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Chapter Two
Hiei traveled quickly through the woods eating up the many miles by leaping from treetop to treetop. It's a good thing Mukuro insisted I train constantly he thought as his pace slowed slightly from exhaustion. He looked around the area looking for any sign of habitation. Hiei also took off his white bandana and closed his eyes in concentration as his mysterious third eye opened and let off a blue glowing hue in the surrounding few feet.
Hiei closed his jagan pleased with the information it provided him. He took off toward the east in a blur of black.
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Hiei paused at the edge of a forest clearing and peered at a cave entrance in a high wall of solid rock. There was an old worn blanket swinging in the wind acting as a door to the cave. The land around was covered in everyday living items proving that the cave was indeed inhabited. All Hiei had to do now was go into the cave and see if the person inside was his father.
Hiei paused a moment as he detected someone coming out and he jumped into a few nearby treetops to watch. A tall figure came out of the cave. He was tall; Hiei certainly didn't inherit his height. He was muscular and carried a sword by his side. A long scar ran down one side of his face and onto his arm. His hair was short and black and set off by dark blue eyes. His eye shape was that of Hiei's.
So this is he Hiei thought to himself. This is my father.
Hiei jumped silently onto the ground and stared at the back of the man's head and spoke in a monotone-like voice, "Who are you?"
The man spun around to face whoever ever entered where he lived and speak to him the way Hiei had. In one sweeping glance, he took in Hiei's figure and quietly replied, "Kisuke. Why do you wish to know?"
Hiei glared at the man anger seeping into his features for him not even knowing whom his own flesh and blood was. "Let me ask you a question, Kisuke. Do you have any children?"
Kisuke looked thoughtful for a moment before replying in a voice laced with something Hiei thought sounded like regret. "Two. Twins. Whether or not they are alive, I don't know. Who are you, anyway? Coming here and demanding my name and inquiring whether or not I have children. I refuse to answer anything else."
Hiei smirked while eyeing his father's blade. "I see you have a blade and I do as well. Listen, I'll tell you who I am if you beat me and you'll tell me what I want to know if I beat you."
Kisuke stammered, "No. I don't use my blade much and I don't bet-"
He was cut off by the cool touch of Hiei's blade against his neck. "And I don't take 'no' for an answer," Hiei said challengingly.
Kisuke spun around avoiding Hiei's blade sweeping in front of his face. "So, you're that way aren't you? Well, I can play like that, too." He smirked and unsheathed his own katana.
Hiei stepped back satisfied that his father was at least one who could accept a challenge. Now, all Hiei had to do was beat him. He held the point of his sword at his father's neck.
Kisuke laughed. "Eager to start, eh? Are you so anxious to win so I can tell you something? Tell me, why would you be seeking information of me?"
Hiei continued to circle his father glaring at him. "Because there is someone who wants to find you and I've been given the task. But I won't tell you who's looking until I beat you!"
Hiei jumped and flipped over Kisuke landing on his feet behind him. Kisuke spun to face him but not before he noticed a trickle of blood running down his arm from a small wound on his left shoulder. Looking at Hiei with an evil glint in his eye, he said coldly, "So you're that way aren't you? Foolish one you are for none who fight me ever survive."
"Is that so? I think I'll change that." Hiei shifted into his fighting stance eyes watching his opponent for any movement.
Kisuke smirked and then letting out a war cry, he charged toward Hiei with both hands on the sword's handle and aiming it toward Hiei's neck. Hiei raised his own sword and easily knocked the blade aside then proceeded to land a punch into Kisuke's stomach.
Kisuke stumbled backward slightly but recovered quickly and charged again. This time, his and Hiei's swords came alive with flames as their swords clashed in mid-air sending a metallic ring throughout the forest's branches. Back and forth Hiei and Kisuke dueled neither wanting to lose but driving their will into winning.
"So why exactly would you come here to battle me for information? I don't have any to offer," Kisuke shouted at Hiei, as they were both expertly dodging deadly blows.
"I'm on a mission to find information for someone about you!" Hiei shouted back as he jumped over Kisuke and struck him on his back leaving a long gash that poured blood onto the ground. Kisuke hardly noticed when he picked up a stone and threw it at Hiei's hand knocking Hiei's sword from his hand. Hiei proceeded to knock his father's sword from his hand.
Kisuke and Hiei fell to hand-to-hand combat each delivering painful kicks and punches. Hiei wrestled Kisuke to the ground in a headlock. Kisuke, stunned, looked up and said, "Who are you?"
Hiei threw Kisuke against the rocky cliffs and picked up his fallen sword and replied, "My name is Hiei Jaganshi, heir to and second in command of Mukuro. Mukuro is my wife. My twin sister Yukina resides in Ningenkai with her husband Kuwabara and they have 3 kids. Our mother's name was Hina." Hiei picked up Kisuke's sword, handed it to him and continued with, "We still have a match to finish."
Hiei and Kisuke brought their swords down on top of each other once again and with more intensity then before Hiei made his sudden and shocking announcement.
"Why did you leave mom?" Hiei shouted dodging a neat swipe intended to slice his stomach open. "You left her to deal with her people's wrath and she committed suicide. I was forced to be thrown off and was raised by thieves"
"Because," -Kisuke was slammed into the ground once again-,"I was a coward."
Hiei held his blade at his father's throat. "Hn. Once a coward, always a coward."
Kisuke threw Hiei off and Hiei landed on his back. Kisuke took his blade sliced Hiei's left arm and leg open adding more blood and filth to his already battered body. Hiei jumped and knocked his father's hand aside causing him to lose his blade again. Hiei again pinned him to the ground.
"You're trapped Kisuke or should I call you Father." Hiei stood and circled his father his blade pointing at his face every second. "I'm not leaving until I know everything."
Kisuke sat stoic, realizing he was defeated and there was no way out. "You're mother was beautiful and had a strong spirit and that's what I fell in love with. When she got pregnant, she told me she wanted to back to her home. I wouldn't listen. I was immature and cowardly. I didn't want the responsibility of kids, a wife and a cold-hearted people. When I told her, her temper came out. She picked up my blade and did this to me." Kisuke paused and pointed to the scar along his face, neck and arm. "I have forever carried this scar with me to remind what I lost. And now, I can't make it up to her."
"Hn. Coward. It would do you good to become a man for once."
"Hiei, please. I know that you want to kill me right here and now. But at least let me see your sister. What's her name again? Yukina? If you don't want to have anything more to do with me, that's fine. But at least let me see her before I die."
Hiei stared blankly for a few minutes at Kisuke shocked at his request but confused at the same time. If Hiei did what her wanted, Kisuke would be dead. But without him, Hiei realized he would never have known his sister Yukina. Never would have known her sweet smile and angelic spirit. He also would never have known her three awesome kids. Something compassionate clicked on inside of Hiei. "Why before you die? Something wrong with you?"
Kisuke sadly nodded his head. "I have internal parasites and have for years. I am a dying man and that's why I live out here alone."
Hiei stood still and sheathed his katana. "We will return to Mukuro's compound and then I will give you my response to your request."
Kisuke nodded, picked up his own katana and followed Hiei, his son, through the woods.
AN:bangs head on keyboard: I still can't believe I wrote that but I had a lot of fun doing so. If you would be ever so kind as to leave a review, I would appreciate it.
Kenshin: But why-
Kaoru: JUST LEAVE A REVIEW! -bangs Kenshin over head-
Kenshin: Yes Ma'am.
Good grief, I'm bad. hehehe. Till next time!
Sayonara!