Chapter Two
Disclaimer: Ma meep meep! I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho...nor will I ever...::is sad::
Warnings/Settings: ^_^ The only warning here is that I will be gone for about a week...and therefore won't have much time to work on the story...
Taikuru: How is that different from normal?
::eyes glow red:: DON'T QUESTION ME!!!
Taikuru: But I wasn't--
::hits Taikuru on the head with a rubber mallet:: ^_^ Please forgive my dear wolf demon...he gets a little weird sometimes...and before we get to the story, let me apologize. This fic isn't very well worded. I'm a tenth grader with limited abilities. OO; And I'm used to writing Kingdom Hearts and Invader Zim fanfics. I'm runnin' with the big dogs now! WOOF WOOF!
Taikuru: .......That wasn't funny.
-_-; ...I'm going to start writing the story now...
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Hiei had fallen unconscious after a minute or two of trashing about in the water. He had tried to get out, but the liquid had swirled around him wildly, imprisoned him, had roughly shoved him along. Now he lay in a small clearing, the long grass around a spring of water in the clearing cushioning him. Groaning, he awoke, his blood red eyes slowly opening and taking in the surroundings. Water dripped from his dark hair as he sat up. At first he blinked in confusion (looking quite cute while doing so...::giggle:: ) then he immediately got angry.
"I know you're here!" he yelled as he stood, "Come out and tell me who you are!"
"My, my, a little angry, aren't we?" a voice sounded out of nowhere. The voice had the melody of trickling water, but Hiei could hear the fury of the ocean along with it.
"Why are you hiding from me?" Hiei asked calmly but firmly. The voice answered right away.
"Who said I was hiding anywhere?" it asked. Hiei swirled around abruptly to see a man standing in the shallows of the spring.
He wasn't particularly tall, nor short. His smooth, tanned face had a slight smirk on it, the striking seafoam green of his eyes shining in amusment. Complimenting his eyes was his hair, long, straight and blue- green, like a cascading waterfall. He wore simple clothes; only a light blue loose tunic and baggy white pants. Hiei snorted at the demon's appearance.
"You dress like a human from hundreds of years ago," the Jaganshi said, not taking his eyes off this person. "And just so you know, that wasn't meant to be a compliment."
"Please, stop amusing yourself," the striking sea green eyes suddenly narrowed. "I have brought you here on business terms, nothing more, nothing less."
"Hn. Nothing you can say will interest me," Hiei said flatly, then turned and started to walk away.
"It concerns Kurama."
Hiei's eyes widened the narrowed and he looked over his shoulder at this mysterious demon. '"What business do you have that has to do with Kurama?"
"Just...a proposition."
"First tell me just who the hell you are," Hiei turned back around to face him.
"Aquarius is my name."
"Now, this business concerning Kurama. I want to hear it. And don't fool around, I don't want to waste the rest of my life here," Hiei growled. Aquarius nodded and crossed his arms.
"Very well. I had a run-in with Kurama before, many years ago, when he was, obviously, in his youko form. He stole my very best treasure; a magical ring that had most of my demon energy absorbed inside it. Granted, he didn't know about the power the ring held, and if he had known, he wouldn't have been able to unlock it anyway."
"You shouldn't have trusted your energy to be hidden in such a easily stolen object," Hiei replied. Aquarius looked at him, dislike growing evident on his face.
"I had my reasons for sealing that energy inside the ring."
"And I'm sure that they are fascinating reasons, but now that the casualties are out of the way, I want to know what your proposition is so I can leave."
"Without the ring...my energy isn't great enough to capture Kurama. I haven't even enough energy to keep you here. You are free to leave any time you like."
"That's apparent. Get to the point."
"Well, since my powers aren't great enough to capture Kurama...I was hoping that YOU would do that for me." Aqaurius said. Hiei's eyes widened.
"What?" he asked incredulously. "You must be insane. Why in the world would I do something like that for you?"
"Because...I have your dear sister," was the water demon's reply. It hit Hiei like a lightning bolt. He was almost paralyzed as he just stared at Aquarius, eyes beginning to narrow in hatred.
"How do I know that you're telling the truth?" he asked, his voice soft but like a knife. Aquarius raised his hand over the spring, mumbling a few words under his breath. Suddenly water shot up like a curtain and through the liquid a small, illuminated figure was clear. Yukina. Then, as quickly as he made it appear, it vanished. "You expect me to believe that? It could be a trick. You could not have her at all, only created a vision of her to mislead me."
"Yes, that's true enough," Aquarius said. "However, I don't think you can afford not to believe me. If you fail to bring me the fox, I will destroy your sister. And, if you search, you will not manage to find her anywhere."
"You..." Hiei started to approach Aquarius.
"If I die, Yukina will also. I've arranged her death the minute that my heart stops beating."
"But torture is still an option." Hiei stepped closer. Aquarius laughed and stepped onto the spring's water, standing suspended on it.
"Bring Kurama to this exact spot, weakened, or Yukina will die. I give you one week." and with that, the water swallowed Aquarius and he disappeared. Hiei narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists.
After a moment or two, he relaxed, and stood feeling utterly helpless in the clearing. Suddenly, he growled and zipped off. He was going to search for his sister.
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^_^ FINALLY ANOTHER CHAPTER FINISHED! ALL PRAISE NIGHTSHADE!!
Taikuru: ^_^ NO!!!!
o_o; ...uu; Fine, you don't have to praise Nightshade, this was a really short chapter, wasn't it?....no flames, I'll have Aquarius put them out!!! oo; By the way, Aquarius isn't going to be a major character, so OC haters do not fear!!!
Disclaimer: Ma meep meep! I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho...nor will I ever...::is sad::
Warnings/Settings: ^_^ The only warning here is that I will be gone for about a week...and therefore won't have much time to work on the story...
Taikuru: How is that different from normal?
::eyes glow red:: DON'T QUESTION ME!!!
Taikuru: But I wasn't--
::hits Taikuru on the head with a rubber mallet:: ^_^ Please forgive my dear wolf demon...he gets a little weird sometimes...and before we get to the story, let me apologize. This fic isn't very well worded. I'm a tenth grader with limited abilities. OO; And I'm used to writing Kingdom Hearts and Invader Zim fanfics. I'm runnin' with the big dogs now! WOOF WOOF!
Taikuru: .......That wasn't funny.
-_-; ...I'm going to start writing the story now...
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Hiei had fallen unconscious after a minute or two of trashing about in the water. He had tried to get out, but the liquid had swirled around him wildly, imprisoned him, had roughly shoved him along. Now he lay in a small clearing, the long grass around a spring of water in the clearing cushioning him. Groaning, he awoke, his blood red eyes slowly opening and taking in the surroundings. Water dripped from his dark hair as he sat up. At first he blinked in confusion (looking quite cute while doing so...::giggle:: ) then he immediately got angry.
"I know you're here!" he yelled as he stood, "Come out and tell me who you are!"
"My, my, a little angry, aren't we?" a voice sounded out of nowhere. The voice had the melody of trickling water, but Hiei could hear the fury of the ocean along with it.
"Why are you hiding from me?" Hiei asked calmly but firmly. The voice answered right away.
"Who said I was hiding anywhere?" it asked. Hiei swirled around abruptly to see a man standing in the shallows of the spring.
He wasn't particularly tall, nor short. His smooth, tanned face had a slight smirk on it, the striking seafoam green of his eyes shining in amusment. Complimenting his eyes was his hair, long, straight and blue- green, like a cascading waterfall. He wore simple clothes; only a light blue loose tunic and baggy white pants. Hiei snorted at the demon's appearance.
"You dress like a human from hundreds of years ago," the Jaganshi said, not taking his eyes off this person. "And just so you know, that wasn't meant to be a compliment."
"Please, stop amusing yourself," the striking sea green eyes suddenly narrowed. "I have brought you here on business terms, nothing more, nothing less."
"Hn. Nothing you can say will interest me," Hiei said flatly, then turned and started to walk away.
"It concerns Kurama."
Hiei's eyes widened the narrowed and he looked over his shoulder at this mysterious demon. '"What business do you have that has to do with Kurama?"
"Just...a proposition."
"First tell me just who the hell you are," Hiei turned back around to face him.
"Aquarius is my name."
"Now, this business concerning Kurama. I want to hear it. And don't fool around, I don't want to waste the rest of my life here," Hiei growled. Aquarius nodded and crossed his arms.
"Very well. I had a run-in with Kurama before, many years ago, when he was, obviously, in his youko form. He stole my very best treasure; a magical ring that had most of my demon energy absorbed inside it. Granted, he didn't know about the power the ring held, and if he had known, he wouldn't have been able to unlock it anyway."
"You shouldn't have trusted your energy to be hidden in such a easily stolen object," Hiei replied. Aquarius looked at him, dislike growing evident on his face.
"I had my reasons for sealing that energy inside the ring."
"And I'm sure that they are fascinating reasons, but now that the casualties are out of the way, I want to know what your proposition is so I can leave."
"Without the ring...my energy isn't great enough to capture Kurama. I haven't even enough energy to keep you here. You are free to leave any time you like."
"That's apparent. Get to the point."
"Well, since my powers aren't great enough to capture Kurama...I was hoping that YOU would do that for me." Aqaurius said. Hiei's eyes widened.
"What?" he asked incredulously. "You must be insane. Why in the world would I do something like that for you?"
"Because...I have your dear sister," was the water demon's reply. It hit Hiei like a lightning bolt. He was almost paralyzed as he just stared at Aquarius, eyes beginning to narrow in hatred.
"How do I know that you're telling the truth?" he asked, his voice soft but like a knife. Aquarius raised his hand over the spring, mumbling a few words under his breath. Suddenly water shot up like a curtain and through the liquid a small, illuminated figure was clear. Yukina. Then, as quickly as he made it appear, it vanished. "You expect me to believe that? It could be a trick. You could not have her at all, only created a vision of her to mislead me."
"Yes, that's true enough," Aquarius said. "However, I don't think you can afford not to believe me. If you fail to bring me the fox, I will destroy your sister. And, if you search, you will not manage to find her anywhere."
"You..." Hiei started to approach Aquarius.
"If I die, Yukina will also. I've arranged her death the minute that my heart stops beating."
"But torture is still an option." Hiei stepped closer. Aquarius laughed and stepped onto the spring's water, standing suspended on it.
"Bring Kurama to this exact spot, weakened, or Yukina will die. I give you one week." and with that, the water swallowed Aquarius and he disappeared. Hiei narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists.
After a moment or two, he relaxed, and stood feeling utterly helpless in the clearing. Suddenly, he growled and zipped off. He was going to search for his sister.
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^_^ FINALLY ANOTHER CHAPTER FINISHED! ALL PRAISE NIGHTSHADE!!
Taikuru: ^_^ NO!!!!
o_o; ...uu; Fine, you don't have to praise Nightshade, this was a really short chapter, wasn't it?....no flames, I'll have Aquarius put them out!!! oo; By the way, Aquarius isn't going to be a major character, so OC haters do not fear!!!