Warriors; The Paths to Perfection

Chapter Four

"Botan!" Hiei stuttered out again, more doubtful, his face twisted in confusion. "What the hell are you doing here!"

"Uh…yeah…about that….You see…" I started saying, thinking of any excuses that he would actually believe. At the moment, I had come up with none.

"Yes." Hiei prodded still in a frenzied shock.

Couldn't blame him, I'd be in frenzy too, if I'd seen a person I had thought weak defeat one of the Blood Creatures.

"Well, you see…" I started, stalling for time, close to the tree line, in which I could run to, to escape him. Just a little bit more till freedom…even though he'd find me eventually, but…still…freedom!

There we go, tree line, here I come. "Uh…gotta go!" I cried as I turned to make a break towards the forest. I had almost made it, when I slammed into a very, very hard object, and fell to the ground on my butt, rubbing my head. "Ow…how the heck…" I muttered and was meet with two dark eyes. "Eh…he he. Hi there?" I replied nervously.

"Hello." He replied nodding. "You do know that it is rude to just run out on a conversation like that, and one with my own son, now isn't that insulting." He replied faking innocence, or something like that.

"Yeah, well, I know it's just tha-" Then it hit me. "You're Hiei's father!" I cried out and almost fainted had something not hit me in the head. The thing then proceeded to land on my lap. "Eh…an acorn?"

"You are so not fainting on me, got it!" Hiei shouted behind me, a small bit of anger in his tone.

Now that mad me mad, thinking I would just faint like that just because I found out he actually had a father! …Okay, so I was on the brink of fainting, but still! He didn't have to hit me with a acorn!

"Fainting" I shouted jumping up to glare at him. "You though I was gonna faint! I'm not that girly, you baka! And let me tell-Eh, what?" Hiei's dad…wow that seems weird, saying Hiei's dad…poked me in the back.

"Do you mean that in Japanese or in Hindi?" He asked.

"Uh…Japanese, of course…" I replied a bit confused. "Why, does it mean something it Hindi as well?"

"Yeah, means- uh…I mean, yes, the word in Hindi means 'Child' or something close to it…"

"…Oh…" I let out. "All right… Anyway, back to Hiei." I resumed my some-what strict voice and turned back to him, hands on hips. "Don't you have something to say to me?"

"No."

"Um…are you sure?" I prodded more.

Maybe he just didn't hear me, yeah, that's right. Or maybe-

"Yup."

He's just a jerk!

"You freaking jerk, why don't you freaking say sorry, before I freaking whip your freaking ass!" I shouted, and I'm sure if this was an Anime there'd be fire springing up behind me and a devil's tail wrapped around my waist and devil horns popping up. That'd be so cool! …Wait…isn't this an anime?

"Was that really necessary?" Hiei asked with a bored look on his face, which made me even angrier. And there was something else…his dad said it, too. Weird dad.

"Yes that was necessary! Now apologize now! "

He shrugged, Hiei did, and said, "Sorry."

"Now…was that so hard?" I asked sweetly.

"May be." He answered back glaring.

"Ugh…you're impossible!" I groaned. "But whatever, now that you've apologized, I'll be on my way!" I grinned and turned around to walk happily away.

"Not so fast." Hiei's father said, grabbing my wrist.

"Uh…yes?" I asked nervously.

"You left your Kunais." Hiei's father replied cheerfully.

Thump. Thump.

I face-faulted and I guess so did Hiei, by that extra thump. I regained composure sooner, though.

"Uh…thank you." I muttered and reached for my Kunais, which were still covered in blood, now dried. "I'll be going now!"

"No, wait!" Hiei commanded.

Dang it. So close…to freedom.

"What, why? She has her Kunais, can't she leave?" Hiei's father asked clueless.

Slapping a hand on his forehead, Hiei muttered something I couldn't hear.

I also sweat-dropped. Thank god Hiei isn't as dense as his father, that'd be scary- wait, that's bad! He should be as dense as his father, so that I can escape!

"Anyway…" Hiei started to say as he shook his head, only for his eyes to meet mine. "Why are you here and you better not lie." At this, his eyes narrowed and darkened.

Insert mental sigh.

At least he's back to normal, he was scaring me for a moment.

"So…?"

"I was looking for you." I replied knowing it was vague. Maybe he'll take it and leave me alone, but knowing my bad luck, he'll him asking.

"Why?"

Boo-yah. I knew it.

"Because I was wondering-" I paused. If I really told him what I wanted to know, he might laugh at me. It is a very stupid question and now I'm wondering why I even acted on it. Then, there was only one thing to do. Lie. "If you'd train me with the katana."

Bad lie. Uh oh…

"Kus?" He asked saving him self from face-faulting for the second time this day. "What did you say."

Bad Lie. Bad Lie. Bad Lie.

"I said…will you train me." I bit out, eyes shut tight.

How do I get myself into these situations?

There was silence for a couple of moments before I heard insane, or what I called insane, laughter.

"Eh?" I opened my eyes only to see Hiei's father rolling on the ground with laughter.

"Oh my god. Control yourself!" Hiei growled out kicking him in the side, but the elder kept laughing.

"Hey, you can't kick you're father like that!" I shouted and then…all was silent. Both looked at me like I was crazy. "Uh…was it something I said?" I asked nervously.

And then the laughter started again, this time Hiei along with him. You know,it was pretty weird to see Hiei laughing, and if I wasn't so nervous and eager to get out of this dark, blood covered place, I would have actually stayed and stared in shock at him, but alas, I had to go.

"Okay…Since I see you two are completely insane, I'll be going." I turned to walk away, and sighed in relief. I'm really gonna make it!

"No, no, wait." Hiei's father said walking up to me, still laughing.

Dang it! Can't they see want to leave! Why! Why do boys have to be so dense, why!

I turned around and put on a confused sorta look. "Yes?"

"Take a close look… Do I really look old enough to be a father? Heck, even Hi's older then me, even though it is by a second…" He said grinning and then I saw his face change ever so slightly, becoming younger and more childish. His bangs also changed to a light blue color into a starburst fashion like Hiei's. "Though you never quite bragging about do you, bro?" He asked looking back at Hiei.

Brother?

"Ah…what can I saw. It's nice to rub something into someone's face." Hiei said grinning as he walked up to the other and put an arm around his shoulder.

The other nudged Hiei in his ribs. "Yeah, yeah, whatever."

As all this went on, I plopped onto the ground and watched, confused. This was getting weird. To think, I'd just been in Koenma's office just a moment before, doing boring paperwork. And now…I was with Hiei…and his brother, who I had thought was his father a moment ago?

And sighed laying a hand on my forehead as they continued to jest. God, this is turning out to be so weird, and I'm sure it's gonna get weird.

Why me?

Koenma! This all you fault!


…You guys hate me know, huh? Yeah…sorry for not updating sooner and all that, it was just that…well, I really didn't know if anyone really, really like it, and yeah…I was lazy, so…please don't kill me!

I'll update sooner now! I promise! I swear! And guess what? I'm restarting 4-Soul for anyone wanting to read it! No more laziness for me!…uh…hopefully that is…

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