Chapter 4 "The Truth is Out" I woke up to darkness. Why does this keep happening to me? Ow! My whole body is sore. What is poking me? I reached my hand over my shoulder to find out what it was but in doing so I started roll. "Aaaggghhh ": THUMP: Oh good job Kat! You are truly graceful. I got off the floor and looked at what I had been lying on. A cot. Oh what nice kidnappers I have. I looked around me and saw that I was in a cage in a cave, somewhere. There were two lanterns one right next to the cage and one further down the path just at the end where the cave began to bend. I could hear two voices coming from that direction but they were talking so low I couldn't make out what they were saying. Aright Kat you can get yourself out of this one. You're no damsel in distress! I looked at all sides of the cage. Door, door, where is the door? Aha! I walked over to the door. It had the usual chain and pad lock on it. So how do I get it off? I searched for anything I could use but only found a rock. Oh well girl improvise! I began to bash as hard as I could but to no avail. "Hey you there girl. Stop doing that! Don't make us hurt you!" One of the voices I had heard was now closwer. Oops I looked up to see a demon walking down the path towards me. "Now listen little missy, we wont hurt you if you just behave." Two geenish men with pointy ears and sideways grins walked over to the cage. "Then why did you kidnap me?" I glared at them trying to imitate Hiei alil. "Your our insurance that the Toguro team wins is all" One bent over and gave a wide grin towards me, revealing two fangs on either side of his mouth. "What do you mean?" I questioned him already getting the genrual idea though. "Well you see me and my friend here we got a lot of money riding on dis fight and if your boyfriend Kurama want you back then his team will have to forfeit the match" boyfriend! Where did he get a crazy idea like that! Oh yea I yelled that thing in the stadium. I'm such an idiot::blushes: "You got it wrong Kurama's not the captain, Yusuka is and he'll never forfeit. Besides Kurama will be here any minute to rescue me and he'll kick your asses!" So much for the not being the damsel in distress. "Oh really? well just see about that because if he don't forfeit that match you die!" They both laughed as my suddenly dropped with surprise and worry. What! Kurama I hope your planning on rescuing me! "When did this note come?" Yusuka was holding the letter in his had as he looked at Kurama "Right after my fight, How are we going to get her back?" Kurama stood holding his side to try and stop the aching he felt. "Why do we have too" Hiei crossed his arms and glanced around at the others. "Hiei, I don't need your rueful ways!" Kurama didnt even both to look at him. "Whatever. I then suppose we go after her. What do you think, Yusuka?" Hiei could tell what pain Kurama was in and knew it better then to push him right now. "I think you and Kurama should go get her. I still have to fight Toguro." Yusuke could tell Kuramam was in pain as well but knew there was no way to talk him out of this. "That does sound wisest since you and Kurama have already fought" Koenma looked between the group as he spoke. "Hmm. I agree with Koenma." Kuramam nodded and began to turn to make his way out but Yusuke stopped him for a second. "Yes but can you still fight Kurama?" Kurama nodded and pointed at Hiei who was further on ahead. "Ill let him handle most of the fighting while I get Kat. Beside were only assuming that there will be much trouble. This could be just the work of some low ranking demon" Kurama gave Yusuke a quick smile to reassure him then headed out of the arena after Hiei. "Why is it so important for us to get this girl back?" Kurama looked away from Hiei. "Hiei, I think this would be too hard for you to understand" He picked up the pace just alil hoping to end this conversation. "Try me" Hiei wasn't going to let this go. Kurama liked to be the hero but he seemed rather determined to protect this girl. "Alright then, I will say this bluntly, I believe I have developed feelings for her" Kurama turned away hoping he wasn't blushing as his declaration. "What? Are you crazy? You're a demon." Hiei coulnt believe what he was hearing, it was pure idioticy! "I know but I am also human. My mind is demon and it's telling me to get it out of my head but my body is human. Every time I see her, my heart skips a beat. If I was still all demon I wouldn't have taken a second glance at her." Kuramam felt slightly ashamed about that but there was noithing he change about himself. "Your right I don't understand, how you could be such a fool" Hiei began to walk ahead of Kurama, scanning the woods as he walked. "That's what I thought you'd say. Enough of this; Let us concentrate on finding her. Can you sense her?" He was both eager to find her and eager to end that conversation. "Let me see " Hiei takes off his bandana and uses the eye to search the island. "Yes she is this way" they head off in the direction that Hiei pointed "We got a problem" The taller of the pair had been out scouting a bit. "What is it?" The second one looked up from the small fire. "I was outside waiting for news of the fight when I spotted Kurama and Hiei coming right for us" The smaller one jumped up like something had just bit him. "What already? So the girl was right. They're not only not forfeiting but their going to try and rescue her. Goand distract them while I take the girl up to the cliff." He started to make his was back to the cave. "Me? Why me? Why don't I take the girl and you distract them?" He went to grab his partners hand but his partner easily grabed his wrist and turned it backwards. "Why you ask? Because I'm stronger!" With that he let the other demons wrist go and headed back towards the cage. Kurama, he's coming! Thank god! Wait a minute! Take me, take me where? I strained my ears as stood at the door of the cage trying to make out what they said. Then one of them came towards me. He unlocked the door and stepped inside. I backed away and tried to get away but he was quicker then he looked. He lunged at me and in time he had a strong grip on my arms. "Let me go! You said you wouldn't hurt me!" He easily threw me over his should like I was a sack of potatos. "Change of plans sweetie. It turn out your boyfriend is gonna try and save you!" There he goes again with that boyfriend stuff! He began to carry me off down the cave pathway. Wait the cave entrance is back the other way. Where is he taking me? "She's in there" Hiei pointed to the small mouth of a cave at the bottom of the hill. "Then let us get her" At that moment the second demon came out of the cave. "If you want her you have to go through me!" Hiei looked at the demon and actually smirked. "You were right a lower demon. Get out of the way or ill kill you". Hiei stepped forward and was going to just slash his way through the demon before him. "No not yet Hiei. Where is she and are you alone?" Kurama slowly approached the cave opening. "She's inside and yes but like I said before your not getting past me!" The demon had turned to face Kurama. He knew what this demon could do and he wasn't taking his eyes off of him for one second. "Really?" A voice came from behind the demon inside the cave. While Kurama had been talking to the demon Hiei had already raced behind him. "Ha! fool!" With that Hiei jumped in the air bringing his sword down and slicing the demon in two."Good work Hiei. You wait here while I go get her." Kurama walked into the cave and Hiei waited outside. As he waited he heard a voice from above. He looked up and caught a glimpse or something moving. "Well well what do we have here? I knew that thing wasn't alone." Hiei began to walk around to the side of the cave where there was a small ledge and beneath that, the ocean. Inside Kurama was making his way up. He had already passed the cage. He too had suspected the demon had lied about being alone. The cave turned a few times before leading up to a tunnel that went straight up. There was a makeshift ladder and he began to climb. When he reached the top the demon had Katrina dangling over the ledge. "Kurama! Help me!" She gasped for breath at the demons tright grasp on her throat. " Just hold on Kat." Kurama looked straight at the demon. "Let her go." " Why should I?" The demon glance at Kurama the over the edge of the cliff. "Because don't you think it would be better if you fought me for her life?" Kurama tried hard to hide his smile. This low leve demon wasn't worth five minutes of his time. "No Kurama your hurt you'll lose" She wiggled in the demons grip trying to get him to loosen his grip. "I see what you mean If I fight you, if I win I get to kill you and the girl." The demon knew Kurama was injured and could only think of the giant reward he could get for killing them both."Precisely. But if I win you have to let her go" Kurama circled around trying to get the demon to back away from the cliff. "Ok then." The demon agreed as he put me down and walked towards Kurama "No don't do it" I choked alil and rubbed my throat. "Kat don't worry ill be fine" Kurama was speaking in my mind (He can do that?) "When I have him distracted I want you to run for it." I nodded and he lunged at the guy. They began to throw punches at each other. All of a sudden he screamed "Now run Kat run!' I hesitated but then ran to the spot where we had come up. The demon saw this and ducked Kurama's last blow. I had stopped to look back at Kurama and saw him charging me. I backed up and began to slip. He too realized how close I was to the ledge but it was too late we both fell backwards off the cliff. Kurama ran to the edge screaming but all he could see was water. Hiei had walked over to the ledge. He had heard Kurama yell for Kat to run and he saw her and the demon fall. As Kat began to fall he jumped up and caught her, then landed safely on the ledge again. I opened my eyes to stare into Hiei's. "Hiei! I have never been so happy in my life to see you! Thank you!" I hugged him tightly around his neck. "Don't look so much into it I only saved you for Kurama if it was up to me you'd be dead." I gave him cold stare but he didn't pay attention. We walked back to the front of the cave where Kurama stood looking at the ground. "She's dead Hiei" Kurama spoke without lookimg up. "Who's dead?" Hiei asked without putting me down. Kurama turned around to look at me "Katrina!" "Don't Katrina me and Hiei put me down!" I was mad, not mad at Kurama or Hiei but at myself and the world. "I am sick of this! Of not knowing who I am or where I come from! Of people having to save me and explain things to me. Of people I care about getting hurt!" The more I screamed, the angrier I got until finally energy burst from my body the ground shook, the wind wiped up around me, balls of fire and shards of ice shot from my body "I cant take it anymore!" All Kurama and Hiei could do was block the things shooting from my body till finally my body gave out and I collapsed to the ground "I knew it!" Hiei looked at Kurama with a look of satisfaction on his face. "Knew what?" Kurama was already at my side and picking me up once again. "She's not human. She's a demon. A demon of elements" Hiei couldnt hide the grin on his face this time. Oh how he enjoyed being right. "How" Kurama stared at Kats body laying on the ground the one question running through his head; How did he not know?