Here's a new chapter. I hope you like it. Sorry I haven't been updating. SAT prep is a lot on a girl. lol. N e ways here goes nothin'.

Chapter 23:Atlast we meat.

"How's it goin' Hakkai?" Katana asked the rather stunned dragon. The dragon was about 3 feet long, had very tiny arms and legs, and was black with puple scales and under his wings. "Lady Katana! You're back!" the little dragon yelled with excitement. The smalldragon curled itself around Katana. "Yes but only for a few days," she said bringing a frown to Hakkai's face. "I take it Thorny is here as well," she stated rather than asked. "Yes, and you know he hates it when you call him that," hakkai said irritatedly (spell?). "I can call him whatever I damn well want to," she replied. "Who are you?" Hakkai asked Hiei with an edge in his voice.

"I am no one of your concern," Hiei stated sharpley. "Hiei, be nice," Katana scolded. "Why the hell should I?" Hiei asked. Katana sighed. This was not going the way she had planned. She looked deep into Hiei's eyes, he was nervous. "Hakkai, please inform father of my arrival," Katana suddenly ordered. "Yes m' lady," Hakkai relplied with a smug look on his face. Hakkai flew to Lord Luthien's study. "My lord, Katana has returned," he stated.

"Upon what should we owe this visit?" Luthien asked. "I'm not quite sure, but she had a young male demon with her," Hakkai answered. "Please continue," Luthien said suddenly intrigued. "Well, he was good looking, oviosly very stong, although he did seem to be a loner," Hakkai replied. "That's not what I meant," Luthien said. "Ohh, When they looked at each other there was a sence of understanding and..." Hakkai trailed off. "And?" Luthien asked. "And love." "Very well then, tell her to come here, and bring the boy with her. But I wish to speak with her alone first so wait with him outside," Luthien instructed.

Hakkai quickly went to Katana's chambers. He waltzed threw the door only to find Hiei asleep on her couch, and Katana on the bed, also asleep. 'This is unheard of!' Hakkai thought. He walked over to Katana and lightly tapped her on the shoulder. "A few more minuets Hiei," she grumbled turning over. 'Did she just tell that boy a few more minuets!' Hakkai's suspicians were becoming clearer by the second. 'Maybe I should get the boy to wake her.'

He walked over to the sleeping Hiei and tapped him on the shoulder. Hiei's eyes fluttered open."What the?" Hiei yelled leaping off the couch. "Damn, I must have fallen asleep," Hiei stated running his hand trew his hair. Hakkai cleared his throught very loudly. Hiei looked at him with a deep glare," Yes?" "I need you to wake the lady," Hakkai replied, keeping his venom to a minimum. He didn't like this boy to much. He was too dark. "For what pupose?" Hiei asked, not bothereing to hide any of the venom that was oviosly deadly. "Her father wishes to speak with her, and then you," Hakkai explained.

Upon hearing this, Hiei crawled onto the bed beside Katana and shoved her off. "HIEI!" she yelled, looking very pissed. "Why the hell did you do that?" "Your father wishes to speak with us," Hiei replied, with no venom at all. Hakkai heard this. Maybe he wasn't cold to all, just him. "Did you rest well?" she asked with a smile. "You should have woken me," Hiei stated. "You needed to sleep. You haven't had any sleep sence we left Koenma's," Katana retorted. Hiei rolled his eyes,"I don't need sleep." It was Katana's turn to roll her eyes.

Katana went over to her bag and pulled out some clothes. "Please put this on. Your current clothes would not go over very well with my father. Hiei "hn"ed and went into the bathroom to change. He came out of the bathroom wearing a suit that looked like the one he wore to the Dark Tournament. "I swear, you can pull off any look you want to," Katana said looking over the very sexy demon standing infront of her. Hiei just looked at Katana. He couldn't bring himself to tell her how stunning she, herself, looked.

"Come on. It would not be wise to keep your father waiting," Hakkai stated. The two followed Hakkai to Katana's father's study. When the reached the door Hakkai stopped. "He wishes to speak with you alone first," Hakkai informed Katana. "Alright. Hiei I'll only be minuet. Please stay near the door," she stated before going in.

When she entered the study she noticed it had not changed much. Her father turned to her. She glarred. Her father was not exactly the father she wanted. "Why did you leave?" Luthien stated. Katana shrugged her shoulders. "Did I not give you anything you wanted?" he asked. She did nothing. "Please tell me your resoning for leaving." He was not about to stop before he got an answer. "You didn't give me anything I wanted," she stated calmly. "I gave you everything any girl could dream of," Luthien replied.

"You said it yourself. Any girl. I am not any girl. All I ever wanted was freedom. And that was the one thing you wouldn't give me. So I took it," she replied in a calm voice. Never raising nor lowering the pitch. Luthien looked at her stunned. She had never been so cruel to him before. "You are a princess. I couldn't give you freedom because you needed protection," he explained. "I don't need protection. I can protect myself," she stated, her voice now taking an edge. "You can't protect yourself. No woman can," that was the sentence that did it. "I am no woman. I lived the past five years in the demon world with out anyone to protect me. I never got raped. In fact I killed all those who attempted to!" she almost yelled.

Luthien couldn't believe his ears. His daughter had lived in the Makkai and had commited murder. "Your lying. No one could have acomplished that. Not even my elven hunters can survive there," he stated. "Don't you get it? I'mstronger than your lackies. They couldn't kill a C class demon if they wanted to," Katana again almost yelled. "They are more highly trained than you," Luthien yelled. "No there not father," she stated, once again calm. "Prove this," but before the words were even out of his mouth he had a dagger pressed against his neck. He had not seen any weapons on her when she came in. Yet there it was. "Do not test me father," Katana stated. Luthien nodded as much as he could.

She removed the dagger from his neck and took her place infront of his desk. "Now, Hakkai said that you had a boy with you," he asked his daughter. "He is no boy father. He is more of a man than you could ever hope to be. He has lived his entire life from the day he was born on his own in the Makkai. He has also never been raped to my knowledge. I would like to see you top him in manhood. He was a man before he was 12 because of his life. And I only know some of it. Most of his life is a mystery, even to Reikai," she stated. Luthien was almost in awe at how quick she was to defend him.

"Is he your lover?" Luthien asked. "That is why I have come. To see if you would give us your blessings and cancle my engagement to Koenma. He has agreed, but said that you would have the final say. I will be with Hiei wether you do this or not. So it's your choice form this to be willingly or focefully. Cause it will be," she stated. Again he was in awe. She planned to go threw with this and there was nothing he could do to stop her. "Do I get to meet him?" he asked. Katana nodded and headed to the door.

She came back moments later with a boy that had raven hair and eyes like fire. "Father, this is Hiei. Hiei this is my father, Lord Luthien," Katana introduced. Luthien nodded, yet Hiei graced the Lord with a bow. Katana looked at Hiei suspiciously. He never bowed. Why did he choose to now? "Katana tells me that you are her lover," Luthien stated. Hiei nodded, his glare replaced with an emotionless expresion. "She did not, however, tell me about you. Other than the fact you have lived your life in the Makkai. Care to tell me your career?" Luthien asked. "I am a member of the Reikai Tantei," Hiei stated simply, as if it were nothing. "Ah, then you are a fighter and work for Koenma," Luthien analysed. Hiei nodded.

Katana was surprised by Hiei's calmness. Though she could sence that he was nervous. "Would you mind showing your skills in a battle with five of my most powerful hunters?" "I would be honored," Hiei stated. "Then you will face them tommorow in my stadium, but before you leave I would like you to tell me why you have chosen my daughter as your lover." Hiei nodded. "I did not choose her, my heart made that decision. But to answer your question she is the only woman that has ever cared for me and make me feel the way I feel now. When I'm close to her I feel the need to protect her. In my past I admit to being a heartless bastard, but Katana has somehow managed to help rehabilitate me, though I expect I will never be completely cured. NOt to mention her stunning personality and remarkable beauty and strength."

Katana was now looking at Hiei with her eyes wide and her mouth open. She had known that he loved her, but not this deeply. She couldn't contain herself, she litterally threw herself into his arms. Hiei embraced her untill she pulled away."Hiei, I never knew you felt that strongly," Katana stuttered. "I was to embarrassed to tell you before," Hiei replied. Luthien watched the scene with lots of interest. "I will give you my blessings, as long as he proves to be worthy of them. We will see this at tomorrows fights," Luthien said dismissing them.

When they were outside the office and away from Hakkai Hiei took an oppurtuniety to ask her about her heritage. "Why didn't you tell me you were a princess?" Hiei asked her. He was slightly hurt that she hadn't told him. "But, how...did?" she started. "It was ovious when your father spoke," Hiei stated. Katana sighed, "I didn't tell you because I thought you would think I was a snotty-nosed brat who that she was something she's not." "I don't think that because I heard your conversation with your father. Other wise I might have," Hiei stated. "You... heard?" Hiei nodded. He would have never thought Katana was of a royal family, but then again she wasn't exactly the type of person you would think was a princess.

"I need to train for tomorrow. I'll sleep outside so as not to cause an argument on your behavior, for if I slept in here, your father would wonder about your virginity," Hiei stated walking towards the door. "So? What do I care what he thinks, but if that's what you want so be it,": she stated, knowing he would do exactly as he said. With that Hiei left the building.

Else where

"Father, do you really expect me to fight a Tantei?" Arathorn asked. "Yes, and you better kill him, for I have a feeling that he is the reason she left us. She would stay here if he died," Luthien stated. "But father, she is happy with him. And I think she should be aloud to live her life the way she wants," Arathorn argued. "If that were to happen there would be no one to take my place. You are to valuable as an assasin to let your talents go to waist!" Luthien retorted. "I would give up this life for her. She deserves some happiness. You've done everything in your power to make her miserable. That's why she ran away. Not because of a love affair. If that were the case she wouldn't have come back!"

"All I did was try to make her happy and protect her!"

"She has never needed protecting father. She's a better assasin than I am. She has always been better with weaponry. You just wouldn't let her use her talent. Do you know what she did when she ran away?"

"No, but how would you know?"

"I kept a watch over her. She became a tantei. She has been doing odd missions for Koenma sence she left and has enjoyed it. I wish you could see that she wasn't meant to be a ruler."

"What do you mean! She's been working right under Enma's nose!"

"Yes, Koenma never told him. I think he did it because Katana threatened him. He's scared of what she can do to him. She needs a man like the one you speak of. Someone that will apriciate who she is. And if there ever is a time she needs protecting I bet he will die for her. I can sence his energy and he is more than enough to take out your entire army, not to mention that Katana is his equal."

"You lie. No one could take out an army by themselves. And a woman can never equal a man in strength."

"Not a man like you, but she can surpass you. And she has. She has surpassed even myself. And I applaud her for running. She didn't do it out of weakness, she did it out of need. I hope that some day you will realize that. But I will prepare the other men. Good night father."

Luthien watched his son walk away. He was acting like a child. He was applauding a woman that thought to gain independance in a world where women were beneath independance. They were not worthy. He needed someone to stomp that out of her. But if his son was right there was no one strong enough for the job. He needed to find someone. And quick. He would have this person fight with Hiei before his son. And if this person should fail, then the marrage would have to be arranged.

Else where (part 2) lol

Hiei trained until midnight. He found a suitable tree and went to sleep. He had a feeling that tomorrow wasn't going to be fun. A series of five matches one after another would take a good deal of his energy. So he would have to skip his training sesion.

Hope you enjoyed. That was like 2 pages more than the original copy of this chapter, but w/e.

I G2G. The SATs end tomorrow! YAY!

Ja