Ride like the Wind
Chapter 32

"You should date Botan!" twelve year old Jin joked.

"I am not going to torture myself with that bitch!" fourteen year old Hiei growled.

"What do you have against her?"

"She's crazy! And way too cheerful! There are limits to that kind of thing you know! She must be on drugs or something!"

"But she's tons of fun! And you're… Not. She completes you."

"I dunno. Botan's pretty nice, too. How many people have been nice to you even though you're a demon?" fourteen year old Suzaku asked. "…Other than us."

Hiei groaned. "I have no time to think about that junk! I have to study to catch up on what I missed in class."

"Well, maybe you wouldn't fall asleep in class if you didn't study so much."

"Yeah. You could do with a few bad grades every one in a while!" Jin added. "Botan can help you study."

"You date her if you like her so much!" Hiei growled.

"No way! I'm cheating on my girlfriend!"

"Your girlfriend?"

"Yeah! Ruka!" Hearts.

"Dream on. She's not a pedophile. Just a grouchy nun."

"Don't talk about my Ruka like that! What's a pedophile anyway?"

"Someone who… Nevermind."

"Tell me!"

"No! Shut up! Things are so dull without Touya…" Hiei mumbled as he opened the door to John's house. "Huh? I sense something…."

"Boo!" Two guys jumped out the door and both burst out laughing.

"Both of you get out!" Hiei growled.

"Nuh-uh-uh! We're here to watch you!" the blonde one with black eyes replied.

"I can stay by myself. Besides, John's here so out. Now."

"We're here to watch you, you little monster," the blue haired one with hazel eyes explained their presence. "Look at this note John left."

"Lemme see that!" Hiei snatched the note. "'Hey, Hiei. Yoshiki's dead and your dad wants me to come to Chicago. He wants to talk I'll see you in a month or so'."

"I'm Kuromomotaro," the blonde one introduced himself. "Just call me Kuro."

"And I'm Bui," the blue haired one also introduced himself.

"So I'm stuck with you morons for a month? Doesn't John know I can take care of myself?" Hiei growled.

So the days went on…

"Come on…" Jin waved his arms around.

"For the last time, I am not going to date Botan!" Hiei growled.

"Oh, I see how it is…"

"See what?"

"You're not going to date her because… Only people shorter than you can date you! Is that it?"

"No! Only you would think of something stupid like that."

"HIEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!" Botan tackled him.

"It's that time of day again…" Suzaku sighed. "Ten points to her because she can knock a boy down."

"Hiei, who're those freaky guys at your house?" Botan asked.

"Get off me!" Hiei growled as he shoved her off him. "They're supposedly John's friends. How could you not notice then til just now?! They're been here all mon-" Pause. "-th!"

"What something wrong?"

"It's their last day here…"

"Wee! And then we get to be all alone together!" Glomp.

"Too bad. John's coming. He doesn't like you."

"He doesn't?!" Whine.

---

Hiei came home to an empty house. He picked up a note that was left on the table that said: "Haye litleman! Wii went 2 get rop 4 r trip 2 Uhmairika Katch u latuhr. sIned Kuro and Booi wait Bwee."

Wait do they need rope for? Or at least I think that's that he's trying to say… What is this crap? Hiei shook his head. "I gotta study for the test tomorrow…"

---

"HEY, WE'RE BACK!" Kuro screamed as if no one can hear him.

"It took you that long to get rope?" Hiei asked sarcastically, not looking up from his book.

"Hey, you know how hard it is for a guy to get rope around here? I don't understand the shit people are saying here."

"It's called Spanish. You should learn it before going to Mexico."

"Whatever, kid."

"What do you need rope for anyway?"

Kuro snatched the book Hiei was reading. "What the hell is this crap? Aztec? Cortez?"

"Give me that! I have a test tomorrow!" Hiei growled under his breath. "Again, what did you need the rope for anyway?"

"Hey, kid, you still a virgin?"

"Yeah. Otherwise I would be too interested in getting girls to study, wouldn't I? Wait… What're you plotting?" Kuro shoved him down against the bed. Bui took the book from Hiei's hands and tied his hands to the bed.

"You bastards!" Hiei growled. "I'll scream and…!" Bui smacked him and looked away.

"All right man, just do what you gotta do…" Bui looked away and covered Hiei's mouth.

"Don't rush a guy when he's trying to get a hard-on!" Kuro replied and he undid Hiei's belt…

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"Hiei! I'm back! Hiei?" John walked into Hiei's room. "Hi…! Ohmygod!" His eyes widened at the fourteen year old who was still tied to the bed, bleeding because he was beaten (He was bleeding more at the wrists because be tried to free himself.) and crying in terror. "What happened?"

"Get me off this…" Hiei mumbled.

"Okay…" John cut the rope off his wrist. "Kid, what happened to you?"

"I missed my test today…" Hiei lowered his eyes.

"What the hell did they do to you?"

Hiei cracked. "The towns people beat me! A horse kicked me! Ruka hit with a switch! I fell! I hit my head and fell into a well! I got a paper cut! I stabbed myself! I fell down some stairs! Suzaku hit me with his flute! Jin got stuck in the door. I…"

"It's going to be alright. Just calm down." He hugged him in an attempt to comfort him. The bastards…

End flashback.

"So you never saw them again? Or was it at Chicago when you saw them?" Mukuro asked before taking another slice of pie.

"I… Lay off the pie woman! You'll become a fat ass!" Hiei replied, pointing a finger at her as if it were a crime that she was eating pie.

"I'm hungry. Now answer the question."

"Well, when I was fifteen I saw them again. I was out for a week after that whole thing and when I was over it, John told me the guys were dead. I believed him at the time but I guess he lied to make me feel better. Must've chased them out of Mexico and beat the crap out of them cause when I saw them again they looked like crap. Then again they didn't look too hot to begin with…" He leaned again the wall and stared at the ceiling. "Well then next year we went to Chicago and the monkeys tried to kill John… I think I remember it like that…. But John told me they were after me. However that works…"

"What happened in Chicago?"

"I don't know…. I think Kuro and Bui were hiding in our supposed hideout. We didn't know so when we went upstairs the two came out with knives or something and went after…. Me or John…? I think they stabbed his heart and I think I got scared and killed them everything that I did after that is… It's just weird. I think I did kill everybody in my way. I was told that by everybody but I'm not really sure. I guess that I'm gonna have to say…" He remembered…"You killed people, Hiei! You killed people from all the way in Chicago until you got to Mexico! That's why you're being arrested!"

"You don't remember a thing?"

"No. It's all a blur. John tells me it's shock. It's weird. I don't remember going to America or anything. I asked Botan and she told me I went to America to be with John. Touya told me it was because John didn't want another incident like what happened before… All I really do remember is coming back and crying a lot…"

Flashback

"Come on! You gotta eat something or you'll never get better!" Suzaku said, pushing a plate to Hiei, who had his face buried in his arms trying to hide the fact that he was crying.

"I know! Hiei, I know what'll make you feel better!" Jin made his ears wiggle. "Doesn't this look funny?" No answer. "Look!"

"I want to die…" Hiei ran out with Touya following him.

---

Hiei ended up staying with Touya until he felt better but then…

There was a knock at the door and Touya answered it. It was a strange looking exorcist. He had blonde hair and cold blue eyes. His ears were pointed, a demon obviously.

"My name is Zeru. I come in search of a demon I believe you're hiding," he explained his presence.

"Which demon? There's tons and tons of…" Jin was interrupted.

"I search for a Hiei Jaganshi. He is being arrested for manslaughter…" He looked around the room.

"There is no one in this house who goes by that name," Touya growled and added a curse in Chinese.

"Thou shalt not bear false witnesses!" He ran to the end of the hall and into the last room.

"No, don't tell me that he's got him!" Jin whispered to himself in Gaelic.

Hiei twitched and rolled over to see who it was. Zeru tugged him to his feet.

"Por que?" was all he could say.

"I supposed you ask why I'm arresting you, Hiei Jaganshi. You make me sick. You killed people, Hiei! You killed people from all the way in Chicago until you got to Mexico! That's why you're being arrested! Thou shalt not kill! Do you not listen, child?! If I could get my hands on you I would let you feel God's wrath upon you! But we must go!" He pulled Hiei out of the house by them arm.

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Hiei took his punishment without argue. What was the point of arguing if you don't remember what you're arguing about? He forgot how long it was since he got there. But every day he spent in that cell he felt more and more miserable. Once the officer had fallen asleep one day, he took his belt and wrapped it around it neck.

He felt his breath cutting off. Might as well end it all…

He winced when he saw a bright light. "What… What is that? It's like…."

He fell to the ground before he reached the light.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Koenma screamed waving the knife that cut the belt.

Hiei lowered his eyes.

Sigh. "We're off."

"Que?"

"Don't 'Que?' me! We're going!"

"But why was I arrested in the first place?"

"What're you talking about?"

"Forget I asked…" I should try to, too. If possible….

---

"Make sure everything stays in order, Rui," the village leader said.

"Yes. I will," Rui nodded. "Best wishes on your journey." When she turned around after watching the village leader leave, she saw eighteen year old Hiei standing behind her. "Eh…"

"I won't hurt you. I just want to find someone," Hiei explained his presence. "I'm looking for a Hina."

"You know her?"

"I'm a friend."

"Oh…" She looked around to see if anyone was watching. "Um, this way…"

They stood before a grave. "Here she is. Um, she gave birth to twins and one was a boy. When she was forced to give him up, she killed herself… And now…. Her daughter is gone, too…" Her voice went on.

Hiei sighed. So you killed yourself? Give me a chance, will you, mom? If you knew I was still alive…? He started to walk away.

"Wait," Rui called him. "That gun you have… Have you used it before?"

"Yeah."

"Have you killed anyone?"

"If I were afraid to kill it destroys the purpose of having one. But yeah. Lots of times."

"You… You're not her friend are you? You're the one! The one I…" She tripped before she could catch up to him. "Kill… Kill me…"

Hiei shook his head. No point in return.

---

He came to Rhode Island when he turned nineteen. He was there for a while. He was looking for his mother's tear gem that he lost in a fight with a thug. He was hoping he would find it at some point.

There was a doctor there named Shigure. He worked only with demons and specialized in giving people Jagan Eyes. You could tell by the way he dressed he was from Demon World. He also had piercing all over his face along with some stitches across his face.

"Is there a Shigure here?" Hiei asked.

Shigure turned around and looked away. "You lost, kid? I ain't giving you all directions home."

"I ain't lost. I came here for a reason."

"You're a scrawny kid that carries a gun and a sword like you all're scared of getting hurt or can't choose which one to use. You all can't take it."

Hiei took out his sword and stabbed it through his hand and twisted it.

"Is that supposed to impair my judgment?"

"I can take it."

Damn kids. "Tell me your past first. I won't waste my talents on some bore who probably will never use it for anything except decoration. If you interest me, I'll do it…."

---

It was the most painful thing Hiei had to endure. He was out for three days after that. As soon as he woke up, he started to leave.

"You all goin' already, kid?" Shigure asked.

"I got what I came for," Hiei replied.

"You can't carry your sword right. You'll die fast."

"Tch. Shut it. If you think so, then teach me, if not then I'll just go."

"I will if you can defeat me when you master it." He threw a sword to the younger man. "Lift it."

Hiei barely lifted it. "Got it." He fell backwards. "Ah, shit!"

This will take a while… Shigure sighed at the thought.

End flashback

"Did you master it?" Mukuro asked as she finished off the pie.

"Yeah," Hiei answered simply.

"So you beat him?"

"No. I'm never going to Rhode Island again! That guy was a freak! He must have a piercing on every part of his body!"

"Okay. That it?"

"Basically unless you wanna hear about that Shuichi Minamino kid."

"I'd rather hear about something other than your gay lover."

"Shut it."

She unlocked the cell. "Go."

"What?"

"I've been looking into your file since Chica… Wait, I was sixteen then."

"Wait? You writing a novel about me and you're a year older than me?!"

"No, it was something of interest to me and yes, I am a year older than you. But if I catch you again, it'll be til 1955 when you get out."

"Bitch." Just before walked out, he stopped. "What's your deal? You and your slavery references."

"I'm an abolitionist. Look, when I was a kid, I went through some hard times. Enough said."

"Tell me."

She sighed. "Look…"

End chapter 32

Notes:
1. I have no idea what they studied back then. I dunno how far back the history classes went.
2. Thou shalt not bear false witnesses! And Thou shalt not kill!- Two of the Ten Commandments. The first has to do with lying. Basically "Don't lie."
3. Gaelic- language of Ireland. Jin came straight to Mexico from Ireland, people.
4. Abolitionists- people who wanted to stop slavery

Yeah. People keep asking when Yomi comes. He's at the end of chapter 36. Unless you count in flashbacks, he's in the next one. As crazy as ever…. Cuse we love insane British guys.

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