Kurama and Hiei were outside the doors to the Sith Embassy. Hiei was wearing his traditional black garb, while Kurama was dressed in black pants and a matching leather shirt. The guards let them into the compound, not noticing the black shadow that followed them.
'I don't think this is a good idea, Fox.' Hiei said, glancing briefly at Kurama before his cold façade appeared on his face.
'To be truthful, neither do I, Hiei. However, this could be our best chance to find out what is happening with the Sith, and our demon.' Kurama responded, carefully following the directions the guard gave him.
When the two arrived at a lobby, a secretary was waiting near the door. "Do you have an appointment?" The lady asked, looking up at the two with boredom.
"Would you tell Damio that Kuronue is here to see him?" Hiei said, his voice cold, his blood-red eyes glaring at the girl. She gulped, and clicked the intercom.
"M-Mr. Damio, a Mr. Kuronue is here to see you." She said, stumbling under Hiei's glare.
"Let him in." Damio's voice replied, and the girl unlocked the door. Kurama nodded briefly at the girl, and left the lobby for the office.
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"Ah, Kuronue! Glad you could come! Who is your friend?" Damio asked, looking up from his desk, observing Hiei.
"This is Anshi, Damio." Kurama said, brushing off the slightly quizzical look Hiei gave him about his new name. "He is a distant relation."
"Ah! Pleasure to meet you, Anshi. Please, have a seat, both of you." Damio said, offering them seats, which the two took.
"You called me here for a reason, I presume about power?" Kurama said, looking directly at Damio.
"Yes, I believe I called you." Damio said, and, on the last word, Hiei's chair fell through a trapdoor in the floor, and Kurama's arms and legs where wrapped by irons.
"Now, I believe I called you, and you only." Damio said, walking in front of Kurama. Mentally, Kurama panicked.
'Hiei?? HIEI??' Kurama tried through the mental link they had. Kurama had to swallow his panic when Hiei didn't respond.
"Now, I did offer you power, did I not? However, you have to do something for me." Damio said, his face mere inches in front of Kurama's. Kurama bit back a scream at the near contact. Damio reached out and grabbed a section of Kurama's hair, and suddenly, something shot out of the shadow in the corner of the room, and a blue lightsaber was pressed to Damio's neck.
"You touch my friend again, and they'll be picking you out of the water for weeks." Yuusuke said, using the force to remove the irons from around Kurama. Kuwabara appeared on the other side of Damio, tossing Kurama's lightsaber at him. Kurama ignited the green blade, and Kuwabara's his golden.
"Where are the others?" Kurama asked, looking at Yuusuke and Kuwabara.
"They went to find Hiei." Yuusuke said, just as Damio ignited his double-bladed red lightsaber and slashed at Yuusuke, who dodged.
And a fight began.
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Meanwhile, Chiyoko and Obi-Wan were running down the halls of the embassy, killing soldiers that got in their way. Chiyoko was using a psychic connection to find Hiei. The two where following the link when, suddenly the link went dead. Chiyoko stopped, eyes wide.
'Hiei!! Hiei! What happened?" Chiyoko said frantically, trying to relocate Hiei. Obi-Wan stood next to her, his hand on her shoulder.
'Energy…drain.' Hiei replied weakly, giving a boost of Ki for Chiyoko to follow. Using Force Speed, she dashed down the hallway, followed by Obi-Wan.
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Kuwabara slashed at the Sith with is golden lightsaber, which was easily dodged. Kuwabara landed himself on the blunt end of a force push, which sent him across the room.
"Kuwabara!" Kurama said, charging at Damio, his lightsaber raised for a downward strike. Damio merely laughed.
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Obi-Wan and Chiyoko arrived at the end of the trail, a locked door. On the other side you could hear lightsabers and screams of pain. Chiyoko blanched and Obi-Wan got to work on picking the lock.
"Damn it! It's locked on the other side!" Obi-Wan exclaimed, withdrawing his lightsaber just as Chiyoko used dark energy to bust the door down. Obi-Wan took a chance to glance at Chiyoko, noticing her hair was completely black and her eyes an ice blue. She charged in, igniting her silver lightsaber and charging the Sith inside, killing him with a swift swipe to the head. She turned an ran to Hiei, finding Obi-Wan already there, healing the worst of his wounds.
Hiei was bedecked with lightsaber wounds, the remnants of his lightsaber laying next to him, sliced in half. Hiei's weak breathing was a sign of the several energy drains that had been performed on him. Chiyoko carefully picked him up when Obi-Wan could do no more, and rushed to join the others.
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Damio was currently laying on the floor, missing one of his arms, his lightsaber sliced in half. Yuusuke and Kurama standing over him. They turned around, when a vibroblade slashed deep into Kurama's back. He cried out in pain before stumbling forward. Yuusuke turned around and delivered a swift slice to the neck, killing Damio. He then turned towards Kurama, carefully lifting his friend up and rushing out of the room, Kuwabara turned to follow, but, before leaving, picked up a datapad carelessly strewn on Damio's desk.
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The group was currently in the hospital, waiting for news on their friends Hiei and Kurama. Chiyoko was sitting between Yuusuke and Obi-Wan, resting her head on Yuusuke's shoulder as she slipped back and forth between sleep and consciousness. Kuwabara was sitting across from them, reading the datapad they received. Suddenly, Master Kit Fisto and Master Eeth Koth walked into the room, both looking rather angry. They looked at the four teenagers, and they gulped. Master Fisto motioned for Chiyoko to follow him, and, with an anxious sigh, followed the two masters out of the room.
Yuusuke looked over to Obi-Wan. "What do they want to talk to her for?"
"I honestly do not know, Yuusuke. I wish I did." Obi-Wan replied, rubbing his forehead.
Fifteen minutes later, Chiyoko walked into the room, looking rather upset. Her hair was completely red and her eyes a deep blue. The masters did not come in with her, so Yuusuke stood up and gave her a hug. She hugged him back, sniffling.
"Yoko-chan. What happened?" Obi-Wan asked, standing next to Chiyoko with a hand on her shoulder.
Chiyoko sniffled. "They are angry at us for causing such an issue inside the Sith embassy. I tried to explain, but they wouldn't listen." She said, hugging Yuusuke. Yuusuke led Chiyoko to the chairs, and they sat down, Chiyoko falling asleep in Yuusuke's hug.
"That seems very mean of the masters to take out their frustration on her." Obi-Wan stated quietly, sitting on the other side of Chiyoko, and Yuusuke nodded, a far off look in his eyes.
"I don't like that look, Urameshi. It means you're gonna kill someone." Kuwabara stated, sitting next to Yuusuke.
"I just might." Yuusuke stated dryly, laying Chiyoko so she would be more comfortable.
"I don't think you're the only one." Obi-Wan stated in an equal tone, sighing. "However, that won't solve anything." Yuusuke sighed and nodded in agreement.
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Two hours later, the group was informed that they could visit Kurama and Hiei. The masters had returned, but Chiyoko made a point of staying away from them. The group walked into the room Kurama was in, and waited in a corner until the group left to visit Hiei, then sat next to Kurama.
"Hey Kurama-kun. How are you?" Chiyoko asked quietly.
"I feel fine, however I should be asking you. Did something happen?" Kurama asked, looking up at Chiyoko. She sighed.
"I really don't wish to talk about it." Chiyoko said, looking at the other side of the room. Kurama reached up and turned her head to face him.
"Alright, I won't press you. However, your hair is a mess. Did you fall asleep?" Kurama asked, and Chiyoko smiled vaguely, nodding. Kurama moved his hand to try and comb her mane of red-black hair.
"There, that looks better." Kurama stated, and Chiyoko gave him a small smile.
"Thanks, Kurama-kun." She said, hugging him. "You don't happen to know if the group left Hiei's room, do you?"
"Yes, they just left." Kurama replied, and Chiyoko smiled and mouthed "thank you", before walking to Hiei's room.
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Chiyoko walked into Hiei's room, quietly shutting the door behind her. She found him sitting cross-legged on his bed, meditating. Chiyoko sat across from him on a chair, staring off into space and thinking.
"What do you want, onna?" Hiei asked, coming out of his meditation, looking at Chiyoko. He expected to see the strong, happy teenage girl, but instead he saw a sad, broken little doll. His eyes saddened slightly before turning back to their normal expression.
"Hm? Oh, I wanted to see how you were doing. I know Kuwabara probably annoyed you to high hell and back, and I wanted to make sure we didn't have another injured person." Chiyoko said quietly under her breath.
"Hn. I'm fine, baka onna. You should be more worried about yourself." Hiei said, and Chiyoko gave him a small smile.
"That is not in my nature." Chiyoko said, before staring out the window to the Manaan surf. "The doctor's said you should lay down, Hiei."
Hiei narrowed his eyes, before reaching out and grabbing Chiyoko's wrist. She 'eep'ed, before being pulled into Hiei's lap. Hiei wrapped his arms around her, and his expression softened. "Now, tell me what's wrong." He demanded, his voice soft.
Chiyoko sniffled before telling him what she had told Yuusuke, about the masters being mad at her. "They said that since it was my plan, if anyone had died, it would have been on my conscience, which I can understand. I've – we've had worse." She said, and Hiei nodded. "However, they forbade me from using my demon powers, because they believe it is the dark side. If I use them again, they said they would split me up from you guys." She finished, sniffling.
"I don't want to leave you guys, but I don't want to loose my powers, either. You all care for me, which I never had before." She said, hugging Hiei and burying her face into his chest, missing the soft look he gave her and the killer glare he had as he thought how she didn't deserve this.
'Now, Hiei. Don't do anything too rash.' Kurama said, telepathically. Hiei 'hn'ed back, before returning to hugging Chiyoko.