Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Life... with a twist. ❯ Informed and Tested ( Chapter 2 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho. I only own Raine Urameshi and Niko Takashi.
“Text” = normal dialogue
‘text’ = thoughts
~text~ = telepathic communication
Chapter 2: Informed and Tested
“Good. I will leave you to prepare everything. Making this test so you wont get killed will be a bit of a challenge.” Koenma said and left ignoring the outrage thrown at him from Yusuke.
“ARE YOU SERIOUS?!” Yusuke raged at Koenma’s retreating form, “IT’S WAY TOO DANGEROUS! YOU ARE NOT BECOMING A SPIRIT DETECTIVE!” He bellowed rounding on Raine.
“Well we know how Yusuke and Kazuma feel, what about you two? Kurama? Hiei?” Shizuru asked.
“This is not my decision to make.” Kurama replied evenly.
“Hn. The pup passed my test but the neko is questionable.” Hiei replied.
“Pup?” Raine said to herself, staring at Hiei.
“If I have to pass your test, lets go shorty!” Niko said right over Raine, ready for a good fight.
“Hn. Kurama or the detective can take you. I have some business to attend to.” Hiei said before leaving in a blur out the window.
“What did he mean by ‘pup?’” Kuwabara and Yusuke ask together.
Kurama let out a small laugh, “Ookami youkai children are called pups. I don’t think he meant it in a mean way. In fact, I believe he hold you in the same respect he holds Yusuke.” Kurama explained.
‘I only remember one other person calling me pup... father called me that all the time... before he left.’ Raine thought while Kurama explained.
She came back to her senses when Niko placed a hand on her shoulder, “Hey would anyone mind treating us to lovely ladies to a tour around the city? Its been too long since we were here last to remember where anything is.” Raine asked the group.
Keiko, Yukina, Botan, and Shizuru thought that was a fantastic idea. “We can show you all the best places to shop and eat and everything!” The girls exclaimed.
Niko and Raine looked at each other with small smiles on their faces. Raine never liked shopping. In fact if she could have all her clothes brought to her, she’d be the happiest person in the world. Niko, on the other hand, loved to shop. She could spend a week in a department store and not be finished shopping. Raine would just have to grin and bear it because she wasn’t about to disappoint Niko by taking away her shopping opportunity.
“We’ll also show you how to get to school, seeing as how Yusuke is almost never there.” Keiko added.
“Hey! I’ve been going recently.” Yusuke said defensively.
“You’ve come the last two days! That is not recently.” Keiko retorted
At that Raine smirked, “Niko will be the only one needing directions. I’m not one fore attending school on a regular basis either. I had the record for most detentions given and not served in our last school. And the record for most missed days of class, and not because of illness.” She was way to proud of that.
“That’s my cousin!” Yusuke said. Keiko started to reprimand Yusuke on his horrible attendance when Kuwabara came over and said something stupid which made Yusuke chase him around the room.
“Is this normal?” Niko whispered to Yukina, who was sitting next to her.
“Un.” She replied with a smile.
Raine had moved over to the window and took up Hiei’s customary position of sitting on the sill and stared out over the city. She didn’t even realize what was going on in the room until she felt eyes on her and she turned to see Kurama staring at her. When she continued to stare back he finally looked away. Raine returned to staring out the window.
“Is that where she normally sits?” Kurama asked Niko.
“Yeah. She never likes to be indoors if she can help it. When she was in school she would always sit next to the window. She used to sleep in a tree outside our window but when dad found out... he barred the window to our room and locked us in.” Niko explained Raine’s fascination with windows.
Raine continued to stare, smiling sadly to herself for a moment more before turning back to the room ready for the day.
‘I’ve only just met her, but after that fight I feel like I have seen into her soul... even if I can’t read anymore of her mind then her immediate thoughts...’ Hiei thought as he sat in a tree.
He heard the sound of foot steps coming closer to his tree and waited for the person to be made known. Genkai walked out of the shadows and looked up into his tree though he was masked my branches and leaves.
“I suggest you follow me. I have orders from Koenma.” She says and keeps walking.
“Hn.” Hiei’s customary reply but followed none-the-less.
The group was walking down the street chatting amongst themselves. Raine was walking with Yusuke asking him about his training.
“I trained with grandma at her evil boot camp for six months! She nearly killed me with all the crap I was doing, and I had just come back to life in the first place!” Yusuke ranted.
“Grandma? Who’s grandma?” Raine asked confused.
“I am”
Both Raine and Yusuke jumped ten feet in the air at the sudden voice behind them. When Raine turned around she saw an old woman with shoulder length pink/gray hair standing in front of a smirking Hiei. The woman and Raine were the same height.
“Nice to see that you’re always alert to danger Yusuke.” The old woman said.
“Damn Genkai! Trying to give me a heart attack!?” Yusuke accused.
“Genkai? The Genkai? You trained with Genkai and you’re calling her grandma?! Show some respect!” Raine shouted turning on Yusuke.
“You must be Raine Urameshi. Glad you’ve heard of me.” Genkai said.
“What demon hasn’t heard of you and your Spirit Wave?!” Niko exclaims coming to stand next to me, “Wait. We heard you died in the Dark Tournament.”
“I did, but was wished back to life by this dimwit.” Genkai explains.
A ringing sound started to emit from Botan’s pocket. When she pulled it out it looked like a normal make-up compact but when she opened it the face of Koenma was were a mirror should be.
“Oh hello Koenma. What do you need?” Botan asked.
“Has Genkai caught up with you yet?” Koenma asks.
“Yeah she’s here.” Yusuke grumbles looking over Botan’s shoulder.
“Good because I have your next mission, Raine and Niko this will be your first, you will all have to survive a year of Genkai’s training,” Koenma said, “In addition if any other missions come up you will–“
“ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?” Yusuke shrieks into the communicator, and consequently Botan’s ear, interrupting Koenma.
“Nope. Everyone is going. Hiei that means you too. Genkai has agreed to train–“
“More like torture.” Yusuke interrupted again.
“Shut up and let the man talk.” Niko said exasperated.
“Like I was saying, Genkai has agreed to training all of you. This training is essential for if any strong class A demons happen to wander into the Rekai or Ningenkai you’ll need to be strong enough to beat them. I leave them to you Genkai. Botan you are needed here at once!” Koenma finished as his face disappeared from the tiny screen.
“Well I have to be going! Happy training!” Botan says cheerily as she summons her paddle and flies away.
“Listen up all of you. You have one hour to be on the dimwits doorstep with whatever you require to train with. Don’t bring any frivolities. You won’t be needing them. Girls I hope you have no qualms with roughing it for a few days, and if you do, tough. Well? Why are you all standing there staring at me? You have less than an hour. Let’s go!”
An hour later everyone was gathered in front of Yusuke’s house.
“Good. At least you can all follow simple instructions,” Genkai said, “Now lets go. We have a lot of traveling to do to get to the temple.”
“Traveling? If we take the bus we could be there in no time.” Kuwabara says stupidly.
“Baka. It wouldn’t be training if we took the bus.” Hiei snapped.
Niko and Raine couldn’t help giggling at the helpless Kuwabara.
“Enough fooling around, lets go!” Genkai barked.
“Bye Keiko, Shizuru, Yukina! See you in a year!” The gang shouted as they ran to catch up to Genkai’s retreating form.
The gang set out with little to no talking. Once they were out of the city, Genkai paired them off into groups of two and put them in lines. Genkai was in the immediate front followed by Yusuke and Kuwabara, behind them were Kurama and Niko, and bringing up the rear were Hiei and Raine.
“Up ahead the path splits three ways. Each group will take a different path, the path will lead to my temple. Along the path are an assortment of demons and other obstacles. This is your first test, you have to make it through the forest and make it to my temple in two days with minimal damage. I don’t feel like babysitting anyone with a hole through their stomach.” Genkai explained.
Yusuke just had to ask, “And of we don’t make it to the temple in two days time?”
“You remember the snake pit?” She asked innocently.
Yusuke suddered, “I hope we all make it in two days.”
They continued on in silence until they came to where the path split. Yusuke and Kuwabara took the middle, Kurama and Niko chose the left, and that left Hiei and Raine with the right path.
“How fast can you travel?” Hiei asked Raine.
“Fast enough.” She replied.
With that they blurred from sight into the trees. Kurama and Niko smiled to themselves because they knew those two better than anyone. ‘Somethings happening with those two,’ they though to themselves.
Hiei and Raine had been traveling for a good six hours when they met their first obstacle, a giant canyon. It was at least a mile wide and half as deep.
“Think you can jump that far?” Hiei asked.
“Can you?” Raine answered his question with a question, “I have an idea but it could kill us.”
“What is it?”
“I can make a bridge of rocks but I’ve never been able to get one that’s more than 3,000 ft in length to stay up for more than a few seconds. And this being about double that... I may be able to hold it for 5 seconds if we’re lucky. Or we can climb down and climb back up the other side.” Raine offered.
“I’ll take the latter, thanks.” Hiei replied.
Climbing down was the easy part. The rock face had many hand and foot holds. While they were crossing the bottom of the canyon they met up with a couple of bat demons.
“Look lunch! You’ll have to beat us to go any further. And if you lose we get to eat you!” The male bat said.
“I can assure you that you will not survive so say good-bye to each other now.” The female said in a very high pitch voice.
“I got the screechy one.” Raine said unsheathing the katana from her back.
“Hn.” Hiei said following suit.
‘This should be fun. I was in the mood for a fight!’ Raine thought, “Come and get me bat-girl.”
The bat let out a high pitched screech and took to the air to come diving at Raine claws out. Raine dodged and the bat once again tried to dive and catch her. ‘It’s fast. I have to ground it somehow and then it will be defenseless. Baka bat, you’re all mine.’
Raine let the bat attack her over and over only blocking and dodging never attacking herself. She was lulling the bat into a false sense of security that she was unable to fight back. Mistake number one. She learned its patterns and when it was open to attack.
“Now you’re mine!” Bat-girl screeched and swooped down to make it’s final blow.
Raine turned around smirking and used her katana to cut one of its wings clear off. The bat fell to the ground exhausted and now unable to fly, it’s only means of fast attacks. Once it was grounded Raine took care of it easily. She glanced over to see how Hiei was doing and saw that he was finishing off his own bat.
“Nice work.” He commented.
“You didn’t do so bad yourself.” Raine replied looking at the mutilated bat corpse next to him.
Raine wiped her katana clean and sheathed it. Once again they set out across that crater and didn’t meet anymore demons, or anything living besides that shrubbery. When they reached the other side they were met with a sheer wall of rock. Raine produced four daggers and tossed two to Hiei.
“We’ll have to create our own hand holds.” She said simply stabbing into the rock with her own daggers.
“I hope you brought a whet stone.” Hiei commented.
“Never leave home without it.” Raine replied, climbing higher.
Talk was minimal as they concentrated on the task of not falling to their deaths. As they were closing in on the top of the crater both froze as an ominous feeling emitted from something at the top.
~Something big is coming. Do you feel it?~ Hiei asked Raine telepathically.
~You’re a telepath!?~ Raine thought surprised, but quickly recovered, ~Yeah just felt it. What do you think it is?~
~Don’t know. But it feels familiar. Let us hurry and get to the top before it gets to us.~ Hiei said closing the connection.
They increased their speed and made it to the top in five minutes. Hiei tossed Raine his daggers after she had put hers away. As she was placing them on her person in seemingly random spots the demon they had sensed came crashing into the clearing next to the mouth of the crater.
Hiei recognized the demon as one of Dr. Itchogaki’s creations instantly. It lashed out at them with surprising speed for it’s size. Hiei grabbed Raine around the wait and jumped to the side. He did release his hold on Raine until she put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. As soon as she stepped away form him the demon attacked, causing Raine and Hiei to dodge in oppostie directions. The demon twisted and nailed Hiei with a fist in mid-air, sending him sailing into the trees with such force that when he hit the tree snapped in two.
“Hiei!” Raine screamed trying to reach her fallen comrade.
The demon blocked her path and she was forced to back up, right to the edge of the crater.
“Kuso.” She swore drawing her sword and looking for a way to get around the beast.
Raine charged the beast, jumped into the air slashing at his head while flipping to land on his other side. It didn’t even flinch as she made a deep gash from the front of its head to the back. Raine stared in disbelief.
“How..?” Raine said out loud. ‘And I thought I could take pain...’ She muttered in her mind.
“Be careful! It doesn’t feel pain!” Hiei warned climbing out of the rubble.
“You’ve fought it before?” Raine asked her eyes never leaving the creature in front of her.
“Sort of. Yusuke fought it’s creator.” Hiei said removing his cloak and drawing his katana.
Raine noticed that his right arm was bandaged, ‘ask later!’ She reprimanded herself for looking her wandering mind.
They prepared themselves for the next attack, katana’s at the ready. Together they charged into battle ready for a good fight.
‘This should be a good test of her strength and fighting abilities. I just hope that thing is supposed to be here.’ Hiei though as he raised his katana ready to attack.
The demon creation turned its’s attention to Raine and tried to take a swipe at her but she dodged it effortlessly.
“If it can’t feel pain how do we kill it?” Raine shouted to Hiei as she stabbed it in the shoulder.
“Cut off it’s head.” Hiei said simply, leaping to it’s throat and managing to ram his sword into it’s neck.
Raine was able to do the same but before she could slice through the demon grabbed her and threw her at Hiei who was attempting to do the same. She collided with Hiei and he lost his hold on his sword and both flew into the dirt.
“Baka hanyou.” Hiei muttered.
“Stop talking about yourself. It’s not flattering in the least.” Raine said standing and dusting herself off. Blood flowed freely from a cut across her left eye. “I got my sword in his neck.”
“Me too.” Hiei confirmed. “We need to attack together for this too work. You have to pull your sword to the back of its neck and I’ll slice mine to the front. Hopefully that will kill it.”
“Hopefully?” Raine muttered but didn’t argue.
On cue they both jumped to their swords as the beast tried to grab them. They managed to each slice through it’s neck and then jumped to the ground as the creature made a surprised grunt as to why it suddenly couldn’t move. Then it fell over, dead as a door nail.
Hiei and Raine wiped their swords clean and resheathed them.
“Let’s get out here. This place reeks.” Raine said turning away from the corpse.
Hiei looked for a moment longer at the dead demon before following. The two jumped into the trees and continued on their way. They didn’t stop until it started to get dark. They decided to make camp in a small clearing.
Hiei disappeared for a minute and came back with his arms full of fire wood. Raine pulled a lighter and some dried meat from her pack and helped build the fire. She sharpened a couple sticks and stuck the meat on them to heat up before they ate.
After they had eaten Hiei sat took up a seat across the fire from Raine. He looked at her and saw the still bleeding cut across her eye.
“Let me see your wounds.” Hiei said almost gently, almost.
Raine lifted a hand to her eye and winced, “I had almost forgotten I got this.” She said absent mindedly, “It’s OK. I can take care of it.”
“Not if you can’t see it. I doubt someone like you brought a mirror.” Hiei remarked coming to sit next to her.
When she tried to turn away Hiei grabbed her chin and forced her to face him. He didn’t utter a word as his hands expertly cleaned and put little butterfly bandages over the cut.
“Anymore?”
“Just bruises and there’s not much you can do about those but let them heal one their own.” Raine said looking at the fire.
Hiei didn’t believe her completely but didn’t push the matter.
“I smell blood on you, Hiei. Let me see.” Raine demanded, turning to face him again.
“Hn.”
“I don’t think so. You tend mine, I tend yours.” Raine said forcefully.
“Hn.” Hiei said again but complied. He pulled off his cloak and shirt to reveal a shallow gash from the top of his shoulder to his mid-back.
It wasn’t a shallow cut but Raine wondered why she hadn’t noticed it earlier. ‘Must have gotten it when he was thrown into the tree.’ She cleaned the wound and when she went to bandage it her fingers lightly brushed it and Hiei flinched.
“Gomen. Did I hurt you?” Raine asked shyly.
“Hn.”
Raine rolled her eyes, ‘Men... always need to be tough, never can admit they hurt or have a problem. Met too many of them for one lifetime, thank-you very much.’ Raine thought to herself as she finished bandaging the wound.
Unknown to her Hiei had caught her last thought and smirked to himself. He put his shirt and cloak back on before returning to his side of the fire.
After a while Raine found herself nodding off every now and then. Hiei noticed too.
“You should sleep.”
Raine jumped at the voice suddenly next to her. She turned and saw Hiei crouched next to her.
“I’ll take first watch and wake you in a few hours.” He said gazing into the fire.
“Um... OK.” Raine said fishing in her bag for a cloak of her own to use as a blanket and lay down a few feet from Hiei. In no time at all she was sound asleep. Hiei gazed at her sleeping form and couldn’t help but think how beautiful she looked. He blushed and shook his head to dispel these thoughts. ‘I still smell blood on her. I’ll let her sleep, she looks like she could use it.’ Hiei thought as he continued to gaze at the sleeping hanyou.
Raine woke up to sunlight shining thought he trees. She sat up looking around to find sitting in the same spot as when she went to sleep, heating up some more dried meet for breakfast.
“What happened to waking me up in a few hours?” Raine asked raising an eyebrow at Hiei.
“Hn. Forgot.” He said shrugging.
Raine left it at that and accepted the meat he handed her. She shoved the cloak back into her bag after she finished eating and felt the cut over her eye. Due to her demon blood she healed faster then a normal human but still slower then full blooded demon would. It had scabbed over but she left the bandages in case they met another demon. She didn’t want it to open again.
“It’s going to leave a scar.” Hiei said when he saw her touching her eye.
“Then it will be a first. I’ve never scarred from any of my wounds before.” She said, sadness and pain flashed in her eyes for only an instant before returning to their normal haunting deep gaze.
“We’re not that far from Genkai’s now. Should reach her temple by noon.” Hiei said.
“Then let’s get moving.” Raine said standing and throwing dirt on the fire to extinguish it without creating any smoke.
They packed what little gear they had taken out back into their bags and once again raced into the tree tops after each other. It had become a game to them, who could stay in front of the other the longest. Both were evenly matched the whole way. Neither gaining the lead for more than a few seconds. They didn’t meet anymore demons either. Quite surprising actually.
As predicted they reached the stairs to Genkai’s temple by noon.
“Race you to the top.” Raine said to Hiei.
“You’re on.”
They raced to the top of the stairs, reaching them at the same time. Genkai was there to greet them, having sensed their spirit energy when they reached the stairs.
“Congrats, you are the first to arrive.” Genkai said with a small smile, “I was hoping my good for nothing apprentice would have been here by now. Giving him Kuwabara to sense where demons where and all, but knowing him he went after every demon out there.”
Hiei and Raine snorted when she mentioned Kuwabara being a help. Genkai ignored them.
“Go inside and clean up. You reek. Even with my human nose I can smell you.” Genkai said walking away.
Raine looked at her and Hiei’s bloodstained clothing and sniffed her shirt. She immediately pulled her nose away in disgust, “Yuck! I smell like that thing we fought! I need a bath.”
Hiei just shook his head and followed the girl as she made her to the baths. (A.N. Don’t get any ideas! They have separate baths for male and female!)
Kurama and Niko walked down a small path that led into a bigger one, they were only about an hour from the temple now.
“It would seem that Raine and Hiei have already been here.” Kurama commented.
“Beat me to it fox! Just got their scents.” Niko replied with a grin, “Wonder how they faired with their demons.”
“I was just wondering the same.” Kurama said, “I wonder where Yusuke and Kuwabara are?”
“Speak of the devil!” Niko cried as Yusuke and Kuwabara became visible through the trees.
“Hey guys! You seen Raine and Hiei?” Yusuke asked joining them.
“They already came through here. At least and hour ago by their scents.” Kurama explained.
Just like Raine, Niko like to race, “Hey how ‘bout we race to the temple from here?”
“You got yourself a challenge!” Yusuke agreed.
Kurama nodded his agreement.
“Nope. No way. I don’t challenge girls in any way!” Kuwabara said.
No one paid him any mind though as they started racing down the path to Genkai’s. When Kuwabara noticed they left him he raced after them shouting at the top of his voice.
Kurama, Niko, and Yusuke reached the temple together and Kuwabara was only a few steps behind panting heavily.
Genkai met then in the door, “Took you long enough. Hiei and Raine have been here for nearly two hours. Well, go hurry and wash. We have matters to discuss.” Genkai finished gravely.
No one argued when they heard they tone of voice and in no time they were gathered in one of the many rooms of the temple sitting on cushions around a table. Hiei of course sat in the window. Raine sat almost directly underneath him leaning against the wall sipping tea. Niko sat on her right and Yusuke on her left.
Raine hugged her best friend and started to talk about Niko’s trip through the forest when Yusuke interrupted.
“What? No hug for your cousin?” He cried indignantly.
Raine looked at him with mirth and mischief shining in her orange orbs. “Gomen Yusuke, but you stink.” She said wrinkling her nose at him.
“Yeah you do kind of smell.” Kuwabara said shifting over slightly.
“Hey you’re no bed of roses yourself.” Raine commented, getting a snicker from Yusuke and a smirk from everyone else.
‘I could get used to her.’ Hiei thought to himself.
Of course this led to another of Yusuke’s and Kuwabara’s bickering matches. Genkai wacked both of them over the head with a fist to shut them up.
“Shut up baka’s!” Genkai ordered. “We have some serious stuff to talk about. From what Raine and Hiei told me about their encounter in the forest we could be in for some trouble.”
“What happened in the forest?” Yusuke said becoming serious instantly. He looked at Raine and just noticed the cut over her left eye.
“We weren’t attacked by any demons sent by Genkai. One of Dr. Itchogaki’s creations did.” Hiei answered.
“Dr. Itchigaki? But Yusuke got rid of him at the Dark Tournament. We all saw him do it.” Kuwabara said, confused.
“We only saw Yusuke throw him into the stands. We never made sure he was dead.” Kurama recalled.
“Who’s Dr. Itchogaki?” Raine and Niko asked in unison.
“He was the owner of one of the teams in the Dark Tournament.” Yusuke said flatly, but their was pure hatred in his eyes. “He did experiments on humans to control their bodies and spirit energy. He also created a bunch of things that couldn’t feel pain thinking that pain was a weakness.”
It unnerved Raine to see her cousin acting this way. She had never seen anything but the fun-loving carefree side of him. It hit her then that things weren’t going to go back the way they were when they were little kids. They both had changed too much for that. Genkai’s voice snapped her out of her thoughts.
“Gomen. Kind of zoned out.” Raine said, sweatdropping.
“I asked if there was anyone that might want you dead.” Genkai said, exasperated for having to repeat herself.
Raine looked at Nikom, both their faces blank. Raine looked away and hugged her knees closer to herself.
Hiei narrowed his eyes at her. He could easily find out what she was thinking but she seemed to be summoning the courage to do it herself.
Raine took a deep shaky breath before speaking, “Yusuke you know how my mother told everyone that father abandoned us?”
“Yeah... what does that have to do with this?”
“Maybe everything... maybe nothing. But..” Raine stopped, she looked so fragile as if even the smallest wind could break her. “He didn’t abandon us. He was murdered. Murdered because of me.” Raine finished, looking at the floor.
“You were what... three, four? What could you have done to make someone murder him?” Kuwabara said.
“I was born. The demon that had my father killed did it because he sired a hanyou. He told father that he would kill everything connected to me and then he’d kill me. Everything connected to a hanyou is tainted. It needed to be eliminated. Mother’s death wasn’t an accident either. Neither was my surviving it. He wanted me to suffer as much as possible before I died.” She paused before continuing, “My foster father worked for that bastard too. He beat Niko because she was friends with me. Everything that was connected to a hanyou had to be eliminated, even his own daughter. Every time he hit us, he reminded me that it was my fault. Niko’s suffering was my fault. My parents death’s, even things that happened half way around the world were my fault. I heard this everyday and every night... in my dreams... he was there.” Raine finished still with her eyes on the floor, her hair covering her face.
“Do you know who the demon in your dreams is?” Genkai asked.
They both shook their heads.
“What he looks like?”
“White hair, black eyes, tan skin, always dressed in red.” They said in the same monotone voice.
“You’ve seen him too?” Kurama asked Niko.
“Only in dreams and not very often.” She replied. “The dreams stopped when my father went to jail.”
“What about you, Raine?” Yusuke asked.
“I hardly sleep anymore so I couldn’t tell you. If I went to sleep it would leave Niko and myself vulnerable so I taught my body not to need it.” She said meeting his eyes for the first time.
Her eyes burned with hate and fear so intense that Yusuke had to look away.
“I’ll send word to Koenma to keep an eye out for information on this demon.” Yusuke said pulling out his communication mirror.
While he was doing that Kuwabara asked the stupidest question imaginable, “What’s a hanyou and why is it bad to be one?”
Everyone in the room anime crashed.
“What? I’ve never heard of one before!” Kuwabara defended himself.
“Baka. A hanyou is a half demon.” Hiei answered surprising everyone, “Some full blooded demons believe that they are scum and need to be eliminated. Hanyou neither belong to the race of demon’s they came from or the human race. Demons that think like that have died upon my blade.”
Raine and Niko must have looked confused because Kurama explained. “Hiei is half fire demon, half koorime or ice demon. A hanyou to his kind.”
“Hn. What kind?” Hiei snorted before exiting through the very window he sat in.
“Yusuke when you’re finished talking with Koenma go eat something and all of you rest. Training begins early tomorrow.” Genkai said standing and leaving.
Yusuke shivered knowing what ‘training’ with grandma could be like. He finished his little conversation with Koenma and made his way to the kitchen with Kuwabara hot on his heels. Kurama soon followed leaving the two girls alone. Silently they got up and left. Raine made to turn down a different hallway but Niko stopped her.
“Aren’t the rooms that way?” She questioned knowing full well they were.
“I just need to go for a walk. I’ll be back soon.” She said reassuringly.
“OK. But if you’re not back in two hours I’m coming to look for you.” Niko warned.
“Don’t disappoint me.” Raine said before dashing out of the temple and into the trees.
Little did she know that she had a certain black clad, kajihenge on her tail...
A.N. That’s done. I have a horrible time making up new character so if anyone could give me an idea it would be a big help. Either email me (BakaHanyou_21@hotmail.com) or review with a character. Please include name, gender, height, weapons and attacks, what they look like, and anything else you may feel is needed. Thank you so much and if you have any questions feel free to ask! Also I’ll answer any questions you may have at the end of each new chapter.
Donamarine: I like your fic a lot. Yes this is my first. Don’t worry about asking too many questions. It’s my duty to entertain and explain!
Ja ne!
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Chapter 2: Informed and Tested
“Good. I will leave you to prepare everything. Making this test so you wont get killed will be a bit of a challenge.” Koenma said and left ignoring the outrage thrown at him from Yusuke.
“ARE YOU SERIOUS?!” Yusuke raged at Koenma’s retreating form, “IT’S WAY TOO DANGEROUS! YOU ARE NOT BECOMING A SPIRIT DETECTIVE!” He bellowed rounding on Raine.
“Well we know how Yusuke and Kazuma feel, what about you two? Kurama? Hiei?” Shizuru asked.
“This is not my decision to make.” Kurama replied evenly.
“Hn. The pup passed my test but the neko is questionable.” Hiei replied.
“Pup?” Raine said to herself, staring at Hiei.
“If I have to pass your test, lets go shorty!” Niko said right over Raine, ready for a good fight.
“Hn. Kurama or the detective can take you. I have some business to attend to.” Hiei said before leaving in a blur out the window.
“What did he mean by ‘pup?’” Kuwabara and Yusuke ask together.
Kurama let out a small laugh, “Ookami youkai children are called pups. I don’t think he meant it in a mean way. In fact, I believe he hold you in the same respect he holds Yusuke.” Kurama explained.
‘I only remember one other person calling me pup... father called me that all the time... before he left.’ Raine thought while Kurama explained.
She came back to her senses when Niko placed a hand on her shoulder, “Hey would anyone mind treating us to lovely ladies to a tour around the city? Its been too long since we were here last to remember where anything is.” Raine asked the group.
Keiko, Yukina, Botan, and Shizuru thought that was a fantastic idea. “We can show you all the best places to shop and eat and everything!” The girls exclaimed.
Niko and Raine looked at each other with small smiles on their faces. Raine never liked shopping. In fact if she could have all her clothes brought to her, she’d be the happiest person in the world. Niko, on the other hand, loved to shop. She could spend a week in a department store and not be finished shopping. Raine would just have to grin and bear it because she wasn’t about to disappoint Niko by taking away her shopping opportunity.
“We’ll also show you how to get to school, seeing as how Yusuke is almost never there.” Keiko added.
“Hey! I’ve been going recently.” Yusuke said defensively.
“You’ve come the last two days! That is not recently.” Keiko retorted
At that Raine smirked, “Niko will be the only one needing directions. I’m not one fore attending school on a regular basis either. I had the record for most detentions given and not served in our last school. And the record for most missed days of class, and not because of illness.” She was way to proud of that.
“That’s my cousin!” Yusuke said. Keiko started to reprimand Yusuke on his horrible attendance when Kuwabara came over and said something stupid which made Yusuke chase him around the room.
“Is this normal?” Niko whispered to Yukina, who was sitting next to her.
“Un.” She replied with a smile.
Raine had moved over to the window and took up Hiei’s customary position of sitting on the sill and stared out over the city. She didn’t even realize what was going on in the room until she felt eyes on her and she turned to see Kurama staring at her. When she continued to stare back he finally looked away. Raine returned to staring out the window.
“Is that where she normally sits?” Kurama asked Niko.
“Yeah. She never likes to be indoors if she can help it. When she was in school she would always sit next to the window. She used to sleep in a tree outside our window but when dad found out... he barred the window to our room and locked us in.” Niko explained Raine’s fascination with windows.
Raine continued to stare, smiling sadly to herself for a moment more before turning back to the room ready for the day.
‘I’ve only just met her, but after that fight I feel like I have seen into her soul... even if I can’t read anymore of her mind then her immediate thoughts...’ Hiei thought as he sat in a tree.
He heard the sound of foot steps coming closer to his tree and waited for the person to be made known. Genkai walked out of the shadows and looked up into his tree though he was masked my branches and leaves.
“I suggest you follow me. I have orders from Koenma.” She says and keeps walking.
“Hn.” Hiei’s customary reply but followed none-the-less.
The group was walking down the street chatting amongst themselves. Raine was walking with Yusuke asking him about his training.
“I trained with grandma at her evil boot camp for six months! She nearly killed me with all the crap I was doing, and I had just come back to life in the first place!” Yusuke ranted.
“Grandma? Who’s grandma?” Raine asked confused.
“I am”
Both Raine and Yusuke jumped ten feet in the air at the sudden voice behind them. When Raine turned around she saw an old woman with shoulder length pink/gray hair standing in front of a smirking Hiei. The woman and Raine were the same height.
“Nice to see that you’re always alert to danger Yusuke.” The old woman said.
“Damn Genkai! Trying to give me a heart attack!?” Yusuke accused.
“Genkai? The Genkai? You trained with Genkai and you’re calling her grandma?! Show some respect!” Raine shouted turning on Yusuke.
“You must be Raine Urameshi. Glad you’ve heard of me.” Genkai said.
“What demon hasn’t heard of you and your Spirit Wave?!” Niko exclaims coming to stand next to me, “Wait. We heard you died in the Dark Tournament.”
“I did, but was wished back to life by this dimwit.” Genkai explains.
A ringing sound started to emit from Botan’s pocket. When she pulled it out it looked like a normal make-up compact but when she opened it the face of Koenma was were a mirror should be.
“Oh hello Koenma. What do you need?” Botan asked.
“Has Genkai caught up with you yet?” Koenma asks.
“Yeah she’s here.” Yusuke grumbles looking over Botan’s shoulder.
“Good because I have your next mission, Raine and Niko this will be your first, you will all have to survive a year of Genkai’s training,” Koenma said, “In addition if any other missions come up you will–“
“ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?” Yusuke shrieks into the communicator, and consequently Botan’s ear, interrupting Koenma.
“Nope. Everyone is going. Hiei that means you too. Genkai has agreed to train–“
“More like torture.” Yusuke interrupted again.
“Shut up and let the man talk.” Niko said exasperated.
“Like I was saying, Genkai has agreed to training all of you. This training is essential for if any strong class A demons happen to wander into the Rekai or Ningenkai you’ll need to be strong enough to beat them. I leave them to you Genkai. Botan you are needed here at once!” Koenma finished as his face disappeared from the tiny screen.
“Well I have to be going! Happy training!” Botan says cheerily as she summons her paddle and flies away.
“Listen up all of you. You have one hour to be on the dimwits doorstep with whatever you require to train with. Don’t bring any frivolities. You won’t be needing them. Girls I hope you have no qualms with roughing it for a few days, and if you do, tough. Well? Why are you all standing there staring at me? You have less than an hour. Let’s go!”
An hour later everyone was gathered in front of Yusuke’s house.
“Good. At least you can all follow simple instructions,” Genkai said, “Now lets go. We have a lot of traveling to do to get to the temple.”
“Traveling? If we take the bus we could be there in no time.” Kuwabara says stupidly.
“Baka. It wouldn’t be training if we took the bus.” Hiei snapped.
Niko and Raine couldn’t help giggling at the helpless Kuwabara.
“Enough fooling around, lets go!” Genkai barked.
“Bye Keiko, Shizuru, Yukina! See you in a year!” The gang shouted as they ran to catch up to Genkai’s retreating form.
The gang set out with little to no talking. Once they were out of the city, Genkai paired them off into groups of two and put them in lines. Genkai was in the immediate front followed by Yusuke and Kuwabara, behind them were Kurama and Niko, and bringing up the rear were Hiei and Raine.
“Up ahead the path splits three ways. Each group will take a different path, the path will lead to my temple. Along the path are an assortment of demons and other obstacles. This is your first test, you have to make it through the forest and make it to my temple in two days with minimal damage. I don’t feel like babysitting anyone with a hole through their stomach.” Genkai explained.
Yusuke just had to ask, “And of we don’t make it to the temple in two days time?”
“You remember the snake pit?” She asked innocently.
Yusuke suddered, “I hope we all make it in two days.”
They continued on in silence until they came to where the path split. Yusuke and Kuwabara took the middle, Kurama and Niko chose the left, and that left Hiei and Raine with the right path.
“How fast can you travel?” Hiei asked Raine.
“Fast enough.” She replied.
With that they blurred from sight into the trees. Kurama and Niko smiled to themselves because they knew those two better than anyone. ‘Somethings happening with those two,’ they though to themselves.
Hiei and Raine had been traveling for a good six hours when they met their first obstacle, a giant canyon. It was at least a mile wide and half as deep.
“Think you can jump that far?” Hiei asked.
“Can you?” Raine answered his question with a question, “I have an idea but it could kill us.”
“What is it?”
“I can make a bridge of rocks but I’ve never been able to get one that’s more than 3,000 ft in length to stay up for more than a few seconds. And this being about double that... I may be able to hold it for 5 seconds if we’re lucky. Or we can climb down and climb back up the other side.” Raine offered.
“I’ll take the latter, thanks.” Hiei replied.
Climbing down was the easy part. The rock face had many hand and foot holds. While they were crossing the bottom of the canyon they met up with a couple of bat demons.
“Look lunch! You’ll have to beat us to go any further. And if you lose we get to eat you!” The male bat said.
“I can assure you that you will not survive so say good-bye to each other now.” The female said in a very high pitch voice.
“I got the screechy one.” Raine said unsheathing the katana from her back.
“Hn.” Hiei said following suit.
‘This should be fun. I was in the mood for a fight!’ Raine thought, “Come and get me bat-girl.”
The bat let out a high pitched screech and took to the air to come diving at Raine claws out. Raine dodged and the bat once again tried to dive and catch her. ‘It’s fast. I have to ground it somehow and then it will be defenseless. Baka bat, you’re all mine.’
Raine let the bat attack her over and over only blocking and dodging never attacking herself. She was lulling the bat into a false sense of security that she was unable to fight back. Mistake number one. She learned its patterns and when it was open to attack.
“Now you’re mine!” Bat-girl screeched and swooped down to make it’s final blow.
Raine turned around smirking and used her katana to cut one of its wings clear off. The bat fell to the ground exhausted and now unable to fly, it’s only means of fast attacks. Once it was grounded Raine took care of it easily. She glanced over to see how Hiei was doing and saw that he was finishing off his own bat.
“Nice work.” He commented.
“You didn’t do so bad yourself.” Raine replied looking at the mutilated bat corpse next to him.
Raine wiped her katana clean and sheathed it. Once again they set out across that crater and didn’t meet anymore demons, or anything living besides that shrubbery. When they reached the other side they were met with a sheer wall of rock. Raine produced four daggers and tossed two to Hiei.
“We’ll have to create our own hand holds.” She said simply stabbing into the rock with her own daggers.
“I hope you brought a whet stone.” Hiei commented.
“Never leave home without it.” Raine replied, climbing higher.
Talk was minimal as they concentrated on the task of not falling to their deaths. As they were closing in on the top of the crater both froze as an ominous feeling emitted from something at the top.
~Something big is coming. Do you feel it?~ Hiei asked Raine telepathically.
~You’re a telepath!?~ Raine thought surprised, but quickly recovered, ~Yeah just felt it. What do you think it is?~
~Don’t know. But it feels familiar. Let us hurry and get to the top before it gets to us.~ Hiei said closing the connection.
They increased their speed and made it to the top in five minutes. Hiei tossed Raine his daggers after she had put hers away. As she was placing them on her person in seemingly random spots the demon they had sensed came crashing into the clearing next to the mouth of the crater.
Hiei recognized the demon as one of Dr. Itchogaki’s creations instantly. It lashed out at them with surprising speed for it’s size. Hiei grabbed Raine around the wait and jumped to the side. He did release his hold on Raine until she put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. As soon as she stepped away form him the demon attacked, causing Raine and Hiei to dodge in oppostie directions. The demon twisted and nailed Hiei with a fist in mid-air, sending him sailing into the trees with such force that when he hit the tree snapped in two.
“Hiei!” Raine screamed trying to reach her fallen comrade.
The demon blocked her path and she was forced to back up, right to the edge of the crater.
“Kuso.” She swore drawing her sword and looking for a way to get around the beast.
Raine charged the beast, jumped into the air slashing at his head while flipping to land on his other side. It didn’t even flinch as she made a deep gash from the front of its head to the back. Raine stared in disbelief.
“How..?” Raine said out loud. ‘And I thought I could take pain...’ She muttered in her mind.
“Be careful! It doesn’t feel pain!” Hiei warned climbing out of the rubble.
“You’ve fought it before?” Raine asked her eyes never leaving the creature in front of her.
“Sort of. Yusuke fought it’s creator.” Hiei said removing his cloak and drawing his katana.
Raine noticed that his right arm was bandaged, ‘ask later!’ She reprimanded herself for looking her wandering mind.
They prepared themselves for the next attack, katana’s at the ready. Together they charged into battle ready for a good fight.
‘This should be a good test of her strength and fighting abilities. I just hope that thing is supposed to be here.’ Hiei though as he raised his katana ready to attack.
The demon creation turned its’s attention to Raine and tried to take a swipe at her but she dodged it effortlessly.
“If it can’t feel pain how do we kill it?” Raine shouted to Hiei as she stabbed it in the shoulder.
“Cut off it’s head.” Hiei said simply, leaping to it’s throat and managing to ram his sword into it’s neck.
Raine was able to do the same but before she could slice through the demon grabbed her and threw her at Hiei who was attempting to do the same. She collided with Hiei and he lost his hold on his sword and both flew into the dirt.
“Baka hanyou.” Hiei muttered.
“Stop talking about yourself. It’s not flattering in the least.” Raine said standing and dusting herself off. Blood flowed freely from a cut across her left eye. “I got my sword in his neck.”
“Me too.” Hiei confirmed. “We need to attack together for this too work. You have to pull your sword to the back of its neck and I’ll slice mine to the front. Hopefully that will kill it.”
“Hopefully?” Raine muttered but didn’t argue.
On cue they both jumped to their swords as the beast tried to grab them. They managed to each slice through it’s neck and then jumped to the ground as the creature made a surprised grunt as to why it suddenly couldn’t move. Then it fell over, dead as a door nail.
Hiei and Raine wiped their swords clean and resheathed them.
“Let’s get out here. This place reeks.” Raine said turning away from the corpse.
Hiei looked for a moment longer at the dead demon before following. The two jumped into the trees and continued on their way. They didn’t stop until it started to get dark. They decided to make camp in a small clearing.
Hiei disappeared for a minute and came back with his arms full of fire wood. Raine pulled a lighter and some dried meat from her pack and helped build the fire. She sharpened a couple sticks and stuck the meat on them to heat up before they ate.
After they had eaten Hiei sat took up a seat across the fire from Raine. He looked at her and saw the still bleeding cut across her eye.
“Let me see your wounds.” Hiei said almost gently, almost.
Raine lifted a hand to her eye and winced, “I had almost forgotten I got this.” She said absent mindedly, “It’s OK. I can take care of it.”
“Not if you can’t see it. I doubt someone like you brought a mirror.” Hiei remarked coming to sit next to her.
When she tried to turn away Hiei grabbed her chin and forced her to face him. He didn’t utter a word as his hands expertly cleaned and put little butterfly bandages over the cut.
“Anymore?”
“Just bruises and there’s not much you can do about those but let them heal one their own.” Raine said looking at the fire.
Hiei didn’t believe her completely but didn’t push the matter.
“I smell blood on you, Hiei. Let me see.” Raine demanded, turning to face him again.
“Hn.”
“I don’t think so. You tend mine, I tend yours.” Raine said forcefully.
“Hn.” Hiei said again but complied. He pulled off his cloak and shirt to reveal a shallow gash from the top of his shoulder to his mid-back.
It wasn’t a shallow cut but Raine wondered why she hadn’t noticed it earlier. ‘Must have gotten it when he was thrown into the tree.’ She cleaned the wound and when she went to bandage it her fingers lightly brushed it and Hiei flinched.
“Gomen. Did I hurt you?” Raine asked shyly.
“Hn.”
Raine rolled her eyes, ‘Men... always need to be tough, never can admit they hurt or have a problem. Met too many of them for one lifetime, thank-you very much.’ Raine thought to herself as she finished bandaging the wound.
Unknown to her Hiei had caught her last thought and smirked to himself. He put his shirt and cloak back on before returning to his side of the fire.
After a while Raine found herself nodding off every now and then. Hiei noticed too.
“You should sleep.”
Raine jumped at the voice suddenly next to her. She turned and saw Hiei crouched next to her.
“I’ll take first watch and wake you in a few hours.” He said gazing into the fire.
“Um... OK.” Raine said fishing in her bag for a cloak of her own to use as a blanket and lay down a few feet from Hiei. In no time at all she was sound asleep. Hiei gazed at her sleeping form and couldn’t help but think how beautiful she looked. He blushed and shook his head to dispel these thoughts. ‘I still smell blood on her. I’ll let her sleep, she looks like she could use it.’ Hiei thought as he continued to gaze at the sleeping hanyou.
Raine woke up to sunlight shining thought he trees. She sat up looking around to find sitting in the same spot as when she went to sleep, heating up some more dried meet for breakfast.
“What happened to waking me up in a few hours?” Raine asked raising an eyebrow at Hiei.
“Hn. Forgot.” He said shrugging.
Raine left it at that and accepted the meat he handed her. She shoved the cloak back into her bag after she finished eating and felt the cut over her eye. Due to her demon blood she healed faster then a normal human but still slower then full blooded demon would. It had scabbed over but she left the bandages in case they met another demon. She didn’t want it to open again.
“It’s going to leave a scar.” Hiei said when he saw her touching her eye.
“Then it will be a first. I’ve never scarred from any of my wounds before.” She said, sadness and pain flashed in her eyes for only an instant before returning to their normal haunting deep gaze.
“We’re not that far from Genkai’s now. Should reach her temple by noon.” Hiei said.
“Then let’s get moving.” Raine said standing and throwing dirt on the fire to extinguish it without creating any smoke.
They packed what little gear they had taken out back into their bags and once again raced into the tree tops after each other. It had become a game to them, who could stay in front of the other the longest. Both were evenly matched the whole way. Neither gaining the lead for more than a few seconds. They didn’t meet anymore demons either. Quite surprising actually.
As predicted they reached the stairs to Genkai’s temple by noon.
“Race you to the top.” Raine said to Hiei.
“You’re on.”
They raced to the top of the stairs, reaching them at the same time. Genkai was there to greet them, having sensed their spirit energy when they reached the stairs.
“Congrats, you are the first to arrive.” Genkai said with a small smile, “I was hoping my good for nothing apprentice would have been here by now. Giving him Kuwabara to sense where demons where and all, but knowing him he went after every demon out there.”
Hiei and Raine snorted when she mentioned Kuwabara being a help. Genkai ignored them.
“Go inside and clean up. You reek. Even with my human nose I can smell you.” Genkai said walking away.
Raine looked at her and Hiei’s bloodstained clothing and sniffed her shirt. She immediately pulled her nose away in disgust, “Yuck! I smell like that thing we fought! I need a bath.”
Hiei just shook his head and followed the girl as she made her to the baths. (A.N. Don’t get any ideas! They have separate baths for male and female!)
Kurama and Niko walked down a small path that led into a bigger one, they were only about an hour from the temple now.
“It would seem that Raine and Hiei have already been here.” Kurama commented.
“Beat me to it fox! Just got their scents.” Niko replied with a grin, “Wonder how they faired with their demons.”
“I was just wondering the same.” Kurama said, “I wonder where Yusuke and Kuwabara are?”
“Speak of the devil!” Niko cried as Yusuke and Kuwabara became visible through the trees.
“Hey guys! You seen Raine and Hiei?” Yusuke asked joining them.
“They already came through here. At least and hour ago by their scents.” Kurama explained.
Just like Raine, Niko like to race, “Hey how ‘bout we race to the temple from here?”
“You got yourself a challenge!” Yusuke agreed.
Kurama nodded his agreement.
“Nope. No way. I don’t challenge girls in any way!” Kuwabara said.
No one paid him any mind though as they started racing down the path to Genkai’s. When Kuwabara noticed they left him he raced after them shouting at the top of his voice.
Kurama, Niko, and Yusuke reached the temple together and Kuwabara was only a few steps behind panting heavily.
Genkai met then in the door, “Took you long enough. Hiei and Raine have been here for nearly two hours. Well, go hurry and wash. We have matters to discuss.” Genkai finished gravely.
No one argued when they heard they tone of voice and in no time they were gathered in one of the many rooms of the temple sitting on cushions around a table. Hiei of course sat in the window. Raine sat almost directly underneath him leaning against the wall sipping tea. Niko sat on her right and Yusuke on her left.
Raine hugged her best friend and started to talk about Niko’s trip through the forest when Yusuke interrupted.
“What? No hug for your cousin?” He cried indignantly.
Raine looked at him with mirth and mischief shining in her orange orbs. “Gomen Yusuke, but you stink.” She said wrinkling her nose at him.
“Yeah you do kind of smell.” Kuwabara said shifting over slightly.
“Hey you’re no bed of roses yourself.” Raine commented, getting a snicker from Yusuke and a smirk from everyone else.
‘I could get used to her.’ Hiei thought to himself.
Of course this led to another of Yusuke’s and Kuwabara’s bickering matches. Genkai wacked both of them over the head with a fist to shut them up.
“Shut up baka’s!” Genkai ordered. “We have some serious stuff to talk about. From what Raine and Hiei told me about their encounter in the forest we could be in for some trouble.”
“What happened in the forest?” Yusuke said becoming serious instantly. He looked at Raine and just noticed the cut over her left eye.
“We weren’t attacked by any demons sent by Genkai. One of Dr. Itchogaki’s creations did.” Hiei answered.
“Dr. Itchigaki? But Yusuke got rid of him at the Dark Tournament. We all saw him do it.” Kuwabara said, confused.
“We only saw Yusuke throw him into the stands. We never made sure he was dead.” Kurama recalled.
“Who’s Dr. Itchogaki?” Raine and Niko asked in unison.
“He was the owner of one of the teams in the Dark Tournament.” Yusuke said flatly, but their was pure hatred in his eyes. “He did experiments on humans to control their bodies and spirit energy. He also created a bunch of things that couldn’t feel pain thinking that pain was a weakness.”
It unnerved Raine to see her cousin acting this way. She had never seen anything but the fun-loving carefree side of him. It hit her then that things weren’t going to go back the way they were when they were little kids. They both had changed too much for that. Genkai’s voice snapped her out of her thoughts.
“Gomen. Kind of zoned out.” Raine said, sweatdropping.
“I asked if there was anyone that might want you dead.” Genkai said, exasperated for having to repeat herself.
Raine looked at Nikom, both their faces blank. Raine looked away and hugged her knees closer to herself.
Hiei narrowed his eyes at her. He could easily find out what she was thinking but she seemed to be summoning the courage to do it herself.
Raine took a deep shaky breath before speaking, “Yusuke you know how my mother told everyone that father abandoned us?”
“Yeah... what does that have to do with this?”
“Maybe everything... maybe nothing. But..” Raine stopped, she looked so fragile as if even the smallest wind could break her. “He didn’t abandon us. He was murdered. Murdered because of me.” Raine finished, looking at the floor.
“You were what... three, four? What could you have done to make someone murder him?” Kuwabara said.
“I was born. The demon that had my father killed did it because he sired a hanyou. He told father that he would kill everything connected to me and then he’d kill me. Everything connected to a hanyou is tainted. It needed to be eliminated. Mother’s death wasn’t an accident either. Neither was my surviving it. He wanted me to suffer as much as possible before I died.” She paused before continuing, “My foster father worked for that bastard too. He beat Niko because she was friends with me. Everything that was connected to a hanyou had to be eliminated, even his own daughter. Every time he hit us, he reminded me that it was my fault. Niko’s suffering was my fault. My parents death’s, even things that happened half way around the world were my fault. I heard this everyday and every night... in my dreams... he was there.” Raine finished still with her eyes on the floor, her hair covering her face.
“Do you know who the demon in your dreams is?” Genkai asked.
They both shook their heads.
“What he looks like?”
“White hair, black eyes, tan skin, always dressed in red.” They said in the same monotone voice.
“You’ve seen him too?” Kurama asked Niko.
“Only in dreams and not very often.” She replied. “The dreams stopped when my father went to jail.”
“What about you, Raine?” Yusuke asked.
“I hardly sleep anymore so I couldn’t tell you. If I went to sleep it would leave Niko and myself vulnerable so I taught my body not to need it.” She said meeting his eyes for the first time.
Her eyes burned with hate and fear so intense that Yusuke had to look away.
“I’ll send word to Koenma to keep an eye out for information on this demon.” Yusuke said pulling out his communication mirror.
While he was doing that Kuwabara asked the stupidest question imaginable, “What’s a hanyou and why is it bad to be one?”
Everyone in the room anime crashed.
“What? I’ve never heard of one before!” Kuwabara defended himself.
“Baka. A hanyou is a half demon.” Hiei answered surprising everyone, “Some full blooded demons believe that they are scum and need to be eliminated. Hanyou neither belong to the race of demon’s they came from or the human race. Demons that think like that have died upon my blade.”
Raine and Niko must have looked confused because Kurama explained. “Hiei is half fire demon, half koorime or ice demon. A hanyou to his kind.”
“Hn. What kind?” Hiei snorted before exiting through the very window he sat in.
“Yusuke when you’re finished talking with Koenma go eat something and all of you rest. Training begins early tomorrow.” Genkai said standing and leaving.
Yusuke shivered knowing what ‘training’ with grandma could be like. He finished his little conversation with Koenma and made his way to the kitchen with Kuwabara hot on his heels. Kurama soon followed leaving the two girls alone. Silently they got up and left. Raine made to turn down a different hallway but Niko stopped her.
“Aren’t the rooms that way?” She questioned knowing full well they were.
“I just need to go for a walk. I’ll be back soon.” She said reassuringly.
“OK. But if you’re not back in two hours I’m coming to look for you.” Niko warned.
“Don’t disappoint me.” Raine said before dashing out of the temple and into the trees.
Little did she know that she had a certain black clad, kajihenge on her tail...
A.N. That’s done. I have a horrible time making up new character so if anyone could give me an idea it would be a big help. Either email me (BakaHanyou_21@hotmail.com) or review with a character. Please include name, gender, height, weapons and attacks, what they look like, and anything else you may feel is needed. Thank you so much and if you have any questions feel free to ask! Also I’ll answer any questions you may have at the end of each new chapter.
Donamarine: I like your fic a lot. Yes this is my first. Don’t worry about asking too many questions. It’s my duty to entertain and explain!
Ja ne!
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