Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Fire or Ice? ❯ Stubborn Woman ( Chapter 3 )

OK, so far, I only have one reviewer requesting either of the two characters for my oc. So, please remember that when you review, that you put in your opinion on that. OK? OK! Now, enjoy the chapter. Short, I know, sorry. And thanks to all the people out there who actually review this story, it really makes me feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside.

 

Later,

Robin

 

Chapter three

Stubborn Woman

 

It had taken Arc two days to finally return completely back to normal, as normal as a demon teenager could be anyway.

 

Archer looked down at the tattoo, and ran a finger over it, while whispering mom and dad.

 

“Arc, are you all right”, Yusuke asked, as he sat beside her on the stairs outside of Genkai's temple.

 

“Yeah, I'm fine.” She looked over at Yusuke, and knew what she had to say. She had wronged them, thinking that they had only used her, when they didn't. They weren't like everyone else.

 

“Yusuke?”

 

“Hm?”

 

“I'm... sorry, about what I said earlier. I know now that none of you would ever do that.”

 

“Don't worry about it”, he said with a grin. Just than, Kuwabara walked out, with Keiko by his side.

 

“How are you, Archer?”

 

“I'm fine, thanks Keiko. You can call me Arc if you like. I'm starting to like it now.”

 

“Sure”, she said with a smile, and than blushed as she saw Yusuke looking up her skirt.

 

She hit him hard on the head, sending him flying down the stairs.

 

Kuwabara burst out into laughter, and tears. Kurama and Hiei couldn't help but over hear, and decided to see what was going on.

 

When they saw Yusuke sprawled gracelessly on the ground, they could help but smirk. Well, Hiei smirked, Kurama smiled and hid his lips behind his hand as he laughed lightly.

 

Archer's mood changed as she thought about what her parents said. She had been thinking about it for the last two days, even while she was asleep. So, she decided to ask someone about it.

 

“Kurama”, the name felt weird on her tongue, after being so use to calling him Suuichi.

 

“Yes, Archer.”

 

“W-who's Ruri, of Makai”, she asked, not looking at him, but at the trees in front of her.

 

Kurama stiffened for a moment, as well as Hiei. He didn't answer her for awhile.

 

“Kurama?”

 

“She's a young, sadistic Lord of Makai. She hates men because of the women in her family. She grew up hating them, and torturing them. Both humans and demons.”

 

He paused for a moment, before continuing.

 

“She finally married a Lord when she about twelve, and than... killed him, and drank his blood. She started performing rituals with other female demons, which always had to do with torturing and killing men, and than she alone would drink their blood, thinking that she would take in their powers. I don't know if that's true but, others believe that it is.”

 

Arc sat there, dumbstruck. Her mouth was open, and her eyes wide. Kuwabara waved a hand in front of her face, and she snapped out of it.

 

“W-why does she want me, in particular?”

 

She had already told them everything about what happened in her mind, after Hiei was thrown out of it.

 

“I don't know. It might have to do with something with your mother and father both being very strong”, the redhead said, his eyes closed, and his back against the wall.

 

“Plus, she's got a thing for girls”, Yusuke butted in.

 

“Shut up Detective”, Hiei said, annoyed.

 

“Great, I've got a lesbian, man hating demon who wants me to be her partner. Guess that sucks for you guys”, she said as she stood up, and looked down at the now frowning Yusuke. (I've got nothing against lesbians, homosexuals, or bisexuals. Just thought you should know.)

 

“Damn, I didn't think about that”, he said.

 

“You don't listen, you fool”, Hiei said, a glare accompanying it.

 

Keiko hit him again, and he rubbed the back of his head. She turned on her heel and went back into the temple.

 

“Wait up, Keiko”, Yusuke called out as he ran after her.

 

Kuwabara walked inside also, leaving Kurama, Hiei, and Arc.

 

“I think I'll go for a walk”, she said, as she headed off towards the woods.

 

Hiei and Kurama looked after her, as she disappeared in the woods.

 

“I'll look after her”, Hiei announced before disappearing after her.

 

Kurama smirked, and than walked back into the temple.

 

 

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Arc came across a pond, and sat down underneath a tree, looking out at it.

 

Hiei was above her, in the tree, where else would he be? He looked down at her. She was thinking about something. But, he wasn't sure if he should see what she was thinking or not.

 

'I wander. What can I do with these powers of mine', she thought, as she raised her arm in the air and studied it.

 

She looked at the ice, and thought, 'Freeze over.'

 

It didn't work. She tried again, but still, nothing happened.

 

She stood up, and walked closer to the water. She tried again but, this time, she placed her foot on the water's surface, and a small island of ice rested beneath her foot. She did so again, placing her other foot in front of her. She kept on taking a step forward, until she was half way across the pond.

 

Hiei watched her, as she walked over the water. He was somewhat impressed by this little display of her powers.

 

Arc stopped, as she felt the presence of someone behind her. She looked back over her shoulder, and saw Hiei in the tree. But, as she did so, she fell back into the water.

 

Hiei smirked widely, and than disappeared into another tree. She swam back to shore, and pulled herself out of the cold water. She was shivering, and her teeth were chattering.

 

“Go back to the temple”, Hiei said, with slight amusement in his voice.

 

“No”, she called out stubbornly, not even looking back at him.

 

“Foolish woman”, he said before disappearing again.

 

“Ass”, she called out, as her mind was on other things.

 

She thought about the warmth of a blanket wrapped tightly around her, and just as soon as she thought about it, she could feel it. She was no longer cold as she stood up, but than felt something drop behind her. She looked back.

 

It was a blanket.