Chapter Seven:

Surprise Party

Hiei and I had slept until one in the afternoon.

When we woke up and walked out of our room. We were stopped by Kurama and Yukina.

"You can't go any further until we do our jobs," Kurama said smiling at us.

"What jobs?" Hiei asked.

"First you have to close your eyes." Yukina said smiling.

We did as she said.

Kurama tied a blindfold around Hiei.

Yukina did the same to me.

They took our hands and led us outside Genkai's temple.

Cellest saw them and began to pick us up to sit on her back.

She flew into the air and began flying towards a small lake.

Hiei and I arrived with the others to the picnic area by the lake.

"Thanks you guys." I said smiling at everyone.

"You're welcome, Kara." Kurama and everyone else said smiling back.

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"I found you bitch!" Yakon said angrily hiding in the trees.

"Huh?!" I said jerking my head up.

"Kara?" Hiei asked seeing my eyes turn white.

"Yakon's here," I said standing up looking towards the area of where Yakon was.

"Celest," I said looking at her.

She bent her head down and nudged me.

"Take everyone back," I said scratching her under her chin.

"Kara!?" Mom yelled towards me.

"Go back home." I said looking at her.

"Kara, your eyes." Mom said seeing the centers starting to turn red.

All of a sudden everyone saw a dagger flying towards me.

"Hiei," I said seeing him about to move. "It's okay. Just watch."

"Kara," Hiei said seeing my eyes become completely red.

"I know he's going after our children." I said turning and grabbed the dagger by the tip.

All of a sudden the dagger shattered, spewing purplish colored ooze.

"Poison." I said licking my lips and had spitted out the pioson that entered my mouth. "There's no way he can defeat me with that trick. My body is immune to any type of poison immaginable."

For Yakon's next attack, he decided to attack me directly. He had almost grabbed me but I had disappeared.

"Over here," I said.

"Bitch!" Yakon said angrily.

"I can't beleive she has those eyes," Mom said.

"Her eyes?" Hiei asked.

"They're the types of eyes the first Queen gave to each Celestial Maiden. But only the chosen Queens could use them."

"Her energy is far greater than when she first used her powers." Genkai said.

"It's because of the most precious gift Hiei had given her." Mom said smiling at him.

Hiei blushed at Mom's praise.

"Ahhh!" Yakon screamed in pain.

Hiei and the others saw my hand wrapped around Yakon's wrist.

"If you try attacking my children," I paused saying. "You will never get the chance." I said squeezing my hand more agressivly on his wrist.

Hiei and the others saw Yakon's hand dangling from his arm.

Next they saw me twist both of Yakon's arms breaking them. The last thing they saw me do was, pull both of his arms out of their sockets.

All of a sudden my eyes returned to normal.

Hiei rushed towards me and caught me as I fell forward.

"Kara," Hiei said holding me in his arms.

I was asleep.

"Let's get back before Yakon wakes up." Yusuke said.

Hiei jumped onto Celest's back with me still in his arms.

Shuya looked at Hiei and saw his eyes filled with tears of worriness.

Hiei looked towards Shuya as he placed his hand over his shoulder.

"They'll be okay. Don't worry. She's just sleeping from losing her strength." Shuya said smiling at Hiei.

Hiei nodded his head understanding.

"But," Mom paused saying. "There's a disadvantage to using those eys."

"Disadvantage?" Hiei asked.

"The Queen who uses those advanced eyes will sleep." Mom said.

"Why is that a disadvantage?"

"She'll sleep for twenty-four hours day and night. For a whole week," Mom said looking at Hiei.

"Will she be alright when she wakes up?" Hiei asked.

"She'll need plenty of food and water when she wakes up to recover her strength." Mom said.

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We had returned to Genkai's. Hiei took me to our room.

He sat down next to me and closed his eyes.

"Brother?" Yukina came and sat down by him.

"What's wrong?" Hiei asked looking at her.

"Nothing's wrong." She paused then asked, "are you alright? You look like your heart's torn apart." She said looking worriedly at him.

"I'm just worried about them." Hiei said looking towards me.

"Kara should be okay." Yukina said smiling at him.

"Mmm," I mumbled opening my eyes.

"Kara?" Hiei and Yukina both asked at the same time.

"Where am I?" I asked looking at them.

"Your back at Genkai's." Hiei said looking at me.

"Did I beat him?" I asked trying to sit up.

Hiei placed his arms around me to help me sit up.

"For now," Hiei paused then asked. "Don't you remeber?"

"Not much." I paused then said, "I remeber everything before I blacked out."

"We came back here after you blacked out. Yakon was laying down on the ground with his arms damaged." Hiei said to me.

"Here Kara," Yukina said handing me a glass of water.

"Thanks," I said smiling at her.

Hiei placed his hand over mine to help steady the watrer as I brought it to my mouth.

I had taken a few sips of the water and laid back down.

We had looked towards the door as we heard a knock on the other side.

"Come in," I said. "Mom? What's wrong?" I asked seeing her serious expression.

"I wasn't sure if you would still be sleeping. I can see that this new power doesn't affect you like the other queens in our clan."

"What do you mean 'the other queens'?" I asked looking at her with a confused look on my face.

"You had become Queen of Crystalis when you first summond Celest. And now you had used the advanced eyes our first Queen had given us. Not all of the Celestial Maidens have the ability to use these powers. It depends on how strong they are in their hearts. Celest had chosen you because of you sacrificing your life for your loved ones. She doesn't choose just anyone. She can see how strong their hearts are inside them. And if they have a tremendously stong heart. That will be the person she allows to summon her."

"I see," I said somewhat in a shocked state at my mother revealing I was a queen to our country. I had never been there. But she had told me many stories of the homeland of where she was born. She also told me she had left the country to be with Shuya.

"What are you thinking about Kara?" Karen asked.

"I'm thinking we should go and visit this country. I have never been there. And I'd like to see it." I said looking at her.

"How about you rest for a few more days. And when your strength is fully restored. We shall have Celest take us there." Karen said smiling at me.

"Okay." I said laying back down and went back to sleep.

Hiei and Yukina left with Mom to allow me to rest.

Hiei looked towards Mom as he heard her let out an exhausted sigh.

"What's wrong Karen?" He asked.

"I had lied to Kara abut leaving the island. I never left the island. I was banished from it." Karen said.

"Why?" Yukina asked.

"Because I fell in love with Kara's and Shota's father. And the women were against our relationship. And to this day. I still have no idea why." Karen paused then said, "I guess I'll just find out why when we get there. Because I know my mother is in control of the country right now."

Hiei looked towards Karen and thought about how similar and yet different her situation and Hina's were. Hiei thought for that moment it was one of the reasons he had looked towards her like a mother figure.