Dims: Hi peoples! This is the first fic I ever completed, so be nice
Era (my twin): Dims the dimwit doesn't own anything.
Dims: Why You!
A/N 11/24/07: Hiya. for anyone who's read this before, I have officially edited this chapter to make it easier to read
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The Forbidden.
"She had a girl," the ice maiden whispered, "but she is not an ice child. She is of fire." There was a soft gasp.
"She must be destroyed as all the forbidden children have been."
I said nothing. I was attempting to break the warded bandages I was wrapped in, but to no avail. I remember no more until the next day.
I clutched a tiny orb on a string that my mother had managed to give me before I was taken. I was still struggling to break the bandages so that I could incinerate those fools. They should die a painful death and suffer in the deepest pits of hell. Then the woman holding me threw me off the cliff and I fell into the abyss. I heard screaming behind me, but nothing more.
Hiei's POV
I was walking in the forests of Makai when something hit me on the head. Hard. I fell to the ground. That thing was heavy. I looked to my right and saw an infant wrapped in warded bandages. I looked up and saw nothing but the trees. I looked with my jagan and saw that the island of the koorime was almost directly above. 'Another forbidden child,' I thought. I was surprised to see it still wriggling beneath the bandages. It was still alive. I picked the baby up and looked at it. Two small, crimson eyes glared back at me. Then I saw the small teargem it clutched in its hands. I tried to take it to get a better look at it, but before I could touch it, I felt knife sharp teeth biting my fingers. As I withdrew my hand, the child hissed at me and continued to glare. I sighed. Taking care of this brat was going to be quite a handful, but I couldn't just leave it here. I strapped it to my back and started the long trek back to my home.
I quickly discovered the child was a girl. I always wondered why the koorime had thrown a girl off the island. That is until she turned three and I made her mad…she nearly burned the hair off my head.
When she was four I began to train her. She learned quickly and was skilled. She was also rather intelligent unlike Kuwabara. By the time she was ten, her speed and strength were incredible for someone of her age and size and she was beginning to learn my black dragon technique. I knew it infuriated her that she could never beat me though. I never bothered to name the child. I just called her Girl. One morning Koenma sent for me. I went and brought the girl with me.
I walked into Koenma's office, Girl in toe. "Who is the girl?" Koenma questioned.
Girl glared at him and said, "Hn." Koenma sweatdropped. Kuwabara burst in the door a minute later with the detective behind him.
"Who's the new shrimp?" he asked Koenma.
Girl glared and gave a, "Hn."
"She's just like Shortie," he said. Not the best move. Girl's hands began to glow, but Kuwabara took no notice. He did, however, deem it important enough to get his attention when his hair was on fire.
It turned out that Yusuke had accidentally killed the demon that was our assignment on the way there. Got to hand it to the boy, he has the most extraordinary luck. I turned to go home, but Koenma had taken an interest in Girl and insisted she go to Genkai's temple.
Girl's POV
If I were to look in the mirror I would see two crimson eyes staring back at me. I would see someone about four feet tall with chin length black hair pulled back into a ponytail. The white starburst in my bangs would catch my attention. I would notice the contrast between my pail skin and my black clothes. But when I was ten years old, the closest thing I had to a mirror was the surface of a small pond.
My mentor and I had just visited the ruler of Spirit World and I was being forced to go to a temple belonging to an old lady named Genkai. Yusuke, an annoying boy with slicked back black hair, informed me that Genkai was a powerful psychic, but I just growled at him. More human contact. When we got to the temple via portal, there was a brown haired girl waiting for Yusuke. Then she saw me. Her brown eyes widened at the sight of me. "What happened to that child? She's so thin and pail!" she exclaimed, "What is your name?"
"Name?" I inquired.
"What are you called?"
"Girl," was my reply. That was what Hiei called me, nothing else.
"But that can't be your proper name," she said. I was beginning to get agitated with this human girl.
"Why can't it?" I said, glaring, "That is what I am called. Do you have a problem with it?" I said in a tone that dared her to say yes. Then Yusuke intervened. Damn him!
"Keiko, calm down. I don't think you want to get Girl angry. I think you made a bad impression already," he said, noticing the flames flickering around my right fist.
"But she hasn't got a proper name!" she said.
"I can hear you, you know. I am here."
Ignoring me, Yusuke said, "If you have a problem with it, ask Hiei. He's her guardian…thing…"
"HIEI!"
"What is it baka?" Hiei said from up in the trees.
"Hiei," Yusuke said with a warning tone in his voice.
"Why hasn't this girl got a proper name?" Keiko screamed, outraged.
"Never got around to it," Hiei said.
"Never got around…you are the worst guardian I have ever heard of, calling the child 'Girl'."
Keiko would've gone on for a while if I hadn't set her dress on fire. She screamed and did the stop, drop, and roll thing a couple of times. When she got up, the first this she saw were the blood red orbs of my eyes burning with hatred and rage. "Master Hiei is the best guardian I have ever had," I said truthfully. "If you ever say that again, I'll roast you alive." "Eep."
Then came the time to meet Genkai. She tested me in a variety of was to measure my spirit energy, my control, and my potential for growth. I passed all the tests with perfect scores. Then she tested my physical strength, speed, and balance. I passed those tests with flying colors as well. "Hm, stronger than dimwit here," Genkai said when the tests were over.
"Do I care what I am compared to that greased haired no brained lout?" I asked.
"No, probably not," said Genkai with a smirk.
Then the small ruler of Spirit World appeared with his famous 'poof'. "Girl," he stated, "I have seen your strength and decided that you will stay in Human World to be trained to become a Spirit Detective." That was what I had been dreading.
Try to catch me if you're a fool." I said and dashed off into the woods, a blur.
"Girl!" I heard Yusuke call after me, but I just ran faster.
Hiei's POV
"Detective, there's no need to worry," I said.
"But that forest is full of demons!" Yusuke said, clearly angry that I wouldn't let him go after her.
"Yusuke, how many children of her age do you know can run the mile in three minutes, break a 100 year old oak with one punch, and, with a week more of proper training, would be ready to attempt their first Dragon of Darkness Flame? She can take care of herself."
Yusuke was looking at me like the idiot he is. Then he stared back to where she had run into the forest. "She's that powerful? She's only ten years old?"
"Yeah," I said, staring after her as well.
Girl's POV
'They'll never catch me, never,' I was still leaping through the trees after five minutes. Better safe that sorry. I found a large tree with several thick sturdy branches. I also discovered small stream nearby. 'Good. I might have to stay here a few days until I can find a way back to Makai, away from all these filthy humans.' I thought. I knew I couldn't risk using my powers though. If they sensed me, I would have to run again. I could outrun them, but it would be inconvenient.
:: A couple of Days Later ::
"You can't stay out here forever," a voice behind me said. I didn't bother to turn around; I knew it was Master Hiei. I just ran as fast as I could. I was not fast enough and he soon caught up to me. I knew it was a futile effort, but my pride refused to let me give up. I centered an enormous amount of my ki into the soles of my feet and sped away from him. It was no use; he just matched my new pace. I knew it was stupid, but I did the only thing I could think of. I turned around and headed back the way I came. Master Hiei hadn't been expecting it so I got away. I didn't bother going back to my camp. He was sure to know where that was. I just kept running, augmenting my speed with my ki.
::A few more days later::
I had been running for three days nonstop at breakneck speed, no food or sleep, and it had started to take its toll on me. I had left Genkai's estate far behind. I knew that they could find me there. I looked around in the new forest and headed for the largest tree I could see, stopping only at a small stream for a few sips of water. When I reached the tree, I climbed with ease, jumping from branch to branch all the way to the top. They would find me there, I knew, I just needed to rest for a few days.
I spent two nights at that tree, but had to flee. Hiei found me again and this time he brought back. I was lucky to escape with the few supplies I had. (A water skin and some smoked meat for eating on the run) I ran and ran, but wherever I stopped they found me. When they finally did catch me, around a month after I had begun to run, well, it wasn't pretty.
::Flashback::
I was on the ground, blood, mostly my own, soaking the earth, the other two detectives badly burned on the ground, Hiei's katana at my throat. "You've put up a good fight Girl, come quietly or I'll kill you," he said.
"Go ahead," I spat, "It's not like I actually value my life. I'd rather die than work with those two no brained louts." He shrugged and looked like he was about to cut my head off. The thing that 'saved' me was, once again, Yusuke. Why must he always interfere!
::Flashback end::
We started back and they had to tie me up. More like put spirit cuffs on so I wouldn't burn through my bindings. Several almost successful escapes gave them pretty good reasons. When we reached the temple, Koenma was there to, ahem…welcome me back. I shot forward, sword out. Nearly cut the little bugger's head off too if it weren't for Hiei. Koenma announced that I would train to become a spirit detective whether I wanted to or not. I wished I could kill him.
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Dims: You likey? I have no idea if it is good enough because all of my friends are too lazy to read a 21 page story and never returned my only complete hardcopy (glares at said friends.
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A/N 11/24/07: I hope you enjoyed this revised edition of "The Forbidden" Chapter 1.