Tori the Hanyou: CHAPPIE 2!!!! WOOPEE!!! I can't wait! This story has been in the works for quite a while, and I'm excited to see it finally in action! Okies, enough of my rambling, ON WITH THE FICCIE!

Review Answers: I won't be doing many of these, so this is rare:

Kanna Fan: Hey gurl! Yeah, long time since I did anything, but I've been planning this and the FB sequel. It's hard. Blue-Eyes White Knight has been helping me with this fic. To answer ur question, no, I don't like the Hiei/Kagome pairing, heh, just cause it's Hiei. You're ABSOLUTELY right; these will be the same pairings as Fighting Back! Hit the nail on the head! Good Job!

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Time's Destruction

Chapter 2: Nine Years Later

The alarm rang soundly on Kagome's bedside table, and she groaned as she reached over to slam it off. She opened her eyes wearily, sliding out of bed and dragging her feet to the bathroom to get ready.

:Five minutes later:

"IT'S THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!" Kira's voice rang through the halls of the Higurashi residence, immediately waking all of those who hadn't been awake before.

A cat hanyou came racing out of her door, bolting down the hallways towards her friends' rooms. The first one she came upon happened to open up to reveal a VERY disgruntled, half-ligress figure. Her eyes glowed gold, her pointed ears visible in the darkness of her room, as well as her fangs that she showed as she snarled and the claws on the ends of her fingers. "HI TORI!!! HOW ARE-" She never finished, as Tori slammed her in the head with an angry hiss before slamming the door in her face. "Wow, she sure isn't a morning person," mumbled Kira.

She and Tori had been living with Kagome since both of their families had been murdered/killed when they were very young, too young to remember it. Mrs. Higurashi had invited them over every day before the killings to play with Kagome, and when she heard about it, quickly adopted both of them before the orphanage got their hands on them.

They were now the other two older sisters to a very boisterous little boy, named Sota, who came out of his room cheering with Kira.

"IT'S THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!!!"

Once both had gotten ready, after a few repeated beatings from Kagome and Tori, the four of them headed out to drop Sota off at elementary school. Tori had become normal again, her gold eyes turning back to brown, her white tiger-striped tail vanishing, and so forth.

Once that was over with, the trio now headed to their last day of ninth grade.

They walked happily in the door to greet their friends, Mai, Serenity, and Tea. The six girls were known well around the school, in the sense that if you messed with one of them, you had the other five to deal with.

The girls walked down towards their locker area, chatting away happily about their summer plans. Mai was going on a special cruise that she'd won off a radio show. The others didn't really have any plans for that summer.

"Hey, where's that cousin of yours, Mai?" asked Serenity.

"Oh, he's where he always is. Kevin! Get your butt out here!" called Mai, and Kevin came out from behind some beat up lockers, his favorite spot. It hid him from certain others he'd rather not talk about. His blonde, spiked hair had a bit of dust on it, and he blinked his blue eyes as they nervously darted around.

"Gah, Mai! Can you keep the volume down?? I'm trying to avoid..."

"Hey, Mouse," came a cold voice from behind them, and the girls spun to see none other than Seto Kaiba, a tall boy with too-well-groomed hair, cold, blue eyes, a huge silver coat, and an ego to match.

"Kaiba?" asked Mai, putting a foot in front of Kevin, "what might it be that you want from my little cousin?"

"He owes me for embarrassing me yesterday," snarled Kaiba, glaring at the smaller boy. Kevin didn't flinch.

"I wouldn't think he owes you anything," said Serenity.

"Yeah, I'd say he did you a favor! He certainly got you more publicity, not that you needed it," said Kagome, and the girls snickered.

Kaiba glared.

"That little runt not only scuffed up my shoes, but he made me late to an important appointment!" he snarled. Mai was unfazed.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear about your poor shoes! Are they ok?" she asked, smirking. His eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Listen, I'd watch what I do around me, because you never know when something's going to come back and bite you right in your cocky little ass!" he said in a low tone. Mai's smirk faltered ever so slightly.

"And if I were you, I wouldn't be making Mai angry," said Tori, giving Kaiba a warning tone. He didn't pay her any mind, only turning and walking off.

Kevin peered out from behind his cousin.

"Mai?"

"What?"

The boy's head fell a bit.

"Sorry you had to get caught up in all this," he muttered. Mai turned to face him sharply.

"Don't be sorry about anything!" Her smirk came back, full force, "I love kicking that guy's butt verbally!"

"But you didn't do that today, Mai," said Serenity, making Mai sweat drop.

"Well, maybe not today, but I most certainly have done it other times, and will in the future!" she said happily, "Now let's get to class!" She marched off through the hallways, half dragging Kevin behind her.

"Wow, I don't think I've ever seen Mai actually eager to get through school," said Tea. The other girls nodded in response as they followed them through the building.

Upon reaching the classroom, they took a seat near the rest of their friends. A boy with messy blonde hair and big brown eyes was playing Duel Monsters against another guy with black hair put up in a ponytail with a red band around his head. His green eyes watched the cards in front of him thoughtfully as he played with the die hanging from his left ear.

"Ok Joey, I sacrifice my Mystical Elf to bring out Summoned Skull, and I attack your Baby Dragon. You lose!"

"Aww, come on, Duke! I didn't even get to use Time Wizard!" moaned Joey, the blonde. Duke stood up, gathering his cards.

"Nice duel, guys," said none other than Yugi. He hadn't grown much since his childhood days, only about a foot. The same thing occurred with Kevin.

"Poor Joey. Look on the bright side, you can still beat me, Kagome, Serenity, and Tristan!" said Tori, pointing out another of the boys in the group. He was very tall, with hazel eyes and brown hair styled to make a point in the front. Tea walked up to him, resting her head on his shoulder, her blue eyes half-closed as she yawned.

"I can't wait for today to end. I'm SO sleeping all summer as soon as I get home," she muttered.

"Ok then, Sleeping Beauty, I'll be the one to come and wake you up," said Tristan, smirking as he kissed her on the forehead. She smiled softly. Kevin felt his face burning with jealousy, but he quickly caught himself. He'd had a crush on Tea for a while, and it hurt to see her so happy with Tristan, but he couldn't help it.

"Oh, get a room!" laughed Joey as he saw them in that intimate position. Mai rolled her eyes and swatted him upside the head.

Kira sat down at her desk, watching thoughtfully out the window as the last boy of the group came and sat next to her.

"Kira? Are you feeling all right?" he asked in a hushed, quiet voice. Kira snapped out of her thoughts and turned to him, nodding slowly.

"Yeah, I'm fine, thanks Bakura. I'm just like Tea, tired. School has really worn me out this year." She yawned, displaying her fangs. The boy's white hair seemed to glisten in the morning light streaming through the windows, and his brown eyes sparkled with kindness as he watched her. She could never know the secret thoughts running through his head...

Tori was already asleep in her desk, her breathing light and quiet. Yugi came up behind her and ruffled her hair playfully, startling her.

"Don't go to sleep yet," he said, laughing. She yawned, before resuming a thoughtful state. A dream had flickered through her head while she was resting, a boy with glowing red eyes, standing tall and proud, his short sword flashing. He faded away as a large clock was displayed behind him, ticking, ticking, ticking...

"Tori?"

"What??" she asked, jumping.

"I was gonna ask you what you were thinking," said Yugi. Tori smiled at her childhood friend. He knew her too well. Joey and Tristan had met them a couple of years ago, while Bakura had joined their school only last year. Yugi had been her friend since she could remember.

"You remember our old friends, Yugi?" she asked quietly, trying not to get attention. He frowned, leaning towards her.

"Which ones?"

"Yusuke, Kazuma, Shuiichi...Hiei..." she said, her voice softly trailing off as the picture flashed through her mind again. Yugi closed his eyes, sighing.

"Yeah, I do. I miss them," he said, sitting up. Tori smiled.

"Me too. You remember how many tussles we got into with them? Yusuke would always start something with his mouth, Kazuma would follow up with a flying fist, and then it'd begin," Tori chuckled slightly at the thought, "I wonder where they are now...ever since they disappeared... I've really missed them." Yugi remembered it, all too clearly. He looked down, touching his Puzzle. That was years before he met Yami.

Kira listened in on their conversation. Bakura sat quietly next to her, not saying a word. Kagome was eavesdropping, too. The odd thing was, she'd been missing Shuiichi a whole lot recently... and Tori had been missing Hiei. What DID happen that day, so many years ago? All of them had vanished without a trace. Not even a goodbye was left. They hadn't said where they were going, or how to reach them. Even Hina and Yukina had vanished, right along with the boys. Mrs. Higurashi thought it strange, as well. But, she'd reasoned, strange things happen all the time, especially when you're living with such strange people.

The girls had rolled their eyes at that comment.

The truth was, NO one knew what happened. Their houses were cleaned out; none of the neighbors could say anything. They thought it just as strange as the others, because just one morning they'd vanished, like they'd never even existed. Kagome remembered this day, and a small tear formed in her eye. She'd often cried over Shuiichi's disappearance. Amazingly enough, throughout her whole life, she'd never had her thoughts turned on any other boy but him. It was like, from when they were young, Shuiichi had left some kind of mental claim on her, a promise that he'd never leave her.

The tear spilled.

:::After school:::

The large group headed off away from the school grounds, heading for their houses. They took the same route each day, going past everyone's homes to drop them off, for safety in numbers. The city was dangerous if taken too lightly.

They dropped off Bakura and Duke at their block first before heading towards Tristan's. Tori and Kagome were silent, as Kira, Serenity, Mai and Tea chatted happily.

"Yeah, but he was really hot! I hope he's coming to school next year..." came Mai's voice rather loudly, and Kagome swore she heard Joey snarling under his breath. She had never cared too much for boys, but that didn't mean she'd never been asked out on a date. On the contrary, it was the opposite. She'd been asked out loads of times, but had to turn each one down politely. She didn't know what unseen force was keeping her feelings inside her, not allowing her to crush on other guys, but she somehow enjoyed it, not having to worry about looking her best to show off for the other boys at school.

Tori felt the same way. She couldn't explain it any better than Kagome, but something weird was holding her heart inside her. She never even crushed on a SINGLE guy all through middle school and freshman year!

Soon, Tristan, Mai, Serenity and Tea had been dropped off, and it was only Yugi, Kevin, Tori, Kira, and Kagome. They walked in silence, being naturally quiet people.

Tori sighed to herself, finally raising her head. They were about to pass her favorite shop, the video game store. She smiled, all perkiness returning, as she raced ahead of the group to reach it and look in the window.

WHAM!!!

"OWW!" Tori yelped as she slammed straight into someone who'd been coming out of the side alley near the store.

"Hey, ya mind watching where you're going??" snapped an annoyed voice.

"Well excuse me if I happened to be in a hurry! What's YOUR problem???" snarled Tori, straightening herself, getting up in the guy's face, which he didn't hesitate to copy.

Angry brown eyes glared right into her own, and a memory was brought up, flashing through Tori's mind in a split second.

'Nuh uh! I'M the better car racer!' 'No, me!' 'ME!' 'ME!'

Tori's eyes faltered, and she took a step back, shaking her head. Why THAT memory now? That voice belonging to the other guy...it sounded...just like...

Her eyes widened as she turned to stare.

"N-no...it can't be..." she stammered, as Kira and Kagome raced up.

"Watch where you're going, pal!" snapped Kira angrily, her ears flattening as she hissed at him.

This time the other set of brown eyes faltered as they stared between Kira and Tori like they'd just seen a ghost.

"Oh God...this can't be the city!!" he said suddenly, running a hand over his black, slicked back hair as he stared in amazement at the three girls, and then back at the three boys quickly approaching.

"Urameshi! What the hell are you doin' out there??" came a deep, yet raspy voice.

Kagome watched Tori worriedly.

"Tori, are you ok? You're pale as a ghost!" she said, panic starting to tinge the edges of her voice.

"K-Kagome...it's...I-it's...YUSUKE!!!!" shrieked Tori, running and pouncing on the surprised boy. Kagome's jaw dropped to the ground, as well as Kira's, and as Yugi, Joey and Kevin reached the scene, their eyes widened like saucers.

"Yusuke!! I thought I'd never see you again!!!" said Tori happily, releasing her old friend.

It wasn't long before Kagome and Kira had glomped him as well, with a few warm guy greetings from Yugi and Kevin.

"Wait...who the heck is this guy?" asked Joey, studying Yusuke suspiciously.

"Joey, this is Yusuke, my old friend from when I was like 7!" said Yugi. Yusuke looked at him with a smirk.

"And I see God wasn't kind enough to gift you with height," he cracked. Yugi laughed, as did Kevin, "Hey, he wasn't any nicer to you, pal," said Yusuke, looking at Kevin's compared height.

Joey still watched Yusuke with a suspicious tone, but it passed soon as two more figures stepped out of the shadows.

"Damn, Urameshi! How long does it take for you to check to see if the coast is...WHOA! Who the hell are those babes??" he said, freezing as he noticed Tori, Kagome and Kira.

Kagome recognized him quickly enough.

"God, Kazuma, who'd have thought it'd take more than looks to let you know it's your friends from way back when??" she giggled. Kazuma looked on, and his eyes widened.

"Oh my God, it IS you! Hey Kurama! Look who it is!!"

As he spoke, the last figure stepped from the shadows, his long red hair trailing just past his shoulders, his eyes closed. When he flashed them open for the first time, he was aiming them only at one person.

"Yes, Kuwabara, I can see them just fine," he said, speaking in a gentleman's tone. Kagome didn't fail to notice that his beautifully deep emerald eyes had remained fixed on her while he spoke the words, and the name barely dared to escape her lips.

"S-Shuiichi??????" She took a step forward, and the totally serious face broke into a soft smile.

"It's nice to see you all again..."

He never finished, for Kagome had run forward, all emotion in her heart that had been pinned up for nine years finally released as she threw her arms around his neck, her tears soaking into the shoulder of his jacket.

This little scene surprised a good amount of the other faces.

"Uhh, Kuwabara? Kurama? Urameshi?" asked Tori as she looked at them.

Yusuke smirked.

"Well, that's what we call each other now. I'm still Yusuke, but the guy we used to call Kazuma has changed his name to Kuwabara, and Shuiichi to Kurama, so just go by those names, and we'll be fine."

The group nodded, and Yugi and Kevin happily greeted the other two boys, once Kagome had gotten a hold of herself.

She couldn't help it, though. A sudden rush of emotion had burst through the long-dammed river in her heart when she saw Shuiichi, erm...Kurama. She didn't get the name change thing, but if it made him happy, she'd do it. But one thing she never understood was why it was THEN that her heart gave way...had it really been Kurama she'd had these feelings for all her life?

Tori watched happily as everyone introduced Joey to Yusuke, Kuwabara and Kurama, but she looked around in the alley behind them. No sign of him, odd. She'd thought for sure that he'd at least be there with them.

She walked up to Yusuke.

"Hey, umm, do y'all know if Hiei's with you?" she asked shyly. Knowing Yusuke, there was a perverted grin coming in somewhere...but apparently she didn't know Yusuke well enough. His face fell.

As did Kuwabara's and Kurama's.

"Well, umm..." started Kuwabara, but Kurama cut in, speaking to him.

"We might as well tell them, they might have seen him around."

"What?" asked Tori, now panicked. What were they saying? Wasn't he there???

"Well, Tori, it's quite hard to explain, but..."

"Hiei's disappeared," said Yusuke simply.

Tori fell silent. He wasn't there. He was gone again. The swells of hope that had flashed through her heart left, leaving her with an exceptionally empty feeling.

"That's actually why we're here," said Kurama, "We think he might be in this city."

Tori's face perked up.

"When did he disappear?" asked Kagome. She didn't even care about the intimate position she'd been drawn into accidentally, her head resting on Kurama's shoulder from behind. Hell, she'd missed him!

"A few months ago. Sadly enough, we already know why," answered Kurama.

"Why?" asked Tori, not caring she was kind of jumping the gun. Kurama turned to her, and Tori noticed the pain flicker through his eyes.

"Hiei's become a criminal."

Tori the Hanyou: MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'm so evil I love myself! My first cliffie of the story! YAHOO! There are more to come, I promise, but for now, let us say good night, cuz I'm FRIGGIN TIRED! I need to sleep NOW! Nighty night!

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