Beautiful Goodbye
Hiei watched Kitarro stab Neko. "NO!" He had no time to save her. She was now dying. He sat down next to her, placing her head in his lap. "Neko, hang in there, we'll get Yukina and she can heal you and you'll--" Neko placed a finger on Hiei's lips.
"Don't speak. I know what you're thinking. I won't make it anyway." Hiei bit his lip. "You have to hang in there. You just became mine." Neko smiled. "I know, Hiei." She became weaker by the second. "Just... promise me, Hiei, that you... will live on." Hiei nodded. "Okay, for you, I will live on." Neko smiled.
"Thank you, Hiei.... Hiei... kiss me... one last time... kiss me." Hiei could feel the tears welling up in his eyes. He pulled her close and kissed her passionately. Neko started to cry. Their tongues danced one more time. After not too long, Hiei broke the kiss. "Hiei... I love you... forever..." Hiei touched her cheek. "I... I love you too." He said. Had Neko not been dying, he may not have said it out loud in front of everyone. But even so, there wasn't anyone. Just Hiei and Neko... alone...
"Hiei... I will wait... for you." Hiei shook his head. "Don't talk like that Neko. Maybe Koenma will give you another chance." Neko closed her eyes. "Maybe." Hiei held Neko close. "Come on, you'll make it, just watch." Neko smiled and shook her head. "It's okay... Hiei... I have accepted... my fate." Hiei let a black tear gem hit the floor. "I was too slow to save you... I'm sorry!"
Neko touched Hiei's face. "It's okay, love. Whatever... happens... ... happens..." She closed her eyes. Hiei panicked a little. "Neko! Open your eyes!" Neko smiled, trying not to cry. "Good bye... my beloved..." Her hand dropped to the floor. She was dead. Hiei bit hit lip. "Neko..." He picked her up and faced the gang. "We're too late... " Yusuke put his hand on Hiei's shoulder. "Come on, maybe we can talk Koenma into giving her another chance at life." Hiei looked up at Yusuke. "We need a place to put her body." Suddenly, he heard someone cleared their throat. He looked to see Botan. "I can do that, Hiei."
Botan took out a capsule from her pocket and threw it. Out came a capsule that Neko could fit in. (courtesy of Dragon Ball!!) "That will keep her preserved, and if necessary for years!" Yusuke cocked his head. "Where'd you get it?" Botan beamed at him. "Ogre made it." He looked at Botan. "Why?" Botan looked down at the ground, answering Yusuke's question. "Because Koenma knew..." she began to hesitate, "he knew she would die." Hiei growled deeply. "IF HE ALREADY KNEW, WHY DIDN'T HE TELL US? WE MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IT!" Botan looked sadly at Hiei. "The odds of stopping death are almost, if not completely, impossible. Neko's death was inevitable." Hiei grew frustrated. "Not TRUE!" he said as he punched the wall. Botan had a very sad look on her face. "I'm sorry Hiei. I cared about her, too, and I wish--"
"What good will wishing do?" All eyes were on Hiei. "Wishing is for weak fairy tales. Wishing is for those who live in the clouds." He fell to his knees. "Wishing will NOT bring MY WOMAN BACK!" He pounded his fists on the ground. "Why couldn't it have been me instead of her?" Botan lightly touched his shoulder. "Then she would have been the one in misery... Come, let's talk to Koenma." Hiei knew she was right. He nodded slightly. They put Neko's body in the capsule and went to see Koenma.
Author's Note: cries Ohhhh... poor Hiei!!!!