All Alone

Disclaimer: I don't own YYH. I DO own my OC, though.

Chapter 1: Dormant Memories

~~HIEI'S POV~~

You know, it's funny how everything seems to go in a complete circle. I mean, look at me. First, I was the Forbidden Child, an outcast, rejected from my own group. I was alone. Then, I was found by a band of thieves and raised by them, though I got the worst of everything. So, finally, I was old enough to survive on my own, and I left them. I was alone. I met up with that fox, and went to steal those treasures everyone has heard about. But Yusuke stopped me. He defeated me. On probation, I teamed up with them. The four of us, almost like a group, almost like... friends. No. Not almost like. We were friends. But now, they're all gone. I'm alone... again.

Now, I just sit here, by myself, shivering in the cold, harsh wind of winter. The ground below me seems so far away, like the past memories, though I can remember everything clearly, like it happened just yesterday. But it didn't. I reflect on those memories, and a snowflake falls on my nose. Hn. Is it snowing now? Oh well... it's normal. It's been snowing a lot recently. But I don't care.

"HIEI!" Oh great. Now Mukoro's calling me. What now? I haven't been doing anything wrong. Just border control. My duty. It seems like that's the only thing I'm useful for now.

"HIEI, ARE YOU DOING BORDER CONTROL?" Wasn't that just what I said? Hn.

"Yeah." There's my answer. Short and simple.

"THEN TELL ME WHY A QUEST-CLASS DEMON GOT IN HERE... FROM YOUR WALL!" Oops. I forgot to pay attention. So, there was no answer. But if you're Mukoro, you don't take nothing as an answer. Soon, she was just below the tree I'm in.

"HIEI! I KNOW YOU'RE UP THERE! GET DOWN HERE!" Hn. Bionic bitch. Forget it. And I was going to stick with that plan, until the branch I was sitting on suddenly breaks. What the hell? This was the thickest tree branch on the whole tree! How did it just break? I think about that, until I land on my head in the snow, staring up at Mukoro. Not a good position, but at least I had my answer.

I quickly stand up, brushing the snow from my usual black attire. I stare at Mukoro, and she glares back. I know what she sees. My ruby colored eyes, usually so emotional, were empty and dull.

"Well?" She demands. But I just stare back. "ARGH! FORGET IT! JUST GET RID OF THAT DEMON!"

"Why should I?"

"BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ONE WHO LET IT IN!" I scowl.

"Fine, fine." My reply held a lot of carelessness, and I slowly trudge off to where the demon's energy signature is found.

 I seem to not be caring about a lot of things ever since the Reikai Tentai was broken up. But... can anyone blame me? Kurama was my first and only true friend. And he was the first to go. Then Kuwabara, then Yukina, then even Yusuke. Yes... you heard me right. Yusuke Urameshi died... again. Why is it... that everyone I trust and cared about was killed? Even if it was for different reasons, it all started with one thing. It was because of that stupid mission the toddler sent us on. That one mission, that one demon we were supposed to fight. Yeah, it DOES suck.

I reach the place where the large demon is wrecking havoc on Mukoro's land. It seems to sense me, and turns around. I find myself staring at a huge wolf demon in the face. I tighten my hold on my katana, and most color escapes from my face. If anyone had been staring at my katana tip, they would have seen it shake, as if it could feel the cold too.

The demon suddenly cracks a smile, showing off teeth sharper than the sword I'm holding. Shit. I remembered him. But did he remember me? I hoped not.

"So... we meet again, don't we, Hiei?" Oh well... so much for that fantasy. But I tense myself for battle, and say only one thing to him.

"Hn." And as we begin the fight, a sudden flashback comes hurtling towards me, re-awakening something so painful to me now. The death of my... my... The death of my friends.

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AN: Yeah, I'm starting a new story, and I haven't even got the first chapter of "When You Snap" up yet! T.T Oh well. The first and last chapter started off as a prologue and epilogue for one of Shimouro's story, but my muse had different plans...

Kurama: *snicker*

Kitsune: So... how does Hiei know this demon? And what is its connection to the rest of the deaths? It's pretty obvious, so this isn't much of a cliffy, but... oh well... Please R&R!