Under Light of Four Stars
Chapter 1. Hiei's escape turns fatal
~ Spirit World – Koenma's office ~
"Koenma sir, have you seen Hiei? I want him to help me with something." Botan enters the office looking worried. "Nope, haven't seen him." Replied Koenma not looking up from stamping. "I've looked everywhere, he just disappeared into thin air." "WHAT!? Find him then!" "Yes sir."
~ Izu forest - Earth ~
"Ahh" Hiei breathed deep ready to take a relaxing nap in the tree he had chosen. He had just closed his eyes when he felt something. What, he wasn't sure but it made him open his eyes and sit up to find out. Whatever it was seemed close and strong, but then it would fade out and appear somewhere else. Hiei was about to jump up higher in the tree and see if he could get a better view, but something behind him took his attention. A flock of crows were flying towards him like their lives depended on it. He had to cover his ears because of the deafening noise they created. This was his first mistake. As they passed around him many of them attacked him when he was in their way. Hiei covered his head with his arms to stop the blows of their beaks and talons.
One of the birds hit him hard enough to throw him off balance and he fell backwards to the ground, hitting and breaking several branches on his way down. Hiei watched the birds pass over him through the space in his arms that were still covering his head. After a few seconds of being stunned he was able to move again. He shakily rose to his knees and looked around. Nothing, not even a sound from trees creaking in the winters' day breeze. He tried rising on unsure legs, but fell down to his knees again. One of his legs had gotten injured on the way down and Hiei was unable to walk or even stand for that matter without pain shooting through his body. Despite this, he knew he should find help of some kind. Urameshi was only a couple of miles away from where Hiei was and probably his best bet.
Yusuke and Keiko had been married a year earlier and moved out to the countryside. It had been 7 years since the Dark Tournament and a lot had changed. The wedding was held in this very forest but several miles north of the house. Kuwabara and Kurama were both best men (Yusuke couldn't decide who to choose) Botan, Yukina and Shizuru were all bridesmaids. They had beautiful pale blue dresses but to Hiei, Yukina outshone even Keiko in her wedding dress. And even though he appeared to resent it, Hiei had felt honored Yusuke had asked him to be a best man as well. They had been on a honeymoon till just about 2 months ago when they moved to their new house.
Hiei was using a long stick for a make shift crutch and slowly made his to the house. But before he could get 50ft some sharp metallic object came flying from behind him. It almost seemed to speed up to hit him through the stomach, throwing Hiei forward. Hiei struggled up to see his attacker, nothing, no one at all. Hiei tried to return to his feet clutching his severely wounded stomach in an attempt to stop the bleeding but fell. Hiei's whole body felt like it burned with an invisible fire and he suddenly realized whatever went through him had some kind of poison coating on it and it was now running through his veins.
Hiei managed to rise to his knees but his vision began blurring and he fell forward completely blacking out. Lying in the snow face down, his thoughts were of someone he had not seen for so long.
~ Yusuke's House – Earth (duh!!) ~
"What!? Run that by me again Botan." "Hiei is gone, missing." Yusuke, Kuwabara, Keiko, and Kurama were all speechless at the news. All of them plus Shizuru and Yukina were there to celebrate the soon coming Christmas season. "We had readings of his energy in this area but it practically disappeared and we thought he might be here." "What does this mean then Botan?" Keiko asked worriedly chewing on a fingernail. "It most likely means that he is-he is injured Keiko." "We have too find him if he is hurt." Kurama's voice set everyone to motion, but Keiko stopped it. She screamed clutching her head, falling to her knees. Yusuke helped her up hugging and rocking her to calm her down. Rocking back and forth with his arms she stuttered out horrified by something "he's hurt, so bad, so much- so much pain. I can see him, feel his pain. It's like my whole body is on fire." "Who Keiko? Who did you see?" Yusuke inquired still rocking her back and forth. She buried herself deeper in his arms and whispered "Hiei." Everybody looked at each other, "Kuwabara, go and find Shizuru and Yukina and bring them back here A.S.A.P., everybody else we have to find Hiei." Kurama's orders focused everybody. "Keiko, do you know where he is?" "Umm, yes I recognize it, Yusuke he's in the forest about a mile south from here." "Great let's go."
After a half-hour of searching they found their injured friend. Yusuke lifted Hiei's head and chest out of the snow while Botan and Kurama checked him out. Alive but almost dead was their diagnosis. They rushed him back to Yusuke's house to see what could be done and to get him out of the cold and snow. Yukina, Kuwabara, and Shizuru arrived shortly and once filled in, Yukina got straight to the task at hand.
When she was finished looking over all his wounds she came out of the room. She was wiping blood from his cuts off her hands. As she came into the hallway she was crowded with everyone's worried faces. She turned her back to them to shut the door quietly. She turned and faced them looking down to the ground, "to put it plainly his life is hanging by a thread, he has 4 broken ribs, uncountable cuts all over, a sprained ankle, a hole through his abdomen and possible poisoning. I also suspect much internal bleeding. The worst part is I can't heal him, when I tried his body reacted like I was attacking him." She was still wiping her hand with the towel, but the blood was her own. Yukina continued, "Someone should be with him every second, I'll take first watch if no one else wants to." "No Yukina," Kuwabara offered, "I will. If he changes I'll let you guys know." "Okay it's decided then." Botan took Yukina's uninjured hand and lead her to her room. "Get some rest, the rest of us will take over watch for a while, don't you worry."
~ The next day ~
Nothing had changed with Hiei except the fact he now had a high fever, complicating his condition. Yukina was with him now. She sat by his bedside watching him. He had barely moved since she first saw him in this condition. She put her hand carefully on his forehead, rechecking his temperature. Hiei was still burning up. She pulled her hand away, his head turned as though following the coolness of her hand. 'He must be burning up' she thought to herself. Yukina replaced her hand on his forehead and ran it down his cheek. His eyes tensed and showing pain now relaxed. Yukina removed her hand again getting up her chair to get a damp washcloth. His eyes tensed again but when she put the now frozen washcloth on his forehead his eyes fluttered. Yukina watched him carefully to see if his eyes would open but Kurama came in to relieve her of her watch. She watched him on her way out but her didn't move anymore.
Chapter 1. Hiei's escape turns fatal
~ Spirit World – Koenma's office ~
"Koenma sir, have you seen Hiei? I want him to help me with something." Botan enters the office looking worried. "Nope, haven't seen him." Replied Koenma not looking up from stamping. "I've looked everywhere, he just disappeared into thin air." "WHAT!? Find him then!" "Yes sir."
~ Izu forest - Earth ~
"Ahh" Hiei breathed deep ready to take a relaxing nap in the tree he had chosen. He had just closed his eyes when he felt something. What, he wasn't sure but it made him open his eyes and sit up to find out. Whatever it was seemed close and strong, but then it would fade out and appear somewhere else. Hiei was about to jump up higher in the tree and see if he could get a better view, but something behind him took his attention. A flock of crows were flying towards him like their lives depended on it. He had to cover his ears because of the deafening noise they created. This was his first mistake. As they passed around him many of them attacked him when he was in their way. Hiei covered his head with his arms to stop the blows of their beaks and talons.
One of the birds hit him hard enough to throw him off balance and he fell backwards to the ground, hitting and breaking several branches on his way down. Hiei watched the birds pass over him through the space in his arms that were still covering his head. After a few seconds of being stunned he was able to move again. He shakily rose to his knees and looked around. Nothing, not even a sound from trees creaking in the winters' day breeze. He tried rising on unsure legs, but fell down to his knees again. One of his legs had gotten injured on the way down and Hiei was unable to walk or even stand for that matter without pain shooting through his body. Despite this, he knew he should find help of some kind. Urameshi was only a couple of miles away from where Hiei was and probably his best bet.
Yusuke and Keiko had been married a year earlier and moved out to the countryside. It had been 7 years since the Dark Tournament and a lot had changed. The wedding was held in this very forest but several miles north of the house. Kuwabara and Kurama were both best men (Yusuke couldn't decide who to choose) Botan, Yukina and Shizuru were all bridesmaids. They had beautiful pale blue dresses but to Hiei, Yukina outshone even Keiko in her wedding dress. And even though he appeared to resent it, Hiei had felt honored Yusuke had asked him to be a best man as well. They had been on a honeymoon till just about 2 months ago when they moved to their new house.
Hiei was using a long stick for a make shift crutch and slowly made his to the house. But before he could get 50ft some sharp metallic object came flying from behind him. It almost seemed to speed up to hit him through the stomach, throwing Hiei forward. Hiei struggled up to see his attacker, nothing, no one at all. Hiei tried to return to his feet clutching his severely wounded stomach in an attempt to stop the bleeding but fell. Hiei's whole body felt like it burned with an invisible fire and he suddenly realized whatever went through him had some kind of poison coating on it and it was now running through his veins.
Hiei managed to rise to his knees but his vision began blurring and he fell forward completely blacking out. Lying in the snow face down, his thoughts were of someone he had not seen for so long.
~ Yusuke's House – Earth (duh!!) ~
"What!? Run that by me again Botan." "Hiei is gone, missing." Yusuke, Kuwabara, Keiko, and Kurama were all speechless at the news. All of them plus Shizuru and Yukina were there to celebrate the soon coming Christmas season. "We had readings of his energy in this area but it practically disappeared and we thought he might be here." "What does this mean then Botan?" Keiko asked worriedly chewing on a fingernail. "It most likely means that he is-he is injured Keiko." "We have too find him if he is hurt." Kurama's voice set everyone to motion, but Keiko stopped it. She screamed clutching her head, falling to her knees. Yusuke helped her up hugging and rocking her to calm her down. Rocking back and forth with his arms she stuttered out horrified by something "he's hurt, so bad, so much- so much pain. I can see him, feel his pain. It's like my whole body is on fire." "Who Keiko? Who did you see?" Yusuke inquired still rocking her back and forth. She buried herself deeper in his arms and whispered "Hiei." Everybody looked at each other, "Kuwabara, go and find Shizuru and Yukina and bring them back here A.S.A.P., everybody else we have to find Hiei." Kurama's orders focused everybody. "Keiko, do you know where he is?" "Umm, yes I recognize it, Yusuke he's in the forest about a mile south from here." "Great let's go."
After a half-hour of searching they found their injured friend. Yusuke lifted Hiei's head and chest out of the snow while Botan and Kurama checked him out. Alive but almost dead was their diagnosis. They rushed him back to Yusuke's house to see what could be done and to get him out of the cold and snow. Yukina, Kuwabara, and Shizuru arrived shortly and once filled in, Yukina got straight to the task at hand.
When she was finished looking over all his wounds she came out of the room. She was wiping blood from his cuts off her hands. As she came into the hallway she was crowded with everyone's worried faces. She turned her back to them to shut the door quietly. She turned and faced them looking down to the ground, "to put it plainly his life is hanging by a thread, he has 4 broken ribs, uncountable cuts all over, a sprained ankle, a hole through his abdomen and possible poisoning. I also suspect much internal bleeding. The worst part is I can't heal him, when I tried his body reacted like I was attacking him." She was still wiping her hand with the towel, but the blood was her own. Yukina continued, "Someone should be with him every second, I'll take first watch if no one else wants to." "No Yukina," Kuwabara offered, "I will. If he changes I'll let you guys know." "Okay it's decided then." Botan took Yukina's uninjured hand and lead her to her room. "Get some rest, the rest of us will take over watch for a while, don't you worry."
~ The next day ~
Nothing had changed with Hiei except the fact he now had a high fever, complicating his condition. Yukina was with him now. She sat by his bedside watching him. He had barely moved since she first saw him in this condition. She put her hand carefully on his forehead, rechecking his temperature. Hiei was still burning up. She pulled her hand away, his head turned as though following the coolness of her hand. 'He must be burning up' she thought to herself. Yukina replaced her hand on his forehead and ran it down his cheek. His eyes tensed and showing pain now relaxed. Yukina removed her hand again getting up her chair to get a damp washcloth. His eyes tensed again but when she put the now frozen washcloth on his forehead his eyes fluttered. Yukina watched him carefully to see if his eyes would open but Kurama came in to relieve her of her watch. She watched him on her way out but her didn't move anymore.