Chapter 10: A tough decision for power, part IV

'Ugh, what happened?' Phire thought to herself as she woke up. The moon shone over her as she growled and woke up fully now. She thought to herself for a moment, and then went to the waterfall area.

'I guess Hiei really wants power; guess I'll give him the offer for it,' she thought to herself as she looked around for him. As she reached the area, she sensed a very powerful aura, and it was close to 1/3 of her strength! When she looked to see the creature or thing, it was Hiei!

'Whoa; how did Hiei get this strong?' she thought to herself in bewilderment. 'Well, he must have really been determined for power,' she added into her strange thoughts. As she went over to him, she could feel fire coming out of his body hotter than any star that she had been to; of course, he wasn't as strong as her, but this was really astonishing for such a demon, besides Phire. She turned him around so he lay on his back, and he had a growl-like look on his face.

'He wants more power and training; I'll of course give it to him if he is really up to it,' she thought as she carried him out of the area. When she finally reached back to the garden area of Natura, she laid him down on the thickest patch of grass, which was surprisingly not too small, and a good size for Hiei, and opened his shirt. Blood surrounded him everywhere, and she cleansed him first before healing him fully.

'He must have wanted to stay in a state of balance, so he stabbed himself,' Phire thought as she wiped him with a towel. She then touched his chest, and a strange; blue/purple/black aura surrounded her hand, and then surrounded Hiei. His breathing increased, and was somewhat close to normal, and his hands moved. She hugged him tightly, and a drop of blood fell on the ground.

'Timber didn't want power, but a friend, and got some power anyways; you want power, but will get a friend as well,' she thought as more blood trickled down her face from her eyes. Her bloody tears showed the fate of Hiei; where they went, that is. That would show Hiei's true fate; or would it really? Who would ever know?

As the first ray of light shimmered within the trees and gently brushed over Hiei's face, along with a cool breeze that he could taste the white chocolate within it, he woke up slightly, and wondered what happened.

'What! Bandaged? She found me! I was training! Maybe she will train me this time, before I do something hasty, like usual,' Hiei thought to himself as he looked at the beautiful flora and fauna shining within the rays of the sun. He decided to get up, and looked for Phire, and found her in the kitchen, cooking ramen.

'Up so early, Hiei-kun?' Phire asked before he entered the kitchen. He wasn't surprised like usual, and just went inside and hugged her from behind. She stood still, and had a serious face, and spaced out. She then turned around and looked at him with a smiling face.

'Will you train me, Phire-san?' Hiei asked her, serious-faced. Her face turned serious as well, and she just looked at him.

'If you think you won't die during the two training sessions, fine,' Phire told him, as she teleported him to the log mat that was made by animals, and he just sat near it, and waited patiently for the ramen. As she turned around to make the ramen, he started asking questions.

'What do you mean?' he asked her, looking right at her, but at her back, as her back faced him. She shrugged.

'You'll see what I mean when we fight,' she told him as she turned around and had a tray that had ramen, sake, and sushi.

'I'll give you naruto the food if you're good after the two training sessions, so eat up,' she told him as she served him food. As he looked at her, she reminded him of an honorable warrior of war, instead of a beautiful hopeless maiden.

'Thanks,' she muttered as she read his thoughts. He glared at her, and she glared right back at him.

'Oh yea, I forgot,' he muttered, eating the noodles, slurping them up in nearly a few gulps. She looked outside of an opening of the leaves of the base, and sighed.

'What seems to be on your mind, Phire-san?' Hiei asked her, wondering if anything was to be told to him. She didn't answer, as she seemed to be in a trance.

'Phire?' Hiei asked, touching her shoulder. Before his hand touched her shoulder, though, a cold chill of blood went down his spinal cord.

'For power… pain… for powerless… joy,' was the though that entered his soul.

'Phire! Snap out of it!' he growled as he stood still and in pain. She looked at him, and her eyes were bloody red.

'Are you ready to become so powerful, you could fear yourself?' she asked, looking right into his eyes. He moved back, but finally understood how this was making sense.

'Yes, I am,' he told her, looking right at her with great difficulty. He even grabbed her face and looked at her. She didn't blink, but was a bit astonished; the amount of power for this type of determination should be limitless.

'You will be going through two training sessions,' she told him, leading him outside. 'That is all I am going to say. If you want more, I guess I can give you more; who knows, though,' she added in, stopping in her tracks after many an hour. They were in a mountainous and rough terrain; what Hiei didn't know was about the substances underneath the rough, hard surfaces.

'Well Hiei, we're here,' Phire told him as 5 shurikans were attempted to kill Hiei; why, he could only catch 2.

'Whoa,' he said as he spat out a little bit of blood.

'Are you really sure about this, Hiei?' Phire asked, a bit hesitant to go through with the training for him. He glared death at her.

'I've been waiting for someone to help me; of course I'm ready,' Hiei growled. 'I've always been ready, so don't hold anything back, Phire-san.'