I do not owe either the InuYasha characters or those of YuYu Hakusho.

Warning!!! Graphic gory scenes to ensue, please avoid reading this fic if you are not of a suitable age, or do not have parent consent! You have been warned!

Bitter Memories

Chapter four : Finding the jewel

Months, it had been months since she had been out of the magically sealed room. She had lost count of the days over time, but she knew that she'd been here for at least two months. She was beginning to forget what fresh air felt like. The room was small, consisting of a bed, a small bathroom, and a dresser. The dresser was built into the wall so she couldn't lift it and break out of her confinement, although she had tried. She was restless and irritated. Having nothing else to do, she trained countless hours everyday. She had learned to use her youkai abilities and was rather accomplished in her martial arts. Her captors heeding her new abilities used strong subduing spells to control her whenever they visited. Not long after she had arrived they had learned to be very cautious and not to slip up in the tiniest way. Her first day of captivity she had only been bound in metal that a youkai shouldn't be able to break. Lose binding spells held the chains. What they hadn't anticipated was her being a miko on top of her being a youkai. She had easily broken her bonds and nearly killed ten of the guards on the premises. After disposing of the guards, she had taken off, looking for a way out of the castle. It didn't take her long to find one and before they could stop her she had sprinted from the confines of her prison. However weak the bonds on her were, the protective shield around the castle was much more powerful. She hadn't expected them to have such a powerful shield and had walked right into it. The shield activated and the only reason she didn't die from it was due to her miko abilities kicking in and throwing her from the shield. After that episode, the 'boss' forced her to be captive in her tiny room. Numerous times she had attempted to break the magic seals on her room, but in vain. She had yet to figure out what elements made up the spells on her room, and thus couldn't break them.

She sat in the corner of her room, her aqua eyes glittering dangerously. The room filled with power till it shook. Her body began to glow and shine, the room becoming choked with the heavy amounts of contained energy. The very material making up the room was cracking; the wooden panels of her floor were bending away in a desperate attempt to escape her power. With the sounds of approaching footsteps she increased the amount of energy she was emitting. The footsteps stopped at her door, and an incredible pain laced her body. Her flow of energy was turned to attacking the subduing spell placed on her. The subduing spell held firm. The small black ring around her neck was glowing a dark purple, only the boss himself activated the necklace. Thus it was time for yet another meeting with him. He would demand the Shikon; she would decline resulting in immense pain. The door clicked, the power of the sealing spell waning with the opening of the door. Now was the best time to attack.

Grinding her teeth against the pain, she leapt at the open door. Twisting in midair she brought her foot to the door in a flying kick. Using her miko powers she backed her kick up with an unraveling spell. At her contact the sealing spell shattered, but her subduing spell was still intact. The boss activated it and she fell to the ground on her back. Growling, she glared at the open door where a figure backed by the light of the hallway stood. The boss entered her room and looked down at her. She was pinned to the ground until he saw fit to remove the spell.

The boss was a gorilla youkai, strong and powerful. His broad shoulders, and muscled physic made him physically strong, but his intellect made him deadly. His lilac eyes watched her in cold observation. She glared up at him, silently cursing the invention of subduing spells. Finally, he moved past her and settled himself on her bed. Releasing her from the spell, she darted towards the open door but didn't make it. She found herself plastered to the ground once more, staring up at the ceiling in anger. From behind her the boss chuckled.

"You continually try to escape, having you figured it out yet? It's impossible. Now, give me the Shikon, girl." His voice was low and dangerous, he was getting irritated with her and she knew it. Fighting the spell was useless, so she lay where she was pretending he didn't exist. His roar of annoyance startled her out of her thoughts. His face appeared in her line of vision in a split second. He lowered his face to hers till they were mere inches apart. Grabbing a hold of her face painfully he forced her to look at him.

"I grow tired of these games, girl. If you don't produce the Shikon now, I promise the consequences will be dire. Perhaps, you don't fear me but what of your family? Do you think them deserving of death? They will suffer if you do not cooperate quickly." His threat was no lie, she could tell from the way he sneered at her. Her eyes widened in fear for her family. She hadn't wanted them to get involved, but she couldn't produce the Shikon to him. After making her accidental wish, it had retreated into her body. She could feel the power of the jewel coursing through her veins, it was part of her now, and she doubted that unless she was killed the jewel would appear again. Calling on the Shikon in her blood she flashed in a bright light momentarily. The boss was thrown from her and the spell released. She raced toward him, and in a second had her slender hand poised to take his life. Her nails grazed his throat, drawing blood. She was seething; no one threatened her family. Unconsciously, she was allowing the Shikon to radiate power in waves. He smiled at her, causing her to falter. It was all he needed. Moving swiftly, he grabbed a hold of her wrists and broke them. The snap of bones breaking echoed through the halls, followed by an agonized scream. With her wrist broken, he was able to flip her on her back, and straddle her waist. Using one hand to hold her injured wrists, he placed his other around her slender neck. Moving till he once again was inches away from her face he snarled at her.

"That was the final straw. Your family will be killed, their blood collected so you can smell it. This was your fault, I tried to be lenient, I tried to reason with you, but you wouldn't have it. I think you need a little discipline. And I know just how to do it." His lips pulled back into a lecherous grin, and her heart nearly stopped. His hand began to roam her body, his weight crushing her. She struggled against him till she was able to remove her leg from beneath him. Bringing her leg up she kicked him in the side, his ribs cracking. He hissed in rage and pain before his eyes bleed crimson. Picking her up he tossed her into the wall. Her head hit it with such force that it left a hole. Her ribs broke, she felt like she couldn't breath through the pain. Still enraged he approached her and once again picked her up. She was bleeding from a cut on the back of her head; her lip was split and bleeding also. This time he threw her onto her bed. The bed nearly buckled under the force that her body hitting it. She remained silent, refusing to cry out in pain. Her breath was ragged and shallow. Her eyes were narrowed in pain, and her body reverberated in a growl. He crawled on to her bed, his eyes a blood red. His face was eager in his lust. She was repulsed and angry, but she could barely move in her state. When his hand touched her, she called all her energy to purify the bastard. He recoiled from her like she was on fire, clutching his hand. Glaring at her he tended his nearly disintegrated limb. The room stunk of burnt flesh and blood.

He was no longer lusting for her, but wanted to make her pay for his lost limb. He produced a chain of energy, and lashed out at her from a safe distance. The chain tore into her, spilling more of her blood. The bed was coated in the sticky substance. Her body was wracked in pain, and her heart was struggling to beat when he finished. The Shikon's power flared to life inside of her. Her blood stopped flowing from her wounds and the pain subsided slightly. As she passed into unconsciousness, the boss stormed from the room, calling to his minions to dispose of her family.

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Two and a half months they had been searching for the Shikon No Tama, without luck. Every now and then Kurama and Hiei would feel it flare up in their mind, but it would be gone as soon as they were able to able to detect it. It was infuriating to say the least, but they couldn't do anything about it. That's why when the Shikon flared to life emitting its signal in a strong steady flow of power, the group jumped on the chance to track it. It didn't take Hiei long to figure out which way the power was pulling him in, and soon the group was on their way to a very remote area in Tokyo. The power never faded; in fact it increased in strength halfway through their journey. Following the signal, they were lead to dark forest; the place stunk of youkai and magic. Weaving their way carefully through the traps set in the forest they came to a castle. It wasn't your traditional castle in any way. This was an ancient Japanese castle, with Zen gardens, and koi ponds. The castle wasn't tall, but long. It's exterior had a powerful shield surrounding it and from where they hid in the shadows of the forest they could see youkai roaming the castle grounds. Reaching out they were able to sense that none of the youkai outside the castle were of any threat, but inside there were two very powerful youkai, and the Shikon jewel. Botan called a portal to pass through the shield.

The castle grounds erupted in fighting. The YuYu gang was able to kill the guards without difficulty. The guards were weaklings, the gang easily taking four or more on at a time. It was then that the doors to the castle opened and a gorilla youkai emerged surrounded by five high level youkai ranging from a horse youkai to a ram youkai. The gorilla glared at the group and signaled with his hand to attack the intruders. The five youkai flew into action, doing as their leader wished.

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I was ready for them. A bat youkai of black and red colors attacked me. His strength was minimal compared to my own. Bringing my katana to meet his claws, we began to fight. He attempted a roundhouse kick, but I blocked it with my hand. Frustrated, he threw punch after punch at me. Using my speed I dodged his attacks before launching into my own. I waited for him to turn to face me before I caught him with my sword. The sword pierced his throat, decapitating him. As his head separated from his body, blood flew from my sword in an arc, gleaming in the afternoon sun. Using his lifeless body to clean the blood from my sword, I turned to see how my companions were faring.

The fox was making quick work of the horse demon with his rose whip. Urameshi, calling his Shot gun attack, finished off the lizard that had attacked him. The large dolt, brandishing his sword finished the ram youkai with a jab to its gut. Botan however, was having great difficultly with the spider demon that was attacking her. Before I could go and help her, Kurama's Rose whip caught the creature a crossed it's back, effectively cutting it in two. With the final youkai's death, we turned to face the gorilla. He was seething and very pissed. It was then I noticed his missing arm from the elbow down. It was a new injury, and still bleeding. I was slightly curious as to who could have given him such an injury, but didn't dwell on it. I after all did have a mission to complete.

It was I who attacked the gorilla. He fought back with amazing strength despite his injury. It was after I attacked him that I realized that he wasn't the most powerful youkai in the castle. The guy had fast reflexes, though mine were faster. I was delivering a punch when the gorilla caught me off guard. He swung at me putting his massive weight behind it. I hadn't expected him to be so quick on the defense, and his fist connected with my jaw. The impact of his punch sent me to the ground. I got up in a flash, but Yusuke and Kurama had already begun to assault him. I was annoyed greatly by their interference; I had wanted to finish the insignificant youkai off on my own. Botan caught my arm before I could go into the fight once again. Turning to her I kept my face emotionless, despite my curiosity.

"Hiei, while he's distracted let's go search for the jewel. Tell Kurama what's going on." I nodded and sent the message to the fox.

"Fox, Botan is going searching for the jewel. Can you handle this?" Kurama glanced at me and nodded his head before returning his energy to the gorilla. Botan and I slipped by the demon, with Kuwabara following after us. Apparently, Botan had told him of her plan as well. The castle was a maze of doors, and shoji screens. It was richly furnished and lavishly decorated. The halls were made of expensive wood flooring, while delicate painting lined the walls. Every door was closed making the castle a long, endless hallway.

I could feel the pull of the Shikon strong in my mind. Leading the way down the lighted hallway I press closer to the room where the pull was strongest. I had to open several doors and turn down many other halls before coming to the one that pulsed with the power of the jewel. What disturbed me was along with the Shikon; the strong youkai I sensed earlier was inside this room. The stench of blood, burnt flesh, and pain invaded my nose. Normally I enjoyed these smells, but only when I was the one inflicting the damage. The door I stood before had cracks running deep in the wood. Touching the handle, the door broke and fell to the ground. The inside of the room was dark, the smells intensified with the loss of the door. My demonic eyes were able to pierce the darkness. The room was torn apart. The walls were split and cracked, unlike the rest of the castle. The floorboards were twisted and dipped, particularly in the corner. A bed lay directly in front of us, the youkai I sensed laid out on it.

We entered the room and surrounded the bed. Botan's gasp of shock and horror seemed to reflect what Kuwabara was thinking. The entire bed was stained in blood; on top of it laid a female Inu taiyoukai. Her wrists were badly broken, as were her ribs. Her lips were bleeding, and her heartbeat was faint even to my ears. Her breathing was shallow and far apart. She was clothed in a skimpy, blood stained, ripped dress. The fabric barely covered her beaten body. The Shikon No Tama was obviously with this girl. Despite her broken form, she was very beautiful. Her black tresses were matted with her own blood; her markings shimmered in the darkness of the room. Her body was tiny, but powerfully built.

Kuwabara reached down and touched her gently. He quickly withdrew his hand, and stared at the burn that covered it. It wasn't very bad, but I had the feeling that had I touched her my arm would have been completely gone. At the idiots touch a bright blue glow surrounded the girl's body. I attempted to get into her mind, but found strong magic keeping me out. Even unaware of our presence she was protecting herself. With her extensive injuries, I was surprised she was breathing, let alone protecting her self. The blue glow that had surrounded her emitted the scent of powerful magic.

Botan, not sure of what to do hesitantly reached out to the girl. The shield the girl put around herself stopped her hand. Something told me; many times this girl has survived by using that shield. Kuwabara and Botan were staring at one another, and then both turned to me. I just ignored them and turned away from the girl. In the door way Kurama, and Yusuke were standing staring at me. Kurama walked forward and took my place by the bed, Yusuke soon followed. The two cringed at the sight, and looked to the others.

We stood around the girl for at least twenty minutes; I was growing annoyed. I was tired of waiting; she just needed to wake the hell up. Numerous times I tried to coach her awake, but she had an even stronger block on her mind than the first time. The power of the Shikon was steadily growing as she slept. Her heartbeat was increasing in strength with every increase from the Shikon. After our long wait, the girl's heart was beating strongly, and her breathing was normal. I was surprised at first when her ribs began to heal with the speed they were, but slowly I just accepted it. Now she was nearly healed, but no one could really see her through her blue shield. As she healed the shield grew darker, till she was merely a silhouette in the mass of power. Botan squeaked as the girl's shield lit up the room. The girl lay on the bed completely unshielded and healed. Scooping her into my arms, Yusuke turned to Botan and motioned for her to open the portal to Koenma's office.

Well there you go! I was going to have the boss rape Kagome, but I thought she had already gone through enough for the time being. I hope you liked it, though I have to admit it was a pain in the ass to write from Hiei's point of view. Review and tell me what you think, I want to know! I'm not to sure about this fic and am debating whether or not to continue it. If I get enough reviews telling me to keep going I will, but it's up to you guys now.

Ciao!