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Chapter Ten: The Past Revealed Part One
When they arrived at the temple, Kurama started for his and Lea's shared room. "It seems that everyone went to bed," he mumbled under his breath so he wouldn't wake the sleeping elf. He wandered through the halls before finding his destination. Kurama gently laid her down on the bed and covered her up before he found a dark corner, sat down, and laid his head against the wall. "Don't worry; I'm not going to let him harm you," the fox repeated as he looked over the sleeping elf.
In the room next door, soft whimpers passed the sleeping leopard's lips causing Hiei to wake. He cocked a brow. "What is with her?" he mumbled. As the whimpers grew more intense so did the curiosity of the tiny fire demon. The Jagan Eye glowed under his headband as he searched Koori's dream.
What he saw was a younger version of Koori. She seemed to be about 5 or 6 in human years. She was running through a field when she suddenly froze. She caught sight of a burning house and raced toward it. "Mommy! Daddy!" the young demon cried before turning sharply at the sound of a voice.
"They are dead," the voice laughed darkly. "And you're next."
"What do you mean, they're dead?" the young Koori whimpered as she backed away.
"Just as I said, they are dead. I killed them," the mysterious demon replied.
At this point, Hiei could see Kaito in the dream and he clenched his fist as he continued to watch.
"But why?" the young Koori cried while staring at Kaito.
"Merely revenge. They killed one of my good friends. I'm sure you remember. Zeiro, the demon you challenged. You would have died if mommy and daddy hadn't been there to save you," Kaito explained as he continued with his plan.
The young Koori's eyes narrowed as she ran at the demon using all of her attacks, though all seemed to fail.
"Foolish! Do you honestly believe your attacks can hurt me? Foolish cub!" Kaito mocked, as he slashed the leopard demon cub across the face.
The young Koori let out a small yelp before running into the forest. She had been taught when you know you can't win a fight and then you continue to fight, it's just a death wish. And Koori wasn't ready to die.
"I'll get my revenge on you, leopard," Kaito shouted after her.
"Not if I have a say in it," Hiei muttered under his breath before looking away and glancing out of the window.
Koori shot up and looked around with a pained expression on her face. Her breaths were deep and quick.
"You're fine," came Hiei's voice as he watched her from the corner of his eye. "Go back to sleep and before you say anything, I am NOT leaving."
Koori blinked at the fire demon before lying back down.
Meanwhile…….