Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Hybrid's, Foxes, and Spirit Detectives ❯ Hiei's History ( Chapter 9 )

HYBRIDS, FOXES, AND SPIRIT DETECTIVES

CHAPTER NINE: Hiei's History

Hiei sat down beside Sai, who seemed to be eagerly waiting like a child for a bedtime story. He took in a deep breath, letting it out slowly, wondering if he truly was mad. Looking back at the sadness, covered by her enthusiasm, in Sai's violet eyes, he knew it was better to have an unwanted past than an unknown one. Suddenly, he felt awkward sitting this close to her, but he ignored his strange feelings, and moved on.

"I was thrown out of the Floating Island of the Koorime, being called a Forbidden Child. I was born a Fire Demon, but my mother was an Ice Maiden, so she was unable to keep me. I was left to die."

Sai studied his face, wondering if he cared at all about what had happened, but she saw no emotions flicker or stand.

"After a few years of surviving on my own," Hiei began again, "I was found by a group of thieves in the Makai; I became one of them. I built myself a reputation by killing and stealing, letting any and all know of my merciless ways.

"In this band, when you reach a certain age, you are supposed to prove your worth." His voice strained, for a mere moment, and Sai just barely heard it; she cocked her head once more in curiosity. "They knew I had more than proven my worth countless times before, but it was protocol. I went on a long, hard journey, and came back with a few scrapes, nothing serious though.

"When I returned, it seemed to me, that they had gone on a raid of their own; they had girls and women for everyone, some to serve as slaves, others to die, I'm not sure what happened to many of them…but I had one. `She was a special kind of servant,' one of my `friends' told me, `one you'll be happy to receive'.

"I regret taking her now." Hiei's voice died away, and he looked back out at the other side of the lake.

"Why?" Sai asked quietly, slowly.

Hiei didn't turn to face her, and for a few moments she thought he wouldn't answer.

"Because I fell in love with her," he finally said.

Sensing his distress, she spoke up. "Don't regret decisions in your past. Just be lucky you remember making them, or that you made them at all. Not everyone has that privilege."

"Then how do you know you have a brother?"

Sai smiled sadly, shaking her head. "It's the only thing that I do remember. Besides, Ket told me after reading my mind. I barely even remember Lexi's birth."

Hiei glanced at her, disbelieving. "I have a twin sister."

She looked at him, almost as shocked as she was; neither of them was expecting that. "Is she a Forbidden Fire Demon, too?"

"No, she's an Ice Maiden, just like our mother. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the best of suitors…" Seeing Sai's questioning look, he answered simply. "Kuwabara."

"He's not all that bad, is he?"

Hiei scowled. "Hn. He's a baka, more so than Yususke."

"You want to kill him, don't you?" Sai laughed. "Just imagine when you have kids, especially girls! You'll probably be beating the guys off with sticks…or in your case, slicing them up with your katana. Either way works, really."

"I doubt I'll ever have children," he told her.

They both went silent, suddenly serious again.

"What ever happened to that girl that you fell in love with?" Sai asked.

"She died," he stated simply.

"How?"

"My `friends' killed her when…when they found out she was…" He stopped, unsure if he should continue. So many emotions were running through his mind, his heart racing at the mere thought of her. He let out a shuddering breath. "They killed her after they found out she was going to have a baby - my baby. But it might not have been purely that. I didn't treat her like the others treated their women. I treated her with tenderness, gave anything she wanted…"

"You were wrapped around her little finger, huh?" Sai asked, emphasizing by holding her finger up.

He nodded slightly, almost embarrassed. "They thought she was a liability to me; a weakness. I wasn't sure whether to believe it or not. But, the next time I went out on a raid, they took her away…and killed her."

She bit her lip, pain filling her head and her heart clenching. She wanted to cry, for him as well as herself. It was sad, and she strangely wondered if it was better to have amnesia or not.

The pain in her head began to pulse and throb, and to try and shut it out, she closed her eyes tightly, fisted her hands to dig her nails into her palms. She was panting, and she felt ready to collapse as her strength drained away from her, falling back against the tree.

Hiei looked over at Sai, only to have her fall over onto his lap. He mentally growled in annoyance before his hand touched her forehead; she was feverish, her face more pale than usual as she groaned out in pain.

`Great,' he thought. `Now what am I going to do?'