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Prologue: The Child
Hiei looked around from the tree he was currently dwelling in searching for those who dare to challenge him. "Hmmm..." he thought to himeself " Figures they'd hide themselves. I'm not even sensing their ki." Hiei was in the human world looking for three demons who would dare to steal from him. They escaped to the human world to try to get away from him but Hiei knew where they were for no one could escape him. He gave up his search and sat on the branch observing his surroundings then closed his eyes becoming lost in his thoughts. When suddenly he felt something cold and wet dripping down his face. His eyes snapped open as he looked up into the leaves water falling through them hitting his face, soaking his clothes.
" Damn." he stated " How is it raining? I knew ningen's couldn't predict the weather. Why did I even bother to check."
He jumped down from the tree as was about to go find somewhere else to stay for the night when all of a sudden he felt a strange presence near by. He only walked a little ways before he heard the faint sound of crying. It was very faint because of the rain but it was still there none the less. He continued to walk searching for the sound. When suddenly he came upon a child sitting on the grass in the rain. Holding her legs and sobbing into her knees. He walked up behind the blue haired child and as he was about to reach out to her she spoke.
" Who are you?" said the little girl
Hiei stepped in front of her and the little girl looked up at him with her unearthly pale blue eyes filled with so much pain. The child looked no older than four and the presence of fear surrounded her like darkness.
" Are you going to hurt me?"
Hiei stared at the child for a moment then answered "No." as he turned to leave.
" Wait!" she yelled " Please, don't leave me! I'm scared!"
The girl ran over to him and grabbed his cloak looking up at him with pleading eyes. In the moment Hiei truly pitied the child. For he knew what it was like being alone, having no one being there for you. For he was a forbidden child. Forbidden to anything and everything that would give him happiness. Never feeling love just pain and misery. Nothing more.
" What's your name, kid?" he asked
" I..I..don't know!" she wailed " I can't remember!"
Suddenly the rain poured harder as Hiei glanced upward into the night sky. The sky becoming darker, the clouds becoming thicker. He looked down at the child now sobbing into his cloak and picked her up holding her in his arms and ran off to find shelter. The child did and said nothing just continued to cry. He looked around what seemed like forever until he cam upon an old abandoned house. He jumped in the old broken window and looked around at the charred remains of furniture." This house must've caught fire." he thought setting the child down then sitting in the corner of the room listening to the sound of the rain dripping off the house. The child whom was still crying asked him through sobs " Who-Who are you!?!"
" Hiei." he said softly not looking at her
" Hiei-san?" she said suddenly her tears finally stopping and strangely so did the rain.
" What?"
" Where am I? What are you?"
Suddenly Hiei looked sharply at her. " What did she me what am I?" he paused in his thoughts "Does this child know that I'm not human?" he stared at her as she crawled closer to him then sitting next to him looking up into his crimson eyes waiting for an answer. Then suddenly a strong feelings washed over him when he suddenly realized that this child wasn't human either.
" Your in an old house."
" What are you?" she asked again not taking her eyes off of him
" Perhaps, I should ask you the same thing."
The child looked up at him and when Hiei looked at her more closely he felt water rushing over him then finally sensed her ki. She was a water-youkai, but how she came to the human world was a mystery to him. After little thought he came to the conclusion that her parents came through the hidden portal to the human world and left her here.
" I-I don't know." the child finally answered " I'm scared." she said clinging to his leg
Hiei sighed because he knew he'd have to take the child with him. She was a demon and he could tell she was going to be a powerful one. There was no way he was going to let a child meant to have great strength and power die. Especially, in the human world especially alone. Hiei looked out the window at what seemed like forever as the child drifted into a deep sleep. He looked down at the child still clinging to his leg sleeping. He took off his wet cloak and placed it around her then leaned back against the wall letting sleep take him.
The next morning Hiei woke up to the sun streaming in his face he shielded his eyes from the sun then stood up. Then suddenly he remembered the child and looked around for her slightly panicking, slightly afraid that something had happened to her. When all of a sudden he felt a tugging at his leg and looked down to see the child handing him his slighlty damp cloak. He took the cloak from her and put it on.
" Mister?"
" Yes?"
" Can I stay with you?"
" Yes." he said quietly looking out the window
Suddenly he felt the child's little arms wrap around him, hugging him. " Thank you." she said
" You need a name."
" I have a name. But-But I dunno what it is."
" Kohana."
" huh?"
" Your name is Kohana."
" I like that name Hiei-san."
Hiei smirked slightly as he made his way toward the door, Kohana at his feet. He reached the old blackned door turned the knob and walked out into the sunlight.
The weeks went by and Hiei found himself getting attached to the child it even made him forget why he was in the human world. She became like a little sister or a daughter to him even though he would never admit it. Until one night when he got a disturbing reminder. Hiei was walking down the sidewalk with Kohana skipping at his side. When he suddenly stopped and looked into an alley.
" Hiei-san?"
" Yes, Kohana?"
" What's the matter?"
He looked down the alley again and suddenly the demon ki he was picking up from down in the darkness of the alley was gone.
" Nothing."
Then suddenly before he knew what was happening Kohana was snatched into the alley screaming in fear. Hiei ran into the alley after now he knew was a demon. Running until he reached the end and there he saw two demons. The demons that stole his katana but the katana they stole wasn't any ordinary one. It was foraged in the depths of hell and could summon evil spirits. Also if used correctly could send the living to hell to be eternally tortured. He drew his replacemeny katana and glared at the two demons standing in the darkness.
" Let her go now!" he yelled " Or die."
" Hiei-san!!!" Kohana yelled before the second demons placed a hand over her mouth silencing her.
" Pretty big talk for someone who doesn't have this." he said holding up the sword of the underworld
" I'm warning you Hachiro." he said " Give me my sword or I'll have to kill you. Even then I'll kill you anyway."
" I don't think so." Hachiro said his blood red eyes flashing
Hiei lept at him swords clashing, everything went by in a blur and Kohana watched her fear rising struggling to break free from the grasp of the demon that held her. Then suddenly out of no where Hachiro used one of the attacks the sword held. Sending Hiei flying back into the brick wall of the alley his katana dropped from his hands. Hachiro speed matched Hiei as did his handling of the sword. Hiei tried to grab his katana but the katana Hachiro weld was pointed at his throat. threatening to kill him to take his life away.
" Well, either this child has made you weaker or you just going soft on your own."
" It's not over yet, fool." he said removing his white headband exposing his jagan.
Suddenly, Hachiro was thrown back into the wall his hand still gripped on the sword. Hiei didn't believe at first that he knew how to control the sword but obviously he was mistaken. He charged and Hachiro blocked. As another battle started Kohana became more and more afraid. She tried harder to break free but the demon that held her was holding her to tightly.
" Stop, struggling runt. There's nothing you can do." the second demon said
Suddenly, Kohana broke down into tears as rain began to fall. She cried harder and harder as the rain poured more and more. Then the water began to form into a funnel wrapping itself around the demon's head.
" What the..." he said acciedently pushing Kohana into a wall knocking her unconcious.
As soon as she was knocked out the rain stopped and Hiei saw the child unconcious, her back against the wall. Anger built up in him and suddenly flames surrounded his entire body making Hachiro take a step back.
" HACHIRO! KURO!" he yelled as the flames suddenly made it's way to the sword
Hachiro's wet black hair dangled in his face as he prepared to fight once again. But this time the flames on Hiei's katana traveled down his sword buring his entire body. Hachiro dropped to the ground writheing in pain as he burned to his death. Hiei picked up the sword Hachiro stole from him and made his way over to Kuro. Hachiro's twin brother looked at the little fire demon with fear in his eyes. Hiei raised his sword and said an acient incantation then suddenly the ground opened up underneath him sending him spiraling into the pits of hell. The ground closed up as the alley began to colapse. Hiei grabbed Kohana and ran out of the alley just before it crumbled to the ground. Hiei looked down at the child in his arms she looked so small and helpless lying there in his arms. He sighed because he knew what he now had to do.
Hiei ran about the streets looking for a home for Kohana. For after much thought Hiei decided that she could no longer stay with him. It wasn't safe for her plus he'd be returning to Makai soon and no demon would take her in. She'd be alone and so he decided to leave her in Ningenkai with a human family. After searching for hours Hiei gave up hope and lept into a tree to rest for the night. He sat back on the branch, holding Kohana in his arms. He rested his head on the tree trunk and was just about to fall asleep when suddenly he heard voices coming from the house he was near. He lept off the tree and looked into the window there he saw a woman with short black hair curled under her chin and light brown eyes with a man with black hair that stopped above his ears ans hazel eyes. It sounded like the woman was crying and the man was comforting her.
" Oh, Kenji!" she sobbed " I-I still can't believe this! Our-Our child is....."
" I know, Surie." he said holding her "It will be all right."
" No it won't! She's gone and -and I can't have anymore children!!!" she wailed " I want my child back!! I want a baby!! I want my baby!!!"
" Shhh." he said hugging her tighter " We can always adopt a child."
" It won't be the same!!!" she said as she contiued to cry into her husband's chest
Hiei had heard enough he looked down at Kohana then walked over to the front porch and placed he gently on the ground. He looked down at her and before he could stop it and tear slide down his cheek forming a black gem as it hit the ground. Hiei cursed himself mentally for letting it get to him like this. He picked up the gem and placed it in her palm as her little fingers curled around it. Hiei sighed then rang the doorbell then in a flash lept back into the tree watching.
The woman answered the door her face stained with tears " Hello, is anyone here!?!" she yelled as she stepped onto the porch looking around. The suddenly here eyes glanced to the floor at the child.
" Oh. my..." she said as she ran over and dropped to her knees and picked up Kohana. "KENJI!!! COME HERE QUICKLY!!!"
" What's wrong honey!?!" he asked rushing out to her
" Look, honey a child."
" Poor, thing. Where'd she come from?"
" I don't know. I found her out here on the porch." she paused " Oh, honey someone must of heard our cries and sent her to us."
" Maybe, let's bring her inside. She's soaking wet."
With that said they brought her inside and Hiei stared at the house long and hard and just before he turned to leave the house behind he said quietly "Good-bye Kohana." then lept down from the tree running in the darkness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next: Chapter 1: 11 years later........
Prologue: The Child
Hiei looked around from the tree he was currently dwelling in searching for those who dare to challenge him. "Hmmm..." he thought to himeself " Figures they'd hide themselves. I'm not even sensing their ki." Hiei was in the human world looking for three demons who would dare to steal from him. They escaped to the human world to try to get away from him but Hiei knew where they were for no one could escape him. He gave up his search and sat on the branch observing his surroundings then closed his eyes becoming lost in his thoughts. When suddenly he felt something cold and wet dripping down his face. His eyes snapped open as he looked up into the leaves water falling through them hitting his face, soaking his clothes.
" Damn." he stated " How is it raining? I knew ningen's couldn't predict the weather. Why did I even bother to check."
He jumped down from the tree as was about to go find somewhere else to stay for the night when all of a sudden he felt a strange presence near by. He only walked a little ways before he heard the faint sound of crying. It was very faint because of the rain but it was still there none the less. He continued to walk searching for the sound. When suddenly he came upon a child sitting on the grass in the rain. Holding her legs and sobbing into her knees. He walked up behind the blue haired child and as he was about to reach out to her she spoke.
" Who are you?" said the little girl
Hiei stepped in front of her and the little girl looked up at him with her unearthly pale blue eyes filled with so much pain. The child looked no older than four and the presence of fear surrounded her like darkness.
" Are you going to hurt me?"
Hiei stared at the child for a moment then answered "No." as he turned to leave.
" Wait!" she yelled " Please, don't leave me! I'm scared!"
The girl ran over to him and grabbed his cloak looking up at him with pleading eyes. In the moment Hiei truly pitied the child. For he knew what it was like being alone, having no one being there for you. For he was a forbidden child. Forbidden to anything and everything that would give him happiness. Never feeling love just pain and misery. Nothing more.
" What's your name, kid?" he asked
" I..I..don't know!" she wailed " I can't remember!"
Suddenly the rain poured harder as Hiei glanced upward into the night sky. The sky becoming darker, the clouds becoming thicker. He looked down at the child now sobbing into his cloak and picked her up holding her in his arms and ran off to find shelter. The child did and said nothing just continued to cry. He looked around what seemed like forever until he cam upon an old abandoned house. He jumped in the old broken window and looked around at the charred remains of furniture." This house must've caught fire." he thought setting the child down then sitting in the corner of the room listening to the sound of the rain dripping off the house. The child whom was still crying asked him through sobs " Who-Who are you!?!"
" Hiei." he said softly not looking at her
" Hiei-san?" she said suddenly her tears finally stopping and strangely so did the rain.
" What?"
" Where am I? What are you?"
Suddenly Hiei looked sharply at her. " What did she me what am I?" he paused in his thoughts "Does this child know that I'm not human?" he stared at her as she crawled closer to him then sitting next to him looking up into his crimson eyes waiting for an answer. Then suddenly a strong feelings washed over him when he suddenly realized that this child wasn't human either.
" Your in an old house."
" What are you?" she asked again not taking her eyes off of him
" Perhaps, I should ask you the same thing."
The child looked up at him and when Hiei looked at her more closely he felt water rushing over him then finally sensed her ki. She was a water-youkai, but how she came to the human world was a mystery to him. After little thought he came to the conclusion that her parents came through the hidden portal to the human world and left her here.
" I-I don't know." the child finally answered " I'm scared." she said clinging to his leg
Hiei sighed because he knew he'd have to take the child with him. She was a demon and he could tell she was going to be a powerful one. There was no way he was going to let a child meant to have great strength and power die. Especially, in the human world especially alone. Hiei looked out the window at what seemed like forever as the child drifted into a deep sleep. He looked down at the child still clinging to his leg sleeping. He took off his wet cloak and placed it around her then leaned back against the wall letting sleep take him.
The next morning Hiei woke up to the sun streaming in his face he shielded his eyes from the sun then stood up. Then suddenly he remembered the child and looked around for her slightly panicking, slightly afraid that something had happened to her. When all of a sudden he felt a tugging at his leg and looked down to see the child handing him his slighlty damp cloak. He took the cloak from her and put it on.
" Mister?"
" Yes?"
" Can I stay with you?"
" Yes." he said quietly looking out the window
Suddenly he felt the child's little arms wrap around him, hugging him. " Thank you." she said
" You need a name."
" I have a name. But-But I dunno what it is."
" Kohana."
" huh?"
" Your name is Kohana."
" I like that name Hiei-san."
Hiei smirked slightly as he made his way toward the door, Kohana at his feet. He reached the old blackned door turned the knob and walked out into the sunlight.
The weeks went by and Hiei found himself getting attached to the child it even made him forget why he was in the human world. She became like a little sister or a daughter to him even though he would never admit it. Until one night when he got a disturbing reminder. Hiei was walking down the sidewalk with Kohana skipping at his side. When he suddenly stopped and looked into an alley.
" Hiei-san?"
" Yes, Kohana?"
" What's the matter?"
He looked down the alley again and suddenly the demon ki he was picking up from down in the darkness of the alley was gone.
" Nothing."
Then suddenly before he knew what was happening Kohana was snatched into the alley screaming in fear. Hiei ran into the alley after now he knew was a demon. Running until he reached the end and there he saw two demons. The demons that stole his katana but the katana they stole wasn't any ordinary one. It was foraged in the depths of hell and could summon evil spirits. Also if used correctly could send the living to hell to be eternally tortured. He drew his replacemeny katana and glared at the two demons standing in the darkness.
" Let her go now!" he yelled " Or die."
" Hiei-san!!!" Kohana yelled before the second demons placed a hand over her mouth silencing her.
" Pretty big talk for someone who doesn't have this." he said holding up the sword of the underworld
" I'm warning you Hachiro." he said " Give me my sword or I'll have to kill you. Even then I'll kill you anyway."
" I don't think so." Hachiro said his blood red eyes flashing
Hiei lept at him swords clashing, everything went by in a blur and Kohana watched her fear rising struggling to break free from the grasp of the demon that held her. Then suddenly out of no where Hachiro used one of the attacks the sword held. Sending Hiei flying back into the brick wall of the alley his katana dropped from his hands. Hachiro speed matched Hiei as did his handling of the sword. Hiei tried to grab his katana but the katana Hachiro weld was pointed at his throat. threatening to kill him to take his life away.
" Well, either this child has made you weaker or you just going soft on your own."
" It's not over yet, fool." he said removing his white headband exposing his jagan.
Suddenly, Hachiro was thrown back into the wall his hand still gripped on the sword. Hiei didn't believe at first that he knew how to control the sword but obviously he was mistaken. He charged and Hachiro blocked. As another battle started Kohana became more and more afraid. She tried harder to break free but the demon that held her was holding her to tightly.
" Stop, struggling runt. There's nothing you can do." the second demon said
Suddenly, Kohana broke down into tears as rain began to fall. She cried harder and harder as the rain poured more and more. Then the water began to form into a funnel wrapping itself around the demon's head.
" What the..." he said acciedently pushing Kohana into a wall knocking her unconcious.
As soon as she was knocked out the rain stopped and Hiei saw the child unconcious, her back against the wall. Anger built up in him and suddenly flames surrounded his entire body making Hachiro take a step back.
" HACHIRO! KURO!" he yelled as the flames suddenly made it's way to the sword
Hachiro's wet black hair dangled in his face as he prepared to fight once again. But this time the flames on Hiei's katana traveled down his sword buring his entire body. Hachiro dropped to the ground writheing in pain as he burned to his death. Hiei picked up the sword Hachiro stole from him and made his way over to Kuro. Hachiro's twin brother looked at the little fire demon with fear in his eyes. Hiei raised his sword and said an acient incantation then suddenly the ground opened up underneath him sending him spiraling into the pits of hell. The ground closed up as the alley began to colapse. Hiei grabbed Kohana and ran out of the alley just before it crumbled to the ground. Hiei looked down at the child in his arms she looked so small and helpless lying there in his arms. He sighed because he knew what he now had to do.
Hiei ran about the streets looking for a home for Kohana. For after much thought Hiei decided that she could no longer stay with him. It wasn't safe for her plus he'd be returning to Makai soon and no demon would take her in. She'd be alone and so he decided to leave her in Ningenkai with a human family. After searching for hours Hiei gave up hope and lept into a tree to rest for the night. He sat back on the branch, holding Kohana in his arms. He rested his head on the tree trunk and was just about to fall asleep when suddenly he heard voices coming from the house he was near. He lept off the tree and looked into the window there he saw a woman with short black hair curled under her chin and light brown eyes with a man with black hair that stopped above his ears ans hazel eyes. It sounded like the woman was crying and the man was comforting her.
" Oh, Kenji!" she sobbed " I-I still can't believe this! Our-Our child is....."
" I know, Surie." he said holding her "It will be all right."
" No it won't! She's gone and -and I can't have anymore children!!!" she wailed " I want my child back!! I want a baby!! I want my baby!!!"
" Shhh." he said hugging her tighter " We can always adopt a child."
" It won't be the same!!!" she said as she contiued to cry into her husband's chest
Hiei had heard enough he looked down at Kohana then walked over to the front porch and placed he gently on the ground. He looked down at her and before he could stop it and tear slide down his cheek forming a black gem as it hit the ground. Hiei cursed himself mentally for letting it get to him like this. He picked up the gem and placed it in her palm as her little fingers curled around it. Hiei sighed then rang the doorbell then in a flash lept back into the tree watching.
The woman answered the door her face stained with tears " Hello, is anyone here!?!" she yelled as she stepped onto the porch looking around. The suddenly here eyes glanced to the floor at the child.
" Oh. my..." she said as she ran over and dropped to her knees and picked up Kohana. "KENJI!!! COME HERE QUICKLY!!!"
" What's wrong honey!?!" he asked rushing out to her
" Look, honey a child."
" Poor, thing. Where'd she come from?"
" I don't know. I found her out here on the porch." she paused " Oh, honey someone must of heard our cries and sent her to us."
" Maybe, let's bring her inside. She's soaking wet."
With that said they brought her inside and Hiei stared at the house long and hard and just before he turned to leave the house behind he said quietly "Good-bye Kohana." then lept down from the tree running in the darkness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Next: Chapter 1: 11 years later........