Disclaimer: I don't own YYH or practically anything else. Though I wish I owned Hiei. grins maniacally This chapter my get somewhat violent, just so ya know.
Genkai's First Student by Toxic Tears
Chapter 9: The First of the Battles
In the morning, everyone met at Yusuke's house to start the mission.
"Ok," Botan said. "You know the mission, get Sukara and-" she started snicker. "N-Nikai?!"
Nikai had been sitting on the arm of a chair with her eyes closed. "What Botan?" she asked, not opening them.
Botan ran over to her and dragged her off the chair and into the bathroom, still giggling.
"Let go of me!" Nikai yelled, yanking her arm back and looking like she was about to kill a certain deity. Botan turned Nikai's head toward the mirror and pointed. She gasped and looked mortified as she tried to cover her neck with her hand. "Did anyone else see?!" she asked panicked.
"I don't think so." Botan replied, trying, and failing, to stifle her laughter with her hands.
"Stop laughing!"
Yusuke knocked on the door. "Is everything ok in there? 'Cause I want to get this case over with as soon as we can." He called.
Nikai turned to Botan. "Do you have any concealer?" Botan nodded and pulled a small tube out of her jacket pocket. She put some on her neck then opened the door and walked out like nothing had happened. The boys looked at the girls questioningly.
"So, uh, can we leave now?" Kuwabara asked. Botan nodded and they walked out the door. Hiei and Nikai lingered for a few more moments.
"What was that all about?" he asked.
She whacked him over the head. "You gave me a huge hicky you twit!!" She stomped out the door leaving Hiei there holding his head.
A few hours later, in Makai, they all saw a huge castle rising up before them.
"Well, I'll leave you guys here." Botan said as she got on her oar and flew back to Reikai.
"C'mon guys." Yusuke said, leading the way.
"Go on, I'll be there in a minute." Nikai said. Yusuke and Kuwabara shrugged and continued walking. Kurama and Hiei however, stayed, wondering what she was doing. "I said go on!" she yelled. They both started to walk quickly away.
'What's with her?' Hiei wondered as they caught up with the other two.
Nikai's eyes were closed as she pulled a small mirror out of a slit in her belt. 'Just my luck, it is going to be today.' Another jolt of pain raced up her spine and she winced. Opening her eyes she took a deep breath and looked into the mirror. Instead of seeing her reflection, she saw gray, swirling mist. "Hey! You there?" The mist started swirling faster and took a more solid shape. After a few seconds there was a clear image of a woman's face on the surface. There was a striking resemblance between her and Nikai. The only difference were their eyes, this woman's were gold.
"Nikai, you know I'm always here." She sighed.
"Yeah, yeah, now how long do I have, Kairi?"
"How long for what?" she asked, being difficult.
"Cut this shit! Now how long?!"
The woman sighed, her fun over and said, "An hour, give or take a few minutes."
Nikai paled. "An hour?! I've got to have longer than that!"
Kairi shook her head. "You must've been showing more emotion than usual and you know that drains you more."
"Hn." Nikai was thinking about Hiei. 'It must be because of him.' She sighed. 'Oh well, I guess I guess everything'll be coming out today.' "I'll talk to you as soon as I get my power back Kairi."
Kairi nodded. "Be careful dear." She faded back into mist and Nikai put the mirror away. She turned around and easily caught up with the others. As soon as they saw the look on her face they decided not to ask any stupid questions.
After a minute or two the castle rose up in front of them.
"Well, lets get this over with." Yusuke sighed as he walked up to the front door of the castle. "Hey Sukara, or whatever your name is, open up!" he yelled.
"Oh come on Urameshi, it's not going to be that-" Kuwabara began. The door swung open and Yusuke smirked at him. "Easy." He finished.
"This may be a trap," Kurama advised, "So tread lightly." They nodded and slipped one by one into the dark entrance hall. It was so dark that Nikai was reminded of her dream and shuddered slightly. Hiei noticed and edged somewhat closer to her. She glanced at him before trying to see through the darkness.
"Hey Nikai, or Hiei, you're both fire demons. Give us some light why don't 'cha?" Yusuke complained.
'I'm going to regret this.' Nikai thought to herself. She snapped her fingers and a small flame appeared in her hand. She held it high above her head and it gave off some light. Some, but not much.
"Is that the best you can do?" Kuwabara asked scornfully.
"Would you like to have a scorched ass?" Nikai asked aiming her fire at his backside. He shook his head vigorously and she nodded. "I didn't think so." They continued to walk through the castle, skirting pits and occasional spikes in the floor.
/Something is wrong with Nikai./ Kurama said telepathically to Hiei as the flame flickered. /Do you know what it is?/
/No, why would I know?/ he said back.
/Well you're the closest to her./
"Would you two like to share your conversation with the class?" Nikai interrupted, having heard every word they had sent to one another. (A/N: Power Check! Nikai can hear telepathic converstions, but she is not a telepath herself) They shook their heads slightly and continued as if nothing had happened. The team walked up a flight of stairs to the second floor. There they found cobwebs and a few broken pieces if furniture. Going up to the next level, there were a few demons Hiei quickly took care of to save time. After he had sheathed his sword, he, Kurama, and Nikai looked up at the sound of a soft clink. They all noticed a shadow moving in a room across the hall. Right then, Nikai's flame flickered and went out.
"Hey, put some lights back on!" Yusuke whispered so who ever the shadow belonged to wouldn't hear him.
"No. That's Sukara in there. Let's move silently." Nikai said softly as she moved towards the clinking sounds. There was an audible thump as Kuwabara tripped and fell flat on his face.
"Baka." Hiei hissed.
Nikai and Kurama shushed them and slid into the room. As soon as they all entered, a bright light flashed on and they were all blinded for a few moments. When their vision returned they found themselves in a large room with nothing in it but a throne-like chair at the very back. In this chair was a young man holding the end of a very long chain and looking extremely bored.
"I was wondering how long it would take you to get here." He drawled.
"That's not Sukara is it?" Kuwabara asked.
"No stupid!" Yusuke exclaimed. He turned to the man and asked, "Who are you and where's Sukara?"
"To answer your first question, my name is Rakshi. As for your second, she's right here." He jerked sharply on his chain and Sukara walked out from behind the chair. She was slightly different from her picture. Her silver hair was longer and was very dirty, as if it hadn't been washed in months (which it probably hadn't been) and around her neck was a thick chain, which Rakshi was holding like a leash. The only things that were the same were her blank blue eyes. As they looked closer they saw that her edges were blurred, as if she wasn't all there.
Rakshi sighed, "She's fading from all the mind control, but she was a good slave while she lasted." He looked over each of them slowly, his eyes lingering on Nikai for a few more seconds. "But since she is fading, that means I'll need a new slave after she defeats you."
"Whatever," Yusuke said. "We were supposed to arrest Sukara, but Botan warned us that she might be under mind control, so I guess we're here to arrest you instead."
"Did you figure that out all on your own?" Hiei muttered, his arms crossed. Yusuke glared at him.
Rakshi shrugged in response to Yusuke. "I guess, that is, if you can get to me. Sukara, destroy them all, but leave the girl. Either I or my lord will find her useful."
"Oh it's always 'leave the girl' isn't it!?" Nikai yelled as Sukara dashed at the others, her clawed gloves poised to strike. The chain around her neck grew from Rakshi's hand so she could move freely.
Hiei drew his sword and leapt back as Kuwabara's Spirit Sword appeared in his hands.
Kurama pulled his rose out of his hair. "Rose Whip!" He snapped his whip once and then swung it at Sukara. She dodged it easily, but only to be grazed by Yusuke's Spirit Gun.
Nikai threw off her cloak and drew her sword as well. The sharp pains in her back were becoming more rapid and painful. 'Only a few more minutes.' She knew Sukara wasn't going to come after her so she ran across the room to Rakshi. "If you think you can make me your slave, then you obviously don't know me very well!" She brought her sword down in a lightning fast move, but it didn't hit him. She looked around and saw him leaning against the wall with the same bored expression on his face.
"Too slow. Maybe I shouldn't make you my slave after all. He looked over at Hiei whose sword was clashed with Sukara's gloves. "He, on the other hand, would be perfect. Fast, agile, and much stronger than you from what I can tell." He looked back at Nikai who was growling at him.
"Don't you dare hurt Hiei you bastard!!" She dashed at him but then stopped as her body was racked with pain. She collapsed to the floor and screamed. The pain was ten times worse than that night only a week ago and she could contain her agony. As her body began to pulse with green light, so did her necklace. She sobbed and a few tears fell from her eyes, making hissing sounds and leaving holes in the floor.
On the other side of the room, the others heard her scream and turned their attentions toward her. A costly mistake. Sukara flipped into the air and slashed at Yusuke and Kuwabara's backs as she came back down. They both yelled and Yusuke shot another Spirit Gun, which Sukara spun to avoid and at the same time slashed across Hiei's arm. Ignoring the pain, Hiei dashed to Nikai's side.
'What did he do to her?' He thought, panicked and believing Rakshi had done something. Hiei touched her shoulder, but she only screamed more and slapped his hand away. Suddenly he noticed the glowing outline of her scar through her dark clothing. He realized couldn't sense any of Nikai's energy. 'What the hell! I have to give her energy or she'll die!" He reached out his hand when she yelled.
"No! Do not give me energy! This is normal!" He jerked his hand back. How the hell could this be normal? He couldn't stand seeing her in so much pain. Looking over at Rakshi he stood up.
"What did you do to her?!" In one quick move he had his sword pressed against his throat.
For once Rakshi looked scared. "I did nothing, I don't know who did." Hiei knew he was lying, but not about doing whatever was happening to Nikai.
"Who did it?!" He pressed the edge against his neck harder.
"It's none of your concern." He choked out. "I think you should be more worried about your other teammates." Hiei glanced over at the others for only a moment but still saw that blood covered much of the floor and the boys were getting tired.
Sukara flipped into the air again. With a gymnast's grace, she landed in a handstand on Kurama's shoulders. For just a moment she and Kurama just looked at each other and Kurama was sure he saw a spark of emotion in her blank eyes.
'I never noticed before, but she has beautiful eyes.' He thought. Then Sukara arched over, digging her claws into his back several inches. Her claws hooked into his flesh and her strength and the momentum of her flip swung him over her head and smashing into the floor. (A/N: Yes, I know that was weird, but deal with it. I got the idea from Angelic Layer. Great manga BTW) He lay there weakly thinking, 'I guess that's what I get for letting my mind wander in a fight.' Shakily he stumbled to his feet, still holding his whip. Kuwabara was already unconscious and Yusuke was trying to shoot yet another Spirit Gun, but Sukara was darting in front of him, almost mockingly, and he couldn't get a good shot. Kurama was thinking hard, but couldn't focus because of Nikai's insistent screams and the constant clinking of the chain. 'Wait, the chain!' He had to break the chain. Glancing over at Rakshi, he saw that Hiei was once again trying to choke information out of him. Before he moved, he also glanced at Nikai who was still biting her lip so hard it was bleeding. She didn't seem to be in any immediate danger, so Kurama made his attack. Running up a few feet from Sukara, he swung the whip. Of course she dodged, but he hadn't been aiming at her. The vine wrapped around the length of the chain and the thorns that could slice through rock, cracked the metal. The cracks spread throughout the entire thing and it fell apart. Rakshi looked up.
"NO!! You ruined everything!" he screamed. Kurama caught Sukara as she fell limp and unconscious. "Now Lord Shoula will surely kill me!"
Nikai heard the name just as all her muscles became useless and she couldn't move. She yelled over to Rakshi, "Why are you working for Shoula?! What did he tell you to do?!" But Rakshi was too busy babbling to himself to notice her enraged questions. A sudden force flung Hiei away from him and when he looked up Rakshi was dead and another was in his place. Shoula shot bursts of ice at Yusuke and Kurama, freezing them for the moment. He looked over at Hiei who was kneeling by Nikai and his eyes flashed dangerously.
"Get away from my woman boy." He hissed.
Hiei growled and edged in front of her protectively. "What makes you think she's yours?"
'Men,' Nikai thought exasperatedly. 'Kiss a girl and she's automatically yours.' Although she was being sarcastic in her thoughts, Nikai knew the dangers of the situation. If Hiei and Shoula got in a fight, she was sure they would kill each other. If she could, she would have jumped in front of them, but she couldn't move.
"Your life will be in great jeopardy if you don't get away from her." Shoula said.
Hiei put his hand on his sword hilt, "Is that so?"
"Yes, let me demonstrate." Shoula brought his hand up and a ring of ice encircled Hiei's neck tightly. Hiei choked and tried to pull it off, to no avail, it only kept getting tighter.
"No!" Nikai screamed. Shoula smirked. Hiei tried to melt the ice, but nothing changed. He spat out a bit of blood as Shoula walked over to Nikai. He knelt down and scowled.
"You smell just like him." He said. He moved his hand up to her thigh and she and Hiei glared at him.
"Get your hands off me!" she shrieked.
Shoula smirked and picked her up bridal style. Hiei was kneeling on the floor, coughing up more and more blood.
Nikai's head rolled back helplessly. "Let me go damnit!"
Hiei squeezed the ring harder, desperate to save her. After a second he felt the ice give and crack. Shoula heard the noise just as he was about to fade away with his prize. Hiei shot up and punched him in the face, causing him to drop Nikai and fly back. Hiei caught her and held her close, with her completely depending on him.
Shoula stood and wiped the corner of his mouth and scowled. "You bastard." He looked at Nikai and saw her hate for him reflected in her eyes. "This fight has only begun." He said as he faded away. 'I'll get you Nikai and you will love me again whether you like it or not.'
This chapter was....cheesy to say the least.
Hiei: So what? Now who is this Carrie person?
Carrie: grins I'm another writer.
TT: Yes and she writes much better stories than me. whispers I'm only saying that because she'll kill me if I don't.
Carrie: clonks her over the head
TT: punches her
Carrie: OW!! cowers in the corner
Kurama: runs over to her Are you ok?!
Carrie: sniff I think so.
Kurama: hugs her
Carrie: Kurama!! Well, I'm not complaining.
TT: smirks Don't forget to review and this time flames are welcome!
Genkai's First Student by Toxic Tears
Chapter 9: The First of the Battles
In the morning, everyone met at Yusuke's house to start the mission.
"Ok," Botan said. "You know the mission, get Sukara and-" she started snicker. "N-Nikai?!"
Nikai had been sitting on the arm of a chair with her eyes closed. "What Botan?" she asked, not opening them.
Botan ran over to her and dragged her off the chair and into the bathroom, still giggling.
"Let go of me!" Nikai yelled, yanking her arm back and looking like she was about to kill a certain deity. Botan turned Nikai's head toward the mirror and pointed. She gasped and looked mortified as she tried to cover her neck with her hand. "Did anyone else see?!" she asked panicked.
"I don't think so." Botan replied, trying, and failing, to stifle her laughter with her hands.
"Stop laughing!"
Yusuke knocked on the door. "Is everything ok in there? 'Cause I want to get this case over with as soon as we can." He called.
Nikai turned to Botan. "Do you have any concealer?" Botan nodded and pulled a small tube out of her jacket pocket. She put some on her neck then opened the door and walked out like nothing had happened. The boys looked at the girls questioningly.
"So, uh, can we leave now?" Kuwabara asked. Botan nodded and they walked out the door. Hiei and Nikai lingered for a few more moments.
"What was that all about?" he asked.
She whacked him over the head. "You gave me a huge hicky you twit!!" She stomped out the door leaving Hiei there holding his head.
A few hours later, in Makai, they all saw a huge castle rising up before them.
"Well, I'll leave you guys here." Botan said as she got on her oar and flew back to Reikai.
"C'mon guys." Yusuke said, leading the way.
"Go on, I'll be there in a minute." Nikai said. Yusuke and Kuwabara shrugged and continued walking. Kurama and Hiei however, stayed, wondering what she was doing. "I said go on!" she yelled. They both started to walk quickly away.
'What's with her?' Hiei wondered as they caught up with the other two.
Nikai's eyes were closed as she pulled a small mirror out of a slit in her belt. 'Just my luck, it is going to be today.' Another jolt of pain raced up her spine and she winced. Opening her eyes she took a deep breath and looked into the mirror. Instead of seeing her reflection, she saw gray, swirling mist. "Hey! You there?" The mist started swirling faster and took a more solid shape. After a few seconds there was a clear image of a woman's face on the surface. There was a striking resemblance between her and Nikai. The only difference were their eyes, this woman's were gold.
"Nikai, you know I'm always here." She sighed.
"Yeah, yeah, now how long do I have, Kairi?"
"How long for what?" she asked, being difficult.
"Cut this shit! Now how long?!"
The woman sighed, her fun over and said, "An hour, give or take a few minutes."
Nikai paled. "An hour?! I've got to have longer than that!"
Kairi shook her head. "You must've been showing more emotion than usual and you know that drains you more."
"Hn." Nikai was thinking about Hiei. 'It must be because of him.' She sighed. 'Oh well, I guess I guess everything'll be coming out today.' "I'll talk to you as soon as I get my power back Kairi."
Kairi nodded. "Be careful dear." She faded back into mist and Nikai put the mirror away. She turned around and easily caught up with the others. As soon as they saw the look on her face they decided not to ask any stupid questions.
After a minute or two the castle rose up in front of them.
"Well, lets get this over with." Yusuke sighed as he walked up to the front door of the castle. "Hey Sukara, or whatever your name is, open up!" he yelled.
"Oh come on Urameshi, it's not going to be that-" Kuwabara began. The door swung open and Yusuke smirked at him. "Easy." He finished.
"This may be a trap," Kurama advised, "So tread lightly." They nodded and slipped one by one into the dark entrance hall. It was so dark that Nikai was reminded of her dream and shuddered slightly. Hiei noticed and edged somewhat closer to her. She glanced at him before trying to see through the darkness.
"Hey Nikai, or Hiei, you're both fire demons. Give us some light why don't 'cha?" Yusuke complained.
'I'm going to regret this.' Nikai thought to herself. She snapped her fingers and a small flame appeared in her hand. She held it high above her head and it gave off some light. Some, but not much.
"Is that the best you can do?" Kuwabara asked scornfully.
"Would you like to have a scorched ass?" Nikai asked aiming her fire at his backside. He shook his head vigorously and she nodded. "I didn't think so." They continued to walk through the castle, skirting pits and occasional spikes in the floor.
/Something is wrong with Nikai./ Kurama said telepathically to Hiei as the flame flickered. /Do you know what it is?/
/No, why would I know?/ he said back.
/Well you're the closest to her./
"Would you two like to share your conversation with the class?" Nikai interrupted, having heard every word they had sent to one another. (A/N: Power Check! Nikai can hear telepathic converstions, but she is not a telepath herself) They shook their heads slightly and continued as if nothing had happened. The team walked up a flight of stairs to the second floor. There they found cobwebs and a few broken pieces if furniture. Going up to the next level, there were a few demons Hiei quickly took care of to save time. After he had sheathed his sword, he, Kurama, and Nikai looked up at the sound of a soft clink. They all noticed a shadow moving in a room across the hall. Right then, Nikai's flame flickered and went out.
"Hey, put some lights back on!" Yusuke whispered so who ever the shadow belonged to wouldn't hear him.
"No. That's Sukara in there. Let's move silently." Nikai said softly as she moved towards the clinking sounds. There was an audible thump as Kuwabara tripped and fell flat on his face.
"Baka." Hiei hissed.
Nikai and Kurama shushed them and slid into the room. As soon as they all entered, a bright light flashed on and they were all blinded for a few moments. When their vision returned they found themselves in a large room with nothing in it but a throne-like chair at the very back. In this chair was a young man holding the end of a very long chain and looking extremely bored.
"I was wondering how long it would take you to get here." He drawled.
"That's not Sukara is it?" Kuwabara asked.
"No stupid!" Yusuke exclaimed. He turned to the man and asked, "Who are you and where's Sukara?"
"To answer your first question, my name is Rakshi. As for your second, she's right here." He jerked sharply on his chain and Sukara walked out from behind the chair. She was slightly different from her picture. Her silver hair was longer and was very dirty, as if it hadn't been washed in months (which it probably hadn't been) and around her neck was a thick chain, which Rakshi was holding like a leash. The only things that were the same were her blank blue eyes. As they looked closer they saw that her edges were blurred, as if she wasn't all there.
Rakshi sighed, "She's fading from all the mind control, but she was a good slave while she lasted." He looked over each of them slowly, his eyes lingering on Nikai for a few more seconds. "But since she is fading, that means I'll need a new slave after she defeats you."
"Whatever," Yusuke said. "We were supposed to arrest Sukara, but Botan warned us that she might be under mind control, so I guess we're here to arrest you instead."
"Did you figure that out all on your own?" Hiei muttered, his arms crossed. Yusuke glared at him.
Rakshi shrugged in response to Yusuke. "I guess, that is, if you can get to me. Sukara, destroy them all, but leave the girl. Either I or my lord will find her useful."
"Oh it's always 'leave the girl' isn't it!?" Nikai yelled as Sukara dashed at the others, her clawed gloves poised to strike. The chain around her neck grew from Rakshi's hand so she could move freely.
Hiei drew his sword and leapt back as Kuwabara's Spirit Sword appeared in his hands.
Kurama pulled his rose out of his hair. "Rose Whip!" He snapped his whip once and then swung it at Sukara. She dodged it easily, but only to be grazed by Yusuke's Spirit Gun.
Nikai threw off her cloak and drew her sword as well. The sharp pains in her back were becoming more rapid and painful. 'Only a few more minutes.' She knew Sukara wasn't going to come after her so she ran across the room to Rakshi. "If you think you can make me your slave, then you obviously don't know me very well!" She brought her sword down in a lightning fast move, but it didn't hit him. She looked around and saw him leaning against the wall with the same bored expression on his face.
"Too slow. Maybe I shouldn't make you my slave after all. He looked over at Hiei whose sword was clashed with Sukara's gloves. "He, on the other hand, would be perfect. Fast, agile, and much stronger than you from what I can tell." He looked back at Nikai who was growling at him.
"Don't you dare hurt Hiei you bastard!!" She dashed at him but then stopped as her body was racked with pain. She collapsed to the floor and screamed. The pain was ten times worse than that night only a week ago and she could contain her agony. As her body began to pulse with green light, so did her necklace. She sobbed and a few tears fell from her eyes, making hissing sounds and leaving holes in the floor.
On the other side of the room, the others heard her scream and turned their attentions toward her. A costly mistake. Sukara flipped into the air and slashed at Yusuke and Kuwabara's backs as she came back down. They both yelled and Yusuke shot another Spirit Gun, which Sukara spun to avoid and at the same time slashed across Hiei's arm. Ignoring the pain, Hiei dashed to Nikai's side.
'What did he do to her?' He thought, panicked and believing Rakshi had done something. Hiei touched her shoulder, but she only screamed more and slapped his hand away. Suddenly he noticed the glowing outline of her scar through her dark clothing. He realized couldn't sense any of Nikai's energy. 'What the hell! I have to give her energy or she'll die!" He reached out his hand when she yelled.
"No! Do not give me energy! This is normal!" He jerked his hand back. How the hell could this be normal? He couldn't stand seeing her in so much pain. Looking over at Rakshi he stood up.
"What did you do to her?!" In one quick move he had his sword pressed against his throat.
For once Rakshi looked scared. "I did nothing, I don't know who did." Hiei knew he was lying, but not about doing whatever was happening to Nikai.
"Who did it?!" He pressed the edge against his neck harder.
"It's none of your concern." He choked out. "I think you should be more worried about your other teammates." Hiei glanced over at the others for only a moment but still saw that blood covered much of the floor and the boys were getting tired.
Sukara flipped into the air again. With a gymnast's grace, she landed in a handstand on Kurama's shoulders. For just a moment she and Kurama just looked at each other and Kurama was sure he saw a spark of emotion in her blank eyes.
'I never noticed before, but she has beautiful eyes.' He thought. Then Sukara arched over, digging her claws into his back several inches. Her claws hooked into his flesh and her strength and the momentum of her flip swung him over her head and smashing into the floor. (A/N: Yes, I know that was weird, but deal with it. I got the idea from Angelic Layer. Great manga BTW) He lay there weakly thinking, 'I guess that's what I get for letting my mind wander in a fight.' Shakily he stumbled to his feet, still holding his whip. Kuwabara was already unconscious and Yusuke was trying to shoot yet another Spirit Gun, but Sukara was darting in front of him, almost mockingly, and he couldn't get a good shot. Kurama was thinking hard, but couldn't focus because of Nikai's insistent screams and the constant clinking of the chain. 'Wait, the chain!' He had to break the chain. Glancing over at Rakshi, he saw that Hiei was once again trying to choke information out of him. Before he moved, he also glanced at Nikai who was still biting her lip so hard it was bleeding. She didn't seem to be in any immediate danger, so Kurama made his attack. Running up a few feet from Sukara, he swung the whip. Of course she dodged, but he hadn't been aiming at her. The vine wrapped around the length of the chain and the thorns that could slice through rock, cracked the metal. The cracks spread throughout the entire thing and it fell apart. Rakshi looked up.
"NO!! You ruined everything!" he screamed. Kurama caught Sukara as she fell limp and unconscious. "Now Lord Shoula will surely kill me!"
Nikai heard the name just as all her muscles became useless and she couldn't move. She yelled over to Rakshi, "Why are you working for Shoula?! What did he tell you to do?!" But Rakshi was too busy babbling to himself to notice her enraged questions. A sudden force flung Hiei away from him and when he looked up Rakshi was dead and another was in his place. Shoula shot bursts of ice at Yusuke and Kurama, freezing them for the moment. He looked over at Hiei who was kneeling by Nikai and his eyes flashed dangerously.
"Get away from my woman boy." He hissed.
Hiei growled and edged in front of her protectively. "What makes you think she's yours?"
'Men,' Nikai thought exasperatedly. 'Kiss a girl and she's automatically yours.' Although she was being sarcastic in her thoughts, Nikai knew the dangers of the situation. If Hiei and Shoula got in a fight, she was sure they would kill each other. If she could, she would have jumped in front of them, but she couldn't move.
"Your life will be in great jeopardy if you don't get away from her." Shoula said.
Hiei put his hand on his sword hilt, "Is that so?"
"Yes, let me demonstrate." Shoula brought his hand up and a ring of ice encircled Hiei's neck tightly. Hiei choked and tried to pull it off, to no avail, it only kept getting tighter.
"No!" Nikai screamed. Shoula smirked. Hiei tried to melt the ice, but nothing changed. He spat out a bit of blood as Shoula walked over to Nikai. He knelt down and scowled.
"You smell just like him." He said. He moved his hand up to her thigh and she and Hiei glared at him.
"Get your hands off me!" she shrieked.
Shoula smirked and picked her up bridal style. Hiei was kneeling on the floor, coughing up more and more blood.
Nikai's head rolled back helplessly. "Let me go damnit!"
Hiei squeezed the ring harder, desperate to save her. After a second he felt the ice give and crack. Shoula heard the noise just as he was about to fade away with his prize. Hiei shot up and punched him in the face, causing him to drop Nikai and fly back. Hiei caught her and held her close, with her completely depending on him.
Shoula stood and wiped the corner of his mouth and scowled. "You bastard." He looked at Nikai and saw her hate for him reflected in her eyes. "This fight has only begun." He said as he faded away. 'I'll get you Nikai and you will love me again whether you like it or not.'
This chapter was....cheesy to say the least.
Hiei: So what? Now who is this Carrie person?
Carrie: grins I'm another writer.
TT: Yes and she writes much better stories than me. whispers I'm only saying that because she'll kill me if I don't.
Carrie: clonks her over the head
TT: punches her
Carrie: OW!! cowers in the corner
Kurama: runs over to her Are you ok?!
Carrie: sniff I think so.
Kurama: hugs her
Carrie: Kurama!! Well, I'm not complaining.
TT: smirks Don't forget to review and this time flames are welcome!
