Chapter thirteen

Condemned to Death

"What?"

She didn't have time to wait for an answer as a dark blur flew at her. She slipped underneath the water and tried to swim under the waterfall, but a hand grabbed her ankle and was currently trying to pull her out of the water! While she was still naked!

She shot a blast of dark energy towards her opponent, freeing herself from their grasp.

Hiei shot out of the water and landed in a tree close by, standing up of course. Kaiya made her way under the waterfall, and into the dark cave. She was out of their grasp for the time being, and still naked!

'Dammit!' She swore to herself as she shook with a bitter coldness.

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Koenma tapped his fingers on his desk, reading over the girl's file again. He skimmed through it, reading things here and there, just trying to distract himself as best as he could. But no matter what he did, the same feeling crept into his thoughts.

He didn't know what it was exactly, but he knew he didn't like it. He just hoped he was wrong about it. He really hoped that he was wrong about the feeling of not having one of his team's members returning with the others... about... one of them... dying.

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Kin heard voices, but didn't move. He was drifting in and out of sleep... his mind not sure on which course to take. To wake up, or to continue sleeping, thinking that everything he heard was just a dream.

But... that smell. He knew it was Kaiya, it was... her fear... but she was sleeping next to him... wasn't she?

He woke with a jolt and found Kaiya gone. He jumped up and followed her scent, which led him to the small waterfall nearest them. When he saw her former comrades attacking the water, where she must have been, he felt anger boil inside of him.

He attacked them.

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A low, deep chuckle fell off the man's lips. His light crystal pink eyes twinkled as he watched the scene in front of him. Perfect timing for his arrival.

Kuwabara heard the laugh from behind him and looked back just in time as a demon with long, swishing burgundy hair flew at him. His fist landed in his gut and he went flying back, right into the water.

Yusuke turned around, his fight with Kin momentarily disrupted. When he saw Kuwabara's head pop out of the water, he yelled for him.

"It's so good to finally meet the famous detective, and his side kick. And to see some of you, again." Zinan said.

"Hey, I'm not a side kick!" Kuwabara yelled out at him from the water.

All eyes were on Zinan now, except for a pair of blueish-green ones, which were busy staring at everyone from where their head was popped out from the water's surface. Once Kaiya knew that no one was looking, she headed to the shore and ran for the trees, where her clothes were resting on a branch.

Woo! She was saved, and by Zinan no less!

"What? Are you all just going to stand there and stare at my? I know I'm handsome, but I didn't think I would get you're attention... Detective."

The youkai smiled at Yusuke disgustingly, making the boy want to puke. Ewww!

Yusuke pointed his finger at Zinan, a blue light forming at the tip. Zinan just smirked as he opened his mouth to speak.

"If you kill me, then you kill Kin."

Yusuke and the others looked from Zinan to Kin, well, everyone except for Hiei who just watched Zinan.

"What?" Kaiya voiced for everyone as she emerged from the trees, completely clothed.

The dark haired youkai looked at her and smiled.

"Yes. I'm afraid that it happens every time I raise someone from the grave. Which is why he is only my first one. I am the only one that can kill him, and myself will not die. But he, he said as he looked at Kin, can not live if I die."

Tears began to fill Kaiya's eyes. She... was going to lose him, again! No... she couldn't! After all this time... all that time that she spent sulking and hating... and then finally coming to terms with his death, only to find him still alive. She was going to have to watch him die, again, and not be able to do anything about it!

"No..." She whispered as the tears began to fall down her face.

"I'm not at sympathetic as the others." Hiei said and he turned to Kin.

The silver haired demon only nodded his head, before looking over at Kaiya.

"I'm sorry. But it has to be done. I love you, Kaiya." He said.

"NO!" She screamed as Hiei rammed the tip of his blade into the man's chest. Or... at least, it would have been, had she not ran in front of him, and taken the fatal wound for herself.

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Oh... do you hate me, love me, or just want to plain kill me? Well, tell me and I'll let you know how I don't give a damn. Anyway, I'm not done with this. Since I did it the way I planned it, I'll probably write a sequel, in all do time. So... review!

Later... and love you all, even if you do wish the black plague upon me,

Robin