Mirror of Illusions

Chapter Five:

Jurobei Takashi

By: fairysphinx

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Hiei picked himself off the ground and sat back on the couch, rubbing the back of his head. "What was that for?" he growled. But, Kyu was too busy in her own thoughts to notice that he had even got up off of the floor. Her breath started to come in short gasps, and her whole body was quivering. She was really beginning to scary him. He'd never kissed anyone before, but he was pretty sure that this wasn't supposed to happen. "Are you alright? What's the matter?"

"I can't-. I can't-," she gasped, eyes widening to an unnatural width. "I won't-. Not again-. Never again-." Kyu began to tear at her wrists with her fingernails, making long scratches, which began to seep blood.

"Kyu!" Hiei grabbed her hands to keep her from harming herself more. She started kicking, clawing, screaming. "What are you doing, you stupid girl?!?!" All of a sudden, Kyu stopped thrashing. She looked around, and then up at Hiei.

"Hiei, what are you doing?" He let go of her, and backed away, looking slightly confused.

"Don't you remember what happened?"

"Nope."

"What was the last thing that you remember?" Kyu placed a finger next to her mouth, and looked up in thought.

"I remember running in here after Jessica stole my robe…but that's it. Why?"

"No reason." She gave him a questioning look, but didn't interrogate him.

"Well, I'm going back to the pool. Are you going to swim, or sit on the roof.

"Neither. I'll sit next to the pool."

'That way, I can keep a closer eye on her. I don't know what's going on, but it's not good.'

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"What is this? A demon?" Hiei inquired.

"It's a horse. They used to help plow fields, and things like that, back in the old days. But now, they're mainly used for pleasure rides."

"And we're-pleasure riding?" Kyu nodded her head.

"Mm hm. Now, get on." Two horses stood prepared for them to ride, probably on Jessica's orders. One was a black stallion with a white star on its forelock, and the other slightly shorter one was a golden colored mare. Both were laden with things such as sleeping bags, and such, like pots and pans. The food was in the backpacks that Kyu and Hiei wore. The trip on the horses was to take two days.

"Kyu," he said. "I don't know how to ride horse."

"Oh. Well, just follow my lead, I guess. It isn't that hard. Just follow my lead, and let the horse know who's boss." After slight troubles (namely Hiei getting his foot caught in the stirrup), the two were mounted, Hiei on the black stallion and Kyu on the g olden mare, and riding slowly down a dirt horse trail. "Isn't it beautiful?" the golden-haired demon asked, looking around at all of the trees surrounding the trail.

"Hn."

"That was a rhetorical question. I didn't want an answer."

"Then, why'd you ask it?"

"Because I wanted to. I wanted to express how I felt about the world at the moment." Hiei didn't pursue the argument, even though he could have won it. After a while, Kyu spoke again. "So, where did you grow up?"

"Does it really matter?"

"No, I guess not." There was quiet a while on the trail. Despite being his first time on a horse, Hiei already didn't have to watch Kyu direct the mare. "I grew up in the human world. I was adopted by a pair of humans, and spent the first ten years of my life with them. When I found out that I was a demon, I was afraid that I'd hurt them, so I left. I haven't seen them since. And, I wandered around the human world until I received a job, which happened to be were I got myself in trouble. Then, I went to Koenma, and you were assigned to look after me. Not much of a life, really, but it's something." Hiei gave a hateful look, but not at Kyu.

"Humans are disgraceful creatures that bring nothing but trouble."

"That's not true!" Kyu exclaimed, accidentally pulling the reins to where the mare stopped, causing Hiei to stop as well. "Sure, there are some out there that are total jerks, and evil, and, and, …and terrible, but there are demons that are the same way! And some humans can change your life for the better, directly or indirectly!"

"Hn. Humans are just a waste of life. There are a few exceptions, but not many."

"I pity you, Hiei. You are too inflexible to see the worth of humans." She shook her head, and they started back on the trail, no more words between them until camp.

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It was almost midnight. The blue black sky was speckled with thousands upon thousands of stars, and a full moon. It was pitch black, save for a fire that cast a small glow on the two demons. They were sitting on a blanket. The horses had been watered, brushed, and everything else, then tied up to a nearby tree.

"The stars are so mesmerizing. So gorgeous. I couldn't think of the more perfect day. Horse-back riding during the day, then spending the night out in the open, under the stars with a friend." Reluctantly, a small smile touched the older, dark-haired demon's lips. She was so much like a human. She even defended them, lied for them. Yet, she was like a demon, as well. Not as much, but she was. "Hiei?"

"What?"

"Thank you. For protecting me. For making sure that I was alright. I can never thank you enough."

"Hn." As he looked at her, he noticed that her eyes were shining brightly. Not in the light on the fire, or the stars, or the brilliant full moon, but in the light of her soul. He could see right into her soul, through her eyes. "Your name means 'spherical mirror,' doesn't it?"

"Well, yeah, I guess. Why?"

"It fits. Your eyes. They mirror your soul." Kyu slightly blushed. She had never thought of it like that. She tried to blink, but her eyes were glued to his. Slowly, their lips touching in a kiss.

There was a loud, siren-like wail, and a large, earth-shaking boom. The two parted the kiss, and looked in front of them. There was a large helicopter in front of them, spotlight on them. Many men exited the helicopter, all of which marched over to the two demons. They grabbed Kyu and Hiei, and put them in demon restraints, to where they could struggle, but do nothing more than that.

"Didn't your mother teach you not to kiss someone else's girlfriend, hm?" The men parted, as another man headed towards them, into the spotlight. He was very tall, with short brown hair and long brown bangs, his bangs spiked up, and his hair pulled in a miniature ponytail at the nape of his neck, and he wore a black suit and red tie. Hiei didn't care if he was the president of the United States. He still growled at him. His mother was a touchy subject with him.

Kyu was shaking uncontrollably. "Jurobei Takashi!" The man turned his head from Hiei to her.

"My dear, sweet Kyu. You've been unfaithful to me! Kissing another man!"

"I am no longer your woman, Jurobei! Nor do I work for you anymore!"

"You're forgetting a little something. I own you! You signed a contract. And I have it, still in tact." Kyu gave him a devious smile.

"You mean you had it." Jurobei began to search through his pockets.

"Of course I have-." He pulled out pieces of shredded paper that apparently used to be a contract. "You wench! What did you do to it?!"

"I just gave it a much needed makeover." Anger rose in the man's face and eyes. He picked up his foot and kicked her repeatedly. Hiei struggled and pulled at the restraints, enraged of someone kicking the golden-haired demon. Sure, she could be annoying and a pain, but she didn't deserve to be kicked!

"Hey, boss, what should we do with this one?" some of the men asked, holding Hiei, who, they feared, might break his restraints.

"Oh, go throw him in a ditch. And send those horses back where the came for, they're making too much noise." The horses were released, and, with some trouble, they threw Hiei in a ditch some distance off from the camp site after knocking him out. "Now, come my sweet, my darling, my Kyu." He leaned down, and began to kiss her neck. Kyu, unable to move because of the restraints, had to yield to his kisses. "Now," he said to the men, after nuzzling her neck for the last time, "take her onboard, and lets get out of this revolting place." It took one man to carry Kyu onto the ship. She knew that she couldn't beat all of them. She'd just have to wait to be rescued.

"Hiei," she whispered, "Please hurry." The ramp to the ship closed, cutting off her vision of the forest, camp, and the ditch where Hiei was thrown.

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"Hiei! Hiei where are you?" Hiei moaned. His head hurt, and there was a very big lump on it where he had been hit with a rock. "Hiei? Please answer me!"

"Who's there?" he called out. A figure appeared at the top of the ditch, but his eyes were having trouble focusing. However, Hiei did see red. "Kurama?" The red-head slid down the ditch to his friend.

"What happened, Hiei?"

"I-." He sat up quickly, remembering what happened. "Those men! They took Kyu! I have to-."

"Hiei, calm down! We'll find her! Don't worry. Come. Let's get you out of these restraints." As Kurama undid the restraints, Hiei looked up at the sky.

'I'm coming for you soon, Kyu. Just hold on until then. I promise. I'll save you.'

END OF CHAPTER FIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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