The Return of the Forgotten
~ Disclaimer: I own nothing off of Yu Yu Hakusho, but… I do claim all original characters. Even the soon to come annoying ones, and will sic Hiei on you if you try to hurt them, *grins* ~
Author's Note- This takes place after the series is over so all the characters are eighteen or seventeen, except maybe Hiei, but anyway. Yusuke and Keiko have decided to wait to get married because Keiko wants to go to college and she wants Yusuke to go as well. (good luck)!
Chapter 8"We must move quickly. The girl and the fox demon are becoming too close, they may even be soul mates." Hissed one of the Veznens in disgust.
"No. This may work in our favor." The other disagreed.
"How?"
"The girl was the truly abused one in their childhood, the other was safe because of his wolf form."
"And you're point?"
"She is the more forgiving of the two but she also has the greater capacity for hate."
"Explain to me what you're getting at Kalon"
"Cause a break between the two, make her vulnerable. Then we can strike!" He hissed.
"Yess… It may work, but how to split them apart...?"
"Simple. Neither of the Learians are aware of their own beauty that attracts these humans like flies to honey. We can use this to our advantage."
"Perfect. He will believe what he hears and will accuse her."
"Of course, and this time the Learian's innocence will work against her!" He said with a laugh.
"Shall we begin then?"
"Oh yes," Kalon answered. "The sooner the better."
"It's bloody well hot." Shad complained when he and Destiny were finally able to leave the stage and get something to drink.
"You two are really good. It's hard to believe." Ace said as he followed them to the bar.
Shad looked over at Destiny and raised one of his eyebrows slightly. Tell me again why we have to deal with the ga ga puppy. She said.
Be nice, he's just a boy. Destiny scolded him.
Yeah, yeah. Shad muttered and quickly ordered two waters and headed one to Destiny when they came.
"Thank you." She said gratefully and sipped at it delicately while Shad gulped his down. Then she felt someone place their hands on her waist and she whirled around to face the offender. Kurama's emerald green eyes looked down at her in amusement and she let her body relax again. "You startled me." She said and poked him lightly in the chest.
"My apologies." He teased and kissed her lightly.
"Please, don't make me gag." Shad whined and Destiny turned to punch him in the arm. "Hey! I didn't do anything!"
"You were born." She teased and he glared at her. She just smiled in return and leaned against Kurama contentedly in spite of the fact that she was sweaty and incredibly hot right now.
"Hey look, the DJ finally decided to do his job." Shad grumbled as music started to play over the speakers.
Destiny just shook her head and finished the rest of her water. "Feel like dancing?" She asked Kurama.
"Don't you need a break?" He asked.
"Only if they stop playing slow songs for awhile." She answered with a grin. Kurama smiled back and led her out onto the dance floor.
"They look good together." Ace noted to Shad.
I know. Shad thought smugly and grinned at the mortal. "Of course. One ugly person deserves a hideous one." He joked, making Ace's mouth drop open in surprise. Foolish mortal. You could never truly understand.
Out on the dance floor Kurama and Destiny were talking as well. "So how did you get to be such a good dancer anyway?" He joked.
"Seems I just had a talent for it and dragged Shad along with me." She answered. That's not really the truth. She said to herself. Well what am I supposed to say? She argued back. The whole truth maybe? Destiny barely managed to keep from groaning aloud. Great. Now I'm arguing with myself. Hope the hospital has a padded room waiting. She thought wryly.
Kurama nodded but he could tell that wasn't the full reason. Destiny, what are you hiding? He thought silently.
"Hey Dest! It's back to the slave quarters!" Shad yelled out and she sighed before brushing her lips over Kurama's cheek.
"Thanks for the dance." She said with a smile and followed Shad back to the stage.
Kurama watched in silence as she walked away and went to sit at the bar again. Destiny and Shad had been working here for three weeks now and over the past week he had heard certain rumors that bothered him greatly…
~*~ Boy does she have that one boy fooled good. Like a bitch in heat leading that guy along. ~*~
~*~ Look at him, smitten as all get out and look at her. Dancing like a slut for all her beauty…~*~
Kurama had heard all of these and more. But the question was, were they true or not?
Over in the darkest corner of the club two figures grinned evilly. The seeds of doubt they had planted were growing beautifully. Now all that was needed was time.
~ 3 months later… ~
Destiny laughed when Ace asked her to 'be his one true love' and called him an idiot. She like this human, he reminded her of her adopted human brother Matt. Except that Matt was younger and in a completely different dimension but hey, she couldn't help it. That's when she noticed Kurama looking at her angrily.
"What's wrong?" She asked softly.
"Can you come outside for a moment? I need to talk to you." He replied seriously.
Destiny studied him curiously for a moment and nodded. Something was bothering Kurama but what.
Heart-sister? Shad said privately to her before they left.
Yes? She asked, surprised.
Be careful. Kurama does not seem himself this night. He warned her. Destiny was startled enough that she stopped and glanced back at her heart-brother. She trusted Kurama as much as she trusted Shad. What could be so horrible that he felt as though he needed to warn her to be on her guard? She knew that there were some things that Kurama wasn't telling her but she was going to be a hypocrite and demand that he tell her when she hadn't told him everything either. She nodded at Shad and then followed Kurama outside.
When she stepped outside he was staring up at the moon with his back towards her. Something warned her not to touch him or speak right now so she decided to stay silent and wait for him to begin. She wasn't kept waiting long.
"How many has there been?" He asked without turning around.
"How many what?" Destiny asked in confusion and Kurama whirled around, grabbed her harshly by her upper arms, and glared coldly at her.
"Do not play with me. I'm in no mood for your games." He said harshly. "I want to know how many men you're sleeping with and who they are." He added coldly and Destiny stared at him in shock. Seeing her expression he laughed cold heartedly and said, "what? Didn't think I would find out?" He leaned close to her arm and sneered, "so tell me… are you as good in bed as they say you are?"
Destiny merely stared at him and didn't say anything, praying that this was just a nightmare. But in Kurama's eyes her silence condemned her. If she was innocent then she would have said so, but she didn't; only looked at him through haunted sapphire blue eyes. "That's what I thought." He said in disgust and shoved her roughly away from him and into the wall. "Stay away from me." He snarled harshly and turned and walked away.
Above, a figure melted out of the darkness and landed lightly before her. "Destiny." Hiei said softly to the girl that he'd come to look upon as a sister, even if her brother was annoying.
Hiei's voice jolted her from her stupor and he jumped up. "No. Don't… Please, just leave me alone." She said and took off running. He was about to go after her when a hand stopped him. Shad was watching her run as well and a dangerous anger burned brightly in his eyes for a moment before becoming blanketed by sorrow.
"She needs to be alone for a little while." He said and turned to go back inside. If Kurama was foolish enough to believe that Destiny would cheat on him then he was an idiot. For a Learian there can only be one true mate, one true love. Others hold no appeal at all. But Kurama had already tried and judged her before he even opened his mouth, and Destiny… Destiny would bury that hurt so far deep in her soul that very few would ever see it. Especially not the one who gave the wound.
As a child Destiny had learned that showing you were hurt or felt any emotions at all could either get you killed or make your opponent want to hurt you more. And once that barrier was erected against someone it was nearly impossible to demolish. For although she would forgive, Destiny would consider it foolish to trust her heart again. "Fool me once damn you. Fool me twice, damn me." He quoted softly.
"Huh?" Hiei asked.
"Nothing. Just remembering a few things." He answered and walked back into the club.
Destiny knew what she was going was stupid. She didn't even need Shad to tell her that going into the woods late at night alone when you're not aware of your surroundings, or care for that matter, about what's going on around you. Fool that she was, she did so anyway.
The Veznens followed her carefully without a sound, waiting for her to stop. Once she did they struck. It was quick, simple, and efficient. As soon as they touched her skin they couldn't hide their evil taint anymore and their skin, like Destiny's, burned at the contact. One hit her sharply on the back of the head but before she blacked out she managed to catch a glimpse of hate filled eyes…
"Good. Now for the injection." He muttered and they hurriedly injected her with a dark liquid and then dropped her back on the ground.
"You will forget this Learian, you will think that you have fallen and so you shall. And in a few days, everything you love, everything you've known will be forgotten." They hissed and disappeared.
Shad and Hiei were at Genkai's Temple when they sensed two black auras for a few minutes before it faded back down.
"What the hell was that!" Kuwabara demanded and shook himself slightly to get rid of the feeling.
"Felt like a calling card to me." Yusuke commented.
"Or something else." Hiei commented.
Shad didn't say anything, just looked out into the night and felt a chill run through his entire body.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Kuwabara asked.
"Nothing." Shad answered and walked away from the group.
"Jeez! What's his problem?" Kuwabara demanded.
"Kurama and Destiny broke up tonight." Hiei answered to the other's surprise.
"What?" Yusuke asked in surprise. "Why?"
"Kurama accused Destiny of cheating on him."
"That's crazy!" Kuwabara declared.
"Not necessarily. You saw how she acted when she was at the club." Yusuke said thoughtfully.
"Key word Urameshi, acting."
"Well maybe she was acting with him as well!" Yusuke yelled at Kuwabara.
Hiei decided to follow Shad's example and retreated to be alone. "Destiny really isn't like that is she?" Yukina asked her brother as she joined him out on the porch.
"I don't know." He answered.
Yukina frowned at her brother and looked up at the moon. "I don't believe she is." She said softly and Hiei's eyes shifted towards her.
"Why?"
"Because people like that don't care for anyone but themselves. Why would she have saved that boy if she was merely an actress?" She answered.
Hiei didn't reply even though he personally agreed with Yukina. This was between Destiny and Kurama; he just hoped the others would remember that.
Kurama arrived at Genkai's Temple a little before dawn. He was tired and his heart was hurting more than he cared to admit. She didn't even try to defend herself! He raged silently and headed over to the lake to clean himself up. Shad was there as well, he noted in surprise, but he wasn't swimming or anything. He just stood there looking out over the water while the wind blew his hair back from his face. Poor idiot probably didn't know what his sister was either. Kurama thought sympathetically.
Shad turned around then and his eyes bored into Kurama's. There was anger there and strangely, pity. "And it begins." He said quietly and started to walk past Kurama but stopped when he got close enough to smell him. Kurama knew he smelled of women and alcohol but he just glared at the Learian. Shad shook his head once and continued on.
The odd thing was, it didn't make Kurama feel any better. The liquor in his stomach was making him feel ill now, as was the memories of all the women that he had kissed tonight. "Damn you Destiny!" He growled and yanked off his clothes so he could bathe.
~ Uh oh. Not good at all. I guess no one ever told them that there can't be love without trust. Hmm… on the other note, I may not be able to post anything on or after Thursday. That's the day I go to have surgery and I'll admit, I'm scared. Never been put to sleep before… *makes a face* Oh well… Don't forget to review! Please? ~