Disclaimer: I do not own YYH. Blah-Dee-Blah. La la la. Okay, I've made my
point. The only ones I do own are Hinoki and her two friends and the black-
bladed katana. I want to tell you all that the sequel to this story will be
awesome. I'm still working out the details on it, but it should be ready by
the time I finish this story. Any of you defenseless souls steal my
characters or items, I will find you. When I do, I will show you no mercy.
From that, I promise you. Hinoki's enemies are also mine! HAHAHAHA!
The party had been very exciting, and tiring. The three youkai had decided to sleep at the party site. A fair distance from each other. Everyone had left, leaving a mess of rubble behind them.
Hiei had awoke to the sound of shivering. He sat up and looked around, it was still dark out and only a small aura shone from the horizon in a light blue and purple. Hiei's eyes landed on Hinoki. Her mouth was chattering as she was curled up in a ball. Her nose was turning red. Hiei took off his black coat and covered Hinoki with it. Hinoki's shivering ceased. Hiei walked back over to where he had lay and went back to sleep.
Hinoki awoke as the sun's first rays hit her face. The sky was at it's brightest at sunrise. Hinoki sat up and rubbed her eyes. She looked down at her lap and there lay Hiei's black coat. Hinoki looked over at Hiei and blushed. She couldn't help but notice how cute he was when all he had on was his black pants, boots, and white undershirt. Hinoki grabbed Hiei's black coat and stood up. She crept silently over to where Hiei lay and covered him back up with his own black coat. She then crept out of sight to a nearby spring. She kneeled down and splashed the cool, refreshing water on her face. Hinoki blinked as the water ran away from her eyes, down her face and down her neck. She looked down at the spring again and saw a reflection other than her own on the water's surface. Hinoki looked up across the spring and saw a lizard-like creature staring back at her. The creature stood on both hind legs with perfect balance. He had a katana strapped to his waist. "You kill Toraso. Now I kill you." The creature said, pulling his katana from its sheath. Hinoki stood up cautiously, watching the creature carefully in case he decided to strike her while she was unarmed. Her long, black leather glove melted into her famed black- bladed katana. The creature charged through the spring, his katana poised. Hinoki disappeared in a blur. The creature stopped his assault, stunned by her sudden ability to move at great speeds. Hinoki had learned Hiei's speed and was using it to sneak up behind the creature. Hinoki swung her katana at the creature. The creature whirled around and blocked the attack using his katana.
Kurama and Hiei awoke to the sound of a scream. Hiei noticed his black coat laying on the ground next to him. He put it back on. They looked around, Hinoki was nowhere to be seen. Hiei and Kurama exchanged worried glances before jumping up and following the sound of clashing swords.
When they found Hinoki, she was clutching her shoulder with her free hand. Blood seeped through her fingers. Her other hand was wrapped tightly around the handle of her katana. Blood dripped from the blade. Her opponent, the lizard-like creature was clutching his katana. Blood oozed from his nose and mouth. It chuckled, "Not bad for a female." Hinoki smirked but did not reply. The creature charged Hinoki again, sword poised for attack. Hinoki clutched her katana in both bloody hands. Hinoki sliced his head clean off his shoulders seconds before the lizard-like creature was within striking range. Hinoki fell to one knee as she clutched her shoulder in pain. She chuckled as her black bladed katana melted back into the black leather glove.
Hiei and Kurama ran to her aid. Kurama grabbed her arm and put it around his neck, supporting Hinoki's as they returned to camp.
"I'm sorry that this keeps happening. The sooner we get back the better. I will burden you no longer." Hinoki said apologetically. Kurama set her against a tree, opening his mouth to speak but Hiei was quicker, "Don't be a fool, Hinoki. We are doing this because we have to." Hinoki glared at him as Kurama tended to her wounds, "So, you're saying I could have died in that castle dungeon and you couldn't have cared less? Is that it, Hiei?" Hinoki shouted angrily. "Calm down, Hinoki. I need to tend to your wounds." Kurama said softly. Hiei looked away from Hinoki, not wanting to answer her question. Tears started to form in Hinoki's eyes as her anger grew. She took a deep breath and calmed herself. "Finished." Kurama announced. Hinoki turned to Kurama and smiled before jumping up into the tree. She climbed it until she could not climb any higher. There, she sat alone. Pondering to herself.
Kurama turned to Hiei, who's back was turned. "Why did you tell her that, Hiei?" Kurama asked. Hiei didn't answer. "Who knows how long she will remain in that tree. We need her down here so we can get her back to Koenma's palace." Kurama walked off into some nearby bushes to leave Hiei alone with Hinoki. Hinoki suddenly jumped down from the tree branch and with a piercing glare at Hiei, she walked into the bushes after Kurama. Hiei followed soon after. Hiei heard a conversation between Kurama and Hinoki. He stopped short in the bushes to listen. "I know he is the way he is. I suppose I should be used to people not caring about me." It was Hinoki's voice. "How can you say that? All those people-" "All those people were there because they knew my mother. It was her death day. They don't care about me deep down. No one cares about me in Ningenkai, except for the few friends I have, and that women that posses as my mother. I wander the streets at night, I have no real family, just figures. That sound nice to you? The best thing that has ever happened to me was being hired by Koenma." Hinoki explained. Hiei walked through the bushes in time to see Hinoki glare at him firmly. "But..we all have our crosses to bare. So I won't burden you with mine." Hinoki finished not taking her eyes off of Hiei. With that she walked off in the direction of Koenma's castle.
The party had been very exciting, and tiring. The three youkai had decided to sleep at the party site. A fair distance from each other. Everyone had left, leaving a mess of rubble behind them.
Hiei had awoke to the sound of shivering. He sat up and looked around, it was still dark out and only a small aura shone from the horizon in a light blue and purple. Hiei's eyes landed on Hinoki. Her mouth was chattering as she was curled up in a ball. Her nose was turning red. Hiei took off his black coat and covered Hinoki with it. Hinoki's shivering ceased. Hiei walked back over to where he had lay and went back to sleep.
Hinoki awoke as the sun's first rays hit her face. The sky was at it's brightest at sunrise. Hinoki sat up and rubbed her eyes. She looked down at her lap and there lay Hiei's black coat. Hinoki looked over at Hiei and blushed. She couldn't help but notice how cute he was when all he had on was his black pants, boots, and white undershirt. Hinoki grabbed Hiei's black coat and stood up. She crept silently over to where Hiei lay and covered him back up with his own black coat. She then crept out of sight to a nearby spring. She kneeled down and splashed the cool, refreshing water on her face. Hinoki blinked as the water ran away from her eyes, down her face and down her neck. She looked down at the spring again and saw a reflection other than her own on the water's surface. Hinoki looked up across the spring and saw a lizard-like creature staring back at her. The creature stood on both hind legs with perfect balance. He had a katana strapped to his waist. "You kill Toraso. Now I kill you." The creature said, pulling his katana from its sheath. Hinoki stood up cautiously, watching the creature carefully in case he decided to strike her while she was unarmed. Her long, black leather glove melted into her famed black- bladed katana. The creature charged through the spring, his katana poised. Hinoki disappeared in a blur. The creature stopped his assault, stunned by her sudden ability to move at great speeds. Hinoki had learned Hiei's speed and was using it to sneak up behind the creature. Hinoki swung her katana at the creature. The creature whirled around and blocked the attack using his katana.
Kurama and Hiei awoke to the sound of a scream. Hiei noticed his black coat laying on the ground next to him. He put it back on. They looked around, Hinoki was nowhere to be seen. Hiei and Kurama exchanged worried glances before jumping up and following the sound of clashing swords.
When they found Hinoki, she was clutching her shoulder with her free hand. Blood seeped through her fingers. Her other hand was wrapped tightly around the handle of her katana. Blood dripped from the blade. Her opponent, the lizard-like creature was clutching his katana. Blood oozed from his nose and mouth. It chuckled, "Not bad for a female." Hinoki smirked but did not reply. The creature charged Hinoki again, sword poised for attack. Hinoki clutched her katana in both bloody hands. Hinoki sliced his head clean off his shoulders seconds before the lizard-like creature was within striking range. Hinoki fell to one knee as she clutched her shoulder in pain. She chuckled as her black bladed katana melted back into the black leather glove.
Hiei and Kurama ran to her aid. Kurama grabbed her arm and put it around his neck, supporting Hinoki's as they returned to camp.
"I'm sorry that this keeps happening. The sooner we get back the better. I will burden you no longer." Hinoki said apologetically. Kurama set her against a tree, opening his mouth to speak but Hiei was quicker, "Don't be a fool, Hinoki. We are doing this because we have to." Hinoki glared at him as Kurama tended to her wounds, "So, you're saying I could have died in that castle dungeon and you couldn't have cared less? Is that it, Hiei?" Hinoki shouted angrily. "Calm down, Hinoki. I need to tend to your wounds." Kurama said softly. Hiei looked away from Hinoki, not wanting to answer her question. Tears started to form in Hinoki's eyes as her anger grew. She took a deep breath and calmed herself. "Finished." Kurama announced. Hinoki turned to Kurama and smiled before jumping up into the tree. She climbed it until she could not climb any higher. There, she sat alone. Pondering to herself.
Kurama turned to Hiei, who's back was turned. "Why did you tell her that, Hiei?" Kurama asked. Hiei didn't answer. "Who knows how long she will remain in that tree. We need her down here so we can get her back to Koenma's palace." Kurama walked off into some nearby bushes to leave Hiei alone with Hinoki. Hinoki suddenly jumped down from the tree branch and with a piercing glare at Hiei, she walked into the bushes after Kurama. Hiei followed soon after. Hiei heard a conversation between Kurama and Hinoki. He stopped short in the bushes to listen. "I know he is the way he is. I suppose I should be used to people not caring about me." It was Hinoki's voice. "How can you say that? All those people-" "All those people were there because they knew my mother. It was her death day. They don't care about me deep down. No one cares about me in Ningenkai, except for the few friends I have, and that women that posses as my mother. I wander the streets at night, I have no real family, just figures. That sound nice to you? The best thing that has ever happened to me was being hired by Koenma." Hinoki explained. Hiei walked through the bushes in time to see Hinoki glare at him firmly. "But..we all have our crosses to bare. So I won't burden you with mine." Hinoki finished not taking her eyes off of Hiei. With that she walked off in the direction of Koenma's castle.