Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Hiei's Love ❯ The Fight ( Chapter 4 )

Hiei's Love: Chapter 4

Well anyway, last chapter Zaylana challenged Hiei to a sword fight and he accepted. So here is the fight chapter so I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho.

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Hiei, Kurama, Botan, Yusuke, Koenma, and Kuwabara were all in the garden near the ledge just before dawn.

"Hey Hiei, you gonna go easy on her?" Yusuke didn't believe Zaylana was as good as she thought she was.

*Thud *

Yusuke fell to the ground with swirly eyes.

"Hey don't say that about Zay, I think she can do it." Kuwabara had actually hit Yusuke. All wore expressions of surprise, they found it hard to believe that Kuwabara held so much faith in someone they had only just met.

"I see you've taken a liking to Zaylana, Kuwabara." Stated Kurama, who wore a small smile on his face.

"Yeah, Zay is cool, and kinda, sorta, pretty." Kuwabara say loud enough for them to hear but mumbled, "Though not quite as pretty as my dear love Yukina." Kuwabara was blushing.

"Hn. Stupid, simple minded Human." Hiei was slightly annoyed with the baka, but had not heard the comment about his sister.

"Heh, your just jealous that Zay was nice to me and not to you." Kuwabara puffed out his chest. "I'll bet she thought you were too short."

In the blink of an eye Hiei's sword was at Kuwabara's neck.

"I'd keep quiet if you want to live." Hiei's eyes were blazing.

Kuwabara backed off and kept quiet for once.

The sun started to appear on the horizon but no Zaylana appeared.

"Kurama, go see if she's in her room." Hiei was ready for a fight, and be damned if she'd slept in.

"Alright, but if she gets angry with me, I'll tell her it's your fault." Kurama smiled as he turned to run back to the castle.

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On a chair lay Zay's warrior suit. Beside the chair leaned a newly sharpened katana.

Streams of light shown through the small holes in the tightly close curtains, to fall on the tear stained face of Zaylana.

"Damn, Why now? Why today?" She cried, her voice quivering in anger.

* Knock, Knock * Came the echoing sound from her door.

"Who is it?"

"It's Kurama." Came a muffled voice.

" What do you want?" Kurama could barely hear Zaylana's voice.

"Did you forget about the fight?"

"NO, I DID NOT FORGET ABOUT THE FIGHT." Zaylana yelled at the door, so that a slightly timid Kurama could hear.

"Despite the danger in angering you more, would you care to tell me why you're not out there right now fighting Hiei then." Kurama said loudly. Hoping he didn't make her more angry.

"Kurama"

"Yes?" Kurama didn't like her voice it was barley loud enough for him to hear.

"Come in here please." She sounded more sad then mad, now.

"You're not planning on trying to kill me are you?" Kurama said jokingly.

"No.just please come in here."

"Alright then." Kurama sighed and opened the door, to enter a dimly lit room that was ornately decorated in whites, blues and silvers. And there in the middle of the room sat Zaylana on a white four-poster bed.

"Kurama, can I trust you not to tell anyone, if I tell you a secret?" She whispered.

"Yes, of course."

Zaylana got up and threw open the curtains, light flooded the room and both squinted, trying to adjust to the light.

"Zaylana what's wrong?"

Kurama noticed her pale skin, glazed eyes, and her hair that had lost its shine, and her wings were missing as well.

"Kurama, I'm human." She whispered brokenly.

"What how can you be human?"

"It's because my heritage."

"What do you mean, because of your heritage?" Kurama was confused.

"When I was born I was cursed, it's really not that bad except on certain days, like today."

"What's the curse."? Kurama slowly understood.

"Once a month I revert to the weakest part of my heritage, meaning I become the weakest part of me, my human self."

"I see, so once a month you become a human due to this curse. Why didn't you tell Hiei?"

"Because I didn't know it was today. It's never the same day each month, it's different so I never know when it is." She said forlornly.

"I see. What will you do about the fight?"

"What can I do?" She cried

"Forfeit"

"Never!"

"Well?"

"I will fight, I've never backed down before why start now?" She stated proudly.

"But you could be badly injured." Kurama was worried.

"So, I will still fight, Hiei will not be calling me a coward. Go in to the hall now Kurama, but wait there I'll go down with you."

Kurama left Zaylana so she could get ready for the fight.

Zaylana came out; Kurama was stunned to see how she looked.

Despite her loss of color and liveliness she was still beautiful, bound in a tight white leather bodice and skirt, , along with knee high white leather boots, with a scabbard and katana at her waist. She was ready to fight.

"Lets go." She said with a great deal of determination.

"As you wish." He gave in.

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The others turned to look at Kurama and Zay as they entered the garden. All of them noticed Zay's change in appearance.

"What happened to you Zay, you look like your having a hang over." Yusuke sneered having recovered from Kuwabara's attack.

"Hey, leave her alone Yurameshi, she's still pretty, all girls have their off days." Kuwabara faithful till the end.

"Thank you Kuwabara." Zay looked to Hiei, "Lets get this done and over with."

"I figured you'd be a little more enthusiastic about this." Hiei was perplexed.

"You have no idea." Zaylana drew her katana and held it ready to attack.

Hiei drew his katana as well, both stood still, and the world stopped.

* Clang *

Hiei attacked with a crushing blow, it was all Zay could do to defend against it.

Loud clangs rang through the garden as Hiei attacked and Zay tried to defend.

"Come on Zaylana, fight back!" Hiei yelled as he dealt her another blow.

"Damn, I can't win no matter what." She thought as she crouched down from the hit.

"Hit me back, you started this now finish it." Hiei taunted her.

"I can't." She cried as she dove backward near the ledge, out of the way of Hiei's sword, and jumped forward trying to attack.

But Hiei was faster, as her sword came down, his came up.

She'd missed; she could have sworn she'd have hit him.

Hiei's sword struck home, as it slashed her shoulder.

The blow knocked Zay back near the ledge, she landed awkwardly on one foot and teetered backward, trying to find her balance, but to no avail as she tripped over her other foot and fell back over the ledge.

"HIEI." She screamed as she fell out of sight.

Hiei could only watch as she went over, knowing he'd never make it in time.

"Botan." Koenma cried.

"I'm on it, Sir." Botan knew what she had to do, as she flew over the ledge, all looked on in silence, looking for Botan.

They all released a collective sigh as they saw Botan's blue hair rise up over the ledge.

In Botan's arms was a half conscious Zaylana.

Hiei's eyes widened as he saw her shoulder.

"Oh Gods." He thought as he saw what he'd done.

Blood poured from a wound starting from the top of her right breast, to the top of her right shoulder.

Hiei's stomach churned as he watched the blood stain her white suit and flood down her arm to rain over the ledge.

He looked away.

Zaylana could only half see Hiei's expression as she passed out with the thought that "No matter how much I like the little bastard, now I think I hate him as well." And then she succumbed to the velvety blackness of oblivion.

End (of Chapter 4) +++ So what do you all think of the first fight scene. Hiei beat Zay for now but there will be other fights, and just to warn you, other characters as well. Hope you all liked this one. ^_^