Disclaimer: Okay, you know the drill. I do not own anyone from the cast of Yu Yu Hakusho. However, every character that was not in the series and is in my fanfic is mine, including any weapons that were not mentioned throughout the series. That includes the White Tournament.
Note: Hey all! So Hiei is training Hinoki, and as you can tell it isn't going very good. I'm sorry to a certain author, your cliff training idea gave me an idea. I'm sorry, so don't stalk me. ^_^' Anyways, there is still some more training to go through before these guys can reach the tournament and kick some Shoken butt! The tournament is going to be full of really strong evil demons that are even more cut-throat than the ones in the Dark Tournament. Oh, here's a fun fact. Did anyone know that in Neonish Shoken's name means Evil? Cool, huh? Yeah, anyways, heres the show.
Back at Genkai's shrine Genkai had just arrived from town. It took a lot of explaining from Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama.
"So let me get this straight. Kurama and Hiei had recieved a mission from Koenma to rescue one of his detectives. Only this one was a girl and a demon. Now she is in more trouble and is training with Hiei for something called the Light Tournament?" Genkai asked.
Yusuke nodded, "That pretty much sums it, yeah."
"This demoness is not as weak as she may sound. She has some rare power that not many demons can concieve. She has the power to mirror techniques just by seeing them used. Somehow her spirit energy is able to morph to match the users needs." Kurama explained.
Genkai looked up at the three boys, "What type of demon is she." It wasn't a question.
"Neonish." They all responded in harmony.
"I have heard little of this race. What I have heard is that this race can conceive the rarest of techniques just based on how they were raised. This demoness probably gained her skills by the amount of care she had recieved as a child. Their language is among the most difficult in both worlds, next to English and Japanese." Genkai explained.
"Not only that, but they fight pretty good and hit pretty hard, almost as hard as Urameshi." Kuwabara said, still rubbing the spot Hinoki had struck on his neck.
"Her mother was murdered when she was just an infant, or so she had told me. Her father attempted to save her, due to the fact that Hinoki was helpless at the time. But his cowardice overtook him and he fled." Kurama explained.
"No doubt the only thing that drives this girl to live on is the undoubtable hatred she has for her father. I'm sure she probably holds him responsible for her mother's death." Genkai said. Her expression said she was in deep thought.
"Now this Shoken guy wants us to compete and we HAVE to have Hinoki on the team." Yusuke explained.
"Meaning you don't need me." Genkai said. She knew what he was trying to say.
"We could use you around in case one of our fighters were to fall." Kurama explained.
"Understood." Genkai said.
Outside the shrine the sound of a pair of footsteps approached.
"We got company!" Kuwabara shouted.
Yusuke went to the door and opened it. There stood the three demons Jin, Touya, and Shishiwaukumaru.
"So where is this demoness, you've been chatterin' aboot?" Jin said in his scottish accent.
"She's training, no doubt." Touya said, his arms crossed.
"It is a tournament afterall." Shishiwaukumaru said as though amused.
"Yeah, she's training with Hiei." Yusuke explained.
"Go figure shortie'd get the girl before we got a chance." Jin said sarcastically.
"She ain't a toy!" Kuwabara said.
"Of course not. We only recieved an invitation to attend this training session from Yusuke and Kurama. We had no idea that ugly people would attend this event." Shishiwaukumaru said calmly.
"What is it with you demons making fun of my face!?" Kuwabara shouted angrily.
Jin, Touya, Yusuke, and Kurama sweatdropped. Genkai had already left the room.
Meanwhile, back in the forest, Hinoki was awakening from a cold nights rest. Somehow she didn't feel cold the entire time.
She felt something like a sheet or blanket placed on her. It was a black cloak! Not only that but she could have sworn she felt something soft, fleshy and warm next to her. She rolled over and found herself face-to-face with Hiei. He was asleep and using his arm as a pillow. Surprisingly he didn't snore like many other young men.
Hinoki prevented herself from panicking and closed her eyes only some of the way so they were only tiny slits. She could vaguely make out Hiei's face.
He seemed so peaceful sleeping there next to her. She wondered what made him cuddle up next to her. Not to mention loan his cloak to her.
She didn't expect to see him open his eyes so soon. He opened them slowly, as if he knew she was watching him.
"Sleep well?" She asked, trying to ignore the fact that he was so close to her.
He stared at her a moment, blinked, and got up. He removed his cloak from Hinoki's legs as she sat up. He threw it around his shoulders.
Hinoki stood up, "Why did you do that? You didn't have to be so close to me like that. This is the second time you have placed your cloak on me." She said.
Hiei turned and looked at her. "Twice it was that you shivered uncontrollably. I couldn't lose you so soon to hypothermia. You are slowly improving."
Hinoki didn't know if he was complimenting her, or only explaining her progress.
"Kurama was right, you are a puzzle." Hinoki said. It occured to her that perhaps the saying she had told him had struck a cord in Hiei.
"We have to go back to the shrine. You have more training to accomplish." Hiei explained.
He didn't want to admit it, but slowly he was gaining respect for Hinoki. She understood him more than Yusuke and Kuwabara, and was near the same level as Kurama. It was a strange dream he had had last night of the past.
He could have sworn he had seen Hinoki in it, talking to some other demoness about the death of her mother. How he had saved her from the wrath of his band of thieves. He had made a vow to see her at least once more and allow her to thank him for her rescue, but perhaps she had forgotten.
Once they had returned to the shrine, It seemed Yusuke and Jin were having a good time without them.
"Now, now, boys. Need you have fun without us and rub it in our faces?" Hinoki said teasingly to the demons and human boys.
"It's about time you showed up! For a second there I thought we might have had to tie Kuwabara to a chair." Yusuke shouted.
"Why?" Hinoki asked. She wished she hadn't asked.
"Shishiwaukumaru teased him about his looks and now he is on the edge." He explained.
"How is that different from any other time? You might as well tie him to the chair. That's the only way he'll actually become entertaining." Hinoki shouted back at them.
Jin and Yusuke laughed slightly.
A boy with what seemed like frozen hair and iced eyes stepped out from behind Yusuke.
"So this is the Neonish apparition we have heard so much about." He said.
"Yusuke, what have you been telling them?" Hinoki asked in a sarcastic way.
"Shortie there doesn't seem to want to talk much, does he." Jin said teasingly.
"I needn't talk to fools." Was Hiei's response to that remark.
Hiei disappeared back into the trees. Hinoki knew he'd be back to get her once he knew she was finished with her training there.
She turned back to look at the other three demons and found Jin in her face. "Right then. Which one of us lads ya like to have a go with first?" He asked, seeming to be joyful.
Hinoki liked this one. Not only was he cute, but he seemed to be carefree of all problems. She could really become good friends with this one.
"Uhm... how about... " She pointed her finger and ran it back and forth between the three potential demon boys. She felt a hint of embaressment.
In Neonish tribes, when more than one boy asked for the father's permission to marry their daughter, the girl would run their finger, pointing at them, and allow themselves to choose one randomely.
However, inside Hinoki's skull, she was debating who she should go with.
All three of them had a trace of anxiousness about their faces. Some more than others(Jin).
"I pick... Jin." Hinoki announced.
Jin leaped in the air, obviously he was excited to train someone. It was obviously his first time training anyone in his life.
He flew about in happy excitement. He flew over Hinoki, grabbed her hand, and carried her off to an appropriate location(No, not that way you perverts).
Once he found a nice wide and open field for him to train her with wind techniques, he set her down carefully and soon landed himself.
"Now then," Jin said, "I suppose I should teach you how to manipulate the wind so you can fly."
"That is unnecessary." Hinoki said. Hinoki put her arms tightly to her sides and both of her hands spread out as she strained herself to perform the technique.
Wind swirled around her feet and soon created an updraft, causing her hair to shoot up as if standing on end. She was only thankful she decided not to wear a dress skirt today.
As the updraft grew stronger, she soon began to lift herself off the ground.
Jin stared with a mixture of surprise and awe.
Once she had fully lifted herself off the ground and was actually able to maintain perfect form while in the air, Jin lifted himself off the ground and smiled proudly at her.
"You're a quick learner, Hinoki. Shall we go for a test flight?" Jin asked.
Hinoki smiled with a laugh. It had been awhile since she had actually laughed even that much. "Yeah. Let's go, Jin!" she said happily.
She had never felt this happy before. It felt good.
Jin offered his arm to her, which she happily slipped her arm through and allowed herself to tour the sky with Jin.
The sun had already set by the time they had headed back to Genkai's shrine. Even on the way back they went slowly, as to enjoy each other's company.
When they finally landed, Genkai was outside waiting for them. She was the only one waiting for them.
"It's about time you showed up! Do you have any idea what time it is! Needing to keep track of Yusuke is bad enough. I don't need to waste the rest of my life waiting on you hooligans." Genkai shouted.
Hinoki wasn't sure, but she could have sworn she heard Yusuke shout from inside the shrine, "Shut-up!"
Hinoki grinned and went into the shrine with Jin and Genkai. They saw the room. It was filled with boys sleeping. Yusuke, Kuwabara, Touya, Kurama, and Shishiwaukumaru.
"I think we should add ourselves to the collection." Hinoki whispered.
Jin nodded and walked to a nearby pad on the floor.
Hinoki walked to a nearby room and changed into a nightshirt which was so long to went an inch past her knees, but the neck was small.
Hinoki then climbed onto the pad on the floor, curled up into a ball and fell asleep.
Outside the shrine, a mysterious tall figure approached. "Oy. I knew I missed the turn back there. Now everyone is probably asleep, so I gotta be all quiet like."
The mysterious man burst into the room. The door opened with a loud 'klak'.
"OY, MATES! SORRY I'M LATE! I missed a turn and got m'self lost back there." The man shouted.
It was Chu, one of Yusuke's friends that Kurama had invited.
"Chu, you're a bit late. Doncha think you could just go to sleep on one of the pads?" Yusuke said, sitting up and rubbing his eyes.
"No way, mate. I'm here to train the sheila. Where is she?" Chu asked.
At this, Hinoki put her pillow over her head. Her butt was in the air, but she didn't care. (I'm a poet and didn't know it.)
"Ah! There she is! Wake up Sheila! Time's a wasting!" Chu said, walking over to where Hinoki was.
"Last I checked, it didn't matter." Hinoki said sleepily.
"Y'know, Chu. You could at least have some consideration as to not wake up EVERYONE in the shrine." Touya said, rubbing his eyes and yawning.
"Yes, that is quite the mouth you have on you. Even I heard it in the forest three miles away." It was Hiei in the doorway. Leaning up against the doorway in a cool way, the moonlight outlining him and creating a cool, glowing effect.
Hinoki sat up to look at Hiei. Her eyes got large with surprise and awe when she saw him. Her cheeks grew hot.
Jin noticed this. His head went back and forth between Hinoki and Hiei, as if he were watching a tennis match.
'Did I miss something?' He thought.
Note: Okay, that wasn't as much as I hoped, but it wasn't bad either. I'm kinda trying to pull together another idea for this, so if you have an idea to help me, I'm all ears.
Hiei: You know when she has a writer's block she has me hit you?
Yusuke: That goes the same for me, too.
Kuwabara: Yeah right.
Yusuke: *punches Kuwabara in the face*
Hiei: *Punches Kuwabara in the face*
Hiei & Yusuke: Writer's block!
Shoken: *Walks up to Kurama, who is engrossed in the script for the fanfic* What's going on, Kurama?
Kurama: *Flips nonstop through the script* I'm trying to find out if I get dumped in this saga.
Me: Didn't I just tell you that you'd get dumped eventually?
Kurama: Yeah, but with the Hinoki-Jin thing going on, I don't know what'll happen- Whoa! I didn't know Shoken had a teddy bear! *Holds up photo of Shoken grown up huggling his teddy bear*
Karasu: Lemme see!
Bui: Gimme!
Koronue: I want to see!
Rest of the YYH cast: I wanna see... I wanna look... if you touch me again I'll... TEDDY BEAR!... How 'bout I give YOU a tip!?... Wanna see my... KENSHIN!... That's mine!... PEEKING DUCK!.... Cat up a tree... MEOW!... Hey, Koto!... I wish to view that!... My turn!... MUFFIN!... FRODO LIVES!
Me: ^_^' Er... yeah...
Shoken: I'm ruined... -_-'
Note: Hey all! So Hiei is training Hinoki, and as you can tell it isn't going very good. I'm sorry to a certain author, your cliff training idea gave me an idea. I'm sorry, so don't stalk me. ^_^' Anyways, there is still some more training to go through before these guys can reach the tournament and kick some Shoken butt! The tournament is going to be full of really strong evil demons that are even more cut-throat than the ones in the Dark Tournament. Oh, here's a fun fact. Did anyone know that in Neonish Shoken's name means Evil? Cool, huh? Yeah, anyways, heres the show.
Back at Genkai's shrine Genkai had just arrived from town. It took a lot of explaining from Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama.
"So let me get this straight. Kurama and Hiei had recieved a mission from Koenma to rescue one of his detectives. Only this one was a girl and a demon. Now she is in more trouble and is training with Hiei for something called the Light Tournament?" Genkai asked.
Yusuke nodded, "That pretty much sums it, yeah."
"This demoness is not as weak as she may sound. She has some rare power that not many demons can concieve. She has the power to mirror techniques just by seeing them used. Somehow her spirit energy is able to morph to match the users needs." Kurama explained.
Genkai looked up at the three boys, "What type of demon is she." It wasn't a question.
"Neonish." They all responded in harmony.
"I have heard little of this race. What I have heard is that this race can conceive the rarest of techniques just based on how they were raised. This demoness probably gained her skills by the amount of care she had recieved as a child. Their language is among the most difficult in both worlds, next to English and Japanese." Genkai explained.
"Not only that, but they fight pretty good and hit pretty hard, almost as hard as Urameshi." Kuwabara said, still rubbing the spot Hinoki had struck on his neck.
"Her mother was murdered when she was just an infant, or so she had told me. Her father attempted to save her, due to the fact that Hinoki was helpless at the time. But his cowardice overtook him and he fled." Kurama explained.
"No doubt the only thing that drives this girl to live on is the undoubtable hatred she has for her father. I'm sure she probably holds him responsible for her mother's death." Genkai said. Her expression said she was in deep thought.
"Now this Shoken guy wants us to compete and we HAVE to have Hinoki on the team." Yusuke explained.
"Meaning you don't need me." Genkai said. She knew what he was trying to say.
"We could use you around in case one of our fighters were to fall." Kurama explained.
"Understood." Genkai said.
Outside the shrine the sound of a pair of footsteps approached.
"We got company!" Kuwabara shouted.
Yusuke went to the door and opened it. There stood the three demons Jin, Touya, and Shishiwaukumaru.
"So where is this demoness, you've been chatterin' aboot?" Jin said in his scottish accent.
"She's training, no doubt." Touya said, his arms crossed.
"It is a tournament afterall." Shishiwaukumaru said as though amused.
"Yeah, she's training with Hiei." Yusuke explained.
"Go figure shortie'd get the girl before we got a chance." Jin said sarcastically.
"She ain't a toy!" Kuwabara said.
"Of course not. We only recieved an invitation to attend this training session from Yusuke and Kurama. We had no idea that ugly people would attend this event." Shishiwaukumaru said calmly.
"What is it with you demons making fun of my face!?" Kuwabara shouted angrily.
Jin, Touya, Yusuke, and Kurama sweatdropped. Genkai had already left the room.
Meanwhile, back in the forest, Hinoki was awakening from a cold nights rest. Somehow she didn't feel cold the entire time.
She felt something like a sheet or blanket placed on her. It was a black cloak! Not only that but she could have sworn she felt something soft, fleshy and warm next to her. She rolled over and found herself face-to-face with Hiei. He was asleep and using his arm as a pillow. Surprisingly he didn't snore like many other young men.
Hinoki prevented herself from panicking and closed her eyes only some of the way so they were only tiny slits. She could vaguely make out Hiei's face.
He seemed so peaceful sleeping there next to her. She wondered what made him cuddle up next to her. Not to mention loan his cloak to her.
She didn't expect to see him open his eyes so soon. He opened them slowly, as if he knew she was watching him.
"Sleep well?" She asked, trying to ignore the fact that he was so close to her.
He stared at her a moment, blinked, and got up. He removed his cloak from Hinoki's legs as she sat up. He threw it around his shoulders.
Hinoki stood up, "Why did you do that? You didn't have to be so close to me like that. This is the second time you have placed your cloak on me." She said.
Hiei turned and looked at her. "Twice it was that you shivered uncontrollably. I couldn't lose you so soon to hypothermia. You are slowly improving."
Hinoki didn't know if he was complimenting her, or only explaining her progress.
"Kurama was right, you are a puzzle." Hinoki said. It occured to her that perhaps the saying she had told him had struck a cord in Hiei.
"We have to go back to the shrine. You have more training to accomplish." Hiei explained.
He didn't want to admit it, but slowly he was gaining respect for Hinoki. She understood him more than Yusuke and Kuwabara, and was near the same level as Kurama. It was a strange dream he had had last night of the past.
He could have sworn he had seen Hinoki in it, talking to some other demoness about the death of her mother. How he had saved her from the wrath of his band of thieves. He had made a vow to see her at least once more and allow her to thank him for her rescue, but perhaps she had forgotten.
Once they had returned to the shrine, It seemed Yusuke and Jin were having a good time without them.
"Now, now, boys. Need you have fun without us and rub it in our faces?" Hinoki said teasingly to the demons and human boys.
"It's about time you showed up! For a second there I thought we might have had to tie Kuwabara to a chair." Yusuke shouted.
"Why?" Hinoki asked. She wished she hadn't asked.
"Shishiwaukumaru teased him about his looks and now he is on the edge." He explained.
"How is that different from any other time? You might as well tie him to the chair. That's the only way he'll actually become entertaining." Hinoki shouted back at them.
Jin and Yusuke laughed slightly.
A boy with what seemed like frozen hair and iced eyes stepped out from behind Yusuke.
"So this is the Neonish apparition we have heard so much about." He said.
"Yusuke, what have you been telling them?" Hinoki asked in a sarcastic way.
"Shortie there doesn't seem to want to talk much, does he." Jin said teasingly.
"I needn't talk to fools." Was Hiei's response to that remark.
Hiei disappeared back into the trees. Hinoki knew he'd be back to get her once he knew she was finished with her training there.
She turned back to look at the other three demons and found Jin in her face. "Right then. Which one of us lads ya like to have a go with first?" He asked, seeming to be joyful.
Hinoki liked this one. Not only was he cute, but he seemed to be carefree of all problems. She could really become good friends with this one.
"Uhm... how about... " She pointed her finger and ran it back and forth between the three potential demon boys. She felt a hint of embaressment.
In Neonish tribes, when more than one boy asked for the father's permission to marry their daughter, the girl would run their finger, pointing at them, and allow themselves to choose one randomely.
However, inside Hinoki's skull, she was debating who she should go with.
All three of them had a trace of anxiousness about their faces. Some more than others(Jin).
"I pick... Jin." Hinoki announced.
Jin leaped in the air, obviously he was excited to train someone. It was obviously his first time training anyone in his life.
He flew about in happy excitement. He flew over Hinoki, grabbed her hand, and carried her off to an appropriate location(No, not that way you perverts).
Once he found a nice wide and open field for him to train her with wind techniques, he set her down carefully and soon landed himself.
"Now then," Jin said, "I suppose I should teach you how to manipulate the wind so you can fly."
"That is unnecessary." Hinoki said. Hinoki put her arms tightly to her sides and both of her hands spread out as she strained herself to perform the technique.
Wind swirled around her feet and soon created an updraft, causing her hair to shoot up as if standing on end. She was only thankful she decided not to wear a dress skirt today.
As the updraft grew stronger, she soon began to lift herself off the ground.
Jin stared with a mixture of surprise and awe.
Once she had fully lifted herself off the ground and was actually able to maintain perfect form while in the air, Jin lifted himself off the ground and smiled proudly at her.
"You're a quick learner, Hinoki. Shall we go for a test flight?" Jin asked.
Hinoki smiled with a laugh. It had been awhile since she had actually laughed even that much. "Yeah. Let's go, Jin!" she said happily.
She had never felt this happy before. It felt good.
Jin offered his arm to her, which she happily slipped her arm through and allowed herself to tour the sky with Jin.
The sun had already set by the time they had headed back to Genkai's shrine. Even on the way back they went slowly, as to enjoy each other's company.
When they finally landed, Genkai was outside waiting for them. She was the only one waiting for them.
"It's about time you showed up! Do you have any idea what time it is! Needing to keep track of Yusuke is bad enough. I don't need to waste the rest of my life waiting on you hooligans." Genkai shouted.
Hinoki wasn't sure, but she could have sworn she heard Yusuke shout from inside the shrine, "Shut-up!"
Hinoki grinned and went into the shrine with Jin and Genkai. They saw the room. It was filled with boys sleeping. Yusuke, Kuwabara, Touya, Kurama, and Shishiwaukumaru.
"I think we should add ourselves to the collection." Hinoki whispered.
Jin nodded and walked to a nearby pad on the floor.
Hinoki walked to a nearby room and changed into a nightshirt which was so long to went an inch past her knees, but the neck was small.
Hinoki then climbed onto the pad on the floor, curled up into a ball and fell asleep.
Outside the shrine, a mysterious tall figure approached. "Oy. I knew I missed the turn back there. Now everyone is probably asleep, so I gotta be all quiet like."
The mysterious man burst into the room. The door opened with a loud 'klak'.
"OY, MATES! SORRY I'M LATE! I missed a turn and got m'self lost back there." The man shouted.
It was Chu, one of Yusuke's friends that Kurama had invited.
"Chu, you're a bit late. Doncha think you could just go to sleep on one of the pads?" Yusuke said, sitting up and rubbing his eyes.
"No way, mate. I'm here to train the sheila. Where is she?" Chu asked.
At this, Hinoki put her pillow over her head. Her butt was in the air, but she didn't care. (I'm a poet and didn't know it.)
"Ah! There she is! Wake up Sheila! Time's a wasting!" Chu said, walking over to where Hinoki was.
"Last I checked, it didn't matter." Hinoki said sleepily.
"Y'know, Chu. You could at least have some consideration as to not wake up EVERYONE in the shrine." Touya said, rubbing his eyes and yawning.
"Yes, that is quite the mouth you have on you. Even I heard it in the forest three miles away." It was Hiei in the doorway. Leaning up against the doorway in a cool way, the moonlight outlining him and creating a cool, glowing effect.
Hinoki sat up to look at Hiei. Her eyes got large with surprise and awe when she saw him. Her cheeks grew hot.
Jin noticed this. His head went back and forth between Hinoki and Hiei, as if he were watching a tennis match.
'Did I miss something?' He thought.
Note: Okay, that wasn't as much as I hoped, but it wasn't bad either. I'm kinda trying to pull together another idea for this, so if you have an idea to help me, I'm all ears.
Hiei: You know when she has a writer's block she has me hit you?
Yusuke: That goes the same for me, too.
Kuwabara: Yeah right.
Yusuke: *punches Kuwabara in the face*
Hiei: *Punches Kuwabara in the face*
Hiei & Yusuke: Writer's block!
Shoken: *Walks up to Kurama, who is engrossed in the script for the fanfic* What's going on, Kurama?
Kurama: *Flips nonstop through the script* I'm trying to find out if I get dumped in this saga.
Me: Didn't I just tell you that you'd get dumped eventually?
Kurama: Yeah, but with the Hinoki-Jin thing going on, I don't know what'll happen- Whoa! I didn't know Shoken had a teddy bear! *Holds up photo of Shoken grown up huggling his teddy bear*
Karasu: Lemme see!
Bui: Gimme!
Koronue: I want to see!
Rest of the YYH cast: I wanna see... I wanna look... if you touch me again I'll... TEDDY BEAR!... How 'bout I give YOU a tip!?... Wanna see my... KENSHIN!... That's mine!... PEEKING DUCK!.... Cat up a tree... MEOW!... Hey, Koto!... I wish to view that!... My turn!... MUFFIN!... FRODO LIVES!
Me: ^_^' Er... yeah...
Shoken: I'm ruined... -_-'