Yes, we all know that the story is mine but Yu Yu Hakusho is not.


Chapt. 10

I Win. But What a Nightmare!

Osadyro rushed me, shurikens hidden in the folds of her cloak. She threw three at me. I drew Kitsune and batted them away, left-handed. Osadyro continued for me; I slid Kitsune back. She punched for my face; I dodged. She kept up her assault of punches. I moved easily in and out of her fists, never moving my hands from the hilts of my swords.

She pulls a few kicks, but they miss. She goes for an uppercut to my jaw. I take this moment and fling a blade at her. It hits its mark on her shoulder. Stumbling back, she removes the blade and throws it into a nearby wall.

"Where'd that come from? Your hands never moved," Hiei says in bewilderment.

I lift up my right hand and reveal several small blades. "I'm always prepared," I tell him, still looking at Osadyro as she regains the proper footing.

"That's cheating Darkfire," she accuses.

"It's just like your shurikens. I'm no cheater...at least not when it comes to you," I say, grinning at the last part. "You're just better with powers and I'm better without."

"You're good with both," Hiei states coldly.

"Geez Hiei, I'm sorry, get over it already." Osadyro takes this chance to lunge at me. I see her coming, but my mind is a little slow sometimes. She sucker punches me across the face and sends me flying towards Hiei. We – I – collide into Hiei and we go flying into a weight set. F.y.i., don't do that.

I stumble up, throwing the weights off to the side. I hold my head; an eight-pounder hit it. "Jesus Osa! Warn me next time!" I yell, jumping back onto the mat.

"You saw it comin', it's your own damn fault you got hit," Osadyro remarks.

"Yea, well..." I look over at Hiei, "I think we should help him." I point to Hiei. A ten-pound weight has flattened his hair; a couple of sixes squashed his hand; he lay on top of the rack.

"I wonder if he's dead," Osadyro thinks aloud.

"And if he is, you're bringing him back to life!" I snap, knowing what she wanted to really do.

"You're no fun," she pouts.

"Feed your vampire needs on a human." I jump over to Hiei's side and take the weights from his hand and hair. "Hiei? You dead?"

"Yes," is his only reply.

"Ok, just checkin'." I turn to Osadyro. "He's dead, I suppose you can suck 'im dry," I say with a mischievous grin.

Hiei shoots up and stands behind me. "I'm alive alright?!"

"I was kiddin' Hiei, chill," I say with a slight laugh.

He glares at me.

"Damn it Darkfire, don't get my hopes up," Osadyro complains.

I just shake my head and jump back on the mat. "Ready for round two?" I taunt.

"Heh, I'm always ready," she says confidently.

"Then here I come!" I push off the mat and race towards her at an alarming rate. I throw I few leaf blades to her face. She acts as expected and swats the leaves away. When she looks back to me, I'm not there.

"Huh? Where'd she go?" Osadyro looks around the room. Hiei does too.

"I don't know, she's...so fast," Hiei says in astonishment.

I watch them search from the corner of the room. The shadows harbor my scent, energy, body and anything else they could use to locate me. I smirk in my hideout.

Come on Osa; are you really that dumb? You, of all people, should know how I fight. I'm gunna get you.

Found you Darkfire.

Ahhhhh! Hiei!! I forgot, the shadows don't hide thoughts! I'll get you if you tell Osa!

So, you're in this corner. Hiei comes closer to me. My eyes grow wide, but I know he can't see me. To tell or not to tell, that is the question.

You've been around Kurama too long. You tell, and the next time we fight, I'll make sure to let you die.

Right. He moves away from my corner and moves along the wall. I think Osadyro has found you anyway.

I smell Osa within the shadows. I look to my left and, sure enough, there's Osa. She's gliding towards me angrily, a knife at the ready.

"Eek!" I spring from my shadow and stand on the mat. Osadyro jumps out after me. I dodge at the last second and land a right hook to her face. I uppercut her in the stomach and elbow her back.

"Oof!" is all she lets out as she slams on the mat.

Hiei starts to count – happy he actually remembered. "10, Darkfire wins," he declares, very unenthused.

I bend down to Osa's level. "Hehe, I win." A stupid grin appears on my face.

She snorts in disapproval. "Whatever." She stands up and looks down at me. "You won this time, but next time we use powers."

"Ok," I say, standing up as well. I look at my watch. 6:00 on the dot. "We should head home, it's getting late."

Osadyro turns to face me again. "I guess. But you're coming to school tomorrow."

"Aw man. How come I gotta go?" I whine.

"'Cuz I ain't coverin' for ya again."

I sigh. "Fine. See ya tomorrow Hiei." I wave and teleport to Osa's house. She's right behind me when I arrive. "See ya later." I walk out the door and race home.

The rest of the night was boring so...on to the next day!

Bee...Beep...Beep! I shoot up in bed, drenched in a cold sweat. I reach over and turn off my alarm clock to stop the annoying beep. I calm my breathing and slide out of bed. The light flips on and I pick out some clothes from the pile on the floor.

"Damn, gotta stop havin' that dream." I step out of my room and flip the lights off. Walking to the bathroom, I heave a sigh. The bathroom tile is cold and clammy; a hot shower sounds beautiful.

I step in and let the water wash over me. Giving another sigh, I think about the dream I woke up to:

Watching Hiei fall back into his blood, my mind is lifted of its haze. I can see Hiei, unmoving and half dead. Hot tears well in my eyes; I know I did that. Rain falls on my head, but I can't feel it. The world around us fades into black. Everything. Nothing. The Hiei fades away too. Alone. All alone.

"What have you done?!"

"How can you not mean to kill someone?!"

"What did you do Darkfire?"

"Did I deserve to die?"

"Do you enjoy this?"

"Why? Why? Why!"

Voices flood the void. Questions, faces, flood about me. I want to get out. Tears run down my cheeks. Can't breathe. Flood. Help!

I shake my head to clear the horrible memory. How must Hiei feel? I can only imagine. I look at my bandaged torso. Hiei was afraid. He carries scars, so shall I. I rip away at the soaked gauze. Turning off the water, I keep the gauze from going into the drain.

The indentations are shallow enough. I run my fingers along the rivulets: my collarbone down to my abs. I cringe when I remember how Hiei pressed my hand to his. I can still hear his scream echo in my brain. He was afraid. I terrified Hiei Jaganshi, The Forbidden Child.

Stepping out of the shower into the warm mist, I wrap a towel around me. There's a knock on the door.

"Come in," I call. The door opens and cool air rushes in. The door clicks shut. I turn a see Hiei leaning on the door.

"Bad time?" he asks sheepishly, turning to look at he floor.

"Kinda...but since you're here," I walk up to him, "can you help me?" I push a roll of fresh gauze towards him.

"Huh?" His face turns a bit pink.

"I just need you to wrap it around the back, I can do the rest," I add, pushing the gauze a bit closer. He takes it. I turn around and drop my towel to my waist. I can sense Hiei turning slightly redder.

He presses the end of the gauze to my semi-wet back and hands the roll to me. Taking it, I wrap it around my front and give it back to Hiei. This goes on until we're done. I pull my towel back up and turn to him.

"Thanks."

He nods, trying to hide the redness in his face. "I'm surprised your sister hasn't come yet," Hiei began, changing the subject.

"She's left already," I inform him, pulling up another dome of fire.

No response. He just kinda stared at the dome. You see, I could see him but he can't see me. It took me a while to perfect the technique. Since I really didn't go into detail what Hiei looks like, I'll do it now.

His hair is midnight black with a white starburst in the middle. It defied gravity...sticking straight up like it does would've stumped Einstein to the day he died. His jagan was always covered with a thick, white bandana. Usually sporting a black cloak, he wears black pants and high boot-like shoes. I think he wears from one to five white belts, but I can't be certain. Of course, he owns black tank tops...but how much he wears them is beyond me. And, dare I say it, he has a breath-taking body. He may be short and lean, but I'll be damned if he ain't got the most muscular body I've ever seen. Oh yes, and those eyes; blood red rubies that'll ensnare you in their mesmerizing gaze, no matter how much you fight it.

"You 'bout done onna?" Hiei brakes in, irritated.

"Yea, yea. Keep your drawers on," I answer back in the same irritation; he broke through my wonderful thoughts. I let down my barrier and walked out of the bathroom, still drying my hair and ears. "So," I began, "what you doin' here?" I throw my towel in the hamper.