When I got to the door, it opened to reveal an enraged dad. He grabbed the back of my wife beater and dragged me in. "where were you!" dad yelled. In a quiet tone, "I was at the library looking up some information for my science class," I said, lying to him. He still looked angry and slapped my bare arm where the cut was. "Go to your room!" dad yelled. I sprinted up the stairs and closed the door behind me. My arm was on fire as I clutched it. I put my bag and my jacket down. I headed to my bathroom with a towel and pajamas in my good arm. The hot shower did me good except it burned my arm. I bandaged it again before I put my PJs on. I instantly fell asleep, with nothing to dream about but the darkness.
"WAKE UP!" dad yelled. That's basically how my days start. I put on a tight gray tank top and another pair of big baggy black sweats. I grabbed my bag, my jacket, and my small katana and ran out before the monster was unleashed. I slowly walked to school this time and I suddenly tensed up. Someone was following me. I put my hands in my pocket for my katana and turned around. It was Shuichi. I let out a sigh and let the grip on my katana go. "Hey Alex. Sorry if I frightened you," he apologized. "Hey," was all I said to him. "Do you want to walk to school?" "Umm . . . sure." He took place besides me and started to talk to me. "So where did you get that sword? I know it's not human made." I didn't feel like telling him in fear that dad would find out but I felt kind of comfortable with him. "A friend gave it to me." "Ok, where did you learn how to use a katana?" "My friend." I wasn't really in the mood to talk so we just kept silent. "Why did you leave yesterday without telling me?" This question made me look at him and when I did, he looked away blushing. I turned back to the path ahead. "I had to get home, it was late." He made an understanding sound. As we kept walking, I caught him several times looking at me and when I turned to look at him, he'd look away blushing. We got to the courtyard. Shuichi waited for his friends as I went into the classroom. Like yesterday I started my work early and finished it by lunch. I peek at my arm and my blood didn't stain the bandages. During lunch I went outside and sat down next to a tree. There's a forest next to the school. Taking out my mini katana I silently commanded it to be normal. When it did, I pulled it out a little. The blade glistened in the sun. There were markings on the hilt of the katana as I traced my fingers through it. It said, "Always by your side" It made me reminisce when Inuyasha and I had fun. Something interrupted my daydream and I was yanked back into reality. It was the guys and they all sat down around me. "Are you ok Alex?" Shuichi asked. "Seriously Alex, where did you get that kind of katana? The only kind of that I ever saw was held by de-" Yusuke said being cut off when Kayko hit the back of his head. "OWW! What was that for!" Yusuke demanded. She gave him a glare and he quieted down. Since they were going to bother me about it. A heavy sigh left me as I begin to tell them. "My mother was Kylara, the greatest shadow and light demon of her generation, the only one. She worked on missions protecting mankind. She was killed during one of her missions." At this point I start to tear up because I still miss her a lot. "Hn. We better take her to Koenma," Hiei said. Everyone murmured in agreement. "We'll to take you to Koenma after school," Shuichi said. The bell rang and I scurried back to the classroom. A couple of tears got loose while I was working.
When the bell rang again, I packed up my things and Shuichi walked over. I knew that he wanted me to follow him. We met up with Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Hiei in a remote part of the courtyard. A blue-ish light appeared in front of us. Kuwabara ran through and Yusuke jumped through. Hiei just scoffed and walked through. I looked at it suspiciously but Shuichi assured me that it was ok. We got through and ended up in an office. There was a toddler in a chair with a pacifier behind the desk. "I am the Great Koenma," the toddler said. "You've gotta be kidding me," I said out loud. Yusuke and Kuwabara started to giggle like little girls. "THAT IS NOT FUNNY URAMESHI!" Shuichi started to chuckle while Hiei just glared at them. When they finally calmed down, Koenma started to talk when Yusuke interrupted him. "Koenma is it true that her mother is the Kylara?" Yusuke asked. "Yes it is true Yusuke. Alex's a full-blooded demon," Koenma said, answering Yusuke. "What? How can I be full-blooded if my father's human?" I asked curiously. "You don't know? Your father is a shadow demon." "How? He used my mother?" Koenman nodded. "So what kind of demon am I?" "A shadow and light demon, a very rare combination, just like your mother. Alex, would you do us the honor of joining the Spirit Detectives?" Koenma said. I nodded hesitantly. "That's not fair! I had to train and all that before I could become a spirit detective!" Kuwabara whined. "Fine fine, Alex will train with all of you. Question is, who's gonna train her first." "I will," Hiei said, scaring me because I totally forgot about him. He gave a glare to everyone, as if daring them to argue with him. Nobody did. "Ok, Hiei first then Kuwabara, then Yusuke, and finally Kurama," Koenma said. "Who's Kurama?" I asked myself. "Alex, do you want to return to the human world or live here?" "Here, I don't want to go back to my house there ever again," I said, with a shiver up my spine. "Ok, you will sleep in Kurama's room for today as we get your room ready." Shuichi led me out of the room. "You're Kurama? I thought your name was Shuichi." "Well, my name is really Kurama but I go by Shuichi with my family, school, classmates etc." I had a confusing look on my face. "I'm really a demon. I was fatally injured before and I took refuge inside a pregnant woman and took human form." "Oh." We ended up in his room. It was gorgeous. It had a living room, a bedroom, and a bathroom. We sat down on the bed as he helped me get settled in. When he was done we sat on the bed just talking. "So why don't you want to go back to your father's?" I looked at him with sorrow for the first time. I slowly removed my jacket and unwrapped the bandages, showing a worse cut than when my father hit me. It was bleeding again. "He did that?" I nodded and tears started to weld up in my eyes but I held them back. "So where did you get the sword?" he asked, changing the subject. "Umm . . . . . my friend Inuyasha gave it to me before I left my old home. He gave it to me as a reminder that we are going find each other again." "Oh is he your boyfriend or something?" At this question I looked at him for a minute, contemplating why he asked me this. He blushed and turned away. "No, he's like my best friend, since he's the only friend I ever had." "Oh. So he's the one who taught you all those moves?" I nodded. I gave a yawn and Kurama said goodnight and left the room. I yawned again and as soon as my head hit the pillow I fell asleep.
When I woke up, I looked at the clock and it read 4:30 in the morning. I decided to take a quick shower and put on a tight black tank top and matching sweats. I grabbed my katana. I went outside to the living room and Kurama was sleeping on the couch so peacefully that I wasn't about to disturb him. It was about 5:00 so I decided to head to the training room. It took awhile but I got there 10 minutes early. I sat down beside the wall and took out the katana from its sheath. I don't bother shrinking it anymore, not now anyways. Tracing my fingers over the engravings again and I thought back to all those times with Inuyasha, living my life the way I'm supposed to, not locked up. Suddenly I went from relaxed to tense. I quickly but smoothly got up and put the katana on the intruder's neck. It was Hiei, so I lowered my katana and let out a sigh. "Nice katana." "Thanks." I smiled a little and surprisingly he blushed. "You ready?" I nodded and we took our battle positions. He raised his sword and disappeared. Instinctually, I turned around and put my blade up, just in time to dodge an attack. I felt relaxed and let myself go. He disappeared again and reappeared in front of me. I flipped back and landed gracefully. I couldn't see where he was so I just closed my eyes and concentrated. I turned around but got hit. He definitely took it to his advantage and started to furiously attack me. I did my best to block, dodge or jump from every one of them, unfortunately I was only half successful. He jumped down in front of me and smirked. "Good. Amazing how a weakling manages to still stand. Now show me how you attack." I nodded and focused. I charged in and tried to hit him. He blocked every single on of them. As I attacked I noticed that he left his right side open so I went for it. He jumped away, holding his side with blood coming out. His eyes glowed with a fury and charged at me. He jumped and brought his sword down. I barely dodged it and cut his arm. He winced and disappeared. I was getting nervous when a pain shot down my back. I didn't scream or yell out only bit my tongue. I used my katana to get up. Hiei came at me and swung his sword, slashing my stomach. I fell back down and could tell that Hiei was smirking. "That's all for today," he said as he walked away. I got up slowly and went after him. As we reached the door he staggered and fell. Did I hurt him that badly? I kneeled down with great difficulty. I gently put my hand on his chest and he looked at me weird and started to blush. I could feel the energy surged from me and into Hiei. Seconds passed like hours as I kept my hand there and I got weaker. My head started to spin and I felt so tired. My hand left his chest and I hit the floor.
When I came to, I was in Kurama's bed and Yusuke and Kuwabara were playing cards. Apparently, Kuwabara tried to cheat and Yusuke caught him, so now he's trying to talk his way out of it. Kurama was in a chair next to me and Hiei was sitting on the window sill. He didn't even move his head or his eyes. "Nice to have you awake," he said out of nowhere, waking Kurama. He also scared Yusuke and Kuwabara and from their mouths were little girl screams. I chuckled a little but it hurt. Lifting up my shirt a little past the belly button, it seemed that it was bandaged. I started to blush, wondering who bandaged me. I put my shirt back down and I looked up to see Kurama looking at me. I started to feel uncomfortable. "What are you staring at Kurama?" I asked softly. He jumped a little and remembered what he was doing. He looked away blushing. "Ooh Ooh fox boy got a crush!" Kuwabara said in a sing along tone. I started to blush and tried to get out of bed. Hiei gave a cold glare to Kuwabara and left the room. I managed to stand up for a few seconds before my legs gave way. Instead of falling, I ended up in Kurama's arms. NOW Yusuke and Kuwabara are acting like total idiots. Kurama started to blush a new shade of red and set me on my feet. I steadied myself and left the room. I followed Hiei because something was bothering him. He went into his room and slammed the door. I slowly walked over there with the help of the wall. What an idiot I am. I stood in front of the door and hesitantly knocked. There was no answer so I opened the door. "Hiei?" I called out softly. A grunt came from my right. "Can I turn on the light?" I asked him. Another grunt came so I took it as a yes. I flicked the lights on and saw Hiei sitting in a corner. His room was kind of neat apart from the shattered objects. I carefully walked over and sat down next to him. "You ok?" "Yea," a voice said in my mind. I quickly looked over at Hiei but his mouth wasn't moving. "Telepathy you moron." "I'm not a moron, I just haven't been exposed to this to know what it was." "Yea whatever. How are you doing?" "I'm ok, I've been better." "Where did you get your arm hurt?" I gave him a look of confusion and he took my right arm gently. "Oh, nowhere," I said, regaining our telepathy conversation. "You're lying. Who did that to you?" "Uh . . . . it was my dad," I said looking at the floor. I felt tears weld up in my eyes again. How in hell did I end up like this? The pain started to burn again and the blood started to flow through the bandages on my arm. I winced and grasped my hurting arm and a short cry escaped my mouth. Hiei got up and got out a first aid kit from one of the drawers. He came back and sat in front of me. He took my arm into his gentle ones and unwrapped my old bandages. He took out some kind of disinfectant and sprayed it on. I couldn't help but let out a little yelp. He looked at me like I was some kind of weakling but it was replaced by a warm glow in his eyes. It disappeared as quickly as it came. My cut was on fire and the only thing that helped was Hiei's cool hands on it while bandaging it. When he finished I gave him a smile. He started to blush and got up to put the kit away. I got up too. An urgent thought reminded me of my katana. "Hiei, where's my katana?" I asked out loud. "I don't know. I had to get you to Kurama's room and when I went back to get it, it was gone." "No . . . . ." I said, my voice trailing off. I ran out of his room and back to the training room. I looked like a crazy person but I didn't care. I looked around but the katana and sheath was gone. No, this can't be. I can't lose it. It was the one thing that I held close to my heart. How could I become so reckless? I heard giggling behind me and I saw Yusuke and Kuwabara holding my precious sword in its sheath. The fire burned in my eyes like never before. They could tease me, they could hurt me I don't care. But you never mess with my katana unless you want to get beat. Fury ran through my veins and power surged through me as the fire craved for something to burn. I could feel my eyes turn totally black and I raised my hand and aimed it at the 2 laughing idiots. I kept them against wall as Kuwabara dropped my katana. They were glowing with the black aura around me. "Don't . . . you . . . ever . . . touch . . . my . . . katana . . . again," I said, putting a deadly tone on each word, making the others look scared. I was going to fling them against the wall when Kurama and Hiei interrupted. "Alex, STOP!" Kurama yelled. I left the grip go and they fell on the floor. Hiei gave a small chuckle and said something like stupid bakas. I slowly backed away holding my precious katana in my arms. Tears started to weld up in my eyes. Yusuke carefully came over. "Alex, I'm sorry it was just a joke," he said apologizing. "No, I should apologize for overreacting," I muttered and walked out of the room. I don't care if they don't know that the most precious thing to me is my katana, nothing else. I didn't know where to go so I wandered around the halls. Giving up I just sat down in the hallway with my back to the wall. "There you are," someone familiar said. I looked up to see Hiei and his emotionless face. "C'mon," he said. I got up and followed him. I expected him to lead me to Koenma's office but instead we were going to his room. He entered and I went in after him, closing the door behind me. I sat down again and looked adoringly at my blade. "Why do you care about the sword so much?" Hiei asked me, telepathically. "It's the only good thing that came out of my life. Fighting demons and living instead of being shut up in some house," answering him back. Putting my head back, I relaxed. Remembering me in my room, just listening to music.
"Wake me up inside . . . . Wake me up inside . . . . call my name and save me from the dark . . . . bid my blood to run . . . . before I come undone . . . . save me from the nothing I've become . . . . now that I know what I'm without . . . .you can't just leave me . . . . breathe into me and make me real . . . . bring me to life . . ," I softly sang and whispered at the same time. "What's that you're singing?" Hiei asked. I looked at him and he has an eyebrow raised, waiting for me to answer him. "Bring Me To Life by Evanescence," I said. He just nodded and I got sidetracked and stayed quiet. I had this dazed look on my face and started to mutter something. "What are you mumbling about?" Hiei asked in an annoyed tone. "Black is the color of darkness . . . Red is the blood of the slain . . . White is the color of the pure . . . Grey is the loneliness that brings pain. . . ." I slowly said. There was a knock and Kurama came in. "Ahh . . . Alex we were looking all over for you," he said. I just nodded and walked out of the room. Kurama caught up to me. "Yusuke and the gang are going out to eat. You wanna come?" "Yea, sure . . ." He gave me a warm smile that kind of made me blush. I grabbed my katana and left. We met up with Yusuke and the others in front of his room. We all headed to a restaurant called Harmony Palace. The whole gang was laughing, except me and Hiei. Hiei never laughs. My mind kept wandering back to my father, that he wasn't human. He used my mother and abused me. A shiver shot through me as I slowly and gently touch the healing cut. Somehow the topic of me came up and I started to get uneasy so I shifted a little. After a while, I excused myself to go outside for a little fresh air. When I got outside, I wrapped my arms around myself and tears flowed freely. I missed my mother. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I jumped slightly. Turning around, I saw Hiei with his signature emotionless face. I turned away and tried to wipe my tears but they just kept coming. Casually, I went and sat down on a bench nearby and Hiei did the same thing. "Are you ok?" he quietly asked. I just ignored him and let the tears flow. "C'mon stop crying," Hiei said in an aggravated tone. I tried to hold them back and my vision got blurry. "Here," he said more softly. He gently wiped my tear-stricken face and brushed the hair out of my eyes. I never seen Hiei so nice before. "The guys were talking and they think you should get your stuff from your place to the Spirit Realm. I'll go with you, just in case," he said. I looked at him for a minute before saying thanks. Surprisingly he blushed and he went inside to tell the others. He came back 5 minutes later. Hiei suddenly picked me up, with an arm on my back and the other one under my legs. "It's faster," he explained at my quizzical look. He started to run, fast and I clinged to him a little because I never traveled this way before. "Don't worry, I won't drop you," he mumbled. His face was a little red as he looked dead ahead. He was blushing.
We finally got there and he let me down gracefully. I gestured a quiet signal and cautiously opened the door. "Daddy?" I asked but no response came. We hesitantly went in when he heard a crash coming from the kitchen. "Where is she you little half-breed?" Dad's voice rang. I ran into the kitchen. Half-breed? It can't be . . .
