As you fled back towards the path, the intense darkness of the forest over took and devoured you as if you were nothing. The blackness was so intense that it felt as if hell itself swallowed you whole and you wished it had. Tears from fear and hurt welled in your eyes as you desperately wanted to be anywhere else but here. It seemed like forever that you clawed blindly through the trees and brush, but you finally found the path you so desperately searched for. 'Why the hell did I come here? I should have never stared' you thought with tears now streaming down your face. Low hanging branches scratched and scraped your arms as you tried to brush them out of the way to get to the path. You could feel free flowing blood gushing from the fresh cuts on your neck and arms, but because of the situation you really didn't care. All that went through your mind was how to get away from here.
Finally reaching the path you ran as fast as your legs could carry you back towards the house. Swearing that he was right behind you, you pushed your legs to their limit and beyond only to trip over a tree root in the middle of the path, twisting your ankle. You tried to get up but the pain was so unbearable that you collapsed once again to the ground. Knowing he was going to attack again any moment you closed your eyes and braced yourself for his inevitable assault. All of a sudden you were once again engulfed in light and the ground under you vanished. A loud rushing sound hammered your ears and you felt as if you were flying and falling all at once. At last you landed lightly back on solid ground, but it felt very different from the cold hard dirt you landed in before. It was very cold, but mossy and soft at the same time. Slowly opening your eyes you saw something very different then what you were expecting.
You were in the middle of a clearing lying on a bed of wet moss and grass. The trees that surrounded you seemed to be much older then the ones you remembered passing as you traveled along the path. As you thought about your journey through the forest you remembered only finding one clearing and that was the one Hiei was training in. All of this meant that you had no idea where you were or how to get back, but then again did you really want to go back and face Hiei again? You thought it best to put the thought out of your mind, so you slowly got off of the ground, putting most of your weight against a nearby tree, and brush yourself off. You moved your ankle very carefully in various circles until the pain wasn't as intense. Putting a little bit of weight on it you limbed around looking for any indications of where you were.
Going into the tree line you found a small, less then beaten path that was probably made by an animal of some sort. As you followed the path you noticed that there were birds singing and squirrels jumping from one tree to another, quite different from what you encountered in the other place. This forest was crawling with life, but the funny thing was you could feel it. You felt every creature, every energy and every life. It was very unnerving and comforting at the same time. As you walked you could see another clearing up ahead, but as you came closer the smell of charred earth and burnt wood came with it. Upon entering the clearing you gasped as you realized where you were. The enormous crater and the smell of burned wood could never escape your memory. You looked out on to the place where the boys had found you and thought 'Who could be strong enough to do this kind of damage?'.
Just then a foreboding presence entered the area and made chills rattle your spine. It was like nothing you had ever felt before and yet familiar at the same time. It was coming strait towards you, making you feel as if you had to hide from it, whatever it was. So you quickly limped back into the trees and fell behind a bush just as a cloaked figure came around the corner. He was wearing a long, blood red cloak and what looked like black clothes and a belt with a sword tied to it underneath. His hood concealed his face but his energy was so horrible that you could barely stand his presence. Very slowly, he reached into his cloak and pulled out some sort of device and began to press various buttons on it. As he finished, he began to point it in different places around the forest. He came closer and closer to where you were hiding, stopping just in front of you. Suddenly you began to get a horrible headache which was followed immediately by a high pitched noise that made your head feel as if it was about to explode. Holding your ears to try to drown it out you unconsciously let out a terrible yell of pain.
The next thing you knew you were being thrown out of the bush and out on to the hard dirt of the old battle field. Just being glad the noise stopped, you didn't care that the fall nearly cracked every rib you had. Holding your ribs as you tried to get up, your attacker came over and pushed you back down to the ground with his foot. Struggling against his strength, you looked up at his face to see him smiling, almost laughing, at your agony. He had long silver hair, a jewel around his neck and the coldest eyes you had ever seen. They made Hiei's look soft and kind with their golden bloody color and look of shear delight to see you struggle in pain.
In a horrid, high pitched voice he said with a little bit of a laugh, "I finally found you, bitch…".
He watched you as you ran, unsure what to think or do. His breathing eased but adrenaline still pumped throughout his body. Looking at his shaking hands, Hiei thought, 'What the hell happened? Did I just do what I thought I did? I did didn't I…If that light didn't bring me back……I…could have…'. He slapped himself mentally, bringing him back to his senses. 'Ch…and what if I did? She shouldn't have wondering around alone and spying on people anyways….' He crossed his arms and thought for a minute. 'But what was that light? That energy was too powerful to have come from her, but where else could it have come from?' Not seeing what this had to do with him, he turned to continue his training, but couldn't concentrate.
Finally he got fed up and went after you convincing himself it was because he would get blamed for losing you. Jumping from tree to tree he picked up your sent and soon caught up to you. You were racing down a path, crying, but tripped on a root falling face down on the ground. 'Ch…such a weakling' he thought as the sight reminded him of Kuwabara. He was just about to jump down to grab you when yet another light surrounded you, blinding him for a moment. As his eyes adjusted he could see you in the middle of it, curled up in a ball as if anticipating an attack. The light seemed to be radiating from you and as it died and disappeared, you went with it. He sat for a moment not really believing what he saw, but as it sunk in panic followed. 'Shit…' he thought, 'She must have created a portal of some kind as a reflex…Stupid girl…' With that he sped off towards the house hoping he was wrong, but the closer he got the less he picked up you're sent until it disappeared completely. Upon entering the yard, Kurama came running out of the house towards Hiei.
"What happened? I felt a strange energy twice and then it disappeared…", he said a little too quickly, but knew as soon as he looked at him. "Hiei…were is she? Where's Layana?".
Hiei looked up at him, but shook his head and looked away not really sure himself. Reading his expression, Kurama turned and ran back into the living quarters at full speed, leaving Hiei alone with his thoughts. 'Stupid baka onna. Going off who knows where and getting herself lost'. Just as he entered the forest again, the other boys came out calling for you and running in different directions. 'Ch…they're never going to find her like that. Bakas…'. Grumbling he pulled off his bandana and opened his jagan eye to find you. 'Such an annoying girl. Barely here for a day and she is already causing trouble' He scanned the castle, forest, and the surrounding area for your spiritual energy, but with no avail. 'Where the hell could she have gone? Wait, could she have gone back…'. Scanning, he found you where he had found you the previous day. 'Should have known. Baka onna. Better get her before she gets into any more trouble'. With that he jumped up in to a tree and vanished from sight.
Pushing down even harder on your back, this stranger seemed to be giggling with delight. "I have been looking for you all night, my pet. Hard to believe my Lord wants a weakling, such as yourself, so badly…".
Clawing the ground, so as not to show your agony, you managed to ask, "Who…the hell is…that?".
Leaning down a bit, he answered, "Oh no", he replied as if talking sweetly to a child who broke a minor rule, "He will not be pleased that you have forgotten him so soon…my pet…not at ALL", he finished kicking you hard again sending flying to the edge of the crater.
Getting up on your hands and knees you coughed up a little bit of blood, wiping it on the back of your hand.
Staggering to your feet, you said in a weak voice, "Who are you?".
He gave you a sort of pouting look and retorted crossing his arms, "Aww, you forgot about me too? That's just a shame….I feel so unloved…".
He grinned morbidly and his flared in excitement as he took some sort of stance.
"Well", he said innocently, "I'll just have to remind you".
He then disappeared and reappeared at your side punching you hard in the stomach and then upper cutting you, once again sending you flying. But instead of landing like a rag doll you instinctively flipped in the air and landed crouched on one knee. Spitting accumulating blood, you realized you knew what to do. He vanished only to appear at your side once again, ready to strike, but you instead retaliated by giving him a jump kick upside the head. He stumbled back a bit holding his head, blood gushing from in between his fingers. Looking at his blood stained hand smiling, he licked every individual finger, cleaning and sucking up his own blood.
"Like always, your full of surprises …my pet….but that alone won't save you…".
He chuckled a little and advanced towards you slowly, his blood tainted eyes glowing dangerously. Every step he took forward, you took back until you stepped to the edge of the crater. The soft earth crumbled at your weight and you fell down into the enormous pit. Looking down at you, he drew his sword, leapt down and ran at you with mind blowing speed. Barely able to jump out of the way, he swung again making you jump away from him. He advanced with less speed and then vanished only to appear above you. Dodging his attack again, his attempts to wound you became speratic and unfocused. His speed increased with every slash until he finally succeeded with a deep gash to your arm, but he didn't stop there. He slashed your stomach and your leg before you fell to the ground.
Standing over your bleeding body, he said smiling, "Now your mine…my pet…To my master you will go first, but he promised you to me if I caught you. Oh, so much fun we will have…".
Licking his lips in lust he reached down to grab you only to be thrown into the wall of the crater. A dark figure appeared in front of him holding a sword at his throat and glaring at him with crimson eyes.
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