| And I�m Done Chapter II By: grey tears Warning: Yes, this chapter MAY be confusing. I advise you all to read carefully. And remember, the first person narrative is obviously Hotaru. These conversations are typed up in italics to make it a little easier. ~*~*~ Pain is like a dance. The more I dance, the less I feel. *~*~* . . . �And when did this start, exactly?� �At the age of four. During my fourth year I remember that I had been more acutely aware of my surroundings than most small children were.� *~*~*~ It was going to rain soon. There was a distinctive smell and a shrill scream of waves that aroused her sense of awareness. A storm. Her aqua-shaded orbs frowned as she noted the time. Hotaru had not come back yet. Her partner, sensing her distress, turned to look at her and frowned as well. �She�ll be back. Just give her time.� �It�s nearly noon, koi. How long do you suppose she will take?� The other turned her expressive blue eyes and golden hair towards the window, for a better look at the foreshadowing of a storm. �I don�t know.� �It�s looking rather windy out there,� she finally said, reluctantly. �It was today, wasn�t it?� A pause. �Yes.� �And Setsuna told you not to go after her?� There was a hint of agitation in her voice. �Yes.� Defeated, the blue-haired woman sank to her knees and brought them up to her chest to hug them. It wasn�t right. She cared for Hotaru as a mother would for her own child. They weren�t blood-related but there was a link of understanding between them. One, which she treasured deeply. �I�m worried.� The other woman closed her newspaper and half-heartedly smiled. She walked up to her and placed her hands on her shoulders. �And since when shouldn�t a mother worry?� ~*~*~*~ . . . �Was that the year your special ability developed as well?� A shake of the head. �No.� �When then?� �My fifteenth year, I�d say.� ~*~*~*~* �Fifteen., you say?� �Yes, my dark lord.� � Can you describe how you came to find this out about her?�� �It isn�t too hard to notice. Her spirit and soul have begun to intertwine with the others in the mortal-world.� �And what of it? Perhaps she has a higher sense of awareness than most mortals.� �Our data suggests otherwise. Her spirit-energy and spiritual awareness alone, are quite set apart from normal beings.� The lord snorted. �And what are you trying to make of this information?� �Perhaps, she is the one.� �Nonsense.� �Is it really my dark sire? Have you not noticed it as well? The dark-swelling of clouds that have transcended across the demon and human lands equally?� The lord quirked an eyebrow, but dismissed the gesture. �Perhaps a newer class of demons have emerged, it isn�t anything to concern--� �And the newly displaced energy of our silent star, Saturn, lord? Have you not felt that as well? It�s returned after centuries of inveiglement.� ~*~*~* . . . �It was around this time that I came to realize, I was one of a two-spirited vessel.� ~*~*~* The wind softly scalded through the barren fields. It rustled the nearby trees and softly shook slumbering beings. He quirked an eyebrow at the surge of kei that he felt through the air. �Something�s off.� �Hiei-san!� He cracked open an eye to look down. �Yukina?� �Ah.� �What are you doing up there?� �Resting,� he added lightly as he sighed. She giggled and offered a fruit of some sort to the blatant hybrid. �Please come down and eat with us?� He wrinkled his nose. The word �us� obviously implied her along with that big-oaf of a lover she had acquired. �I�m fine. Go back and finish up. It�s getting dark.� �Oh. Are you sure?� �Ah.� �Okay. Sorry to bother you.� She bowed to him and left. He watched her out of the corner of his eye as she quickly bound toward the human before her. Her pearl necklace jittered in and out of his robes. He closed his eyes and dismissively fingered his own. While peace was hardly ever believed to exist in Makai, these past few months had felt oddly tranquil. And it was days such as these, that left him in the boredom of the mind. It left him restless and urged a longing to kill. Which is why he made the show with the carrot-top that he despised so greatly. It was always amusing to rebel against humans. He frowned as he brought his blade up to his chest. Growling lightly he touched a recent wound made by a particularly nasty demon. Normally, his koori me- body healed itself, yet this scar had remained on his chest. �And by a Class S demon?� The wind rustled again, only this time he felt a presence. Setting himself up quickly he gave the human a look, that blandly said: �Take her inside.� Nodding, Kurabara led the distracted ice-koori me into a hut-like building, firmly shutting the door behind him. He growled. �What is it�Hagiri?� ~*~*~* . . . �Two spirited?� �I don�t know how exactly, myself. My father often told me that I was a mistake, yet made up for it by trying to love me.� ~*~*~* �What are you saying?!� The lord asked angrily. �We are only stating what may be a possibility.� �Do not suggest otherwise, fool! And do not reason with my proclamations!� �But, sire--� �She�s dead! The Mistress of Silence died! Faded away CENTURIES AGO! What inefficient evidence proves that this�this mere child is her?! �She isn�t.� �What?!� �My sire, she is the incarnation of the Silent Sovereign.� ~*~*~* . . . �It didn�t work,� she began slowly. �My father�my father�he was a scientist, that had been recently added to the Troika healing program.� �Ah, the one that had been rumored to have used demonic-testing on humans?� ~*~*~* �It�s time to begin, Hybrid.� �What?� �The dark aura has settled and the lord states it is time to start the dark phase.� �What are you saying,� he asked with wide eyes. ~*~*~* . . . �I became one of the tested. It turned fatal. And soon after, my body began to weaken rapidly. It was then, that he decided�� ~*~*~* �What are you needs with this mortal girl?� �Testing, sire. Testing.� �For what?� �For reactivity. Is she reacts to the solar energy of Titan, the moon of Saturn, then the time will have come.� The lord turned away and eyed a double-ended sword on the other side of the room. �The dark phase, eh?� The ambassador of the western demon lands nodded. �Have her brought here then. As soon as possible.� ~*~*~* . . . Tears leaked out of her eyes, as she desperately tried to avoid crying out. ��It was an act out of love he�d say. The process wouldn�t hurt a bit�he�d said. He lied.� *~*~*~*~* �The Star of Silence,� he repeated, suspiciously. Hagiri eyed him emotionlessly and nodded. �It has begun.� *~*~* . . . The elder looked at her with wide eyes. �Tomoe-san�what did he do to you?� �He handed me over. To the demons.� ~*~*~*~*~*~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . Translations: � -koi- *Love, Beloved, etc. It�s always funny to hear Michiru call Haruka that. I always giggle. � Kei- spirit energy � -Hagiri Kaname- ^-^ Hanyan~* Hagiri-kun. Haha. ~Inside Joke~ He goes by the alias of �Sniper� in Yuu Yuu Hakusho. � Kurabara Kazuma- In the American Dub he�s known by �Kuwabara Kazuma� � Koorime- When mentioning �Ice-koori me,� I generally prefer to Yukina (Hiei�s sister.) Obviously �fire-koori me,� would be Hiei, ne? � By �two-spirited� I mean something as well. No it isn�t an error. I will refer to it later on. Owari� And many thanks to Starflash for making this wonderful Hiei/Hotaru site! *cheers* |