Chapter 42

Nami's Fear

It had been five days since the group came back from America. One the third day the group had played spin the bottle and as usual Hiei refused. But when Botan showed him a few photos and threatened to show them to his friends in the Makai he eagerly joined the game. In the end he kissed Yukina once, Keiko once, Crystal twice, Botan three times, and Nami four times.

He was now lying in a tree just outside Genkai's temple. With Riku around Hiei had stopped being as protective of Yukina but still didn't take any chances. "Hey there fire shrimp" Nami said as she appeared on the branch in front of him. He glared at her and struggled not to blush from how much skin her outfit exposed. "What are you looking at?" she asked suspiciously. "Do you ever wear something other than leather?" he asked. "No" she replied. "Slut" he mumbled. "What'd you call me?" she said angrily. "I said you look like a slut in that outfit" he replied. "I bet you like it" she said. "What?" he said trying to sound surprised. "AWW, am I embracing you?" she said mockingly. She ducked a katana swung and disappeared into the forest. "Devil bitch" Hiei mumbled.

"There you are" Yukina said from the ground. Hiei looked down and saw his sister in her ever-cheerful mood. "What is it sis?" he asked as he jumped down. When no one else was around Hiei would call her sis instead of just Yukina. "Well as you know Kurama's birthday is in a few days and I was wondering if you'd like to join Riku and me on some shopping" she said. Hiei thought about it for a while. Every time Riku and Yukina went shopping they'd always end up making out somewhere. Even though he respected and trusted Riku he still didn't like the thought of someone's tongue in his sister's mouth. "Very well" he said. He followed Yukina to where Riku was waiting on his chopper. "Sorry Hiei, only room for two" Riku said as Yukina put her helmet on. "I can keep up" Hiei said. Riku nodded and put his helmet on. With a kick he started the engine and was off. Hiei flitted off to follow them.

A few hours later

The three arrived back at Genkai's. They had no luck in finding anything but they still had a few days. Yukina got off Riku's bike and headed for the temple. "I'll get lunch ready" she said over her shoulder. Riku and Hiei nodded and Riku put his chopper in a small garage he had built in one night.

"Excuse me" a voice said from the stairs. Riku and Hiei both looked to the source. Standing there was a man dressed in a white trench coat and wearing a white hat. He had a long face and a pointed chin (sorta like Seito from Rurouni Kenshin). The hair that the hat didn't cover was gray. In his right hand was a cane. "Who might you be?" Riku asked. "My name is Shinzu, Dr. Shinzu" he replied. "What do you want here?" Riku asked. The guy didn't seem dangerous but Riku's instincts said otherwise. "I was wondering if you know a girl by the name of Nami" Shinzu asked. "I've never heard of anyone coming here just to see Nami" Riku said. "Well I'm an old friend of hers. I guess you could call me her adopted father" he said. "She's not here but has a knack for popping out of nowhere. You can wait inside" Riku said as he turned around and headed back to the house. Shinzu followed. Hiei had a bad felling so he went to the house as well.

"Riku lunch is almost ready. Who's he?" Yukina asked pointing to Shinzu. "Dr. Shinzu, he says he's an old friend of Nami's" Riku said. "Can I get you anything?" she asked Shinzu. "Some tea would be nice please" he replied. "Okay" Yukina said as she headed back to the kitchen. Shinzu took a seat on the couch. Hiei took his spot in the corner. Yukina came back in and handed him a cup off tea. "Thank you" he said as he started to sip.

Yukina headed back to the kitchen and found Riku strapping his sword on. "What is it Riku?" she asked. "There's just something not right about that guy. Call it wolf instinct but I think he's not human" Riku said. The guy did smell like a human to him but demons could easily hide their true scent from him.

Yukina went back to making lunch. She heard a tapping sound on the window. She looked to it and saw Nami waiting to be let in. Yukina hurried over to her and opened the window. "Thanks Yukina" Nami said as she slide in. "There's a man waiting for you in the living room. He say's he's an old friend of yours" Yukina said. "Really?" Nami said. Yukina nodded. "Probably some demon out for revenge" Nami said. "Actually, he looks very old" Yukina said. "Do you know his name?" Nami asked. "He said his name was Dr. Shinzu" Yukina replied. Nami froze. "Did you say Dr. Shinzu?" she asked slowly. Yukina nodded and could tell something was wrong. She saw something she never thought she'd see in Nami's eyes, fear. Nami, the girl who could beat Hiei at every fight they had, who never backed down from a challenge, who had earned the right to be called the worlds best demon slayer, was afraid. "Stay here Yukina" Nami said. She then ran to the living room.

When she entered and saw who it was she froze again. Y-you" she said with fear in her voice. Shinzu looked at her and smiled. "Hello Nami" he said. Hiei saw the look in Nami's face. She's afraid?!  He thought. He knew if this guy could scare Nami then he was trouble. He and Riku both grabbed their sword handles. Shinzu noticed this. He pulled a small remote with a weird antenna sticking out of it. With a push of a button everything around them went disappeared. They were now in a black void.

"Where are we?" Nami asked. "We're in a different dimension. I don't want your friends to ruin our reunion" Shinzu said as he walked to her. "My you've become quit an attractive young woman since I last saw you" he said as he admired Nami's body. "But your dead" Nami said. "Did you forget about the Safe Room" Shinzu replied. "What do you want?" Nami asked. She really wished she had her scimitars at the moment. "I want you back Nami. I've been searching for you sine the day you left" he said. "I refuse to go back with you" she sad defiantly. "Oh but you must. Do you remember the words Project Fallen Angel?" he asked. Nami backed away from him. "No I won't be part of your evil plan" she said. "You don't have a choice" he said as he walked toward her. "You have five days to leave those friends of yours. Otherwise they will meet a very tragic end. Especially that fire demon you seem to be smitten with" he said. "What are you talking about?" she asked. "Don't play dumb with me. I saw the look in your eyes when you saw him" Shinzu replied. "Don't you dare hurt them" Nami said angrily. "I won't if you come back. Remember, five days" he said. He pushed the button on the remote again. Nami found herself back in Genkai's living room. "Where'd he go?" Hiei said as he looked around.

"He's gone for now" Nami said as she sat on the couch. Riku could tell she was trying to hold back tears. Yukina rushed in to comfort her. "Nami, who was that guy? He said he was your adopted father" Riku said. "No, that monster is no father of mine" Nami said as a tear rolled down her cheek. "Then who was he?" Riku asked. "H-he's…he's…he's my…*sigh*…he's my creator" she said. Everyone gasped. "What do you mean creator?" Hiei asked. "He's the one who created me" she replied. "Created?" Riku asked. "I wasn't born like the rest of you, I was created in a human lab. The scientists there were experimenting on creating demon hybrids by mixing the DNA of different demon species. I was the angel/devil experiment. My parents were donors and I doubt they had any choice in the matter. I was born from a tank not a mother. At first life wasn't so bad but when I turn five the place turned to hell. When I was thirteen I escaped and destroyed the lab along with all the scientists. But one survived, the one who created me and ran the whole operation, Dr. Shinzu" she said. "So you were created in a lab?" Yukina asked. "Yes, and I never want to go back to that life again" Nami said as another tear rolled down her cheek.

 "He wants you back doesn't he?" Hiei asked from a corner. Nami nodded. "Don't worry, we won't let him take you back. Is it alright if I tell the others?" Riku asked. Nami nodded. Hiei growled at the thought of Nami being taken away. Wait, why do I care so much? He thought.

Nami looked over to Hiei. He looked to be deep in thought. Me, in love with fire shrimp? That old man is crazier than I thought. Then again, he is one of the most determined guys I know and he's got a pretty nice ass. Okay stop thinking about things like that. This is Hiei were talking about. I should worry more about the good doctor than how cute Hiei is. Where did that cute part come in? she thought.    

"Hiei, why don't you make sure he's left the area" Riku said. Hiei nodded and flitted off. "We'll tell the others when they get back here" Riku said as he looked out the window for any signs of trouble. "Don't worry Nami, we're all here for you" Yukina said. "Thanks" Nami said as she forced a smile.

So Nami came from a lab and the scientist who made her wants her back. Next chapter, a certain fire demon discovers his              true feelings. Review please.