Disclaimer: Hey fans! How are you all? Sorry if I'm not in a happy mood and seem pretty lonely. But two weeks just passed as you can tell and my BF came here to visit for that time and now he's gone. I feel like crap, I'm so depressed. Anyways, I'm glad you all are enjoying my chapters. This baby is nearly at it's end, and I am happy to keep you people guessing like this just for fun. You know? Anyways, I do not own YYH and so on so forth. I do own Hinoki and everyone else that doesn't show up in the YYH series. You got a problem with that, too bad. Anyways, I got a flippin' e-mail from some weird person asking me if I was a girl. I'm guessing it was a guy, because I don't think some girl would ask me that. And with as many people I've been getting on my MSN I feel like a superstar writer or something. It's flippin' cool and weird at the same time. A double wammy!
Kurama: Whoever this BF person is, he sure must be important to her to cause her this much emotional unbalancement. I see at least four different emotions in that speech she put there.
Hiei: I wonder what the name might be of the man who created such a miracle.
Yume: That was mean, I shouldn't tell you his name... his name is Tokeshi.
Kurama: Is that a screen name or something?
Yume: Yes... but it is also a nickname I give him too. Besides Jer' Bear.
Karasu: How sweet. A lover. Oh Kurama, give me a pet name too!
Yume: Not here, you guys.
Kurama: Yes, I'm not even able to bend that way.
Karasu: But who was it that came to whom's dressing room just the other da-
Kurama: Another word and you will suffer the same fate as Gourmet.
Karasu: Just the other day wearing Hinoki's clothes!
Hinoki: HE WHAT! YOU BASTARD! (chases him around the set)
Karasu: Oh... look at Kurama-chan run. He has such a cute run when he's scared.
Yume: For God's sake. (rubs forehead) I am so glad Yoko is the one taking the set in this scene. After that... I know Hinoki will have a hard time holding in her anger while acting with him. (Kurama runs frantically while Hinoki chases after him with a newly found blowtorch) OO; Where she found that, I will never know...
Hiei: Perhaps they should take up track...
Yume: Perhaps they should take up getting their asses on set. PLACES PEOPLE! And Hinoki, gimme that blowtorch before you hurt someone... like Kurama... he is an actor too, na no da!
Hinoki awoke to find that the fabled Yoko from legend had disappeared on her.
"Yoko!" She shouted slightly.
There was no reply, wxcept for the cheerful chirp of the songbirds in the trees.
"Yoko!" Hinoki tried again.
Still no reply.
"YOKO!" She called once more, now walking around looking for him.
As she walked through a few tree branches she felt something grab onto her ankle and pull her into the hot spring below.
Once she had gotten to the surface, she took in fresh air and cough out the water that had managed to leak into her lungs.
She looked around for who had pulled her into the spring and found no one. She climbed out and shook herself dry.
Perhaps there was nothing that had grabbed her, perhaps it was only in her mind. Suddenly it occurred to her that this was the same hotspring she had been to when Hiei and Kurama had rescued her.
"Strange coincidence... I'm sure." Hinoki reassured herself.
It was long, and seemed hard. Once it landed before her, she had realized it was her katana and sheath.
In an instant it was back on her arm.
"If Hiei can fight with a katana, why can't I? If I have to prove how strong I am, I just won't use it while I am in here." Hinoki said happily.
Something else suddenly fell from the trees. And it wasn't another katana. This time, Hinoki saw a familiar face she didn't want to see. It made her heart tear into peices.
It was Hiei.
(I could be a real jackass and end it there, but I won't because I haven't written in two weeks and need to update big time!)
"You fool! Why are you here. Do you realize in this clearing you could be easily found by enemy teams?" Hiei shouted angrily.
"You should talk, shrimp! You're so loud, it didn't take me long to find you again." Said a voice from behind Hinoki.
Hinoki turned around. There was a strange looking boy there. He didn't appear very strong. But still, something wasn't quite right about him. Something seemed out of place.
"Shit." Hiei muttered.
"Ha! You have no place to yell at me now, do you Hiei? You should practice what you preach before you lecture me about common sense." Hinoki laughed.
It was good to have payback, but being so cruel to Hiei only made her heart throb even greater.
Hinoki was used to pain physically. But not emotionally.
"Yes, and to make sure you and I have a fair one on one fight, I'll just make sure girly over there is tied up nice and tight." said the demon boy.
Hinoki felt herself being lifted from the ground. She flew up against a tree and sprit energy chains were wrapped around her, tying her to the tree.
"Hinoki! Are you alright?" Hiei asked.
Hinoki cringed, "Yeah. I'm fine."
"There. Now then, Hiei. Shall we continue where we left off?" He asked.
Hiei slowly unsheathed his katana and poised it for attack.
Hinoki was brought to a realization as she saw the fiery determination in his red eyes.
A blue aura embroidered Hiei's body as he prepared to strike.
"Ah! Perhaps you are stronger than I had originally thought." The demon boy had said with excitement.
"Oh please! I could kick your ass in a nanosecond!" Hinoki shouted angrily as she struggled.
"Shut up! This isn't about you and me, it's between me and him. So stop struggling and watch your friend get murdered." The demon boy said with an angry face.
Hinoki recognized his face. It was the same face she had gotten when she was in battle. But this demon boy was only slightly older than her.
He had orange hair and red eyes. He wore black, and his short hair had spiked itself like a cat. His eyes had become cat-like and angry. His canines had grown into fangs.
"A... Neon... demon?" Hinoki whispered.
(I'm borrowing this from Crescent Moon because I suck at songs. Bare with me.)
If he was, he would know the lullaby. It originated from one of the first Neon Demons. He had fallen in love with a human princess. She was the most beautiful in her kingdom. As a child, she had made a vow to marry him. But as time passed she had forgotten about it.
So when she hadn't gone to marry the demon like she had said she would, the demon went to marry her.
In rage, the princess's father sent his soldiers to the demon's lair not far from there, in the depths of the mountains.
When the soldiers had gotten there, they had killed the demon and given the princess his head as a gift.
But ever since then, many Neon Demons had been angry at humans for doing that to their family.
Before his death, he had sung a song to the princess that calmed her. But it wasn't finished, so after his death the princess had come up with the last verses herself.
Hinoki took a deep breath and sung sweetly as Hiei and the Neon Demon's fight broke out.
Hiei was already hurt and bleeding. So it was a good idea to sing the lullaby. Besides, if he was or wasn't, she had a surprise to give him anyways.
"Princess, Princess, Why do you cry? In a forest painted by the setting sun. I made a promise to a demon boy that when the full moon ascends the sky in ten I'll become his bride." she sang.
The fight had stopped.
The demon boy clutched his head and let out an earshattering scream.
"Th... The lullaby?" He shouted.
Hinoki stopped singing.
"You know of it, then." Hinoki said.
"Of course I do. All demons of my type know of... " Suddenly in midsentence he realized what he had said and was brought to a realization.
"You... You're a Neon Demon? Like me?" He asked.
"Yup! I am. I assume you are too, since no other knows of our lullaby. Or has heard the full version. There are few humans who do, but they are human and we know who are human or not." Hinoki explained.
"Yes. But i was told that my race was rare, near extinction." He said.
"We are. Which is why I'm surprised you are of my race." Hinoki said.
"I was in a battle. If you don't mind, I will kill this insidious leech." Hiei said.
"If you do, I will aim the lullaby at you and cause your head to explode." Hinoki growled.
Hiei silenced himself.
"Can you let me down?" She asked.
"Of course." He said kindly.
The chains disappeared from Hinoki's body and she fell to the ground.
"What is your name?" The demon boy asked.
"Hinoki. And yours?" Hinoki asked.
"My name is Oni. It's short for Papioni." Oni explained.
"I see. Papioni... as in Dragon?" Hinoki asked.
"Yes. Papioni is Dragon in our language. I had almost forgotten that." Oni said.
Hinoki and Oni had discussed many different matters, until finally they had decided that they wouldn't kill one another until the tournament had broken out in full bloom.
Oni had left them and Hiei and Hinoki were left alone.
"It's best that we continue on our way to the tournament grounds." Hiei said.
"Hn. You can go it alone. I don't need your help." Hinoki growled.
Hiei took off without Hinoki and without hesitation.
Hinoki had also taken off on her own and was able to make it to the forest's end in time for the beginning of the tournament.
Only a few teams made it out alive, and the others were recovered and sent home.
The teams that passed were Team Mukete, Notori, Akubo, Koyotua, Nozomu, and Akumu.
The others were sent home.
"Ladies and gentlemen! We have our six teams that have succeeded in escaping the forest. These are the most worthy of fighters and are going to be competing for the Light Tournament title." Juri announced.
'Now all I have to do is figure out how to win it.' Hinoki thought.
Note: Yeah... kinda boring... but you met some pretty cool people, eh? Oh... and to all you authors out there... Oni is up for use. Character for hire, to say in the least. All I ask is to be told what story you're putting him in so I can read it and what he'll be doing in it. I don't care. If you want a totally graphic explaination of what he looks like, it can be done. If you want me to read your works, don't bug me about it either. I'm trying really hard to get this story done so I can take a break on it for awhile and get going on some other stuff. Only during my break will I read your stories. Maybe in my freetime too, but don't bug me about it. Okay? See ya!
Oni: Please! I don't mind doing some work. It's like a chain story. One character linked to a whole bunch of other stories done by other authors. Cool huh? Anyway... Yume-chan is going to be very busy on this sort of thing.
Yume: And to those of you who asked, Yume is a pen name that I like and will be referred to it from now on, I hope you don't mind. See you!
Kurama: Whoever this BF person is, he sure must be important to her to cause her this much emotional unbalancement. I see at least four different emotions in that speech she put there.
Hiei: I wonder what the name might be of the man who created such a miracle.
Yume: That was mean, I shouldn't tell you his name... his name is Tokeshi.
Kurama: Is that a screen name or something?
Yume: Yes... but it is also a nickname I give him too. Besides Jer' Bear.
Karasu: How sweet. A lover. Oh Kurama, give me a pet name too!
Yume: Not here, you guys.
Kurama: Yes, I'm not even able to bend that way.
Karasu: But who was it that came to whom's dressing room just the other da-
Kurama: Another word and you will suffer the same fate as Gourmet.
Karasu: Just the other day wearing Hinoki's clothes!
Hinoki: HE WHAT! YOU BASTARD! (chases him around the set)
Karasu: Oh... look at Kurama-chan run. He has such a cute run when he's scared.
Yume: For God's sake. (rubs forehead) I am so glad Yoko is the one taking the set in this scene. After that... I know Hinoki will have a hard time holding in her anger while acting with him. (Kurama runs frantically while Hinoki chases after him with a newly found blowtorch) OO; Where she found that, I will never know...
Hiei: Perhaps they should take up track...
Yume: Perhaps they should take up getting their asses on set. PLACES PEOPLE! And Hinoki, gimme that blowtorch before you hurt someone... like Kurama... he is an actor too, na no da!
Hinoki awoke to find that the fabled Yoko from legend had disappeared on her.
"Yoko!" She shouted slightly.
There was no reply, wxcept for the cheerful chirp of the songbirds in the trees.
"Yoko!" Hinoki tried again.
Still no reply.
"YOKO!" She called once more, now walking around looking for him.
As she walked through a few tree branches she felt something grab onto her ankle and pull her into the hot spring below.
Once she had gotten to the surface, she took in fresh air and cough out the water that had managed to leak into her lungs.
She looked around for who had pulled her into the spring and found no one. She climbed out and shook herself dry.
Perhaps there was nothing that had grabbed her, perhaps it was only in her mind. Suddenly it occurred to her that this was the same hotspring she had been to when Hiei and Kurama had rescued her.
"Strange coincidence... I'm sure." Hinoki reassured herself.
It was long, and seemed hard. Once it landed before her, she had realized it was her katana and sheath.
In an instant it was back on her arm.
"If Hiei can fight with a katana, why can't I? If I have to prove how strong I am, I just won't use it while I am in here." Hinoki said happily.
Something else suddenly fell from the trees. And it wasn't another katana. This time, Hinoki saw a familiar face she didn't want to see. It made her heart tear into peices.
It was Hiei.
(I could be a real jackass and end it there, but I won't because I haven't written in two weeks and need to update big time!)
"You fool! Why are you here. Do you realize in this clearing you could be easily found by enemy teams?" Hiei shouted angrily.
"You should talk, shrimp! You're so loud, it didn't take me long to find you again." Said a voice from behind Hinoki.
Hinoki turned around. There was a strange looking boy there. He didn't appear very strong. But still, something wasn't quite right about him. Something seemed out of place.
"Shit." Hiei muttered.
"Ha! You have no place to yell at me now, do you Hiei? You should practice what you preach before you lecture me about common sense." Hinoki laughed.
It was good to have payback, but being so cruel to Hiei only made her heart throb even greater.
Hinoki was used to pain physically. But not emotionally.
"Yes, and to make sure you and I have a fair one on one fight, I'll just make sure girly over there is tied up nice and tight." said the demon boy.
Hinoki felt herself being lifted from the ground. She flew up against a tree and sprit energy chains were wrapped around her, tying her to the tree.
"Hinoki! Are you alright?" Hiei asked.
Hinoki cringed, "Yeah. I'm fine."
"There. Now then, Hiei. Shall we continue where we left off?" He asked.
Hiei slowly unsheathed his katana and poised it for attack.
Hinoki was brought to a realization as she saw the fiery determination in his red eyes.
A blue aura embroidered Hiei's body as he prepared to strike.
"Ah! Perhaps you are stronger than I had originally thought." The demon boy had said with excitement.
"Oh please! I could kick your ass in a nanosecond!" Hinoki shouted angrily as she struggled.
"Shut up! This isn't about you and me, it's between me and him. So stop struggling and watch your friend get murdered." The demon boy said with an angry face.
Hinoki recognized his face. It was the same face she had gotten when she was in battle. But this demon boy was only slightly older than her.
He had orange hair and red eyes. He wore black, and his short hair had spiked itself like a cat. His eyes had become cat-like and angry. His canines had grown into fangs.
"A... Neon... demon?" Hinoki whispered.
(I'm borrowing this from Crescent Moon because I suck at songs. Bare with me.)
If he was, he would know the lullaby. It originated from one of the first Neon Demons. He had fallen in love with a human princess. She was the most beautiful in her kingdom. As a child, she had made a vow to marry him. But as time passed she had forgotten about it.
So when she hadn't gone to marry the demon like she had said she would, the demon went to marry her.
In rage, the princess's father sent his soldiers to the demon's lair not far from there, in the depths of the mountains.
When the soldiers had gotten there, they had killed the demon and given the princess his head as a gift.
But ever since then, many Neon Demons had been angry at humans for doing that to their family.
Before his death, he had sung a song to the princess that calmed her. But it wasn't finished, so after his death the princess had come up with the last verses herself.
Hinoki took a deep breath and sung sweetly as Hiei and the Neon Demon's fight broke out.
Hiei was already hurt and bleeding. So it was a good idea to sing the lullaby. Besides, if he was or wasn't, she had a surprise to give him anyways.
"Princess, Princess, Why do you cry? In a forest painted by the setting sun. I made a promise to a demon boy that when the full moon ascends the sky in ten I'll become his bride." she sang.
The fight had stopped.
The demon boy clutched his head and let out an earshattering scream.
"Th... The lullaby?" He shouted.
Hinoki stopped singing.
"You know of it, then." Hinoki said.
"Of course I do. All demons of my type know of... " Suddenly in midsentence he realized what he had said and was brought to a realization.
"You... You're a Neon Demon? Like me?" He asked.
"Yup! I am. I assume you are too, since no other knows of our lullaby. Or has heard the full version. There are few humans who do, but they are human and we know who are human or not." Hinoki explained.
"Yes. But i was told that my race was rare, near extinction." He said.
"We are. Which is why I'm surprised you are of my race." Hinoki said.
"I was in a battle. If you don't mind, I will kill this insidious leech." Hiei said.
"If you do, I will aim the lullaby at you and cause your head to explode." Hinoki growled.
Hiei silenced himself.
"Can you let me down?" She asked.
"Of course." He said kindly.
The chains disappeared from Hinoki's body and she fell to the ground.
"What is your name?" The demon boy asked.
"Hinoki. And yours?" Hinoki asked.
"My name is Oni. It's short for Papioni." Oni explained.
"I see. Papioni... as in Dragon?" Hinoki asked.
"Yes. Papioni is Dragon in our language. I had almost forgotten that." Oni said.
Hinoki and Oni had discussed many different matters, until finally they had decided that they wouldn't kill one another until the tournament had broken out in full bloom.
Oni had left them and Hiei and Hinoki were left alone.
"It's best that we continue on our way to the tournament grounds." Hiei said.
"Hn. You can go it alone. I don't need your help." Hinoki growled.
Hiei took off without Hinoki and without hesitation.
Hinoki had also taken off on her own and was able to make it to the forest's end in time for the beginning of the tournament.
Only a few teams made it out alive, and the others were recovered and sent home.
The teams that passed were Team Mukete, Notori, Akubo, Koyotua, Nozomu, and Akumu.
The others were sent home.
"Ladies and gentlemen! We have our six teams that have succeeded in escaping the forest. These are the most worthy of fighters and are going to be competing for the Light Tournament title." Juri announced.
'Now all I have to do is figure out how to win it.' Hinoki thought.
Note: Yeah... kinda boring... but you met some pretty cool people, eh? Oh... and to all you authors out there... Oni is up for use. Character for hire, to say in the least. All I ask is to be told what story you're putting him in so I can read it and what he'll be doing in it. I don't care. If you want a totally graphic explaination of what he looks like, it can be done. If you want me to read your works, don't bug me about it either. I'm trying really hard to get this story done so I can take a break on it for awhile and get going on some other stuff. Only during my break will I read your stories. Maybe in my freetime too, but don't bug me about it. Okay? See ya!
Oni: Please! I don't mind doing some work. It's like a chain story. One character linked to a whole bunch of other stories done by other authors. Cool huh? Anyway... Yume-chan is going to be very busy on this sort of thing.
Yume: And to those of you who asked, Yume is a pen name that I like and will be referred to it from now on, I hope you don't mind. See you!