Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Young Immortal ❯ Chapter 21
[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
By: MageDragon17 
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.21.2004 | Pages: 4 | Words: 2.1K | Visits: 329 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.21.2004 | Pages: 4 | Words: 2.1K | Visits: 329 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
-Telepathy-
(Thoughts)
Chapter 21
Shiroi fell to her knees, clutching her side and crying harder than any of them had ever seen her.
"This hard for even me to watch," Yuseke said.
Botan went down next to the girl and held her, Kurama came around to the other said and knelt down next to her too, putting a hand on the girl's shoulder to try and help comfort her.
"Suck it up." They all looked up, startled, to see Hiei. "You're acting like you're five years old. You're fourteen, act like it." Shiroi was quiet. "So what you're mother left, it's not like you'll never see her again. Koenma will find some way to smuggle her out here again. If you couldn't take, then you shouldn't have come out here."
"Hiei!" Kurama exclaimed. He would have said more, but Shiroi shot to her feet and stumbled back to her room.
Botan glared at the demon, "How could you say that to her?"
"What was the point of her coming out here in the first place if that was all that she was going to do?" Hiei asked.
Botan was so angry with him she couldn't even think, and slapped the demon before running to Shiroi's room. "You're such an insensitive jerk!" She yelled, "I hope Yuseke beats your head in!" and shut the door.
"I'll be happy to," Yuseke said as he cracked his knuckles, glaring at Hiei.
***
Inside, Botan was kneeling down next to Shiroi, who was cured up under all of her blankets.
"Come out Shiroi," Botan said. "It's too hot to be under there."
Shiroi did as she was told. "How could he say that?"
"That's Hiei for you," Botan answered. "He's not the nicest guy."
"But after all he did for me earlier," Shiroi whispered, "was it something I said or did to him?"
Botan shook her head, "No, Hiei can just be cold-hearted sometimes, that's who he is."
"And I still have to train with him," Shiroi said as she wiped her eyes on her sleeve. "I'll be sure to learn as quick as possible."
"You do that," Botan said. "I saw Naoru give Koenma something, do you know what it was?"
Shiroi nodded, "It was from me, it's just something I made to thank him for helping me when first met him."
"But you were afraid of him when you first met him," Botan pointed out.
"I know, but he did try to make me feel better," Shiroi replied. "You'll see it, he'll probably put it on his desk."
Botan smiled, "That was a very kind thing to do." She noticed the girl's hands were shaking, and there were still tears in her eyes. "Come here," Botan put her arms around the girl, who started crying again. "You ignore anything Hiei says about this, pretend like he doesn't even exist anymore."
"Does that mean I don't have to train with him anymore?" Shiroi asked.
Botan smiled, "I don't know, but if you don't want to, we can't force you to do it." Shiroi nodded and leaned against the woman, looking tired and upset. The door opened and Botan looked to see Kurama standing there, "Are you three done beating Hiei already?"
"Yuseke and Kuwabara are still trying to catch him," Kurama answered as he walked in. "Though Kuwabara did manage to get Hiei in the nose before Hiei sprinted out of the way."
"Good for him," Botan said. "What about you?"
"I gave him some nasty looks that would make a human soil themselves and have nightmares for weeks after," Kurama answered. "Luckily Yuseke and Kuwabara weren't anywhere near us when I did it."
"I'm glad I wasn't either," Botan said as the half-demon sat down.
"You feeling any better?" Kurama asked Shiroi. The girl shook her head. "Want one of us to hold Hiei so you can hit him a few times?"
"I wouldn't mind that," Botan said, but Shiroi shook her head. "Why not?"
"Because I don't want to be on his bad side anymore than I already am," Shiroi answered.
Botan exchanged glances with Kurama, and her heart begged to tell the girl Hiei's true feelings for her, if they were still true, but she knew if she did, Hiei would be like a raging bull.
"What makes you think you're on his bad side?" Botan asked.
"What he just said," Shiroi answered.
"But that was just one thing," Botan replied. "Remember, he even made you laugh earlier, and all those times he protected you when your father was after you, I don't think you were on his bad side."
"That was then though," Shiroi said. "What could I have done to go onto his bad side?"
"Why don't we stop thinking about that?" Botan suggested.
The door opened again and Genkai walked in. "Hiei has Yuseke and Kuwabara on the run," she said as she shut the door and came and sat down, "Just in case any of you wanted to know."
"I knew it would turn into that," Botan groaned. "Oh well."
"Hiei is a hard one to fight," Kurama said. "Maybe next time."
"Next time may be sooner than you think," Genkai said, "So bite your tongue."
Botan felt a change in subject was the smartest thing, "Say, I just remembered something." That got everyone's attention. "The summer carnival will be here soon, next weekend in fact, why don't we go?"
"Sounds like a good idea to me," Kurama said. "What do you think Genkai?"
The old woman thought for a moment, "It depends on how Shiroi is feeling. I have no wish to go, but if Shiroi is feeling better, she's allowed to go."
"What do you think?" Botan asked.
Shiroi hadn't been to a summer carnival or festival of any kind since she was five years old. "Okay," she answered.
"Great," Botan said, "So you rest up, no getting out of bed unexpectedly again, and hopefully by this weekend you'll be able to come with us."
"That's in five days," Genkai said. "You've got time against you." She looked at Shiroi, "Don't waste your energy on trying to heal yourself, you have hardly enough to keep you going as it is." Shiroi nodded.
"Yuseke and Kuwabara will no doubt show up to that," Kurama said.
"Of course they will," Botan, added, "They really don't like letting Shiroi out of their sight." She looked down at the girl, whom had suddenly fallen asleep. "She's all worn out from earlier."
"Who wouldn't be?" Genkai asked. Botan shrugged and picked up the girl so Genkai could straighten the bed. They got her in and covered her up while Kurama went to check to see if Hiei was still chasing Yuseke and Kuwabara around.
"Coast is clear," Kurama said as they finished.
"Lets hope that means they're done," Botan said as she and Genkai got up.
"That'll allow Shiroi to rest without any interruptions," Genkai added. Kurama nodded and the three of them headed out the door.
***
They informed Yuseke and Kuwabara of their plan, and of course the two were eager to come along.
"This'll be what," Yuseke asked, "The second time she's really left the temple?"
"Probably," Botan answered. She looked up in the nearby tree, right where Hiei was sitting. "You're invited, if you promise to keep your rude and snide remarks to yourself."
Hiei grunted, "That was an accident."
"You call that an accident Hiei?" Kurama asked. "Shiroi thinks she's on your bad side because of that."
"Yes," Botan added, "She doesn't even want to continue her training with you anymore."
"Who could blame her?" Yuseke whispered to Kuwabara. Kuwabara nodded in agreement.
"She really said that?" Hiei asked. Botan and Kurama nodded. Hiei shrugged, "Oh well."
"'Oh well,' my foot," Botan retorted. "We know very well that's not what you think." Hiei didn't reply. "Be that way then, see if we care."
"Lets ignore him and talk about this weekend," Yuseke said. "This is going to so cool. I wonder how long it's been since Shiroi's been to something like this?"
"We didn't ask," Botan said. " But we'll probably find out later though."
"Do you guys mind if I bring Shiziru?" Kuwabara asked.
"No way," Botan replied. "I'm sure Shiroi would be happy to see her, and Shiziru will be thinking the hopefully."
"Oh yeah." Kuwabara said. "I've been informing her of how Shiroi's doing, and Shiziru can't wait to come and visit her."
"Just one question," Yuseke said, "Where is it being held this year? The shrine they used to hold it at is under renovation."
"You know exactly which one it is," Botan said smiling.
"Which one?" Kuwabara asked.
"Kasinai Shrine."
"You mean Hinigeshi's shrine?"
"Is there any other with that name?"
"I guess that is the only other shrine in the area," Yuseke said. "Cool, which means Hinigeshi's going to be there."
"She wouldn't miss it for the world," Botan said. "She's been so excited about it. I went over there yesterday to see how it was going, you should see all the booths and things that are already getting set up."
"Does Hinigeshi need any help with anything?" Kurama asked.
"No, I think she has everything covered," Botan answered.
"So we're going to Kasinai Shrine this weekend," Kuwabara said. "I can't wait."
***
Author's Note: See what I meant when I said you would hate Hiei? Oh well, at least Kuwabara got him in the nose before Hiei turned the tables. Yay, it's the summer carnival! It's going to have a few major unexpected scenes, so be ready. Reviews please!
-Telepathy-
(Thoughts)
Chapter 21
Shiroi fell to her knees, clutching her side and crying harder than any of them had ever seen her.
"This hard for even me to watch," Yuseke said.
Botan went down next to the girl and held her, Kurama came around to the other said and knelt down next to her too, putting a hand on the girl's shoulder to try and help comfort her.
"Suck it up." They all looked up, startled, to see Hiei. "You're acting like you're five years old. You're fourteen, act like it." Shiroi was quiet. "So what you're mother left, it's not like you'll never see her again. Koenma will find some way to smuggle her out here again. If you couldn't take, then you shouldn't have come out here."
"Hiei!" Kurama exclaimed. He would have said more, but Shiroi shot to her feet and stumbled back to her room.
Botan glared at the demon, "How could you say that to her?"
"What was the point of her coming out here in the first place if that was all that she was going to do?" Hiei asked.
Botan was so angry with him she couldn't even think, and slapped the demon before running to Shiroi's room. "You're such an insensitive jerk!" She yelled, "I hope Yuseke beats your head in!" and shut the door.
"I'll be happy to," Yuseke said as he cracked his knuckles, glaring at Hiei.
***
Inside, Botan was kneeling down next to Shiroi, who was cured up under all of her blankets.
"Come out Shiroi," Botan said. "It's too hot to be under there."
Shiroi did as she was told. "How could he say that?"
"That's Hiei for you," Botan answered. "He's not the nicest guy."
"But after all he did for me earlier," Shiroi whispered, "was it something I said or did to him?"
Botan shook her head, "No, Hiei can just be cold-hearted sometimes, that's who he is."
"And I still have to train with him," Shiroi said as she wiped her eyes on her sleeve. "I'll be sure to learn as quick as possible."
"You do that," Botan said. "I saw Naoru give Koenma something, do you know what it was?"
Shiroi nodded, "It was from me, it's just something I made to thank him for helping me when first met him."
"But you were afraid of him when you first met him," Botan pointed out.
"I know, but he did try to make me feel better," Shiroi replied. "You'll see it, he'll probably put it on his desk."
Botan smiled, "That was a very kind thing to do." She noticed the girl's hands were shaking, and there were still tears in her eyes. "Come here," Botan put her arms around the girl, who started crying again. "You ignore anything Hiei says about this, pretend like he doesn't even exist anymore."
"Does that mean I don't have to train with him anymore?" Shiroi asked.
Botan smiled, "I don't know, but if you don't want to, we can't force you to do it." Shiroi nodded and leaned against the woman, looking tired and upset. The door opened and Botan looked to see Kurama standing there, "Are you three done beating Hiei already?"
"Yuseke and Kuwabara are still trying to catch him," Kurama answered as he walked in. "Though Kuwabara did manage to get Hiei in the nose before Hiei sprinted out of the way."
"Good for him," Botan said. "What about you?"
"I gave him some nasty looks that would make a human soil themselves and have nightmares for weeks after," Kurama answered. "Luckily Yuseke and Kuwabara weren't anywhere near us when I did it."
"I'm glad I wasn't either," Botan said as the half-demon sat down.
"You feeling any better?" Kurama asked Shiroi. The girl shook her head. "Want one of us to hold Hiei so you can hit him a few times?"
"I wouldn't mind that," Botan said, but Shiroi shook her head. "Why not?"
"Because I don't want to be on his bad side anymore than I already am," Shiroi answered.
Botan exchanged glances with Kurama, and her heart begged to tell the girl Hiei's true feelings for her, if they were still true, but she knew if she did, Hiei would be like a raging bull.
"What makes you think you're on his bad side?" Botan asked.
"What he just said," Shiroi answered.
"But that was just one thing," Botan replied. "Remember, he even made you laugh earlier, and all those times he protected you when your father was after you, I don't think you were on his bad side."
"That was then though," Shiroi said. "What could I have done to go onto his bad side?"
"Why don't we stop thinking about that?" Botan suggested.
The door opened again and Genkai walked in. "Hiei has Yuseke and Kuwabara on the run," she said as she shut the door and came and sat down, "Just in case any of you wanted to know."
"I knew it would turn into that," Botan groaned. "Oh well."
"Hiei is a hard one to fight," Kurama said. "Maybe next time."
"Next time may be sooner than you think," Genkai said, "So bite your tongue."
Botan felt a change in subject was the smartest thing, "Say, I just remembered something." That got everyone's attention. "The summer carnival will be here soon, next weekend in fact, why don't we go?"
"Sounds like a good idea to me," Kurama said. "What do you think Genkai?"
The old woman thought for a moment, "It depends on how Shiroi is feeling. I have no wish to go, but if Shiroi is feeling better, she's allowed to go."
"What do you think?" Botan asked.
Shiroi hadn't been to a summer carnival or festival of any kind since she was five years old. "Okay," she answered.
"Great," Botan said, "So you rest up, no getting out of bed unexpectedly again, and hopefully by this weekend you'll be able to come with us."
"That's in five days," Genkai said. "You've got time against you." She looked at Shiroi, "Don't waste your energy on trying to heal yourself, you have hardly enough to keep you going as it is." Shiroi nodded.
"Yuseke and Kuwabara will no doubt show up to that," Kurama said.
"Of course they will," Botan, added, "They really don't like letting Shiroi out of their sight." She looked down at the girl, whom had suddenly fallen asleep. "She's all worn out from earlier."
"Who wouldn't be?" Genkai asked. Botan shrugged and picked up the girl so Genkai could straighten the bed. They got her in and covered her up while Kurama went to check to see if Hiei was still chasing Yuseke and Kuwabara around.
"Coast is clear," Kurama said as they finished.
"Lets hope that means they're done," Botan said as she and Genkai got up.
"That'll allow Shiroi to rest without any interruptions," Genkai added. Kurama nodded and the three of them headed out the door.
***
They informed Yuseke and Kuwabara of their plan, and of course the two were eager to come along.
"This'll be what," Yuseke asked, "The second time she's really left the temple?"
"Probably," Botan answered. She looked up in the nearby tree, right where Hiei was sitting. "You're invited, if you promise to keep your rude and snide remarks to yourself."
Hiei grunted, "That was an accident."
"You call that an accident Hiei?" Kurama asked. "Shiroi thinks she's on your bad side because of that."
"Yes," Botan added, "She doesn't even want to continue her training with you anymore."
"Who could blame her?" Yuseke whispered to Kuwabara. Kuwabara nodded in agreement.
"She really said that?" Hiei asked. Botan and Kurama nodded. Hiei shrugged, "Oh well."
"'Oh well,' my foot," Botan retorted. "We know very well that's not what you think." Hiei didn't reply. "Be that way then, see if we care."
"Lets ignore him and talk about this weekend," Yuseke said. "This is going to so cool. I wonder how long it's been since Shiroi's been to something like this?"
"We didn't ask," Botan said. " But we'll probably find out later though."
"Do you guys mind if I bring Shiziru?" Kuwabara asked.
"No way," Botan replied. "I'm sure Shiroi would be happy to see her, and Shiziru will be thinking the hopefully."
"Oh yeah." Kuwabara said. "I've been informing her of how Shiroi's doing, and Shiziru can't wait to come and visit her."
"Just one question," Yuseke said, "Where is it being held this year? The shrine they used to hold it at is under renovation."
"You know exactly which one it is," Botan said smiling.
"Which one?" Kuwabara asked.
"Kasinai Shrine."
"You mean Hinigeshi's shrine?"
"Is there any other with that name?"
"I guess that is the only other shrine in the area," Yuseke said. "Cool, which means Hinigeshi's going to be there."
"She wouldn't miss it for the world," Botan said. "She's been so excited about it. I went over there yesterday to see how it was going, you should see all the booths and things that are already getting set up."
"Does Hinigeshi need any help with anything?" Kurama asked.
"No, I think she has everything covered," Botan answered.
"So we're going to Kasinai Shrine this weekend," Kuwabara said. "I can't wait."
***
Author's Note: See what I meant when I said you would hate Hiei? Oh well, at least Kuwabara got him in the nose before Hiei turned the tables. Yay, it's the summer carnival! It's going to have a few major unexpected scenes, so be ready. Reviews please!