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Chapter 6

Breaking Free

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The many light clanks echoed in the pitch blackness that surrounded Hiei. The faint cries that pierced through the darkness sounded so near, yet so far; so familiar, yet he could not identify the owner. He knew the voice for sure; after all it was so close to his heart. But who was it? Who would shed tears for him?

Then it came to him. It was Yukina. How could he have not recognized the voice? She was his sister after all.

He opened is eyes as he broke through the darkness. Weakly he turned his head to his sister. She stared at him, shocked. Tears were in her eyes and her face was flushed. A large amount of shimmering jewels lay at her feet. They were her tears. Realizing he was alive a small smile spread across her lips.

Hiei could NOT make her cry any longer! He looked down; the hook was still extending from his fallen sword's blade. Slowly and painfully he bent forward to pick up his weapon. This allowed the hook to bury itself even deeper within him.

Winching at the pain, he grabbed hold of it and flung the weapon into a nearby cave wall. He shook slightly from the impact but his sword was still intact.

"Freeze it…" he muttered to Yukina as blood dripped from his mouth.

She stared at him a moment, confused.

"F…freeze my sword…"

She hesitated a moment then obeyed. Her eyes turned white and the air around them chilled. She focused her power on the weapon and sure enough it was covered in a snowy frost.

Without a moment to spare Hiei once again flung his sword into the cave wall. When the two objects connected the sword shattered.

A terrified scream fell upon the cave as the hook vanished and the pieces of the blade fell to the floor. Blood oozed from the fallen pieces.

Hiei looked at his defeated enemy as he returned his blade to its sheath. He had finally won!

"You did it Hi-" Yukina began but stopped when she saw Hiei clutch his stomach, trying to keep his remaining blood from not falling to the already large puddle that lay at his feet. Yukina gasped, "Hiei your wound! Hold still, I'll heal you."

She ran over to him, put her hands out, and began to heal his wounds. The whole thing made Hiei fell quite uncomfortable.

"Come on," he said pulling away before she finished.

"But, I'm not done," Yukina protested.

Hiei did not reply. He merely staggered towards the cave entrance. Yukina, deciding she had been defeated, followed suit.

"You think you can escape me alive?!" An eerie voice called from behind the two. They turned, laying their eyes on the voice, to become horror struck. From the shattered blade arose body parts, including the hooked hand, each protruding from a different shard, all covered in a thick layer of blood.

"No…" Hiei said in a whisper like voice.

"Heheh. Like the water this ice is made of melts away into nothingness," said the voice. "You too will become nothing! Here is where you shall die! Wha ha ha!"

"I can't fight," thought Hiei, regretting his only option. "Not in this condition. For Yukina's sake I must run from this fight."

He swiftly grabbed Yukina's hand and ran forward, pulling her along. Yukina stunned, struggled to keep up with his incredible pace.

'You won't get away! You shall both rot here!"

The ground below began to quake at these words, causing their pace to decrease its speed. The sleek floor made it even harder to maneuver. Their feet slipped and slide, but they managed to stay a-foot. The cave entrance became nearer at each slippery step. But the closer they came the more the ground shook.

A clatter of crashes vibrated through the cave. Hiei turned, spotting a glance at falling stalactites, icey and sharp, deadly to the touch. If a stalactite were to far on Hiei or Yukina, it would mean certain death. He could allow that to happen, not to Yukina. Even if destiny sought his death, he wouldn't allow it to have Yukina's as well.

Hiei turned to look at his sister in the mist of their fight for survival. For a moment he was happy to see her alright, but that emotion faded quickly away.

An ice blue stalactite was falling down straight towards her. Her soft flesh would be no match for its sharp point.

Without thinking Hiei swiftly tightened his grip on her arm and flung her towards him, into his strong embrace. (I wish I were you Yukina, but then things would be complicated.)

Yukina blushed slightly (She doesn't know he's her bro.) at this slightly romantic gesture. At first unsure what the motive was, but soon realized when she heard the loud crunch of the shattering rock behind her.

"You shall never escape!" the monster cried. "You will perish here!" (She's a nutcase)

The ground shook harder than ever. The earthquake was over powering the two's foothold. More and more stalactites and ice sickles fell from the ceiling, each as deadly as the next.

The ice blades speared down upon them. Hiei with his lightening speed picked up Yukina in his arms and dodged the falling objects.

The stalactites fell heavier and faster than before, but luck was on Hiei's side! He managed to dodge every one of them and slowly drew closer to their goal, the exit.

Now the exit was a mere few feet away. He could make it. He will make it! His heart rate and breathing grew faster with each step. The anticipation was too great.

The next thing Hiei knew, he and Yukina were out of the cave. He raced forward still, through the snowy ground towards safety.

Behind him a scream rang out, collapsing the cave entire.

Hiei put Yukina down when he was sure they were out of harm's way. He starred at the cave remains for a moment. Piles of frosted rocks lay on the ground, blood seeping out of them. Hiei turned, not wanting to look at the scene any longer. He began to walk away from it, Yukina a bit dazed, recovered, and followed.

***End Flashback***

"And that's the entire story," said Hiei to the starring crowd.

At first everyone just continued to stare at him, their expressions full of shock and disbelief. Kuwabara was the first to speak.

"What happened to Yukina? Where is she!" he yelled.

Hiei crossed his arms, but did not reply.

"Answer me you little midget!" Kuwabara roared as he picked Hiei up by the collar.

"You shouldn't worry so much," Hiei answered not bothering to use his remaining strength to get away. "I don't think your small brain can handle the stress."

"Why you! You better tell me right now!" He yelled, his voice rising. He began to shake Hiei, violently. His head swayed back and forth like a bobber head in a fast moving vehicle.

Yusuke interrupted, "You know, Kuwabara, this is a hospital. Don't be so loud. Or you'll wake up everyone here… and the dead too." He shook his head and added, "Oh yeah, I wouldn't shake him so hard. His head might fly off."

Kuwabara turned to Yusuke. "You think I ca-" he began but was interrupted by a familiar voice.

"Oh there you are, Hiei," the sweet feminine voice said.

Everyone in the room turned to the door to see Yukina. "I wasn't done tending to your wounds," she added. Kuwabara dropped Hiei, who fell to the floor with a bang, looking quite dazed.

"Yukina!" Kuwabara cried joyfully. "I was so worried about you!"

Yukina turned to him with a smile. "Thank you Kazuma, for worrying about me."

Kuwabara looked pleased. "She said thank you! Thank you!" the thought swirled around in his mind.

She walked over to Hiei, who was sitting upright on the ground, his arms crossed. He looked fine, except for his deep bleeding. She placed her hands in front of his wound, causing an aura to appear. The deep gash gradually became smaller until it was no more than a faint scar.

As Yukina healed Hiei, Kuwabara sneaked over between Kurama and Yusuke. "He's enjoying that," he murmured. "I can tell!"

"Sure," said Yusuke as he and Kurama both shook their heads.

After Yukina's task was done she walked over to Yusuke. "Is she alright?" she asked, referring to Keiko.

"Yeah," Yusuke answered a little downcast. "She's alright now."

"I'm sorry."

"Why are you apologizing?" Yusuke asked with a slight smirk. "It's not your fault." His depression changed and he turned away from her. "It's my fault…"

Yukina was at first taken back. She'd never seen Yusuke be so hard on himself. She hesitated a moment and then spoke, "I could, that is if you want, heal her wound."

Yusuke didn't respond causing silence to engulf them all.

Kurama, deciding to break the silence, spoke up. "I don't think that's such a good idea. The doctors might think it's a bit suspicious. To suddenly be miraculously healed, that is. She'll be released in a week's time anyway." (What is she in jail? O.O)

"Oh, I see," said Yukina thoughtfully. "I guess your right."

"Though it is sweet of you to suggest," he quickly added with a smile. Yukina returned the smile. "Anyway on to other issues."

Everyone in the room that was conscious turned to him.

"It would seem," he began as he leaned against the wall, crossing his arms. "That we are the grand prize."

"That is to say we are the one this "demon" is after," he quickly added after receiving confused looks from his audience. Kurama's face then became sterner. "We are the ones this demon wants dead!"

"But why?" Botan inquired confusion in her voice.

"I don't know…" said the fox thoughtfully as his face returned to its normal gentle self. "But I believe that we and the twelve others dead have something in common."

"Twelve?" asked Yusuke. "I thought there was only six."

Kurama placed his eyes on his friend. "Six more were found this morning. Each had suffered the same fate as the ones before them."

"Oh," Yusuke said a little sad, and then he turned to Botan. "Why don't you ask their spirits who their murderer is?"

"I can't," Botan said tears in her eyes. "Not only were their lives destroyed, but so were their souls."

"What!" Yusuke yelled angrily. "That bastard! I won't let her get away with this!"

"No, Yusuke," said Kurama calmly, closing his eyes. "It is not wise to attack your enemy with so little knowledge on it and no plan of attack. Though…" he paused and reopened his eyes. "…For now I'd advise you all to stay on guard. Neither Spirit World nor the Living World is safe."

To be continued……

Phew. I'm done. Finally. My hand hurts. Ow! So how was it? Good? Bad? Review! Oh and I'm not going to upgrade still I have 65 reviews. Here that 65! So better tell your friends. In the mean time why not read my other story, (well really it's my sister's story but we share an account) Hunted. Or my friend's Sugar, High, And Drunk, pen name Mexico m. That's a good story! Now review or I'll sing! I might be in chorus but that doesn't mean my voice is pretty! Review please!

Within a broken mirror, I clearly see your reflection. Tears roll down your face, tears roll down your face. As your finger traces the edge of the new moon. I can see you walk away from me. Time and time again, time and time again, you will find me knocking at her door. With my back pressed against the weight of the world and the speed of the night, I felt as if a thread was snapping in two. And I held onto you, held onto you, held onto you, with all my might! As we share our unbalanced kisses I hope you can see us getting closer to love. And may all your fears and tearful deceptions come to rest in my heart. Oh my love!!

Okay my voice is hoarse but I'll sing again and again and again and again……(so review!)