Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Young Immortal ❯ Chapter 12
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By: MageDragon17 
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.06.2004 | Pages: 4 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 346 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.06.2004 | Pages: 4 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 346 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakuhso.
-Telepathy-
(Thoughts)
Chapter 12
Shiroi got to her room and started on the earrings first. At first she didn't know what to use as a hold for the stones, but then she remembered that she could summon whatever mineral she wanted. She summoned some gold minerals from out of nowhere, which pleased her, and melded two tiny balls of it into hanging bases for the earrings.
When she finished those, she began dividing the opal. The blue stone was going to be different to work with than with the obsidian. Layers made the obsidian, but opal was made by severely heated lava and cooled in a specific temperature, so it would be fragile.
She divided the stone into three pieces, two small, and the last one the remains of the rest of the stone. The pendent was as big as her thumb, though her thumb was small; the stone measured in that size was not. The earring pieces were a just under half the size each.
She was able to attach the first stone to the earring before feeling her exhaustion set in. She looked at the clock and saw that it was going a seven; she had been at it for nearly three hours.
She hoped Genkai wouldn't be angry with her for stay in her room so long without word, and cautiously made her way to the gathering room where they normally ate dinner. When she poked her head in, Genkai and Yukina were just setting the table for dinner, Botan and the three guys had already left.
"There you are," Yukina said. "I was going to come and get you in a minute. Were you working on the gift for Yuseke's mother?"
Shiroi nodded as she walked in. "I made the bases for the earrings and finished setting a stone in. I'll probably finish it tomorrow."
"It seems you have found a craft," Genkai said as she came back in carrying a large bowl of shrimp stew.
"I guess," Shiroi said as she helped the woman put the bowl down and began ladling the stew into three bowls. "So it's true that I finished my training with Kurama?"
Genkai nodded. "You're a quick learner, you know pretty much everything he does, except in earth."
"So all I have left is wind, fire, and lighting to do," Shiroi said. "Do you know anyone who can teach me those?"
"I have a feeling that you can learn the wind on your own," Genkai said. "As for fire, Hiei still hasn't answered me. But lighting, I don't know yet. Unless Hiei offers to do that, you may be responsible for teaching yourself that one too."
Shiroi nodded, which mean there was probably going to be a break in her training. It didn't really matter, she had something to do, and an idea of what to do when she finished that.
After dinner she went back to her room and went right to bed, the whole day finally catching up with her. She didn't even remember closing her eyes before she was asleep.
***
The next morning she woke up late. She changed her clothes and went to find Genkai.
"I thought you were going to sleep all day," Genkai said.
"I might have if I wasn't used to waking up after a hard day before."
Genkai nodded. "Botan would like to know when she should begin your healing training."
"Oh that's right," Shiroi said. "Well, perhaps when I'm done with those things for Yuseke."
"That sounds reasonable," Genkai said. "I'll let her know."
Shiroi nodded, "I think I'll go work on the jewelry now." She got up and bowed to Genkai, and ran back to her room.
She sat down and got to work on the second earring. Attaching it took almost no time, and now she could start on the necklace. She spun the remaining gold she had into a fine chain. The latch she had trouble with, but she was finally able to devise one with a screw like method. When the chain was down she made a base for the remaining opal chunk and attached it, and then put the base on the chain.
"There," she whispered as the door to her room slid open and Botan poked her head in.
"Hey," she said. "Did you finish it already?"
Shiroi nodded, "It was easy. I hope Yuseke's mom likes it." She held up the finished jewelry for Botan to see.
"Wow!" Botan exclaimed. "That doesn't even look like it was made with spirit energy."
"What do you mean?"
"I've seen the way these people make jewelry. It's really effective, and that's how yours look, but I must say they look much cleaner." She pulled something out of her long kimono sleeve. "Here, I brought the box for you."
"Thanks," Shiroi said as she took it and put the pieces inside. "Do you think Yuseke will be by today?"
"Maybe," Botan said. "Most likely though, since he's going to want to see your progress on the project."
"Well I think he'll be pleased to know that it's finished," Genkai interrupted.
"Genkai," Shiroi said with a start, "how long have you been standing there?"
"Just long enough to know what you're talking about," the old woman replied. "So, lets see it." Shiroi handed her the box and Genkai looked inside it. "My, my, these are very nice. I'm sure Yuseke's mother will love them."
"I hope so," Shiroi said.
***
About an hour later, the three of them were sitting outside near the stairs; Botan was starting the girl on her healing training.
They were going through how to heal major bruising when Yuseke, Kuwabara, and Kurama showed up.
"Hey guys," Botan said, Shiroi got up and headed to her room at a quick walk.
"Wonder where she's going?" Kuwabara asked.
"What were you three doing?" Yuseke asked Botan and Genkai.
"I was starting Shiroi on her healing training," Botan answered. "So far she can heal minor scratches and bruises."
"Cool," Yuseke said. "All of that in just one morning, man, I'm beginning to believe Kurama about her learning abilities."
"I told you," Kurama muttered as Shiroi appeared.
"What'cha got there?" Kuwabara asked.
Shiroi smiled and held out the box with the jewelry inside to Yuseke. Yuseke took it and opened it.
"You finished?" he asked.
She nodded, "Do need me to do anything else to them?"
"Hell no," Yuseke said as Kuwabara and Kurama peered over his shoulders at the finished project. "These look great, I hope she likes them."
"I do too," Shiroi said.
"It really only took you two days to do this?" Kuwabara asked.
Shiroi nodded, "It was easy, I finished them about an hour ago."
"Cool," Yuseke said. "How much do I owe you?" he asked as he began to pull his wallet out of his pocket.
"Huh? Oh, nothing."
"What?" Yuseke asked as his hand stopped.
"You don't need to pay me anything," Shiroi said, more clearly then her previous stammer. "I liked doing it, use your money to buy a card and wrapping paper."
Yuseke looked stunned for a moment, but then shook his head. "Hold up a minute. You just spent almost two days working on this, and now your saying it's no charge?"
Shiroi nodded, "I offered to do it, so under those circumstances, I don't need to be paid at all."
Yuseke still had his doubts, but said, "Okay, but I still owe you."
Shiroi was about to protest, but when she felt Genkai's hand on her shoulder, she stopped. "Just go and get the gift wrap and card Yuseke," the old woman said. "The sooner you do that, the sooner you can give it to you mother."
Yuseke nodded, "Well, Mother's Day is in two days away, so I guess it is good that I got it now. I'll go get those things now then, since I have nothing else to do." He waved and ran off down the stairs and out of sight.
"Well he looks very happy," Botan said.
"He wouldn't even have something for his mom if it wasn't for Shiroi," Kuwabara said.
"Speaking of your crafting abilities," Kurama said. "You showed us a flute yesterday, do you have it with you still?"
Shiroi nodded and pulled it out of her sleeve.
"She can even play a few things on it," Botan said. "She played for us a few days ago."
"Can we hear?" Kuwabara asked.
Shiroi blushed, "Uh, well, I'm not very good."
"Not very good," Botan said. "Sweetheart you sounded wonderful when you play for us. So what you don't know anything long or complex, what you do know sounds beautiful."
Shiroi blushed again, even brighter that before. "Um, okay. I guess I'll play, let me just get it warmed up."
"What's it made out of any way?" Kuwabara asked.
"Ice," Shiroi said as she brought the mouthpiece to her mouth until the instrument was facing downward in a forty-five degree angle.
"Won't it melt?" Kuwabara asked.
"If it hasn't melted yet I don't think it will," Kurama said. The girl did a few scales, tuning and warming up until she was ready. When she was ready, she sat down on the edge of the second step she had been standing on and began to play.
She played the same three things she had played for the women, and was finished pretty quickly. When she was finished, she waited for any sort of reaction.
Kuwabara applauded and Kurama smiled, making the girl blush.
"That was cool," Kuwabara said.
"Where did you learn to play that?" Kurama asked.
Shiroi told them the same story she had told Genkai, Botan, and Yukina. They were just as impressed with her remembering all of it just as Genkai and the other girls were.
"I want to pound that guy even more," Kuwabara grumbled.
"We are quite aware of that," Kurama said calmly, but there was a hint of something else in his voice, almost like anger.
"You'll get you chance," Genkai said. "We all know that he's probably looking for you, Shiroi. When he gets here, hopefully not anytime soon, you'll be trained enough to defend yourself, and the guys will be here to help protect you."
Shiroi nodded, nervous. She suddenly realized that at any moment her father could appear and destroy everything she had grown to care about in the past few months.
Author's Note: Shiroi found a hobby. That ability is going to go a long way later on in the story. We're almost to the halfway way point, so get ready to do a lot more reading, that is if you like the story so far.
-Telepathy-
(Thoughts)
Chapter 12
Shiroi got to her room and started on the earrings first. At first she didn't know what to use as a hold for the stones, but then she remembered that she could summon whatever mineral she wanted. She summoned some gold minerals from out of nowhere, which pleased her, and melded two tiny balls of it into hanging bases for the earrings.
When she finished those, she began dividing the opal. The blue stone was going to be different to work with than with the obsidian. Layers made the obsidian, but opal was made by severely heated lava and cooled in a specific temperature, so it would be fragile.
She divided the stone into three pieces, two small, and the last one the remains of the rest of the stone. The pendent was as big as her thumb, though her thumb was small; the stone measured in that size was not. The earring pieces were a just under half the size each.
She was able to attach the first stone to the earring before feeling her exhaustion set in. She looked at the clock and saw that it was going a seven; she had been at it for nearly three hours.
She hoped Genkai wouldn't be angry with her for stay in her room so long without word, and cautiously made her way to the gathering room where they normally ate dinner. When she poked her head in, Genkai and Yukina were just setting the table for dinner, Botan and the three guys had already left.
"There you are," Yukina said. "I was going to come and get you in a minute. Were you working on the gift for Yuseke's mother?"
Shiroi nodded as she walked in. "I made the bases for the earrings and finished setting a stone in. I'll probably finish it tomorrow."
"It seems you have found a craft," Genkai said as she came back in carrying a large bowl of shrimp stew.
"I guess," Shiroi said as she helped the woman put the bowl down and began ladling the stew into three bowls. "So it's true that I finished my training with Kurama?"
Genkai nodded. "You're a quick learner, you know pretty much everything he does, except in earth."
"So all I have left is wind, fire, and lighting to do," Shiroi said. "Do you know anyone who can teach me those?"
"I have a feeling that you can learn the wind on your own," Genkai said. "As for fire, Hiei still hasn't answered me. But lighting, I don't know yet. Unless Hiei offers to do that, you may be responsible for teaching yourself that one too."
Shiroi nodded, which mean there was probably going to be a break in her training. It didn't really matter, she had something to do, and an idea of what to do when she finished that.
After dinner she went back to her room and went right to bed, the whole day finally catching up with her. She didn't even remember closing her eyes before she was asleep.
***
The next morning she woke up late. She changed her clothes and went to find Genkai.
"I thought you were going to sleep all day," Genkai said.
"I might have if I wasn't used to waking up after a hard day before."
Genkai nodded. "Botan would like to know when she should begin your healing training."
"Oh that's right," Shiroi said. "Well, perhaps when I'm done with those things for Yuseke."
"That sounds reasonable," Genkai said. "I'll let her know."
Shiroi nodded, "I think I'll go work on the jewelry now." She got up and bowed to Genkai, and ran back to her room.
She sat down and got to work on the second earring. Attaching it took almost no time, and now she could start on the necklace. She spun the remaining gold she had into a fine chain. The latch she had trouble with, but she was finally able to devise one with a screw like method. When the chain was down she made a base for the remaining opal chunk and attached it, and then put the base on the chain.
"There," she whispered as the door to her room slid open and Botan poked her head in.
"Hey," she said. "Did you finish it already?"
Shiroi nodded, "It was easy. I hope Yuseke's mom likes it." She held up the finished jewelry for Botan to see.
"Wow!" Botan exclaimed. "That doesn't even look like it was made with spirit energy."
"What do you mean?"
"I've seen the way these people make jewelry. It's really effective, and that's how yours look, but I must say they look much cleaner." She pulled something out of her long kimono sleeve. "Here, I brought the box for you."
"Thanks," Shiroi said as she took it and put the pieces inside. "Do you think Yuseke will be by today?"
"Maybe," Botan said. "Most likely though, since he's going to want to see your progress on the project."
"Well I think he'll be pleased to know that it's finished," Genkai interrupted.
"Genkai," Shiroi said with a start, "how long have you been standing there?"
"Just long enough to know what you're talking about," the old woman replied. "So, lets see it." Shiroi handed her the box and Genkai looked inside it. "My, my, these are very nice. I'm sure Yuseke's mother will love them."
"I hope so," Shiroi said.
***
About an hour later, the three of them were sitting outside near the stairs; Botan was starting the girl on her healing training.
They were going through how to heal major bruising when Yuseke, Kuwabara, and Kurama showed up.
"Hey guys," Botan said, Shiroi got up and headed to her room at a quick walk.
"Wonder where she's going?" Kuwabara asked.
"What were you three doing?" Yuseke asked Botan and Genkai.
"I was starting Shiroi on her healing training," Botan answered. "So far she can heal minor scratches and bruises."
"Cool," Yuseke said. "All of that in just one morning, man, I'm beginning to believe Kurama about her learning abilities."
"I told you," Kurama muttered as Shiroi appeared.
"What'cha got there?" Kuwabara asked.
Shiroi smiled and held out the box with the jewelry inside to Yuseke. Yuseke took it and opened it.
"You finished?" he asked.
She nodded, "Do need me to do anything else to them?"
"Hell no," Yuseke said as Kuwabara and Kurama peered over his shoulders at the finished project. "These look great, I hope she likes them."
"I do too," Shiroi said.
"It really only took you two days to do this?" Kuwabara asked.
Shiroi nodded, "It was easy, I finished them about an hour ago."
"Cool," Yuseke said. "How much do I owe you?" he asked as he began to pull his wallet out of his pocket.
"Huh? Oh, nothing."
"What?" Yuseke asked as his hand stopped.
"You don't need to pay me anything," Shiroi said, more clearly then her previous stammer. "I liked doing it, use your money to buy a card and wrapping paper."
Yuseke looked stunned for a moment, but then shook his head. "Hold up a minute. You just spent almost two days working on this, and now your saying it's no charge?"
Shiroi nodded, "I offered to do it, so under those circumstances, I don't need to be paid at all."
Yuseke still had his doubts, but said, "Okay, but I still owe you."
Shiroi was about to protest, but when she felt Genkai's hand on her shoulder, she stopped. "Just go and get the gift wrap and card Yuseke," the old woman said. "The sooner you do that, the sooner you can give it to you mother."
Yuseke nodded, "Well, Mother's Day is in two days away, so I guess it is good that I got it now. I'll go get those things now then, since I have nothing else to do." He waved and ran off down the stairs and out of sight.
"Well he looks very happy," Botan said.
"He wouldn't even have something for his mom if it wasn't for Shiroi," Kuwabara said.
"Speaking of your crafting abilities," Kurama said. "You showed us a flute yesterday, do you have it with you still?"
Shiroi nodded and pulled it out of her sleeve.
"She can even play a few things on it," Botan said. "She played for us a few days ago."
"Can we hear?" Kuwabara asked.
Shiroi blushed, "Uh, well, I'm not very good."
"Not very good," Botan said. "Sweetheart you sounded wonderful when you play for us. So what you don't know anything long or complex, what you do know sounds beautiful."
Shiroi blushed again, even brighter that before. "Um, okay. I guess I'll play, let me just get it warmed up."
"What's it made out of any way?" Kuwabara asked.
"Ice," Shiroi said as she brought the mouthpiece to her mouth until the instrument was facing downward in a forty-five degree angle.
"Won't it melt?" Kuwabara asked.
"If it hasn't melted yet I don't think it will," Kurama said. The girl did a few scales, tuning and warming up until she was ready. When she was ready, she sat down on the edge of the second step she had been standing on and began to play.
She played the same three things she had played for the women, and was finished pretty quickly. When she was finished, she waited for any sort of reaction.
Kuwabara applauded and Kurama smiled, making the girl blush.
"That was cool," Kuwabara said.
"Where did you learn to play that?" Kurama asked.
Shiroi told them the same story she had told Genkai, Botan, and Yukina. They were just as impressed with her remembering all of it just as Genkai and the other girls were.
"I want to pound that guy even more," Kuwabara grumbled.
"We are quite aware of that," Kurama said calmly, but there was a hint of something else in his voice, almost like anger.
"You'll get you chance," Genkai said. "We all know that he's probably looking for you, Shiroi. When he gets here, hopefully not anytime soon, you'll be trained enough to defend yourself, and the guys will be here to help protect you."
Shiroi nodded, nervous. She suddenly realized that at any moment her father could appear and destroy everything she had grown to care about in the past few months.
Author's Note: Shiroi found a hobby. That ability is going to go a long way later on in the story. We're almost to the halfway way point, so get ready to do a lot more reading, that is if you like the story so far.