Notes: remember what I told you before? About me not watching the movies
and part of the series? Well, this confirms it.
You don't really have to read this; you could just skip to chapter eleven of twelve or whatever it is. But it is REALLY short, so it won't take much time if you do bother to.
If you noticed, this is marked as chapter ten. I combined the first two chapters because I thought they were too short --;, so now you'll have to deal with this confusion, alright?
Slightly AU, screwy, off, whatever you'd like to call it, about Hiei's past.
I LOVE you animerocker! ^_^ since there's no background information, I get to invent something! Time to put some creative thinking into this fic...
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Interlude One: Hiei
~ "You left." ~
The Forbidden Child was his scorned title, his birth name was Hiei. He was a Jaganshi and the keeper of the Dragon of the Darkness flame. He was a banished member of the Koorime, for they considered him a shameful blemish to their pure lineage and blood, a repulsive combination of fire and ice.
To them, he would always be a youkai symbolizing impurity, wrongdoing, and sin.
But, before he was discovered, before the Forbidden one's heart erected unbreakable walls of ice, was there an ally?
Was there one who was a comrade to him before he became an outcast?
Was there a solitary individual who became a friend in a world of loathing?
Let us see.
-
The young koorime clung to the side of the enormous glacier; morosely tugging at the veil he was expected to wear. Kaa-san had warned him not to remove the garment, lest another see the full extent of his features and suspect something distrustful in him. But who would come up here? Rhokan Glacier was a rarely climbed portion of ice that few dared to ascend to. In his pale bleached garb, who would ever discern his identity amongst the whiteness of the landscape?
In his seclusion, he could remove his tedious act of a proper female, and let himself rest in the unwary serenity of the arctic world. His thoughts drifted as he watched a lazily coasting flock of snow gulls to his clan's members. Would they truly abandon him if they discovered his true gender and bloodlines?
They had accepted a vagrant wolf demon, why not he? Taisei, which was the wolf's name, had stumbled into their territory a fortnight before. Shira, the leader, had taken pity on her, and convinced the rest of the council to allow the stranger to live with them. In spite of this, Taisei was treated with abhorrence by most, but was still let alone in the area of her dwelling.
With her alien blue eyes and pointed ears, the recent addition to the clan proved to be an object of fascination and empathy for the young koorime. They both were- or would be- outcasts of the very race they lived with, and- -
A small trickle of pebbles trickled down onto his shoulder, and he cursed inwardly. His telltale black, white streaked hair was exposed, and there was no way he could deny any accusations made. His position wasn't too good, either. Praying to all the gods he had ever heard of, he threw himself up just about the rest of the way to the flattened peak of the glacier, preparing himself for the worst. When Hiei peeked over the edge, he was stunned to see that the only inhabitant of his usual thinking spot was Taisei herself, squatting to stare curiously back.
The youkai grinned a sharp-toothed grin, and offered a hand up to him, eyes dancing brightly in the glaring sun when he accepted. The next words she stated were the first that she would ever say to the fire apparition.
"I am not alone in my seclusion, after all. Care to become an associate of mine, Male?" The last utterance had not a hint of bitterness or disparagement, but consideration.
And so, of course he agreed.
-
Henceforth, the beginnings of a bond of friendship were created.
.
o
O
*
O
o
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Hiei: ...
Me: what do you think?
Hiei: you called me...repulsive *twitch*
Me: but you know I didn't mean it! *hug* right?
Hiei: ::reverting to demonic form:: Right... *turns green and scaly*
***
Hoped ya liked!
Next Interlude will be about someone else...
You don't really have to read this; you could just skip to chapter eleven of twelve or whatever it is. But it is REALLY short, so it won't take much time if you do bother to.
If you noticed, this is marked as chapter ten. I combined the first two chapters because I thought they were too short --;, so now you'll have to deal with this confusion, alright?
Slightly AU, screwy, off, whatever you'd like to call it, about Hiei's past.
I LOVE you animerocker! ^_^ since there's no background information, I get to invent something! Time to put some creative thinking into this fic...
=
Interlude One: Hiei
~ "You left." ~
The Forbidden Child was his scorned title, his birth name was Hiei. He was a Jaganshi and the keeper of the Dragon of the Darkness flame. He was a banished member of the Koorime, for they considered him a shameful blemish to their pure lineage and blood, a repulsive combination of fire and ice.
To them, he would always be a youkai symbolizing impurity, wrongdoing, and sin.
But, before he was discovered, before the Forbidden one's heart erected unbreakable walls of ice, was there an ally?
Was there one who was a comrade to him before he became an outcast?
Was there a solitary individual who became a friend in a world of loathing?
Let us see.
-
The young koorime clung to the side of the enormous glacier; morosely tugging at the veil he was expected to wear. Kaa-san had warned him not to remove the garment, lest another see the full extent of his features and suspect something distrustful in him. But who would come up here? Rhokan Glacier was a rarely climbed portion of ice that few dared to ascend to. In his pale bleached garb, who would ever discern his identity amongst the whiteness of the landscape?
In his seclusion, he could remove his tedious act of a proper female, and let himself rest in the unwary serenity of the arctic world. His thoughts drifted as he watched a lazily coasting flock of snow gulls to his clan's members. Would they truly abandon him if they discovered his true gender and bloodlines?
They had accepted a vagrant wolf demon, why not he? Taisei, which was the wolf's name, had stumbled into their territory a fortnight before. Shira, the leader, had taken pity on her, and convinced the rest of the council to allow the stranger to live with them. In spite of this, Taisei was treated with abhorrence by most, but was still let alone in the area of her dwelling.
With her alien blue eyes and pointed ears, the recent addition to the clan proved to be an object of fascination and empathy for the young koorime. They both were- or would be- outcasts of the very race they lived with, and- -
A small trickle of pebbles trickled down onto his shoulder, and he cursed inwardly. His telltale black, white streaked hair was exposed, and there was no way he could deny any accusations made. His position wasn't too good, either. Praying to all the gods he had ever heard of, he threw himself up just about the rest of the way to the flattened peak of the glacier, preparing himself for the worst. When Hiei peeked over the edge, he was stunned to see that the only inhabitant of his usual thinking spot was Taisei herself, squatting to stare curiously back.
The youkai grinned a sharp-toothed grin, and offered a hand up to him, eyes dancing brightly in the glaring sun when he accepted. The next words she stated were the first that she would ever say to the fire apparition.
"I am not alone in my seclusion, after all. Care to become an associate of mine, Male?" The last utterance had not a hint of bitterness or disparagement, but consideration.
And so, of course he agreed.
-
Henceforth, the beginnings of a bond of friendship were created.
.
o
O
*
O
o
.
Hiei: ...
Me: what do you think?
Hiei: you called me...repulsive *twitch*
Me: but you know I didn't mean it! *hug* right?
Hiei: ::reverting to demonic form:: Right... *turns green and scaly*
***
Hoped ya liked!
Next Interlude will be about someone else...