Sorry for the shortness, but I had to get this out!

"Not any way that I know of..." She admitted regretfully; Hiei grimaced, there just had to be a way!

If there wasn't... they'd lose Kitty, again.

Ch 26: Another Death in the Family

"Why are you fighting me, you know you have no chance against me." Yukio smirked at the panting Yoko; he hadn't even broke a sweat. Taifu stood beside him; he'd been told to leave Evee and Hiei alone. They now stood beside Yoko, panting as heavily as he was but they still had energy.

"I'm not going to lose the one thing I have here now." Evee said between breaths, glaring at her older brother. "I've had her taken away from me once, I'm not going to let her go again!" She lunged at him; Yukio laughed and caught her fist in his hand.

"Ah, you remind me so much of Mother. Though, our younger sister reminds me more of Father." He said, staring down at her. His eyes turned a violent shade of crimson as his hand began to glow bright red around Evee's hand. "I hated them both." He hissed, narrowing his eyes in disgust as he blasted her away from him.

She flipped in the air, and barely managed to land on her feet, stumbling back slightly but regaining her balance quickly.

"Mother believed she had conceived the perfected son when I was born. She and Father hadn't planned on making any more heirs. Of course, a hundred years later, you were born. They fawned over you, absolutely adoring you. I was forgotten... No more than a year after, she was born. You were still at a young age, of course you hadn't known what it meant. She was the one I truly loathed. The third-born in every family always gets the best powers. You were good with water, I was good with air, but she... She got everything... Why does she get all of it, whilst we only get parts. Tell me, is that fair?" Yukio asked, eyes narrowed at Evee.

Evee panted for breath before she could answer. "I'm not sure what fair means to you... but... just because she was born different than us, isn't a reason to want to destroy her." She growled, narrowing her eyes right back at him.

Yukio raised an eyebrow slightly. "Destroy her? Oh no, I merely wanted her powers. It is not my fault that the spell must kill her in the process. That's just how it is; deal with it." Evee grit her teeth, clenching her hands into fists angrily. "You cold-hearted bastard!"

She made to launch towards him, but froze.

"Evee!" Hiei yelled, eyes wide. Blood spurt from her mouth as she looked down at the vines running through her chest. The vines were pulled out with a sickening sound, and retreated back to Yukio's hand. He was smirking as he watched the blood spill down her chin onto her shirt.

She fell forward onto her knees, both Yoko and Hiei rushing to her side to aid her. Just as Yoko began pulling a seed from his hair, a large gust of wind blew past, blowing him away into the wall. He hit the wall with a dull thud, and fell to the floor.

Hiei looked over at Yoko, who hadn't moved from where he had fallen. He glanced down at Evee, tightening his grip on her a bit. His hands were now stained with her blood; her eyes were barely open.

"H-Hiei...?" He lifted his head up as he heard her say his name. She smiled weakly at him, and raised her hand to his cheek, cupping it. "I love you.." She murmured quietly, and closed her eyes, her hand falling limply to rest on her stomach. Hiei's eyes widened, and he began trembling. He raised a shaky hand to her cheek, tears coming to his eyes.

She had breathed her last breath; Evee was dead.

"How touching. Well, I'm sure it was nice to know she loved you anyway." Yukio said, waving his hand as if to let it fly by. He stopped, and turned to look at Hiei as an intense aura emitted from him. Yukio let out a grunt as he suddenly found himself on the ground, a red mark on his cheek where Hiei had struck him.

Hiei's aura flared about him, dark red colored with black as well. His eyes were pure crimson, his rage could be felt without even having to see him. Yukio's eyes flared a mixture of azure, ash, crimson, and onyx, as he stood up, a dark purple aura surrounding him. "You think you'll beat me? Come at me then!" He yelled.

Next chapter

Ch 27: Hiei's Plan?!

Forgive me for shortness, but the next one's real actiony! XD Hehe, 'actiony'. Funny word... Ja ne! Thank you all who read/review! I love you all!