Chapter 4
A new beginning.
Sadonna: Hello again dear readers.
Lyta: Its great seeing you all again
Rach: Definitely, thanks to all those who rated. Since im not very good at this, criticism is welcome.
All three together: We don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, but we do own the plot. Have fun eerie smiles
I said I wanna touch the earth
Lyta smiled as she placed Tia on the floor in front of her in order to study her, and didn't even so much as glance at the gang as they came in running to find the source of the shout. Hiei wasn't with them ((Sadonna: Surprise surprise )) but she didn't notice that either, instead she just smiled at her cousin, tears in her eyes.
"Tia, my dear child, were have you been? What did they do? How much did they hurt you? Wh-"
"Cousin Lyta, Now isn't the time for that, I missed you so much and don't wanna spoil this moment. I'm here now, and that's all that counts, right?" She said, in a singsong voice that grated a little bit, as if she had trouble speaking.
I wanna break it in my hands
"Ok my girl, just make sure you tell me soon, kk?" Lyta said, smiling so much the gang had to grin.
Kurama stepped forward towards them and kneeled next to Tia.
"And who is the charming creature, we didn't get very well acquainted last night." He said, pulling a rose out of his hair, with the thorns stripped off, and handing it to Tia. "I do believe you were to tire."
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
Tia giggled and took the rose, blushing as she did. Turning to them all, she curtsied carefully in her raggedy old nightgown. Rips and tears covered it thoroughly, and her legs showed various whip marks.
Behind her, Lyta's eyes narrowed, those Oni's were gonna pay for this ((Rach: Oni means Demon in Japanese))
"My full name is Latia Suen, but most call me Tia. I am Lyta's cousin. I hit 7 Next month, I think." She said, cutely checking her fingers In order to get the date right. She finally nodded, saying she was right.
I wanna sleep on the hard ground
"Welcome Tia" Kurama said, smiling again. "It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Kurama. The others you see by the doorway, in order are Yuusuke, Kieko, Yukina, Botan and Kuwabara."
Each of them waved as he said their names
Tia looked slightly puzzled, then walked up to Kurama, who was still kneeling down.
She whispered to him for a little while, then Kurama whispered back. The conversation was as follows.
Tia: Excuse me Mr Kurama?
Kurama: Just call me Kurama.
Tia: Ok. It's just, well…
Kurama: Yes?
Tia: Where is the black boy in the dress who came and saved me from Julian?
Kurama: Oh, you mean Hiei. He's asleep. You will see him later. You do know not to tell anyone what happened, don't you?
Tia: Uh huh, I won't tell, not even cousin Ly Ly
Kurama: Good girl
In the comfort of your arms
Lyta smiled at Tia as their conversation ended, then yawned a little. Everyone looked at the window as the sun peeked through.
"Perhaps we should go back to bed, it's a bit too early right now, and wouldn't you agree Tia?"
Kurama asked, watching the child yawn.
On a pillow of bluebonnets
Lyta sat down on the bed and patted the space next to her. Immediately the child came and sat next to her.
The gang smiled sleepily and walked out of the room.
Once they were gone, Lyta lay down on the bed, pulling the covers up with her, and holding them up a bit to form a space for Tia to crawl into.
In a blanket made of stars
"I missed you cousin Ly-Ly. I'm glad ive got you back now though."
Oh it sounds good to me I said
"Same here Tia, same here" Lyta said, snuggling up to the child. Within seconds she was fast asleep, and this time she slept like a baby, for the first time in years.
Cowboy take me away
It was 9 o'clock when they both woke up, Lyta helped Tia up, and washed her in the bathroom that was attached to their bedroom. She also bandaged her, carefully taking the infection out with a small amount of antiseptic cream that she always carried with her.
Fly this girl as high as you can
Finally she dressed her. Picking a black shirt and jeans from the small cupboard next to her own. It seemed that Botan hadn't chosen Everything Pink. Just a few things had survived the pink fest.
Into the wild blue
She dressed as well, choosing dark blue jeans and a small long armed t-shirt. Holding Tia's hand, she walked out the door, at the same time Hiei walked out of his.
Set me free oh I pray
For a second they all stared at each other, The Tia smiled beautifically. Running up to Hiei, she hugged him. Stepping back, she smiled again.
"Hello sir, who are you?" She said a devilish twinkle in her eyes.
"Hn, Hiei." Hiei said, his face emotionless, only his eyes glinted, showing his amusement.
Closer to heaven above and
"Ahem. Do you know where the kitchen is, were kind of lost?"
Closer to you closer to you
Hiei turned and started walking away, motioning the two of them to follow.
I wanna walk and not run
Finally they arrived at the kitchen, after an uneasy silence between the three. Broken only by Tia's constant chatter about how she loved her bed.
I wanna skip and not fall
Lyta and Tia smiled as everyone said hello, and Tia went off to sit at the table, obviously waiting for something to eat. Finally Kurama placed a bowl of cereal in front of her, along with a glass of milk. She ate it all within minutes and Lyta couldn't help but growl. The bastards had starved her. There goes another nail in their coffin.
I wanna look at the horizon
Turning to her own food, toast and orange juice, she ate hers quickly too. Finally she looked up at them all.
"What's happening today then? I doubt were gonna sit around and watch TV all day."
"Well," Kurama said, sipping tea from a china cup." Today, Koenma wants to see how powerful you are. And since you have completely mastered all your powers, except one. He wants Hiei to help you control that certain power." His emerald eyes fixed on Lyta's, making sure she understood him properly.
And not see a building standing tall
A trickle of sweat ran down her back. Nevertheless she nodded her head. Then excused herself from the table.
All eyes followed her out the door, and only Hiei followed her footsteps. He may not really like her, but something worried him. Something wasn't right. And she wasn't going to blot him out this time.
I wanna be the only one
She ran as fast as she could, trying to get away. But still the memories chased her.
A small cage encased a young girl of no older than 4. She was shivering. Rags covered her body from head to toe. But in some places it had been stripped away. Rips and tears littered the small dress. Its brown material covered in grime blood and tears. A small hood only partially hid her face, which now was contorted in terror. Her pale blue eyes were screwed shut, and her brown hair was a veritable rat's nest on her head.
Surrounding this small cage was a ring of fire. This young version of Lyta was generating it herself. And she couldn't stop it. The man above her, the head scientist who never grew old just laughed. He stood before the flames, his black eyes reflected the fire, making him seem demonic and terrifying. His white hair reflected the fire, making young Lyta shrink even further. He always made her do these exercises, when she did something bad. This time she hadn't hurt the demon she was supposed to, he still survived the attack she had been forced to use. And Julian knew that she was deathly afraid of fire. Since that was how he had obtained her. The family she had been sleeping round had died in the fire he set, and Lyta had nearly been killed. Julian had found her huddled in the sleeping bag she had used. There she had sat, screaming silently since her voice had deserted her. He had grabbed her, then deliberately took a piece of burning wood and burnt her with it. She hadn't even yelped, she was that scared. Laughing he had run out of the door downstairs, keeping the burning wood close enough to Lyta to scare her. Now whenever Lyta did something wrong, he punished her by forcing her into a cage she could barely walk in, then manipulated her just right so she formed a ring of fire around her. Then he just sat and watched until she fainted. The he burnt her with a torch and waited another hour to set her free.
Finally collapsing in a clearing, the older Lyta punched a fist into the ground. It had been more than 50 years since that night. 50 years to get over it, 50 years to carry on with her life. But she couldn't. That fear of fire had carried on into age. She couldn't even light a match withought breaking into a sweat. Bonfires petrified her so much that she often blacked out on fireworks night. And the mere prospect of Hiei helping her with her fire abilities, mixed in with him being a fire demon, just made her want to scream.
For miles and miles
She stood carefully, brushing her knuckles lightly. Taking calming breathes, she walked forward, blatantly oblivious to the shadow following her with intent eyes. He had seen the memory, and could understand her fear. But he was sure he could rid her of that.
Right?
Except for maybe you
Finally Lyta came upon a small clearing; this one had a spring running through it. Dipping her hands in, she splashed her face with the cool water. It dispelled the fatigue in her body, but not the fear in her heart. Ever since she had run away, the memories had stuck with her. The lab was still there. In the same place as it had been all those years ago. Only now it was disused, and only kept to house a jewel of great power. The heart of ErAdona. This stone had the power to control all elements and species. That's why a small chunk was kept in Lyta's phoenix pendant. ((Sadonna: Big clue there, it shows and tells why Lyta doesn't want it to fall into the wrong hands.)) Only Lyta had the power to get into the vault. But she wasn't about to tell everyone about it. About how she was an experiment, a failed one that shouldn't even exist.
And your simple smile
Lyta rolled her sleeve up a little. Then stopped to look at the head of the dragon tattoo on her arm. The dragon of the darkness flame had been tattooed on her arm with added force when she was 7. It had damn well hurt, but by that time pain had been merely a part of life. She had never learned to control it, and doubted she ever would. She didn't roll up her right sleeve though, she was too ashamed.
Oh it sounds good to me
She looked up as something…someone, landed in front of her, and cocked her head at his bland look.
"What the hell do you want?" Lyta asked, covering her tattoo again and standing. The tears hadn't yet dried, but she didn't care. He probably thought she was weak anyway. Besides. She was incomplete. So technically, she was weak.
Yes it sounds so good to me
Hiei walked up to her, then pulled something out of his pocket. In the hand that he showed her was a single red tear gem, it was flecked with black but shiny and new.
He said one word, and one word only. And this word was slow, calm, and demanded
Obedience and truth.
"Explain."
And Lyta, in return, also said a word in response, a single syllable, one that people rarely got away with if they said it to Hiei.
"No."
Cowboy take me away
Within seconds he had smashed her into a tree, holding her by the throat, Hiei hissed through his teeth the same word he had said before. But this one sent a shiver down Lyta's spine due to the hidden promise of pain inside the word.
"Explain."
Fly this girl as high as you can
Panicking, Lyta struggled against his grip, but soon gave up because he wasn't moving an inch.
"Fine," she croaked, making sure she kept the fear from her voice. "Im part Koorime, happy?"
This only caused her to be slammed into the tree again.
"The truth onna, now!" He hissed, His grip never loosened and, goddamn him, she couldn't take her gaze from his.
Into the wild blue
Lyta sighed, and then looked apologetically at Hiei.
"I'm sorry, but I can't tell you. Maybe someday I will be able to, but right now I can't. Bye"
With that, a small ping echoed through the forest. Surprise flitted across Hiei's face as he
realised she had just disappeared.In her place was a small glow, and within seconds it formed a small person with intricately carved wings. And the damn thing flew off before he could catch it.
Cursing himself, he walked off, muttering things under his breathe which would have shocked a rap artist.
Set me free oh I pray
Lyta watched him walk off from the leaf on which she sat. She was in her fairy form, the only good thing those damn scientists did to her. One day she would tell them, but not now. She didn't want to scare them off. Other than Chloe, they were the only friends she had, and she couldn't lose them, not now. It was too soon.
Closer to heaven above and
Finally, 3 hours later she returned to the mansion. The guys apparently had gone to train, so she was free from explaining for the moment at least.
Closer to you closer to you
Sighing, she walked into the kitchen, then just stared at the girl standing before her. Slowly she turned away and tried to walk out, but the girl's voice stopped her.
"Lyta, please believe me. I didn't mean for you to find out this way." Chloe said, pleading silently with her voice.
I said I wanna touch the earth
"I have nothing to say to you Chloe, you betrayed my trust. You were my only friend and now I can't even look at you anymore." Lyta growled, trying to hold the tears back.
I wanna break it in my hands
"Do you remember when you told me about Dantori, and I gave you a shoulder to cry on?" Chloe asked, reaching into her pocket and pulling something out. This made Lyta stop thoroughly in her tracks. It couldn't be.
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
Chloe now held a tiny orb, its designs were of roses intertwining, but these roses had heart shaped leaves. And were only grown on Lyta's home planet.
Dantori. It was a communication orb from Dantori.
Turning, Lyta stared at the ball as it began to glow.
"Lyta, this…thing has been glowing for the past few weeks, and I didn't want to tell you about it sooner because of what happened. But now. I think ill give it to you to sort out. Something's wrong," She said "I can feel it."
Oh it sounds so good to me
Sighing in defeat, Lyta turned to the ball in her hand that had now begun to glow purple. It was about the same size as her hand and was now pulsing madly. From her neck she drew the phoenix pendant, but put it back the second the door opened and the gang walked in. Shooting Chloe a look which practically guaranteed her silence, she ran to the kitchen door and out into the garden ((Rach: ive only read fanfics of yyh, if I get anything wrong, please tell me))
Cowboy take me away
Finally Lyta stopped again, in a clearing miles away from the guys. Standing there, she just stared at the orb. Her mother wanted to contact her, why? Her mother damn well hated her. She was exiled from her own home planet and wasn't wanted back. So why where they contacting her. She was about to try and open it again withought interruption. When a portal opened in front of her, and a katanna was laid on her neck before she could bolt.
Fly this girl as high as you can
A hand deftly plucked the orb from her hand as the rest of the gang walked through the portal, followed by Koenma.
"Lyta, I knew id find you here." Koenma said, smiling as Hiei threw the orb at Koenma, who caught it and looked at it.
"Give me that you idiot, if it's not activated soon it's gonna explode." Lyta growled, still being kept in place by Hiei's blade.
This, of course, caused Koenma to drop it, and all of the gang to watch it slowly roll towards Lyta.
"Can I move please?" Lyta asked sarcastically, pointedly staring at the katana on her throat.
"Hn" Came his reply as he sheathed the deadly weapon.
Lyta walked forward and picked it up, again reaching for her pendant and pulling it from around her neck. Holding it before her, she began to chant in a language that none of the gang had ever heard before. After a while the glowing in the ball dissipated, and a fine white mist began to materialise around it.
Soon this mist formed a screen in front of her, and it was positioned just so, this meant that everyone could see it as a blonde haired woman formed in it, her mouth set in a snarl.
Into the wild blue
"Hello mother" Lyta said, ignoring the shocked looks from the gang. "Long time no see, what's wrong now?"
"You miserable little bitch, I have spent the last 15 cycles of Dragnar trying to get through to you, and that worthless mind of yours, your still incomplete aren't you, just you wait till I get my hands on you, your going to be so sorry." Came her shrill reply, making the gangs ears ring.
"Nice to see you to mum. If that's all, then I'll be shutting down this communication and going about my merry way." Lyta said, about to motion with her hand before her mother stopped her, again insulting her completely and making Lyta's blood boil with rage.
"Shut your mouth you insolent child. You shouldn't even be alive now. I swear to Rased that you will meet your day. But now, Dragnar help us, I need your help, and those pathetic creatures to, if push comes to kill." She said, her face the picture of hatred.
"Three cycles ago, if you had bothered to pick up the damn Communication I sent you, you would have seen the carnage. I was simply doing my duty when everyone rebelled against my rule. You are to come here and fight the rebels now. You know how to get here, and I expect you to be prompt. That is all."
And with that, she shut the communicator down, and the silence, ladies and gents, was deafening.
Not a single creature moved, and only Hiei noticed the tension of rage in Lyta's shoulders, and struggled to hide his admiration. She was pretty good at hiding her feelings. Maybe as good as him?
…
…
…
Yeah right!
Set me free oh I pray
Struggling not to crush the orb in her hand, Lyta smiled and settled for throwing it as far as she could into the sky, then threw an orb of energy at it, effectively destroying it. The gang's eyes –Minus Hiei's- Were as follows.
OO;;;
Closer to heaven above and
'I will not scream' were Lyta's thoughts as she stared at the tiny cloud of dust that was left over from the orb. 'I will definitely not scream.'
Closer to you closer to you
"Ahem," Koenma interrupted, making Lyta turn to him. "I think we are entitled to an explanation."
Closer to you
"Can you spare the guys for a week Koenma?" Lyta asked, turning to them all, an eerie smile on her face.
Cowboy takes me away
"I do believe my mother needs to understand, that I.Don't.Relish.Hatred."
Closer to you
And that is that my friends, it has taken me a week and I want 20 reviews for it, or the next one isn't gonna happen. Got that, good. Byeeeeeeeeeee.
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