Disclaimer: I do not own YuYu Hakusho, although I would like to.
A synonym for prodigy is sensation, phenomenon, or wonder.
Prodigy means: A person, especially a young one, with exceptional abilities. An outstanding example of a quality. An amazing or unusual thing or someone.
Vixen means: a spiteful or quarrelsome woman.
Hiei's Agonizing Prodigy
Drama, Romance, Mystery, Horror, Comedy
BY, Renae Aurora
Prologue
Odd thou it may seem, my self proclaimed explanation for my actions is still mystifyingly strange to me even now, but for all this one thing is certain. What I can not explain I destroy or conquer. Although I ask myself if I really did conquer it, did I? So did it destroy me? Did I let it go? Never. Don't insult my honor. Still, you may find I have no way of explaining anything anymore. Not after that night. Sometimes I sat wondering if I hadn't gone completely mad, on the other hand, was I ever truly sane? Not that it matter's anymore, now that its all over, but I truly think that she had some evil spell on me even though she was only human. Human? HA! Don't make me laugh! That woman wasn't human she was anything but human. She was a mischievous, alluring, interesting, baffling, mind boggling, strange, indecisive, argumentative, idiotic, foolish, unusual, brilliant, in-explainable, patronizing, vixen! You may say that it was the most foolish thing I have ever done, but who's to say what's right or wrong? If it truly was a foolish move to give in to her annoying, forceful, antics. To play along in her twisted game of emotions. . . . . Whatever it doesn't matter, what matters is that I caught her. I give myself credit for saying no one else could. It is sufficient to say I tamed her, this wild animal. I control her, this mysterious woman. It is I who takes presidents over her untamed heart. I rule this unknown powerful being, and she is mine.
My agonizing human prodigy. . . . .
End Prologue
CH, 1
Hiei's Dream
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Hiei's point of view
There she was standing in the middle of a lake. Her eyes closed her skin fish belly pale. What used to be blonde hair was now a dim set color of sick dull green yellow. Her rippled curly hair extended along the length of her back, ending at her hips. She wore a dirty, ripped, water stained, white dress that fell to her ankles and hung loosely about her arms exposing her shoulders.
Not that any of that mattered, what really matter's to me is why I'm walking toward her. Why should I care what this person is doing?
It should have struck him odd how he was able to walk on water, but at the moment all his thoughts were focused on her.
Why am I drawn to her? Why should I care?
Curiosity?
Why was she in the middle of a lake? Why was she alone? What was she doing? Why was she able to just stand their on water? Who was she? What was her name? Whatever the reason I'm approaching her at in ever increasing rate and I'm almost to her. I could turn around now and walk away, but some how I just can't. I have to know why she is so interesting that I can't stop coming closer.
I was close now so close I could touch her see just how lost she really was. Her eyes are still closed. What's she doing?
End of Hiei's P.O.V.
The young women stretched out her arms toward Hiei, around his shoulder's, around his back embracing him with out touching him. Hiei was extremely uncomfortable she was so close he could feel her warmth radiating off from her body. He wanted to run. Run away fast and never look back, but he never ran away, never. Why was he so uncomfortable with it? She wasn't touching him. Why was he afraid? No not just afraid terrified. The girl was about a head shorter then Hiei so he couldn't see her face. She slowly tilted her face up to face his. Eyes still closed. Her face scrunched up into a questioning, pained, expression. It made him feel sad. . . . . . and . . . . angry.
"I don't care." Hiei said glaring at her.
Without a seconds hesitation she hugged him, this time touching him. She was hugging him tightly as if he were her life line, resting her cheek against his chest. She was cold, so very, very cold! Hiei's anger shot up ten times what it should have been. He was going to kill her. How dare she touch him! Suddenly she looked up again, opened her eyes wide, and locked stares with him.
That's when Hiei new fear. True fear. Not fear of death or of falling to your death, a whole new kind of fear that made that rest of the fears look like sweet candy.
Those eyes! So cold, so sad, so empty, so terrifying there was simply no life in them at all! Just deep, dark, black eyes no color. The only emotion in them was despair. It made you feel hopeless and alone. He had to get away had to! Hiei fought away from her grasp and just as he thought he might get away she pulled him down, down into the depths of the water.
He had to get away but he couldn't, he couldn't move. He stared into her eyes with what he imagined to be horror. He couldn't breath she was going to kill him! It wasn't death that scared him nothing scared him. Monsters, demons, humans, hell itself complete with the devil, he could careless about all of them, none of it frightened him, but her she scared him. Hiei closed his eyes he couldn't look at her any more.
Just as he thought he was going to have to breathe in the water and suffocate with her at the bottom of this lake, she let him go. Just like that she let him go. It was almost as if she wasn't going to hold him there unless he wanted to stay. Hiei didn't look back he swam to the surface of the water as fast as he could. Just as he was about to break through the surface of the water, just as he was about to get the so needed precious air that supplied him life, and get away from her and back into something he new and felt safe with. He stopped. He had an urge to look back.
As soon as he did so he regretted it. His eyes found hers through the murky water at the bottom of the lake. Even through the gloom, she was still watching him, still with sadness and questions and with something else. Regret? Wanting? Need? Yes, yes, yes, but something else, he couldn't quite put his finger on. The same eyes that he had feared so much were not gone or replaced they were still their but now they held new meaning. He saw something else in her eyes. Something irresistible, that made him want what ever it was, badly.
He was still afraid but he never ran away from what he feared, he conquered his fears and this girl was no exception. Like before there was that other emotion standing out, now more then ever and it was calling to him. What was it? Suddenly he couldn't stop himself. The need to go back to her exceeded his need to live! And so he went back, he went back to someone who wanted to kill him! Take his life slowly away from him. He didn't understand. What was that other emotion? He had to know now! He kept telling himself that that was not the reason he was going back, instead he told himself he was going back to kill her and that he wasn't afraid. He then realized that no matter how hard he swam he wasn't getting any closer! It was so aggravating. He had to get to her! Damn it all! It was driving him insane!
Hiei woke suddenly. Someone was calling to him.
Hiei Jaganshi has black spiky hair with white spikes in the middle/front of his hair. He has striking, red, oval shaped, eyes. He looks human although in his true form his skin is green and covered with multiple eyes. He wears black ninja style pants, white cloth belt, black shoes, a black wife beater, and a black long sleeved dress like shirt (which covers it all) ending 2 inches above his ankles. On his head he wears a white bandana, and a white scarf. Hiei has child like features, but is sweet on the eyes. Did I mention he is short? Oh yeah really short; try 5 Feet kind of short. Not to mention an unnatural third eye hidden under that white bandana I mentioned. By unnatural I mean he wasn't born with it. His third eye can read peoples minds, control them, and turn them into a mindless demon zombie. You may pronounce his name he-ay. Hiei is a solitary fire demon; he likes to be left alone. Occasionally he could be found in a tree sleeping the day away. This was one of those rare occasions when he was. It was rare because he hardly ever slept.
"YO HIEI!" Yuske called.
Yuske Urameshi is a human with extraordinary spirit power. With it he could channel his spirit energy into his finger causing a blue light to come out of his finger like a gun. If he liked he could blow a hole in the side of New York. Because of this and the fact that he saved a child from getting run over by a car, forfeiting his own life; he was hired by Koenma, second in command of the spirit world. To hunt down stray demons that were causing trouble, capture them, lock them up and or destroy them. He has black hair and brown eyes. An average height of around 5'6, is 16 years old, and is extremely handsome if I do say so myself.
What does that fool want now? Hiei thought viciously.
"HEY HIEI! WERE ARE YOU!"
Idiot. I'm not coming down, who does that over indulgent looser think......
"HEY SHRIMP!" Kuwabara's booming voice ruptured through Hiei's thoughts.
Kazuma Kuwabara is a human who also has extraordinary spirit powers; although not as strong as Yuske, you mess with his code and you might find yourself in a hazards situation. Kazuma can create a yellow sword made of his own spirit energy. The sword looks like yellow electricity. He has a spiritual awareness that enables him to sense other peoples spirit energy in large amounts or small, although this can be blocked by simply masking your spirit energy. For some strange reason has an eccentric obsession with cats. He has reddish orange curly hair, is almost 6ft tall, and is 16 years old. He's not a looker by any stretch of the imagination, but you won't meet a sweeter guy.
"STUCK UP IN THAT TREE AGAIN?"
"No I was just protecting my territory on my favorite tree, from an innocent kitten, which happened to be sitting in my spot."
"Oh there you are Hiei." Yuske said looking up into the tree where Hiei resided.
"What do you mean kitten!? What did you do it to it?!" Kuwabara asked pushing Yuske out of the way.
"Oh nothing." Oh how Hiei loved to torture Kazuma! He absolutely loved it!
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN NOTHING!? YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU DID TO THAT POUR INNOCENT LITTLE KITTEN RIGHT NOW YOU MIDGET OR YOU'LL BE TALKING TO MY FIST!"
"HN..."
"TELL ME!"
Yuske looked on; half interested on the out come of this argument.
"It was nothing really, let's just say when push came to shove it 'accidentally' fell out of the tree."
"YOU BASTARD YOU GET DOWN HERE! I'LL TEACH YOU NOT TO PICK ON POUR DEFENSLESS KITTENS!"
"It was only one." Hiei said shrugging his shoulders.
"Grrrr DAMN YOU!"
Hiei laughed.
By now the beginning excitement of the argument had worn off and Yuske was getting bored. So much so that at that moment what they were supposed to be doing was more interesting then hearing Hiei tell Kuwabara how he killed some kitten, which of course was lye made up to tick of Kazuma so he cut in.
"Look guy's although I find this conversation terribly exciting and all we do have to be doing something right now."
They ignored him.
"YOU THINK THAT'S FUNNY? YOU SICK PIG! COME DOWN HERE AND FIGHT ME!"
Hiei continued to laugh. How a simple made up story of some kitten falling from a tree had upset some one so much was so stupid it was funny.
"ARE YOU AFRAID TO FACE ME!?"
"Hn. . . . ."
"That's right you're afraid to come down and fight me like a man." Kuwabara accused.
"Hn. Sorry but your just not worth my time." Hiei responded bored.
"WAS THAT KITTEN NOT WORTH YOUR TIME TOO? IS THAT WHY YOU PUSHED IT OUT OF 'YOUR' TREE?"
"Cats always land on their feet. How was I supposed to know it wouldn't?"
"LIAR!"
"ALL RIGHT THAT'S IT YOU TWO CANT IGNORE ME LIKE THIS!" Yuske shouted.
"Oh yea Urameshi? What are you going to do about it?" Hiei asked.
"HEY DON'T IGNORE ME LIKE THAT! GET DOWN HERE SO I CAN KICK YER BUTT!" Kuwabara cut in.
"WHAT EVER! WHO CARES ABOUT THAT DUMB KITTEN! WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT!" Yuske was getting extremely ticked off.
"If you want me so badly climb the tree fatso." Hiei said to Kuwabara.
"YOU PUNK." Kuwabara hollered.
"What's the matter Kuwabara? Can't climb a puny tree? Here I thought you could at least do that seeing how it's in your nature to climb up seeking greatness above you."
"WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? THAT YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME?"
"If that's how you see it, then yes."
Before Kuwabara could get in another word of come back Yuske had had enough and was about to explode with anger.
"ILL CLIMB THAT TREE TO GREATNESS ABOVE!"
"SPRIT GUN!"
Hiei easily dodged it, but as for his favorite spot on his favorite tree. . . . . . . .
"That'll teach em." Kuwabara said.
"YOU THINK I TOOK YOUR SIDE IN THIS? FIGHTING OVER A STUPID CAT THAT NEVER EXISTED IN THE FIRST PLACE!" Yuske raised his fist to meet Kuwabara's face.
Hiei wasn't about to let the fact he had just lost his favorite tree go by lightly. He rushed at Yuske with his hand in a fist.
Suddenly a girl with blue hair popped up between them all.
"All right you three Koenma is waiting and there's just no time to be pummeling each other we need to go." Botan had arrived on the scene in her overly happy voice, smiling at everyone.
Botan is known as the deity of death. She is Yusuke's guardian/assistant and reliable friend. She is the grim reaper so to speak only instead of tall, dark, and dreary she is sweet, joyful, and bubble headed.
"Koenma wants to see us all so if you people could stop fighting for one hour then we can all go back to our own abnormal lives as soon as possible." Kurama also appeared in his usual graceful way.
Youko Kurama and Shuichi Minamino are the same person. Youko was a 200 year old, five-tailed, fox demon who was a fugitive from Makai (the Demon world). He was also a very, very good thief, which is why he is a fugitive. He was being hunted by other demons because of the fact he is a thief and was mortally wounded by his attackers. Fortunately, he found a way to survive. He turned into a spirit and managed to escape from the hunters. His spirit flew to Ningenkai (Human World) and managed to possess the body of an unborn child in a woman's womb. When the child was born, he became Shuichi Minamino Shiori's (the woman he was reborn through) son. Being reborn didn't just give him a new body he was also given a new life. Being reborn has given him an entirely new out look on life; he is no longer cold hearted. However he is not alone in his new body the unborn child is alive in him as well. Not two people in the same body, but fused together as one. He had intended to leave by now, but he can't leave his human mother, he loves her to much. Kurama has long red hair with bangs, and stunning green eyes. He is 7ft, and is by far the most fairest in the land. His features are sweet and beautiful, a born lady killer so to speak. He is currently 16 years old.
This at least stopped them from fighting further but not before Yuske delivered another blow to the top of Kuwabara's head, and Hiei landed his punch.
Botan smiled and hoped onto her paddle, springing to life a portal leading to the spirit world.
"All aboard the grim reapers express!" she sang, waiting for everyone to go on in front of her. With grumbles of "I don't wanna do this." And "twisted sicko lying about killing a beautiful innocent kitten." And "hn." And "I wonder what he has in store for us this time." Followed by a "shut up" from Yuske they all eventually stepped through the portal.
"And that's the round!" Botan cheered on after them.
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"All right" Yuske exclaimed pounding a fist on to Koenma desk. "So let me get this strait. You want us" he waved around at everyone else in the room. "To go parading around in the demon world, act all shady like were not really human, but second rate demon lakies? To find out information on some suspicious character who eats the souls of the dead before they can reach the after life with there escorts?"
"Sounds like that horror film I saw last week Kikyo II SOS!" Kuwabara said with a shiver. "Man that woman was creepy."
"Wow Yuske I'm surprised you could remember all that!" Hiei laughed.
"Shut up! What's your problem Hiei? Stop picking fights with everyone."
"Yes he does seem to be going out of his way to be rude lately." Kurama said. "Perhaps something is troubling you Hiei?"
"Hn. It's nothing."
"Oh is it?" Koenma said looking mysterious.
"Maybe it was that rather disturbing dream you had hmmm Hiei?" Koenma new better then to purposely aggravate Hiei but he couldn't resist at the moment.
Hiei growled. Try anything funny Koenma and you'll wish you threw me hell when you had the chance. Hiei sent telepathically.
"That's it isn't it?" Koenma pressed unfazed by Hiei's threat.
"It doesn't matter." Why do you care?
No reasons really, just stop taking it out on your team mates.
What ever. Hiei responded looking away.
"Never mind. It doesn't matter." Then he put on his usual face and turned to the other's. "What are you doing just standing here doing nothing? I've given you a mission! Get your butts in gear! Get out of here!"
"Well we were just waiting for you and prince charming over there to finish up your love talk before we could go!" Yuske screamed back at him.
"DON'T TALK BACK TO ME IM YOUR SUPERIOR!"
"HOW OLD ARE YOU? LIKE 300 YEARS OLD AND YOU STILL HAVE A BINKI IN YOUR MOUTH!"
"AND SO WHAT IF I DO? I WAS DEPRIVED OF AN EARLY CHILD HOOD!"
"PACIFIER BREATH!"
"Will they ever stop arguing?" Botan asked Kurama. (Stop talking back or I'll fire you and throw you in limbo!)
"Who's too say? I can't predict the future but, it could go on for hours."(Limbo?! Give me Hell throw me there! Anything is better then living here serving you!)
"They're so immature." Kuwabara stated. (I gave you life!)
Hiei laughed from crossed the room at Kuwabara. (Ha! Life you call this a life?)
"Grrrr SHUT UP SHRIMP!"
Suddenly an explosion of arguments began to cascade throughout the room at which point pour Botan and Kurama were left cowering in a corner not wanting to get caught in the cross fire.
"What can we do?" Kurama whispered to Botan.
"Nothing. Just stay quiet!" Botan whispered back fiercely.
"KOENMA SIR!" A big green ogre with leopard underwear cried rushing into the room.
"WHAT IS IT YOU BIG GREEN OAF? IM IN THE MIDDLE OF AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION HERE!"
"IM SORRY KOENMA SIR, BUT IT'S HIM! IT'S THAT DEMON AGAIN! THIS TIME WE CAUGHT IT ON TAPE! ANOTHER SOUL HAS BEEN TAKEN!"
Suddenly the entire room went quiet as Koenma asked, rather screamed at the ogre to put the C.D. in.
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The first thing to happen once the C.D. was put in, was a high pitched, horrible, one note, screech, followed by a grayish black screen with a strange harsh eerie sound almost completely silent.
"Its sounds as if . . . . . . . it was under water." Botan said fright in her voice.
"Yes it's muffled and the perception is blurry." Kurama said in his usual calmness.
"Freak me out." Yuske shouted.
"Oh I can just see that Kikyo chick coming up any second now on the screen, sucking some pour guy's soul out." Kuwabara said shivering again.
Hiei also cringed but no one saw. A horrible disgusting uneasy feeling had sunk into his stomach, making him feel on edge and sick.
"It's a he remember?" Botan said with reassurance.
"Oh yeah." He responded stupidly.
"Wait I see something." Kurama told everyone.
The screen began to clear as it revealed a young demon woman standing out side her home getting firewood. As the girl turned to go back inside a hooded cloaked figure seemed to materialize in front of her. It literally hovered over her small figure, although it seemed to be shorter than her. The girl stood rooted to the spot with fear, slowly the girl's green skin turned white and her green strait hair faded. The girl's eyes became black and hallow. Then as soon as the hooded figure had come it vanished leaving the girl standing there with no expression.
"Why's she just standing there? Is she ok?" Kuwabra's voice shattered the silence.
Everyone gasped as the girl fell to her knees and then without hesitation fell on strait forward onto her face dead.
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