Author : Issa: Elven-Maid

Disclaimer : The only thing I own YYH wise is various tapes, cards and a lighter. I don't own the characters…in fact, I don't own much of anything other than my car, and that you absolutely can not have! I do own Arianna, Kythas, Nemesis and Dramic, they are all mine!

Genre: Drama/Angst/Romance

Summary : He never wanted to see her again, she had broke his heart once before, it would not be permitted to happen again. For some reason though, the past always comes back to bite you twice as hard. Hiei&OC

A/N : This is basically the ending of the story, but it leads up to the beginning the story, as you will see in Chapter 3. This is just my take on something else that could have led to Hiei being as cold as he seems, after all, having someone you thought loved you break your heart can leave anyone emotionally bereft, alienating anyone and everyone around you. I'd become cold to if I had someone do to me as Arianna does to Hiei.

CHOAS OF THE PAST

Chapter 1 : The End of the Beginning

Arianna stood back within the shadows of the entrance way of the great stadium, her midnight blue eyes focused on the small, black clad demon standing just a few feet away. She didn't blink, her thick eyelashes casting shadows across her high cheekbones. Her body remained perfectly motionless, the power coursing through her masked beneath the barrier she had created long ago during the tutelage of her only teacher…and her only lover.

She stayed hidden within the shadows, the object of her attention having not the slightest clue that he was being watched so closely. Her long black, silver-tipped hair blew gently in the wispy breezes of the wind, her long silver cloak billowing slightly around her lithe body. She blinked her eyes, her jet eyelashes momentarily eclipsing her midnight blue shaded orbs.

She sighed deeply as she took a small step out of the shadows, moving just a bit closer to the group standing just a few yards in front of her. A sudden gust of wind caught her cloak, the sun reflecting off of its bright silver fabric as it was pulled up and away from her body with the wind. The sun illuminated the strange blue color of her outfit, which left not much to the mind's imagination.

The bodice of the outfit looked like the top of a bikini, a simple sheath covering her chest, bunched in the center by a silver blue string that criss-crossed down the center and tied at the top with a loose knot, the ends allowed to dangle down her front. Sleeves, billowing out at the ends and hanging down nearly to her hips, connected to the top of the bodice, leaving her shoulders bare, except for the cloak, wrapped loosely at her neck.

A simple sarong was wrapped low around her waist, a small, golden, oval clasp held the fabric together, bunched neatly together near her left hip. The fabric was translucent, revealing the light blue bikini type bottom beneath.

The wind whipped around her body once more, twisting the cloak up into the air before releasing it and letting it drift slowly back to her body, obscuring her outfit and body from view. She sighed deeply as she took another hesitant step toward the group in front of her, her mind flicking through the past, images of a time long gone playing against the back of her mind. Her heart lurched in her chest, threatening to break into a thousand pieces again as the memories caused her eyes to sting with unshed tears.

It was a part of her life that seemed so long ago, but she could remember it like it was just yesterday. It had been a better part of her life, a part that she would give anything to be able to experience yet again. Indeed, she would give anything, even her very own life, if it would mean she could have just one more day with him. One last time to look into his eyes, feel his arms embracing her as they had so long ago. Her breath left her in a long, drawn out sigh as she felt a presence approaching.

Not one, but two, she corrected herself. One was her brother, her only living relative and the other was her best friend in all of the worlds.

She sensed them long before they appeared next to her from the darkness, the brightness of the sun causing her friend to shade her eyes beneath a delicate hand. With barely a movement of her body or a ripple of her supple muscles, she turned to face them. "What news do you bring, Kythas?" she asked quietly in their native tongue, the slight purr evident in her voice. Her question was directed to the taller of the two demons, but her eyes stared at the both of them.

Her brother Kythas stood a good seven inches taller than she did, but he was still short compared to most demons. Her brother stood about four feet ten inches, about the same height as her ex-lover. She stood only four feet three inches, small for even the Demonic Cats. Her friend Nemesis was taller than even she was, at four feet seven inches. Yet they were all small compared to most Demonic Cats, which averaged out at around five feet, usually not much taller. They made up for their small stature though with their amazing speed, which could sometimes even rival that of the Fire Demon Hiei.

"He is here, Ari." The taller of the two Demonic Cats responded, using her old childhood name. A name she had not heard in a long time, not since her teacher and lover had departed from her village all those long years ago. Her heart broke into a thousand pieces once more at the mere memory of his touch. His touch, something she would not know again, at least not in this life time.

Arianna sighed, "If he is here, then it is time for us to depart." She glanced sadly back toward the small Fire Demon just a few feet from them.

"Will you not say good bye?" Nemesis, the other Demonic Cat asked. Her eyes were also focused on the small demon before them. Then she turned her emerald eyes back to her best friend.

"What good would it do? He would not listen even if I did try to say good bye. I hurt him deeply and can not ever make that wrong right." She looked to her friend, then glanced up at her brother, her dark eyes shining with her unshed tears. "If he is here, we must leave quickly. It will not be long before he is able to sense us and comes looking for us." Ari changed the subject, but Kythas was just as quick to change it back.

"Maybe you could make the past right…maybe you could explain the reasons behind why you pushed him away, why you forced him to leave the village. Why you told him you never loved him," the larger Demonic Cat said quietly, his voice just barely carrying on the wind, but Arianna was able to hear it clearly. As such was their gift, the slightest of sounds carrying on the wind, their ears would be able to pick it up.

"There is no reason to dwell in the past. To dwell there does not help our future, a future we may never know if we do not move quickly." She glanced back one last time and her eyes widened in surprise as her midnight blue eyes clashed with the Fire Demon's fiery red and held. She found her heart suddenly lodged in her throat making talking let alone breathing near difficult.

He blinked, his beautiful red eyes covered momentarily by his eyelids, but the spell was broken. In a flash of dim red light, all three Demonic Cats were gone instantaneous. When he opened his eyes again, it was to nothing. The demon who had broke his heart so long ago, was gone once again.

Hiei's eyes narrowed in momentary anger as images of the past clouded his vision. Blinking away the images of a much younger Arianna he turned his head back toward the battle going on in the arena below. Someone placed their hand on his shoulder, causing him to whip around quickly, his katana drawn from behind with blinding speed. His eyes clashed with midnight blue that disappeared in a flash and reappeared slightly to his left.

He glanced at her, but said not a word.

She stared at him, her eyes not blinking, stars shining in their depths just as he remembered when they were younger and had meant so much to each other…or so he had thought. She stared at him, her face expressionless, void of all emotions. She was cool, calm and collected, the same air that he himself bled off in volume. So much alike, they were, yet so different.

"Hiei," she spoke softly, his name a whisper on the wind.

He just glared at her, did not respond. Not a word passed by his lips.

She glanced down at the ground, then her eyes darted back up to his, tears shining in her midnight blue depths. "I came to say goodbye…again." She paused and sucked in a deep breath, "And…I'm sorry Hiei. I'm sorry for how terribly I hurt you."

He said not a word, she was not worth his breath. Not worth his time.

"Hiei," she breathed again, his name almost inaudible as it crossed her pale pink lips.

He just blinked, but said nothing.

"I'm sorry," she said softly and turned to leave. "It was a mistake to come to you," she mumbled softly beneath her breath. Somehow, deep within her very heart, she knew it would be a mistake to confront him directly. Neither one of them needed to be reminded of the could have beens.

He watched her go but made no move to follow or stop her. She had broken his heart once before, she would not be permitted to do it again. She disappeared into the shadows, becoming one of them as two other shadows moved to join her. He knew who the other demons were. One a brother, always close by to protect, the other a best friend, always there for support. Hiei knew, where one was, the other two were never far away.

He turned back around, his attention once more on the battle that was nearing it's end in the arena below.

"She loved you, more than you would or ever will know," the words whispered gently across his ears, the breath gently swaying his hair. He spun back around, but there was no one there. "Her heart belongs to you, it always will. It will belong to you long after she is gone and nothing more than a distant memory…which will not be to long in coming."

"What do you mean?" It was the first thing he had said. The words were whispered, but he knew that the ears of the Demonic Cat would hear them.

Kythas appeared out of no where, standing almost directly in front of Hiei now. "Will you follow me?" Kythas asked, his electrical yellow eyes shined with an unholy light, so much different than the midnight blue of his sister. "Will you follow me so that it can be explained?"

Hiei glanced at his friends, but their attention was still directed at the battle that was just coming to its gruesome end. It was as if they didn't even know that Kythas was there.

"They can not hear me," Kythas said softly. "I choose for them not to."

Hiei glared at the male Demonic Cat, "What you have to say can be said in front of them." The sentence came out in a barely controlled snarl, the Fire Demon's anger barely suppressed.

Kythas sighed as he slowly closed his eyes. Opening them again, he turned his head up toward the sky, silently regarding the pale blueness before returning his gaze to the ruby red eyes of the demon in front of him. "No, it can not. What I have to say is of a personal nature, and besides, I've left Arianna and Nemesis alone for to long and there is a danger here out to destroy what remains of the Demonic Cats. Please Hiei, will you follow me?"

Hiei finally nodded his head, "Hai, I will follow you. But know that if this is a trap of some sort, you will pay." The answer came out with a soft, forceful snarl. Hiei knew he needn't have actually spoken the words, through some bond he still shared with Arianna, he was able to hear the thoughts of her family members, as well as them being able to hear his own thoughts when directed toward them.

Kythas snickered softly, "Ari would kill me if I allowed anything to happen to you. You have nothing to fear from me Hiei."

"I do not fear you, I fear no one," Hiei growled softly from behind Kythas as the Demonic Cat turned and begun to walk away.

"Hiei?" Yusuke asked from beside him.

Hiei turned his red eyes to the Spirit Detective. "What?" he asked, his voice cold.

"Talking to yourself?" Yusuke asked, a smirk starting to cross his face.

Hiei just glared at his friend. Yusuke blinked, seriously wondering if the small Fire Demon was starting to loose his mind. He watched as Hiei turned and started to leave the group. "Going somewhere? You're going to miss the next match."

Hiei turned around to glare at Yusuke, "Don't worry Spirit Detective, I'll be back. I have a few things to take care of. I'm sure you can tell me how the match ends." With that, he turned back around, his eyes searching for Kythas.

He spotted the Demonic Cat standing a few feet away, shrouded within the shadows of the entranceway. Hiei walked slowly away from the group, silently walking toward the yellow clad figure. Kythas turned around and begun walking, knowing without looking that the Fire Demon was following They walked for a few minutes in total silence with Hiei having no idea where Kythas was taking him, but the Demonic Cat suddenly seemed nervous, as if the length of the trip were bothering him. Kythas appeared edgy and in a great hurry. The cat seemed agitated, the black fur of his tail standing on end, bristling with fear, perhaps?

It suddenly occurred to Hiei to wonder when Kythas had went from Human form to Demonic Form? He hadn't seen the transformation, but the fact that he could now see the snake-like tail was proof enough that the change had occurred. Jet black cat ears poked up from just as black, unruly hair. The black tail twisted in agitation from beneath the long, billowing yellow cloak. Kythas' hands were clenched into fists as his clawed fingers dug into his palms, drops of blood falling to the floor below.

Kythas could sense fear radiating off of his sister in waves, as well as pain. There was a great power surging through the air, as if a battle for life was commencing. Fear gripped his heart as terror gripped his body. That devil couldn't have found us already, could he? the large Demonic Cat wondered as a wave of frenzied fear surged through his body, sending his soft fur bristling on his body.

Not much further, he kept telling himself, repeating it over and over within his own mind. Not much further. They're not much further ahead now. Not that much further. I'm almost there Arianna, Nemesis. Not much further now. He turned around, glancing back to be certain that the small Fire Demon was still following him. His yellow eyes clashed with the red eyes of Hiei.

Kythas' entire body was covered with soft, short black fur. Silver whiskers trembled as the Demonic Cat bared his teeth, his lips curling back in a feral snarl. He was scenting the air, Hiei realized. Something was sending dread coursing through the Cat's body. The only thing that could have such an effect on the Cat was when the welfare of his sister was in jeopardy.

Just around this corner, Kythas thought to himself as he turned back around. Up ahead, the end of the corridor opened up into the woods surrounding the great stadium. The pale light of the moon gleamed eerily on the objects below, creating the illusion of phantoms and ghosts within the shadows of the trees.

Kythas could almost hear the wicked laughter of the evil one carrying on the silent winds. A shudder ran through his body as he picked up his pace, hurrying to get the spot where he had left his sister and her best friend.

A few yards ahead, Arianna stood in the darkness, the glimmer of the moon and stars playing gently off of her black hair. Nemesis was no where to be seen. It was as if Arianna sensed their approach as she turned her face up to look at them. What they saw gave them both pause, immobilized in fear and terror.

Hiei heard Kythas' thoughts clearly in his mind, I left them alone for to long. I should have known better with him so near! What shall the price be for my folly?

Kythas' eyes glanced wildly around, looking for his sister's best friend, but the other female was not to be seen. He stared off into the darkness just beyond Arianna, searching the nightened woods for the devil responsible for the terrible acts of this night. Did the evil one take Nemesis with him? Kythas wondered, feeling his heart grow heavy with the thought.

He couldn't discern anything, even with his sharp cat eyes. The shadows just played into one another, creating illusions of apparitions standing where nothing was. He sighed in defeat and turned his gaze back to his battered sister.

Hiei was also inspecting the damage inflicted on the one who had once held sway over his heart.

Her eyes were bright with unshed tears, a trail of liquid red ran from her eyes down over her cheeks and fell to the ground below. A few small splatters of red marred the stone floor, and speckled red on the soft slippers that the female cat wore. Tears of blood, Hiei realized.

"Arianna?" Kythas asked softly as he ran to his sister and gathered her within his embrace. "What is it Arianna? What happened? Where is Nemesis?"

He noticed in the dim light, the scratch that ran diagonally across her right cheek and the bruise that was just beginning to form beneath her left eye. Bruises covered her forearms beneath the fine hair of her Demonic Form. She shuddered in her brother's embrace before peaceful oblivion claimed her and she passed out.

A whispered breath passed between her lips, Hiei was barely able to make out the words she spoke before she fell into her brother's arms, "He was to strong…"

"Who?" Hiei managed to get out as he watched Arianna's body go limp in her brother's embrace.

"He did this!" Kythas fairly snarled, his eyes glowing in the faded light.

"Who?" Hiei asked, his eyes still focused on the slumped figure held within Kythas' arms. Blood covered the flowing silver cloak the female Demonic Cat wore, the pale blue outfit below the cloak was splattered with blood. Darker bruises were just beginning to form more clearly on her face and on the other exposed areas of her body. Her silver cloak was torn and the shadows of rips could be seen on the fabric of her shirt and skirt, the small tears exposing the soft, black cat hair beneath.

Kythas glanced up from his sister to look at Hiei, the Demonic Cat's eyes still glowed viciously yellow. "Dramic," was the only word that escaped from his mouth before a snarl echoed through the stillness of the place. Kythas' eyes were closed tightly as he threw his head back, his cry of anguish surprising Hiei.

"I will get you for this Dramic!" the Demonic Cat hissed. He collapsed to the floor, his arms still bracing the still form of his sister. "Do you hear me Dramic? I will get you for this!"

Hiei walked over toward Kythas and pried the Demonic Cat's fingers from his sister and removed the still form as tears of bright silver began to fall from Kythas' slitted eyes. "Let me have her," Hiei spoke firmly. "You're in no shape to care for her."

Kythas watched as Hiei took his sister's still form from him, it was then that he noticed the huddled figure hidden deep within the shadows of the darkened woods.. "Nemesis?" he asked quietly as he got to his feet and approached the other female Demonic Cat.

Her emerald eyes opened fractionally and she gazed up at him. "I'm sorry Kythas, I'm truly sorry. I tried…but he…he was just to strong for the both of us." A sigh escaped her as Kythas kneeled down on the ground beside her, a finger gently moving a stray piece of tawny yellow hair from her face.

Her lids covered her emerald eyes, the thick black lashes settled gently against her cheeks. Her rustic brown cloak covered her body like a blanket, hiding her own injuries from their eyes. Kythas could only imagine what her injuries were like after witnessing those inflicted on his sister.

"It was not your fault," he spoke softly to the unconscious female, "It was mine for leaving the two of you alone for so long. Especially when I knew that the devil was so near. Do not blame yourself, Nemesis."

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Kythas watched quietly as Hiei, without an uttered word, carried his sister away. He glanced down at the still figure of his sister's childhood friend, then picked her up and followed the small Fire Demon at a slower pace, his mind lost in his own thoughts of revenge. He would one day avenge Arianna and Nemesis and that monster would pay for his crimes against all of the Demonic Cats. He would have his revenge, one way or another! Even if in the end, it meant his own life.

Hiei glanced back toward the silent figure then looked down at the woman he carried in his arms. If this isn't ironic, he thought silently to himself. Years ago, I would have killed her if I saw her. Now, thanks to Yusuke and the others…I couldn't even if I wanted to.

"What happened?" Hiei heard Botan's voice from up ahead. He saw the blue haired woman running toward him and Kythas, the rest of the gang not far behind her.

Hiei wondered silently how they had known where to find him and Kythas. Had they felt the surge of energy as well?

As soon as Botan was close enough, Hiei shoved Arianna toward her. "Take her!" He said darkly, not even giving Botan a chance to respond. Then, in an instant, he was gone.

"It's that girl!" Kuwabara breathed, looking down at the woman in Botan's arms.

"Someone else take her!" Botan cried out, afraid she'd drop the unconscious form. She could feel the girl slipping as her arms complained about the sudden burden.

"Baka," Hiei fairly snarled as he appeared from the shadows and took Arianna back from Botan.

"If it's that much of a chore for you Hiei, I'll take my sister back," Kythas growled.

Hiei turned his red eyes to regard Kythas, "I'm fine," he snarled. Then an evil grin spread across his face, "And besides, you have your hands full with Nemesis."

"Quiet," Arianna mumbled as she shifted in Hiei's embrace. She brought her arms up against her own chest and turned slightly in Hiei's arms to bring her body more comfortably against his, then laid her head against his chest. The sound of his beating heart echoed in her ear and she mumbled softly in her sleep. "Kythas, keep it down, would you?" Then she was lost to the world once more.

Hiei just stared down at her, his eyes opened wide in shock as he felt his heart quicken its pace. It felt like at any given second it would jump right out of his chest as its beating continued to increase. He silently cursed his traitorous heart, not wanting to have these feeling for her again. He wouldn't allow her to rip his heart out once more!

Yukina stared intently at the young woman held within Hiei's arms, then glanced over at Kythas and the woman he carried. "Who are they?" she finally asked as she turned her eyes back to look up at Hiei.

"No one," Hiei replied harshly. He glanced down at the hurt look on his sister's face. "She's just someone from my past and they're-" he finally started to answer a bit more gently, only to have Kuwabara interrupt him.

"Oooh," the big red-head cooed, which earned him a quick strike from Kythas, and a glare from Hiei. Kythas had thrown Nemesis' still form over his right shoulder, freeing his left hand to strike out at the red head. A small drop of Kuwabara's blood hung precariously on one of the clawed nails of his left hand.

"Shut it, you moron!" Kythas snarled, his voice steely. "Or next time I'll be aiming for your head," Kythas held the deadly clawed finger up for Kuwabara to take a good look at as the small drop of blood dropped to the floor and splattered on the ground.

Kuwabara's hand immediately went to the small scratch across his neck, a small smudge of blood smeared across his fingers. He stared dangerously at the male Demonic Cat.

The hair on the Demonic Cat's arms was standing up, like the cat was either bristling with anger or fear. His eyes quickly darted around their surroundings, "He's near. We need to get Ari and Nemesis out of here now! They're in no shape to go up against him again."

"Who's here?' Yusuke spoke up for the first time.

"Dramic," Kythas answered softly, "and he's here for blood. Our blood." One of his clawed hands sliced through the air between them, indicating himself, Nemesis and his unconscious sister. "He'll come back to finish the job he started, and next time the tears of blood will not be the only blood he'll leave behind."

"Who's Dramic?" Yukina asked.

Kythas sighed as he glanced with dread at his sister, then down at Nemesis as he settled her more comfortably within his arms again. They came so close this time. He could've killed them, just like all the others. We're not strong enough to defeat him, no matter what our powers are. He glanced at Hiei, then the rest of the fighters. But perhaps with Hiei's help and that of his friends, maybe we can finally put this terrible evil behind us. But then I would have to relate the tale that started all of this, and that is not a story for me to tell. That is Arianna's right, not mine.

"Kythas?" Hiei growled, breaking the Demonic Cat from his thoughts.

Slitted cat eyes stared out at the group, indecision apparent in their yellow depths. It must be told if we are to gain their help. Kythas sighed. "I will tell you the story of the destruction of my people. The destruction that left just a handful of Demonic Cats in this world."

Hiei's eyes opened wide at Kythas' words.

I've been working on this story for the past three weeks straight, and only have the first two and half chapters completed. I keep revising and re-editing, this chapter has been redone a total of three times and I think it's finally as good as it's going to get. Remember, this is just the beginning…er, actually, the end, so there are probably a lot of questions you have. Feel free to ask away and I'll make certain they are answered in later chapters, if at all possible.

The next chapter goes into a bit more detail on the Demonic Cats and the tragedy that befell them. Chapter 3 reveals Hiei's roll in the demise of the Demonic Cat society and exactly who Dramic is and what role he played in the tragedy. That's as long as everything goes as planned.

Review, let me know what you think. I hope to be able to get chapters up rather quickly, but I won't post them until I think they're worthy to be read. I don't want to hurry the story and forget any important details.

Hope you enjoyed the beginning of a tale that will span three different stories, for there will be two sequels to this tale.