Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Fighting Darkness ❯ Surprises ( Chapter 5 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Author's Note: Sorry about taking so long with this chapter. I've been busy with school and gettingr eady for graduation...YEAH! of 2004!!! Anyway, updates should be regular from now on. Thanks to everyone who's been following this story! Keep the reviews coming!
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Hiei lowered the bottle and slowly turned it upside down. He watched, bored, as the liquid spilled onto the ground. Dropping the bottle, he met the demon's gaze and smirked.

"I don't need some potion to make me strong, you weakling. Yes, I desired power before, but no power is worth servitude."

The demon stiffened, anger rising in torrents around him. He lunged at Hiei, and Hiei quickly leapt to the side. He swung his sword only to have the blow blocked by a violet skinned arm. Hiei distanced himself from the newly transformed demon. Unleashed power washed over Hiei in waves.

"You will regret your decision, little fire demon," the demon rasped, sharp claws twitching in anticipation of the coming kill.

Hiei rolled his eyes as he brought his sword up. He may have been outed, but he was not going down without a fight.

The demon roared in frustration and leapt at Hiei. Hiei dodged once more, eyes narrowed in concentration as he tracked each movement, attempting to guess the demon's attacks before the blows were dealt.

What Hiei lacked in power compared to his opponent was made up in skill. The demon had obviously been a lower ed one before drinking the potion. The demon didn't have the fighting experience to put his powers to full use.

Hiei flitted to the side and slammed his fist into the demon's head. The demon stumbled and whirled to face Hiei. Hiei struck out with his sword, aiming to impale the demon's heart.

The demon howled in fury as the blade sunk in. Hiei jerked free and landed on his feet a few spaces from the dying demon. He shook his head and glanced to the right.

He had been followed which meant the mansion's location was known to his enemies.

Hiei walked over to the demon and stared down at it as the demon drew in shuddering breaths.

"Answer my questions, and I'll end your pain. It will take several minutes for that second heart of yours to cease to beat. I can end your misery as soon as you tell me who sent you to kill me."

Blood dribbled out the demon's mouth, choking the demon. Hiei pressed the blade of his sword to the demon's throat.

"Tell me."

Suddenly a blast of energy slammed into Hiei from behind. Hiei skidded across the ground, landing hard on his back. He lay back in a daze, eyes easily finding the second demon that had separated from the darkness. His eyes widened in shock.

"You...!" he exclaimed seconds before another blast slammed into him.

Youko stared up at the stars, his hands tucked under his head as he lay on the ground. He had been trying unsuccessfully for the past three hours to track Hiei's presence. He was being blocked, and it wasn't from Hiei.

He glanced towards the mansion, knowing that Kurama was pacing anxiously inside his room. Kurama and the others were too worried to notice the darkness closing in on them. Youko had felt it the moment they arrived in Makai. He hadn't told Kurama because there was nothing he could do.

Instead, he had opted to enclose the mansion in hidden traps. His plants were stronger than Kurama's, and three times as deadly. It was a matter of waiting now for the darkness to make its move.

He sat up and slowly stood. The darkness was coming at a much quicker pace. He could feel the tension rising around him. Something had definitely triggered an attack.

"What is it?" came a soft voice from behind him.

Youko turned to find Kurama striding towards him. Yusuke was not far behind. They stopped beside him, silent as they studied the power increasing around the island.

"So this is what drew you out here. Can you tell what it is?" Kurama asked softly.

"No, something is blocking all identifying yoki," Youko replied.

"It's coming for us," Yusuke said, tensing slightly.

"Yes. I fear Hiei may have been....." Youko trailed off, not wanting to put words to his fears.

"Hiei's not dead," Kurama whispered, shaking his head as he drew a rose from his hair.

"Of course not," Youko replied with more confidence than he felt as he closed his hand around a grass blade, growing it out into a sword.

"I was beginning to think Hiei would get all the fun," Yusuke said, smirking.

"Hey, what's that feeling?" Kuwabara called, stumbling out of the mansion, his eyes wide at the intense power he was sensing.

"I would bet that it's the demon that wants us dead," Yusuke replied, rolling his eyes.

"That power..."

"Stop drooling, you big idiot. You're making us look bad," Yusuke snapped.

Kuwabara shut up. Kurama would have found the humor in the situation had they not been about to fight for their lives against several powerful demons.

Kurama snapped his rose into a whip and assumed a fighting stance as the shadows around them began to move. So it was starting? Fine, then. His eyes narrowed and his grip tightened on the whip.

"Let's finish these demons quickly. Hiei may be having more fun than us," Yusuke murmured as the first of seven demons appeared.

Kurama swung his whip, catching the demon around the chest. Kuwabara let out a roar as he charged another demon with his spirit sword.

Youko smirked and stepped back slightly as three demons advanced on him. The ground trembled and, with a little energy from Youko, hundreds of thick roots wrapped around the demons. Youko slowly drew a quarter sized seed from his hair and extended his palm towards the struggling demons.

Yusuke fired his spirit gun and turned at the sharp screams. He winced as limbs were ripped from the demons and slowly devoured by the enormous purple plant growing out of Youko's hand.

He felt his stomach tighten at the gory sight. Kurama was going to have to talk to his other half about his killing techinques.

"Man, that's just twisted," he muttered, turning away.

Kurama ripped his whip free of the motionless demon and glanced back at Youko. Youko's golden eyes gleamed as the plant slowly shifted back into a seed.

"Was all of that required?" Kurama asked, not really bothered by the bloody sight. He was more interested than anything.

Had he really been that blood thirsty and merciless as Youko?

"Yes," Youko replied, answering both his spoken and unspoken question.
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Author's Note: By the way, surely no one thought my Hiei would turn evil? Not going to happen!!!! (at least not in this story )