It was a clod, dreary night, and Hiei jaganshi was not enjoying it one bit. He was currently running for his life from a legion of s-class demons. The small fire apparition was soaked to the bone with rain water and unless he wanted to make himself easier to find he couldn't use his demon energy to keep warm. The increase in temperature would be like setting off a signal flare he recounted the events that led him to this.
~flashback~
Hiei walked stealthily through the corridor. Looking left and right watching for guards. Yusuke, Konenma's spirit detective had lost an important artifact belonging to the great king Enma, ruler of spirit world. The artifact was a jug containing the most evil force in history. It had taken almost all of king Enma's power to conceal the force.
Now Hiei was to retrieve what the apparently incompetent spirit detective had lost. He stalked silently through the enemy's palace until he found the jug being held in the middle of a large, dimly lit room. But as to be expected, the mission could not end so peacefully, for it seemed Hiei's fate was against peaceful missions. Some one had to spot him…someone always spotted him.
~end flashback~
Hiei found a small cave and quickly hid in it. One advantage of being small was that he could hide where larger enemies couldn't get him. Now he hid in his little corner, soaking wet and miserable. He remembered he had easily killed the one who had spotted him, but not before the bastard triggered the alarm.
He held the jug close to him, keeping it pressed against his muscular body under the dark cloak he wore. He desperately wished Kurama could have come with him on this mission. At least that would give him some comfort.
Even though he didn't want to admit it, he was scared he wouldn't live to see the end of this mission. Kurama was a valiant fighter, and maybe together the two of them could take on the legion, but on his own, hiei knew he stood no chance. kurama was the only person who had not abandoned hiei also he was the only person hiei saw as a friend, but he would never admit it. Sighing hiei listened for the sounds of pursuing demons. Sure enough he soon herd them. Pressing himself as far back into the crevice as he could, he silently waited for them to leave.
"Where did he go?" hiei heard on of the voices. It sounded too close for his liking. The head of one of the demons came into view, hiei held his breath praying they would just keep going.
"He can't have gotten very far." Another demon stated.
"I bet he's even in hearing range."
'Damn!' thought hiei, 'why did they have to be s-class?'
"Search the area! Find that low-life!" ordered the obvious leader of the group.
'I've got to get out of here!' just when Hiei was about to make a break for it, his communicator, which was used to contact konenma went off in his pocket. He quickly took it out, motioning for the toddler on the screen to be quiet.
"Did you hear something?"
'Shit!'
"It came from over n that crevice."
'No! No! No!'
"Hiei, what's going on?" konenma asked as quietly as possible.
Hiei looked at the mirror, his eyes were clouded over with fear, but his voice lost none of its strength. "Listen, I'm going to leave the jug here and make a dash for it. Have someone come pick it up when I'm gone." Before konenma could object, hiei dashed out of the crevice, and into the enemy's hands.