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*Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't updated in so long....my mind was drawing a blank. I had run out of ideas -_- Gomen! I would like to thank Pegacorn, Byakugan and all my other reviewers! You guys rock; thanks so much! 'Nuff said, let's get to the chapter! After reading please review! Enjoy!
**I won't be posting this up after this chapter so just keep in mind, Chibi (kid) pix of YYH crew still available. Email: XFinalFantasyX@msn.com ^^;
*Now RekkaShinen1 presents*
*******Chapter 10 - Death Wounds*******
"A c-counter potion?!" Kuwabara uttered disbelievingly.
"Yes, that's what I said." Koenma gave him an odd look. "Is Yusuke okay?"
"Huh?" Kuwabara wondered. Yusuke looked dazed; then out of nowhere, he screamed,"Whoo-hoo!", scaring the daylights out of Hiei, Kurama and Kuwabara. They all jumped 3 feet into the air, Yusuke's leap was more out of joy then shock like the others.
"Yusuke, calm yourself. What's the matter with you?" Koenma crossed his arms and tried to look tough.
"Hehe..." The detective grinned sheepishly. "Eh, sorry, Koenma. Just got a bit excited there." Hiei glared in disgust at Yusuke while Kurama chuckled; Kuwabara looked bored. "What?! I never want to relive my childhood again...." The boy shook his head.
"Yes, well, it seems we have found the counter potion as I was saying before I was interrupted." Koenma threw a dirty look at Yusuke. "But we should first test it again." A mini-fied ogre was led into the room and fed a teaspoon of mysterious purple liquid. Within seconds however, the once yellow kid ogre turned an ugly shade of green. Yusuke looked downcastedly at the still little ogre. Koenma rubbed his head nervously.
"W-Well, hehe, I never said it worked...." The prince of hell stuttered.
"Uh...maybe it was just the ogre? O-Or maybe you gave him too much? No! Too little!" Yusuke stalled desperately. Kurama laid a hand on the spirit detective's shoulder reassuringly.
"Perhaps you messed up the potion?" The kitsune suggested.
"In that case, you'll need another guinea pig." Hiei spoke up, glancing at Kuwabara meaningfully.
"Hey!" Kuwabara yelled, understanding Hiei's hidden suggestion. "Watch it, shrimp boy! Wanna turn revolt-o lime?" He grabbed a vile of the counter potion and held it up threateningly. Hiei snickered meanly.
"No thanks, fool. I can do that without YOUR help." The demon smirked at Yusuke and Kurama.
"Hey, that's right. Kuwabara's never seen Hiei's other form, has he?" Yusuke whispered to the fox. (A/N: For those of you who have seen the movie, this occurs before that, ok?)
"Not that I know of...." Kurama answered.
"Hey boys. It seems the counter potion is a big failure. Hmm....that's odd. It worked yesterday...." Koenma said. "You may go."
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"Damn that Koenma, drags us all the way to Spirit World for nothing!" Yusuke kicked at an empty soda can, his hands shoved into the pockets of his shortened usual green outfit.
"Ah, shut up, Urameshi. I want to get back to normal as much as you do. I mean, these people are giving me weird looks. But moping and acting like a complete dopehead isn't gonna help!" Kuwabara patted his friend on the back.
"He's right. Until Koenma finds the counter potion, we might as well make the best of it." Kurama offered Yusuke a comforting smile.
"Speaking of which, where's shorty?" Kuwabara peered around. "He just disappeared."
"Uh, I don't think he was with us to start with...." Kurama piped up.
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'Yukina should be near the tree right about now....' Hiei thought to himself. But when the demon reached his sister's favorite spot, there was no one there. He waited patiently but the apparition never showed up. In the end, Hiei decided to go check things out.
'That's odd....this place looks like it's been deserted for 2 months....' The demon suddenly caught a whiff of an uncommon scent on the wind. 'Oh god! I smell....blood! Yukina?!' For the first time in a while, Hiei experienced panic...and fear. He rushed towards the source of the bloody smell and found himself near the base of the tree.
Foxes, birds, squirrels....all of Yukina's furry friends lay on the dirt ground slaughtered. Their heads were missing as well as other limbs; blood ran on the floor like the branches of a river. 'N-Nande....?!'
The rank smell of blood was strongest here; it suffocated the demon. 'Yukina....'
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Kuwabara stopped walking upon feeling a chill run down his spine. "H-Hey guys? I just got this really weird feeling...."
"For once you're right, oaf." Yusuke, Kuwabara and Kurama looked up to see Hiei standing in front of them.
"What's wrong?" Yusuke asked.
"It's Yukina. Her spirit energy has disappeared. Almost like she was wiped off this universe...." Only Kurama noticed the fire demon's hand clenching the hilt of his katana tightly as if to reassure himself.
"Have you tried locating her with the Jagan eye?" The kitsune questioned. Hiei nodded in reply.
"Of course. Nothing turned up...."
"Nooooooo! Yukina! WHERE CAN YOU BE?!" Kuwabara suddenly shrieked.
"Shut it, Kuwabara! Jeez, stop scaring the hell out of us!" Yusuke knocked his friend on the back of the head.
"Hi, guys! Might I be of help?" Someone spoke from behind.
"YUKINA?!"Kuwabara cried, whirling around furiously.
"Uh....not really." Kori, the snow apparition princess of Hiseken, smiled cheerfully and waved. "Hey."
"Yo princess. What's up?" Yusuke beamed, giving the young girl a pat on the shoulder.
"I heard someone panicking from all the way back there." Kori pointed a finger at a clothing shop. Hiei and Yusuke smirked at the disraught Kuwabara. "Koyuki was taking me shopping."
"Well, Yukina's gone missing." Kurama explained.
Kori nodded. "Oh no! That's terrible. Wait, who's Yukina?"
"My girlfriend!" Kuwabara wailed dejectedly.
"You wish, idiot." Hiei's crimson eyes flared with rage as he glared at the confused teenager.
"Who are you calling an idiot, eh?!" Kuwabara shook his fist.
Hiei ignored the fool and gestured to Kurama. "Kitsune, a word...."
"What is it, Hiei?" Kurama asked when out of earshot of the others.
"There was....something else." Hiei looked away; oddly enough, this one statement was hard for him to spit out. "At Yukina's spot, there were headless animals. Yukina's friends...."
Kurama immediately understood. "What do you make of it?"
"I figure....they were killed when used in a threat against her. I think Yukina's in danger...."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kurama and Hiei walked back to the group after their discussion and at that moment, Botan came sailing from the sky on her oar. "Guys....! A new mission from Koenma!" She landed gracefully on the ground. The spirit detectives glared at her.
"Oh brighten up, guys! Hello, Princess Haritsuta." Botan greeted Kori, who smiled in response. "This new mission....it involves Akumo." Kurama's attention was caught. "Akumo has been wreaking havoc in an area of this city...." Botan continued. "His true motives are unknown at the moment but we believe he is looking for something. You guys had best get on this now." All the detectives sighed.
"Damn, don't we ever get a break? Let's go and get this over with." Yusuke gestured to the others.
"Wait! Can I join you?" Kori grabbed onto Yusuke's sleeve and he looked at her questioningly. "I have healing powers that might be of help to you and I can form a shielding barrier too."
"No...it's too dangerous...." Kurama spoke, concerned for the princess's safety.
"I can take care of myself....!" Kori said stubbornly. "Besides....I want to avenge Ryuki...." She added the last part softly. Yusuke looked at her in stunned silence.
"H-How do you know about....?"
"Just let her. I'll watch over her if need be." Hiei interrupted, fully understanding Kori's point. If Yukina was ever harmed in any way, he would waste no time to hunt down the murderer and kill the bastard himself. Kori gave the demon a grateful smile.
"Fine. Let's just go, ok?!" The 4 spirit detectives and the one princess began running towards an area of the city.
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"There he is!" Kuwabara screamed, pointing at a red haired spider demon standing in front of a building. Upon hearing Kuwabara's voice, Akumo spun around.
"You again. We should stop running into each other like this. I'll finish you kids off once and for all!" Akumo lunged at the group who all leapt to safety. Yusuke had pulled Kori out of harm's way. "Let's see how you like my arachnids!" Suddenly, a whole group of giant black 8 legged demons appeared and began violently attacking the detectives. Hiei countered with his katana, Kurama with rose whip, Kuwabara with spirit sword and Yusuke spirit gun. Kori managed to form a barrier around herself.
Within moments however, more spider demons appeared and the group was quickly getting worn out. There was no end to all the minions; the detectives were getting more and more scratched up. Hiei and Kurama fought back to back against the horde of demons that surrounded them.
"Hiei, I have an idea....!" Kurama gasped.
"Well, what are you waiting for?!" Hiei exclaimed, getting more aggravated by the second.
"You're quicker than I am! Go defeat Akumo and I believe the demons will disappear!"
"That's your brilliant plan?!" The fire demon had expected something much more from the knowledgeable kitsune.
"Go! I should be able to hold them off!" Kurama focused all his spirit energy into his rose whip and began cutting up the nearest spiders. Hiei growled then quickly made a path through the demons towards their leader. At that moment, Akumo had his back turned.
"Die!!!" Hiei snarled, aiming a slash through the red spider demon's back. Akumo quickly dodged the attack and began fighting back. The two experienced demons traded blows for blows, slashes for slashes, Hiei with his trusty katana, Akumo with a weapon made of a strong weblike material. Although the spider demon's weapon appeared fragile, it was in reality tougher than rock.
At last, Hiei managed to knock Akumo's Web Slayer out of his hands and trap the spider against the wall. Akumo smirked and jumped to safety on the top of the nearest building. Hiei snarled; at this rate, nothing would get done. He had one choice left. The fire demon sheathed his sword and began pulling off the bandages on his right arm. He concentrated his spirit energy into that one part. Akumo's grin grew wider.
"It'd be best if you rethink that over. Dragon of the Darkness Flame? You wouldn't want to hurt your loved ones, would you?" Suddenly, two of Akumo's minions appeared carrying an unconscious girl. Hiei recognized that sea green hair.
"Yukina!" Hiei shouted, immediately stopping the flow of energy to his arm. "You bastard!" The fire demon was about to rush up to save his sister when Akumo chuckled.
"Planning on killing me? Don't even think about it." Akumo formed a clawed weapon out of web and held it up to the ice apparition's flawless throat. "Make a single move and the girl dies." Hiei stood there, feeling helplessness and rage running through his veins; his red eyes burned with hatred.
"Akumo! No! Please, not Yukina!" cried a voice. Urami came stumbling onto the roof, reaching out her pale hands. "Leave her out of this! When did you take her anyway?!" Akumo sneered.
"When you slept, silly woman!" He laughed, dragging Yukina closer to the edge. At the bottom, Hiei stiffened, ready to catch the ice apparition if she fell.
"Why?" Urami whispered. "I wanted revenge on the detectives too but not like this...."
"This is what revenge is about, idiot woman!" Akumo turned his back to the edge and Hiei's eyes widened.
'Now's my chance!' The demon flew up the side of the building, prepared to strike with his katana. But Akumo sensed him and turned around.
"I told you not to move!" The spider demon yelled, running the clawed weapon across Yukina's throat. A red gash appeared on her neck, followed by running blood.
"Yukina!" Hiei panicked. Akumo shoved the girl over the side of the building. She fell towards the ground, dropping like a dead weight. The fire demon leapt after her, catching the Koorime in midair. Hiei crashed onto the stone ground, but not caring. Instead he peered at his sister to make sure if she was okay.
Yukina had been awoken from her state of unconsciousness by the pain in her neck. She looked up and saw Hiei glancing down at her.
"Are you okay?" He asked shakily.
"Hiei....uh-huh." She spoke, her throat hurting more than ever to do so. The apparition tried nodding but ended up choking on her own blood instead. Hiei's heart hurt, seeing his only family suffering. Suddenly, the fire demon felt his sister's energy slowly diminishing.
"Yukina, promise me. Stay awake, ok?" Hiei whispered quietly. Yukina smiled weakly.
"I don't think I can make that promise...." Hiei took his sister's hand and squeezed it reassuringly. He sent Kurama a telepathic message. [Kitsune, get over here NOW!]
"Hi....Hiei...I-I don't think I'll make it...." Yukina coughed up some blood.
"Don't talk like that!" Hiei replied harshly.
"It's okay...." Even near death, Yukina offered comfort to others. "I have but one regret...that I failed to find my long lost elder brother...." Blood gushed from her wound. Her spirit energy was dangerously low; Hiei felt it fading with every gasping breath his sister took.
"You didn't fail...." Hiei clutched Yukina's hand tightly, trying desperately to comfort not only her but himself as well.
"What?" Yukina whispered, not getting what Hiei was hinting at.
"I-I am your long lost brother...." He waited, for the rejection, for the shock and denial. Instead he felt Yukina's thin arms wrap around him to pull him into a hug.
"Nii-chan! I finally found you...." Tears of joy rolled down the apparition's face, landing as precious jewels on the floor. Hiei clung to his sister, glad to have told her at last. Suddenly, Yukina grew limp in his arms, motionless and lifeless. Her spirit energy was gone.
Kurama chose that moment to arrive. He was startled to see Hiei bent over a still Yukina, cradling her in his shaking arms.
"Yukina!" Hiei shook the apparition. No sign of life came from her. "No." He laid a trembling hand on her tear-streaked cheek. It was as cold, no. Colder than ice.
"Hiei?" Kurama asked gently. The demon didn't move.
"She knew....she accepted me." Hiei murmured. Kurama bowed his head in silent respect.
"Why?! Why is life so CRUEL?!" Hiei couldn't help staring at the beautiful face of his sister once more. The blood covered neck didn't match. Without warning, they fell out. Tears....
And for the first time in his life, Hiei cried.
*:'( That's all I have to say.
*Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't updated in so long....my mind was drawing a blank. I had run out of ideas -_- Gomen! I would like to thank Pegacorn, Byakugan and all my other reviewers! You guys rock; thanks so much! 'Nuff said, let's get to the chapter! After reading please review! Enjoy!
**I won't be posting this up after this chapter so just keep in mind, Chibi (kid) pix of YYH crew still available. Email: XFinalFantasyX@msn.com ^^;
*Now RekkaShinen1 presents*
*******Chapter 10 - Death Wounds*******
"A c-counter potion?!" Kuwabara uttered disbelievingly.
"Yes, that's what I said." Koenma gave him an odd look. "Is Yusuke okay?"
"Huh?" Kuwabara wondered. Yusuke looked dazed; then out of nowhere, he screamed,"Whoo-hoo!", scaring the daylights out of Hiei, Kurama and Kuwabara. They all jumped 3 feet into the air, Yusuke's leap was more out of joy then shock like the others.
"Yusuke, calm yourself. What's the matter with you?" Koenma crossed his arms and tried to look tough.
"Hehe..." The detective grinned sheepishly. "Eh, sorry, Koenma. Just got a bit excited there." Hiei glared in disgust at Yusuke while Kurama chuckled; Kuwabara looked bored. "What?! I never want to relive my childhood again...." The boy shook his head.
"Yes, well, it seems we have found the counter potion as I was saying before I was interrupted." Koenma threw a dirty look at Yusuke. "But we should first test it again." A mini-fied ogre was led into the room and fed a teaspoon of mysterious purple liquid. Within seconds however, the once yellow kid ogre turned an ugly shade of green. Yusuke looked downcastedly at the still little ogre. Koenma rubbed his head nervously.
"W-Well, hehe, I never said it worked...." The prince of hell stuttered.
"Uh...maybe it was just the ogre? O-Or maybe you gave him too much? No! Too little!" Yusuke stalled desperately. Kurama laid a hand on the spirit detective's shoulder reassuringly.
"Perhaps you messed up the potion?" The kitsune suggested.
"In that case, you'll need another guinea pig." Hiei spoke up, glancing at Kuwabara meaningfully.
"Hey!" Kuwabara yelled, understanding Hiei's hidden suggestion. "Watch it, shrimp boy! Wanna turn revolt-o lime?" He grabbed a vile of the counter potion and held it up threateningly. Hiei snickered meanly.
"No thanks, fool. I can do that without YOUR help." The demon smirked at Yusuke and Kurama.
"Hey, that's right. Kuwabara's never seen Hiei's other form, has he?" Yusuke whispered to the fox. (A/N: For those of you who have seen the movie, this occurs before that, ok?)
"Not that I know of...." Kurama answered.
"Hey boys. It seems the counter potion is a big failure. Hmm....that's odd. It worked yesterday...." Koenma said. "You may go."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Damn that Koenma, drags us all the way to Spirit World for nothing!" Yusuke kicked at an empty soda can, his hands shoved into the pockets of his shortened usual green outfit.
"Ah, shut up, Urameshi. I want to get back to normal as much as you do. I mean, these people are giving me weird looks. But moping and acting like a complete dopehead isn't gonna help!" Kuwabara patted his friend on the back.
"He's right. Until Koenma finds the counter potion, we might as well make the best of it." Kurama offered Yusuke a comforting smile.
"Speaking of which, where's shorty?" Kuwabara peered around. "He just disappeared."
"Uh, I don't think he was with us to start with...." Kurama piped up.
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'Yukina should be near the tree right about now....' Hiei thought to himself. But when the demon reached his sister's favorite spot, there was no one there. He waited patiently but the apparition never showed up. In the end, Hiei decided to go check things out.
'That's odd....this place looks like it's been deserted for 2 months....' The demon suddenly caught a whiff of an uncommon scent on the wind. 'Oh god! I smell....blood! Yukina?!' For the first time in a while, Hiei experienced panic...and fear. He rushed towards the source of the bloody smell and found himself near the base of the tree.
Foxes, birds, squirrels....all of Yukina's furry friends lay on the dirt ground slaughtered. Their heads were missing as well as other limbs; blood ran on the floor like the branches of a river. 'N-Nande....?!'
The rank smell of blood was strongest here; it suffocated the demon. 'Yukina....'
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kuwabara stopped walking upon feeling a chill run down his spine. "H-Hey guys? I just got this really weird feeling...."
"For once you're right, oaf." Yusuke, Kuwabara and Kurama looked up to see Hiei standing in front of them.
"What's wrong?" Yusuke asked.
"It's Yukina. Her spirit energy has disappeared. Almost like she was wiped off this universe...." Only Kurama noticed the fire demon's hand clenching the hilt of his katana tightly as if to reassure himself.
"Have you tried locating her with the Jagan eye?" The kitsune questioned. Hiei nodded in reply.
"Of course. Nothing turned up...."
"Nooooooo! Yukina! WHERE CAN YOU BE?!" Kuwabara suddenly shrieked.
"Shut it, Kuwabara! Jeez, stop scaring the hell out of us!" Yusuke knocked his friend on the back of the head.
"Hi, guys! Might I be of help?" Someone spoke from behind.
"YUKINA?!"Kuwabara cried, whirling around furiously.
"Uh....not really." Kori, the snow apparition princess of Hiseken, smiled cheerfully and waved. "Hey."
"Yo princess. What's up?" Yusuke beamed, giving the young girl a pat on the shoulder.
"I heard someone panicking from all the way back there." Kori pointed a finger at a clothing shop. Hiei and Yusuke smirked at the disraught Kuwabara. "Koyuki was taking me shopping."
"Well, Yukina's gone missing." Kurama explained.
Kori nodded. "Oh no! That's terrible. Wait, who's Yukina?"
"My girlfriend!" Kuwabara wailed dejectedly.
"You wish, idiot." Hiei's crimson eyes flared with rage as he glared at the confused teenager.
"Who are you calling an idiot, eh?!" Kuwabara shook his fist.
Hiei ignored the fool and gestured to Kurama. "Kitsune, a word...."
"What is it, Hiei?" Kurama asked when out of earshot of the others.
"There was....something else." Hiei looked away; oddly enough, this one statement was hard for him to spit out. "At Yukina's spot, there were headless animals. Yukina's friends...."
Kurama immediately understood. "What do you make of it?"
"I figure....they were killed when used in a threat against her. I think Yukina's in danger...."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kurama and Hiei walked back to the group after their discussion and at that moment, Botan came sailing from the sky on her oar. "Guys....! A new mission from Koenma!" She landed gracefully on the ground. The spirit detectives glared at her.
"Oh brighten up, guys! Hello, Princess Haritsuta." Botan greeted Kori, who smiled in response. "This new mission....it involves Akumo." Kurama's attention was caught. "Akumo has been wreaking havoc in an area of this city...." Botan continued. "His true motives are unknown at the moment but we believe he is looking for something. You guys had best get on this now." All the detectives sighed.
"Damn, don't we ever get a break? Let's go and get this over with." Yusuke gestured to the others.
"Wait! Can I join you?" Kori grabbed onto Yusuke's sleeve and he looked at her questioningly. "I have healing powers that might be of help to you and I can form a shielding barrier too."
"No...it's too dangerous...." Kurama spoke, concerned for the princess's safety.
"I can take care of myself....!" Kori said stubbornly. "Besides....I want to avenge Ryuki...." She added the last part softly. Yusuke looked at her in stunned silence.
"H-How do you know about....?"
"Just let her. I'll watch over her if need be." Hiei interrupted, fully understanding Kori's point. If Yukina was ever harmed in any way, he would waste no time to hunt down the murderer and kill the bastard himself. Kori gave the demon a grateful smile.
"Fine. Let's just go, ok?!" The 4 spirit detectives and the one princess began running towards an area of the city.
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"There he is!" Kuwabara screamed, pointing at a red haired spider demon standing in front of a building. Upon hearing Kuwabara's voice, Akumo spun around.
"You again. We should stop running into each other like this. I'll finish you kids off once and for all!" Akumo lunged at the group who all leapt to safety. Yusuke had pulled Kori out of harm's way. "Let's see how you like my arachnids!" Suddenly, a whole group of giant black 8 legged demons appeared and began violently attacking the detectives. Hiei countered with his katana, Kurama with rose whip, Kuwabara with spirit sword and Yusuke spirit gun. Kori managed to form a barrier around herself.
Within moments however, more spider demons appeared and the group was quickly getting worn out. There was no end to all the minions; the detectives were getting more and more scratched up. Hiei and Kurama fought back to back against the horde of demons that surrounded them.
"Hiei, I have an idea....!" Kurama gasped.
"Well, what are you waiting for?!" Hiei exclaimed, getting more aggravated by the second.
"You're quicker than I am! Go defeat Akumo and I believe the demons will disappear!"
"That's your brilliant plan?!" The fire demon had expected something much more from the knowledgeable kitsune.
"Go! I should be able to hold them off!" Kurama focused all his spirit energy into his rose whip and began cutting up the nearest spiders. Hiei growled then quickly made a path through the demons towards their leader. At that moment, Akumo had his back turned.
"Die!!!" Hiei snarled, aiming a slash through the red spider demon's back. Akumo quickly dodged the attack and began fighting back. The two experienced demons traded blows for blows, slashes for slashes, Hiei with his trusty katana, Akumo with a weapon made of a strong weblike material. Although the spider demon's weapon appeared fragile, it was in reality tougher than rock.
At last, Hiei managed to knock Akumo's Web Slayer out of his hands and trap the spider against the wall. Akumo smirked and jumped to safety on the top of the nearest building. Hiei snarled; at this rate, nothing would get done. He had one choice left. The fire demon sheathed his sword and began pulling off the bandages on his right arm. He concentrated his spirit energy into that one part. Akumo's grin grew wider.
"It'd be best if you rethink that over. Dragon of the Darkness Flame? You wouldn't want to hurt your loved ones, would you?" Suddenly, two of Akumo's minions appeared carrying an unconscious girl. Hiei recognized that sea green hair.
"Yukina!" Hiei shouted, immediately stopping the flow of energy to his arm. "You bastard!" The fire demon was about to rush up to save his sister when Akumo chuckled.
"Planning on killing me? Don't even think about it." Akumo formed a clawed weapon out of web and held it up to the ice apparition's flawless throat. "Make a single move and the girl dies." Hiei stood there, feeling helplessness and rage running through his veins; his red eyes burned with hatred.
"Akumo! No! Please, not Yukina!" cried a voice. Urami came stumbling onto the roof, reaching out her pale hands. "Leave her out of this! When did you take her anyway?!" Akumo sneered.
"When you slept, silly woman!" He laughed, dragging Yukina closer to the edge. At the bottom, Hiei stiffened, ready to catch the ice apparition if she fell.
"Why?" Urami whispered. "I wanted revenge on the detectives too but not like this...."
"This is what revenge is about, idiot woman!" Akumo turned his back to the edge and Hiei's eyes widened.
'Now's my chance!' The demon flew up the side of the building, prepared to strike with his katana. But Akumo sensed him and turned around.
"I told you not to move!" The spider demon yelled, running the clawed weapon across Yukina's throat. A red gash appeared on her neck, followed by running blood.
"Yukina!" Hiei panicked. Akumo shoved the girl over the side of the building. She fell towards the ground, dropping like a dead weight. The fire demon leapt after her, catching the Koorime in midair. Hiei crashed onto the stone ground, but not caring. Instead he peered at his sister to make sure if she was okay.
Yukina had been awoken from her state of unconsciousness by the pain in her neck. She looked up and saw Hiei glancing down at her.
"Are you okay?" He asked shakily.
"Hiei....uh-huh." She spoke, her throat hurting more than ever to do so. The apparition tried nodding but ended up choking on her own blood instead. Hiei's heart hurt, seeing his only family suffering. Suddenly, the fire demon felt his sister's energy slowly diminishing.
"Yukina, promise me. Stay awake, ok?" Hiei whispered quietly. Yukina smiled weakly.
"I don't think I can make that promise...." Hiei took his sister's hand and squeezed it reassuringly. He sent Kurama a telepathic message. [Kitsune, get over here NOW!]
"Hi....Hiei...I-I don't think I'll make it...." Yukina coughed up some blood.
"Don't talk like that!" Hiei replied harshly.
"It's okay...." Even near death, Yukina offered comfort to others. "I have but one regret...that I failed to find my long lost elder brother...." Blood gushed from her wound. Her spirit energy was dangerously low; Hiei felt it fading with every gasping breath his sister took.
"You didn't fail...." Hiei clutched Yukina's hand tightly, trying desperately to comfort not only her but himself as well.
"What?" Yukina whispered, not getting what Hiei was hinting at.
"I-I am your long lost brother...." He waited, for the rejection, for the shock and denial. Instead he felt Yukina's thin arms wrap around him to pull him into a hug.
"Nii-chan! I finally found you...." Tears of joy rolled down the apparition's face, landing as precious jewels on the floor. Hiei clung to his sister, glad to have told her at last. Suddenly, Yukina grew limp in his arms, motionless and lifeless. Her spirit energy was gone.
Kurama chose that moment to arrive. He was startled to see Hiei bent over a still Yukina, cradling her in his shaking arms.
"Yukina!" Hiei shook the apparition. No sign of life came from her. "No." He laid a trembling hand on her tear-streaked cheek. It was as cold, no. Colder than ice.
"Hiei?" Kurama asked gently. The demon didn't move.
"She knew....she accepted me." Hiei murmured. Kurama bowed his head in silent respect.
"Why?! Why is life so CRUEL?!" Hiei couldn't help staring at the beautiful face of his sister once more. The blood covered neck didn't match. Without warning, they fell out. Tears....
And for the first time in his life, Hiei cried.
*:'( That's all I have to say.
