Water and Fire

Summary: There are only four elementals that walk the three worlds. Fire, Water, Earth and Wind. United, they could rule the world. When the YYh gang finds the elemental of Water, they must keep her hidden, so that a horribly powerful prophecy does not become a reality. But what will the other elementals do when they find out that she is being kept from them? Will she and a certain fire apparition become closer than they should be? Read to find out. RATED T FOR LANGUAGE!

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Previously:

Kiya woke with a start.

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Chapter 3:

Kiya never got back to sleep. Every time she would close her eyes, that red headed boy (no, not Kurama) would be there. It freaked her out that he knew her name. So, she just lay there, with her head face pushed into the couch, she tuned everything out. That's probably why she didn't even hear it when someone left the house early that morning.

When the clock in the living room finally read 7:00, Kiya pushed herself off the couch and went looked for something in the kitchen.

She found it. She found a pen to write with and paper to write on. On the paper, she wrote,

Yusuke,

I need some money, so im going to go to my 'uncle's' restaurant and work there for today.

Be back by 9:00 pm

Be good.

Ha, yeah right.

-Kiya

Kiya left the paper on the counter, and went back to the couch when she saw a shirt on the arm.

It was a small black t-shirt with the words, 'Back off!' on it. There was a paper on it and it read,

Thought you'd need a shirt.

It was the only small shirt I could find.

See you at about 9:00 pm, I've got something I need to do.

Ttyl, lil sis.

-Yusuke

Kiya smiled to herself while she took off her old tank top and replaced it with the shirt Yusuke had given her.

Why couldn't he always be as quiet as he was this morning? She didn't even hear him leave. She shrugged at the thought, then walked out the door.

Walking through the forest was the fastest way to get to her 'uncle's' restaurant.

He wasn't her 'blood uncle,' but he used to come to the mall she used to live in all the time and he was always very nice to her. He even went as far as to offer her a place to stay in his home, but she declined. It was a small studio apartment and she didn't want to be a burden. He accepted her "no." but did tell her she could come work at his restaurant whenever she wanted and keep all the tips she made. The last time she worked there, she made 600 yen. Apparently, she was quite popular among the male customers.

She walked for about 20 minutes, walking through the beautiful forest that was shinning with dew from the morning rain shower. She gazed happily up at the sky, willing it to rain again. She loved the rain. C'mon, rain. Please? Make this day tolerable.

It started to rain. She shook her head, ridding it of the thoughts of the rain being something other than coincidental.

She raised her head, and opened her mouth, swallowing the raindrops that landed in her mouth with joy. She walked out of the forest like that, head up, mouth wiidddee open.

Man, it would suck if some birds were flying overhead.

Remembering what happened with her thoughts and the rain, she quickly closed her mouth.

She saw the familiar blue 2-story building infront of her. The top floor, was her unlce's, Rob's, apartment, and the bottom floor was the restaurant. She walked through the door, and immediately shouted, "POLICE! HANDS IN THE AIR NOW, AND NO ONE WILL GET HURT!"

What made her laugh, is that some people actually put their hands in the air. Quite quickly, too. When they realized it was a joke, they scowled, then returned to what they were doing.

"Kiya! I was wondering when you'd come back." Said a tall, muscular man who looked to be about 35 with brown hair pulled back into a ponytail. He had on his usual orange, round rimmed glasses that made him look like a hippie.

She ran up to him and trapped him in a hug. "Yeah, well, I had to come back to make sure you hadn't turned my favorite place into a strip bar."

"Now that's an idea."

"Rob…." She said warningly.

He laughed. "Yeah, yeah, I know. I wouldn't dare change your favorite place in the whole wide world into a place where horny men could…….well, lets not get into that. I suppose you came here for something other than to check up on the place."

"Yeah, you don't suppose I could work here for today, you know, earn some cash."

"Be my guest, Kiya. You're always welcome here."

She smiled as he walked back into the kitchen.

He had no idea how much those 4 words meant to her. She put on her favorite black half apron that she tied around her waist and began to serve the 6 tables in the corner.

--------WITH THE YYH GANG---------

"OGRE!"

"Y-yes, lord Koenma..?"

"Send the boys in. I need to talk with them."

The ogre, George, bowed, then ran into the hall to find the YYH gang. He found them right outside the door, looking bored. Yusuke was sitting on the floor against the wall, Kuwabara was just standing in the middle of the hallway. Kurama was standing politely by the door and Hiei was a little further away from everyone, leaning against the wall, arms folded across his chest.

"L-lord Koenma wishes to speak with you."

"'Bout time!" said Yusuke as they all shuffled reluctantly into the office.

Koenma sat flushed at his desk, staring at a black VHS tape sitting on his desk in front of him.

"What now?" whined Yusuke.

"Yeah, you interrupted a moment with my love, yuk----" he shut up because of the crimson death glare that was being shot at him.

"I received this tape this morning." Koenma slid the tape across his desk to Yusuke. He picked it up and read the label on it out loud. "It's from an anonymous sender. We couldn't track it's origins."

"To Kiya, for her special 16th birthday." He glanced up at Koenma with a raised eyebrow. "Okay….shouldn't we give it to her?"

"Yes. But, I want it to be watched in my office. One of you will go get her so that we can watch it."

Koenma glanced around the room and his gaze landed on the small black-clad boy leaning against the wall in the corner of the office.

"Hiei, you will go, no doubt you will get her here faster than the others could."

Hiei glared at Koenma for making him do such a menial task. He growled. A portal appeared in front of him and Hiei disappeared in a black blur into the portal.

Kurama smirked, unknown to the others. Kurama knew that Koenma was in for it when Hiei returned.

---------WITH KIYA---------

"Oh, wow, arigato." Kiya said with a bow to the 30 some odd old man at the table she just waited at. The man had slipped her 200 yen for a tip, with a suggestive wink. She rolled her eyes at him, then left for another table before he decided to take the money back.

"Hello, my name's Kiya and I will be your waitress for this evening. What can I get for ya?" She said to the table of 20 year-old-looking guys that had recently fought another group of guys for this table. Kiya glanced around quickly, seeing that her corner of the restaurant was the most crowded, tables basically overflowing…..all with male occupants.

"I'll take a sex on the beach and to eat, I think I'll have a big plate of…." He glanced at Kiya's name tag that she had put on after the 3rd guy that had called her, 'babe.' "Kiya."

Kiya rolled her eyes and said, "Not in your life-time pal------" her thoughts were interrupted by a certain gothic looking youkai entering the restaurant. "One moment, I'll be back with you in a sec." she said to the table, not taking her eyes off of Hiei, who had now seen her and was standing against the wall, clearly waiting for her to walk over to him.

"Alright, sexy. Hurry back now, ya hear?" The guy and his friends all laughed, and Kiya heard high-fives being exchanged. If it weren't for the fact that Kiya had her mind set on getting across the crowded restaurant to Hiei, she would've shown him a thing or two about kicking people's asses.

She walked to Hiei who had a stoic look on his face. He was staring at the table she had just come from, a tiny look of distain in his eyes.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Hn." Is all he said before roughly grabbing her wrist and pulling her towards the door.

"HEY! WHAT THE HELL!" she yelled at him, trying, but failing, to pull her arm back.

Hiei turned and glared at her. "You are coming with me, baka, whether you like it or not." He stated plainly, then continuing to walk towards the door. Kiya tried to pull back, but Hiei's grip was un-humanly strong.

Well, duh. He's a youkai.

"Hiei, what in the world are you doing? I cant leave! LET ME G…….AHH!" Hiei turned suddenly, rage in his eyes. He yanked up Kiya by her waist over his shoulder and continued walking. Kiya pounded on his back.

"HIEI, PUT ME DOWN YOU CRAZY BAS…….." (A/N jesus, she just isn't able to finish her sentences today!) The rest of the word was caught in her throat as Hiei started to run…..fast, back to the portal to Rekai. Kiya watched in awe as the landscape flew past her too fast for her to see more then a blur of colors. Her long blue hair whipped around wildly, actually hitting Hiei in the face. Kiya got uncomfortable as she heard a low growl being emitted from Hiei.

That damn toddler was gonna pay for what he was making Hiei do.

When he reached the portal, he came to a dead stop. Kiya would've flown off his shoulder, if it weren't for the strong arm around her legs, keeping her up there.

He walked through the portal into Koenma's office. When he was on the other side, he dropped Kiya un-gracefully onto the ground. She landed on her rear with a 'thud'.

"Ow, damnit!" She looked up around her at the office she was in, and her gaze suddenly shifted to the toddler sitting in the large chair behind the even larger desk. "WHY DO YOU KEEP POPPING INTO MY LIFE!" she yelled at him, standing up.

Koenma jumped at her loud voice, but recovered quickly. He didn't need to say anything, because as soon as she….fell…..into the office, the tape had been started.

"Hello, Kiya, dear."

Her head turned quickly to where the familiar voice was coming from. Her eyes landed on a large T.V. screen coming from the ceiling. On it were two people. One beautiful woman with long blue hair and even bluer eyes, pale skin and a tall tan man, also with blue hair, tied back in a low ponytail and with silver eyes.

They were oddly familiar.

"If you're watching this, that means that in one day, you will be 16. Congratulations, and happy birthday. darling." Everyone's eyes were glued to the T.V.

"…But, it also means, that we are no longer alive to tell you happy birthday in person. In case you have forgotten us, which you probably have, my name is Lykia. And this is Sanku. Kiya, we are your parents."

Kiya in took a sharp breath. That's how she knew them! They were from the picture that was among the small box of belongings she had taken from her home when she was a child. That same picture, coincidentally, resided in her front, right, jeans pocket. Her hand flew to the pocket, pulled it out, and she looked at it.

The people on the picture were the exact same people that were on the screen. Her hand dropped, causing the picture to drop un-knowingly to the ground. She was paralyzed.

"Hopefully Koenma has told you who and what you truly are." Now Sanku, her father, was talking. "Kiya, all your mother and I can say, is that we are sorry. We are sorry that we left you. We are sorry that we are not with you in your up-most time of need. But, most importantly, we are sorry because of the burden you now carry. Being what you are is a blessing, child…as much as it is a curse. Such responsibility should not be placed on someone so young, it is unfair."

Kiya was unaware of the tear that had fallen from her eye, and of the pair of crimson eyes that trailed that tear as it fell to the floor.

"Being the elemental of water is an incredible responsibility, also, it is the result of two full-blooded water demons mating. Although, your mother and I did not know that before hand. Kiya, you are incredibly important. Not only to us, but others as well. It pains me to say that as of tomorrow, you are no longer safe. Tomorrow, you will receive the powers of a water elemental, you will also receive the responsibility of an elemental."

Her mother took over once again.

"You are the one, Kiya. The one that could determine the fate of the three worlds. Please be wise, my sweet." On the screen, Kiya saw her mother's eyes begin to glaze with tears, but she continued anyway. "My biggest regret, is not being able to protect you, darling. Protect you from the perils you will encounter as your life goes on, as a mother should be able to do. You, my darling, are the best thing that ever happened to your father and I, and no matter how horrible a turn your life may take, just remember two things. You father and I will always be with you…." She paused and hung her head in disappointment. Kiya's father put a comforting arm around Lykia, and she in return, brought Sanku into a hug, sobbing into his chest. While having her face buried in her husband's chest, Lykia said something, but it was inaudible.

"Koenma, rewind it…" demanded Kiya quietly, her eyes still fixed on the screen as it went black.

Koenma obeyed and hit a button, causing the button to rewind. Kiya ran up to the screen in an attempt to hear better. Koenma hit play, and Kiya gasped at what she heard.

"And we are sorry that we will be leaving you soon. We will not live much longer."

Kiya stumbled away from the T.V.

They knew they were going to die?

Koenma made the screen retract into the ceiling.

The room was silent. Apparently, everyone else had heard what Lykia said as well.

Kiya's eyes were wide in shock, confusion, and hurt. Her parents knew they were going to die? But how? Why? There were so many things going through her head right now, that she did the only thing she was capable of doing. She fell onto her knees, and let just one more tear fall from her eyes, landing on the ground with a tiny splash. Kiya hung her head in sorrow. She knew for a fact her parents were murdered. She didn't know how, she just knew.

Koenma softly broke the silence. "Kiya," he began softly while getting out of his chair and walking over to her, something in his hand. "Here, this came with the video."

Kiya glanced up at his hand to see him holding a silver chain. On the chain, was a dark opal, her birthstone (October) in the shape of a tear drop. She carefully took the beautiful necklace out of Koenma's small hand and placed it around her neck.

Kiya sniffled, then got to her feet. She looked at everyone.

Yusuke and Kuwabara had their head hung in sympathy for the girl. Kurama looked shocked at what this young girl had just learned. When he realized she was looking at him, he looked up quickly, those stunning green eyes filled with sorrow. He smiled a faint, reassuring smile at her, and her spirits were risen a tiny bit.

Then she looked at Hiei, who was residing in the dark corner of the room. Crimson eyes staring right into her silver ones. His emotionless gaze caught her teary one.

She should not have to go through what she was going through. She is much too young.

As soon as the first person moved, she lunged at them, digging her head into his chest, keeping the tears in. That person happened to be Yusuke, who was shocked momentarily, then returned the hug, like a big brother should.

Just then, Yusuke felt Kiya starting to shake…violently. He let go of her, and her shocked eyes looked up into his, as she started shaking more violently. He was shocked. Was she having a seizure?

As soon as Yusuke's hands left her back, Kiya fell back to the floor, still shaking.

"Kiya! What is happening to her?" yelled Yusuke.

Koenma was frantic. 'I-I don't know! ORGE!"

Hiei realized something. He quickly got off the wall, and pushed past Kuwabara, who was blocking his path to Kiya.

"Wha…….WATCH IT SHORTY!" Kuwabara yelled.

Hiei glared at him before kneeling at Kiya's side.

If it were possible, Kiya began to shake more, her blank silver eyes staring at nothing.

If Hiei was going to do something, he was going to have to do it quickly. He began to untie the bandana around his forehead.

"What are you doing, Hiei?" Demanded Koenma. He was about to go over to him, but Kurama held him by the shoulder.

"Do not interfere. Hiei knows what he is doing."

Koenma looked at Hiei uncertainly, but then nodded. Kurama's gaze returned to Hiei, who was leaning over Kiya, his bandaged arm suspended over her head.

Hiei took one more look into Kiya's empty eyes, then closed his own, willing his Jagan to open. He quickly touched her cold forehead with his fingertips, immediately sending him into her mind.

What he saw shocked him to no extent.

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-Kendra a.k.a. Blazin' Blondie

Keep on Truckin'!