Facing Your Inner Demons
Ch 38: Hiei's Light
Hiei made it to the room where he had left Kurama in under a second. Kurama looked up from the book he was reading in alarm when he felt Hiei's energy flaring.
"Hiei? What-?" Kurama began to ask.
"He got her!" Hiei cut him off. The fire demon was seething with rage, his energy visibly sparking around him.
Kurama didn't need to ask questions. He jumped up, discarding his book on a table.
"You stay here and calm down. You cannot let your anger cloud your judgment. I will get everyone and bring them here," Kurama said quickly. Hiei reluctantly nodded and Kurama left.
Hiei walked over to the window he had sat in just minutes before. He took a deep breath of air that blew in through the window and tried to calm down. Kurama was right, as always. He would make a mistake in his anger.
But it was his fault. She must have telepathically called for help, but he didn't hear it because he was too preoccupied with his conversation with Kurama. His mind wasn't open enough to hear any pleas for help.
Not only that, but he should have followed her out when he left. He always stuck to her like glue. But he had gotten too comfortable with the inactivity of Lon. He had just assumed that she would be okay. Lon would never dare to attack the tower directly.
What a fool he had been.
Using his Jagan eye again, he looked for Kelly. He growled when he saw where she was.
Her unconscious form lay on a stone ledge that connected to the dirty wall that made up one side of a cell. The cell was dark and most likely freezing considering how far underground it was. She still wore the collar, but it was now connected to a chain on the wall, slightly above her. There was no sink, no toilet, only the small ledge she was on. The only entrance to the cell was through the door in the middle of the bars that made up the front wall.
If Hiei had been angry before, now he was enraged. He took another deep breath. This wasn't helping him. He cut off the Jagan. He didn't want to leave her, but he really did need to calm down.
He went and sat on the seat Kurama had just vacated. He cradled his head in his hands and sighed. How could he have let this happen? To her, of all people? She was meant to be free, not caged up like an animal. She wasn't meant for cages and darkness and chains. Not her. She deserved the light.
Hiei couldn't understand why he felt the way he did. This sudden emotion flooded him. It felt like someone had stabbed his chest. Like he had gotten the wind knocked out of him, and the air wouldn't come back. All because she wasn't there, because she wasn't safe.
His light was gone. Taken away with the only person he cared for more than his sister and himself.
Kelly slowly regained consciousness and opened her eyes only to have them immersed in darkness. She struggled to sit up, groaning slightly. Her back was stiff and her butt hurt, but her head was the worst. Pain was shooting through her temples then meeting at the base of her neck. Not a pleasant feeling.
Holding out a cold palm, she mustered what little energy the collar around her neck allowed for and created a small fireball. The tiny flame enabled her to see around the cramped cell she was in and provided her with some warmth. For the first time in her life, she wished she was out in the hot sun. It was so cold here.
She brought a hand up and fingered the collar around her neck. Following the collar around, she felt the chain that was there. She turned her head and noticed that it went into the wall behind her.
He had actually chained her up!
The panic began to set in as she gazed around. There was nothing. Nobody. Just her and her cell.
-Hiei!- She tried to contact him in desperation. –Hiei! Please be there!-
A moment, and then… -I'm here.-
Kelly had never felt so relieved in her entire life. Not even when she found out she was being rescued from Inoji.
-Oh, God, Hiei. I'm so glad you're there.- The tears then flowed down her cheeks. She was so happy to hear his voice.
-We're coming, onna. We've all left already. We'll be there soon.-
-I know… but don't leave, okay? I'm… I'm really scared. I want to hear you.-
There was a pause.
-Don't worry. I won't leave. Not yet, at least. I have to concentrate on getting you out so I can't keep the contact once we reach the base.-
She was upset, but she understood. –Okay… but until then I want to hear about your fight with Bui. Please?-
She knew that wherever he was, he was smirking.
-Alright… Bui began by creating an enormous axe in his hand…-
Kelly rested her head back against the wall and closed her eyes, keeping the fireball close to her chest as she listened to Hiei's voice. She knew, she just knew, that everything would be okay. As long as he was there, she would be okay.
um... so i might have a problem getting chapters up this week. my parents are like insanely strict and i forgot to clean my kitchen floor and they told me that i had to go to bed right after work every day this week. like a seven year old. when im seventeen. yeah... after work which is when i update. but my dad's very forgetful so maybe he'll forget. i dunno. ug im gonna go sit in a corner and like cry at how pathetic my life is.
anyway hope you enjoy it so far! yeah...