into the shadows close by. When she reached Hiei he didn't respond. "I can make your headache go away Hiei," she said gently, "If you let me help you, it'll be gone in a few minutes."
Hiei groaned, "Save your energy for the girl," he muttered.
"It won't take much Hiei, I'll have plenty of energy left for her." She didn't wait for a reply. She moved his hands away from his head and placed her fingertips on his temples.
Hiei jumped slightly, surprised by her sudden action. She applied a tiny bit of her energy, and Hiei automatically felt his headache begin to dull and fade.
Yukina took her hands away, "Feeling better?" Hiei nodded dumbly. "Good, I'll go help the girl now. You rest, it'll make your headache go away faster." Then she lightly ran into the temple where she had seen the women take the girl.
"She's good isn't she?" Kuwabara asked.
Hiei glared at the human for coming up behind him. He got slowly to his feet; trying to get the feeling back into his legs after sitting there for do long.
"Watch it Kuwabara," Yuseke said. "Hiei still might not be in a good mood." He looked at the stairs as Keiko and Shiziru came up. "Took you long enough."
"Be quiet Yuseke," Keiko said as she tried to catch her breath. "I didn't see you running around the city all day."
"You guys told us to stay here," Yuseke replied, "Of course we weren't out there."
He stretched, "I should probably walk you home, your mom's probably worried sick."
Keiko groaned, but nodded, "But I'm coming back here first thing tomorrow."
"Okay," Yuseke said as he headed down the stairs, Keiko followed him.
"It's time for us to go too bro," Shiziru said.
"Okay," Kuwabara muttered. He lumbered out of the shadows and followed his sister down the stairs.
Kurama watched them go, and then turned to Hiei, "What do you think?"
"What do you mean, 'What do I think?'" Hiei asked.
"That girl, how do you think she'll be if she recovers?"
"Why would I care?" Hiei asked.
"You spent an entire afternoon searching for her," Kurama answered. "If you didn't care, you wouldn't have done it." Hiei didn't answer. "Oh well. We probably won't find anything out until tomorrow any way."
"So lets go," Hiei muttered, "I wouldn't mind getting some sleep." Kurama shook his head and they both wandered off into the darkness.
Author's Note: That's gotta be some headache for Hiei. Hope you like it so far, there's a lot coming.
Chapter 3
Shiziru was running as fast as he legs could carry her.
"Shiziru!" Botan yelled from behind her, "She should be off to your left." They were running down the low-cemented embankment of the city river, and were just running under a bridge.
"It had to take Hiei this long to find her?" Shiziru asked.
"Hey at least he found her," Hinigeshi said. "If he hadn't wouldn't have been able to find her at night and we wouldn't be able to look for her again until tomorrow morning."
"I guess you're right," Shiziru said as she slowed down as they reached the area where Hiei said he had found the girl. "To my left." She looked to her left and scanned the wall. "I don't see anyone."
"Keep looking," Botan said.
Yukina turned around and looked at the bridge where it met the wall, "There!" They all turned to where she was looking. There, lying against the wall where it met the bridge was a young girl. They couldn't tell what her condition was from the light, even as they got right up to her.
She was unconscious. "Looks like someone's going to be caring her back," Hinigeshi said.
"I'll do it," Shiziru said. "Help me." They got the girl piggy back on Shiziru's back. "My God, I can barely feel her, when was the last time she ate?"
"Koenma said that she didn't eat at the palace," Hinigeshi said.
"So that's two days we know she hasn't eaten?" Shiziru asked.
"And that's all," Hinigeshi replied.
"Lets get back to the temple," Yukina said, "Quickly." They nodded and started running back to the temple.
"I wish it hadn't gotten so dark," Keiko said.
"You're not the only one," Botan replied. "This isn't really the smartest place to be at this time."
"Lets stop thinking about what might happen to us," Shiziru said, "Right now we just need to get back to the temple. Damn, I wish one of us had telepathy so we could let Genkai know this girl's condition."
Botan smacked herself in the forehead. "I'm a fool." She stopped, the others doing so a second later. Botan summoned her oar. "Give her to me, I can fly to the temple faster than we can run."
"I'll go with you," Hinigeshi said. She summoned her oar as Shiziru brought the girl over.
"Hinigeshi," she said, "Why don't you take Yukina along with you, that way when you guys get to the temple you won't have to wait for us to get there."
Hinigeshi nodded and helped Yukina onto her oar while Shiziru helped Botan situate the girl on Botan's oar so she wouldn't fall off.
"Okay," Botan said, "We'll see you two when you get to the temple." She and Hinigeshi rose into the air and sped away.
"Come on," Shiziru said to Keiko, "Let's get going." Keiko nodded and they started running again.
As Hinigeshi and Botan flew, Yukina asked, "Do you think she'll even let us help her?"
"As long as the boys stay out of sight," Botan said. "Also out of hearing range. Yuseke and Kuwabara can be very loud, but I don't think we'll really have to worry about Kurama and Hiei; those two are normally quite, even when they're not asked to be quiet."
Yukina nodded, and the Hinigeshi said, "Perhaps Yukina and I should fly in first, to let the guys know."
Botan nodded, "But wait until we get closer, I'd rather stay together. She might wake up, and only one woman around may make her nervous and she might thrash about."
Hinigeshi nodded as they drew nearer to the temple. "Okay," Hinigeshi said as they floated up the stairs. She flew faster, and Yukina held on tight. Botan flew slower so she could give Hinigeshi a little more time, but not too slow.
When Hinigeshi cleared the stairs she yelled, "Botan's coming up with her, get outta sight boys!"
"Where are Shiziru and Keiko?" Yuseke asked.
"They're coming," Hinigeshi answered as she and Yukina landed. "Botan and I carried Yukina and the girl here so we wouldn't waste time." She looked around.
"Where's Hiei?"
Kurama pointed to the rock where they had left him, he still sat there, holding his head. "I don't think he'll be moving anytime soon, so I think it'll be all right it he stays there," he said.
Hinigeshi nodded, "Just as long as he stays there and doesn't make much noise."
"What's wrong with him?" Yukina asked.
"Headache," Kurama answered. "He normally gets one after doing something like that for more than half an hour or so."
"He was in that state for hours though," Hinigeshi said, "That must be some headache."
Yukina looked up as Botan cleared the stairs. "Why don't you, Botan, and Genkai get her into bed. Let me help Hiei and I'll be right in."
"Are you sure that won't take any energy out of you?" Genkai asked as Botan landed.
Yukina shook her head, "Headaches are my specialty, and they hardly take anything out of me." Genkai nodded and went to help Hinigeshi get the girl off of Botan's oar.
Yukina walked over to Hiei as the other three boys wandered into the shadows close by. When she reached Hiei he didn't respond. "I can make your headache go away Hiei," she said gently, "If you let me help you, it'll be gone in a few minutes."
Hiei groaned, "Save your energy for the girl," he muttered.
"It won't take much Hiei, I'll have plenty of energy left for her." She didn't wait for a reply. She moved his hands away from his head and placed her fingertips on his temples.
Hiei jumped slightly, surprised by her sudden action. She applied a tiny bit of her energy, and Hiei automatically felt his headache begin to dull and fade.
Yukina took her hands away, "Feeling better?" Hiei nodded dumbly. "Good, I'll go help the girl now. You rest, it'll make your headache go away faster." Then she lightly ran into the temple where she had seen the women take the girl.
"She's good isn't she?" Kuwabara asked.
Hiei glared at the human for coming up behind him. He got slowly to his feet; trying to get the feeling back into his legs after sitting there for do long.
"Watch it Kuwabara," Yuseke said. "Hiei still might not be in a good mood." He looked at the stairs as Keiko and Shiziru came up. "Took you long enough."
"Be quiet Yuseke," Keiko said as she tried to catch her breath. "I didn't see you running around the city all day."
"You guys told us to stay here," Yuseke replied, "Of course we weren't out there."
He stretched, "I should probably walk you home, your mom's probably worried sick."
Keiko groaned, but nodded, "But I'm coming back here first thing tomorrow."
"Okay," Yuseke said as he headed down the stairs, Keiko followed him.
"It's time for us to go too bro," Shiziru said.
"Okay," Kuwabara muttered. He lumbered out of the shadows and followed his sister down the stairs.
Kurama watched them go, and then turned to Hiei, "What do you think?"
"What do you mean, 'What do I think?'" Hiei asked.
"That girl, how do you think she'll be if she recovers?"
"Why would I care?" Hiei asked.
"You spent an entire afternoon searching for her," Kurama answered. "If you didn't care, you wouldn't have done it." Hiei didn't answer. "Oh well. We probably won't find anything out until tomorrow any way."
"So lets go," Hiei muttered, "I wouldn't mind getting some sleep." Kurama shook his head and they both wandered off into the darkness.
Author's Note: That's gotta be some headache for Hiei. Hope you like it so far, there's a lot coming.