Hello hello!

I wasn't kidding when I said I got a ton of writing done during the 'down time' :P

Without further ado, here is Chapter 6!

-B.J.

Updated (11/13/15)

Chapter 6: The Curse of Creation.

It had been days since they had watched the videotape, and Kirazuki still didn't understand why the others had insisted on speaking with Koenma, she absolutely refused to push the issue. They all tiptoed around her as if they were walking on broken glass, and Kira hated that. If the Reikai hadn't done these things, trained her so well, she wouldn't be this powerful; that was her purpose, that was the entire reason she existed. Koenma had no knowledge of what they wanted to discuss; but today he would finally find out, and in 2 more days they would be making the journey to Genkai's. Kira was very eager to meet the old psychic.

She was currently sitting in her human form on the balcony with Keiko, whom she had grown quite a liking to in the last few days, she was the only one who hadn't tiptoed around her (except Hiei, but he still drove her insane ), talking about normal human things, "What do they teach you in these schools?"

Keiko couldn't help but laugh, she found it adorable when demons tried to understand her life, "They don't have schools where you're from?" She blinked a few times in confusion before answering, "All sorts of things. We learn about world history, science, mathematics… We have gym where we play sports."

Hiei sat in a nearby tree smirking to himself, amused by the creatures interest in simple human life. They had far more exciting things in the Makai she would learn soon.

"Is that how you met Yusuke?" Kira asked mindlessly, watching a car drive by; cars were especially interesting to her, but she supposed humans needed them since they moved so slowly.

Keiko smiled, and Kira admired the affection she showed at just the sound of Yusuke's name. The humans were making her soft. "We've known each other since we were both kids.. We've always just sort of worked, in some strange way.. Do you have anyone back where you're from?"

Kira shook her head slowly, "I don't-"

Botan burst onto the balcony in a very Botan-like fashion, bubbly as ever, "We're all ready to go. Kira are you sure you don't want to come?" Kira exhaled deeply and shook her head; no, absolutely not. What was the purpose? It would change nothing.

"I guess I should get going then," Keiko smiled kindly; they had told her they were going to a meeting for Yusuke's 'after school Detective internship'; although that was another thing she didn't quite believe, she didn't press the issue. She quickly bid her farewells before leaving. The second she was out the door, Kira abandoned her human form.

Botan cast one final glance towards Kira before she and the rest of the group embarked, "Well, if you're sure... We should be back in a few hours, will you be alright? Hiei doesn't wish to come either so he'll be here in case you need anything.. Perhaps."

Kira couldn't help but chuckle; it was true, really, "I'll be fine,"

In all reality, it took about 7 minutes for her to grow bored beyond belief. Kira wandered out onto the balcony again, "Hiei," She called, knowing the fire demon was somewhere nearby, probably in a tree.

"What?" He questioned in annoyance from behind her.

Kira spun around and grinned mischievously, "Wanna fight?"

They had decided on hand-to-hand combat and found their way back to the large field they regularly trained in. Hiei had realized she'd fit quite well into the Makai with her inability to simply relax and enjoy peace; she seemed to need to fight, even if it was just a friendly spar. He still detested the abomination. To the normal eye, their fight would look like nothing more than a flurry of blurs, but in reality it was an incredibly heated spar. Hiei would throw a punch, Kira would catch it and try retreating to another angle, Hiei would kick and Kira would flip him.

"Tired so soon?" Hiei mocked, noticing her start to breathe heavily and aiming a kick at her head.

Kira laughed as she caught his leg in her arm and twisted, sending him flying backwards, "I could do this all day," She launched forward at him, finally landing a kick to his ribs.

Hiei closed his arm against his side, holding her leg firmly as he flew back, sending her with him, "To think this is the best the Reikai could do," He taunted, before Kira brought her other leg up, kicking the side of his head.

"Good enough to get you," She launched forward towards him, throwing a punch at his chest which he caught in his hand, squeezing it tight and swinging his other fist around into her stomach.

"Not quite, mutt."

Kira flew back; hitting the back of her head on the hard bark of a tree with a sickening crack. Hiei noticed a glint in her eye, her ears folding back; and it was suddenly as if a switch had been flipped.

"What the hell is wrong with you!?" Yusuke yelled, lunging across Koenma's desk and grabbing him by the collar.

"YUSUKE! What are talking about!?" Koenma flailed desperately trying to escape his grasp.

"YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!"

"Yusuke!" Botan shouted, trying to pry the Spirit Detective off of the small Reikai ruler.

Block, block, block, dodge.

Hiei was officially on the defensive; but something wasn't right, it was like she had suddenly gone from friendly-harmless-spar to out-for-blood. When she shot a dagger of ice at him, he knew for sure - daggers of ice didn't equate to hand-to-hand combat. "Mutt!" He scolded in a failed attempt to snap her out of it. She was definitely gaining ground, pushing him back with every blow, she didn't even taunt him with playful witty banter.

"We needed them!" Koenma shouted defensively, the room now calm as Kuwabara, Kurama, Yusuke, and Botan sat in chairs around his office, "We suspected certain portions of the Makai had been preparing to rebel, we needed a strong defensive line."

"You tortured them!" Botan blurted out in a waveringly, her fists clenching in her lap.

"Nothing they faced here is anything they wouldn't have faced in the Makai…"

"Oh, they would've been strapped down and burned? Strapped down and electrocuted when they were still kids!?" Yusuke spat in reply.

Hiei waited, patiently blocking and dodging, until he had an opportunity. Sure, he could have just tried to kill the mutt, but Koenma, he thought, would be very displeased with his little toys death.

Finally she swung her arm down just right, and he delivered a swift kick of his calf to her stomach, launching her back into a tree and flickering after her. Before she had the opportunity to attack again he grabbed both of her wrists and shoved them back next to her hips, digging his fingers into the tree behind her to ensure she wouldn't escape. She made a feeble attempt to kick at him, but he quickly pressed his knees into the pressure points on her thighs, "Kira!" His blood was boiling with anger.

Koenma sighed heavily, knowing they wouldn't see his point of view; their human lives prevented them from seeing the bigger picture, that these things were necessary in the long run, "What's done is done… Kirazuki-"

"Kira." Everyone in the room blurted out simultaneously. Kurama couldn't help but chuckle.

"...Yes, Kira, has already arranged that, should this mission be successful, we will cease all workings and begin implementing the use of the creatures."

Botan gritted her teeth, 'the creatures'... It was very rare the grim reaper was angry, and this was one of those infrequent times, "They aren't just creatures… Kira is a real soul, a real person,"

Her thighs stung. Her wrists burned.

Her ears fell and golden eyes widened in realization, fear racing through them, "I'm sorry," She blurted all too quickly, every single tensed muscle suddenly relaxing. Had Hiei not been firmly holding her in place, she certainly would've collapsed onto the ground. She knew she messed up, badly.

"What - was - that?" Hiei spat between firmly clenched teeth. Oh yes, Hiei was beyond mad.

Kira winced, mentally retreating from the conversation. Maybe she did need to be locked away within the Reikai after all. What if it had been, say, Kuwabara this had happened to? What if Botan or Keiko had been present..? "I don't know.. It just… Happens sometimes.. When my body thinks it's in danger…" Hiei relaxed his grip slightly, he could feel the tender flesh of her wrists starting to swell; her body temperature was too low in comparison to his. He recalled the Conditioning Sequences, where her Spirit Energy had taken control and defended her body without her own effort, "You can let go.." She muttered, glaring at the ground.

But he didn't. He seemed to be searching intensely for some sign of something; perhaps to ensure she wasn't really going to kill him. Kira continued stared at the ground, unable to meet the crimson eyed stare and becoming more conscious and uncomfortable with the heat emanating from only a few inches away; she just wanted to escape.

This was part of the curse of being created to kill; you couldn't ever escape it.