It was a calm winter afternoon by the lake that Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei were approaching. Yusuke of course lead the way followed closely by Kuwabara which stumbled through the layer of soft white snow at their feet.
Kurama walked a little farther behind his red headed friend and was pursued by the fire demon Hiei. Hiei moved to Kurama's side slowly as they walked to their destination.
"Kurama, why are we here again?" Hiei asked, a splash of annoyance in his voice. Kurama simply gave Hiei a smile and replied.
"I don't know Hiei. They said that they wanted to show us something so here we are." Hiei just glared at Kurama before turning his features away.
"We're here guys!" he heard Yusuke announce from the front as they came to a slow halt. Hiei gazed upon their surroundings and found that all it was, was a large frozen lake. His face just showed more frustration at the sight.
"You brought us all the way down here just to show us a frozen over LAKE!!!" Hiei shouted at Yusuke. Yusuke in return just grinned his idiotic grin. Kuwabara finally decided to speak, "Yusuke can we show them now!! I'm tired of waiting!" he half complained half pleaded.
"Why not Kuwabara. It is why we brought them here." Yusuke agreed and stepped into the frozen water. Then he told Kurama to join him as the other human climbed into it.
"Are you sure about this Yusuke. I mean it could break under the pressure." the fox cautiously warned. Yusuke just assured him and Kurama carefully climbed onto the slippery surface. Seeing that it wouldn't break he proceeded towards the two humans.
"Hey Kurama, you can skate on the ice two you know." Kuwabara suggested cheerily. "See" he added as he slid across the surface.
"Cool." Kurama replied at the sight of this and he had a try at it also. Amazingly he caught on in the first try do to his fox-like balance.
"Come on Hiei!" Yusuke beckoned to the fire demon that watched from the sidelines. Hiei just glared at the human with one of his death glares.
"I'd like to keep my dignity today Yusuke." he replied coldly.
"Oh, come on shorty!" Kuwabara pleaded as he approached Hiei quickly. Before Hiei could respond the red headed human took a strong of his right wrist and whisked him onto the ice. Because of his balance Hiei didn't fall, but only slid across as he threw him. Stopping, Hiei stood fully up from his position and looked around himself slowly. His features were shaped to pure curiosity as he gazed down at the ice under his feet.
The others just stared at the figure out six from them. Yusuke was the first to utter a word.
"Hiei you okay?" he cautiously quizzed the demon. In replay Hiei slowly shook his head, gaze still on the frozen water under him in curiosity.
"What's wrong shorty, never been on a frozen lake before?" Kuwabara asked teasingly. Hiei finally tore his eyes from the ground beneath him and nodded to the human, never moving from his place.
"WHAT!!! You've never been on a frozen lake before!! Man you are so isolated!" Yusuke shouted in shock from Hiei's answer. Even Kurama was in a state of surprise at his friend's answer. They watched as Hiei balled up his fists and quickly turned to face the rest of the group fully, and slowly approached them.
"Kuwabara!!! You're SO dead!!! As soon as I get my ha-" he couldn't finish his death threat as for the ice under him broke and he plunged into the icy waters beneath.
"HIEI!!!" the three cried in unison as they rushed as fast as they could towards the hole in the ice where he had fallen. They hopefully gazed at the water, waiting for a hand to arise for help.
"Yusuke, do you have the projection watch that Koenma gave you this morning?" Kurama asked Yusuke quickly.
Yusuke just gave Kurama a blank face until he remembered the item.
"Oh yeah! You mean the watch that lets you see whoever you want, wherever they are!?" Yusuke questioned as he held up the device.
"Yes, now lock on to Hiei so we can see what's going on." Kurama commanded strictly. Yusuke pressed three buttons on his watch quickly and a large rectangle about one and a half feet long by one foot wide appeared above showing their friend swimming towards the surface quickly.
Kuwabara approached the other two and asked what they were doing.
"We're watching Hiei." Kurama explained quickly as he watched Hiei on the screen near the surface. He held a worried look on his face as he gazed at the screen along with the other two. Just then they saw a small hand arise and grab onto the edge of the ice closest to them.
"HIEI!!" Yusuke cried with joy as he scuttled over to help the fire demon out. Slowly the three witnessed another hand, arms and head rise from the chilling depths. Hiei's hair amazingly was not completely slumped down, but some parts hung in his face. He was exhausted from his swim, so the demon rested a little, his lower boy still in the water as he panted heavily.
Kurama grabbed his friend's wrist and tried to pull him completely from the water, but was unlucky. Just then Hiei froze, his eyes widening, pupils shrinking for surprise and snapped his head towards the water beneath him. The other three also looked to where Hiei was, but found nothing.
"Uh, Hiei, what are you looking at?" Kuwabara ventured to ask, but got no answer. "Hello Hiei! Are you in there!" Yusuke shouted he worried for his fire friend.
Just then the fire demon's eyes grew even wider, (A/N: if that's even possible) and he quickly looked at Yusuke and Kurama in horror. He suddenly was pulled beneath the water with a large tug and Kurama reached as far as he could under the water, but to no avail.
"Yusuke! Quickly turn your watch back on to him!!" Kurama shouted to the human, and he did as quickly as possible as the fox demon rushed to look. What they saw shocked them in every way possible. On the screen there was a giant jet black beast dragging a struggling Hiei behind him. Hiei tried to pry the creature's tail from his right ankle with his hands, but was unsuccessful. Just then, he had an idea, and he unsheathed his sword, preparing to attack. With a blink of an eye, he slashed through the limb, therefore being released. He took a moment to make sure that the figure had disappeared before turning to swim back. As soon as he turned around, the creature shot up from under the demon and rammed the unsuspecting being into the ice above. From the surface the other three witnessed the ice explode from a certain point in horror at the current happenings, and were helpless to save him.
The impact from the ice knocked out Hiei, to the creature's satisfaction as it wrapped it's feet around the figure and carried it to a hole under the ice. As soon as the creature approached the area, the projection watch that Yusuke, Kurama, and Kuwabara were watching from went static and fuzzed out. (I don't know how to say it)
" No!!! HIEI!!" Kurama yelled in frustration.
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Under water….
The beast carried the unconscious fire demon through a long tunnel that ran under the lake's bank that rose above, and under the water's edge. After a short journey, they stopped at a small room of which the floor was tiled, but the walls and ceiling were of the same dirt as the tunnel leading to it. The creature carefully lay Hiei on the edge of the floor and rested itself in front of the floor, still in the water.
At that moment, three figures entered the room from behind, two of the behind the first which was smaller that the other two. The shorter one approached the unconscious Hiei and gazed upon him to make sure that he was out cold.
"Should we proceed Toruganae?" (the guy that captured Yukina in the show, sorry don't know how to spell his name.) one of the suited men asked professionally.
"Yes, please do. And make it quick." he responded as he stepped away from the demon.
The suited men moved towards Hiei and turned him on his back carefully as not to awake him yet.
Slowly, Hiei arose and he slowly opened his eyes. As this occurred the men quickly shot sand into his eyes and backed away from him. Hiei quickly brought his hands to his eyes as he hissed from the burn and pain, causing his eyes to water and tear gems to fall. Soon the pain eased down, and the fire demon began to reopen his eyes to his surroundings.
"Quick! Before he can see!" Toruganae shouted at his men. They swiftly shot sleeping gas at the unsuspecting Hiei, and he fell once again on the cold tile painfully, and was unconscious.
Toruganae rushed over and picked up the tear gems that he forced from the demon and stared at their beauty.
"Man! These are even better than the ones that broad made!" he announced as he gazed at the pearl black spheres in his palm.
"Come on and grab him, we don't have all day!" he commanded, and one of his men slung Hiei over their shoulder and they retreated from the room to his helicopter.