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HISAKI
Aya
Also, Hisaki-sama now has an email address, where you can write to her in English and tell her how much you like her stuff, or even order djs! She accepts international postal money orders (in yen). Write to: [email protected] Hisaki Aya's stories are unusual
in two ways. 1) They're Hiei X Kurama, and, 2) they're available
now from the djka herself. Hisaki-san is part of the late
wave of Yu*Yu*Hakusho fandom in Japan (which, sadly, she says
is waning) and Crystal Wing is still offering her djs by mail.
If you want to order them, the simplest way to write directly
to them (the address is at the bottom of this page), but of course
that means knowing enough Japanese to compose a letter. ^_^ Since
most Western fans can't do this, we're trying to work something
out with Susan so that Aestheticism can accept pre-orders for
these djs. Once we do, we'll post details here and Hisaki's djs are very pretty and romantic, with covers that seem to be woven of rainbows and crystals, and long, lyrical stories inside. Spicy stories--quite spicy, some of them. This seems to be typical of the YYH djs of the later 90's: there's more H X K, the characters are more delicate and androgynous, and the art tends to be more explicit than it was six or seven years ago. 'Magic Stone' is a good example of this. We've enjoyed Hisaki-sama's stories very much, and we hope to bring more excerpts to you in the future. But if you like sweet, sometimes angsty romance and you have a craving to see Hiei on top, we have one thing to say. BUY THE DJS! This is one case where you actually can support a YYH djka, instead of simply forking over money to K-Books or Mandarake (in which case, of course, the djka never sees a yen). ^_^ So don't hang around expecting us to bring you translations of all Hisaki's works, coz we ain't gonna do it. A million thanks to M.J. Johnson for her translations and summaries of these stories. She took great pains to explain the complicated and esoteric magic of Hisaki's world to us, and her excellent summaries make the djs very easy to follow. Rumours that we are plotting to keep M.J. tied up in a (very luxurious) closet so that she can do nothing all day long but read us djs are unfounded. Probably.
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Last Night This is a very pretty dj with nice production values. The front cover shows a delicate Hiei and Kurama floating amidst rainbow bubbles; the back has a soft colored-pencil sketch of the boyz. Inside, beneath a sheet of velum, is a lovely black-and-white frontispiece of Hiei sitting in a tree by a lake. Like most of Hisaki's djs, Last Night includes pretty little b/w sketches of the guys around the info pages (for instance, there's a pic of Hiei as Cloud from FFVII in this one, as well as a naked H & K. ^_^). The story description below contains SPOILERS for the end of the YYH manga. If you think this series ends with Kurama and Hiei opening an ice cream shop together in Shibuya you might want to go watch Teletubbies instead of proceeding. On the other hand if you've read much Yuyu fan fiction you probably know that the end is not so cheery--which is exactly why djs and fanfics are necessary to fix the things that Togashi-san accidentally messed up. ^_^ Last Night by
Hisaki Aya Ahem! Erm, actually, it's a lovely story, and if you're going to read any dj about this particular (heartbreaking) moment in the YYH timeline, we'd highly recommend this one. Anyway, Kurama's alone when Hiei drops by. Kurama tells Hiei that he'll care for him no matter how far apart they are. "Just live, and we'll see each other again." Hiei, though, is disturbed by Kurama's tears and realizes that even when he thought there was nothing he wanted from life, he wanted Kurama. Kurama has trapped him in a spell of many bindings and Hiei's fate is sealed by Kurama's tears. Kurama promises not to cry anymore and they make love, realizing that although parting is painful the cruelest thing would have been if they'd never me at all. They both know that this may really be the last time that they're together and they want to give each other everything. In the morning Kurama wakes up alone. He's surprised to find himself peaceful and happy, maybe because Hiei's youki still lingers in the air, maybe because Hiei will always be in his memory. But then he sits up--and realizes that he has one of Hiei's tear-gem necklaces around his neck. Hiei must have put it there while he slept. Kurama knows that as long as he has this, he won't be lonely. <bawl> So, although there are no guarantees about the future, the story at least ends with hope. It's both touching and believable, and the sadness it made us feel was a good sadness. <sniff> Hisaki's art is lovely and her prose is highly poetic--the middle of this story reads like fragments of a poem strewn across the page. Overall: highly recommended. It should appeal to both those who like sweetness and those who like angst, and it will certainly satisfy any who've been thirsting for H X K. Be warned, though, this dj is quite spicy and not meant for readers under 18. |
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Romance of Light and Shadow
Unlike the rest of the Crystal Wing djs, this one is B5 size (about 7 by 10.5 inches). The cover is one of my (Panthea's) favorites, with Hiei and Kurama locked in a rainbow-light embrace. The back shows them inset against the multicolored highrise buildings of a city. Oh, yes, and I think they're naked in both pics. Once again, nice production values: good paper, attractive little b/w sketches scattered throughout the editorial pages (including a cute SD nude Kurama). Inside there are two stories, one by Hisaki-san and one by Niina Motomi, the other half of Crystal Wing. Here are M.J.'s synopses of the stories, interspersed with our comments. Romance of Light and Shadow by
Hisaki Aya (18 pages) M.J.: Hiei and Kurama are in the Makai, out in the country bathing under the moon and indulging in a little nookie. ^_^ Panthea: They're naked. Just thought I'd mention that. Kurama is naked and bathing in the moonlight and singing and Hiei is watching him. Then Hiei joins him and kisses him and things progress. <giggle> If you've always wanted to see Hiei carry Kurama, this is the time. Po: Not to mention laying him down and falling on top of him. And then he bites him on the neck and Kurama bleeds. How come? Panthea: Better not ask. M.J.: Kurama says he's been afraid ever since he came back to Makai that it's all just a dream and that when he wakes up Hiei will be gone. Hiei tells him not to worry about silly things like that. "You're forgetting the main point--you're mine. I didn't want to let you go back to the Ningenkai but neither did I want you to have regrets for it. So I waited until you could come back to me, as you have now." Panthea: While they're discussing this, they're also doing H. M.J.: Kurama cries to hear Hiei speaking his heart for the first time. "I'm sorry. I didn't realize you were waiting for me." "It doesn't matter, now you're here in my arms. And now I'll never let you go again." Po: Awwww...they're so sweet together. This is a story for romantics. Untitled by Niina Motomi (15 pages) M.J.: After the second Ankoku Tournament, Hiei is irritated and depressed. He goes to see Kurama in his city apartment where Kurama has been hiding away from the world. In Niina Hiei fashion, he at once jumps Kurama. "When did I first start getting attached to you?" he wonders. "Oh yes--the first time I raped you." (Hiei, the seme's seme.) "And then when I saw you crying." (Kurama, the uke's uke.) Hiei can't stand Kurama living in Ningenkai and pretending to be human when Hiei knows Kurama is the same sort of bloody, lustful youkai as himself. 'You're all mine!' The two fall asleep after their protracted sex scene. Kurama wakes and looks at Hiei's innocent face. "I know you hate me being here, but I'm not strong like you. I'm afraid of burdening you in Makai, even though I want to be with you." Hiei wakes and snarls "What the hell are you thinking? Your head is always stuffed with idiotic ideas." Kurama laughs. "OK. I won't think of anything from now on." And thinks As long as you're here, that's all that matters. (Kurama, the uke's uke. Read as a corrective to Arina.) Panthea: "Don't you worry your pretty little head, Kurama. Thinking is man's work!" <giggle giggle> Read also as corrective to all the Hiei-as- frightened-pixie stories. Overall: recommended, especially for all those thirsty Hiei X Kurama fans, and any who've longed to see Hiei strut his macho stuff. Be aware, though, that both these stories contain fairly explicit scenes. This is for 18-years-and-older only. |
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Lover Soul This is a thick dj! The wraparound cover is by Hisaki and shows Kurama resting on Hiei's shoulder, his red hair flowing around a flower that seems to be made of ice crystals (see 'Virgin Snow' for an explanation of the flower). Inside are two long stories, one each by Hisaki and Niina, and a short song story by Hisaki, set to Judy and Mary's 'Lover Soul.' Hisaki's story 'Virgin Snow' may be a sequel to Last Night, since Kurama is wearing the tear gem Hiei left for him. Turning Point by Niina Motomi (41 pages) M.J.: After the Ankoku Tournament, Kurama tends to Yuusuke and Kuwabara's injuries, aware that Hiei is watching him angrily. Back in their own room, Hiei yells at him for not taking care of himself. "I'm fine" Kurama says, and immediately passes out in Hiei's arms. Hiei puts him to bed and tends his wounds. When he wakes, Kurama goes off to have a shower. Hiei follows and begins to make love to him in the shower stall. But suddenly he stops and stomps back into the bedroom, clearly in a temper. When Kurama asks what's wrong, Hiei yells, "Why were you trying to die with him?! Your body's covered with the marks and wounds he left on you!" Kurama loses his temper in turn at Hiei's obsession with Karasu, but their argument is interrupted by Yukina who has come to thank Hiei for saving her life. After Hiei lets her out and returns to the bedroom, he finds Kurama still angry. He reproaches Hiei for not telling him who Yukina was--"You told Yuusuke but I only found out because he thought I already knew!" Eventually the truth emerges. Kurama asks "What am I to you? We have sex sometimes, when you feel like it, but that doesn't mean you own me." He tells Hiei that his human friends and family have taught him about something stronger than the cruel, cold strength he had as a youko. He fought Karasu to protect them, and if he couldn't win was ready to lose his own life to end Karasu's. "But I was beaten...I live on in shame... but worst of all is having you blame me for it." He bursts into tears, and though Hiei tells Kurama to stop pulling tricks on him, he's amazed at the change in his cool self-sufficient friend. At last Hiei is ready to reveal his own heart. "I don't mind that he beat you. It's seeing you hurt like that--I don't know why- it hurts me and makes me angry. Don't give your life to anyone but me." They make love and Kurama realizes how important Hiei has come to be to him. Next day the team leaves the island, and Kurama thinks that of all the prizes they've walked off with, the love he now knows he feels for Hiei may be the one that lasts. Virgin Snow by Hisaki Aya (40 pages) M.J.: Hiei goes to see Mukuro, proposing they have a game of something to pass the time. Mukuro has been drinking and says Hiei must too. The 'rare wine' she gives him makes him pass out and he wakes in the Ningenkai. In his pocket there's a message from her, telling him he's temporarily on leave from the patrol. There've been complaints about his bad moods that he takes out on everyone else. 'Don't come back till you've got your head straightened out. That's an order.' Panthea: I love this Mukuro. And I've always thought this is exactly what Mukuro would do when she gets a good look at Hiei after he's been away from Kurama for a while. M.J.: Snow begins to fall, the snow of Ningenkai that's different from Makai's. Hiei remembers Kurama telling him that Ningenkai snow is pure and cleanses everything it touches. "It purifies what it touches," Hiei thinks, "but it melts when you try to hold it--it runs out of your hand..." He goes to Kurama, who makes him welcome, but Hiei is obsessed with his vision of the snow that he can never hold on to. He throws Kurama to the bed and binds his hands. Panthea: Yum. M.J.: "Will you melt--will you disappear too..?" Kurama is dumbfounded by Hiei's actions and puzzled by the faint odour he detects on him. Is he drugged? Drunk? Hiei calls Kurama his 'hiruiseki' (tear gem) and the mention of ice jogs Kurama's memory. In Glacier Country there was once a woman who, on parting from her lover, shed tears that contained all her passion. These tears became a 'flower of phantom thoughts', the Sousetsuka (thought-snow flower). Anyone who possesses this flower can live forever with their lover. The flower is Hope itself, and very difficult to obtain. But you can distill an essence from it that, mixed with alcohol, calms the spirit. It also makes the one who drinks it incapable of lying about their feelings, and for this reason is also called 'the flower of confession.' Hiei's wild and despairing ramblings about losing Kurama are a result of his having drunk the elixir. Panthea: Yum. M.J.: They make love. Later, waking and looking at Kurama's sleeping face, Hiei muses that Kurama is his hiruiseki, which like the snow has purified him of his bitter thoughts. But when Kurama wakes, Hiei pretends he only came to see how his jewel was doing. From this Kurama realizes that the effect of the flower has worn off. "I was looking at the snow," Hiei tells him. "I thought you were like the snow that vanishes when you reach your hand out for it." At that moment Kurama's computer comes on with an email message from Mukuro, saying she's sent Hiei off to Ningenkai on a mission. "Please help him carry it out. P.S. Did you get the flower I sent you?" Kurama laughs, but won't tell Hiei why. "And why did you think I was like the snow?" "I forget," Hiei says. Overall: definitely recommended. Be aware, though, that these stories are quite spicy and not for those under 18. |
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Magic Stone Another pretty cover and a dj with nice production values. This one is one long story by Hisaki-san: 'Magic Stone.' To read it, click on the thumbnail at left. A complex magical story which is narrated by Hiei while he and Kurama make love. At first glance this might look like a PWP (especially if you glance at the middle) but it's far from that. There are serious, important medical reasons why Kurama and Hiei have to do H for a really long time here. ^_- Since visiting the Makai, Kurama's youryoku has been going out of control. It seeks to turn him into Youko Kurama--or failing that, maybe just explode out of his human body. Kurama has gotten a kyuumaseki, a magic stone that absorbs youki, to try and keep it from reaching levels that will destroy his humanity, but that isn't enough. The solution? He and Hiei have developed a ritual to get rid of the excess power. On the night of the full moon when magic is strongest in the Ningenkai, Kurama allows it to rise within him, partially changing him into the youko, then he and Hiei burn it off. This involves Hiei making love to him ve-r-r-y slow-w-w-ly to squeeze every little bit of youki out, and then making sure Kurama disperses it all quite explosively in the end. And, while, yes, it does look like lots of fun, I'm certain that they're doing it purely for the sake of Kurama's health. Joking aside, this is a tender and poetic story, with some good lines for Hiei, like 'Before [Kurama's] eyes, my little desire for domination vanishes...' It has the strong fantasy element that distinguishes all Hisaki-san's work and a nice sense of tension between the guys due to their one inescapable conflict: Kurama's desire to stay in the human world. It's also extremely spicy, with some quite explicit scenes of lovemaking. Overall: definitely recommended, especially to Hiei X Kurama fans and romantics who like to see the boyz being sweet to each other. Be aware of the high spice content: this is for readers over 18 only. |
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Flower Smile Wahaha. This dj has H and K as Pokemon trainers on the frontispiece, and in the back a little sketch of K in a Pikachu outfit with the caption 'Kurapika desu.' Now there's an idea for a Hunter X Hunter parody. Anyway, 'Flower Smile' has a
pretty if unassuming cover, and one long story inside, the sequel
to 'Magic Stone.' More beautiful boys, more lucious kisses, more
sweet romance with Hiei on top...and a new reason for Kurama
and Hiei to keep dating. ^_^
They make love, and Hiei realizes that he no longer needs the pretext of the ceremony to do it. He wants Kurama himself. But what does Kurama feel now he no longer needs Hiei to stabilize his youki? He finds out when Kurama wakes up. Kurama asks him to help with his 'rehabilitation'. By this he means that twice a month he'll spend a night in Makai on his 'pre-honeymoon trip.' The purpose is to adapt his human-based body to the different air of Makai. In the Ningenkai he can control his youryoku, using as much as he needs when he needs it. But the air of Makai favours the demonic and may warp his youryoku out of his control. He fears being a burden to Hiei and so won't come back to Makai until he has the same control of his youryoku as he does in the human world. Hiei worries a little afterwards about what changes this may bring about in Kurama, but thinking of the childlike and sunny disposition his friend has now, concludes his fears are groundless. They say good-bye in the morning and set a 'date' for two weeks in the future. Overall: recommended, especially to Hiei X Kurama fans. This is a nice sequel to 'Magic Stone' and makes us look forward to the rest of the series. It's a good premise: Hiei and Kurama working together to help Kurama make the transition to the demonic world. |
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Paradise This is a lovely cover with vibrant colors, showing Kurama and Hiei in their own demonic paradise on the shores of a crystalline lake. There are two long stories inside which form a continuous tale. These stories also clear up the question of whether Magic Stone and its sequels are in the same timeline as Last Night. They're not, exactly, since in this universe Hiei didn't leave Kurama in the Ningenkai. Dream of Crystal by Hisaki Aya (42 pages) M.J.: Hiei and Kurama have gone to Makai for Kurama's 'rehabilitation.' Kurama goes out one morning ahead of Hiei in search of an old place he knew. Hiei follows, annoyed that Kurama has broken his promise not to go anywhere without him. He finds Kurama in a valley, and Kurama leads him down a tunnel to a crystal cave. Many years ago he found this place when he was a youko, at a time when he had lost interested in almost everything. The crystal inside the cave, refracting the light in a million colours, helped restore him to himself. It was shortly thereafter that he was pursued by the hunter and became human, and found the warmth and purpose that was lacking in his life as a youko. Kurama's endeavours have tired
him, so Hiei takes him into the inner cave to rest. He goes off
to get their food and baggage from the inn. Alone, Kurama talks
to the crystal as before. The crystal is a magic stone that reflects
the emotions and wishes of others. It showed him the despair
he felt as a youko and made him realize that he had a second
chance. The stone is like Hiei: both see into Kurama's heart.
Kurama remembers his remeeting with Hiei after the last tournament
when Kurama was wounded because his youryoku had weakened too
much to protect him during the fight. Hiei helped restore his
youryoku and since then has been at Kurama's side. (This is where
the Magic Stone/ Flower Smile/ Paradise timeline differs
from Last Night.) Kurama falls asleep to dream of running
into Hiei's arms, content that the emptiness and suffering of
his former life are over. With this excuse Hiei then makes love to Kurama, but in the course of this finds himself admitting that he loves Kurama. They wake later to find Kurama is full of energy. Maybe the air of Makai suits him, Kurama says, or maybe it's being in his own kekkai. But there's one other thing. He takes out his limiting stone. The youryoku it takes from Kurama has been collected in it to make it a kind of 'energy capsule'. He only uses it when his youryoku is very low, and needs to know more about how it functions. Somehow it depends on the nature of the person he's with, and so he intends to try it out in a number of circumstances. Hiei reflects with satisfaction on Kurama's returning strength: "Your youryoku is back, I can do it as hard as I like, your reflexes are perfect. Soon you'll put the top whores of Makai to shame." The two go off for breakfast and a bath, with Hiei promising "Don't worry. I'll still hold back a bit for you." Overall: definitely recommended; there's a lot of story packed into this dj! Once again, Hiei X Kurama fans will be in their element. And once again, please be aware that there are some highly spicy scenes, so this isn't a dj for readers under 18. |
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Scene M.J.: Two years after the ending of series, Yuusuke and Keiko are married and expecting, and Kuwabara and Yukina are about to be married. Yuusuke has dropped by Kurama's for some help with his computer, and Kurama confides in him that he feels like an imposter. The change to youkai is proceeding as expected, but at the moment he's neither human nor youkai, and so he keeps away from people. When Yuusuke leaves, he asks after Hiei, but Kurama hasn't seen him in two years. The mention of Hiei starts Kurama remembering. After being released by Koenma (Panthea: After being arrested by Yuusuke for stealing the Three Treasures of Reikai in the beginning of the series), Hiei came seeking revenge on Kurama for betraying him and raped him. "I should have killed him but I couldn't. He had feelings no youkai ought to have." In time they became real lovers. Kurama let Hiei closer to him than anyone else. At the wedding Kurama looks at his human friends and envies the courage and spirit they show in the course of their brief human lives, following their hearts and living as they like. That night he's wondering why he can't do the same--why he's become such a coward--when Hiei appears. Kurama breaks down--"I missed you, missed the smell of Makai..." "So why not go back and work with Mukuro or Yomi?" "That's not what I want." Hiei lifts him up and takes him over to the bed, but that's not what Kurama wants either. He slaps Hiei to make him stop and bursts into tears. "I love you and you don't come and I'm so lonely.... I put on a show for others, but really I'm as weak as you see me now. I want you--only you. If you can't give that to me--if you only want me for sex--then don't come here again." Hiei tells Kurama that all the time he was in Makai he was angry and irritated. 'Today I finally understood why. I was waiting for you to come to me. I don't want you to be bound to this place or to love someone more than me. You're all I want. And if you want me, then leave everything behind and come back with me." At the end Kurama muses, "I've gone through a lot of time and met many people in order to reach you. Today is the beginning of our very own scene." Overall: recommended for Hiei X Kurama fans who enjoyed 'Turning Point.' We don't find Niina's drawing style to be as sophisticated as Hisaki's, but the story is interesting. Be aware that although there is nothing really explicit in this dj, it does contain a rape scene. |
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