Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Friends ❯ Sacrifice? ( Chapter 5 )

Friends- Chapter 5

Me: Okay; now Hiei is keeping me locked to him with handcuffs. So I'll just give him the summary to read to you. Standard disclaimers as always.

Hiei: Ahem!… Last chapter, Kiru started the ritual, but not before she revealed her scars and a few questions surrounding the ritual and her past. It ended with me awakening and her… I can't say it… too painful. (Tears well up in his eyes.)

Me: Oh for Pete's sake. It ended with Hiei being awakened and Kiru screaming out in pain.

Fan guys: NOOOOO!!! (Crying)

Hiei: NOOO!! Hey, wait a minute. You guys aren't allowed to say 'NOOO' for Kiru. Die! (Chasing them with me trailing behind.)

Me: Ahhh! Enjoy the next chapter!!!. (Being dragged away by Hiei.)

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Kiru's scream echoes throughout the room as Hiei jerks himself up in bed.

'Hiei!' both Mukuro and Kurama exclaim in happiness at his awakening.

Kiru has collapsed onto her knees and has her arms wrapped around her chest. Yusuke sees blood start to drip onto the floor beneath her. 'What the hell!?'

Hiei jumps to her side, ignoring his own wound, and grabs her shoulders.

What is going on? I thought the shrimp was the one who was hurt. Kuwabara thinks as he watches the scene unfold before him in shock.

'Stop!' Hiei yells, shaking her, his Jagan still open, 'You're killing yourself.' By now, the cloth that Kiru placed over his wound has fallen off, revealing that it is rapidly disappearing. 'STOP!'

Kiru looks up, pain apparent in both her delicate features and her now weak and shaky voice. 'I-I can't…' she stammers, coughing slightly, a thin trail of blood running down her chin, 'I-I'm not…strong enough…to break it…H- hiei.' She winces as a short round of coughs racks her slight, battered form.

Mukuro looks in shock at the amount of emotion showing on Hiei's panicked face. Could he.possibly.love her? NO. I can't believe that. She is just his friend. His partner. Yet still…

She sighs as she sees him cradle Kiru in his arms as if she were a child, trying to staunch the blood with his hand, a part of her wishing she were the one in his arms.

'Hiei...g-gomen,' she whispers, lifting her hand to caress his cheek, smiling weakly, 'I-I broke…your promise…Ai…shiteru,' her eyes drift closed, 'k- koi.' She can manage no more and lapses into unconsciousness in his arms, moaning weakly in pain, her Jagan still glowing, sapping what little strength that remains in her greatly weakened body.

'No.' Hiei whispers, bowing his head, holding her tightly to him, 'Kiru.' He watches as her blood begins to pool around them.

Kuwabara senses Kiru's energy drop drastically as Hiei's recovers. 'Hiei,' he says sympathetically, drawing Hiei's gaze, 'she's fading fast.' He looks away from Hiei's pained gaze, 'I can barely sense her energy.' Hiei looks towards Kiru as she gasps weakly in pain.

Yukina watches in horror as Kiru slumps even further into her brother's arms. 'Oniisan,' she asks, 'what is happening to Kiru-san?' I have a bad feeling about this.

Hiei looks up at his sister, 'She's killing herself, that's what.' He looks back down at Kiru. 'This ritual involves exploiting the connection between two people via the Jagan and absorbing the wounds into the caster's body.' He frowns as he looks back to Yukina. 'In other words, if she completes the spell, it's will be as if she was the one who was hurt and if I was the one unharmed.' K'so. I promised myself this would never happen.

Yukina gasps, knowing that because of Kiru's smaller physique that the blood loss from a wound of that extent would be even more fatal than it was to Hiei. 'No…' tears gems slowly litter the ground around her, 'isn't there anyway to stop the transfer?' Any more and she'll never survive.

He grits his teeth in anger. 'Not unless if I can break the connection between us.' He closes his eyes to search for the strand of energy he knows is connecting them together. He has almost found it when he feels a hand on his shoulder. He looks up to see Kurama. 'Nanda? Can't it wait until after I deal with this?' he snaps angrily at his best friend, fury and panic darkening his crimson eyes.

'I promised her,' Kurama sadly says, seeing the panicked look in Hiei's eyes, 'that I wouldn't let anyone stop her.' He bows his head. 'Not for anything.' He shakes his head, 'I'm sorry, but I can't allow you to interfere.' And I can't let her interfere, and take you away from me. Sorry Kiru, and thanks for bringing him back, but kitsunes always get what they want. And I want Hiei. The youko part of him forces him to act as such.

'Who cares!?' Yusuke yells, frustrated at the stupidity of the whole situation. He stalks up to Kurama and grabs a fistful of his shirt. 'You let Hiei do what he has to, to save her.' He looks Kurama straight in his shocked eyes, sensing the pull of the youko in him. 'We may have just met her, but it is certain that she means well. She saved his life, for Pete's sake!' He sets Kurama down as he sees the realization of Kiru's and the youko's actions break through his clouded mind.

'Yusuke,' Hiei says, grateful for his intervention. He looks at his friends.

Kurama nods at Hiei and steps back. 'Good luck,' he wishes, 'I won't interfere any longer.' You win, Kiru-You better come back and make him happy.

Mukuro comes forward to smile at her heir and hold Kurama's hand. 'Go get her, tiger.' I just want you to be happy. So get your lover and be happy- even if it's without me.

Yusuke steps forward and punches his shoulder lightly, 'Gee Hiei, I didn't know you were such a stud,' he grins at Hiei, support and confidence in his eyes, 'go get 'er, buddy. We're all behind you, but you gotta' believe in yourself to do it.' You can do it! I just know it.

'Yeah, shrimp,' Kuwabara says, coming forward to reassure the still tearing Yukina. 'You'd better get your ass in action.' He frowns, becoming serious, looking at Kiru sadly, 'She won't last much longer.' And the last thing we need is to have an angry Hiei on the loose.

'Yes,' Yukina says, speaking through her tears, 'save Kiru-san.' She looks at Kiru, seeing the uneven and shallow breaths she is taking. 'I'll help all I can once you break that connection.' Oniisan.

'Thank you,' Hiei says, marveling at the amount of support he was receiving. He turns his attention back to Kiru, determination coloring his features. Hang on Kiru. I'll save you. No matter what it takes.

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Me: That is the end of the next exciting installment of 'Friends.' Please continue to read and review. Thank you to those who have in the past.

Hiei: Oh Kiru, please don't die. I'll save you. (sobbing)

Me: Oh shut up! Do you want to keep ruining it for the fans?

Hiei: Oh sorry. Forget what I just said.

Me: Now, how about letting me out of this tower, huh? (Trapped in a Rapunzel like tower.)

Hiei: NEVER!!!