Kyla: Wow! I'm on a role! Four chapters in a week? Not too shabby if I do say so myself. -smiles-
Hiei: -groans- When is this torture going to end?
Kura: Remember, you both promised not to fight for two chapters.
Kyla: Yeah, yeah. We remember... Don't get your tail in a knot, yoko.
Kura: -rolls eyes-
Kyla: Anways... Let's see... Chapter 13! Yay!
Hiei: Hn.
Kura: You're really getting a lot of chapters out during your Christmas break.
Kyla: Yepp! And I still have some time to chat with my online pals!
Kura: Now, Hiei, do the disclaimer. You're always wanting to after I've already done it, so go ahead.
Hiei: Gr... Kyla owns nothing, not even the needed brain cells.(Kyla: Hey! That's not nice!) -smirks- So, if you sue her, you won't get much... maybe some spare change.
Kura: Uh, thanks.. Hiei...
Hiei: Hn.
Kyla: Onto Chapter 13!
A New Dimension, A New Adventure
:Chapter Thirteen:
Good bye, and... I love you.
by
Kyla
Hiei dozed until dawn, when the sun's rays broke through the window, shining into his eyes. He squinted as he sat back on his haunches and blinked, trying to recall where he was. Then, it hit him. He was in the hospital in Room 312 with a comatose Danielle. Suddenly wide awake, he looked at the brunette to see she was still unconsious and showing no signs of waking.
"Okay, Onna. You've had long enough," Hiei scowled, "time to wake up." But the girl didn't even flinch, just lay motionless. Hiei sensed something... off about the girl's energy signal. It seemed to have been fluctuating some since last night, and this morning, there was another, more demonic energy mixing with it.
A frown creased the fire demon's lips as he gazed down at the sleeping figure. "What's going on...?" he asked himself, noticing a soft, barely noticeable yellow glow around the girl. "Kiten," he muttered, eyes widening slightly. "It must be time for her to show herself..."
He sat and stared intently at the figure on the hospital bed all day, and that afternoon, Kurama, Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Amanda walked into the room. Amanda didn't even see the odd light around her friend, but the other three boys immediately noticed and shot questioning looks at Hiei, who just glared at each of them then turned back to Danielle.
"Uh, Hiei? Can I talk to you for a minute?" Amanda asked suddenly and jerked her head to the door as a sign she wanted to speak in private. Hiei gave her an inquisitive glare but shrugged and stalked out of the room after the brunette. "Listen... I know about the bet," Amanda began with her eyes trained on the floor underneath her feet.
"What?" Hiei asked dumbly. Oh yeah, that bet he'd made with that baka onna, Danielle. He'd forgotten all about that.
"The bet that you and Danielle made," she clarified then continued. "I'm sorry, but... if that's the only reason you asked me out, I... can't be your girlfriend," she mumbled and absently played with a lock of her brown, curly hair.
"Hn," Hiei nodded. He really didn't care if she was breaking up with him or not. He'd won the bet, and he was too worried about Danielle at the moment for any other distractions. Besides, that Amanda was human. He definitely could stand that.
"I'm sorry, but... I want to be open for that Mr. Right," Amanda explained, afraid she was hurting his feelings, but when she looked up at his face, she realized it wasn't hurting him in the least.
"It's fine,"the demon shrugged and fell silent, unsure of what to do in a situation like this. And what was Amanda grinning about? Hadn't she been upset or at least nervous a minute ago?
"Besides, I can see that you really love Danielle," she grinned as she spoke then turned and walked off, waving and bidding him farewell over her shoulder.
Hiei stood frozen for a minute, his mind processing what the girl had just said. Then, "I DO NOT." he growled and stomped back into the room, his cheeks turning rosy in an unwilling blush.
"What got you blushing, Shrimp?" Kuwabara asked, laughing and pointing at Hiei's reddened face. Yusuke burst out laughing, too, and together, the two teens fell on the floor laughing as Hiei's cheeks brightened in their reddened color.
"Nothing... Amanda broke up with me because she somehow found out about the bet, and she insinuated something about me that is not true," the short demon shot each person in the room a glare, his gaze remaining on Danielle as his eyes softened, but only a little. He still had a reputation to keep up in front of his friends. "Now, I wonder how she could've found out about that bet..." Hiei growled and glared at each boy.
"Well, Yusuke and Kuwabara forgot that Amanda was coming with us today, so when we got to the hospital and on our way up here, they brought up the bet, and Amanda found out. Sorry," Kurama answered, sweatdropping at the way Hiei was scowling at the Idiot and the Detective.
"I don't care. Now I'm not tied down by a stupid ningen girl," he said monotone. Yusuke and Kuwabara had stopped laughing as Hiei's blush disappeared, and the two teens still sat on the floor. "And you two should learn to keep your big mouths shut," Hiei snapped, reperching himself on the edge of the bed, where the brunette lay, still unconsious.
"Hiei, what's with that glow around Dani?" Kurama frowned, suddenly remembering to ask as he looked back to Danielle.
"I don't know... Her energy was fluctuating oddly last night, and then this morning, there was some kind of demonic energy mixing in with the spirit energy," Hiei responded, furrowing his brow in confusion. "I think that it's about time for Kiten to arise," he added quietly.
"Kiten?" Yusuke asked. "You mean... Kiten's soul is... inside Dani?" he scrunched his nose up in thought as he looked up to the ceiling ponderingly.
"Yes," Hiei said with a nod and fell silent.
"So, the kitsune we've been trying to find was right next to us the whole time?" Kuwabara inquired dumbly, a little shocked at the news. Kurama and Hiei nodded and remained silent.
Meanwhile, Kiten tried again to wake Danielle... "Dani, wake up. Let's go! Our souls are ready to merge," Kiten said as she lightly shook Danielle, but this time, she got a reaction.
"Mmm... hm?" Danielle's eyes fluttered open. "Kiten?" she sat up yawning. "What's goin on? Where am I?" she asked and looked around with wide eyes.
"Well, right now, we're in our mind. You've been in a coma for a few days now... Don't you remember what happened?" te kitsune frowned and warily watched her friend rub her head.
"There was... a car accident... A red mustang hit me, and... it's all black after that," Danielle whispered and shook her head, which started pounding from trying to recall what had happened.
"Yeah, the guys have been really worried about you," Kiten said with a small grin, "especially Hiei. He's barely left your side since then. Your body's sitting in a hospital," she explained.
Danielle's eyes widened, "Oh," she mumbled, "I didn't want to worry anyone... I'm sorry," she apologized.
Kiten shook her head, "No, it's okay," she smiled and patted her friend on the back. "Now, you ready! Our soul's are about to merge!" the kitsune exclaimed brightly and hopped to her feet then pulled Danielle upright.
"What? Wait!" Danielle shouted as a bright golden light erupted around them. Danielle squeezed her eyes shut, not sure of what was going on, but Kiten only grinned.
On the outside of Danielle's body, the guys all gasped when the light grew brighter. "What's going on!" Kuwabara yelled over the roaring wind that spun around the brunette's body, lifting her up. Her body shone with a golden light, and slowly, her hair grew longer, changing from brown to long gold hair with black streaks and silver tips. Fangs and claws grew in her mouth and on her hands, and black fox ears and a silver fox tail appeared out of nowhere on her body, the tail on her backside, and the ears poking out of seperate places on her head.
After a moment, Danielle's body floated back down to the bed, and her eyes fluttered open to reveal purple irises. She sighed and sat up, curiously looking at her claws and running a tongue cautiously over her new fangs. "Wow," she murmured then looked up to see Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei standing there wideyed with surprise. "Heh, hey guys. What's up?" she asked, still feeling pretty weak. She slumped backward, back onto her pillow and continued to watch them.
"D-Dani?" Yusuke asked and blinked a few times. This didn't look at all like Danielle, but... it was her. She still looked exhausted though.
"Mhm?" she smiled and asked what was wrong with everyone. "What's the matter? Kiten told me you guys had been worried about me," she gave them a meak smile and a small giggle.
"Oh, thank goodness you're alright," Kurama sighed in relief and was the first to step closer to the bed. Then, Yusuke and Kuwabara wandered over to talk too. Lastly, Hiei stalked over and perched himself on the bed again, not saying a word, only staring at the girl.
"We've been worried about you," Yusuke said grinning like an idiot and gave Danielle a noogie. She laughed and weakly pulled at his arm to get him to stop the noogie attack.
"Sorry I worried you," she aplogized, happy to be back awake. It had been horrible being in that coma, but that was in the past now. She could forget it and go on with her life. Then she remembered that since her and Kiten's soul were in sync, she could now created portals. "Guys, I have good news for you," she stated chipperly. They all gave her cutious looks, and she ignore the looks for a moment, concentrating her energy on the bathroom door. She didn't know how she knew how to create a portal, she just.. did.
"I can send you guys home now," Danielle said brightly and pointed to the bathroom door. Kurama walked over to the bathroom door and opened it to reveal a swirling, black and red portal. "That portal will take you straight to Koenma's office," she explained.
The guys all shifted uncomfortably. They had only been in this dimension for awhile, but... they never imagined what it would be like to leave. They knew the time would come, but they didn't know it would come like this, Danielle wasting her energy after just coming out of a coma to send them home.
Danielle noted their hesitation and asked, "What's the matter? Don't you guys miss your dimension?" A frown worked over her lips.
"Well, yeah, but..." Kuwabara muttered, trying to speak, but he couldn't find the right words, so he fell silent, letting one of the others take care of this matter.
"But?" Danielle asked, her brows furrowing in confusion. No one looked like they would say anything, but then, one of the decided to speak.
"We just didn't think the time to go back would be quite like this... You just came out of a coma and are using up your energy maintaining a portal to send us home, and well... to be honest... we're not so sure about leaving you alone, especially while you're still in the hospital," Yusuke said, shoving his hands into his pocket and averting his eyes to the floor.
"I'll be fine, don't worry about me," Danielle smiled reassuringly. "You need to go and save your dimension. I don't want them to cancel Yu Yu Hakusho," her smile turned to a smirk. "Besides, you have family and friends there," she added reasoningly.
"But, now we have friends here," Kurama reminded her from his place in front of the portal. Why was this so hard for them? All they had to do was step through the portal...
"You have more in your dimension," Danielle rebuked stubbornly. "And, the longer you guys argue, the more energy I'm using up," she snapped irritatedly.
The four exchanged looks then sighed. "Okay, well... then this is good bye, huh?" Yusuke asked sadly. "Afraid so," Danielle murmured but plastered a smile onto her face, "But, it'll be okay. You'll see. Just kick some demon butt for me," she grinned at her request.
Yusuke nodded and gave her the thumbs-up. "Bye," he said one last time as he stepped through the portal. Kuwabara sniffed and hurriedly wiped his eyes with the back of his hand.
"It's okay, Kuwa. Tell Yukina I said hi and that it would have been so nice to meet her, alright?" Danielle asked, smile still in place. He nodded and sniffled again. "B-bye," he muttered and stepped through the portal.
Next, Kurama made his way over to the bed. He fidgetted slightly, but before he could say anything, Koenma appeared on the small TV in the room. "Somehow, Yusuke and Kuwabara just tumbled into my office," the irritated prince said.
"Ah, yeah... I created a portal straight to your office for the guys," Danielle answered and smiled apologetically at the guy who had a pacifier in his mouth.
"Are you crazy! I have work to do! I can't have my Spirit Detectives falling into my office without any prior notice!" Koenma yelled, and Danielle, Kurama, and Hiei winced from the loud tone that rang through their ears.
"Well, how's this for prior notice? Kurama and Hiei will be joining you in a few minutes," Danielle snapped. Jeez, she was using her energy she should be using to heal a little, but instead, she's sending the spoiled prince his Spirit Detectives... He seemed very thankful.
"What? Kiten!" Koenma blurted, his eyes popping open. "I didn't know you were in that dimension! I thought Danielle was in the hospital! Not you!" he rambled continually.
The kitsune rolled her eyes. "I am Danielle," she grinned and slowly pushed herself to a sitting position. Koenma's mouth fell open.
"What! You mean, Kiten's soul was inside Danielle? I mean you? She, uh, you are inside," he pointed from one side to the other, eyes looking upward thoughtfully.
"Hey, don't hurt yourself too much, Koenma," Yusuke sneered, standing off to the side with Botan and Kuwabara. Koenma began to yell at the Saryashki punk.
Danielle shook her head and turned to Kurama, who was gazing intently at the floor, his crimson bangs hiding his eyes. "Kura?" she asked quietly and gently laid a hand on his arm. He looked up and gave her a small smile. She could see the tears that he really wanted to cry, but he blinked them away and shook his head, as if shaking his thoughts away. "It'll all be fine. I'll heal and get the heck out of this hospital. And I'll keep up with the garden you started in my yard. Can't promise too much though... I'm not as good a gardener as you," she giggled.
Kurama allowed himself to chuckle some at the remark, then he leaned forward and wrapped the girl into a hug. "I'll miss you... You're like... the sister I never had," he whispered in her ear and squeezed his emerald eyes tight.
Danielle returned the gentle hug and grinned, "And you're like the older brother I never had," she retorted into his ear. As he drew back, she pecked him sisterly on the cheek. "Take care of that mother of yours. I feel so sorry for her, having to raise you," she joked.
Kurama's lips spread into a wide grin, and he nodded. "I'll be sure nothing happens to her... ever. Now, take care of yourself," he warned and gave her one more smile before stepping through the portal and disappearing in front of her eyes.
When the yoko was out of sight, Danielle turned her attention to Hiei. "So..." she muttered, unsure of what to say. This would probably be the last time she'd ever see Hiei... "Hn, bye Onna," Hiei said in that stupid monotone voice of his. And without another word, he looked away and hopped into the portal.
She took a deep, steady breath... She told herself not to think of the fact that he didn't even wait for her to say good bye, too. But, a small tear trickled from her eye unwillingly. She quickly wiped it away, remembering that the TV was still on, showing an arguing match between Yusuke and Koenma. The prince stopped to say, "Thank you, Danielle, er... Kiten, I mean.. Oh, you know what I mean!" he huffed.
"You're welcome," she said smiling as best she could, but Hiei saw the sadness behind it. He hated himself for just walking through the portal like that... But, he'd been afraid he wouldn't be able to leave if he stayed any longer, but seeing that look on her face now...
Danielle was about to close the portal when Hiei skidded out, back in her dimension. "Hiei," she gasped and momentarily forgot about shutting the portal. "What're you... doing?" she asked, her breath catching in her breath as Hiei moved swiftly and silently over to the bed. His back was turned to the TV, so no one in the other dimension could see what was going on. Kurama gasped and rushed out, feeling sure that Danielle didn't have enough energy to keep the portal open much longer. He had to get Hiei back to his right dimension.
Hiei leaned over and gently kissed Danielle's lips, his hand holding her head still. She involuntarily gasped but slowly returned the simple, sweet kiss. And, when he pulled away, she knew she was close to falling unconsious from the strain of keeping the portal open. "I love you," the fire demon murmured, staring into her eyes, which were drooping slightly. "I... love you, too," she whispered in return.
Suddenly, Kurama jerked Hiei away, pulling him to the portal. The short demon tried to escape, but the yoko managed to pull him through the portal right as Danielle fell unconsious. "No! Danielle!" Hiei yelled, reaching a hand up to try and touch her. Next thing he knew, he found himself back in Koenma's office, everyone staring at him. He growled and glared at Kurama, "Why'd you do that!"
Kurama pointed to the portal just as it dissolved into nothingness. "She fell unconsious from using too much energy. The portal could not stay open if she fell unconsious," the redhead explained and gazed to the right at the white wall.
"Hn, whatever," Hiei grumbled and flitted off, not bothering to speak to anyone else. Kurama sighed.
"You did the right thing, Kurama. It takes so much energy to open and maintain a dimensional portal that it would've taken her weeks or even months to open another one," Koenma explained, trying to lighten the mood at least a little bit. "Now, I need you to go hunt down all those demons that have been getting into Living World. I sense that Hiei has already begun slaughtering demons that have come across his path..." The other three nodded and left without a sound.
Danielle was barely consious, but she heard everything that happened in Koenma's office; thanks to the TV that was still on and connected to Spirit World. The screen clicked off as Danielle shifted back into her human form and slumped back, fully unconsious, a small smile laying on her mouth, but a tiny tear slipped down her cheek as well.
When she came to, she found her family: her mother, father, and little brother huddled around her bed. They all looked really worried, but Danielle just sat up cautiously and grinned at all of them. "Hi," she greeted weakly. They smothered her in hugs and said things like, "We're so glad you're alright!"
She was discharged the next day, but she still was very weak from opening the dimensional portal. She couldn't sense Kiten inside of her, but she had said that they're souls would merge, so she was Kiten, in a way, and she could willingly change into her demon form whenever she wanted.
In the Yu Yu dimension, the Spirit Detectives once again saved the day, but they're attitudes were different than what they once had been. Kuwabara and Yusuke seemed to immerse themselves in school more, and they all seemed to drift off, thoughts of something else returning to them, memories of times they'd had in Danielle's dimension.
Hiei seemed even more distant though. He would just sit on a tree branch in the part, staring blankly up at the blue sky, memories of Danielle stealing his precious sweet snow and of Danielle stealing his little heart...
((- THE END -))
Kyla: -sniffle- I feel kinda sad now... But do not fret, dear readers and reviewers! I have an idea for a sequel!
Hiei: -groans- You made me act weak! I do not have emotions!
Kyla: Yes, you do!
Kura: That was an odd ending... But still good.
Kyla: Thank you. I think I'm going to write a sequel for this story... Whatcha'll think? Review and tell me or e-mail me or AIM me at SoulOfABlackRose or something.
Hiei: Hn. I have nothing to say to you. -pouts-
Kyla: Fine. -sticks tongue out-
Kura: Well... It's still hard to believe that's... it.
Kyla: Yeah... -frowns- But it'll be okay! See you all later!
Hiei: Gr, bye...
Kura: Sayonara, minna-san.
Kyla: Adios!