Adrienne: Hello everyone. To any readers of Loving Anna I am truly sorry. It was so poorly written that I just deleted it. Later I may rewrite it. Anyway, welcome to the first chapter of Light the Night! I have a friend of mine with me. Everyone welcome, Boom the Furby!
Boom: …Doo?
Adrienne: Um… Maybe I should get someone else to do the disclaimer next time…
Boom: Adrienne Dark no own Yu Yu Hakusho.
Adrienne: *glares* … Stupid Furby.
Boom: … Kah etay!
Adrienne: *evil grin* (Grabs sledgehammer.)
Boom: Go!
Light the Night
~Chapter One~
Hiei was sitting on the window seal in Genkai's living room his hand twitching from the need to leave… Or sever the oaf's head; whichever comes first. Luckily for Kuwabara, Hiei's decision was made for him when Yukina walked in the room with Keiko, Shizuru, and Botan. As Yusuke began pummeling Kuwabara, Hiei started to open the window. "Hiei, where are you going?" Kurama said as he looked up from his book, "A thunderstorm is coming."
Hiei merely smirked to himself and jumped out the window. Holding Kuwabara in a painful position Yusuke said, "He's been running off a lot lately; especially during thunderstorms."
Kurama raised an eyebrow, "So you noticed too."
"You don't think he's got a special someone, do you?" Botan asked.
"Gimme a break!" Kuwabara snorted, "The shrimp couldn't get a girl if he tried; even if he's as tall as Uremeshi now!"
Jumping from rooftop to rooftop, Hiei made his way to the small apartment building closest to the forest. He opens a window on the second floor and enters the apartment without a care in the world.
Smirking, he opens the bedroom door to see a girl a bit shorter than him dancing around the room. Her gold colored hair had short pieces falling from the loose braid it was in and her purplish-blue eyes were shining brightly with the white dragon image on her right eye startlingly apparent. It was clear she just got off of work because she was still wearing her tennis shoes and gloves. The gloves were upper arm length and were white cotton with black lace reaching from the upper arm down to her wrist; color coordinating with the rest of the outfit. Her black tee shirt and faded blue jeans showed her figure well.
"Mitsu," Hiei called out to her.
She stopped dancing and smiled brightly, "Welcome back, Hiei!"
"Hn," Hiei brushed off as he smirked, "Thunderstorm's coming."
Her smile brightening with glee she said, "Yes! Let's go!"
Amused, Hiei followed her to the window and watched as she jumped out of it. Closing the window behind himself, he followed. "Hiei, can we go deeper in the forest today?" Mitsu asked as she hopped on Hiei's back. "Hn," Hiei answered.
Mitsu added, "Translation: If I feel like it, onna." Hiei just smirked and began running deep into the forest. Once he felt he had ran far enough, Hiei stopped in clearing. Hopping off Hiei's back, Mitsu rushed to pull off her gloves, shoes, and socks. The moment her bare feet touched the ground it began to glow. As Mitsu walked towards the middle of the clearing, the place where her feet touched glowed for a few seconds and faded slowly. Hiei moved to stand facing her as she said, "Don't hold back."
"You know the rules, onna. First burst of thunder is when we start. You land a hit, the match is over." Hiei stated.
Mitsu sighed, "I know already!" Hiei drew his sword and the glow at Mitsu's feet began to spread. The glow started pulling out from the ground and formed a staff; leaving only the space her feet were touching glowing. Mitsu gripped the staff tightly as both of them waited for the thunder.
Hiei was the first to move after the thunder started. Mitsu immediately dodged and tried to counter, only to be blocked by Hiei's sword. Forcing her back, Hiei kicked her feet out from under her. She quickly recovered and used her hand to flip back onto her feet which in the process avoided Hiei's attack. Hand still on the ground; she forced the glow to trap Hiei's feet. His eyes widened for a moment before quickly lifting his sword to block Mitsu's staff. Knocking her back again caused her to lose focus and the glow holding him down faded away. In an attempt to confuse her Hiei used his speed in the same way he did while fighting Yusuke. The glow at Mitsu's feet rippled out and surrounded her in a glowing ring. Just as Hiei went to attack a glowing ray shot out from the ring, knocking him back and paralyzing him. Mitsu walked out to him and jabbed her staff into his stomach. Leaning over him she whispered, "I win."
"This time, onna, I won't lose again." Hiei stated as he sat up, "Is that last attack why you wanted to go deeper into the forest?"
Sitting down next to Hiei, she answered, "Of course. If that had missed you then from this distance people would think it was lightning." Sitting in silence for a long time, the two watched the thunderstorm. As the rain began to fall Hiei stood. After crouching for her to climb on his back Mitsu gave a soft smile and hopped on. Running through the forest Hiei thought about how he met the strange girl on his back.
~Flashback~
'Hn. Those fools.' Hiei thought, 'Risking their lives for the sake of these worthless humans. They're weak; if they can't save themselves then they deserve to die.' Looking around him he saw a girl with long gold colored hair surrounded by males wearing a similar uniform to what he saw the fox wearing much of the time.
"Grab her." The tallest one ordered. One thug on each side grabbed her arms. She struggled to get away but was punched repeatedly for her attempts. It was then that he noticed the crumpled form of another female a few yards away.
Then the female struggling to escape spat on the leader of the group earning her a punch to the abdomen. "You little bitch!" He spat, "Why do you insist on protecting that little weakling?! You don't even know her!"
'The ugly thug makes a good point. What good does protecting strangers that can't defend themselves actually do?' Hiei thought. The girl glared daggers at the leader. "It doesn't matter! Everyone deserves a chance! Even the weak can become strong! All they need is for someone to give them a chance! I will not let you hurt her more!" The girl spat venomously.
Hiei's eyes widened, 'Does compassion really give this girl so much strength? That boy is being controlled by a demon. She should be unconscious.' His thoughts were interrupted when the leader snorted, "Yeah, this coming from a freak!" Curious as to what the thug meant, he looked closer at the girl. The moment his eyes met hers an urge to protect her washed over him. Yet, he wasn't paying that any attention. What he was focused on was her right eye where a white dragon image stretched across the pupil and into the iris.
The thug raised his fist to punch her and Hiei unthinkingly jumped from the tree warning, "Don't even think about it."
"Why do you care?!" He shouted. Without a word Hiei grabbed his fist and broke his fingers. The thug leader began screaming in agony and crying; Hiei snorted, "Pathetic. You talk big, but you're just another ugly fool."
Once the other thugs ran off with their boss in tow, Hiei asked the girl, "Did you mean what you said?" The girl wasn't paying attention and tending to the other girl's injuries. 'I guess I have my answer.' Hiei thought as he turned to leave.
"Wait!" The girl called to him with a bright smile, "Thank you. If you ever need anything, just come find me." Hiei nodded and left. He finally had the answers he needed. Now he had to find the detective.
~End of Flashback~
Hiei snapped out of his thoughts once he saw Mitsu's apartment building. Slowing down, he jumped onto the window sill. After opening the window and stepping into Mitsu's kitchen, she got off his back and closed it. "So, Hiei, have you ever tried my omelets?" Mitsu asked putting on her favorite apron. It was a gift from her co-workers for her birthday that said, 'My Kitchen, Bitch!'
Hiei knew that once Mitsu decided something nothing would stop her. He would be eating supper with her tonight whether he liked it or not. As she started cooking he gave a small, genuine smile.