Eventually, night time came and it was midnight. That`s when Hikaru woke up. Someone was outside and they didn`t feel human. She got out of her bed and looked out the window. Outside of the house was a man with long black hair tied back and gold eyes. It looked like his left eye had a scar on it and he wore a white and red robe with a crescent moon on the back. The man also had a horn in the middle of his head, it was small, but it was still noticeable. The demon stopped walking and looked up at Hikaru from the window and just smirked. Hikaru ran to Kurama`s room and busted the door open. Kurama was still sleeping and Hikaru had to wake him up before that demon got away. She climbed on top of his bed and starts to shake him back and forth.
"Kurama, wake up, wake up! Problem, problem!" Hikaru tried to wake her brother."A demon. Demon!"
Kurama started to wake up feeling irritated. It better be a good reason to wake him up in the middle of the night.
"What`s the matter, Hikaru?" Kurama asked with sleep in his voice
"A demon. A demon is outside the house."
"Are you positive?"
"Yes. I saw him with my own eyes. Get up before he gets away. Get up, get up, get up!"Hikaru yelled quietly while pushing Kurama out of bed. They both got their shoes on and went outside to see no one there. Hikaru`s eyes were wide with shock while Kurama`s eyes were half closed with a look that read `You little liar'.
"He was right there. I promise. I went to my window looked outside and I saw him. He even looked at me."Hikaru said trying to convince Kurama she was telling the truth.
Kurama just stared down at her.
"Don`t look at me like that. I`m not lying!" Hikaru yelled
"I don`t sense any demons nearby."Kurama said looking for any signs that a demon was around here at any time. Hikaru opened her mouth then closed it. She didn`t know what else to say. He was right; there was no way to tell that a demon was here. She didn`t have anything to prove he was here. The only way was to go and find him. Hikaru knew she wouldn`t sleep until she found him.
"Let`s follow him. He was walking. He couldn`t be that far away by now. Come on." Hikaru tried to ran in the direction that she saw the demon go but, Kurama grabbed her shirt by the collar, stopping her from going into town at night.
"You cannot go after a demon without out any information about him." Said Kurama
"I don`t care. I`ll go after him myself." Hikaru ran off to look around for the demon.
"Hikaru! Hikaru!" Kurama called after his little sister as she ran off to find her demon. He knew he need some help to make sure she got home safe, so it was time to call Yusuke and tell him what happened.
Hikaru looked around as hard as she could. It was like Mr. Demon disappeared. He had to be here somewhere. Before she knew it, she was in the city. People were looking at her strangely, which was understandable. It`s not every day you see a little girl pajamas bare footed. All Hikaru had on was an oversized T-shirt and some shorts. She looked like she just escaped from a prison. After half an hour of searching, he was in street walking with the rest of the people who are out at this hour. Hikaru ran up to him and tucked on his sleeve. The demon turned around and saw the girl from earlier.
"Well, you followed me all the way out here. What brings you here?" The demon`s voice was slightly deep but, calm and cool. It was probably because anyone wouldn`t think of a seven year old girl to be a problem for a grown man.
"Mr. Demon what are you doing here? This is the human world." Hikaru was trying to know what this demon was up to first. For all she knew, he could be harmless and just trying to get home. He look at her surprised that a child knew about the demon world.
"Who are you and what do you want?" This child interested him. It`s rare to find a kid who can tell that he was a demon, let alone know about them.
"My name is Hikaru. I ran after you because –"Hikaru cut herself short. She didn`t want to tell him everything. It would cause trouble and Kurama would get mad. Even if he was all ready angry at her for running off like that.
"It doesn`t matter Mr. Demon. What are you doing here? Tell me or I`ll yell and spirit world will come and get you." He thought for a moment, then pick her up and teleported her to a forest not far from the city.
"Put me down! Mr. Demon I mean it!" Hikaru yelled and moved trying to get free.
"First of all my name is not Mr. Demon. It`s Yoshshiro." He named himself as he put her down.
`Why did he tell me that? Is this really the demon Yusuke had to find?' Hikaru was starting to think that something was weird about Yoshshiro.
"Anyway," He continued "I`m not here to start trouble.
"Then why are you here in human world?" asked Hikaru
"I have my reasons. Let`s just say I have a certain goal to achieve here with a few friends." Yoshshiro calmly explained, "In a month or so we have some plans for Spirit and Human world.
Okay, usually the bad guy wasn`t supposed to say all that information to a random stranger. Something was wrong. Why would he carelessly say everything?
"Why are you telling me all this?" Hikaru got straight to the point
"You're a demon, are you not?" said Yoshshiro "You smell like one."
"Sort of. I`m a half-demon." Why did she say that? Kurama was going to kill her.
"A half-breed. How rare. Either way I was told to make sure no one was kept alive if I were to tell them all of this information. Sorry your life had to end so soon. Still so young. In your next life, remember to never chase after a demon blindly." He took out a weapon ready to kill this native child. It was a large shuriken. It was definitely sharp. He ran it over Hikaru`s cheek creating a deep cut. Blood slipped down her face. She was scared and couldn`t move. Snapping out of her daze, she tried to run away but, Yoshshiro appeared in front of her blocking her way back. He slashed down her arm, creating another deep cut. Blood painted the grass with a deep red. There was nowhere to run. She was not skilled in fighting but, there were a few moves that might get him to move. She quickly took the leaves from the ground and threw them at him.
"Leaf needles! " The leafs flew past the demon and only one slightly cut his cheek.
"Is that the best you got? Well, at least you have something to defend yourself with." Yoshshiro glared down at the girl. Hikaru then took out a bamboo stick and focused her energy.
"Not yet. Bamboo Hammer! " A giant hammer appeared. It looked like it weighted a ton. Yoshshiro wondered how a girl her size could wield a massive weapon like that. While he was thinking, Hikaru attacked with a swing from her hammer. Yoshshiro dodged from the attack in time but, Hikaru kicked him straight in the face as he moved out of the way. Yoshshiro grabbed her leg and threw the girl to the ground with a hard impact. Hikaru coughed when she hit the ground. The hammer turned back into a bamboo stick.
"Not bad kid. You have some skill to keep yourself alive for a good three minutes. I do sense some great power in your body. With some training, you could become a decent fighter. I`ll make sure that does NOT happen." He aimed the shuriken at her neck. Before he could cut her head off, Hiei grabbed Hikaru and moved her away from the demon.
"Hiei." Hikaru looked to see who saved her from death.
" Foolish girl. Did you honestly think you could take on a demon on your own." Hiei glanced down at her. Hikaru though that Hiei was a bad man, yet here he is saving her. She was sorry that she called him scary. He wasn`t a bad guy.
"Hey. I was not done with her short stuff." Yoshshiro said to Hiei. "What business do you have with that girl?"
"Nothing important" Hiei called back "But a certain demon would get mad if he knew that you kill her. So think of this as an act of kindness. I just spared your life from a painful death."
"Hiei. Did my brother tell you to come get me?" Hikaru asked
"No. Your just lucky I passed by." Hiei looked away from her eyes.
Yoshshiro sighed, and put his weapon away. "Well, I don`t want trouble now. I guess you get to live another day little girl."
Yusuke, Kwabara, and Kurama came next to Hiei, ready to fight whoever was threatening Hikaru. Yoshshiro looked at them. It was an odd sight. Two humans, two demons, and a half demon as a team. He found this interesting but, he didn`t want any more trouble than necessary.
"Fine. I`ll take my leave. See you around half-demon." Yoshshiro disappeared.
It was a good thing Hiei saved Hikaru in time. Another few seconds and she would have been killed. Yusuke and Kwabara ran next to Hiei and Hikaru to check on them. Hikaru`s cheek and arm were bleeding, and the fighting she did only made her wounds bleed more.
"You got pretty beat up there, didn`t you kid?" Yusuke joked
"Yeah. It`s not as bad as it looks." Hikaru smiled "Sorry I caused you guys trouble."
She looked over at her brother, who was looking down at his naïve little sister. Hikaru looked straight in his eyes that showed disappointment with a hint of anger and worry. Hikaru looked away from his graze and looked at the blood red grass.
"Sorry, Kurama. I was not thinking. I just tried to help you guys out." Said Hikaru. Kurama sighed and patted her head.
"Thanks Hiei, for saving her. Thank you too. Yusuke, Kwabara." Kurama thanked them for their help.
"No problem fox boy. I`m always in the mood to kick some butt." Yusuke grinned wide with a fist in the air.
Hikaru told them of the demon`s name and all that he said. Yusuke went on to report to Botan. She would probably ask him later anyway. Kwabara and Hiei left. Kurama picked Hikaru up and put her on his back to go home.