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Chapter 7

Keiko approached her bed where Hiei lay, unsure if the demon was awake. Carefully the girl sat on the bed and gazed at the fire youkai. And waited.

"Onna, how well can you keep secrets?" the deep voice of Hiei sounded

This question caught Keiko completely off guard.

"Pretty good I guess. Why?" Her only response was a grunt followed by silence.

"I will show you something using my implanted Jagan. It may tax your strength," the demon vaguely explained in his usual cold and emotionless voice.

Oh joy he's back to being a living, breathing ice cube, thought Keiko irritated.

"Okay," the human teen replied breezily.

"Are you sure?! " he demanded, "this won't be some trivial matter Onna." His red irises open and judging the startled girl.

Keiko tried to return his fierce and nodded a solemn 'yes'. Then in one fluid motion Hiei held Keiko in an embrace and had his uncovered Jagan pressed against her warm forehead. All went black.

Keiko's eyes fluttered open or so she thought. The only thing she saw was black, pitch black. Every where was a solid color of black. Keiko was not even sure if there were walls and a ceiling.

Shakily she stood and turned around. Not knowing what to do.

"Yusuke!! Kazuma!! Hiei!! Kurama!! Anyone!!" screamed the girl as a huge wave ecstasy of loneliness and fear.

"Quiet, Onna. I'm here," was whispered into her ear.

Turning around the human girl only saw more black and red glowing eyes.

"Hiei? Where are we? Why is it so dark? What are."

"Onna I told you I had to show you something with the Jagan. You are in my mind and are about to enter my memories. What ever you see you shall not share with anyone! If you feel ill or tired tell me. Understand?" asked the eyes that seemed to be floating.

"I guess," Keiko said trailing off. Before she could draw a breath she was swooped up and carried off into the darkness. The wind wiped around her and all she could do was bury her head into her only form of support, which was the muscular chest covered by a soft, silky material.

Eventually the wind died down and Keiko's position changed from bridal style to her regular standing position.

A callused hand griped her wrist securely and pulled her forward to a door with flickering torches on either side of it. She could now see Hiei leading her towards the door with strange markings that Keiko assumed were demonic writing. Locks, chains, and boards covered the door as if someone didn't want it to be opened ever.

Then to the utter amazement of the Japanese girl she passed threw in as if it were nothing more than air. On the other side she was standing in front of a fire and there were two women in pale kimonos, one was a very old hunched lady and one who was on her knees sobbing and begging to have her baby boy back.

The old lady held a bundle of cloths and paper covered in strange writing. Looking more closely there was a little face with angry red triangular eye.

"You will not keep this monster! It is against the law to conceive a child with a man. The girl you may keep but the boy shall be thrown back into the world whence he came from," the old hag said in a voice that commanded obedience and respect.

"NO!! Please give him to me and we will leave forever and never return. Just please don't hurt him," cried the woman in the floor who Keiko identified as the mother of Hiei.

There was silence with only the crackle of the fire. Hatred, fear, and sorrow were abundant in the atmosphere and it was choking her. Squeezing and squeezing her until Keiko felt she couldn't take it anymore.

Gratefully the scene changed to a slim lady standing at the edge of a cliff and holding the bundled little Hiei.

"Rui! I know you are Hina's friend and this is hard for you. But it's fore her own good and the good of this entire village. Cast the beast away," yelled the old hag from before over the howl of the frigid wind.

"I'm sorry little one. When you come back please kill me first to atone for what I'm about to do," said the lady now known as Rui. Keiko felt pure hatred towards the lady that wasn't her own. Rui tucked a blue gem into the folds of Hiei cloth and threw him off the cliff.

Keiko felt herself falling at an incredible speed, the wind whipping around her viciously and screamed in fear. Mid scream a hand was clamped over her mouth.

"Keiko this is nothing but a memory, my memory. Don't worry and don't scream, please," whispered Hiei in a somewhat soothing tone.

There was the great force of the impact. All Keiko's bones rattled and pain swept over her. She closed her eye's to block the pain when she opened them she was looking at a large scaly demon holding a young Hiei, about the age of seven or six, by the hair. Keiko winced with the past Hiei as he hung a few feet off the ground and felt her hair tare form her scalp.

"Where did you hide the tear gem," growled the gray demon in a gravely voice. Hiei closed his eyes and didn't reply.

"WHERE IS IT?" Hiei was thrown at a rock wall then kicked in his rib cage.

Keiko also felt the impact break her ribs.

The little fire demon curled in to a ball to protect the broken ribs but then was kicked in the back and where ever the other demon could find a place to attack Then there were no more attacks and Hiei let out a shaky breath.

"You're a worthless runt. I don't know why we even let you hang a round us. Get back to work," snapped the older demon and stalked away.

Hatred and anger was directed at Hiei self-loathing and loneliness filled both Keiko and the little Hiei. The young apparition slowly and painfully stood and fell countless time.

Keiko's lip started to tremble, her eyes started to water, and she wanted to go help the little Hiei. She stepped towards the fire demon that lay on the floor trying to keep his tear at bay.

The present Hiei was startled when the girl by his side try and squirm out of his grip and aid the younger version of him. He felt comforted at the fact that someone didn't like what he was put through. Hiei then noticed Keiko's trembling and realized his energy was running short. Then he used the last of his strength to break the mental link.

The world spin around Keiko as her eyes focused she was in her room with her arms supporting a sweating fire youkai. After a few seconds she pushed Hiei away her hands burnt.

"KURAMA," screamed Keiko. Kurama was by her side in a minute and looking over Hiei.

"What's wrong with him Kurama?" questioned Keiko worried.

"Get me ice water in a bowl and a cloth. Quickly," commanded the fox demon as her grew a plant in his hand and ignored the females question.

Keiko ran out of the room to do as Kurama told her and returned with the requested items.

Then there was a loud and urgent knock on the front door.

"I'll get that," said Keiko running to the front door and unlocking it.

"Oh No!"

TBC


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