Chapter 12: I Wasn't Really Involved In This Case, Either…

So, we got to the house/stronghold of this human by the name of Tarukane. I could see that Hiei-sama was following something and he was hellbent on destruction, so I decided to just go along and try to spare any humans that might become his victims. The less-than-happy fire youkai didn't say a word as we walked inside. Suddenly, he glanced at me and all but vanished.

"Damn teleporter…!" I followed him to the best of my ability, staying about ten steps behind him. I blinked and tried to figure out where we were and what had happened. We had ended up in a sort of skybox, for lack of a better word, overlooking an arena where three figures…I couldn't make out who…were fighting. Hiei-sama had apparently knocked out all the guards and slowly advanced on another human. I looked at the blue haired koorime off to the side.

"Hi, I'm Naoko…You're Yukina, aren't you?"

"Y-yes…" she said as Hiei-sama punched out whoever the human was. Yukina looked at him. "Thanks for saving me…who are you?"

"Oh, just…a friend of theirs." he said softly, indicating Yusuke and Kuwabara standing together in the arena.

"I should go help them with my healing powers." Yukina said, running off. I smiled at Hiei-sama as he watched her.

"You didn't tell her…who you really are." His blazing eyes shot a death glare at me.

"How do you know!"

"I'm not stupid, you know. I can read your mind." I felt a sense of achievement in knowing his secret, and I bet it showed in my expression.

"You tell anyone and you die."

"I understand, Hiei-sama." With that, we had saved Yukina, and I thought it was over.

Oh, how wrong I was. How very, very wrong I was.

end of chapter twelve