Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Ice Meets Wind ❯ Touya ( Chapter 1 )

Hey, people. Erm... I haven't read any stories yet on how Touya and Jin met, or their pasts, so I'm giving this a shot. Basically, this ain't yaoi (I don't mind it, I just can't write it) and it's a combo of how they met and their pasts before the Shinobi. Just, read the first chapter and tell me what you think!

Disclaimer: Yeah, right. Like I own anything important...WAIT!! I don't own anything!!

Ice Meets Wind

Chapter 1: Touya

A small boy and girl, about 5 or 6 years of age, were running through the woods of their backyard. It was late in the afternoon, and their mother would be calling them in for dinner soon. Sure enough, the familiar yell rang across the clearing and into the woods.

"Runa! Touya! Get back here you two! It's time to eat, so get the lead out!"

The children reluctantly stopped their carefree run. Turning towards the cabin in the clearing, they slowly walked up to the woman standing just outside the door.

Maro-an was a rather beautiful young woman with long brown hair and amber eyes. She was also tall and slender, and an Ice Maiden. Maro-an looked severely at her two kids, fore she had been calling them every five minutes.

"You two were supposed to be here, ready to eat, at five o' clock," she said in a strict way, trying not to laugh at the look on her kids faces. 'They always do that,' she thought. 'Every time they pull, or try to pull, the puppy eyes.'

Sure enough, both were trying to pull the puppy eyes. They never got it down, but they were really close. Close enough, in fact, to convince Maro-an to let them play longer.

"Alright, stop doing that." She said the two, "You can play longer, just come right when I call you, otherwise I won't let you play anymore. Got it?"

"Yes, mother," the twins chorused. As soon as their mother had closed the door of the house behind her, Touya said to his twin, "I'll get you yet, Runa!"

Runa chuckled. "Really? Well, you'll have to catch me first." and at that she ran back into the woods. Giving her a five second head start, Touya followed her. In no time at all, the woods were filled with the sounds of laughter.

Maro-an was looking out the window as the twins ran back through the woods. Sighing, she turned around to finish her cooking. She didn't get far, though, because she was swept up into her husbands arms.

"Torio!" she said through laughter, "Come on! Put me down! I have to finish cooking!"

"Why would I want to do that?" Torio said simply, "Which reminds me, why'd you let them keep playing? You know as well as I do, it isn't safe for them to stay outside too long…"

"Honestly!!" Maro-an struggled briefly and finally fell out of Torio's arms. "They're just children! We need to let them play every so often, otherwise they get cabin fever! Best for them to let that extra energy out, don't you agree?"

"Yes," He sat down slowly in the nearest chair. "Hey, Maro-an. I have some news, but you might not want to hear it."

Maro-an's eyes widened as her husband said this. "It's not, them, is it? Tell me they aren't here!"

Torio sighed heavily. He knew that this was the news his wife had been dreading for quite some time. He didn't want her to worry, but, their kids…their kids were quite possibly in danger.

"Yes," that one syllable was enough. Maro-an dropped the dished she had just gotten out of the cupboard. Not only that, but that word was also enough to send her into a state of panic.

"Hurry! Grab some things and let's go!!" she said in a very panicked voice.

"Aren't you over exaggerating? Maro-an!" Torio caught her by the shoulders as she tried to run past. "Stop for a second! They can't be that dangerous! And anyway, they don't know where we are!!"

"You don't know them like I do! You weren't one of them at one time! Do you know what they would do to me and the kids? Do you?"

"Maro-an…"

"They'll kill me, throw Touya off a cliff, and then try and brainwash Runa into one of them! We need to get out of here before they come, understand?!"

Before he could answer her, they both heard the screams.

Touya had been chasing his sister for some time, and she somehow kept on out running him. To be frank, he was sick of her getting the better of him. But this time, he had a plan.

When ever Runa got far enough away from him that he could barely see her, Touya darted behind a tree. There, he would wait for her to come back and look for him. Sure enough, she came back in less than 5 minutes.

"Touya? Touya!" she was calling him. Come on, just a little bit closer…he thought. "Mom told us not to get separated! Touya!"

Perfect.

He jumped out from behind the tree and tackled his sister at full force. She didn't even see it coming.

"HA!" he said triumphantly, looking down on his sister whom he was laying on top of, "I finally beat you! I win this round!"

"Touya," Runa whined, "Get off me! Your no feather, you know!!"

"Alright, but your no fun, you know that?" At that, Runa reached up and pulled on her twins green, spiked bangs.

"OW!" He rolled off her immediately. "Why'd you go and do that?"

Giggling, Runa got up off the ground and dusted herself off. She was just going to help her brother up, when they both heard a twig snap. Both heads quickly turned in the general direction of the sound.

"What?…"

"Who's there?" cried Touya.

He did not get a response. At least, not a response of the voice. A series of knives and arrows flew at the shocked twins; several of tem cut their heads and arms deeply. Doing what anyone in their right mind would do, the twins screamed and ran in the opposite direction.

Maro-an and Torio flew out of the house after they heard the screams. However, what they saw was not what they wanted to see.

Touya and Runa were running to them at full speed, as though the devil was chasing them. They had blood and dirt all over themselves, and looked as though they were both about to faint.

"Touya, Runa!" Maro-an screamed. "Run quickly and get in the house!"

"Maro-an, look!" Torio was pointing in the direction from which the kids were running. Maro-an gasped at the sight that was before her eyes.

About fifty Ice Maidens were slowly coming out of the woods. Each one was armed with some type of throwing weapon. That was what they used to get at Touya and Runa. They're scared of them, otherwise they would have used knives. thought Maro-an.

"Maro-an," said one of the Ice Maidens. It was hard to tell which one, because all were still in the shadows of the forest. "It has taken us 6 years to find you. Now that we have, you will finally pay the price that you owe."

Maro-an, Torio, and the kids all felt stings on their arms and chests. Looking down, each one of them had a small dart stuck in their skin.

"Knock out darts," gasped Torio before he fainted. He was soon followed by Touya and Runa; they were too exhausted to fight the drug. Maro-an stayed awake the longest, at least, long enough to utter a curse upon the Ice Maidens.

"May you bitches rot in hell. My family, and others, will be avenged."

And then she fell into the darkness that was surrounding her.

Blearily, Maro-an opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was the dank gray color of a ceiling. A ceiling somewhere. Ugh. I can't think straight. How'd I get here? Oh my God…The kids!! Snapping straight into a sitting position, she looked around quickly.

Maro-an spotted her family against the wall with the window. They were all sleeping; the kids using each other for pillows, and Torio wrapping his arms protectively around them. Apparently, the gasp she let out when she sat up did not go unnoticed. Touya had his eyes open and was looking right at her.

"Momma?" He carefully untangled himself from his sister and father, then made his way to Maro-an. "Do you feel okay?"

"I'm fine Touya. Nothing time won't heal."

"Momma, when those women brought us here, they said there was going to be a ceremony. What were they talking about?" Touya had a look on his face that Maro-an couldn't ignore. Touya was truly scared, and it took a lot to scare him.

"Do you want me to tell you everything?" she asked him uncertainly. Touya just looked at her with the same scared face. Then, very slowly, he nodded. "Alright then. I'll explain this the best I can.

"Before you were born, I was one of those women that brought us here. They, and I, are called Ice Maidens. We lived on a secluded floating island of ice high in the sky. (I suspect, that's where we are now.) Ice Maidens do not require men to reproduce; if no man is present, the Ice Maiden gives birth to a single girl. It is always a girl, no matter what. However, if a man was present during the conception, then two children, twins, will be born. A boy and a girl; the girl being an Ice Maiden, and the boy being what ever the male was." Maro-an stopped and took a breath. She knew the thing she was about to say could easily hurt Touya. But she had to say it, no matter how much she detested it. "The boy is called a Forbidden Child. Touya, that's you."

He was quiet for a minute, obviously thinking about what she just said. Finally, he spoke; "Why am I forbidden? Aren't there others like me?"

She was scared he would ask that. Now, Maro-an had no choice but to tell Touya exactly what would happen to him. "Touya, dear, there were others like you, but there are none now. Save for you, and those Ice Maidens plan to correct that. The ceremony has to do with getting rid of the tainted blood. To get rid of a Forbidden Child in the proper way, the whole of the Ice Maidens must throw him over the side of the floating island. None have survived that I know of."

Right after she said that, Maro-an instantly regretted her words. Touya flung himself into her arms and was crying hysterically.

"I don't wanna die, I don't wanna die!" he repeated over and over. What was shocking, perhaps, was the fact that Touya was crying tears of a brilliant green. Only Ice Maidens are supposed to do that. Maro-an thought, shocked. Recovering quickly, she wrapped her arms around Touya, giving him as much comfort as she could.

Think, Maro-an! Think, think, think, THINK! There must be something you can do to save him. Maro-an hugged Touya tighter to her when she thought about how hopeless his situation was. Come on! Don't think like that! There must be something. Anything. Even a spell…

"That's it." she whispered aloud. Touya looked up at her in confusion. "I don't believe you have to die, Touya."

She quickly released her son and got to work on the spell that could save him.

In order for the magic to work, a tear gem of the mother was needed, along with the blood of both mother and child. Maro-an quickly worked up a silver/blue tear gem and handed it to Touya. She then ran her hand along the rough edges of the wall until she felt that it was sliced up enough.

"Now, Touya. Listen closely and trust me. Run your hand over the wall until it bleeds, like mine." Touya did as he was told. "Now put the gem in the bloody hand, and I will put my hand over yours."

They both sat like that, one hand over the other, for a few minutes. All the while, Maro-an was chanting an incantation. Finally, when she was finished, they removed their hands. Instead of having a blood covered gem, they now had a blue and red swirled pendent.

"Now Touya," Maro-an said as she ripped some of her clothing into strips. The strips she then wove together to make a solid string for the pendent to hang off of. "You must always wear this. It will save you from the fall and any other type of injury the Ice Maidens throw at you. Always wear it, understand?"

Touya nodded his head silently and put on the pendent. "Should I hide it under my clothes?" he asked her.

"That would be best. Don't let them see it, they'll take it off you."

"Yes," he pulled the neck of his shirt out a bit and slid the pendent under it. "Thank you, Momma."

"No problem, sweetie. Stay alive, all right?"

"I will. I promise." He hugged his mother. They had finished this whole ordeal before Torio and Runa had awakened. After a few more minutes, the two of them finally woke up. However, they didn't have long to talk, because an Ice Maiden had come to the door of their cell.

"Come! It is time for the ceremony to begin."

The family was led out of their cells into a crowded village. The square was filled with Ice Maidens of varying ages, and they were in a circle around a large wagon.

"Get in the wagon. All of you." said the Ice Maiden that had taken them out of their cell.

Obeying, they all climbed in. When the back was shut, the wagon began to move. The ride was bumpy and every hole in the path caused Touya and Runa to fly out of their seats. Lucky for them, the ride was only ten minutes long. They reached their destination in what seemed like no time at all. The Ice Maiden that had driven the cart opened the back, and they were forced to climb out. The sight that awaited them was not comforting.

There were about twenty Ice Maidens dressed in ceremonial robes. Each one was holding some type of sharp object; swords for some, knives, spears. A few of them came up to the family and pulled them closer to the twenty. As Touya got closer to the Ice Maidens, he saw they were right by the edge of a very high cliff.

"Stay right there. The ceremony will begin now." said the Ice Maiden that appeared to be the Head of Ceremonies. She unsheathed her long sword and pointed it at Torio. "Torio of the Makai Ice Fields, minor Ice Master. You are now to be executed by us, the Ice Maidens if the Ice World, for your part in the corruption of one of our sisters. Sisters, may the execution commence."

Torio was quickly pulled into the circle of Ice Maidens. They began to lash out at him with their weapons, but he began to fight back. Launching a barrage of ice missiles, he caught a few of them off guard. His downfall was the fact he was not a complete Master of the ice. Touya saw this, and knew his father was going to die.

The moment Torio turned around from the Ice Maidens he had knocked down, one of them sprang up and impaled him in the stomach. Bolded by that act, the others began to stab him as well. Within a few moments, Torio was dead.

"Daddy!" screamed Runa. She had seen the entire thing, as had Maro-an and Touya. Maro-an was crying silently, while Touya stood in shock by her side. My dad just died. My dad was just MURDERED. he thought over and over.

"Next," said the Head. "Maro-an of the Ice Maidens. You are accused with willing corruption of you way of life and then fleeing when it was time for punishment. Your sentence is, and has always been, death."

"Momma!" shouted Touya as the Ice Maidens dragged her to the circle.

"Touya, remember what I told you!" That was the last thing Touya ever heard his mother say. She did not fight as much as Torio, so the Ice Maidens stabbed her to death much faster. They left her bleeding on the ground next to Torio.

"Now to the final orders of business." the Head stated, walking over to the children. When she was right in front of them, she spoke, "Runa, you are now one of us. Please come with me."

"I hate you! Go away!" Runa screamed and lashed out at the Head. She was much stronger than she looked, thanks to the way her and her brother played in the woods. She caught the Head off guard, and punched her as many times as she could. "You bitch!" she screamed in her face while punching her. When the shock of the little girl swearing and punching her wore off, the Head threw her aside.

"Kill her as well! Her mind is also corrupted!"

Runa couldn't stand up against all the people surrounding her. With a scream, a sword was driven through her stomach.

"Runa!" Touya ran over to his sister and caught her body before it hit the ground.

"Kill…these…bitches…" Runa managed to say before she died in his arms. Crying, Touya looked up at the Ice Maidens.

"I will come back and get you."

Not speaking to him, the Ice Maidens picked him up and carried him over to the edge of the cliff.

"It is quite a long fall, Forbidden One. I'm afraid you will die before you can fulfill that promise of yours. Toss him over!" Obediently, the Ice Maidens holding Touya threw him over the edge. With the wind rushing around him, Touya looked up at the edge of the floating island of ice.

"I will fulfill the promise I made. Even if it takes a hundred years."

He fell for a day before he reached the ground.

Um, heh! This is just the first chapter! Sorry if it was long, I was actually planning to post one half and then the other later on. The full effect is achieved by posting the whole thing at once! Don't give up on the story just yet! Remember, the title? Jin pops up in the next chapter, and It's my version on how he is who he is. Sorry, it might take a while to write it, but give me some time! Review, and I will try to update as soon as possible.