Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ New Generation ❯ Chapter 8
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By: MageDragon17 
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 02.16.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.8K | Visits: 139 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 02.16.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.8K | Visits: 139 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
-Telepathy-
(Thoughts)
Chapter 8
Hiei had staked himself outside the castle. He knew that Shiroi and Hikori were there; he just had a feeling. He waited until it was dark before sneaking in. It proved relatively easy, despite the fact that he had to take out an entire room of demons of various levels, but none close to his level.
He crept down the halls of the castle, dispatching guards as the appeared. When a servant came by, Hiei knocked them out, instead of killing them. Killing them would be pointless, but letting them see him and get away was worse.
He slowly worked his way up the floors, checking every room he could. He made it to what seemed to be the middle floor, and stopped at the top of the stairs and ducked out of sight. Coming out of one of the far rooms was a demon. Hiei sensed for the demon's power level. It was strong, strong enough to give him a challenge. Quickly, he pulled off his bandana and used it to quickly search the rooms. He found Hikori and Shiroi in the last room at the end of the hall, the one the demon had just emerged from.
"That demon is about to die," Hiei whispered as he retied his bandana. He then drew his sword and leapt out into the open.
The other demon stopped in his tracks and stared at him. "How did you?" he asked, almost sounding confused. Hiei didn't wait for him to finish what he was going to say. He slashed at the demon, causing the demon to dodge him, knocking over some decoration in the hall and making a crash echo down the hall.
"I see now," the demon said. "This should be interesting." He took a fighting stance and waited for Hiei to make the first move.
Hiei's first thoughts were to kill the demon as quickly as he could. He knew he could do it, but then he remembered something. His sword hadn't been the same, it didn't cut like it used to. Keeping his main eyes on the demon in front of him, he used his Jagan to look his blade over.
It was not good. The ice part of the blade was slowly melting away, and the diamond sections would begin to separate very soon. He might be successful in knocking the demon out before the blade broke. He did not like the idea, but he didn't have any other options.
He took his chance and swung at the demon, the flat of the blade aiming for the demon's head. The demon blocked his blade, and to Hiei's sinking disappointment, the blade snapped close to the hilt. Hiei thought fast, and using his speed, he swept the demon's feet out from under him, and knocked the demon out with the hilt of his broken sword.
Hiei stepped back away from the body. He knew the demon wouldn't stay unconscious for long, and quickly gathered up the broken blade of the sword, put it all back in the sheath, and ran down the hall to the room where Hikori and Shiroi were in.
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Hikori had only stayed in the room because Shiroi had kept a grip on his arm. Suddenly he heard rapid footsteps heading towards the room. Hikori barely had time to stand before the door flew open, but when he saw who it was that way in the doorway, he had no reason to hide.
"Dad!" Hikori said with relief.
Hiei came in and shut the door, locking it behind him. "Is there another way out of here?" he asked. "I didn't kill that demon yet, and he won't stay unconscious for long."
"There is," Hikori answered. "I hope you can carry Mom."
"That's easy," Hiei said without thinking about it.
"Like this?" Hikori asked, turning to face Shiroi and revealing to Hiei the condition she was in.
Hiei stared at Shiroi, not believing what his eyes were showing him. "But..."
"Hikori's already asked me that," Shiroi said, she was not meeting his eyes.
Hiei shook his head and approached her. He carefully picked her up as Hikori opened the storage room door. The three of them entered the room and Hikori closed it behind him. As they maneuvered through the room, Hikori remembered something.
"Even if we do get out of here, Chimera will be able to find us because of these collars."
Hiei stopped and turned to look at the blue and red collar around his son's neck. He looked at Shiroi's multi-colored on as well. He thought quickly as he gently set Shiroi down on the floor. He pulled out the remains of his sword, "Is there a reason for this?" he asked off handedly, he really didn't want to know the answer.
Shiroi turned away from him and Hikori's eyes widened.
Hiei sighed and put the blade back into the sheath, but kept the hilt out. There was still some blade left on it, and it might be enough to cut the collars off. "Come here Hikori," he said. His son obeyed. "I can't guarantee that this will work, and I may leave you with a cut or two whether I fail or succeed. Do you trust me?"
"You came and found us," Hikori replied, "I don't see a reason why I shouldn't." He grinned, trying to lighten the mood, "Besides, you're my dad. I have to trust you, no matter how biased it is."
Hiei went around to stand behind Hikori, "Hold completely still," he said. He raised the blade to just under the base of the collar. Then, with two quick slashes, he cut the collar, or so he hoped. He watched the collar for a moment, waiting to see if his cuts were successful. After an agonizing few seconds, a small section of the collar fell away, making it easy to break the rest of the collar off.
Hikori rubbed his bear neck, not used to having it completely exposed anymore after having the collar around his neck for almost a year.
Hiei walked over to Shiroi, not sure if he wanted to perform the same procedure on her. Shiroi was leaning against a crate, still avoiding eye contact with him. She seemed ashamed of what had happened. Hiei gritted his teeth and gripped the hilt tightly. He knew she would never be the same again, no matter how much time passed. He shook his head and knelt down next to her. He moved her hair aside, and grimaced at the condition it was in. He white, silky soft hair was now a mass of tangles and mats. It hurt him to see the mark of her line so badly treated.
He couldn't dwell on it, and shook his head again. He moved her hair out of the way as best he could, and then cut her collar off.
Hikori picked up both collars, "Even though you cut them off he can still track them. We can't just leave them out in the open."
"Then go and hide them," Hiei ordered. "If you hide them well enough, he'll be searching in this room while we make our escape. I would kill him, if I had a decent weapon." He glanced at Shiroi, whom shadowed her eyes and looked away. Hiei swallowed and turned back to Hikori, "Go and hide those, quickly. I need to talk to your mother while you do that."
Hikori nodded and ran off, knowing already what his father was going to ask Shiroi.
Hiei turned back to Shiroi, "I want some answers Shiroi."
Shiroi still didn't look at him, but answered, "You have all the answers you need."
Hiei's fists clenched, "I mean I want to know why this Chimera did this to you."
"He wanted an heir," Shiroi answered. "And he wanted the best he could get. Who wouldn't want an heir with my kind of potential?"
Hiei hated hearing what he heard, but it made perfect sense. He quickly looked Shiroi over. She wasn't as big as she was when Hikori had been 'born' but that was probably most likely due to the lack of proper nourishment. And by the looks of his sword, Shiroi was on her last threads. He knew she would not survive the creature's birth, and it the knowledge hit him like a physical blow.
At that moment, Hikori came back. "All hidden."
Hiei nodded and picked up Shiroi, "Lets get out of here. We'll deal with everything else once we get home."
Hikori nodded, knowing that there wasn't much they could do while still in the castle. He led the two to the door that led out of the storage room. He opened the door a crack and peeked out, making sure that there was no one out there.
"The only ones you'll need to keep an eye out for are the servants and Chimera," Hiei said. "I dispensed with all of the guards on my way up here."
"What about all of the other demon?" Hikori asked. "The ones in the ballroom. They were supposed to be very powerful demons."
Hiei snorted, "Powerful, if that was powerful then I'm and S Class demon and your mother's off the charts."
Hikori wondered if that were a possibility. "Whatever you say," he mumbled. He peered out the door again, and once he was sure no one was coming by, the three of them left the room and headed down the stairs.
As they ran down the flights of stairs, Hikori began to wonder if they were going to run into Chimera. "Do you think Chimera's still out?"
"If he hasn't found us yet than means he's either searching for the collars or still out cold. I'm hoping for the latter, since it'll make escaping easier than having to go through him first."
Hikori nodded as he jumped off the last step and landed on the ground floor. He looked around to see where he was. After a few seconds, he knew which way to go. "Follow me," he said as he started off, his feet making very little noise on the smooth wood surface of the floor.
Hiei followed close behind and, and sighed with relief when the large double doors came in sight.
"I'm so ready to get out of this hell hole," Hikori said as he reached the door. He tried to push it open, and then pulled on it, but it didn't budge. "Want to try Dad?"
Hiei sighed and carefully put Shiroi down. He knew Hikori was not in the best of conditions, but the young man hid it well. Hiei knew once Hikori relaxed, the boy would pass out due to his own weakened condition. He approached the door and pushed against it. It finally gave way and opened, sending in cool night air.
"I never thought I'd see the outside again," Hikori said as Hiei picked Shiroi up again.
"Lets go," Hiei said as he walked out the door. Hikori followed him out into the night.
They had only gone a short way when Hiei spotted something in the distance.
"What's that?" Hikori asked.
Hiei stopped and watched it. It was heading straight for them. He put Shiroi down again and jumped over her, standing protectively in front of her and Hikori. "Stay behind me," he said as Hikori went to Shiroi's side.
"What do we do if they want to kill us?" Hikori asked. "Those collars we wore not only stopped our powers from working, they absorbed it all away.
"Hikori you know very well I fight just as well without a physical weapon," Hiei replied. "I can't use my more powerful abilities while you're this close, but I can some other things as well." He watched what was coming towards them, trying to figure out what it was. He used his Jagan for help, and when he realized what it was, he relaxed. "It's okay."
"Huh?" Hikori asked. "What's coming then?"
"People that I thought I'd never be relieved to see," Hiei answered as he turned around and picked up Shiroi. "Come on, the sooner we start moving the sooner we'll meet up with them."
"Who's coming?" Hikori asked. When Hiei didn't answer him Hikori grumbled under his breath as he followed his father.
After they walked several yards, the object in front of them became clear, and even Hikori knew what it was. He ran ahead of Hiei as the hovercraft got closer and the occupants inside in became visible. It landed as Hikori approached, and all of its riders jumped out.
"Now I know what Dad meant when he said he thought he'd never be happy to see you guys," Hikori said.
"Hiei said that?" Yuseke asked. "Wow, that's a change."
"You seem well," Kurama said, "for a year of imprisonment."
"Truthfully I could pass out right here where I'm standing," Hikori said. "But I think I can wait a little longer."
"Another of your father's attributes," Kurama said. The fox demon looked up in search for Hiei and Shiroi. When his eyes found them, he did his best to hide his reaction.
"Something wrong Fox Boy?" Yuseke asked. He looked the direction Kurama was looking in, and had make himself believe what he was seeing, even though he wasn't sure if he wanted to.
"I'm the last one to see everything aren't I?" Kuwabara asked when he noticed the other two's faces. He looked up, and couldn't hide his reactions. "What the hell happened? I didn't think she could..."
"Save it," Hiei said. "We'll explain and deal with it later. All I want to do right now is get these two home."
The three adults exchanged glances, and Kurama replied. "If that's what you want to do Hiei." They all boarded the hovercraft and headed for the portal.
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Author's Note: Yay! I wrote a good-sized chapter. Sorry about there being no updates lately ,but I was in Washington D.C. with my government class and I didn't have my computer. Not that I would have had anytime to work on anything, we had next to no free time with the schedule we had. So yeah, that's what was going. But now I'm home, and I'll try and update as frequently as I can. Review me and tell me what you think.
-Telepathy-
(Thoughts)
Chapter 8
Hiei had staked himself outside the castle. He knew that Shiroi and Hikori were there; he just had a feeling. He waited until it was dark before sneaking in. It proved relatively easy, despite the fact that he had to take out an entire room of demons of various levels, but none close to his level.
He crept down the halls of the castle, dispatching guards as the appeared. When a servant came by, Hiei knocked them out, instead of killing them. Killing them would be pointless, but letting them see him and get away was worse.
He slowly worked his way up the floors, checking every room he could. He made it to what seemed to be the middle floor, and stopped at the top of the stairs and ducked out of sight. Coming out of one of the far rooms was a demon. Hiei sensed for the demon's power level. It was strong, strong enough to give him a challenge. Quickly, he pulled off his bandana and used it to quickly search the rooms. He found Hikori and Shiroi in the last room at the end of the hall, the one the demon had just emerged from.
"That demon is about to die," Hiei whispered as he retied his bandana. He then drew his sword and leapt out into the open.
The other demon stopped in his tracks and stared at him. "How did you?" he asked, almost sounding confused. Hiei didn't wait for him to finish what he was going to say. He slashed at the demon, causing the demon to dodge him, knocking over some decoration in the hall and making a crash echo down the hall.
"I see now," the demon said. "This should be interesting." He took a fighting stance and waited for Hiei to make the first move.
Hiei's first thoughts were to kill the demon as quickly as he could. He knew he could do it, but then he remembered something. His sword hadn't been the same, it didn't cut like it used to. Keeping his main eyes on the demon in front of him, he used his Jagan to look his blade over.
It was not good. The ice part of the blade was slowly melting away, and the diamond sections would begin to separate very soon. He might be successful in knocking the demon out before the blade broke. He did not like the idea, but he didn't have any other options.
He took his chance and swung at the demon, the flat of the blade aiming for the demon's head. The demon blocked his blade, and to Hiei's sinking disappointment, the blade snapped close to the hilt. Hiei thought fast, and using his speed, he swept the demon's feet out from under him, and knocked the demon out with the hilt of his broken sword.
Hiei stepped back away from the body. He knew the demon wouldn't stay unconscious for long, and quickly gathered up the broken blade of the sword, put it all back in the sheath, and ran down the hall to the room where Hikori and Shiroi were in.
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Hikori had only stayed in the room because Shiroi had kept a grip on his arm. Suddenly he heard rapid footsteps heading towards the room. Hikori barely had time to stand before the door flew open, but when he saw who it was that way in the doorway, he had no reason to hide.
"Dad!" Hikori said with relief.
Hiei came in and shut the door, locking it behind him. "Is there another way out of here?" he asked. "I didn't kill that demon yet, and he won't stay unconscious for long."
"There is," Hikori answered. "I hope you can carry Mom."
"That's easy," Hiei said without thinking about it.
"Like this?" Hikori asked, turning to face Shiroi and revealing to Hiei the condition she was in.
Hiei stared at Shiroi, not believing what his eyes were showing him. "But..."
"Hikori's already asked me that," Shiroi said, she was not meeting his eyes.
Hiei shook his head and approached her. He carefully picked her up as Hikori opened the storage room door. The three of them entered the room and Hikori closed it behind him. As they maneuvered through the room, Hikori remembered something.
"Even if we do get out of here, Chimera will be able to find us because of these collars."
Hiei stopped and turned to look at the blue and red collar around his son's neck. He looked at Shiroi's multi-colored on as well. He thought quickly as he gently set Shiroi down on the floor. He pulled out the remains of his sword, "Is there a reason for this?" he asked off handedly, he really didn't want to know the answer.
Shiroi turned away from him and Hikori's eyes widened.
Hiei sighed and put the blade back into the sheath, but kept the hilt out. There was still some blade left on it, and it might be enough to cut the collars off. "Come here Hikori," he said. His son obeyed. "I can't guarantee that this will work, and I may leave you with a cut or two whether I fail or succeed. Do you trust me?"
"You came and found us," Hikori replied, "I don't see a reason why I shouldn't." He grinned, trying to lighten the mood, "Besides, you're my dad. I have to trust you, no matter how biased it is."
Hiei went around to stand behind Hikori, "Hold completely still," he said. He raised the blade to just under the base of the collar. Then, with two quick slashes, he cut the collar, or so he hoped. He watched the collar for a moment, waiting to see if his cuts were successful. After an agonizing few seconds, a small section of the collar fell away, making it easy to break the rest of the collar off.
Hikori rubbed his bear neck, not used to having it completely exposed anymore after having the collar around his neck for almost a year.
Hiei walked over to Shiroi, not sure if he wanted to perform the same procedure on her. Shiroi was leaning against a crate, still avoiding eye contact with him. She seemed ashamed of what had happened. Hiei gritted his teeth and gripped the hilt tightly. He knew she would never be the same again, no matter how much time passed. He shook his head and knelt down next to her. He moved her hair aside, and grimaced at the condition it was in. He white, silky soft hair was now a mass of tangles and mats. It hurt him to see the mark of her line so badly treated.
He couldn't dwell on it, and shook his head again. He moved her hair out of the way as best he could, and then cut her collar off.
Hikori picked up both collars, "Even though you cut them off he can still track them. We can't just leave them out in the open."
"Then go and hide them," Hiei ordered. "If you hide them well enough, he'll be searching in this room while we make our escape. I would kill him, if I had a decent weapon." He glanced at Shiroi, whom shadowed her eyes and looked away. Hiei swallowed and turned back to Hikori, "Go and hide those, quickly. I need to talk to your mother while you do that."
Hikori nodded and ran off, knowing already what his father was going to ask Shiroi.
Hiei turned back to Shiroi, "I want some answers Shiroi."
Shiroi still didn't look at him, but answered, "You have all the answers you need."
Hiei's fists clenched, "I mean I want to know why this Chimera did this to you."
"He wanted an heir," Shiroi answered. "And he wanted the best he could get. Who wouldn't want an heir with my kind of potential?"
Hiei hated hearing what he heard, but it made perfect sense. He quickly looked Shiroi over. She wasn't as big as she was when Hikori had been 'born' but that was probably most likely due to the lack of proper nourishment. And by the looks of his sword, Shiroi was on her last threads. He knew she would not survive the creature's birth, and it the knowledge hit him like a physical blow.
At that moment, Hikori came back. "All hidden."
Hiei nodded and picked up Shiroi, "Lets get out of here. We'll deal with everything else once we get home."
Hikori nodded, knowing that there wasn't much they could do while still in the castle. He led the two to the door that led out of the storage room. He opened the door a crack and peeked out, making sure that there was no one out there.
"The only ones you'll need to keep an eye out for are the servants and Chimera," Hiei said. "I dispensed with all of the guards on my way up here."
"What about all of the other demon?" Hikori asked. "The ones in the ballroom. They were supposed to be very powerful demons."
Hiei snorted, "Powerful, if that was powerful then I'm and S Class demon and your mother's off the charts."
Hikori wondered if that were a possibility. "Whatever you say," he mumbled. He peered out the door again, and once he was sure no one was coming by, the three of them left the room and headed down the stairs.
As they ran down the flights of stairs, Hikori began to wonder if they were going to run into Chimera. "Do you think Chimera's still out?"
"If he hasn't found us yet than means he's either searching for the collars or still out cold. I'm hoping for the latter, since it'll make escaping easier than having to go through him first."
Hikori nodded as he jumped off the last step and landed on the ground floor. He looked around to see where he was. After a few seconds, he knew which way to go. "Follow me," he said as he started off, his feet making very little noise on the smooth wood surface of the floor.
Hiei followed close behind and, and sighed with relief when the large double doors came in sight.
"I'm so ready to get out of this hell hole," Hikori said as he reached the door. He tried to push it open, and then pulled on it, but it didn't budge. "Want to try Dad?"
Hiei sighed and carefully put Shiroi down. He knew Hikori was not in the best of conditions, but the young man hid it well. Hiei knew once Hikori relaxed, the boy would pass out due to his own weakened condition. He approached the door and pushed against it. It finally gave way and opened, sending in cool night air.
"I never thought I'd see the outside again," Hikori said as Hiei picked Shiroi up again.
"Lets go," Hiei said as he walked out the door. Hikori followed him out into the night.
They had only gone a short way when Hiei spotted something in the distance.
"What's that?" Hikori asked.
Hiei stopped and watched it. It was heading straight for them. He put Shiroi down again and jumped over her, standing protectively in front of her and Hikori. "Stay behind me," he said as Hikori went to Shiroi's side.
"What do we do if they want to kill us?" Hikori asked. "Those collars we wore not only stopped our powers from working, they absorbed it all away.
"Hikori you know very well I fight just as well without a physical weapon," Hiei replied. "I can't use my more powerful abilities while you're this close, but I can some other things as well." He watched what was coming towards them, trying to figure out what it was. He used his Jagan for help, and when he realized what it was, he relaxed. "It's okay."
"Huh?" Hikori asked. "What's coming then?"
"People that I thought I'd never be relieved to see," Hiei answered as he turned around and picked up Shiroi. "Come on, the sooner we start moving the sooner we'll meet up with them."
"Who's coming?" Hikori asked. When Hiei didn't answer him Hikori grumbled under his breath as he followed his father.
After they walked several yards, the object in front of them became clear, and even Hikori knew what it was. He ran ahead of Hiei as the hovercraft got closer and the occupants inside in became visible. It landed as Hikori approached, and all of its riders jumped out.
"Now I know what Dad meant when he said he thought he'd never be happy to see you guys," Hikori said.
"Hiei said that?" Yuseke asked. "Wow, that's a change."
"You seem well," Kurama said, "for a year of imprisonment."
"Truthfully I could pass out right here where I'm standing," Hikori said. "But I think I can wait a little longer."
"Another of your father's attributes," Kurama said. The fox demon looked up in search for Hiei and Shiroi. When his eyes found them, he did his best to hide his reaction.
"Something wrong Fox Boy?" Yuseke asked. He looked the direction Kurama was looking in, and had make himself believe what he was seeing, even though he wasn't sure if he wanted to.
"I'm the last one to see everything aren't I?" Kuwabara asked when he noticed the other two's faces. He looked up, and couldn't hide his reactions. "What the hell happened? I didn't think she could..."
"Save it," Hiei said. "We'll explain and deal with it later. All I want to do right now is get these two home."
The three adults exchanged glances, and Kurama replied. "If that's what you want to do Hiei." They all boarded the hovercraft and headed for the portal.
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Author's Note: Yay! I wrote a good-sized chapter. Sorry about there being no updates lately ,but I was in Washington D.C. with my government class and I didn't have my computer. Not that I would have had anytime to work on anything, we had next to no free time with the schedule we had. So yeah, that's what was going. But now I'm home, and I'll try and update as frequently as I can. Review me and tell me what you think.