Hiei's Human Lover Part 4: Fight Between Teammates Part 2
Hiei swung at me again, and I barely escaped being hit. I began breathing heavily at how much energy I was starting to lose. The fact that I didn't have much rest after the run wasn't helping, either. Hiei was a demon didn't help at all. Plus, he wasn't even breaking a sweat. Hiei noticed I had yet to make a move and smirked.
"Had enough yet? Perhaps I was wrong about my opinion earlier. Maybe you don't have what it takes to be on this team after all."
"Maybe I don't want to use my Spirit Energy against you, that I want to fight like a regular human."
"Unfortunately, that won't be enough to help you when fighting against demons stronger than I am, Rin."
"I won't use my abilities unless it's a last resort!"
"Is that a fact? Why, pray tell, won't you use them in this fight? Afraid you'll miss?"
Angry at his insults, my eyes began glowing. My hands were clenched into fists as my Spirit Energy swirled around me. Hiei's eyes widened slightly as he looked at me.
"Interesting. Your energy almost matches Yusuke's."
"You want me to use my Spirit Energy regardless of what I'm capable of, Hiei?! Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you!"
I brought my hands back slightly as my Spirit Energy consumed them. Kurama noticed the glowing around my hands and backed away.
"If what I'm thinking is correct, this can't end well. I advise that we all step back."
Everyone else followed suit and soon, Hiei and I were the only ones standing by the shoreline. My breathing became more labored as more Spirit Energy formed in my hands.
"Don't blame me for your injuries, Hiei! You brought this upon yourself!"
Hiei's POV:
Seeing as how Rin wasn't going to back down, I readied my right arm. Black energy began swirling around it as my Dragon of the Darkness Flame was being prepared. Yusuke saw what I had planned and tried to step in.
"Don't do it, Hiei! Rin isn't ready for it yet!"
"Stay out of this, Detective! I said I was going to test her, and I will! DRAGON OF THE DARKNESS FLAME!"
"Hiei, no!"
My dragon flew toward Rin just as she let loose her balls of Spirit Energy. My dragon hit her just as her energy hit me. We flew into the air and landed onto the sand. As I expected, Rin wasn't moving at all. After all, no one other than Mukuro survived my Dragon of the Darkness Flame before. Kurama looked at me with narrowed eyes.
"Hiei, how could you resort to using that technique against someone like Rin? Why couldn't you respect the fact she didn't wish to severely harm you?"
"Hn, what makes you think she did?"
"Look at your stomach, Hiei."
My eyes widened as a large gash was forming on my stomach, blood steadily flowing through it. I then began to feel the pain and fell to my knees, holding my stomach. Kurama went to work to stop the bleeding and Kuwabara checked on Rin. He put his head to her chest and breathed what I noticed to be a sigh of relief, that same idiotic smile appearing on his face.
"Rin's fine. She's still alive. Wait...WHAT?!"
Apparently, everyone else was thinking the same thing because their jaws were dropped. Yusuke poked at Rin carefully.
"She survived? Damn, she's good."
"Yeah no kidding, Urameshi."
Keiko and Yukina clapped their hands together and smiled. Yukina knelt beside Rin and began to heal her surprisingly few injuries.
"As soon as I heal her up, she'll be fine, but she shouldn't move around too much. We should get her back to Genkai's quickly."
"I'll carry her."
Kurama picked Rin up after he stopped my bleeding. After arriving back at Genkai's, Kurama placed Rin gently on the futon on the floor in Genkai's room, then Yukina healed any injuries that she could find. Genkai smirked as Rin's breathing became more regular.
"That girl truly is something. For a novice to survive an attack like the Dragon of the Darkness Flame was unheard of until she came along. I'd say, Hiei, that this proves she is indeed worthy of being on your team."
"Hn."
As soon as everyone left, Rin opened her eyes.
"Man, I thought they'd never leave. Ow."
I smirked as Rin clutched her abdomen.
"My sister healed your injuries, but your stomach may be sore for a while."
"I...I survived your attack?"
"You did."
She looked at me with that same smile as she noticed my bleeding began again.
"Here, hand me the bandages. You can't very well do it yourself when you can barely move."
As she began healing my injury, I looked at her closely.
"Why did you pretend to be asleep when we got back here?"
"Didn't want everyone fussing over me. I survived, after all, so let's just leave it at that, you know?"
"Speaking of fuss, why did you make such a fuss of using your Spirit Energy in battle?"
"Well...to be honest, I accidentally killed someone with it. I was angry that this thug wouldn't leave me alone that I pushed him. I pushed him so hard that the Spirit Energy tore his body apart, eventually dissolving him completely. That was the first time I had ever used it. Not too long after that, I had heard that demon talking about Yusuke, then Botan found me."
"So, this all happened recently?"
"Pretty much. I didn't want to use my Spirit Energy because...I was afraid of killing you. I mean, I haven't had any formal training, so my Spirit Energy is a little hard to control."
I raised an eyebrow and smirked.
"Perhaps a tutor is in order."
"Where am I gonna find someone to train me?"
"Here I am!"
I frowned as Yusuke popped back in.
"Genkai taught me everything I know about using my Spirit Energy. Makes sense that I teach you. Shorty here can teach you about using weapons."
I smiled a barely noticeable smile as Rin smiled and clapped her hands excitedly.
"Awesome! Thanks, Yusuke!"
"No problem. We'll start as soon as you get better."
That's a wrap for part 4. Part 5 will be in Hiei's POV as he and the rest of Team Urameshi observe Yusuke training Rin to control her Spirit Energy. Also in part 5, Hiei talks with Kurama about his battle with Rin. Stay tuned :D