Disclaimer: I don't own YYH or the characters. Just my OCs


I woke up at sunrise, not even a minute later, and found Hiei sitting across the room, sleeping in the chair with one leg up against him and his head resting on his arms, one hand on the hilt of his sword. I watched him breathe in and out evenly and noticed that he actually looked peaceful.

What are you staring at, onna? I heard him ask in my head, startling me.

"I thought you were asleep," I said. He opened his eyes and stared so intensely at me.

"I never truly sleep," he admitted. "You never know when you could be attacked."

"But you should rest," I scolded. "We're safe in the house thanks to whatever the hell that talisman was that Diana…Artemis (damn it) put up."

I could tell Hiei was amused by my frustration. But I mean really, why'd they have to give us so many damn names. It was confusing!

"Anyway, I guess we have to go wake everyone up now that I've done 'my job,'" I said using air quotes. Hiei said nothing and just followed me out of my room.


We woke everyone up, except for Luna who was determined to stay sleeping.

"Come on, get up, Lu Lu," I said while lightly shaking Luna. When she didn't even flinch, I got frustrated. "Oh, for the love of…Luna get up!"

Finally she started opening and rubbing her eyes. "Time to go?" she asked. I nodded. Luna looked nervous about all of this. I couldn't blame her. I was too.

"Let's go, sis," I said. Luna and I left the room and Dawn, who had followed me from my room, and Kyon followed us to the others.

Artemis was waiting with the guys, Botan, and my cousin…I mean brother.

"Are you girls ready?" she asked. We stared at her blankly and she knew what our answer was.

Not even close.


Olympia was huge, and Luna and I were speechless. There were so many people…er, gods and goddesses there. What made it scarier was all of them had complete control over their powers. We didn't. I just hoped that neither of us would make any enemies here. I wasn't getting any good vibes from anyone.

"Alright, girls," Artemis started. "This wing is where you and your friends will be staying. Rest up, for in three hours you will begin training."

Artemis left us alone with the guys. Reagan and Botan were elsewhere, not that I cared. I couldn't believe that we would be starting training so soon. Didn't we get a day to process everything?

No, I heard Hiei say. Just peachy.


I got ready for training, in shorts and a t-shirt. I had to go train with this guy, Ares, god of war. Artemis warned me about him, though. He had no patience and was always so full of wrath. I wished that I would be able to train with my sister, but being in control of ice and everything, she needed a more "focused" instructor. Like flames running wild wouldn't cause a problem.

"So you're Eos," a man said while entering the room. I felt disgusted when he started eyeing me up and down. He smirked suggestively and said in a flirtatious voice, "They didn't give me much to work with. You look so very…delicate."

"I'm a fighter," I told him, "and I don't respond well to guys looking at me like I'm a piece of meat. I take it you are Ares?" His smirked widened and I rolled my eyes. "Well, if you're going to be my trainer, let's get one thing straight…Do. Not. Try. Anything. I have problems with guys like you and I won't let you treat me like the other men in my life."

"Fine by me, love," he said completely ignoring what I had just said. "Now, let's see what you've got. If you can land a punch on me, then we're done training for the day."

"Seriously?" I asked. "That's all I have to do?"

Ares grinned at me. "Let's just say it's not as easy as you think."

I ignored him and ran to punch him. The sooner I did this, the sooner I'd get time to process everything. But when I was just about to land the punch, he disappeared and reappeared behind me. I got pummeled down to the ground and looked back up to the war god in shock.

"What? I never said I wouldn't dodge or hit back." This was going to be a lot harder than I thought.


I was worried about Rori. She didn't really like guys all that much, except for Hiei. Kurama and I joked a lot about them becoming a couple, but we honestly didn't see that happening. According to Kurama, Hiei wasn't very comfortable around women, for whatever reason. I knew my sister was the same way with men. Now she was training with one. It was going to be really hard for her to adjust to this new life. But we both knew we needed to train. Those two women, Nike and Bia, had clearly overpowered us and I know we both tried to use our powers. It hadn't worked out too well for us. It was thanks to our friends that we weren't kidnapped. I knew that Rori wouldn't want anyone to fight for her, and as for me, I didn't want my situation to put my friends in danger.

I sighed and walked into the room I would be training with Athena in. She was considered the goddess of wisdom in battle. Maybe I could get advice from her of mine and my sister's dilemma.

When I walked in, I was met by a woman who was dressed in a long robe with short brown hair in a bun and a shiny helmet. Her cape had a Medusa head on it and I had to look away. I always hated Gorgon movies; I still had no idea why. The woman was glaring at me and it was brought to my attention that maybe asking her for advice would be a bad idea.

"You're late," she said in a commanding voice.

"I'm sorry," I whispered, wanting to hide within myself. She sounded cold, which was odd. Wasn't she supposed to help heroes? That's what we read in class.

Athena didn't respond. Instead, she started circling me like a vulture. I was a very self-conscious person and her watchful eye wasn't helping much.

"You're small," she said bitterly, "we can work with that. You're very thin, though, and don't have much muscle. You'll have to start working on resistance exercises. Do you have a hair tie?" I nodded and showed her the band around my wrist. "Put your hair up. For anyone, long hair could be a weakness. Try lifting this shield."

Athena handed me her shield and frowned when I fell to the ground. What did she expect? As soon as she dropped it in my hands, I felt like my shoulders were doing to be pulled out of place. I could now see why my sister was so sarcastic about this stuff. Hadn't she JUST gotten done saying I didn't have any muscle? Why would I be able to lift her shield?


I was pissed. Seven hours of humiliation, seven hours of running around after Ares…it was seven hours too long. I didn't even truly land a punch on him. He let me punch him, in a way that wasn't even a hard punch. I ended up falling back and he stood over me smirking with his arms crossed. He looked so smug. "Lesson one, don't underestimate the opponent. Lesson two, I may be the god of wrath in battle, but I can control my anger. You cannot. Don't fight angry, because you'll only be killed. Lesson three, you're weak. Everyone here has had centuries to a millennia more training than you. This goes for the winged ones as well. As you've seen, we control the outcome of your fight. If we want you to beat us, we'll let you; but if we want victory for ourselves, you're as good as dead. That will be all for today."

He walked away, and I stayed lying on the ground wiping the sweat off my face. Was there truly no way for me to win? If the god of war could humiliate me and destroy me at the drop of a pin, what did that say for the goddess of victory, the goddess of spiritual force, the god of rivalry, or the god of power himself?

I returned to my room alone and found Hiei sitting in a chair. He glanced at my form up and down, though not predatory like Ares. He scoffed. "How was it?" he taunted.

It made me smile. For some reason I didn't mind if Hiei was trying to insult me. "Hell," I replied, letting myself fall against my bed.

We said nothing for a minute before Hiei spoke up. "He's wrong, you know."

"Huh?" I asked, not sure what he was taking about.

"You are far from weak, and anger can be your asset," Hiei explained. I was in shock. Either he had been spying on us, or he had read my mind. I was going to go with the later. "He was purposefully toying with you. You never go all out on a new fighter, and that is what he did. That means he showed you his true ability. Yours hasn't been unlocked yet. With more training, you'll be able to run circles around that arrogant fool."

My eyes were wide with shock and confusion. Hiei had a bad attitude and everyone, including me, knew it. I never expected him to give me a compliment like that. He truly had faith in me as a fighter, even though I had little faith in myself from that training session.

"If you want, being a fire demon, I can show you sides of your own power that no one would be able to teach you," Hiei offered.

"What's in it for you?" I asked cautiously.

Hiei smirked at me, but instead of making me feel ill, I felt something in my chest flutter. "Maybe I just want a good opponent."

"I highly doubt that's me," I retorted bitterly staring up at my ceiling. I squeaked when Hiei appeared on top of me.

He could tell I was nervous, and I knew it. He swept my hair from my eyes and moved to whisper in my ear, "You give yourself too little credit."

Then he disappeared, but I felt like he hadn't gone far. I went to open my door and saw him leaning against the wall on the opposite side of the hall with his arms crossed, his sword at his side. Our eyes met for a brief moment, and I felt as if we had this sharp connection. I slowly closed the door, keeping eye contact with him until the door was closed. I leaned up against my door, breathing heavily from the interaction. I never saw anyone look so intensely at me before without any maliciousness or judgment. He hadn't blinked; he hadn't moved. I knew he felt the connection too.


A/N: So, training has started and both Aurora and Luna have teacher's that don't mix well with their personalities. Thrown into it right away, will they be able to adjust and improve their techniques. Next chapter, Reagan makes an appearance, a heartfelt apology, a secret training session for both girls, and a run in with an angered goddess of love. Who could ask for a better chapter? :D