(Last time)
The images stopped and Hiei was back in a very familiar village. The village he lived in long ago. He looked around no one noticed him. He tried to talk to someone, but they didn't notice him. Great they can't see or hear me.
(Scene change)
Oh! Where the heck is Hiei!" Misha turned around in a circle. She was back in a village that seemed vaguely familiar, she stopped and thought about it. Realization slowly dawned on her, this was Hiei's village. 'Oh...this isn't good...he can see my memories!' She ran off to find him.
(Back to Hiei)
"This is odd... unless I'm stuck in the onna's memory...that baka, getting people stuck in a place they never want to see again." Hiei walked through his village to the one place he shouldn't his home.
( Back to Misha)
Misha knew that Hiei would be stupid enough to go back to his house. She had to stop him. This memory he couldn't see. Running at her full speed (Which is really, really fast.) she got to the house the moment Hiei came around from the other side.
"Hiei! Hurry come with me!" Misha stuck out her hand but Hiei ignored her and looked towards his house.
A strong wind started to blow, Hiei couldn't feel it but her could tell by looking at the trees. The sky darkened so that the only light came from two lone figures coming down the road. A boy and girl hand in hand. Laughing and singing, they noticed no one but each other.
The light that the children emitted, was clouded when the boys mother saw them, then disappeared and the world's light was returned. The young boy's mother, interrupting the two, ran out and took the boy away from the girl. "I told you to stay away from my son!" she pulled the boy behind her. "I want you to stop telling him lies! Lies about being able to go back home! You don't understand anything about him and his past!" The woman cried out in anger.
"Mother, she doesn't lie. She showed me everything, the cave where the treasure lays, and the old tree that is her home. She and her mother are the protectors of the land!" The black haired boy calmly explained. That boy Hiei recognized was him. His younger version stood up to his mother.
"Silence! How could you defy me! I took you in when no other's would! I gave you food and a home. What has this girl given you but trouble?" She pulled the young Hiei further away from the girl and started on her. "You Miho Niwa! You leave my son alone. He doesn't need you to get him in trouble." Hiei's mother slapped the girl.
"Mother stop!" The younger and older Hiei yelled in unison, both with anger seeping through their voice. The young Hiei ran to Miho. "She has given me something more than trouble!" he took off his headband and pointed to the third eye. "She gave me power, she gave me a future. I won't let you hurt her."
Hiei's mother turned to the girl. "You! You gave him the sacred third eye? Ha! A mere child." She turned to her son. "You must believe me Hiei, she lies about your eye, you are to do great things, but not by her."
Hiei's so-called-mother turned back to Miho, "You must not be allowed to spread these lies, you will pay, just like your mother did so long ago."
"My mother was not harmed by you so called justice system, I did not allow it." Miho's light brown hair was swaying back and forth.
"STOP! You lie, you mother is dead, but you still tell Hiei that she is there?" Hiei's mother was yelling in frustration. "I am sick of lies from you! Now you die!" She pulled a sword out of her robe and slashed at the oddly still girl.
Luckily for Miho young Hiei jumped in front of his so-called mother, stopping the sword with his hands. "How could you? Hiei, I risked banishment by taking in a child like you!" The woman screeched.
"Stop." Misha spoke up, the memory faded from view. She turned to Hiei, "I'm sorry, but you can't see the rest of it." She slowly walked into the darkness, paused and looked back at Hiei as if asking if he was coming.
"Why can't I see the rest of it?" Hiei stood rooted to the spot. His glare was intense, he reminded Misha of a misbehaving toddler.
"You do not need to see what happened to me, now come with me unless you want to be stuck in my mind." Misha was no longer smiling, any light that was in her eyes was replaced with pain and misery.
Hiei decided that he wouldn't push his luck and followed her. "Why didn't you stop the memory earlier?"
"I didn't have enough power to stop it right away." Misha slowly opened a portal and waited for Hiei to go through. Sweat beaded on her forehead. "Hurry Hiei I can't keep the portal open for long.
Hiei paused. He waited just a little too long and Misha collapsed. The portal shimmered and closed. The darkness was pushed away by the previous memory that flashed towards them. Hiei grabbed the unconscious Misha and pulled her towards him. Lifting her on to his back he prepared for the memory.
The memory picked up where it left off.
"Hiei go to the house." His mother pushed him of towards the village they were still standing outside of. "Go." Her face cold as ice, she stared at him till he slowly walked back to the village.
"Niuki. Why do you doubt the power of my family?" The small Miho asked Hiei's mother. (FYI it's said knee-you-key.)
"Don't speak to me." Niuki grabbed Miho's hair and took her into the village square.
"Let go!" Miho struggled, here calm demeanor gone.
Niuki stopped once she was in the center of the village square. She pulled Miho of the ground by her hair and declared "Long have we suffered from the wrath of the Niwa family. Today we sacrifice one of them to the gods so that we may show them they are in control!"
The crowd cheered, all knowing that the family had at one time oppressed them.
"Please," Miho said as a small child would ask for help. "Let me go?" Her voice was shaking.
Niuki ignored the child's pleas and pulled out her sword. "Today it ENDS!" She pulled the sword back behind her head and slashed. The sword never hit.
The young Hiei screamed out and that is when the new power was found and embedded forever into his being. He found his power, "DRAGON OF THE DARKNESS FLAME!" Niuki and several of the surrounding villagers were killed instantly. Miho stared as the dark dragon left her alone and destroyed the villagers.
"Hiei, it is time, I am sorry," Miho smiled a bittersweet smile, while she paused, pain never leaving the young girls eyes. "but it is time for us to part, leave the village, Hiei. Leave the village and one day we will meet again." Miho's voice was ancient sounding, as if she knew all but would tell only what was needed. The light that had surrounded them in the beginning surrounded them again as they hugged one last time and parted, each crying in their own way.
The memory stopped there. Hiei slid Misha of his shoulders. She was the only person he had left... the only on he ever tried to save (other than his sister, but she isn't currently in this story.) He hugged her limp form, showing more emotion than he would ever allowed himself to.
(Scene change)
Misha stared at Hiei as her powers failed her. Her last thought was, 'Please don't let the memory come back.' The darkness quickly rushed upon her. She knew nothing other than her own thoughts, which formed themselves to meaningless dreams.
The first was of Kurama and Hiei sitting on a bench. Hiei was staring at a snow cone that Kurama had. Hiei reached around Kurama and tapped him on the shoulder. Kurama looked away and Hiei stole the snow cone. The moment Hiei went to take a lick the snow cone tried to eat him.
Misha may have thought that dream was weird but by far it was the second dream. Yusuke was covered in chocolate and Kurama and Hiei were attacking him with giant gram crackers and marshmallows, chanting "S'mores, S'mores!"
The pointless dreams faded and Misha slowly returned from the meaningless journey into darkness.
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"Misha?" Hiei held the unconscious girl in his arms. He shook her lightly in hope of waking her up. He plopped her on the ground and sat waiting for what ever was next, but what was he never expected, for another person had entered her mind and now Hiei was the one who had to protect her.
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Ok that's all for now, but can you guees who just enter the mind of Misha/Miho? And why did Miho change her name? find out next time...