Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Cloaking Shadows ❯ Search for Clues ( Chapter 3 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

I winced as Yukina carefully removed another long thorn from my leg. Laying back on the bed, I dropped my head onto the pillow and closed my eyes. My hands clenched into fists as another thorn was pulled free. The thorns were about two inches long, and most of that length was buried in the flesh of my leg.

Yukina gently dabbed a wet cloth against the bleeding gashes after the last thorn was pulled out and began cleaning the wound. A soft sigh escaped my lips. Most of my youki had returned, and the numbness in my leg had faded as the thorns were removed. Now I could feel every one of the deep, stinging gashes.

"Kurama, you couldn't detect any indifference in his youki?" Hiei asked, his soft voice breaking into my thoughts.

I slowly opened my eyes to look up at him standing beside the bed. "No, everything was the same except for his attitude. He kept insulting me, calling me stupid. He felt wrong, but it was just a feeling, There wasn't anything about him that really shoulted that he wasn't you."

"Did he say anything that might tell us who he is?"

"Not really. He called me a traitor. He's powerful. His speed at least matched yours."

Yukina held her hand an inch above my leg and forced healing youki into the wounds. I shook my head slightly and murmured, "I didn't think I was going to survive."

"You wouldn't have if I hadn't shown up. His trap was efficient. It made you as helpless as he needed you to be."

"I know. I was careless."

Hiei raised an eyebrow in question. "Careless? You were trusting me."

I glanced at him, startled. Had he really just comforted me? Hiei looked away. "He knew what to use to get to you. He must have been watching us for a while to have known that it's not uncommon for me to appear in the tree beside your room. Yet neither of us detected his presence. He was powerful enough to cloak his youki completely."

I sat up once Yukina had moved away from the bed and glanced down at my leg. "He created a hybrid vine. I've never seen one with thorns that long."

Hiei turned to leave. "Wait, where are you going?"

He glanced back at me, frowning. "I'm going to try to find out where he was leading you."

"You said yourself that he was powerful. I'm going with you."

"Kurama, you can barely stand...."

I swung legs over the side of the bed and forced myself to my feet. The room spun for a moment as I nearly lost my balance. I clenched my jaw in determination and willed the dizzy feeling away until I could glare at Hiei.

"I'm not weak nor am I helpless."

Hiei turned. "Hn."

"Hiei, Kurama, please be careful," Yukina pleaded softly.

Hiei stiffened slightly. "Yes, Yukina," he said and was gone in a blur.
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I glared at the vine stretched across the ground. Hiei appeared beside me and held out his hand. Black flames engulfed the vine, burning it until nothing remained. He glanced at me..

"Can't leave room for accidents, can we?" he asked and walked away.

"Thanks," I murmured, watching Hiei scan the area with his jagan.
Hiei stopped beside a raised stone and knelt to examine it. He frowned and glanced back at me. "A portal. He was taking you back to Makai."

"How nice of him," I said, moving forward.

"He must have gone when he sensed me. Hn."

"We should tell Yusuke about this before we follow this trail," I suggested.

"You tell him. No one steals my idenity."

"Hiei, don't do anything foolish."

"Kurama, go."

I stepped back as the portal opened, and Hiei dispappeared within the mist. Shaking my head, I hurried to find Yusuke. The longer Hiei was alone, the better the chances of him being attacked.