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Crimson Eyes

(Hiei's POV)

Darkness . . .

That's all I can see . . .

Just darkness . . .

What have I done . . .? As I opened my eyes, I gasped. No way! I can't be . . . It's not true . . . NO WAY!

"Hiei, so you're finally awake." A familiar voice, soft and cheery, startled me.

As I turned around, my crimson orbs met lavender ones. I almost fell over.

"Oh! Did I frighten you?" The grim reaper asked cheerfully as she brushed one sky blue strand of hair out of her face.

"Hn." Was my reply to Botan as I got up and sat in my normal position as we were floating midair at the azure sky.

"Don't be grouchy, Hiei. I need to tell you that you're a . . ." And her voice drowned by my cold retort.

"I know that I am a ghost, now leave me be."

"Hiei . . . You'll have to know what happened to you . . . You know; how you ended up in this situation."

"I do not need to know. I can remember everything." I said in that same, bitter tone, to the obvious fact that I was lying.

"Well, I'll tell you, anyway!" Botan snapped infuriatingly as my mind was trying to recall the reminiscence . . .

~Flashback: 3 hours ago . . .~

"AHH!!!" I recalled a scream which sounded like bloody murder as I envisioned a collapsing body falling to the floor, struggling to get up.

"MIRAE!!!" Another familiar voice cried out in the darkness as the shadowed figure rushed to the unconscious body which passed out on the floor.

I couldn't see, even my Jagan couldn't help me, nonetheless. I gripped on my katana tightly; desperation clinging to my mind, wanting to know what was going on. Looking around, the Reikai Tantei had fallen, indeed, or at least passed out from pain. Bloodshed everywhere, the smell of it so strong . . .

"So, the invincible Angel of Life decided to die for the Prince of Darkness? Huh, idiotic legends . . . She's weak." A cold, high pitched voice said without emotion scoffed.

"Leave my sister alone! What has she done to you!?" Her human twin brother's, Earu's, voice cried out as his tawny eyes glowered as he looked up, meeting ice blue eyes.

"Huh, you, too, are weak, Angel of Death." The same voice said in the cold tone which made many hair strands of mine stand on end.

"SHUT UP!"

"Huh, denial settles in. Since you two prove me no fight, I am not hesitating to kill you both." And I heard his sword coming out of his sheath.

"WHAT!?"

"I am going to kill you. What does it look like? But I do not know who should I torture more, you or your sister. Either way, if one dies, the other dies and the three worlds will come into total annihilation."

"You're insane . . ."

I gripped tightly on my katana and without hesitation, I stepped into the light. A lot of bloodshed here . . . Earu definitely looked bloody indeed. His midnight blue jeans which had flames shining at their sides and his once white shirt, which said in Japanese, "You're going down!", they were both seeped with blood. His unruly, dark blue hair was messier than before as he gripped tightly on his sword, defending the bloody body on the floor.

My stomach gave a horrible lurch when I realized the bloody body on the floor was my beloved, Mirae. She was still in her form, The Angel of Life, glowing that mysterious blue. Her wings . . . Her whole body . . . Were all seeped with blood as well. I shot a murderous glare at the man's ice blue eyes.

Yes, I knew this man. This man who had been my arch rival for some time now . . . Rei . . . I studied him intently. So he didn't have one scratch from the elf twins here . . . Little bloodshed was on him. He stood there, ready to clash swords with Earu, with his onyx black pants matching them with his combat boots and dragon hide gloves. His red hair, color of my eyes, was tied in a black bandana, as some hair strands stuck out of it. He was somewhat tan and his black shirt was darkened more, if possible, by pools of blood . . . And yes, those ice blue eyes . . . Cold and merciless . . . But the most bizarre part of him is that he had a Jagan. A WHITE Jagan.

"Earu, don't fight him. I need to settle a score with this bastard." I said uncertainly, positioning myself in a fighting stance.

"What? I have to protect my sister, even if it means facing death." Earu retorted.

"But, she already has too many deaths in her life . . . She doesn't need you, the last member of her human family, to die. She had enough . . ."

Earu didn't reply and hesitated. But then, he went to a dark corner, leaning against the wall, and I swore I thought I heard him say, "I'm counting on you, Hiei."

I turned back to look at Rei determinedly in the eyes, saying, "Let's go!" as we begin our sword fight.

We were even with speed . . . And every time we try to slash one another, the other one parries it. I jumped back and returned to my original position . . . Rei began muttering something, and little did I know, pain was consuming me inside out as a jolt shocked all over my body. The pain . . . It feels like thunder and daggers stabbing me . . . Which I'm sure it was. . . As I refused to cry out in pain . . .

Bloodshed . . . More bloodshed . . . From me this time . . .

"HIEI!" Earu cried out, but his voice sounded distant, as if I was near my end. . .

I collapsed on the floor, feeling my abdomen being stepped on by one combat boot. I struggled to get up, but the combat boot held me down.

"Well, well, well . . . I thought you would put up a better fight other than these two . . . My arch rival, you have proven yourself weak . . . So, I'll have to torture you one way . . . Since my sword wouldn't help, I'll just torture you with . . ." And Rei trailed off, and I heard him switch weapons and the next thing I knew, I heard something click.

"Hiei, watch out!" Earu cried out.

I looked up weakly and saw Rei, leering at me, aiming a gun in my face.

"Well, Hiei Jaganshi, this shall be your end. Good-bye." Rei said coldly as he was about to pull the trigger but I was chuckling quietly and Rei looked at me as if I was insane.

"Why are you laughing? You're about to die! Insane fool . . ." Rei murmured under his breath, almost pulling the trigger again.

"That may be true, but I didn't show you my true power yet." I said, smirking slightly.

"What! What do you mean?"

I made no reply as I took off the bandage off my right forearm and glanced at the tattoo that was on it. I sighed heavily, I had no other choice.

"Hiei, no! Don't do it!" Earu finally yelled after the silence that shut him up during our fight.

"I have to, Earu. I have no other choice."

"But!"

"Earu . . . I want you to take care of Yukina and Mirae for me, understand?"

There was an eerie silence. Finally, Earu replied quietly, saying, "I understand. But I'm warning you . . . Mirae isn't going to like this . . . Neither will Yukina . . ."

I turned back to Rei and cried out, "JAOU ENSATSU KOKURYUHAA!!!" as darkness swirled upon the whole background and then, a deafening roar can be heard.

"WHAT!? It can't be . . ." Rei muttered as he fell backward, awed to come face to face with the dragon I had summoned from the pits of Reikai.

"BUT HIEI! YOU KNOW YOU'RE STILL NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTROL IT! HIEI! HIEI!" Earu cried out, but I ignored him, focusing on Rei and my dragon.

"KILL HIM!" I shouted to my dragon.

The dragon shot out dark flames that came from the underworld. In a flash, Rei was being consumed by the flames, bit by bit.

The dragon turned to me and I stood my ground, mind slipping away . . .

~End of flashback~

". . . . So, that's what happened." Botan said finally, as a sorrowful silence took over her.

I made no reply, replaying the memory over and over in my mentality, thinking, [So that's how I died . . .]

As the need of speaking was burning in my throat, desperation clinging to me again, I said hoarsely, "How are the Reikai Tantei and Mirae and Yukina? Can we go see them?"

"OK." Was Botan's reply as I hopped on her oar, going to the area to where my friends were . . .

* *Elsewhere . . .* *

"I DON'T BELIEVE IT! I'LL NEVER BELIEVE OF HIS DEATH!!!" I heard a familiar voice shrieked.

"That's what Botan said. . . . At least my brother died with honor . . ." I can hear the soft, soothing voice of my sweet sister, Yukina, say to the one who was yelling, even though I knew who it was.

"How can he do this to me . . .?"

I looked inside the window and guilt rushed in my veins. Mirae sobbed as she curled in a ball. Yukina was giving her a hug, even though I'm sure Mirae was in a bad mood.

"It'll be alright . . ." Yukina said soothingly.

"No, it won't . . . IT WON'T!" Mirae cried out, her voice muffled as she continued to sob quietly.

"I'll get your brother . . ." Yukina said as she walked out of the room.

I continued to watch my beloved crying, even as a spirit. She thought I had betrayed her because I left her . . .

Now, I hear footsteps.

"Mirae, are you alright?" A polite, serene voice asked politely as I knew who it was . . . Kurama . . .

"Brother . . . I can't believe Hiei would do this to me . . ." Mirae said coldly while she went into her sobs . . .

Kurama knelt beside Mirae and gave her a hug. Mirae, at first, hesitated, but then, she was crying her heart out, burying her face into his chest.

"How can he do this to me . . . I had enough deaths to last me a life time . . ." Mirae choked out.

"I know . . . But you'll have to go through this . . . Two days from today is Hiei's funeral . . ." Kurama whispered.

"NO!!! Please no!!!"

"Mirae . . ."

"I don't think I can go through this anymore . . ."

Kurama tucked her in bed and brushed one strand of dark blue hair out of her face. Kissing her forehead, he said, "I'm sorry for the death . . . I really am. But we have to go through this. It's a part of life . . . Good night, Mirae."

"Good night, brother . . ." She murmured as he walked out of the room, his footsteps dying away soundlessly.

Mirae buried her face into the pillow, sobbing uncontrollably as a fresh, new wave of tears settled in. She cried and cried until she had fallen asleep.

"Hiei . . . Everyone has taken your death hard . . ." Botan said quietly, a tear streaming down her cheek.

I felt stunned and guilty, letting the Reikai Tantei, my sister and my love down. I was uncertain that I was crying . . . As black tears streamed down my cheeks . . . Without hardening themselves into teargems . . .

"Hiei . . . Remember you can always go into anyone's body when they are asleep . . . Try calming Mirae down . . ." Botan said as she disappeared into thin air . . .

I went through the window and sat beside my beloved's sleeping form on the bed. I wanted to kiss her, hold her in my arms . . . But no, I couldn't do that anymore, for I am a spirit. . . . Without hesitation, I went into Mirae's body, contacting her . . .