DISCLAIMER- I don't own YYH but I own Katanna and Kimi, as well as Splits, Ember, Cas, as
well as Grace.
Walking in shadows of what he used to be..
Chapter 14 Mother dearest.
Kimi, had been asleep for a few hours, and had fallen victem to her own bitter wonderland.
One she had created subcounciously in her mind, to pass the time as she slept. But this dream, she
had found herself in, was more of an extentsion of reality, an alturnate universe that had given her
the choice she thought she never had in her possesion. The choice of changing her life, from the
beginiing, so her father could be there.
This choice, was a forked path, the one she hadn't taken in life.
Though in her mind, it wasn't a choice she had made on her own. But by a forceful hand, that
had dragged her down an endless isle, something she thought she wouldn't escape.
Though she couldn't see the person whom had taken her by the hand, she could feel a distant
familiarity, within the figure. Even with its eyes, that had been hidden from her view, though its
form was lost within its dark cloak, she could still feel that she knew the person beneath the mask.
The figure had stopped walking, as it finally looked at Kimi in an almost ashamed matter, as it
carfully watched the tears stream down Kimi's face.
The child starred up at the dark figure, her eyes bloodshot as the tears continued to swell. But
despite the fear that had encased her, she still looked up into the figures dark hood. Where she could
only see a distant void.
"A mercinaries daughter never cries," the figure said softly, as in kneeled down before the child, its
voice still ringing violently in the childs ears.
"Never fear, I'll be here to guide you..." it said, as Kimi was jerked back into reality.
"Oh Fuck!" Kimi yelled, as she ubruptly sat up. Panting heavily she held her aching chest, still
cursing viciously under her breath.
"get ... a.... grip.." she panted aloud to herself, as she tried to calm her raging breaths.
Calming down, she then got to her feet, remembering that today would be the beginning of the
tournament, Silently she wondered what it would be like. Yusuke didn't really go into specifics
about it, when he was telling her about her father. All she knew was that humans were in the
minoritity, and from what Yusuke had told her about herself, she had no worries, she was a demon
herself. But still, she didn't know what kind.
Casually, she made her way to the door, her mind blank of random thoughts, though she was still
wondering weither she could trust her teamates.
"Dammit!'" she cursed heavily as she remembered her hat, her bandana and the glasses, she
definiatly couldn't go anywhere without those. Even though she was just going into the living room,
she couldn't risk it. With the feeling in her gut, she couldn't let that go, usually it was never wrong,
and she wasn't about to overlook it.
Running over to the nightstand, next to the large queen sized bed, she quickly grabbed up her hat
and glasses as well as the black bandana, quickly she tossed on both her glasses and her hat. She
then folded the black bandana into wide triangle, and then she grabbed both of the ends and wrapped
it just below her nose and tied the two ends at the base of her neck.. Without them, anyone she knew
would and could reconize her.Besides her teamates.
She would stand out quite a bit in a crowd, with her muti colored eyes. One, an ice blue, the other a
dark crimson, like her fathers eyes. And with her gravity defying spikes, two that stood straight up.
She was sure anyone who knew her could pick her out in a crowd, with those abnormal qualities.
Heaving a heavy sigh, she grasped the doorknob, Looking back into the semi empty room, she
made sure she hadn't forgotten anything. Luckily she hadn't, because all she had brought was what
she was now wearing.
Taking a quick glance at the clock on the wall, she noticed it was about ten am. Grumbling, she
opened the door, slaming in shut behind her, she then went out to find her friends. The people she
was just getting to know, she was just praying her trust wasn't being misplaced. If it was she was
definatly going to be in trouble.
She could here there voices in the next room, as she walked down the hall. She let the sound of
voices slip past her as she continued on towards her destination.
"Hey, Kim, sit down!" Ember called from the couch, as Kimi entered the room. Looking at him she
just smiled weakly, not carring about what was going on. With what she saw, everyone was there.
And unfortunatly, Her father was there.
." I'm commin' hold your dammned horses!" She growled as she strode forward. Quickening in pace
she hurried to take a seat in a near by recliner.
Taking a seat in a near by chair, she looked at the three visitors. " You know, you look familiar,
Kim" Yusuke said turning to Kimi, as he winked. Okay, he knows, Kimi swallowed hard.
" Why do we have members of another team in our quarters?" Kimi growled at Ember. "Simple
really, its best we talk to the best teams, that way we fight on good terms, " Cas interupted.
Recieving only a nodd on Kimi's part. She understood, it was best to fight on good terms, so things
would be set on nuetral.
"Kimi, you don't need to hide any more, I know its you," Hiei smirked. " God dammit!! She cursed.
"You see, when you sleep, you can't hide from me." He added softly lowering his head, clossing his
eyes as well.
" How long have you known?" Kimi asked her father, who was leaning on the doorway. " Just this
morning". He smiled softly looking straight into her glasses.
" You know, I hate you guys!!" Kimi yelled at her fellow teamates. "Honestly you can't stay mad at
your dad Kim," Splits said as he walked into the living room, holding a cup of coffee..
"Kurama, did you know you a pervert and a petifile?" Kimi smirked as she crossed her legs and
leaned back a little in the chair, as Hiei turned his head to his friend. His expression growing harder
as he continued to glare. "Um well, I didn't know!" Kurama replied as he scratched his head.
" And dad, I'm not comming home after the tournament. I'm just going to go straight to Maki," Kimi
said quietly.
"No your not," Yusuke chimed in. " Why?" Kimi rasied a brow. " Well, you have a lot more
training to do ya know." He laughed slightly, as everyone from both Kimi's team, and the two
members on his team stared.
"I won't let you go," Hiei said coldly from the doorway.
"Dad, You can't stop me. Your not even family in my eyes." Kimi seethed.
" Is that so, why are you so angry at me? What have I done that's so bad?" Hiei said as he got up
from the doorway, and walked over to her..
" I will always be angry, believe me." She replied harshly as she removed her glasses, revealing her
bloodshot eyes.
"Is it because you never got to meet your mother? Is it because I have been fighting demons, while
you layed asleep in your bed as a child?" Hiei asked, looking into her eyes, standing only inches
away from her, with his arms folded across his chest.
"She's here, if you want to meet her." Hiei said softly, resting his case, this wasn't a battle he was
going to win. It was two to zero. He sighed mentally. It was time he even the score.
" Katana," He called down the hall, turning his head away from Kimi. "I'm here,"Katana called
back, with the hint of anger in her voice.
She came, walking gracefully down the hall, her long black dress clinging to her thined form,
acscenting all her wonderful curves, as well as her full breast. Around her neck, she had a long
purple scarf drapped around her neck that fell just ubove her breast, and was double knotting in the
back, at the base of her neck like a bandana.
She hadn't changed, within the 15 years she had been dead, her skin was as pale as it had been when
she had met Hiei. The only thing that had changed was she had grown into her demon form. She no
longer looked too much human as she once had. Strangly enough, she look even more exoctic then
she had all those years ago.
This tournament gave her a second chance with her family, though she still didn't regret killing
herself all those years ago. She had abandoned her daughter and husband but she needed to be
released from her overactive mind.
As she looked at her daughter, for the first time since she had been born, Katana could only smile.
She hadn't aged a bit, she was still seventeen.
"Mom?" Kimi questioned, gathering her legs onto the chair, quickly gathering herself, she leaped
backwards off the chair. Landing on one knee on the rug, she raised her head, looking at her mother
and father. It was all to much to take. Her father had said, she killed herself almost fifteen years ago.
"Your dead dammit!" Kimi cried out, getting to her feet, as eveyone in the room stared at the scene
that was playing on in front of them. Yusuke and Kurama just stood there, near Hiei, waiting for
everything to settle. It wasn't their place to interfere.
Katana stood unphased, merely laughing at the comment. She was just waiting for it, finally hearing
it sent her into a laughing fit. Holding one hand over her mouth, she held the other around her side,
trying her best to stifle her laughter.
" I Know, I'm dead, woopdydoo," She laughed, startling Kim a bit. " Why the fuck are you
laughing!" Kim yelled out, holding her clenched fists down at her side.
"Cut me some slack, that was funny. You had to say I was dead. This is the tournament of the dead,
so obviously the dead are going to be here." Katana said, finally stopping her laughter, as she
removed both her hands from there places.
Her auburn hair, was as long as it had been, just above her hips in a low ponytail, as a two thick
strans came down in her face, wrapping around her long, wide fox ears. That came out on either side
of her head.
"Oh Kimi, its been a long time, where's my hug!" Katana smiled softly. "No, I still have my
dignity!" Kimi spat.
"I don't blame you for being mad, and or upset with me. I shouldn't have left you in your fathers
hands. He's a little crazy," Katana smirked.
" Hiei, do you mind telling me what in the seven hells is going on? What have I missed that is so
important." Katana asked as she looked him in the eye. Starring at him for those few moments
allowed him to send images on what had been going on. He filled her in on their daughters child
hood, up to this point. Though most of the images got graphic, while others were simply humorus.
Katana could barley contain her laughter. It was sad she missed it all.
"Ah, I see. Thats why your angry? You can't stay mad. Just don't turn into a mercinary, like your
father was." Katana laughed softly, as she tried to lighten the mood. Though it was pretty hard,
everyone was really tense. But who could blame them. With what was going on. It was hard not to
be disturbed.
" He told you everything I take it," Kimi said breifly. " Yes, but you know, I still want to get to
know you before the tournament ends. This will be the last time I see you." Katana said weakly.
"I don't feel like talking," Kimi said bitterly as she walked off. She left the living room and headed
straight towards the door. She had to get some fresh air, it was just to crowded in here.
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Okay, so I didn't get anywhere in this chapter, but hey, I will update again in a week or so.
Please be patient with me, I'm a little stressed out.
Well, please read and review. Thanks.
well as Grace.
Walking in shadows of what he used to be..
Chapter 14 Mother dearest.
Kimi, had been asleep for a few hours, and had fallen victem to her own bitter wonderland.
One she had created subcounciously in her mind, to pass the time as she slept. But this dream, she
had found herself in, was more of an extentsion of reality, an alturnate universe that had given her
the choice she thought she never had in her possesion. The choice of changing her life, from the
beginiing, so her father could be there.
This choice, was a forked path, the one she hadn't taken in life.
Though in her mind, it wasn't a choice she had made on her own. But by a forceful hand, that
had dragged her down an endless isle, something she thought she wouldn't escape.
Though she couldn't see the person whom had taken her by the hand, she could feel a distant
familiarity, within the figure. Even with its eyes, that had been hidden from her view, though its
form was lost within its dark cloak, she could still feel that she knew the person beneath the mask.
The figure had stopped walking, as it finally looked at Kimi in an almost ashamed matter, as it
carfully watched the tears stream down Kimi's face.
The child starred up at the dark figure, her eyes bloodshot as the tears continued to swell. But
despite the fear that had encased her, she still looked up into the figures dark hood. Where she could
only see a distant void.
"A mercinaries daughter never cries," the figure said softly, as in kneeled down before the child, its
voice still ringing violently in the childs ears.
"Never fear, I'll be here to guide you..." it said, as Kimi was jerked back into reality.
"Oh Fuck!" Kimi yelled, as she ubruptly sat up. Panting heavily she held her aching chest, still
cursing viciously under her breath.
"get ... a.... grip.." she panted aloud to herself, as she tried to calm her raging breaths.
Calming down, she then got to her feet, remembering that today would be the beginning of the
tournament, Silently she wondered what it would be like. Yusuke didn't really go into specifics
about it, when he was telling her about her father. All she knew was that humans were in the
minoritity, and from what Yusuke had told her about herself, she had no worries, she was a demon
herself. But still, she didn't know what kind.
Casually, she made her way to the door, her mind blank of random thoughts, though she was still
wondering weither she could trust her teamates.
"Dammit!'" she cursed heavily as she remembered her hat, her bandana and the glasses, she
definiatly couldn't go anywhere without those. Even though she was just going into the living room,
she couldn't risk it. With the feeling in her gut, she couldn't let that go, usually it was never wrong,
and she wasn't about to overlook it.
Running over to the nightstand, next to the large queen sized bed, she quickly grabbed up her hat
and glasses as well as the black bandana, quickly she tossed on both her glasses and her hat. She
then folded the black bandana into wide triangle, and then she grabbed both of the ends and wrapped
it just below her nose and tied the two ends at the base of her neck.. Without them, anyone she knew
would and could reconize her.Besides her teamates.
She would stand out quite a bit in a crowd, with her muti colored eyes. One, an ice blue, the other a
dark crimson, like her fathers eyes. And with her gravity defying spikes, two that stood straight up.
She was sure anyone who knew her could pick her out in a crowd, with those abnormal qualities.
Heaving a heavy sigh, she grasped the doorknob, Looking back into the semi empty room, she
made sure she hadn't forgotten anything. Luckily she hadn't, because all she had brought was what
she was now wearing.
Taking a quick glance at the clock on the wall, she noticed it was about ten am. Grumbling, she
opened the door, slaming in shut behind her, she then went out to find her friends. The people she
was just getting to know, she was just praying her trust wasn't being misplaced. If it was she was
definatly going to be in trouble.
She could here there voices in the next room, as she walked down the hall. She let the sound of
voices slip past her as she continued on towards her destination.
"Hey, Kim, sit down!" Ember called from the couch, as Kimi entered the room. Looking at him she
just smiled weakly, not carring about what was going on. With what she saw, everyone was there.
And unfortunatly, Her father was there.
." I'm commin' hold your dammned horses!" She growled as she strode forward. Quickening in pace
she hurried to take a seat in a near by recliner.
Taking a seat in a near by chair, she looked at the three visitors. " You know, you look familiar,
Kim" Yusuke said turning to Kimi, as he winked. Okay, he knows, Kimi swallowed hard.
" Why do we have members of another team in our quarters?" Kimi growled at Ember. "Simple
really, its best we talk to the best teams, that way we fight on good terms, " Cas interupted.
Recieving only a nodd on Kimi's part. She understood, it was best to fight on good terms, so things
would be set on nuetral.
"Kimi, you don't need to hide any more, I know its you," Hiei smirked. " God dammit!! She cursed.
"You see, when you sleep, you can't hide from me." He added softly lowering his head, clossing his
eyes as well.
" How long have you known?" Kimi asked her father, who was leaning on the doorway. " Just this
morning". He smiled softly looking straight into her glasses.
" You know, I hate you guys!!" Kimi yelled at her fellow teamates. "Honestly you can't stay mad at
your dad Kim," Splits said as he walked into the living room, holding a cup of coffee..
"Kurama, did you know you a pervert and a petifile?" Kimi smirked as she crossed her legs and
leaned back a little in the chair, as Hiei turned his head to his friend. His expression growing harder
as he continued to glare. "Um well, I didn't know!" Kurama replied as he scratched his head.
" And dad, I'm not comming home after the tournament. I'm just going to go straight to Maki," Kimi
said quietly.
"No your not," Yusuke chimed in. " Why?" Kimi rasied a brow. " Well, you have a lot more
training to do ya know." He laughed slightly, as everyone from both Kimi's team, and the two
members on his team stared.
"I won't let you go," Hiei said coldly from the doorway.
"Dad, You can't stop me. Your not even family in my eyes." Kimi seethed.
" Is that so, why are you so angry at me? What have I done that's so bad?" Hiei said as he got up
from the doorway, and walked over to her..
" I will always be angry, believe me." She replied harshly as she removed her glasses, revealing her
bloodshot eyes.
"Is it because you never got to meet your mother? Is it because I have been fighting demons, while
you layed asleep in your bed as a child?" Hiei asked, looking into her eyes, standing only inches
away from her, with his arms folded across his chest.
"She's here, if you want to meet her." Hiei said softly, resting his case, this wasn't a battle he was
going to win. It was two to zero. He sighed mentally. It was time he even the score.
" Katana," He called down the hall, turning his head away from Kimi. "I'm here,"Katana called
back, with the hint of anger in her voice.
She came, walking gracefully down the hall, her long black dress clinging to her thined form,
acscenting all her wonderful curves, as well as her full breast. Around her neck, she had a long
purple scarf drapped around her neck that fell just ubove her breast, and was double knotting in the
back, at the base of her neck like a bandana.
She hadn't changed, within the 15 years she had been dead, her skin was as pale as it had been when
she had met Hiei. The only thing that had changed was she had grown into her demon form. She no
longer looked too much human as she once had. Strangly enough, she look even more exoctic then
she had all those years ago.
This tournament gave her a second chance with her family, though she still didn't regret killing
herself all those years ago. She had abandoned her daughter and husband but she needed to be
released from her overactive mind.
As she looked at her daughter, for the first time since she had been born, Katana could only smile.
She hadn't aged a bit, she was still seventeen.
"Mom?" Kimi questioned, gathering her legs onto the chair, quickly gathering herself, she leaped
backwards off the chair. Landing on one knee on the rug, she raised her head, looking at her mother
and father. It was all to much to take. Her father had said, she killed herself almost fifteen years ago.
"Your dead dammit!" Kimi cried out, getting to her feet, as eveyone in the room stared at the scene
that was playing on in front of them. Yusuke and Kurama just stood there, near Hiei, waiting for
everything to settle. It wasn't their place to interfere.
Katana stood unphased, merely laughing at the comment. She was just waiting for it, finally hearing
it sent her into a laughing fit. Holding one hand over her mouth, she held the other around her side,
trying her best to stifle her laughter.
" I Know, I'm dead, woopdydoo," She laughed, startling Kim a bit. " Why the fuck are you
laughing!" Kim yelled out, holding her clenched fists down at her side.
"Cut me some slack, that was funny. You had to say I was dead. This is the tournament of the dead,
so obviously the dead are going to be here." Katana said, finally stopping her laughter, as she
removed both her hands from there places.
Her auburn hair, was as long as it had been, just above her hips in a low ponytail, as a two thick
strans came down in her face, wrapping around her long, wide fox ears. That came out on either side
of her head.
"Oh Kimi, its been a long time, where's my hug!" Katana smiled softly. "No, I still have my
dignity!" Kimi spat.
"I don't blame you for being mad, and or upset with me. I shouldn't have left you in your fathers
hands. He's a little crazy," Katana smirked.
" Hiei, do you mind telling me what in the seven hells is going on? What have I missed that is so
important." Katana asked as she looked him in the eye. Starring at him for those few moments
allowed him to send images on what had been going on. He filled her in on their daughters child
hood, up to this point. Though most of the images got graphic, while others were simply humorus.
Katana could barley contain her laughter. It was sad she missed it all.
"Ah, I see. Thats why your angry? You can't stay mad. Just don't turn into a mercinary, like your
father was." Katana laughed softly, as she tried to lighten the mood. Though it was pretty hard,
everyone was really tense. But who could blame them. With what was going on. It was hard not to
be disturbed.
" He told you everything I take it," Kimi said breifly. " Yes, but you know, I still want to get to
know you before the tournament ends. This will be the last time I see you." Katana said weakly.
"I don't feel like talking," Kimi said bitterly as she walked off. She left the living room and headed
straight towards the door. She had to get some fresh air, it was just to crowded in here.
...........................................................................................................................................
Okay, so I didn't get anywhere in this chapter, but hey, I will update again in a week or so.
Please be patient with me, I'm a little stressed out.
Well, please read and review. Thanks.