CHAPTER 15 Raven's Attempt

Raven felt herself being led to a building some distance away near the edge of the city. When she reached it she landed softly on the roof and looked around. "This has got to be the place," she said out loud, biting a fingernail "But what if I'm wrong and Slade had nothing to do with Hiei's disappearance? He did seem upset earlier. Maybe he doesn't want to be found..."

"Your friends don't trust me," he'd told her in a dead serious voice. "They don't want me around. I can tell by the way they look at me.."

But he didn't really sound like he wanted to leave... she thought putting a hand over her mouth thoughtfully.

Suddenly a horrible image came to her mind. Hiei. Bloody and shirtless, lying on a cold stone floor looking up at her with dying eyes. "Raven..." he said putting out a hand to her.

"Hiei?" the pale girl gasped, realizing the demon might be in big trouble. Instantly she was surrounded by darkness and slowly went into the floor. He's in trouble. I have to help him!

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Slade grabbed the demon's face again. "You should stay with someone who understands you," he said.

Hiei moved his face away from Slade. He was getting real sick of this man and the murderous intention he'd felt before was getting stronger. "Who would that be?" he demanded glaring at the human hatefully. "You? I don't think so!"

"Who else would it be?" Slade asked calmly.

"Not you! Not a chance in Hell!"

"You should really learn to watch your mouth."

Then the maniac hit him across the face again. Hard enough to draw blood.

"Uh..." the fire demon gasped as a trickled of blood flowed down his face from a shallow cut near his forehead.

"Things would be easier if you just say 'yes'." the man informed him then looked rady to strike him again to put his point across.

It never happened.

At the moment he would have a loud voice commanded. "Leave him alone, Slade!"

Both Slade and Hiei looked in the direction the voice had come from.

Hiei spotted a girl in a black leotard and a blue cape hovering a few inches off the floor about nine yards away. She had her hands over her head and dark energy pulsed through them. She looked ticked.

"Raven," Slade said calmly.

"Let Hiei go, Slade!" the girl ordered.

"I'm afraid I can't do that," the man told her.

Suddenly Hiei felt electricity shoot through him and he cried out. When Raven saw him go limp she thought he was dead. "Hiei!" she cried as unexpected tears tried to flow out.

Slade was ready to pass the blame. "If he dies it will be your fault not mine," he said pointing at her.

No! Raven thought clenching a fist as what he said sunk in. "NO!" she screamed. Then she put her hands before her and began the spell. "Azerath, Metrion, Zinthose!"

At that monent more of Slades robots came out of the shadows and went after her. The pale girl used her powers to throw objects and other robots at Slade's army. She was determined to get past them and save Hiei from Slade.

I won't let him hurt you anymore! she thought glancing at Hiei as she rose into the air above the robots.

"Release him, Slade!" she shouted, flying toward him.

"That will be impossible, Raven," he told her.

"No it won't!" she growled as dark energy surrounded her whole body. "Because I'm going to make sure you do!"

She would have too but just as she got close to him one of his robots fire at her. She felt pain in her back, an electrical pain. It hurt so much she screamed out loud, something she disliked doing. It was a high horrible scream.

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The scream was so loud and horrible sounding that it instantly rewoke Hiei. He opened his eyes and looked up just in time to see Raven fall wounded to the floor.

"Raven!" he shouted not knowing what had happened.

The pale girl looked up at him with an apology on her face. Hiei.. she thought as she stared into his eyes. I'm so sorry... I failed...

"Shame," Slade said standing over her. "I expected more from you, Raven." he glanced at Hiei. "Looks like your girlfriend wasn't as powerful as you thought she was." he said in a voice that didn't seem taunting though it was.

For some reason that statement angered the fire demon. "You sick bastard!" he growled in anger.

"Oh, did I offend you?" the mna asked tauntingly.

Hiei clenched his fists in anger. He had had about enough of this cocky son of a-. All he wanted now was to get rid of him. Not caring about his pain any longer his strained against his bonds. "EEEEEAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" he screamed as pain shot through him. The pain just fueled his anger which, to him, was very welcome. "You are a fool!" he shouted at Slade. "You care for nothing but your own selfish needs!"

"You're no better," Slade told him.

"I have reasons for my actions," Hiei informed him. "You don't!"

Raven started to push herself up off the floor. She glared hatefully at Slade. You've hurt him enough, she thought. I won't give up! I won't let you hurt him anymore!

Hiei saw Raven over Slades shoulder. The girl was slowly getting back onto her feet. He saw her grab her shoulder. She was wounded but still willing to fight. If I don't help him nobody will, she told herself. and Slade can keep hurting him.

"Rsven?" the fire demon said as if he read her mind.

Slade turned around.

Raven faced him. "I won't give up!" she shouted, pointing at him. "Let him go, Slade! He doesn't deserve what you're doing to him!"

"That shows what little you know, Raven," the man replied.

Then he swung his arm and knocked her to the floor again. "Ahhh!" she screamed as she was pushed backward.

"You don't know what he deserves but this shows your own foolishness," Slade told her as he watched the girl push herself back up again.

She stared at him with slightly glazed eyes. What?

"You've been letting your emotions get in the way of your thinking, Raven," the man scolded her like he was her father or something. "That won't help anyone."

He was walking up to her as he spoke. Hiei had no idea why. What is he doing now?

Suddenly the man's hand shot out and clamped tightly around the pale girl's neck. "AAHHH!" she screamed as she was lifted off the floor.

Hiei's anger came back again. "Fool! You think killing her will make me change my mind?" he demanded. "If you kill her it will only make me want to kill you more!" Raven. We never did finish our conversation did we? Now we probably never will. "Kill her, Slade, and I promise that no matter what happens or where you go I will find and kill you!"

Suddenly a firely aura surrounded him and his Jagan eye opened. The light from the eye increased the temperature of the fire but Hiei, being half fire demon, didn't feel it. He was too preoccupiued to feel it anyway.

His eyes were centered on Raven and the man about to kill her. Raven ,you're my prey! I won't let anyone else have you!

A/N

Sorry about that. This chapter confused me a little when I wrote it. I hope it doesn't confuse you. Don't worry everything will be okay. Be patient. Hiei won't be tortured anymore after this. Oops spoiled it. All well.