Rescuing Hiei

Very good mind-reading, thoth_moon, lol :o|

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Scene 20 ------------------------------------------- Medical Waiting Room

* Yusuke is relaxing in one of the chairs watching Shishi pace, as he's been doing for the past half hour. When Shishi has had enough of the Toushin watching him he stops to glare at Yusuke.

Shishi- Why are you staring at me??
Yusuke- Haven't got a whole lot else to watch.
Shishi- You have issues, Urameshi.
Yusuke- Where have I heard that before.

* Before anything more can be said Koenma hurries out.

Koenma- Shishi, this is no time for games.

* Shishi turns when he hears Koenma's tone.

Shishi- What's wrong with my Alpha?
Koenma- You never seen a severly malnourished demon before?

* Shishi shakes his head and looks toward the medical room Hiei is in.

Shishi- What can I do to help?
Koenma- He's regained consciousness, but he's fighting my staff. I need you to come talk to him.

* Shishi hurries toward the medical room. Koenma looks at Yusuke.

Yusuke- (Quietly) I thought we saved him.
Koenma- We're still trying.

* Koenma turns and goes back into the room. Shishi is now embracing his struggling mate.

Shishi- Come out of this, Hun... Do you hear me... Here..

* Koenma tilts his head as Shishi nips his thumb and sticks it into Hiei's mouth. After a few laps the koorime slowly relaxes and fights to open his eyes. The Banshee smiles.

Shishi- Hey, Baby. Can you hear me?

* Hiei swallows and answers looking around, still disoriented.

Hiei- Hn...
Shishi- You'll be okay... You just need to relax and let the doctors help you...
Hiei- W-where...?
Shishi- Shh, stay calm now... We're still in Koenma's palace..

* Shishi has to get ahold of Hiei to try to keep him down again.

Shishi- No, Hiei. Listen to me! Lay still...
Hiei- I don't.. need... help... I tried to s-stop... I thought the... cravings would.. just...

* Koenma comes over closer when Shishi manages to clamp a hand over Hiei's mouth. One of the ogres finally manages to get the IV back in Hiei's unwarded left arm. Hiei raises his head to look at it.

Hiei- No!! Don't put n-no more...
Shishi- Hiei, look at me!

* When Hiei obeys Shishi nods.

Shishi- That's it. Just watch me.
Koenma- Shishi, I really need you to tell me... What has he been on..? For how long? Fred, sedate him!
Shishi- I don't know what you're talking about...
Koenma- You do know!

* Fred brings a large needle of sedative over and inserts it into the IV tube. The ogre then begins pushing the nutrient juice. Koenma watches Shishi pet Hiei's spikes until finally his eyes slide shut. The godling then goes over and pulls Shishi back off of Hiei.

Koenma- You need to tell me what he was hooked on.

* Shishi looks away and closes his eyes.

Shishi- He would.. smoke... Euphoria...
Koenma- That stuff wouldn't make him react like this.

* Shishi looks back up at the Teen puzzled.

Koenma- I need you to try to remember everything he's been using... You can tell me and save us time, or I can order a bloodtest.. That could take a couple hours...

* Shishi looks back at Hiei.

Shishi- He.. never wanted to.. admit...
Koenma- We're way past pride, here, Mr. Wakamaru.

* Shishi takes a deep breath and looks back up at Koenma.

Shishi- Th-they would.. give him different things to... keep him going... He would drink beer and... whiskey, mainly... Really, he would never tell me.. everything...
Koenma- Any other hard drugs?

* Shishi sighs, then rubs his eyes.

Shishi- A lot of times I think it was just whatever his... c-customers would.. give him... Sometimes he'd remember what he did while he was... high... Sometimes he wouldn't. Most of the time I never knew how he would be when he came back up from work...

* Before Shishi can say more one of the monitors begins to sound an alarm. The medical ogres begin swarming around Hiei. Koenma hurries over.

Koenma- Get the IV out of him!! It's a severe reaction to the nutrition!

* As the staff and Koenma work on Hiei to get him stabilized Shishi backs up until he reaches the door. When Koenma finally turns to let Shishi know that he's stabilized the Banshee is gone.

Koenma- D---... Keep him sedated... I need to go ask Shishi some more questions.

* When Koenma goes back out into the waiting room Kurama is just entering. Yusuke stands.

Yusuke- What the h---'s going on, Koenma?
Kurama- I was about to ask the same thing... Shishi just about plowed over me in the hallway.
Koenma- Kurama, I need you to go after him. I didn't think he was as stable as he let on, either... Just find him and bring him back here so I can ask him some more questions.

* Kurama turns and hurries back out.

Yusuke- You mind telling me what's going on now?
Koenma- I should've recognized the symptoms... Yusuke, Hiei's not been eatting because he's been living on booze and drugs for who nows how long.

* Yusuke tilts his head.

Yusuke- Come again?

* Koenma takes a deep breath.

Koenma- When some demons use too many types of drugs steadily their system becomes addicted in a way that alters not just their mental status... Especially if they stop eatting while their using... Their system alters to where they begin to see these drugs and alcohols as their main diet... This is why Hiei is so malnourished.
Yusuke- Hold on... So you're saying that he can't eat regular food no more? A half a bowl of ice cream and two cookies nearly killed him?!
Koenma- In his weakened condition, yes...

* Yusuke looks toward the hospital room.

Yusuke- So.. he can't eat regular food... He's just going to lay in there and starve?
Koenma- No. I'm going to get the staff started on a detox program... We'll have to do a bloodtest to determine what all he's been on... Then I'll have to acquire the substances to create a concoction... Then it'll be a slow process of intravenously reversing the process...
Yusuke- And how long will that take?
Koenma- Well, it usually takes over a month to alter the system... So probably around that to reverse it.
Yusuke- Usually.. Probably... I hate it when you talk vaguely.
Koenma- We'll do everything we can, Yusuke. Too fast or too slow... And we'll lose him... Is that what you want?
Yusuke- H--- no.
Koenma- I hope that Kurama can find Shishi and get him settled down...

* Yusuke tilts his head as he mentally communicates with Kurama.

Yusuke- He found him back in his room with the babies.

* Koenma relaxes some.

Koenma- Okay. Can I trust you to go try to calm him down? I'll be up as soon as I can... Shishi needs help, as well.

* Yusuke watches the Teen go back into the room, shakes his head, then leaves to go up and join Kurama.