Chapter 2

A/N: Please let me know if there is any grammar or spelling mistakes. I have gone over this chapter many times but I still could have miss something.

"Hina, Hina wait up" shouted an Ice Maiden running to catch up.

The one by the name of Hina stopped and turned around to face the other.

"What is it Rui", asked Hina calmly.

"Hina what are you doing out here you know that the elders want us inside due to what ever was happening out there in the world beneath us.

"And I should care why?" asked Hina coldly.

Rui shifted uncomfortably under Hina gaze. Hina sensing Rui's discomforted sighed and responded

I believed that who ever is fighting might land here on our glacier mountain and-

She was cut off by Rui.

"And you wanted to check it out and find out what might land here", said Rui exasperatedly

"Yes", Hina said without emotion.

"That is too dangerous", said Rui worriedly "I mean what if it is a man". "You heard the horror stories the elders told us about them"

Yeah, Yeah (Of course Hina would never tell that she has seen more than her share or men) there big, there ugly ("At least the ones I have seen are", she thought to herself), they kill women and will be the downfall of our entire ra-

Hina was cut off again when she and Rui heard a loud thud in the distance.

"What was that" asked Rui worriedly.

"I don't know but I aim to find out", said Hina. Starting off in the direction she heard the sound from she continues to walk.

Rui shaking out of her trance runs in front of Hina. "Please Hina, Please reconsider this dangerous mission I beg of you" said Rui frantically

Hina simply move past Rui and continued walking. Rui's eyes widen when Hina walked past her. Without turning to face Rui she responded.

. "Rui, you don't have to come with me" Hina said kindly. Rui seemed a little relieve at that statement until Hina continued. "I mean as long as you can live with yourself and explain to the elders what has happen to me if anything were to happened"

Rui eyes narrowed before she respond "You know your manipulative power won't work on me", said Rui catching up to Hina. "I know your stronger than most of the Ice Maidens that live up here

Hehe, chuckled Hina, "Then why are you so worried about me going alone to see what has landed here.

Rui's eyes soften as she answered. "You are my best friend I'm entitled to be a little worried," said Rui.

"Well, don't I can take care of myself", said Hina defiantly.

Hina and Rui both turn their heads to the sound of people talking.

"It is the elders, Hina, we should head back so as not to get in trouble," said Rui

"Look, Rui, head back and cover for me so we both don't get in trouble", said Hina

"But—-?" questioned Rui.

"No buts do you want to get in trouble with the elders?" "No?" "Then go", said Hina impatiently.

Rui ran back the way she came and Hina continue on her path. Hina walked into a clearing and spotted something black against the pure white snow. She stopped at a safe distance to analyze what it could be and if it was even alive or not. She continued to approach it. Now standing over it she recognized it to be a person. Just by looking at it she could tell that it wasn't an Ice Maiden from the midnight black hair. She slowly turned the person over so she could a better look at the face. His face was pale completely contrasted his dark hair. Her icy blue eyes traveled down the rest of his body and she notice that his shirt was torn off and their was a gash across his stomach that seem to still be bleeding and bruising on his side that probably indicated broken ribs. If this is a man he sure doesn't look like the others I have seen and fought. She watches as he begins to shiver violently.

"Hm", thought Hina. "His wounds are bad but the arctic weather will kill him long before his wounds will". "Perhaps I should put him out of his misery and kill him", she thought coldly. She took out a dagger that she kept in the sleeves of her kimono. Admiring the dagger she held it over his chest preparing to bring it down. She is stopped when a cold trembling hand grabs her wrist. She was startled as she looks into angry red eyes. She gasped and tried to pull her hand back only to have him tighten his grip on her causing her wrist to burn from the heat now emitting from his hand and the dagger to fall out of her hand. She pulls harder and manages to pull out of his grip. As she examines her wrist she sees a burn mark. He slowly stumbles to his feet while still holding his glare in place.

"So, this is fire demon", she thought curiously.

"Who the hell are you," he ask angrily, "and where the hell am I"

"So, you can still move with these injuries", Hina questioned nonchalantly.

"I asked you a question", Yukiei responded coldly, so you had better answer it or -

"Or what", Hina interrupted, "you'll use your fire techniques or that sword that is all the way over there"

She gestured to a sword that was not necessarily far but in his condition would have felt like it was a mile away.

Yukiei look on in shock. "Who does she think she is, talking to me like that", he thought angrily". "You, you insolent woman who do you think your talking to", he shouted. Of course the sudden burst of energy made him dizzy and he had to steady himself again.

Completely ignoring the outburst she said, "you are injured there is nothing you can do to kill me even if buy luck you kill me you will be found and kill buy the other inhabitants on this isla- . She stopped because she heard footsteps in the distance.

Yukiei looked up wondering why did she stopped she seemed to be listening for something. He focused his senses and heard footsteps approaching fast. "Damn", he thought, "this is the last thing I wanted". He turns to leave picking up his katana he heads in the opposite direction of the steps.

Hina turns around and asked "where are you going", noticing that he is leaving.

"What does it look like I am doing", he responded tiredly, "I am leaving before whoever that is shows up".

"First of all you have know ideal where you are to be able make it off this island alive, Secondly, your too badly injured to be trying to find your way out, and Thirdly, being that you are a fire demon you will freeze to death before you even find your way out of here", Hina retorted, "Besides those are the elders you won't get very far before they find and kill you.

Yukiei thought about it he was too injured to properly defend himself. "Why do you care", he asked cautiously.

The question caught her off guard. "Why do I care?" she thought. "I don't" she said "but that wound you receive doesn't appear to of been made by a demon and it needs to be properly taken care of."

The footsteps were getting closer. "Well are you going to let me help you or not", questioned Hina.

He weighed his options what she said was right he didn't know where he was if he was heading in the right direction or not and he could of sworn that it just dropped a couple of more degrees, but the main thought that plague his mind was "Can I trust her". After a short while he agrees to let her help him.