Oyasumi Nasai: Sweet Dreams
chapter 1
by Melissa Koh / Hypertia
Yuu Yuu Hakusho, Vampire Princess Miyu
Ah...hi... This is the first time I'm posting here, but I do have a number of fics up ^^' namely the ones under the handle "Hypertia". And noticing the "Oyasumi Nasai" fic in the evil fiction section, I couldn't resist posting the sequel. Granted, it's written between 1998 & 1999, and it's probably weird at best, but nevertheless, please enjoy. Comments and feedback will be appreciated ^^
Note: This fic may be considered a pro Botan-Kurama fic. Gomen ne to all Hiei-Kurama fans...
P.S. There are 7 chapters in existence, but so as not to clog up the board or create chaos when someone decides to flame me, I'm only posting the first two chapters ^^
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Last modified on 16.04.00
Written by Melissa Koh
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Yuu Yuu Hakusho / Kyuuketsuhime Miyu
Oyasumi Nasai: Sweet Dreams
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Please.
Take my sorrow and give me peace.
Please.
Take me to where I want to be.
Take me to the one I love most.
To find peace and stay with her.
Please.
Take my blood, take my life
Take everything.
Just send me to her.
I want to be with her forever.
Please
Tell me that you will take me to her.
Give me the peace that I desire.
Please
Take me to her.
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Yume 1.0: Forever with you
*Urameshi Yuusuke*
I stare at her glowing figure, bright against the gloom of the room. The candle flame, the only source of light, flickers. She smiles malevolently, her golden irises radiant with an emotion I cannot express. Her companion wraps his cloak around her protectively. I cannot see his face, set against the darkness and hidden behind a metal mask. Gleaming against the flickering light.
They stare at me, their faces impassive. We observe one another in silence, waiting for the other party to make the first move. I flex my fingers, hearing the joints pop.
I am determined not to be the first.
She bows and graces me a beatific smile.
"Atashi wa Miyu. Kyuuketsuhime Miyu."
Vampire Princess Miyu. I don't respond, only watching her advance toward me in silence.
"I can grant you peace. Will you accept my offer?"
A long moment of silence lapses. Amusement twinkles in her eyes as she studies me patiently. I gaze at her intently.
"What peace can you offer me?" I ask despite myself.
She smiles mysteriously.
"You will be in a place where you will be happy."
I understand what she means by those words. I will be free. No one will be able to hold me back. I will be with Botan again.
"Then..." I hesitate, unsure of the terms.
As if sensing my indecision, she replies smilingly, "And in return, I will take your blood."
My blood?
She's really taking her vampire job seriously.
"Will I die?"
She shakes her head.
"No. You'll just be somewhere else. You want peace, don't you?"
I nod my head slowly. Everything she says makes sense.
Even if I die, I will still be with Botan, won't I?
Better let her do her job then, whoever she is.
"Take my blood then, and take me to her."
Her smile widens a little as she bends down.
I notice that her eyes are clouded.
Her sharp fangs pierce through my skin, sinking into my neck. I feel her drinking my blood, sliding down her throat in one smooth flow.
There is no pain. No pain at all. Only a sense of sadness, loss and then they're gone. Replaced by bliss, a soothing warmth that numbs everything. Blocking out everything.
I close my eyes as sleep washes over me.
Botan? Is that you?
Wait for me. I'll be with you shortly.
Miyu's voice cuts through the darkness like a knife.
"Spirit, be gone. He has submitted to me already."
"Don't..." I croak, struggling to keep my eyes open.
"Don't chase Botan away..."
But it's a battle that I'm losing.
Botan, why are you crying? Don't cry, please, don't cry.
You promised me that you wouldn't cry...
Dry your tears, Botan. I don't want to see you cry...
"He's *mine*," Miyu retorts.
I almost raise my hand to slap her.
Don't be rude to Botan. She's so much nicer than you. You should learn from her.
Botan's voice softens considerably.
No...your voice is fading away.
Don't go...Botan!
"BOTAN ~!"
I jerk myself, trying to keep my eyes open.
A hurricane erupts from no where. A heady scent fills the air. Peony, I think.
Miyu lets go, and through my semi-conscious state, I witness her being pushed back by...you. Pink peony flowers swirl around you as you scramble to my side. You shout my name, begging me to stay awake.
"Larva! Stop her!" shrieks Miyu, wiping the blood off her face impatiently.
Botan screams something incoherent. Or maybe it's me.
She struggles helplessly in Larva's arms, gazing at me with sad, horrified eyes. He holds her back by her arms.
Finally, she slumps against his chest exhaustedly, tears running down her cheeks.
Let go of her, you S.O.B! Let go of Botan!
Darkness closes around me rapidly.
I thought that I lost you. Then, suddenly, in the darkness, you appear before me, smiling. Like your usual cheery self, your simple joy touches your eyes as you extend your arms towards me.
A half-voiced cry escapes from my throat as I run forth to embrace you. You envelop me in your arms, whispering that we'll be together, always. Nothing's going to separate us ever again.
You're right.
I'm never letting you go.
Never again, Botan.
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Yume 1.1: Bleak Joy
*Kurama*
"YUUSUKE ~!"
That voice...it sounds like Botan.
Botan?! Screaming for Yuusuke?
In Genkai's temple?
Is she still alive?
I break into a run, racing up the steep steps leading to the temple. There's something wrong. Dead wrong. I can almost feel it.
The plants are worked up. They don't tell me why, just that I have to get to the temple.
I reach the top, following the direction of the wails.
"YAMETTE ~!"
What's wrong? Botan? Is that you?
Please, don't let it be a dream if it's really you.
"Yuusuke!"
I screech to a halt at the doorway. You kneel beside Yuusuke's fallen body, burying your head in your hands, trembling at every sob. Light blue hair spreads, draping over you like a silk sheet.
What's wrong, Botan? What's going on?
But I cannot ask. Dare not ask, lest you dissipate into thin air and we'll never see you again. If this is a dream, then may the gods grant me the wish of never waking up.
"Botan?" A strangled whisper shatters the emptiness of the temple. I recognise it as mine.
You tilt your head, peony-pink eyes fixated on me. I hold my breath. In fact, I can't breathe at all.
It really *is* you. But what are you doing here?
No. Don't answer that. Just stay.
"Kurama! Hayaku!" You struggle to your feet. I hasten to assist you.
I hold your hand in mine. They are warm. So is your breath. Your tears. Everything about you is real. You're not a dream.
God, I could just hug you. You're back with us, Botan. And this time, I won't make the same mistake again.
This time, I won't have any regrets.
But, I keep a leash on my emotions. Now is not the time. There's always a later. I won't wait too long, I promise.
"What's wrong?" I gaze at Yuusuke's serene face. How can he still sleep when Botan's back?
I shift my eyes back to Botan, noticing the wild look in her eyes. The frantic look stirs my blood, giving me a sense of urgency.
I gaze deeply into her eyes and repeat my words. "What's wrong?"
She chokes back a sob, barely.
"We need to see Koenma-sama. A vampire has taken Yuusuke's blood."
"What happened?" How can that happen? Yuusuke is not mortal and neither is he a Shinma. He's the result of a youkai and a mortal, so how can a vampire take him? It isn't logical.
But Botan's return is hardly logical.
"I don't know...I really don't know..." She sinks to her knees and begins weeping.
I gaze helplessly at Yuusuke. The glazed look enters his once bright, expressive eyes, indicating that he's lost to us already.
I give myself a sardonic smile. He was lost to us when the vampire first took his blood. Now he's trapped in his own world forever.
How ironic. Just when Botan has returned to us, he has to choose the alternate path, bringing us no closer than where we last left. Only further, stretching on for eternity.
He lies trapped in his own world with 'Botan'. But Botan's here, back with us.
Yuusuke, how stupid can you get?
Do you have any idea how much you have hurt Botan by pulling that stunt?
Will you just look at yourself?
I lift Yuusuke in my arms. He is unresisting, a permanent smile carved on his lips. As much as I hate to admit, he looks happier than he last been. So serene, blissful, as though he has found peace.
I glance at Botan. She sniffles one last time, before a mask of composure settles over her face.
"Kurama, let's go.
"Let's return to Reikai."
A light giggle echoes in the air, but I cannot sense any youki. But somehow, I know who...what is laughing.
Kyuuketsuki. A vampire. The Shinma who took Yuusuke away.
Botan remains strangely unaffected. Perhaps she hasn't heard it.
But as she closes her eyes, a tear slides down her cheek, I begin to have second thoughts.
Perhaps she knows, maybe even more, than I do.
Is she always so full of mysteries?
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Yume 1.2: Thoughts
*Kyuuketsuhime Miyu*
Another one has been taken. His sorrow and pain is gone.
But he will never regain his senses, unless I allow it.
Larva, what do you think? Am I being cruel to him? After all, he's not a mortal.
No, not totally mortal. He has youkai blood in him. The blood is sweet, far sweeter than a mortal's.
Is it because of the power within him? The reiki and youki merging in one soul?
But his soul belongs to me now. No one shall take him away.
Just like no one shall ever take you away from me, Larva.
Is there any difference between a Shinma and a youkai?
They both hold powers beyond that of mortal capabilities, ne?
But a youkai has its own world. A world it can come and go freely. Not even Reikai can stop them.
Most importantly, they hardly pose a threat to the mortals. They simply can't be bothered with 'those irritating ningen'.
Shinma. They are different. They cannot return to the Dark without a Guardian. They will not return to the Dark willingly. They are far more powerful than a youkai. An A-class youkai cannot be compared with a Shinma.
God-demon. Are they gods of evil then? Gods no longer worshipped and degenerated thus?
Youkai is youkai, and shinma is shinma. Forever my prey, until I return all of them to the Dark.
Isn't it all so fun, Larva?
Laughter. So sweet, so clear. Like crystal. But this laughter, it's the laughter of a vampire. It's my laughter. It has no joy, no pain. Completely empty. It has nothing, no emotion except for sorrow.
The sorrow I take from others in exchange for their blood.
What is sorrow, Larva?
Losing my mother is a sorrow. Watching mortals suffer is a sorrow.
Why did I take that toushin's blood?
He says that he wants peace. I offered him peace.
To be in his own world, live in his own fantasies.
I took on his sorrow.
Botan. The cause of his pain, his search for peace.
She is strange. A Reikai Guide, but something else, something darker about her stirs my interest. The way she summoned the peonies. Those bright red blossoms. The colour of blood.
Who is she? She has power within her.
Not the ordinary reiki or youki. Something rarer. Like the power of Shinma, but suppressed. Like a flooded dam ready to burst.
I wonder how long she can hold on until the power erupts.
Powers like that can't remain dormant for too long, ne?
Let's keep an eye on her, shall we?
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Oyasumi Nasai: Sweet Dreams - Yume 1 ~ End
Standard disclaimers apply here.
Author's notes:
Jenni very nicely informed me that Miyu is a little harsh/OOC, and I can't agree with her more. Neither, I emphasize, neither can I capture the rest of the characters, so please forgive me while I blunder along.
BTW, the opening is trash. It's just there to help me to capture the mood I need for the fic ^_^'
Special thanks to Jenni for giving the much needed info on Kyuuketsuhime Miyu, tips and advice, though I don't guarantee that I listen to all.
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