The quest starts!!


Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Yu Hakusho. I do own Hyacinth (Hi-sen-eth), Calandra, Lilac, and Sapphire.


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I was awoken the next morning by Lilac's noise as she bustled around the shack.


"Good morning!" She chirped happily, "I talked to my friend last night. He will be here soon."


I rubbed my eyes, yawning heavily. "That's great."


As I pulled myself up, I noticed Lilac slightly limping.


"Uh, Lilac..." I whispered.


She followed my gaze down to her leg. "Oh, don't worry about it. You drive a good hit. You will totally wipe the floor with Sapphire."


"Lilac." I said, "What was your mother like?"


She looked very surprised by the question. "Uh, well," She stuttered, "she was really smart. Oh yes, and she knew the cure to every spell. C'mon, tell me a spell and I'll tell you the cure."


"Okay," I said, trying to think, "Copycat spell."


"You have to get a hair of the person that you copycatted and eat it."


"Um, Um, mind control?"


"Oh, it was something like a confession of the heart cleanses a person's mind. And if it doesn't work, you have to show proof of it." She shrugged, "I never really knew what that one meant."


"Uh, sleeping spell?"


"You have to feed the victim three drops of an ogre's blood." She said proudly.


"She sounded like a pretty cool person."


"She was."


There was this uneasy silence for a moment.


"What happened to her?"


Lilac looked down at the ground for a moment, and I could tell that she was trying not to cry. "Well, one day, we went to pick herbs in the field, and she just collapsed. I tried to wake her up, but she wouldn't. I stayed with her body for three days, never leaving, just sitting there. But that's how I met my friend. He picked up the body and buried it properly, just for me, so I could be in peace. He may have a rough appearance and personality, so don't be offended when you meet him. He has a good heart, though."


"I'm sorry about your mom." I said.


We both sat in silence, staring at the wall, when a harsh knock at the door made us both jump.


"That must be him." Lilac said, jumping up. I got up as well, following toward the door, wondering what this friend of hers looked like. He's probably really scary, and really big.


But when Lilac yanked open the door, I nearly burst out in laughter. My helper is supposed to be a 12 year old?!?!?!


As he entered the shack, he glared at me angrily, like he knew what I was thinking about.


"Hyacinth, this is Hiei."


"Hello." I said cautiously.


He didn't say anything back. He turned to Lilac. "So what happened to Kurama?"


"Why don't you let Hyacinth tell you?" Lilac suggested. I could tell that she was trying to get us to be friends. It wasn't working.


"If she must." he snarled.


So I told the entire story again (Why do I have to keep reliving it?).


When I finished, he began to pace around the room and then turned to Lilac once more. "You're right. It must be Sapphire. No one else would use such a direct approach. I will go alone." He said, moving towards the door.


"WAIT!!" I screamed, grabbing onto his cloak.


He glared at me with such contempt that I immediately let go. "If you ever do that again, I will slice your hand off." He growled, pulling his sword out.


"I must go." I pleaded. I must of looked so desperate that he said "Fine. Just stay out of my way."


He began to walk towards the door and motioned me to follow.


I looked back at Lilac, who was leaning against the wall, watching us converse.


"So what do you think about him?" Lilac asked.


I snorted. "He doesn't make a very good impression. Lilac, I just wanted to say that I could of never done this without you. Thank-you for everything."


"No problem." She said, smiling proudly.


"Hope to see you later." I said, waving good-bye. I turned and ran after Hiei.


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Hiei's the friend!! *All of you probably saw that coming a mile away*


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