Yay! Another chapter! This one has a lot of imprtant events and please don't kill me for how I end it. This is the last chapter but there will be a sequel because the story has only begun. It may be a three-part story, i'm not sure. I hope to have the next chapter posted by Friday so keep an eye out.


/DREAM-With Inazuma/

Gazing out at the large field before me, I sigh. Why does fate like to mess up my life? First, it took my mother after she gave birth to me, then my father when I was 20. After that, Iived in solitude, all alone in the mountains, near the Koormie Island. I was there for almost 380 years before an event occured that changed my life.

'While walking near the island, I gazed into the sky and noticed something. A small shape was falling for the island. Realizing what it was, I jumped up and caught it. Staring at it, I saw that it is a child, but not a Koormie child. Small red eyes looked into mine and the child clutched a tear gem. Pushing myself into his mind, I found out his name was Hiei and his mother was Hina. She mated with a fire demon and he came to be, but because it was forbidden, he was cast off the island. If I hadn't have caught him, he would have died on impact. Still he gazes at me and I smiled at him, his eyes lighting up. Such a small child, no more then 1 month, I thought to myself. I travel down the frozen stream a bit to where I know a small band of thieves. They might be dangerous and such, but I know he is destined to be with them just as he is destined to do great things later on.

"Take care child. We will see each other in the future." I whisper, lightly kissing inbetween his eyes.

Setting him in a bush, I smile at him one last time and take off the other way. His crying rang in my ears.'

I sigh again, shaking the memory from my mind. Things sometimes play out for the better and sometimes for the worst. In my case, it's usually for the worst. I've lost the closest person to me, my brother. I've lost many friends, but I have also gained. But like many say, somethings don't last forever. I can gaze into the future, sometimes against my own will. Horrible images linger in my mind, transverse before my eyes with every breath. My surroundings shift and I find myself upon a hill. This is the very hill that lays just beyond Mukuro's castle in Makai, however, what is in the field is new. Death is heavy in the air as I see the piles of rotting corpses before me. It is a vision, I recollect. It is the very one I had just nights before. The downfall of Makai and rising of a new king, Takanashi.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" says a voice behind me.

Turning, I see that very bastard walking up beside me. He believes me to be with him, so I must play as such.

"Yes." I retort, though it feels like acid on my tongue.

"This is what you see to be?"

"I see it, yes, but that does not mean it will come true. The future is not written down therefore there are infinate possibilities. A small shift in the present can change the outcome of all the worlds. You, of all people, should know that. After all, you set into effect many events, such as the birth of your son who was destined to fight against you."

"How can you speak of such things you know nothing about?" he asks, anger highly evident in his voice.

"I know more then you can ever imagine. I am a Clairvoiant. I can see both the past and the future. Your history is well known to me. When I see your son, I see you, in both body and soul. His soul, however, is changing. He no longer feels hatred towards the world, as he once did, and is slowly starting to accept the path before him. He has many trials ahead of him, as do you have many before you. Do not kill him. He will play an important part before the end."

Takanashi looks out at the battle field. He sees one of the possible futures. He sees himself at the end of a person's sword, it pierced through his heart. The man holding the sword has hatred in his eyes, his crimson pools burning like hellfire. Turing to gaze aside from his possible-self, he sees Inazuma with wounds on her body holding an even worse Yukina. The woman beside him places a hand on his shoulder and he turns away from the group, his eyes resting on hers.

"What?"

"Get out of my vision and out of my head."

"As you wish, but on one condition."

"That would be?"

"Return to me."

He smirks at her and slowly disolves away. When he is completly gone, Inazuma runs in the opposite direction, towards the outerlying forest. On and on she pushes herself, until she comes to a swirling portal. With out stopping, she leaps into it and is engulfed in light.'

/DREAM/VISION END/

Inazuma shoots up in bed, gasping for air. Gazing out her window, she sees the moon is slowly rising. Close to one in the morning, she guesses. Throwing the blankets off of her, she climbs out of bed. Her yukata clings to her body as she makes her way out of the room and into the hall. Taking the stairs, she goes up to the third floor and to a large, redwood door. A dragon is burnt into it. She hesitates, but knocks on it, anyway. After a few seconds, the door swings open to reveal Hiei there with messy hair and no shirt.

"What is it, Inazuma?"

"I apologize, Hiei-kun. I understand it is late, or rather early, but what I have to say is urgent. May I come in?"

"Very well."

He steps aside and allows her in. She hurries to his futon and sits on it, gesturing for him to sit beside her. He complies and does so.

"Speak, onna."

"I...had a dream, if thats what you can call it. More like, I saw...into the past and the future. Which would you like to hear first?"

"It involves me a lot, doesn't it?"

"I am afraid so."

"Then the past."

"Remeber when you were cast off of the Koormie Island?" he goes rigid. "Well, you didn't plummet into the earth. You were caught in mid-air."

"By who? One of the thieves?"

"No...by me. I lived near the Floating Island. While walking by the stream below, I gazed up and saw you falling. Jumping up, I caught you. I knew who you were and what you were destined to do and be, so I left you with the thieves. What you lived was what was meant to happen. That was one of the few things that was set in stone, so to say. It could not be changed. Continuing on, in my dream, I revisited this memory, but had to leave it for I had a vision. What I saw was one of the things that could happen because there are many possibilities."

"What was it?"

"Death. A battle will be fought, that much is sure, but the outcome is not entirely known. What I saw could happen, and it seems more logical that it will. You will stand on the battle field, your sword pierced through the heart of a man both familiar yet not at the same time. The man you will kill will be Takanashi, but the reason for the death is vast. He wants to control the worlds. You have another reason for hating him."

"Why? I have never met that man in my life."

"No, you haven't, but he played a big part in yours."

"What are you saying?"

"If it wasn't for him, Hiei, you wouldn't be sitting here talking with me. Takanashi is a fire demon of unmeasurable strength, but he is also your father. He mated with your mother, then left when he found out she was pregnant with you and your sister. He would have waited for your birth especially, but couldn't risk his plans being known. He wanted you to rule beside him, and in time you will be tempted to, but do not follow after him. Your loyalties lay with Reikai."

Hiei's eyes widened. The man he thought to have been dead for these past 600 years was alive and also the enemy. He gazed up at Inazuma with questioning eyes but thet held no lie in them. She spoke the truth. Falling backwards on to the futon, he laid there, gazing up at the ceiling. The futon shifted and he felt a weight on his chest. Looking down, Inazuma rested her chin on his chest and was watching him.

"I saw many things Hiei. Many things that could happen, or could not. It isn't definate, set in stone, or anything of the liking. There are many possibilities. I do know that he will try to sway you. Promise me you won't be tempted Hiei."

"I...I promise."

"That is good. If the future plays out as I saw, many will die. Some of your friends; Yusuke, Kazuma, Kurama, Touya, Kori, Rinku, Shishi Wakamaru, Koenma...Yukina."

"What?"

"I am sorry to say it, but they well yet die. Maybe more, maybe less. Be wary of what you do or say for it has a direct effect on what can happen. Tell her soon Hiei. You do not want her to find out to late."

She nuzzeled her head into his chest and placed an arm over his stomach. Timidly, he wrapped his arms around her.

"Oyasuminasai, Hiei-kun."

Soon, sleep consumed both of their troubled minds.

Hiei blinked his eyes as sunlight poured into his window. Not feeling weight on his chest, he sat up to find Inazuma gone. A single note was all that was left of her. Curious, he picked it up and broke it's wax seal.

Hiei-

By the time you read this, I will be gone. Not physically, but spiritually as well. I had a disturbing vision shortly after falling asleep and I cursed it. I wish that I could have spent the rest of the night in your arms, but, sadly, I had to go. I saw Takanashi come to your room, and indeed he will. He will take me away. He will kill me. My body will be located in the forest, by the spring. This is one of those things that cannot be changed. Gomennasai, Hiei-kun. I set this into motion by becoming close to you, so, respectively, I must pay the ultimate price. Please, keep your word. Do not join your father. Tell Yukina the truth. If you stay true and follow the path of good, as well as stay with Reikai and Makai, I know it will turn out alright. Protect the others...and tell them I am sorry.

Forever with you

In mind and spirit

Believe this is true

Forever yours

Always in your heart

Aishiteru

-Inazuma

Hiei threw down the note and lept out of his window, praying that the note held no truth (to certain parts). His fears were confirmed when he arrived at the spring. Held up by a rope wound about her neck, he found Inazuma swaying on a tree limb. Empty blue eyes bore into nothingness. A pang hit Hiei's heart.

"Inazuma...I was late."

Jumping onto the limb, he untied the rope and lowered her to the ground slowly. The rope had caused brusing and it is evident that her neck snapped when she was pushed off the 5 foot stump beside the tree. He carefully removed the rope from her neck and picked up her body. Turning towards the rising sun, he took her broken body back to the castle where he had to break the news of her death and all that she had told him.


Keep an eye open for the next installment "Lost Pieces of Life's Puzzle". Review, please!

-UtsukushiiCho