I hope that this chapter makes up for the little cliffy I left everybody on. Now on with the story!
DISCLAIMER: I suppose before I start the story I should say that I don't own YYH, but I could always put this at the end. Wait...I've already written it. Damn! I wasted all this time and space deciding. Oh well! I'll quit rambling now.
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Hiei continued to look around. He had no clue what he was looking for, until he spotted the tree Kutsu was supposed to be in. She wasn't there. Hiei jumped out of the tree. He searched for her energy, when he found it he started going towards it. He found Kutsu on the bank at the top of the waterfall.
'What are you doing wandering around alone?' Kutsu didn't even seem to notice him. Hiei walked in front of her. His eyes widened slightly. Kutsu's irises had completely drowned her pupils, making her eyes solid orange. They were devoid of all emotion. Hiei stepped to the side to think about what to do. Kutsu walked towards the water. When she got there, she held up her hand. The water split open and left a dry piece of land going across the top of the waterfall. Kutsu walked out to the middle of the river where there was a rock. To Hiei's surprise, she reached into the rock and pulled out a yellow orb, about a foot in diameter. Once she pulled it out the water fell across the dry strip of land Kutsu had created. She seemed to snap out of the trance she was in. Her pupils returned. Once she realized what was going on, she grabbed a rock with her free hand to prevent from going over the edge of the waterfall.
'Help me!'
Hiei could barely hear her over the sound of the waterfall. He jumped out onto the rock she was holding onto. He grabbed her hand and pulled her up. Then he took her and jumped back onto the bank. What happened next surprised Hiei. Kutsu dropped the orb, turned and wrapped her arms around Hiei's neck.
'Thank you, Hiei!'
Hiei had no clue what was going on. He felt heat rush to his face. Kutsu laughed at seeing Hiei blush. Hiei pushed her off his neck.
'What were you doing?' Hiei asked, for a change of subject.
'I don't know. I had had a dream; I think it was about my past.
'What's with the orb?' Hiei said as gesturing towards the yellow sphere Kutsu had dropped.
'I don't know…Wait! I think maybe I do know.'
Kutsu pulled off the red bandana she had been wearing. Her bangs split apart revealing her Jagan. She picked up the orb and it started to pulse with a red, inner light. Kutsu's Jagan pulsed red in sync with the orb. Kutsu suddenly shouted, 'REVEAL!'
The orb split into two. One half became a necklace. The other half became a sword. The sword was double-bladed. It was made of blue-steel. The pommel stone was made of a blood-red ruby. It was two and a half feet in length. The necklace caused Hiei's eyes to widen slightly.
'What is that?'
The necklace was a small round orb. It was blood red. Hiei felt his in his pocket. In it was a similar orb, colored light blue. It had been given to him at birth. It was one of his mother's tear gems.
Kutsu looked up at Hiei. Her eyes turned solid orange again. Her voice was completely devoid of any emotion or inflections.
'It is my only link to my birth home. It was given to me by my mother, before I was exiled when they found I was not an ice demon. I was found by some Seer demons. They taught me a little fighting, but I trained myself mostly. When I was old enough, I decided to leave the demons. They then told me the prophesy before my leaving. It infuriated me, so I killed them all. The blood fell on my gem staining it red. It was always a reminder of the prophesy. The prophesy said I must find the first Forbidden Child and…'
Kutsu stopped talking. Hiei took her by the shoulders and shook her.
'What is the prophesy?!?'
Kutsu snapped out the trance. She looked up at Hiei. Tears started filling her eyes. Kutsu broke free of Hiei's grip and ran off into the forest. Hiei looked puzzled as Kutsu ran off. He did not know why she had started crying.
'Stupid ningen emotions! I suppose I should go find the girl, before she gets herself into trouble.'
Hiei followed the energy signal of Kutsu. When he found her, she was sitting in a cave with her knees to her chest. She was still crying. Hiei approached cautiously. Kutsu looked up as she sensed Hiei approached.
'I suppose you think I'm weak for crying. You've been telling me all this time not to show any emotions, but I can't help it.'
Hiei looked sympathetic for a second. When he realized what he was doing, he shook his head to rid himself of all sympathies. Why should I feel sympathetic for her? I have no use for such emotions.
Hiei looked down at Kutsu, eyes now hard.
'Yes. You are acting weak. Stop now!'
'But you don't understand what I saw of my past was horrible. I don't want anymore of my memories. Too much blood.'
'Kutsu look at me!' Kutsu looked up obediently. Hiei punched her in the face. (A/N: Keep in mind; she is almost as strong as Hiei so this punch probably wasn't very painful. That and I don't think Hiei would ever slap someone.)
'Do you think you're the only one with an awful past? You've heard Kurama's past. Mine's even worse. You need to burry your past and move on. You will never get stronger, if you dwell on the past.'
Kutsu looked up at him, holding her cheek where she had hit him. She took a deep breath.
'You're right, Hiei.' She smiled. 'Thank you.'
For the second time that night, Kutsu hugged Hiei. And for the second time, Hiei blushed. Hiei turned and left the cave, with Kutsu, as usual, following behind him.
'Since you've decided to wake up, we'll continue the training. And now you have a proper demon-made sword.'
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There was yet another difficult week of training. Kutsu had done exactly what Hiei had told her: stopped thinking about her past. But she still dreamed of her 'death', every night. Hiei had grown fond of his student. He wouldn't admit to himself that there might be some other emotions he might feel towards her. She had become a lot tougher since the night with the orb and learned techniques flawlessly. He had taught her how to control her demon-made sword, which she said was named BLAZE. He had finally admitted to himself that she was a demon.
'There will be one final technique for you to learn. It will prove whether or not you're a worthy fire demon and Jaganshi.'
'I'll take on anything you throw at me!'
Hiei smirked. I'm going to teach you the 'Black Dragon Technique'. If you can survive learning it, then you will have an extremely powerful and dangerous weapon.'
Hiei slowly unwrapped the bandage that was around his right arm. As the bandage fell, it revealed a black dragon winding around his arm from his wrist to before his elbow. Hiei took off his bandana.
'I'll give you a small sample of what the dragon technique is.'
Hiei's Jagan began to glow. The dragon on his arm seemed to take on a life of its own. Black fire seemed to cover Hiei's entire body. He held out his right arm. A black ball formed in the palm of his hand. Hiei faced towards a boulder that was ten times his size.
'DRAGON OF THE DARKNESS FLAME!'
The boulder was annihilated by a dragon made of black flame. It appeared to have come out of the small black ball in Hiei's hand.
'That was only a small bit of energy. At full power it could destroy half of Makai.'
Kutsu eyes were wide in amazement. She didn't understand how she would be able to do this technique.
'I want you to face that rock,' Hiei said, pointing to a rock similar to the one he destroyed. 'Send your energy into the depths of Makai.'
Kutsu removed her bandana and focused. She gasped a little. She could feel something moving around as if it were alive. But it felt like Youki.
'Good, you feel the dark flames. Now send your energy down as bait. Try to control the dragon through your right hand. Remember to focus your Jagan.'
Kutsu sent down energy. She felt the dragon respond and follow the energy back to her. She suddenly felt the power. She tried to focus it in her hand, but it wouldn't let her. It began to overpower her and wanted to be released elsewhere. She tried to focus, but couldn't get hold of it. Hiei saw this and a brief look of worry crossed his face.
'I thought you were stronger than this. I thought you were a worthy demon.'
She had worked too hard to prove her strength to Hiei. She didn't want to let him down. She forced her will to bring the energy into her hand. The dark ball formed slowly. Kutsu aimed it at the rock and shot the energy. The dragon attacked the rock. When the dust cleared, there was nothing left. Kutsu felt so weak. She started falling backwards.
'Kutsu!'
Hiei rushed over to catch her. He didn't think it would drain her so much. Kutsu eyes flickered open and she gave a small smile.
'You said my name.'
Kutsu closed her eyes. Hiei's expression softened a little.
'Are you okay?'
'Fine, but my arm hurts like hell.'
Once she said this she passed out. Hiei looked at her arm. It was burned badly. Hiei gently picked up Kutsu. He took her back to the forest where they had been camping. He placed her in her usual tree. She couldn't keep her balance, because of the lack of energy. Hiei couldn't put her on the ground, she was too weak to defend herself.
'Hn. I suppose I'll have to help you. You are trouble sometimes.'
Hiei sat in the tree with her. He wrapped his arms around her to keep her from falling. She slept hard all night, while Hiei tried to understand the emotions that were coming to him.
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Well, that's an unexpected ending. I was just writing as it came to me. I hope you liked it.
READ AND REVIEW!! Please.
DISCLAIMER: I suppose before I start the story I should say that I don't own YYH, but I could always put this at the end. Wait...I've already written it. Damn! I wasted all this time and space deciding. Oh well! I'll quit rambling now.
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Hiei continued to look around. He had no clue what he was looking for, until he spotted the tree Kutsu was supposed to be in. She wasn't there. Hiei jumped out of the tree. He searched for her energy, when he found it he started going towards it. He found Kutsu on the bank at the top of the waterfall.
'What are you doing wandering around alone?' Kutsu didn't even seem to notice him. Hiei walked in front of her. His eyes widened slightly. Kutsu's irises had completely drowned her pupils, making her eyes solid orange. They were devoid of all emotion. Hiei stepped to the side to think about what to do. Kutsu walked towards the water. When she got there, she held up her hand. The water split open and left a dry piece of land going across the top of the waterfall. Kutsu walked out to the middle of the river where there was a rock. To Hiei's surprise, she reached into the rock and pulled out a yellow orb, about a foot in diameter. Once she pulled it out the water fell across the dry strip of land Kutsu had created. She seemed to snap out of the trance she was in. Her pupils returned. Once she realized what was going on, she grabbed a rock with her free hand to prevent from going over the edge of the waterfall.
'Help me!'
Hiei could barely hear her over the sound of the waterfall. He jumped out onto the rock she was holding onto. He grabbed her hand and pulled her up. Then he took her and jumped back onto the bank. What happened next surprised Hiei. Kutsu dropped the orb, turned and wrapped her arms around Hiei's neck.
'Thank you, Hiei!'
Hiei had no clue what was going on. He felt heat rush to his face. Kutsu laughed at seeing Hiei blush. Hiei pushed her off his neck.
'What were you doing?' Hiei asked, for a change of subject.
'I don't know. I had had a dream; I think it was about my past.
'What's with the orb?' Hiei said as gesturing towards the yellow sphere Kutsu had dropped.
'I don't know…Wait! I think maybe I do know.'
Kutsu pulled off the red bandana she had been wearing. Her bangs split apart revealing her Jagan. She picked up the orb and it started to pulse with a red, inner light. Kutsu's Jagan pulsed red in sync with the orb. Kutsu suddenly shouted, 'REVEAL!'
The orb split into two. One half became a necklace. The other half became a sword. The sword was double-bladed. It was made of blue-steel. The pommel stone was made of a blood-red ruby. It was two and a half feet in length. The necklace caused Hiei's eyes to widen slightly.
'What is that?'
The necklace was a small round orb. It was blood red. Hiei felt his in his pocket. In it was a similar orb, colored light blue. It had been given to him at birth. It was one of his mother's tear gems.
Kutsu looked up at Hiei. Her eyes turned solid orange again. Her voice was completely devoid of any emotion or inflections.
'It is my only link to my birth home. It was given to me by my mother, before I was exiled when they found I was not an ice demon. I was found by some Seer demons. They taught me a little fighting, but I trained myself mostly. When I was old enough, I decided to leave the demons. They then told me the prophesy before my leaving. It infuriated me, so I killed them all. The blood fell on my gem staining it red. It was always a reminder of the prophesy. The prophesy said I must find the first Forbidden Child and…'
Kutsu stopped talking. Hiei took her by the shoulders and shook her.
'What is the prophesy?!?'
Kutsu snapped out the trance. She looked up at Hiei. Tears started filling her eyes. Kutsu broke free of Hiei's grip and ran off into the forest. Hiei looked puzzled as Kutsu ran off. He did not know why she had started crying.
'Stupid ningen emotions! I suppose I should go find the girl, before she gets herself into trouble.'
Hiei followed the energy signal of Kutsu. When he found her, she was sitting in a cave with her knees to her chest. She was still crying. Hiei approached cautiously. Kutsu looked up as she sensed Hiei approached.
'I suppose you think I'm weak for crying. You've been telling me all this time not to show any emotions, but I can't help it.'
Hiei looked sympathetic for a second. When he realized what he was doing, he shook his head to rid himself of all sympathies. Why should I feel sympathetic for her? I have no use for such emotions.
Hiei looked down at Kutsu, eyes now hard.
'Yes. You are acting weak. Stop now!'
'But you don't understand what I saw of my past was horrible. I don't want anymore of my memories. Too much blood.'
'Kutsu look at me!' Kutsu looked up obediently. Hiei punched her in the face. (A/N: Keep in mind; she is almost as strong as Hiei so this punch probably wasn't very painful. That and I don't think Hiei would ever slap someone.)
'Do you think you're the only one with an awful past? You've heard Kurama's past. Mine's even worse. You need to burry your past and move on. You will never get stronger, if you dwell on the past.'
Kutsu looked up at him, holding her cheek where she had hit him. She took a deep breath.
'You're right, Hiei.' She smiled. 'Thank you.'
For the second time that night, Kutsu hugged Hiei. And for the second time, Hiei blushed. Hiei turned and left the cave, with Kutsu, as usual, following behind him.
'Since you've decided to wake up, we'll continue the training. And now you have a proper demon-made sword.'
^^^^^^^ONE WEEK LATER^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There was yet another difficult week of training. Kutsu had done exactly what Hiei had told her: stopped thinking about her past. But she still dreamed of her 'death', every night. Hiei had grown fond of his student. He wouldn't admit to himself that there might be some other emotions he might feel towards her. She had become a lot tougher since the night with the orb and learned techniques flawlessly. He had taught her how to control her demon-made sword, which she said was named BLAZE. He had finally admitted to himself that she was a demon.
'There will be one final technique for you to learn. It will prove whether or not you're a worthy fire demon and Jaganshi.'
'I'll take on anything you throw at me!'
Hiei smirked. I'm going to teach you the 'Black Dragon Technique'. If you can survive learning it, then you will have an extremely powerful and dangerous weapon.'
Hiei slowly unwrapped the bandage that was around his right arm. As the bandage fell, it revealed a black dragon winding around his arm from his wrist to before his elbow. Hiei took off his bandana.
'I'll give you a small sample of what the dragon technique is.'
Hiei's Jagan began to glow. The dragon on his arm seemed to take on a life of its own. Black fire seemed to cover Hiei's entire body. He held out his right arm. A black ball formed in the palm of his hand. Hiei faced towards a boulder that was ten times his size.
'DRAGON OF THE DARKNESS FLAME!'
The boulder was annihilated by a dragon made of black flame. It appeared to have come out of the small black ball in Hiei's hand.
'That was only a small bit of energy. At full power it could destroy half of Makai.'
Kutsu eyes were wide in amazement. She didn't understand how she would be able to do this technique.
'I want you to face that rock,' Hiei said, pointing to a rock similar to the one he destroyed. 'Send your energy into the depths of Makai.'
Kutsu removed her bandana and focused. She gasped a little. She could feel something moving around as if it were alive. But it felt like Youki.
'Good, you feel the dark flames. Now send your energy down as bait. Try to control the dragon through your right hand. Remember to focus your Jagan.'
Kutsu sent down energy. She felt the dragon respond and follow the energy back to her. She suddenly felt the power. She tried to focus it in her hand, but it wouldn't let her. It began to overpower her and wanted to be released elsewhere. She tried to focus, but couldn't get hold of it. Hiei saw this and a brief look of worry crossed his face.
'I thought you were stronger than this. I thought you were a worthy demon.'
She had worked too hard to prove her strength to Hiei. She didn't want to let him down. She forced her will to bring the energy into her hand. The dark ball formed slowly. Kutsu aimed it at the rock and shot the energy. The dragon attacked the rock. When the dust cleared, there was nothing left. Kutsu felt so weak. She started falling backwards.
'Kutsu!'
Hiei rushed over to catch her. He didn't think it would drain her so much. Kutsu eyes flickered open and she gave a small smile.
'You said my name.'
Kutsu closed her eyes. Hiei's expression softened a little.
'Are you okay?'
'Fine, but my arm hurts like hell.'
Once she said this she passed out. Hiei looked at her arm. It was burned badly. Hiei gently picked up Kutsu. He took her back to the forest where they had been camping. He placed her in her usual tree. She couldn't keep her balance, because of the lack of energy. Hiei couldn't put her on the ground, she was too weak to defend herself.
'Hn. I suppose I'll have to help you. You are trouble sometimes.'
Hiei sat in the tree with her. He wrapped his arms around her to keep her from falling. She slept hard all night, while Hiei tried to understand the emotions that were coming to him.
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Well, that's an unexpected ending. I was just writing as it came to me. I hope you liked it.
READ AND REVIEW!! Please.