From Where You Are-Lifehouse

Hiei clenched his fists in pain, gritting his teeth. Not a single sound passed through his lips; he refused to give the doctor that kind of pleasure. He wanted to hear Hiei scream and beg for mercy and Hiei would never surrender so easily; his pride wouldn't allow it. But on the inside he was screaming in agony. The pain made his stomach roll with nausea, his eyes squeezed shut. 'Soon to be three eyes,' he thought dimly through the haze of pain. He was changing himself, disfiguring himself by having the Jagan eye implanted into his forehead, but it was worth it; for her he would undergo any pain, suffer through any operation, overcome any obstacle if it meant he could watch over her.

He originally wanted the Jagan eye to search for his mother's jewel created from her tears but he later found a much more worth cause for the Jagan eye. How many years had it been since the ice apparitions had cast him out, since they separated him from his twin sister? Too many. He missed too much of his sister's life; what was she like? Did she resemble him with his spiky black hair or did she have the light colored hair that most ice maidens had? Was her personality similar to his, cynical and dark or was she his opposite, being happy, optimistic and kid?

Did she even know he existed? Did she want to know? It didn't matter; he knew she was alive and it was his responsibility to protect her no matter what the cost. He didn't care if she never knew about him; maybe it would be better that way. Why taint a pure ice maiden with the knowledge that her twin brother was a ruthless fire demon who slaughtered other demons with no remorse. No, she was better off not knowing about him. The knowledge would be his burden to bear.

As the surgeon announced his completion and stepped away, Hiei opened his Jagan eye with one thought on his mind. 'Yukina.'


I absolutely love Yukina and Hiei's relationship, probably because my little brother means so much to me. I always like to think that Yukina knew Hiei was her brother but she chose not to say anything until he did. Anyway, review please :]