Hi people! I know how much you love my updates, so I've decided to humor your stupidity. Just messing, I know you're not stupid. At least, I think so...::Shifty eyes:: ANYway, I like the way this chapter went. Some of it might not make too much sense yet, but Hiei and Kai understand....MUWHAHAHAHAHA! Ahem...::Regains composure:: On to the reviewer responses!

KaraKurama: Thank you! I'll try to update as often as possible, but until then, enjoy what you got! Again, thank you!

HarmonyHanyou: Thank you. I wish I had insight.....I could use it on math tests...Maybe we're thinking about different things...

Demonphonix: I'm sorry, but I put yet another cliff-hanger. If you don't like cliff-hangers, then I suggest you don't write them. BTW, when are you going to update?

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. I think Hiei's the only thing really mentioned, but I don't own him either. If I did, well.....You don't want to know...hehehehe

Where's Moon Archer!?

On to the story!

Yin-Yang

Chapter Four: Mysterious Departure and Family Issues

It was finally Sunday, the last day that the three demons were required to stay with Kai. They hadn't liked their visit in the least. Hiei was bored out of his mind, and occupied himself by training in Kai's large and secluded backyard, while Yukina watched him interestedly, if she wasn't assisting Kai with chores, that is. Kurama did his usual routine and studied, as did Kai. The majority of the day, for Kai at least, was spent inside of her room. What she did in there was anyone's guess, and Hiei was too preoccupied to investigate (Not that he even cared.)

That morning, however, Kai did something different. Hiei, unable to sleep, had gone outside, allowing the wind to whip at his black cloak as he stared at the rising sun. He sighed and was about to return inside, when, suddenly, a quiet voice reached his ears.

"Auntie Aph?" The voice asked in a sweet, quiet tone, coming from the direction of Aph's room. Hiei was struck by sudden curiosity and teleported over to a ledge, where he could see into Aph's room clearly. He watched as the silver-haired woman acknowledged the question with a tired nod of her head, still buried in her obsessively clean sheets. "May I please...err...go?" Aph sighed.

"It's way too early! Sure Kai, you can go. Just remember to be back as soon as it's over. Got it?" The silver-haired woman replied impatiently, forcing herself out of her bed and making it hurriedly. "And, while you're at it, can you make this bed really fast?"

Hiei heard the same quiet voice respond with a quiet "Yes.", although he doubted that she, for it was a female speaker, had a choice. He inched closer to the window, trying to catch a glimpse of her. He was fairly certain that it was Kai, but was greeted by shock upon seeing her.

Her usual earring hung from her pale ear, slightly caught in some loose dark hair, framing her pale face. She was dressed in an elegant blue long-sleeved dress which extended to her ankles. Gloved hands fingered the golden chain of her necklace, although its charm was carefully covered, as usual. Her dark hair was done in an elaborate bun, and she allowed her bangs to hang limply over a blue bandana, worn as her usual head cover, which matched her dress perfectly. She didn't wear her contacts, allowing her red eyes to shine demonically. For some reason, her usually tense face seemed much more relaxed; her markings were less noticeable, even though it was clear she hadn't made any effort to hide her demonic appearance, as she usually did. Instead of her usual dirty Converse, she wore pointed black shoes with a slight heel; the skin they exposed was covered in a thin, tan fabric, darker than her ghostly complexion. Hiei stared at her, open-mouthed, unable to contain the immense surprise he had at seeing Kai out of her room by choice. He watched as she hurriedly straightened up Aph's bedroom, while Aph herself leaned casually against the door frame, watched uninterestedly as Kai worked frantically. Kai finished quickly and, once Aph had acknowledged it as clean, making sure everything was to military standard, she let Kai leave. The dark-haired girl bowed respectfully and exited hurriedly as Aph strayed toward her window. Just as she opened it, Hiei disappeared, reappearing in the Kai's room. He was lucky; she had just left, her blue dress swinging out of sight as she closed her door. Hiei looked around and was very surprised.

Her walls were painted black, adorned by many red-colored shelves. Hiei walked toward her perfectly made bed and glanced at her nightstand, right next to it. There lay a cracked photograph of a dark-haired boy, smiling goofily as he pulled the two-toned hair of the girl beside him, who was also smiling. In the background, a women with black-streaked-white hair frowned, apparently displeased with their happiness. Her glare seemed to focus more on the girl. As much as the photograph intrigued him, Hiei was attracted to another object, on a nearby shelf. He reached up, momentarily struggling, and grabbed a silver-hilted dagger inlaid with emeralds from a black stand and began to unsheathe it slowly. Just as he caught a glimpse of a less-than-polished edge, a horrified gasp came from the door. The fire demon turned and saw Kai appalled figure standing in the doorway; Hiei, in all his nervousness, noticed the extreme contrast of the hallway to her room.

"What...What are you doing?!" Kai said, in a kind of horrified scream. Before Hiei could answer, she was right beside him, much to his surprise. She snatched the dagger from his hands and replaced on the shelf, glaring at him ever-so-slightly. "My room is off limits!" Anger burned in her eyes, showing, for the first time, that she had the ability to be mean. Hiei was not intimidated.

"Why? Are you hiding something? Why can't we know?" He asked in succession. Kai opened her mouth, but she was cut off.

Hiei felt his Jagan burn painfully and saw, before plunging into a 'vision', as he had coined it, that Kai was gripping her forehead painfully. The vision then began:

The young girl fell to the ground, blood splattering all over her wet nightgown. Just as she struggled to get up, coughing blood, she felt a rather large gun being pressed against her head. She looked down at the ground, fearing the consequences of looking her attacker in the eye.

"That's right, demon. You just look down at the ground. It'll be your only friend-especially when it's covered in your blood!" The man above her laughed cruelly and removed his gun from the girl's head. She had the courage to look up, thinking that this was a chance to escape, but was meet by six other guns, each more lethal than the next. She gulped as their apparent leader smirked. His wet black hair hung limp and stringy from the fading rain, illuminating his pale skin. His hazel eyes shone with an undeserved hatred of his current prey. He tried uselessly to dry his gun with his damp dark blue shirt, eventually giving up and allowing his shirttail to drop, sticking to his also-damp jeans. "Hey, guys, back off! Ayame is paying me, not you. I think I should do it." The six gun-toting henchmen backed away, forming a large circle around the two, as the girl's eyes widened.

"A-Ayame?" She stammered in disbelief, still limp on the wet ground, blood covering her. The man smirked.

"Yes, Kai. Your mother is paying us to kill you." He looked directly into her eyes, smiling evilly; she felt tears form and roll down her cheek. "Now, be a good girl and stay still while I shoot you." He aimed a gun at her and she made no retaliation. However, someone else did.

"Karu! What the hell are you doing?!" A women's voice cried as her figure ran in front of Kai. The man, apparently named Karu, stopped immediately.

"K-Kari! Move!" He shouted; the girl did not move. Her shoulder-length black hair whipped in a sudden chilling breeze as she stared at him accusingly with hazel eyes matching his own.

"Would you kill your own cousin for money?" Kari asked, disgust dripping from every word. Karu became shamefaced as he lowered his gun to his side.

"No, Kari. Not for money." He responded, eyes suddenly glowing fiercely. "For revenge." He, in a sudden movement, lifted his gun once more and pulled the trigger; seconds later, Kari collapsed to the ground, covered in blood due to a wound of the heart. Karu spit disdainfully and turned his attention to Kai, who was no longer sitting, but standing and glowing in a golden rage. He barked some instructions to a nearby henchman, but they were unheard over Kai's flaming aura. She was lifted into the air as her anger got the better of her.

"Karu, you are the worst cousin ever! I don't believe you! Mommy would never want me dead!" She glared at Karu, who was now retreating with his lackeys. "Kari didn't deserve that!" With that, Kai put her hands together and unleashed a large burst stream of golden energy. As the smoke cleared, she touched down on the ground, tiptoeing around piles of ashes; all that was left of the bodies. She found her way to Kari's cold and pale corpse and took something from around her neck, although all Hiei could see was a golden chain, shiny and polished despite Kari's blood covered chest. As the memory began to fade, he saw a single tear fall from the younger Kai's bent head, and the young demon ran away, clutching the necklace as if it alone was her friend.

After the memory faded, Hiei stared at Kai in disbelief, eyes wide. She looked down, gloved fingers twisting a golden chain around her neck. Hiei instantly recognized it.

"That's her chain!" Kai looked up once more and nodded sadly. Just as Hiei opened his mouth to say something farther, he was interrupted by a scream.

A/N: Ooooh! Cliff-hanger! (Sorry, Demonphonix!) I'm sorry if it's slightly OOC. I seem to be paranoid of that.....Read and review, por favor!