I know that I did not put my famous disclaimer in the first chapter, so I am putting it here, so please don't sue me.
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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the YYH characters mentioned here because they belong to Yoshihiro Togashi-sama.
I own nothing, but the non-YYH characters mentioned and the all around plot. Everything else is strictly borrowed for mere entertainment.
By the way, any random indentions or :'s indicates a mental dialogue as in Hiei speaking through minds.
And it continues….
"You are inexcusable!!"
Your body tensed at the sonorous sound.
"And pathetic!!"
"You're wrong!" you growl in a low tone, still looking down.
"You wretched girl!! You will admit to nothing! You have no future! You are a wasted life!
"No! Lies! You speak lies!" you scream, finally looking up while holding your stance in a deep bow.
"You are worthless!"
"Stop it! Stop it now!" you shriek. You felt the sensation of tears coming along, but held back. The energy inside you is whirling around and you can feel it burning through your skin. Slowly, your eyes intension to a dark red.
"You are nothing but a scared child!
"I said SHUT UP!!!' you yell as you lunge after the man in rage.
He takes a step to the left catching you off guard and swings his right leg around, hitting you in the back. You go flying through the closed sliding doors, easily breaking the wood and paper. Your head hits hard onto the wood of the outdoor pavilion and you let out a cry. The man steps through the gapping hole and stops in front of your bleeding body.
"Now, tell me. Are you prepared to accept the repercussions of your actions?"
Standing from the rubble, you regain your posture and look at the man deep in the eye. Never losing eye contact you nod your reply.
"Very well. Prepare yourself." he says in a softer tone.
He leads you to the center of the pavilion, onto the stone below you. Taking in the familiar scene of the garden, you let out a breath. Your small, shaking hands reach for the ends of the tightly wrapped sash and you pull. The knot slips loose and you grasp the top of your kimono. Kneeling to the cold hard stone, you pause for a second. Knowing well what was coming, you slip off the sleeves of the kimono and the fabric falls loosely around your waist, held only by the slacked knot. Suddenly, you feel the shrill cold hit your back. He knows that the water only makes it hurt worse. The man tosses the bucket aside.
"Bow!" he vociferously commands.
You follow his instruction and hold your eyes tightly shut.
"Let this remind you of where you stand. Where as the pain will fade, the lessons will remain. Your anger will get you killed!"
The wooden sword comes into contact with the bare flesh of your back and you stifle out a cry. Soon, another one. And another one! You are accustomed to the pain though; it is what you have known all your life. The first thirty minutes of you punishment go by. Now you are reaching your breaking point, you bite down hard onto your hands to keep you from crying out in pain. Another one! Another one! The taste of blood fills your mouth and you clench down even harder. You know he will not stop until you break down, but your damn pride has you holding back any inkling to the pain that he is causing. Another one! And another! You cannot hold it any longer.
"Ahhhhh! -Another hit- AHHHH! –Another hit- AHHHHHHHHH!"
You choke out cries, but he does not stop. Another one! Another one! Until finally, you can no longer breathe. Coughing and crying at the same time, you fall to your side. The sun was just beginning to dip below the horizon. The man sets down the wooden sword.
"Hold your stance!" he screams.
You push yourself up, off your side, back into your bow and try to contain you tears.
"Now, are you ready to stop?" asked the stern voice.
You nod.
"Speak!"
Fear hits you, "Yes Master! I have learned my lesson!" you yell out.
"Good. Now stand." he says calmly.
You listen without even thinking to cover your prepubescent form. You legs quiver below you, trying to hold your weight up. Your daily training takes most of your energy and the beating took the last of what you had.
The man lets out a sigh, "Come."
You take a few steps and soon, you are lying on the ground again. The man turns and looks at you trying to get up.
"Do you need help?" he asks.
"No." you mumble out, finally gaining posture again.
Within another few steps, you manage to lose balance and fall. Without even looking at him, you know that he is watching you. A few drops of rain hit you.
"I can walk fine on my own!" you yell out, eyes glazing a deeper red.
"Watch your words!" he spits back as you cringe in fear. "You can either accept my help, or stay out here all night."
You do not reply.
"Fine, then you will wait all night."
You ignore the comment and try to stand. Failing, you accept your fate and lie dormant on the ground. You watch him as he watches you: never breaking eye contact. Rain pours down heavily. The wet and cold do not bode well with your open wounds and you fight back the urge to cry. Slowly time passes… Tired and sore, your heavy eyelids fold closed. Letting out a deep sigh, the man finally stands from his vigil and walks over to you. Careful not to touch your back, he lifts you onto his shoulder and carries you back inside. He enters a small room, down the hall, and slides the door shut. Laying you down onto your stomach softly, you stir awake.
"You are stubborn." he mumbles.
"Perhaps I have learned that lesson from you as well." you sorely reply.
"Stubbornness is just as dangerous as the anger that follows it."
"Yes, I know."
"And yet you do not listen to what your brain tells you?"
You remain silent.
"That's what I thought." he said as he continued to place oil onto your now clean, but still wounded back.
"Master, the leader from the Nikkomuura clan has arrived."
You look up.
The man turns and looks at the messenger, "Take him to the hall and I will be there soon. Have the guards watch all entrances and exits. Also, have you and your men keep watch of Nikkomuura as well."
"Yes master," bowed the servant and he quickly left, sliding the door shut.
"Kneel and put your arms up."
You look back at your teacher. You begin to push yourself up and he helps to hold you. He picks up the bandages and begins to wrap it around you flat chest and back tightly.
"It is alright to ask for help when you need it. It is natural to depend on someone. All humans have limitations," he calmly speaks
"I am not born of humans," you speak
"And there is no unstoppable demon."
"I have not demon blood either," you reply
"There is no being that lives souly dependent on itself. And asking for help when you need it is not a sign of weakness. Weakness is when you choke on your pride."
You look away, "I am not weak."
Tying the last knot, he stands and picks you up. You dare not move, knowing well that he'd rather just drop you then yell at you. He carries you to your modest room and places you on your bed on the floor. He pulls the cover over you then stands.
"Give me your robe, there's blood on it."
Concealed by the blankets, you slide the rest of the robe off and hand it to him. He takes it and walks to the corner to light some incense. You look at him inquisitively and he replies, "Just for luck."
Just as he was to slide the door closed, he stuck his head in and said, "Tomorrow, you will be going to the mountains."
Before you could voice a question, he responded, "Do not ask why. Consider it more training. Pack all of your belongings in the morning, you may be there long."
You nod and he takes the lamp with him as he slides the door shut. A few minutes go by… You force yourself to get up and crawl to the door. You slide it an inch and you can hear your master speaking loudly to the guards in an adjacent hallway.
"Why was this man so important," you think to yourself.
Before you could ponder further, you look up.
"What are you doing?" the man growls out.
"Master, I… just… I"
"Get back in bed and don't move again. I do not want to hear a sound from this room! Do you understand!?"
You gulp and nod.
"If you are strong enough to crawl, maybe I should make you climb that mountain! Your insolence is only putting your life on the line! Now go to sleep, now!"
He slams the door shut, leaving you with the faint image of his anger fresh on your conscience.
Again you make your way to the bed and lie down. Something was going on, but what? You apprehensions do not keep you from your unwanted sleep…
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"So how long will she be like this?"
"A few weeks is my estimation. It seems that she is hibernating to regain her strength." replied the fox.
"I see. Keep a close eye on her." Koenma turned and looked at the small form on the couch, "She is not the only one hibernating, then?"
"Well, Hiei is just resting for a little." smiled the fox pulling the covers on the fire demon.
"Was she such a problem to attain that Hiei could not handle her?" asked the pint sized ruler.
"No, from what Hiei had told me, she could barely walk when he and Yusuke first found her."
"Then her energy is inactive now?"
The fox nodded
"Then why is he so exhausted?" inquired Koenma again.
"I'm not quite sure. He did not say much about the subject, but he did mention that her own energy was attacking her body quite violently. She almost died." responded the fox.
"She will have to see Genkai, then," sighed Koenma, opening the chamber door, "She may be able to provisionally manipulate her own energy, but she is not able to control any of it."
"I see. Then I will stay until Hiei is awake and watch her in case something does comes up." spoke Kurama as he took his seat to begin his vigil watch as Koenma left the chamber.
"Hmmm. So she cannot control it, but instead manipulates it temporarily. Intriguing." thought Kurama as he looked at Hiei's forehead. "So she has similar energy as Hiei's Darkness Flame, in that she cannot own the flames, but instead, use them when necessary. But, she is not human nor demon, so how does she possess this energy. Surely she knows the answers I seek. Though, I doubt that she will be so willing to alleviate me of my pensive inquires."
A few hours later…….
Yawn! Hiei, opening his eyes and taking in the surroundings of his room, he catches sight of Kurama.
"Fox, where is the girl?"
"She is hibernating. Her injuries are healing nicely though."
"I could care less." grumbled the fire demon, pulling up the blankets, "What time is it?"
"Around three o' clock in the morning, why are you hungry?" asked the fox, standing to stretch his legs.
The demon shook his head no.
"So what's to become of her now?" asked Hiei from under the covers.
"I am not sure, but she will be under careful watch. Koenma is going to have her visit Genkai for treatment."
"So she is going to be kept alive?" asked Hiei
The fox nodded.
"I figured that he would have her "terminated."
"Yes well, perhaps he has some unknown purpose for her. We will have to wait to find out."
"Hn."
"I am going to head back to the human world now. I'll update the others and be back in the morning." waved the fox as he left, closing the door gently.
"Great," thought the demon on the couch, "I get stuck babysitting the brat."
"I'm not a brat," came a squeak from across the room.
Hiei's head popped up. Was he hearing sounds? His eyes darted to the bed.
"You are awake then?" asked Hiei.
He rose from his spot and went to the bed side.
"Why don't you speak?" asked the frustrated demon.
/ "Because I have nothing to say." /
"Don't expect me to keep reading your mind just because you are lazy. If you want something, you'll have to ask for it." spat Hiei as he turned away.
"I am not lazy!" your scream turning into a whisper, "I want to leave, just as much as you want me gone."
"Fine! Then go! I won't stop you, you insolent fool. You should watch your words, considering that you can't even walk!" smiled Hiei as he left the room.
You were furious. "How dare he? This is his fault! I'll show him who is weak!"
Hiei opened the door of the fridge and grabbed a few things out, "I wonder what humans eat?" though Hiei as he randomly tossed things together. He placed the pot on the stove and turned it to low heat.
Ahh! THUD!
"What the hell now?" Hiei turned to see what make the noise. He walked into the bed room and smiled.
"Stubborn thing aren't you? Or maybe just stupid? " smiled Hiei as he watched you squirm on the floor.
"Damn!" you think, "You were sure that you could at least stand on your on. But no, you make an ass out of yourself and fall to the ground."
He takes a step forward and you mentally scream to him, "DON'T COME NEAR ME!"
"Don't scream at me, I was going to help you, but I forgot how Stupid weak humans can be!" yelled Hiei as he took another step forward.
You carefully form your mouth, fighting the pain, so your words come out clear, "I am not weak, I can do it by myself."
Gripping the bed and wall as hard as you could, you position your feet, so you can stand. Trembling, you force your leg muscles to contract and your ligaments to pull, causing you to stand up. You falter once and return to your spot on the floor. Trying again, you succeed in standing, exposing your fully nude body. Noting, but bandages cover your nakedness. First one foot, then the other. Step by step, you manage to take three small steps before you collapse to the floor, brink tears. Looking down, you bear the shame. Never before did you feel this kind of pain.
Hiei steps in front of you and lifts you up from under your arms. When you are to your feet, he stays there acting as your support. Your eyes relay the defeat and Hiei takes advantage of it.
"Learn your place, little girl." smiles Hiei, basking in his win.
Your blood boils and your body trembles. You place your forehead to his. For a quick second, Hiei feels a pulse of energy. Hiei pulls away, "How dare you enter my mind you ungrateful bitch!" He looks into your eyes. What, they have changed; her pupils are gone, just pure red. This is not the same girl. You look back at him smiling. His confused face amuses you. "
"That's no surprise." you say to him, stepping on your own leg strength and stretching.
"Who are you?" asks Hiei as he stares at the body that was once yours. It's as if she is a different person.
Suddenly you are but a hair away from touching his face, looking into his confused eyes.
Smiling, you whisper into his ear, "Don't worry, I won't tell your friends about your mother. Then again, who would want to be friends with a forsaken child!"
Hiei's eyes dilated and did not hesitate. SMACK! He punched you in the face and your body went flying into the wall. Your skull cracks as it hits the wall. You look up immediately; your eyes being back to normal. Panting, Hiei is just standing there… crying? Was he going to cry? No, Impossible. His eyes are bloodshot and glistening; his hands grasping his head.
"Hiei, I didn't mean to,… It wasn't me,… I…" you choke out. Your anger was gone, with pity in its place. "What happened?"
Hiei, fighting through the sickening memories, brought himself back to reality. In a harsh, raspy voice, he replied, " Get Out Now!"
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Thought I'd leave you on a cliffie. Please don't kill me. Times are hard on my side and as much as I love writing, it is not my highest priority. School, work, family… too much stress. I'm working on it though. Everything you read from me has to be screened by some of my friends before it's posted. That's just to ensure that I am sticking to a good plot and that people will enjoy it. The last chapters I sent them received negative scores, so it took longer to rewrite them so they are better. Thus the reason why my postings are slow. But I hope that they are worth the wait. I am trying my best! Thanks to all who reviewed, my heart is for you. A special thank you goes to Shadowed Replica for helping fix a bug in my post. I hope it did not confuse anyone. Well I hope you guys have a wonderful Christmas and a happy new year! I love you all!
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