Hiei's Brother
Chapter 3
The man woke just as they made it to the spirit world gates.... Though it seemed that he was too out of it still to attack or anything, he tried with a gun, which Hiei crushed, and let drop to the ground. "L- l- let... Me... Go, bastard.", Duo muttered, fighting, though weakly against Hiei's grasp.
"I can't.", Hiei said, "It's too dangerous for you here if I do.",
"I- I- I'll just kill the two of us then....", Duo smirked.
"No, you won't.", Hiei said.
"I can, and I will... I've attempted suicide more than you'll ever know.", he reached into his pocket, and pulled out a device.
Hiei took that one, and crushed it as well. They then entered Koenma's office, which was a mess with papers everywhere. "I need you to do something for me.", Hiei said.
"Yes, Hiei, what is it?", Koenma asked.
"Tell me for positive if he is a demon.", Hiei asked, monotone- like, dumping Duo on the desk.
"I'm outta here.", Duo got right up, just before Hiei shoved him back down.
"Actually he's almost exactly like you.", Koenma informed him.
"Good, that's what I thought.", Hiei said, knocking Duo back out before heading to go see Kurama over this matter.
....
"I've got it, Mother.", Kurama called to the kitchen as he opened the door, "It's just my friend Hiei!",
It had been raining the whole way, and Duo was soaked, as well as Hiei. "Let's go upstairs, Hiei, before Mother sees this.", Kurama ushered him upstairs, "What have you done to him?",
"I just knocked him out is all.", Hiei explained, "I finally found him after all this time, Kurama, and now, I don't know what.",
"Why not tell him?", Kurama suggested.
"He doesn't even realize he's demon, and then telling him I'm his brother.... Kurama, it couldn't work out well.",
"Wait, Hiei, why did you drag him through the rain?", Kurama suddenly said, "Look, he's obviously caught something.",
Hiei looked at his younger brother, it was true no longer did rain alight his cheeks, but sweat, and his face was flustered. And he was crying, something Kurama didn't notice. Tear gems.... They were there, small, but, unlike Hiei's crimson, they were crimson, like blood. "Kurama, how badly is he?", Hiei asked.
"He's burning up, Hiei, go get a damp cloth.", Kurama instructed.
....
Duo was falling into his usual nightmares, he was a kid, just a kid, he watched the city burning in his sleep. It was so hot.... Too hot. He was alone.... Alone..... That other boy, with the spiky black hair had done this to him, he'd left him, all alone.... Alone... Then, the burning city turned into the burning church, that's when Duo screamed.
He woke, and it was the middle of the night, he was in some strange bed, and he felt cold, but too hot at the same time. "Lie back down and rest, you've still got a fever.", a calm, and kind voice said.
Thin, woman like hands placed a cloth upon his forehead, Duo sighed, it felt good. The man from earlier sat in the windowsill, looking out at the moon. Duo struggled to sit up, realizing that he was being held hostage or something like that. "Lie back down, Duo, you're not being hurt, or used.", the man said, "You just belong here at the moment.",
"Hiei, you'll scare him with the way you're talking, and he's in no condition to be messed with.", the red headed one spoke.
"I will not scare him. I'm just telling him the truth.", Hiei turned to Duo, his third eye upon Duo's face.
Duo didn't run, but sat, frozen like a deer in headlights. He was too sleepy to run... Too tired.... He felt himself slipping away into darkness, the eye was the last thing he seen.
....
In the morning Duo woke to find that same man watching him, only that bandana covered his one eye. "You're awake.", Hiei spoke, "Kurama was always best at his sleeping herbs, can't even dream with him drugging you with that.",
"I... Want... To go home...", Duo said, getting up.
"You will go home, with me.", Hiei spoke calmly, "Until then, you should rest.",
"You.... Bastard, thinking I... Would let you keep me prisoner!", Duo exclaimed, "No, I've seen what happens when someone gets kidnapped.",
"You won't stay unless I tell you everything will you?", Hiei sighed, "Fine, but it's you're fault for being so damn stubborn.",
"No, I'll not listen to you! Never.", Duo said.
"You can't go outside right now.", Hiei told him, "So, you're forced to listen.",
"I'm leaving.", Duo said, starting for the door.
Just as he turned he saw Hiei come at him from the other side. "What the?! How could you?", Duo yelped as Hiei grabbed him by the arms, and held in still.
"You will not leave here.", Hiei explained.
"I can if I want.", Duo argued, just as something dropped from his under his shirt, "You broke it.",
"Broke what?", Hiei asked.
"You broke the chain to my Mother's necklace.", Duo said, picking up the Tear Gem attached to the necklace, "You jerk! I can't believe you would do something like that! I HATE YOU! You got that?!", Duo yelled at him, "That's the only thing I have of hers.... And you broke it.",
Hiei then pulled his necklace out of his shirt. "It's all I have of mine too.", Hiei said.
Duo stared at him with wide eyes, "You... Couldn't....",
"I am.", Hiei answered.
End Chapter