Hey everyone! Sorry this took forever to get out, but you know what? Here it is! Please review, that's what keeps me going. Only one person reviewed – thank you drangonwingedangel.

Okay disclaimer: I do now own Yu Yu Hakusho (wish I did) or any of the characters except for my own, Mayonaka.

Lastly, I give credit for the title to Shinedown for their awesome song.

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Chapter 3: Second Chance

Time had passed by slowly before the young demoness awoken again. Her gray eyes scanned the area that surrounded her and was surprised to find herself back home – in the Makai.

"Now, when did this happen?" she asked herself softly as her eyes roamed over everything nearby. Her hand crept slowly towards the chain whip that lay at her waist – she would not be found off guard. A sharp, brisk wind wept her hair into its wake and the smell of smoke and the scent of a demon alerted her of someone else. Bare feet stepped softly through the brush as she silently pushed back branches that obscured her view. The woods were thick and were infested with demons, but one of those demons seemed familiar – very familiar. Everything – actually – felt so familiar to Mayonaka, and she had no clue why. The demoness wandered out of the brush and found herself in a clearing. She saw the fire – the source of the smoke she had smelled – and a boy hidden in the shadows, sleeping under a tree. Tilting her head to the side, she dubbed the boy the familiar scent, but she could not put her finger on it. With cautious steps, Mayonaka walked over to the shadowed boy. Her eyes widened at what she saw. It was the fire demon – Hiei.

"Hiei?" she asked so softly she felt as though her voice had become the wind. The demoness was curious – to say the least – as to why they were both back in the Makai. Hiei did not wake or even stir in his sleep, which surprised Mayonaka. Said demoness tried to reason why Hiei wouldn't hear her. She understood her voice was a whisper, but still. For as long as the young demoness knew the fire demon, she never once was able to get away with anything if she made a sound. Her thoughts on the topic seized as she heard a twig snap. Her head swiveled towards the noise, but only to look back at Hiei as he began to stir slightly. Mayonaka's eyebrows knotted together in frustration and turned her head back towards the noise. She faced the noise and was met with a shock. Gray orbs widened as they looked into matching gray eyes. Mayonaka's eyes scanned the demon girl in front of her and noted her eyes, her black and light gray hair, and the whip that matched hers. Everything about the two was the same except for the clothing. Mayonaka came to only one conclusion at the very odd similarities; she was looking at herself.

The second Mayonaka walked forward and through the original and stood in front of Hiei. Startled, the original demoness turned around and watched herself.

As soft as the wind the second Mayonaka whispered to Hiei, "Sorry Hiei." The original finally figured out why the scene was so familiar – how did she forget? Something stung her heart as she realized that this was when she left Hiei, not expecting to see him again – ever. She watched her old self as she quickly leapt into a tree and take off through the mess of branches. Mayonaka stood there for a moment, thinking about her memory.

A soft chatter filled the demoness' ears as she was pulled out of her memories. Her eyes lingered shut as her ears strained to hear everything that was being said around her.

"She's too dangerous to be on the loose, and she could be useful to you Yusuke," a new voice informed the damned human who had shot Mayonaka – though the voice seemed to be muffled somehow.

"She's awake," a very familiar, smug voice interrupted the new one. Without even opening her eyes, Mayonaka knew everyone was starring at her.

Sighing, Mayonaka opened her gray eyes and glared at the demon, "Hiei… come over here." He took a step closer and she went to take a bite out of his neck – it didn't work that well. Hiei easily dodged the demoness who realized she was chained to the chair she sat in. A growl erupted low in her throat that was directed towards everyone in the room. Her eyes looked at all of the now familiar faces and glared at each and every one of them.

"Let me go," she stated with a snarl planted across her face, "Release me!" she yelled as she trashed around. No one dared get close to the volatile demoness. Mayonaka took in a deep breath and released it through gritted teeth.

"Mayonaka. I've heard little about you. It seems you're very violent," the new, muffled voice addressed the gray eyed demoness. Said eyes wandered until she spotted a toddler sitting at a chair behind a grand desk. He sat smugly in the cushy seat with a pacifier in his mouth. Another low growl left the demoness' throat as her glare intensified. The little toddler smirked as he saw her trash about some more – his look was smug, and arrogant.

Her upper lip curled up and reveled her sharp teeth, "Don't patronize me, toddler!" Her voice boomed as her anger spiked again. Mayonaka concentrated on her lightning, and in that instant a bolt shot from the ceiling and crashed upon her. The room fell into silence as everyone wore similar shocked expressions – except the fire demon who was not surprised by the action. He merely gripped the hilt of his sword as he waited for the lightning to clear. After it cleared the demoness was unbound and crouched on the seat – taking the stance of an animal about to pounce on its prey. Mayonaka's deadly black and purple lightning was destructive if she concentrated hard enough on it – and that's exactly what she did to cause the chains to practically turn to ash at her feet. She bared her teeth to everyone and again, no one dared to approach her.

"Now, Mayonaka. Don't do anything rash, we just want to talk," the toddler tried to reason with the demoness.

"Don't do anything rash? I wake up to find myself bound to a chair! And you expect me not to act rash?!?" she yelled as she jumped off the chair and approached the desk.

He began to slide backwards in his chair, trying to get away from her, "We just wanted to make sure you wouldn't leave before we could talk."

Her gaze hardened, "Alright then, explain. Now," she spoke fiercely in a voice anyone would listen to.

At first the toddler began to stutter, but he soon regained his ability to speak, "Well, Yusuke here is a Spirit Detective-" he was quickly interrupted.

The name Yusuke sparked something inside of Mayonaka's memory, "Yusuke," she called as she turned to everyone. At first her gray orbs met Hiei's crimson ones and she saw a smirk form on his features. The one she knew to be Yusuke stepped out in front.

"Yo, that's me," he stated simply, unknowing of the danger that stood in front of him.

"It wasn't wise to tell her who you are Urameshi," Hiei mumbled, but it was loud enough for everyone to hear.

Yusuke turned his head to Hiei, which gave Mayonaka a chance. She pounced for the boy. Her weight collided with his and they fell to the floor. Her hands round themselves around his neck while he tried to push the crazy – in his opinion – demoness off of him.

"I told you I was going to kill you," she growled out and watched from the corners of her eyes for any movements from the others. Two dared to draw closer as she tried to kill the human. It was the two demons – the one's she knew as Kurama and Hiei. She jumped back and away from the human – she wasn't stupid enough to stay there with two demons approaching.

"Now Hiei, don't think I forgot about you," the demoness growled out with a smirk on her face as well. She pulled her whip off her the belt it was hooked to on her hip and cracked it through the air a few times – the snap sounding like thunder. Hiei already had his sword drawn and waited for the battle.

"Now stop it! Mayonaka, I wanted you to join Yusuke's team in the Dark Tournament!" the toddler yelled, trying to interrupt the fight. Mayonaka look towards the toddler with a raised eyebrow.

"Let me get this straight. You want me to be on a team with these people? That's not really smart is it? I already want to kill two of them. After even a week with them, I'll probably want to kill them all."

The group in the room – excluding the fire demon and the demoness – exchanged weary looks. They weren't so sure now about letting the very violent demoness on their team. Will she really kill them?