The Glare of a Fire Demon       By: Jineka

Disclaimer: I don't own YYH, but I own Tai and Minikia. WHEE!

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Chapter 9         Secrets Revealed

(Tai's POV First Person)

I watched as Kurama tried to awaken the humans, Yusuke and Kuwabara. They seemed to be dead to me, but Kurama argued otherwise. He said that those humans were strong and wouldn't be killed that easy. Yeah right. Humans are humans and that's all there is to it.

Hiei was moping around, pacing the room. Jeez, did I kiss that badly? What's his problem anyway? And what was with Minikia, what was with her trying to get rid of Hiei to "kill [Tai] too"? What was with that?

It was getting excessively boring and stuffy in that room. "I'm going out for some air, be back in while," with that I got up and left the room. It was pretty hot and stuffy outside too. Damn it all.

I pulled my hair out of my face and pulled it into a high ponytail. Satisfied and a bit happier, I ran. Running never made me sweaty or hot, it actually cooled me down, with all the wind I was creating, or whatever you call it.

I stopped eventually and sat down. It was quite peaceful, as peaceful as the Makai could be anyway. There were some slaughters going on, but other than that…

"Taikana, how nice it is to meet again." I turned around and standing before me was Minikia. It was unmistakable.

She was slowly moving closer. I jumped back, "Stop! Not any closer!"

"Taikana, Taikana," she continued to come closer and reached an arm to me. It went right through my body.

"What the hell," I whispered as the arm reappeared behind me. It had went through. "What is this?"

Minikia laughed, "This is what your family has reduced me to. I was happy, before they came. Happy I was. So happy…but they, they took it all away."

I backed away slowly, "What? I don't understand."

Minikia frowned and pulled her arm out of me, "Of course you don't. All you know is that your momma and daddy were killed isn't that right? You think all they do was have sex, and for the most part you are right. But they did have lives. Yes, they did. Theives they were, plundering the castles and stealing from villages. Killed a few of the demon folk too."

That couldn't be right. Mother and Father, they never seemed the type. "But why would I mind?" Minikia continued, "I killed a few in my day as well, but never like they did. Stole my happiness when they killed Nemu. Nemu-sensei, my teacher and the love of my life. I would've died for him, but now I can't."

I looked at her uncomfortably. I remembered that dream, with Nemu and how her eyes shone with joy and happiness.

"I can't even die, not yet anyway. And it was your parents that got me caught. Nemu and I would always loot the castles, only for the sake of surviving of course, but they, they called the guards and they came after us. Then they killed Nemu, right before my eyes, and left me with the guards. Took me to the lord of the castle, and he raped me, stole everything I had left."

I cut her off right there, "Stop! Lies they are! Terrible lies!"

Minikia narrowed her eyes, "Always believe not what others think, but what you know. That is the way of fools."

"No! Stop it! I won't listen you the likes of you!" I shouted.

Minikia smiled, "Won't listen to me, eh? But will you listen to your own flesh and blood?"

I saw a small tornado in the distance and it made its way toward us. Minikia smiled broader, "Kai, won't you listen to Kai?"

My eyes widened in shock and disbelief, but there was no questioning it as the tornado stopped and Kai stepped out. But was it really Kai? She didn't seem the same. "Kai?"

Kai nodded and looked at me, but her eyes were so dull, so lifeless, "Mother and Father. Betrayed us all. You, brother, and all the little ones too."

I eyed Kai warily. Was I supposed to believe this? It was Kai, that was for sure. But…she just wasn't herself. Something was wrong.

But I could believe her, it was hard not too…she was my sister, my best friend. I nodded slowly, "I believe you."

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