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Fall of Okkoto

Chapter 2

Flashback

Blackness, the cold lonely darkness surrounded his spirit and wouldn't let go. /Where am I? What is this place/ Hiei looked around but the only thing he saw was black.

"Hiei wake up."

That voice it was familiar to him but where was it coming from. Slowly the darkness began to fade as he began to open his eyes.

"Finally, I was beginning to think you would never wake up."

"Where am I?" He was lying in an unfamiliar type of bed. It was very uncomfortable and made his bare skin itchy.

"Your back in the tent, remember? Actually you probably don't, you've been out of it all day. I found you unconscious next to a pretty beat up demon. Don't worry though he's no longer living."

Now he remembered Yamu, the leader of their group, had sent him on a case to kill a demon. Hiei had underestimated the demon and almost got himself killed.

"The boss wasn't to happy about you getting beat up. Said you were a weak coward."

Hiei sat up at the sound of that, someone called him a coward? "Bastard" Hiei growled aloud.

"Anyway that's not the point, the reason I decided to watch over you tonight was because I figured you would try to escape."

Hiei turned and finally looked at the speaker. She was a water demon named Sonna. She had fiery orange hair that was pulled back into a pony tail, with intense purple eyes that seemed to look through him instead of at him, she wore a short blue skirt with a white sleeveless shirt that revealed enough of her skin to get even the strongest demons drooling. At each side of her waist hung a dagger ready to cut any demons head off in a second. To Hiei she was the definition of beauty. "Are you planning on stopping me?" Smirked Hiei.

"Actually, I was planning on going with you. I hate it here and I want to get on with my life, or at least start one."

"Why not go now without me?"

"I thought you would need the help getting past Yamu."

"I don't need help."

"In that condition you do."

She was right; Hiei was still weak from the last fight. If Yamu found him trying to escape he wouldn't stand a chance. With Sonna with him she could at least hold the leader off while Hiei got away "Where is he?" Demanded Hiei.

"Sleeping."

"Hn."

"I'll wait outside."

Hiei watched her get up and leave the tent so Hiei could get dressed in private. After Hiei finished getting ready he stepped outside of the tent and noticed Sonna sitting in the shadows waiting for him.

"Ready?" She asked.

"Hn." Hiei followed Sonna around the camp trying to stay as quiet as possible. He hoped that Yamu really was sleeping and that he didn't see them trying to run away.

After what seemed like hours, they got past the rows of tents to the edge of the forest unseen. Hiei finally relaxed slightly, knowing that he was free.

"Phew, we made it. We should have done that a long time ago."

Hiei looked up, he could see for the first time in years that Sonna was truly happy at the idea of being free.

"Hn, take care of yourself." Hiei said hesitantly. As much as he didn't like to admit it, Sonna had become his only friend. Hiei knew he could trust her more than anyone else.

"Thanks Hiei, I hope you're life starts to look up from here." She smiled at him "Perhaps we will meet again someday."

"Hn" As Hiei watched her walk into the forest he couldn't help but thinking that he would never see her again.

"Snap"

Hiei sat up straight in the tree looking around quickly for an intruder. He saw on his left a black cat sitting on top of a broken tree branch that had woken him.

Hiei sighed and leaned back in the tree. That dream from his past felt so real. It seemed like he had said goodbye to Sonna only yesterday but he knew better. Later while wondering in the Makai he had learned from some low class youkai that Sonna was tortured and then killed by an S-class demon. She was on an assassination mission at the time. /I guess old habits dye hard, ne Sonna/ Hiei chuckled, ounce a hired assassin always an assassin. He had learned this from experience, after leaving the group himself he still continued kill innocent bystanders.

After Koenma had told them that she was coming on the mission with them, Hiei had been surprised. According to Koenma she had escaped her capture before the demon could finish her off. However due to the fact that she had killed many youkais and ningens, Koenma had her brought back to spirit world for punishment not to long ago. It turns out she had gotten the same deal as Kurama and Hiei and now she had to help them.

Hiei closed his eyes trying to get some much-needed sleep, the Reikai Tantei and Sonna were supposed to meet here at dawn for the mission, giving Hiei a little over 3 hours to rest.

-TBC-

Author's Notes- I'm not sure I really like this chapter but it had to be done. In the future I do hope to start a relationship between Sonna and Hiei in case any of you were wondering. Thanks for the reviews, and please keep them coming.