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The Next Day…
Hatorra woke up before her mate and child. She stared at the two sleeping peacefully beside her and smiled lightly. She was feeling a bit better this morning. Her youki was still low, but returning to her steadily. She wasn't as tired anymore. She sat up and walked into the bathroom showering quickly and throwing on black sweatpants and a white shirt.
She combed her hair into a messy bun and headed downstairs quietly. She paused momentarily when she saw Kat eating chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream from the carton on the table. She looked sad. When she looked up and saw Hatorra, her face looked conflicted, as if she didn't know what to do next. Hatorra grinned.
"You were never good at cooking much," she teased and a smile broke out on Kat's face.
It turned into a grin quickly. Hatorra grabbed a spoon and sat across from her best friend. She stuck her spoon in and scooped some up into her mouth.
"I can't get enough of it," Kat said eating more.
Hatorra nodded.
"It's really good, but not for breakfast. Put it away and I'll make us some real food," she said and Kat's eyes lit up.
"Real food!" she cheered and Hatorra laughed.
As she walked around the table Kat reached out and hugged her tightly. Hatorra chuckled and returned the hug.
"I don't know what has made you more human, this baby or this reduction of youki…which by the way couldn't have come at a worse time," she scolded and Kat shrugged pulling away.
"If my mother attacks, we're going to be in for it with or without my youki. But I am going to practice on my healing again. I don't know why it isn't working, but it's thoroughly pissing me off," she complained angrily.
Hatorra nodded.
"It is weird that your healing abilities would leave you, especially when they had nothing to do with your demon form. Perhaps they are repressed. You have been through a lot," she suggested.
Kat shrugged.
"I will meditate on it and get back to you on that one," she said as Hatorra began cooking.
Soon Hiei came downstairs with Kasei, Kurama, and Daisuke. Hatorra turned around and grinned.
"Breakfast!" she cheered and it earned her smiles.
Later that Day…
Yusuke, Kuwabara, Keiko, and Yukina had come over with Yuki and Hideki and everyone was currently sitting in the living room. Everything was silent for a while before Yusuke spoke up.
"I think we should formulate a plan of attack," he said and caught everyone's attention.
Kat nudged Daisuke.
"Go upstairs with the others," she said, but Daisuke didn't move and neither did the others.
Kasei looked up from between her parents.
"We all spoke and have decided," she started.
"That we want to hear what the plans are from now on," Yuki continued.
"We're affected by your decisions and sometimes are even caught in the middle," Hideki took over.
"We want to be prepared this time," Daisuke finished.
The adults sat in a stunned silence for a moment before speaking.
"What you will hear may frighten you," Kurama said truthfully.
"Can you handle it?" Hiei asked looking down at his daughter.
"We have to be ready if the time comes when we have to protect you. I want to be ready," she whispered.
Hiei looked to Hatorra, who nodded.
"What plan of attack? What do you mean?" Kurama asked curiously.
"I mean, I think we should attack first. Let's bring the fight to them instead of them always catching us off guard. It's happened before and Hatorra almost died because of it," he said sternly.
Hiei's grip on his mate tightened unintentionally.
"Even in our old future, we were always fighting to just survive. I think we should fight for something more now. Let's fight for our future. The one we wanted so badly," he said firmly.
"You want to stage an attack on Shura? Or on my mother and her companion?" Kat asked frowning.
Yusuke shrugged.
"Does it matter? We're being pushed into a corner and soon we won't be able to find a way out. They always have the upper hand. We're always getting fucked over. I'm tired of it," he said truthfully.
"They've shown their hand early. We could use that to our advantage," Kurama said in thought.
Yusuke nodded quickly.
"That's what we need to be thinking about! We need to think of a plan that puts us in front of them," he said firmly.
"Then it would be wise to attack Shura first," Hatorra said quietly.
This caught everyone's attention. All eyes fell of the wolf demon. Kasei looked up from her mother's lap. Hatorra took a deep breath.
"Why attack Isome and Hiroku with two armies when we can have three?" she asked.
Everyone's eyes widened. Hatorra shrugged.
"Better safe than sorry," she added and leaned back against the wall for support.
After a short silence, Yusuke grinned.
"Now that's how we have to think!" he said fired up.
Hatorra smiled tiredly and everyone nodded in agreement.
"Mukuro would help us if she knew what a threat they could be," Hiei confirmed.
And so it was in agreement.
"We'll head back to the Makai in a few days to begin preparations," Yusuke said and everyone retreated to their rooms.
Hiei kissed his mate tenderly, letting his lips linger on hers longer each time they met. Kasei was asleep in her room and the two were alone, enjoying each other's company.
"I've missed your touch," she whispered, letting her hands roam over his bare chest.
His hands rested on her waist, holding her firmly to him. Their lips met again with Hiei's hands traveling to her cheeks. As the kiss intensified so did their movements. Hatorra began pulling at his pants when he shot up quickly startling her. He grabbed his Jagan letting out a grunt of pain and held it.
"Hiei, what's wrong?" Hatorra asked sitting up with him.
He didn't answer her. He couldn't. The pain intensified and then stopped suddenly. He looked up from his hands and waited.
Silence.
Hatorra touched Hiei's shoulder and he looked at her quickly.
"Check Kasei," he said urgently and Hatorra flew out of bed with Hiei behind her.
They threw the door to their daughter's room open to find her sleeping peacefully.
"Wake her," Hiei said firmly, still holding his throbbing Jagan.
Hatorra gently shook her daughter, who woke up sleepily.
"What is it mommy? Is everything okay?" she asked yawning.
"Are you feeling okay Kas?" Hatorra asked concerned.
Kasei nodded.
"Yes, why?" she asked quietly.
Then yelling and screaming filled the air. Kasei jumped and Hiei and Hatorra turned to the door. Kurama and Kat ran by alertly. Daisuke stopped by Kasei's door.
"Something's happening," he said and Hiei stood up.
"Dai watch your cousin," he said and flitted out of the room.
Hatorra stood up and turned to the two kids.
"Stay here. If something happens, use the window to escape and hide," she said sternly.
Daisuke nodded holding his cousin close. Hatorra ran downstairs. When she reached the bottom step she froze, her eyes widening. Kuwabara was covered in blood. He held Yukina in his arms as Yuki clung to his side crying.
"Please help her!" he cried frantically.
Yusuke was there with Keiko and Hideki. He turned to Keiko quickly.
"Take him upstairs with Yuki and stay there with Daisuke and Kasei," he said and Keiko wiped at her eyes and grabbed a screaming Yuki as Hideki followed her upstairs.
Kuwabara looked at Kat.
"P-Please help her!" her begged.
Kat's face held a look of horror. She couldn't find her voice. Blood pooled onto the floor. Hatorra finally snapped out of it. She blinked and walked over quickly. She finally saw Hiei. He was standing by Kurama in the back wide eyed. No, Kurama was holding him back. But he wasn't moving.
"He's in shock. That's a good thing I guess. If he wasn't we would have a major problem," she thought quickly.
She touched Kuwabara's arm gently and he looked at her panicked.
"Let's set her down Kuwabara. We have to assess her injuries," she said as calmly as she could.
She was petrified. Yukina wasn't moving. Kuwabara nodded quickly and kneeled down carefully. He set her down gently.
"P-Please, Hatorra, do s-something, please," he uttered.
Hatorra offered him a weak smile.
"I will do my best. But I need you to leave this room. All of you, except for Kat," she said softly.
Everyone stared at her. Hatorra took in a deep breath. She would have to be firm.
"All of you leave now! She's dying and has little time left! If you want her to have a chance I need full concentration! That means no distractions! That means get the hell out!" she roared.
Kuwabara turned on his heels and was led out by Yusuke. Kurama went to leave but stopped when he realized Hiei hadn't moved. Hatorra turned to Kat.
"Assess her injuries and have a complete list when I return," she said and Kat nodded.
She stood and walked up to Hiei grabbing his face roughly in her hands.
"Hiei, I need you to get out of the room. I need to concentrate," she whispered to him sternly.
Hiei finally made eye contact with her and looked away from his bloody sister.
"W-Who would do that to her?" he asked weakly.
Hatorra felt her eyes soften.
"I don't know. Until we find out, exit the room and let me try to save her," she answered.
Kurama took Hiei's arm gently and finally the fire demon moved and left the room with his friend. Hatorra turned to Kat.
"How the hell am I going to do this?" she wondered.
"How the hell are we going to do this?" Kat asked frantically.
"I don't have my healing abilities!" she continued.
Hatorra ripped what was left of the Kimono off of her sister-in-law.
"You're going to show me how to do it," she replied and Kat's eyes widened.
"Torra, you're not a healer!" she tried, but Hatorra shook her head.
"I know that, but I'll have to do," she countered.
"Your ki is already low! This could wipe you out completely! You could die!" she tried.
Hatorra shook her head.
"Kat, unless you are somehow going to get your healing abilities back right now, you're just wasting time. I'm doing this, so show me or leave the room," she said firmly.
Kat nodded quickly.
"I'm not leaving you. Place your hands over the worst wound. It's on her arm. She probably tried to block the first attack. It cut right to the bone," Kat said and Hatorra paled already.
She placed her hands over it. Kat pointed to her stomach.
"Healing abilities come from the core of one's youki. Many demons can heal themselves automatically, but not many can project it onto another," she explained.
"You need to somehow project your ki onto the wound, almost like you're going to attack her with ki, accept it should come out green. What helps me is thinking about how much I want to heal the person. It gives a good visual," she said and Hatorra closed her eyes.
She thought about Yukina. She thought about Kuwabara. She thought about Hiei and Yuki. She thought about life without Yukina. How sad it would be. Suddenly, a soft green light began emitting from her hands and onto Yukina. Hatorra opened her eyes wide feeling her ki draining.
"This is taking so much of my ki already!" she said out of breath.
Kat nodded.
"You are literally bringing a person back from the brink. It's exhausting and you're already low on ki," Kat explained.
"Not to mention you're not a healer," Kat added.
Sweat dripped down the side of Hatorra's face and her breathing increased. She shook her head.
"This is only one wound! How am I going to heal the others?" she worried out loud.
Kat bit her lip and placed her hands over Hatorra's. She closed her eyes and concentrated hard. Nothing. Kat cursed under her breath.
"I don't know why it's so hard for me to heal!" she yelled frustrated.
Something clicked in Hatorra's head then. Her head snapped up to look at her best friend.
"Kat, go outside and ask Kuwabara who did this," she said quickly.
Kat shook her head.
"I can't just leave you here. If something goes wrong—"
"—I'll yell for you! Just go and ask. This was a strategic move Kat, don't you see?" she asked her friend and Kat frowned.
"What?" Kat asked unsurely.
"Hurting Yukina was strategic?" she added confused.
Hatorra shook her head quickly.
"Hurting the healer of our group was strategic! The only healer because you have lost your healing abilities! Tell the guys to be on guard!" she said and Kat stood up and headed into the other room.
Kat walked into the other room and the men stood up.
"How is she?" Kuwabara asked distraught.
Kat nodded slowly trying to process everything.
"Hatorra's still working on her. It's going to take a while. Kuwabara, who attacked her?" she questioned.
Kuwabara shook his head.
"T-They wore masks. I couldn't even touch them," he said ashamed.
"They went straight for her. I didn't even have a second to react before she was down. They came out of n-nowhere. I didn't even feel their youki until they were on us," he said covering his face.
Kat nodded and dared a glance at the fire demon sitting quietly on the windowsill. He seemed to be off in his own world. Kat looked at Kurama as he touched her shoulder.
"Perhaps I could help somehow. I don't know much about healing, but I do have some plants that may aide her," he tried.
Kat smiled weakly and nodded.
"Anything will help," she answered and he headed to the back.
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