AbhorsenSabriel87: Okay everyone, after the reviewer responses, we're going straight to the story!
Hiei: With a quote, of course.
AS87: Well, duh! --fwaps Hiei-- Anywho, let's go to them!

Naiei-no-miko – I could never beat up Hiei-kun!
Hiei: You try all the time!
AS87: ……Anyway, you'll see what happens to him this chapter. --smiles-- And I also get to show off his new super-spiffy techniques! And he's my favorite character too. --nods--

sakura saisaka - …No Sakura-san, anyone and everyone can flame me.
Hiei: You and I are the only ones who can do it without getting hurt.
AS87: … Anywho, thanks for the tips! This will be a helluva long chappie, I'll check my grammar more thoroughly, and there is more variety sentence-wise.
Hiei: Great job on pointing those out.

darklight2417 – Well thank you. Hiei happens to be my favorite character and I like him just the way he is. These mini-fics are called AN Sections (Author's Notes. --smiles--), and I'm glad you like them.
Hiei: You're forgetting a part.
AS87: What part?
Hiei: Where she called you a Kurama basher, which you are, may I remind you.
AS87: I don't like the pretty boy very much. At least he gets semi-better treatment from me in this story than you do.
Hiei: --sighs-- You and your twisted sense of logic…

Tsume-Hiei luver - Thanks!
Hiei: Hn. --is glad for the praise, but doesn't show it--

AS87: That's all the reviews I got?
Hiei: --pats her on head--
AS87: --sighs-- Maybe it's just that no one likes me anymore…
Hiei: --trying to be nice so he doesn't get hit--Well, show them what you've got with this chapter.
AS87: --nods-- On with the fic.
Hiei: And she owns nothing but the plot.

((((Chapter Four))))

Show 'em what you've got, and always give it your best.

Any coach on any sports team in the world

As he walked, Hiei felt the uneasy sense of a trap swarming in the air around him. Something wasn't right; the air was too still, the floors too quiet. His blade, still wet with demonic blood, sat in his hands lightly, the edge barely an inch from the tiles. He sensed the demons above him, and his trail of death and mayhem below, but not a single aura, not even a human aura, seemed to exist where he walked. Quietly, with the grace of an assassin, he checked every room as he made his way up.

When he reached the 95th floor, he sensed something that calmed him slightly. Humans, and at least a few demons, occupied this floor. Still wary and always cautious, Hiei pushed a side door of the main room open and slipped inside, unnoticed by those within.

"They've got only a couple of minutes left boss," a voice said in the silence, his voice dark and cold as ice. "Should we execute a few more? Tell them the hard way to hurry their asses up?" Silence followed his response, and Hiei edged a little closer so that he may see who spoke and who could be speaking now.

At least five hundred people were scattered across the far side of the room; a few standing or pacing, but many sitting or kneeling, most likely praying that they would come out of this alive. Four demons also stood around the room, one with fire red skin and black hair and eyes at the main doorway, along with another who sported slightly green tinted skin, eyes, and hair on the opposite side. One of the demons guarding the humans was much like Byakko, only smaller, female, and with fur in the pattern of a Siberian tiger. The one who seemed to have spoken last looked relatively human, the only thing betraying his true heritage being elf-like ears pointing out from under his dark brunette hair. The two flanking the door each held a spear in one hand and a dagger in the other, while the tiger demon and the other held swords.

"Yes, sir," came the elf-like demon's response to an unknown source. "We can wait another ten minutes." The demon turned to his companions to make sure they all heard the message. When they had all nodded in agreement, he walked over to the tinted window and looked out on the city of Chicago, Illinois. Hiei took this as a chance to measure them up and notice every detail.

The lead demon was approximately Kurama's height, brunette, tan, and with dark brown eyes to match his hair. He was, besides the tigress, the thinnest and possibly most agile of the four. Hiei focused a little harder and could sense that he, also like Kurama, used Earth-style magic, as well as the chaotic twist of human Spirit Energy, like Yusuke and Kuwabara. 'At his current level,' Hiei thought, 'he wouldn't be much of a challenge, but give him a little time…'

He transferred his gaze to the tigress and noted that she was completely animalistic in her nature. The only element that seemed to even remotely radiate from her was Ice magic, and Hiei had that under control. She also seemed very agile, and could probably wield that sword of hers very lethally. She was also the shortest of the group, standing around 5' 4", and silver cat ears perched on her head. Her eyes were a shining gold and seemed larger than normal, and a long, silver-and-black striped tail flicked impatiently by her ankles. Also a possible problem if left unsolved.

The two by the door were as they looked; Fire and Wind. The Fire Hiei could easily take in a magic battle, but both of them were a lot bigger and a lot stronger physically. 'Size isn't everything,' Hiei thought grimly, but he unsheathed his sword anyway. 'I better get this over quickly or else Kurama and the idiots will have a hard time getting these hostages-' He sensed something behind him and quickly darted across the aisle as something invisible hit the wall where his head was, sending the flimsy thing crashing to the floor. 'What the Hell?' he thought wildly as he looked around. 'Where the Hell did that come from!'

Another blow came to his head and he managed to dodge again by pure chance. Using his harnessed reflexes, he pulled a dagger from a sheath on his hip and threw it where his intuition told him. The dagger seemed to stop in mid-air, followed shortly by a spurt of blood and a harsh yelp of pain. A demon came into view, his skin grey and his body humanoid, with the dagger sticking out of his chest. He held a baseball bat in his hand, which dropped to the floor with a clang as quickly as he did. Hiei knew that he had walked straight into a trap and ran out of the cubicles to fight more in the open when he felt a bone crushing grab around his arms. Try as he might to get away, the invisible force held fast and crushed his arms to his side, forcing him to drop his katana with a clatter.

"Well done Hiei," came a voice from nowhere, as well as clapping. "You found the boss level. But I'm afraid the 'hostages' are not all that they seem." All around him, the room seemed to shatter like glass and the real view came into play; every "human" was actually a demon and many of them there were. A few more demons, about twenty, stood scattered about the room, watching him. And in the center stood a demon that was obviously the leader, as he had that very "noble leader" smile on his face. He stood about Kuwabara's height and seemed as graceful as the tiger demon on the other side of the room. His hair was down to his shoulders and platinum blonde, his eyes a brilliant shade of topaz blue. He wore a simple suit, but obviously Armani by the design, in pure white with a shirt the same color as his eyes. He walked over to Hiei (who could now see that he was being held by a hugely muscled demon, probably B-class or so in fighting arts) and said, "Well, well, came alone did you? Were you all Koenma had to offer? Hard to believe someone so ruthless and cunning as yourself could be tricked into working for that pathetic excuse for a Lord of the Dead, but then again…" He placed his hand on Hiei's chin and tilted it up to look at him directly and continued, "Was there something that couldn't wait until after prison?" Hiei jerked his chin out of the demon's hand and smirked.

"Actually, there was," he replied icily, staring at the demon with the same smirk. "I have to kill Yusuke Urameshi, and if he died of old age, I couldn't exactly do that, now could I?"

"Such a violent mind," the demon said, laughing. "Well, I see your point. But how did you lose to such a pathetic human, anyway? The great demon lord that you are, you couldn't outsmart a simple human?" Now, Hiei could sense Kurama's unique aura reaching the floor and laughed slightly. "Well, if I couldn't," he said, smirking at the demon, "then you most definitely can't!" He lit his body into flames, causing the demon holding him to drop him instantly as Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama burst through the barricaded doors.

"Koenma sends his love idiots!" Yusuke called out, taking up a fighting stance. "And we're here to deliver the message!" Never in his knowing of him was Hiei as glad to see Urameshi as he was now. He grinned at the demon and darted back through the crowd, picking up his sword and almost teleporting to Yusuke's side. "Got a plan?" Kuwabara asked. Hiei grinned as Yusuke said his usual plan, "A fist in the face! Come on!" The team leapt into action and from then on it was an all-out war; Spirit Detectives v. Demon Mob… and the Spirit Detectives kicked their asses! Yusuke and Kuwabara fought every demon near them; breaking necks, arms, legs, skulls, anything their spirit weapons came in contact with. Kurama stayed in between, confusing many of the demons by appearing one minute, then being gone and replaced by a deadly whip-crack. Hiei also darted quickly among the demons, slicing them to pieces as he had on the boat to the Dark Tournament. But no matter how many fell, more seemed to appear from the doors and the bodies disappeared into Reikai as they often did when dying in Ningenkai.

Kurama was fighting off on the side when the tigress came up next to him and attacked with her sword. Surprised, but not off guard, Kurama dodged and stood a little ways away from her, looking intently at her eyes. "How would you like to play a little cat and mouse, fox?" she asked, her voice light and purring. He smirked and replied with no haste, "I assume you are the cat, then. Well, if you can reach me, I'll be more than happy oblige. Rose Whiplash!" His thorn whip came slashing down swiftly at the demoness, but she darted to the side as the fought, Kurama lashing out with his whip and her darting back and forth to avoid the blows. Oddly enough, Kurama couldn't seem to lay a blow on her and she kept getting closer every time. He switched tactics and used his Rose Petal Dance, which sent a flurry of razor-sharp rose petals as red as blood all around him, slicing through demons as easily as Hiei's katana. But no matter what they hit, he could smell her nearby…

The demoness came up behind him and twisted his whip hand behind his back, dislocating the shoulder. The fox thief cried out in pain and shock, but twisted out of the hold right before she struck with her sword. The blade nicked his left side painfully, but he quickly changed hands with the rose whip and slashed with his left hand, cutting the sword to pieces… and the demoness as well. Well aware of his shoulder, Kurama quickly placed his shoulder back with a very loud crack and dodged even more blows from demons around him as they appeared from seemingly nowhere.

Yusuke had also switched to a different tactic; watching everyone's back by picking off demons with his powerful Spirit Gun blasts. No one was able to get close to Kuwabara or Kurama, but Hiei he wasn't sure about because he couldn't see the little midget in action right now. However many Spirit Shotguns he blasted off, more demons seemed to fill the place and he couldn't see the head boss anywhere. But all he was worried about was keeping his friends back's safe… that was until a demon came up behind him and started a fist fight (which Yusuke quickly pummeled him in). But the demon had bloodied up Yusuke's nose and he couldn't aim as well through the headache that followed. Thankfully, there were enough demons between him and his friends that kept him from hitting them with any of the blasts.

Kuwabara had summoned his Twin Spirit Swords and was busy slicing the demons to bits as Yusuke kept most of them off his back. His sword skills had improved over the last few months, and he was bale to kill most of them with ease. He found himself back to back with Hiei at one point (which is kind of odd considering the height difference), in which the shorter demon smirked and back-flipped over him, allowing the human to kill the demons the he had been troubled with. Hiei managed to kill the demons around Kuwabara's back before he disappeared into the now (thankfully) thinning mob of demons. Kuwabara grinned also and went back to his bodily harming of the demons around.

'There's too many to fight one-on-one,' Hiei thought as he battled his way through the demons, breaking necks, slicing them to ribbons, or bursting them into flames as he went. 'I think that now is the time to use my new techniques.' He glanced around for his teammates and saw them all near each other. He was about to tell them his plan when one of the demons guarding the door prior to the massacre hit him over the head sharply with his spear. The demon fell the floor and moved out of the way before he was impaled by the sharp object, then looked over Kurama, who had turned Yoko for the fight, as he was battling the demon Hiei saw earlier receiving instructions from the leader. The green demon that attacked him dove in for another attack, but Hiei was too fast for him and darted out of the way. But the demon spun around quickly right before Hiei landed and hit him hard in the ribs, breaking more than just the spear. Hiei landed on his feet with the grace of a cat, although his ribs were throbbing in immense pain.

'I'm fed up with this,' Hiei thought, looking at the demon he was fighting with, but contacting Yusuke, Kuwabara and Kurama through a telepathic link. Get out of the room he said calmly. If you don't, you'll be as dead as these demons in about ten seconds.

Kurama looked over at Hiei and nodded, darting over to Yusuke (who was still fighting the demon from before) and grabbing him be the arm. "Let's go," he hissed. "You heard Hiei." Yusuke didn't look at all happy, but ran for the door, the demon following him. Kurama motioned to Kuwabara, who nodded and extended his Spirit Sword to slice a better path through the demons remaining and also ran for the door. Seeing that his companions were out of the room, Hiei smirked at the demons and started muttering an ancient Auran spell, wind picking up through the area. Most of the demons stopped in their paths, wondering what exactly was going on when Hiei chanted the last word and a wave of frost came from his outstretched hand, coating the entire room and freezing all who were not immune to ice in their paths… which meant that all of the demons remained frozen, encased in ice for eternity.

Outside the room, Yusuke shivered and rubbed his arms. "How's he know how to do that?" he asked Kurama, his voice shaking from the cold as Kuwabara attempted to keep warm as well. Kurama shivered and waited for Hiei to give the signal to re-enter the room in silence, not sure himself. 'What exactly has Hiei been training for,' he thought. 'And with whom?' The windows of the room, reinforced Plexiglas and tinted darkly for the summer sun and harsh winds, also were coated in frost and hissing slightly from the heat outside. "Find cover," Kurama muttered to the two humans accompanying him, hiding behind the door frame. "Right," Kuwabara breathed, doing the same as Yusuke hid on the other side.

Hiei grinned slightly at the frozen images before waving his hand and dispelling the charm. Instantly, the temperature of the room returned to the prior 94 degrees Fahrenheit and the windows and demons shattered into thousands of sharp and tiny pieces. Yusuke whooped in triumph and ran over to the exhausted demon, yelling his praise as Kurama and Kuwabara followed shortly after. Kurama looked out the broken window to the ground below before turning to Hiei and giving him an encouraging smile. "Well done Hiei," he said calmly. "You saved us a few injuries."

"Now let's go home!" Yusuke said. "The hostages all got out safe before the fight, so this case is closed!" Hiei nodded slightly, trying his best to reabsorb some of his aura from the air without much success.

((((Outside))))

"Captain," a voice buzzed over the walkie-talkie. The captain picked up, eyes still on the blasted windows on the 95th floor. "Go ahead Sniper," he replied, never diverting his gaze.

"Sir, with the windows blasted, my team and I have a few clear shots at the perps," came the response. "Take them," the captain replied instantly, and a confirmation came through the other end. "God help you now, you bastards," the captain growled, waiting for his men to take the shots.

((((Sears Tower))))

As they were walking out, Hiei glanced out the window to skyscrapers across the street. Frowning, he narrowed his eyes to see exactly what he was seeing and gaped in shock; a line of snipers were poised across the street, second from firing… at them. "Everybody move!" he shouted at his companions, startling all of them. When Kurama turned to look at him curiously, he shoved his friend in the shoulders.

Then, the first shot was fired, hitting the fire demon through the temple.

((((End Chapter))))

Sabriel: Wow, long chapter. --shakes hand and massages them--
Hiei: … I hate you baka onna.
Sabriel: --rolls eyes-- Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Read and respond reviewers.
Hiei: --hits her and walks off--