Tremble For My Beloved
::Chapter Twenty-Five; Fallen::

I woke up, and HIei was gone. I knew he would be, and i silently thanked him for being there last night. Thoug now, i had to try and exactly figure out what that meant to me. I also had some detectives to yell at. I stretched and walked into my bathroom, brushing my teeth and putting my hair back in a neat pony tail. I came out and yawned, changing into a pair of jean shorts and a loose white short-sleeved shirt that hung off my shoulders, white flip-flops, and i walked downstairs.

Yusuked looked at me, and attempted his puppy face, which i ignored and went int othe ktichen. Kurama acknowledged me, and i ginored him as well. I locked eyes with Hiei for a moment, before blushing and turning away quickly and sitting down. Kuwabara stumbled in, still half asleep, followed by Yusuke, Rosetta, and Zee. Everybody sat down and Kurama served breakfast.

I was mat at them all, except HIei. He at least told me about Demeter. I kept quiet, realizing that i was mad at Yusuke the most. He was supposed to be my best friend. And he lied to me. I felt flustered again and forced myself to take in a fresh breath and calm down. "Ayumi, what's your problem?" Yusuke asked me, and i looked up at him, and something in me snapped.

My fist slammed down on the table and i stood up, my eyes turning into a fierce orange color. My fangs were bared and a growl emitted from my throat. "My problem? You want to know what my problem is?" I asked. The questions was rhetorical, and Yusuke didn't need to answer, his expression was shocked enough.

"You didn't tell me about Demeter you jerk. None of you did." I said. I wanted to exclude Hiei, but i didn't want to get him in trouble. The look on Yusuke's face was shocked. "How did you find out about that?" He asked, his tone reserved and cautious. I could feel Hiei's curious gaze one me, but i held my glare on Yusuke.

"None of your business. Every single one of you lied to me. And for what? Don't give me the 'we were trying to protect you' bullshit, cause i swear i'll attack you." I said angrily. "Ayumi, we couldn't tell you. You're not ready to fight this guy, and he has to be taken down because of that fact. You're a sitting duck right now." Yusuke said.

My eyes blazed a fierce fiery orange. "I don't care! It's bad enough that you guys are risking getting hurt. It's another to do it behind my back! When i found out what i was, i agreed to join this team. I agreed to be your teammate, and i trusted you. And you guys lied to me." I said, trying to fight back angry tears.

I felt isolated and angry. "Ayumi." Yusuke started, but i shook my ead. Everyone was looking down in their lap except for Yusuke and Hiei. "No. Fuck you Yusuke Urameshi." I said quietly. His eyes widened, as i left the room and hurried out the back door.
I took one last look at the house, and i took off into the air. I flew with the speed and resentment, instead of the usual carefree joy. I was anything but happy. I felw off, the wind adding to my speed, and the sun rising higher in the sky.

-Yusuke's POV-

"Well, i'd say that went well." Rosetta said, a few minutes after Ayumi left. "I told Koenma it woudl be wrong to keep it from her."
Kurama said. "I don't blame her for freaking out. Personally, i'm on her side." Zee said, shrugging. "She's acting like a child. I agree, it was wrong to hide it from her, i'd be ticked off too. But she hadnled that all wrong. She's immature." Rosetta said.

"We should do soemthing to cheer her up." Kuwabara suggesxted. "Or maybe she'll show back up and kill you." Hiei said rudely to Kuwabara. "Hye! Bite my ankles shorty!" He yelled back. I set my head in my hands and took a deep breath.

"I should have told her. She's never been this mad at me. What am i gonna do?" I asked, quietly.
"Honestly, just give her some time. She'll cool off eventually." Rosetta said. I looked up and felt like crap. "I'm gonna go...i don't know. Whatever." I said, stnading up and leaving the kitchen, heading out into the front yard towards town.

Hiei walked into the living room and towards the back door. He wasn't sure what made him do it, but he headed outside onto the training ring. He looked towards the path that led down into a valley, and into Ayumi's meadow. He knew she'd go there once she cooled off, so he began waking there, figuring he better talk to her so she didn't try to blow the house up. He frowned, wondering why he cared and walked down the worn out path.

-Ayumi's POV-

I knew a few hours had passed, and i knew that becaue the sun was high in the sky. And my wings were getting a bit tired. i sighed adn flew down to the tree tops, jumping from branch to branch towards home. I would have stayed away, but i had no where else to go. I couldn't go home to my grandparents, because it might put them in danger.

That word alone caused me to speed up. I should have thought about it before taking off. I was out in the middle of nowhere, by myself, out in the open. I growled at my stupidity and hurried on. I took a deep breath and decided to do the right thing and apologize to Yusuke. And it was then that i noticed that i was being followed.

There were six of them, and from their smell they were fast, and strong demons. Not to mention they were gaining on me. I wanted to pull into the sky, but i realized i couldn't. My wings were too tired, and they couldn't support my weight.
I muttered a curse under my breath, and started to panic. I was strong, but i couldn't take on six strong demons by myself. I did the only thing i could; call for help.

'HIEI!' I almosted screamed in my head. The tone and panic was clear, and Hiei's reply was instant. 'Where are you?' He asked, already headed in the direction i took off in, and completely linking our minds together. 'Heading towards the meadow. Coming in from the East.' I thought, trying to concentrate on my footing, and keep a safe distance between the demons and me.


'Who's after you?' He asked, completely serious. I pushed myself forward, only to almost fall. I caught my footing at the last second and jumped foward, landing on top of another branch and kicking off to the next one. That little slip up put them a little closer to me, and i was panicing more. 'Hiei, there's six of them, and they're getting closer!' I yelled into my head, my breath getting caught in my throat.

I knew i'd be faster on the ground, but in the time it took to jump down, they'd be on me. I could see them now, all of them. They were gray cloaks and moved quickly and swiftly, getting closer with every stride. 'You're not gonna make it!' I thought, almost stumbling again. They were now only a few feet behind me. 'I'm already almost there.' He thought back. 'What can i do?' I asked. It was silent for a moment before he replied. 'Run.' Was all he said.

At that moment, the branch that my foot was just on exploded, and i yelled out in alarm and lost my momentum. I fell to the ground, and crashed into it with my right shoulder. I yelled out in pain and gripped it, as the demons stood over me. "Well, well, well. Hello there, Miss Ayumi. So sorry to bug you, but Demeter would like a word with you." One of them said. He had a coiled back voice, and it was aggrivating.

I huffed out a breath of air. "Get bent!" I yelled, calling out my whip and slashing it quickly across all six of their chest. They stumbled back, stunned but not injured, but i took the free time to take off again. My shoulder pulsed and i had to push aside the notion to grab it, and i ran foward.

One of them jumped, and was in the air over my head.