Seems as if I'm on a roll; getting all these chapters up in one sitting. Hope you can take them all in. Thanks for reading and reviewing/hitting.

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Chapter Thirty-Seven: Infliction

Ana ran and ran but she was growing exhausted.

"Get back here girl." The voice called after her.

"Stay away from me." Several yards and she tripped.

The demon hovered over her, like his prey. "I'm not sure what the boss wanted me to do with you, but seeing as I hate running and you made me run the most logical thing would be to do as I like." He stopped one step from her; a sick grin on his ugly face.

"Lay a hand on her and you'll be dealing with me vile creature."

/"Suichi!?"

"Mother?" He came from the kitchen. "What are you doing here in such weather?"

Shiori took off her rain jacket. "I wanted to see how Cassandra and you were doing." She changed her shoes. "Not to mention I brought some comfort food for her before the twins are born."

"Kurama who's at the door?"

"It's my mother."

"Shiori." Cass smile. "It's good to see you. I hope the weather hasn't caused you trouble."

Shiori smiled back. "It's good to see you too. The weather wouldn't stop me from coming to see my son and daughter."

"Cass I thought we agreed that you'd stay in bed for the remaining month." They helped her to the spare bedroom.

"That doesn't sound good." Shiori exclaimed.

Cass chuckled. "It's not as bad as it sounds, except the fact that I have to lay in bed all day." She patted her full stomach. "We don't like it a bit. Ce n'est pas la vie."

Kurama rolled his eyes with a grin. "Being the life or not it's important that you stay off your feet until they are born."

"Of course doctor." Cass teasingly mocked./

Kurama opened his eyes to the dark room. Jody lay sleeping in his arms. Getting up so not to wake her he went and checked on everyone. Emi was sleeping peacefully as were Zack and Zeke but when he got to Ana's room she was not there. He checked downstairs; the kitchen, living room, and such until he heard noises from outside.

"Darn you demon!" The seriously injuried demon cursed aloud. "You are not suppose to have any power."

"Hn." Hiei brought his katana point down, blade up, for another attack. "Neither should you." In a swift movement the intruder was dealt with.

"Hiei?" Kurama questioned from the front porch.

Hiei walked back over to a passed out Ana and carried her to Kurama. "They have already begun their attack. Before she went out, Ana told me that Kiyu told her to run while she handled the highway situation. By the smell in the air I'd say who ever it was has only begun to 'finish' his work."

"Where are you going?" He held Ana and Hiei had sprinted to one of the tree across the road.

Hiei waited before answering. "If what I hear from the Makai and Spirit World to be true then Angel is fighting a loosing battle here in the Human World." He disappeared.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Treffen shook his head. "I thought we were going to fight but I guess even for a superior being such as yourself the strain of the ki barrier is too strong."

Kiyu was on her hand and knees with her other hand holding a side wound. She jumped about six yards when Treffen shot his third bullet.

"I have two left." He pulled the barrel, loading in the fourth bullet. "I don't plan to miss with either, so we'll really get to see how your blood reacts. Unfortunitely I won't be able to stay." He held the gun up. She glared at him through green eyes. The shot sent her flying backward into the rocks on the other side of the road. A new injury bled through in her right shoulder. She yelped as he shoved his heel there. "How does it feel to be on the opposite end of infliction?" He dug deeper. "Painful isn't it?"

"What...what is your problem Treffen?"

"You. You are the reason my brother was choosen as successor to our father, Angel. It didn't take me long to realize what was going on when he'd disappear for long hours all those years ago." Treffen kicked her and she rolled to a stop eleven yards away. "He'd come here to the human world to spend time with you." He pointed his gun. "You are his world; above any other obligation. It is my duty as true successor to clean up any loose ends."

Ricky and Masaki stopped their bikes as gun fire rang out.

"Kiyu!" Masaki jumped off the bike and rushed up the small hill. Ricky wasn't far behind. "Kiyu!"

"What happened here?"

"Ricky, her blood is everywhere." Masaki couldn't believe the area. "But where is she?"

"Masaki, over here." Ricky knelt down. "Oh sis."

Kiyu laid face up. Two grazes were cut on her left arm and right leg. Two bullets rested in her right shoulder and left side.

"She's alive but barely. We need to get her to a hospital. Masaki call an ambulance."

"On it."

"A hospital will do nothing for her." Hiei appeared on the ledge above them. "She was shot with silver lithium bullets of high concentration."

"Hiei?"

He looked at Masaki. "I'm not going to ask how you know my name..."

Ricky lifted Kiyu in his arms. "There will be time for explaination later, my sister's loosing blood and fast."

"Get her to Genkai's Temple." Hiei commanded. "Yukina will heal her properly."

Ricky hurried back to his bike; Kiyu passed out, laying in front of him.

Masaki turned back to Hiei. "Where will you be going?"

"Not that it's any of your business, but seeing as I got here too late, I'm going to enlist a specialist."

"Thank you."

"Hn."