Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Hiei's Dare ❯ Hiei's Mistake and Yusuke's Sacrifice ( Chapter 18 )
Hiei goes out on his own to clear his head, but unbeknownst to him, danger looms ahead. And when the danger is over, Yusuke and Hiei confront each other with their pain and sacrifices.
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy / Drama / Supernatural / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.30.2004 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.3K | Visits: 347 | Status: Completed
Hiei's Dare
Chapter 18: Hiei's Mistake and Yusuke's Sacrifice
June 14, 2003
By CCD
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Hiei didn't go to Kurama's house; he had told Yusuke that so that he wouldn't be followed. Instead he decided to just walk, walk to wherever his feet were willing to take him. Although he appeared calm on the outside, on the inside he was a mess. Hiei couldn't describe the feelings welded up inside of him.
Hiei soon found himself in the park. He always seemed to come here, especially since it was where he slept before he had accepted the dare. He sat down under the tree he normally slept in and brought his knees to his chest.
Hiei thought about what had happened within a few short weeks that seemed to drag on. He had felt proud when he had accepted Kuwabara's dare. It was a chance for him to prove that he could do the things simple humans could do. It was nothing to him at the time, but what he didn't know at that time was that it would bring him nothing but misery.
Everything from unwanted emotions, to insulting teachers, and actually being human were thoughts constantly running through his mind. Thoughts that plagued his very soul with unanswered questions. He sat underneath the tree for a while until he heard something snap behind him.
He looked up only to see something quickly come at him. Hiei dogged it the best he could, but it was of no use. He winced in pain as he looked down at the four deep scratches on his chest. Quickly he looked up to see four demons there. They were smiling. Hiei heard another snap behind him, but before he could react he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck and fell to the ground unconscious.
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Yusuke shot up from bed; he knew something wasn't right. He looked down at the futon to see that Hiei wasn't there. After getting out of bed, he ran to his phone and called Kurama's cell phone number. He prayed that it was turned on and near Kurama.
"Hello," a sleepy voice came from the other end.
"Ok, I take it Hiei isn't with you," Yusuke said out of the blue.
A dead silence was shared between the two fighters.
"Yusuke, where is Hiei?" Kurama asked knowing he was not at the detective's home.
"He said he was going to your house and I trusted him to actually go there. He was in a bad mood and I wasn't in the mood to argue with him."
"Yusuke, we must find him. I have a feeling that Hiei is in trouble."
"I kinda figured that out."
"This is no time to be sarcastic, Yusuke. We must find him. I'll check this end of the city. You search your end and make sure you check the park. Hiei used to go there to sleep, we'll meet again in two hours at your apartment. If we haven't found him by then, we might have to enlist Koenma's aid."
"That's the last thing I want to do. I'll see you in two hours."
With that Yusuke ran out of his house, grateful that he had fallen asleep in his school uniform.
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The two hours were almost up and Yusuke still hadn't found Hiei. He was making his way back to his apartment when he saw the park in view. Remembering Kurama's warning, he ran as fast as he could towards it. After searching every nook and cranny of the park, he was about to give up when he heard laughter.
Yusuke sped off towards the laughter. He saw some low-level demons standing near a tree. They were talking loud on how they would cook and eat their prey. Yusuke couldn't see their so-called prey, but whoever it was, he wasn't going to let him or her be eaten by trash.
"Evening gentlemen, I hope you don't mind me stepping in on your dinner," Yusuke said as he came out from hiding.
They all turned their attention to him.
"Look brother, we have more food," one of the demons said.
"Yes, let's get him," another said.
They all nodded and started to charge at him. Yusuke smirked.
"Shotgun," he yelled as he brought a fist forward.
The demons fell to the floor.
"That was too easy. I feel better."
Yusuke began to walk over to the unconscious body. When Yusuke realized it was Hiei, he ran over to him and checked his vitals. Seeing that Hiei was still alive he picked him up and ran all the way back to his apartment.
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Hiei shot up out of bed and winced in pain. His chest and head hurt. He felt a hand place on his shoulder and turned to see Kurama and Yusuke.
"How are you feeling?" Kurama asked.
"I think you already know."
"You gave us both a scare last night Hiei. You know your not suppose…" Kurama started to say, but Hiei cut him off.
"I don't want to hear lecturing Kurama."
"Yes you do," Yusuke snapped.
Hiei and Kurama both looked at him.
"Do you realize that had I been in the park only a few minutes later that you would probably be dead? Do you realize how much you made Kurama and I worry with your little lying and disappearing act? Do you know how much trouble I would be in if you had died under my watch or how stupid you were to leave without me when you know you've lost you're powers?"
Yusuke had started to yell. He was mad and wanted Hiei to know that.
"Do you realize that had you had died, the sacrifices I've made for you wouldn't have mattered? Do you realize that I've even made sacrifices to let you stay here and be protected? Do you even realize that I hate Koenma right now because of what he is doing to us? And I do say us because I'm suffering too. Do you realize how sorry I am for doing that to you, betraying you and your trust? I honestly wonder if you do Hiei, cause you certainly don't act like it."
Kurama stared in a stunned silence, while Hiei turned away and clenched his blanket.
"You said you were going to start acting like a human to save yourself from suffering Hiei. I don't see it happening and I am not going to put up with your attitude any longer. I realize that your not happy, Hiei and…"
"You know nothing," Hiei said coldly.
Kurama and Yusuke looked at Hiei who was trembling and clenching his blanket.
"You don't know what I've gone through, what it's been like for me since that dare. You only see what you want to see and the obvious things, but you don't see everything. I don't want to be here, I don't want to complete this dare, and I don't want to become a human. I regret ever saying I would try. I was…" Hiei trailed off.
Kurama and Yusuke didn't know what to say. Neither one of them had ever seen Hiei like this. It was almost painful to watch him. Kurama turned to Yusuke.
"I don't think he's going to be too much trouble for the next couple of days. I'm going to leave now and I will call later this week to see how he is doing. If he's any trouble, call me and I'll talk to him."
With that Kurama left the room. To Yusuke, he seemed a little frustrated and angry. Yusuke turned his attention back to Hiei. He was still clenching the blanket but his trembling had stopped. Yusuke got up from his chair and sat on the edge of his bed.
"Hiei, Kurama and I are trying to make this easier, but if we don't know what's going on, then how in the heck are we going to do that?"
Hiei didn't say anything. Yusuke was starting to get angry again when he noticed something fall from Hiei's face. Hiei was crying. Yusuke got off the bed.
"Gets some rest Hiei. We'll talk some more in the morning."
With that he walked out of his bedroom and shut the door. He was glad that he had the couch to sleep on since Hiei was in his bed and Yusuke wanted to give him some time alone to calm down. He jumped on the couch and turned on the TV to watch some early morning Anime before he ended up falling asleep himself.
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