Last time: Etaila and Hiei have unexpectedly encountered. We are with
Etaila running to get Yukina.
'Who is that demon? He was with Kurama, and Kurama knows me, so why would that one come here?' Etaila thought to herself, running quickly to the last room she saw Yukina and Genkai. Yukina wasn't there, but Genkai was still where she sat before. Turning around, the demoness was about to run to another room when a voice stopped her.
"It's him, isn't it." Turning fully around, Etaila silently questioned the elder woman in front of her.
"That demon out there, who you trapped," Genkai whispered, her voice slightly raspy from her old age. Making a gesture to a spot next to her, Etaila sat down.
"What are you talking about Genki? I don't even know that demon." Etaila shook her head. "Do you know where I can find Yukina? I need to see her." Sighing, Genkai answered.
"Look in the kitchen."
"Thanks grandma." Giving the woman a small peck on the cheek, Etaila got up and ran to the said kitchen.
"Yukina! Can you come here for a sec?" Looking into the kitchen, Etaila spotted the young koorime, beckoning her to come. Looking up from her work, Yukina nodded and followed Etaila into the garden.
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In the garden, Hiei was glaring at the flames around him. It was obvious that they were chaining him to the ground, but for some reason, even though they were holding something solid, they seemed like a liquid gas. Warily the fire demon ran his fingers through the violet flames. They were cool to the touch, and closing his fist, Hiei pulled some of it from him, pulling it away from where it was. He could still feel the cool sensation in his grasp. It felt liquid-like, almost like water. Releasing his grasp, the flames flowed up in the air, disappearing like a vapor. Looking back at the place where he ripped the flame from, he noticed that it grew back. Growling some more, he didn't hear the footsteps coming from the temple. He did, however, hear voices, and his head shot up. Hiei's eyes widened. 'Oh no, not her again. If she comes near me. . .' But the thought never finished as his sister came into view. 'Shit'
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"So, there was a demon watching you?" Yukina questioned, her ruby eyes widening. Etaila nodded.
"Yea, and I guess he must have thought that I put the garden on fire. He lunged at me with his katana."
"Katana?" Yukina questioned, racking her head for someone that uses one. 'Is it.'
"Uh. . . yes, a sword, why? You think you know him?" Etaila asked, the two demonesses halfway to there destination.
"Well, there is this guy that works for these people I know. does he have red eyes like me?"
Etaila nodded again. "I guess, his eyes where darker though, and the red looked more like blood then the light ruby colored you have." Yukina stopped. Stopping next to her, Etaila turned to her. "What's wrong?"
"How close were you to him?" Etaila's cheeks were slightly flushed, looking down guiltily.
"Well, lets say I got close enough for me to mock him, and cast a torture spell on him-"
"You did WHAT?!" Yukina yelled at her friend, who jumped back, not used to seeing her friend mad. Putting up her hands in a defense position, Etaila laughed.
"Don't worry, I realized that he was Kurama's friend and put a soothing spell on him. Goodness, it's not like he's your brother or something like that." (a/n she doesn't know, but Yukina does) Sighing, Yukina shook her head.
"He is my brother. Probably." Etaila's eyes widened. She was about to apologize when the said demon came into view. He was glaring at her, and obviously giving her a silent threat, but once he saw Yukina, he lightened up.
"Hiei!" Yukina cried, running up to him. Looking at the flames, she backed away a little. "Um. . . Etaila? Can you please release him?" Sighing and shaking her head, Etaila whispered some words, and the flames released Hiei from his trap, the fire shooting to her charm on her neck. Right when the flames stopped, Yukina was hugging her brother, her eyes happier then before. It was evident that Hiei was tense, but didn't say anything.
"Hey Yukina." He glared at Etaila, who was watching them from afar. The demoness glared back.
"It's not my fault you didn't tell me that Yukina was your sibling."
"Hn." Sighing, Etaila walked up to the two, stopping a few feet away from the fire youkai. Yukina noticed the anger coming off both demons, not to mention the heat of Hiei's body increasing, so she let him go.
"So. . ." Yukina started, looking at Hiei, "Why did you come here?"
"And stalk me?" Etaila added, crossing her arms, her grey eyes as dark as thunder-head clouds. Hiei glared back, but was also controlling a small blush trying to creep unto his cheeks.
"I wasn't stalking you. You stopped in front of Kurama's house, growled his name, and went straight to the temple where my sister was. What did you expect me to do? Let a potential killer near Yukina?" Etaila paled in shock, her glare even more deadly. Grey eyes flashed, looking even colder as crimson hair fell down her shoulders.
"I," Etaila started, her voice dangerously calm, "would never hurt Yukina. She saved my life, and is my best friend. And why would I choose to kill at my grandmother's temple?" It was Hiei's turn to pale slightly, but instead of glaring more, he shrugged.
"I don't trust you. You still don't have an excuse for Kurama."
"Well, that is none of your business. I don't trust you either. You tempted to kill me for helping a garden!"
"Flaming a garden doesn't really say 'I'm helping the earth.'" Hiei shot back.
"Why am I even listening to you?! You don't know me, stop making assumptions about me. You shouldn't be saying anything when you're the one watching me!"
Yukina simply watched, fascinated by the emotions coming from both demons. But it quickly came to an end when Etaila turned away from both of them, walking quickly away from them, deeper into the garden. Violet flames came up at every footstep, the only sign of her anger.
"Well, there goes Etaila. She'll come back later. She just needs to calm down." Hiei snorted.
"Why would I care? It's not like she'd want to see me again."
"I think you want to see her again." Yukina taunted gently, nudging her brother. Hiei growled, but it didn't effect his younger sister. "You guys had so much emotion in such a little fight. I think you guys have something."
"And I think you're crazy." Laughing, Yukina turned away as Hiei flitted out of sight, his ki flaming slightly as it disappeared.
'Who is that demon? He was with Kurama, and Kurama knows me, so why would that one come here?' Etaila thought to herself, running quickly to the last room she saw Yukina and Genkai. Yukina wasn't there, but Genkai was still where she sat before. Turning around, the demoness was about to run to another room when a voice stopped her.
"It's him, isn't it." Turning fully around, Etaila silently questioned the elder woman in front of her.
"That demon out there, who you trapped," Genkai whispered, her voice slightly raspy from her old age. Making a gesture to a spot next to her, Etaila sat down.
"What are you talking about Genki? I don't even know that demon." Etaila shook her head. "Do you know where I can find Yukina? I need to see her." Sighing, Genkai answered.
"Look in the kitchen."
"Thanks grandma." Giving the woman a small peck on the cheek, Etaila got up and ran to the said kitchen.
"Yukina! Can you come here for a sec?" Looking into the kitchen, Etaila spotted the young koorime, beckoning her to come. Looking up from her work, Yukina nodded and followed Etaila into the garden.
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In the garden, Hiei was glaring at the flames around him. It was obvious that they were chaining him to the ground, but for some reason, even though they were holding something solid, they seemed like a liquid gas. Warily the fire demon ran his fingers through the violet flames. They were cool to the touch, and closing his fist, Hiei pulled some of it from him, pulling it away from where it was. He could still feel the cool sensation in his grasp. It felt liquid-like, almost like water. Releasing his grasp, the flames flowed up in the air, disappearing like a vapor. Looking back at the place where he ripped the flame from, he noticed that it grew back. Growling some more, he didn't hear the footsteps coming from the temple. He did, however, hear voices, and his head shot up. Hiei's eyes widened. 'Oh no, not her again. If she comes near me. . .' But the thought never finished as his sister came into view. 'Shit'
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"So, there was a demon watching you?" Yukina questioned, her ruby eyes widening. Etaila nodded.
"Yea, and I guess he must have thought that I put the garden on fire. He lunged at me with his katana."
"Katana?" Yukina questioned, racking her head for someone that uses one. 'Is it.'
"Uh. . . yes, a sword, why? You think you know him?" Etaila asked, the two demonesses halfway to there destination.
"Well, there is this guy that works for these people I know. does he have red eyes like me?"
Etaila nodded again. "I guess, his eyes where darker though, and the red looked more like blood then the light ruby colored you have." Yukina stopped. Stopping next to her, Etaila turned to her. "What's wrong?"
"How close were you to him?" Etaila's cheeks were slightly flushed, looking down guiltily.
"Well, lets say I got close enough for me to mock him, and cast a torture spell on him-"
"You did WHAT?!" Yukina yelled at her friend, who jumped back, not used to seeing her friend mad. Putting up her hands in a defense position, Etaila laughed.
"Don't worry, I realized that he was Kurama's friend and put a soothing spell on him. Goodness, it's not like he's your brother or something like that." (a/n she doesn't know, but Yukina does) Sighing, Yukina shook her head.
"He is my brother. Probably." Etaila's eyes widened. She was about to apologize when the said demon came into view. He was glaring at her, and obviously giving her a silent threat, but once he saw Yukina, he lightened up.
"Hiei!" Yukina cried, running up to him. Looking at the flames, she backed away a little. "Um. . . Etaila? Can you please release him?" Sighing and shaking her head, Etaila whispered some words, and the flames released Hiei from his trap, the fire shooting to her charm on her neck. Right when the flames stopped, Yukina was hugging her brother, her eyes happier then before. It was evident that Hiei was tense, but didn't say anything.
"Hey Yukina." He glared at Etaila, who was watching them from afar. The demoness glared back.
"It's not my fault you didn't tell me that Yukina was your sibling."
"Hn." Sighing, Etaila walked up to the two, stopping a few feet away from the fire youkai. Yukina noticed the anger coming off both demons, not to mention the heat of Hiei's body increasing, so she let him go.
"So. . ." Yukina started, looking at Hiei, "Why did you come here?"
"And stalk me?" Etaila added, crossing her arms, her grey eyes as dark as thunder-head clouds. Hiei glared back, but was also controlling a small blush trying to creep unto his cheeks.
"I wasn't stalking you. You stopped in front of Kurama's house, growled his name, and went straight to the temple where my sister was. What did you expect me to do? Let a potential killer near Yukina?" Etaila paled in shock, her glare even more deadly. Grey eyes flashed, looking even colder as crimson hair fell down her shoulders.
"I," Etaila started, her voice dangerously calm, "would never hurt Yukina. She saved my life, and is my best friend. And why would I choose to kill at my grandmother's temple?" It was Hiei's turn to pale slightly, but instead of glaring more, he shrugged.
"I don't trust you. You still don't have an excuse for Kurama."
"Well, that is none of your business. I don't trust you either. You tempted to kill me for helping a garden!"
"Flaming a garden doesn't really say 'I'm helping the earth.'" Hiei shot back.
"Why am I even listening to you?! You don't know me, stop making assumptions about me. You shouldn't be saying anything when you're the one watching me!"
Yukina simply watched, fascinated by the emotions coming from both demons. But it quickly came to an end when Etaila turned away from both of them, walking quickly away from them, deeper into the garden. Violet flames came up at every footstep, the only sign of her anger.
"Well, there goes Etaila. She'll come back later. She just needs to calm down." Hiei snorted.
"Why would I care? It's not like she'd want to see me again."
"I think you want to see her again." Yukina taunted gently, nudging her brother. Hiei growled, but it didn't effect his younger sister. "You guys had so much emotion in such a little fight. I think you guys have something."
"And I think you're crazy." Laughing, Yukina turned away as Hiei flitted out of sight, his ki flaming slightly as it disappeared.
