Tears of Amethyst
Disclaimer: I do not own YYH.
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Ally or not, Hiei was ready to strangle Yuusuke. Kuwabara was acting like his normal packmule self. He was carrying everything and being dumb. It was normal. Botan gazed around. She had never seen the outside world. It was nice to finally be able to. Their journey came to an abrupt halt when Youko grabbed her hand and a loud 'BOOM' was heard. They had walked into a trap knowingly. Youko pulled Botan with him. She had to remain safe. As long as she was safe.
"Come on!"
"But.."
"The others will be fine. They can hold their own. Most of them will follow us anyway." She caught on and ran beside him.
"How do we know this will work? Will we be able to keep running to safety?" She asked. He looked over at her, his eyes showing determination.
"Who's the one that said 'there isn't anything we can't handle'?" He smiled and she returned it.
"Okay then." She looked ahead of them then suddenly halted. "I can handle them from here." She paused, staring at him before she closed her eyes and turned away, looking at those she had to kill. She wondered if, when she showed her powers, Youko would not want to be her friend anymore. He watched as she put her hands out. Power surged through her. She closed her hands into fists and ran ahead. She found the men and threw disks of blue energy at them. One sliced right through the tree, making it blow up.
"I'll handle these over here!" She heard Youko call. She hoped that he would be okay. Her eyes focused on a man in touching range. She didn't hesitate, but reached out and pushed her energy into him, making him like a ticking bomb. She ran for cover and released the energy.
Hiei was having a blast. Finally being able to kill, he took out his katana and battled. The humans were just armed with guns and sometimes there was one with spirit energy. He battled, taking his anger out on them instead of Yuusuke.
"Can we kill them, Hiei?" Kuwabara asked hesitantly. He really didn't want to kill them.. but they would need to in order to live.
"Of course you can. There is only one way to win in this situation." Hiei glared at them. "Are you just going to stand there? My job here is not to protect you. Don't expect me to jump in front of a bullet for you." Yuusuke smirked.
"And here I thought you would warm up to us enough to kill yourself for our sakes." He rolled his eyes. Hiei pushed a guy. Yuusuke happened to be in the way and he got shoved into a tree, the limp guy slumping to the ground. "The least you could've done was shove him the other way!"
"I'll try to remember that next time."
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Botan and the gang remained quiet all through the day. Nothing was said. Later that night, Hiei told them not to risk lighting a fire, even if someone was on guard.
"I don't like taking life.." Botan whispered. She was on watch. She had insisted, saying that she wasn't tired. She couldn't sleep if she wanted to anyway. She knew about right and wrong. This was wrong. She looked back at the camp. Her eyes locked on a certain kitsune. She knew that she had to protect him. He had given her this wonderful gift. The gift that she had always longed for. Life. She didn't consider what she had life. She had considered it death. Death that would never have ended. She looked away from him. She could see him clearly. The light from the moon was enough for her to see by. Especially since he had that shining silver hair..
"My watch is next." She looked back to see two golden orbs shining slightly, from the light of the moon, looking to be green tinted. (Note: If you've ever seen a cat's eyes when light is shining on them at night, you'll know what I mean.) She shook her head stubbornly and he sat down beside her. "What's wrong?"
"Well.. I-" She shook her head and looked down at her hands as if they were the most interesting in the entire world. He knew what was wrong. He put his arm around her and smirked.
"Don't worry about killing them, Botan. They chose the wrong path for themselves. They're our enemy. Its either them or us." She hid her blush and rested her head on his shoulder.
"I understand but.." She couldn't find the right words. Finally, she thought she should say what she had been keeping secret. "I just want to protect you, Youko." He stiffened. "You gave me what I always wanted. Freedom. Now I have friends, something that I never thought I would have."
"Botan.." She turned to look at him. How was he going to tell her that he was only curious about what was in the cave?
"I'd do anything to protect you from harm. Understand that you were there first. You always will be, right?" She asked, looking deep into his golden eyes.
"Of course I will."
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Hiei woke up even more moody than usual. He looked around at the sleeping encampment. The sun was just rising. He could see that Youko was still awake, Botan was asleep, leaning against his shoulder. Yuusuke was using a rock as a pillow and drool was leaking out of his mouth and every once in a while a snore would come from him. Kuwabara was snoring loudy, his limbs sprawled out. Hiei couldn't believe the group of idiots he had to put up with. He only minded Botan and Youko. They were like the only sane ones other than himself, of course. He wandered over to Yuusuke and kicked him. The boy rolled over onto his back and opened his eyes groggily.
"What time is it?" He yawned and stretched.
"Time to move." Hiei responded coldly. He went over to Kuwabara and did the same. The boy didn't stir. He kicked him harder. Kuwabara let out a muffled 'go away' and rolled over, continuing to snore. "Get up!" He looked over at Yuusuke to see him about to have a nice long drink of cold water.. Hiei took the bottle and went back over to Kuwabara. He poured the cold liquid all over him. Kuwabara jumped up, shivering. "Next time, you should get up when I kick you." Youko watched this with amusement then he looked down at the sleeping girl at his side. He decided to save her the painful kick so he shook her gently.
"Botan!" He whispered. "Wake up!" She groaned and opened her eyes. She yawned.
"Hmm?" She blinked up at him.
"Time to get up." She nodded and rubbed her eyes. They set out soon after that. Youko was leading. He picked up on scent trails and they walked quickly. Youko knew secret and hidden ways that those other humans did not. He led them through those paths and they made progress. No one really said anything, except the usual complaints, curtesy to Yuusuke.
"Shut up before I cut your tongue out and uproot your vocal cords." Hiei put his hand on the hilt of his katana. Yuusuke glared at him.
"Lighten up before I knock some sense into you."
"What are you going to do? Hit me with a book?" Youko snickered. Hiei smirked at Yuusuke. Youko looked at Botan to see her staring forward. She turned around and stopped them from continuing.
"Shh! Be quiet. I heard something." She whispered. Everyone stayed silent. They walked quietly down the remainder of the path and stopped at some bushes. They had found an enemy encampment. There weren't many, but it would help their chances to find out where the real threat laid. A plan formed in Hiei's mind.
"We'll raid their camp. We'll need to be quiet when we kill them all." Their gazes all rested on Botan. She gave them a horrified look. "You do have an attack that could silence all, don't you?" At her nod, he told them the plan. Botan stood with her hands in a praying motion. Blue fire engulfed her entire body. She opened her eyes and spread her arms. The same blue light that had went out before did the same now. The blue light spread throughout the camp and Hiei and Youko took care of the people there. Yuusuke and Kuwabara had to guard Botan in case anyone saw her. Botan kept it up until Youko and Hiei came back to confirm it. The blue light vanished and she stood there for a moment. She normally didn't exert that much energy, since her powers had been sealed.
"You okay?" Yuusuke asked, seeing some little traces of exhaustion working its way into her face. She nodded and he helped her walk.
"I am just not used to using much energy. This is the first time my powers had been used as such in a long while." She said, smiling wearily at him.
"What about when you were released?" She shook her head.
"I think it was just clearly to let them know I was released. Besides, I just let it go. There was no certain limit to space, so I didn't have to hold it back." She explained. Youko felt the need to hit Yuusuke over the head. He didn't know why he was so angry with the ningen. He just stormed into the camp and told them all that he was searching for clues as to where the blunt of the entire force was. They had to have some communication.
"Damn human." He hated this emotion, whatever it was. He wasn't about to call it jealousy.. because it wasn't, right? He knew all about other emotions but he had never once gotten jealous of anyone. So, was this what it felt like? He looked back. Why was he jealous? He didn't have feelings for Botan, did he? No, it wasn't possible.
"What exactly are you looking for in the dirt?" Hiei asked, crossing his arms, an amused look on his face. "I do not think there's a buried treasure down there and I also do not think you have X-Ray vision."
"Is thinking not on your list in your mind? I'm trying to think, so leave me alone." Youko snapped. He went into one of the tents and Hiei rolled his eyes.
"Touchy." He smirked. Him and the kitsune had a lot in common.
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Woo! All done with this chapter. I wonder what'll happen next?
No one but I know!
Yay!
Disclaimer: I do not own YYH.
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Ally or not, Hiei was ready to strangle Yuusuke. Kuwabara was acting like his normal packmule self. He was carrying everything and being dumb. It was normal. Botan gazed around. She had never seen the outside world. It was nice to finally be able to. Their journey came to an abrupt halt when Youko grabbed her hand and a loud 'BOOM' was heard. They had walked into a trap knowingly. Youko pulled Botan with him. She had to remain safe. As long as she was safe.
"Come on!"
"But.."
"The others will be fine. They can hold their own. Most of them will follow us anyway." She caught on and ran beside him.
"How do we know this will work? Will we be able to keep running to safety?" She asked. He looked over at her, his eyes showing determination.
"Who's the one that said 'there isn't anything we can't handle'?" He smiled and she returned it.
"Okay then." She looked ahead of them then suddenly halted. "I can handle them from here." She paused, staring at him before she closed her eyes and turned away, looking at those she had to kill. She wondered if, when she showed her powers, Youko would not want to be her friend anymore. He watched as she put her hands out. Power surged through her. She closed her hands into fists and ran ahead. She found the men and threw disks of blue energy at them. One sliced right through the tree, making it blow up.
"I'll handle these over here!" She heard Youko call. She hoped that he would be okay. Her eyes focused on a man in touching range. She didn't hesitate, but reached out and pushed her energy into him, making him like a ticking bomb. She ran for cover and released the energy.
Hiei was having a blast. Finally being able to kill, he took out his katana and battled. The humans were just armed with guns and sometimes there was one with spirit energy. He battled, taking his anger out on them instead of Yuusuke.
"Can we kill them, Hiei?" Kuwabara asked hesitantly. He really didn't want to kill them.. but they would need to in order to live.
"Of course you can. There is only one way to win in this situation." Hiei glared at them. "Are you just going to stand there? My job here is not to protect you. Don't expect me to jump in front of a bullet for you." Yuusuke smirked.
"And here I thought you would warm up to us enough to kill yourself for our sakes." He rolled his eyes. Hiei pushed a guy. Yuusuke happened to be in the way and he got shoved into a tree, the limp guy slumping to the ground. "The least you could've done was shove him the other way!"
"I'll try to remember that next time."
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Botan and the gang remained quiet all through the day. Nothing was said. Later that night, Hiei told them not to risk lighting a fire, even if someone was on guard.
"I don't like taking life.." Botan whispered. She was on watch. She had insisted, saying that she wasn't tired. She couldn't sleep if she wanted to anyway. She knew about right and wrong. This was wrong. She looked back at the camp. Her eyes locked on a certain kitsune. She knew that she had to protect him. He had given her this wonderful gift. The gift that she had always longed for. Life. She didn't consider what she had life. She had considered it death. Death that would never have ended. She looked away from him. She could see him clearly. The light from the moon was enough for her to see by. Especially since he had that shining silver hair..
"My watch is next." She looked back to see two golden orbs shining slightly, from the light of the moon, looking to be green tinted. (Note: If you've ever seen a cat's eyes when light is shining on them at night, you'll know what I mean.) She shook her head stubbornly and he sat down beside her. "What's wrong?"
"Well.. I-" She shook her head and looked down at her hands as if they were the most interesting in the entire world. He knew what was wrong. He put his arm around her and smirked.
"Don't worry about killing them, Botan. They chose the wrong path for themselves. They're our enemy. Its either them or us." She hid her blush and rested her head on his shoulder.
"I understand but.." She couldn't find the right words. Finally, she thought she should say what she had been keeping secret. "I just want to protect you, Youko." He stiffened. "You gave me what I always wanted. Freedom. Now I have friends, something that I never thought I would have."
"Botan.." She turned to look at him. How was he going to tell her that he was only curious about what was in the cave?
"I'd do anything to protect you from harm. Understand that you were there first. You always will be, right?" She asked, looking deep into his golden eyes.
"Of course I will."
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Hiei woke up even more moody than usual. He looked around at the sleeping encampment. The sun was just rising. He could see that Youko was still awake, Botan was asleep, leaning against his shoulder. Yuusuke was using a rock as a pillow and drool was leaking out of his mouth and every once in a while a snore would come from him. Kuwabara was snoring loudy, his limbs sprawled out. Hiei couldn't believe the group of idiots he had to put up with. He only minded Botan and Youko. They were like the only sane ones other than himself, of course. He wandered over to Yuusuke and kicked him. The boy rolled over onto his back and opened his eyes groggily.
"What time is it?" He yawned and stretched.
"Time to move." Hiei responded coldly. He went over to Kuwabara and did the same. The boy didn't stir. He kicked him harder. Kuwabara let out a muffled 'go away' and rolled over, continuing to snore. "Get up!" He looked over at Yuusuke to see him about to have a nice long drink of cold water.. Hiei took the bottle and went back over to Kuwabara. He poured the cold liquid all over him. Kuwabara jumped up, shivering. "Next time, you should get up when I kick you." Youko watched this with amusement then he looked down at the sleeping girl at his side. He decided to save her the painful kick so he shook her gently.
"Botan!" He whispered. "Wake up!" She groaned and opened her eyes. She yawned.
"Hmm?" She blinked up at him.
"Time to get up." She nodded and rubbed her eyes. They set out soon after that. Youko was leading. He picked up on scent trails and they walked quickly. Youko knew secret and hidden ways that those other humans did not. He led them through those paths and they made progress. No one really said anything, except the usual complaints, curtesy to Yuusuke.
"Shut up before I cut your tongue out and uproot your vocal cords." Hiei put his hand on the hilt of his katana. Yuusuke glared at him.
"Lighten up before I knock some sense into you."
"What are you going to do? Hit me with a book?" Youko snickered. Hiei smirked at Yuusuke. Youko looked at Botan to see her staring forward. She turned around and stopped them from continuing.
"Shh! Be quiet. I heard something." She whispered. Everyone stayed silent. They walked quietly down the remainder of the path and stopped at some bushes. They had found an enemy encampment. There weren't many, but it would help their chances to find out where the real threat laid. A plan formed in Hiei's mind.
"We'll raid their camp. We'll need to be quiet when we kill them all." Their gazes all rested on Botan. She gave them a horrified look. "You do have an attack that could silence all, don't you?" At her nod, he told them the plan. Botan stood with her hands in a praying motion. Blue fire engulfed her entire body. She opened her eyes and spread her arms. The same blue light that had went out before did the same now. The blue light spread throughout the camp and Hiei and Youko took care of the people there. Yuusuke and Kuwabara had to guard Botan in case anyone saw her. Botan kept it up until Youko and Hiei came back to confirm it. The blue light vanished and she stood there for a moment. She normally didn't exert that much energy, since her powers had been sealed.
"You okay?" Yuusuke asked, seeing some little traces of exhaustion working its way into her face. She nodded and he helped her walk.
"I am just not used to using much energy. This is the first time my powers had been used as such in a long while." She said, smiling wearily at him.
"What about when you were released?" She shook her head.
"I think it was just clearly to let them know I was released. Besides, I just let it go. There was no certain limit to space, so I didn't have to hold it back." She explained. Youko felt the need to hit Yuusuke over the head. He didn't know why he was so angry with the ningen. He just stormed into the camp and told them all that he was searching for clues as to where the blunt of the entire force was. They had to have some communication.
"Damn human." He hated this emotion, whatever it was. He wasn't about to call it jealousy.. because it wasn't, right? He knew all about other emotions but he had never once gotten jealous of anyone. So, was this what it felt like? He looked back. Why was he jealous? He didn't have feelings for Botan, did he? No, it wasn't possible.
"What exactly are you looking for in the dirt?" Hiei asked, crossing his arms, an amused look on his face. "I do not think there's a buried treasure down there and I also do not think you have X-Ray vision."
"Is thinking not on your list in your mind? I'm trying to think, so leave me alone." Youko snapped. He went into one of the tents and Hiei rolled his eyes.
"Touchy." He smirked. Him and the kitsune had a lot in common.
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Woo! All done with this chapter. I wonder what'll happen next?
No one but I know!
Yay!