Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Altered Reflections ❯ Chapter 2: Switched ( Chapter 2 )
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By: Buffybot76 
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.25.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.1K | Visits: 368 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.25.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.1K | Visits: 368 | Status: Work In Progress
Title: Altered Reflection
Author: Rose
Email: buffybot76@hotmail.com
Classification: AU; action/adventure/romance
Parings: Hiei/Keiko
Summary: Hiei gets caught in a portal that switches him with his double from an alternate universe. There he finds that nobody is as he remembers. There is a Kurama-ish Kuwabara (ie: he isn't a klutz and is very popular with the ladies), Botan is the princess of Renkai while Koenma (in his teenage form) is a ferry boy desperately in love with her! Yusuke has a picture perfect family and is dating Yukina. And that's just the beginning!
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters, they belong to their creator
Spoilers: None
Distribution: FanFiction.Net. MediaMiner.com. If anyone else wants it, just email me and ask.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Author's Note: Since I have no idea how Youko Kurama acts, cause I've only seen him briefly in one episode, I'm going to portray him in the mirror realm as having the looks of Youko Kurama and a hint of Suuichi Minamino's mannerisms. But he's still full fox demon. Thanks.
Author's Note 2: Okay, so you won't be confused, just keep in mind that the Mirror Realm's Hiei is now in the Natural Realm and vice versa. I'm not gonna use any labels on them, so please keep this in mind so as not to get confused later. If and when they eventually return to their correct realms, I'll let you know.
Chapter 2: Switched
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Mirror Realm
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Hiei felt a warmth surround him as the bolt of light struck his body, a bright blue glow enveloping him. There was a sharp pulling sensation, but oddly enough, there was no pain. There was a brief floating sensation followed immediately by a plummeting one, and then....nothing. Surprised, Hiei opened his eyes slightly. Something was moving beneath him.
Glancing down, he was greeted with the sight of a distinctly feminine body pressed against him. Sienna-colored hair hung down as she knelt beneath the cover of his body, creating a curtain that obscured her facial features. Where had she come from? What had happened with the energy bursts? What of the portal? The last thought brought Hiei to his senses and he abruptly stood, grasping the female by the shoulders and hoisted her up with him. He watched as the female's head snapped up to glance around, taking in the lack of danger, obviously quite confused.
He too was puzzled as to what had just happened. One minute he was fighting against ant-like demons along side Yusuke, Kurama and the idiot. The next there had erupted some sort of strange portal which had trapped them under an impenetrable dome sheild. The portal had shot out electrical bolts of energy at them, one of which seemed to inexplicably hone in on him. The next thing he knew the portal had disappeared and there was a strange female cowering beneath the protection of his own body.
"Hiei..."
Hiei tensed when the soft voice spoke his name. It seemed the female wasn't as unfamiliar as he had thought. Yusuke's mate? But what was she doing here? And why had she been on the ground beneath him? She had not been present during the fight nor when the portal opened.
He was still pondering the numerous questions in his mind, but was taken by surprise when the now identified Keiko turned and, seeing him behind her and unharmed, practically leapt into his arms!
*~*~*~*~*~*
Natural Realm
*~*~*~*~*~*
First came warmth, then a blue glow. There was a sense of floating, then falling, and then.....She was gone! Hiei's eyes snapped open as the lack of a warm body beneath him registered in his mind. Keiko was gone. His gaze quickly swept over the area of the clearing, not seeing any sign of her. Where the hell was she? He did see Yusuke coming toward him, a worried look in his eyes. He opened his mouth as if to say something, perhaps to ask if Hiei was alright, but the fire demon cut him off with an abrupt question.
"Where is she?!?"
Yusuke blinked. "Wha...who? What do you mean "where is she?" Hiei, are you alright?"
"No you nitwit, I am not alright! Where is Keiko!?"
Yusuke's face had a look of bewielderment before it quickly turned to annoyance. "What the hell are you talking about, Hiei? Keiko's where she's supposed to be. Safe at home."
In the usuall blur of blackness, Hiei zipped over to grab Yusuke by the collar of his green uniform and shook him as he growled. "Have you gone insane, Urameshi? She doesn't need to be safe *there*, she is safer by my side. After all, she *is* my mate."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Mirror Realm
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Hiei stiffened as two slender, yet surprisingly strong arms wound thier way around his neck and pulled him into an intimate embrace. His eyes widened even more when he felt the girl actually nuzzle him as she buried her face deeper into the crook of his neck. What the hell does she think she's doing? he thought. Hiei was in such a state of shock that it didn't register in his mind to push her away, instead he simply stood there, arms hanging limply to his sides as the girl began to babble incoherantly against him. Something about the portal and being scared she had lost him.
She lose him? Was she mad?
Looking up from the hysterical female, Hiei scanned the clearing for a sign of the others. Perhaps Urameshi could make some sense of his woman's nonsense. What he saw made his eyes widen in shock even more.
"Youko?"
There, approaching him alongside Yusuke, was none other than Youko Kurama in all his kitsune youkai glory. The silvery strands of his hair cascaded down his back, ending somewhere around his hips. The elegant tail curled around him, delicate fox ears perched atop his head. He was just as Hiei remembered. But how? When had this happened? Did it have something to do with the....portal? The firm tug of Keiko's hand on his arm brought Hiei's gaze back to meet her's. She had released the death grip she had on him, albeit slightly, so that she could pull back to look up at him. It was then that he noticed her eyes. They were an exotic lilac color. That was definitely *not* what they should have been. If he recalled correctly, the human's eyes should have been a simple brown, not this attractive hue.
Attractive? Now where had that thought come from?
It was at that moment that Yusuke and Kurama reached thier friends, who were still wrapped in a one-sided embrace. Hiei prepared himself for the outburst of jealousy he was sure would be directed at him from Yusuke, but was shocked yet again when the Renkai Tentai only asked about thier safety.
"Hiei...Keiko, are you two alright? Yusuke asked in a concerned voice, not a hint of anger or suspicion anywhere to be heard.
"Yes, you took the brunt of the attack Hiei, but it could have very well affected both of you." Youko Kurama stated smoothly in the voice Hiei had often heard come from Suuichi Minamino's lips.
So, it is only his appearance that is different. The human side remains intact it seems, Hiei thought. Something strange was going on here and Hiei was determined to figure it out. Grasping the suddenly glingy Keiko by the shoulders, the fire demon shoved her away. Not as roughly as he could have, but enough to point out that he would not tolerate her touching him again.
"Hiei?" The hurt tone in Keiko's voice disturbed him for some odd reason. Now why would it matter to him if he hurt her? he wondered.
Instead of pondering that thought, Hiei looked at Yusuke. "Mind explaining to me what the hell is going on, Yusuke?"
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Natural Realm
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"WHAT?!?!?!?" Yusuke's exclamation was so loud that it had both Hiei and Kurama wincing from the damage to thier sensitve hearing. With bulging eyes and gaping mouth, Yusuke Urameshi could only stare at the frantic fire demon in front of him.
Kuwabara, who had been standing to the side of the others decided to speak up just then. "Hey shorty!! Don't you even go thinkin' of trying to steal Urameshi's girl!!"
Hiei turned to the speaker with a glare on his face, which promptly melted into a look of surprise. "Kazuma? What are you doing here? Didn't Botan send you on another assignment?"
"Huh?" Kuwabara said, a look of dumbfounded confusion.
Hiei then turned to Kurama. "And just who is the other red headed human? Where's Kurama?"
Yusuke felt Hiei's grip on his shirt loosen and so wrenched himself free, and backed away a few steps. "What the heck are you talking about Hiei. That *is* Kurama!" He exclaimed as he pointed toward a now very worried kitsune.
"Yes, Hiei. I am Kurama. Have you injured yourself in some way that you would not recognize me?" Kurama spoke in his normally gentle tone, hoping to sooth the obviously aggitated fire apparition.
"I think that lightening fried his brains or something. He's acting all freaky." Kuwabara muttered.
"I'm completely fine! I just want to know what is going on here!! Hiei exploded, glaring at the three people before him. Two of which he had considered friends of a sort, and one who claimed to be an old friend, which by the looks of him he obviously wasn't.
Yusuke felt the tinge of annoyance beginning to grow. "Well, Hiei....I don't know what to tell you! There's nothing going on here! I hate to say it, but *you're* the one who's acting all wierd! And all this about Keiko being your *mate*? What's up with that?!"
Growling in frustration, the black haired demon decided that speaking to these three was getting him nowhere. Spinning on his heel, he stalked off leaving the three looking after him in amazement. He had to find Keiko, he thought. She would know what was going on. She never lied to him. A hand on his arm halted him, however.
"Hey! Wait just a minute, Hiei. I'm not through talking to you yet!" Yusuke demanded, pulling back and attempting to turn the fire demon to face him.
Spinning about with his incredible speed, Hiei thrust out a hand charged with spirit energy. "GET OFF ME!" With a surprised grunt, Yusuke was sent flying backward across the clearing to land in a heap at Kurama and Kuwabara's feet. By the time they looked back toward Hiei, he was gone.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Mirror Realm
*~*~*~*~*~*
"What do you mean, Hiei? I'm not getting you. What do you think is going on?" Yusuke asked, a comical look of confusion on his face as he failed to comprehend what Hiei was asking of him.
Hiei looked suspiciously at the three people around him. One who he had known for a long time, yet he was somehow different now. One he had come to respect, and the other he had not really acknowleged enough to get acquainted with. Settling his gaze back on Keiko, he noticed she was still looking at him with that crushed expression in her eyes. Why was she looking at him like that? He felt something, a slight tugging sensation in his chest and he quickly diverted his eyes away from her. That's when he realized something....or rather, *someone* was missing.
"Where is the baka?" Hiei asked as he suddenly comprehended the lack of Kuwabara.
He was beginning to become agitated. Something weird was going on and he seemed to be the only one noticing it. Of course, the fact that the something weird had somehow affected them could possibly be the explanation. The light touch to his face startled him at first and he jumped slightly. But then a soothing sensation crept into him from the touch that caused his entire body to relax. He felt calmed, almost peaceful. His eyes began to droop slightly and he leaned into the hand that was softly caressing his cheek. Then he jerked back to himself and stepped away quickly to see that it was Keiko who had been touching him. But...but that wasn't possible! She couldn't possibly have had that affect on me! The only one able to do that would have to be....
"My mate?!" Hiei exclaimed, eyes widening in such astonishment as he was hit full force with the revelation.
Keiko smiled brightly and her lilac eyes glowed a bit in happiness. "Yes, Hiei. It's me, Keiko...your mate." She made to take a step toward him, but suddenly found that he wasn't there. "HIEI!!!!"
Already a few miles away, Hiei had but one thought on his mind. "I have to get to the Reikai. Koenma must know what has happened!"
*~*~*~*~*
TBC....
Author: Rose
Email: buffybot76@hotmail.com
Classification: AU; action/adventure/romance
Parings: Hiei/Keiko
Summary: Hiei gets caught in a portal that switches him with his double from an alternate universe. There he finds that nobody is as he remembers. There is a Kurama-ish Kuwabara (ie: he isn't a klutz and is very popular with the ladies), Botan is the princess of Renkai while Koenma (in his teenage form) is a ferry boy desperately in love with her! Yusuke has a picture perfect family and is dating Yukina. And that's just the beginning!
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters, they belong to their creator
Spoilers: None
Distribution: FanFiction.Net. MediaMiner.com. If anyone else wants it, just email me and ask.
Feedback: Yes, please.
Author's Note: Since I have no idea how Youko Kurama acts, cause I've only seen him briefly in one episode, I'm going to portray him in the mirror realm as having the looks of Youko Kurama and a hint of Suuichi Minamino's mannerisms. But he's still full fox demon. Thanks.
Author's Note 2: Okay, so you won't be confused, just keep in mind that the Mirror Realm's Hiei is now in the Natural Realm and vice versa. I'm not gonna use any labels on them, so please keep this in mind so as not to get confused later. If and when they eventually return to their correct realms, I'll let you know.
Chapter 2: Switched
*~*~*~*~*~*
Mirror Realm
*~*~*~*~*~*
Hiei felt a warmth surround him as the bolt of light struck his body, a bright blue glow enveloping him. There was a sharp pulling sensation, but oddly enough, there was no pain. There was a brief floating sensation followed immediately by a plummeting one, and then....nothing. Surprised, Hiei opened his eyes slightly. Something was moving beneath him.
Glancing down, he was greeted with the sight of a distinctly feminine body pressed against him. Sienna-colored hair hung down as she knelt beneath the cover of his body, creating a curtain that obscured her facial features. Where had she come from? What had happened with the energy bursts? What of the portal? The last thought brought Hiei to his senses and he abruptly stood, grasping the female by the shoulders and hoisted her up with him. He watched as the female's head snapped up to glance around, taking in the lack of danger, obviously quite confused.
He too was puzzled as to what had just happened. One minute he was fighting against ant-like demons along side Yusuke, Kurama and the idiot. The next there had erupted some sort of strange portal which had trapped them under an impenetrable dome sheild. The portal had shot out electrical bolts of energy at them, one of which seemed to inexplicably hone in on him. The next thing he knew the portal had disappeared and there was a strange female cowering beneath the protection of his own body.
"Hiei..."
Hiei tensed when the soft voice spoke his name. It seemed the female wasn't as unfamiliar as he had thought. Yusuke's mate? But what was she doing here? And why had she been on the ground beneath him? She had not been present during the fight nor when the portal opened.
He was still pondering the numerous questions in his mind, but was taken by surprise when the now identified Keiko turned and, seeing him behind her and unharmed, practically leapt into his arms!
*~*~*~*~*~*
Natural Realm
*~*~*~*~*~*
First came warmth, then a blue glow. There was a sense of floating, then falling, and then.....She was gone! Hiei's eyes snapped open as the lack of a warm body beneath him registered in his mind. Keiko was gone. His gaze quickly swept over the area of the clearing, not seeing any sign of her. Where the hell was she? He did see Yusuke coming toward him, a worried look in his eyes. He opened his mouth as if to say something, perhaps to ask if Hiei was alright, but the fire demon cut him off with an abrupt question.
"Where is she?!?"
Yusuke blinked. "Wha...who? What do you mean "where is she?" Hiei, are you alright?"
"No you nitwit, I am not alright! Where is Keiko!?"
Yusuke's face had a look of bewielderment before it quickly turned to annoyance. "What the hell are you talking about, Hiei? Keiko's where she's supposed to be. Safe at home."
In the usuall blur of blackness, Hiei zipped over to grab Yusuke by the collar of his green uniform and shook him as he growled. "Have you gone insane, Urameshi? She doesn't need to be safe *there*, she is safer by my side. After all, she *is* my mate."
*~*~*~*~*~*
Mirror Realm
*~*~*~*~*~*
Hiei stiffened as two slender, yet surprisingly strong arms wound thier way around his neck and pulled him into an intimate embrace. His eyes widened even more when he felt the girl actually nuzzle him as she buried her face deeper into the crook of his neck. What the hell does she think she's doing? he thought. Hiei was in such a state of shock that it didn't register in his mind to push her away, instead he simply stood there, arms hanging limply to his sides as the girl began to babble incoherantly against him. Something about the portal and being scared she had lost him.
She lose him? Was she mad?
Looking up from the hysterical female, Hiei scanned the clearing for a sign of the others. Perhaps Urameshi could make some sense of his woman's nonsense. What he saw made his eyes widen in shock even more.
"Youko?"
There, approaching him alongside Yusuke, was none other than Youko Kurama in all his kitsune youkai glory. The silvery strands of his hair cascaded down his back, ending somewhere around his hips. The elegant tail curled around him, delicate fox ears perched atop his head. He was just as Hiei remembered. But how? When had this happened? Did it have something to do with the....portal? The firm tug of Keiko's hand on his arm brought Hiei's gaze back to meet her's. She had released the death grip she had on him, albeit slightly, so that she could pull back to look up at him. It was then that he noticed her eyes. They were an exotic lilac color. That was definitely *not* what they should have been. If he recalled correctly, the human's eyes should have been a simple brown, not this attractive hue.
Attractive? Now where had that thought come from?
It was at that moment that Yusuke and Kurama reached thier friends, who were still wrapped in a one-sided embrace. Hiei prepared himself for the outburst of jealousy he was sure would be directed at him from Yusuke, but was shocked yet again when the Renkai Tentai only asked about thier safety.
"Hiei...Keiko, are you two alright? Yusuke asked in a concerned voice, not a hint of anger or suspicion anywhere to be heard.
"Yes, you took the brunt of the attack Hiei, but it could have very well affected both of you." Youko Kurama stated smoothly in the voice Hiei had often heard come from Suuichi Minamino's lips.
So, it is only his appearance that is different. The human side remains intact it seems, Hiei thought. Something strange was going on here and Hiei was determined to figure it out. Grasping the suddenly glingy Keiko by the shoulders, the fire demon shoved her away. Not as roughly as he could have, but enough to point out that he would not tolerate her touching him again.
"Hiei?" The hurt tone in Keiko's voice disturbed him for some odd reason. Now why would it matter to him if he hurt her? he wondered.
Instead of pondering that thought, Hiei looked at Yusuke. "Mind explaining to me what the hell is going on, Yusuke?"
*~*~*~*~*~*
Natural Realm
*~*~*~*~*~*
"WHAT?!?!?!?" Yusuke's exclamation was so loud that it had both Hiei and Kurama wincing from the damage to thier sensitve hearing. With bulging eyes and gaping mouth, Yusuke Urameshi could only stare at the frantic fire demon in front of him.
Kuwabara, who had been standing to the side of the others decided to speak up just then. "Hey shorty!! Don't you even go thinkin' of trying to steal Urameshi's girl!!"
Hiei turned to the speaker with a glare on his face, which promptly melted into a look of surprise. "Kazuma? What are you doing here? Didn't Botan send you on another assignment?"
"Huh?" Kuwabara said, a look of dumbfounded confusion.
Hiei then turned to Kurama. "And just who is the other red headed human? Where's Kurama?"
Yusuke felt Hiei's grip on his shirt loosen and so wrenched himself free, and backed away a few steps. "What the heck are you talking about Hiei. That *is* Kurama!" He exclaimed as he pointed toward a now very worried kitsune.
"Yes, Hiei. I am Kurama. Have you injured yourself in some way that you would not recognize me?" Kurama spoke in his normally gentle tone, hoping to sooth the obviously aggitated fire apparition.
"I think that lightening fried his brains or something. He's acting all freaky." Kuwabara muttered.
"I'm completely fine! I just want to know what is going on here!! Hiei exploded, glaring at the three people before him. Two of which he had considered friends of a sort, and one who claimed to be an old friend, which by the looks of him he obviously wasn't.
Yusuke felt the tinge of annoyance beginning to grow. "Well, Hiei....I don't know what to tell you! There's nothing going on here! I hate to say it, but *you're* the one who's acting all wierd! And all this about Keiko being your *mate*? What's up with that?!"
Growling in frustration, the black haired demon decided that speaking to these three was getting him nowhere. Spinning on his heel, he stalked off leaving the three looking after him in amazement. He had to find Keiko, he thought. She would know what was going on. She never lied to him. A hand on his arm halted him, however.
"Hey! Wait just a minute, Hiei. I'm not through talking to you yet!" Yusuke demanded, pulling back and attempting to turn the fire demon to face him.
Spinning about with his incredible speed, Hiei thrust out a hand charged with spirit energy. "GET OFF ME!" With a surprised grunt, Yusuke was sent flying backward across the clearing to land in a heap at Kurama and Kuwabara's feet. By the time they looked back toward Hiei, he was gone.
*~*~*~*~*~*
Mirror Realm
*~*~*~*~*~*
"What do you mean, Hiei? I'm not getting you. What do you think is going on?" Yusuke asked, a comical look of confusion on his face as he failed to comprehend what Hiei was asking of him.
Hiei looked suspiciously at the three people around him. One who he had known for a long time, yet he was somehow different now. One he had come to respect, and the other he had not really acknowleged enough to get acquainted with. Settling his gaze back on Keiko, he noticed she was still looking at him with that crushed expression in her eyes. Why was she looking at him like that? He felt something, a slight tugging sensation in his chest and he quickly diverted his eyes away from her. That's when he realized something....or rather, *someone* was missing.
"Where is the baka?" Hiei asked as he suddenly comprehended the lack of Kuwabara.
He was beginning to become agitated. Something weird was going on and he seemed to be the only one noticing it. Of course, the fact that the something weird had somehow affected them could possibly be the explanation. The light touch to his face startled him at first and he jumped slightly. But then a soothing sensation crept into him from the touch that caused his entire body to relax. He felt calmed, almost peaceful. His eyes began to droop slightly and he leaned into the hand that was softly caressing his cheek. Then he jerked back to himself and stepped away quickly to see that it was Keiko who had been touching him. But...but that wasn't possible! She couldn't possibly have had that affect on me! The only one able to do that would have to be....
"My mate?!" Hiei exclaimed, eyes widening in such astonishment as he was hit full force with the revelation.
Keiko smiled brightly and her lilac eyes glowed a bit in happiness. "Yes, Hiei. It's me, Keiko...your mate." She made to take a step toward him, but suddenly found that he wasn't there. "HIEI!!!!"
Already a few miles away, Hiei had but one thought on his mind. "I have to get to the Reikai. Koenma must know what has happened!"
*~*~*~*~*
TBC....