Okay, here's chapter two. I'm loving this story! I'm enjoying writing this one. I enjoy drawing Hiei and the others into complete angst. And this story is just going to rip them apart. ;) Evil am I…haha

But I feel I must offer another warning that this story is going to be a very graphic story with things that not everyone agrees with. (I'm not talking yaoi, exactly, but more like drinking and rape and such)

Okay, and another note, this is not going to be a Hiei/Kurama story, nor is it going to be a Hiei/with any of the other Rekai team. Just thought that was something that should be cleared. It's not that I don't like that, in fact, I'm rather fond of a Hiei/Kurama pairing as long as it's done tastefully. There actually maybe a Kurama/Hiei What if fic in the near future! ;)

With that said, please enjoy chapter two!

Under My Skin

Chapter Two: Secret Weapons

Hiei walked through the halls of the great Rekai palace, feet dragging him a few steps behind the others. He had spent a cold night in a tree, dreaming about tainted ki and fireflies. It was a shock when Kurama hunted him down early in the morning, saying the entire team needed to meet at Koenma's. It was apparent that the toddler needed to talk to them about the fiasco that went down the other day.

When they had meet where Botan said to, it was obvious the others hadn't gotten over it either. Yusuke was still nothing more then a brown eyed glare, his distrust somewhat shocking. The spirit detective had always stood up for him, even when Kuwabara was questioning Hiei's motivation in Maze Castle. And now it was Yusuke who was the first to turn a cold shoulder. It seemed that Yusuke was more caught on his teammates then he was on trust, and in his eyes, Hiei had put the team in danger.

Kuwabara still seemed confused which wasn't such a shock. The tall ningen was usually slower in coming about on what he thought. But it was strange because he had always been the last to trust the fire demon. Some where between fighting the Saint Beasts and killing demons left and right in the tournament, a spark of trust had formed between them. And to Kuwabara trust was important.

And Kurama, the only other demon on the team, seemed lost in worry. It seemed the kitsune knew that there was something off in Hiei's head. To Kurama friendship and trust were above all else, even his own life. His green orbs were narrowed as the wheels were whirling behind them. He was trying to think of what was truly going on.

Hiei decided that staying a step behind them was best. He had been on the receiving end of all their attacks, and while Kuwabara's was weak at best, the other twos' could do some heavy damage. Beside that, his own head was spinning. He hadn't heard the voice since the night before, yet that dirty feeling seemed to be clinging to him like a second skin. He was also bothered by what he had seen and heard when he used his jagan in the forest late that night. All he wanted to do was see if he could see if the others were trying to follow him. At first he saw the others' ki settled in Kurama's house, but their ki was flaming, they were angry. Probably at him. Then there was the head splitting pain again, and before his eyes appeared the same twisted braids of purple-black and green. And the voice came back, whispering in his ear once more.

'Now I can find you my little firefly, now we can be-'

"Are you listening Hiei!"

Hiei snapped out of his thoughts and blinked, giving him the appearance of being a small child. He saw Yusuke leaning over him, brown eyes cold as ice as he waited for an answer to a question Hiei hadn't heard.

"What?" He allowed his face to fall slack again. He was trying his best to appear normal, unaffected. Hopefully the others would let this blow over as just a one time thing, a side effect from using his jagan like he had.

"Figures." Yusuke muttered, his frustration still flaming. It seemed this wasn't something that the detective would drop any time soon. "I said we need to tell Koenma about what happened. He might want to pull you from the case."

Betrayal flared up inside Hiei like a fire. Pull him from the case? What did Yusuke think this was? One of those ningen crime shows his drunken mother watched? His hands curled up into fists and he returned the fiery glare.

"We will not speak a word of it to that toddler." He hissed in return. "Nothing happened out there. It was a fluke and it will not happen again."

"He's right Yusuke." Kurama came and stood beside Hiei, his emerald orbs gentle and remaining neutral. "You know we can't do this without Hiei. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt and let this one slide."

The detective glowered at the two demons but finely conceded and turned, stalking into Koenma's office. Kuwabara, still in the dark, followed after him. Kurama offered Hiei a sorry smile before going in after the others.

Hiei sat in the hall for a second longer after the others had gone in. A heavy sigh passed his lips. He wasn't weak and this was only a fluke. He needed to show the others that he was the same person. Then a second thought slammed into him. He didn't need to prove it to them, they should already know. All he had to do was remain true to himself and the others would realize that there was nothing wrong with him. Letting his features go emotionless he entered the office.

Suddenly he was slammed with a dark ki, the same dirty ki that had hit him in the clearing. He stopped waiting for that same numbing feeling to take over him. But it never came. Instead he realized that the ki was coming from a source in the office. Hiei rushed the last couple steps, expecting to see a full fledge battle going on in the room. Instead the team was standing in front of Koenma's desk. Koenma raised a brow when Hiei burst into the room. Flanking the toddler's right side was his assistant, the oni George. But on the other was a ningen looking man. The only difference was the point tipped ears and the long purple black hair. He was tall, with a slender but well toned frame. His smile revealed two stubby fangs. He let his ice blue orbs settle on Hiei. A shiver ran down the jaganshi's spine as he was caught under the glare. The dark ki in the room was emanating from this demon. Hiei wanted to pull out his katana and attack the man on the spot. But any kind of actions like that from him would prove the others right and he'd be spending some long days in a Rekai prison. Instead he growled low in his throat and hung back against the far wall. Yusuke rolled his eyes at the jaganshi and turned back to the toddler king.

"So that shadow demon is still lurking near portals?" The detective asked. "What the hell does he want?"

Koenma sighed, not in the mood first this group this early in the morning. "We don't know Yusuke." He muttered. "But our reports show that last night, he breeched a border temporarily into Ningenkai. We don't know what he's after, but he's left me no choice. Team, I'd like you to meet Kakuzo. He's going to be joining your team until we can catch this youkai."

Hiei was up from his lounging position against the wall in a second. His crimson orbs went wide and he sputtered slightly before finally forming the word of his choice.

"What?" He almost yelped. Koenma was going to let someone with such a dark ki accompany them into Makai. Not to mention that it was the same tainted ki as the one whom they were after. And all these people thought he was loosing it.

"And what's wrong with that?" Yusuke snapped, almost daring Hiei to go and buy his own ticket off the case.

Hiei opened his mouth to point of the ki in the air, but then it hit him. None of them could feel it. Yesterday in Makai, Kurama hadn't felt the dirty air. And now Koenma was signing him over to the team, and no one but him had a problem with it. He shut his mouth with a hn. Koenma blinked slowly but then continued on.

"Kakuzo is a shadow demon specialist." The toddler explained. "His family has been studying them for thousands of years to try and find out what makes them so strong. I figured he'd be an asset to this case, since none of you obviously know anything about them."

Kakuzo smiled and stepped forward. He nodded at the team.

"It's going to be a pleasure working with you all." His voice was deep, and it darkened Hiei's scowl. "The first thing you need to know about shadow demons is they have no powers of their own. Once they meet a demon they can print that demon's power and use it as their own. Say this youkai had just fought an ice demon, from that moment on he'll be able to use ice powers. They are very tricky youkai."

Kurama nodded. "That explains his shadow whip when he was fighting me. It was his own variation of my own power."

"So we have to learn to fight fire with fire." Yusuke's brow furrowed slightly at the prospect. He turned his gaze up to the toddler. "When do we go back after this guy?"

"Immediately." Koenma answered. "I have Botan preparing the portal as we speak. I warn you though, you maybe in Makai a while. I also have Botan preparing your supplies."

"Wonderful." Kakuzo gave the team a fanged smile.

"Yes," Hiei muttered under his breath, "Wonderful."

Yusuke held the tiny box out in the palm of his hand. It was about as wide as a quarter and as thick as someone's thumb. When infused with someone's ki it would grow and form a basic camp site, all necessities included. Shaking his head he slipped the little box in his pocket.

"Koenma has got to find something better to do with his time." He joked, his mood lifted lightly from earlier.

"Would you prefer carrying a large pack through the Makai underbrush?" Kurama pointed out, smiling at his jab.

The detectives joined in a laugh at the joke, unaware of two glares set on their back. One set came from Kakuzo who walked only a couple of paces behind the group. His blue eyes were cold. He couldn't believe that this group of chatty, immature kids were supposed to stop this shadow youkai. At this rate it would never happen. He looked over his shoulder to see the fourth team member Hiei straggling behind. There was a look of pure hatred on his face. Kakuzo smirked and slowed his steps until he was walking in pace with the jaganshi.

"Now don't you look happy." He taunted the fire demon.

"Don't talk to me." Hiei growled, quickening his own steps to move ahead of the new youkai.

Kakuzo laughed before matching Hiei's strides with his own. "Now why do you hate me? What have I done to you little jaganshi?"

Hiei snapped. Within the blink of an eye, his katana was unsheathed and the tip centimeters away from Kakuzo's throat. His lip pulled back in an evil snarl. Luckily the others were too far ahead to hear or see what the other two were up to. Hiei would have a hard time explaining why he was holding their new team member at sword point.

"Don't call me that and don't talk to me." He snarled. "You may be fooling my teammates but you aren't fooling me. I know who you are and what you're up to. You won't get to me and you certainly won't use your powers to get control of my jagan or me."

Kakuzo surprised him by laughing. Suddenly Hiei's feet felt like lead. He looked down to see the shadows beneath him swirling around his feet. A gasp escaped him as he tried to pull back, but his feet were frozen to the spot. Kakuzo kept chuckling as he pushed the sword tip down and walked closer to the frozen jaganshi.

"My little firefly, you misunderstand." He leaned in close so that their faces were only inches apart. "I already have all I want from your jagan. I was able to bond enough of my own ki to yours to be able to control you as much as I wish. You see, what I truly want is you."

Hiei swung out quickly with his sword, but instead of making deadly contact, Kakuzo's body shifted and formed around the blade. The katana slid through his body as though it was passing through smoke. The shadow youkai smirked.

"Now stop that." He chuckled, grabbing a hold of the sword. The contact sent shock waves up Hiei's arms, freezing them like his feet. His katana suddenly seemed to weigh tons and dragged his arms down. The blade clattered to the ground, useless just like its owner. Kakuzo nudged it aside before approaching the jaganshi.

"You see Hiei, I've been…intrigued by you ever since I saw you fighting in that dark tournament." Kakuzo continued. "So I tore through Makai, trying to find out everything about you that I could. You have a very interesting history Hiei, painful and full of hurt. The very kind I love. Once I knew enough about you, I was able to form a proper plan to capture you. I learned that while you put up a tough front, you truly worried about your only demon teammate, that kitsune Kurama. I watched how you fretted over him in the dark tournament. I saw how upset you were when you thought that robot monster had killed him, how scared you were when he had to fight Touya with out his spirit energy, and how angry you got when Bakken used his unconscious body as a punching bag. You almost gave your life to attack that monster. Though I don't blame you, the fox is very attractive. But it was you who really peaked my interest. I mean, how could I not be intrigued when I saw that dragon?

"In all honesty Hiei, I've wanted you from the day I first saw you. Learning more about you only made my want stronger, my lust deeper." Kakuzo leaned in close, lips only inches from Hiei's. His tongue crept out from between his lips and slithered, long like that of a snake. Its tip trailed up the side of the jaganshi's neck, leaving a smooth trail of salvia. Hiei gasped as his already frozen body grew stiffer. "I want you and I will have you my little firefly."

"Don't…touch…me." Hiei managed to rasp out. He wanted desperately to pull away from the shadow demon's tainted touch. But he could not bring his body to listen to his mind's commands. So much for this whole thing being a fluke.

Kakuzo chuckled and pulled back. He flashed Hiei a fanged grin. "But you must let me finish my brilliant story before you lose your temper. You see, while watching you I've realized something else that I needed to do in order to truly have you to myself. I saw how closely your little team guarded each other's lives and well being. I knew that none of them, especially the only other demon on the team, would ever let me get close enough to you to do what I wanted. I had to make it so they didn't care what happened to you. It's the oldest trick in the book, my dearest, divide and conquer.

"I knew that turning Yusuke against you would be the easiest. His faith lies wholly on his team. If something disrupts his team, say your standing there and watching Kurama get beaten and doing nothing but shouting in your own head, his trust would instantly be turned."

Hiei flinched, knowing that Kakuzo was right. It was going to take a lot, something big if he was going to get Yusuke to trust him again. Something like saving all their asses from this shadow youkai. But then again, he'd have to prove to them first that Kakuzo was really wasn't who he said he was.

"The other two may prove more difficult." Kakuzo was still taunting, not giving Hiei the time to proper form a plan in his throbbing head. "To get that loud oaf to turn on you, I must find a way to get you to break his trust. Maybe finding out that his dearest Yukina's long lost brother has always been right under their noses would put him over the edge. What do you think my little Firefly?"

Hiei could only summon the energy to do one thing. Drawing in a deep, wet breath, he exhaled. A shiny ball of spit hit Kakuzo beneath his right eye. All of Hiei's anger was laced in the action. But Kakuzo only smiled and brushed it away.

"And what of your closest companion, Kurama?" The shadow youkai continued in his taunting. "You must harm him yourself, I believe, in order to lose his trust. Ah yes, but this will all come in due time. For know I will rather enjoy our secret little rendezvous, yes my jaganshi?"

"Bastard." Hiei managed to ground out. His body was growing weaker under Kakuzo's steady power surge. He had never felt so weak in his life and he was growing to hate it with all the fire that burned inside him.

"Kakuzo? Hiei?" The call came from a good distance away, but the irritation could be heard in the detective's voice. Hiei felt his first surge of hope in the past two days. If they came and saw this, they would know the truth. They would know that Kakuzo was a double agent.

"Looks like play time is over." Kakuzo sighed, frowning slightly as he took a step back from Hiei's still frozen body. But soon a smile graced his lips. "But let's have one last quick go round, my little firefly."

Hiei's body tensed as Kakuzo slid a hand underneath his shirt. The shadow youkai's slender fingers ran gently up his toned chest sending shivers down the jaganshi's spine. Then, without warning, he latched on tightly, those fingers becoming bars that gripped down tightly. A cold sensation rushed through Hiei's body as a layer of ice slowly incased itself around his pale flesh. Fire apparitions never faired well against ice and cold. Hiei slowly felt his reserve fading, his lids drooping as his weakening body begged him to give in.

Suddenly a blinding pain shot through his head as his jagan ripped through the ward and flew open in a bright flash of light. He saw the green and purple-black braids growing tighter before his eyes, the green slowly becoming suffocated by the tainted ki. His lips parted as a pained scream erupted past. The darkness slammed up upon him, with words faintly whispering in his ear.

"Divide and conquer, my little fire fly, divide and conquer…"

Chapter two is done! Woo hoo! Needless to say though…I'm not to happy with this chapter. Agh! I could make this story so much better too! Oh well, you know the basic plot, so please, read and review!