Hiei's Human Lover Part 11: A New Case
We arrived in Spirit World as soon as Botan told us Koenma had a new case for us. It'd be my first one with the team since I completed my training with Yusuke and Hiei. Thanks to them, I have both control over my Spirit Energy and skills with a sword. Yusuke knocked on the doors to Koenma's office with a clenched fist.
"Hey, Binky Breath! We're here!"
"All right, all right, Yusuke. Let me buzz you in."
When the doors opened, we walked in and gathered around Koenma's desk. Koenma narrowed his eyes as he laced his fingers together.
"Trouble has been occurring regarding the current ruler of Demon World. Ryota, an ogre demon of enormous size, has been abusing his authority. We need you to go in there and get him to change his attitude."
"I thought Spirit World has no control."
Koenma nodded at Kuwabara's words and looked at a piece of paper on the desk.
"True, but a former ruler was the one that called me for assistance. You are to meet with him to discuss plans to get Ryota to stop abusing his authority. Here is his photo."
I looked at the screen above Koenma's doors and saw a demon with long, black hair, eyes that were closed, and three ears on each side. Kurama narrowed his eyes at the photo, then looked back at Koenma.
"Yomi was the one who contacted you?"
"He is. He, like most of Demon World, heard of what you do and felt you'd be the best ones to deal with Ryota since he has yet to obey anyone else."
"I see. When do we leave?"
"As soon as you are ready. I'll send word to Yomi and let him know you're coming. Here's a portal for you to use."
After a portal opened, we stepped through it and ended up near a huge stronghold. Kurama saw me looking at it and touched my shoulder.
"This is where Yomi resides. I worked with him for a while before Yusuke came up with the idea of having tournaments every few years to determine a being to rule all of Demon World."
"Is there anything else I need to know about him?"
"Just answer his questions honestly and you'll do fine. He isn't too fond of dishonesty."
"Got it."
Hiei's POV:
As we got closer to Yomi's stronghold, I noticed Rin looked a little tense. I put an arm around her and smirked.
"What's there to be nervous about?"
"I never met the guy, Hiei. I can't help but feel a little bit nervous."
"He seems to tolerate those that know Kurama, so I think you'll be fine. Besides, the training you went through increased your strength, which means you can easily take care of yourself in case there's trouble."
"I guess you're right."
"And if anyone tries anything on you, I'll make sure they don't live to regret it."
I smiled slightly as Rin smiled at me.
"Thanks, Hiei. I feel better now."
She softly kissed my cheek and I looked away from her as I felt a slight blush appear on my face. She saw it and giggled.
"No need to be embarrassed, Hiei. It's not like our relationship is a secret."
"Still getting used to these gestures, Rin. Never really experienced them before."
"I'll try keeping them to a minimum while we're here."
Rin's POV:
Realizing something, I caught up with Yusuke. He looked at me and smirked.
"Need something, Rin?"
"When I had a meeting with Koenma after my training was finished, he told me about the three former rulers of Demon World. I was curious about the one called Raizen."
"Well, he's the reason why I have Mazaku blood inside of me. The blood skips several generations before stopping on someone, and I apparently inherited that blood. I guess you can call him my ancestral father. He had met and fallen in love with this human woman, but left while vowing never to eat another human until he saw her again. He never saw her again, so he never ate another human again. Because of the lack of nutrition, he ended up getting so weak that he died, leaving me his kingdom. Not long after that, I came up with the idea of combining the three areas into one area where one rules instead of the original three."
"I see. Before we leave here, think you can show me his gravesite?"
Yusuke smirked again at my interest in his ancestor and nodded.
"Sure thing, Rin. If we got the time, I'll be sure to show it to you."
"Guys, we're here."
At Kuwabara's words, we stopped at the front doors of Yomi's stronghold. Hiei put an arm around my waist and drew me closer to him.
"Hiei?"
"In case there's trouble. Some people here in Demon World may not take too kindly to more humans being here."
"I thought Yomi was the one that called for us."
"He is, but his view of humans is pleasant compared to other demons here. I don't want to take any chances."
I smiled and kissed his lips, giggling at the small smile that appeared on his face. It wasn't that long ago we started our relationship and I started giving him this kind of affection, but he didn't seem to mind it.
"If anything happens and I'm alone, I'll be sure to get a hold of one of you, preferably you."
"Hn, good."
That's a wrap for part 11. On their way to meet Yomi in Demon World to discuss what to do about the current ruler, Yusuke tells Rin about his ancestral father, Raizen. Part 12 will begin in Hiei's POV as Yomi invites the team inside to discuss Ryota and his abusing his authority. Also in part 12, Hiei's protective side is shown again when one of Yomi's guards bothers Rin. Stay tuned to see what happens