hey peeps, sorry I haven't written in so long, I've just had aBIT of writer's block......so here I go, wish me luck!

CH.21 .

I awoke to a gentle shake, and my eyes fluttered open to meet a pair of emerald eyes. I let out a yelp and pushed myself against the couch I was sleeping on.
"I didn't mean to startle you,...,I don't blame you for being scared of me..." Kurama said with his eyes and head downcast.
"It's alright Kurama. I-I....Where's the others?" I asked, my eyes darting around the small space that I was seemingly confined in.
"We felt your energy rising in what seemed to be a nightmare you were having, and moved you down here just in case. You see,...,you fainted while I was thoughtlessly babbling,
I'm sorry.
"You didn't answer my question." I stated.
"They are up-stairs. Right now we are down in old prisonary quarters. We've been taking turns watching over you."
I lost myself though, noticing his normal eye color and skin tone had returned. I couldn't think of anything intelligent to ask nor say, so I said the first thing that came to mind.
"Oh."

up-stairs .

"Isn't it time someone else switch with Kurama? He has been with her for an hour..."
" Quit being paroniod, he still has 12 minutes...Sheadrin?"
She starred at something out the window, not even paying attention to Kuwabara.
"What's your deal with her anyways? You just happen to pop out of no where and act like you know everything that's going on, so why don't you clue us in, huh?" Yusuke asked sarcastically.
"I DON'T..." She applied firmly, walking from the room with obvious intentions of checking on Raiko.
Everyone present just watched her walk out, excluding Hiei who had left on his own some time ago, at least after his one shift as watch dog.
"I don't get it. What's her deal?? Geez, it's Hiei's rebirth in a female body!" Kuwabara said with a frown.
"Yes...She's no where in our spirit files, meaning she isn't a member of this dimension, and we have little information on others." Koenma frowned back.
"Well, she doesn't seem like a threat, and maybe she can help us get Raiko home! So far she seems to have a liking for her!" Botan tried cheerfully.Everyone else was quiet.

Prisonry .

".......Kurama?" I asked, stopping him from leaving to get everyone else.
"Yes?" He asked back.
"What exactly did you see? What did that man show you?" I asked pleadingly.
"I saw everything through his eyes about you, and I'm not about to repeat it to you, not after what happened...I don't want you to faint again. Don't worry, we will protect you."
I didn't need protection. I needed truth. I needed comfort from this emptiness.
And from now on, I'll push myself to find it. I don't know who I am. I don't know where I came from. I don't know who to really trust. But I'm O.K, right? I'll pull through.
Right?

Far Away .

"Beauty in darkness inspires obsession, my little Raikou...."

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