Yay. I got a few more reviews for that last chapter. Thanks Iggy. Finally Hiei enters Hell in his search for Kurama. It took a while to get here but we made it. So let's get this thing started.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or Orpheus and Eurydice.
Orpheus lost his beloved wife. He went down to hell to save her. He made a pact with Hades; he was never to look upon Eurydice while they were on their journey back to earth. Orpheus broke the taboo and looked upon his wife. Eurydice returned to the darkness, which would be her home for the rest of eternity.
Hiei was sitting on Kurama's bed. The fox owned an apartment all to himself. Hiei would often come to visit him. But now all that was left of the kitsune was his memory. Hiei was surrounded by his own tear gems. He couldn't remember the last time he cried like this.
'I'm sorry, Kurama. I didn't realize how much you meant to me. Now you're gone. But don't worry. I'll come find you and save you.' Thought Hiei.
Suddenly Hiei heard the front door open. He heard Yusuke call his name. Hiei started to dry his eyes. He didn't want anyone to see him cry, even though the tear gems around him were evidence enough. Yusuke walked into Kurama's room with Kuwabara and Keiko following.
"Hiei. Are you OK?" Yusuke asked.
Hiei just glared at him.
"Your right. Stupid question." Yusuke said.
"Hiei, Koenma and Botan said they would take you to Hell. But they said it's hard to get back once your there and there's also a good possibility you won't even see Kurama." Keiko said.
"I know. But I have to try. I can't give up on him so easily. I…I love him." Hiei said. It felt weird for him to say that yet at the same time he felt warm and safe inside.
"Yea. That's cool. But you're not going by yourself, shrimpy. Yusuke and I are coming with you." Kuwabara said.
"Yep we sure are! No way we're gonna let you have all the fun." Yusuke said with a smile.
"Fine. Come along if you want. But you better not slow me down." Hiei said. If the truth be told, Hiei really wanted them to come along. He didn't want to be by himself in Hell looking for his lover, which he might not even find. But he would never tell the other what he thought.
"Yusuke! You can't go down there. That's not just anywhere. You might not come back." Keiko said.
"Don't worry, Keiko. Have some faith in me. We'll all be fine. You'll see. Just trust us. We'll all come back in one piece and Kurama will be with us." Yusuke said.
"Yea! Oh, would you mind not telling Shizuru about this. She might have something to say about it." Kuwabara asked Keiko.
"Yea. Ok." Keiko said.
"OK. Well, we'll leave now. We need a lot of strength if we're going to Hell tomorrow. You gonna be OK, Hiei?" Yusuke asked.
"Yea. I'll be fine. You can come get me in the morning." Hiei said. Then he lay down on Kurama's bed trying to fall asleep.
"OK. See ya in the morning." Yusuke said. Then they left Hiei to fall asleep.
Hiei, despite everything that happened, fell into a peaceful sleep. He had put his head on Kurama's pillow and was reminded of the kitsune's scent. The beautiful smell of roses filled his nose and he thought of seeing his lover again. He put his hand under the pillow and felt something. He pulled out a rose. Hiei smiled and held the rose to his heart and fell asleep.
The next morning everyone met up in Koenma's office. Botan didn't like the idea of all of them going to Hades. They had set up Kurama's body in a glass coffin inside the office. It was so when Kurama's spirit reentered the world it could easily be placed back in the body.
"Ok. Once you get in there it's hard to get back out. Even I can't tell you how." Botan explained. " Please be careful. There are a lot of monsters down there. Stronger than anything you have ever faced before."
"Ok, Ok. Let's get this show on the road." Yusuke said. That earned him a slap from Keiko.
"Yusuke, you need to listen to Botan. What she's saying is really important." She said.
"Didn't I tell you not to worry? We'll all be fine." Yusuke said giving Keiko a kiss on the cheek.
Hiei held the rose he found to his chest then put it in his pocket. "Let's go." He said.
"All right! I'm so ready for this!" Kuwabara yelled.
"Ok then. Here we go." Botan said. She put her hands together and soon the boys were falling. Hiei hit the ground hard. He looked around and saw he wasn't in the office anymore. He was in a dark place. The ground was hard and unwelcoming. He immediately stood up. He saw Kuwabara and Yusuke passed out near him. He looked ahead and saw a lot of monsters spring from the ground. He knew he couldn't take them all at once. He needed Kuwabara and Yusuke to wake up. The monsters started coming towards them. Hiei stood there wondering what to do.
Hehe. Cliffhanger. Want to know what's going to happen. THEN STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT EXCITING EPISODE OF YU YU HAKUSHO! I always wanted to say that.