Chapter 8

Yaru P.O.V.

Okay. Hiei and I are stuck in the middle of some very vicious looking humans and demons. Hiei's a half-dead human, and I'm a really tired demon. So, no big deal, right?

I drew my sword, grabbed Hiei, and jumped over the heads of the turmoil. We landed running in a hallway. There was a window at the end, and nothing else. Bad hallway. We ran to the window and looked out. About a 100-foot drop...I looked in front and behind me. Ok, jump out the window with Hiei and have a 2% chance of surviving, or keep swinging until I get slaughtered.

I threw Hiei out the window, into what I hoped where some trees. Then, the attackers drew near. Not enough time...I started to swing my sword.

As I dived into the crowd, I heard Hiei scream.

"YARU!!!!!"

Hiei P.O.V.

I fell from the window, screaming her name. She was going to die, and I couldn't do anything. I screamed and then, I fell into the trees. The ground started to draw closer, as I snapped branches and twigs. Then, my head hit a branch, and I went limp.

I woke up on the ground. I was still human. Who am I? Where am I?

Being knocked out continuously causes amnesia.

Then, I remembered. My name is Hiei. I'm in a forest outside a castle owned by a shit-head named Nakasu. YARU! I scrambled to my feet, and ran through the trees, only slightly noticing the cuts and bruises the branches and twigs were causing.

I burst out of the tree's coverage, and saw the ruins of what was a huge building. I gaped at the broken rock, and dust swept across the lifeless area. Without thinking, I started to try and lift rocks that my human body couldn't stand. Then, I heard a voice. "Haha! Look whose here!" I spun around and glared at Nakasu. He smirked and said, "It's no use. She's dead." I shook my head. "No! I won't believe it." She can't be dead!

Nakasu flicked a greasy piece of hair from his ugly face. "Fine! Kill yourself looking for her. That's exactly what I want!" He turned and walked away Then, I snapped. Without realizing it, my demon powers came back, and I drew my sword, and hit his shoulder. When he turned around, I lunged in and thrust my sword through his stomach.

As I stood, glaring at the Nakasu, he looked at me in shock. "But, your demon powers! They weren't supposed to come back for a long time." He leaned back, and before he died, I searched his brain. He wasn't lying in saying that he thought Yaru was dead. But, I knew that she was. I turned around, and started to lift giant rocks.

I searched through the whole thing. She wasn't there. But, she might have been one of the bloody corpses I found...no! She wasn't dead. Then, my eyes caught a hint of blue. I reached toward it, and dragged a glowing Yaru from under the rocks. I felt her wrist.

Nothing. Yaru...was dead.

I bent down; silently wishing that she would wake up, start breathing...anything normal for a living person. Nakasu was lying, and Yaru would wake up and we would leave. We would get out off this place, and live together until our death. After what seemed like eternity, I got up. I realized that I was covered in sweat, dirt, wigs, and leaves. There were tear gems scattered across the floor. I picked them up, and bundled them up in a large leaf. Then, I left, Yaru in my hands.

I buried her under a tree in her clearing, along with the tear gems. I prayed for her, and got up. Then, I left, not expecting to see this place again.

Kurama P.O.V

We waited for any news. Then, Koenma walked in, still trembling, but with a grim look on his face. We got up, and Koenma threw a map n the table. It was the same one on his desk, except that the blue dot was gone. Koenma looked at us with grave eyes, and said, "So, here's what happened. This map tracks spiritual energy. That means either Yaru has no more spiritual energy, or she's dead. Now, let's hope-"

He didn't get to finish. Hiei walked into the room, covered in twigs, leaves, dirt, and other unidentified substances. We stared in shock as Hiei walked to the table and sat down. His eyes were hollow and looked red; it looked like Hiei had gone to Limbo and back. Yusuke broke the silence with a," So, what happened?"

Hiei looked at us with sad eyes, and then turned back to the table. He didn't say anything. Kuwabara then said, "So did that girl die?" Hiei whispered in a surprisingly subdued tone, "Yes." Then, Kuwabara asked, "Was she your sister?" I expected Hiei to glare at Kuwabara and remain silent, but he said, to all of our surprise, "Yukina's my sister." That last line shocked us so much that Botan and Kuwabara fainted, Yusuke started screaming into the hallway that we needed medical attention for a mental patient, and Koenma shook Hiei by his shoulder and whispered, "Hiei! What's gotten into you?" Hiei stood up, and walked menacingly to Yusuke, who shut up at Hiei's face. Hiei looked extremely pissed off, and his eyes started to take on a red shine.

Hiei started to shout. "IDIOTS! I'M NOT MENTAL! I'M PISSED THAT YOU'RE TREATING ME LIKE I AM! SO SHE'S DEAD! I DON'T GIVE A DAMN! SO, SHUT UP URAMESHI" Then, he ran out into the hallway. We closed the door and listened to the chaos. When it stopped, we peeked out. The whole hallway was reduced to dust.

"If you ask me, Hiei was scarier now than when he tried to kill me."

(That was Koenma.)

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That was a short chappy. But, I wanted something on the Internet, so there!

Yusuke thought Hiei was mental! Where did that come from? I like it! ^^