Suzaku: now you will write stories for me only

Star: dream on. I write stories for me, my reviewers, and Kurama and the others...who will be here for me any moment.

Suzaku: I'm sure

Star: I will write for them, not you. Loser

Suzaku: I would not say such things were I you

Star: Loser

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Chapter 14

Remind and remember

~*~*~*~Loyal Tribute~*~*~*~

Hiei and Botan stood alone in the forest. "Hiei please tell me you are not going to do this." Botan pleaded

"Be quiet onna." Hiei said

"Don't do this, if not for me then for them. Yusuke, Kurama, Kuwabara...Yukina." She said but Hiei would not listen. "You can turn me in but don't help Suzaku, don't..." Botan said but Hiei shoved her into a bush where a portal appeared. Hiei dropped his bandana, seemingly on accident. After he jumped with Botan into the portal Hiei pulled out a spare bandana, this one was black with blue flames (he gets his white one back but for now this is cool.) and put it on.

"Hiei. There is still time, please don't do this." Botan pleaded and when Hiei let out a small growl and she lowered her head in defeat.

Hiei pushed Botan all the way to Koenma's dark, cold and stormy palace. "Not that I care but what happened to this place?" Hiei asked

"This is what happens when the bad forces take over." Botan said in defeat.

Hiei and Botan walked into the palace and turned a few corners before reaching the office of Koenma. They walked in and saw Suzaku with Murugu in a solid gold throne and Koenma at his side. "Ah, Hiei there you are I thought you would turn on me." He said, "I guess not." Suzaku looked at Koenma, "Take Botan to the tower she will be made mine tonight."

This made Botan cringe, "no I will not be with you."

"You are mine dear, we are mated."

'What?' Hiei was shocked but could not let it show. 'He was the one?'

"I am not yours you took me... and I was in love with someone..." Botan did not get to finish because Koenma was dragging her to the highest (of course) tower.

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Yusuke, Kuwabara and Kurama walked into the shrine to meet Chu and the others. Star ran into Kurama's arms and hugged him.

"Are you okay?" Kurama asked

"I think something is wrong with Hiei. I could feel it last night. Such pain." She said

"How can you feel his pain?" Kurama pushed her back lightly but kept his hold on star's shoulders.

"It's a long story." She said

"I'm lovin' a good story now and then lass." Jin's ears perked up and started to do a happy dance.

"Yes shila, tell us." Chu added

"We don't have time for stories." Yusuke said

"Yusuke is right." Kurama said. "Okay we have to train to defeat an army of demons. We need to get Kayko, Shizuru, and Yukina to safety.

"I want to save my Yukina." Kuwabara said.

"No, you need to train with Yusuke and I. Touya will get Yukina, Rinku will get Shizuru, and Jin will get Kayko."

"Wait one moment. You think they will willingly go with a bunch of demons?" Yusuke asked

"They will get their memories back." Kurama bulled three bags with a powdery substance in it. "This is a memory herb that is only found in the dark parts of Makai. They need to consume this. All of it." he warned, "if they don't get all of it, they will only get bits and pieces of there memory back and they will suffer in a mix of the past and present. It would surely kill them. You understand?" Jin and the others nodded.

"As for us." Kurama turned to the others "we need to begin training right away. Yusuke and Kuwabara went to the dark room (remember from Genkai's tournament?) while Jin, Touya, and Rinku went to find the girls.

"Oi what about me?" Chu asked getting off the couch.

"Chu!" Rinku exclaimed "you need your rest." He said

"Nonsense." Chu stood up and wobbled around like always. "See I'm fine." He said before passing out on the loveseat.

"Just go." Kurama said. And they left. Kurama was about to walk out the door when a slender hand seized hold of his wrist.

"Kurama." Star looked at him with sad silver eyes (they change from silver to gold JSYN)

"Star?" Kurama looked at her.

"Hiei is in terrible pain." She said.

"Tell me of this bond." Kurama said

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Botan was untied but still kept in a prison, although the accommodations were pleasant. She was given a California Kind sided bed (the biggest bed size) her sheets were a baby blue silk. She had a dresser, a private bathroom and a mini bar. Botan walked over to a nearby window and looked down at the army of millions of demons.

'How will I get out of this one? How could Hiei take Suzaku's side? How would the detectives defeat that army?' Botan asked these questions a thousand times. She never got an answer. Then she realized that she would have to save them on her own.

"I will have to seduce..." she cringed to even think it..." Suzaku and kill him. Then I will escape." She thought but was petrified for she had never killed anyone. Botan looked at the bed, "but I will need to rest first." As soon as her head and salty tears hit the pillow she had fallen asleep.

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"Now that we are alone, Hiei." Suzaku said, "I know that you and Botan had a previous arrangement, and you are a member of the Urameshi team, I need to test your loyalty to me."

"Fair enough." Hiei said in his usual tone. "What must I do?"

"There was a ferry girl not too long ago that decided she would defy me, I need you to kill her." Suzaku said and told the ogres to bring in Vicky. She was a girl with light blue hair and a red ribbon in her hair and she had a young face and looked a lot like Yukina.

"Vicky looks so much like your dear sister." Suzaku said what Hiei was thinking, "that is the point I want to see how far you will go for me." He said and the girl walked forward with her eyes on the ground as Hiei drew his katana.

'Forgive me.' He told the girl 'how old are you? And what have you done to upset Suzaku?' he asked her telepathically.

'I'm only ten. I just started working a ferry girl last week, under Botan's care. I would not share a bed with Suzaku so he got angry and sentenced me to death.' The girl said softly.

"Hiei. You must not hesitate to kill anyone I ask you to." Suzaku said. Hiei swung his Katana at the young innocent girl.

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Suzaku: hehehe I had that girl killed

Star: shut up and let me go. Loser

Suzaku: I told you not to call me a loser

Star: loser loser loser loser loser loser loser...

Suzaku: shut up. (Picks up Star "still saying loser "and ran)