Chapter 11: Leaving Love
Hiei was just about to go down the stairs when he heard someone call his name. He turned to around to see that Kurama was running after him, a purple pouch in hand.
"Don't open this until you get to the Mountains of Fire," the kitsune said after he reached the fire koormie.
Hiei blinked at him, "Why?"
"Just because," Kurama said as he pressed the pouch into his hands, "Now go, and quickly."
Hiei nodded staring at Kurama as if he had lost all sanity around him. Not that it would be the first time. He turned his back on the red-headed hybrid and started to down the stairs.
As he did, thoughts began to show up. The pouch must hold a gift to the Outslaan Helders. If that is true then that must mean that Kurama put something together. It's was possibly some sort of rare flower just as rare as the antidote to trade.
Hiei reached the park and decided to use the compact mirror that Koenma gave him. Flipping it open he was surprised to see that it wasn't Koenma on the other line, but his 'favorite' person. "Hello Hiei," said a very chipper voice, "What can I do for you on this very fine day?"
A girl with cotton candy blue hair and velvet purple eyes were smiling down at him. Good god. "Obviously the brat didn't tell you much, baka onna," Hiei scowled, "Otherwise it would not be a fine day."
"Don't be so realistic and start being a little optimistic why don't you?" Botan questioned.
Hiei shook his head and then said, "Make a portal near the Mountains of Fire."
"Boy," Botan blinked a few times, "Are you sure? That clan that lives up there will tear you alive!"
"Stupid, they have the damned antidote that I need," Hiei scoffed at the Grim Reaper. "Now make me that damn portal."
"You better have a very good and rare gift in mind," Botan warned.
"I do, now just hurry up, make the god damned portal!" Hiei yelled.
Botan said nothing as she started to hiss under her breath. It wasn't that hard to get the young Reaper frustrated and it didn't take long for her to be upset or angry. Finally she said, "Alright the portal is three trees away from you. That does mean turn around you know."
Hiei really wanted to ring her neck, but now wasn't the time. Right now, all she had to do was to make the damned portal that could save more then one life...more then one...
He shut the compact communicator and turned around. A dark purple portal was standing right behind him. Biting his lip he closed his eyes. Akamery...as long as she got the antidote and as long as she got the life she wanted, he didn't care what the gift was.
The pouch may turn out to be useless and then he could go back to his original plan. In exchange for the antidote, he would give up a life. A life taken is a life given. That was how the humans saw it so, why not the demons that cared about the other enough to even be life-bonded?
He walked right through the portal, praying with every bit of his being that he wasn't going to be too late to save her life...and that she would always have the life she wanted...
Even if he wasn't in it.
'You did more then just change me you know, Aka. If Kurama's gift proves to be worthless, and my life to prove worth it. Then I just hope that even if I'm not there you're happy. That's all I'm asking for.'