Chapter 2
The girl untied her cloak and a sudden gush of wind blew it away. Yomi could see Hiei's eyes soften as he finally laid eyes on her since...so long ago. She was more beautiful than he remembered. She had long jet-black hair and crimson eyes, creamy white skin and cherry-red lips. She wore a pure white gown that went all the way down to her heels and it had long spread out sleeves. On her forehead was a circlet decorated with red gems and a single black diamond. "Sorry for the dress, but Natu won't allow me to wear anything too boyish these days," she said as she smiled shyly at him.
Hiei's eyes hardened again at the mentioning of Natu. When he was still with the thieves that had raised him, Natu was the top boss. One day, when Natu came back from one of his secret trips, he brought back a girl with him. She was dressed in a black shirt and black pants, and a red strip of cloth tied her hair into a ponytail. They had become close friends, and she was the only girl that Hiei felt comfortable to be with.
Then, Hiei got stronger and stronger, and Natu felt threatened by this. One day, all the thieves were ordered to end the young fire demon's life, so Hiei and Yomi tag-teamed like always and retaliated. That was when Yomi made a threat that he knew whom Hiei's sister was and went to kill her. Yomi asked that he went ahead to the island of Koorime and she would catch up once she was finished with the thieves. However, when Hiei went back for her, all he found was the little strip of red cloth.
Yomi knew what Hiei was thinking about, her eyes, too, showed sadness. "I...thought...you were dead," Hiei confessed. "I'm no ghost," Yomi replied quietly. "Then?" Hiei asked. Yomi nodded and sat down on the dry sand, she put her feet in the water and told him how Natu never went to the island of Koorime. That after he left, Natu came back. He activated the enslavement ring and kept her close to him at all times.
Hiei sat down next to her as her story finished. Then, he began his story and when he got to the part about Makuro, Yomi interrupted. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked you come out like this. I know she must be someone you care about by the way she looks at you, I promise, I won't interfere with..." Hiei pressed his index finger on her lips and stopped her. "What are you talking about?" He asked coldly. "You're lovers, aren't you? You fought someone to be her right-hand, didn't you?" Yomi asked innocently. "Of course not! I could never love anyone..." he trailed off. Yomi smiled and didn't say anything more. Hiei's eyes told her that he was, for once, telling the truth.
"I'll be watching your fights. Good night," she said and stood up to leave. "Wait!" Hiei suddenly said as he got up too. "Yeah?" She asked. "I won't loose," Hiei said and ginned. "Neither will I," Yomi beamed at him before running off along the shore.
For a long time, he watched her. Like white mist, moving in the dark. When she was gone from sight, he allowed himself to smile. Not a little grin or smirk, but a full smile as his unwrapped his white scarf and took out a little strip of red cloth. He held it close to him, the wild rose scent wrapped around him once more.
The next day, Kurama and Makuro noticed the change in Hiei immediately. He was still cold and gruff, but his eyes had a certain sparkle to it that they've never seen before. "What's wrong with the guy feeling a bit happier these days?" Yusuke would say when they asked him. And Hiei would go off into the woods racing around instead of sitting by the window and stare out pointlessly. And he wasn't paying much attention to which team he'll be fighting next; he wasn't checking out any of the fights except for Yomi's.
When he saw how Natu used a little ring on his pinky to activate the circlet on Yomi's forehead, he would burn with anger. Natu saw Hiei watching, but all he did was smile a big wide smile and wave. Natu was a blonde with blue eyes. He wore clothes that were either decorated with gems, or diamonds, or other ornaments. Hiei had a hard time stopping himself from attacking when Natu pulled Yomi, against her will, close to him.
Makuro noticed why Hiei was going to see some particular battles. She also noticed that he seems to have finally reached his full potential in his fights. His speed, strength, and power seemed to have gone into a totally new level.
Then, one day when she was watching Yomi's fight, she saw Natu whisper something in her ear. Her eyes were full of horror as she made eye contact with Hiei.
~I need to talk to you. ~ Yomi telepathically talked to Hiei.
~Now? What did he do to you? ~ Hiei answered, telepathically of course.
~Yes now. I'll wait for you... ~ Yomi said and left the stadium.