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This is not happening, Hiei thought to himself. He had to be dreaming. There was no way he would be in the ice world with his sister and deceased mother. Did I die or something? But why is Yukina here? It was then he remembered what the old man on the boat said. What the hell?
Hiei now realized that the old man trapped him in some kind of fake world. This situation was one he never thought he would have to deal with. Now he understood. In this world, his mother hid him and the village elders never found out, meaning he and Yukina were raised together and now they were escaping this cold, cruel land.
"Come on, Hiei. Aren't you packed?" Yukina asked.
Hiei saw his sword and cloak near a table. "Yeah, I guess I am," he replied. Then he felt something different and put his hand to his forehead. The Jagan was missing. I guess I didn't get the surgery, he stated in his thoughts.
"Alright, you two. Are you ready?" Hina asked walking in on the twins.
"Yes, mother," Yukina answered. Hiei just nodded.
"Okay, now we have to go out back," she explained. "Rui will be waiting for us at the border to make sure we get out of here safely."
In the real world, as Hiei would now call it, Rui had been the one to attempt to kill him. Why was she helping them in this fake world?
They made it about halfway to the border as Hiei took in his surroundings. It was the dead of night as they were escaping, too dark to really see anything.
"Hina," the voice of a village elder called. She didn't see Hiei or Yukina.
"Kids," Hina whispered, "continue on to the border. Rui will protect you. Go forward and I will meet you as soon as I can."
Hiei didn't know what else to do so he took Yukina's hand and continued on to the border.
"Where is your mother?" Rui asked in concern.
"A village elder spotted her," Hiei replied, "but I think it was too dark for her to see us."
Rui's expression grew solemn. The elder was planning on incarcerating Hina. Somehow they found out about her harboring a male for the last fifteen years. Hina had told Rui if she had been captured to get the kids out without her. Hiei needed to be free and he needed his sister.
"Alright, you two. We need to go ahead and send you off the island. Once in the Makai, you need to make your way towards Ningenkai, understand?"
Yukina and Hiei nodded. A flash of light was before their eyes. When the light cleared, they were in the Makai near a river. The same river that Hiei was found near by the thieves in the real world.
"Mother isn't coming, is she, Hiei?" Yukina asked sadly. He could see she was about to start crying, but he couldn't let that happen, not in the Makai. She would draw too much attention and get herself captured. He wiped the unshed tears from her eyes and she hugged him and buried her face in his chest.
Hiei felt comfort knowing that Yukina looked up to him and loved him, but he kept reminding himself that this world was fake. He took in their surroundings before thinking of their next action.
They had to get out of the Makai and into Ningenkai and a portal had just opened up nearby.
"We need to go, Yukina," Hiei told her. She looked up at him and nodded and the two were off.
Once through the portal, Hiei had to figure out where to go. In this world, he hadn't met Yusuke, Kurama, or the fool. Genkai was probably still anti-demon. Going to Reikai wouldn't help either because Koenma didn't know him.
He decided his best bet was the fox, whether or not he knew him.
"Have a good day mother," Kurama said to Shiori as he left the house. He turned and saw Hiei and Yukina standing across the street and glared at them. What on earth would two demons be doing here? he asked himself as he crossed the street. "State your business, because I have no interest in quarrelling and I will not let other apparitions harm my mother."
"We aren't here to harm you or your family, Kurama," Hiei explained.
"Then why are you here and how do you know my name?" Kurama asked darkly, slightly scaring Yukina.
"My sister and I just escaped our homeland. Our mother…may or may not be joining us. We don't have anywhere else to go. Please," Hiei said a word he never thought he would say. Stupid fake world making me soft…
Kurama's eyes softened as he did not detect a lie. "Alright, I'll help you, but you are not to tell my mother about me and you are to call me Shuichi around her. Can you do that?" Both Hiei and Yukina nodded. "Alright, then follow my lead."
Kurama led them into his house and Shiori looked at the three teenagers.
"Oh, Shuichi, I thought you had left," Shiori stated. "Who are these two?"
"They are old friends of mine," Kurama lied. "They are looking for a place to stay until their mother joins them. Would you mind if they stayed with us for a while?"
"Oh course, Shuichi," Shiori said with a smile. "You two are welcome to get settled in the guest room, but Shuichi, you must get to school."
"Alright mother," Kurama said.
He led Hiei and Yukina to the guest room. "Do not go anywhere," he ordered. "When I get home I will show you around town. If you have caused any trouble, I will make your lives miserable, got that?"
"Hn," Hiei replied. "We'll be fine."
Kurama closed the door and headed off to school. Yukina watched him look back at them through the window. Her brother had the weirdest friends.