Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Dark Hearts ❯ And so it Begins ( Chapter 1 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Chapter One

(Hiei)

Opening my eyes, I stared at the sky above me as my thoughts turned to the sister I had left behind in Ningenkai. I wish with all my heart that I could tell her that I, Hiei Jaganshi am her brother, but that would only put her in danger. I am a rogue and a thief, if my enemies found out that she was my sister she would most likely be dead before I could blink. She is the only one I have left, and I would never put her in danger like that. Even if lying to her causes her a little pain at least she will live. The only people who know that Yukina is my sister are Yusuke, Kurama, Botan, and Koenma, and I know that they can keep their mouths shut.

Here in the Makai I try to forget all of them, but they always invade my thoughts no matter what. Maybe it is time to go back to tell Yukina my last lie and rid my conscious of guilt. That is if a person like me can feel guilt.

(Yukina)

Breathing in deeply I inhaled the crisp winter air and savored it. It was beautiful out today. Snow covered everything in sight in a sparkling blanket of opalescent white. It was gorgeous out, with the sun glinting off the icicles that were hanging off the eaves of the house. Sitting next to Kuwabara on a stone bench, I sighed out my contentment. I was wearing a new kimono in a light pastel green and blue, while everyone around me was bundled up from head to toe. Out of the corner of my eye I saw something move and I turned quickly, but nothing was there.

"Something wrong Yukina?" Kuwabara asked drawing my attention back to him.

"No, I just thought I saw something. It was probably just my imagination." I smiled, but I couldn't shake the feeling that we were being watched.

"Aren't you excited about Christmas?" Keiko questioned.

"Oh yes! I've never celebrated Christmas before and it sounds like a lot of fun!" I exclaimed. I really could hardly wait to celebrate this Christmas. I wanted to know everything about it so that when I was reunited with my brother I could enjoy the holiday with him as well.

"I'll make sure it's the best Christmas you ever have," Kuwabara proclaimed. Laughing I smiled up at my protector, he was always doing his best to make my life wonderful. I sort of feel bad for him, because I knew I would never feel quite the way he did about me. It's not that I haven't tried, I have. I just think that he's not the one.

"Really Kuwabara, and whatcha gonna do, kiss her?" Yusuke demanded a smirk on his face. Blushing, I glanced off into the forest and saw a pretty bird of the purest white perched on a nearby branch.

"Look at that Kazuma!" I pointed so he could see what I was looking at, as I noticed that the branch above the bird had no snow on it like the other branches. It was almost as though someone had just leapt off of it, shaking the snow off of it.

"Weird, what's a bird like that doing here in the middle of winter," he replied slinging his arm around my shoulders, smiling I snuggled closer letting myself relax.

"What time is it Keiko?" I asked

"Um, eleven," Keiko replied after looking at her watch.

"Oh, no! I told Hikari I would meet her at the mall! I have to go!" I cried jumping up, and running for the aforementioned place.

(Reiko)

Sitting at the restaurant table I nervously glanced at my watch. It was eleven-thirty and Yukina still wasn't here. Something bad must have happened because she is always on time. They must have gotten her! I knew I shouldn't have befriended her, if she died I would never be able to forgive myself. Too many people have died just because they knew me; I'd have to stop seeing Yukina. I had to make them think that she meant nothing to me.

"Hikari!" Yukina called, looking up I saw her running towards me. Relief crashed through me like a tidal wave and I gave my friend a weak grin. She looked as happy and vibrant as ever, there was nothing to worry about, for now.

“I'm so sorry that I'm late, but I was talking with Kazuma, Yusuke and Keiko, and I completely lost track of time," she confessed as she slipped into the chair across from me.

“It's no problem,” I lied. “I was just looking at the menu, trying to figure out what I wanted to order.” I hated not telling Yukina the truth about who I was, why I was here, but some things are unavoidable. This was one of them.

“Oh! That's what I forgot!” Yukina exclaimed. “I'm having a Christmas party with Genkai at her house, and she was wondering if you wanted to come? It's a small thing, nothing too big. I know that you don't like big social events, but this would be fun!”

My heart skipped a beat. Yukina wanted me to spend Christmas with her? Me? No one ever wanted me around. Emotion choked my voice for a moment and I had to fight it. I desperately wanted to say yes, and have a nice normal Christmas with Yukina and her friends, but I couldn't put them in danger.

"I'm so sorry, but I can't!” I moaned in disappointment. “You have no idea how much I want to go, but I promised my mother a few months back that I would go and spend Christmas with her. Also my sister wants me to stay with her until she has he baby, which is in May. Can we get together when I come back? We can make it up then!” I pulled another whopper right off the top of my head.

"Oh, do they know whether or not it's a girl or boy?" Yukina exclaimed filled with the bright enthusiasm of the innocent. It tore my heart in two to know that I would never see her again. She had truly touched my life, and changed me.

"They don't know but they want a little girl." I said shame washing down on me as she glowed.

"Ok, well then would you like to help me shop?!" Yukina asked and I nodded. Rubbing the back of my neck I gently lifted up my necklace, which also served as a ward for my Jagan. Carefully I let my energy flow outward, making sure no one was watching us. There was someone, but I could feel that it wasn't one of them. It was someone else. Cautiously I touched their energy. It was blistering heat, patience and filled with pain.

“Of course,” I returned, as I dropped the necklace back into place and leaned back in my chair. This time tomorrow I would be halfway around the world.

Three hours later

Yukina now had gifts for everyone and was headed home to wrap them. I on the other hand, had bought nothing and was on my way to an empty and lonely house. I had so much to do. I had to figure out where I was going, how I was going to get there, how I was going to change my appearance, and what to do about Yukina.

How was I to get a hold of him? I had to tell him what I had found out, but I couldn't figure out how to get him. I needed him to find me, but I couldn't have the others discover me. I had no way to get to him without attracting them to me. Hell.

Through the fog of my thoughts I heard something behind. Forcing myself to breathe normally I casually stopped and stooped over to fix my shoe and look behind me. There was no one there. Warily I straightened and walked right into someone.

“Sorry sir, I should have been watching where I was walking," I muttered.

"You're right, you should watch where you walk," a deep voice drawled. Snapping my head up, I stared at the man; all my nightmares on the verge of coming true.

"No," I whispered, backing up a pace.

"Oh, yes," he affirmed. Before I could throw my energy at him to kill him; something slammed into the back of my head with enough force to crush a normal human's spine. Everything went black, and I knew all hope was lost.