Ok, I know I haven't been working on this fic very much, but all the
information that I had set up for this whole thing ended up getting erased.
So now I have to start all over again on putting this whole thing together
by memory. This is VERY difficult. Anyway, thanks again for the reviews.
Here's the long awaited chapter.
Chapter 10
The day was bright and sunny. People were busy doing their own work and minding their own business, never once noticing the black cladded figure standing up top a building roof. Hiei looked out at the people below. Mayline and Lina had not been seen for some time. A few months turned into half a year. Yusuke and Kuwabara passed Junior High, which was a mystery on it's own. Kurama must have helped them make up all that back work. The Dark Tournament had been won, and Genkai was back to tending her temple. Karen had gone back home to her family.
Hiei continued to look out at the small town and was about to leave when the strong scent of blood reached him. The blood was not human either. It smelled more like demon, two demons. Hiei frowned a bit before following the smell. The closer he got to the park, the stronger the smell was. Finally, he stood at the beginning of a path in the woods. The scent was the strongest in this area. He slowly made his way down the beaten path. It was a little quieter than usual. Usually, there were birds and other small creatures wandering around in the woods, but no such things could be seen.
He continued on down the path until it came to a small clearing. There, he found a gruesome sight. In the center of the clearing lay a body of a demon, torn apart and dismantled. Blood was everywhere, but the demon's head was nowhere to been seen. Another thing caught Hiei's attention; there were two sets of bloodstains. While the demon's blood was blue, there were also bits of red blood. Attached to the demon's claws were strips of black cloth. Obviously, the demon had attacked someone wearing black clothing.
Hiei looked around to see the red blood leading away from the sight with an occasional drip of blue blood. Hiei followed the trail to find it lead to the town and to the apartment building that Lina and Mayline stayed in. There, he saw a genitor cleaning off the bloody handprint on the glass door. Hiei frowned again and jumps up to Mayline's windowsill. To his surprise, the plastic had been removed and things had been placed out of order again. The bed was unmade and there on the floor laid a black shirt that was completely torn. Hiei opened the window and climbed in. On the floor were several drops of blood and by the door lay a bag that had blue blood stains on the bottom. Hiei followed the blood that lead out of the room and into the kitchen. There was Mayline, covered in blood from head to toe with gashes all along her back as well as a broken glass next to her. Obviously, she thought she didn't need any attention.
"Mayline!" Hiei said before running over to her and picking her up. Mayline winced as Hiei picked her up off the floor and laid her on the couch. Her injuries weren't as bad as they seemed, but they were still something to consider. Hiei ran into the bathroom and began to run a hot bath for her before running back into the living room. He then quickly began to undress Mayline, not really caring what she may have thought about it. Before laying her in the tub. The water turned a light shads of pink as the blood mixed with it, slowly detaching itself from Mayline's skin.
Hiei took off his cloak and tossed it side before grabbing a washcloth and dipping it into the water. He then proceeded to clean the blood off from Mayline's face, neck, and shoulders where the water couldn't reach. Most of the cuts had clotted over, which meant that she had been lying on the floor for some time. As the blood slowly came off her skin, Hiei noticed for the first time the amount of scares on her body. They crisscrossed her ivory skin, looking at though a child had taken a white crayon and drew on her skin.
Hiei drained the bloody water out and wrapped Mayline in a towel and picked her up before taking her to her room and laying her on the bed. She winced slightly but didn't stir. Hiei covered her up as she began to shiver slightly. He then looked around her room and was glad it was back to normal. He had been coming here every night for the last six months. For some reason, the nightmares that had been haunting him didn't seem to come when he slept here. It was also easier to sleep here. Mayline's scent of ash, blood, and strawberries soothed him greatly.
Mayline rolled over onto her stomach and continued to sleep. Hiei smiled a bit without realizing it, but that soon turned into a slight frown as he noticed something moving on her skin. He took a hold of the covers and pulled them down to her waist. There, on her back, was a dragon tattoo that was black and outlined in red. What surprised Hiei was that it was moving around on her back, almost as though it were alive. Hiei had heard about these. They were similar to his black dragon, though it was different. This type of thing was like a guardian. It was called on when needed and can be split to guard two people if the original owner so desired it. It becomes stronger as the owner him/her self becomes stronger. It also had a mind of it's own. It could move around to any place on the body that it wanted.
Hiei would've examined it more if he hadn't sensed the strange power coming from the park. He looked back at Mayline, who continued to sleep, before jumping out her window. Something just didn't seem right to him.
Ok, I know that was kinda short chapter but it was needed to explain that Mayline and Lina are back and to explain an attack that is coming up soon. Anyway, thanks for reviewing and I'll try my best to get the next chapter up. Thanks again.
Chapter 10
The day was bright and sunny. People were busy doing their own work and minding their own business, never once noticing the black cladded figure standing up top a building roof. Hiei looked out at the people below. Mayline and Lina had not been seen for some time. A few months turned into half a year. Yusuke and Kuwabara passed Junior High, which was a mystery on it's own. Kurama must have helped them make up all that back work. The Dark Tournament had been won, and Genkai was back to tending her temple. Karen had gone back home to her family.
Hiei continued to look out at the small town and was about to leave when the strong scent of blood reached him. The blood was not human either. It smelled more like demon, two demons. Hiei frowned a bit before following the smell. The closer he got to the park, the stronger the smell was. Finally, he stood at the beginning of a path in the woods. The scent was the strongest in this area. He slowly made his way down the beaten path. It was a little quieter than usual. Usually, there were birds and other small creatures wandering around in the woods, but no such things could be seen.
He continued on down the path until it came to a small clearing. There, he found a gruesome sight. In the center of the clearing lay a body of a demon, torn apart and dismantled. Blood was everywhere, but the demon's head was nowhere to been seen. Another thing caught Hiei's attention; there were two sets of bloodstains. While the demon's blood was blue, there were also bits of red blood. Attached to the demon's claws were strips of black cloth. Obviously, the demon had attacked someone wearing black clothing.
Hiei looked around to see the red blood leading away from the sight with an occasional drip of blue blood. Hiei followed the trail to find it lead to the town and to the apartment building that Lina and Mayline stayed in. There, he saw a genitor cleaning off the bloody handprint on the glass door. Hiei frowned again and jumps up to Mayline's windowsill. To his surprise, the plastic had been removed and things had been placed out of order again. The bed was unmade and there on the floor laid a black shirt that was completely torn. Hiei opened the window and climbed in. On the floor were several drops of blood and by the door lay a bag that had blue blood stains on the bottom. Hiei followed the blood that lead out of the room and into the kitchen. There was Mayline, covered in blood from head to toe with gashes all along her back as well as a broken glass next to her. Obviously, she thought she didn't need any attention.
"Mayline!" Hiei said before running over to her and picking her up. Mayline winced as Hiei picked her up off the floor and laid her on the couch. Her injuries weren't as bad as they seemed, but they were still something to consider. Hiei ran into the bathroom and began to run a hot bath for her before running back into the living room. He then quickly began to undress Mayline, not really caring what she may have thought about it. Before laying her in the tub. The water turned a light shads of pink as the blood mixed with it, slowly detaching itself from Mayline's skin.
Hiei took off his cloak and tossed it side before grabbing a washcloth and dipping it into the water. He then proceeded to clean the blood off from Mayline's face, neck, and shoulders where the water couldn't reach. Most of the cuts had clotted over, which meant that she had been lying on the floor for some time. As the blood slowly came off her skin, Hiei noticed for the first time the amount of scares on her body. They crisscrossed her ivory skin, looking at though a child had taken a white crayon and drew on her skin.
Hiei drained the bloody water out and wrapped Mayline in a towel and picked her up before taking her to her room and laying her on the bed. She winced slightly but didn't stir. Hiei covered her up as she began to shiver slightly. He then looked around her room and was glad it was back to normal. He had been coming here every night for the last six months. For some reason, the nightmares that had been haunting him didn't seem to come when he slept here. It was also easier to sleep here. Mayline's scent of ash, blood, and strawberries soothed him greatly.
Mayline rolled over onto her stomach and continued to sleep. Hiei smiled a bit without realizing it, but that soon turned into a slight frown as he noticed something moving on her skin. He took a hold of the covers and pulled them down to her waist. There, on her back, was a dragon tattoo that was black and outlined in red. What surprised Hiei was that it was moving around on her back, almost as though it were alive. Hiei had heard about these. They were similar to his black dragon, though it was different. This type of thing was like a guardian. It was called on when needed and can be split to guard two people if the original owner so desired it. It becomes stronger as the owner him/her self becomes stronger. It also had a mind of it's own. It could move around to any place on the body that it wanted.
Hiei would've examined it more if he hadn't sensed the strange power coming from the park. He looked back at Mayline, who continued to sleep, before jumping out her window. Something just didn't seem right to him.
Ok, I know that was kinda short chapter but it was needed to explain that Mayline and Lina are back and to explain an attack that is coming up soon. Anyway, thanks for reviewing and I'll try my best to get the next chapter up. Thanks again.