Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Young Immortal ❯ Chapter 23
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By: MageDragon17 
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.23.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 333 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.23.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 333 | Status: Work In Progress
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-Telepathy-
(Thoughts)
Chapter 23
When Shiroi realized she had gotten separated she had gone back in the other direction to try and find them. When she didn't find them, she got nervous. She found a place to sit down and thought for a moment.
(Lets see, I know if I keep moving they definitely won't find me, so if I sit here, they'll find me, I hope.)
She looked around from where she sat. She didn't see any familiar faces, and wondered what time it was. She saw an elderly woman walking by, and saw a flash on her wrist. "Excuse me, Ma'am?"
The woman stopped and looked at her, "Yes?"
"Do you by any chance know what time it is?"
She looked at the watch on her wrist, "It's just going on seven."
"Thank you," Shiroi replied.
"Are you waiting for someone?" the woman asked.
Shiroi shook her head, "No, I got separated from my group, so I know if I sit in one spot they'll find me sooner or later."
The elderly woman nodded, "Very smart idea, well, good night."
"Good night," Shiroi replied as the woman walked away. Shiroi looked around again, but something near the ground caught her attention.
A baby, a little boy from the looks of it, was sitting on the grass near the bench she was sitting on, crying a little.
Shiroi got off the bench and stooped down to where he sat, ignoring the pain in her side. "Hey there," she said. "What are doing just sitting here?" The little baby looked at her, and started crying. He crawled to her and clung to her leg. "You're lost," Shiroi whispered. She rubbed his back to comfort him, like Kurama had done to her a few days before.
"Hey little one, where's your Mommy?" Shiroi asked him. She judged that he was too young to be able to speak, and all he seemed to be able to do was crawl. She picked him up, ignored her screaming side, and sat back down on the bench. "Lets see; I can't talk to you, I know." She put her left index and middle finger to the boy's temple, and searched his mind for what his mother looked like.
His mind was a bunch of jumbled up, out of focus images. She finally found a recent memory of her and copied it so she would remember what the woman looked like. "There we go," she said, "Now lets go and find her."
As she got to her feet, she heard someone call to her from behind. She turned around, and to her surprise, saw Hiei running up to her. "Where have you been?" the demon asked her.
"I got separated from the group," Shiroi answered, "So I came here, since was the last place we all were, but I've seemed to have acquired a small problem."
Hiei looked at child in her arms, "It's a kid."
"And he's lost," Shiroi retorted. "If you're just going to be rude then go away." She didn't know how she was able to say that to him, not when her heart was pounding with fear of him. "Well?"
Hiei didn't answer at first, but then said; "I saw you taking a memory from the boy, no doubt it was of his mother. Give it to me and I'll find her."
Shiroi sighed, "All right." She transferred the memory and Hiei backed up into the shadows and jumped onto a large tent pole. After a few minutes he jumped down.
"This way," he said. "She's going nuts, so I may run ahead." Shiroi nodded and they started walking.
"Hang on," she whispered to the baby, "We'll find your mother very soon." The little one clung to her and whimpered, but that was about all.
After a minute of walking, Hiei ran ahead. Shiroi kept walking in the direction he had gone, and a minute later; Hiei came back into view, and very anxious woman behind him.
"There you are!" The woman exclaimed when she saw her little boy in Shiroi's arms. Shiroi gave him to her when she approached, and the woman hugged her son tightly. "How can I ever thank you two?" she asked.
"It was nothing," Shiroi said. "I've had similar experiences, so I know how he feels." The woman bowed to her, and walked away.
"Well now that that's over," Hiei mumbled. Shiroi nodded, but then groaned softly and held her side again. "Are you all right?"
"Maybe I shouldn't have carried him," Shiroi muttered softly. "There was nothing else I could do though."
"You should go home," Hiei said.
"But-," Shiroi protested. This was the first time in five years she had been able to come to something like this, and now too have it end so suddenly made wish time could go backwards.
"We can come back," Hiei said, noticing the look on the girl's face. "Theses things always last a week, so we can come back later this week when you're feeling better."
"We can?" Shiroi asked. Hiei nodded. "Okay."
"Come on." He helped her over to another dark area, where he vanished again to search for Kurama. When he found he spoke to him telepathy, -Kurama, stay where you are. I found her and we'll come to you. She needs to go home though; I'll explain when we get to you. - He watched Kurama nod slightly, so as not to attract attention.
Hiei reappeared next to Shiroi. "Let's go," he said. "Kurama is waiting for us." Shiroi nodded and they headed off.
When they found Kurama, the half demon was more concerned about Shiroi then anything else.
"What happened?" He asked when they approached.
"She'll be fine," Hiei said. "I'll explain on the way back to the temple. I'll send a message to the others about what's going on, since I don't want to wait for them."
Kurama nodded, and then turned to the girl. "Do you want me to carry you?"
Shiroi shook her head, but then Hiei said, "I think I'll insist on that." Shiroi looked at him, and then at Kurama, who nodded.
Shiroi let out a breath as her side throbbed, "All right."
Kurama carried her piggyback, just like Kuwabara had done earlier. As they headed out, Hiei sent out a message to the others that they had found Shiroi and were taking her back to the temple.
As they walked, Kurama asked, "So Hiei, you said you would tell me what happened, so, what happened?" He suddenly felt the girl's grip on his kimono loosen. "Could you check and see if she's unconscious, or just asleep?" He stopped and allowed Hiei to look at the girl.
"She's asleep," Hiei, announced, "I could tell by her breathing.
Kurama nodded, "Now, back to my question?"
Hiei sighed, "Well, I guess Shiroi had been waiting at the last place you guys had just been at, but while she was waiting, she found a little boy, he didn't seem to be even a year old yet, but he had also gotten separated, from his mother. I found her just after she had found him, and we found his mother and returned him. She had carried him the whole time, so of course he side is probably killing her."
Kurama smiled, "So, it sounds like you two had to make a compromise."
Hiei shrugged, "I don't know. When I said it was best for her to go home, she looked so disappointed, I guess the festivals and carnivals in her village only lasted a day. When I told her we could come back later this week, that's when she agreed, and that's when I contacted you."
Kurama nodded, "Quite an interesting time, but I still see that you still have yet to apologize to her."
"Oh shut up," Hiei grumbled.
"You know what you said to her wasn't appropriate," Kurama said. "It was quite cruel." He felt like rubbing it in, and for once, did so. "Perhaps you don't know the difference between being cruel and being nice."
"Hey!" Hiei snapped.
"Perhaps if you had known the difference you wouldn't have said it." Hiei couldn't reply. "Perhaps I ought to prevent you from seeing her anymore, since all you do is frighten her anyway."
Kurama was rubbing it in, hard. Hiei had never felt this humiliated, but he was also angry and the half demon. "What's it to you?"
"I at least want to help her," Kurama answered. "All you seem to do is scare her and cause her more pain." Kurama's voice was hard, iron hard. The fox demon was glad the girl was asleep, or else he would have frightened her. "Why do I even bother, it won't get through that thick skull of your anyway."
Hiei was silent. He didn't know whether to feel angry or stupid, but it didn't stop him from acting the way he always did, quiet and withdrawn.
Kurama knew that as well, and knew he wouldn't reply until he had thought of a good retort, or simply not reply at all. (That's the problem with him, he feels he knows all he needs to, but he hardly knows anything. Shiroi knows more than him, maybe I should mention that to him. No, that would be going to far. Maybe keeping him away from her will teach him the lesson he's needed to learn for a long time, the lesson where you learn to sympathize with others, not insult them for how they feel.)
They both said nothing for the rest of the trip back to Genkai's. When they got there, Genkai was surprised to see them.
"What happened?" Genkai asked as she got up from where she sat. Hiei, not wanting to get involved, disappeared into the forest.
"Shiroi got separated from the group," Kurama begin, "and while she was waiting for them, she found a little boy. Hiei found her just after she had found the boy, and they found his mother and returned him." They laid the girl down on a blanket inside the shrine; they would move her to her room when Kurama was finished. "From what Hiei told me, she carried the boy the entire time, on her right side. But even then that would put stress on her wounded side. For once Hiei thought correct, and decided it was best for her to come home."
"Well there's a surprise," Genkai said, "Hiei thinking about what was best for someone but himself."
"I asked him if he had apologized to her for earlier this week as we were walking here," Kurama continued. "Of course he hadn't, and a graciously reminded him that what he had done to her was wrong, and I rubbed it in."
"Good for you," Genkai said. "He deserves that every so often."
"I even threatened him," Kurama added.
"Hmm?"
"I said that I would prevent him from seeing her, he shut up after I said that, and he hasn't said a word to me since."
"The boy's pride is going to keep doing that to him," Genkai said. Her voice went down to a low whisper, "If ever wants a chance with Shiroi, he's going to have to put his pride behind him, least until he convinces her anyway."
"I don't know if he can," Kurama said. He sighed, "Well, lets take her to her room." Genkai nodded and Kurama picked up the girl as Genkai went to go and see if Shiroi's bed needing any fixing before they put the girl in it.
"She'll sleep for the rest of the night," Genkai said as Kurama laid the girl down. "I knew she would be able to stay that long, but at least she was able to get a look around."
"Here's something," Kurama said, "Something that Hiei said, to her. When he said it was best for to go home, she seemed disappointed, but then he said that they could come back, can you believe that?"
"Maybe he can be sentimental," Genkai muttered. "Oh well, it still doesn't make up for earlier, and I do agree with you, that we should prevent him from seeing her, at least until he apologizes anyway."
Kurama nodded, "I think I can arrange that." Genkai smiled, and then they left the girl to rest.
***
Author's Note: Aw, little baby, so cute. Besides that, would you want a fault of yours to get rubbed in by Kurama? I wouldn't, that had to hurt. Kind of a boring chapter, it'll get better, a bit emotional, but better. Review me and tell me what you think.
-Telepathy-
(Thoughts)
Chapter 23
When Shiroi realized she had gotten separated she had gone back in the other direction to try and find them. When she didn't find them, she got nervous. She found a place to sit down and thought for a moment.
(Lets see, I know if I keep moving they definitely won't find me, so if I sit here, they'll find me, I hope.)
She looked around from where she sat. She didn't see any familiar faces, and wondered what time it was. She saw an elderly woman walking by, and saw a flash on her wrist. "Excuse me, Ma'am?"
The woman stopped and looked at her, "Yes?"
"Do you by any chance know what time it is?"
She looked at the watch on her wrist, "It's just going on seven."
"Thank you," Shiroi replied.
"Are you waiting for someone?" the woman asked.
Shiroi shook her head, "No, I got separated from my group, so I know if I sit in one spot they'll find me sooner or later."
The elderly woman nodded, "Very smart idea, well, good night."
"Good night," Shiroi replied as the woman walked away. Shiroi looked around again, but something near the ground caught her attention.
A baby, a little boy from the looks of it, was sitting on the grass near the bench she was sitting on, crying a little.
Shiroi got off the bench and stooped down to where he sat, ignoring the pain in her side. "Hey there," she said. "What are doing just sitting here?" The little baby looked at her, and started crying. He crawled to her and clung to her leg. "You're lost," Shiroi whispered. She rubbed his back to comfort him, like Kurama had done to her a few days before.
"Hey little one, where's your Mommy?" Shiroi asked him. She judged that he was too young to be able to speak, and all he seemed to be able to do was crawl. She picked him up, ignored her screaming side, and sat back down on the bench. "Lets see; I can't talk to you, I know." She put her left index and middle finger to the boy's temple, and searched his mind for what his mother looked like.
His mind was a bunch of jumbled up, out of focus images. She finally found a recent memory of her and copied it so she would remember what the woman looked like. "There we go," she said, "Now lets go and find her."
As she got to her feet, she heard someone call to her from behind. She turned around, and to her surprise, saw Hiei running up to her. "Where have you been?" the demon asked her.
"I got separated from the group," Shiroi answered, "So I came here, since was the last place we all were, but I've seemed to have acquired a small problem."
Hiei looked at child in her arms, "It's a kid."
"And he's lost," Shiroi retorted. "If you're just going to be rude then go away." She didn't know how she was able to say that to him, not when her heart was pounding with fear of him. "Well?"
Hiei didn't answer at first, but then said; "I saw you taking a memory from the boy, no doubt it was of his mother. Give it to me and I'll find her."
Shiroi sighed, "All right." She transferred the memory and Hiei backed up into the shadows and jumped onto a large tent pole. After a few minutes he jumped down.
"This way," he said. "She's going nuts, so I may run ahead." Shiroi nodded and they started walking.
"Hang on," she whispered to the baby, "We'll find your mother very soon." The little one clung to her and whimpered, but that was about all.
After a minute of walking, Hiei ran ahead. Shiroi kept walking in the direction he had gone, and a minute later; Hiei came back into view, and very anxious woman behind him.
"There you are!" The woman exclaimed when she saw her little boy in Shiroi's arms. Shiroi gave him to her when she approached, and the woman hugged her son tightly. "How can I ever thank you two?" she asked.
"It was nothing," Shiroi said. "I've had similar experiences, so I know how he feels." The woman bowed to her, and walked away.
"Well now that that's over," Hiei mumbled. Shiroi nodded, but then groaned softly and held her side again. "Are you all right?"
"Maybe I shouldn't have carried him," Shiroi muttered softly. "There was nothing else I could do though."
"You should go home," Hiei said.
"But-," Shiroi protested. This was the first time in five years she had been able to come to something like this, and now too have it end so suddenly made wish time could go backwards.
"We can come back," Hiei said, noticing the look on the girl's face. "Theses things always last a week, so we can come back later this week when you're feeling better."
"We can?" Shiroi asked. Hiei nodded. "Okay."
"Come on." He helped her over to another dark area, where he vanished again to search for Kurama. When he found he spoke to him telepathy, -Kurama, stay where you are. I found her and we'll come to you. She needs to go home though; I'll explain when we get to you. - He watched Kurama nod slightly, so as not to attract attention.
Hiei reappeared next to Shiroi. "Let's go," he said. "Kurama is waiting for us." Shiroi nodded and they headed off.
When they found Kurama, the half demon was more concerned about Shiroi then anything else.
"What happened?" He asked when they approached.
"She'll be fine," Hiei said. "I'll explain on the way back to the temple. I'll send a message to the others about what's going on, since I don't want to wait for them."
Kurama nodded, and then turned to the girl. "Do you want me to carry you?"
Shiroi shook her head, but then Hiei said, "I think I'll insist on that." Shiroi looked at him, and then at Kurama, who nodded.
Shiroi let out a breath as her side throbbed, "All right."
Kurama carried her piggyback, just like Kuwabara had done earlier. As they headed out, Hiei sent out a message to the others that they had found Shiroi and were taking her back to the temple.
As they walked, Kurama asked, "So Hiei, you said you would tell me what happened, so, what happened?" He suddenly felt the girl's grip on his kimono loosen. "Could you check and see if she's unconscious, or just asleep?" He stopped and allowed Hiei to look at the girl.
"She's asleep," Hiei, announced, "I could tell by her breathing.
Kurama nodded, "Now, back to my question?"
Hiei sighed, "Well, I guess Shiroi had been waiting at the last place you guys had just been at, but while she was waiting, she found a little boy, he didn't seem to be even a year old yet, but he had also gotten separated, from his mother. I found her just after she had found him, and we found his mother and returned him. She had carried him the whole time, so of course he side is probably killing her."
Kurama smiled, "So, it sounds like you two had to make a compromise."
Hiei shrugged, "I don't know. When I said it was best for her to go home, she looked so disappointed, I guess the festivals and carnivals in her village only lasted a day. When I told her we could come back later this week, that's when she agreed, and that's when I contacted you."
Kurama nodded, "Quite an interesting time, but I still see that you still have yet to apologize to her."
"Oh shut up," Hiei grumbled.
"You know what you said to her wasn't appropriate," Kurama said. "It was quite cruel." He felt like rubbing it in, and for once, did so. "Perhaps you don't know the difference between being cruel and being nice."
"Hey!" Hiei snapped.
"Perhaps if you had known the difference you wouldn't have said it." Hiei couldn't reply. "Perhaps I ought to prevent you from seeing her anymore, since all you do is frighten her anyway."
Kurama was rubbing it in, hard. Hiei had never felt this humiliated, but he was also angry and the half demon. "What's it to you?"
"I at least want to help her," Kurama answered. "All you seem to do is scare her and cause her more pain." Kurama's voice was hard, iron hard. The fox demon was glad the girl was asleep, or else he would have frightened her. "Why do I even bother, it won't get through that thick skull of your anyway."
Hiei was silent. He didn't know whether to feel angry or stupid, but it didn't stop him from acting the way he always did, quiet and withdrawn.
Kurama knew that as well, and knew he wouldn't reply until he had thought of a good retort, or simply not reply at all. (That's the problem with him, he feels he knows all he needs to, but he hardly knows anything. Shiroi knows more than him, maybe I should mention that to him. No, that would be going to far. Maybe keeping him away from her will teach him the lesson he's needed to learn for a long time, the lesson where you learn to sympathize with others, not insult them for how they feel.)
They both said nothing for the rest of the trip back to Genkai's. When they got there, Genkai was surprised to see them.
"What happened?" Genkai asked as she got up from where she sat. Hiei, not wanting to get involved, disappeared into the forest.
"Shiroi got separated from the group," Kurama begin, "and while she was waiting for them, she found a little boy. Hiei found her just after she had found the boy, and they found his mother and returned him." They laid the girl down on a blanket inside the shrine; they would move her to her room when Kurama was finished. "From what Hiei told me, she carried the boy the entire time, on her right side. But even then that would put stress on her wounded side. For once Hiei thought correct, and decided it was best for her to come home."
"Well there's a surprise," Genkai said, "Hiei thinking about what was best for someone but himself."
"I asked him if he had apologized to her for earlier this week as we were walking here," Kurama continued. "Of course he hadn't, and a graciously reminded him that what he had done to her was wrong, and I rubbed it in."
"Good for you," Genkai said. "He deserves that every so often."
"I even threatened him," Kurama added.
"Hmm?"
"I said that I would prevent him from seeing her, he shut up after I said that, and he hasn't said a word to me since."
"The boy's pride is going to keep doing that to him," Genkai said. Her voice went down to a low whisper, "If ever wants a chance with Shiroi, he's going to have to put his pride behind him, least until he convinces her anyway."
"I don't know if he can," Kurama said. He sighed, "Well, lets take her to her room." Genkai nodded and Kurama picked up the girl as Genkai went to go and see if Shiroi's bed needing any fixing before they put the girl in it.
"She'll sleep for the rest of the night," Genkai said as Kurama laid the girl down. "I knew she would be able to stay that long, but at least she was able to get a look around."
"Here's something," Kurama said, "Something that Hiei said, to her. When he said it was best for to go home, she seemed disappointed, but then he said that they could come back, can you believe that?"
"Maybe he can be sentimental," Genkai muttered. "Oh well, it still doesn't make up for earlier, and I do agree with you, that we should prevent him from seeing her, at least until he apologizes anyway."
Kurama nodded, "I think I can arrange that." Genkai smiled, and then they left the girl to rest.
***
Author's Note: Aw, little baby, so cute. Besides that, would you want a fault of yours to get rubbed in by Kurama? I wouldn't, that had to hurt. Kind of a boring chapter, it'll get better, a bit emotional, but better. Review me and tell me what you think.