Hiei curled his lip in distaste of the bouncy half-panther demon. Keeping his hand on the hilt of his katana, he focused his mind on the fact that Botan had pretty much asigned him babysitting detail. Catching up to him, Kami grabbed his arm, "Wait! That whole village is dead. I can feel it..." Sneering down at her with his ruby red eyes, his gaze taking in her offending hand on his arm. Letting go slowly, the girl took a step back, launching herself onto a tree branch, tail swwishing as she sped through the foliage towards the village. Dropping down to the ground in front of the nearest hut, she could smell the lingering blood, fear, and above all else, death. Crouching down, she inched into the crude earthen hut, her ear twitching back and forth. An arm lay severed on the floor of the hut, long rotted, and the rest of the body was flung in random directions inside as well. Silently and stealthily prowling around inside the hut, she grabbed an ornate dagger and grasped it between her teeth, exiting. Leaping back into the trees, she quickly returned to Hiei, dropping the blade into his outstretched hand, "No survivors. The land is rigged. If you step wrong, it will blow your ass into bite sized pieces."
Recognizing the design on the dagger hilt, he examined it closer, "This is..." Nodding curtly, hair falling into her eyes, she leapt back into the trees, crossing over the village and on south for a few hours. As she jumped back down to the ground, Hiei appeared behind her again. Furrowing her small eyebrows, she suggested, "Shall we make camp?" A curt nod. Climbing onto a high branch, she curled up against the base of the tree, her tail flicking to and fro. Making his way up a different tree, Hiei settled down on his own branch, across from her own. Lighting a cigarette and inhaling, Kami spoke on the exhale, "Hiei, may I ask why you don't like me?" A quick snort, "Use your powers to find out." Frowning, her tail stilled too, "That's rude. I respect you and won't pry into your thoughts." A grunt, "Hn." Sighing, she settled into her perch, closing her eyes...
*She ran across an open field, laughing and purring all at once. Stopping, she crouched low, eyeing the dark figure in the softly waving tall grass. Bunching and contracting her muscles, she sprang, knocking the figure down. Rolling for a little while, the figure landed on top, "Hiei?" Smirking, he rolled off of her and stood, dusting himself off, "Still not as fast as me." Growling playfully, she sprung, her tail flicking, "Really now?" Sailing through the air, she wrapped her tail around his ankle and yanked as she tackled him, pulling him down. A second later found her sitting on his chest and purring contentedly.*
Growling, Hiei awoke, frowning and annoyed at himself for partaking of her dreams again. Jumping down from his perch, he leaned back against the tree, watching the Makai sky. Yawning and stretching, Kami came awake, blinking down, "Hiei?" "Hn." Jumping down from her perch, she lit a new cigarette, "What's up?" Scowling, the fire aparition stared at her. B linking, she stared back, her golden gaze holding his red one, and then she winked! His scowl deepened. Sighing, she started to walk, "Might as well get a start if were not going to sleep eh?" Glaring stonily, Hiei scowled again, then disappeared. Blowing out a long breath, Kami began walking, but deep within her old hoodie, she let her thoughts have free reign. Dashing across the trees above, Hiei's own thoughts were occupied. Why did he keep slipping into her dreams?! He started to glare down at her, only to find her missing!
Kami awoke in a dark cell, her head aching. Trying to raise her weak hands, she discovered that they were chained to the wall behind her. Groaning softly, she dropped her head back down. A voice chuckled behind her, "looks loike we caught ourselves a stray kitty." Looking up, she watched as a demon with red skin and a head like an alligator's emerged, baring it's teeth at her. Very pointedly, she looked away. Smiling, the creature left the cell, enclosing her in darkness again. Elsewhere, Hiei saw her chained to the wall in that same cell, via his Jagan. Scowling and muttering under his breath, he began running through the trees, tracking down that damned nuisance. Advancing on the fortress ahead, he swiftly drew his katana, bringing it up. Cutting down two of the demon guards that were armed with weapons, he effectively silenced them, entering the interior of the building. Mister Crackodile, as Kami mentally called him, dragged her out of her tiny cell, and into a cavern with with a dark lake stretching out in every direction. Chuckling under his breath, he shoved her into a clear five foot box drilled full of holes, and snapped a padlock on it. Hoisting her above the water by rope, the demon laughed as she banged on the box, hurling obscenities at him.
Screeching to a halt, Hiei spotted Kami in the little box, yelling at her captor. Her captor plastered on a fake sympathetic smile and let go of the rope, "Ooops." Dropping to her knees, the wind was knocked out of Kami as her clear tomb started to sink. Drawing his katana, Hiei rushed the demon, engaging it in combat. Completely submerged now, Kami was running out of air. She closed her eyes, trying to conserve air. Dispatching the ugly demon, Hiei dove into the water, catching up to the sinking box and breaking open the door with his katana, wrenching Kami out. They broke the surface and he set her on the ground, "Wake up! I demand you wake up." Pale and still, there was no response. Frowning, he thumped her chest a couple times. Gagging up the water she had swallowed, she came around. Watching her dispassionately with his ruby eyes, he strode away. Standing slowly, she shook the water off, following her savior quietly. Stopping, he glared at a wall, a portal appearing. Looking back, he scowled at her and passed through, leaving her to follow.
