Chapter 5: Lies, Trickery, and Deceit

It was another bright day after school. Rai, Yasu, Seishou, and Kurama were walking together. Rai was pretty sure she could feel Hiei's energy flicker in and out, but he was very elusive. Rai stopped when she remembered something she needed and told everyone to keep going. They were just talking when something rather unusual happens.

Yasu felt a shock course through her body when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked at Kurama. It wasn't him and only he that she allowed to touch her. She looked to the other side and saw Seishou. She nearly punched his face in, but she settled for swatting his hand off her shoulder.

"Don't touch me." She snarled at him.

Seishou smiled at her and looked at the red head over her head. He didn't seem to be watching.

"Why not?" He asked, seemingly innocent.

"Because you are not Kurama."

Kurama heard this part and turned to see Yasu glaring daggers at Seishou. From the little bit he heard of their conversation, he could very well understand why.

"Excuse me, Seishou, but what are you doing that involves you touching Yasu?" He asked, a very well hidden threat under his words. Seishou smirked a little.

"Nothing much." Seishou walked on ahead. Leaving the two behind. Yasu still glared at him after he left.

"Something isn't right. He wasn't anything like that the last time I met him." Yasu said, not liking the situation at all.

"What was he like?"

"Very disconnected. But very much like Hiei. I guess that's one reason she likes him. I suspect Rai took all her lessons from Seishou and applied them to Hiei. Something happened and Rai seems to be too blind to see it."

"It makes sense. All of it. Rai might be too happy seeing her brother to realize it." Kurama said, thinking. "Oh, I've got to go. Good-bye, Yasu. I think you should tell Rai about this." He said as he walked away.

"I will." She said as she walked towards home.

Rai came running around the corner to catch Yasu.

"About time."

"I'm sorry! I got held up." Rai panted. Yasu shot Rai a certain look when she said 'held up'. "Hey!" Rai shouted when she caught it, "I didn't even see Hiei."

"Sure you didn't. I'm going to head home. Your brother headed in that direction." Yasu said, pointing in the boy's direction. "I need to talk to you later."

Rai watched Yasu, puzzled by the last statement. She shrugged and left to find the missing twin.

As she turned down the street, a flock of girls caught her attention. What is it this time?

She pushed through the crowd to find the reason behind the great gaggle of girls. This was very difficult seeing as how all the girls wanted to see the amazing wonder. It was most probable that half of them didn't even know what the amazing wonder was.

In the middle of this group was the person she least expected, Seishou. Her jaw practically dropped to the floor. Seishou turned and saw her, but not a single flash of recognition sparked in his eyes. He winked at her and turned back.

"Seishou, what are you doing!" She nearly shouted at him. Seishou turned and looked at her again.

"Oh, it's you, Rai. May I help you, dear sister?" He asked. He had a goofy grin on his face. Rai swallowed down anything that was largely offensive.

"It's time we went home." She grabbed his arm and dragged him away. None of the girls could follow. She finally let go of his arm and let him walk on his own.

"What's all the commotion about?" His voice came from behind her. It sounded kind of cross. Usually Seishou would be thanking her right now. In his own subtle way. He never thanked or apologized to anyone straight forward.

She turned to face him. He did indeed look very cross. She looked straight into his eyes. Something was wrong.

"Seishou, Is something wrong? You've been acting very strange lately. You never act like that." She asked.

"What are you talking about? I've always been like this."

Everything clicked. It all made sense now. From coming to the Human Realm just to see her, to actually enjoy being the center of attention for girls. How could she ever be so blind?

Her fist connected with his face. Seishou flew back into a wall. Rai was breathing very hard, her face was red with anger. This was something that could never be forgiven.

"How dare you pretend to be Seishou! You could never, ever, be him! Who are you? What have you done with my real brother?" Her words were filled with rage.

The imposter stood up, rubbing his jaw. A smirk tugged the corners of his lips. He chuckled. Then the chuckle grew to a laugh.

"Congratulations. It's about time you finally figured it out. You have quite a nice punch there. That boy should be glad to have had a sister like you. You look rather nice when mad. As for your questions, I can only answer one. My name is Shogate." He said bowing. A smirk was in full sway.

"I won't ask you again. Where is Seishou?" She growled menacingly.

The Seishou-imposter clicked his tongue. "Where did you learn manners? I'm not going to just tell you where he is. But don't worry. He's certainly alive." He laughed once again.

This really ticked her off. She ran in for another punch, but the imposter disappeared. His laughter rang through the deserted street.

Rai fell to her knees, tears fell to the sidewalk. She punched the ground.

"No. No, no, no. Seishou!" She whispered to herself. Her throat didn't want to work.

After a minute, she regained some of her composure. She grabbed her pack, stood up, and wiped the tears away. She walked the rest of the way home.

Yasu sat up when she heard the door open and close. She had been lying on her bed, trying to figure out what to tell Rai. She looked out her door and saw Rai by herself.

"Where's your brother? Weren't you going to get him?" Yasu asked. She asked this quietly. Rai seemed very upset.

"He's not coming back." She said as she walked into her room. Yasu made sure that there wasn't something in her ear. That voice was a quality that didn't belong to such a happy girl. There was only one reason her voice would be like that. She knew. That was the only reason that such an empty tone would be heard from her mouth. That alien voice was empty but so full of sorrow.

Yasu stood there for a moment. She was trying to decide what to do. In the end she decided it would be best to leave her alone.

A new energy entered the house. A very familiar one. The fire demon dressed in black. Yasu was about to warn him, but decided against it. It would probably be good for Rai to have him with her.

Rai was in her room at the window. Tears filled her eyes and blinded her. Someone grabbed her from behind. She jumped and knocked both of them down. When she saw who it was, she sighed in relief.

"How many times do I have to tell you not to do that?" She yelled at him. He just shrugged. It must have been somewhat difficult because he was currently beneath her. She sat up next to him. He didn't get up just yet, but he put his hands behind his head.

He had been looked her over quickly. Something definitely wasn't right. Tears didn't normally grace her bright eyes. He sat up quickly.

"Why have you been crying?" He paused.

"Seishou's been kidnapped. He was never here, it was just someone pretending to be him. Oh, Hiei, I've been so blind!" She said, very quickly. Only stopping because Hiei had put a finger on her lips. He looked into her eyes. She suddenly hugged him around the neck. Her tears soaked his shoulder, but he didn't stop her.

Hiei made a promise to himself. Whoever did this to her was not going to have his own head once he found that low-lying scum.

YAY! New chapter! Heck yes! And Claryssa, you've got the whole Rai-punches-Seishou-imposter-in-the-face thing, so now you have no right to hold back letting me borrow the movie! HA! On a less high-pitched note, as all of you can plainly see, Seishou is not under hypnotism. The last chapter of my other story hints to this chapter right here. Who the other person in that chapter I just mentioned? You'll find out soon enough!