Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Hiei's Dare ❯ Helpless ( Chapter 24 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

By: CCD

Hiei's Dare

Chapter 24: Helpless

June 14, 2003

By CCD

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Yusuke was not in a good move when he and Hiei arrived back at the apartment. He was still pissed at the Spirit World for holding Hiei, when the ex-demon was trying doing better. As it was, Yusuke had no idea about how Hiei felt about the whole situation.

They walked into the apartment and immediately went to different rooms. Yusuke went to the living room while Hiei shut himself in the bedroom. Both wanted to sulk, destroy, and yell, but they were oblivious to the others feelings.

Yusuke saw the table in the sitting room. He stomped over to it and turned it over roughly. He then threw books at the wall. Hiei had been taken right under his watch and he had never felt so helpless. He was the Detective of the Spirit World and despite all of his power he had been helpless to save a companion and dare he say friend. Yusuke had also almost not been able to get him back. If he hadn't been bold enough and threaten the tiny ruler into speaking with his father, Hiei might have been a lost cause…

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Hiei sat in a corner. The past couple of hours had felt like years. He felt as if he had lost everything; his powers, his pride, and his spirit. Never before had he been bested in such a way. As much as he hated to admit it, Kuwabara was right. It was hard to be a human.

He clenched his fist. Even he had been fallen prey to being helpless and looking completely hopeless. Hiei jerked at the sounds coming from the next room over. The detective was probably furious with him and was taking it out on some intimate object. They had not spoken a word on the way home and for Hiei it was mostly out of fear.

Yusuke had told him to unlock the door and come out of the room. If he had only complied with what the detective had asked of him, he wouldn't have been carted to Spirit World like a prize by those arrogant tools. It would have saved a lot of time and energy on both parties' parts.

Hiei pulled his legs up under his chin. He had never felt this way before. He was scared, lonely, and felt totally hopeless for the first time in his life. Things were not going to be easy for him for a while and he couldn't play by his own rules anymore.

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Yusuke sat in the dark room surrounded by the mess he had made. He ignored the phone; too lost in his thoughts to care. In truth, he was worried about Hiei. The detective held onto the fleeting hope that Hiei wouldn't shut him and the rest of the world out. Yusuke knew that Hiei was on a downward spiral and no one knew how to bring him back up again.

What could be done to prevent such a thing from happening again? How could they become stronger? What steps did they need to take?

These questions flew through Yusuke's mind. He was lost and Hiei was even worse off than he was. Yusuke stood up and started to clean up the mess he made and continued to think on the problems that had now presented themselves.

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Hiei didn't know how long he had sat there. The room had gotten progressively darker as the sun faded ending the day. The ex-demon had come to the conclusion that he would have to complete the dare and suffer the ways humans suffered for a while longer. His sword skills and his knowledge wouldn't help him in this world. He had survived this far on instinct and his demonic abilities, but they were not available to him at this point.

He was going to have to grit his teeth and ask the detective for help. Up until this point, it had been beneath him to rely on others. Hiei had been alone for most of his life and so it made since for him to rely on his own strength. Now he had no other choice.

Hiei stood and walked out to the living room, just as Yusuke did. They glanced at each other and turned away. Neither one knew what to say to the other. It was an awkward situation. They didn't move from the spot where they stared at each other.

“Hey, Hiei, how are you feeling?” Yusuke asked hoping to break the ice.

“Fine,” Hiei replied quietly.

Yusuke was taken back. Hiei had said `fine' instead of something like, `it's none of your business.' After all that's happened, he'd be the last person Hiei would ever admit that to him.

“Ok, who are you and where did Hiei go?”

Hiei started to laugh. Yusuke was even more puzzled by this, seeing that he had only seen him laugh once and it was after an extremely stressful event. It was even more out of character than usual.

“Now, I'm really worried.”

“Don't be,” Hiei said in-between laughing.

It continued for a minute before Hiei had regained his composure. Hiei look Yusuke straight in the eye before explaining.

“I have never laughed so hard before in my life.”

“I never would have guessed.” Yusuke said sarcastically.

“Detective, I have always survived on my own strength, and up until today I've had complete and utter faith in all of my abilities. I never realized just how much I depended on my skills until the attack today.”

“Hiei get to the point.”

“As much as I hate to admit it, you were right detective”

“Ok, now I know you're not Hiei.”

“I said I was going to play by your rules detective. I can't rely on my skills anymore, and as much as I don't like it, I'll have to rely on yours. Just don't tell Kuwabara.”

Yusuke smiled.

“Ok, I won't.”

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