Title: The Demon Within

Summery: Ash is the new girl in town; she lives with her abusive father, and older brother. One day she meets the Yusuke and the others, now secrets are unfolding from her about her past. Hiei x Ash. Suck at summaries better then it sounds.

Chapter 1: the new girl

Her name was Ash; she was 16 years old (Lets just say that how old everyone is!) She lived with her father and older brother in there own house about ten minutes from her new school. Ash was new in town, her father was drunk most of the time and was very abusive to her, when people started to suspect something from Ash's many bruises the 'family' picked up and left.

BEEP. BEEP. Ash's alarm clock went off slowly arousing (oh big word, sorry.) her from her dreamless sleep. Climbing out of bed she looked at herself in the mirror before going to start her morning routine.

Ash was relatively skinny considering her father didn't allow her to eat a lot. She had long black hair that extended to about her mid-back with white highlights at the ends.

She slipped on a pair of loose jeans, and a loose black top that said 'I bite' across it. After brushing her hair and doing her teeth she went downstairs.

"You, breakfast." Her father ordered from the kitchen. "I can't I'm already late for school as it is." She called grabbing her backpack. "What did you say!" He yelled getting up from his seat in the kitchen and storming toward her.

"I'm already-." Before Ash could finish her father slammed her in the stomach, she fell to the ground. "Never backtalk me!" He yelled kicking her again.

Not wanting anymore harm to come to her Ash just stayed perfectly still and waited for her cruel punishment to be over. "Dad, why are you yelling." Her older brother Tom asked.

He was a year older then Ash was, but not any better then her father. He never truly abused her physically just mentally. He would yell at her and tell her she was worthless, well so did her dad but her brother was worse. He was tall and lean, with blond hair. All the girls at every one of his schools were always after him for some reason.

"This little bitch was back talking me again!" Her dad yelled walking away with Tom. Ash just stood up slowly trying not to irritate her new sensitive area. 'Just two more years.' She said to herself walking out the door and down the sidewalk.

Engrossing herself (I like that word it sounds odd.) in a book Ash didn't notice someone walking in front of her so the collided. "I'm sorry." She said over and over trying to gather the papers she had been carrying.

"Don't worry it's all right." Came a soft voice as they stood up. In front of her was a tall boy with long red hair, green eyes, and a warm smile on his face.

"You must be new, what's your name?" He asked giving her, her things. "I'm Ash who are you?" She asked a smile grazing her face. "I'm suiichi Minamino." (Spelling please. By the way if you don't know who this is you probably have problems.)

"Nice to meet you, by the way do you know where advanced math is?"

"Of coarse I'm in that class now, I'll show you where it is." He said starting to walk away when Ash ran to catch up with him.

"So, have you made any friends here yet?"

"No, I'm not much of a social person. I like hanging out with people but I would rather be by myself." Ash explained. "Yes, I have a friend exactly like that. Maybe after school you can meet my friends, so you wouldn't be so alone in school. (Remember Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama don't go to the same school. Hiei doesn't go to school at all.)

"Yeah, ok." Ash replied as they turned down a hall and entered a classroom.

The rest of school went on as every school is supposed to, boring. Ash and Suiichi had some classes together and others where they weren't but finally the final bell rang and Ash met him in front of the school.

"Come on, we have to meet them in the park." He instructed slowly walking away.
"They don't go here?" Ash asked. "No, but there school is not far from ours."
They walked into the park and to a par of guys screaming at each other over something that sounded like nothing. "Guy's stop fighting, this is Ash." Suiichi said as the two stopped and looked. "Hey I'm Yusuke Urameshi." Said a tall boy with greased back black hair, and a green school uniform. "And I'm the great Kuwabara Kuzuma!" Shouted the other guy from behind.
He was tall with curly orange hair and a really goofy smile. "Yusuke, where is Hiei?" Suiichi asked shaking his head slightly.
"Last time I saw him he dashed off somewhere, he might be in a tree." He said tapping his head in thought
Ash stood there in utter confusion. "I'm right here you baka's." Came a voice from up in a nearby tree. "Come down here shorty!" Kuwabara called up.
"Hn, no." He said simply. Ash moved about the base of the tree trying to see if she could see this mysterious person.
"Come on Hiei!" Yusuke shouted just staring at the tree. "Fine, if it will get you to leave me alone." Came his voice from behind. "What do you want Kurama?" Hiei asked looking at the ground.
Ash looked over at Yusuke and Kuwabara who now had a terrified look on their faces.

"Hiei this is Ash." Suiichi said lightly hitting him in the back of the head.

Hiei was short, as Kuwabara had said; (Even though it was a insult.) He wore all black with a white scarf and a white headband over his forehead. For some reason I felt odd about what was under the band. He also had a Katana strapped to his side securely. He had gravity defying black hair with a white streak in the middle. He starred at Ash with unemotional crimson eyes, if someone looked into those eyes they would probably say they saw fear, maybe annoyance. But when Ash looked in them she saw pain, and fear. It was like she was giving meaning to the term, 'the eyes are the windows to the soul.'

"Hn." That was all he said before breaking the eye contact and looking away once again.

"Will you be my girlfriend Ash?" Kuwabara asked out of nowhere grabbing her by the lower arm. Not really wanting to hurt his feelings, but not wanting to do something she would regret Ash just stammered hoping for someone to help her.

"You oaf what about Yukina!" Yusuke shouted bashing him over the head into the ground and off her arm. Kuwabara got up momentarily and the two were back in a fight.

"Suiichi, are they usually like this?" She asked walking over to him. "Of coarse, I don't think they can go a day with out getting into at least one fight."

"What about him, why did he call you Kurama?" Ash questioned gesturing over to Hiei with her head.

"Hiei? It's just a nickname we acquired over the years." He sounded convincing but something inside told her he was lying.

"You think he would talk to me if I went over there?" Ash asked still looking at Hiei.

"Oh I doubt it, he doesn't take well to anyone unless forced. He still barely likes Yusuke or Kuwabara." Suiichi explained. Hearing even more commotion He went over to the two boys that were fighting, and tried to settle them down if in the least, that left Ash to wonder over to Hiei.

"Hey." She said sitting down, he didn't respond. "You know you could say something." Ash said looking sternly at him. "Fine, why do you smell like blood?" He asked not looking at her.

Ash's eyes went wide, she had, had an open wound on her stomach from the abuse she had gotten a few nights back, this morning's abuse must have reopened it.

"No reason." She tried to stay calm so he didn't notice. 'Why do I even care?' Hiei asked himself as he starred at her out of the corner of his eye.

"Is it truly that, or do you just not wish to say?" He asked turning his head towards her. "It's no reason ok!" She shouted wishing he would just drop it.

"Then why do you feel of so much pain?" He asked. Ash didn't know how to respond so she just looked out at nothing in particular.

"Fine." That was all he would allow himself to say, if he didn't he would start getting all into her business about telling about what was going on. Why should he care about her? She was just a stupid ningen, Koenma might of forced him to live with these stupid humans but he didn't have to like them.

Getting up Hiei walked over to Kurama who had given up trying to break up Yusuke and Kuwabara.

"Fox." Hiei said sitting down. "Hiei, is something wrong?" "That ningen, something is wrong with her."

"How so?" "I smelt a lot of her own blood. She refuses to speak but it just sounds like something is wrong." Hiei explained watching Yusuke hit Kuwabara again. "Yes, even if this was true I don't advise you to get into her personal life." Suiichi (or Kurama) said looking sadly over at her.

"I probably will, but it will just be out of my own curiosity." Hiei replied spotting Ash as she got up and walked toward them. "Hey suiichi, I had better get going my dad doesn't like me staying out late." 'I hate that name.' Hiei said telepathically to suiichi. 'I know just deal with it.' He replied back.

"Ok well then I'll see you tomorrow at school." Suiichi said as Ash walked away. "I'm going." Hiei stated and then was gone in the blink of an eye. Suiichi sighed and shook his head.

Ash slowly walked into the house trying not to be noticed. "Where the hell have you been?" Her father shouted coming into the hallway. "I was with my friends."

"Friends? Learn to show respect!" He shouted hitting her in the arm with his empty beer bottle. Searing pain flew into Ash's arm as glass penetrated her skin. "You are her weak, you need to learn to be stronger." He said kicking her shoulder then leaving for the living room again.

Grabbing the rail of the stairs for support Ash tried to get upstairs and into her room, only to collapse on the bed when she entered the room. Blood was beginning to drip off her arm when her brother walked into the room for his turn of mental abuse.

"Father told me of your actions, he's right you are weak, worthless. You might as well never been born!" He screamed at her as she just sat up and rested on the wall.

The next probably fifteen minutes he yelled at her about why she was weak and how the world would be a better place without her, finally he left.

Leaning her head on the wall Ash let the pain from her arm consume her as tears threatened to fall. 'No, I won't cry, I'm not that weak.'

After the pain died down a bit Ash got the bandages from under her bed, picked out the glass, and bandaged up her arm. Falling on her pillow Ash just lay there until the usual dreamless, restless sleep overtook her.

Hiei sat on a branch just outside her window; he had seen all of this nights events. 'Why do I care?' he asked himself again as he went off again to his usual tree.

A/N: YAY! I finished my first chapter! What did you think good bad? Continue it or just forget it? Please review for it.

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