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Chapter 2: Next day
The rest of the day was particularly silent considering Yusuke and Kuwabara were still stuck to the tree and Hiei refused to let them down or show any mercy to them.
By the time night fell Kurama had started pestering the fire demon about letting them down but still held against it which really didn't surprise the fox.
"Hiei."
"I'm not letting them down fox."
"No not that what if they die from hunger?" The fox asked holding back a smile. The fire demon thought a moment about it all.
"Then that's two more souls for Koenma to deal with." Kianna entered the room and instantly rolled her eyes at him.
"Just let them down Hiei I think they have learned there lesson." She said sitting down on the couch next to Kurama.
"Ne." He said simply from his spot on the windowsill.
"Why not?" She questioned he shot her a glare, "I don't have to explain myself to you." Ash by now had her head in her hand just observing the soon coming fight.
"Hiei I'm not telling you to let them go I'm just asking why don't you let them down? I mean there idiots of coarse but I think they have learned their lesson." Ash finally questioned her koi.
He looked at her for a moment with his emotionless crimson eyes that had become very readable to her, "they need to learn not to touch my possessions." He stated finally getting up and moving to the door.
"Where are you going?" Kurama questioned as Ash also stood up and followed him to the door. "You wanted me to release them so I will."
He went out the door after quietly saying, "but not without warning." Ash followed him closing the door behind her.
She quickly ran up beside him to the tree where the idiots were held tightly to it, an evil smirk passed across his face as he stopped in front of it.
Both boys started saying things that came out as muffled words behind there mouth restraints, "shut up." He ordered and they quickly stopped.
"I will let you go this time but you are to never touch any of my possessions again." He warned of them as they nodded fiercely.
"Ash diminish the flames." He said as she looked at him a bit confused but concentrated on diminishing the flames. Her hand came up to bring the flames back but nothing happened and a small flame started on her hand.
"Ow!" She almost shouted shaking it off her and looking back over to Hiei who had his gaze still in front, "you can't control another's power it is simply impossible." He said diminishing the flames himself and instantly cutting the ropes that held the two to the tree.
Ash stayed silent wondering why he would have her do something he knew would hurt her and knew she couldn't do. Yusuke and Kuwabara said nothing but instantly darted for the stairs leading down to the base of the temple.
"Hiei why would you have me do something you knew would hurt me?" She asked as they started back towards the house. "Teaching." He said simply.
"Teaching?" She asked a confused look flooding across her features. He turned towards her for only a second before flitting from view. Ash looked around the dark yet quiet temple trying to search for Hiei.
(I am using my oh so magnificent power to switch it to night time I DID say the rest of the day at the beginning so it's currently let's say… 9:30 at night let's just say that!)
Suddenly he appeared in front of her katana out ready to attack her. Instantly she put up a wall of fire to block him, which soon went down again when he had successfully been flung a ways away.
"What are you doing?" She asked as he took a fighting stance. "Training." She was utterly confused now at the sudden urge to train her but she said nothing about it.
He came again at her before she was ready successfully slicing threw her dark t-shirt blood immediately started flowing from it. She concentrated on fire until a small fire was emitted from her hand.
She threw her flame at him countless times all of which failed to hit him in the slightest. "You're weak." He said appearing right in front of her knocking her instantly to the ground.
Ash said nothing thinking that their small spar was over and done with she had lost and that was it. No he came forward more katana uncomfortably close to her neck.
"You wouldn't survive one day in the Makai." He said moving the blade down to her stomach. "Well then I guess it's a good thing I'm in the Ningenkai and not in the Makai." She said a small smile appearing across her face as she attempted to get up.
Before she could even start to stand up her made a small incision into her stomach caking her stop immediately and look up at her love in confusion.
"Hiei?" She asked as she felt the blood slowly flow from the incision made. His look showed nothing not sadness for doing it or even the slightest of a smirk for his defeat it was completely blank.
To her it was like looking at him fro the first time his solid features that had become so easy for her to read were now as if written in a different and confusing language.
As he made the attempt to inflict a blow farther into her gut she quickly shouted, "stop!"
Surprisingly enough he stopped on command his face staying the same way but his eyes twitching from side to side for unknown reasons. Before she could say anything more he was gone leaving her alone here.
Ash quickly collected herself and stood up looking around the empty temple again. His energy was gone with no signs of where he had gone off to or for what reason; it was as if he had really never been there.
She made her way back into the house instantly Kurama and Kianna ran over to her when they spotted the blood on her, "what happened?" Kianna asked as she continued her way into the bathroom to get medical supplies.
"Hiei… I don't know." She didn't know what to tell them Hiei her koi had attacked her without reasoning… but that couldn't have been right he would never harm her without reason even in the slightest.
"Where is Hiei?" Kurama asked helping her to apply disinfectant to her two small wounds. "I don't know where he went." She admitted.
It was obvious to the two demons that she was quite shaken up by whatever had happened in that short time but they decided to let it go for now.
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Later on that night Ash had decided to turn in early for the night but sleep just wouldn't come to her.
She lay there flooded in the new moonlight just feeling empty. No thoughts ran threw her head and no emotions threw her body she was simply empty.
The occurrences that had only happened a couple hours ago had confused her beyond belief; it just didn't seem like he would do that for no reason.
Sure he had said it was training but why so suddenly? Ryu was loose yes but still it made more sense for him to do it in the daylight rather then right then and there.
The sound of her window opening alerted her to it as she saw Hiei climbing into her room. He closed the window behind him and was instantly over to where she lay, he sat on the bed next to her as she sat up also.
"I'm sorry Ash." He admitted looking from the floor to her then back to the floor a few times. Ash was silent she had always been the forgiving type of person but this just seemed different.
"What happened there?" She questioned moving over to where he sat. "I don't know." He said looking deep into her gray eyes. (I don't even know what Ash looks like I feel SO bad!)
Ash breathed out a bit before smiling a bit, "It's okay really." She said as he continued to watch her every movement.
"Ryu being loose changes everything you know." He said as she looked down at the floor not even wanting to remember when Ryu had held Kianna and her captive.
"I know I don't want to be taken over by him again." She said squeezing her eyes shut trying to hold back unwanted emotions.
Hiei looked at her for a moment deciding how to help her for some reason what used to be so easy for him to do seemed like such a challenge; and he hated every moment of it.
Finally he placed a his hand on hers as she opened her eyes and looked over to him smiling a bit although he knew some part of it was fake she still had the feeling of uneasiness in her.
"I know that but for some reason it seems or feels… hard to believe." She explained looking upon his solid features.
"Well then don't listen to your feelings." He said as she smiled more and this time it was true.
"You need to sleep." He said breaking their calm silence lifting the covers as she slid in without a bit of resistance; before he could walk away she called over to him quietly.
"Hiei." He stopped and looked back at her.
"I want you to stay here with me tonight." She said sliding farther into the bed as a smirk crossed his face and he instantly flitted onto the bed and under the covers.
She instantly came closer to him in taking the warmth he radiated into her. "I love you koi." She said in almost a silent tone.
Hiei looked at her motionless body snuggled so close to him it seemed wrong to be this way… as if he could not return the love she wanted or needed.
It felt like something was terribly wrong with him for feeling these alien emotions but he just couldn't understand what it was.
Finally he decided to just shrug it off for right now and get to sleep.
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Meanwhile a ways away Ryu walked silently down a dark hallway his black clothing being illuminated as he walked under one of the few lights in the place.
Finally he walked threw a sliding door into what looked like a major control room. "Good evening master Ryu it is good to see you back in command." Said a small girl probably no older the 7 years old.
Her eyes held nothing in them the cream eyes were completely blank as if they had been robbed of any joy or any free feeling in her small body.
She wore pale white dress that went down to her knees with no shoes and very pale skin. She had shoulder length matching white hair with deathly black colored flowers in it.
(Think Kanna from Inuyasha only with my added details I always thought Kanna looked so cute for some reason!)
"It's good to be back Shinku." He said signifying that she was of high power since he had addressed her by her true name 'Shinku.'
"If I may ask master." Shinku started following behind her master, "What are you planning?" She questioned as he took his seat above other people dressed in black working different computers and monitors.
Shinku sat herself beside him her hands intertwined together trying to stop her shaking. "Why are you shaking?" He asked watching the large screen that uploaded bringing data up onto the screen.
"I sense tremendous power arising." She stated looking up to find Ryu smirking evilly. "Yes I feel it to." He said as she looked back at the screen.
"My plans will be unfolded to you as time unfolds. It is so easy to manipulate him." He said as the image of Hiei and Ash sleeping intertwined together.
"Savor these moments while you can Hiei." He said in a half humored voice and half deadly.
A/N: HELLO! Well how was that I thought the ending with Ryu was the best part!
Sam: Please review.
Soul: Who gave you permission to say that!
Kurama and Hiei: You did.
Soul: I did?
Kurama: Hai when she put you one KurayameHikari's A/N's.
Soul: Oh yeah. I GOT TO BEAT HIEI!
Hiei: Shut up Onna! (Lights Soul's foot on fire.)
Soul: THAT'S NOT NICE your supposed to be on my side!
Hiei: Who said?
Soul: ME!
Sam: While they continue to argue please review this chapter and Forbiddensoul562 will update this as soon as possible.