Kurama stubbornly keeps his injuries a secret, even as Yuusuke visits him early one morning on the way to school. Kurama merely plays it off as nothing, while Yuusuke becomes amused and perturbed at his friend's unusual clumsiness.

The doujinshi has its funny moments when Kurama is taken to school by the hand by Yuusuke who, upon their arrival, suddenly and unceremoniously dumps him with a friend and runs away. Poor Kurama is left thinking "Am I such a burden?" After persuading his new keeper into doing his homework for him with flowery charm, he sits in class recalling his last battle.

Paying little attention to his teacher's lessons, he senses Hiei's undisguised ki outdoors. The little fire demon was sleeping in the trees. ^-^;

The story progresses more dramatically as Kurama faints in class, alarming everyone. He begins to dream. Taking on his fox form, he sees the girl he had tried to save in his last battle. She had been hospitalized in hopes she would survive her attack.

She thereby sorrowfully apologizes for his lost sight in trying to rescue her and reveals that Kurama was not only blinded but poisoned; his secret sickness terminal. Botan enters the dream and takes the girl away, signifying the girl's passing.

Kurama awakens and Hiei is there with him. Hiei questions him about his now apparent illness and while Kurama dances around the topic a bit by teasing Hiei, he gets a glass full of water in his face. Hiei then asks if there is an antidote and Kurama lies, affirming that he could create a botanical potion to save himself. Yet when Kurama coughs up blood, Hiei quickly discerns the truth.

Kurama and Hiei stand alone on what appears to be a cliff. It is then when Kurama wistfully inquires of his demon friend what Hiei would do if he, Kurama, was blind. In response, the youkai says that he would be Kurama's eyes. The story ends with Kurama in Hiei's arms, unconscious...or quite possibly dead.

There are two following brief but cute tales about Hiei taking over the world and then another of Hiei and Kurama drawing graffiti art about Mukuro and Yomi. Yomi in drag is not a pretty site, I'm afraid...

The word that comes to me for "Blind" is cute. The main story is sad in its conclusion but the tone of the doujinshi overall is not solemn but instead light-hearted. It's something to read after you have had a nightmare or when you simply want to crack a smile, like watching an episode of "Care Bears".

Though it is not a comic that would win prizes for originality, it does win merit for having its own sense of charm.

--reviewed by Tracy