Chap. 14- Revelation

Hiei pushed the door to the guest house open slowly. He swayed over to the couch and collapsed on it. He felt so sleepy. That damn attack. I wish it didn't make me so tired… He said to himself, slowly drifting off into sleep. Kurama trailed into the room silently. He looked at Hiei. He felt his ears and tail slowly beginning to disappear. Finally the long white hair of Yoko turned into the gleaming red of Shuichi.

He starred at the floor. Memories from the past flooded his mind.

"Heh, I finally found you, Shadowflame." He said, trying to laugh. "Then, you ran away again." Her face appeared clearly in his mind. She had that smile that practically was always there on; that smile that first caused him to fall for her.

"If you do not wish to follow the rules of our tribe, then you no longer need to stay here." The head elder yelled at a young Shadowflame. Kurama came running up to the crowd. He nimbly squeezed through all the people, finally seeing the cause of the commotion.

"Fine! If you will not allow women to have some authority in this tribe, then why should I stay? I'm nothing but a mating device and eye candy! Not to mention a slave for the male species!" She screamed the last words then turned on her heel, speeding out and away from the small camp. Kurama slipped back out of the crowd and quickly followed her trail.

After running for a while, he finally came across her at a clearing. She was bending over a small pond, splashing cool water onto her face.

"What was that about?" Kurama asked. Shadowflame's head whipped around, her black hair sticking to her wet face.

"What do you want?" she spat. Kurama laughed.

"To see you, why else?" He began to walk towards her. She leapt to her feet, backing away.

"Oh I don't know, knowing you I thought you'd come to try and screw me." She yelled still backing up.

Kurama stopped.

"I would never do that." He said in a low voice. They starred at each other for a minute. Finally Kurama turned and began to run back.

Kurama sat down beside the sleeping Hiei. He had a pained look on his face, as if he was remembering something unpleasant. Kurama lay his head on the back of the couch. Memories are very interesting. He thought silently to himself.

The whip crossed Natsuki's back for the fifth time with a crack. It left a deep gash. A small amount of blood trickled out of the wound. She closed her eyes as the whip was turned to Shadowflame. Neither of them cried out in pain. Finally, the lashes stopped coming. Natsuki looked up to see Shigure coming toward them. He was carrying a large circular sword.

"Untie them." He commanded in his deep voice. Natsuki's hands dropped from the ceiling, where the chains had been holding her up. She collapsed onto the floor, but got up quickly, despite her wounds.

"You won't get away with this! I'll have you know Mr. Shendata will…" she was interrupted by the low, eerie laugh of Shigure.

"My Shendata is dead. I killed him myself." He said, causing the strange sword to catch the light. It shimmered, causing a small, blinding flash.

"Now, Natsuki Kimuran, I wish to fight you." He pointed at her with a long, gnarled finger. "If you truly are the apprentice of Hiei Jaganshi, then you will be able to kill me."

Natsuki's mind filled with memories of Hiei. She materialized a long katana, similar to Hiei's. It landed softly into her hand. She spread her feet apart, readying herself. Shigure took the sword off his shoulder and situated it in front of him. Natsuki barred her teeth.

"You ruined my life. Mow, I'm going to take yours." Her eyes glazed over and became a bright yellow. They were almost glowing. She left forward at the same time Shigure did. She didn't think about much, just how much she hated this man, and how much she loved Hiei.

I'm going to see him again. I'm going to go back to the human world, I'm going to find him, and I'm going to spend the rest of my life with him.

1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16.

She landed on the opposite side of Shigure. A deep gash was cut into her stomach and several gashes on her cheek. Shigure had landed on her opposite side also. He was standing stalk still. He turned to look at her.

"You…you…" a squirt of blood shot out from between his eyes. His vision split, causing Natsuki to become double. The rest of his body began to fall apart causing a puddle of blood to form on the floor. It was dark black. Nazalia bent down and dipped her fingers in it. A devious smile appeared on her face.

"I guess I am really the apprentice of Hiei Jaganshi." She said. Her eyes turned back to red and the katana disappeared. She turned to Shadowflame, who had actually taken care of the others while Natsuki was killing Shigure.

"You are the best friend anyone could ask for." Natsuki said walking over to the Yôkô. Shadowflame put her arm around Natsuki.

"What say you we get back to our boys?" She asked

"I say sounds great." Natsuki said smiling.


YAY!! There's 14! Sorry it took so long. I've been having exams. I think we all know what that's like. Sorry this chapter was short, the next one will be longer. Promise!

Kitariki