Hey folks this is my attempt at an AU YYH story. I got the idea from Beauty and the Beast so if anything sounds familiar there ya go. The characters aren't mine,neither is YYH. So enjoy!

Light of Another

Proluge: Alone and Human

A thick snow fell heavily upon the forest and it's inhabitants. It was a cold winter evening and a bone chilling wind blew through the forest forcing those who lived there to remain indoors.

One solitary soul was out in the freezing weather and moving quickly. He moved silently from tree to tree with unnatural speed and percision. After a long journey he landed softly in front of a large towering mansion.

The building itself was large enough to cover an acre or two of the dense forest. The towers on either side framed the building giving it a castle like appearance. Two grand doors made of a strong sturdy wood closed off the forest from the house. High arched windows graced the all sides of the magnificent structures lower floors. Laughter and music poured out of the brightly lit rooms.

The young traveler walked up to one of the windows and peered in at the partygoers on the other side of the transparent surface.

The room was full of people celebrating the Christmas holiday. There were couples dancing on the vast ballroom floor while others stood in secluded areas intertwining their fingers under carefully placed mistletoe. Around the room large circular tables were full of laughing people ranging from young adults to those further on in their years.

Off in a far corner of the room the only children present sat in a small group around a massive fireplace. Their faces glowed from the warmth of the fire as they focused their attention solely upon the older man in there midst. He was telling a story of some lovely vivid tale with a smile that rivaled the youngsters in front of him. Their eyes shimmered with wonder as they became enraptured in the story being told.

The young man stared at the happy scene for a few moments before turning his red eyes on the guards. There was only a small handful and none of them were heavily armed.

He finally stepped away from the window deciding he had seen enough. He stood silently in the falling snow preparing himself for what he had come to do, kill. They would die for what they did, all of them. He would show no mercy for none had been shown to him. He pulled out his katana and focused on the blade's features. Cold and hard, sharp and sinister. This was how he had to be to fulfill his mission. He hardened his heart and soul to fend off the emotions that would rise all to soon. Now he would wait until silence took over.

Inside the dancers movements slowed as the current song died down and chatter was replaced by a strange eerie silence. The people without their knowing had felt death all around but noticed it too late. Moments later the foreboding silence was broken as a dark figure broke through the window and killed them all.

Screams of terror and cries of despair replaced the laughter and music that had once been prominent in the happy setting. The guards had offered little resistance to the silent warrior swept through the room ridding it of all signs of life. After what seemed like an eternity the assassin stopped. Looking round he scanned the area making sure they were all gone. He cleansed his katana and placed it back in its sheath. He had turned to leave the way he had come in when a voice reached his ears.

A woman covered in blood, some hers and some not, stood defiantly behind him. Her eyes filled with grief and anger bore into the attacker. "I know you"

He turned to her and studied her with emotionless eyes. "A few of them escaped. I must kill them too"

"I know you," she said again. This time her eyes had a hint of recognition in their brown depths. " Why" she asked pleading. "Why did you do it? You lived here"

He unsheathed his katana to finish the job "I will kill you now"

The woman at hearing his statement became overcome with grief. She fell to the floor in a huff and cried.

The young man walked forward to finish the job and was blown back by a sudden gust of wind.

The grieving woman who had been crying in despair now stood once again but this time her body overflowed with a secret power. Her dark-skinned body glowed with a strange light as she stared down at her attacker. "You will pay for what you did today Hiei! I know you and your family and they would not have wanted this."

Hiei glared defiantly at her and wondered where she was getting the energy to do this. His instincts were telling him to leave but he chose to stay. "I came here for revenge if you killed me I would se it as an honor"

The woman smiled at him and shook her head in dismay. "I can not kill you. It would go against everything I stand for. Instead I will curse you Hiei and you will be forced to live in this castle forever."

Hiei's eyes widened as his own body started to glow. "What are you doing to me!" He cried feeling himself begin to panic.

Tears were now flowing freely from her eyes as she looked at Hiei with a renewed hope. "Hiei this curse I place on you can be turned into a gift. You are not truly evil and there fore do not deserve what would await you if I were to kill you now. You must find your light Hiei. When you do you shall be set free from this curse."

Hiei now truly uneasy felt his body start to tingle as it changed. He could feel his powers weakening and his senses begin to dull. In a matter of moments Hiei had changed from a B class demon to a human. "I'm ...human. What have you done to me?"

The women's aura had begun to diminish and she reverted back to her normal form. "I've made you what you despised above all things. It is you who must know live as a human in a world where demons rule. You will be safe though inside these walls and that is where you will stay." Her speech was cut short by a violent cough that racked her dying body. Blood began to trickle from her mouth and nose as she looked up to Hiei one last time. "Find your light Hiei. It's there inside you all you need to do is find the one who can help it shine."

Hiei watched as her body collapsed and she took her last shallow breath. The bodies of all those he had killed began to glow then disappeared. Hiei sat alone on the floor as he stared out the window. Suddenly cold he stood and walked towards the fireplace. His face still lacking in emotions stared into the fire. For the first time in his life he felt alone, alone and Human.

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