Disclaimer: Every night, the Spirit Detectives thank the Gods I don't own
them.
Important Author's Note: I have revised all the chapters of this story. They are now error free and you can now read them *without* the embarrassing spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes.
*** Random Note: If you unscramble the word 'hedditcaa' you get 'acid death' neat, huh? ***
To SSJ Inuyasha: Those *will* be an interesting chapters, won't they? I've already got some snippets planned out, so don't worry, they'll come soon enough.
To Raine Roa: You got it!
To Star Wolf: Okay, I'm writing!
To Midnight Lilly: Yup. She *is* falling in love with Hiei.
To koeke14: Thank you for noticing! And don't worry; I wouldn't give this fic up for the world.
To Yukiko-sama: Aww, thank you!
To Missy: Glad you like the story.
To makulit: Well, you *were* the one who suggested it! I'm so happy you like!
To Greatness and Hat: I'm so happy you seem to be enjoying this story so much!
To Reno Spiegel: No kidding! I would kill to get my hands on the new DVD releases of Yu Yu Hakusho . . . I didn't get them for Christmas, *sniff* but I might get them for my B-day!
To Lady Light: Aww, thank you! I just thought it would be hilarious if I did something like that. Imagine all the trouble Keiko could get in . . .
To Dark Duelist: Don't worry, I'm updating! Glad you like the story!
To LadyBlushaLot: Yay! Thou think thy witty! And as for Keiko, well, it was the result of me wanting some kick-ass girl power in this story!
To rogue solus: Thanks for the servants! And as for the girl in Hiei's dreams, he can't kill her because 1) no sword and 2) you can't kill a creation of your own mind.
To lia-goddess: Yes, an update would be very nice indeed. I'm so glad you liked the sixteen pages I suffered and slaved over!
To Tetsuo-Shima: That's an awfully big 'yay'. Hmm, I take it you like the story?
To An'ei no Tenshi: So glad you love the story!
To Kyra Windwood: Yup. He gets very weird dreams, it's the result of . . . well, you'll just have to find out.
To hieitheone13: Aww, thank you!
To Silver_Wings4004: Thank you! And don't worry, I can't spell either (neither can my spell-check for that matter). I'm so happy you love the story.
To DeMoNic GigGleS: ^___^ Happy you like!
To asian princess 61: Well, it's good to know you like all the chapters! The dream idea came to me in a dream one night . . .
To Elbereth in April: Knowing Hiei, probably not. Besides, when it's all said and done, Keiko is the one who makes the final decision.
To FallenStardust: Glad you think so!
To Jen: Aww, thank you! You're compliments are far too nice!
To flare: Thanks! And for Gods sake people! Don't threaten the authoress with death! I can't write if King Yama stands in the way . . .
To Lily Kalanoa: Well, I fixed it now! I hope I did a good enough job. Thanks for the nice compliments!
To J-sama: The properties of the gem will come in due time. As for dreams, well, you'll just need to read to find out.
To mizustarangel: I'm assuming you liked the chapter . . . ^___^V
To soul: I'm guessing Yusuke would have a rather severe heart attack. Glad you like the story!
To karigan: Good question, hopefully I'll think of a good answer and then you can read it. Glad you love the story!
To Sheep: *Does a jig* Glad you like and I'm glad you like being responded too!
To KauilaniFire: So, you're the one Lady Cat Eyes was telling me about. Glad you like the story!
To hi3iyamiInuyashagodess22: That is a very long name you have. Glad you like the story!
To ChildofMidnight: Well . . . if you want me to e-mail you when I've updated that's okay. As for the medallion, what will come will come in due time. Glad you like the story!
To Lady.CaT-eyes/K: More touchy feely stuff is on the way, don't worry. As for your story, no problem! I do not suggest myself as an editor though. I tried that once and the girl whose paper I edited refuses to speak to me anymore. Yeah, I'm a bitch when I edit. I *seriously* think you should ask someone else, but if you still insist I edit your stories, I'll give it a shot, just say so in another review.
To Evil Cordy: Your wish is my command. And Yusuke's head will be 'exploding' (as you so charmingly put it) for more reasons then that.
To ShadowCat (aka Queen Death Dragon): Woohoo! You got an account! I cannot wait for your stories! SQUEAL! This is soooo cool! Oh yeah, and if you use Lectrics or Fay, remember to give me credit. As for this story, *everybody* is going to get a shock! Thanks for the review!
To Dark Duelist: ^___^ Thanks! I'm so happy when people appreciate a break from the ordinary.
To Anonymous: Thank you and don't worry, Hiei's dreams will be explained in due time.
To Alex Warlorn: Are you out to get me or something? How much time do you spend researching this anime? How much time do you spend trying to trip me up?! Okay, now for your questions. First, Keiko is *physically* a demon. The physiological change isn't going to happen over night you know. It will happen though. Second, yes, the whole gem thing will end up with her confessing what she truly is in one way or another. Third, actually, Hiei is very strong and managed to avoid Spirit World finding out much about him up till Yusuke took the shadow sword back from him. Fourth, as for the 'physic moron' (I like that name!) finding out about the Keiko's demonic aura, she's just going to hide it from him. I don't care if it can't happen in the anime, this is FANFICTION and I can do as I damn well please. I try to stay true to the anime as much as possible, but I'm going to manipulate a few things if I want this story to work.
To pixie-atme: Thank you for the compliments, now for the questions and comments. First, no, Keiko isn't particularly pretty in her demon form, but she looks like a demon. That was the whole point. The only differences are her purple skin, larger fangs, claws and longer hair. I don't think she looks *that* bad. As for the fangs, she's a cobra demon. Cobras have fangs, Keiko has fangs. The fangs do serve a purpose. They carry a poison when she's in demon form.
To FuhGettaBoutIt: OKAY!
To hyperhottie213: Yes it is weird ^___^ I'm glad you like!
SECRETS IN MY BLOOD, CHAPTER 11
Keiko sighed softly and sat up so she could stretch her arms. She had slept well and was ready to start training with hedditcaa. She might need to go outside the boundaries of camp to do so though. She didn't want to obliterate the part of the forest she lived in. The cobra demon finally opened her eyes and was greeted by two red ones staring back at her.
"ACK!" Screamed Keiko as she backed up several feet.
Her fright was short lived though because it was only Hiei, back from the mission.
"Oh Gods Hiei. Don't DO that." Said Keiko as she leaned back and supported herself with her elbows alone.
Hiei didn't respond, instead he smirked and walked toward Keiko, offering her a hand so he could pull her up. The cobra demon accepted the hand and allowed the fire demon to lift her off the ground. He did lift her off the ground, but what Keiko wasn't expecting was him pushing her body against a nearby tree.
"Hie-" Said Keiko, but she couldn't finish her sentence.
The fire demon nipped at her neck with his sharp canines. Keiko arched her back from a mixture of pleasure and pain. He then licked the bite marks and covered her neck in kisses she could barely feel. While he was doing this, the fire demon's hands gently went up Keiko's shirt and started massaging her torso with his nimble fingers, getting dangerously close to her breasts.
Keiko gasped as all her skin became so very alert to the attention it was receiving. She could feel Hiei smirk even more, seeing as how he was done playing. The fire demon captured the cobra demon's mouth in a dizzyingly passionate kiss. His tongue entered her mouth and Keiko could feel the air around her heat up several hundred degrees.
As one could see, Keiko was far too . . . preoccupied to realize this was out of character for Hiei. Especially when they broke their kiss and Keiko whimpered from lack of touch, but allowed the fire demon to remove her shirt. Keiko then smashed her lips against the fire demon's in a frenzied manner; she didn't want to stop touching him, she didn't want to stop feeling him against her.
Hiei's hands were working on her breast band while her own were in the process of removing his cloak that keep his delicious body away from her own. They did all this and still managed to maintain their intimate kiss. They separated for a moment, so their lungs might receive some air.
"Hiei," Gasped Keiko, "how did you know I-"
And then she woke up.
The cobra demon sat up sweating. That dream had been so wonderful . . . and so real. She put a hand on her neck, just too see if there was any bite marks. There weren't. All that was there was the chain that connected to the gem that was hidden under her shirt for safe keeping. It had been a dream.
"I wish it hadn't been a dream." Sighed Keiko.
"You've been having dreams?" Whispered a voice above her.
Keiko leapt into the air from shock. Right above her was the fire demon that she had been making out with in her realistic dream a few seconds earlier. One could imagine how awkward she felt around him now.
"Ye-Yes." Stammered Keiko, who could feel her face going bright red.
"What kind of dreams?" Asked the fire demon.
"Um-I'd rather not talk-I can't remember." Said Keiko, her voice cracking.
"I think you do." Responded Hiei from his perch in the tree.
"Even if I did, which I don't, why would I tell you?" Interrogated Keiko.
"Because I've . . . been having dreams too. I wanted to see if they were somehow connected, but you don't remember them." Said Hiei.
"Oh." Said Keiko, who really wanted to know what Hiei had been dreaming of.
"Hn." Said the fire demon.
Keiko sighed, he obviously wasn't going to tell her what he had been dreaming and she wasn't going to tell him what she had been dreaming. Life was cruel sometimes.
"We have to finish your training, if you want to leave the Makai." Said Hiei.
Life was really, really cruel sometimes.
"Fine, let's." Muttered Keiko.
She didn't want to train. She wanted to relax for one day. Just one day without training so hard she nearly collapsed, one day without a giant bird monster nearly killing her, just one day without a huge lizard thing trying to squeeze the life out of her. Unfortunately, she had as much chance as having a free day as she had getting Hiei into her bed . . .
"Whoa! Keiko that is NOT something you should be thinking about." Thought Keiko, reprimanding her less-than-innocent thoughts.
"We will train here." Said Hiei.
Keiko looked around; she had unknowingly followed the fire demon into another section of the forest. It was a small clearing with a few rather large trees spread around. A perfect place to train. The fire demon flitted into a tree no more then a few feet away from the cobra demon.
"To start, destroy that tree." Said the fire demon, pointing at one of the smaller trees in the clearing.
Keiko smirked in an unbelievably Hiei like manner. Now would be a perfect time to show off her new skills. With a smug demeanor, Keiko gathered her green spirit energy into her hand.
"HEDDITCAA!" Shouted the cobra demoness.
The acid green boomerang cut through the air and completely dissolved the trunk of the tree with the toxins hidden in the spirit energy. Cracking was heard as the small, charred remains of the tree crashed to the ground. Keiko caught the boomerang and turned around to look at the fire demon. Said fire demon looked with mild amusement at her handiwork.
"So, you've mastered the art of spirit energy." Said Hiei with his usual tone of indifference.
"Obviously." Scowled Keiko, somewhat upset that he wasn't more surprised.
"Let's see how well you have mastered it." Said Hiei, drawing out his kanata.
"Oh . . . crap." Thought Keiko, once again gathering her energy.
Keiko instantly regretted her momentary cockiness. The cobra demon stretched out her senses in the hopes she might pinpoint the fire demon's position. She couldn't. He was just too good at this game. Well, at least she knew Hiei wouldn't actually try and cut her.
"AAAH!" Screeched Keiko as she barely dodged the fire demon's attack.
Scratch that about not really trying to cut her. Hiei took training to a whole new intensity. Thankfully, Hiei wasn't moving at his usual fighting speed and Keiko had time to dodge. Barely.
With a dosage of understandable panic, Keiko tried to think about how to get out of this situation, preferably with all body parts intact. Nothing came to mind and she simply continued to dodge the fire demon.
"You aren't using your spirit attack." Growled the constantly moving black blur.
"If you'd stand still I would!" Retorted Keiko while she evaded another sword thrust.
Yet another thing Keiko regretted. The fire demon cuffed her on the left cheek for that comment. Keiko was thrown to the ground and stayed down for a few seconds until the fire demon's sword embedded itself into the ground scarcely an inch away from her neck.
"If we were really fighting, you would be dead. Get up and stop acting like this is a game. I'm teaching you to survive Keiko. Living as a demon in any world is dangerous. Other demons will constantly be seeking you out and fighting you, due to your immense power. Remember that it isn't always the strongest that wins the fight. The strategist is the one who almost always wins. You have the strength, now you must learn the skills." Said Hiei, retrieving his sword.
Keiko got up. He's right, she realized. She hadn't been taking this fight seriously. Her fight with that Lord, what was his name, she had taken seriously because her life had depended on the outcome of that fight. She needed to take every fight that seriously. She needed to become ruthless and merciless when fighting.
Hiei charged at her head on. The cobra demon was ready this time and she had a plan. At first, it seemed she was going to avoid his attack, but instead, Keiko brought out one leg at the last nano-second and swept the feet out from under the fire demon. Hiei brought down one hand and vaulted onto the trunk of a tree. He then pushed away from the large plant and his kanata was once again on a collision course with Keiko.
All of this happened in an incredibly short amount of time, so Keiko still hadn't touch the ground when she noticed the fire demon headed toward her. The cobra demon couldn't avoid the sword in mid-air; it was too hard to move when floating, she had to do something else. So, Keiko did what she could.
The fire demon raced to the cobra demon. Two emotions entered his mind. One was disappointment for his student. The second was the thrill every living thing got from a fight. However, his disappointment was soon gone. The fire demon's sword came in contact with nothing, but the green energy that Keiko had wrapped around her arms as a shield. It propelled him backwards. Like a feline, the fire demon landed on his feet and smirked.
The cobra demon also smirked, but kept the acidic energy up, just incase Hiei was up for another attack. He was. Again the fire demon approached her head on. Again Keiko prepared herself for the upcoming attack, but this time, she was going to release hedditcaa on him. Hiei had a surprise for her to though, at the last second, when Keiko let hedditcaa loose, he dodged to the side.
From the corner of her eye, Keiko saw Hiei, ready to introduce her flesh to metal. The cobra demon did the only thing she could think of. With both her mind and arms, she reached out to her spirit boomerang. Mentally, physically, she grasped the energy and swung it around to greet Hiei.
Hedditcaa missed! The fire demon didn't even have to evade it. The boomerang had been off by a few inches and rocketed into the clearing. Keiko knew she couldn't avoid Hiei now and just closed her eyes. Nothing happened. Keiko opened her eyes and saw Hiei a few feet away, sheathing his kanata.
"You didn't . . . why not?" Asked Keiko after Hedditcaa had come back to her.
"No use in damaging an ally." Answered Hiei, "Now, we need to perfect your hand to hand combat."
Keiko was about to groan, until Hiei removed his cloak. Suddenly the cobra demon realized that fine tuning her fighting technique might be a good idea after all. They practiced until an hour to dawn on changing heritage fighting to Aiki-jutsu. The cobra demon was thoroughly exhausted by the time they went back to camp and caught some fish for dinner. Hiei was fairly worn out as well, a work out such as the one they went through would tire anyone out.
After dinner, the two stretched out and went to sleep, or, at least it looked like they had. In truth, they were simply pretending. Hiei couldn't sleep because he knew that if he did, the masked vixen might cause more havoc. Keiko couldn't sleep because she was, once again, trying to convince herself that she did not love Hiei, even though she still did not love Yusuke, and that she should only love Hiei as a friend.
Near noon, Hiei got up, he was still very tired, but he knew he couldn't sleep. He couldn't lie down any longer either, for if he did, slumber would overcome him. The fire demon got up and left the campsite with the stealth of a shadow at midnight. Despite his great skill, the cobra demon had seen his departure.
Of course Keiko was curious as to what the fire demon was doing. She got up and did her best to follow Hiei. She lost him quite a few times, but always managed to find him again. It was almost as if she had some sort of . . . connection with him. It was odd really. Keiko lost sight of him. Even with the 'connection' it took her an extra ten minutes to find him this time.
When she did find him, her curiosity was well rewarded.
Very well rewarded.
The fire demon was at the hot springs Keiko had killed that demon just yesterday, the body was gone, most likely eaten. Hiei taking a dip apparently, and without any clothes on. The water hid a diminutive amount of his sexy, whipcord body from her eyes. His arms were stretched out on the rocks around him, the well tones muscles highlighted by the bright daylight. His eyes were closed and he seemed to be thinking.
Keiko's virgin eyes absorbed this sensual sight. Her pupils dilated until they disappeared completely and the bright green of her irises escaped into the white area of her eyes. Soon both of her eyes were consumed by the bright green color. A demon's eyes will only glow a single color in three situations. The first being when they are going through a massive power up. The second is when they have bloodlust. The third, it when they wish another demon . . . to be their mate.
The cobra demon was overcome with the urge to make her presence known to the fire demon and much more. Just before she moved from behind the tree she saw Hiei stir and start to get up. The years of being a human over rid the powerful demonic wants and needs. Keiko snapped out of her transfixion and saw Hiei with his pants already on.
"Shit."
Quickly the cobra demon turned around and started running as fast as her legs would allow her back to the campsite. Hiei raised his head; he had heard something in the trees. He jumped into one of the trees, but saw nothing. He then made his way back to camp.
Keiko skidded back to her sleeping place, panting. It was amazing how fast one could run when in a panic. What was also amazing is how close Keiko's heart was from exploding out of her chest. As quickly as possible, Keiko tried to look as though she had been sleeping this entire time. Five minutes later, Hiei came back and Keiko truly looked as though she was sleeping. Hiei sat down at the trunk of a tree and Keiko thought about what she had done. Finally, night came and the training continued.
The next three weeks weren't incredibly eventful. Keiko continued to train until she had perfected her fighting style and could practically make hedditcaa tap dance with her mind alone if she so pleased. Add this to new attack with half a dozen tiny hedditcaas that could home onto a single target and her spirit attack was now far more formidable. Also, she now knew how to use a dagger, thanks to Hiei and a thief who had 'supplied' the small weapon.
Her strength had increased as well. She was as strong as a male human her age, which was stronger for her, but with her spirit energy, she would certainly have a good chance at beating someone like Kuwabara in a fist fight. Her speed was far above the average human's, but the cobra demon had no shot whatsoever at being as fast as Hiei.
The cobra demon's morph from human to demon was now complete both mentally and physically. Looking at a rotten corpse of a fallen enemy would no longer bother her; also she had picked up a rather demonic attitude. She was prideful, somewhat cruel when fighting and was far less emotional then when she had been human. It would take much more then Yusuke skipping school to get her riled up now.
Hiei's dreams disappeared and Keiko's dreams continued to invade her mind, but she tended to enjoy them. The gem of Caxix was of no concern to Keiko at the present and she felt no need to reveal it to Hiei, so it was left undisturbed. Now comes the day after these three weeks.
Hiei and Keiko had just awakened and were eating fish. Hiei then got up and signaled Keiko to do the same. The cobra demon nodded and followed. The fire demon became the almost invisible black blur that Keiko hated following. Good thing she had that link with him. It had steadily gotten stronger as the days went by. Still the cobra demon could not figure out what was the cause of her connection with Hiei, but she wasn't complaining.
The two demons sped through the forest and then they crossed a mile long plain that led to another forest. With a grimace, Keiko remembered this to be the place the steel wing demon had nearly killed her. The trees were still looked as sinister as the day she had first seen this place, but she wasn't scared of it anymore.
Finally, Hiei stopped at a familiar barren landscape. Yes, this was definitely the place. There was the portal, acid green like her eyes. This was the entrance of the Makai. Keiko turned to Hiei and gave him a questioning glance.
"You're training is complete." Was all that he said.
Keiko turned to look at the portal. She wasn't nearly as happy as she had imagined she would be. This place had become her home and Hiei had become . . . a friend? No, he was more to her then that now, although, the reasons for her affections remained a mystery. Sadly, she was no more then a friend at best for him. Still, she needed to go back. The human world was where she belonged.
"Hiei?" Whispered Keiko.
The fire demon turned to the cobra demon.
"Hn?"
The demoness walked up to him and tried to say something. Instead, she hugged him and before he could push her away, Keiko let go and jumped down the gap in the barrier between the two worlds.
"See you soon Hiei!" Was the last thing Keiko said before the green consumed her.
With a look of indifference, the male demon chose to forget his former companion's childish act. He turned around and started the journey back to the forest he resided in. For a few seconds, he thought about how silent it was without the demoness. Hiei brushed that thought aside though; he didn't want or need that troublesome girl's presence. Even as Hiei thought, he knew he would miss her somewhat. An hour later, Hiei was back at the campsite. He sat down on a branch and soon was asleep.
"Hello Hiei." Said a familiar masked girl.
Lady BDF: MUHAHAHAHA! A CLIFFHANGER! MUHAHAHAHAHA! *Ahem* Hi reviewer people! Hey, what are you doing with . . . those really, really . . . big weapons of mass destruction? No, hehehe, you aren't going to . . . ACK! HELP ME!
Important Author's Note: I have revised all the chapters of this story. They are now error free and you can now read them *without* the embarrassing spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes.
*** Random Note: If you unscramble the word 'hedditcaa' you get 'acid death' neat, huh? ***
To SSJ Inuyasha: Those *will* be an interesting chapters, won't they? I've already got some snippets planned out, so don't worry, they'll come soon enough.
To Raine Roa: You got it!
To Star Wolf: Okay, I'm writing!
To Midnight Lilly: Yup. She *is* falling in love with Hiei.
To koeke14: Thank you for noticing! And don't worry; I wouldn't give this fic up for the world.
To Yukiko-sama: Aww, thank you!
To Missy: Glad you like the story.
To makulit: Well, you *were* the one who suggested it! I'm so happy you like!
To Greatness and Hat: I'm so happy you seem to be enjoying this story so much!
To Reno Spiegel: No kidding! I would kill to get my hands on the new DVD releases of Yu Yu Hakusho . . . I didn't get them for Christmas, *sniff* but I might get them for my B-day!
To Lady Light: Aww, thank you! I just thought it would be hilarious if I did something like that. Imagine all the trouble Keiko could get in . . .
To Dark Duelist: Don't worry, I'm updating! Glad you like the story!
To LadyBlushaLot: Yay! Thou think thy witty! And as for Keiko, well, it was the result of me wanting some kick-ass girl power in this story!
To rogue solus: Thanks for the servants! And as for the girl in Hiei's dreams, he can't kill her because 1) no sword and 2) you can't kill a creation of your own mind.
To lia-goddess: Yes, an update would be very nice indeed. I'm so glad you liked the sixteen pages I suffered and slaved over!
To Tetsuo-Shima: That's an awfully big 'yay'. Hmm, I take it you like the story?
To An'ei no Tenshi: So glad you love the story!
To Kyra Windwood: Yup. He gets very weird dreams, it's the result of . . . well, you'll just have to find out.
To hieitheone13: Aww, thank you!
To Silver_Wings4004: Thank you! And don't worry, I can't spell either (neither can my spell-check for that matter). I'm so happy you love the story.
To DeMoNic GigGleS: ^___^ Happy you like!
To asian princess 61: Well, it's good to know you like all the chapters! The dream idea came to me in a dream one night . . .
To Elbereth in April: Knowing Hiei, probably not. Besides, when it's all said and done, Keiko is the one who makes the final decision.
To FallenStardust: Glad you think so!
To Jen: Aww, thank you! You're compliments are far too nice!
To flare: Thanks! And for Gods sake people! Don't threaten the authoress with death! I can't write if King Yama stands in the way . . .
To Lily Kalanoa: Well, I fixed it now! I hope I did a good enough job. Thanks for the nice compliments!
To J-sama: The properties of the gem will come in due time. As for dreams, well, you'll just need to read to find out.
To mizustarangel: I'm assuming you liked the chapter . . . ^___^V
To soul: I'm guessing Yusuke would have a rather severe heart attack. Glad you like the story!
To karigan: Good question, hopefully I'll think of a good answer and then you can read it. Glad you love the story!
To Sheep: *Does a jig* Glad you like and I'm glad you like being responded too!
To KauilaniFire: So, you're the one Lady Cat Eyes was telling me about. Glad you like the story!
To hi3iyamiInuyashagodess22: That is a very long name you have. Glad you like the story!
To ChildofMidnight: Well . . . if you want me to e-mail you when I've updated that's okay. As for the medallion, what will come will come in due time. Glad you like the story!
To Lady.CaT-eyes/K: More touchy feely stuff is on the way, don't worry. As for your story, no problem! I do not suggest myself as an editor though. I tried that once and the girl whose paper I edited refuses to speak to me anymore. Yeah, I'm a bitch when I edit. I *seriously* think you should ask someone else, but if you still insist I edit your stories, I'll give it a shot, just say so in another review.
To Evil Cordy: Your wish is my command. And Yusuke's head will be 'exploding' (as you so charmingly put it) for more reasons then that.
To ShadowCat (aka Queen Death Dragon): Woohoo! You got an account! I cannot wait for your stories! SQUEAL! This is soooo cool! Oh yeah, and if you use Lectrics or Fay, remember to give me credit. As for this story, *everybody* is going to get a shock! Thanks for the review!
To Dark Duelist: ^___^ Thanks! I'm so happy when people appreciate a break from the ordinary.
To Anonymous: Thank you and don't worry, Hiei's dreams will be explained in due time.
To Alex Warlorn: Are you out to get me or something? How much time do you spend researching this anime? How much time do you spend trying to trip me up?! Okay, now for your questions. First, Keiko is *physically* a demon. The physiological change isn't going to happen over night you know. It will happen though. Second, yes, the whole gem thing will end up with her confessing what she truly is in one way or another. Third, actually, Hiei is very strong and managed to avoid Spirit World finding out much about him up till Yusuke took the shadow sword back from him. Fourth, as for the 'physic moron' (I like that name!) finding out about the Keiko's demonic aura, she's just going to hide it from him. I don't care if it can't happen in the anime, this is FANFICTION and I can do as I damn well please. I try to stay true to the anime as much as possible, but I'm going to manipulate a few things if I want this story to work.
To pixie-atme: Thank you for the compliments, now for the questions and comments. First, no, Keiko isn't particularly pretty in her demon form, but she looks like a demon. That was the whole point. The only differences are her purple skin, larger fangs, claws and longer hair. I don't think she looks *that* bad. As for the fangs, she's a cobra demon. Cobras have fangs, Keiko has fangs. The fangs do serve a purpose. They carry a poison when she's in demon form.
To FuhGettaBoutIt: OKAY!
To hyperhottie213: Yes it is weird ^___^ I'm glad you like!
SECRETS IN MY BLOOD, CHAPTER 11
Keiko sighed softly and sat up so she could stretch her arms. She had slept well and was ready to start training with hedditcaa. She might need to go outside the boundaries of camp to do so though. She didn't want to obliterate the part of the forest she lived in. The cobra demon finally opened her eyes and was greeted by two red ones staring back at her.
"ACK!" Screamed Keiko as she backed up several feet.
Her fright was short lived though because it was only Hiei, back from the mission.
"Oh Gods Hiei. Don't DO that." Said Keiko as she leaned back and supported herself with her elbows alone.
Hiei didn't respond, instead he smirked and walked toward Keiko, offering her a hand so he could pull her up. The cobra demon accepted the hand and allowed the fire demon to lift her off the ground. He did lift her off the ground, but what Keiko wasn't expecting was him pushing her body against a nearby tree.
"Hie-" Said Keiko, but she couldn't finish her sentence.
The fire demon nipped at her neck with his sharp canines. Keiko arched her back from a mixture of pleasure and pain. He then licked the bite marks and covered her neck in kisses she could barely feel. While he was doing this, the fire demon's hands gently went up Keiko's shirt and started massaging her torso with his nimble fingers, getting dangerously close to her breasts.
Keiko gasped as all her skin became so very alert to the attention it was receiving. She could feel Hiei smirk even more, seeing as how he was done playing. The fire demon captured the cobra demon's mouth in a dizzyingly passionate kiss. His tongue entered her mouth and Keiko could feel the air around her heat up several hundred degrees.
As one could see, Keiko was far too . . . preoccupied to realize this was out of character for Hiei. Especially when they broke their kiss and Keiko whimpered from lack of touch, but allowed the fire demon to remove her shirt. Keiko then smashed her lips against the fire demon's in a frenzied manner; she didn't want to stop touching him, she didn't want to stop feeling him against her.
Hiei's hands were working on her breast band while her own were in the process of removing his cloak that keep his delicious body away from her own. They did all this and still managed to maintain their intimate kiss. They separated for a moment, so their lungs might receive some air.
"Hiei," Gasped Keiko, "how did you know I-"
And then she woke up.
The cobra demon sat up sweating. That dream had been so wonderful . . . and so real. She put a hand on her neck, just too see if there was any bite marks. There weren't. All that was there was the chain that connected to the gem that was hidden under her shirt for safe keeping. It had been a dream.
"I wish it hadn't been a dream." Sighed Keiko.
"You've been having dreams?" Whispered a voice above her.
Keiko leapt into the air from shock. Right above her was the fire demon that she had been making out with in her realistic dream a few seconds earlier. One could imagine how awkward she felt around him now.
"Ye-Yes." Stammered Keiko, who could feel her face going bright red.
"What kind of dreams?" Asked the fire demon.
"Um-I'd rather not talk-I can't remember." Said Keiko, her voice cracking.
"I think you do." Responded Hiei from his perch in the tree.
"Even if I did, which I don't, why would I tell you?" Interrogated Keiko.
"Because I've . . . been having dreams too. I wanted to see if they were somehow connected, but you don't remember them." Said Hiei.
"Oh." Said Keiko, who really wanted to know what Hiei had been dreaming of.
"Hn." Said the fire demon.
Keiko sighed, he obviously wasn't going to tell her what he had been dreaming and she wasn't going to tell him what she had been dreaming. Life was cruel sometimes.
"We have to finish your training, if you want to leave the Makai." Said Hiei.
Life was really, really cruel sometimes.
"Fine, let's." Muttered Keiko.
She didn't want to train. She wanted to relax for one day. Just one day without training so hard she nearly collapsed, one day without a giant bird monster nearly killing her, just one day without a huge lizard thing trying to squeeze the life out of her. Unfortunately, she had as much chance as having a free day as she had getting Hiei into her bed . . .
"Whoa! Keiko that is NOT something you should be thinking about." Thought Keiko, reprimanding her less-than-innocent thoughts.
"We will train here." Said Hiei.
Keiko looked around; she had unknowingly followed the fire demon into another section of the forest. It was a small clearing with a few rather large trees spread around. A perfect place to train. The fire demon flitted into a tree no more then a few feet away from the cobra demon.
"To start, destroy that tree." Said the fire demon, pointing at one of the smaller trees in the clearing.
Keiko smirked in an unbelievably Hiei like manner. Now would be a perfect time to show off her new skills. With a smug demeanor, Keiko gathered her green spirit energy into her hand.
"HEDDITCAA!" Shouted the cobra demoness.
The acid green boomerang cut through the air and completely dissolved the trunk of the tree with the toxins hidden in the spirit energy. Cracking was heard as the small, charred remains of the tree crashed to the ground. Keiko caught the boomerang and turned around to look at the fire demon. Said fire demon looked with mild amusement at her handiwork.
"So, you've mastered the art of spirit energy." Said Hiei with his usual tone of indifference.
"Obviously." Scowled Keiko, somewhat upset that he wasn't more surprised.
"Let's see how well you have mastered it." Said Hiei, drawing out his kanata.
"Oh . . . crap." Thought Keiko, once again gathering her energy.
Keiko instantly regretted her momentary cockiness. The cobra demon stretched out her senses in the hopes she might pinpoint the fire demon's position. She couldn't. He was just too good at this game. Well, at least she knew Hiei wouldn't actually try and cut her.
"AAAH!" Screeched Keiko as she barely dodged the fire demon's attack.
Scratch that about not really trying to cut her. Hiei took training to a whole new intensity. Thankfully, Hiei wasn't moving at his usual fighting speed and Keiko had time to dodge. Barely.
With a dosage of understandable panic, Keiko tried to think about how to get out of this situation, preferably with all body parts intact. Nothing came to mind and she simply continued to dodge the fire demon.
"You aren't using your spirit attack." Growled the constantly moving black blur.
"If you'd stand still I would!" Retorted Keiko while she evaded another sword thrust.
Yet another thing Keiko regretted. The fire demon cuffed her on the left cheek for that comment. Keiko was thrown to the ground and stayed down for a few seconds until the fire demon's sword embedded itself into the ground scarcely an inch away from her neck.
"If we were really fighting, you would be dead. Get up and stop acting like this is a game. I'm teaching you to survive Keiko. Living as a demon in any world is dangerous. Other demons will constantly be seeking you out and fighting you, due to your immense power. Remember that it isn't always the strongest that wins the fight. The strategist is the one who almost always wins. You have the strength, now you must learn the skills." Said Hiei, retrieving his sword.
Keiko got up. He's right, she realized. She hadn't been taking this fight seriously. Her fight with that Lord, what was his name, she had taken seriously because her life had depended on the outcome of that fight. She needed to take every fight that seriously. She needed to become ruthless and merciless when fighting.
Hiei charged at her head on. The cobra demon was ready this time and she had a plan. At first, it seemed she was going to avoid his attack, but instead, Keiko brought out one leg at the last nano-second and swept the feet out from under the fire demon. Hiei brought down one hand and vaulted onto the trunk of a tree. He then pushed away from the large plant and his kanata was once again on a collision course with Keiko.
All of this happened in an incredibly short amount of time, so Keiko still hadn't touch the ground when she noticed the fire demon headed toward her. The cobra demon couldn't avoid the sword in mid-air; it was too hard to move when floating, she had to do something else. So, Keiko did what she could.
The fire demon raced to the cobra demon. Two emotions entered his mind. One was disappointment for his student. The second was the thrill every living thing got from a fight. However, his disappointment was soon gone. The fire demon's sword came in contact with nothing, but the green energy that Keiko had wrapped around her arms as a shield. It propelled him backwards. Like a feline, the fire demon landed on his feet and smirked.
The cobra demon also smirked, but kept the acidic energy up, just incase Hiei was up for another attack. He was. Again the fire demon approached her head on. Again Keiko prepared herself for the upcoming attack, but this time, she was going to release hedditcaa on him. Hiei had a surprise for her to though, at the last second, when Keiko let hedditcaa loose, he dodged to the side.
From the corner of her eye, Keiko saw Hiei, ready to introduce her flesh to metal. The cobra demon did the only thing she could think of. With both her mind and arms, she reached out to her spirit boomerang. Mentally, physically, she grasped the energy and swung it around to greet Hiei.
Hedditcaa missed! The fire demon didn't even have to evade it. The boomerang had been off by a few inches and rocketed into the clearing. Keiko knew she couldn't avoid Hiei now and just closed her eyes. Nothing happened. Keiko opened her eyes and saw Hiei a few feet away, sheathing his kanata.
"You didn't . . . why not?" Asked Keiko after Hedditcaa had come back to her.
"No use in damaging an ally." Answered Hiei, "Now, we need to perfect your hand to hand combat."
Keiko was about to groan, until Hiei removed his cloak. Suddenly the cobra demon realized that fine tuning her fighting technique might be a good idea after all. They practiced until an hour to dawn on changing heritage fighting to Aiki-jutsu. The cobra demon was thoroughly exhausted by the time they went back to camp and caught some fish for dinner. Hiei was fairly worn out as well, a work out such as the one they went through would tire anyone out.
After dinner, the two stretched out and went to sleep, or, at least it looked like they had. In truth, they were simply pretending. Hiei couldn't sleep because he knew that if he did, the masked vixen might cause more havoc. Keiko couldn't sleep because she was, once again, trying to convince herself that she did not love Hiei, even though she still did not love Yusuke, and that she should only love Hiei as a friend.
Near noon, Hiei got up, he was still very tired, but he knew he couldn't sleep. He couldn't lie down any longer either, for if he did, slumber would overcome him. The fire demon got up and left the campsite with the stealth of a shadow at midnight. Despite his great skill, the cobra demon had seen his departure.
Of course Keiko was curious as to what the fire demon was doing. She got up and did her best to follow Hiei. She lost him quite a few times, but always managed to find him again. It was almost as if she had some sort of . . . connection with him. It was odd really. Keiko lost sight of him. Even with the 'connection' it took her an extra ten minutes to find him this time.
When she did find him, her curiosity was well rewarded.
Very well rewarded.
The fire demon was at the hot springs Keiko had killed that demon just yesterday, the body was gone, most likely eaten. Hiei taking a dip apparently, and without any clothes on. The water hid a diminutive amount of his sexy, whipcord body from her eyes. His arms were stretched out on the rocks around him, the well tones muscles highlighted by the bright daylight. His eyes were closed and he seemed to be thinking.
Keiko's virgin eyes absorbed this sensual sight. Her pupils dilated until they disappeared completely and the bright green of her irises escaped into the white area of her eyes. Soon both of her eyes were consumed by the bright green color. A demon's eyes will only glow a single color in three situations. The first being when they are going through a massive power up. The second is when they have bloodlust. The third, it when they wish another demon . . . to be their mate.
The cobra demon was overcome with the urge to make her presence known to the fire demon and much more. Just before she moved from behind the tree she saw Hiei stir and start to get up. The years of being a human over rid the powerful demonic wants and needs. Keiko snapped out of her transfixion and saw Hiei with his pants already on.
"Shit."
Quickly the cobra demon turned around and started running as fast as her legs would allow her back to the campsite. Hiei raised his head; he had heard something in the trees. He jumped into one of the trees, but saw nothing. He then made his way back to camp.
Keiko skidded back to her sleeping place, panting. It was amazing how fast one could run when in a panic. What was also amazing is how close Keiko's heart was from exploding out of her chest. As quickly as possible, Keiko tried to look as though she had been sleeping this entire time. Five minutes later, Hiei came back and Keiko truly looked as though she was sleeping. Hiei sat down at the trunk of a tree and Keiko thought about what she had done. Finally, night came and the training continued.
The next three weeks weren't incredibly eventful. Keiko continued to train until she had perfected her fighting style and could practically make hedditcaa tap dance with her mind alone if she so pleased. Add this to new attack with half a dozen tiny hedditcaas that could home onto a single target and her spirit attack was now far more formidable. Also, she now knew how to use a dagger, thanks to Hiei and a thief who had 'supplied' the small weapon.
Her strength had increased as well. She was as strong as a male human her age, which was stronger for her, but with her spirit energy, she would certainly have a good chance at beating someone like Kuwabara in a fist fight. Her speed was far above the average human's, but the cobra demon had no shot whatsoever at being as fast as Hiei.
The cobra demon's morph from human to demon was now complete both mentally and physically. Looking at a rotten corpse of a fallen enemy would no longer bother her; also she had picked up a rather demonic attitude. She was prideful, somewhat cruel when fighting and was far less emotional then when she had been human. It would take much more then Yusuke skipping school to get her riled up now.
Hiei's dreams disappeared and Keiko's dreams continued to invade her mind, but she tended to enjoy them. The gem of Caxix was of no concern to Keiko at the present and she felt no need to reveal it to Hiei, so it was left undisturbed. Now comes the day after these three weeks.
Hiei and Keiko had just awakened and were eating fish. Hiei then got up and signaled Keiko to do the same. The cobra demon nodded and followed. The fire demon became the almost invisible black blur that Keiko hated following. Good thing she had that link with him. It had steadily gotten stronger as the days went by. Still the cobra demon could not figure out what was the cause of her connection with Hiei, but she wasn't complaining.
The two demons sped through the forest and then they crossed a mile long plain that led to another forest. With a grimace, Keiko remembered this to be the place the steel wing demon had nearly killed her. The trees were still looked as sinister as the day she had first seen this place, but she wasn't scared of it anymore.
Finally, Hiei stopped at a familiar barren landscape. Yes, this was definitely the place. There was the portal, acid green like her eyes. This was the entrance of the Makai. Keiko turned to Hiei and gave him a questioning glance.
"You're training is complete." Was all that he said.
Keiko turned to look at the portal. She wasn't nearly as happy as she had imagined she would be. This place had become her home and Hiei had become . . . a friend? No, he was more to her then that now, although, the reasons for her affections remained a mystery. Sadly, she was no more then a friend at best for him. Still, she needed to go back. The human world was where she belonged.
"Hiei?" Whispered Keiko.
The fire demon turned to the cobra demon.
"Hn?"
The demoness walked up to him and tried to say something. Instead, she hugged him and before he could push her away, Keiko let go and jumped down the gap in the barrier between the two worlds.
"See you soon Hiei!" Was the last thing Keiko said before the green consumed her.
With a look of indifference, the male demon chose to forget his former companion's childish act. He turned around and started the journey back to the forest he resided in. For a few seconds, he thought about how silent it was without the demoness. Hiei brushed that thought aside though; he didn't want or need that troublesome girl's presence. Even as Hiei thought, he knew he would miss her somewhat. An hour later, Hiei was back at the campsite. He sat down on a branch and soon was asleep.
"Hello Hiei." Said a familiar masked girl.
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