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Part 4

Questions

*Yukina*

'What could drive him to go after this plant? What importance does helkakuive have that this demon would kill just to have it?' My thoughts had me preoccupied. I didn't notice that my companion had stopped until I had run into him. "What-"

He held up a hand to silence me. His eyes scanned the trees. "Show yourself!" He ordered to the seemingly empty woodlands.

After a few moments a gray skinned, black haired, and yellow-eyed demon stepped forward. "This is as far as you go." His voice was deep and grating on the ears. He was fingering a large double-bladed axe.

"Move aside." Heat started to radiate from Hiei. He was fingering a hilt that poked up behind his back.

"What gives you a right to order me around, Shorty? I suggest you grow a few more feet before you-" he stopped mid-sentence. A katana had been thrust through his throat.

"I warned you." A small amount of fire flared from the hilt of the sword as my companion pulled it free. The carcass of the dead demon burst into flames and was gone in seconds. "And never call me short." He added coldly to the pile of ashes.

I stared in amazement and horror.

"We should move on." Mechanically and without hesitation or question, I followed the suggestion.

"Why did you do that?" I asked after I had regained some composure after about an hour.

"He was in our way."

"That's no reason to kill someone." I scolded.

"If I hadn't killed him, he would have killed us."

"Oh." I responded after a moments reasoning with myself. That's when I realized that apart from his name, I hardly knew anything about this person. "Who are you exactly?"

He glanced at me. "My name is Hiei."

"I know that. But, why did you come and find me instead of someone else that has a better knowledge of this area better? And where did you learn to fight? And-"

"My name is all you need to know about me and I'm sorry you even know that." He growled without looking at me.

"At least tell me what you need helkakuive for. You're not going to sell it for money, are you?"

"I don't need money." He ignored my first question. I wasn't about to let it go.

"Than what do you need it for?' I persisted.

He walked quietly, refusing to answer.

'Ugh! Men!' I thought exasperated as I trudged along.

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A/N: Don't want to sound too mean from my command in my disclaimer but please review. I'm getting discouraged with the lack of response for my stories.