Hiei's POV
Waking to a major headache, I looked around the room I seemed to be trapped in. Dark blank walls covered in nothing. No windows and what seemed to be no doors for me to at least see. I growled and tried to stand but found I was still a little shaky from everything. Falling back down I wondered why I was so weak. Then I remembered, I was human.
"Hello my little dem... I mean human friend," called a familiar voice. I looked up and spotted a demon. Long golden hair and dark blue eyes with skin as bright white as possible. He seemed almost human other than his golden hair and golden tail. I growled. He didn't have and ears on top of his head but I knew what he was. A golden Cat demon. "Do you remember who I am?"
"No and I don't plan on ever remembering," I growled in response. The demon laughed but it sounded more like squeaks. I growled but found my voice cracked so I stopped.
"Don't you hate being human?" the demon asked. I turned away to glare at the floor. "I can turn you back!"
"You can?" I asked as I turned to face the demon. He nodded with a large smile. That was when I remembered that Cat demons usually offered something when they wanted something in return. "What is the price?"
"Ah, you remember about the Cat demons. Good, this will make for a lovely time. Now then the price... You have to work for me when you become a demon again..." the demon said. I laughed slightly.
"And if I refuse?" I asked.
"I torture you till you say yes," the demon said. I was about to say like he could but then I remember all over again that I was human and had no power to stop him.
"Torture me all you like," I growled. The demon laughed and took a step forward. I watched the cat demon with a hard glare but it didn't seem to effect the tall demon as he continued to walk over. Sighing, I remembered the weakness of my human body.
"Ah... You're my little human friend. Not my little demon friend I see," the demon said as he grabbed my chin. I reared back in surprise but was caught by the demon's other hand. Gasping, I watched the demon's eyes. It seemed to entrance me up until the point where I felt something really sharp slowly move across my stomach. Looking down I spotted the demon's cat claws up against my skin. "Join me Hiei... That way, I don't have to torture you."
"Never! My friends will come to get me!" I shouted in the demon's face. All he did was laugh.
"They are going to have to find my hideout. Most demons know who I am but they can lead your stupid friends on a... As humans call it... 'Wild Goose Chase!' So they may never find you in time!" the demon said with an evil laugh. I wanted to cry...
Kurama's POV
"Come on!" I cried out. Yusuke and Yukina where lagging behind me. We had already entered the Makai and where hoping to find a demon who knew the whereabouts of Hiei. So far we hadn't seen a single demon.
"You go way to fast," Yusuke said as he finally caught up to me. I snorted lightly and turned to see Yukina extremely out of breath. Sighing, I thought of if we should rest for her or not.
"Can we take a short break for me to catch my breath please?" Yukina asked sweetly. I almost died. Yukina was really slowing us down!
"No, I will carry you," I finally decided. Quickly gathering the ice apparition in my arms I took off. Yusuke was close on my tail. After a minute he was by my side as we began to jump from tree to tree. Yukina clung to my shirt as tight as she could as I held her bridal style.
"Do you think this is wise?" Yusuke asked as he tilted his gelled head over to Yukina.
"I don't think it was very wise in bringing her but I couldn't say no. Plus I want to find Hiei as fast as possible and I could risk time fighting Yukina on why she couldn't come," I snapped to Yusuke. He nodded in turn and we began to run fast threw the trees. It didn't take us very long to get out of the forest.
"Kurama... I think I can walk now...." Yukina said timidly into my chest. I sighed.
"It would be safer if we go like this. Yusuke and I can take turns carrying you. Every time we see a demon we can trade you," I said to her as I wrapped my arms a little tighter around her. She nodded and moved my shirt around a little. I sighed and began to run harder and faster. Yusuke began to lag behind.
"Kurama!" Yusuke called from a few trees (A/N: The trees randomly appeared so be quite!) behind. I looked back and growled slightly but kept on going.
"Kurama, please slow for Yusuke," Yukina called from my chest. Sighing I slowed my pace enough for Yusuke to just about catch up. But he suddenly caught up with me and grabbed my arm till we stopped.
"What is your problem?" Yusuke snapped at me.
"Look at you! Do you even care that Hiei might be dying as we speak!" I growled back. Yusuke snorted.
"He is to..." Yusuke began but I stopped him.
"He is to tough for that?" I asked. Yusuke turned away. "Yusuke, he is human! Your thinking of the demon Hiei! The human Hiei is even weaker than my brother Suichi! If Hiei is here in the demon world, who knows how many enemies he has that can capture him and kill him... Most demons don't go by honor... So Hiei can be killed by them."
"But," Yusuke began but again, I stopped him and glared at him.
"Can we go please," called Yukina. I nodded and took off at a walk this time because I spotted a near by village. Once in the village I spotted a demon hanging outside. I smiled and put Yukina down. She smiled gratefully but I didn't pay much attention to it as I walked away to talk to the demon.
"Hello my little red haired friend! How may I be of service?" the demon asked. I growled and grabbed his throat. Slamming his head up against the brick wall behind him I smiled.
"Do you know what might have happened to a black haired human with brown eyes?" I asked. The demon smiled back to me.
"I might have... But to tell you that you have to give me something," the demon said. I eyed him wearily and wondered what he might want before answering.
"What would that be?" I finally asked.
"The plant called... Foxes Love..." The demon said with a smile. I frowned.
"A rare plant indeed but it has no worth that I know of so why would you want it?" I asked.
"It is a big ingredient for a spell that I am doing," the demon said. I raised an eye brow.
"What spell?" I asked.
"A finding spell," the demon said with a frown. I nodded and tried to remember where I put some of those seeds. Then I remembered they sat in the one hundredth pocket in my pants... Digging into the pocket I pulled out a growing plant called the Foxes Love. The plant was beautiful and rare. Silver petals lined with black and a brownish steam with golden leaves flashed before my eyes. I kept on forgetting the beauty of this plant... It grew only near a nest where fox kits usually where born or had been born as of late. I remembered it was the first plant I had ever seen when I was born. It was what made me into the plant wielding youkai as of today.
"Here you are... Now the info," I growled as I handed the beautiful plant to the hands of this demon. He smiled and told me he last saw Hiei being held by a red demon with seven eyes and ten arm like tentacles heading south. I nodded my thanks and walked away. Yukina was already at my side with Yusuke behind her. "We head south..."
"Ok..." Yukina said. I went to take off but stopped. Turning to Yusuke I waited for him to pick up the beautiful ice maiden. It took the detective a minute to figure out what I wanted him to do and once he did, he picked Yukina up and waited for me to lead the way. Once I took off, I could tell Yusuke was close on my tail.
"Kurama, any problems getting the info we needed?" Yusuke called from behind me. I shook my head but wasn't sure if Yusuke saw it.
"No problem. But I think we might in the future. I think Hiei's kidnapper has paid or scared most demons in to making them force us to go on a journey before we can receive any info. This demon asked for a Foxes Love plant. It is one of the rarest in the Makai and would have taken years to find if it wasn't for me being a plant lover. We might have some trouble..." I called back. I could tell Yusuke nodded his head but ignored it as I began to pray that the demons wouldn't ask for anything that we didn't already have...
